Is your relationship online or offline?

Our world is so overwhelmed with information, and we should be so grateful of the access we have to this amount of knowledge. Or are we sinking slowly like quicksand with the effect it is having within the relationships we have with ourselves’ and those around us?

Or is it helping us so much with the images portrayed online we all want to be just like that, we actually forget who we are and become led astray from our hearts desires and goals??

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It is better to spend time with people in person, and it is a gift that we can connect to friends and loved ones at distance through Skype etc. There are always moments we would Love them to be with us physically, instead of through a screen and it is times like this when we are grateful for technology.

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A primary nourishing food I remind my clients to try and find time away from their computer screen or iPhone when it has nothing to do with work, and for some people it is becoming a challenge to jump offline each day, or during the week and reconnect with family or friends you have been trying to connect with.
Meet for a coffee and a chat without taking pictures of coffees and find out what is happening in each others lives which you cannot find on the social media! Or enjoy either a walk or go for a nice drive to somewhere different or a favourite location!

Just reconnect with life away from your online screen, connect back to you and your friends, this is such a valuable exercise for both our emotional and mental wellbeing. If your 9 to 5 job is online don’t you think it would be healthier to disconnect away from the screen and reconnect with YOU?

Physical Health
For your physical health you can join a gym or if you want to keep costs down you could join up with some friends and start a walking night each evening, or so many times a week at a certain time. I know of many friends and neighbours who do this and it’s a great way to get a lot off you chest when walking with friends.
If you like swimming this is the perfect de-stressing exercise and its so relaxing on your muscles. I am sure in your area there maybe aqua aerobic classes which are great fun,  when I did personal training the men and women who attended the aqua aerobic classes loved it because it was so much fun and a lot of friendships were made.

Quiet Time
Or you can do at least 15 minutes of meditation, if you find meditation difficult you can go to a park or somewhere that is peaceful, (a couple of my clients would retreat into the bathroom, their sacred space of peace!)  find your sacred area of peace, quiten your mind for that moment of time of peace within yourself,and listen to your breathing if your mind is still chattering away, most of all enjoy it. I will do a segment about meditation in my future blogs which will continue on this theme.

Take a little time off-line and reconnect with the living world which can be filled with fun and spontaneity each day!

I would love to hear of the ways you find to relax off-line let me know in the comments.
I will be posting more on your Holistic Health in future blogs and if there is anything you would like me to discuss, you are more than welcome to drop me an email.

Enjoy and please share if you like.

Blissful wishes
Maree Jane

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Brain Injuries and Water

Water is what generates life on the planet and when you have the right quality of water in your body you feel different. This I found out over six years ago. As I said I loved water and all I drank was a certain label of bottled water, no matter where I was in the world I searched for this bottled water as I felt to me it was the best, that was until I drank ionized Alkaline Water. I thought I was Miss Fitness and when I drank this Alkaline Water how wrong was I! Little Miss Fitness became Miss unfit my body went through a huge detox and my body was flushing out all nasty stored up toxins, and over a period of time I really began to notice and feel the benefits of this water in my body.

One of the biggest things I noticed from drinking this alkaline water and still I am so glad to this very day, I had very bad acid reflux from the age of SIX, yes I know so young and boy oh boy did I suffer, and three days of drinking this alkaline water I no longer suffered with acid reflux and that is over six years now!.

Also from my head injuries I still suffered with bad sleeping patterns, not any more now from drinking this alkaline water and I really get my sleep and dreamtime in.  Another important key piece of information I would like to share with you, and going back to my TBI (Traumatic Brain Injury).brain-injury-causes-anger

I would like to say I never had this illness until after my accident, and all people both young and old who suffer with head trauma unfortunately can suffer with depression. I call it a silent illness as you may look fine on the outside but there is something else no one can see which is eating you up on the inside. I have spoken with groups and worked with people going through Depression, another common mental health concern which is also becoming common is Anxiety.

This was I can frankly say,and with some of the healing work I had done plus drinking alkaline water, I really started to notice that I was no longer slipping into a dark place which would happen so unexpectedly. One of the most important roles of water I learned is to keep your brain hydrated.

WholeBrain-450x253“Drinking the right Water So Important for the Brain? 

The Brain is 85% water. Optimal brain function depends on water and lots of it. Water is what keeps the brain signals going. When the quality of water is compromised the signals are short circuited. Water supports DNA and is the largest single source of energy. The brain has no way to store water and dehydration comes if all the water lost in a day is not replaced and this deficiency is accumulated. Brain cells need 2x more energy than other cells in the body. Water supplies energy. Nerve transmission consumes one-half of all the brain’s energy (nearly 10% of the whole body’s energy). When hydrated, you have more energy. When the brain is functioning on a full reserve of water, it will function at full capacity and you’ll think better and faster. Creativity is boosted.
Why is Water Important in Advanced Learning & Development Institute’s Brain Programs? 
It is most common that those with brain issues exhibited in Autism, Asberger’s, ADD, Dyslexia, Learning Disabilities, Traumatic Brain Injuries, Post Traumatic Stress, and Accidents do not drink enough water.

Often those with brain challenges will drink almost no water each day, only accentuating the problems in their brain functioning.

Instead, those with brain challenges will favour drinking the very beverages that cause more brain dehydration such as beverages containing caffeine, alcohol, or sugar.

Dehydration affects all functions in the brain. Mayo clinic says that the average adult loses more than 10 cups of water every day through breathing, perspiring, and eliminating wastes. 
Even if a person is 1% dehydrated, there is a 5% decrease in cognitive function. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy, short-term memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing. Studies show that prolonged dehydration of the brain causes cells to begin to shrink. 

Water is an important factor in brain food and productivity. Many think that they can drink soda, coffee, milk, or juice and stay hydrated. This is not true. Especially the brain needs water to send signals from the brain to the rest of the body. 

Water eliminates toxins from the brain as well as delivering nutrients to the brain. When the brain is fully hydrated, the circuitry works well and functions at optimum levels. Water is essential for concentration and mental alertness.
Studies have shown that most people are permanently partially dehydrated. This means that their brain is working considerably below its capacity and potential. When there is brain injury on top of dehydration, the problems associated with dehydration cause more evident and profound symptoms.
To stop the many sources of free radicals attacking the brain and causing brain inflammation, a strong antioxidant and powerful, supportive anti-inflammatory agent like the free radical savaging, ionized, micro clustered, alkaline water is needed. In the ALDI brain program, we observed that all our therapies were enhanced significantly by alkaline Water. Ionized, micro clustered Water and its ability to support the body’s ability to deal with brain inflammation is exceptional. The results that we are now able to achieve with this Water are beyond any normal therapeutic expectations.  ~Dr.Corrinne Allen0