Primal Wisdom: Weekly Strength Training Provides Long-Term Cognitive and Economic Benefits

Further to my blog about Sarcopenia in November, this link adds further information about the benefits of strength training in older people.

Primal Wisdom: Weekly Strength Training Provides Long-Term Cognitive and Economic Benefits

January Newsletter

Welcome clients to my January 2011 newsletter.

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Feel free to forward this email on to friends and family that you think may find it interesting.

I HOPE YOU ALL HAD A HAPPY CHRISTMAS AND NEW YEAR

We had a house full of family for a very wet Christmas followed by friends for New Year's Eve. All good fun but I'm enjoying the quiet time now.


TIP OF THE MONTH - DRINKING WATER USUALLY HELPS REDUCE ALL KINDS OF BODY PAIN

As you will see below, I am reviewing a book about water this month - Chris says it is my favorite topic.
A little known fact is that when you feel pain (that can't be explained by an obvious injury), it is usually because your brain is signaling that you need to drink more water.
This applies to headaches, back pain, joint pain and digestive pain - to name but a few.

TRY DRINKING A COUPLE OF GLASSES OF WATER NEXT TIME YOU FEEL PAIN AND SEE WHAT HAPPENS.
We are too quick to reach for the Panadol (or something stronger) when all we need is a good drink of pure, fresh water


BOOK REVIEW - YOUR BODY'S MANY CRIES FOR WATER (You're not sick, your're thirsty. Don't treat thirst with medication)

My book of the month is "Your body's many cries for water" by Freydoon Batmanghelidj, MD - published 2008.
This is the latest edition of Dr Batman's (as I call him) book which was first published in 1992.

Dr Batman was a political prisoner in Iran in the late 70's and early 80's where he was called upon to treat fellow-prisoners with no medications.
One night he was trying to help a patient with crippling peptic ulcer pain. With no medications available, he gave the man 2 glasses of water. Within 8 minutes, the man's pain disappeared.

Dr Batman went on to treat 3000 fellow prisoners suffering from stress-induced peptic ulcer disease with water alone.
He also conducted extensive research while still in prison into the medicinal properties of water in preventing and treating many painful degenerative diseases.
When he was released from prison he published his findings in the Journal of Clinical Gastroenterology in June 1983.
He then escaped to America where he continued his work and wrote several more books before passing away in 2004.

The book explains why waiting until you feel thirsty is wrong - your body is already dehydrated by that time.
It explains how adequate water consumption can actually reverse the effects of long-term dehydration for many people leading to a pain-free and happy life.

Examples of conditions that Dr Batman says are caused by dehydration include: Morning sickness, Angina, Allergies, Asthma, Chronic pains, Movement and mobility problems, Alzheimer's disease, Hiatus hernia, Digestive problems, Bulimia and Depression.
Dr Batman explains how he has cured many of these problems in patients with water alone.

Most of us don't drink enough water or consume enough salt - yes salt is essential - we need to consume some salt for normal bodily functioning.

I have gone into a little more detail in my blog - see the link below.

If you are interested in reading this book, it is available from Book depository warehouse on the net for less than $20 - well worth it I think.

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Best wishes to you and your families,

Carolyn.

Water - a nutrient for life

Everyone knows that water is vital to our bodies. After air, it is the one most essential component for life - without it we would die very quickly.
What most of us don't realise though is that we can die slowly and painfully from a constant lack of adequate water. Dehydration can cause or contribute to the development of many ills from painful muscles, digestive problems and headaches to kidney stones, cancer, autoimmune diseases and Alzheimer's disease just to name a few.
A chronic lack of water in the body causes stress which reduces the immune system and reduces the effectiveness of normal bodily functions. Over time, the body appears to get used to this constant "drought" but just like soil in drought-ravaged land produces fewer, weaker plants, so our bodies don't function as well as they should and after a time, disease sets in.
This can all happen even though you think you are drinking enough water each day. That's because your body is very good at using all the available water it has. The kidneys recycle as much as possible and the body makes sure vital organs have first priority.
That's fine if it's only sometimes and for short periods of time. The problems occur over a long period of time - just like they do in drought-ravished land. We've all seen images of salt-encrusted, eroded land and sick, stagnent river systems.
DO WE REALLY WANT THE SAME THING TO HAPPEN TO OUR BODIES?
The good news is that often most or all of the problems we have been experiencing can be completely cured by simply drinking enough water - regularly.
But what is enough and what sort of water should we drink?
There's so much conflicting information out there. I suggest you do your own research but I always recommend 2 litres of filtered water per day for optimal health.
I like to start the day with about half a litre of water before I get out of bed. I take a 750ml bottle of filtered water to bed each night and sip it if I feel thirsty during the night. Each morning I finish the bottle before I get up.
About half an hour later I have breakfast then fill my bottle again. During the morning I drink more water, finishing the second bottle about half an hour before lunch.
I then fill the bottle and get through some in the afternoon and the rest after dinner. I then start again with a full bottle at night. All this is in addition to any tea, coffee, alcohol, etc I might consume.
That way I get through 3 litres a day - more if I'm exercising or it's hot weather. I don't expect people who are used to much less water than that to drink that much - they could actually stress their kidneys if they drink too much too soon. Better to build up to a level where you don't feel thirsty (by then you are already dehydrated) and all your bodily functions such as digestion and bowels are working regularly and normally. So, if you usually only drink half a litre of water, try to drink 1 litre. When you get used to that, increase it to 1 and a half litres and so on.
It's also important to get adequate salt in your diet. Salt, together with adequate water, helps normal cell functioning. If you don't consume about half a teaspoon of salt per day, you could be losing too much salt if you drink lots of water. That can lead to cramps and other problems.
Obviously, healthy, nutritious food and exercise are also important and I will talk more about those in another post.
Meanwhile, happy drinking!