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Thought Shaping

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WE ARE WHAT WE BELIEVE True - we have genetics to thank for much of our physical appearance. But we shape our facial features  through mindset , affect our health through lifestyle choice and mould our lives by the thoughts and actions we take. Our genetics can play a major role in determining what tools we have available, but many have shown us through sport etc. how perceived disadvantages caused by birth defects or disabilities, can be overcome through mindset. Arguably, our social standing - our 'place' in society - has significantly more power to hold us on a pre-determined path, which is harder to break free from. And for the most part, it's our minds holding us back from breaking free from these chains we place on ourselves. It's mostly how we 'see' and what value we place on ourselves, then leaving the rest to society, our peers and even what our friends/family tell us, to define who & what we are. Change may seem difficult and a new, a brighter path...

Gut Instincts

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  BLOATED OUT OF PROPORTION Training hard? Check! Drinking less alcohol? Check! Hydrating more? Check! Eating a well-balanced, highly nutritious diet? Check, check & check! Yet, feeling overly tired, low in energy and suffering with ailments stemming from an out-of-sorts digestive system? This is where a better understanding of food is required to  heal the gut  and get back on track. Plug The Leak Reading up on  Zonulin  and  leaky gut syndrome , it's relatively easy to discover some helpful clues as to why our energy levels are so low and why eyes are dull or skin dry and flakey. Damage to the digestive system can be caused by a multitude of different factors and it can also  manifest in all kinds of ways , ranging from the more obvious signs like a bloated stomach, to the not so obvious ones, like experiencing more mood swings, chronic fatigue, lacking in concentration or having sustained bouts of  brain fog & headaches . Without t...