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Spring is arriving! This is the time when the natural environment comes alive again after a long winter season. Grass begins to grow, plants and flowers start to bloom, and the trees become green again.
In this study, researchers defined optimal health as exercising for at least 2.5 hours each week, a good diet that rates in the top half of the Healthy Eating Index, non-smoker, and percentage of body fat below 30 % for women and 20% for men.
Are you feeling sluggish? Do you worry because you struggle to remember simple things? Are you easily distracted? Do you wish there was a magic wand that you could wave over your body, resetting it to a point where you feel clean, refreshed and energized?
Hormones play a special, integral role in your overall health and wellness. They travel throughout your body and tell each organ how to function, what to do, how to do it, and when to do it. For example, your appetite and metabolism are regulated by hormones. Your sleep can be affected by your hormone levels. Even sexual functions, moods and stress require balanced hormones for proper functioning.
Lead, polychlorinated biphenyls, chorine, fluoride, cyanide, formaldehyde, pesticides, steroids, anti-biotics, copper, mercury, ethanol, triclosan and dioxins. These are just a few of the toxins you could be exposed to on a daily basis.
There is no questioning the fact that men and women are different, very different. The way they think, feel, act, dress, argue, love and appear can be different. These differences have been discussed for many years and have even been the basis for books, films and research studies.
It seems every week there is a new diet fad that promises to help you lose weight fast and with little effort. With thousands of diet options, you may feel overwhelmed when choosing the right plan for your lifestyle.
The Height-to-weight ratio test. If your waist is less than half your height, then you’re doing okay. As a further check, also measure your hip-to-waist ratio. Then divide your waist by your hip circumference. The ideal for men is 0.8, and for women is 0.7. High risk is over 1.0 for men, and over 0.85 for women.