No amount of money can buy us the luxury of good health. It's up to each one of us to attend to our physical, mental, emotional, and psychological health. The mind plays an integral role in our overall health - just as physical activity does. Sometimes we can make lemonade out of lemons, and other times, we encounter insurmountable health problems that require professional help. Women are strong, but when we start to bend under pressure, sometimes talking about it can help. The Health Habit room gives you a place to talk about issues concerning health. Below, you will find a brief intro to each posting.
~ Brief Intros to Current Postings ~
Ten Tips for a Healthy Heart by Susun Weed
Celebrate Valentine's Day by celebrating your heart. Wise Woman herbalist Susun Weed gives us a few simple, easy ways to nourish and tonify that vitally important little organ.
Here are ten easy steps to better heart health: 1. Stop smoking. Read More . . .
Mammograms - Who Needs Them? by Susun Weed
Perhaps no aspect of breast cancer is more widely publicized than screening mammography. Ads on television, in magazines, and in the daily paper urge women to deal with fear about breast cancer by having a yearly mammogram. We're even told that doing this is a way to "really care for yourself." Read More . . .
Building Better Bones by Susun Weed
"It is a bone-deep change you are going into, my beloved," counsels Grandmother Growth. "You must open to your very marrow for this transformation. No cell is to remain untouched. You are to open more than you ever dreamed you could open, more than you have opened in birth or in passion. You open now to the breath of mortality as it plays the bone flute of your being. Read More . . .
Weight Gain by Susun Weed
"Pack your bags for the journey," Grandmother Growth advises softly. "Your Change may be rough in places, so cushion yourself. Your Change may have some hard edges, so let your contours round. Your wise blood is stirring and you are learning to let it move without attaching fear to its meanderings. In the same way, you can gracefully allow your natural weight gain. Read More . . .
Low Carb and Lowfat Diets...A Scam?! by Dr. Tara Barker
If anyone knows anything about fitness, it's that a low fat diet is the healthiest way to avoid serious diseases, right? Maybe wrong.
In many instances, quality research has shown just the opposite—that a low fat diet, sometimes even a vegetarian diet, can be harmful to your health. Although vegetarian and low-fat diets have been proven to reduce cholesterol and triglyceride levels, they have not demonstrated significant reductions in deaths from any disease. Read More . . .
Stride for Better Health by Patricia Wagner
Did you know that walking is one of the best activities you can do to dramatically increase your level of health?
Many people today are afflicted with "coach-potato-itis!" They come home from work, switch on their TVs and forget that their bodies need maintenance. But one day reality comes crashing through when their doctors say, "You have a problem!"
This article will show you a simple strategy for improving your health through a fun and inexpensive walking program that promises many benefits. Read More . . .
How Much Water Should You Drink Per Day? by Marc David
I'm always amazed at how many people seem to know the answer to this question yet in practice they fail. Everybody I've talked to seems to know that 8-12 glasses of water a day is the recommended standard. But if I ask them how many glasses of water have you consumed today? The answer is usually none. Or the other standard answer at a corporate environment "does coffee count?"
While 8-12 glasses of water is great for the average sedentary person, many of us are fitness conscious or on the pursuit of some type of bodybuilding physique. With that in mind, I think the new standard for us should be 1-2 gallons of water a day. Read More . . .
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