Author: Jennifer

How to Protect Your Back

If you injure your back you are not going to exercise. This is antithetical to losing weight and keeping fit.   Here are some tips on how to protect your back from injury –   If you stand for long periods of time it is best to stand with knees flexed and if possible try to periodically rest one foot and then another on a […]

Yoga for Pregnancy

Yoga is rapidly becoming one of the most popular ways for women to prepare their bodies to conceive. The physical regimen plus the deep breathing rituals associated with yoga can really help ground the body and heal any problems. Many people are simply too tense to relax and have sex, never mind conceive a child.  Yoga can help you feel “more in the mood to […]

Tips for Low Cholesterol Eationg

You need to understand that it is not enough to just have high levels of good cholesterol. The ratio of good to bad cholesterol is important.  This is because you can still get a heart attack if you have a high HDL level but also a high LDL level.  This is why it is so important to eat those lower cholesterol foods as much as […]

Understanding Good Polyunstaurated Fats

There are basically two types of good polyunsaturated fats that we can obtain from food. These are the Omega-3 and the Omega-6 fats that are found in dietary fats and oils.   You are probably already familiar with the Omega 3 fatty acids. There has been a big deal made in the media about how these fats actually help protect the heart from cardiovascular disease […]