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Marilee Tolen - EzineArticles.com Expert Author
Marilee Tolen RN is one of the first nurses in the country to gain Board Certification in Holistic Nursing. A former Intensive Care Unit Nurse holistic by nature, Marilee became an expert in Energy Therapy (graduate of the "Harvard" of Energy Medicine Schools - Barbara Brennan School of Healing Science and student of Caroline Myss PhD). Her studies of energy and vibrational healing continued with essential oils and medicinal aromatherapy in which she also ... [More]
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- Natural Health - The 'One Simple Self-Care Solution' For Holiday Stress
[Self-Improvement:Stress-Management] It's so ironic...the season that is to be so peaceful often evokes the opposite energy - all because of stress. This is one of my favorite secret practices that has so many benefits - and it always reduces my stress and makes me feel fabulous.
- Natural Health - "18 Steps" to Create Something New
[Health-and-Fitness:Mind-Body-Spirit] Whether its health, beauty, education, financial growth, enriched relationships, spiritual advancement, or just plain joy... the beginning of a New Year, and other significant calendar dates and events, are excellent markers to signal to us that it is time to act on what it is that we want and what has great meaning to us. are the "18 Steps" that I think are vital in realizing and creating what it is what we want... and that includes all dreams!
- Natural Health - Six Simple Steps to Sensible Holiday Eating
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Even health-conscious "foodies" face temptation to eat crummy over the holidays. Why? Holidays are the best excuse to eat delicious foods that are bad for us, and in excessive amounts! Listed below are six steps to sensible eating over the holidays.
- Natural Health Tips For "Intention Deficit Disorder"
[Self-Improvement:Organizing] Are you someone who starts doing something and then goes on to another thing, then another, without completing anything you've started? (kinda like "disorganized multi-tasking") When we find ourselves jumping from one thing to another without completing anything, a little voice comes in and says "oh my! I must have adult Attention Deficit Disorder (A.D.D.)!" Consider this: It might not be that you are lacking in your attention to matters, it might just be that you are lacking in intention.
- Natural Health - Six Ways to Improve Your Vision Naturally
[Health-and-Fitness:Eyes-Vision] Is it possible for us to improve our vision on our own, naturally? Some say "No way! Vision loss comes with aging, and there ain't nothing you can do about it." Not so! There is plenty we can do!
- Natural Health - Stop Sinus Problems Before They Starts
[Health-and-Fitness:Allergies] Fall is a time of year when sinus-y stuff starts to happen. Many people attribute sinus problems to the spring, but fall is also a major time of difficulty for sinus sufferers. Find out why. And find out why both our external and internal environment are attributing factors to sinus problems.
- Natural Health - Natural Solutions to TMJ (Jaw Discomfort)
[Health-and-Fitness:Pain-Management] Temporomandibular joint disorders (TMJ disorders) can be very disabling for sufferers. Read on and find out what leads to TMJ disorder and some natural healing options.
- Natural Health - Natural Sleep Remedies
[Health-and-Fitness:Sleep-Snoring] Deep rest and sleep is one of the main states that allows the body to do its self-healing and to keep us looking younger. With good rest and sleep, the immune system stays intact and the youthful glow remains in the eyes and face. Read to find out possible factors contributing to insomnia and natural remedies for sleep that include food, holistic practices, environment and essential oils.
- Natural Health - Repairing Shattered Energy
[Health-and-Fitness:Mind-Body-Spirit] Forgive me football fans...This past Sunday I went to the opening game of the Eagles here in Philadelphia (I'm still singing "Fly Eagles Fly" in my head), and it literally blew me away. I thought I knew what I was getting into because I see the games on TV once in awhile.
- Natural Health - Natural Tip For Moldy Basements
[Home-Improvement:Cleaning-Tips-and-Tools] I went downstairs to my finished basement last week - I hadn't been down there in a while - and my face started to tingle. No, it wasn't an emotional or a spiritual 'tingle', it was a sensation that I get when I'm in the presence of a toxin.
- Natural Health - Dreams Can Help You
[Health-and-Fitness] Dreams have a long history of being recorded and used as tools to help us live our lives. Dreams have been described as messages from our subconscious or as messages from the Divine or prophecies of the future.
- Money As Energy - One Way to Age Profitably
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] Are you interested in increasing and maintaining your vibrancy? Would you like to contribute to society and share your wisdom/expertise? Sounds like you're interested in Internet Marketing. Read more.
- Money As Energy - Someone's Trying to S(m)ell You Something
[Business:Advertising] "Scent Marketing" is catching on with the increasing popularity of aromatherapy. What does this mean? Learn more.
- Natural Health - The Secret to Preventing MRSA (Mur-Sa) Naturally
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Remember the line "you can't fool Mother Nature"? It's true. An ancient proven approach which is to use nature to deal with nature can help combat MRSA.
- Natural Health - A New You in a New Earth
[Health-and-Fitness:Mind-Body-Spirit] I don't watch Oprah on television but I was first in line for her web cast on Monday night. The impact she is having on this planet (whether people like her or not) toward creating heightened levels of consciousness is profound. Read about my experience with "a New Earth".
- Natural Health - Make This Year the Year For Pampering Yourself
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] Pampering yourself is about self-care. It's about giving to yourself so that you can be the best you can be, feel the best you can feel, and look the best you can look. Find out what happens if you do not pamper yourself and ways that you can take care of yourself.
- Natural Health - Natural Help For Skin Pigment Changes
[Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] In my early 20's I dealt with a skin condition called "vitiligo" which showed up as irregular patches of pale skin. Read my hypothesis on "vitiligo" treatment and a testimonial I received that only reinforced my hypothesis.
- Natural Health - 5 Tips For Comfy Airplane Travel
[Health-and-Fitness:Mind-Body-Spirit] Did you ever notice when you fly somewhere how much you value that little bit of space you have around you? When we travel we can't control our environment or avoid our surroundings, but we can adjust ourselves. We can also prepare to have the optimal experience given the conditions. Here are five tips that can make your airplane travel comfy
- Natural Health - It's Not Easy Being Green
[Health-and-Fitness] In the 1970's a well known frog sung lyrics to the world insinuating how he felt about the color of his body and his identity. I'm sure that he, and his originator, had no idea that the future of this expression would take on a whole different shade of green.
- Natural Health - Keen What? - A Delicious High Protein Food You Will Love
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Many people think "quinoa" (pronounced Keen-wah) is a grain but it's not - it is a seed related to the Spinach family. Learn about this rediscovered, gluten-free super food and how to incorporate it into your diet.
- Natural Health - Avocado For Your Liver, Face, and Hair
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Avocados, once a luxury food only for royalty, but now available to all, are great for your liver, hair, and face. Read facts on this wonderful crop and how to experience all of its benefits.
- Natural Health - Preparing Your Tummy For Turkey
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] How did you feel the last time you ate a holiday dinner? Prepare your tummy for your Thanksgiving Feast.
- Natural Hair Loss Solution With Essential Oils
[Health-and-Fitness:Hair-Loss] Research based natural solution for alopecia areata, hair loss, offers great hope for sufferers. Therapeutic essential oils have been used for over a century. Now science proves it works.
- Natural Health - The ADD and ADHD Diet
[Health-and-Fitness:Mental-Health] It's a diagnosis that is so widespread and not just with children! And we wonder why it is so rampant today. Those of us who know how foods affect our whole life, including our thinking processes and behavior, find it easy to look at diet as a potential remedy to this overgrown problem.
- Natural Health - Hotel Room Yuckies
[Travel-and-Leisure:Hotels-Accommodations] What happens when you arrive and the room stinks (from either the previous guest, cleaning products, or room deodorizers), you are hesitant to take your shoes off, and you immediately dismiss soaking in the tub once you see the inside of the shower curtain? I'm not just talking about low end hotel experiences here, these things happen at high end places too. Here are some tips for dealing with "hotel room yuckies" (especially if you are staying for a few days)...
- Natural Health - The Three Great Gifts of Christmas - Frankincense, Myrrh and Gold
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] These can be the three greatest gifts that we can give ourselves - for great health and happiness, slowing the aging process, and for enhanced beauty. Frankincense helps to calm the emotions. When our emotions are centered and calm, then the body responds by not having stress responses that can be so damaging to our cells.
- Natural Health - Cleanse Without Fasting
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Fasting is not for everyone. Learn what foods you can eat that will cleanse and help take toxins out of your body.
- Natural Health - Natural Facelifts
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Increasing interest in Botox alternatives might be due to fear of side effects from the injections, such as ptosis, or drooping eyelids. But those who do not like the idea of injecting a toxin into their body can try the natural alternative, Acupressure Face Lift.
- Natural Health - A Healthy Way to Wash Veggies, Fruit, and Eggs
[Food-and-Drink] As I'm reading an Anti-Aging book written by a few Medical Doctors (names withheld to protect the innocent), I find myself appalled as I dive into the section on Methods for Cleaning Foods. I thought these guys would have a little more eco-awareness. The suggested substance was diluted Clorox - yuck!
- Natural Health - Cheapest Beauty Treatment - Sleep
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Skincare specialists know that the cheapest most effective beauty treatment is sleep. Find out ways to keep sleep cheap.
- Natural Health - Your Morning Beverage
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] What's your morning beverage? Coffee, tea, water, juice, warm broth, kefir, or heaven forbid - diet soda? Find out how important the first thing we ingest in the morning really is.
- Natural Health - Essential Oils For the Blahs
[Health-and-Fitness:Healing-Arts] Essential oils, which are derived from plants, can help balance moods. Lavender can be very helpful for stress reduction and for providing an overall uplifting feeling.
- Natural Health - Effortless Detox
[Health-and-Fitness:Detoxification] This sounds almost too good to be true, doesn't it? For several years now I have been studying how heavy metals in the body affect health. When I had my wellness center in the mid 1990's, we offered intravenous chelation therapy, colon hydrotherapy, and aromatherapy steams.
- Natural Health - Waiting to Ex-Foliate - Home-Spa Vs Go-Spa
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Exfoliating reduces old cells, dry skin, and itching. Give your skin the chance to glow. Learn a few recipes for exfoliating your face, hands, feet, and body.
- Natural Health - The Skinny on Weight Loss
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Consuming fat can actually help you lose weight. Find out what delicious good-fat food should be added to your diet immediately!
- Natural Health - Whiten Your Teeth at Home Naturally
[Health-and-Fitness:Dental-Care] Did you ever watch your white kitchen cups turn a brownish color even after washing them? Coffees, teas, highly pigmented foods do this to your cups, and also your teeth. Common stains from food (and cigarettes) attach to plaque and tartar buildup on the teeth.
- Natural Health - Twinkle Toes - Tips For Pretty Feet
[Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] Caring for the feet is a way to care for your entire body. Learn tips to have healthy, happy feet!
- Natural Health - Are Pretty Toenails Possible With Fungal Nail Infections?
[Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] Are your nails infected? Read about nail infection symptoms, how to get rid of them, and how to prevent them from happening.
- Natural Health - Tips For Dealing With Foot Odor
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Some people, no matter what they seem to do, create a waft of a "less than pleasant scent" as they slip off their shoes. Learn ways to prevent or neutralize malodorous feet.
- Natural Health - Natural Prostate Health For the Men in Our Lives
[Health-and-Fitness:Mens-Issues] Prostate problems are very common in men. Learn what can contribute to prostate problems and natural prostate health.
- Natural Health - Common Sense For Breast Health
[Health-and-Fitness:Womens-Issues] I remember learning Anatomy and Physiology when I was studying to become a Registered Nurse. Read about the importance of the lymphatic system and what you can do for your breast health.
- Natural Health - Help Puffy Eyes
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] What caused your eyes to swell? Find out and more importantly, learn ways to prevent, minimize, and eliminate puffiness!
- Natural Health - Spas For Kids, Tweens and Teens
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews] The hottest new spa trend are spa experiences for Generation Y. Read up on the Ritz Carlton Spa in Orlando and its kids and teens treatments. Also, if your on a budget, learn how to create your own at home spa events for the young ones.
- Natural Health - Easy to Make Home-Spa Gifts
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Gifts] The real meaning to holidays, the "giving of the self", shows up in the home made gift. Here are three easy-to-make but very lush Home-Spa items that you can place your own signature on as the gift giver and personalize for the gift recipient.
- Natural Health - Hoodia Love? Organic Cactus Stops Hunger
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] So, Hoodia Love? You'll be lovin' yourself more when you use Hoodia for controlling your appetite and losing the weight you want. If what they say about this natural cactus plant is true, this might just be a miracle for millions of overweight people.
- Natural Health - Natural Deodorants You Never Heard Of
[Health-and-Fitness] The underarm area allows the body to cleanse, detoxify, and regulate the body's temperature through sweat glands. Unfortunately most antiperspirants contain aluminum and the body can not easily rid itself of this metal. Use these natural alternatives as your new deodorant.
- Natural Health - Is Cellulite Unhealthy?
[Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] Cellulite is neither a disease nor a sign of unhealthiness. Cellulite is defined as a fatty deposit causing a dimpled or uneven appearance, as around the thighs and buttocks. Learn what cellulite is and how to get rid of it!
- Natural Health - Your Home Spa in the Sky
[Health-and-Fitness] There are many benefits to creating your own mini-spa while traveling and flying. Read many tips on how to make traveling a better, more relaxing experience.
- Natural Health - Good Attitude About High Altitudes
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Altitude sickness sneaks up on us. Learn important ways to prevent altitude sickness from occurring so you have a "good attitude about high altitudes".
- Natural Health - Recipe - Anti-Nausea Diet Tips
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Try these anti-nausea diet tips! If you can tolerate any food, try the BRAT Diet (Bananas, Rice, Applesauce, Toast).
- Natural Health - Spa Tips For Your Office
[Health-and-Fitness] Clearing your office space and getting it organized is a good thing to do every once and a while. As you create your space and plan your schedule, you can incorporate tools and leave time for mini-spa experiences within your workdays. You can do many easy things in your office environment to give you powerful rejuvenating opportunities.
- Natural Health - 12 Ways to Make Every Day a Spa Day
[Health-and-Fitness] It is possible for you to make every day a spa day. Follow these twelve steps and begin to feel pampered.
- Natural Health - Beauty and the Belly
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] What we put into our bodies has more of an effect on us than many think. Foods affect both our looks and our entire body. Find out what foods negatively effect us, how they negatively effect us, and what we should begin to incorporate into a diets.
- Natural Health - From the Belly of the Pumpkin
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Pumpkin Seeds - or Cucurbit Seeds are full of nutrients! Such as protein, fiber, iron, copper, magnesium, manganese, and phosphorous, as well as the amino acids arginine and glutamic acid. Read up on Pumpkin Seeds and their many benefits for your body!
- Natural Health - Cleaning For the Cleaning Lady
[Home-Improvement:Cleaning-Tips-and-Tools] Many house cleaning services use petrochemicals to clean your house. Here are some ways to clear the environment after they have used petrochemical and some suggestions to give your cleaners on using non-toxic alternative products.
- Natural Health - Are Women Like Santa Claus?
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Women work too hard during the holidays. This creates stress and can put on extra weight in the mid-section. Maybe that's Santa's problem too. Read some tips to beat holiday stress.
- Natural Health - Natural Remedies For Overwhelm and Fear
[Health-and-Fitness:Anxiety] Stress is the norm these days. Our attempts now are to avoid the serious side of stress-overwhelm and fear. Find out what fear can create in the body, what foods can add to fear, and simple, nurturing remedies that can help alleviate stress/fear.
- Natural Health - Cinnamon - More Valuable Than Gold
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] In the ancient world spices were the most valuable items of trade, some more valuable than gold. Cinnamon had one of the highest values among the spices. Find out why.
- Natural Health - Eye Bone Connected to the Liver Bone
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] There is also a connectedness in our body that is not "mechanical". There is interconnectedness between body parts that doesn't make any sense in the "mechanical" model, but it does in the "holistic" model. In this article I reveal a miracle food/drink that is great for your liver and in turn, great for your eyes.
- Natural Health - Prevent Holiday Pounds
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] This is a time of year when we are most apt to put on the pounds - even if we are well intended to NOT eat the cookies! With all of the social events, gatherings, and festivities, we have more opportunities to eat more often - and a darn good excuse - "its the holidays!"
- Natural Health - Make "Super Bowl" a "Super Soul" Sunday
[Health-and-Fitness] There are some people who have absolutely no interest in the Super Bowl football game this Sunday. Turn it into a spa day...here's how.
- Natural Health - Beat Cell-u-lite - "Light Up Your Cells"
[Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] Many of us are constantly battling cellulite. Instead of turning toward lipo, try these tips to conquer cellulite!
- Natural Health - Heart Healthy Home Spa Tips
[Health-and-Fitness:Massage] I spoke at a lecture along with two cardiologists on Heart Health for Women. Here are three simple, easy, and heart healthy tips pleasures that you can do at home!
- Natural Health - Your Teeth Are Connected to Your Heart?
[Health-and-Fitness:Dental-Care] Bacteria in our mouth that attach to plaque on our teeth can affect our heart. A recent study says it can even cause a heart attack. Learn more...
- Natural Health - Achy Breaky Joints
[Health-and-Fitness:Arthritis] Having a strong family history of arthritis I try my best to do as much as I can to prevent this in myself. Find out what foods etc may be contributing factors and what may help to prevent arthritis.
- Natural Health - Popping the Popcorn Myth
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] How many times have we heard that popcorn is a good healthy snack? It's a given! Popcorn has been a fun, healthy snack since ancient civilization. How many of them do you think are microwaving their popcorn? Probably most. There are findings now that microwaving butter-flavored popcorn can cause damage to our lungs.
- Natural Health - What Dew Can Do For You
[Health-and-Fitness] A walk in the morning dew offers great health benefits. Discover what they are.
- Natural Health - Death From Not Washing Hands
[Health-and-Fitness] Did your mother ever say to you "go wash your hands or someone will die?" Of course not. But maybe she should have, especially if you were going to grow up to be a doctor or a nurse or someone working in a public health care system. Hospital acquired infections are killing people more than we know. Find out why and what you can do to prevent this.
- Natural Health - Do People Think You're Woo-Woo?
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Making a choice to use alternative health care, eat whole foods, and receive bodywork to heal our ailments and keep ourselves well means we are "woo-woo" to some people. The definition of woo-woo as found in the dictionary refers to "ideas considered irrational or based on extremely flimsy evidence or appeal to mysterious occult forces or powers." Read on and understand how we are blazing the trails for the much needed new paradigm to emerge.
- Natural Health - Thyroid and Hemorrhoid - Something in Common?
[Health-and-Fitness:Thyroid] Over 60 million Americans have thyroid problems, and only 13 million are diagnosed. Read about signs and symptoms of a thyroid imbalance.
- Natural Health - Gratitude Can Improve Your Life
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] By simply focusing on what it is we are grateful for we can significantly improve our lives. Most people don't even think about this, let alone apply it. Why is that? Probably because it is so easy and it doesn't cost a thing! Learn the benefits to thinking grateful thoughts...
- Natural Health - Under Your Toes - Organic Lawns, Safe Beaches
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] It is not easy to know where to safely put our bare feet, except in our own controlled environment like our back yards. Read about the importance of organic lawn care and beach care and how to help maintain both of them.
- Natural Health - Five Reasons to Not Use Common Store-Bought Hand Sanitizer Gels
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] Common Store-Bought Hand Sanitizer Gels are commonplace in households, health care facilities, women's purses, Mom's diaper bags, and men's briefcases. Many people are unaware of the downside of using these. Here are five reasons to not use them and to consider a safer and natural alternative...
- Natural Health - Good Belly Bugs & How the Appendix Helps
[Health-and-Fitness] One of the biggest contributing factors to many health problems today is the lack of good bacteria in the digestive system. So what does any of this have to do with the appendix? Find out and find out ways to help your body get good bacteria!
- Natural Health - Seven Suggestions For Sinus Sufferers
[Health-and-Fitness] Here are my "Seven Suggestions for Sinus Sufferers." If you do these things individually they can be very helpful. If you do them all simultaneously they are sure to help.
- Natural Health - 12 Top Reasons to Eat Watermelon
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Sweet treats in the summertime... yummm... especially when these treats are cold and refreshing! The classic image of going out for ice cream on a hot summer eve can be so appealing, but remains that, an image - at least for those of us who make food choices that don't include refined sugar.
- Natural Health - The Continuum Helping People With Spinal Cord Injuries
[Health-and-Fitness:Healing-Arts] It's not easy to explain and understand what The Continuum is, but when you hear that it is helping people with spinal cord injuries get out of their wheelchairs and walk - it gets your attention enough to investigate. The Continuum is a form of movement that was created by Emilie Conrad who was a movement specialist in research studies led by Dr. Valerie Hunt at UCLA in the late 1970's.
- Natural Health - Vitamin D is For "Doggonit, Don't Get the Holiday-Winter Blues!"
[Health-and-Fitness:Supplements] Vitamin D is often an overlooked resource for many things, and that includes combating the "blues". Find out vitamin D's benefits and great sources of it.
- Natural Health - Reinventing Yourself - A Great Anti-Aging Therapy
[Health-and-Fitness:Anti-Aging] Reinventing ourselves can keep us younger longer. Read these steps to reinvent yourself!
- Natural Health - Organic Lawn Care - Essential Oils For Weed Control
[Home-and-Family:Gardening] A study has been done by the Appalachian Fruit Research Station in West Virginia on the herbicidal effects of plant-derived oils (aka essential oils). Twenty five oils were tested for their herbicidal effects on dandelion leaves.
- Natural Health - Are Drug-Resistant Super Bugs Smart?
[Health-and-Fitness:Diseases] What can we do to fight these infections (bugs) that are resistant to antibiotics? Read about these "bugs" and how to fight them.
- Natural Health - Take Care of Yourself This Valentines Day With Essential Oils
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Being our own Valentine is about "self-love" and "self-care" - whether you've got someone special or not. Since we're talking about essential oils, there is no better way to take care of yourself than to have essential oils be part of your every day life.
- Natural Health - Manifest From Your Bathtub
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] Bathing can offer us many things - stress reduction, relief from muscular aches and pains, and other great health benefits as well. But did you know it can also help you attract what you want in your life?
- Natural Health - The Magic of the Biblical Oils
[Health-and-Fitness:Healing-Arts] Essential oils, sometimes known as liquid gold, are probably the most magical elements on earth. This was a known fact throughout biblical history, and is one of the reasons why they were gifts brought to the Christ child. The miraculous healing properties of essential oils are still known today but are unfortunately overshadowed by man-made pharmaceuticals that minimize symptoms of disease and rarely heal.
- Natural Health - Seven Steps to Strengthen Your Health
[Health-and-Fitness] We don't have to get run down or sick more than once to question how strong our health really is. Read about your seven steps to strengthen your health.
- Natural Health - The Cough and the Colon
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] An area of the body that can contribute to coughing that is often overlooked, and rarely tested for complaints of coughing, is the colon. Read more and learn some simple homemade solutions for your cough.
- Natural Health - Healing Shingles With Essential Oils
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] One of my famous personal essential oil testimonies is how I got rid of my shingles using ravensara essential oil. Shingles, aka Herpes Zoster, is a severe and short lived viral infection caused by the same virus that causes chicken pox. It's an infection of the nervous system that affects certain areas of the skin.
- Natural Health - Is Your Fabric Softener Toxic?
[Health-and-Fitness] Most people would enjoy the wafting scents from the clothes dryers but I don't because I know those "spring fresh" scents are from chemicals. Learn natural solutions to soften fabric.
- Natural Health - Essential Oils For the Sensitive Person
[Health-and-Fitness:Alternative] When I first experienced therapeutic grade essential oils eleven years ago, I had this self-centered fleeting thought..."Oh my! These were made for me!" Until then I was somewhat "unimpressed" with my experiences with "aromatherapy". It wasn't until I learned about "therapeutic grade essential oils" when I was introduced to Young Living that I was able to have a true appreciation for what essential oils can do for us.
- Natural Health - How You Feel After Your Meal
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Our digestive system affects our entire body and our life. Because it affects the way we think!
- Natural Health - Alkalinizing Tip May Surprise You
[Health-and-Fitness] As nurses we had to detect through blood work when these patients were in acidosis (too much acid in the blood, not enough alkalinity). Acidosis is not a good thing. Find out what acidosis is and how to immediately get in an alkaline state.
- Natural Health - Energy Tips For Overwhelm
[Health-and-Fitness:Mind-Body-Spirit] The scary thing is overwhelm is becoming our norm. Well it's not normal. After being so tired for so long of being de-energized from overwhelm, I came up with these "simple solutions for self-care at home" to deal with the overwhelm.
- Natural Health - Cooling Your Body and Abode Naturally
[Home-Improvement:Heating-and-Air-Conditioning] Now is the time when air conditioners are kicking on and body thermostats are adjusting, and we have to deal with the "side effects" of these circumstances like mold spores flying around when the a/c kicks on the first of the season. Here are some natural tips for cheap and effective cooling that handles the side effects and keeps us green!
- Natural Health - Healing Psoriasis From the Inside Out
[Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] Foods are an extremely important factor with psoriasis. There are certain foods that contribute to flare ups, and there are certain foods that allow the healing. The more dealings I had with people with psoriasis and the more I learned about the foods they ate, the more convinced I became on how important nutrition is for the psoriatic (name for person living with psoriasis).
- Natural Health - Natural Tips For Better Sleep
[Health-and-Fitness:Sleep-Snoring] Is it hormonal? Emotional? Ill-health? Foods? Medications? Mental stress and worry? Breathing difficulties? Tense muscles or pain? The person next to you? There are so many possible factors that can be attributed to sleep disorders.
- Natural Health - Satisfy Your Appetite Through Smell
[Health-and-Fitness] Smelling certain things can affect your appetite. Smelling food can make you hungry, hungrier, or may even satisfy your hunger.
- Natural Health - Planting Gardens in Your Belly and Backyard
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] If someone says to you "go eat dirt!" they may well mean it as a suggestion for your health. Called "geophagy", eating dirt has been a traditional practice, which can give nutrients to the body.
- Natural Health - Love is in the Air - Diffusing Essential Oils
[Health-and-Fitness:Mind-Body-Spirit] Even if you don't have a romantic life going on, you can still enjoy Valentines Day. If you haven't seen Cupid in years there are certainly other forms of love to celebrate! I read somewhere recently that Valentines Day can make more unhappy people than happy.
- Natural Health - Six Foods That Flatten Bellies
[Health-and-Fitness:Weight-Loss] Oh, c'mon. .. are there really foods that flatten bellies? And even more ridiculous is what these foods are called: "Moo-Faas". Actually it is "MUFA" which is an acronym for "mono-unsaturated fatty acids". MUFAs are also known as the 'good fats'.
- Natural Health - Being Gracious to Your Gut
[Health-and-Fitness:Nutrition] Holiday overindulgences can mess up your intestinal system. Remember that your body knows best. When discomfort arises after a meal it is your body's way of telling you that you overate or ate one or more things that your particular body doesn't process properly. Read there discomfort prevention tips and quick repairs.
- Natural Health - Super Bowel Sunday - Colon Cleansing
[Health-and-Fitness:Home-Health-Care] A great alternative to hanging out and watching the Super Bowl game - especially if you have no idea or interest in it - is making Sunday a day of self-care centered around another bowl - in the bathroom! A private colon cleansing session in your bathroom can be a Super Day.
- Natural Health - The Detox Process - Death and Rebirth
[Health-and-Fitness:Detoxification] Our state of health very much depends on how well our natural detoxification process occurs in the body. We can help this process along by assisting our body to detoxify.
- Natural Health - Make Your Skin Spa-rkle For the Fourth
[Health-and-Fitness:Skin-Care] Skin, hidden for months under winter clothing, officially becomes exposed on July 4th weekend. A great way to prepare the skin for this annual unveiling is with a body scrub.
- Do You Want to Write a Book?
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] I haven't written a book, and I don't know if I even want to take that on, despite the continuous info that wants to pour out of me. But the idea of writing and self-publishing a book has been niggling at me for quite some time!
- Home Made Scented Easter Eggs - For Fun!
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Here's a fun project to do with the kids or grand kids or just with yourself! You can make homemade Easter Eggs that are sprinkled with your essential oils. These are fun and healthy to play with and make a great decoration!
- Money As Energy - Addition by Subtraction
[Health-and-Fitness:Healing-Arts] Much can be added to our lives, our work, and our pocketbooks by removing or eliminating certain things. Eliminating the barriers to success makes sense, but this means getting rid of things that we think are adding to our lives but are not - like certain relationships, activities, even jobs and educational undertakings.
- Money As Energy - Anonymous Donor
[Health-and-Fitness:Healing-Arts] One of the things about Healing Touch, about which I am most fascinated, is how doing simple techniques at the time of a trauma or in an emergency situation prevents a "full blown situation" from occurring. There are many ways to donate anonymously. Learn more.
- Money As Energy - How to Create Abundance in the New Year
[Self-Improvement:Abundance-Prosperity] Money comes from where we believe it comes from. When we are willing to open our minds to believe something different, or something more, then money can come from places and situations that we never thought possible. Read more on this and how it can help you.
- Money as Energy - Marketing Yourself and Healing Touch to Health Care Facilities
[Health-and-Fitness:Healing-Arts] Hospitals, nursing homes, and rehab facilities typically do not employ energy healers. So can a Healing Touch Practitioner practice HT in a conventional health care facility? Can they earn income in this role? Yes and Yes. Learn how with principles and ideas on how to market yourself.
- Money as Energy For the Healing Arts Practitioner - Can You Par-A-Digm?
[Health-and-Fitness:Healing-Arts] As Healing Touch becomes part of our daily lives, both personally and professionally, WE become part of the paradigm shift occurring in health care. Find out how to help integrate healing touch into health care.
- Money as Energy For the Healing Arts Practitioner - Master Minding for Monetary Support
[Health-and-Fitness:Healing-Arts] A main ingredient in the recipe for successful healership is heaping amounts of support. You can do this by surrounding yourself with successful and supportive people. Here is also an overview on how to bring financial support into your Healing Touch practice group: Create a Master Mind Process for Money.
- Home Spa Daze for Dad
[Relationships:Marriage] Dads will get dazed (in a good way!) with these home spa techniques that you can treat him with on Father's Day or any day! Try these techniques.
- Because I'm Your Mother, That's Why
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Just for fun: here is a list of "momisms" to bring a smile to your face. I'm sure you've heard yourself or your mother saying them...
- The Scented Love Letter
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing] What could be better than the thrill of receiving a romantic love letter from your spouse, lover, or secret friend? Receiving a "scented" love letter! Learn how to do this.
- I Don't Want to Wear YOUR Perfume
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Perfumes are scents that are meant to last a long time. The chemical fixatives help the scent cling to your body and clothes - and even transfer from one person to another. Most of these chemicals are harmful to your health. Read about an alternative.
- Gettin' Sweet for Your Sweetie
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] For Valentine's Day, the holidays, or anyday you may want your skin to feel smooth and your body to smell great. Here are two ways to prepare yourself "sweet" for your special someone.
- New Year's Eve Party For One
[Home-and-Family:Parties] Alone on New Year's Eve? It does not have to be so bad. Here are some party package ideas for one.
- Have a Holiday Home-Spa Party
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Need to give many holiday gifts? Try throwing a Home-Spa Party. Read some tips on how to have a Holiday Home-Spa Party.
- How To Comfort A Loved One Who Is Dying
[Home-and-Family:Death-Dying] One of the most difficult things in life is experiencing the loss of a loved one. Worse than that is feeling the powerlessness of not knowing what to do to help make the loved one's transition more comfortable.
- You've Got Lipstick on Your Teeth
[Health-and-Fitness:Beauty] Try organic ingredients on your lips to achieve a naturally red plumped pout. No more lipstick on your teeth.
- Home-Made Last Minute Halloween Costumes
[Home-and-Family:Holidays] Need a Halloween costume fast? Here are some home-made last minute Halloween costumes.
- Natural Easter Egg Dyes
[Home-and-Family:Crafts-Hobbies] Learn how to make natural colors for Easter Eggs
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