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Here are 100 great tips that I hope will help you promote better being in your life!

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1. Eat before bed?!? If you have problems falling asleep, eat a handful of walnuts before bed. You are boosting your fiber and essential fatty acids along with the amino acid tryptophan — a natural sleep-inducer.
2. A cold and flu trick! Use a pair of cotton socks and a pair of wool socks, soak the cotton socks in cold water, wring them out and then put them on your feet. Put the wool socks on top and then go to bed. This will help get the body fluids draining and moving and decrease congestion or inflammation in the sinuses and head. Who knew hydrotherapy could be done with socks?
3. Manage Stress. We all have stress in our lives but identifying that we are stressed is the first step to managing it. Then look for ways to decrease it constructively: deep breathe, have a walk, have some “me time” and eat good food! The world also looks a lot rosier after a good night’s sleep (new mom’s know this one best).
4. Build Your Confidence: Identify your abilities and weaknesses together, try to build on them and do the best you can. Don’t worry, nobody around you is perfect so why should you be?
5. Make Time for Family and Friends: These relationships, if positive, need to be nurtured. Share life’s joys and sorrows with those close. Invest time and energy in to  those who are positive and loving around you.
6. Give and Accept Support! Be receptive to help when you need it and put your pride away (superwoman is a fictional character …and who would be caught dead in that outfit?). Know when to ask for help, know when to give it, and most importantly: know when to accept it.
7. Be aware of the Money Pit! Financial problems cause stress. Over-spending on our “wants” instead of our “needs” is often the culprit. Ask yourself: what do I really need and why do I need it? “Retail therapy” is expensive and short lived, so opt for something that is a better investment in YOU like a good meal or a brisk walk. Your body and wallet will thank you!
8. Volunteer! Being involved in community gives us a sense of purpose and satisfaction that paid work cannot. Sometimes this “reality check” can go a long way in reducing stress and creating happiness.
9. Find Strength in Numbers! Sharing a problem with others who have had similar experiences can help you find a solution. Talk it out with friends, family, support groups… or even a cab driver!
10. Find a support “blog” on the internet and you will realize that you are definitely not the only one with similar issues.
11. Express Yourself! Express your feelings of anger, sadness, joy and fear in constructive ways. Keep a journal of each mood and when sad, angry or fearful reread your “joy journal” for reminders of what happy experiences you have had. What seems terrible today can seem trivial tomorrow.
12. Peace: Think about who you are and what makes you really happy. Try to balance what you can and cannot change about yourself. We are often the most critical of ourselves but we all have great skills and attributes and just have to remind ourselves of what they are (keep a journal of them in case you forget!)



13. A wholesome thank you! Buy whole foods (whether canned, frozen, or fresh from the farm) and use them in place of processed foods whenever possible. Your body will thank you!
14. Don’t be so corny! Try to reduce or eliminate foods and drinks made with corn syrup. Corn syrup is a calorie-dense, nutritionally empty sweetener that studies indicate are worse for the body than sugar! Corn on the cob is great: corn syrup isn’t!
15. Green is #1! Try to start each dinner with a mixed green salad. It will help reduce your appetite for higher caloric foods, increase your fibre and water so food can be easily digestible. It will automatically add veggies to your meal and will help flush through everything else to improve bowel movements and a healthier colon.

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