Thirsty Tuesday Tips With HHWN

 

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

Tuesday December 31, 2013

Food To Chew On:

 Make That Call

1 Thessalonians 3:2 (KJV)

 And sent Timotheus, our brother, and minister of God, and our fellow labourer in the gospel of Christ, to establish you, and to comfort you concerning your faith…

Thought For The Day:

It’s the little things we do that encourage people with their big problems.

On this Thirsty Tuesday we all should be thirsty for the Word of  God that is where we get our strength from and as we line our bodies up mind, body and soul. We are still talking about Debates and being good to yourself by treating yourself to Spa’s all over the world.

Tips on how to live with diabetes

If you have diabetes, you know that caring for your health is very important. It may be overwhelming at first to learn to control your diabetes, but adding this to your schedule can have big rewards. A few of the keys to controlling your blood sugar levels are taking your medicine at the same time every day, checking your feet, and exercising regularly, but there are other facets to maintaining your health too. Here are a few tips to help you with living with diabetes.

1. Checking your blood glucose levels regularly is the most important thing that you can do to preserve your health. Keeping tabs on your sugar level will help you to prevent complications from your diabetes. Your blood glucose levels should be below 120 mg/dl before meals and 180 mg/dl after meals for proper control.

2. If your doctor has prescribed medications, you need to take them as they have directed. Take them at the same time each day and try to take them close to your regular meal times.

The health and wellness craze is nothing new in Europe where beauty and wellness business has boomed for thousands of years. The options are definitely more old world than new age and utilize some of the most atmospheric locations including the old bath houses of England and Spain, salt springs in Germany or the thermal waters of Romania. Most emphasize thermal springs, relaxation, socialization and light exercise.

1.      Alpine Spa, Sweden

Spa treatments are popular amongst Swedes from Gotland to Göteborg and Stockholm. But the ultimate is that offered in the far north under the midnight sun. Go to Riksgransen at 186 miles above the Arctic Circle for treatments borrowed from the indigenous inhabitants. Try a “Lappish Zen” treatment that consists of cleansing, a spa soak and deep relaxation, followed by a hot stone massage in a Lapp tent.

A Healthy Menu For

Tuesday

For breakfast, eat 1 cup raisin bran cereal with 1 cup nonfat milk, 1 cup blackberries. Enjoy this with coffee or tea with a sugar substitute. Lunch consists of a grilled tomato and cheese sandwich on whole grain bread, 2 celery stalks served with 2 tbsp. chunky salsa for dipping. Add 1 cup red seedless grapes for dessert. For dinner, choose 3 oz. pork tenderloin, 1 cup boiled kale, 1 cup nonfat milk and ½ a red grapefruit. If you are hungry later in the evening, enjoy 3 cups air-popped popcorn.

 

Magnificent Monday Tips With HHWN

 

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

Bryant & Anita Hewitt

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

 Monday December 30, 2013

Food To Chew On;

Monday – Where Do You Live?

Psalm 90:1 (KJV)

 Lord, thou hast been our dwelling place in all generations.

Thought For The Day:

This life is but a short phase in the span of our eternal life. Where do you live?

 Magnificent Monday Tips, is a glorious day. For the next two weeks we are going to focus on Eating Healthy with diabetes and more places for a wonderful spa… Remember we must be good to our bodies and then our bodies will be good to use… :)

Keep in mind several basic principles when following a diabetic diet. Try and eat your meals every four or five hours and include identical carbohydrate content in each. Include a variety of foods, including high fiber ones such as fruits, vegetables, grains and legumes. Avoid concentrated sweets. Seek individualized meal planning guidance from a registered dietitian or certified diabetes educator for optimal glycemic control.

The health and wellness craze is nothing new in Europe where beauty and wellness business has boomed for thousands of years. The options are definitely more old world than new age and utilize some of the most atmospheric locations including the old bath houses of England and Spain, salt springs in Germany or the thermal waters of Romania. Most emphasize thermal springs, relaxation, socialization and light exercise.

1.       Black Sea Coast, Romania

Romania is home to about a third of Europe’s mineral and thermal springs. Spas can be found everywhere on the Black Sea Coast on the banks of lakes as well as in the mountains. The spas provide relief for many medical disorders and illnesses.

A Healthy Menu For

Monday

Enjoy a breakfast of 1 whole wheat English muffin with 1 tsp. soft margarine and 1 tsp. no sugar jam, 1 small orange, 1 cup nonfat milk and coffee or tea with a sugar substitute. For lunch, choose ½ cup tuna on whole wheat pita bread, 1 tsp. low fat mayonnaise, ½ cup green beans and ½ cup fresh blueberries. For dinner, have 3 oz. orange roughy, ½ cup roasted new potatoes, 1 small banana and 1 cup nonfat milk.

 

Selfish Saturday Tips With HHWN

 

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant & Anita Hewitt

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

Saturday December 28, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Saturday – A Needed Embrace and Kiss

Psalm 85:10 (KJV)

 Mercy and truth are met together; righteousness and peace have kissed each other.

Thought For The Day:

As a person made righteous through faith in Christ. I will live under His management in my relationship and responsibilities.

Selfish Saturday? Yes we said it!!! There comes a time we all must be selfish about our health, mind, body and soul…We give all the time to others and never take the time to be good to yourself… so today is a day for some good R&R (rest and relaxation). So be good to yourself today… and we will see you Monday… Keep on drinking water, exercise and watch your intake... And have a wonderful weekend. :)

The health and wellness craze is nothing new in Europe where beauty and wellness business has boomed for thousands of years. The options are definitely more old world than new age and utilize some of the most atmospheric locations including the old bath houses of England and Spain, salt springs in Germany or the thermal waters of Romania. Most emphasize thermal springs, relaxation, socialization and light exercise.

1.      Cordoba Hammam, Spain

Most Arab-style bathhouses were left to crumble when Moorish domination ended in Spain. But in Córdoba the Medina Califal Hammam was restored in 2001and it looks much like it did in its 10th century heyday with the same star-shaped holes in the ceiling and intricate tiles. Guests alternate between a series of hot and cold baths and then submit to a quick pummeling from a chiropractic masseur. This is a secular, mixed-sex crowd, so advance bookings and bathing suits are required.

Heart-healthy diet: Steps to prevent heart disease

Allow yourself an occasional treat

Allow yourself an indulgence every now and then. A candy bar or handful of potato chips won't derail your heart-healthy diet. But don't let it turn into an excuse for giving up on your healthy-eating plan. If overindulgence is the exception, rather than the rule, you'll balance things out over the long term. What's important is that you eat healthy foods most of the time.

Incorporate these eight tips into your life, and you'll continue to find that heart-healthy eating is both doable and enjoyable. With planning and a few simple substitutions, you can eat with your heart in mind.

A Healthy Menu For

Saturday & Sunday

For Breakfast:

1 banana soy shake*
1 cup oatmeal

For Lunch:

3 ounces tuna salad*
2 slices whole-wheat bread
lettuce with tomato slices
carrot sticks
1 cup fat-free yogurt

For Dinner:

3 ounces Dijon chicken*
1/2 cup roasted vegetables*
1 piece brownie*

 

Fruitful Friday Tips With HHWN

 

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle With

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

Friday December 27, 2013

Food To Chew On:

Friday - Sour Perfectionism

Psalm 1:4 (KJV)

 The ungodly are not so: but are like the chaff which the wind driveth away.

Thought For The Day:

Lord, give me a hopeful attitude based on your grace. May that grace radiate from me with contagious joy!

Happy Fruitful Friday…. We are focusing on having a Healthy Heart and Exercising by using Yoga…so here are some wonderful tips that will keep you on the right track.

 Medication-free strategies to help prevent heart disease

Maintain a healthy weight

As you put on weight in adulthood, your weight gain is mostly fat rather than muscle. This excess weight can lead to conditions that increase your chances of heart disease — high blood pressure, high cholesterol and diabetes. 

One way to see if your weight is healthy is to calculate your body mass index (BMI), which considers your height and weight in determining whether you have a healthy or unhealthy percentage of body fat. BMI numbers 25 and higher are associated with higher blood fats, higher blood pressure, and an increased risk of heart disease and stroke. 

The BMI is a good, but imperfect guide. Muscle weighs more than fat, for instance, and women and men who are very muscular and physically fit can have high BMIs without added health risks. Because of that, waist circumference also is a useful tool to measure how much abdominal fat you have:

• Men are considered overweight if their waist measurement is greater than 40 inches (101.6 centimeters, or cm)
• Women are overweight if their waist measurement is greater than 35 inches (88.9 cm)

Even a small weight loss can be beneficial. Reducing your weight by just 10 percent can decrease your blood pressure, lower your blood cholesterol level and reduce your risk of diabetes.

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Get regular health screenings

High blood pressure and high cholesterol can damage your heart and blood vessels. But without testing for them, you probably won't know whether you have these conditions. Regular screening can tell you what your numbers are and whether you need to take action.

• Blood pressure. Regular blood pressure screenings start in childhood. Adults should have their blood pressure checked at least every two years. You may need more-frequent checks if your numbers aren't ideal or if you have other risk factors for heart disease. Optimal blood pressure is less than 120/80 millimeters of mercury.
• Cholesterol levels. Adults should have their cholesterol measured at least once every five years starting at age 20. You may need more frequent testing if your numbers aren't optimal or if you have other risk factors for heart disease. Some children may need their blood cholesterol tested if they have a strong family history of heart disease.
• Diabetes screening. Since diabetes is a risk factor for developing heart disease, you may want to consider being screened for diabetes. Talk to your doctor about when you should have a fasting blood sugar test to check for diabetes. Depending on your risk factors, such as being overweight or a family history of diabetes, your doctor may recommend first testing you for diabetes sometime between ages 30 and 45, and then retesting every three to five years.

Yoga Exercises

·        Relax after finishing Surya Namaskar 

As you finish your last round of Surya Namaskar, lie down and relax your entire body. For best results, it is advisable to lie down in Yoga Nidra, giving the body enough time to assimilate the effects of the stretches. However, if you are short on time, you can relax for a few minutes in Corpse Pose, for complete rest to the mind and body.

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  The secret is in putting effort and then letting go

Last, but surely not the least, this is the most important tip to enhance your Surya Namaskar experience. Like every yoga posture, when you start doing Surya Namaskars in the beginning, you will need to put in a little effort. That effort is required, as it helps channelize the Rajoguna or restlessness in the body and then what remains is simple harmony or Sattva. So Rajoguna gets exhausted with exercise and Sattva leads you to meditation – the feeling of letting go.

Including all of these in our daily practice of Surya Namaskar can make the experience a complete sadhana – one which includes asana (posture), pranayama (breathing), mantra (chants) and chakra meditation. Ever thought Sun Salutation could be so much more than physical exercise for weight loss?

A Healthy Menu For

Friday

For breakfast, have four egg whites cooked in olive oil with 1 cup peppers, tomatoes and chopped broccoli along with whole-wheat toast and a glass of milk. For lunch, make a sandwich with 2 tbsp. of almond butter, sliced banana and a whole-grain wrap. At dinner, celebrate with homemade pizza -- make your own dough with water, olive oil and a mixture of whole-wheat and white flour. Top with no-salt added tomato sauce mixed with minced garlic and dried oregano, part-skim mozzarella and plenty of fresh vegetables. Have a large green salad dressed with olive oil and balsamic vinegar as well. For snacks, enjoy air-popped popcorn and a glass of red wine.