Black Women...Get Your Life!

Tip of the day (always consult your actual physician before doing these and/or research if needed):

stress!!!!! Its in lower caps because it sucks! Ugh, we all have had it right...well I was told about a lady in her 20's who died from a heart attack and it was thought to be linked to too many energy drinks in the day and pills to sleep at night...

Does that sound too familiar to you? Are you "beasting," on a lot if caffeine around the clock plus lack of any real sleep (less than 8 hours). Accord to an article by Dr. Oz in Essence Magazine, "57% of black women receive less than 6 hours if sleep a night." Also that heart disease is the "number one killer," of black women...that's a lot to think on.

I've never been a fan of believing ever static I hear, but I have to look at my own situations sometimes. I woke up one day feeling drained. I called my mother and she said "that work will be there...there is only one you." She took the time to explain how feeling that way could open the door to the flu and I admire she took the time to teach verses fuss. If you come from a family that works or has worked hard, it can be hard to put up a white flag for a day and sick days should not be abused, but you have to listen to your body. I heard a nurse tell me one time after I explain to her that I was feeling pains I never had before that I know of " if you do not allow your body to rest, it will shut down for you."-paraphrased.

Quick solutions: make time for 1.Exercise,
2. 8 hours of sleep,
3. plenty of fruits and veggies,
4. stretching,
5.breaks(meditation),
6. pleasure.
7.balance

The next post will be breaking the above 7 points down.

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