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Health and Wellness Tips
Information and
Resources For Healthy Living
Tips For Reducing Stress
How many times have you heard yourself comment on how stressed
out you are? If you are anything like the people I know, then
you probably say it at least once a day. While completely
removing all stress from your life is impossible, there is no
need to feel as though you will explode at any given moment
because you feel as if the weight of the world is on your
shoulders.
What you need to do is learn to manage stress so that you don’t
get to the breaking point.
Unmanaged stress is known to raise blood pressure and cause
heartburn. More serious ailments include the increased potential
of heart disease, cancer and depression. It’s amazing what
having too much on your plate can do! There are some things in
life that you just can’t eliminate - like work or certain
appointments - but that is no excuse to let your stress levels
go uncontrolled - read
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Autism And Supplements
Supplements have become an important part of the
health industry. There are literally thousands of products on the
market that can give your body the added nutrients it needs. People
with autism are especially prone to nutritional difficulties and it
is important that they take supplements to achieve a balanced
nutritional state.
The first step toward addressing autism and supplementation is to
adopt a gluten and casein free diet. These proteins have been found
to potentially worsen the symptoms of autism. In fact, gluten and
casein, in many autistic children, have been found to help the brain
produce natural opiates, making foods that contain them practically
addictive - read more
Do Natural Natural Yeast Infection Cures Really Work
Every month, thousands of women search the Internet
for a natural cure for yeast infections. This makes sense, since
vaginal yeast infections are so common, and medications for this
condition can be expensive. Some women are also concerned that
antifungal drugs can be too harsh, and would prefer a natural remedy
that is milder and safer to use.
So, do natural yeast infection cures really work?
The short answer is “Yes, they do work for many women.” The more complete answer is “Yes, sometimes they
work. But you need more facts about yeast infections before you
decide if a natural remedy is right for you.” -
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Tips For Easing The Pain Of Your Child's Cold Sores
Many parents can think back to their childhood and
remember with a wince how painful and embarrassing an outbreak of
cold sores could be. Nothing ruins a child's show-and-tell
presentation like an unsightly red blister on his lip or gum.
Cold sores, the common name for lesions caused by a
type of herpes virus, are increasingly prevalent among children and
adolescents. In fact, according to recent statistics from Oregon
State University's health services, more than 85 percent of children
have been infected with the virus at one time or another. About half
of those infected will experience persistent outbreaks, as many as
one or two per year -
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Chronic and Severe Pain - Natural Alternative
Remedies
Chronic pain interferes with life. It distorts
people’s personalities. Pain impedes productivity on the job.
Chronic and severe pain is very frustrating to the sufferers, and to
all of those who share their lives.
Chronic pain can be particularly frustrating to the
medical community. Many dollars can be spent before relief is found.
For some conditions, conventional medicine has no solution. Pain is
hard to measure. It is hard to document. For many years, it was all
in your head. Fortunately, as time has gone on, conventional
medicine has discovered that pain is not often psychosomatic.
There are natural alternative approaches to pain
relief from common ailments - options spanning many different
disciplines from old-fashioned home remedies, to vitamins, to
supplements, to Homeopathics, to traditional yoga - options that are
quite affordable and available over the counter or by mail order -
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Healthy Eating Tips
Everyone is seeking to eat a healthier diet, and the importance of following
such a healthy diet is becoming more and more apparent with every scientific
study. Study after study has shown that diet has a significant impact
on health and well being, and that improving diet can help us live longer
and avoid many common diseases.
While everyone knows that eating healthy is important, knowing just how
to do it is often more difficult. Eating a diet with is low in saturated
fats, while being high in fiber, fruits and vegetables, is a good start,
as are the healthy eating tips listed below -
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The Truth Behind Bottled Water
Bottled water generally can be relied upon to be safe from bacteria
and free of chlorine. Many consumers believe that bottled
waters are of higher quality than tap water, although it is not
generally true. Many bottled waters are only processed tap water,
and their quality varies widely depending on the quality of the
local water and the type of filtration used -
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11 Amazing Ways Aerobic Exercise Can Improve Your
Health & Increase Your Lifespan
When we exercise aerobically, our muscles demand more
oxygen and blood than when we're just reading a book or watching
television. To fill the demand, our hearts beat faster and stronger,
and we start to breathe more heavily. It's like a low-risk
investment that yields tremendous profits. Here are some of the
immediate benefits of exercise -
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Staying Healthy Through Physical Conditioning
Our bodies are naturally designed for work. At one time our survival
depended both on an ability to escape from danger and a capacity for
hard work. Physical conditioning was the natural result of such a
life. But modern conveniences have dramatically changed the way we
use our bodies. Instead of working in the fields or chasing down
dinner, many of us spend all day at a desk and our evenings in front
of a television set -
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Enhance Your Health With Yoga
Yoga, which means "union," from the Sanskrit word yukti, is an
ancient system of practices. Developed in India, yoga aimed at
integrating mind, body, and spirit to enhance health and well-being.
Its principles were first set down systematically by Patanjali in
the second century B.C. in the Yoga Sutras -
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A Crash Course On Vitamins & Minerals
There are thirteen vitamins and eighteen minerals that are essential
to good health and life. Despite the fact that only small amounts of
each vitamin are needed, vitamins are essential to all of the body's
biochemical processes. They are required to convert food into energy
and to help the body manufacture hormones, blood cells, and nervous
system chemicals -
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List Of Vitamins That Aid In The Health & Proper
Function Of Your Eyes
Vitamin D: This vitamin
is vital for the metabolism of calcium and regulates the absorption
of calcium and phosphorus from the intestinal tract. A deficiency of
vitamin D results in rickets in young children; irritability,
weakness, and softening of the bones in adults; and underutilization
of calcium and phosphorus in bone and tooth formation in people of
any age. Vitamin D may have a direct effect on the eyes, and it is
vital for maintaining overall good health -
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Fasting For Health: Could This Practice Actually
Be Dangerous?
Fasting involves restricting your dietary intake to a liquid. The
liquid may be water, tea, or fruit juice. Proponents of fasting
recommend occasional regular short fasts, lasting two to five days,
as part of a general health-maintenance regimen. Advocates recommend
that longer fasts for health maintenance or the healing of illness,
lasting a month or more, be conducted under medical supervision -
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Fight Heart Disease With Garlic And Onions
Garlic contains compounds called thioallyls that research shows help
dramatically lower blood cholesterol levels. These compounds also
keep blood cells from clumping in arteries, thereby diverting a
heart attack. These thioallyls may also be effective in lowering
blood pressure. One of these compounds, called allicin, is released
when a clove of raw garlic is crushed. Allicin not only gives garlic
its characteristic smell, but also works wonders at unclogging
arteries. Cooking garlic causes yet another heart-healthy compound
to form, called ajoene, which acts a bit like aspirin and keeps the
blood from clotting -
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The Miracle Of Honey
Honey is nature's healthiest candy. But what makes honey so
valuable? Apart from dextrose and fructose, which go straight into
the blood stream without putting a strain on the digestive organs,
we must take into consideration valuable traces of enzymes, vitamins
and minerals that are contained in honey. Natural remedies alleviate
coughs and colds faster when taken along with honey. Grated
horseradish mixed with honey is a wonderful natural antibiotic with
no hidden dangers and is good, especially for strained vocal cords
and hoarseness - read more
The Health Benefits Of Wine
Around 8,000 to 10,000 years ago, an unknowing soul accidentally let
the juice of a sweet fruit - perhaps dates, figs, or even grapes
ferment. The outcome: The sugar in the juice fermented to alcohol
and wine was born. Since then, wine has been a staple beverage of
many cultures. In Mediterranean countries, for instance, people sip
wine daily with their meals, and it's believed to be one of the
reasons heart-disease rates are low in this European region -
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Are Your Walls Making You Sick? Read This Lesson
On Formaldehyde
Formaldehyde is a common chemical found in numerous household
products, including adhesives, cosmetics, deodorants, detergents,
fertilizers, paints, plastics, and textiles. It has been found to
cause cancer in laboratory animals and also suspected to be human
carcinogen - read more
Did You Know That Most Shampoos Are Bad For Your
Health?
We use shampoo just about everyday. You would think that this
product would be tested for safety according to regulations.
Unfortunately, it is not. Dandruff shampoos are the most dangerous
of all hair-care products because they contain highly toxic
medications to prevent the scalp from peeling -
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Lead Poisoning: A Health Threat That Could Be
Hurting You & Your Loved Ones
While adults can generally tolerate the low levels of lead that may
be present in our homes, top officials in our federal government are
now calling lead poisoning the nation's primary environmental threat
to children. According to the EPA, one out of nine children under
age six has enough lead in his blood for it to be a health problem -
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Aromatherapy - Simply Amazing
Aromatherapy involves the use of oils distilled from
plants for therapeutic purposes. It has a long history of use in
ancient Egypt, China, and India. The distillation method used to
extract essential oils was invented by an Arab physician in the 10th
century A.D. Modern aromatherapy in the West began with a French
chemist, Rene Gattefosse who burned his hand while working in a
perfume laboratory. He immersed his hand with some readily
available lavender oil. The burn healed quickly and left no scar,
perking his interest in the possible curative effects of plant oils.
He began to study them, coining the term aromatherapy in 1937 to
describe this new field -
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Be Aware Of The Contaminants In Mother's Milk
For years, articles about contaminants in mother's
milk have alarmed pregnant and nursing mothers and made them wonder
whether they could breastfeed their babies safely. The contaminants
referred to are mainly chemical substances such as DDT, PCBs,
dieldrin and dioxin. They have been used as insecticides,
disinfectant agents for seeds, coolant in power transformers,
impregnating agents, and plastic softeners by industry. Often, these
contaminants found their way into the body through foods we
consumed. For example, consider DDT, which was used as an
insecticide in the 1940s to the 1960s and later banned -
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Best Life Foreword by Oprah Winfrey
Another thing I know for sure now is that you’ve got to ask
yourself, What kind of life do you want and how close are you to living it? You
cannot ever live the life of your dreams without coming face to face with the
truth. Every unwanted pound creates another layer of lies. It’s only when you
peel back those layers that you will be set free: Free to work out, free to eat
responsibly, free to live the life you want and deserve to live. Tell the truth
and you’ll learn to eat to satisfy your physical hunger and stop burying your
hopes and dreams beneath layers of fat -
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