Archive for December, 2007
Lose weight this New Year
Happy holidays to you all! I’ve taken a little break to celebrate the festivities so I appreciate your patience. Being in the holiday spirit, however, has made me indulge more than my waistline would have wanted. Naturally my thoughts have turned to a fresh start for the new year including shedding a […]
Beat the holiday blues
Now is the time when we should be feeling the magic of the season and rejoicing in the love shared with family and friends. For some, however, this time of year only accents the pain and depression that may only peak out during other times of the year.
David Neubauer, M.D. wrote an […]Want to think more positively but not sure how to start?
Affirmations are great tools to train your mind to be more positive more often. The problem for some folks is that you may not know where to find ones that work for you and how to get started with them.
I found some great techniques outlined at Gem4Friends. Here’s an excerpt:
Integration Technique:
A technique for […]You might be dehydrated if…
You have any of these acute or chronic symptoms:
1. Fatigue, Energy Loss: Dehydration of the tissues causes enzymatic activity to slow down.
2. Constipation: When chewed food enters the colon, it contains too much liquid to allow stools to form properly, and the wall of the colon reduces it. In […]Keep your digits warm
Keeping warm hands is a frequent occupational challenge that I face. During the winter season I realize I’m not alone. Natural Health Magazine asked three experts how to warm cold hands. Here’s the gist of what each had to say:
Naturopath: To warm hands, one must increase circulation. He suggest supplements […]Massage: The more the better
You may have heard that it’s a good idea to frequently receive massage therapy. If you’ve only heard that and not experienced it (sessions weekly or bi-weekly) you’d probably never know that the known benefits of massage increase when the frequency does. Well, MassageTherapy.com
recently posted an article describing these benefits. Here’s an […]There’s probably a pill for that
Wow. The following is not from a recent SNL skit. Instead it’s from an article found on Dr. Mercola’s site and it describes Dr. Christopher Kent’s research of a fascinating mental health resource: Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. Check out an excerpt of the piece below:
Explore other posts about: drugs, healthy, […]How to stay miserable
Want to know what miserable people have in common? Well, according to psychiatrist William Glasser, MD, author of Choice Theory: A New Psychology of Personal Freedom (HarperCollins, 1999), there are seven character traits they share. They are: punishing, complaining, blaming, threatening, nagging, criticizing, and bribing.
Do they sound familiar? Well that’s because Dr. […]Eat right for long life
Eating well is imperative to good health. That point is hard to argue. But what exactly does eating well mean? Writer Jay Dixit wrote an informative piece for Psychology Today. Jay gives a pretty easy to follow formula for staying fit and well for the longest amount of time. Here […]
Common food label mistakes
It’s important to read labels of the food you’re eating. For several reasons. One of the main ones is to stay aware of how portions are misleading listed on the package. You will become frighteningly aware of how and why people (especially Americans) overeat to the point of obesity.
Yahoo Food posted an […]
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