Holistic Health May Be What You’re Searching For

My husband has been suffering with a very debilitating respiratory condition, and up to this point he has spent hundreds of dollars on “traditional” medical treatments which have not worked. Each time he goes back to his specialist he’s given a new drug to try, just like a guinea pig, to see which one works…the thing is they haven’t!

His condition was worsening, when we found a holistic practitioner who is getting to the root cause of his problem, and he is showing signs of recovery already and it’s only been a couple of months. We’ve always been open-minded about alternative treatments so we were not surprised to see his condition improving.

If you don’t understand what holistic health is all about then read the following information I’ve found on it.

Holistic health is not itself a method of treatment, but is an approach to how treatment should be applied. Holistic concepts of health and fitness view achieving and maintaining good health as requiring more than just taking care of the various singular components that make up the physical body, additionally incorporating aspects such as emotional and spiritual well-being.

The goal is a wellness that encompasses the entire person, rather than just the lack of physical pain or disease. This means that not feeling sick, does not necessarily mean you are well, just that you are between Well and Sick. When symptoms develop, it is often long after the cause of the symptoms occurred. It is often used in contrast to the medical model that focuses on treating symptoms and syndromes without attempting to address functioning beyond the absence of disease. The Holistic approach focuses on the cause.

The holistic process offers individuals the opportunity to be the creators of their own reality of health, through an understanding of all levels of health and a balanced lifestyle.

All we want and need is to be healthy to enjoy every minute of our lives. If you aren’t getting the help you need from the medical fraternity, maybe you should look at the alternatives.

Being Overweight Can Be Embarrassing!

If you need motivation to lose weight then read this story.

An overweight woman got stuck in the bath for five hours until she was freed by firemen.

Rosemarie Batey, 49, who weights 140kg, promised to lose weight after the embarrassing incident at her home in County Durham, England. She needed hospital treatment for cuts.

The grandmother of three was taking a midnight shower.

“There has been a crack in the bath since I moved in last year, so I only use the shower above it. But the crack had been getting bigger and bigger," Rosemarie told the Durham Evening Chronicle newspaper in the UK .

“I was standing under the shower and I had my left foot up to wash it when I heard a great big crack and away I went. I started falling and then slipped on all the shower cream. It all happened so quick, but I managed to turn the shower off as I fell.

“My legs went from underneath me. My back was wedged against the wall and I was stuck.”

Her 23-year-old son Stuart was asleep in bed and did not hear her cries for help until the morning, when he dialled emergency services.

Firefighters used an electronic saw to cut away the bath with Rosemarie holding a shower curtain to spare her blushes and to keep her warm.

“It’s been a wake-up call to get some beef off," she told the local newspaper.

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Swine Flu - Drug Companies Rejoice!

Isn’t it amazing how the first mention of a so-called epidemic, brings the drug companies to the fore literally rubbing their hands together, because they know that sales of their drugs are going to hit the roof?

One such company GlaxoSmithKline had a sharp rise of 5% in their shares once the World Health Organisation announced that there could be a Swine Flu Pandemic.

So the drug companies and investors will be making huge profits from a disaster which may or may not occur. If you’re a shrewd investor you would have got in and bought up as many shares as you could as soon as there was any hint of an epidemic.

It seems morally wrong to me that companies and investors can become rich because of the misfortunate people struck down with Swine Flu. In times of crisis, the costs of drugs should either be reduced significantly or given free to stop the epidemic from spreading.

The swine flu is a descendant of the infamous "Spanish flu" that caused a devastating pandemic in humans in 1918-1919. In less than a year, that pandemic killed more than 500,000 Americans and some 20 million people worldwide - the greatest number ever killed in so short a period by any natural or man-made catastrophe.

In times of need we want the major drug companies to step up and offer help with supplying the world with the proper medications to prevent the Swine Flu epidemic from spreading worldwide.

Don’t Take Life For Granted

I was reminded at the weekend of how fragile our lives are.

My niece was getting married on Saturday, and her mother has had one kidney transplant which rejected and been on dialysis for nearly 20 years.

She’s had quite a few problems throughout her life and the main one is that her body has a disease which rejects new kidney transplants. Because of this she has had to endure dialysis on an almost daily basis.

This was the least of her worries until the week before her daughter’s wedding, when she was rushed to hospital as she was violently ill and had dangerously low blood pressure. She found out that she had contracted a Staph infection from a new set of needles used during her dialysis.

On Friday, the day before the wedding, she was given the news that the Staph infection had attached to a heart valve, which is very serious. She has had a pump installed in her arm which pumps penicillin 24 hours a day for up to 6-8 weeks. She accepted the news but all she wanted to do was attend her daughter’s wedding.

Her heart specialist agreed to let her go to the wedding as long as she was back in hospital that night. She made it and she looked really happy. She was exhausted when she left for the hospital, but at least she saw her daughter get married.

No-one knows what the future holds for her and it’s been a tough life for my brother and their 3 daughters as well. The one constant within the family though, is their love for each other.

Whatever you do, don’t take your life for granted. Live life to the full.

Obesity Is Reaching Epidemic Proportions

I was in an airport over the weekend and the one thing I noticed above everything else, was how many overweight people there were.

It was almost like an epidemic and the biggest shock was how many obese kids there were. But, I have to say, it wasn’t very surprising when I saw these kids tucking into burgers, chips, milkshakes, chocolates and just about everything else that was bad for them. And, the parents were the ones buying the food and drink.

What is wrong with parents today that they let their kids get this way? They have to take responsibility and not blame advertising or the prevalance of junk food. It’s up to them to teach their kids about being healthy and getting enough exercise.

I have 6 grandchildren ranging in age from 16 years to 20 months, and not one of these kids is overweight. Their parents monitor what they eat and they also regulate their exercise. They have all the computer games like X-Box and Wii, but their time on the computer is strictly limited and they are encouraged to participate in outdoor activities.

When I was growing up we were more active as we didn’t have the luxury of computer games and we also didn’t have so much junk food available to us. Our parents were not as affluent as most people are these days, and couldn’t afford to buy junk food anyway. About once a month our treat was fish and chips, and we were happy because we didn’t know any better.

Just think of the medical costs in the years to come when dealing with obesity. It doesn’t just affect the obese person, it affects the whole of society and we’ll be the ones to pay for it in the future.

We have to start educating kids from an early age how to be fit and healthy so that future generations won’t end up facing the same health problems we have today.

Spring Has Sprung…Time To Get Fit and Healthy!

Now that Spring is here in Australia, it’s time to get fit and healthy for Summer. It’s time to get rid of those few extra kilos put on over Winter and start the Fit Yummy Mummy Program.

We spend our Winter months eating comfort foods like curries and casseroles, so as a result it’s only natural that we put on extra weight. I don’t know about you, but I always feel a bit "stodgy" once Winter is over and can’t wait to eat lots of salads again.

It’s also the time to exercise and tone our bodies up once again. I’m not one for going out much in the Winter to exercise. For a start I don’t like cold weather and I like staying in my bed where it’s cosy and warm! I live in Queensland which has a very temperate climate, but I still feel the cold even though it’s a whole lot warmer than in the south of the country.

Motivating yourself to get out and exercise can be very hard for some people, myself included. I’m either extremely busy or can’t be bothered. Do you know someone like that? With the Fit Yummy Mummy Program, you don’t even have to leave your house. You can sign up for the FREE eCourse by clicking HERE.

If you’re happy with the eCourse and you’d like to purchase the complete program, one of the bonuses is an excellent meal planner, which is full of delicious, nutritious recipes, and will help you shed the kilos.

You can’t be fit and healthy without a diet and exercise program, and the beauty of the Fit Yummy Mummy Program is that it can all be done in your own home. Just think, no more gym fees and you get to eat delicious, nutritious meals everyday.

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Teenagers and Depression

Teenagers can feel depressed for all sorts of reasons and their moods can vary, from feeling a bit blue to feeling overwhelming sadness and hopelessness.

• Around 20 per cent of teenagers experience depressive moods, but clinically significant depression in young people is often not recognized.
• Stresses that sound small to adults may be very important to teenagers and should be taken seriously.
• When teenagers are suffering with depression, they aren’t always able to ask for help and may even refuse your help at times.
• If your child won’t go for help and you are worried, go by yourself to get advice on how to best handle the situation.

Don’t try to tell your teenager that they’ll be alright, or they’ll get over it, as sometimes this can make the situation a lot worse than it is. Issues that you think are irrelevant may be of immense importance to your teenager, so listen sympathetically if they want to talk about it. Don’t criticize or condemn, as this can have a disastrous effect on their mood.

There is a range of different treatments available for depression, including counseling and therapies. Antidepressant medications should be given with caution for young teenagers because of possible side effects. The right treatment depends on the individual needs and the situation of the teenager. It is important to persist until the right treatment is found, as young people are often particular about whom they will talk to.

My new ebook, "Conquering Anxiety and Depression: Learn How To Rebuild Your Self Confidence", tells of my experience dealing with depression and what I did to overcome it.

As a parent you need to look for the signs and find the proper treatment so that your teenager can live a normal life again.

Overcome Anxiety and Panic Attacks

Is your mental health preventing you from achieving your dreams and aspirations?

I used to suffer from severe anxiety and panic attacks, and they did stop me from doing a whole lot of things. All I could think about was my fear! It was so bad that I became Agoraphobic and was too scared to leave my house. I couldn’t even walk to my letter box without having an attack. It was no way to live.

If you’ve never experienced a panic attack before then check the list below to see if you suffer from any or all of these symptoms.

• Tightness in throat and chest- shortness of breath
• Feel as though your heart is racing and will jump out of your chest
• Hot flushes all over your body followed by waves of anxiety
• Feelings of fear and negative thoughts
• Not feeling connected to what is going on around you
• Overwhelming fear that the anxiety will push you over the edge

The first time a person experiences a panic attack it can feel like their world is falling down around them. Nowhere feels safe as the anxiety becomes like a stalker lurking in the background.

When this happens people begin to either avoid situations that make them anxious or they medicate themselves to the point where they are numb to the fear. I am sure you will agree neither of the above is a satisfactory solution.

There are new ways to treat this disorder and I have tried quite a few. Some successful and some not. I have found that the only way to overcome the anxiety and panic attacks is to use a technique which immediately stops you fearing another panic attack. It is very simple yet amazingly effective, without the use of medication.

To find out how this technique will work for you click HERE now!

Your Thoughts Can Predict Your Outcome

Have you ever really listened to what your thoughts are telling you, and how we are programmed to believe certain issues when it comes to health?

As an example, it’s almost Spring here in Australia, and already we are being bombarded with ads about Hayfever treatments. Because it’s coming up to Spring and there are flowers, pollens, dust mites etc. in the air, we are sure to suffer a bout of Hayfever, therefore we need to use medication now to prevent it!

Have you noticed that with each change of season, we are fed a list of the treatments we should use so that we don’t catch the latest "bug"? We are being brain washed to believe that we will suffer one way or another, from these viruses. I heard someone telling a Pharmacist one day, "I usually get 3 colds a year and so far I’ve only had 2, so I’m due for the third one around October".

He was talking himself into getting another cold before the year was out, and he’d even identified the month it was going to happen!
"Our best friends and our worst enemies are our thoughts. A thought can do us more good than a doctor or banker or faithful friend. It can also do us more harm than a brick!" Dr Frank Crane.

We attract everything into our lives whether it’s bad or good, with our thoughts. If you are constantly focusing on how unwell you feel, then guess what? You’ll get more of the same.

Wouldn’t it be better to turn those thoughts around to feeling alive and fantastic every day? You will feel so much better within yourself that your inner glow will show through and you’ll be a picture of health.

If someone asks you, "How do you feel?" answer them by saying that you feel great…even if you don’t. You’ll feel better just saying those words.

Don’t let your thoughts dictate a negative outcome. Always try to be positive no matter what the circumstances are.

Healthy Meal Plan

Implementing a nutrition plan does not have to be tedious! The Fit Yummy Mummy System is all about making better choices and evaluating how you take care of yourself on a daily basis. Not only will these choices boost your metabolism, eliminate cravings, burn more fat and increase your energy dramatically, but you’ll also learn how to start living successfully, each and every day.

Energy is found in the food we eat. The amount of energy food has is measured in calories. Calories come from proteins, carbohydrates, and fats. Calories FUEL our body. Not only does your body need all three nutrients for growth, metabolism and other vital body functions, the quality of these nutrients contribute to satiety and the amount of calories that you burn.

Processed foods generally provide too many calories and too much sugar, rapidly increasing/decreasing blood sugar, resulting in hunger and fatigue. A healthy meal plan consists of whole natural foods, which pack more nutrients, are higher in fiber, and leave you feeling energized and satisfied and force the body to work harder to use them as energy. Thus you burn more calories, lose more fat.

There are 3 categories with a list of the most nutrient rich foods. The "quick start" action plan is to choose a serving from each of the 3 categories as you plan each meal. Make an effort to choose
fresh over frozen whenever possible. When in doubt go with the 2P’s: Protein and Produce. These 2 food categories alone are all you need to give you the most nutrients and lowest calories. Fill your plate with 1 part protein and 3 parts produce. Or you may use the "two-thirds, one-third rule" vegetables/fruits and whole grains should visually occupy about two-thirds of a 9-inch plate and a quality protein the remaining one-third. This is a small snapshot of a healthy meal plan.

The Fit Yummy Mummy Guide to Fast & Easy Meals is a bonus you receive when you purchase the Fit Yummy Mummy Program. The fastest way to lose weight and lead a healthy lifestyle in the comfort of your own home, is by implementing a healthy diet and exercise program. Click HERE to get started right now!

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