Fats that Heal...

Your body needs oil (fats, "fatty acids", lipids)

The brain, when the weight of water is removed, consists mainly of fat! -in the form of lecithin, a phosphorized fat. The pineal gland is richer in lecithin than any other part of the body. Lecithin-fat is also the chief constituent of nerve tissue and semen. Fat is found in all the body cells and especially the cell membranes. It soothes the nerves, coating them with a protective shield. It lubricates the arteries. It combines with protein to compose your hair. Fats gives us full satisfied feeling after a meal since they stay long in the gut. Essential fatty acids are involved in moisture-retention in the brain cells. "Essential fatty acids" (vitamin F) are called such because the body can't make them, hence your diet must supply them. They include omega-3 (alpha-linolenic) and omega-6 (linoleic, arachidonic). In the American diet, linoleic is abundant but linolenic acid is scarce. Hemp/flax seed are rich wholefood sources of both. Other rich sources are nuts and extracted (hence unnaturally concentrated) "supplement oils" like hemp, flax, primrose, wheatgerm and fish oil. All dark green leafy vegetables have omega-3*

*insert taken from 'Drugs Masquerading As Foods', by Suzar

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The liver plays an important role in our body. It's important to understand its many functions (over 500 of them), and what it takes to support it and facilitate its job.

• other than skin, the liver is the largest organ in the human body


• anything that you eat, breath or absorb through the skin, is processed through the liver


• after each heartbeat, 25% of the blood pumped is filtered through the liver


• without your liver, you would die within 24hrs


• those 500 functions I mentioned includes some making important substances as cholesterol, blood proteins, clotting proteins, lipoproteins


• blood filtration, bile production, the production and break down of hormones, regulation of blood sugar, and detoxification of endotoxins (produced internally) and exotoxins (environmental)

The livers role to detoxify the body is to take harmful toxins and change them into substances that can be safely eliminated from the body. Should toxins build up, the liver can become overloaded. Some symptoms of liver dysfunction can include;

• jaundice


• pale stools


• pain the right side


• depressed appetite


• loss of energy


• metallic taste in mouth


• skin problems


• chemical sensitivities


• allergies

Preventative care begins with improved lifestyle choices such as reducing body mass to a healthy range, regular exercises and living smoke free. Healthy eating it also key. Choosing more fruits and vegetables, whole grains, and limit your cholesterol intake by reducing intake of saturated and trans fats. Also eating more fish like cod, tuna, halibut, salmon, mackerel and herring.

A liver cleanse is a great way to begin addressing needs for improvement and maintenance of the liver. Please consult a practitioner if you have any major health concerns before considering a cleanse.

An Idea

I somehow stumbled upon this clip. Felt it's a great idea to think about viewing wellness.
A way of motivation to remain consistent with your goals.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mVRwhq9XIPA

Eat fresh foods. Make a life list. Meditate


-Camille

Aha!

There are "aha" moments in life that can bring you closer to your destiny, or "Personal Legend". This interview is one of those "aha" moments for me, so I'm posting it again.

Here is the full interview with Will Smith.
Enjoy :)

-Camille

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pke9gEZfJXk

Connection

The benefits of fitness are beyond physical appearance. It sets the tone for each cell in our body to unify and function as it was designed to be. To strengthen each system, leaving yourself open to connect with your entire being, that of body, mind and spirit.

My personal experience so far today has been incredibly heightened starting simply with a fitness class. I left the gym feeling strong, detoxed, appreciated and motivated :)

I meditated and prayed, and decided to be open to receive what life brings knowing that my response can determine my destiny. I choose to learn and grow, to live and not be afraid, to give and love.

So remember the possibilities of a whole experience your workout can be!

I guess this is my testimony to fitness ;) I wanna hear yours :)

Cheers,

Camille

Inspiration

I am absolutely moved by this interview with Will Smith and Travis Smiley. Totally inspiring!!!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1xLHLbJJsGo


The full interview is available also, this is just a clip of some wise words.


Enjoy :)

-Camille

Eat Natural

Summer is great for many things. When it comes to eating, there's many fresh foods that are abundantly available. Fruits like cherries, strawberries, peaches, and plums are refreshing to enjoy on a hot summer day. To eat natural is eating clean! Not processed, not killed with heat and than injected with preservatives. Eating my food exactly how it was created, naturally. By doing that I'm eating my vitamins, minerals, proteins, complex carbs and fats in its natural state. All the fundamentals and building blocks for a strong, resilient and lively body! A reflection of life in its truest form to be clean in body, mind and spirit. Some people may argue that by eating completely raw can extend your life along with many other wonderful benefits.

So back to my main point. I'm making subtle changes to the increased amount of raw foods I'll eat opposed to heated and cook foods. By doing so, I've noticed an increase in energy and an improvement with digestion. For me, I believe my natural path begins here. I've learned that health begins with the gut. During the embryonic stage of life, many organs bud out from the gut. So it's good to keep the gut/stomach and intestines clean and healthy with proper foods that are living and not dead by ways of cooking. To even eat meat, it must first ferment in the stomach before passing through the intestines. That's insane! To imagine sitting there with rotting meat inside you with no way out! My apologies to the people that do eat meat, no offence intended...heck I've eaten meat! This is how I help myself to overstand the truth of natural eating, cause that ain't!

I am walking this path, and sharing my experience with you. If it influences you, embrace it and we can do it together.

So cheers to eating naturally, one step at a time :)

-Camille

Tis the season to get Cherried!

It's cherry season!

Who doesn't like cherries? We all like cherries! I was enjoying a bowl of delicious dark red cherries myself.

Cherries are another one of natures sweet pleasures that's great for you. These luscious red treats are packed with potent antioxidants called anthocyanins, which aids in reducing pain and inflammation. You will also find melatonin in cherries. This hormone relaxes your body, leaving you feeling rested. Some may argue that their quality of sleep is considerably enhanced after a day of eating cherries. The list continues including wonderful benefits for cardiovascular health and blood sugar.

So treat yourself, and indulge. Even better knowing how much your body can appreciate it!

Meet the Bush Doctor

This is the real deal!!! lol, seriously thou I'd drink it!!!
I believe that there is a plant to cure any ailment!

enjoy :)


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qxLXJ_cm5Rg

Fibroid Health

What is it?

Uterine fibroids are benign tumor growth within and around the uterus.
While most common among black women, fibroids can occur from the beginning of menstruation up until menopause.
Uterine fibroids can exist without treatment, and if problematic can lead to surgical removal and/or hysterectomy.



What can help?

Healthy Herbs…

Burdock: A common plant found in Europe and the United States. Burdock is an especially good detoxifier for the blood, kidneys, skin, liver, stomach, and lungs. This plant includes minerals such as iron, which can purify the blood. Burdock is also known to have anti-tumor properties, antibacterial and anti fungal properties. It has been useful for diabetes and a variety of female problems, such as uterine fibroids, ovarian cysts, endometriosis, PMS, and fibrocystic breast disease.
Burdock is safe: there are no risks, no side effects and no drug interactions. You can supplement in pill form, drink as a tea, and from a tincture.

Chastetree berry: Chastetree berry is one of the most important herbs used for female reproductive health. Some suggest this as the best treatment for PMS. Huge numbers of women found relief with this herb. A number of studies have proven a major impact of total or partial elimination of PMS symptoms. This herb helps more than just PMS, a whole range of menstrual irregularities from absence of periods to infrequent periods, too frequent periods to too heavy periods. In addition to menstrual problems and infertility, chastetree berry is also able to help endometriosis, fibrocystic breast disease, fibroids and corpus luteum insufficiency. It does not contain hormones. It regulates hormones by working in the pituitary gland. Specifically increases progesterone while decreasing estrogen and prolactin. Even thou prolactin is the hormone which stimulates breast milk; ironically, chastetree berry can still encourage breast milk production in mothers.
Chastetree berry is very safe with rare side effects. 1-2% of cases found minor rash with itching and mild upset stomach. This herb can be supplemented in tincture form, extract and pill form.

Wild yam: As an herb for women, wild yam has been used for normalizing hormones. It also helps with menstrual cramps, infertility, miscarriage, morning sickness, menopause, fibroids and endometriosis.
Wild yam is safe and has no side effects even when used long term. It can be taken in pill form, dried powder root, tea and tincture.


All material supplied by, Healthy Herbs by Linda Woolven, M.H., C.Ac. and Ted Snider
Please consult a practitioner first before taking any herbs.