New Year's day thoughts

Date 2 January 2015
Author Ilana Estelle
Even with the best of intentions, invariably life gets in the way and we fail to keep up with our New Year resolutions. What I do instead is think about what I would like to do in the New Year that doesn’t tie me in, but instead gives me another…
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Oil therapy

Date 18 December 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Oil therapy is a traditional Indian medicine that dates back 3,000 years and involves swishing approximately 1 teaspoon of either coconut, sesame, or sunflower oil, into the mouth and then spitting it out. Recent studies have shown that oil pulling helps against gingivitis, plaque and microorganisms that can cause bad…
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What is Echinacea?

Date 29 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Echinacea is one of the most popular herbal products in the UK. It’s a flowering plant that grows throughout Europe and North America the leaves, stems, flower, and roots of which may be used to produce supplements, liquid extracts, and teas. People have used Echinacea as a traditional cold remedy…
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A sense of self

Date 26 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Perhaps we need to find where we want to be in the world and how we want people to see us and perhaps we have to lead ourselves through the most difficult of circumstances for us to find our sense of self. As a child, I had no sense of…
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Tackling life's uncertainties

Date 22 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
When I was growing up there was less pressure on families. Children followed a path that involved school, with a guaranteed job at the end. Now students go through school, often attend university but aren’t guaranteed a job, and that can put emotional and financial pressures on families. Perhaps, therefore…
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Beyond the imperfections

Date 19 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Being born with a physical condition I didn’t know I had, has allowed me to look beyond the imperfections, because physically I wasn’t born perfect. Life isn’t perfect, we are imperfect and flawed in so many ways, therefore we shouldn’t strive to reach for perfection. When we can live and…
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How to avoid getting sick

Date 17 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
We’re in the throes of winter now and I personally can’t afford to get sick because if I do get sick, it takes me a lot longer to recover. These would be my reference tips to help us to stay healthy this winter and avoid getting sick: Stay away from…
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Cerebral palsy & lifestyle

Date 11 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, and not knowing I had cerebral palsy, I still continued to live with hope that with exercises, my physical disabilities would disappear and that whatever I had would right itself, if I persevered long enough. How wrong I was. Now as I age, all I can hope…
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Attitude vs outcome

Date 8 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
When we have the right attitude, we will have the right outcome. Unfortunately, whichever way we choose to look at it, our attitude impacts our life in the way we think and motivate ourselves. Have you ever noticed that when you have the wrong attitude, nothing works out? With the right…
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Say what's on your mind

Date 6 November 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
We must speak our own truth. It’s important we say what we need to say, in the same way it’s important for others to say what they need to say, for us to accept what they say and for them to accept what we say. As long as what we…
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Caring less

Date 23 October 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
I was a pleasing child and cared too much. Then I learned it was more important to please myself that in fact I needed to care less. When we care less that doesn’t mean we care less about the people who are important in our lives, but caring less means…
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Effects of Aluminium

Date 20 October 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
You might be surprised to discover that the metal aluminium is the 3rd most abundant element in the earth’s crust, after oxygen and silicon. In addition to obvious uses in cars and aeroplanes and construction, in our daily lives, it is found in many household items such deodorants, cooking utensils…
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