An Angel Must Have Been Watching Over Us

I took a ride into Huntington Village this afternoon with my son to grab lunch and walk around. The car in front of us was doing 20 miles per hour, no joke. The road I take there is winding, so the speed limit went from 30 to 25. Again, he was doing 20 mph!!!! I usually get anxious and start talking outloud as if that person could hear me, but today was different. Today it didn't bother me. I kept a good distance away from him and did 20 mph like he did, all the way till I had to turn and wasn't driving in front of him anymore.

Now I'm in front of a pick-up truck, who was doing 30 mph in a 40 mph road. That's when I knew this wasn't a coincidence that two cars were trying so hard to slow me down. Maybe by slowing down I was missing an accident I could have been part of? Maybe it was to slow my life down a bit, so I could enjoy the scenery around me. There were houses I haven't noticed before, because I'm too busy concentrating on getting where I'm going. My son smiled and laughed as I told him my thoughts, but I know that a part of him believes it too.

Everything that happens in life is for a reason. Instead of getting upset or angry that it's not going the way you need it to go at that moment, just go with the flow and relax!

Cleaning Your Yoga Mat

I purchased a new tea tree oil, which smells more potent than the other brand I had, but makes my mat smelling and feeling clean!!!!

I pour about half a teaspoon of the tea tree oil to a cup of Luke warm water. Dip a whole piece of paper towel into the cup, and start cleaning your mat. Allow to dry or wipe it dry if you're inpatient like I am. :)















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Disgustingly Healthy, I'm Ready For Cake!

For lunch I just made quinoa and black beans, and then put it all in a pan and added egg whites to hold it all together. I also had a side salad with some of the sprouts I grew.

I'm off to my nieces birthday party in a couple of hours and I'm looking forward to a piece of her birthday cake...and maybe a brownie or two!



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Banana Peach Smoothie With Blueberries

I added about a half cup of water, a handful of ice, 1 banana, one peach with skin, a 1/4 cup of blueberries, and a tsp of Chia seeds. Crushed and blended it in my blender.






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Start To My Day

I woke up very stiff this morning and didn't want to get out of bed.

I just finished yoga and meditation. I have my nieces birthday party this afternoon and there will be a bunch of giggling little girls running around my sisters house, so I meditated a little longer than usual. I want to make sure I'm prepared. :)



 


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Chia Seeds

I've recently posted an article that spoke about how changing our ways of eating may help our Dystonia symptoms. Well, I bought a bag if Chia seeds and sprinkled them into my salad the other day, and into my zucchini and onions tonight. I love the taste!!!! They have a great crunchy nutty taste, and look like small sesame seeds.

They are rich in Omega 3, which have anti-inflammatory properties, and are known for protecting our nervous system and cardiovascular system.
You can put Chia seeds in shakes, drinks, dips, sauces, salsas, and even salads. Research about them for yourself and see! :)

June Designated As Dystonia Awareness Month

In an article I just read, June has been designated as Dystonia awareness month! This is great news for many reasons, but most of all this means that more and more people have been properly diagnosed and more medical research and attention can go towards finding out what causes Dystonia and how we can come up with better, healthier treatments.

This may be old news to others who have Dystonia, but this is the first I'm hearing about June being an awareness month. Let's all try to make a conscious effort each June and wear the color blue, or even a shirt or pin that says Dystonia awareness month on it. We need to make more people aware. With all the research i had to do in college for psychology, I'm sure if I did a study on how many of us with Dystonia are sick and tired of having to explain to people and other doctors what Dystonia was, the numbers would be astronomical.