Because we’ve all done it – sent that ranting email to exactly the wrong person. Remedy that (and save yourself some embarrassment) with an extra minute of focused attention.
Write your email.
Take one deep breath, inhaling slowly and then exhaling slowly.
Look at the “To/CC/BCC” fields. How do you want them to receive your message? Might any of these people misunderstand the message? Could this lead to defensive posturing or anger? Will anyone be offended? Are you appropriately stating your positive and negative thoughts?
Without gusto, you’re merely marking time, and with it, you’re devouring time and space.
People with gusto have that look of vibrant health and carry themselves with confidence and self-assuredness. They have that light behind their eyes, and you can’t help but find yourself drawn to someone with that kind of magnetism.
The body releases it’s greatest concentration of human growth hormones (HGH) during sleep. These are the main ingredients that help the body repair damaged tissue. HGH spurs cell division and organ growth, particularly during childhood. It tapers off in adults after age 30.
Sleep deprivation can cause immune system failures. Bacteria that we normally are able to fight off start to run wild. One single night of sleep deprivation can result in a 30 percent decrease in the activity of cells that attack tumors in the human body.
When your doctor says “get some rest” it means you need to stop what you’re doing and get some sleep, so that your body can start focusing on healing itself at the cellular level.
Do your health a favor – get a good night’s sleep.
Coach Dar will lead you through the garden for 10 weekdays, connecting your health, nature, living “green,” and – of course – getting sizzling summer hot! Look for daily recipes, too!
Class runs Monday, June 8 through Friday, June 19 for 10 weekdays (M-F, M-F).
Whether you plant an acreage, a backyard garden, a few pots on your patio, or nothing at all, this class is filled with good information for your healthy, happy, HOT summer! Grow into a beautiful new you at Marilu.com.
Want your kids to choose fruit juice or water over soda? The best way to make it happen may be to model that behavior. Researchers have found that the more soda parents drink, the more their kids reach for the sugary drinks, too! While soda isn’t completely responsible for the skyrocketing rates of childhood obesity, it does play a role.
Help your kids kick the pop habit by not keeping soda in the house. Instead, keep healthy thirst-quenching alternatives such as cold water, cool herbal tea, and 100 percent fruit juice on hand.
Keep a few slices of citrus fruit, cucumber, or berries ready to drop in a glass of water or tea.
Talk with your children about why soda is bad for their health and their teeth, and get involved to make sure school vending machines offer your kids healthy options.
Diet sodas are not the answer – while they lack the sugar and calories, they are filled with chemicals that neither you nor your kids need. Choose water, herbal tea, or 100 percent fruit juice. The whole family will be healthier!
Sodium is probably best known as table salt, but salt and sodium are hidden in all kinds of products, including packaged foods, fast foods, frozen foods, canned foods, restaurant meals, and condiments, to name a few. (Yep, it’s one more reason to buy your food the way it grows – plain and simple whole food!)
When you eat excess sodium, the excess is deposited just beneath the skin where it attracts water, which is retained in your cells. This makes you look and feel rather like the Michelin tire man… puffy and bloated. Plus, your jeans won’t fit!
While you don’t have to make yourself crazy over this (unless hypertension is a problem), it’s a good idea to be aware of the sodium you’re eating. Sodium levels can be too high or too low – so you don’t want to get rid of all sodium – but you do need to be careful, especially if you’re eating prepared foods.
The government recommends that adults limit their daily intake of sodium to 2,300 milligrams, and that seniors and children consume no more than 1,500 milligrams a day.
Read labels to check the sodium content of what you’re eating.
Replace processed foods with fresh.
Avoid prepackaged and canned foods. Note that prepared, packaged, and canned foods labeled low-sodium may compensate by adding sugar, fat, or chemicals. Read the whole label.
Be wary of salt-laden condiments and use very little soy sauce, mustard, and table salt. Try low-sodium tamari instead of soy sauce.
When it comes to exercise, sometimes we need to shake up the routine – and that goes for music, too.
This is a fun song (really, it’s a romantic song, but if you don’t know Spanish, the sound is fun) – so shake it up and get shaking!
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The song Por ti vivire, by Luis Ro, is on the soundtrack for the Mexican film Amar a morir. The soundtrack is available for purchase from Mixup.com.
