Tag: wellness

“Meet Jim—the character in our Rewind the Future video—he is a man whose life flashes right before his very eyes, unhealthy habits and all. The choices you teach your child today become the habits they take into their adulthood.”

How many people do you know with similar lifestyle?

2/3 of Americans are overweight or obese. Healthy lifestyle needs to start from the moment a baby is born. Don’t wait until you are sick.

Excited for tomorrow’s volunteering with the Habitat for Humanity

This is what’s on the schedule (“Day 2”):

• Install windows and trim packages
• Install interior framing – wind bracing, deadwood, and attic stairs
• Deck and felt roof…
• Install sub-fascia, barge rafters and drip edge
• Build side porch and ramp
• Install exterior trim and set-up for siding
• Begin siding

What organizations do you volunteer with?

A hormone (from Greek ὁρμή, “impetus”) is a class of regulatory biochemical that is produced in all multi cellular organisms by glands, and transported by the circulatory system to a distant target organ to coordinate its physiology and behavior. Hormones serve as a major form of communication between different organs and tissues. Hormones regulate a variety of physiological and behavioral activities, including digestion, metabolism, respiration, tissue function, sensory perception, sleep, excretion, lactation, stress, growth and development, movement, reproduction, and mood. Generally, only a small amount of hormone is required to alter cell metabolism.

Hormone formation may arise at localized clusters of specific cells known as endocrine glands, or at other specialized cells with several functions. Hormone synthesis occurs in response to specific biochemical signals induced by a wide range of regulatory systems. In some cases, the rate at which these systems act on a hormone depends on the particular effect or properties of the hormone. For instance, ionized calcium concentration modulates PTH synthesis, whereas glucose concentration modulates insulin synthesis. Contrarily, regulation of hormone synthesis of gonadal, adrenal, and thyroid hormones is often dependent on a complex set of direct influences and feedback interactions involving the hypothalamic-pituitary axis.

Watch Dr. Robert Lustic video “Sugar: The Bitter Truth” to learn more about this addictive carbohydrate, especially when it does not come from real whole foods.

Sugar addiction was my biggest battle to win. It took knowledge and commitment to my long term health goals to beat it. Now, as an Insulin Resistance Coach, I am equipped to help people to beat it!

‘These are not diseases of bad genes alone or diseases caused by the environment, but diseases of a bad interaction between genes and the environment.’

‘Humans were genetically selected for conditions in sub-Saharan Africa, where there was no salt. It’s one of the reasons that having a particular gene may make African Americans much more sensitive to salt.’

Processed foods = autoimmune disease. Be Fab, Be You can help you improve your nutrition!

‘Today, Western diets all have high salt content and that has led to increase in hypertension and perhaps autoimmune disease as well.’  ‘It would be interesting to find out if patients with psoriasis can alleviate their symptoms by reducing their salt intake,’  Read the entire article here>

I made my best broccoli soup yet!

Woke up to a great smell in the house and warm breakfast!

Here is the recipe!

Add the following ingredients to a 6 quart crockpot:

2lbs of broccoli

4 cups of bone broth (beef, home made)

1 yellow onion (chopped)

1 can of coconut milk

1 korean sweet potato (chopped)

Salt and pepper

Meant to add garlic but forgot, so I recommend you add to it

Set up your crockpot for and 4 hours. Once done, put in blender. I also added collagen for amazing benefits of amino acids!

Little work, lots of nutrition, great taste. Can beat that…

Hope someone will be brave enough to try sometime.

“Posted by Be Fab – Be You LLC Health/Wellness & Fitness on Monday, July 13, 2015”

Moving my Fanny, 7/12 – How did you move yours?

Returned to Jack’s River Trail after many years. had forgotten how beautiful it is.

Did total of 12.3 miles and crossed the river 25 times–perfect for hot day. Had lunch on a rock in the middle of the river (thus ‘half’ crossing).

Here are a few benefits hiking outdoors offers to our body and mind:

• Improves balance, blood sugar, blood pressure
• Helps with weight management
• Lowers risk of heart disease
• Builds lower body muscle strength
• ..

“Research shows that hiking has a positive impact on combating the symptoms of stress and anxiety” says Gregory A. Miller, PhD, president of the American Hiking Society. “Being in nature is ingrained in our DNA, and we sometimes forget that.”