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We all know that failure is part of growth and that we have to fail to some extent to move forward, and that without some degree of failure, we fail to progress at all. But what about the cost of continued failure? Low Self-Esteem and Self-Worth: Repeated failures can erode one's confidence in their abilities and value as a person. Increased Anxiety and Stress: The fear of failing again can lead to heightened levels of anxiety and chronic stress. Depression and Hopelessness: Persistent failure can contribute to feelings of sadness, hopelessness, and a sense of being trapped. Self-Doubt and Insecurity: Individuals...

I struggled with this too   The first rule for slimming down is being willing to invest in yourself. I struggled to invest in myself in the past, too. I have for decades wanted to speak Spanish. I lived in Los Angeles for 25 years where I heard Spanish on a daily basis and I wanted to be able to connect – but - I didn’t want to spend money on any training or resources. I wanted to figure out how to do things on my own, the cheapest way possible. Oh the CDs (yes I tried for that long)...

Do you think of yourself as inactive and/or unhealthy? Read on   A study was conducted by a psychologist named Alia Crum at Stanford University.  She and her team were interested in how our beliefs about exercise and physical activity can influence our actual health outcomes.  They chose hotel housekeepers as their subjects because these workers tend to have physically demanding jobs, but many of them didn't consider it as exercise. When asked, most of the housekeepers in the study said they were unfit and unhealthy. This is how they "believed" themselves to be. Many had metabolic issues already  The...

The weight loss industry has a 90% failure rate, and yet wespend $33 billion dollars a year trying to lose weight   Why do we spend such an enormous amount of money in anindustry that does not work? Because we CARE We really CARE  Because of the huge failure rate, society tries to normalize weight gain, justify it, validate it, even celebrate it – and STILL WE CARE  We care to the tune of $33 billion dollars! And because of the massive failing of the weight loss industry, we believe weight loss long term cannot really be possible - this...

Food coloring stops the breakdown of proteins, this is a problem. So a protein is broken down into individual amino acids. You cannot have an immune response to an individual amino acid, but you can have one to an amino acid sequence. Say you are sensitive to gluten, the quicker you can break that gluten down the better, because it becomes less reactive. But say you bake that cake with blue food dye to match the birthday balloons, if you are gluten sensitive it is going to knock you on your backside because the food coloring prevents enzymes from allowing the...