Natural Healing With Exercise

Exercise  is a physical effort for the improvement of health.  Improve  means to make better. Exercise is a source of  natural  healing because it can improve your health without always needing a doctor's visit.

In fact, Western medicine is recognizing exercise as a method of healing. Jorg Blech's  Healing Through Exercise  states that "exercise has found its way into the heart of medicine" and that psychiatrists, oncologists, orthopedics specialists, dementia researchers and cardiologists, have reached the conclusion that exercise benefits people.

What does this mean? Start exercising; physical activity is essential for you physically  and  mentally. For instance, Blech states that exercise replenishes cells with "fresh nutrients and growth factors." According to  Henriette van Praag, expert on neurogenesis at the Neuroplacticity and Behavior Unit of the National Institute on Aging in Baltimore, "Exercise is the strongest known stimulus to grow new nerve cells." With active use, these new cells increase learning.

 In other words, exercise makes you smarter. In Spark: The Revolutionary New Science of Exercise and the Brain, Harvard Medical School psychiatrist John Ratey states,"Exercise is the single best thing for your brain . . . and learning."

Now you can have the brains to go with that gym body.

In addition to good looks, intelligence, and overall good health, exercise also promotes blow flow. This is ideal if you're an aging gentlemen struggling with erectile dysfunction. According to Health, exercise stimulates blood flow towards the genitalia, which increases sexual desire.

How To Manage Stress in Summer's Heat

It's not officially summer yet, but summer's heat is definitely in full swing. And with summer's muggy and overbearing weather, there's much frustration and stress. In any event, don't let summer's heat get you out of character or bothered. Here's a few tips on how to handle summer's stress.

The first thing to know and understand is that summer isn't  stressful. Yes, it's humid. Yes, you're sweating. Yes, the person next to you stinks. Yes, you don't want to be bothered. Nevertheless, none of these situations actually  translate as stress. Meaning these are not situations you should be stressed over.

What is stress?

According to the "Book of Alternative Medicine & Home Remedies", " . . . stress is not the event itself, but rather your psychological or physical reaction to the event". Essentially, this means that stress is how we perceive  and respond  to a situation, not the situation itself. It's our thoughts of summer and how respond to it that makes us stressed out, not summer.

In having saying that, exactly  how do you handle summer's heat without being stressed out?

The first thing is acknowledging that it's summer; it's going to be hot and  muggy. You can't physically or psychologically control summer's temperature, you can only adapt  to it. Here are a few tips on controlling your  situation without being stressed out:

• light and loose clothes -- lighter fabrics and loose clothes brings a sense of comfort.
• consume lots of water -- to avoid dehydration, drink tons of water.
• stay out of the heat -- try walking in the shade or cool down in a library.
• personal fan -- handheld fans can be used at all times.

Reasons You Should Eat More Garlic

Hippocrates stated, "Let food be thy medicine and medicine be thy food." Essentially, this means our diet should consist of food that will better our health, not jeopardize it. This isn't to say that you can't enjoy a piece of steak or a plate of buffalo fried shrimps. In any event, keep in mind that they may be delicious to your taste buds, but the question is, Are they good for your health?

Ironically, there are foods that might not taste too good, but are great for our health. For instance. garlic might not have the best taste, but it does benefit our health. According to Medical Daily, allicin provides garlic with many herbal remedies. Allicinfacts.com states that allicin is responsible for numerous things such as combating cancer and providing antioxidants, which is the key to garlic's healing power and strong odor.

In fact, the medicinal power of garlic is ancient and ubiquitous. Garlic was used by civilizations of antiquity such as Egypt, China, India, and Greece. According to The Journal of Nutrition, garlic was fed to laborers building the pyramids in Egypt. In ancient Greece, athletes that participated in the Olympics ate garlic because it was believed to increase performance. In ancient China, garlic was used to facilitate respiration, promote better digestion, and improve male potency.

In addition, garlic is beneficial in fighting the common cold, lowering blood pressure, and improving bone health.  Medical Daily also reports that garlic is essential for countering hair loss because it is high in sulfure, which has keratin. Keratin is a protein found in hair, which helps the hair to grow.

The next time you're fighting a cold, heading to the gym, or think you're going bald, add garlic to your diet and notice the difference.