Health & Wellness

Healthy Grief, Unhealthy Grief

What is the difference between those who feel their grief and move on and those who get stuck in it? The difference lies in what they believe they have lost. When people believe they have lost their source of love, their grief will feel unending.

Meditation Also Gave Me
Something Else

Enlightenment, for me, is such a strange thing, and of course is many things to many people. When I stepped into this state of being, I waited for the whiz bang fireworks to begin, hear the blaring trumpets and the voice of God (which I imagined would be kind of booming and earth shattering!). I'm not sure what else I expected but what I experienced was a deep sense of stillness. The door opened, I stepped through the doorway, and how I perceived life changed forever. The clarity with which I saw things in that moment almost blinded me - yet it was so gentle.

What Is Alternative Medicine?

What is alternative medicine? This is a term used to describe the different forms of medicine other than conventional methods. Alternative medicine includes a wide variety of medical practices including non-European (non-Western) medical practices and will include some new approaches to medicine. There is also a term called complementary medicine. This is a combination of conventional medicine coupled with alternative medicine.

With increasing research and new findings in medicine there is a universal rise in the Western nations of alternative medicine. In the Eastern part of the world, namely the Orient, some forms of alternative medicine has been practiced for many centuries. Part of this trend in the West may be due to the growth of medical education among people and the increased amount of travel to different regions. More literature is now available on this subject and medical societies specializing in different forms of alternative medicine are available.

Some of the most common forms of alternate medicine are:

Acupuncture
Homeopathy
Naturopathic medicine
Osteopathy

Too Tired To Exercise

Too tired to exercise: Do it anyway.

Sometimes the best cure for fatigue is a vigorous exercise session. Have you ever noticed how you can walk into the health club exhausted but after thirty minutes of motion you feel energized and invigorated? There's nothing like exercise to get your blood flowing and zap fatigue.

What Are Headaches?

Experts agree that headaches can be classified to migraine headaches which refer to the type of severe and recurrent headache that comes with painful throbbing on the temples, nausea and impaired vision; cluster headaches which are said to bear similarities to migraines only they are experienced in short durations and occur daily over weeks or months; and tension headaches that refers to the type of headache that can strike consistent locations and result in contractions of the face, scalp, or neck muscles.

Getting Fit With
The Glycemic Index

If you really want to stay fit, it is difficult to beat the benefits that you receive from eating a low glycemic diet. The way that you would do this is actually fairly simple to understand. The glycemic index is a list of foods that are arranged according to how quickly the sugar that is in them is released into their system. The higher on the list the food resides, the faster the sugar is going to be dumped. This can cause our pancreas to overload us with insulin, something that is going to end up storing fat on your body.

Polarized Sunglasses - What's The Big Deal?

Polarized sunglasses utilize special technology that helps to neutralize the glare you get when the sun reflects off flat surfaces. While this might involve scientific terms, the bottom line is that when you wear polarized sunglasses, you no longer have to squint when you look into direct sunlight. The polarized lenses in the sunglasses neutralize the horizontal rays with vertical polarizers making it possible for you to see clearly.

Eating Smaller Portions Of Meals
To Stay Healthy

Small meals works best with our body. This is because you are giving your body a small quantity of energy that it needs at that point in time. If you give the body more energy than what it actually needs then it would have to store the excess portion in the fat reserve. This results in weight gain day by day. But if you are eating in small sizes then the body does not need to store much fat and hence it can burn the earlier stored fat when the time arises. This is how small size meals help you to lose weight.

What Is A Healing Crisis?

The turbulence that our bodies experience during detoxification can be scary-- even horrifying at times. And if the detox occurs too rapidly, the symptons can be extreme and severe. So severe sometimes that death would be a welcome relief. This is what's called the healing crisis. As the body eliminates the accumulated toxins and waste materials that have been stored for so long, it is natural that this will cause a reaction. Basically, we temporarily relive past conditions and illnesses as they are released. The good news is, once eliminated and released, we are free of future problems and diseases that arise from a toxicated body.

Vitamin E For Beautiful Skin

When researchers examined two groups of people following prolonged sun exposure, those who were sporting a cream that contained vitamin E showed reduced signs of inflammation. Whenever a specific area of skin is inflamed, it typically hints at skin cell damage. Since vitamin E is able to protect skin from sun damage, it can preserve the look of your skin for many years to come.

Although vitamin E does have a good share of capabilities, it does have it's limitations. Since consumers are not fully informed of Vitamin E's capabilities, many scrupulous companies have begun making unsubstantiated claims about a number of their products which contain Vitamin E. Unfortunately, this has driven many to become skeptical about Vitamin E's capabilities.

Living With Arthritis

There are several ways to lessen how much pain you have when your arthritis acts up. Some are preventative. One way is to lose weight. Extra pounds add stress to your joints. Eat a healthy diet. Not only will that help you keep those extra pounds off, but there are certain vitamins that specifically help arthritis. Vitamin C repairs tissue, vitamin D absorbs calcium, builds bone mass, and prevents bone loss, and calcium strengthens your bones. Moderate exercising strengthens your joints and increases flexibility and stability. Those with rheumatoid arthritis need to refrain from exercising during flare ups. You should only exercise to the point where you feel mild discomfort. You should not feel pain. Get plenty of sleep. Patients with arthritis should get 8 to 10 hours of sleep.

African Americans
And Diabetes

No one is quite sure why African Americans are more likely to get Type II diabetes than any other ethnic group. One thing is certain, however. Poor African Americans are more likely to die from complications of the disease than those in other ethnic groups. This is most likely due to poor health care in certain communities, limited access to drugs that can potentially save their lives and less education. Affluent African Americans have the same chance as other ethnic groups of dying from complications of the disease.