For Yoga teachers and practitioners, it is easy to get caught up in the challenge of a pose. You tense your muscles and stretch your limbs to achieve the perfect expression, demonstrated by a teacher, a video, an image, or simply enacted in your mind. However, in striving for perfection in your poses, you can often lose sight of what…
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Is that a back massager or a sex toy?
How about BOTH? Remember that infamous episode of “Sex & The City” when Kim Catrell’s character “Samantha” tried to return her VIBRATOR to The Sharper Image and got into a huge debate with the Sharper Image salesman about it being a massager. back and no sex. toys Turns out they were both right! For decades, women have been buying “back…
ABC of a successful weight loss process
A-Responsibility Be responsible and in control of your weight loss journey. It may include keeping and updating a weight loss journal or having a responsible partner who is interested in the same progress as you. B – Believe in yourself Tell yourself that you can lose weight like everyone else. The fact that you can’t lose weight is on your…
Exploring the benefits of swimming
burning the calories We all know that swimming is a great way to exercise and that it is a great way to burn calories. You can reap the same rewards as running or other aerobic exercises, yet most people don’t realize how much swimming can help. By comparison, a ten-minute butterfly swim session equals 150 calories, while running a ten-minute…
How to get in the best shape of your life in just 20 minutes three times a week
The sad reality is that long, boring cardio doesn’t work. You can burn some calories and even lose that weight. It won’t change your body shape, and it won’t burn as much fat or calories as you think. If you want the most effective workout in the least amount of time, you should try interval training. Interval training allows you…
Easy ways to lose weight fast: the “safe” method for women
Want some easy ways to lose weight fast…with what’s called the “SURE-SHOT” method for women? Basically, you’ll get a proven method that sheds pounds and inches of disgusting fat from your waist, thighs, butt, and hips! Easy ways to lose weight fast Accurate exercise #1: spin until you get a little dizzy What? HEY? What the heck does this have…
HIIT Benefits for Chiropractic Patients
High-intensity interval training (HIIT) has been shown to be one of the most effective exercise programs for weight loss. But can it also help the chiropractic patient? What is HIIT? HIIT is an exercise program that incorporates short bursts of intense exercise followed by slow exercise. Because it is so effective, people often see better results in much less time.…
Lose weight and keep it off with intuitive, easy and fun eating
How To Have Your Cake And Your Skinny Jeans Too: Stop Overeating, Overeating, And Dieting Forever Get The Naturally Slim Body You Crave From The Inside Out (Solution To Overeating) by Josie Spinardi is an amazingly written book accessible with clear practical strategies and robust evidence-based approaches. Concept Your body is programmed to maintain a naturally lean weight. You don’t…
Type 2 diabetes: the five most harmful refined carbohydrates
Most of the carbohydrate foods consumed today are highly refined and processed. Most of it is plain sugar, but not just table sugar; corn syrup, sweet drinks and different types of candy. Nutrients and fiber have usually been removed as well. Not all carbs are bad for you, but the following are ranked as the worst of the worst… 1.…
What types of vegetables can I eat on the Candida diet?
Loading up on vegetables is an excellent diet strategy. Vegetables are packed with essential vitamins and nutrients and are a great addition to any healthy diet, but are all vegetables created equal? Believe it or not, some vegetables may not be appropriate for certain types of diets. The candida diet is one of those diets where you have to pay…