Squats…Real Function Series: Bodyweight Exercises
The last bodyweight exercise we discussed was Push-ups, now we’re moving to a lower body exercise that can be done without weights, without a gym, and without any special equipment. The Squat exercise mainly targets the thighs (quadriceps & hamstrings) and the glutes. Additionally, Squats work on your core strength & stability, ankle mobility, back muscles, […]
Congested? Here’s a Few Helpful Hints
This time of year, whether you’re dealing with allergies from the cedars here in North Texas or if you’ve been hit with a cold or the flu, it’s good to know what things you can do to improve your congestion. Stuffy noses, post-nasal drip, phlegm in the throat and coughs can be instantly worsened by […]
The Greatest Servant
25 But Yeshua (Jesus’ Hebrew Name) called them over and said, “You know that the rulers of the nations lord it over them, and their great ones play the tyrant over them. 26 It shall not be this way among you. But whoever wants to be great among you shall be your servant, 27 and whoever wants to be first among you shall […]
PUSH-UPS … Real Function Series: Bodyweight Exercises
Not to give you flash-backs to Jr. High gym class, but can we discuss the simple act of doing a push-up and the wonderful benefits of such a movement? I’m a huge fan of bodyweight exercises because they simply don’t cost you anything but burned calories and honestly do not take very much time to accomplish […]
Let’s Talk Vitamin C Again: The Daily Regimen
Several weeks ago, I wrote an article containing a quote from a well-known doctor who studies the amazing effects of Vitamin C on toxins in our bodies. Not only can it rid your body of toxins but viruses and bacterial infections, and cleanse your liver as well. Today we’re going to focus on a really practical regimen […]
Filling Up Golden Bowls in 2020
At the end of each calendar year always seems like a good time to take note of what you want to leave behind and what you want to focus on in the next year. It seems like a beautiful time to take actual intentional time to ask God for direction, to give thanks for what […]
Our Brains, Beliefs, and How it ALL Ties Together
One of the greatest hindrances to our life & health can be our mind, emotions and belief processes…and yet one of the greatest assets we have when overcoming life and/or health problems is the ability to change our mind, emotions and belief processes. Neuroplasticity is this neurological fact that we CAN create new pathways in […]
Stretch Your Hamstrings!
In today’s world, most of us spend too much time sitting. Few muscles in our lower body get affected more than our hamstrings if we are in the seated position too often and too long. Your hamstrings are a group of 3 different muscles that originate at the ischium bone of the pelvis (the ones […]
Vitamin C vs. Toxins
I want to share with you an excerpt from an interview with a leading expert in the field of natural health, Dr. Thomas Levy, who has written several books on the powerful effects of Vitamin C on healing our bodies from the oxidative stresses we are exposed to regularly from environmental to the foods we […]
Flu Shot or Not? Things to Consider…
It’s that time of year again when people are inundated by the pressure of media and many medical professionals to get the ‘yearly’ flu shot. I want to just shed a bit of light on something perhaps you may not have considered. I’m a huge advocate of checking the ingredient list on the food that […]