tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-44793856417758298212024-03-06T12:02:05.703-08:00Q'ued Up!All you need to know...Body, Mind, SpiritQueeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438558418527436486noreply@blogger.comBlogger264125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479385641775829821.post-31967961936512974272019-09-05T13:48:00.001-07:002019-09-05T13:48:19.593-07:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Learning to Think Better Thoughts for a Healthier Self<br />
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Recently I had the privilege of working with some women who had been incarcerated in a county jail. My intention was to present information to them to help them understand the power of their thoughts and beliefs. In my thirty years of studying metaphysics and teaching it for over twelve years, I know how important it is to take control of our minds if we want to create the life we want.<br />
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These women that I worked with ranged in age from twenty to sixty plus. All of them had been in this facility multiple times. Several of them had been in and out for twenty to thirty years. The main reason for their incarcerations was drugs.<br />
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The three classes I taught twice a week were with maximum security, regular security and minimum security inmates. From the very first class I could see these women light up with hearing that there is a way to think differently from their normal negative diatribe that they had been living with most of their lives. Most of these women had been raped, beaten and abused from childhood. Their stories were hard to hear but gave me an understanding of the path that they had chosen.<br />
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In Metaphysics it is important to not dwell on the past, not regurgitate all of the stories of our horrors and instead try to think thoughts of how we would like our life to be no matter of our abusive past. I know about this as I came from an abusive background and have battled the desire to talk about it and constantly bring it into my present for most of my life. However studying metaphysics has helped me to change that way of thinking and focus on the positives and what I want in my life instead of what I don't want or what awful things have happened to me.<br />
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This is why I love sharing the principles of metaphysics with others who struggle with being a victim of their circumstance. Let me say that what these women had gone through is absolutely devastating, but continuing to focus on it and tell others about it obviously had not helped them in any way as they continued to get out of jail and return after using over and over again. One woman got out in the morning and was back in the afternoon having been caught with drugs.<br />
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It became obvious to me that the psycho therapy classes they had been taking, some of them for years, was not giving them the help they needed. In my observation of these classes most of what they did was to talk about all of the negative things that had happened to them and the negative things that were presently happening to them. One young woman who had been repeatedly raped by her father from the age of six till she was fifteen, was still recounting those acts during each session I observed. No one was giving her tools to change her way of thinking so she could move on into a better place in her mind.<br />
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They began to choose better thoughts that helped them to feel better. I had nothing but glowing reviews from them and they all seemed to love this new information that gave them a new perspective. Then it all changed when the psycho therapist obviously did not like that she was not getting the same reaction from her teachings. <br />
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I received an email from the Sargent in charge that my teachings were not valid and that they were just my opinion without facts to base them on. I would not be able to continue with the class without more information about my background in these teachings. It took me 3 months to qualify to teach in this facility. I had to do serious back ground checks as well as give my over 35 year bio of my work. It is extensive to say the least. I wrote him back immediately and told him that metaphysics is not some kind of new age teaching that was an opinion, but rather a philosophy that began in 350 BC when Aristotle wrote the first books on Metaphysics. It is a science that has been practiced by many for centuries. He never responded.<br />
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So I was unable to return and teach this life changing information to these women who are in desperate need of something to help them find a better way of living. It was heart breaking to me to know that our system isn't there to really help them, but to house them without the tools to change their lives for the better. They for the most part are not criminals, but drug addicts. They do not get the help they need to make better choices. It was a disappointing to say the least.<br />
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I have moved on from that experience and hope to find a way to help women like those who have had these challenging lives. I look forward to that day when that opportunity arrives.<br />
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Queeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438558418527436486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479385641775829821.post-14469157267440637602018-11-27T15:39:00.000-08:002018-11-28T10:54:52.161-08:00Reflecting On Age<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
Age is an interesting thing, particularly in the United States. This country does not revere its elder population. In fact, Americans are obsessed with youth and all that that implies. The media is responsible for much of how we as Americans focus on the young.<br />
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We have ads and commercials selling skin cream for aging skin where the models are 18 years old. We have air brushing on models that are already thin and attractive, but they need to look more "perfect".<br />
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If you have a career in the public eye, you will be judged by your aging skin and body especially if you are a female. Men get away with getting older and out of shape most likely because men are the ones doing the judging in these business's involved in the public eye. It is definitely a double standard in Hollywood and the entertainment industry.<br />
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What has happened is that we have bought this idea that we are not as vital or interesting as we age. I beg to differ with this. As you get older and reflect on who you were when you were younger, you come to realize that who you are now has so much more wisdom, experience and understanding of life than you did when you were young. There is a saying that I heard when I was much younger, "Youth is wasted on the young". I did not get it when I was younger, but I get it now!<br />
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What we need to understand is that aside from our bodies aging, our spirit or our soul that reside in our body is not old. It is more experienced and aware. Now having said that I want to also add that not all of us are more aware. I know many older people that have not "grown" up in wisdom or awareness. Many people like this are obsessed with holding on to their youth and refuse to accept that they are aging. It is a process that we can not stop, even with plastic surgery. <br />
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We all age differently depending on our genetics and lifestyle, which includes diet, exercise, stress levels and our environment. However it is our thoughts and beliefs that really play the biggest role in how we view our aging process. If you think you are old and believe that it is a negative, you will have that experience. There are 60 year old's that are not able to stand on one leg because they have not practiced balance or kept a healthy level of fitness. Then there are 90 year old's that are running in marathons. It is all in the mind once again.<br />
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In 2015 the Census Bureau reported that there are 47.8 million of Americans over the age of 65. It is estimated that in the year 2060 that number will rise to 98.2 million. That will be one in four Americans over the age of 65. That is a huge chunk of the population that would be considered "old" and "useless" if things continue as they are now.<br />
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I would like to suggest that we not listen to the media or society's view point in this matter. I suggest that we decide that we are as vital and worthy of an exciting life at any age. 65 year old's no longer automatically retire unless they want to. Instead they are starting new careers and new lives and new interests. I recently saw a video of an 90 year old woman still doing gymnastics. I read an article on a 100 year old man who wanted to start running and competing in races. These are people who are not believing that their age is an obstacle. They are doing what they want without any thought to their "age".<br />
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So I would say to you that your age is just a number unless you believe the "crap" fed to us by the media and social media. Take your age out of the equation when you are thinking about your life course. It is just another limiting belief to stop you from doing things you would really like to experience.<br />
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Now some of you would argue that there are things that can't be done because of age. Yes I do know of some things that might be totally dependent on youth. It might be a challenge to be a 90 year old swim suit model. Probably won't happen, but you never know who will come along and change that. What 50 looks like today is not what 50 looked like 100 years ago.<br />
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Age is what happens everyday that we are alive and breathing. It is not a barometer of limiting how we live our lives. That is up to us. Live your life the way you want no matter your age.<br />
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Queeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438558418527436486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479385641775829821.post-8489646892719734952018-11-12T13:15:00.000-08:002018-11-12T13:15:19.660-08:00The Art of Self Talk<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
We all have mind chatter going on 24/7. How much of that mind talk is about you? How much of that is negative? Most of us would not speak to anyone who said the things to us that we say to ourselves. Many of us have a regular diatribe of negative self criticism going on in our heads on a daily bases. We tell ourselves how stupid we are, how ugly we are, how incompetent we are and on and on. What we tell ourselves is powerful to how we manifest our life.<br />
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Much of this self talk has been created from our childhood and our past interactions with others. We replay these beliefs in the form of mind chatter daily telling our selves things that do not support loving ourselves. In many ways we are our own worst enemy when it comes to how we speak to ourselves.<br />
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The first step in turning this chatter around to a positive conversation is to be aware of how many times a day you are saying negative things to yourself. Once you realize that you are doing this, you can replace it with a positive thought such as, "I am capable", "I am smart" and "I am worthy". Say these things to yourself every day to create a new conversation in your head. <br />
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Our subconsciousness holds all of our old beliefs that do not serve us. Those are the things that keep creeping into our daily thoughts that we need to re-create. We can do this by repeating the new positive thoughts over and over again, just like we did by thinking the limiting thoughts over and over again. It takes time to do this but is well worth it if you want to change to having a more positive conversation with yourself. It will change your life for the better if you can.<br />
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Our thoughts, beliefs and words are powerful in creating our life. When you can control you thoughts, beliefs and words in a more positive direction your world will manifest from that. It is all up to you. If you no longer want to be a "victim" of yourself, take charge of what you are saying to yourself. You are the only one in control of this and that is the beauty of it. You can have whatever conversation you want with yourself. I suggest it be loving, positive and supportive.<br />
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Watch as your life unfolds with more opportunity and success as you learn the "Art of Self Talk". It is a beautiful thing.<br />
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Have a Blessed Day<br />
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Queeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438558418527436486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479385641775829821.post-31395315088500283552018-11-08T11:42:00.000-08:002018-11-08T11:42:49.363-08:00The Power of Perception<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
"Perceive" is defined in the Dictionary as "to become aware of; through one of the senses, especially through seeing. To take in through the mind." Perception is simply the act of perceiving or the ability to perceive. What is not being said here is that we can "choose" how we perceive what we are seeing or feeling or experiencing. We are choosing it anyway, unfortunately most of us are doing it unconsciously. <br />
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Two people can be sharing the same experience and come away with two different perceptions of that experience, such as two people taking a hike together. While one person is pointing out the beauty of the surroundings and the lovely breeze that is blowing in the air, the other is complaining of the wind and how their feet hurt. Same experience, different perception. <br />
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We can always choose to focus on the positives in any situation rather than what could be bothering our experience. People who tend to perceive things by constantly pointing out the negative are probably people who are not finding the joy in life. They are focused on what they "perceive" as a problem. They are missing what could be a good experience.<br />
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We can perceive a "failure" as a horrible thing. Something that might stop us from trying again. It might take us into feeling not good about ourselves. Or we can perceive it as a step closer to success, a learning lesson and becoming stronger. It's all about our perception of it.<br />
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Perception is another way to see how you are creating your life. What are your perceptions? Are they always focused on the negative or are you perceiving life from the glass half full? See how many times a day you perceive out of a habitual negative thought process. The beauty of this is you get to choose. You just need to be conscious of your thoughts each and every moment. When you begin to think and perceive in the positive direction you will begin to feel better which will allow you to create in a more positive way. <br />
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If you already think and perceive in a positive way, congratulations you are most likely having a happier and more peaceful experience in life. We can all do this. It just takes effort and the willingness to change. The power of perception is about choosing!<br />
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country has over 73% of its population overweight and obese.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>We are the most over fed but undernourished
country in the world.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That is a horrific
statistic given the fact that we used to be leading the way in most categories
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Our health demise began with the onslaught of “processed
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1900’s processed food did not have the same chemicals, pesticides and
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that lead to a longer and longer shelf life.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>There concern is keeping the food from spoiling which adds to their
bottom line…the almighty dollar.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>That my
friends is what drives the food industry and certainly not your health.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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eat mostly nature’s foods that are not processed and come from its original
source such as the plant that grows in the ground.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Hopefully not grown with toxic pesticides and
chemicals or choosing what we know of as “Organic”.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Animal protein should also be raised in a non
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Most Americans eat from a food source that is at least 70%
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eating from 70% unprocessed and you will see a difference in you health because
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processed foods, then you are one of those who are “arguing for your
limitations” and you certainly have the right to keep eating in an unhealthy
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eating poorly and becoming unhealthily, but I do understand why there are so
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toxic information with no positive content to give you a healthy mind.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>They don’t leave you feeling positive when
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that makes us feel good.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>If we want to
feel good of body we need to feed it healthy foods.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feeling good of body and mind is usually what
we want.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Feeding ourselves unhealthy
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if you are on the right track.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Most of
us have a mixed bag when it comes to these things.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Some of it is good, and some of it is
bad.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Try and get the good to outweigh the
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">I have been a student of Metaphysics for nearly 30 years.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is a study and philosophy that has been
around for centuries, but faded from the main stream of consciousness.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is my belief that those
who were in a position to control certain groups of population did not like
that it gave individuals power to create the life they wanted by choosing their
thoughts, beliefs and emotions.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Therefore
it was removed from many group teachings,</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif;"> </span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">particularly those teachings that use
fear and guilt as a way of keeping people under their control.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span><br />
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is a division of philosophy that is concerned with the fundamental nature of
reality and being.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is the
relationship between mind and matter and what is beyond the physical world.</span></i></b><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "century schoolbook" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">This is telling us that there is a
power in us beyond the five senses that we can resource in a conscious way to
create our lives in a manner that we want.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;">
</span>It is not connected to any religion, cult, or what some people refer to
as a “Woo Woo” kind of thing.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It is
simply this; "a philosophy that we create our world from our thoughts, beliefs and actions. If those are sourced from worry, fear or any other negative type thinking, you will create your reality from that."</span></div>
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are not consciously choosing those thoughts, but rather allowing our minds to
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</span>Most of us have a running diatribe of thoughts that are the same
everyday such as, “I can’t do that”, “I am ugly”, I am never going to be
successful at that”, “If it weren’t for my abusive c</span><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook", serif; font-size: 14pt;">hildhood I would be more successful”
and thousands more of the same ilk.</span><span style="font-family: "century schoolbook", serif; font-size: 14pt;"> </span></div>
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thoughts to being more positive and creating from that place, is to be aware of
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</span>My students are usually shocked at how much of their day is spent in
negative thinking not only about themselves, but about anything and everything
around them.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Such as, “I am so
exhausted.”, “I hate this traffic.”, “Look at how stupid that person looks.”,
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<span style="color: black; font-family: "century schoolbook" , serif; font-size: 14.0pt;">Metaphysics gives you the tools to
change this way of thinking around.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>It
takes effort and practice, but it will change your life for the better like
nothing else can.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Remember that you have
given the “negative” thinking in your life a lot of effort and practice; you
have just gotten really good at it so it no longer seems difficult.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span></span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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thoughts and beliefs to more positive ones you will feel so much better and
will watch your world change around you in an amazing way.</span><span style="color: black; font-family: "arial" , sans-serif; font-size: 10.0pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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on track with thinking and believing in a positive manner.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>You can create the life you want when you are
focusing on all things positive.<span style="mso-spacerun: yes;"> </span>Have a
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Queeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438558418527436486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479385641775829821.post-43643823800804910542018-06-17T15:09:00.003-07:002018-06-17T15:09:45.770-07:00Create Your Life!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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This is what most of us are doing, but you can change it by being consciously aware of your thoughts and beliefs at all times. It is a simple thing to do but not easy if you have been practicing negative thinking for a long time. It is 100% possible to turn it around with consistent effort and awareness.<br />
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Start by being aware of how many negative thoughts you think in a day, you will probably be amazed at the negative diatribe that goes on in your head. Begin by replacing negative thoughts with positive thoughts and repeat those over & over as you have done with the negative thoughts.<br />
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Whatever we focus on, we create in our world. If your focus is negative thinking, that's what you will create. So it only makes sense if you want to create a positive life for yourself, you must think and believe that way.<br />
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There's no time like the present, so begin the process now so you can create the experiences and life that you are wanting.<br />
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I will be giving you tools in the coming days to help you facilitate this process. But you can start now by just becoming aware of what you think and believe.<br />
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Queeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438558418527436486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479385641775829821.post-36306929141693584372012-02-07T16:53:00.000-08:002012-02-07T18:33:39.495-08:00Our Relationship With Our Body<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOBeqTAJUIpFt-wOOlM2W4aVEz5Pe2pdYBqSbe4iDNrcQJRWyBRFETZ1mdavzVgUUSXnuxnOtoeixN9V8kFNEkBHH4IJeH5-tuwq0Wh-kcOhkbSS5Jsntcv6CJ2deN37NZbxbFMKmGJtX/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgyOBeqTAJUIpFt-wOOlM2W4aVEz5Pe2pdYBqSbe4iDNrcQJRWyBRFETZ1mdavzVgUUSXnuxnOtoeixN9V8kFNEkBHH4IJeH5-tuwq0Wh-kcOhkbSS5Jsntcv6CJ2deN37NZbxbFMKmGJtX/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<b>It seems that our relationship with our body is a very complicated thing. Some of us feel that, "I am not my body", while others feel that their body is a lot of who they are. Your body "is" a part of you. It may not be "who" you are, but it is "part" of who you are. Without your body you would not exist. </b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We are born into this body to experience this human existence. As an infant we rely on others to take care of us and be responsible for the needs of our body. As we grow older we learn to care for our body's ourselves with such things as bathing, eating, sleeping, and hopefully exercising. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>We are given guardianship of our body. It is our responsibility to do the things to keep our bodies healthy so that we can experience quality of life. Having a healthy body requires us to do certain things to maintain optimum health.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Getting the proper nutrition is number one on my list of what to do for a healthy body. If you are eating processed foods, fast foods, high sugar, high fat foods, you are not making the best choices for your body. The purpose for eating is to give the body proper nutrition. Those types of foods do not deliver the best nutrition for your body. Eating natures foods will help you to get all of the nutrients that you need. Fresh fruits, vegetables, lean proteins, and if you must have them, whole grains are the way to find optimum nutrients. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><b>Exercise is next on my list of important things to do for your body. Regular exercise helps to keep your body lean, healthy, younger, less stressed, and happier. People who exercise regularly can ward off many of the diseases that are effecting our population today. The top five diseases in our country are caused from life style choices such as smoking and obesity. We could virtually rid our country of most of its heart disease, diabetes, and fifty percent of all cancers if we would just stop eating "bad" food and began to move our bodies on a daily bases. Just thirty to sixty minutes a day of exercise will change your life for the better. Considering that we have 168 hours in a week, and all you need to give to exercise is 3 to 6 hours, it is not that big of a commitment to make when you understand the reward. </b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Next step to a healthy body is getting enough sleep and rest. Children require much more than adults, at least 10 hours or more. An adult should be getting a minimum of seven and preferably eight hours per night. Taking a twenty to thirty minute nap in the daytime is also a healthy choice. Sleep is where we recover, rest, and restore ourselves. Sleep deprivation can cause the same kind of effects as being drunk. Our bodies do not function at peak performance without enough sleep.<br />
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</div><b>Meditation is another way to help your body to be healthy. It is scientifically proven to lower blood pressure, reduce stress, and help us to feel calm and centered. All of those things have a physical impact on your body in a positive way.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Your body is your responsibility to care for. If you are treating it poorly by not exercising and eating unhealthy food, it is your choice. Choosing daily exercise and healthy food will change your life for the better. These are choices that need to be made if you want the "body" and the "life" that you desire.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>Are your actions matching your desires? Do you want to get into shape and lose some weight? If so, are your actions supporting the outcome of what you desire?</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">The majority of people do not "act" in support of what they want. They talk incessantly about what they want, but never put the right actions towards getting it. They may want to buy a new car, but never save any money to put towards it. They may want to go to a great college, but do not put the study hours in to get good grades to be able to qualify for a good college.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdSkHAvxqV-5g7Qc6CinDT1UjYb9IGYkpKL5gMZAKdXoHb0wszgZbJ9yOc2qRg6bAs9fYigtKlhJOf6IKVlcsqrctiUEcVgAN5KE0i7yMTmnn4jVc24oZbeDuNtQSRBfhrRWWUJYjnkve/s1600/images.jpg" style="clear: left; float: left; margin-bottom: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" height="106" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhJdSkHAvxqV-5g7Qc6CinDT1UjYb9IGYkpKL5gMZAKdXoHb0wszgZbJ9yOc2qRg6bAs9fYigtKlhJOf6IKVlcsqrctiUEcVgAN5KE0i7yMTmnn4jVc24oZbeDuNtQSRBfhrRWWUJYjnkve/s200/images.jpg" width="200" /></a></div><br />
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<b>Many people want to be lean and in shape, but do not want to do what it takes to be in shape. Many lack the commitment and discipline that it takes to reach their fitness goals. I hear "I want, I want, I want", but I see little of the doing it takes to get results.</b><br />
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<b>If you are complaining or unhappy about the fat on your body; eating french fry's, candy, donuts, sugar cereals, fast food, and drinking soda's, will not help you lose the fat. Yet I see people constantly engaging in this kind of behavior, wanting something, but doing actions that are opposite of what they desire.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You can not be lean and healthy with a diet full of processed, fried, fatty, sugary, foods. You can not get fit if you do not exercise on a regular bases.</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Our society has gotten lazy about taking care of themselves. It is just too much effort to cook a good meal. It is to hard to exercise, after all it feels better just sitting around instead of working out. This is what has caused our country to be the fattest, most unhealthy of all industrialized countries in the world. We are the fattest, most nutrient deficient, group of people, yet we are the most affluent. </div><br />
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<b>Don't complain about the state of your body, if you are eating poorly and not exercising. It takes time, discipline, effort, and focus to get into shape and stay there. It is a life long commitment, not a six month stint. Make it part of your daily life to take care of yourself.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">No one can do this for you, you have to make the choice to eat well, and exercise, even when you don't feel like it. People think that I always love to eat right and exercise. Not True! There are many days I do not want to exercise, but I do because I know it is good for me, and I always feel better for it.<br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Reading food l</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">abels are important if you want to be assured of getting healthy foods into your body. Most people know about the calorie count when reading food labels, but there is a lot more information for you on these labels if you are able to understand what they mean.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">All food labels are based on a 2,000 to 2500 calories a day diet. This is an assumption that the average daily diet is 2,000 to 2500 calories a day. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Knowing that our population is 66% overweight, and 33% of those are obese, helps us to understand that many people are not sticking to the 2000 to 2500 calorie a day diet that will help them to stay lean and healthy.</span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">The average persons basal metabolism is approximately 1500 calories. Label makers assume that you will add another 500 calories of activity, and that is how they come up with 2000 calories. When 2500 calories is used, they assume that is for males. Unfortunately our basal metabolism varies with age, activity level, and male or female status. It would be difficult to lump everyone into the 1500 calorie a day basal metabolism and call it the norm. If you are overweight, non active, and or older, your basal metabolism could be much lower. </span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">When you see a percentage of how much your daily values are such as sodium, fat, or fiber that is only correct if you are eating 2,000 calories a day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">You also need to note the serving size. If it says a 1 cup is a serving, and you have two cups, you need to double all the fact information on the label to apply to the amount that you ate. Usually serving sizes are very conservative, smaller than what many of us eat. So when it says 200 calories per serving, and you eat double the serving, you must double the calories that you are counting, along with all of the other info on t</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">he label.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">If the fat percen</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">tage on a label reads more than 30 percent, it is not a healthy choice if you are trying to lose fat, especially if you are eating more than the serving size recommends. </span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHn7USJxiHkG5qkNzSHz-iXJlWtIWPzKORMWu8tbfy9ptxeP9eXH3jHgFG5jPXTLH3K9lGmJfjAGJk8hcVS8pOd6H-LljEsKzMtc7RFkSqha0OFalAtZpbkV4N20akmR1dJq6Y3up-hg/s1600/FoodLabel2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5454233470140437298" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjgHn7USJxiHkG5qkNzSHz-iXJlWtIWPzKORMWu8tbfy9ptxeP9eXH3jHgFG5jPXTLH3K9lGmJfjAGJk8hcVS8pOd6H-LljEsKzMtc7RFkSqha0OFalAtZpbkV4N20akmR1dJq6Y3up-hg/s200/FoodLabel2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: right; height: 115px; margin: 0pt 0pt 10px 10px; width: 162px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">If a label says "fat free" it has to by law have less than 0.5 grams per serving. If it says "low fat" it must comply with 3 grams of fat or less per serving. If it say "lean" it must have less than 10 grams of fat, 4.5 grams of saturated fat, and no more than 95 milligrams of cholesterol.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">If the label says "light (lite)" it must have 1/3 or no more than half the fat of the higher calorie. higher fat version. Hopefully the higher version is not over the top with fat. When a label says "Cholesterol free", it must have less than 2 milligrams of cholesterol, or 2 grams or less of saturated fat per serving.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Your cholestero</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">l intake should be under 300 milligrams in a day for a healthy diet. Your sodium intake should not go over 2400 milligrams in a day for optimum health results, and if you are over 50 they say it should be no more than 1400 milligrams per day.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">When reading the ingredient list know that the ingredient that is listed first is what the product has the most of. For instance in many processed cereals the first ingredient might be bleached flour, the second ingredient might be sugar. That means that this cereal has mostly bleached flour, (non nutritious) and sugar (also non nutritious) in it. Not a good choice if you are trying to be healthy and lean.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">If you are reading the ingredient list and find words that you do not know, or cannot pronounce, it is probably not a good choice to eat. Many processed foods have preservatives, chemicals, artificial flavors and colorings, that you just should not eat if you are looking for healthy choices.</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">You must do cardiovascular exercise along with strength training, and stretching to have a complete fitness program. You can achieve more than one of these objectives by performing just one exercise. For instance, if you are hiking in an area where there is steep terrain, you will not only receive benefits for cardiovascular exercise, but you will be getting strength training for your legs and butt as well. You can find a spot to do a few sets of push ups along the way, and you have worked much of your body with this one hike.</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Cross training not only helps you to avoid injury and boredom, it helps the body to keep from acclimating to one activity by using fewer calories and energy to do it. Cross training confuses the body and doesn't allow this acclimating process to happen as easily.</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Strength training can involve free weights, weight machines, the exercise ball, and resistance exercises like the plank. Running, biking, hiking, rollerblading, skiing, gym machines, aerobic classes, swimming, and walking are exercises that work for cardiovascular training. The key is to "like" the exercises that you are choosing. If you are doing something that you really hate, you won't want to do it. Find the things that you enjoy to create your cross training program.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>Have you ever heard of the saying, "You are what you eat"? It is important to understand why you should be eating more of nature's foods, rather than eating processed, fast, or junk foods. If your diet consists mostly of those types of foods, in relationship to "you are what you eat", you will have a body that is run on chemicals, preservatives, and food that has little to no nutritional value. </b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We know that processed foods have chemicals, preservatives, white flour, white sugar, and most give us little to no nutrition. The number one reason we eat is to fulfill the need for nutrition in our bodies. If you are eating foods that have no nutrition, you are defeating the purpose for eating.</div><br />
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<b>If you think that fast food, junk food, and processed foods taste good, it is only because you have trained your taste buds to like that kind of food. If you stopped eating those types of foods and just ate fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, lean proteins, whole grains, nuts, legumes, and mostly natures foods, you would find that eating junk food, fast food, and processed food, would not taste good to you.</b> <b>We train ourselves to like the food that we eat most of the time.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Many restaurants and fast food places are mandated to show their fat gram and calorie count of the foods on their menus today. It is amazing what has happened. People who actually see how fattening and high in calories these foods are, end up choosing the lower calorie and fat choices on the menu. These establishments have been forced to put healthier choices on their menus so that we have the choice to eat healthy or not. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>Seeing how many calories, fat, and sodium that are in the foods sold in fast food, or chain restaurants helps us to understand why we have 65% of our population over weight and 33% of adults who are obese. We really need to understand what we are eating is literally killing us. </b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It is not just calories that we are interested in, we also need to care about the quality of those calories. We need fat in our diets, but the kind of fat we ingest should come mostly from vegetables such as olive oil, avocado's, and nuts. Fat from pasteurized butter and lean animal proteins should be eaten in moderation.</div><br />
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<b>It takes 3500 calories to gain or lose a pound. It is easy when choosing items from a fast food or chain restaurant to eat that many calories in one meal. Most of us need somewhere between 1500 and 2500 calories for the day, depending on your sex, body fat percentage, activity level, and metabolism. Eating 500 calories a day more than you burn will cause you to gain a pound in one week.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">When reading the food labels on processed foods, you will find many ingredients that you may not be able to pronounce, and may have no idea what they are. If we are what we eat, do you really want to eat ingredients that you are not sure what they are? Not if you are looking to be healthy. Dr. Memhet Oz says, "If the ingredients on a label would not be in your pantry...don't eat it."</div><br />
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<b>Remember that "You are what you eat" when you are choosing your foods. If you are wanting to be healthy, lean, strong, feeling good, and looking good, choose natures foods for the bulk of your diet. Then you can be proud of saying, "I am what I eat!".</b><br />
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Wishing You Health and Happiness, <br />
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There is more and more scientific evidence to support how our emotions effect our health. Whether it is a positive effect from experiencing positive emotions, or a negative effect from experiencing negative emotions, our emotions play a big role in our health.<br />
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One of the preeminent experts in positive psychology and author of the book "Flourish", Martin Seligman PhD states that there is scientific certainty that our emotional outlook effects our physical health. Scientists now know that good feelings have a positive effect on our bodies, and negative emotions create negative physical responses.<br />
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When we are happy, joyful, peaceful, and feeling those positive emotions, our immune system becomes stronger and is able to fight off colds, flues, and illness's better. When we are stressed, angry, jealous, fearful, or are experiencing any other kind of negative emotion, our bodies spike in the hormone cortisol which will suppress our immune system and leave us less able to fight off illness and disease.<br />
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The trick is learning how to take control over our emotions so that we do not dwell in the negative. Being conscious of our emotions is the first step in being able to control them. A study published by "Psychosomatic Magazine" found that patients who wrote about their worries for thirty minutes a day had a healthier immune system and also had fewer doctor visits relating to their illness. We can choose to feel negative emotions, or we can choose to see things in a more positive light. The choice is always ours to make.<br />
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Sheldon Cohen PhD from Carnegie Mellon University studied 193 patients to determine their level of positive emotions. He exposed the participants to a virus and found that people who scored low on positive emotions were three times likely to succumb to the virus. Clearly our emotions are powerful when it comes to our health.<br />
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Lara M. Stepelman PhD professor of psychiatry and health behavior at the Medical College of Georgia states that, "We all have the ability to choose an optimistic mind-set. With practice we can get better at it." Just like we train our bodies to become fit and healthy, we must train our minds to become fit by thinking and feeling more positive emotions.<br />
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There are many ways to reduce our negative emotions. Many of us let our emotions happen as if we are just a bystander and not the one controlling them or making them happen. We are the only ones that can control them and change them to a more positive feeling. The tools that can help reduce our negative emotions are meditation, tai chi, exercise, a healthy diet, and surrounding ourselves with people we love and who love us. Staying away from toxic media such as news shows, violent movies, negative press, reality shows, and other forms of entertainment that dwell in negative activity, are a good choice to make when you are trying to stay in positive emotion.<br />
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We can take charge of our health by taking charge of our emotions. Studies show that people who for the most part live in positive emotion, are healthier for it, while people who live experiencing mostly negative emotion suffer ill health. Since it is a choice, why not choose to be healthier by feeling more positive? If you are a negative thinker and feeler, you will need to retrain yourself to be more positive. It can be done by being conscious and aware of how you are feeling and thinking.....keep choosing to be positive!<br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">I am a big believer in doi</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ng all you can to naturally prevent illness, such as; eating healthy, exercising regularly, getting plenty of rest and sleep, drinking lots of clear water, and practicing your positive thoughts and actions. These things will help to keep you healthier, but if you catch a virus or infection, other steps need to be taken.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">When your body is fighting something, some of the things you want to stay away from are usually the things your body won't want anyway, like sugar, coffee, rich food, and alcohol. That tells you a lot about those things....they aren't good for you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">I never want coffee when I am not feeling well. It is very acidic and most likely will make you feel w</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">orse. Sugar and alcohol are the same. They cause your body to become more acidic, and that will not help you when you are sick.</span><br />
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When you are feeling ill, it is not a good time to exercise. Your immune system is compromised when you are sick and exercise will weaken it more. Begin to exercise when you are feeling better and gain more strength. <br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">It is amazing how smart our bodies really are. When you get sick you most likely will want little to nothing to eat. Or you will want something that is bland or easily digestible. Your body needs a energy to heal itself when you are sick, and digesting food requires a lot of energy, so your body will lose its appetite to focus on healing.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">I also try to stay away from taking medications unless absolutely necessary. This last week it was absolutely necessary. It is difficult to get rid of an infection without the aid of antibiotics. If used occasionally, and not abused, they are miraculous. Too many people take antibiotics when they don't need them, and that can create health issues.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Listen to your body when you are not feeling well. Don't eat or drink things that will make you feel worse. Drink lots of fluids, get plenty of rest, and if you need a doctors care, get an appointment. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">There is nothing like feeling your best. Whenever I find myself down with a sickness, I am so thankful that most of the time I feel fabulous. There is no truer saying than "without your health you have nothing". I have so much empathy for anyone that deals with chronic illness. It is a blessing to have good health, and I never take it for granted.</span> <span style="font-family: verdana;">I am truly blessed.</span><br />
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<b>Lets discuss some of the basic things that we should know about nutrition that will help us create and maintain a healthy body. First of all we need to understand that our bodies need a certain amount of protein, carbohydrates, and fats, to perform at our best. </b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We need protein to build muscle, repair tissue, and it is essential for growth. Amino acids are the building blocks of protein and provide the transport of nutrients, oxygen, and waste throughout the body. Protein makes all life possible. Eating healthy, lean, portions of protein each day are important if you want to be healthy.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>Good sources of animal protein can be found in eggs, chicken, turkey, beef, and pork. Fish is another way to find a good source of protein, and usually has less fat in it. Fish also provides you with omega 3 oils that help keep your body running better. Many people choose to get their protein from vegetable sources, as they prefer not to eat animals. This can be done, but if you choose this way of eating you will need to make sure that you are getting your minimum of 50 grams of protein a day to insure good health. It takes a little more know how to find that amount of protein in vegetables, but again it can be done.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Carbohydrates are very important for optimal health. Without them you could not survive and be healthy. Carbohydrates give you energy, it is basically your fuel, as gasoline is to a car. There are two types of carbohydrates, complex carbs, and simple carbs. It is the complex carbs that you want to have the most of. Complex carbohydrates are vegetables and fruits, or what I like to call "Natures" carbs. They are packed full of antioxidants, fiber, water, and many other wonderful things that help our bodies stay healthy. </div><br />
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<b>Simple carbs are found in processed foods like breads, pastas, crackers, cookies, sugar, and chips. Those are the carbs that you should limit if you are interested in being lean and healthy. It is the processed carbs that have less nutrition and are a leading cause of obesity in our country. Eat them occasionally, if at all.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Fats are also essential for optimum health, but it makes a huge difference in the kind of fat you are ingesting. Animal fats are the most harmful of all fats, and that includes butter! It is animal fat that creates cholesterol. Vegetable fats never harden in your arteries. Keeping your animal fat intake low, and your vegetable fat as your main source is a healthier way to eat. Refer to my blog on "The Low Down on Fats" from January 2010 to read more on different types of fat and its function.</div><br />
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<b>There are different opinions on how much of protein, carbs, and fats that we need. I always believe that it is an individual thing to a point, but only to a point. For instance my body works better when I eat animal protein as opposed to being a vegetarian. I have tried many times to be a vegetarian, but I am healthier when I eat animal protein. Some people believe you should have 30% protein, 30% fats, and 40% carbs, in your daily diet. Others believe you should eat less fat and more protein. I believe you need to find what works for you. Personally I work better on more complex carbs, and less fat and protein. </b><br />
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<b>After understanding the components of what we should eat, we also need to know the amount of calories that we are taking in. As I have stated many times, it is not just the amount of calories that is important, but the quality of calories that should be looked at. 200 calories of vegetables is a much better choice of calories than 200 calories of cookies. So calories should not just be counted, but chosen for their quality. </b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Most women should be eating between 1500 and 2000 calories a day to maintain their weight. Men should eat between 2000 and 3000. This will depend on many variables like weight, height, basal metabolism, and amount of muscle you have. Remember that your basal metabolism is what it takes for you to be alive for twenty-four hours without moving. To get a true basal metabolism reading you will have to see a doctor, but the average person who is fit and not overweight usually has a basal of around 1500 calories a day. Our basal metabolism slows as we age, with inactivity, and having a high body fat percentage.</div><br />
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<b>Now that you have been focused on training your mind to avoid negative thinking and negative behavior, lets apply that to your nutritional needs, and how you choose to feed yourself. If we understand that we are the ones that choose every thought and every action in our lives, then we know that when we choose to eat poorly, there is no one else to blame but ourselves.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It is typical for many people who want to lose weight to feel as if they have no control over choosing to eat unhealthy, fattening foods. Of course this is not true. We always have control over what we eat, but many people choose to eat those unhealthy, fattening foods because they have become addicted to them. People who eat a diet that is primarily made up of white flour, white sugar, high fat, processed foods, can actually become just like a drug addict. Their bodies begin to release dopamine, a neurotransmitter that makes us feel good, only when they are eating those unhealthy foods.</div><br />
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<b>This is the reason why we have so many obese people in our country. We are a nation of food addicts, and it is on the increase each year due to the amount of processed and fast foods that we consume. A person that has created this addiction will have the same difficult time getting off of it as a heroin addict has getting off of heroin.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So how does one stop their food addiction? Just like any kind of addict, they will need to have support, focus, discipline, and a commitment to turning their situation around. It won't be easy, but it can be done if one wants to get healthy and lean.</div><br />
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<b>Working with our mindfulness training can help. You must remember who is in charge, what results you are looking for, and then make the right choices to get you there. If you continue to let your unhealthy foods have power over you, your results will be the same. Be stronger than that. Choose to get the results that you want by being in power over that side of you that wants to give in to bad foods. Choose to get the results you want.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">It is insanity to spend your life always wanting to lose weight, but continuing to eat unhealthy food. It simply makes no sense to getting the results you are looking for. It is somewhat similar to wanting to be a long distance runner, but never going out to run. Or wanting to wake up in the morning to meditate, but never doing it. You can talk about it until the cows come home, but unless you put positive action to it, it just won't happen.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>When you are in situations where bad foods tempt you, remember who is in control. You are, not some outside entity. No matter what has happened in your life to cause you to overeat, you can change it by taking control of your thoughts and actions. I realize that it is not always easy, but why do we always think that if it is not easy, we can't do it. Of course it won't be easy if you have created a food addiction, but will it be easy to continue on a path of self destruction and ill health? </b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We must take control over how we choose to live if we want to be healthy and happy. Being over weight is not just about size. In fact size is the least of it. Being over weight is mostly about your health and the quality of your life. It is also about the fact that eating bad foods gives you little to no nutrition. Without the right nutrition, your body can not function properly, and can lead to many different types of disease. Your quality of life will not be there if you are obese.</div><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Most people who battle a weight problem, are eating from some kind of emotional issue. It is so important to try and identify what those issues are if you ever want to gain control over it. Knowing how to eat right and exercise is not the only answer when someone is eating emotionally. You must go to the core of your issue, face it, and understand that food is your way of dealing with your problem. Getting counseling for these problems is a good step to take. There are also many books on this subject if counseling is not an option. Not dealing with the emotional reason why you are eating will never solve this issue. You might lose weight for a period of time, but it will most likely return if you have not addressed why you are eating emotionally. </div><br />
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Till Monday.</div>Queeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438558418527436486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479385641775829821.post-4207085612558185762011-08-29T09:41:00.000-07:002011-08-29T09:42:10.759-07:00Laughter is the Best Medicine<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1647906279462825303"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEudOZm4EexeQJ6hl5RCmvXURwTW949I5-KXO3pSdJKKzSWlXWxb8Ne5tRlUDd97F_g7Me04vprDuy_I0X4k3fBFDxRlK0ZwIgCUQgswLNPwhcYaT9BvS-HhPUpcX-eW4Z_kSWq0Mha4/s1600/laughter41.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482705482208437074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjUEudOZm4EexeQJ6hl5RCmvXURwTW949I5-KXO3pSdJKKzSWlXWxb8Ne5tRlUDd97F_g7Me04vprDuy_I0X4k3fBFDxRlK0ZwIgCUQgswLNPwhcYaT9BvS-HhPUpcX-eW4Z_kSWq0Mha4/s200/laughter41.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 160px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
<span style="font-weight: bold;">Did you know that laughter is one of the best things you can do for your health. Aside from eating well, daily exercise, and a positive mental o</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">utlook, laughter can be just another way to keep yourself happy and healthy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">In a study by the University of Maryland Medical Center, evidence showed that people who laugh and have a good sense of humor suffered less heart disease and heart attacks. It also showed that people who had had a heart attack seemed to have less of a sense of humor, and did not laugh much at all.</span><br />
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<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_1KAe6pVnva8Qu73ShgjMgHMnCQNaIpMTKXCEt1mw2AmvK2wpofGU57uazGaDUMoZIIRv5HMNpXMMPDoDMNgrxXSh7HR2HM8rSJLrogvUkqWV-kzNnkUwv9mzLtgfcNFGtqjutkEAVo/s1600/laughter2.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5482705861691983138" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiP_1KAe6pVnva8Qu73ShgjMgHMnCQNaIpMTKXCEt1mw2AmvK2wpofGU57uazGaDUMoZIIRv5HMNpXMMPDoDMNgrxXSh7HR2HM8rSJLrogvUkqWV-kzNnkUwv9mzLtgfcNFGtqjutkEAVo/s200/laughter2.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 101px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 184px;" /></a><span style="font-weight: bold;">It might just be that people who laugh more, take things less seriously, therefore do not stress as much as people who see life in a more serious manner. Laughter lightens your load, and relieves stress and worry. We have to be able to laugh at things, or they will become more of a burden to us than they need to be.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">When we laugh we are actually getting more oxygen to our cells. Our pulse and blood pressure</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> go up, making laughter similar to a mini workout. In a good belly laugh, you know the kind where you just can't stop, our abdominal muscles get a good work out too.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">A pioneer of laughter research, William Frye, claimed that it took him ten minutes on a rowing machine to get his heart rate up to where only one minute of laughter would take it.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Laughter also helps support our immune systems. Reducing stress with laughter allows our immune system to function better. Studies have also shown that laughter promotes better blood flow, better sleep, and can even help diabetics have better blood sugar levels.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Laughter is the best medicine! If we can laugh at most of our trials and tribulations in life, we will be better off. I know that there is nothing better than a good belly laugh with friends. I have also learned in an intimate relationship, laughter and humor must be a strong point of that relationship, otherwise it will not stand the test of time. Once all the initial romance begins to fade, laughter is what helps keep a relationship strong and healthy.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Mr. Cousins checked out of his hospital where he was receiving medical treatment and checked into a hotel where he watched funny movies and read humorous books. Over time he experienced a gradual withdrawal of his symptoms, and regained most of his loss of movement. He wrote a book called "Anatomy of an Illness" in which he claims to have healed himself by laughter.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">It all comes down to attitude in many ways. Laughter represents lightness, being less serious, and being able to find humor in most things. People who laugh more are people who stress less. That is a good combination for being a healthier person.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">So remember to laugh everyday. Find a reason to have one of those good belly laughs where your cheeks begin to cramp up, and your sides start to hurt! Giggle your life away and you will be healthier for it, not to mention happier!</span><br />
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</div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1647906279462825303">Wishing You Health and Happiness,</div><div class="post-body entry-content" id="post-body-1647906279462825303">Queenie </div><span class="post-author vcard"> </span></div>Queeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438558418527436486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479385641775829821.post-64871700839481889142011-08-22T16:11:00.000-07:002011-08-22T16:11:38.464-07:00Thoughts Create Reality<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZP28GknbUYDbtin_GMnvb-gCrnBUCQPwMHHP7pkJd1nGHP-Z8Up_uoGMBLrX_R7udSPhpWm-r-6sLSK3nS_7bjHOV9weOJn-FAhyphenhyphenAC0LMw1iKPjEJQPIboutireYvDkGeTUAkkinI0elG/s1600/images.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5517675092790679778" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZP28GknbUYDbtin_GMnvb-gCrnBUCQPwMHHP7pkJd1nGHP-Z8Up_uoGMBLrX_R7udSPhpWm-r-6sLSK3nS_7bjHOV9weOJn-FAhyphenhyphenAC0LMw1iKPjEJQPIboutireYvDkGeTUAkkinI0elG/s200/images.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 149px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 200px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I have become more and more aware of how our thoughts really do create h</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">ow our lives unfold. It is particularly clear to me during these times of difficulty with the economy and political upheaval. Many people are having a tough time making ends meet, and are feeling scared of what is going to happen in the future.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">It is hard to "think" good thoughts when it look</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">s like everything around y</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">ou is negative. Mostly what I hear from people are their stories of woe and struggle. When this kind of thinking is dominant in ourselves and in the collective population, the harder it will be to turn it around.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I know how difficult it is to stay thinking positive when it all looks so bleak, but what does t</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">hinking negative do for anyone? Thinkin</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">g fearful and negative thoughts will only create more of that. If you are able to believe and think positively during a time that looks opposite of that, you will feel better, and will be able to create a more positive situation for yourself.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">I have experienced this many times in my life. Dwelling on fear or lack never made it better for me. Things only ever got better for me when I began to think positively, and took positive action. As long as I talked obsessively about th</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">e bad things that were going on, that is what kept happening. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">We all have a story to tell, but when that story is always about what is wrong, or how you have been victimized, things will never change for the better. It is when you have thoughts and belief that something good is happening, and you know opportunity is coming your way, that you will be able to shift the negative to a positive.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">This takes a lot of practice and discipline to do, especially if you have been a negative thinker and talker for a long time. Be mindful of your thoughts and feelings. Stop telling your friends and family how bad things are. Begin thinking and believing that good things are coming to you. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">It doesn't matter when positive change happens. What matters is that you think and believe that it will, no matter the outside circumstance. When you are in a negative mind set, you will not feel good. When you are in a positive mind set, you will feel good. So thinking and feeling positive will always make you feel better right now, and that is all you really have is now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">So no matter what is going on in your life that is difficult, upsetting, or fearful, you can shift those thoughts to positive thinking, and feel better now. If you believe that your thoughts create, like I do, then it only makes sense to practice more positive thinking and believing. If you choose to keep thinking fearful, and negatively, feeling bad will be your only outcome. If you choose to think and believe better things are on their way to you, you can feel hopeful and good right now.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Which way of thinking will you choose?</span><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wishing You Health and Happiness,</div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Queenie </span><br />
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</div>Queeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438558418527436486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479385641775829821.post-16185999339485267302011-08-15T15:18:00.000-07:002011-08-15T15:18:59.065-07:00The Six Components for a Healthy Whole Self<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAcB2bgRnwzaohQ_zHnyH-9MY0A66niHjSMbT34hG8GfIfF0e6fYPNmgaVNPecmji03j9q_biot1DiK5g9qrZTBI8wuONJDySZ1Vrw1vNzP3ncZH3a92TNYu2XCFm-t_fYhGy4CG1J8yv/s1600/index.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533254467610793074" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjRAcB2bgRnwzaohQ_zHnyH-9MY0A66niHjSMbT34hG8GfIfF0e6fYPNmgaVNPecmji03j9q_biot1DiK5g9qrZTBI8wuONJDySZ1Vrw1vNzP3ncZH3a92TNYu2XCFm-t_fYhGy4CG1J8yv/s200/index.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; display: block; height: 121px; margin: 0px auto 10px; text-align: center; width: 160px;" /></a><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">I think it is a good time to remind ourselves of the six components of getting to a "healthy whole self". Throughout this blog I have written over and over about these six components. If you are serious about being healthy in a whole sense, you should revisit my blogs beginning from January 1st up until today's date to find more on these t</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">opics.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">The first, and I</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> b</span><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpr4lS-wUz6FL_owmdDzHKzU8UDmI_l_pc8Cu86fZTgLMqdBtiG81mLiiaQK-BvLIqT7ifftDsT0LxLJQE3Z5epRykObeULjKFP3lN6HjO782m1piJ_QI5L-nXwyp0Lo-YKZQbbBg30FXa/s1600/images.jpg"><img alt="" border="0" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5533264301721341618" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgpr4lS-wUz6FL_owmdDzHKzU8UDmI_l_pc8Cu86fZTgLMqdBtiG81mLiiaQK-BvLIqT7ifftDsT0LxLJQE3Z5epRykObeULjKFP3lN6HjO782m1piJ_QI5L-nXwyp0Lo-YKZQbbBg30FXa/s200/images.jpg" style="cursor: pointer; float: left; height: 141px; margin: 0pt 10px 10px 0pt; width: 182px;" /></a><span style="font-family: verdana;">elieve to be most important thing to begin your health journey, is to learn how to control your thinking. I refer to it as mindfulness, being conscious and deliberate about your thoughts. As I have stated many times, </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">many of us are victims of our thoughts. Our mind chatter runs rampant with negative, fearful, thoughts that are never a help or benefit for us. It is key to understand that no one is in your head but you, and you</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> are the one thinking those things. You are the one that can change how</span><span style="font-family: verdana;"> you think, and become in charge of any thoughts that you have.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Becoming mindful of our thoughts, actions, and emotions, will put you in the power seat, instead of being controlled by them. </span><span style="font-weight: bold;"> We can choose how we think, react, or emote to anythin</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">g....in actuality we already do choose all of those things, but most of the time it is in an unconscious manne</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">r. So practice your mindfulness by choosing how you think, react, or feel, and most importantly, stay in the present time. Be mindful of this moment, it is all you really have you know, and that can set you free of past and future torment.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">The second most important component for total health, is nutrition. It is very simple to understand how you should eat. I have said this over and over as well....Eat natures food for </span><span style="font-family: verdana;">the bulk of your diet, and you will be healthier for it. Fresh fruits, vegetables, nuts, legumes, whole grains, and lean proteins, are what you want to eat. These are the foods that come from nature, not a factory where humans have disturbed natures balance.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">Stay away from processed food, fast food, high s</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">ugar, high fat, foods. Stay away from foods laden with chemicals, artificial ingredients, and ingredients that you can not pronounce or know what they are. All of t</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">hose things are found in processed foods. They have little to no nutrition in them, but are full of things that do not pro</span><span style="font-weight: bold;">mote health. Stick to what nature has provided for you....that is how you stay healthy and lean.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Third on the list is exercise. You must move your body and involve yourself in cardiovascular exercise, as well as strength training to build muscle. A healthy body has a strong heart from doing something aerobic on a regular bases. Run, walk, bike ride, roller blade, swim, hike, or participate in any aerobic exercise at least five to seven days a week for optimal health. </span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">A healthy body has muscle from doing strength training exercises for it to be strong, beautiful, and youthful. Building muscle is a must for health. Muscle increases your metabolism to help burn more fat even while you are at rest. Weight bearing exercise is crucial for a healthy body, and it will keep you looking great too.<br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Fourth on my healthy whole body to-do list, is making sure you are doing stretching exercises each day. You must stay flexible to reduce risk of injury and keep your body feeling good. Stretching or Yoga exercises open up your energy flow, reduces stress, and helps you to relax. T</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">his is a great thing to do when you are stressed or feeling anxious. Many people who practice yoga find it to be very meditative as well. Flexibility is a must for over all health.</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">The fifth component for a whole healthy self is meditation. I am not listing these in matters of importance, for I believe that meditation is of utmost importance for a healthy self. I have written several blogs about meditation which you can find in the archives. This is a tool that can change your life for the better on all levels, mental, physical, and spiritual. Meditation is a practice, it is not something you will master right away. It is something that will be of great benefit to you body, mind, and soul, for your entire life.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: verdana;">Last but not least, you must get your rest to be healthy. Without rest nothing will function properl</span><span style="font-family: verdana;">y for you. Sleep is where your body heals, restores, and rejuvenates itself. I have written blogs on rest and sleep that will help you to understand why it is so important. If you do not get at least eight hours of sleep a night, you will be sleep deprived. A healthy body gets its sleep!</span><br />
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<span style="font-weight: bold;">So there you have the six most important components for a healthy whole self. Begin to incorporate these practices into your daily life if you are wanting to be at your best and feel your best. Your life will change for the better, I promise you that!</span><br />
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<span class="post-author vcard"> </span></div>Queeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438558418527436486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479385641775829821.post-59816865072097186282011-08-08T14:53:00.000-07:002011-08-08T14:54:49.722-07:00Portion Control!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh7HClOW3xFS4cAEgvDUoXke3IIjU300u2ESL6LUYiLs4Gqc6jDfYeFnHR4iDnMJy2jesu2W9jAMJ5KdQfw436gei5gfAeEfnLrvRekDonl6lzs7pwhErmt-LF84sLcwP3IdgqMZ0gZV2/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWh7HClOW3xFS4cAEgvDUoXke3IIjU300u2ESL6LUYiLs4Gqc6jDfYeFnHR4iDnMJy2jesu2W9jAMJ5KdQfw436gei5gfAeEfnLrvRekDonl6lzs7pwhErmt-LF84sLcwP3IdgqMZ0gZV2/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b> </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><b>Obesity is a huge problem in our country. 65% of our population is overweight, or obese. We have an abundance of food available to us, but much of it lacks in nutrients that are needed for optimal health. We are over fed, and undernourished. </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Our portion sizes have doubled or quadrupled in the past twenty years. During the 1970's 47% of our population were overweight or obese. That percentage has now grown to 65%. People who are obese went from 15% to 30% in the same time frame.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<b>A slice of pizza is twice the size that it was twenty years ago. A large movie popcorn average size was 5 cups and 270 calories back then, and now is more than twice the amount at 630 calories. A bagel was three inches in diameter at 140 calories, but today has grown to six inches and 350 calories.</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<b>Sodas went from a typical eight ounce 97 calorie drink, to a whopping sixty-four ounce 775 calorie nightmare. Having a drink that gives you almost half of your daily allotment of calories, and is completely non-nutritious may not be a good choice if you are trying to be healthy and lean.</b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">There is another thing that has been super sized in the past twenty years….our plates and dishes. A dinner plate used to be the size of what we now call our salad plates. Our cups were half the size that they are now, and our bowls went from about six inches in diameter to ten inches. This is a very important reason why Americans are having an obesity epidemic. We like to fill our plates up. If they were smaller like they used to be, we would tend to eat less.</span></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<b>Not only are we eating the majority of our diet from non-nutritious foods, we are eating two to three times as much as we did several decades ago. </b></div><div class="MsoNormal"><br />
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<b>One of the most common statements that people make about exercise is, "I don't have the time". This may be true for some, but for most people it is not time they need more of, it is how they use their time that would make the difference. </b><br />
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<b>Between 1992 and 2009 the average number of medical prescriptions that Americans received went up 71%. They now say that on average each American gets approximately 12 prescriptions a year. Since the on slot of advertisements for medications, Americans use meds for virtually every physical or mental issue they might have. Good health does not come in a bottle. Good health is about taking care of your self with proper nutrition, regular exercise, and conscious positive thinking. Medications can be life saving and truly helpful when really needed, but should not be a replacement for taking care of yourself with healthy choices.</b><br />
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<b>There are certain exercises that you can add in here and there during your work day. For instance, doing a set of incline push ups on the edge of your desk two to three times a day only takes minutes, yet will help to strengthen your whole upper body. Using the edge of your chair to do a couple of sets of triceps dips can be done in just minutes as well. If you are not shy, you can also lunge your way around your office to strengthen your legs and butt. Who cares if it looks different, the goal is to get your exercise in and become fit. You may even start a trend among fellow workers.</b><br />
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<b>Always take the stairs when there is an option. Park your car further from where you need to go so that you can add in more walking. Using an exercise ball against the wall to do squats is also a great way to tone and strengthen your legs in just minutes. You can also just lean against the wall with your feet out in front of you just as if you were sitting in a chair if you do not have a ball. These are stationary squats, and can give you the same results as the ball squats in just minutes. Remember that all of these exercises can be done throughout your day, and not all at once to save time.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Getting your cardiovascular exercise in will require you to find at least thirty minutes in one chunk of time. Get up thirty minutes earlier and take a wonderful morning walk. Drop that time from television or computer time and do a bike ride, run, or walk. This time can be found if you are truly interested in a healthier body. You will feel so much better, and as a bonus you will look great too.</div><br />
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<b>We can always find the time if we really want to. Saying that we have no time is really just a way of finding an excuse to not exercise. If you can prepare your food in advance, add your strength exercises in here and there, and then find thirty minutes to get your heart rate up in your aerobic zone, you will have achieved your exercise and health goals. It is not that hard to do, it just takes a little bit of planning. Your reward for your effort will be ten times what you have given.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">We all have 168 hours to our week. Giving three to six of those hours to the health of your body and quality of your life does not seem to be asking much for what you get out of it. You will be more productive, healthier, feel great, and look your absolute best by this small investment of time. Time is of no value if your health is gone.</div><br />
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<b>How many times a day do we say to ourselves that we "want" something? Whether it is to lose weight, get into shape, create a project, eat healthier, make more money, or achieve any goal, it won't happen unless we stay focused on the result, and stay focused on the action it takes to get there.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">I hear people saying that they want to lose weight, yet they continue to eat poorly, and never exercise. Their "want" does not match their focus or their action. People will say they want to have a fit body and look a certain way, yet they do not take the action it takes to get the fit body they are wanting. I hear people saying that they want a better job, but they never focus or act on getting one. Without the focus or action towards the things you want in life, you can be sure of never getting what it is you want.</div><br />
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<b>Wishing, hoping, and wanting, do not create results. If you want to lose weight, stay focused on the result you want. Eating processed food, junk food, high sugar, high fat food, will not give you the result that you are looking for. Stop before you choose to eat these types of food and ask yourself, "will this food give me the result that I am wanting?". If the answer is "no" then don't eat it. Stay focused on the weight loss results that you want and choose healthier food.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">If you want to get into shape by creating muscle and heart strength, stay focused and act on what it takes to get there. Exercising on a regular bases will get you those results. Sitting around just wanting to be in shape is not going to get you there. You must take action. Choose to get out of your comfort zone and begin to exercise. Use commitment and discipline to keep you on track. Stay focused on the result of becoming fit and strong. Just wanting it, and talking about it every day will not get you your fitness results. Focus and action will. </div><br />
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<b>Wanting a new job or creating a new project takes focus and action. So many people are stuck in jobs that they hate, yet they do little to change their circumstance. Many people have great ideas, but never work towards manifesting them. With daily focus and action towards finding a job that you love, or creating that special project you have been wanting to do, success can be yours. If you believe that it can happen, and you put your focus and action towards it, you can create what ever you want.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">My friend Bill Poett at www.billpoett.com talks about the importance of having joy in all that we do. This is very true, and an important ingredient to any success. If you are finding no joy in your work, exercise, diet, relationships, or in life in general, life can be a drudge. Take a moment to evaluate what it is that would give you joy, then begin to focus and take the action steps it would take to create that life. Bill's book the "ABC's of Peak Performers" is a wonderful tool to help you find the joy in life. I highly recommend this book to anyone who is interested in changing themselves for the better and living in joy.</div><br />
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<b>So remember if you are always "wanting" but never getting what you want out of life, perhaps your focus and actions have not matched your desires. Stay focused and take action towards your dreams and goals, and success will be yours</b>.<br />
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<b>I am always preaching about the importance of feeding the body with mostly natures foods. Eating healthy means to stay away from processed food, fast food, and foods that are high in white sugar, white flour, and animal fat. If we stick to fresh vegetables, fresh fruits, nuts, legumes, whole grains, and lean proteins, for the bulk of our diets, we will be healthier for it. The main reason to eat is to give the body nutrition. Eating natures foods helps to accomplish that goal.</b><br />
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<b>For instance if you are spending much of your time watching shows on television that focus on humiliating or embarrassing certain individuals, ask yourself why you are entertained by seeing others look bad. If you are hooked on news, and find yourself feeling bad and fearful from all that you see and read, ask yourself why you keep wanting to feel that way. If you love to gossip or hear from others about gossip, ask yourself what it is you get from knowing about other peoples personal information. If you love to watch violent movies, or play violent computer games, ask yourself why violence is something you enjoy.</b><br />
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<b>Whatever we keep filling our heads with, will drive us in life. If you are always thinking negative, you will most likely feel depressed, sad, and sound a bit like Eeyore the donkey. Always seeing the glass half empty, what could go wrong, instead of what could go right. It is hard to feel good about anything if negative thinking is how you choose to think. Choosing to see things in a positive light, choosing positive thoughts instead of negative will virtually change your life. After all, we choose every thought we have anyway, why not choose the ones that help us to feel better? I have written many past blogs that talk about "choosing" your thoughts to create a better life. You can find them in the archives of this blog.</b><br />
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<b>If you are a news junky, and I must tell you I used to be, you will have a hard time feeling positive about what is going on in this world. I have had to stop watching the news in order to feel better. We have to remember that news is mostly fear based, and full of sensationalism. Just this past week the 405 freeway in L.A. was closed for the weekend. It is a freeway that connects much of L.A., and the main route to get to the Airport. For two weeks prior to the closing we heard how catastrophic it was going to be because of this closer. News shows termed it "carmageden", and told of the nightmares that would follow when it was closed. It was a non event with little to no problems. Just like Y2K in 2000 and the killer bees coming up from South America, all non events by the way, yet the news put fear in us all by reporting the horrors of what could happen. Stay away from too much news if you want to feel better.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Do you like to gossip and hear about other peoples problems? This is not a way to feed your mind. It is negative and only leads to more negativity by passing it along to others. What a huge waste of time! I always find it fascinating when people gossip about celebrities or people they do not even know. It is just another way to try and feel better about yourself. If I can talk about someone Else's problems, mine don't look so bad. I guess that is why we do it. To somehow feel better if someone else is having bigger troubles. Bad food for the mind!</div><br />
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<b>Filling our heads with violent movies, stories, or video games, is also a poor diet for the brain. What possible benefit could we get from watching such violence? Does it makes us feel good, happy, or content? I highly doubt it, and if it does, therapy might be a good choice to make. Violence begets violence. Simple and to the point. Our world is so desensitized to violence that watching a person blown to bits in a movie seems normal at this point. Seeing someone brutally beaten is ordinary. We hear of children committing heinous crimes today because they have seen violence as a normal way to behave. If you want to feel good and feed your brain good stuff, violence is not the answer.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Feed your brain things that are positive, nurturing, and productive for your life's course. Watch and read things that uplift you, or that you learn something from. Choose to have conversations that are also uplifting and positive. If you are surrounded by people that choose to be negative, find new friends. Stay away from gossip and finding entertainment from other peoples troubles. Feed your mind things that help you to feel better and become a better person. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wishing You Health and Happiness,</div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Queenie</span>Queeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438558418527436486noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479385641775829821.post-34695002664561830682011-07-11T16:35:00.000-07:002011-07-11T16:44:16.768-07:00Do You Want to be the Best You Can Be?<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQCqXFDBqVwcJ3q3n3JbhYqGoOndXpXxPUgNzNFief1cLguXoeZFVELEdXv1y9Jf8ARnBl7xsveh0UpaXW6ZCH5jj5uPkav4nFXqQOXnyuu3fz8wrsgTNtpDWHhDVpJQtU_wvg6RGstql/s1600/images.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhNQCqXFDBqVwcJ3q3n3JbhYqGoOndXpXxPUgNzNFief1cLguXoeZFVELEdXv1y9Jf8ARnBl7xsveh0UpaXW6ZCH5jj5uPkav4nFXqQOXnyuu3fz8wrsgTNtpDWHhDVpJQtU_wvg6RGstql/s1600/images.jpg" /></a></div><br />
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<b>Many people that I ask, "Do you want to be the best you can be?" will answer yes. However most people do not understand what it takes to be at their best, or are not willing to do what it takes. If you are someone who wants to be the best you can be, I am going to tell you about a book that will help you do just that. Bill Poett the author of the "ABC's of Peak Performers" has written this book with 26 simple steps to a more empowered, joyful life.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">This book is a wonderful tool for anyone who is wanting to change their life for the better. Bill has had extensive training that includes being a motivational speaker, success coach, and close quarter combat instructor. He has 11 black belts in martial arts, and has taught some of America's most elite civilian, military, and law enforcement teams. From the battle field to the boardroom, from the playing field to the family room, Bill presents the tools that create the pathways to joy and success.</div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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</div><b>Bill uses the alphabet to remind us of all the important ingredients for success and joy in life. A is for attitude, B is for balance, C is for confidence, D is for discipline, E is for enthusiasm, and so on. Each step is important to us if we are trying to reach our "Peak Performance" in life. Bill includes exercises and goals in each step to better implement them into your life. His 26 steps are a recipe for anyone interested in creating the life they want and a life they dream of having. </b><br />
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<span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Another thing that Bill does in "Peak Performers" is to give us wonderful quotes, stories, and inspirational thoughts throughout the book. We can learn a great deal from others who have gone before us, as well as those wise souls that are still with us. In his chapter for perseverance Bill states, "Perseverance won't guarantee success, but quitting always guarantees failure". The "Responsibility" chapter states that, "You are the only one who holds the Responsibility for creating the world you want to live in and the life you want to lead." There are many more of these powerful teachings in "Peak Performers" to help guide and enrich your life.</span><br />
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<b>Bill speaks about his own personal life lessons where he has garnered great wisdom. He has had his share of struggle,difficulties, and trying times in his life which have helped to make him the incredible coach that he is today. I don't know anyone who has character, wisdom, strength, and perseverance who has not had challenges, struggles, and failures in life. Bill Poett has earned his title, "America's Coach".</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">So if you are interested in being at your best physically, mentally, and spiritually, "Peak Performers" is a must read for you. You can get this book on Bill's website www.billpoett.com, or at Amazon.com. You can also sign up for Bill's "Cuppa Joy" on his website. You will receive a daily dose of inspiration, motivation, and new perspectives on your personal, professional, and physical life. I love my morning cup of Joy! His website is full of information to help anyone on their path to a better life. </div><div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;"><br />
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<b>Remember, if you are wanting to be the best you can be, this book can help you get there. You'll love it, I promise you that!</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wishing You Health and Happiness,</div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Queenie </span>Queeniehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05438558418527436486noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4479385641775829821.post-6462925410979877382011-07-04T10:50:00.000-07:002011-07-04T10:51:37.251-07:00Happy 4th of July!<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on"><div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTv9M7Hf17xUj33k7kyLzwejPoxkvMl9VlA4Z3LHHw1GBAJ9n8XNSFdYdgMAJw3ibuGH3ZDd3zi5MDaW7pM5JenlnAoMgCFGoYsZgVy6V4Zg2EfVlSvcq5EN7L9ClIrIwlEM6AR2db8NE/s1600/index.jpg" imageanchor="1" style="margin-left: 1em; margin-right: 1em;"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjdTv9M7Hf17xUj33k7kyLzwejPoxkvMl9VlA4Z3LHHw1GBAJ9n8XNSFdYdgMAJw3ibuGH3ZDd3zi5MDaW7pM5JenlnAoMgCFGoYsZgVy6V4Zg2EfVlSvcq5EN7L9ClIrIwlEM6AR2db8NE/s1600/index.jpg" /></a></div><br />
<b>Here in the United States it is Independents Day, a day to celebrate. It was July 4th, 1776 that we became independent from the Briton. On the news this morning a poll had been taken on how many Americans know what year we became independent, and from who. Sadly, 42% did not know the year of our independence, or who we became independent from. I was shocked.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Obviously, those 42% either did not attend our school system, or were not paying attention while they were there. You can hardly get through grammar school without learning what the 4th of July is about, let alone Junior high and High school. The 4th of July celebration for many Americans has become mostly about barbeque's, and picnics, and not about the creation of our country. </div><br />
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<b>As in most of our holiday's, the 4th is pretty much all about food. Hamburgers, hot dogs, potato salad, coleslaw, chips and dip, ice cream, and watermelon, are the foundation for a 4th of July feast. It is a day of fun in the sun, and lots of eating. Some of us choose to do some kind of exercise during this holiday to balance out the extra calories that we are taking in.....and that is a good idea to do so.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Whether it is swimming, volleyball, bike riding, rollerblading, hiking, or just taking a walk, adding in some exercise is a good plan. You could be eating an extra 1,000 calories on a day like today with all of the holiday food options, and exercise will help to balance out that. Ninety minutes of focused bike riding can burn up most, if not all of that extra 1,000 calories.</div><br />
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<b>It is helpful to have "tastes" of things, rather than eat a whole portion of any fattening item such as potato salad, macaroni salad, and garlic bread. Eat more fresh fruit instead of cookies, cakes, and ice cream to satisfy your sweet tooth. Lose the hamburger bun if you can stand to, and you will lose a few hundred calories by doing so. Being mindful of how much you are eating is a big help to not falling to far off your plan to be and stay lean.</b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Of course most of us will be out in the sun on a holiday like today's. Don't forget to put on your sunblock. I went for a run yesterday on the beach and forgot to sunblock my chest, and the difference between my chest and the rest of my body that got sun is very significant. I just added to the aging of the skin on my chest, and was mad at myself for forgetting to sunblock it.</div><br />
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<b>Many of us will watch the fireworks show right after sun set tonight. Brilliant colors, loud pops and bangs, and patriotic songs will be a part of these shows. These are difficult times for many of us, but we will still be out there celebrating our country with family, friends, food, sun, and fun. America is the Land of the Free, and Home of the Brave, and this is our day to remember and celebrate that! </b><br />
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<div style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Wishing You Health and Happiness!</div><span style="font-family: Verdana,sans-serif;">Queenie</span><br />
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