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A Hearty Life

Archive for the ‘Hearty Habits’ Category

July 13th, 2008

Are school lunches heart healthy?

Do you think that school lunches are healthy? I remember growing up- pizza, sloppy joe, burger and fries… Now there is baked chicken, spaghetti and meat sauce, tuna on wheat, peanut butter celery and a salad and veggie on every tray. Much better then what I remember. Do you think school lunches are heart healthy?
When […]

By Kendra James, RN -- 0 comments

September 28th, 2006

Hearty Habits #22: Practical Heart Healthy Tips

Check out this list of heart healthy tips from reader Amélie in celebration of last Sunday’s World Heart Day. Each tip will bring you one step closer to a healthier heart.

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Go for a walk. It’s Sunday, the weather isn’t too bad yet (or is […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 1 comment

September 26th, 2006

Hearty Habits #21: A Mother’s Secret

Robyn Tippins of Inside Motherhood has one of the healthiest lifestyles I’ve seen in a while. She’s setting a great example for her four kids!
I don’t drink or smoke and I exercise daily (either pilates or on the treadmill). I taught pilates for years so this is usually what I do when I am watching […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 5 comments

September 24th, 2006

Soccer Star Fabio Cannavaro Puts Heart First

Happy World Heart Day! I hope you were able to treat your heart to a day of healthy and peaceful living.
Fabio Cannavaro, superstar Italian football (soccer) player who led his country’s team to a FIFA World Cup win and currently with Real Madrid, says:
I know my heart is the strongest, most important muscle in my […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 0 comments

September 20th, 2006

Hearty Habits #20: Healthy Tips and Etiquette

Most everyone knows how to live a hearty, healthy life. The trouble is feeling motivated to do so. Here are a couple of articles from the how-to series at Problogger that might give you a chuckle and some ideas too.

How to Live a Short, Miserable, Unhealthy Life at Your Healthiest Life
How to jump […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 2 comments

September 14th, 2006

Hearty Habits #19: A Full and Healthy Day

Stef Patag of Noodles and Rice is so busy it makes my head spin. It’s even more amazing that Stef can still find time to live healthily.
Everyday I find 15-30 minutes to pray and meditate, early in the morning, when everyone is asleep. After this I do 15 minutes of exercise — I’d […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 0 comments

September 12th, 2006

Hearty Habits #18: Giving Up Salt AND Sugar

Salt isn’t good for you and neither is sugar. It takes a strong woman to give both up and SP Bragg at Weary Parent has done it.
I gave up salt… but it sucks! Gave up sugar too… that sucks even more.
I can remember thinking when my blood pressure was going through the roof that how […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 3 comments

September 7th, 2006

Hearty Habits #17: Vitamins Galore

Noel Bautista of Simply Thrifty is sharing his Hearty Habits today and for a guy who’s supposed to be pinching pennies, he sure is taking a lot of expensive vitamin supplements!
I take: multivitamin, omega3, garlic supplement, calcium supplement, fruit and vegetable concentrate, vit c, vit e, multi carotene (for eye health..my eyes are still 20/20 […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 2 comments

September 5th, 2006

Hearty Habits #16: Eating Heart Healthy

Our Hearty Habits series is winding down with just a few more to share. If you’d like to be featured, drop me a line and tell me more about your healthy habits!
The slender Kim Banks at Blog Fabulous is here today. In addition to eating carefully, part of her ability to stay healthy must […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 0 comments

August 31st, 2006

Hearty Habits #15: Watch the Salt

The ever caring Mary Emma Allen, writer of Alzheimer’s Notes, shares her Hearty Habits today and reminds us to go easy on the salt.
My husband and I’ve reached the stage in life where we must be very conscious of salt intake. It particularly affects our blood pressure. We both had normal blood […]

By Hsien-Hsien Lei, PhD -- 2 comments