Posts tagged "Healthy Lifestyle"

Latest Diet Trends Are Keeping People Fat

The latest diet trend keeps being reinvented, but let’s face it. For those who participate, you’re lucky if it lasts longer than the pair of socks you put on for the day. Even more so if the trend itself lasts in the news and magazines as a working diet.First fat was bad for you, so you load up on carbs and avoid fat of any kind, even the fat your body needs. Then they announce those carbs you were loading up on are making you fat so they switch to all fat and no carb diets. Then they mix up the balance- one thing is suddenly good for you and then that same thing is now bad or even dangerous. No wonder everyone is fat, who can keep up with these trends.And yet there is one simple thing that no one ever talks about. It is there in everything that we do each and every day, even before diet and exercise, and yet no one realizes this one natural action directly effects how they lose or gain weight.It’s not a pill, it’s not a gadget, and it isn’t some magical trendy fruit. What it is- is breathing. And 90% of people are not breathing properly- causing them to gain weight instead of losing it naturally. Breathing correctly alone will get your body functioning properly and looking better than ever.Yes, breathing. Breathing is the most natural and healthy activity we participate in on a daily basis. It is what keeps us alive. But did you know breathing wrong can make you fat, cause pain, depression, and health complications.Breathing allows us to oxygenate our bodies and release the bad toxins deep inside of us. Proper breaths eliminate the toxins and keep the body functioning properly. Our bodies are designed to release 70% of its toxens via the lungs. Only 30% of toxins are meant to be expelled through the digestive system. Improper breathing causes us to carry too many of these toxins in our bodies while simultaneously starving our cells. These problems compound and create stress, pain, extra weight, bad digestion and poor sleep.And so most people have unneeded stress, worry, and doubts in their life. They are overweight, unhappy, and don’t sleep well. The first step to a healthy life is not found in a diet, working out six days a week, or taking the latest prescription drug. It is what we came into this world doing first, breathing. And more importantly, breathing correctly.In fact, breathing correctly is the most basic form of exercise there is. Work outs change drastically when proper breathing is involved. Eating right is suddenly improved from the simple act of breathing correctly. With breathing exercises and techniques that only take as much as 5 minutes a day, it is about time we took our health and our lives back the way we want them. Trends and diet fads may come and go, but breathing is here to stay.

Green is the new black

– Going green all the way…every day…

Green IS the new black. Go green. You can be cool in it, cute in it, hot and sexy in it, sleek and stylish in it, considered attractive in it, a wo/man about town in it, it goes with everything. Going green. Going eco. Going now.

There’s actually a book called Green is the New Black, about how blend fashion and ecologically wise choices; as well as fashion pubs such as Peppermint magazine down-under highlighting how to be eco friendly, ethically in style. Personally my best fashion statement is found reused at a thrift store, or as my sister-in-law calls it, vintage.

For me it comes back to simplicity in everyday life. These are some of my everyday “green” choices…

Do I need to buy this packaging, or can I get it in bulk?

Can I “just say NO” to the BAG (as in plastic or paper, sir, ma’am?)

Do I have enough cloth bags? (Did you know you can buy them for just $1 these days?)

Did I remember to reload my cloth grocery bags into my vehicle?

Where’s my backpack?

Did I even bring along those reusable net bags for produce?

Can I make a stop at the local bakery or farm market for things that haven’t been shipped so far?

How can I reuse this container?

Can I splurge for organic?

Can I walk or bike to get there?

Do I need the house this warm, how about a sweater?

Turn the lights off.

I really do love my reused fashion statements – some of that stuff is cooler than anything I could ever buy new, and cost just pennies – worn in, comfy, unique. When I’m tired of it I pass it on to the next person, and let humane society or some other humane organization make a little on it along the way.

Green is the new black. Green is the choice that will carry us into a viable future – and our everyday choices are the ones that really count.

The Alchemy of Health

Alchemy is an ancient word describing a mystical science of transforming one substance into another. With healthy living, we become Alchemists – transforming the body into a regenerative state, growing more vibrant by the day.  We learn to “wave our magic wand” with good nutrition, healthy beverages, happy thoughts and words, as our life force grows and amplifies.

In a society that has “too much” food and shelter, it’s an art to live with just enough – to eat smaller meals of simple healthy foods, to get along with less. Experiment and discover food and lifestyle choices that work for you; and cultivate them in your surrounding environment. Seek friends, acquaintances and resources that support and enrich your natural lifestyle.

Be gentle but firm with yourself while respecting others. It may be challenging to have friends who complain about not feeling well because they don’t want to take responsibility for themselves. Be and it will rub off. By taking the lead and honestly expressing commitment to your lifestyle, you may influence your friends to choose better for themselves in establishing good health.

As you perform the alchemy of natural living, your life will affirm a radiant state, affecting all that surround you.