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Resolutions for 2012....not what you think!

With only a few days left of 2011, many people are thinking about how 2012 will be different. Being home and with limited time and lots of family and friends to see, I sure haven't even given a moment's notice to the end of the year. Until I had to blog today! 

Thinking about the new year, its a time to contemplate the year gone - our challenges, triumphs, successes and failures. The beauty of reflection is it gives us an opportunity to resolve to reach new heights and achieve new goals for the year to come.

For many, health resolutions are top of mind - losing weight, quitting smoking, exercising etc. Those are usually things we SHOULD be doing...but what about things we shouldn't be doing - moreover, what are the things we do to ourselves that we should really put an end to?

Well I recently read this wonderful blog about "30 Things You Should Stop Doing to Yourself"  and it really struck me because so many of the items list are things I see us as people in general, doing to ourselves without even realizing.

Here are a few of the points these bloggers so eloquently made:

-Stop Berating Yourself for Old Mistakes

-Stop Trying to Compete with Everyone Else

-Stop Wasting Time Explaining Yourself to Others

...just to name a few. Pretty powerful stuff.

I encourge you to read the entire blog and take even 2-3 of these and make them your resolution to stop doing to yourself!

 

Wishing you a Healthy, Happy 2012!

Dr. Shamira

 

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To Buy or Not to Buy: The Clean & Dirty Guide to Produce!

Organic... do you choose to buy organic when it comes to produce? More and more people do.

Having produce free of toxic pesticides and other chemicals can be reassuring and definitely a healthy choice - but of course some of the price differences can hit hard, compared to conventional produce.

So, if you are like many people who would like to start eating organic but can't do it all, here is a great list - "The Dirty Dozen" & "The Clean Fifteen" provided by the Environmental Working Group (EWG) and published in the New York Times some time ago. Although I've blogged about the Dirty Dozen before, I wanted to remind everyone of what to choose to buy organic because of its higher toxic load and which produce is considered 'safer' with lower toxicity.

I hope you find this list helpful - print it out or visit The Environmental Working Group's website for a printable version. 

Wishing you Safe, Healthy Eating,

Dr. Shamira

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