— Read on www.bbc.com/news/health-43674270
Continue reading “More than half your body is not human – BBC News”
Turmeric has been cultivated as spice & medicine for nearly 4000 years and is considered a boon to human health. Try these Turmeric Kombucha recipes!
— Read on www.kombuchakamp.com/kombucha-flavoring-recipe-turmeric-the-queen-of-spices
Breathing is usually an unconscious activity. You might never give a second thought to proper breathing technique or the quality of your breath — the breath just happens of its own accord. But practicing breathing exercises may provide a number of benefits, such as relaxation or increased energy. Yogis use specific …
— Read on livehealthy.chron.com/breathing-exercises-raising-kundalini-1593.html
“Better to have a short life that is full of what you like doing than a long life spent in a miserable way”
What if money were no object? What would you do? How would you spend your life?
“The Health Benefits of Altruism Over the past few decades, scientists have studied the health benefits of selflessness, often referred to as “helper’s high.” Those who volunteer have lower rates of depression, lower mortality rates, higher self-esteem, and greater functional ability than those who do not volunteer. A 2005 study showed that volunteers actually experience greater benefits than the people receiving their support. So what’s going on? In the simplest form, when we give to others selflessly (not expecting anything in return), our brains release dopamine, serotonin, and lots of other happy hormones that make you feel warm and tingly inside.”
Source: Ever Experienced A “Helper’s High”? There’s A Reason For That
The funny thing is that stories of such brilliant insights spurring out of deep thought aren’t unique. Throughout history, luminaries ranging from Charles Darwin to Friedrich Nietzsche have attributed much of their genius to the many hours they spent lost in their mind.
Source: I created a ‘2-hour rule’ based Einstein’s habits – Business Insider
“U.C.L.A.’s Mayer is doing work on how the trillions of bacteria in the gut “communicate” with enteric nervous system cells (which they greatly outnumber). His work with the gut’s nervous system has led him to think that in coming years psychiatry will need to expand to treat the second brain in addition to the one atop the shoulders.”
Source: Think Twice: How the Gut’s “Second Brain” Influences Mood and Well-Being – Scientific American
All we can do is all we can do, but maybe, all we can do is enough.
If not now, when? http://sethgodin.typepad.com/seths_blog/2016/11/if-not-now-when.html
This may be the perfect fit for a regular ongoing yoga practice .
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