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Change Your Breakfast

People often tell me they want to change the way they eat but they simply don’t know how to start. I say, “Change your breakfast.” Here is my reason. Breakfast means that you are breaking a fast… you have been asleep anywhere from 4 to 10 hours and probably haven’t eaten for at least 8 eight hours. You have given your body/ your digestive system a well-needed break from the work of processing nutrients or sometimes processing chemicals and alcohol that the body needs to eliminate in the best way it can. Our rest from the hard work our bodies do day in and day out is critical for our wellness. Hence what we eat in the morning is an important way to begin a healthy day. Our body is more acidic when we wake up because of the elimination process that occurred while you slept and choosing a food that is alkaline helps give your body a jump start to more energy. Read More »

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  • WATER

    Water is the element that makes us fluid and alive in every way. Scientists believe we evolved from the ocean so our connection to water is fundamental. Adults are made up of 70% water. Teens 75% children 75 to 80% and infants are made up of sometimes as much as 90% water. Obviously how or whether or not we hydrate is important. When you drink good water you are helping your system run efficiently. It can cure a headache, make you alert and often when we feel hunger pangs it is water we need not food. Water helps you stay balanced and detoxifies you when you are ill.  Read More »

  • Mariel's Notes on Climbing and Nature

    When I think of climbing I think of silence peace and challenge. I have not climbed for long, just a little over a year but I have been hiking and loving nature all of my life. My love of the outdoors never ceases to grow in intensity. Nature gives me what people cannot; truth, honesty and unconditional love. It guides with the power of temperature smell tastes and sensations that thrill me in and out!  Read More »

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Mariel Hemingway and Bobby WilliamsMariel Hemingway and Bobby Williams

Academy Award Nominee, Actress, Author, Model, and Health & Nutrition advocate, Mariel Hemingway has teamed up with Adventurist, stunt man, Actor, and Health & Wellness guru, Bobby Williams to engage and enlighten people throughout the world as they share the knowledge and insight they have gained by “walking the walk”. Mariel and Bobby are partners in life and share a common vision of making each individual better, stronger, healthier, and happier while respecting the planet and all it has to offer. They tour the globe sharing their insights to crowds of people, and are currently working on a new book that chronicles their adventurous lifestyle, and allows people to view the world from a different perspective. Mariel and Bobby invite you to join them in making a better "you." They have been described as “hands-on, honest, and revolutionary” in their approach to living. Look for THE WILLINGWAY.COM to be launched in mid 2011, where you can “start a revolution” in your own life.