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If you watch the tv show, Doctors, you might have seen a recent show about utilising salt caves for help with asthma. If you haven’t seen the episode and are interested, there are many holistic benefits of visiting a salt cave including asthma help, help with sinus problems and with emphysema.

Many people who regularly visited salt mines with respiratory problems saw a dramatic decrease in breathing problems and reduced their need to use inhalers.

In many areas, salt caves are places you can visit for intervals and there are new devices being invented to mimic salty air for aero chambers as well as salt pipes.

Get your immune system ready now before winter germs set in. Here are some tips:

-Take a multivitamin daily
-Clean the house well before you let it get air tight for Winter
-Use coconut oil. It’s proven as an immune system builder
-Eat more fruits and vegetables
-Wash your hands often
-Get a physical
-Make sure you’re getting enough sleep
-Get enough exercise

Avoiding getting run down can minimize your chances of getting sick and we all know how important diet and exercise is for our immune systems. Eat immune system boosting foods like coconut, vitamin C, probiotics and prebiotics and drink plenty of water as well. Getting healthier now will get you through the winter with reduced chances of illness.

Are you listening to your hypothalamus when it tells you that you’re full? A lot of people either don’t give it a chance to communicate with them or eat food that prevents it from doing its job.

A lot of the causes of an unhealthy digestive system result from consuming food too fast. If you are eating on the run all the time and eating mindlessly in front of the TV, you could harm your digestive health and it’ll result in increased portions which could lead to weight gain over time.

Let the hypothalamus tell you when you’re full by taking time to eat. It takes about 20 minutes for your brain to get the message so if you wolf down your food in ten minutes, you’re probably going to be on seconds before your brain has had a chance to say it has had enough after the first plate.

Some foods, like high fructose corn syrup can block messages between the hypothalamus and the brain so could result in your overeating anyway. Reduce consumption of foods with this ingredient; especially when it’s near the top of the ingredient list.

Sometimes it’s difficult to get your 5-10 a day servings of vegetables and fruits and that’s where juicing can help. Not only can you get a lot more intake of this essential food group but you can even make the vegetables you don’t love so much taste better by the combinations you come up with.

Juicing Benefits

There’s a huge list of health benefits to juicing and some research has even been done about healing powers to the degree of solving cancer with specific juice blends done at a specific speed for maximizing the enzyme power of the juice.

Weight Loss

If you’ve ever tried juicing you also know that fresh juices can also be very filling and result in decreased appetite which can have the extra benefit of weight loss or weight maintenance.

Drinking fresh juice each day could also practically turn back the clock on your body’s aging both inside and out. By eating a lot of antioxidants you can definitely lengthen not only your lifespan but slow the look of aging as well.

Tea is very helpful for you. Let’s have a look at oolong tea. Oolong is also known as wulong tea and is being sold all over the internet today as a weight loss aid. Many teas can aid in your metabolism. Let’s look at several other potential benefits of oolong:

-Helps prevent dental cavities
-antioxidants
-antibacterial
-fights free radicals (anti Cancer)
-anti-inflammatory benefits
-anti-aging

Tea can be very beneficial to your health. Drinking green tea, white tea, black tea and oolong is a great idea. If you’re sensitive to caffeine, don’t overdo it on the tea. Try replacing one cup of coffee a day with a healthy tea beverage.

Here are several things you can do to shorten the cycle of being sick. The biggest secret is to listen to your body and rest.

-Vitamin C. Take some and eat foods rich in it
-Gingerale really does soothe a sore throat
-Chicken Noodle Soup really can help you feel better
-Echinacea can help you
-White tea can kill throat infections and soothe a sore throat
-Expectorant instead of cough suppressants. Try to clear the gunk instead of keeping it lodged in your chest.

And again:
-Rest. Slow down so you have a chance to get better

At the first sign of illness I drink white tea and put peroxide in my ears because there are beliefs that cold viruses can enter the body through the ears. Often I avoid illness altogether. Frequent hand washing can minimize the spread of germs as well.

The pomegranate is a fruit getting a lot of attention for its health benefits. It’s increasingly available online in health supplements and mentioned in juicing for good health. Pomegranate benefits are numerous for health. Increasing your intake of fruits and vegetables can give you increased health and longevity.

What does a pomegranate offer your health?

Pomegranate Benefits

Have pomegranate in raw fruit form, use it in juicing and you can even take it in capsules to get the numerous health benefits of this delicious fruit.

Food poisoning is frightening. This summer many were afraid to eat tomatoes and last year it was spinach. Most recently in Canada, there has been a listeria outbreak that has been fatal to many and near fatal for many more.

What can you do to minimize the chance of getting food poisoning?

-Wash product that you eat thoroughly
-Make sure your refrigerator and freezer are at a safe temperature
-Practice general cleanliness guidelines in your home
-Check expiry dates on food
-Choose your grocery store wisely. Cleanliness in a store is a huge indicator.

Many health experts suggest taking healthy probiotic supplements as well as anti-inflammatory and antibacterial foods.

Probiotic yogurt is good for your digestive system, there is a laundry list of foods that have anti inflammatory capabilities and foods like citrus and garlic can have great antibacterial properties.

Eating healthy and fresh local food as much as possible can also increase your chances of health and wellness along with the ability to fight off germs. A weakened immune system is a big danger when bacteria does get into your body so do your best to take good care of your body so it can take good care of you.

Due to the recent media attention of Maple Leaf Foods and the Listeriosis outbreaks, more people are fearful of their food safety. This is one of the reasons many people choose to stay away from processed foods, eat more organics and follow the 100 Mile Diet.

Maple Leaf has been a well respected company for many generations but when something goes wrong with such a huge company, the impact is massive. Many people are sick and many have died because so many people eat food from this company. Because they package meats for many other brands, the problems aren’t even limited to just their own trademark which can hurt other brands as well.

Regardless of all of this, a good theory to follow is to minimize the amount of processed foods you eat and to maximise your health and wellness efforts so you are in a great position to be able to fend off any illnesses that do happen to come your way.

Tomorrow, we’ll discuss ways you can minimize food poisoning impact.

If you’re lacking motivation to diet and exercise, it can be a bit of a cycle. If you find a little bit of oomph to get started, you will find that energy comes naturally once you have changed a few things about your lifestyle.

Exercise releases endorphins that can help your mood and your energy. When you exercise, you oxygenate your blood and that will provide hugely positive health benefits as well.

If you’re fighting to get off the couch, start slow. You’ll find that with each day, you’ll have more energy to push yourself a little bit farther. Start with walking, stretching and rebounding and before you know it you might crave high energy workouts and weight training.

Once you start to see and feel the results, you might suddenly find an addiction to exercise instead of an addiction to junk food and coach potatoism.