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What is all the fuss about with celery juice?

Is it really as good as people say it is?

Known as a miraculous superfood, believe it or not that simple-looking stalk vegetable has so much to it.

Celery contains lots of antioxidants – which are what protect our cells from the effects of free radicals – molecules produced when the body is exposed to pollutants such as tobacco, smoke or radiation.

It also contains a few helpful vitamins like A, C, B, K, and Folate, plus minerals, and a decent amount of fibre.

What can celery help with?

Follow our 7 daily challenges to improve your sleep and experience positive change after just 7 days.

Why is sleep important?

Sleep plays a vital role in good health and well-being throughout your life. Getting enough quality sleep at the right times can help protect your mental health, physical health, quality of life, and safety. During sleep, your body is working to support healthy brain function and maintain your physical health.

Recent findings suggest that sleep plays a housekeeping role that removes toxins in your brain that build up while you are awake.

Getting enough sleep lowers your risk for serious health problems, like diabetes and heart disease. Reduces stress and improves your mood. Enables you to think more clearly and do better in school and at work.

Self-care is one of the most important things you can do, not just for yourself but for those around you. If you ever feel guilty for indulging in a spot of daily self-care then just remember that you can’t feed from an empty cup. So whilst self-care has become a bit of a buzz word within wellness circles, that doesn’t mean that it’s not important.
In fact, research has shown that by making sure that you practice an act of self-care at least once a day, you’ll find your stress levels will be lowered, your productivity will increase and you’ll feel happier and healthier.

Why do we fail at self-care?

Times are tough. We are more connected and switched on than ever and that’s having a major impact on our mental health and wellbeing. But meditation can help. Without meditation, we may find ourselves turning to alternative ways to cope with life’s stresses and strains.

Do you do any of the following?

• Ignoring problems or things going on around you?
• Procrastination and avoiding things?
• Trying to control everything?
• Quitting projects or not even getting started?
• Complaining or lashing out at others?
• Worrying?

It’s important that no matter what is going on in life, at work or at home, we prioritise at least a portion of our day to practice self-care. Of course, going to the spa, gym etc are great but if you’re low on funds or time then they’re not always accessible.

We’ve put together a list of 10 ways that you can practice self-care at home, for free. Please leave a message in the comments with your favourite ways to practice self-care.

Organic is better right? Especially when it comes to fruit and vegetables. But along with the title organic comes a higher price tag and it may not always be possible to buy strictly organic.

But Dr Andrew Weil has done the research come up with a list of 19 foods that you don’t have to buy organic. 

Most people just don’t feel a sense of peace, of calm, of serenity, throughout their day. And who can blame them when stress, anxiety and tiredness are just accepted to be part of modern life.

But there are some simple changes that you can make to help you feel a sense of calm which should ease those pesky stress and anxiety feelings too.

The Habits of Feeling Calm

Some of us are continually searching for answers to our health. To live that thriving existence, and feel our best.

We tend to jump between practitioner to practitioner and a lot of the time this takes us backwards. The body may be in shock and overwhelm, and in need of nourishment and some consistency.

Exhausted and lacking inspiration, we are desperate for answers and don't feel heard.

If we listen to our self talk, and our mindset, this is often affecting our healing and health, and blocking the flow.

The answers are not one magic pill, one magic therapy nor one magic test.

Healing is a comprehensive approach.

Only through balance we can exist and live as long as we can. Balance is key to our existence.

There are writings that say that no dis-ease can exist if the system is in balance.  An interesting concept and idea.

Balance is one of the fundamental laws of the universe. It applies to everything, either in the fact that it is balanced or in the fact that it’s in a state of flux trying to retrieve it.

As a part of the universe, the constant tendency to find balance applies to every aspect of our life. We are forever in search of peace and tranquility unconsciously.

Live your life on purpose.

BREATHING well can make a difference to your mind body and emotions in minutes.