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Tips For Surviving an Extreme Heat Wave – Southern California Braces For Brutal Heat Wave

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Tips For Surviving an Extreme Heat Wave – Southern California Braces For Brutal Heat Wave

An extreme heat wave is bearing down on Southern California and the American Southwest. With many people having moved to the desert during the last year, and this heatwave extending all the way to the pacific ocean, many more people will be affected than usual, and for the first time.

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Self Care is Now Survival Care! Take Time For Yourself This Fall.

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Self Care is Now Survival Care!  Take Time For Yourself This Fall.

Resiliency and adaptation are so important right now, it’s imperative that we adapt and build on what we have learned in the last year and a half going forward. Otherwise it’s the path of least resistance to just give up on critical self-care activities like exercise, meditation, skincare, grooming, getting proper sleep, maintaining a healthy weight through a nutritious diet, and enjoying alcohol in moderation.

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Desert Apothecary for Mind Body & Spirit - Desert Mountain Botanical Inspiration - Walk With Me in Indian Wells, California

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Desert Apothecary for Mind Body & Spirit - Desert Mountain Botanical Inspiration - Walk With Me in Indian Wells, California

I hope everyone that reads this is healthy, safe, and comfortable.  Wishing you all the very best, William Z. Brennan, natural lifestyle expert, founder of Desert Mountain Apothecary, and creator of Natural Lifestyle Optimization.

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Lifelines of Stability & Pillars of Strength - Wellness, SelfCare, Exercise, Weight Loss, Dreaming A Bigger Dream

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Lifelines of Stability & Pillars of Strength - Wellness, SelfCare, Exercise, Weight Loss, Dreaming A Bigger Dream

Disoriented is a word I keep hearing other people say, and a sensation I feel often. To be so unmoored from the outside world for so long feels incredibly disorienting. The 5 things that have helped me immensely during this time have been:

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Meditate With Me: Managing Anxiety & Stress During Quarantine Lockdown

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Meditate With Me: Managing Anxiety & Stress During Quarantine Lockdown

Join me today for a meditation session in my living room, where I share what the only essential tools are, and how you can make meditation easy and familiar to you.

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