Love Your Body And Watch It Heal

Written by Judi Singleton


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Every morning you wake up, thank your body for resting itself so you can enjoyrepparttar day ahead.

Every evening when you go to bed, tell your body how happy you are that it let you have a wonderful, fun-filled day.

Find a way to exercise, and begin to practice it so that you end up doing it on a regular basis. But don't do it to loose weight, do it to enjoy your body.

Think back to a time when you enjoyed your body. Tell your inner self that you can feel that way again, even in your body, at your age.

Look and go through some family photo albums-findrepparttar 135739 beauty and love that you value in those faces-and treasure them in your heart.

Tell 10 positive things about yourself, without mentioning your appearance.

Take a look in your closet. Do you wear any clothes that hide yourself? Think about why you wear what you wear.

Decide to wear clothes if they only give you power, energy, and most importantly, comfort.

Takerepparttar 135740 time to put a sign on your mirrors that says "I'm beautiful, inside and out."

If you only had one year left to live, how important would your body image be?

Start saying to yourself, " Life is to short to waste my time on my image and hating my body. Look how wonderful I am inside."

Look to findrepparttar 135741 beauty inside yourself.

You can also teach body to develop stamina. Let's say you exercise on a treadmill. To train your body to develop stamina, just tell it what you want atrepparttar 135742 beginning ofrepparttar 135743 workout. You might tell your body, "Run in a relaxed manner atrepparttar 135744 pace ofrepparttar 135745 treadmill until I tell you to stop. Breathe easily." Your body will then run easily until you tell it to stop. If, however, you start thinking with your mind about how tired you feel or how much you haterepparttar 135746 treadmill, your body will get tired. As long as you keep your mind neutral, your body will easily run for as long as you want.

If you're interested in losing or gaining weight you can program your body to use food in a specific way. To lose weight, tell body when you want it to get hungry and how much you want it to eat. You can tell your body, "You will not be hungry until noon today." Before you start your meal, you can also tell your body, "Use this food for energy and stamina only. Release all excess calories after this meal and do not store them," or some similar statement.

The point is that your body can be programmed any number of ways to suit your desires and lifestyle. Don't get wrapped up in what your body does or doesn't do now. Focus your attention on training your body to do what you want it to do. As a Spirit with a mind and a body, you are in charge. So take charge and start giving orders!

Last but not least, remember this note: "Beauty is only skin deep."

Judi Singleton owns MotherEarthpublishing.com She is a free lance writer you can read all her artilces here. http://www.motherearthpublishing.com/freecontent/index.php


Don't Ruin Your Summer Fun

Written by Roger Carr


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2. Wear a Hat - A hat with a wide brim offers good sun protection to your eyes, ears, face, andrepparttar back of your neck - areas particularly prone to overexposure torepparttar 135738 sun.

3. Cover Up - Wearing tightly woven, loose-fitting, and full-length clothing is a good way to protect your skin fromrepparttar 135739 sun's UV rays.

4. Wear Sunglasses that Block 99-100% of UV Radiation -Sunglasses that provide 99-100% UVA and UVB protection will greatly reduce sun exposure that can lead to cataracts and other eye damage. Checkrepparttar 135740 label when buying sunglasses.

5. Always Use Sunscreen - Apply a broad spectrum sunscreen with a Sun Protection Factor (SPF) of at least 15 or higher liberally on exposed skin. Reapply every 2 hours, or after working, swimming, playing, or exercising outdoors. Even waterproof sunscreen can come off when you towel off, sweat, or spend extended periods of time inrepparttar 135741 water.

6. Avoid Sunlamps and Tanning Parlors - The light source from sunbeds and sunlamps damagesrepparttar 135742 skin and unprotected eyes. It's a good idea to avoid artificial sources of UV light.

7. Watch forrepparttar 135743 UV Index - The UV Index provides important information to help you plan your outdoor activities in ways that prevent overexposure torepparttar 135744 sun. Developed byrepparttar 135745 National Weather Service (NWS) and EPA,repparttar 135746 UV Index is issued daily in selected cities acrossrepparttar 135747 United States.

Why am I telling you about these simple action steps that can help protect you fromrepparttar 135748 sun? I want you to have fun this summer. I want you to have fun this summer underrepparttar 135749 sun.

Roger Carr lives in Fredericksburg, Virginia and is a contributing author to the Sun Clothing, etc. monthly newsletter. You can browse the store and sign up for the free newsletter at http://www.sunclothingetc.com.


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