Murdering Metabolism
Can you “murder” your metabolism? Not really – but you can certainly screw with it’s “mind.” Let’s say, just for example, you are not consistent with your diet. You have been in and out of weight loss programs and, over the years; you gain and lose weight.
This can seriously screw up your metabolic rhythm. But [...]
Organic Food Benefits: Why You Should Eat Organic
Organic food consumption has increased in popularity over the years and that increase continues to rise at a relatively steady pace. There is a good chance that you have seen an organic food aisle at one of your local grocery stores. In fact, you may have even driven past a farmers market where organic food [...]
Continue Reading...Eating Right with a Busy Schedule
If you’re anything like me, you keep a busy schedule. Ideas for new stories come at you from all directions — the news, the book you’re reading, your dreams, bits on conversations you over hear, etc. You do keep a note book with you at all times to jot this stuff down, right?
Anyway, the reason [...]
Healthy Eating with Little Money
Sometimes, when you look at the grocery aisle, it can seem that you need a lot of money to eat healthily. Fast food is cheap. Good food … not so much. But I have good news, if you are interested in eating a healthy diet, you don’t have to be rich to do so.
It is [...]
Exercise and Healthy Eating
OK, I’ve spent two weeks discussing exercise. And, if you followed the link I put at the end of Jan. 9’s post, you’ve been reading my food related posts at Carma’s Cookery. But that’s really treating food and exercise like they are separate topics.
Now, of course, to some degree they are. But, because both impact [...]
Healthy Lunches with Style
Lunch is an important meal in your day, so don’t skip it — even if you are tempted to do so. Many people believe that eating a big breakfast means that lunch is unnecessary, but that’s simply not the case. When you don’t eat lunch, you are more likely to snack during the day on [...]
Continue Reading...Good Nutrition May Prevent Hair Loss
On my 40th birthday, I looked into the mirror and got the shock of my life. My hair was thinning — in a typical male pattern balding pattern, and I’m female. I can tell you, it really freaked me out. I went to the doctor straight away. After a few tests, we discovered it was [...]
Continue Reading...Low Calorie Snacks
I don’t know about you, but writer’s block gives me the munchies. But that isn’t necessarily a bad thing. Many people believe that eating snacks will destroy your diet, but research has found that snacks may actually help you stick to your diet. The caveat — you have to make healthy choices and don’t overeat.
Snacking [...]
High Fiber Diets
Face it, as a writer you spend a lot of your time sitting on your duff. All that sitting can have an effect on your digestive system. One way to prevent the potential negative effects is to make sure you eat right and get plenty of fiber.
Fiber is mostly polysaccharides composed of glucose units, but [...]
The Good, The Bad, And The Truth – About Eating
Guest Writer: Leeann Simons
It’s upsetting that so many people mentally categorize food as good or bad. “Good carbs” and “bad carbs,” “good fat” versus “bad fat.” Why does this bug me? Apparently, when you eat a “good carb,” that makes you a good person, and when you eat a “bad carb,” that makes you a [...]
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A Spirit Journal
O.K. With this post I’m going to make the following assumptions about you, dear reader.
You’re a writer — why else would you be reading a blog with “writer” in the title?
You spend a great deal of your time writing (or in other writing support activities).
You make a good deal of your income from your writing.That [...]
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What Is Physiotherapy?
Not too long ago, I was working on my chiropractor’s website. One of the pages I did was about “physiotherapy.” I asked him what the difference was between physiotherapy and physical therapy, because they didn’t look any different. He told me they were the same thing, but only a physical therapist can provide physical therapy, [...]
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What is Mental Health? Key Concepts
Since this section of The Holistic Writer is all about the mind, I thought I’d cover some basics of mental health. A healthy mind is free to be a creative mind that supports your writing talent.
Definition
Mental health is defined as a state or condition on which an individual feels a sense of well-being. This gives [...]
