WHAT IT MEANS TO BE HEALTHY NOW!

Did you know 52% of people are not drinking 8 glasses of water a day?

Did you know 49% of people are not getting an annual physical or checkup?

Did you know 49% of people are not getting good night's sleep?

Did you know 80% of Americans surveyed are not eating 5+ servings of veggies per day?

Did you know 79% of people would rather be viewed as smart than sexy?

Did you know 88% of Americans surveyed think society's body image expectations are unrealistic?

These statistics came from Cleveland Clinic and Parade magazine on 1,010 Americans, 18 years of age and older, living the USA completed between July 13 and 20, 2018.

Conclusion:  For years, Americans have heard conflicting information about diet and exericse, and many are so confused they have given up, says Dr. Mark Hyman, director of Cleveland Clinic Center for Functional Medicine.  Dr Hyman also states, The truth is, you can't exercise your way out of a bad diet, and eating healthy doesn't have to be complicated.   Read the survey highlights, at Parade.com/healthy now      Harriet Cole tomharriet@aol.com

The Best Of You: BEYOND ORGANIC.......A SHAKLEE STANDARD!!Shaklee...

The Best Of You: BEYOND ORGANIC.......A SHAKLEE STANDARD!!

Shaklee...: BEYOND ORGANIC.......A SHAKLEE STANDARD!! Shaklee screens for over 350 contaminants, pesticides, and impurities on every new botanical, 3...

BEYOND ORGANIC.......A SHAKLEE STANDARD!!

Shaklee screens for over 350 contaminants, pesticides, and impurities on every new botanical, 3 times more than U.S. Pharmacopeia standards.

Shaklee also performs over 100,000 quality tests per year to ensure that their products are pure. People ask "Are Shaklee products Organic?"  Shaklee's working philosophy is something much, much better.....Beyond Organic...a philosophy that Shaklee quality standards go beyond how and where an ingredient is grown.  Shaklee confirms the purity and potency of ingredients AFTER harvest to guarantee that the final finished product is FREE of hundreds of chemical contaminants.

You may be asking "WHY"does Shaklee go "Beyond Organic"?  While Shaklee encourages all consumers to purchase organic produce and ingredients, it is important to remember that organic is a means of production; not a guarantee that the food is clean and free of chemical contaminants, pesticides and herbicides....even when safely applied...can run off into unintended areas and farmland.

That is why Shaklee's approach is to work with the finest suppliers and to go ABOVE AND BEYOND to verify the safety, purity and potency of the ingredients they use..after harvest.

Your safety and your family's safety is Shaklee's highest concern.  And their BEYOND ORGANIC  program guarantees the highest standards of safety. 

Now when someone asks about organic standards, you'll be able to say,  "LET ME TELL YOU ABOUT SHAKLEE'S BEYOND ORGANIC Program."

I AM A GIFT......

I am a gift, no matter what age, no matter what I look,
there's beauty in each stage.

I am a gift, and I promise every day,
when I look in the mirror I'll say, "I am a gift."

I am a gift, I've loved really well,
and every year I've lived has a different tale to tell.

I've made mistakes, have some regrets.

But I promise I'll never forget I am a gift.

There may be times when I forget the truth about me.

When it seems time and youth are just marching on without me.

That's when I might need you to find me, and ever so gently remind me that.

I am a gift, a precious child,
I'm put here on this earth but only for awhile.

So I make this vow and I say it with love,

"I am perfect and whole and enough, and
I am a gift."

Harriet      (thank you, written by Karen Drucker and Karen Taylor-Good)

The Best Of You: KEEP CALM: 10 MINUTES TO RELAXATION.Breathing w...

The Best Of You: KEEP CALM:  10 MINUTES TO RELAXATION.

Breathing w...: KEEP CALM:  10 MINUTES TO RELAXATION. Breathing works to still your mind by hacking your body-brain systems.  When you feel relaxed, your...

KEEP CALM:  10 MINUTES TO RELAXATION.

Breathing works to still your mind by hacking your body-brain systems.  When you feel relaxed, your breathing slows down.  Recent studies support the use of breathing to relax and calm the mind.

One technique to help you:

The easiest is called 2-1-4:

• Find a place where you can be alone and comfortable
• Close your eyes and feel your body relaxing
• Inhale for two seconds
• Hold your breath for one second
• Exhale for four seconds.

Pay particular attention to the out breath.  Repeat this pattern for 5-10 minutes.

Hope this will help you to relax and remain calm.  Harriet  www.healthyhabitstoday.net



   

FOUR HEALHY WAYS TO LOSE WEIGHT!!

MYTH 1:  More exercise yields more weight lost.
 Logging more hours at the gym actually yields diminishing returns.

** Shoot for daily half-hour sweat sessions at a high intensity.

MYTH 2: To successfully diet, it's all or nothing.
Forget those dramatic diet shake-ups.

** Make one small tweak a month.  And program a daily reminder into your phone.

MYTH 3:  Healthy snacks are a must.

Dieters who didn't snack between breakfast and lunch lost nearly 5 lbs. more weight 

over a year than morning snackers. 

**Skip the morning snack, unless you have to go more than four hours until lunch.  

Snack that's satisfying: one includes protein, fiber-rich carbs and a little fat, such as

an apple with peanut or almond butter or a corn tortilla with a slice of low-fat cheese.

MYTH 4:  Thin models are inspiring.

That skinny, bikini-clad celeb taped to your fridge is probably working against you.

**Use a picture of yourself when you were a healthy weight--or pick a realistic model

for inspiration.

Making small, consistent changes fits more easily into people's routines (than radically

altering your diet, says Dr. Brian Wansink, EatingWell advisor and professor of 

marketing at Cornell University.

Harriet Cole (tomharriet@aol.com)

 
 

To Lower Your Risk, Start here!

             LOWER YOU RISK FOR ALZHEIMER'S

Parade Magazine article on steps to reduce risk of Alzheimer's:

• Know your numbers - get basic blood tests, learn your blood pressure, and body mass index.
• Take a cognitive test - one you can take at home, 15 minute SAGE test (for a link, go to alzu.org)
• Hang on to your muscle - we lose  1% of muscle mass a year if we don't do anything about it.  Mix aerobic and resistance/weight training helps burn fat.
• Maintain a healthy weight - there may be no such thing as "fat but fit," recent studies say.
• Eat "green, lean and clean." - Almost every brain benefits from a plant-heavy diet (veggies, beans, whole grains, nuts, seeds) with lean protein (fish, especially) and low fat dairy.  Grass-fed dairy and meat have less fat.  Use extra-virgin olive oil for everything.
• Go fishing - Brain food.  Fatty fish twice a week includes salmon, albacore tuna, mackerel, lake trout and sardines. Omega-3 supplements with DHA and EPA may be a benefit.
• Pass on late-night eating -at least 8 hours of sleep. Stop texting, checking email and watching TV 30 to 45 minutes before bedtime.  You will sleep better.
• Balance stress with downtime - every 4.5 years of work stress lead to one additional year of brain aging. Yoga, acupuncture, and regular vacations all help.
• Keep busy and connected - Hobbies and friendships both relax and challenge the brain to learn new things.  Social contact protects it. Word on cross words and brain games is mixed--remember there is no one magic bullet.
• Visit the dentist and the eye doctor-Untreated dental problems can cause problematic inflammation.  Vision or hearing loss can lead to social isolation.
• Take up the ukulele-Music's benefits to the brain helps.  Listening revs you up for exercise and calms stress, but playing or singing is even better.
• Don't smoke-you knew that.
• Consider genetic testing - It won't tell you whether you'll get the disease as only a few genes have been linked to Alzheimer's so far.  Best studied is APOE which helps regulate fats.
• Join a clinical trial - Early intervention research is our best chance to cure the disease, says Harvard neurologist Reisa A. Sperling.  The first person cured of Alzheimer's disease will be in a clinical trial.  Search for studies at clinicaltrials.gov

 Go to Alzu.org to take an Alzheimer's course, find links to the SAGE cognitive test. 
Thank you, Paula Spencer Scott, for this excellent article.     
Harriet Cole www.smart-money.myshaklee.com

Thought for the day:

Being we are in a political climate every day, I found some GREAT TRUTHS and 
here is one that is clever:

"GIVING MONEY AND POWER TO GOVERNMENT IS LIKE GIVING WHISKEY
   AND CAR KEYS TO TEENAGE BOYS."   P.J. O'Rourke