It's fall time, the time of year that has my senses renewing. Fall, like no other time of year, helps to get me in tune with my senses with way more awareness, especially around meal time.
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We all have messes of various forms in our lives from time to time. When these messes pile up, we can start to get overwhelmed. I've heard it stated this way recently, old problems don't get better, they just get older - unless we do something about it.
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If you're alive, you've experienced the vitality of moving your body. Remember that time when you broke a sweat from getting your heart rate up and lost track of your thoughts as you experienced excitement in your body?
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OK. So I'm a food snob. What I mean is that I'm picky about the food that I put in my body. It's more so about the quality of the food and the quality in the preparation of the food than being picky about eating one ingredient over another.
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We spend about one-third of every day of our lives sleeping or should I say trying to sleep. So, if we're going to give that much time to something that our biology requires, why not get the most we can out of it.
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Each day we're communicating with people around us on some level. However, are we communicating deep down on a level that we truly want to be?
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Before we can change any behavior within us, we must first become aware of it. One of the most impactful ways that I've been able to bring this awareness to myself is by writing my thoughts down on paper.
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With fair accuracy, we can look at cultures and find a common thread in how that culture functions. Once we identify an underlying theme, it's fair to call that the lifestyle of that culture because it represents how the majority is doing things.
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At the 40 km to go mark I had been running with the nine-hour bus for about seven kilometers. I was tucked away in the middle of the group just behind the bus driver. I could tell Joseph was poised and very experienced.
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The leadup to Comrades Marathon 2018 was filled with ups and downs of logistics. This time around it was my friend Bari and I heading to Durban, South Africa alone, opposed to the support crew we had with us in 2015.
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On June 4th, 2018 I departed for South Africa to participate in the Ultimate Human Race, the Comrades Marathon. The day started with the scheduled car service not showing up at 8am as planned.
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When we look at old pictures, reflect on a trip we took, or recall memories with friends and family, we can often find our selves living in the past, wishing that we could relive past moments.
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But if you think about it, our hands do all the hard work! Way more than our faces. We use our hands all day, every day, to cook, to clean, to write, type, drive, to eat, to wash—to do practically everything, and then sadly, we get home and give them a quick wash with some generic soap.
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Wheatgrass is a superfood because of its powerful, concentrated liquid nutrient content. What this means is that drinking just 2 ounces of wheatgrass has the same nutrient value as 5 pounds of organic raw vegetables!
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We spend a lot of time compartmentalizing the various areas of our lives: relationships, career, money, exercise, health… but we all know that if one area is out of whack, our WHOLE life is affected.
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Dejan here to tell you that sometimes you’ve just gotta let your rebellious inner child run wild and do some “naughty” things that would make your ancestors turn in their graves.
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We all know that waking up on the wrong side of the bed and getting a rushed start to the day where you’re racing out the house with un-brushed teeth AND throwing down your coffee in the car is a bad sign.
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Just because sugar ain't the greatest for ya, doesn’t mean you have to kiss your sweet tooth goodbye forever!
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Your body is made to move. Therefore, a movement is a type of fuel for your body, just like food. It stimulates and generates energy and good moods, plus it’s a fun way to get outside and connect with old and new friends.
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Cacao contains two chemicals: tryptophan, which helps with sexual arousal and phenylethylamine, which is released in the brain when you fall in love and is also known as the “love chemical.”
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