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TAKING STEPS TOWARD A HEALTHIER YOU: WALK IT OUT

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You want to get healthier, but the thought of going to the gym makes you want to lie down  and take a nap. Walk it out. You want to exercise more, but you live a busy lifestyle where you don’t have enough time to exercise. Walk it out. To those of us trying to lose weight and achieve our optimum health,  exercising vigorously 4-5 days a week can seem like a daunting challenge. To compound this,  it’s a time commitment that we have to figure out how to work into our already loaded schedules! If you find yourself with these thoughts, here’s where we say, “Walk it out.” Try these tips! Make your goals smaller Make the goal to be active throughout your day, fitting in exercise where you can.   Start getting into the habit of being active and moving around.  This will help you start feeling the positive effects of exercise and see opportunities in your schedule where you might not have considered you’d have time to slip in a quick physical activity. Increase the...

WHY FAD DIETS CAN DO MORE HARM THAN GOOD

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  Fad diets have a way of catching our attention. Chances are you can name three or four right now and have probably tried just as many—cabbage soup diet anyone? Why are people so intrigued by these popular diets? We’ve all read the articles: Research shows that regular exercise and a nutritious, varied diet are the cornerstones of staying healthy. Still, the lure of that quick fix can be so tempting. But there are some big strikes against fad diets. Research also shows that not only do most crash diets not produce long-term results, they can do more harm than good when it comes to your health. What is a fad diet? Not good for your health There’s no shortage of people willing to give fads like a juice cleanse or the lemon detox diet a try. Each year, 45 million people in the United States go on a diet and of these, half of them try a fad diet, according to research from the Boston Medical Center. But nutritionists say there’s a reason that fad rhymes with “bad” when it comes to how...