Big Beautiful Mind

Women in a study at the Brain Research Centre in Canada who did a total-body weight training routine once or twice a week for one year scored up to 13% higher on mental-attention tests than those who took body-weight only exercise classes.  To continue challenging both your muscles and gray matter, bump up the pounds you lift once you have aced two sets of eight reps at a certain weight.  Flexing the body and the mind.

Eat Fiber to Live Longer

Women with the highest fiber intake, around 26 grams, are 34% less likely to die from cardiovascular diseases than those who eat less than that.

If you feel so incline?

When you get on the treadmill bump up the incline.  Some treadmills 0 incline may actually be a little down hill.  An incline of 1.0 will help you burn extra flab.

Friday night fallout...

Being the life of the party has its down sides, hours of outgoing activity and skimping on sleep effects cognitive health and physical performance.  The extra brain activity involved effects how much sleep you get.

Be a front end loader...

Ok if you have heard me say this once you will hear me say it a hundred times, but maybe this will convince you to comply!!!  If you do not eat breakfast within 2 hours of waking up you will slow your metabolism and slow your fat burn.  Try to get protein (to fend of hunger) and fiber (to fill you up).

We are going Bananas!!!

Womens diets are low in potassium.  This is a mineral that keeps blood pressure in check and maintains water balance and keeps nerves and muscles working properly.  We need 4700 milligrams a day.  A banana is about 10% of a bodys needs.  Try these other veggies, fruits and legumes:  baked potato, cannellini beans, small box of raisins and an orange.

Power Breakfast

1 cup of steel cut oatmeal, half a scoop of protein powder, tablespoon of almond butter, tablespoon of ground flaxseed and a handful of blueberries. Its delicious and gives you a ton of energy.

Burger rings!!

Top your burger with red onion instead of white.  The switch can lower bad cholesterol 20% in 8 weeks.

A Site for Sore Bellies

Happybellybags.com is a website where you can get groceries that are hard to find at major chains.  This web site is geared towards people with food allergies such as wheat, nut, lactose and soy.

De-stinking...

Want a little tip to remove the smell from your running shoes?  Place your sneakers outside in the sun or wash them with baking soda and vinegar!!

Pal-ing Around

Not only does being part of a group come with social benefits, but a new study shows that belonging to numerous organizations can also increase your resilience.  You get a sense of purpose and belonging from those memberships, which gives you the strength to face challenges-both physical and mental.