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Just Breathe: Simple Ways to Reduce Stress and Boost Well-Being

Would you like to find tranquility and satisfaction in your daily life habits? Are you prone to feeling frustrated with yourself as the day comes to a close, owing to being stressed out, distracted or agitated? Are you fed up with being excessively emotional and fatigued? If you are feeling any of these emotions, here are some suggestions: 5 powerfully effective techniques for eliminating undesirable feelings so that you can feel calm and content with yourself every day. 1.   Correct and modify behavior when it doesn't suit you. It's okay if you don't recognize a feeling until after you've experienced it. However, it's important to reflect on how you would have preferred to feel and handle the situation. By doing so, you can determine how to proceed in the future. Practicing this daily will increase your self-awareness and help you make better decisions. As you begin to practice this technique, you will become more aware of your attitude and behavioral pat

Is Fear Beneficial To Your Health?

It's almost Halloween, folks! It's time for some scares to make you feel better! A couple questions first... How can scares make you feel better? Is it possible that fear can be beneficial? This article aims to help you better understand how fear affects the mind as well as the physical body. Hopefully, you'll come away with a clearer understanding of fear itself and (more importantly) how to use it to your advantage. With that said now we can get into this subject. What Is Fear? First, a couple things about fear: Fear is a human emotion elicited by the perception of a threat. It is a basic survival mechanism that instructs our bodies to respond to danger by either fighting or fleeing. As such, it is critical to our safety. And a couple things about the extremely fearful: These are people who are constantly afraid, whether of physical dangers in their environment or perceived threats. These people often suffer negative consequences in all aspects of their lives and even

Insomnia a Herbal Remedy

A(n) herbal remedy for insomnia is probably the most popular herbal remedy recommended in the western hemisphere today. With anything from 10 to 20 percent of the American adult population claiming to suffer from insomnia at any one time the search for relief is on. Notice I said relief. It should be stressed that only behavioral or psychological techniques can actually cure insomnia, whereas prolonged use of sleeping pills can only result in dependency. Hence an insomnia herbal remedy is good! There a large number of herbs that you may (and I say MAY) find helpful as a insomnia herbal remedy. Before testing any insomnia herbal remedy you should consult your Doctor or other Health Professional before self medicating. Lets face it most drugs are good and er bad. I'll list some of the main insomnia herbal remedies here and add a few notes. Others insomnia herbal remedies are mentioned at great length in the books mentioned at the bottom of the article. Essential oils are orga

Get Sleep Now!! (Part 2)

Eat. Sleep. Be happy. Repeat.   Unknown- Your Quest:  A Great Night's Sleep Your Steps: Just Moments Away

Get Sleep Now!! (Part 1)

There is a time for many words, and there is also a time for sleep. Homer- When was the last time you had a great (not just  good ) night's sleep? I mean, a sleep that makes you want to spring out of bed with a serious burst of energy?

Isn't It SAD?

One of the worst winter seasons in meteorological history has severely hit the Midwest and Eastern parts of the U.S. In Chicago alone, we are currently heading for a new record total snowfall that rapidly approaches the 7 foot (213.36 cm) mark. A large number of residents are finding it more and more difficult to deal with these inclement conditions.  To top it off, there is also a significant rise in "winter blues" amongst the citizens.  

5 Sneaky Tips To Fool Your Body Into Exercising

Every year, millions of people commit to losing weight by exercising. Perhaps you've even made a promise to add more exercise into your day.  Your day-to-day routine may keep you from staying with a program for longer than a few weeks or months. Sometimes you may even get bored with the routines. This can keep you from shedding a single pound and in some cases even cause you to gain additional unwanted weight.  If you dread the very thought of exercise, take a look at these tips.  Time to change tactics this year, time to fool your body into exercise.