Gratitude is the ultimate renewable energy—it’s free to give, and by giving it, you often receive more in return. If only everything were that easy!
But the truth is, it is easy to feel grateful, and the benefits are wonderful. Expressing gratitude (even if it’s in the quiet of your own heart) has been found to make you happier, more successful, and healthier—and even sleep better and longer!
If you want to tap into the power of gratitude, it’s simple ... Read the entire article.
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Monday, December 28, 2015
A Closer Look at Pet Anxiety
Most pet parents know that stress and fear can be hard for companion animals to endure on an emotional level. However, few of us understand the short and long-term physical effects of these powerful emotions.
In her latest post, Dr. Jane explains some of the medical complications that can result from prolonged stress and fear. Fortunately, our good doctor has much to share on the subject! Read this Dr. Jane post now ...
Red Meat Causes Cancer
PRESS RELEASE
Lyon, France, 26 October 2015
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has evaluated the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat.
Red meat
After thoroughly reviewing the accumulated scientific literature, a Working Group of 22 experts from 10 countries convened by the IARC Monographs Programme classified the consumption of red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A), based on limited evidence that the consumption of red meat causes cancer in humans and strong mechanistic evidence supporting a carcinogenic effect.
This association was observed mainly for colorectal cancer, but associations were also seen for pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer.
Processed meat
Processed meat was classified as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence in humans that the consumption of processed meat causes colorectal cancer.
Meat consumption and its effects
The consumption of meat varies greatly between countries, with from a few percent up to 100% of people eating red meat, depending on the country, and somewhat lower proportions eating processed meat.
The experts concluded that each 50 gram portion of processed meat eaten daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 18%.
“For an individual, the risk of developing colorectal cancer because of their consumption of processed meat remains small, but this risk increases with the amount of meat consumed,” says Dr Kurt Straif, Head of the IARC Monographs Programme. “In view of the large number of people who consume processed meat, the global impact on cancer incidence is of public health importance.”
The IARC Working Group considered more than 800 studies that investigated associations of more than a dozen types of cancer with the consumption of red meat or processed meat in many countries and populations with diverse diets. The most influential evidence came from large prospective cohort studies conducted over the past 20 years.
Public health
”These findings further support current public health recommendations to limit intake of meat,” says Dr Christopher Wild, Director of IARC. “At the same time, red meat has nutritional value. Therefore, these results are important in enabling governments and international regulatory agencies to conduct risk assessments, in order to balance the risks and benefits of eating red meat and processed meat and to provide the best possible dietary recommendations.”
Note:
Red meat refers to all types of mammalian muscle meat, such as beef, veal, pork, lamb, mutton, horse, and goat.
Processed meat refers to meat that has been transformed through salting, curing, fermentation, smoking, or other processes to enhance flavour or improve preservation. Most processed meats contain pork or beef, but processed meats may also contain other red meats, poultry, offal, or meat by-products such as blood.
Examples of processed meat include hot dogs (frankfurters), ham, sausages, corned beef, and biltong or beef jerky as well as canned meat and meat-based preparations and sauces.
A summary of the final evaluations is available online in The Lancet Oncology, and the detailed assessments will be published as Volume 114 of the IARC Monographs.
Read the IARC Monographs Q&A
Read the IARC Monographs Q&A on the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat.
For more information, please contact
Véronique Terrasse, Communications Group, at +33 (0)4 72 73 83 66 or terrassev@iarc.fr or Dr Nicolas Gaudin, IARC Communications, at com@iarc.fr
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization. Its mission is to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control. The Agency is involved in both epidemiological and laboratory research and disseminates scientific information through publications, meetings, courses, and fellowships.
© IARC 2015 - All Rights Reserved. Download the original PDF.
Lyon, France, 26 October 2015
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC), the cancer agency of the World Health Organization, has evaluated the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat.
Red meat
After thoroughly reviewing the accumulated scientific literature, a Working Group of 22 experts from 10 countries convened by the IARC Monographs Programme classified the consumption of red meat as probably carcinogenic to humans (Group 2A), based on limited evidence that the consumption of red meat causes cancer in humans and strong mechanistic evidence supporting a carcinogenic effect.
This association was observed mainly for colorectal cancer, but associations were also seen for pancreatic cancer and prostate cancer.
Processed meat
Processed meat was classified as carcinogenic to humans (Group 1), based on sufficient evidence in humans that the consumption of processed meat causes colorectal cancer.
Meat consumption and its effects
The consumption of meat varies greatly between countries, with from a few percent up to 100% of people eating red meat, depending on the country, and somewhat lower proportions eating processed meat.
The experts concluded that each 50 gram portion of processed meat eaten daily increases the risk of colorectal cancer by 18%.
“For an individual, the risk of developing colorectal cancer because of their consumption of processed meat remains small, but this risk increases with the amount of meat consumed,” says Dr Kurt Straif, Head of the IARC Monographs Programme. “In view of the large number of people who consume processed meat, the global impact on cancer incidence is of public health importance.”
The IARC Working Group considered more than 800 studies that investigated associations of more than a dozen types of cancer with the consumption of red meat or processed meat in many countries and populations with diverse diets. The most influential evidence came from large prospective cohort studies conducted over the past 20 years.
Public health
”These findings further support current public health recommendations to limit intake of meat,” says Dr Christopher Wild, Director of IARC. “At the same time, red meat has nutritional value. Therefore, these results are important in enabling governments and international regulatory agencies to conduct risk assessments, in order to balance the risks and benefits of eating red meat and processed meat and to provide the best possible dietary recommendations.”
Note:
Red meat refers to all types of mammalian muscle meat, such as beef, veal, pork, lamb, mutton, horse, and goat.
Processed meat refers to meat that has been transformed through salting, curing, fermentation, smoking, or other processes to enhance flavour or improve preservation. Most processed meats contain pork or beef, but processed meats may also contain other red meats, poultry, offal, or meat by-products such as blood.
Examples of processed meat include hot dogs (frankfurters), ham, sausages, corned beef, and biltong or beef jerky as well as canned meat and meat-based preparations and sauces.
A summary of the final evaluations is available online in The Lancet Oncology, and the detailed assessments will be published as Volume 114 of the IARC Monographs.
Read the IARC Monographs Q&A
Read the IARC Monographs Q&A on the carcinogenicity of the consumption of red meat and processed meat.
For more information, please contact
Véronique Terrasse, Communications Group, at +33 (0)4 72 73 83 66 or terrassev@iarc.fr or Dr Nicolas Gaudin, IARC Communications, at com@iarc.fr
The International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) is part of the World Health Organization. Its mission is to coordinate and conduct research on the causes of human cancer, the mechanisms of carcinogenesis, and to develop scientific strategies for cancer control. The Agency is involved in both epidemiological and laboratory research and disseminates scientific information through publications, meetings, courses, and fellowships.
© IARC 2015 - All Rights Reserved. Download the original PDF.
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Monday, December 21, 2015
You Don't Have to Be Sin-Free to Please God
by Andrew Wommack
John 8:56 "Your father Abraham rejoiced to see my day: and he saw it, and was glad."
Jesus is referring to the day when men would be justified by putting faith in God and not in their own works. Abraham had this truth revealed to him (Rom. 4:13), and he believed it and was himself justified by faith (Rom. 4:3-4, 9).
Hebrews 11:6 says, "But without faith it is impossible to please him." It was Abraham's faith that pleased God. The Lord promised Abraham that his seed would be as numerous as the stars in the sky and the sand on the seashore and Abraham believed God. That pleased Him so much that he counted Abraham righteous right then, even though Abraham had not yet fulfilled the rite of circumcision and he was not living a holy life.
According to Leviticus 18:9, it was an abomination (Lev. 18:26) for a man to marry a half sister. Sarah, Abraham's wife, was his half sister (Gen. 20:12). Therefore, Abraham's marriage to Sarah was not what pleased God.
Abraham had already lied about Sarah not being his wife so that he could save his own neck. He was willing to let a man commit adultery with his wife with no objections from him. Immediately after this instance is when the Lord counted Abraham's faith for righteousness (Gen. 15:6). Abraham tried to accomplish God's will in the flesh with Hagar (Gen. 16) and then repeated the terrible sin of denying that Sarah was his wife again (Gen. 20).
Anyone who really studies the life of Abraham and the favor that he found with God would have to conclude that it was Abraham's faith that pleased God. It's the same with any of us. The only thing that we can do to please God is put faith in Jesus as our Savior.
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Bats Use Signal Jamming To Ward Off Competitors
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Bats hunt by echolocation, which means they emit high-pitched sounds and listen to the echoes that bounce off their prey. But competition for food can be fierce, and Mexican free-tailed bats emit a special call that can interfere with the sonar of other bats that are pursuing a meal.
Using high-speed infrared cameras and microphone arrays Aaron Corcoran, a researcher, was examining the interaction between the bats and their prey, moths, when he noticed the bats produced a strange sound, which they only made when another bat was homing in on the moth.
"It sweeps through the frequency range that bats use, and that’s the standard method used to jam sonar and radar," Conner told Live Science. Read the entire article.
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A Petacular Christmas Video
The holidays are the perfect time to celebrate what your pet kids mean to you. After all, they’re family!
This episode of Pet Talk is chock full of joyful activities and good cheer. Don’t forget the homemade toys and treats! Nothing’s cuter than the pitter-patter-click of paws and wagging tails in anticipation of a gift, be it tasty or fun.
However you mark the holidays, don’t miss this chance to make your time together very merry. Watch the yuletide video now!
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Tuesday, December 15, 2015
The Nature In Us Newsletter - 12/15/15
December 15, 2015
By Donna L. Watkins
"Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around." -- Henry David Thoreau
Hello Dear Friends!
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We have Spring Peepers singing many days and nights. What a beautiful sound to my ears in December. I always miss the "loudness" of the critters when it gets cold. No moths sitting on the windows, no frog chirping, no buzzing bees, no crickets or locusts. Kinda reminds me of Rachael Carson's book called, Silent Spring.
We've had temps in the 50's but many, many days in the 60's and 70's. The last week has been like that. I'm loving it! On Saturday night we had the doors open till after 9PM. Spending screened porch time to enjoy the birds, squirrels and deer up close and personal.
Thank goodness for WIFI access. I've been doing all my work outside as I usually do from about April through October. It's really the fresh air that I can't seem to do without. My mom and dad always had a window cracked for fresh air in the bedrooms and living room even in Winter. I still have petunias in the big deck pot that I planted back in the Spring. How lovely is that!
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Of course, it didn't start out that way. We added bird feeders and bird baths ... and that was the easy part. Then we began planting bushes and trees that would provide food for the birds. Many of our plantings were done by the birds as they came in to eat and "discarded" some seeds from their last dining experience somewhere else.
Before we moved from Alabama to Virginia, we had Carolina Wrens that would nest in the corner of our back porch for many years and enjoyed them so much. They didn't seem to mind us going in and out and even when they had declared "Fledging Day" (the day the babes were sent out of the nest), they allowed for me and my camera to participate. What I loved most about the wrens was their cheerful attitudes.
Here in Virginia we have a deck and the post caps seem to be a delightful place that the wrens enjoy to sing and praise the Lord. At evening the male sits there and calls in his missy. Carolina Wrens are monogamous and will usually mate for life as long as one does not die. They stay together even in the winter. The pair will build the nest together. They go to bed early while there is plenty of light whereas the Northern Cardinal (aka Eastern Cardinal). It's almost dark when they tuck themselves in the bushes beside the screened porch.
The post cap time for the wrens that I so dearly love is when they sit there and just dance and sing praises to God. That tail flips up and down and they spin around. I just feel myself being drawn into the dance and praise. I wonder why God didn't give us tails to flip. I guess we got hands instead and they are much more useful than a tail. View the Praise The Lord Wren Video.
Another delight is to see and enjoy Pileated Woodpeckers. That's the really big one with the Woody Woodpecker hairdo. They love our suet feeders even though they are almost twice as big as the feeder itself. I think they've got a contract with some of the smaller ground-feeding birds to drop some suet from that big beak. We enjoy the birds sharing with the community of ground birds. One nice happy family. View Video of Male Pileated Woodpecker Eating Suet.
Covering it with one of their sweaters to keep it calm, the brothers spent several minutes freeing the eagle’s leg. Read the rest of the story and watch the video of the eagle's release after they took the "selfie" picture you see here. (Source: Good News Network)
Tidbit - Health - If a person has Alzheimer’s disease, a disease that affects 343,000 people in Australia, and 50 million worldwide, it's usually the result of a build-up of two types of lesions - amyloid plaques, and neurofibrillary tangles. Amyloid plaques sit between the neurons and end up as dense clusters of beta-amyloid molecules, a sticky type of protein that clumps together and forms plaques.
Australian researchers have come up with a non-invasive ultrasound technology that clears the brain of neurotoxic amyloid plaques. The team reports fully restoring the memory function of 75% of the group during trials, with zero damage to the surrounding brain tissue. Read the whole story here.
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The recording contains two tracks played at the same time: The first is the natural sound of crickets played at regular speed, and the second is the slowed down version of crickets’ voices. Jim says, “I discovered that when I slowed down this recording to various levels, this simple familiar sound began to morph into something very mystic and complex……..almost human.” You have to hear this!
While out for a run, a Polish man encountered a Mouflon Sheep with his horns entangled in a small tree. Krystof Wlodarczyk called up some courage to get close enough to help the frantic wild animal. The man’s reaction to his success needs no translation: “YES!” This was recorded in a forest near Konin, Poland in March, 2015. Watch the 2-minute video of the rescue.
Tidbit - Hi-Rise Forests - A hi-rise building provides a skyline vista if you like that kind of thing, but for me, I've got to have forest! Looking at what man has made from my windows is rather depressing, but to see trees ... the hand and presence of the Creator.
Plants are chosen to produce humidity and absorb CO2, dust and urban noise. It conserves energy and enables food production. The design irrigates the plants by filtering and reusing grey water from the buildings water system. Read more on this exciting project in Italy.
Family - Frugal Cooking - I think I've mentioned that our son, Benjamin, has decided to spend some time in the kitchen over the past year. Previously he pretty much ate out or heated pre-packaged meals. When he was young he didn't want to have anything to do with cooking, but then I wasn't real open to sharing "my kitchen" either since cooking and talking just don't seem to go well with me. I always multi-tasked recipes, so "distractions" were not a good thing.
Ben keeps coming up with dishes that include spices and ingredients that just don't mix in my mind. One trait he did catch from me is that you use what you have rather than buy ingredients for an actual recipe. Not that there aren't recipes that you do need to follow for many things you bake and all, but my purpose was to always use what I had on hand. He's found the All Recipes website where you can enter ingredients and it will give you recipes that use those and then he takes it from there adding his own variations based on what he has or what he wants to get rid of. He uses these for lunches and posts them on Facebook so people are always checking out what he's eating. It's real funny to me.
I think you can imagine what ingredient I was focusing on when he relayed the information. Where did cinnamon come in on that list of spice combinations? My goodness! And he loves it all. He was never a fussy eater growing up. I wish I could say the same. Sorry, recipes are not available since he just tosses and sprinkles. :-)
Travel - Unusual Places - Monemvasia, Greece, is a little settlement concealed behind a huge rock face in Laconia in Greece. The island was separated from the mainland in 375 AD by an earthquake, although a small walkway has been created since for easy access to the mainland. Inhabitants are hidden away from the rest of the world, with spectacular views of the Palaia Monemvasia bay. Monemvasia was once a medieval fortress, and today it remains a walled town that has a gated-entry protecting it.
it is one of those "lazy-feeling", out-of-the-way places with charming views of the sea that just makes you feel good when you experience it. Monemvasia is a great area for hiking and exploring the southern end of the Peloponnese. Lodging in the Old Town is quite limited, although you can find more modern accommodations across the causeway in "new" Monemvasia. Read more about it.
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Submitted by Brian K. Walters
Christmas
And one special night.
When we go shopping,
We say, "How much will it cost?"
Then the true meaning of Christmas,
Somehow becomes lost.
Amidst the tinsel, glitter
And ribbons of gold,
We forget about the child,
Born on a night so cold.
The children look for Santa
In his big, red sleigh
Never thinking of the child
Whose bed was made of hay.
In reality,
When we look into the night sky,
We don't see a sleigh
But a star, burning bright and high.
A faithful reminder,
Of that night so long ago,
And of the child we call Jesus,
Whose love the world would know.
It's Christmas Time!
Donna
"Live your beliefs and you can turn the world around."
-- Henry David Thoreau
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Tuesday, December 8, 2015
Where Is Your Faith Focused?
by Clint Byars, Forward Ministries
Depending on your background faith may be what you do to please God. Faith may be what you think you have to get more of to get blessings from God. Maybe for you faith is what you have to be good at to get healed.
In the most subtle sense, our faith is too often focused on ourselves rather than Jesus. You see, to experience God, you don’t have to “get your faith to work,” you have to trust that God wants to be experienced. And if God wants to be experienced he’ll make himself available.
Faith is not what we do, faith is how we respond.
Faith is not expressed by getting kingdom promises to work, it’s trusting that they work.
Do you see the difference?
The spirit of God is seeking to establish the kingdom in your life, is your faith confident in him or in your own ability to experience what God has for you?
Believing for wisdom, provision or healing is not an exercise for our faith, it’s an acknowledgement of what Jesus has done. Experiencing the kingdom or God’s presence isn’t discovered through operating our faith, experiencing God is the result of having faith that God can be experienced.
Faith trusts and accepts that God is at work, that he has blessings and promises for us and that he will come through for us rather than trying to figure out how to get him to do so.
Faith is about acknowledging that the kingdom works, not how to get it to work.
If you understand that God is for you and all of his promises are yes, your faith can rest in the fact that God’s spirit is moving to establish those promises in your life rather than trying to figure out how to use your faith to get God to move.
We are complete in Jesus and lack nothing. The deception creeps in when we look to the physical realm to judge whether or not God has been faithful to us. The better question is, “is God faithful to Jesus?” If the answer is yes then we can ask “is Jesus in me?” If that answer is yes then faith is in God’s faithfulness rather than our ability to get a blessing from God.
For some of you this sounds like talking in circles but some of you are picking up on the subtle difference in the focus of your faith.
You can rest easy and trust that God is for you. You can not be ashamed and be confident in the fact that God loves you. You can let go of fear and experience God’s faithfulness.
Click link to listen to a full length message titled The Heart of Faith in which I expound on these ideas.
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In the most subtle sense, our faith is too often focused on ourselves rather than Jesus. You see, to experience God, you don’t have to “get your faith to work,” you have to trust that God wants to be experienced. And if God wants to be experienced he’ll make himself available.
Faith is not what we do, faith is how we respond.
Faith is not expressed by getting kingdom promises to work, it’s trusting that they work.
Do you see the difference?
The spirit of God is seeking to establish the kingdom in your life, is your faith confident in him or in your own ability to experience what God has for you?
Believing for wisdom, provision or healing is not an exercise for our faith, it’s an acknowledgement of what Jesus has done. Experiencing the kingdom or God’s presence isn’t discovered through operating our faith, experiencing God is the result of having faith that God can be experienced.
Faith trusts and accepts that God is at work, that he has blessings and promises for us and that he will come through for us rather than trying to figure out how to get him to do so.
Faith is about acknowledging that the kingdom works, not how to get it to work.
If you understand that God is for you and all of his promises are yes, your faith can rest in the fact that God’s spirit is moving to establish those promises in your life rather than trying to figure out how to use your faith to get God to move.
We are complete in Jesus and lack nothing. The deception creeps in when we look to the physical realm to judge whether or not God has been faithful to us. The better question is, “is God faithful to Jesus?” If the answer is yes then we can ask “is Jesus in me?” If that answer is yes then faith is in God’s faithfulness rather than our ability to get a blessing from God.
For some of you this sounds like talking in circles but some of you are picking up on the subtle difference in the focus of your faith.
You can rest easy and trust that God is for you. You can not be ashamed and be confident in the fact that God loves you. You can let go of fear and experience God’s faithfulness.
Click link to listen to a full length message titled The Heart of Faith in which I expound on these ideas.
Magnesium Deficiency - More Common Than You Think
By Dan Bischoff
Do you regularly experience muscle cramps or weakness? Do you sometimes feel dizzy, confused and anxious? Does your digestion seem out of whack? You could have a magnesium deficiency. While these symptoms don’t necessarily mean your body is lacking magnesium, you might want to ask your doctor if taking a magnesium supplement could help alleviate these problems.
Magnesium is a naturally-occurring mineral that can be found in everyone’s body. An average person contains about 25 grams of magnesium with more than half of that located in the bones.
Most people get enough of the mineral through their diet when consuming foods that are high in fiber like whole grains, dark leafy vegetables, pumpkin or sunflower seeds and almonds. But because of some farming methods, lots of soil used to grow food has been stripped of its minerals.
Having a magnesium deficiency is a common occurrence, especially among blacks, women and seniors. But taking a magnesium supplement is an easy way to keep the body functioning at a high level.
In order to transport calcium to the cells in the body, magnesium is an essential nutrient. In fact, magnesium is part of more than 300 chemical reactions in the body that include maintaining energy levels, sustaining heart health and aiding digestion.
Most over-the-counter laxative medications contain magnesium, which helps alleviate constipation. It’s also a natural way to help lower blood pressure and create healthy bones. Many people already know calcium is necessary for bone health, but they don’t always realize magnesium is just as important, especially for those who might be susceptible to magnesium deficiency osteoporosis.
When choosing a magnesium supplement, look for one that includes high levels of calcium and vitamin D. These nutrients work together to strengthen and maintain bones, skin, organs and the circulatory system. Because a high percentage of natural magnesium found in grains is lost during food processing, a supplement can reintroduce this important mineral that will help stimulate health in all the body’s systems.
Nature’s Sunshine offers several products to help maintain magnesium levels and combat magnesium deficiency. Check out the website for more info!
About Dan Bischoff
Dan is a fanatical health nut who religiously takes supplements every day. And when he's not taking supplements, he's reading just about every health article he can find. He's addicted to NSP's Nature's Harvest, Ionic Minerals, Relief Formula and Chlorophyll ES.
Do you regularly experience muscle cramps or weakness? Do you sometimes feel dizzy, confused and anxious? Does your digestion seem out of whack? You could have a magnesium deficiency. While these symptoms don’t necessarily mean your body is lacking magnesium, you might want to ask your doctor if taking a magnesium supplement could help alleviate these problems.
Magnesium is a naturally-occurring mineral that can be found in everyone’s body. An average person contains about 25 grams of magnesium with more than half of that located in the bones.
Most people get enough of the mineral through their diet when consuming foods that are high in fiber like whole grains, dark leafy vegetables, pumpkin or sunflower seeds and almonds. But because of some farming methods, lots of soil used to grow food has been stripped of its minerals.
Having a magnesium deficiency is a common occurrence, especially among blacks, women and seniors. But taking a magnesium supplement is an easy way to keep the body functioning at a high level.
In order to transport calcium to the cells in the body, magnesium is an essential nutrient. In fact, magnesium is part of more than 300 chemical reactions in the body that include maintaining energy levels, sustaining heart health and aiding digestion.
Most over-the-counter laxative medications contain magnesium, which helps alleviate constipation. It’s also a natural way to help lower blood pressure and create healthy bones. Many people already know calcium is necessary for bone health, but they don’t always realize magnesium is just as important, especially for those who might be susceptible to magnesium deficiency osteoporosis.
When choosing a magnesium supplement, look for one that includes high levels of calcium and vitamin D. These nutrients work together to strengthen and maintain bones, skin, organs and the circulatory system. Because a high percentage of natural magnesium found in grains is lost during food processing, a supplement can reintroduce this important mineral that will help stimulate health in all the body’s systems.
Nature’s Sunshine offers several products to help maintain magnesium levels and combat magnesium deficiency. Check out the website for more info!
About Dan Bischoff
Dan is a fanatical health nut who religiously takes supplements every day. And when he's not taking supplements, he's reading just about every health article he can find. He's addicted to NSP's Nature's Harvest, Ionic Minerals, Relief Formula and Chlorophyll ES.
Twelve Days of Kitty Kristmas
by Dr. Jane Bicks
This holiday season, celebrate your cat with a holistic approach to living. In her latest post, Dr. Jane explains 12 ways to improve your kitty’s quality of life.
Best of all, you can follow these guidelines for years of health! It’s like an advent calendar, but instead of chocolates, there are 12 tasty morsels of veterinary advice.
Thanks to Dr. Jane, you’ll have a better understanding of feline health and happiness in one short article. Read this Dr. Jane post now!
Tuesday, December 1, 2015
The Nature In Us Newsletter - 12/1/15
December 1, 2015
By Donna L. Watkins
"We hear voices in solitude we never hear in the hurry and turmoil of life; receive counsels and comforts we get under no other condition." -- Amelia Barr
Hello Dear Friends!
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| Randal - 18 months old |
I sure wish we were in summer clothes now as he was then. I'm already tired of the cooler weather, but can't complain with the very mild winter we're having. We had 20 days in November that were 60's and 70's. I'm definitely not complaining here in Central Virginia.
I love being outside and can take the heat a lot better than the cold since I lived down south for 28 years before moving here. Spring and Summer are on their way back in ... we just have to be patient. I've asked for a totally mild winter this year and so far I'm in happy land being able to still do the screened porch on those warm days.
Tidbit - Digestive Comments - I had some comments from a Canadian friend, Genevieve, on the 7 Everyday Mistakes on Your Digestive System article which are great additions to the information presented in the article, so I asked for permission to share them with you. She recently finished her schooling to become a Registered Holistic Nutritionist so is excited with her new area of expertise. I remembered my own enthusiasm in those days, especially back in the early 80's. Here's her comments:
"On the article regarding digestion, I believe the author missed one very important point: Being mindful that we chew our food very well – digestion begins in the mouth. Also, not drinking with meals is very important, but rather a half hour before or an hour afterwards. Small sips of water are okay with a meal, if need be, but nothing else. And then, many people – especially over a certain age – are deficient in digestive enzymes, and these can easily be supplemented. Just me rambling on ..."
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| View Enlarged Image Elk Passing By - Yellowstone National Park Trip 2005 View Other Elk Photos |
But I also thought about how wildlife has to be pretty ready to get up and go and quickly adapt to a different environment and become quite independent in a short period of time COMPARED TO human babies which take much more time to learn to walk, talk, form a vocabulary, and the whole process of just being able to develop into a person who is capable of taking care of themselves. Wonder why God did it that way? Any thoughts? View Photos of Our Visit to Yellowstone National Park and the Grand Tetons.
Tidbit - Tobacco For Energy - Tobacco is the most widely grown non-food crop in the world. It grows in over 110 countries and is very adaptable to different climates. This country was practically founded on tobacco at the Jamestown settlement in Virginia.
Some of the first exports back to mother England was leaf tobacco. It's now a great idea to turn that plant over to bio-energy purposes since tobacco no longer has a good reputation. The process removes nicotine from the energy tobacco so it cannot be used for smoking or chewing. Combining Tyton BioEnergy Systems energy tobacco with a proven and patent-pending extraction process will unlock tremendous value for biorefineries and for farmers. Check it out!
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| Inchworm on Mums |
The blooms lasted such a very long time and during one cold week with a dip below freezing I had moved the pot inside to the kitchen table which becomes my office in winter. After a few days I noticed fresh caterpillar poop on some leaves which showed me somewhere in that plant there was a caterpillar.
It took my quite awhile but I finally saw it. An inchworm. They so intrigue me. So few legs with such a strong grip. And that looper walk is totally cute! So I was excited to have hosted some species of inchworm on to it's process of life. When it warmed up, Randal planted the mums outside where I could see it from the breakfast window. Hoping the little guy finished his cycle of life and is now a beautiful moth!
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| View Enlarged Image Young Red Oak Tree Emerges From An Acorn View More Oak Trees |
Tree species such as oak, hickory, and beech produce a hard mast - acorns, hickory nuts, and beechnuts. We have oaks, both red and white, so we're used to seeing a lot of acorns in good years. Acorn production doesn't even begin till the oak tree is 20 to 50 years old. Production of acorns will increase each year in proportion to the size of the oak tree's canopy.
The animals that eat acorns in our backyard are deer, gray squirrels, chipmunks, wild turkeys, crows, flying squirrels, rabbits, opossums, blue jays, and raccoons. Acorns can compose more than 75% of our white-tailed deer’s diet in late fall and early winter. Deer and other animals, including black bears, alter their distribution patterns in response to acorn production. When an acorn crop is especially good, deer may produce more twin fawns, thanks to improved nutrition. That certainly proves out from the heavy 2014 crop. We had a lot of females this year with twins. A failed acorn season can cause wildlife populations dependent on acorns to decline.
We allow a lot of things to get in the way and sometimes our thoughts and beliefs counter what we truly desire in life. Here's a few links to a blog by Clint Byars with posts, audios, videos, etc. If we renew our minds as we are told to do in Romans 12:2 and don't allow ourselves to be conformed to this physical world, we can get a glimpse of that abundant life which includes peace and joy to get you through the circumstances with the Presence of Christ within you.
Choose NOT to make December a stressful month. You are confined only by the walls you build yourself. You may have circumstances that will require some lifestyle changes and a bit of time but you can make your life what you want it to be. It happens every day. Through Christ you can do all things. Make it a brand new year ... plan on a plan for 2016 and work your plan. Life goes by so very quickly and stress robs us of many things mental, physical and emotionally. (Read: It's Never Too Late To Be What You Might Have Been).
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