What is a Healthy Relationship?

Written by Andrea Sheehy


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No one is right or wrong allrepparttar time, and in a healthy relationship mistakes are acknowledged and accepted.

Trust Although trust takes time and effort to build up, it can be destroyed in an instant. Being honest with each other and being able to speakrepparttar 140545 truth without fear is a crucial part of a successful and healthy relationship.

For a relationship to be healthy, both of you need to believe in it and actively be helping to build it up.

Responsibility Both partners need to accept responsibility. Each consider various aspects before deciding and acting, protecting each other from harm and not blaming each other when things don’t go right.

Taking Care of Yourself It is important to remember that a relationship contains two individuals, and both people will be able to take care of themselves in a healthy relationship. Each will have time and space to dorepparttar 140546 things they want to do, withrepparttar 140547 support of their partner.

In a healthy relationshiprepparttar 140548 goal is for both partners to win.



Copyright Andrea Sheehy 2005. All rights reserved. Andrea Sheehy is qualified and experienecd couple and relationship counsellor. For more information about couple counselling visit her website:http://www.andrea-sheehy.com/


Problem Snoring? Try these free home remedies and solutions

Written by Alannah Moore


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Why not try making your own remedies using essential oils?

Marjoram essential oil can be an effective stop snoring remedy, helping keeprepparttar nasal passages and upper respiratory clear. Try a 50/50 blend of marjoram and lavender oils, either on your pillow or applied belowrepparttar 140544 nose before sleeping, or using an electric diffuser.

Blends ofrepparttar 140545 following essential oils have also helped some people as stop snoring remedies (used as above): Common Mint, Peppermint, Lemon, Lemon Balm, Clove, Pine, Fennel, Sage, Thyme, Citronella, Eucalyptus, Lavender,Scotch Pine, and Mastic.

- Throat Exercises

Exercises that help strengthen and tonerepparttar 140546 muscles inrepparttar 140547 throat can help alleviate snoring and, in some cases, actually get rid of it altogether. Here are three simple ways of improving throat strength/toning throat muscles:

-Take a pencil and hold it betweenrepparttar 140548 teeth for up to 5 minutes. The grip should be firm, but not painful at all.

-Take your finger and gently press against your chin for a few minutes (no more than 3).

-Push your tongue against your lower row of teeth for about five minutes.

These exercises should be performed just before bedtime, and no strain should occur. It should not at all be a painful experience.

- The Snore Ball

The Snore Ball isrepparttar 140549 classic home-made device to cut out snoring. Put a tennis ball, golf ball or rolled-up bundle of socks in a pyjama or T-shirt pocket and then put it on back-to-front. When you move to sleep on your back - and open your mouth to emit loud snoring -repparttar 140550 snore ball gives you a wake up call of discomfort.

For some people, it’s all they need as a snoring cure - particularly for those who don’t toss and turn a lot during sleep, and simply need a bit of a nudge to return back to a side-sleeping position. Over time, many people who use snore balls find that they habitually sleep on their side, and hence,repparttar 140551 snore ball becomes redundant.

Why not give some of these free home snoring remedies and solutions a try - one of them could even crack your problem snoring for good!

If you're interested in reading about other natural methods of stopping problem snoring, please visit http://www.how-to-stop-snoring.com where you'll find dozens more effective stop storing tips and techniques.


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