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August 03, 2010

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INDEX:
One Minute Power Tip
Healthy Recipes
Beauty Recipes
Health Guide Online Book of the month
Natural Cures Health Tip
Sponsored Resources
Editor’s Note / Humour / new free books

One Minute Power Tip:

There are two kinds of people, those who do the work and those who take the credit. Try to be in the first group; there is less competition there. - Indira Gandhi fanus quote

Stop Using Your Snooze Alarm

During the night, you go through five different stages of sleep -- from lighter to deeper. Toward morning, there is an increase in REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. Your muscles relax, dreaming occurs, and recent memories are consolidated in your brain. If your REM sleep is cut short, it could impair your mental functioning during the day.

And that's why it's a very bad idea to delay the start of your day by hitting the "snooze" button on your alarm. Because instead of giving yourself 30, 60, or 90 more minutes of much-needed sleep, what you're really doing is interfering with your REM sleep and making yourself even more sleep-deprived.

According to Dr. Edward Stepanski, who has studied sleep fragmentation at the Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, a teeter-totter effect of dozing and waking causes shifts in the brain-wave patterns. "Even a subtle noise that doesn't actually wake you up is disruptive enough to affect the sleep quality," Dr. Stepanski said.

"That's why someone who falls asleep with the TV on may wake up exhausted. So, if a person is rousing themselves enough to reset a clock, there's likely to be an even more profound effect."

Healthy Recipe

Yummy Smoothie Recipes! Here are a few tasty smoothies sure to curb your sweet tooth and fill you up.

Hawaiian Punch

2 tbs. Vanilla Protein Powder
8 oz. unsweetened pineapple juice
1/2 banana
5-6 strawberries
4-6 ice cubes (optional)
Mix with a blender

Banana Split

2 tbs. Chocolate Protein Powder
8 oz. skim milk
1/2 banana
5-6 strawberries
4-6 ice cubes (optional)
Mix with a blender

Chocolate Amaretto Fudge Shake (181 calories)

2 tbs. Chocolate Protein Powder
1/2 tsp. instant decaffeinated espresso coffee
8 oz. skim milk
1/4 tsp. almond extract
4-6 ice cubes (optional)
Mix with a blender

Natural Beauty recipe

Firming Face Mask

Whisk together:
1 tablespoon honey
1 egg white
1 teaspoon glycerin (available at drug and beauty stores)
Enough flour to form a paste (approximately 1/4 cup).

Smooth over face and throat. Leave on 10 minutes. Rinse off with warm water

Health Guide Online Book of the Month:
Overcoming Depression!

SIGNS OF DEPRESSION

Everyone goes through rough times where we feel sad or down in the dumps. Actually, it’s pretty normal to feel that way on occasion.

Crying can be cathartic and beneficial, allowing us to release all the negative stuff that is causing us to feel bad.

However, when depression seems to be going nonstop and the patient just can’t snap out of it no matter how hard he or she tries, then that probably signifies depression.

Depression is one of the most common mental illnesses in America. It has been reported that about 9.5 million Americans suffer from depression almost every six months. You should remember that depression does not choose a victim as it could practically affect anyone whatever social status or race.

It is important that we know the signs of depression so that we can deal with it and have it alleviated.

If the following signs have been going on for more than two weeks, then you should seek professional help.

1. The person has drastic change of appetite.

If the person suddenly gains weight or plummets to a stick-thin figure, then chances are he might be depressed. This is just one sign that has to correspond with other signs to validate the existence of depression.

2. He suddenly has a sudden change in sleeping patterns.

The person could be a sound sleeper his entire life and then suddenly, experiences insomnia and other sleeping problems. This could be a symptom that depression is lurking.

3. The person suddenly loses interest in things and activities he used to enjoy.

If a person had been passionate about an activity, e.g., basketball, and then suddenly makes a 360 degree turn, that could be a symptom of depression.

4. There is energy loss and presence of fatigue.

You may see an apparent change in attitude. The person does not want to actively participate in activities. Energy is seeped from him and when asked what the matter is, he could only shrug and retreat back to his sadness.

5. The person feels he is unworthy.

This is when depression can be moving into a serious mode. The person begins to feel that he has nothing to live for and unworthy of being loved and appreciated.

6. The person starts losing hope.

Gone is his optimism to live another day. He is already hopeless and no amount of "hope springs eternal" can pull him out of this rut.

7. The person feels guilty without any reason at all.

The person stops himself from being happy because he feels he has no right to be one. He harbors guilt for no apparent reason.

8. He becomes indecisive.

What used to be a firm decision-maker suddenly becomes fickle-minded and too indecisive. Depression occurs when one is too insecure to come up with decisions.

9. He is suicidal.

This is such an alarming sign that medical help must be provided as soon as possible.

10. He experiences melancholia.

Melancholia is that sadness that completely engulfs the person and is characterized by the following: waking up two hours earlier than the usual, languidly moving in the morning and walking slowly.

11. He becomes mentally disturbed.

He suddenly thinks of morbid things, detaches himself from his usual mindset and starts hallucinating.

12. He develops physical aches.

A depressed person gets stomach-aches or muscle pains with no physiological basis at all.

13. He obtains that "My life is passing by" feeling.

Other than assimilating the "Life is unfair!" and "what has gone wrong?" drama, a clinically depressed person also feels that he is just simply watching his life deteriorating from afar.

14. The person becomes antisocial.

A depressed person is likely to isolate himself from his family and friends. But there is also a case when a depressed person gets so frightened being alone that he clings to people all the time. However, no amount of social involvement makes him feel better.

Depression, if not seriously taken and treated, would lead to more severe mental illnesses or even death.

Everyone has to know the signs and symptoms so the next time he has a hunch that a loved one is currently suffering depression, he could immediately ask a doctor to administer professional assistance.

Follow these links to read each book chapter of how to overcome Depression:

Chapter & Title:

1. How Do I know if I am Severely Depressed?

2. Depression Is A Real Illness

3. What Causes Depression?

4. When Should I see a doctor?

5. Is there Treatment for Depression?

6. Are there any "natural" treatments for depression?

7. Depression and Suicide

8. Depression and Anxiety Disorders

9. Manic Depression and Bipolar Disorder

10. Panic Attacks and Depression

11. Depression and Alcohol

12. How Does Depression affect Physical health?

13. Avoid Depression in a Few Easy Steps

14. More Natural cures & home remedy resources for Depression & anxiety

Natural Cures Health Tip:

Not quite in the shape you'd like to be?

1. Eat protein at every meal, including breakfast.

2. Eliminate wheat- and flour-based products for the time being. And yes, that definitely includes bread and pasta.

3. Eat unprocessed foods. Ninety percent of what you eat should be a combination of (in this order of importance) raw vegetables, steamed vegetables, whole grains, lean protein, and maybe a few fruits if necessary.

4. Reduce starch to one portion a day, and don't eat that portion during your evening meal. Best choices are beans, sweet potatoes, and oatmeal.

5. Don't overdo fruit: one a day maximum, and only the low-sugar, high-fiber variety. Apples, pears, plums and berries all are good choices. For now, fruit should be eaten alone or with something light, like low fat nuts. Lose the fruit juice completely.

6. Reduce or eliminate dairy for the time being, especially cow's milk. Exceptions: reasonable amounts of low sugar, fat free yogurt.

7. Lose the booze. Despite what the 'studies' say, you lose no health benefits by giving up alcohol (including wine). There is nothing essential in alcohol that you can't get in fruits and vegetables without all the bad side effects that go along with it.

8. Stop using vegetable oils such as sunflower, safflower and corn. The supermarket kind is highly refined, and it oxidizes easily when heated, contributing to arterial plaque. Use olive oil instead, and apply it to food after the food is cooked when possible.

9. Watch which types of fat you're eating. The amount of fat you eat is probably less important than the kind of fat you eat. The worst are fried foods, margarine and foods that contain hydrogenized or partially hydrogenized oils. The best is omega-3, found in fish and flaxseed oil.

10. Obsessively drink water: At least 8 ounces for every 20 pounds of bodyweight you're now carrying around, each day. Every day. No excuses.

Editor’s notes & humour:

Things I Learned From Noah's Ark

Everything I need to know, I learned from Noah's Ark.

1. Don't miss the boat.

2. Remember that we are all in the same boat.

3. Plan ahead. It wasn't raining when Noah built the Ark.

4. Stay fit. When you're 60 years old, someone may ask you to do something really big.

5. Don't listen to critics; just get on with the job that needs to be done.

6. Build your future on high ground.

7. For safety's sake, travel in pairs.

8. Speed isn't always an advantage. The snails were on board with the cheetahs.

9. When you're stressed, float awhile.

10. Remember, the Ark was built by amateurs; the Titanic by professionals.

11. The whole world can change in only 40 days.

12. No matter the storm, when you are with God, there's always a rainbow waiting.

Have a fantastic day!

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Your Editor,
Kevin Butters.

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