Hands up who ate chocolate at Easter weekend?
Well, no sermons here. Because we have fully embraced the fact that chocolate is good for your health.
Of course, organic dark chocolate wins the vote over milk chocolate bunnies from the super market… but it’s not too late to refine the consumption to fit with a genuine pre-winter health drive.
A little dark chocolate everyday is reported to lower cholesterol, relax blood pressure and – perhaps best of all – to help make us feel happy.
Because feeling good is the key. As our daily dose of sunlight slowly starts to decline and the cold weather changes the mood, we can be proactive in nurturing our systems to compensate.
Not simply eating chocolate though (sorry).
Just recently we talked about the erratic seasonal weather. But watch out for those beautiful days when the full splendor of autumn is simply enchanting…
Drop it all to take a walk through the fabulously crunchy leaves, marvel at glorious flaming colors against crisp blue skies, and soak up that clear, therapeutic light that imbues everything with a sense of perfect balance.
Too precious to miss. Having blasted us from summer to winter and back again, nature delivers an impeccably timed moment that touches the heart and connects us to the infinite beauty of it all.
Sweet soul food. Now that has got to be right up there with orgasmic dark chocolate, don’t you think?
Any event that brings about a rousing sense of appreciation and spontaneous lung-filling breaths is fortifying. Laughing. Dancing. Singing… you get the picture.
Take it where you can. If you spend too much time on the computer, enjoy a few minutes of feel-good sharing…
Watch this and you will soon catch on:
For those of you who want something more specific, there is evidence to suggest that our mood-controlling thyroids and our energy-influencing adrenals are directly challenged by colder weather, so…
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