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5 Ways to Raise Your Vibration
First off, let's take a look at what your "vibration" actually is, and talk about why you would want to raise it. So, your vibration is essentially your personal energy frequency. It is a result of every single thought you have ever had and everything you have ever done. Think of it like a radio frequency if you tune in to one channel you get everything on that channel. With that being said, if you have a lower vibration, you are more likely to encounter negativity rather than positivity, whereas if you have a higher vibration you will more than likely attract positivity. Now, obviously no one wants to attract negativity into their lives, and this is why you should definitely work on raising your vibration. So without further ado, here are five ways that you can raise your vibration!
By Sebastian Verlac8 years ago in Longevity
Getting Fit Is As Easy As Joining the Circus
It is the start of a new year, and with it comes resolutions. Many will join traditional gyms while others will start new diets, all in the hopes of getting fit or losing weight. We all know maintaining a healthy lifestyle has been associated with providing many health benefits, but it does take a lot of work and many will give up just a few weeks later.
By Liza Saguto8 years ago in Longevity
Is Medical Care Making Us Sick?
I am old enough to remember when doctors made house calls. When you got to talk to your doctor about your ailments until you were satisfied. When there was a doctor on call in case your doctor was busy. The image of the kindly, old doctor was on television, in magazines and even was immortalized by Norman Rockwell. Now, that has all changed.
By Traci E. Langston8 years ago in Longevity
Healthy
I always hear things like “go hiking…” or “go rock climbing…” or “go on a bike ride…” or “go for a run…” “…because it’s good exercise.” But why can’t I go because it’s enjoyable and because I want to? Shouldn’t that be the motivation for doing these things; because you want to? Why is it always about whether or not it makes you thin?
By Dallas Flemming8 years ago in Longevity
How I Got Perfect Diabetes
My 11:56 PM reading was 128 and I lowered my basal rate to .850. My 3:31 AM reading was 174. My 3:57 AM reading was 132. I nailed it. Tonight, I see if I can sleep until 7 AM. My seven-day average is 168, my fourteen-day average is 166, and my thirty-day average is 179 as of 6:48 AM. I now have to write these up in my journal. I nailed perfect middle of the night averages. I have had type 1 diabetes for seven years. Insulin, if anything, prolongs your lifespan. The insulin pump works on Humalog, one of the faster acting insulin types which start working in ten minutes. Insulin helps the human body regulate metabolism. It breaks down food into sugar. Without insulin as a hormone secreted by the pancreas, the human body can die easily. Insulin gets around inside the human body by causing organs to change metabolism. In normal humans, insulin is secreted to breakdown glucose.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Longevity
Some Secrets Revealed
I can’t claim to know what life after a stroke or brain injury is like because I do know it is different for everyone. What I do know for sure is that it changes the person you once were; some things are better, but others are or can be worse. Initially, my biggest challenge was cognitive then mental exhaustion followed by physical. In fact, I just proved that my mental challenge is still with me: playing a game with an adult and a child almost caused me to give up because my brain was literally hurting, but, like when I was getting rehabilitation therapy, I kept going till our little tower collapsed; thank God for that, or I think I would’ve collapsed in front of my mentees.
By Martina R. Gallegos8 years ago in Longevity
20-Something
Genuine question: When do you know when you have 'grown up?' Is it when you're allowed to join the army and vote at 18? Is it when you're allowed to legally drink at 21 and stop using that fake ID you've held onto for the past couple of years? When you don't just start another job but you start a career? Or is it when you finally get married and settle down into your own house and pay your own bills?
By Keegan Gray8 years ago in Longevity
Weight Loss
Everyone strives for that idea that they have of how they are supposed to look. We turn to weight loss, diets, and gym memberships to help us get to that point. We post pictures of models from magazines as our goal. We are all guilty of it at some point. But why? Why can’t we be happy with the way we look? Why should we try and change ourselves to fit someone else’s mold of what we are supposed to look like? We should be happy with who we are. This is my short story.
By Olympia Pav8 years ago in Longevity
Gym Etiquette; It's a Thing
As the new year begins, a lot of you have probably resolved to get back into the gym. That's awesome—you're a winner. However, unless you want the half-naked gorilla man with glutes like watermelon halves to grunt at you, you might need a review in gym etiquette.
By Ellie Schmidt8 years ago in Longevity
Hypothyroidism
An illness like hypothyroidism causes extreme menstrual cycles, which go on forever. This is because the thyroid regulates hormones that cause menstruation. Your hair falls out, your nails get brittle, and you feel tired a lot. Patients know the tired feeling as brain fog. Your brain gets exhausted; you can barely function. Hypothyroidism only gets better with replacement thyroid hormone. You can take Armor, which is natural and based on desiccated pig hormone, or you can take levothyroxine, which is synthetic, man-made, and ultra good for your body. Hypothyroidism causes lack of focus. Sometimes some people are at their wit’s end with that and drink a lot coffee to survive the exhaustion, which is something I did in my twenties when I had bad thyroid problems.
By Iria Vasquez-Paez8 years ago in Longevity
Get Out of Your Head and Into the Moment
We've all told ourselves at one point or another that we need to get out of our heads. That we need to be more present, more "in the moment" or simply more grounded. But what does all this actually mean and why is it necessary in the first place? Spiritually speaking, being fully present, conscious, or aware means one is moving towards enlightenment or oneness with all things physical and non-physical (more on this later). "Okay..." you say, "now what does that mean?" I can say something fancy like: it is the realm of silence, of no thoughts where the mind is quiet which is otherwise also known (paradoxically) as mindfulness. A place within of peace, love and joy. Beyond happiness, sadness, fear, and anger lies peace. Beyond the ego and identification with form lies peace. A state you are at your most functional and your most focused where anything you do becomes imbued with the purity, peace and elation of that light. This would all sound great and fall pretty close to an intellectual definition of "being in the moment"... but will any of this get you there? So, here are a few practices to help you along that journey. Among the many explored over the past few millennia, here are a few that top my list based on simplicity, effectiveness, and time taken for the practice.
By Rishi Jaiswal8 years ago in Longevity
