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2019 Wellbeing

If You Feel ‘Needy’ In Your Relationships, Read This

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January 15, 2019 at 09:00PM How to deal with insecurity in your relationship. Continue Reading… Author Margaret Paul, Ph.D. | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue A client of mine recently told me that when her partner withdraws, she feels punished and believes she has done something terribly wrong. She does everything she can to fix it because it feels like a survival issue for her—that her partner is the “parental umbilical cord” responsible for her survival. Her fear is so intense, she told me, that sometimes she feels like she is going to die. The source of this woman’s terrible attachment problems was actually something from her childhood—a similar dynamic in which her parents’ unavailability registered to her young mind as the result of something she herself had done wrong. Without the support from her parents, that dynamic turned into a gaping wound, one that had still not been healed even now as an adult. An attachment wound occurs when you were brought up by parents who were not emotionally present and not there for you, which resulted in anxiety and insecurity. As an adult, you begin to unconsciously attach to people—often in the context of romantic relationships—and subconsciously attempt to have them fill the role of the loving parent you never had. Because of your experience as a child, you might feel huge anxiety if the partner doesn’t call on time or is out of town or, like this woman’s partner, withdraws. Their behavior picks at your

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2019 Wellbeing EDITORSPICK Vegetarians

Exactly What To Eat To Lower Your Risk Of Breast & Lung Cancer

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January 15, 2019 at 10:01AM Natural Choices For Breast Cancer & Lung Cancer Continue Reading… Author Stephanie Eckelkamp | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue Maybe you think getting cancer is kind of a tossup, or that it’s something left to the genetic gods that you have no control over. But the truth is, you do have control, every time you put something in your mouth. Turns out, lifestyle factors are involved in most cancers—factors you control are estimated to account for 90 percent of all causes of cancer, and of that, diet may account for 35 percent. Food really is the best preventive medicine. We see this in real life when we look at the cultures that live the longest, aka the blue zones. Though they’re scattered around the world—from Okinawa, Japan, to Ikaria, Greece, to Sardinia, Italy—they all have one thing in common: good food. Generally, in these communities, where it’s not uncommon to live to be 100, people eat loads of whole fruits and vegetables, plenty of fish and olive oil, beans, whole grains, minimal red meat, and maybe drink some red wine in moderation. But it’s not the locations themselves that are special. Consider the Mediterranean diet, which anyone can adopt, and how it’s associated with a reduced risk of all sorts of cancers, including breast and colon cancer. Foods can fight cancer both indirectly and directly. Indirectly, selecting the right combination of foods (i.e., whole, minimally processed, fruit- and veggie- heavy, high in fiber)

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2019 Wellbeing EDITORSPICK Vegetarians

Found: The Cheapest Foods To Cleanse Your Gut Daily

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January 15, 2019 at 01:00AM Including exactly the best thing to buy at Trader Joe’s. Continue Reading… Author Jessica Cording, M.S., R.D., CDN | Life by Daily Burn Selected by iversue Nourishing your gut health is one of the most important ways you can support overall wellness. While limiting foods that negatively affect gut health is an important piece of the big picture, you also need to stock your kitchen with the foods and beverages you need to support a healthy gut. If you’re on a budget, I have some good news for you: It doesn’t have to be crazy-expensive. Here are some of the cheapest gut-healthy foods. First, let’s talk about gut health. Sometimes my new clients are surprised when I ask a lot of questions about their digestion. It’s important, though, because the state of our gastrointestinal system affects our physical, mental, and even our emotional health in profound ways. When doctors tell you to track and examine your bowel movements, that’s because they provide clues as to how well your GI system is functioning. The gut is also where much of our immune system function happens. The gut-brain connection is also an important part of overall wellness, as the two communicate via the enteric nervous system, a not-so-little “second brain” comprised of two layers of over 100 million nerve cells lining your GI tract all the way from your esophagus to your rectum. Probiotics are the beneficial bacteria in the gut that help digest food, produce vitamins,

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