Sunday, June 27, 2010

Under a strawberry moon, I return...

...hopefully you find the things I have to share are just as illuminating!

I found 2 helpful health outlines that I felt compelled to immediately pass on:

"The function of the human body is a complex array of physiological processes dominated by three main situations: trauma, toxins, and thoughts (perceptions). These three (T's) lead to the first step of malfunction; dis-ease. The following are my major recommendations " for keeping for keeping proactive about your well-being:
1. Control your insulin levels: Make certain that you limit your intake of processed foods and sugars as much as possible. Elevated insulin destroys the body’s systems.
2. Get appropriate amounts of omega-3 fats found in fish, nuts and flax seed.
3. Get appropriate exercise. One of the primary reasons exercise works is that it drives your insulin levels down. Controlling insulin levels is one of the most powerful ways to reduce your cancer risks.
4. Normalize your vitamin D levels with safe amounts of sun exposure. Vitamin D is naturally produced by the human body when exposed to direct sunlight. Season, geographic latitude, time of day, cloud cover, smog, and sunscreen affect UV ray exposure and vitamin D synthesis in the skin, and it is important for individuals with limited sun exposure to include good sources of vitamin D in their diet. Extra vitamin D is also recommended for older adults and people with dark skin. Individuals having a high risk of deficiency should consume 25 μg (1000 IU) of vitamin D daily to maintain adequate blood concentrations
5. Only 25 percent of people eat enough vegetables, try to shoot for 50% of your diet to include raw food (**rich in enzymes**) , mainly vegetables and fruit.
6. Make sure you are not in the two-thirds of the population who are overweight and maintain an ideal body weight.
7. Get enough sleep, roughly 6-8 hours regularly.
8. Reduce your exposure to environmental toxins like pesticides, household chemical cleaners, synthetic air fresheners and air pollution.
borrowed from : http://www.thenewwellness.com/?p=3014

And then this is from Spark people, I just took out the few items it mentioned of products that are fortified,( cause whats the point of that).
LIST OF FOOD CONTAINING ample amount of CALCIUM

Food Serving Size Calcium
Collard greens 1 cup, boiled 357 mg
Black-eyed peas 1 cup, boiled 211 mg
Firm tofu (made with calcium sulfate) 1/2 cup 204 mg
Blackstrap molasses 1 Tbsp 172 mg
Baked beans 1 cup, canned 154 mg
Kale 1 cup, cooked 94 mg
Chinese cabbage 1 cup, raw 74 mg
Oranges 1 cup 72 mg
Almonds 1 oz 70 mg

Here is a website if you desire another Calcium advice resource: http://ods.od.nih.gov/factsheets/calcium.asp

2 comments:

  1. Bri thank you for always being sooo supportive of my blogging :) i read over a couple of your posts your life seems so exciting right now! much lovexox more soon

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