Month: December 2021

🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Staying Hydrated is Important to Good Health

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Tips for Upping Your Water Game:

  • Flavor it.Add fruit to your water. Lemons, limes and oranges are tried and true. Cucumber, watermelon, strawberries and herbs also are delicious options.
  • Tie it into a routine.Drink a glass of water every time you brush your teeth, eat a meal or use the bathroom.
  • Eat it. Many fruits and vegetables have a high water content, including melon, cucumbers, lettuce and celery.
  • Track it.Invest in a high-tech bottle that connects to your smartphone and records how much you drink. Or set an alarm as a reminder and track your intake in your calendar.
  • Challenge a friend.Kick off a healthy competition with a friend or your kids to see who can meet their guzzling goal most often.
  • Take it to go.It can be challenging to drink enough water when you are on the go. Fill your water bottle before you leave home, and bring it along on your daily travels.
  • Alternate your drinks.If you can’t give up soda or juice completely, try alternating with water. Each time you finish a glass of water, switch to soda or juice and vice versa.

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🌞 Today’s Inspiration ~ Light Your Candle

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“All the darkness in the world cannot extinguish the light of a single candle.”

~ Saint Francis of Assisi

👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ Listen

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Listen, Listen, and Listen some more. We learn much more by listening than by speaking. 

🌾 Today’s Poem ~ All Ye Joyful

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All Ye Joyful
J. R. R. Tolkien
Sing all ye joyful, now sing all together!
The wind’s in the tree-top, the wind’s in the heather;
The stars are in blossom, the moon is in flower,
And bright are the windows of night in her tower.

Dance all ye joyful, now dance all together!
Soft is the grass, and let foot be like feather!
The river is silver, the shadows are fleeting;
Merry is May-time, and merry our meeting.

Sigh no more pine, till the wind of the morn!
Fall Moon! Dark be the land!
Hush! Hush! Oak, ash and thorn!
Hushed by all water, till dawn is at hand!

🤗 A Better Life ~ Conversations are a Path to Learning and Informing

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Courageous people engage in conversations, especially when they disagree. They view conversations as a way of learning and informing. 

Today’s Smile 😃

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Joe: “My wife and I child-proofed our home.”

Pete: “That’s a good idea, Joe.”

Joe: “Yah, but they’re still getting in.”

✒️ Writers’ Wisdom ~ The Essence of Writing

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Writing, basically breaks down to relationships between people and that is what you write about.

~ Leon Uris

🤗 A Better Life ~ It’s All it Takes

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Sometimes all it takes is a leap of faith, jumping out of the nest confident you can fly.

🍎 Today’s Health Tip ~ Want to Have Healthy Bones?

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Tips to Having Healthy Bones

  1. Include plenty of calcium in your diet. For adults ages 19 to 50 and men ages 51 to 70, the Recommended Dietary Allowance (RDA) is 1,000 milligrams (mg) of calcium a day. The recommendation increases to 1,200 mg a day for women age 51 and older and for men age 71 and older. Good sources of calcium include dairy products, almonds, broccoli, kale, canned salmon with bones, sardines and soy products, such as tofu.
  2. Pay attention to vitamin D. Your body needs vitamin D to absorb calcium. For adults ages 19 to 70, the RDA of vitamin D is 600 international units (IUs) a day. The recommendation increases to 800 IUs a day for adults age 71 and older. Good sources of vitamin D include oily fish, such as salmon, trout, whitefish and tuna. Additionally, mushrooms, eggs and fortified foods, such as milk and cereals, are good sources of vitamin D. Sunlight also contributes to the body’s production of vitamin D.
  3. Include physical activity in your daily routine. Weight-bearing exercises, such as walking, jogging, and climbing stairs, can help you build strong bones and slow bone loss.
  4. Avoid substance abuse. Don’t smoke. If you are a woman, avoid drinking more than one alcoholic drink each day. If you are a man, avoid drinking more than two alcoholic drinks a day.

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👊 Today’s Power Thought ~ What are You Reading?

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What we read determines how we think. Read what uplifts and inspires and soon you’ll surprise yourself at what you are accomplishing.

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