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Monthly Archive for August, 2009

Published today by the Associated Press… DALLAS – A spoonful of sugar? Americans are swallowing 22 teaspoons of sugar each day, and it’s time to cut way back, the American Heart Association says. Soft drinks are the biggest culprit The biggest culprits for the glut of sugar? Soft drinks by far, followed by candy, cakes, [...]

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A healthy body-mind interaction will support a healthy digestion. Overall, when you are happy, enjoy life and eat in peace, your body supports you with a healthy digestive function. When you are stressed and depressed, digestion will be compromised accordingly. Read more

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Vaccine Nation (trailer)

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Managing daily stress for many people is a challenge. More often than not, life happens and you end up being all stressed out and unable to unwind by the end of the day. Read more…

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Perception, something to think about

Washington, DC Metro Station on a cold January morning in 2007. The man with a violin played six Bach pieces for about 45 minutes. During that time approx. 2 thousand people went through the station, most of them on their way to work. After 3 minutes a middle aged man noticed there was a musician [...]

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Meet my dear friend, Janet Smith Warfield and check out all the free stuff she’s giving away on August 18th. Janet Smith Warfield Ordinary words, extraordinary insights Author of  Shift: Change Your Words, Change Your World WINNER: 2008 Next Generation Indie Book Award for Best New Age Non-Fiction SPECIAL – ONE DAY ONLY! Buy Shift [...]

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I recently published an article on Examiner.com as to what the Mediterranean diet looks like and why it is beneficial. The point I wanted to make by writing that article was that diet alone is not enough.  There needs to be emotional, mental and spiritual harmony in one’s life as well for long lasting health [...]

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Lifestyle matters in developing dementia

Once more the Mediterranean diet is emphasized as the leading model of a “right” diet, at the Health section of Wall Street Journal.  I am grateful that one of the leading neurologists is Greek and therefore has the experience of the Mediterranean diet first hand. However, it is worth mentioning that in Greece today, locals [...]

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Conscious breathing makes all the difference in your physical, emotional and mental health. A simple way to become familiar with the way you breathe is to check throughout your day your breath.  Put a sticky note on your computer (or anywhere else that you look at frequently) reminding you “how is my breathing right now?”.  [...]

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World Breastfeeding Week

is celebrated around the globe. Here is a beautiful video made by Sarah, as a project for her Midwifery school. You can also read my current article on Examiner.com

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