If you want to feel better and well energized during the day, you have to get enough sleep at night. Uninterrupted sleep is very hard to achieve, especially if your surround sleep environment is not conducive and comfortable. It is not easy to drift off to sleep with loads of stress as well as other tiring mental or physical issues. If your mind is still racing, you will … [Read more...]
5 Essential Healthy Life Tips I Learned During My Recovery From Addiction
Our body is our temple. It is the physical casing that houses our spirit, and our irreplaceable vehicle during our journey through life. The true meaning of this common saying became clear to me during my recovery from drugs and alcohol. During my dark days of addiction, I didn’t care much about my body. And by abusing drugs and alcohol, I certainly did considerable damage … [Read more...]
What Causes Water Retention and How to Avoid It
Our bodies are mostly water. It's in our blood, muscles, organs, and even the bones. We need it, but sometimes our body can hold on to too much of it. This is called water retention, or edema, and it causes puffiness and swelling, especially in the extremities. While anyone can experience bloating and swelling every once in a while, water retention can be a serious condition … [Read more...]
Here is Why You Should Drink More Water (Infographic)
Did you know that you could live without eating food for about a month but only last 3-7 days without water? Your body can only survive a few days without hydration. This perfectly illustrates how important water is to your existence. In fact, the only natural resource more important than water is the air we breathe. Not drinking any water would eventually kill you in a … [Read more...]
Rice Water – Asia’s Best Kept Secret
Rice water just might be Asia’s best kept beauty secret. It is rich in beauty minerals and vitamins that make it fantastic for both skin and hair – a recipe those flawless-skinned Japanese geishas have known for centuries. Furthermore, female rice farmers in China, Japan, and other Southeast Asian countries used to bathe and wash in the water used for cleaning rice. The Yao … [Read more...]
7 Miracles of Water
From the liquid we drink and swim in, to the steam that eases congestion and the ice that reduces swelling, water is all around us and even in us. Some would add it kind of is us. Water makes up about two thirds of who we are, and has influence all of the processes in our body. That might explain why we feel better when we’re drinking enough of it. To learn exactly how water is … [Read more...]
