Tips for better digestion

Date 5 October 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Any food that we eat goes through a digestion process, but poor nutrition often means poor digestion, poor digestion means poor absorption and poor absorption means chronic problems with digestion. To improve digestion the following guidelines may be helpful: Reduce your consumption of wheat and increase fibre in the form…
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Symptoms of digestion

Date 4 October 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Digestion and problems with digestion is something I was always going to have to deal with, because I have Cerebral Palsy and also because my father has always had problems with Digestion. I believe it runs in families. I have Irritable Bowel Syndrome and I believe there is a link…
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Healing remedies for arthritis

Date 1 October 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Sadly, with arthritis the pain and inflammation never go away, unless we do something about it. Topically there are things we can do to help. There are lots of natural home remedies that help with pain and inflammation. They are what our grandparents will ...
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Dental problems

Date 29 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
What should have been a routine trip to the dentist, turned out to be so much more. I have written journals about my on-going problems around cerebral palsy, including reflux which I have had since the age of 28, brought about by being premature, a twin and so I’m told,…
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Osteoporosis

Date 27 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
We know that emotional and physical health are important and how the two are inextricably linked. Diet should and must play a pivotal role also, so that we stay well, not only for now, but for a future life not yet lived. It’s a fact that as we age, we…
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Being optimistic

Date 25 September 2010
Author Ilana Estelle
Being optimistic and looking on the bright side is important if we are to function and function well in our lives. Optimism, if continually sought, helps us overcome many hurdles, and whilst positive thoughts can be a cure in most cases, they must be coupled with realism to work effectively.…
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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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