Being Grateful is Great for your Health

When you’re working out at the fitness center – pressing out that max rep on the bench press or hinging your hips for that last deadlift or just pedaling furiously to nowhere on a stationary bike – you are supposed to be “in the zone.” The exclusive focus of your conscious mind is simply on performing an exercise with the right form and intensity.

Our bodies deserve to be treated with respect.

Whether it's because the holidays are over and you need to slim down your waistline, or because you just got home from a doctor's appointment and found out you have gained a few more pounds than you anticipated, many people finding themselves needing to lose some weight. This can be a difficult task, as it is a process, and many people get discouraged and give up when they don't see the results they were hoping for. While being at a healthy weight is important, you should also try to get in good shape as well. Many people who are at a healthy weight are not in good shape, which can make them feel just as miserable. Here are some tips for losing fat, as well as getting into good physical shape.

Weight loss is a subject that is on the mind of a lot of people. Almost everyone could stand to better themselves and to dedicate more time to a healthy lifestyle. If you are looking to shed a few pounds or simply get more healthy, you do not have to leave the comfort of your own home. Do not buy into gym culture. You can use at home workouts and even gardening to help you shed those unwanted pounds and to feel like a fitter and healthier you. Here is what you need to know.

Back pain can take many forms. It might sneak up on you out of nowhere in a blinding flash. Or, it may just linger in the background of everyday life, never really going away. No matter how you experience back pain, you don't have to accept it as a given. These natural products might be just what you need to help cut through back pain and return to a normal routine.

For a majority of people the start of every new year is usually accompanied by hopeful ambition.

About ten years ago, I had a routine blood test done. I went right back to school and unsurprisingly, nearly passed out. I expected to go to the nurse’s office, be given some juice or something, and wait twenty minutes. I was put in a wheelchair and sent home. I suppose the nurse could tell something was really wrong. Later that day, my mom got a call from the doctor. I was anemic and it made sense that I’d pass out after a blood test. I had been feeling faint before but didn’t say anything until it hit it’s worst yet after the blood test. And I kept feeling faint. Over and over again, for years. At first, it was ignored and I was told to get my iron levels up. Then they said my iron levels were not low enough to cause this much trouble and sent me to a myriad of specialists. There were some problems with my heart rate, but they didn’t correlate with when I was feeling faint. They tried to test me for a seizure disorder, but they only triggered migraines. As you can imagine, I was extremely frustrated. Finally, I met my now primary doctor. He wasn’t 100% sure what was wrong, but he gave me instructions such as drinking tons of water and other tricks that are now second nature. Between that and starting to drink coffee, I was able to keep myself alert. I slowly started to have stomach issues but ignored them at first.

Thinking of starting a diet? I highly recommend doing a round of whole30.

A lot of people were born with certain disabilities. Either mental or physical. I, of course, had due to prematurity latency issues but other than that I was relatively healthy. It wasn’t until recently, after I had been dealing with pain all over my body for 5 years that I started getting answers...and those answers weren’t always welcome.

Pregnancy is not all it's cracked up to be . I envy women who have perfect pregnancies and deliveries. They never once throw up, much less get nauseous and they deliver with zero complications. Must be so nice...