Motion Monday With HHWN

Hewitt Health Wellness Network

Enjoying A Healthy Lifestyle with

 Bryant and Anita Hewitt

 

Monday, November 04, 2013

 

Food To Chew On:

 

Both Sides of the Coin

 

Luke 20:25 (NKJV)

 

 And He said to them, “Render therefore to Caesar the things that are Caesar’s, and to God the things that are God’s.”

 

Thought For The Day:

 

Once our true calling as stewards of God’s grace is understood, then tithing and support of the mission of the church and other causes follows naturally and creatively.

 

 

Five Things You Should Never Eat (And What To Eat Instead)

 

Do Not Eat: White Sugar

 

Sugar and high fructose corn syrup are the epitome of anti-fitness food. Nothing will destroy your progress, expand your waist and plummet your energy levels like sugar. If you only take away one do-not-eat food from this slideshow, please let it be sugar.

 

13 Small Choices That Can Change Your Life In Great Ways

 

While practicing neuropsychiatry and studying neuroscience for 40 years, my interest expanded from the human brain to include evidence of mind throughout nature—in animals, plants, microbes, and other cells. Amazingly, even plants and cells have intelligence, which means that science isn't all we've been taught to believe.

 

From my decades of research, there are simple important things that I wish everyone knew. Some of these small choices and new ways of looking at the world could change your life in great ways.

 

1. Get plenty of sleep.

 

Sleep is more important than most people realize. During sleep, the brain cleans debris between cells and memory is increased. This is why, when studying, it's not useful to pull all nighters. Instead, study intensely and then sleep some. (Otherwise your brain won't be able to retain the information.) In our 24/7 culture, it's critical for brain health to average a good amount of sleep each night.

 

2. Take naps.

 

Napping can increase memory and creativity. It allows a break to any creative logjams, new ideas, and consolidation of learning. If you don't have time to doze at your desk, daydreaming can also lead to increased creativity.

 

3. Choose to change your memories.

 

Memory is not fixed. It changes each time we re-remember some event. Therefore, the emotional impact of traumatic memories can be altered with positive input during the 24-hour window that "reloads" the memory. This period of time after remembering an event should be used to bring some compassion to the painful subject. How can you do this? When re-remembering the event, try to also focus on the feeling of your own self worth and others' love.

 

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.