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Tuesday, March 5, 2013
Health and The Mind Body Connection
"The body is the servant of the mind. It obeys the operations of the mind, whether they be deliberately chosen or automatically expressed....If you would perfect your body, guard your mind. Disease and health, like circumstances, are rooted in thought..." - As a Man Thinketh, James Allen
My interest in the union of mind and body began some years ago via my own health issues. Having survived a life threatening illness, I sought answers to my burning questions "why do people get sick and others don't?" Along my journey of self discovery I noted the same issues arising for my clients as well.
Working in post rehabilitation meant seeing people who were generally at a low point in their life as a result of their illness or injury. Have you ever had that feeling, where you've been sick for some weeks, don't feel like exercising and start feeling sorry for yourself? That's exactly what I was seeing on a regular basis. In all fairness to my clients, they didn't choose to be that way. Their physical situation had influenced their mental and emotional state. It's like a short circuit in their mind body connection had occurred.
Health and The Mind Body Connection
As a result of my personal and professional experience, I began exploring the role of thoughts and emotions as a basis to achieving health and wellbeing. We train our bodies but what of our minds? If you're reading this right now and believe that you cannot influence your mental state, please continue reading.
The eastern principle states you are not your thoughts, rather the observer of the thought. This is what I mean when I instruct my clients to become mindful of their thoughts. I encourage them to consciously bring their thoughts to the forefront of their mind when they're overwhelmed with incessant self talk. I instruct them to imagine standing on the sand observing their thoughts as though they were waves coming in to shore. Some waves arrive in a fast and furious manner, others slowly and silently. Yet they all disappear as they hit the shoreline.
Your thoughts have the same influence on your body. Your thoughts drive your emotional state. So imagine now for a moment that you are the observer of the thought. Standing at the shoreline noting and observing without attaching meaning or substance to the incoming thoughts. Remember the Viewmaster toy you played with as a child? That red box you looked into for hours, with 3D images on a circular paper wheel. You could change the scenery at the click of a tab and see an entire story unfold before your eyes.
Now imagine your thoughts are playing out in your mind like a Viewmaster. You are the watchful observer, instead of giving them meaning, just be still and observe. What is the theme of the story? Do they have a shape or colour in your mind? What do you feel when entertaining these thoughts? Where do these feelings reside in your body? Is it in your stomach, your chest or somewhere else? Don't analyse it, just observe. Use the following mental phrase to remind you that you are a casual observer; "Isn't that interesting" when overwhelmed with thought.
My program Awaken your Authentic Self trains people how to reclaim their mental and physical well being. Based on three fundamental principles I have found essential for healing from a life threatening disease to radiant health. Following these principles in their daily lives clients see a powerful shift from fatigue, unhappiness, poor skin, depressed mood to feelings of vitality, a renewed sense of life purpose and the energy to make it happen. My ongoing coaching and training cements the learning so that clients never return to their old habits and behaviours. Radiant health and vitality is an important factor for awakening our authenticity.
As James Allen suggests in the opening quote, become the guardian of your mind. Be mindful of your thoughts, for your mind has the influence over your body to represent the health you deserve. The reward is an internal balance, a shift toward harmony and bliss adding colour and meaning to your life. When you connect with your mind and body, you allow the synergy of life to find expression within. You become life itself as it unfolds through you.
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My program Awaken Your Authentic Self trains people how to reclaim their mental and physical well being. Based on three fundamental principles I have found essential for achieving radiant health to healing from disease and illness. Following these principles in their daily lives people see a powerful shift from fatigue, unhappiness, stress, depressed mood to feelings of vitality, a renewed sense of life purpose and the energy to make it happen.
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Monday, February 25, 2013
20 Best Ways to Relax Your Body and Mind
If you follow these simple tips to relax your body and mind, you are on the best way to find relief from tension and anxiety, cope better with everyday problems, be emotionally stronger, and improve your concentration. You can become more positive, more tolerant and get more out of life. Generally the most effective way to overcome stress and anxiety is not so much to try to change the situations themselves, but simply to change the way you deal with them.
There are many ways to relax body and mind, ranging from the physical (massage, acupressure etc), to the emotional (influencing the subconscious) and spiritual (tapping into the universal life force and your inner spirit). In this article I will give you a few starters so you can instantly begin to relax. There is always more to learn!
Improve your fitness - a fit body is much more able to cope with stress and there is a lot of satisfaction to be gained from physical fitness and achievement. Start slow and don't overdo it - but steadily build up your strength. Improve your eating habits - You are what you eat - try eating more vegetables and less fat and see how quickly your body will react and your ability to relax will improve. Improve your drinking habits - instead of coffee, have a glass of water or herbal tea. If you are feeling anxious, try to cut down on stimuli like caffeine or alcohol which will stress your body even more. Improve your posture: slumped shoulders and a dropped neck inhibit breathing properly. Straighten up and feel how good it feels to stand up to yourself. Get comfortable: To be able to calm and relax, remove your shoes, undo your tie or neck button, loosen your belt, unclasp your bra, slip into something comfortable. This is the prerequisite of any relaxing exercise. Fresh air: Open the windows and breathe in the fresh air. Slow down: Instead of talking and searching for company at any cost, take a couple of minutes outdoors to slow down. Nature has its own way of calming your mind. Silence: find a place in silence - treasure it, absorb it, immerse yourself in it, hang on to it as long as possible. Many relaxing exercises will start with a place of silence. Control Your Breathing: Straighten up and take a deep slow breath through your nose, deep into your tummy, do not let the chest rise, relax your shoulders - then release the breath slowly through your mouth. Muscle relaxation: Sitting or lying comfortably tense the muscles of one arm - hold it - then let them go limp and feel the difference. Savour the relaxed feeling. Do the same with the other arm and the legs one at a time Shoulders and neck: Slowly rotate one shoulder backwards and forwards, then up and down. Do the same with the other shoulder. Gently let your head fall down on your chest, then bring it up and backwards. After that, tilt your head on the left and right shoulder. Repeat this slowly. Jaw release: Open your mouth wide, then close. Repeat this a few times. Then put your fist under your chin, open your mouth and press the lower jaw against the fist. Hold this for a few seconds, then release. Hands: Clasp fingers tightly and press, then release. Become aware of how tension feels. Then nestle your left in your right hand, the thumbs gently touching each other. Remain like this and relax. Motivation: motivate yourself to continue on your path to calmness. Actively seek it; if you are certain that you can achieve it the positive energy will push you forward. Reject stress: Distinctly reorganize your priorities. Reject anything that will put pressure on you. Learn to say no and become more positive and energetic. Affirmation: This is a whole wide field of possibilities. Try to visualize a certain situation (you being able to cope with a stressful situation for example), then imprint this picture onto a stone or small object you can fit into your pocket. Then every time you touch it you will see this picture and affirm yourself that you can achieve it. Autogenic Training: This as well is a big field and is a good method for emergency stress response. Lie down and think of your arms. Feel them getting heavy. Think: "My arm is getting heavy", again and again. Do the same with the other arm and each leg. You can also think: "My arm is getting warm" and repeat that. Feel it getting warm. Influence your subconscious: To reinforce messages to your subconscious, like "I am calm and can cope with this situation", there is no way like this: repeat, repeat, repeat. Visualization: Go to sleep with a picture in your mind how you would like to be. Do this again and again, every night. Try to wake up with this picture in your mind. Concentrate on the task at hand: If you immerse yourself totally in a task, so that you achieve the very best result you are capable of (this can be anything at all, for example washing the dishes, ironing, driving a car or mowing the lawn), you will find that task becomes like a meditation in itself. Time flies, you derive satisfaction from your efforts and you spend at least this time completely in the here and now, not worrying about past or future.
20 Best Ways to Relax Your Body and Mind
20 Best Ways to Relax Your Body and Mind
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Saturday, February 16, 2013
Top 10 Healthy Ways To Lose Belly Fat
Belly Fat is a combination of excess fat tissue, toxins stored in fat, bloated bowels and lazy muscles. Here are 10 ways to get rid of the obstacles creating your belly fat.
1. Drink the right type of water.
Belly fat is made of fat cells storing built up toxins. In order to get rid of the fat and toxins in your cells, drink BEV (Bio-Electronic Vincent) water or filtered water that uses reverse-osmosis filtration. This water attracts the heavy toxins from fat and pulls it out the body. The less minerals and metals in the water - the more the water can remove the dense stuff from your belly!
Top 10 Healthy Ways To Lose Belly Fat
2. Give your bowels a holiday from Gluten!
Some of the hardest foods for the bowel to break down are gluten-based foods. Remove gluten based products such as wheat, oats, barley and rye for a week and see how your belly flattens. Just removing wheat for a week will give visible results!
3. Cut out Cheese.
Cheese acts like a gummy substance in the intestines - look at how it stretches like rubber on pizza. It's just like that in the guts! Removing cheese from the diet will stop clogging up your intestines and making your belly fat!
4. Breathing into the thymus and "energetic heart" area.
Place your palm in between your breasts and you've found the thymus. This area is also the energetic center for the heart. Breathe into and lift this heart and thymus area and as you breathe out drop the shoulders. As you do this type of breathing into the energetic heart and thymus, you're lifting the lower belly muscles and activating the ab muscles that facilitate breathing, shape the waist and pull in the girdle of muscles that pull in your belly "pooch".
5. Move your Navel into the Spine.
Pull the navel into the spine whenever you're sitting, driving, walking and exercising. Start to notice when you let your belly pooch just hang out and how you can activate the navel and pull it into the back of the body. This move activates all the central ab muscles that balance, support and turn the spine and torso. Remember to keep breathing while you retrain your belly muscles to pull in to support the spine.
6. Curl your Tail up and Under.
When you do squats, lunges, pelvic lifts and even when you're walking, experiment with pulling your tail under so you slightly tighten the lower butt muscles. This move supports the motion of pulling the navel into the spine and gives an opposition to the girdle of ab muscles for your lower belly. It's a slight move and you can add extra muscle intensity to find how to activate the pelvic floor, which is connected to and tones your lower belly muscles.
7. Scooping Into the Deeper Ab Muscles.
Forget Ab "crunches" that focus on superficial abs. When you do any bending movement, start imagining the deepest ab muscle - the PSOAS. The psoas starts from the inside thigh, goes up the back of the pelvis and follows up the spine to the back of the "energetic heart" area - or where the diaphragm inserts into the spine (around the bra strap for women). As you pull into your crunches or bending moves, visualize scooping into this long muscle that supports all the muscles and organs of the belly. When you use this visualization, you'll get more connection between your belly and your back muscles and you'll have something to pull your belly in to!
8. Massage the Belly.
Built up toxins and waste can be moved by gentle massage. Using a clockwise circle on the belly, starting under the right hand side of the chest, massage with your fingers and palm, to cover the entire belly area. Use the tips of the fingers to dig into belly and move stagnant energy. Use the palm of the hand to hold and nurture parts of your belly that want nurturing and encouragement. Kindly tell your belly with your touch that its time to move the fat and toxins out!
9. If you're over 35 use a DHEA Supplement.
DHEA is a growth hormone, which declines after the age of 35 resulting in excess fat storage around the belly. The leading scientist on DHEA, Stephen Cherniske M.S. recommends 10-25 milligrams DHEA and 25-50 milligrams of 7-keto daily as a safe dosage. Excess use of the hormone will cause hormonal imbalances. Two other important body building supplements for encouraging fat metabolism are l-carnitine (or acetyl l-carnitine) and alpha lipoic acid. Recommended daily safe dosages are 200mg to 500 mg of l-carnitine and 100-500mg of lipoic acid.
10. Monitor your coffee intake.
Some caffeine is better than others. Coffee really depletes the body of DHEA and other minerals that control fat gain around the belly. Try green tea drinks that are free of fake sugar. Some white teas, red tea, rooibos and other high antioxidant teas may be better for your metabolism than coffee and will give even energy instead of the coffee highs and lows. As you age, you may notice a difference of how caffeine affects you. Be sensitive to changes in your body and try different sources of caffeine to see how different teas and energy drinks affect the stability of your energy.
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Saturday, February 9, 2013
Healthy Mind For A Healthy Body
Mind refers to all the aspects of consciousness marked as combinations of memory, desire, imagination and emotion. Mind is not a gross thing that can be noticeable. Its existence is nowhere seen, and its degree cannot be measured in simple measuring scale. In popular practice mind is often considered as the synonym of thinking. Some might state this phrase as a state of private discussion with ourselves that we carry on inside our heads. It is a private area to which no one but the owner has right of entry.
However, body and mind are closely interconnected to each other and emotions play a big part in determining one's health status. In accordance with Ayurveda and Yoga, both mind and body are made up of five elements, i.e Panchabhutas of earth (prithvi), water (jal), fire (agni or tej), air (vayu) and ether or space (akash). The mind, one of subtlest parts of our being is composed of air and ether, the lightest elements. Stress and its negative effect on the immune system remains the major challenge to good health. Our immune system which is holistic in nature significantly gets affected by close associations with psychology, neurology, endocrinology, nutrition and the environment.
In the past few years, recent studies have shown that 70% of all physician visits are stress related and 40% of employee turnover is due to stress. Several researches had also shown that negative emotions suppress immune function. Constant stress depletes the body's resources, ability to adapt, coping functions are compromised and finally person gets ill. Once the mind is depressing, poisons are on the loose into the blood, which roots more sadness and lack of enthusiasm.
Healthy Mind For A Healthy Body
Studies conducted by the Institute of HeartMath (IHM) has also shown that negative emotions, stress, frustration cause disorder in the autonomic nervous system (ANS) and positive emotions of care, thought, and love creates harmony in the ANS, and directly increase the efficiency of the heart and boost the immune system. A comprehensive approach to maintain good health includes increasing self-responsibility for wellness and a positive mental attitude.
A strong and hearty mind is somewhat that we all wish for. Life is intended to be a positive, despite difficulties that come along. It can have recoil, desire and surprise, but our positive attitude and healthy approach towards life can change the way we accept things all around our life. A healthy mind results a healthy body and this makes life worth living. Two things, that simultaneously go together is good health and a sound mind. A healthy mind diminishes the tension hormones, conserve our mental state and put away them from the distressing effect of Alzheimer's disease. A positive mind anticipates happiness, health and a successful outcome of every situation and action.
Now attitude or thoughts can not be changed overnight, so as to turn the mind with positive thoughts you have to perform some mind exercise, like:
1. Constantly visualize constructive and beneficial situations. Make use of positive words in your conversation or daily dialogues.
2. Replace negative feelings with positive thinking. The replacing thought must be positive in every sense. Apart from being inspiring and assuring, it should also be suggestive.
3. Think positively; anticipate just positive results and situations, and surely conditions will adjust accordingly.
4. Reinforce good and healthy thoughts with emotions and images. Though this may take longer time in comparison to replacing a single positive thought, but this process is more effective and allows you to divide the desired target into workable units.
No matter what your age, exercising your brain may make the difference the way you actually perceive and learn from your life. Finally you should know that your mental state is what you think and as a result you feel what you want. So make up your mind with healthy thinking. Doing this daily exercise is a primary key to living a blissful and meaningful life.
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013
Colon Healthy Foods to Eat After Surgery
If you have recently had colon surgery, maintaining a healthy, colon-friendly diet after your operation is extremely important. Depending on what type of procedure you have done, there are specific foods that you should avoid as well as foods that should definitely be consumed to maintain a healthy eating pattern. A colon surgery diet can be used before or after your procedure to help prepare your body for the surgery as well as help your body ease back into shape post-procedure.
Having a removal of your colon from such things as colon cancer or diverticulitis means that you must stick to a strict diet plan simply because you body will not react well if you go back to the way you were eating pre-surgery. Anytime you receive a surgery of any kind, the body needs extra calories and protein to help heal faster. That certainly does not mean that you should go out and order the biggest piece of steak you can eat because it is racked with protein, however! Rich foods are difficult to digest and will not leave you feeling sick if you are not careful.
Once you have returned home from your procedure and are in charge of your own diet plan, start simple. The first couple of days stick to a total liquid diet. Sticking strictly to the following foods will help your body start preparing for bulkier-type foods in the days to come.
Colon Healthy Foods to Eat After Surgery
These items can include:
o plain gelatin
o broth
o popsicles
o juice (acid free)
o clear carbonated drinks
After you have completed the first round of the liquid diet portion, slowly ease into more solid foods that are easy to swallow and digest. Keeping this diet for 2-3 days will allow your body to get used to more solid food.
These items can be all or any of the following:
o plain puddings or custard
o milkshakes
o frozen yogurt
o creamed soups
o skinless chicken
o hot cereal
o plain pasta or rice
o white bread
Once you have completed 4-5 days of the clear liquid and semi-solid diet, your body is now ready to move to a more regular diet phase. Keep in mind that it is important to stay away from foods that are rich in fat and high in calories. Also, try to avoid any foods that tend to make you gassy as it will surely cause pain in your colon area where your body is already sensitive from the surgery.
Some of the gassy foods that you should avoid are:
o broccoli
o beans or legumes
o melons
o cabbage
o milk products
Instead of eating three square meals a day, try eating several smaller meals more frequently throughout the day. This can help to keep your digestive track clear and will give you that not-so-full feeling. Sticking to a colon surgery diet can be difficult; however, not following the proper instructions can leave you feeling sick and in pain.
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Sunday, February 3, 2013
Psychosomatic Disease - The Mind & Body Connection
As an internist, I'm fascinated by the cause of disease. Just as every crime mystery has a perpetrator, every disease has a cause. The closer you get to identifying the cause of disease, the more effective the treatment.
One axiom I follow is that the further the target of our treatment is from the actual cause of the disease, the more difficult and stronger the treatment must be in order to be effective. And the corollary is that the closer the treatment is to the cause, the easier it can be to create an effective treatment.
This may explain why things like herbs and homeopathy can be so effective for the body, whereas a combination of the strongest medications may be only partially or temporarily effective on symptoms, or even completely ineffective and coupled with related side effects.
Psychosomatic Disease - The Mind & Body Connection
For example, we know that a heart attack is caused by the abrupt blockage of blood flow to an area of the heart. The blockage may have been caused by a blood clot, arterial spasm or the progressive layering of cholesterol plaque. And what causes that may be inflammation of the blood vessel lining or cell membrane hyper-excitability.
Behind that may be oxidative stress, cell membrane dysfunction and/or nutritional and metabolic deficiencies. And causing that may be poor diet, low-grade infections, stress, etc.
Behind all of these physical changes there may be other energy changes that affect the function of the cells. Perhaps those could be emotions that interfere with the cell membranes function, as I suggested in my article "Stress: an Eastern Medicine Point of View" which described the effects of emotions on the neurotransmitter receptors of the cell membrane.
Mindbody Connection Confirmed
If grief may be an energy that affects lung function, what emotions might affect the cells in heart disease? In two recent articles, the Journal of American College of Cardiology (March 17, 2009) reported that patients with anger, hostility and depression have a much greater chance of developing heart disease.
Physical diseases that have their cause in the mind and emotions of a patient typically are referred to as "psychosomatic". While this term implies that these diseases are imaginary and fictitious, they can be very real, painful, debilitating and sometimes fatal. Due to the negative connotations of the word psychosomatic, "mindbody" has been suggested to describe these diseases.
Author and Physician John Sarno's book, "The Mindbody Prescription: Healing the Body, Healing the Pain," includes an impressive list of mindbody ailments, including well-known ones such as tension headaches, migraines, ulcers, back, neck and shoulder pains, sciatica, tension myositis syndrome and repetitive stress injuries. Also included are other disorders such as skin diseases, immune dysfunction, tinnitus, arthritis, autoimmune diseases, digestive dysfunction, atrial arrhythmias, hypertension, arteriosclerosis, mitral valve prolapse and even cancer.
The Mind Suppresses Negativity
Based on current research, many of the disorders associated with heart disease may actually be considered to be "mindbody" diseases. So what is the purpose and reason for mindbody illnesses? The mind is designed to be a stable vehicle of thought and self-awareness. To perform its duties it may have to exclude painful memories from its awareness that could possibly disturb its function or overwhelm it.
The mind has one major defense mechanism for filtering negative, and possibly destructive, thoughts, and that is to suppress unpleasant, unwanted, unprepared-for thoughts from our consciousness and put them in our sub- or unconscious.
The Closer the Treatment is to the Cause, the Easier It Can Be to Create an Effective Treatment.
Now it would be fine and dandy if these repressed or suppressed thoughts stayed buried in some deep, dark area of the memory, never to be heard from again. But actually, they have a way of entering our consciousness indirectly. The well-known psychologist C.G. Jung said, "The unconscious is always projected."
Dealing with Emotions on the Physical Level
We project unconscious thoughts and emotions both externally and internally; what we fail to see about ourselves is projected onto others. If you are not aware of your own anger, hostility, depression, fear or anxiety, then it becomes projected onto other people and you see them as angry, hostile, depressed, fearful or anxious.
Another way these unconscious thoughts and moods show up is through internal projection affecting our physical health. In other words, we project our unconscious emotions into our bodies. Rather that being stored away or hidden, these repressed thoughts and emotions show up in our bodies as ailments. So instead of dealing with emotions on a psychic level, we end up dealing with them on a physical level.
To give you a recent example, I had the pleasure of helping a young man who had severe cardiovascular disease. He not only had hypertension and coronary artery disease, but also had tearing in his major vessels (aneurysms) that required the surgical removal of part of his heart and aorta to save his life. He was on several medications and nutritional supplements.
It wasn't until the end of our hour-long visit that he admitted he had been abused as a child and had a difficult time dealing with the ramifications of it, including despair, guilt and anger. I realized then that he was dealing with his pain on a physical rather than an emotional level. He was suppressing something that was "tearing his heart out," both literally and figuratively.
Healing Starts with Self-Awareness
Many of my patients ask me what they can do to help their mindbody to better deal with these stored emotional traumas. Ultimately, I believe that overall healing comes from self-awareness. Until that occurs, I often suggest they focus on supporting their body with a healthy diet, moderate and consistent exercise, and natural dietary herbal supplements, as well as dozens of drug-free therapies that can help them deal with repressed emotions.
The self-discovery of the disease (or "dis-ease") in all of us often entails a painful raising of awareness of the cause. Changing the way we think or feel is one the most challenging tasks we face. Those who avoid this painful journey, whether it be changing emotions, thoughts, lifestyle choices, dietary problems, addictions, etc., may be compelled to treat physical symptoms that never seem to completely go away.
"Ultimately, I believe that overall healing comes from self-awareness."
Success in health often means the ultimate struggle of discovering the cause. The reward could very well be a life of disease-free health.
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About Dr. Graeme Shaw, MD
Dr. Graeme Shaw received his medical training at Creighton University of Medicine and is Board Certified in internal medicine. Dr. Shaw has offered dietary health supplements in his personal practice for many years and with many satisfied patients. He is a member of the American College for the Advancement in medicine and has been the director of the Natural Immune Supplements Corporation. Dr. Graeme Shaw has been published in a number of international medical journals and pivotal publications. Presently, he operates an Integrated Medical Clinic in Los Altos, California and has had great success in blending his knowledge of Eastern and Western modalities. Dr. Shaw specializes in integrative medicine which incorporates the best parts of alternative nutritional therapies using herbs, vitamins, amino acids, and other natural substances and therapies.
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Tuesday, January 29, 2013
Why Your Body Needs Sugar
Even though in diabetes, and especially in type 2 diabetics, the level of blood sugar usually reaches higher than required ranges that we can see in a healthy person, the body still needs its sugar to work. Sugar or in medical terms glucose has a vital role of a source of body energy. Human body is not able to produce glucose itself and therefore the body cells are dependent on its supplies to survive.
Glucose is supplied into the body from the diet we consume, where it is usually present in the form of complex carbohydrates or simple sugars and is digested by enzymes and transported into the blood stream in the form of a simple compound of glucose. Once in the blood stream glucose is transported throughout the body and carried towards the cells that need it. However glucose can only enter the cell through the glucose gates, which have to be open. Insulin acts as a key for these glucose gates and has the ability to open glucose gates and thus allowing glucose to enter into the cell.
Therefore after each meal the level of blood glucose rises as the glucose is transported from the food into the blood stream, and the cells can be supplied by adequate amounts of energy. However, in the emergency situations, when the body needs immediate supply of glucose, such as during exercise, or increased physical and/or mental activity; or during prolonged periods of fasting, the body utilizes glucose from its stores in liver and muscles, where glucose that was supplied from the diet but was not used by the cells, is stored in the form of glycogen. Glycogen is a complex compound of glucose molecules. The process of converting the glycogen into glucose is called gluconeogenesis, which can be translated as making new glucose. Therefore, the body is always prepared for emergency situations.
Why Your Body Needs Sugar
From the above you can see how crucial glucose is for the human body, and its organs that are dependent on glucose supplies. Probably the most vital is the brain, where it is absolutely necessary that the brain cells have always enough glucose to function and survive, because all the major and vital functions of the body are directed by the brain. If for some reason the brain glucose requirements are not met, the function of the brain will be affected and with it the rest of the body.
In diabetics the levels of high blood sugar therefore does not necessarily mean that the cells are getting adequate supply of the glucose due to either absence of insulin (in type 1 diabetes) or lower insulin production or insulin resistance (in type 2 diabetes). The insulin acts as an opening key to the glucose gates enabling glucose to enter the cell.
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Friday, January 25, 2013
The Importance of Dental Care To Overall Body Health
Dental care involves taking good care of your teeth, gums and the related structures of the mouth. Dental care includes prevention and treatment of diseases of the gum and teeth, and also the replacement or repair of defective teeth. In many cases people may suffer from dental diseases due to sheer laziness and lack of knowledge towards proper dental care, with mostly the children and at times adults who often do not pay enough attention to teeth care. They fail to realize that healthy teeth and gum is extremely important to keeping you healthy and sound. Proper dental health is not only important to our healthy physical looks; it is essential to the well being of the entire body.
Maintaining good dental health can at times prove to be expensive. Therefore it is important that you go for a good dental insurance that covers the costs of your dental treatment be it a routine check up or an emergency. Purchasing dental insurance from a good dental insurance company relieves you of the hassles and worries of the otherwise expensive cost of keeping your oral cavity healthy. With dental insurance you can choose a specific dental plan that is right for you. However, before choosing a dental plan from any dental insurance company you must pay attention to the following points:
* You should ask the dental insurance company for its actual office address and not just its P.O. Box address. This step should give you peace of mind in knowing that you are purchasing dental insurance from a real dental insurance company. Ask for its office phone number so that you can contact the office any time to learn more about its dental plans.
The Importance of Dental Care To Overall Body Health
* Ask the dental insurance company if it covers specific procedures performed by your dentist. If you are searching for a dental plan that covers teeth fillings and teeth cleanings, that dental plan should not cost you much. On the other hand, if you would like to have x-rays and fluoride paid by your dental plan, then this type of dental plan most likely should cost a bit more.
* Ask the dental insurance company about your personal dentist's role in its dental plan. If your dentist is not on its list, then it is rather useless selecting such type of dental plan. Since your dentist is the one most familiar with your dental health, it is better to ask your dentist which dental insurance companies' dental plans he participates in.
* You can do a thorough research on dental insurance companies online. Dental health is a new and fast growing industry and is getting very competitive. You can find a wide selection of dental plans ranging from .00 per month to 0 per month.
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013
Good Foods For Healthy Joints
Changing some of your daily eating habits can affect your overall health. This is probably something that you already knew. Did you know changing some of the foods you eat daily can promote healthy joints and prevent joint conditions such as Arthritis and Osteoarthritis? Everyone in today's world seems to think they can just take pills for everything. While you can take pills, wouldn't you rather change your food intake and do things the nature way? There are lots of foods out there that can help prevent many medical conditions out there. Here are some great foods for healthy joints.
Glucosamine
This compound is found naturally in the body. This compound produces glycosaminogly can which is a molecule that is used to repair cartilage. So if something happens to your cartilage, your body will start to repair its self, as long as you have enough glucosamine in it. The older you get, the less your body can make Glucosamine. So you should do all that you can to help your body out, the natural way. The following foods contain glucosamine.
Good Foods For Healthy Joints
-Shrimp Shells
-Lobster Shells
-Crab Shells
-Most sports drinks
-Sweet Almond Oil
Manganese
This is a co-factor that helps in the process of building cartilage. Adding manganese into your diet will help the glucosamine in your body. Adding extra manganese will speed up and increase the productivity of this. The following foods contain Manganese.
-Beans
-Whole Grain Breads
-Whole Grain Cereals
-Milk
-Seafood
-Dark Leafy Vegetable
-Nuts
Omega 3 fatty Acids
This is something that you can only get through food or other supplement. Your body does not produce this. This means, if this is not included in your diet, then you will not have any of it in your system. These provide an anti-inflammatory effects which helps with pain and swelling. When your joints become inflamed, they can become very painful. Why not change your diet some rather then taking a Motrin. It also can help improve your blood flow. The following foods contain high counts of Omega 3 fatty acids.
-Salmon
-Cod
-Cod liver oil
-Flax seeds
-Walnuts
-Egg yolk
-Trout
-Sardines
Vitamins C & E
Vitamin E is an antioxidant. It slows down the aging process and works with Vitamin C. It enhances and protects Vitamin C. These two vitamins are often found together in foods, and they work together in your system. If you don't have one, then the other one cannot complete its job. So eating foods that are enriched with both vitamins are idea. Vitamin C , which is also known as the most famous vitamin, helps your body form collagen. Collagen is a protein that is found in your bones, tendons and cartilage. They also state that it can pro long your life as well. The following foods contain both vitamin C & E.
-All Citrus Fruit
-Tomatoes
-Strawberries
-Cabbage
-Kiwi
-Potatoes
-Watermelon
-Broccoli
-Cantaloupe
-Papayas
-Corn
-Nuts
-Oats
These are just some of the foods for healthy joints. Other things such as Chondroitin, MSM and Silicon can also be found in foods for healthy joints.
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Sunday, January 20, 2013
How to Lower Uric Acid in the Body Naturally - 3 Simple Tips
In How to Lower Uric Acid in the Body Naturally, you'll discover 3 simple, natural tips to reduce high uric acid and eliminate gout. First, let's look at what causes gout.
HIGH URIC ACID CAUSES GOUT
Uric acid is the byproduct of chemical compounds in your body's cells breaking down as part of the natural metabolizing process.
How to Lower Uric Acid in the Body Naturally - 3 Simple Tips
The acid produced in your body is processed through your kidneys and excess is expelled via your urine. Enough acid is retained for your body's benefit, e.g. to help look after your blood vessel linings, etc.
High acid levels can occur when your kidneys are unable to process normal acid levels, or, when there is too much acid being produced for your kidneys to handle, even if they are working at 100%.
When this occurs -- a condition known as hyperuricemia -- crystals can form out of the high acid levels and become deposited in your joints and tissue. These give rise to the symptoms of a gout attack.
YOU NEED TO LOWER URIC ACID LEVELS
To help during an attack, and between attacks, you need to lower uric acid in your body. You can do this using traditional drug-based medicines, or, like more and more people who suffer from gout, you can use natural gout treatments.
Drug-based treatment using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), colchicines, and corticosteroids, etc., have proven to be very capable of reducing inflammation and relieving the pain of a gout attack.
And other drugs such as allopurinol and probenecid are very good at lowering acid levels in your body. But, because these only work as long as you take them, they have to be taken on a daily basis over a significant period of time.
And, as with most pharmaceutical drugs, they have many horrible side effects; vomiting, nausea, diarrhea, ulcers, stomach pain, bleeding, skin allergies, bone thinning, to name just a few.
Which is why people with gout all around the world are turning to natural gout remedies to reduce uric acid levels in the body.
YOU CAN LOWER URIC ACID IN THE BODY NATURALLY
Acid levels in blood can be reduced through home remedies for gout such as the use of herbs, fruits, vegetables and natural supplements, etc. There are so many out there, but here are 3 that gout sufferers have found effective:-
(1) Vitamin C - Studies have revealed that people who take regular vitamin C can lower their uric acid levels. You can get plenty of vitamin C from things like oranges, tangerines, mandarins, etc. But, during an attack, vitamin C supplements can bring great benefits very quickly.
(2) Cherries and Cherry Juice - Other studies have shown that cherries not only lower uric acid in the body, but also have natural anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties. They are thus ideal during an attack, and, for maintaining lower uric acid levels to help prevent further attacks.
(3) Alfalfa - Alfalfa can help first neutralize, then reduce uric acid in the body. And for overall health it has many nutrients and minerals.
WHY YOU NEED TO MAINTAIN LOWER URIC ACID LEVELS
Regularly recurring gout can eventually cause you to have permanently damaged joints and / or kidney problems such as painful stones. And once you've had one attack you are far more likely to have more.
So it's imperative that you reduce your uric acid to a lower, healthier level, and, maintain it at that level. Now, whilst the above remedies can help, there are many more things to consider, one of the most critical being your diet.
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And it uses fully-researched, totally natural methods. So that you benefit two ways: (1) you get rid of your excruciating pain very fast, and, (2) you prevent your gout returning, so that you reduce the risk of permanent damage.
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