Healthy food and drink choices
BE CAREFUL I can remember the aftermath of playing a three set match in a tennis tournament, in temperatures over 100 degrees. Hydrating during the match helped, but I was feeling weak and exhausted. My fingers and toes were cramping… Continue Reading
EXERCISE IS ESSENTIAL But we need to know what exercise to do and not to do. I can speak from much experience with arthritis – in my knees, back, hips and fingers. Some forms of exercise may worsen the condition,… Continue Reading
THIS IS PERSONAL I weighed in at 188 lbs. this morning. Not a real catastrophe, but my goal for about a decade has been to stay between 180 and 184. The weight gain was no surprise and I expected it.… Continue Reading
WHAT ARE HEALTHY FOODS? There are suggestions and I will list some. But we have different needs at different stages of our lives, so the definitions may vary. I will list the suggestions made by UCSF Health. I am affiliated… Continue Reading
WHAT IS IT? EatingWell tells us that the Mediterranean Diet is more a lifestyle than a diet that restricts a lot of food choices. It includes the nutritious foods that are traditionally eaten in the areas near or surrounding the… Continue Reading
SPREADING THE WORD As an affiliate marketer, I have associations with many product sources other than fitness equipment and the like. Among these are food delivery services. Checking my associations and then researching opinions by non biased sources, I have… Continue Reading
WHAT IS PROTEIN? Protein is an essential macronutrient, found throughout the body – in muscle, bone, skin, hair and in all other body parts. Per The Nutrition Source, “protein makes you what you are and keeps you that way”. At… Continue Reading
THIS IS AUTOBIOGRAPHICAL For many years, I was unable to deal with sugar, salt or fats. I was not totally in control. The more I ate of popcorn, salted nuts or ice cream, the more I seemed to want to… Continue Reading
THE BASICS First of all, I will be using the word “diet” as an eating regimen, not as a restriction of food. Intermittent fasting is about when we eat, not what we eat. We will, however, lose weight by intermittent… Continue Reading
A RECENT VISIT By a nurse practitioner led me to think more about Vitamin D. As part of my health insurance program, a nurse comes to my home and checks out my physical and mental health. This is an annual… Continue Reading