Crohn’s disease

My husband was recently diagnosed with Crohn’s disease.  This is a nasty little condition that apparently has no known cause but rather like arthritis appears out of nowhere.  I t is basically an inflammation of the digestive tract and can appear anywhere from your mouth downward.  In his case it seems to be confined to [...]

February 27, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Colon health, Crohn's disease, Natural health, diet, fish oil, natural treatment, omega 3, supplements, type 2 diabetes  No Comments

Taking charge of our health

I have heard concerns from many people over the amount of fish oil I am ingesting.  First, let me say that knowledgeable doctors have and do prescribe this on a regular basis.  As I mentioned Randall McCloy’s doctor, Dr. Bailes, consulted with Dr. Barry Sears , a leading expert in nutrition and prescribed 18 mg. [...]

January 5, 2010  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Natural health, arthritis, cholesterol, diet, fibromyalgia, fish oil, glucosamine, healthy diet, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, joint care, natural treatment, nutrition, supplements  No Comments

The miracle of fish oil

Since I was stricken last week with carbon monoxide poisoning,  I have been concerned about any damage to my brain.  As a result,  I have increased my intake of fish oil.  I normally take 2 or 3 pills but now I am taking 12 – 16 pills. I know this sounds like a lot but [...]

January 3, 2010  Tags: , , , , , ,   Posted in: Natural health, arthritis, back pain, cholesterol, diet, exercise, fibromyalgia, healthy diet, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, joint care, natural treatment, nutrition, supplements, type 2 diabetes  No Comments

Poor lifestyle habits and disease

 Poor lifestyle habits are responsible for the vast majority of the health problems most Americans are facing.  High blood pressure, high cholesterol, Type 2 diabetes and obesity are all around us and yet these illnesses are preventable and, if you have them, controllable.  The healthiest way to control them is by changing your eating and [...]

December 13, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: childhood obesity, cholesterol, diet, exercise, fat loss, healthy diet, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, natural treatment, triglycerides, type 2 diabetes, weight loss  One Comment

New Year’s resolutions

It’s almost time for making New Year’s resolutions.  It your goal is to lose weight and get healthier, this year resolve to make a change that will get you the results you want.  Beachbody has all the tools, programs, and motivations to keep you going in the right direction.
Exercise and healthy diet are not only [...]

December 12, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Natural health, diet, exercise, fat loss, healthy diet, heart disease, high blood pressure, natural treatment, triglycerides, type 2 diabetes, weight loss  5 Comments

A pound of cure

If an ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure, doesn’t it make sense to prevent obesity related diseases like type 2 diabetes and heart disease before they start rather than try to “cure” them after they start?
Visit   http://fitnesssquadron.com    to find out how to prevent obesity related diseases and live a longer, healthier life.  Do [...]

October 23, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,   Posted in: cholesterol, exercise, fat loss, healthy diet, heart disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, triglycerides, type 2 diabetes, weight loss  3 Comments

Fighting food cravings

We have all experienced that intense urge for something, anything, not necessarily sure what, but usually something unhealthy.  Chocolate, ice cream, chips, doughnuts.  If you are trying to lose weight giving in to those cravings can really set you back. 
The best way to fight those cravings is to try not to go without eating for [...]

October 12, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized, diet, fat loss, food substitutions, weight loss  No Comments

Reasons to not drink soda pop

Several years ago, my husband, who can be the king of unhealthy, having grown up in a house where they ate eggs, bacon, gravy, and biscuits for breakfast nearly every morning, spent 2 months in the hospital with the worst case of acute pancreatitis that his doctors had ever seen. Acute pancreatitis is inflammation of [...]

August 19, 2009  Tags: , , , , , , ,   Posted in: Natural health, P90X, cholesterol, diet, high cholesterol, natural treatment, triglycerides, weight loss  3 Comments

The meaning of fitness

Fitness is a matter of perspective and means different things to different people.  To me it means to be as healthy as you can be given your given set of circumstances. For me, fitness is about maintaining a healthy weight and avoiding unnecessary and avoidable illness such as type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure, and [...]

August 13, 2009  Tags: , , , , ,   Posted in: arthritis, back pain, diet, fibromyalgia, healthy diet, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, type 2 diabetes, weight loss  No Comments

changing your eating habits

Cutting calories from your diet can involve two processes.  One is simply to eat smaller portions.  The other is to exchange one high calorie food source for something that is lower in calories and healthier.  Your diet is made up of choices.  It’s up to you whether you make good ones or bad.  Just remember [...]

July 26, 2009  Tags: , , , ,   Posted in: Uncategorized, diet, fat loss, food substitutions, healthy diet, weight loss  No Comments


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