Best Sandwich Ever!

Last week I made myself a delicious sandwich. It was so good and so filling that I ate that same sandwich all week. Here it is, hope you enjoy.
Fixings:
Half an avocado thinly sliced
4-5 pieces of honey roasted turkey
A handful of alfalfa sprouts
Mayonaise
Your favorite multi-grain bread
Optional:
tomato and/or cucumber

Directions:
Slap some mayonaise on your bread. Put the avocado on first so that the mayonaise will keep it from slipping off the sandwich. Then put on the turkey and top with sprouts. Delish!

Living life with type 1 diabetes

I interviewed two of my good friends, one of whom has type 1 diabetes. The other friend I interviewed has a brother with type 1 diabetes. It was interesting to see how similarly they dealt with living with their disorder.

If that doesn't work try THIS.

Matters of the Heart

Since it is Valentine's Day I thought I would write a blog about the heart. And no, not the heart you find on the card from your sweetheart. I'm talking about the one in your chest.
According to MSN Health and Fitness heart disease is the number one killer of women. It is responsible for more than the next five causes of death combined. Perhaps women use their hearts more than men, because they love more deeply? Perhaps I am a complete cornball? Well, one of those things is true.

Another common misconception is that women are less prone to heart attacks. According to MSN women are just as likely as men to experience a heart attack, however women are more likely to complain of different symptoms than men. Both sexes experience chest pain, but women are more likely than men to experience the less common symptoms like back pain, fatigue, and jaw pain.

Dr. Sharonne Hayes gives some simple rules for maintaining a healthy heart: be active, stay at a healthy weight, and don't smoke. As for reducing your chances of a broken heart... you're on your own.

A beginner's course in exercise.

I'm one of those people who exercise for a day and then call it quits, so I'm really not the person who should be giving you advise on how to exercise. But, I will pass on some advice that I learned from my trials and tribulations of trying to start an exercise routine.

Getting Started
The hardest part of trying to start an exercise routine is giving up what little free time you have in order to head to the gym for an hour. This is why I prefer exercising at home with a video. If you are severely out of shape I recommend starting with a stretching routine video. This will not only build up your flexibility, but start you off feeling good about exercise because it won't hurt your body and will even make you feel energized.

The Next Step
After consistently stretching your body out for a week and getting up to a level ready for exercise you can start your search for the type of exercise that suits you best. Libraries are a great place to find exercise videos you want to try out. You'll want to find three videos you really like. I recommend one for aerobic(dance), one for strength building(Pilates), and one for increased flexibility and balance(Yoga). The preferred workout routine is Monday, Wednesday, Friday. If you feel up to it you can also do your stretching workout on off days. The reason you don't workout every day is because working out past your regular limit tears the muscles in your body in order to grow bigger. When you feel sore it is because your muscles are tearing, growing, and regenerating. Your muscles need a day off to heal themselves.

Congratulations!
If you have successfully instituted a exercise routine in to your life, congratulations, you've made it farther than I have! Once you get bored of your exercise videos, or are consistently not sore from your workouts move up to the next level or try out some new videos just to keep things fun.

Turns out Mom was wrong

My mom is the biggest teller of old wives tales I've ever known. Some of the big ones she constantly repeated when I was a kid were "don't sit that close to the TV, you'll rot your eyes out", "we had to get rid of the cat when you were a baby because it was always trying to suck the life out of you", and "eating carrots makes you see better."
The page here disproves these and many other old wives tales. However, I don't think they're bound to disappear anytime soon.