Doctor Michelle and Dustin Craft Share Their Top Tips On Healthy Living

A couple months ago, we featured ViSalus 2-Star Ambassadors and Drs. Dustin and Michelle Craft, who shared their excitement of being a part of ViSalus’ mission to fight obesity. As healthcare providers, they repeatedly see how the lack of proper nutrition, exercise and fitness play a huge role in a person’s overall health.

Now that the weekend is over, along with its share of revelry and overindulgences, we thought it would be a good idea to share the Craft’s top 10 tips on healthy living so you can get back on track with your 90-Day Challenge!

1. Drink plenty of water. Drink 1/2 of your body weight in ounces.

2. Exercise daily. Commit to a minimum of 30 minutes a day.

3. Eat a primarily whole food diet.

4. Get plenty of rest each night, 6-8 hours; it’s when we repair, renew and rejuvenate.

5. Get out in nature regularly. Fresh air and space does us wonders.

6. Decrease your exposure to harmful chemicals and toxins in your environment.

7. Spend time in the sun each day. Vitamin D is great for your immune function and a dose of the happies!

8. Find a buddy to keep you accountable for eating well and exercising.

9. Set short- and long-term fitness goals and then keep score. Goals keep us focused in the right direction.

10. Practice self-care activities like massage, chiropractic and acupuncture.

What are your favorite activities that help you relax and rejuvenate during the week? Post it below!

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Metro UK: Burnout ‘is a bigger heart attack risk than smoking’

Interesting article about the effects of stress on our health.

We all lead stressful lives, and yes whilst it's good to have some stress, there are other stresses that we could all do without.

Unless we know how to handle stress it could take many shapes and forms on our health, and in our diets.

Here is a link to the article below. Let me know our thoughts by leaving me a comment below.

Burnout 'is a bigger heart attack risk than smoking'
Stressed at work? Cut back your hours and you could cut your risk of a heart attack (Picture: Getty) Working too hard? Permanently exhausted after yea...
Source: http://metro.co.uk/2013/03/14/burnout-is-a-bigger-heart-attack-risk-than-smoking-3543421/
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Stress and Your Health

 Stress can have a devistating effect on our health our mind and our bodies.  It is important to recognise the feelings of stress and to be able to have strategies in place to deal with this. 


We all have stress in our lives, and there is such a thing as good stress and bad stress, believe it or not. Stress can manifest itself as aches and pains, stiffness in back neck or shoulders, ulcers, stomach ailments, spots, rashes, loss of hair, headaches, loss of appetite as well as the opposite comfort eating to allay our fears and stresses. Some in the medical industry feel that some cancers are bought on by stress. 


So recognising you are stressed is important in the first instance.  Once you have recognised this, look at what may be causing the stress, now in these days and times, it could be any of the following areas:

• Finance
• Relationships
• Health
• Job / Work related

 

In most of these areas you can 'take charge' of the situation if you regocnise the issues.  Seek help and more importantly take action.  

 

Techniques to help destress

Meditation is a great way to destress.  Find a quiet place to relax, close your eyes and breathe deeply, in through your nose out through your mouth.  Do this for at least 5 minutes if you can go longer you will feel yourself relax.  Tell youself to relax in your mind and you will find yourself sinking deeper and deeper into inner peace. 

 

Self Development  

Is a great way to improve your mindset, thinking positively can help resolve stressful situations.

Recognise your triggers to stress, and as soon as you feel your heart racing, or your blood boiling take measures to calm yourself down. 

Now a majority of people who are overweight tend to comfort eat, that is also to do with stress, being in a stressful relationship, having a stressful time at work, other types of stress or lack of self esteem.  With weight gain and stress, this can lead to health problems, so therefore really important to recognise stress which is causing you to be ill, or gain weight needs to be addressed quickly.  Changing your mindset, eating habits and exercising more can help you to improve your stress levels and improve your health at the same time. 

Your turn.... if there are techniques you use that are helpful to keep you destressed, why not share them in my comments below.....

Colette Morris  SAC Dipl. (Diet &Nutrition)

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