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Natural Awakenings Space & Treasure Coast Florida
A Sweet Love Affair

Apr 14, 2011 07:25PM

We Americans love sugar, and it seems like we just can’t get enough of it. Per capita, the average US Citizen ingests ½ cup of the sweet stuff per day. This increased sugar consumption has created a myriad of health problems, many of which are putting an enormous strain on our health care system. Weight gain, insulin resistance, gum disease and tooth caries are just a few of the many problems resulting from our passionate affair with sugar.

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The Nose Knows

Apr 14, 2011 07:24PM

Take a moment to notice your breathing. Are you breathing through your nose or through your mouth? Unless you just finished exercising or running up the stairs, you should be breathing through your nose.

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Pain, Pain Go Away

Apr 14, 2011 07:23PM

Ongoing research in Denmark and China has resulted in substantial evidence that reflexology provides relief for the majority of the participants. In China, seventeen participants 5 to 80 years old received a 30-45 minute reflexology session consecutively for ten days. Anthralgia (joint pain) was caused by trauma in five cases, and by arthritis in twelve cases. Eleven patients including the five trauma cases completely recovered. Four patients significantly improved. Two patients were unaffected.

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Get Smart – Try Qi-gong

Apr 14, 2011 07:22PM

There are over 3500 various styles of qi-gong, one of which is Tai-chi. The movements of the various Qi-gong styles stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system that activates our healing response, switching our nervous system over from the sympathetic or stress related “fight or flight” mode. The resulting effect is that the endocrine system is balanced rather than excessively flooded with adrenaline and the nervous system is relaxed instead of overworked.

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Nutrition for Liver Health

Apr 14, 2011 07:21PM

Want to talk about a high-pressure job? The liver handles over 500 functions in the body. In Chinese medicine, it is referred to as the “Master Organ” and is the only organ capable of regenerating itself.

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Scents of the Season

Apr 14, 2011 07:19PM

Enhance the spirit of this Holiday Season by filling the atmosphere with natural scents of pure botanicals. Pine and Spruce are both wonderful trees that provide refreshing essential oils obtained from their "needles and twigs". Pure Clove, Peppermint and Cinnamon oils are also all natural scents often associated with the Holiday Season.

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Herbs & More – Don’t Leave Home without Them

Apr 14, 2011 07:18PM

When traveling overseas you are introduced to different flora, fungi, various organisms and bacteria. Ingesting strange air, water and food challenges the body’s immune system. The digestive system is especially vulnerable and the elimination system has to work overtime to deal with new bacteria.

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Full of Joy

Apr 14, 2011 07:15PM

Food – it can be your joy or your guilt. From which emotion are you eating? Is your desire to loose weight, feel fit, be healthy or just feel good? If so, you must become a match to your desire. The law of attraction says, "Whatever you focus on, you attract." If you are holding thoughts about your body and the food you eat, that do not feel good, then you will be a match for that experience.

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Balancing Your Holiday Health

Apr 14, 2011 07:13PM

Health is achieved when we balance three main areas of our life: physical, mental and nutritional. During the holidays it is easy to let this all go out the window as we attend parties and get involved in activities that take us away from our normal routines of exercise and good dietary choices. This fast pace can also wear away at our emotional well being causing increased stress and possibly depression during this time of year.

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Go With the Flow Document

Apr 14, 2011 07:11PM

Twenty-five to thirty minutes of energetic dance followed by the flowing, rhythmic movements of Qi-gong practice will help to burn fat, tone the muscles, improve circulation and safely reduce the pulse.

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Healthy Holiday Cranberries

Apr 14, 2011 07:10PM

According to the Encyclopedia of Fruits, Vegetables, Nuts, and Seeds for Healthy Living, cranberries (in their raw state) have been found to beneficial for skin disease, acne, high blood pressure, constipation, obesity, poor appetite , fevers, and kidney and liver problems. The encyclopedia warns that overcooking (which happens when canned) or adding sugar to cranberries causes them to be very acid forming and should therefore be avoided.

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Do You Have Sweet Feet?

Apr 14, 2011 07:09PM

Modern medicine considers high blood sugar a disease. Standard treatment is to administer blood sugar lowering drugs to balance the blood sugar. Traditional Chinese medicine sees the blood sugar as high because individuals have a deficient amount of water in their cardiovascular system.

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