Every thought you think generates an electrical signal, releases chemical messengers, and shifts your body’s internal environment. Stressful, fearful, or self-critical thoughts flood your cells with stress hormones, pushing your body into survival mode. Over time, this can weaken immunity, disrupt digestion, and drain energy.
When it comes to health, we often think about symptoms: fatigue, stress, pain, or low immunity. But true wellbeing begins deeper — at the cellular level.
Stress is responsible for up to 90% of illness, including heart disease, cancer and diabetes. The release of stress hormones shut down the immune system to conserve the body’s energy for running away from the perceived stressor – the evolutionary ‘fight or flight response’.
Known as a miraculous superfood, believe it or not that simple-looking stalk vegetable has so much to it.
Celery contains lots of antioxidants – which are what protect our cells from the effects of free radicals – molecules produced when the body is exposed to pollutants such as tobacco, smoke or radiation.
Some stress is good for you. While too little stress can lead to boredom and depression, too much can cause anxietyand poor health. The right amount of acute stress, however, tunes up the brain and improves performance and health.
Follow our 7 daily challenges and become aware of any positive changes that you experience.
Electric and magnetic fields (EMFs) are invisible areas of energy, often referred to as radiation, that are associated with the use of electrical power and various forms of natural and man-made lighting
Most of us are used to the conveniences of modern life. But few of us are aware of the possible health risks presented by the electrical devices and gadgets that we use.
Meditation focuses the mind and redirects the thoughts. It changes the brain waves by helping them to slow down. We do this by focusing in on the breath. A simple meditation to use, to begin the transition from Beta or Alpha to the Theta State is to just simply focus on the breath. The breath and mind work in tandem, so as the breath begins to lengthen, brain waves begin to slow down.
The mind, heart, and body can improve with regular meditation.
Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout your life. Getting enough quality sleep at the right times can help protect your mental health, physical health, quality of life, and safety. During sleep, your body is working to support healthy brain function and maintain your physical health.
Recent findings suggest that sleep plays a housekeeping role that removes toxins in your brain that build up while you are awake.
Setting intentions requires focus and planning. So for example, if your usual resolution (like mine) is to lose weight, rather than saying “I want to lose weight this year” your intention would be “I’m going to focus on being kind to my body this year and eat the foods that will nourish me so that I can release any excess weight”. That way you’re giving yourself a specific plan on how you’re going to treat your body and how that will ultimately lead to your goal.
f you’re looking for an easy way to lower stress and give your immune system a hearty boost then look no further than your local forest. Shinrin-yoku also known as forest bathing is a Japanese art of taking a solitary walk through the woods in order to bathe in the nature around you.
Shinrin-yoku translates as “taking in the forest atmosphere” or “forest bathing” and the best thing about this trend is no matter what the weather, it is still effective.
The act of self-care should be easy right? Well, the fact is, that most of us are so busy with our work, families, friends and everything us that me-time is usually the last thing on the agenda. Even worse, we can sometimes feel guilty for carving out some time just for us, even if we need it.
