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Ten Good Reasons For Going Barefoot If You Can
Do you make a habit of going barefoot when you can? It can be very liberating but it can also be very good for you!
Earthing or grounding (as it is known) means that your bare feet draw electrons from the earth. Different studies have found many benefits from these electrons including:
- Changing the electrical activity in the brain to lessen pain
- Improving skin conductivity
- Moderating heart rate variability
- Improving glucose regulation
- Reducing stress and
- Boosting immunity.
Earthing or grounding is the simple act of walking without shoes...
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Making Your Home Smell Fresh, Naturally
Unfortunately, many of can still be the target of synthetic scents which can cause harm.
We share some of the toxic health effects of synthetic scents and how you can find more natural ways to make your home smell good...
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Vitamin Deficiency and the Link with Migraines
Every day some twenty million people worldwide will suffer from a migraine attack. But is there a link between migraines and a vitamin deficiency? We tell you more... -
A Flight of Stairs Can be Your Friend!
In an earlier post, we wrote about how climbing the stairs was good for your heart health. In fact, if you can make the effort to climb just fifty stairs each and every day, this action could slash your risk of heart disease by twenty percent.Â
We pointed out that many people (as they get older) try to avoid stairs, often choosing to move into a home without stairs if they can when a flight of stairs can actually be your friend! Â
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How to Understand More About Migraines and their Causes and Symptoms
Everyone has probably experienced a headache at some time but not everyone will know what it is like to have a migraine.
We help you to understand more about migraines and their causes and symptoms.
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How Much Hydration Do We Really Need?
For many years, we have all been encouraged to drink eight glasses of water daily to ensure we are well hydrated.Now scientists and researchers are having second thoughts on this long held belief... -
These Sleep Disorders Can Occur with Aging
There are so many reasons why we all need a good night's sleep - whatever our age.
However, in older adults, ongoing sleep disorders can lead to much bigger problems such as irritability, low energy and an increased risk of falling...
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A Tomato a Day...
We all know that old saying about an "apple a day keeping the doctor away" but we might not know that the same can be said of a tomato!
Research is now telling us that tomatoes are worth their weight in health benefits.
Find out more about these top ten benefits...
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Headaches and Other Painful Conditions Could Have a New Type of Treatment
Many of us will have our own way of coping with headaches and other painful conditions but we will probably never have thought of using nostalgia!
Now researchers have found that a dose of nostalgia actually has medicinal properties that help with treating mild pain...
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Top Tips to deal with Migraine Headaches
Researchers have discovered that one in six people around the world has a headache on any given day - with almost half of these headaches being migraines. -
Try these Water Remedies to Help with Many Conditions
There are several different ways in which you can use water as a base with other natural substances to provide a home remedy for many conditions. Find out all about these natural water remedies. -
Ginger is a Popular Spice Worldwide with its Many Health Benefits
Fresh ginger root is always easy to source and is a popular and well loved addition to our diets. But it also comes with a long list of health benefits which are because of its antioxidants, anti-inflammatory properties and therapeutic compounds. Find out more about these benefits...
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