Healing through Silence: Tips for Headaches

Prevention is key. Being healthy prevents pain, injuries and disease. Remember, the causes of headaches are often stress, muscle or circulation related.



So how can you prevent headaches?



Meditation, Exercise, Diet.



When we meditate we give our bodies and minds opportunities to practice silence and being still. This interrupts the “stress chemistry” that develops over time with our busy schedules. It also “teaches” the mind how to be quiet, which creates “peace chemistry” and ultimately diminishes the effects of stress.



It can be overwhelming to think about making exercising an integral part of our lives, but in the end, the payoff is far greater than the sacrifice. Activities like yoga can prevent headaches as well as back pain and general injury. Also, while many exercise experts stress weight training for weight loss, cardio based exercises are also important. Circulation is necessary for our keeping our muscles and organs, including our brain, well supplied with nutrient-rich blood, making our body better able to respond to stress and injury. If you’re not sure where to start feel free to write. Improving our energy and stamina gets easier over time.



The diet for optimal health is raw veggies and fruit, grains, and protein, but this is getting more and more difficult to maintain for most of us. Some ways to offset the fast, processed and overcooked food is to add supplements or things like “green drink” to your diet. Healthy consumption = healthy body = less stress on the body = less headaches.

Also, headaches are often the result of dehydration. Drinking enough water can help prevent the onset of headaches.

Source:http://www.uvureview.com/2012/02/20/healing-through-silence-tips-for-headaches/

Tips for Vegetarians

Some of us become vegetarians because of a moral choice we make that we should not eat other living beings. Others make the choice for health reasons - believing that omitting animal products from what they ingest will result in better health. And there are still others who simply do not like the taste of flesh and so avoid eating it.

Whatever their reasons, moral, health or just taste, vegetarians are increasing in numbers - and it is certainly true that many studies have demonstrated the health benefits of a vegetarian diet. A well constructed vegetarian diet is low in saturated and trans fats and low in cholesterol - and high in fibre and antioxidants.

Problems can arise, however, if you just omit meat and meat products from your diet and don’t replace them with foods that provide the nutrients which your carnivore colleagues get from meat. A vegetarian diet, if not planned carefully, can result in deficiencies of protein, iron, calcium, zinc and vitamin B12.

Protein in Vegetarian Diet

Eating only salads and rice is not enough to provide you with the protein your body needs for growth and repair. To get an adequate amount of protein, vegetarians should eat foods like chick peas, lentils and soya beans - in fact almost any type of bean, including baked beans, has a lot of good quality protein. Soy products like tofu (bean curd) and soy yoghurt, nuts, seeds and brown rice also are good sources of protein. For those whose food choices do not preclude non-flesh animal products like milk and eggs, these foods also provide very good sources of protein.

Iron in Vegetarian Diet

Those who confine themselves to eating only plant products generally have lower iron levels than those who consume meat. Now iron is found in two forms – haem iron and non-haem iron. The former, which is found in meat, is more easily absorbed by our intestines. In order to absorb non-haem iron (which is the form of iron found in plants and eggs) the intestine needs Vitamin C - so if you get your iron from plant products in the non-haem form, it is a good idea to take your food with plenty of Vitamin C containing food such as orange, limes or chillies. Dark green leaves such as spinach and silver beet are very good sources of iron for vegetarians.

Drinking tea with a vegetarian meal can inhibit the absorption of iron because the tannin in tea binds with the iron in the intestine and hinders its absorption. So in practical terms, avoid tea with your meals - and try to take your meals with Vitamin C containing fruits or juices.

Zinc, Calcium and Vitamin B12 in Vegetarian Diet

These elements are needed for health. Although zinc is widely found in plant foods, the phytates in grains and legumes reduces the absorption of zinc from the gut. To increase your intake of zinc, you can take tofu, seeds and nuts.

Calcium is needed for healthy bones. Dairy products like milk, cheese, yoghurt, curd and ice cream provide plenty of calcium - so including milk in a vegetarian diet is important. If for whatever reason you prefer NOT to take milk, then you can use foods like almonds, dried figs and green vegetables like broccoli as an alternative source of zinc.

Vitamin B12, which is essential for the formation of red blood cells, is only found in animal products - so total vegetarians are almost certain over a period of time to develop B12 deficiency. If you do not want to take any form of flesh, then you should take a Vitamin B12 supplement in the form of a pill.

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Hair care tips

Ban those "bad hair days" and get gorgeous hair with our helpful tips

Oil Treatment: Nourish your hair in botanical oils – olive, jojoba, sweet almond and coconut oils are all great choice.

Eggs and shampoo: For some extra-rich protein treatment, mix a little shampoo with one egg. Apply this ‘shampoo omelet’ and keep it for a good ten minutes and see your hair transform and shine with health after a rinse.

Go Herbal: You can use your regular shampoo and transform it into an exotic herbal experience by mixing about 20 drops of essential oil of lavender in it. You will also be amazed with the results.

No pins or accessories: Never sleep with any kind of accessories on your hair in the night.

Post wash care: Be very gentle with washed hair. Wrap it in a towel and let it absorb all the water; never rub wet hair (it will give you split ends)

Flyaway hair: You can treat this by smoothing a little bit of sandalwood oil over your hair or even a few drops of lotion can work magic.

For fine, thin hair: Many people think conditioners can flatten thin hair, but by using a moisturizing conditioner a few times a week, can help you block out humidity and make them healthy.


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