The Body Principle

I'm an advocate for taking your health into your own hands. That includes mentally, physically and spiritually!

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ANXIETY

OCD, PTSD, GAD, social anxiety, phobias, are all part of an anxiety disorder which is the most common mental health disorder that affects more than 280 million people worldwide. Read my latest blog about anxiety at https://bodyprinciple.ca

Everyone feels anxious once in a while. The anticipation of finally being able to hug your family after 2 years of lock down from covid, or the dread of writing your final exams in school. We all get that pent up adrenaline feeling now and then. It’s our body’s way of helping us deal with real danger or to perform our best. When we experience anxiety it’s our body’s ‘fight, flight or freeze’…

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WE ARE ONE

WE ARE ONE: In 2008 Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked "What is the most astounding fact you can share with us about the Universe? See his response in a video https://bodyprinciple.ca

photo by Casey Horner – Unsplash I originally posted this 10 years ago. I thought it was a good time to reflect on this again. Whether you pray to God, Goddess, Allah, Buddha, the Divine, or you’re still questioning your beliefs, we are all from the same universe. In 2008 American astrophysicist and author Neil deGrasse Tyson was asked this question by a Time magazine reader: “What is the…

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GROUNDING

GROUNDING: an ancient healing practice and one of the most powerful healing techniques you can apply in your daily life. Today many call the practice Earthing. See my new post on https:bodyprinciple.ca

Photo by PNW Production on Pexels.com Grounding is the ancient healing practice of connecting your body to the earth. This is one of the most powerful healing techniques you can apply in your daily life. Today many call the practice Earthing. This is where you electrically ground your physical body to the physical earth, whether by walking bare foot on the grass, having a hand (or hugging) on a…

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INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER

New post: TED talk: INFLAMMATORY BREAST CANCER: extremely rare and very aggressive but not impossible.. https://bodyprinciple.ca

Photo by Anna Shvets on Pexels.com Here is a Ted talk about an extremely rare form of breast cancer. Inflammatory breast cancer is not only rare but very aggressive. It’s often misdiagnosed as a breast infection and mammograms often come out clear. Once my mother was diagnosed it was already stage 4. In the video she talks about how it took her mother several months and several doctors telling…

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MENTAL ILLNESS AWARENESS WEEK

MENTAL ILLNESS AWARENESS WEEK ***World Mental Health Day is October 10th, 2021*** help rid the stigma against Mental Illness visit http://bodyprinciple.ca

I stated in the previous post that there are 2 causes dear to my heart. Breast Cancer being the first and the second is Mental Illness. World Mental Health Day is on October 10th, 2021 and depending where you live some countries have their Mental Health Awareness week starting October 3th and ending on the 10th, while some have their week starting on the 10th and run through the 16th. Not until…

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BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH

BREAST CANCER AWARENESS MONTH: a cause very dear to my heart, my mom died of inflammatory breast cancer a rare and very aggressive type of breast cancer... www.bodyprinciple.ca

Photo by Anna Tarazevich on Pexels.com October is a very busy month for me in that it highlights two causes that are dear to my heart. Firstly, October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month. Pexels.com My mother died of breast cancer 22 years ago. We say she died of the effects of the chemotherapy not the cancer. Her oncologist put her on a very strong and aggressive chemotherapy cocktail first to…

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INFLAMMATORY ARTHRITIS

Photo by Towfiqu barbhuiya on Pexels.com Inflammatory arthritis is the name used to describe a group of diseases classified as autoimmune disorders, whereby an overactive immune system results in inflammation.  The immune system begins to attack its own tissues and joints instead of foreign substances. This results in joint damage causing deformity, scarring and instability. Inflammatory…

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SEPTEMBER IS ARTHRITIS AWARENESS MONTH

SEPTEMBER IS ARTHRITIS AWARENESS MONTH

photo by Towfiqu Barbhuiya Over 350 million people in the world are affected by Arthritis. According to the CDC 53% of all adults in the United States, over 54 million people, have arthritis. In the United Kingdom around 10 million people are affected. There are 6 million Canadians living with Arthritis and 3.9 million people in Australia have this chronic disease. “It’s not just arthritis.”…

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You'll Never Walk Alone

You’ll Never Walk Alone

photo taken by Tom Barrett, Columbia St. Mary’s Hospital, Milwaukee Wisconsin Barbra Streisand performed this song unannounced at the closing of the 2001 Emmy Awards just two months after the 9/11 attacks. She now has recorded it 20 years later for the crisis the world is going through. I feel many people can relate to the lyrics. Donna

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ALPHA-BETA-GAMMA-DELTA-??

Coronavirus – Covid-19 I made a conscious decision that I wasn’t going to post about the pandemic. Turn on the radio or the tv and you get updates about Covid-19. It’s the first thing you see on social media. Driving down the street there is a huge sign about a vaccine clinic. I get emails daily about it. I didn’t think I had anything to add to that. I thought reading about something other than…

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FLYING FREE MEDITATION

Photo by jasmin chew on Pexels.com I found this on a website called Free Will Astrology written by Rob Bresny.  I thought what a great way to release stress with a meditation visualizing soaring up in the sky feeling free.  So for that I thank you Rob. Now if you can take the tip of a tape measure with one hand then put that arm outstretched then take the tape measure with the other hand…

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BABY MOOSE IN SPRINKLER

BABY MOOSE IN SPRINKLER

This video WILL make your day…Enjoy! If you listen really close in the audio you can hear the woman who is recording this trying to keep her kids quiet in the background. Worth listening to several times, and the music is absolutely perfect for the video. Hope you all enjoy! http://www.wimp.com/babymoose

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A MOTHER'S CROWN

A MOTHER’S CROWN

Happy Mothers Day to all the Mothers and mothers-to-be! . . . . . . Heaven lit up with His mighty presence, As all the Angels looked down, Today the Lord was placing the jewels, In all the mother’s crowns. . As He held up a golden crown, As all the mother’s looked on, He said in His gentle voice, I just want to explain each stone. . He held the first gem in His hand But the radiance couldn’t…

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RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME (RLS)

RESTLESS LEG SYNDROME (RLS)

This is one reason of many for poor sleep and the feeling of exhaustion that people with Fibromyalgia(FM) have. Approximately 40% of people with FM also have Restless Leg Syndrome(RLS). People describe these unpleasant sensations as burning, creeping, tugging, or like insects crawling inside the legs.   RLS is a neurological disorder characterized by unpleasant sensations in the legs and an…

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ZAZEN MEDITATION

Photo by Suraphat Nuea-on on Pexels.com Zazen is the classic zen meditation sometimes described as ‘sitting quietly doing nothing’. A common practice among Japanese Zen Buddhist monks and nuns. It’s tradition to sit in the lotus or half-lotus position here, but if this is uncomfortable for you then sit in a straight back chair. Your hands should rest in your lap, with both palms up, and the…

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OH MY FOGGY BRAIN

OH MY FOGGY BRAIN

Lighthouse in fog. Brain fog or fibro fog is one of the lesser talked about symptoms of Fibromyalgia (FM) and Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Until recently the cognitive impairment that is brain fog have been ignored. Most clinicians have focused on the pain management. However, for the millions who suffer with brain fog the symptoms can be more debilitating than the pain. Brain fog can range from…

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LIVING WITH DEPRESSION

I’ve had 3 major bouts of depression.  Each one started with a feeling like some sort of snap happened inside then I started to spiral down.  It’s like an elastic band was wound up and it got to a point it was wound too tight and it snapped.  So, anything that was held with that elastic band starts to fall. I would sometimes get a wave come over me suddenly out of nowhere that would drain…

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