Paul on July 17th, 2009

Where to start?!  How can you just make yourself happier?  Are these quick fixes that don’t last, or are they sustainable ways to improve your quality of life?  Both!  It’s up to you.  The more you do these sorts of things, the more you raise your happiness baseline.
Think of it like exercise and cardiovascular fitness.  [...]

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Paul on June 22nd, 2009

Ever since coming back from my detox-fasting program in Thailand in May, I have resolved to undertake a weekly 1-day fast to maintain my health or at least aim to keep it up to the levels I experienced when I left Thailand following the detox.  I haven’t managed to put this into effect until now [...]

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Paul on May 28th, 2009

This is a follow up to my previous article on the benefits of undergoing a fast for the purposes of detoxification for your body.  Probably best to give that a read if you haven’t already done so, and then coming back here again to see the aftermath.

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Paul on May 6th, 2009

At the time of writing, I am on day 6 of a 7-day fasting program.  I came to the resort specifically for this purpose as I wanted to explore the idea and the benefits of such an undertaking on my body and mind.  Wikipedia defines fasting as:
Fasting is primarily the act of willingly abstaining from [...]

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Paul on April 23rd, 2009

It was nearly 10 years ago when a good friend of mine whom I was sharing a house with introduced me to fruit smoothies.  I’d had milkshakes and fruit juice, obviously, but putting a heap fruits into a blender and drinking the product was something I’d never seen before.  The beauty of the whole thing [...]

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