Flame Bilyue Healing Arts

08/25/2025

What? Maybe I can simply learn to walk differently?

A new study led by a Utah engineering professor shows that gait retraining can reduce pain and slow cartilage damage. Almost one in four adults over the age of 40 live with painful osteoarthritis, a condition that has become one of the leading causes of disability. The disease gradually wears awa

07/29/2025

Hey, do you want to improve your cholesterol levels naturally?

I've watched my husband over a decade improve his even though he has a family history and predisposition for high cholesterol. The first successful big change was fruits smoothies in the morning and later salad smoothies. That was intended to address his cravings for sweets first thing and to fill up on healthy options before the day got too busy. Next came the daily salads. Those two things were about adding in not taking out.

Here's a big tip.
Reduce or eliminate added sugars from your diet. That can significantly improve cholesterol levels and overall cardiovascular health. A simple starting poi t is cutting out sugary beverages, desserts, and processed snacks, which can negatively impact cholesterol levels. The focus is primarily on added sugars found in processed foods and beverages, not naturally occurring sugars in fruits.

Increase foods like oats, beans, lentils, apples, and citrus fruits, which help lower LDL ("bad") cholesterol by binding to bile acids. Add in olive oil, fatty fish (like salmon and tuna), avocados, nuts, and seeds, which provide healthy unsaturated fats. Choose more poultry (without skin), fish, beans, and lentils instead of red meat. Be careful to be mindful of how much you're eating, especially of high-fat and sugary foods, to help manage overall calorie intake and weight.

Spend at least 150 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise per week, or 75 minutes of vigorous-intensity exercise. Walking, swimming, cycling, or dancing can be effective ways to incorporate more movement into your routine.
Consider shorter durations and gradually increase the intensity and duration of your workouts over time. Even a long time is ok. Be gentle on yourself. A surprising lesson I am learning is going slowly often gets me to my goal faster than I had anticipated.

However...
If this is difficult for you by all means, consider medication that your doctor might suggest. You can always follow both paths at the same time while you set new habits and reduce your cholesterol naturally. Besides, your doctor will probably be glad you're adding healthier habits into your lifestyle.

07/26/2025

Planning a 3-month experiment...

After years of exploration and personal experiments into various diets and healthy lifestyle choices, I've discovered a personal path forward that combines elements of plant-forward, nutrivore living with principles of natural hygiene and Paleo-style eating. This approach, influenced by the limited calorie Accelerate Diets and Fasting-Mimicking-Diet (FMD) regimens, focuses on 800-1000 calories per day, emphasizing a wide variety of vegetables, low-glycemic fruits, and low-starch veggies.
Aka eating real, whole, and unprocessed foods.

Driven by my journey with chronic pain from scoliosis and spinal fusion surgery, I've found that embracing an anti-inflammatory diet, avoiding processed foods, and eating nutrient-dense whole foods helps alleviate inflammation and boosts energy. By integrating intermittent fasting, Paleo, and keto principles, I've cultivated a lifestyle that enhances my well-being while minimizing overexertion.

Building on past successes with calorie-restricted diets and recognizing the importance of moderate movement and rest, I'm embarking on a 3-month experiment merging natural hygiene, Paleo-style diets with intermittent fasting. By prioritizing green vegetables, healthy fats, and mindful eating, I'm optimistic about sustaining energy and vitality while refining my approach to optimal wellness, strength, and fitness.

06/28/2025

IF YOU DONT MAKE TIME FOR YOUR WELLNESS YOU WILL BE FORCED TO MAKE TIME FOR YOUR ILLNESS.

04/30/2025

C'ville Friends!

We're at it again.
Please join us this Saturday, Sunday, or both for our art show and open house.
😊

And please share this with your local friends and if you are willing on your social media too.

We'd appreciate the support in getting the word out. 🙏🏼☺️

Thank you, we look forward to seeing you.

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04/19/2025

Good morning C'ville Friends!☀️
I am not only inviting you. I am asking for your support.🙏🏼

Please join us🌹
Bring friends and family💐
Invite friends and family 📣
Send them if you can't make it with them. 📨

mark your calendar and enjoy a unique celebration of art, community, and sustainability.🎉♻️

This will be our 5th year since the covid quarantine that we created a home art show and fund raising event at our B&B.
We'd love your company and support.

🌼🌻🌼🌸🌼🌹🌼🏵🌼🌷🌼🥀🌼🌺🌼💐🌼

Our Art Transforms Life - 5th Annual Art Home Show & Open House is a special event highlighting our eco-friendly Guesthouse and the important work of local organizations, businesses, and 4 local artists. 😀
So find your Mother's Day gifts 🎁 here with us!

May 3rd and 4th
12 to 7 pm
(both days for your convenience)

We'll have a guest speaker too! Come with all your questions about how you too can have solar energy ☀️ at home with help from state incentives
>before they are reduced or gone.<

More details in comments 👇

04/19/2025

Here's a sneak peek before my
NEXT PAPER ART CLASS on
how do I create my recycled paper art and jewelry?

Here's a chance to get your hands wet. 😁

April 27, 2025

11:00 AM 2:00 PM

This class is an opportunity to learn how to repurpose scrap paper into beautiful things with texture and color. This class will teach you how to turn any scrap paper into textured art as small as earrings, necklace pendants, ornaments, or possibly a framed piece of wall art.

Ages 12 and up

$30

Register here:

https://app.acuityscheduling.com/schedule/3d8520c5/?appointmentTypeIds[]=73953518

03/16/2025

Informationaly... Fun!

The Glitoris (2017) by Sydney artist Alli Sebastian Wolf, who created a scale model of a cl****is in order to raise awareness about the intricacies of female genitalia...

The Glitoris depicts not just the tip above the surface but the 5-12 cm's of interconnected muscle, nerves and erectile tissue beneath the skin.

A giant sparkling 100:1 scale anatomical model of a cl****is
- one of the most misunderstood parts of the human body.

With it comes performances from The Clitorati, costumed ambassadors for the c**t who carry the sculpture, using dance and audience engagement to educate about the cl****is.

A cl****is is like an iceberg

Mostly invisible below the surface, wrapping around the vaginal tunnel and extending out towards the thighs. “The part that we’re seeing and feeling is just this tiny little g***s that creates the head of the cl****is,” says Wolf. “From there, all this fabulous magical stuff is happening beneath the surface.”

There are more than 8,000 nerve endings in the tip of the cl****is alone

That’s double the number of those in a p***s. A cl****is is made up of 18 distinct parts – a mixture of erectile tissue, muscle and nerves. “All those little pieces are working together to create the amazing sensations that anyone with a cl****is feels when they’re having or**sms.” The actual vaginal tunnel has almost no sensation at all – giving birth through something as sensitive as a cl****is would be “excruciating”, says Wolf.

They can swell as much as 300 per cent when engorged

Clitorises range from 7-12 cm in length and swell by 50 per cent to 300 per cent when engorged when aroused. It’s not “a zero to 100 situation”, says Wolf, but as you draw closer to or**sm, it increases in size.

When at rest, the “arms”, or corpora cavernosa, of the cl****is’ body extend straight out towards your thighs. When you’re aroused, they curl around “and give your internal body a little bit of a hug”.

G-**ot and penetrative or**sms are c**toral

Both stimulate internal parts of the cl****is. “You can come from these different places that are all using the cl****is but using it in different ways,” says Wolf. Understanding has been frustrated by historical heteronormative studies of the female anatomy that assumed stimulation by a p***s was necessary to or**sm; Wolf blames Freud.

It was only in 2009 that a small team of French researchers carried out the first sonographic mapping of an erect cl****is, even though the technology to do so had existed for years.

02/24/2025

Hey here's a soothing DIY
ideas.

If you want a DIY alternative to comercial face masks, you can try mixing readily available ingredients like honey, aloe vera gel, yogurt, mashed avocado, oatmeal, egg white, turmeric, lemon juice, or banana depending on your skin type and desired benefits, and applying them to your face as a mask for 10-15 minutes before rinsing off with lukewarm water.
Here are a few DIY mask ideas based on common Tonymoly mask types:
Hydrating Mask: Mash a ripe avocado with a little honey for a moisturizing effect.
Soothing Mask: Mix plain yogurt with a few drops of aloe vera gel for calming irritated skin.
Exfoliating Mask: Grind up oatmeal into a fine powder and mix with water for gentle exfoliation.
Brightening Mask: Combine lemon juice with honey for a natural brightening effect.
Pore-tightening Mask: Whisk egg white until frothy and apply to your face for a tightening effect.
Important Considerations:
Skin Type: Always consider your skin type when choosing ingredients. For example, if you have oily skin, avoid heavy oils like coconut oil and opt for clay-based masks instead.
Patch Test: Before applying any new ingredient to your face, do a patch test on a small area of your skin to check for any allergic reactions.
Fresh Ingredients: Use fresh ingredients whenever possible for optimal results.

Explore 10 DIY face masks using household ingredients. Find easy, natural homemade face masks for all skin types and effective facial treatments.

02/09/2025

Wisdom for our time:
The leader of the Hopi Indians, White Eagle, commented on the current situation a few days ago:

"This moment humanity is experiencing now can be seen as a door or a hole. The decision to fall into the hole or walk through the door is up to you. If you consume the information 24 hours a day, with negative energy, constantly nervous, with pessimism, then you will fall into that hole.
But if you take the opportunity to look at yourself, to think about life and death, to care for yourself and others, then you will walk through the door.

Take care of your home, take care of your body. Connect with your spiritual home. When you take care of yourself, you are taking care of everyone at the same time.
Don't underestimate the spiritual dimension of this crisis. Take the perspective of an eagle, seeing everything from above with a wider view. There is a social issue in this crisis, but there is also a spiritual issue. The two go hand in hand.
Without the social dimension, we fall into fanaticism. Without the spiritual dimension, we fall into pessimism and meaninglessness.

You are ready to master this crisis. Grab your toolbox and use all the tools available to you. Learn resistance from the example of the Indian and African people: We were and still are being wiped out. But we have never stopped singing, dancing, lighting fires and being happy.
Pack your toolbox and use all the tools at your disposal.
Learn the resistance from the example of the Indian and African people: We are and still are being threatened, extinct. But we never stopped singing, dancing, building bonfires and having joy.

Don't feel guilty for feeling happy in these difficult times.
It doesn't help at all to be sad or angry.
Resistance is resistance through joy!
You have every right to be strong and positive.
And there's no other way to do this than by adopting a beautiful, cheerful and empathetic attitude. This has nothing to do with alienation (ignorance of the world) - It's a resistance strategy.

When we enter the door, we are given a new worldview because we have faced our fears and overcome adversity.
That's all you can do now: - Seek solace in the storm - Keep calm, pray daily - Make it a habit to meet the Holy everywhere, everyday.
Show resistance through art, joy, trust and love. "

~Hopi Indian Chief White Eagle

01/25/2025

I'm taking on being good at practicing the Sun Salutation this year regardless of how limited I am or feel that I am.
Care to join me?

01/24/2025

Transforming Our World: Fear or Love, Conquer or Collaborate?

When I share my thoughts, I use 'we' to acknowledge our shared humanity and the importance of introspection. By recognizing my own flaws and striving for self-improvement, I hope to create opportunities for growth and positive transformation within myself and the world around me.
This approach enables me to address challenges with compassion and understanding, rather than criticism or blame. By doing so, I aim to cultivate a culture of empathy, collaboration, and mutual support, recognizing that our individual growth is inextricably linked to the greater good.

I'd rather join forces to break down the barriers of fear and defensiveness, embracing instead a culture of openness, active listening, and constructive dialogue with people who are and have a commitment to mutual respectful communication.

In today's information age, it's essential that we're mindful of the media we consume and the potential impact on our minds and society. By choosing to engage with uplifting and informative content, we can empower ourselves to drive positive change and create a healthier and brighter future for all.