Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with
Bryant and Anita Hewitt
Thursday
March 21, 2013
Food
To Chew On:
Thursday
– Some Christians Aren’t Easy to Love
John
13:34-35 (NKJV)
A new commandment I give to you, that you love
one another; as I have loved you, that you also love one another. By this all
will know that you are My disciples, if you have love for one another.”
Thought
For The Day:
Admit
to impossible and the Lord of the impossible will make it happen! Ask Him for
the power and do something to express His love to those people He has put on
your agenda…~Amen~
Happy
Thursday!!! J It
is the second day of spring and a beautiful day if I may say so myself!! We are
learning so much on how to eat healthy
for life, exercise and striving to live long and strong for the rest of our
lives!!! You Are Doing Great Keep Up The Good Work!!!J
Exercises
For Improving Balance In Seniors And The Elderly
Body
Circles
Step
1
•Stand with feet shoulder width apart, hands
at sides.
Step
2
•Keeping your body straight, slowly sway in a
circle.
•Continue
for 1 minute.
Breathing:
•Breathe
normally, in through the nose and out through the mouth.
Tips:
•If
you get dizzy, stop.
•Keep
your body straight.
•Don't
hold your breath.
•Hold
your arms out to the sides if you need more support.
Take
it up a notch:
•Bring your feet closer together for a more
challenging workout.
•Hold
a sheet of paper with both hands and read while swaying.
You did it! Good job. Remember to practice
every day. This is very important. Remember that practice makes....permanent!!
So don't practice lying around, or else you'll get good at it!
Spring
has sprung and here are some helpful tips:
Tips
for Sufferers of Seasonal Allergies
One
of the most commonly overlooked health conditions is one that 40 million fellow
Americans share, allergies. Many of us that live in seasonal areas love the
changing weather. We welcome spring by opening all our windows to enjoy the
‘fresh air’. Unfortunately, we may also be letting in allergens. Allergens
cause a person’s body to overreact, causing allergies.
Allergy symptoms include
sneezing, itchy nose, scratchy throat and watery eyes. Some people’s allergies
get so bad they have to skip work, school or other community responsibilities.
35 million Americans suffer with allergies and allergic disease is ranked the
6th leading cause of chronic disease in the United States.
There are many methods available for treating
allergies. The professional route is to get a referral from your primary care
doctor to see a board-certified allergist-immunologist. This allergy specialist
will test you to identify exactly what your allergic to and then prescribe
either medication or immunotherapy (series of shots) to manage, or in some
cases eliminate, the effects of your allergy.
Many
other people who suffer from allergies opt for over-the-counter medications to
treat their symptoms in search of a quick-fix, but some of these medications
can make you feel drowsy and run down. Whenever taking any medication you
should always speak to your pharmacist or other healthcare provider prior, even
if it is only an over-the-counter. Sometimes it is best to avoid these
medications and try changing diet and/or lifestyle to help balance the immune
system to help treat the symptoms.
Urgent
or retail clinics staffed by clinicians can often bridge the convenience gap
between wanting treatment for your symptoms immediately and waiting a long time
to get an appointment with an allergy specialist. Retail and urgent care
clinics often cater specifically to things like allergies an can give you
professional care versus wandering the allergy isle at your local super store.
In many cases, these clinics will often loop in your primary care provider of
any treatment they give you so that when you do finally get that referral to
see the immunologist everyone involved with your care is on the same page.
A
Healthy Menu For
Thursday
Stir
together 1 cup of low-fat cottage cheese and 1/2 cup of sliced grapes and have
with a slice of whole-grain bread topped with 1 tbsp. of peanut butter. For
lunch, make a sandwich with 1/2 cup roasted chicken, 1 oz. part skim mozzarella
cheese and a slice of avocado on two slices of rye bread. At dinner, enjoy a
homemade chef salad made with 2 oz. of natural ham, two chopped egg whites,
romaine lettuce, chopped tomatoes and two chopped artichoke hearts canned in
water. Toss with a low-fat, low-calorie dressing. For snacks, try 1/4 cup of
chickpeas tossed with chopped cucumber, dill and lemon juice and later, three
fresh apricots.
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