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Stress Management through Yoga

I attended a great workshop with Swami Gajanand of Yoga in Daily Life in early May. It was very good – very relaxing at a time when I was having nightly bouts of reflux, which are, thank heavens, now over. Probably a mixture of stress and diet and a new lifestyle as a student at [...]

Google Scholar

I’ve just discovered the great resource that’s called Google Scholar. Didn’t even know it existed. For instance, I was directed to look up Cyndi Dale’s The Subtle Body in Google Scholar. What an incredible resource! It seems as though the whole book is there! And I’ve just added it to My Library. Yet another reason [...]

Studying for Anatomy & Physiology Test

Where does the time go?

Last time I blogged was last Friday. My current excuse is that I’m studying for an anatomy and physiology test for next Monday. We’ll be tested on seven chapters from Elaine Marieb’s book, Essentials of Human Anatomy & Physiology: An Orientation to the Human Body, Cells and Tissues, Skin and Body [...]

No Cold or Flu for Me This Winter

So, it really is spring, and I realise that I managed to get through the entire winter without getting a cold, just as I decided to do.

I did start incubating a cold germ or something in the back of my throat about a month ago. But it didn’t make me sick.

How did I do it?

Attitude [...]

Morning Facial Ritual

Every day, the morning facial ritual is different and my skin seems to like it that way.

Currently, I include my face in my morning almond oil massage and, because the water is only just warm enough to be comfortable, the oil

doesn’t all rinse away when I wash with a gentle Guelph Soap – I’m currently [...]

Evening Facial Ritual

I’m enjoying using Kiss My Face’s Citrus Cleanser at night, before I go to bed. It smells good and leaves my face feeling soft to the touch, soothed, and cleansed.

Best of health, naturally,
Nina

Wisdom about Health

I find it very confirming that there is agreed-upon wisdom from three different sources about the natural instinct of our bodies to heal themselves.

Hippocrates said,

The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well.

Deepak Chopra, M.D. explains that, if we can recognize our doshas and keep them in balance, [...]

The pH of Water

A friend of ours carried out an interesting litmus paper test this evening on water from the tap, water from the dispenser on their fridge, and San Pellegrino, a bottled mineral water product. The San Pellegrino was the closest to neutral (neutral is 7 pH) at around 6.5 pH, while the water dispensed from the [...]

Whole Egg Scalp Conditioner

The other morning I cracked a whole brown egg on my head and rubbed the contents over my hair. I felt my graying hair could use the lift. The protein content provides a great tonic for dull, dry hair. I left it in for 30 minutes, by which time it had stopped dripping on my [...]