More about pessimism

Date 24 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Being pessimistic not only infringes on our own lives, but that of our partners, family and friends. It can make us feel overwhelmed, useless and incompetent, sad and alone, self-pitying and abandonment, an outcast, withdrawn and empty inside. Living with pessimism is a challenge but not one that can’t be…
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Being pessimistic

Date 23 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Pessimism can spill over into anyone’s lives, at any point. Research also shows there can be a genetic disposition to us being pessimistic. Being pessimistic is something learned. Early life experiences will often open the floodgates to how we cope with our lives now, where we feel we have no…
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Staying positive through illness

Date 20 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Through understanding our illness, I believe we can stay positive. It’s important to be and stay positive. We must buy into the cup’s half full philosophy. How many of us equate stress, through having to deal with an illness of a loved one, or equate our own mortality? When our…
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Stress & illness

Date 19 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Illness can be a major contribution of stress. Being told your loved one has an illness that may be life threatening can bring fear and uncertainty into the equation. The feelings I had when my mum was told she had lung cancer was one of disbelief. The more I thought…
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First step to wellness

Date 18 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
As we work through our emotions with what we deal with in our lives, our emotions good or bad will come and go as we try and cope. This is an extract from one of my favourite books, “Your Mind Can Heal Your Body” by Matthew Manning. I thought ...
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Cold Fighting Foods

Date 16 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
It’s not easy to eat when we’re fighting a cold. Our body tells us to back off, but family and friends are telling us we have to eat, to keep our strength up. If you work on the assumption that you “starve a fever and feed a cold,” you won’t…
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Water

Date 12 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
As children, we may not always be encouraged to drink water, but without drinking the right amount of fluids daily, everything we do as far as our health is concerned will fall short. Now for the science bit The human body is made up of two-thirds water, but every day…
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Urinary issues & CP

Date 11 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Any website you look at for cerebral palsy, will always mention something about urinary and bowel issues, because its common for those of us who deal with cerebral palsy. With the help of digestive enzymes, acidophilus, slippery elm and looking at our diet, we can help ourselves work through the…
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Genetic illness

Date 10 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
As individuals we are unique. We have different strengths and weaknesses and different levels of resilience. Some of us are born to family who have good genes, but some of us are unlucky and don’t. Does that mean that our health is predetermined by our family genes? The short answer…
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Staying healthy

Date 6 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
I know it’s not realistic to anticipate that with our busy and hurried lifestyles, our 5 portions of fruit and vegetables a day will always be possible. I also know that pesticides which are routinely added to crops that have become part of the food chain have reduced the nutritional…
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Emotions & Expression

Date 1 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
We all have different ways of coping and dealing with our emotions, conditioned through cultural experiences and upbringing, which both play a pivotal part. For example, those who live in Mediterranean countries express themselves openly over losing a loved one, whereas those from Northern European countries, may be encouraged or…
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Boosting self-esteem

Date 30 August 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
There are many facets to self-esteem. Children’s brains are like sponges, absorbing as much information as they can. The messages they get eventually turn into self statements. Their beliefs, attitudes and thoughts become ingrained, and turn into a part of them that isn’t always accurate, but is accepted as true…
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