Have you ever noticed that some people seem to be able to maintain a positive attitude regardless of what’s happening to them? They appreciate the good times, but they also focus on the positive in the face of negative events. They tend to see the good in difficult people, the opportunity in a challenging situation, […]
Passion Flower For Anxiety, Insomnia, and Withdrawal
Passion flower (Passiflora incarnata) was used traditionally in the Americas and later in Europe as a calming herb for anxiety, insomnia, seizures, and hysteria. It is still used today to treat anxiety and insomnia. Scientists believe passionflower works by increasing levels of a chemical called gamma aminobutyric acid (GABA) in the brain. GABA lowers the […]
Paleolithic Diet
The Paleolithic, or caveman diet, is a reversion to the foods eaten by humans prior to the advents of civilization, agriculture, and technology. Before those developments, the human diet during the Stone Age is thought to have consisted largely of lean red meat and vegetation. Some dietary experts also think that the original diet of […]
Fasting and Religious Mystics
Inedia, the alleged ability to live without food, is a fast-based lifestyle originally established within the Catholic tradition. In Christianity, the notion of inedia holds that certain saints and mystics were able to survive for extended periods of time without food or drink other than the Eucharist. The Catholic saints and mystics claimed to have […]