Emotional eating

Date 27 November 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
We’re struggling to cope, everything’s wrong, nothing’s right. We need a pickup, something that makes us feel better, something that bridges the gap, so we reach for the biscuit tin. We know it isn’t healthy, but it makes us feel better, right? Emotional eating is a way we right what’s…
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Grudges

Date 22 November 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It would be easy for us to hold a grudge because of everything we’ve had to deal with, but what would be the point? When we hold a grudge, we hope the pain we feel is felt by the person we have a grudge against. It’s the nature of what…
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Aluminium & Alzheimer's

Date 21 November 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
A new study carried out by Keele University in the UK has confirmed high levels of aluminium in the brain of an individual who was exposed to aluminium at work and who later went on to die from Alzheimer’s disease. The Keele study claims to be the first direct link…
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Making time

Date 17 November 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Just a thought: It takes more time for us to come back from illness, than it does for us to work on staying healthy. When we choose to make time for our health, our health will make time for us ...
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Dealing with flu

Date 9 November 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s that time of year again and flu, but if you’re like me and you’re more susceptible to colds because of what you physically deal with, the following remedies should help you deal with the virus effectively. Echinacea Is an all-round wonder remedy? Studies show that Echinacea contains active substances…
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Changing what is

Date 8 November 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
We’re never satisfied with our lives, with what we’ve got. We’re in a rut. We don’t always know what we want, we just know we’re not happy. Perhaps it’s got nothing to do with that, but has everything to do with where we are in our lives. Until we come…
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Dealing with abandonment

Date 6 November 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
I’m not sure anyone consciously chooses to abandon someone. The feelings of abandonment often weigh heavy on my mind. When I think about abandonment in those terms, it feels heavy, scary, big, unreal and feels unloved. So how do we get past those feelings of abandonment? Firstly, we must cut…
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Listening to help others

Date 5 November 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Anyone who deals with brain damage, deals with a rewired brain. That means the information getting to the brain is slower and confused, as is our ability to process that information and to function. It’s the whole disability package. Unfortunately, not many people go on to remember that when they’re…
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Dealing with issues

Date 30 October 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
We can never have enough tips on how to deal with stress, brought about by some of those issues we have to deal with. It’s important to find and understand what works for us and stick with the winning formula. I use the following to reduce stressful issues: Stand back…
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Advice or lecture

Date 27 October 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Advice versus lecture, it's a tough call but what’s the difference between the two? Having grown up in a controlling environment, any advice I got was always done in the form of a lecture. Giving advice should always come from a place of care from people who care, but unless…
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Unconscious bias

Date 24 October 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Unconscious bias is something we may have done, or continue to do, unless of course we understand what it is and choose to correct it. It happens when the brain makes incredibly quick judgments and assessments of situations and people without us consciously thinking about it. Those biases are influenced…
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How things go

Date 23 October 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
There are so many things in our lives that we either have no control over, or fail to anticipate so they just happen. Because of those things, we will have very limited understanding and without understanding we will find those things difficult to accept. Perhaps if we begin to look at…
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