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Category Archives: Healthy Living
Quote of the day – Henry David Thoreau
“Happiness is like a butterfly; the more you chase it, the more it will elude you, but if you turn your attention to other things, it will come and sit softly on your shoulder.” – Henry David Thoreau
It takes a lot…
It takes a lot of willing
to live an honest life;
It takes a lot of courage
to meet the stress and strife;
It takes a lot of effort
to make the wrong come right;
It takes a lot of patience and faith
to build a happy life!
Let us
Today is ours, let us live it.
And love is strong, let us give it.
A song can help, let us sing it.
And peace is dear, let us bring it.
The past is gone, let us not rue it.
Our work is here, let us do it.
The world is wrong, let us right it.
If evil comes, let us fight it.
The road is rough, let us clear it.
The future is vast, let us not fear it.
If faith is asleep, let us wake it.
Opportunity is here, let us take it.
– Author unknown
A little more
Do a little more than you need to
Give a little more than you have to
Try a little harder than you want to
And you’ll achieve more than you need to
By doing all you intend to
What money can buy
A bed but not sleep.
A house but not a home.
Books but not knowledge.
Clocks but not time.
Company but not friends.
Finery but not beauty.
Food but not appetite.
Insurance but not safety.
Luxuries but not comfort.
Medicine but not health.
Pleasure but not happiness
Position but not respect.
Religion but not salvation.
“A little thought and a little kindness are often worth more than a great deal of money.” – John Ruskin
Stop and smell the flowers
Flowers provide a splash of fresh and vibrant energy to brighten the day and remind us of the beauty God has placed in the world
Buy yourself flowers that are especially beautiful to you. Put them in your home or working space, where you will see them easily. Nothing brightens a room like a bouquet of fresh flowers.
Every time you look at them, let them remind you of how colorful your future is going to be, how fresh your thoughts are and how sweet the smell of the universe can be.
“Lovely flowers are the smiles of God’s goodness.” – William Wilberforce
8 tips for eating well…
…without having to diet:
1. Start the day with oats and you won’t be hungry for hours.
2. Eat for pleasure and good health, not for weight loss.
3. Use yoghurt instead of cream.
4. Snack on fruit and nuts instead of chocolate and crisps.
5. Use plastic squeezy bottle for olive oil and sauces – it helps you use less.
6. Eat carbs like pasta and potatoes for lunch instead of in the evening.
7. Eat more fish, chicken, vegetables and salad and less red meat and pork.
8. Steam instead of grill, grill instead of roast, roast instead of fry.
Healthy grilling
Cooking meat over an open flame creates chemicals long suspected of increasing cancer risk. According to two studies, eating barbecued red meat may raise the risk of prostate cancer in men and breast cancer in post-menopausal women.
Here are some tips to keep in mind:
Choose skinless chicken and fish. They do not appear to raise risk.
Make kebabs with vegetables and fruits, which do not form harmful chemicals when flame-cooked.
Keep the temperature lower to lessen the smoke and flames that reach the food and raise the barbecue racks.
Flip with tongs or a spatula – a fork pierces food, releases juice and fat that leads to flare-ups.
Microwave meat before barbecuing to reduce time over the charcoal and use an oil-free marinade to hinder the formation of cancer-causing chemicals.
Mobile phones
I was walking in the park recently and it was filled with people talking on their mobile phones. They were passing other people without looking at them, saying hello, noticing their babies or stopping to pet their puppies. Evidently the electronic voice is preferable to human contact. The telephone used to connect us to the absent. Now it makes people sitting next to you feel absent.
Why is it that the more connected we get, the more disconnected we feel? Every advance in mobile technology is a setback to the intimacy of human interaction. With e-mail and instant messaging over the internet, we can now communicate without seeing or talking to one another. We have stopped talking to one another. Pumping petrol at the station? Why say good morning to the attendant when you can swipe your credit card at the pump? Making deposit at the bank? Why talk to the teller who might live in the neighbourhood when you can insert your card at the ATM?
I do not loathe communications technology. I own a mobile phone, an ATM card e-mail account. Giving them up isn’t an option. They are great for what they are intended to do. It is their unintended consequences that make me cringe.
So, I have put myself on technology restriction: no talking on the mobile during mealtimes, no instant messaging with people who live near me, no talking on the mobile in the presence of friends.
I guess I still like the basic human contact and I think it is important.
“Basic human contact – the meeting of eyes, the exchanging of words – is to the psyche what oxygen is to the brain. If you’re feeling abandoned by the world, interact with anyone you can.”
– Martha Beck
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