Hippocrates said “Walking is Man’s Best Medicine”
I have always been in awe of the amazing knowledge and wisdom that has come down through the ages from such brilliant people as Hippocrates and the likes of him. After all Hippocrates was born in 450 BC and like other intellects also born thousands of years ago, obviously did not have the access to that wealth of information we now have on the internet or the vast library of books that even intellects had a little earlier in recent history to facilitate their research.
Nonetheless, Hippocrates without benefit of additional knowledge, was able to put forth the information as quoted above. A lot of his theories on healthy living have been corroborated by recent studies regarding the benefits of exercise. Some medical researchers have now listed exercise as the number one factor in continuing good health even before the foods we eat!
For instance research shows that people with various stages of depression show marked improvement when maintaining a consistent plan of exercise such as walking. Further studies show that exercise affords many more benefits such as the few that I will mention here.
How about helping with weight loss, improving the oxygen flow to our bodies, a drug-free approach to helping lower blood pressure, helps boost your good cholesterol and lower your bad cholesterol, strengthens your heart and lungs, and promotes better sleep to name just a few benefits of this inexpensive, easy to do approach to better health.
If you are reading this blog you obviously realize the vast importance of taking care of your body. Consequently, the next time you tell yourself that you’ll start walking tomorrow, remember people like Hippocrates who somehow knew in their infinite wisdom that exercise will not only help to improve your overall health, but will continue to aid in maintaining a vastly improved lifestyle.
You may reply to this blog by emailing Max at max-2223@hotmail.com. Your comments are greatly appreciated. Please send this on to your friends since everybody needs to consider exercise on a daily basis!
Wednesday, August 27, 2008
Friday, August 1, 2008
My Favorite Things
My Favorite Things
“RAINDROPS ON ROSES AND WHISKERS ON KITTENS” – I’m sure you remember that melodic song “My Favorite Things” from the classic picture “The Sound of Music”. These days some of my favorite things seem to fall into the category of good sound healthy foods. And I would like to share some of them with you.
For instance, peanut butter, one of my all time favorite snack foods. You have to understand that not all peanut butters are created equal. Some of the more popular peanut butters, in fact the two most popular ones that our children consume, contain sugar. And not only one kind of sugar – but sometimes more than one including that completely unhealthy kind – high fructose corn syrup! These ingredients will help to generate sugar addiction that could last over a lifetime! These two foods also contain that very unhealthy hydrogenated vegetable oil. So from experience over the years, I buy Laura Scudder’s peanut butter which contains nothing but peanuts. They even offer one with no added salt! So make sure you read those labels and buy peanut butter that contains only peanuts. Makes eating peanut butter not only a delicious treat but a healthy one as well!
Take a favorite breakfast of mine - cereals. When looking at cereals, it becomes an enormous effort just to find one that doesn’t include all those ingredients that I cannot even spell. I always figure that if I cannot spell them (and I’m a world class speller, folks), then I shouldn’t eat them since I don’t know what in the world they contain and in the process how they will affect my well being in the long run. One of my favorite cereals I have trusted for some time because of the healthy ingredients they offer are cereals made by Kashi. What makes them so appealing to me is the fact that unlike many other popular cereals, they contain none of the various sugars including the aforementioned high fructose corn syrup. Notably what else is missing is the addition of BHT which is used as a preservative. I know it makes the shelf life longer, but I wonder what it does to your insides! Again that sinister hydrogenated vegetable oil shows up in many cereals on the market. So if cereal is included in one of your favorite things – look carefully at what you buy.
How about crackers! You’ve got to be very careful here not to buy the ones containing too much salt, the wrong fats, the sugars, etc. I buy Mary’s Gone Crackers which come in about 5 different flavors including herb and cracked pepper. Being gluten intolerant, and I suspect many people are and do not realize it, this is quite a pleasing crunchy cracker. Spread cheese and a good mustard on one of these and you’re in cracker heaven!
So if some of your favorite things fall into the category of food, make sure that your body will also consider it a favor to eat them….and enjoy them healthfully!
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Saturday, July 12, 2008
“RAINDROPS ON ROSES AND WHISKERS ON KITTENS” – I’m sure you remember that melodic song “My Favorite Things” from the classic picture “The Sound of Music”. These days some of my favorite things seem to fall into the category of good sound healthy foods. And I would like to share some of them with you.
For instance, peanut butter, one of my all time favorite snack foods. You have to understand that not all peanut butters are created equal. Some of the more popular peanut butters, in fact the two most popular ones that our children consume, contain sugar. And not only one kind of sugar – but sometimes more than one including that completely unhealthy kind – high fructose corn syrup! These ingredients will help to generate sugar addiction that could last over a lifetime! These two foods also contain that very unhealthy hydrogenated vegetable oil. So from experience over the years, I buy Laura Scudder’s peanut butter which contains nothing but peanuts. They even offer one with no added salt! So make sure you read those labels and buy peanut butter that contains only peanuts. Makes eating peanut butter not only a delicious treat but a healthy one as well!
Take a favorite breakfast of mine - cereals. When looking at cereals, it becomes an enormous effort just to find one that doesn’t include all those ingredients that I cannot even spell. I always figure that if I cannot spell them (and I’m a world class speller, folks), then I shouldn’t eat them since I don’t know what in the world they contain and in the process how they will affect my well being in the long run. One of my favorite cereals I have trusted for some time because of the healthy ingredients they offer are cereals made by Kashi. What makes them so appealing to me is the fact that unlike many other popular cereals, they contain none of the various sugars including the aforementioned high fructose corn syrup. Notably what else is missing is the addition of BHT which is used as a preservative. I know it makes the shelf life longer, but I wonder what it does to your insides! Again that sinister hydrogenated vegetable oil shows up in many cereals on the market. So if cereal is included in one of your favorite things – look carefully at what you buy.
How about crackers! You’ve got to be very careful here not to buy the ones containing too much salt, the wrong fats, the sugars, etc. I buy Mary’s Gone Crackers which come in about 5 different flavors including herb and cracked pepper. Being gluten intolerant, and I suspect many people are and do not realize it, this is quite a pleasing crunchy cracker. Spread cheese and a good mustard on one of these and you’re in cracker heaven!
So if some of your favorite things fall into the category of food, make sure that your body will also consider it a favor to eat them….and enjoy them healthfully!
Posted by Max Living at 3:05 PM 0 comments
Saturday, July 12, 2008
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