Cold water boosts your circulation, releases toxins and gives you a glorious sense of well-being! I’m not as brave as my mother who took a cold bath every morning for sixty odd years. So, I have my usual warm shower, then turn it to cold, and stay under a few seconds longer each day. Try it, you’ll step out feeling rejuvenated!
Caution: not recommended if you have a heart problem.
Try this easy way to break your craving for sweet things. When you find yourself drawn to the chocolate box, or the biscuit tin yet again, munch on a stick of celery instead, and watch your craving disappear.
I was brought up to dab a little honey on an infected cut; invariably the infection disappeared and the cut healed quickly. Later my mother used it to clear up a leg ulcer. Here’s what to do:
If you have a serious or persistent infection, please seek medical help.
You’ve probably heard stories of people visualising their health problems away – miniature armies capturing cancer cells, joints being oiled, breathing tubes hosed clean, and so on. (more…)
I was slowly losing the range of movement in my right arm. ‘No problem’ thought I, ‘I had this before with my other shoulder. Some Bowen Technique sessions resolved it, so I’ll have some more’. However, after several sessions my shoulder movement was even more restricted. I tried various self-help techniques, and had sessions from some healing masters, with no long term improvement. (more…)
If you’ve over-used your muscles – as I sometimes do, by digging out our compost heap, or climbing a mountain – there’s an easy way to avoid feeling sore the next day.
Run a bath – hot, but not too hot so the oil remains active. Before you get in, add 3-4 drops of marjoram oil. Relax in your bath for 10-15 minutes, enjoying the aroma. As all my family know, it works like a dream – your muscles will be fine in the morning!
Whenever you feel you need to boost your immune system, try this refreshing drink which is bursting with vitamin C and many other nutrients.
Simply blend a whole peeled orange with a desert spoon of goji berries. Yum!
Thanks to Karen Knowler www.TheRawFoodCoach.com for inspiring this tip.
Whenever you feel pain, be it physical, mental or emotional, the tendency is to resist it, push it away in the hope it will disappear. Unfortunately pushing it away has the opposite effect of locking it in. Instead you need to allow your pain to soften.
When the weather is hot you put your butter in the fridge to make it hard, so it will keep longer. (more…)
You know that regular exercise is an essential component of healthy living, yet it remains a chore, or at best sporadic. You feel frustrated with the number of times you’ve started to exercise, and then given up.
A friend told me that she doesn’t want to exercise for the sake of it, she wants to love her exercise. What a great idea! Then your exercise becomes a pleasure rather than a chore – you fall in love iwth it!! (more…)
Each morning you’ve been saying to yourself: “I’m not going to eat snacks today”.
But, come mid morning, the urge for a biscuit is irresistible and your intention flies out of the window. Or, though sheer willpower you manage for a few days, until your resolve dissolves, leaving you feeling deflated and defeated. You know you’ll better off not eating those sugary/fatty foods, but you can’t quite get there. (more…)