Diet | Life, Money & Development

7 Essential Tips to Lose Weight the Healthy Way

In this post I’ll give you 5 tips to lose weight the healthy way. Start by noticing that our bodies like slow, gradual changes in terms of calorie intake and exercise. Avoiding overweight is important: remember that women who lose between 10 lb and 25 lb halve their risk of developing diabetes and for men the risk of suffering heart problems reduces noticeably. Begin to learn how to lose weight by following these guidelines:

1. Lower your stress levels: too much stress acts as an important and pernicious factor for overweight and your overall health. This occurs because, when … (Continue Reading)

Posted on February 16, 2012 by Herrera · 2 Comments

Book Review: 7 Pillars of Health

Recently, a friend of mine sent me a book: “The 7 Pillars of Health” by Dr. Don Colbert (Thank you Jesus!). Because of my little vacation, I had found no time to read the book. He enjoyed the book a lot, and wanted to share his joy with me. Well, I have to say that the book by Dr. Colbert is pretty interesting. Further, I also have to say that it’s the first book authored by Dr. Colbert that I’ve read. And it’s an easy reading. The book presents a “biblical cure”, based on our approach to … (Continue Reading)

Posted on July 3, 2008 by Herrera · 10 Comments

Natural Recipe for a Healthy Prostate

The prostate is a gland of the male mammalian reproductive system, whose main function is to produce a portion of the seminal fluid that constitutes semen. The prostate also contains some muscles that help expel semen during ejaculation. Additionally, the prostate also secrets a bit of proteic contents, including prostate-specific antigen (PSA), magnesium, enzymes, zinc, etc. Normally, PSA is present in the blood at very low levels, but can be elevated in the presence of prostate cancer or other prostate disorders.

Some studies have suggested a link between a high-fat diet (which frequently include few servings of vegetables) and prostate’s … (Continue Reading)

Posted on May 4, 2008 by Herrera · 13 Comments

Diet Tips for Preventing High Cholesterol Levels

Current stressed lifestyles and rushed, unhealthy diets are important promoters of high cholesterol levels in the body. We should always remember that the first step toward recovering our health and treating any medical problem should be an evaluation by a qualified specialist (I do recommend consulting a good cardiologist for treatment of cholesterol problems.)

This week I had my annual cardiological checkup. These tips expand on the recommendations of my cardiologist, and they could prove useful for keeping low cholesterol levels and, in general, a healthy lifestyle. Basically, we should start out by adopting better nutritional habits, including the … (Continue Reading)

Posted on February 27, 2008 by Herrera · 57 Comments

7 easy (and overlooked) tips for a healthy life

In a recent motivation talk, an attendee asked me for a succinct list of the things we should care for if we wanted to live longer. Well, I frankly have no idea about how to live longer, nor about how to look younger (plastic surgery perhaps?). However, I have 7 recommendations we could pay attention to if we want a healthy life:

Variety: In your physical exercises and activities, in your habits, leisures, and meals. Besides, your mind should have a reasonable daily rotation of ideas (please, don’t focus too hard, too long into a single thought.)
Regularity:

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Posted on January 9, 2008 by Herrera · 10 Comments

Money

What is your relation with your money? This is something I insist a lot in my business seminars: look for money, but never lend your heart to money. In other words, win money, but don't let money to win you. Are you a winner? Read this post and discover if you are one!

Business

In the 7 Attributes of Leadership I discuss about the traits I pay close attention to when hiring someone, as I always strive to work with leaders.

Technology

Nowadays, the net is inhabited by myriad blogs. Therefore, to stand out has become more and more challenging. Thus, the question arises: how to highlight our blog in order to distinguish it from others? It's simple. Follow a "samurai" approach.

Health

Memory is the mental ability which allows us to store, retain, and information. A clear memory amounts to a "bigger" vision of our world. In this post, we review the nature and physiology of memory, and derive some helpful tips for keeping it active, and young.