The Energy Queen

Have a wonderful New Year and Make 2012 The Best Ever.

We need to start checking our food and stop using those items that contain Red 50. This is a very harmful food dye that is not necessary and does nothing but adds color. Color vs health which is more important to you?

Health - Anxiety and Stress Do They Control Your Life?

In today's world we are surrounded with electronics, fast cars, fast moving trains, electronic equipment that always seems to break down and challenge us. We have to conform to rules and regulations. We have to put up with people who are unreasonable and have unrealistic expectations. We have bosses who demand more and more of us each day. Then you have the traffic, long lines, higher taxes, more processed and packaged foods, fast food, fast jobs, fast eating, fast, fast, fast.

No wonder we have anxiety and stress. We don't know where the next dollar will come from, will we be able to take care of our families and loved ones.

Will we keep our house and even find a place to live that we can afford?

Will we be able to afford health care, car insurance and a new pair of shoes?

Will I lose my job, my hair, my sanity?

What ever happened to waking up in the morning going out and smelling the clean, fresh air of the morning, listening to the birds singing and being able to just stretch, taking a deep breath and saying it is great to be alive.

It is still there for those of us that work at remembering to slow down,'smell the roses' as they say, get up and take each moment as it comes. There are many of us who do not worry about the next minute, hour, day or week. They know that all will be taken care of. They are at Peace with themselves and others around them. They do not let the traffic, bosses, bills, taxes, news, tv or their neighbor ruin their Joy.

It is not healthy at all to be in a constant state of stress and anxiety. This emotion is very harmful for your heart, immune system, blood pressure, adrenals, kidneys,and your mind. Also when your mind is always worrying about the next moment it is not focusing on what you need to be doing in the present moment and you can make more mistakes, have problems concentrating on doing your job correctly, making a good decision and even affect your ability to drive a car because you are not focused on the task at hand.

Also taking a pill with not solve any of the problems you may be facing either.

So for one day try something different. Get up a few minutes earlier and go outside and if you are not in the big city and smell the fresh air,stretch and listen for the sounds of nature and be thankful that what you have. Give all your worries to a higher power and stay in the moment and you will see that your days will be a little lighter in burden and you may even find time to go to a park or just be with nature and just take a deep breath and be able to relax for a few moments out of your day. You may see things a little bit differently when you are at peace with yourself;those smaller irritations or worries may even melt away and you will wonder why you let them control you at all.

To your peace and joy. Remember to tell yourself every day that you are loved and be gentle with yourself.

Today I was reminded we need to stop and just be at Peace with ourselves and our surroundings. We are all to wound up with getting things done, going here and going there. So take a moment and stop be thankful for what you have and be at peace with ourselves and others.

Eating 3-5 celery sticks every day help to lower your blood pressure.

Don't feel there is any hope for your health concern? Check out Nutrition Response Testing. Go to www.TheGreatHealthHeist.com for the link to see if there is a doctor in your area. You will be so glad you did. To your continued health.

I just read an article that peanuts and peanut butter along with corn and cottonseed can have aflatoxins that can damage your liver and compromise your immune system. Aflatoxin is a mold/fungus that is very toxic.

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If you like to exercise and find it harder to do as you age - there may be an easy answer get your body to produce glutathione again and you will see a big improvement. To learn more go to PubMed there are over 250,000 articles on the subject of Glutathione. It is the super antioxidant that are bodies need and as we grow older it is becomes depleted.

Health & Nutrition - Vitamin D What You Do Not Know About Vitamin D Could Be Damaging to Your Health

Recently I had been feeling a little more tired, my legs were hurting me when I did any exercises on the treadmill, or eliptical and I was getting dizzy in the morning.

The doctor took some blood tests and we found out that I was extremely low in vitamin D. I knew all about vitamin D or at least I thought I did. It turns out that if you are deficient in vitamin D you run the risk of developing breast cancer, diabetes, other various types of cancer,high blood pressure, having chronic pain, developing heart disease, be at risk for having a heart attack, having the risk for developing MS,osteoarthritis and other debilitating illnesses.

I eat good, healthy food, take supplements, eat fish, protein, whole leafy greens, vegetables, fruits, whole grains, etc. so I was amazed that my vitamin D was so low. The only way you know if your vitamin D is low is to have a blood test done in a lab. The optimum levels should be 50ng/ml anything below 25ng/ml is not good and you need to check into supplementing with vitamin D3 with the advise of your physician. You should not try to just do this on your own you need to be monitored by your physician. It is also a good idea to get some sunshine in your daily routine early morning is a good time to take a walk, sit and read a good book, or just sit and sip on your morning beverage.

So the next time you visit your doctor, ask him/her if you can get tested to check your vitamin D levels.

If you have adequate amounts of vitamin D in your body is elevates mood, has anti-inflammatory benefits, increases mineral density, and reduces blood pressure.

A healthy diet of dark green leafy vegetables,fresh vegetables,whole grains, getting in some exercise a couple times a week, drinking good clean water each day, thinking positive thoughts, journaling and getting some sunshine at least 15 minutes each day will also help with having a healthier body, mind and spirit.