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- Anti-Aging Tip: How to Create Affirmations to Grow Younger - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Ellen WoodSaying or writing anti-aging affirmations is one of the techniques to help you grow younger; however, there are subtle differences in how you create them, which can result in enormously different effects. "I’m going to stop eating sugar-coated donuts. I’m going to stop eating sugar-coated ...
Views: 5706(2 votes) - Dry Itchy Skin? – Relieve It With My Castor Oil Home Remedy - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2011 from Ellen WoodHere's an anti-aging and anti-itching home remedy that makes your skin healthy and relieves the itchies in cold, dry weather. It's part of a program for growing younger and it won't cost an arm and a leg. We've been experiencing Himalayan-type cold here in Taos, New Mexico, that makes you ...
Views: 6358(2 votes) - Anti-Aging Tip: Release Stress With One Minute of Deep Breathing - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Ellen WoodGot the heebie-jeebies from too much happening while you’re making other plans? Or is your brain fried from figuring out how to rob Peter to pay Paul? Or is your blood boiling from family squabbling? Or do you just have the plain old blues? Well, you can do something about it. YOU ...
Views: 1747(2 votes) - How To Talk To Your Body - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2010 from Ellen WoodThere’s a light dusting of snow on Taos Mountain and this very warm day has turned quite chilly as the sun begins to set. From my car window I see no-neck people with their collars turned up and shoulders slightly hunched against the wind. It’s sleeveless weather during the day but the ...
Views: 1460 - Youthfulness in a Plain Brown Wrapper - by Submitted on Dec 22, 2010 from Ellen WoodI noticed her when she came into the room – one of the last to arrive for my talk on how to grow younger. This small woman with gray hair was smartly dressed in a navy blue suit with the collar of a crisp white blouse peeking over the edges of her suit lapels. Her stylish black heels were a ...
Views: 1611(1 vote) - A Birthday Often Prompts, "How Old Are You?" - by Submitted on Nov 22, 2010 from Ellen WoodAh, November. It’s the month when winter gets serious, delighting skiers and little kids. It’s the time to put the thick, groovy, grab-the-road tires on my car and it’s when I celebrate my magical day! Nov. 18th is my birthday. That day I’ll get to blow out some candles and grin from ear to ...
Views: 1462(2 votes) - Should You Get a Routine Mammogram If There's No Cancer in Your Family? - by Submitted on Oct 12, 2010 from Ellen Wood“Just a waste of my time,” I remember thinking while waiting my turn for a mammogram in Dr. Ira Berger’s office. I had brought my briefcase and had work spread on my lap, but spending time driving the 97-mile round trip from my home office to the radiologist’s was an unproductive part of my ...
Views: 1493(2 votes) - Signs of a Stroke - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2010 from Ellen WoodFirst, cut this out and put it on your refrigerator with some magnets: SIGNS OF A STROKE – SAVE A LIFE! Tell the person: S “Smile.” T “Talk to me. Say, ‘Mary had a little lamb.’” R “Raise both arms.” O “Open your mouth and stick out your tongue.” Then you: K Kall 911 if ...
Views: 1481(1 vote) - Dr. Bruce Lipton – A Man Ahead of His Time - by Submitted on Sep 08, 2010 from Ellen Wood“Hey, Ellen,” a friend called to me from two check-out counters away in the supermarket, “did you see the cover story in TIME magazine about epigenetics?” He wasn’t the only one asking me if I’d seen the issue a few months ago called “Why Genes Aren’t Destiny.” They were all aware that in my ...
Views: 3406(1 vote) - A CALL TO WOMEN: USE YOUR POWER TO TRANSFORM THE WORLD - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Ellen WoodOn stage in front of 500 women at the first Sister GIANT gathering the end of February, Marianne Williamson stood as a radiant beacon calling women to use their power to make Earth a better place for us all. You’d never believe she’s 57. Or even 47. Stunningly beautiful with a trim, ...
Views: 1926 - Life Is What Happens When You’re Making Other Plans - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2010 from Ellen WoodSeveral months ago I posted “There’s a WRONG Way and a RIGHT Way to Set Goals,” which I wrote the week before Christmas. In it I talked about the right ways to set goals for the new year. I enjoyed writing that column and was delighted that so many friends told me they enjoyed reading ...
Views: 1912(4 votes) - Your Thoughts Affect How Your Body Ages - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2010 from Ellen Wood“Studies show that one of the most accurate predictors of longevity is what a person thinks about their own health,” says Dr. Larry Dossey, MD, author and one of the top experts in mind-body medicine. Recent research shows that your mind, not your genes, is the primary determining factor in ...
Views: 1944(5 votes) - Two Words to Erase From Your Mind - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2010 from Ellen WoodI hear it all the time. A friend is telling me something and before she finishes, there’s a pause. She might clear her throat and crinkle her eyebrows. Then she says, “Oh dear, another senior moment.” Usually the person is over 50 – but lately I’ve been hearing it even from men and women ...
Views: 2010(7 votes) - What would you do if you knew you couldn’t fail? - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2010 from Ellen WoodWHAT WOULD YOU DO IF YOU KNEW YOU COULDN’T FAIL? How do people accomplish amazing things? How does a young man working for a mobile phone store in Wales end up as a globally-recognized operatic tenor whose first CD sold more than two million copies? How does a young woman who lost her ...
Views: 5029(3 votes) - FORGET ABOUT MEMORY LOSS - by Submitted on Oct 22, 2009 from Ellen WoodUse it or lose it doesn't apply only to muscle fitness or sex. It also applies to the brain. While researchers at the University of Kansas have found that getting plenty of physical exercise may keep your brain fit too, there’s even better news. Advances in brain imaging and neuroscience have ...
Views: 1678(4 votes) - Reverse Aging the RIGHT Way with The Five Tibetan Rites - Learn How - Watch the YouTube Video - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2010 from Ellen WoodFive years ago when I happened onto the Tibetan Rites of Rejuvenation in a book called “The Ancient Secret of the Fountain of Youth” by Peter Kelder, I knew instinctively these exercises would help me grow younger, and they have! Known as The Five Tibetans, this series of movements form a ...
Views: 7708(4 votes) - Distortion 101: Taking Words Out Of Context - or - How My Most Frequent Expression Could Be Used Against Me - by Submitted on Feb 01, 2008 from Ellen WoodI watched one of the Presidential debates the other night and it reminded me just how powerful words are. During the debate, all candidates repeated words they wanted to sink into Americans' consciousness. (In computerspeak, I guess we'd call them "keywords".) But one frontrunner candidate, ...
Views: 1590 - Stop Worrying About Alzheimer's And Other Infirmities of Old Age - That Will Make You Age Faster! - by Submitted on Nov 20, 2007 from Ellen WoodToday is my birthday! It's my magical day – the day I get to wish for my dreams to come true. Sure, I can wish for whatever I want every day (and I do), but today I get to blow out some candles and grin from ear to ear while my family sings to me. Then I read out loud their hilarious ...
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