HEALTH
Health posts could cover fitness, health conditions, treatments or care, or weight loss.
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Running Part 2: Going the Distance
[disclosure] I was a sprinter. Both my husband and son do distance. My son finished a half-marathon (13.1 miles) at the age of 9 in 1:37! Pretty good, huh? He was interviewed by the ABC station in Los Angeles right after he finished the race – he was the first under-18 finisher—but the reporter literally stuck the microphone in his face right after he crossed the finish line. It was not pretty. I asked her to give him a minute – and afterwards, he gave a lovely soundbite about the importance of the cause (autism — Operation Jack Foundation) and smartly compared having a sister with Down Syndrome with…
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A Look at Running for Beginners
[disclosure] Happy Friday, everyone! Running… It’s actually surprising that I haven’t gotten to running yet in these exercise posts. My husband was a Division 1 runner in college for a while, and my son was a nationally-ranked distance runner until he hit his growth spurt. I even ran track through high school. Running was always a big deal around our household. This weekend’s fitness posts are going to cover this sport. Today – some basic tips for beginners… Is Running Good for Your Health? People who want to start running for fitness may be looking for confirmation that running, amid some of the bad press around the sport, has…
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Blending and Your Health Routine: Part 2
Life: The Reboot is a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for sites to earn advertising fees by advertising and linking to Amazon.com. [disclosure] Last week, we looked at some blending basics. Today, we go into a little more detail about making healthy smoothies with some tips on making them better for you. First, a debunking of myths on smoothie making… Top 5 Myths of Smoothie Making Debunked Unfortunately, blending is sometimes given a bad rap because of misinformation. So, let’s set the record straight about some key blending myths once and for all. Myth #1: Chewing foods…
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Grit and You: Part 2
[disclosure] Happy Tuesday! Today is Grit: Part 2 (Grit: Part 1 was last week) on and how having it can affect your life – for the better. Grit can influence different part of your life: success in business, patience, and passion for what you do. As a Predictor of Future Success Grit is the strongest predictor for future success in an individual; grit overcomes wit and ability every time. Studies have proven that given a group with equal IQ scores and ability, those with grit will beat out their counterparts. Those with grit will adapt, take direction, seek to understand, and make changes to survive things that others can’t…
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The Lowdown on Allergies
[disclosure] Good Monday Morning! I hope everyone had a lovely Mother’s Day. My children made me breakfast and my husband grilled dinner. I had a relaxing day. A perfect Mother’s Day! I hope everyone had what they consider to be the perfect day… Today’s topic is one that I am all too familiar with… allergies! An allergy or hypersensitivity reaction is the term used to describe a condition where the immune system causes an immune response when in contact with a certain substance. In other words, the immune system has a reaction when exposed to something specific — something that shouldn’t typically cause a reaction.. Hypersensitivity reactions are divided…
