By: The Alternative Daily, 02/10/2014

Gotta have your morning cup of coffee to get the day started right? More and more research shows that this practice may provide a significant boost to your health. The latest study involving caffeine has found that it may improve memory.

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By: Madison Taylor, 02/03/2014

Health is not a numerical concept and cannot be defined using statistics. Human beings, however, tend to want to quantify well-being into easily understandable figures. We feel compelled to ascribe numbers to every aspect of wellness, from the qualities of our food to our fitness levels to the physical space we occupy. As a consequence of social pressures, we turn our attention away from health and focus instead on the most contentious of these figures—weight—checking our scales to see how we measure up to our peers and role models. Yet each of us is equipped to gauge our relative healthfulness without any equipment whatsoever. When we have achieved a state of wellness, we feel buoyant and energetic. Some of us are naturally slim, while others will always be curvy. No matter what our weight, we can use the cues we receive from our physical and mental selves to judge how healthy we really are.

By: KJ Mclean, 01/25/2014

Visualization exercises are some of the most powerful tools you have to create, maintain and enhance your health.  We have been taught to believe that health begins and ends in the body and that diet, nutrition, and exercise are the keys to lifelong wellbeing and old age, however, mainstream science is now beginning to recognize what metaphysicists have known for ages — that health is more closely related to your state of mind than what you eat.  Visualization exercises allow you to directly influence and shape your thoughts and beliefs, thereby allowing you to create whatever state of health you desire for yourself.

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dailyom.com, By: Madisyn Taylor, 01/18/2014

~*~ Anxiety and fear dissipate quickly when countered with conscious breathing.~*~

The signals our bodies use to tell us we need to cleanse ourselves physically, mentally, and emotionally are multifaceted and often mirror symptoms we associate with illness. If we heed these signs, we not only feel better quickly but also stave off poor health before it can start. These quick fixes for common ailments can get you started.

1. Applying pressure to the acupressure point between the thumb and forefinger can release blockages causing pain, tension, and fatigue. You can relieve a headache naturally by squeezing for 20 seconds and releasing for 10 seconds, without letting go, four times.

2. To breathe freely, irrigate your nasal passages with a neti pot and warm salt water. As you clear and soothe the sinuses, congestion associated with allergies or infection will gradually disappear.