Garlic! The French love it. The Koreans love it. We love it. Strong and crunchy raw, or soft and sweet when cooked. Or crushed into a paste with sea salt to be added to anything. Tasty? Yes! And also invaluable as a remedy for common ailments as its antiseptic properties can purge your body and …
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Think! … before you do the ice bucket challenge, and a few other things
It’s true that I didn’t fancy the idea of getting a bucket of water over my head to avoid making a charitable donation. And it’s true that I could be more charitable. But, this video is a memorable way of delivering the message: Water is precious, look after it. People in Ireland (where there’s relatively …
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The Good The Bad and The Ugly of Caffeine
A quick summary of the what and how of caffeine from Travis Bradberry, Ph.D. Cutting down on caffeine is easier said than done. But it’s worth it. His original article is here: Caffeine: The Silent Killer of Success For those who aren’t aware, the ability to manage your emotions and remain calm under pressure has …
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10% of girls under 20 are raped. Is this civilisation?
About 120 million girls around the world – slightly more than one in 10 – have been raped or sexually assaulted by the age of 20, a UN report says. The children’s agency Unicef also says 95,000 children and teenagers – most of them in Latin America and the Caribbean – were murdered in 2012 …
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Mr. BKS Iyengar’s Light shines on
Like millions of others, I have been influenced by this great yoga teacher, though I have never met him. I have read The Tree of Yoga. I refer to Light on Yoga and Light on Pranayama. I study Light on the Yoga Sutras of Patanjali. I use props to aid my alignment. I am aware …
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A guide to your body clock.
The BBC offers a handy slide show summarising natural biorhythms. It gives an insight in to why moods and energy levels change during the day. You can see their presentation here and read the main points below. 00:00-02:59 Body enters shutdown Sleep hormone melatonin peaking Minimum levels of attention and vigilance Brain washes itself and …
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Tamiflu and others are expensive and don’t work.
Expensive, convenient solutions can be ineffective. But often the perceived convenience obscures this. The treatment of common ailments often falls in to this category, because natural remedies work effectively. The rapid spread of new diseases, like AIDS, BSE (mad cow disease) and bird flu, raise the fear of pandemics and the willingness to seek strong, …
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Heavy breathing keeps your brain alive …
Mens sana in corpore sanae, again. A study shows that cardiovascular exercise, like running,swimming and cycling, in your 20s helps retain your mental agility in middle age. Activities that maintain cardio fitness led to better thinking skills and memory 20 years on, even after adjusting for factors such as smoking, diabetes and high cholesterol. The …
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Being angry can kill you.
Well, I’m an angry man, and so this comes from the heart. Anger is stressful and that stress can kill you. It killed my friend Gerry. He was trying to help, trying to do the right thing, but someone wouldn’t listen. Again and again. Then after a morning of stubbornness from those he was helping, …
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There’s nothing wrong with hard work, unless …
Working hard is fine, and many people have to work hard just to get by, but whether it’s by choice or necessity when it makes you sick, stressed, stupid, off-balance and disengaged, the balance is wrong. The Washington Post offers 5 reasons why you shouldn’t work too hard, at least from an American perspective. What …
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