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What is Functional Medicine?
Functional medicine is a holistic and patient-centered approach to healthcare that seeks to address the underlying causes of disease and dysfunction, rather than just treating symptoms. It is an integrative and systems-oriented approach to medicine that takes into account the complex interplay of genetics, environment, lifestyle, and other factors that influence health and well-being. Functional…
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Aromatherapy For Healing
The art of aromatherapy had been practiced for thousands of years. Strong evidence was found to link aromatherapy to many ancient traditions. Though aromatic oils have been used to treat and cure various ailments and conditions for centuries, the formal study on their properties only started in 1928. In its simplest form, aromatherapy is the…
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Using Aromatherapy To Relieve Insomnia
Aromatherapy provides a natural way to deal with insomnia, relaxation, anxiety, and stress. The primary purpose of aromatherapy is to produce an odor that induces an effect on the human body. The smells from aromatherapy work on a subconscious level. Smell can affect the way that human beings react. Different smells can stimulate the brain…
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Aromatherapy For Travel: Essential Oils For Your Journey
Going on a trip is usually thought of as a wonderful experience, one that you and your family may have planned and looked forward to for some time. To have the most fun, to get the most out of the experience, it’s important that you and your loved ones have the means to overcome those…
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9 Tips For Starting Aromatherapy
1. Buy One or Two Aromatherapy Books Choose just one or two books to start your aromatherapy library. Select books that are general resources, which will give you some basic information and help you discover the areas in which you have the most interest. 2. Join Aromatherapy Discussion Forums Facebook Groups, Instagram pages and other…
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Aligning With The Moon Cycle
For thousands of years, humans have looked to the moon and its cycles for guidance. There are four main moon phases in every cycle and you can use these cycles to help guide you and use this understanding as a means to practice self-care. The beginning of the lunar month is what is referred to…
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Step By Step Guides To Different Forms Of Meditation
Meditation takes many forms in today’s society. All have one thing in common. They use concentration techniques to still the mind and stop thought. Various practices exist such as chanting (Mantra), focusing on energy centres in the body (Chakra Meditation), breathing, mindfulness (Mahamudra), loving kindness, formal sitting (Vipassana), expressive practices (Siddha Yoga), and walking to…
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Why Meditation Can Help Reduce Stress
People encounter stress everyday, some do at work or school, others at home. While people are usually able to cope with stress, sometimes the burden simply becomes too much that people break down because of it. The Science of Stress In the General Adaptation Syndrome model designed by Hans Selye, there are three stages that…
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3 Easy Steps to Making Your Own Meditation Room
Meditation rooms are not always rooms per se, oftentimes, they are just secluded nooks in someone’s home where one can go to to think, relax and meditate. Having a private meditation room, however, is not something that has to be exclusive to yoga practitioners. You too can have your very own meditation room which you…
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Quick Meditation Tips For People On The Move
Meditation is an ancient ritual that is perfect for individuals seeking a bit of peace, quiet, and inner reflection in their daily lives. However, many individuals erroneously believe they do not have the appropriate time to devote to meditation. This practice does not require a special room and hours upon hours of inner reflection to…