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What is Your Air Change Rate?

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Submitted By Catalytic PURE AIR LLC | There are many toxic indoor air environments needing our attention. Indoor air quality can be affected by microbial contaminants (mold, bacteria), gases (including carbon monoxide, volatile organic compounds) and particulates (dust, dirt, pollen). With all of these pollutants, it’s no wonder indoor air is becoming more of a health hazard than outdoor air. These toxic environments affect our health with headaches, coughing, sneezing and trigger … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Allergies, Current Issue, Family Health Tagged With: air quality, Allergies, breathing, toxic

Your Teeth: The Foundation of Good Health

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Written by Dan Mannikko DDS At first glance, teeth really do seem simple. We use them to chew and we use them to smile, and if you brush them once in a while, you may not think too much of them until they hurt. What many people fail to realize, though, is that in oral health, pain is often a symptom signaling the later stages of disease. For example, with high blood pressure and high cholesterol, you can have silent, irreversible damage to the body and heart, but you feel no pain until it is … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Dental, Family Health Tagged With: airway, bite, breathing, gums

The Power of Breath

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by Paul Hughes | The act of breathing is the body’s most vital and basic function, yet many of us pay little attention to our breath. We have never learned how to breathe correctly! Learning to breathe properly can greatly improve your health and reduce the impact of stress on your body. You’ve probably heard someone say to you when you are upset, “Take a deep breath.” That is good advice! Our emotions are directly linked to our breathing. The next time you are upset or angry … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Mind & Spirit, Natural Health Tagged With: breathing

Back To Breathing:

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The Inspired Intent of Joseph Pilates By L. Martina Young, PhD, Somatic Pilates Educator Within the current and fast-growing Pilates community, teachers and students alike continue to discover a variety of, and sometimes conflicting approaches to the “Pilates breath,” a way of breathing that is peculiar to the body-mind practice known as “Contrology.” Noting the different “styles” found throughout the plethora of certification programs—and in some cases, a lack of attention to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Body Beautiful Tagged With: breathing, exercise, harmony

SNORING Just a Noise Problem?

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We all have lost sleep due to someone else’s loud snoring at some point in our lives.  Snoring can be more than just a noise problem though. This nighttime annoyance may indicate a serious health condition; sleep apnea, a condition where people stop breathing during the night. Snoring also complicates many other health issues, can disrupt your household, and strains relationships. To no one’s surprise, middle-aged and older men make up the largest group of run-of-the-mill snorers. But … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Conscious Health, Family Health Tagged With: breathing, obesity, sleep apnea

10 Quickest Ways to Feel Joy

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By Cathy Taylor You wake up feeling joyful but at some point the events of your day interfere with that blissful stream. You may find yourself feeling stranded. Where did my joy go? And more important, how do I get it back? Joy is a natural state of being. If you let yourself express the true feeling that you find in your heart at any given moment, it is a peaceful state of bliss. It can get blocked, however, by how we are responding to the events in our day. Here’s what you can do to … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Family Health, Lifestyle, Meditation / Yoga Tagged With: breathing, emotions, meditation, Travel
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