Mistletoe may be hard to get in future Posted by Viola Woolcott We all know mistletoe. One of Britain’s best known plants. The christmas crop of mistletoe concern is growing though and who knows, but mistletoe may be hard to get in the future. Mistletoe grows on a great number of trees such as lime, [...]
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Moderate versus binge-drinking Posted by Viola Woolcott I know, sometimes it’s nice to have the odd one, but lets face it, drinking can be bad for us. We are all aware of the fact. But on the other side, drinking to little can be risky also. To much drinking can be dangerous. It can have [...]
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Staying Healthy Without The Flu shot – Part II Posted by Viola Woolcott This is a follow up on my previous posting Have you been chemically raped? My personal belief. What you can do: Regardless of what they say, the sun is a healer. Over the sunny winter days, make sure you get plenty of [...]
Filed under: Health and Diet on November 24th, 2011 | No Comments »
The Flu Shot – Have you been chemically raped? – Part I Posted by Viola Woolcott Year after year we are told to get the flu shot so we don’t have to spend the winter feeling awefully bad. The elderly especially are warned that without the shot their health could be in serious trouble. And [...]
Filed under: Health and Diet on November 24th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Your food makes you fat and sick Posted by dare2baware Food companies as well as supermarkets are keeping tags on what we eat. They been following us for years. They know that most believe if it’s on the shelfs we think it must be healthy. Crappy ingredients, preservatives, colourings, flavourings, you name it, it’s in [...]
Filed under: Health and Diet on November 23rd, 2011 | No Comments »
The Natural World, Food for the Soul Posted by Viola Woolcott You wouldn’t have thought it to be almost December this morning when I took my dalmatian puppy Shadow for a walk in the woods. Well, he isn’t really a puppy anymore at almost 3 years of age, but I guess to me he will [...]
Filed under: Mind | Body | Spirit on November 23rd, 2011 | No Comments »
Are you open minded? Posted by dare2baware We make assumptions. We jump to conclusions. Slap on labels. Make judgements. We very easily form and hold onto our opinions instead of being enlightened by someone elses opinion. We shut down and close our minds, where our minds work best when it is open. Open your mind [...]
Filed under: Mind | Body | Spirit on November 22nd, 2011 | No Comments »
Thoughts become things Posted by dare2baware Each one of us thinks 60,000+ thoughts every day. Boy oh boy, that sounds like a lot of thinking. Boring really, as most of these thoughts are like an endless, scratched vinyl record, they repeat themselves over and over and over. Question is, what are your thoughts? Are they [...]
Filed under: Mind | Body | Spirit on November 21st, 2011 | No Comments »
Let go of the obstacles in your own mind Posted by dare2baware Cautious is what you are when you try crossing the road and look both ways. When you experience fear, that is what keeps you frozen and glued to the pavement. Don’t give in to fear. But don’t ignore caution. It is natural to [...]
Filed under: Mind | Body | Spirit on November 20th, 2011 | 2 Comments »
Amazing Pumpkin Carvings Not For The Faint Hearted Posted by dare2baware American Ray Villafanes knows how to carve for sure. He has taken his ‘pumpkin heads’ to a whole new level. Check these extraordinary pictures. Incredible! Amazing what someone can do with a pumpkin. I have never seen anything like this before. Just amazing and [...]
Filed under: Charity | Events on November 20th, 2011 | 1 Comment »