Category: Health & Fitness

Are you a last-minute person? Do you put things off until they become urgent? Do you worry that your work is hurried and below your best potential? Do you hate the feeling of being rushed? Perhaps it’s time to learn how to jump over the hump of procrastination. Some people do in fact work best […]

Do your feet ache after a long day at office work? Does your back hurt when you sit in your work chair? Both aching feet and back problems might be a result of musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) that are created or aggravated by workplace conditions. If you work in an office, some basic safety measure might […]

In November 2000, OSHA (the Occupational Safety and Health Administration) published the Ergonomic Standard, an updated set of policies and procedures that went into effect in January 2001. This standard set forth requirements applicable to all US employers, ultimately affecting over 102 million employees. This updated standard focused on muscular-skeletal disorders (MSDs), a condition suffered […]

Thousands every year become stranded in the mountainous and desert terrains for days or even weeks. If that was you stranded, could you survive? One of the most important assets you can have is knowing survival. One of the most important survival issues is how to retrieve water. Your body is comprised of a large […]

Going camping or cooking outdoors can be a barrel of fun, especially when you experiment with lots of recipes and ingredients around a campfire of family members and friends. But clean-up is not that great, so some outdoor cooks tend to put off this task as long as possible, making it even more difficult than […]

While camping, there’s rarely a freshwater source available, causing many campers to bring their own bottled water. If it happens that the trip is extended, and the freshwater source is depleted, do not resort to drinking creek or river water, even if it appears perfectly clear. Water from creeks, rivers, puddles, or standing pools contains […]

If you are feeling low on energy, or somewhat stressed, chances are, you need to clear and balance your chakras. Chakras are the seven points of energy within the human body. They are interconnected and when open to conduct your energy they can keep you feeling physical, mentally, and spiritually fit. These energy points begin […]

The word chakra stems from the Sanskrit chakra, meaning “wheel” or “circle.” The chakras are the spiritual power vortexes of the human body. Once in a while, our chakras can become blocked from negative energy and psychic debris. It is believed that a blocked chakra can impede the flow of spiritual energy in our body, […]

There are many things that can cause a breastfeeding mother to worry about her milk supply decreasing. As the body adjusts to the supply and demand of the child, and as the child itself becomes more proficient at nursing, a woman’s breasts will appear to stop producing enough milk. Engorgement, over-active letdown, and regular leaking […]

Conceiving or becoming pregnant is the most natural thing in the world. For some, it is. For others it can mean months (possibly years) of stress and anxiety, just waiting for a blue line to appear on a pregnancy test. Two main criteria for helping the process of becoming pregnant are: Keeping our bodies in […]