Since the beginning of the new millennium, aroma therapy has become an issue taken into serious consideration by many businesses and employers. In many case studies, the use of aroma therapy in the workplace has been proven to reduce work related stress and improve activity, as well as reduce the cause of most illness. Aroma [...]

The stress of modern life can be overwhelming. When you have too much on your mind, your body produces excess stress hormones like adrenaline, non-adrenaline, and an adrenal-cortex hormone.  Additionally, your body experiences other changes. Your heart rate increases, your blood pressure goes up, your respiration levels change, you begin to sweat, and you become [...]

Stress is an evil six letter word that can be so harmful to your health. Work can be stressful, traffic jams can be stressful, raising a family can be stressful, and sticking to a strict budget can be stressful. Stress causes headaches, muscle aches, irritability, insomnia and a broad range of other problems that you [...]

Depression or similar mood disorders affect twenty five percent of Americans. At least one in eight Americans will experience a serious bout of depression. Depression is a major condition because depression is the leading cause of suicide. Depression can sometimes be a normal experience. For example, depression after dealing with death, divorce, or life-changing accidents [...]

Nowadays many people are decidedly making smarter choices when purchasing food for themselves or their family. Organically grown foods have been increasing in popularity as people are choosing to live a smarter and healthier lifestyle. Organic farmers around the world are doing their part in preserving the quality of our ecosystem and to improve our [...]

Music therapy is a special type of therapy that involves using music to assist in overcoming emotional, physical, social, and cognitive problems in people of all ages.  Music therapy can be used to help manage stress, to promote overall wellness, to help in the expression of feelings, to reduce or eliminate pain, to improve memory, [...]

Jellyfish stings can hurt and you should avoid them whenever possible. These hollow bodied animals are equipped with tentacles that have stinging units called nematocysts. The tentacles have nematocysts spaced down its length.  The length of the tentacle is an indicator of how many stings you might receive.  The symptoms of jellyfish stings vary.  Stings [...]

Itchy skin can be brought on by a variety of factors.  Bug bites, rashes, and skin problems such as eczema can all be responsible for itching skin.  No matter the underlying cause, itchy skin is maddening and makes life miserable.
One natural remedy for itchy skin is oatmeal, but not the oatmeal so commonly eaten for [...]

Gem therapy is defined as wearing of precious and semiprecious stones for healing the body and emotional well-being. The belief is that all gemstones carry certain vibrations and when places within a person’s aura, it can change the mental and physical outlook of the wearer. It is believed that the human aura consists of nine [...]

What do you get when you combine Eastern traditions of non-violence and mindfulness with a highly effective and unique Western methodology? You get the wonderful art of Hakomi. When your body’s habitual patterns and structures become a powerful portal to your unconscious core material, what do you have? You have the wonders of Hakomi. This [...]