Posts Tagged ‘Energy’
Sciatica
Lower back pain affects 70% of men over the age of 55. Build core strength now to ensure you’re in the lucky 30% who don’t suffer.
Prevention
Your piriformis muscle controls hip rotation and is the most common cause of sciatica. Keep it loose with regular stretches: lie on your back with bent knees, Lift your right ankle over your left knee and pull into your chest.
How To Make Sure Your Meal is Balance & Healthy ?
Yogurt with cereal or whole-meal toast with peanut butter and banana, with honey drizzled on top Indulges in sausages, eggs and baked beans with Pierre once a week
LUNCH
Savoury oats with vegetables, mushrooms and minced pork or chicken
DINNER
Steamed cod with fresh ginger, chili and spring onion.
Steamed green vegetables seasoned with a dash of oyster/scallop sauce and topped with browned shallots.
Mixes brown rice with white rice.
Indulges in Pierre’s favorite beer battered fish and chips once every two to three months
How to Get Yourself Inner Calm? (Part 3)
Way 11: Aromatherapy
Essential oils affect hormone secretion and your thoughts. For inner calm, choose chamomile, pine, lavender or marjoram.
Way 12 : Green Day
Exposing yourself to a natural environment is perfect for inducing calm. No time to get out of the city? Then potter around in the garden. No garden? Then tend to your houseplants. It’s the interaction with nature that is the key.
Way 13 : Chinese Qi Gong
Related to tai chi, qi gong (“energy breathing”) is an ancient Chinese exercise, combining rhythmic breathing with gentle movements, mental focus and inner stillness. Very little physical activity is involved-meaning you need little space, time or strength to reap the benefits. Read the rest of this entry »
Some Tea Note (Part 2)
Oolong Tea
It is the most common tea served in Chinese restaurants, as a batch of leaves can be steeped up to five times — the third and fourth brews give the best flavor. Reddish- brown when brewed, it is generally stronger, more roasted and full- bodied in taste and aroma than other types of tea.
They are dried naturally before being gently bruised and roasted over charcoal. The Tie Guan Yin is one of the most well-known while the Da Hong Pao is the finest and most expensive. Oolong tea prices vary greatly. Most high-quality oolong teas are made in China’s Fujian province. Read the rest of this entry »
How to Get Yourself Inner Calm? (Part 2)
Way 6: Let There Be Light
Daylight regulates our bio-rhythm, and is responsible for our psychological equilibrium. If you spend all day in an office and finish late, you could be denying yourself calming, healing light. Get out at lunchtime, and take long walks on weekends to increase your light quota.
Way 7: Balancing Your Brain
Developing your intuition helps you achieve inner harmony by balancing the right and left sides of your brain, using it productively is essential in keeping you rooted and bringing you a sense of calm.
Make creative ideas work, follows your hunches, and actively use visualization and meditation methods —these will all help you connect with your intuitive source. Read the rest of this entry »
