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8 Ways You can be Calmer Right Now!

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We’re all Stressed out. Sometimes Life just throws a little too much our way.

Here are 10 Quick & Easy Ways You can feel Calmer Right Now!

1~ Take a Deep Breathe & Count to 10 (slowly). You may remember your Mom or Gramma telling you this when you were young. It’s still totally valid. Give it a try! You don’t necessarily need to meditate, but if you have the time it would be even better!

2~ Take a nice long Warm Relaxing Bath. Light some Candles, grab a book, throw in some bubbles or a Bath Bomb & Boom! You’re relaxed :)

3~ Run or Sprint. I realize this may not work for everyone every time, but if it’s appropriate for you at that moment then GO! Grab your Brief Case & GO. Sprint or Run for as short or long as you can. You’ll know it’s working when you feel the stress is no longer grabbing hold of you.

4~ Listen. Whether you like Classical, Jazz, Pop or  just complete silence. Listening to something that takes your mind away from the stressors is a wonderful way to help reduce it.

5~ Grab a drink. A warm cup of tea (chamomile is great) or a decaf latte can help melt the problems away. Whatever you do, stay clear of Alcohol, Sugar & Caffeine as it tends to put your mind on a crazy rollercoaster ride. You will surely find yourself much lower in mind strength then when you started. Sometimes just holding that warm cup in your hands is enough to calm you.

6~ Just Stop. Totally Stop what you’re doing. If you need to pull over, pull over. If you need to place the person on the phone on hold, do that. If you need to step outside & away from the situation, do that. Whatever you need to do to stop it. Do that. (why not try that counting to 10 & breathing thing too (#1) :) )

7~ Grab the Phone & call a Friend. Sometimes all we need is that special someone to listen to us vent or just be there for us. It’s amazing what a good friend can do!

8~ Laugh. You’ve heard that Laughter is the best Medicine. And they’re right. Recall a funny Joke, Event or Show. You don’t have to share it with anyone, just close your eyes & picture something Hilarious! Ready, Set…. ROFL!!!

For more help with Stressful Situations, please contact me at

tamaralukie @ gmail (dot) com

See my 5 Life Changing Questions Printable ,

& Read Extra Stress Information can be found here Stress Part 1 Stress Part 2 Stress Part 3

Eating to Live or Living to Eat. Why can’t you have Both?

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Food. Eating. Balance. Treats. Healthy. Indulge. Binge. Diet. Starve. Raw. 80~20. Oil. Low Fat. Carbs. Plants. Protein. Animals. Paleo. Obesity. Skinny Fat.

Many people find this to be a constant struggle. It’s OK to love food, but do you

Live to Eat ~ or Eat to Live.

Many of you know that I have a love affair with Dr.J Fuhrman’s Eat to Live book, it’s truly one of the most amazing~must~read~health~conscious books of forever! This saying above (care of Socrates) is also October’s Monthly Mantra….

So do you Eat to Live or Live to Eat?

If you haven’t already read (& re~read this book). Stop what you’re doing & go get a copy. Come back to this post when you are done. My book is dog~eared to death, underlined everywhere, highlighted in yellow & pink, & has stars all over the place. This is THE book to read if you are Over~Weight, have an Illness (Diabetes, Inflammation, Heart~Burn, etc). As you should know, any serious illness needs a serious book!

Some insights from the book are:

They should move Refined Grains like White Bread, up to the Sweets Category because Metabolically they’re basically the same.

Keep in mind that most of the calories in meat come from fat, green veggies are mostly protein.

Trying is definitely not good enough

When the fats you consume are from whole foods rather than oils, you gain nature’s protective package; a balance of vitamins, minerals, fiber & phytonutrients.

He shows us the truth about many things we thought we knew….

And surprising ways to get sufficient Nutrients (like Calcium & Protein) from Whole Foods.

I even found this Incredible “Quote” in his book (a few times actually). & you know I had to share!!! :)

I’m assuming that you are on your way out the door to pick up this book. So I’m keeping this post short & sweet. If you want to be healthy, pick up this book. It’s like a Bible for Great Health & a Better Life.

Something important to keep in mind. The Eat to Live book doesn’t teach you yet another ‘Die~T’ that may fail. It teaches you a sustainable way to live, eat & be healthy.

Here is Dr. Fuhrman in his own words sharing some of his incredible wisdom!

Now. Have you changed your mind about the way you Live to Eat & Eat to Live?

What you need to be reading this week!

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Hi Lovely’s!!!

Before I go into any more pleasantries, I want to send out a huge off tune jig to this crazy~sexy man!

Happy Birthday to You,

Happy Birthday to You,

Happy Birthday to my most Amazing, Handsome, Crazy, Loving, Sexy, Caring, Hot, Smart, Inventive, Ingenious, Big Dreamin’, Always there for me, Best Friend & Hubby!

Happy Birthday to you!

O.K. now that I got that out there…… ;)

How was your week, Crazy, Busy? Did you get it all done? Mine has been ………. strained…… I feel as though I’m at the edge of something big…….. not sure what’s about to go down yet tho (stay tuned ;) )

Anyways, here are your weekend reading’s. Grab your cup of joe or mug of tea, your glass of wine or fresh pressed juice & enjoy!

I found this article amazing. My family loves Jars. We collect them for nearly everything. In fact, here is a shot of our cup~boards.

Rice, Quinoa, BuckWheat…..

Spices, Teas, Dried Herbs…..

Nuts, Seeds, Flax, Hemp, etc…..

See~ Jars!!! This post will help you find ways to use up all these beauties!

Do you have allergies? Duh, who doesn’t right!!! Check our GreenMedInfo & their allergy article. Tons of info (as always!)

Are you throwing out any of these potential food~plants? Did you know you can re~grow food? Check out this cool article & find out these simple tips to re~use your compost to have ‘free food’!

I’m the first to  admit that I’m not in the ‘know’ for any kind of make~up or up to date fashion stuff. But the gorgeous Gillian is! Check out her article about safe skin~care. I’m not taking about safe cover girl crap or stuff like that, this safe stuff is the real deal. This is part 2, so search around her amazing site for part 1!

When is the last time you really took a good hard look at yourself? It’s something that needs to be done every once in a while. Maybe take this weekend & do just that. Take a day or 1/2 a day or the entire weekend if you can. Take a look at yourself! Learn, Plan & Grow! (we can even do it together if you want, contact me for any questions or support!) :)

Ok. This is one of my fav. Books EVER! I’ve read it a dozen times, have half the book underlined & have quoted Dr.Fuhrman a zillion times on Facebook & Twitter. If you don’t have this book. GO. BUY. IT. NOW!!!!! (it’s not #1 on the NYTimes list for nothing!)

One Green Planet has a new updated version of the Clean 15 & the Dirty 12! Check it out! & Wake~Up World has a super cool post on how to get yourself some clean safe water (hint, 2 steps, it’s easy & cheap!)

Also, I’m doing a 30 Gratitude Challenge, & I’m Challenging you to join me :) I have a post about it here, as well as the direct link here! Join me, let’s show the people in our lives how truly grateful we are to have them!

What are you up to this weekend? How did you like this week’s reads?