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Alternative Treatments for Insomnia

March 14, 2018 TVance Comments 0 Comment

Insomnia is a debilitating condition that can affect any number of people in a given country. It is characterized simply by a lack of sleep, although the disorder is often more complex than that. Individuals who suffer with insomnia find all aspects of their lives are affected and it can have a huge impact on their relationships with their friends and family. Thankfully, there are some treatment options that may be of some help. Doctors often prescribe sleeping tablets, which…

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Eat for Less Stress

March 13, 2018 TVance Comments 0 Comment

The diet that you consume each day can reduce your stress naturally so that you don’t need to take medications that cause unpleasant side effects. Make sure to create meal plans that contain these foods so that you can have less anxiety by taking advantage of correlation between diet and stress. Foods That Reduce Stress Naturally Spinach Spinach is a highly nutritious dark leafy green that contains iron, vitamin C and tryptophan. When you consume tryptophan, it helps to calm…

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Reiki for You

March 12, 2018 TVance Comments 0 Comment

Reiki is a great addition to any self-care routine. It does take some time to learn, but once you do, you can treat yourself any time you need to. Reiki is a form of spiritual healing which uses the energy in the body, the ki, or qi, (CHEE) to balance and heal. It has its origins in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) and was practiced for more than 2,500 years in Tibet, until it fell out of fashion. In the late…

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Motivation for Exercise

March 11, 2018 TVance Comments 0 Comment

Exercise is a vital part of being healthy and staying in shape. We all know this, yet knowing it and actually working out are two very different things. Lack of motivation, procrastination and not having enough time are some of the biggest obstacles we face in sticking with a regular workout routine. Our success is often determined by how much we want it and what we are willing to do to get it. Momentum The hardest part of any undertaking…

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Selfishness and Selflessness

March 10, 2018 TVance Comments 0 Comment

Do You Take As Good Care Of Yourself As You Do Others? Selflessness and selfishness are two very misunderstood terms. People mistakenly think that selfishness means doing things with the intention of taking care of yourself and they also think that selflessness means doing everything for other people that they want, taking everything on board, and never doing anything for yourself. It’s always important to understand the balance in all of these actions in order to see the reality of…

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Self Help for Perfectionists

March 9, 2018 TVance Comments 0 Comment

Are you a perfectionist? If you often set unrealistically high standards for yourself, then you probably are. On the surface, being a perfectionist doesn’t seem like such a bad thing. It’s true that having high expectations for yourself can be beneficial – but if you take it to extremes, it can get in the way of your happiness, well-being, and ability to care for yourself. If you’re a perfectionist, these self-care tips will help you learn to treat yourself more…

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Alternative Medicine for What Ails You

March 8, 2018 TVance Comments 0 Comment

While there are a number of illnesses and conditions that should depend on traditional medicine, there are plenty of conditions that can rely on alternative medicine alone, or alongside traditional treatments. Complementary and alternative healthcare and medical practices (CAM) have existed in written form since 200 B.C. Examples include Ayurvedic treatments, Homeopathy, Yoga, Massage, and Diet. Not only are they safe and effective, according to the International Journal of Health Sciences the use of CAM is growing steadily, and schools…

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Mindfulness Techniques and Activities

March 7, 2018 TVance Comments 0 Comment

It’s during the middle of the workday and you’re tired. The day has been overwhelming, stressful and nothing seems to be going quite right. On these types of days, you could grab another coffee or tune-out and become not as productive. Or, one thing you could do to be more relaxed and calm is to try a mindfulness activity to refocus and reenergize by trying out one of these methods below: The Raisin Technique The first thing you want to…

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Essential Oils for Stress Reduction

March 6, 2018 TVance Comments 0 Comment

Smell is intensely linked to both memory and emotion, perhaps more than any other sense. The perfume industry has long been aware of this fact, but lately, people have opted to take their scents into their own hands with essential oils. These intense aromatic compounds are derived from plants and have the power to change influence mood, memory, and emotion. In fact, essential oils can be very effective in reducing stress. How do Essential Oils Reduce Stress? Stress is one…

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Reiki and Other Healing Energies

March 5, 2018 TVance Comments 0 Comment

A lot of people have heard of Reiki and other forms of traditional healing from the East, but aren’t sure how they work, or even if they actually do work. The truth is that reiki DOES work, according to numerous studies and is just one form of what we can term energy work, using the body’s energy to heal physical and mental issues. Some of the most common and familiar forms of energy work are acupuncture, acupressure, chakra work and…

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