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Archive | January, 2009

Laugh Your Winter Blues Off with Laughter Therapy

January 29, 2009

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Do you suffer from seasonal blues? Do you need to lighten up a bit? Don’t be SAD! Let us laugh our winter blues off, because, as Victor Hugo said: “Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.”

Here are some famous health/women related quotes and proverbs you can use to as laughter therapy to survive the through the winter season with:

:lol: “Think about what you’re thinking about. And don’t believe everything you think.” — Loretta LaRoche

:lol: ”Laughter is the sun that drives winter from the human face.” — Victor Hugo

:lol: ”A woman has the age she deserves.”– Coco ChanelSeasonal Laughter

:lol: ”Men make laws; women make morals.” — French Proverb

:lol: ”It is a thousand times better to have common sense without education than to have education without common sense. — Robert Green Ingersoll

:lol: “Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.” — Mark Twain

:lol: “To eat is human, to digest – divine.” — Mark Twain

:lol: “Everything I like is either illegal, immoral or fattening.” — Alexander Woollcott

:lol: “I’m fat, but I’m thin inside. Has it ever struck you that there’s a thin man inside every fat man, just as they say there’s a statue inside every block of stone?” — George Orwell

:lol: “My advice if you insist on slimming: Eat as much as you like – just don’t swallow it.” — Harry Secombe

:lol: “At 50, you have the choice of keeping your face or your figure and it’s much better to keep your face.” — Barbara Cartland

:lol: “Anatomically speaking, a bust is here today and gone tomorrow.” — Isobel Barnett

:lol: “We have no faith in ourselves. I have never met a woman who, deep down in her core, really believes she has great legs. And if she suspects that she might have great legs, then she’s convinced that she has a shrill voice and no neck.” — Cynthia Heimel

:lol: “Before I got married I had six theories about bringing up children; now I have six children and no theories.”– John Wilmot (Lord Rochester)

:lol: “I have found the best way to give advice to your children is to find out what they want and then advise them to do it.” — Harry S. Truman

:lol: “One should never trust a woman who tells one her real age. A woman who would tell one that, would tell one anything.” — Oscar Wilde, 1854-19laughter therapy00

:lol: “A woman is like a teabag; you never know how strong she is until she gets in hot water.” — Nancy Reagan

:lol: “People who say they sleep like a baby usually don’t have one.” — Leo J. Burke

:lol: “My mother said it was simple to keep a man, you must be a maid in the living room, a cook in the kitchen and a whore in the bedroom. I said I’d hire the other two and take care of the bedroom bit.” — Jerry Hall

:lol: “Kissing is a means of getting two people so close together that they can’t see anything wrong with each other.” — Gene Yasenak

:lol: “To lengthen thy life, lessen thy meals.” — Benjamin Franklin

:lol: “One must eat to live and not live to eat.” — Moliere

:lol: “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance you must keep moving”– Albert Einstein

:lol: “The best way to lose weight is to close your mouth – something very difficult for a politician. Or watch your food – just watch it, don’t eat it.” — Edward I. Koch

:lol: “The biggest seller is cookbooks and the second is diet books – how not to eat what you’ve just learned how to cook.” — Andy Rooney

:lol: “Use your health, even to the point of wearing it out. That is what it’s for. Spend all you have before you die; and do not outlive yourself.” — George Bernard Shaw

:lol: “Women dress alike all over the world: they dress to be annoying to other women.” — Elsa Schiaparelli

Let me know which ones you like the most, and stay tuned for more. If you think these jokes might help people you know to feel better, please share this post.

 

Breathe, smile and be happy.

Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Counselor and Coach

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Be Bra Smart – Is Your Bra Cancer Proof?

January 19, 2009

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I would like to share with you some studies about bra and breast cancer from the article ” Bras Shown to Cause Cancer” by Sheryl Walters, citizen journalist published in naturalnews.com

Studies show that this is a very real possibility. The reason is that regularly wearing a bra prevents lymph drainage and circulation, which can greatly increase the possibility of developing breast cancer.<!-- google_ad_section_start --/>

The lymphatic and circulatory systems are responsible for both delivering vital nutrients and clearing out toxins. When the body does not have access to nutrients or when it is under the attack of toxins, cancer may develop.

Regular bra wearing decreases the production of melatonin, which is a potent natural antioxidant and the hormone that regulates sleep, boosts the immune system and, incredibly fights aging. Balanced melatonin levels are essential for the body to fight many types of cancer, including breast cancer.

A study published in the European Journal of Cancer studied factors for breast cancer such as breast size and handedness. They discovered that premenopausal women who do not wear bras are less than half as likely to get breast cancer that those who regularly wear a bra. A study conducted by researcher David Moth revealed that even the lightest bras place pressure on the lymphatic system.

Researchers Singer and Grismaijer observed 4,500 women and their bra wearing practices. An amazing 3 out of 4 women who wore their bras 24 hours per day developed breast cancer. Women who wore their bras more than 12 hours per day had a 1 in 7 chance of getting breast cancer. 1 out 152 women who wore their bra less than 12 hours a day got breast cancer and an incredibly low 1 out of 168 women who rarely or never wear a bra developed breast cancer. Read the rest of the article.

Well, as you can see, in this US centric society, it makes sense to European articles sometimes.  I lost my sister to cancer three years ago, but long – long before that I used to remind her to take her bra off when she was at home and buy them without an underwire if possible.


Breathe, smile and be happy.

Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health Coach and Nutrition Counselor

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Drink One Extra Glass of Water and Burn 500 Calories to Lose Weight

January 9, 2009

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There are two simple things you can do to keep your yearly natural cleanse resolutions to get healthier and lose weight, they are: cleanse smart by drinking more water and keep moving.

And I am not talking about vigorous exercise or 8 glasses of water every day.

To change our habits, we need to change our lifestyle, to change our lifestyle takes longer than we expect, that is why all diets fail. Let’s be realistic: to change something in your life and stick to it takes more than a week or two, and even more than two- three months, am I right?

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If you ask me how to start drinking more water and move more the easy way, I would say: start your day with a glass of water before breakfast and get a puppy – just kidding about the puppy … or not.

Why and how to drink more water

First filter it: don’t accept the propaganda that municipal water is safe to drink.

We lose water every day by breathing, sweating, urinating, having bowel movements – this is how our body achieves a natural cleanse from its toxins.

Did you know that headaches and migraines can be caused by dehydration? Headache fatigue, nausea, dizziness, fatigue, muscle cramps, tingling of the limbs are the symptoms of dehydration?

To drink more water is easier than you think. Let me explain how: drink a glass of water (warm and with half a lemon if you like) before breakfast and a cup of tea during or after breakfast.  It is already two glasses, and you haven’t even started your day yet! It is simple, isn’t it?

How to start moving without sweat

First, why a puppy? In addition to my 13 year old Aussie, we adopted another one year old puppy a couple of weeks ago. And guess what? With the same routine (two 40 min. walks a day) I started losing weight, because our walks are now at a faster pace. They say young kids keep us young, well, young dogs keep us healthy :lol: .

But you obviously don’t have to get a puppy to burn 102 cal. in 30 minutes by walking or 136 cal. by playing with him. There are other options for you.

Walking by itself will help you burn a lot of calories – maybe that is why European women are slimmer.

Walking and calories

  • up stairs – 272 calories in 30 min
  • down stairs – 102 calories in 30 min
  • inside at work gathering things – 102 calories in 30 min
  • for pleasure – 119 calories in 30 min
  • under 2 mph (very slow, strolling) – 68 calories in 30 min

Don’t have time to walk? What about going shopping

  • non-groceries – 78 calories in 30 min
  • groceries, without cart – 85 calories in 30 min
  • groceries, with cart – 78 calories in 30 min
  • carrying – groceries – 85 calories in 30 min

It is all aboutmoving. You can burn calories even without leaving the house

  • ironing – 78 calories in 30 min
  • cooking – 85 calories in 30 min
  • washing car – 102 calories in 30 minBurn 500 Calories a Day the Easy Way
  • vacuuming, around home – 119 calories in 30 min
  • sweeping, inside (e.g., floors) – 112 calories in 30 min
  • washing dishes – 78 calories in 30 min
  • mopping – 119 calories in 30 min
  • multiple household tasks, light – 85 calories in 30 min
  • cleaning – light (e.g., dusting) – 85 calories in 30 min

Don’t want to clean a house? Well, I can understand it. So what’s left?

Kissing and hugging.They will help you burn calories (34 cal. in 30 minutes), reduce stress and boost your immune system.

And speaking about reducing stress, sex will help you both with stress and calories: 30 to 50 calories in 30 minutes! So, more sex = less calories and less stress – please have it in mind.

As you can see, there are a lot of ways to move and burn calories. Start with baby steps, keep it simple and you will be surprised with the results:

  • one extra glass of water before breakfast gives you extra 365 glasses of water a year;
  • moving 30 minutes a day can help you burn extra 3000 or more calories a month!

Let us be smart and take simple steps to feeling and looking fabulous.

 

And, as usual, don’t forget to breathe, smile and be happy.

Click to listen to our discussion with Dr. Marlene Siersema on How to Keep the Weight Off to Feel Amazing.

Click to listen to our discussion with Wendy Ida, the Fitness Warrior on How to Get Rid of Belly Fat to Feel and Look Sexy After 50.

 

©Irina Wardas, HHC

Women’s Holistic Health, Nutrition Coach and Relationship Expert

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