Have you ever heard the saying,”‘Resentment Is Like Taking Poison And Waiting For The Other Person To Die‘”? Resentment causes us inner pain, yet we expect it to impact the person we’re upset with. In reality, it only affects our own well-being, much like drinking poison and hoping it harms someone else. What is forgiveness?…
Read MoreHave you heard of adrenal fatigue? Adrenal fatigue is a relatively new term. It only came into existence in the late 1990s and was coined by James Wilson, PhD, a naturopath and alternative medicine expert. Dr. Wilson theorized that overstimulation of the adrenal glands by chronic stress over time could lead to an inconsistent cortisol…
Read MoreIf you aren’t eating packaged food that is certified organic, chances are you’re getting about 2,000 unwanted chemicals in your food. These chemicals have been banned in the European Union, but they are perfectly legal in the US food supply. According to this report, many of them have been deemed harmful and some are even…
Read MoreIn this video below, late-night talk show host James Corden responds to a bit that another late-night talk show host, Bill Maher, did about the supposed “value” of fat shaming. Maher’s position is that overweight and obese people should be called out for the size of their bodies. Really??? And when has that ever been…
Read More10 Toxic Ingredients to Keep Out of Your Skincare Parabens – used as a preservative to prevent mold growth. Because of their estrogenic properties, paragons are endocrine disruptors that have been linked to breast cancer Artificial Color and Fragrance – have been known to trigger allergies, headache, ADHD and asthma, among other things. They can…
Read MoreWhat makes you want to change? Is it something inside that just clicks? Is it something someone says to you? According to The National Library of Medicine in their article, On what motivates us: a detailed review of intrinsic v. extrinsic motivation, there are two ways to get your motivation. Intrinsic motivation – this involves performing…
Read MoreWhat holds you back? Are you afraid of failure? How about success? Maybe rejection? Are you living your dreams? Or are you working at a job you don’t care much about or even dread going to every day? We all have something we’re afraid of; something that keeps us from doing what we want to…
Read MorePlease, don’t send hate mail if your doctor has told you not to exercise. This post is for people who are medically cleared to exercise and physically able to do so. If you’ve been reading my blog for a few months, you know that I have been on a fitness journey of my own. Since…
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