CONTROLLING T-I-M-E . . .

Time is within your control.
Each man is given exactly 24 hours-a-day, but it is how time is spent or wasted that spells success, mediocrity or failure. Does'nt it amaaze you that the people who make the worst use of time maybe the same ones who complain that there is never enough time? Rather than thinking time management all the time, why not start thinking "task management". Prioritize tasks that add value to your life success goals. Allow me to share you a poem by Leon Hansen:
Take Sometime
Take some time to smell the flowers as you walk the paths of life
Take some time to ease the tensions from the challenges and the strife
Take some time to hear the birds sing as they usher the dawn
Though the day be just emerging too soon it will be gone
Take some time to watch a sunrise, now and then a sunset too
Take some time to count your blessings, though you feel they're not that great
You will find they're more abundant than you thought at any rate
Take some time to banish hatred when and where you can
Just detest man's evil ways and not your fellow man
Take some time to love your children every moment you are free
The benefits sure exceed a university degree
Take some time to love your neighbor, and even more important still
Tale some rime to love yourself or not many others will.

BE aware, sociologist say that the most important currency for the 21st century is t-i-m-e, not money.

SMOKING c-y-c-l-e . . .

Cigarettes contain nicotine, which is the substance responsible for the addiction. Once nicotine reaches the brain, it will release chemicals called norepinephrine and dopamine, both of which make us feel good.
However, this nicotine high does not last very long. Soon you will get a tolerance to nicotine, which means you will have smoke more cigarettes to get the same pleasurable feeling. Just like any other addiction, the problem is that once you stop the supply of nicotine, you will feel weak and down. This will stimulate you to get your next puff. Hence your brain is now addicted to cigarettes.

If you really want to quit smoking, you must identify the situations that trigger you to smoke and do your best to avoid them.
BE aware, according to American Lung Association, the health benefits of quitting will begin just 20 minutes after your last cigarette. Your blood pressure and heart rate will decrease, and the oxygen content of your body will increase. By the time you reach 15 years of never touching a cigarette, your risk of dying will be the same as a non-smoker.

SKIP breakfast before workout

Scientists say that if you really want to get rid of more fat, you should skip the pre-workout snack. Studies suggested that when your body is low on food maybe a good way to trim excess fat. Muscles usually get their energy from carbohydrates, which is why athletes like Lance Armstrong and Michael Phelps scarf down large amounts of food before a race. But if you have not eaten before exercising your body does not have many carbohydrates in reserve. That forces to burn fat instead.

Experts said that when you exercise (after fasting) your adrenalin is high and your insulin is low. That ratio is favorable for your muscles to oxidize (break down) more fatty acids. People who exercise without having eating burn more fat than they would if they have grabbed a bite before hand

DID YOU KNOW that . . .

- The brain uses over a quarter of the oxygen used by the human body? - Your heart beats around 100000 times a day 36500000 times a year and over a billion times if you live beyond 30.
- Red blood cells carry oxygen around the body. They are created inside the bone marrow of your bones.
- Color of your human skin is determined by the level of pigment melanin that the body produces. Those with small amounts have dark skin.
- Adult lungs have a surface area of around 70 square meters.
- Humans have a stage of sleep that features rapid eye movement (REM). REM sleep makes up around 25% of total sleep time and is often when you have most vivid dreams.
- The smallest bone found in the human body is located in the meddle ear, the staples
(or stirrup) bone is only 2.8mm long.
- Infants blink only once or twice a minute while adults average around 10
- As well as having unique fingerprints, humans also have unique tongue prints.
- The left side of your body is controlled by your right side of your brain while the
right side of your body is controlled by the left side of your brain.
- Antibiotics are only effective against bacteria, they will not help in fighting off
a virus.
- Your sense of smell is around 10000 times more sensitive than your sense of taste.
- Your nose and ears continue growing throughout your entire life.
- It takes the body around 12 hours to completely digest fruits, vegetables and fish
while it takes 2 to 3 days to digest meat.

DID YOU KNOW that . . .

FAITH - a powerful medicine

Faith means having strong belief system, whether you're religious or not. Spirituality can be practicing yoga or meditation, or just contemplating nature. An optimistic outlook and the ability to handle stress are qualities needed to prevent depression and fight back when serious illness strikes.

Modern medicine can treat - and often conquer disease. But we have yet to understand why some people overcome serious illness against all odds. Experts found out that between 50% and 90% of all diseases can be affected by patient belief. And 90% of people report that their strongest belief is in God.

Experts said that people who practice a faith, have less heart disease, lower blood pressure, fewer strokes, lower depression, faster recovery from illness and many even live longer. Spirituality or regular attendance at a church, synagogue or mosque helps people better cope with life stresses, provides crucial, social support, promotes a healthier lifestyle, lowers anxiety, and encourages optimism. On the other hand, lack of religious involvement (or feeling alienated) has negative effects on health.

People who attend religious services regularly but have poor health behaviors such as smoking or not exercising are more likely to improve their behaviors overtime than those who attend less. People who start out with good behaviors are more likely to maintain them if they are regular attendees. Clinically, the survival rate for women of faith with threatening illness is higher than that of their male counterparts, since women are more receptive than men.

Be aware, if you wish to pray, pray for understanding and acceptance, not specific outcomes. Just feeling connected is better than petitioning for guaranteed results. Think good thoughts. Optimism and cheerfulness can make a positive difference.

TURMERIC (Curcuma) latin name

Turmeric is the rhizome or underground stem of ginger like plant. Turmeric is an ancient spice, a native of South East Asia, used from antiquity as dye and a condiment. It thrives in the tropic and subtropic where it requires a hot, moist climate and a fairly light soil. Turmeric being rich in iron if used mixed with honey is invaluable in cases of anemia. It is also used in cases of treating measles and skin disorder. Benefits of Turmeric are:
- it is a natural antiseptic and antibacterial agent, useful in disinfecting cuts and burns.
2. when combined with cauliflower, it has shown to prevent prostate cancer and stop the growth of existing prostate cancer.
3. prevent breast cancer from spreading the lung in mice.
4. may prevent melanoma and cause existing melanoma cells to commit suicide.
5. reduces the risk of childhood leukemia.
6. a natural liver detoxifier.
7. may prevent and slow the progress of Alzheimer's disease by removing amyloyd plaque build up in the brain.
8. may prevent metastases from accruing in many different forms of cancer.
9. it is a potent anti-inflammatory that works as well as many anti-inflammatory drugs but without side effects.
10. has shown promise in slowing the progression of multiple sclerosis in mice.
11. a natural pain killer.
12 may aid in fat metabolism and help in weight management
13. has long been used in Chinese medicine as a treatment for depression
14. a natural treatment for arthritis and rheumatoid arthritis
15. boosts the effect of chemodrugs paclitaxel and reduce its side effects
16. has been shown to stop the growth of new blood vessels in tumors
17. speeds up wound healing and assist in remodeling of damaged skin
18. may hilp in the treatment of psoriases and other inflammatory skin conditions
19. help boost appetite
20. improve bile secretion and reduce pains
22. cancer blocker
23. diabetes controller
23. immune booster
24. digestive stimulator
25. lower blood pressure
26. cholesterol reducer
27. seeing clearer
28. feeling better


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WAYS to DETOXIFY 2

4. Sunlight and adequate sleep (in the dark). Basking in the morning sunshine, avoiding exposure to artificial light at night while asleep could help facilitate the daily production of the natural hormone melatonin. Melatonin- not to be confused with the vitamin supplement- is a natural hormone found in the body, and found in high levels in certain foods such as oats, rice, corn, ginger, tomatoes, bananas and barley. It helps keep insomnia at bay, appears to also slow the aging process, with particular probable effects such as being an antioxidant and an immune enhancer. It could also help in coping with stress and may increase the ability to experience pleasure, maintain a positive outlook and mood. Optimal production of melatonin only occurs at night, however, and is dependent on a dark environment.

5. Fasting is not only in accordance to holiness, but in age-defying healthiness.

6. Stress accelerates your age. Stress is good, but too much of it can lead to a host of ultimate life enders, like heart attacks, cancer and accidents.

WAYS to DETOXIFY

111111 Detoxifying is another word for cleansing, which means to eliminate toxins. Studies shows that a detox program would require some hard work at first, but the benefits could be astounding that it makes the effort worthwhile. You will not only feel stronger and more energetic, as a result but you will start looking younger and more vibrant. Some of the effects are: fewer wrinkles, softer skin, and dark circles or puffiness under your eyes are gone. Your hair will shine more and grow healthier and your nails will grow stronger.

2. Stop puffing to delay wrinkles. Smoking lowers agility and hastens aging. Experts said that aging and early skin wrinkles are accelerated by smoking. Plus it diminishes physical performance.

3. Liberal amounts of fruits, vegetables and grains make for a younger vibrant brain. They are the best nourishment for the frontal lobe. The frontal lobe, the largest lobe of the brain is known as the seat of judgment, reasoning, intellect and the will. It is the control center of our entire being.

Benefits of SWEET POTATO

It is the antioxidant element in sweet potato that makes it an effective and risk-free anti-aging agent. When the body undergoes metabolism, toxic and vicious byproducts are secreted. These come by the name of free radicals -so called radicals because when these invade the body, aging hastens and degenerative diseases are triggered. Disease like cancer, heart diseases, diabetes and cataract to name some of the most dreaded.

God deployed free radicals to help kill bacteria and other harmful microorganisms in the body. In excess though, these free radicals can damage nucleus of cells. Hence these must be neutralized. When these free radicals are not neutralized, these can disrupt the production of protein and carbohydrates for the body, and so damage cell production that unnecesarily hastens aging. God then created antioxidants to neutralize these notorious free radicals.

The human body produces antioxidants from the food a man eats. Though there are many food supplements, drinks and capsules that claim to contain anti-oxidant, studies have proven that sweet potato is rich in producing anti-oxidants. Besides there is no assurance or guarantee that these food supplements actually contain antioxidants because so much human intervention is involved in the process.

Anti-oxidants in sweet potato are higher in their leaves. The root crop sweet potato is rich in beta carotene, Vitamin A and potassium while sweet potato leaves and tops contain protein, lipids, iron, calcium and vitamin C. Taken all together, these help to fight free radicals, protects cell production from damage and hence hasten cell regeneration. Sweet potato is low in calories and have no fat so you can indulge without getting the bulge.

Be aware, the secret of youth is a nutrition and mindset issue. It has least to do with aesthetics and cosmetics. It is often in food and indulgence in unhealthy food that the human body loses in holiness and imperfections set in. Aging is an imperfection that cosmetics and aesthetics cannot hide for good.

FASTING is HEALING

If you want your body to heal by itself, get rid of toxins, improve your immune system, lose weight and keep your youth - all simultaneously, then fast. Fasting seems to have unlocked well guarded secrets why people during the time of Adam and Eve lived to 100 to 900 years. I is not the abstinence of food that makes people die and grow old easily. It is the indulging of excessive food that makes people degenerate faster.
Fasting can be done with just drinking water or juice. Physicians espousing spiritual medication recommend or prescribe fasting as a first line of defense in therapy or incorporate fasting in the cure protocol. But then many doctors in this present day world may not even believe in fasting because they might starve from the perks of drug companies. People must be freed from the ignorance of fasting to make this a lifestyle.
As a therapy, fasting does 5 things: 1) it cleanses or detoxifies. 2)it heals or restores, 3)it strengthens immunity, 4)it allows the body to rest, 5)it rejuvenates. While physicians, dieticians, nutritionists and fitness trainers recommend healthy and balanced diet, what they don't say is that the more you eat, the more your body works to break down food. The more you eat, the more toxins to clean in the bloodstream. That is why fasting is part of the triology of nutrition because even if you followed the nutrition food pyramid assiduously, if fasting is not incorporated, you deprive your body the chance to rest and heal.
When a person goes on a fast, the organs of the body especially the digestive system gets a break from breaking down all the food taken and toxin cleaning. The more you indulge on food, the more your body overworks and works overtime just to get that food processed into your system and release those toxins. But when you fast, the digestive system takes a break because energy is diverted away from the digestive system towards the metabolism and immune system.
Detoxification is a normal body process of eliminating or neutralizing toxins through the colon, lever,kidneys, lungs, lymph glands and skin. Toxins in the body cause depression because the body is pollutes, the mind is compromised and the soul and spirit are troubled. Fasting precipitates detoxification because when food is no longer entering the body, the body directs its fat reserves for energy into restoration and repair of damaged organs or to strengthen the immune system. Thus the body heals with its own intelligence. Through fasting, people can turn energies inward where this can be used for healing, clarity and change in emotional and psychological demeanour. There is good evidence to prove that regulated fasting contributes to youthful and longer life.
The human body has layers of fat reserves. Overeating increases those reserves without being used. When you fast for the first 2 days, only the prevailing fat is used. When you fast for 2 more days, the reserve fat is used. These using up of reserve unwanted fats enables the body to replace itself and restore on its own. It is by this process that detoxification occurs, there is restoration and replacement, and the organs are always new and youthful. When your body uses up all its fat reserves both for energy and maintenance, it will necessarily look for nourishment. That is when you can break your fast and take in solids. It is best to eat fruits ground in a blender as the first solid meal after a fast. In the bible, Jesus and the other chosen men of God fasted for 40 days.
Be aware, when you want to fast as a healing therapy, plan out how many days you want to fast. You can fast for 2 days in a week. It is best that when you fast, you will also fast from doing work like taking a vacation from work, from cellphones, from internet. You should dedicate your days of fasting to prayer and meditation. Fasting is ineffective if you continue with your daily chores because it defeats the purpose of making your body rest.