VERY IMPORTANT IMMUNITY BOOSTING FOODS

Immunity  Boosting foods can help heal diseases in our bodies, prevent our bodies from infection and slow down our aging process.

Eating the following foods have been linked with a decrease in cardiovascular diseases, cancer and death.

1.  FRUITS:
     Blue Berries, Apples and Cherries 

2.  VEGETABLES:
      Broccoli, Lentils, Spinach and Beans

3.  OILS:
     Sesame Oil, Olive Oil and Canola 

4.  FISH:
     Tuna and Salmon 

5.  WHOLE GRAINS:
       Stone cut Oats, Brown/Ofada Rice, Millet,           Quinoa Whole Wheat Flour, No Sugar/Salt popcorn 
        
        

15 STEPS TO A BEAUTIFUL AND STRESS FREE YOU

1.  TAKE TIME TO EXERCISE TO REDUCE STRESS

2.  DRINK MORE WATER FOR BEAUTIFUL SKIN

3.  GET YOUR EIGHT HOURS SLEEP DAILY

4.  GET YOUR DAILY VITAMIN C

5.  BRIGHTEN UP WITH VITAMIN B

6.  EAT NUTS LIKE ALMONDS AND WALNUTS IN LITTLE PORTIONS DAILY

7.  HYDRATE YOUR SKIN WITH CUCUMBER, AVOCADOS AND FISH

8.  SMOOTH YOUR SKIN WITH SWEET POTATOES

9.  STOP TOUCHING YOUR FACE TO PREVENT ACNE

10.TAKE A DEEP BREATH TO FIGHT STRESS

11. AVOID NEGATIVE THOUGHTS

12. LAUGH MORE IT BEAUTIFIES YOUR FACE

13. GIVE AND DO FOR OTHERS WHATEVER IS GOOD

14. KEEP IT ALL TOGETHER WITH FAMILY AND FRIENDS

15. REMEMBER TO LOVE YOURSELF

11 REASONS TO REDUCE YOUR INTAKE OF SUGAR

• 1.  SUGAR CAUSES FATS TO BE DEPOSITED IN THE LEVER WHICH CAN LEAD TO FATTY  LIVER DISEASE 
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• 2.  SUGAR CAN DAMAGE THE HEART 
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• 3.  SUGAR PROMOTES BELLY FAT
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• 4.  SUGAR IS A SILENT KILLER
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• 5. SUGAR MAY HELP GROW CANCER IN MAIN ORGANS OF THE BODY
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• 6.  SUGAR ADDITION MAY RUN IN FAMILIES 
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• 7.  SUGAR HAS TOXIC EFFECTS ON THE LIVER
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• 8.  SUGAR MAY REDUCE YOUR BRAIN POWER
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• 9.  SUGAR IS ADDED TO MOST FOODS, (CAKES, COOKIES, CANNED SOUPS, CANNED VEGETABLES, CANNED FRUITS AND CANDIES)
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• 10. SUGAR MAKES US FAT
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• 11. EATING SUGAR SHORTES OUR LIVES.

11 REASONS TO STOP SMOKING TODAY

Smoking can destroy your body inside out. Bellow are some of what smoking can do to your body.

• 1.  HEART DISEASE 
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• 2.  HARDENING OF THE ARTERIES 
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• 3.  CHRONIC LUNG DISEASE 
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• 4.  ASTHMA 
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• 5.  REDUCED FERTILITY 
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• 6.  PNEUMONIA 
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• 7.  AORTIC RUPTURE 
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• 8.  STROKES 
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• 9.  BLINDNESS 
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• 10. GUM INFECTIONS 
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• 11. HIP FRACTURE 

HEALING POWERS OF ESSENTIAL OILS

Do you know the Healing Power of ESSENTIAL  OILS?
If you do, you are welcome to the wonders of the Herbal Medicine Powers.
If not just start with the few below:

• CLOVE OIL:
• Helps reduce Hangover and Headaches. 

• EUCALYPTUS OIL:
• Has Thrapeutic and Anti Microbial Properties. Helps to relieve Arthritis Pain.

• BLACK PEPPER OIL:
• Warms Muscles to relieve Joint Pain and Arthritis. 

• LAVENDER OIL:
• Helps relieve Headaches. 

• LEMON BALM OIL:
• Is an Anti-Depresant. 

• MAJORAM:
• Helps reduce Arthritis Pain 

• PEPPERMINT OIL:
• Helps stop Itching. 

• PINE OIL:
• Helps Treat Skin Issues, including Posriasis, Ezema and Pimples. 

• ROSE OIL:
• Treats PMS and Menopausal Issues. 

• SESAME OIL:
• Lower Stress and Blood Pressure. 

• TEA TREE OIL:
• Treats Acne, Cold Sores, Bacterial Infection. Apply it topically to heal Skin Issues

FOODS THAT HELPS TO CURE DAIBETICS

PORTION CONTROL:
If you are diabetic, enjoy foods you love in portions that make sense.

BALANCE NUTRITION:
Fuel your body with the right mix of nutrients to keep you strong and satisfied.

FREQUENT MEALS:
Eat five small meals a day to keep your body running and help fight off hunger.

FOOD CHOICES

EAT THESE:

• Fresh Fruits, Frozen Fruits, Avocado 
• Leafy Vegetables served raw, steamed or grilled, Frozen Vegetables 
• 100% Vegetable Juice low in Sodium 
• Beans and Legumes 
• Green Plantain 
• Pumpkin and Sunflower seeds
• Nuts like Almonds, Walnuts, Peanuts and Pecans 
• Peanut Butter 
• Olive Oil and Canola Oil
• Fish such as Salmon and Tuna
• Mushrooms 
• Bread, Crakers and Pasta made with whole Wheat Flour
• Oatmeal, Bran Cereal 
• Brown Rice and Wild Rice
• Quinoa 
• Whole Grain Barely 
• Popcorn 

AVOID THESE:

• High fat Red Meat
• Hot Dogs and Sausage 
• Whole fat Dairy products 
• Butter and Lard
• Cream Sauces
• Canned Fruits with added Sugar and Syrup 
• Fruit Juices with added Sugar
• Jam and Jelly 
• Dried Fruits with added Sugar
• Canned or Frozen Vegetables with added Sugar or Sodium 
• Vegetables cooked with Butter 
• Bread, Pasta, Cereal made with refined Grains 
• Instant Rice or Instant Noodles.

HEALTHY BODY DETOX

For a healthy and stress free body we all need to do this once a week considering the amount of stress we all go through everyday. Try this and you will thank me for the experience.

• Sit in a bath that contains a handful of Empsom Salts, 10 drops of Lavender essential oil, and a half cup of baking sofa. 

• This combo draws out toxins, lower stress related hormones and balances your pH.

7 BENEFITS OF HOT LEMON WATER

 This is a follow up of my post on Lemon posted September 6th 2015.

1.  Drink Hot Lemon Water, it can prevent CANCER. Do not add sugar

2.   Hot Lemon Water can sustain your health and make you live longer

3.   Hot Lemon Water can prevent blood clots

4.  Hot Lemon Water can control tumor growth

5.  The bitterness in Hot Lemon Water is the substance to kill cancer cells

6.  Hot Lemon Water helps digestion and help maintain healthy weight

7.  Hot Lemon Water is good for your liver and lymph system.

LOVE YOUR HEART !

When you love someone or something, you want the best for whatever it is you love. As we all know, our Hearts are the engine room of our existence. Excellent operation of our Hearts enables us live healthy lives. When our Hearts stop working, we are dead. 

• To keep our Hearts healthy and Alive attention should be paid to the following:
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• Give your heart a smart diet comprising:
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• Fruits and Vegetables 
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• Whole Grains 
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• Nuts
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• Beans 
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• Low-Fat Dairy
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• Seafood and lean Meats.

This should also include lowering levels of added Sugars, Sodium, Saturated and Trans Fat and Cholesterol in your diet.

In addition to the above we should exercise at least 30 minutes everyday. For seniors it could be 4 -5 days in a week. 

HEALING POWER OF WATER

= DRINKING 2 GLASSES OF WATER IN THE MORNING HELPS ACTIVATE INTERNAL ORGANS.

= DRINKING 1 GLASS OF WATER BEFORE MEAL WILL HELP DIGESTION.

= DRINKING 1 GLASS OF WATER BEFORE TAKING A SHOWER HELPS PREVENT HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE.

=  DRINKING A GLASS OF WATER BEFORE BED HELPS PREVENT STROKES AND HEART ATTACKS.

13 MEDICINAL HEALTH BENEFITS OF GINGER

Ginger is perhaps one of the oldest and most popular herbal medicine. It has a long history of use for relieving digestive problems such as nausea, motion sickness, pain and loss of appetite.

Several in-depth studies of the possible health benefits of ginger, its nutritional profile, has been carried out by nutritionists. It can be used fresh, dried, powdered, or as oil or juice. It is sometimes added to processed foods and cosmetics.

1. The fresh ginger root is spicy, peppery and fragrant. It contains Gingerol, which has anti-inflammatory and antioxidant properties.

2. Ginger treats Nausea, Morning Sickness: Its been a long remedy for Sea Sickness. It may also relieve nausea after surgery, and in cancer patients undergoing chemotherapy.
If you are pregnant, talk to your doctor before consuming large amount of it.

3. Ginger has been show to reduce exercise-induce muscle pain.

4. Ginger helps relieve pains associated with Osteoarthritis (pains in joints of the body).

5. Ginger may lower blood sugars and improve heart disease risk factors in patients with type 2 diabetes.

6. Ginger helps to reduce indigestion by improving regularity, which is beneficial for people with indigestion and related stomach discomfort.

7. Ginger may be effective against menstrual pain when taken at the beginning of the menstrual period. (one study recommends you take about 1gram of ginger powder for the first three days of menstrual period).

8. Ginger may lower cholesterol levels. Just add a little to your tea daily.

9. Ginger contains 6-gingerol which may have protective effects against cancer. More study needs to be carried out.

10. Ginger may be able to protect against age-related damage to the brain. it can also improve brain function in elderly women.

11. Gingerol, the bio active substance in fresh ginger, may help the risk of infection. Ginger extract can inhibit the growth of many different types of bacteria.

12. Ginger is effective against the oral bacteria linked to inflammatory diseases in the gums, such as gingivitis and periodontists.

13. Ginger may be effective against the virus that cause respiratory infections.

Add two slices of ginger, lemon and honey to your tea daily.





       

10 WAYS APPLE CIDER VINEGER WITH HONEY PROMOTES BETTER HEALTH

APPLE CIDER VINEGER is fermented juice from crushed apples. It contains the following niutrents   just like apple juice.
Pectin, Vitamin B1, B2, B6, C, Bioton, Folic acid, Naicin and Pantothenic acid.
It also contains some amount of these minerals: Sodium, Phospherous, Potassium, Calcium, Iron and Magnesium.

Get more benefits of Apple Cider Vineger by adding Honey:
Honey contains Potassium, Calcium, Magnesium, Iron, Copper and Zinc.
It also contains Vitamin C, Thiamine, Riboflavin, Nicotinc acid and  Vitamin B6.
The darker and less processed the Honey the more nutrients it contains.

HERE ARE THE BENEFITS:

1.  Helps with digestion and constipation

2.  Eliminates joint pains

3.  Treats acid reflux and heart burn

4.  Boosts energy

5.  Eases sore throat

6.  Reduces bad cholesterol

7.  Improves Blood Pressure

8.  Helps weight loss

9.  Eliminates bad breath

10. Reduces inflammation

INGREDIENTS:

1 Teaspoon of  raw Honey
1 Tablespoon of raw Oganic Apple Cider Vineger
1  Cup of water

DIRECTION:

Mix all of the above together and drink 20 - 30 minutes before breakfast.
You can drink more water if desired.

If you are on any medication like diuretics and medicines for diabetes or heart diseases, please talk to your doctor before drinking Apple Cider Vineger daily.

BREAKING NEWS - HEALING POWERS OF COCOANUT OIL

CARROT BLAST - SMOOTHIE

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This is a sunny delicious SMOOTHIE

It takes 20 minutes to make

INGRIDIENTS 

1 Cup of baby carrots, washed

1/2 Cup of strawberries, cleaned and washed

2 Medium size sweet pepper, cleaned and washEd

1 Cup coconut water

Combine all ingridients in a blender and process until very smoothe. 

Cool in the refrigerator for 30 minutes before serving. This smoothie taste heavenly. 

Enjoy it.

HABITS AND FOODS THAT CAN DAMAGE YOUR LIVER

The LIVER performs essential functions related to the following in the body. Digestion, metabolism, immunity, and storage of nutrients. The Liver is therefore a vital organ without which the tissues of the body can easily die from lack of energy and nutrients. 
The good news is that the Liver can regenerate its dead or damaged tissues. 

In order to care for this vital organ ensure you do not over indulge in the following:

SUGAR

Too much refined Sugar is harmful to your liver

HERBAL SUPPLEMENTS 

Talk to your doctor before you take herbs to make sure they are right for you

OVERWEIGHT 

The extra fats in your body can build up in your liver cells causing fatty liver decease, that makes the liver swell

ACOHOL

Excessive intake of alcoholic drinks can damage your liver.

WHAT WALKING DOES FOR US

WHEN WE WALK, WE BOOSTS ENDORPHINS, EASING STRESS, TENSION, ANGER, FATIGUE AND CONFUSION IN TEN MINUTES

ENGAGES THE RECTUS ABDOMINIS MUSCLES

IMPROVES BLOOD PRESSURE

REDUCES GLAUCOMA RISK

HELPS BUILD BONE MASS, REDUCING RISK OF OSTEOPOROSIS

LIMITS SICKNESS BY HALVING ODDS OF CATCHING A COLD

HALVES ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE

IMPROVES HEART HEALTH BY INCREASING HEART RATE AND CIRCULATION

AS THERE IS PROPER CIRCULATION, BALANCE IS IMPROVED PREVENTING FALLS  ESPECIALLY FOR SENIORS

HELPS BURN MORE FAT

LIMITS COLON CANCER

AT LEAST 30 MINUTES OF WALKING EVERY DAY IS A MUST FOR BETTER HEALTH AND LIVING LONGER.

KEEP WALKING!

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE

A friend sent this to me and I decided to share these very useful information about heart attacks..

Let's say it's 7.25pm and you're going home (alone of course) after an unusually hard day on the job.

You are really tired, upset and frustrated.

Suddenly you start experiencing severe pain in your chest that drag out into your arm and up into your jaw. You are only about five km from the hospital nearest your home.

Unfortunately you don't know if you'll be able to make it that far.

You have been trained in Cardio pulmonary resuscitation (CPR), but the guy that taught the course did not tell you how to perform it on yourself.

HOW TO SURVIVE A HEART ATTACK WHEN ALONE:

Since many people are alone when they suffer a heart attack without help, the person whose heart is beating improperly and who begins to feel faint, has only about 10 seconds left before losing consciousness.

However, these victims can help themselves by coughing repeatedly and very vigorously. A deep breath should be taken before each cough, and the cough must be deep and prolonged, as when producing sputum from deep inside the chest.

A breath and a cough must be repeated about every two seconds without let-up until help arrives, or until the heart is felt to be beating normally again.

Deep breath get oxygen  into the lungs and coughing movements squeeze the heart and keep the blood circulating. The squeezing pressure on the heart also helps it regain normal rhythm. In this way heart attack victims can get to a hospital.

Please invite yours friends to read this as it is a needed  tool for everyone.

From:
DR. N SIVA
(Senior Cardiologists)

AGING SIGNS

1.  In your early forties you notice your site is fading. Usually a non prescription glasses helps.

2.  Your joints start acing though not everyone gets acing joints. When you are 60 and over, it is common to get pain or stiffness in hands, neck, back, knees or hips.

3.  Some people may have harder times hearing.

4.  Many older people from 75 years may not be sexually active.

5.  You might get constipated more easily. It's very common as you age. What can you do? Keep active, eat more fruits, vegetables and whole grains. Drink at least six to eight glasses of water a day. 

6.  From ages 30-70 men may lose an inch of height, women sometimes as much as 2 inches. At 80 years you might shrink more.

7.  Women grow hair on the chin or upper lips. It is part of aging.

8.  Your skin begin to shrink and wrinkles appear.

9.  You take longer to fall asleep.

10.  You become more forgetful.

11.  Bladder problems become common.

12.  I advice you start looking on the sunny side of life.

AGING GRACEFULLY

Yes, this is a very needed topic. If you desire to age gracefully you must be prepared for change in some areas of your life. Probably some of us already know that it is good to exercise, eat right, get at least six hours of sleep every night, refrain from smoking and don't drink heavily.

Growing old is an accomplishment. Do not get bugged down about aging. If you start thinking about it, it can drive you crazy. As you should know there is nothing you can do about it, the clock is going to tick away.

If you are lucky to be older, you have survived a lot of the threats to your physical and psychological integrity that have affected other people who are no longer around. The people who do the best with aging aren't thinking that much about getting older. They do not focus on what's not working. If you sit around mulling over the meaning of existence and how time is running out, you are not going to age gracefully..

Accept the inevitable changes of aging, rather than seeing them as crises. If you live to be 90 years old, you are probably not going to be living alone in a big house, wash your car, clean your house and drive yourself to church on Sunday. If you know that ahead of time, it's easier to manage it. People who think rigidly do not know that to age gracefully, one has to anticipate the changes that are inevitable.

Continue to find things that are important to you. That can include spiritual pursuits, travels, hobbies, new social groups, lifelong learning.

It has been studied at the University  of Cambridge and proved in the UK that people with ages of 45 and 79 in the 1990s who followed the steps below added 14 years to their life span.

THE FOUR BEHAVIORS:

1. No smoking
2. Performing regular exercise
3. Drinking moderate amount of alcohol
4. Eating five servings of fruit and vegetables a day.

LOWER YOUR BLOOD SUGAR AND LOOSE WEIGHT WITH THESE FOODS

Lower your Blood Sugar, Loose Weight and Reduce your Waist Line, by eating the following foods.

BEANS:  Beans is one of those foods that our bodies digest slowly because it is packed with protein and fiber. Foods high in fiber slows digestion, which in turn prevents spiking of our blood sugar thereby may prevent onset of type 2 diabetes.
Eating beans regularly may decrease the risk of Heart Disease, Coloreectal Cancer, and helps with weight management. Beans helps you feel full so you eat less.

WHOLE  GRAINS: They digest more slowly than refined or processed grains and are packed with nutrients, including Protein, Fiber, B vitamins, Antioxidants, and Minerals (iron, zinc, copper and magnesium). Regular consumption of WHOLE GRAINS has been shown to reduce the risk of Heart Disease, type 2 Diabetes, Obesity and some forms of Cancer.

FRESH FRUITS AND VEGETABLES: Most Fruits and Vegetables are high in Fiber and low in calestorol due to their high water contents, there by helping to reduce your weight and keep Blood Sugar under control.

LOW-FAT DAIRY: This is another source of lean Protein.

NUTS: Next time you desire or crave potatoe chips please grab a handful of nuts instead, unsalted Groundnuts, Almond etc. They are loaded, with Fiber and healthy Omega-3 fatty acids.

FISH: Fish is ideal and meets your need for lean meat. It also contains healthy Omega-3 fatty acids that is good for your heart.

Finally keep moving. Exercise is fuel for your heart.