Healthy New Stuff
Sleeping Positions for Couples
The positions you sleep in with your partner can reflect your relationship. Whether you and your partner are tugging at the sheets at night or are tangled in each others’ arms, it is a reflection of the state that your relationship is in. According to Sleep Matters Club, “94% of couples who spend the night in contact with each other are happy with their relationship.” There are many different kinds of sleeping positions and they each have their own separate meanings. Listed below are just a few couple sleeping positions: The Spoon Description You have probably heard of the spoon…
Elimination Diet Plan: Five Things to Consider
I’ve already covered what the elimination diet is all about and may be considering an elimination diet plan. As a quick recap, here is why the elimination diet is popular. It helps target specific intolerances and allergies. By the process of elimination, trigger foods, allergens, and any ingredient that causes discomfort is removed from the diet for a time period of 4-8 weeks. During this period, the body gets used to the fact it no longer needs to produce antibodies to counter the trigger food, and begins to heal itself internally. It helps clearly identify what agrees with your system…
The Weight Loss Secrets of Apple Cider Vinegar
Yep, you caught me talking about apple cider vinegar again. This time we’re checking out the weight loss properties inherent in the stuff – can this stuff get any better? I’m pretty sure it can and will. But before I get too far into bragging about it, let’s focus on why it makes a fantastic addition to any weight loss regimen. What’s the Secret to Apple Cider Vinegar and Weight Loss? There are numerous theories on how the apple cider vinegar actually works to promote weight loss – although nobody knows for sure. Some believe it is a natural appetite…
Apple Cider Vinegar is Great for Treating Acne and Other Skin Ailments
If there’s anyone who can brag about the benefits of apple cider vinegar (and often does), it’s me. From being a favorite instant heartburn/indigestion remedy of mine to its successful removal of a hideous mole from my back in just five overnight applications, I’m most definitely a diehard fan. But wait — there’s more! ACV is also useful in many other ways, including a treatment for acne. Let’s check it out! Apple cider vinegar is uniquely suited to treat a variety of ailments, especially on the skin According to Deborah Burnes, “Fermentation is used to make the (apple) cider into vinegar. During this…
The Healing Benefits of a Raw Food Diet
Why Try a Raw Food Diet? Although some refer to the raw diet as the “anti-diet”, and prefer to call it a lifestyle promoting the consumption of whole foods in their natural state, the raw food diet has in any case spread like wildfire since its inception. Raw food in its purest form, fresh-picked from the tree or pulled out of the garden, is believed by advocates to brim with naturally present enzymes and nutrients easily absorbed by and beneficial to the body. In their opinion, it is and has always been the ideal food for the human body. In addition…
Why and How To Do The Optimal 3-Day Cleanse
The Optimal 3-Day Cleanse What is a 3-Day Cleanse and How Can I Do It? While numerous types of “3-Day Cleanse” detoxification diet variations exist today, the most well-known type is considered to be a structured program best done either on a long weekend (from Friday through Sunday) or otherwise during vacation time or similar “off days.” The premise for the cleanse in general is that the body needs a chance to take a break from the normal diet’s toxins in order to “relax the liver, detox the kidneys and adrenals, and enhance digestion.” Although some detox programs recommend longer periods of…
Sushi: Good or Bad for You?
As a lover of sushi and seafood, I often ask the question: Is sushi good for you? For all you fellow sushi lovers, I have some good news! Sushi can be good for you. Health Benefits of Eating Sushi Omega-3 Fatty Acids Because sushi is made up of fish, it is very healthy for you. Fish is a great source for the heart-healthy fat called omega-3 fatty acids. Experts say that on average, people should be consuming two servings of fish every week. Salmon, trout, and tuna are the best options if you want to eat omega-3 fatty acids. Protein With tons…
Functional Medicine’s Comprehensive, Customized Approach to Health Care
At a time when conventional health care in the United States is under greater scrutiny than ever, the concept of functional medicine has emerged with a new and different approach entirely. With a greater focus on the underlying, root causes of illness from a tailored, individualized perspective, this form of alternative health care is growing more popular by the day. Let’s take a look at why! What is “Functional Medicine?” To summarize, we looked first for a definition of the practice from the Institute for Functional Medicine website. There it is stated, “The Functional Medicine model is an individualized, patient-centered,…
The Health Benefits of Water Fasting
Is a water fast worthwhile? Very few people would even consider attempting any type of severe caloric restriction at all, let alone a fast consisting only of water. But, believe it or not, some folks are sold on the concept of water fasting — not only trying it once, but incorporating it (even for extended amounts of time — like 40 days!) into their lifestyles. They claim it’s an excellent way to detoxify the body due to the body’s “self-cleaning” mechanisms which, simply put, come into play when the energy expended on food digestion is halted. Health benefits like reducing the symptoms of (and even reversing…
Everything You Need to Know About Capricorn Season
Are you a Capricorn? Are you interested in astrology and zodiac signs? Below you will find some information about Capricorn season. If you were born between December 22nd and January 19th, then you are a Capricorn, which also means that Capricorn season is during the winter. What does it mean to be a Capricorn? Planet: Saturn (planet of repression) Values: family, loyalty, professionalism Special Traits: focused, determined, loyal, professional Focused and Determined Capricorns are usually focused, determined, and goal-oriented. Romantic Relations: Because you are goal-oriented, you will probably have a 10-year plan set up with or without your partner. You…
Rebuilding Trust
Whether you are trying to rebuild trust within a friendship or a romantic relationship, it will be difficult. Maybe you have made a mistake or maybe you have caused pain, but at least you are trying to make amends. Luckily, you can rebuild trust. However, you will need to take time and have patience. Before you attempt to rebuild trust with another individual, you should establish inner trust first. Not only should you become trustworthy of yourself, but also your partner should establish inner trust as well. By creating self-trust, you and your partner will more easily be able…
Dosha Types: The Fault in our System
Dosha – you might have heard that word when you visited a local Ayurvedic practitioner, or at the yoga class, or in some holistic medicine conference. Ayurveda has long since proposed the three dosha theory: based on several factors like season, time of day, lifestyle, diet, and in some cases, genetics, doshas can literally be translated to “flaws” or “faults”. These are essentially imbalances or overproduction of three components in the human body: breath or vata (which equates to air as the element), bile or pitta (acid, which equates to fire), and fluid content or kapha (which equates to water). Ayurveda argues that…
