http://www.steviva.com where sweeteners come naturally Tue, 04 Jun 2013 03:18:41 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://www.steviva.com/motivational/shoulda-coulda-woulda/ http://www.steviva.com/motivational/shoulda-coulda-woulda/#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:22:05 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2210 vanquishing lost dreams and regret Louise E. Boone, emeritus professor of business at the University of South Alabama was quoted to say “The saddest summary of a life contains three descriptions: could have, might have and should have”. Motivational speaker and life coach Anthony Robbins says “If you live by Shoulda, Coulda, Woulda you are [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/motivational/shoulda-coulda-woulda/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/informational/national-headache-awareness-week/ http://www.steviva.com/informational/national-headache-awareness-week/#comments Sun, 02 Jun 2013 18:17:03 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2207 three things that could be a cause by Dr. Alisha Moadab, N.D. Headaches come in various forms, for some it’s a minor annoyance and others it can be debilitating. There are more than four different classifications for headaches. In mainstream medicine the common tool is the prescription pad for to help alleviate the pain, or [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/informational/national-headache-awareness-week/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/informational/may-is-mental-health-awareness/ http://www.steviva.com/informational/may-is-mental-health-awareness/#comments Sun, 26 May 2013 16:08:08 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2201 three tests to ask for to mend your mind by Dr. Alisha Moadab, N.D. The mind is a beautiful thing, yet many people struggle with the health of it approximately 1 in 4 Americans suffer from various mental illnesses. Many doctors will just write up a prescription for an antidepressant, while never looking at the [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/informational/may-is-mental-health-awareness/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/informational/the-most-potent-anti-oxidant/ http://www.steviva.com/informational/the-most-potent-anti-oxidant/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:29:47 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2144 three ways to get more of it by Dr. Alisha Moadab, N.D. Did you know that every cell in your body has a very powerful antioxidant that works to detox the body and boost the immune system? While this is made in your body, chronic disease, infection, cancer and other ailments will decrease your levels [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/informational/the-most-potent-anti-oxidant/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/informational/a-quiet-mind-creates-a-garden-of-inner-peace/ http://www.steviva.com/informational/a-quiet-mind-creates-a-garden-of-inner-peace/#comments Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:23:34 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2142 “You need not leave your room. Remain sitting at your table and listen. You need not even listen, simply wait. You need not even wait, just learn to become quiet, still and solitary. The world will freely offer itself to you to be unmasked. It has no other choice. It will roll in ecstasy at [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/informational/a-quiet-mind-creates-a-garden-of-inner-peace/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/motivational/the-power-of-protein/ http://www.steviva.com/motivational/the-power-of-protein/#comments Sun, 31 Mar 2013 18:14:47 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2131 three sources to stabilize blood sugar A healthy diet is made up of carbohydrates, fat and protein. Unfortunately in American society we have gone into an extreme overload of the first two, creating high blood sugar levels and a rise in insulin resistance and diabetes. Sadly, the most affected age group is children. Often people [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/motivational/the-power-of-protein/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/informational/drug-nutrient-depletion/ http://www.steviva.com/informational/drug-nutrient-depletion/#comments Sun, 24 Mar 2013 16:08:19 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2119 four common drugs that cost you in more ways than one Beyond the co-pay cost for these commonly prescribed drugs, your body can pay another price with nutritionally from their use. Often medications will affect different biochemical pathways that can cause a depletion in one nutrient or another. While one problem can be solved, another [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/informational/drug-nutrient-depletion/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/tastes-like-sugar-but-effects-you-like-chlorine/ http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/tastes-like-sugar-but-effects-you-like-chlorine/#comments Wed, 06 Mar 2013 16:20:06 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2112 saving your friendly flora Despite advertisements stating “Made from Sugar, so it Tastes like Sugar”, which attempt to confuse consumers, Splenda® is not natural and contains no elements of natural sugar. You may also be surprised to learn that Splenda® contains chlorine. Yes, the same chlorine that goes in swimming pools. And here’s the worst [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/tastes-like-sugar-but-effects-you-like-chlorine/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/motivational/playing-to-win-the-most/ http://www.steviva.com/motivational/playing-to-win-the-most/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:57:48 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2102 never play to lose the least Life is an all-in game. You cannot dip your toe into the pool of life and expect amazing results. You have to jump in all the way. So says one of the people I love the most in this world. When I go through the list of things that [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/motivational/playing-to-win-the-most/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/informational/fish-oil/ http://www.steviva.com/informational/fish-oil/#comments Sun, 03 Feb 2013 00:48:51 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2099 three reasons it helps your body Omega 3 fatty acids are comprised of EPA & DHA which are found in fish oil. These two components have anti-inflammatory effects in our bodies, and many diseases begin with inflammation. Supplements made from various fish such as mackerel, salmon, herring, sardines, cod, and tuna are often approximately 18% [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/informational/fish-oil/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/informational/folic-acid/ http://www.steviva.com/informational/folic-acid/#comments Sun, 20 Jan 2013 20:14:30 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2085 four reasons your body needs it January is host of “Folic Acid Awareness Month”, which is a campaign targeted to women of childbearing age to take a multivitamin that provides them with the minimum dosage of 400mcg per day, to prevent a birth defect called Spina Bifida. This B vitamin, folic acid, is important to [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/informational/folic-acid/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/informational/thyroid-health/ http://www.steviva.com/informational/thyroid-health/#comments Mon, 14 Jan 2013 08:05:54 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2082 have you been told yours is normal The thyroid gland is located in your throat and is the center for metabolic activity, or lack there of if one is struggling with weight problems. A thyroid disorder can cause hypothyroidism, low functioning, hyperthyroidism, high functioning, or be a combination of these two. Hypothyroidism is most common [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/informational/thyroid-health/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/motivational/goal_setting_success_new_year/ http://www.steviva.com/motivational/goal_setting_success_new_year/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:49:32 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2079 using the new year as a springboard for renewal 2012 was certainly a very intense year. It was filled with division and strife for some of the world. For others maybe 2012 was a good year but regardless of the quality of your year, we now bid a farewell to 2012 and have welcomed in [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/motivational/goal_setting_success_new_year/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/informational/look-and-feel-better-in-this-new-year/ http://www.steviva.com/informational/look-and-feel-better-in-this-new-year/#comments Sun, 06 Jan 2013 17:43:36 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2077 five ways to slim down As you know weight loss is often a common thing at the start of a new year, it is a clean slate to leave old patterns behind and start healthier habits. Thinking about body composition v.s. weight loss can be more empowering. Body composition refers to the amount of body [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/informational/look-and-feel-better-in-this-new-year/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/being-part-of-a-great-movement/ http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/being-part-of-a-great-movement/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:09:56 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2073 clearing out the colon and three fiber sources for constipation Here is a topic that generally no one wants to talk about, but eliminating waste products is crucial to good health. Our bodies are designed to ingest food, break it down with stomach acid, absorb vitamins and nutrients, and then release the remaining product. Ideally, [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/being-part-of-a-great-movement/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/motivational/newyear-resolutions/ http://www.steviva.com/motivational/newyear-resolutions/#comments Fri, 28 Dec 2012 21:04:34 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2071 the one promise you must keep It seems that every New Year’s Eve I go through the routine of outlining my goals for the next year followed by a thorough and scrutinous review of the previous year’s goals and what I did and did not achieve. So much has happened in my world as well [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/motivational/newyear-resolutions/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/informational/in-the-spirit-of-giving-2/ http://www.steviva.com/informational/in-the-spirit-of-giving-2/#comments Sun, 23 Dec 2012 05:14:50 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2068 five gifts of health Have you heard the saying “if you don’t have health, you don’t have anything?” Well, it is true! If you are too sick, you won’t be able to enjoy your free time, family, friends, or your finances. Americans are very giving, to their work, their family, philanthropy,etc, but there comes a [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/informational/in-the-spirit-of-giving-2/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/informational/after-care-of-trauma/ http://www.steviva.com/informational/after-care-of-trauma/#comments Sun, 16 Dec 2012 20:43:10 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2060 three To Do’s for a tragedy Trauma is an “emotional shock following a stressful event or physical injury.” In our society, it seems like tragedy’s are epidemic and occur in a fashion that hit us all with immense shock. These tragedies can affect us on various levels, mentally, physically, financially, emotionally, and/or spiritually. The aftermath [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/informational/after-care-of-trauma/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/informational/stress-the-common-denominator-illnesses/ http://www.steviva.com/informational/stress-the-common-denominator-illnesses/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:47:27 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2057 five signs of stress Defined as “an organism’s response to environmental demands or pressures”, according to a medical dictionary. For mostly all the diseases and illnesses that one person’s body could contract, that are multi-factorial often, in each case stress could possibly be linked to all. The book ‘The 21st Century Stress Syndrome” describes symptoms [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/informational/stress-the-common-denominator-illnesses/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/holiday-portion-control/ http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/holiday-portion-control/#comments Sun, 02 Dec 2012 17:42:55 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2055 how watching portions will allow you holiday sweets and treats Tis the season where sweets and treats are abundant, tempting and in your face at the office, home, friends and just about everywhere. We are hit with a slew of temptations from now until the New Year making it harder to stick with exercise and [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/holiday-portion-control/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/motivational/sleepless-in-this-season/ http://www.steviva.com/motivational/sleepless-in-this-season/#comments Sun, 25 Nov 2012 18:15:44 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2052 three reasons why you can’t snooze Insomnia refers to a prolonged time in which a person cannot get a sufficient amount of sleep. There are different types of insomnia; sleep onset which is the inability to fall asleep, or sleep maintenance which is the inability to stay asleep. Sleep is an imperative part of good [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/motivational/sleepless-in-this-season/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/gerd/ http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/gerd/#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:32:18 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2050 four tips to avoid these four letters Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, otherwise known as GERD, is commonly recognized with a main symptom of heartburn. This is a condition that if left untreated can be a precursor to certain types of cancer. GERD is a result of an anatomical dysfunction between the stomach and the esophagus, in [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/gerd/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/avoiding-holiday-weight-gain/ http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/avoiding-holiday-weight-gain/#comments Sun, 18 Nov 2012 18:26:11 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2048 Five solid tips on curtailing the temptation of over-indulgences I can’t even believe that next week is Thanksgiving. Wow, it’s hard to believe that a year has nearly past and the holidays are now upon us. Since the holiday season is nearly here, Steviva Brands is here to offer you some sound advice that can [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/avoiding-holiday-weight-gain/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/stop-in-the-name-of-love/ http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/stop-in-the-name-of-love/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:49:02 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2037 Does the phrase: “STOP! In The Name Of Love,” sound familiar? Well, if you are of my generation (I am 51 and going strong) it conjures up the song by the Supremes. Great song, but that is not what I am referring to. By this phrase I mean – stop treating your body unhealthy by [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/stop-in-the-name-of-love/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/how-to-pick-the-best-supplements/ http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/how-to-pick-the-best-supplements/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:29:54 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2035 five tips to pick out the best Have you heard the saying, there is a pill for everything? That can be pharmaceutical or natural. The purpose and definition of a supplement is “that completes or enhances something else when added to it.” What is that something else? It is a good diet that is based [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/how-to-pick-the-best-supplements/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/motivational/how-lives-are-changed/ http://www.steviva.com/motivational/how-lives-are-changed/#comments Sun, 04 Nov 2012 16:23:11 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2033 taking the first steps in a long journey My neighbor is a non-functioning alcoholic. In as much as any alcoholic is non-functioning he is at the end of the trail or shall I say cliff. His wife left him back in July. I was the one who gave them a ride to the airport, him, [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/motivational/how-lives-are-changed/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/motivational/a-pleasing-personality/ http://www.steviva.com/motivational/a-pleasing-personality/#comments Sun, 28 Oct 2012 21:18:30 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2031 three traits of optimal aging Of the many factors that make up our health and weather it is good or bad, our personality and outlook on life aren’t often discussed. Discussed in “The Okinawa Program” personality is associated with longevity, which has been studied and shown that there are key characteristics that are linked to [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/motivational/a-pleasing-personality/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/motivational/beautiful-moments-going-unnoticed/ http://www.steviva.com/motivational/beautiful-moments-going-unnoticed/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:58:30 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2021 five sensible tips on taking our time to take it all in Life in the modern age can seem to be all consuming. I know I find it that way sometimes. I can become so involved in the minutia of media, phone calls, texts and emails that the basic natural outside world seems to just [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/motivational/beautiful-moments-going-unnoticed/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/correcting-weight-loss-mistakes/ http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/correcting-weight-loss-mistakes/#comments Sun, 21 Oct 2012 17:53:43 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=2017 seven great tips that will get you skinny So you have tried everything to lose that spare 10, 20, 50? And… you just can’t seem to lose it no matter how hard you try. Her are a few mistakes you might be making along with practical solutions that will get you on the fast track [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/diet-articles/correcting-weight-loss-mistakes/feed/ 0 http://www.steviva.com/motivational/your-mind-matters-most/ http://www.steviva.com/motivational/your-mind-matters-most/#comments Sun, 14 Oct 2012 16:16:25 +0000 Site Admin http://www.steviva.com/?p=1998 four must do’s for a good mood Your brain is like the computer controller of the rest of your body, it sends signals, gets feedback, circulates hormones, regulates your nervous system, and much more. Some make an analogy that the brain is like the hardware and the mind like software. Without debate, they work synergistically [...]]]> http://www.steviva.com/motivational/your-mind-matters-most/feed/ 0