Can you eat all the fruits and veggies your body needs?

UCLA & Harvard analyzed & researched nutrition in fruits & 

veggies from 1950s to 1990s. They discovered that we need 

to eat 40 fruits today to get the same nutrition in 1 fruit back 

in 1950s. Can you eat or afford 40 fruits every day?

Solution?  www.fatbgone.org

 

 

 Going out on a limb, take a chance, make a choice, change...and other sayings, as seen to above is all about leaving your comfort zone to experience something new and exciting. Life is about change so you might as well embrace it! Carpe Diem!  Your choices and the chances and even the changes you embrace today, will determine the rest of your life. So go out on a limb, as little Buddha says, that's where the fruit is.

Sleep deprivation affects your health

Harvard Health Publica points out that lack of sufficient sleep can have consequences ranging from the mild to the life-threatening:

• A 2009 study in Archives of Internal Medicine showed that people who slept an average of less than seven hours per night were three times as likely to get sick from viral infections as those who averaged at least eight hours.
• A 2008 article in the journal Obesity that analyzed findings from 36 different studies of sleep duration and body weight found that lack of sufficient sleep tends to disrupt hormones that control hunger and appetite, and the resulting daytime fatigue often discourages you from exercising. A recent US survey found that the states reporting the most sleep problems—West Virginia, Kentucky, Tennessee, Mississippi, and Alabama—also have the highest obesity rates.
• A 2009 report found health difficulties in people with persistent insomnia (sleeping less than six hours per night): a threefold increase in the risk of type 2 diabetes, and a three-and-a-half times greater risk of high blood pressure.
• A study of about 1,000 young adults found that, compared with normal sleepers, insomniacs were four times as likely to develop major depression within three years. Sleep problems in the teenagers preceded depression 69% of the time and anxiety disorders 27% of the time.
• A Japanese heart disease study noted a 1.3-fold increase in mortality in sleep-deprived patients compared with those who got sufficient sleep. Severe sleep apnea raises the risk of dying early by 46%. Although only about 8% of the men in the study had severe apnea, those who did and who were between 40 and 70 years of age were twice as likely to die from any cause as healthy men in the same age group.

Besides boosting your immune system...Laughter:

Laughter and humor help you stay emotionally healthy

Laughter makes you feel good. And the good feeling that you get when you laugh remains with you even after the laughter subsides. Humor helps you keep a positive, optimistic outlook through difficult situations, disappointments, and loss.

More than just a respite from sadness and pain, laughter gives you the courage and strength to find new sources of meaning and hope. Even in the most difficult of times, a laugh–or even simply a smile–can go a long way toward making you feel better. And laughter really is contagious—just hearing laughter primes your brain and readies you to smile and join in the fun.

The link between laughter and mental health

• Laughter dissolves distressing emotions. You can’t feel anxious, angry, or sad when you’re laughing.
• Laughter helps you relax and recharge. It reduces stress and increases energy, enabling you to stay focused and accomplish more.
• Humor shifts perspective, allowing you to see situations in a more realistic, less threatening light. A humorous perspective creates psychological distance, which can help you avoid feeling overwhelmed.

FDA Ordered to Take Action on Antibiotic Use in Farming

An FDA antibiotic ban in animals raised for meat is on the horizon, thanks to a new court decision.

Antibiotic use in animals Antibiotic use in animals that humans  consume contribute to the rise of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that endanger human health. 

 Currently, approximately 70 percent of antibiotics used in this country are administered to healthy animals in low doses that promote the growth of antibiotic-resistant bacteria.

To avoid antibiotics, buy organic or from a farmer you trust.

Moo-organic says: It's never too late to start eating healthy and ex...

Moo-organic says: It's never too late to start eating healthy and ex...: Think it's too late to start eating healthy and exercising. It's all a matter of habit. It takes your liver 30 days to become a habit of get...

It's never too late to start eating healthy and exercising!

Think it's too late to start eating healthy and exercising. It's all a matter of habit. It takes your liver 30 days to become a habit of getting use to a new diet and according to some research, if you perform good habits for 3 yrs, the body responds as if you have been doing it your entire life! Every three months of change can measure up to an increase in your life expectancy...so what are you waiting for? Major chronic diseases are not pathogen-based but are more complex and require a systematic approach to treatment, and are in many cases preventable. We need to overhall our healthcare system, which mainly treats symptoms and does not get to the root cause, yet alone prevent chronic ailments.  We also need to change our own perspective on personal health. The root cause of many of these chronic conditions is inflammation. Diet and exercise can treat inflammation. Eating more raw foods, especially fruits and veggies and only grass-fed organic meat, or wild fish is a preventative solution. Eat real food and eat it regularly. If you think you are eating real food, watch "Hungry for Change," a new video that is free to watch over the internet for the next week. Exercise to increase your heart rate 15 min a day...everyone can fit in 15 minutes. Feel empowered and take control of your health, your body will reward you tenfold rewards!