Month: February 2020

🍎 Heath Tip ~ 2nd of 3 Heart Health Myths

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Myth: It’s best to avoid eggs — or at least the yolks.

The argument: Egg yolks contain lots of cholesterol. So, logically, eating cholesterol leads to high cholesterol. Right?

The reality: Most of the cholesterol in the body is made by the liver, not delivered through diet. And while diet does matter, research has found that cholesterol levels have more to do with the fat you eat, namely saturated and trans fats, than cholesterol. Eggs contain healthy nutrients, including vitamins A and D, as well as protein. Long-term population studies show that eating an egg a day hasn’t been linked to higher rates of heart attack or stroke. But beware the side of bacon and cheese, which can raise your risk.

Source: MayoClinic

🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ You Are Important

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“Make a decision to do something nice for yourself every day and stick to it.”

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👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Don’t Stop

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Disappointment happens – but disappointments don’t stop me, they fuel me.

🖋 Writers’ Wisdom ~ Be Yourself

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“The only advice [for new writers and poets] I can offer is to be yourself: not the self someone else wants you to be, but the self you are. Enjoy yourself and your life. But most of all travel and eat. That’s how we learn.” Nikki Giovanni

🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Push, Push Harder

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“To get better you have to step out of your comfort zone. You can’t do the same things you’ve always done & improve.” ~ Jordan Burroughs

Today’s Smile 😃

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Question: What happens once in a minute and twice in a moment but never in a decade?

Answer: The letter “m.”

👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Smile On

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I’m going to keep on smiling and shining. It’s what I do.

Today’s Poem ~ A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever

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A Thing of Beauty is a Joy Forever

John Keats

A thing of beauty is a joy for ever:
Its lovliness increases; it will never
Pass into nothingness; but still will keep
A bower quiet for us, and a sleep
Full of sweet dreams, and health, and quiet breathing.
Therefore, on every morrow, are we wreathing
A flowery band to bind us to the earth,
Spite of despondence, of the inhuman dearth
Of noble natures, of the gloomy days,
Of all the unhealthy and o’er-darkn’d ways
Made for our searching: yes, in spite of all,
Some shape of beauty moves away the pall
From our dark spirits. Such the sun, the moon,
Trees old and young, sprouting a shady boon
For simple sheep; and such are daffodils
With the green world they live in; and clear rills
That for themselves a cooling covert make
‘Gainst the hot season; the mid-forest brake,
Rich with a sprinkling of fair musk-rose blooms:
And such too is the grandeur of the dooms
We have imagined for the mighty dead;
An endless fountain of immortal drink,
Pouring unto us from the heaven’s brink.

🍎 Health Tip ~ 1st of 3 Heart Health Myths

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Myth: Coconut oil is a heart-healthy cooking alternative.

The argument: Coconut oil is extremely high in saturated fat — about 50 percent more than butter, even. But despite that saturated fat is known to raise cholesterol levels, linked with heart disease risk, proponents believe that some saturated fats in coconut oil (called medium-chain triglycerides) are less harmful and may actually raise levels of beneficial HDL cholesterol.

The reality: Coconut oil has been shown to raise cholesterol levels — the good and the bad kinds — more than other plant-based oils like olive or canola. And in truth, medium-chain triglycerides make up only a small amount of the fatty acids in coconut oil.

Plus, while other heart-healthy fats like olive oil, canola oil, or omega-3 fatty acids in nuts and seafood have been supported by a large body of evidence, coconut oil’s supposed benefits still haven’t been proved in large-scale human research.

Source: MayoClinic

🤗 Feel Good Hack ~ Go Ahead, Do It!

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Live courageously. Ask yourself, “What would I do if I were not afraid?” Take risks (the fear of rejection is ego-based and limiting.) Expand your comfort zone (it’s normal to be nervous; do it anyway.) Be open to new experiences (live a great life.)

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