Aromatherapy and SelfImprovement

Can Scents Help?
Low self-esteem is described as the lack of confidence in one’s ability to perform, and the low sense of self-worth as an individual.�
Life can be rough.  Dealing with negativity on a daily basis can wear down one’s self-esteem.  However, reacting differently to the way that your life is going can help.  Did your [...]

Drug Detox Facts

What Is Drug Detox?
The removal of residual drugs from a persons body.  Many products on the marketplace claim to detoxify the body of drug residuals, however, the effectiveness and potential health related complications of these products remains questionable.  The safest way to undergo drug detox is at a qualified treatment facility.  Medical personnel specializing in [...]

Why Do I Need Personal Coaching?

 A “coach” is defined as a private tutor, one who instructs or trains, and one who helps develop strategy. Personal coaching is just that, on a one on one, personal level. The Personal Coach is not a therapist, counselor or consultant. A Personal Coach is a motivator, inspirer and muse. There are many reasons why [...]

Sensational Sleep

Often we think of sleep as a time when our senses all but shut off. It seems as if our resting mind becomes wrapped in a filter through which common sights, sounds and smells cannot pass. Only very intrusive stimulants such as the blaring of the alarm clock or a sudden flash of bright light [...]

Causes and Symptoms of Lung Cancer

Each year in the United States alone, about 170,000 people die of lung cancer. Cigarette smoke is considered the biggest culprit as the main cause of lung cancer for both smokers and non smokers alike. For the most part, lung cancer can be prevented, due to the fact it may take years for the cancer [...]

Arthritis

WHAT ARE THE EFFECTS OF ARTHRITIS?
Arthritis affects more than forty million people and can range form the occasional twinge in a finger to incapacitating whole body pain.
ARTHRITIS
Listed below are some common forms of arthritis and related conditions:
Osteoarthritis, sometimes called degenerative joint disease, resulting when the cushioning cartilage in the joints break down, causing pain and [...]

2 Alternative Remedies That Can Treat Depression

People have used herbal supplements and remedies to manage and treat conditions for millennia. It’s not new; however it is controversial. I would advise anyone considering an herbal/natural approach to check with a doctor, a certified nutritional counselor or a therapist prior to using any of these products. In some cases, herbal supplements have been [...]

10 Ways To Cope with Stress from an Illness

Medically speaking, stress is broad term that relates to a range of external stimulating factors that cause tension, distress or disruption in our lives. Stress and illness have a cyclic relationship. In fact, many illnesses ranging from colds and viruses to cancer and strokes are linked to stress in some manner. Stress can lead to [...]

Worried Well?

 Last week I decided to officially stop buying newspapers. Not because I don’t like them, exactly – but because every time I open one up I seem to come face to face with my own mortality in the shape of yet another article on “new ways to get cancer!” or “diseases you didn’t even know [...]

Thyme to Feel Better

Thyme is hardy little herb. Native to Mediterranean, it thrives in almost any climate. Well-drained loose sandy soil and full sun are best for Thyme. The only condition Thyme doesn’t like is wet mushy soil, and some varieties cannot tolerate extreme cold.
The Sumerians noted the medical uses of Thyme, over 5,000 years ago. Distilled thyme, [...]

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