Leave your shoes at the front door, because you don’t want to track dirt, dust, feces, chemicals and pesticides throughout your house. If you are wearing your shoes in the house those are just some of the things that are on your carpets and floors. You might say to yourself,” I have my carpet cleaned”, or “I wash my floors”. You cannot do that enough, because you are continually walking through your home with your shoes on spreading that filth around daily. You would have to clean your carpet and wash your floors every single day. Who has time to do that?
We are fighting germs every single day. No one wants these things in their homes. Removing your shoes is a great way to keep those things right where they belong. Outside!
Wearing shoes in the house has become convenient, because people don’t want to take the time even to remove their shoes. Doing things, because they are convenient aren’t always good reasons to do them. As we have learned with our eating habits.
If you just have to wear shoes in the house get some house shoes or slippers that you only wear in the house and not outside. Ask people who visit your home also, to remove their shoes. If they ask you why. Give them the above reasons. You may also want to have a sign made and post it on a wall right beside the door. That way a person cannot miss it.
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Continue Reading February 18th, 2009
6 Onions
1 clove of garlic
1 teaspoon of salt
1 teaspoon of blackpepper
1/2 cup of olive oil add more if you need too.
2 tablespoons of butter.
Peel the onions and rinse them in cold water. Then slice them. Peel then chop the garlic. Add the onions then the garlic. Add the olive oil. Then add the butter. Saute the onions and the garlic until they turn yellow and you smell the aroma. Add the chicken broth or water. Cover the pot. When it starts to boil add salt and pepper. Let it simmer for two hours or until done.
This is very good for the flu, coughs, or colds.
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Continue Reading January 21st, 2009
Yoga and Pilates is a good way to get your exercise in and be healthy. It is not strenuous at all. The methods help you to focus and gain your concentration. I have just started doing yoga again. I like to do my yoga in the morning. It really helps me with concentration, flexibility, and digestion. I am so not naturally flexible. (LOL) I feel so much better after I do it. I have a slow digestion system and I’ll almost do anything to keep it running smoothly. ( I sound like I am some kind of machine.) Along with drinking water, eating fresh fruits, and exercise it really helps me with it.
If you don’t have a yoga mat you might want to invest in one. If you have never done yoga a good book would be very helpful. One book that I find is good is called,” The Book of Yoga” by Christina brown. It explains what yoga is fully and helps you understand how the postures can help you attain good health. If you want to find out about getting yoga books. Click Here. There’s also information about pilates as well.
I would highly recommend yoga for women who have problems with irregular periods or their flow is not flowing continually. Yoga helps your body get back into balance. Many times our bodies get off balance because of stress, obesity, sickness, or medication, etc.
I really enjoy doing yoga. The motivation for me is the health benefits. That’s a motivation for me to do all the things that I do. It is because I want to stay healthy. I feel so much better. It does involve sacrifices but it is so worth it. I’ll take feeling good over miserable any day. Another added bonus is you will feel so relaxed afterwards. If you have problems with sleeping. You will have sleep problems no more. You will sleep like a baby.
Guess what? It’s not hard at all. If I can do it anybody can. Just take one position at a time. You may want to start off with some of the breathing exercises such as the Anuloma Viloma - Alternate nostril breathing. It strenghtens the respitory system and helps rid the body of toxins. It is so exciting when you realize that you have gotten your body to do those different postures. You are like,” I can’t believe I just did that”. “Was that really me?” (LOL)
So, what do you say? Are you ready to start doing yoga today?
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Continue Reading December 26th, 2008
So, you have tried to lose weight and nothing has ever worked. Year after year you make a promise to yourself that this is going to be the year that you will lose weight, but instead of losing weight you slip back into your old eating habits. The out to eat foods, soda, and candy. This has become your daily routine. You feel tired, out-of-breath, lazy, and just plain miserable. You don’t even look in the mirror anymore because you feel so fat and unhealthy. However, you still have hope because you still have some of the clothes that you had before you gained weight, wishing that the day will come that you wear those clothes again.
Well, the day has come that you will wear those clothes again. Your prayers have now been answered. How can I tell you that your prayers have been answered? You’ve prayed over and over for help? Did you not? If you’re reading this blog post than that help has finally arrived.
Now, let’s get down to business. Are you really hungry when you eat? Think about these questions before you answer them. When you eat what are you eating to satisfy your hunger? Are you doing any form of exercise? Do you cook from scratch?
The reason I ask you if you are really hungry when you eat is because many people aren’t eating because they are hungry. They eat because they are depressed, stressed, bored, social occasions, happy, or just because they have a taste for a certain kind of food. None of those reasons are a legitimate reason to eat. It is especially bad for your health if you are doing this on a regular basis. The reason I asked you the second question. Is because many people are eating the wrong things. Such as processed food and junk food. Which doesn’t nourish our bodies at all. The reason I asked you the third question. The body needs movement. If you are not moving you will not burn any fat. That means all the food you are eating is just being stored on your body which turns to fat. The reason I asked you the fourth question is because cooking from scratch is better for your health because you are purchasing the food, thus knowing what ingredients is being used. At a fast food restaurants you have no idea what is being used.
We must get rid of the bad eating and shopping habits and develop good eating and shopping habits. One very important detail is to read the ingredient list. Always, read the ingredients. You must eat lots of fruits and vegetables and drink plenty of water. If you have problems with drinking water. Read,”Water Drinking Tip“. Eating fruits and drinking water helps the digestion process and the elimination process. Which is very essential to losing weight.
You must know where to shop to get the healthy foods to buy. Read,”“Where To Shop For Healthy Food“.
Exercising is a must there is no losing weight without it. Try to find something that you enjoy. Walking is very easy and it doesn’t cost anything to do it. It’s just putting one foot in front of the other. You can’t get any easier than that. However, I do think a walking machine is a very good investment especially in the winter time when it’s cold outside. Yoga is a fantastic exercise. It teaches you how to breathe and you are exercising your internal organs and muscles. It really is a total body workout. Grab a friend, any activity is always more enjoyable when you have someone to do it with. These are just some suggestions you can do a little bit of experiencing yourself and find out what you like best.
You will need to avoid some foods. Do not eat pork or any foods that has it in it. Pork is nothing but fat. It is hard to lose weight when you are eating pork which is fat. For more information read, “Pork The Wrong Meat To Eat“. High fructose corn syrup which is a man made sweetener. Don’t drink alcohol it is well-known that alcohol aids in the process of gaining weight. These are just some foods to stay away from. You are making lifestyle changes for a better healthier you.
Continue to broaden your health knowledge. On the sidebar you will see My Health Essentials Bookstore. Those are some of the books that I highly recommend you purchase and read. They will really change your outlook on health. Share what you have read with other’s.
Eat a good breakfast, lunch if you need to, and dinner. It is nothing wrong with snacking provided that you are eating the right kind of snacks. Still, do it in moderation. You should read,”What Kind Of Snacks Should I Eat?
Don’t know what to cook? Purchase some cookbooks or watch cooking shows. I have gotten a lot of good recipes watching cooking shows. After you watch the show you can just print out the recipes that you want to try. It really makes cooking fun to try new recipes. Cooking doesn’t have to be hard. Keep it simple. It’s better for you health wise too.
Nothing will make a difference if you don’t put any of these things into practice. There will be days that you won’t feel like eating the right things or exercising, but you must stand firm. It’s okay if you fall off the band wagon but you absolutely must get back on. You cannot afford to go back to your old ways. Your health depends upon it. This is not only about your weight it’s about your health too. For more information to help you, read,”Developing Discipline“.
Don’t continually worry about your weight. If you do the above things you will lose weight. You don’t have to weigh yourself everyday. This is not an overnight process. The more you understand that the better you will be. It took time for you to gain the weight (even though it might feel like it happened overnight.) and it will take time for you to lose it. Some quicker than other’s. There’s no point in obsessing about it because it is not going to help you. Of course, you do want to see if you are making any progress. I recommend you weigh yourself three times a month.
Wishing you good luck with your journey to good health!
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Continue Reading December 13th, 2008
How would you like to get rewards for recycling? Well, now you can with Recycle Bank. Here’s how it works: Place all of your recyclable items into one cart for curbside pickup. Your cart will have a radio frequency identification chip embedded into your family’s recycling cart. This RFID chip is connected to your individual account identification code. Each week when your recycling is picked up the smart carts are scanned and weighed right at your curb. The system records the weight converts it to points which can be redeemed at hundreds of participating businesses. It is also a community based effort too. The more recycling the community does the more rewards.
Some of the reward partners are: Bed Bath & Beyond, Kiss My Face, Sears, Method, Stonyfield Farm, Kraft, Sun&Earth, Target, CVS Pharmacy, Earthbound Farm Organic, Acme, Evian, Footlocker, Dick’s Sporting Goods, and Petco.
This is a great way to get more people to recycle. Everyone likes to earn rewards. This is something that the whole family can get involved in. However, the program is not yet available in all areas. You can fill out a form and Recycle Bank will contact you when it becomes in your area.
I know I really enjoy recycling. You have so much less trash when you do. I just hate to throw out paper, plastic, and glass. I just recycle all of it. It is really just a waste. We can’t continue down the road of wastefulness. We have to take better care of our environment and this is one way that we can.
So, remember recycle, record, and reward.
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Continue Reading December 5th, 2008
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