- Check this video out — President Nixon's Health Care Plan http://youtu.be/dahp6hzywxE #
- Check this video out — Dr. Andrew Weil Video on Acting on Signals http://youtu.be/dwH-Qi0JttE #
May 292010
Here are some incentives to relax:
Unhealthy Habits Part 3 – Unmanaged Stress – Dr. Weil’s Weekend Tip.
May 292010
Here are some great suggestions from Dr. Andrew Weil on how you can relax. Dr. Weil points out that the rewards of relaxation are well worth the time and effort. Check it out:
Check out the below link. In future I’ll be posting my take on this article, but in the mean time this article provides some “food for thought”.
- 12 Surprising Signs You’ll Live to 100: http://lifestyle.ca.msn.com/health-fitness/health/rodale-gallery.aspx?cp-documentid=21843888
Please read carefully and thoughtfully.
On behalf of those Tea Partiers et al:
How dare you cover the 30 million Americans that don’t have healthcare coverage?
How dare you remove loopholes that don’t allow denial for pre-existing conditions that have nothing to do with the current one?
How dare you tighten up on the ability of insurance companies to deny coverage in the middle of treatment?
How dare you stop thousands of Americans WHO ALREADY HAVE HEALTHCARE COVERAGE from being forced to go bankrupt?
How dare you?
I want my freedom back.
Want it back? Okay: please visit my previous post (I think Supersize Me has a lot to offer those with questions) and the previous one and the previous one, and so on and so forth. Come back and see if you end up with the same questions.
What if instead of this phrase referring to fast food it referred to increasing one’s knowledge, real solid, credible knowledge?
I’ve know/n many folks who have/had a real hunger for knowledge. They want to feed their brains instead of their mouths. They watch learning and documentary channels, they follow the news proactively, they have their own informed opinions. They are super sizing their knowledge bank. Why not consider this alternative option? It’s a much better one.
Mar 212010
Today I’m picking up on the last post called “The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry.” The point is that the stress caused by rushing – often when unnecessarily - is absolutely insidious.
Numerous health experts, say the number one killer on the planet is stress. Most physical and nonphysical health problems have long-term, physiological stress as their origin. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention estimates that 80% of all health care dollars are spent on illnesses related to stress.
A story featured in The Chronicle Herald Newspaper on January 29, 2010 stated ‘In fact, doctors can’t find physical causes for pain suffered by one of every six people who comes to the emergency department, including three out of four patients who have chest pain and nine out of every 10 patients who have abdominal pain, he said. “It’s becoming more and more clear that a lot of these problems are based in emotional distress.”‘
Sounds like a dictionary’s definition of stress to me. However, the danger is not just about conditions where no physical causes can be found but rather terrible physical conditions.
So what can you do about it?
Can you eliminate all stress from your life? No. BUT you can eliminate it where it does not need to be. Example: if you have a day off and do not need to rush, don’t. But there is much more: think about every aspect of your life where you don’t need to rush, don’t need to stress, write them down and ensure that you remove the stress from these situations.
Is that it? No but I think this is the essential starting point. The next steps will follow once you perform this exercise and then make a commitment to focusing and implementing the steps that you can do to deal with stress and to enhance overall wellness. Now this might seem simplistic and the truth is: it is. However, I believe these things can do wonders if you them a try. But remember a previous post: don’t get caught in the trap of overlooking the importance of necessary maintenance.
“Dear fellas, I can’t believe how fast things move on the outside. I saw an automobile once when I was a kid but now they’re everywhere. The world went and got itself in a big damn hurry. The parole board got me into this halfway house called “The Brewer”. And a job bagging groceries at the Foodway. It’s hard work and I try to keep up but my hands hurt most of the time. I don’t think the store manager likes me very much. Sometimes after work I go to the park and feed the birds.”*
I remember the above line from the movie The Shawshank Redemption from the character called Brooks. If you haven’t seen it then I highly recommend it. I have to say there is a lot of truth in this line. You know often people have a reason to rush but the real unfortunate thing about rushing is that often there is simply no need for it.
There is mounting evidence from a variety of sources correlating stress with a variety of negative health conditions. There are many credible sources of information out there suggesting the link between stress and both perceived physical conditions and real physical conditions. The evidence is mounting: stress can be bad.
I’m not saying you never have to be concerned about time but I am saying that always being in a mad rush, without taking time to slow down, will have consequences. You can be so much more productive, too, if you actually learn to slow down in many instances. I think it’s very helpful to recognize the times in your life when you don’t need to rush or multi-task and to enjoy the moment. Slowly over time everyone can learn to adjust their internal time-clock.