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4 Health Rules You can Break Today

Oh no!!!

This article was sent to me by one of my friends. They wanted to hear me kick and scream after reading the article (I only did a small scream, trust me).  Instead of going berserk, I decided to share this article with you and let you know why MOST of this information is INCORRECT or INACCURATE!

  1. EAT YOUR WATER? I don’t think so!!

Let me be the first to say, “you really may not need 8 glasses of water per day!” May not are the key words because how much water you need depends on your weight and your present state of health. However, eating your vegetables is like saying, “soda is a liquid so you can get all your water needs from it!” People don’t realize how important water – and water ALONE – is to the body. Water is necessary to help transport necessary nutrients to cells, blood, and plasma. Water helps these minerals and vitamins absorb into the body, especially the ones that are water-soluble. Your body actually KNOWS the difference between water and everything else so you go ahead and think that the foods you eat will give your body enough water. Then you can come back to me when you have edema and wonder why your body is retaining water, which is never a good thing!

      2.    Fill half your plate with produce. I actually like this one.

I like this one because it’s true, it’s hard to figure out what a serving is. My general rule is that if it’s the size of your fist, then it’s enough for your stomach. Too many people eat too much meat. I think this is a great way to balance your meat intake and get your fill of veggies. Continue reading

Random Thoughts XXXIV: 2010 and beyond

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I haven’t spoken to you guys in a long time. Sure, I’ve made excuses (good ones at that!) and I’ve bide my time with the blessings and struggles of life. I’ve even spoken AT you a couple of times…sending a random tweet here and there or a generic post about something else.

I always say, “well no more,” and vow to post again or even do a song and pony type dance for a bit. But then my proverbial “blogging feet” hurt and I end up sitting at the side, in the dark, so you can’t see me. :(

I’m always making some kind of movement for you to notice but what am I really doing? Who am I really talking to?

WHO ARE YOU?

The reader….you who spend time to follow me and check in to see where I am (or am not). What do you really need from me?

In the coming year, I intend to find out.

Before, I was mostly talking to myself. I had an agenda. I had a plan. I wanted to execute it and if people liked it, that was cool with me. I wanted to accomplish something for myself. I did that. Now it’s time to accomplish something for YOU. But I need to have a better idea of who YOU are…or even who I want to talk to!

I’m always busy but this time around, things are changing in a way that I can’t stop. I can restrain myself or procrastinate worse than I have already done. I have a voice and I need to speak my truth but I want to know who wants to hear it so that I am clear in my communication.

I am repeating myself for a reason. If I’m going to talk to myself, I might as well say what I need to so that I can get things right!

I still won’t give up on this blog.
I won’t give up on myself.
I won’t give up on you.
I won’t give up.

(and now that I’m one step closer towards reaching this goal, I’m even more excited)

See you soon! (l)

Happy Holidays!

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I know I haven’t been around for a while. I haven’t forgot about my blogs nor you. It’s not like I have neglected you, I just had to deal with real life for a bit. Some of it was bad but most of it was good.

Does it help if I explain to you what has been going wrong in my life? Nope. Why? Because every single one of us has issues. We all have things we have to face in life – some of it good and some of it bad (depending on your perception of things).

We ALL need to take our time this year. Take our time with making our decisions, setting boundaries, and living life to the fullest. We also need to take our time to savor the present moment. Only by living in the present moment can we be grateful for all the things in our life.

What does “living in the present moment” mean? For me, it means not to think about the past as well as not thinking about the future (projecting. It also means not to project or fantasize about the outcome you want. Let’s say you meet a guy and you like him. Instead of thinking about your wedding day (and you haven’t even gone out on a single date…this is projection at its worst), think about why you like this guy and how you can make him a part of your life NOW! That’s the present moment!

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This year, I’m going to make it a point to live in the present moment as much as I can. These blogs aren’t going to write themselves and just keeping ideas in my head and not putting them on paper just makes no sense. I can’t let my past affect me. I can’t let my future (or possible future) affect me either. Most of all, I can’t let my imagination or wishing for this or that affect me from doing what I need to do NOW.

If you are like me, then you need to make this change as soon as possible. Otherwise, everything you have strived to achieve will be for naught. It’s almost 2010. This year should be about responsibility and accountability.

(With this said, I was going to do a blog on what I said I was going to do last year and if I did it or not. It’s time I listen to myself and not look in the past…except when it comes to the topics I need to post on here. ;) )

So have a Happy Holidays and let make this a New Year of change!

Blessed Love and until next time…
Stay strong, stay healthy, and fight dis-ease! :D

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Random Thoughts XXX: IYI and Dharma Chameleon

The other day, I met a lovely young woman who came to Integral Yoga Institute for the first time (yes, I work there now as a receptionist…didn’t I tell you?). Her name is Marla and she mentioned that she came here for her blog, called Dharma Chameleon.

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We had a short conversation before her class about blogs (of course I told her that I have these two blogs) and then she wisked herself off to class.

Today, I remembered her blog and lo and behold, here is her post on Integral Yoga Institute: http://dharmachameleon.com/2009/11/11/the-magical-mystery-tour-is-coming-to-take-me-away/#comment-15

I’m just really happy that I had a small part in making her experience a good one. But please remember that any feedback is good feedback…so good or bad review, it’s always an opportunity to grow and thrive.

So until next time…stay strong, stay healthy, and fight dis-ease!

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Random Thoughts XXVI: The Biggest Loser Season 8

I love Reality TV. I really do…to a fault. I have my cable Reality TV shows that I like (VH1 is a vice y’all) :D but I really dig a couple of Reality TV shows on the major channels. My favorite “Reality TV” show: The Biggest Loser.

I knew it was going to be a great show. I had no idea how great it would be. As I was watching the show from the beginning, I wanted to blog about it. Something in me held back. Even as I saw Shay weigh in at 476 lbs. :o I wanted to blog, but something held me back. When Shay seemingly quit, I thanked the heavens I didn’t blog but then the urges came back as I saw the contestants in a battle with themselves.

And still, I held back from blogging. You KNOW I wanted to blog when the contestants went to the doctors and performed all of those tests! Wowwwweee! Yet still, I paused. Continue reading