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Wednesday, May 5th, 2010
I don’t know about you, but I’ve got a lot of stuff to get done every day, and I can’t afford to not have the energy for it. Mothers, who have one of the most energy-demanding jobs of all, which I know all about from my experience in raising three beautiful children, often ask me about natural ways to increase their get-up-and-go.
Get started on a high-energy lifestyle with changes to your diet. First of all, eat a real breakfast in the morning packed with protein! You may think you’re saving time by skimping on breakfast or you’ll insist that you’re not that hungry in the mornings, but I’m telling you that if you’re missing out on this meal, you’re missing out for the rest of the day on valuable energy.
Another important aspect of diet is increasing your daily intake of protein. Many women don’t get enough of this nutrient. Protein keeps you energized by sustaining your blood sugar level much longer than carbohydrate-packed foods. It also stimulates dopamine production, a neurotransmitter that keeps you more alert, and keeps your energy up by raising your metabolic rate.
Drinking enough water is also an essential way to keep your energy up. Some people often mistake signs of dehydration for fatigue. Your cells need water in order to function at their optimum level, and coffee or diet soda isn’t going to cut it. You should aim for eight glasses of water daily.
With these tips, you should be enjoying higher energy levels in no time as well as quite a few other benefits!
Tina Turbin
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Wednesday, April 28th, 2010
This is news everyone needs to really know to get a bit more advanced knowledge of gluten and celiac disease and please stay informed through the many radio shows on these topics.
Gluten is actually not the real problem for celiacs – it is the ‘prolamin’ portion of the molecules in specific grains. This is “the toxic component” of the gluten molecule lies in the prolamin portion.
In wheat this portion is called gliadin. It comprises approximately 40 – 50% of the protein. In rye this portion is called secalin. It comprises approximately 30 – 40% of the protein. In barley this portion is called hordein. It comprises approximately 35 – 45% of the protein. In oats this portion is called avenin. It comprises approximately 10 – 15% of the protein.
Yes, there are prolamins in rice, corn and other foods but these do not contain the toxic tetrapeptide(s) which are stated responsible culprits for the villous damage and rash” experienced by celiacs and people with ‘gluten’ sensitivities.
Once gluten enters the digestive tract, gluten breaks down into peptide chains in a similar fashion to other protein sources; however the resulting gluten-related peptide chain length is considerably longer than for other proteins. These longer peptides are part of the reason that immune response triggers occur and cause celiac disease. Celiac are not the only people who chose to avoid gluten. Some of the disease that also benefit from a gluten free diet are: irritable bowel syndrome, Crohn’s disease, dermatitis herpetiformis (autism) and those with ulcerative colitis.
For anyone new to a gluten free diet, it is worth mentioning that there is an increasing number of ‘health food’ products with gluten so read your ingredients always!
Tina Turbin
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Wednesday, April 14th, 2010
How can you adopt the healthy lifestyle you know will help you improve your quality of life and increase your longevity? First of all, surround yourself with health-conscious media and people. Subscribe to blogs on women’s health and diet, get a magazine subscription to your favorite fitness and health magazines, and ask your active friends if you can join them in their daily walks. You will find that the more data you learn and the more you surround yourself with positive examples of healthy women, the easier it will be for you to adopt a healthy lifestyle of your own.
You don’t have to start putting sprouts on everything you eat or hit the gym for hour-long workouts every day. The changes you make should be gradual. Get started with one walk a week if you have to, slowly but surely increasing the frequency and speed of your walks. Start collecting healthy, yummy recipes or substituting certain items in your diet for healthier alternatives. For example, prepare turkey burgers instead of beef patties. In time, you’ll find that your diet will be largely changed for the better.
By following these tips and changing your lifestyle for the better, you can help revert the alarming health statistics for U.S. women and improve the quality of life in the present, as well as in your later years!
Tina Turbin
Tags: Advice, Aging, anti-aging, Baby Boomers, Exercise, Goals, Health, healthy lifestyle, helpful tips, lifestyle, nutrition, personal goals, tina turbin author, Tina Turbin researcher, Tina writer, tips, Women's Health
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Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
As the mother of three grown children, I know how hard it can be, even with the best of intentions, to eat a healthy diet yourself and make healthy foods for the rest of the family. With just a few simple tips, you can totally change your eating habits for the better.
It all starts with grocery shopping, for which you must make like a Boy Scout and “be prepared.” It is best to create a menu for the week with breakfasts, lunches, dinners, and snacks determined for each day before you even make your grocery list. Choose healthy recipes that take thirty minutes or less to prepare, unless you know you’ll have more time available for cooking. There are many easy, healthy recipes available online which you can prepare in a snap. Make sure there are enough high-protein foods and snacks, which won’t leave you with low blood sugar and send you to high-fat and high-sugar snacks for a fast blood sugar boost.
Before hitting the grocery store, eat a big, filling meal, so you won’t deviate from your shopping list by picking out items that look good just because you’re hungry. You can’t binge on foods that aren’t good for you if you don’t have them in your home, after all. This will not only result in a healthier set of groceries, but will save you money, as well!
Tina Turbin
Tags: Advice, Being a Mom, children's health, Family, grocery shopping, Health, kids health, moms, Motherhood, tips, Women's Health, women's issues
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Wednesday, February 10th, 2010
Here is the moment you’ve been waiting for—your last child has moved out of the house and is now “on his own.” You can finally enjoy some “peace and quiet,” you tell yourself, some “me” time for yourself and “we” time with your spouse. Life after Mom-hood has begun!
Well, if you’re anything like me, the mother of three grown children, or like many other women out there who have raised their children and watched them leave home to start lives and families of their own, you may find that life after raising children has some definite challenges.
First of all, there is the matter of you. Who are you, after all? Many moms tend to identify themselves as moms, of course. Twenty-four hours a day, that’s what you’ve been doing for the past couple of decades. As a supporter of women and mothers, I know how important it is to take on this identity as a mother and I applaud any woman who does this. However, it is also important to have your own identity apart from motherhood.
This ties into the second challenge. Now what? Studies show how important it is to have goals and show a direct link between writing your goals down and achieving success. This one is up to you. What would you like to do now? Come up with one or more goals, and you will have something to serve as a foundation for your hard work and dedication in this new life after mom-hood. You know you are strong and capable—you successfully raised a child, after all!
Life after mom-hood is something you’ve been looking forward to for some time now, after all. You deserve to make it as rewarding as it was raising your children!
Tina Turbin
Tags: Advice, Baby Boomers, Goals, life after mom-hood, moms, Motherhood, Relationships, tina turbin author, tina turbin humanitarian, Tina Turbin researcher, Tina Turbin writer, tips, women's issues
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Wednesday, February 3rd, 2010
I have found setting goals to be an especially useful tool since my children left the house, leaving me with a lot more time to reconnect with and realize my dreams of being a children’s author and helping others. Whether your children are grown, your children are still young, or you don’t have any children at all, it is vital to establish your goals.
So, where do you want to go in life? Get a precise “big picture” of what you want to do in all of the fields of your life. These “big picture” goals should embrace various areas, such as artistic, education, career, spiritual, family, financial, physical, community service, and friendship goals. If you’re anything like me or the average woman, you probably have many different facets of life that are important to you—your marriage, your children, your career, and wellness or faith, for example. Make sure to write your grand vision down and all of the more detailed goals your vision encompasses.
By setting sharp, clearly-defined goals, you can measure your progress and celebrate the achievement of your goals, raising your self-confidence and your ability to achieve further goals. Your smaller goals should include dates and amounts where applicable so you can measure your achievement. Keep them realistic and attainable so you can reap the rewards of having attained what you want. Determine which goals have priority so you don’t feel overwhelmed by everything you’ve set out to do. Lastly, don’t let anyone but yourself determine what your goals are, and the sky is the limit in what you can dream.
Tina Turbin
Tags: Advice, goal setting, Goals, personal goals, tina turbin author, Tina Turbin researcher, tips
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Wednesday, January 27th, 2010
Now that the kids are older, or even out of the house, you’ll probably find that you’re more able to focus more attention on your marriage. Divorce statistics for the over-50’s age group continues to rise steadily. Happily married for thirty years now, I’m often asked for tips on how to strengthen marriage. Open communication is the number one element of a successful marriage, I tell them.
Make sure to listen to your partner, and let him know that he has been heard. Set the example of the communication you like to give and receive from others. Chances are you don’t like to be interrupted, and you like to know that when you’re talking to someone, he is listening to you. It is likely your partner feels the same way, so set the example yourself. Be honest and encourage honesty in your partner. You can’t truly face the problems of life unless you’re working together. Communication is how you’ll solve problems, work out differences, get on the same page, and express admiration and gratitude to each other.
Open communication also means not letting others interfere with your relationship. In-laws and friends will often have a lot to say about your marriage, but you’ll find that you can often do much better without their advice or comments. If you’re unhappy about something your spouse does, sit down and talk it over in a positive way, geared toward a resolution. Sometimes friends and family can exacerbate already-existing non-optimum conditions in your marriage by adding their own “two cents,” and the next time you confront your spouse about the subject, you may find yourself spewing out to him angrily, word for word, what your mother has to say, for example. You may like it when your girlfriends agree with you that your spouse’s overspending has to stop, but the best person to discuss this with is your spouse.
Tina Turbin
Tags: Advice, marriage, Relationships, tina turbin, tina turbin author, Tina Turbin researcher, tips
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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
Next week I have a wonderful lineup of 3 radio shows, covering the important topics of positive parenting and happy homes, the task of being a successful mother and role model and living gluten-free lifestyle.
I’m very much looking forward to speaking on these shows and sharing my advice and tips on the above subjects, and I do hope that you will join me. Click here for the schedule and direct links to each radio show. Have a great weekend!
Tags: Children, Family, Gluten-Free, gluten-free diet, happy homes, parenting, Parents, positive parenting, role model, single dads, single moms, single parents, successful mother, tina turbin, tips
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Monday, July 27th, 2009
On Sunday, 12-2 Easter time, on WOR News Talk Radio 710, HD Pauline Fromer the daughter of Arthur Fromer congratulated me for my Book Tour with Danny the Dragon. Thank you Pauline! As you know, I love your show and listen to it every Sunday while I write and take notes of all your tips and hints of travel you and your father share. This show is syndicated to over 100 stations across the United States with thousands of listeners.
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