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When was the last time you “lost it”? Losing our temper, composure or patience is a symptom of choosing a lower vibration.
Our task is to hold our vibration – no matter what. As beings of light and sound, we vibrate and resonate. When we are in harmony with ourselves and others, we generally feel good. If another person imposes their will upon us or if we sense strong negative emotions in another, our vibrations can shift out of harmony and we become reactive in an attempt to restore balance.
Our emotions are energy in motion – vibrations resonating within our energetic anatomy, waiting to either be released or integrated into our molecular structure. Our reaction is an attachment to an emotion. When we hold a vibration through attachment, we amplify the vibration, which then serves as a lock that closes a door through which the light normally flows. When the light becomes blocked, the vibration of the emotion amplifies and that resonance eventually calls you to place your attention on eliminating that resonance, so the flow of universal love becomes the dominant vibration.
All life forms emanate resonance. Once upon a time there was a dog who lived in hunt country who was terrified of gunshot sounds. The dog’s owners put Mimulus flower essence in his water to eliminate the resonance of fear. The owners entered the kitchen one morning to find a mouse eating crumbs on the kitchen floor. The people startled the mouse, which had apparently gotten into the dog’s water. The mouse simply stared at the people stamping their feet, gathered its crumbs and marched off toward its hole in the wall. The mouse no longer reacted to the old stimuli. With the resonance of fear eliminated, the mouse was free to respond rather than react.
How often do we react out of fear and drop the crumb in the process? We nag our children out of fear for their future and miss the crumb of opportunity to share pieces of our lives with one another. How often do we cling to a situation that is undermining our health out of fear of the unknown?
Courage is not the absence of fear, but feeling the fear and doing it anyway. Moving through our fears provides us with the opportunity to find safety in something higher and more universal than human consciousness and evolve into our full potential emotionally, mentally and spiritually.
Flower essences release the discordant emotional vibration to which we have become attached. They reduce the volume of the discordance to the point of it being inaudible and hold a vibration of harmony, allowing the system to self-regulate toward homeostasis. When we eliminate old vibrations with flower essences, we become cause rather than effect and resonate consciously and harmoniously in tune with life.
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 The debate between whole food vitamins and pharmaceutical vitamins is ongoing, and you will hear different stories from different sides. To begin with, let us clarify what this article is specifically addressing. When we reference pharmaceutical vitamins, that reference is to over-the-counter vitamins that are produced synthetically, not to pharmaceutical grade vitamins, which are only available via prescription. Whole food vitamins are exactly what they sound like-- vitamins made from whole food sources.
Whole food vitamins are far superior to anything manufactured genetically. The reason for this is bioavailability. When a vitamin comes from a food, it comes with the entire vitamin complex that is necessary for that vitamin to be absorbed into the body. A synthetically derived vitamin is singled out from all of that, and it some cases, the body will pull from its own supply to make the vitamin more complete. By taking a synthetic vitamin, you could actually contribute to vitamin deficiencies in your body!
Whole food vitamins can be taken with or without a meal, as the body will be able to break them down into usable nutrients at any time. You may have noticed that the dosage in whole food vitamins is often lower than in synthetic vitamins- this is because of the efficiency factor. When a nutrient can be easily broken down, more of it is absorbed by the body. Vitamins that aren't easily absorbed usually end up exiting the body in much the same form they entered, having provided no benefit at all.
The best way to get your vitamins is to eat them in the form of food, although most of us need a little bit of assistance in getting our full daily doses of each and every nutrient, which is where whole food vitamins come in.
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 Fitness
is an essential component to wellness, and it requires action on your
part. No amount of vitamins will replace the nutritious benefits of
eating whole, healthy foods and no amount of walking on a treadmill will
replace the invigorating health benefits of being active in the great outdoors.
If you want to be well, then you must act well. That means getting out
and enjoying your life.
When many people think about fitness, they think about workout gear, going to
the gym, and eating salads. However, that is a very limited
approach. Fitness should be a part of your daily routine, not something
you have to schedule in. Think about your daily routine for a
moment. How many opportunities do you have to do something good for
yourself in any given day, and how many times do you choose to do otherwise?
It is important, when making changes in your life, that you not berate yourself
for your old behaviors, but rather, praise yourself for your new habits.
Let each awareness be an opportunity for you to create the desired shift in
your life. Invite your friend to take a scenic walk with you instead of
meeting at a coffee shop. Do an extra lap around the mall and park
further away from the doors to turn your shopping trip into something
more. Plan your vacations around hiking, biking, or other activities that
get you outside. Even just doing yard work on the weekends is a great way
to stay in shape- remember to stretch those muscles before you do anything
strenuous!
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This colorful and healthy
recipe from chef John Verrier at Sid Wainer & Son serves 6
Ingredients:
2 cups Grandanina pasta or Israeli couscous
2 tsp extra virgin olive oil
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1/2 red onion, cut in half and sliced very thin
1 green pepper, diced
1/2 cup each dried apricots and dried cranberries, diced
8 oz orange juice
Directions:
In a medium stock pot, cook couscous in water according to package
directions. Drain and set aside.
While the couscous is cooking, heat the olive oil in a small frying
pan. Sauté the garlic, red onion, and green pepper until the onions are soft,
about 7 minutes. Season with salt and pepper. Put in a serving bowl. Add dried
fruit. Add the cooked, drained couscous. Pour in the orange juice, and keep
stirring until thoroughly mixed and the liquid is completely absorbed. Serve
warm or room temperature.
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Charlene L. Briggs, BFRP
610-458-4747
charlene@bachflowersUSA.com
http://www.bachflowersUSA.com/
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Charlene L. Briggs, BFRP
610-458-4747
charlene@bachflowersUSA.com
My Website
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The Importance of Hydration
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You
might think that the statement "water is the source of life" is an
overstatement, but if you take a closer look at your body's make-up and
function, you'll see just how true that is. As a human being, you are
seventy percent water. If you lose even two percent of that, your body's
ability to function and perform begins to drop off.
What happens when you're dehydrated? Well, your brain won't work
properly; you'll have difficulty regulating your body temperature; your kidneys
will cease to function, backing toxins and waste into your body; you will eat
more, thinking that you feel hungry; your body will not utilize stored fat;
your skin will get dry and begin to sag; and you'll begin to lose muscle
tone. If you find yourself thirsty, then you're already behind schedule
on keeping yourself hydrated, so carry water with you and drink it often!
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Minerals - Are You Getting Enough? Too Much?
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Minerals are important parts of our diets, but they are a part that we
need to be careful of. Minerals are needed only in trace amounts- too
little and our body will not be able to function at full capacity, and too much
and we run the risk of toxicity. It is best to get the minerals that our
bodies need through food sources, although supplements can fill the gap where
we need them to. Remember- plants absorb the minerals from the soil
around them, so if you live in an area where the soil contains a large amount
of any certain mineral, you certainly don't want to be taking that in
supplements as well.
Here is a brief (and incomplete) rundown of the minerals you want to have in
your diet:
- Calcium- bone and tooth strength, muscle
contraction, blood coagulation
- Magnesium- bone and tooth structure, bowel
function, muscle relaxation, nerve conduction
- Phosphorus- bone and tooth structure, used
in all energy-releasing reactions
- Iron- oxygen transport
- Iodine- thyroid, energy metabolism,
cellular oxidation and growth
- Zinc- protein synthesis, ability to taste,
immunity, wound healing, sexual maturation
- Copper- part of multiple enzymes for
protein fiber and skin pigmentation
- Manganese- activates enzymes, utilizes
glucose
- Potassium- main electrolyte inside body
cells
- Sodium- main electrolyte outside body
cells
- Chromium-helps
maintain glucose tolerance
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309 Gordon Drive
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610 363-7474
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