A new study, reported in The New York Times, suggests that women whose diet was rich in omega-3 fatty acids found in fish were at significantly lower risk of developing age-related macular degeneration.
10/31/2011
10/24/2011
A Detox and Diet straight from heaven
Phuket’s Vegetarian Festival : A Detox and Diet straight from Heaven.
The Gods of ancient China descend in October onto the beautiful shores of Phuket Island, Thailand to deliver their lesson in health and wellness.
Quite unlike any other you have attended!
As the health and wellness craze continues to sweep through the island’s lifestyles and businesses, few people realize that detox and cleansing diets have been a part of Phuket’s culture for nearly 200 years. Many of Phuket’s residents have nurtured a tradition of routine body cleansing diet, coupled with meditation and a review of one’s moral worth, since the early 18th century. However, the style and character with which they demonstrate their commitment to the purification process is a million worlds away from today’s chic spa culture and 5-star fad diets.
The Vegetarian Festival is without doubt, one of the most interesting festivals celebrated in Phuket. Every year, over a period of 10 days, the Chinese-Thai populations of Thailand partake in a cleansing of body and soul. And nowhere is the Vegetarian festival celebrated more colorfully than right here in Phuket.
The Vegetarian festival and its traditions lie in the Chinese-Thai culture of Phuket with its interesting mix of Chinese Buddhism and Daoism. During the Vegetarian festival, devotees adhere to a strict vegan diet in an act of spiritual devotion, and in order to gain merit for their future cycle of reincarnate lives.
10 Rules Of The Vegetarian Festival
For all those participating in the Vegetarian festival, there are ten rules which should be followed to avoid attracting spiteful spirits and ill-fortune:
1. Cleanliness of bodies during the festival, including cloths, etc.
2. Purity of mind, refraining from immoral behavior and ill thoughts.
3. Vegan diet, having absolutely no contact with any meat product.
4. Refrain from sex.
5. Refrain from alcohol and all other intoxicating substances.
6. Wear white to symbolize your purification.
7. Clean all kitchen utensils and keep them separate from non-participants.
8. People in mourning should not attend.
9. Pregnant women should not attend.
10. Menstruating women should not attend.
10/21/2011
The Holistic Health
The holistic health is the medical care which places greater emphasis on the attention on the closely connected aspect of life physicality, mentality and spirituality rather than illness treatment or specific care on some part of body. The entire aspect of life influences the individual health as a whole, which are manipulated by the social and environmental surroundings.
The Basic Principles of the Holistic Health
The holistic health attaches greater importance on the sustainable health in long run, not only the illness treatment. "Your wellbeing is what your lifestyle is" takes a twisted turn on the well-known mantra, "You are what you eat". The wise intake of food can have an impact on the physical and mental health.
The health promotion and prevention are very vital. The daily lifestyle affects the health as a whole, so you should rethink about the lifestyle pattern which can have a bearing on the health.
The holistic health encourages a change in the unhealthy lifestyle and raises awareness on how to improve your health through the holistic treatment.
The holistic medicine promotes the natural healing system and unconventional treatment which the whole aspect of life from the physicality to mentality is taken into account.
The holistic health promoted by the World Health Organization (WHO) satisfies the growing demand on the alternative medicine at the moment. The alternative medicine is the unorthodox treatment that helps the humans fulfill their dream to stay longer in healthy lifestyle instead of relying on the conventional medicine. Sometimes several illnesses are not been cured by the modern-day treatment but the alternative medicine. It is understandable that the untraditional care is gaining more and more popularity among those who give it a try.
As the old adage says, "happiness without illness is the greatest gladness" still rings true today, so the health promotion and prevention is the keyword to achieve such happiness.
How to live a life with holistic health
- Diets and nutrition
- Stress relief
- Spiritual healing
- Avoidance of the unhealthy environments
- Good rest and sleep
- Physical exercises corresponding to gender, age, and physical condition
- Love shared among the family members to foster the familial bonding
- Creativity
- Restoration of the spiritual balance and healing
- Intellectural development
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