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  Common tips for a heathier heart we all know: Eat a heart-healthy diet. Get active. Stay at a healthy weight. Quit smoking and stay away from secondhand smoke. Control your cholesterol, blood glucose (sugar), and blood pressure. Drink alcohol only in moderation. Manage stress Get enough sleep Heart disease is a leading cause of death in the United States for both men and women. Much of it is in our control. Are we addressing it from the body, mind and spirit perspective? Basic habits most people can regulate 1) eat fish twice a week, 2) limit satur ated and trans fats, 3) choose healthy monosaturated fats , 4) choose whole over refined grains 5) Eat foods rich in potassium and magnesium 6) maintain healthy weight and waist size 7) Exercise most days of the week an fats . After  these basics aren't enough. Taking care of our mental health affects our heart,  what can we do in this area of our life? Some Christian practices may promote heart health include cultivating gra...

  Is it the beauty of maternity, or maternal mental health madness?  Maybe it's some of both, but it doesn't have to be, there is hope! Not everyone gets pregnant as easy as they had expected, many try for years asking WHY, while others continue to have child after child all around.  The "what's wrong with me" at times kicks in, extra doctor visits, lab tests and considerations are offered. Cleanses, fasts, ovulation cycles are watched, and meds may be prescribed , and for some the waiting continues, but what if there was an all natural way to activate your body to reduce your oxidative stress? A causative issue in over 300 emotional, mental and physical issues, could it also impact  infertility ? Then when the pregnancy occurs and after mom may experience postpartum depression. There's the lack of sleep routine, how to prioritize diet, exercise, self care.  The balance of life is off, and everyone is trying to rebalance, hopefully in spirit, mind and body! M...

  "It's the most happiest time of the year", an old Andy Williams song rings through our mind. For many, it's far from happy.  It's a month of anxiety, depression, lonliness, suicidal thoughts, some start drinking or med seeking to escape, some decide to get help in programs, others isolate at home white knuckling. PubMed (national center for biotech information) show studies of high oxidative stress as a key factor to these type of issues.     https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=mental+health+%2B+oxidative+stress https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=alcohol+addiction+%2B+oxidative+stress https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/?term=depression+%2B+oxidative+stress This post isn’t to focus on addiction and the hopelessness than often comes with it, but to be encouraged! Maybe you're someone who's gone through and are on the freedom side, yet get concerned around holidays for fear of being with family or friends and tempted to take a drink to be part of the grou...

Cultivating a Heart of Gratitude and saying it outload. Thanks. Thank you. I'm grateful. I appreciate you.  Expressing gratitude is beyond a Thursday in November, in fact it improves overall health.  Research  has shown that consciously practicing gratitude can reduce feelings of stress and anxiety. In fact,  studies have found  that a single act of thoughtful gratitude produces an immediate 10% increase in happiness, and a 35% reduction in depressive symptoms.     Expressing Gratitude Helps!   It can also e nhancing sleep quality, boosting your immune system, and positively impacting your overall mood and well-being, leading to better health overall. When we expres s gratitude and receive the same, our brain releases dopamine and serotonin , the two crucial neurotransmitters responsible for our emotions, and they make us feel ‘good’. They enhance our mood immediately, making us feel happy from the inside.  By consciously practicing grat...

Glucagon-like peptide-1 (GLP-1) is  a hormone our body makes to delay digestion, regulates blood sugar, appetite, and  digestion.  I t's produced by the small intestine. It stimulates insulin secretion, slowing gastric emptying, inhibiting food intake, decreasing inflation, cardio and neuoprotective effect.  When effective treats diabetes, obesity, neurodegenerative disorders.  ( (GLP-1)     Synthetic options on the market, Ozempic, Wogovy, Semaglutide, all come with side-effects.   Now there is a way to activate our GLP-1, as our body’s are designed to do, this is worth knowing about,  Positive results in GLP-1 Activation Study .   A friend and health researcher, Renee Parker, and I did a Q&A on this What is GLP-1 and Why Activate It? . For more info on the activation science, to order for you, or to learn how to share the two-part GLP-Activation System through your network, talk with the person who shared this article, or cont...

  Cognitive decline, is it s slippery slope, or is there hope for a comeback? Memory lapses, struggling with speaking, difficult understanding conversations, getting lost in familiar places. Perhaps you or your loved ones are experiencing some challenges. Mayo Clinic, sites aging, disease conditions, brain injuries, alcohol, drugs, air pollutions, lack of sleep and the list goes on, there is no single cause for cognitive decline,  https://www.mayoclinic.org/diseases-conditions/mild-cognitive-impairment/symptoms-causes/syc-20354578 Science tells us that sickness, disease, aging, is due to oxidative stress , let's explore. There are over 5000 articles at the national library of medicine, citing cognitive decline + oxidative stress .    Researchers believe oxidative stress plays a role in the onset of many chronic and degenerative conditions.  https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/oxidative-stress Cleveland Clinic says Oxidative stress is an imbalance betw...