Four Tips to Stay Healthy This Holiday Season

Four Tips to Stay Healthy This Holiday Season - Fotolia 95752945 shopping

The “true” holiday season starts at Halloween and doesn’t end until after the New Year.  We tend to become busy with shopping, cooking, and holiday parties and often lose sight of our health. Here are 4 simple tricks designed to keep you healthy and happy this holiday season. Eat Foods and nutrients that provide energy…

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Your Turkey Trot Shouldn’t Knock You Down

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With Thanksgiving only one week away, many people are laced up for their annual “Turkey Trot” race.  Many of those taking part will develop severe foot pain after the race, a pain called plantar fasciitis. Plantar fasciitis is generally considered an overuse syndrome of the “plantar fascia” and is a common problem in the foot. …

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Three Simple Ways To Lose Weight… Especially During The Holidays

Three Simple Ways To Lose Weight… Especially During The Holidays - thanksgiving

The holiday season is just around the corner and we all tend to throw our healthy eating habits out the window!  Here are a few tips to help keep your eating habits on track. #1 – Eat more Protein When it comes to weight loss, the KING of all nutrients is protein.  Your body is…

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Exercise… Your Wonder Drug For A Healthy Life…

Exercise… Your Wonder Drug For A Healthy Life… - exercise

Last week I wrote about two simple ways to become a healthier person (click here to read that blog). One way is through eating proper food and the second is increased activity. Of all things that can provide the best results to your health…physical activity is number 1. In 2015, the Academy of Medical Royal…

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Two Steps To Be A Healthier Person

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Even with our best intentions, trying to be healthy seems like a tough hill to climb.  It is hard to start, and even more hard to stay motivated.   Actually, living a healthy life is quite the opposite.  Follow these two simple steps to start your road to a healthier you. Eating healthy shouldn’t be a…

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How To Enjoy Outdoor Activities Without Back Pain

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Outdoor activities are a healthy and enjoyable way to live an active lifestyle; when the weather is nice, the outdoors are hard to resist.  Here in California we are lucky, even though summer is officially “over” the summer weather will continue for many more months! A reduction in activity leads to a decrease in physical…

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Physical Therapy & Fitness After 50!

Physical Therapy & Fitness After 50! - after 50

As we age, we progress through different stages: childhood, adolescence, adulthood and late adulthood.  As we move into our “senior” years it more important to adopt a healthy lifestyle.  As we age there are changes in all our body systems, including the cardiovascular and musculoskeletal systems. Some common conditions and illnesses include: osteoarthritis, osteoporosis, heart…

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A Moving Body Is A Healthy Body

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When someone talks about “being healthy” most people assume healthy means eating the right food. Actually, eating the right things is just one aspect of being healthy.  Having strong muscles and bones is just as essential for having a healthy body and a healthy life.   Activity is just as important to your heart, lungs, and…

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Groin Injuries: Who Gets Them And Why They Hurt So Bad?

A very common yet still pertinent problem in sports and daily activities are the presence of hip adductor strains or more commonly known as groin strains.  It is a disruption or tear to any one of the 5 hip adductor muscles that aid in bringing the leg in towards the body. These muscles include the…

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