A Checklist for Traveling With Dogs

Everyone loves going on a road trip, even your dogs. Make the most out of traveling with your dogs with this handy checklist.

Plan ahead

Before you set off on your grand adventure, here are some things you should check into first. A trip to the vet could be needed to update vaccinations, get a health certificate or a refill on any medications your dogs may take. If your dogs are excitable or nervous, talk to the vet about an anti-anxiety medication for traveling. When planning your trip, inquire about how pet-friendly your lodging is. Is there a limit to the size and weight or an extra deposit to bring your furry friends along with you?

How To Have A Happy Mind

In today’s world of deadlines, demands and a general desperation to create more time in our days in order to get more done, it can be very easy to believe that we feel overwhelmed because we’re just so busy. Yet there is much we can do to create more of a sense of calmness within us.

We understand that for physical fitness, we need to train our body – we can’t just get up one day and run a marathon. The same is true for our mind – it requires a daily practice of ‘training’. Here are two great ways to build a happy mind.

Lisa Snowdon shows off her killer curves in a patterned bikini as she cools down in jungle shower on I’m A Celebrity

Lisa Snowdon shows off her killer curves in a patterned bikini as she cools down in jungle shower on I’m A Celebrity

Many a celebrity has made their mark on the jungle shower in I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!And it was Lisa Snowdon’s turn when she slipped into a mismatched bikini to cool down under the waterfall in scenes yet to air on the ITV reality show.

Powerful Anti-Aging Secrets

Mitochondria power every cell in your body and are very susceptible to the surrounding environment. By controlling the environment you can harness the power of your mitochondria to give yourself more energy, brain function and natural anti-aging benefits!

What are mitochondria?

Responsible for more than 90 percent of cellular energy, your mitochondria are organelles that power every cell in your body and are necessary for the body to sustain life and support growth. There are more mitochondria in your body than there are cells and bacteria! These little ‘powerhouses’ dictate how you feel all the time and are the bedrock of a strong body and a powerful mind.

The Best Laxative Foods for Natural Constipation Relief

Constipation is a taboo subject for many people. If you’re too embarrassed to discuss it, know that you are far from alone. Constipation affects about 14% of adults in the United States and accounts for an astounding 3.2 million medical visits every year. It’s a common and widespread issue. Nobody wants to talk about it, but for the sake of our health, maybe it’s time we opened a dialogue.[1]

Americans spend three-quarters of a billion dollars on laxatives every year, and it’s not helping.[1] Pharmaceutical laxatives and stool softeners often make constipation worse. Laxative overuse can lead to dependency, making it difficult or impossible to have a bowel movement without using strong laxatives.[2] Over-the-counter (OTC) laxatives also tend to produce some serious side effects including abdominal cramps, dehydration, dizziness, low blood pressure, electrolyte imbalance, and bloody stool.[3, 4]

The Cost of Customer Trust Violations

The Cost of Customer Trust Violations

How easily do customers forget? When transgressions against them are poorly remediated, the memory can be difficult to dismiss.

Twenty-six years ago, I co-authored a Journal of Marketing article that helped demonstrate the pivotal role of trust in maintaining the customer relationship. While there are many definitions of trust, we focused our attention on keeping promises, putting the customer’s interests and good, old-fashioned honesty first. Subsequent publications examined the caustic effects of opportunistic behavior on the part of the seller, i.e., taking advantage of the buyer’s vulnerability. At the level of the individual customer experience, the costs of trust violations and malicious self-interest by the seller are well-documented in both B-to-C and B-to-B settings: diminished loyalty, fewer repeat purchases and unfavorable word-of-mouth.

How a 3-Day Fast Resets Your Immune System

How a 3-Day Fast Resets Your Immune System

The benefits of fasting are many and various. Fasting supports good health by promoting a healthy body weight, encouraging normal cognitive function, and even facilitating detoxification. Now, research has also shown that fasting may help reset the immune system.

How Does Fasting Reset the Immune System?

Like every other system in the body, the immune system is subject to wear and tear. Aging, aggressive medical therapies, oxidative stress, environmental toxins, and the like can all accelerate the degradation of immune cells.[1, 2, 3] When immune cells are weak and frail, they’re not as effective as they should be in protecting your health. This is where fasting can help.

What Is Fasting? A Guide to the Different Types of Fasts

What Is Fasting? A Guide to the Different Types of Fasts

A fast is a voluntary practice in which people go for extended or structured periods without eating and drinking for spiritual, medical, or weight loss reasons. Others fast to protest or raise awareness for causes. Fasts vary widely depending on the type you’re following. Some fasts allow water, tea, coffee, or other fluids during the fasting period, but dry fasts go without. A fast may be intermittent, or it may extend for multiple days.

Fasting is not starvation. For those who fast for health reasons, fasting is just a more structured way of eating. Fasting is sometimes followed by feasting, especially around religious holidays. Some people may find fasting challenging, but there are many types of fasting regimens and protocols from which to choose.