Friday, October 22, 2010

THE MEDITERRANEAN DIET SLOWS COGNITIVE DECLINE

According to research conducted by the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago over a 15 year period, involved more than 4,000 participants 65 years of age or older, researchers tested these participants at various points in time for their cognitive abilities. Both memory and perceptual skills were included in the test. The study is currently still in progress, but at the 15 year mark the results clearly indicted that those seniors whose diets most closely approximated the Mediterranean showed significantly less cognitive decline than those other seniors. Eating a few nuts every day, the researchers noted can keep you smarter.

A diet that emphasizes vegetables, fruits, fish, olive oil, lower meat consumption, moderate wine and non-refined grain intake has proven and still continues to improve general health and well being.

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Thursday, October 21, 2010

BEST FOODS FOR BODY, MIND AND SOUL

The book of Genesis, second chapter tells us that God formed man of the dust of the ground, breathed into the lungs and man became a living soul. The great healer, Edgar Cayce reminds us that rarely does the body breathe as deep as it should and we should practice deep breathing more than we do. “Without proper oxidation of the whole of the blood stream, tiredness occurs at times, creating heaviness across the small of the back, just below the kidneys at times coupled with the lack of assimilations of food and proper combination of alkaline and acid foods. To avoid colds and flu and many illnesses it is best to consume 80 percent fruits, vegetables and salads and the other 20 percent the high protein foods like meats, fish, beans and dairy products.

“Since the skin breathes as well as every other cell in the body more exercises should be taken in the open air to bring the full expansion of the lung cells to purify and clarify our system. The respiratory system is one of the greatest principals through which eliminations are made in the body,” urged Edgar Cayce.

The tiger or any cat demonstrates very well the exercises needed for all the muscular forces. Take only three to five minutes morning and evening before an open window, gradually rising up on the toes and lifting the hands above the head on inhalation will help fill the chest with more oxygen, and then lowering the arms, one can exhale with a “whoosh.” Raising one arm at a time is best for those who have trouble maintaining body balance. Exhalations through the mouth help expel the carbon monoxide from the lungs and fill them with fresh air. For variety one can breathe in one nostril at a time while closing the other one with a finger and the reverse with the other. Staying close to nature helps rejuvenate the body through increased circulation and better eliminations. “Each person has a purpose in the Earth that is as a harp upon which the breath of God would play,” was Cayce’s beautiful conclusion to the importance of proper breathing.

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Monday, October 4, 2010

LOOKING FOR A WINTER RESIDENCE

Our valley’s known for kindly hearts, for winter’s quarters – time to start,
We mice search through the late fall days – Looking for a place to stay,
A tiny spot that folks will share – within their home, just anywhere.
We're glad to eat leftover food, Our bathroom habits they feel crude.
Housekeeping work we leave for you, while we make nests for homes anew.
To make a lining for my nest, I’ll take some cloth from this silk dress.

And what a find, some lovely hair, cute ends of curls I'm sure she’ll share,
On padded feet her quilt I cross, It's soft and cozy just like moss.
But owner of this lovely home unwilling was her hair to loan.
Leaping up in frantic fright (I do such work in dead of night.)
She screeched, a terrible time ensued - the sounds I heard were really rude.
I raced along her soft white arm – then under sheets to keep from harm.

I'll take another look around, Near some books a space I’ve found,
I need more fabric for my nest, I trust she feels I’m not a pest.
Her lovely soft and dainty curls had looked and felt like real pearls.
With closets full of clothes to share, I’ll take small bites, she should not care.
But now I think she's changed her mind, She put out cheese, how sweet and kind.
Hey great! she’s added peanut butter, I can eat inside, no outside clutter.
Upon a tiny wooden tray, served on the floor, I'll eat it any way.
Outside the snow hides grains of wheat, This peanut butter, what a treat!
What’s that I hear, sounds like a snap, Grandma warned to watch for traps.