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1. Morning mantra meditation Before scrolling through Instagram or checking emails, read a mantra full of positive affirmations related to your goal. For example, if your goal is to eat healthier or work out four times per week, write out a few sentences that reinforce that goal. “I feel so great when I exercise four times per week! I love how strong my body feels after a workout.” Save this mantra in the “notes” section of your phone, or write it out on a piece of paper to k

Feeling any of the following? -Anger? -Irritability? -Frustration? -Feel stuck emotionally? -Depression? In Chinese medicine, these symptoms are referred to as Liver qi stagnation. One acupuncture point I use for a great deal of my patients is LIV-3 Taichong, and it is arguably one of the most important points of the Liver channel. It has an extensive range of actions, and may be used for both excess (pain felt in the body: back of scalp/Occiput where hairline meets back of

Beauty, we are told, is in the eye of the beholder. As women, we continually seek approval and feel judged by how we look, regardless of what else we may accomplish. Ultimately, we must all come to terms with the fact that beauty is subjective. In an age of fillers and plastics, the pursuit of beauty is being forced into a one-dimensional mold of measurements, cup sizes and wrinkle depth. The truth is that beauty cannot be measured. It is multidimensional. We are bombarded wi

The Benefits of Holistic Health To plainly answer the question of “what is holistic medicine.” Holistic medicine is the treatment of the mind and the body. The approach to holistic health is the treatment of the whole person, looking past the ailment itself and taking a wider look at how to improve health. Not necessarily using exclusively natural treatments, many holistic healers take an integrative medicine approach to treat patients. Similar Terms Associated with Holistic

Aloe vera: Benefits: Aloe vera can keep your skin clear and your hair dandruff-free and soft. It is antimicrobial in nature so it keeps your skin, hair and body free of unwanted bacterial growth and inhibits any infection. It also cleanses your stomach and clean tummy is proportional to clear skin. Ways to use: Simply scoop out fresh aloe vera gel and mix it with lemon juice. Apply it on the face and wash off after 20 minutes. For Hair, apply the aloe vera gel directly on the

Water is a vital nutrient for the body and staying hydrated plays an important part in staying healthy. Our bodies need water to help with digestion, provide moisture to skin and other tissues, remove toxins from the body, regulate blood circulation and body temperatures, and to transport nutrients and oxygen to the cells throughout the body. Water is a preferred beverage choice because it contains no calories, fat, or cholesterol; it’s also generally inexpensive. How Much is

The recommended amount of physical activity for adults is 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity per week or 75 minutes of high-intensity physical activity per week. But what should a person do for the other 6,720 waking minutes of the week? Unfortunately, many people spend those minutes in sedentary behavior. What is sedentary behavior? Sedentary behavior is defined as any waking activity with an energy expenditure of less than 1.5 metabolic equivalents in a sitting or r

The website www.themindfulword.org provides an excellent outline of some of the most popular Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction exercises. Mindfulness Techniques As expected, mindfulness is heavily featured in MBSR techniques. While it’s easy to think of mindfulness as one certain state of mind, there are actually several different ways to practice or engage in mindfulness, with varying areas of emphasis. Focus Mindfulness Practicing mindfulness with an emphasis on focus invo

Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction (or MBSR) is a group program that was developed by Jon Kabat-Zinn in the 1970s to treat patients struggling with life’s difficulties and physical and/or mental illness. Although it was initially created to aid hospital patients, it has wide applicability and has been used by a broad range of people from all walks of life. MBSR is a flexible and customizable approach to stress reduction. Instead of following a script or acting out meticulous

The reality of stress is that we all deal with it everyday whether we’re old or young, lofty thinkers or practical doers. The person you may know who is a practiced meditator or the yogi that radiates peace is going through stress as well, it is inescapable. We have to learn how to deal with these uncomfortable and distracting symptoms. Yoga and Mindfulness-Based Stress Reduction Who can benefit from Yoga? Several studies have shown Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD) can i