October 4, 2009

  • A Beginner’s Guide to Meditation

    The purpose of meditation is to relax and calm the mind and relax the body. Choose a quiet time when you would not be disturbed at all, at least for 5 to 10 minutes. The idea behind keeping the time a little less, in the beginning, is to let you get comfortable with the [...]

  • Introducing Acupuncture

    In this day and age, most people have already heard of acupuncture and maybe you’ve even tried it for back pain or fertility enhancement. An important part of the Chinese health care system, Acupuncture can be traced over 2,500 years. Its theory is based on the premise that there are patterns of energy [...]

September 17, 2009

  • How to Keep Warm on a Chilly Night

    Brrrr. It’s getting cold outside and if you’re like us and trying to save money, your plumbing and heating system is probably not jacked all the way up like it used to. But have no fear, a frigid home doesn’t necessarily mean that you need to be chilled to the bone. Here are some natural [...]

August 28, 2009

  • High Blood Pressure and Anger Management

    Feeling stressed lately?  Suffering from anger management issues?You could be putting your heart in danger.  Stress and anger can raise blood pressure levels, and if you already suffer from high blood pressure, could lead to a heart attack or stroke.  Avoid stress at all costs, and don’t be quick to anger.  Your life could depend [...]

June 29, 2009

  • Happiness, Material-Free

    All around us, there are messages telling us to buy stuff. On the Internet (blogs included), we see continuous advertising trying to get us to purchase a product or service. It’s the main reason for television, and movies are continually made with products placed throughout, so that we aren’t always sure what is advertising and [...]

  • All About Reiki Healing

    Reiki is a holistic therapy which brings about healing on physical, mental, emotional and spiritual levels. The word Reiki is made of two Japanese words - Rei which means “God’s Wisdom or the Higher Power” and Ki which is “life force energy,” so Reiki is actually “spiritually guided life force energy.” The spiritual practice was [...]

  • The Mind-Body Biological Mechanism

    Though the term mind-body connection is one that seems a bit new-agey or even esoteric to some, the concept is a simple one.  The things that we feel emotionally affect out bodies as does the experience in our physical body affect the way we feel emotionally or mentally.  But how exactly do they affect one [...]

  • How to Be a Lean, Mean, Eco-Friendly and Green-Cleaning Machine

    Are you interested in protecting the environment?  Have green ideals?  Are you sensitive to chemical cleaners?  There are many reasons for wanting nontoxic household cleaners and the health of yourself and your kids are often the main concern. In fact, injuries caused by exposure to toxic cleaning supplies are a risk that’s a reality hundreds [...]

  • Mind Over Body with Biofeedback

    Biofeedback is a therapy that helps you harness your mind’s power to help improve your health.  It is a type of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) treatment called mind-body therapy, which helps enable you to use your thoughts and will to control your body. The therapy is based on the idea (and confirmed by scientific [...]

June 3, 2009

  • The Mind-Body Connection

    The mind-body connection is really not as esoteric as it sounds and its really much simpler than some new age hoo ha.  Simply put, it is the idea that your thoughts affect your physical being and that your body responds to the way you think, feel and act.  We all know that when you are [...]

May 26, 2009

  • Don’t Sweat the Small Stuff

    Our Dad always told us not to sweat the small stuff but only now have I begun to take this to heart.  The fact is that life is much simpler when you work on freeing your mind and I have compiled some easy and practical steps you can take now to do just that…
    Start by [...]

May 25, 2009

  • Fight Depression with Power Foods for your Brain

    The number of folks diagnosed with depression has been skyrocketing in recent years, and we have long known that deficiencies of certain essential nutrients can contribute to the development of symptoms which characterize depression.  If someone you know or love suffers from depression, you may want to consider increasing intake of the following foods…
    Fish oils: [...]

May 19, 2009

  • Positive Vibes

    So many studies have shown that positivity is the key to a healthy and happy life.  But do you really know what is means to be positive and how to incorporate that great attitude into your daily life?  It’s a process, indeed, but you’ll be amazed when you do, that each little positive trait you [...]

April 10, 2009

  • Embracing Positivity

    There’s been a lot of talk about lately about positivity.  You know, “think positive!  You’re going through this for a reason,” or “when you act positive, it will change your day and that of others around you, too.”  That sort of stuff.  And although some may balk at such a suggestion, anyone who has experimented [...]

March 31, 2009

  • Tips For Deeper Sleep, Naturally

    How many times a week do you wake up feeling like you didn’t sleep a wink all night long?  Whether you were bothered by thoughts or the noise outside, not being able to fall asleep and stay asleep at night can have serious repercussions for your mental and physical health.  Though 50% of adults in [...]

February 16, 2009

  • The Importance of Deep Sleep

    How many of us can actually say that we sleep as well today as we did a few years ago?
    Most people that I know can only reminisce about the days where they got deep and restful sleep and woke up feeling refreshed enough to start their day…and I’ve got news for us–this is very unfortunate [...]