| We all have many things to do within the
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| | balance of carbohydrates, fats and
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| hours of each day. With so many
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| | proteins. We must have good nourishing
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| opportunities available, it is hard to
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| | foods at every meal for the body to have
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| not over do it and put more into our
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| | the nutrients to perform properly. As we
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| schedules than we can handle.
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| | do, we are able to think and react
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| Not only are we over scheduled, there are
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| | logically to the pressures and situations
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| always many unforeseen situations that
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| | that we face. What we eat really does
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| come up in life that we have no control
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| | make a difference in how we act and
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| over: loss of employment, accidents,
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| | think!
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| health problems, loss of a loved one,
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| | 2) Take the time to eat and chew your
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| daily unplanned events, and more.
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| | food properly. Good digestion of foods
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| Because of these situations, we can
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| | ultimately begins in the mouth as the
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| become stressed, angry, frustrated, feel
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| | saliva breaks down the chemicals in the
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| rejected and depressed which can lead to
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| | food in conjunction with the chewing
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| health problems such as high blood
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| | process. Onto the stomach, the digestion
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| pressure, heart attacks, headaches, loss
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| | process works for your body to get the
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| of sleep, indigestion, stroke and more.
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| | nutrients and energy it needs from the
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| We will always have these types of
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| | food you eat. Give yourself at least
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| situations - a part of life - but we can
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| | 20-30 minutes to eat a meal, sitting down
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| learn to avoid stress as we become aware
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| | and relaxing while your body goes to work
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| of what is causing it or fueling it and
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| | and does its job.
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| by choosing to face the situation instead
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| | 3) Think and prepare ahead so that, in
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| of reacting to it.
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| | this fast pace world, you always have
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| Does nutrition and what we eat have
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| | good nourishing foods to grab in a
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| anything to do with stress?
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| | moment's notice. Easy-to-grab foods are:
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| It actually has a lot to do with it in
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| | fresh fruits such as apples, pears, and
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| the way it is handled and managed. When
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| | bananas (which all come "pre-packaged"),
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| we get so involved in life's activities,
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| | raw nuts (you can carry these in a baggie
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| we often times forget about eating well.
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| | in purse and car), fruit leather, dried
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| In fact, we usually tend to grab
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| | fruit and raw nut mixes, whole grain
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| high-calorie, high fat, empty-nutrition
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| | rolls and crackers, whole grain health
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| foods, turn to sweets or caffeinated
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| | bars, etc. Of course, you will find many
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| beverages, or even forget to eat at all.
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| | of these in low and high quality brands,
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| This actually creates more stress on the
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| | so read labels and choose those minimally
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| body because we are lacking the vital
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| | processed. There is a lot you can grab
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| nutrients to function properly and our
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| | on the run that has good high quality
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| blood sugar levels fluctuate. Thus, we
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| | nutrition. Take the time initially to
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| become depressed, lethargic, lack energy
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| | plan, purchase and prepare.
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| and concentration, and even experience
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| | 4) What we drink is just as important.
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| mood swings.
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| | Drinks such as alcohol, sodas, coffee,
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| Why do we have a tendency to crave the
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| | hot chocolate, and most fruit juices
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| empty-nutrition foods while under stress?
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| | (frozen, bottled) are dehydrators and
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| Our brain has a way of needing balance
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| | de-energizers. What we really need is
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| and while under pressure it makes us do
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| | good pure water! Every function in the
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| something that will release
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| | body greatly relies on water. Lack of
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| neurotransmitters that will cause us to
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| | water causes us to become dehydrated,
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| relax. Usually the quickest and easiest
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| | which restricts the activity of all these
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| way to achieve this is by indulging on
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| | functions. Our best body's performance
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| pleasure foods: candy, pastries, sodas,
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| | comes from having a clean system. Good,
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| fried foods, etc. The smells, taste and
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| | pure, distilled water is our best
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| textures actually excite the chemicals
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| | cleanser, therefore cleansing and
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| within the brain that will give us this
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| | energizing to the system.
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| short-term satisfaction. With this
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| | 5) Set aside time each day to exercise.
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| instantaneous gratification, we continue
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| | Exercise is the absolute best medicinal
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| to do it over and over again.
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| | cure for those times that you start to
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| However, we must keep in mind that in
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| | feel stressed or avoiding it altogether.
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| order for the body to function properly
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| | It is necessary for the body functions to
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| (physically, mentally, and emotionally),
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| | work optimally, and within 20-40 minutes,
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| it must be properly fueled. Just as an
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| | exercise can easily correct stressful
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| automobile must have good fuel to perform
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| | situations.
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| properly, so must our bodies. Our fuel
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| | 6) Turn on peaceful music to soothe, calm
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| for high energy and performance comes in
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| | and relax you. We all need times of
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| the way of nutrients from good quality
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| | relaxation throughout the day. Also take
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| foods. If we have diets of highly
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| | time to meditate and focus on worthy
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| processed foods (white flour, white
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| | goals, your blessings, and the peaceful
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| sugar, high fats and salt) with little
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| | things of life. Watching the flowers and
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| nutrient value, then the body cannot
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| | grass sway in the breeze is so relaxing
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| function to its capacity, becomes
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| | to the soul (so much more than
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| stressed, over loaded, and it becomes
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| | television). These exercises help put
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| sick and diseased.
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| | life into the perspective of what's
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| If we will include the following
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| | really important and help avoid unworthy
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| suggestions in our daily eating and
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| | thoughts and feelings.
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| drinking habits, we will be much more
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| | We cannot just simply eliminate all the
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| capable of handling stressful situations.
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| | pressures of life. Yet we can learn to
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| 1) Think of the foods God gives us in
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| | manage and eliminate the effects of
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| their whole food form: raw fruits and
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| | stressful situations by applying
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| vegetables, raw nuts and seeds, whole
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| | principles of good nutrition, eating, and
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| grains, legumes (beans and peas). These
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| | drinking in this manner. Focus on the
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| all have a higher nutritional content
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| | real whole foods and pure water and you
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| than processed foods. They are naturally
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| | can expect the body's best performance!
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| high in fiber and provide the right
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