Benefits Of Meditation Meditation has been found to be beneficial for depression for several reasons: Reduces stress: Meditation can help reduce stress levels and increase feelings of calm, which can improve symptoms of depression. Increases mindfulness: Meditation can help increase mindfulness, which can help individuals better understand and manage their thoughts and emotions, leading to […]
Do you experience consistent extreme fatigue, muscle aches, joint pain, swelling, and fever? Do you have digestion problems, abdominal pain, skin problems, or swollen glands? One day these symptoms are here and the next they are gone… only to reappear… Chances are you could have an Autoimmune condition….. What is an Autoimmune […]
How To Lose 10 lbs. Or More Quickly And Safely As reported in the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s recently published “Calories Count – Report of the Working Group on Obesity”, people who are overweight are a serious public health problem in the United States. Since the late 1980’s, adult obesity has steadily and substantially […]
In the past, weight loss surgery was always regarded as an extreme course of action for the morbidly obese. Weight loss surgery was mostly a risky proposition often involving slicing into the intestines and re-routing or stapling. Even nowadays, it is true that several types of weight loss surgery are invasive, difficult to reverse and […]
Gastric bypass, also called Roux-en-Y (roo-en-wy) gastric bypass, is a type of weight-loss surgery that involves creating a small pouch from the stomach and connecting the newly created pouch directly to the small intestine (Mayo Clinic). After you’ve had the RNY surgery, there is one thing you immediately begin to notice.. and that’s what I […]
As the holidays approach, a feeling of dread creeps in. Not only is money getting tighter, but your pants are, too. It’s the same old story. Colder weather keeps you stuck indoors, while the yummy holiday cooking fattens you up. Not this year. Not me! I refuse to gain those holiday pounds and you can, […]
Why is it that merely saying the “D” word, you know “diet” brings immediate thoughts of failure to the minds of many men and women around the world? Could it be that we have all learned through trial and error that diets simply do not work? I know many of you are sitting back with […]
Copyright 2006 Howard McGarity “It’s a contest of purposeless suffering….to me of course, it’s all about living.” – Lance Armstrong comments on the grueling demands of competitive cycling, after his fourth Tour de France victory in 2002. With the start of the Tour de Georgia last week and the approach of the Tour de France […]
We live in a society of nibblers. Long gone are the traditional three square meals per day. Today, people eat at their desks, catch a snack in the afternoon and eat late night goodies. Most, if not all, of these snacks are carbohydrate based and full of sugar. This poses a challenge to people who […]
When you start the Atkins diet, you are entering a new world of eating. And nowhere is that more apparent than at the supermarket. Suddenly, all of your stand-by foods like macaroni and cheese, pasta and bread are no longer on your shopping list. When you go shopping for the first few times you may […]
