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Deprivation is not the key to successful weight loss

Lasting weight loss doesn’t begin with deprivation or counting calories. It begins by taking care of yourself physically and emotionally. Once you begin the process of becoming aware that you and only you can take care of yourself the way you should then progress with successful weight management can take place. Let me explain.

First of all let me explain that I am a person that has never had weight management issues. I have always been athletic and have always been very cautious of what I ate because when I was young I suffered from a chronic digestive condition. However because of my challenges and the weight management challenges of those around me as well as my experience as a health care professional, I have seen it time and time again that if you do not take the issues with food and weight in the mind, then you will struggle with losing and gaining weight for the rest of your life and each time you lose, you will gain more weight than you lost. It is going to be a never ending deadly cycle.

The good news is that I know that a person can successfully lose and maintain their desired weight bring more peace into their weight loss program. I have experienced my clients losing the weight that they desired and keeping it off, even during the holidays. The process of incorporating taking care of themselves both physically and emotionally, has made a significant difference in the way they viewed themselves and their relationship to food.

The program is not complex and has some components of what would be called “mental toughness” tools but within the structure there is support and accountability. My program consist of a cleanse/detoxification first to remove embedded toxins, gentle yoga asanas, breath work and meditation to help you de-stress your mind and your body and tune into what your body really needs. Most people focus on the food aspect first but for success to occur it doesn’t work that way.

Before you can embrace the lifestyle changes that result in lost pounds, you must first to learn to take care of yourself and make your health and wellness your number one priority. This also includes making a conscious practice to feed yourself healthy meals based on the guidelines designed for you in the program. When eating becomes a self care practice more instead of a reason of guilt or punishment, you are more likely to make healthy food choices and tune into your body’s cues when you have had enough. When living beings are nourished, they thrive.

If you are a person that is used to going for long periods without nourishment or depriving yourself then overeating, you will have to teach yourself to eat regularly. This may mean eating at least 3 times per day with a couple of snacks. This eating schedule will help keep your blood sugar regular and helps you to avoid unhealthy snacking and taking in excess unwanted calories that lead to toxins and fat.

Successful and lasting weight loss can be achieved in an easy manner. Although it maybe easy to do it is not a simple thing to incorporate when you have had such a bad habit for so long. Rest assured with guidance, support, education and practice you can be success at managing your weight when you utilize the secret success tools for weight management.

Would you like to learn the secret success tools?

Wishing you much health and wellness!

Namaste,

Rochele Lawson, RN,AHP,CMS

The Queen of Feeling Fabulous

For a free secret success weight management tool session send me a message at:

info@healthhealingwellness and in the subject line put “secret success”

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The Goodness of Magnesium

Magnesium is an essential mineral required by the body for maintaining normal muscle and nerve function, keeping a healthy immune system, maintaining heart rhythm and building strong bones. Magnesium is also involved in at least 300 biochemical reactions in the body. A deficiency in magnesium can lead to muscle spams, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, anxiety disorders, migraines, osteoporosis and cerebral infarction. On the other hand consuming too much magnesium typically causes diarrhea as the body attempts to excrete the excess.

Below you will find 10 foods that are high in magnesium and good for your body. No worries there is something for everyone.

Bran (Rice, Wheat & Oat) these are great additions to breads and breakfast cereals like oats, rye and buckwheat. One cup of crude rice bran contains 922mg of magnesium or 230% of the daily value.
Dried Herbs are packed with vitamins and an healthy addition to almost any meal. Dried Corriander provides the most magnesium with 694mg per 100 gram serving or per tablespoon followed by chives and spearmint.
Squash, Pumpkin and Watermelon seeds, dried or roasted make great snacks or in a salad and these seeds are packed with magnesium
Cocoa Powder (Dark Chocolate) is becoming more popular and with good reason, long regarded as junk food dark chocolate is packed with vitamins and conferred health benefits. Cocoa powder provides 499mg of magnesium. So ladies when you get that craving for chocolate know that you are probably lacking in magnesium, so go ahead and indulge with a piece or two.
Flax, Sesame Seeds and Sesame Butter (Tahini) are great sources of heart healthy oils and provide a good source of magnesium.
Brazil Nuts possibly the largest of all nuts are a great source of magnesium. Brazil nuts provide 376mg of magnesium per serving.
Sunflower Seeds are the number one source of vitamin E and a good source of thiamin. Sunflower seeds contain 325mg of magnesium per serving or 455mg per cup.
Almonds and Cashews (Mixed nuts, Pine nuts) are great as a snack or as an addition to salads and soups. Almonds provide 286mg of magnesium and Cashews provide 273mg of magnesium per serving.
Molasses is a good substitute for refined sugar in cakes and breads. It is also a wonderful source of magnesium. Molasses provides 242mg of magnesium per tablespoon.
Dry Roasted Soybeans (Edamame) make great editions to salads or as a healthy snack. Dry roasted soybeans are a great source of magnesium. When roasted they provide a whooping 228mg of magnesium per cup.

With all the goodness that comes from eating foods that contain magnesium, I do not see how you will be able to resist. Not only are the above foods good for you but they are healthy and will help you to keep your waistline trim. So do yourself a favor and incorporate some of these foods into your daily routine.

For a full list of foods that are high in magnesium email me at: info@healthealingwellness.com and in the subject line put “magnesium” and I will send you my free report on ” Foods high in Magnesium.”

Wishing you much health and wellness!

Namaste,

Rochele Lawson, RN,AHP,CMS

The Queen of Feeling Fabulous

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Silence and Peace of Mind

Are you beginning to feel overwhelmed, maybe even burnt out? This is the time of year where activities begin to shift into overdrive as the weather warms up and the days get just a little bit longer. If you can relate to the question above then I would like to share with you how you can discover the sweetness internally and externally when you become silent.

This is a wonderful time of year to indulge in a “Silent Retreat.” I have done this quite of few times and it is one of my favorite things to do to release and re-set my mind and body. In our society we have become so used to living life with a sense of urgency. Everything we do now is done at a rapid pace and sometimes we still feel that things aren’t happening as fast as they should. It has become the normal way to exist for people to be operating with the unnecessary urgency 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.

Eventually what happens is this sense of urgency begins to take a toll on our mind and our body. We begin to form internal stress responses as well as absorbing more external stress factors and this creates an imbalance within us. If this imbalanced is prolonged we will begin to exhibit signs and symptoms of stress as the toxins from the stress move deeper into our tissues. We are not meant to operate at high levels of stress all the time but what is fascinating is that we can discover the sweetness of life again when we take a Silent Retreat.

At a Silent Retreat there is no talking. There are usually activities that take place but the activities are done in silence, such as meditations, yoga and pranayama (a Ayurvedic breathing exercise). The only person that will speak is the person leading the retreat. You get an opportunity to bring full awareness to how you feel internally and you actually get to listen and hear how you talk to yourself internally. What also makes this special is that everyone is having their own unique experience, silently.

It is believed that observing silence is a beautiful way to cultivate awareness and being in the present moment, really able to fully engage in the relationship with your internal and external self. When you spend time in silence you begin to realize that you do not have to respond to the small things that occur around you and you have the power within not to respond. It really is a beautiful awakening.

Silent retreats can be anywhere from a few hours to weeks or longer. Although a silent retreat is a beautiful way to treat the mind and the body, I would not call it a vacation or even put it in that classification. Because a Silent Retreat is a deeper level of nurturing, I recommend starting with a Silent Retreat that is just a few hours long or maybe an 8 hour time period. You can always take longer retreats as you get more comfortable with the practice.

The last benefit that I would like to share about taking a Silent Retreat is that it is a wonderful way to detoxify the mind, restore clarity, focus, sharpness and vibrancy to the mind.

To discover the sweetness of silence, once must learn to indulge in the pleasure of the experience.

Wishing you much health and wellness!

Namaste,

Rochele Lawson, RN,AHP,CMS

The Queen of Feeling Fabulous

Beauty by the Dosha

The science of Ayurveda holds that every part of us is governed by the doshas, the five elements that sustain life. Skin is no exception. ayurveda teachings suggest that applying essential oils appropriate to your dosha can rejuvenate the skin and bring harmony to the mind. Glowing skin and inner peace sounds good, right? And here’s how to get it.

If you’re a Pitta type: The Pitta dosha is governed by fire and water and manifest in oily, sensitive skin with a tendency toward inflammation, rashes and acne. Try soothing, cooling essential oils like lavender, ylang-ylang, fennel, neroli, melissa and sandalwood.

If you’re a Kapha type: The Kapha dosha is governed by earth and water and can have either beautiful smooth skin or skin that is beset by excessive oil, congestion and cystic acne. Keep it energized and unclogged with stimulating oils like rosemary, spearmint, eucalyptus, clove, juniper and ginger.

If you’re a Vata type: If you skin is dry and thin and has a tendency to develop fine lines, you’re dealing with vata governed by air and ether. Ayurvedic principles suggest that vata types benefit from daily self massage with sesame oil and a skin-care routine that features essential oils with sweet, grounding energy, such as rose, neroli, orange and geranium.

Which ever type of dosha you are or even if you have a mixture of the doshas in you, the skincare line DoshaCare is exactly what you need. It can be customized to take care of your skin no matter what challenges it may be facing.

To learn more or to set up a consultation go to: www.healthhealingwellness.com

Wishing you much health and wellness.

Namaste,

Rochele Lawson, RN,AHP,CMS

The Queen of Feeling Fabulous

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Apply the Law of Mind Action

The timeless Law of Mind Action is a universal truth. Things held in the mind create their own like kind. Our thoughts and words create our experience in the world, and they certainly influence how the world responds to us. Many times during the day, we experience true and positive thoughts and false and negative thoughts. It is the false thoughts in our mind that feed into the illusion that we do not have control over what happens in our life. This false thought or belief can lead to an increase in the feelings of stress and overwhelm and a sense of a loss of control.

When we feed into the false thoughts of our mind, events, occurrences and situations will begin to manifest in our lives that allow more false thoughts to come into our mind. This becomes a cycle that repeats itself which feeds into the negative thoughts and false beliefs. If things are not going well for you and you focus on that, chances are you’ll get more of the same.

When we change the focus of our thinking from negative to positive, our life will begin to manifest more of what we truly seek and desire. Peace will be a more occurring state of mind for us because where there is peace, chaos can not exist. This fundamental truth has been tested and proved time and time again.

I invite you to try this:

To make a shift in your thinking and to bring more positivity into your life try focusing on cultivating gratitude – turning your attention to the positive things in life, so that you can attract more of the same and take advantage of the positive energy that subsequently surfaces.

Remember that in every situation perceived as negative there is always a positive aspect of the situation. It is a duty we owe to ourselves to seek out this positive aspect that brings peace to our minds which allows us to operate more efficiently in our lives. When you start applying the Law of Mind Action, you will begin to see transformational shifts take place in your life. And you will be Amazed!

Namaste,

Rochele Lawson,RN,AHP,CMS

The Queen of Feeling Fabulous

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Why We Spa

Think going to the spa is just about feeling good for a day? Here a six additional benefits you can reap, at no extra cost.

I view going to a spa as giving my body an extra special thank you for all that is provided to me however I know that while I’m at the spa, my mind, body and spirit are absorbing so much more.

Education: Everything done at a spa is about what we take home with us. You might learn how to be more balanced in your body, you might learn how to cook a nutritious meal simply and elegantly. Either way you will leave feeling informed and empowered to make healthy changes in your life. Spas also provide a chance to learn about skin and body care in an individualized way. A spa provides a safe haven where we can educate ourselves about how to take the best care of ourselves.

Balance: Overworked and overwhelmed are two words that many of us would use describe ourselves. We are simply doing too much and are unable to feel truly calm, centered and focused. When people leave a spa they are usually more balanced because they have experienced some tranquility and peace. They are also motivated to try to maintain that effect because it feels so much better.

Self-Acceptance: There aren’t many places that feel truly private, where we can take off the masks we wear for the world and strip down to our essence, but a spa is one of them. By going to a spa, you are taking time out of your busy life and invoking all your senses to stay grounded in the present moment. Simply by deciding to visit a spa, we express a consciousness that our bodies deserve to honored and taken care of. This important acknowledgement can be the start of a new, healthier way of thinking about our physical selves.

Gratitude: Most of us go through life with a tape playing in our heads that tells us all the things we are doing wrong and all the ways we don’t measure up. How often do we stop and do the opposite count up all the thing in our lives that we are thankful for? Visiting a spa provides a rare opportunity, a chance to reflect on our lives and what matters to us. A guided meditation ma lead us to a new appreciation for love and family as the anchor that makes everything else in life worthwhile. An energy healing might allow us to identify a source of pain and give us the insights and personal power to set about changing it.

Touch: A good massage is about much more than relief for sore muscles, a healing tought can be a profound experience of personal connection, to others and to the world at large. Massage not only release a cascade of hormones that fight stress and anxiety, it offers us new awareness of our bodies and what they need. Our bodies talk to us all the time, but we don’t know how to listen until something really goes wrong and we are in terrible pain. Massage gives us the chance to catch things before that happens.

Well-Being: Simply taking time to take care of ourselves is a revolutionary act for many of us. It requires a complete change in thinking from our usual priorities. The health benefits that come from visiting a spa are real and concrete, whether it’s the stress-fighting benefits of reflexology or the detoxification effects of a body wrap. Purging toxins and remineralizing the skin can make a real difference after just one treatment. More important, is the profound effect of taking time to focus on you own well-being, whether for just a few hours or a few days. In essence you are saying to yourself, I’m important too. I deserve to be cared for and any self-help expert will tell you that we can’t effectively help other unless we heal ourselves first.

Namaste,

Rochele Lawson, RN,AHP,CMS

The Queen of Feeling Fabulous

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5 Ways to get Hooked on Lifting

Having difficulty sticking to lifting weights during your workout.

These 5 tips will help you stick with it so that you can feel good about what you’re doing and enjoy the end result of looking great!

1) Be a Calendar Girl… Circle wedding, vacations, or any date on which you know you’ll want to show off a toned body. Then mark at least 2 days each week when you’ll life to prepare for the event.

2) Alarm Yourself… Set your cell phone to test you a reminder on strength-training days. For visual encouragement, change your screen’s background to an inspiring image, like an athlete whose body you admire.

3) Grin and Bare it… Wear shorts and a racer-back top on the days you lift. You’ll pay more attention to your form and even crank out extra reps if you can see the areas you are targeting.

4) Pay it Forward… Put a couple of bucks in a jar every time you hit the weights. After a few months of regular workouts, you’ll have enough cash to buy yourself a reward, like a smaller pair of jeans.

5) Create a Visual Cue… Once you notice definition, have a friend snap a photo of you in a flattering outfit and make it your Facebook profile picture. You’ll show off your success and be inspired to stick with your routine every time you sign in.

Happy Lifting!

Namaste,

Rochele Lawson, RN,AHP,CMS

The Queen of Feeling Fabulous

For a free Stress Assessement go to: http://www.freegiftsfromrochele.com

Natural Healing with Ayurveda

In Ayurveda, it is believed that the Divine provides with all that we need to take care of and treat our bodies. These natural ingredients consist of herbs and essential oils.

Some of the herbs use are:

Amla: High in vitamin C, this antibacterial Indian gooseberry fruit is useful in revitalizing the skin and hair and preventing gray strands. Internally it can help maintain eye and lung health.

Ashwagandha: Also known as winter cherry, this fruit is a good stress reliever, and also helps to boost the immune system and nourish muscles and bones.

Brahmi: This herb can relieve insomnia and stress, help prevent fluid retention and promote hair growth.

Gota Kola: A popular ingredient in anti-aging skin products, gota kola or Indian Pennywort, helps to increase circulation and promotes cell growth and skin regeneration.

Neem: A powerful antibacterial and healer, neem leaf is used topically to help treat psoriasis, eczema, acne, dry skin, dandruff and other skin irregularities. In India it is also a popular ingredient in toothpaste.

Saffron: Antibacterial saffron helps to brighten and even the complexion and hydrate the skin.

Tulsi: Rich in vitamin C, calcium and antioxidants, tulsi, also known as holy basil works as an anti-inflammatory to help both respiratory and skin disorders.

Essential Oils:

Scents that focus and center: frankincense, lavender, petitgrain, rosemary

Scents that energize: grapefruit, lemon, peppermint, pine

Scents that soothe and relax: cedar, orange, rose sandalwood