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How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives.-- Annie Dillard
Celebrate Earth Day by taking care of ourselves, one step at a time:
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1. Detox.
To detox naturally we need to deal with poisons, heavy metals, pesticides, fungicides, cleaning solvents, smog, and many other harmful toxic substances that we don’t realize are leeching into our bodies via our clothing our furniture, and even our carpets. Stay healthy with holistic detox with seasonal organic fruits and vegetables. Don’t forget to avoid chemicals and pesticides not only in foods but also in skin care products, make up, cleaning products, etc.
Easy Detox with Herbal Cleanse
Spring Holistic Detox and Beauty Recipes
Video Tip: Detox Recipe: Super Simple and Healthy Turmeric Dressing
Detox Recipe: Kale with Cranberries and Sesame Seeds
2. DeStress.
Stress and nutrition are related and a source of stress illness. If you want to be healthier, address your sleep needs, and feel better, use stress reducers to take care of your stress overload first.
Video Tip: Simple Exercise for Holistic Detox, Weight Loss and Better Sleep-Part I
Instant Mood Boosters – MP3 mini-class
Video Tip: How to Fall Asleep Faster and Sleep Longer
What Sex, Garlic and Swearing Have in Common
Video Tip: Three Instant Mood Boosters that Work
3. Cook at home.
The food we put into our mouth goes into our stomach where it gets digested and eventually assimilated into the bloodstream. Our blood is what creates our cells, our tissues, our organs, our skin, our hair, our brains and our thoughts and feelings. Learn to cook high quality food for yourselves and those you love.
Healthier Holistic Recipe Substitutes
Soup Time to Feel and Look Fabulous
Asparagus, Beets and Chicken Salad Recipes
4. Eat the right foods.
- drink more water;
One Extra Glass of Water to Drink
- start with a healthy breakfast
Video Tip: How to Make a 3-min Nutritious Breakfast to Feel Fabulous All Day
Healthy Breakfast to Feel and Look Fabulous
- incorporate more organic fruits and vegetables, legumes, beans, grains, nuts, seeds, herbs and spices into your diet;
Holistic Detox, Weight Loss, Glowing Skin and Other Reasons to Eat Radishes
Immunity Boosting Spice Recipe
Easy Detox with Cleansing Herbs
Lentil Recipes to Fight Seasonal Depression
- eat food that has healthy fat; you can find omega-3 fatty acids in olive oil, salmon (choose your source of fish carefully because they can be highly contaminated with toxic chemicals like mercury and PCBs), walnuts, flax seeds;
4. Watch what you eat.
Avoid unhealthy processed foods which are super harmful for our health.
Super Foods to Avoid in Order to Stay Healthy
Listen to Your Body and Be Crave Smart
5. Read labels.
We read all labels carefully looking for ingredients we cannot pronounce or don’t know the meaning of. Avoid preservatives, chemicals, artificial colors to stay healthy. Be even more careful with labels on meat and diary products because many of the terms used do not mean exactly what you think.
How to Read Labels and Find Hidden Sugar
Video Tip: Sugar Blues – How Much Sugar You Think You Eat
6. Go USDA organic.
Many of the the worst toxins we eat are put into our foods as additives and preservatives? Eat organic fruits and vegetables, organic meat, organic milk … because they are free of synthetic growth hormones, genetically engineered organisms, antibiotics, chemical fertilizers or chemical pesticides.
Why Strawberries, Peaches and Cherries Can Be Dangerous for Our Health
Is Your Mouthwash Cancer Proof
How You Can Reduce Your Risk of Cancer
7. Eat local and in season for organic food benefits .
If you eat and guy local and in season, your purchased food will have been stored for less time before you purchase it. Your organic fruits and vegetable will fresher and more nutritious. Did I mention, that it will be cheaper?
Go local and find Farmer’s Markets near you at www.LocalHarvest.org
Healthy citizens are the greatest asset any country can have.–Winston Churchill
If you feel you might need help with one of my Holistic Health and Nutrition Programs for Women, let me know, and let us talk…
And don’t forget to always breathe, smile and try to be happy.
© Irina Wardas, HHC
Women’s Holistic Health, Nutrition and Relationship Expert
Related eBooks:
eBook “Detox 101-Super Simple Detox- The Ultimate Guide for Beginners”
eBook “DeStress 101- The Ultimate Guide for Busy Women”
7. DeStress.
Stress and nutrition are related and a source of stress illness. If you want to be healthier, address your sleep needs, and feel better, use stress reducers to take care of your stress overload first.
Video Tip: Simple Exercise for Holistic Detox, Weight Loss and Better Sleep-Part I
Instant Mood Boosters – MP3 mini-class
Video Tip: How to Fall Asleep Faster and Sleep Longer
What Sex, Garlic and Swearing Have in Common
Video Tip: Three Instant Mood Boosters that Work
8. Detox.
To detox naturally we need to deal with poisons, heavy metals, pesticides, fungicides, cleaning solvents, smog, and many other harmful toxic substances that we don’t realize are leeching into our bodies via our clothing our furniture, and even our carpets. Stay healthy with holistic detox with seasonal organic fruits and vegetables. Don’t forget to avoid chemicals and pesticides not only in foods but also in skin care products, make up, cleaning products, etc.
Easy Detox with Herbal Cleanse
Spring Holistic Detox and Beauty Recipes
Video Tip: Detox Recipe: Super Simple and Healthy Turmeric Dressing
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