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- Natural Weight Loss for Good Health and Well Being - by Submitted on Jul 21, 2007 from Jennifer KaysWeight loss is becoming an unhealthy obsession dealing with body images, but in some cases can improve health and fitness. When weight loss is a result of eating healthy, exercising and/or taking natural weight loss supplements in contrast to synthetic prescription drugs with the risk of harmful ...
Views: 988 - Whole Body Health for Anti-Aging Sin Care - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2007 from Jennifer KaysOur skin is of vital importance to our health. Our skin is responsible for providing protection from environment, providing us with an emotional sense of boundary, creating sensual awareness to communication with the “outside” world e.g. feeling pleasure or pain signals that are ...
Views: 998 - Aloe Vera Juice For Healthy Digestion, Weight Loss, Detox And AntiAging - by Submitted on Nov 18, 2007 from Jennifer KaysThe use of aloe vera for health and healing is popularly known. We have used aloe vera for health and healing for centuries. The aloe plant is related to the onion/garlic plant and also the lily plant. It’s appearance is very similar to cactus. Aloe vera contains nineteen amino acids, ...
Views: 1395 - Anti Aging Digestion Enzymes Are Essential For Life - by Submitted on Dec 09, 2007 from Jennifer KaysDigestive enzymes are the most essential nutritional requirements that our bodies need to stay alive. Enzymes break down the nutrients that we eat and reduces them to a size and condition that make them able to be carried, absorbed and used by our bodies. Enzymes are necessary for breathing, ...
Views: 849 - Anti-Aging Effects nAd Vital Health Benefits Of Coenzyme Q10 - by Submitted on Feb 24, 2008 from Jennifer KaysCoenzyme Q is an essential natural compound that facilitates the metabolic process of nutrients in our bodies, especially that of protein assimilation. 10 indicates the structural components of Coenzyme Q, i.e. Co Q10. Co Q10 therefore, is essential for helping us feel energetic and for our cell ...
Views: 1478 - Aromatherapy Candles Gift Of Health - by Submitted on Nov 25, 2007 from Jennifer KaysWe are all aware of how various aromas impact our thoughts, feelings and especially our memory.. Take, for example, the thoughts, feelings and memories aroused by the aroma of fresh baked bread, the scent of flowers in the garden, the aroma of honey suckle, the aroma of pine trees in the woods, ...
Views: 981 - Garlic An Ancient Natural Medicine - by Submitted on Oct 20, 2007 from Jennifer KaysGarlic is one of the oldest known medicine from plants. Ancient Sanskrit documents describe garlic remedies being used in India 5,000 years ago. Chinese medicine has used the healing and beneficial health qualities of garlic for over 3,000 years. In 1858, Louis Pasteur praised the ...
Views: 1041 - Green Tea For Weight Loss, Anti Aging And Health - by Submitted on Jan 13, 2008 from Jennifer KaysWe have all heard others talking about the great health benefits of green tea. Few of us, until recently, have known that green tea has been used as a medicine in China for at lest 4,000 years to treat everything from pain to depression. Recent scientific research in Japan and other Asian ...
Views: 949 - Honey, Bee Pollen & Propolis, Royal Jelly For Health And Healing - by Submitted on Nov 04, 2007 from Jennifer KaysWe are all familiar with honey as a valuable substitute for refined sugar or chemical additives which have been shown to be neurotoxins. We often are unaware of using the incredible nutritional value of honey for a variety of health benefits beyond honey’s being a natural sweetener. Honey ...
Views: 1740 - How To Use Water For Natural Stress and Pain Relief - by Submitted on Sep 16, 2007 from Jennifer KaysWe all experience some form of stress in our lives. Clinically, stress is a negative element that can threaten our physical and emotional health. One form of stress can diminish our resistance to other forms of stress. Therefore, stress seems to take on a momentum or it’s own i.e. stress ...
Views: 874 - Lavender Aromatherapy Improves Health - by Submitted on Jul 28, 2007 from Jennifer KaysAromatherapy is the use of essential oils and other natural aromatic compounds from plants to affect one’s mental or physical health. Essential oils, are known as hydrophobic i.e. non-water mixing or volatile i.e. air mixing. Essential oils are sometimes referred to as an “oil ...
Views: 786 - Live Well With Green Foods - by Submitted on Sep 30, 2007 from Jennifer KaysWe have always heard that we need to eat our greens, but we are just now discovering how vital the health benefits of green foods are to our living well. Naturopaths have recommended the use of green foods to enhance the treatment of diseases such asthma, candida, lupus, HIV and many others. ...
Views: 874 - Lower And Reduce Cholesterol Levels Naturally - by Submitted on Jan 18, 2008 from Jennifer KaysCholesterol is an essential substance that our bodies produce. Cholesterol is a waxy, soft material that is found around the lipids of our bloodstream and in our cells. Good cholesterol is important for our cell membrane formation, our hormones and other functions. However, when our cholesterol ...
Views: 937 - MSM For Natural Pain Relief, Tissue Repair, And General Health - by Submitted on Feb 16, 2008 from Jennifer KaysMethylsulfonymethane, i.e. MSM, is a naturally occurring sulfur compound. MSM comes from plankton which releases dimethylsulfonium into the water. It is then oxidized into MSM as it reaches the surface of the water due to the presence of ozone and ultraviolet light. MSM then dissolves into the ...
Views: 3689 - Natural Pain Relief Safety and Benefits - by Submitted on Aug 04, 2007 from Jennifer KaysPain can be experienced as a result of old age, physical illness, extensive exercise, overwork, heavy lifting, strained muscles or broken bones. Pain triggers a region of the brain known as the lateral occipital complex, reducing a person's ability to concentrate and accurately recognize images, ...
Views: 928 - Natural Sleep for Health and Safety - by Submitted on Aug 11, 2007 from Jennifer KaysSleep is a natural state of rest that the human body requires to survive. Besides surviving, sleep is needed to rejuvenate the body and mind to perform daily functions. In order for one to have a productive day and live a long and healthy life, it is said one must sleep well. Benefits of ...
Views: 836 - Natural Stress And Anxiety Relief - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2007 from Jennifer KaysAll of us experience stress and anxiety in our lives. We are all familiar with the sources of stress and anxiety. They include financial concerns, work deadlines, providing for our children, countless tasks to do and errands to run, heavy traffic, relationships with co-workers, family ...
Views: 786 - Oil of Oregano: Nature's Miraculous Medicine - by Submitted on Sep 02, 2007 from Jennifer KaysCan you imagine an amazing herb strong enough to sterilize sewage water, but gentle enough not to harm human tissue? Most of us are very familiar with this herb as it is used for flavoring in cooking. Now more of us are realizing the incredible health benefits of this herb when it is delivered ...
Views: 6616 - Omega 3 & 6 Essential Fatty Acids: The Good Fat - by Submitted on Sep 24, 2007 from Jennifer KaysWe have gotten a great deal of information warning us about our intake of fat. We have been told for a long time that fats are bad. Food store shelves are full of “fat-free” foods. We have not gotten enough information about good fats. The good fats that are essential for us to ...
Views: 1804 - Pau D'Arco A Natural Antibiotic & Powerful Anti-Fungal - by Submitted on Sep 09, 2007 from Jennifer KaysWe can be grateful to American Indians for a multitude of herbal and natural medicines. Pau d’arco has a been used as a medicine by the indigenous people of the rainforest. The Pau d’arco tree is a broad-leaf evergreen that grows to a height of 125 feet and produces violet colored ...
Views: 4834 - Probiotics Are Essential For Our Health - by Submitted on Dec 25, 2007 from Jennifer KaysMost of us are unaware that our health is directly connected to billions of beneficial microorganisms that live in our gastrointestinal tract. These microorganisms help our body break down and absorb food, produce essential nutrients, and help to clean putrefaction and waste. The ...
Views: 1205 - Relieve Stress Naturally And Improve Health With Flaxseed Oil - by Submitted on Jan 01, 2008 from Jennifer KaysWe are well aware of how stressful our lives have become with financial, relationship, family and many other concerns. We have learned over and over how stress can take a harmful toll on our mental and physical health. This is a very serious health concern that we often underestimate. Stress ...
Views: 4380 - Smudging And Smudge Sticks For Health And Aromatherapy Benefit - by Submitted on Oct 13, 2007 from Jennifer KaysMany of us have used smudge sticks for years and felt it’s many benefits. Smudging is such a common, continuous practice that it almost seems modern. Yet smudging is a practice so ancient that we don’t know just when or how it came to be. Perhaps quite by chance or by internal ...
Views: 12817 - The Importance Of Fiber For Weight Loss And Health - by Submitted on Jan 06, 2008 from Jennifer KaysWe live in a time when most of our food sources are composed of convenient, fast, and processed foods. In addition to the chemicals and preservatives added, this has resulted in food with less nutritional value. One of those nutritional values is the lowered amounts of natural fiber. One of ...
Views: 797 - The Vital Importance Of Minerals For Our Health - by Submitted on Nov 11, 2007 from Jennifer KaysOur bodies are literally composed of substances and elements of the Earth. Minerals are a large part of our body’s composition e.g. bones, teeth etc. Minerals are part of stones and soil of the Earth. We obtain the minerals for our health from plants that absorb minerals from the Earth ...
Views: 4098 - Vitamin D Is Essential For Bone Health And More - by Submitted on Jan 27, 2008 from Jennifer KaysVitamins D is a fat-soluble seco-sterol hormone precursor that is responsible for sustaining optimal levels of calcium and phosphorus in our blood stream. To some extent, Vitamin D is manufactured by our skin though exposure to sunlight. The best time for sunlight exposure is during the spring ...
Views: 899 - What is Aromatherapy? - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2007 from Jennifer KaysWhat is Aromatherapy? Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils (EOs) and other natural aromatic compounds from plants to affect one’s mental or physical health. Essential oils, sometimes known as ethereal or volatile oils, are defined as hydrophobic (non-water mixing) volatile (air ...
Views: 759 - What is Aromatherapy? - by Submitted on Jun 21, 2007 from Jennifer KaysWhat is Aromatherapy? Aromatherapy is the use of essential oils (EOs) and other natural aromatic compounds from plants to affect one’s mental or physical health. Essential oils, sometimes known as ethereal or volatile oils, are defined as hydrophobic (non-water mixing) volatile (air ...
Views: 1106 - Women's Health Focus - by Submitted on Jun 15, 2007 from Jennifer KaysWomen’s Health Focus Interest in women’s health has exploded over the past few decades, both in the medical profession and in society as a whole. Popular topics, among researchers and magazine publishers alike, include hormone replacement therapy, breast cancer, heart disease, the ...
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