Listening to ourselves

Date 18 June 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Taking advice from ourselves is often a difficult thing to do, primarily because we’re not always aware of what we want and because we often lack an understanding of our needs. For us to make decisions, we need our own understanding on what we deal with, so that we can…
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Repeating history

Date 16 June 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Many of us will go on to repeat history instead of creating our own, because we see our parents’ failing as ours. We think there will be a correlation between our parents’ life and our own and that if our parents fail, we will fail. I believe that isn’t the…
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We're over things

Date 13 June 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
We’re over things. We tell ourselves we don’t blame, we tell ourselves we don’t hold grudges, but our body language and behaviour tell a different story. As much as we think we’re over other things, looking to blame and holding a grudge with someone, are not things we can easily…
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Dealing with Guilt

Date 21 May 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Guilt will always manifest itself ten-fold, if it’s not addressed. Dealing with guilt is not something we easily manage or remedy either. Guilt interferes with our thoughts and feelings. It’s responsible for denial, responsible for harbouring resentment, particularly if the resentment comes from another person's behaviour that ...
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Sleep study results

Date 16 May 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Scientists from some of the world’s leading universities at Oxford, Cambridge, Harvard, Manchester and Surrey have warned that cutting our sleep is leading to serious health problems. This is based around the impact on our body clock, which drives huge changes in the human body, altering alertness, mood ...
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Inside & out

Date 3 May 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
We hide our emotions, bury our vulnerability, spend our time convincing ourselves we’re okay, but inwardly we’re not feeling that way. Wouldn’t it be good if taking care of ourselves was just about taking care of our physical needs? Unfortunately, that isn’t the case, because the catalyst of taking care…
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Dark Chocolate

Date 29 April 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
The health benefits of dark chocolate have been the subject of many recent studies and the outcome of these is that benefits are now widely acknowledged. The goodness of chocolate comes from its cacao concentration. Chocolate contains as many as 300 compounds that provide extreme health benefits, including polyphenols, flavonoids,…
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IBS, stress & the brain

Date 15 April 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
We know there is a link between IBS and stress. Now there is more evidence out there to suggest how they are linked. Experts believe that IBS occurs when the delicate relationship between the nerves, hormones and electrical activity that link the bowel and the brain is disrupted. Because of…
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Cerebral Palsy Statistics

Date 30 March 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Recent figures suggest that the annual number of babies born with cerebral palsy, which has been relatively steady for the last fifty years or so, may be falling. In developed countries, the rate of cerebral palsy is about 2 to 2.5 per 1,000 live births. The United Cerebral Palsy Foundation…
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Organs & our emotions

Date 17 March 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
Unfortunately, modern medicine takes a very mechanical view of the body and the physiological functions of its organs, but in Greek medicine and other traditional medical systems, the internal organs are seen as being strongly affected by the emotions. For example, the heart is very sensitive to emotional states. Uplifting…
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Avoiding illness

Date 22 February 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
It is true to say that there are no guarantees in life, other than dying. I once read that many modern-day diseases are preventable and are primarily related to our lifestyle choices and I believe it. It is estimated that about 30% of illness will happen despite what we try,…
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Self-awareness

Date 14 February 2014
Author Ilana Estelle
We spend much of our lives without really getting to know us, without even touching the surface. It takes many years for us to get to know anything real about ourselves. We may think we find out a great deal about ourselves through our environment and our belief system, but…
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