Almond oil: Good for you inside and out

I have recently started making my own sugar scrubs.  I have very dry skin and moisturizing in the shower and after is the key for my skin to not itch and crack through out the day.  I have enjoyed experimenting with different natural oils and I think I have found my favorite in almond oil.

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Combining and Downsizing – Dealing with a Big Change

We are on the move again.  We are going back to the days when families lived together to share the costs of just living.  It will not be easy, but I know we will learn to respect each other and work for understanding.  We are hoping that having the age differences will . . . → Read More: Combining and Downsizing – Dealing with a Big Change

“U”nderstanding

Even if we grew up together and learned the same things, spoke the same vernacular, believed the same religious views and politics, we would have something in our lives happen and we wouldn’t understand each other. . . . → Read More: “U”nderstanding

Forgive others for your own health!

My last post was on not letting negative people influence you, affect your effectiveness.  I was struck by a post on Facebook, shared by one of my dear friends.  “Forgive others not because they deserve Forgiveness but because you deserve peace.”

Forgiveness can be a health benefit! According to multiple websites (listed below), forgiving someone . . . → Read More: Forgive others for your own health!

Meditation is Medicine

Meditation—that word can bring many things to mind, can’t it?  Oh, that’s what we did back in the 60’s if you are my age or that is what those new age folks do, only how many of those “people “ are around?  I got a Member Alert today about meditation being the “super pill” that . . . → Read More: Meditation is Medicine

“T”hiamine

But you can be found to be deficient in Thiamine. The symptoms are usually mental confusion, difficulty breathing and tingling in the extremities. . . . → Read More: “T”hiamine

TBHQ

The food additive and preservative TBHQ has more in common with lighter fluid than it does with our food. Its name is actually tertiary butylhydroquinon and is derived from butane. Is greatly enhances the shelf life of food and is supposedly a powerful antioxidant. As well as its uses in food and is in . . . → Read More: TBHQ

“S”trawberries

One cup of strawberries contains over 13% of the RDA of dietary fiber, yet only 43 calories. The dietary fiber in strawberries helps to keep digestion regular, as well as lowers blood pressure and curbs overeating. . . . → Read More: “S”trawberries

Fears vs. Phobias

Fears and phobias are not the same thing though they are used interchangeably for the same thing.

Fears are what we think of when we think fear; the uncomfortable feeling we get around a specific place, situation, animal etc…

Phobias are extreme fears that interrupt behavior. They generally cause panic and sometimes . . . → Read More: Fears vs. Phobias

Letting negative people AFFECT you, harms your EFFECTIVENESS.

Affect: (v) 

1.To have an influence on or effect a change in:  2. To act on the emotions of; touch or move. 3. To attack or infect, as a disease: Effect: (n)  1. something that is produced by an agency or cause; result; consequence:  2. power to produce results; efficacy; force; validity; influence:  3. the state of being operative or functional; operation or execution; accomplishment or fulfillment:  4. a mental or emotional impression produced, as by a painting or a speech. 5. meaning or sense; purpose or intention: Letting the negativity of others affect you can cause you to be less effective in . . . → Read More: Letting negative people AFFECT you, harms your EFFECTIVENESS.