Slow down your biological clock

Have you ever thought that maybe your biological clock is older than your chronological age, imagine that! This weekend I have spent time at the ‘Turning Back the Biological Clock’ conference and boy did I learn a thing or two.

Here are some questions you should ask yourself to see if you are living at the age you really are;

Have you ever felt that you were older than you really are?

Do you feel like the years haven’t been kind to you?

Do you think that for your age, you should have more energy than you actually do?

At this conference it was incredible to see, through scientific evidence that some things really do contribute to us aging well beyond our years and with some simple and facilitated professional health assistance these can be addressed and changed – or better yet stopped in there tracks.

Some simple lifestyle strategies that I am always harping on about were of course addressed.

And again, I will share them with you; 

•  Fresh air
•  Exposure to Sunlight
• Eating Quality Vegetables
• Exercise and Physical activity
• Adequate Water intake
•  Forming healthy and loving interpersonal Relationships

 Yet if these actions are so simple and second nature to us why do we keep ignoring them? Why do we forget to breathe deep and activate our lungs daily? Why do we avoid the sun and now most Australians are presenting with signs of Vitamin D deficiency? Why aren’t we eating a minimum of 3 cups of vegetables a day? Or exercising or loving the one we are with?

These are the road-blocks of your day to day however if you are given the tools and learn to apply them you could drive straight through! Imagine enjoying your life to its full extent.

Other hot topics that were discussed were the drivers of Aging and Chronic Disease including Mitochondrial dysfunction, Inflammation and Genomic Instability. Again we learnt more about the benefits of using therapeutic doses and practitioner quality products to assist in the stopping and slowing down of the aging process.

Phyto-nutrients are a key indictor for making you feel younger than you are, and now they are coming in concentrated forms, which makes it easy for your body to take in one go. The use of quality anti-oxidants, Essential Fatty Acids (EFA), probiotics and of course quality multi-vitamins but unless you are taking the therapeutic doses you are not getting the benefits.

Creating balance is something we all have difficulty in achieving in these busy times; too much work, not enough family time not even enough ‘me’ time – we all strive for balance but how can it be achieved? What are some of the things that you apply to your lifestyle to make it flow? 

Butter - Margarine. Is this true?

My family is fairly conscious about the food we intake into our body, my dad is beginning to become more and more conscious, even though I have (from a professional point of view) been giving him what I consider great free advice for years but who listens to their family! This is an email that my dad has sent me and I thought I would share what is says with you all. Take from it what you will, believe what you want and make your own decisions.

'This is frightening! Have you heard this before?

Having Worked at (Removed name)Premier Margarine Factory in the UK for 1 Year, as a Management Trainee, and then in Sri Lanka Managing Margarine Manufacture, I can safely admit that what you are about to read is true !!
 

Pass The Butter... Please.      


    

This is interesting. .. .  




Margarine was originally manufactured to fatten turkeys.  When it killed the turkeys, the people who had put all the money into the research wanted a payback so they put their heads together to figure out what to do with this product to get their money back.  



It was a white substance with no food appeal so they added the yellow colouring and sold it to people to use in place of butter. 

How do you like it?   They have come out with some clever new flavourings....   

DO  YOU KNOW.. The difference between margarine and butter?    




Both  have the same amount of calories.  




Butter:

Butter is slightly higher in saturated fats at 8 grams; compared to 5 grams for margarine.  




Eating margarine can increase heart disease in women by  53% over  eating the same amount of butter, according to a recent  Harvard  Medical Study.  




Eating butter increases the absorption of many other nutrients in  other foods.

Butter has many nutritional benefits where margarine has a few and  only because  they are added!  




Butter tastes much better than margarine and it can enhance the flavours of other foods.  




Butter has been around for centuries where margarine has been around for less than 100 years.

Margarine. 




Very High in Trans fatty acids - Triples risk of coronary heart disease ... Increases total cholesterol and LDL (bad cholesterol) and  lowers HDL cholesterol (good cholesterol)  




Increases the risk of cancers up to five times.




Lowers quality of breast milk.  




Decreases immune response.  




Decreases insulin response.



And here's the most disturbing fact.... HERE IS THE PART THAT IS VERY INTERESTING!  


Margarine is but ONE MOLECULE away from being PLASTIC...and shares 27 ingredients with PAINT! 




These facts alone were enough to have me avoiding margarine for life and anything else that is hydrogenated (this means hydrogen is added,  changing the molecular structure of the substance).    




Try this yourself:  


Purchase a tub of margarine and leave it open in your garage or shaded area.  Within a couple of days you will notice a couple of things:  


*  no flies, not even those pesky fruit flies will go near it (that should tell you something)  


*  it does not rot or smell differently because it has  no nutritional value ; nothing will grow on it. Even those teeny weeny microorganisms will not a find a home to grow.  Why?   Because it’s nearly plastic.  Would you melt your Tupperware and spread that on your toast?  Share This With Your Friends.....(If you want to butter them up')!  




Chinese Proverb:  

When someone shares something of value with you and you benefit from it, you have a moral obligation to share it with others.    



Pass the BUTTER PLEASE'

FYI - My dad has been trying this experiment for three weeks now and agrees it is true, he says that there has been no discolouration, the birds have not touched nor the ants, he has added some to the compost and it hasn't broken down or altered in any form (except of course melted and re-solidified) let me know your results.

The possible benefits of taking on a DETOX

Besides making you feel better physically, emotionally and potentially lighter spiritually, here is a list of things that can be achieved through a facilitated safe and healthy detox.

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* Boosts immune system
* Alleviates allergies
* Improves thyroid function
* Provides rest for the digestive organs
* Encourages physical rejuvenation
* Promotes normalized weight
* Promotes normalized blood pressure
* Reverses signs of aging
* Elevates mood and sex drive
* Alleviates symptoms of PMS
* Promotes clear skin
* Increases energy
* Increases fertility
* Combats viruses

HAPPY EASTER - here's what's good about it!

Did the easter bunny come to you? I hope so because chocolate has so many benefits, it isn't all bad however remember all in moderation. I heard Michelle Bridges (Australia's fitness guru) claim that it takes a half an hour walk to work off one egg, so remember to enjoy and taste the ones you eat.


Here are some benefits of chocolate that should make you feel better about over indulging.

• Chocolate contain antioxidants.  Antioxidants protect the body from ageing, sickness and help reduce blood pressure.
• Chocolate can reduce blood pressure, making chocolate good for your heart.
• Chocolate makes you feel good.
•  Chocolate gives you a feeling of pleasure.
• Chocolate is a mood enhancer and makes us feel happy.
• Chocolate can give you energy.
• There is also evidence that it may increase your sexual desire.
• And most importantly chocolate tastes good!

Happy easter I hope you have a fabulous break, with lots of love, rest and of course chocolate.