Health and Wellness

Health And Wellness

Are you out there looking for healthy ways to help lose weight? Do you wonder if you will be able to keep the weight off? Are you looking for the right diet? Like many other people are you one that tries every diet for can find? Well, maybe dieting is not the answer.

When someone says they are on a diet I wonder if they will stick to it, and of course many do not. What people need to do is look at how their lifestyle can be changed and make the changes. Loosing weight also involves what you think about food and it also includes your level of stress.

I used to be one of those who could eat almost anything and never have to worry about weight gain. My metabolism was high and my stress level was low. However, throughout the years my metabolism has slowed and my stress level has become high. These two things has contributed to my weight gain. These two things also contributed to my heart attack a year ago.

Since my heart attack I have been looking for ways to decrease my weight by increasing my metabolism and alleviating stress. I have looked for many things, but what I have found is the answer is the same. Eat healthier foods, exercise more and think positive.

While eating healthier foods and exercise is not always easier, Staying positive is the hardest for me to do. I tend to let my mind wander sometimes and I find myself thinking about stuff that stresses me out. However, I have two wonderful pets who sense when I am stressing and one of them will do something to bring my mind back into perspective. The dog will either bark or the cat will crawl into my lap to be petted. This really does help and I am finding it its soothing for me and my pets to have me think in more positive ways.

As for eating healthier, I am doing my best to eat more fruits and vegetables and am drinking more water. I am also taking a vitamin supplement called OPC3 and one called ORAC. I can easily take these because they come in an isotonic form. and they taste great!

My friend Jennifer also takes these vitamin supplements and they help greatly with her asthma. When she takes these two products, she breathes easier and she used her inhaler LESS! These two products can also help with loosing weight because they help you to get rid of the free radicals in your body and help your body to detox. To find out more about these two vitamin supplements you can check out this link.

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Another product you can use is NutriClean Probiotics. This product provides good bacteria to help your digestive tract and it helps your immune system. To learn more about NutriClean check out this link.

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If you are looking to be healthy and lose weight check out OPC3, ORAC, and NutriClean. They really are good for you!

The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls

The Glass Castle

I just finished reading the book The Glass Castle by Jeannette Walls. It is a book of true courage and determination. How can s family so dysfunctional be so close.

Throughout this book I kept wondering how can a child grow up like this and still become some who graduates from college and does so well in her life. So many other people grew up the same way, and what you hear from many is how bad their life was and they still cannot seem to get out of the situation. They blame their parents, grandparents and anyone else they feel has it better.

In The Glass Castle, you find a daughter who makes the best out of her situation, and she learns how to face life and except all that comes her way. Her father and mother were loving, but they often seemed most often to do what they considered best for them. Although the parents did say many times that the lessons they learned while doing without would make them stronger, it sometimes appeared that they just simple neglected the children.

The father taught them to love the outdoors and to appreciate the outdoors as well. He gave them a sense of adventure whenever they moved to another place. He even taught them the value of appreciation in his on strange way.

The mother was closed off most of the time, and appeared weak. This was especially seem when the father would come home drunk; she would hide from him and have the children deal with him. She had lots of mood swings, which caused her to act more like a child than a parent. However it was during these times the children learned to fend for themselves and they learned to not always depend on others for their survival.

It was the children who most people suffered the most. However, I saw individuals who grew up strong and able to face life. The children found their place in the world by helping each other and looking out for each other. Strong family ties developed between them and because of this they each grew up strong and independent thinkers.

So whenever you want to blame everyone else for what is happening in your life, stop and think about the positive things in your life and appreciate what you have and where you came from.

You can find The Glass Castle here. http://tinyurl.com/4pgab9p