12 months, 12 new habits

[Dimitry]

12 Months, 12 Healthy New Habits - MSN Health & Fitness - Diet & Fitness

Very nice article that fits very well with a lot of things people are trying to incoporate at these forums. It's also interesting to see how in a lot of those steps they advocate intending change or thinking about it from a positive mindset.

One thing I'm interested in hearing is regarding the February change. Has anyone else done this and heard of such benefits?

[ahimel]

I posted this same link earlier. For those who want the summary:

The 12 habits listed are:

1. January Create clear diet and fitness goals
2. February Switch to unrefined sea salt to replace table salt
3. March Wake up at the same time every day
4. April Eat breakfast with a good source of protein and fat
5. May Clean out the snack drawer at home and work
6. June Drink at least one cup of green tea per day
7. July Double your current intake of fruits and vegetables
8. August Work on an important relationship
9. September Wear casual clothes
10. October Make a sleep-friendly bedroom and bedtime routine
11. November Resist the breadbasket
12. December Be accountable to someone for your physical activity

[WanderingOak]

Originally Posted by Dimitry

One thing I'm interested in hearing is regarding the February change. Has anyone else done this and heard of such benefits?

I made the switch more than a year ago, using Celtic sea salt on everything. It is a bit pricey, and occasionally clogs the salt grinder when the humidity changes. However, the taste is remarkably better than refined salt or the large white crystals of 'sea salt'. As for the health benefits, I've heard the same, but it was the taste that sold me on it. Of course when I'm not at home, I have to rely on whatever is handy. I'm not about to start carying my own salt grinder everywhere I go. People will start calling me 'Mad Eye Moody'....

[Lucas]

I am doing that too, but I am using my own 30 day trials

[Dating Specialist]

Originally Posted by ahimel

3. March Wake up at the same time every day

Like 1pm every day for the entire month?

[Dimitry]

ahimel, I appologize for the double post, I must have missed it somehow. If a mod feels like it, they can merge the two threads together.

WanderingOak...thanks for the clarification, I thought that the salt they were talking about was that sea salt that's large chunks. I always found that a bit odd. I'll give this one a try. What about be the exact product or name it would go in stores under? Is it also available in a grocery store or special nutrition stores only?

[WanderingOak]

Originally Posted by Dimitry

WanderingOak...thanks for the clarification, I thought that the salt they were talking about was that sea salt that's large chunks. I always found that a bit odd. I'll give this one a try. What about be the exact product or name it would go in stores under? Is it also available in a grocery store or special nutrition stores only?

Around here, it is only available in health food stores, and not in all of them. This is the brand that I buy. It costs about the same for me locally, so that is where I prefer to buy it.

Edit- I take that back, it costs less locally, at least for the shaker jar. Your best bet is to buy the 1 pound sack and use a salt-grinder.

[openeyes]

Originally Posted by Dimitry

What about be the exact product or name it would go in stores under? Is it also available in a grocery store or special nutrition stores only?

I'd go for something like Real Salt, from the salt flats of Utah. Unlike most salts, it hasn't been heavily heated and processed. One easy way to tell the difference is that it isn't pure white. Once you've found it, following through is a fairly easy goal to accomplish, as it tastes much better, as Wandering Oak mentions. You can find it at Whole Foods or online. If you'd like to see a sales pitch for Himalayan Salt (a fine choice), check out mercola:

http://www.mercola.com/forms/salt.htm

[Dimitry]

Cool. I'll give it a shot sometime.

[ahimel]

Originally Posted by Dating Specialist

Like 1pm every day for the entire month?

Sure. It's really consistancy that matters. And for my brother (who works graveyard shift at a bus company) it's a really good time for him to wake up; it gives him time to hang out and have a life before he needs to get to work. If he sleeps in past that, he doesn't have time to do anything; if he wakes up before that, he doesn't get enough sleep.

[ahimel]

Originally Posted by Dimitry

ahimel, I appologize for the double post, I must have missed it somehow. If a mod feels like it, they can merge the two threads together.

NP. Please pardon me if my post sounded snippy.

Amanda

[alexb5784]

Originally Posted by ahimel

2. February Switch to unrefined sea salt to replace table salt

I don't have the habit of eating salt on a daily basis, but I'll try sea salt to see how I like it. I'm guessing that sea salt is healthier.

[WanderingOak]

Originally Posted by alexb5784

I don't have the habit of eating salt on a daily basis, but I'll try sea salt to see how I like it. I'm guessing that sea salt is healthier.

Not only is it healthier with more trace minerals, but it also tastes so much better than table salt. The trick is to use unrefined sea salt, which may be hard to find if there is no quality Health Nut store near you. It should specify if it is refined or not on the label.

[alexb5784]

There is a Whole Foods Market (they sell mostly organic) near my office and flat. I'll get some there.