Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Health. Show all posts

Thursday, July 21, 2011

Lunch Line


As you know, July is working on Health for the Happiness Project.  I have been trying to exchange out my daily sandwiches, chips and carbonated beverages for something a little bit more healthy.  I am really starting to enjoy the chicken salads I keep making myself and have discovered, apples, chicken and lettuce are a bit more enjoyable than my boring sandwiches from the past!

Try switching out your boring lunch for something a little bit more health and heart friendly.

Tuesday, July 19, 2011

An apple a day keeps the doctor away!

I am notorious for avoiding doctors. 


Its funny that I grew up in a family full of those in the medical profession, but something about me avoids going regularly to a doctor.  It had been a while since I had gotten a routine physical, blood work, urine test, or even seen the gyno, but since I am trying to stay on the path for the Happiness Project, I took the initiative of setting up doctors appointments today from the dentist, to the general practitioner,even stopping at the Gyno. 


Before I could even get my foot out the door today, I woke up with a shooting pain in my back.  My ugly annual kidney stone reared its head and decided to remind me that for the next few days I will suffer in pain until this passes.  Although I was having difficulty getting out of bed or even getting comfortable I tried suffering through all of my appointments until I could finally get a prescription at the end of the day.  I am "comfortable" now after popping a few pills and decided it was time to catch up on my blog, something that I have let go for a few months now.  


Seeking out medical help today reminded me that our health is a big part of feeling energized and happy.  I have been trying to eat healthier, drink less alcohol, and stay strict on the supplements that help get my body back in check.  July was a great month to focus on the health portion of my life and now all I need to do is kick my butt back to the gym...however, I might wait until AFTER this stone passes!


Nothing like straining your pee everytime you go :( 

Thursday, February 10, 2011

99 problems...all solved with 1 pill

If you know me well, you know I hate to take medication and pills.  Its kind of ironic since I great up in a family of pharmacists, however, the daily task of having to take medication is not something I prefer to do.  A few times a year my father still hounds me asking if I take any sort of multi-vitamin.  He is a big supporter of natural pathetic (althought it is pathetic, I really meant..) Naturopathic medicine and is quite the genius on what is good and bad for your body.  He has always encouraged me to live a healthy lifestyle from not drinking soda to making sure I am putting probiotics back into my body, but even with his paternal guidance, I still hate putting medication in my body.

There must have been a guardian angel sitting on my shoulder at the grocery store the other day because as I zipped down the health and beauty aisle filling my cart with Q-tips and nail polish remover, I noticed the section of multi-vitamins.  I contemplated on purchasing them and asked myself if I would be dedicated enough to take them.  As I read over the benefits on the back and the good stuff I would be putting into my body, I finally decided upon the Women's One-A-Day multi-vitamin.  Another added benefit is that a part of the proceeds are donated to breast cancer research.  I love a giving back!  Naturally, I added the bottle to my cart and upon returning home placed the bottle by my sink as a daily reminder.

If you don't know...I am a compulsive buyer and a minor shopaholic, also inherited that from my dear old father!

Hopefully my compulsive purchase proves to be beneficial.  I am pulling for stronger nails, more energy, and improved memory; but if all I get is more Vitamin C & D in my body, I can't really complain.

Here's to healthy living...