Choosing To Live Stress Free

When life gets in the way we always seem to stress out. That seems to ring truer for females. There are many ways to relax and be stress free, without spending a fortune.

Changing your lifestyle and reducing your stress will prolong your life.

Let’s learn how to protect your health when the going gets tough.

• The first thing you do is to try to determine the reason why you are stressed. Go through your day and write down any time you feel stressed and what has caused that emotion. Make a list, as hard as it sounds it will be extremely helpful. You will be able to manage your life when you have a concrete list of what the stressors are in your life.

Busy Moms Can Exercise

Let’s face it moms are busy and never seem to have time for regimented exercise programs. With the amount of things we do on a daily basis who has time? Fortunately, there are a variety of exercise solutions that will keep you not only in shape but motivated as well, in spite of your crazy schedule.

Here are some exercise tips for busy moms:

• Stick to a schedule – it is very easy to occupy your time with the many daily responsibilities you have and leave exercise out but scheduling will make it easier. The workout can be at a gym or at home, but the most important thing to remember is to schedule time for it or you will not exercise.

Asthma and Exercise

We all know that exercise is crucial to good health. Our doctors tell us so, we read articles in magazines and online, and new studies about the benefits of exercise are all over the news. For most of us, getting enough exercise is a matter of getting motivated and making the time for it. But for asthma sufferers, exercise can be a very scary concept.

Asthma attacks are no laughing matter. They cause great difficulty in breathing, and if they’re untreated or treatment is not effective, a trip to the emergency room is necessary. Asthma is the cause of a huge number of missed days at work and school each year. So many asthma sufferers avoid exercise altogether for fear that it will trigger an attack.

Achieving Slim, Firm and Lovely Arms

We girls always like to have slim, firm and lovely arms. If you are among them, one of the most advisable things for you to do is get yourself involved in specially-designed arm exercises that will tone your arm muscles fast. These exercises are very effective and at the same time, they are enjoyable to do. Not only that, they can keep the other parts of your body strong and healthy.

However, you should be careful because a little negligence can cause unfavorable effects on your body e.g. sprain, muscle swelling, etc. There are things that you should bear in mind when you are doing workouts for your arms and they are as follows:

Meal Planning

Planning out your meals goes a long way in eating healthier.  Nothing kills a diet more than having to stop and pick up food a few times a week or grabbing that box of hamburger helper full of salt and preservatives.

Back in 2006 when I went back to school to get my fitness training degree I really learned this.  Here I was going to school to help others be healthier and my family and I were getting less and less healthier.  I was working full time, going to school full time and hubby was working a ton of extra hours.  Takeout became the new norm until I got it under control.

Dr. Mommy Will be Guest Blogging!

I’m very excited to be a stop on Dr. Mommy’s Healthy for the Holidays Blog Tour! She’ll be a great addition to my posts here and I love how she focuses on being healthy. As everyone should know by now that is my focus here at Busy Momma Wellness.

Dr. Daisy will be stopping here on the 13th and 16th. Her posts are even a surprise to me, so it’s like Christmas on my blog! It’s always my goal to bring great information to my readers. Bringing a doctor to the site for all of you is a real bonus to me and as I already said I’m so excited to be chosen as a stop. Please stop back by and make her feel welcome by leaving a comment. You can also check out her great products and services at Dr. Mommy helps Moms.

Garlic Potatoes

Crusty Garlic Potatoes

Ingredients:
1 lb potatoes (preferably new potatoes)
8 large garlic cloves, peeled
2 eggs
6 – 8 tbsp yellow cornmeal
Fresh parsley

Instructions:

Preheat oven to 350.

Wash and scrub potatoes well. In a large pot, boil the potatoes and garlic in salted water for about 12 -15 minutes until just cooked. Drain the potatoes and reserve the garlic cloves.

Take the skin off the potatoes as soon as possible. Chop the garlic cloves roughly and with a small skewer insert the pieces into the potatoes.

Baked Tuna Steaks

Ovenbaked Tuna Steaks

Ingredients:
1 cup of cherry tomatoes, halved
1/3 cup pitted and chopped Kalamata olives
1 tbsp capers
2 tbsp olive oil
3 tsp fresh thyme leaves
¼ tsp black pepper
4 tuna steaks, skin removed
1 lemon, cut into wedges

Directions:
Preheat the oven to 425°F.

Lightly oil a large ovenproof dish.

In a small bowl, combine the cherry tomatoes, olives, capers, thyme and olive oil. Season with black pepper.

Arrange the tuna steaks in one layer in an ovenproof dish, top them with the tomato and olive mixture. Bake in the oven until the fish is cooked, about 20 minutes.