Walking is my exercise of choice. But I need to do something to change it up! Maybe you do too? Walking is easy on our muscles and joints. Now that I’m 60 it seems really easy for me to get small injuries and have more niggling aches and pains. I have a reoccurring lower back […]
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Is laughter the best medicine? I invite you to sit back and enjoy a great story by my guest Heidi Esther. I looked up as I lay there. Robin’s-egg blue filled the gaps between feathery evergreen branches. The branches rocked back and forth like a rowboat knocking the pier on a languid day. Sunlight filtered […]
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Do you label food as good or bad? So does that mean that when you eat food from the bad list that you are bad too? Instead of writing to you today I am sending you a video. It’s a neat way to connect! Thanks for watching this amateur video, I will get better with […]
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I’ve got a confession to make! It’s something I’m not proud of. It’s something that I keep trying to stop. It doesn’t just affect me. It affects others negatively too. Now I have your attention and you’re wondering what I am going to confess. The habit I want to stop is…complaining. I’m a fairly optimistic […]
Read MoreI just came back from a ½ hour walk outside and I feel good! Did you know that any outdoor activity, especially in the sunshine, is really very good for us? It’s spring here in Ontario, Canada. It’s time to get outside. Here are 6 benefits of outside activity. 1. It improves our sleep. Getting […]
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How are you handling the disruptions to your life? I think we are all curious about how other people are coping with this pandemic. We’ve never been through something like this before. We want ideas on how we can cope. Let me tell you how I am coping. I am applying my little steps to […]
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Combat stress with this cheap, easy and effective technique. You can do it anywhere, any time, and you can even teach it to your kids or grandkids. It’s deep breathing. The deep kind of breathing from your diaphragm – the kind that makes your abdomen move, not your chest. But we really shouldn’t be […]
Read MoreStress and anxiety can weigh us down. Those are the times we need God more than ever. Here’s an inspiring quote just for you! Hope you have a good week! Peace be with you! Dixie
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I’m stressed so I have terrible sleep. Or I have terrible sleep so I’m stressed. Which statement is right for you? Or maybe it’s both? What impacts the quality of our sleep? The hormone cortisol came up in my research, again. Cortisol is vital in helping our bodies regulate our sleep and wake cycles. Cortisol […]
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I didn’t handle stress very well this week! I think cortisol was pumping through my veins way too much. How about you? Isn’t that usually the case? I really wanted to make a conscious effort to limit my stress and lower those cortisol levels. I shared that list last week of all the good ways […]
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Do you want the good news or the bad news first? The bad news is high or chronic stress causes high cortisol levels. High cortisol levels can produce belly fat. But here’s the good news! We can lower our cortisol and stress levels in simple easy ways! I researched ways to lower cortisol levels and […]
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Where did this belly fat come from? I’m eating healthy food and exercising regularly. But there is definitely some extra belly fat. What’s going on? I posed this question in a Facebook group I am part of. Its called Flipping fifty and it’s a group for connection, support and motivation with tips and science for […]
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