Good To Grow - Grow Your Own Drugs

The title of James Wong’s new book, (and accompanying TV series), Grow Your Own Drugs , has raised a few eyebrows, but the young ethnobotanist (a scientist who studies how people use plants) aims to teach us how to use common plants to treat any number of ailments.

According to Wong, athlete’s foot can be treated with a foot bath made of garlic (lots of it) sage and vinegar. A home-made viola and chamomile cream can soothe eczema. Instead of using toxic chemicals to deter mosquitos and midges, make a “pest pot-pourri” from dried rosemary, wormwood and sage. And you can lower your cholesterol by munching on a mix of artichokes, hawthorn berries, sugar, cinnamon and lime. Fascinating stuff, and strangely addictive reading. Grow Your Own Drugs: Easy Recipes for Natural Remedies and Beauty Fixes is published by Collins.

Am I Having A Panic Attack?

Have you ever experienced a feeling of intense fear or discomfort accompanied by a variety of physical or psychological symptoms such as sweating, trembling, discomfort, nausea, dizziness or light-headedness, fear of dying, pins and needles, and hot flushes and chills? Have you ever experienced an intense fear of losing control? Have you ever thought – ‘Am I having a panic attack?’ If you have - you may be suffering from panic attacks.

Clearly panic attacks are deeply unsettling, but hopefully help is finally at hand.

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Announcing The Launch Of My Mind Shift Binaural Audios

Have you ever heard of binaural audios before?

Me either... but it is scientifically proven that these special type of audios can be used to influence your brain into specific 'states'. For example they can be used to...

1) Increase Motivation
2) Increase Energy
3) Increase Focus
4) Increase Creativity
5) Increase Learning
6) Increase Happiness
7) Increase Relaxation
8) Decrease Stress
9) Stop Panic Attacks

And so much more.

Without getting into the technical details of how these audios work, let me give you a brief description of how these audios work. Your brain functions on primary frequencies based on the speed of your brain waves. Specific states have specific frequencies... for example if your brain is functioning at a specific frequency of between 13 - 40 Hz this is called 'Beta' waves and it is when your brain is active, busy or anxious thinking and active concentration, arousal, cognition.

But if you are sleeping your brain has a frequency of between 4 - 7 Hz or 'Theta' waves and this is when you are dreaming are in deep meditation or have, REM sleep.

So if you are feeling tired... then you have a particular low brain wave frequency at that time. The power of binaural audios is that it can lift those brain wave frequencies and within 5 minutes make you more alert and active, all by just listening to an audio with a set of stereo headphones.

Now normally these audios cost $29.95 a piece or more but Paul Kleinmeulman has just launched MyMindShift.com and he supplies 12 different audios to help you with specific problems all for the cost of one of these audios.

Lack motivation, simply pop in the maximum motivation audio and within 5 minutes your brain waves will be 'switched on' for more focus and more energy to increase your motivation.

Check it out at...MyMindShift.com.

It is highly recommended.

Sincerely,

Juliette

How To Avoid The Flu

Well it's certainly a lot colder where I am, and its getting near that time again for winter colds and flu. I thought this lens on how to avoid the flu was interesting, and offered some simple practical advice on how to avoid the flu. Good luck!

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Brahms' Lullaby Can Help Relieve Stress In Pregnancy

Listening to Brahms' Lullaby, Beethoven and Twinkle Twinkle Little Star can help relieve stress in pregnancy, research has suggested.
Women who listened to CDs of lullabies, classical music and sounds of nature felt more relaxed than those who did not, it found.

The music - all set to the tempo of the human heart beat - was also found to ease anxiety and depression.

Experts from Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan split pregnant women into two groups, with 116 given music CDs and 120 receiving normal pregnancy care and acting as controls.
The women given the music received four CDs, each containing about 30 minutes of music.
One CD featured lullabies, a second contained classical music like Beethoven and Debussy, a third featured nature sounds and a fourth was based on soothing crystal music of Chinese nursery rhymes and songs.
The tempo of the music was set at 60 to 80 beats per minute, the same as the human heart rate.
The women were told to listen to at least one disc all the way through every day for two weeks.
They could choose at which point they listened to the music but were asked to record what they were doing at the time and which one they chose.
Most of the expectant mothers listened to the music while they were resting, at bedtime or carrying out chores.

Study Reveals That Wearing MBT Footwear Can Decrease Your Balance

Who would have thought it but wearing Masai Barefoot Technology (MBT) footwear can result in decreased postural stability, according to a pilot study carried out at the School of Physiotherapy in the Royal College of Surgeons in Ireland (RCSI).

The MBT shoe is widely worn across Europe and North America, with over one million pairs being sold across Europe last year. Designed to mimic the natural conditions of standing and walking barefoot on natural terrain, the shoe manufacturers claim these shoes force us to balance and straighten up. (In Ireland, the shoes retail for €200).

Lead researcher Louise Smith said “MBT footwear is increasing in popularity. However, there is little research investigating the effects of MBT footwear on postural sway.”

The study surveyed the postural sway of ten females who owned and regularly wore MBT footwear. Each participant wore MBT footwear, flat-bottom runners and went barefoot. The study revealed significant increase in postural sway when comparing the MBT to flat-bottomed runners and barefoot conditions. No significant differences in postural sway were found when comparing the flat-bottomed runner and barefoot.

Louise said “The MBT shoe significantly increased postural sway, suggesting that the inherently unstable nature of the MBT compromises one’s ability to maintain an upright stance. Poor postural stability, indicated by increased sway is one of the major risk factors for falling.”

How The Wrong Bra Can Damage Your Breasts

A UK research team of experts on breast biomechanics say that some women could be damaging their breasts by wearing the wrong bra, either because they don't realize it, or because they are too embarrassed to wear the right bra for their size and shape. The research led by Dr Joanna Scurr, a breast biomechanics expert, was announced on the website of the University of Portsmouth.

Indeed wearing the wrong bra can irreparably stretch fragile ligaments and damage the breast, said the researchers from the University's Department of Sport and Exercise Science. The research team tested about 50 types of bra on hundreds of women over the last three years, and they found that breasts move up to 21 cm during exercise, and they move not only up and down but also from side to side, yet most bras are only designed to limit vertical movement.

One of the researchers, Wendy Hedger, said that "Many women have strong preferences for certain styles of bra and won't buy anything else. They won't even look at anything that doesn't look like the sort of bra they are used to wearing."

One example of this is the way women choose sports bras. There is a tendency not to have the same type of bra that they normally wear every day, the type that fastens at the back, because they think it should be the type that pulls over the head, like a crop top. However, Hedger said this is wrong: many sports bras fasten at the back like a traditional bra, and they are very good at supporting the breasts."Some women cause breast pain or discomfort by not buying the right sized bra," said Hedger, explaining that there appears to be a social stigma about certain sizes:"Many women don't want to be seen as too small or too big and buy a bra that doesn't fit well in order to be what they consider to be a normal size."Hedger said many women are not aware that they are wearing a bra that does not fit properly, and many are routinely sold ill-fitting bras. Also, "some women forget that their shape and size change and they might have to go through several changes in bra size over their lifetime especially after breastfeeding and the menopause," said Hedger.

Hedger, Scurr and colleagues have helped to design a new style of sports bra for high impact sports. Scurr is also helping a New Zealand manufacturer overhaul the design of their current high impact bra.

The New Zealand maker went to the Portsmouth team for advice on how to change their bra design so it offered more protection during high impact sports. The researchers tested the current design by measuring breast movement while the bra was being worn, and by asking women how they felt about the fit, shape, and design of the strap, under-band, and other parts.

Hedger said they were very excited about seeing the new design:"It's the first chance we have had to be involved in the design process of a new bra, though we have tested many over the past few years."" We started breast biomechanics research just testing bras but we want to do more research that benefits women," she added.

The new design is soon to go on sale in Europe, said the researchers in a press statement.

Source Ref: University of Portsmouth.

Cancer Risk Is Cut By Breastfeeding By 5%

Mothers who breastfeed for a year over their lifetime, are five per cent less likely to develop breast cancer.


A study found that after breastfeeding, the body cuts the levels of some cancer-related hormones in the mother's body, and cells in the breast with damaged DNA, which reduces the risk of the disease.


Dr Rachel Thompson, of the World Cancer Research Fund, said: "It is something positive women can do to cut their risk of breast cancer."


World Cancer Research Fund