Category Archives: Just DO it!

Look After Your 2nd Brain!

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Hello and I hope this finds you well? This is a copy of a post / newsletter that went out on our other Healthy Homes site It may well sound a bit “weird” to head an article with ….Look After Your 2nd Brain! However – the gut is your “second brain” and if it’s upset it can do a lot to make you unwell! If you have just signed up for our newsletters – welcome and thank you for trusting us with your email address –  I hope you will NOT feel that you are overwhelmed with rubbish – just information that we have discovered beginning some 20+ years ago and what has helped us to stay well – even at our great age!!!! If you signed up in the last few days this will be additional to the timed newsletters that should come out to you…. ============================ An excellent … Continue reading →

This was written by a 21 yr old female who gets it

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“The problems we face today are there because the people who work for a living are outnumbered by those who vote for a living” This was written by a 21 yr old female who gets it. It’s her future she’s worried about and this is how she feels about the social welfare system that she’s being forced to live in! These solutions are just common sense in her opinion. Put me in charge . . .. Put me in charge of benefit payments. I’d get rid of cash payments and provide vouchers for 50kg bags of rice and beans, blocks of cheese, basic sanitary items and all the powdered milk you can use. If you want steak, burgers, takeaway and junk food, then get a job. Put me in charge of the NHS. The first thing I’d do is to get women to have birth control implants. Then, we’ll test … Continue reading →

Attitude is everything!

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 Your attitude towards life defines not only who you are, But the quality of life you have. You can’t do what?? Have you ever seen more beautiful smiles than these? Forgive me when I whine, with eyes to see the sunset glow, feet to Take me wherever I go, and hands to hold the dearest to me,,,, the world truly is mine. Anything bugging you today? “Life isn’t about waiting for the thunderstorm to pass; it’s about Learning to dance in the rain” Anonymous

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Health Choices – Simple Choices to Great Health

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It doesn’t take MUCH to decide to be healthy! However there are times when it takes a shove in the right direction to show you HOW to be healthy and stay that way. There are SO many ways we are bombarded with adverts and media that says “Do this and have great hair” or “Do that and have great skin” and on and on!! Much of this is pure hype and no real substance. Apart from any other health issue the type of products available on the high street and supermarket chains are often not as good for us as they would have you believe! I often wonder if the stars that advertise a lot of the hair care and skin care products actually USE them! There is a saying: “If you wouldn’t eat it you should not put it on your skin!” If you have not heard that I … Continue reading →

Mathmatics

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Mathematics This comes from 2 math teachers with a combined total of 70 yrs. experience. It has an indisputable mathematical logic. It also made me Laugh Out Loud. This is a strictly mathematical viewpoint..it goes like this: What Makes 100%? What does it mean to give MORE than 100%? Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%? We have all been to those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%. How about achieving 103%? What makes up 100% in life? Here’s a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions: If: A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z is represented as: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 … Continue reading →

“The Very Hungry Mouse”

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“The Very Hungry Mouse” and the leopard! The extraordinary scene was captured by photography student Casey Gutteridge at the Santago Rare Leopard Project in Hertfordshire. The 19-year-old, from Potters Bar, Hertfordshire, who was photographing the leopard for a course project, was astounded by the mouse’s behavior. He said: ‘I have no idea where the mouse came from – he just appeared in the enclosure after the keeper had dropped in the meat for the leopard. ‘He didn’t take any notice of the leopard, just went straight over to the meat and started feeding himself. ‘But the leopard was pretty surprised – she bent down and sniffed the mouse and flinched a bit like she was scared. ‘In the meantime the mouse just carried on eating like nothing had happened… But even a gentle shove does not deter the little creature from getting his fill. ‘It was amazing, even the keeper … Continue reading →

Do Miracles Occur? You Decide!

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With thanks to Nigel Risner! I read this week the remarkable story of a young rugby player. He had a nasty injury, was forced to retire, and was paid out £500,000 in compensation. For some people that would have been the end. However month after month he did his therapy, trained lightly and low and behold 9 months later he was told he had made a full recovery. He handed back the £500,000 and this week played rugby for England Did it matter they lost? How proud Steve Johnson was when he put on the shirt ran on the pitch at Twickenham, and looked up to G-D and said thank-you. Do miracles occur? You decide. (If you get a chance to see Nigel Risner – GO!!!) I wonder if this would happen in the world of football…?? Oh! did I say that?!!

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