Click on this link to see a very brief educational video about the beneficial effects of busting out laughing. : http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/09/15/laughter-pain-tolerance_n_962353.html
Remember to laugh to stay healthy.... instead of smoke breaks, how about joke breaks?
This is serious! haha ... Laughing increases the release of serotonin and lowers blood pressure.
Send jokes, please.
This article in Rodale offers some practical solutions to integrate into lifestyle Now to be ahead of the game for maintaining a balanced and healthy life through castrophes and natural or unnatural climate effects. climate change and health | Are You Ready? Experts Warn of 11 Climate-Related Health Threats | Rodale News.
Whether you want to believe climate change is real or not, these suggestions are easily implemented and will enhance for experience of life overall. Remember: fix the problem, not the blame.
Blessings!
Farmer's Markets Continue To Make The News!local farmers markets | Americas Top 20 Farmers Markets: 2011 | Rodale News.
Farmers Markets are on the rise for many solid reasons. The article includes links to many farmers market sites and organizations so that you can find one close to you, support a farmers market in your home area, and share with your long distance friends and family how to find their local farmers market.
Enjoy the harvest!
A new Featured Healer interview has been added to the Featured Healer tab.
Be sure to check out the fun, Barry Jones style, with comedy and hypnosis.
Daily Life Alternatives: More On the Health Benefits of Laughter!
Its Seriously A Good Idea To Laugh At Yourself, Science Confirms.
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Good alternative to caffeine!
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Nutrition News: The Rise of the 'Locavore' - BusinessWeek.
Yes! finally we return to what makes sense in our daily lives.... look at all the ways that choosing local benefits You!
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Menopause - Wise Woman Way - Menopausal changes: premenopause, menopause, postmenopause - Susun Weed.
Received some feedback on the subject today from several circles, so I will be certain to add additional enlightening articles on alternatives and balanced options for menopause.
I will also endeavor to put together a resource review for all of you that are looking at this new experience in woman's power and wisdom as soon as possible. There are so many creative and individual ways to address this phase of our lives, turning the changes into the freedom that our age deserves to enjoy!
Meanwhile, check out Susan Weed's faq page and resource list on Menopause's stages by clicking on the title link above.
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Click this link below to review the detailed brochure describing services and rates. Scroll down for both pages of the brochure.
"Having more primary care physicians doesn’t necessarily improve the quality of care." by Kevin Pho, MD
..."Ingredients that always contain MSG...."
Probiotic bacteria .... can prevent or ameliorate some diseases.
...a simple addition to the diet to replenish and sustain your gastro-intestinal balance.
American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, Vol. 73, No. 2, 444S-450s, February 2001 © 2001 American Society for Clinical Nutrition
Probiotics: effects on immunity 1,2,3
Erika Isolauri, Yelda Sütas, Pasi Kankaanpää, Heikki Arvilommi and Seppo Salminen
1 From the Department of Pediatrics and the Department of Biochemistry and Food Chemistry, the University of Turku, Turku, Finland; and the National Public Health Institute, Turku, Finland.
The gastrointestinal tract functions as a barrier against antigens from microorganisms and food. The generation of immunophysiologic regulation in the gut depends on the establishment of indigenous microflora. This has led to the introduction of novel therapeutic interventions based on the consumption of cultures of beneficial live microorganisms that act as probiotics. Among the possible mechanisms of probiotic therapy is promotion of a nonimmunologic gut defense barrier, which includes the normalization of increased intestinal permeability and altered gut microecology. Another possible mechanism of probiotic therapy is improvement of the intestine's immunologic barrier, particularly through intestinal immunoglobulin A responses and alleviation of intestinal inflammatory responses, which produce a gut-stabilizing effect. Many probiotic effects are mediated through immune regulation, particularly through balance control of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines. These data show that probiotics can be used as innovative tools to alleviate intestinal inflammation, normalize gut mucosal dysfunction, and down-regulate hypersensitivity reactions. More recent data show that differences exist in the immunomodulatory effects of candidate probiotic bacteria. Moreover, distinct regulatory effects have been detected in healthy subjects and in patients with inflammatory diseases. These results suggest that specific immunomodulatory properties of probiotic bacteria should be characterized when developing clinical applications for extended target populations.
There is good evidence that the complex microbial flora present in the gastrointestinal tract of all warm-blooded animals is effective in providing resistance to disease. However, the composition of this protective flora can be altered by dietary and environmental influences, making the host animal susceptible to disease and/or reducing its efficiency of food utilization. What we are doing with the probiotic treatments is re-establishing the natural condition which exists in the wild animal but which has been disrupted by modern trends in conditions used for rearing young animals, including human babies, and in modern approaches to nutrition and disease therapy. These are all areas where the gut flora can be altered for the worse and where, by the administration of probiotics, the natural balance of the gut microflora can be restored and the animal returned to its normal nutrition, growth and health status.
Two parts in this note: Preventative Tips & What Symptoms to Get Medical Attention Immediately
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These suggestions are borrowed from the Biodynamic Wellness Center:
Flu Precaution Reminders
Your own strong immune system is your best ally and defense in the face of a flu epidemic. The following are our recommendations for maintaining a strong defense:
Sleep Get plenty of sleep. Bedtime by 9-10 PM is ideal for adults. Children under 12 benefit from 11 hours of sleep.
Avoid Sugar and Processed Foods This includes sodas, fruit juices, pasta, and pastries. Sugar decreases the function of your immune system almost immediately after ingestion.
Exercise Daily exercise relieves stress and increases the circulation of the lymphatic system, assisting the body in rapid elimination of toxins, including viruses and bacteria.
Manage Stress Overwhelming stress weakens the body's ability to fight off the flu and other illness.
Water Drink at least half your body weight converted to ounces daily. Proper hydration is key to health and strong immunity.
Homemade Bone Broths Incorporate homemade bone broths daily to support your overall heath. See Nourishing Traditions for delicious recipes. If you do not have a copy of Nourishing, stop by the office for a copy or request our stock recipes, which we can email to you.
Daily Epsom Salt Baths A warm bath with 1 cups of Epsom salt baths is a perfect way to relax and encourage the body to release toxins. Add a few drops of essential oil of lavendar for the perfect bath.
Wash Hands Wash your hands with plain old fashioned soap, especially before meals.
Sunshine Spend time outdoors in the fresh air and sunshine every day. This is the perfect way to increase your body's ability to make vitamin D, along with consuming vitamin D-rich foods like butter, egg yolks, raw cream, true cod liver oil, and organ meats.
Sodium Bicarbonate Sodium bicarbonate, also know as baking soda,encourages the pH of the blood to become higher, which in turn means that the blood is capable of carrying more oxygen. This in turn keeps every cell in the body at peak efficiency and helps the cell eliminate waste products. Avoid most commercial baking sodas as they contain aluminum. We recommend Bob's Red Mill baking soda, found at Jimbo's and Whole Foods Market. Add 1/2 to 1 teaspoon to 8 ounces of water once or twice daily.
In addition to the recommendations above, add Blue Ice Fermented Cod Liver Oil (capsules or liquid) to your daily regime. Suggested dosages are 2-3 capsules or 1 teaspoon daily for adults and half dosage for children under age 12. Congaplex or Immuplex can be taken at a dosage of 2 capsules twice daily. For children under age 12, we recommend half this dosage or Congaplex, Chewable at 2 twice daily. Flumax Pro or Muco Coccinum can be taken as flu immunity boosters. Flumax Pro dosage is 3 sprays in the mouth once daily for adults and 1-2 sprays for children under 12. Muco Coccinum is taken at a dosage of one tablet under the tongue once a week.
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10 warning signs that it’s time to call the doctor:
1. High fever: over 101 degrees for more than a day.
2. Fast, shallow breathing or rapid pulse.
3. Difficulty breathing: feeling like you can’t draw in a breath or get enough air.
4. Chest pain: sharp or stabbing pains or aches when you breathe in; gets worse with coughing.
5. Repeated vomiting and diarrhea.
6. Decreased urination (or decreased tears, in an infant)–this is a sign of dehydration.
7. Dizziness when you stand up–also a sign of dehydration.
8. Blue or purple discoloration around the mouth.
9. Mental confusion or disorientation (that wasn’t present before you got sick).
10. Convulsions or seizures.
If you have any of these symptoms, don’t wait to call, as pneumonia & other complications can escalate quickly.
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Welcome to Lifestyle Modification Support!
We are just getting started as you can see. There will be format and design changes, of course. But the primary focus is to get started with articles to provide resources and information to support your chosen lifestyle modifications to grow a contented whole you.
Topics will span a diverse world of holistic viewpoint in wellness, including but not limited to: the latest research and concepts in whole nutrition as well as traditional and proven nutritional wisdoms; alternative and complementary therapies for common physical complaints as well as discussion of new health concerns and options in care and treatment; investigation of ancient and modern healing modalities; global viewpoints in health care; historical reviews of healthy whole agriculture as well as new innovations in holistic self-sustainable agriculture.... to get us started!
I look forward to networking with community leaders and innovators in holistic health care and providing links to those providers and businesses that support successful lifestyle modification.
So how is this for an opening statement? Remember life, love, laughter as you proceed through the gift of you each day.
I am respectfully,
Janet Still, FNP-BC
