Sunday, November 17, 2024
SUPERFOOD: BROCCOLI SPROUTS
Broccoli sprouts are a food I eat every day. I grow them myself in my kitchen, in minutes per day. They are very high in nutritional content including many vitamins, minerals. sulforaphane, etc. They can help prevent many diseases including cancer, diabetes, dementia, etc.
https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/broccoli-sprouts#nutrients
https://emmettmurphy.blogspot.com/search?q=sulforaphane
best of health,
emmett
Wednesday, November 6, 2024
MICRO WORKOUTS
Micro-workouts, or "exercise snacks", can have many benefits, including:
Time-saving: You can fit a workout into your day in minutes, even during a lunch break.
Minimal equipment: You can do micro-workouts at home, in the park, or anywhere with minimal equipment.
Improved cardiovascular health: Micro-workouts can help reduce the risk of heart disease and improve cardio-respiratory fitness.
Increased metabolism: Micro-workouts can help increase your metabolism, which can aid in weight management and fat loss.
Better brain health and mood: Even short bouts of exercise can improve your mood and brain health.
Increased muscle strength: Micro-workouts can help you build strength.
Improved flexibility: Micro-workouts can help increase your flexibility.
Reduced risk of chronic disease: Micro-workouts can help reduce your risk of chronic disease.
Money-saving: You don't need a gym membership or trainer to do micro-workouts.
Quicker recovery time: Micro-workouts can help you recover more quickly.
Variety: Micro-workouts can help reduce boredom and training plateaus.
Some examples of micro-workouts include:
Squatting for 40 seconds, resting for 20 seconds, and repeating 5 times
Doing 30 jumping jacks followed by 30 squats, resting for 10 seconds, and repeating 3 times
https://youtu.be/0xoseOw3r7g?si=YNXNmKu5tcY1flZ9
best of health,
emmett
Thursday, October 31, 2024
PROCESSED FOOD
If you want to improve your health, eat less processed food. Make your own food, preferably organic, grass fed, from nature, etc.
https://youtu.be/5cZUJdN2WQc?si=tVzW2lrcjcY_q1tg
best of health,
emmett
Tuesday, October 22, 2024
WEIGHT TRAINING for HEALTHSPAN and LIFESPAN
Resistance Training can help extend your healthspan and lifespan.
https://youtu.be/EPjdpobvglo?si=t55Z-bzOMsxzNogh
Benefits include:
Decreased risk of injury
Boosts brain health
Boosts mood
Decreases abdominal fat
Boosts metabolism
Enhance your quality of life
Enhanced mental health
Helps control blood sugar
Hypertrophy
Improve mobility
Improved posture
Muscle
Muscular endurance
Self-esteem
Strengthen bones
Anxiety
Burns calories efficiently
Improving insulin sensitivity
Increase bone density and improve balance
Makes you stronger
Osteoporosis
Pain
Resistance training
Sleep
best of health,
emmett
Wednesday, October 16, 2024
100 YEAR OLD HABITS
How to stay healthy to 100 and beyond. It can be done.
https://youtu.be/hsF6N9n_04M?si=DiveSnaYCBB4i50t
https://youtu.be/dl_Zhhatwoo?si=Jsuj_UbyZZwji7VD
best of health,
emmett murphy
Thursday, October 10, 2024
LIFESTYLE DESIGN
We should strive to optimize our healthspan. Here are some ideas what your health/lifestyle design should look like.
1. Resistance Training 1-3 times per week, 30-40 minutes per
- many physical and mental benefits including improved muscle, bone, brain, hormone, and metabolic health
2. HISP - High intensity Sprint Training 1-3 times per week, 2-5 sprints with maximal recovery , 6-20 seconds per sprint, maximal effort
- many of the same benefits as resistance training
- increases BDNF, brain derived neurotrophic factor, helps prevent dementia
- improves type IIX muscle fiber quality and effeciency, very important as we age
3. Mobility Work (every day)- 10-60 minutes
- yoga, tai chi, chi gong, etc.
- many physical and mental benefits
- it doesnt matter how strong you are if you don't move well
4. LSD Training (Long Slow Distance) 5-6 times per week, 30-120 minutes per
- outside whenever possible, with others whenever possible
- heart rate range (180-age x75-90%)
- improves your cardiorespiratory and metalolic health
5. Fun Activities - whenever possible, any duration,
- especially helpful for mental healh
- golf, tennis, frisbee, hiking, mtn biking, sand volleyball, slack line, walking,etc.
- outside and with others whever possible
incorporate this into you lifesyle and your health will definitely improve, both physically and mentally
best of health,
emmett
Friday, September 27, 2024
ARTHRITIS is a METABOLIC DISEASE
You can avoid OsteoArthritis.
10 Min Video
https://youtu.be/UYj3IROfvV4?si=5vv3SXDw3kapjf5S
best of health,
emmett
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