Zenlama Holistic Wellness and Healthy Living for Body, Mind and Spirit

My question is, what is placebo? We hear the word and think it means ‘fake.’ Well, the placebo effect works. ~ Dean Neary So what is the placebo effect? In a nutshell, it is the measurable and observable improvement in a person’s health that is not attributable to a prescription medication or medical treatment. In this fascinating documentary video “Placebo: Cracking ... Read More »

The link between sleep, gaining weight and weight loss explained Recent studies have suggested an association between how much sleep you get and how heavy you are. It seems that sleeping less than five — or more than nine hours — a night is likely to increase the size of your waist line. This is a fascinating video by Michael Lucia, M.D. ... Read More »

Your life is a reflection of how you sleep, and how you sleep is a reflection of your life. ~ Dr. Rafael Pelayo Doctors and sleep experts now agree that getting a good night’s sleep is vital to maintain your physical health and mental wellbeing. The problem is that for many of us, getting to sleep and sleeping through the night ... Read More »

People have all sorts of reactions when Valentine’s Day comes around – some think it’s just too commercialised, and others can feel upset or neglected if they don’t get the traditional flowers chocolates or a card from their spouse or partner. Here is Dr. Laura’s take on why Valentines Day is something we should not ignore. On a personal note. ... Read More »

I focus on what I love and thus draw it to me. It is fair to say that our beliefs, expectations, moods, and assumptions act as perceptual filters that literally colour and shape our world into our unique experience of it. If we think failure we will fail. If we think of lack and worry we will have lack and ... Read More »

Food is one of the great joys in life, but not if it’s harmful to our children, our health , longevity and the planet. On average every America consumes nearly 200 pounds of meat each year, the average Brit 80kg ( 176 pounds). Most of this meat comes from Factory Farming, an industrial meat producing system plagued with a variety ... Read More »

Meet Jason Lewis – Environmental Adventurer Jason Lewis was 26, broke and cleaning windows when he and a college friend decided to embark on an adventure around the world using only human power. No engines, planes or no sails allowed. No-one had ever circumnavigated the earth under their own steam before. He set off with fellow adventurer Stevie Smith from ... Read More »

There’s an academic tradition called “The Last Lecture. “Hypothetically, if you knew you were going to die and you had one last lecture, what would you say to your students?” Well, for me, there’s an elephant in the room, and the elephant in the room is that for me it wasn’t hypothetical. I have been fighting pancreatic cancer. It has ... Read More »

From the bitterness of disease man learns the sweetness of health. ~Catalan Proverb If you have been diagnosed with a stomach ulcer or suffer with Irritable Bowel Syndrome or experience bouts of abdominal pain, bloating, diarrhea and/or constipation and other uncomfortable and embarrassing symptoms your discomfort may be caused by a stomach bacterium called Helicobacter pyloriyou. In this this video ... Read More »

Intelligence is not measured by the ability to score high marks in studies, but to score high marks in life ~ Bryan Researchers now know that your genetics account for 50% of your intelligence. The other 50% is impacted by what you eat and drink, how much you sleep, your stress levels, and other environmental factors. Watch this video to learn how ... Read More »