Dealing With Anxiety and Stress

Dealing with Stress and Anxiety

Dealing with anxiety and stress isn’t always easy because they are part of our daily lives.  They often serve a good purpose in that they make us aware of situations that could be dangerous.  When the anxiety and stress starts to pile up and make our lives difficult it’s time to take stock of the [...] Read more »

Raindrop Massage Benefits

Raindrop Massage

Raindrop Massage benefits come from the combination of aromatherapy and massage to create a wonderful and beneficial massage.  The oils that are used are carefully chosen and dropped onto areas of the back and feet.  The areas on the feet correspond with spinal reflexology area. This type of massage is good for people that have [...] Read more »

It Ain’t a Juice Fast Anymore

It ain't a juice fast anymore

It ain’t a juice fast anymore. Nope, doesn’t even resemble one.  Besides I really screwed up this weekend and I’m feeling the effects of it.  Can’t wait to get back to my veggies today! Let’s see now, how bad did I mess up = 2 pounds worth, that’s how much.  Even though I was really [...] Read more »

Charities, How do You Know Which Ones to Pick

Pick the Right Charity

Pick the right charity. Oh, so many to choose from. I’ve been hit on by so many lately I’m getting confused.  I have three pledge cards in front of me at the moment that I could swear I’ve already donated to and I did – in 2010.  Man they came around in a hurry! All [...] Read more »

Juice Fast (Modified) Day 6

Juice Fast

Juice fast = only drinking vegetable and fruit juices, and you’re supposed to do this for 10 days.  My daughter-in-law found out (twice) that the last few days can be really difficult but in the end it was worth it for her. This time she lost her holiday weight this time and reports more energy. [...] Read more »

Moods and Essential Oils

Essential Oils

Moods. We all have them whether we are happy, sad, nervous, content, or whatever else we might be feeling it’s a mood. Different essential oils effect our moods in different ways. If you’re nervous over something you could use an essential oil to calm you down and give you peace. Roman Chamomile, Neroli, Frankincense, and [...] Read more »

Juice Fast (Modified) Day 4

Juice Fast

Juice fast.  Sounds simple doesn’t it.  Well so far, because I can’t do just juice alone, I’ve only lost a pound. If you read my previous article on this you know I have an ileostomy and that plain liquid goes through in a hurry.  I also have fibromyalgia which, for some reason, makes me crave [...] Read more »

Honey has Many Benefits

Honey.  It has so many benefits.  They range from its sweet, delectable taste to the many health benefits it offers. Buckwheat honey worked better than cough syrup when it was used on 105 kids ages 2 – 18.  It also helped them sleep better.  It was given half an hour before bedtime in the following [...] Read more »

Fibromyalgia Meltdown, My Day Today

fibromyalgia

Fibromyalgia Meltdown – that’s a good title for today.  I got up feeling great at about 6:15 this morning.  It’s now 8:57 and I want to crawl into bed and pull the covers up far enough to block out all of the light.  That’s how quick this stuff can turn on me.  I’ve taken my [...] Read more »

Juice Fasting can be Modified for Better Health

Juice Fasting

Juice fasting is a popular diet and definitely a great way to get all of the vitamins and minerals you need.  The neat thing is that you can juice almost any fruit or vegetable and drink the juices separately or mix them together to create your own taste pleasing blends. There are also recipes available. [...] Read more »

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