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  Every year many of us find ourselves making two major commitments, as well as two major broken promises. If you haven’t already guessed what it might be you will know exactly what I am referring to in just a moment. Commitment number one, the infamous “New Years Resolution” to lose weight, eat healthier, quit smoking, and earn more money. These commitments rank number one on the lists that my friends, family, and even myself follow at the start of each year. However, most resolutions are broken by the middle of February, hence broken promise number one. The second biggest commitment made?; getting “in-shape” for the summer. This is something many of us start as the weather warms our skin, but as the months go by we often make excuses as to why exercise isn’t possible or maybe we justify that eating saturated fat ridden treats is alright. This would be broken promise number two.

  So what can we do, and does it really matter if we don’t always follow through with commitments? Yes! It matters so greatly that it can affect your entire life. How is that? The more we break promises to ourselves the less we trust ourselves, and the less we trust ourselves the lower our self esteem becomes. Self esteem affects more than just physical appearance, it can get so low that our confidence to obtain other goals will seem near impossible. Our relationships amongst friends, family, and our spouse can be inhibited by lack of trust for your self. We must live with the person we are for the remainder of our lives, if we do not trust that person within us, how will you ever truly trust those who are not ourselves? The answer is, you never really can. With that said, we need a solid plan of action to start obtaining goals.

  Today, we focus on gearing up for the summer, however, these plans of action can be modified and reapplied to any situation that your are passionate about accomplishing. Some of the most common goals that most want to obtain is getting “in-shape” which can mean increasing muscle tone, losing weight, and even banishing acne or eczema out breaks. There are thousands upon thousands of diet plans available to help us lose weight, there are millions of exercise routines to build muscle, and there are billions of dermatological products to help us get ready for the summer. At the end of the day the best way to get in shape is to commit. Write down that you vow to commit to whatever it is you would like to accomplish for at least 30 days. It takes 28-30 days to make or break a habit so it is important that you give whatever it is your are doing at lease this amount of time. The perk? Within two weeks you should begin to see slight results, and start enjoying the newly found routine giving you the confidence to simply push onto two more weeks.

  Every single person is an individual. Between genes, hormones, gender, age, appearance, and personality, there is no set of two people who are the same. That is why you must be open to the massive slue of information, ideas, and products out there, and know that what may work for one person may not work for you, but something else will. Next week, I will bring more advice to the table to help you actually begin to implement the goals you would like to fulfill. Stay tuned!

Warmly,
Sara Dawn
Health Coordinator @ NYW
Nutrition Specialist
TriVita Business Affiliate
Aspiring Yogi

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This post is part of Sara’s Sunny Sundays. Click Here if you would like to view all of Sara’s Sunny Sunday.

  What is the importance of sunshine? Sunshine is more than just light to our planet, although that is of great importance also. Think you only get your vitamins from a food items such as fruits and vegetables? Maybe you are even under the assumption that vitamins come from a bottle. The truth of the matter is that vitamins are most highly absorbable in their purest form. Vitamin-D happens to be found largely abundant in our sun’s rays.

  Yes, its true, you can literally sit outside for a short amount of time to obtain your daily requirement of Vitamin-D. What does this vitamin do for us? Vitamin-D helps use to absorb the calcium we get from food items or even supplements which means it helps to prevent against osteoporosis, and overall it aids in keeping our bones strong. There have been dozens of linkages to vitamin-D and its benefits but some of the more common results include, helping to ward of certain cancers like breast, colon, and prostate, prevent nutrient deficiencies such as rickets, and much more. You’ll notice that on most calcium supplements bought at the store, it will also contain Vitamin-D, that’s a two in one double punch! With the economy in the poor shape that it is in, simple savings for our body such as the vitamin-D, calcium, and even magnesium combo are store bought products we need to look for. Just be aware that everyone has a slightly different DRI, which is an abbreviated way of saying “How much you should consume in a 24 hour period.” Be aware that Vitamin-D is a “fat-soluble” vitamin which means that it will not be primarily excreted in the urine. Without urine excretion the supplement stays in our body for a longer period of time, and if more than the required intake is consumed it could be toxic, and at times even deadly. This is extremely high amounts for a prolonged period of time.

  To get Vitamin-D from sunshine begin by wearing an SPF/UVA/UVB approved lotion to protect you. When you wear sunscreen it will take slightly longer to absorb vitamin-D, however, you are much better off by protecting your skin from the harmful things the sun can provide. 20 minutes is enough time to absorb Vitamin-D that will show beneficial signs within out bodies. Be aware that if you are of a darker skin decent, less time is needed in the sun, about 10 minutes should be enough.

  What else does our sunshine do for us? It wards off depression, loneliness, sadness, and has many other healing properties. By sitting in a well lit room, or spending at least 30 minutes outside each day in the presence of natural sun light, studies have drawn conclusions that the sun light helps to ward of the aliments mentioned above. That is, those who were mildly depressed seemed to have improvement in their mood after 30 days. If that isn’t enough, a Province in France, as well as the state of Washington in America has two of the highest suicidal rates in the world. The reasons?, the weather is, on average, rainy, dark, and gloomy.

  Take a moment to enjoy the warmth, the nutrition, and the energy from the sun’s natural light to add to your completely rich life style. Like any major part of our world, the ocean, a snowy mountain, electricity, and the sun, we must respect its power, and natural abilities. Only when we find respect for nature are we able to benefit from all that it has to offer. Well, I’m off to enjoy the morning rays after several days of consistent rain. Hope to see you our there

Warmly,
Sara Dawn
Health Coordinator @ NYW
Nutrition Specialist
TriVita Business Affiliate
Aspiring Yogi

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