Nutrition and healthy living

WEEKEND TONIC *THE POWER OF POSITIVE THINKING* ____________________________________________ _*Quote For The Day*_ *It's not who you are that holds you back, it's what you think you are. MESSAGE What would make you happy? A new wardrobe, a faster car, moving to a different city? People often think these things are the key to feeling good, but expert say only about 10% of a person happiness is related to them. Much more happiness about 90% has to do with your believe about yourself (General outlook). You can learn a lot about your own worldview by paying attention to self positive talk. Most importantly, your self believe can actually determine the level of your attainment. In lieu to this, most of us are in constant mental chatter. We talk to ourselves all day long and, unfortunately, this self talk is frequently negative. Often it is tainted with guilt about our past or anxiety about our future. This negativity can destroy any seed of hope that we may otherwise have

Seven Surprising Weight-Loss Roadblocks If you’ve tried everything to lose weight by counting calories, joining a gym, or and even fasting for days with no success, then you may be the victim of secret weight-loss saboteurs. These stealthy roadblocks are more common than you think and may be hampering your best intentions. For folks over 50, part of the problem may be a slower metabolism or shifting hormones, but there are other culprits that can be causing your weighty stalemate. Maybe it’s your meds.  Almost half the American population took at least one prescription medicine in the past month and a side effect of many of these medicines is significant weight gain. “Anti-depressants are well known in the medical literature to cause weight gain,” Dr. Aaron Tabor, a noted weight loss expert and founder of Health Directions tells Newsmax Health. “It may also be a combination of the anti-depressants decreasing metabolism and physical activity, both leading to weight gain.”