Prostate health

Date 2 August 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Up to one in three men will have symptoms related to their prostate gland at some point in their lives. Because the prostate surrounds the urethra, it’s likely to affect the way you pass urine if you have a prostate problem. In men, the most common cause of these symptoms…
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The nature of family

Date 29 July 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
The family unit although in theory sounds harmonious, in practice doesn’t always turn out like that. The nature of family is such that they have different opinions, different personalities, different values and different beliefs. Animosity brought about through jealousy is also part of the family scenario and it is ...
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Leading by example

Date 24 July 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Through confidence, we set the standards for ourselves, for our families. Through confidence, we demonstrate what we believe in and what we know, through many positive examples. We lead by example, we show others our way of doing things. Through positive examples, we build trust and through trust we let…
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Uses of Aloe Vera Plant

Date 20 July 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Many of us will be aware of the great soothing properties of Aloe Vera, but the clear gel from the fronds of the aloe plant does much more than soothe a sunburn. These are just some potential uses of the Aloe Vera plant: For digestion Aloe can benefit the digestive…
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Wellness & illness

Date 14 July 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Being a premature second twin and having cerebral palsy would always mean problems with reflux and digestion. Even though I am careful with my lifestyle, it is still easy for me to get caught out. That’s par for the course. I’m not as ill as I used to be, but…
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My fair share of struggles

Date 30 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s fair to say that I have had and I still continue to have my fair share of struggles. I get to the point where things tick over nicely, but then everything seems wrong, nothing seems right, and how I got to this place bothers me. There is so much…
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Digestion & immunity

Date 22 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s hard to believe that we’re made of 90% bacteria. For every cell in your body, we have 9 cells of bacteria living in and on our body. Most of the bacteria is living inside our intestinal tract and the health of this organism is critical to the overall health…
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Skin cancer study

Date 4 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Skin cancer is one of the most common cancers. For decades, we have known that ultraviolet-radiation from sunlight bombards our skin and has the potential to trigger changes from healthy to cancerous tissue. A recent study, suggests that more than 25% of a middle-aged person's skin may have already made…
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Stuck in old patterns

Date 1 June 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Emotionally, we will always stay stuck when the old patterns stick. As we are predisposed to behave in certain ways, our current experiences will continue to trigger the old patterns. Unfortunately, as we go about our daily lives, we continue to perpetuate the old predisposed patterns set from our past.…
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Our moral compass

Date 29 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
A moral compass is a person’s ability to judge what is right and wrong and act accordingly. Our moral compass is partly responsible for the way we live our lives, the other part is our values. For us to incorporate worth to our values, we need to understand, so do…
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About blame

Date 26 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Do you still get blamed for the things you’re not responsible for and is that blame being directed towards someone who clearly isn’t to blame or remotely responsible? The mind continues to reason, understands the logic and the reasoning, but still won’t let it go. Perhaps we think that if…
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Understanding our thinking

Date 22 May 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Science shows it is our thoughts on the things that happen to us that have the biggest impact on how we feel and how we will go on to act on those things. Thoughts don’t just apply to the big events that happen in our lives, but to the small…
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