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Want a smoother ride through life? Do you want whole life wellness minus drudgery and disappointment? Are you tired of aches and illness and worry about what the future holds for your health? This is why I designed Wellness Reinvented. … Continue reading
Water, water and more water. That’s what we need. Your body doesn’t thrive not watered. Just like your plants! Your plants show you they need water by having drooping and/or brown leaves, not blooming and, at worse, dying. Consider your … Continue reading
For those of you who followed my former blog, Tuesday’s post was simply pure inspiration. Giving you a quote to inspire and make you think. Starting today, Tuesday’s posts will give you a mix of items that are food for … Continue reading
“Wish not so much to live long as to live well.” ~ Benjamin Franklin
“Every time we say, ‘I must do something,’ it takes an incredible amount of energy. Far more than physically doing it.” ~ Gita Bellin (Note: Tuesday’s posts are guides to help you get curious about what wellness means for you. … Continue reading
Are you able to believe you can be vibrantly well? If not, what’s getting in your way? (Note: Tuesday’s posts are guides to help you get curious about what wellness means for you. Think about, journal and/or talk with a … Continue reading
“I define connection as the energy that exists between people when they feel seen, heard, and valued; when they can give and receive without judgment; and when they derive sustenance and strength from the relationship.” ~ Brené Brown
You wait forever to make that one big change that will reinvent your life. You procrastinate because it’s so huge that you need time … or money … or space … or desire. Or something. You stop, then start because … Continue reading
This week, how can you pat yourself on the back daily – yes, daily - for something you did right to be well? Celebrating success, no matter how small, will lead you to real wellness much faster and with much more certainty … Continue reading
You want to create wellness. You want to feel better. But you’re damn tired of trying and failing … and feeling worse and more worried. Remember the quote: The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over … Continue reading
Do you know you need to move more but have a hard time figuring out where, how, when to work in a long gym work out? This one’s easy. Fit in small extra bits of movement throughout your day. … Continue reading
On a scale of 1-10, where are you in believing that it’s possible for you to have great health? If it’s low, what stops you from believing? What can you do to turn that belief around? If it’s high, what encourages you? How … Continue reading
Can you truly have your cake and eat it, too? I bet you believe that’s not true if you want to be healthy, right? How about if I show you the error of your ways? On board? Super! Healthy food … Continue reading
“When we know ourselves to be connected to all others, acting compassionately is simply the natural thing to do.” ~ Rachel Naomi Remen
You want to eat healthy, right? But sometimes your mind tells you this: It’s too hard; it’ll taste like cardboard (though, actually, cardboard might taste better); it’ll cost you your first-born; and it’ll take mad kitchen skills along with hours … Continue reading
It’s legal, but it’s lethal. Even if the manufacturers of this want you to believe differently. But, even if you tend to believe them or you’d like to just ignore this info, that doesn’t change the fact that this can … Continue reading
Wellness, in the area of nutrition, can seem to be terribly rigid. It’s all healthy stuff … or nothing, and you’re doomed to the fires of unwell hell. All veggies all the time, not one darn piece of chocolate in … Continue reading
All that … ewww, icky stuff on our fruits and veggies! Do you worry endlessly about getting it all off? Do you buy products to help you do so, then worry about their safety as well? Your concern isn’t unwarranted. … Continue reading
Change this. Do that. Stop doing that other thing. You’re doing something fun? Well, then, knock it off; that can’t be good for you. Yeah, wellness, huh? Sucks put that way, doesn’t it? So, stop putting it that way! Make … Continue reading
I think I can; I think I can; I think I can! Are you like the little engine who could? The ant moving a rubber tree plant? (‘cuz he had high hopes! And, hey, if these references make so sense, … Continue reading
Healthy eating gets easier when you have the right stuff on hand. But that plan begins with first finding out, then knowing, what the right stuff for you looks like. So, you become an experimenter. Try new things; see what … Continue reading
You know that big, red, easy button used as an ad for some office supply store? It worked because that’s what we want. Something, somehow, some way to make things we need to do easier. Hit the big, red easy … Continue reading
Can you breathe? Really breathe? Hear the silence? Do nothing? For how long? In just a moment, are you panic stricken that you’re not doing something somehow somewhere? Must you at least be reading a book, surfing the Internet, listening … Continue reading
This building block to wellness – a little explored, little understood, little attention paid to area as regards to being healthy – provides all of the following to your quest for a well life: Motivation Empowerment Belief Hope The building … Continue reading
Remember when going to the grocery store to buy tomatoes involved this: Go to store, pick up tomatoes, pay for them? Now, it’s: Do I want the organic ones or the conventional ones? What’s the price? Are these tomatoes perhaps … Continue reading
The fountain of youth. How to live longer yet live better. That’s the constant search, isn’t it? What we all wish we could get. What we so desperately want but think we have no idea how to achieve it. We … Continue reading
Yawwwwnnnnnnn … do any of us get enough sleep anymore? There’s work, worry, family, a to do list the size of Mt. Everest. It’s not surprising that, one, you often don’t go to bed when you should and, two, even … Continue reading
Where are you on the list? Oh, yeah, last, huh? Or, worse, not there at all. Or if/when six blue moons happen in one month, and, then, in that rare occasion, maybe some time will open up for you. Not … Continue reading
Above is a nice graphic you can print out, if it helps, to carry with you when you go to the store. If you start avoiding these items, you’ll do your body a world of good. Not only will you … Continue reading
I apologize in advance. This is a little gross. Okay, well, it’s a LOT gross. But, somewhere inside – where my gross, little, 2-year-old, sticky-fingered boy lives – well, he loved it a ton. And my 57-year-old, non-sticky-fingered (most of … Continue reading
Full circle, huh? Perhaps. It seems this happens in a lot of areas. We swing one direction too far, then we go to extremes the other way. Then, finally – fingers crossed – we find some nice middle ground. Not … Continue reading
Aren’t you tired of all the — don’t do that, stop this, don’t you EVER even think about doing that! — that goes on in the journey to be well? Yeah, I thought so. So, here goes some news to … Continue reading
Yes, it’s “flu” season. Yes, you don’t want to suffer with the flu if you can avoid it. But, please, no, don’t fall for the scare tactics. (Remember the swine flu year? The way the news read, most of us … Continue reading
Too often, we fall into the trap of complaining, moaning and focusing on anything and everything that’s wrong. When the truth is: If you’re reading this, there’s a lot that is right. What does this have to do with health? … Continue reading
Uh oh, we all know what time it is. Yep, New Year’s resolution time. The time of all great hope … and dashing disappointment. You know what I’m talking about. Why do so many insist on doing what does not … Continue reading
Warnings about osteoporosis pop up everywhere for women: We’d better pay attention to the density of our bones or risk fracture that could lead to us being debilitated for life. Scary, huh? Yes, it would be … if it were … Continue reading
There’s a killer in your midst that you’re not paying any attention to. The clues aren’t so obvious. Oh, they become real obvious later on. Sort of like a good mystery. But, you know what? You don’t want your health … Continue reading
What can you do for your health each day that won’t take much time or cost you much (if anything) but will help you feel better almost instantly? No, if you guessed some over-the-counter something, you’re off. Nice try, though. … Continue reading
Gratitude is one way to stay well. One important way. One easy way. One absolutely free way. As I noted last week – in Health fix in an instant – gratitude not only makes you feel better, it truly helps … Continue reading
There’s a little blue pill that gets LOTS of advertising – and other – attention. Yeah, you know what I mean. And then there’s this other poor, little, blue, round, “pill” that gets no respect. Yeah, it’s the Rodney Dangerfield … Continue reading
A simple sentence switch could change your life. Yes, truly. This switch will empower you. Get you curious. Help you find ways to create the changes that will bring you wellness. And, with that, gain the time, money (because illness … Continue reading
It may seem like winter, but spring truly is right around the corner. (Fingers crossed.) Makes you smile at the thought, right? And then you think about allergy season. Oh crap – all that sneezing and suffering and mounds of … Continue reading
To lower stress and boost your good health, you know you need to figure out a way to have some down time. (If you’re not so sure what the big deal is about stress, check out: The sneaky thief stealing … Continue reading
Wellness gets put on the back burner too often. Until you can’t ignore it because you’re ill. And why does it get put at the end of your 100-item to do list so often? Because it seems too terribly huge. … Continue reading
Women and stress – a volatile mix. Of course, stress isn’t good for any of us, but stress does seem to be impacting us women more. Makes sense – when we started earning money for the bacon and frying it … Continue reading
It’s always a little bit exciting – and, then, worrisome – when a healthy product finally gets its due. Why exciting? Because more people learn about a choice that will boost their well being and help counter all the items … Continue reading
Information abounds everywhere for we women: We’d better pay attention to the density of our bones or risk fracture that could lead to us being debilitated for life. Scary, huh? Yes, it would be … if it were truth. The … Continue reading
You can contact Cindy at:
Phone: 815-434-0130
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