IDEAL DIET 80% ALKALINE AND 20% ACID

* ONCE PROCESSED BY THE BODY, FOOD HAS EITHER AN ACIDIFYING OR ALKALIZING EFFECT IN THE BODY, CHANGING THE pH OF THE TISSUES AND FLUIDS. 

* A DIET HIGH IN ALKALIZING FOODS HELPS KEEP THE OVERALL pH OF THE BODY IN AN IDEAL RANGE. BEING OVERLY ACIDIC INVITES DISEASE AND DYSFUNCTION.

ALKALINE-FORMING FOODS

* SPROUTS, LEAFY GREENS, GREEN VEGETABLES, VINE-RIPENED VEGETABLES, HERBS, CAYENNE PEPPER, GARLIC, ONION, TREE-RIPENED FRUIT, SMALL GRAINS, SEA VEGETABLES, CULTURED VEGETABLES, FRESH BEANS AND CORN, SESAME SEEDS, AND SOME NUTS.

ACID-FORMING FOODS

MOST FRUIT, LARGE GRAINS, COOKED BEANS, COOKED WHITE POTATOES, MOST UNSPROUTED NUTS AND SEEDS, PEANUTS, CASHEWS, SOY MILK, MEAT, DAIRY, EGGS, COFFEE AND MOST PROCESSED FOODS. 

ABS ARE MADE IN THE KITCHEN!!! LET FOOD BE THY MEDICINE! 

THINGS WE HIGHLY RECOMMEND TO OUR CLIENTS INCLUDE: TURMERIC, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, GARLIC, SALADS, HEMP SEEDS OIL AND PROTEIN POWDER, PLENTY OF SLEEP AND PLENTY OF WATER! LEARN ABOUT THIS AND MUCH FOR AT FITNESS ENLIGHTENMENT CAMP :) 

PERSPECTIVE

The Cookie Thief

by Valerie Cox

A woman was waiting at an airport one night, with several long hours before her flight. She hunted for a book in the airport shops, bought a bag of cookies and found a place to drop.

She was engrossed in her book but happened to see, that the man sitting beside her, as bold as could be. . .grabbed a cookie or two from the bag in between, which she tried to ignore to avoid a scene.

So she munched the cookies and watched the clock, as the gutsy cookie thief diminished her stock. She was getting more irritated as the minutes ticked by, thinking, “If I wasn’t so nice, I would blacken his eye.”

With each cookie she took, he took one too, when only one was left, she wondered what he would do. With a smile on his face, and a nervous laugh, he took the last cookie and broke it in half.

He offered her half, as he ate the other, she snatched it from him and thought… oooh, brother. This guy has some nerve and he’s also rude, why he didn’t even show any gratitude!

She had never known when she had been so galled, and sighed with relief when her flight was called. She gathered her belongings and headed to the gate, refusing to look back at the thieving ingrate.

She boarded the plane, and sank in her seat, then she sought her book, which was almost complete. As she reached in her baggage, she gasped with surprise, there was her bag of cookies, in front of her eyes.

If mine are here, she moaned in despair, the others were his, and he tried to share. Too late to apologize, she realized with grief, that she was the rude one, the ingrate, the thief.

How often have you be absolutely convinced of something, only to find out later that you were mistaken?

Perhaps you were certain you put your keys on the dining table, but found them in your pants pocket. Or you were convinced you failed an exam, but ended up getting a B.

Most of us have a tendency to err on the side of pessimism, justifying this by claiming it is more “realistic” and saying that we don’t want to get our hopes up and be disappointed. Unfortunately, we don’t really do ourselves any favors by doing so. I mean, think about it, why would we want to bet against ourselves? Does being pessimistic make us more determined, persistent, focused, poised under pressure, enthusiastic, resilient, and lead to more dynamic performances? Yeah…not so much.

DRINK WATER

WATER LUBRICATES OUR JOINTS, HYDRATES OUR MUSCLES, AND FLUSHES TOXINS FROM OUR BODIES!!! PLEASE DRINK WATER, ESPECIALLY WHEN EXERCISING! SEE YOU ALL TONIGHT! :)

HAPPY 2016

ANYTHING IS POSSIBLE

PSYCHOSOCIAL INFLUENCES ACROSS THE LIFE SPAN

• PHYSICAL ACTIVITY HAS BEEN PROVEN BENEFICIAL AT ALL AGES.
• PARTICIPATION IN PHYSICAL ACTIVITY REFLECTS MOTIVATION TO PARTICIPATE.
• MOTIVATED INDIVIDUALS AT ALL AGES TEND TO HAVE HIGHER LEVELS OF SELF-ESTEEM.
• SELF-ESTEEM CAN BE IMPROVED THROUGH EFFORTS OF PEERS, TEACHERS, COACHES, AND SIGNIFICANT OTHERS.  STAY MOTIVATED!!! COME TO CLASS!!!

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