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Midlife Mother
Directory
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Editor:
Jann Blackstone-Ford, M.A.
Psychological Advisor:
Susan Bartell, Psy. D.
Health Editor:
Ginny Porter
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Mothers are always talking about how they
have to get back in shape after the baby is born.
They agonize, “I used to look like that, now I look like
this.” It’s not that we
don’t know what’s healthy, we do.
Every doctor and study in the world has told us that a good diet
and proper exercise not only extends your life, but also improves the
quality of your life. Do we
listen? Not really.
We let daily life and its responsibilities get in the way.
There
are three aspects to good health and staying in shape:
diet, exercise, and a positive mental attitude.
Each aspect is equally as important and serves to support the
other. A good diet supplies
the nutrients necessary for a healthy body.
Exercise keeps your body toned and increases your endurance.
And, a positive mental attitude wards off depression, and in some
cases, even disease.
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Attitude
Diet Exercise |
Not one aspect of this triad can be ignored.
Good nutrition will keep your mind sharp and make you feel
better, but without exercise your muscles will not be toned and your
endurance will be affected.
Recent studies have shown that exercise alone can cure
depression--proof that exercise affects your mental attitude in a
positive way.
By the same token, a common symptom of depression is lack of
energy.
You just don’t feel like moving around.
Proof again that your mental attitude affects your desire to
exercise.
All three--diet, exercise, and attitude, work together for
maximum health and well-being, and at no other time in our life is this
more important than right now--at midlife.
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Health Editor:
Ginny Porter
author of The Pocket Trainer : Strength
Training Guide
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