So you’re getting eight hours of sleep each night, meditating in the morning, writing in your journal, downing a protein drink for breakfast, eating a turkey-on-whole-wheat sandwich for lunch, taking a fruit drink in the afternoon, drinking plenty of water, and exercising an hour a day. Your system is clean, and you feel great. Only [...]
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Winter is hard on everyone. The snow, ice, and cold make it difficult to participate in outdoor activities (running, walking, hiking, baseball, golf) that help keep us in shape and happy. Some of us eat more in the colder months, and the combination of sedentariness and getting our grub on can add unwanted pounds. We [...]
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Many people find getting a sound night’s sleep to be the exception rather than the rule. Some struggle to fall asleep, others nod off quickly but wake up in the middle of the night, and a third group awakens early never to return to the winks. Most experts claim that adults need seven to nine [...]
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Depression and anxiety are little-understood illnesses that affect millions of people. They often accompany one another, and they can be quite debilitating. Many folks who suffer from depression or anxiety turn to prescription drugs as a solution. They often lead relatively normal lives, but the drugs mask the underlying problems and sometimes create dependencies or [...]
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Not long ago, I published an article about a protein shake that I drink every morning for breakfast. The response to that article has been remarkable. Several readers have taken the advice seriously and have begun to make the drink on a daily basis. I am delighted with that news. I would like to present [...]
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Learning from past experiences Our human existence is like a road down which we travel together toward some unknown destination. The route is fairly straight and easy enough to follow, but every so often a side road leads off to the left or the right, winding through the trees and beaconing to us to go [...]
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Recently, at a dinner party, I crossed paths with a young lady who had a headache. I was dishing up some refried beans as she took a spoonful of rice, and since I had not seen her for some time, I asked her how she was doing. She looked at me, smiled, and with a [...]
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I have reasonably good teeth, but I have found that using them is not always the most efficient way to consume healthful food. Years ago, I began to drink a protein shake before leaving for work. I referred to it as a protein breakfast drink, but rather than using protein powder, I relied on whole [...]
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