Maximized Living Doctor Aaron Miller knows the value of meditation and relaxation for mental and spiritual wellbeing. When practiced on a regular basis, the quality of your life will take on new dimensions.

If you find yourself in a difficult situation, one that is troubling, you may not be able to actually do anything to change the facts. There are, however, some things you can change and they are all within yourself. Give yourself a break from the upset. Take a mini vacation while sitting at your desk or standing in front of that sink full of dirty dishes.

Start by paying attention to your breathing. Fill your lungs with fresh, clean air. Breathe in slowly through your nose, then take at least as long to breathe out through your mouth as you did to take in that air. Rather than blowing out explosively, do it gently, through barely parted lips. Do this 3 to 5 times as preparation, then take in a big, deep breath. Hold it for a count of 5, and then breathe out v-e-r-y slowly as before. As you exhale, close your eyes and imagine that all the tension and upset are leaving your body on the spent breath. Repeat this two to three more times, or until you feel the tension easing up.

Once the grip of upset has eased a bit, do another thing that only you can do for yourself. Change your focus. To do this, think about something that makes you smile, something you love, something that makes your spirits soar. It could be as mundane as the purring of a kitten or as magnificent as the first sight of your new baby. Perhaps it’s sunrise over the mountain or a sunset into the ocean. Embrace the beauty with your heart and soul – and let yourself smile.

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There is no doubt a lot of talk about carbs these days.  It seems that the labels of nearly every health food item on the shelf are donned with a label about the carbohydrate content.  How do you know what to believe?  Is it better to have low carbs and higher fat content or is it better to have high carbohydrate content and low fat?  Maximized Living Doctor Aaron Miller provides some insight on what is becoming accepted as healthy living by most in the medical community.

First of all, it is important to recognize that there is no diet that eliminates carbs altogether.  Carbs are naturally occurring in fruits and vegetables, so a balanced diet must in fact include a certain amount of carbs.  The trick, however, is in eating the right type of carbs – not trying to eliminate carbs altogether.  This summons the basic question of what are the right types of carbs? 

As a general rule of thumb, the more highly processed a food is, the worse it is for you.  This has a lot to do with how your body metabolizes the foods you eat.  In essence, your body exerts less effort to digest more highly processed foods.  Moreover, more highly processed foods convert to sugars more quickly in your system than their whole grain counterparts.  This is particularly important to remember when it comes to foods high in carbohydrates, such as breads and pastas.  It can generally be said that the whiter a food product is, the more highly processed it is.  This means that white breads and pastas are worse for you than whole wheat breads and pastas. 

With this in mind, Maximized Living Doctor Aaron Miller suggests switching from white breads to whole wheat breads – from bad carbs to good (or at least better) carbs.
 

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