Did you know that you are made up of more bacteria than cells inside you? To most people, bacteria could just be a dirty word, bringing in its wake dirt and disease. However, most of the bacteria in the human system are good bacteria. They are essential to keep you alive and kicking.
After my mother died in the summer of 2004, I felt pain and grief like I had never known before. I then remembered something that my mother had told me when I had to write a paper in high school. She told me to write about what I knew. I realised that I could write and write thoughtfully about my mother. Perhaps this would help.
Whatever it is you want in life, you can have it, as long as you are willing to go the extra mile. Let this story of two fishermen inspire you to keep going for what you want, no matter what...
What separates people who enjoy success from the majority who end up never getting what they want is how we respond to failure. It is what we do about failure that makes a big difference. There are three ways in which people respond to failure.
Tired of all those cosmetics that do you more harm than good? You don’t have to look too far as all you need is right there in your kitchen! Treat your skin with the healing properties of nature, and within a very short time you will see the difference.
Exercisers are often encouraged to 'carb-load' so that plenty of ready energy will be available during exercise. People downing plates of pasta the day before a marathon is borne out of this theory. However, is carb-loading really necessary for most mere mortals?
The beauty of an empty inbox is a thing to behold. It is calming, peaceful and wonderful. An inbox that is overflowing with actions, urgent calls for responses, stuff to read is chaos, stressful, overwhelming, and can make you feel like you're drowning in email. Let’s look at how to get your head above water first, and then how to get safely to dry land.
"Lose weight by burning fat while you rest" sounds like a hype-ridden sales headline - or is it? What if it was true? Studies have begun to reveal the optimum amount of exercise needed to burn fat and the answer is not what you might think.
What is so good about Pilates? Well the system introduces you to a unique brand of exercises that focus on the core of your body and helps to improve your flexibility. Pilates can have effects similar to yoga which also provides the body with more flexibility.
Vegetarian food is often accused of providing a less than adequate source of nutrition. Often described as the building block of life Protein is the second most abundant substance in the human body, after water. And it may well be that a vegetarian diet is better equipped to provide for our protein requirements than any other.
Author: Cami Walker This is the powerful story of the author's struggle with Multiple Sclerosis and how a healer's unusual prescription of mindful altruism - to 'give away 29 gifts in 29 days' - ignited her energy, her happiness, and invited more abundance into her life. More details...
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Did You Know?
Camellia Sinensis Plant
Black, green, white, oolong and jasmine teas are all made from the leaves of the Camellia sinensis plant, the difference in taste and appearance is determined by the way they are processed after picking.
Use herbs such as lavender, lemon (to relieve tension), marjoram (a natural tranquilliser) and sage (a great anti-dote for stress). Place loose in a hot bath or put herbs into a muslin bag.