Wellness For Realists

Yoga for Healing

When most of us hear the word Yoga, we either thank god we’re doing it, or if we’re not, we know we should be!  But why? What makes yoga so special that  20 million Americans are practicing and another 60 million say they want to?  Yoga literally means yoking together or uniting.  The unity we’re…

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What Makes a Food a SuperFood?

Simply put, a Super Food is a food that delivers high concentrations of critical nutrients like Beta Carotene, A, C, E and Seleniuem. Besides being rich in these important nutrients, Superfoods often hold these vitamins in the perfect balance.   Wellness For Realists   SUBSCRIBE TO emPOWERme.tv https://www.youtube.com/user/emPOWERmetv http://www.dailymotion.com/empowermetv FOLLOW US ON TWITTER https://twitter.com/emPOWERmedottv https://twitter.com/wellnessforreal…

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What is Ayurvedic Medicine?

Ayurvedic Medicine has been around for 5000 years and is used by about 300 thousand Americans today.  Ayurveda considers the whole person and is able to promote good health and strengthen the body by identifying what Dosha or “type” someone is in the Ayuvedic system. Christian Cristiano received his Masters of Science in Traditional Chinese Medicine…

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What Does Ayurvedic Medicine Mean?

Have you  ever wondered what Ayurvedic medicine really means?  In this episode we delve deeply into Ayurvedic Medicine and how it can help you reach your health and wellness goals.  There are 3 doshes and in order to optimize your health and wellness, an ayurvedic practioner will determine what your doshas is or what combination…

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The Power of Community

The word community has many meanings but if we simplify, our community is made up of the people we come into contact with every day.  Studies show that people that people that are involved in their community live healthier longer lives and have lower levels of stress. During the busy holidays it is even more…

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The origins of Yoga

Yoga has stood the test of time through millennia and most estimates put yoga origins in the 3300 bce range. Yoga is a Sanskrit word and used in its highest form, it means to unite oneself with ones own being. It is this very quality about yoga that draws millions of people. The desire to…

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The meaning of Hypnosis

The term hypnosis is a Greek word meaning sleep, but the word trance may be better to describe the state of ones mind under hypnosis. According to Hypnotherapist Peter Bedard “hypnosis is a natural, relaxed state of increased mental awareness and a state of mind you pass through every night when you go to sleep…

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The Importance of Sleep

With sleep problems affecting everyone from George Clooney to us mere mortals, it is estimated that 40 to 60 million americans have trouble sleeping.  By getting a better understanding as to the importance of sleep, people tend to make greater efforts to sleep.  Regarding health and wellness, sleep is at the top of the list…

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The Effects of Music

Have you ever wondered why certain songs make you feel a different emotions? Music can bring us to tears or have us standing and dancing in the blink of an eye. How about when you are not able to get a song out of your head that you recently heard? Using brain imaging, neuroscientists have…

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The Benefits of Naturopathic Medicine

Are you taking prescription drugs but have concerns about potential side effects? What about vitamins and minerals? These days it is extremely challenging to keep up with pharmecueticals and supplements or to even know if we need them. Naturopathic Medicine is a great idea for anyway looking to optimize their health and wellness.  A Naturopathic…

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The Art and Science of Feng Shui

Feng Shui means wind and water and is known as an art and a science.    The Terracotta Army in China is considered one of the most powerful example of Feng Shui.  If you want to experience more peace and harmony in your life, use the power of Feng Shui to create a loving peaceful environment…

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Superfoods for Overall Good Health

At this point everyone has heard the term Superfood, and while there is no official definition of a Superfood, it is basically a nutrient rich food considered to be especially beneficial for your health and wellbeing. It is quite possible that they may even help to reduce medical conditions like diabetes and high cholesterol. Wellness…

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Superfoods and Your Health

In the studio with us today we have Kip Stroden.  Kip is a visionary within the natural product industry and the CEOpioneer in the health and nutrition industry because he took the Superfoods movement to a whole new level. He travels to the Amazon to personally deal with the people he is importing Superfood from.…

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Staying Youthful

If one wants to remain youthful it must come from the inside out and not the other way around.  Learning and experiencing new things has been proven to keep the brain active and healthy. A healthy active brain helps us to stay young well into our golden years.   Christian Cristiano is the host of…

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Sexual Safety

The difficult fact is 1 in 6 American woman are victims of sexual assault in her lifetime and alcohol is is behind up to 90 percent of those attacks.  There is an exponential jump in rapes during the holiday season and experts agree it is due to the parties and the alcohol that goes with…

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Registered Dietician Ilana Muhlstein on Wellness for Realists

Obesity and Overweight are ravaging the USA with more than 1 in 4 adults at or above the obesity level. In 2013 Obesity was officially classified as a disease. On this Episode, Christian Cristiano and Ilana Muhlsein will help you to overcome or avoid the pitfalls of obesity and overweight. Ilana Muhlstein Bio http://www.ilanamuhlstein.com Ilana…

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