Proper Breathing – It offers the release that is needed for oneself…
Proper breathing does not mean that you need to do chanting or be in search of your chi to try meditation. It is a simple way to make you feel more centered; a way to get your mind and body readjusted to a normal healthy lifestyle. The five steps that would help you to breathe properly:
Proper breathing is the most important function that is performed by us. It increases the energy level. Oxygen is an important chemical and is a powerful stimulant. Deep breathing recharges the hemoglobin. Breathe energy as well as air. It will increase the electromagnetic flow into your body, which will bring up suppressed feelings.
- Take out 5 min out of your busy schedule
One needs to take out uninterrupted five minutes out of their schedule. It is usually how long people need to start getting their central nervous system back to normal.
- Sitting Posture
It is not necessary to sit cross legs to start meditation. Sitting on a sturdy chair where your back is in upright position without leaning. Back should be in comfortable position.
- Sense your senses
Do not think and start focusing on your senses. Inhale and exhale in a slow and controlled manner. Listen to the sounds pulsating around you like birds outside your window or traffic in the distance.
- Just eliminate distractions
Space with positive image is very important. All kind of distractions should be eliminated. It is suggested how appropriate colors, smells and images can help you to calm you down and focus on breathing as compared to a cluttered work area. It can bring bad vibes.
- Explore your surroundings
Sometimes, people find it difficult to meditate alone, explore your surroundings and find a group or check out different books, CDs, DVDs and web sites.
- Let your mind be free
Initially you may find it difficult to concentrate in one direction and free your mind from thoughts of work or family. Human mind has a tendency to wander towards the issues that tend to stress you the most. You have to push them aside. Try to find the problems that bothers you and then you will see that it becomes easy to conquer them.
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Cold Prevention – Ways to make common cold less common
Typical cold is relatively mild misery maker that goes away without special treatment after about a week. The upper respiratory tract which includes mouth, nose, and trachea is attacked by viruses which causes cold. It is a viral infection, antibiotics will not make it feel better. The medicines available can only relieve symptoms, not cure it.
- Sleep
Getting a good night’s sleep keeps you healthy and may keep colds away. Research suggests that a person sleeping for less than seven hours were almost three times as likely to get infected as compared to a person who is getting eight or more hours of sleep.
- Exercise
A moderate regular exercise or physical activity strengthens the immunological defenses. A study suggests people who have exercised five days a week had 43% fewer respiratory symptoms as compared to people who exercise one day a week or less.
- Zinc
Studies suggest that there is no benefit from zinc lozenges or zinc nasal spray but results of using zinc gel are better but these gels have also been linked to the loss of the sense of smell.
- Empathy
Doctors have varying standards on the level of empathy to be exhibited towards patients so in a study at the University of Wisconsion, two clinics were trained to exhibit different levels of empathy. These patients were studied over a period of 14 days. Results indicated that empathy does make a difference in getting over with the cold.
- Echinacea
Studies suggest that a preparation based on aerial parts of Echinacea plant might be an effective early treatment of colds in adults but prevention and treatment trials of echinacea have not been too encouraging.
Tests of nasal fluids showed that an empathic encounter seem to boost the immune system.
- Vitamins
It is a common belief that Vitamin C, when ingested in high enough levels, will prevent common cold. Nobel prize winner Linus Pauling had written a classic work in 1970 called Vitamin C in common cold; this book further added to this belief. But, medical research has not supported this belief; this was not shown in studies where large doses of thousand to two thousand milligrams per day did not prove effective. Another area of prevention of the common cold is being somewhat substantiated by studies – this is doing hard exercising in cold weather.
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