Stimulating your mind, upgrading your body, and elevating your soul daily.
A young child can laugh over 300 times a day whereas an adult will chuckle a fraction of this amount -- often much less, if at all. It's no joke. When life is taken too seriously, we are missing out on one of the greatest health boosting habits around. Feel good endorphins, pain management, lower blood pressure, protection from illness, a sharper mind -- just a few perks a ... Continue Reading
If you need more zest and zip in your life, the secret to that and more can be found in a set of simple (yet profound) yogic exercises known as the "Five Tibetans." Developed by Buddhist monks and brought to the West in the 1930s, Tibetan yoga is a series of five movements that improve digestion and circulation while dispelling fatigue and depression. Advocates of the practice ... Continue Reading
The term "stress" is tossed around freely in this modern age. It has become a casual buzzword for just about any predicament we find unpleasant. Yet, how it truly affects health and well-being in substantial ways rarely is acknowledged. Linked with a range of degenerative diseases from cancer to diabetes to stroke, stress is a silent poison It saps us of vitality and, ... Continue Reading
As we race through our busy days and barely take time to eat, let alone enjoy a meal, more is at stake than simply depriving our taste buds. Vitality is seriously compromised, too. When we don't take pleasure in our food, regardless of how nutritionally superior it may be, our mental and physical well-being plummet. Scientific research agrees: If we consume tasteless fare, ... Continue Reading
Not only is yoga exceptional for reducing stress, relaxing the body and taming disease, but it's also a fabulous method for shedding unwanted pounds. By increasing oxygen intake, unblocking energy and strengthening the endocrine system, this ancient practice can greatly improve weight control. Paired with other health enhancing habits, integrating a yogic program into a daily ... Continue Reading
