Following the theme of taking time to rest and repair from December newsletter I was taking my own advice and pausing to catch-up on some reading over the holiday season when I came across this quote: “Being unstoppably on the go is considered to be the behavior of responsible adults; therefore, we usually resist the interludes […]
Continue ReadingWhat Happens To My Body When I’m Stressed?
More info from the Feeling Absolutely Fabulous Program™ We consider stress to be the opposite of relaxation. The human body is wonderfully adapted to deal with certain levels of stress. As hunter/gatherer people our bodies developed warning signals that helped us recognize when to attack and when to retreat from situations. Unfortunately, when we are […]
Continue ReadingClearing Out The Clutter In Your Life
Before you read on, take a moment to look around you. How is your desk? Is it covered in piles of paper, unread articles, “to-do” piles, unpaid bills? Are you surrounded by unfinished projects? Or is it neat and tidy, with everything in its place? Look up and check out the rest of the room, […]
Continue ReadingCan Brushing Help You Lose Weight?
When you are trying to maintain a healthy weight you may want to try brushing! There are two different types of brushing that I am referring to: 1. Brush Your Teeth Last year a study published in the Journal of the Japan Society for the Study of Obesity announced that people who brush their teeth […]
Continue ReadingSome Simple Ways to Eat Better this Spring
When Spring time rolls around we often get the bug to start “spring cleaning”. For many of us, this means opening the windows and getting a breath of fresh air through out homes. We clean out the closets. Put away the winter woollies and with excitement start to bring out our summer wardrobe. Maybe we […]
Continue ReadingNew Year’s Reflection
It’s now the end of January and many of us will have broken the resolutions we set for ourselves at the beginning of the year. We often start the New Year with high hopes and then set ourselves high standards to live by. In my experience, both personal and as a health consultant for nearly […]
Continue ReadingAbout Blood Sugar
It’s important to know about blood sugar levels and how important blood sugar stabilizing is for reducing stress and lessening feelings of anxiety. As defined in the dictionary, blood sugar is the glucose in blood that rises and falls depending upon what we eat. All carbohydrates are ultimately converted to glucose to be used by […]
Continue ReadingDon’t Eat Dead Food!
Most of us don’t know what dead food is. We didn’t learn about it at school and many parents never think about food as being “alive”. Simply, foods with “life” are the foods that give “life”. Alive foods give the body the nutrients that the body needs to live. Dead food is food without the […]
Continue ReadingBack To Basics
Delia Smith, Well-Known British Cook, Urges Us To Go Back To Basics There is an increasing interest with consumers in the use of additives in our foods. Recently we have been told we are exposed to potentially carcinogenic properties of food dye Sudan 1. This food dye is used in many ready made meals and […]
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