Five Simple Ways to Effectively Lose Weight

There are several ways to lose weight effectively. Many of us goes on a diet plan, regularly goes to the gym or even try to be active by getting into sports to lose those extra pounds. Others thought by forgoing meals or starving themselves will lead them to the desired weight they’ve always wanted, some even choose to take some diet pills to help in the process of achieving that goal.   But does all these ways really lead us to an effective and healthy weight loss?

Most Effective Sport Activities for Weight Loss

Burning more calories than consumed daily or striving to eat less is the most common fact we know of in order to lose weight. Both combined is definitely the best combination to fight weight gain and succeed in your weight loss journey. In order to burn more calories than consumed we do different kinds of exercise routines, others engage in different sport activities as it does not only give you the body fit you desire but it is a very fun and competitive activity to do a workout. This is the reason why most of us choose sport activities over some exercise routine to achieve and maintain a healthy fit body.

Free Health and Wellness Fair at Westboro

The Whittier Rehabilitation Hospital in Westboro is hosting its free annual community Health and Wellness Fair on September 19, 2012, at 11 a.m. to 2 p.m.in the afternoon, as part of its observation of the National Rehabilitaion Week.

The annual event was first held in 1998 and this year the event will again offer free health screenings such as blood pressure, hearing and bone density screanings.

Dr. Carol Hartigan is just one of the many who will present in the fair at noon. She will be presenting the “Lumbar Spinal Stenosis” – a disease that can cause back and leg pain. Dr. Hartigan will explore diagnosis for this problem with focus on non-surgical options.

The event includes lunch and a chance to win one of the door prizes. For more information and reservations, call (508) 870-2000, ext. 2134.

Anxiety: What You Can Do to Reduce It

Anxiety is considered to be a normal reaction to a stressor. It’s a psychological and physiological state of a person where it creates feelings of fear, worry, uneasiness and dread, in the presence or absence of stress. The feeling of anxiety helps a person to deal with the demanding situation prompting them to cope with it. However, an anxiety may become a disorder when it becomes overwhelming.

So, what you can do to reduce it?

There are several suggestions on What You Can Do to Reduce Anxiety listed by Judith Barnard on her blog at WellnessCircle.com.

Mindfulness Meditation and Weight Loss: What’s the connection?

Do you know that you can start losing weight by meditation? 

By Mindfulness Meditation, Leslie Traill, a health and wellness and meditation coach, helps her client with weight loss.

So, how does mindfulness meditation help in losing weight? We go straight to the main reason why people gain weight to answer this question.

People usually gain weight due to stress and chronic stress and weight gain are linked to the production of cortisol by the adrenal glands during the fight/flight reaction. With chronic stress, we gain weight by the following ways:

• Metabolism slows down
• Stressed people crave more fatty, salty and sugary foods
• Blood sugar levels may be altered
• Stress leads to the body storing greater levels of abdominal fat
• Stressed people crave unhealthy food and often eat “mindlessly”

With these facts, by unifying your mind and body through mindfulness meditation, you will achieve a healthy and peaceful weight loss.

The Benefits of Meditation

Meditation has been discovered to have a very good impact to a person’s mental and emotional health. Neuroscientists discovered that there are certain areas of the brain that lights up when practice regularly as what is observed to Buddhists who practice meditation regularly. It is thought that mindfulness can tame the amygdala, the almond part of the brain that is linked to the person’s mental and emotional health.

With consistent meditation practice arises many clinically proven health benefits. Leslie Traill can attest to this with her own youthfulness and the high-level of energy she has now. Meditation is a practice that of many lifetimes but taking the first step is something anyone can do. 

Learn more about Meditation in Leslie’s blog at WellnessCircle.com.

What You Can Do to Support Person with Mental Health Issue

Do you have a friend or loved ones with mental health issue? Having troubles dealing with them? Don’t know how you can show support to them?

Here’s a list of suggestions on ways that you can do to lighten up their day:

1. Focus on their strengths
2. If they have expertise in the area that you need, ask for their assistance and pay them for their service
3. If they are struggling financially, commit to sending them a certain amount of money each month
4. If you notice that their hair needs a cut or color, offer to help them financially.
5. Take them out for lunch and a drive
6. Offer to pay a monthly bill such as Hydro or Medical
7. If they are taking medication and are running out of money, offer some financial help.
8. Flowers and plants are a great pick –me up for many people.
9. Celebrate birthdays and special occasions such as Christmas and Easter.
10. Give gift cards to London drugs, shoppers and supermarkets.

Check out more suggestions on what you can do to support someone with mental health issue on Judith Barnard’s blog about Ways to Support Someone with Mental Health Issue on WellnessCircle.com.