Life coaching is an opportunity for you to take time out to look at your life, to help you clarify and focus on what you want, why you want it, and what you need to do to get it.
As the weather improves and the holiday season comes round again, aim for a healthy as well as happy holiday. Reduce the risk of stomach upsets, sunburn and even blood clots by applying the following guidelines.
Tummy troubles:
Exposure to foreign food, water and hygiene can easily upset the natural balance of gut flora. To minimise risks, eat foods rich in probiotic bacteria including live natural yoghurt, miso paste and pickled vegetables. Also ensure a good supply of prebiotic bacteria from leeks, garlic, onions, bananas and rye.
A good quality probiotic supplement is also advisable. Buy one that doesn’t need to be stored in the fridge.
Sunburn soreness:
In addition to a good quality sun cream, eat tomatoes-rich in lycopene, an antioxidant which helps protect the skin from sun damage; beta-carotene found in orange fruit and vegetables and vitamin C, all help keep skin supple and soft.
Water warnings:
To remain hydrated in the sun, aim for at least 2 litres of water daily. Bottled water is advisable in many resorts but keep out of the sun as the heat can cause leakage of plastic chemicals into the water. Avoid ice in drinks and limit alcohol and high sugar fruit drinks.
Beware of blood clots
Deep Vein Thrombosis is a risk if flying or travelling for several hours as it can cause the blood to thicken and pool. Drink plenty of water; move about frequently, wear support tights if on a long haul flight. Try pine bark and grapeseed extract as these aid circulation.
With the exception of yellow fever vaccination, which is an essential requirement for certain countries, vaccinations are not compulsory - it is up to you to decide what is appropriate for your circumstances. An aid worker going to a refuge camp in Africa for three months is more likely to require a rabies vaccination than a businessman spending three days in a well appointed hotel in the capital city. It has been estimated that the great majority of travellers illnesses are not preventable by vaccines - they are more likely to be avoided by adopting the types of measures outlined above, and by maintaining high standards of personal hygiene. Some vaccines are more effective than others - cholera vaccine gives very little protection, and is no longer recommended. Both the short and no longer term side effects of each vaccine need to be considered in marking your decisions.
If you prefer to have the recommended vaccinations, it is important to start the course well before travelling, and space the injections out so that your immune system has had a chance to recover before you go. Some travellers prefer to make sure that they are in good health before departure by ensuring a good diet, and plenty of exercise, and having constitution homeopathic treatment where appropriate.
More than thirty million journeys are made abroad each year. They can vary from a day trip to paris, requiring no particular health safeguards, to long expedition in remote mountains needing much forward planning. In these days of fast jet travel, our bodies can be suddenly subjected to conditions they have never encountered before and to which there has been no opportunity to develop immunity.
Health risks and how to avoid them:Each journey and each traveller pose a fresh set of circumstances; there are many variables to consider. By reading further about the country you intend to visit you can prepare yourself beforehand and take precautions.
Water: If you have any doubts about the quality of the tap water, boil it or sterilise it with disinfectant tables or use bottled water from a sealed container for drinking, brushing teeth or washing food. Check that ice has been prepared from safe water.
In 1933 a British physician was the first to propose the fear-tension-pain
syndrome in his work Natural Childbirth
and recommended childbirth preparation as a means to prepare for birth.
Here at the Cenacle Treatment Centre we have been looking at ways to empower mothers to be in ways of experiencing a calm, peaceful, controlled childbirth.
With the guidance of three skilled professionals in the fields of Nutrition, Reflexology and Hypnotherapy you will learn the skills which will enable you to:-
• Overcome the fear of birth.
• Feel calm and relaxed at all times.
• Increase bonding with your baby.
• Reduce or even eliminate the need for intervention/drugs.
• Reduce or even eliminate the pain associated with childbirth.
• Enjoy comfortable breastfeeding.
• Give birth to a calm and alert baby.
The clinic will run over a period of 5 weeks, 1 day per week for 2. 1/2 hours and is aimed at mothers to be who are in their last 8 weeks of pregnancy (32 weeks) and birthing partners. The birthing partner at the end of the clinic will:-
• Learn effective ways in which to support their partner.
• Feel calmer and more relaxed about the forthcoming birth.
• Have a better understanding of the birthing process.
• Learn how to deal effectively with the medical team.
Mary Creagh a labour mp suggested that any child who has not received all their vaccinations should not be allowed to start school. An attempt to increase the number of children having the controversial MMR vaccine. Though the government says that there will be no compulsive vaccinations, though there was a mention of linking child vaccinations and benefits. It is alarming that there is such suggestion of enforcing inoculation when MMR jabs are allegedly believed to cause autism in some cases.
People vibrate at a much lower rate than sound and light which is how we come to form into tangible physical matter. It is possible to feel the benefits of sound and light even though we cannot touch them. Following this principle, reiki works at a higher vibration again and one receives it, it has the power to cleanse an individual's energy fields- moving the denser energy blockages out of their system
lighteningthem up.
Reiki is non-invasive, the recipient remains fully clothed and no special circumstances are necessary to receive a treatment. Once a person is trained into the energy, they are able to access this healing energy whenever they wish.
Many people feel more positive, energetic and generally better after a treatment. It is empowering and liberating,and being attuned into reiki offers the individual the opportunity to take responsibility for their own well being. In society where many people feel they have lost control over their own lives, reiki provides a useful and effective tool for personal development.
For more information about reiki ask Anne Holloway a question
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