http://life-enthusiast.com/health-news Sun, 12 Oct 2008 00:00:12 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Many people involved in health and wellness are often concerned with checking the contents of the foods they eat. And rightly so, as this is essential to knowing what you are putting into your body. But does it really tell you? I feel that in recent days, the labels on ... http://life-enthusiast.com/health-news/2008/10/11/product-labels/ One of my favorite metaphors for explaining meditation is that it is weeding the mind. Anyone who has had a garden knows that it doesn’t happen by itself, you need to be in there everyday actively involved in what plants are in your garden and how they are affecting all ... http://life-enthusiast.com/health-news/2008/10/10/meditation/ Regular exercise, as everyone I hope knows, is an extremely important aspect of being healthy. The human body was designed to work under load, to be working against gravity. Looking throughout history, the amount of physical ability required of our bodies on a day to day level is laughable. Walking ... http://life-enthusiast.com/health-news/2008/10/08/exercise/ All the buzz around the environmental movement in the past ten years is not just hot air. It should be showing us that we can not continue to pollute our environment to the extent that we are. I always think of the bird who craps in it’s own nest, though ... http://life-enthusiast.com/health-news/2008/10/05/poisons-in-our-bodies/ During the time I spent learning about healthy living after a serious case of mercury poisoning that changed my life in 1977, I discovered that the only two lanes at the grocery store I could shop in were the outside perimeter of the store: the produce section on one side ... http://life-enthusiast.com/health-news/2008/10/02/our-agricultural-situation/ I often hear people talk of the dangers of toxins in the body and the negative effects this can have on our health. People naturally talk about this issue in relation to the things we eat and drink. One thing that is never mentioned, much to my puzzlement, is the ... http://life-enthusiast.com/health-news/2008/10/01/the-skin-youre-in/ An important issue that I always focus on in the world of health and wellness is enzymes and how they affect our bodies. Enzymes are made up of amino acids, similar to proteins but less complex. All living proteins come with their own enzymes to digest them. Enzymes are present ... http://life-enthusiast.com/health-news/2008/10/01/enzymes/ As a business man, and more importantly someone who hopes to make a difference in the way people live their lives, I’ve been involved with health and wellness for many years. I had a live-changing personal experience that convinced me that things needed to change for the better. In 1977, ... http://life-enthusiast.com/health-news/2008/09/29/health-and-wellness/ The Life Enthusiast Co-op is currently in its second incarnation. It was originally started on July 4th, 1989. Jevari Oberon (known as Larry Meier then) launched the first Life Enthusiast Co-op as a network company to distribute his invention - the super foods. His Super foods blend natural ingredients that ... http://life-enthusiast.com/health-news/2008/09/23/the-history-of-the-life-enthusiast-co-op/ I get to communicate with many people about their health issues. Most are dealing with well established degenerative conditions, and have been through many ups and downs with medical care, and with self help. One persistent thread that keeps running through these conversations is the relationships people have with themselves. ... http://life-enthusiast.com/health-news/2007/08/30/the-gift/