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Archive for the ‘Wellness’ Category
Best Time of Day?
Friday, August 21st, 2009How Toxic Is Your Home?
Saturday, July 25th, 2009Just came across this interesting interactive website that looks at the various toxic elements in your home.
For instance – how safe is food in cans? What ingredient do you need to watch out for in dishwasher powders? What are the three harmful toxins in your soft furnishings.
Wander through this online home and click on the orange dots to see pop up information and videos on the various health considerations you should know about the toxic elements in your home.
Check it out here
A New Look at Breast Cancer
Saturday, June 27th, 2009There is such a lot of confusion in the market as to what does and does not contribute to or cause breast cancer. No sooner does one theory emerge than it gets debunked two years later.
The common protection mechanism for women against breast cancer is frequent self examination and mammograms. Personally, I find mammograms a complete waste of time as I know at least 6 women who were diagnosed with breast cancer within 2 months of having mammograms. For that reason I insist on having an ultrasound to follow. This is particularly since I have already had two fibroadenomas removed from my breasts in my 20’s and 30’s, and the scar tissue alone can cause misdiagnosis on the mammograms.
Whilst I am a great supporter on embracing any modern medicine, my first line of defence is always my own health program – diet, fitness, emotional wellness.
In the following Video, Dr Mecola takes a new look at breast cancer and provides some valuable advice as to new tests for breast cancer, and simple everyday things women can do to help prevent breast cancer.
Takeaways
- Include tests for Vitamin D and Fasting Insulin in your regular check ups
- Optimize natural melatonin production by ensuring you sleep in a complete blackout environment – this is focused on the eyes. So use blackout drapes and an eye mask during the night. If you have to go to the bathroom during the night, use a red light penlight. Balance this night blackout with exposure to bright sunlight during the day. Both of these elements are required to maintain optimal levels of melatonin.
Health Regs Damn The Healthy and Support The Unhealthy
Sunday, March 1st, 2009Why is it that Health Authorities have their knickers in such a twist over many homeopathic products that users choose to take for their own health. In the USA, the Food and Drug Administration has strict criteria which must be met before any human consumable product can be offered for sale. Yet other countries, without having gone through their own rigoros process deem the same products as Class B drugs and not permitted.
I cannot see the sense in this. We are allowed to drink alcohol and coffee, smoke cigarettes and eat foods laden with health destroying fats and sugars, but we cannot choose to take a product that has demonstrated health giving properties. We openly allow parents to provide their children with the most appalling diets that constitute far more harm than a smack on the bum and yet the first is by default deemed acceptable and the second now legalised as child abuse in countries such as NZ.
Surely, if such foods that are well known for their health destruction are freely available, to be consumed by the choice of the consumer, then why should I not have the same freedom to choose to supplement my nutrition and wellbeing with products such as HGH catalysts that just happen to contain minute levels of GABA etc.
I am outraged that this inequity favors the unhealthy and punishes those who seek to live a healthy, longer life. Our health authorities are not willing to undertake studies themselves, and if they do, they require 25 years at least to come up with anything statistically relevant. If they have not undertaken the studies to prove these substances are harmful, then what right do they have to deem them so.
If you leave the choice of such health robbing foods to the consumer, why should you also not leave the consumption of health promoting foods.
A New Perspective on Antiaging
Saturday, August 16th, 2008In response to my last aging humor post, a reader sent us this Q&A to share with you – warning!! reading further could endanger your health….but it will give you a good laugh.
HEALTH QUESTION & ANSWER SESSION
Q: I’ve heard that cardiovascular exercise can prolong life; is this true?
A: Your heart is only good for so many beats, and that’s it… Don’t waste them on exercise . Everything wears out eventually. Speeding up your heart will not make you live longer; that’s like saying you can extend the life of your car by driving it faster. Want to live longer? Take a nap.
Q: Should I cut down on meat and eat more fruits and vegetables?
A: You must grasp logistical efficiencies. What does a cow eat? Hay and corn. And what are these? Vegetables. So a steak is nothing more than an efficient mechanism of delivering vegetables to your system. Need grain? Eat chicken. Beef is also a good source of field grass (green leafy vegetable). And a pork chop can give you 100% of your recommended daily allowance of vegetable products.
Q: Should I reduce my alcohol intake?
A: No, not at all. Wine is made from fruit. Brandy is distilled wine, that means they take the water out of the fruity bit so you get even more of the goodness that way. Beer is also made out of grain. Bottoms up!
Q: How can I calculate my body/fat ratio?
A: Well, if you have a body and you have fat, your ratio is one to one. If you have two bodies, your ratio is two to one, etc.
Q: What are some of the advantages of participating in a regular exercise program?
A: Can’t think of a single one, sorry. My philosophy is: No Pain…Good!
Q: Aren’t fried foods bad for you?
A: You’re not listening…. Foods are fried these days in vegetable oil. In fact, they’re permeated in it. How could getting more vegetables be bad for you?
Q: Will sit-ups help prevent me from getting a little soft around the middle?
A: Definitely not! When you exercise a muscle, it gets bigger. You should only be doing sit-ups if you want a bigger stomach.
Q: Is chocolate bad for me?
A: Are you crazy? HELLO Cocoa beans! Another vegetable. It’s the best feel-good food around! !
Q: Is swimming good for your figure?
A: If swimming is good for your figure, explain whales to me.
Q: Is getting in-shape important for my lifestyle?
A: Hey! ‘Round’ is a shape! !
And remember: “Life should NOT be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in an attractive and well preserved body, but rather to skid in sideways – Chardonnay in one hand – chocolate in the other – body thoroughly used up, totally worn out and screaming, “WOO HOO, What a Ride!”
Well – I guess that’s one perspective. Me I’ll keep the chardonnay and chocolate, but I think I will pass on the rest.
Nicola
7 Ways To Have a Happy Holiday
Saturday, December 22nd, 2007It’s no secret that the holiday season is one of mixed blessing! Even as one who does celebrate Christmas I find this time of year rather taxing. Not only does business effectively get disrupted for at least two months, the expectations of friends and family seem to concentrate into one time of year, instead of being spread throughout the year. Its a time over indulged with:
- Sugar and stress
- Family events that turn feudal
- Overeating
- Long travel and lack of regular exercise
And peace….well with the youth of today geared up with big pipes and boom boxes, theres not so much of that any more either.
So how do you break through the chaos and still enjoy your holidays. Here are a few suggestions:
- Break out of the over-crowded family home and take a walk with a relative you have not had a one on one chat with for a while – you will welcome a quieter moment, get to know them a little better and get some exercise.
- Offer to clean away the main course whilst others are having desert – you skip all the calories and earn lots of brownie points with the host
- Offer to take the younger children off to the park with a bat and ball – you give the gift of welcome relief from parents and get some exercise. And Christmas is so big with children, its wonderful to revisit it through their eyes
- Share some of your skills with your family – if you have some special trade or professional skill that can benefit someone in your family right now – this is a great time of sharing
- Use discussions with those who love you and know you best to gain more insight to yourself – identify a few personality goals for your New Years Resolution list
- Keep your anti-aging bank account in balance – enjoy yourself and indulge in the festive foods, but make a special effort to do some extra exercise, drink lots of water and smile! You help both your body and mind.
- Use this time of temptation to reward yourself for your efforts this past year, and if your efforts have not been that good, make a mental note to do more next year.
Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays
Nicola
More On The Milk Dilemna
Friday, September 28th, 2007Had someone email me a comment on the last milk blog so adding it in here.
No doubt many that drink pasteurized milk, believing they are doing their bodys good. I mean, how many times as a child were you told to drink 2-3 glasses of milk every day to ensure strong and healthy bones?
To learn more about the many health problems associated with drinking pasteurized milk and eating other pasteurized dairy products, I highly encourage you to read the following article that I wrote on dairy:
http://drbenkim.com/articles-dairy.html
Eliminating regular supermarket milk and other pasteurized dairy products from your diet is essential to giving your body a chance to experience its best health. Â
They also suggested making your own Almond milk – its really easy to make with a bunch of raw almonds, a few dates, and a blender. Â
Heres the recipe: http://drbenkim.com/recipesalmondmilk.html Â
Not convinced? Try going without pasteurized milk and dairy products for just 30 days and observe the results.  You may be surprised – very surprised!!
Is Death The Only Motivator?
Tuesday, June 5th, 2007It staggers me that so many people are not taking responsibility for their own health, and the health of their children. It seems that it takes a brush with an early death to get people to realize their unhealthy lifestyles are killing them years before necessary. Is they are too lazy, or are they just too stupid? With all the media coverage on health today, I fail to accept that it is lack of knowledge. Maybe its just much easier leaving it to someone else to worry about. (more…)
BMI Move Over, BVI Is Here.
Sunday, April 8th, 2007The body mass index [BMI] is being replaced by the measure BVI, or body volume index.
Mass, the amount of matter and energy in a given object, and measured using the Body Mass Index has previously been used as the worldwide benchmark for health statistics on obesity. BMI is a statistical measure of weight, scaled according to height.
Whilst BMI has been accepted as a useful broad based measurement tool, it is also recognised that it fails to distinguish between people of differing body shapes. There is no allowance of differences in body composition. (more…)
Fitness Reduces Negative Effects of Menopause
Sunday, April 1st, 2007Until recently it was believed that there were no positive beneftis associated with increased physical fitness and menopause. However, recent study results now show the physical activity may help ease symptoms and increase quality of life during menopause.
About 1.5 million American women reach menopause each year, at an average age of 52. Between 80 to 85 percent of these women experience symptoms such as hot flashes, night sweats, irritability, anxiety or emotional instability.
Both aerobic walking and anaerobic yoga classes provide a better quality of life and reduced negative effects of menopause compared to not exercising. Improvements include mood and physical improvements.
Cardiorespiratory fitness has the greatest impact on helping women cope with menopause with the least unpleasant symptoms. This has positive mental health and quality of life outcomes.
Fitness improvements either directly or indirectly impact the symptoms of menopause, and should be regarded as an integral part of menopause medical interventions.
The Society of Behavioral Medicine. http://www.sbm.org