Principled Philosophy A ‘Smart’ Choice A recent Swedish study found a strong connection between physical activity and staying mentally healthy. Subjects who exercised at least 20 minutes two or more times a week at midlife reduced their risk of developing Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia later by a whopping 60 percent. Even if you [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, December 30, 2010
Principled Philosophy Exercise: Whatever Works Nearly everyone understands that a healthy body is necessary for optimal productivity, but putting it into practice is where a lot of us get derailed. Why do so many of us procrastinate taking care of our bodies? Perhaps because a lot of people equate exercise with boredom, obligation and even [...]
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Principled Philosophy Turn off the Autopilot Maintaining good health is relatively easy—nothing too difficult for your average person to handle. Here’s one simple change that can make staying trim and energized a snap: Eat with purpose. Acknowledge the purpose of food, which is to nourish your body. Whenever you put food in your mouth, engage [...]
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Principled Philosophy 7 Habits of Smart Eaters You don’t need to deprive yourself, eat boring foods, or take your indulgences with a side order of guilt. There are simple ways to enjoy the foods you love without going overboard. Many Americans make it one of their New Year’s Resolution to lose weight and get fit. [...]
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Principled Philosophy Beat the Flu: Staying Strong & Healthy With flu and cold season here, you’ll want to do everything you can to strengthen your immune system. Studies show that flu vaccines aren’t as effective as some would like to think. (According to a large-scale, systematic review of 51 studies, published in the Cochrane Database [...]
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Principled Philosophy Power versus Force Emotionally beating yourself over the head with a stick for being too fat, too lazy, too weak, for eating too much junk food, or for not exercising enough, etc. is never going to really empower you to change what you don’t like. The trick isn’t to “force” yourself to exercise [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 18, 2010
Principled Philosophy 3 Ways to Protect Your Energy Your physical energy is what allows you to be productive and go out and get things done, but there are lots of things that can zap energy. Here are 3 major ones that many fall prey to. 1. Dehydration Studies have found that dehydration leads to foggy [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, November 11, 2010
Principled Philosophy Avoiding Energy Drains If you want to start feeling dramatically better with more energy and zest for life then pay more attention to what you put in your mouth. If you are easily tempted by unhealthy foods try visualizing the words “WARNING: Energy Drain” on the packaging in large red letters! That might [...]
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Principled Philosophy Here’s some good news for people who prefer quick, intense exercises to a longer regimen: brief, high intensity exercises benefit the heart too. Short bursts of high intensity sprints (which were already known to benefit muscle and improve exercise performance) can also improve the function and structure of blood vessels, in particular arteries [...]
Continue reading...Thursday, October 28, 2010
Principled Philosophy Is Vitamin D3 Better than a Flu Shot? A systematic review of 51 studies involving 260,000 children age 6 to 23 months found no evidence that the flu vaccine is any more effective than a placebo (Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2006;1:CD004879). Similar research has found that the benefits for adults are likewise minuscule [...]
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