Maria's Daily Health Journey

HELLO AND WELCOME TO MY BLOG ON MY OVERALL VIEW OF EATING HEALTHY AND EXERCISE. MANY ASK, “WHERE DO WE DRAW THE LINE BETWEEN HEALTH AND INDULGENCE AND,  WHERE DOES THE FOOD & EXERCISE CONNECTION COME IN?? WELL, TODAY I WILL DISCUSS MY VIEW OF BOTH AND HOPEFULLY ANSWER BOTH OF THOSE QUESTIONS,

FIRST, LET’S TALK EXERCISE. I FEEL IF YOU HAVE THE RESOURCES AND THE CAPABILITY, ONE SHOULD DEVELOP AN EXERCISE PLAN.FIND WHAT INTERESTS YOU. THE REASON BEING, THE MORE YOU LIKE  THE EXERCISE YOU CHOOSE, THE MORE ENGAGED YOU WILL LIKELY TO BE.

IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO DEVELOP AN EXERCISE PLAN; ONE MUST ACTIVATE IT!

IF YOU ARE SERIOUS ABOUT GETTING IN GOOD HEALTH , MODERATE EXERCISE IS SUGGESTED.

AS COVERT BAILEY SAYS, “ IF EXERCISE WERE A  PILL, IT WOULD BE THE MOST WIDELY PRESCRIBED MEDICINE IN THE WORLD.”

EXERCISE  IS GOOD FOR YOUR OVERALL  HEALTH. IMPROVEMENT IN AREAS  SUCH AS HEART, LUNGS, BLOOD PRESSURE, AND MUCH NEEDED REGULATION OF YOUR BLOOD SUGAR LEVELS AND METABOLISM. FURTHERMORE, IT WILL HELP YOU FEEL GOOD AND FEEL BETTER  ABOUT YOURSELF.

BECAUSE YOU ARE FEELING SO GREAT, YOU WILL ALSO FEEL INSPIRED- INSTANT THERAPY!!

AS A SIDE NOTE, BE CAREFUL NOT TO OVERDO EXERCISE. ESPECIALLY IF YOU ARE A BEGINNER. AS ALWAYS, CHECK WITH YOUR DOCTOR BEFORE STARTING ANY NEW EXERCISE  ROUTINE. FOLLOW YOUR DOCTOR’S ADVICE FOR YOUR PERSONAL LIMITATIONS OR GUIDELINES. TOO MUCH OF A GOOD THING IS NOT A GOOD THING, REMEMBER TO STAY HYDRATED THROUGHOUT YOUR WORKOUT; HYDRATION IS  A VITAL KEY TO ANY GOOD HEALTH HABIT.

HERE IS AN EXAMPLE OF WHAT WORKS FOR ME: I EXERCISE 3 TIMES PER WEEK, OR 3 HOURS PER WEEK ; THAT WORKS FOR ME,  BUT YOU DO WHAT WORKS FOR YOU.

THIS MAY NOT WORK FOR YOU- DO WHAT YOU LIKE AND WHAT IS PRACTICAL FOR YOU—

I RECOMMEND EATING A PRE-WORKOUT SNACK AND ALSO A POST-WORKOUT RECOVERY SNACK AS WELL .

HERE ARE SOME OF MY FAVORITES:

BANANA WITH PEANUT BUTTER

RICE CAKES WITH HUMMUS OR LOW-FAT CHEESE

HARD – BOILED EGG AND TOMATO SLICES

FOR ME, I LEARNED GOOD HEALTH HABITS THROUGH YOGA AND MEDITATION. I ENJOY BOTH OF THESE AND PRACTICE THEM ON A REGULAR BASIS. I ALSO READ A LOT OF BOOKS ON THE HEALING PRINCIPLES YOGA BRINGS. THESE KEEP ME MOTIVATED, ENGAGED AND FOREVER LEARNING!

WHAT COULD BE BETTER THAN THAT?

NOW I’D LIKE TO ADDRESS SOME COMMON  MYTHS OR MISCONCEPTIONS.

THE MOST COMMON ONE IS THAT YOU CAN EAT AS MUCH AS YOU WANT AS LONG AS YOU EXERCISE; THIS IS A FALSEHOOD. IT IS HARD TO BURN MORE THAN YOU NEED FOR A HEALTHY DIET. YOU SIMPLY CANNOT EXERCISE YOUR  WAY OUT OF AN UNHEALTHY DIET. 

IF YOU ARE ALREADY EATING HEALTHY, STAY THE COURSE  & REMEMBER, MODERATION IS KEY! DO NOT DEPRIVE YOURSELF, BUT DO BE MINDFUL OF PROPORTIONS AND INGREDIENTS. 

ANOTHER FALLACY IS CARBOHYDRATES MAKE YOU FAT. RATHER, TOO MUCH OF ONE FOOD GROUP, AT THE EXPENSE OF ANOTHER, IS WHAT MAY SABOTAGE YOUR HEALTH GOALS; MAKE SURE TO HAVE PROTEIN, FATS, CARBOHYDRATES (ALSO KNOWN AS MACRONUTRIENTS) THIS INCLUDES FRUITS, VEGGIES AND WHOLE GRAINS. HUNGRY NOW? KEEP READING FOR A YUMMY RECIPE I WOULD RECOMMEND.

WHEN IT COMES TO GETTING THE HELP AND MOTIVATION TO EAT HEALTHIER, WE ARE FORTUNATE ENOUGH THAT WE HAVE AT OUR DISPOSAL MANY FINE RESOURCES.  SOME OF MY FAVORITES ARE LISTED BELOW. I HAVE FOUND THEM HELPFUL IN FOOD SELECTIONS, VARIETY AND HEALTH BENEFITS.

SOME OF MY ”GO-TO” RESOURCES

FOOD FIX BY DR HYMAN

THE LURES AND LIES OF PROCESSED FOOD , NUTRITION AND MODERN MEDICINE;AUTHOR TALK WITH DR . ROBERT LUSTIG

THE RAINBOW DIET BY DEANNA MINICH

BULLETPROOF DIET BY DAVE ASPREY

THANKS FOR JOINING ME! I HOPE YOU FOUND THIS SHORT BLOG HELPFUL AND ENCOURAGING.  KEEP SCROLLING FOR MORE OF MY HELPFUL IDEAS AND SUGGESTIONS.  I KNOW THERE IS A DELICIOUS DISH OR TWO  FOR YOU TO TRY!

UNTIL NEXT TIME,

MARIA

P.S. SOMETIMES I TYPE IN ALL CAPS. I FIND THIS SOMETIMES HELPS ME KEEP A FLOW AS I AM IN THE MOMENT. I CHOOSE TO DO THIS BECAUSE I AM LIVING IN THE MOMENT AND HOW I AM FEELING AT THE TIME. SO WHEN YOU SEE SOME POSTS IN ALL CAPS AND SOME ARE NOT, THERE IS NO HIDDEN MEANING OR EMOTION BEHIND EITHER. I'M SIMPLY BEING ME AT ANY GIVEN TIME.