Walking Secrets: Health Benefits of Walking
Posted on June 19, 2008
Filed Under Life, Health
Walking is a suitable physical activity for many people. Walkers have less incidence of cancer, heart disease, stroke, diabetes and other killer diseases. They live longer and get mental health and spiritual benefits.
Walking is low impact, require minimum equipment, can be done at any time of day and can be performed at your own pace. Walking is also a great form of physical activity for people who are overweight, elderly or those who haven’t exercised in a long time.
Find out about the many health benefits of walking:
- Walking Improved Memory. Studies of senior citizens who walk regularly showed
significant improvement in memory skills compared to sedentary elderly people. Walking also improved their learning ability, concentration, and abstract reasoning. Stroke risk was cut by 57% in people who walked as little as 20 minutes a day.
- Walking strengthens your heart. In one study, mortality rates among retired men who walked less than one mile per day were nearly twice that among those who walked more than two miles per day. Women in the Nurse’s Health Study (72,488 female nurses) who walked three hours or more per week reduced their risk of a heart attack or other coronary event by 35% compared with women who did not walk.
- Walking is good for your brain. Extensive research suggests that walking may improve cognitive functioning, especially later in life. The benefits of physical activity include increased levels of brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF), stimulation of neurogenesis, increased resistance to brain insults, and improved learning and mental performance. Read more
10 Warning Signs of Depression
Posted on June 16, 2008
Filed Under Health, Psychology
Everyone feels blue or sad, but these feelings are usually transitory and pass within a couple of days. When a person has a depressive disorder, it interferes with daily life, normal functioning, and causes pain for both the person with the disorder and those who care about him or her. Depression is a common but serious illness, and most that experience it need treatment to get better.
Warning signs of depression that may be experienced can include any of
these:- 1. Difficulty sleeping or other disruptions of sleep patterns
- 2. Overwhelming feelings of anxiety and/or sorrow at inappropriate times
- 3. Loss of interest in pastimes formerly enjoyed
- 4. A sensation of hopelessness, lack of self esteem and feelings of guilt
- 5. Fatigue and overall lower energy levels
- 6. Loss of appetite or abnormally large appetite, leading to weight loss or gain
- 7. Suicidal thoughts and recurring thoughts about death
- 8. Irritability, restlessness and short temper
- 9. Difficulty concentrating, remembering details, and making decisions
- 10. Difficulty in maintaining close or romantic relationships Read more
10 Top Reasons that Sex Is Good for Your Health
Posted on June 12, 2008
Filed Under Life, Health
Sex seems to be more than a hormonal discharge and some short moments of pure pleasure. Scientists show that sex is extremely beneficial for your body and soul.
Here are the top ten reasons to make sex regularly:
1. Sex feels good. Our mental and emotional health balance is clearly influenced by sex.
Abstinence is known to cause from anxiety to paranoia and depression. In fact, in case of light depressions, after having sex the brain releases endorphins, that decrease stress, inducing a state of euphoria.2. Sex helps you sleep. After orgasm, prolactin helps to relax and calm most people. So if you haven’t been sleeping well, try sex. Think how much better you’ll feel in the morning.
3. Sex can be a beauty treatment. While having sex, a woman’s body doubles the estrogen level, and this makes her hair shine and the skin becomes softer. Sweating while having sex cleanse the skin pores, making the skin brighter and decreasing the risk of developing dermatitis.
4. Sex can make us lose weight.“Sexual activity is a form of physical exercise,” according to Dr. Michael Cirigliano of the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine. Making love three times a week burns around 7,500 calories in a year — the equivalent of jogging 75 miles.
Read moreHow to Manage Your Anger and Frustration
Posted on June 10, 2008
Filed Under Psychology, Personal Development
Life is full of frustrations. From the minor irritations of losing something to the major problem of continued failure towards a desired goal. Since many of the things we truly want require a degree of frustration, being able to manage frustration is required in order to allow us to remain happy and positive even in trying circumstances.
There is a few powerful tips to overcome or control your anger and frustration:
- Communicate. Every time you feel frustration, tell someone. Expressing rather than
suppressing your emotions will become habitual, it will help you recognise patterns and declare emotions. If you really can’t talk about it, write it down in an anger-management journal. Stop giving anger and impatience space in your head.- What about if you angry with yourself. Control anger is so much easy, try to remember the moment that you feel respectable and get honor by your friends, colleague, brother, sister, parents and many more. You are angry because you didn’t like yourself. With remembering those moments will help you to like what actually you are.
- Manage your time. Whether it’s being in front of a computer when you are phoning a call centre or practising a speech while you’re queuing for coffee, using your time well alleviates your sense of wasted time and helps to keep your mind focused. Read more
A Solution for Every Marriage Problem – Marriage Fitness with Mort Fertel
Posted on June 8, 2008
Filed Under Communication, Family
- The statistics revealed that the most of marriages of relationships are suffering
because of the couple problems. In many of these situations the custom counseling methods do not solve your problems. Therefore the problems from your marriage or your relationships must not be always witch customs counselees.
- What you need is something else. Something that really works. Your problems could be solved using Marriage Fitness. Marriage Fitness is a new and revolutionary technique through witch your relation will be better step by step.
- Marriage Fitness is designed for relations that have issues about: infidelity, broken trust, emotional neglect, addictive behaviors, emotional abuse, the brink of divorce, boredom, separation, a stubborn spouse, emotional infidelity, silent treatments, no sex , poor communication, no affection, lack of appreciation, midlife crisis or failed experiences in marriage counseling. Read more
10 Eating Lifestyle Tips for Healthy Eating Habits
Posted on June 3, 2008
Filed Under Nutrition, Life
One of the most important things that need your attention is what you eat and how you do it. Healthy eating habits are so essential to be at your best and in this article we’ll look at 10 ways that you can use to improve your eating habits. Continuous practice of these habits will lead to a more energetic, fulfilling and healthy life.
1. Eat slowly. Masticate your food. Eating works like the way pills do: The more you
feel it’s going to work, the more it is going to work. Always take your time and feel every bit of food that you eat. Follow it to your stomach. This would take just a few minutes of your time.
2. Avoid distractions while eating. I had this annoying habit of watching TV or gaping at my computer screen while eating. I thought I was being practical: I didn’t want to waste time. But soon I realized how bad it is for my body and I dumped my distractions completely. Now I feel calm and uncluttered while eating.
3. Enjoy your food. Avoid fussing, nagging, arguing or complaining at the table. A stress-free meal that is neither rushed nor prolonged promotes family bonding and helps everyone enjoy what they’re eating.
4. Remember, foods are not good or bad. Select foods based on your total eating patterns, not whether any individual food is “good” or “bad.” Don’t feel guilty if you love foods such as apple pie, potato chips, candy bars or ice cream. Eat them in moderation, and choose other foods to provide the balance and variety that are vital to good health. Read moreRelated Posts :
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