Month: January 2023

Today’s Health Tip ~ Fruit Will Tame Your Sugar Craving

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Fruit Is a Winning Option When You Crave Something Sweet

Fruit is a great source of fiber, which can help balance blood sugar levels, Isabel Smith, RD, says. After tracking 3,518 Australians over the course of 12 years, researchers found that eating a moderate amount of fruit was linked to a 36 percent lower risk of developing type 2 diabetes, according to a June 2021 study in ​The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism​.

The type of sugar in fruits is called fructose, and fructose has shown to have little effect on blood sugar levels when taken in moderation, per June 2009 research in the ​Journal of Nutrition​. And while it won’t cause a huge spike in blood sugar levels because of the fiber, the natural sugars will still give you your sweet fix.

Experts at the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health suggest that highly processed sugary foods trigger the brains’ reward center and cause cravings, while the natural sugars in fruit don’t have as much of an effect.

“Consider berries like raspberries, blackberries and blueberries. Those can be an excellent source of nutrients, but can also take care of that sweet craving that you’re having,” Vandana Sheth, RDN, CDE, says.

Today’s Positive Thought ~ What Are You Seeing?

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“It’s not what you look at that matters, it’s what you see (Henry David Thoreau).”

Two people looking at the same event or scene see different things. A basketball player, for example, sinks a winning basket from beyond half court as time runs out.  One spectator says it was luck. Another spectator marvels at the player’s skill. There’s always more than one perspective. The wise ones can see the truth that lies in each. 

Today’s Joke

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Joe: “I used to be a velcro salesman.”

Pete: “Why did you stop?”

Joe: “I couldn’t stick with it.”

Kindness Works ~ Good Things Happen When We’re Kind

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Each time you practice kindness toward another good things happen.

“Acts of kindness can make the world a happier place for everyone. They can boost feelings of confidence, being in control, happiness and optimism. They may also encourage others to repeat the good deeds they’ve experienced themselves – contributing to a more positive community.”

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Optimism Works ~ Optimists Keep Looking for a Way Through

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 Optimists Makes the Best of Circumstances

Being optimistic isn’t being foolhardy.Optimists make the best out of situations. If, for example, one is planning an outdoor party, optimism isn’t going to stop the rain. The optimist will know the rain is a disappointment. Instead of bemoaning the nasty weather, the optimist will ask, “How can we make the party work?” They’ll find a way.

Think About It ~ Beauty Surround Us

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Our days are better when we discover something beautiful to see. If we’re too busy, we’ll miss it. Slow down, perhaps to the speed limit, and enjoy all the beauty surrounding you.

Today’s Inspiration ~ Time to Lighten Up

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“A good laugh is sunshine in the house.”

~ William Makepeace Thackeray

Today’s Poem ~ To Sleep

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To Sleep

John Keats

O soft embalmer of the still midnight,
    Shutting, with careful fingers and benign,
Our gloom-pleas’d eyes, embower’d from the light,
    Enshaded in forgetfulness divine:
O soothest Sleep! if so it please thee, close
    In midst of this thine hymn my willing eyes,
Or wait the “Amen,” ere thy poppy throws
    Around my bed its lulling charities.
Then save me, or the passed day will shine
Upon my pillow, breeding many woes,–
    Save me from curious Conscience, that still lords
Its strength for darkness, burrowing like a mole;
    Turn the key deftly in the oiled wards,
And seal the hushed Casket of my Soul.

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Today’s Joke

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Joe: “I stopped going to my massage therapist.”

Pete: “What happened?”

Joe: “She rubbed me the wrong way.”

Today’s Positive Thought ~ Where Happiness is Found

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“Happiness, not in another place but this place…not for another hour, but this hour (Walt Whitman).”

How many time do we think or say, ‘I will be happy when?’ I know I have done it many times. I need to be frequently reminded of the wisdom in Walt Whitman’s words: ‘Happiness is found in this hour.’ It’s all around me. All I have to do is open my eyes and heart to it. It was in the three mockingbirds I saw this morning and in the red-tailed hawk sitting in my live oak tree waiting for it’s breakfast.  

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