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TURN IT UP, TURN IT UP, TURN IT UPSIDE DOWN

Sometimes you have to let life turn you upside down so you can live right side up.

The benefits of having your feet above your heart for a few minutes every day are endless. It stimulates your thyroid and helps curb your appetite. It brings about a sense of calm in stressed situations. It aids with insomnia and sleeps issues.

It also improves circulation to your skin and organs. It helps your overall mood and brain function. And then there is the benefit of better posture which is so compromised with all our time on the computer. And it helps lessen back pain. The list is endless.

You also don’t need to be suspended or in a head, shoulder, or handstand to reap these benefits. Just putting your legs up the wall for 10 minutes or standing and folding forward and having your head below your heart, can do wonders for your overall health.

And as an added bonus it never hurts to change your perspective and look at life from a different angle. So when you are feeling sluggish, cranky, and stressed put your feet above your heart.

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I'm Melissa, your host & tour guide.

A Food Network chef, author, mamma, eternal optimist, wannabe-mermaid, spice mixologist, and “dough therapist” (yep, it’s a thing)—

I'm also the founder of Susina Cucina, the gorgeous, Italian cooking school I manifested into my reality. I’m obsessed with Aperol spritzes, travel, and mouthwatering food… especially pizza and pasta.

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