For those of you who are worry warts.  Fear not.  Help is on the way.

 My ebook on How To Stop Worry Forever is on the way.  More details to follow on publication date.

Yes, breath is life, believe it!

When we are under stress we breathe shallow and fast or we hold our breath momentarily.

Has anyone ever told you to take a deep breath. This is what happens when you take a deep breath and why it works.

The blood from your body travels into one side of your heart and out into the small blood vessels in your lungs where carbon dioxide (a waste product of your cells) is released and you breathe this waste out.

You breathe in life giving 21% oxygen from the air surrounding you; oxygen is picked up by the red blood cells within the small blood vessels in your lungs and transported back to another side of your heart to be pumped out to the bodies cell. This is a simple explanation of a very complex mechanism. What a wonderful body we have?

When you breathe out you are releasing a waste product called carbon dioxide. When you breathe in you are enriching your body with life giving and life supporting oxygen.

Without the oxygen, the cell dies. Remember basic life support.

No oxygen to the brain for 3-5 minutes the brain cells die. Yes, brain dead.

Thinking logically about this, when you do not breath deeply for extended periods there is a build up of waste Carbon dioxide in the blood stream and a lowering of saturated life giving oxygen.

Stressed people take rapid shallow breathes. If you are healthy this can be easily corrected by taking a deep breath consciously. (If you have lung problems you tend to panic when short of breath, this causes stress. Taking a class on proper breathing techniques can be very beneficial for you.)

Some benefits of deep breathing:

Better sleep
More energy
Relieve back and neck pain from tension
Relieve headaches
Correct bad and racing thoughts
Relax all muscles if you concentrate on them as you deep breath.
Live longer
Give a feeling of well being
Reduce worry

Do this to de-stress quickly.

One great technique when you feel stressed is to go to your favorite place in your mind that is your safe harbor. If you do not have such a place create a place now. When under stress go there and slowly breathe in through your nose and out through your mouth with your lips puckered. This is called “purse lip breathing” and is very effective for relaxation.

Take deep breaths and break your tension.

Fast and shallow breathing has also been linked to increased blood pressure. There are programs available that teach proper breathing techniques to rid one of hypertension.

Honor yourself!

Stressful by Danilo Rizzuti/http://FreeDigitalPhotos.net

Click here for Master Cleanse Day 4

I do the Master Cleanse for my health.

If you have a need to loose weight this is a great way to jump start a weight loss/management program and get you health back on track.

What is the Master Cleanse? The Master Cleanse is a way to cleanse the body of and remove the cravings associated with drugs, coffee, teas, and cigarettes. Some get off prescription drugs as well.  The cleanse involves drinking only a concoction made from fresh lemons, grade B maple syrup and cayenne pepper, as well as a laxative tea. No solid food is eaten for the entire cleanse. According to proponents it is recommended to be on the cleanse for a minimum of ten days, but some people stay on the cleanse for longer periods of time.

    Did I get hungry?  Yes, and when I did I sipped my lemonade tea. It takes the hunger away. I took it with me most places in a thermos if I was away from home for any any length of time.

-         Did I cook while on the cleanse?  Yes I did prepare meals for my husband but they were light and not involved recipes.

-         Did I exercise during the cleanse?  No, I choose not to however, I was as busy as before.  I lived my life as before.  No solid food.  Nothing.

-         Did I think about food?  Yes, but I kept the reason for the cleanse in the front of my conscious.  It passes like everything else.

-         Did I go back to caffeine?  Yes, why?  I am human.

        “ The Master Cleanser by Stanley Burroughs.” Click the link to buy it.   http://bit.ly/cZMmPi

I am not a medical doctor but, I am in the health care field and I am very observant of what is going on around me.

I noticed that doctors are ordering vitamin D levels on their cancer patients and this piqued my interest. I wanted to know why?

When two friends developed cancer and both had extremely low vitamin D levels. I wanted more information about the correlation between vitamin D and cancer. I understand that vitamin D is important to take with calcium for bone health but I was concerned about the connection with cancer.

This article is not a scientific paper to persuade you to add vitamin D to your diet. I am writing it with the hope that you will give it some thought and do some research of your own. After you have done this you can make an informed decision about adding vitamin D to your health regimes.

How do we get adequate supply of vitamin D? We get it from the sun, diet and from supplements. Being exposed to the sun for 30 minutes a day seems to be sufficient.

The lighter the skin the more vitamin D is absorbed. For darker skin the sun exposure need could be double that of light skin individuals.

How much to take and what should my levels be for protection against disease? Research is all over the place with this one. This is where it gets tricky. The National Institute of Health a government agency, has a Dietary Supplement fact sheet for Vitamin D, click the link to go there.

http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/vitamind.asp

At this site you will find the recommended concentrations of serum vitamin D for your health and what adequate intakes should be.

I will add this. My physician wants my serum levels to be 2-3 times the recommended levels and my daily intake to be 3-4 times the recommended levels by the government agency.

Taking vitamin D has many health benefits to numerous to cover in this article. It is often a neglected vitamin. You could have very serious health consequences if your levels are low.

Do some research, ask your physician to check your vitamin D level. At this time you and your doctor can determine the best action to take for your health.

My blog is about a person’s total success. If you are not healthy and don’t feel good how successful can you be?

Honor yourself!

What is the Master Cleanse: The Master Cleanse, also known as the Lemon Cleanse and the Maple Syrup Diet, is a body and mind detoxification program created by alternative medicine performer Stanley Burroughs in 1941.

The Master Cleanse is a way to cleanse the body of and remove the cravings associated with drugs, coffee, teas, and cigarettes. The cleanse involves drinking only a concoction made from fresh lemons, grade B maple syrup and cayenne pepper, as well as a laxative tea.

No solid food is eaten for the entire cleanse. According to proponents it is recommended to be on the cleanse for a minimum of ten days, but some people stay on the cleanse for longer periods of time.

Four days ago I started the Master Cleanse for my 5th time. I do the cleanse to maintain my good health and well-being. I have encountered a few challenges this time.

I usually do the cleanse 2 times a year and it has been a year since I did the cleanse last.

My first challenge was a huge, gorilla type headache the first two days. This is a result of caffeine with-drawl. I love my coffee and tea. The evening of day two I gave in and took 2 Tylenols and slept for 10 hours. I awaken without a headache. Wonderful!

Next my lower back begins to hurt and I wonder, “what is this!” The pain was manageable so I disregarded it. It passed. For a full day my hips were hurting, I thought this is strange. It passed as well. I call these problems healing crisis, my body detoxifying and healing itself.  I love my miraculous body.

I decided to use unsulphured blackstrap molasses instead of grade B maple syrup. All I can say is YUK! I ran to the health food store for grade B maple syrup.

At the end of day 4 I am feeling good

I was really hungry once today because I went out without my lemonade mixture. Never again. When I get hungry I sip my lemonade mixture. It works for me. I also remember why I am doing it.

I have lost 8 pounds mostly water I think. All is well with six days to go without food. Yes, and I am cooking for my husband. More on day 10.

Until next time

Honor yourself!