Month: February 2013

Mandarin Salmon Salad Meal

February 12, 2013

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It’s easy to create healthy and satisfying meals the HumanaNatura way and following HumanaNatura’s OurPlate healthy eating guidelines. In the HumanaNatura approach, you can pick a creative theme or simply pick from whatever natural foods are in your refrigerator  More than likely, you will be able to create a terrific and optimally healthy meal in minutes, one that you and your family or guests will savor.

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This yummy meal took just minutes to make. It begins with a salmon filet that is pan seared and then cooked covered with thin sliced red onion, garlic bits, turmeric, paprika  sesame seeds, and red and black pepper. As the salmon cooks, we prepare a salad base and veggie mix of arugula, sliced Persian cucumbers, cut grape tomatoes, and halved mandarin orange pieces (from our friend Ken’s garden). When done, the cooked fillet is then added while still warm to our plate, and it’s all garnished with  parsley, lemon, marjoram, and black pepper. Fast, delicious, and healthy…as always, when we prepare our meals the HumanaNatura way!

Learn more about creating naturally delicious and optimally nutritious meals via OurPlate, HumanaNatura’s simple optimal eating guide and meal rating tool. And experience how this science-based and 100% natural approach to our daily meals can change the way you eat, feel, and live. Perfect your skills at making delicious and naturally healthy salad meals that follow the OurPlate guidelines via the Meals tab above, our popular article Perfect Salad Meals, or the Natural Eating section of our comprehensive Personal Health Program.

Once you have begun eating the HumanaNatura way, you can explore your many opportunities for new, more natural, and healthier life between meals – via HumanaNatura’s complete and naturally open-ended system for lifelong and lifewide health and fitness. Check out an overview of our health programs at The Four HumanaNatura Techniques.

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Mini Workout Theory Tested

February 4, 2013

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By Michael Volkin (aka The Volkinator)

A typical gym workout lasts 30 minutes to 1 hour, and often includes significant weight-lifting. If exercises are performed incorrectly, the load on the muscles and Mike Volkinstress on the joints of these repeated movements causes both short and long-term damage to your body.

Most people continue to work out despite a known injury, aching back, or sore muscles because of the improved appearance of their physique as a result of the working out. However, over time, the improved appearance becomes harder to maintain and a “plateau” eventually occurs.

A workout plateau is when someone continues to exercise and sees diminishing returns on the improvement of their physique.  In addition to these hardships, a gym workout causes a time constraint for many would-be gym goers. In addition to the 30 to 60 minute workout, the average gym member has to factor in the time for driving and parking.

Recently, several scientific studies – see Further Reading below – have been conducted which analyzes the optimal duration and intensity for a proper workout.  Some experts claim high intensity and fast workouts are the most beneficial, others claim slow meticulous movements with heavy loads is the easiest way to maintain a great physique and optimal health.

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Healthy Cross-Quarter Greetings!

February 2, 2013

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Greetings from HumanaNatura at the cross-quarter! In the natural year, we are halfway between the extremes of light and darkness of the last solstice and the calmer and more naturally balanced time of the coming equinox.

Right now is a great time to accelerate action on your Natural Life Plan, readying yourself for plan review and renewal when the equinox arrives – a practice that HumanaNatura recommends twice-yearly at each equinox.

If you have not yet created a Natural Life Plan to guide your use and expression of the third HumanaNatura technique of Natural Living, the links we have provided will take you to our planning worksheets and seven-step planning process. Together, these free resources will help you begin more intentionally health-centered and naturally progressive life in the days and weeks ahead.

Our newest member newsletter was released today as well, which is published eight times yearly in harmony with the natural year, providing updates on HumanaNatura’s resources, programs, and worldwide health campaigns. To receive future HumanaNatura newsletters or learn more about our global practitioner-advocate network, go to Join HumanaNatura.

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