Erikasheartbeet

I believe we all are connected on some level and I know that life is a neverending learning process, even though it would be nice to skip some lessons but as Albert Camus says „there is no sun without shadow and it is essential to know the night’. It is essential because we learn and grow through pain, as this quote says: „sometimes you must hurt in order to know, fall in order to grow, lose in order to gain, because most of life’s greatest lessons are learned through pain” As I said earlier it would have been easier to avoid some pain or sadness but without those experiences I wouldn’t be the person I am today so I thank all those who were the shadow in my life, teaching some very important lesson and helping me to become stronger. But more importantly I am grateful for those who brought the sun into my life and I cannot thank them enough. They brought sunshine in different ways but every way is special and greatly appreciated so this blog is for you. THANK YOU for be...

Jeremy for President Yesterday I talked to to my best friend, who works in healthcare. We all know that they are under enormous pressure these days and to be honest I am wondering how they can keep their sanity. They always have been heroes in my eyes but these days more than ever. It is not enough that she is working very hard in the hospital but she is also a mother (and a great one) of a wonderful daughter, now being at home all day. By the time she wanted to explain her daughter this whole situation, why she cannot go to kindergarden and meet her friends, why they cannot meet grandma and grandpa, why she cannot go and play on the playground, she already had known everythig, thanks to youtube. Children are amazing, they are so adaptive, understanding and cooperative that we should learn from them. In many respects she is very lucky, having this smart and lovely daughter and although sometimes a bit challenging but great husband Jeremy, who is btw an ...

Happy stories  For many of us what is happening in the world right now is still beyond our depth, we all are in a situation we never thought or feared of (at least I never thought and feared of something like this can happen) We might have seen something similar in the cinema but that time we thought ok, the filmmaker had been either weird or way too imaginative but when leaving the cinema we could happily acknowledge that everything was fine.  This time we cannot switch off the movie, it is happening and happening very fast and uncontrollable. The news are sometimes confusing and contradictory but one thing is for sure social distancing can save many lives and we have to do it for our own and each other’s sake. In my opinion it is really good to be on our own, with our thoughts if this is our own choice but if someone would like to talk and share thoughts or just to have some relaxing moments, which in these tough days can be really relieving and encou...

Human kindness is still here I think everyone, who has ever thought about the direction, in which the world has been going would agree that it was too fast, too materialistic and in many cases too selfish and/or superficial. I believe this situation shows that it is a no-go and teaches us better and nicer approach to ourselves and towards each other. I myself noticed selfishness, negligence and m y own experience that some people mistake kindness for weakness (I am telling you from here that you’re wrong) but some kindness and helpfulness, I’ve experienced in recent days just touched my heart. Big time. The present situation has already brought a great deal of human kindess, I could list several just from here, my country but I believe the message to everyone who lost faith is that human kindness is still here, even if it is many times thrown into the shade in this fast paced world. There are still, who think only of themselves and don’t care for others but...

Ways to improve our immune system It is (or would be) always very important to take care of our health but these days more important because by boosting up our immune system we are reducing the risk of being infected with the coronavirus, and if being infected, the risk of having severe conditions can be reduced. One of the most effective way of boosting our immune system is by consuming vitamin C , which is a water soluble vitamin. The recommended daily amount of vitamin C: Children (1-3 years)                   15 mg Children (4-8 years)                   25 mg Adolescents (9-13 years)           45 mg Teenagers (14-18 years)            65-75 mg Women (age 19 and older)  ...

Coronavirus I don’t want to talk about the virus itself because there are many who do the job but would like to share my thoughts. I believe not the virus is the great enemy but the lack of knowledge, the scaremongering and the inability to think with clear head. I always believed that a disease doesn’t come to kill us but to rethink our life, our way of thinking and our choices, plus also believe it is never too late to change, to do our best to become a better person and be kinder to others I don’t believe that this virus has been spreading to kill as many as possible but to draw our attention to the mistakes we make every day. I know this world is about consumption, power, money and control but this is just not right. The virus has already given the answer and that should have been obvious before but better late than never: no money or power can buy health, happiness, love, care and kindness, all the important factors for life (at least in my opinion) Tho...

The first part of my blog’s name does not need explanation, I am a heart centered person with all its advantages and disadvantages, the second part refers (or at least it was my intention) to nutrition and health, which is an important part of my blog’s topics. I have been interested in health, nutrition, psychology, human emotions and feelings for more than 15 years, read hundreds of books, magazines, articles and although I have a degree in nutrition, still many things are unclear and so much more to learn. Although there are hundreds of trends and diets to follow, forums to attend, information to read (from which quite many are controversial or too sophisticated to understand by everyone) still there are so many people, who have (sometimes serious) issues facing life challenges, having eating disorders or problems with alcohol or/and drugs. For many years I thought I had belonged to the minority having issues from childhood but in recent years I met and saw so many peo...