The Road To Wellness

Nice to see you! Wishing you a healthy day!

If you follow the recommendations of the DASH diet, you realize the importance of reducing salt in your diet. Today, celebrates the premise of this diet. Welcome to National More Herbs, Less Salt Day!

We often use salt to enhance flavor. However, herbs can accomplish the same purpose. The problem with salt is a matter of balance. Your body will attempt to create the same concentration of solutes and solution in your body fluids as is in your blood.

If you consume a lot of salt, your body will retain more water and thus increase the volume of your blood. The more blood your circulatory system works with, the more it will have to work, thus increasing blood pressure. The concept then of finding ways to replace salt is a valid one.

Take this day as an opportunity to explore your cooking realm. Fresh spices add different nuances to your cooking that may be preferable to salt. Use today as an excuse to give it a try.

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After reading a great deal about the barefoot lifestyle, I decided to give it a go myself. My first step was purchasing a Kigo shoes.

The premise behind using shoes that replicate the barefoot way of walking is that it is healthier for you. Proponents claim that modern-day footwear ignores thousands of years of evolution. From that perspective, it makes sense. Ill-fitting shoes have certainly caused their share of foot, back, and posture problems.

There’s a certain freedom in ditching shoes or at least feeling as if you did. My experience was very favorable. The shoes felt like I was wearing a pair of aqua socks. The fit is snug and lightweight. Unfortunately, that precludes there use during colder times of the year.

The first few days was a bit of an initiation. While I walk barefoot indoors all the time, it is a different thing to walk barefoot for longer periods of time. Your feet will get tired at first. After getting used to them, they are a joy to walk in. They are so comfortable that I feel as if I’m not wearing anything on my feet.

If you’re thinking about making the move to a barefoot lifestyle, give it a try. It’s a comfortable way to explore your world.

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No one likes shots. I personally hate the aches and pains from an intramuscular shot. Darn it, it hurts! Yet, keeping up on your vaccinations is an easy way to prevent disease. Welcome to National Immunization Awareness Month!

The diseases for which we have vaccines available are preventable. There is no reason anyone should come down with polio, measles, or even swine flu. Immunizations exist to protect you.

There are certain times when you should make sure that you are up to date. These include:

• Travel outside of the United States
• Going to college
• Have other risk factors such as immune system deficiencies
• Seniors

Vaccinations can easily be incorporated into your annual exam. You are doing that, of course? For the wee bit of discomfort of vaccinations, you avoid the debilitating effects of disease. It is so easy to safeguard your health. Take the opportunity to do so.

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August starts out on a great note. It’s time to get control of your life. Welcome to National Simplify your Life Week!

Stress whether real or imagined is a major health and wellness burden. Simplifying your life is one strategy for coping and putting an end to the negative health effects it creates.

There are several ways you can simplify your life and reap the benefits. First, get rid of any unnecessary communication. Opt out of email newsletters you don’t read. Unsubscribe to publications from your college’s alumni organizations begging for donations. Get rid of the things asking for your time.

Next, find ways to streamline tasks in your life. Set up bill pay to put bills out of your mind. Stop mail delivery of bills. Stop newspaper subscriptions for paper you don’t read.

Finally, plan your meals once a week. Then, go shopping—once. Part of the time you waste for meals is in the planning. Do it once a week instead of every night.

It’s easy to simplify your life. Get rid of the extraneous tasks which consume your day. Enjoy your freed time.

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This is a Sponsored Post written by me on behalf of Ramblers Way. All opinions are 100% mine.

You have to love small town America. In the face of economic turmoil, it fights for survival. It strives to become the place of our dreams and hopes for a better future. Sometimes towns have the resources. Sometimes they need the help of another business like Ramblers Way Farm.

Ramblers Way Farm encourages the use of Made in America products, relying on domestic sources. They give small towns the ability to create jobs in their communities and find a way out from the burden of economic woes.

My own town embarked on a similar venture. It tore down an empty, eyesore of a storefront and replaced it with a parking deck and paved trail. In keeping with environmental concerns, they planted rain gardens along the path with educational signs explaining their purpose.

Those seemingly minor changes have driven money into the town. Bikers use the trail and patronize local businesses. A new restaurant will undoubtedly succeed because of it. They also took the initiative to add a dedication to the Andrew Sisters who were born and raised in my town. Doing so, preserved a bit of forgotten history.

Its foresight like my town and companies like Ramblers Way Farm have that will bring communities together, helping each other to celebrate the American way.

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