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    Stephanie Iris

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    STEPHANIE IRIS 
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    Turn Guilty Pleasure Into Pure Pleasure

    August 14, 2018

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    Stephanie Iris

    We all have our "guilty" pleasures when it comes to food or lifestyle choices... 

      Why do we need to feel guilty about feeling pleasure? 

    There could be a possibility that we call certain things a guiltily pleasure because we know it's not good for us, but we still do it anyways. Yet where does the feeling of pleasure come in when feeling of guilt clouds the experience. Guilt does not bring fourth a pure, blissful, and amazingly pleasureful experience. Learn how to turn that guilty feeling of doing or eating something, into pleasure that not only makes you feel good but it's good for your body and mind too!

    For awhile I had a guilty pleasure of eating cookies or any type of sweet every week. One cookie once it awhile is okay, but eating many cookies or sweets without moderation each week; there's a health problem brewing that's beyond that eye and I knew it. 

    The truth is I truly didn't feel much pleasure while eating sweets because I felt "bad" for doing it....

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    How To Keep Cool Like A Cucumber This Summer

    June 26, 2018

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    Stephanie Iris

     Summer is officially here! It's time to welcome in cooling nourishment into your life to stay cool, just like a cucumber ;)

    The body is always working to keep the internal body temperature at around 97-99 degrees F. The body has a natural ability to adjust itself to any given environment to maintain balance. Some people adjust easily to temperature changes while others can experience symptoms of over heating. It all depends upon the person's current state of health and how "hard" the body needs to work to reach balance. If the body is fed acidic food, is being pushed to it's limit daily, and inflammation is present within the body, it will not be as easy for the body to adjust to higher temperature change. 

    Symptoms and Signs of Excess Fire Within:

    -acid indigestion

    -redness in eyes

    -inflammation (swollen muscles, red pimples, rashes)

    -irritability 

    -impatience 

    -tendency to over-work

    -tendency to crave sugar, cheese, salty, oily, sour, spicy foods (when the...

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