I have a home-made tattoo on my left arm to remind me of the dark times. I’m getting a professional tattoo on my right wrist to remind me that I’m not alone on this roller coaster, and I’m going to get a professional tattoo of a cross once I’m recovered so I never forget my roots.

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Tea contains antioxidants. Antioxidants can help slow down the aging process, and help cells regenerate and repair.  Many studies suggest antioxidants also assist our bodies in preventing cancer. Tea can lower stress hormone levels. Black tea can reduce the effects of stressful events by lowering the amount of the stress hormone cortisol in the body. Tea fights cavities and reduces plaque. Compounds in tea are capable of killing or suppressing growth and acid production of cavity causing bacteria in our mouths. Tea keeps you hydrated. Every cup of tea you drink, especially low or no caffeine varieties, counts as a cup of water with the added bonus of providing antioxidants as well. Tea may reduce the risk of stroke and heart attack. Tea can help prevent formation of dangerous blood clots which are often the cause of strokes and heart attacks. Tea can help lower blood pressure. Drinking green tea daily can reduce your risk of hypertension by up to 50%. Tea aids your body in digestion. Tea has been used for thousands of years as an after-meal digestive aid.  It can also help relieve stomach cramps. Tea may help prevent diabetes. There is some evidence to suggest that green tea might help to lower the risk of getting Type 2 Diabetes. Tea can help beat bacteria. An Egyptian study testing the effects of green tea on antibiotics found the tea to enhance the bacteria killing effects of the drugs. Tea aids your immune defenses. A study comparing the immune activity levels of coffee drinkers vs. tea drinkers found the tea drinkers to have levels up to five times higher.

Your body will never be lovely if you never take care of it. I’m not just saying that you need to diet healthy, but I’m saying you need to take care of it - HYGIENE. You need to wash your face; you need to take showers; you need to not physically beat yourself up; you need to clean under your fingernails; to wear clean clothes (at least socks/panties/etc); you need to take care of your sensitive areas (like your mouth, vagina, etc), and so on.

It doesn’t matter how many pounds you do/attempt to drop, if you can’t take care of your body in those ways, you can’t ever think that you’re going to be lovely.

And you most certainly can’t compare yourself to your friends and ever think that you’re better than them - an opinion which, if formed, basically says that you’re not better than anybody.

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