Category: Health & Wellness

Pressed for Time? Stay in Shape with High Intensity Interval Training

March 18, 2015 0 Comments
Pressed for Time? Stay in Shape with High Intensity Interval Training

By Betty Murray HIIT, or high-intensity interval training, is a growing trend in fitness. HIIT is a circuit of short bursts of, as the name suggests, high-intensity workouts. Each exercise is followed by a short recovery period. If you are pressed for time, HIIT allows you to get in a good, hard workout in a short […]

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Are You Getting Enough Potassium in Your Diet?

March 11, 2015 0 Comments
Are You Getting Enough Potassium in Your Diet?

By Betty Murray Potassium is a mineral that is essential to the function of all of the body’s cells, tissues, and organs. It is also an electrolyte and is crucial to heart function, the skeletal and muscular systems, and digestion. Potassium is found in many foods, including all meats, some fish (salmon, cod, and flounder), many […]

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Wellness at Work: How to Stay Fit with a Desk Job

March 10, 2015 0 Comments
Wellness at Work: How to Stay Fit with a Desk Job

By Betty Murray The more time you spend sitting, the greater your risk of developing heart disease and diabetes. A sedentary lifestyle leads to weight gain, increase in blood sugar, and poor cholesterol. This isn’t good news for those of us who have desk jobs. No matter how dedicated you are to your job, your health […]

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Ways to Relieve Stress: Becoming Zen, Happy and Healthy

February 25, 2015 0 Comments
Ways to Relieve Stress: Becoming Zen, Happy and Healthy

By Betty Murray Stress is the new fat. It’s a nationwide epidemic rivaling that of obesity. Stress doesn’t can lead to emotional disorders, hypertension and heart problems, headaches and even obesity. While stress in and of itself isn’t a bad thing (as it helps us meet deadlines, perform athletically, etc.), prolonged stress is bad for your […]

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Ways to Relieve Stress: Becoming Zen, Happy and Healthy

February 25, 2015 0 Comments
Ways to Relieve Stress: Becoming Zen, Happy and Healthy

By Betty Murray Stress is the new fat. It’s a nationwide epidemic rivaling that of obesity. Stress doesn’t can lead to emotional disorders, hypertension and heart problems, headaches and even obesity. While stress in and of itself isn’t a bad thing (as it helps us meet deadlines, perform athletically, etc.), prolonged stress is bad for your […]

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Tips to Fight Your Sweet Tooth Cravings

February 23, 2015 0 Comments
Tips to Fight Your Sweet Tooth Cravings

By Betty Murray The average American eats about 20 teaspoons of sugar every day, according to a report from the National Health and nutrition Examination Survey database. On average, men consume 335 calories per day in sugar, while women consume 230 calories of sugar each day. The primary sources of added sugar (sugar that is not […]

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Tips to Fight Your Sweet Tooth Cravings

February 23, 2015 0 Comments
Tips to Fight Your Sweet Tooth Cravings

By Betty Murray The average American eats about 20 teaspoons of sugar every day, according to a report from the National Health and nutrition Examination Survey database. On average, men consume 335 calories per day in sugar, while women consume 230 calories of sugar each day. The primary sources of added sugar (sugar that is not […]

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