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How To get Rid Of Sulfur Burps Quickly

By
Elizabeth Williams

Burp is a natural condition which the air (excess in the stomach) goes out. It is normal when you have a burp after meal. Hydrogen sulfur is a chemical that is created from the food we eat after absorptive process. In some case, your burp can be smelly (like rotten eggs) when it comes out, that is sulfur burps.

Sulfur burps are one of the symptoms that can meet in anyone. There are various reasons for sulfur burps. Without an appreciate diet is the major cause of sulfur burps. Besides, it is easier to get sulfur burps if you have digestive disorders like gastro esophageal reflux or gastrointestinal infection.

Although, the signs and symptoms of sulfur burps are not dangerous but it effects to the quality of life. Losing of appetite and discomfort are two main problems.

So, do you know how to get rid of Sulfur Burps?

  1. Diet

Diet is the most important method in getting rid of sulfur burps. Avoiding to eat the food that can cause sulfur burps. They are the high protein foods which can product sulfur burps by staying long time in your stomach, so that the hydrogen sulfur goes out by your mouth. They are garlic, onions, sweet potatoes, eggs, nuts… The daily diet should add more food with high fiber like vegetables.

Besides, dinking enough water which can help us digest the foods that stay long time in our stomach. Water also hydrates all the cells so that it is useful for cells in using the energy. The exceeded proteins in stomach can be that energy. You can also drink a cup of warm water with lemon and honey everyday to prevent sulfur burps.

  1. Giving up the bad behaviors

Smoking and drinking are the habits that contribute to your sulfur burps. Smoking and drinking destroys the good environment in your intestinal. So that, you digestive system can be easy getting the disorder and bacteria can come in your body easily. Smoking and drinking also make your sulfur burps to be more serious.

Giving up the habit of eating too much sugar every day is another way to prevent sulfur burps. Sugar can motivate the process of hydrogen sulfur production. Sugar contributes to the prolong the digestive process in your stomach.

When you eating the foods that take long time to digest, sugar that gets into the stomach will be pro-longer the digestive process. Or even, with the normal food, sugar also prevent and make your stomach works more. Hence, the food stays for a long time in your stomach, resulting in sulfur burps.

You should also give up the behavior of using fast food and junk food that may increase your sulfur burps. Fast food and junk food will promote the oxidant in your body. They are also damaged your gastrointestinal systems, therefore you may suffer from the gastrointestinal diseases and it is the benefits for sulfur burps.

  1. Medication

In addition of diet and giving up bad habits, you can take some medication to improve your condition. Medication will help your stomach digest easily and limit the prolong digestive. You can also use some probiotic which can use as an enzyme for your stomach to digest food.

Medication to treat the diseases that are the causes of sulfured burps should be taken. When the causes are treated, the sulfur burps will absolutely go. You will not feel embarrassed any more to talk with people.

  1. See your doctor

If your condition is not improved, you should make an ointment with your doctor. Your doctor will exam your gastrointestinal system carefully and he will find exactly the causes of sulfur burps. Therefore, he will give you the description.

The consultant of your doctors is very helpful. Because the sulfur burps varies in each individual, each age, each gender, the treatments are also different. The combination of doctor description and above advices are effective, you can implemented all of them. After all, it is a good idea to see your doctor even you are in the first or in the terminal of sulfur burps.

Bio: Jelly Jeff is a senior editor of AuthorityRemedies; that a website which is specialized in providing natural home remedies, tips and also nutrition facts to improve the well-beings. She is a nurse but she keens to explore nutrition and fitness. In addition, she loves writing and doing research. She appreciates to be a good writer in nutrition.

17 Powerful Tweets That Remind Us How Damaging Emotional Abuse Can Be

By
Elizabeth Williams

We have watched the domestic violence warning commercials and we have felt disgust. We’ve felt fear, or maybe we’ve felt lucky that we aren’t in that position.

Women think everything is good in their marriage or relationship and they never think that their partner may hurt them. But one day the woman asks her husband to pick up the kids from school and she goes out to see her old male friend who she didn’t have time to see.

Then her husband threatens her by sending her a text message that she must cancel because that’s not what she should be doing right now. Is this a normal argument? Most women think this is normal, so they feel happy he didn’t hit them.

The above-mentioned example is in fact emotional and psychological abuse. You might not recognize it at first, but it is a common type of domestic violence. It can be even harsher than physical one and women have become aware of that.

Zahira Kelly, a writer and artist has taken it to Twitter where she shared her own experience of this type of violence. She used the hashtag #MaybeHeDoesntHitYou and got the attention on many other women who started sharing their emotional abuse experiences via Twitter.

Here are some of the most notable ones:

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11 Things People Don’t Realize You’re Doing Because You’re A People-Pleaser

By
Elizabeth Williams

A people pleaser is one of the nicest and most helpful people you will ever meet. This kind of people will never say “no”, they are very dependable and they will spend all the time they need to do things for other people. Do you know someone like this?

These wonderful people will always be there for their friends, family or just about anyone who needs a helping hand. However, this habit may be very hurtful and harmful for them, as they devote little time for themselves and they can be easily perceived as being weak and easily manipulated.

To honor these people, we have created a list of 11 things they do that others don’t realize. If you are a people pleaser, you will definitely agree.

  1. You find it hard to cut ties with anyone

You don’t want to hurt anyone or make anyone feel resentment and hate toward you. You are aware that cutting ties with a person may make them feel hurt, and that’s why you choose to stick around even if that person doesn’t deserve your friendship.

You would rather continue to be around toxic people, as you would rather face the difficulty of that relationship than have the other person face the difficulty of facing its end.

  1. You apologize even if someone else steps on your toe

You will say “I’m sorry” even when things aren’t necessarily your own fault. To spare people feeling bad about themselves you will readily put the blame on yourself and find a reason for that.

Facing blame seems very hard for some people, but when you need to spare someone from it, you don’t find it difficult. On the contrary, you feel better when you see that the other person feels free of the guilt they may deserve.

  1. Saying ‘no’ is very hard for you

You are ready to neglect your needs and extend your possibilities just to be able to say ‘yes’ and fulfill it. Even if you are exhausted from no sleep, you will be readily awake to help someone out, go out with friends or do someone a favor for something which came out of the blue.

You never say no. The only person you can say ‘no’ to is yourself. When someone asks for something from you, you are ready to disturb your plans and cancel personal activities just to jump in and help out.

  1. You don’t devote time for yourself

The biggest issue with your helpful attitude comes when your own time is in question. You are ready to reassign any time you have left for yourself in favor of someone else. This is because you tend to value the people in your life more than you value yourself.

You won’t think of taking some time off to enjoy yourself. In fact, you are always on the move, never even stopping to notice yourself and your own needs. While this is very beneficial for those around you, it will eventually burn you out.

  1. You can’t let go of past resentments

You can’t let go of the anger towards those who took advantage of your kindness. Knowing how much you wanted to be of help, situations that turned you into the ‘bad one’ seem to able to haunt you a lot.

The thing is that people in your life can take your kindness for granted and suck you dry until you start making mistakes. When they see that you’ve stopped meeting their expectations, they put the blame on you and hurt you. These situations can remain in your head for very long.

  1. People frequently exploit your kindness

Your inability to say ‘no’ can bring you to the point where people begin to take advantage of you by asking more than is reasonable. Which is even worse, you can become an easy target to exploitative people who will take as much as they can from you.

Because of your wish to help everyone out (for just about anything), you can’t make a difference between help that is needed and help that is exploited. You do need to understand that sometimes helping a person means having them do things on their own.

  1. Some people consider you weak

The fact that you can be a very easy target to exploit makes people think that you are weak. This especially true for the exploitative people around you who use that ‘weakness’ where you can’t help being helpful. On the other side, there are those people who see you being exploited and see that as your greatest weakness.

The fact is that being able to achieve so much for others makes you stronger than them. However, not being able to tell from necessity to exploitation is a sort of weakness you should pay attention to.

  1. You don’t know how to be selfish

Sometimes, your decisions need to be about you and yourself only. However, if other people don’t agree with your need to stay true to yourself, you start disagreeing with the same thing.

You feel incredibly uncomfortable doing things for yourself if other people disagree with those same things. This is especially true if those other people are people you care about. You would rather have them feel better than go after something you may truly need and want.

  1. You would rather hurt yourself than see someone else feeling hurt

You are ready to neglect and hurt your own feelings so that the ones you care about don’t feel hurt. You always ask yourself whether they would be hurt if you make a statement or do practically anything.

This can go to such an extent that you would rather go through fire and brimstone by yourself before making someone else feel uncomfortable. You base your decisions on how others would feel rather than on how you would feel about the same thing.

  1. You hold on to friendships and relationships even if they don’t fulfill you

 There are some friendships and relationship that make you feel small, unfulfilled and even angry. However, you hold on to them because you don’t want to disappoint or cause pain to the people involved.

In reality, these toxic relationships cause you pain and anguish, and they make you feel worse. You need to learn to let go of some people. Not everybody is made for everybody.

  1. You are the king and queen of over-analyzing  

You can’t help over-analyzing everything you can think of. Whatever decision you may think of is subject to deep analysis and consultation with other people. And you do all of this because you want to achieve the best for others.

It’s always about others’ feelings and well-being. You always think if it’s more convenient for other people and it’s never about you or your needs. Sometimes you can get stuck in a loop if there are more people involved with conflicting interests.

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San Diego Twins Born In Different Years: New Year’s Eve And New Year’s Day

By
Elizabeth Williams

These twins won’t celebrate their birthdays on the same day. They will celebrate their birthdays in different years! The first twin baby was born at San Diego Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31, 2015, and the second one was born at 12:02 a.m. on Jan. 1, 2016.
“These twin babies will forever share different birthdays.” NBC 7’s Consumer Bob explains.

Twins born in a San Diego hospital will forever share different birthdays: one baby was born in the final minute of New Year’s Eve, while the other debuted in the first minutes of New Year’s Day.

According to staffers at the San Diego Kaiser Permanente Zion Medical Center, the twins – baby girl, Jaelyn, and baby boy, Luis – were born at 11:59 p.m. on Dec. 31 and at 12:02 a.m. on Jan. 1, respectively, to mother Maribel Valencia, 22, and her husband, Luis. Though the twins will be sharing a lot of things over the years, they will certainly not be sharing a birthday.

The hospital said the twins were both 18.5 inches (47 centimeters) long. Jaelyn weighed 4 pounds, 15 ounces, while Luis weighed 5 pounds, 9 ounces. Both babies and their mother are healthy and happy.

Photos: San Diego’s First Babies of 2016

“We were actually watching the clock. We wanted to see if we were one of the first ones,” said excited father Luis.

According to the hospital, the Valencia family lives in San Diego. The young mother Maribel works as a cashier at the San Diego International Airport and her husband is a diesel mechanic for the United States’ Navy. The couple also has another daughter, the 3-year-old Isabella. Luis told NBC 7 that the older sister was surprised and a little shocked about how her siblings came into the world.

The twins’ birth times may mean that the baby girl Jaelyn is the last baby born in 2015 in the San Diego County, and the Babyboy Luis is possibly the first baby born in 2016 in the San Diego County.

“Maribel really wanted to have the babies on the same birthday because you know later on in the years, they are going to have a little confrontation about it, and be like, “my birthday came first,” so it means 2 birthday parties, back to back,” said Luis.

More than half of twin moms deliver preterm, so this thing happened to mama Maribel as well. The family had scheduled a cesarean-section for January 6, but the babies decided to make an appearance earlier than expected.

“It is very unusual and it is very special,” said nurse Lynnette Coetzee, “and I haven’t seen it in all my 34 years of nursing.” She joked that the timing of their births will probably affect the family dynamics.

The average twin delivery is at about 35 to 36 weeks,” says Dr. Szymanski. “There’s no predicting who will go early, but carrying identical twins comes with a slightly higher risk since the babies share one placenta.” Even if you don’t go into labor early, you may be told to take it easy (no marathon shopping!).

The family will have to GEAR UP

They will need 2 of most things, but not everything. They will start off with just 1 bathtub, glider, nursing pillow, swing, bouncing chair, stationary activity center, changing table, diaper pail, breast pump, and double stroller.

A single stroller will also do the job, since she could carry one of the babies in her arms and push the other one in the stroller. They will also need 2 car seats, 2 high chair, baby carriers, and yes, cribs.

The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that multiple babies sleep separately to lower the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (shortened as SIDS).

 

This Man Devotes His Life To Adopting Old Dogs Who Can’t Find Forever Homes

By
Elizabeth Williams

Steve Greig is no ordinary lover of animals. There may be a lot of animal lovers, but this man is absolutely the salt of the earth. Months after his dog died, he just couldn’t recover and had to do something about it. He immediately thought about having another dog and save his life, in other words, to adopt it.

Not only did he decide to adopt a dog, but also he opted for a senior dog at his local shelter in Denver, Colorado. These dogs are not likeable and not so many people would agree to take them home.

Right now, Steve Greig is a proud dad of 10 adopted shelter dogs, which can be seen through cute Instagram posts of pictures approved by 478k followers. So, what does an ordinary day in the life of Steve look like?

He wakes at dawn, at around 5am because he has to prepare breakfast for his big dog family. All of his “kids” eat a different diet. He also has daily or weekly vet appointments as well as walks in the park.

He admits that his favorite time of the day is when he cuddles with his dogs. Steve reveals something very interesting about them – he says they know who they really are, because they have reached that stage of life.

Therefore, he developed a lifelong relationship with them. What is the most interesting about this man’s life is the fact that he also owns a pig (named Bikini), two ducks, pigeons, cats, and a few chickens. What is more, he intends to adopt several more senior dogs when he has more room in his apartment. Love knows no limit.

“A month or two went by and I still felt so horrible about it”“I decided that the only way I would feel better was if something good happened that probably wouldn’t have happened if he had not died”

“So (I adopted) a 12-year-old Chihuahua with a heart murmur and four bad knees”

“…And that was just the beginning of all the animals”

“A normal day for me is getting up at 5 a.m. in the morning and making breakfast for all of them”

“Which, you know, there’s 10 (dogs) and most of them have different diets”

Steve is a dedicated parent and he gives medications to the dogs who need it on a daily basis.

He also comes back from work earlier, usually at lunchtime to entertain his dogs and walk them outside.

In that way, they can be happy and satisfied while he is not at home and have time for themselves.

“I grew up with a lot of pets”

“They pretty much always let me have whatever I wanted as long as I could take care of it”

“It’s just fulfilling knowing that these guys are happy and loved and well-taken care of”

“It makes my days worthwhile”

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10 Things to Stop Letting Others Do To You

By
Elizabeth Williams

The greatest thing one can do is to follow his own heart!

You see, today’s world is so arranged that every day we meet people, we connect with them, we talk to them and sometimes we depend on them. There are those who can lift us up, cheer us, but there are also the ones who can drain us completely and we can just lose ourselves.

 In a world where people are mostly selfish and egoistic and think that they know what’s best for you, you must learn to take a stand. One must learn to take back the control over his own thoughts, over his own life and follow his heart wherever it may lead.

So if you want to walk your own Path and start appreciating your own Self, it’s time to stop doing these things:

  1. Stop explaining yourself

This is the first and the utmost important thing to do if you want to be happy. Never ever use your precious time to explain yourself to someone who has already decided to misunderstand you! So don’t waste your time with someone to whom you have tried a thousand times to prove yourself right. Remember, there is absolutely no need for anyone to know or to think whether you are right or wrong. What matters the most is that you know that you are right and just stick to it and walk away from that absolutely unnecessary argument.

  1. Stop letting people drown you into their negativity

Some people tend to be negative all the time and that’s just fine, it’s their own choice. They consciously or unconsciously choose not to be positive, not to improve their own well being, so don’t ever expect that they will be much pleasant company for you either. Such negative people only want company for their misery, not help so stop trying to help them. You can listen, make few suggestions, have a polite conversation if you will, but that’s all. Don’t waste your time helping someone who just wants to drag you down.

  1. Stop letting people blind you from your Truth

We all have our own believes, our own experiences, our own laughs and hurts. And all these things together make our Truth. So no matter what others say to you, just stay strong in what you believe, in what you have seen and felt with your own eyes and heart. Never let anyone make you doubt your own Truth. Nevertheless you should still stay open minded for new experiences, new people and their thoughts, but this should make your Truth wider and yourself wiser, not doubtful and confused.

  1. Stop letting the same people lie to you over and over again

There is a saying that goes like this – “fool me once, shame on you, fool me twice, shame on me!” There are times that once in a while we all have partaken in someone else’s lies, and have said to ourselves: “…well ok, he probably doesn’t want to hurt me, so I’ll let it go this time”. But please, listen to your own promise, only this time! Don’t make it a habit to be someone else’s fool.

  1. Stop being a back-up plan

You should never settle to be someone’s amusement time, spare time, part time or sometime. Start appreciating yourself and remember that if you can be the first violin – act like one!

  1. Stop trying to please others

Even if you try, you cannot please everyone, so stop pushing yourself so hard. Sometimes there are some people who seems to have problems all the time and they always ask you for help, but stop and think for a moment… maybe there is no problem at all, maybe they are the problem. Thus please choose very carefully who do you please and why!

  1. Stop letting people take control of your dreams

Remember that the one who didn’t knew that it was impossible, did it! So be this person, be the one who does make everything possible and gets the most of his dreams and life. Live your life at its fullest, never letting someone else tell you what is possible and what’s not.

  1. Stop taking the problems of others onto you

Here you should remember that each one of us have their own destiny, their own karma and life mission, so believe me it is not up to you to make amends for someone else’s wrong doings. You yourself have enough problems as it is, so try solving them first. And when someone asks your help just help them, don’t take their problems as one of your own.

  1. Stop letting people take advantage of you

I know that we all want to help, to be there for someone, but sometimes we can end up paying dearly for always putting others as priority. You should never forget yourself as they do. People tend to notice only your absence, but very rarely your presence. Don’t let anyone take you for granted, remember that you too have a life you should be living.

  1. Stop letting people use your past to control your present

No matter what you have done in the past, the past can and should stay in the past! What’s done is done. Life is too short to stress yourself with old memories and people that won’t let it go. There’ll always be someone who cannot stand your happiness and that you had moved on and they will try to set you back, to through your past into your face. So forgive yourself, just let it go, because only when you are at peace with your Self, only than no one can ever hurt you and control your present or your beautiful future.

Stop doing things that make you unhappy and force you to withdraw from living your life to its fullest. Rearrange your priority list and make yourself the first person that deserves to be happy and at peace and work until you have achieve it and that learn not to lose it ever again.

EXCLUSIVE – Paris Attacks Surveillance Video Captured Restaurant Attack!

By
Elizabeth Williams

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the market at that price. Watch the extraordinary first footage of an Isis gunman rampaging in a Paris café-restaurant has emerged in which it appears one woman’s life is saved when the killer’s machine gun jams as he tries to shoot her point blank.It is the first time any film has been seen of the mayhem caused inside a property targeted by Islamic State.

The video – CCTV footage– shows the scene inside one of the targeted cafésin the seconds running up to and including the savage terrorist attack.The first security video shows the attackers outside, in the outdoor dining area,shooting at customers and into the building.

Windows shatter and some of those surviving the initial barrage flee inside. Occasionally, someone pops up to make a break for it. The other videos show the interior of the restaurant andthe terrified diners diving for cover as jihadist sprayit with bullets.

The images show the merciless savagery of an Islamic State assassin and the extraordinary bravery of the victims. They also show the incredible luck of a young woman who would have died had the terrorist not misfired.

Police believe her to be the luckiest person to escape with their life during the 13th of Friday psychopathic murderous rampagewhich left 129 people dead and 99 critically injured.

The footage emerges amid reports the mastermind behind the Paris terror plot had been killed in an hour-long firefight with commandos after a raid on a safe house in the French capital.

AbdelhamidAbaaoud, 27, and his 26-year-old French-born cousin HasnaAitboulahcen are believed to be the 2 terrorists who died in a gun and grenade battle which saw 5,000 rounds of ammunition fired by police.

The blonde-haired woman, said to be Aitboulahcen, became Europe’s first female suicide bomber when she detonated her explosive vest moments after telling police ‘Help me, help me’.

The Daily Mail can reveal that the gunman responsible for the attack on the restaurant, which is not being named for security reasons, is believed to be 26-year-old Belgian born Salah Abdeslam. 

The terrorist seen in the footage bears a striking resemblance to Abdeslam, who fled Paris after the attacks and evaded capture after a shocking blunder by police near Franco-Belgian border. He remains at large.

Miraculously, none of the diners or staff inside the restaurant died during the attack, which lasted less than a minute, before the gunman is seen climbing into the terrorists’ black Seat getaway car.

A man who had just arrived outside the restaurant to collect a pizza was shot in the back and died in the street.What is particularly horrifying is the calmness of one of the Islamic State gunmen seen in the film as he stalks the street looking for victims and quits trying to murder a woman cowering under a table outside after his assault rifle malfunctioned.

Staff ducked behind the bar or made their way upstairs or downstairs to a basement during the commotion. 

The restaurant is located in Paris’s trendy 11th district, which is particularly popular with well-heeled middle class people who work in advertising and the media.

Everything You Need To Know On Chakra No. 3 + How To Heal It – Manipura!

By
Elizabeth Williams

Affirmative Statement: I Do

Sanskrit name: Manipura (city of jewels)

Color: Yellow

Frequency: 528 Hz (Solfeggio), 320 Hz (Carrier Wave)

Musical Note: E

Element: Fire

Organs:Stomach, gall bladder, liver

Endocrine Glands:pancreas

Identity: Ego identity

Rights: To act

Challenge: Shame

The solar plexus chakra, also known as Manipura (which in Sanskrit means “City of Jewels”) is the core of our personality, self-identity, ego and willpower. This chakra is known as the power chakra. It is called the solar plexus chakra because it is situated in the solar plexus of our bodies, with its back being on a parallel spot on our spine. It rules our autonomy, personal power and metabolism. It is a center responsible for our self-esteem, mental force and our individuality and independence.

This chakra takes the energy from the food we intake, from the connection with other people and from external stimuli and distributes it throughout the body. It is considered to be the seat of vital energy for our bodies.

Of course this comes with a warning: you need to be careful what you eat, how you connect with people and what you allow to affect your self-esteem and self-identity, as this may have an effect on your whole being.

This means you need to safeguard your ‘city of jewels’, but at the same time show everybody how beautiful it is. It is the place from which you shine out to the world and show your true self, and you should never be ashamed of showing it in its true colors. This chakra plays its part in intuition as well – remember when you get the ‘gut feeling’ when something’s right or not?

Which organs is the solar plexuschakra responsible for?

As we mentioned in Part I, this chakra governs over the digestive system and pancreas. If you have problems with digestion, eating disorders, blood sugar and generally all problems connected to digestion, you might want to check on your solar plexus chakra.

So, what are the characteristics of a balanced solar plexus chakra?

A person with a balanced solar plexus chakra is an energetic and mentally powerful person. They have a good sense of belonging and self-esteem and they don’t let their ego to influence them in a negative way over their actions. They act to achieve the goals they’ve set in their lives and this makes them ambitious to a healthy level.

They are not afraid of being open about themselves, as they feel no shame of who they are. They create healthy connections with people around them and appreciate them for the uniqueness they bring to the world and their lives.

They don’t allow people to make them feel inferior or unworthy, as they are aware that everybody is unique and capable in their own way. When in tune, the solar plexus radiates with warmth and joy throughout their entire being and to others that come into contact with them.

What are the characteristics of a solar plexus chakra out of balance?

There are two scenarios for an imbalanced solar plexus chakra: it can be underactive or overactive. Both cases are unhealthy, as they bring many negative aspects to one’s being.

Underactive solar plexus chakra:

An underactive solar plexus chakra can cause severe emotional problems that arise from low self-esteem. One may feel mistrust and doubt towards other people and start worrying too much about what others may think about him/her.

This can lead to buried emotions that are starting to pile up in the chakra which will in terms cause stomach pain, digestive problems and poor stool. A person with an underactive solar plexus chakra can experience lack of energy, weak will and poor self-discipline. They have a tendency to be cold and submissive and unwilling to act on their own behalf.

Overactive solar plexus chakra:

People with an overactive solar plexus chakra tend to be egotistical. It is usually ‘their way or no way’. They are very judgmental and critical towards others as they believe that even the best can always be better, for which they strive. They are too ambitious, devoting themselves to a lot work through which they wish to achieve their ambitions which makes them competitive as well.

An overactive solar plexus chakra can result in anger or aggressiveness and these people are usually dominant, controlling, stubborn and arrogant. To calm the burst of energy from the solar plexus, they may be attracted to sedatives.

How to balance the solar plexus chakra?

If you find yourself in one of the scenarios of an imbalanced solar plexus chakra, you might want to help yourself by trying to balance it. While energy healing (such as Reiki or Crystal Therapy) is a very good step, you will need to work on yourself even afterwards, since your body is your temple and you have to keep it healthy, nourished and clean all the time.

There are several ways of balancing this energetic center. Below you will find some useful ways of balancing it, but be careful as these techniques are only good for an underactive solar plexus chakra! If your chakra is overactive, try balancing the neighboring chakras, and the energy will adjust itself.

Color therapy (or chromo therapy)

Yellow is the color of the solar plexus chakra, which means wearing something yellow will instantly boost the chakra as it vibrates with the same frequency. However, if your solar plexus chakra is overactive, we recommend that you stop wearing yellow for some time. You can also place ayellow poster in your bedroom if your solar plexus chakra is underactive.

Sound therapy (audio therapy)

You can play solfeggio harmonics at 528 Hz on YouTube. You can also chantRAMas a mantra, since its sound frequencies stimulate the solar plexus chakra.

Nutrition for the solar plexus chakra

Yellow foods, such as lemons, bananas and grains such as bread, granola, sunflower seeds or flax seeds. From spices, you can take turmeric, ginger, chamomile, melissa or cumin.

Physical activity

Besides yoga, a long walk in the sun will be extremely beneficial to the solar plexus chakra, as it is powered by the Sun’s energy. Also, making a fire and sitting next to it can boost the chakra.

Meditation

Sitting comfortably while focusing your attention the region just above the navel (at the solar plexus region) and visualizing ayellow sunflower blooming at that spot will stimulate the energy of the solar plexus chakra. You can chant RAM while meditating on the solar plexus chakra.

Meditation in nature is always the best one there is, but if you can’t find the time, just tidy your room and meditate facing a window.

The Name Game: Labeling Tricks That Hide Aspartame And Its Hidden Dangers

By
Elizabeth Williams
  1. The controversy surrounding the safety of aspartame has persisted to this day.

The name “amino-sweet” itself suggests that aspartame is a non-saccharide sweetener derived from amino acids. Specifically, it is the methyl ester of aspartic acid and the dipeptide of phenylalanine, a molecule consisting of 2 amino acids coupled by a single peptide bond.

Phenylalanine is an essential amino acid and a precursor to tyrosine, a signaling molecule that stimulates the synthesis of the skin pigment melanin and certain neurotransmitters, such as dopamine. Introduced in Europe more than 25 years ago, where it is known as E951, aspartame was approved for use in the US by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 1981. Not long after, researchers began to find evidence that aspartame was a possible carcinogen agent.

  1. The bitter-sweet story.

In July 2005, the European Ramazzini Foundation of Oncology and Environmental Sciences (ERF) published a carcinogenicity study in which the researchers concluded that aspartame causes cancer, namely lymphomas and leukemia in male and female rats. Yet, in April 2007, the FDA released a statement announcing that the agency did not find sufficient evidence to support the ERF’s conclusion. Further, the FDA maintained its position that the use of aspartame is safe.

The National Cancer Institute (NCI) notes that a 1996 report showing an increase in the occurrence of brain tumors between 1975 and 1992 correlated these statistics with the introduction of aspartame in the US.

Later, the results of a 2005 laboratory study, in which rats were fed with high doses of diet soda sweetened with aspartame, once again suggested a link with the increase in lymphomas and leukemia. However, NCI also points out problems with study design and inconsistencies in extrapolating statistical results.

For instance, the rats in the 2005 study were exposed to impossible amounts of the sweet matter, in some cases the equivalent of drinking more than 2,000 cans of soda a day. And, according to NCI, although the 1996 report was correct that the rate of brain cancers did increase during the period in question, the rise actually started 8 years before aspartame became FDA-approved and occurred most frequently in people in their 70s, who typically have a lower exposure level to this agent.

  1. What does this entire scientific hubbub really mean for you?

First, it means that no one really knows if aspartame – or other artificial sweeteners, for that matter – causes cancer or not. However, there is one position that can’t escape common sense: If the question of toxicity exists, why use the substance at all?

We do know for certain that some people are sensitive to aspartame. Even the FDA concedes that excess levels of free aspartic acid in the body can trigger migraines, asthma attacks, anxiety, depression and other conditions. In addition, because this amino acid impairs glucose uptake in the brain, it may cause fatigue and memory loss.

According to Joseph M. Mercola, DO, the manufacturer of aspartame was warned by scientists at Washington University’s School of Medicine in 1971 that aspartic acid produces holes in the brains of mice. In response, the manufacturer, G.D. Searle, started looking for a pharmaceutical drug to counter memory loss due to amino acid damage, albeit more than 10 years later.

Aspartame is also known to be dangerous for people with phenylketonuria (PKU), a rare congenital disorder in which the body cannot metabolize phenylalanine, the co-amino acid that makes up the composition of aspartame.

According to the American Cancer Society, the buildup of phenylalanine in the bloodstream blocks other important chemicals from entering the brain. In youngsters, this can lead to impaired brain development. This may also explain the persistent association of aspartame with memory loss, seizures, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease in adults.

  1. Back to Mother Nature!

Sugar, obtained from natural sources like sugar beets and cane, is the real deal. Brown sugar in its most natural state is the best sweetener for all foods!

Honey is another all-natural sweetener although it shouldn’t be given to children under the age of 1 year because Clostridium botulinum (poisonous anaerobic bacterium) may be present, which increases the risk of infant botulism.

If diabetes is a concern, Mother Nature produces a plant called stevia, the leaf of which yields a natural sugar-like substance that is 150 to 300 times sweeter than cane sugar, but does not affect insulin levels.

And most important for diabetics and dieters alike: Stevia has zero calories!

References:

Committee On Carcinogenicity Of Chemicals In Food, Consumer Products And The Environment: Statement On A Carcinogenicity Study Of Aspartame By The European Ramazzini Foundation; Dec. 2006 http://www.advisorybodies.doh.gov.uk/pdfs/aspart.pdf
FDA Statement on European Aspartame Study: CFSAN/Office of Food Additive Safety April 2007 http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodIngredientsPackaging/FoodAdditives/ucm208580.htm
National Cancer Institute: Artificial Sweeteners and Cancer http://www.cancer.gov/cancertopics/factsheet/Risk/artificial-sweeteners
Mercola.com: Aspartame Dangers and Side Effects http://aspartame.mercola.com/
American Cancer Society: Aspartame http://www.cancer.org/Cancer/CancerCauses/OtherCarcinogens/AtHome/aspartame

The Secret To A Stress-Free And Healthy Mind And Body – The Spinal Flush!

By
Elizabeth Williams

Today’s modern tempo is stressful for everybody. From children stressed from family quarrels (even the least intense ones) and school obligations, to adults living fast lives, racing with time to finish all of a day’s tasks just so they can go to bed and repeat the same stressful activities the next day.

And these are only the everyday ‘mundane’ repetitive tasks, if we don’t turn our attention on those ticking bombs waiting to explode on every other corner which cause immediate stress.

This kind of life does not only give us a dose of mental stress, but also tense our bodies and clog our energy with even more pent up stress.

If you don’t take steps to releasing that stress from the shell, it will eventually explode and cause suffering to yourself and those around you.

This refreshing technique will give you a reboot and let you start thinking with a clear head, and which is more, it will help you go through the day with the ease of a butterfly. The only thing you need is a person willing to help you and a moment of your time.

How Does the Spinal Flush Work?

Our bodies are made up of (among many other things) a network of energy channels which bring energy to vital parts of our body. These same meridians are healed in acupuncture, acupressure and traditional Chinese medicine, as they are responsible for the flow of the life energy (Qi) through the body. There are 12 meridians and if any of these is clogged in a certain point, the energy will start building up creating an excess of energy, while the rest of the system will remain with little or no flow of energy at all.

The spinal flush works in a way that stimulates all the meridians by activating points around the spine known as Shu Points. It balances the movement of lymphatic fluid and brings the nervous system to balance.

It is very beneficial as it fights:

  • Stress
  • Built up negative energy
  • Fatigue
  • Dizziness
  • Nausea
  • Digestive problems
  • Negative emotions
  • Insomnia
  • Hormonal imbalances

…and the list just goes on.

Let’s Try to Do the Spinal Flush!

Although there are ways you can do the spinal flush yourself, they are not as effective and seem hard to achieve, so our advice would be to do them with the help of a friend.

There are two ways to do a spinal flush:

The First Aid Spinal Flush

Although this one isn’t as effective as the second, it doesn’t take a lot of time and can be done almost anywhere. Have it done after a very stressful situation and you will feel a lot better.

This is how you can do it to someone that needs it (and vice versa).

  1. Ask the person to turn around with their back facing you.
  2. Using only your fingertips, start swiping down starting from the neck region all the way down to the tailbone.
  3. Don’t use too fast or too slow movements.
  4. Imagine as if you are flushing all the negative energy built up in their spine.
  5. Do it for around 10 seconds.

The Intense Spinal Flush

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This one takes a little bit more time and requires the person it is performed to to lie down on their stomach or lean on a wall with their back facing you. It is much more effective as it stimulates all the energetic points around the spine one by one.

  1. Have the person lie down on their stomach.
  2. Start with gentle massage with your thumbs on both sides of the spine between each vertebrae.
  3. If the person feels pain in those points, be gentler, if they don’t feel anything, you can apply a little bit more pressure.
  4. Massage each point from where the neck starts down to the tailbone.
  5. Finish with a few swipes from the neck to the tailbone with your fingers.

The illustration of the Shu points will help you locate them more easily.

The more regularly you do it, the greater the benefits. The superficial imbalances will eventually become non-existent, and deeper health issues will start to be resolved step by step.

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