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BUILDING A POWERFUL HEALTHY BODY - EASY TIPS!

2/2/2021

Simply Sensational potent tips to get the results you want!

Are you feeling as great as you really want to?
Ever wonder how some people seem to manage without breaking a sweat?
DO YOU KNOW THE FUNDAMENTALS OF GREAT HEALTH?

“These Six ‘Oh So Simple’ tips are imperative.
You’ll feel better immediately by applying even just one of them.”
My clients marvel at the results they get by actually sticking with self-care practices like these.
So what are they? Read on.

THE SLIPPERY SLOPE OF COCONUT OIL - Good, Bad, Ugly or in between?

1/9/2021

Super food or super high in saturated fat?
A cure-all for numerous diseases or something linked to our diet and lifestyle diseases? I've touted the benefits of coconut oil as a preferred oil over common vegetable oils like corn and canola due to their high omega 6 fatty acid content.
I also believed it to take a higher heat point than our common beloved olive oil. Seems that may not be the case.

CREAMY GARLICKY DIP, DRESSING or DRIZZLE

12/21/2020

It's a dip, dressing or drizzle and it is a must make make!
What am I talking about? The ever so delish lemon, garlic, tahini combo you find with Mid-Eastern faves like falafels and kebobs. Each time I make it I vow to keep a constant stash in my fridge. It stands in well for the proverbial hummus dip I so love.
Here I show it with a salad and it is a dip everyone seems to flock to when it's on the table.
For the recipe and yet another fab idea to use this in a main course read on.

WHAT HAPPENS WHEN YOU MIND YOUR MIND?

12/1/2020

MINDFULNESS

"Of all the beautiful truths pertaining to the soul, which have been restored and brought to light in this age, none is more gladdening or fruitful of divine promise and confidence than this - that you are the master of your own thought, the molder of your character, and the maker and shaper of condition, environment and destiny."
- James Allen

Our thoughts! More powerful than we may realize and yet such a given
(we often live in our heads), we may not give them the attention they deserve or select them with more conscious care.

Oh to grasp, we are not our thoughts - we are the thinker of thoughts.

At any point in time we can choose new thoughts for these very thoughts are what pave our path to what we'll experience tomorrow. When you mind your mind, you have the ability to mine...

FOODS HAVE THE POWER TO BEAT CHRONIC PAIN

11/7/2020

Food has Power!

Maybe you get this and do your best to make great choices. If you're here reading my blog chances are you do just that. Power on!

As I work on the final details for my canfitpro
Rocking Recipes to Beat Chronic Pain workshop coming up Saturday, its so
perfectly apropos to see an email with an article from Consumers Report on the power of food in overcoming inflammation.

This straight from the article:

CUT BACK ON INFLAMMATORY FOODS TO PROTECT YOUR HEART AND BRAIN...
"The foods we eat don’t just have an impact on our health because they affect weight, cholesterol levels, and blood pressure. Certain foods can also promote or suppress chronic inflammation—which researchers are increasingly recognizing as an underlying cause of many health problems."

HABIT HACKING FOR WHOLE-SELF WELLNESS - The way to success!

9/22/2020

HABIT STACKING! It's proven to be the best way to imprint sustainable healthy, self-care habits into your life.

We all know how easy it is to be all gung-ho with grand intentions of healthy habits like drinking more water or exercising three times a week or getting to bed earlier and we ace it for a week and then... Oh that inevitable 'and then' when our grandiose intentions fall wayside to our internal default of doing what is familiar, easy and, yes habitual. Our brain loves familiar and routine. Like a homing pigeon it narrows in on unconscious imprinted patterns. Similar to a GPS it goes where it's been before with ease.

Well YOU can hack this default pattern with the proven practice of HABIT STACKING.

What is this you wonder?

THE BEST WAY TO GAIN CLARITY ON EVERYTHING

9/19/2020

So, what do you do for a living?
Oh, this familiar, imprinted, generic question we pose to people. I've been tripping over my various responses and how to capture the essence of my wellness coaching services for years. There has never been that one to two sentence response that resonated with me. Until now!

Finally on the trails today, in what I refer to as my walk and talk with Mother nature, Mother Earth and God or spirit time, it occurs to me as clear as day.

Read on to discover this and my many ways to gain clarity, get answers and feel in charge of yourself. You may find answers for yourself.

The BEST proteins with the MOST positive side effects

9/14/2020

Did you know one medium size avocado has 4 grams protein and 9 - 13 grams fiber?

1/2 cup lentils has 9 grams protein and over
15 grams fiber.

Yes we need protein (essential amino acids) yet just as important - fiber!
It's the forgotten vitamin and far too neglected in most dietary approaches.

Health Canada recommends 25-38g
The American Heart Association recommends 25-30 grams.

What's the average intake you wonder?
About half of this. It's no wonder heart disease and colorectal cancer are tow of our top lifestyle related killers.

Any idea how much fiber you consume in a day or know the recommended intake?
It's wise to track it and begin gradually increasing your daily intake along with increasing hydration. This too is extremely important.

Consumer Reports shares a great article on how to get more protein -
the highly coveted macro-nutrient - that just happens to deliver more fiber as well.

THE BEST LATIN SCRAMBLE FOR MAKE AHEAD MEALS - Secrets to managing meals even with the craziest of agendas!

8/17/2020

Everyone I know; well most everyone has a very serious desire to eat healthier.
They truly want to. Every client, friend and colleague is sincere in their intentions. The trouble erupts with the demanding, over-committed pattern of life in our present world. Even our growing number of retirees state their days are overly booked and the 'I'm so busy' proclamation is ever buzzing about. We are all so BUSY and meal management is seemingly impossible. We must figure out strategies around this and I have a few.

THE BEST WAY TO IMPRINT HEALTHIER HABITS - 6 EASY STEPS!

7/26/2020

The BEST ways to be healthier. Cut out all the confusion. Keep it simple.

With everybody having a varied opinion on the best dietary approach most have no idea on what they need to do. Rather than lamenting on the best specifics look for the commonalities in the various approaches like whole foods and focus on this.

With endless scientific research showing proven results here are with the most basic starting points to implement! Beginning with healthier general habits has a magical way of inspiring you to take better care of all aspects of your health along with diet.

Teri Gentes - Whole Self Lifestyle Wellness
International Speaker|Self-care Coach|Author|Chef|Trainer|Ambassador
Certified Wellness and Nutritional Consultant, Personal Trainer,
Yoga and Group Fitness Instructor
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