2021....New year....New you?

Hi Gents and Gems!

Ahh  the New Years here, got to love it! All the new years resolutions and the pressure to be completely different. Honestly speaking how many of us actually stick to the resolutions made? Even with our most sincere efforts usually only last a little while and quickly fade away. How can we make the resolutions stick? Well experts suggest most habits are difficult to maintain past the 21 day mark. So lets make that our goal to get through the 21 day mark in the year 2021! So behavioral change is our aim, so here are some fun suggestions to encourage the change.

1. Post It Notes Everywhere!

What inspires you? Write it down and place it where you'll need the encouragement to make the necessary change!

2. Dream Board!

This is more for the artistic ones, but I would also encourage everyone who doesn't really express themselves that way to give this a go. It really helps to visualize your dreams and place it as inspirations and a reminder to where you're trying to get to.

3. Find a Role Model...

Find someone who you find inspirational and use them as an example of someone who knows you're struggle but got through it and so can you!

4. Don't think, just do!

Hate to reference Nikes slogan but its true don't even allow your brain to think of anything because we all know our brain will think of reasons of why we shouldn't do what we need to do. So before your brain even has a chance, just get to moving and doing what ever your goal is.

5. Pick out the dream outfit!

If you're goal is to shed some excess weight, pick out the dream outfit and hang it somewhere where you'll be reminded of why your doing what your trying to change.

6. WHY?

Last but certainly not least! WHY are you making this change! Let your WHY... be powerful and have some depth. If you have a strong WHY then trust me, you're daily choices will matter.

Lose the Sugar...and win!

 Hi Everyone!

2021 is upon us finally! I couldn't be happier to leave 2020 behind and move on. A year with many lessons learned. One I particularly learned is about minimizing sugar from my diet. Sugar is pretty toxic. We could take a deep dive into it and really break it down but I believe maybe its best to cut to the main point.  Which would be all the amazing benefits of completely cutting out sugar from your diet or at least reasons why you would benefit from minimizing the daily consumption of it.

1. Healthier Teeth

This one is simple, less sugar means less cavities which will ultimately improve your Oral health

2. Minimize Inflammation

Sugar is know for causing inflammation by minimizing it you will also minimize your water retention along with the inflammation that comes along with its consumption.

3. Increase Energy

Consumption of sugar increases your blood sugar level which will ultimately take a toll on your body because, your body will now have to work to digest it. By reducing sugar or eliminating it you body will be doing less work which leaves more energy for you.

4. Goodbye Headaches

Sugar cause hormonal fluctuations which intern lead to painful hormonal headaches.

5. Enhance Cognitive Abilities

Sugar elevates the blood glucose levels that leads to delayed cognitive function and focus.

6. Reduce Belly Fat

This is a no brainer less shower will allow you to minimize water retention and also promote fat loss. Your body is apt to use sugar as primary source of energy, with it not in the picture means you're body will use another source for energy.

7. Regulate hormones

The consumption of sugar definitely affects the hormones and makes them unbalanced. Any one with an auto immune disease such as hypothyroidism should minimize or consider cutting it out of their diet in order to get a handle on balancing the hormone levels.

4 Reasons to become a Minimalist Today!

When most people think about minimalism they think of only having the bare minimum in their life. Minimalism is also known as Essentialism. The concept is primarily based on intentional living and only using things that actually serve you in that moment. Especially in America, this concept could be extremely beneficial. The majority of society wants all the new gadgets and all the new trends, that we end of having an excessive amount of thing in our life that we do not necessarily use. Minimalism promotes simplicity and is a way of being mindful, its also very sustainable and helps our planet. Below will be various reasons why you should consider becoming a minimalist yourself.

1. Improves mental clarity- Clutter often times leads to feeling uneasy. Getting rid of the excess items will leave you feeling more clear and dont be shocked if you even take a sigh of relief.

2. Make some extra cash- This one is easy, sell the items your not using.

3.Save Money- Becoming a minimalist has its benefits and realizing you dont need to purchase all the new things will also allow you to save so much money. Research actually indicates that a lot of wealthy people have adopted beliefs on minimalism. So that's one thing to consider.

4. Saves our planet- Living more mindfully allows our planets to thrive as we as consumers are adopting a more sustainable way of living.

Energize! Naturally!

In todays society were always trying to get everything done as soon as possible and if we can squeeze in more things off of our to do list its such an accomplishment and less that we have to do the next day. Energy is the key! Rather than getting our energy off of products that may have adverse effects when we receive our energy naturally there is no downfall so without further delay....lets get right to it!

1. Drink more water - Our bodies are roughly composed of about 75% of water. For example when a car is running low on gas it doesn't run as smoothly. The principle applies with our bodies, when we are low on water we will experience side effects and our bodies will not function properly.

2. Respect your sleep cycle- Ideally our bodies need about 7-8 hours of sleep. Lets get real most of us do not take our sleep cycles seriously but when we are lacking in sleep it will show not just in our daily performance the following day but even in our facial features and in our bodies. Lack of sleep increases the amount of fat your body retains. So try to prioritize your sleep cycle.

3. Nutrition! - What we choose to consume quite literally becomes what our cells will be composed of.  So the  saying you are what you eat is actually very true. For example some may notice when they eat grains or gluten heavy food they may get sleepy and that's because our insulin levels increase. Try incorporating more greens into your diet and you'll definitely see a change in your energy level because your body is receiving the fuel it needs.

4. Green Tea!-  Green tea has so many health benefits such as fat loss, increase in brain function, Contains antioxidants, reduces bad breath, and etc. If you really want to take it to the next level try out some Matcha. Ill probably make a separate post about that because Matcha is that great. 

5. Get outside! - Going outside and seeing the sun and interacting with people will always have a positive effect on you. So I want to encourage you to get out there go for a walk, go to the park, go to the mall. Its important to be outdoors and breath fresh air. That air will energize your body and you definitely feel glad you did it afterwards.

These are just a few tips on how to energize your body, let me know if you like these post and I can make a similar one with more detailed products I use to energize my body. As always I want to encourage you to love the life you live and be intentional about living it. Get out there and smile and be a positive impact on everyone you see!

Be Easy & Breathe!

Today I Really want to discuss Mindful breathing or also known as Diaphragmatic breathing. With the recent turn of event all around the world, I can see how stressed everyone is. We are living in such an uncertain time with shocking events happening all around us almost on a daily basis. I realize how sometimes it can really be hard to even catch your breath. This is why Mindful breathing is such a great tool to ease our anxiety levels and calm ourselves down into relaxation. There are several benefits emotionally and physically to mindful breathing. Which we will cover today.

Physical: 

-Lowers your heart rate

-Lowers your Blood Pressure

-Manage Chronic Pain

-Improve Diabetic Symptoms 

-Essential to Asthmatics

Emotional:

-Reduces Depression

-Reduces Anxiety

-Reduces Stress Levels

-Decrease Negative Thinking

-Promotes Relaxation

How To: 

Duration: 5-10 minutes

-Focus attention on your breath

-Inhale deep from nose, (feel breath contract from diaphragm, Belly should expand)

-Exhale from mouth (count to 10)

-Repeat 5 to 10 times as needed throughout the day

Hope this helps & Inspires!

Lets Love the Life we Live!

 Hi There!

I would like to take this time to welcome you to this blog! Glad to have your attention :) Its going to cover a vast amount of subjects that will vary from health, wellness, Lifestyle, D.I.Y.s , Style, Recipes & more. There really is an art to living life that makes it utterly beautiful and I truly believe the act of living is most definitely a verb that should be acted upon. Lets go on this journey of life together head first, intentionally living every day striving for wellness and our overall inner well being!