Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition
Why is dieting a never ending story? Part 2
If you have a cat you'll probably know that he or she likes things to stay the same, they don't like radical changes to their environment. The human body works in the same way, keeping everything stable so that it keeps working perfectly. There are some hormones that play an especially important role in this, including insulin, leptin and ghrelin.
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition
Why is dieting a never ending story? Part 1
For many people, Thanksgiving and Christmas mean gaining some extra weight then starting dieting once the holidays are over. I don't think that it is the smartest idea to eat extra with a wish to then lose it after the holidays. Here's why…
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition
How excess sugar can compromise your immunity
There are a number of reasons why sugar has got a bad reputation in recent years. The most obvious reason is that we can see that most people are not really healthy.
Kauai Garden Island , Exercise
How to improve bone health with exercise
Most people know what they need to do to lose weight, although applying the knowledge can still be tricky. However, it's very hard to know what you can do to improve your bone health. We have probably all heard that calcium is very important for our bones, which is true, but getting enough calcium in your diet alone might be not enough.
Kauai Garden Island , Detox & Healing , Mindset
Are we expecting too much of others?
Are we creating our own difficulties, unknowingly? Especially if you are living in a busy city it can be very hard to understand that you are living in a permanent state of stress. And it can be impossible to see how much effect it has on our lives.
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition , Detox & Healing , Mindset
Do what you can, when you can
Knowingly or unknowingly we all want to plan our healthy and happy aging. For the most part we also know what we need to do. However...
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition , Detox & Healing
The simplest solution for your health
Most of the time we will overthink any illness or disease, and we might not realize that there actually may be way to heal ourselves with just some very simple and free changes to our lifestyle. This is something that we can't live without — water!
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition
Salt‚ we can't survive without it
Sodium is an essential nutrient, which means that it's something that our body can not produce on its own, so we need to consume it. Sodium plays a vital role in the regulation of many of our body's functions...
Kauai Garden Island , Nutrition
Are you too old to start exercising — Part 3, Nutrition and more
In my previous articles in this series I gave some practical ideas for exercises that you can do in your home and also I briefly touched on nutrition, especially how important it is to consume adequate amounts of protein. However, there are a few more things that you can do to improve your health and keep your body young for as long as possible.
Exercise , Kauai Garden Island
Are you too old to start exercising — Part 2, Exercise
When we think of exercise we may often think of going to some facility such as a community center or a gym. Although if you are not able (or do not want) to go somewhere like that then there is plenty that you can do at home, even if you don't have any equipment...
Exercise , Kauai Garden Island
Are you too old to start exercising — Part 1, Introduction
You may be thinking that you are too old to start exercising. Or maybe even that you simply can't do exercises any more, it's just too hard. But is that really true?
Nutrition , Exercise , Mindset , Kauai Garden Island
How exercise can help you to eat healthier
I think we all know that exercise is very important for our health and wellbeing. But I want to draw your attention to one specific benefit which many people may not be aware of — and that is how exercise can help you eat better.
