Relaxation Techniques for Stress Relief: Finding the Relaxation Exercises that Work for You The relaxation response: Bringing your nervous system back into balance Stress is necessary for life. You need stress for creativity, learning, and your very survival. When stress overwhelms your nervous system your body is flooded with chemicals that prepare you for "fight or flight." Producing the relaxation response A variety of different relaxation techniques can help you bring your nervous system back into balance by producing the relaxation response. Learning the basics of these relaxation techniques isn’t difficult, but it does take practice. Finding the relaxation technique that’s best for you There is no single relaxation technique that is best for everyone. How you react to stress may influence the relaxation technique that works best for you: Do you need alone time or social stimulation? If you crave solitude, solo relaxation techniques such as meditation or progressive muscle relaxation will give you the space to quiet your mind and recharge your batteries. A quiet environment.
Durianrider's Blog The Raw Food World - Nightly Real Food Defined (The Rules) Below are the rules we followed during our original 100 Days of Real Food pledge. If you are taking the 10-Day pledge you will follow these same rules. What you CAN eat: Whole foods that are more a product of nature than a product of industryLots of fruits and vegetables (we recommend that you shop for these at your local farmers’ market)Dairy products like milk, unsweetened yogurt, eggs, and cheese100% whole-wheat and whole-grains (find a local bakery for approved sandwich bread and check the Understanding Grains post for more info)Seafood (wild caught is the optimal choice over farm-raised)Only locally raised meats such as pork, beef, and chicken (preferably in moderation)Beverages limited to water, milk, all natural juices, naturally sweetened coffee & tea, and, to help the adults keep their sanity, wine and beer! What you CANNOT eat: Please leave a reply below if you have any questions about what is okay to eat during your pledge. How to Avoid Processed Food in General
Step Into My Green World | Step Into My Green World Raw Food Life - the Science of Raw Food! WELCOME The Science of Raw Food A raw food diet is not just good for you - it’s also good science! You don’t have to take our word for it, have ‘faith’ or trust the latest nutrition guru. Science now proves that cooking not only destroys nutrition and enzymes but chemically changes foods from the substances needed for health into acid-forming toxins, free-radicals and poisons that destroy our health! Raw science WHY ALKALIZING RAW FOOD IS THE KEY TO HEALTH Here are the basics in a nutshell, though simplified for easy understanding. Your body is actually sort of an alkaline battery, running on electrons. Your body is designed to be alkaline, like the battery! Two common myths are that eating raw is expensive and that it takes a lot of time to prepare. Click to read the full article ... Whole Food ... My Philosophy of Raw Food by Robert Ross Basically, raw food (sometimes called live or living food) is food that has not been cooked or exposed to temperatures over 118° F. by Robert Ross Dr.
All about fruits, health facts, nutrition facts, tropical, exotic fruits list, fruits salad recipe Raw Foods Witch — Known as The Raw Foods Witch because she helps people live an enchanted life by eating more raw food. - Nightly Uprooting GM Crops with Creole Seeds NOTE: This is a guest post from Saulo Araujo, Program Coordinator for Latin America at Grassroots International. In rural areas like Seu Lazaro’s community in the state of Goiás, Brazil, vendors of genetically modified seeds used to drop by with wide smiles and black suitcases full of samples and colorful catalogues. Their dusty cars, parked in the middle of the road, are a map of their sales route across miles of unpaved, bumpy roads. Those promises convinced Seu Lazaro’s father to use GM seeds, who then convinced him. Seu Lazaro is 51 years old. That was before Seu Lozaro participated with other farmers in an experiment with Creole seeds organized by the Popular Peasant Movement (MCP), a Grassroots International partner. Seu Lazaro says that the GM seed vendors’ sweet talk doesn’t convince him anymore. In reality, the production costs required by the farming techniques sold by the vendors are exceptionally high and outweigh the promised productivity levels.
Slow Cooker Vegetarian Boston Baked Beans Recipe Vegetarian Boston Baked Beans are the ideal side dish for summer grilling season and they could not be any easier to make from scratch. Whether you’re hosting a 4th of July pool party or a casual backyard BBQ, these beans are the bees knees. It probably isn’t a huge surprise that my husband who was born and raised in Boston adores baked beans. Of course, he would be perfectly happy re-heating them from a can but that’s no fun. (And don’t get me started on some ingredient lists I’ve seen.) When I realized how easy these were to make, I kicked myself for not making them more often. If you know anything about my Aunt Patsy, you know she would never make a batch of beans without massive amounts of smoky and delicious bacon. Your fork is waiting. Slow Cooker Vegetarian Boston Baked Beans Author: Liz DellaCroce | The Lemon Bowl Nutrition Information Serves: 8 Recipe type: Side Prep time: Cook time: Total time: Ingredients Instructions Notes Beans can be made up to two days in advance.
Holistic Medicine | Holistic Alternative Medicine | Natural Supplements Learn Raw Food | Raw Food Made Easy with Jennifer Cornbleet Simple Changes - Sprouted Sunflower Seed Cheese - Nightly Greetings to everyone - I am so grateful that you are with me today for the very first installment of The Healing Feast, which has been seven years in the making! We used to think we had to do a lot to make changes in our lives, until one day we started to appreciate the cumulative effects that seemingly small actions can make. (Read more about simple changes following the recipes.) Here's an easy change to switch from dairy products to plant based protein - Sunflower Seed Cheese. Sunflower seeds have 35 grams of protein per cup! Recipe for Sprouted Sunflower Seed Cheese Ingredients: 1 cup sunflower seeds, soaked for 6-8 hours 1/2 cup water 1 tablespoon unpasteurized apple cider vinegar juice of 1 (or 2) lemons 1 clove garlic 1/2 teaspoon salt - Celtic, Himalayan, etc. Directions: Preparation time: 5-10 minutes (not counting soaking time) Place dry, hulled sunflower seeds in a one quart bowl, and cover with about two inches of filtered water. Drain all water from seeds. That's it!
Planet organic: achieving sustainable food security and environmental gains Organic vegetables for sale in Argentina. Photo by: René Piamonte. The global farmland area certified organic has expanded more than threefold to 37 million hectares since 1999, according to new research conducted by the Worldwatch Institute. The Institute argues that organic farming has the potential to contribute to sustainable food security by improving nutrition intake and sustaining rural livelihoods, while reducing vulnerability to climate change and enhancing biodiversity. "Organic farming is now established in international standards, and 84 countries had implemented organic regulations by 2010," wrote Catherine Ward and Laura Reynolds, Worldwatch researchers and lead authors of the report. The International Federation of Organic Agriculture Movements defines organic agriculture has a production system that relies on ecological processes rather than the use of synthetic inputs (e.g. chemical fertilizers and pesticides). Related articles