That Golden Submarine of Health

Written by Stephanie West Allen


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"Nothing can stoprepparttar 115800 man withrepparttar 115801 right mental attitude from achieving his goal; nothing on earth can helprepparttar 115802 man withrepparttar 115803 wrong mental attitude." Thomas Jefferson

WE ALL LIVE IN A FEELING SUBMARINE

Today you can improve your health by beingrepparttar 115804 captain of a submarine.

When we feel an emotion, every single cell in our body feels it, too. Our stomach cells, our skin cells, our bone cells. We do “feel it in our bones.”

Writing back in 1950, Dr. Rebecca Beard explainedrepparttar 115805 relationship of feelings and cells usingrepparttar 115806 example of a submarine. Her idea was a good one. Let’s see how this might work . . .

Imagine that you arerepparttar 115807 captain of your submarine. Your cells arerepparttar 115808 men who take his orders. The captain ofrepparttar 115809 submarine isrepparttar 115810 only one who can look throughrepparttar 115811 periscope and seerepparttar 115812 world aboverepparttar 115813 ocean. The men cannot see for themselves and must takerepparttar 115814 captain at his word aboutrepparttar 115815 conditions ofrepparttar 115816 world he sees.

Andrepparttar 115817 men inrepparttar 115818 submarine obey orders without question.

WHAT COLOR IS YOUR PERISCOPE?

One day, you,repparttar 115819 captain wake up and take a look through your periscope. You report torepparttar 115820 men bad weather and icebergs and poor visibility and enemy ships approaching. How do you thinkrepparttar 115821 men feel? And how do you think they work?

Another day, you wake up, go torepparttar 115822 periscope and report back beautiful weather and crystal clear visibility, and no icebergs or enemy ships to be seen. The men go to their work with joy and vigor. Maybe they whistle while they work -- or even sing.

Top 10 Do's For Women With type II Diabetes

Written by Namita Nayyar


It has been observed that women who are diagnosed with Type 2 diabetes are overweight. The exact cause of this type of diabetes is unclear, but it does appear to be associated with weight gain. In fact, a sedentary lifestyle, along with poor dietary habits, popular inrepparttar culture today, is amongrepparttar 115799 explanations forrepparttar 115800 dramatic increase inrepparttar 115801 numbers of women suffering with Type 2 diabetes.

The connection between diet and diabetes is that, if you eat a high-fat, high calorie diet, which a lot of us do today, you put yourself at risk for weight gain, and if you are more than 120% of your desirable body weight, in simple terms, more than 20 pounds over what you should weigh, you become more insulin resistant, you use your own insulin at less capacity than you should, and you will have higher blood sugars, which will lead to diabetes. Diabetes is onrepparttar 115802 rise, and women with diabetes have an elevated risk of heart disease and stroke.

The good news is that there are steps they can take to reduce their risk of diabetes complications. Fromrepparttar 115803 National Diabetes Education Program (NDEP), here are Top 10 do's to help women with diabetes live longer, healthier lives.

Do review your treatment plan with your doctor or health care provider at least once a year. Make changes if your plan is not working well.

Do work with a dietitian. Create a meal plan that gives you healthy choices and is just right for you. A dietician will guide you on how to exercise portion control & make healthy food choices.

Do have a snack when you're hungry. Choose something healthy (something that's low in carbohydrates) that fits into your overall meal plan. Allrepparttar 115804 starchy foods like rice and potatoes and breads and cereals get broken down into sugar inrepparttar 115805 body. If you eat them in excess, your blood sugar is going to go up, so you need to use some portion control. The real key, is portion control.

Do ask your health care provider for an A1C test. A1C, short for hemoglobin A1C, isrepparttar 115806 best test to know if your blood glucose (sugar) is under control. Aim for a fasting blood sugar between 70 and 120. Before a meal, we want it less than 122, and after a meal, about an hour after a meal, we want it to be less than 180. These are actuallyrepparttar 115807 blood sugars that you should be aiming for, and that is actually what we call good control.

Do controlrepparttar 115808 ABCs of diabetes: A1C for blood glucose, B for blood pressure and C for cholesterol. That'srepparttar 115809 key to reducing your risk of heart disease and stroke.

Take care of your feet. Wear comfortable shoes that have a smooth lining, fit well and protect your them. Do have your feet, eyes and kidneys checked at least once a year. Regular check-ups help to find problems early, when they can be treated and managed well. Also, do see your dentist twice a year. Make sure he or she knows you have diabetes.

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