Self-Care as a Sacred Practice
Here is the recipe for my Spicy Mexican Black Bean and “Chorizo” soup, made for hungry people and immune systems that need a little boost! Lots of cayenne, jalapeño, chili powder and garlic. Also of course black beans, plus El Burrito …
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It's perfect for the holidays too. My best friend offered to bake me a cake for my birthday. But I'm picky about ingredients and especially about low-sugar and low-fat (and still delicious) baking. I'm also looser about straying from …
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REFLECTIONS ON THE NONSENSE OF "THIN"—AND THE JOYS OF TRUE WELL-BEING, FREEDOM, AND BEING AWAKE... I love and treasure my body, my self and my life. I am grateful and I am happy. I am aware, awake and alive. I am passionate about this. Not …
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What is '"Weight" Anyway? A Thoughtless Euphemism Prevents us Solving a Painful, Billion-Dollar Health Issue "Weight" and "fat" are not the same thing, whatsoever. They are almost universally used interchangeably, but they are not …
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Gotcha! :) How many headlines and emails subject lines like that do you see every day? Tons, I bet. They’re almost irresistible to open, aren't they? You just have to know what the latest “one thing” is. Because of how seductive that is, I …
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Do you think athletes are other people? Believe me, I understand. In fact, as reasonably athletic as I consider myself now, I wasn't always. I definitely grew up thinking an athlete was a certain kind of person—definitely not me. As a …
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