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Why We Get Sick: Showcases Linkage Between Insulin Resistance and Chronic Illness

July 15, 2020 By Sandra Bornstein

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When I entered the empty-nester chapter of life, I started focusing on factors leading to a healthier lifestyle. Books and articles about longevity and ways to avoid illness became a priority. The COVID-19 pandemic has heightened my quest to minimize risks for medical issues. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Reviews Tagged With: Benjamin Bikman, cancer, commitment to exercise, COVID-19 and chronic diseases, diabetes, eating healthy, exercise choices, healthy choices, heart disease, high cholesterol Alzheimer’s disease, insulin levels, insulin resistance, longevity, Parkinson’s disease hypertension, vascular dementia

Learning to Make a Seven Species Salad Online with Vered Guttman

May 18, 2020 By Sandra Bornstein

7 Species Salad for Shavuot, photo by Sandy Bornstein

In preparation for the upcoming holiday of Shavuot, Moment Magazine offered an online presentation showcasing four of Chef Vered Guttman's favorite recipes, Seven Species Salad, Feta and Roasted Eggplant Burekas Pie, Romanian Malai Cake, and No-Bake Israeli Cheesecake. This year, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Jewish Culture Tagged With: eating healthy, healthy choices, healthy life, healthy salads, Israeli chef, Mediterranean cuisine, nutrient dense foods, traditional foods for Shavuot, Vered Guttman

Can Your Diet Influence COVID-19 Immunity?

May 1, 2020 By Sandra Bornstein

Vegetarian Starter by Footers Catering in Denver

Like most Americans, I take in a daily dose of COVID-19 updates and try to make sense of the evolving ramifications of the pandemic. While news reports still indicate that people with specific pre-existing conditions and the elderly are at greater risk, a small percentage of … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Reviews Tagged With: combating COVID-19, COVID-19, Dr. Joel Fuhrman, food and health, healthy choices, healthy life, How to Become Motivated to Lead a Healthy Life, immunity and disease, nutrient dense foods

Calling Upon Couch Potatoes to Become Fit

May 8, 2013 By Sandra Bornstein Leave a Comment

In Monday’s blog, I focused on the recent CDC survey that highlighted the number of inactive Americans. According to the survey, 80% of Americans can be labeled as “couch potatoes.”  Under most circumstances, people would prefer to fall within the norm. In this instance, it … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Health & Fitness, Lifestyle Tagged With: buddy group for fitness, CDC Fitness Report 2013, commitment, guest bloggers- fitness, guest bloggers- lifestyle choices, healthy choices, looking for guest bloggers, May National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, motivation, sharing lifestyle stories, taking steps to improve lifestyle, tribe of virtual fit buddies, virtual fit buddies, women struggling with weight issues, working together to achieve fitness goal

Working Together to Become Fit

May 6, 2013 By Sandra Bornstein 14 Comments

Last week, I shared some of my thoughts about lifestyle choices in Choice-Being Fit. In order to write that blog, I had to acknowledge one of my personal shortcomings in a public forum.  It would have been much simpler to maintain the status quo and not share my story. Despite … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Lifestyle Tagged With: buddy group for fitness, CDC Fitness Report 2013, commitment, fitness and diet for middle aged women, guest bloggers- fitness, guest bloggers- lifestyle choices, healthy choices, looking for guest bloggers, May National Physical Fitness and Sports Month, motivation, sharing stories, taking steps to improve lifestyle, tribe of virtual fit buddies, virtual fit buddies, women struggling with weight issues, working together to achieve fitness goal

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