Clients

February 2012

Reduce Pain with Fitness - If you have fibromyalgia, you know what it's like to live with the chronic pain and stiffness it can cause. "Try to keep moving— that's my motto for patients," says Maura Daly Iversen, PT, DPT, SD, MPH, spokesperson for the American Physical Therapy Association. "The less you move, the more pain and fatigue you'll feel. "Exercise can also help you sleep better and reduce your need for pain meds, as well as improve your mood: "So often, the pain of fibromyalgia leads to depression," adds Iversen. "Working out to manage both conditions."

Click here for the 5 best workouts for pain sufferers

(Check with your doctor before starting any program.)

February 2012

from Elizabeth Somer, author of Eat Your Way to Happiness

Try this breakfast: A whole-wheat pita stuffed with scrambled egg substitute, mixed with spinach and Cabot Vermont 50 percent Reduced Fat Cheese. Serve with a glass of low-sodium vegetable juice.

Lunch Break: Try a black bean and roasted vegetable burrito on a wholegrain tortilla.Serve with a bowl of watermelon chunks and a glass of orange juice fortified with calcium and vitamin D.

Dinner Time: Broil a salmon fillet and serve with broccoli and red peppers. Bake a sweet potato as your healthier carb side dish. For dessert, sample some yogurt fortified with omega-3 DHA topped with sliced kiwi.

February 2012

A recent news report says, "It's time to make friends with the produce aisle: pumping your diet with fruits and vegetables isn't just good for your waistline -- it could save your life, according to new research from the University of Oxford.

While "5 a day" has traditionally been the mantra for fruit and veggie consumption, researchers found that those who consumed eight or more servings were 22 percent less likely to die from heart disease than those who consumed three or fewer servings a day."

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January 2012

Forcing your brain to process new information or do familiar things in
unfamiliar ways can help stimulate brain function and improve your
memory. According to Manning Rubin, coauthor of Keep Your Brain
Alive, there are a number of simple mental exercises that can be done daily
to boost brain health. Rubin told realsimple.com that improving memory
and mental function can be accomplished by regularly exercising each of
your five senses. For example, Rubin recommends changing the radio
station on your alarm clock and getting dressed in the dark in order to
stimulate your brain first thing in the morning. Picking your clothes out in
advance and then dressing blindly forces your brain to work harder to
compensate for the loss of one of your senses. He also suggests brushing
your teeth with your non-dominant hand in order to challenge your brain.