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Can vitamins keep you young & healthy?

Are vitamins and supplements going to keep you looking and feeling young? Can you reverse your actual age? Vitamins are not a new idea or craze, but what if they can really change you inside and out?

After speaking to a woman I work with, who looks very young for her chronological age, I realized it might be time to up my vitamin intake. I have gone through phases where I take 6 different supplements and then taper off into the regulars I can’t go without, Vitamin D, Fish Oil and Glucosamine. But what if I am missing some important ones? True, the list never ends on what is ‘important’ to take, but mine could be buffed up a little? My friend mentioned adding Alpha-Lipoic Acid into my daily intake, she says it helps keep plaque off our brains.  I do not want plaque on my brain! Of course, Alpha-Lipoic Acid is amazing for the skin but I didn’t know how important it is for our brains!  Alpha Lipoic Acid helps with dementia and Alzheimer’s and warding it off. Needless to say it is now part of my everyday vitamin cocktail!

I am now up to 8 vitamins a day. In addition to the above I am also taking Vitamin C, Green Coffee bean, Biotin (for healthy hair) and Curcumin. Tell us what you take and why?

Stay healthy!

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Keep your heart healthy this February

February is not only Valentine’s month but also Heart awareness month. Heart disease is the number one killer of women! That is incredible and totally avoidable. Whether you’re a man or a woman there are few easy rules to follow to keep your heart healthy. This month save a heart of a friend or family member or your own by following these heart healthy tips. 

It may seem like a no-brainer but, do NOT smoke! Smoking increases your chances of heart disease and stroke! Women smokers have a 25% higher risk of heart disease than men. Besides it smells, makes your teeth yellow and looks stupid.

Exercise regularly. If you’re not an athlete, it is okay, just get outside and walk. Starting slow and building up to healthy exercise regimen is fine. Try taking the stairs instead of the elevator at your office, or walking around the block at lunchtime. Join a running club or exercise group, you will be challenged with others that are at your level.

Eating a heart healthy diet is crucial.  This means cut out the fried foods and saturated fats. Saturated fats can include red meat and high fat dairy products. Trans fats are also a no no. Trans fats can include deep-fried foods, fast foods, processed bakery products, packaged snack foods and margarines. Try eating salmon and oatmeal instead. Try and also keep your sodium levels down. This goes hand and hand with the next important tip. Know your numbers. This means, know your cholesterol and blood sugar levels.  You should know your LDL and HDL cholesterol levels.  By finding out your blood sugar levels you can keep yourself from becoming diabetic. Diabetes can lead to heart disease too.

Maintaining a healthy weight is also crucial to heart healthy living. More than 1/3 of all Americans are obese. That is startling. By eating healthy and exercising regularly, a healthy weight should be achievable. See you doctor or health care professional if your having trouble losing weight.

Having love in your heart and spreading it around is important too.  Happy heart and valentines month!

 

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