Living a Detox Lifestyle - Health, Wellness and Beauty

Detox your stress

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 Detox your stress  So, it’s nothing new that most of us are under extreme amounts of stress every day. It can consume you. I know that I'm constantly checking myself to insure that I am doing all I can for my body not allowing stress to take over. But, let’s face it; we all experience it at one point or another- Most of us on a daily basis. For me, living in Los Angeles and waiting in a parking lot called "the freeway" is always an act of patience and can most definitely stress anyone out. We're simply not wired...

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Cleanse and Detox your Body

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We live in a consistently growing toxic environment.  I’m sure you would agree. Most of the toxins that are so widespread in the environment today simply weren't there 30 years ago. I’m referring to certain pesticides, herbicides, and industrial chemicals. These types of chemicals can enter our bodies and it is usually through the food, water, and the air...an average person breathes in around 11,000 liters of air every day, What happens is the toxins become trapped in our tissues as well as our organs. Eventually, this can seriously affect your health by reducing your life force/ vitality and may ultimately cause...

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What Do Bodybuilders and Pre-menopausal Women Have in Common?

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They benefit from GABA!  GABA, also known as gamma-aminobutyric acid, an amino acid, is a neurotransmitter in the brain which helps stimulate relaxation and sleep. GABA helps to NATURALLY induce sleep.  Studies have shown that it improves the body’s sleeping cycle resulting in better rest, relaxation and more energy. GABA has also been shown to help balance your mood relating to anxiety, stress and depression. It regulates cardiovascular functions related to hypertension. In addition, it reduces appetite and lowers blood sugar levels. Premenopausal women have declining estrogen levels, GABA levels in your brain start to diminish too, and, as a...

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ARE YOU SPINNING YOUR WHEELS?

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Hormonal Imbalances can keep you from your weight loss goals. A hormonal imbalance can make weight loss efforts futile. For example, you workout every day, at the end of your session the elliptical machine says you burned 250 calories. You cannot just look at the amount of calories you eat or burn because that doesn't take into account where did those calories come from? Did you burn fat, carbohydrates or protein? If you weren't burning fat, you could have easily burned those calories from the breakdown of lean muscle or from carbohydrates; either way it may have not been from stored fat. It’s about...

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Lacto-Fermentation

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When I was a little girl, I watched my grandmother fill very large mason jars with green tomatoes.  She would add a bunch of herbs, water, and salt, seal the jars and carry them upstairs to the attic where they stayed for what seemed forever…. That was a very long time ago...and in today’s modern world, unfortunately, the art of Lacto- Fermentation has all but disappeared. What will eating wild fermented veggies do you for you:  enhance digestibility, increase vitamin levels, and build a stronger immune system. Lacto fermented veggies have antibiotic and anticarcinogenic substances. Lactic acid not only keeps vegetables...

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