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The Importance of Sleep

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In our society not needing a lot of sleep is seen as a good thing. “I only need a couple hours sleep,” my mother often brags. “I can go to bed at 11:30 and get up at 4:30 and I’m fine.” But is she really fine? Continue Reading »

Posted by Lovelyn on May 14th 2008 | Filed in Healthy Living | Comments (2)

Doing One Thing at a Time

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To do two things at once is to do neither. (Publilius Syrus)

I’ve been scurrying around trying to get everything done at once these days. “There’s just so much to do,” I keep saying. But I’ve found that in the last week, I’ve done less than I usual. That’s because while trying to preform one task, I’m constantly thinking about the other tasks I need to do. This slows me down and causes me to loose focus. Continue Reading »

Posted by Lovelyn on May 12th 2008 | Filed in Smart Living | Comments (3)

The Importance of Relaxation

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Life seems to be becoming more and more stressful. People generally have less time to do what they enjoy. Continue Reading »

Posted by Lovelyn on Apr 28th 2008 | Filed in Healthy Living, Smart Living | Comments (1)

The Importance of Eating Real Food

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I’ve always thought that what you put in your body is very important. Recently, I saw an interview with Michael Pollan that expressed the same idea. I have not read his book but I agree with most everything in the interview. Since watching it, my husband and I use the term “food like substance” all the time. The interview is in four parts. I’ll post the first and if you like it you can find the other parts on your own. Continue Reading »

Posted by Lovelyn on Mar 26th 2008 | Filed in Healthy Living, Smart Living | Comments (4)

Quitting Caffeine Can Positively Impact Your Health

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A friend of mine recently decided to cut down her caffeine consumption. She gets most of her caffeine from drinking 6 to 10 large glasses of tea a day. “No more iced tea for me,” she told me. Then she picked a day to go cold turkey. Continue Reading »

Posted by Lovelyn on Mar 17th 2008 | Filed in Healthy Living | Comments (8)

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