More Benefits From Yoga

I’ve been practicing yoga daily for over 46 years. It’s been key in helping me to maintain flexibility as I’ve aged. Because of Yoga, I feel like I’m as capable today of moving as I was in my 40’s. A colleague of mine, Jen Miller, has put together a list of 18 benefits from doing yoga and she’s tied the benefits into the science behind it. Here are some of the areas she includes:

• Relieving stress and anxiety

• Improving cardiovascular health

• Strengthening brain activity

• Lowering the risk of cancer

• Strengthening bones

And much more!

To learn about these and all the other areas she covers, go to https://www.jenreviews.com/yoga/. Your body and your mind will be glad you did!

Importance Of Exercise for People With MS

Exercising used to be discouraged for people with multiple sclerosis for fear of exacerbating their symptoms. Today’s research is turning this recommendation around by finding that strength training can help improve MS symptoms like fatigue, depression and mobility. A Danish study found that MS patients who did resistance training twice a week for 6 months showed less brain atrophy on MRI’s as compared to those who didn’t exercise. It also seemed to slow progression of the disease and prevent symptoms from worsening. So…the notion of tote that barge and lift that bale may help an MS person.

(Reported Prevention.com, November 2017)

Using Light To Kill Super Bugs And Cancer

A study published in Photomedicine and Laser Surgery found that blue light can obliterate infections, including the antibiotic resistant form of bacteria Staphylococcus aureus. The researchers found that a single dose of blue light killed up to 92% of the two most common strains of MRSA. It appears that the blue light weakens molecules in the body that are causing the infection.

Blue light may also be used to fight cancer as one of the effects of the light is to enhance the effects of medication. The therapy is called photodynamic therapy (PDT) and it involves giving a cancer patient a drug that settles in the cancer cell’s mitochondria where the drug is converted into a huge molecule. When the cell is exposed to the blue light, it is annihilated.

Part of the beauty of PDT is that it is harmless to healthy tissue and that the treatment only takes 15 to 20 minutes under a lamp. Finally, the light eliminates precancerous skin lesions at a rate of 70 to 80% and stalls the progression of lesions that doctors can’t even see yet. So…shine on, shine on, blue light.

(Reported Prevention.com. November 2017)

Aggression In Dogs May Be Related To Chemicals In Their Bodies

We’ve all seen aggressive dogs. It may be that their aggressiveness is related to the amounts of two hormones in their bodies – oxytocin and vasopressin. Oxytocin is known as the love hormone and vasopressin is related to aggression. In dogs trained to assist people, the dogs have high levels of oxytocin. These dogs have been selectively bred to have non-aggressive temperaments. Aggressive dogs have high levels of vasopressin. Separately, people with high levels of vasopressin have chronic aggression problems.

This information may lead to ways to turn aggressive dogs (and people) into less or non-aggressive ones.
(Reported Healthy Pets, November 20, 2017)

McDonald’s Is Starting To Grow Cattle The Right Way

McDonald’s is starting to grow its beef using a sustainable agricultural practice that sequesters carbon in the soil. Regenerative agriculture is a system that uses cover crops, no-till and herbivore grazing (mostly cattle to us city folks). This method improves soil health and fertility.

McDonald’s has started a pilot program that involves 150 operators in its Canadian beef supply chain. This approach involves moving cattle around grazing land for short durations in small fenced-off areas called paddocks. The paddocks are then given long periods of time to rest which allows for accelerated grass regrowth along with the growth of other flora and fauna. This approach mimics the migrations of wild herd animals like buffalo.

So…if this pilot program succeeds, McDonald’s has the power to change with way beef cattle are raised around the world.

(Reported Mercola.com, December 19, 2017)

What Happens In Your Brain When You Sleep?

 One of the purposes of sleep is to detoxify the body from wastes that have built up in the brain during the day. It’s called the glymphatic system after the glial cells that manage the system. The brain contains more glial cells than neurons (60.84 billion glial cells vs 16.34 billion neurons in the cerebral cortex). During sleep the glymphatic system becomes 10 times more active than when we are awake. Within the toxins the system gets rid of are the proteins linked to Alzheimer’s disease.

Your brain cells shrink by about 60% during sleep which allows for more efficient waste removal. Recent research using MRI scans and computer modeling found that animals who slept on their side increased the effectiveness of their glymphatic system.

Finally, lack of sleep in those over 60 causes the brain to shrink more rapidly compared to those who sleep well. So…roll over and sleep on your side to help your body detox.

(Reported Mercola.com, August 20, 2015)

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Thanks,

Jerry