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What is complete protein? A complete protein is a protein source that contains all nine essential amino acids necessary in the human diet Nine essential amino acids: Histidine Isoleucine Leucine Lysine Methionine Phenylalanine Threonine Tryptophan Valine You may have been told that complete protein can only be found from meat sources such as chicken, pork, …
Your future depends on your dreams, so go to sleep. Mesut Barazany What is sleep hygiene? Sleep is a topic that has been on my mind recently. As with the changing of the seasons, we are preparing for change and this can influence the quality of our sleep in a big way. For instance, in …
Hello dearest, There is so much within you and your journey is far from over. It has been a hard and wild road, but you are making memories, marks, and a few scars a long the way. All is well. All is well, now. Even though, you know, it wasn't before- you know you are …
This week's post is titled Renew. Ask yourself, "what is renewal?" "what does renewal mean to me?" "how can I be renewed?" Renewal in this context means the replacing or repairing of something that was once run-down, worn out, or broken ~ The concept of renewal has been important to me in several ways. First, …
During the month of November I have been reading A House in the Sky by Amanda Lindhout. It was recommended to me by a family member who reads a lot and so I was interested in seeing what it was all about. It was the right decision. This book teaches us the danger, the power, …
~ peace, tranquility, rest, calm, bliss ~ I have always appreciated the concept of shanti, the Sanskrit word for peace. Shanti shows me that there is more to peace than simply refraining from violence. It is about an active engagment with ourselves and the world around us. Gently, this concept of Shanti is a reminder …
I recently finished Heart Berries, a memoir, by Terese Marie Mailhot. It was one of the most visceral reading experiences I have had. Her use of language transcends a story merely on a page. Her experiences are transformed into multidimensional, complicated scenarios of discrimmination, neglect, rejection, suffering, and motherhood that read both like stories and …
For years we have been hearing about and talking about an obesity crisis or epidemic in the United States. This week I want to dig deeper into the origins of this crisis and focus specifically on how this epidemic has started to increasingly affect healthcare workers. The motivation to investigate this issue more thoroughly comes …
The Color Purple by Alice Walker brings to light the types of oppression that women fight and, in addition, confronts this struggle within the politics and social dynamics of black society, family life, and slavery. In Walker's novel, it is the different ways that Celie, Shug, Nettie, and Sofia are dominated by their male counterparts …
This week I am inspired by a documentary, Gaza Fights For Freedom, by Abby Martin and it is this documentary and the Palestinian struggle that will be the subject of this week's content. I will give you a concise overview of the Palestinian genocide, followed by my review of the documentary, and then briefly talk …
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