Natural health Blog | WellBeing Blog http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog WellBeing is your natural health guide for all health articles like Yoga, Meditation and Detox Thu, 23 May 2013 01:57:02 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 Why do I need a colonoscopy? http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/why-do-i-need-a-colonoscopy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=why-do-i-need-a-colonoscopy http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/why-do-i-need-a-colonoscopy/#comments Mon, 20 May 2013 13:47:46 +0000 Jenetta Haim http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/?p=7462 Colonoscopies are invasive procedures even though the risks are small. There can be bleeding, bowel perforations or other complications especially if you are older however the advantage is that during a colonoscopy the doctor can take a biopsy (a piece of tissue to examine in the lab), remove precancerous polyps if they are there before they grow and spread. Continue reading » »

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]]> http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/why-do-i-need-a-colonoscopy/feed/ 0 Ancient medicine: Sandalwood, Cassia, Cedarwood and Cypress http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/ancient-medicine-sandalwood-cassia-cedarwood-and-cypress/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=ancient-medicine-sandalwood-cassia-cedarwood-and-cypress http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/ancient-medicine-sandalwood-cassia-cedarwood-and-cypress/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 04:23:14 +0000 Anthony Zappia http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/?p=7397 Essential oils are an ancient medicine. It's another example of the sophistication exhibited by our ancestors, that modern science chooses to ignore or pooh-pooh. Consider this: when King Tut's tomb was opened in 1922 they discovered 350 litres of oil including frankincense - still in great condition. Continue reading » »

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]]> http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/ancient-medicine-sandalwood-cassia-cedarwood-and-cypress/feed/ 0 Let them eat cake! http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/let-them-eat-cake/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=let-them-eat-cake http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/let-them-eat-cake/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 02:07:29 +0000 Laura Minford http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/?p=7408 I admit, sometimes there is nothing more delicious than having a little piece of cake. Ah… but it isn’t as naughty as it sounds, because the cakes I’m talking about this week are healthy raw cheesecakes! The art of creating … Continue reading » »

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]]> http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/let-them-eat-cake/feed/ 0 How does detoxing help your skin? http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/how-does-detoxing-help-your-skin/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=how-does-detoxing-help-your-skin http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/how-does-detoxing-help-your-skin/#comments Wed, 15 May 2013 01:14:09 +0000 Laura Minford http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/?p=7357 You’ve undoubtedly heard that detoxing is good for your skin. In fact, healthy and radiant skin is the top detox benefit reported by people who go on a cleanse. Cleansing helps give your skin that sparkly, dewy, fresh look and … Continue reading » »

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]]> http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/how-does-detoxing-help-your-skin/feed/ 0 Colour therapy: Feeling pink or feeling blue? http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/colour-therapy-pink-or-feeling-blue/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=colour-therapy-pink-or-feeling-blue http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/colour-therapy-pink-or-feeling-blue/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 13:06:42 +0000 Jenetta Haim http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/?p=7373 Colour is often a subconscious deciding factor linked to our feelings and will give us great insight into not only how we feel about ourselves but how others are feeling. Black is a colour of authority or power, fashionable and slimming which is why it has earned itself the reputation of the ‘little black dress’ which fits almost anywhere for women and the black suit for men who want to look stylish. However black on its own can often look too sombre and give a message of separateness so take care wearing it to that important meeting. Continue reading » »

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]]> http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/colour-therapy-pink-or-feeling-blue/feed/ 0 Meditation and its many faces http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/meditation-and-its-many-faces/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=meditation-and-its-many-faces http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/meditation-and-its-many-faces/#comments Tue, 14 May 2013 05:57:22 +0000 Danielle Kirk http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/?p=7340 I was feeling a little over meditation this week. Perhaps I shouldn’t be saying that on a meditation blog (particularly when my month-long Mindful in May meditation challenge is only halfway through), but it’s the truth. It’s not that I haven’t … Continue reading » »

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]]> http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/meditation-and-its-many-faces/feed/ 0 The art of mindful eating http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/the-art-of-mindful-eating/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=the-art-of-mindful-eating http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/the-art-of-mindful-eating/#comments Wed, 08 May 2013 00:54:58 +0000 Danielle Kirk http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/?p=7263 Ah, food. It nourishes you, it gives you life, it is the reminder of childhood memories and the protagonist of occasions that knit your life together. We all know that what you eat is the cornerstone of a healthy life … Continue reading » »

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]]> http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/the-art-of-mindful-eating/feed/ 0 15 essential oils for stress relief http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/15-essential-oils-for-stress-relief/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=15-essential-oils-for-stress-relief http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/15-essential-oils-for-stress-relief/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 00:03:17 +0000 Anthony Zappia http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/?p=7165 Unlike most sedatives and anti-depressants on the market, essential oils don't dull and depress brain function. Essential oils contain both constituents that are calming and those that are stimulating. Continue reading » »

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]]> http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/15-essential-oils-for-stress-relief/feed/ 0 A state of mindfulness http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/a-state-of-mindfulness/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=a-state-of-mindfulness http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/a-state-of-mindfulness/#comments Wed, 01 May 2013 00:01:37 +0000 Danielle Kirk http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/?p=7204 It’s 5.30am. It’s dark outside the yoga studio, it’s dark behind my eyelids and I’m struggling to focus on anything that isn’t my stomach. It may not be the most fortuitous of starts to 31 days of mindfulness, but it … Continue reading » »

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]]> http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/a-state-of-mindfulness/feed/ 0 Coronary artery disease and erectile dysfunction http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/erectile_dysfunction_coronary_artery_disease/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=erectile_dysfunction_coronary_artery_disease http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/erectile_dysfunction_coronary_artery_disease/#comments Tue, 30 Apr 2013 03:33:08 +0000 Jenetta Haim http://www.wellbeing.com.au/blog/?p=7186 Erectile dysfunction can be a forerunner of coronary artery disease according to studies as far back as 2006 in a St Louis university. The study recommends that doctors should ‘monitor heart health of patients with erectile dysfunction’. Continue reading » »

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