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Five helpful tips for a healthy, active summer of running and overall fitness

1. Use the summer weather to increase your outdoor activity

check with your physician first if you have any physical concerns, and always start off easy. If you’re prone to heat stroke or exhaustion, take advantage of dusk and dawn to complete your fitness activity. And, as always, drink plenty of water and don’t forget the sunscreen for daytime outdoor activities.

2. Make sure to...

Taking Your Heart Rate

* The first is on the inside of the wrist below your thumb. Use your forefinger and middle finger to feel the pulse (this is known as palpation).

* The second site is on the carotid artery on the neck (either side). Place your fingers on the side of your windpipe, just below the jaw.

* Count the beats for 10 seconds then multiply by six to get beats per minute. This count can last for 10 seconds, 15 seconds, 20 seconds, 30...

Our body continually builds new tissue with one of the things that would stop this from happening is a very low vitality or natural immunity in the body. The scientific community is talking a lot about natural herbs, with all the talk going on about the AIDS disease, which occurs in those people who have a very low natural immunity. What is needed by the scientific community is a way to focus on cancer cells while leaving the rest of the normal cells untouched.

It is obvious that the...

A good diet depends on choosing what to eat and how much to eat, because otherwise food can actually harm someone. People’s food choices in Japan have significantly changed in recent years, with the Japanese diet becoming more and more like the American and European diet, leading to an increase in various diseases that are associated with the Western diet increasing in Japan. This new Japanese diet is high in protein and fat and low in fiber, just the way the Western diet is.

Chlorella...

Head and neck circles - Stand up straight. Without moving your shoulders, slowly move your head and neck in a wide circle. Do this half a dozen times.

Arm swings - Stand up straight with legs apart and both arms stretched straight out in front of you, at chest level. Without moving your hips, swing your arms (parallel to the floor) as far to the left as you can - and then to the right. Do this 20 times.

Shoulder circles - Stand up straight with legs apart and arms at your...