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In the News: “Sitting for Long Periods Increases Risk of Disease and Death, Regardless of Exercise”

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“More than one half of an average person’s day is spent being sedentary—sitting, watching television, or working at a computer,” said Dr. David Alter [Senior Scientist, Toronto Rehab...]. Okay, you may want to stand for this… He goes on to say: “It is not good enough to exercise for 30 minutes a day and be sedentary for 23 and half hours.”  [...ah, yes, just like with our spiritual lives] >> Click Here to Read More at: The Way to Nourish for Life >> with simple strategies from Dr. Atler on how to reduce sitting time, plus a little extra motivation to STAND ... in the place where you live ... and work ... think about it. ;) ;)

Confessions of a Recovering Perfectionist

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Did I say “confession”?  I'm sorry... I must have been mistaken (!), but I have found that having a sense of humor is very helpful to me!  I just wanted to talk a little today, though,  about a potentially big issue for many of us.  It's about the matter of an “ All-or-Nothing ” approach—because, unfortunately, this approach can have some very negative consequences at times that relate directly to our health & wellness. Now THAT would be A MISTAKE THAT TRULY MATTERS! It’s just that waiting to be able to do something the “right” way , or at the "right" time , with 100% effort & compliance [such as with a diet & exercise program], can easily mean never getting started at all— Or, if we have already begun, it might cause us to 100% give up! My Note to Self--EF So, on that note, I spotted a recent story in the news [noted below] that offers encouragement for positive perseverance, even when we think we can’t give it our “ALL”… A healthy message f