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ARTArticleWhat Is the Best Detox Diet To Clean Out Your Body?What is the best detox diet?
That is a good question and the answer is simple. It depends on what you are detoxing for. Most people know very little about why you should detox your body. They’ve heard of The Master Cleanse, the 3,4,5,6,7, and up to 28 day cleanses, but most people don’t know any more about it than, “it’s good to do it for dieting.
That would make it very difficult to define the best detox diet.rARTArticleWhich Top Vitamins for Women Can You Really Benefit The Most? Here Are The Factors to ConsiderARTArticleWhy Exercise Doesn't Fix Back Pain.The normal approach people take when trying to fix back pain is to prescribe a series of stretching and exercises. I want to go through some of the reasons why in my opinion exercises don’t work as intended either.ARTArticleWhy Exercise Is Important After BabyPost-natal exercise offers a whole range of benefits for new moms. However, it’s important to remember that you should always consult with your doctor before starting up an exercise program. What kind of delivery you had will determine how quick you can resume back to your exercise plan. ...ARTArticleWhy Oprah Can't Put A Responsible Colloidal Silver Advocate On Her ShowEver since Oprah featured the so-called colloidal silver "blue man" on her show, a number of people have written to ask me why I haven't contacted Oprah and asked to be allowed to go on her show in order to give the "other side of the story," so to speak, about colloidal silver and its many ...ARTArticleWhy Take Colloidal Silver?Most people take colloidal silver to cure infections, boost immunity and prevent colds, flu and other infections.
Colloidal silver is a completely natural, liquid mineral supplement found in almost every health food store in North America. It is much like mineral water, except that in this ...ARTArticleWhy Tami Had A Better Stop-Smoking Session Than The Average Cape Town PersonThe success of a stop smoking treatment depends on the underlying factors that lead to a desire to smoke. The more factors there are, the longer it takes. By the same token, the less factors there are, the faster the road to success.ARTArticleWhy The Best Quality Fish Oil Supplements Are Really the Best - What Is In It?You don't have to search far and wide for the best quality fish oil supplements. Take advantage of the internet and you'll have the best kinds of fish supplements in your hands sooner than you think.ARTArticleWhy We Need The Best Rated Vitamins For WomenThere is an argument that the best rated vitamins for women are not usually as needed as what their manufacturers portray them to be. They are only supplements - things that only get to assert their beneficial attributes if the primary thing does not work out well. Getting all the nutrients that pave the way to health can be done from eating the right kind of foods, in the right amounts.ARTArticleYou Are What You Don't EatI speak often on the subject of nutrition, health, wellness, and fitness and several things have become clear to me. Almost everyone wants to lose weight, look better, feel better, have more energy, feel happiness and joy and just plain and simply have more fun and enjoy life. However, very few ...I speak often on the subject of nutrition, health, wellness, and fitness and several things have become clear to me. Almost everyone wants to lose weight, look better, feel better, have more energy, feel happiness and joy and just plain and simply have more fun and enjoy life.ARTArticle"Don't Wipe Your Dirty Feet On My Mind"The monk just finished clearing and purifying his mind with meditation, and decided to have a glorious walk with one of his students. On the walk the student began to spew arrogance, pride, vulgarity, and vanity. The monk quietly said,”please don’t wipe your dirty feet on my mind.”rARTArticle"Erase and Replace"Has your mind ever been filled with doubts, fears, shame, guilt, and self deprecation. Imagine your mind is like your home. Are there cobwebs? Is there dust? Is the furniture old and tattered?
Throw it out! But have a plan. If you just throw out the couch of “I can’t”, and the bed of “I should”, and the mirror of “ self hatred”, you need to replace it with your true desires. If you erase your need to replace, otherwise your mind will be empty and vacant.
Here are a few examples of how to erase and replace:ARTArticle"Getting In Through The Cracks"Looking, being, and acting perfect is not always what it is cracked up to be. It can occasionally be stemmed from perfectionism and shame based thinking, It is through the cracks that God can enter. The more cracks, hence more light.
Vulnerability and humility can catapult us into opening up to seek something with a higher meaning or purpose.. We tend to question deeper meaning in desperate times to try to make sense of it all.rARTArticle"Living A Purposeful Life"When I pulled at my notebook computer from under my bed after a truly needed nap, I knew that my topic for my weekly blog was going to be on intention. Without further ado I went right to dictionary.com and typed in the word “intention”. The definition is as follows;
an act or instance of determining mentally upon some action or result. rn. the end or object intended; purpose. rn. intention, a. purpose or attitude toward the effect of one’s actions or conduct..ARTArticle"Quit Taking Everyone's Emotional Temperature"Growing up with nine siblings, all with big personalities, was quite a rich and deep experience. My role in such a large Irish Catholic family was “the peacemaker”. With everyone close in age there were always arguments over who got the prize at the bottom of the cereal box, or fighting over socks and Catholic school uniforms.rARTArticle"Serenity No Matter What"Your child gets suspended from school. The car breaks down on the highway. Oh no, a flunked final. A wife asks for a divorce. The doctor tells you that you have a terminal disease. We survive a natural disaster. Can we match calamity with serenity.
No matter what comes down the pike, can you have grace under pressure. Let’s keep our cool, when there is utter mayhem around us. Can there be pure equanimity and peace in the eye of the storm.rARTArticle“Why Are You Keep Getting Migraines in Spite of What You’re Taking or Doing?“Why Are You Keep Getting Migraines in Spite of What You’re Taking or Doing?
A 2004 article suggested that there are almost 20 million migraine attacks happening every day... You’re still getting migraines because what you’re taking is not working, and your body is, however, talking to you through your unbearable pain and symptoms while it keeps receiving the wrong needs.ARTArticle***A Unique Mother’s Day GiftFor any of you who might be wondering if your spectrum child will be under your roof forever…well, this one’s for you.ARTArticle***Are Your Needs Being Met Too?Through all of the hustle and bustle of modern family day life, and especially if autism is part of your family dynamic, it pays to be reminded that we Mommy and Daddy Warriors need to remember to take care of ourselves along the way too. I was honored to interview self-help expert, David Riklan, several months ago, and decided that what he had to say was so important that I would run that episode again.ARTArticle***Autism & Independence: Is It Possible?Is there really such a thing as autism independence?
Many parents wonder what the future will hold for their child with autism. Will my child ever be able to drive a car, or live on his own, or be able to hold down a job?ARTArticle***Bridging the Gap: How iLs Can Help Your Child With AutismLast month, I was honored to be invited to the iLs (Integrated Listening Systems) Annual Conference in Denver, Colorado, where I had the opportunity to interact with a diverse group of doctors, therapists, educators, and other professionals. The one thing all of these people had in common was their genuine quest for more knowledge in how the brain can grow and heal through neuroplasticity and the use of the unique technology of iLs.ARTArticle***Diet and its Role in Back PainBack pain is largely a result of stress that builds in the body bringing physical imbalances into play and causing irritation to nerves, joints, muscles or ligaments. Stress has three main origins, physical, chemical and emotional so a poor diet which upsets the chemical balance has the potential to cause or heighten a person’s back pain.ARTArticle***Finally, Fast Weight Loss with Clean HairWentzville, MO – Dr. A.T.W. Simeons’ famous HCG Diet is known for providing fast and significant weight loss results. It is also known for its rigid guidelines. Diligent HCG Dieters must abstain from using any personal care products containing fats or oils during the month on the diet plan. HCG diet company Do-It-Yourself HCG (DIY HCG) has created one solution in Tiffalina’s HCG Diet Safe Shampoo and Conditioner, the first hair care products developed specifically for use on the HCG Diet Protocol.ARTArticle***Five Thoughts About Grandparents and AutismMy son’s grandparents are the first people he thinks of when he thinks of family. That warms my heart because I’ve made a pretty concerted effort at making sure we go and visit them at least once or twice a month. I want him to know them as long as we’re all around, because I don’t ever want to look back later on and say… If only…..ARTArticle***Fun Sensory Games for You and Your ChildI’ve been learning more and more lately about how many of our children with autism are affected by a disruption in their sensory systems. A lot of our kids are simply overwhelmed a LOT of the time. Their bodies do not process their environmental cues the same way other people’s do, and so it’s often like a traffic jam going on inside their little bodies.ARTArticle***Instant Relief From Back Pain and SciaticaFinding a solution to back pain or sciatica can be a real dilemma for many people. Often the conventional treatments readily available don’t provide the relief you need and pretty soon the pain starts to impact on your lifestyle to the point where you can’t function normally and get through all the things you have to do in a day without debilitating back Pain or worse, sciatic nerve pain down the leg.ARTArticle***Is There Really a “Window” for Autism Recovery?I have parents ask me all the time about this elusive “window” for autism recovery. You know what I mean, right? We’ve been told in the past through the media and various sources (mostly well-intentioned, I believe) that you must get an autism diagnosis and begin treatment immediately, because there is only a small window of time for helping your child recover and lead a “normal” life.ARTArticle***New iPad App for AutismWe’ve all heard about how children with autism are drawn to the Apple iPad because of its portability, ease of use and innovative touch-screen technology. Now, there’s another reason for children (and parents….and teachers) to be excited about the iPad. It’s called “Injini”.ARTArticle***No More Bland, Flavorless Meals for HCG DietersWentzville, MO – The HCG Diet is known for producing rapid weight loss results of up to 40 lbs in about a month. As anyone who has done the HCG Diet knows, it can be a challenge to find spices, seasonings, and condiments that meet the HCG Diet’s stringent guidelines. As a result, many HCG Dieters have to settle for tasteless meals or suffer the consequences of using the wrong products, which may include a stall in weight loss, or even weight gain.ARTArticle***Should MY Child Be On The GFCF Diet?Going on the Gluten-free, Casein-free Diet (otherwise known as GFCF) can have tremendous benefits for children on the autism spectrum. In fact, many physicians agree that by removing potential inflammatory ingredients from a child’s diet (especially a child on the spectrum), you have a much better chance of taming the immune system and solving some of the physical riddles that often come along with the diagnosis of autism.
If you’ve been thinking about making the switch to GFCF in your child’s diet, you may be wondering about some of the following questions: