Skip the Sugar Sugar affects your white blood cell count, thus affecting your immune system. Depending on which study you’ve read and how it was conducted, a relatively small amount of sugar can affect the efficiency of your white blood cells anywhere from 40% - 92%. One source stated that a small amount of sugar suppresses the immune system for four hours while another stated up to six hours. Certainly not a chance I want to take considering I could bump into a virus or bacteria just after consuming a small amount of sugar. No one wants to go to war without a weapon and sugar disarms us against the enemy.
Read MoreThe paradox of choice is an interesting phenomenon. Many feel stressed when they don’t have any viable choices and others feel stressed when they have too many choices.
Read MoreStress isn’t going to go away. It’s a part of life and to ask you to eliminate stress is to ask you to move to the moon. How you CHOOSE to RESPOND to the stress, is within your realm of control. For today, consider 3 quick stress management keys:
Read MoreStress is probably one of the most often mentioned issues affecting total well-being. Some seem to thrive in it while most are drowning in it. Much of our stress revolves around truth versus lies.
Read MoreWhen a diverticulitis attack hits, celery is your best friend. Consuming an entire pascal of organic celery has repeatedly offered clients relief. Affordable and easily incorporated into many recipes, it should be eaten frequently if not every day.
Read MoreA tear slid down his 18 year old cheek as he looked away, overcome with emotion as he accepted the dollar store rain poncho I offered him. Twenty four hours earlier, I had stood in this same homeless shelter facility with two other people to offer the hope and love of Jesus Christ through a small gift bag of toiletry and food items. While we were there the day before, he was roaming the streets, contemplating jumping from the bridge, having no one in the world left that cared about him. A voice inside his head said, “Don’t!” He now turned towards us, giving each of us a hug when prior to this day, human touch repulsed him.
Read MoreThe latest media scare has to do with the measles which may have caused you to forget about Ebola, the Swine flu, the Avian Flu and on it goes. Again I want to remind you to not allow fear to make your choices and I give you permission to remain calm and rational. In part one of this series, you learned that your skin was your first line of defense, your gut your second line of defense. Consider your third line of defense what you actually put or don't put into your body.
Read MoreThough the nightly news tempts you to quake with alarm, as you listen to reports of a potential pandemic, do not react in fear, making rash purchases and decisions. Allowing fear to make your decisions is to allow yourself to be manipulated. Regardless of the name of the newest flu strain, virus or bacteria, one sensible plan still remains. Make your body an inhospitable host to germs and viruses. Flies don’t cause garbage, they’re attracted to it. This holds true for your body as well. Bacteria and viruses live in biological terrain that is unhealthy. Be proactive rather than reactive, with several affordable, common sense solutions to be shared in the next few posts.
Read MoreHe peered through the ICU window into the patient's room. The patient was his grandfather, whom he endearingly called "Pa" since he was able to talk. Life support was being removed after two years of enduring ALS, the complications delivering their final blow.
Read MoreBroccoli, an alkalizing food, high in calcium, containing compounds for fighting cancer, and an amazing food overall. This easy, oven roasted recipe can also be used with brussel sprouts, cauliflower, carrots, parsnips, sweet potatoes, egg plant and even cabbage quarters.
Read MoreYogurt can be great for your body if it isn't loaded with sugar, artificial sweeteners and a host of other non-food ingredients. I typically choose a Greek Yogurt, organic if possible and raw would be even better. So now that you have this plain, unsweetened yogurt, what do you do with it to make it appealing?
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