Rock Your World Naturally by Rekishia L. McMillan, MSW

Rock Your World Naturally 

In this powerful book, Rekishia shows you how to achieve optimal health and wellness by applying the 7 Divine Keys associated with the Rock Your World Naturally lifestyle. Each key will equip you with strategies designed to radically improve your health and quality of life. Within these pages you’ll discover:

●      Seven biblical keys to unlock extraordinary divine health

●      The relationship between your blood cells and health

●      What external forces are wrecking your healthy world

●      What is causing you to spin off of your personal axis

●      How to bring your world back into balance naturally

●      How to embrace the Rock Your World Naturally lifestyle for a lifetime

When these 7 Divine Keys are fully embraced, you will begin living the abundant life that you were intended to live.

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NEW YORK, NY (AUGUST 15, 2017) - A Retired US Air Force Veteran, Rekishia L. McMillan, has launched a life transforming book geared towards a natural lifestyle.

The book, Rock Your World Naturally: 7 Divine Keys to Unlock Extraordinary Health, demonstrates how to achieve optimal health and wellness by applying the 7 Divine Keys. Delivered with a blended biblical approach, and tinged with scientific health research, the book assists readers with learning more about their body and the improvements required to achieve greater health. The author also shares her own personal health journey and the frustration she experienced with the complexities of the healthcare system. Over time, she discovered simple and natural ways of reversing the illnesses that were plaguing her world.

Rekishia is a MSW and Certified Integrative Nutrition Health Coach.  During her 20-year military career, she served as a fitness training leader and academic instructor, teaching college courses on stress management, fitness, health and spiritual and mental fitness.  In 2012, Rekishia started Rock Your World Naturally health coaching services where she offers life changing strategies on nutrition, natural healing, stewardship of the earth and healthy eating. To produce this enlightening guide, the author pulled from her skills, as well as her knowledge of over 100+ dietary theories.

Questioned about her motivation to write the book, she said, "I am passionate about sharing the message of health with others to help them improve their lifestyle by following simple principles and holistic strategies that result in living happier, healthier and more satisfying lives."

With many reeling from the effects of poor food choices, environmental toxins and harmful everyday habits, Rock Your World Naturally: 7 Divine Keys to Unlock Extraordinary Health is a timely resource. Through this book, readers will understand the relationship between their blood cells and divine health, identify and overcome hidden obstacles that are wrecking their healthy world, heighten their awareness of the earth through responsible stewardship and end the cycle of following ineffective fad diets to experience natural and lasting weight loss and more.

To help readers easily follow the content in Rock Your World Naturally: 7 Divine Keys to Unlock Extraordinary Health, Rekishia also wrote a companion journal entitled, 28-Days and Beyond Wellness Journal. This guide will assist readers on their personal journey to wellness and equip them with tools to implement and create extraordinary health.

Rock Your World Naturally: 7 Divine Keys to Unlock Extraordinary Health and 28 Days and Beyond Wellness Journal are available in paperback and Kindle format on Amazon. Proceeds from the books will go towards helping disadvantaged veterans. For further details, visit: http://www.rockyourworldnaturally.com.

11 Bad Habits You Can No Longer Get Away With In Your 40s

Sure, 40 is the new 30, but some days you might wonder if your body got the memo. While there are plenty of fabulous things that happen when you turn 40, the trade-off is that you can't skate by health-wise like you could in your 20s and 30s: Your metabolism starts to slow down, your risk factors for certain conditions go up, and it becomes a whole lot harder to neglect your body and get away with it.

That doesn't mean you have to let middle age wreak havoc on your well-being, but you do have to be more careful about avoiding a few common mistakes. Here are a few bad habits to break so you can stay healthy in your 40s and beyond. (And while we're on the topic of aging amazingly well, you have to check out our new book Ageless Brain—you'll see how simple it is to cut your risk of Alzheimer's in half, naturally. Take a look!)

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MAY 31, 2017

Suffering From Depression, Stress, Or Anxiety - 10 Plants You Need To Grow

Ward off the blues with a backyard filled with stress-relieving,energizing 

plants for eating and aromatherapy.

by EMILY MAIN

Just being outside, whether you’re gardening, exercising, or simply taking a stroll, is a great mood booster. But getting your hands dirty in the garden is so effective at combating depression, stress, and anxiety that it’s often used in “horticultural therapy” at psychiatric hospitals.

So if you feel like your energy levels are dropping or you’re just too stressed out at work, plant yourself a good-mood garden. You'll not only get the benefits of a little garden therapy, but you'll benefit from the mood-boosting nutrients present these healthy foods, too. Turns out, certain vegetables and herbs are rich in antidepressant compounds and minerals that can take the edge off a bad day and even help alleviate full-blown depression.

Here’s a guide to get you started—10 of the most potent antidepressant foods and herbs, and how to grow them anywhere.

(Slash your cholesterol, burn stubborn belly fat, solve your insomnia, and more—naturally!—with Rodale's Eat For Extraordinary Health & Healing!)Ward off the blues with a backyard filled with stress-relieving, energizing plants for eating and aromatherapy.

SWISS CHARD

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Swiss Chard

EAT

All types of chard are packed with magnesium, a nutrient essential for the biochemical reactions in the brain that boost your energy levels. In fact, magnesium deficiency is a common condition among people diagnosed with clinical depression.

GROW

Chard is a hardy crop that, if planted even as late as summer, will produce until early winter. Pick a spot that gets a fair amount of sunlight; it can tolerate shade but produces best with lots of sun. Or choose a container that's about 12 inches wide and 12 inches deep and fill it with a good all-purpose organic potting soil. Sow between 2 and 3 seeds per pot. You can start harvesting leaves as soon as they appear, but harvest from the outside so as not to kill the entire plant.

Blue Potatoes

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Blue Potatoes

EAT

The anthocyanin antioxidants in rare—but tasty!—blue potatoes reduce inflammation that can lead to bad moods. Their skin is also packed with iodine, which helps stabilize thyroid hormone levels, thus warding off mood swings.

GROW

Potatoes are about the easiest crops to grow. You can even grow them in a bag of potting soil, without really dirtying your hands. To do that, cut a few drainage holes at the bottom of a bag of potting soil, then stand the bag someplace sunny. Bury two "seed potatoes" (you can buy them from Wood Prairie Farms) about 4 inches deep, and wait about 3 months for them to grow. When flowers start to appear, tip the bag over and dig out the potatoes. To keep the harvest going long into the fall, plant a new set of seed potatoes every few weeks.

Cherry Tomatoes

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Cherry Tomatoes

EAT

Tomato skin is rich in lycopene, a phytonutrient that actually stops the buildup of pro-inflammatory compounds linked to depression. Because lycopene lives in tomato skins, the best way to get it is through cherry tomatoes, whose smaller surface area means you'll eat more skin than if you eat a full-size tomato.

GROW

Cherry tomatoes are good choices for containers, and they'll produce more fruit than larger varieties. The pots should be large—one that holds 4 to 6 gallons of potting soil will do—and placed in a sunny spot. In June, find some organic cherry-tomato seedlings at a local nursery or farmers’ market (big-box-store tomato plants can be very disease-prone), and plant them so that the first row of leaves is covered by dirt. Depending on the variety you grow, cherry tomatoes can take about 2 to 3 months to start bearing fruit.

Black Eyed Peas

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Black Eyed Peas

EAT

Black-eyed peas have some of the highest levels of folate of any vegetable. It’s thought that folate plays a role in creating dopamine, serotonin, and norepinephrine, three brain chemicals that, when absent, can make you forgetful, irritable, and unable to sleep.

GROW

Black-eyed peas need long summers with temperatures averaging between 60° and 70°F, which is why they're so commonly grown down South. They need warm days and warm nights, with lots of sun and water. After you plant them, they'll be ready to harvest in a little over three months. You can eat them fresh off the vine, or leave them on the vine until they dry (you'll hear seeds rattling around in the pods) and save them to eat all winter.

Oregano

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Oregano

EAT

Oregano is rich in caffeic acid, quercitin, and rosmarinic acid, all components that combat depression, fatigue, and anxiety.

GROW

Oregano, like most herbs, is easy to grow. Look for a seedling at a local nursery, pot it, and just water as needed, leaving the soil on the dry side. It thrives better in containers, but make sure your pot is fairly large—at least 12 inches across—as this plant can grow pretty quickly.

Sunflowers

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Sunflowers

EAT

Sunflower seeds are a great source for the antidepressant phenylalanine, an amino acid the body turns into norepinephrine.

GROW

Sunflowers like sun, obviously, but be sure to plant them in a sunny spot on the north edge of your yard or garden so they don’t cast too much shade on other sun-loving plants. Plant your seeds after the last frost. Towards the end of summer, the flowers start to wilt and the seed heads ripen and droop. When the seeds in the seed heads start to turn brown, cut them along with 2 feet of stem and hang upside down in a dry, well-ventilated place, such as a garage or attic, until fully dry; store in plastic bags for birds and animal food. To eat, soak overnight in water (or strong salt water, if a salty flavor is desired), drain, spread on a shallow baking sheet, and roast for 3 hours at 200°F or until crisp.

Chamomile

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Chamomile

DRINK

There’s a reason a cup of chamomile tea just before bed helps you sleep. (Chamomile is one of these 8 foods that help you fall asleep fast.) Just like oregano, it’s rich in stress-reducing caffeic acid and quercitin, but it tastes much better in the form of tea, which you can make from your garden herbs by steeping chamomile flowers in boiling water for about 10 minutes.

GROW

German chamomile is best for teas, as opposed to other varieties that can taste bitter. Since it can grow wild and take over your garden, it’s best suited for containers. A small container about 6 inches wide by 6 inches deep will suffice, but a bigger pot will yield a bigger harvest. It prefers full sun and should be planted in late spring, when there’s no risk for frost.

Evening Primrose

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Evening Primrose

EAT

Evening primrose is technically a wildflower. Its seeds have the highest levels of tryptophan (which your body uses to make mood-boosting serotonin) of any plant. In the fall, when the flowers mature, the flowers’ seed pods begin to fill up. Harvest a few and grind them as you would flaxseed into your favorite dishes.

GROW

Evening primrose is drought-tolerant and easy to grow either in containers or in the ground. You can find varieties with flowers ranging from deep reds to light yellows. Sow the seeds in groups of four. They’ll start to appear in 14 to 28 days.

Lavender

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Lavender

SMELL

Gardens don’t have to be all about edibles (even though you can eat lavender). According to the University of Maryland Medical Center, aromatherapy treatments involving lavender and a few other herbs are often used to supplement depression treatments, because the scent is so relaxing.

GROW

Plant a lavender seedling in a container made from a material that breathes, such as terra-cotta, and choose a pot about 12 inches wide by 12 inches deep. Place your pot in an area that gets lots of sunlight; lavender loves dry, sunny areas. English lavender is both fragrant and edible, if you feel like adding some lavender flowers to your cooking.

St. John's Wort

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St. John's Wort

DRINK

The most famous herbal antidepressant, St. John’s Wort contains compounds similar to those found in Prozac. The flowers and leaves are the most valuable part of the plant and can be brewed into a tea that will calm you down and boost your mood. Just note that St. John’s wort has many adverse drug interactions, so check with a pharmacist if you’re on any medications.

GROW

Another herb that’s often viewed as a weed, St. John’s Wort should be grown in containers to keep it from spreading where you don’t want it. It’s pretty easy to grow. Just find a seedling or some seeds and plant them in a small container placed in a partially sunny/partially shady area. Plant the herb in spring, and by July you’ll start to see leaves. But flowers won’t show up until the second year (St. John’s Wort is a perennial, so you can leave it in its pot all winter and it’ll grow back on its own).

Understanding Emotional Eating

Do you have issues with food? Do you think you may be an "emotional eater?" What's an emotional eater?

Emotional eating is when a person uses food as an attempt to control, monitor, and cope with negative feelings or thoughts. Because emotional eating typically results in overeating, it can often lead to poor self-esteem, unwanted weight gain, and obesity.

If you are binge eating or sometimes not eating at all, learn how to recognize the triggers of emotional eating and understand the habits and causes.

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Stress Management: Managing Your Time

Learning how to manage your time, activities, and commitments can be hard. But doing so can make your life easier and less stressful. Without stress management, all too often your body is always on high alert. Over time, high levels of stress lead to serious health problems. Learning how to manage your time so that you can accomplish what you set out to accomplish is a skill that will help you throughout your life.

Join us as we discuss 5 tips for managing your stress, by managing your time.

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10 Tips to Managing Stress During Pregnancy

Pregnancy brings out the worrywart in all of us. And for good reason: You're growing a little life inside of you.

It's natural to be concerned bout what you eat, drink, think, and do. It's also perfectly normal to worry about whether your baby is healthy, how your life and relationship will change, and whether you're truly ready to be a parent.  But if your anxiety is becoming all-consuming and interferes with your day-to-day functioning, it's time to find a better way to deal with it.

Join us as we discuss tip for taming your stress and anxiety.

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