Healthy Living

Six Holistic Ways to Increase Your Physical Well-Being

There are many dimensions of health and wellness including physical, emotional, psychological, spiritual, and occupational. Here are six ways to increase your physical well-being while also recognizing the interconnection of body, mind, heart and spirit:

1) Physical well-being is about more than your body weight - So often people equate physical well-being with how much they weigh. While having a healthy body weight is very important to overall health and vitality, physical well-being also embraces how you feel in your physical body. Does your physical body support you to achieve all that you aspire to in your life? Does it move easily? Is your body pain free? Does it feel flexible? Do you enjoy moving often? Try to think of your physical well-being beyond simply body weight into a question of overall vitality, energy, and comfort (free from aches and pains).

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Lynda Monk, our official Self-Care Expert

Creamy Vegan Peanut Butter Bars

Here is a great and healthy recipe for those that enjoy a great dessert.  Laurel Pehrson the Raw Food Expert at Ideamarketers for her family that loves chocolate and peanut butter.  Get the Creamy Vegan Peanut Butter Bars.

Belly Fat Research and Natural Solutions

It has long been recognized that people who carry their excess weight around their middles -- those who are apple-shaped instead of pear-shaped -- have a higher risk for heart attacks and strokes.

Recent research also suggests a link between belly fat and a range of other diseases, including diabetes, some cancers, and even age-related dementias. Researchers used two measures of abdominal obesity -- waist circumference and waist-to-hip ratio -- in their attempt to better understand the role of belly fat in early death.

Specifically:

Men and women with the largest waists (more than 40 inches for men and 35 inches for women) had roughly double the risk of premature death as men and women with the smallest waists (less than 34 inches for men and 28 for women).

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Rita Canada, our official Natural Health/Weight Management for Executives and Entrepreneurs Expert

How To Get The Life You Always Wanted–Happy Father’s Day for Women

When I was a little girl, there was a show on TV called Queen For The Day. I don’t remember much about it, but I remember liking the idea that perhaps I too could feel like royalty, even if only for twenty-four hours.

Throughout my Trusting Spirit Now writings and teachings, one of the concepts I continue to espouse is my deep belief about our royal birthright. Maybe I fantasized about the idea while a child watching TV, nevertheless as I have grown to know God and to comprehend my relationship with Him, I know without a doubt that I am His child and that I am deeply and unconditionally beloved of Him!

No matter how any of our stations in life are physically manifesting at this time, we all have royal blood running in our veins, and to accept this truth can make quite a difference in our state of happiness.

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Judy Hansen, our official Guided Meditations Expert

The Mindful Way to Wellness

Mindfulness involves being fully present and intentionally aware of the Now. Jon Kabat-Zinn, author of Coming to our Senses, says "Mindfulness means paying attention in a particular way; on purpose, in the present moment, and nonjudgmentally."

According to Sue Patton Thoele, author of The Mindful Woman, "Mindfulness is being aware of yourself, others, and your surroundings in the moment." She suggests, "When consciously and kindly focusing awareness on life as it unfolds minute by precious minute, you are better able to savor each experience. Also, being closely attentive gives you the opportunity to change unwise or painful feelings and responses quickly. In fact, being truly present in a mindful way is an excellant stress reducer and, because of that, can be seen as a consciousness conditioning, a strengthening workout for body, mind, heart and spirit."

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Lynda Monk, our official Self-Care Expert

Nummy Almond Nori Rolls

Here's a great recipe for those who enjoy a good Nori Roll. Laurel Pehrson, the Raw Food Recipe expert at IdeaMarketers invented this recipe for her little brother who goes crazy for seaweed. Get the Almond Nori Roll recipe here.