Archive for the ‘health’ Category
Is Chocolate Healthy?
Is chocolate healthy? It depends on how the chocolate is processed. Roasting and fermenting tend to decrease the amount of healthy antioxidants in the cocoa bean. Also, ingredients added to chocolate, such as sugar and milk, are not healthy. Most sources recommend a minimum of 70% dark chocolate to get the benefits of chocolate without [...]
August 5, 2010
· 
Carol · 
No Comments
Tags: cacao nibs, chocolate, is chocolate healthy · Posted in: health
Why Massage is Important
People who think that massage therapy is a luxury do not truly understand the benefits of massage. Muscles stretched and kneaded regularly are muscles relaxed and ready to meet the challenges of life. Everyone knows that massage is relaxing. The underlying benefit is that this relaxation reduces blood pressure, heart rate, respiration rate, and the [...]
June 3, 2010
· Carol · No Comments
Tags: health, massage, massage therapy, relaxation, stress management · Posted in: health, self improvement
Cell-Level Healing: Soul Signature
In the book Cell-Level Healing: The Bridge from Soul to Cell author Joyce Hawkes discusses how each person has a unique variation of universal energy. Hawkes calls this energy a person’s soul-signature. She then uses the term “Flow” to refer to the speed and direction of the soul-signature. Hawkes, who was a biophysicist studying cells [...]
May 29, 2010
· Carol · No Comments
Tags: cell level healing, energy healing, joyce hawkes, soul signature · Posted in: books, health, spiritual growth
Tap Into Wellness
The Secret Self-Help Tool Your Doctor Doesn’t Want You To Know About by Jill Christopher Everyone has issues with self esteem. It’s no wonder that bookstores have entire sections devoted to it. Speakers and authors have made billions touting yet another seminar, book or DVD aimed at self-esteem improvement. What you think of yourself consciously, [...]
December 4, 2009
· Carol · One Comment
Tags: EFT, Emotional Freedom Techniques, self esteem, self help, tapping therapy, wellness · Posted in: health, self improvement
Yoga Meditation For Pain Relief
by Raj K. Norbu According to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, mind-body medicine is the most popular alternative approach for people in pain. And at the heart of mind-body medicine lies the age-old practice of meditation, a quiet, simple technique that belies an extraordinary power that has scientifically been proven [...]
November 7, 2009
· Carol · One Comment
Tags: how to meditate, meditation, meditation for pain, meditation techniques, meditation tips, yoga meditation · Posted in: health, meditation
