Many people still have psychological cravings even after biological sources have been addressed. There are psychological and behavioral techniques to address these. I’m sure you’ve encountered at least some of them elsewhere if you’ve ever read any books on weight loss. I’ll summarize a few that have worked for me. Fix your food environment. The … Continue reading Psychological, Behavioral, and Environmental Aspects of Cravings
Trying to Eat Healthier- Ways to Deal With Cravings
Many of us have a pretty good idea of what to eat to stay healthy (if not, I humbly suggest my healthy eating guidelines for a start)., or the mainstream nutritional advice from my recent post. But actually doing so is easier said than done, because of cravings. I discussed my battle with these in … Continue reading Trying to Eat Healthier- Ways to Deal With Cravings
Motivation- Why Healthy Aging?
Dr. Chistine Rosenbloom interviewed me for her great website yesterday, and her last question was did I have any final words of wisdom. What popped into my head was "don't give up". That planted the seed for this post. I get a bit discouraged by some people I see around me who seem to have … Continue reading Motivation- Why Healthy Aging?
Mainstream Nutrition
I am about to launch a series of posts on a layman's perspective about nutrition. As I mentioned in My Eating Story, I became extremely interested in this topic and have read extensively on it since I was diagnosed with aortic stenosis. But before I get to that I thought I would summarize what I … Continue reading Mainstream Nutrition
Collarbone rehab update – week 5
The wall crawl: crawling up the wall my fingers to open up angle on shoulder My Collarbone is doing a lot better. Almost no pain, and I've got a lot of the range of motion back in my right shoulder. I have been doing my PT exercises diligently, and the "wall crawl" to get more … Continue reading Collarbone rehab update – week 5
Active Transportation
As a way of sneaking physical activity into our daily lives, I’m a fan of active transportation, like walking, biking, roller blading, etc., to commute or do errands. In the US and some other modern countries, many of our cities had become too car-centric and not walk- or bike-friendly, but thankfully that trend seems to … Continue reading Active Transportation
Suggested Reading- Heart Valve Surgery, Social Support, Stress Management
Heart Valve Surgery Opening My Heart: A Journey from Nurse to Patient and Back Again, Tilda Shalof. An insider's look at going through heart valve surgery and recovery. Tilda is an experienced nurse so has great insight into the medical system. The Patient's Guide To Heart Valve Surgery, Adam Pick. Adam recounts in detail his … Continue reading Suggested Reading- Heart Valve Surgery, Social Support, Stress Management
Update on “Tips For Those That Need a Hip Replacement”
Emma Hayes, a physiotherapist and fellow blogger at MYTRAVELBUGBITE, brought up some important points about my post "Tips For Those That Need a Hip Replacement". I didn't want this to get lost in the comments so I will revise the post. For those of you that read it already, the first issue is that in … Continue reading Update on “Tips For Those That Need a Hip Replacement”
Running
I think a lot of us have kind of a love-hate relationship with running. On the one hand we may remember joyously doing it as kids, just running around playing. But we also may have learned along the way to think of it as a chore or punishment, like when you mess up in practice … Continue reading Running
Suggested Reading- Fitness
Challenge Yourself, Clarence Bass. Clarence has written many good books on fitness. This is my favorite because he motivates us to set challenges to inspire us to work harder. Clarence also has a lot of inspiration and information on nutrition and fitness on his website. The One-Minute Workout: Science Shows a Way to Get Fit … Continue reading Suggested Reading- Fitness
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