Do you know how much difference your diet can really make to those painful arthritis symptoms? Find out more about top natural arthritis remedies, hints and tips. Feel those painful, stiff, joint pains gradually fade away…
Around this time of year, as the weather starts to get cold and damp, you might be starting to feel those old aches and pains rearing their awful head…

It’s tempting to reach for the pill bottle, but after a while, the pills won’t work … you need to find a natural remedy instead …and one that works really well!

Your aches and pains may be a symptom of arthritis. Did you know that there are more than a hundred different types of arthritis? So this diagnosis does cover quite an array of different conditions.

Arthritis, of any kind, is a swelling in the joint. This swelling and inflammation causes pain, stiffness, difficulty in movement, redness and heat.

It is not known precisely what causes arthritis. Some factors which may play a part are hereditary factors, diet and lifestyle, a previous injury, or stress on the joint, allergy, a viral infection or an immune disorder.

Of course, with so many different factors involved, this means it can sometimes be difficult to pin down the exact cause of your arthritis, or decide on the best remedy to choose.

Your diet is a good place to start. It is quite possible that aspects of your diet may be causing your arthritis … or just making it worse. This might happen even if you normally eat a very healthy diet.

There are certain foods that should definitely be avoided if you have arthritis. Some of these are the ‘usual suspects’ such as refined and processed foods, sugar, salt, red meat and dairy produce. Drinks such as coffee, tea and alcohol should be avoided where possible … and, sadly, chocolate too! Other foods to be avoided are potatoes, tomatoes, aubergines, spinach, peppers and acidic fruits such as citrus fruits, rhubarb and strawberries. These, seemingly healthy, fruit and vegetables can actually have a very big effect on your arthritis symptoms.

The other foods which you should avoid, are any foods which you are allergic to. Take a simple test to discover the foods you may be allergic to or intolerant of … and then try cutting these out of your diet for a while. (You can find the hair analysis test I used on my website - just see the link at the end.)

Well that’s enough about what you can’t have…! What about the foods you can eat, and that are actually good for your arthritis. You will be pleased to discover that these do actually exist!

Of course, your diet should largely be based on the usual principles of a healthy diet … boring maybe, but necessary … you’ll feel so much better! This is a diet based on wholegrain cereals, and plenty of fresh fruit and veg. If you can include raw fruit and vegetables in your diet (such as salad), this will be even more beneficial.

Include a small amount of fish, chicken and eggs, and a small amount of goat’s milk products (if you are not allergic).

Other foods you should try to incorporate regularly are fresh (not tinned!) pineapple (it is the fresh enzymes in pineapple you need, which are destroyed by long term storage). Also try fresh juices made from carrot, beetroot, celery and cucumber. Celery juice, especially, is thought to be very beneficial as a natural remedy for arthritis, so you should aim for drinking some every day.

Swapping your usual cup of tea, or coffee, for anti-oxidant filled green tea should also help to alleviate those painful arthritis symptoms.

Of course, your diet isn’t the only natural remedy for arthritis. There are lots of other options too. There is a whole range of supplements available, plus effective herbal remedies.

There are also the holistic remedies that many people swear by. These are treatments like acupuncture, yoga or t’ai chi, reflexology, osteopathy or chiropractic, aromatherapy and a whole array of relaxation remedies, as well as magnetic therapy bracelets. (I swear by magnetic therapy bracelets to help cure my own aches and pains, again find out more on my website … see the link at the end).

Find out more details about an arthritis diet, plus the herbal remedies and holistic remedies to choose on my website: http://www.natural-health-remedies-guide.com.

Click here to find out all about natural arthritis pain relief.

About the Author
Learn how natural health remedies can improve your life … and your health! Check out my website: www.natural-health-remedies-guide.com for a helpful and real natural health information site. Plenty of holistic remedies … and I’ll tell you which ones worked best for me!

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We use the term Ecotherapy to describe the benefits of doctors prescribing a Walk in the Park as a way of helping people with mental health problems, specifically stress and depression. Inherent within this is prescription are the benefits of exercise, however, the colours of nature and the need for full spectrum sunlight, are equally important for our psychological well-being. This in turn leads to the ecological and environmental issues associated with this form of natural therapy. More details at Ecotherapy.biz

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Ecotherapy and Colourtherapy

The basis for combining these two therapies is that while we are highly evolved animals we still respond to the colours in nature in an instinctive way the same as other species. Generally, this instinct is based upon the need to look and feel good in order to attract a mate, it also relates to the need for sunlight to regulate our body clock; we need to connect with nature to keep fit and healthy. Therefore, colour therapy as part of ecotherapy addresses our primal needs and instincts that allow us to work in the environment that we have created. Once these needs have been met we as humans can move on to talk about these issues on the thinking and talking level of psychology and therapy, in order to bring about a positive change in our lives and the world around us.

For example, simply connecting with nature and getting out into green open spaces for a bit of ecotherapy is for some people an achievement; the green grass will help calm frayed nerves and bring harmony with the people around you. The blue sky and natural sunlight will help suppress daytime production of melatonin and help you sleep at night; it has been proven that the exercise is also good for your mental welfare. Given this is an instinctive reaction to nature all you have to do is get out of the house and take a look at it. More details at http://www.colour-therapy.org/

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Acupuncture - A Health Benefit?

by Woody Longacre

Before we begin a discussion about the benefits of acupuncture, let’s talk about the origins of acupuncture.  It was first used in China over 2000 years ago, and is one of the oldest medical procedures in the world.  It is a family of procedures that stimulate the anatomy of the body and helps to balance the energy flow throughout the body.  It is this kind of acupuncture that is practiced in the United Sates today, through the use of tiny, metallic needles placed in defined areas and manipulated by hand or by electrical stimulation. Acupuncture is considered an alternative medicine and is used to complement and in some cases replace Western medical practices.

Acupunctureis the basic foundation for Traditional Chinese Medicine and is based on the belief that there are two opposing and inseparable forces within our body.  They are known as the Yin and Yang of the entire person. The Yin is representative of the cold, slow, or passive principle, and yang represents the hot, excited or active principle.  A healthy state is achieved by maintaining a balance state of the yin and yang.  This is done through vital pathways or meridians that allow for the flow of qi, or vital energy.  The vital energy flow occurs along pathways known as meridians. These meridians connect over 2,000 acupuncture points along the body.  There are 12 main meridians, and 8 secondary meridians.  Although traditional western medicine does not completely understand how acupuncture works, the proof that it does work has been shown in several studies conducted by western medical facilities.

Does acupuncture work?  According to the National Institute of Health, the answer is yes.  Acupuncture has been shown to be effective in many areas of health care. Areas such as postoperative nausea, chemotherapy side effects, osteoarthritis, low-back pain, headache, menstrual cramps, addiction, carpal tunnel syndrome, and asthma, just to name a few.  The study revealed that acupuncture was able to provide pain relief, improve function and mobility of joints due to arthritis inflammation, and served to complement standard care. Although there are many who would doubt the effectiveness of acupuncture, once they are a patient, they are believers.

It has been proposed that acupuncture works and produces its effects through regulating the nervous system.  The theory proposes that since acupuncture produces its effect through regulation of the nervous system, it induces the release of endorphins and immune system cells at specific sites on the body. There is also the theory that acupuncture alters the brain chemistry by the changing the neurotransmitters in the brain. Without doubt acupuncture was a benefit in the study.

For those of you that are not comfortable in the use of needles there is now a needless acupuncture method. Due to the advancement of technology, a new form of acupuncture referred to as pulsed magnetic therapy is available. This form of alternative medicine treats the body in the same way as acupuncture by providing electrical stimulation along the meridian pathways. In contrast to inserting needles underneath the skin at a treatment point, a pulsed magnetic health treatment device transmits harmonized magnetic pulses that cause an electrical current flow within the cells. This form of needless acupuncture provides the same benefit as traditional acupuncture but has many more conveniences.

Although acupuncture is classified as an alternative medicine therapy, and there is still much to be understood about the way it works, it is a proven aid in maintaining optimal health. But what about the well individual, can acupuncture provide a benefit to them? Absolutely. Because acupuncture works with the belief that we must maintain balance of our vital energy flow in order to remain healthy, acupuncture serves as the tool for maintaining the proper balance of the yin and yang state. Our vital energy flow can be out of balance, and we still feel and appear quite healthy. It is in this capacity that acupuncture serves as a sort of preventive medicine. Checking and balancing the flow of energy on the meridian points in your body is like your car receiving a preventive maintenance before it is in need of a repair.

About the Author
This article provided by the team at Immune Sentry, Ltd. We are experts in the field of Pulsed Magnetic Health Therapy and offer a treatment alternative for better health. Please visit us at http://www.immunesentry.com

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Many of the concepts of Chinese medicine have no counterpart in Western medicine. Chinese medicine views the mind and body as an energetic system that cannot be separated from one another or the universe. Organs are not as in Western Medicine separate functioning structures, but are interconnected organ systems that work together to keep the body functioning well, in Chinese medicine as with colour therapy it is the patient and not the disease which is treated.

Traditional acupuncture is invasive as it uses needles to penetrate the skin to stimulate the meridians and given the rise in infections is risky. This also means that acupuncture points can only be treated when they are close to the surface of the skin and cannot penetrate to any depth.

Colour acupressure is non invasive and therefore safer as a far as infectious disease is concerned. It can also penetrate to all parts of the body so can treat acupuncture points close to the surface and deep within the body. A pendulum is used to diagnose any imbalance or blockage and a coloured light is applied to the pressure points on the body’s meridians or energy lines on mental command using the fingers or with the use of a special coloured torch with a quartz crystal tip. More details at colour counselling therapy healing - colour acupressure

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How to Do Acupressure During Pregnancy  by Chelsey Jackson

About the Author

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The Process of Healing With Guardian Angel Energy by Gen Wright

But after a while, the bank account starts to grow, and we know that we are well fed. So now we look to improve on our lifestyle. We get bigger houses, fast cars, more shoes and clothes, and so on. For a while, things are good. Perhaps at this time, a nagging feeling starts to grow. Something doesn’t feel right. Not knowing what it is, we ignore those feelings, hoping that it will go away by itself. And we continue acquiring more material items, again hoping that the more we acquire, the more we can fill the void.

Unfortunately, after countless hours of work and shopping, we find that this does not work. That is because we are still essentially feeding our mind and body with material objects. The truth is, we have forgotten our soul. Do we have a soul? Do animals have souls? The next time you see an animal, look into their eyes and ask yourself whether there is a soul in that physical body.

So the soul, like the other two parts of our being, needs to be fed as well. But the soul does not need physical items and objects. When you realize this, this is the exact moment where healing can begin.

There are many different ways to begin the healing process. The most well known way is through meditation. You may want to enlist the help of spiritual masters. These are people who are highly spiritual, and some may even be what some people call psychic. Being psychic means they can communicate with beings that do not seem to exist in our physical plane. These beings include angels and spirit guides.

Angels are spiritual beings who are here to protect us and help us heal. Not everyone is fortunate enough to be able to see them. However, you can always feel the presence of a guardian angel. One way to do this is to meditate and focus your attention on a spiritual object, like the painting of an angel.

Through your meditation efforts, positive energy from these angels can be channeled through your body. Over a few sessions, you will feel calm and joyful. You know that the healing process is already working its magic.

About the Author

For more information on guardian angel chi art and Channeled Original Angel Art, please visit our websites.

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Putting Chinese Acupuncture To Work For You

by Jon Arnold

Chinese acupuncture was used extensively during the Long March, after which it became popular in America during the 1970’s. Cases of patients being treated successfully with the help of Chinese acupuncture started surfacing.

The Chinese philosophy holds that all physiological functions of the human body strike a balance between the opposing forces of Yin (female) and Yang (male). It is believed that the Qi (intangible vital energy force) and the Blood (slightly transgressed from the actually blood) are disturbed when there is a disease or illness of the body. At this point twelve meridians consisting of twelve main channels and two specific meridians out of the rest eight consisting of the remaining two channels need to be manipulated by acupuncture to bring the body back into equilibrium. These channels are located throughout the body.

The stomach, heart, large and small intestine, spleen, kidney and bladder, pericardium, an invisible San Jiao, liver and gall bladder form the twelve pathways. The other eight pathways contain only two acupuncture points known as the Ren Mai and Du Mai. The other six can be activated by applying acupressure on the twelve main pathways. These twelve primary channels include six yin and six yang channels, three of each on the two arms and legs. These channels have both inner and outer pathways through which the flow of the Qi is regulated.

Chinese acupuncture involves observing, listening, inquiring and feeling the senses of the patient’s body before administering the required acupressure to relieve the stress or imbalance on the particular pathway. Depending on the disturbed pathway, the specific organs are affected.

Acupuncture is administered with the help of fine needles with very thin tips, sterilized with spirit or by autoclave. The depth of the puncture and regulation of the temperature of the body by moxibustion are all complex techniques that need to be mastered before being put to practice. Very often, the treatment for headaches is to puncture points of the forehead to release the Qi of this area. Mostly the patient begins by feeling a tingling sensation that is quickly replaced with relaxation.

However, a statement released by the American Medical Association in 1997 declares the absence of proof of safety of this type of treatment. Neither is there sufficient efficacy nor is there enough research to approve of Chinese acupuncture as a valid medical procedure. But at the same time, the hundreds of thousands of claims of success from acupuncture patients cannot be dismissed, showing there is significant merit to this medical technique.

About the Author
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Ecotherapy.biz

This site has included a map to highlight how little green there is on the planet, a colour we need to stay balanced and live in harmony with each other. We can also see the growing desert which is associated with damaging ultra violet light which is why we need to hide ourselves from it. However, we need this light within the colour spectrum to be able to function on an intellectual level, lack of UV can lead to a depressive condition known as Seasonal Affective Disorder. While this generally happens during short winter days, having to hide ourselves from the burning sun during the summer may result in a milder form during the summer months. More details at http://www.ecotherapy.biz/

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I realize the idea that we should kick Jesus out of our movement will be met with resistance. He is an integral part of our teachings. Virtually all of our leaders, including Oprah and her best-selling author friends , Helen Schucman Barbara Max Hubbard, Wayne Peterson and Benjamin Crème to name a few, speak reverently about this man Jesus. Actually, he is a central component in the millions of books these authors have sold.

Schucman in her best seller, “A Return to Love: Re¬flections on the Principles of a Course in Miracles” says Jesus is the “inner voice,” that led her writing. She says Christ is the link that keeps “you one with God. . .” and Christ is “the Son of God as He created him.” The Course teaches that while “Christ” is in Jesus, so “Christ” is in everyone—and that the “Christ” in everyone is their divine connection with God.

Barbara Max Hubbard’s, “The Revelation: A Message of Hope for the New Millennium” says Christ provides specific instructions on how a humanity united with God can re-create the future. She says Christ teaches that the Bible’s “violent” Armageddon script does not have to happen, that it is only a “possible” future and a more “positive” future will manifest when humanity—without exception—openly declares its “oneness” with Christ and all creation. Christ, she proclaims, was born to be me and you were born to be partners with God.

Benjamin Crème, in his popular, “The Reappearance of the Christ and the Masters of Wisdom,” says Christ is the embodi¬ment of the energy we call the Christ Consciousness. It is released into the world for us by Mai¬treya, the Christ, and to the degree that it manifests in us, we will recognize him. He says Jesus has reappeared on earth with the name Maitreya and is assembling a large group of his disciples, highly ad¬vanced, spiritual men called the Masters of Wisdom. Jesus is one of the Masters and will soon take over the Throne of St. Peter, in Rome and transform Christian Churches flexible enough to re¬spond correctly to the new re¬ality the return of Christ and the Masters will create.

Wayne Peterson writes in his “Extraordinary Times, Extraordinary Beings,” that Christ’s plan is “to reveal Myself stage by stage, and to draw together around Me those enlightened souls through whom I may work.”

I know you’re sitting there thinking how on Mother Earth can we teach our message that Christ is the embodiment of universal love and peace for all, that Jesus is the link that keeps us one with God, that he is in everyone, was born to be me and will draw enlightened souls like us to him; all without using his name.

I know all my friends are going to think I defected from true teaching when I dare ask: Why is he so important? He was a carpenter from the tiny Israeli village of Nazareth. He never traveled more than 100 miles from home; never wrote a book, ran for office and used a donkey for transportation for Pete’s sake. So what that he split time into BC and AD, was witnessed by 500 after he rose from the dead, ascended into the sky in front of hundreds, every one of his12 disciples died horrible deaths in his behalf, and today some 2.1 billion persons across the planet believe that he is only incarnate son of God and part of divine Godhead.

While respected writers of his time such as Josephus recorded his existence, we know little of him outside the Bible. If we are to use that ghastly book as a reference—and there is very little else we can use—then to keep him in our religion we have to discount thousands of passages recorded by those he personally taught.

But this Jesus of the Bible is highly suspect. He proclaimed himself to be the only Son of God at least 22 separate times. He declared to the day’s religious leaders at least seven times he was the “I am,” recognized throughout the Old Testament as God himself and thus insisted he wasn’t created at all. When he told them “before Abraham was I am,” their anger assured his death.

He not only claimed to be resurrected, he said he was the resurrection. He demonstrated this same exclusivity and separation from man we all abhor when he said “I am the way, the truth and the life and no one comes to the Father except through me.”

How can we continue to spread our New Gospel of love to all when Jesus said unless you repent you will perish and that the rich man Lazarus was tormented in Hell. We don’t believe in repentance much less Hell. Jesus told the woman caught in adultery to “go and sin no more.” We teach sin doesn’t exist. We insist he taught universal peace, yet he said, “Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword.” Some peace.

So how can we honor this man Jesus Christ? Clearly, he was stupid for telling those with the power to kill him that he was God Almighty. Obviously, he was a habitual liar for claiming to be God over and over. And he had to be a lunatic to deliberately create a chain of circumstances that assured his wrists and feet would be nailed to a cross and he be tortured for hours before giving up his life.

My dear brothers and sisters, we who anxiously await the dawning of the New Age are left with only two options. The first is to dismiss him entirely as a loon, a liar and a lunatic and never mention him again. The second, however much I hate to say it, is to believe that he is exactly who he said he is: The one and only divine Son of God; God himself incarnate in the flesh.

How I ask can we say we believe in him if we don’t believe him?

This Jesus of the Bible is far too radical for our cause. It’s time our leaders stop talking about him.

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by Semele Xerri

Angels are pure spirit so they have no defined form, but they’re most often seen as beautiful winged beings, bright lights or spinning disks of energy - when they appear they choose a form that is most appropriate for the person or situation involved. They can also manifest as ordinary people who are around for a vital few minutes or hours and then are never seen again - I’m convinced that in my time as a single mum I met a few carpenter and plumber angels! Often unseen, they are felt or sensed as calm voices, heavenly scents or protective presences. I’m sure we’ve all had experience of a near miss, a miraculous escape or a warning of something about to happen, and I’m convinced that is the work of angels. As pure spirit, angels are perfect and so they transmit only love and positivity and that’s something the world definitely needs more of right now.

So how can you connect with the heavenly realm of angels? The first and most important thing is simply to ask, as angels cannot intervene in our lives without our permission - that’s part of the gift of free will we’ve been blessed with. Next time you face a difficult decision or a stressful situation, mentally ask the angels to help you and notice carefully what you experience. Make sure you keep a diary of any sensations or occurrences after your requests, however insignificant they may seem, as its so easy to dismiss angelic intervention as coincidence. The most common calling card of an angel seems to be a white feather, and I’ve had these float down in front of my nose seemingly out of nowhere in all sorts of places!

Crystals are a lovely way to raise your own vibration to the higher angelic frequencies and my favourites are angelite and celestite which are both a beautiful, ethereal blue colour. Angels also seem to connect effectively through pink danburite and crystals that have been cut into a merkabah, which is a powerful three dimensional star shape. We all have our own guardian angel, so meditating with one of these crystals is a good way to make that first connection with him or her. Just to get you started, the four most well-known archangels and their special gifts are Michael (protection and strength), Raphael (healing), Gabriel (joy and freedom from fear) and Uriel (wisdom). I’d encourage you to read more about these wonderful beings and develop your own respectful relationship with them.

Far from being merely pretty and fluffy decorations on Christmas cards, angels are immensely powerful and transformational and I’ve noticed far-reaching results when I call on them in my healing work. As an immediate reflection of spirit, angels bring love, compassion, joy and freedom into the world and can help us to do the same. It’s something to think about when you’re putting that halo’d figure on top of your Christmas tree, or making coat hanger wings for the nativity play!

About the Author
Semele Xerri is a spiritual healer, Reiki Master/Teacher and Tarot reader. Based in Wales, she offers healing and readings, runs spiritual and self-development workshops and co-organises the annual Celtic Spirit Holistic Festival. Visit her website at http://www.triple-moon.co.uk

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Aromatherapy Uses for Healing and Stress Relief

by Jon Arnold

The alternative medicine known as aromatherapy has grown in leaps and bounds over the past several years. One main reason for this is that people are turning to more natural approaches to every aspect of their lives, from healing their bodies, to purposes of relaxation to even how they clean their homes. And in these days, who doesn’t welcome the opportunity for stress relief?Like many things, aromatherapy got its start purely by accident. A man in France accidentally burnt himself. He grabbed the nearest thing he saw, which was some lavender oil. The oil immediately begin to give him relief. He was even more astonished to find that the burn did not leave a scar on his arm. Thus, he quickly came to the conclusion that the essential oil of lavender had healing capabilities.

Aromatherapy is based on the usage of essential oils, which comes from plants. The scent of these oils themselves is what is credited for their healing and relaxing powers. For instance, the scent of lavender is known to help relax a person enough to help stop a headache, help one to sleep and even help calm fluttering nerves. Lavender, like many of the other oils, can be used in a number of ways such as applying to one’s body (gently rub a few drops onto the forehead for a headache), can be burned to produce an aroma, can be used to make incense and can even be inhaled (place a few drops on your pillowcase to help you sleep).

A person should choose aromatherapy oil not just by the smell alone. The person should think about their reason for wanting or needing oil (what is needed to be accomplished). If they have a particular problem or need than they need to do further research and decide which oil is the best for them.

Many people also like to diffuse a number of essential oils together to create their own unique blend. Diffusing oils that come from plants of a like family will create a unique and balanced blend. These blends can then help a number of health related issues or just be a special unique oil for the user to burn or apply.

Each aromatherapy oil has its own unique healing and relaxation power. Yet, many can share some abilities. When this is the case, the user can then choose from the oils that have the same needed ability by which scent is more appealing to him or her. An instance of this would be the oils of Chamomile, Sandalwood, and Ylang Ylang. All three of these are known to help promote sleep. Yet, each has their own distinctive smell.

Aromatherapy seems to help the body by creating an even flow between the spirit, mind, and body. These oils used also seem to help alter moods and relax one’s entire being. When one is in a more relaxed state, healing can begin more quickly.

Many people also associate aromatherapy and some essential oils such as Jasmine and Sandalwood as being oils that can help stimulate romance. There is no concrete evidence of this fact. Yet, many people do admit that lit candles do set a distinct mood for them for romance. Plus, many colognes and perfumes not only makes one smell more distinctive, they can make one feel sexier when worn.

As the days goes by, it doesn’t seem foreseeable that aromatherapy will be phasing out any time soon. In fact, studies of these essential oils are continuing and more uses for these unique oils are being found every day.

About the Author
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Aromatherapy and Colour Therapy

Aromas vibrate at the same frequency as colours; oils can be mixed to give a blend that is suited to your need for a variety of colour energies. Aromatherapy is the practice of using naturally distilled essences of plants to promote the health and well-being of your body, mind, and emotion spirit. These essences, called essential oils, can restore balance and harmony to your body and to your life. Aromatherapy can be experienced through several mediums, essential oils are the purest form and most medicinal in their action.

Essential oils are the volatile oils found in the seeds, roots, resins, flowers, trees, stems, bark and fruit of plants. These oils are the life force of the plants and have many beneficial and protective properties, many oils have antiviral, antibacterial or anti fungal properties. Some may also soothe inflammation, relax tense muscles or enhance breathing. Essential oils are used to treat physical, psychological and energetic imbalances and have become very popular in the growing interest in self-care and natural products.

Of the five senses, our sense of smell is the most primitive and most closely associated with our emotions and how our body responds to them. Together with a balanced diet, nutrition, adequate exercise and water, aromatherapy can become a part of daily routine helping you achieve a healthier, more balanced lifestyle. More details at colour counselling therapy healing aromatherapy.

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Little Known Ways to Design an Eco-Friendly Garden

Formulating Your Design - As a gardener, it is important to me that I try to be as eco-friendly as possible when I design my garden. I have to take many factors into consideration such as the climate in which I live, the average amount of rainfall in my area, and the natural contour and content of the land I will be gardening.

All of these things will help me determine the steps I need to take to make my garden environmentally friendly but still yield beautiful, lush flowers and shrubs or tasty, healthy vegetables. Some eco-friendly garden designs can be quite involved and a little expensive while others are simple and affordable. The steps you take designing your eco-friendly garden will depend on the level of desire you have to protect the environment as well as your budget.

There are three basic things that wildlife need: food, shelter, and water. If you provide these three things, many different species of wildlife will thrive in and around your garden. Below are some tips to making your garden a habitat and refuge for native fauna.

Tips for Making Your Garden Wildlife Friendly

1. Have a compost bin – a well maintained compost bin will attract insects such as spiders, snails, and worms. These insects will serve two purposes: a. they enhance the quality of the compost; b. they are a food source for various types of birds.
2. Make a frog and toad shelter – this can be created by simply placing a plant pot upside down in your garden. Frogs and toads will love the cool, dark shelter the pot plant will provide.
3. Attract bees – if you have firewood in your garden you can take a piece and drill a few hole is in it. Bees will take up residence in these holes, and you will be glad to have them as tenants. Bees provide pollination, which will be very beneficial to your plants.
4. Make a home for a hedgehog – if you have a pile of logs in your garden feel free to leave them there. The hedgehogs will appreciate the logs and may make them their home.
5. Grow some ivy – when ivy is properly managed it can attract all types of beautiful butterflies to your garden. Your garden can become a playground for numerous colorful, fascinating butterflies.
6. Have a water source – all wildlife needs water for various reasons. Whether for drinking or bathing, water is vital to the health of both your garden and the wildlife that inhabits it.

If further pest control action is required, ways to control garden pests include:

• Organic pesticides – can be used when necessary
• Determine if insects are the problem or if the plant is stressed for some other reason (lack of water or nutrients)
• Diversify your garden – do not put all of the same plants on one row. Try interplanting.
• Barriers are important – yellow sticky strips, row covers, and foil collars can be helpful.

About the Author - Emma Spivey writes for solar powered fountains , her personal hobby blog focused on tips to design a garden using eco-friendly ways to protect wild birds.

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Astrology Part 1: Sun Signs

by Guilia Aliberti

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We have been doing Birth Charts, Numerology Charts, I-Ching Readings, Tarot Readings, and much more for our friends & family for years. We have recently decided to take our services public. Check out our website; http://miraclesnmagic.wordpress.com/

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The first animal in Chinese astrology is the rat. Individuals who are born under the Rat sign are considered to be inventive, charming and intelligent but they can be very extravagant. People who are born under this sign are compatible with people born under the signs of Dragon, Monkey and Ox.

The Ox is the second animal in Chinese astrology. Like people born under the Rat sign, those who are born in the Ox are intelligent and patient. They are also born leaders, but they may be stubborn at times. They will get along well with those born in the year of the Snake, Rat and Rooster. The persons born in the year of the Tiger are known to possess bravery and sensitivity. However, they can have a short temper and they also have a tendency to be very suspicious. They can easily get along with people born under the sign of Pig and Sheep.

People born under the Chinese astrology sign of the Dragon show utmost perseverance and passion, but like the tiger, they are known to be quick-tempered and stubborn. They get along with those who are born under the sign of the Monkey. People born under the sign of the Snake are also very passionate and intense in everything that they do. However, they can be very selfish and vain. Individuals who are born under the Ox and Rooster sign will get along with these people. People who have the Horse as their sign are very intuitive and cheerful, but they can be attention-grabbers. They can get along well with the Dog and Tiger signs. The person born under the Sheep sign have a more subdued characteristic. They are introverts but very creative. They work well with people who have the Rabbit and the Pig sign.

Individuals born under the year of the Monkey are very smart and creative. People who are born under the Rat sign will enjoy their companionship. Those who are born under the year of the Rooster have self-confidence, but they can be very disappointed whenever they are not successful. They get along with people born with the Snake and Ox sign. Those who are born under the Dog sign are deep thinkers and get along with those who have the Horse and Tiger sign. And lastly, people who are born under the sign of the Pig are very amiable and gallant. They work well with those who are born under the Rabbit and Sheep signs.

About the Author
Insightfulpsychics.com is a reputable source of information and resources regarding horoscopes and psychic readings. To learn more about Sun signs and psychics visit our website today!

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How to Increase Your Clairvoyant Ability

by Kate L Pusey

Do we all have Clairvoyant Ability?
Many people believe we were all born with psychic or clairvoyant abilities. However as we grow in the world we start to follow the mainstream way of thinking and overlook our potential for clairvoyant or psychic powers.

What is a Clairvoyant Ability?

A clairvoyant ability is seen as a spiritual gift and there are ways we can all develop these powers and unlock our own potential.

Exercises to Boost Clairvoyant Abilities:

Try these exercises to uncover your hidden clairvoyant ability.

1. The first one is an obvious one that we have all done and no doubt shown some success at.

When the phone rings next time try and visualise who is calling before you answer. Try this regularly and see if your success rate improves. Could you be exploring your clairvoyant ability?

2. This one you can try with a friends help. Try to predict what the number of the dice will be before they roll it. Perhaps start by just trying to predict odd or even. This can help you develop intuition.

3. To further develop your intuition and precognition try to predict events and scores at your favourite sporting event or when watching a game on TV. Start by predicting the winner and as you gain confidence move on to predicting the score or other match statistics.

4. Next time you are in a queue at say the bank try to predict which window you will get called to. With practice you should be able to improve this prediction.

5. To develop remote viewing clairvoyant abilities try to imagine before a business or social meeting what the other person will be wearing. Start with concentrating on colour and as you practice move on to greater details.

Write down your thoughts before the meeting so that you are sure to be honest with yourself.

6. When you are standing at the bar waiting to be served try to predict what drinks the person ahead of you will order. This can heighten your intuition skills.

7. Next time you are in the lift or elevator play a game at guessing which number button each new person who enters will press. This can help you develop precognition, clairvoyance and telepathy.

8. Another easy way to practice is with a friend and a pack of playing cards. Get your friend to turn over one card at a time and you just start by predicting red or black. If you can get your success rate up to 75% then expand your skills to predict the actual suit of the next card.

Clairvoyant ability can be developed with practice and patience. Try not to force the issue but incorporate these and other little exercises into your everyday life to learn to broaden your thoughts, develop your intuition and allow your natural clairvoyance to develop.

Visit the popular website http://www.clairvoyantstoday.com to learn more about psychic phenomena.

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About the Author

Kate Pusey is author of Clairvoyants Today. This is an information website for anyone curious about the psychic world. It contains articles and advice covering a wide range of subjects from ‘How to find a Good Clairvoyant’ to ‘Do you have a psychic gift?’

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How Would I Know if I am Clairvoyant?

by Keith Ward

Clairvoyants are people who can see their surroundings clearly through the eyes of the mind. Clairvoyant reading does not necessarily refer to a reading of the future. Although it does include some elements of predicting the future, clairvoyance is about seeing clearly; images, events and people through the mind’s eye on the basis of the past and what is happening in the present. The past and the present play an important role in the analysis of clairvoyant reading.

Clairvoyance can be discovered in any person at any stage of their life. While some may think it is a curse, others consider it to be more of a gift. If you are a clairvoyant, chances are that there was someone in your family tree who had this ’sixth sense’ as well. The power of clairvoyance occurs in different degrees and in different ways.

There is a belief among many that every individual is born with the power of clairvoyance. But as we learn the norms of the society into which we are born, this power is forgotten and remains undeveloped. However, they can still be realized through some exercises and meditation techniques which have been proven to be useful in reviving the power of clairvoyance. Rediscovering the power of clairvoyance is an enriching and life enchanting process that will bring you immense joy.

Clairvoyance is said to be a spiritual gift and has been known to develop with patience and practice. Avoid forcing things, is a very good tip to note down. Instead incorporate the exercises into your daily routine and try to broaden your thoughts, develop your intuition and let clairvoyance develop naturally.

Here are some ways through which you can determine whether you are a clairvoyant:

* If your dreams or parts of your dream predict something that comes true.

* If you can communicate in any way with someone who has crossed over.

* If you have visions that result in the occurrence of the exact event.

* If you have visions at a scene of a crime about who was involved and how it all happened, you can be quite certain that you have clairvoyant abilities.

The ability of clairvoyance is not discounted by the government. For several years, the CIA conducted a ‘remote viewing’ program with people who had psychic powers and they were made to describe the streets, buildings, events and sometimes even the topography of a designated area. The citizens are still in the dark about this program. Rumour has it that the program now no longer exists.

A clairvoyant has the rare gift of seeing clearly, those things that cannot be perceived by the senses. Very few people have this gift and it is a comforting thought to know that at least there are some people who can help you understand the things that are happening around you when you get confused. A clairvoyant can also help you gain perspective which will allow you to see and think a lot more clearly than before.

About the Author

Keith Ward is the Founder and Director of the Circle of Professional Clairvoyants, which offers Psychic Readings with fully qualified Senior UK Clairvoyants and Psychics.

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Getting Marriage Counseling Help

by Julia Solomon

Most of us have a certain idea about what wedding counseling is all about - we typically always think of it as a fresh idea, having grown out of the multiply in divorces over the beyond being. Getting matrimony counseling to most people would look to specify that the wedding is in some frank discord, and that receiving counseling is a character of last ditch sweat to rescue it from adversity or split.

It is very unfortunate that we have urban this incorrent association. In the past time, wedding counseling was not called nuptials counseling - but it was still commonly practiced, and commonly occured before the actual wedding took place. Almost all religions, for example, have developed a variety of pre-marital counseling exercise that is planned to help the couple result absolve and honest communication with one another and to be rock fine about their intentions and goals with interest to the wedding. In modern matrimony counseling, we do some of the same clothes - but they only mostly happen after the wedding has begun to deteriorate and the problems have become worse.

The best time actually to found nuptials counseling is early on - preferably before you even get married, or very early in the wedding, especially if also of you have some indication that you and your partner may indigence to increase on your communication skills. Communication breakdown is the most frequent purpose for closure in marriages and relationships. Unfortunately, we also have twisted a downbeat association with the idea of wedding counseling.

Many people are scared that if they carry up the subject up, it will be interpreted by others in the offend way. This is a common slip. Recognising the require to expand a relationship or marriage, or to work on better communication, should not be full to mean that the marriage is headed for ruin nor distance. The plain actuality is that marriage counselling is more effective when it is not used as a last ditch exertion. It should be seen as something that can strenghthen the relationship and marriage and should be considered at the jiffy any crisis starts to expand.

In verity, the one time that marriage counseling will not help is when one of the partners has already mentally or psychologically detatched himself from the partnership completely. At this spit, individual counseling may be what is required. In order for marriage counseling to be trully successful, both partners essential to really be committed to work at it. They need to be there to enhance and improve the marriage fairly than austerely looking for an analyze to authority it.

If you are at that instant in your marriage, check the psychological association register in your locale for names our counselors. Another option is to ask around - ask contacts, or your family surgeon. Marriage counseling is not a cool or momentary fix mixture, but it can be a new beginning - and it definitely value your while. If you have conflict affording counseling, some communities have free or low outlay counseling programs.

About the Author

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What is Colour Counselling and Therapy

When people are stressed or go through a traumatic life event people sometimes seek a therapist to help them through their difficulties, such events may also have a detrimental effect on their well-being that can result in seeking medical advice or treatment.

Colour counselling is about advising the client on the use of colour therapy as a practical way of assisting the natural healing process. Colour therapy is a self help therapy and a recognised form of complementary medicine that combines colour psychology and spiritual healing.

Colour therapy is good for stress related conditions, where a positive frame of mind is needed to combat illness, or help make a full recovery from a physical illness. Once you are able to resolve the stresses in your life the resulting psychosomatic symptoms will dissappear. More details at colour counselling therapy healing

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