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Buyer Beware – 6 Things to Know About Eating Better

 

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In another time I lived in the interior of Venezuela – 50 miles from headhunters in 1 direction and 50 miles from a grocery store in another direction.

Milk for my family was delivered  weekly by a Spaniard who owned an area dairy.     I got to know him and his cows very well.  It wasn’t that I considered him to be so interesting or entertaining.  I was afraid of getting milk infected with tuberculosis.  I had 2 toddlers and I was doing everything I could to keep them healthy.

Most of us, when asked, will admit to eating a nearly perfect diet.  Delve deeper, and you’ll find that everyone’s diet is different.  You’ll also find many of the diets are not healthy…some are not even safe.

It’s hard to know which is the correct diet.  There are thousands out there. Many are touted as being the best.  We can go into a large book store or library and find an extremely generous  selection of cookbooks, each promoting a different way of eating.  Top off that with the TV Food channels and the internet and everything  becomes confusing.

So, what do you do as a reflexologist when your client partner begins to discuss diet or ask questions about digestion issues?

I offer  a few sane suggestions for your own diet as well as that of your client partners, friends, neighbors, and anyone else trying to eat better:

Eat whole foods that are fresh and locally grown.  I realize that you may have heard/read  this before but I offer new twists on the same old sentence.

Eating locally grown food is important.  It’s important to not only know that the  food is locally grown, but it’s important to know which farm the food came from.

Can you afford a CSA?  If your household is too small, split a membership.

Eating locally grown or raised foods includes

fresh vegetables

fresh fruits

whole grains

beans

fish

lean red meat

dairy products.

When you eat whole, fresh, locally grown foods, you’ll be eating food which experiences less processing, packaging, and shipping.

Foods grown in your area can be picked later, and eaten sooner.  Overall, this means a better product.

When I think of fresh foods, I think of health promotion.  It’s much better to eat an apple from nearby than to eat pears, apples, strawberries  or whatever from South America or China.

And, if you know the farm this food comes from, you’re even better off because you’ll know about the pesticides used.  You’ll never be able to learn what pesticides were used on food that came from Chile or China, or any other foreign location, no matter what the label tells you.  Our government sends  few to no inspectors to faraway places to  verify what they say they do.

When you eat whole, fresh, locally grown foods, you’ll be eating  better quality food offering the opportunity to protect your heart, stabilize your blood sugar, boost your brainpower,  and generally improve your health.

Farmers shipping their products long distances focus on growing foods  that travel well as opposed to products that taste better.

Begin your quest for locally grown food at a farmers market.

Don’t be shy.  Ask your grocery store produce manager where the food comes from.  It goes without saying that we need pure foods if we can get them.  Organic,  non-GMO,  etc., are important.

At the very least, buy organic when you can.  Here again, it helps to know which farm the food comes from.  The term “organic” doesn’t mean what it did in times past.  Many farmers  claim to sell organic foods today that could not make that claim in the past.  This is because the government has relaxed the organic designation guidelines.

If you’re on a budget, it’s important for some foods to be organic.  Foods needing to be organic include:

apples

bell peppers

celery

chard

cherries

domestic blueberries

imported grapes

kale

lettuce

nectarines

peaches

potatoes

spinach

strawberries

Foods that do not necessarily need to be eaten in the organic state include:

asparagus

avocados

cabbage

cantaloupe

eggplant

grapefruit

kiwi

mango

onions

pineapple

sweet corn

sweet onions

sweet peas

sweet potatoes

watermelon

We eat many foods over time.    I’ve only listed a very few items.  However, the 2 lists offer insight into what constitutes a food needing to be organic and a food that may not.

Staying away from boxed and canned foods is important.  They are often filled with additives which are not good for the human body.  Many boxed and canned items aren’t even foods.  They’re products which have been manufactured to eat.   In the 21st century, just because something is sold in a food store to eat doesn’t mean it’s a food.

Food shopping in today’s world not only involves selecting items which are foods – whole, fresh, and local –  but also being careful where you buy these items.   Just because a store claims to be health oriented doesn’t mean that everything it sells is nutritious or even safe.

Approach each item with a questioning attitude.  Read the label.  If there are a lot of words which are hard to pronounce, return the item  to the shelf.

Your grocer is in business to make $$$.  Food is put on the shelves to sell.    Just because it’s on the shelves doesn’t guarantee that it’s healthy or even safe.

This doesn’t mean that eating can’t be fun.  It can be. It’ll be even more fun once you know  exactly what you’re  eating.

If you can, buy your breads from a local bakery which uses organic whole grains.

Become knowledgeable about your dairy, meat, and fish products.  If at all possible, stay away from fish that are farmed.

If you eat meat, eggs, cheese, try to get products  coming from animals that are free range, organic fed.

Purchase eggs coming from cage free hens.

Ham, bacon, and smoked fish should have no synthetic nitrates or nitrites.

Meats should be hormone free, free range grazed, and antibiotic free.

I realize that not everyone has access to these foods.  We can’t eat what we don’t have access to.  I also realize that these foods may be expensive.  We also can’t eat what we can’t buy.  Everyone faces choices when it comes to food shopping.  Staying away from processed foods can free up some funds for fresh, whole, local.

It’s okay to be a food snob only wanting the most nutritious, healthiest food available.

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The Spirituality of Blood

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Blood is very exciting stuff.

For one thing, we can’t live without it.  If we’re in an accident, and lose too much blood, we will die.

Blood tells the whole story.  Often, when we visit the physician, a blood test is ordered.  The  story is here:  our past, our present, our future.

In the womb, we shared our mother’s blood, who shared her mother’s blood, who shared her mother’s blood, and on and on and on to the beginning of time.

That being said, each person’s blood is unique.  Like fingerprints, no 2 blood profiles are the same.  And,  blood changes with life events, nutrition, age.  Because of this, there are many issues with blood:

high or low pressure,

circulation,

arteriosclerosis

thrombosis,

stroke

hemorrhage,

varicose vein,

anemia.

If you find yourself dealing with one of the above diseases, you are dealing with a spiritual disease.  That doesn’t mean you forget the professional  medical practitioner.  It does mean that you do what that practitioner tells you to do and you deal with the spirituality issues in other ways.

When I think of the spirituality of blood, questions come to mind:

Have you recently found or lost a loved one?

Are you depressed?

Where are the conflicts in your life?

Are you nourishing yourself sufficiently?

Are you under a lot of pressure?

Are you angry?

Is someone or something threatening you?

Are you rigid with yourself and others?

Do you need to become gentler with yourself and others?

Are you afraid?

Are your life patterns stuck?

Does your lifestyle go against your beliefs?

Is  too much going on in your life?

Are there too many people in your life?

What, if anything, is draining your energy?

Now might be a good time to try to deal with these questions one-by-one.

In order to develop the spirituality of your blood, proper diet is extremely important.  Don’t just go to the grocery or the pharmacy and buy vitamins and minerals haphazardly.  Find a nutritional consultant and get what you need.

No one diet  fits all.  Find the diet best for you…makes you feel better, helps maintain your weight, results in better blood test results.   Your goal is to live a life bringing strength, vitality, purity to your blood.

Guided meditations can be instrumental for spiritual healing.

If you are a Reiki practitioner, give yourself sessions in which you offer an intent to heal and regenerate your blood to its optimum state.  If you are not a Reiki practitioner, now is a good time to find one.  This might even be a good time to learn Reiki therapy for yourself.

As your blood begins to experience this optimum state, you’ll  invite joy, free expression, creativity, balance in your life.

Reflexology for the Spirit sessions are appropriate here.  Homeostasis is necessary for the blood and for life in general.  Reiki and reflexology work hand-in-hand here to help achieve the spiritual health our bodies need….no, crave.

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Anxiety Affects Many People Both Physically and Spiritually

ANXIETY AFFECTS CHILDREN, ADOLESCENTS, AND ADULTS.    Anxiety is the word used to describe feelings  ranging from mild unease to intense fear.

ANXIETY CREATES A VARIETY OF SYMPTOMS BOTH PHYSICAL AND SPIRITUAL.  Common physical symptoms include heart palpitations, stabbing pains, shortness of breath, headaches, back pains, and muscle spasms.  Excessive sweating, dizziness, digestive problems also are included in this lineup.

SPIRITUAL SYMPTOMS INCLUDE FEELINGS OF INSECURITY, FEAR, HELPLESSNESS.  Spiritual issues also include preoccupation  with the future and past.  A person’s life  has a flow which anxiety can get in the way of.

A person suffering with anxiety needs, first, to learn to try to overcome the fear which plagues anxiety sufferers.  Getting proper medical care as well as nutritional advice along with reflexology can help.

Because anxiety has a strong physical aspect to it, it’s important for the sufferer to be aware of the proper nutritional needs in addition to the needed medical care.  This involves eating the proper foods, recognizing what food allergies exist, and identifying the needed vitamins and minerals necessary for a recovery.

MANY PEOPLE CAN LESSEN THEIR SYMPTOMS BY ELIMINATING CAFFEINE, SUGAR, AND  ALCOHOL FROM THE DIET.

I always recommend calling Liz at Village Vitality (Woodstock Apothecary) for an analysis of vitamins and minerals needed.  Her number is 845-679-0790.

When offering reflexology sessions to a person suffering with anxiety attacks, the first step is to work the entire endocrine system to balance the spiritual aspects of the issues.

Work the nervous system.

Work the digestive system and focus on the pancreas reflexes.

Work the endocrine system and  focus  on the pituitary gland reflexes, the thyroid and parathyroid reflexes.

Finish the session by working the liver and solar plexus.

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Thuran Greco

 

 

A Very Common but Rarely Discussed Health Issue – Hemorrhoids

AS WE AGE, MORE AND MORE OF US SUFFER WITH HEMORRHOIDS.   This makes sense when we realize that aging is part of the situation.  Spiritually,  as we age, some of us develop an inability to let go of life events.  We develop a feeling that life has been unfair as we become critical of ourselves as well as others.  Fear is always a factor in hemorrhoids.  Fear, anger, lack of self-confidence  Many of us cling to beliefs, opinions that are outdated.

ON A PHYSICAL LEVEL, HEMORRHOIDS ARE VARICOSE VEINS IN THE RECTUM AND ANUS AREAS.  They are considered to be harmless unless they become infected or rupture.  So, hemorrhoids become a part of our daily lives as the bowel movement becomes slower than we want and more difficult.

CHRONIC CONSTIPATION, PERSISTENT DIARRHEA, PROLONGED SITTING, PREGNANCY, AND ANAL INTERCOURSE CONTRIBUTE TO HEMORRHOIDS.  Softening the stool, eating a high fiber diet, and being hydrated, help prevent hemorrhoids.

WHEN YOU OFFER REFLEXOLOGY TO A PERSON SUFFERING WITH HEMORRHOIDS,  begin by working the digestive system as you focus on the liver, pancreas, and gallbladder reflexes.

Work the endocrine system as you focus on the adrenal gland reflexes.

Work the intestinal reflexes.

Finish the session by working the liver and solar plexus.

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Reflexology Blog – Headaches Always Have a Muscular Component

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Headaches have many causes:

Alcohol

Drugs

Emotional Stress

Excessive Noise

Food Allergies

Glaring Light

Poor Diet

Tension in the Neck

Tension in the Shoulder Muscles

Vision Problems

On a spiritual level, the causes are just as numerous:

Feeling out of control

Frustration

Overwhelmed,

Overcrowded

Over thinking

Self Critical

Undermined

A good first step in dealing with headaches is to figure out what is happening in your life just before a headache begins.  This investigation may require  a headache diary.

Begin by keeping track of everything you are eating.  You want to find out if a food can be the cause of your headaches.  Marge D’Urso always said that two biggest causes of headaches are wheat and dairy.  She recommended that a good first step in dealing with headaches is to give these items up for six weeks.

Keep track of your environment and how it’s affecting you.  Describe your feelings. You’re looking for  evidence of repetitive behavior and/or attitudes which may affect your headaches.

Record your headaches:  location, duration, severity.

There’s a muscular component to all headaches.  Addressing this component involves regular visits to a reflexology for the spirit practitioner.  Regular sessions relieve stress,  encourage homeostasis, improve day-to-day functioning.

Record your sleep patterns.  Is insomnia a factor?

Thyroid and adrenal hormone imbalances can cause headaches.  Visit an endocrinologist.

NOTE:  If you discover that the headaches recur regularly, you need to visit a medical professional.

When offering a reflexology session to a headache sufferer, begin by working the solar plexus and diaphragm reflexes.

Work the nervous system as you focus on the brain reflexes.

Work the respiratory system as you focus on the sinuses.

Work the digestive system as you focus on the pancreas.

Work the sense organs as you focus on the ears and the eyes.

Work the muscular system as you focus on the arm, shoulder, and neck muscle reflexes.

Work the spinal reflexes.

End the session as you spend a few moments on the liver and solar plexus.

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Work the digestive system as you focus on the pancreas.

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Muscular System Bottom Line, 12 Essential Oils, 24 Foods That Nourish The Muscular System and 3 Improvements to be Expected from Sessions to the Muscular System

THE BOTTOM LINE:

Maintaining the muscular system with Reflexology for the Spirit sessions helps improve both the circulatory and skeletal systems.  The ability of muscles to function directly impacts the physical, mental, emotional, and spiritual life of a person.

One’s emotional and spiritual health directly impacts how the muscles function, the ability to maintain a proper body weight, and to maintain muscle tone, especially as one ages.  Exercise is recommended to release endorphins that interact with the receptors in the brain to promote positive feelings, and when a client decides to start working out this will be a boon to you.

ESSENTIAL OILS TO USE WHEN WORKING THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM INCLUDE basil, fennel, geranium, German chamomile, helichrysum, lavender, marjoram, nutmeg, peppermint, rosemary, thyme, wintergreen

FOODS  WHICH NOURISH THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM INCLUDE beans, caffeine, Brazil nuts, cherries, chicken, dairy, dried plums, eggs, figs, legumes, liver, meat, nuts, oily fish, oysters, peanuts, raisins, rose hip tea, soy, turkey, water, wheat germ, whole grains, yeast.

Of the foods on the above list, the following foods are also on Johnny Bowden, Ph.D.’s list of the 150 Healthiest Foods on Earth:

beans,  caffeine, Brazil nuts, eggs, figs, liver(calf’s liver), milk(raw), nuts, oysters, peanuts/peanut butter, raisins, yogurt.

So, you’ve actually got two lists here.  The top list is the list of foods nourishing the muscular system.  The second list is those foods on Johnny Bowden’s list.  This gets a little complicated but is worth knowing.  Please let me know if you have problems with the information and how it’s listed.

IMPROVEMENTS TO BE EXPECTED FROM SESSIONS TO THE MUSCULAR SYSTEM:

Working the muscular system in a session can relax the whole body as well as specific places in the body.

Muscular aches and pains are relieved and muscular stress and tension can be reduced.

As the body relaxes with repeated, regular sessions, homeostasis offers balance to the body and the spirit.

Peace and food for all.

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Reflexology Blog – Are Varicose Veins a Problem for you?

CCI06242014 IT’S THE JOB OF THE VEINS TO LET THE BLOOD FLOW upward toward the heart without allowing it to come back again.  When this process breaks down, blood accumulates in the vessels, making them swell.  Varicose veins appear to be knotted veins lying just below the surface of the skin on the legs.  People suffering with varicose veins feel as if their legs are fatigued, sore, swollen, and cramping.

Some causes of varicose veins are standing or sitting in one position for long periods of time.

SPIRITUALLY, A PERSON BEGINS TO SUFFER WITH  varicose veins when s/he is carrying such a heavy load that the legs can no longer support the weight.  Words that apply for a person suffering with varicose veins include fear, helplessness, insufficient support, disappointment, stress, responsibility, pressure.  People suffering with varicose veins see no way out of the situation and see no opportunity to move forward.

Being physically active helps.  Walking, bike riding, jogging, swimming  promote muscle contractions in the leg to assist the circulation.

Reflexology definitely helps bring about homeostasis and helps the sufferer cope better.

WHEN OFFERING A REFLEXOLOGY SESSION  to a person suffering with varicose veins, begin by working the circulatory system as you  focus on the heart reflex.

Work the endocrine system and focus on the adrenal gland reflexes.

Work the hip, thigh, and leg reflexes.

Finish the session by working the liver and solar plexus.

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Why we have Heart Disorders

 

Let us consider for a moment a bit of vocabulary surrounding the heart and how it interacts with our lives:

big-hearted

heartless

cold-hearted

half- hearted

heartfelt

from the bottom of your heart

take things to heart

You have touched my heart

talk heart to heart

Heart disorders occur when the body is unable to perform its pumping functions smoothly.  Because the heart is both a physical and spiritual body part, there are many reasons for these disorders to occur.

The heart functions begin to fray when we are overloaded with anger, fear, criticism, heartbreak and  no longer give and receive love.

Beyond the spiritual and emotional aspects, there are the old familiar physical aspects which actually begin to affect the heart many years before the disease manifests itself.

In all cases, the diagnosis of these disorders is best left up to professionals.  However, much of the prevention is up to us.

Whenever I study  heart disorders, diet,  nutrition, and exercise  are front and center.  There is a whole line up of supplements for heart disorders.  On one end of the spectrum, it’s easy enough to take the list and head for the local pharmacy or grocery store and get whatever is on sale.

For me, a better way is to get only those supplements which apply to your situation and which are recommended by a professional who knows the products.  I’ve mentioned her name many times, but my supplement professional is Liz at Village Apothecary here in Woodstock.  She knows the products, how they’re manufactured, how they fit into my total lifestyle mix, age group, etc.

Her number is 845-679-0790.

On a physical level, an ongoing  goal is to reduce the risk factors associated with heart disease:  smoking, elevated blood cholesterol levels, high blood pressure, diabetes, physical inactivity.

Reflexology for the Spirit is important in this mix.  Homeostasis is an important element in a healthy circulatory system.  When we encourage homeostasis, we make a pathway for the emotional/spiritual healing which is necessary.

When offering reflexology sessions to a person concerned with cardiovascular health, begin the session by working the solar plexus and diaphragm reflexes.

Work the endocrine system with emphasis on the thyroid, parathyroid, and adrenal glands.

Work the respiratory system with emphasis on the lung reflexes.

Work the circulatory system with emphasis on the heart reflexes.

Work the urinary system with emphasis on the kidney reflexes.

End the system by working the liver and solar plexus.

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Circulatory System – Bottom Line Information, 15 Essential Oils, 54 Foods that Nourish the Circulatory System, and 2 Improvements to be Expected from Regular Sessions to the Circulatory System.

BOTTOM LINE INFORMATION:

A healthy circulatory system is important to a person’s overall well being, physically, mentally, and spiritually.  Our blood represents our life force.  A key word here is happiness.  High blood pressure, for example,  can represent an emotional or spiritual issue in one’s life.  And, while this may be a situation with  emotional origins, it’s not an opportunity to ignore a warning sign.

A healthy circulatory system is necessary to feel and express emotions positively.  A high cholesterol level interferes with open channels necessary for accepting happiness.  High or low blood pressure represents longstanding unresolved emotional issues.  And, of course, callouses on the heart area of the foot are important to the practitioner.

As you work the circulatory system, you have an opportunity to distribute love and healing feelings – improving a client partner’s sense of self worth and balancing blood flow.  A person with a healthy heart is more likely to be happy.

ESSENTIAL OILS TO USE WHEN WORKING THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM  INCLUDE cistus, clove, cypress, geranium, grapefruit, helichrysum, lavender, lemon, marjoram, myrtle, nutmeg, orange, peppermint, valerian, wintergreen.

FOODS NOURISHING THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM INCLUDE almonds, apples, artichokes, avocadoes, beans, beets, blueberries, broccoli, brown rice, butter, cabbage, carrots, cashews, celery, chocolate, coconut, coffee, cranberry juice, dandelions, eggs, fish, flaxseed oil, garlic, kale, leeks, legumes, mushrooms, mussels, nuts, oatmeal, olive oil, olives, onions, peanuts, pecans, peppers, persimmons, pineapple, pistachios, pomegranate juice, prunes, pumpkin, raspberries, sesame seeds, sesame oil, spinach, sunflower seeds, tomatoes, walnuts, water, whey, protein, yogurt.

Of the foods on the above list, the following items are also on Johnny Bowden PH.D.’s list of the 150 Healthiest foods on earth:  almonds/almond butter, almond oil, apples, artichokes, avocados, beans, beets, blueberries, broccoli, butter, cabbage, cashews, celery, chocolate (dark), coconut/coconut oil, coffee, cranberry juice, dandelions, eggs, fish, flaxseeds/flaxseed oil, garlic, kale, leeks, mushrooms, mussels, oatmeal, olive oil(extra virgin), olives, onions, peanuts/peanut butter, pecans, peppers, pineapple, pistachio nuts, pomegranate juice, prunes, pumpkin/pumpkin seeds, raspberries, sesame seeds/sesame butter, tahini/sesame oil, sunflower seeds, walnuts, water, yogurt.

So you’ve actually got two lists here.  The top list is the list of foods nourishing the circulatory system.  The second list is those foods on Johnny Bowden, Ph .D.’s list.  In the case of the circulatory system list, the majority of the foods are on both lists.  This gets a little complicated but worth knowing.  Please let me know if you have trouble with the information and how it is listed.

IMPROVEMENTS TO BE EXPECTED FROM SESSIONS TO THE CIRCULATORY SYSTEM INCLUDE the fact that regular sessions will improve the circulation of the body and help normalize blood pressure if this is called for.  There is a definite spiritual aspect to the circulatory system which Reflexology for the Spirit sessions address.

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Fatigue is a very important component of disease.

Fatigue is an important symptom and is best not ignored…although many people try.  The five  reasons why people feel tired are:

Insufficient Sleep:   The first step toward overcoming fatigue is to begin to sleep more.  Sleep is extremely important.

We repair our bodies and souls as  we sleep.

We maintain our mental and emotional systems as we sleep.

We use the  subconscious mind as  we  asleep.

Try for nine hours of sleep each night.  If you’re sleeping nine hours each night and still feel tired, you need to look further into your causes of fatigue.    If you’re unable to sleep over eight hours each night and you’re trying to get that amount of sleep, you need to have your sleep habits evaluated at a sleep clinic.  Sleeping pills are not the answer.

There is a correlation between insufficient sleep and some diseases.  People with poor sleeping habits  can  suffer from type 2 diabetes, depression,  fibromyalgia, heartburn, heart disease, heart failure, high blood pressure, menopause problems, memory loss, and obesity more often than their counterparts with good sleeping habits.

I’m going to put in a plug for reflexology now.  People who receive regular reflexology sessions report that they sleep significantly better.

Hormonal Imbalances:   Often, if a person is sleeping eight hours or more each night and still feels tired, it’s time to go to an Endocrinologist and get the thyroid and adrenal glands tested.  When the Endocrine system gets your body back on track you’ll feel like a new person.

Proper Nutrition:  Most people think they eat properly.  Most people don’t.  Some basics for a good diet include eliminating things:  flour, sugar, processed foods.   Stay away from foods with  label listings you can’t understand.  If you read a word on the ingredient list that you don’t understand, don’t buy the product and don’t eat it.  Much of what we buy in grocery stores today is not food.  It is a collection of chemicals that have been manufactured and combined for consumption but it’s not food.

If you are serious about maintaining good health and overcoming fatigue, it’s important to get the proper vitamins and minerals.  I use Liz at Village Apothecary here in Woodstock.  Either contact her at 845-679-0790, or try to find your own nutritionist to guide you in the selection of vitamins and minerals you need to have the healthiest body possible.  Just purchasing your vitamins and minerals randomly based on the color of the label or what might be on sale will not always result in you getting the best product for your needs.

Inactivity:  The message here is easy.  Keep moving.  If you feel tired, try moving around.  Walk on your lunch hour.  Go for a hike instead of going to the movies or sitting down in front of the TV.

Depression:  Fatigue and depression go hand in hand.  And, the cause of the fatigue sometimes leaves clues in the kinds of depression experienced.  For example, the depression caused by a low thyroid is very different from the depression created by too much sugar is very different from the depression caused by inactivity.  If you find yourself depressed, think about how it is manifesting itself.  What can be the cause?

Disease:  There are at least 65 diseases for which fatigue is a symptom.  This statement alone tells you how important fatigue is to diagnosing, and ultimately overcoming many diseases.  Some diseases affecting the circulatory system that have fatigue as a symptom include Cardiomyopathy, Congestive heart failure, Myocarditis, Valvular heart disease.

When treating fatigue with Reflexology for the Spirit sessions, begin by working the brain reflexes.

Then work the respiratory system as you focus on the lung reflexes.

Follow the work on the lung reflexes by working the circulatory system with the emphasis on the heart reflex.

Next, work on the digestive system with a focus on the liver reflex.

Work the endocrine system with emphasis on the adrenal gland reflexes and the thyroid reflexes.

Finish the session by working the solar plexus.

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