Reflexology For The Spirit

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Reflexology for the Spirit and Heart Disease

WITH HEART DISEASE, THE BOTTOM LINE IS TAKING CARE OF THE ARTERIES.   It’s believed by many that heart disease begins in childhood.

All of us can do things to help prevent heart disease:

Proper diet and exercise lowers cholesterol.

Getting the weight off gets harder with every birthday.  After 60, it’s a real challenge.  But, don’t give up.  If you carry your weight on your waist as opposed to your hips, your body is in line for a heart attack.

Get regular exercise.  Walking costs nothing and is one of the best exercises around.  Fat yoga teachers are very rare.  So, take a regular class.  The important thing is to do something 3 times a week.  The diet part can be tricky.  Almost everyone thinks their diet is a good one.  To lower cholesterol, emphasize healthy oils, vegetables, and fruits.

A high fiber diet is important for a healthy heart.

KEEPING YOUR BLOOD PRESSURE IN THE SAFE ZONE IS IMPORTANT.    Think 120/80.  Nobody wants to start medication but the number really needs to be in the safe zone.  New guidelines are a little generous with numbers but if your pressure is 140/90, you need to see a physician.

Get a blood pressure cuff and take your pressure every morning:  first thing.  Know your pressure.  There is a real correlation between hypertension, heart attacks, stroke, diabetes, etc.

In addition to taking blood pressure medication, I use a Resperate  biofeedback device daily.  The Resperate works to relax the muscles surrounding my small blood vessels, allowing blood to flow easier.  I feel that regular use offers sustained blood pressure reduction in conjunction with the medication.

My Resperatae adapts to my breathing rate and guides me to reduce my breathing rate easily.

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Reflexology for the Spirit and the Big Five

SEVERAL DISEASES STALK US ALL.   Although it’s difficult to know exactly what causes them, markers exist letting us know where they fit in the overall scheme of things.  Some  things are certain.

Reflexology for the Spirit plays a significant part in promoting overall wellness, disease prevention, and disease management.  These diseases can be prevented and/or managed with some healthy lifestyle habits.  Emphasizing disease prevention and health promotion with Reflexology for the Spirit is important.

Focusing on prevention can decrease disabilities, increase the quality of life for your client partners, and reduce their health care costs.

Changing health damaging habits such as smoking, sedentary lifestyle, and poor diet can have a dramatic effect on your client partners.  These changes can have a ripple effect in their communities.  When you encourage your clients partners to practice disease prevention, you offer them an opportunity for a healthier future.

THESE DISEASES CHALLENGE US IN DIFFERENT WAYS BASED ON OUR AGE.    Being knowledgeable of these challenges and how they present themselves to us offers  valuable tools to prevent the diseases themselves.  The five biggest threats to our health are:

Heart Disease,

Cancer,

Stroke,

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease,

Diabetes.

Interestingly enough, the risk factors and markers for these diseases are similar (with only a few exceptions).

THE RISK FACTORS COMMON FOR ALL FIVE DISEASES ARE ELEVATED CHOLESTEROL, POOR DIET, HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, TOBACCO USE,  SEDENTARY LIFESTYLE, EXCESS WEIGHT OR UNDERWEIGHT, AND DIABETES.

In the next six posts, I will explore each of these diseases and, finally, offer a summary.

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Searching for the Fountain of Youth? Eat Foods and use Essential Oils High in Antioxidents.

So, what are antioxidents anyway?  Antioxidents are chemicals in food which fight free radicals.  A popular theory is that we age because of the free radicals which cause oxidation.  In other words, we rust.

This oxidation process damages our cells and tissues, allowing diseases such as heart disease, alzheimers, cancer to invade our bodies.  It’s possible to take antioxident pills but studies show that eating the foods high in antioxidents is more effective.

If your health interests include a longer, healthier life go for the food.  Choose foods with a high Oxygen Radical Absorption Capacity (ORAC).

Try to eat five servings daily of foods high in antioxidents:  alfalfa sprouts, avocado, baked beans, blackberries, blueberries, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, cherries, cranberries, garlic, kale, kiwi, onions,  oranges, plums, prunes, raisins,  raspberries, red peppers, spinach, strawberries, white grapes.

Some essential oils also have significant to high ORAC counts.  If you use essential oils, you might as well choose those with  ORAC counts:  Anise,  Basil, Black Pepper,  Blue Cypress, Blue Tansy, Cardamom,  Cassia, Cedarwood, Celery Seed,  Canadian  Cinnamon Bark, Cistus, Citronella, Clary Sage, Clove, Coriander, Cumin, Cypress, Dill, Douglas Fir, Eucalyptus Citriodora, Eucalyptus Globulus, Fennel, Fleabane, Frankincense (Boswellia carteri), Galbanum, German Chamomile, Ginger, Goldenrod, Grapefruit, Helichrysum, Hyssop, Idaho Balsam Fir, Juniper, Kaffir Lime,  Laurus Nobilis, Lavender, Lemon, Lemongrass, Lime, Mandarin, Manuka, Marjoram, Melaleuca Cajeput, Melaleuca Ericifolia, Melaleuca Quinquenervia, Melissa, Mountain Savory, Myrrh, Myrtle, Nutmeg, Orange, Oregano, Palmarosa, Patchouli, Peppermint, Petitgrain, Roman Chamomile,  Rose, Rosemary, Rosewood, Sage, Spearmint, Spikenard, Thyme, Tsuga, Vetiver, White Fir, Wintergreen, Yarrow.

While you are doing this, please don’t forget that weekly reflexology sessions encourage homeostasis which is extremely important for continued good health.

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