Longevity & Life Extension

Laughter really is the best medicine. I mean, we can see it all around us. We see children in the play area, running around laughing and smiling and living in the moment, while their parents sit on the side, full of the stresses of day-to-day life and only the occasional smile breaking their otherwise serious faces.
By Dr. Mercola | Mercola.com Each and every day, you come into contact with a large number of items—many of which have health risks that can accumulate over time. Many chemicals appear safe yet aren’t, and are not likely to be suspected when your health starts failing. But other items that are part of the […]

There’s always the Magic 8 Ball, but when it comes to determining life expectancy, some people want a little more scientific help. Thankfully, there are some useful tests and calculators to help us figure out how many more years we have left — at least until the Fountain of Youth is available in pill form. With that in mind, here are six ways to help predict whether you should keep on working and paying the mortgage or just blow it all on a big beach vacation.

The US is THE most vaccinated country in the world AND is 33rd in infant mortality among the leading countries. 33rd! That means that the 32 advanced countries who vaccinate their babies less than we do have more living babies at the end of a year than we do, baby for baby. We kill our kids with SIDS, Shaken Baby Syndrome [often blaming the parent], Iatrogenic (Doctor Caused) scurvy and diabetes and the kids we don’t kill we damage neurologically and otherwise for life with cancer causing viruses like SV-40, admitted by the CDC to cause leukemia, aluminum, known to cause brain damage, mercury, a potent neurotoxin, Polysorbate 80, known to cause infertility and more.

Modern living has caused us to lose our connection with the earth, resulting in global problems — from environmental destruction to hunger and disease. Our ailing bodies, ailing soils, disappearing species and their habitats are all symptoms of a planet that’s becoming more toxic with each passing day. Our bodies are so busy detoxifying that they frequently lack adequate resources to perform basic biological processes.

You can think yourself sick. The ‘nocebo’ effect, considered the evil twin and opposite of the ‘placebo’ effect, is a negative belief about your health. But the good news is that by changing your thoughts, you can change your health! A combination of positive belief and the nurturing care of the right healer can activate the body’s natural self-repair mechanisms and help the body heal itself.

Clearing the energy in your home and workspace makes it lighter and more positive, removing toxins and improving your overall health and well being. Just opening windows brings in fresh, positive energy. Other space clearing techniques include dowsing; smudging with herbs or incense; clearing with bells, cymbals and singing bowls; and clearing with chanting.

Holiday Heart Syndrome, coined in 1978, describes irregular heart rhythms that occur at holiday time, in healthy people after several days of heavy drinking. In some people, even modest amounts of alcohol (as little as one drink) can cause holiday heart syndrome. This is often compounded by psychological stress, overeating, too much sodium, dehydration, lack of sleep, and overdoing it on caffeine and/or marijuana.

We all have days, weeks, months and – for some – even years of feeling anxious and uncertain. It’s a vague feeling you can’t quite put your finger on. From the outside, people think you have it all together, but they can’t see what’s going on in your head. Emptiness fills your thoughts and emotions all too often, nagging at you throughout the day. You set goals but they never satisfy your ego. You always feel a day late and a buck short. The search can seem almost endless. And a question continues to spin in your mind: “Why can’t I just be happy?” The good news is you don’t have to live like this. There is a better way to view the world that will lead to what you seek. Having trouble seeing the goodness? Here’s a list of things you have to smile about – some obvious signs you’re doing just fine in life.