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Where Colors and a Healthy Lifestyle Intersect
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This is Sweet and Tart Pineapple/Cranberry Relish made with one can crushed pineapple packed in its own juice, and a bag of fresh cranberries. Combine both ingredients and chop in food processor (optional 1/4 cup chopped nuts)
From 12n and going clockwise: Coconut
coated Date Rolls, Raisins, Date Rolls, Cashews, Date Rolls, Pumpkin Seeds, Date Rolls, Almonds, Apricots in Center
2. Grateful people acknowledge inherently good things others have done on their behalf. Feeling grateful and accepting and appreciating help from others creates a more relaxed body state and allows the subsequent benefits of lowered stress to wash over them.
3. Grateful people act grateful. When people follow through on grateful motions including smiling, saying thank you, and writing letters of gratitude or “going through grateful motions,” parts of their minds and bodies get conditioned to feel gratitude more often.
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Grateful for Friends and Family |
4. Grateful people live and delight in the current moment. When people savor the present moment and witness what it holds, they are less likely to project into the unknown (future) or dwell on the past.
5. Grateful people are those who find value in each experience, person, or thing (not take anyone or anything for granted).
Finding a lesson or blessing in everything that happens, is a step in the right direction to feeling grateful and satisfied with daily living.
The regions associated with gratitude are part of the neural networks that light up when people socialize and experience pleasure. These regions are also heavily connected to the parts of the brain that control basic emotion regulation, such as heart rate and arousal levels.
One of my most treasured life goals is to have relationships that bring out the best in us. I seek friendships with people who are kind and respectful people. I have learned to practice healthy behaviors that are relaxed, encourage personal growth, and stimulates a sense of gratitude and joy.
What steps have you taken or want to take to live a more grateful life? Please share a comment or observation in the section below.
Have you made strides in improving your self-care practices and/or do you need motivation, encouragement, or support in this area? Please share that too.
November
is a unique month, in that it has two birthstones, topaz and citrine. These
gemstones are admired for their colors and stunning beauty.
Topaz is usually made into jewelry that's yellow to amber color. However, it can be found in a variety of shades such as blue, green, yellow, orange, red, pink, purple, and brown.
Blue happens to be one of the most popular topaz colors, and many times, the desired shade is achieved by heat-treating colorless topaz.
The ancient Greeks believed that topaz could make a wearer invisible. A symbol of honor and strength, topaz was also believed to bring calm, longevity, and wisdom.
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yellow and blue topaz |
November 1. World Vegan Day is a holiday that was created to raise
awareness of the vegan lifestyle and its benefits for people, living creatures, and the
planet.
It marks the beginning of World Vegan Month, a 30-day
celebration of the vegan movement. It’s a luscious month for me, because World
Vegan Month falls within the prime growing season for many fall veggies and fruits. Winter squash, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, leeks, broccoli, cranberries, and pears and apples are perfect additions to a vegan meal or feast.
To reap optimal health benefits, eat vegan food that is whole food plant-based (WFPB) and includes a variety of colorful fruits and vegetables alongside plant-based proteins.
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steamed greens, black-eyed peas, and grilled carrots |
Be mindful about your prep and cooking methods and understand not all vegan foods are equal.
In-season organic produce is vibrant and loaded with antioxidants and nutrients. To get details see "Benefits of Eating In-Season Fruit and Veggies."
Wishing family, friends, and readers of Colors 4 Health a happy healthy November.
Sending special November wishes for love, peace, health, and abundance to you, your loved ones, and for our planet.