What is the DASH Diet? DASH is an acronym for Dietary Approaches to Stop Hypertension. It’s part of the lifestyle changes to make to help lower blood pressure naturally, without medication or in conjunction with medication to help prevent it from getting worse. It’s not really a diet, but more of a change of eating […]
Your diet can dictate your risk for many things. It can even help prevent certain diseases, like Type2 diabetes, high blood pressure and high cholesterol levels. It may even help prevent Alzheimer’s, but the study of diet and loss of mental abilities is still in its infancy. In fact, one important study on the eyes […]
I get a lot of questions about the prime workout time and when is working out most effective. It’s a good question to ask before you start your workout program, since you’ll want to always workout at the same time each day. The reason you do that is to make it a habit and habits […]
You probably know on some level that to live healthier you have to eat healthier, embrace life and love every minute of it and exercise on a regular basis. Eating healthy and exercising regularly can be the easiest part, but if you don’t have a loving, healthy mental attitude, they won’t be. You’ll hate every […]
If you take classes or have a personal trainer at Liv Fitness in Dublin, CA, you’ll get a program that includes all types of workouts, strength, balance, endurance and flexibility training. Keeping a balance is key to being fit, since you need to be fit in all four areas. The older you get, the more […]
Physical problems that can cause immobility can happen to anyone. A fall can cause an leg to break or a serious condition can make a person wheel chair bound permanently. Painful conditions that limit movement, such as arthritis or back pain, actually respond well to physical exertion. It might seem that exercising is impossible, but […]
If you’re a newbie who’s at the gym for the first time, you’ll feel more at ease if you learn gym etiquette. Learning what’s okay and not okay can make your first visit a lot more comfortable. You’ll know you aren’t breaking unwritten rules. These rules are universal, whether that gym is in Dublin, CA […]
If your goal is just to lose weight, without worrying about whether you’ll lose it and regain quickly afterward, dieting is right for you. However, if permanent weight loss is your ultimate goal, then you need to make lifestyle changes. Dieting alone won’t work. You need to make changes to your eating habits so you […]
There are many factors to consider on any disease, some are more hidden than others. When talking about any metabolic disease, such as diabetes, there’s a direct relationship between sugar consumption and metabolic disease. The more food with added sugar you consume, the more potential you have for a metabolic problem. Some changes to your […]
There’s a lot of reasons to choose organic foods, particularly organic animal products. One of those reasons is the concern over hormones in food. It’s obvious that there’s a potential for problems if you eat fruit or vegetables laden with pesticides, but far less obvious if you eat animal products that come from animals that […]