A strong, stable core helps protect your internal organs, improve your breath capacity and respiratory health, and support your spine. Below are 5 yoga poses for core strengthening. They will build up your core—from your abdominal and back muscles, to your thighs and your glutes. Check them out, below.
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The Health Benefits of Honey: Why You Should Add It to Your Grocery List
Honey is more than something you add to your milk at night to ensure a good night’s sleep! In fact, people have, for centuries, used honey in their cooking and as a medicine. Traditional medicine to this day makes use of honey for several health issues. And science has proven practitioners of traditional medicine right – honey has many health benefits that most of us are unaware of. [Read more…] about The Health Benefits of Honey: Why You Should Add It to Your Grocery List
How to Begin Exercising When Depression is Weighing You Down
Do you know what it’s like to feel depressed?
If not, let me try to describe it for you (this is my account, though, and it may be different for another person who also goes through it).
You wake up tired. Your body hurts all over, especially your joints and muscles. It’s like the flu but it’s not the flu, and your temperature is normal. Sometimes your head also hurts; sometimes your chest also hurts. This is what I call a double whammy — when anxiety decides to join depression at the party, and they don’t care about what you need to accomplish, how you need to appear, what problems you need to solve, and who relies on you. This is especially true when people are used to you being the carer. [Read more…] about How to Begin Exercising When Depression is Weighing You Down
5 Yoga Poses to Unwind the Spine
The spine is capable of different movements, such as flexion, extension, lateral flexion, rotation, and axial extension. Practicing these different movements is the key to a hydrated and mobile spine, good posture, and a well-functioning nervous system.
Different yoga postures provide different benefits, but most (if not all of them) help relieve back pain and promote a healthy spine. Below are a few beginner-friendly ones that you can do at home:
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Self-Care While Staying at Home During the Lockdown
One gift of the being at home bound during the lockdown, aside from the Earth healing & cleansing itself, is the idea of self-care especially for those who are in a state of burn-out but still wouldn’t find the time. Below are some tips, choose to come from a space of self-nurturing rather than doing all these out of fear of for the virus. [Read more…] about Self-Care While Staying at Home During the Lockdown
How to Stay Healthy When Stuck at Home
With most states and countries ordering people to stay home to stop the spread of COVID-19, people are feeling the challenge to stay healthy. Within the confines of a restricted space, and with comparably limited resources, our wellspring of creativity and ingenuity comes in handy.
This article will discuss ways to maintain physical and mental health when your area of residence is in lockdown and you are forced to stay indoors because of the coronavirus. [Read more…] about How to Stay Healthy When Stuck at Home
