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Imagine a lean and healthy America: The savings on medical, fuel, food and other costs would be enough to give every U.S. household more than $4,000. In the United States today, 66% of adults are overweight. Almost 33% of adults are obese, and 4.7% are morbidly obese, or more than 100 pounds ...
Since October is the month of Halloween, Irongeezelle thought it might be apropos to provide a mixed bag of morsels, most tasty and most foul: News bites, sound bites, thought bites. You name it. What they have in common is that they are all non-fattening, even while some are frighteningly ...
The Mayo Clinic has the following suggestions for starting a walking group. Starting a walking group doesn't require much. Simply spread the word and get organized. Soon you'll be walking toward better health. Talk to family members, friends, neighbors and colleagues. You might be surrounded by ...
You have taken the important first step on the path to a healthy lifestyle by seeking fundamental health and fitness information from this blog. As the Government Council on Fitness recommends, the next step is to decide that you are going to be physically fit and live a healthier lifestyle. ...
Remember the movie, As Good As It Gets? Remember the obsessive-compulsive (OCD, in psychology speak) character, portrayed by Jack Nicholson, who washes his hands over and over with fresh soap ? Remember Howard Hughes, an over-the-top compulsive, who also began as frequent hand washer? Well, I am ...
GET ACTIVE! Our advice to those of you that are not yet active. How to Get Active! How to Get Started! Step 1: Get up and be grateful that you are alive. Step 2: Pick an activity. Play kickball, four square, dodge ball, do Nordic walking, Irish road bowling, wiffleball, synchronized swimming, ...
Oh, we make so ado about it: Platonic love, puppy love, unconditional love, mate al love, filial love, patriotic love and, of course, romantic love. And while unconditional motherly and filial love is often exulted as the premiere expression of bonded emotion and devotion, and while patriotic ...
The Bucket List. From the moment we are born, we are dying. Of course, for the first few years of our life, we have zero awareness of this fact; we are not aware of much actually, but we live in a state of ignorant bliss regarding our mortality. Then, as we approach what feels like ete al ...
With each passing decade, we hope that our knowledge of self increases, and that we know our good as well as our less admirable qualities. You know that old saying, “the unexamined life is not worth living.” This is true within reason and we are no way suggesting that you should berate yourself ...With each passing decade, we hope that our knowledge of self increases, and that we know our good as well as our less admirable qualities.
IrongeezerSays: “It’s your choice!” A healthy lifestyle is made up of lots of small choices. Below, are a few ideas -- ways that you can improve your eating habits by choosing to do things just slightly differently. If you normally... then try this instead! Use whole or 2% milk… use fat free ...
Since October is the month of Halloween, Irongeezelle thought it might be apropos to provide a mixed bag of morsels, most tasty and most foul: News bites, sound bites, thought bites. You name it. What they have in common is that they are all non-fattening, even while some are frighteningly ...
Two thirds of the American public is either overweight or obese. Adults and kids alike are gaining pounds and suffering dire, life altering, life threatening health consequences: Type II diabetes, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease are among those consequences. We ...
IrongeezerSays: "Workout, But Don’t Kid Yourself!" How many times have you said, “I worked out for an hour and a half today?” Don’t kid yourself. Whether it was in the gym, on your bike, swimming, running or walking, how long did you actually workout? Next time use your stop watch or bike ...
As we get older, it is strange that snippets of songs and poems return to our minds with new meaning: Robert Frost’s “The Road Not Taken” and Frank Sinatra’s “I did it my way” dropped in unexpectedly, after reading an article about the prevalence of regrets in people of a certain age. We will ...
While all this may sound very academic, even a bit like ethereal “mumbo jumbo,” and while it may seem a bit daunting to address all the six dimensions in our lives, how much are each and every one of you willing to invest in this, your, life? Are you content settling for a healthy body, but an ...
IrongeezerSays™," While Exercising Be Good to The Environment." By Cliff and Tatjana Eggink, www.irongeezer.com We all know that Kermit the Frog says, "It isn't easy being green;" however, it must become the thing to be for all of us, and especially for us athletes and any active outdoor ...
Iro BoomerSays: “Think Lifestyle.” There are fad diets, quick weight loss plans, meals by mail, starvation, etc., etc. Have you, or anyone whom you know, kept weight off-long term with one of those “plans?” There is only one long term “plan” that works. It’s a balanced lifestyle of proper ...
Two thirds of the American public is either overweight or obese. Adults and kids alike are gaining pounds and suffering dire, life altering, life threatening health consequences: Type II diabetes, high blood pressure, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular disease are among those consequences. We ...
IrongeezerSays: It doesn't take a lot of hard work to enjoy the benefits of improving your health through light exercise. Improvements such as better cardiovascular health and maintaining proper weight are just a couple of the better known health benefits of daily exercise; the list is endless. ...