CAIRO WEST MAGAZINE WELLBEING
The Feel Good Factor
Mind Body Green
By Hilary Diack
Are tasks and responsibilities piling up on top of you? Do you feel drained and out of sorts? It can help to go online and seek tips and advice on how to get back on track.
There is no end of information out there, but it can take some sifting through. To make things easier Cairo West Magazine now dedicates a monthly page to the best website links we have found to help you maintain your physical, psychological and emotional wellbeing.
One of our favourite websites has to be Mind Body Green, they have a great selection of topics each day covering Happiness, Relationships, Meditation, Personal Growth, Yoga, Recipes, Body Image, Healing, Superfoods, Weight Loss, Beauty and Home.
Our staff picks of the best of recent posts include:
Change Your Thoughts, Change Your Words, Change your Life! By Trevor Blake Most of us can recall a time when we were feeling perfectly fine, and then a colleague at work says,“ Are you feeling okay? You look tired.” Suddenly, you see an image of yourself with bags under your eyes. You remember that you went to bed late last night, and although you had not felt tired until this moment, it makes sense that you should. Very quickly, those thoughts change into their material equivalent: your shoulders droop and you feel exhausted. The words you say to yourself and others, as well as those you hear, generate thoughts, and these are quickly transformed into behaviour patterns and emotional states. Here are seven ways to use your own words to generate positive outcomes.( The remainder of the post is available online).
Don’ t Get Sucked into a Negativity Whirlpool! By Aimee Hoefler Negativity is like a whirlpool: it’ ll spin you around and around. If you don’ t have the strength to get out, you get sucked down with it. When this happens, it’ s time to find the power in positivity. This doesn’ t mean being naive or ignoring issues that need your serious attention. It means re-focusing your energy on finding the good within a situation. Here’ s how!( The remainder of the post is available online)..
Five Foods to Promote Detoxification in Your Body. By Margaret Wertheim We’ re all exposed to many environmental toxins on a daily basis— from the air we breathe, food we eat, and water we drink— to the products we put on our bodies and in our homes. To achieve optimal health, it’ s best to limit your exposure to toxins and to eat foods to strengthen your body’ s detoxification pathways. Research suggests that these foods may help support liver detoxification by altering levels of liver enzymes involved in deactivating and clearing toxic compounds from your body.( The remainder of the post is available online).
To read the full articles please go to their website – you will find a treasure trove of wonderful information to enhance your life. www. mindbodygreen. com
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