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My Crohn's Story
The normality of life I had grown accustomed to would eventually change when I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease. Up until I was 17, I'd say that I had a pretty normal life, where I just went with the flow of things. I was happy, healthy, and didn't have Crohn's!
By The Research Rad7 years ago in Longevity
Noni Juice: Nature's Cure for Cancer and Health Benefits
Did you know that some cancers can be prevented by certain superfood fruits provided by nature? A long-established cure, noni is a plant with multiple benefits with its juice being used as a first aid or for treating critical illnesses.
By Silena Le Beau7 years ago in Longevity
Mindfulness in Nature
I was first taught mindfulness techniques when I was doing a course on Dialectal Behavioural Therapy (DBT) to treat a mental health problem. It creates a sense of inner peace in our minds, quietens loud thoughts, and also can help us to concentrate better. Many children at school are now taught mindfulness because it has been proven to help them to relax, concentrate, and deal with stress better. Mindfulness can be achieved in many different ways: listening to music, walking through a park, reading, exercise, looking at a book, and others. It uses sight, sound, touch, smell, and taste, which are our five senses. These techniques when used properly can increase our mental well-being. In this article, I am going to talk about the benefits of doing mindfulness in nature.
By Carol Ann Townend7 years ago in Longevity
Kombucha Community
I was living life in the fast lane, trying to my fullest ability to find all the necessary ingredients to make a somewhat simple supper before heading out to do drone cinematography for a client. Cruising past aisle after aisle to suddenly arrive at the local coffee bean section located on aisle seven next to the prepackaged breakfasts that only hunters and children under five eat, I stopped right in front of my favourite coffee company, Roast House, only to discover that they were not on sale. Most people probably don't hesitate to buy their favourite product thinking nothing of it not being on sale, I took this as a sign that the economy is somewhat stable and if they feel secure, then why don't I? I had to quit my two somewhat strange jobs that were a good experience, but nothing long term. Slowly walking to the end of the aisle, I couldn't keep but looking back hesitating about if I can afford my favourite coffee when it's not on sale? "What if it never goes on sale again, is this the end for us?" I said out loud getting strange looks from some of the housewives surrounding me. If you can't afford your favourite coffee, are you truly living life? This is a good question for all of us to think about from time to time. I quickly turned on my phone to check my bank account! Maybe by some chance, there was enough money to buy a half tank of gas, twenty dollars worth of food, and you guessed it right, one spectacular bag of coffee to hug in the morning when all else seems to go wrong. Glancing to my left at the end of the aisle was the blood pressure test that grocery stores have to remind you that your health is not as good as you think it is. I know you know what I'm talking about because who doesn't honestly look at those ancient machines and think to themselves, "If that wasn't so nasty, I would totally shove my arm through that claustrophobic hole and prove to the world that my blood pressure is slightly above perfect." I do realize that drinking coffee is not perfect for blood pressure, however, soda is so bad for your health! All the chemicals that you don't even understand from reading the back of the bottle only to decide your option based on graphics. This is why I was so surprised when I turned to my right and noticed a custom made Kombucha tap in the middle of the grocery store with a line of fit attractive women waiting to fill up their growlers! Revolutionary thoughts flooded through my mind as I noticed this new drink, new product, new company changing the habits of all these individuals! What was the secret, could Bare Culture Kombucha taste so good that the customers were bringing their bottles back into the store to fill it up with more Sassy Apple flavoured Kombucha? I honestly smiled thinking of all the factors that went into getting that product to the grocery store shelves. The founder of the company started out making Kombucha in her kitchen and giving it away to friends! This was a humble company expanding at rapid rates because people simply loved the product. It was never the owner's intent to create a massive kombucha company, but people fell in love with the product! I stood in line for around five minutes then spent another five minutes deciding what flavour would fit me best. After sampling the various flavours, I came to the conclusion that they all taste worthy of purchase, so I went with the Sassy Apple! Staring at the list of flavours it caught me off guard that the ingredients were so incredibly simple I could understand exactly what I was putting inside my body. I see why all the yoga instructors were excited to drink this product. Ingredients like "Black Tea, Meyer Lemon & Ginger" and "Pomegranate & Ginger." These flavour combinations were amazing to try out the next week in-between fifteen hour work days and bookstore bingeing. The reality is that we all should be trying out Kombucha because it is one of the healthiest products on the market. It helps with detoxification, immune system stimulation, and my personal favourite benefit is energy enhancement. Bare Culture Kombucha has been able to take over a large part of the PNW by creating a community of addicted followers. With flavours changing all the time and the healthy ingredients this company has given the people a chance once again to enjoy a truly amazing product that has a health benefit. Recently they have opened up a tap house filled with extremely healthy treats as well as several of their famous kombucha drinks ready to be served. I got a chance to go and visit their factory and tap house and fell in love with the product just as much as my strange obsession with buying organic roasted coffee on sale.
By Cameron McConnachie7 years ago in Longevity
How to Shake an Addiction
I had all three addictions. Coffee was a gradual event to quit while alcohol required a therapist I saw at the time. Sugar is the last one; I have quit this only recently. I mean quit anything with sugar, such as Chewy Chocolate Granola Bars. All I have are mini semisweet chocolate chips. I’m trying to get to perfect diabetes here, and sugar is not going to help. You see I’m a brittle diabetic. This means my blood sugars can rise and fall in unpredictable ways. As a talented schizophrenic, coffee would make me manic, which means my abilities would go out of control. In 2009, I was still a caffeine addict.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez7 years ago in Longevity
How to Get Yourself into Sports
We've all been there. "Yeah, I'll go to the gym tomorrow" or "it's just that I hate exercise and I eat healthy enough so I'm fine". We give excuses at the thought of sweating or running short of breath. The thing is while eating healthy makes up 80 percent of a good lifestyle, sports and fitness is still 20 percent. Now of course, when we think of "getting fit" we tend to envision ourselves running on some cold Saturday morning, while it's pouring rain outside. But, if there's one thing I've learned from seven years of fitness and finding my way into sports is that running is not the sole thing that can give us that missing 20 percent of health. In fact, when I started exercising I too began jogging. I quickly found how much I hated it. Of course, there will always be those people who adore it and have always loved the idea of a little run to get distressed and others end up liking it after doing it for some time. Still, some of you, just like me, simply can't stand it, even if it becomes a daily thing. It's like working in an office, there will always be people who like it and find a monotone routine exciting in some ways, but others, while like the idea of earning an income from a nine to five job, don't really like spending their time in front of a screen, sitting down for hours.
By Eugenia Moreno7 years ago in Longevity
WTF Do We Eat!?
The list of athletes signed to the Vegan-Plant-Based, Team VPB, is soon going to reach it's capacity. I will be the brave soul abandoning ship to allow the next to be enlisted. Right now I have to focus on the battle ahead for my next drafting; I am training for Team Carnivore.
By Cale Mitchell7 years ago in Longevity
