From a spiritual or metaphysical perspective, certain practices involving exercise, food, and other holistic techniques can help support emotional and mental well-being, including the prevention of suicidal thoughts. Here are some tips and techniques you could recommend in these areas: 1. Exercise (Including Yoga) Regular physical activity is known to positively affect mental and emotional well-being. From a spiritual perspective,…
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Healthy Summer Recipes: Grilling with Fruit & Veggies
With the 4th of July right around the corner, here’s a reason to fire up the gril for a fruit-veggie barbeque day. Grilled fruits and vegetables can make for an excellent and healthy meal. Cooking them over actual fire can bring out a bouquet of smells and an assortment of flavors that will dance across your taste buds, but you’re…
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Culinary Spices: A Month-Long Exploration March 2023 Theme: "Fuel for the Future"
March is National Nutrition Month, so we are starting our own celebration and calling it HOLISTICALLY SPEAKING. Join us DAILY as we provide holistic tips here on our website and across all social media platforms, including Instagram and Facebook. This year, our focus will be on learning how culinary spices can be implemented into our diets to help improve our…
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(DIY) Infused Lemon Water Try this Refreshing Summer Beverage...
Based on our easy lemon water recipe, if you want to add to your warm lemon water, you can enjoy it cold. This is where infused lemon water comes in. Many people find this to be a new concept, but you might have already made infused lemon water and not realized it. If you have ever filled a pitcher with…
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Five Summer Herbs that Heal
An herb is any component of a plant that may be utilized for flavoring or medicinal purposes. Herbs for relaxation so you can sleep and herbs for pain relief or water retention have the added benefit of not having the adverse effects of pharmaceutical treatments. Herbs and Reiki may help you achieve your ideal state of pain relief and relaxation,…
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Black Pepper for Digestion & More… (L.) Piper nigrum
In this herbs and spices spotlight, we’ll explore the popular “king of spices” – black pepper also known as black peppercorn, pepper, and piper. Derived from an Indian name, its “genus name comes from the Latin name from the Greek word peperi” (missouribotanicalgarden.org). Furthermore, “the word pepper comes from the Sanskrit pippali, meaning “berry” (Franklin, 2o19). Per the Healing Spices Handbook by Barbara Grogan…
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St. John’s Wort for Depression (L.) Hypericum perforatum
…Useful for people who are in the dark, living a shadow life. It opens the emotional windows and lets the sunlight in.” ~David Winston, Adaptogens (2nd ed.) In this herb spotlight, we will explore the popular herb, St. John’s Wort. Its herbal actions include but are not certainly limited to serving as a nervine, especially since it is trophorestorative to…
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COVID-19 Holistic Approaches Holistic Advice for Keeping Corona Away
Before we begin, let’s expose “the truth”. Although there has been a lot of talk about the drug hydroxychloroquine as a cure for COVID-19, this is under debate. For example, per the CDC: “There are no drugs or other therapeutic presently approved by the FDA to prevent or treat COVID-19.” (Source) The same goes for natural medicines: “There are no…
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(DIY) Peace Water-Recipe How-to Instructions
Need a way to quick and easy to bring peace and harmony into your home? Need to clear the energy and restore calmness after having visitors? Then, look no further than, making your own peace water. Peace water promotes a peaceful environment by simply spraying it into the four corners of any room to clear negative energies. Better yet, anoint…
