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    Healthy Living the Natural Way
    Healthy Living the Natural Way
    Healthy Living the Natural Way
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    Healthy Living the Natural Way

    By Carole Somerville

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    Easy to understand advice on health, nutrition and fitness that can help keep you feeling young and living a healthy lifestyle. This collection of articles on healthy living includes:

    *How to understand and combat common health problems such as allergies, colds and insomnia using natural remedies
    *A common sense approach to exercise and diet
    *Natural ways to combat stress
    *Alternative Therapies to help relax and heal
    *Natural remedies to help cure physical and emotional ailments

    A quality resource for understanding how
    you can improve your lifestyle the natural way

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherCarole Somerville
    Release dateFeb 6, 2015
    ISBN9781507041567
    Healthy Living the Natural Way
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    Carole Somerville

    Carole is a qualified astrologer and has a degree in Psychology, Education and English Literature. She is also a Certified Reiki Master. Astrology is Carole's main subject. Psychology, the tarot, dream interpretation, history and spiritual realms fascinate her too. Carole has been addicted to writing from the moment she could hold a pen and counts her blessings to have been able to make a career out of something she loves.In the 1980s Carole was the leading writer for key astrology magazines in the UK including Destiny, Your Stars, Exploring the Supernatural and Your Future. In the 1990's Carole's print media clients extended to include The Daily Mirror, The People and Destiny. Carole's work began to incorporate problem pages, dream analysis and information booklets. Between 1994 and 1996 she was astrologer for the Scottish newspaper The Sunday Post. This led to Carole becoming astrologer for a number of other regional newspapers.Carole has also worked as a consultant for the Psychic Friends Network and helped them establish and then write their quarterly magazine Destiny. In recent years along with Carole's astrological work, she has been studying complementary therapies and Reiki. Her books include fiction as well as non-fiction.

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      Book preview

      Healthy Living the Natural Way - Carole Somerville

      Healthy Living the Natural Way

      Easy to understand advice on health, nutrition and fitness that can help keep you feeling young and living a healthy lifestyle. This collection of articles on healthy living includes:

      How to understand and combat common health problems such as allergies, colds and insomnia using natural remedies

      A common sense approach to exercise and diet

      Natural ways to combat stress

      Alternative Therapies to help relax and heal

      Natural remedies to help cure physical and emotional ailments

      A quality resource for understanding how

      you can improve your lifestyle the natural way

      ––––––––

      Contents

      Part (i)

      Healthy Living and Healthy Eating

      Healthy Living and how to live a Healthy Lifestyle

      Healthy Food for Healthy Living

      Health and Nutrition - What a Healthy Diet Should Include

      How does Salt and Sugar affect your Health?

      Healthy Foods for Diabetes

      Healthy Eating During Pregnancy

      Living Healthily and Healthy Weight Loss

      Exercise Routines, Weight Loss and Healthy Living

      Part (ii)

      Healthy Ways to Combat Stress and Depression

      Healthy Living, Relaxation and How to Combat Stress

      Top Natural and Simple Stress Busters Anyone Can Do

      Alternative Remedies for Clearing the Mind

      Lemon Balm Herbal Remedies for Stress and Anxiety

      Water Therapy to Release Tension

      Alternative Remedies for Depression

      Part (iii)

      Feel Good Therapies

      Feel Good Therapies: Rainbow Therapy

      The Pros and Cons of Raindrop Therapy

      What is Ayurvedic Medicine?

      Feel Good Therapies: Crystal Healing

      Therapeutic Healing Through Music

      Health Benefits of Tai Chi Chuan

      Part (iv)

      Understanding Allergies and Natural Remedies to help Combat Allergies

      How and Why Do Allergies Cause Depression

      Low Pollen Flowers for Allergy Sufferers

      Green Ways to Alleviate Seasonal Allergies

      How Does Local Honey Help Alleviate Seasonal Allergies?

      Foods to Help Alleviate Allergy Symptoms

      How to Enjoy Flowers and Stay Allergy Free

      Alternative Cures for Hay Fever

      Part (v)

      Insomnia and Natural ways to get a Good Night’s Sleep

      What Causes Sleepless Nights?

      Alternative Treatments for Insomnia

      Part (vi)

      Natural Remedies to Keep your Body Young

      Natural Remedies & Treatment for Hair Loss

      Natural Treatments for Healthy Hair

      Home Treatments to Help Fight Ageing of the Skin

      Top Anti Ageing Tips

      How to Improve Your Eyesight Naturally

      Natural Ways to Cure Sore Eyes

      Natural Ways to Whiten Teeth

      Part (vii)

      Natural Health Remedies

      Alternative Ways to Treat High Blood Pressure

      Natural Remedies for Gout

      Natural Remedies for Warts and Verrucas

      Natural Cures for Cold Sores

      Natural Therapies for Healing Hiccups

      Part (viii)

      Understanding and Preventing Coughs and Colds

      Why Do I Always Catch Colds?

      Natural Immune Boosters to help prevent Colds and other Illnesses

      Home Cures that Work Best for Colds

      Herbal Remedies for Coughs and Colds

      Natural Ways to Stop that Cough

      Truth and Myths About the Common Cold

      Feed a Cold, Starve a Fever: Fact or Myth

      Part (ix)

      Healing Plants and Food

      Poisonous Plants that Also Heal

      Home Remedies Using Fruit

      Healing Power of Sage

      Part I

      Healthy Living and Healthy Eating

      Healthy Living and How to Live a Healthy Lifestyle

      If you're aiming for a healthier lifestyle, take it slowly. If you try to change your outlook and routines too quickly and it might seem like too drastic a move and you are less likely to stick to your intentions. Don't be in a rush. Take things nice and easy.

      Perhaps you feel you've not taken a very sensible or healthy attitude to your food intake. But remember, your aim should be a gradual change in your routines and your outlook towards a healthier way of living.

      Once you start watching what you eat, you will be making a difference. You can do this by avoiding fatty food but eating plenty fresh fruit and vegetables. And for a healthy lifestyle you should of course be taking regular exercise, 'though nothing too strenuous. Introduce healthy foods and some exercise into your daily routines and you can start feeling confidence that you are making an effort to slim. Keep it up!

      The next important thing to think about when trying to improve your health is your eating and drinking habits. Chew your food properly and help your body to digest food efficiently. Avoid over-indulgence in alcohol and it's not good to drink too much caffeine.

      Now it is low self-esteem that often makes it difficult for many men and women to keep to a diet and lose weight. And yet, for woman especially, if she deep down believes that she's too fat to be attractive, she might also place unrealistic demands on herself in terms of losing weight. It's important not to plan such a punishing diet for yourself, that you won't be able to stick with it for very long. For this means that when you do give up, you'll only go back to feeling angry with yourself all over again.

      Being overweight shouldn't mean that you must also be unhappy. Learn to look at yourself through new eyes. Happiness and self-confidence shouldn't only come as a reward for being slim. There's no reason why you shouldn't feel at ease with yourself now.

      How might you do this you might be wondering? Could I suggest that you think of all the good things about yourself. List them on paper if need be. Learn to love yourself for who and what you are. Yes, work on improving your appearance through exercise and dieting. But remember too, that beauty is only skin deep and it's what's on the inside that really matters!

      There are some people who are incredibly emotional and sensitive in nature. There are some who tend to get a bit downhearted and depressed when things aren't going too good. What's important, no matter, what your personality is: Focus on all your positive points and I'm sure there are many. Be happy with who you are!

      Healthy Food for Healthy Living

      Tips on Healthy Food, Healthy Snacks and Healthy Eating Habits

      Healthy foods will provide you with the energy and nutrients you need to live a healthy, active lifestyle. In order to make sure you get your correct nutritional needs, it is important to eat a variety of foods. Food can affect your physical, mental and emotional health. Energy levels will increase when you choose healthy foods and in turn this will encourage you to lead a more active lifestyle.

      Eating habits, too, can have an impact on your health. It's important, for instance, to chew your food properly. The reason I say this is that carbohydrates can only be digested if properly chewed. And there are some people who tend to rush everything including what they eat. Those who live busy lives may also tend to bolt down their food.

      Efficient digestion is important for good health and dieting. Chewing also releases the flavour of the food and helps you feel much fuller than you otherwise would. So get into the habit of chewing your food properly and never swallow without thinking.

      Did you know that it takes about 20 minutes for the stomach to tell the brain it is full? That's one reason why people tend to eat more than they need. And another excuse to eat slowly!

      Think about the food that you eat. What type of food is healthy and what's best avoided? If you must snack between meals, make it a healthy one. Active people need a regular intake of food to keep the energy flowing. In which case think about snacks that are rich in protein such as yogurt and cheese. Avoid sweetstuff and go for fruit, whole-wheat fig bars, raw carrots or rice cakes to keep snacks healthy.

      There are some foods that you can eat in generous portions without this affecting your weight. Here's list of vegetables and salads for instance that you can eat in generous quantity. Remember that you can add them to any of your meals as and when you feel the need for something extra.

      This is good news for people who like to see lots of good wholesome food on their plate. It's good news too for those who like to make their meals look attractive. And think of all the colour in the food I'm about to list:

      These are: cabbage, cauliflower, carrots, brussels sprouts, onions, leeks, peas, beans, sweet corn, turnip, spinach, tomatoes, mushrooms and watercress.

      With so much to choose from, you won't complain

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