The Daily Mind

Daily Steps To Mindful Living

Home

3 Ways to Ensure Organic Food Trust from Farm to Table

Home, Life

It can be incredibly easy to disregard the lengthy process that food undergoes to get to the dinner table. It is important to control the health food product from growth to processing in order to ensure the highest standard of quality for discerning consumers interested in their personal health. Rishabh Chokhani, CEO and founder of Naturevibe Botanicals shares three beneficial reasons why health foods should not only be organic but also be carefully controlled in every step of the food production process.

Organic Triumphs Over Processed Foods

According to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, organic foods are grown or raised without chemical pesticides, antibiotics or hormones. Organic foods offer a significant healthier shift away from processed and conventional foods. Organic farmers focus on utilizing natural methods of fertilizing soil, controlling weeds and insects. Organic foods thrive on increased vitamin content, increased antioxidant content and lower chemical residues. [Read more…] about 3 Ways to Ensure Organic Food Trust from Farm to Table

Originally posted on February 20, 2018 @ 7:31 am

Decorate Your Room With These Plants for a Good Night’s Sleep

Home, Life

Lack of sleep is an epidemic that is actually killing us—research found connections to cancer, diabetes and heart disease that stem from a lack of quality rest. This is exacerbated by a culture that seems to prize lack of sleep. Treating irregular sleep like a boast has been recognized as a pervasive bad habit. Add the recent rise in wearable tech that allows us to track our sleep more effectively and all this has been (pardon the pun) a wake-up call. Now everyone is looking for more effective solutions to sleep deprivation. [Read more…] about Decorate Your Room With These Plants for a Good Night’s Sleep

Originally posted on December 14, 2017 @ 10:00 am

30 Ways to Relax on a Budget

Home, Life, Mindfulness

We all want to get as much as R&R as possible, but unfortunately, life doesn’t always give us what we want. Worse, stressors are everywhere – at home, on the way to work, and at the office. While that’s normal, stress that’s not released will accumulate, leading to all sorts of health, emotional, and mental issues.

That’s why it’s important that we diffuse stress as often as we can, and engage in activities we find relaxing all throughout the week.

Related: How to Stop Stressing Out When You Know You’ll Be Stressing Out

But how is this possible when you already don’t have enough time and money for your regular responsibilities? How can you afford to indulge yourself?

One thing to remember: relaxation != expensive.

There are a lot of ways to relax without having to spend a lot. Some are even free.

The key is to find what works for you and to allow yourself to let go of stress. Here are some ideas to relax on a budget.

[Read more…] about 30 Ways to Relax on a Budget

Originally posted on May 24, 2016 @ 9:02 pm

Painting What You Feel

Home, Life, Mindfulness

25b (Copy)
Enlightenment

Art Therapy is the combination of art, counselling and psychology. Using art as a creative tool one is able to express what they feel easily, which speeds up the healing process. Creative Expression also utilizes art to heal, but a little different. The Health Education Authority’s description of mental health is , “Mental health is the emotional and spiritual resilience which allows us to enjoy life and to survive pain, disappointment and sadness. It is a positive and sense of well being and an underlying belief in own and other’s dignity and worth” (Oliver, 2007). This definition exemplifies what creative expression offers to its participants. Creative expression is the art of creating what you feel and articulating your personal traumatic experiences when words cannot be verbally expressed.

[Read more…] about Painting What You Feel

Originally posted on December 30, 2013 @ 11:25 am

How Your Garden Is Great for Your Health

Body, Home, Life, Mental Health, Mind

gardening-for-healthy-eating-587x350

Doctors of the modern age have coined a term that last century’s practitioners might have a difficult time understanding: ecotherapy. Partly a prescription to just go out and enjoy the sunshine, ecotherapy is the process of easing stress, anxiety, depression, and other typical psychological ailments through nature walks and time outdoors in the sun.

It’s a method of holistic medicine that focuses on treatments that are not necessarily based on chemical intrusions as a means of healing, but rather on attaining a healthy body through natural means, like water, massage, and vitamin supplements. Ecotherapy is too new to be backed by exhaustive scientific testing, but it has received great reviews from many patients.

Despite the lack of concrete scientific evidence, many medical professionals are hopeful that a walk through nature will soon become what the doctor orders. [Read more…] about How Your Garden Is Great for Your Health

Originally posted on August 4, 2013 @ 9:22 am

Green Energy Home Remodeling Tips

Home, Life

images (2)

Homeowners, when given the chance to remodel their homes should consider doing it in relation to green living.  Remodeling entails cost but it would be worth it if the home can be improved in such a way that there is an expected return in investment in terms of comfort, future savings, and responsibility to the environment.  Contrary to the common belief that it is hard to achieve a green home, there are actually very simple modifications that may be done in a home to achieve the purpose.

Having a green home is not merely going with a trend.  It involves a comprehensive overhaul of homeowner’s views so that they can easily adapt and incorporate green living concepts in everyday living.  It is about making a home a healthier place to live in, and making the home more comfortable and energy-efficient.  Select home remodeling efforts can result to better indoor air quality, energy and resource conservation, less wastage of materials, and opting for products that are considered beneficial to people and the environment.

Based on the recommendations of green advocates, a green home is founded on choosing the green option in all aspects including the use of non-toxic paints and sealants, programmable thermostats, energy-efficient appliances, natural flooring, energy-efficient lighting, tank-less water heaters, local building materials, native plants for landscaping, and many other specific ways that may be applicable to a home.

Living in an ideal home is essentially about being free from the worries of exorbitant energy costs, harmful construction elements, and wastage of anything that can be put to better use.  Not many homeowners are aware that those seemingly minor inconveniences spotted in a home can actually pose a threat to the health of the occupants and the integrity of the home structure, not to mention hard on the pockets.

Molds and other allergens may be conveniently living in homes due to water intrusion, excess moisture, or condensation.  An HVAC system that is not efficiently functioning can result to annoying random spots in the house which can either be too hot or too cold.  Proper and sufficient insulation is really a must if a homeowner is to achieve  an energy-efficient home.  PA Electricity Companies provide some tips in their website for the information of the public. However, according to the experts at DePalma Construction, “While replacing drafty windows and maintaining the heater are both good ways to reduce energy bills, a commonly forgotten space in the home is the roof.” Homeowners should consider utilizing the unused space on their roofs for either solar panels or rooftop gardens. PA Electricity Companies provide some tips in their website for the information of the public.

Any modification from the smallest to the biggest effort will contribute greatly to the attainment of a truly green home.  Once the difference between houses which have not benefited from any green-living modification and those that have been remodeled to comply with green living is experienced, homeowners will never want to go back to non-green living.

About the Author

Shirley discovered that a green home is actually attainable after having some minor modifications done in her home.

 

Image: ecoinstitution.com

Originally posted on March 13, 2013 @ 6:15 pm