Sugar Consumption Itself Has Become a Disease

Sugar Consumption Itself Has Become a Disease

Author: Valerian D

Looking into statistics, we can see the average American consumes an astounding 2-3 pounds of sugar each week. This might surprise you if not considering that highly refined sugars in the forms of sucrose (table sugar), dextrose (corn sugar), and high-fructose corn syrup are being processed into so many foods such as bread, breakfast cereal, mayonnaise, peanut butter, ketchup, spaghetti sauce, and a plethora of microwave meals.

Stress Managment and Mastery: Progress vs. Perfection

Stress Managment and Mastery: Progress vs. Perfection

Author: Tools for Successful Living

David Bowie once sang, “Ch-ch-changes, tryin’ to face the strain.”

And though working on changes in our lives can be difficult at times, it really doesn’t have to be such a strain.

Where did we get the notion that change has to be such a struggle? And what would it be like if we could make change easier?

That’s what I have spent most of my career doing, finding the simplest, fastest and most effective ways to help people get the changes they want and need.

Naturopathic Medicine

Naturopathic Medicine

Author: C. Bailey-Lloyd/LadyCamelot

Naturopathic Medicine is an holistic approach that relies on natural remedies. Sunlight, air, and water are thought of as natural healers; this, along with nutritional supplements and massage therapies are all part of naturopathic medicine.

Naturopathic medicine is founded on the principles that bodies are capable of self-healing. Naturopathic medicine emphasises healthy environments and is part of a belief that the natural body is one with the Divine on a cosmological viewpoint. Combining harmony or balance, naturopathic medicine is comprised of herbal supplements and remedies that enrich the immune system.

Why He May Be Cheating On You

Why He May Be Cheating On You

Author: Monica M. Burns

Why He May Be Cheating On You

There could be all sorts of reasons known only to your man, but
there are also those reasons in which women may contribute to, such as: You Let Yourself Go, You Lost Yourself In Him, or You Have No Ambition along with many others. Sometimes women live for their men. They spend all their waking time taking care of them, and at the end of the day, they still haven’t accomplished anything for themselves.

The Secret, Unconscious Game Children and Parents Play Where No One Wins!

The Secret, Unconscious Game Children and Parents Play Where No One Wins!

Author: Mary Lynne White

Did you know there’s a game children and parents play all the time and yet, neither of them knows about it? This article discusses this unconscious, no-win game children play with their unknowing parents; how points get scored; why the game isn’t a good thing to play, and how parents can stop the game.

Improve Your Eating Habits

Improve Your Eating Habits.

Author: Clare Evans

1. Water. If you’re thirsty you’re already dehydrated. The majority of us don’t tend to drink enough during the day. If you drink a lot of tea and coffee to keep you going then these have a diuretic effect so you should be drinking water to compensate.

Have a glass of water first thing in the morning and last thing at night - your body loses a lot of water while you’re asleep - not only if it’s warm and you sweat a lot but just going 8 hours (if you’re so lucky) without food or drink it’s going to be dehydrated.

A Jungian Approach to Mental Illness

A Jungian Approach to Mental Illness

Author: John Betts

All of us suffer from some form of emotional distress at some stage. Some forms of distress can last longer than they should and may significantly impair our everyday functioning. If this persists, we may be suffering from a mental illness or mental disorder (like depression, or anxiety). We can better understand this by comparing a mental illness such as depression, with a case of the flu - it pervades our daily life with painful symptoms.

Diabetes And The Long Term Dangers

Diabetes And The Long Term Dangers

Author: Zach Malott

Diabetes has hidden dangers that begin before diagnosis and continue to worsen if certain steps are not taken to prevent the complications that are the true, “killers” in terms of diabetes.

Statistics show that there are around 18 million diabetics in America, both Type 1 and Type 2. It is amazing how many people, diabetics included, who have no idea what dangers a diabetic faces over their lifetime. A diabetic, all things being equal, lives almost 10 years less than their non-diabetic counterpart on average.

Gas Prices and My Bicycle

Gas Prices and My Bicycle

By Mike Burright

With a Family as large as mine is the rise in gas price was felt hard. One car and 4 kids makes for a lot of time on the road. I came to the conclusion that at $80 every 3 days to fill my now aging minivan it was time to supplement my driving.

Spouse Improvement: Influence Your Partner to Change in Just 7 Steps

Spouse Improvement: Influence Your Partner to Change in Just 7 Steps

Everyone has something they’d like to change in their partner. Here is a 7-step process to create a change in your partner. The key to the success of this process is that it makes your partner want to change - instead of feeling coerced.

1. MAKE A LIST of the top three behaviors your partner does that annoy you. For example, leaves messes around house, pouts, doesn’t do their share of household tasks. Then select the one problem that has the best chance of your partner responding to your discomfort. You’ll increase your chances for success dramatically by focusing on one problem at a time. Let’s go for a big one here and say the problem is that your partner is not involved in household chores.