If you were stranded on a desert island, which ONE health product would you want to have with you? I've got my #1 favorite, and I've asked other health experts and friends what they would choose. I got some really amazing answers, ranging from krill oil to coffee. While there's no substitute for adequate food and water, you could certainly extend your stay on some idyllic island with these supplements. The following explanations are brief, so be sure to click on the highlighted links to get more information.
Fish Oil / Krill Oil
You've heard people cringe about taking cod liver oil as a kid, but fish oils are finally getting their time in the limelight. Fish oils are very important because of their essential fatty acids. EFA's (which include omega-3 and omega-6 fats) are crucial to cardiovascular health, immunity, joint function, and brain development. Krill oil contains EFA's plus antioxidants. Here's what some experts said:
Are you one of the millions of Americans for whom health care is one of your primary concerns? Everyone deserves adequate health coverage in case tragedy or serious illness strikes. But what about our day to day well-being? Nobody wants to visit the doctor every time a runny nose or fever shows up in the house. Wouldn't it be a relief to know that you could handle the minor illnesses on your own? Or even better, wouldn't you like to live a lifestyle that serves to prevent illness in the first place? The key to good health lies in drawing upon the wisdom of ancient medical systems that teach preventative medicine and balanced living.
Are you proud of being an excellent multi-tasker? Do you thrive off the adrenaline rush that comes from doing at least 10 things at once? Maybe you feel like there's not enough time in the day to get everything done, so you never do just one thing at a time. It's hard not to do a lot of things at the same time, but new research shows that multi-tasking actually means you get less done and it's not done as well. The impact of multi-tasking on your health may take a while to show up, but according to yoga and Ayurvedic philosophy, this lack of focus creates Vata imbalance and keeps you from achieving optimal health.
Research Shows Multi-Tasking Is Less Efficient
In a 2009 Stanford University study, the researchers found that people considered to be high multi-taskers had an inability to ignore distractions and to keep things separate in their minds.
1. Ayurveda might advise you to stop eating your favorite foods.
Ayurveda teaches that you are what you eat. Most people are in their current health predicament to a large extent because of their diet. Suppose you love spicy food and you pour hot sauce on your eggs at breakfast. You might also experience heartburn and tend to get frustrated easily. Ayurveda would advise you to avoid spicy and greasy foods in order to decrease heat (Pitta) in your body. Who wants to be told that? Maybe people don't want to hear that they are causing their own suffering, but if you're really looking to get healthy, you have to acknowledge that your daily diet might have something to do with how you're feeling.
2. Ayurveda tells you to stop eating at night.
For a lot of people, dinner is their largest meal of the day. It's fun to go out to dinner with friends and have dinner parties. Eating together is an important social activity. But Ayurveda teaches that our digestive fire is lowest at night after the sun has gone down, and that food eaten after dark doesn't get assimilated very well. This leads to weight gain, elimination problems, and many other health imbalances. Many people will even admit that if they eat dinner too late, they don't sleep well or their stomach gets upset. Yet the habit of eating late is too hard for most people to want to give up. There's almost no way this one is going to go over very well.
If you're one of those people who'd rather be happy than miserable, then this post is for you. I'm going to share the absolute key to happiness. This is something that anyone can do, and it is always available to you no matter what is happening. You definitely want to read this and watch the following video if you've ever had the feeling that you wished things were different.
The key to happiness is gratitude
Thousands of years ago, the Buddha taught that human beings suffer because we pursue pleasure and avoid pain. In other words, we are dissatisfied with what we've got and are always wanting things to be different. We are never happy with things as they are. Imagine being grateful for everything that is good in your life, rather than griping about what is wrong! Even when things seem really bad, I bet you can find at least 10 things you have to be extremely grateful for. Compare your situation to that of people less fortunate, and your mood instantly changes.
Watch This
This video started circulating recently, and I believe many people are having spiritual experiences while laughing at this. This comedian, Louis CK, is funny because what he's saying is profoundly true. Incredible miracles are happening before our very eyes, but we get frustrated at the most minor inconvenience! Everything's amazing, but nobody's happy!
Experiment and share what happens
It takes practice to train our minds to focus on what we've got instead of on what we're missing. Try it today. Try to catch yourself when you start to feel dissatisfied with something. Switch to thinking about what's great in your life. Maybe you don't have a million dollars but you have a healthy family. Give gratitude a go, and please share your experiences in the comments below.
If you were stranded on a desert island, which ONE health product would you want to have with you? I've got my #1 favorite, and I've asked other health experts and friends what they would choose. I got some really amazing answers, ranging from krill oil to coffee. While there's no substitute for adequate food and water, you could certainly extend your stay on some idyllic island with these supplements. The following explanations are brief, so be sure to click on the highlighted links to get more information.
Are you one of the millions of Americans for whom health care is one of your primary concerns? Everyone deserves adequate health coverage in case tragedy or serious illness strikes. But what about our day to day well-being? Nobody wants to visit the doctor every time a runny nose or fever shows up in the house. Wouldn't it be a relief to know that you could handle the minor illnesses on your own? Or even better, wouldn't you like to live a lifestyle that serves to prevent illness in the first place? The key to good health lies in drawing upon the wisdom of ancient medical systems that teach preventative medicine and balanced living.
Are you proud of being an excellent multi-tasker? Do you thrive off the adrenaline rush that comes from doing at least 10 things at once? Maybe you feel like there's not enough time in the day to get everything done, so you never do just one thing at a time. It's hard not to do a lot of things at the same time, but new research shows that multi-tasking actually means you get less done and it's not done as well. The impact of multi-tasking on your health may take a while to show up, but according to yoga and Ayurvedic philosophy, this lack of focus creates 
1. Ayurveda might advise you to stop eating your favorite foods.
If you're one of those people who'd rather be happy than miserable, then this post is for you. I'm going to share the absolute key to happiness. This is something that anyone can do, and it is always available to you no matter what is happening. You definitely want to read this and watch the following video if you've ever had the feeling that you wished things were different.
