A primary factor that contributes to degenerative diseases plaguing America happens to be the #1 drink in America - soft drinks.  Soft drinks are readily accessible everywhere.  There are some kids that don't even know that there is som

We see Asian women and men as being slim.  They must be doing something right, it would seem.  They traditionally drink tea with their meals, eat plenty of vegetables.  It seems like their eating habits would be a model that we would w

My daughter has been sick last week, diagnosed  as the flu by her doctor.  In less than one week, she has gone through 16 boxes of tissues, and has felt fairly miserable.  She has been up throughout the nights and desperately needed sl

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Mark Pantak, winner of my November Wellness Coaching contest, was selected to win a free Wellness Coaching session with me.  The contest was to write in 50 words or less why you should be chosen to win this contest.As the winner, Mark won a free

November's Health and Wellness Tip is: It's both healthy and important to express your emotions and feelings.  What is not healthy is keeping your feelings bottled up.  Even if you're feeling a strong emotion such as anger, find

This morning, I was going into my office building, with both of my hands full.  The man who was in front of me held the door open for me.  I thought that was nice of him since everyone is rushing to get to work on time and wrapped up in the

Black is the color most people wear for dressy occasions, and now, it seems that it is becoming fashionable in food.  Ebony eats are trendy in Japan and slowly appearing on Western plates.  These foods include black soybeans, black rice, bl

The name of this blog is Magic of the Rainforest, but I write about Wellness Coaching.  That might seem a little confusing, as there actually is no connection between the two.  When I started writing this blog a couple of years ago, I was w

A logo adopted by food company giants is showing up on groceries in major supermarkets: a green "Smart Choice" check mark.  Lucky Charms, Froot Loops, Ritz Bits Peanut Butter Chocolatey Blast crackers and Kid Cuisine Magical Cheese Stu

All of the leaders of personal development seminars that I have been to say that we should not watch TV, especially the news.  They all say that.  I'm not sure that I agree with that.  You have to have some balance, and you have to

When it comes to helping teens make wise choices about drugs, alcohol and sexual activity, 0parents wield more power than they think, according to Stephen Wallace, author of Reality Gap: Alcohol, Drugs and Sex - What Parents Don't Know and Tenns

Stay connected to your children.  Be a part of their world.  Listen to their music, be interested, and talk to them about what they like about it.  Include their friends in family activities.

If you are trying to lose weight, you probably have tried one fad diet after another, which either did not work, or you lost weight and then gained it all back.  Or you may have become obsessive about exercising, or obsessive about thinking abou

The easiest way to recharge our brain and restore important neurotransmitters is SLEEP!  Sleep is also the time when the body does most of its repair work including rebuilding and restoring muscle tissue.  This is because growth hormones ar

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Why is it that children resist taking a nap, and as adults, we see it as a luxury to be able to take a nap?  You probably have heard of the power nap, a short nap which recharges your body.  But now we know that this power nap can help your

Active children fall asleep faster and sleep longer than children who get less exercise, according to a study in the journal Archives of Disease in Childhood.   The research followed almost 600 seven year old children in New Zealand. 

"Life is a checkerboard and the player opposite you is time.  If you hesitate before moving or neglect to move promptly, your men will be wiped off the board by time.  You are playing against a player who won't tolerate indecision.

When we sleep, we want to feel rested when we wake up.  There is nothing more frustrating than to toss and turn at night, and be exhausted when we wake up. That affects us the next day.  Too many people rely on  coffee and caffeine to

Antonio Sirls, September 2009 winner on my monthly Wellness Coaching contests, was selected to win a FREE Wellness Coaching session with me.  The contest was to write in 50 words or less why you should be chosen to win the contest. As the w

"Approximately 7 hours of quality sleep are necessary for good health and weight control."  This is the first health tip of the monthly health tips that I will be featuring.  They are simple and practicle tips, maybe things that y

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I have been writing about the Law of Attraction, which basically says that what you focus your attention on expands.  I've been focusing on discovering restaurants in the Dallas area where I live, that not only use healthy ingredients, but w

Who would have thought that the deli that I go to in Plano, Texas would use a lot of organic ingredients in their foods.  I go there often to get my daughter a backed potato that she loves.  I always get it to go, and somehow, I have never