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Ten Ways to Take Care of Brain Health

We can all probably can agree, the brain is the most essential organ of the human body. It only makes sense to make maintaining good brain function a top priority. Taking care of the brain has not ignited much attention in the past, however in today's time it has become exceedingly obvious there are great benefits in focusing on the health of our most vital organ.

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Nature and Your Health
Feed Your Chakras

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Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children From Nature-Deficit Disorder
By
Richard LouvHave you noticed that a warm, sunny day in early Spring can bring out droves of people? After a long winter there is a strong urge to get outside. We've been cooped up in our homes and offices for months, away from the sun and the outdoors.

This craving for the outdoors and nature is referred to as biophilia (love of living things). Scientists have theorized that humans have a biological need to bond with and be close to other living systems, including: animals, plants, habitats, objects in nature and even the weather.

The term Nature Deficit Disorder was first coined by author Richard Louv in his book, Last Child in the Woods: Saving Our Children from Nature Deficit Disorder. He refers to the biophilia theory and suggests that many of our children are suffering as a result of the disconnect from nature created by our modern lifestyles.

Nature and Your Health
Feed Your Chakras

Doritos ads represent sick, demented nature
of junk food companies and their products

Junk food advertising has reached a new low with the recent Doritos "Crash the Super Bowl" ads which portray Doritos consumers as violent murderers who will kill fellow human beings to get a bag of Doritos.

One Doritos ad portrays a man backing out of a parking lot when his car strikes an innocent person who drops a bag of Doritos and falls to the ground behind the car. Rather than trying to help the innocent victim, this man throws his car into reverse and drives over the victim, killing him with the vehicle and stealing the bag of Doritos.

Doritos ads represent sick, demented nature
of junk food companies and their products

Examples of Embodied Spirit

When working with a client who is a serious body builder that regularly injured himself during his training I said to him "As we sit here now facing each other... Take a couple of deep breaths.... And let your body move... as it lightly feels some of its injuries...

As you move, let your body recall exactly how it has been injured at various times in the past.... And then at some point, freeze your body... Sit still... Feel your injuries.. And tell us what your body has learned from all of the injuries it has received."

After taking a few minutes to breathe and move his body the client froze and spoke these words, "I have come to understand that you don't really know what I am capable of and what is way beyond my means, and you don't even seem to really care. I feel like you are quite happy to punish me if it means that you might look better in front of others."

Examples of Embodied Spirit

Just Between You and Me ... and Chi

To say I came to respect Oriental medicine's possibilities, and those of the homeopathic and holistic healing disciplines, reluctantly ... is quite an understatement. When I brushed against the idea of herbs, teas, massage, ingesting minute quantities of what amounts to poison in normal doses to correct ailments, and other such suggestions ... I figured these were concepts I could live much better without, thankyouverymuch.

Just Between You and Me ... and Chi

Metabolism Boosting Foods

Even though we are born with a certain kind of metabolism, various foods have at times been suggested as metabolism boosting foods. In fact, there are studies showing that indeed some substances (like caffeine), can increase our metabolic rate. This doesn't of course mean that by eating some miracle food, you will lose 10 pounds in one day. It simply means, the even a small increase in metabolism can have noticeable results in the long run.

Metabolism Boosting Foods

Holiday Help For Emotional Eaters

Weight is just that, weight. It is an inadvertent way to keep you on the ground. You are grounded when you have clarity. You are in control, and your creative mind is working to its full potential. With grounding comes enhanced intuition, you may be surprised just what flows forth when you are secure in your own self-being. Grounding offers complete confidence in your abilities and who you are. It gives you the ability to STAY motivated.

The best way I describe not being grounded, in relation to food, are my bouts with binge eating and bulimia. I never focused on what I was eating. It was more about what I would eat next. One thing after another was consumed before I had time to even think about what I was swallowing. During those times, there never was an "Earth to Catherine" moment.

Holiday Help For Emotional Eaters

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Are We Talking Ourselves to Death?
Is there a link between brain cancer and cell phone usage?

There's a report out from the Environmental Working Group on cell phone safety, and the news is not good. Cell phone safety is already under fire in many states and cities because of the distraction they are when people use them while driving.

Many jurisdictions have banned their use by drivers when a car is in motion, in traffic, after a shocking set of statistics showing how often cell phone use was a factor in serious and fatal accidents. Cell phones are convenient, yes -- but there's no escaping the fact that they are also deadly. That's one kind of health risk no one needs.

Are We Talking Ourselves to Death?
Is there a link between brain cancer and cell phone usage?

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Fat Food ... Fat Ass ... Fat Head?
More Evidence Against
The Wisdom of the Western Diet

In the science-speak that often accompanies studies -- and papers on studies -- an article in Science Daily begins with this sentence. "Rats fed a high-fat diet show a stark reduction in their physical endurance and a decline in their cognitive ability after just nine days, a study by Oxford University researchers has shown." In other words, rats on a high-fat diet quickly become stupid and lazy. What implication might this have for humans?

Fat Food ... Fat Ass ... Fat Head?

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What Happens To Your Body When You Quit Smoking?

While you want to stop, you might not know what happens to your body when you quit smoking. In addition to nicotine, cigarettes contain many chemicals that affect your health in very damaging ways. It might be difficult to believe, but healing begins within 20 minutes when you quit smoking.

What Happens To Your Body When You Quit Smoking?

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Hantavirus
Just FYI

It was the Swine Flu of its day here in the American Southwest a number of years back ... a deadly respiratory ailment -- with initial symptoms that started out similar to the flu but which quickly progressed to a stage where the lungs of a victim filled with straw-colored fluid ... and from there often caused death.

It seemed to arrive out of nowhere and also seemed terrifyingly confined to this area of the country. New Mexico and the Four Corners region were Ground Zero with a major outbreak in 1993 ... and this state was swarming with CDC workers looking to isolate the cause and identify the transmission agents.

Hantavirus
Just FYI

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Pistachios Are Good For Your Health

Pistachios are one of the oldest of all flowering nut trees. We humans have been consuming pistachios for thousands of years. The pistachio tree grows best in hot and dry climates and can be found growing in abundance in the Middle East and the Mediterranean. Pistachios are a very healthy snack food choice as they supply essential nutrients to the body, help to stabilize blood sugar levels and are satisfying. They alleviate hunger while providing energy to the body.

Pistachios Are Good For Your Health

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Spice Up Your Life!

I have to admit, when you first see it in the grocery store, it looks very odd. I even remember a fellow shopper picking up a piece and asking her companion, "What in the world do you suppose this is?" It doesn't much look like a vegetable, despite being kept in the produce section. It is, in fact, used as a spice and has long been classified as a medicine in many cultures.

Its taste is spicy, pungent and distinctive -- slightly hot, and it's often used along with other strong, hot spices, making it a special treat for those who appreciate food that bites back!! Naturally, it's caught the notice of nutritionists -- people who want to know what kind of stuff we put in our bodies and what it does for better or worse. And the news here is especially thrilling. It has more than a dozen kinds of anti-oxidants (those tumor-and-cancer fighters that do wonders for everyone!!!) and numerous applications when it comes to physical healing. No wonder it's been used as medicine for centuries.

Spice Up Your Life!!

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A Zen Approach to Healthy Eating

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The 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth About What You Should Eat and Why
By
Jonny Bowden Especially around the first of every year, people talk about "eating healthier." It often comes tied to talk about losing weight, working out, getting fit ... the kinds of things that go on New Year's Resolution lists every year -- and last a few weeks before being dumped again in favor of one's old habits -- which presumably were unhealthy and needed to change.

But old habits die hard ... and usually the desire to change isn't nearly as strong and stubborn as the routines and preferences it's up against.

The fact is, if you want something badly enough, you'll do it. And if you're reading this essay, somewhere, somehow, something in side you wants a healthier diet. You'd just like it to be easy -- so you stand a fighting chance at making it happen without the pain, misery, sense of deprivation and inconvenience which teams up with the power of your old habits and forms an unbeatable alliance.

A Zen Approach to Healthy Eating

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5 Fat Burning Foods

There is plenty of confusion out there about what to eat and what not to eat when trying to lose weight. It seems everyone has an opinion about what is good for you and what is not good for you these days, including doctors, scientists, government agencies, and especially the news media. Just how are you supposed to know what to eat to help you lose weight?

Here is a list of 5 things (OK, I cheated, they aren't all exactly food...) that have a proven history and scientific backing that when eaten consistently, will help you lost weight.

5 Fat Burning Foods

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Self Care on the Fly
Or 7 Strategies to Resolve
Work/Life Imbalance - NOW

Stress is high, your energy is low. Sound familiar? This is the common experience of most small business owners I know. Owning a business can be like running a marathon. You know you're in it for the long haul, there's not much time to catch your breath, yet you push on. You can easily see how this scenario can lead quickly to an out of balance life.

Self Care on the FlyOr 7 Strategies to Resolve Work/Life Imbalance -- NOW

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Herbs For Immunological Health

The body's immune system is a complex, yet amazing system that is never at rest. Because this system of the body is so busy all the time, you must be sure to feed it the proper, and essential, nutrients it needs to stay in tip top shape.

Of all the systems in the body, your immune system plays the largest part in your day to day interaction with germs. We are constantly coming in contact with germs and parasites as well as other harmful things; if the immune system is not functioning properly due to malnourishment it cannot defend your body against these nasty little things.

Herbs For Immunological Health

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Get Healthy and Fit
The Exercise Edition

First let me say: eating healthy is a great foundation for getting fit and healthy, but exercise is what will really get you there. Actually, you can do one and not the other, but you'll only be halfway there, really. You need both.

Get Healthy and Fit
The Exercise Edition

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Tips for Commuting to Work by Bike

This morning, I rode my bike in to work (a distance of about 10 miles), and it felt great. It was the second time I've done that now -- I also did it last week -- and I hope to make it a more frequent thing.

My goal is to get some exercise (I'm training for a triathlon) while also helping the environment and saving money on gas. With the gas prices rising so much in the last few years, it's frustrating to not be able to do anything about it -- but now I am.

Tips for Commuting to Work by Bike

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Big Pharma
Marketing Itself Out of Business?

During the four year period between 1999 and 2003, thousands of Eli Lilly sales representatives converged on primary care physicians urging them to prescribe the Lilly drug Zyprexa for dementia. They bolstered this marketing effort with calls on nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

A catchy slogan was devised to help peddle this anti-psychotic drug for treating the elderly, whether they needed it or not. Five milligrams at 5 pm became "five at five" to help dementia patients and others sleep. The sales reps were taught to shrug off the weight gain caused by the drug as having a "therapeutic benefit."

As a result of this high powered marketing effort, Eli Lilly made hundreds of millions of dollars. It was a mighty effort at expanding the market for a drug designed and approved for treating schizophrenia and bipolar disorder, and it paid off handsomely. Zyprexia had never been approved for dementia, but why worry about a minor detail like that? Doctors can prescribe drugs for unapproved uses.

Big Pharma
Marketing Itself Out of Business?

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America's Pharmacist Gives the
Dumb Awards to Medicine For 2008

Sure some medications are useful, and very important, like painkillers, heart rhythm drugs, epilepsy drugs, anesthesia and medications used to prevent organ transplant rejection just to name a few. I confess however, that ridiculous stuff does happen in the health industry. So at this time, I'm offering you my First Ever Presentation of Dumb Awards:

Dumb Award: The first ones goes to (drum roll please)? The FDA because they approve recycled drugs. For example, when a prescription medication loses patent, and cheaper generics come onto the market (think of Claritin for allergies), the FDA gets pressure from manufacturers to approve a brand new (and improved?) version of the same drug (called Clarinex). So one drug gets re-birthed into the marketplace with a new name and higher price tag.Cha-Ching!

America's Pharmacist Gives the
Dumb Awards to Medicine For 2008

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10 Tips for Quitting Smoking

I recently celebrated my one-year anniversary of quitting smoking. Well, of finally quitting ... like most smokers, I had tried to quit many times and failed. But this quit stuck, and I'd like to share the top 10 things that made this quit successful when the others failed.

10 Tips for Quitting Smoking

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What's in Chi Formula?

Eleuthero

Research has found that Eleuthero is an adaptogenic herb that improves the ability to handle stress. Eleuthero has been shown to reduce the activation of the adrenal cortex in response to stress. Eleuthero helps to increase physical and mental endurance and helps to improve memory. Eleuthero benefits mental and physical endurance and has powerful anti-fatigue activity.

What's in Chi Formula?

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Feed Your Mind!
A Healthy Life and a Healthy Brain

We know the importance of good nutrition and healthy habits in caring for our physical bodies. Your brain, of course, is one of the most essential organs in your physical body and its health is one of the most vital things to safeguard to insure the best quality of life, especially as you grow older.

There are a number of good ways to support your brain's well-being. Some are common sense. Others are good suggestions to add to your daily diet and routines ... if your health care practitioner agrees. If you are already living with health problems or if you take medications regularly, always check out changes with that person beforehand.

Feed Your Mind!

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Virgo is the astrology sign that deals specifically with Work, Service, Job Issues, Colleagues, Pets, Health, and Lifestyle. Learn more about Virgo.
The information here tells all about Virgo Astrology.

Virgo Horoscope

A tremendous number of people in America work very hard at something that bores them. Even a rich man thinks he has to go down to the office everyday. Not because he likes it but because he can't think of anything else to do.
~ W. H. Auden ~
Born February 21, 1907

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