Category: Health Tip
Simple Keys to Longevity and Good Health
| May 5, 2013 | Posted by Christina under Healing, Health Tip, Nutrition, Wellness |
Living in a healthy way is not rocket science. Nor is it about restricting yourself, forever limiting yourself to a diet and lifestyle that you find dull. There are so many simple things we can incorporate into our lives to increase our health and vitality, and below is a list, in no particular order, of some very important ones: -Drink water with freshly squeezed lemon. Try to consume the juice of 1-2 lemons per day. And drink at least half your body weight (in pounds) in ounces every day. (So if you are 130 pounds, drink at least 65 ounces… more
Cell Phones Cause Brain Cancer–How You Can Mitigate the Effects
| May 16, 2012 | Posted by Christina under Health Tip, Wellness |
Use a headset or use your mobile phone on speaker as much as possible so as to minimize radiation directly next to your brain. Even better yet, buy a tachyon disk to place on your mobile phone to protect yourself from radiation. Be a conscious consumer: there’s a reason brain tumors and brain cancer have increased exponentially since the advent of handset cell phones. We are bombarded nonstop with toxins and radiation and all sorts of things that make us sick. Wherever you can, take the steps to mitigate your risk of becoming so. There is only so much we… more
Toxic Products: Lip Balm
| January 31, 2012 | Posted by Christina under Beauty, Health Tip |
Be conscious of which ingredients are in your chapstick, lip balm, and lipsticks. We end up consuming anything we put on our lips through the process of eating and drinking, so choose lip balms made from safe, natural, and preferably organic ingredients. Given the frequency with which we apply these things to our lips, we want to avoid products that inundate our bodies with a regular dose of toxic chemicals. Avoid anything made with petroleum jelly (e.g. Vaseline), which is a byproduct of oil drilling, or any other mineral-based ingredients. Also avoid anything that contains Bnexophenone-3, a chemical commonly found… more
Tips for Healthier Grocery Shopping
| January 17, 2012 | Posted by Christina under Health Tip |
Here are some tips to help you make healthier choices when grocery shopping: Create a shopping list before you go to the store. Doing so will prevent you from making impulsive, usually unhealthy purchases, and will ensure you get everything that you need to create healthy meals at home. Shop the perimeter. This is where you will find fresh, whole foods. Avoid the center aisles that always house the processed, packaged, and generally unhealthy foods. Buy fresh, rather than packaged, foods. This is not only much better for your health, but also for the environment in that it reduces waste.… more
Easy, Natural Ways to Improve Digestive Problems
| January 3, 2012 | Posted by Christina under Healing, Health Tip |
Most people suffer from digestive problems (e.g. bloating, gas, stomach pain, acid reflux, constipation, IBS) as a result of the way they eat. Below are some effective, natural ways to improve digestion so as to ease digestive troubles and improve our ability to assimilate the nutrients in the food we are eating: Slow down while eating. Be calm and present while you eat. (For tips on learning to slow down and appreciate your food, look here.) Eating while in a hurry and/or when stressed upsets the intricate balance needed for digestion. Stress ignites the sympathetic nervous system, meaning that our… more
7 Reasons to Start Your Day with Water with Lemon
| December 13, 2011 | Posted by Christina under Health Tip, Nutrition |
Lemons are a natural, effective, and inexpensive means to help your body detox on an ongoing basis. Starting the day with a large glass of filtered water with half or a whole lemon squeezed in is wonderful for the body. After a night’s sleep, your body needs to rehydrate, and the added lemon really aids the cleansing process first thing in the morning. Here are 7 reasons why drinking water with lemon (really at any point in the day) is such a great habit to get into: 1. Detoxifying, especially for the liver Water helps the body to flush out… more
Wheat Causes Inflammation–Go Gluten-Free
| November 24, 2011 | Posted by Christina under Health Tip, Nutrition |
Dr. William Davis, a Wisconsin-based cardiologist, has helped thousands of patients by doing one, simple thing: having them remove all wheat from their diets. He says the results are astounding, not only with the heart and circulatory problems, but also with a variety of other ailments like skin rashes, arthritis, insomnia, diabetes, dementia, brain damage, and myriad others. Holistic health practitioners have been saying this for a long time, and now an increasing number of medical doctors are saying the same because they notice that more and more people have developed wheat allergies or sensitivities. Most people are allergic, to… more
