Daily Flexibility Exercises People with poor flexibility run the risk of risk of injuring themselves, but the good news is that you can improve your flexibility with daily flexibility exercises. They don’t have to take a long time, and flexibility exercises don’t require much space. Flexibility exercises help to maintain or improve range of motion…
What Can I Eat with Celiac Disease? Eggs for Vitamin D Eggs once suffered from a misconception that they increase cholesterol levels. Actually, eggs offer a strong gluten-free source of copper and selenium. They are one of the few dietary sources of vitamin D. For more nutritional value, add some cheese and salsa to make…
Easy and Colorful Wildflower Gardening With a little planning and preparation, you can add a wildflower garden to your landscaping. The array of colors and different sizes of blooms will be a pleasing and satisfying addition. Wildflower gardening possibilities capture the imagination with an element of mystique and a splash of color. The basics for…
Deepen the Yoga Experience Undertaking yoga practice is a commitment to yourself that pays rich dividends in flexibility, stress-relief, physical and mental strength, and increased understanding of yourself and the world around you. Deepen the insights you gain, record your small triumphs and insignificant failures, and tell the story of your journey through yoga and…
How to Work the Right Muscles Your core is made up of much more than your six-pack muscles. All humans are born with six-pack abs, but for the majority of people they ’re hidden behind a layer of abdominal fat. Working your core muscles with specific exercises will help make them bigger and more defined….
Secrets to healthy ageing As we age, new challenges face us. Maybe we regret the things we did or didn’t do in our lives. Remember, that’s a part of life. Focus on the here and now. Whether you enjoy colouring books, gardening, meditation, eating or taking a walk in your local surroundings – take it slowly,…
What meditation means to your body and mind The actual practice of meditation can be done in many different ways but the one type that has shown promising results is known as mindfulness meditation. The purpose of the practice is to train your mind to be firmly focused on the present moment. It involves the…
Things Your Eyes Are Trying to Tell You Changes in your eyes can signal vision problems, diabetes, stress, even retinal detachment. What’s more, most of these you can actually see for yourself — assuming you know what to look for. We spoke to Natasha Herz, M.D., clinical spokesperson for the American Academy of Ophthalmology, about what…
Quitting smoking and managing weight The average amount of weight that people gain after stopping smoking is about four to five kilograms over five years. Most of the weight gain occurs in the year after quitting, particularly in the first three months. People who quit smoking can have very different experiences with weight change, ranging…
Your go-to food might need to go When it comes to making food choices, a lot of times we’re simply on autopilot. We have what I call our diet defaults, those automatic choices we find ourselves making without really considering the alternatives. Depending on whether they are healthy choices or unhealthy ones, your diet defaults…
