Ran across this excellent article and I wanted to share:
6 Ways to Jump-Start Your Body's Detox System
Showing posts with label Natural Remedy. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Natural Remedy. Show all posts
Thursday, January 29, 2009
Saturday, December 13, 2008
A New View on an old New Years Resolution
Every year I make that "New Years Resolution" (mentally - not aloud) to drop the extra love handles! And each year I fail miserably! I don't make these resolutions to be "thinner" and I'm certainly not looking to be "Barbie". No, my need for weight loss is much more serious. My entire family has weight issues. I am the youngest four (2 sisters and one brother). I am the only one that does not have diabetes, yet. My father died at age 58 of lung cancer and heart related issue. My grandfather had one leg removed due to diabetes. My dad's sisters and brothers all had diabetes and they all died in their mid 50's, early 60's from related causes!
This year I'm taking a new approach. I'm doing my research, I'm making a plan and I'm posting pictures as an added incentive. I mean really once you post those fat pics and tell everyone your gonna do it, then you'll push that much harder right?
This is what I know:
SLEEP LOSS = WEIGHT GAIN!
According to recent studies conducted at the University of British Columbia and another study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, sleep loss tends to increase hunger and affects the body's metabolism making it difficult to maintain weight loss or lose weight.
Sleep loss results in less deep sleep, the kind that restores our energy levels. Losing deep sleep hours decreases growth hormone levels. Growth hormone is a protein that helps regulate the body’s proportions of fat and muscle in adults. With less growth hormone, we reduce the ability to lose fat and grow muscle.
Hormone function affects the way fat cells respond to the food we eat. Cortisol is a hormone that is commonly released in response to physical or emotional stress. When we are deprived of sleep, cortisol is released at an increased level and makes us feel hungry even if we are full. As a result, people who continue to lose sleep on a regular basis will tend to experience hunger even when they have had an adequate amount of food.
A lack of sleep goes hand in hand with a lack of energy. Not only do we accomplish less with less sleep, we also don’t burn as many calories. The body’s reaction is to hoard calories as fat, making our weight loss goals more difficult than they need to be.
This year I'm taking a new approach. I'm doing my research, I'm making a plan and I'm posting pictures as an added incentive. I mean really once you post those fat pics and tell everyone your gonna do it, then you'll push that much harder right?
This is what I know:
SLEEP LOSS = WEIGHT GAIN!
According to recent studies conducted at the University of British Columbia and another study published in the Journal of the American Medical Association, sleep loss tends to increase hunger and affects the body's metabolism making it difficult to maintain weight loss or lose weight.
Sleep loss results in less deep sleep, the kind that restores our energy levels. Losing deep sleep hours decreases growth hormone levels. Growth hormone is a protein that helps regulate the body’s proportions of fat and muscle in adults. With less growth hormone, we reduce the ability to lose fat and grow muscle.
Hormone function affects the way fat cells respond to the food we eat. Cortisol is a hormone that is commonly released in response to physical or emotional stress. When we are deprived of sleep, cortisol is released at an increased level and makes us feel hungry even if we are full. As a result, people who continue to lose sleep on a regular basis will tend to experience hunger even when they have had an adequate amount of food.
A lack of sleep goes hand in hand with a lack of energy. Not only do we accomplish less with less sleep, we also don’t burn as many calories. The body’s reaction is to hoard calories as fat, making our weight loss goals more difficult than they need to be.
Monday, December 1, 2008
Warts and spots
I have a small place under my eye and I'm unsure what it is so I started doing some research online. I googled "cancer", "herpes", and "warts". I never did find anything that resembled what is developing under my eye but I did find some amazing facts.
Like:
According to VisualDxHealth™ To treat Flat Warts "Duct tape applied daily to the affected area seems to work for unknown reasons. The tape should be very sticky and kept on for a few days." Apparently, the duct tape irritates the skin, which stimulates the immune system to attack the area, which will of course be the area of the wart. The immune system effectively kills the wart virus, and is considered a real treatment to such a problem.
On another site, They describe how Salicylic acid is one of the most common over the counter medicine in the form of pads, gels, plasters and drops but IS NOT recommended on diabetics! hmm?
Like:
According to VisualDxHealth™ To treat Flat Warts "Duct tape applied daily to the affected area seems to work for unknown reasons. The tape should be very sticky and kept on for a few days." Apparently, the duct tape irritates the skin, which stimulates the immune system to attack the area, which will of course be the area of the wart. The immune system effectively kills the wart virus, and is considered a real treatment to such a problem.
On another site, They describe how Salicylic acid is one of the most common over the counter medicine in the form of pads, gels, plasters and drops but IS NOT recommended on diabetics! hmm?
Wednesday, January 9, 2008
Earache?
My daughter A.J. called and said she had an earache. She said she had taken a nap with the kids, and when she woke up, her ear was hurting! Since it IS that time of year for such things, I thought I would pass along some natural ways to help with earaches:
To alleviate pain:
*** Place a few drops of warm garlic oil or olive oil (garlic oil is much better), then a few drops of lobelia or mullein oil. Then you can plug the ear LOOSELY with a cotton ball
*** Take onion powder (not onion salt) add just enough water to make a paste. Put this mixture in a piece of cloth, old sock, or stocking. Place it on the back of the ear, just behind the earlobe (usually where the pain is) DO NOT PUT IT IN THE EAR!
To fight infection:
Alcohol free echinacea extract by mouth, as directed on bottle.
Olive leaf extract, as directed on bottle.
Disclaimer: I am not a Doctor, I just play one at home. LOL This page is for informational purposes only and is not meant to replace your family doctors advise! In other words ... I have to put this legal crap on here to cover my own butt!
To alleviate pain:
*** Place a few drops of warm garlic oil or olive oil (garlic oil is much better), then a few drops of lobelia or mullein oil. Then you can plug the ear LOOSELY with a cotton ball
*** Take onion powder (not onion salt) add just enough water to make a paste. Put this mixture in a piece of cloth, old sock, or stocking. Place it on the back of the ear, just behind the earlobe (usually where the pain is) DO NOT PUT IT IN THE EAR!
To fight infection:
Alcohol free echinacea extract by mouth, as directed on bottle.
Olive leaf extract, as directed on bottle.
Disclaimer: I am not a Doctor, I just play one at home. LOL This page is for informational purposes only and is not meant to replace your family doctors advise! In other words ... I have to put this legal crap on here to cover my own butt!
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