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New study shows drinking beetroot juice improves blood vessel function in postmenopausal women, promoting heart health and overall well-being.

https://www.drweil.com/blog/bulletins/beetroot-juice-benefits-blood-vessel-function/

Cold and Flu season is right around the corner! Great tips from Dr. Jockers!

https://drjockers.com/8-antiviral-nutrients-prevent-colds/

What a mind f🤬ck it is to “be a lady”. Maybe that’s why I just made my own rules. How about you?

Be a lady they said. Your skirt is too short. Your shirt is too low. Your pants are too tight. Don’t show so much skin. Don’t show your thighs. Don’t show your breasts. Don’t show your midriff. Don’t show your cleavage. Don’t show your underwear. Don’t show your shoulders. Cover up. Leave something to the imagination. Dress modestly. Don’t be a temptress. Men can’t control themselves.
Men have needs. You look frumpy. Loosen up. Show some skin. Look s*xy. Look hot. Don’t be so provocative. You’re asking for it. Wear black. Wear heels. You’re too dressed up. You’re too dressed down. Don’t wear those sweatpants; you look like you’ve let yourself go.

Be a lady they said. Don’t be too fat. Don’t be too thin. Don’t be too large. Don’t be too small. Eat up. Slim down. Stop eating so much. Don’t eat too fast. Order a salad. Don’t eat carbs. Skip dessert. You need to lose weight. Fit into that dress. Go on a diet. Watch what you eat. Eat celery. Chew gum. Drink lots of water. You have to fit into those jeans. God, you look like a skeleton. Why don’t you just eat? You look emaciated. You look sick. Eat a burger. Men like women with some meat on their bones. Be small. Be light. Be little. Be petite. Be feminine. Be a size zero. Be a double zero. Be nothing. Be less than nothing.

Be a lady they said. Remove your body hair. Shave your legs. Shave your armpits. Shave your bikini line. Wax your face. Wax your arms. Wax your eyebrows. Get rid of your mustache. Bleach this. Bleach that. Lighten your skin. Tan your skin. Eradicate your scars. Cover your stretch marks. Tighten your abs. Plump your lips. Botox your wrinkles. Lift your face. Tuck your tummy. Thin your thighs. Tone your calves. Perk up your b***s. Look natural. Be yourself. Be genuine. Be confident. You’re trying too hard. You look overdone. Men don’t like girls who try too hard.

Be a lady they said. Wear makeup. Prime your face. Conceal your blemishes. Contour your nose. Highlight your cheekbones. Line your lids. Fill in your brows. Lengthen your lashes. Color your lips. Powder, blush, bronze, highlight. Your hair is too short. Your hair is too long. Your ends are split. Highlight your hair. Your roots are showing. Dye your hair. Not blue, that looks unnatural. You’re going grey. You look so old. Look young. Look youthful. Look ageless. Don’t get old. Women don’t get old. Old is ugly. Men don’t like ugly.

Be a lady they said. Save yourself. Be pure. Be virginal. Don’t talk about s*x. Don’t flirt. Don’t be a skank. Don’t be a w***e. Don’t sleep around. Don’t lose your dignity. Don’t have s*x with too many men. Don’t give yourself away. Men don’t like s***s. Don’t be a prude. Don’t be so up tight. Have a little fun. Smile more. Pleasure men. Be experienced. Be s*xual. Be innocent. Be dirty. Be virginal. Be s*xy. Be the cool girl. Don’t be like the other girls.

Be a lady they said. Don’t talk too loud. Don’t talk too much. Don’t take up space. Don’t sit like that. Don’t stand like that. Don’t be intimidating. Why are you so miserable? Don’t be a bitch. Don’t be so bossy. Don’t be assertive. Don’t overact. Don’t be so emotional. Don’t cry. Don’t yell. Don’t swear. Be passive. Be obedient. Endure the pain. Be pleasing. Don’t complain. Let him down easy. Boost his ego. Make him fall for you. Men want what they can’t have. Don’t give yourself away. Make him work for it. Men love the chase. Fold his clothes. Cook his dinner. Keep him happy. That’s a woman’s job. You’ll make a good wife some day. Take his last name. You hyphenated your name? Crazy feminist. Give him children. You don’t want children? You will some day. You’ll change your mind.

Be a lady they said. Don’t get r***d. Protect yourself. Don’t drink too much. Don’t walk alone. Don’t go out too late. Don’t dress like that. Don’t show too much. Don’t get drunk. Don’t leave your drink. Have a buddy. Walk where it is well lit. Stay in the safe neighborhoods. Tell someone where you’re going. Bring pepper spray. Buy a r**e whistle. Hold your keys like a weapon. Take a self-defense course. Check your trunk. Lock your doors. Don’t go out alone. Don’t make eye contact. Don’t bat your eyelashes. Don’t look easy. Don’t attract attention. Don’t work late. Don’t crack dirty jokes. Don’t smile at strangers. Don’t go out at night. Don’t trust anyone. Don’t say yes. Don’t say no.
Just “be a lady” they said.

-Camille Rainville

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Here’s to a wonderful weekend ahead!

❣️I LOVE THIS ANALOGY:

You are holding a cup of coffee when someone comes along and bumps into you or shakes your arm, making you spill your coffee everywhere.

Why did you spill the coffee?

"Because someone bumped into me!!!"

‼️Wrong answer.😳

You spilled the coffee because there was coffee in your cup. ☕️

Had there been tea in the cup, you would have spilled tea.🫖

🙌🏼Whatever is inside the cup is what will spill out.

Therefore, when life comes along and shakes you (which WILL happen), whatever is inside you will come out. It's easy to fake it, until you get rattled.

🤨So we have to ask ourselves... “what's in my cup?"

When life gets tough, what spills over?🤷🏼‍♀️

😊Joy, gratitude, peace and humility?

Anger, bitterness, victim mentality and quitting-tendencies?😠

🌟Life provides the cup, YOU choose how to fill it.

Today let's work towards filling our cups with gratitude, forgiveness, joy, words of affirmation, resilience, positivity; and kindness, gentleness and love for others. ❣️

Amen!

“Do not be dismayed by the brokenness of the world. All things break. And all things can be mended. Not with time, as they say, but with intention. So go. Love intentionally, extravagantly, unconditionally. The broken world waits in darkness for the light that is you.”
L.R. Knost

Salvador Dali - Venus Butterfly, 1947.

“The best way out is always through.”
Robert Frost

❣️ 🎶🎤 Soul stirrer coming in hot. And if you’re not stirred I feel for you.

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I love this concept. We need times of darkness, quiet, stillness, healing and rest, as much as we need activity, noise, and light.

Here is a lovely prayer / poem from the French philosopher and author Albert Camus, that speaks to the spirit of this shortest day of the year.

In the depth of winter,
I finally learned
that within me there lay
an invincible summer.

― Albert Camus

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It’s World Vegan Day today, so here’s to all the lovely animals!

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What’s not to love?

XOXO
Annie

I wish you could smell these little lovelies.

💐 Treat yourself to some flowers today. You’re worth it! ❣️

Nothing beats a cozy rainy Sunday spent curled up with a good book and a warm cup of tea ☕️📖🌧️

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🍂 Welcome Fall with a burst of natural goodness! 🍂

As the days grow shorter and the air gets crisper, it's time to embrace the cozy vibes that Autumn brings. 🍁✨ And what better way to do that than by diffusing some amazing essential oils? Here are the top three benefits of diffusing ginger, clove, cinnamon bark, and wild orange oils! 🌟

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💫 Benefit 1: Ginger essential oil 💫
Need an energy boost during the Fall season? Nothing beats the invigorating power of ginger oil. Diffusing this warming oil can uplift your spirits and provide a natural pick-me-up, perfect for those chilly mornings. Plus, it may even support digestion, ensuring you enjoy all those delicious Fall treats guilt-free! 🎃

✨ Benefit 2: Clove essential oil ✨
As the leaves change color outside, create a comforting and cozy atmosphere indoors with the aromatic embrace of clove oil. Its rich, spicy scent will instantly transport you to a toasty haven. Aside from its comforting qualities, clove oil may also support respiratory health and help you unwind after a long day. 🍂🕯️

🍁 Benefit 3: Cinnamon bark and wild orange essential oils 🍊
Combine the irresistible scents of cinnamon bark and wild orange essential oils for a blend that screams "Fall!" The warm and inviting aroma will instantly create a joyful and positive ambiance. Not only that, but this delightful duo can also enhance focus, uplift the mood, and bring a touch of magic to your space. 🌈✨

🌻 Embrace Fall with open arms and experience the amazing benefits of these essential oils. 🌻

Tell us, what are your favorite Fall essential oil blends? Share below and spread the autumnal cheer by tagging a friend who needs a dose of Fall goodness in their life! 🍂🍃

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Sunday vibes. Prepping for the upcoming week. Healthy donuts 🍩 for the Mr. Check! And no, that’s not an oxymoronic statement!

So good and full of fiber and protein. With cacao (not cocoa).

Cacao has many health properties because of plant compounds, known as flavonoids, and can aid in blood pressure regulation, blood flow, and the prevention of blood clots.

Glowing in the green so far this weekend!
Last night a Key Lime Martini 🍸 for dessert! And this morning my Green Glow juice to keep the ‘I feel good’ party moving and grooving!

🌟The first frame is where they want us to be.
🌟The second frame is to keep us at frame #1.
🌟The third Frame is what we must Believe & Do!
🌟The Time is Now!.🙏🙏🙏

Looks can be deceiving! She’s sweet as sugar. I swear. 😁🐓

🔔 Eyes-Wide-Open Alert

Check your packages and be aware!

EWG investigation: Dangerous agricultural chemical chlormequat found in popular oat-based products A new EWG investigation finds for the first time troubling concentrations of the toxic agricultural chemical chlormequat in oat-based products sold in the U.S.,

This. ❤️

From my new book ‘LIFE’:

WHEN YOU CANNOT BEAR YOUR BODY

The days when you cannot bear to exist within your own body, are the days you must really sit there and feel the vessel you live in.

Consider its structure, the layers, the insides.
The many miraculous functions it carries out in every moment.

If it lives with disability, consider the pressure that brings to each and every sinew.

If it is fighting illness, imagine that war within you.

Stare at your body, absorb it. Touch it.
Let the feelings of shame and disgust engulf you, and then send them away to the universe to dispose of.
You are not your body.
You are a guest in your body and you are currently rejecting it daily, hourly.
This rejection creates disfunction and estrangement.
It is little wonder you feel uncomfortable within your own skin.
You are.

You, my friend, did not ruin your body, or let yourself go.
You are merely living, and life takes its toll, as it absolutely must.

The days when you cannot bear to exist within your body, are the days when your body needs you, so very much, to check in.
To accept.
To apologise.
To connect.
To befriend.

Be grateful, as every guest should be.
Be tidy, be respectful, be clean.
But most of all, be good company.

You are not here for long.

Donna Ashworth

From ‘LIFE’: https://amzn.eu/d/9Y6E6kz

Art by Visithra Manikam

"It's madness
to hate all roses
because you got scratched
with one thorn,

to give up all dreams
because one of them
didn't come true,

to give up all attempts
because one of them failed.

It's folly to condemn
all your friends
because one has betrayed you,

to no longer believe in love
just because someone
was unfaithful
or didn't love you back,

to throw away
all your chances to be happy
because something went wrong.

There will always
be another opportunity,
another friend,
another love,
a new strength.

For every end,
there is always
a new beginning.

And now here is my secret,
a very simple secret:
It is only with the heart
that one can see rightly;
what is essential,
is invisible to the eye."

🌹 Antoine de Saint-Exupéry
The Little Prince, 1943

Amen! Especially your Primary Care Doc. Sad. Recently had to find a new P*P and that was interesting. Very narrow in mindset.

But fortunately there are Functional Medicine Docs out there who actually SEE you and don’t just check off boxes for the prescribed and approved protocol of the masses.

Do a little homework and find yourself one!

https://www.ifm.org/find-a-practitioner/

Spot on

Truth! May want to read that twice. 👩‍🌾👨‍🌾

👩‍🌾🥦🥬🧅🧄🫑🍆🌶🥔🥕🌽🍅🍠

Does your device recharge you?
How do you get back in touch with Nature?

Can anyone else relate?

Happy April Fool's Day!
Don't take any wooden nickels. ;)