Blood

There are four main types of blood and these are called:   O, A, B and AB.  Your blood type will depend on the genes that you inherited from your family.  The most common blood type is O.
Your blood is made up of 55% plasma which is a white clear fluid and the remainder is [...]

Reminders from your Inner Child – Why not try them now?

Play hide and seek in the park
Visit the corner café for a milkshake
Play hopscotch
Do a handstand
Hula hoop for as long as you can
Skip
Chuck water on the trampoline and jump
Use water balloons as your ultimate weapon
Blow big bubbles with Hubba Bubba bubble gum
Eat a choc-top from Mr Whippy
Make homemade lemonade
Laugh so hard that your stomach hurts
Spin [...]

Acu-calm Healing Points

The Acu-calm application is a self-help tool to bring about greater contentment and wellbeing.  If you are feeling stressed look up which point to touch to help you in your particular predicament.
It’s easy and it works.
About Acupuncture points and Meridians
There are many healing points on your body called acupuncture points and most of these points [...]

A to Z of Some Essential Oils and their Benefits

Cinnamon Bark is an anti-microbial and bacterial oil and can be used diluted as an energizing oil.
Cistus is good for rejuvenating tissue. It is beneficial for cuts, wounds, scrapes, and scars. It is a natural hemostat for regulating the blood and for cleaning the blood as it digests bacteria.
Clary Sage contains sclerol, a hormone mimicker. [...]

Eating a banana can do so much

Bananas contain fiber and natural sugars – sucrose, fructose and glucose.  When compared to an apple, a banana has more protein, carbohydrate, phosphorus, vitamins, minerals and iron.  It is also rich in potassium.
A banana not only gives a sustained energy boost, it can also help in the prevention of a number of ailments:

Anemia: Bananas are [...]

Chakras and Nadis

Are we more than just our physical body? We have hundreds of locations where there is concentrated energy. The seven major energy centres are called Chakras, which in Sanskrit means “wheel”. As well as a Chakra system, we also have a Nadi system and both systems assist us in how we see our world and [...]

Healthy Lunch Choices for Kids

School lunch boxes always pose a challenge for busy parents.  Here are a few simple reminders of what constitutes a good school lunch.

Variety
Mainly fruit and vegetables*
Sandwiches – be sure to include a variety of breads to keep the children interested

Salad items – grated carrot, tomatoes, cucumber, slices capsicum, lettuce, avocado
Cheese or light cream cheese
Chicken** or [...]

You might like to try some Meditation – how and why.

Meditation is a very powerful tool.  Different meditation techniques claim different benefits acquired in four levels: emotional – mental – physical and spiritual.
Scientific research has shown that meditation has many great benefits such as:

Slowing down the aging process
Alleviating pain
Improving sleep
Lowering serum cholesterol level
Reducing bacteria levels in saliva thereby fewer cavities
Increasing [...]

Interesting Foods Facts to Ponder

Olive oil (active component oleocanthal and rich in oleic acid) has been shown to reduce blood pressure, optimise cholesterol levels, provide anti-inflammatory benefits, minimise overgrowths of candida and helps to reduce free radicals and inflammation (thus cell damage) which in turn assists in the prevention of cancer. Choose an extra virgin olive oil that has [...]

Wonder Foods from Each Food Category

How about tweaking the food pyramid idea to give a diet that is nutrient dense and also energy saving. Put fruit and vegetables at the bottom of the pyramid to encourage you to eat a lot more of these rich-nutrient foods than any other food category.
The tweaked order is as follows:
1. Vegetables and Fruit – [...]