I was recently in a position where I could have a sneak peek at the personal documents of thousands of community members. These documents gave me a snapshot of their habits, needs, desires and vices. Okay, it was nothing shady, I was simply handing out competition entry forms at a shopping centre over six weeks, and the documents that were shown to me to gain entry into the competition were shopping receipts.
There’s already huge awareness of the importance of eating nutritious, chemical-free primal foods, but have you ever considered what your skin is eating each day? It is a medically recognised fact that our body absorbs significant amounts (about 60%) of what we put on our skin. A great example of skin absorption is in nicotine patches which release nicotine into the bloodstream through a sticker on the skin.
In the 21st century, personal computers have forever changed the way we live. Even if your job doesn’t require you to sit in front of a computer all day, you may be clocking up lots of computer hours at night and on the weekends doing your banking, correspondence, administration, research, and planning. You may also experience neck and back pain, eye strain, and headaches in your everyday life.
Being healthy, like most important things in life, is a life-long journey. I don’t mean that it takes your whole life to become healthy. We don’t ‘become’ healthy at any one exact moment in time, and then stay that way from then on. Rather, as our circumstances in life change, as our bodies’ requirements change, and as we learn more about food and our individual needs, our approach to health will evolve. When Brad and I met, we were excited that we were both ‘healthy eaters’.
Everyone wants positive results. Few people want the work that produces them though. We live in a world where everything we could ever want is