Dont skip breakfast

Some people skip breakfast because they think it will help them lose weight but missing meals does not help us lose weight and it is not good for us, because we can miss out on essential vitamins, minerals and nutrients.

Research shows that eating breakfast can actually help people control their weight.


So why not go for a bowl of wholegrain cereal with sliced banana and a glass of fruit juice for a healthy start to the day?. Or you could try some porridge oats they are cheap and contain lots of vitamins, minerals and fibre. Make your porridge with semi-skimmed or skimmed milk or water.


If you add salt to your porridge, try to get out of the habit. You could add a few dried apricots, chucks of apple or some berries for extra flavor instead. 


This combined with a healthy exercise plan will keep you living for ever lol!

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Many of you probably read about or saw clips of Pat Robertson's recent foot-in-mouth episode. He recopmmended that a man who had been taking care of his wife who is ill with Alzheimer's think of her as the "walking dead" and get a divorce and find a new companion. Oh yes, and make sure his wife is getting good "custodial" care.

WHAT!!!!!! you may say.

Well here is what I and my colleague said in a recent op ed published in the Chicago Tribune:

Pat Robertson is dead wrong

By Barbara Kivowitz and Roanne Weisman

September 23, 2011

A person with Alzheimer's is not "kind of" dead. Not by a long shot. And televangelist Pat Robertson should know better than to speak flippantly from a position of authority on a matter that is complicated, nuanced and deeply personal.

As we learned through interviews with many couples, as well as with medical, spiritual, legal, rehabilitation and psychological experts, while writing "In Sickness As In Health: Helping Couples with the Complexities of Illness," couples find their way to deal with illnesses and catastrophic injuries.

We know what we are talking about when we say Robertson should beware of trying to make blanket statements without the benefit of knowing all the facts and issues. We have found that dealing with illness is a deeply intimate part of the couple relationship. What is right for one couple may be completely wrong for another.

When illness invades the couple relationship, partners ask themselves and each other some really hard questions: "What do I want to do for this person whom I have loved for many years?" "How much of my life do I give up to take care of my beloved?" "How do I sit by my beloved's side and watch her suffer?"

Robertson's assertion that divorcing a spouse with Alzheimer's is justified because she is "gone" is more than simply callous and insulting to anyone who has ever loved another. It goes to the heart of both morality and medical ethics. Physicians struggle every day to counsel families about the right time to cut off life support. Ethicists struggle to balance the impact of devastating disease with the persistence of the essential self.

To announce that someone is "gone" when she still has an emotional life — not to mention sensation in her skin, organs and tissues — is to dismiss her as a human being.

For those who find themselves at the intersection of lifetime love and overwhelming obligation, the right path is often painful and difficult to find. Robertson should have counseled this husband — and all partners grieving over the illness of their loved one — to seek psychological support, medical information, spiritual guidance and ultimately to look inside themselves and their relationship to determine the right thing to do. Instead he advised the husband of the ill woman to make sure the wife has custodial care before divorcing her and starting all over again.

He presumes too much.

Barbara Kivowitz, a consultant and psychotherapist in Boston, and Roanne Weisman, a science writer and author in Boston, are co-authors of the forthcoming book "In Sickness As In Health: Helping Couples Cope with the Complexities of Illness."

Daily express article interesting

  I found this article in the Daily express that I thought you may found interesting. If you want to see the full article please click here HOME > FEATURES > HEALTH > Home Remedies: Herbal Remedies and Natural Cures

HOME REMEDIES: HERBAL REMEDIES AND NATURAL CURES

Honey can combat more than 60 types of bacteria and has been healing wounds for 2,000 years

Thursday March 4,2010

FROM honey and peppermint to vinegar and garlic, Mother Nature has a host of cures. Adrian Lee recommends the best

Centuries ago we relied on nature for treating our wounds and warding off bugs. Now the spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria such as MRSA is reviving interest in these ancient remedies.

“Our ancestors had their own antibiotics,” says Dr Serene Foster, a medical herbalist at Hydes Herbal Clinic in Leicester. “They didn’t know why they worked but they found many medical uses for them.

“We do need more research, because natural treatments must stand up to modern scrutiny, but it seems they boost the body’s own immune system, and we should consider using them with, or even instead of conventional drugs.”

You should consult a registered herbalist or GP before using natural remedies – especially some of the more obscure ones – but here are some of Mother Nature’s best natural anti-bacterials. Please see  article

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Natural Health News: Second Guessing Schizophrenia

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Natural cures for impotence

Impotence is a common condition suffered by over two million men in Britain. It is caused by a reduced amount of blood supply to the penis, and maybe because of blood presure medication or anti depression medication, excess smoking or alcohol.


There are five possible natural cures that can increase the blood flow to your penis, and inprove your sex life. See more here>

The latest help to prevent memory loss

 A cocktail of vitamin B could help to stop the onset of Alzheimer's or memory loss. The breakthrough came at a research done at Oxford university. Vitamin B is known to break down homocysteine which is naturally made by the body in high amounts, so researchers decided to see if giving the vitamin  to patients would improve their memory. The tablet which costs only 10p per day contained high doses of vitamin B6, B9, and B12.


This is what one patient John Hough said >



See the full report here

A possible cure for the superbug

 Coriander could become a natural alternative to common antibiotics. It would seem that the herb extract is resistant to a range of toxic bacteria which cause infections  such as the superbug MRSA, salmanella and Ecoli. Coriander could be used in lotions, mouth rinses and even pills to fight multidrug-resistant bacterial infections that otherwise could not be treated. You can see more of this report here.

Distant energy healing

 This an interesting natural cure that seems to be working for me. I only joined distant energy healing yesterday and already I feel much better. There are millions of people around the world that believe in distant energy healing and their energy united can help my health and perhaps your health if you would like to join. Joining is simple all you have to do is close your eyes and ask to join distant energy healing. The energy has helped my breathing and made me feel more positive.


If you would like to know more about distant energy healing please click here. You can also follow my tweets at www.twitter.com/naturman

Natural-Remedies-World.com - Are you looking for a natural remedies that works? This site has a complete list of natural remedies for a variety of ailments. Find remedies to treat you and your pets. You can also learn about a variety of herbs by reading the site's herbal index.

What Couple-Related Decisions Have You Made Because of Illness?

There is so much uncertainty that accompanies illness, but one thing is certain -- illness brings change into how you think about yourself and your relationship. Illness can be a suppressant, but it can also be an activator. Illness can become a box into which you and your partner put your dreams; or it can be a catalyst to accelerating plans and making new decisions.

My illness led to our getting the most amazing dog in the universe (as is yours). It also led to writing a book about couples and illness. And it deepened Richard's and my ability to talk about the hardest topics.

Below is an excerpt from an article about a couple who decided to get married because he was about to undergo surgery for a cancerous tumor.

Geneva couple marries days before life-threatening surgery

by Frank Vaisvils, 8/31/11

David Bieszke of Geneva wasn’t going to give up on asking his girlfriend of 18 years, Jennifer Pedersen, to marry him, and she returned that persistence by insisting doctors treat her would-be husband for his chronic illness even when they were told nothing was wrong.

David’s health slowly deteriorated in recent years, and his family doctor was perplexed about the cause. Meanwhile, David experienced chronic fatigue and pain began growing in his abdomen.

In April, Jennifer’s persistence led doctors to diagnose David with a 10-inch cancerous tumor choking a major blood vessel in his chest.

He underwent a six-hour surgery on April 29 at Loyola Hospital in Maywood.

Fearing she might regret not marrying him if anything happened during surgery, Jennifer finally said “yes” to David and the two were married in front of a Kane County judge three days before the surgery.

At a time when most newly married couples would be celebrating their future together, this pair’s fate was anything but certain as David entered the operating room.
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What significant positive plans or decisions have you and your partner made because of illness?

Natural cures for angina

 Angina pain often begins below the breast bone and radiates to the shoulder, arm or jaw. It may be accompanied by shortness of breath, temporary nausea, lightheartedness, irregular heartbeat and anxiety. Attacks are of course very frightening and you should go straight away to see you GP.


What could you do in a natural way to prevent angina. You could try using a strong supplement of omega-3, you should look for a supplement that provides 1000mg of combined EPA/DHA. You should also look to increase levels of folic acid and vitamin B12. Strong supplements of garlic capsules are also reccomended.


Herbal remedies for angina