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Recent health studies have indicated lemon may be useful in shedding extra pounds. Also, lemons are loaded with a host of nutrients that will help you keep some of the effects of aging at bay.
If you’re not accustomed to using lemon, here are some easy ways of adding lemon to your daily diet. It’s easiest to add new things to your diet a little at a time rather than making huge changes all at once.
By making small changes along the way and mastering them, it will be easier for you make life-long changes to how and what you eat. Begin by making one small change, doing it consistently day in and day out, until that change becomes a habit. Then you can start with another small change and so on until you’ve overhauled the entire way you eat. Continue reading
Everybody wants to “grow old gracefully”, as they say, and one of the ways to do exactly that is to exercise regularly as you age. Exercise seems to become more challenging and uncomfortable as we get older.
You’ll notice that if you go slowly, are consistent in your workouts, and modify exercises to match your capabilities, exercise can and will become an activity in your daily life that you look forward to rather than one you avoid.
In this article, we’ll discuss how exercise affects some different problems that naturally occur with aging. Osteoporosis, Alzheimer’s disease, and pneumonia are three diseases that many aging and elderly people live with on a day to day basis.
What they may not realize, though, is that regular, gentle-to-vigorous exercise (based on your current health and physical capabilities, of course – always use common sense and contact your physician before embarking on any exercise program) can alleviate or eliminate the risks of and/or occurrence of these diseases. Continue reading
Salt is in just about everything you eat. This is particularly true if you eat out often. In fact, the average intake of salt is 3,400 mg a day. The recommended intake is around 2,300 mg and if you have high blood pressure or other sodium related complications then you’re generally required to keep it below 1,500 mg a day.
Too much sodium causes heart and renal disease. It also causes cancer and a variety of other health problems. The key to cutting sodium is to get savvy with your cooking.
Herbs can help. Herbs add a powerful flavor punch and they also offer a variety of health benefits. Here are 6 herbs to help you use less salt.
1 – Garlic
Garlic is the queen of seasoning. It’s one of the most flavorful seasonings and you can find it in just about every culture. From Mexican to Greek, garlic is always a favorite. Continue reading
