4 Ways to Stay Regular

Posted by meetsall on April 25th, 2012

4 Ways to Stay Regular

from DR.Weil on Women’s Health

Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) and other gastrointestinal issues such as constipation can often be successfully resolved with simple lifestyle changes. Try these natural approaches:

Eat a fiber-rich diet. Include a high-fiber breakfast cereal in your morning meal, add extra servings of vegetables to your lunch and dinner, and substitute whole organic fruit for chips at snack time.
Drink plenty of pure, filtered water.
Get daily exercise.
Utilize some type of daily relaxation technique, such as biofeedback, breathing exercises or yoga (stress can interfere with relaxation of the whole body, including the bowels).

If constipation is a problem for you, consider triphala – a mixture of three fruits from the Ayurvedic tradition. A low dose of magnesium glycinate may also be helpful for chronic constipation.

This is the best advise I can give you because I have tray it by my self for 2 months now and served me well.

To your best health,

Sally.

Stress Makes You Fat Stress Makes You Old

Posted by meetsall on April 13th, 2012

I received an email from Dr. Karen Kan and I want to share it with you dear readers.

Stress Makes You Fat

The Stress response, also called the “flight or fight response” is necessary when our survival is at stake.During the stress response, our pupils dilate, blood rushes to our muscles and our breathing quickens so we can run or fight. Neurotransmitters such as adrenaline and noradrenaline (also known as epinephrine and norepinephrine) and steroids such as Cortisol are released from the adrenal gland.The unfortunately reality in today’smodern world is that we are eliciting the stress response daily…when we are late for work….when we are stuck in traffic….when our kids talk back to us….when our boss yells at us, when we drink a cup of coffee in the morning etc. Even though it is not a matter of life and death, we have become accustomed to feeling stressed.

Erroneously,we think that feeling we have is “energy”…I call it false energ y, not real energy. Real energy feels even-keeled, low key, relaxed, but you can accomplish a lot in the day.

All that extra cortisolflying around the body because of stress, is attracted to abdominal fat cells. Thus you start to get that “spare tire” around your belly. The fat is not necessarily accumulating under your skin, but around your organs, setting you up for an increase risk of heart attacks.

The “apple” shaped obese body is at much higher risk of illness than the “pear” shaped obese body, where fat is accumulating on the thighs (saddlebags). If you see someone with a big belly and skinny legs…think stress fat.

Stress Makes You Old

How does stress make you old?Well, when you feel stressed a lot of the time, you constantly pump out hormones and neurotransmitters out of your adrenal glands.Your adrenals are likethe battery or storehouse of energy that you possess. If you are healthy as a child, you start out with a full battery. Stress, overwork, poor nutrition, toxins, stimulants like caffeine, emotional turmoil, lack of exercise all contribute to adrenal exhaustion.It takes years and years to exhaust the adrenals, but once you get to a certain threshold (which is different for everyone), you “suddenly” start to experience ill-health.

Things just start “falling apart“…your blood pressure goes up, your joints start to hurt, you feel stiff and tired in the morning, you get wrinkly dry skin, you bowels don’t work properly, you can’t sleep, etc.The reason things “fall apart” is not because you are chronologically old and just degenerate.

It is because your energy system is too overworked to support the natural cellular healing functions of the body! In other cultures, people can live well past 100 and are not “sick” as we are in the modern world as we age.

Supporting Your Body From Stress

There are many ways to replete your adrenals, your energy system. Many people get acupuncture and that helps a lot. A word of caution here though. Many people start taking better care of their bodies untilthey are “feeling better” than they STOP.When you start treatments at a 2/10 in energy,after a while you may get to a 4/10 and feel “fine”. If you stop here, you will unevitably drop down again. The goal here is to get you back to a 10/10 and keep you there! So feeling better is not an indication that your energy system is “full”. A better indication is your Chinese Diagnosis Pulse or your neuroadrenal saliva and urine testing.In addition to acupuncture, I highly recommend theLife wave Energy Enhancer patches that I use almost daily.They are your “do it yourself” acupuncture treatments for your adrenals and for a whole month cost just a little more than one acupuncture treatment. I also use the SP6 patches. Although they are marketed for weight loss, I have found that those with adrenal fatigue can really use the extra energy production from these patches to keep their blood sugar even.

Now, there is a lot of lifestyle changes you can do too. You can cut out the caffeine, start a daily AM meditation practice or a gentle yoga practice, eat lots of fruits and vegetables and fiber, sleep at least 8 hours a night with regular sleeping times, watch funny movies that make you laugh and relax, take long hot baths with quiet music, take a 30 minute afternoon nap if possible.

Other options that would be helpful are counseling for stress management, stress management classes, yoga, qi gong or tai chi classes.

Have fun!

Enjoy your life.

Maybe even cut back on work if you can. Even a little bit of everything helps.Bottom line…unless you are a veteran guru of advanced meditation who does not work for a living, you need support for your adrenals! You can’t just go on autopilot and expect your body to perform.

You need to support it.

Often I find that my patients often need to start getting treatment and support in the form of Energy patches, acupuncture and supplements BEFORE they have enough energy and motivation to do the lifestyle changes! Sad, but true. So if this resonates with you, give my office a call and let’s see what we can help you with. 518-524-8188.

To Your Health,

Sally.

Choosing Cleaner Products to Clean our Bodies

Posted by meetsall on April 6th, 2012

Clean hair, clean teeth, clean skin — we all want to stay clean to be healthy, look great, and smell nice! We use a variety of products that will get us nice and clean, but unfortunately, most are made with hidden ingredients that aren’t healthy for our bodies to absorb.

Our skin is the body’s largest organ, and if we are exposing it to chemicals, the skin soaks them up transdermally.

Once we get our food intake under control and from a more natural and organic place, it’s time to think about what we are rubbing on our bodies.

Some of the worst offenders are the chemical emulsifiers used in cosmetics, called PEGs (the full name is polyethylene glycol, which is seldom written out). Anything that lists a PEG has been ethoxylated and may be toxic.

Look for the group of letters “eth” (from ethoxylated), as well as “mea,” “dea,” and “tea,” in ingredients to identify PEGs.

For example, many of those great smelling baby lotions and shampoos contain sodium laureth — a chemical! Try to avoid these ingredients when making your next purchases.

Here are some tips to keep in mind as you choose your hygiene products to help you look (and feel) your best.

Toothpastes and mouthwashes. Sodium fluoride has been touted as a chemical that strengthens tooth enamel, but some experts believe it’s a chemical waste product linked to enzyme disruption and thyroid problems. Many toothpastes also contain sodium lauryl sulfate, which is linked to organ and reproductive toxicity. Consider switching to a nonfluoridated variety instead. Also, a lot of mouthwash formulations have formaldehyde and ammonia in their mixes; plus chemicals may have leached from the plastic in the bottle.
Clean soap. Numerous soaps have coloring agents, dyes, artificial preservatives, and propylene glycol, a suspected carcinogen. Consider switching to all-natural soaps that don’t contain lathering agents and other chemicals.
Antiperspirant. Many contain aluminum zirconium, which is toxic to the nervous and reproductive systems, and a chemical called BHT, which is believed to be a hormone disrupter and neurotoxin. (This is a tough one because I don’t like to stink!) Try the natural varieties.
Hair spray. Hair spray and other hair-styling products contain ingredients that can affect your nervous, reproductive, and immune systems. Whenever you have a choice, try natural styling products in place of hair spray.

Again, you may not be able to or want to make all these changes, but I pass along the information so you can find additional ways to lighten your overall toxic burden. Treat your body well and it will thank you by looking young and beautiful!

This article is from Suzanne Somers.

New Sleep Technology

Posted by meetsall on March 19th, 2012

New Sleep Technology

Do you have a problem with sleep?

Do You wake up frequently at night and it takes a long time to fall asleep again?

When you wake up in the morning did you feel you have not sleep the night?

Insomnia – having trouble falling or staying asleep or waking up feelingunrefreshed – affects an estimated 35 percent of US adults, about 10 to 20 percent of which experience severe sleeplessness. Chronic insomnia can have negative effects on your mood, memory, and mental and immune function. Fortunately, some surprisingly small – and natural – lifestyle changes can help improve your quality of sleep.

Get regular exercise. It sounds simple, and it is: The more energy you expend during the day, the more tired you will be at bedtime. Get at least 30 minutes of physical activity a day, but avoid working out within three hours of bedtime, which may actually increase alertness. Some calming forms of exercise, like yoga and tai chi, may also help to ease insomnia.
New Sleep Technology

We’re all accustomed to thinking that we have to put something into our body (like vitamins) to improve our health. While proper nutrition, water and exercise are a necessary part of any healthy lifestyle, our bodies also require a continuous flow of energy. For example, our brains and nerves transmit electrical signals to our muscles to cause them to use stored chemical energy to contract.

It’s been known for thousands of years that specific frequencies of light can cause specific changes within the human body. When we go out in the sun, a frequency of light causes our body to make Vitamin D. Another frequency of light (UV) will cause our body to make melanin, the chemical that gives us a sun tan.

Silent Night patches use this knowledge to stimulate acupuncture points on the body for improving the flow of energy and producing drug-free sleep

Practice good sleep hygiene. Try the following:

Avoid stimulants like caffeine and limit alcohol. Both, even when consumed early in the day, can affect sleep.
Use your bedroom only for sleeping and sex. Avoid working or watching TV there.
Avoid large meals late in the evening.
Establish a consistent bedtime routine. This is one of the most important factors in maintaining good sleeping habits. Try taking a warm bath or a relaxing walk in the evening, or practice relaxation exercises like breath work or meditation as part of your regular nighttime routine.
Try to go to bed at the same time every night, and get up at the same time each morning, even on weekends.
Try to give yourself some time – up to an hour – in dim light before you go to sleep at night. Lower the lighting in your house and bedroom and, if other members of the household object, wear sunglasses.
Spend some time outdoors as often as you can to get exposure to bright, natural light. If you are concerned about harmful effects of solar radiation, do it before ten in the morning or after three in the afternoon and use sunscreen.
Short naps are good. Try to get into the habit of napping: ten to twenty minutes in the afternoon, preferably lying down in a darkened room.

The Latest News about Garlic

Posted by meetsall on March 12th, 2012

The Latest News about Garlic

For a small vegetable, garlic (Allium sativum) sure has a big, and well deserved, reputation.
And although garlic may not always bring good luck, protect against evil, or ward off vampires,
characteristics to which it has been assigned folklorically, it is guaranteed to transform any meal into a bold,
aromatic, and healthy culinary experience.
Garlic is a member of the Lily family and is a cousin to onions, leeks and chives.

What’s New and Beneficial About Garlic

You can increase the health benefits you receive from garlic by letting it sit after you’ve chopped it or crushed it.
If you give your chopped/crushed garlic time to sit before changing its temperature (through cooking) or its pH (through the addition of an acidic food like lemon juice),
it will give the alliinase enzymes in garlic an opportunity to work on behalf of your health.
For example, in the absence of chopping or crushing, research has shown that just 60 seconds of immediate microwaving will cause garlic to lose some of its cancer-protective properties.

Immediate boiling of whole, intact garlic will also lower these properties, as will immediate addition of a very low-acid ingredient like lemon juice.

Some of garlic’s unique components are most durable in food (versus processed extract) form.
Allicin-one of garlic’s most highly valued sulfur compounds-stays intact for only 2-16 hours at room temperature when it is present in purified (extracted) form. But when it’s still inside of crushed garlic,
allicin will stay viable for 2-1/2 days.
Garlic may help improve your iron metabolism.
That’s because the diallyl sulfides in garlic can help increase production of a protein called ferroportin. (Ferroportin is a protein that runs across the cell membrane,
and it forms a passageway that allows stored iron to leave the cells and become available where it is needed.)

In addition to being a good source of selenium, garlic may be a more reliable source as well. Garlic is what scientists call a “seleniferous” plant: it can uptake selenium from the soil even when soil concentrations do not favor this uptake
.
The cardioprotective benefits of garlic may partly rest on the production of hydrogen sulfide (H2S) gas.
Our red blood cells can take sulfur-containing molecules in garlic (called polysulfides) and use them to produce H2S.
This H2S in turn can help our blood vessels expand and keep our blood pressure in check.

Interestingly, some processed garlic extracts cannot be used by our red blood cells in the same way and do not seem to provide the same level of cardioprotection that is provided by garlic in food form.

While still in its very early stages, research suggests that garlic consumption may actually help to regulate the number of fat cells that get formed in our body. 1,2-DT (1,2-vinyldithiin) is one of the unique sulfur compounds in garlic that has long been recognized as having anti-inflammatory properties.
But only recently have researchers discovered that some of our fibroblastic cells (called “preadipocytes”) only evolve into full-fledged fat cells (called “adipocytes”) under certain metabolic circumstances involving inflammatory system activity.
1,2-DT may be able to inhibit this conversion process. Since obesity is increasingly viewed by researchers as a chronic state of low-grade inflammation, the inflammation-related benefits of garlic’s 1,2-DT may eventually be extended into the clinical area of obesity.

Garlic is a wonderful seasoning to add aroma, taste, and added nutrition to your dishes. We often recommend using raw chopped or pressed garlic in many of our dishes to take advantage of the benefits derived from garlic. However, if you cannot tolerate raw garlic, you can add chopped garlic to foods while they are cooking. It is best to add it towards the end of the cooking process to retain the maximum amount of flavor and nutrition.

Health Benefits

Garlic provides numerous health benefits including:
Heart health support
Anti-inflammatory properties
Antibacterial and antiviral benefits
Anti-cancer support
Supports iron metabolism

For more details on garlic’s health benefits, see this section of our garlic write-up.

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“Truth without love is harsh. Truth with love is freedom.”

Posted by meetsall on February 14th, 2012

“Truth without love is harsh. Truth with love is freedom.”

~ Crystal Andrus.

If you believe we were all born true . . .
If you believe we all have the right to live with prosperity, passion and purpose . . .
If you believe in making a difference, not only in your life but in the lives of women around the world . .

http://sky.radio.com/shows/crystal-andrus-show/

I love the power, freedom she adds and passion, humor, and healing.

With love and light.

Sally.

A Carrot, an Egg, and a Cup of Coffee

Posted by meetsall on February 2nd, 2012

A Carrot, an Egg, and a Cup of Coffee

Author Unknown

A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life
and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how
she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was
tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem
was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots
with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots
came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second
she placed eggs, and in the last she placed ground coffee
beans. She let them sit and boil, without saying a word.

In about twenty minutes she turned off the burners. She
fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled
the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the
coffee out and placed it in a bowl.

Turning to her daughter, she asked, “Tell me, what do you
see?”

“Carrots, eggs, and coffee,” she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the
carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother
then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After
pulling off the shell, she observed the hard-boiled egg.
Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the coffee.

The daughter smiled, as she tasted its rich aroma. The
daughter then asked, “What does it mean, mother?”

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced
the same adversity … boiling water. Each reacted
differently.

The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However,
after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and
became weak.

The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected
its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling
water, its inside became hardened.

The ground coffee beans were unique, however. After they
were in the boiling water, they had changed…THE WATER.

“Which are you?” she asked her daughter. “When adversity
knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot,
an egg or a coffee bean

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Message To Women

Posted by meetsall on December 1st, 2011

By: Unknown

Time passes. Life happens. Distance separates. Children grow up. Jobs come and go. Love waxes and wanes. Men don’t do what they’re supposed to do.
Hearts break. Parents die. Colleagues forget favors. Careers end. BUT….

Sisters are there, no matter how much time and how many miles are between you. A girl friend is never farther away than needing her can reach.

When you have to walk that lonesome valley and you have to walk it by yourself, the women in your life will be on the valley’s rim, cheering you on and praying for you, pulling for you, intervening on your behalf, and waiting with open arms at the valley’s end.

Sometimes, they will even break the rules and walk beside you… Or come
in and carry you out.

Girlfriends, daughters, granddaughters, daughters-in-law, sisters, sisters-in-law, Mothers, Grandmothers, aunties, nieces, cousins, and extended family, all bless our life!

The world wouldn’t be the same without women, and neither would I. When we began this adventure called womanhood, we had no idea of the incredible joys or sorrows that lay ahead. Nor did we know how much we would need each other.

Every day, we need each other still. Let us celebrate all the women who
help make our lives meaningful!

.Gratitude = Happiness!

Posted by meetsall on October 28th, 2011

Gratitude means thankfulness, counting your blessings, noticing simple pleasures, and acknowledging everything that you receive.

It means learning to liveyour life as if everything were a miracle, and being aware on a continuous basis of how much you

Gratitude shifts your focus from what your life lacks to the abundance that is already present. In addition, behavioral and psychological research has shown the surprising life improvements that can stem from the practice of gratitude. Giving thanks makes people happier and more resilient, it strengthens relationships, it improves health, and it reduces stress.

.Gratitude = Happiness! While I don’t have specific practices I have made a habit of living daily in gratitude. And for me, it feels very good to verbally express it. I like to let others know when something they have done/created/said has touched me.

Gratitude is a beautifulthing because people who have it can enjoy life no matter the external circumstances. It is experienced when people receive something beneor felt when somebody does something kind or helpful.

Gratitude is clearly an important part of a “good life”, and it therefore demands further careful research. Gratitude has played an integral role in my own life.

Gratitude can be one of these miraclesin your life if you let it. It is more than just a thought process and more than just a Sunday-morning church activity. It can help you remember that along with the darkness of every ending comes the dawn of a new beginning. It has also had a long past in the history of ideas.

Thanks for reading! I’m excited to have you here and I hope you enjoyed the content. Please let me know what you think in the comments below.

To your health and wellness,

Sally Magnusson.