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20 Health Benefits of Fasting

author Dan Riefstahl date 04/18/2018

Fasting has been recognized for its many health benefits dating back to Hippocrates. These benefits extend to everything from better weight management, improved cardiovascular health, healthier blood composition, and better cell recycling, among many others.

Although there is not an abundance of research on fasting in humans, a growing number of health experts believe that the results of fasting from animal studies hold great promise for human health and future research efforts.

There are many different types of fasts you can choose from, and they differ in their results and difficulty. Much of the research included here comes from studies on caloric restriction and intermittent fasting. One conclusion is steadfast, fasting remains one of the most effective means of detoxifying your body and resetting your system for better overall health.

20 Health Benefits of Fasting

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The path to emotional wellness

author Dan Riefstahl date 04/07/2017

Being emotionally well is more than just handling stress. It also involves being attentive to your thoughts, feelings, and behaviors, whether positive or negative.  Emotional Wellness implies the ability to be aware of and accept our feelings, rather than deny them, have an optimistic approach to life, and enjoy life despite its occasional disappointments and frustrations.

If you are a person engaged in the process of emotional wellness, you are willing and able to:

  • Arrive at personal choices and decisions based upon the synthesis of feelings, thoughts, philosophies, and behavior.
  • Live and work independently while realizing the importance of seeking and appreciating the support and assistance of others.
  • Form interdependent relationships with others based upon a foundation of mutual commitment, trust and respect.
  • Take on challenges, take risks, and recognize conflict as being potentially healthy.
  • Manage your life in personally rewarding ways, and taking responsibility for your actions.
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15 fitness tips

author Dan Riefstahl date 03/31/2016
  1. Small steps
  2. Find short-term rewards
  3. Track your progress
  4. Enjoy yourself
  5. Never ever give up
  6. Get a workout partner
  7. Vary your workouts
  8. Focus
  9. Rest is important
  10. Focus on long term
  11. Focus on your diet first
  12. Find the exercise that works for you
  13. Learn to be present
  14. Don’t let your body adapt too much
  15. Get inspired

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March 31, 2016

Keep going

Keep going

Today is Thursday. What is special about today? Nothing and everything. Today I am working away on several web projects but am taking a break to do my daily blog entry as I prepare for my reboot. Is today the day I start. Nope. Preparing mentally for this transformation is a big part of my process. It doesn't have to be part of your process. Maybe you already did the leg work. Maybe you found this site and are ready to go. That is great! Get started. You can do it!

Why is nothing special about today?

Because it is like any other Thursday. We all know the drill. Wake up, work, watch TV, go to bed. Repeat.

Why is everything special about today?

Because we only have one life. And it is short. What if I get hit by a truck and die today? It could happen. Take time to relish the simple and beautiful things this life has to offer. I have been getting my daily motivation from reading about happiness. What have I learned today?

  1. To be happy, you need to consider feeling good, feeling bad, and feeling right, in an atmosphere of growth.
  2. One of the best ways to make yourself happy is to make other people happy and one of the best ways to make other people happy is to be happy yourself.
  3. The days are long, but the years are short.
  4. You’re not happy unless you think you’re happy.
  5. Your body matters.
  6. Happiness is other people.
  7. Think about yourself so you can forget about yourself.
  8. What’s fun for other people may not be fun for you, and vice versa.
  9. Best is good, better is best.
  10. Outer order contributes to inner calm.
  11. Happiness comes not from having more, or having less, but from wanting what you have.
  12. You can choose what you do, but you can’t choose what you like to do.

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