December 2011

Fixation On The “Bad”

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are you pickin

photo credit: pink_fish13 I suspect that our fixation on the “bad” is a habit left over from our ancient past.”Bad” is a very problematic word.  Mostly because it is used to cover so much territory. It can mean unpleasant, or refer to something that does not work well. When two people are in disagreement we may [...]

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How To Take Charge Of Your Health: 10 Health Factors From Ayurveda

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Clagett Farm CSA Week 9

photo credit: thebittenword.com Ayurveda has a comprehensive view of health which asserts that we need to take into account 10 key health factors in order to enjoy good health.  These factors are foundational understandings about how we create health. Too often in Western society, we have a restricted and limited view of the factors that [...]

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4 Reasons Why HSP’s Should Meditate

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Tranquility

photo credit: Ed-meister Why meditate?  There are 4 reasons why HSP’s should meditate.  Many people have adopted the practice of meditation for many reasons as there are types of meditation. Chances are that most people adopt the practice for a short term gain like stress relief.   However there are many long term benefits that [...]

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A Holiday Wish

by Maria

It has been a strange holiday season this year.  Perhaps because of the mercury retrograde or perhaps because of all the change in the air. For me, it has been a season of thinking, this time about appreciation.  No, not the why don’t they appreciate me whine.  Something different. I was thinking about our current [...]

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Food Causes Cell Death

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photo credit: quatar Food Causes Cell Death? According to Science Daily, “Excess nutrients, such as fat and sugar, don’t just pack on the pounds but can push some cells in the body over the brink. Unable to tolerate this “toxic” environment, these cells commit suicide.” This new information released last month by Washington University School of [...]

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I Want A House I Can Feel In My Bones

by Maria

I wrote this for an essay contest for Tiny Texas Houses which builds houses out of salvaged materials.  I didn’t win but enjoyed writing this, so I wanted to share. I was inspired by the idea of a house as a lived experience so these are the words that flowed: I want a house I can [...]

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Stress in the Womb

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blog graph/Rachel Rawlins

photo credit: > ange < There is a growing awareness that stress in the womb plays a major role in the creation of genetic diseases and the highly sensitive trait.  Maternal stress during pregnancy results in higher levels of testosterone in the body and by extension a fetus. The higher levels of testosterone change brain [...]

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What Causes the HSP Trait?

by Maria
mützig

  photo credit: Fotosafarines What causes the HSP trait? In the 1980′s the findings of an important medical study were released.  The study laid a biological and scientific basis for understanding the highly sensitive trait. Dr. Norman Geschwind, a neurologist at Harvard Medical School, conducted a study of 3000 people with Dr. Peter Behan, a neurologist at [...]

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How Time Affects Health

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One of the most important factors in health is time but perhaps not in the way you may think. In Western society, we think of one minute as the same as the next, and although we recognize the changes of season, we are often insulated from them, in our homes, offices and cars. Time is [...]

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Child Abuse Affects The Brain

by Maria

  Article first published as Child Abuse Affects the Brain on Technorati. The December issue of Archives of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine has reported the findings of a Yale University Study which shows that child abuse, physical and emotional impact many areas of the brain. The study included the results of the self-reported Childhood Trauma Questionnaire and [...]

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