The natural way of healing takes courage to start with. From the gathering of herbs to the preparation, it involves considerable amount of effort. If you want to collect your herbs, you can get it in the wild or choose to get it from private gardens. Collecting your herbs in the wild is the cheapest way. But let me tell you some word of warning; plants growing on public places are protected by law. In the United States alone, collecting wild plants in bulk is not viable. For private...

Eat More?

If you have ever wondered why eating frequently throughout the day can be very good for boosting metabolism, there are a couple of reasons for this.

The first is that people who tend to eat throughout the day do considerably lesssnacking.  As a result, they tend to avoid the potato chips or candy bars that they might otherwise consume if they suddenly felthungry.  People who eat throughout the day do not tend to experience...

My wife has never in her previous 40 years of life ever struggled with her weight. That was until 5 years ago when she slowly but steadily started to accumulate an extra 35 to 40 pounds. She emphatically declared that she refused to buy any larger sized clothing and her wardrobe steadily began to shrink as fewer and fewer items were wearable. Her normally cheerful demeanor began to steadily disappear. Cutting back on the quantity of food we were eating, reading food labels and...

Fifteen tips to a new, happier, healthier you!

1. Sleep. With 8-10 hours of sleep every night, not only will you feel refreshed and energized in the mornings, studies have show that people who get adequate amounts of sleep have healthier weights!

2. Limit Processed foods. Processed foods have many benefiting nutrients sucked out of them and instead the only thing you get from them are sugar, fats, and high fructose corn syrup. It is best to eat foods in their natural state,...

There comes a time in every person's life that they want to loose weight or tone their body. The first thing that pops into the mind is to go on a diet or start an exercise program. While both of these work to loose weight, they can sometimes cause a sudden loss of weight that is hard to keep off or maintain due to the speed at which the weight came off. A body needs time to adjust while losing weight to increase the chance that the weight will remain gone. It is best to lose weight...

There are plenty of different weight loss yoga poses that you can undertake if you are trying to get in shape. Whether you are more advanced or are a beginner, you will find that the variety of options you have to choose from makes the exercises much more engaging and effective. For example, the crescent move requires you to reach toward the ceiling and then toward the ground while bending in a lunge form. You then hold this position and return to the start, repeating it as necessary....

For those that have decided that they want to be in better shape both physically and mentally, there are few better options than Weight Loss Yoga Asanas. This special form of yoga is designed in such a way that many have found it to be perfect for losing fat. Though this may come as a surprise to some especially when you consider the fact that it mostly consists of holding different poses for extended periods of time, it is very effective nonetheless.

There are several reasons why...

There are plenty of benefits that you can achieve from doing yoga. Considering that it involves the entire body, it is a very good way to exercise everything at once. Obviously it is a great way to improve your flexibility, but did you know that it is also a great idea to do Yoga for weight loss as well? It helps your body both directly and indirectly if you are trying to lose weight. There are different types to undertake, such as power, Bikram, vinyasa, and ashtanga. These are...

Knowing the Rules Will Help

When you go out to buy a funeral casket you must know the basic rules and should not be shy to ask for better (lower) prices. The custom with the funeral homes is to quote the higher pricedfuneral casketsfirst in the hope that these will be sold faster. Hence, you could ask for a funeral casket within a certain range and/or cheaper than the one quoted or the cheapest available with them.

The funeral caskets come in all possible...

A few years ago most people in the medical field believed that obesity and heart disease were only related in an indirectly. They attributed the major risk factors for heart disease (such as hypertension, high cholesterol, and even arteriosclerosis) to the degree of the obesity of the person involved. While obesity is a contributing factor for many of these conditions, studies are now indicating a more direct link between obesity and heart disease.

A More Direct Link?