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"Recognize that you have the courage within you to fulfill the purpose of your birth. Summon forth the power of your inner courage and live the life of your dreams." -- Gurumayi Chidvilasananda


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Nutrition  

A Staple of Life

 

Eliminate Sugar

Did you know that in addition to throwing off the body's homeostasis, excess sugar may result in a number of other significant consequences. Click here to see a listing of some of sugar's metabolic consequences form a variety of medical journals and other scientific publications.

The Dangers of Smoking: What happens when Smokers Quit?

Within 20 minutes of smoking that last cigarette, the body begins a series of changes that continues for years:

20 minutes: Blood pressure drops to normal; pulse rate drops to normal; body temperature of hands and feet increases to normal.

8 Hours: Carbon Monixide level in blood drops to normal; Oxygen levels in blood increases to normal.

24 Hours: chance of heart attack decreases.

48 Hours:Check your Blood Pressure

Hyperglycemia (High Blood Sugar)

Causes: Too much food, too little insulin, illness of stress

Onset: Gradual, may progress to diabetic coma

Blood Sugar: above 200 mg/dL. Acceptable range: 115-200 mg/dL

Symptoms: Extreme thirst, frequent urination, dry skin, hunger, shakes, tired/sleepy, nausea.

 Hypoglycemia (Low Blood Sugar)

Causes: Too little food, too much insulin or diabetes medicine, or extra exercise

Onset: Sudden, may progress to insulin shock

Blood Sugar: Below 70 mg/dL. Normal range: 70-115 mg/dL

Symptoms: shaking, fast heartbeat, sweating, anxious, dizziness, hunger, weakness, anger, headaches. 

Stress - A Major Cause of Death

Dis-ease demands change

All dis-eases start with a positive intention. Some parts of the body/mind wants, needs, insists on CHANGE. Given his options, it chooses what it considers the  Most discomforts can be traced to stress. Stress can tighten the muscles, which may squeeze nerves, impending the neurological impulse to organs and parts of the body, creating poor blood and lymph circulation, thereby reducing flow of certain areas, and restricting elimination from others. Stress has a particular way of affecting the system. 

How Stress Works

Stage I: Alert - 

Release of hormones. The brain signals the body to release tress hormones into the bloodstream and to every part of the blood supply to the front of the brain (cerebra cortex) decreases, shutting down non-essential areas of the brain, stream-lining thinking process The sympathetic nervous system is poised for action. If stress continues - proceed to Stage 2.

Stage 2: Response - 

Fight/Flight response - choices are smile to deal with the stress; change if we can: avoid when we cant accept stress; fight when we can't avoid, surrender, leave of flee if we must. 

In flight response, the brain sends blood to the face, neck and chest,  preparing the upper body for physical struggle. The blood is drawn away from the face, neck and chest and supplied to the arms and legs for running. In both , blood is drawn away from frontal lobes, interrupting the intellect and thinking processes, leaving the unconscious in charge. If stress continues and we cant cope: on to Stage 3...  

Stage 3: Overwhelm -

We are rattles, off balance, blank, falling apart, at wits end. The body's goal is to prevent fatal overloads of stress. Disorientation is a protection. Overwhelm demobilizes. Blood is drawn back from the limbs and sent to the abdominal organs.  The liver, lungs and kidney remove stress hormones, The arms and legs become hard to move; "slow-down-and-rest" is the result. Poor circulation to the brain reduces mental capacity, preventing reaction. Mistakes, accident proneness, and procrastination can result . If the stress is serious: mental fogging , dizziness, inattentiveness, fatigue, a heavy feeling in the belly (where the blood is) and fainting can result. 

Use Supplements in your Diet

According to the Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN) to promote long-term health and prevent chronic disease, add four nutritional supplements to you daily diet: Vitamin E, Vitamin C, Calcium, and a multivitamin with Folic Acid. These vitamins used together can cut having a heart attack by 40%; protects vision during aging; prevents hip fractures; reduces birth defects such as spinal bifida in babies.  Studies show supplements could be helpful in protecting against a host of ailments including: Heart disease.

  • Vitamin E and Heart Disease: Epidemiological studies involving more than 100,000 people found those taking at least 100 international units (IU) of vitamin E every day reduced the risk of heart disease by 40%. IN a clinical trial involving people with a history of heart disease, 4300-800 IU of vitamin E each day reduced the risk of new heart attacks by 75% Studies indicate that more than $10 billion in health care costs could be save annually if people took at least 100 IU of vitamin E on a regular long-term basis.
  • Multiple Vitamins: using multivitamins with folic acid lowered homocystein levels and reduced the risk of heart disease in woman by 45% and could avoid as many as 56,000 deaths a year due to heart disease. Use of multivitamins supplements with folic acid can reduce the risk of birth defects when a supplement of 0.4 milligrams is consumed in addition to the usual diet.
  • Calcium and Osteoporosis: Increased calcium has been shown to be protective against bone loss and could potentially prevent 50,000 hip fractures a year. The Food and Nutrition Board of the National Institutes of Medicine increased daily calcium requirements or older adults by 50% to 120 milligrams and increased vitamin D intakes by 100% to 10 micrograms (400 IU) following a reevaluation of evidence linking both nutrients to bone health. 
  • Anti-Oxidants and Vision Loss: Several antioxidants such as vitamin C, E and the carotenoid lutein and zeaxanthin may help significantly prevent or delay the development of cataracts and macular degeneration, and leading cause of blindness in the elderly. Men and women who take supplements, including vitamins C and E, have a 50-70% lower risk of developing cataracts compared to people who take no supplements at all. These supplements could delay the onset of cataracts by 10 years.

REMEMBER TO EXERCISE AT LEAST 30 MINUTES A DAY! YOUR BODY WILL THANK YOU FOR IT!

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"The Paved Highway of Belief through touch and sight leads straightest into the human heart and the precints of the mind."- Lucretius

As long as the spirit is strong, the body will follow for the body is forever the slave of your mind and can be willed to achieve great feats.

A strong positive mental attitude will create more miracles than any wonder drug.

Brenda Marcial

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