by admin on April 3, 2011
Cold is a very popular infection disease caused by virus. Contrary to popular belief, cold is not caused by change in weather or poor nutrition. It’s caused by the transfer of the virus when you hug, kiss or touch. Having cold will force you to stay in bed for a week or two, requiring you to be absent from work and to stay away from your kids as much as possible. Cold is messy stuff, but this doesn’t mean there’s no way of getting out of it fast.
You may get different opinions from different people, but the best way to cure cold is by resting. The moment the cold- causing virus enters your body, your immune system works hard to fight it off. It keeps on doing this until it gets rid of the virus. By resting, you are giving your immune system all the help they can get. More resting on your part means more power for your immune system to get rid of the virus. Aside from resting though, there are more ways on how to cure cold fast. Here are some tips to help you up and about in no time.
TIP #1 CHICKEN SOUP
Your mom might have fed you chicken soup for your cold back when you were young. While this was first thought of as old wives’ tale, scientific studies have shown that the ingredients used for chicken soup actually help reduce the swelling of nasal cavities. The warm broth also rehydrates the body, which helps the body fight off the virus.
TIP #2 LIQUIDS
Cold is known for dehydrating the body, which is why you’d need to drink as much liquids as you can. Aside from water, fruit juice and tea will also help a lot. Just remember to avoid coffee and alcohol, as these cause dehydration.
TIP #3 HOT BATHS
Old people believe that you shouldn’t take a hot shower when you have a cold, lest it causes fever—this couldn’t be further from the truth. Experts believe that the steam from a hot shower will actually clear your nasal passage, making it easier to breathe. The virus causing the illness is also very sensitive to heat, making it possible to kill some of them through the nasal cavities. This makes it easier for your immune system to combat the virus, allowing you to get cured in a shorter time.
by admin on January 9, 2011
There are times when all our attempts to be healthy fail us, our daily routines get disrupted for one reason or another, our lives get hectic, we become run down and prone to illness and disease, sometimes no matter how healing our daily practice is and no matter how diligent we are about them, from time to time, every one of us are likely to experience sickness to some degree or another, or external factors such as exposure to viruses or colds. Many are more susceptible to disease because of lifestyle choices, such as taking recreational drugs, drinking and smoking. Natural beauty health, is about looking after our immune system, ensuring we have the tools in place to stay health, helping us fight disease and regain inner balance.
Disease: this begins on a microscopic level; every cell in our body is programmed to protect our body from intruders such as bacteria, yeast, viruses and free radicals. Different cells have different functions when warding off disease. When illness or stress strikes, some cells get the wrong signals and begin to change their activities, the cells innate intelligence is corrupted, when a healthy cell is invaded by cancer, it is redesigned and that cell looks to corrupt further cells for the cancer. The cells consciousness has completely changed from that of consciousness to destructiveness and the body becomes under more stress, opening the body up for even more destruction.
Stress: This really is the greatest source of illness, it blocks the flow of intelligent energy and when that healing energy is blocked, our healing capacities are hampered. The good news is through a change of habits, we can unlock that energy, and redirect it to heal the areas of imbalance.
Healing: Whatever the disease we can be cured, healing energy is deep rooted within ourself, it is second nature to us, recovery is the bodies autonomic function. Because of life energy stored within us it flows through us naturally, this energy is known as prana or chi. An open active mind-body-spirit connection is vital to direct this healing energy, in order to heal we must be positive in our thinking, and have faith, but it is often our consciousness that causes negative thoughts and we need to learn to be positive. This positive constiscouness allows the free flow of life force energy and consequently healing energy. If we look to build and enhance this awareness of positive energy around and within us, we have an opportunity to promote personal healing and balance.
We can heal ourself and we can be healed by people and those with whom we have a relationship, in order to rely on these people we must heal them also, the same is true with our relationship with our surroundings. When we contribute to the healing of the earth and the natural beauty around us, the environment rewards us by providing a healthier place to live and breathe. This is about us getting in tune with our spiritual connection, whether we call that god, or just choose to connect with our surroundings and the glory of nature, by taking the time to appreciate our surroundings and being calm and centered in all the noise, we can achieve a sense of well being and balance, that will encourage a foundation of health and healing for now and in the future.
by admin on January 9, 2011
Would you ever consider coffee to be a health food drink? I never had until recently when I found some research to show that it is! Luckily, if I want to reap the benefits of coffee, I don’t have to develop a taste for it. I already enjoy a nice cup of coffee whether it’s from Ethiopia, Yemen or Italy I very rarely come across one that I don’t like.
Caffeine is abundant in coffee and this is what most people focus in on when talking about coffee. People always talk about how coffee is bad for you and if you drink too much it can be, but I always need to know more. I do realise and I am sure you do too that a lot of coffee can affect how you sleep through the night but coffee is naturally grown. What does this mean? I can’t think of any other legally grown item that is bad for you so why should coffee be?
I have alerts set up in Google that tell me when any new blog entries containing information about coffee. One day an alert came in talking about a relationship between coffee and diabetes type 2. After a good read it turns out that the Journal of American Medical Association have carried out tests to show that if you drink moderate amounts of coffee on a daily basis then you will significantly reduce the chances of contracting type 2 diabetes.
Having this is great especially if you are in the high risk category for diabetes type 2 but there are other benefits as well. For people who at high risk of liver disease too it can help to reduce the chance of liver damage.
These are just a couple of the benefits that you can get from drinking coffee regularly but you also need to know where to get it from. If you need anything from a wide selection of coffee to snacks and also brewers to make it then I would recommend that you check out Coffee Cow. They are some of the most experienced in the industry and know what they’re talking about.
I really can’t give you any more reasons to go and drink some more coffee. It’s both healthy and easy to get your hands on so go and treat yourself.