How to Improve Your Breathing: Day by Day, Habit by Habit Awareness Be aware of how you breathe and how it compares to normal, healthy breathing which is nasal, smooth, satisfying, silent, small, slow, low and low. The first step to undoing your breathing faults is to notice them. Tune in to the rate, rhythm,Continue reading “8 Healthy Breathing Habits”
Category Archives: Health
Explore your Senses for well being
We are built to be happy, and our bodies are amazing feedback tools. If we tune in, they will tell us what we need and what they like – also what they don’t! What lifestyle tweaks might increase your level of happiness? But first, let’s talk briefly about addictions. If you think you enjoy somethingContinue reading “Explore your Senses for well being”
Essential Oils
Essential Oils are pure and power-full wellness friends. Mother Nature provides herbs and natural medicines for human beings and our animal friends. She has a complete ‘apothecary’ (Greek for medicine storehouse) for our health, specific to our land and climate. Amazing! Wikipedia informs us the profession of apothecary (our modern chemist or pharmacist) can beContinue reading “Essential Oils”
BOOST your First Aid kit
Our philosophy is to learn how to take care of ourselves. Add to that the waiting times in ED, and we all need a good first aid kit. You can buy made up kits or you can put together your own, adding one or two items each week. Basic First Aid Kit According to http://www.firstaidkits.co.nz,Continue reading “BOOST your First Aid kit”
Managing Respiratory Symptoms
So you’ve read our article on staying healthy over winter, but you got sick anyway. That’s life – we do our best to look after ourselves, but sometimes our bodies need a bit extra. Maybe they’re telling us to slow down and rest, or maybe we need to have a clean out. Treat early Stop.Continue reading “Managing Respiratory Symptoms”
Winter Tonics
Winter is a time we need extra TLC, and supporting ourselves with the right tonic or two can help. But they can also be helpful at other times of the year. Citrus Tonic This is very beneficial in the winter months. It’s important to use organic produce for this, as you will be extracting allContinue reading “Winter Tonics”
Staying Healthy Through Winter
A couple of our recent articles covered some ways to maintain health year round. A March article was all about good dental health. Our February article Back to School or Work Health Tips covered: As winter approaches, adding in some other good habits can help build immunity, reducing the chance of a respiratory illness, orContinue reading “Staying Healthy Through Winter”
Boost your lung power
In the same way that we can exercise our muscles, aerobic capacity and hearts, we can exercise our lungs. This is especially important: Practice good (not deep) breathing daily. Relax your shoulders. Put your hand on your abdomen to make sure you’re breathing into your diaphragm, not your chest. Your abdomen should go out whenContinue reading “Boost your lung power”
Improved Oral Hygiene
Why Good Oral Care is so Important Research is revealing that a healthy mouth is extremely critical to the health of your whole body. A compromised oral cavity can increase risk of developing chronic diseases such as heart disease, cancer and dementia. Brushing & flossing, although important, are only part of a comprehensive oral careContinue reading “Improved Oral Hygiene”
Back to School or Work Health Tips
Holiday time is a good opportunity to rest and recuperate. But how can we carry that forward into the new school or work year? Get enough sleep Easier said than done sometimes, especially during daylight savings. But adequate sleep makes a huge difference to how we feel. If you have trouble sleeping, make good “sleepContinue reading “Back to School or Work Health Tips”
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