How can you make 2016 different? By your choices and actions, of course. Does the first of January inspire promise and a feeling of a “fresh start”? Every year people make New Year’s resolutions. Funny thing is that the act of making a resolution doesn’t necessarily make it happen. After all, research supports that New Year’s resolutions don’t last anyway. In fact, […]
Throughout 2015, I wrote about themes like habits, mood-food influencers, toxin influence, energy influencers, hormone influencers, and health-related book reviews. But as always certain posts resonate with my readers. So what rose to the top for 2015? …drum roll, please… Top Posts for 2015 Quotable: Health is a gift. “Less Toxins = More Energy” July 14, 2015 (no longer available on […]
Christmas is a special season for me. I enjoy the festive foods, the sparkly lights, board game laughter and spending time with family and friends. As well, Christmas is when my family and I celebrate the birth of the infant, Jesus Christ. Our traditions include celebrating advent during the weeks preceding December 25th, attending a Christmas Eve candlelight service and cooking special foods […]
Today is my last instalment of the four areas that most influence and boost your self-control and thereby strengthen your habit formation as outlined in Better Than Before by Gretchen Rubin — unclutter. I’m going to use declutter or dejunk, as these are terms I’ve used for decades. Before I delve into decluttering and its benefits to losing physical weight […]
I have often wondered why habits come and go, but some last a lot longer. Gretchen Rubin suggests that habits that bring about positive noticeable strengthen your self-control “serve as the Foundation for forming other good habits.” [59] Sleep, movement, nutrition and decluttering are foundational habits that make it easier to make other habits stick. True, when you get enough […]
