iHealthyFitness

This video is an overview brief disclaimer for people who are currently on or thinking of following a diet/nutrition program.

Genetics

Your genes are the most powerful factor in dictating how your body will respond to particular stimulus.  Genetics predisposes you for certain natural traits and attributes.  This includes how tall you are likely to grow, how large your body will likely be, and other traits that relate to health such as your body’s ability to process particular proteins or possible defects in genes that may be linked to diseases.

X Factors

Aside from genetics, there are many other factors in your life that will have an affect on your health.

Physical Factors

This is closely tied to genetics and may include things like the size of your stomach and the development of your teeth.  Physical factors may also be introduced by injuries or defects in growth that may adversely impact your health.

Environmental Factors

Environmental factors pertain to your surroundings.  Things such as air, food, and water quality read more »

When you have braces, your are limited in the types of foods you can eat. However, you can still eat healthy by softening nutritious vegetables with a variety of ingredients in a large pot style meal.

This style of cooking can incorporate your favorite foods. Here, I will be using the follow ingredients:

• Baby carrots (several large handfuls)
• Skinless chicken drumsticks (3)
• Whole kernel sweet corn (1 can, no salt added)
• Russet potatoes (5)
• Broccoli heads (few handfuls)
• Yellow squash (1)
• Rotini pasta
• Liquid egg whites (16oz)

These ingredients were selected for their taste, consistency, and nutritional value.   read more »

Orthodontist

Today I hit a major milestone in my orthodontic treatment and got my braces put on.  The whole process took about two and a half hours.  The pain level experienced was moderate discomfort.  Here is a breakdown of the process of putting on my braces.

1. Removal of Spacers
   Finally, I get to have these wretched things taken out!  Even though they don’t cause as much pain as the couple days when I first had them put in, they have been a pain to have because I could not fully utilize my molars and they made my gums feel sore.

   These were easily removed using what appeared to be tweezers.  Painless removal.

2. Flossing and Brushing Spacer Gap read more »