tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-89774363312325808302024-03-04T20:59:41.258-08:00Words4SailWords4Sail -Professional Writing ServicesUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger162125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-50016940486648602602019-05-14T09:07:00.001-07:002019-05-14T09:09:45.084-07:00My writngs have changed over the past three years<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-size: large;">Check out this website for my most recent writings.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Life has proven to be challenging, but not insurmountable.</span><br />
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<a href="https://cancertumorhumor.blogspot.com/"><span style="font-size: large;">https://cancertumorhumor.blogspot.com/</span></a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-45123129067358543062017-02-12T06:03:00.000-08:002017-02-12T06:03:40.560-08:00Mental Illness Hope at IKare<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Passion and compassion
simultaneously flow through Marlon Quinones. <o:p></o:p></div>
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The San Antonio-based psychiatrist
has long been committed to providing the best and most innovative treatments in
combatting mental health illness. His new IKare Mood, Trauma, Recovery Clinic’s
programs help more than those locally in need. From its northwest location of
the city, help is offered throughout Texas. <o:p></o:p></div>
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<b><i><a href="https://issuu.com/samonthlymag/docs/sammo_oct2016_sm/50">Continue reading here.</a></i></b></div>
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Perhaps,
you are one of hundreds of San Antonians whose weekdays are brighter due to Fox
“Daytime@Nine” host Kimberly Crawford.<span style="font-size: 13.5pt;"><o:p></o:p></span></div>
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With her
winning smile, warmth and charm and first-hand recommendations of what’s
happening city-wide, Crawford presents the best of the Alamo City. </div>
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<b><i><a href="https://issuu.com/samonthlymag/docs/samonthly/6">Read the rest here.</a></i></b><br />
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Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-61100099032059237242016-10-16T23:39:00.002-07:002016-10-16T23:51:16.527-07:00What does a Freelance Writer do?Often, I am asked to clean up, strengthen or simply "make better" someone else's words.<br />
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In many instances I am not credited, which is fine as I am ghost writing without the white sheet and eye holes.<br />
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Here is an example:<br />
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This was the client's copy and the photo shows my words.<br />
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<i>JEFFREY‘S GARDEN IS AN OASIS IN THE semi-arid climate of SAN
ANTONIO. Walking into his garden in the Northwest side of the city feels like
being transported into a private oasis in the middle of some distant and exotic
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<i>I spent a few hours visiting his private retreat, who is
divided in several type of gardens, learning what motivates someone like Jeff
to create such a unique outdoor space.<o:p></o:p></i></div>
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<i>Jeff has an amazing collection of travel guides, garden
books and is very meticulous about documentating his visits to dozens of
Botanical Gardens throughout the United States. I was really impressed with his
passion for his gardening, his creativity and knowledge about plants. Jeff is
proud to have visited more than 150 Botanical Gardens and public gardens in the
nation! 48 of which have specifically been Japanese Gardens.</i><o:p></o:p></div>
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repairer of guitars, banjos and lutes who recalled an unusual job he had been
given: During a heated argument, a wife picked up her husband’s beloved
acoustical guitar to deliberately swing it down against a counter. Dozens of
splintered wooden pieces, twisted strings, bent bridge pins and a mangled
fretboard were delivered to the shop. </span></div>
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<span style="background: white; color: #2d2c2a; font-family: "Helvetica",sans-serif; font-size: 13.0pt; line-height: 107%;">Even with expert craftsmanship,
repairing the instrument took several months. Upon completion the multiple
cracks were filled in, but many still remained visible. What was most
incredible about the restored guitar was not its altered appearance, but its
new tone. It was sweeter and fuller than ever before</span><o:p></o:p></div>
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<span style="font-family: inherit;">Continue <a href="http://gratefulness.org/grateful_living/smashed-for-good/">here</a>.</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-28628256156142441742016-09-09T09:31:00.000-07:002016-09-09T09:31:12.592-07:00Making Fear a Motivator<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The person on the other end of the phone went strangely silent.</div>
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“Are you still there?” I asked.</div>
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Moments before, the young woman bubbled with enthusiasm at doing a 12-day tour. Her disheartened reply showed the swift evaporation of her eagerness.</div>
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What went wrong?</div>
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Click <a href="http://gratefulness.org/grateful_living/making-fear-motivator/">here</a> for the whole storyUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-36336542873310823802015-12-13T16:23:00.000-08:002015-12-13T16:23:22.536-08:00Gold Rush Transforms Gooch/Monroe Families<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Not everyone who came out to the California Gold Rush was free to go where they wanted.<br />
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But soon the territory, flooded with Argonauts, became a state - a free state.<br />
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Lives changed.<br />
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I have a screen treatment for this exciting period of American History.<br />
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Click <a href="http://www.sierraheritage.com/magazines/sierra-heritage/?article_id=190">here.</a>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-81928463113934120112015-11-10T13:26:00.000-08:002015-11-10T13:26:20.532-08:00Col. Frederick A. Bee<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Amazing fellow was Mr. Bee.</span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;"><br /> During my early research for a book I discovered he was born and raised in the same upstate New York village where I went to high school. </span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Now I live less than 1/2-mile from his former Placerville, California mansion.<br /></span><br />
<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Small world.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Enjoy reading about a true California pioneer.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Georgia, Times New Roman, serif;">Click <a href="http://www.sierraheritage.com/magazines/sierra-heritage/?article_id=184">here.</a></span><br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-59112671036789971112015-09-01T14:21:00.000-07:002015-09-01T14:21:18.589-07:00Oatmeal Studios Greeting Cards<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Just signed contract with <a href="http://www.oatmealstudios.com/index.html">Oatmeal Studios</a>.<br />
<br /> They appreciate my sense of absurdity and have bought my greeting card copy.<br />
<br /> Details on when they will be available coming soon.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-848168102117827872015-08-12T11:51:00.001-07:002015-08-12T11:51:15.572-07:00Chicken Soul for the Soup/Volunteering and Giving Back is OUT NOW!<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thrilled to be a part of this internationally-recognized publication.<br />
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A true sense of accomplishment happens when a box of books, containing your words, is delivered.<br />
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Within the past 14 months it has happened twice.<br />
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More to come.<br />
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<br />Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-28999488564393797842015-08-04T08:04:00.000-07:002015-08-04T08:04:00.946-07:00Local Authors Hailed...and I am included.<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Thanks to <i><b><a href="http://www.styleedc.com/2015/07/30/80058/shelf-life-local-authors-area-talent-hits-shelves">Style</a></b></i>, a Northern California publication, for including my first book in an article on local authors.<br />
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Looks like the Sierra Nevada foothills provides plenty of inspiration for all sorts of genres.<br />
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Here is the FIVE-star review from the <a href="http://www.sanfranciscobookreview.com/2014/08/gold-rush-ghosts-of-placerville-coloma-georgetown-haunted-america/">San Francisco Book Review</a> .<br />
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Keep reading!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-72501492233571485712015-07-16T18:13:00.000-07:002015-07-16T18:13:40.426-07:00How El Dorado County's Wine Industry Died Again and Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Drive the tree–canopied and twisting roads of El Dorado County’s foothills and it is easy to see the importance of the wine industry here.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Whether anchored on steep hillsides or on flatlands, vineyards from Mount Aukum and Fair Play to Pleasant Valley, Camino and beyond are plentiful. Oenophiles, and others, appreciate the varied varietals of locally fermented grape elixirs of over 70 wineries.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">With the county’s historic relevance to the Gold Rush and early California statehood many assume some modern–day wineries have been in existence since the mid–19th century. The truth is none existed prior to the 1970s when disco ruled the airwaves.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Wine–making here has often been a roller coaster ride controlled mainly by Mother Nature, economic factors and government.</span><br />
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<span style="font-family: Arial;">Click <a href="http://www.sierraheritage.com/magazines/sierra-heritage/?article_id=176">here</a> to continue</span>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-69382721132854444052014-05-29T21:37:00.003-07:002015-01-05T20:52:54.957-08:00My First Book<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Who knew after 20 years of being a writer that starting a tour company would result in a book deal?<br />
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The History Press contacted me after their Northern California rep saw our advertisement for ghost tours. Their <em>Haunted America</em> series required a book pertaining to the California Gold Rush.<br />
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Situated in Placerville, the former "Hangtown" of the raucous gold discovery era it became a natural fit.<br />
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I am not a paranormal expert. Our <a href="http://www.goldrushtales.vpweb.com/">tours</a>, and now the book, heavily feature the historical aspect of the spirited past in the golden triad that also featured Coloma and Georgetown.<br />
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If you cannot buy it locally both <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ghosts-Placerville-Georgetown-Haunted-America/dp/1626194599/ref=sr_1_2?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1401424441&sr=1-2&keywords=gold+rush+ghosts">Amazon</a> and <a href="http://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/gold-rush-ghosts-of-placerville-coloma-georgetown-linda-j-bottjer/1119462171?ean=9781626194595">Barnes and Noble</a> and other online outlets sell it.<br />
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Grab a copy and enjoy.<br />
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Warm weather lures many of us outside after months of mainly living inside.<br />
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Gardens are planted, pools readied and eating options now include al fresco dining.<br />
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A favorite activity is barbequing. Meat sizzling on a hot grill releases a seductive scent few can resist.<br />
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So, don’t.<br />
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Banishing beef and pork, lamb, chicken and even eggs from your diet is not a healthy move, according to many nutritional experts. Your body is being deprived of vital nutrition. Unlike trans-fat, found in margarine, processed meats and fast foods, eating animal flesh supplies saturated fat rich in Vitamins, A, D and K.<br />
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Continue reading <strong><a href="http://www.healingquest.tv/blog/the-grass-fed-movement/">here</a></strong>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-64987041959525390722013-04-30T20:00:00.000-07:002013-04-30T20:00:24.039-07:00Open wide, its good for you<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Perhaps the words, “open up, this is good for you,” bring back childhood memories of cod liver oil slipping down your throat.<br />
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Whether you remember it fondly or with a shudder, you swallowed one of the world’s healthiest foods.<br />
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Cod liver oil provides necessary doses of Vitamins A and D. The latter vitamin is a key component to building strong bones in newborns and young children and maintaining them as we age.<br />
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For centuries, it bolstered health and well-being particularly in Northern European fishing villages from Scotland’s Shetland Islands to throughout Scandinavia. Then as now, winter weather is harsh and the sun’s seasonal appearance brief.<br />
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By the mid-18<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> century the oil’s healing properties were discovered to also benefit those afflicted with rheumatism. Advocates grew to include people with chronic dry skin, brittle nails and hair.<br />
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Throughout the 19<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup> century and up until the mid-20<sup><span style="font-size: x-small;">th</span></sup>, millions of bottles of cod liver oil were consumed in pursuit of good health.<br />
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So what happened?<br />
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Click here to read<strong><a href="http://www.healingquest.tv/blog/the-benefits-of-cod-liver-oil/"> more</a></strong>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-44885734145654157772013-04-19T10:13:00.000-07:002013-04-21T13:08:45.460-07:00Youth Building with Dr. Howard Murad<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Your reflection mirrors your shock and dismay.<br />
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When did those wrinkles around your eyes deepen, and is that your grandmother’s papery thin neck skin developing under your chin?<br />
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Some might feel the advancement of years equals never-ending physical decay. But instead of resigning yourself to wearing sunglasses and turtlenecks forever – try instead “youth building” through Inclusive Health®.<br />
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Our friend and famed dermatologist, Howard Murad, M.D., F.A.A.D., discovered that the aging process causes cell membranes to lose elasticity and release vital intracellular moisture. That moisture is the base for a robust body as demonstrated through firmer skin, healthy hearts and even lush hair.<br />
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Click <strong><a href="http://www.healingquest.tv/blog/inclusive-living-sneak-peek/">here</a></strong> to continue reading.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-12342851351477464682013-04-18T07:33:00.000-07:002013-04-18T07:33:27.436-07:00Bad Eating Habit Triggers<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Your commute home was a bumper-to-bumper crawl or cheek to cheek with strangers, some without an intimate relationship with deodorant.<br />
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All you want is peace upon arriving home<br />
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Instead, your lover start snarling about work, your children have drawn pictures on your newly painted walls or your mother calls with concerns on your stale social life.<br />
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Click, click, click…your emotional triggers are setting set off like a string of firecrackers on July 4.<br />
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Gone are aspirations for a healthy balanced meal.<br />
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Instead, with your dejected self seeks out old comforts. Cheese laden macaroni and ice cream head most emotional eating lists.<br />
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Continue reading <strong><a href="http://fit-journey.com/nutrition/bad-eating-habit-triggers">here</a></strong>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-59965286398741262722013-04-12T12:38:00.000-07:002013-04-12T12:38:00.765-07:00Expanding your Fruit and Veg Appreciation
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Your healthy battle against obesity will
benefit from eating a variety of fruits and vegetables.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">A key to maintaining your fitness diet is
keeping the food interesting. Carrots, celery and iceberg lettuce are fine, but
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Now is the time to become an explorer<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">Discover some new sources of vitamins and
minerals by strolling through a farmer’s market, or a store particularly one
with Asian and Hispanic produce.<o:p></o:p></span></div>
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<span style="font-family: "Arial","sans-serif"; font-size: 12pt;">If they are unusual looking to you, banish
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Bite into a succulent strawberry or nibble on a steamed asparagus spear to appreciate how fruits and vegetables are delicious ways to lose weight.<br />
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As you decrease chomping down on unhealthy foods, your palate becomes more refined and robust.<br />
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You now desire produce full of the freshest tastes. No longer do you want to eat raw spinach or raspberries and get a mouthful of chemical additives, required for the long transportation – often from foreign countries.<br />
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You want to taste the multiple weeks’ worth of bright sunshine that ripened a tomato – not bland red glop.<br />
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Read on <strong><a href="http://fit-journey.com/nutrition/joining-a-csa">here</a>.</strong>Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-81908241678607747672013-04-02T08:59:00.000-07:002013-04-02T09:11:30.889-07:00Calorie Loss While Commuting<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: right; margin-left: 1em; text-align: right;"><tbody>
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Whether driving a car or as a strap hanger on a bus or in a subway, grab some exercise while getting to your destination.<br />
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If you’re driving, however, be sure to ONLY do these exercises while stopped and not while driving.<br />
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Additional activity can mean the difference of a few more pounds lost or getting off a stubborn weight loss plateau.<br />
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This does not mean breaking into an aerobic routine on a subway platform or at a bus stop. Just take advantage of the extra time with the following exercises.<br />
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Click <strong><a href="http://fit-journey.com/health/are_you_a_commuter">here</a></strong> to read onUnknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-54292165457138360102013-03-28T07:13:00.000-07:002013-03-28T07:13:04.528-07:00Breaking the Fast Food Habit<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Your time and perhaps budget is limited. For added pressure, the desperate pleading of hungry children echo from your vehicle’s backseat.<br />
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Suddenly, on the horizon glitters a pair of golden arches, a large bell or a smiling old Southern man. <br />
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Hurrah! Instant satisfaction is near.<br />
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Turning into the drive-thru, the kids’ squeals of delight cannot squelch the loud disagreement happening inside your head.<br />
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“You know this is not healthy eating,” screams one part of your brain.<br />
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“It is all okay,” counters another section with a condescending tone. “I’ll eat a salad.”<br />
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Yeah, right.<br />
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Learn more by clicking <strong><a href="http://fit-journey.com/nutrition/breaking-the-fast-food-habit">here</a></strong>.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-3512030575145693452013-03-25T14:08:00.000-07:002013-03-25T14:08:17.658-07:00Must Have Kitchen Gadgets<br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Whether you are a cooking whiz, a newbie or someone who hates the task, this list of equipment and gadgets are helpful tools in the kitchen. They can cut time and bother while assisting you in keeping your diet on track.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">There is no need to spend big money, if your budget is limited.</span><br />
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<span style="font-size: large;">Restaurant supply companies, open to the public, are goldmines with many lower-priced items.</span><br />
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It might seem an oxymoron that the more weight you lose, the more interesting food becomes.<br />
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When decreasing fats, sugars and salts from your diet, there is no reason food or drink should be bland or uninteresting.<br />
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Develop depth of flavors with herbs and spices. Many also deliver additional beneficial boosts like antioxidants. Your shrinking skin will glow with good health.<br />
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For all us weight loss warriors, there comes the uncomfortable moment when our wiggle, especially during exercise, makes others giggle or worse.<br />
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Anyone, other than a young baby, finding amusement as our bellies jiggle, and boobs bounce is rude.<br />
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Unfortunately, overcoming others’ boorish behavior can be difficult.<br />
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One trick is to beat the buffoons to the punch… with a great punchline.<br />
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British comedian, Dawn French, best known for her<i> Vicar of Dibley </i>portrayal, once remarked, “if I had been around when Rubens was painting, I would have been revered as a fabulous model. Kate Moss? Well, she would have been the paintbrush!”<br />
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By referring to the 17<sup>th</sup> Flemish artist with a flair for painting luscious plus-sized woman focuses attention to your brain -not your butt. It informs any would-be smart asses you are a smart cookie not willing to accept bullying.<br />
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Sometimes stronger measures are required.<br />
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Click <strong><a href="http://fit-journey.com/fitness/overcoming-bullies-giggles">here</a></strong> to learn what they are.Unknownnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8977436331232580830.post-34822059485668756502013-03-20T12:19:00.000-07:002013-03-20T12:19:31.880-07:00Obesity is Just a Term, Not a Life Sentence<table cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="float: left; margin-right: 1em; text-align: left;"><tbody>
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Obese, like tardy and spendthrift, is a descriptive word most of us would rather not have used about us. Like buying a watch and or living within a budget, losing weight is achievable.<br />
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It begins with motivation.<br />
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Ask any heavy person why they want to lose weight and similar answers surface.<br />
Some want to look better for themselves ir their families while others desire to live a healthier lifestyle.<br />
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Listing the reasons why weight loss is desirable is easy.<br />
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The dedication among most of us waivers when exercising makes our muscles ache, friends cheerfully slurp sugar-laden sodas, or fat stubbornly refuses to melt away.<br />
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Before signing up for the gym or swapping pasta for quinoa, increase your chances of success with some honest realizations.<br />
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Accept becoming a weight loss warrior means you are in a war – not just a battle. Your motivation must positively affect you not just physically, but mentally as well.<br />
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The latter is a fact many self-help books miss.<br />
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