Childhood worries

Date 29 June 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Just like adults, children have their share of worries, concerns and daily demands. When I look back on my childhood, I can see I had more than my fair share. I would withdraw for long periods, then when it was time to face the world I would deal with my…
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Herbal tinctures for anxiety

Date 23 June 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Anxiety is inevitable. If you begin to feel anxious, worried or nervous about a particular problem, it could be that you have anxiety. Unfortunately, using pharmaceutical drugs can leave the patient with common side effects, including digestive problems, depression, greater anxiety and in some cases constipation or diarrhoea. There are…
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Change your life

Date 14 May 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Life is a learning curve with dips in the road. Every now and again we should begin to find new things out about ourselves and of other people. The experiences we find less challenging should alter the way we see and do things, but some of our other experiences, we…
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Dealing with Eczema

Date 8 May 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Eczema is a long-term skin condition that can lead to dry, itchy and cracked skin, which can be prone to bleeding. Eczema and Asthma It is important that once we are aware of the condition, it is checked out by our doctor. A doctor should ask questions about the condition…
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Managing Cholesterol

Date 2 May 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Cholesterol is something that affects us all. There is good and bad cholesterol and high cholesterol runs in families. Cholesterol Cholesterol isn’t dissolved in the blood stream. Instead it is carried around the body by lipoproteins, whose job it is to transport good cholesterol to the cells that need it,…
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Unresolved issues

Date 11 April 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Unresolved issues can sometimes take the form of anger and should be addressed. It’s not fine, but as long as they’re our issues, then it is up to us to address those issues if they present. But what if those issues are put on someone else, when it’s clear they’re…
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Maintaining Heart Health

Date 3 April 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Eating the wrong foods, can have a spiral effect and make it difficult to maintain heart health. Too much saturated can cause blocked arteries, heart disease, and high cholesterol. Making a connection between the food that we eat and heart health isn’t something we always think about. How To Keep…
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Dealing with Repression

Date 31 March 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
As a child, I held back and kept my emotions to myself, partly because no one was listening and partly because my childhood wasn’t a happy one. It was my coping mechanism. Repression of emotions When we talk about ‘repression of emotions,’ we are talking about holding our emotions back.…
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Cancer and Sugar

Date 28 March 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
The facts about sugar intake for many people are confusing, particularly when it comes to family whose loved one is dealing with cancer. Learning about the connections between sugar and cancer is important because it is important to make the best nutritional ...
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Emotional and Physical Health

Date 9 February 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
The stronger we are emotionally, the better we should handle all that life throws at us. The stronger we are, the quicker we should bounce back from disappointments, the better relationships we may build. It is important to learn to focus on our emotional and physical health as much as…
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Finding inner calm

Date 8 February 2012
Author Ilana Estelle
Working towards inner calm is something we need to continue to do daily, but it’s not something that may be afforded to us without us having to work at it. Inner calm Inner calm represents an inner quietness that allows us to see ourselves as we are, helping us accept…
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Preventative health

Date 19 November 2011
Author Ilana Estelle
We cannot totally rely on preventative healthcare to keep us well. To say something is preventative means we can avoid that something altogether, and that can never happen in the way it suggests. We cannot prevent illness. There are other factors that must always be taken into consideration, such as…
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