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Building a Foundation of Health

Posted on January 15, 2012 | 2 Comments

I have fasted.

I have cleansed.

I have raw fooded.

I have spent time at Hippocrates.

I loved doing all of those things.

I got A LOT out of all of those things.

But I always wound up right back where I started.

Not that I didn’t gain knowledge, I did. Not that I didn’t grow, I did.

But I still never moved forward like I hoped.

And today I realized why.

I had never built a solid foundation of health.

I never started with one so therefore I could not wind up back there, standing on solid ground.

Building a strong foundation of health has become my goal and it is how I want to help you, too.

If you are standing on strong ground, you can really fly.

I want to fly.

And I want you to fly, too!

The 50/50 Diet Plan is an amazing way to build your very strong foundation of health.

So please join me this year as I help you to build this foundation.

It takes commitment.

It takes planning.

It takes patience.

So it is not for everyone but I promise you it will all be worth it.

We are going to be making the commitment to build this foundation. Then we are going to plan. Then we are going to put systems into place to allow us to succeed…every. single. day.

If you are ready to join in, stay tuned for what is coming up.

I’ve got lots of fun, inspiring, and life-changing stuff on the way.

It’s gonna rock.

I can’t wait to share it with you!

Yay!

Love,

Adrienne

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The Four Cornerstones of Health

Posted on December 29, 2011 | 1 Comment

My book, The 50/50 Diet Plan, is all about helping you develop a strong foundation of health that you can have for the rest of your life.

This foundation is built on the 4 Cornerstones of Health.

And they are…

1. Fruits and veggies. Eating lots fruits and veggies is probably one of the best things you can do for your body. Vitamins, minerals and anti-oxidants all help our bodies work optimally. The 50/50 Diet Plan shows you how you can easily add fruits and veggies into your diet in a non-dogmatic, non-dramatic way. I do promote that 50% of those fruits and veggies should be consumed raw but just increasing ANY amount you eat (raw or cooked) is huge.

2. Exercise. Ya gotta do it. We must move our bodies every day. But it does not have to be time consuming or boring. Find what you enjoy doing, and do that. There is no perfect exercise. The perfect one is the perfect one for YOU.


3. Appreciation and Gratitude. I believe without this very important piece of our health foundation, we cannot be 100% abundantly healthy. The art and momentum of living in appreciation and gratitude is easily created with a daily practice taking only minutes.

4. Meditation and Mind-relaxation techniques. Quieting the mind has massive health implications. Spending even just a few minutes a day breathing and focusing on nothing but breath allows for peace to filter into every aspect of your life.

Most diet programs are missing Cornerstones #3 and #4. They focus only on what you are eating. But we are not just what we eat. We are emotional, spiritual beings. And that part of us needs to be nurtured and addressed too. For overall long-term health, all of these Cornerstones need equal emphasis. And what is great is that Cornerstones #2, 3, and 4 are FREE. Hey now.

And finally, I believe that the Four Cornerstones of Health are best wrapped up in a big bow of passion. Passion for your life, your health, the things you love.

I am so looking forward to helping you in the New Year achieve this strong foundation of health!

Love,

Adrienne

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Disability Insurance???

Posted on November 10, 2011 | 6 Comments

We have been meeting with a financial advisor (our first time doing so) and we met with him today to really get started on the next steps of budgeting, saving and investing.

Well, budgeting and saving first. We are a bit far from doing any investing…for now. :)

One of the things he highly recommended for us was disability insurance.

Statistics show that it is very probable that a person becomes ‘disabled’ at some time during their working life.

I assumed this might be from an accident, primarily a work related one.

No, said our guy. These are the reasons (statistically):

Chronic disease

Mental illness

Back problems

Hmmm…

In my mind, these are primarily ‘lifestyle’ problems. Well, for the most part, I realize that there are times where you may be genetically predisposed to something or unfortunate things occur. But for the MOST part, these things are preventable. Diet and lifestyle play a MAJOR role in the onset of these conditions. I immediately felt that this was not something we needed (it would run us about $100 per month). I feel everything I’ve learned about the body and how to heal (body, mind, and soul) would help us if needed.

I feel that every day we choose to invest our money in helping us be healthier now and in the long run. We make choices with our food and our lifestyle that can make a big difference in our current and long-term health. It’s not perfect every day and could currently use some tweeking (hence the reason I am embarking on my 8 week plan). But if I feel as though if we were heading in any one of these directions, there are things we could do. I feel as though if we did, in fact, get a diagnosis out of the blue of one of these things, there are things we could do. And WOULD do to help ourselves.

Do I sound like a pompous ass?

Like I am above getting ill or better than that?

I don’t mean to sound as such. I am just thinking out loud because this has been brought to our attention and put on our radar.

Is is smart to have disability insurance ‘just in case?’

We do have life insurance and my husband’s company does supply us with percentage of his salary if something should happen and he had to go on disability. I, of course, could then get my lazy ass a job too. ;)

So with all of that, do we REALLY need disability insurance?

One scenario he did present that did make some sense was what if we save up a nice nest egg, have investments, and are doing great. Then, God forbid, something happens in 15 years and we had to use up all the money we had saved and invested to care for ourselves. Although, again, this feels dramatic and unlikely (IMHO).

What do you think?

I’d love to hear in the comments below.

Thanks!!

Love,

Adrienne

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