Are you tired of the way your body looks and feels? Are you fed up with all the inconsistencies in diet and exercise secrets everyone is promoting? Are you frustrated that you haven’t yet managed to create your body the way you want it?  Are you sabotaging your weight loss goals over and over again?

There is a simple reason that you have the type of body you have right now, even if you’d rather not acknowledge that fact!  You simply haven’t chosen for it to be otherwise.

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Is there someone who has wronged you in the past and whom you have not forgiven?  Would you like to stop holding grudges and holding onto past events? 

Holding onto lack of forgiveness keeps you dwelling on the past and if your focus is on the past, you stay in the past because you get what you focus on.  When you let go and forgive, you set yourself free from the past and give yourself permission to live in the present and enjoy creating the future that you desire.

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Just WHEN is the "right" time to "get back into it?"

Most couples wait for the magical six-week mark and are dreadfully disappointed when that incredible pre-birth love-making doesn't happen or measure up to expectations.

With the misunderstandings, miscommunication, fear and guilt surrounding intimate relationships and the new role of parenthood, most couples find themselves disconnected, angry and resentful in the bedroom.

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Sending children off to school with nutritious foods which not only taste good, but are portable enough to survive the trek and time out of refrigeration can be a challenge.

Parents who have the best intentions often reluctantly fall back on the ubiquitous white breaded sandwich, bag of chips or cookies and muesli bar.

Children need their food to be interesting, retain their crunch and texture and if it doesn’t look appealing and fun to them, they are not going to eat it.

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Parents can often fall into a trap of neglecting their own health because they are busily raising children and meeting their responsibilities. But a happy home environment starts will healthy parents.

Your role as a caring and nurturing parent begins from the minute your children enter the world. This role certainly changes as they grow older but essentially it continues until the day your kids leave home (and sometimes for long after that!).

There are certainly times that parents can be so busy looking after their children that they find themselves with little or no time for themselves. This often leads to the parents neglecting their own health. Parents’ health is just as important as their children’s, especially since they are the caregivers.

Most experts will tell you that being a parent will be a lot easier and far more enjoyable if you look after your own health as well. It will also help create a happier and healthier home environment. Besides, good health impacts on us physically and emotionally.

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"The divine drink, which builds up resistance and fights fatigue. A cup of this precious drink permits a man to walk for a whole day without food"

Montezuma – Aztec Emperor (1480-1520)

It is undeniable that chocolate is the number one food craved by women. Its unique taste, formed by its chemistry offers a luxurious and passionate experience to all of the senses.

For thousands of years, ancient Mayans, Aztecs and Inca tribes have utilized the healing properties of the cacao and included them in their daily cultural rituals. Its hardly surprising to learn that an average westerner consumes over 6 kg per person per year. For many people seeking a healthier way of living, chocolate is one of the first foods which are cut from the diet.

However, with a little understanding of the properties of real chocolate, perhaps it is something which although not eaten every day, be included as a vital part of a healthy lifestyle. 

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Self esteem is not a built-in human quality but rather a learned behaviour which can be altered with conscious decisions and actions.

Good self-esteem builds a solid foundation for life, encouraging children to foster a sense of community spirit and good social skills.

It takes a consistent effort along the journey of childhood for parents to help their young charges develop a true sense of their own strengths and weaknesses in order for them to gain the confidence and their abilities.

Read on for simple ways of improving self-esteem in your kids

It's the colour of food that makes it amazing (along with the taste). Within each color are brightly coloured, disease-fighting phytochemicals called antioxidants. Studies suggest that single plant pigments need other phytochemicals within that plant and from others to provide all their benefits.

Supplements do not offer the same protective benefits as foods. So the best way to get your complete vitamin dose is to eat a rainbow, eat as many natural foods as you can on your plate. The more colours, the more amazing antioxidants we provide for our bodies.

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Normally, we do not so much look at things as overlook them.
 — Alan Watts.

Regardless if you are a stay at home parent, work outside the home, single or in a relationship, the time and emotional pressures to set aside space and time for oneself remains the similar. Our society and culture is addicted to being busy with the pace and demands on personal time and space becoming greater as the months go by.

A list of simple pleasures is a good way to begin reclaiming back your space in tiny manageable pieces. Simple pleasures don’t need to have huge investments of time, energy, money or effort in order for them to be effective or worthwhile.

Read on to discover how to create your moments of bliss with ease

Did you know stress and stress related diseases are costing just the US over $46.4 billion a year and affecting over 19 million people or 1 in 8 people. Figures around the world are equally shocking and are getting worse daily.

Doesn’t this constitute an epidemic of plague proportions? Are you one of the unfortunate victims?

Do you even recognize how much stress is affecting you, your health and your general well being? And how that is having an incredible impact on those nearest and dearest to you too? How much unnecessary stress is that causing them?

So if you are currently feeling the insidious effects of stress, here are 9 things you can do right now to give yourself an immediate boost and lift your spirits in a heartbeat.