Month: July 2019

Health Hack: Fuel Up Before Your Workout

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Did You Know: What’s the best thing to eat before a workout, game, or race?

(a) a candy bar or other sugary food 15 minutes before,

(b) a protein shake or bar 30 minutes before,

(c) a low-­fat, high-­carb meal or snack one to four hours before,

(d) nothing; you should fast.

The answer is usually (c), but it depends on the type, length and intensity of your activity, what you ate on previous days, your metabolism and your personal preferences. If you’re just walking briskly or cycling for 30 to 60 minutes, it doesn’t matter what you eat beforehand.

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Writers Wisdom: Stephen King on Succeeding as a Writer

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“If you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects. If you intend to write as truthfully as you can, your days as a member of polite society are numbered, anyway.” ~ Stephen King

I Have Learned So Much ~ Hafiz

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I Have Learned So Much

Hafiz

I
Have
Learned
So much from God
That I can no longer
Call
Myself
A Christian, a Hindu, a Muslim,
A Buddhist, a Jew.
The Truth has shared so much of Itself
With me
That I can no longer call myself
A man, a woman, an angel,
Or even pure
Soul.
Love has
Befriended Hafiz so completely
It has turned to ash
And freed
Me
Of every concept and image
My mind has ever known.

Today’s Reflection: Family Life

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The perfect family doesn’t exist, nor is there a perfect husband or a perfect wife, and let’s not talk about the perfect mother-in-law! It’s just us sinners. A healthy family life requires frequent use of three phrases: “May I? Thank you, and I’m sorry” and “never, never, never end the day without making peace.” ~ Pope Francis

Fitness Hack: What to Eat If You’re Exercising after Breakfast

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If you exercise in the morning, get up early enough to finish breakfast at least one hour before your workout. Be well-fueled going into a workout. Studies suggest eating or drinking carbohydrates before exercise can improve workout performance and may allow you to work out for a longer duration or higher intensity. If you don’t eat, you might feel sluggish or lightheaded when you exercise. If you plan to exercise within an hour after breakfast, eat a light breakfast or drink something such as a sports drink. Emphasize carbohydrates for maximum energy.

Good breakfast options include:

  • Whole-grain cereals or bread
  • Low-fat milk
  • Juice
  • A banana
  • Yogurt
  • A pancake

And remember, if you normally have coffee in the mornings, a cup before your workout is probably OK. Also know that anytime you try a food or drink for the first time before a workout, you risk an upset stomach. Be careful not to overdo it when it comes to how much you eat before exercise

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Stress Hack: Focus on the Now

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Returning your focus to the present will help you accept and let go of what you cannot control. It will also help you realize that you can’t change the past, and that the future hasn’t happened yet, so it’s a waste of time to keep thinking about them. (This doesn’t mean that you are unaware of what happened in the past or what is about to happen in the future.) Try taking a deep breath and asking yourself how you are feeling right now.

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Longevity Tip: You Stop – You Drop

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“Evidence shows that in societies where people stop working abruptly, the incidence of obesity and chronic disease skyrockets after retirement,” says Luigi Ferrucci, director of the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging. The Chianti region of Italy, which has a high percentage of centenarians, has a different take on leisure time. “After people retire from their jobs, they spend most of the day working on their little farm, cultivating grapes or vegetables,” he says. “They’re never really inactive.” Farming isn’t for you? Volunteer as a docent at your local art museum or join the Experience Corps, a program offered in 19 cities that places senior volunteers in urban public elementary schools for about 15 hours a week.

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Health Hack: Indoor Plants Clean the Air You Breathe

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Did You Know Indoor Plants Remove Pollutants from the Air in your Home?

Living plants provide more than decoration: Research has shown that greenery in the home and workplace can lower stress, positively affect your mood, and even affect the cleanliness of the air you breathe. . . . They improve indoor air quality. The air purifying benefit of plants was originally discovered by NASA, which set out in 1989 to determine whether plants could detoxify the air in its space stations and, by extension, in energy efficient buildings with little outside ventilation. The researchers found that numerous types of indoor plants effectively removed formaldehyde, benzene, and other indoor pollutants from air in a sealed experimental chamber.

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Show Me Your Way Out ~ Mahadevi

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Show Me Your way out
 
 Mahadevi
 

 Like a silkworm weaving
 her house with love
 from her marrow,
 and dying
 in her body’s threads
 winding tight, round
 and round,
 I burn
 desiring what the heart desires.
 Cut through, O Lord,
 my heart’s greed,
 and show me
 your way out,
 O Lord white as jasmineThat we have not an Eden below.

Today’s Reflection: Joy

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A joyful heart is like the sunshine of God’s love, the hope of eternal happiness. ~ Mother Teresa

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