http://www.isnare.com/?s=author&a=Sharon+B.+Gilbert%2C+Ph.D. Wellness, Fitness and Diet Sharon B. Gilbert, Ph.D. Fri, 22 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=85417&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Meditation is the practice of lowering one’s brain frequency from a waking Beta state to a slower Alpha state. Just as a heart beats a certain number of beats per minute, the brain pulses a certain amount of brainwaves per second. In the Beta waking state, brainwaves vary from 15 to 40 cycles per se... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Sharon B. Gilbert, Ph.D. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=85414&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Control your brainwaves and you control your state of mind. By raising or slowing our brainwaves, we can altar how we think, feel and act. Meditation is the process of slowing our waking beta brainwaves to the slower states of alpha and theta. By learning to control these states, we can improve ou... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Sharon B. Gilbert, Ph.D. Wed, 20 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=85418&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet Stretching both before and after exercise is key to any fitness program. Stretching prior to exercise warms up your body making it less prone to accidents and injuries. Stretching exercises increase joint and muscle flexibility making for a better workout. During the warm-up period, stretches shou... Womens Interest Sharon B. Gilbert, Ph.D. Tue, 19 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=85416&ca=Womens+Interest Omega-3 fatty acids are essential to a woman’s health. The most beneficial of these fatty acids are Flax Seed and Flax Seed Oil. Both contain large amounts of alpha-linolenic acid, also known as ALA. Alpha-linolenic acid is deemed an essential fatty acid. Although it is essential in women’s health,... Wellness, Fitness and Diet Sharon B. Gilbert, Ph.D. Sat, 16 Jun 2007 00:00:00 -0700 http://www.isnare.com/?aid=85415&ca=Wellness%2C+Fitness+and+Diet The world is full of simple sugars. Everywhere we look we are surrounded by a multitude of cakes, cookies, pies, pastries, ice cream and candy. Our sodas, iced teas and many of our water products are loaded with sugar. Sugar is added to every day items including cereal, spaghetti sauce and canned f...