Five Habits that Keep Wellness

Five Habits that Keep Wellness

As a Life Coach I constantly hear people complain about issues that are deeply affecting their lives and acting as barriers to them living successful and satisfying lives. One of the reoccurring themes in many of these conversations is the fact that we do not take good care of ourselves. We are so consumed with our daily tasks and responsibilities that we forget that if we are not well, then we will really have reasons to be worried about.

When we do not take care of ourselves, we see symptoms of instability, irritability, issues at work, conflict with family members, and illness to name a few. Instead, I suggest that you take ownership of your well being by deliberately taking steps to ensure you are always at your best. Some of these ideas are very basic, but it is often at the basics that we fail.

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Smokers at Risk of Breast Cancer

Smokers at Risk of Breast Cancer

Women who smoke have an increased risk of developing breast cancer, especially if they become smokers early in life, a new study suggests. But the added risk appears to be small, except among heavy smokers. Compared to women who had never smoked, those who were regular smokers for any amount of time had a 6% higher risk of developing breast cancer, the study found. Women who maintained a pack-a-day habit for at least 30 years had a 28% higher risk, however.

“I would not put [smoking] on the list of important risk factors, [but] when you look at the subgroup of heavy-duty smokers who start early and smoke for a long time, that’s more serious,” says the lead author of the study, Karin Michels, PhD, an associate professor of cancer epidemiology and ob-gyn at Harvard Medical School, in Boston. “That’s when you pay closer attention.”

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Natural Medicine and Health Care

Natural Medicine and Health Care

Alternative medicine as understood today is the art of healing the living body without making use of the modern medicines as prescribed by the physicians. Alternative medicine believes that the human body has healing properties of its own and these can be made use of in treating rather than resorting to chemically enhanced treatments

Some of the known alternative methods of treatment involve traditional Chinese medicine, Ayurveda, naturopathy, hypnosis, homeopathy, meditation and yoga, herbalism and chiropractic. Treatments that are based on dietary habits are also included in alternative therapy. Knowledge for alternative medicines is derived from ancient literature, folklores, traditional medicines and religious or spiritual beliefs. But alternative medicines and their treatments are not evidence based.

A group of doctors believe that it should be named as non-evidence based medicine, while another group feels that the label of ‘medicine’ be removed altogether. Many, who do not find relief from the prescribed conventional medicines, turn to alternative medicines.

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