Water Retention: Is That Bloated and Puffy Feeling Anything To Worry About?

“Everyone gets a little bloated and puffy feeling, right?  It’s a bit annoying to get up and use the toilet all night long, but no worries…..right?”

If your doctor isn’t concerned, why should you be?

It’s just a little water retention.

There Are Reasons YOU Should Be Concerned About Excess Fluid:

1. Your body becomes completely out of balance when it holds on to fluid in an effort to protect you.
2. Any excess fluid interferes with absorption of OXYGEN and NUTRITION!
3. The sooner you achieve a healthy fluid balance, the less damage will be caused to your kidneys, heart and other vital organs.
4. Rapid accumulation of fluids can be life threatening.
5. Not using water effectively stresses your body.
6. If you use water more effectively you will use oxygen, vitamins, minerals, and other nutrients more effectively.

Creating a healthy fluid balance may be as simple as reducing your exposure to toxins, making better food choices, or supplementation with the right amount of the right nutrient.

Feeling better may be within your grasp.

Water, Precious Water!

Your body needs water!  It is an important component of every one of the trillions of cells that makes up your body.

As well as carrying nutrients and oxygen to the cells, water eliminates waste products from your body.

When your body loses the ability to maintain your fluid balance, you are on a slippery slope of deterioration.

• At first you may notice it in your skin and hair
• Then you will start noticing it in your energy level
• Your mental clarity and attitude will suffer as well

The most likely cause of early water retention is foods you eat frequently.

When your daily favorites start to cause an allergy or sensitivity related histamine release, you will retain water.

Do you eat out frequently?

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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

Why Is Sleep So Important?

Why are American’s so proud of sleep deprivation?

Do you take pride in working yourself to death?

Sleep is SO important, because the fuel we burn is electricity, and you only make it while you sleep.

Out of gas?  Need coffee and other stimulants just to get through the day?

Change your attitude about sleep, and fill your gas tank.

It is this low fuel level that begins the process of all disease.  No matter what your diagnosis, your sickness began by neglecting to provide your body with the fuel it needs to do it’s job each day.

ALL Diseases follow a process that has 7 stages ending in cancer.

Often the disease process will kill us before it reaches this final stage, but never the less, all disease follows the same progression.

The best way to prevent ALL disease is to get PLENTY of sleep, and stop dis-ease, before it advances and becomes uncomfortable and dangerous.

The 7 Stages of Disease

1. nervous exhaustion (not enough fuel)
2. toxicity (resulting from lack of energy)
3. irritation (from building toxicity)
4. inflammation (that’s when you feel it!)
5. ulceration (toxicity eats away at tissues)
6. induration (your body tries to encapsulate the toxicity to protect itself)
7. cancer (when the cells of your harmonious organism turn against you)

Unfortunately, lots of damage is occurring way up at stage four, inflammation.  Most health care providers do not recognize disease until it has advanced to inflammation and is causing discomfort. At this point, interfering with your bodies attempt to do some house cleaning (detoxifying)will only further advance your disease. Build your health BEFORE you lose it if you have the choice.  However, it is NEVER too late to start building your health. Do you want to feel better? What can you do?

• Reduce and then stop using stimulants.

You don’t want to stop cold turkey if you are using stimulants habitually.  It could be harmful.  Wean yourself away slowly so your body doesn’t notice.  The QUALITY of your sleep will improve!

• Sleep 8 hours a night.

If you have a sleep debt, it may take quite some time to catch up, so you may need more sleep for a while.  If you stop breathing while you sleep, it is important to have a sleep study done.

• Eat lots of fruits and vegetables and try to eat foods in as close to their natural state as possible.

This will conserve energy, while giving you the building blocks you need without adding unnecessary toxicity for your body to deal with. Supplements may also be helpful.

• EXERCISE everyday!

If your health is already significantly compromised then you need to RESPECT your limits.  Your “exercise” ability may be no more than a walk down your hallway, or maybe lifting your arms and legs while remaining seated. With robust health, be just as active as you can!

• If you suspect low oxygen level, monitor closely and treat ALL occurrence of oxygen levels below 92% with supplemental oxygen.

Building health is impossible if your body is oxygen starved.

• Relax in quiet stillness daily.

Release tension or it will squeeze the life out of you.

• Build your breath!

Once you get rid of tension, you can work at more effectively using your lungs.  The size of your breath will determine the quality and length of your life.

• Avoid dehydration!

Sip water all day everyday.  That goes for everyone but those with kidney failure.  Water is necessary for life!  Retained water is trapped and not useful.  Sipping water will give you what you need, and encourage your body to release trapped fluid.  (If you have kidney trouble you should drink NOTHING BUT WATER for ALL the fluid you are allowed.) If you are retaining excessive fluid, USE OXYGEN to help reverse it.  You need to attend to your diet by adding whole foods and removing processed foods.  It is not enough to cut down on salt and saturated fat.

• Get exposure to direct sunlight daily.

Vitamin D is very important to health, and you can maintain healthy levels with sunshine, though it is suggested that you have your level checked if you are having ANY issues. There are many more benefits of sunlight.  The skin cancer scare is real, but so is the health draining problem of insufficient natural light.

• Laugh, laugh, laugh!

It truly is the BEST medicine.

Many blessings,

Carrie

PS- All of the suggestions above will help with depression, however, if you are not living with JOY, get help!

The Joy Equation Report will help you beat depression naturally!

PPS– 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

What Foods Help Get Rid of Fluid Retention?

One of my clients asked me what they could eat to get rid of fluid retention today.

It isn’t an easy question to answer because there are many causes of fluid retention that will not be healed by eating foods that make you pee.

Some foods can make you retain fluid by slowing down your kidneys, while others can help your kidneys work better.

Some other causes of fluid retention include anemia, protein deficiency, and an abnormally high need for one or more vitamins or minerals.

Keep in mind that fluid retention is NOT  simple to treat, and if you don’t get GREAT results on your own, FIND the help you need.

Cover the simple stuff first

• drink plenty of water everyday even when you are bloated (unless you doctor advises you not to because of kidney failure)
• have your hormones checked

If increasing your water intake doesn’t help, and your hormone levels are normal, experiment with the following tips:

Foods that cause you to release fluid: 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

Is Sleep Apnea Robbing You of Restful Sleep and Destroying Your Health?

Your family will probably notice your sleep issue before you do.  It they are worried, you should be.

If you live alone, you may not be aware that you stop breathing while you sleep.

Do you feel tired all the time?

Do you fall asleep easily during the day?

Sleep apnea victims often fall asleep while standing up or driving.  To avoid serious injury or death, time is of the essence.

Beyond these obvious signs of sleep apnea, the condition may go unnoticed and untreated. Read more

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