February 2011
155 posts
“Mental health is food for thought. Excessive exposure to environmental toxins,...”
– Jordan Tan, Kuala Lumpur (via chemicalfreeskinny)
January 2011
39 posts
“Perhaps everything terrible is in its deepest being something that needs our...”
– Rainer Maria Rilke
What we see as “terrible” in ourselves - a body part, a characteristic, a ‘flaw’ - might not need more criticism, but rather more love and kind attention.
(via body-peace)
“When friends tell you how awesome you look, drop the “I still have more to go”...”
– Jillian Michaels (via therapeuo)
“Processed ‘convenience food’ is a short-term, temporary illusion. There is...”
– P. Carlisle, Ph.D., The CRS Institute (via chemicalfreeskinny)
“The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest her or his...”
– Thomas A. Edison
“Health is a state of complete harmony of the body, mind and spirit. When one is...”
– B.K.S. Iyengar (via therapeuo)
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I'm listed in Tumblweeds under health, care,...
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“This is your life. You are responsible for it. You will not live forever. Don’t...”
– Natalie Goldberg (via libraryland)
“It’s hard being overweight. It’s hard to lose weight. Pick your hard.”
– (via therapeuo)
“Even the most daring and accomplished people have undergone tremendous...”
– Barbara Rose (via tonyfahkry)
“Hope has two beautiful daughters. Their names are anger and courage; anger at...”
– Augustine of Hippo (via body-peace)
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Boosting Brain Power
This week’s focus on Care and Feeding is aimed at our teens going into exams (and also my writer friends wanting to boost they’re brain power).
Care:
Sleep, Sleep, Sleep! And Exercise! Admittedly, no one expects a student to study non-stop for hours on end. We all need breaks to refuel our brains and empty our bladders. The worse thing to do while on a break is to vegetate in front of a...
“People universally tend to think that happiness is a stroke of luck, something...”
– Eat Pray Love (via perfectbymistake)
“If it didn’t have a mother and it didn’t grow out of the ground,...”
– from Master Your Metabolism by Jillian Michaels
Chocolate Tart recipe | DrGreene.com →
Gluten Free and only natural sugars. My planned treat for Valentine’s day
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Diets and Sugar
Today’s Care and Feeding applies to just about everyone but especially the Moms out there.
Care: Why on earth do the diet industry and the media flog weight loss over and over during the coldest months, the darkest months and the most depressing months? Seriously! And then we wonder why we all break our resolutions just as the shelves at Wal-Mart are full with Valentine’s Day a chocolate (which is...