Alternative & Complementary Healthcare
Our ability to weather storms like COVID-19 is crucial to our ongoing mental and physical health. It's called being resilient. This is one I've struggled with over time. Thanks to my ACE disorder, my symptoms come back with a vengeance with any major stress, mostly probably because my amygdala - the old part of the …
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American researchers have coined the term ‘neurobics’ for brain exercises that can help us build new neural pathways, change habits and strengthen our cognition. I love that name! It's important stuff, though, as we know that people with better mental processing and agility tend to have slower rates of mental decline and cognitive issues like …
Lovely words for you today from Rick Hanson on the subject of being kind. Rick does the really excellent Foundations of Wellbeing programme which I highly recommend in my Stress factsheet. RICK'S REFLECTION: KINDNESS, A BEAUTIFUL TWO-WAY STREET Some years ago I was invited to give a keynote to the largest audience I'd ever faced. …
Exercise is another great way to boost immunity, but you need the right amount – not too much! In effect, after exercise you get a rise in inflammation, but also a rise in antioxidants. The inflammation comes down pretty quickly but the antioxidant boost (to offset free radicals produced during the inflammatory response) continues …
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“Hope is being able to see that there is light despite all of the darkness.” – Desmond Tutu What we all need is a bit of hope right now. Hope is the direct opposite emotion of fear, and there is plenty of that around at the moment! This new 21 day meditation on Hope in Uncertain …
Here's the next practical tip for you this week. Some good reminders about what foods to increase from Nutrigold. I've added some extra comments for you, of course....and, in case you missed it, here is Nutrigold's Anti-Viral supplement protocol. Top Tips for Coronavirus & Strengthening Your Immune System! Wash your hands frequently with soap and …
One thing we do know about all this coronavirus stuff is that stress and anxiety suppresses immunity. So, by encouraging a calm, healing state, we are much less likely to succumb to infections or get them as severely. With that in mind, following on from Deepak's meditation on the subject here, I thought it might …
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Spot on as usual, Deepak. Every time I hear his voice, it relaxes me! Some wise words here and a meditation with breathing exercises to help boost your immunity and keep the fear level down. Remember: what we think, we become... Do it. Share it. Let's do as he says and start creating a wellbeing …
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If you have read my Healing Plan, you'll know that one of the (many) techniques I used was meditation, but I tried several types. My favourite - taking just 15-20 minutes a day - was Deepak Chopra and Oprah Winfrey's Perfect Health programme, which they run for free periodically. I scoffed and thought it was …
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I read this beautifully-poignant blog post over the holiday season from Nutrigold and saved it so I could share it with you at the start of this new year. Have a read. It reminds me of a lot of the advice and practical techniques I share with you in the Healing Plan. The takeaway: happiness …