We at Individually Fashioned believe that good health matters! 

 

Therefore, we highly recommend that personal quiet time, proper diet & rest, weight management and daily exercise be your first order for healthy living. 

 

For instance, a good night's sleep provides the body, mind and spirit with renewal and restoration.  Oatmeal every day will lower your cholesterol; add flax seed to it for regularity.  Drinking plenty of water throughout the day will also increase regularity, prevent dehydration and decrease wrinkles.  Decrease the fats and sugars.  (Did you know that sugar acts like glue in your system, gumming up the works?) 

 

 

Keeping your weight down provides many benefits:

 

It lowers the risk of heart disease, stroke, diabetes, and high blood pressure.  Keeping your weight in check can also lower the risk of many different cancers, including breast, colon, kidney, pancreas, and esophagus. Keeping your weight down also lessens the strain on your knees and hip joints.  For your convenience, here is the National Heart Lung and Blood Institute's Body Mass Index "BMI" calculator: http://www.nhlbisupport.com/bmi/

 

Walking is loaded with benefits:  Improved circulation, increased metabolism, production of new cells, 'happy' endorphins.  Walking also helps to build bone.  If able, start with a minimum of 20 minutes a day.  If not, start with 5; then increase to 10 and so on ...  If you wait 20 minutes after your meal and exercise 20 minutes, you will burn twice the calories.  This increases your metabolism.  Hence, walking every day promotes many benefits for you and your well-being. 

 

For those who find walking difficult, REBOUNDING is a great alternative. I have been rebounding since 1985 when my husband bought a mini trampoline for me in hopes that it would help my circulation (varicosities since age 15).  It does wonders for me.  I've used a combo of walking and rebounding for years. http://www.reboundair.com/33ways.htm

 

Stretching, swimming and water exercise decrease arthritic and back pain. 

 

If your life requires a lot of travel, pack a jumprope in your suitcase ... 10 minutes a day is all that's needed to keep your engine running well.  As you develop your skills jumping forwards, include jumping backwards too for it greatly enhances correct posture.

 

These are just a few common sense principles available for living a healthy and enjoyable lifestyle.  We encourage you to begin anew ... it's never too late to start treating yourself well!

 

Elizabeth Marie highly recommends daily "Isotonix" supplements* including anti-oxidants each day for prevention of illness! 

She personally takes Ultimate Aloe, Opc-3, Multivitamin, Advanced B, and Calcium Plus daily.

 

[*Isotonic, which means “same pressure,” bears the same chemical resemblance of the body’s blood, plasma and tears. All fluids in the body have a certain concentration, referred to as osmotic pressure. The body’s common osmotic pressure, which is isotonic, allows a consistent maintenance of body tissues. In order for a substance to be absorbed and used in the body’s metabolism, it must be transported in an isotonic state.

 

Isotonix dietary supplements are delivered in an isotonic solution. This means that the body has less work to do in obtaining maximum absorption. The isotonic state of the suspension allows nutrients to pass directly into the small intestine and be rapidly absorbed into the bloodstream. With Isotonix products, little nutritive value is lost, making the absorption of nutrients highly efficient while delivering maximum results.]