Author: Essie Rewane
Stomach bloating can happen with or without constipation. I started noticing bloating when my first child was around two years old. I traced this condition down to fresh dairy milk. I loved drinking Nesquik strawberry and banana powdered milk every day. I would put two to three heaped spoons in a glass, shake the milk bottle, and pour it in. I stopped doing this and my bloating reduced drastically. Within a year I still began to feel uncomfortable and this happened usually after I had tea or coffee which was attributed to dairy milk again. I tried powdered and carnation…
What is your child passionate about? What talent does your child/young adult with autism (ASD) have? Everyone is born with a talent or passion and I believe it is the responsibility of the parent or carer to guide the child in finding that passion. Generally, children with challenges are passionate about a subject or topic very early on in age and this may be glaring if they are delayed in their other educational subjects WIth autism, the term “Savant Behaviour” is used to describe someone with significant mental abilities. they can demonstrate certain abilities far over average. This could be…
When my son started having problems with sleeping i was introduced to Lavender and everything associated with it. I knew Lavender was relaxing, so we tried putting it on his pillow and in the bath at night. It seemed to work, but i had to try other ways to aid sleep as well. Sometime in 2015, a friend introduced me to Young Living essential oils. I did a bit of research and immediately became a distributor. The whole concept resonated with me. It was like I had been waiting for this to come to me. The only oils in the…
Is anxiety a good thing? It could be, in terms of protecting you from a dangerous situation. Before anything happens, when anxiety sets in, you enter into the fight-or-flight response mode. Here a decision is made and this is where the worry, nervousness, and general unease begin to manifest in the body and mind. You make a decision and it is either to fight or flight – run away from the situation. Everybody goes through anxiety, but the level or degree depends on how that person can cope with the way that situation is making them feel. Are you a…
With the advent of technology, the end product of food is changing. They are processed, preserved with preservatives, and over-processed. When I go to do my weekly shopping at the grocery, I buy my buffalo and barbecue chicken nicely spiced and ready to eat. All I need to do is warm it in the oven or microwave for a few minutes or seconds depending on which appliance I choose to use. When I cook my pasta sauce or stew, I conveniently buy the sauces in a jar and straight into the pan with sliced onions coupled with chicken, prawns, or…
…….. But everything is important these days. If you lack a vitamin the consequences build up and you may just attribute any symptom to flu or stress. Sometime in 2016, I had a really bad flu. It went on for two weeks and in the process, I lost my voice. After that feelings of fatigue took over and I found myself sleeping off while reading, watching, or even in my daily webinar meetings. I rarely doze off – this only happens when I have had less than 5 hours of sleep in a row for two nights which, is usually…