Mary Desaulniers

name A runner for 27 years, retired schoolteacher and writer, Mary is now doing what she has always done--being engaged in what she loves--running, weight training,writing,helping people reclaim their bodies by seeing that weight is just matter that needs to be processed. Nutrition, exercise, positive vision and purposeful engagement are the tools used to turn this matter into creative selves. a body well-nourished is a mind well-served~ http://www.GreatBodyat50.com

Health-and-Fitness

The Good Doctor’s Advice on Controlling Cholesterol--Naturally

06th January 2007
I have always enjoyed reading the health articles of The Good Doctor--Dr. W. Gifford-Jones. His articles have always provided the most down-to-earth, bone-marrow-wisdom kind of information about health problems and concerns. As a medical doctor, his philo... Read >
Self-Improvement

New Year’s Resolution: “De-cluttering” Our Lives

01st January 2007
If I have to pinpoint the most important resolution to make for the New Year -- it would be this-finding ways to de-clutter my life. Stress as we know it does not only come in the form of mental anguish. Much of it is experienced through the clutter we ha... Read >
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The Benefits of Sharing A Meal with Someone

13th December 2006
We focus a great deal on what to eat, when to eat and how to eat. But do you know that eating with someone is just as important as what you eat? In our fast-paced, hectic world, families are finding fewer moments for meals together and they are missing ou... Read >
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Women, Dieting and The Search For Perfection

18th November 2006
Copyright (c) 2006 Mary Desaulniers The whole question of dieting or not dieting is inseparable from us, women, because of our ambivalent relationship with our body--we love it and we hate it. In essence, mind has been exiled from body. I have known he... Read >
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Laugh For No Reason--It's Good For You!

17th November 2006
Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers You've heard it many times?laughter is the best medicine. And people all over the world are experiencing the healing effects of laughter through laughter yoga, the brainchild of Dr. Madan Kataria from Mumbai. Just wha... Read >
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Color-- The Pathway To The Soul

16th November 2006
Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers You are what you eat, and you are what you think, but do you know that you are also the color that you choose? The fact that colors have psychological significance and that meditating on them can heal old, emotional woun... Read >
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The Blue Matrix and Body Wisdom

16th November 2006
Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers Artist as Healer?Healer as Artist, Sharlene McLearon creates work that images art as a healing force for herself, others and the Earth. Her paintings are expressive and symbolic. Most are images that emerged from a heali... Read >
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Moving Towards An Ageless Body

15th November 2006
Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers Picture this?a woman in a red bodysuit, back arched on a narrow perch. A bar holds the base of her neck, a seat holds the small of her back as her body, well-toned, flexible with full musculature, secures itself onto the... Read >
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Are Middle Aged Men More Prone to Heart Disease?

09th November 2006
For years, heart disease has been associated most prominently with middle aged men. However, recent studies have put this myth to rest. Dr. Robert Beaglehole , WHO Director of Chronic Diseases and Health Promotion, states that "the old stereotype of cardi... Read >
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From Cells To Self in the Biology Of Belief

23rd August 2006
Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers What is the connection between a cell membrane and the human brain? A lot, according to cell biologist, Dr. Bruce Lipton, whose book "The Biology of Belief", details reasons why we can be the creators of our own destiny.... Read >
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Mirror Mirror On The Wall Who Is The Fattest Of Us All?

21st August 2006
Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers Did you know that 75% of women believe they are fat even though only 25% are actually considered medically overweight? Did you know that 75% of 4th Grade girls report that they are on a diet? Did you know that dieting ca... Read >
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Stressed? Have A Talk With Your Body!

21st August 2006
Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers Ilana Rubenfeld Ph.D knows first hand what having a conversation with your body means. A gifted violinist at the Julliard School of Music, Rubenfeld was well on her way to become the first woman conductor in the music s... Read >
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Obesity and Heart Disease

19th August 2006
Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers We only have to look at a Titian painting to recognize that at one point in the history of Western culture, fat was considered beautiful. Before the 20th Century, corpulence was touted as a sign of wealth and luxury, lar... Read >
Self-Improvement

Writing Help And Morning Pages

31st July 2006
Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers Reading Julia Cameron's "The Sound of Paper" is like revisiting an old friend. For more than fifteen years, her morning pages have been my daily writing help, the friend that coaxed me out of fear and inertia about putti... Read >
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Memory Loss And The Elusive Self

24th July 2006
Copyright 2006 Mary Desaulniers I have no fear of death, but I am deathly frightened of losing my mind and memory. The idea of being trapped in a stranger's body, lost, adrift in thought and time is more than I can bear. Friends have laughed at my fear... Read >
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