Monthly Archives: July 2016

If at first you don’t succeed… A Challenge Update!

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For those of you who follow, I set out to challenge myself on July 5th.  The premise was easy, workout 20 minutes a day, everyday!  I guess I should say, easy or so I thought… In the 13 days since my self inflicted challenge started, I have had a few hiccups!  I was off to a great start for the first few days and then birthday week took over in our house and my focus on the challenge started slipping.

Now this can go one of two ways, I can be criticize my inability to meet the challenge or I can pick myself up, dust myself off and start again.  I am going to go with the later and start anew!  This can be applied to so many things in life, you just have to keep going and remember why you started.  No judgement!  The whole reason I started this challenge was to focus on me and practice a little more self love.  How would I be loving myself if I was beating myself up over missing a few days of workouts?

So I am back at it.  Feeling invigorated and having a little extra motivation from wrapping up birthday week for my boys!

 

 

 

The Benefits of Lemon Water

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According to Ayurvedic principles, choices that you make regarding your daily routine either build up resistance to disease or tear it down. Starting every morning with a glass of warm lemon water has long been a ritual in Ayurveda or Yogic traditions, used to stimulate digestion for the day and clear the body of any toxins that may have settled in the digestive tract overnight.

Lemons contain many health benefits and are a great source vitamin C, calcium, magnesium, potassium.  The health benefits of drinking lemon water are pretty extensive and it is such an easy and refreshing drink to make!

  1. Aids in Digestion and Detoxification
  2. Helps with Hydration
  3. Rejuvenates the Skin and Heals the Body
  4. Boosts your Mood
  5. Aids in Weight Loss
  6. Boosts your Immune System
  7. Reduces Inflammation
  8. Supports Healthy Liver Function

 A few sites that are great resources on the benefits of lemon water –

📷: shape magazine 

http://wellnessmama.com/35192/benefits-of-lemon-water/

http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-8354/5-amazing-benefits-of-drinking-lemon-water.html

https://draxe.com/benefits-of-lemon-water/

Adding lemon water to your morning routine is a small change that you can easily make and you definitely won’t regret it!  Just make sure you have plenty of lemons on hand and while you at it buy yourself a new mug for your new habit!