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Eating to reverse the years…: by Vive Health!
Ageing
and Anti-ageing products are the bedrock of the skin-care
and cosmetics industries. Every year, hundreds upon
thousands of dollars is made by the cosmetics industry
by convincing us to slather on the latest, greatest
chemical concoction designed to 'de-crinkle eyes' (yes,
you read that right) and 'fight signs of ageing'. But
have you realised that what you put in your mouth is
just as (if not more) important that what you put on
your face?
For example, some recent research has shown that eating
one or two apples and pears each day may halve the risk
of stoke! Clearly diet has a powerful part to play in
the way we feel and look as we grow older.
Some of the major bad guys in ageing are free radicals,
inflammation and what are known as AGEs (advanced glycation
end-products). These may be formed in the body from
normal metabolic processes, or may be formed outside
the body and then ingested in foods etc. These nasties
can damage tissues and interfere with normal bodily
function. The theory goes that an accumulation of damage
over time is what causes (some of) the ageing process.
Luckily, the foods we eat and supplements we take contain
a number of vitamins and phytonutrients (plant chemicals)
that can reduce inflammation and 'mop up' free radicals
before the cause too much harm. (see Matt's post on
Resveratrol for some more information).
The best dietary choices by far are colourful organic
fruits, vegetables and spices:
" Berries, such as blueberries, blackberries, acai
berries, goji
berries and red grapes contain anthocyanadins, which
are powerful flavonoids that have anti-inflammatory
and antioxidant activity.
" Quercetin may be found in apples, pears, citrus fruits,
onions, green and black tea and capers.
" Carotenoids are strong antioxidants found in orange
and red foods like watermelon, tomatoes, carrots, apricots,
peaches, papaya and capsicums.
Spices like turmeric and mustard contain curcumin, which
is believed to be the reason that Indians are much less
likely to get Alzheimer's Disease as they age.
These are just a few of the foods to pack into your
diet for anti-ageing benefits!
An extra insurance policy for many people is to take
some of these super-foods and vitamins in the form of
supplements. ViveHealth is excited to have created a
new Anti-Ageing
page, so that you can find all of your Anti-Ageing
supplements, cosmetics and foods in the one place.
What are your best anti-ageing tips? We'd love to hear
them… http://www.vivehealth.com.au/
Osteoporosis & The Benefits of Strength Training:
by ifeelgood247!
Osteoporosis
is a condition that can happen to anyone and is not
restricted just to women or the elderly. Although it
is a condition that can make life difficult, there are
ways to prevent it and it's not just about drinking
your milk.
What is osteoporosis?
Osteoporosis is a thinning of your bones from a loss
of calcium and minerals which eventually leads your
bones to become very brittle. Your bones need calcium
to stay strong and so do your muscles including your
heart. When your intake of calcium is low, your body
will remove the calcium from your bones and send it
to your blood stream where it can help keep your muscles
and heart contracting. If this occurs once in a while,
you are fine but it you constantly consume a diet low
in calcium, you will reach a point where there is little
calcium left in your bones for your body to steal and
osteoporosis will be the result.
While it typically occurs in post-menopausal women,
older men, adults, and former eating disorders sufferers
can all be at risk of developing this condition. Typically
linked to your intake of dairy foods, many people believe
that the only cure or prevention for osteoporosis is
to drink more milk and eat more cheese and yoghurt.
While the consumption of high calcium foods is important
for the prevention of osteoporosis there are other steps
you can take and it's as easy as getting some regular
exercise.
Osteoporosis and exercise
Exercise, in conjunction with a diet high in calcium,
is an excellent way of increasing bone strength. Weight
bearing exercise such as walking, running, strength
training, and aerobics all help to place pressure on
your bones and muscles which in turn helps to increase
the amount of bone mass or bone density you have. The
stronger and thicker your bones are, the less likely
they are to break.
There are many types of exercise you can do but most
doctors will recommend weight bearing exercise. Weight
bearing exercise requires your body (i.e. your bones
and muscles), to bear your body weight and the impact
of the exercise, while you are exercising. Examples
of weight bearing exercise include walking, running,
strength training, skipping, sports, and gardening.
By comparison, non-weight bearing exercise bears the
brunt of your weight and the impact of the exercise
and includes exercise such as swimming, cycling, rowing,
step machines, and elliptical trainers.
While aerobic based exercise is important for your general
health and well-being, many doctors and osteoporosis
specialists now suggest that strength training has the
most benefit in preventing and treating osteoporosis.
Strength training and osteoporosis
One of the reasons strength training is considered to
be so beneficial in regards to osteoporosis is because
of its effect on the body. When using weights (be it
your own body weight, free weights, or weight machines),
muscles and tendons are pulled on, creating small tears
in the muscle and placing pressure on the tendons and
bone. Just as the small tears in the muscle heal to
create a stronger muscle, the pressure strength training
places on your tendons and bones helps to increase the
thickness and strength of your bones, therefore counteracting
the effects of osteoporosis.
There are of course many other benefits to strength
training, especially for older adults. Not only will
regular strength training help to strengthen your bones,
it will (as mentioned above) strengthen your muscles.
Strong muscles help to reduce your risk of injury, including
falls. Strong muscles mean a strong heart, in turn reducing
your risk of heart disease, heart attack or stroke.
Regardless of age and whether or not you have been diagnosed
with osteoporosis, regular strength training is beneficial
to everyone. Staying strong will help you to live a
long and healthy life. By incorporating regular strength
training into your exercise routine, you can reduce
the risk of osteoporosis, injury, falls, diabetes, heart
disease, and stroke while increasing your strength,
fitness, and health. Visit your doctor and local gym
to find out how you can live longer and stronger today.
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Invest In Your Long Term Good Health: by Drinking Xooma
X20 Infused Pure Water.
We
all know that water is essential to life, but what water
is best to drink for our on-going health? Obviously
water contaminated by harmfull elements is not conducive
to good health and your body will do its best to remove
most contaminants through its own filtration processes
- yes, you, your body, is a filter!
Drinking water that has already been filtered makes
sense so as not to apply unnecessary stresses to your
body. Similarly, certain "additives" can enhance your
bodies ability to hydrate - which is the main reason
we need water!
There are many products available with great claims
for hydration and health benefits but most are primarily
about building a brand and persuading you to 'buy'!
A lot of these 'brands' actually contain ingredients
that can harm your body or, at least, demand it work
harder to keep you healthy. The most common of these
are sugars both natural and artificial - if you have
to have sugar-laced water, choose the natural and not
the artificial. Also, caffeine and other stimulants
may be added - more for taste and marketing hype than
any real bodily benefit for you. It is common knowledge
that high consumptions of such 'water' sources definitely
increase risks to your long term good health. Apart
from the potential adverse health issues, hyped up sports
and energy drinks are also costly, some around $10 a
bottle and for what benefit to you? A dubious hydration
claim or a false impression that you will be more 'cool'
and 'acceptable' to your peers when seen drinking such
products?
What's so special about Xooma Sachets apart from
the price? This tiny "tea bag" type sachet contains
the purest mineral deposits naturally available and
is super rich in bio-available calcium and other minerals
and trace elements with a high ph (alkalizing) value.
Most "processed" drinks (Coke, Pepsi, Sports Drinks
etc) are generally acidic which tends to have a deteriorating
affect on the human body. We don't die from this or
at least, not straight away because the body has mechanisms
to cope, short term, with this affect. Continued consumption
of high acidic foods and drink can have adverse affects
on organ function, especially the liver and kidneys
and may reduce your bone density which is especially
noticeable as we age.
Invest in your long term good health now! Minimise or
avoid sweetened/acidic drinks and foods and always have
with you purified water infused with efficient hydrating
enhanced compounds such as Xooma X20.
In simple terms, the body's ph 'balance' is maintained
around 7 (on the ph value scale). Your gut contains
a continuing supply of acidic material normally used
by it in the digestive process, but it does not hold
a continually replenishing supply of alkaline material.
The net effects are: if the body becomes over alkalized
(a very rare event) it just absorbs small amounts of
acidic material from the gut to compensate but, when
(this is much more frequent a event) it becomes 'acidic'
the body has to draw alkaline compounds from your organs
(mainly your liver) and bones, all of which can contribute
to osteoporosis in later life.
High acidic values in the body generally pose no immediate
danger but can have long term adverse consequences for
your good health. Drinking Xooma X20 infused pure water
is one way to assist your body maintain a healthy ph
balance with minimal stresses on your body's resources.
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The Curse
Of Choice: by Sue Lester Head Transition Coach, Master
Practitioner of NLP & Hypnosis.
Remember
how it felt, as a child, to have to choose between the
chocolate ice cream and the strawberry one, when you
loved them both? Remember the agony of having to choose
from a whole array of equally delicious flavours, knowing
by choosing one, you were denying yourself the pleasures
of the others? Too many choices complicate our lives,
increasing our anxiety and stress levels, if we let
it.
In our modern lives we are bombarded with choices every
minute we wake, from the clothes, jewellery, cosmetics
and shoes we select, where and how we exercise, the
breakfast food we eat from the array on offer in our
homes, the type of coffee we can make or buy and so
on throughout our day. We can thrive on variety and
options, or we can feel more and more stressed..
The anxiety you feel is not only from the sense of missing
out on those options not chosen, it is intensified when
your levels of self trust are low. You second-guess
yourself, doubt your own wisdom of choice and spend
enormous amounts of energy agonizing over the ‘what
ifs’. Other people’s opinions become important, but
often are conflicting, with each other, and with your
own ‘gut’ instinct, intensifying your confusion and
misery..
Some people deal with this by zipping back and forth
between options, but of course you can only walk on
one path at a time so you waste enormous time and energy
going sideways, slowing your progress. Remember, a cheetah
only chases one antelope at a time if it wants to eat.
.
Others deal with the overload of choices by giving their
choice to someone else to decide for them. This handing
over of Personal Power is rarely satisfactory because
people very rarely have our own values and underlying
needs. It is also often a burden on the receiver, who
also has spent the day making choices, though some love
the extra control. It does have the advantage of you
not having to take responsibility if the choice doesn’t
work out. You can blame someone else, loud and long,
or quietly resentfully. .
It can start early in life, particularly if children
aren’t given the opportunity to learn about choice making
and consequences, and how to entertain themselves. It
results in the “Mum, I’m bored!” , the classic handing
over of responsibility. Later on the same teenagers
can freeze on finishing school, overwhelmed by the choices
they have in career paths and jobs, feeling they have
to choose The one right option for the rest of their
lives, and not knowing how. The brighter the child,
the more lost they can feel, as the greater their choices..
For most of us the solution is to accept that “You can
have anything you want in life, just not everything.”
Build our self esteem and self worth so we can make
a choice and be happy with that, gaining maximum benefit
to the best of our ability, before choosing our next
option and thoroughly exploring and enjoying that. .
Building self esteem involves leaving your disempowering
stories about yourself and your abilities in the Past,
where they belong. Building self esteem involves only
going out into the Future (those What Ifs) to imagine
how well you can do, rather than how bad. It’s about
giving yourself permission to learn, grow and evolve.
No one does it perfectly first go, allow yourself to
enjoy the learning process. Most of all, it’s about
really living in the Present, and finding happiness
where you are, right now..
Another important aspect of comfortable choice-making
is knowing who we are, what’s important to us, and where
we want our life path to head. Being clear on our ultimate
outcome, that is, our Big Picture for our life, and
our goals or signposts along the way, makes it easier
to make choices. .
All you need to do then is ask yourself, will this bring
me closer to or further from what I really want? Will
this fried takeaway bring me closer or further away
from my outcome of a healthy body for life? Will this
promotion bring me closer or further away from my outcome
of a close loving family life? Will buying this widget
bring me closer or further away from my outcome of overseas
travel each year?.
In this way you can turn our modern day plethora of
choices from a curse into a blessing, and regain your
sense of control and peace of mind..
Feel free to email or telephone me to discuss how I
can assist you to gain the clarity, confidence and motivation
to let go and grow. Sue Lester Ph 07 3103 2679 or sue@growingcontent.com.au
DHA & EPA, Not so Fishy Business: By The Medical
Sanctuary.
DHA(docosahexaenoic
acid) and EPA(Eicosapentaenoic acid) are both Omega-3
fatty acids naturally found in fish. Although the human
body requires both for healthy function it is unable
to produce sufficient quantities, consequently DHA and
EPA must be attained through diet.
Memory, mental well-being and pregnancy - The many benefits
of DHA
Much research is taking place surrounding DHA's relationship
with brain function. It indicates people who consume
more DHA have better memory, cognitive function and
clearer thinking.
Depression, bipolar disorder, dementia and suicide risk
have all been linked to DHA deficiency. It plays an
important role in mental well-being and regular intake
has shown to reduce depression, anger, anxiety and aggression.
During foetal stages and in the first few days of life
DHA is essential for the proper development of nerve
and immune systems, the brain and the eyes. Mothers
who take cod liver oil, rich in DHA, have healthier
deliveries and their young children excel academically.
Heart health, immune function and inflammation - The
many benefits of EPA
Essential fatty acid EPA;
o Reduces triglycerides
o improves circulation
o manages blood pressure
o supports the body's anti-inflammatory response
o may prevent heart attacks
Strong evidence of the benefits for cardiovascular health
from consuming fish oil lead to the American Heart Association
recommending that people with heart disease or high
triglycerides take at least 1 gram of EPA and DHA combined
every day.
EPA helps to stimulate the production of eicosanoids
within muscle and joint tissue, which naturally reduces
inflammation. Arthritis, asthma and inflammatory bowel
disease may all be helped by taking EPA.
The best source of EPA and DHA
The average western diet is high in Omega-6 fats like
vegetable oil, processed foods and meat but greatly
lacks Omega-3 fats. Another problem includes factors
that limit Omega-3 absorption;
o Low levels of key vitamins and minerals
o a poor diet, high in saturated and trans fats
o Alcohol consumption
o Certain medications
o Aging
With the growing concern of high toxicity levels in
our oceans and fish as well as factors that restrict
Omega-3 absorption it can be difficult to satisfy the
daily recommendation 500mg of EPA and DHA. Research
shows that the most effective source of Omega-3 fatty
acids is quality fish oil supplement. Look for one that
is fresh, molecular distilled, and pure and free of
any environmental contaminants
150 Ashmore Road 07 5564 5013 Ashmore Gold Coast
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Vitale Blog
Vitaleblog.org
is a blog (weblog) website aimed at those interested
in Natural and organic skin and body care. You will
find: * A repository of useful articles for education
about how to choose the best organic and natural skin
care. These articles are aimed to help you with all
aspects of understanding the ingredients and making
the right choices for your skin and the environment.
* A collection of videos about natural skin care. You
can listen to the recordings at any time through your
computer speakers rather than having to read through
pages of content. * Fresh content is added regularly
including vidoes on ingredients, interviews with other
skin experts, how-to instructional articles dealing
with current hot topics like greenwashing and effecitve
ingredients, as well as news and information from the
natural beauty world.
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Short
and Sweet:Herbed Mushroom & White Bean Salad.
Serves
6
Ingredients
2 cups thinly sliced button mushrooms (washed) 1 can
white beans ? cup lemon juice 1 tbsp chopped chives
1 tbsp chopped parsley 1 tsp dried leaf tarragon ½ cup
low fat Italian salad dressing 1 small red capsicum
diced pinch of salt pinch of pepper 1 tsp sugar 2 tsp
mustard rocket greens
Method
Put sliced mushrooms in a bowl; toss with lemon juice,
chives, parsley, and tarragon. Cover and refrigerate
for at least 1 hour. Meanwhile, in another bowl, combine
Italian dressing, capsicum , white beans, salt, pepper,
sugar, and mustard; whisk together. Cover and refrigerate
for about 1 hour. Toss mushrooms with the salad dressing
mixture. Arrange on mixed salad greens on a serving
platter or individual salad plates.
Brought
to you by Mass Attack.
http://www.massattack.com.au
Laughter
is the best medicine!
How
Do You Get Holy Water? You Boil The Hell Out Of It
What
Do Fish Say When They Hit a Concrete Wall? Dam!
What
Do Eskimos Get From Sitting On The Ice too Long? Polaroids
What Do You Call a Boomerang That Doesn't work? A Stick
.Quote
of the Month!
"I've learned that people will forget
what you said, people will forget what you did, but
people will never forget how you made them feel." -
Maya Angelou, Poet
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