I want to start my 30's with good practices.

Jan 12, 2010 - I often hear it's harder to  create healthy habits as you get older and that it's best to start as soon as possible.  Well this year I turn 30 (yikes!) and I want to start off my 30's with a healthy lifestyle.  My 20's were a roller coaster .  I had always been on the thin side, to the point of looking unhealthy, I didn't hit 100 lbs until I was 23, even though I'm 5'6".  I had a really aggressive workout schedule (2+ hours/day) while in college and that helped me gain muscle mass and I was fit.  By my mid-twenties, I was settling down with my husband and finding time to workout was hard, especially with a new job.  I made the mistake of buying a wedding dress 2 sizes too big (I loved it and thought I had to have it).  Well to fit into it, I put on 18 pounds because it could only be altered so small and I had to meet the seamstress halfway. (What was I thinking?)  Since then, I have been struggling to lose that weight and get back into shape.   Last year, I started off with some really great habits.  I got my asthma/allergies undercontrol and for the first time since i was a child, I began to run.  I'm only running 2 miles, which is nothing for most people, but for someone who used to induce asthma attacks just climbing a flight of stairs, this is a huge feat.  I also began doing yoga again, which I had given up when I met my husband.    My goals for this year are to improve my running endurance and sign up and run in a 5K.  I also want to progress from the Primary Series of Ashtanga Yoga to the Secondary Series.  I'd like to tone up my muscles.  I have a very small frame and even though I only weight 112 pounds, I look heavier than I am.  I don't necessarily want to lose much weight, so much as to gain muscle and lose the jiggle.  I also want to be able to do 50 pushups and 20 pullups by the end of the year! - 3 Comments

Mood Disorders: Depression, Phobias, Schizophrenia

Jul 13, 2009 - There are two major psychotic disorders; mood disorders and schizophrenia. When a person experiences a severe disruption in mood or emotional balance, we call the problem a mood disorder (formerly called an affective disorder). When emotions show an all time low and we lose interest in life, we experience depression. - 2 Comments