Inflammation, silent killer. Learn how it can affect your health.

How do you know if you have inflammation?

11 symptoms associated with low-grade chronic inflammation.
• body aches and pains
• congestion
• frequent infections
• diarrhea
• dry eyes
• indigestion
• shortness of breath
• skin outbreaks
• swelling
• stiffness
• weight gain/obesity

One of the main reason you put on more weight when you are under  stress is due to a hormone in your body called cortisol.


Cortisol is released in much higher quantities than normal when you are stressed out, which increases your blood pressure and blood sugar level. This can be a major contributor to you gaining weight.


People who are stressed out are not likely to lose weight.  We  don't feel this inflammation yet it gradually damages the ability to gain energy from food consumed. Over time, the inflammation promotes diseases regarding the circulatory system and type 2 diabetes.

Inflammation makes people fat by eating creating wear on the cells causing the cells to become inflamed. When the cells are inflamed, they do not use insulin correctly resulting in weight gain and fat.

The body has natural enzymes that neutralize the free radicals, AGE’s, as well as other damaging substances in the body. The diet rich with processed food damages the body’s natural abilities to remove the hazardous substances leading to the inflammation of the cells and arterioles.

This makes the enzymes fight harder to remove the substances reducing the resistance levels of the body. The body becomes overwhelmed causing people to experience oxidative stress thus leading to the inflammation and weight gain.


To help reduce the possibilities of inflammation reduce the amounts of processed foods consumed. Increase the natural foods of vegetables, lean meats, and fruits. A healthy diet will reduce the changes of the inflammation and excessive weight gain. Diets rich in natural whole grains, fruits, and vegetables also helps to promote weight loss by removing the processed foods that lead the body to storing additional fat and other damaging substances.


Dozens of pharmaceutical drugs have been developed to override the inflammatory cascade, and many more are in the pipeline. NSAIDs (nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs) like Motrin and Aleve disrupt the production of prostaglandins, which are needed to regulate inflammation, constrict or dilate vessels, and much more. Corticosteroids like prednisone, COX-2 inhibitors like Vioxx and Celebrex, and antihistamines each shut down a different inflammatory mechanism, leading to further long-term risks in the body.

The mangosteen fruit is a powerful natural anti inflammatory. A natural solution without negative side effects. Mangosteens are grown in Southeast Asia and have been used for centuries in healing.

Personally I drink Xango 3 times a day!  It's a powerful known anti inflammatory that got me off of ibrupofen a few years ago I won't go a day without it.  Xango is the only mangosteen juice on the market that uses the whole fruit puree, rind and pericarp of the mangosteen which has xanthones with science and research to back it up.  Learn more about Xango here.

Are you feeling tired before you workout?

How about a Banana:
Try eating a Banana right before/during exercise.


Bananas have potassium and calcium, which increase muscle contraction and allow you to work harder/lift more.

Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.


Bananas also relieve cramps and will help you to be less sore.  If you eat a small amount of parsley (yes parsley, the little green leaf) before your workout, it will aid in your potassium absorption ability, giving you am even better workout!

When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around.

"If you like to go for long runs"
Before you start eat some Blackberries!

This wonderful fruit not only has very powerful health benefits through its antioxidant content, it also promotes oxygen in the body.

When running, you need oxygen, and wouldn't it be great if your body didn't get tired/inflamed halfway? I think so.

Blackberries are great for you, and great for improving your workouts!

2010 Health & Wellness Handbook!

2010 Handbook: Health, Personality, Society, and Life

Live Life As It Should Be!

Health:

1. Drink plenty of water.

2. Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a beggar.

3. Eat more foods that grow on trees and plants and eat less food that is manufactured in plants..

4. Live with the 3 E's -- Energy, Enthusiasm and Empathy

5. Make time to pray.

6. Play more games

7. Read more books than you did in 2009 .

8. Sit in silence for at least 10 minutes each day

9. Sleep for 7 hours.

10. Take a 10-30 minutes’ walk daily. And while you walk, smile.

Personality:

11. Don't compare your life to others. You have no idea what their journey is all about.

12. Don't have negative thoughts or things you cannot control. Instead invest your energy in the positive present moment.

13. Don't overdo. Keep your limits.

14. Don't take yourself so seriously. No one else does.

15. Don't waste your precious energy on gossip.

16. Dream more while you are awake

17. Envy is a waste of time. You already have all you need..

18. Forget issues of the past. Don't remind your partner with His/her mistakes of the past. That will ruin your present happiness.

19. Life is too short to waste time hating anyone. Don't hate others.

20. Make peace with your past so it won't spoil the present.

21.. No one is in charge of your happiness except you.

22. Realize that life is a school and you are here to learn. Problems are simply part of the curriculum that appear and fade away like algebra class but the lessons you learn will last a lifetime.

23. Smile and laugh more.

24. You don't have to win every argument. Agree to disagree...

Society:

25. Call your family often.

26. Each day give something good to others.

27. Forgive everyone for everything..

28. Spend time w/ people over the age of 70 and under the age of 6.

29. Try to make at least three people smile each day.

30. What other people think of you is none of your business.

31. Your job won't take care of you when you are sick. Your friends will.. Stay in touch.

Life:

32. Do the right thing!

33. Get rid of anything that isn't useful, beautiful or joyful.

34. GOD heals everything.

35. However good or bad a situation is, it will change..

36. No matter how you feel, get up, dress up and show up.

37. The best is yet to come..

38. When you awake alive in the morning, thank GOD for it.

39. Your Inner most is always happy. So, be happy.