Find the Play in Your Life

Holistic HealthDr. Michelle Kmiec – From time to time we allow ourselves to be silly with some of our friends. And isn’t it a wonderful release? Especially when the silliness is accompanied by those uncontrollable belly laughs that bring tears to our eyes!

Kids are wonderful to observe because how often do you see them playing outside, skipping along the sidewalk, or hanging from the monkey bars on the playground and thought to yourself, “boy are they having fun!”  Only to follow up that thought with, ‘if only I was young again.”

Why is it that an invisible playfulness line gets drawn at a certain age? Who set the rules on what you can and cannot do as you get older? And who decided that play is some kind of forbidden fruit for adults? Continue reading

Simple Ways to Stimulate Your Mind and Memory

brainDr. Edward Group – Did you know your brain can atrophy or shrink if you don’t train it regularly? When the brain atrophies, your ability to remember, think clearly, and make decisions shrinks, as well. The good news? You can strengthen your mental acuity with brain exercises! You can do these regularly, throughout life.

Just like lifting weights can sculpt your muscles, mental fitness can keep your brain operating at its peak. In a world where a new case of dementia is diagnosed every four seconds,[1] it’s never too soon to take action. Think of this as a workout for your mind.

The Top 12 Ways to Exercise Your Brain

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Why You Should Encourage Your Teenagers To Keep Fit

fitnessTimes are changing rapidly. Back then (in the 80s, 90s), teenagers had fun by playing in the street with their friends, going skiing, going to fun house parties, and so on. These forms of enjoyment still exist today, but most teenagers are more comfortable on their beds operating their cellphones and watching videos on YouTube with their computer all day.

This new lifestyle habit might seem harmless, but there are lots of health, mental and psychological issues that could arise as a result. For these and many other reasons, parents today are confused about how to get their children out of this digital lifestyle and into the real world.

The easiest way to get maximum benefits from your body is by working it and playing with it equally. That’s why encouraging your teenagers to exercise is one of the best gifts you can give them at their age.

Let us look at some of the reasons why you should encourage your teens to exercise and keep fit:

It helps improve brainpower

Exercise helps optimize your mind to become more alert and attentive, so that grasping tough concepts become a walk in the perk for you. It also encourages nerve cells to bind to one another and this allows for the acceptance of new information. Constant aerobic exercise does not only make the brain alert to receive and grasp new information easily, it also helps the brain retain information better.

It helps build your kids socially

While social media will help introduce your teen to a lot of people all around the world, it could have an adverse effect on your child’s social life. That’s why many teens are comfortable sitting at home, having a million friends, when they have zero friends in real life. Exercise helps your kids interact with people and build a social life, especially if they register with a gym, or a fitness group.

If you want your teens to get out of their digitalized lifestyle for a while, then you must find a way to get them to exercise more often.

It helps reduce the risk of mental illnesses

Depression, ADHD, PTSD and other traumas can be drastically reduced with the right use of exercise, as studies have shown. This is because endorphins are produced in the brain during the process of exercising, so general feelings of well-being are greatly improved. Also, exercise helps release dopamine in the brain, so you get fired up and feel wonderful throughout the day.

If you have teens that are going through depression or have depressive moods (which is very common with people in their age group), then convincing them to exercise would be in their best interest.

It helps improve your child’s discipline

Teenagers are the most undisciplined set of humans in the world. The easiest way to instill discipline in this bunch is to get them to do something consistently, especially something that generally makes them feel better, improves their social life and makes them smarter. Also, by teaching them to exercise at this age, you help them get used to the exercise culture, and that will help them lead healthier lives in the future.

Apart from the obvious health benefits of exercising, there are many hidden social and psychological benefits you stand to gain when you convince your adolescents to take up exercising as a hobby, and some of them are listed above. If you have read every single word of this article, then you know it’s time to stop reading and get to it.

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Top Practices, Herbs and Foods to Encourage a Long and Vibrant Life

healthCarolanne Wright – Let’s face it, modern life can be taxing. From jammed packed schedules to environmental toxins, along with questionable food and water quality, we need all the help we can get to stay fit, energetic and disease-free. However, more often than not, we forego health-enhancing practices because we just don’t have the time or energy. What we need are supercharged practices, foods and herbal remedies that will support well-being and vitality without requiring a large investment of time, effort or cash. As luck would have it, traditional cultures discovered the secret to a robust life long ago and have preserved this knowledge so people like us can reap the benefit today.

Power of the Breath

Used for thousands of years by Indian yogis, pranayama is a practice of ultimate simplicity, yet offers profound results. In just a few minutes a day, alternate nostril breathing helps to calm an agitated mind and smoothes ruffled emotional states, clarifies thinking, improves sleep and soothes the nervous system.

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Tips for Preventing Cognitive Decline

cognitive declineThe brain is the most important part of your body, as without it you are unable to move, think, or feel. It is commonly referred to as the body’s control panel, so it is crucial that you take whatever steps you can to look after your brain. Many people are concerned about their cognitive decline as they get older, as dementia and cognitive impairment is increasing around the globe.

By the year 2050, it is predicted that there will be approximately 2 billion people aged 60 and over who will suffer from cognitive decline, making up 22 percent of the world’s population. With these worrying statistics, it is no surprise that people are seeking ways to protect their cognitive abilities. Here are five tips on how you can prevent cognitive decline. Continue reading