Endures all things is a simple blog about a married woman's life in California.  She is a beautiful minded person who writes in ways that keep me captivated. I love her photos that are kind of like little insights into her loving life. The love that she has for her husband is a kind of new age fairy tale. Her beliefs of tolerance are not as visible as I wish they would be in the 21st century, but she still seems to be a delightful person.

Yogahound is another blog I enjoy but for completely different reasons. I learn so much just by reading a few of her posts. Her latest post taught me a lot about matcha, which I've been really thinking about trying.  But her tab on yoga was really something that I enjoyed reading.  She wrote about common misconceptions that beginners have when starting yoga. Complaining that yoga injured them is something that I hear a lot. That they went to bend a certain way and ended up in bed for the rest of the day. People dont understand that yoga is a way of letting your body readjust to its natural state. And that you shouldnt push yourself past a limit you know your body cannot take. The eight limbs of yoga is really interesting because I just found a drawing that explains these and makes them easier to remember.

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My diigo account

Several years ago, I was the type of person who would always choose McDonalds if they had a choice between that and a home grown and cooked meal. How could you beat McDonalds? It was cheap, fast and delicious. But as time went on I could feel my body begin to lag, my energy had dropped and I became severely anemic. I was missing all of the nutrients that my body needed because Mcdonalds and other fast food restaurants do not provide all of the fresh and healthy food. Thus beginning the strongest three years my body has ever had. 

Most people my age do not know what a tomato tastes like. We may buy from our local grocery stores and think "Oh, well they say fresh, so that must mean that its a real and healthy food." But if you really study about where your tomato comes from, you find out that your "tomato" has been grown genetically and with as many chemicals it can to be brought to your table in the cheapest and fastest way. If you look onto the little sticker that is on your produce you can really learn a lot about what you are buying. They are called PLU labels which stands for, price look up.  It tells you where your produce is grown, if it was grown with pesticides and artificial fertilizers, if it was grown organically, or even if it was genetically modified. I never even took notice of those stickers before I read this article. This tiny inconvenient sticker can pretty much tell you if its real or an impostor.  Genetically modified is a scary word when its in the same paragraph as food.  It sounds like they are creating some sort of mutant. Which, they might as well because eating those things do not give you any nutrients, at all.  Most of the time, they dont even know what side effects these foods could have on our body.  Becoming aware of what your putting into your body could be the most important thing you do.

Earl Butz became part of the U.S. department of Agriculture in the 1970's. You would hope that this man who is taking care of our food would make the best choices for us and for our farmers. He let the Government abandon our local farms to take root to Mega Farms. These mega farms worked to make as much food at the cheapest amount. He became known as the "Corn King" because he helped to create high furctose corn syrup. Nowadays we use corn syrup for everything, from soda to chips.  People believe that this new modified ingrident is just the same as table sugar, but if you read this article, you will find that if your intake is high you will gain more weight.

Doing your research on what goes into your body is one of the smartest things you can do. Going organic is an even better way to help your body and also help local economy.  I'm not saving that I dont go for a nice big mac here and there, but I mostly eat the foods my body was made to break down.  Organic foods contain the nutrients and minerals that you should have every single day. When you buy food that has been shipped all of the country, all of those important "supplies" have disintegrated away. Being more conscious in your everyday life is always a smart decision.

Theresa's post on exercise is another thought that I think is so important. It goes along with eating well. And I like the picture of a rock climber because that is what I do every week to get in my 150 minutes.