A friend was forgetful and low energy by mid afternoon. It turns out she had low thyroid and adrenal fatigue. This article examines the causes, symptoms and process of recovery using nutritional balancing. Of greatest importance for this article is that the adrenal hormones, particularly adrenalin and cortisol, activate the body’s fight-or-flight response. Below, Dr. […]
A friend mentioned that he was given the Delta Sleep System cd and it was immediately effective and put him right to sleep. His wife agreed, “we were out within minutes,’ she said. I ordered it and tried it the first morning to go back to sleep after meditation. Thirty minutes in, I was still […]
DARKNESS IS IMPORTANT TO RECUPERATIVE SLEEP. In order to get the highest quality sleep, you need to be in a room that is dark as possible. Even the slightest bit of light can disrupt your body’s circadian rhythm and production of melatonin and serotonin, two hormones vital to your health. Many people are not aware that […]
8 hour sleeping is a modern invention. Imagine you are a denizen of the 18th century. It’s just past 8:30 P.M., you’ve got your night-cap on. You blow out your candles and fall asleep to the smell of the wax and the wick, which gently fills the air around your bed. Some hours pass. 2:30 […]
When I entered menopause at age 42, my sleeping patterns began to change. Like everyone else, at first I fought it and tried everything to keep me asleep for my previous 8 hours at a stretch. Years later I thought, let me just go with it instead of fighting it, and see what my sleeping patterns […]
Hot flashes! Sometimes ya just gotta give in and go with the glow. Mine began at age 42 and 19 years later I still hot flash. I tried everything for it through the years, and found that everything works… the creams, the pills, the herbs… for awhile anyway. Different foods bring them on for me: […]
An excellent day so far, at the gym worked triceps, shoulder and core because my quads are now barking from yesterday #hydrate! I chatted with a few friends, went to the bank and post office, bought a chicken at Walmart, shared with Izzy the big giant kitty. Today’s lunch was chunks of rotisserie chicken and chunks […]
April 23, 2012. Izzy DeBig-giantkitty gets to go to the vet today to have the bubble on his back checked out. He’s not happy about skipping breakfast and he may now be tying that to the carrying cage I placed by the door on Friday… If he doesn’t get breakfast yet, I don’t get breakfast […]
When I was a kid, I was told I didn’t have to sleep, but I had to lie quietly with eyes closed in a darkened room for an hour each afternoon. It worked then and it works now. Get yourself in a dark room with no light and sound, then see how much better you […]
According to a study, 500 mg of holy basil capsules taken two times a day after meals can significantly lower the intensity of generalized anxiety disorder. Some animal studies have also indicated that holy basil extracts have the ability to attenuate depression and anxiety in laboratory animals. Managing anxiety and depression may, in turn, help […]