If You Can Choose Anything, What’s The One Thing You Should Start Doing This December To Be Healthier…

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If You Can Choose Anything, What’s The One Thing You Should Start Doing This December To Be Healthier…

The quality of your sleep is as important as your diet and exercise plan combined.

You probably hear people preaching about nutrition, exercise and diets on every corner. And having proper nutrition and exercise is of crucial importance.

But there is one thing as much, or maybe even more important than nutrition and exercise combined. And that’s the quality of your sleep.

Most of us trade our sleeping hours for entertainment, some trade them for work and few simply can’t fall asleep. But only a tiny fragment of people have a quality sleep.

Sleep quality is so crucially important because it is when you sleep that your body produces a mix of hormones and chemicals that nurture, repair, and maintain your health.

So if you are serious about your health, if you look at nutritional diets and plan to create a healthy exercise program, before any of it make sure you increase your sleep quality.

Increase the quality of your sleep!

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The quality of sleep is determined by how much of the sleep cycles you go through, the melatonin production, and the amount of restfulness you get as a reward.

Sleeping is a phenomenon that scientists still can’t quite figure out. However, what they do know is that when we sleep we go through various sleep cycles.

These sleep cycles are constituted of 4 levels and couple of different brainwaves we tune into as we drift off to the sleep land.

The first level is when you are lightly asleep, the stage that most people would talk nonsense if they are asked something.

The second level is when your brain activity starts to slow down and your body stops moving at all.

The third level is called ‘Deep Sleep’ and it’s when your brain starts producing Delta waves almost excessively.

The fourth level is called ‘REM Sleep’ and it’s when your body slips into short term paralysis while your eyes move rapidly. This level is from where people remember their dreams.

After the 4 levels a cycle is repeated. The first cycle to go through all these levels of sleep usually takes 70 to 90 minutes.

As the sleeping progresses the first few cycles spend most time on level 3, and the last few cycles spend most time on level 1, 2 and 4.

To have a quality sleep you should go through 5 cycles per night and this is estimated to be from 7 to 9 hours of sleep.

Another really important element for having a quality sleep is your melatonin production during the night.

When we sleep with lights on, when we look at blue light screens before we fall asleep the start of our melatonin production is delayed.

It’s best to sleep in a really dark room and avoid looking at any screens at least 45 minutes before you go to bed.

If you follow these 2 simple rules, sleep 7 to 9 hours during the night and sleep in a room without light, your sleep quality will drastically improve.

You would wake up fresh and full with energy. Another little trick is to exercise 5 minutes in the mornings. This does incredible things to the quality of your sleep

Your diet and exercise plan is important, but without a healthy sleep habit they would not have much result for you.

9 Signs You Really Need A Mental Detox And 5 Things To Remove From Your Life If You Do So

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9 Signs You Really Need A Mental Detox And 5 Things To Remove From Your Life If You Do So

Most of the world is focused on detoxifying the body with various diets and “magical pills” that “remove all toxins in seconds” as well as other questionable methods.

However, not so many people are interested in detoxifying their mind, and detoxification of the mind is probably even more important these days.

Just like your body accumulates toxins over time, your mind does so too. In order to detox your mind you need to remove certain things from your life for a couple of days.

These things are the sources for toxicity for your mind and they are not all necessarily bad, however, what they broadcast can be toxic.

To know if your mind needs a detox you should see if you find yourself in couple of the symptoms that tell your mind needs a detox.

9 Signs You Need A Mental Detox:

– Negative thinking patterns;

– Lack of clarity;

– Lack of concentration;

– Frequent irritation;

– Feelings of worry, fear and anxiety;

– Insomnia;

– Mental tiredness;

– Being overly judgmental;

– Lack of awareness to the present moment;

5 Things To Remove From Your Life To Detox Your Mind:

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1. TV and News.

The first thing you should immediately remove from your life is watching TV and News especially. These things spread fear, anxiety and information to make you feel as if you lack something, all of them are mentally toxic.

2. Social Media.

Avoid social media as much as you can, or create a really sharp filter for positive information. People tend to post content to portray their “awesome” life and you might envy them and feel as if there’s something wrong with you.

3. Alcohol and Junk Food.

Just like with your body, and because your mind and body work together, consuming junk food and alcohol can affect the chemistry of your brain and, therefore, these can be toxic for your mind. Instead, eat organic food and drink just water.

4. Unnecessary Drama.

Most people are addicted to unnecessary drama like gossip, whining, listening to drama music, watching drama movies, TV shows. Any kind of drama is toxic for your mental being so try to avoid the unnecessary drama people crave so much.

5. Toxic People.

Your environment and the people close to you, your family and friends can have a great effect on your mental health. So when you do a mental detox avoid people who are negative, toxic and drain your energy. It’s better to be alone than with them.

How Long To Avoid These Things:

If you didn’t find yourself in any of the symptoms mentioned above, or just in one of them, you probably don’t need a mental detox, but you can have one if you want so.

If you found yourself in 2 or 3 of the symptoms mentioned above, you should avoid these 5 things for 5 days to one week.

If you found yourself in 3 to 5 of the symptoms mentioned above, you should avoid these 5 things for one week to 10 days.

If you found yourself in 5 to 7 of the symptoms mentioned above, you should avoid these 5 things for 15 to 21 days.

If you found yourself in all of the symptoms mentioned above, you should avoid these 5 things for more than a month.

9 Most Enlightening Quotes By Rumi To Remind Yourself Of Every Day

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9 Most Enlightening Quotes By Rumi To Remind Yourself Of Every Day

Stress and anxiety of modern day living have a tendency to steer us away from they beauty of the world we live in.

Even by me saying this you might think ‘what beauty is he speaking of?’ being completely oblivious of the fact you live in an infinite Universe.

Just this should keep you with your mouth open. But it’s normal to forget in this hectic lifestyle, to get blind of the beauty that surrounds us.

Get angry and you would not read some wise quotes, get stressed and you would want to escape reality through the countless distractions around you.

Here are some beautiful quotes from the famous poet Rumi that are possibly one of his most enlightening quotes ever. They will remind you of what you need to remember.

9 Most Enlightening Quotes By Rumi:

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1. “Everyone has been made for some particular work, and the desire for that work has been put in every heart.”

2. “Why are you so enchanted by this world, when a mine of gold lies within you?”

3. “Yesterday I was clever, so I wanted to change the world. Today I am wise, so I am changing myself.”

4. “You were born with wings, why prefer to crawl through life?”

5. “Gamble everything for love, if you are a true human being. Halfheartedness does not reach into majesty.”

6. “There is a voice that doesn’t use words. Listen.”

7. “If you are irritated by every rub, how will you be polished?”

8. “Your task is not to seek for love, but merely to seek and find all the barriers within yourself that you have built against it.”

9. “You are not a drop in the ocean. You are the entire ocean in a drop”

3 Easy Ways How To Endure Family Triggering During The Holidays

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3 Easy Ways How To Endure Family Triggering During The Holidays

Most people think they are enlightened until they spend the holidays with their family. In a couple of hours they start doubting whether they changed at all. For many people this period is stressful exactly because of this.

Suddenly triggers start striking from every family member. It’s like your family has a secret power to strike those exact strings within you that make you lose your calm and become another version of yourself.

And you can’t help it. Nobody can. We are all triggered by our family’s uncivilized behavior, questions with covert meaning, undermining suggestions, old ways of trying to manipulate you.

However, you should know that your family does not really intend you bad. They, if anything, truly love and care about you, and they genuinely want the best for you, well ‘the best for you’ they think it’s the best.

And on the other side of the perspective, you probably trigger most of them also. The triggering is not done with intention, as you know yourself. But because your family knows most of your flaws it’s inevitable. Here is how to endure family triggering.

3 Ways How To Endure Family Triggering During The Holidays:

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1. Do not try to avoid triggers.

The first thing you should do, even before you visit your family, is to accept the fact that you are not perfect.

Accept the fact that there will most likely be triggering. Do not try to avoid it, it’s not that serious after all.

By just being ok with who you are, even if you are not perfect, even if you are still single, or at the same low paying job, being ok with this disables most of the triggers.

Accepting your own flaws will drastically reduce the intensity of the emotions the triggers evoke, and just this is a huge help.

One big secret of being triggered is that you yourself do not accept the flaws that other people highlight. If you accept yourself fully, with all your flaws, others have no power.

2. Embrace and feel the emotions that the triggers evoke.

Being triggered will evoke uncomfortable sensations within you, emotions like anger, sadness and irritation.

However, each emotion you feel is right. There are no bad emotions. Embrace whatever the triggers evoke and fully feel these emotions.

This does not mean to react to the emotions, nor to express them, but simply be with them.

Realize you are not your emotions, you are beyond them. And as you let them arise, without resisting any of them, they will quickly move through you and be released.

It can take less than a minute and you’ll feel like nothing happened. While resisting or expressing your emotions can ruin relationships, suppress anger and spread negativity.

3. Use the triggers for your own benefit.

Here is another secret, your triggers are probably the greatest gifts you can get during the holidays. They are like little pieces of gold.

Being triggered is a powerful opportunity that you can actually use for your own benefit to become even better version of yourself.

Each trigger is linked to a pocket of suppressed energy within you, to a piece of inner wound you haven’t healed yet.

Becoming aware of this connection and getting to the cause of what’s upsetting you can give you something to heal that you still haven’t healed.

Whenever you get triggered ask yourself ‘Why does this bother me?’, ‘What’s so bad about this?’, ‘What does this mean for me?’ and just follow the trail until your reach the core.

With these easy steps you will not just diffuse most of the triggers, but you will use them to become even more whole version of you.

5 Precise Steps How To Realign Yourself With Your Purpose

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5 Precise Steps How To Realign Yourself With Your Purpose

“No man or woman is an island. To exist just for yourself is meaningless. You can achieve the most satisfaction when you feel related to some greater purpose in life, something greater than yourself.” — Denis Waitley

We are all born with a purpose in our life. Or, let’s say we can all discover our purpose in our life. The important thing is to have one.

Your purpose is this thing that evokes strong will and motivation within you, that makes you feel alive and brave to face anything.

Our purpose is like a True North in The Infinite Universe we live in, it gives us direction and a sense of meaning in our life. And these things are of crucial importance.

It’s usually like this, our purpose is the essence that creates our dreams, our goals, our honest desires and passions. But as we grow up our ego starts meddling with it.

So we start steering away from the path of our soul’s purpose to fill the hunger of our ego. Here is how to realign yourself with your purpose.

5 Steps How To Realign Yourself With Your Purpose:

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1. List the skills that come naturally to you.

We all have natural gifts, talents, things we can do better and more effortlessly than other people.

But the society functions in a certain way, and as we grow up we tend to trade these gifts for smarter and more profitable options.

If you want to realign yourself with your purpose you need to remind yourself of your gifts. Take a piece of paper and write the skills that come naturally to you.

What are the things that other people will utter to you, ‘Wow! How did you do that?’ What are the things you do without thinking and just flow?

These natural skills of yours are part of the gift you have to give to the world. Remember yourself what are these things.

2. Start doing the things you loved doing when you were a child.

When you were a child there were a couple of things you could spend your entire time doing and don’t regret a second.

As we grow up, we tend to forget our childhood activities because we shift our focus to the stuff that matters more.

But what actually matters was actually those things that are silly in the eyes of the grown ups because they don’t fit their idea of success or they don’t fit in the norm of society.

These things you enjoyed doing as a kid were the closest thing you actually did to following your purpose, those things that inflamed your passion.

Remind yourself what was the one, or couple activities you could do forever when you were a kid and start doing them again.

3. Meditate on the question of what is your purpose.

Let’s get something clear, to know exactly what your purpose is it’s really, really rare in the world. Most people who follow their purpose have a sense of what it is.

This is because your purpose is not something definite, it’s not an exact thing because everything is always changing, new technologies, new opportunities arise.

Since everything is always changing, your purpose is changing too. Your purpose is evolving and it’s normal to let it evolve.

However, in order to know what your purpose is at this moment, or at least have a sense of the direction of your purpose, you should meditate on that question.

Ask the higher parts of your being to give you hints and clues about what’s the direction of your purpose to get a clearer sense.

4. Ask yourself what the world really needs at this moment.

Whatever your purpose is, it’s aligned with the greater good of the world and humanity. This is an important clue to ponder on.

This means that whatever the world needs most right at this moment, it’s most likely your purpose has something to do with it.

Ask yourself what the world needs most right now and list out all the answers that pop up in your mind.

When you have the list look at your answers and let your intuition guide you toward the answer that resonates most with you.

This answer should make you feel excited and you should experience it as a calling, as it is calling you to do something about it.

5. Discover the one thing that stays when everything else is removed.

There is an interesting thought experiment you can do to become clearer about your purpose. And it’s fun to do it.

Imagine that everything in the world is removed, it just fades, gone. No society, no people, no systems, no chores. It’s just you and this planet.

You cannot be killed, you don’t need to eat and drink water to survive, you are just there, alone, for eternity.

What would you do to have fun? What is the one thing would you want to return? What is the one thing that nobody can take away from you?

Answering these questions can be quite eye opening. When you know the answers to these questions you will have a clearer sense of your purpose.

How To Make Your Purpose Clear:

When you do these 5 steps and have the answers, the sense of your purpose will become more familiar to you.

As you follow these 5 steps you will start realigning yourself with your purpose and you will start getting a clearer sense about it.

What are your natural talents, what you enjoyed doing as a kid, what your intuition tells you to do, what the world needs? Answer these quoestions to know your purpose.

What activity nobody can take away from you, what activity you’ll do even if there is nothing and nobody in the world? Answer these and you’ll know your purpose.

There might be some ways that are unique to you in living your purpose, so follow them. You know how to follow your purpose the best.

5 Amazing Health Benefits of Farting

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5 Amazing Health Benefits of Farting

There are countless unacceptable behaviors within the society we live in. Most of these keep us being more civilized, having our animalistic tendencies in check. These barbaric behaviors include spitting, littering, yelling or otherwise acting uncivilized in public.

Then, there is flatulence, what is most commonly referred to as farting. The majority of society views farting as gross. Pretty much everyone that has ever farted in the company of others will say its one of the most embarrassing moments of their life.

And we are not going to say it isn’t gross, I mean it’s farting. But maybe we should raise our bar for tolerating this shameful act. Despite the fact that it’s natural, aside from the undesirable smell, many doctors say it has some pretty astounding benefits.

“Although hydrogen sulfide is well known as a pungent, foul smelling gas in rotten eggs and flatulence, it is naturally produced by the body and could in fact be in a healthcare hero with significant implications for future therapies for a variety of reasons.” says Dr. Mark Wood, Professor and Researcher at University of Exeter (UK) Medical School

Farting is a vital part of digestion, specifically when the gut needs to break down foods and eliminate certain by products of these foods or beverages we have consumed. It’s as natural as urinating in terms of washing away excess chemicals and toxins out of the system.

To put it simply holding any type of natural bodily reaction is not good for health, whether it’s urine, bowel movement, or gas. But, passing gas is a completely natural bodily function. Furthermore, it is absolutely necessary for a number of health reasons.

5 Health Benefits of Farting:

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1. It’s good for the colon and the digestive system.

Farting is good for the digestive system because it releases byproducts of the gastrointestinal system. It also messages us that the system is not blocked and constipated. Those with digestive issues should have in mind that holding in the body’s attempt to release byproducts of the gastrointestinal system is potentially dangerous.

2. It helps with bloating.

Feeling bloated is genuinely uncomfortable. This symptom is often experienced shortly after eating a meal, particularly a large one. It can lead to some uncomfortable stomach aches and pains. This is where farting immediately helps us feel relieved of these uncomfortable feelings. It removes any excess gas that adds up to feeling bloated.

3. The smell is actually healthy.

Yeah, it’s weird but it is correct none the less. When we pass gas, we release a small amount of a substance called hydrogen sulfide, which may be beneficial in thwarting off future illnesses. Studies suggest that the element may also prevent cell damage, and even prevent heart attack or stroke. No wonder we secretly like to smell our farts.

4. It means healthy gut microbiome.

According to Purna Kashyap, a doctor of gastroenterology at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minnesota, “Eating foods that cause gas is the only way for the microbes in the gut to get nutrients. If we didn’t feed them carbohydrates, it would be harder for them to live in our gut.” Dr. Kashyap prefers foods rich in fiber, like beans, lentils, broccoli, cabbage, and kale.

5. It’s an instant relief.

This one is kind of obvious but it’s worth mentioning. This adds up to the previous benefit of farting where it helps with bloating. But not just bloating, it helps with releasing gas buildup, improve bowl movement and prevent stomach pains. All of these benefits are thanks to the not so socially acceptable act of farting. So maybe the smell is worth it. Sometimes.

Reference:
– https://www.powerofpositivity.com/health-benefits-farting/;

10 Enlightening Quotes From Thich Nhat Hanh That Relieve Stress And Anxiety

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10 Enlightening Quotes From Thich Nhat Hanh That Relieve Stress And Anxiety

If you are familiar with Buddhism and spirituality you probably know who Thich Nhat Hanh is and who powerful his ideas are.

For those who don’t actually know, Thich Nhat Hanh is master Buddhist teacher famous for his incredible wisdom.

In the world we live today as a society, we have forgotten the wisdom and the art of living. We live like robots.

This way of life makes us anxious and full of stress on a daily basis. We have forgotten how to live with tranquility and happiness, we think we need to acquire them.

Here are some of the most enlightening quotes by Thich Nhat Hanh that will remind you of life’s beauty and give you relief from your stress and anxiety.

10 Enlightening Quotes From Thich Nhat Hanh:

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1. “Breathing in, I calm body and mind. Breathing out, I smile. Dwelling in the present moment I know this is the only moment.”

2. “When another person makes you suffer, it is because he suffers deeply within himself, and his suffering is spilling over. He does not need punishment, he needs help. That’s the message he is sending.”

3. “People have a hard time letting go of their suffering. Out of a fear of the unknown, they prefer suffering that is familiar.”

4. “Suffering is not enough. Life is both dreadful and wonderful. How can I smile when I am filled with so much sorrow? It is natural, you need to smile to your sorrow because you are more than your sorrow.”

5. “Letting go gives us freedom, and freedom is the only condition for happiness. If, in our heart, we still cling to anything, anger, anxiety, or possessions, we cannot be free.”

6. “Because you are alive, everything is possible.”

7. “People usually consider walking on water or in thin air a miracle. But I think the real miracle is not to walk either on water or in thin air, but to walk on earth. Every day we are engaged in a miracle which we don’t even recognize, a blue sky, white clouds, green leaves, the black, curious eyes of a child, our own two eyes. All is a miracle.”

8. “When you plant lettuce, if it does not grow well, you don’t blame the lettuce. You look for reasons it is not doing well. It may need fertilizer, or more water, or less sun. You never blame the lettuce. Yet if we have problems with our friends or family, we blame the other person. But if we know how to take care of them, they will grow well, like the lettuce. Blaming has no positive effect at all, nor does trying to persuade using reason and argument. That is my experience. No blame, no reasoning, no argument, just understanding. If you understand, and you show that you understand, you can love, and the situation will change”

9. “You must love in such a way that the person you love feels free.”

10. “Usually when we hear or read something new, we just compare it to our own ideas. If it is the same, we accept it and say that it is correct. If it is not, we say it is incorrect. In either case, we learn nothing.”

3 Big Reasons Why Skeptics Should Give Astrology The Benefit Of The Doubt

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3 Big Reasons Why Skeptics Should Give Astrology The Benefit Of The Doubt

Astrology is a term that is extremely misunderstood by the masses of society. Some people think of it as magical woo woo that reveals their destiny, while others see it as a tool for manipulating gullible people.

So we end up reading daily horoscope and go to so called astrology experts who describe our personality using The Barnum Effect, giving us general descriptions that we think are tailored just for us.

This is a big reason why there are so many skeptics when it comes to astrology. But this, some might call pseudoscience, is a subject people spent thousands of years studying and developing.

Discrediting astrology just because modern people abuse its name with some psychological tricks is irresponsible considering the amounts of time and energy others spent all throughout history in studying it.

This being said, astrology is much deeper than personality and signs, it’s much bigger than whether or not you’ll meet an old love during your day. Astrology is a study of cosmic forces, objects and their influence to our psyche.

Here are 3 big reasons why you should give astrology the benefit of the doubt, even if you are the biggest skeptic in the world. Nobody is saying it’s a definite science, but it deserves much more credit than we are used to give.

3 Big Reasons Why Astrology Deserves The Benefit Of The Doubt:

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1. It’s a really old study.

Many people studied astrology all throughout history, even quite longer than we can actually imagine.

Its origin can actually be followed to thousands or more years before now, right at the period when human beings started having a conscious awakening the cosmic world.

There are some primal pieces of evidence which are in the form of ancient paintings in caves and astrological chars which still exist.

Astrology was also mentioned in a lot of religious readings, and that is another fundamental proof that religion and spirituality were into it too.

Moreover, astrology is believed to be the oldest way and form of navigating and observing the movement of the celestial objects. Astronomy and Astrology were treated together as one science.

2. Many famous people and scientists asked help from Astrology.

Most people would not believe it but some of the smartest and most brilliant individuals that ever lived on this planet have been renowned, as well as famous astrologers.

There is probably something special and unique to this science that lets individuals such as Galileo fall for it.

People like Hippocrates, Isaac Newton, and also Nostradamus together with his prophecies. Walt Disney also employed astrological timings for decisions related to business, such as movie dates, even theme parks and so on.

Ronal Reagen, who is a former president of The USA, also utilized astrological timings, as well as dates for launching campaigns and policies in the country.

Even some of the most famous scientists worldwide such as physicists, mathematicians, also countless celebrities, used and use the studies of astrology as an easy and effective way of landing on significant decisions on a professional level.

3. It aims to make you a better person.

When people explore their Zodiac sign, they are inevitably going to meet some characteristics which have an essential influence on their lives, and that will lead to a more intense state of introspection about themselves.

They are going to get to know themselves better in this way, not many practices can promise this. And solely this fact suggests that if people entertain the idea of astrology they will be interested in self introspection.

Learning about your astrological chart will give you ideas about who you are as a person, not because these assumptions are correct or incorrect, but because this act will steer your focus more toward your own self.

So, astrology is an excellent way of making dreams become a reality. People can quickly identify what really inspires them, or what throws them off the course.

Another thing about astrology is that it is interesting and fun. Some things such as lucky colors, numbers, or relationship compatibilities and so on, can have a positive placebo effect in someone’s confidence and happiness.

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