How To Avoid Midlife Crisis, Ladies We tend to associate the term midlife crisis with men and there are a clear set of signs that we often relate to that period of their lives. The stereotypical signs include trading in a spouse for a younger version, buying a sports car, and dressing a few decades too young. What does a midlife crisis look like for women, though, and how can it be avoided? What Midlife Crisis Looks Like • You’re…
Living as we do in a society where the bombardment of constant stimulation has become the norm, you would think that the experience of boredom would be a thing of the past, yet, it is alive and kicking, and its consequences might well be disastrous. Boredom In Your Life Can Lead To Disastrous Consequences John Eastwood, a psychologist at York University, Toronto, has done studies on the concept of boredom. He defines it as being “the aversive experience of wanting, but…
Forget about secret serums and anti-aging procedures. Growing old gracefully is something you can control by connecting with others. Friends, Family, Spouses, and Community Staying connected gets harder as we age. There are career changes, kids move away, illnesses, deaths. This can make it difficult to meet new people and form friendships. Regardless, it’s crucial that we reach out and connect with others because of it has such a positive impact on our physical and mental health. Having social ties…
Reiki healing practices involve channeling positive energy into the body with gentle touching techniques. Reiki has been around since the early 1900s, created by a Buddhist from Japan named Mikao Usui. He used Reiki practices to help with everything from improving your immune system to helping with emotional and mental issues. There are several ways that this type of alternative healing practice can help your mind or body. Reiki Balances Your Emotions The energy from this type of therapy can…
Derived from the Sanskrit word for wheel, chakras are metaphysical nodes of energy where the physical, spiritual, and emotional states of being all intersect. In the simplest sense, they help analyze how the balance of energy within an individual contributes to holistic wellness. What Are The Different Chakras? Your chakras represent different areas of your body, arranged from head to toe. There are 7 of them in total, each with its own unique name. Each presides over the bodily region…
Many people think they follow a well-balanced diet but are often suffering from nutritional deficiencies. This is because even on a relatively healthy diet, you might not be getting all the vitamins and minerals you need. The following smoothie ideas not only allow you to get lots of nutrients and superfoods, but they all include ingredients that are easy to find during the spring season. Add Nutrients to Your Diet with Smoothies Create Colorful Smoothies Spring is the perfect time…
Why is adequate vitamin intake so important? Vitamins perform a plethora of roles to maintain good health and development, vitamins are essential nutrients that we can’t live without. Yet there are so many vitamins that perform wonders without our even actually being aware of it until we don’t get sufficient amounts and problem occur. Vitamins are characterized by the following: • They’re found naturally in food, with varying amounts • They can’t be made by the body (save for vitamin…
Loneliness is often viewed as a very serious problem in life, hard to endure. For many, feelings of loneliness can be detrimental. But, what is loneliness and how to overcome it? What is the one thing we need in order to not feel lonely and is there a significant correlation between loneliness and illness in women? Loneliness In the book ‘The Art of Loving’, Erich Fromm, a German social psychologist, sociologist, psychoanalyst, democratic socialist, and humanistic philosopher, states that every…
Really there is no such thing as failure. There are only life lessons, learning, and growth. When one thing doesn’t work out, something else will. This is the secret of how to fail forward. The thing that keeps you from success is giving up and not failure. The Important Lessons We Can Learn From Failures Failure is like a mistake. It’s okay to make mistakes; mistakes are how we learn. Edison understood all this. He said, “I didn’t fail 1,000…
Are you ready for finding love over 50? It can be a challenge, can’t it? The world just doesn’t work the way it used to, so how are you supposed to meet that special someone? There’s a good chance that you’re just not where you need to be to meet someone – how can you be found if you’re sitting at home, hiding away every night. Okay, so you finish a long day at work and all you want to…