Blogger Widgets When My Life Becomes a Book: 2008

Sunday, December 14, 2008

Your natural body's painkillers


More ways


to boost


your body’s natural


Painkillers





Play with your pets, you’ll get a rush of good feelings-and so will your furry friend.

Dance, shaking and shimmying to your favorite song has been proven to trigger a flood of pain-easing endorphins.

Have a girls’ day out, studies show that when women get together, endorphins spike. And tossing in a little gossip has been shown to increase the effects.

Hear a joke, hearty laughter triggers endorphins, lowers stress hormones, relaxes the blood vessels and may even prevent heart disease.

Repeat a prayer or mantra, heart felt repetition of a short prayer or positive mantra such as “The universe supports me” triggers endorphins.





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Saturday, December 13, 2008

When life becomes a "Self-stress test"

When Life Becomes a “Stress-Test”

My Mom had an episode of Tachycardia, where the heart speeds to an uncontrolled pulse rate (rapid heart rate), symptoms might be that your neck and/or shoulder, or even your yaw feels stressed or in pain, short of breath and/ or extremely tired. All of these symptoms can bring to the conclusion of that your heart is under extreme stress. You might even experience pain radiating into either your left or/and right arm. You can become weak, sweaty, cold and clammy with chills and short of breath and even feel faintness for moments or even days). These symptoms might even make you believe, that its just stress related pain, without realizing you are in danger of heart-damage or heart-failure, look to the bottom of this post to prevent related Heart Self-Stress-Tests). With all of these symptoms, they refer it as a “Self-Stress Test“. What happens is, that the heart becomes stressed, because of the narrowing of a valve or vessels to the heart when exciding amount of breathing, blood-flow or when its not the type of thing/ things you do each day have been induced. They call it “Putting it off until the last moment” (sometimes).

These episodes are induced when the heart valves and veins are under stress (that normally isn’t in your activities of daily living, ADL‘s). She didn’t pass her ”Self-stress test“, which is also called Tachycardia in some cases (in which a heart valve has been damaged).

A Stress-Test that is sometimes required to some job titles that require heavy lifting, loading and working at a fast pace. Its where they have you walk swiftly on a treadmill for an amount of minutes and are monitored, to see if you can handle a rapid heart-rate, and they monitor your heart rate, pulse and blood-pressure (of course) for that time of the stress-test. The SELF Stress-Test is triggered when having a high dose of stress in your life, that isn’t expected, or put off until the last minute.

My Mom has been diagnose as having a heart disease because she failed her SELF stress-test. When failing a SELF stress-test, it can possibly and more than likely damage a lot of heart cells, which classifies you as having a heart disease. No one knows exactly what triggers these Self stress-test, but they are thinking that it is caused by not exercising, moving around as often, possibly your diet or even having a job that allows you to allow your heart to beat-up to a normal-fast-working pace.

It is always great to exercise on a daily basis, or at least bring your heart rate to your normal exercising rate, for your age. Remember to;

ALWAYS consult your Doctor in changes, if you have a history of heart disease, or because of your family history and or most importantly or diet.

Your diet has a lot to do with the way your body is, as is today. If you eat fast-foods, go out-to-eat and add a lot of salt or fat to your diet, more than likely, you will have a lot of health issues.


Ways to try and prevent a “Self-Stress”.


1. Pace yourself.
2. Ask for help from family or/ neighbors.
3. Do not put things off until the last minute.
4. During the holidays or Birthdays, plan ahead.
5. Eat right, meaning that your eat the amount of protein/ nutrients.
6. Drink plenty of water/ or good liquids (alcohol is not considered a good fluid).
7. Get plenty of rest, even if you take naps or take something over the counter that is not addictive. Or even ask your Doctor for easy sleeping techniques, drinking milk or even reading a good book at night will ease your tension, or stress.





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Thursday, December 4, 2008

Blocage of my Identiy

I look back to yesterday, hoping for a better day. But there seems to be a blockage with my identity. Why must I struggle when I feel I have tried? Is there a way to control the way I think? Each day that approaches me, I pray for that guidness. Lately I’ve lived with grieve more then looking to the positive view point. I know how to pray, but I have questions in my head to wonder if He is listening, as I await for answers to why I am struggling.

Each day that comes, I pray for guideness and wisdom. Why? Because we all want answers, right? What is it that we are searching for in life? A helping hand to become the better person then we are, or to succeed with the knowledge of how things are and will be through His eyes?

I sit in silence in the early morning, seeking His will, and wisdom. Trying to understand the wrong turn I have taken and directing my life back onto His path that is right.


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Friday, November 28, 2008

Sugar Snap Peas and Sesame Stir-fry

Sesame seeds adds a chief’s professional touch to this simple stir-fry that will have your family begging for seconds.
(serves 4)

1 tablespoon canola oil
1 tablespoon peeled fresh ginger, minced
1 clove garlic, minced
1 pound sugar snap peas, trimmed
1 tablespoon sesame seeds
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
1 teaspoon coarse salt

Heat the canola oil in large non-stick skillet or wok over medium-high heat. Add the ginger, garlic, and snap peas, cook, stirring constantly for about 4-5 minutes or until the peas are crisp tender. Add the sesame seeds, sesame oil, and salt; cook for about 30 seconds. Serve hot.





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