I believe that one of the best forms of exercise is swimming. It’s very low impact, compared to, say, jogging, and yet the fitness benefits are probably better. It helps your lungs stay in shape, thanks to the rhythmic breathing you have to do while swimming. It’s one terrific aerobic exercise if you do it right.
In college, I used to be with the swimming varsity team. I tried out in my first year, and the coach told me that I needed more training, but he accepted me anyway. It was a good run–err–swim for me. Until I started smoking two years later. The team captain caught me with a cigarette one lazy afternoon on campus… and that was it for me.
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It’s indisputable that exercise and proper eating habits are two inescapable disciplines that we must have in order to maintain health and fitness. However, in our polluted world today, these two alone can’t guarantee our being safe from diseases. Hence, we take vitamins and supplements and such.
One way that we can assure ourselves of a healthy heart — after all, it’s one of the most important organs we have to protect — is to take up chelation therapy. This is when a chelating agent is administered in order to get rid of heavy metals in your body. One of the desired effects of this therapy is to unblock arteries by removing plaque that causes heart disease. Continue reading »
To lose some weight (maybe I’m about 10-15lbs overweight now), I’ve gone on a fish diet. It’s not really a strict regimen of fish-only meals, but for a few days now I’ve been avoiding meat. The reason? To avoid fat and cholesterol intake. And since fish is so abundant in my locale, it’s not a very difficult diet to follow.
Fish meat has high protein content, and it’s rich in iodine, and it’s arguably a healthy option to pork or beef. Chicken? I’ve never really been a fan of chicken dishes, so it’s not a hard thing for me to give up. Besides, chicken skin and the dark meat of fowl are crazy loaded with cholesterol!
I’m going to stick to this fish diet for a few more weeks and see what effects it will have on my body.
During the past several months, I was always out with clients or friends… drinking. Beer mostly. Coupled with that the fact that I was eating too much carbs, I really gained weight. Two weeks ago I gained almost 15 pounds! My jeans were starting to give out on me already…
So I decided to go back to my healthy diet, and stop drinking beer. Drinking too much anyway.
Now I’m almost back down to my ideal 160 lbs (around 69 kg). What did I do? No carbs (rice and bread for the most part) after 6pm. Also, reduced intake of rice and other carbohydrate-rich foodstuffs during meals. It’s working!
Now, if only I could haul my behind back to the gym…
Sleep — probably the most important function of our body. And this is why, without it or when lacking it, we cannot function well at all. I’m sure most of you have tried going without sleep and experienced the detrimental results. Imagine being afflicted with a sickness that robs you of your sleep. In the United States, it is estimated that there are 40 million people with sleeping disorders, often referred to as somnipathy, and that 95% of those are undiagnosed, therefore untreated.
People with somnipathy are known to experience some — or maybe even all — of the following effects: excessive daytime sleepiness, morning headaches, a continuous and uncontrollable urge to move one’s legs, obesity or excessive weight, restlessness while sleeping, trouble falling or staying asleep, depression, impotence, high blood pressure, irritability, forgetfulness, anxiety, apnea, lack of energy and motivation, difficulty learning or concentrating.
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