The Benefits of Lavender Oil

Have a look at our 20 reasons to use Lavender Essential Oil - a remedy for aching muscles, acne, bugs & bacteria, burns, cuts & wounds, earache, eczema, fatigue, fevers, giddy spells, palpitations, headache, insomnia, long haul travel, menstrual cramps, moths &
mosquitoes, sandflies, scabies, shingles, sinusitis, stress & anxiety and sunburn.

1. Aching Muscles
If you've spent a back-breaking afternoon in the garden, jump into a lavender bath to soothe aches & pains away. Apply Epsom salts & a few drops of Lavender Oil to the bath and soak away the tension.

2. Acne
Lavender is one of the most valuable oils for the treatment of acne, according to aromatherapists. "It inhibits the bacteria that cause the skin infection, helps to rebalance the over-secretion of sebum, which the bacteria thrive on, and reduce scarring". Add a few drops of
lavender oil to a plain cream sold by chemists and use as a moisturizer or cleanser.

3. Bugs & Bacteria
French laboratory studies in the early 20th century showed that lavender is a powerful antibacterial in dilutions of 5 per cent or ess it is lethal to bacteria that cause typhoid, TB & diphtheria. Combined with Lemon Balm, for its clinically tested anti-viral properties.

4. Burns (minor)
After you have cooled the area by immersing it in running cold water for 5 minutes, gently stroke on neat lavender oil. Pain relief is almost immediate, and burn usually heals without scarring.

5. Cuts & Wounds
Apply lavender oil to sooth pain, prevent bacterial infection and aid scar-free healing. Apply neat.

6. Earache
Warm a bottle of lavender oil in hot water for a minute or two, then gently massage a few drops into the skin around the ears and throat. For babies & small children, add 2-3 drops of the warmed oil to a little olive oil and massage in the same way.

7. Eczema
Stroke infused lavender oil (a few drops of lavender oil & carrier oil) into dry, itchy skin—small children will find this especially comforting or add a few drops of lavender oil to calamine lotion,
shake before use.

8. Fatigue
Add 5 drops of lavender oil to a hot foot bath and relax while your feet soak in it. The soles of the feet are particularly porous, so lavender reaches your bloodstream very quickly, exerting its stimulating and soothing effects on various systems of your body.

9. Fevers
For babies or small children, sponge them down very gently with tepid water to which you have added a drop of lavender oil. Take care not to let them get chilled. This works for adults too.

10. Giddy Spells, Faintness or Palpitations
Make your own smelling salts—sea salt , lavender oil, peppermint oil & basil oil.

11. Headache
The distilled water of Lavender (Hydrosol) Mist around your head, is refreshing and soothing. Alternatively, make a compress of a piece of cause or muslin soaked in icy cold water then sprinkled with a few drops of lavender oil and apply to the forehead, or massage a few drops into the forehead, temples and nape of the neck.

12. Insomnia
In a number of small studies, elderly psychiatric patients have been shown to sleep better and be more alert during the day when their sleep medication is replaced with lavender oil either dropped on their pillows, or placed in a diffuser on the ward. To help to induce sleep, put 3 or 4 drops of lavender oil on your pillow. For babies, add 1 drop of lavender oil & geranium oil in carrier oil and massage into a babies back or a few drops in their bedtime bath.

13. Long-Haul Travel
Combine lavender, rosemary, Neroli, frankincense & clary sage, into your hand luggage and roll it over your pulse points to help you keep a clear head during those endless hours in the air.

14. Menstrual Cramps
Massage a few drops of lavender oil into your lower abdomen or apply a hot compress onto the area, which a little lavender oil has been sprinkled.

15. Moths, Midges & Mosquitoes
These annoying little insects all hate the smell of lavender. To prevent bites, splash yourself with lavender hydrosol before you go out at sunset or to bed, put 3-4 drops of oil on your pillow or soak cotton wool ball in the oil and leave it on a saucer in front of the window. Lavender oil is also a terrific remedy for insect bites, soothing itching & inflammation: dab it on to them neat as soon as possible. To keep moths off your clothes, hand lavender bags on you coat hangers or keep them among your sweaters and refresh them with a drop or two of lavender oil from time to time.

16. Scabie
This infestation by a tiny mite burrowing into your skin causes intense itching. Rub the whole body with neat lavender oil, then following every day until better with a mixture of lavender oil and
alcohol. Change and wash bedding and clothes and sprinkle lavender oil on the mattress.

17. Shingles
Combine a mix of lavender oil with, analgesic, antiviral & scar preventing essential oils neat or on compresses on the agonizing lesions of shingles. It usually produces a cure within 5-8 days.

18. Sinusitis
Lavender is one of several essential oils that aromatherapists recommend for inhalations to relieve sinusitis, add two drops of lavender & thyme oil to a bowl of near-steaming water and inhale slowly and deeply, with a towel over your head & bowl.

19. Stress & Anxiety
Keep a spritzer of Lavender Mist - Hydrosol handy to spray on your face during the day, or apply lavender oil neat to your temples.

20. Sunburn
Spray pure Lavender Mist – Hydrosol directly onto the skin or Add 8 drops of lavender oil and 4 drops of peppermint oil to a teaspoon of jojoba oil. Pour it into a cool-to-lukewarm bath and soak for 10 minutes.

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HEALTHY DIET TO BEAT DEPRESSION

Your emotional state is affected by what you eat and drink, what you don’t eat and drink, and by everything that is going on inside and around you. Some people are sensitive to particular winds, pollutants, magnetic fields and other people.

Some people are clearly depressed because they are overweight. They are overweight for various reasons—or they are feeling depressed and eating excessively for consolation. Aside from its effect on self-image, when people put on weight they tend to exercise less because they are sluggish or their feet hurt. As a consequence arthritic symptoms may worsen, causing pain and restricting movement even more. Each factor contributes to further impairment. In other cases, a mineral deficiency may cause depression; the mineral deficiency may be caused by chronic diarrhea brought on by an allergy. In addition, tests performed on people suffering from depression show that some of their immune cells are relatively low.

Depressive disorders are more common among cigarette smokers and those with a high caffeine intake (from coffee and soft drinks). However, it may be that people who are depressed, look for quick support in any form, for example, alcohol or chocolate. If you experience a marriage breakup, move, or lose your job or savings, you will understandably be feeling low and anxious. A number of these depression triggers may be beyond your control and you may need to seek a professional approach.

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BLACKBERRIES PREVENT CANCER

Blackberries Prevent Cancer:

Blackberries are cluster of fruits containing many drupelets, each drupelet having separate seed and skin, having pectin and dietary fiber, which are mainly grown in thorny bushes and cultivated in tropical regions of Africa and Asia.

Blackberries can be taken as fresh raw fruits and also available in canned and frozen form in the market. Juices, jams and desserts are also prepared out of these fruits. Blackberries are highly enriched with Multivitamins, Multiminerals and antioxidants with best nutritious qualities and it has low content of fat, proteins, carbohydrates and calories. Magnesium, Potassium, Phosphorous, Manganese, Sodium, Iron, Zinc, Selenium, Copper and Calcium and Vitamins such as B1, B2, B6, Niacin, Pantothenic acid, Folate, Vitamin C, Vitamin K and Vitamin E are also found in Blackberries.

Blackberries prevent Cancer

Anthocyanins give dark color to this fruits, as an antioxidant it lowers inflammation and eliminate free oxygen radicals which harm cells that leads to cancer, It has been found by the researchers that ellagic acid in blackberries gives protection to immune system and reduces the risk for developing cancer such as esophageal cancer and phenolic acids gives many health benefits as antioxidants, acts non carcinogenic agents as it eliminates oxygen free radicals and thus blackberries prevents cancer.

Blackberries are rich in Vitamin C which improves immune system and acts as an antioxidant together with anthocyanins provides anti inflammatory action, eliminates free radicals in blood stream, and thus lowers risk of heart disease, fights illness, promotes healthy digestion.

Ellagic  acid present in Blackberries gives protection from the ultraviolet rays that cause damage to the skin and works as an antioxidant along with vitamin C which heals wounds on the skin. The presence of cyaniding-3 glucoside found in blackberries prevents skin cancer and inhibits the spreading and growth of cancerous tumor and thereby blackberries effectively prevents many types of cancers.

Blackberries are rich in Vitamin C, antioxidant provides immunity from diseases prevents macular degeneration, is condition of deterioration of fine vision and loss of central vision causing blindness. It can be avoided with the use of Blackberries, so it is good for eye health.

The presence of Phytoestrogens in Blackberries relieve common symptoms of PMS like, food cravings, bloating, hot flashes and menopause symptoms and thus it is beneficial for women’s health.

The high content of dietary fiber present in blackberries helps the digestion, regularizes the bowel movement and makes it smooth thus relieves from constipation, thus decreasing the risk against colon cancer.

One third of daily recommended dietary fiber available with blackberries and its steady movement in digestive tract allows  to break down complex carbohydrates into its components and thus maintains the blood glucose levels at normal range, and both extreme levels of glucose in blood  be avoided.

Blackberries are rich in Vitamin K which prevents the clotting of blood and helps for absorption of calcium.To conclude, blackberries are good for overall health.

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Muslims generally break their fast by eating dates. Prophet Muhammad (PBUH) is reported to have said: "If anyone of you is fasting, let him break his fast with dates. In case he does not have them, then with water. Verily water is a purifier." 

The Prophet used to break his fast by eating some dates before offering Maghrib prayer, and if ripe dates were not available, he used to substitute them with some dried grapes. When they too were not available, he used to have a few sips of water, according to some reports. Modern science has proved that dates are part of a healthy diet. They contain sugar, fat and proteins, as well as important vitamins. Hence the great importance attached to them by the Prophet. 

Dates are also rich in natural fibres. Modern medicine has shown that they are effective in preventing abdominal cancer. They also surpass other fruits in the sheer variety of their constituents. They contain oil, calcium, sulphur, iron, potassium, phosphorous, manganese, copper and magnesium. In other words, one date is a minimum of a balanced and healthy diet. Arabs usually combine dates with milk and yogurt or bread, butter and fish. This combination indeed makes a self-sufficient and tasty diet for both mind and body. Dates and date palms have been mentioned in the Holy Qur'an 20 times, thus showing their importance. 

Mariam (the Virgin Mary) mother of Jesus had dates as her food when she felt labour pains and during confinement. They are definitely the "crown of sweets," and ideal food which is easy to digest, and within half an hour of taking it, the tired body regains a renewed vigour. The reason for this is that a shortage of sugar in the blood is the main factor that makes people feel hungry and not an empty stomach as is often assumed. When the body absorbs the nutritional essence of a few dates, the feeling of hunger becomes appeased. When one breaking the fast with dates takes some other food afterwards, he cannot eat much. It would seem that breaking the fast with dates then helps one avoid excessive eating. 

Experiments have also shown that dates contain some stimulants that strengthen the muscles of the uterus in the last months of pregnancy. This helps the dilation of the uterus at the time of delivery on one hand and reduces the bleeding after delivery on the other. Dieticians consider dates as the best food for women in confinement and those who are breast-feeding. This is because dates contain elements that assist in alleviating depression in mothers and enriching the breast-milk with all the elements needed to make the child healthy and resistant to disease. The Prophet (PBUH) has emphasized the importance of dates and their effectiveness in the growth of the fetus. He has also recommended they be given to women. Modern dietary institute now recommend dates to be given to children suffering from a nervous nature or hyperactivity. The Prophet (PBUH) has also recommended dates as a medicine for heart troubles, according to some reports. 

Modern science has also proved the effectiveness of date, in preventing diseases of the respiratory system. 
Ayeshah, (R.A.) wife of Prophet (PBUH), used to prescribe dates for those suffering from giddiness. It is now well known that a fall in the level of the sugar in the blood and low blood pressure are among the causes of giddiness. She was also reported to have used dates combined with cucumber to treat her over-slim condition! She said, "they've tried to fatten me giving me everything. But I did not become fat. Then they fattened me with cucumber and ripe dates and I gained!" Ayeshah was quite correct, as we now know that one kilogram of dates contains nearly 3,000 calories which alone are sufficient to supply the minimum daily requirements of an active man for one full day. 
Dates are rich in several vitamins and minerals. When the level of trace elements falls in the body, the health of the blood vessels is affected leading to an increased heart-rate and a consequent inability to perform its function with normal efficiency. As dates are also rich in calcium, they help strengthen the bones. When the calcium content in the body decreases, children are affected with rickets and the bones of adults become brittle and weak. 

Dates are also important in keeping up the health of eyes. It is quite effective in guarding against night-blindness. In the early years of Islam, dates served as food for Muslim warriors. They used to carry them in special bags hung at their sides. They are the best stimulant for muscles and so the best food for a warrior about to engage in battle. 
The Prophet (PBUH) used to combine dates with bread sometimes. At other times he mixed ripe dates with cucumber, or dates combined with ghee. He used to take all varieties of dates, but he preferred the variety called Ajwah

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Good Luck? Bad Luck? Who Knows?‏

There is a Chinese story of an old farmer who had an old horse for tilling his fields. One day the horse escaped into the hills and, when all the farmer's neighbours sympathised with the old man over his bad luck, the farmer replied, 'Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?'
 
A week later the horse returned with a herd of wild horses from the hills and this time the neighbours congratulated the farmer on his good luck. His reply was, 'Good luck? Bad luck? Who knows?'
 
Then, when the farmer's son was attempted to tame one of the wild horses, he fell off its back and broke his leg. Everyone thought this very bad luck. Not the farmer, whose only reaction was, 'Bad luck? Good luck? Who knows?'
 
Some weeks later the army marched into the village and forced every able-bodied youth they found there by law to serve in the army. When they saw the farmer's son with his broken leg they let him off. Now was that good luck? Bad luck? Who knows?

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What is the correct way of eating fruits?

We all think eating fruits means just buying fruits, cutting it and just popping it into our mouths. It's not as easy as you think. It's important to know how and when to eat.

What is the correct way of eating fruits? 

IT MEANS NOT EATING FRUITS AFTER YOUR MEALS! * FRUITS SHOULD BE EATEN ON AN EMPTY STOMACH. 
If you eat fruit like that, it will play a major role to detoxify your system, supplying you with a great deal of energy for weight loss and other life activities. 

FRUIT IS THE MOST IMPORTANT FOOD. Let's say you eat two slices of bread and then a slice of fruit. The slice of fruit is ready to go straight through the stomach into the intestines, but it is prevented from doing so. 

In the meantime the whole meal rots and ferments and turns to acid. The minute the fruit comes into contact with the food in the stomach and digestive juices, the entire mass of food begins to spoil.... 

So please eat your fruits on an empty stomach or before your meals! You have heard people complaining every time I eat watermelon I burp, when I eat durian my stomach bloats up, when I eat a banana I feel like running to the toilet, etc  actually all this will not arise if you eat the fruit on an empty stomach. The fruit mixes with the putrefying other food and produces gas and hence you will bloat! 

Graying hair, balding, nervous outburst, and dark circles under the eyes all these will NOT happen if you take fruits on an empty stomach. 

There is no such thing as some fruits, like orange and lemon are acidic, because all fruits become alkaline in our body, according to Dr. Herbert Shelton who did research on this matter. If you have mastered the correct way of eating fruits, you have the Secret of beauty, longevity, health, energy, happiness and normal weight. 

When you need to drink fruit juice - drink only fresh fruit juice, NOT from the cans. Don't even drink juice that has been heated up. Don't eat cooked fruits because you don't get the nutrients at all. You only get to taste. Cooking destroys all the vitamins. 

But eating a whole fruit is better than drinking the juice. If you should drink the juice, drink it mouthful by mouthful slowly, because you must let it mix with your saliva before swallowing it. You can go on a 3-day fruit fast to cleanse your body. Just eat fruits and drink fruit juice throughout the 3 days and you will be surprised when your friends tell you how radiant you look! 

KIWI: Tiny but mighty. This is a good source of potassium, magnesium, vitamin E & fiber. Its vitamin C content is twice that of an orange. 


APPLE: An apple a day keeps the doctor away? Although an apple has a low vitamin C content, it has antioxidants & flavonoids which enhances the activity of vitamin C thereby helping to lower the risks of colon cancer, heart attack & stroke. 

STRAWBERRY: Protective Fruit. Strawberries have the highest total antioxidant power among major fruits & protect the body from cancer-causing, blood vessel-clogging free radicals. 

ORANGE : Sweetest medicine. Taking 2-4 oranges a day may help keep colds away, lower cholesterol, prevent & dissolve kidney stones as well as lessens the risk of colon cancer. 

WATERMELON: Coolest thirst quencher. Composed of 92% water, it is also packed with a giant dose of glutathione, which helps boost our immune system. They are also a key source of lycopene  the cancer fighting oxidant. Other nutrients found in watermelon are vitamin C & Potassium. 

GUAVA & PAPAYA: Top awards for vitamin C. They are the clear winners for their high vitamin C content.. Guava is also rich in fiber, which helps prevent constipation. Papaya is rich in carotene; this is good for your eyes.

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Chinese-themed recipes

Sesame chicken skewers with sweet chilli dip
Add some crunch to Chinese chicken kebabs by coating them in sesame seeds. Makes 8.

Ingredients:

•    About 500g chicken thigh fillets (bones and skin removed)
•    1 egg, beaten with a splash of soy sauce
•    50g plain flour
•    150g sesame seeds
•    8 bamboo skewers
•    Vegetable oil
•    1 tbsp sweet chilli sauce
•    ¼ tsp sesame oil
•    1 spring onion, washed, trimmed and chopped finely

Method:

1.    Preheat the grill to a medium heat and line the grill tray with foil.
2.    Measure out the flour and sesame seeds and place in separate bowls. Crack the egg into another bowl and splash in the soy sauce.
3.    Slice the chicken into 3cm wide strips. Dip each piece in the flour, then the egg and then in the sesame seeds and thread onto the skewers. Tip: cover the tip of the skewer with chicken so it doesn't burn.
4.    Arrange skewers on the grill tray and brush with 1 tbsp vegetable oil. Grill for 5-6 minutes, turning once. Check the chicken is cooked by cutting into a piece. Arrange the cooked skewers onto a clean board or platter and scatter with all but a teaspoon of the spring onions.
5.    To make the dip, combine the sweet chilli sauce and sesame oil in a small bowl and stir in the remaining spring onion. Serve alongside the chicken.

Chinese vegetable parcels
These crispy parcels are perfect for a party. If you have any leftover, they're also great in the kids' lunchboxes the next day. Makes 10-12.

Ingredients:

•    200g beansprouts
•    1 tsp Chinese 5 Spice
•    2 spring onions, cleaned, trimmed and chopped
•    1 garlic clove, chopped
•    A handful frozen peas
•    1 carrot, grated on the width, to make short, stubby ribbons
•    270g pack filo pastry
•    100g butter, melted
•    Sesame seeds, for sprinkling

Method:

1.    Drizzle a little oil in a frying pan or wok and add the vegetables and the 5-Spice. Stir fry for about 5 minutes, until the vegetables are cooked. Check for seasoning; remove from the heat and leave to cool slightly.
2.    Melt the butter and put to one side. Preheat your oven to 200C.
3.    Open the pack of filo pastry and place on a board, with the long side facing you. Cut down into strips 8cm wide.
4.    Layer three individual strips of pastry together and brush with the butter. Take a teaspoonful of the stir fry mixture and place at the top right hand side of the strip and fold down diagonally to make a triangle shape at the top. Fold down again, and keep folding, forming a triangle shape until you get to the bottom of the strip. Place on a baking sheet and repeat with the rest of the pastry and vegetables.
5.    Brush the parcels with the melted butter, sprinkle with sesame seeds and bake for about 15 minutes until golden and crisp. Serve immediately.

Chinese marinated lamb with garlic pak choi
Lamb chops are quick to cook, but marinate them overnight if you can, for the fullest flavour.  Serves 4.

Ingredients:

•    4-6 lamb chops
•    1 ½ tsp Chinese 5 Spice
•    60ml Hoisin Sauce
•    ½ tsp ground cinnamon
•    ¼ tsp ground cumin
•    3 tbsp dark soy sauce
•    2 tbsp light brown sugar
•    2 tbsp runny honey
•    1 tsp grated ginger
•    2 heads of pak choi, separated and washed
•    1 large clove garlic, chopped

Method:

1.    Combine the Chinese 5 Spice, Hoisin sauce, cinnamon, cumin, soy, sugar, honey and ginger in a large bowl. Add the lamb chops and coat with the marinade. Cover and leave in the fridge for an hour, or overnight, if possible).
2.    When you're ready to cook, preheat the grill to a medium heat.
3.    Line your grill tray with foil, arrange the lamb chops on top and slide under the grill. Cook for about 6-8 minutes on each side.
4.    While the lamb's cooking, prepare your pak choi. Heat a little oil in a frying pan or wok on a medium-high heat. Add the pak choi and garlic and stir-fry for about 2 minutes, until the leaves have wilted and the white stalks are tender. Add a splash of water to create some steam to help it cook. Be careful not to burn the garlic.
5.    When the lamb is cooked, serve on a platter over the garlicky pak choi.

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Cinnamon Chocolate Coffee

Nutrition Facts

Calories 160

% Calories From Fat 56.2%

Total Fat 10g

Saturated Fats 5.9g

Mono-unsaturated Fats 3.3g

Poly-unsaturated Fats 0.3g

Cholesterol 1.2mg

Sodium 35mg

Total Carbohydrates 19g

Dietary Fiber 1.7g

Sugar 15g

Protein 2.2g

Preparation time: 5 min	Servings: 4
Cooking time: 5 min

Ingredients:

2 tsp orange zest

1/2 cup ground coffee

4 whole cloves

1/4 lb fine dark chocolate, chopped

1 cinnamon stick

1-1/2 quarts water

1/2 cup lowfat milk

Cooking Directions:

Combine coffee, cloves and cinnamon. Brew coffee according to desired method. Heat milk and chocolate in a heavy saucepan over low heat. Stir until mixture is smooth. Stir in hot coffee, a little at a time, whisking until mixture is frothy. Serve coffee sprinkled with orange zest. Sweeten to taste.

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DARK ELBOW AND KNEES

Tip 1: Rub with limejuice, leave for10-15 minutes. Soak a towel in hot water and scrub firmly. Tip 2: Mix 1 tspn coconut oil with ½ a tspn of limejuice. Apply and wash in the same way with a hot towel. Rough Hands and Feet :  Tip 1: Soak hands and feet in water to which corn flour has been added. Soak for 5-10 minutes. Tip 2: Roast an onion, mash and make a paste. Apply on cracked heels. Wash after 20 minutes.Continue for a month till the cracks heal. Tip 3: After a bath massage Mustard oil well into hands and feet. Wash with water and pat with a towel to dry. Tip 4: Add ½ tspn Vinegar to ½ a cup of curds. Massage feet and ankles well with this Wash after 5 minutes. Tip 5: For cracks in heels, mix Candle wax with Mustard oil. Heat and apply. Wear socks and leave overnight. Calluses : Crush 6 Aspirin tablets in 1cup of water with 1 tspn limejuice. Coat the calluses with this. Cover with a warm towel. After 10 minutes scrub with a pumice stone and wash. Weekly : Once a week in ½ a bucket of water add 2 tblspns of Vinegar and 1 tspn of limejuice. Add a gentle shampoo and soak ands and feet for 10-15 minutes. Rub with a pumice stone and then have a bath.

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If I Could Speak‏

If I could speak, here's what I would say

Happy in your arms, I want to stay.

I am your gift, and you are mine too!

Let love bond together, both me and you.

Lets enjoy this time, right here, right now.

Don't let a schedule furrow your brow.

Right now is the time, for me to hold,

When you're less busy, I'll be too old.

Snuggle me tenderly, close to your chest

It is here next to you, I am, at my best.

Your rhythmic breathing and beating heart,

Contentment, and comfort, to me impart.

To see you, smell you, assured by your voice,

All, wonderfully simple, yet help me rejoice.

A cuddle, a kiss, some playful fun and frolic,

Can banish a mood, and prevent nasty colic.

Hold me, hug me, please show me your day

You'll be sharing your love, in a marvelous way.

My learning is best when perched at your side

With arms as my classroom and you as my guide.

Please hold me up high, so I might see

All the many wonders, surrounding me.

With time spent close, as you socialize,

My mind expands and clearly I vocalize!

When you work, walk or take a short trip

With me safely balanced, upon your hip

My muscle tone and self esteem are greater,

I'll be walking much sooner, rather than later.

When we are in 'touch', it reduces our stress

We are happiest then, and worry much less.

Safe in your arms, dispels all my fears.

My beaming smiles, replace anxious tears.

To dream of our future is significant too,

And I know a career is important to you.

When I am older, then we'll join in the race

We'll be more able, to keep up the pace.

Right now, what I know, as certain and right

Is that you are my sun, the source of my light.

I don't need many things, expensive or new.

What I need is your love, your time and you.

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9 Powerful Brain Benefits of Music

Music moves us. It stirs us to action, and affects our emotions.

But can it help you prepare for a big race or an exam?

Will it calm a stressed-out mom or help someone get over an illness?

Can music make you maintain your focus and keep you feeling younger?

You probably know what the answer is already. Yes. Music can do this, and more.

Music stimulates various parts of the brain, making it an effective therapeutic or mood-altering tool.

Music’s pitch, rhythm, meter and timbre are processed in various parts of the brain ranging from the prefrontal cortex to the hippocampus to the parietal lobe.

Anyone can experience the benefits of music on the brain.

Although certain types of music naturally lend themselves to particular applications, personal preference matters a lot. If you don’t like a particular type of music, it will actually have the opposite effect than its intended use!

The heightened mental arousal brought about by music can be used every day to enhance your life experience.

Here’s how:

1. De-stressing and healing

Just the right soothing music decreases stress, including lowering the levels of the stress hormone cortisol.

Personal preference is important: obviously if smooth jazz makes you angry, it’s not the right music to listen to for relaxation!

Soothing music is also beneficial in a healing situation – again, by decreasing stress, and also by elevating the patient’s mood.

2. Immune booster

Upbeat dance music boosts your immune system.

This may be partially due to the hypnotic beat of the music that causes the brain to go into the alpha state where the brain begins releasing endorphins (a natural painkiller) and healing hormones.

Stress reduction plays a big part here as well.

3. Enhanced exercise

You probably already know how music makes a boring workout more fun.

There’s a correlation between upbeat, fast-paced music and the effectiveness of your exercise.

It serves as a point of focus, taking your mind off your aches and burning muscles, and it motivates you.

This may go back to the caveman days, when rhythmic drumbeats were used to put people into a trance, or to pump them up before a hunt or battle. Not much different than the beats we hear at a dance club…

The heart also entrains to the beat of the music, making it easier to exercise to fast-paced music because the heart is already in sync with the tempo.

Using dance music for exercise will not only make the workout fun, but will improve your immune response!

4. Meditation aid

Rhythmic drumming and chanting have been used for many thousands of years to put people in a trance-like state of altered consciousness.

Omharmonics meditation music (with its embedded binaural technology) helps to quickly create a tranquil meditative state.

5. Memory recall

Some studies have shown a substantial increase in memory recall while listening to classical music, especially Mozart.

The famous “Mozart Effect” doesn’t actually promise increased intelligence…

…although studies have shown that children who are brought up learning musical instruments or singing are better at spatial-temporal reasoning.

6. Anti-anxiety

Music is very good at promoting self-soothing: have you ever hummed a tune to decrease anxiety or to remain calm under pressure?

If you have a theme song you like to play before competition or some big event, you know exactly how helpful this is – and it can be anything you really like – anything to distract you from the stress of the moment and get you pumped up.

7. Anti-fatigue, anti-boredom

Music helps keep you energized and productive – but be careful here…

…blaring metal or fast dance music just to stay awake might not be something your co-workers appreciate.

The best music for focus doesn’t have distracting words or a complex melody.

8. Heightened spiritual experience

Music has been a part of religious and spiritual traditions since the dawn of humankind.

It enhances the feeling of unity with a higher power or energy, and many spiritual practices employ rhythmic chanting to create an altered state of consciousness.

9. Improved mood

Research has shown that music generally improves mood.

If you’re slogging through a boring day at work, forcing yourself through a tough workout, trying to motivate yourself to mop the floor… music will help!

Your favorite music might even make house cleaning go twice as fast since you tend to move along with the music and dance your way through your cleaning chores.

And even if it doesn’t actually make time go faster, you’ll enjoy what you’re doing more.

In the case of cleaning the house, that’s a great thing!

Music is the universal language.

Humans are hard-wired to appreciate and need music – so find some music you enjoy, and let its good vibrations stimulate your brain in wonderful ways!

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