Why is sleep so important to be healthy?

Why you need sleep to be healthy

Getting your beauty sleep

You know how rough you feel when you haven’t had enough sleep. Your attention span wanes and you long for the end of the day where you can get back into bed and get those zeds!

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Over 40? Weight loss is still possible

Weight Loss at 40

It’s true that metabolism begins to slow down as we age, and it can become harder to keep weight off than once before. But this is no reason to assume it’s a lost cause or that our metabolism doesn’t work anymore.

In fact, there are some great ways to keep your system running well no matter your age! Below are two of my quick tips for how to boost metabolism — especially when you’re over 40. Read on to find out how.

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Green Tea – a replacement recipe to make it even healthier and tastier

Healthy Green tea and Stevia

If you like Arizona Green tea like me, making your own green tea can sometimes taste bitter in comparison.

I have found a healthy alternative with very little sugar or calories.

Healthy Green Tea

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Health and Water

pouring water into glass from a bottle, on blue background

 

Water water everywhere, but not a drop to drink …

Why is water important to our health?

Our bodies need water. Ideally you should be drinking around half your body weight (in lbs) in oz of water. In reality this is around 2 litres of water per day. (6-8 glasses). You should increase this slightly if you are exercising, its hot weather, pregnant or breastfeeding.

When our bodies are dehydrated this can cause a number of issues such as:

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Walking your way to health

Walk your way to a happy mind and body

Although the past few years of my life could be described as the worst of my life,  I have done the most healing and gained the most understanding on who I am and what I want out of life. Many people say that you have to focus on whether the glass is half full rather than half empty… what I’ve realised is its refillable.
Much of the way we feel is held in our bodies and simply changing our physiology is the fastest way to change our state of mind. Walking is a fast safe way of changing our state.
With that in mind I started walking for my health 
Corrida, Caminhada

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