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the importance of breakfast

Breakfast was given its name because you are "breaking the fast" from the last 8 or so hours you have been sleeping. This is the reason it's often said that breakfast is the most important meal of the day. Your metabolism slows down when you don't eat and more than several studies have shown a correlation between breakfast consumption and greater weight loss success.

Your body tries to do all it can to conserve your hard earned lean body mass (the first to go) when you're essentially in a starvation mode, which is what can happen during sleep. Subsequently, eating that first meal is crucial. Furthermore, after you eat your metabolism increases due to something called the thermic effect of food.

In addition, it isn't wise to leave too long of a gap between feedings either. Eating frequently prevents your body from going into "preservation mode" like what happens during sleep. Now of course this doesn't mean you should force feed your body until you reach gluttony with the intention of preserving lean body mass or increasing thermogenesis!

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stretch it out

Hip Flexor/Thigh Stretch

Perform this stretch from standing position holding onto a stationary object (tree or chair) for balance, if needed. Lift your right leg behind you, grasp the front of the foot, and pull your heel toward the buttocks. Make sure the knee of the bent leg is pointing down and is aligned with the knee of supporting leg. Tilt the hip forward to elongate the stretch in the front of the thigh. Hold for 20 to 30 seconds. Repeat on left leg.

Tip: Tighten the abdominals, and push the hip forward until you feel the stretch in the front of the hip and thigh. Do not force the foot to the buttock. This can put too much pressure on the knee ligaments.

‘The concept of total wellness recognizes that our every thought, word, and behavior affects our greater health and well-being. And we, in turn, are affected not only emotionally but also physically and spiritually.’

-Greg Anderson

slow-cooker mexican chicken

Ingredients

4 boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1 cup black beans

1 cup corn kernels (fresh or frozen)

1 small jar salsa (your favorite variety)

1 Tbsp cumin

1 Tbsp chili powder

2 cups cooked brown rice

buy clown shoes

Okay, not actual clown shoes. But when you buy athletic or walking shoes, throw out your vanity and select shoes for comfort. Try on various sizes until you find a shoe so roomy that your toes don’t touch the ends at any point. That’s the one you want, if you’d like to avoid bunions, hammertoes, corns, neuromas and other painful, chronic foot problems.

what is reiki?

Reiki is a Japanese technique for stress reduction and relaxation that also promotes healing. It is a specific type of subtle energy work in which healing is performed by the touch of the hands, allowing the flow of the energy to the client via the Reiki practitioner. It is extremely powerful, yet gentle energy that can be easily channelled to yourself and others, just by intention.

One of the greatest health benefits of Reiki is stress reduction and relaxation, which triggers the bodies natural healing abilities, and improves and maintains health. While Reiki is spiritual in nature, it is not a religion. It has no dogma, and there is nothing you must believe in order to benefit from Reiki. In fact, Reiki is not dependent on belief at all and will work whether you believe in it or not.

What the Treatment is Like

The practitioner places their hands in specific patterns above the body starting from the head and moving down the body. The practitioner sends healing energy through their hands and asks the Reiki energy to go where it is needed and heal the body, mind, and soul. A treatment feels like a wonderful glowing radiance that flows through and around you. Receivers of Reiki often report a deep sense of relaxation, floating, and often visualize intense colors. Reiki opens energetic pathways blocked by disease or emotions and allows the flow of “Chi” or Life Energy. When Chi flows without blockages, we achieve a state of health and peace.

Benefits of Reiki

*Creates deep relaxation and aids the body to release stress and tension

*Aids better sleep

*Reduces blood pressure

*Can help with acute injuries and chronic problems such as asthma, eczema, headaches

*Aides the breaking of addictions

*Helps relieve pain

*Removes energy blockages

*Adjusts the energy flow of the endocrine system bringing the body into balance

*Assists the body in cleaning itself from toxins

*Supports the immune system, accelerates the bodies self-healing abilities

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Preparation

1. Add to slow cooker: chicken breast, beans, corn, salsa, cumin and chili powder. Mix and cook on low 8 to 10 hours. Serve with cooked brown rice.

To make a creamier version, add ½ cup plain Greek yogurt the last 30 minutes of cooking.

from The Eat Clean Diet Recipes

Nutrition Value per Serving:

Calories: 481

Calories from Fat: 30

Total Fat: 4 g

Saturated Fat: 1 g

Total Carbs: 69 g

Fiber: 11 g

Protein: 42 g

Sodium: 565 mg

Cholesterol: 69 mg

Makes 4 servings

Prep Time - 5-10 minutes

Cooking Time - 8-10 hrs in slow cooker

Reiki is a natural therapy that gently balances life energies and brings health and well being to the recipient.