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Using a Life Coach for Addiction Recovery

Marcelina Hardy | Staff Writer

May 8, 2008

Have you been addicted to illegal substances or suffer from alcoholism?
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Helping Your Depression Symptoms with Life Coaching

Marcelina Hardy | Staff Writer

May 7, 2008

Life coaching can help you with your symptoms of depression. Life is complicated and depression can make it even more difficult.

Antidepressants and Depression

Some people have a chemical imbalance in their brain that causes their symptoms of depression. These people may be predisposed to depression because they have inherited it from someone in their family. People who are genetically predisposed to depression will usually experience symptoms in young adulthood and especially after a traumatic or stressful situation.
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Essential Oil Profile – Eucalyptus

Corinna Underwood | Staff Writer

May 6, 2008

The genus eucalyptus contains around 600 different species which comprise of more than 70 percent of Australia's native flora. Of the 20 or so species used commercially only 3 used in aromatherapy. These are:

  • Sweet eucalyptus (Eucalyptus globulus)
  • Common Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus radiata)
  • Lemon Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus citriadora)

Eucalyptus Oil’s Origins

Essential oil of eucalyptus is extracted from the leaves and the branches of the eucalyptus tree using the steam distillation method.
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AMW Experts

  • Meditation and Yoga: Finding Your Inner Awareness

    Posted on May, 8 2008 by Therese M. Pope
    Filed under: Yoga

    As the Western world continues its hectic and frenzied pace, yoga can offer more than just a physical practice. Some students choose not to incorporate meditation into their yoga practice; however, traditional yogis believe that meditation goes hand-in-hand with yoga to achieve a harmonious awareness of body and mind.

    Meditation is for Everyone – The “New” Yoga

    Julie Zipper, a Los Angeles based yoga and meditation teacher, believes that meditation is the “new” yoga.

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  • Helping Your Troubled Teen with Psychotherapy

    Posted on May, 7 2008 by Marcelina Hardy
    Filed under: Psychotherapy

    Many parents of troubled teens do not know what else to do. Many of these parents consider putting their teenager in a boarding school, residential treatment center or boot camp in hopes the structured and strict setting will scare their teen straight. The problem is sometimes these programs are not a good choice because the teenager is still not receiving what he or she is seeking from the deviant behavior he or she is exhibiting.

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  • Out with the Old, In with the New: Changing Habits with Yoga

    Posted on May, 5 2008 by Therese M. Pope
    Filed under: Yoga

    We all have bad habits that we need to overcome, but we sometimes don’t have the willpower or the tools to tackle them. Whether it’s smoking or trying to lose weight, we have habits that hold us back.

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