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I found some unexpected relief here.⁣ ⁣ Last W

I found some unexpected relief here.⁣
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Last Wednesday I got my Covid booster and I was a bit nervous because after my 2nd shot, I broke out in a horrible sunburn-like rash. Not uncommon for me, for in my life of allergies and pharmacy work, certain things (medication dust) did that to me.⁣
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All. The. Time.⁣
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Right on cue two days later, I got it. Far worse than before and the pain in my injection arm was killing me, radiating down and up across my shoulders. Plus a pounding headache in the middle of my forehead that wouldn’t quit. It hurt to move, sleep or even just be.⁣
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Sunday morning, feeling awful and hungover from the antihistamines, face hot, tender and itchy, I decided to go out barefoot for some earth time. A park bench on the lawn with a direct view of the morning sun, in a nice quiet nook where the whole complex couldn’t see me. First 20 minutes. Then 20 more. ⁣
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Bliss, sitting quietly, eyes closed as the sun warmed my face, squishing my toes and feet into the soft, damp grass. Calm, relaxing, peaceful.⁣
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Back at my apartment I realized that my arm was no longer throbbing and had painless full range of motion again, and my groggy head had cleared.⁣
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People get heated over the science of grounding or earthing - it’s like talking politics. ⁣
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We came into this world designed to live naked on it, so is it too farfetched to believe that the most sensitive part of our bodies (the soles of our feet) might have a connection with the planet? That our vibrations or energies might align? That our bodies function at their optimal when we connect with nature?⁣
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Many people who’ve tried it love it and they don’t care why or how. Others don’t and do. ⁣
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Step outside in your bare feet and enjoy the feel of the grass between your toes. 15 minutes is all you need each day. Try it for a week or two and see how you feel.⁣
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Are you >> already grounding or earthing as a daily practice? What benefits has it brought to you? I would love to hear your thoughts.⁣
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#smootherhealth #meatylowcarb #SexySuperYou #healthyover50⁣

“Yes, Coach Cherie Ó, I want those things for m

“Yes, Coach Cherie Ó, I want those things for myself but how can your Kickstart Results program address all that in just 28 days?”⁣
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Simple.⁣
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By teaching you HOW and practicing each day by DOING. 🧡 🥩 💪🏼⁣
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Meaty Low Carb Living is more than the foods that you eat and many women over 50 take a short cut when choosing a calorie slashing “diet” that promises amazing results in a short period of time. ⁣
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If you are going to do it right, you’ll need:⁣
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✅ a plan with real food, that’s sold everywhere you go⁣
✅ education on the best items to fuel your body with⁣
✅ intuitive eating based on your body’s needs, not a schedule⁣
✅ strategies for eating out & those tricky social situations⁣
✅ a way to harness metabolic flexibility & reverse insulin resistance⁣
✅ an abstinence based program to end sugar cravings & remove the troublemakers⁣
✅ solutions for getting a great night’s sleep every night⁣
✅ stress reduction practices to clear your mind of the negative and bring in the positive⁣
✅ mirror work to connect with your inner self⁣
✅ a fitness plan modified for you that doesn’t over-stress the body⁣
✅ support from a community of like-minded women at different stages of their own transformations⁣
✅ an accessible health coach to lean on, get inspiration & answer questions that come up⁣
✅ sustainable practices that you can continue and benefit from for life⁣
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All that and more is tucked inside my simple, easy to follow online course. Think of it as bootcamp training, where you’ll get lots of information, practice running through the drills and when you’re finished you’ll have all the tools to keep it going - all while feeling a whole heck of a lot better.⁣
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The ridiculously low special group price offer for the 2022 New Year’s Kickstart Results 28 Day Challenge ENDS Jan. 2nd (mañana) because we begin on Monday, Jan. 3rd. Use the link 🔗 in my bio to sign up TODAY!⁣
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Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣ ⁣ When you’re feelin

Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣
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When you’re feeling hungry, and you know it’s genuine, skip the snack and have a meal instead.⁣
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Those days of packing around snacks, running to the vending machine, selecting a “little something” when you’re collecting your morning coffee are gone in Meaty Low Carb Living.⁣
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And that’s not because Coach Cherie Ó says, “You can’t have those!”⁣
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You will no longer want, crave or “need” them.⁣
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You will be so well fed that the desire for a pick-me-up and the worry of “Will I make it until my next meal?” simply become obsolete.⁣
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To be fair, you can’t expect that to happen on Day One! But it will happen as we:⁣
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🧡 Train ourselves to eat a meal instead of a snack • When our body needs fuel we heartily feed it, we don’t just give her a taste.⁣
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🥩 Cut out the troublemakers • Removing grains, legumes, sugar and inflammatory seed oils that disrupt and damage communication and function within our perfectly designed body.⁣
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💪🏼 Gain metabolic flexibility • Our bodies run their very best on ketones which we make and pull from our fat stores, but we can also run on glucose when we need to. We store fat for that very purpose! We’ll remind our bodies to look to them first and use them for fuel.⁣
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🤫 A little SECRET about glucose (aka sugar) - your body can make ALL that she needs, so don’t worry about not getting “enough” eating Meaty Low Carb.⁣
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That’s a wrap on our month of healthy tips! Hope you learned something useful that you are ready to put into action! ⁣
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Did you >> have a favorite? Share in the comments below! 👇🏼⁣
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See my >> latest blogs on just HOW to TAKE ACTION at SmootherHealth,net (Link 🔗 in bio) ⁣
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Happy New Year ladies! 🎉⁣
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Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣ ⁣ Gas, bloating, indig

Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣
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Gas, bloating, indigestion, heartburn, diarrhea, constipation, & even allergies are red flags that your body isn’t happy with your food choices.⁣
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“Beans, beans the musical fruit…”⁣
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We all know that one and when we eat them we expect our bellies to blow up and a lot of gas will need to come out. (So never eat them when you’re out on a date!) 😉⁣
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One thing my clients ALL discover during their first weeks of working with me is that by eating Meaty Low Carb, those symptoms of today’s tip start fading away. ⁣
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Yes, they are reactions in the body to the foods we eat! ⁣
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And as we are experiencing these symptoms, you have to wonder, what else is going on in there that we don’t know about? What damage is being done? Why are we wasting our body’s precious healing abilities on something self-inflicted?⁣
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Just because we don’t instantly drop dead from something that we eat, doesn’t mean it is not poisonous to us. 🤯 ⁣
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Plants have defense mechanisms built right in to discourage predators from eating them. We are the predators. They can’t run or fight back, but they can eff us up. And most of our “edible” plants (grains, grasses, legumes, vegetables, fruit) have been GMO’d to ramp up their defense against “predators.” ⁣
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Gut health is extremely important to us because it is here that we digest food, synthesize vitamins, fight infections and keep our mind happy and healthy. Literally happy since 90% of our serotonin production takes place here and we need serotonin to regulate our mood, appetite and sleep.⁣
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These symptoms are a cry for help: Pay attention‼️ You’re hurting us‼️ Stop eating that‼️ How about we give a good listen & do what she asks? Keep your gut happy and she’ll return the favor in abundance.⁣
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🧡 🥩 💪🏼Start Meaty Low Carb Living on Monday, Jan. 3rd with the 2022 New Year Kickstart Results 28 Day Challenge! 4 weeks of doing it and you are set for life. Sign up today! Link 🔗 in bio.⁣
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Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣ ⁣ Find your “sweet s

Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣
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Find your “sweet spot” with carb intake for effective weight loss.⁣
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The fewer the carbohydrates you eat, the more of an effect it will have on your weight, blood sugar, and inflammation.⁣
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The recommended number of carbs varies widely from person to person, considering age, weight and fitness activity. ⁣
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Sugar, grains and other starches, along with inflammatory seed oils should not be consumed, so when I am talking about carbs, these are the foods eaten in addition to meat, fish, eggs and healthy fats.⁣
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Young, healthy, thin people who exercise regularly will be fine with moderate amounts of carbs in their diet. Some may feel better though when they eat fewer. For example, they may get relief from digestive or skin issues when they eat less.⁣
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🌀 Remember, not everyone NEEDS a low carb diet, but everyone will BENEFIT from one.⁣
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Some tend to feel the best (become healthier and thinner) from an extremely low amount of carbs, or almost none at all. That is mostly true for middle-aged or older women who may already be overweight and dealing with insulin resistance brought on by menopause. ⁣
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Anyone who has a difficult time losing weight, has intense cravings or suffers from a modern disease, will find greater success if they eat as few carbs as they possibly can.⁣
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If you stick to under 20 grams of carbs a day, you can eat unlimited amounts of meat, fish, eggs and butter. You can also add in (if tolerated) some small amounts of above-ground vegetables, avocados, olives, cream and cheese. Many choose to just eat more meat.⁣
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If you go upwards to 50 grams per day, there is also room for (if tolerated) more vegetables, plus nuts, and perhaps berries on occasion. ⁣
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Some people are able to consume 50 -100 grams of carbs per day and still lose weight if they are healthy, active and not suffering from metabolic issues.⁣
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It’s important to experiment and see what works best for YOU, as each of us is quite different.⁣
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📆 Join me tomorrow for a new Healthy Tip for #agingawesomely. And if you’re a woman over 50, FOLLOW ME!⁣
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Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣ ⁣ Eat less and feel mo

Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣
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Eat less and feel more full and satisfied with one-pan Meaty Low Carb meals.⁣
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Have you ever people watched at those all you can eat buffets? Maybe you just watched yourself as you piled your plate, ate it all and still had room for dessert. The same thing happens at Thanksgiving, Christmas or any potluck.⁣
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Can you relate? >> Raise your hand 🙋🏻‍♀️ if you’ve ever felt “over-stuffed” at one of those events in the comments below.⁣
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Normally when we are full, we no longer desire food and the pleasure of eating subsides. Even our sense of taste diminishes. This is the work of our hunger hormones, linked to the endocrine and digestive systems. When we are full, our fat cells release leptin which is a hormone that regulates metabolism and body weight, and most importantly, tells us we no longer need to eat.⁣
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So why does that process go to hell in a handcart sometimes?⁣
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It’s the variety of food choices. Each new food item gives us a dopamine spike which overpowers leptin intended to halt our eating. We get a rekindled interest in the novel new taste and we keep going. Our level of satisfaction of food already eaten is overpowered by our desire to explore exciting new territory.⁣
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That’s why we can always make room for ice cream.⁣
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I have found, and my clients would agree, that eating one dish meals offer more satisfaction than eating some of this and some of that. So instead of having sausage AND eggs, combine them in a scramble or an omelet. Instead of having meat AND a vegetable, cook them up together in a stir-fry or stew. You’ll end up happier eating less.⁣
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This works in reverse as well. Some people have trouble eating ENOUGH meat to meet their nutritional needs and by adding variety to their plate (eggs AND sausage AND bacon) they are able to eat more.⁣
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👩🏻‍💻 Learn how Meaty Low Carb living burns belly fat for women over 50 at SmootherHealth.net. (Link 🔗 in bio)⁣
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Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣ ⁣ Our need for protein

Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣
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Our need for protein increases as we age, so be sure to include animal protein with every meal.⁣
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During the stressful periods of our loves, like menopause, losing weight, dealing with a chronic or acute illness or even surgery, our bodies process proteins less efficiently and we need more to maintain our muscle mass, strength and bone health.⁣
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Throw in other aging issues like reduced appetite, dental problems, trouble swallowing and slowing down, becoming more sedentary — and we now have the formula for muscle wasting, bone loss, compromised mobility and the loss of independent functioning.⁣
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The protein recommendations for women over 50 is 1 to 1.5 g per kilogram of weight, and that does vary from person to person with their specific state of health. If you are sick and recovering, you would likely need more than an active, healthy person.⁣
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Having all of your meals be Meaty Low Carb spreads your protein consumption out so you get adequate intake and ensures that you are not eating foods that compete or interfere with your absorption of nutrients and vitamins.⁣
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ℹ️ What’s Meaty Low Carb? >> see my FAQ page (https://smootherhealth.net/frequently-asked-questions/)⁣
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Powder or liquid supplements are almost never needed unless a person is malnourished or can’t chew food. Real food should always be your first choice.🥇⁣
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A long, active, healthy life needs to be fueled and maintained. That’s what we do here at Smoother Health Coaching! 😉⁣
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🌀 Join the Second Half Sister in our private FB group and check out today’s Meaty Low Carb recipe using the 🔗 link in my bio.⁣
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Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣ ⁣ Make meditation part

Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣
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Make meditation part of your nightly bedtime routine.⁣
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For women over 50 especially, reducing stress and getting quality sleep each night can keep the belly fat from accumulating and stop insulin resistance which leads to type 2 diabetes, Alzheimer’s, heart disease, cancer and most of our modern day maladies. Meditation, as part of your bedtime routine, is a great way to tackle both.⁣
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I really like the free app, Synctuition, which advertises 3D sound and says that a 25 minutes session has the same effect as 4 hours of deep meditation. When I use it in the evenings, it prepares me for sleep by clearing away negativity, stress and anxiety.⁣
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I’m only using the free version at this point (NOT the free trial) which has 3 full sessions that can be replayed and I must say that I love it. You do need headphones to get the proper effect.⁣
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What I enjoy about the sessions is that you are listening to these 3D nature sounds all around you and you relax into the session without any effort. It’s like it is doing the meditation for you, so you don’t have to worry about your mind wandering off thinking about that project or the tasks you forgot to finish. My body just melts away and when I do go to bed, I fall asleep easily and sleep deeply.⁣
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Do you >> have trouble quieting your mind at bedtime? Would this be something you are willing to try? Give me a thumbs up 👍🏼 in the comments below if you would?⁣
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Today’s Healthy Tip: Plan on doing a kitchen pu

Today’s Healthy Tip:

Plan on doing a kitchen purge right after your holiday celebration. Start today and pass out the leftovers!

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Merry Christmas ladies! 🧡

I do recommend that all my clients do a kitchen purge to get rid of any tempting food stuffs that might be lingering after the holidays. If you know that chips and crackers are sitting quietly in your cupboard or the leftover frozen cinnamon rolls could lead to a later binge, get rid of them now.

And don’t feel guilty removing the lovingly baked goodies that were gifted to you. Find them a place outside of your home.

A number of my clients made several discoveries last Christmas. We had strategized ways to enjoy the holidays that would align with the 90 Days Results program, with Meaty Low Carb options and avoiding trigger foods, but inevitably something always comes up.

And we just have to roll with the punches.

🎄 One client became very aware of the “carb pushers” in her family and was surprised by the lack of understanding and support.

🎄 Several had reactions from food sensitivities to gluten, low fat dairy, and beans resulting in some painful guts. They won’t be eating those again!

🎄 Another was happy to enjoy her favorite pineapple cider by diluting a couple ounces with sparkling mineral water.

🎄 A few noticed that sweets they tasted were much too sweet for them now while another discovered how easily she started sliding down her slippery slope.

What I loved most about those quick comments I got, was my clients’ awareness of what was going on in their bodies and around them. That’s really a big deal! They like the way that they have been feeling and didn’t like what those foods did to them. That makes it so much easier to remove them completely.

📆 Join me tomorrow and each day this month for a new Healthy Tip for #agingawesomely. I’m also posting a new Meaty Low Carb recipe each day in our private Smoother Health Community Facebook group! Link 🔗 in bio.

#smootherhealth #meatylowcarb #SexySuperYou #healthyover50

Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣ ⁣ Wait an hour after w

Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣
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Wait an hour after waking before exercising to avoid straining your back.⁣
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You wake up at 6 am and wander out to living room, still sleepy eyed, to put in your favorite yoga or workout DVD. You are doing your body good, sticking to your commitment, right? 🧘🏻‍♀️⁣
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Or are you inviting damage to your back?⁣
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Wait, what? 🥺⁣
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When you wake up in the morning after (hopefully) 8 hours horizontal, the discs of your spine are fully hydrated and endure much higher stresses when they are bent. Exercise stresses the spine about 3 times more in the first hour out of bed.⁣
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Whether it is movement from doing a crunch or a yoga pose, or from pressure of force, like in a plank or shoveling the snow in the driveway, you are straining the layers of collagen in the spinal discs.⁣
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Your risk depends on the shape of your discs and the thickness of your spine, and more than likely you won’t feel when it is being damaged until too late.⁣
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Does that rule out morning exercise then?⁣
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Not at all. Within an hour of being upright, 90% of the extra fluid will have dissipated, making exercise much safer. So wait an hour to get started. Use that time to journal, mediate, get caught up of Facebook, get a little morning sun and fresh air, get your lunch packed - THEN do your workout.⁣
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📆 Join me tomorrow and each day this month for a new Healthy Tip for #agingawesomely. Look for today’s Meaty Low Carb recipe in our private Smoother Health Community Facebook group! ⁣
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#smootherhealth #meatylowcarb #SexySuperYou #healthyover50⁣
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Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣ ⁣ Spend time “earthi

Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣
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Spend time “earthing” - sitting, walking or standing on conductive surfaces such as sand, grass or dirt.⁣
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It is believed that with the advent of shoes, houses, flooring and elevated beds that we have lost our direct bodily connection with the earth’s electrical field. Free electrons can be absorbed by the body and act like antioxidants once inside, providing many health benefits. Without that connection over days, months, years and decades, our bodies have become depleted.⁣
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Most who have tried earthing or grounding have reported a reduction in chronic pain and inflammation, better sleep, improved circulation and mood, and faster recovery times from injuries or illness. Connecting to mother earth helps us top up on energy and rebalance our body’s system. ⁣
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How do you do it? ⁣
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Outside it easy: allow the bottoms of your feet, palm of your hands or you whole body to touch the earth, by walking in the sand, laying on the grass or swimming in the sea. ⁣
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Inside is a bit trickier, but there are grounding mats out there (an example here on Amazon: https://amzn.to/3z2fKZC) that you can use while sitting, standing or best, while you sleep, since that is when our body does it’s best healing. # ad⁣
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Try the free version - barefoot on the nearest lawn for 30 minutes and see how you feel. In just a few days people have noticed a marked improvement, so why not give it a try?⁣
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📆 Join me tomorrow and each day this month for a new Healthy Tip for #agingawesomely. I’m also posting a new Meaty Low Carb recipe each day in our private Smoother Health Community Facebook group so pop over and join the Second Half Sisters today!⁣
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Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣ ⁣ Schedule in time eac

Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣
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Schedule in time each day for your own self-care.⁣
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I often talk about the importance of self-care and I make sure that it is an integral part of all of my coaching programs. I even have a free Unleash the Super You 5 Day Challenge that focuses entirely on that. (Resource Library - Link 🔗 in bio)⁣
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The mindset of sacrificing our own needs to meet the needs of others is something many of us share. We are super-women, able to get it all done in record time with our signature flair. But we need healthy, strong bodies to keep that S on our chests.⁣
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Self-care means giving the world the BEST of you, not what’s LEFT of you.⁣
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Set aside some time EACH day for your own self-care. And rather than saying, “I’m going to do such & such every day at this time,” breathe into it and ask yourself in the very moment, “What do I need?” Keep breathing, visualizing your breath entering and leaving your body, sending energy & healing light to every cell head to toe. And then listen.⁣
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🛀🏻 Do you need a nap or a hot bath?⁣
🗣 To connect with a friend or a family member?⁣
🤯 How about a brain dump to clear your head?⁣
🕺🏻 A release of energy with some 80s tunes and dancing?⁣
🧘🏻‍♀️ Maybe more breathing & stretching with some yoga?⁣
🚶🏻‍♀️ A walk out in nature to reconnect with your soul?⁣
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Being in tune with our bodies is a big part of living life to the fullest in our Second Half of Life. Eating Meat Low Carb gets our eating & satiety signals working again, and gets us out of “red alert mode” from toxic invaders like sugar, gluten, and inflammatory oils. You can see how combined, this is very healing for our aging bodies.⁣
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📆 Join me tomorrow for a new Healthy Tip for #agingawesomely. And if you’re a woman over 50, FOLLOW ME!⁣
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Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣ ⁣ Your brain also need

Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣
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Your brain also needs exercise so challenge it daily with puzzles, art, writing or by learning a skill or second language.⁣
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When I went “over the hill” back at 50, it wasn’t necessarily aging that frightened me the most as I looked ahead to the Second Half of life.⁣
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It was the thought of declining, cognitively and physically, to a state of sickness and helplessness.⁣
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We’ve all got to go sometime, but I want to “live long and drop dead” if I can help it.⁣
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One of the things my grandma, MeeMee (who died at 104.5 years old) did faithfully every morning, was the daily word jumbles in the local paper. If she got stumped, she would ask for help from her many visitors or even complete strangers she encountered, until it was solved.⁣
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Some of her longevity secrets and MeeMee Wisdom are right there in that paragraph:⁣
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👵🏻 Challenge your mind ⁣
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There are a bajillion different puzzle apps and books out there, and even cracking open a real jigsaw puzzle works your mind. Legos are fun, too! If you feel you need productivity: build something, refurbish, landscape, organize the workbench or garage - these all require problem solving skills.⁣
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Puzzles can help you in these 7 ways:⁣
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🧩 They lower stress levels⁣
🧩 They improve visual and spatial reasoning⁣
🧩 They improve your memory⁣
🧩 They exercise both sides of your brain⁣
🧩 They can improve your IQ score⁣
🧩 They enhance your mood⁣
🧩 They improve your problem solving skills⁣
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What language did you learn in high school? Why not use the free Duolingo app and brush up on that language. You will be surprised at how quickly it comes back and it’s a terrific way to exercise the old noggin.⁣
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Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣ ⁣ Ditch the diet sodas

Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣
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Ditch the diet sodas, which surprisingly make it HARDER to lose weight.⁣
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Artificial sweeteners trick your metabolism into thinking that sugar is on its way. Your body will start pumping out insulin (the fat STORAGE hormone) and you’ll feel hungrier and crave more starchy and sugary carbs.⁣
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Are you >> a diet soda drinker? In the comments, share on average how many 12 oz 🥤 diet sodas you have each day. 👇🏼⁣
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Typical sweeteners in diet soda are: aspartame, cyclamates, saccharin, acesulfame-k, or sucralose. With the detection of the foreign artificial chemical in the system, your body also gets confused and will slow metabolism down.⁣
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Slow metabolism AND fat storage sounds like a recipe for disaster, not an aid to weight loss. ⁣
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Here are some other things to think about:⁣
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🥤 There is a 200% increased risk of obesity just from drinking diet sodas.⁣
🥤 Diet sodas increase the risk of diabetes MORE than sugar sweetened sodas.⁣
🥤 For women, one 12 ounce diet soda increased their risk of developing type 2 diabetes by 33%. A 20 ounce diet soda bumped that up to 66%.⁣
🥤 Those who drank diet soda, drank twice as much as those drinking sugar sweetened sodas.⁣
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You could switch to sodas that are sweetened with stevia, which don’t have the same effect on the body as those sweeteners I listed above, and they would certainly be a better choice.⁣
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Getting rid of the dependency on that sweet taste would be an even better one. If you can kick the habit for even 11 days, you’ll find that your taste buds have changed, and you’ll likely stop craving it. You may even find it too sweet to drink.⁣
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You can also wean yourself off by adding sparkling or still mineral water to dilute your soda, and then cutting way back. ⁣
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🌀 Join the Second Half Sister in our private FB group and check out today’s Meaty Low Carb recipe using the 🔗 link in my bio.⁣
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Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣ ⁣ You only need to str

Today’s Healthy Tip:⁣
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You only need to strengthen the muscles you want to keep.⁣
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When I learned that I could lose weight without exercising, I thought, “Hot damn!” because that’s the part I don’t really like. I lost weight, got in to my skinny jeans and was pretty happy with that.⁣
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Somewhere along the way I lost my butt. It was pretty shapely in my younger days and my body was strong from wrangling kids, working and physically maintaining our home.⁣
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After about age 30, we start losing muscle tone and our bone density can get weaker. The process continues to accelerate as we go through menopause. That’s why elderly women become so frail and break bones when they fall.⁣
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So here’s some food for thought: do you want to remain self-sufficient in your old age?⁣
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💪🏼 Carrying the groceries in from the car⁣
💪🏼 Wheeling the garbage and recycling bins out to the curb. ⁣
💪🏼 Getting the holiday decorations down from the garage⁣
💪🏼 Picking yourself off the floor if you happen to fall⁣
💪🏼 Lifting yourself on and off the toilet on your own⁣
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We are over the hump ladies, so those days are coming when we will need help, maybe with everything. But we have a say in how quickly, or if ever, that happens.⁣
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It is never too late to rebuild strength. You might be like me and have a big hole to dig yourself out of so it is more important now than ever to make it a priority. ⁣
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My programs include the workouts perfect for women over 50, and for all fitness levels, to get that strong, lean, healthy body. And the Bonus Fitness Hub will always be available to you, even after you’ve graduated!⁣
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Sign up or apply with the link 🔗 in my bio and don’t forget to check out today’s delicious MLC recipe in the Smoother Health Community private Facebook group.⁣
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