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Health Tips from ‪#‎60Minutes‬

       A must see interview, living to 90 and beyond, vitamins did nothing, exercising did! Take it from these people (and the study started in 1981 with over 10,000 people) and this study what good health tips are, not to mention attitude!http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/living-to-90-and-beyond-part-one/
and http://www.cbsnews.com/videos/living-to-90-and-beyond-part-two/ #health #fitness #lifestyle

Health Tip: Routines can be good for the body!

        In a study out of Brigham Young University of 330 college age women the connection between sleep patterns and adiposity was relevant. While not a large study the results showed: "Inconsistent sleep patterns and poor sleep efficiency are related to adiposity. Consistent sleep patterns that include sufficient sleep may be important in modifying risk of excess body fat in young adult women." I speak only from experience with myself and my clients/students that routines always improve health and wellness, including weight loss and mood specifically when it comes to sleep. Besides the fact sleep allows the cells to do a lot of repairing, the melatonin in our brains that helps regulate sleep patterns is also found in the GI Track which helps regulate healthy digestion. So here's to yet another reason to prioritize your sleep time and patterns! (My opinion, if the test was done for woman in their 40s and 50s+ AND with men there would still be a risk to body fat but most likely even higher) Stay Healthy!

Health Tip: Can the brain be influenced by music?

             Well I always think so as it can change my mood or bring me back in time like a Tartis in an instant. A study from the Journal of Neuroscience "researchers have found that the volume of brain regions related to hearing and self-awareness appear larger in those who began taking music lessons before age 7. These regions influence language skills and executive function". Musical training can do more for kids including cognitive advancements and even into older age after the practice has ended.                Personally I was interested in the study that connects this one to dancers, then there it was in this same article showing step training and forms of movement to a beat "according to a study conducted by researchers at Northwestern University in Evanston, Illinois. This study adds another piece to the puzzle in the emerging story suggesting that musical rhythmic abilities are correlated with improved performance in non-music areas, particularly language". 
              Hmmm is that why so many of my dancer friends speak so many languages??? Here's to musical training! And banging on the wall of my bedroom shared with the piano while my brothers practiced until i made them teach me and ONE EVEN CHARGED ME 50 CENTS!http://www.ideafit.com/fitness-library/music-training-and-brain-anatomy

Quick health tip: Bad things where you may least expect or think of!

       After being hospitalized this past January and sick for many weeks with an estimated 3 months of recovery, I am now coming out of, it forces one to look at things in more detail (at least until you're in the clear and any paranoia has disappeared!) I found this article recently and said that's me! You can't assume anything from a bar or restaurant and having worked in kitchens of 3 of the top restaurants in NYC back in the day, sometimes cross contamination etc are not deliberate, so use all the juice you want from that citrus etc but hold off on dropping them into your glass!
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/01/27/lemon-germs-wedges-restaurants_n_4659168.html?utm_hp_ref=email_share

Olympic fever is back!

Tonight's the night! I love the Olympics and it's been a difficult issue this year for many reasons but I have to support the athlete just as I would support dancers or artists or anyone who has spent their lives striving for a goal and are independent of the blame in the controversies, they are there to do what they love and have worked for so long, they need the support and I can't bare to desert them when they need it the most. GOOD LUCK TO ALL THE ATHLETES AND LETS ALL HOPE THE GAMES GO SMOOTHLY AND SAFE! 
Here is a little help for everyone how and when to watch, just put in your zip code and find your tv listings! GO ATHLETES! http://www.nbcolympics.com/tv-listings
and PS

Skull helmets have GOT IT GOIN ON! TOTALLY AWESOME!!!! Art and sport baby! (Canada has some of my favorites!) http://sports.yahoo.com/photos/awesome-skeleton-helmets-of-sochi-1391728154-slideshow/

Emotions and Eating

Emotions are emotions, if your using food to indulge whether for celebration or depression it's still something to ponder for yourself and why the overeating or lack of ability to stop or realize you "finished the whole thing" occurs. Personally I don't really see the surprise or shock in this study, why the heck do we eat birthday cakes or wedding cakes? Cupcakes at school? They are all Positive moments (ideally) its the emotional aspect of healthy choices and learning how to stop. Stay Healthy!
http://www.ideafit.com/fitness-library/overeating-indulgence-tied-to-positive-emotions-0

Sleep-More studies prove it's benefits!

      Another reason sleep is important! Fascinating new study regarding sleep and its ability to clean the brain of beta amyloid, a substance related to Alzheimers and other diseases, this is an important study and could change the future for these diseases.http://www.npr.org/blogs/health/2013/10/17/236211811/brains-sweep-themselves-clean-of-toxins-during-sleep

The Psoas often the culprit for multiple pains

      We've read the articles on how important the Psoas muscle is: one of the deep core muscles responsible for flexion attaching from the lower thoracic spine, along the lumbar, through the pelvis over the front of the hip to the top of the femor (thigh bone). The Psoas is the only muscle which connects the spine to the leg.
       That said no matter what your workout routine or sport it is, it is important to keep it stretched out.  I hear anything from pain or tightness in lower backs, knees, groins, even quads and most of the time if not all the time when I teach a proper psoas stretch the pain is gone.
        Because of the all the attachments along the spine through the pelvis and to the leg it only makes sense that it's tightness can effect more parts of the body.
        Here is a diagram of a psoas stretch to do on your own.  Do not "grab the foot" as in the photo unless you are very flexible and your body is upright as the body in the pix shows, keep the back foot on the floor and most will still feel the stretch.
         IMPORTANT keep angling your pelvis and chest upward, do not lean forward, fight your pelvis tilting toward the floor.  If you tilt towards the floor you will be giving in to the "flexion" the muscle contracts to do and that is the movement you are trying to stretch ie: do the opposite.
        Give it a try, especially those with back lumbar issues try it in the morning when you get out of bed, those who sleep in fetal position are in a shortened psoas position all night and often wake up with back pain if it's already an issue, so try the stretch upon waking. Stay Healthy!

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