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1-7 September is Body Image Awareness Week:Acoss Australia!
Celebrate
your body at the Every Body Is Beautiful Morning Tea
Monday 1st September 10am at Dell Gallery, College of
Art, Grey Street, South Brisbane. Tickets are $40 and
include speakers, raffles, luxurious goody bags and
divine petite treats to taste. Phone 0413 395 667 to
book.
How to create your own Positive Body Image:
When you're in a neutral or good mood, go and stand
in front of a full length mirror, take all your clothes
off and focus on finding just one thing you like about
your body. It might be as tiny as the shape of your
belly button or your ring finger. Keep the focus on
the positive and over time and with repeated contact
in front of the mirror, that one thing will turn into
two things you like about your body.
This process will snowball and before long you will
find a greater degree of acceptance in your body shape,
no matter how bad you think you actually look. This
has been proven with research in the USA. You can use
your mirror as a long term tool for self-acceptance.
Most women who don't love their body are OK with their
faces; this is because of the repeated contact day in,
day out with the mirror: to style your hair, to apply
make-up, to brush your teeth, etc.
Exactly the same process can work with your body.
Whatever you focus on, you will find more of. It makes
a lot of sense to focus on the positive. Every Body
Is Beautiful, go find your own inner beauty and let
it shine through to the outside so we can all enjoy
it! For more information on positive body image and
transforming your relationship with food and weight
at www.lifeafterdiets.com.au
Karla Cameron Founder Life After Diets P: 3856 4989
and F: 3856 6989 M: 0411 224 609 E: karla@lifeafterdiets.com.au
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The
Hidden Menace( part 2)- improving Oestrogen Balance:
How to Rid The Body of Bad Oestrogen Metabolites: By
Nirala Jacobi ND ( USA)
The
Hidden Menace - Part 2 - Improving oestrogen balance:
How to rid the body of "bad" oestrogen metabolites By
Nirala Jacobi ND (USA) I was quite pleased with myself
for being in the Zeitgeist when SBS aired a program
called "Men in Danger" after I posted last week's blog.
The program directly addressed the topic of the blog:
environmental chemicals like phthalates causing all
kinds of mayhem, including dropping men's sperm count
by 50% in the last 50 years!
The next day I received a post from my US Naturopathic
Doctor forum asking for help on locating a medical supply
company that offered phtalate-free IV tubing and bags.
I realized then, once again, how ubiquitous these chemicals
are in our life. It is virtually impossible to live
completely free from xenoestrogens
Xenoestrogens are a class of chemicals which are known
"endocrine disruptors". These can act like oestrogens
in your body, thereby increasing your chance of developing
oestrogen dependant conditions such as breast cancer.
Also discussed last week were specific detox pathways
in your liver that help metabolise this volatile hormone.
This week's topic will investigates
IMPROVING OESTROGEN BALANCE- HOW TO RID THE BODY OF
BAD OESTROGENS:
a. improve liver clearance
Your body's total oestrogen levels depend on your own
production of this hormone, outside sources (xenoestrogens),
and how well you can get rid of it through your liver
(metabolise it).
In the last 10 years, one of the most important discoveries
in the natural health industry has been indole-3-carbinol
(I3C) and its isolate DIM. These are compounds from
the brassica vegetables (broccoli, Brussels sprouts,
cauliflower, cabbage) that help push oestrogen toward
the beneficial oestrogen metabolite. This process mainly
occurs in your liver. Make sure you eat plenty of these
vegetables, but if you need extra help your natural
health care provider can guide you to products that
concentrate I3C and DIM, thus eliminating the need to
consume huge quantities of broccoli.
Research has shown that I3C and DIM can prevent certain
types of cancers.
b. improve digestive function
Once oestrogen is metabolized in your liver it gets
packaged up for excretion through your bowels. Your
bowels are host to trillions of organisms. Most are
beneficial and help with many functions, but some bad
organisms produce an enzyme that destroys the packaging
around the oestrogen, thus allowing it to be reabsorbed
and added once again to the oestrogen pool. Improving
bowel function means making sure you have a good balance
of beneficial bacteria. If you have a history of antibiotic
use that exceeds 2-3 courses in the past 10 years, you
may benefit from taking a good acidophilus product.
I find that most people who have dysbiosis (gut overgrowth
of bad organisms) cannot reestablish this healthy balance
with diet alone.
c. lose weight
Fat is one of the tissues capable of oestrogen production.
Very overweight and obese people tend to be more at
risk to develop cancer partly due to the fact that fat
can efficiently convert testosterone to oestrogen. Fat
also serves as an excellent storage for xenoestrogens
(chemicals that act like oestrogens)
I always tell people that if exercise were a pill, everyone
would take it. Exercise has tremendous health benefits,
one of them being fat loss.
Conclusion All this complicated talk about xenoestrogens
has probably left you feeling somewhat uneasy. It is
never my intention to contribute to the general feeling
of helplessness that pervades our society. Rather, I
hope I have provided you with some useful tips on how
to reduce your risk of xenoestrogenic exposures.
(c) Nirala Jacobi 2008
(07)
3368 1740 Address: 113 Enoggera Terrace Paddington Queensland
http://www.niralajacobi.com/
Do Smokers Smoke Because They Choose To?: By Jonathan
Wills!
We hear a lot about freedom of choice these days but
here's a choice which might need closer examination:
Do smokers smoke because they choose to?
Think
about that question for a moment. Whether you're a smoker
or non-smoker I bet you think the answer is pretty obvious.
If you posed this question to passers-by in the high
street what would their answer be? Smokers either choose
to smoke or they don't - it's simple isn't it? So do
they or don't they? Or are you beginning to think the
answer might be they do and they don't!
As a smoker for more than thirty years I know what my
answer was while I was a smoker. "Of course I choose
to smoke. Don't those anti smoking campaigners realise
it's just a matter of free choice? Oh and by the way,
when I'm ready to stop I'll choose to stop, but I won't
stop because you want me to…" At least that's what I
used to believe.
But what about the rest of us? What do you think the
answer is? Well I can fill you in with the results of
a survey I took on World No Tobacco Day. The day when
smokers all over the world are supposed to have a crack
at quitting is the same day every year, May 31, but
precious few people seem to know about it! 95% of people
told me they didn't have clue it was World No Tobacco
Day. So come on Queensland let's raise the profile of
this very important day.
I was in the Queen Street Mall in Brisbane with my clipboard
and pen but I wasn't just interested in what smokers
think. I was also wanted to know thoughts and attitudes
of non-smokers. After all non-smokers make up eighty
percent of the Australian adult population and for the
most part it's non-smokers who are defining our attitudes
towards smoking as well as the laws and social norms
that govern where and when the so called "habit" is
allowable. Smokers have precious little say in things
these days, as they're no doubt aware. So their views
are pretty insignificant by comparison! Smokers don't
abandon me here! I was one of you for most of my life,
just read on and you might just learn something that
will help you know yourself a bit better.
So what does you're average punter think? Well, fully
83% of non-smokers believe smokers smoke because they
choose to and four out of five smokers or ex-smokers
believe the same. That's a very high proportion but
it's one of the most fundamental myths about smoking!
And because so many people believe it, smokers and non-smokers
alike, this myth is perpetuated.
Let me explain by asking a couple of related questions.
Do you think alcoholics choose to become alcoholics?
Ask Dicko Dickson, I'm sure he'll tell you he no more
chose to become an alcoholic than he might choose to
get up and sing on stage for Australian Idol! Have a
think about this for a moment: Do you believe people
who take heroin wake up one morning and say to themselves
"Right that's it, today I'm deciding to be an addict.
I've chosen now to forsake my work and career, my family
and home and I look forward to losing the lot and can't
wait to be on the street begging for money". Of course
they don't choose to become addicts. The very nature
of addiction denies any free choice. If they had any
real choice about it they'd choose to stop.
So you see smokers, just like all other drug addicts
never chose to become smokers. I'll concede that they
did choose to light the first experimental cigarette
and all smokers start smoking for a variety of stupid
reasons. But the point I'm making is that they didn't
make a decision to become a smoker for the rest of their
lives.
So when you hear hounded and outcast smokers say "Back
off - it's my choice to smoke", rest assured this is
nothing more than an attempt to justify why they continue
to do so. It's got nothing to do with free choice. When
I realised this as a smoker it was a revelation. For
years I'd been telling myself I chose to smoke and I
believed it with my heart and soul. Now I know different
and having made the decision to stop I've never looked
back.
Even if you're not a smoker but you know someone you
care about who smokes you can help them quit by explaining
this fundamental self delusion. Ironically, when smokers
accept this truth, that they have no choice, they in
fact take the first step towards becoming free!
Jonathan Wills is a Therapist with Allen Carr's Easyway
To Stop Smoking. To find out more visit allencarr.com.au
or call 1800 855 806. or email Jonathan direct on sqld@allencarr.com.au
The
Lazy Way To Meditate: Proven Success!
The benefits of meditation on the mind and body have
been known for thousands of years and have recently
been validated in scientific studies. Unfortunately,
many people find it difficult to meditate and give up
without receiving these benefits. This problem has now
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to the brain and creates states of deep meditation,
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Stimulating the brain with Holosync releases stress-reducing
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only attained by experienced monks who have been meditating
for over 20 years. In fact, EEG studies show the brain
patterns experienced are actually deeper than those
attained by monks.
As new neural pathways connect and synchronise the two
sides of the brain, individuals develop what scientists
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and intelligence, as well as amazing quantum leaps in
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New research also reveals that even short-term exposure
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Makes 12
Ingredients
125g
strawberries, hulled 1 medium banana, peeled and chopped
200g canned fruit salad in natural juice, drained, 2
tablespoons juice reserved 1 mango, peeled and chopped
250g Australian reduced fat natural yogurt 12 icy pole
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Laughter
is the best medicine!
An
old man was walking down a country lane when a frog
jumped out in front of him and said; "If you kiss me
i'll turn into a beautiful princess." The old man picked
up the frog and carefully put it in his coat pocket.
"Didnt you hear me screamed the frog"? "Kiss me and
I'll turn into a gorgeous,nubile princess !." The old
man said:" at my age I'd just as soon have a talking
frog!"
Quote
of the week!
When you get all you want and you struggle
for pelf,
and the world makes you king for a day,
then go to the mirror and look at yourself
and see what that man has to say.
For it isn't your mother, your father or wife
whose judgment upon you must pass,
but the man, whose verdict counts most in your life
is the one staring back from the glass.
He's the fellow to please,
never mind all the rest.
For he's with you right to the end,
and you've passed your most difficult test
if the man in the glass is your friend.
You may be like Jack Horner and "chisel" a plum,
And think you're a wonderful guy,
But the man in the glass says you're only a bum
If you can't look him straight in the eye.
You can fool the whole world,
down the highway of years,
and take pats on the back as you pass.
But your final reward will be heartache and tears
if you've cheated the man in the glass.
by Dale Wimbrow, 1895-1954
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