Flexibility is the least invested in of the three areas of training: cardiovascular, strength, and flexibility, but maybe after the results of this study get out, it will be taken more seriously. The study was done at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, by Associate Professor of Kinesiology, Arnold Nelson. The study found that [...]
From the moment food enters your mouth to the moment it leaves your body in an altered state at the other end of your body, digestion is working. Let’s follow your food through this process. Mouth: As we put bites of food in our mouth, saliva begins to lubricate it. The digestive enzymes like amylase [...]
Many people lack the basic understanding necessary to obtain good spiritual health. We address all of our physical aspects to health, but neglect the one very important element, the spirit. Here at Higher Performance Living we are strong advocates of spiritual health and in educating people in maintaining good health on this level. To begin [...]
Our brains are 2% of our total body weight but consume 20% of the air we breathe. Oxygen is critical – your brain depends on adequate oxygen more than any other part of your body. As you age, you lose some of your capacity to utilize oxygen, approx. 1% per year. The older you get, [...]
Perimenopause . . . if you are like most people, you have no idea what this is. Perimenopause – or premenopause – is a season in a woman’s life where she experiences major hormonal imbalances prior to menopause that cause symptoms that mimic menopause. It can occur as early as age 25, but is most [...]
Otherwise known as green tea. Drink it daily. Benefits include: boosting your immune system preventing cancer preventing heart disease reducing body fat lowering blood pressure fighting harmful bacteria and viruses helping the body regulate cholesterol levels, and yes, slowing the aging process!!!!!!!!!! yeah!!!!!!!!!:) Make sure when you drink it to not kill off the important [...]
Today, in the news, we talked about fasting and also Vitamin D. Check out the links below. The Vitamin D articles are shocking! This was our final episode on stress. yeah! We discussed ways to prevent stresss, which is the final step in the four steps: TARP – tune in, analyze, respond and prevent. Next [...]
We finished with “respond” in the TARP of stress, and introduced “prevent” for next week. We covered some news on teens and suicide and college kids and depression. Be aware of your teens and young adults and the pressures they may be going through due to recent changes (like moving) in their lives or due [...]
Today we continued with “respond” in ways to cope with stress. We further discussed the importance of the breathing technique and discussed examples. The video demonstrating proper breathing follows this post as well. Great news about orange juice. Check out the article that follows. We spent quite a bit of time featuring NanoGreens. Its a [...]
We have been talking about ways to cope with stress, and have covered “tune-in” and “analyze.” Today we talked about “respond” and Dr. Quijano introduced correct breathing techniques. The video demonstrating proper breathing follows this post. Our feature product this week is the greens we all need: BioPharmaScientific’s NanoGreens. It’s the most powerful antioxidant drink [...]
