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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Happiness is Closer tha You Think

It seems most people today are on an ete al search for the magic era of their lives in which they will finally be happy. Are you one of those people? Here’s a quick test. Have you ever said to yourself one of these things: “I’ll be happy when I get engaged.” “I’ll be happy when I get married.” “I’ll be happy when our first kid is born.” “I’ll be happy when my divorce is final.” “I’ll be happy when I start my new business.” “I’ll be happy when I retire.”

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

The 85/15 Rule for Healthy Eating

By: Dr. Tim Last night my wife made chocolate chip cookies. For those who don’t know it, my wife makes the best chocolate chip cookies in the entire world. She only makes them to torture me. She fills the entire house with the aroma and then the cookies sit on the cooling rack saying, “Eat me now.” (It’s true. I can hear them.) They are never satisfied. If I eat one, the others just start calling louder: “Eat us too.”

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

The Secret to Great Wealth

I love being rich! My guess is the previous sentence conjured up some sort of image or emotion inside you as you read it. You probably instantly thought about money. Isn’t it funny that a sentence of four words can bring up emotion? Here are some typical responses to the above sentence. I bet you do – jerk! I would love being rich also. I love being rich, too. That's easy for you to say. How much does it take to be rich? What a cocky statement.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently publishedTopic pending

Coping with Anxiety

Over the last 10 years I have noticed something strange evolving. I have patients coming in with their chief complaint being, “I am anxious all the time.” I have family members and friends telling me the same thing. But what has changed? Has the change occurred in our genetic makeup, or is something in our lives increasing our anxiety levels? Something certainly seems to be causing the increase in anxiety. What is anxiety?

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Recently published

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

An Unexpected – and Instant – Strategy to Decrease Stress

By: Dr. Tim The economy is in the toilet, the boss is breathing down your neck, and you have a stack of bills to pay. You're worried about healthcare reform, tax reform - and God knows what else. Sometimes life is like that. We feel overworked and underpaid, and the stress takes a toll on our health and happiness. What can we do to alleviate the stress? The answer is to live with an attitude of gratitude.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

8 Steps to Living Younger

By: Dr. Tim I love birthdays. People call you and you realize how blessed you are. At the same time, you start to think about your own mortality and your health. I don’t get nearly as conce ed about how long I am going to live as I do about my quality of life until I die. As I talk to patients, I get the sense that I am not alone in this. It seems most of us just want to be as healthy as possible while we are alive. Let me share with you some things we can all do to keep ourselves healthy as we age: 1) Decrease the amount of calories that you eat.r

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Secret Ingredient to Weight Loss

Feeling stressed? There’s a pill for that. Want to loose weight? There’s a pill for that too. Sadly, many patients I see today have been ingrained to expect pills to solve their problems, especially for weight loss. I recently had a pleasant, 42-year-old, lady come into my office with complaints of fatigue. Additionally, she wanted to lose weight, and she was feeling a bit anxious. As I began explaining to her the key things she needed to do to boost her energy and loose weight in the process, she stopped me with a sentence all too familiar.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

An Angel in Disguise

Have you ever had something happen to you that was so bad it made you feel worn down? For me, that event was my first marriage. It was a nightmare. To be honest, I married a guy I should never have married. Even on our wedding day, I felt it wasn’t right. But I walked down the aisle anyway. We were unhappily married for five long years. We frequently argued. He became verbally abusive. I continued to stay. After 3 years of marriage, our son was born. He was my saving grace. I poured every ounce of love and attentio I had into that little bundle of joy.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Why You Shouldn't Retire

A year ago, I had a patient come into my urgent care clinic. He was excited to tell me he was finally going to retire. For over 40 years he had run a successful business in our community. He and his wife had looked forward to the day he could retire. They had been putting money away in their 401K and sticking to the plan their financial advisor had given them. Finally, it was time to sell the business and walk away into retirement bliss.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Stay Healthy with Proper Nutrition

By: Dr. Tim My business partner recently told me a story about his dad. His dad works at a waste treatment facility, where once a year they have to close the facility so they can sweep the undigested vitamins off of the floor. How gross is that? But it brings up a really good point. Everyone needs a multivitamin, but is yours doing you any good?

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Redefining Quality Family Time

There is something truly special about a well bonded family. Some of the closest families are those where there is only a one parent household. Sometimes single parent households bring out bonds between a parent and a child that might not have existed otherwise. Unfortunately, sometimes those households are often most at risk of losing quality family time together.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Reduce Stress Today thru Forgiveness

Forgiveness is often a hard thing for people to grant to others. For some reason, it’s easier to hold onto a grudge. Perhaps it’s because granting forgiveness means letting go of hurt and pain. Perhaps it’s because holding onto the story of how you were wronged is what empowers you. Maybe it’s because granting forgiveness to others makes you feel like less of a person. I read these words recently, and I think they are important for you to read to: “I don't forgive people because I'm weak. I forgive them because I'm strong enough to know that people make mistakes.”

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

How Positive Thoughts Start Your Day Right

I have great news! Your DNA has nothing to do with your attitude. You CAN train yourself to think more positively. It all starts in your mind.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Why Unemployment is a Good Thing

Unemployment rates are higher than they have been in a long time, and that is a good thing for many people. You may think I am nuts for saying the words “unemployment” and “good thing” in the same sentence. In fact, I would have thought I was nuts too, until I attended a conference this weekend where I heard Loral Langemeier speak.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Lose 30 Pounds in 14 Days

There is a new diet out that should really shake things up. People claim to lose as much as 30 pounds in 14 days. Apparently eating the right combination of food inhibits the hypothalamic response to hunger cravings so you are not hungry. At the same time, the increase in energy metabolism via glycolysis and ATP production burns fat at an accelerated rate. The diet consists of eating eggs and grapefruit for breakfast while consuming eggplant and steak at night. You only eat twice a day and meditate about eating four times per day.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

The Person You Meet in Hell

Wow, what a great weekend. Pam and I went to the 4 Day MBA program in Austin, Texas, taught by Keith Cunningham. We took our CFO, Amanda, and spent four intensive 10 hour days learning how to make our business more profitable. At least that is what Kieth would have you believe the course is about when you sign up.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Writing Self Improvement Goals

Today it is time to start setting your self improvement goals for 2011. To help you get started on those goals, take out your journal and do the following: 1. Determine where you need improvement Decide what areas of your life need the most improvement. Are you reading at least 10 pages a day in a good book? Are you attending at least one seminar a year to improve your character? What are your hobbies? When was the last time you started a new hobby? Remember your mind is a muscle, so it needs to be worked. When you stop working your brain, it will stop working for you.r

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Develop a Super Human Immune System

Tis the season of colds and flu, and my urgent care clinics in Texas and Arkansas have the patients to prove it. In fact, for the past few months they have been inundated with people who have everything from respiratory viruses and sinus infections to flu symptoms and colds. The scene is nothing new. This is the “busy season” in the urgent care business, but you don’t have to fall victim to cold and flu season.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Three Minutes to A Pain Free Life

My back started hurting about a month ago for no real obvious reason. At first I thought it was due to my revised workout routine during my rehabilitation for a shoulder injury. I figured the pain would go away. But it didn’t. It stuck around day after day, week after week. It was an odd pain in that it only showed up when I was sitting and leaning forward. I started to worry. I take care of a lot of patients with chronic back pain, and I really didn't want to go down that road. I wanted to find something I could do to make my body feel better.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Is Equity Tied Up In Your House?

I have always been taught that becoming debt free is the thing to strive for. The American philosophy is, “If you can pay off your cars and your house, you can then live stress free.” Why wouldn’t you want to pay your mortgage off early? If you add up the interest you will be paying over the 15 to 30 year term of your mortgage, you will probably become clinically depressed and have to sit in a dark corner and cry. Obviously the thing to do is get it paid off sooner to avoid interest charges.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

From Chauffeur Syndrome to Super Mom

Every morning I start my workday by visiting with the team members at our business and giving them good morning hugs. The other day I noticed one of our team members was upset. When I approached her with my concern, she immediately started crying. She was facing a problem that seemed larger than life, and the magnitude of the problem kept her from seeing the obvious solution.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Are you doing these exercises?

Exercise is an important part of your lifestyle, but it involves more than just physically moving and working out. Exercising your brain and stimulating it to continue to grow through exercises of the mind is extremely important. At birth, your brain contained about 100 billion neurons, or nerve cells, waiting to find a network of sorts to connect to. As you grew, your brain started to eliminate neurons that were unable to find connections. The good news is that as you age, you brain has the opportunity to produce new neurons and make new connections if you exercise it.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Identifying the Toxins in Your Life

<img class="alignleft" title="Toxic Poision" src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww297/healthcareexpress/Poison_icon.png" alt="" width="256" height="256" />Mercury in the fish, toxins in the air, poisons in the hand sanitizers, steroids and antibiotics in my meat, chlorine in the water, fluoride in my toothpaste, even my cell phone is transmitting electromagnetic garbage that may kill me.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Creating the Anti-Retirement Plan

Last week we discussed why retiring is not something people should do. Instead of making plans for retirement, it is better to plan for a long life of happiness. An easy way to do this is to ask, "How would I have to live my life so that I would never need to retire - so I can live life to the fullest until there is no more life to live?” Creating a Financial Plan Unfortunately, money does not grow on trees. In order to enjoy life, you have to have money. So you have to have a plan in place to ensure you have money to help you shape the life you want to live.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

One Simple Tip that Can Change Your Life Forever

I took care of a man in my clinic the other day who had retired a few months before. He had worked hard all his life; he was honest, hardworking and raised children that were fairly successful. He was in my clinic because he was depressed. He was depressed because he felt like he no longer had a reason to get up in the morning.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Saving Money on Healthy Eating

Eating healthy is expensive. Eating unhealthy is really expensive. I choose to eat healthy. People often ask me how much I spend a month on healthy foods and supplements. By all appearances it seems eating healthy is expensive. However, if you do it correctly, it is not that expensive. And eating healthy can actually make you healthier, wealthier, and happier. Number One Excuse The number one argument I hear from people about eating healthy is it can cost you economically. How often have you said things like: -Fresh fruits and vegetables are expensive.r

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Rekindle Your Romance with Surprise

Last week my wife, Pam, told me she had a surprise for me on Thursday and Friday. I didn't think much about it and marked those two days off. Pam has a history of planning fun little ove ight trips for us, so I assumed that must be the case. We got up as usual Thursday morning and went to the gym. Interestingly, there were no bags packed, nothing was in the truck, and she told me just to wear jeans and a t-shirt. We drove to get fuel and stopped for a breakfast burrito. Then Pam told me to drive to the private airport near our home.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Involve Children in Finances

Over the holidays all five of our children were at home. It was a special time as we enjoyed the opportunity together to spend an entire week celebrating and enjoying good company. We also did something you should be doing in your family. We had family meetings.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

How to Avoid Financial Divorce

One of the most common problems in relationships, and the most common cause of divorce, is arguing about money. I believe the best way to stop arguing is to get on the same page. That starts by having a monthly finance meeting. Pam and I recently sat down to do our December monthly finance meeting. We went over our budgets, our investments, our cash, our assets and our liabilities during the meeting. It is a meeting we are committed to having every month. Hope Isn’t Good for Finance

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

The Real Health Care Crisis…

<img class="alignleft" src="http://i729.photobucket.com/albums/ww297/healthcareexpress/obkid1.jpg" alt="" width="264" height="230" />As I write this, I am sitting on the beach in Jamaica staring out at the ocean. The moon is just above the horizon and is about half full and a burnt orange color. It shines off the ocean and provides the perfect tranquil setting. I just finished a Red Stripe beer, as is my tradition when I visit Jamaica, and I’ve been having a conversation with one of the locals about USANi Bolt, who is now a Jamaican and world icon.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

The Power of Ten

For years I have recommended everyone read at least 10 pages a day in something inspiring, motivating, or educational. Reading 10 pages a day will probably not change your life tomorrow or the next day. In fact you may not notice anything for quite some time. But just think, a mere 10 pages a day equals 3,650 pages, or approximately 10-12 good books, a year. Can you imagine the impact reading 10 to 12 positive, life changing, books a year could have on your life? From experience, I can tell you it will change your attitude, your health, your relationships and your checkbook if you let it.r

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

The Extraordinary Human Body

Your heart beats 100,000 times a day. Your blood vessels, if laid end-to-end, would cover 75,000 miles. Your kidneys filter over 50 gallons of blood a day. You don’t think about any of it, and it still happens. The human body is an amazing thing, and all you need to do to take care of it is exercise and eat right. But do you? You have the easy part of the deal. What if you were responsible for generating ATP inside your mitochondria millions of times a day? It is amazing how hard we make things that are so easy to do, especially when it comes to taking care of our bodies.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Three Steps to Wealth

At one time I lived in what could be described kindly as, “Not a very nice place to live.” Let me give you a better visual. It was a $400 a month, one bedroom apartment. The location according to most was described as “a bad area”. I didn’t realize it at the time, but living there was a huge blessing for me. I wasn't poor, but I was broke. I had no money and no means of making any. But more importantly, I absolutely hated my situation.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Overcome the Creative Curse

One of my greatest strengths is my creativity. When a problem comes up, an ad needs to be created, or an event needs to be planned, people turn to me for advice. It really is a great gift. One of my greatest weaknesses is my creativity. Whenever a problem comes up, an idea comes into my head, or an event needs to be planned, I over analyze things. It really is a curse.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Embracing Your Financial Wealth

Have you ever felt sorry for yourself when you look around and other people seem to have more than you do? When life just doesn’t seem fair? That's how I felt recently looking at a 2011 Camaro. And then a friend reminded me of something very important. My Day of Lust

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

The Art of Jou aling

One of the greatest arts I have ever learned is the art of jou aling. It is an art I have been perfecting since high school. The great news is, it’s an art you can master too. I treasure the writings I have from my past, as they show how I have grown and matured over the years. When you start jou aling, you can treasure these memories too. It is hilarious to get out a journal from my high school days and see the things I thought were important back then. Many of the “huge problems” I had at the time I cannot even remember now.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Find the Hidden Sugar and Lose the Weight

Every day patients come into my practice and ask me why they cannot lose weight. You would not believe the multitude of excuses I have heard from people who just can’t seem to lose the extra pounds; everything from being born with a slow metabolism to thyroid problems and my personal favorite, “I am fat because I enjoy being fat.” As I teach people the principles of maintaining a healthy weight, I am constantly amazed at how often I hear, “I am already doing all that stuff. There is something about me that is different. Isn’t there some drug you can give me to take the weight off?”

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

The Key to Good Weight Loss

Eating well is not always easy. You are constantly surrounded with an abundance of not so healthy choices to eat. While it’s okay to eat them periodically, if you want to stay healthy, you should do so in moderation. The key to staying healthy is to become a seeker of good foods. I love fresh fruits, fresh vegetables, lean meats, nuts, and whole grain breads. These things are delicious. I love to eat. I love to sit down to a nice home cooked meal, and I love going out to a restaurant with some friends. I never feel guilty about what I eat. You don’t have to either.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Riding the Leadership Rollercoaster

They were the best of times; they were the worst of times. . . How often when you look at your business have you thought to yourself, "Wow, I cannot believe how great of a staff we have right now? They are all working together as a team. They make my job so easy." Then, two months later, while having your third "intervention" in a week with a troubled team member, you think to yourself, "Wow, I have 18 people working for me and 16 of them are either miserable or causing problems for every one else. They are killing me."

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

The 100 Percent Decision

It is safe to say, working out has been part of my routine for as long as I can remember. It has become part of me. Sure there have been periods of time when my workouts may not have been as hard as usual, but I can honestly say I have worked out in some form for the last 35 years. I have found what works and what doesn’t!

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

How Much Water is Enough?

By: Dr. Tim Reynolds

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Don’t Let Injuries Stop Your Health

I recently dislocated my shoulder playing hide and seek with my kids. Now before you start laughing (I know…too late) let me explain. We were playing a serious game of hide and seek in the dark. I was trying to pull myself up to a shelf where I could lay down and hide. As I got to the top of the shelf, I slipped. I managed to catch myself on two different shelves at different heights and quickly felt a pain in my left shoulder. I decided to ignore it and attempted to reach for the shelf again.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

Why You Need a Health Plan

How many of us have actually taken the time to sit down and develop a plan for health? How many of us just go day-to-day, constantly changing plans (or not making plans), just wondering, and hoping, we’ll stay healthy. My experience has been that most of the people who come to me for personal coaching don’t really have a health plan in place. They drift from plan-to-plan trying to find something that meets their lifestyle needs.

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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By Tim ReynoldsRecently published1 topic

The Forgiveness Secrets

Recently I was reminded of a very important lesson – a lesson you must learn if you’re not perfect. And my guess is since you’re human, you’re probably not perfect. That means you’re going to make mistakes from time to time in your life. If you want to keep your friends or business associates after you make those mistakes, you have to know a few important secrets about getting forgiveness. Secret 1: Be Sincere

Primary topic: Digestive Wellness

Digestive Wellness

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