Is Your Cat’s Purring A SuperNatural Healing Sound Vibration? Huh?

Those of you who have had feline roommates know that cats only do a few things, and those things usually aren’t for your benefit.  Sometimes they bring you grisly surprises – some poor mouse’s delicately furred pants, or a rat sized squirrel mask – but they are never the type of surprises that can be [...]

Cheeks A Little Too Rosy? Learn About Rosacea

Rosacea is a chronic skin condition that causes redness and irritation.  Typically appearing on the cheeks, forehead, chin and nose, rosacea flare ups vary in intensity from a mild flush to painful, red inflammation and bumps on the skin.  In some cases, dilated blood vessels become visible in the face, and sometimes the eyes can [...]

Is Your TV Watching You? Take Control Of Your Living Room

Television is supposed to be a diversion from the rest of your life, not the other way around.  Like any other purely pleasure based thing that humans enjoy, television is a sickly sweet, seductive addiction.  Both comforting and entertaining, TV can expand to fill every free space in your schedule, demanding attention like a chatty [...]

The Aging Brain: More Like Wine, Less Like Swiss Cheese?

I’ve been hearing a lot of jibber jabber lately about generational differences and how mature individuals with a lot of life experience simply have a different way of looking at the world.  Of course, those things are true and the reason may be even more interesting than my mother’s explanation which mostly involves repeated assertion [...]

Yes, Fungus Is Amazing. What Does This Have To Do With My Health?

Fungi are one of the five kingdoms of life, and represents hundreds of thousands (if not millions including those yet undiscovered) of organisms ready at a moment’s notice to interfere with your life.
Fungi do not have chlorophyll.  Rather than photosynthesizing, fungi feed on dead matter, recycling our planet’s natural waste and creating opportunity for new [...]

Got Fungus?

The answer to that question is probably “yes”.  Scientists speculate that there are likely at least 200,000 species of fungi existing in nature, although only half of that number has been identified and classified.  These known species are commonly divided into five phyla:  Zygomycota, Ascomycota, Basidiomycota, Deuteromycota, and Mycophycophyta.
The significance of fungi is easily understated.  [...]

Is Your Partner Too Sensitive?

Is your partner too sensitive?  Or perhaps you are actually too snarky?  How do you know which it is?  Unfortunately, both may be true.  Often, after having chosen a snarky mate, a person will become more sensitive or will choose to become snarky themselves.
Of course, even the best relationships harbor the occasional misspoken tease or [...]

Resolved To Keep A Journal? Tips To Help You Actually Write One

Are you one of those people who feel like they should keep a journal, but can’t start or maintain one? As habits go, this is a fairly easy one to change. All you have to do is figure out how to make it easy for yourself. Although the method of procrastination is [...]

Extreme, Effective Longevity Treatments: The Mineral Bath

Mineral baths have long been recognized by some cultures for their theraputic value. Practiced since ancient times by the Japanese, Greek, and many other cultures, bathing is not only relaxing for the mind and body but is also an excellent longevity treatment.
Relaxation is important for a person’s overall health, but even more important are [...]

Hair Loss: What Can You Do?

Men and women both deal with hair thinning and then hair loss. Men lose hair due to decreasing testosterone and increasing LDL Cholesterol that lead to microcapillary clogging (yes, I’m saying that french fries are a major cause of hair loss). Also, genetic factors can cause people to lose hair faster – some families [...]

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