News about Alzheimer Desease and Addictions

I dedicated some time to the news and feed readers today and here are the notices I fished there.

First and maybe most important notice is that it's possible to diagnose very early the Alzheimer desease, precisely. Scientists from Darmstadt discovered a protein that settles on the mucous of the nose. All the persons with different degrees of Alzheimer had this protein in their noses. Let's say it: we all are afraid to develop aging illnesses such as Alzheimer desease and other aging problems. That is why all the notices about new results of the researches seem so interesting to me.

The other notice is about the brains of the young persons that developed dependence from Internet. Chinese scientists discovered that these persons have the same brain malfunctions as the drug addicted. The affected parts are emotions, selfcontrol and capacity to take decisions.

By the way. If  you have solid nervous system, you can watch these two documentaries about the surgery departments of the hospitals that cure drug addicted after they assume Desomorphin. The films are in Russian but you do not need translation to understand the images.

And the images are really violent.

The problem with this medicine is that it causes necrosis of the parts that are far from the place where it was injected. The second film -if you will be able to watch it- shows the man and the woman during the first visit and the second after 2,5 weeks and some months.


ATTENTION! Very HARD documentaries!

http://vk.com/video5234550_161750134
http://vk.com/video5234550_161750184

Eight Medicine Buddha with Tibetan Elements and Chakras

A very important ritrit open for everybody who wants to assist it takes place in Perugia, Italy on March 24,25.

The Sangye Menlha transmission is revered as one of the most powerful blessings for healing. In this two-day workshop Geshe Chongtul Rinpoche will present an introduction to the complex art of Tibetan Medicine and will give the Sangye Menlha empowerment.
The retreat is open to everyone. There are no pre-requisites. Participants will learn about the energy body, chakras, and practices to generate Menlha energy. The Sangye Menlha practice brings a deep connection with the five elements (earth, water, fire, air, and space),  which are the energetic undercurrent that form and affect the physical world, including our own bodies. The ancient Tibetan practice of Sangye Menlha is one of many techniques that can help us awaken our innate healing powers. This is a powerful healing practice for harmonizing imbalances as well as purifying negative karma and past deeds. It is not only an extremely potent practice for individuals, but also offers assistance to those who are dying or have already passed. Source: http://bonshenling.org/event/mar-24-25-eight-medicine-buddha/

Effective Anti-Inflammatory Herb

Herbal rimedies are not always seen as something very useful. Maybe it's because many herbs and plants do not have immediate results. They need time to begin their work.

For example, you have to wait about 7 days to see the results of lime-blossom tea -it does not work immediately.

From other side, many plants store their main elements in the body and it can create problems with the excessive dosage. This is very dangerous in case you use toxic plant like Chelidonium majus. But not-toxic plants can provoke different problems for the same reason. This is the case of Lapacho (you can read about it in my previous posts about this plant)

Today, I want to tell you about a very effective Anti-Inflammatory Herb -Harpagophytum procumbens (photo from Wikipedia).
Cholecyst, urinary bladder, liver, kidneys, prostate can benefit if you use this plant. Not only. In Europe, it is  used for arthritis and joint deseasis. The effects are antispasmodic and painkilling. These last I can't prove personally but the Anti-Inflammatory action we observed in different cases like urinary bladder and prostate problems.

What Can Make Life Better

One of the affirmations that stroke me this year was the opinion of the persons that live in very difficult conditions like high mountains etc about us, "modern" persons. These guys are surprised that we suffer of inferiority complex even if we live good and have so many possibilities in the life in confront to those populations.

Since I'm among those irresolute, I look sometimes for the advises how to grow self-confidence. Here are exercises that can help us.

It's good to do what we like to. Often we think "What other people will say if they see me doing it" or  "I'm old and can't play/ dance/ wear like this!" Do it yourself and don't judge others doing "strange things". (well, this first is not for me: I do normally what I like).

Don't look in the mirror -normally, we judge ourselves when we look in it.

Do not compare one person to an other. Everybody of us is unique and one who has iPod is not better than an other that does not have it. There are not perfect neither ideal persons (this last is often a problem of the parents that want their children are perfect -and ruine their lives).

But the best advise is to learn something new every day. We remain young untill we are interested to study and explore new things in the life.

Do not hesitate: try it! dance, jump, run, create pictures, learn chinese language... Did you ever paint on the water? Do you think it's unpossible? Write in youtube: painting on water.

Prove: Yoga Maintains our Bodies Young!

I'm sure that you have seen videos with the guru (real guru) of yoga that demonstrate their puples what is possible to do with our bodies. There are videos of Iyengar, Krisnamacharya and others.

This video is very special not for the exercices that is able to do Swami Yogananda at 101 years. It is amazing but we expect something like this from our precious Teachers.

What is really Marvelous? Do you know? Watch this video once more. Pay attention on the state of the skin of Swami Yogananda. He is very thin, yes, but look at his muskles. Specially those under the arms. We have it flabby just at about 40 -45 years, no? And his neck?

Well, you got the idea. Yoga helps us to have young skin till advanced age. To have the skin of the neck young, too. Is it not the dream of every woman?

Depression and the Lack of the Essentials

Depression is a very hard desease. I think, you will agree with this definition. Therer is not a reason to feel bad but the life becomes impossible. You can't do anything, you don't find a place where you can forget about this state, you "sleep" all the day and don't sleep in the night. Your body shows the signs of the bad state, too. Your hairs fall like the leaves in autumn, your nails go to pieces...

Some researches proved that all this depend from the ...lack of the Vitamin D.

The problem is that it's not enough to assume vitamins in tabs. We need half an hour (at least) of exposure to the sun every day. The right form of Vit.D can be created only by sun in our bodies. We can eat handfuls of tabs every day but they don't work without sun. Unfortunatelly. 

A study of 1282 elderly residents in the Netherlands found increased depression among people whose serum levels of vitamin D were below 25 (OH), with severity of depression dramatically increased as D levels decreased.

According to the Vitamin D Council several factors impact how much D is produced: 

• Angle of sun’s rays.  If your shadow is longer than you are tall, little vitamin D is being made.
• Skin color.  People with fair skin have less melanin to protect against sun damage and need only 15 minutes of exposure, while those with dark skin need up to six times longer.
• Amount of skin exposed.  Forty percent of a body’s surface should be exposed.  Torso exposure produces the most D; legs and arms a little; hands and face almost none.
• Age slows production, taking four times longer for people over 60 and under 20.
• Sunscreens as low as 8 block up to 95% of vitamin D production.
• Cloud cover and air pollution can reflect or absorb UVB.
• Glass blocks all UVB.

The way to combine sun and an other remedy to cure depression, physical exercises, is to walk at least 30 minutes every day. Specially, it's valid for aged and obese persons.

Than. There are Omega 3 fats. Those are essential for our brains, too. I don't want to repeat the things you know just. I want only to tell you about the new researches' results.

Magnetic resonance imaging has shown depressed people have stiffer cell membranes

And this essential substance we can find in natural products like Fish Oils. These do not work without sun exposion, too.
(quotes are from the books of Gracelyn Guyol  sent me in a mail by her promoter probably)

Aliments for Good Sleep

Everybody has own system to fight insomnia.Here are some of them:
One does not eat after 18:00
Other eats something before going to bed because feels bad with the empty stomach.
Somebody tryes to avoid coffee other does not drink at all.
Most use camomile or milk or honey or mix all them in a warm sweet drink...

What scientists say about it?

I found an article that -if summarized- explains what we have to avoid and what to assume before we go to bed:
Don't eat great quantities of food, much salt and peppers (all varieties)
Don't eat anything that includes great quantities of sodium: chips and crisps, stock-cubes and any tinned food.
Don't eat chocolate and don't drink coffee, tea etc.

What CAN we eat before we go to bed?
Ant food that helps to the body to produce seratonina responsible for relaxation and psychical health.
Such as:
Rise, cereals, pasta, bread, milk, vegetables and mature fruits.
The Prince of Relax is mandarine that contains many bromuri.

All this in respect of personal allergies and intollerances.