As I was looking for some good links earlier this month when writing about litter, one of the facts I read is that cigarette butts is one of the most littered items. Really? I had no plan to write about this until we did our “litter loop” walk the other day and I noticed all […]
June is Great Outdoors Month so the focus is the environment. There are many things in our environment that have an impact on us and our health. Some of these things we have very little, if any, control over, while others we have complete control over. Greg and I walk around our sub-division a couple […]
June is Great Outdoors Month so the focus is the environment. There are many things in our environment that have an impact on us and our health. Some of these things we have very little, if any, control over, while others we have complete control over. I went for a hike the other morning. There […]
During the course of May, we looked at hydration. Why is hydration so important? Because it helps our bodies, which are composed of more than 60% water, perform optimally. Sufficient water is an important component of good health. This What is Hydration? video on thevisualMD.com is great! It covers the various topics we looked at […]
Did you ever think about eating your water to help stay hydrated? I never really thought about it. I was happy to discover that I eat a lot of hydrating foods on a daily basis. I have a book called The Water Secret: The Cellular Breakthrough to Look and Feel 10 Years Younger by Howard […]
In your efforts to stay hydrated, are all liquids created equal? Does 16 oz of coffee equal 16 oz of water? Do you need an electrolyte beverage? Should you “drink your vitamins” using a water with added vitamins? Wow, so many questions! (Sorry, this is a bit of a long post with several links) This […]
As I said last week, I personally think that “How do I know I am drinking enough water?” is a better question to ask than “How much water should I drink?”. Again, using the stand-by rule of 8 8-oz glasses (64 oz) as a baseline is easy to remember and I don’t believe there is […]
This month we will explore hydration. Our bodies are made up of at least 50% water. So consuming sufficient water is critical for our bodies to function properly. A question I hear often is “How much water should I drink?” Here are the two common rules we hear: Drink at least 8 8-oz glasses (64 […]
It is the final week in April and we will look at body composition. This InBody article – Body Composition 101: The Beginner’s Guide – is great. (Understand, InBody sells body composition measurement tools.) So, rather than cover all the details here, I’ll hit the highlights and you can read the article for more in-depth […]
We’ve talked about clothing size and BMI. Both have their place when it comes to assessing our health based on our weight. Now we will talk about waist measurement. The thinking behind our waist measurement is that your waist size indicates the amount of belly fat you are storing. The more belly fat you have, […]