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Walk Off Weight and Turn Off Fat Genes!

Facts found at: www.realage.com

Around 10,000 people have walked the 2,181 mile-long Appalachian Trail from Springer Mountain, Ga., to Maine’s Mount Katahdin.  In contrast, more than 100 million North Americans don’t get any physical activity for even 10 minutes a day!  Many of those folks, plus another 100 million or more, are overweight.

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Wellness Tip– Ella Kidder, Wellness Director

THE PINEAPPLE

The pineapple is a member of the bromeliad family.  It is extremely rare that bromeliads produce edible fruit. The pineapple is the only available edible bromeliad today. It is a multiple fruit. One pineapple is actually made up of dozens of individual flowerets that grow together to form the entire fruit. Each scale on a pineapple is evidence of a separate flower.

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Wellness Tip– Ella Kidder, Wellness Director

Dr. Oz’s Recommendations for Healthy Living

Wellness doesn’t just happen.  Only conscious choices can give you a vibrant, energy-filled existence.  Like any other challenge in life, treat positive lifestyle changes as an opportunity to mature and grow. Plus, being healthy can be fun!

Diet

Avoid refined, processed foods (basically, anything with white flour).  Avoid toxic fats, (foods that are fried or made with hydrogenated oils.)  Eat foods rich in phytonutrients (berries, cruciferous vegetables and soybeans.)

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Wellness Tip– Ella Kidder, Wellness Director

Exercise Protects Aging Brains

WebMD

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Zap the Aging Effects of Stress in 14 Minutes

Few things speed the aging process like chronic stress.  It’s like adding fuel to an already capable fire.  So take a few minutes to undo the damage.  In a small study of middle-aged women, all it took was 14 minutes of vigorous exercise each day to protect cells from the aging effects of stress.  You could knock that out with just a brisk mile-and-a-half walk each day.

Sweating Away the Oldies

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Wellness Tip– Ella Kidder, Wellness Director

Do Soup Diets for Fast Weight Loss Work?

Want a slimmer YOU?  Start slurping soup.  Okay, slurping is optional, but if you need to lose weight and melt body fat, eating soup is a great way to make it happen.

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Wellness Tip- Ella Kidder, Wellness Director

Don’t Be Fooled by Food Labels

Wellness Tip of the Month

Wellness Tip of the Month

Ella Kidder, Wellness Director

Eat This Kind of Bean to Lower Cholesterol

What kind of bean do you pile high on your tacos and burritos?  For better cholesterol, try the mighty pinto bean.  A recent study showed that people who consumed half a cup of pinto beans every day lowered their total cholesterol by a whopping 8 percent in just 12 weeks.

Power to the Pinto

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Wellness Tip– Ella Kidder, Wellness Director

5 Foods That Help You Sleep Better

Here’s an important strategy to live longer.  Get enough sleep. Insomnia – or even just getting less than 6 hours of good sleep a night – increases your risk of heart disease, stroke, and viral infections, but snoozing 6 ½ to 7 ½ hours can make your Real Age younger.

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Ella Kidder, Wellness Director

Benefits of Yogurt – 4 Ways Yogurt Makes You Healthy

 

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