So you got the fit bit with the heart rate monitor and you want to know how to determine your zone for increased fitness and fat burning potential… If you really want to increase your fitness level here are the rules… Taken from Maffetone’s Big Book of Endurance Training and Racing: 1. Subtract your ageContinue reading "Go Slower to Go Faster -Heart Rate Training with Phil Maffeton"
Are you looking for a coffee substitute, well neither was I until I had to remove coffee from my diet : ( ! Here comes Chickory root with it’s health boosting benefits… It looks and tastes something like coffee but is caffeine-free and less expensive than the real thing. This medicinal herb, helps purify theContinue reading "Chickory Root – The Coffee Alternative"
The simplest and most cost effective way to alkalinize your water is to put lemon in it. Lemons are considered one of the most alkalizing foods you can eat. This may seem untrue as they are acidic on their own. However, in the body, lemons are alkaline; the citric acid does not create acidity onceContinue reading "Turn Life’s Lemon’s into a Powerful Tool"
An acidic body is a magnet for disease, illness, cancer & aging. The main fear regarding an acidic diet is bone loss from the body releasing minerals from your bones. However, Alkalinity is also potentially a problem because it is antibacterial, so it could disrupt the balance of your body’s beneficial bacteria, which can bufferContinue reading "Alkaline vs. Acidic"
When your body’s level of the stress hormone Cortisol is chronically elevated, excess fat gets relocated to your abdominal area. VITAMIN C helps lower Cortisol levels. Reducing your Cortisol levels would help you score those flat abs This doesn’t mean to load up on oranges, infact that will do the opposite. Look to the sweetContinue reading "Belly Fat Distress..one quick tip"
Adrenal Fatigue is usually caused by some form of stress. No matter physical, emotional, psychological, environmental or infectious, your adrenals respond to every kind of stress in the same manner. Even if minor, stressors accumulate and the adrenals have no opportunity to FULLY recover. Adrenal Fatigue takes patience to overcome. Recovery can take 3 monthsContinue reading "Your Adrenals & Stress- DONT’s"
Flu season is among us and keeping our immune system strong is our only defense. Besides good nutrition, which I know you all follow because you read my posts to keep you healthy, here are a few tips that can help boost your immune system to get through this flu season: •GRAPEFRUITS – and otherContinue reading "Boost Your Immune System & Fight the Flu"