Aloe vera was once a mystery ingredient that is found in many beauty products as it makes the skin smooth and soft. But there is another rare and potent aloe plant that hails from South Africa that is worth talking about. It is known as aloe saponaria and it is superior to the popular aloe vera because of the many ways in which it can benefit your health. Read about it here…
You can look and feel younger than you do at the moment. You really can! It is all about paying attention to your hormones and getting them under control. Your hormones are responsible for many of the processes that take place within your body. They regulate your metabolism, your stress levels, your libido and so much more. As you begin to age your level of hormones starts to decrease and they can end up out of balance without you even being aware of it. Hormones end up out of whack due to the foods we consume and here’s some tips…
Are you always “shoulding” all over yourself? If you are then this might explain in part why losing pounds is so difficult for you to do. When you constantly use the word should in your vocabulary you make yourself feel bad and the negative connotations end up having a widespread effect on your life. It is similar to what happens when you throw a stone in a lake and you watch the effect of the water around it ripple outward. The “should” aspect begins to take over. Before long you are going in the opposite direction of where you wanted to go with your weight loss goals. Do you hear a voice in your head uttering things such as, “you should have worked out today” or “you should not have eaten that” or “you should be trying harder to lose weight”? If you do then “shoulding” has gone too far and is unknowingly sabotaging your efforts to lose weight. Here’s more…
When you eat food heat is generated. This is known as diet-induced thermogenesis. If you sometimes find yourself feeling a little overheated when you eat then you are experiencing this heat/energy process firsthand. The way diet-induced thermogenesis works is that your insulin level goes up when you consume certain types of foods. This creates energy or heat in the body. As your body temperature rises your metabolism starts to work harder and harder to do what it needs to do. This means that the energy stored in your fat cells is being used. Here’s more…
Many people are hungry, and it is not food they are hungry for. They are hungry to be listened to and hungry to be heard. They are hungry for love, caring and attention. They are hungry for others to understand what they are feeling and what they are going through. This is emotional hunger. When a person’s needs are not met emotionally they turn to food to attempt to fill the empty spaces. But it does not work. If we are emotionally hungry then why don’t we use our voices and let other people know what we need from them? Why are we afraid to tell those we love what we need?
The people of Bali live very simple and natural lives. They have traditional healers there and they believe in the power of herbs to heal the body. One look about the island and you will quickly discover that the Balinese people are slim. People who live there are not overweight. Their island is a far cry from what we are used to seeing in the United States. While they eat healthy, practice alternative medicine and exercise regularly, they are also firm believers in herbal medicine because herbs are everywhere you look in this part of the world. One secret of the island is the ancient fat-fighting herbs that help them to consume less food and shed more pounds than would be lost with just proper diet and workouts alone. Here’s more…
Weight loss first begins in your mind. In order to shed pounds you have to be aware of what and how you are eating. Here we offer some helpful tips in being your own weight manager. The first is to listen to your body and the second is to permit yourself to indulge in treats occasionally and not to deprive yourself entirely. here are two tips to help keep a steady balance for your weight loss program.
The descendants of the Incas, the ancient Peruvian tribe who built Machu Picchu, live long healthy lives. Many live past the age of 100 as did their ancestors. The descendants of this strong group of human beings have continued the farming traditions of their ancestors in Peru and grow many of the same crops that have grown for centuries in this part of the world. These crops are believed to play an integral role in the longevity of the Inca people. Many of the crops grown here are superfoods that are loaded with nutrients.
Much of the advice we are given about healthy foods and foods that help with weight loss is far from the truth. Many so-called health experts tell people to consume less protein sources and to eat more fake “health” foods such as whole grains. All this will do is to make you hungry, tired and probably somewhat grumpy because you will not be feeling like your best self! What you need to do is to upgrade the foods you are eating and start making more informed and healthier choices. Here’s more…
