Breath for LifeWritten by Mark Dayley
We started this series of articles with a look at our health in my article, "The Fountain of Youth Within". Since then we have explored good nutrition and exercise. This article will look at importance of breathing. Yes, breathing. You may say that, I think I have got this one down pat" but a closer look and you will see that if you are a typical shallow breather, you are missing out on a key to great health benefits and long life. You have probably heard that a person can live up to 110 days without food and up to 16 days without water but we all know that a person can only live a few minutes without breathing. I like to call deep breathing “breath for life,” because it takes oxygen to every cell in body. We know that cells will die unless they get sufficient oxygen. The way you can get enough of this life giving element is through inhaling oxygen and air through nose. A simple but very important principle that is mostly overlooked. There are many great sources for breathing exercises. I will list a few below. This article is mainly to help you understand basic deep breathing so you can replace shallow breathing and enjoy benefits that plenty of fresh air can give you.
| | Weight Problems - Facts You May Not KnowWritten by Janis Ihrig
Why are weight problems so hard to resolve? Here are some facts you may not know. Billions are spent on weight loss programs but percentage of overweight people continues to climb. The number of overweight people increased dramatically during last 40 years of 20th Century... According to government studies, following statistics reveal some startling facts about weight gain. Overweight - 20 years of age and over - shows percent of population Year 1960-62 | 1971-74 | 1976-80 | 1988-94 | 1999-2000 US 44.8% 47.7% 47.4% 56.0% 64.5% SOURCES: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Center for Health Statistics, National Health and Nutrition Examination Surveys. As you can see, overweight problem in United States has escalated. There are over four million-plus entries listed on Google.com for "Weight Loss." Do you know if any these entries have a real solution? We are hoping to help you out here, so you can determine for yourself what might work and might not before you buy another promise that may not address underlying factors. Fact One Acids build up in body. A few contributing sources include processed foods, environmental pollution, chemical cleaners and cosmetics, polluted water, pesticides, and stress. An overload of acids in body will act as a poison to it. Definition: (from Random House Unabridged Dictionary) "Poison: 1. a substance with an inherent property that tends to destroy life or impair health. 2. something harmful or pernicious, as to happiness or well-being." "Pernicious: 1. causing insidious harm or ruin; ruinous; injurious; hurtful: pernicious teachings; a pernicious lie. 2. deadly; fatal: a pernicious disease." Fact Two The body stores acid poisons in fat cells. This is what body does in order to keep acid poisons out of vital organs.
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