Carlito's Way

Carlito makes a mean smoothie at Arden's Garden in Atlanta, GA

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Forks Over Knives (OFFICIAL TRAILER)

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Sexy Eating for Good Health, Weight Loss and Lifestyle Change

Photo source: Tres Sugar

Every one wants to feel good, look good and enjoy life.  That includes having great sex. Do you remember a time when you couldn't wait to see and touch your partner? Yet, what happens when what you're eating, drinking or thinking gets in the way? You just may find yourself doing more complaining than engaging in lovemaking.

Of course, purposeful talk can be a turn on since it does aid in the release of oxytocin, "the love" hormone.


But let's be real, when your energy is low, breath is short, sleep is at a minimum, and you're thinking, "I am not in the mood," there won't be much sexy feeling going on.  So, a few quick changes can alter that.  First of all, gratification begins in the brain.  Taking care of your body makes you think and  feel better about yourself and certainly about sharing with someone else.

Where do you start?  When you go grocery shopping, add some almonds, walnuts and Omega-3 in the cart.  Increase your consumption of anti-oxidants with spinach, broccoli, tomatoes, red grapes, beets, greens, and dark chocolate.  The high flavonoid in dark chocolate has been reported to improve circulation and that contributes to more enjoyable sex.  Just resist the temptation to eat  the whole bar at one time.  Ask me how I know!

And let's not forget to do some physical exercise.  If you haven't been doing any exercise- start with some push-ups and situps each day.  Drink water, get outside, feel the sunshine on your face and breathe deeply. You'll be surprised how quickly you experience results. So women and men get your sexy back in 2012.


Sources:
 http://psychcentral.com/lib/2008/about-oxytocin/all/1/
 http://lpi.oregonstate.edu/infocenter/phytochemicals/flavonoids/

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The Best Time To Maintain Good Health

The best time to maintain good health, is while you have it. It's kind of like what my parents used to say about school work. I was encouraged to stay ahead and keep up so I would not have to play catch up. So, what causes some of us to overeat, overindulge, underexercise and then, decry the weight gain, bulges and "bad" news from the doctor? 


Call it human nature, reacting to life upsets, wanting to do what we want to do, repeating what we've seen, or my all time favorites, "I have plenty of time to deal with that" and "Well, I'm going to die from something".  While there are some things that genetics may have predisposed us to, we still have choices. Just suppose, we made some moderate changes now in our thinking, eating and exercise plan? Do you suppose we could then avoid the doctor's "cut back on and cut out" decrees? When we order the apple instead of the bag of chips with our sandwich, do you think it may make a difference? It makes sense to me. How about you? Now I know that some folks don't move until their backs are up against the wall and that's okay. "Back against the wall" can be a great motivator. One of my clients made some drastic changes when he thought he would not be here for his grandson's arrival. 


For anyone who is serious about maintaining or restoring good health there are some steps to be taken and key questions to be answered. We will deal with the first here which involves our thought process. Step 1- Think about the benefit to you of being in good health. What would you be doing, seeing, hearing and experiencing? What are you losing or missing out on as a result of not being in good health? Are those losses acceptable to you? If yes, what are you getting out of having those losses? What is being in good health worth to you? Start answering those questions for yourself with honesty. Then we will go to Step 2.

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Get Some Color In Your Diet

Autumn is upon us. The leaves are about to display a beautiful array of yellows and oranges. The colors that we see in fruits, vegetables and tubers are mists of solar and fohatic flames. They have a close relationship with the organs of the human body. 


Consider that the brain is cream-colored, the lungs pink, the heart red, the liver indigo or dark brown, the gall-bladder green and the pancreas is yellow. That is no accident. The CREATOR knew what to do. We are wonderfully made. Each organ and cell is endowed with its own life force. The three primary elements of air, fire and water are in the foods we eat and these foods must be combined properly to give the body motion, heat and agility. The elements are to the body as gas, oil and water are to the automobile. 

If your dinner plate is brown and beige, it is not helping your nervous system, heart, genes, immune system, breathing, memory, attention, mental health or ability to fight off cancer and other diseases. Learn how to choose foods that nurture your body. Add some color power to your diet!

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Changing Old Habits

An ancient universal principle suggests that the best way to change a deeply embedded habit is NOT to "pull it out by the roots." Instead, plant, nurture and cultivate an opposing habit next to the old one and give the new habit a lot of care, love and attention. Soon, the new habit will grow strong and beautiful and the old one will wither and drop out of sight. The same applies to those who want to introduce vegetarian meals into their diets. Some of you are afraid to cut out meat "cold turkey". So, you may want to add one or two meatless meals per week.

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