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Mind Over Matter A Decision To Make?

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  Our thoughts possess a lot of power.  A negative thought can steal our joy whereas a positive thought can redirect our focus . Our minds are an intricate weaving of memories, thoughts, information, and emotions…somehow all blended together to make us who we are. I spend my days with people….I work with residents diagnosed with dementia, families, coworkers from all walks of life, other residents who may not have dementia but require assistance with their day to day living…I experience a multitude of personalities and emotions .  I witness firsthand reactions to situations and experiences in response to various coping methods of people. Life does not always go as planned , in fact, it seldom does. My life is nowhere anything like I pictured it would be when I was a senior in high school, but my life is good. It’s a meshing of experiences that have created who I am today. I consider myself a work in progress. One thing I do believe, though….we have the power of mind over matter. We ca

Bright Red Lips and The New Shades

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  Bright red lips .  On my face. And no, I wasn’t sampling a new shade of lipstick . I was dealing with a horrible food reaction that inflamed my lips and caused the skin to flake and peel all around my mouth. I would have taken a photo, but I don’t really want to remember that horrible image. I almost wore a mask at work (I work in healthcare, so it would have been acceptable), but  I didn’t. Those bright red lips made me extremely self-conscious. It all seemed to start with my tuna reaction, then aggravated by a reaction to a new skin care product , and then further aggravated by excessive coffee intake and stress. Read More: Mind Over Matter A Decision To Make? I sat in church last Sunday and decided to put on some lip balm, a natural brand. I wanted to fly out of that pew….the peppermint burned so intense. So, I mentally added peppermint skin products to the “Do Not Use” list . Fortunately, I have found another all natural lip product I like without peppermint oil from The Fresh

It is What it Is….

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  Carefree…spontaneous… At what point in life do we transition from carefree, spontaneous child to serious, schedule and task   oriented   ruled adult… I am learning to be still. To enjoy living in the moment. To accept myself for who I am flaws and all. Yesterday, as we biked through the beautiful Hilton Head Island , my carefree 11-year-old son was singing… ”Waffle, waffle, waffle” without a care in the world without caring who was listening. Later, we ate at a cute coffee cafe called Watusi for lunch, and he told his father he could now cross something off his bucket list… he had eaten at a cafe . As we played putt-putt golf at a Legendary golf place, my daughter read all 18 Bible verses at each of the 18 holes without caring who was listening. I want to be able to eat a square of dark chocolate without any guilt or worries. I want to be able to not be so hard on myself because I didn’t finish everything on my to do list for the day. I want to accept I am still on my journey to my

How To Reduce Stress For Every People

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 Stress… Killer of joy. Stealer of Sleep. Instigator of stomach irritation. Everywhere. Everyday. In the messy clutter of life . Clutter and Stress I want to propose that stress is a choice. When I walk into the facility where I work in the morning, I have a choice to embrace whatever comes my way with confidence and determination or to allow the insane craziness stress me out. When I step through my front door after a 9 hour work day and an hour commute and trip over three pairs of shoes, see papers strewn all over my dining table, and find a s ink overflowing with dirty dishes, I can choose to scream at my precious children for the house they have trashed or I can breathe deeply and take it in stride. I can choose to waste a few more minutes on social media or I can choose to go to bed earlier and relish in precious sleep. I can choose to eat the foods that I know make my body feel the best or I can make choices that make me feel crummy (sugar, too much chocolate and caffeine, no

KNOW ABOUT HEALTH SUPPLEMENTS

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 People are usually of the impression that the physique receives adequate minerals and vitamins by way of their diet .  Nonetheless, this isn’t all the time true. It’s generally crucial to use health dietary supplements to compensate on the deficit of nutritional vitamins and minerals. All it’s a must to do is to decide on the well being supplement that most closely fits your vitamin and mineral needs. It is not only the athletes who want well being supplements; people suffering from ailments need health supplements to develop a pure immunity and resistance to the ailment. The pregnant woman , lactating lady and senior residents additionally need health supplements. Health dietary supplements are typically considered to be safe . Nonetheless, it is always advisable to take health dietary supplements like Maplesource are accredited by the Food and Drug Administration. This lets you ensure that the well being supplements are secure and should not have any aspect effects. There are some

WHY YOU NEED PROTEIN

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 When learning about wholesome eating, probably the most critical nutrients is protein .  Naturally, all nutrients are critical for our bodies to be as wholesome as possible, but with out protein in our diets each single day, our bodies won’t be as powerful as they really should be. Protein could be located in a number of food sources, so if you’re considering consuming a healthier diet plan, you should think about learning much more about protein. We want to eat foods rich in protein just about every day because , as opposed to some other nutrients, it can not be stored inside the body. That means that in the event you eat a lot more protein than essential, your body will just trigger it to pass by way of your program. Therefore, you truly can’t eat an excessive amount of protein! However, simply because protein can’t be stored inside the body problems may possibly arise surrounding this nutrient as well. For those who don’t get sufficient protein on any given day, your body has no b

How to Make a Healthy Grocery Shopping List

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 Grocery shopping is some thing we all have to do,  Even though deciding upon the correct foods may be really difficult indeed. To help you with your healthy grocery shopping, the guidelines below can indeed support make things easier than ever before: 1 . Never go grocery shopping on an empty stomach.a 2. Choose canned fruits and tuna that are packed in water, not oil or syrup. 3. Take a look at the labels for the words “hydrogenated” or “partially hydrogenated”. The earlier you see them appear on the list, the higher the amount of unhealthy trans fatty acids the food will include. 4. Do not invest in turkey with the skin on it, and if you plan to buy chicken – invest in a chicken breast meal. 5. In case you aren’t consuming enough dairy items, go with calcium fortified orange juice instead. 6. Go for entire grain breads, cereals, rolls and Maple source By following the above tips when grocery shopping, you will keep away from the poor foods and get those that you need. There are p