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Monday, July 13, 2015

[AlternativeAnswers] Tootsie Health: Summer Foot Care

 

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Tootsie Health: Summer Foot Care

Summer is the time when our feet are most exposed to the elements. So now, more than ever, is the time to take care of those tootsies! Bones form the basic structure of our feet. There are 26 bones in each foot alone. Here are some good general tips for all feet:

* Wash your feet daily. Rinse off all soap and dry thoroughly, especially between toes. 

* Trim nails straight across, and not too short. Don't cut out or dig at corners. 

* Do not trim, shave, or use over-the-counter medicines to dissolve corns or calluses 

* Wear clean socks or stockings, changed daily. Don't wear any that are too short or too tight. 

* Wear shoes that fit. 

* Wear shoes made of leather or canvas - not synthetics. Sandals are good. 

* Switch shoes from day to day. 

* Use foot powder. 

* See your doctor if severe problems persist. 

* Get a manicure --Set aside twenty dollars or so to get a manicure AND pedicure. It is so worth it! 

* Scrub those feet --Make sure you are exfoliating the tops, sides, and bottoms of your feet at least twice a week in the shower. You want your feet soft for the summer sandals. 

* Tan hands and feet --If you use a self-tanner on your hands and feet,use a make-up sponge to blend well around the fingers and toes. If you take your time in applying carefully, it will look very natural. 

* Foot refresher --After soaking feet in warm water, massage feet with a mixture of 1 tablespoon olive oil, 1 tablespoon sugar, and 1 tablespoon crushed dried peppermint. Remove with a warm, damp washcloth. 

* Hangnails --Pierce a 400 IU-vitamin E capsule and massage a drop into hangnail to soften and speed healing. 

* For nails that are nourished from the inside out --Try supplementing your already healthy eating plan with MSM. This natural sulfur source from the sea speeds the growth of your hair and nails. 

* Exfoliate your feet! --Use a loofah sponge to exfoliate tops, sides and bottom of your feet. Remember to scrub all of your toes too. 

* After drying with a fluffy towel, apply your favorite moisturizer generously and then put on a thick (warm from the dryer) pair of socks on for a pampered feeling. 

* Give your nails a break --Take off your acrylic nails and let your fingertips breathe. It will take a while for them to recover, but it is a healthier (and less expensive) way to maintain your nails. 

* Bath Trim! --After showing or bathing, trim your toenails and smooth any rough edges with a file. 

* Use a pumice stones on calluses and make it a habit to use a foot file on the bottom of your feet and heals at least once a week. This will keep your feet ready for any sandal at any time. 

* Natural nail file --Use a popsicle stick to file your natural nails. 

* To help your nail polish glide on --Dip a cotton ball in a facial astringent to remove any excess oil on your nails. Your polish will go on much smoother. 

* Foot calluses --Always use a pumice stone. Do not use razors or other cutters. 

Exercise for your feet : Your feet have a big job to do. That is why it is important for your feet to always be supple and flexible, no matter what age! Exercises for your feet can be done practically anywhere... so you have no excuse.

Yoga therapy has wonderful exercises to keep the feet smooth, flexible and pain free! Yoga can develop proper alignment of the knees, ankles and feet. It can help to prevent such foot problems as bunions, plantar fasciitis and shin splints.

1. Increased flexibility, relieves hammertoe and bunions : Sitting in a chair, rest your heels on the floor. Be sure the heels are in line with the knees. Inhale as you flex your toes, so there is space between them, them, slowly lift them up toward your knees, flexing the angle of the feet. Exhale and press through the center of the feet as you place them back on the floor. Toes are the last thing to touch the floor. Keep your heels on the floor the entire time. Repeat 15-20 times. Improve the flexibility of your feet, click here.

2. Strengthens ankles and calves : Face the wall with your feet together. You can use the wall for balance only. Press up through the feet, lifting your heels as high as possible. Slowly lower. Repeat 15-20 times. For additional help with this pose and variations, click here.

3. Relieves plantar fasciitis, strengthens arches: While sitting, place your foot on a towel on the floor and scrunch the towel toward you with your toes. Scrunch the towel inch by inch, so it bunches up under your arch. Repeat 15-20 times. For more plantar fasciitis exercises, click here.

4. Relieves symptoms from bunions: Weave the fingers of one hand between each of the toes of your opposite foot. With a firm grip, massage and stretch the toes and ball of the foot. Open the space between the toes and work on the mobility of the foot. Repeat 15-20 times. Relieve symptoms your feet experience, 


Andrew Pacholyk MS L.Ac
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Wednesday, July 8, 2015

[AlternativeAnswers] Color Therapy For Summer

 

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Color Therapy For Summer

Red is the color associated with Summer and green is its complement. Red energy is governed by the spine or the Root Chakra. The power center is closely grounded by earth, is outgoing, and portrays a positive attitude. The Root Chakra must be grounded. Fatigue, fear, and anxiety are often caused by the missing contact with the earth reality.

The Root Chakra - energizes the feet, legs, tailbone, vagina, urinary organs, and adrenaline glands.

This energy gives power to the strong life qualities of courage, self-confidence, security, positive love, and will power. Symbolic of heat, fire and anger. It is a stimulating and energizing color. It stimulates arterial blood and brings warmth to cool extremities. Used as a general tonic, it is very valuable in the treatment of diseases like low blood pressure, rheumatism, paralysis, anemia and advanced cases of tuberculosis. 

Red is the color associated with fire, the element of summer.

In using Red, you are striving for balance. This is the energy you need to help the chakras to function in accordance with the others.

Red may help when:

*you need courage and self-confidence
*are anemic
*feel tired or indisposed
*have poor blood circulation
*you are cold
*need renewed energy

Red governs the base of the spine, the spinal column, adrenals, kidneys, bladder, colon, legs and blood. Red energy is used in relation to the physical, self-preservation and survival mode. Red should be use for grounding, security and for courage. Use Red as a sensory stimulant, creating instinctual behavior, getting in touch with primal instincts, family matters, as well as, creating spontaneous and active behavior.


Light Therapy and Color Therapy modalities of healing are profound and are great integrative therapies that can be used in conjunction with many other forms of health care.


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[AlternativeAnswers] Dreams: Gateway to Self-Discovery, Wednesday, 08 July 2015

 

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When
Wednesday, 08 July 2015
08:00 PM to 10:00 PM
(GMT) Greenwich Mean Time - Dublin / Edinburgh / Lisbon / London
Where
Caritas
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Dreams: Gateway to Self-Discovery 6-Week Dream Course with Gloria Coelho 6 Wednesdays, 7 - 9 pm, beginning July 8 Dreams, arising from your deepest Self, are an immediate and accessible way of identifying the questions and solutions most relevant to your current life circumstances. Every dream, whether evoking tears of laughter or a heart-throbbing rush of terror, contains within its symbolism a message both relevant and vital to your life. Dreamwork provides the key to interpreting this rich language of metaphor and symbol through which your dreams communicate their profound wisdom. The class will focus on: • Week 1: Ten Precepts of Dreamwork • Week 2: Techniques for Interpretation • Week 3: Discerning the Shadow • Week 4: Jungian Archetypes • Week 5: Dream Symbols • Week 6: Dream Incubation (an effective and easy technique for generating a dream for insight on a given topic) In addition, each week we will work experientially as a group with dreams shared in class. Tuition: $175; Members $150. Tuition includes dreamwork binder with all study materials. This class is limited to 10 people. Registration Required. Register at www.CaritasSpiritistCenter.org or call 303.449.3066 Gloria Coelho, founder and director of The Caritas Spiritist Center in Boulder, has practiced Jungian-based dreamwork for over 20 years, and has taught courses in dreamwork since 1998. Also a Spiritist healer, Gloria often utilizes dream interpretation to assist people in their emotional, spiritual and/or physical healing process. At The Caritas Spiritist Center 5723 Arapahoe, Boulder, CO 80303
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