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The Watercure Recipe - by Russell Mariani- Life Beyond the Edge of Your Comfort Zone: 4 keys for adapting to change - by Submitted on Oct 26, 2017 from Michele MolitorLike the wind and the tides, energy is shifting and moving all of the time. The sun rotates, planets spin, stars are being born and dying as the Universe itself hurls through space at incomprehensible speeds. At a micro level, we’re constantly shifting and changing too. We’re generating ...
Views: 1534(1 vote) - Dispelling the Genetic Myth - by Submitted on Mar 23, 2009 from Gary BateI had a beautiful weekend walking by the river with a friend in the glorious sunshine. Whilst we were strolling, my friend started to talk about the animal kingdom and she asked me which animals I liked and what my preferences were. I said to her, "what do you think the difference is between ...
Views: 1532(1 vote) - Electric Toothbrush - by Submitted on Feb 13, 2011 from Dental ChicagoIn today’s era, people have the option of purchasing en electronic toothbrush for brushing teeth. Actually, the invention is not so new. The first electronic toothbrushes came out in Europe in the 1950’s. There have been modifications and improvements made over time and they didn’t really hit ...
Views: 1532(1 vote) - Habits of Highly Healthy People - by Submitted on Mar 13, 2012 from Lucy Pemberton-PlattHabits of highly healthy people Do you ever feel as if your heart is weighed down by over indulgence? Eating too much, drinking too much and shopping too much? With the pace of today's lifestyle it is very easy to act impulsively, but such behaviour only serves us in the short term. How ...
Views: 1532 - How to Talk to Your Partner About Impotence - by Submitted on Apr 19, 2012 from Natalie BonanskiHaving a sit-down chat with your partner about impotence is not an easy one but it is necessary to make certain that you are both having an open line of communication. Impotence can be treated these days with drugs like Cialis or Viagra, but even so having an understanding of the causes for ...
Views: 1532 - Pityriasis rosea (Christmas tree rash) skin disease causes and treatment - by Submitted on Apr 04, 2016 from Victor MarchionePityriasis rosea is a skin disease that is common in the general population and over the last several years has become known as the Christmas tree rash. A lot of people are familiar with rosacea, a chronic, incurable skin condition characterized by red blotches on the face, but pityriasis ...
Views: 1532 - Antioxidant Foods - Skin Care - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2012 from Susan KatchurEating antioxidant foods is a great way to help improve the condition of your skin and boost your immune system. What are antioxidants? They're molecules capable of slowing or preventing the oxidation of other molecules. They protect cells from unstable molecules causing free radical ...
Views: 1531(1 vote) - ***Vote For Your Health - by Submitted on Oct 27, 2010 from Bette DowdellBette Dowdell Medicine is a mess. Doctors don’t even try to heal chronic illnesses, content to treat symptoms instead. Probably because that’s all they learned in medical school. But it means their patients--that's us--drag through life, out of gas, running on fumes. Even worse, while some ...
Views: 1530(1 vote) - How To Lose Weight: The Fast and Safe Way - by Submitted on Feb 04, 2013 from Tony CollegeIs there such a thing as foods that help you lose weight fast? Of course! People who want to lose weight usually understand they need to change how much they eat. What they may fail to understand is that there are certain foods that they can eat which can make them lose weight ...
Views: 1530 - Effortless Effort - by Submitted on Aug 31, 2009 from Lavinia PlonkaJosie is poised, unmoving, as she focuses her gaze. Her intention is clear. She moves through the grass like a slow motion film, periodically freezing, one paw in the air. Then in a blur of fur, she runs, leaps and the unfortunate vole that I couldn’t even see is history. Cats don’t struggle ...
Views: 1529(2 votes) - Do You Feel Guilty Taking Time for Yourself? - by Submitted on Dec 02, 2008 from Annette GonzalezThere are so many things to take care of in our lives. There are so many things on the list. There are so many people to take care of. How do we prioritize? Are you on the list of priorities? It is important for us to listen to the voice inside us when it says, “I need some ...
Views: 1526(1 vote) - Foods that naturally increase your libido - by Submitted on Feb 14, 2012 from Yvette LaboyAll you see and hear about in the month of February is love, chocolate hearts and cupid shooting you with his arrow. Some people feel a lot of pressure during this month to be at the top of their game when it comes to sex, love and romance. However, at certain times we are just not feeling in ...
Views: 1526 - Cell Phone, Good , Bad or Ugly? - by Submitted on Dec 13, 2016 from Prof. George GrantCell Phones George Grant | September 7, 2016 | Blogs | No Comments We love our smartphones, but it turns out there are dangers associated with using cell phones. Thousands of studies link cell phone radiation to a long list of serious illnesses including cancer. Cell phone radiation exposure ...
Views: 1525(1 vote) - 10 signs of dementia you need to know about - by Submitted on Nov 06, 2017 from Victor MarchioneMemory loss is a growing concern worldwide as populations continue to age. Rates of Alzheimer’s disease and dementia are climbing and are expected to double. As we age, there is some normal memory loss that we experience that is harmless. But how can you tell the difference between normal ...
Views: 1523(1 vote) - New & Improved Sleep Hygiene Routine - by Submitted on Mar 21, 2017 from Lance BregerAs a wellness coach to CEOs, entrepreneurs and companies around the country I know I can only be effective if I walk my talk. Seriously would you ever hire, trust, or follow the guidance of a wellness coach that shows up smelling like French fries, has bags under their eyes and sporting a ...
Views: 1523 - Sound Healing: A Therapeutic Tool For The Future! - by Submitted on Jul 09, 2008 from Zacciah BlackburnSound Healing is the new buzz word in complementary therapy. Sound healing therapies are being incorporated into traditional and non-traditional healing practices, more and more, from one’s own meditation room, to practitioners utilizing traditional massage, reiki, acupuncture, shamanism, ...
Views: 1523(1 vote) - Sustaining Health and Weight Loss... Deal With Your Stuff - by Submitted on May 13, 2012 from Renee HeigelAre you working on your relationship with yourself? Sustaining health, in my experience, is more about dealing with your stuff and learning about your mind & heart than it is about the perfect food plan, although, the food plan certainly does help. Buddha said, “To keep the body in health ...
Views: 1522 - 5 Ways to Hack Your Brain to Unleash it's Productivity - by Submitted on Mar 12, 2015 from Lucas ThomasTop 5 Productivity Hacks Do you want to be more productive, but don’t know how? Then you are in luck as this month’s Top 5 is how to become more productive during your daily routine. #1: Power Naps Feel like your mind is done for the day? Overworked? And Overwhelmed? Power naps ...
Views: 1521(2 votes) - Dental Implants and Stabilizing of Removable Dentures - by Submitted on Dec 18, 2012 from Marielaina PerroneDental Implants have changed the way we look at dentistry. Dental implants are not just for single tooth or multiple teeth replacement. They can also be used in support and stabilization of removable dentures. Long time denture wearers will tell you that over time the bone remodels and resorbs ...
Views: 1521(1 vote) - Feng Shui for Better Health - How Applying the Wisdom of Feng Shui can Improve Your Wellbeing - by Submitted on Mar 18, 2011 from Yvonne PhillipsWithout your health you have nothing, according to a famous quote. Among the many factors that impact your health, the energy that flows around us or “chi” greatly impacts the quality of our wellbeing. Although we can’t see it, if energy becomes blocked or stagnant in our environment, this ...
Views: 1519 - How to Remain Pain Free During the Holidays - by Submitted on Sep 14, 2013 from Leon ReyfmanIn the midst of the Christmas rush, most people don't take the time to think about the wear and tear the holiday season can put on their bodies. It may sound silly to some, but the holidays are one of the most likely times to suffer a back injury of some kind. Think of it this way... a great ...
Views: 1519 - Triclosan - Harmful? or Helpful? - by Submitted on Jan 16, 2012 from Susan KatchurThere is much controversy regarding a chemical called Triclosan. What is it? How is it used? Is it harmful or helpful? These are the questions many people are asking. You decide what is best for you. Triclosan is a white powdered solid, chemically manufactured, compound with a hint of aroma. ...
Views: 1518 - How important is good posture? For your health sake! - by Submitted on Jul 22, 2011 from Nina BagnallWhat does your Posture say about you? Your posture provides the body with the stability needed to maintain muscle, bone and spinal alignment. At the convent school which I attended, good deportment was on the curriculum, we girls had to walk around with books on our heads. It certainly ...
Views: 1517(1 vote) - Managing Emotions? - by Submitted on Sep 04, 2009 from Robert VibertIt is common to hear professionals in the therapy realm talk about the need to manage one's emotions. Other terms for this include "emotional mastery", "emotional control", and "emotional freedom". The premise in each case is to treat our emotions as something that are distinct from "us", ...
Views: 1517(3 votes) - Nourishing Your Brain - by Submitted on Mar 03, 2008 from Michelle TaylorNo one knows exactly how much of which dietary components are needed for optimal mental functioning. However, it has been established that nutrition plays a vital role in intellect, memory, thinking, and personality. Stress Most of the research linking nutrition with stress has focused on ...
Views: 1517(1 vote) - Overcoming Sudden Dis-Ability - by Submitted on Jul 19, 2016 from Manny (Manuel) PerezThe knowledge that we have lost an ability we had, that some or one of our physical abilities cannot be recovered after losing it has two direct effects on us: • First, the pain, depression and frustration want to overwhelm our thoughts and take away from our creative abilities. Worse yet, ...
Views: 1517 - How to Have Fun Even With a Handicap Simply by Using Your Mind - by Submitted on Mar 06, 2012 from Marc LernerToo often, people with handicaps live their life just to survive. This happens to people when their focus is on what is wrong, but that is not the only focus a handicapped person can have. It is possible to find a peaceful center within you. When you focus there, it is easy to ignore the ...
Views: 1516 - Lavender's Dynamic Energetics - by Submitted on Jul 06, 2012 from April CrowellLovely lavender boasts a medicinal history that is ancient and broad. What does the word lavender bring to mind? Images of vast fields of spikes of purple/blue waving under the Mediterranean sun? Fragrant bundles of Herbes de Provence, sleeping pillows, infused wines or vinegars, or ...
Views: 1516 - 'Tis the Season to be....What? - by Submitted on Feb 05, 2011 from Heidi CornelissenIt’s Christmas Time – or ‘the holidays’ – or the Festive Season. Whatever you choose to call it, it’s a time of the year that has significance in our calendar. Robert Holden said that it’s a time when your life seems to come under a magnifying glass. You tend to ask questions of yourself and ...
Views: 1515(1 vote) - PTSD... closing in on one year - by Submitted on Jun 06, 2015 from David HarmAs more time passes from my operations I begin to see more of it. Some have mentioned that it is a form of PTSD. It is hard to describe. The best word I can think of is fear. I wasn't fearful at the time but as I look back at it all it makes me extremely fearful. For the month leading up ...
Views: 1515 - 3 SIMPLE Ways to Maintain Your Ideal Weight - by Submitted on Jun 13, 2011 from Brandy SinotoNow that you’ve actually made friends with your scale, how can you stay that way? How can you maintain that weight loss that you worked so hard to achieve? I'm here to tell you that maintaining your weight is not magic. And while it is a challenge like anything else truly worth your effort, ...
Views: 1514 - Responding to the Call of Self-Love - by Submitted on Dec 28, 2012 from Debbi DickinsonWhat is Self-Love? For me, Self-Love means that I am making my needs a priority in my life. Society teaches women to put the needs of others in front of ourselves. For years I did that. Work came first. When I married, my husband came first. Then when my daughter was born her needs ...
Views: 1514(1 vote) - Stomach Cancer - by Submitted on Jan 21, 2011 from HealingRevealed Body-Mind ConnectionI would like to share with you some information about stomach cancer. Once again I will probably bring up things that are not normally talked about. For now, I will not talk about what causes cancer, but try to explain how cancer works - and perhaps why it happens... I would like to share ...
Views: 1514 - We Are Not Our Bodies - by Submitted on Apr 09, 2010 from Mike RobbinsI shaved my head again last week. This is the fourth time in the past five years I've done this. As has been the case for me before - it feels both liberating and vulnerable. My hair has been thinning for about ten years (most significantly in the past two or three) and, as I've written ...
Views: 1512(3 votes) - WHO AM I? - by Submitted on Jan 07, 2011 from Keith BrayWHO AM I? I can remember those dark days back in 1994 that I really did not know who I was. Have you been there or are you at that point today. I knew the roles that I played, amongst them husband, father, employer, community volunteer, company leader; roles I played on life’s stage like an ...
Views: 1512(3 votes) - Easy Tips to Avoid Obesity-Lifestyle & Home Remedies - by Submitted on Jun 09, 2017 from Dr. Vikram ChauhanObesity is a medical condition where body fat accumulates in excess so that it may have adverse effects on health. Being obese or over weight can reduce life expectancy and increased health problems.Obesity may be the reason for various health ailments such as type 2 diabetes, cancer, heart ...
Views: 1511 - Osteoporosis in Your 30's? How to Prevent It Naturally - by Submitted on May 11, 2014 from Junji TakanoOsteoporosis is defined as a medical condition in which the bones become fragile and brittle. It is often perceived as a disease that mostly affects the elderly. However, early signs of osteoporosis may show and affect younger people as well especially those who belong to the age bracket of ...
Views: 1511(1 vote) - Sleep—Essential Self-Help Down Time - by Submitted on Jun 30, 2011 from Paula RenayeIn health, as with anything, the best place to start is with the basics. No matter what else we do, without attending to these three basic needs—adequate sleep, water and nutrition—we simply can’t be healthy. We all know the value of drinking plenty of pure water and eating healthy ...
Views: 1511(1 vote) - What Exactly Is Intestinal Floral? - by Submitted on Jan 26, 2011 from Nouman UmarThose hundreds of billions of bacteria live in our intestines ... and yet we have not even been presented. Here are some things to learn about our intestinal flora. • Flora intestinal bacteria that help us • What is the gut? • How to encourage a healthy balance of intestinal ...
Views: 1511 - Are you Living with If or When? - by Submitted on Oct 21, 2013 from Merna Throne, M.S.Here we are again meeting on a beautiful morning sharing our thoughts to loving the life we have, while dreaming of more. Is that the tape that is running in your head? Or is it a more defeating one? I have been using these very questions with many aspects of my life. Let’s look at these ...
Views: 1510(3 votes) - Core Strength: Getting The Most Out Of You Fitness Routine - by Submitted on Oct 03, 2009 from Dr. Nathalie BeauchampStretching can be overrated! Now don’t get me wrong, it is essential, but even if you are ?exible enough to touch your toes, without the core strength to support your spine, you may be risking injury. My point is simply this; without core strength training, you are missing a signi?cant component ...
Views: 1510(2 votes) - How to Get Rid of Hemorrhoids Fast - The Basic 4 Steps - by Submitted on Apr 16, 2011 from Alvin HopkinsonHemorrhoids can be really uncomfortable and downright painful for anyone who is afflicted by these condition. Bleeding could also occur due to too much pressure from fecal matter. However, any person experiences a painful condition, a very common one. This leads to several ways on how to get ...
Views: 1510(1 vote) - A Practical Guide to Setting Setting Your Goals for a Healthy Lifestyle - by Submitted on Mar 28, 2009 from Tracy L. SpeightsStarting out on any project is hard, have you ever wondered or figured out why? For some of us it's really easy to START something new, but the problem is sometimes we don’t FINISH it. It is a well-known fact that many of us are able to start an activity but as we move along with it, we often ...
Views: 1509(1 vote) - Are you getting out of bed tired and hopeless? - by Submitted on Feb 25, 2010 from Diane YoungIf you are getting out of bed in the morning more tired than when you went to bed the night before, consider this your wake-up call. there may be more on your mind than you realize. We call this stress! Stress comes in all kinds of clothing. It can come from having "too much on your plate" ...
Views: 1509(1 vote) - BEing Nice - by Submitted on Sep 28, 2010 from Roni LipsteinWe are all here living on this tiny little miniscule emanation of life’s creation, our BEautiFull Earth School, TOGETHER. We are ALL affected by one another, whether intimately or remotely, each of WE vibrates energies out into the atmosphere affecting ALL. On a more physical level of the ...
Views: 1509(3 votes) - Not Sleeping Well? Tips and Strategies for Better Sleep! - by Submitted on Oct 28, 2010 from Dr. Nathalie BeauchampThe Importance of a Good Night’s Sleep Do you have trouble sleeping? You’re not alone. An estimated 3.3 million Canadians aged 15 and older, or about one in every seven people, have problems getting to sleep or staying asleep – contributing to insomnia. Part of the problem is 80 percent of ...
Views: 1509(1 vote) - Five Tips to Boost Your Relaxation - by Submitted on May 18, 2010 from Mark GibsonHave you ever had these limiting thoughts about your ability to relax? “Oh, I’m long overdue for this”, or “I definitely earned it”, or “I just don’t have the time to relax”, or ”You know, sometimes I feel like I’ve forgotten how to relax” Would you like to add more relaxation ...
Views: 1508(11 votes) - The Case of the Sun Screen Killer - by Submitted on Jul 20, 2009 from Bette DowdellSome years back, about thirty or so, the medicos labeled the sun an enemy agent. We all needed to slather on sun screen all day, every day, or risk dying of melanoma in slightly more than a trice. If, like me, you’ve lost a loved one to melanoma, you reacted quickly and positively, making sun ...
Views: 1508 - Cancer Recovery with Alternative Methods - by Submitted on Jul 02, 2010 from Don FioreThere are lots of theories out there, and I read many of them after I was told that my body had symptoms of the big “C.” Very few people know that the law requires doctors to first offer “standard of care,” which is chemo and radiation. Not until I said “No” to those options did the third ...
Views: 1507 - Gain Self Confidence From Within - by Submitted on May 15, 2013 from Melanie VanNuysIt goes without saying that confident women can bear themselves better than those who have lower sense of the “self”. They are the achievers, the people of the limelight, the center of the society. They walk straight, speak their meanings very well and influence people, both subtly and ...
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