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Published on Leave a comment on Camping in Nature Helps You Sleep Better – Here’s To Nature!

NOT EVERYONE CAN TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THIS AT THE PRESENT TIME, BUT FOR THOSE WHO CAN, WHY NOT GIVE IT A TRY? AND THIS WILL BE SOMETHING SOME OF US CAN LOOK FORWARD TO, HEY? CAMPING IS A FAVORITE TO MANY AND A NICE DISCOVERY IF YOU HAVE NEVER TRIED IT.

Camping Has the Power to Reset Our Internal Clocks

For diehard campers, no one needs to tell them how beneficial sleeping underneath the stars can be. The combination of peaceful tranquility, fresh air and connection with nature is enough to cure the effects of the 9-5. New research is backing up this intuition, suggesting that taking a time out from our busy, technology-soaked lives can help reset our internal clocks so we can literally rest more easily.

Researchers from the University of Colorado in Boulder set out on a six day camping trip in the Rocky Mountains, sans smartphones and any other illuminating tools. For the duration of the trip, the campers only utilized daylight and the glow of their campfire. The result was the group going to sleep an average of two and a half hours earlier than they would at home and getting ten hours of sleep each night.…

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Published on 1 Comment on Happiness: What Really Works. Good Honest Tips, Factual And Proven Realities.

HERE IN THIS ARTICLE YOU WILL FIND WHAT SO MANY OF US HAVE BEEN MISSING IN A SEARCH FOR HAPPINESS. IT IS NOT REALLY IN WAITING FOR THE NEXT BIG THING OR EXCITEMENT IT IS FOUND, IS IT? BECAUSE THAT OFTEN DISAPPOINTS - THINGS ARE NOT QUITE WHAT WE EXPECT THEM TO BE OR THE WAIT IS LONGER THAN ANTICIPATED. WOULD YOU LIKE TO FIND OUT WHAT IT REALLY IS AND EXPERIENCE IT MORE OFTEN? YES HAPPINESS IS CLOSER THAN YOU THINK. THERE ARE EVEN EBOOKS ON HOW TO FIND HAPPINESS - SOME ARE SO MISLEADING. I FIND THIS ARTICLE TO BE MORE PRACTICAL, MORE TANGIBLE - SOMETHING WITHIN OUR REACH - DO YOU WANT TO KNOW THE SECRET? IT'S NOT IN THE SENSATIONAL - AND YOU WILL FIND IT EASY TO GRASP. ENJOY!

The Simple Thing That Makes the Happiest People in the World So Happy
By Eric Barker

Research has found many things you can do to increase happiness.

Of course, you’re probably not doing any of them. To be fair, most people don’t really do much to deliberately make their lives happier.

Via 100 Simple Secrets of the Best Half of Life:

Researchers found that the majority of the subjects they studied were not able to identify anything they had done recently to try to increase their happiness or life satisfaction.…

Published on Leave a comment on Long TV Use and Tech Screens, Lack Of Exercise And Sleep Affects On Our Immune System + Some Positive Notes

YES, HOURS OF TV AND INTERNET SURFING AND LOTS OF MEDIA OVER OUR "SMART PHONES" ARE PROVEN TO WEAKEN OUR IMMUNE RESPONSE TO VIRUSES, INFLUENZA AND PANDEMICS. COMPUTER GAMES ARE IN THE MIX. I WILL INCLUDE SOME POSITIVE INFO FOR YOU. CHEMICAL LADEN FOODS ARE ALSO A PROBLEM BUT WE WILL DEAL WITH THESE THREE HERE SHALL WE? I COVER NUTRITION ALERTS IN A DIFFERENT POST - A LINK IS PROVIDED AT THE END OF THIS PAGE. WALKING, EXERCISE AND SLEEP ALSO BENEFIT OUR BRAIN. TV DOES NOT - IT DULLS OUR BRAIN BUT I'M PRESENTLY DOING MORE RESEARCH ALONG THOSE LINES AND WILL COVER THAT IN A SEPARATE POST ALSO. I FOUND THESE EXCELLENT ARTICLES ON THESE TOPICS AND WILL PLACE EXCERPTS HERE. THIS CUTS DOWN SOME OF MY WRITTEN WORK BECAUSE I RUN SEVERAL WEBSITES.

How Binge-Watching TV Can Wreck Our Immune Systems - 2018

It turns out there are some surprising daily habits, such as overdosing on our favourite TV Series, that can wreak havoc on the body’s ability to fight off Colds and Influenza.

Nicole Jennings, spokesperson for Pharma Dynamics – a leading provider of colds and flu medication – says the relatively new phenomenon of being able to watch an entire TV series all at once, as opposed to waiting a week, has sparked several studies that attempt to understand how binge-watching is impacting our health.…

Published on Leave a comment on 12 Japanese Secrets: Why They Live Longer And Healthier – See What You Can Find!

HOW IS IT THAT JAPANESE PEOPLE OFTEN LIVE TO 100 YEARS OR MORE? AND HOW IS IT THAT THEIR KIDS ARE SO HEALTHY? COULD IT BE THAT THINGS START AT AN EARLY AGE AND CONTINUE AS A LIFESTYLE THROUGHOUT LIFE? COULD WE REAP SOME OF THE BENEFITS BY ADOPTING SOME OF THEIR SECRETS INTO OUR LIFESTYLE? WE SHALL SEE. RESULTS VARY WITH THE INDIVIDUAL OR FAMILY.

Two Articles Here - 12 Tips!

Want To Live Longer? Borrow These 6 Healthy Habits From The Japanese

By Samantha Cassetty, RD from Today.Com August 2020

Japan has more centenarians than almost any other nation on earth. Take  these 6 secrets to a longer, healthier life.

Want to live to 100? Take a page from the Japanese. Japan has the highest number of people per capita over the age of 100 than anywhere else in the world. There may be some genetic differences at play, but there are also diet and lifestyle practices that lead to longer lifespans with fewer of the chronic illnesses — like heart disease and type 2 diabetes — that are common in the United States. You can improve your health by borrowing these six habits that are rooted in Japanese culture.…

Published on Leave a comment on Is There An ‘Ideal’ Time To Go To Sleep? What’s This About Genes?

I'VE RESEARCHED ABOUT SLEEP QUITE OFTEN THROUGH THE YEARS AND SEEN KNOWLEDGE GROW. IT'S AN INTERESTING TOPIC. LET'S SEE WHAT HAS SURFACED NOW! Sometimes Science Can Be Our Enemy And Sometimes It Can Be Our Friend - I like Those Better, Do You? THIS HAS TO DO WITH MORE DISCOVERIES ABOUT OUR GENES - THEY CAN BE A GOOD THING WHEN IT COMES TO POSITIVE.

If you didn't have to worry about work, social commitments or kids, what would be your ideal time to go to sleep?

You probably know that sleep is important — you can tell that just by how yuck you feel when you don't get enough of it.

But is there more to sleep than just how much you get? Is there a difference between getting the much-hyped eight hours between 11pm and 7am, and 9pm and 5am?

The short answer to the "is there an ideal time for going to sleep" is "at night-time". But that's too short for an article, and there is a little more to it than that, so we asked some sleep experts for a deeper answer.

Your Perfect Bedtime Is In Your Genes
Moira Junge is a health psychologist with the Sleep Health Foundation, an advocacy group that campaigns for all things relating to sleep, and she says the idea that there's one true time to rule them all for going to sleep is a myth.…

Published on Leave a comment on It’s A Really Good Time For The Bees – Look What These Aussie Bee Keepers Did In 2015

WHAT AN INVENTION! FATHER AND SON DESIGN A BEEHIVE WITH A WAY OF COLLECTING HONEY WITHOUT DISTURBING THE BEES - JUST TURN A TAP ON AND AWAY YOU GO. COLLECTING HONEY IS NOW A PIECE OF CAKE, SHALL WE SAY?

Aussies Invent A Revolutionary Honey On Tap Beehive

I LIKE TO COVER STORIES LIKE THIS, EVEN IF IT ISN'T CURRENT NEWS - IT'S NICE TO SHARE GOOD NEWS! HEY? SEE THE PICTURE AND YOUTUBE LINK. THIS IS GOING WORLDWIDE AND IT COMMENCED WHEN BEEKEEPERS IN NSW CROWD FUNDED THEM. WHAT A MARVELOUS BUNCH OF PEOPLE - WELL DONE AUSSIES!!!

Since Father-Son Duo Designed Revolutionary ‘Honey on Tap’ Beehive, There Are 51,000 New Bee Colonies
By McKinley Corbley

Back in 2015, a father-son duo changed the beekeeping game simply by redesigning the traditional beehive – and now, honeybees are benefitting from their profits.

Stuart and Cedar Anderson are the co-creators of the Flow Hive: a brilliantly designed beehive that saves beekeepers hours of work simply by channeling all of its honey into a tap that can be turned on and off at will.

The Flow Hive allows honey to flow out of the hive straight into a jar without crushing or disrupting the bees inside.…

Published on Leave a comment on Social Isolation Helped Me Discover The Wonders Of Walking and Enjoying Nature!

By Zoe Victoria April 2020

It’s been 16 days since my university shut down classes and I went into social isolation. Those first days of isolation felt like the end of the world. I felt constantly on edge. I was in a terrible mood most of the time and I resented the fact that I was stuck inside the house for everything. My work was online, my studies had transitioned online, I could only see and talk to my friends online. And amidst all of that, the internet bubble of news only seemed to be getting more and more anxiety-inducing.

I spent those sought after minutes of freedom walking my neighbourhood in an attempt to rid myself of the negative feelings of anger and anxiety that seemed to be constantly swirling around inside me. 

I have begun to look forward to my daily walk not just as an escape but as an enjoyable activity in its own right

And so my daily walk began as a way to escape the confines of the four walls of my house. If I didn’t leave I felt I would go stir crazy. One morning I woke up and did my level best to eat breakfast and change into my gym gear without encountering any of the other three people who live in my house.…

Published on Leave a comment on 36 Benefits of Laughter and the Chemistry of Laughter – Laugh More Often!

By Janet Vargas Independent Natural Health Researcher

"Children Who Are Brought Up With Laughter Cope Well With Life"

This is taken from a Special  Feature  Page  on my natural health website concerning ALL  the  Benefits  of  Laughter  - I  call this phenomena revealed by Heart Specialists, Neuroscientists, Psychologists and Various Physicians (collectively) the CHEMISTRY OF LAUGHTER. I've gleaned the following Information from various sources of research. LAUGHTER IS GOOD for your MORALE and also your IMMUNE SYSTEM.........It Releases Endorphins in your body that are "Feel Good Chemicals"  It can be a sure weapon against stress and if practiced regularly - as part of your Lifestyle - it can help to prevent and sometimes relieve Stress Related conditions.

Laughter Clears your Emotions and helps to Sharpen your Mental Faculties. Laughter is fun and it’s good for you. It makes others feel good. It provides physical, emotional, and psychological benefits. 

It was discovered some years ago that Children having Laughter in the Home, gives them better Coping Skills for future years when they grow up. It has been known to make some Kids quite Resilient.

Scientific Research reveals that LAUGHTER strengthens our cardiovascular functions; reduces stress hormones; improves circulation_ benefiting those with high blood pressure; has a boosting effect on the function of immune cells; releases Endorphins_ a feel good chemical that sometimes helps to lower pain levels; it oxygenates our body via the respiratory system_ this is very good for us; it also enhances our bio-chemistry! …

Published on Leave a comment on Treasures In Contentment – A Different Perspective

By Janet Vargas Owner of this Website

"Let's live in Contentment - Happiness is more tangible that way, not so far from our grasp" (JV)  I will share some good insights with you. Would you care to join me?
Contentment is a good thing, it is not dependent on circumstances for our peace of mind. Can you see the beauty of that? Maybe you will after reading this post.
A family member said these words to me today: "I am going to enjoy what I have in life.....I am going to be content with the things that I have and not bother with the things I don't have. I will make the most of everything I have that is good.....it makes me contented and happy. If we want to be happy, we need to stop and think about what we have. Obviously, you have them because you liked them at some stage.I'm going to enjoy them now!"

I can give a hearty "YES" to that because her words (above) are SO TRUE! Happiness is not in endless possessions, the latest car and furniture or that something big you are waiting to happen - whatever that may be - Happiness is within your grasp once you see and find the Value of Contentment.…

Published on Leave a comment on How we See Ourselves is So Important – It Can Give You A Better Outlook On Life

By Janet Vargas Owner of this Website

I will share with you a Life Principle.
The way we look at ourselves is important and has a lot to do with how we experience life. Yes, the way we look inward has to do with our outlook on life.
We all have self-talk, an inner chatter. A dialogue as it were.

Take A Breather - Be Kind To Yourself Each Day

Make sure your dialogue is kind and give it some guidelines on a daily basis until it becomes your friend - bringing to mind positive thoughts, cheerful thoughts and loving thoughts. Yes, feed yourselves this type of thinking until it becomes natural.

Because our inner chatter is somewhat negative for most and unruly for some, with content that is disturbing and sometimes troublesome if not kept in check. Yes, you can monitor this self talk and tell it what to say, so to speak. You can decide the things you would like to hear. 

Our God given Power of Choice is a wonderful thing. We can choose what we want in life_ company, past-time and interests, food and cuisine, TV programs and websites etc and we can determine what type of thoughts we like to think, so we can see ourselves and life around us differently. …