Posted July 20, 2014 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Siesta

If you discovered there is something that can give you a long list of health benefits would you be committed to doing it? Those health benefits include:

clear thinking youthful looks good mood decreased risk of heart attack weight management increased stamina enhanced sex life more accurate perception better memory greater creativity improved motor […]

Posted July 13, 2014 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Real Food

Time Magazine (June 23, 2014) had the audacity to put on the cover: “The Truth About Fat. Scientists labeled fat the enemy. Why they were wrong.” Bryan Walsh’s article is worth reading, that is for sure, but the verdict is far from uncomplicated.

A 2008 study in the New England Journal of […]

Posted July 6, 2014 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Freedom from Pain

Independence Day in U.S. is celebrated on July 4, giving us the perfect opportunity to evaluate how much we experience freedom from pain. Pain is a very interesting process, and it is best to understand as much about it as possible.

Whether an individual is in pain from a recently sprained ankle or from an […]

Posted June 29, 2014 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Just BE

In a January 3, 2014 post, G. E. Miller of 20 Something Finance, reported that 85.8 percent of males and 66.5 percent of females in the U.S. work more than 40 hours per week. From “The U.S. is the Most Overworked Developed Nation in the World-When do we Draw the Line?”, comes a not-at-all surprising […]

Posted June 22, 2014 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

An Awareness Approach to Food

There are several reasons why you want to eat more slowly, chew more completely, and adopt an awareness approach to food. The least of these is that research shows it helps people take in fewer calories so it can help you shed unwanted weight!

According to the WebMD article “Slow Down You Eat Too Fast” […]

Posted June 15, 2014 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Semi Vegan

While not everyone will adopt a strictly vegan diet, we can all benefit from eating more like a vegan. In the article, 6 Vegan Habits Everyone Should Adopt (Without Giving Up Meat), you will learn about marvelous options sure to delight even the most committed carnivores. Well, maybe number six will take a bit of […]

Posted June 8, 2014 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

After 40

America is growing older by the moment. In fact, according to the Demographics of Aging “NEVER BEFORE IN HUMAN HISTORY has our planet contained so many older people—or such a large percentage of them.”

Fortunately, a new French study found you’re never too old to start getting in shape. The men who were either cycling […]

Posted June 1, 2014 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Probiotic Facts

While not everyone agrees on the importance of probiotics, no one argues that health or illness begins in the gut. President of Kansas Medical Clinic and author of Probiotics for Dummies, Shekhar Challa, M.D., says “Probiotics are the new vitamins.”

Deciding you will benefit from probiotics is the easiest step. Selecting the proper strain for […]

Posted May 25, 2014 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Change Your Genes

Years ago I saw Dr. Dean Ornish presenting his findings that healthy life-style can not only prevent chronic illness but actually reverse heart disease and diabetes. His research was summarized in the article “Healthful Lifestyle Teaches Prostate Genes to Behave” by Bernadine Healy, M.D., on June 16, 2008.

During the study, participants were […]

Posted May 18, 2014 in Debra’s Wellness Tips

Fed Up

In 1980, there was not a single case of Type 2 diabetes in an American adolescent. Why do you think 30 years later (2010) there were close to 58,000 kids with it? Katie Couric has taken to the screen to expose the sad truth in the documentary film Fed Up.

This film will not […]