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handstand, wheel and dancer also do the trick!
My mental/emotional health has been lacking lately, due to some transitioning back home, resulting in crappy physical health. Not really a surprise, just something I need to work on. I realize that without a stable internal foundation, my health is hopeless.
So today, I’m working on doing some activities that sort of “enrich my soul.” Since I can’t do much physically with the condition I’m in anyway, I figured I’d indulge in what I can do, but have been putting off, i.e. painting, knitting, meditating, yoga, etc. I’m also going to drink lots of water and tea and try to abstain from anything real sugary. Hopefully a nice relaxing weekend full of things I enjoy doing will propel me to push myself harder during the week.
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Gotta love granola!
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who wants to douse themselves in insect repellent (a euphemism for pesticide)? Not me.
There’s hope. Certain plants may help keep mosquitoes where they belong–far, far away from you. No chemicals required. (Note: the leaves of the following must be crushed to release the aroma. Otherwise…
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A list of sugar content in most fruits:
Apple, all
Medium (3″ dia)
Total Sugars (g) 18.9
Apricots
Raw
Total Sugars (g) 3.2
Avocado
Without skin and seed
Total Sugars (g) 0.4
Bananas
Medium (7-8″ long)
Total Sugars (g) 14.4
Blackberries
Cup
Total Sugars (g) 7
Blueberries
Cup
Total Sugars (g) 14.7
Boysenberries
Cup, unthawed
Total Sugars (g) 9.1
Breadfruit
Raw, small
Total Sugars (g) 10.6
Cantaloupe
Melon, large
Total Sugars (g) 64
Carambola (starfruit)
Raw, medium 3 5/8″ long
Total Sugars (g) 3.6
Casaba Melon
Raw, 1/10 of melon
Total Sugars (g) 9.3
Cherimoya
Without skin and seeds
Total Sugars (g) 30.2
Cherries
Sweet, cup w/pits
Total Sugars (g) 17.7
Clementines
Total Sugars (g) 6.8
Cranberries
Raw, cup, whole
Total Sugars (g) 4
Currants (red & white)
Cup
Total Sugars (g) 8.2
Dates
Pitted
Total Sugars (g) 4.5
Figs
Dried
Total Sugars (g) 4
Grapefruit
Medium (4″ dia)
Total Sugars (g) 8.9
Grapes
Cup
Total Sugars (g) 23.4
Guava
Total Sugars (g) 4.9
Honeydew Melon
1/4 of melon 5 1/4″ dia
Total Sugars (g) 20.3
Jackfruit
Cup 1″ pieces
Total Sugars (g) 28.8
Kiwi
2″
Total Sugars (g) 6.2
Kumquats
Raw, without refuse
Total Sugars (g) 1.8
Lemons
2 1/2″ dia
Total Sugars (g) 1.4
Limes
2″ dia
Total Sugars (g) 1.1
Lychees
Raw, cup
Total Sugars (g) 28.9
Loganberries
Frozen, cup
Total Sugars (g) 11.3
Mangoes
Total Sugars (g) 45.9
Mulberries
Raw, cup
Total Sugars (g) 11.3
Nectarines
Medium, 2 1/2″ dia
Total Sugars (g) 11.2
Olives
Ripe, canned, small-large
Total Sugars (g) 0.0
Oranges
3″ dia
Total Sugars (g) 11.9
Papaya
Raw, small
Total Sugars (g) 12.3
Passion-fruit
Without refuse
Total Sugars (g) 2
Peaches
Medium 2 2/3″ dia
Total Sugars (g) 12.6
Pear, Asian
3 3/8″ high 3″ dia
Total Sugars (g) 19.4
Pears
Raw, medium
Total Sugars (g) 17.4
Persimmons
2 1/2″ dia
Total Sugars (g) 21
Pineapple
Cup, chunks
Total Sugars (g) 16.2
Plums
Raw, 2 1/8″ dia
Total Sugars (g) 6.6
Pomegranate
Raw, 4″ dia
Total Sugars (g) 38.6
Prunes
Dried, pitted
Total Sugars (g) 3.6
Raisins
Cup
Total Sugars (g) 85.8
Raspberries
Raw, cup
Total Sugars (g) 5.4
Strawberries
Raw, cup, halves
Total Sugars (g) 7.4
Tangerines (mandarin oranges)
Medium, 2 1/2″ dia.
Total Sugars (g) 9.3
Tomatoes
Medium, whole, 2 3/5″ dia
Total Sugars (g) 3.2
Watermelon
Wedge approx 1/16 of melon
Total Sugars (g) 17.7
(source USA database R-23)
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Seated Fold 1 Leg | Janu Sirsasana
Benefits
- Calms the brain and helps relieve mild depression
- Stretches the spine, shoulders, hamstrings, and groins
- Stimulates the liver and kidneys
- Improves digestion
- Helps relieve the symptoms of menopause
- Relieves anxiety, fatigue, headache, menstrual discomfort
- Therapeutic for high blood pressure, insomnia, and sinusitis
- Strengthens the back muscles during pregnancy (up to second trimester), done without coming forward, keeping your back spine concave and front torso long.
via Yoga Journal
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If you click the picture it will take you to a nice blog post about not taking your body for granted!
I read this post and burst into tears. Here I am, pretty much perfectly capable of turning my life around and yet, I don’t. I am taking my body for granted. Though it may not be very healthy at the moment, it CAN BE. I’ve allowed my negative mental state to dictate how I take care of my body (or don’t), which in turn, turns into health problems, which perpetuates the negativity. But I can break this cycle. I do have control over this.
Somewhere, I have one of these angels, making sure I don’t get too comfortable. Because if I were to get even more comfortable in all of this, I’d miss my life. And as much as I feel that I have missed a lot of my life… I don’t want to anymore.
Carrie Fisher
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