Study: Spending time in Nature improves mental health

City dwelling has been associated with increased levels of mental illness. A new study showed that
taking a 90 minute walk through nature improved mental health.

In the study one group took a 90 minute walk through nature, while another walked through an urban environment.

Those who walked through nature had lower levels of rumination (negative thinking)

Take a hike through nature !!

http://www.pnas.org/content/112/28/8567.abstract

Study: Antidepressant Paxil Can Make Teens Suicidal & is Not Effective

A New study that was published in the British Journal of Medicine showed an alarming rate of suicidal behavior in adolescents that took the SSRI Paxil (Paroxetine) while being about as effective as placebo.

The researchers concluded "Neither paroxetine nor high dose imipramine showed efficacy for major depression in adolescents, and there was an increase in harms with both drugs."

If it is not effective and causes suicidal behavior, why is it on the market?

http://www.bmj.com/content/351/bmj.h4320

A Fun Way To Detoxify & Stimulate Your Immune System

 

 

Moving Your Lymphatic Fluid With A Rebounder

Our lymphatic system is like our immune system's circulatory system. This is how our immune cells travel. Unlike our circulatory system which uses our heart to pump the blood through it, our lymphatic system relies on our muscles to move lymphatic fluid around. If we are not using our muscles, jumping, moving around, exercising, our lymphatic fluid does not circulate well and our immune system can not function efficiently.

When we are moving our body and using our muscles to exercise the lymphatic fluid moves around allowing immune cells to get to bacteria and viruses faster, and helps flush out toxins from the body.

Using a rebounder is easy on the joints and is a fun way to achieve this.

Vitamin C has similar cardiovascular effects to exercise

Researchers from the University of Colorado, Boulder found that a daily intake of 500 mg of Vitamin C improved blood vessel function in overweight and obese adults.

They had one group take 500mg of vitamin C daily, while the other group performed daily aerobic exercises. The group that took vitamin c showed similar cardiovascular effects as walking exercise did in this population.

Now ask yourself why government recommendations only suggest 40 mg of vitamin C per day when thousands of studies show remarkable benefits with doses around 1,000mg per day?

My preferred way to take vitamin c is ascorbic acid in powdered form. It is the cheapest way
of getting vitamin c and will last you a long time. I like to mix it in smoothies and put it in water sipping it slowly. I like taking 1,000mg 3x/day

Camu powder is also my favorite. It contains more vitamin c than any food that I know of. It is more expensive than plain ascorbic acid but comes with all the cofactors and bioflavonoids.
             
http://www.the-aps.org/mm/hp/Audiences/Public-Press/2015/44.html

Tropical Kale Salad

Tropical Kale Salad

 

I came home from work and wanted to make something quick and easy.

 

I created a delicious slightly sweet tropical kale salad :)

 

 

Ingredients

 

1/2 bunch of Organic Kale

A handful of sliced pineapple

Organic Butter

Turmeric

Himalayan Sea Salt

 

 

In a medium sauce pan on a very low flame:

 

Put 2 tablespoons of organic butter in the pan, throw in the pineapple slices, and stir around until the melted butter absorbs the sweet flavor from the pineapple.

Throw in the Kale, sprinkle Himalayan salt and turmeric to taste.

Mix the Kale slowly and thoroughly so that it gets completely wet with butter and absorbs the salt, turmeric, and the sweet tropical pineapple flavor.

Don't heat for to long. Just enough to warm up the kale and for the flavors to seep in.

 

Enjoy :)

 

This Salad is power packed with nutrients. Vitamins, Minerals, Antioxidants, and vital cholesterol.

 

Yes beautiful cholesterol that your brain and every cell in your body will love.

 

Attention: Dietary Cholesterol is not bad for you. It will not cause heart disease. I repeat will not cause heart disease, regardless of what your doctor says :)

It is a building compound that is essential for regenerating every cell in your body :)

For more on the truth about cholesterol click here
 

 

 

Health Benefits of Intermittent Fasting

 

 

Mark Mattson is the current Chief of the Laboratory of Neurosciences at the National Institute on Aging. He is also a professor of Neuroscience at The Johns Hopkins University. Mattson is one of the foremost researchers in the area of cellular and molecular mechanisms underlying neurodegenerative disorders such as Alzheimer's Disease, Parkinson's Disease, and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis.

INTERMITTENT FASTING IS ASSOCIATED WITH MANY HEALTH BENEFITS

Intermittent fasting is associated with many health benefits. I have seen many of my clients improve their symptoms during a fast. Fasting has been shown to improves Multiple Sclerosis(M.S) symptoms in animals. The good news is that the benefits of fasting is not limited to Multiple Sclerosis. Autoimmune diseases and Chronic degenerative diseases of all kinds can improve.

 

 

FASTING CAN IMPROVE MANY BIOMARKERS OF HEALTH

 

Fasting may help normalize insulin, leptin (satiety hormone), and ghrelin (hunger hormone) levels.
It can lower triglyceride levels, reduce oxidative stress, and initiate human growth hormone production which is necessary for building new cells.


Here is some excellent articles to get you started:

How Intermittent Fasting Might Help You Live a Longer and Healthier Life

How Intermittent Fasting Can Help You Live Healthier, Longer



Disclaimer: Before you try a fast make sure you learn how to do it correctly. Always ask your healthcare provider before you attempt to undergo one.

We Are Making Changes

 

A wave of good news is sweeping the health community.

 

This week Chipotle announced that they will use mostly NON GMO ingredients in their food. It is remarkable that a fast food chain was able to do this. They realized that in order to separate themselves from the competition and gain the trust and respect of young health conscious people they would have to step their game up.

 

While Chipotle announced this we also heard news of McDonald's losing revenue and closing hundreds of stores !! 

 

Due to the power of the internet people have been able to obtain information that was not available to them in the past. Corporations with the help of bought off media outlets were able to conceal information and mislead the masses. Times have changed. They are not able to cover up information like they used to. Thanks to online activists (Food Babe), alternative media (natural news, Infowars), and social network sites (Facebook, twitter) real information is getting out to the people.

 

If this wasn't exciting enough there are 2 more breakthroughs.

 

The International Agency for Research on Cancer ( a branch of the World Health Organization)

just declared that glyphosate (the most commonly used herbicide in the world) is probably carcinogenic to humans.  This is a huge announcement because GMO crops are sprayed with tons of glyphosates because they are resistant to them. This is done so that weeds around them die. So when you eat GMO food you are eating residues of chemicals that are probably carcinogenic.

The next big announcement this week was by the Department of Health and Human Services which recommended lowering the fluoride levels in drinking water by almost 50%.

Although I am not satisfied until fluoride is completely removed from our drinking water, this is a step in the right direction.

We must continue to voice our opinions, share information, get involved in our community, and most importantly vote with our dollars !!