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10 Stress-Busting Strategies To Relieve High Stress

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Stress is hard on both the mind and body. Unfortunately, we all have days considerably more challenging and stressful than others.

But too many high-stress days can take its toll. And what’s worse, you could even become so used to being in this “high state of alert” that you start to feel like it’s normal.

Don’t let this happen to you!

And that’s why it’s essential you develop strategies that help you relieve stress and strengthen your self-soothing abilities.

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The Many Benefits Of Removing Sugar From Your Diet

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Every day, there are new guidelines about what you should and should not eat! Unfortunately, often you’re presented with contradictory information and advise.

Just think back a few years ago.

Back then, the debate was about how much fat should be in our diet. At first, we were told to eat as little fat as possible; low fat was the thing.

But now, we’re told we need some fat in our diet. The message is that fat in the diet is not always bad, depending on what type of fat it is.

We’ve also heard about the damaging effect of consuming too much salt, and we were told to cut back on how much of it we eat. However, the recommendations concerning salt haven’t changed over the years.

Next, we were told to cut back on sugar. Research has shown that there is a link between sugar and obesity, type-2 diabetes and a whole wealth of other health problems.

Just last year the general advice was to drop sugar from your diet altogether. Of course, that’s tough to do, particularly if you have a “sweet tooth.’  [Read more…] about The Many Benefits Of Removing Sugar From Your Diet

Nutritional Food

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You know when you look up in a grocery store, they will have signs that direct you to where the coffee, flour and cereal are, right?

Well, in a store about an hour from me, I found the most amazing signs….”Nutritional Food”, “Natural Cereal” and “Nutritional Drink”.  This is a chain supermarket (and I’ll leave them un-named).

While I don’t have to tell you that not all food is healthy, the fact that the grocer is now advertising this is telling.

Truly… it’s time for the consumer to beware. If you are looking for foods that are nutritional, make sure you are in the correct aisles.

Seriously though, learn to read the labels and check them for any products you buy. [Read more…] about Nutritional Food