December 21, 2008
This is a syndicated article, courtesy of Syndicate Kahuna, and is not intended to offer any specific medial advice. Always talk to a qualified medical practitioner before embarking on any course of treatment.
Conventional medicine has a certain predictability to it, in that you pretty much know what your Doctor will say. Not that conventional medicine isn’t effective, it is, but sometimes it’s not quite the cure for what ails us. There are other approaches that you may be unaware of, and they are referred to as complimentary and Alternative Medicine.
Complementary and Alternative medicine (also known by the abbreviation CAM) have been around for a long time. Many of their practices come from various parts of the world and may date back thousands of years, such as herbalism and massage. Complimentary and Alternative medicines each use the same basic types of treatments to bring you back to robust good health, but there are differences in how they are used.
Generally, alternative medicine has been practiced in lieu of conventional medicine, herbalism being a good example. Complementary medicine uses the many types of alternative medicine along with conventional medicine. Massage therapy is an example of this. You can be in charge of your own health decisions, yet still listen to the advice of your doctor (which is always a good idea) when you decide to go the complementary and alternative medicine route.
Health centers and traditional hospitals are now incorporating various alternative medicine therapies into their available services. it is not uncommon for a doctors visit to include some type of recommendation for alternative therapies, such as chiropractic treatments for back pain.
Meditation is another technique that is increasingly recommended, and may people find it to be a very useful technique in dealing with the stresses of modern life (not that earlier times were any less stressful.)
A recent survey by the U.S. Centers for Disease Control has found an increase in the use of holistic practices with complementary and alternative medicine being used by adults and the children who live in their households. What we are seeing is a trend towards alternative medicine even with adults that have medical insurance coverage.
Here is an example of complementary medicine that probably everyone has tried at least once. Taking a daily multi vitamin can be considered a form of complementary medicine, as you use it along with whatever regular treatments you receive from your doctor. This is a mild form of complementary medicine that would almost always meet with your doctor’s approval. Massage is another form of CAM, as is Aromatherapy.
It is a comforting thought to know that by using complementary and conventional medicine, you have chosen to do something to safeguard your health, all on your own.
Natural Supplements and Eating Well
Exercising and eating healthy foods are just some of the things a person can do to live a life that is healthy and free from disease. You may have herd the saying “an apple a day keeps the doctor away”. Avoiding nasty habits like drinking alcohol and smoking is another way to prolong life as well as to improve overall health.
Other than these, taking natural healing supplements can also make a person healthier because these supplements will clear away the many built up toxins that are present in your body.
There are holistic medicines that help promote the removal of toxins in the body, the renewal of skin cells and the flushing out of harmful substances like cholesterol and fat.
There are also supplements that improve your mental and emotional well-being through the relaxing properties that are used in the supplements.
Since stress is known to be one of the major factors that can cause a person to become sick, the use of stress relieving supplements is a important part of a natural health regimen that can keep a person healthy and fit.
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A very modern treatment, which we have found to be very effective at reducing stress and increasing focus, is Brain Entrainment. This is a process that effectively trains our brains to reach a meditative state far more rapidly than traditional methods, which retaining all of the traditional benefits. You can learn more about entrainment here.
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December 19, 2008
Have you ever had one of those days where you felt so bad about yourself, about your life, and where you are in the world that you just wanted to hear something nice?
Words can often be better than physical affection because they can inspire us. The mistake that a lot of us make is that we wait for someone to speak these words to us when they are right out there for the taking. There are hundreds of inspirational quotes that you can use in your every day life to help you get through the big and the small challenges. It’s time to empower yourself with the inspirational quotes that can help you overcome hurdles and gain self-confidence.
Inspirational Quotes For Challenging Situations
We all have those times when we are facing a challenge where we just need a bit of inspiration to be our best. Sometimes inspiration comes as a reminder that we can overcome any challenge, and sometimes it comes in the form of a great piece of advice from someone who has walked in our shoes before us.
Inspirational quotes are a great source to turn to when you are facing a challenge because they can give you insight that you wouldn’t have had otherwise. The beauty is that there are plenty of words of wisdom out there, just waiting to be discovered and used as you see fit.
There are many beautiful inspirational quotes for you to benefit from, including those you’ll find below:
- “Try not to become a man of success but a man of value.” -Albert Einstein
- “First say to yourself what you would be; and then do what you have to do.” -Epictetus
- “If you would create something, you must be something.” -Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
- “To find what you seek in the road of life, the best proverb of all is that which says: ‘Leave No Stone Unturned’.” -Edward Bulwer Lytton
- “Every artist was first an amateur.” -Ralph Waldo Emerson
After reading these quotes, do you feel inspired to take action? One of these inspiring quotes may pull at your heart strings or make more sense to you than the others, so use it. When you feel like you need a gentle push to keep working through your challenges and toward your goals, say one of these invigorating quotes to yourself.
Keep meaningful inspirational quotes at your fingertips so that you can reflect on them when you need to.
The above was a syndicated article, courtesy of Syndicate Kahuna
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December 13, 2008
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My home page for the internet is Louise Hay’s Affirmation page, so every time that I go online I have a nice affirmation there waiting for me. Today the affirmation was “I balance my life between work, rest and play. They all get equal time.” Hmmmm. How true is this statement in your life?
Do you balance work, rest, and play? I realised (somewhat to my horror!) that, in my case, playtime really comes in only if I’ve ‘booked’ time to play – like my day at the beach last week, or going to see Hamlet in Stratford tonight – or if I have time ‘left over’ to play after I’ve worked and rested! The end result is that playtime is getting about 20% of my time at most. RUBBISH!
Enough already! It’s time to bump playtime up the priority list! I admin I have gotten into bad habits lately. I’ve been busy and working quite a lot…and because I am good at self care, resting a lot too…but at the expense of playtime! Shocking.
And what’s worse, I know that I am better at this balance than most people I know. Many are very unbalanced (in terms of “work, rest and play” that is – not mentally unbalanced!), and the big missing ingredient is playtime. It’s heart-breaking to see, because playtime makes you come alive, playtime is fun, playtime is vital to you having a happy life – let’s face it, how much better do you feel when you’ve been on holiday? And why?
Because you’ve had uninterrupted playtime!
Holidays are all about recharging your batteries and devoting yourself to having some fun…and then we come home and forget to play for another 11 months and 2 weeks. It’s foolish to neglect your fun muscles – if they get flabby you’ll get miserable. I’m sure I don’t really need to extol the virtues of play – you know yourself that when you take part in activities that you enjoy, you feel better.
So when was the last time you deliberately took part in an activity you enjoy and made a conscious choice to savour that playtime? Why not start tonight? Instead of sitting numbly in front of the idiot box, make an effort to do something playful and fun (if that’s tv for you, ok…but as long as you’re actively enjoying it, not just wobbed out in front of it!). You see people, it’s time to take playtime seriously!
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Part 1: What is the balance of work, rest and play in your life? 60/30/10? 40/40/20? Have a guess at the proportions – your best guess will be quite accurate! What can you do TODAY to start restoring the balance (especially the playtime bit!)?
Part 2: What do you do to play? Aim to get a list of 100 things (it might take time, but you can do it!).
Part 3: Do something off that list DAILY.
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December 11, 2008
[ad#ad-3_250block-left]At least with regard to cardiovascular disease, there is some evidence it is, but the number of glasses a day needed for protection is only five.
Scientists at Loma Linda University in California began following 8,280 men and 12,017 women aged 28 to 100 who had never had heart attack, stroke, or diabetes.
At the end of six years:
- Men who drank 5 or more glasses of water a day were 54 per cent less likely to have had a heart attack or stroke than men who drank 2 glasses a day or fewer.
- Women who drank 5 or more glasses of water a day were 41 per cent less likely to have had a heart attack or stroke than women who drank 2 glasses a day or fewer
The Loma Linda scientists concluded that the protective effect of drinking water was probably due to the reduced viscoscity of blood, which was less likely to clot. Also, in this study, people who drank more water drank less alcohol, sugary soft drinks, coffee, and tea, and the lesser benefit of drinking 5 glasses of water for women may have only been due to the fact that women usually have a smaller volume of blood than men.
Is there any truth to the belief that beverages other than water are dehydrating? Well, actually, water itself is not adequate for keeping you hydrated. You need at least a very small concentration of sugars and electrolytes in your overall consumption of food and drink to ensure normal fluid exchange in the intestine.
Most people, however, consume too much sugar and not enough electrolytes. As little as a tablespoon (15 ml) of fruit or vegetable juice every few hours, or the equivalent from food, may be enough to help your body stay in fluid balance.
Robert Rister is the author or co-author of nine books and over 2,000 articles on natural health including a review of the real value of colon cleansers.
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December 2, 2008
This is a syndicated article, courtesy of Syndicate Kahuna
Reducing Stress Through Meditation and natural healing
Meditation is the practice of concentrating one’s thoughts and awareness on one specific thought. This concentration may not seem like something that could in any way have a beneficial affect on a person’s health, but research has shown that practicing meditation can, in fact, help improve a person’s overall health.
Cardio Health
The most interesting physical benefit of meditation is in improved cardiovascular health. There are many theories about why meditation helps the cardiovascular system, but one dominant theory is that the calming effect of meditation not only relaxes the mind, but it also relaxes the entire body.
Meditation has been shown to be an effective in reducing stress and stress is a well-known player in cardiovascular issues. Over time, regular meditation and yoga can help a person’s heart to be healthier. Heart disease is common in both men and women, so meditation and yoga are helpful for everyone. Of course, meditation yoga also helps a myriad of other ailments like anxiety, stress, and depression by the same relaxation method. Some people who practice meditation feel that it’s a type of alternative medicine.
Yoga Is More Than An Exercise Regime.
Yoga is one of the oldest systems of self-improvement, exercise, and meditation and its gentle approach can help even the most inflexible of muscles to gently yield and limber up. The key to yoga is that you begin slowly in a non-competitive environment and your progress will come through steady practice rather than forcing the body into extreme positions when it’s not ready.
Yoga is more than an exercise regime; those who study this discipline say that it simply becomes a healther way of life.
The effects of yoga are noticeable too. Stronger muscles, greater flexibility and an inner calm that cannot help but be projected outwards. Family and friends may not be able to pinpoint the difference but they will gradually notice that there is something different about you.
As the daily benefits of meditation and yoga begin to take effect you may want to turn your attention to some of the other holistic practices that are available such as Rolfing and Aromatherapy.
Homeopathy and Herbal Medicine, Your Natural Healing Remedies.
There are so many natural healing remedies, such as homeopathy, that are made to heal not just the body , but the mind as well. These are usually referred to as stress busters and the calming effect that a lot of herbal remedies have on a person usually leads to a better life. The connection between illness and stress has been cited a lot of times, and it has been proven that a person who is under stress will suffer from illnesses that he normally wouldn’t have.
Meditation and Releasing Stress
Some of the benefits of meditation and Yoga include increasing your ability to learn, releasing stress, unlocking hidden talents, and a greater ability to solve problems quickly. This can also be done through Brain Entrainment and the Brain Evolution System.
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November 26, 2008
I thought this was a beautiful post, so I’m just going to give the clip and the link. Enjoy.
There is so much to gain in the world. Love, money, wisdom, friends, success, faith, peace and happiness are at the top of most lists. The difficult question becomes how we can attempt to get all of these things and at the same time not lose our souls in the process. The answer may come down to a simple matter of choice.
Choices exist all around us. We can choose to live a life of service or we can choose to invest in a career that has the promise to be financially rewarding. We also have the choice of doing both.
How to Gain the Whole World and Not Lose Your Soul
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November 18, 2008
Yes, that’s the rumor. While blogs are exploding some wags think they’re dead. I guess they’ve been smoking something.
Blog marking expert, Jack Humphrey, has a few remarks regarding a Wired article (and Wired should know better:)
Well folks, it looks like this will be my last blog post ever. Apparently blogging is passe and I didn’t know it. I know this will come as a shock to the thousands of bloggers who read this and many other blogs, but it looks like we’ve come to the end of the road with blogging.
Paul Boutin, WIRED contributor, wrote “Thinking about launching your own blog? Here’s some friendly advice: Don’t. And if you’ve already got one, pull the plug.“ -”Twitter, Flickr, Facebook Make Blogs Look So 2004”
Blogging is Dead, According to Wired.com
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November 18, 2008
With rare exceptions we hold ourselves back from achievement. It isn’t the other guy, it isn’t “the man,” it isn’t the system, it isn’t some “ism,” and it isn’t anyone’s fault but our own.
We are in the driver’s seat and we have to get past a few issues to move on. Fear holds us back, not the “other guy.” Fear is a habit and if we can get past the fear we can move far beyond where ever we are now.
Case in point, our new (US) Pesident, Mr. Obama. All politics aside, if the stories are true about his very humble beginnings (what, Pols don’t exaggerate, just a bit?) you have a guy starting from pretty much zero and making it to the top of the pecking order.
That’s some major heavy-duty accomplishment.
He got there because he put himself in the right place. He put aside any fears, worked his *** off, made the right connections, made his own luck, and now he’s got the top job.
I really enjoyed this post, which really goes into what holds us back:
You have great potential inside of you. I have great potential inside of me, too. The thought of realizing this potential can be paralyzing and it can be frightening. There have been many times when my fear has held me back and kept me from experiencing the happiness or success I wanted.
Fear can keep us stuck in a place where we believe we are not good enough. Fear can keep us from realizing our dreams and it can keep us from creating the life we want.
Fear can also hold us back.
When I was a boy I loved to play baseball. My family lived in a rural setting which did not provide Little League or youth baseball opportunities. Instead, I would play catch with my father or pretend I was playing in a big league game complete with line-up cards I would fill out for both teams (I always batted third and played first base for the winning team) and a uniform I got from a Sears catalog.
At age 14, we moved to a more suburban setting. There was finally a chance for me to play real baseball with real players. I was horrified…
What’s Holding You Back?
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November 12, 2008
This is a syndicated guest article:
When you become truly self motivated you realize that success is not a destination, it is something within you. It is the self motivational attitude that you take to every aspect of your life. Not just the big things, but the every day mundane things.
Success is not something you grab a hold of, pin down, then show off as some kind of trophy which some less aware people have come to view it. Successful people don’t just achieve success, they live it on a daily basis.
Many definitions of success describe it as a journey. However I believe it is more than a journey and is in fact a lifestyle and indeed a self motivational lifestyle choice.
Success leaves clues for us to follow and here is a list of 20 of the success clues to look for:
- Focused on worthy goals
- Work towards them (we’re not just looking for short cuts)
- Pushing for high standards, but not bogged down in seeking perfection. Perfectionism stops many of us from being successful.
- Seeing the big picture while attending to the detail
- Persistence is the self motivational watchword, no one is successful without persistence.
- Balancing the need for big steps with incremental improvement
- Holding the gains as they come, then not backsliding into old behaviors
- Helping others of like mind, particularly the less fortunate, to set and achieve their goals.
- A commitment to delivering on promises
- Knowing that your goal is still there after the buffeting storms subside
- Not surrendering control to others by losing your temper
- Seeing hate and abuse from others as a gift you choose not to accept from them
- Refuse to acknowledge failure as a stopping point, and see it as a learning experience instead
- Forge alliances with those who will commit to supporting your goals
- Knowing that everyone has within them the resources to achieve their goals
- Realizing that success is a self motivational choice you make, not one that is made for you
- Seeing money as a scorecard to the energy you create in the world, not success itself
- Respect others and their vision of success, even when you can’t agree with them
- Living in the now and valuing every moment of every day
- Valuing health as the great generator for a self motivational and successful life style
To adopt a success oriented lifestyle you need to be a detective looking for clues. The list above is not meant to be comprehensive, but merely a starting point to begin your quest.
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November 4, 2008
This is a guest article from Edith, of Age Old Herbs.
Use Herbal Remedies with Care
If you have ever shopped for herbal products in a health food store, you may have noticed that the labels almost never tell the potential medical benefits of the herb, much less, any directions or precautions for their use. Why is this?
Well, the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) prohibits manufacturers from making any claims that any product will treat or prevent a disease until that product has been tested. Although, many herbs have age-old histories as safe healers, the manufacturer would have to get approved from the FDA, which is a lengthy and costly process.
Since natural substances, such as herbs, can not be patented, it would not be profitable to go through this approval process. This is also the reason why drug companies have little interest in exploring any promising herbal remedies.
As to sidestep the FDA regulation problem, herb suppliers have chose to sell their products as food supplements without therapeutic claims. However, this leaves the consumer clueless as to a products uses or risks and with no assurance of its potency or quality.
Given this confusion, here are a few helpful suggestions and ideas to consider in helping you to pick safely from natures garden of healing plants.
First and foremost is to educate yourself. The quality of commercially sold herbs varies widely. Dried herbs may lose their potency quickly if not stored properly. There is no government regulation for quality, potency, or authenticity. Purchase herbs from reputable companies with a name and reputation that they want to protect.
Do not play doctor. Never use alternative therapy instead of a proven medical treatment without consulting your physician first. In some cases, you can use herbs and other natural treatments as a substitute for conventional medicine, but there are also curative treatments you might miss if you don’t get a check up. Unless you are absolutely sure what is wrong, do not try to self medicate.
If you do decide to try herbal remedies, use them for conditions you know are not serious and will eventually clear up by themselves, like colds or minor arthritis pain.
Do not presume that natural means safe. People tend to think that just because an herb is a plant, its safe to use. That is not always true. Some of the most extremely poisonous toxins known come from plants. Although, herbs have been used by thousands of people for hundreds of years with virtually no ill effects and many benefits, there has been reports of herbal remedies causing sickness, even a rare death. Buy herbal products only from reputable growers and manufacturers.
Start low and go slow. When trying a new herbal product start with the lowest dose. If you don’t experience any benefit after a week, gradually increase the dose. Do not take more than the recommended amount and don’t take high doses of any remedy for months or years unless the long term effects have been studied.
If you feel worse after taking an herbal remedy, stop taking it. If an herb disagrees with you or if you develop new symptoms after taking it, discontinue using it. Allergies or other adverse reactions to any plant substance is always a possibility.
Avoid herbal remedies if you are pregnant, nursing, or taking other medications. Little is known about the effects of herbs on an unborn child or a baby through breast milk. Do not mix herbal remedies with prescription or over the counter drugs. An herb may make the action of another medication stronger or weaker.
Check in with Age Old Herbs for continuous educational information on subjects such as; the health benefits of herbs, natural remedies for pets, and some great tips on growing herbs.
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