October 2009
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“Keeping your body healthy is an expression of gratitude to the whole cosmos -...”
– ~ Thich Nhat Hanh
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Feeding Your Skin
The old adage “you are what you eat” applies to the hungry pores of your skin too. Those lovely microscopic windows that dutifully take in all the cleansing agents, make- up applications and environmental conditions you subject them to on a daily basis become what you feed them.
If you are in the habit of a daily skin regime that requires a chemistry degree and monthly deductions...
“Blood is that fragile scarlet tree we carry within us.”
– ~Osbert Sitwell
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Minding the Body
Making the mind body connection is critical to overcoming suboptimal lifestyle patterns - like eating a Just Desserts Mocha Cake in its entirety when stress strikes.
A down and out Australian transformed his life - and his life patterns -by engaging his powers of visualization to accelerate the law of attraction. His “mind movie” concept involves producing a short film or slide show...
“Each body has its art…”
– Gwendolyn Brooks
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The Gums Tell All
Inflamed gum pockets breeding bacteria and odorous vapors, edging down to to the bone of your teeth? Not in this good body. Stinky bloody gums do not lend themselves to kissing sessions or wide mouth smiles. No, they are the tell tale sign of stress and other bodily ills.
The health of your luscious wet mouth is a window into the state your body. Good or not. If your dentist insists that you...
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Your Skin's Story
Oh beloved exterior organ! Protective, sun kissed storyteller!
My skin wears the tell tale signs of housebuilding, pregnancy, sunny climates and rough sports. But when I’m hydrated and well nourished - inside and out - it glows. Truly.
It also signals my excesses - when I’ve had too much sugar or too little sleep. When I’ve been fueling up on caffeine instead of life giving...
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“Hide your body in the Big Dipper”
– Zen Proverb
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Raw Reform
Raw food weight loss role model Angela Stokes offers a library of easy-to-read, easy-to-follow e-books to spur you on the path to a good body through the use of whole, raw health restoring foods. Speaking from hard won experience, Angela deftly addresses emotional issues that effect so many of us in our efforts to shed the pudge and feel the love of our good bodies. And she answers practical...
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“A healthy body is a guest chamber for the soul: a sick body is a prison.”
– Francis Bacon