Exercise and Fitness
To be honest with who and where you are, both your strengths and weaknesses, gives you a solid platform from which you can skillfully step to the next place. You stop trying to be everything that you’re not and finally find how perfectly you belong exactly where you are.
The FDA acknowledges toxins in kids snacks, yet has done nothing to remove them. Here are some to watch for in your home.
94-year-old Edna Shepherd from Hume, Australia, isn’t about to let her age deter her from going to the gym or living a life she loves. Ten times a week, she pumps iron in the gym. Additionally, she partakes in ballroom dancing classes every seven days.
Find your mental health destiny in the kitchen cabinet NOT medicine cabinet. Eating right could prevent mental illness and even treat it. Researchers predict that mental illness rates will rise as more people adopt a sedentary lifestyle and sugary, fatty Western diet.
Since this is a popular month for implementing a new exercise plan, I thought it would be the perfect time to share some of my own fitness practices. Perhaps one or more of these will help you get moving and get (or stay) in shape.
When it comes to comfort food, does it get any better than gooey homemade macaroni and cheese? Instead of a typical heavy sauce laden with butter try this healthy and delicious recipe.
Before she found yoga, Heidi Williams suffered from PTSD, anxiety, and major depression. To top it off, she had also been a victim of rape. According to her Instagram account, yoga helped bring all the color and vibrancy she desperately needed back into her life. On the mat, she found peace, groundedness, and purpose.
Nourish, nurture and warm your family’s heart and soul with these super yummy and comforting Fall foods.
It is that time of year when many people go crazy for a pumpkin latte. Real pumpkin puree, spices, and maple syrup re-create this coffee shop classic without all the added sugars and preservatives. So cozy up with a movie or a good book and enjoy this fall cup of cheer.
We scoff to think that a quiet walk in Nature, a leisurely bike ride or a gentle yoga class could keep us healthy and fit. Ayurveda would disagree. I wrote an article a while back called “All Exercise is Not Created Equal”. Please check it out to see how the different doshas are affected by exercise and Ayurveda’s recommendations.
Are you often feeling a bit exhausted? You could be suffering from apparent adrenal fatigue. In this video, Dr. Axe shows you the symptoms to look for and how to heal it.
Did you ever wonder how yoga changes your brain? As it turns out, that post-session happiness you feel isn’t just in your head. Using brain scans, scientists can now prove that yoga actually changes your brain chemistry. And that’s a good thing.
A report published last week found glyphosate in a number of childhood vaccines. Now more study is needed to learn more about the presence of other weedkiller ingredients in both our vaccines and our food.
Keep in mind that absolutely no studies have been done on the toxicity of weedkiller when injected into children. The US Environmental Protection Agency analyzed Monsanto’s self-serving safety studies on the potential toxicity when glyphosate is ingested, but not when it is injected. EPA documents studying how the body metabolizes glyphosate (that is, how it moves through the body) found that glyphosate shows up in bone marrow thirty minutes after injection.
Forcing students to sit for such long periods wastes the time of everyone involved.
Bethany Lambeth from Wake County is one of those people. The math teacher had tried everything to stop kids from fidgeting, but nothing seemed to work, so this year, she decided to try out something seemingly outlandish: She convinced a private donor to fit a cycling machine under every desk in her class in hopes that it would help kids focus on their equations.
Tao Porchon Lynch has been practicing yoga for more than 70 years and at the tender age of 96 she shows no signs of slowing down. Aged 85 Tao decided to take up ballroom dancing and is now putting her 26-year-old dance partner Vard Margaryn through his paces in her hometown of Westchester, New York.
