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What a Pain in the Neck

“What a pain in the neck,” I muttered after spotting a leak in the irrigation tubing responsible for hydrating my sweet potatoes.  As I surveying my garden observing the vast array of green leaves bustling out of their stems to enjoy the warm summertime weather and basque in the glory of photosynthesis they are set …

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Fend off Arthritis by Managing Stagnant Joints

As I was meandering through my garden over Memorial Day weekend, basking in the glowing Napa sunlight and enjoying the refreshing Northern California breeze, I went to move my wheelbarrow away from one of my garden beds.  The bok choy in my garden was thriving.  However,  something disturbing residing within the bed of the wheelbarrow …

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Choosing the Best Foods at the Right Times

Eating decisions can create resolutions to circumstances that make us feel better and more productive.  Weight loss, gaining lean muscle mass, and fending off illness are commonly sought-after purposes of adhering to healthy eating habits.  Maintaining an optimal weight for our body type assists in managing a healthy fat mass to lean muscle mass ratio.  …

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Postural Awareness Increases Productivity

The spinal cord is an elongation of our brain consisting of a series of hollow bones stacked on top of each other.  These bony structures are our vertebrae.    Spanning from the base of the skull down to the buttocks, each vertebra possesses a hollow cylinder-like interior meant to encase and protect the spinal cord.  Consisting …

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Is There a Book that Tells you How to Get Old?

“I wish there was an instruction manual that told you how to get old,” expressed Selwyn as we enjoyed a cup of coffee and pastry outside of West Won Bakery.  After catching up after a few months of being too busy to meet up and conduct our usual friendly banter, something that came up with …

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Get a Grip: Hand Strength

Forearms, wrists, fingers, and thumbs are features humans possess that separate us from the upper and lower classes of the animal kingdom.  Our ability to grab objects with our hands and manipulate them to produce an environment that benefits us goes hand in hand with the intricate features the human brain offers our everyday functionality.  …

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Benefits of Physical Balance and How to Improve it

Commonly defined as the even distribution of different elements in correct proportions, balance appears in various presentations throughout our everyday functions.  Whether it be juggling timelines of making deadlines as work, struggling to figure out where we’re going to be at what part of the day to attend meetings, or ensuring the digital numbers in …

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Exercise Before Your Brain Turns On

Agendas in our lives require a substantial amount of bandwidth made up of our thoughts, feelings, and actions.  From waking up in the morning to making breakfast and getting spruced up for work, to figuring out what’s for dinner at the end of the day, we have many obligations that need to get done before …

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Strong Hips Makes for a Strong Life

“You know my hips don’t lie” is one of Shakira’s most recognized lyrics in her iconic song written in the early 2000s, “Hips Don’t Lie.”  Shakira is known for her elite demonstration of moving her hips in an athletic display of artistic Latin dance.  Not only are Shakira’s performances and music videos an example of …

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Fitting Enough Protein in your Diet

Building strength, reinforcing the structural integrity of connective tissue holding our bones together at the joints, or improving human performance in our everyday quality of life are just a few goals commonly sought out by individuals investing their time and energy into a dedicated fitness program.  A widely understood concept in today’s knowledge base of …

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