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Take Care of Your Body

5/12/2022

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It’s amazing how we separate ourselves from our bodies. How we don’t listen to the subtle warnings from aches and pains. How we think that we can override those messages. We continue to eat crappy food, not exercise and engage in other risky behaviours.

Our poor bodies take lots abuse from neglect, poor choices and dangerous behaviors. And yet they go on functioning as best they can for our survival.

You have to see each day as an opportunity to take care of your precious body. Without it, you would be gone.

So, remember the pillars of health every day. All are common-sense habits to keep yourself healthy. We know better but we need to do better.


  1. Hydrate your body with filtered water. Dehydration is very common. You need to conscientiously remember to drink clean water throughout the day. This is especially important when you first wake up in the morning. So, start your day with a big glass of water.
  2. Eat foods that heal and power your body: fruit, vegetables, whole grains and legumes. Avoid highly refined and processed foods containing sugar, oil and salt.
  3. Get as close to 8 hours of sleep per night as you can. That’s when all the magic happens. This is when your body has its chance to do all the metabolic clean up. This helps to keep every cell in your body functioning properly. It is the time for the necessary work for your cleansing organs.
  4. Move your body. If you don’t use it, you’ll lose it. You can not expect to remain fit and strong if you don’t dedicate some time to moving your body every day in some form of exercise.  Also, keep off the couch until the end of the day when you are winding down before bed.

Here’s some more tips to keep your body healthy:

  • Get a physical once a year. Cancers and chronic medical conditions take years to develop and become evident. Use the diagnostic tools and blood work markers to determine if anything is out of balance. This gives you the opportunity to make corrections to your current lifestyle. There is still time to improve your health habits to get your body back in balance.
 
  • Practice good hygiene. Bathe or shower every day using non-perfumed natural products like glycerin soap. Your skin is your biggest organ and it ‘breathes’. So, in the morning, wash off the metabolic waste and toxins from your skin. But don’t add a lot of chemicals back in with perfumed soaps. When you are clean, you improve your mood as well.
 
  • Brush and floss your teeth every day. Do NOT neglect your teeth. Cavities and infections can affect your heart. If you have a mouthful of rotting teeth, you are affecting your longevity. When people are suffering a heart attack, nitroglycerin is put under the tongue. This will hopefully prevent the heart episode from being fatal. That’s because the medicine goes quickly to the heart. If you have rotten teeth, the bacteria are going straight to your heart as well. So, clean your teeth at least twice a day. Also schedule a check up with your dentist at least once a year.
 
  • Do some activities to relieve stress. Things that are either out in nature like walking in the forest or on the beach or gardening. Or do activities that make you look inward and rebalance your energy. Try to establish a practice of deep breathing, meditating, prayer, yoga, chi gung, or tai chi.
 
  • Include physical contact and communication. We are social beings. Connection with others, even pets, in the real world is important for mood and mental health. Hug a loved one, hold someone’s hand, talk to a loved one with direct eye contact. This connection of spirit every day is important for your health.

So, take steps to take care of your body. After all, it’s the only place you have to live.

To develop these common-sense tasks into habits, it is useful to use my Daily Target Sheets. 

I have also just scratched the surface of these important health promoting habits. And there are other habits I have not included here. If you would like me to go into more detail on a topic or address another important habit, contact me through my contact page.
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None is Easier than Some

5/3/2022

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I was listening to the 2022 Food Revolution Summit and heard a quote that really resonated with me. It was in an interview about the dangers of food addiction. The quote is:

"None is Easier than Some."

I actually think this is true for any addiction. If you are a smoker, it is easier to quit cold turkey than to quit by cutting down. The same is true for someone with alcohol addiction and even drug addiction.    But what I'm talking about is processed food addiction.


If you dabble just a bit, your brain will be screaming for more until the supply is gone. If the addictive stuff is in your environment, it will be calling you day and night until you give in.

There’s a saying ‘once a pickle never a cucumber (again).’ This helps me understand what is happening in my brain. Once those dopamine pathways are formed, they never totally go away. And that's why a little can lead to a full relapse.

"None is Easier than Some."

It is much easier to live in a clean environment. To have a home without the temptations of highly processed foods.

It is much easier to abstain from addictive processed food if you don’t even taste it.

Sure, the cravings for a particular addictive food diminish over time with abstinence. Especially if you keep it out of your environment. But once you have one taste of it, those pleasure pathways are wide open again and you are on the path to a relapse. (Remember the ad campaign: 'Bet you can't eat just one!')

A clean environment is critical to your success. That way you won't have to rely on superhuman willpower to get back on track.

You may even have to avoid particular stores or aisles in the supermarket. At least until you feel comfortable seeing that food without partaking.

I was so addicted to chips and chocolate that I had to avoid going to the dollar store for about 6 months. I didn't have the resolve to handle the gauntlet of cheap junk food while waiting for the cashier.

Now I can go to the store without even being tempted. I remind myself that these foods aren't made to nourish us. They are concocted to keep us eating more and buying more. They are made to make money for the company.

The last thing you want to do is trigger your brain with a dopamine rush from these hyper-palatable foods. There is no such thing as moderation for addictive foods. Once you open that bag or package you are on the road to inevitable weight gain and misery.

So, if you find yourself in trouble this week. If you start ‘bargaining with yourself’ to get that addictive food here's how to get back on track.


  1. Make " None is Easier than Some." your new mantra for the next week.
  2. Get the highly processed food out of the house.
  3. Replace it with lots of delicious healthy fruit, vegetables, whole grains and legumes.
  4. And get rid of the added salt, oil or sugar.

You will be amazed at how much better you’ll feel and how calm your brain will become.

So, in short, say your mantra, "None is Easier than Some." Eat a big compliant meal. And remember how a little bit of an addictive food can lead to weeks of misery trying to control the addiction.


If you need help creating a clean food environment, you can read about it in my book BREAK THE CYCLE.
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    Karen Warwick

    I hope these inspirational quotes help support you on your journey to excellent health.

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