Natural Health Tips
5 Anti-Aging Foods and Proteins That Reduce Skin Problems
Here are different types of protein to help reduce problem skin and improve your overall appearance – and these anti-aging foods are delicious, too! These tips are endorsed by doctors or medical estheticians, including a dermatologist who wrote a book about improving aging skin.
“What you eat can clear your skin, firm your nails, and give [...]
29Jan2010 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 2 comments | Continued
6 Physical and Emotional Signs You’re Not Eating Properly
These six signs that you’re not eating the right foods are paired with six healthy eating tips…and they’re inspired by a quotation from the Food Network diva, Rachael Ray.
“Laugh more than you cry. Work hard and play hard. Eat well and you can eat more.” ~ Rachael Ray.
If you’re eating healthy – and playing and working [...]
How to Find the Right Brain Games and Brain Exercises
Some online games to exercise your brain are better than others; these tips will help you find the right brain games to improve your memory and thinking skills….
“There is a lot of talk these days about using brain games to train your mind,” says brain fitness aficionado Alex Colket, creator of PlayWithYourMind.com. “Every month, another study [...]
13Sep2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 10 comments | Continued
Tips for Light Therapy and Seasonal Affective Disorder
Light therapy for SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder) is common, inexpensive, and effective! Here are tips for using light therapy to treat Seasonal Affective Disorder – also known as the winter blues.
“People with SAD suffer from a lack of sunlight – they are literally ‘in the dark,’” says Dr. Raymond Crowel, Psy.D., vice president of mental health [...]
6Sep2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 4 comments | Continued
How to Improve Your Memory and Concentration
These ways to improve your memory and concentration are from Alex Colket, the creator of PlayWithYourMind.com. His website features over a hundred brain fitness games, all designed to improve memory, concentration, clarity of thought, and brain plasticity.
Before his tips, a quip:
“Every man can, if he so desires, become the sculptor of his own brain,” says Santiago Ramon [...]
2Sep2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 8 comments | Continued
5 More Tips for Saving Money on Medical Care Costs
This is the second half of a list of ways to save money on medical care, here on Quips and Tips for Achieving Your Goals. The first article is called “5 Tips for Saving Money on Medical Costs”; all the tips are from Ethan Ewing of Bills.com.
Before the tips, a quip:
“The only way to keep [...]
5Aug2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 1 comment | Continued
5 Tips for Saving Money on Medical Care
The only thing worse than being sick is spending money you don’t have on your health! Here are five tips for saving money on medical care costs, from one of my favorite financial experts: Ethan Ewing of Bills.com.
Before the tips, a quip:
“They claim red meat is bad for you…but I never saw a sick-looking tiger.” [...]
5Aug2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 5 comments | Continued
Why Food Makes You Feel Happy
Registered Dietitian Crystal MacGregor of Epicure Selections explains why food makes you feel happy – including why sick people crave chicken noodle soup, why emotional eaters are hooked on certain foods, and why people love comfort food.
“Different types of food makes men and women feel happy in different ways,” says MacGregor. “Women preferred snack-related foods [...]
29Jul2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 2 comments | Continued
Telling Kids About Cancer – 6 Ways Make it Easier to Say “Mom Has Cancer”
Telling your kids that Mom or Dad has cancer is one of most difficult parts of being diagnosed with cancer. Here are six suggestions that might make it easier to say “Mom (or Dad) has cancer – and initiate important, deep discussions about the symptoms, treatments, and side effects of cancer.
“My cancer scare changed my life,” [...]
14Jun2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 9 comments | Continued
How to Boost Your Immune System Naturally and Prevent Chronic Disease
These eight ways to prevent chronic disease - diabetes, obesity, cancer, cardiac disease, arthritis – will boost your immune system naturally. Dr Duke Johnson’s tips for staying healthy are based on the science of nutrigenomics and are effective even if a chronic disease runs in your family.
“A genetic predisposition doesn’t mean you have to get [a chronic] disease,” says Dr [...]
24Apr2009 | Laurie Pawlik-Kienlen | 0 comments | Continued
