Archive for December, 2009
Monday, December 14th, 2009
Dark Chocolate Can Soothe a Broken Heart and Much More
by Svetlana Konnikova, MA, AN
Do you think superstar foods are only fruits, berries, vegetables and dark-leafed kale and collards, or dark brown rice and broccoli? There is great news about another delicious and nutritious food that has been eaten for centuries by gourmands and many other people who understood its value and magic.
This superstar food is dark chocolate, a plant-based product that is one of [...]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
Bread Is One of the Most Important Superstar Foods
Bread is a natural source of fiber and complex carbohydrates, and that makes it one of the most important superstar foods in our healthy diet. Good, fresh bread was always admired by food connoisseurs for its aroma, taste, quality and texture. They eat and enjoy it.
Many people try to exclude the bread from their [...]
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
The “Nine Powers Herb” Fights More Than Nine Ailments
by Svetlana Konnikova, MA, AN
“The Nine Powers Herb,” elecampane (Unula helenium), is one of the most important herbs recognized by the Romans, Greeks and the Anglo-Saxons. The ancients used elecampane as natural medicine to cure diverse ailments from digestive upsets and dropsy to skin, liver and respiratory problems.
By the nineteenth century this amazing [...]
6 Comments » - Posted in Healthy Tips & Tricks by svetlana
Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Our Dreams Are Healing Remedies
Are you a dreamer? Whether you call yorself a dreamer or not, experts say that everyone has several dreams every night. Only those dreams that occur right when you wake up, you are likely to recall. Many are just forgotten. Do you know that how you remember your dreams depends upon your health, your personality, [...]
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Sunday, December 6th, 2009
Music Improves Your Health
Remember a common saying, “It’s music to my ears?” You say it when you want to make a point about some pleasant news or music that you just listened to and you feel good about it.
Great music shines in all its facets: emotional, physical, social, mental, aesthetic and spiritual. Music helps us to improve [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Healthy Wisdom Club, Weekend Relaxation by svetlana
Saturday, December 5th, 2009
Dance Your Age and Weight Off
Move your body and exercise! Walk or jog. Swim or run. Find a sport or activity that moves you–and move! Dance, dance, dance as often as you have a chance! Dance is a pleasant physical exercise which allows us to express our emotions through movement.
A popular aphorism in Europe is: Those who dance a lot [...]
No Comments » - Posted in Healthy Tips & Tricks, Weekend Relaxation by svetlana
Friday, December 4th, 2009
7 Recipes with Fresh Pumpkins for Your Healthy Diet
Good food is our natural medicine. We continue our culinary adventures with fresh pumpkins and other winter squashes. Enjoy them now. The season for pumpkins will last only until the New Year’s Day.
Pumpkin soup, pumpkin bread and pumpkin pie are all part of the American tradition, as are faces carved from the pumpkin shell at Halloween and turned [...]
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Thursday, December 3rd, 2009
Soup Is Undisputed Champion of Comfort Foods
” Beautiful soup! Who cares for fish. Game, or any other dish! Who would not give all else for two pennyworth only of beautiful soup?”– Lewis Carroll, Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland
Whatever are your food preferences or your mood to eat this or that, soup will always tempt and please you. It must be included in [...]
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
Pumpkin, The Vegetable of a Day
” I was thinking about the origin of the word pumpkin. It’s such a cute word. Kind of plump and friendly–and sexy in a farmer’s daughter sort of way.”–Tom Robbins, Still Life with Woodpecker
A couple days ago we said “Goodbye!” to the autumn with Thanksgiving celebrations and pumpkin pies. We can still enjoy this most [...]
