SEX IS PRETTY AWESOME

So if you aren't having sex with someone, you should at least be having it with yourself! It helps to decrease blood pressure, release endorphins (happy hormones), and studies have shown that having more orgasms can even increase your life expectancy!

HERE is an article with a snippet from an upcoming book about the best and worst of sex. Super relate-able and fun to read!

So check out the article and then go... well... you know :)





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ADD THIS TO YOUR DIET TO INCREASE THE DECREASE

HERE is an article on 44 superfoods that can help your body to fight fat. Some you may know, but there are several that are great additions to anyone's "must eat" list! Summary:

1) Almonds
2) Flaxseeds
3) Sesame seeds
4) Walnuts
5) Apples
6) Blueberries
7) Cherries
8) Grapefruit
9) Oranges
10) Pomegranates
11) Blueberry juice
12) Cherry juice
13) Green Tea (and White Tea even more so!)
14) Pomegranate Juice
15) Vegetable juice
16) Arugula
17) Bell Peppers
18) Broccoli
19) Cabbage
20) Carrots
21) Leeks
22) Onions
23) Romaine Lettuce
24) Scallions
25) Shitake Mushrooms
26) Spinach
27) Tomatoes
28) Basil
29) Black Pepper
30) Cardamom
31) Chives
32) Cilantro
33) Cinnamon
34) Cloves
35) Ginger
36) Garlic
37) Parsley
38) Tumeric
39) Flounder
40) Salmon
41) Sole
42) Tilapia
43) Egg Whites
44) Yogurt (plain, non-fat or low-fat)

Remember: Avoid meat when you can (even fish) for a healthier you and a healthier and more humane planet!

Spice up your foods with herbs whenever possible because many of them, including the ones listed above, aid digestion and decrease inflammation in the body. They also taste great!

Watch your salt content and overall calories. Excess salt will make you retain water (aka extra pounds on the scale) and overdoing it on the calories will make you gain weight even if the foods you chose were healthy.

Remember to exercise frequently and before you know it, you'll be seeing results.

SPLURGE (NOT!) SMOOTHIE

I found this AWESOME recipe for a healthy version of a peanut butter and chocolate sundae/smoothie (from Fitness magazine):

CHOCOLATE AND PEANUT BUTTER SMOOTHIE
*3/4 cup frozen berries (I'd go for blackberries or raspberries, or you could use banana)
*1/4 cup low fat vanilla yogurt (soy or regular)
*1/2 cup low fat chocolate soy milk
*2 tbsp all natural peanut butter (smooth is best)

Add all items to a blender, blend until smooth. Only 355 calories and TASTY! Decadent without diet sabotage!

SELF LOVE

Take a moment today to relax and think about all that you love about yourself. Think about all that you appreciate and all the blessings you currently have in your life.

A game that I encourage everyone to try today:

1) Look around the room for 1 whole minute. Focus on finding all of the red in the room. Go ahead! Don't read ahead till you've finished!


2) Now, without looking, review all of the green you saw in the room.


Hard, isn't it? Isn't it interesting how difficult it is to notice something right in front of your eyes when your focus is elsewhere? Think about this today. Try to find the positive and suddenly the negative doesn't feel so overwhelming. :)