Category: wellness

You Have Permission to Like Yourself

Is there someone in your life who frequently critiques you, and often points out what you’re doing or have done wrong, and how you should improve? Is there someone close to you who gives you the feeling that maybe they don’t quite like you as you are? We all know people who seem to know…


9 Foods That Calm Your Nerves In Turbulent Times

Many of us operate in high gear much of the day, putting out small (and large) fires, juggling schedules, dealing with traffic, and generally trying to keep our lives and that of our families in order. Even when our days and nights aren’t streaming at a high speed, levels of the stress hormone cortisol can…


Interactive Map Shows the 13 Emotions Music Makes us Feel

Researchers have surveyed more than 2,500 people in the United States and China about their emotional responses to these and thousands of other songs from genres including rock, folk, jazz, classical, marching band, experimental, and heavy metal. The upshot? The subjective experience of music across cultures can be mapped within at least 13 overarching feelings:…


Sweat Is the Most Effective Way to Excrete Some of the Most Common Toxins

Your body has a natural, powerful, built-in system for detoxification that doesn’t require trendy juice cleanses or expensive protocols. All you have to do is sweat. Doctors, health experts, and fitness gurus tell us that we should break a sweat every day—and for good reason. While sweating has a host of benefits simply because it’s…


How To Overcome The Fear Of Failure

Many people are afraid of trying new things because they are afraid that they may fail. This can prevent the person from learning new and exciting things in their life. As a result, here are eight tips on how to manage the fear of not making it.  Learn to take things one step at a…


Being OK With Things as They Are

We strive to improve our lives, often because we are dissatisfied with how things are. I know this, because I’ve lived it. I don’t like the way I look, so I try to improve myself. I don’t like my house, so I work to get a better one. I want everyone around me to improve…


7 Ways to Reverse Gray Hair Naturally

My first gray hairs appeared when I was 24-years-old.


6 Lung Cancer Warning Signs That You Should Never Ignore

Cancer has become a worldwide problem and is the second leading cause of death in the United States after heart disease. Lung cancer is one of those diseases that can just creep up on you, and by the time you notice something is wrong, often the cancer is pretty advanced. In fact, in America, lung…


Moving Forward in a Pandemic

Before a few years ago, a pandemic seemed more likely to be the plot of a best-selling novel than the dystopian reality it has become. COVID-19 and all its variants have become an uncomfortable part of life. Just as things seem to settle down and we get back to living normally, another variant comes along…


Critically Important and All but Ignored: Lymphatic Flow

Evidence is rapidly growing that chronic inflammation plays a large part in causing chronic diseases such as cancer and cardiac, neurologic, and gastroenterological disorders. Various diets, including vegetarian, low-fat, saturated fat, Paleo, vegan, lectin-free, and others are recommended to reduce inflammation. However, proponents of good health also suggest that in order to minimize the risk…