Sarah Dairiki

In America, heart disease is the number one killer of individuals. What is interesting however, is that according to the American Heart Association, more women than men have died from heart disease. 43 million women in the United States develop heart disease each year, which is a heartbreaking number to look at. Luckily, more and more individuals are becoming aware of how serious heart disease truly is, and are taking steps to reduce their risk of developing the disease. The American Heart Association states that 80 percent of heart attacks and strokes can be prevented if individuals made changes in their lifestyles. One of these changes that can be made is exercise. By ensuring that you partake in at least 30 minutes of exercise at least 5 days a week or 10 to 15 minutes if 30 minutes is not an option, you will become so much healthier. You can engage in many activities to gain exercise: you can walk, bike, dance, run, use different equipment at the gym, etc. There are so many activ...

I recently wrote a post in November 2016 called "Making A Change In My Lifestyle," where I focused solely on talking about how I have been pretty drastic changes in my diet in order to try and alleviate the severity of my acne. This post today, is a part 2 version of that, an update on how I have been doing a couple months after making this dietary change. I am pretty strict on myself, always pushing myself to follow the diet I outlined for myself. Before I go eat anything at the dining hall at my college, I always check the online menu and see which foods that I want to eat has dairy in it. Since I am trying to cut out all forms of dairy, I avoid all foods that contain dairy at the dining hall. I am also completely avoiding processed and sugary foods, so no cupcakes, no cake, no muffins, no graham cracker, no cheez-its, etc. I have been so good about avoiding these processed and sugary foods, and I find that I feel so much better when I don't consume them. I rarely get...

When anyone first starts working out, it is definitely hard to motivate yourself to do it. If you are planning on working out in the evening, you often get distracted by something else (TV, friends, food, etc.), basically anything that will convince yourself that you don't have time to exercise that night. And if you want to work out in the morning, you debate between leaving your warm, cozy bed to put on exercise clothes and exercise. However, once you start working out consistently and get into a routine, it becomes easier and easier to push yourself to work out. Here are some tips to help you get into a consistent exercise routine. First of all, you want to make sure that you eat properly before exercising. If you consume heavy, greasy foods, or a lot of food all at once and then exercise, you are definitely going to feel sluggish. And if you consume a lot of these same foods before going to sleep and then wake up early in the morning to work out, your body won't have had ...