Darla Taylor » General

Your Nutrient Status

darla — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 12:52:19 +0000

Your body is a record keeping machine! Much like we use the credit card without thinking, then the bill comes, and wow!, we didn’t realize we spent so much, the body is recording every nutrient (or non-nutrient thing) you put it. We don’t realize it at first because we don’t get a statement every month with the “stats” right in front of us, but we are either contributing to our health or our brake down! Think about that BEFORE you put something in your mouth. It is not just weight we should be considering. How do you feel now? How do you want to feel in the future? You do have some “say” in that. Think about it. Food For Thought!

Prevention

darla — Tue, 10 Mar 2009 18:48:51 +0000

An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. That has been my motto for quite a few years and I have to say it has served me well. What can you do to protect yourself from foreign invaders to the integrity of you well being. Number one in my book, think good thoughts. A happy and thankful heart and especially on that is voiced does your body good like a medicine. Number two, make the majority of what you put in your mouth useful for the reproduction of cells. All foods have the ability to do either good or bad in your body, you have to make the choices for healthful foods be much greater than the picks for junk. Don’t forget good quality vitamins and herbs as supplements and helps. Number three, get rest, rest for your body and for your mind. Work, play and sleep! Four, don’t forget the great benefits of water. It is the cure to a lot of ailments! Out with the soda, and even really limit juices, etc. and learn to enjoy and be refreshed and replenished by water. Five and final for today exercise, there must be something you can do, even if it is seated exercise. It gets that good energy going, energy makes energy. It is addictive! If you’ll find a form of exercise you like you will be bound to it. Try these 5 things, maybe you are already successful in some, great, add the others and see if you stay more healthy. When everyone else is getting sick, it will just pass on by you!

Vitamin D

darla — Tue, 03 Mar 2009 20:12:56 +0000

Vitamin D: Did you Know? It is needed in the intestine for the absorption of dietary calcium. It has also been found to be important in protecting the body from a wide range of diseases. This long list of diseases could be linked to vitamin D deficiency: several forms of cancer, stroke, cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, osteomalacia, some autoimmune diseases such as multiple sclerosis, rheumatoid arthritis and type 1 diabetes, and even type 2 diabetes, depression and schizophrenia. How do we help prevent vitamin D deficiency? Well most of us already know, adequate sunshine, of course. I happen to think sunshine is so invigorating. It can really change my ho hum attitude attitude into a happy one. I don’t need to see documentation, a little walk out side can really give me a boost. (Sunscreen and or having yourself completely covered can block the adequate exposure to the sun.) Cod liver oil, good quality only, and or other supplementation. Routine vitamin D screening has been rcommended as part of an annual physical.