Caregivers Can Get Relief And Travel, Too!

For many unpaid family caregivers, taking a vacation is unaffordable which means they can’t recharge. A nonprofit organization, Road Scholar, has stepped in to fill that gap by offering caregivers financial assistance of up to $1,300 to join one of its trips in the US that cost $1,400 or less. Some of the trips including spending five-days exploring New York’s theatre scene or a six-day birding trip at California’s Monterey Bay. To apply, the caregiver would have to go to their website at roadscholar.org/caregivergrant.

To Sleep Better, Cut Your Use Of Your Cell Phone Or Tablet Right Before Bed

When you are sleeping, there are specialized cells in the retina called ganglion cells that are finely tuned to tell the brain to cut melatonin production when they are hit by a short wavelength of around 480 nanometers, which is the blueish wavelength of morning sunlight. Unfortunately, cell phones, tablet screens and LED lights emit a similar bluish wavelength. This means if you’re reading off an iPad in bed, one study found that the study’s subjects saw their nighttime melatonin levels plummet 55% after five days. They took longer to fall asleep, had less REM-stage sleep and were groggy in the morning. Basically, not a good outcome for attempting to get a good night’s sleep. You want to stop looking at the device at least an hour before bedtime.

The researchers also found that someone reading a paperback book in bed had no reduction in their melatonin level. So…to read the book off your iPad or the actual book, that is the question…
(Reported July/August 2016 Discover)

  LED Street Lighting Can Also Be Causing A Problem

Not only are our iPads and cell phones affecting our ability to sleep, but the new LED street lighting is also suppressing melatonin. This effect is not found from normal sodium lamps but from the new white LED street lights. Even the American Medical Association unanimously adopted guidelines on needing to minimize the potential harmful human health and environmental effects from white LED street lighting. These white LED lights are estimated to be five times more disruptive by suppressing melatonin at night than sodium lamps. This would disrupt your ability to sleep.

(Reported www.cnn.com/2016/06/21)

 
  You Can Eat Carbs, If It's Resistance Starch

So, you might be asking yourself what’s resistance starch (RS)? RS is a type of carb that may help us burn fat faster instead of turning the carbs into fat. Research is also beginning to point to RS having a role in treating digestive problems, diabetes and even cancer. What makes RS so different is that it looks like a starch but it acts like a fiber by passing through the small intestine without being digested. This means RS adds no calories. RS also triggers hormones that make us feel fuller so that we will eat less during the day.

Let me give you some examples of an RS food. While a raw potato is an RS, when you cook it, it turns into a digestible and absorbable carb. If you let the cooked potato cool before eating it, it almost miraculously turns back into being an RS carb. With the potato, you go from carbs being absorbed to no carbs being absorbed. Several other examples of RS foods are green bananas, cashews, frozen peas and lentils.

Some manufacturers are creating RS foods which results in lower calories. Several manufacturer’s products include Bob’s Red Mill Unmodified Potato Starch and Honeyville Hi-Maize Resistant Starch.

An added benefit is that RS also feeds the good bacteria in our colon. So…Let that potato cool and then eat it with cashews to get the benefit of RS.
(Reported Prevention, March 2016)

  Nutrition Affects A Childs's Social Behavior And Social Development

A study published in Maternal & Child Nutrition focused on how a poor diet negatively influences early childhood development. The researchers analyzed a sample of 1,795 three-year olds from Mauritius, which is off the coast of Africa. The researchers focused on four aspects of physical health and four indicators of social development including low hemoglobin levels reflecting an iron deficiency and cracked lips which reflected a lack of Vitamin B2 and niacin. The researchers found a correlation between foods these children ate and the negative impact on their health and social behavior.

The study also found that children who scored well had a more healthy diet that lead to positive social behavior and a higher IQ.

How To Overcome Bacteria That Is Antibiotic Resistance

Scientists have recently discovered a bacteria that is resistant to all antibiotics. This has led to the fear that this bacteria is be passing its immunity onto other bacteria making all of our antibiotics useless. New need to look in a new direction for our antibiotics and to me we need to at natural oils and other natural substances that have antibacterial, antimicrobial and antifungal properties. There have actually been many studies done validating the impact of this approach.

1.      One study published in Poultry Science found that adding oregano oil to poultry feed reduced the death rate from ascites, a common infection in poultry, by 59%.

2.      A study published in BMC Proceedings showed that combining certain plant extracts changed the gene expression in chicken, promoting weight gain and protecting against intestinal infections.

3.      An extract of shitake mushrooms, turmeric and chill pepper had the same protective benefits as an antibiotic.

4.      A 1012 study found that rosemary and oregano oils were as effective against pathogenic bacteria in chickens as the antibiotic currently used.

So…it’s time to explore even further the power of essentials oils and natural substances to protect us from bacteria drug resistance.
(Reported Mercola.com 11/29/14)

Physical Activity Can Help Kids Do Better In School

We’ve been reducing and eliminating phys-ed classes for years with the mistaken belief that all kids need to do is focus on the 3 R’s – reading, writing and arithmetic and that exercise is unimportant. A consensus statement was published in the British Medical Journal from a panel of international experts that looked at fitness and health, intellectual performance, engagement, motivation and well-being and social inclusion in kids.

The experts looked at the amount of structured and unstructured forms of physical activity from 6 to 18 year olds while they were in school and during their leisure time. They basically found that physical activity is very important for a child’s heart health and metabolism as well as for their brain development and function. So…it’s time to make sure all kids have physical activity as an important part of their day!
(Reported www.Hellawella.com 6/30/16)

 How To Swallow Pills If You're Having Difficulty

For some people, swallowing a bunch of pills can feel like you’ve got to climb Mount Everest (or at least a small hill). Here are several methods you can use to get those pills down.

1.      The pop-bottle method. You can use this for swallowing large dense tablets of the horse pill variety. First, put the tablet on your tongue. Next, close your lips tightly around a plastic bottle filled with water. Suck the water from the bottle and tilt your head back as you swallow. This method was effective for close to 60% of the people in this study.

2.      The Lean Forward Technique. This approach was even more effective as it worked for 89% of the people in the study and was used to swallow capsules. To do this method you place the capsule on your tongue and take a medium sip of water as you lean your head forward and swallow. By tilting the head forward, the capsule rolls towards the back of the throat making it easier to swallow.

3.      Turn Your Neck To The Side. When you turn your neck to the side, you open what is called the upper esophageal sphincter opens which may make swallowing easier.

So…use one of these methods and swallow away!

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