What Good Are Flavonols?
Posted by Michael Casals on August 14th, 2010
Cocoa Beans
Have you ever heard of Flavonols? Flavonols are a chemical found in great abundance in various teas including black tea, green tea. You can also find a great amount of flavonols in red wine and dark chocolate. So what’s so great about flavonols? Flavonols offer health improvements and benefits to people who suffer with heart disease. Flavonols aide in the reduction of blood pressure and improving the health blood vessels, which in term may improve the health of those with heart disease. Researchers fomr the University of California, San Francisco, did a study which found that high amounts of flavonols in the diet doubles the circulation of angiogenic cells in the bloodstream. Angiogenic cells help maintain and restore the interior lining of the bodies arteries. In doing so, this protects the artieries from atherosclerosis and other damage. During this study, researchers provided volunteers with a cocoa drink with 375 mg of flavonols each day. Depending on cultivation conditions and manufacturing processes, flavonol amounts can vary greatly in teas, wines and chocolates. A cup of green tea contains approximately 56 to 511 mg of flavonols. 3.5 ounces (100 grams) of dark chocolate contains approximately 43 to 63 mg of flavonols . Want to get flavonols from chocolate but avoid the fat? Just add a scoop of nonalkalized cocoa powder to your beverage. Cocoa powder has more of the heart-healthy flavonols than chocolate bars do.
Holistic Wellness Tip – Avoid Toxic Coworkers
Posted by Michael Casals on August 12th, 2010
Rude Obnoxious Boss
Stay as far away from obnoxious rude coworkers as feasibly possible. People like this are not only bad for your morale and other coworkers around you, they can also cause you to lose focus, increase your stress levels and more prone to mistakes.
If you find yourself having to deal with excessively rude coworkers or verbally or mentally abusive bosses on a daily basis, maybe its time for the sake of your health and sanity to consider seeking new employment. What good is making money if in doing so it cause deterioration of your physical and mental health. Whether you’re the receipient of inpolite words or whether you simply witness rude behavior being projected at your coworkers, daily intense workplace stress and rudeness is associated with bad job performance. The British Medical Journal reports that novices are particularly prone to making numerous error when exposed to frequent office tension. When working on important projects, make every effort to avoid toxic rude obnoxious negative people. If permissible, put on headphones, ear plugs to block out all the drama around. Remember, holistic health and wellness is about guarding and nurturing your overall health and this is one tip that can help you to that end.
Herbal Remedies for Stress
Posted by Michael Casals on July 5th, 2010
Are you feelings stressed lately? Feeling overwhelmed? Did you know that that things like exercise, meditation and other natural means are available that can assist you in reducing the stress in your life. One of the methods you should try involved herbs and herbal remedies. Watch this video and lear about some wonderful herbs and herbal remedies that you can take to help you cope with and reduce stress in your life!
Avoiding Household Toxins
Posted by Michael Casals on July 4th, 2010
Are you aware that you and your family are exposed to many household toxins on a daily/weekly basis? Most people are not even aware of the various toxins that everywhere in their homes! To help avoid injury and harm to your family, check out this video and learn about a few of the things you should look out for and how you can avoid household toxins.
Record-high pollen counts = Serious Allergies!
Posted by Michael Casals on June 1st, 2010
Bee Pollinating
Record-high pollen counts this spring mean serious allergies. Shower before bed, and keep windows closed to reduce indoor pollen residue.
Record-high pollen counts this spring mean serious allergies. Shower before bed, and keep windows closed to reduce indoor pollen residue. It’s a doozy of a year for pollen allergies, with some experts saying this is one of the worst springs they can remember. Hay fever that strikes from April to June is usually due to tree, weed and grass pollen. If seasonal allergies are wreaking havoc on your sinuses, here are a few tips to minimize their effects. Shower before bed to remove any pollen residue from your skin and hair. Keep your windows and doors shut, especially on dry, windy days. Though pollen counts can vary widely day to day, levels tend to be highest from 5 a.m. to 10 a.m. Go for walks during the evening, when counts are lower.
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- How to Prevent Pollen Allergies (allergies.suite101.com)
How to use your brain to improve your memory
Posted by Michael Casals on May 27th, 2010
Alzhiemer's Brain
When it comes to preserving, maintaining and even repairing your brain’s performance, mental exercise is just as critical as physical fitness and good nutrition. Researchers have found interesting links between memory and intellectually challenging activity.
- Get educated, stay challenged. Results from a study published in the October 2008 issue of Neurology found that the more education a person has, the better able she may be to fend off the dementia associated with Alzheimer’s disease and mild cognitive impairment (essentially impairment that’s beyond what’s normal for a person’s age). The same results were found when affected people had challenging jobs. So, is it that the challenge and education keeps the brain healthier or that a healthier brain is more likely to seek out higher education and a challenging job? Researchers don’t have an answer yet.
- Meditate. When regular meditators (people who spent between 10 and 90 minutes each day in deep concentration) had their brains scanned with a high-resolution MRI, the areas that regulate emotions were found to be significantly larger. To translate, the regular meditators were able to engage in more mindful behavior, which helps with concentration and memory.
In addition to a daily meditation (which need not be spent in a quiet room sitting with your legs crossed; 10 minutes of listening to calming classical music, and doing nothing else, also counts as a meditation), Michael McKee, PhD, a clinical psychologist at the Cleveland Clinic’s Department of Psychiatry and Psychology and author of Stress and Your Body, And What to Do About It, says each day we should also utilize smaller periods of time to train our minds to slow the stress response. Essentially, allowing your body fewer opportunities to get into all-systems-alert mode means you shut down the stress-induced hormonal overload that directly impacts memory function.
- Play brain games. While online brain game sites like lumosity.com are a fun, engaging way to give your hippocampus a workout, don’t disregard the brain stimulation you get from a good old-fashioned knitting session, banging on the piano keys, reading a book, cooking a new recipe or doing a crossword puzzle. Learning something new can also be considered a brain game of sorts, because every time we challenge our brain with a new task, we create the opportunity for new neuron growth, which in turn keeps our brains in top working form. And a healthier brain means better memory.
- Socialize. Having strong social connections — being part of a book club, playing Bunco or golf or just meeting a friend for coffee each week — actually boosts your brain power.
______________Authored by: Maureen Connolly
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- Think Smarter with Mindfulness Meditation (healthmad.com)
- Alzheimer’s Prevention Strategies Remain an Elusive Challenge (scientificamerican.com)
Advantages in Consulting a Chiropractor
Posted by Michael Casals on May 24th, 2010
The Achilles' tendon
Anyone is prone to injuries especially athletes, you may be a trained or an amateur sports enthusiast. Numerous stresses in the bones of your vertebrae and joints can cause slight loss of suitable movement which will get in the method of working your muscles and nerves. You will experience chronic injury if you will go on doing your sport and overlook your pain. It’s not new for chiropractors to often see patients with:
* Hamstring and calf strains
* Golfer’s elbow
* Injuries on Achilles tendon
* Tennis elbow
* Thigh and groin sprains
* Shoulder sprains
* Tendonitis
* Neck pain
* Pain on the lower back
* Sciatica
These injuries frequently results to an athlete being a couch potato or them having no sports career anymore. Read more »
Exercise Benefits for Pregnant Women
Posted by Michael Casals on May 18th, 2010
Pregnant Mom
Exercising while pregnant can protect you and your baby from obesity later in life. Brisk daily walks are a great way to get started.
Need a reason to exercise and eat well while pregnant? Research shows that moms who exercise give birth to lighter, healthy-weight babies, which may reduce infants’ risk of obesity later in life. Additionally, a Reuters Health report found that overweight babies may have delayed motor skills. And it’s not just your baby who could benefit. Research shows that women of normal weight who put on more than the recommended 25 to 35 pounds during pregnancy gain an average of 44 pounds over the next 20 years. But remember: Weight gain during pregnancy is normal — and healthy — and the recommended amount of weight gain depends on your starting point. You can give your baby all the nutrients it needs by eating an average of 100 to 300 extra calories a day. If you don’t currently exercise, start slowly and take frequent breaks, working up to 30 minutes per day. Walking, swimming and stationary biking are your safest options. Of course, always check with your doctor for recommendations regarding exercise and pregnancy.
Death to Diabetes
Posted by Michael Casals on May 3rd, 2010
Kill Diabetes Now
DeWayne McCulley, aka The Diabetes Engineer: Author of “Death to Diabetes” will be a featured guest on “Holistic Wellness” in June, 2010.
DeWayne McCulley shocked his doctors and survived a near-death diabetic coma, despite a blood glucose of 1337, more than a 1200 points above normal!. McCulley was able to overcome severe hyperinsulinemia, hyperglycemia, hypertriglyceridemia, two major blood clots, pneumonia, and four insulin shots a day.
DeWayne McCulley, a retired Xerox engineer and Penn State graduate, further shocked his doctors by using his engineering and biochemistry background to wean himself off the insulin, Coumadin and other drugs. He lowered his average blood glucose level and his hemoglobin A1C to the normal ranges (92 mg/dl, 4.4%) while losing 55 pounds and reversing his diabetes within 4 months.
However, McCulley’s endocrinologist and his other doctors expected that it would take about 6 months before McCulley would have to return to the insulin shots and other drugs. That was over seven years ago and today he is still drug-free with an average blood glucose level of 92.5 mg/dl.
McCulley says “I was blessed with strong parents and teachers who gave me this strong work ethic and belief that I could do anything – if I really applied myself. And, if my mother, sister and my daughter (Cynthia) hadn’t taken care of me when I got out of the hospital, I would still be diabetic today.”
With support from his mother, his daughter, the local churches, and the American Diabetes Association support group, McCulley wrote a book about his near-death diabetes experience and how he recovered to live a drug-free life. The book (titled “Death to Diabetes”) explains how McCulley used his engineering background to not only get off the drugs, but beat his Type 2 diabetes and reverse the complications that were affecting his eyes, kidneys, and legs. As a result, Mr. McCulley still has healthy eyes, kidneys, and legs today.
The book Death to Diabetes is one of the few diabetes books that looks at diabetes at the cellular level and from several aspects of medical science, including pathology, etiology, and epidemiology. The book also looks at diabetes from the aspect of several engineering sciences including reverse engineering, failure modes & effects analysis, root cause analysis, statistical engineering analysis, meta analysis, and process engineering.
As a result, the book defines a comprehensive wellness program that consists of concise and easy-to-read procedures for a Type 2 diabetic, based upon nutritional science, super foods, raw juicing, proper exercise therapy, and spiritual health. The Death to Diabetes wellness program can be customized to fit any diabetic’s needs and get his/her diabetes under control within three months. Some diabetics even have the opportunity to completely reverse their diabetes and beat the disease.The book goes beyond diabetes and also addresses cardiovascular disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, retinopathy, neuropathy, nephropathy, and obesity.
The key benefits to the book and to following the “Death to Diabetes” wellness program include:
• Lower your blood glucose level to the normal range within days.
• Increase your energy level, and avoid the cravings and highs and lows associated with eating processed foods.
• Begin reversing and beating your diabetes within 30 days.
• Lose weight (fat) by turning your body into a fat-burning machine.
• Reduce the belly fat, which is hard to get rid of following conventional diets.
• Save thousands of dollars from drugs, more drugs, surgeries, hospital stays, and high healthcare insurance premiums.
• Save hundreds and even thousands of dollars from grocery-shopping and food bills.
• Learn how to transform your favorite foods into healthier foods, so that you can enjoy eating without the anxiety.
• Enjoy weddings, picnics, birthday parties, and other social events – because the book teaches you how to eat before and after these events to limit the damage to your health.
• Enjoy a better sex life, because the wellness program addresses circulatory issues that have proven to be one of the primary problems associated with sexual dysfunction.
• Look younger and so much better that your friends think that you have had a face-lift or liposuction!
• Prevent the complications of diabetes, including heart attack, stroke, blindness, amputation, gum disease, and kidney failure.
• Reverse your diabetes and its complications in 3 to 6 months
DeWayne McCulley states: “You can beat your diabetes, and you can reverse the complications of Type 2 diabetes – if you are armed with the proper knowledge and the drive to want to live a healthier life. Consequently, you can become a victor of wellness, and stop being a victim of disease and drugs – it’s all up to you.”
Check out the featured video on our home page featuring “Mr. McCulley”!
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