February 9th, 2011 • Posted by Lynn Maeyama • Permalink
When it comes to being healthy and living a vibrant and energy filled life, sleep seems to be one of the most elusive aspects to conquer.
- Increase your Vitamin D levels - One hormone that is crucial to good sleep is melatonin. Melatonin should be released as you wind down for bed – think of it like your body’s natural ‘off-ramp’. Well, with insufficient Vitamin D in your body, you make it virtually impossible to produce adequate melatonin More...
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February 2nd, 2011 • Posted by Lynn Maeyama • Permalink
It's time to get into the habit of letting go of excess stuff, rather than finding a place to stuff it.
Discourage paper piles from forming by creating a RAF file or as some people call it an action file.
A RAF file can be anything that can hold 3 files or folders. RAF stands for read, act, and file. As paper comes into your house you need to use your RAF file to place each piece either in to read, to act (meaning you need to do an action) or to file More...
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November 30th, 2010 • Posted by Lynn Maeyama • Permalink
Everywhere we go we carry devices that keep us constantly connected to the world around us. We’ve become dependent on these digital devices to survive both professionally and personally, and the amount of time we spend with these gadgets will only increase. Yet many of us forget to consider the devices we are naturally equipped with that keep us more connected to the world than anything else... our EYES! We often don’t think about the impact digital devices might have on our vision More...
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November 24th, 2010 • Posted by Lynn Maeyama • Permalink
Aromatherapy has been used for centuries to relax, soothe, stimulate, and arouse the mind and body. Thanksgiving is just around the corner... along with the pumpkins. Did you know that pumpkin pie combined with lavender is a top turn-on scent?
Other top sexy scents for men are cinnamon buns, licorice and doughnuts. Turn-off odors were cranberry and chocolate. Additional arousing aromas for women are Good & Plenty licorice candy, or a combination of licorice and cucumber More...
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November 17th, 2010 • Posted by Lynn Maeyama • Permalink
Research shows that laughter and humor could help lower systolic blood pressure (the top number) by about 10 points in just 20 minutes. Normal blood pressure is 120/80.
In a small study, participants watched both a 20-minute humorous video clip and a serious war movie while researchers measured the participants' blood pressure. Watching funny videos not only lowered people's blood pressure but lowered their cholesterol levels, too. The serious war movie? No effect More...
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