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Last year, consumers spent over $5.1 billion for just one popular acid indigestion medicine. This amount was for just this one medicine; it doesn’t even include all the dozens of other prescription and non-prescription medications on the market.

Sadly, many of those who took this medicine saw their symptoms get worse. Let’s look at some natural strategies for relieving the many digestive disorders we face today?

Resolving poor digestive health begins with reducing your response to stress. Deep breathing is an effective approach to stress management. Simply taking three deep breaths can break the cycle of chronic stress. Ten minutes of deep breathing is even better; this can often reduce your stress levels by 50 percent. After 20 minutes of deep breathing your brain begins releasing the hormones that repair your body – including your digestive tract. It’s best to practice deep breathing 10 minutes before each meal and 20 minutes at bedtime.

It’s important to select the right foods. High fiber and high water content fruits and vegetables are the foundation for good digestive health. Chew your foods completely. Don’t swallow until they are completely liquefied. Many nutritionists suggest eating starchy carbohydrates and proteins at different times. For example, steak and potatoes is a poor food combination for the same meal. Most adults cannot digest milk products. If you are unable to tolerate dairy products, avoid them. Also, gluten-containing grains (wheat, rye, oats, etc.) should be avoided if you have gluten sensitivity.

Supplements such as digestive enzymes can be a real “lifesaver.” Many people take as many as three tablets per meal for relief from poor digestion. But remember, you should always address the problem’s root cause. If it’s chronic stress, then stress reduction is the best strategy. You can bolster your defense against stress with Vitamin B-12 (necessary for digesting protein) and adaptogens.

A team of researchers at the Duke University Medical Center concluded a study that continues to demonstrate that good sleep is critical to good health. The study reveals women suffer more damage to their cardiovascular health from poor sleep – and struggling to fall asleep – than do men.

The study was published in the online journal Brain, Behavior and Immunity. It suggests that poor sleep may have more serious health consequences for women than for men, according to researcher Edward Suarez.

Suarez said the study also found that for women, poor sleep is strongly associated with high levels of stress, greater feelings of hostility, depression and anger, but perhaps the most unexpected finding was that for women, overall poor sleep quality didn’t pose the greatest risk. Read more…

You may not be aware that vitamin D deficiency among our adult population is a real problem. This is one of the most prevalent deficiencies in our culture. Most people don’t understand this.

People become deficient in Vitamin D primarily for cultural or environmental reasons. For instance, in cultures where women are totally clothed, including veils, people are almost universally deficient in Vitamin D. Likewise, submariners who spend extended time submerged become deficient. Neither group gets much direct sunlight.

Vitamin D deficiency among North Americans also includes a lack of exposure to sunlight and insufficient consumption of cold-water fish, such as wild salmon, mackerel and sardines. These are good food sources of Vitamin D as well as calcium and Omega-3 fatty acids.

You can take a quick self-test to determine if you might be vitamin D deficient. With your thumb, press on your sternum (breastbone). Is it tender or painful? Now, press on the tibia (shin bone) of both your legs. Are they sore or tender? If the answer is “yes” to both of these tests then there’s a 93 percent chance you’re deficient in Vitamin D.

If you are thinking about purchasing a liquid vitamin supplement, you may be wondering why people prefer liquid vitamins over pills.

Three Reasons Liquid Vitamins Are Preferred:

Most reasons given for the preference of liquid vitamins over pills can be categorized in one of three reasons:

Convenience
Optimum health comes from having a balance of many different nutrients. A liquid formula allows you to take one single serving of one supplement per day instead of servings of multiple supplements. It takes less thought and less time to take your vitamins in liquid form.

Easy to take
Many people find it difficult to swallow pills or capsules. A liquid vitamin formula avoids this problem completely.

More for less money
The processed foods we eat these days means that many people are at risk for multiple nutritional deficiencies. Taking vitamin supplements is more or less considered a necessity by many health practitioners. Taking multiple supplements in pill or capsule form is expensive. The cost for getting all the anti-aging nutrients contained in a single liquid vitamin formula can cost more than $300 per month if purchased in pills or capsules.

You can purchase To Your Health Liquid Vitamins for less than $50 per month.

Besides the desire to lose weight, the number two quesiton I hear: “is there anything I can do got get more energy.”

One way you can increase energy is to consume about 50 to 65 grams of protein per day. Proteins donate five times more energy than sugar. but you need to be aware that you can only digest about 25 grams at at time. So, pass on those sixteen ounce steaks.

There is a dark side to protein metabolism found in a particular form of nitrogen: ammonia. Excess ammonia can be formed in your body and brain if you eat protein but lack enough nitrogen to complete the energy process. This is often seen in people who experience bloating or an uncomfortable fullness after a healthy, protein-rich meal. It may also be seen in those who experience excessive fatigue after a meal.

You need to replace your supply of nitrogen since processing protein uses up large amounts of available nitrogen. Nitrogen in its active form, nitric oxide, is perhaps the most important source of energy for the heart, vascular system and immune system.
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All Free radicals are a dangerous form of pollution inside your body. This pollution is is the result of the on-going metabolism necessary for life. Metabolism is the process by which your body converts food into energy. So, the more energy you produce, the more pollution in the form of free radicals you generate.

Energy is converted from the food you eat (carbohydrates, protein and fats). Some foods (especially whole foods) also contain tiny anti-aging “jewels” called Antioxidants. These “jewels” are molecules that are used by your body to balance, neutralize or quench free radicals. They will keep helping in that way until they are completely used up. Read more…

I hear a lot of people talk about how they avoid all fat in their diet. For a while, this was the conventional wisdom for those seeking to eat healthier. This turned out to be quite bad advice because it turns out all fats are not created equal.

The good fats
Did you know that some of your bodily organs and hormones are made from “good fats”? If you do not have enough of the good fats in your diet, your health will suffer in many ways. The internal organs and hormones made up from these fats will not function correctly. Your brain will literally shrink without good fats. You will have hormone and blood sugar imbalances. You might even have a heart attack without enough good fats.

Omega-3 fats are absolutely vital for your brain and heart − so much so that one neurologist said, “Omega-3 is to the brain what calcium is to the bones.” You should eat small portions of good fats every day

For these reasons, it’s important that you select a good balance of fats in your diet and also include a high quality, Omega-3 essential fatty acid supplement. The Omega-3 supplements are perhaps the most important supplement you can take.

The ugly fats
Other fats are inherently ugly (bad). It makes no difference which foods you find them in, they are always bad for you. Both trans-fats and hydrogenated fats fall into the ugly category; never eat them. Fortunately, neither of these ugly fats occur in nature. So, if you are eating whole foods that have not been processed or over-cooked, you are unlikely to be poisoned by these ugly fats.

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