Eating healthy day after day can be challenging, but recently a friend told me a story that illustrates the power of daily repetition to create new habits. The friend, Emily, had broken her wrist and for five weeks wore an above the elbow cast. With her left arm stuck at a 90 degree angle, and …
Though the demand for organic food is increasing, grocery store prices on organic items are still higher than their non-organic counterparts. Still, by shopping smart, we can eat an organically-based diet without breaking the bank. If switching to organic foods seems daunting, start small. Begin by stocking up on a few cans of organic legumes …
An easy way to make sure your body gets the variety of nutrients it needs is to think of an artist’s or painter’s palette when you shop for groceries and plan meals. A full artist’s palette contains the colors of the rainbow, plus neutral or earth tones. Our food comes in the same array of …
By adding plenty of fresh nutrient dense foods to our diet, we can give our body the nourishment it needs without consuming an over abundance of calories. Sprouts, for instance, are treasure troves of the vitamins, minerals, enzymes, and antioxidants the body requires to function, eliminate toxins, and avoid free radical cell damage. Why Sprouts …
If you are working on eating healthy and want nutrient rich foods that are low in calories, pick up some mushrooms the next time you visit a produce aisle. Not just any mushrooms will do, however. Just three ounces of mushrooms can give us our total daily requirement of vitamin D, but only if they …
As the weather turns chilly humans tend to favor eating more hearty, rich, and creamy foods. With a bit of recipe tweaking we can lighten the calorie, salt, and unnecessary fat content of our favorite dishes and desserts, without losing an ounce of their fabulous flavors. Here are some suggestions for keeping four fall favorites …
Our mind helps us makes decisions when we use it to compare, measure, adjust, categorize, and analyze. When we apply our rational thinking mind, it naturally advises us on how we can improve. We listen and try to measure up, even if it means harming our self in the process. The Heart Seeks Wholeness Our …
Equine-assisted therapy is a type of psychotherapy that employs horses as facilitators of emotional growth and healing. No skills or like of horses is required to participate in equine therapy, and many activities – which are supervised by a licensed mental health professional – do not involve riding. Often, tasks such as grooming, feeding, and …
Weight gain can trigger distress that disrupts our sleep, and a lack of sleep has been linked to weight gain. This is why some people may feel caught in a circular pattern involving stress, worry, weight gain, fatigue, and insomnia. The way insufficient sleep influences our dietary choices might be partly to blame for this …
Too much physical exercise raises our risk of injury or serious physical illness, and may lead to work, school, and relationship problems. Extreme exercise is also associated with increased onset of eating disorders. Young women who over-exercise tend to be more focused on thinness, eat more restrictive diets, and generally have greater life dissatisfaction than …
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