I cannot stress enough how important it is to build your knowledge around health and wellness. I strongly suggest that you pick up and read to fitness/health magazines. Just a little bit of knowledge goes a LONG way! Before you go any further let me be clear that I do not work for or receive any incentive for blogging about the following companies. Now everyone has their own preference and opinions as to what is the best, but I recommend reading (a lot of these mags offer their content online so you can get it for FREE):
Health Action Healthletter: this monthly (subscription only) is put out by CSPI (a nonprofit) and provides useful information about nutrition and food. They have nutritionists who analyze foods from the grocery store and resturants. They also help debunk myths. Check it out here: http://www.cspinet.org/nah/index.htm
Women/Men’s Health: these are great magazines for each gender with recipes and workout routines. Check it out here: http://www.menshealth.com/ http://www.womenshealthmag.com/
Shape: another great women’s focus magazine. Check it out here: http://www.shape.com/
Runner’s World: for all those runners (or joggers or aspiring runners). Provides gear reviews, training schedules, inspiring pieces and articles. Check it out here: http://www.runnersworld.com/
Knowledge is so powerful in this transformation I cannot stress it enough. Watch day time talk shows. When I can catch them, my personal favorites are “The Doctors” and “The Dr. Oz Show”. Inspire yourself by watching “The Biggest Loser”, I know if they can do, you sure can!
The bottom line here is just start learning. You don’t have to be a nutritionist or a personal trainer (I’m certainly not!) to take control of your own health, just take an interest in it and start to learn! It’s a good first step to be here at my blog, which means you must be somewhat interested in your health! If you have a question feel free to send me an email me HERE! No question is too little or “dumb”.
Healthy living!
