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6 Great Uses of Coconut Oil

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17. Go Coco – 6 Great Uses of Coconut Oil

We love all things Coconut in our household and buy a lot of our Coconut products from Coco Wonder at the Legaspi Market on Sunday morning. We buy Coconut Flour – we generally make our own, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Coconut Sugar and Coconut Amino Sauce (great as a Soy Sauce substitute for Adobo and marinating chicken).

Legaspi Cocowonder

We also buy from Landmark. We buy Coconut Water without added sugar, cooking Coconut Oil, Coconut Milk and Coconut Cream Cream – always check the ingredients label.

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18 Days Till Christmas – Learn Something New

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18. Learn Something New

Whether it be attending a wine class, reading a book on nutrition like Grain Brain, hiring a singing coach, listening to an Running Podcast or watching a youtube video on how to make Kimchi (a great probiotic for improved gut health) the holiday season is a great time for self-improvement.

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19 Days Till Christmas – Visit Your Local Farmer’s Market

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19. Visit Your Local Farmer’s Market – Ours is at Legaspi Village on Sunday

What’s better than sleeping in on Sunday morning, going for a drive and then walk to the Legaspi Sunday Market, having breakfast or brunch AND then getting ALL your fresh shopping produce done for the busy week ahead? For me nothing is better than that. I’ll even be there tomorrow after my Milo marathon from 3am in the morning!

Here are our Top 7 Reasons to go to the Legaspi Sunday Market

1. All Things Coconut Rock – Coco Wonder

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Learn from your Elders

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20. Learn from your Elders

The holiday season is a time for families to get together. Listen intently to your elders so you can learn from their experiences and appreciate them more.

Take kindly the counsel of the years,
gracefully surrendering the things of youth.
Max Ehrmann, Desiderata, Copyright 1952.

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21 Days Till Christmas – Play Time

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21. Play Time

Playing is a great way to overcome stress.  When you really let your hair down and live in the moment all your worries melt away.  We played and laughed a lot as children so why not as often now? Rediscover your inner-child and play.

Play time

“Have regular hours for work and play; make each day both useful and pleasant, and prove that you understand the worth of time by employing it well. Then youth will be delightful, old age will bring few regrets, and life will become a beautiful success.” – Louisa May Alcott,
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23 Days Till Christmas – Start Your Bucket List

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23. Start Your Bucket List

Dream big. 

“Whether you think you can or not you are probably right.”  Do not be limited in your thinking of what you can achieve.  It is possible but starts with the dream, then comes the motivation, followed by execution.

Great Wall friends

The Great Wall of China Marathon rocked and was once on my bucket list, as was Japan Ironman.  Remember though, it is your bucket so put in there what is dear to you. 
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Create Your Own Motto/Mantra

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24. Create Your Own Motto/Mantra

Jong Sajulga, the top place finisher at Malaysia Ironman in Langkawi for 2015 has his motto in life of “C’est la vie”.

What’s Your Motto/Mantra?  If you don’t have one then create one in preparation for 2015.

I like some of the following quotes:

Mantra

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Be Positive

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25. Be Positive

You need to love yourself to love others.

Bring positivity into your life and say the following sentences to yourself daily: “I am happy.” “I am prosperous.” “I am healthy.”

Surround yourself with good fiends who are also positive and who have similarly healthy habits. Being positive is also a key ingredient to longevity.

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Featured image with thanks to Paleohacks. Other image from http://positiveoutlooksblog.com/

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Drink More Water (and Lemon or Calamansi Water)

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26. Drink More Water

Water, without it your body and mind cannot function properly. Ensure you start your day right with 2 glasses of water the first thing after you wipe the sleep out of your eyes and then remain hydrated throughout the day. Even try lemon or calamansi water in the morning.

Drinking Over The Holiday Season

With the Christmas cheer flowing try and drink at least one full glass of water between alcoholic drinks so you consume less and keep your mind clear.

Hydrate Your Body for your Brain

If you are eating fresh produce that contain high levels of vitamins and minerals required for a healthy mind then you must drink enough water as this is essential so as to absorb the beneficial nutrients in your food.

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Allow Yourself a “Cheat Day” (Not Week!)

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27. Allow Yourself a Cheat Day (But Not a Whole Week!)

It is very difficult to always maintain your Primed Lifestyle in the face of all the food and drink temptations over the holiday period. Of course it can be made easier with more planning and knowing exactly why you are trying to feed your mind and body optimally.

There are tactics you can employ to over-come these temptations such as:

(1) Eat a very big and nutritious Primed breakfast such as an Omelette (add malunggay to make it super healthy) or Banana Pancakes;


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