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Health is everything
© Damon Duncan
This quote is from a comment made on another website. It’s a beautiful summary of what Habit Guide is about — our philosophy.
This extract from that comment is the voice of experience. The voice of someone who’s learnt the hard way — through trial and error. True words…
“…Eating or exercising a certain way will not give you a healthier body for life unless there are lifestyle habits in place that are sustainable for life … Health is not one thing; it is everything and it starts with a person’s mindset.”
What she meant by the second sentence is that everything feeds into health. Everything you do (or don’t do) either contributes to, or takes away from, your health. And that is day after day, year after year… Read more
Is make-up bad for your skin?
© re_
Here’s a crazy idea for you…
It’s quite shocking how some marketers draw on our insecurities to sell their products.
And I’m amazed how expensive some of these skin “beauty” products are.
A lot of these product’s claim to fame is some “unique plant extract” of this or that. But here’s a radical idea — don’t put it on your face, eat it!
I don’t mean eat the make-up. I mean eat the plant!
Your body knows exactly what to do with the thousands of “unique” components that make up the plant… Read more
I HATE change
© HckySo
“I really hate change — I really REALLY hate change” I heard someone say yesterday.
That’s normal. That’s most people. But why do we dislike it so much?
The reason is that sudden change is unpleasant because we have no map…
Suddenly the rules are unclear, we don’t know how we fit into the new scheme, we are adrift, unsure. And it takes a while to learn the new set-up and become comfy with our place. That’s why most people hate change… Read more
How to lose weight and keep it off for good
© Pink Sherbet
I want to talk to you specifically about how to lose weight because it’s a major goal for a lot of people — to get back a slim, toned, agile and energetic body of yester-year.
If you look into studies on weight loss you’ll be shocked. I was…
The shocking thing for me is the adherence rates of the study participants — in short abysmal. And the other shocking thing you’ll see is the amount of overall weight loss over the trial period of those that managed to stay the course — abysmal again.
What really makes the jaw drop is that in these studies, folks are well supported and educated by the study. So if people can’t stick to a diet with all that support, what chance has someone without it? Read more
What Buddha said about habits
Here’s what the Buddha had to say about habits…
“If you do what is evil, do not repeat it or take pleasure in making it a habit. An evil habit will cause nothing but suffering.
If you do what is good, keep repeating it and take pleasure in making it a habit. A good habit will cause nothing but joy.”
—Buddha. The Dhammapada, 117-118
© EnzCordeiro
So, Buddha clearly understood that habits are at the root of good or bad outcomes because each habit multiplies its effect thousands of times over…
Habits are to life force what veins and arteries are to blood. Life flows through our habits so easily!
So good habits really are the key to a happy life… Read more
