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ARTArticleWhat Your Urine Says About Your HealthThis article was originally posted at http://www.apple-a-day-clinic.com/Health_and_Nutrition_Blog?m8:post=what-your-urine-says-about-your-health
Typically, I am working more with people's stool than urine. However, urine is an extremely important indicator of many health problems. Here are some things to think about when you next have to urinate.
Color:ARTArticleWhat's Better For You is Also Better For The Environment-9 Things You Can Do About Climate ChangeThis article was originally posted at: http://www.apple-a-day-clinic.com/Health_and_Nutrition_Blog?m8:post=what-s-better-for-you-is-also-better-for-the-environment-9-things-you-can-do-about-climate-change
Author, Jeff McMahon recently published this topic in Forbes. I agree with his assessment! I also agree with his findings:ARTArticleWhat’s The Healthiest Fish and Why?You’ve certainly heard about essential fatty acids, and all the benefits associated with them, but what are they? The most popular fatty acid is the omega-3 fatty acid. This particular group of fatty acids has several members including; alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), and docosalhexaenoic acid (DHA). ALA is composed of eighteen carbon atoms and three high energy double bonds. EPA contains twenty carbon atoms and five high energy double bonds. DHA is a twenty-two carbon chain with six high energy double bonds.ARTArticleWheat sensitivities Are Due To This?A recent study may explain why people who do not have Celiac disease or wheat allergy nevertheless experience a variety of gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms after ingesting wheat and related grain cereals. The findings suggest that these individuals have a weakened intestinal barrier, AKA, leaky gut, which leads to a body-wide inflammatory immune response.
Conclusions from this study, which was led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), were reported in the journal Gut.ARTArticleWhen To Give Help And Advice And When Not ToWhen should we give help or advice and when should we bite our tongue and let the matter be? It is a hard call sometimes. What to do when faced with an urge to say or do something which we perceive to be helpful, even essential? But is it really? How can we really tell?
We all want to help others. Well, most of us anyway. Altruism is often said to be a quality that has evolved in us in order to live together as a society. But when we want to help others, when are we truly being helpful and when are we making things worse?ARTArticleWhy Do You Want To Be A Nurse?At some point, you are going to be asked the question and you had better have a solid, impressive answer. More importantly, you should know the answer for your own personal edification. If you cannot effectively express why you want to be a nurse, you cannot convince people you're the right person for their operations.
Overview of Nursing IndustryARTArticleWhy Hair Transplant Is Still Costly For Common Men?After getting pissed form the baldness and avoidance in the social gatherings, people seek for hair transplant as a permanent solution for hair loss.
In hair transplant loss resistant hair follicles are shifted from the donor zone to the recipient zone for their permanent growth. This surgical procedure helps the people to get rid from the embarrassment in the society due to thinning tops.ARTArticleWhy I Disagree With My EFT Hero And What You Can DoI often see bitter and angry comments (no doubt from people who were as starry-eyed as I once was), about anything that is not Gold Standard or Optimal EFT. This is why I ask for open minds, open hearts, and more positivity.
It is all too easy for people to attack what is out there that brings people to EFT. Take The Tapping Solution, for example. Nick Ortner was criticized very heavily when he first started it.ARTArticleWhy Most Probiotics Don't WorkThis article was originally posted at http://www.apple-a-day-clinic.com/Health_and_Nutrition_Blog?m8:post=why-most-probiotics-don-t-work
The majority of people aren't aware of this but most probiotics do not work. In fact, in several recent studies, over 90% of store brands were found to be ineffective...even professional brands often do not pass rigorous testing here's why:
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Submit New ArticleARTArticleYear-Round Relaxation: How to Maintain Your Pool Area 365 Days of the YearIt is a pure joy to have a pool or hot tub in your backyard to relax in at the end of a long day. However, owning a pool or hot tub means maintaining it. This can seem like a hassle for people with large pools. Some people pay to have it done, but you can keep your pool maintained with under an hour of work a week. Follow this easy guide to keeping your pool in good shape with minimum effort.
- Clear Up Large DebrisARTArticleYou Need To Get Out More!Outdoors that is!
According to the Environmental Protection Agency, (EPA)-93% of our time is spent indoors. This is really not optimal because s being outdoors is the easiest way to improve our overall health and wellbeing.ARTArticleYour EFT Practitioner Personality For More ClientsWhat is especially challenging being an EFT Practitioner is that EFT is not mainstream, and therefore not widely known or searched as yet. For example, the mainstream online business directories does not have a section for EFT Practitioner. So you need to know and sell to your market even more cleverly than, say, a Massage Therapist.
What is your EFT Practitioner personality? Is it calm? Is it feisty? Is it excited? Is it frank? Is it diplomatic? Is it caring? Is it no-nonsense?ARTArticleYour New Year's Resolutions How-ToIt is good to have positive expectations. And it is good to have plans. This is why goal-setting in the New Year can help you move forward.ARTArticleYour Therapy Business Thriving On Your QuirksDo you have your own quirks, mannerisms, and eccentricities that you hide fro your therapy clients?
It is your own special traits and uniqueness that make you different from anyone else in your business. In the same way, these differences, however strange, unwanted, or insignificant they may seem to you can set your business apart from the rest in your industry.ARTArticle***Awesome Abs for Fit FathersWith Father's Day just around the corner the best gift you can give yourself as a busy dad is a set of rock hard abs.
...and it's not to just look good at the beach with your family this summer.
It's also nice to be the fittest dad at your kid's soccer practice who can actually join them on the field instead of sitting on the bleachers glued to your Blackberry.
Start thinking of your abs as the barometer of your health. If you have lean rock hard abs it lowers your risk of life threatening and chronic diseases as well as show's you are doing your part in the kitchen and in the gym.rARTArticle***The 7 BIGGEST Workout MistakesDo you want to know the biggest mistake I continue to see guys doing in the gym?
They train like bodybuilders...when they should be training like athletes.
The majority of guys in the gym are "regular Joe's" with busy jobs and families where they are not required to get up on stage in a speedo sporting the bodyfat levels of a jack rabbit.ARTArticle10 Steps to a Happier 2010Step #1: Define Happiness
First ask, “What makes me happy?” Think carefully about this because your definition of happiness may be very different from the cultural norm (I know mine is!) and it will influence every other significant decision in your life.
For example, my husband and I both choose to work part-time. We make much less than we could if we worked more, but we enjoy the balance we’ve created in our lives.ARTArticle10 Ways to Wake Up Your Mornings1. Get Up.ARTArticle2 Tips for Renewing Your ThinkingVacations are all about "R and R," rest and relaxation. During my recent vacation, though, I learned they can also give us another "r"--renewal that lasts even after returning home. The fresh thinking I gained from this trip is too good not to pass along. Here are two great ideas I picked up from the experts during my stay.
Evaluate my week in a new way--with colors.
The owner and director of the ranch gave a talk about her life and philosophy. She shared her strategy for keeping balanced with priorities mindfully in place.
- Write your planning calendar in pencil.ARTArticle3 Basic Questions about AcupunctureSticking needles in someone to relieve problems? Really?
A technique with more than 3,000 years of success behind it, acupuncture is gaining such acceptance worldwide that even Western doctors have begun to realize how powerful its application can be.
1) What exactly is acupuncture, and how does it work?ARTArticle3 New Ways To Lose Fat Fast This SummerThese maybe the dog days of summer but it doesn't mean you should be laying around the house like your favorite pooch.
So here are 3 new fat loss strategies that I followed this summer that allowed me to get leaner and stronger without the effort of dieting or doing long boring cardio.
1. Fat For FuelARTArticle3 Ways to Avoid a Personal Energy CrisisPatients tell me a lack of energy makes the day feel long, difficult, and unproductive. Does this pattern sound familiar? First, lack of energy leads to a loss of sharpness in focus and memory. Then, especially in the late afte
oon when blood sugar gets low, less than optimal mindset and mood set in. Next come worry and guilt for not accomplishing enough, which in turn lead to mental weariness, further bringing down health and well-being. It quickly becomes an exhausting, vicious cycle.
The good news is, you can break the pattern.ARTArticle5 Reasons You Should Turn to Natural Cures for Acid RefluxAcid reflux disease and GERD (Gastroesophageal Reflux
Disease) affects many people each year. Most noticeably,
many of those affected are in the western part of the world
where diets with highly processed and acidic foods are
common place. The west has also seen it's medical system
driven by profits and huge pharmaceutical companies who
are constantly developing new science and synthetic
medications. While of course many modern drugs and
medicines have been responsible for saving lives, there are
many reasons why they should only be a last resort.ARTArticle5 Ways to Spring Clean Your WorkoutWith the sun hanging in the sky a little longer it naturally gives you more energy to do some spring cleaning inside and outside the house.
Just opening up all the windows in your house after the long winter months will awaken your senses with fresh new energy.
So it’s time to spring ahead with your workouts as well and clean up some of the bad training habits that you may have picked up during the winter...
1. Watch Your WatchARTArticleAchieving Life Balance Through the Mental Practice of YogaMost people probably think of physical postures when they hear the word "yoga." The physical practice is important and is one avenue to freedom and unity between the physical body, the mind, the emotions, the breath, and the spirit. I was a very physical kid and practiced yoga postures back then via my mom's Lillias yoga cards. I returned to the practice in1999 to help balance out the physical and mental stresses of life as an occupational therapist in a hospital.ARTArticleAging: What Are We So Afraid Of?I live in the land of angels, but in Los Angeles these guardians are nipped and tucked with crooked smiles and lopsided eyes frozen on a static expression.
At 52 I am really pissed off that aging -- a thing that happens as soon as we take our first breath -- is such a big deal! Why does a large part of our population struggle with aging?ARTArticleBe a Brain Scientist“To think is to practice brain chemistry.” - Deepak Chopra
Have you ever heard someone say, “Well, I’m no brain scientist…”? Quite recently I had lunch with a friend while he was on a break from work. When he ordered a beer I raised my eyebrows in mock astonishment. He replied “It’s not like I’m performing brain surgery later.”
But we are all brain scientists. Our thoughts really do affect our brain chemistry. And we can be like surgeons in our ability to carefully excise negative thoughts from our gray matter.ARTArticleButter Vs Margarine Controversy?Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys. When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back. It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow coloring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. How do you like it? They have come out with some clever new flavourings.
DO YOU KNOW...the difference between margarine and butter?
both have the same amount of calories.ARTArticleCelebrating YOUMany of my clients are women who understand the importance of self-acceptance and appreciation because they want their children to exhibit these traits, but they often get stuck on how to do it for themselves.
Of course, the ultimate goal is for us to model being and loving ourselves in an authentic way. If we truly love ourselves, most of what we want in life—again, usually happiness for ourselves and the ones we love—comes so much more easily.
We may still have some worries, and we'll definitely continue to have goals, dreams and desires.