Lower Your Salt Intake? Fugetaboutit! « Dr. Brownstein Folks, I have written to you many times about the benefits of unrefined salt. Human beings are designed to desire and utilize salt on a daily basis. We can’t live without salt. Remember, we have no stores of salt in our bodies. Either we ingest adequate amounts of salt on a daily basis or we become salt deficient. Let’s get a few salt numbers straight. A new article in the New England Journal of Medicine (August 14, 2014) studied the sodium levels in 101,945 persons from 17 countries. Over a mean follow-up of 3.7 years, the authors found that those with the lowest sodium excretion (less than 3 grams of sodium per day or ½ teaspoon of salt) had the highest rate of death or cardiovascular events—4.3%. This article is another in a long-line of salt articles debunking the myth that we need to lower our salt intake. Salt is a vital, essential substance that we cannot live without. Unrefined salt should be the salt of choice. Should you lower your salt intake to control blood pressure?
What do you think of self sufficient living? - Survival Food Gear Self Sufficient Living During a disaster, you may only have yourself to rely on and if you have not gained self sufficient living skills before disaster strikes, you may not be able to take care of yourself in the days after. Government, to include local, state and federal will be in disarray for the first few days and even longer in some cases. It can be weeks before disaster relief agencies reach your area. You pay for utilities so you are not necessarily considered reliant on someone else because you do work and pay for your water, electrical, trash pickup and gas services. In modern society, services are offered to municipalities as a whole and it is up to you whether you want to participate by purchasing those services. Less Dependence on Your Current Food Source Food is always a priority regardless of the situation. Hybrid seeds came about because of the great dust bowl in the Midwestern United States in the 1930′s. Water Without water, you cannot survive. Energy Source
procrastination 16 Things I Wish They Had Taught Me in School I am 28 now. I don’t think about the past or regret things much these days. But sometimes I wish that I had known some of things I have learned over the last few years a bit earlier. Because some of these 16 things in this article a teacher probably spoke about in class. Some of it would probably not have stuck in my mind anyway. But I still think that taking a few hours from all those German language classes and use them for some personal development classes would have been a good idea. So here are 16 things I wish they had taught me in school (or I just would like to have known about earlier). 1. This is one of the best ways to make better use of your time. So a lot of what you do is probably not as useful or even necessary to do as you may think. You can just drop – or vastly decrease the time you spend on – a whole bunch of things. And if you do that you will have more time and energy to spend on those things that really brings your value, happiness, fulfilment and so on. 2. 3. 4. 5.
New Study: Exercise positively influences over 4,000 genes (NaturalHealth365) This is a wake-up call for all Americans. Current research, produced by the President’s Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition, reveals that less than 5% of the U.S. adult population participate in 30 minutes of physical activity per day. And, for children, it’s far worse thanks to wireless technology and all these computer gadgets – which have kids spending around 7 hours per day on computer screens, cell phones and T.V.’s. To stop disease – we’ve got to get physical. Researchers have long been trying to understand the connections between exercise and disease risk. The study reveals that regular exercise has a direct and positive influence on more than 4,000 genes, and inactivity has a negative effect on those same genes. Epigenetics help modulate processes within the body. Researchers at the Karolinska Institutet studied epigenetic methylation in healthy adults before and after completing a three-month endurance training program.
Two-Week Total Transformation Challenge « TotalTransformationTest The Total Transformation Two-Week Challenge (Beginner) How much could you change in two weeks if you REALLY applied yourself? How much could you change if you didn’t give in to temptation, if you pushed through obstacles, and if you went the extra mile? How much could you change if you didn’t just build your arms, but also your mind and spirit? Think about it! Are you radically out of shape? In this page I have attempted to present a two-week program- similar to the one I used in the beginning of my own transformation challenge. In addition, you’ll find herein countless knowledge culled from years of reading insatiably about fitness and health. -Overview- (Keeping it Simple) Get a ballpark figure of how many calories your body needs for basic maintenance here. Food & Drink Shopping: Food shopping is one of the most important parts of any fitness journey. Partially hydrogenated fats (trans fats); enriched bleached (or unbleached) flour. Sugar (keep it to a bare minimum); sodium. 1. Exercise
productivité 7 Smart Ways to Deal with Toxic People Don’t let toxic people rent space in your head. Raise the rent and get them out of there. Surviving the ups, downs, and lightning storms of other people’s moodiness can be quite a challenge. But there’s another type of moody, negative behavior: that of the toxic bully, who will use his or her mood swings to intimidate and manipulate. I’m a firm believer that toxic mood swings (like chain letter emails) should not be inflicted on one person by another, under any circumstances. 1. If you know someone who insists on destructively dictating the emotional atmosphere, then be clear: they are toxic. When you delete toxic people from your environment it becomes a lot easier to breathe. A healthy relationship is reciprocal; it should be give and take, but not in the sense that you’re always giving and they’re always taking. 2. Constant drama and negativity is never worth putting up with. 3. Stand up for yourself. “I’ve noticed you seem angry. Even if they say: “What do you mean?” 4. 5. 6. 7.
Brassica Vegetables And Other Cruciferous Vegetables Brassica vegetables include broccoli, cauliflower, and cabbage, and other closely related, famously healthy and cancer-fighting vegetables. (See below for a list of Brassica and cruciferous vegetables, also called crucifers.) You might be as surprised as I was to learn of the controversies surrounding these vegetables. They have anti-cancer effects but can also suppress thyroid function. There are many scientific studies on both anti-cancer and anti-thyroid effects, but the arguments are technical. However, the conclusions from both sides are about the same: a relatively small amount of these vegetables is beneficial! Three raw servings a month protected against bladder cancer, in the study by the Roswell Park Cancer InstituteSeveral steamed servings a week should not suppress thyroid function in most people, according to the Weston A. Perhaps the best strategy for the average person might be to: And, as with every food "family," the cruciferous vegetables are not for everyone. Cooking
5 Tibetans Energy Rejuvenation Exercises We've been practicing, teaching and recommending the 5 Tibetan Energy Rejuvenation Exercises since 1998. You can do the whole routine in 15 minutes and only need enough floor space for your body while laying down and enough air space for your arms to be outstretched. The 5 Tibetans represent a great way to keep your body in shape when you have limited time for a physical workout or limited space for a complete yoga routine. You can easily do the exercises in the space at the foot of the bed in most hotel rooms. We use the 5 Tibetans as a warm up for our morning yoga or body workout. How do I begin to benefit from the 5 Tibetans? Where should I perform the Tibetans? What is the best time of day to perform the 5 Tibetan? How many time should I repeat each exercise? What is the recommend breathing pattern? Tibetan Rejuvenation Exercise Movement #1 Breathing: breath in and out of your stomach. Tips and Recommendations: Work your way up to 21 spins. Tibetan Rejuvenation Exercise Movement #2