Have You Checked Your Blood Pressure Lately?

High blood pressure can develop anytime.

Have you been under a lot of stress lately?

One of my dear friends has recently taken on the role of caregiver for her aging relatives.  The stress level has resulted in her blood pressure climbing.

Fortunately, the tragedy of losing her sister too soon (to untreated high blood pressure) has made her painfully aware that denial, and lack of treatment can be a deadly combination.

Facing a health robbing condition, she knows that she needs to evaluate her options and take action immediately.

So far she has been much better about getting out and walking each day.  She can’t change the stress that revolves around her, but she can choose to be gentle with herself.

The biggest challenge, she has found, is cutting back on red wine in the evening.  It is such a comfort, and really seems to help the stress so much, that she has had a hard time keeping it under control.

Each day is a new day.  Each day she faces the challenge.

I don’t worry about her.  She is aware that she needs to make changes, and she is always making new goals for herself.

Just because you have not had health issues in the past, is no guarantee that you will not develop high blood pressure tomorrow.

It is a good idea, with the current economic state, to pay a little extra attention to your blood pressure.

Do you know what you do to cause high blood pressure? Read more

Stiff Neck?

Do you literally have a pain in the neck most of the time?

Are you often tense?

You are in good company.

It seems to be going around.

If you have had head, neck, shoulder, or back pain lately answer the following questions:

1. Have you had any water to drink today?
2. Do you work up a light sweat with activity regularly?
3. Do you eat your foods mostly processed, or whole?
4. Do you eat your foods mostly cooked, or raw?
5. Are you a habitual user of stimulants?
6. How easy is it for you to express your emotions?
7. Are you harboring any grudges?

Now ask yourself one more question.  Are you ready to take action to reduce your pain?  Sick of that stiff neck? Read more

Food Matters!

Have you seen the trailer for the new movie?  I stumbled across it on You Tube and began jumping for joy.

At LAST an effort to get the message out!

You are what you eat!

You are killing yourself with the food choices you make!

If you aren’t operating out of a victim mentality, you should be able to hear the message.

Listen UP!  The length and quality of your life depend on it!

Food Matters!

Now click on a category in the right had column and find out more information that will change your life.  READ!

Health is about taking care of yourself.

NOW is the time to change your ways and do what is best for yourself and your family.

If you are already putting this information into practice, then reach someone who isn’t and tell them about this new movie.  Let’s hope CHANGE is coming.

Relaxing, breath building, and oxygen with exercise matter!

AND

Food Matters!

The trailer is enough to open your eyes, but the Food Matters DVD is really a learning experience.

You and your family NEED this information!

Get your copy NOW!

Many blessings,

Carrie

Heart Failure Solutions

PS– Remember everyday:

1. Relax and Release tension
2. Take deeep breaths
3. Be active in a way that adds joy to your life

Plus pure water ~whole foods~sunshine~and laughter

Relax! Do You Sweat the Small Stuff?

Recovering my computer this past weekend (again) sure didn’t feel like the small stuff.  In the big picture, it isn’t something I will remember next week.

“Relax!” I kept telling myself.  Yet I kept barking at my kids, and I could feel the tension creeping up the back of my neck.

Finally, I’d had enough of myself (and so had my kids), so I sat myself down to be still in silence.  Twenty minutes later, I felt a whole lot better.

Most people don’t relax unconsciously.

Do you get anxious if you aren’t watching television, or listening to music, or reading a book, or busy with some other distraction?

If you will be still in silence, you will become aware of the tension that lives in your body.  That is, IF you can stand the stillness long enough to let yourself become aware of it.

This stored tension will squeeze the life out of you if you don’t release it!

The only way to keep up with it, is to practice relaxing.  I know it seems strange that you should have to practice, but that is the only way to let go of the tension your muscles are storing.  The conscious effort to release it, is well worth the effort.  (Yes effort, see how hard it is to sit with yourself!?)

So if you DO sweat the small stuff………

How do you relax? Read more

Fluid Retention Steals Your Health, Want To Stop It?

Fluid retention is such a big problem because the extra water in your system is in the way!  Oxygen and vital nutrients can’t get where they need to go!

When oxygen and other vital nutrients cant’ get where they need to go, you deteriorate!

If you don’t want your health to fade, watch for signs that you may be retaining water:

• When you press your fingernail firmly into your thumb-pad, does it stay deeply dented for more than a second or two?
• When you press the tip of your finger into the inside of your shinbone, does your nail make a dent?
• Do your ankles ever swell?
• Does your shoe size increase as you get older?
• Do your rings sometimes not fit?
• Is your tummy ever tight and swollen?
• For women, do you suffer from breast tenderness?
• Does your weight fluctuate by several pound within the space of only twenty-four hours?

You should be concerned if you recognize water retention symptoms, even if your doctor isn’t!

If your symptoms are mild, make sure you pay close attention to: Read more

Can You Relax If You Don’t Get Everything Done?

Are you one of those people who just can’t sleep at night unless you’ve taken care of all of the “to do’s” on your list?

I used to be one of those people too.

Choosing to relax makes your life much happier.

Who couldn’t use more happiness?

Stress doesn’t make whatever causes you tension better.

The other day I made an appointment with my chiropractor, hurried my older two kids off to school, and the little one to a baby-sitter.

By the time I cleared the populated area where the traffic was, I could tell I was going to be late.

Instead of stressing, I chose to take a deep breath and enjoy the drive.

You can see by the pictures that I would have really missed out if I had been hurried, and not present. Read more

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