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Healthy Living Part II: Cardiovascular Exercise And Weight Training

Healthy Living Part II: Cardiovascular Exercise And Weight Training

Exercise is simply any activity that forces your body to exert a physical effort. It comes in many forms: walking, running, swimming, bicycle riding, playing sports, weight-training and even gardening! By moving your body and performing physically taxing tasks, you help improve the circulation of your blood and other critical bodily fluids, including those in your joints and spine. 

Healthy Living Part I: Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet

Healthy Living Part I: Whole-Food, Plant-Based Diet

A whole-food, plant-based diet is based on unprocessed fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and other natural products such as mushrooms and honey. What it excludes is all meats, dairy products and eggs. More importantly, the whole-food, plant-based diet omits all processed foods, regardless of whether it is plant- or animal-derived.

Unsupersize me vs. The Biggest Loser

Unsupersize me vs. The Biggest Loser

Unsupersize Me and The Biggest Loser have the exact same goals, but very different ways of arriving at the destination.  It is important to remember while reading this, that these both have inspired thousands of people to get in shape and live healthier.  Having said that, Unsupersize Me is a more effective, healthier, and more realistic way to lose weight.

How much water should I be drinking?

How much water should I be drinking?

Ever since I can remember the experts have said how important drinking at least 8-10 glasses of water per day was essential.  Growing up I never really understood why water was so important.. I only remember my mother always reminding me to “drop that soda, and drink some water!”

So, why is drinking water so important to the human body?  I’m glad you asked.