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Yoga for Fitness, Wellness, Mental health & a Flexible Body

Cass Naumann talks about yoga, the benefits of yoga and yoga meditation & demonstrates different yoga positions and poses.

A yoga workout can lower stress, improve health, increase mental wellness, give one a more flexible & sexy body.

Cass is a singer, songwriter, model and actress.
Cass has years of experience as a fitness instructor teaching yoga, kick boxing, pilates.

You can visit Cass’ website at

http://www.lovecass.com/

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People suffer from extremely busy days that usually lead to extremely “busy” nights. Instead of going to sleep, the vast majority of today’s working professionals select to do something else, like watching TV until the early morning hours instead of sleeping properly, due to stress and anxiety problems. But, one should keep in mind that sleep is a necessity, not a luxury. Having a good night’s sleep is just as crucial to maintaining Wellness as is following a healthy diet and performing the proper amount of exercise.

Apart from being a healing process, sleep is also an invigorating one. Researchers examining the human brain while asleep have found that it is cycling through three stages of sleep; light, deep and REM. During these stages the human organism gets restored, it rejuvenates and it also becomes stronger. In addition, the human immune system gets recharged, as cells grow and repair themselves, and the human body conserves energy that will be needed later while a person is again awake.

Unfortunately, due to the heavy schedules and the daily problems people have to face, many do not value their bodies’ sleeping needs. Nowadays, as everything stays open later than in the past, many individuals select to sacrifice their night’s sleep for another dance at the local club, a late-night movie, a work project due or a few more hours of exercise in the gym. Instead of investing this time available to sleep and provide to their organism time to heal, people prefer to do other activities that seem more important or interesting. What they may not realize is that lack of sleep takes a toll on their mental and physical well-being. According to various studies, like the one the National Sleep Foundation performs frequently, even minimal sleep loss has a profoundly detrimental impact on mood, cognition, performance, productivity, communication skills, accident rates and general health status. Thus, it is important for people to know that for optimal functioning throughout the day, the average adult needs between seven to nine hours of sleep during the night.

But, some people lack their normal sleeping patterns not because of choice, but due to a condition. Million of people worldwide for example, suffer from insomnia today. For these people, using medication-whether based on a doctor’s prescription or not-is crucial to aid their night’s sleep. Thus, if one suspects that the problems she or he has sleeping could be linked to a health condition like insomnia, it is imperative to visit a doctor’s office, if the following tips do not bring sleep back into their lives.

- Avoid caffeinated food and beverages, like coffee, teas, chocolate, and soft drinks, for at least three hours before bedtime. Instead try a cup of warm milk.

- Exercise regularly, but do not perform any workout before bedtime for at least three hours.

- Check the mattress and be sure it supports your whole body. Flip it periodically.

- Develop a ritual before bedtime and perform it daily. Warm baths, reading, listening to soft calming music, are some of the things that can relax your mind and let it rest.

- Sleep in a quiet and comfortable room. Noise, light, temperature can reduce your sleep duration and quality.

- Go to bed and wake up the same time every day. When your sleep cycle has a regular rhythm you will feel better.

Kadence Buchanan

http://www.articlesbase.com/careers-articles/beauty-sleep-63422.html

Earlier, a spa was referred to as a resort with mineral springs or a whirlpool bath where a device is used for aerating and swirling water. But over the years, the spa has come to be known as a place to relax and rejuvenate your senses through massage and an assortment of body relaxing substances. A spa, today, can easily be termed as a synonym of therapeutic healing and health maintenance.

A spa-goer must be able to put a finger on exactly what he/she expects, since spa has now become a blanket term for a number of professional services. A peek into the types of spas and the services they offer are worthy of a second look by any spa-goer. Spas can be broadly classified into day spas, mobile spas, destination spas, eco spas, mineral health spas, medical spas, resort /hotel spas and club spas. Depending upon whether you are interested in pampering you senses, authentic therapy, holistic healing, activity, or simply a deluxe treatment, it is important tot choose the right spa.

Day spa

Starting from half an hour treatments to full day treatments, a day spa is the place to head to if you are looking at a quick break from your routine. These spas do not offer accommodation and are sited at stand alone locations, or shopping centers, airports, and hotels. The menu generally offers the classic European facial, therapeutic body massage, body wraps, plus hand and foot treatments. Some others also offer hair treatments. Any hair or beauty salon, health center or Wellness clinic, which provides a minimum of one hydrotherapy treatment comes under the day spa.

Mobile spa

Fast gaining popularity, mobile spas are ‘come home’ spas. They offer their services at a venue of your convenience and are a great way to enjoy a relaxing massage I the comfort of your home. Alternatively, you can treat yourself and a group of friends to the luxury of a spa treatment.

Destination spa

Apart from focusing on the treatments and therapies, a destination spa also carefully chooses its location, so as to offer the benefits of a complete retreat for its customers. The scenic locales that generally house a destination spa complement the state of your mind. These spas are known to offer holistic treatments including a spa cuisine, total health and fitness, and rejuvenating therapies including acupuncture, aromatherapy, detox, body tanning and body wraps. It is a center to interact with like minded and fitness conscious people where guidance is offered on lifestyle improvement, meditation and overall well being.

Eco spa

These are meant for environment conscious populace. They concentrate on using eco friendly substances for treatments and therapies apart from displaying eco friendliness in everything from the building material to the cleaning systems used. Eco spas may also support environment projects such as water harvesting plants, lighting projects and are known to use eco friendly water.

Mineral health spa

Minerals have been known as the source of life since time immemorial. Abundantly strewn with medicinal properties, mineral water helps in rebuilding worn out muscles, expediting metabolism, and accelerating the healing process by improving blood circulation and detoxifying the body. Typically located within a hotel or a resort, a mineral health spa allows access to the miraculous water either on a daily basis or more frequently.

Medical spa

Apart from the regular spa therapies, a medical spa offers preventive healthcare, cosmetic procedures, conventional and modern medicine under the direction of reputed medical professionals. Weight maintenance therapies, skin and hair care therapies, and hair removal treatments are also a part of a medical spa. Weeklong programs are often carried out to help varied requirements including quitting smoking.

Resort/hotel spa

A resort or hotel spa is basically a hotel with an attached spa – it therefore is primarily concerned with accommodation rather than well being. Having said this, it is also a perfect blend of activities teamed with spa treatments. The spa services are offered so as to complement golf, horse riding, tennis, water sports and surfing, and skiing. It is more like a holiday destination where whole families can look forward to indulging in their favorite activity.

Club spa

Usually open only to club members, it is a fitness centre with added-on spa facilities. Apart from the regular facilities that a day spa offers, a club spa will house a swimming pool, a sauna and a steam room.

Cruise spa

A cruise spa has to be necessarily located on a cruise ship. Though the unrestricted food and drink on board is a deterrent to good eating habits and can send your diet on a spree, you will enjoy the festive ambience followed by soothing therapies.

Meditation

Meditation is seducing the soul towards a better life. It is a thoughtful reflection of god and His creation. A brainstorming of utmost supremacy. A quiet ambience and a focused mind kindle the soul to connect with your inner being. This is meditation. Not only does it release the inner knowledge to help you lead a more meaningful life, but it also assists you in recharging your latent potential. By setting aside a regular time and place for meditation, you meticulously proceed towards retarding the incessant meanderings of the mind. This increases your concentration on more meaningful things and helps you gain inner peace. A regular meditator is then led to self inquisition, which is the beginning of the journey within one’s own self.

Ashish Bhattacharya

http://www.articlesbase.com/alternative-medicine-articles/spa-therapies-and-meditation-82317.html

I have a 1 1/2 year old American Shorthair who I have been feeding Iams proactive health. He has had this food since he was 10 weeks old when I got him from the humane society. I have just now been enlightened on ingredient choices and sub-par "grocery" store brands. He has been gaining weight over the past 6 months and he is 3.5 pounds overweight. I have a feeling it’s all the corn and useless ingredients in his crappy food. I am a college student and I’m certainly not rich but I feel that it is important to feed my cat a better food. I have it narrowed down to two choices

Both DRY he refuses to eat wet food but drinks lots and lots of water from his drinkwell
1) Wellness Healthy Weight
2) Blue Buffalo Spa Select "lite" formula

I have heard that wellness causes some cats to have embarassing side effects (foul smelling stools) Which is a big deal to me because I am very sensitive to smell and have a terrible gag reflex.
Also, I have heard that Spa Select ingredients were not actually all that great even though they seem good on the label.
Evo, Innova and Orjen are out of the question because I do not have acess to them. My local pet supply store does sell both Wellness and Spa Select.

So, does any one have any opinions on the food? And, will adding these new foods (transitioning correctly, over a two week perioud) with so much protien to his system hurt him? He is not very active.

Any suggestions/advice will be greatly appreciated
btw, my vet tells me to keep him on Iams or switch him to sciene diet (GAG) if I am hell bent on switching. He says these foods are just 3 times the price with no actual difference. So, no advice or support from the vet on this choice =/
He won’t eat canned food, I have tried them all. He smells them and walks away. Not all cats can eat wet food/canned food ect. I have even limited his dry food to make him canned and he still wont do it. He won’t even eat albacore tuna packed in water out of a can or chicken or anything. I am specifically asking about DRY foods. Thanks.

Out of the 2 choices, I would go with the Wellness. I compared the ingredients, and protein and fat contents of the two brands and the Wellness looks better. I feed my cats Wellness CORE dry (but I feed mostly wet) and have had no issues with foul smelling poop. It’s typically the grains in food that lead to smelly poop (in one end, out the other) and Wellness CORE has no grain at all.

Regarding your decision to go with a ‘lite’ food, I have a few things you might like to know. The thing with ‘lite’ foods is that they have more fiber/carbs than regular food. Those being essentially undigestable to a cat make them feel fuller, but don’t really add any nutritional value. In fact the extra carbs can lead to diabetes down the road (it happened to my cat). Your cat would be better off just eating smaller portions of a regular food.

I know what you mean about refusing to eat wet food. I had a cat like that too. Sometimes I could get her to eat wet food by mixing it with the dry. If you haven’t tried that yet, it’s worth a shot.

If you decide to go with the Wellness, I recommend the CORE. If you can’t swing that (it is a little more expensive), then the next best would be the Complete Health. If you sign up for their email newsletter, you’ll get coupons that can help with the cost. Usually I get $3 off dry food and $1 off cans. I’m not sure if they still do this, but try calling or emailing the company and let them know you’d like samples and coupons. My recollection is that Wellness was quite generous with the coupons. You could request them as often as once a month! It’s worth contacting them to find out.

Lastly, as long as you do the transition slowly you shouldn’t have to worry about upsetting his system.

My friend was called one day by the Grand Rapids Wellness Center. The Wellness Center said that they were looking for employees and that she got recommended by someone to work for them. She doesn’t really know what a Wellness Center is. So, what would you do exactly if you worked for the Grand Rapids Wellness Center?

well lets see u help people in the Wellness Center get well!!

Two couples looking for a U.S. or Canada spa and Wellness resort that’s in a snowy area. Hot springs and skiing would be great. 4-5 star accommodations preferred, looking to book in late January, early February. Thanks!

You can’t beat Banff Springs/Whistler in Alberta, Canada. If you stay at the Banff Spring Hotel you can sit in a heated pool surrounded by snow-topped mountains and have drinks or cocoa brought directly to you! The skiing is better at Whistler, but you can go ice-hiking and/or dog-sledding at Banff… (we go back as often as we can!)

http://www.fairmont.com/banffsprings/

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The Foundation for Living Beauty hosted its 2nd annual Goddess Wellness Retreat to help women heal in their fight against cancer. Www.livingbeauty.org

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Herbalife Supplements Help to Achieve Wellness and Physical Fitness Together

Several people strive for wellness and fitness in their life. They go together hand-in-hand. Adding natural herbal supplements to your personal program such as Herbalife products are an excellent way to retrieve the level of physical fitness and health you desire.

Physical fitness and health go hand-in-hand. You have to stay fit in order to be in good shape both mentally and physically. Health and fitness must remain equal for the sake of your well-being. There are things you can do to ensure you stay both fit and well. Good health supplements and exercise are a major part of this.

In order to make certain your body gets the appropriate vitamins it needs, take a multivitamin daily. In our overwhelming lives, healthy eating is not always an easy thing. How frequently do we grab a burger and fries at the nearest drive up window because we were pressed for time? To avoid having to eat like this, keep protein snacks in your purse, in your office, and in your car. Nutritional supplements can also be beneficial to help you increase energy, boost your metabolism, and lose weight. These nutrition supplements are often great tasting protein shakes you drink in place of one to two meals a day. Each protein shake is full of the vitamins and proteins that your body needs.

Regardless of which diet you’re using, it is important to exercise in conjunction with them to be most successful. Make it a priority to do physical activity of some sort each day like walking, yoga, aerobics, or other activities that get your heart pumping. As your endurance is built up, you’ll be able to increase your level of activity.

If you want to lose some weight quickly, to feel and look better, you certainly should look into products from Herbalife. These are natural herbal products that are designed to help to stop hunger and help you drop unwanted pounds the healthy way. You can choose to visit http://www.herbalife.com to learn about the assorted Herbalife supplements available. You can make a decision about which supplements are appropriate for you based on your individual needs.

Herbalife provides a large array of products for children’s health, heart health, mood solutions, and the immune system. Also addressed is digestive health. Core Complex targets 4 primary heart health indicators: triglycerides, homocysteine, oxidative stress and cholesterol.

Liftoff is an effervescent energy drink tablet that helps fight mental and physical weariness.

Schizandra Plus supports the body’s natural defenses against stress, pollution and allergens.

Garden 7 has antioxidants equal to the recommended 7 to 9 servings of fruits and vegetables each day.

Activated Fiber provides a simple way to increase your intake of healthy fiber daily.

Other products and supplements for skin care, fitness, hair care and sports also are available from Herbalife.

Additionally, you will see amazing Herbalife success stories from genuine customers who use the products. They are at the best fitness level of their lives, feel better, and they have lost weight. Literally millions everywhere in the world have felt better over all, dropped pounds, and become fit after using Herbalife products. You can also benefit from trying them.

The ambition for health and physical fitness is one that all of us endeavor to achieve. This quest is made much more simple by investing your time and money in participating in exercise activities, eating well, and adding Herbalife products to your routine each day.

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Claire Call
http://www.articlesbase.com/fitness-articles/herbalife-helps-to-achieve-wellness-and-fitness-together-108479.html

In this modern and amazingly advanced time of human development and as civilization peeks in many parts of the world,we have come to contaminate our genetic making with a massive amount of chemical exposure that not all of us really care to know about.

Chemical over exposure has resulted in the rates of childhood asthma and respiratory problems as well as ADD and ADHD to be on the rise, other problems like autoimmune disorders, childhood cancer, birth defects continue to be mysterious but have been associated with chemicals and as many people have their children on multiple medications to control a variety of these ailments,they overlook the fact that common triggers lie within their homes, infact most of us have been fooled to believe that these triggers and disease causing agents are safe to use.

In this day and age of chemicalization, natural products have simply become too boring and not all that interesting to the more advanced generations, including my own. Having said that, a while ago I found out through research that melaleuca oil has been shown to have many health benifits,especially to those who suffer allergies and other indistict, vague symptoms like fatigue, headaches,nausea…etc.

It amazed me that I, a sufferer of terrible allergies and multiple chemical sensitivities and a doctor, had surprisingly never come across the name Melaleuca before which stands for “tea tree oil” that is mainly obtained by steam distillation of the leaves of the tree Melaleuca Alternifolia, that is mainly found in Australia.

Further more and through research I have come to find that Melaleuca is used in many conditions including:

Treatment of Acne Vulgaris,athletes foot,fungal nail Infections, oral thrush,treatment and prevention of plaque and gingivitis, it’s been used to treat MRSA (Methicillin Resistant Staphylococcus Aureus), genital Herpes, dandruf, allergic skin reactions as well as vaginal Yeast and Bacterial infections such as Trichomonus vaginalis.

The target of this topic, and many to follow, is to explain the evidence behind rediscovering Melaleuca tea tree oil and how it ties in to health & Wellness. Knowing how to use it and in what form and dosage is critical to understand as tea tree oil cannot be ingested but, can be used in a variety of other ways to benefit health. Some forms that are common include applying the oil in vaporizers and inhaling the mist to help clear up congestion, and sore throats.

Melaleuca is also incorporated into shampoos to help with itchy flacky scalp problems like psoriasis and dandruff and its also used in skin lotions/creams to help with eczema and dry cracked skin conditions and toothpaste to help with gingivitis & bleeding gums. Many newer, safer and more natural cleaning as well as cleansing home care products have different concentrations of melaleuca oil in them as well.

Overall, the uses are many and are worth a try if you or a loved one suffer from any of the listed medical conditions.

Iman Ashour
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