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ARTArticleLiver Cleansing With Milk ThistleFor liver cleansing, you may wish to consider consuming milk thistle as a herbal supplement. Milk thistle is also known as silybum marianum. This herb is one of the best all natural products available for repairing liver damage. It aids your liver in detoxifying itself and helps to prevent incoming toxins by protecting each liver cell. The protective feature keeps your liver focused on releasing any existing toxins rather than fighting new intruders. These properties strengthen your liver, enabling it to function optimally.ARTArticleLiver Detox With TurmericAyurvedic practitioners recommend liver detox with the use of turmeric. It is vital that a liver detox be done at least once yearly to ensure a healthy functioning liver, whose primary role is to process and remove toxins carried in the bloodstream. This very important organ produces over 13,000 different chemicals and 2,000 various enzymes used in the body. In peak condition, it works fast. It filters up to two litres of blood per minute, with liver enzymes breaking apart the structure of toxic molecules to reduce their toxicity.ARTArticleLove's Simple Truths - part 1Love is the order of the universe and we are its atoms.
It is the ocean and we are its drops…
Through love the heavens are brilliant;
Without love even suns and moons are eclipsed
Wherever and whenever people meet, it is never long before love and relationships – their problems and confusions, ...ARTArticleLove's Simple Truths - part 2Intimate relationships are our universities of the heart. In them we will find challenges and blessings, ecstasy and sorrows, and come to realise that our lovers are our mirrors and we are reflected in their eyes. If there is conflict in our relationships it is because we ourselves are in ...ARTArticleMake Better Choices When You Eat Out With a Food DatabaseIf you are on a reduced calorie diet, you may find that it’s challenging to go out to eat. Many restaurants post calorie information, but a lot of them still do not provide calorie counts for their meals. By using a mobile calorie counter, you can easily look up the nutrient content of meals at many restaurants, even if it’s not listed on the menu. Just knowing how many calories you are consuming with a single meal may help you to choose a lower calorie option.ARTArticleMaking Resolutions Happen!If your New Year's Resolutions are still going strong, good for you! But, if you are like most of us, your resolutions were left in the dust long ago.
The average resolution lasts less than 72 hours. No surprise, that's the same length of most diets.
Why the short span for decisions so ...ARTArticleMale Sandwiched Boomers: A New Trend In CaregivingWith 2008 in full swing, perhaps you've already had your fill of economic and political predictions by experts and clairvoyants. However, if you happen to be a Sandwiched Boomer, the following quietly growing trend may surprise you. The results of recent studies indicate that nearly 40% of ...ARTArticleMantain A Food Diary To Reduce Crohn's Disease SymptomsIf you make suitable changes to your diet, you can find that it is possible to reduce your Crohn’s Disease symptoms. You may have found that the quality of your life have been severely affected because you feel embarrassed about your condition. You may also feel depressed and withdraw from others and find it hard to go out socially. Watching what you eat can actually help to relieve some of the symptoms of pain and diarrhea associated with your condition.
An elimination diet plan works well for a start. It is said that crohn’s disease symptoms are often triggered by food allergies.ARTArticleMirror, Mirror on the Wall: Do I See Me at All? Looking Through the Eyes of FearI really love the picture of the kitten looking into the mirror; its reflection in the mirror was that of a lion.
We all have beliefs and perceptions about ourselves. Sometimes these are very evident; and sometimes we are unaware of them but they shape our lives through the decisions we make. Our perceptions of ourselves and our reality are often tainted by past experiences and the thoughts we formed during our youth.ARTArticleModern Adrenal Glands: They're Toasted!I hope you're feeling in tip-top mental and physical health today. No? Do you...
- feel exhausted in the morning even though you slept enough?rn - seem nervous, lightheaded, or overwhelmed much of the time?rn - crave salty or sweet foods and have extra weight, especially abdominal fat?rn - feel achy or have a hard time bouncing back from an illness?rn - experience low moods and sex drive?
If those symptoms sound familiar, you may be showing signs of adrenal fatigue.ARTArticleNatural and Permanent Cure Of Premature EjaculationI believe I ejaculate far too quickly for my girl friend to get any pleasure out or our lovemaking. In her opinio
I should get something done about this. With my former girl it was more or less the same, although she never complained about it. Now that I have a new partner, I don't want ...ARTArticleNatural Care For Varicose VeinsOur circulatory system is made up of a complex web of arteries and veins. Our arteries carry oxygen rich blood to the cells of our bodies, while the veins are designed to pump oxygen poor blood back to the heart. This is accomplished through a series of one-way valves that do not allow blood ...ARTArticleNatural Remedies To Stop Bad BreathHaving bad breath or halitosis is embarrassing. You would not want to see the other person pulling away when you start to speak. Or hear your spouse or your loved one complaining about the bad stench coming from your mouth. You start to feel very self conscious every time you need to say something. Natural remedies for bad breath can help you alleviate with the embarrassing symptoms that you have to contend with.
When you have bad breath, your throat, teeth or gums may be the cause.ARTArticleNatural Treatments For Stomach UlcersThere are many natural treatments for stomach ulcers that can be used, in case you have not realized it by now. Many people suffer from this condition nowadays. Typically, a bacterial stomach ulcer is treated with antibiotics and/or other medications. However, you may instead prefer to use natural treatments instead. Natural treatments are generally safer and with no adverse side effects.ARTArticleNatural Ways of Addressing Celiac Disease and Gluten SensitivityCeliac Disease, celiac sprue or gluten sensitive enteropathy is an autoimmune disorder of the small intestines. In our bodies, the small intestine is responsible for the absorption of the foods we eat. When someone with Celiac Disease ingests foods that contain gluten, the body produces ...ARTArticleNew Year's ResolutionsJust when you’re almost recovered from the holidays, already it’s time for your New Year’s resolutions.
It’s common to beat yourself up because you wanted to lose 20 pounds last year, and now it’s time to resolve to lose it again. Or, you wanted better health, less pain, more wealth, more ...ARTArticleNot Just Hunger: Why We Eat Unhealthy FoodsIn the quest for weight loss, the diet industry puts a lot of attention on what we eat but focusing on why we eat may be more important.
After losing over 70 lbs. permanently and becoming a weight loss coach for others, I've found most people have a pretty good idea of what they should eat. We ...ARTArticleOn the Road and Feeling GoodThere is a trip on tap for most folks during the summer-whether it is an extended trip on public transportation or a road trip to regional attractions with friends and family, food comes into the picture. What and when are we going eat? Food for thought is the key to health wise choices when traveling. If you give thought to food options in advance, it helps keep you on a healthy course.
When traveling keep the same guidelines you follow for good health when you are at home.
• Include plenty of fruits and vegetables in your daily diet.ARTArticleOnline Reputation Management and YouThere is another side to social media privacy and that is online reputation management. This side of privacy is the ability of a business or individual to control what the reputation of that specific entity is on the internet.
As everyone knows, the internet is a place where information travels at a very fast speed. Therefore, it makes sense for a business to monitor the chatter about their business or specific products to make sure that the brands that the company maintains are defended.ARTArticleOrganic--What Does It Mean?Years ago organic farms had to not use pesticides or artificial fertilizers for seven years or more to call themselves organic. In 2002 the laws were changed and now the USDA has several classes of organic. Some are entitled to use the official seal, which means that food is grown or raised ...ARTArticleOrganic: What Does It Mean?Years ago organic farms had to cease using pesticides or artificial fertilizers for seven years or more to call themselves organic. In 2002 the laws were changed and now the USDA has several classes of organic. Some are entitled to use the official seal, which means that food is grown or raised ...ARTArticlePaint-by-Number or Masterpiece: Restrictive vs. Healthy EatingThere is a harmful idea virus that has become so widespread, so ubiquitous, that it is accepted as normal. It has subtly integrated itself into our beliefs, our thoughts, our language, our behavior and our reality. It’s so pervasive that it has become “conventional wisdom” and almost no one ...ARTArticlePermanent Weight Loss: Turning Obstacles into OpportunitiesI’m going to be straight with you. Permanent weight loss is different than the quick fix.
It is different in its scope: the changes made are long-term as opposed to limited in duration.
It is different in its approach: changing mental and emotional attitudes leads to healthier behavior ...ARTArticlePlan a Winning Family ReunionThe family reunion has become a tradition of summer. They've evolved beyond picnics, to include week-end celebrations, and week-long cruises. These days reunions may bring biological kin to the table or the reunion may be a non-traditional gathering of unrelated "cousins" sharing the bond of community and common interests.ARTArticlePlant spirit healing from a Sufi perspectiveSufi, Sufism, Islam, healing, Rumi, plant spirit shamanism, herbs, herbalism, Prophet, Prophecy, James Frazer, The Golden Bough, shamanism
According to Sufi legend, the Prophet Sulaymãn was the first to learn the healing properties of flowers and herbs while he was at prayer one day, and a ...ARTArticlePlant Spirit Shamanism - San Pedro In The AndesA magical journey to Peru to work with San Pedro, the legendary Cactus of Vision.
We are delighted to offer you this opportunity to experience authentic Andean shamanism, using the methods, plants, and approaches that have been practiced in this region for thousands of years.
Our ...ARTArticlePlant Spirit Shamanism: How nature healsSince the beginning of human experience, plants have played a role in the evolution of our species, not only in the provision of food and medicine but in our deepest spiritual experience and the development of consciousness. Their form, beauty, enchanting scents, their healing and emotional ...ARTArticlePlant Spirit Shamanism: What’s Up With The Weather?Plant spirit shamans – natural healers who work with herbs, ritual, and the elements – have long known that the world is not made up of discrete and separate parts, but that we are all one: that the ‘butterfly effect’ of a single extra drop of water released from a cloud into a Gloucestershire ...ARTArticlePoint Of View: The Male Boomer And Long-term RelationshipsBoth men and women are short changed when sweeping generalizations are applied to the male psyche. Men can not all be painted with broad strokes. Some comments from a poll we took may help build a more complex picture of the midlife male perspective, particularly conce
ing long-term ...ARTArticlePre-Packaged Diet FoodA good friend of mine asked me to taste test a brand of pre-packaged meals that he represents. He was so excited about the food, emphasizing the flavors that he had never experienced before with pre-packaged meals. The package containing a full day of food arrived by Fed Ex. A small Styrofoam ...