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Natural health: Remedies to help improve concentration without affecting sleep
7Sep By CatherineNo Comments
Remedies

Natural health: Remedies to help improve concentration without affecting sleep

Megan Sheppard recommends yerba mate to improve concentration and has advice on recovering from a cracked rib. Q1. I'm working from home and finding it difficult to concentrate, particularly during the afternoons. Is there a natural remedy I could take? A. One of my favourite natural remedies to help improve concentration is the South American tea, yerba mate (Ilex paraguariensis). Yerba mate contains a number of nutrients, but the key ingredient is a xanthine alkaloid called mateine, which acts to stimulate the brain — much like caffeine, but without impacting the nervous system or interfering with sleep. This is popular with students not only to help improve concentration, but also to aid with understanding, recall, and clear thinking, support immune health, and ease depressive ...
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From Vitamin D To Eating The Right Foods: Here Are Some Natural Ways To Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis
2Sep By CatherineNo Comments
Diet, Remedies

From Vitamin D To Eating The Right Foods: Here Are Some Natural Ways To Treat Rheumatoid Arthritis

Rheumatoid arthritis is a chronic inflammatory disorder that primarily affects the joints. In some cases, the condition can also affect organs of the body such as the heart, lungs and eyes. The specific cause of rheumatoid arthritis is unknown. And as a result, there is no cure for the disease. There are treatment options but they involve risky surgeries and medications that are linked with unwanted side effects. But there are natural ways of managing symptoms and keeping the disease under control. Nutrients and herbs to combat rheumatoid arthritis. The following nutrients and herbs are found to be beneficial for people with rheumatoid arthritis: 1. Vitamin D3 Vitamin D3 plays a protective role against inflammation and its symptoms. In one study, arthritic patients combined v...
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10 beauty and wellness tricks you can learn from Shilpa Shetty Kundra’s Instagram
31Aug By CatherineNo Comments
Wellness

10 beauty and wellness tricks you can learn from Shilpa Shetty Kundra’s Instagram

Shilpa Shetty Kundra has been using Instagram to share her favourite hacks, tips, tricks with her fans. “Social media is a powerful weapon; you just have to know how to use it. It’s a great platform to help me make a difference. That’s why I decided to take the health and wellness route, and I must credit social media—Instagram, Facebook, Twitter, and every possible medium that’s helping me spread the word,” she shared in an interview. Here is a sneak-peek into what you can learn. 1) An AM workout can be a great way to start the day Shetty Kundra likes to start her day with a workout. “There's so much uncertainty in life at this point that we need to center ourselves to function normally,” she confirmed in an Instagram post. Keep reading at Vogue India
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Natural Remedies to Treat Tinnitus
26Aug By CatherineNo Comments
Remedies

Natural Remedies to Treat Tinnitus

About 15% of Americans suffer from tinnitus, an often constant ringing in the ears. Tinnitus can cause headaches, trouble focusing, and stop you from getting a good night’s sleep among other issues. Many people simply try to live with their tinnitus, especially those who have tried doctor-recommended solutions with no success. What if we told you there are natural remedies for tinnitus that may work when doctor-prescribed options don’t? Let’s explore a few of those natural tinnitus remedies today. What Is Tinnitus? First, let’s take a brief look at tinnitus. Tinnitus is described as a noise in the ears that sufferers can hear when there’s no external noise. Keep reading at Doctor Tipster.
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Joanna Blythman: If gene editing to ‘improve’ food sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is
23Aug By CatherineNo Comments
Genetically Modified Foods

Joanna Blythman: If gene editing to ‘improve’ food sounds too good to be true, that’s because it is

IMAGINE having a pair of magic scissors that would allow you to ‘improve’ natural food. With these scissors you could cut away all the annoying things about it and paste in desirable new characteristics: higher yields, superior nutrients, and so on. Theoretically speaking, such a technology is with us now: gene or genome editing. The most publicised of these “molecular scissors” to date is CRISPR, but there are others. Despite the diplomatically opaque new name, gene editing is turbo-charged genetic engineering, only so far with better PR. But if the free traders and corporate influencers in Westminster get their way and deregulate the law that currently governs genetic engineering there, gene edited foods could be green lighted, unlabelled, for English plates, so that most people woul...
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Noom vs. Mediterranean Diet: What’s the Difference?
19Aug By CatherineNo Comments
Diet

Noom vs. Mediterranean Diet: What’s the Difference?

Of all the many ways there are to lose weight and maintain health, some are ancient and some are brand new. Take for example the difference between the Mediterranean diet, a well-established healthy-eating lifestyle rooted in the traditions of people living near the Mediterranean Sea, and Noom, a new app-driven program that combines healthy eating and psychology to help you lose weight without being on a diet per se. Noom Overview “Noom is a behavior change program that helps people learn about and engage in healthier and sustainable eating and exercise habits, says Andreas Michaelides, a clinical psychologist and chief of psychology at Noom. Keep reading at MSN
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COVID-19 results in high demand for wellness services
16Aug By CatherineNo Comments
Wellness

COVID-19 results in high demand for wellness services

Robin Fitzsimons has spent multiple decades providing wellness services to residents in southwest Wisconsin. Against the backdrop of that extensive experience, the past five months stand out as a time when people have taken a particularly close look at their well-being. Many industry professionals believe this enhanced attention to wellness could be a silver lining to 2020, a year marked by both social disruption, health concerns and economic turmoil caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. “I think that many people have reconsidered their wellness in 2020,” Fitzsimons said. “People have been very stressed. And I think, over the time we were shut down, it gave them a chance to slow down and simplify.” Continue reading
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“Morning Sickness” Remedies That Really Work
12Aug By CatherineNo Comments
Remedies

“Morning Sickness” Remedies That Really Work

Anyone who’s been huddled around a toilet bowl or felt a constant cloud of queasiness follow them around during pregnancy knows that having a baby on the way isn’t always celebrations and smiles. Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy — often referred to as “morning sickness” — is often an unexpected, uncomfortable, common reality of pregnancy. More than 70 percent of women report it, with symptoms peaking between weeks five and 12 of pregnancy. (It’s also worth noting that according to at least one study, only 1.8 percent of people reported morning-only symptoms of their nausea and vomiting in pregnancy — while 80 percent reported all-day nausea.) Experts aren’t quite sure what causes the symptoms, but the best theory is that a rise in the hormones human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) — wh...
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Have your cake and eat it too, so long as they’re GMO: 5 Reasons GMO should be on your shopping list
9Aug By CatherineNo Comments
Genetically Modified Foods

Have your cake and eat it too, so long as they’re GMO: 5 Reasons GMO should be on your shopping list

Impossible Burger is a household name best recognized for its successful introduction of a plant-based burger that “bleeds” and has no animal hormones or antibiotics. But, there is another notable “first” for Impossible Burger—it is the first product in stores to adopt the new USDA-approved “bioengineered” GMO (genetically modified organism) product label that will soon be federally-mandated. This puts a spotlight on a major debate: the safety of GMO products.   While there have been no proven documented cases of GMOs causing harm in humans or animals, numerous studies show that consumers generally don’t understand or lack familiarity with GMOs and are decidedly wary to try products that are genetically engineered.  For example, the pro-GMO organization GMO Answers found that 70% of...
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The Pursuit of Wellness: Coming back to Wellness
6Aug By CatherineNo Comments
Wellness

The Pursuit of Wellness: Coming back to Wellness

Renee MacDonald's life reads like an episode of The Oprah Show: dysfunctional family, sexual abuse, violence and methamphetamine addiction. If it sounds dramatic, that's because it is. But it's hard to square MacDonald's backstory with the healthy, happy 41-year-old sitting opposite me, sipping the peach and green tea kombucha she makes under her Soul Sisters Kombucha label. "I've certainly come from a place of darkness," says Levin-based MacDonald. "I had to hit rock bottom to be able to come out the other side." Today the mother of three is in "an amazing place". "I have a loving relationship firstly with myself but also with my kids and my fantastic partner. My business is doing well, I'm furthering my study in Rongoā (natural Māori medicine) and helping others to manage th...
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