Your body sheds and regrows the outer skin cells every 27 days. In total, on average, you will have grown about 1,000 outer shells (skins) in your entire lifetime. All the more reason to exfoliate and scrub your skin to keep it smooth and healthy. Exfoliating puffs are perfect for this job, which you can purchase at the dollar store. An exfoliating scrub 'should not' cost you an arm and a leg.

Tai Chi is an ancient Chinese art that promotes mental and physical wellbeing. The movements are slow and controlled. You won't improve your cardiovascular fitness or get a calorie-burning workout, but it will improve your strength, flexibility and balance. Tai Chi with Dr. Paul Lam has great video's for beginners and those who are wheelbound.

One junk drawer should be sufficient in any home. You can pull your junk drawer out and sit on the couch with a wastebasket near you as you clean it out listening to the evening news. While it may seem a tedious task, it is even more tedious to use your time digging through a junk drawer for something that is not even in there. Organize the junk drawer or just turn it over and dump it out.

One of the biggest ways anyone can impact their monthly savings is through getting healthy. If you eat healthy, stop smoking, cut back on alcohol and move your body, you will already be on your way to saving money. Maybe you can sell that piece of home exercise equipment you won't use and take up more walking. Today, think about the ways you use money that negatively impacts your health, then STOP IT!

Nothing is a bigger waste of time and productivity than leaving a mess in your wake. Having an, "I'll just clean it up later" mindset means that later on you will not be doing something else because you are too busy back-tracking and cleaning up your mess, or you will be too busy looking for something. Chances are you are an adult reading this and its time to stop the circling and tornadic behaviors.

As Thanksgiving Day nears, think of the foods you can make 1 or 2 days ahead of time. I make several dishes the day before and one of them is mashed potatoes. I put the mashed potatoes in the ceramic bowl (liner) of a crock pot tightly covered and refrigerate. Then the day of Thanksgiving I just put the liner (bowl) in the crockpot cooker, add lots of butter and BAM! they are will be heated and buttered nicely. Crock pots (slow cookers) are inexpensive enough to have several on hand. If money is tight, pick one up at a second-hand store.

Choose two (2) of the 'CHROMIUM' foods below
and incorporate them into your diet today.
Get creative!

DESCRIPTION: Supports the metabolism of glucose and energy production. It also supports the cardiovascular system and cholesterol levels. Chromium helps to move blood sugar (glucose) from the bloodstream into the cells so it can be used as energy. It also turns fats, carbohydrates, and proteins into energy. Chromium may help some individuals with Type 2 diabetes. It may help them control their blood sugar and may help manage Type 2 diabetes. Chromium supplements are helpful in building muscle and burning fat and helping the body use carbohydrates properly. Chromium may also positively affect the eyes. There is a link between low chromium levels and increased risk of glaucoma. Chromium slows down the loss of calcium; therefore, it could prevent bone loss in women during menopause. Chromium may also help prevent hypoglycemia.

POTENTIAL BENEFITS: Supports the metabolism of glucose and energy production. It also supports the cardiovascular system and cholesterol levels.

FOOD SOURCES: Beer, brewer's yeast, brown rice, cheese, red meat, chicken, corn, dairy products, mushrooms, potatoes (with skin), oysters, nuts, and liver.

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