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Winning the Losing Game

October 26, 2016 By admin

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12 principles for safe and effective weight management

Trying to lose weight? Check out these 12 principles for safe and effective weight management. As always, before staring a weight loss venture, check with your personal physician to make there aren’t any problems.

1. Set a realistic goal to lose no more than 4 to 8 pounds a month.

2. Move it, to lose it. Regular daily exercise is essential for weight management.

3. Cope with anxieties, frustrations and depression without turning to food.

4. Establish new eating habits. Make permanent lifestyle changes.

5. Avoid snacks and junk foods. Eat less fatty foods and sweets.

6. Enjoy low-fat, fiber-rich meals. Eat vegetables and fruits.

7. Eat smaller portion sizes and avoid second helpings.

8. For long-term success, eat a diet predominant in slow-digesting complex carbs.

9. Don’t avoid fat altogether. A little fat helps to satisfy hunger better.

10. Think and talk positive about your efforts for weight management.

11. Start the day with breakfast. Avoid long periods without food. Drink lots of water.

12. Don’t go it alone. Let your support group motivate you to achieve your goals.

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Relieving GERD

October 26, 2016 By admin

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Have you ever experienced eating a large, fatty or spicy meal and a couple of hours later start to feel an unrelenting burning in your throat? Perhaps you may be experiencing GERD or Gastro-Esophageal Reflux Disease. This burning sensation is a result of stomach acid flowing back into a relaxed opening between the stomach and your mouth called the esophagus.

Normally, when you swallow your food, a muscle called the sphincter tightens so that the food will not flow back into your throat. But in some people, this muscle may relax after a meal. When you lie down, the food mixed with acid may spill into your throat and cause the burning. Other symptoms may include chest pain, a dry cough, nausea, vomiting, hoarseness or a dry throat, difficult time swallowing or feeling like there is a lump in your throat. In extreme cases, teeth erosion may also occur.¹

Obesity, pregnancy, smoking, asthma, diabetes, delayed stomach emptying are some of the factors that increase the risk of GERD.

What can you do? There are over-the counter medications available to help relieve the symptoms. Talk to your doctor to find out which ones work the best for you. If the condition is serious, your doctor may recommend other treatments.

In the meantime, maintaining a healthy weight could help minimize or get rid of the symptoms altogether. Wear loose clothing to keep from agitating your stomach and esophagus. Eat smaller meals and don’t lie down after eating. Sometimes, bending over can cause symptoms.

Avoid spicy and high fatty foods because they may irritate the esophagus. Fried foods, tomato sauce, garlic, caffeinated beverages, chocolate and mint are some of the common foods that can irritate the esophagus. If you smoke, quit. Cigarette smoke can help keep the sphincter from doing its job.²

Sometimes, GERD sufferers may find relief by using herbs and other natural therapies. Licorice, slippery elm, chamomile, peppermint, and ginger have been recommended but the research is not strong for these remedies. Probiotics have also been recommended to help reduce discomfort. Eating yogurt and other dairy products that contain helpful bacteria such as Lactobacillus bulgaricus and L. acidophilus may also bring relief.

If you are a GERD sufferer, don’t get discouraged. GERD is treatable and there are remedies that can help relieve symptoms.¹Marian MJ, Williams-Mullen P, & Bowers JM. (2007) Integrating Therapeutic and Complementary Nutrition. Boca Raton: CRC Press.
² GERD. Mayo Clinic.com Reprints. www.mayoclinic.com/health/gerd/DS00967/METHOD=print. Accessed December 30, 2011.

The Cold Hard Facts

May 9, 2016 By admin

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We get more colds in winter than summer–not because it’s colder or wetter, but because we spend more time indoors where viruses are easier to swap. Classroom-cloistered children prove to be expert carriers of the malady.

Cold sufferers are infectious a day or two before they experience symptoms. Sinus congestion and colored nasal discharge are common signs of a cold, not necessarily the result of a bacterial infection, so antibiotics aren’t needed. Colds can last up to 14 days, and coughs can linger longer.

The best preventive action? Wash your hands often, and keep your immune system strong by eating plenty of fruits and vegetables.

Hope Heart Institute

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Golden Rule

March 29, 2016 By admin

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While in the Marine Corps, I spent some time in Africa conducting missions in support of Operation Enduring Freedom. We did the majority of our missions in the Sahara Desert where I noticed the locals were extremely poor. Most lived in tents made from camel hides and were able to move at a moment’s notice. The richer ones lived in stone houses, and there were a few that lived in tin houses.

I’m not exactly sure what they ate, but I assume they had some type of small agricultural system. There were a few goat herders so I suppose goat milk and goat meat was also part of their diet. As far as water goes, I saw one woman pulling it out of a muddy hole in the ground where a river used to flow.

During the first few weeks there, we put our trash in a large dumpster that was rented from the capitol city, located miles away. This turned out to be a problem though. The locals were so short on food they dug through our trash looking for scraps to eat. In the process of doing this, trash was scattered everywhere and disease would soon start spreading. A decision was then made to bury our trash so that wouldn’t be a problem.

One day, on the way out for a patrol, we drove by a small tribe of locals. Some were begging as we passed by and I decided on the way back I would throw them a box of food. Normally, I sit in the passenger’s seat of the Humvee commanding the vehicle. But on the way back, I wanted to be in the turret behind the gun so I could do this. As we neared them, I saw them begging again and that’s when I threw the box of food out. I can still hear that woman’s voice saying, “Merci, Merci!” Helping these people is one of the best feelings I have ever had.

The Golden Rule

Jesus sums up the Old Testament by telling us, “So in everything, do to others what you would have them do to you” (Matthew 7:12). This is also known as the Golden Rule. If I was standing on the side of the road begging for food I would want someone to give me something to eat. This is why I did what I did.

In order to fully adhere to the Golden Rule we can’t be judgmental of others and their situation. Before Jesus mentions the Golden Rule He asks, “Why do you look at the speck of sawdust in your brother’s eye and pay no attention to the plank in your own eye” (Matthew 7:3)? If I was judging the locals for being poor I would have never given them some of my own food to eat.

I did this as a sinner before I knew Christ and His Word, so you know Jesus expects even more from believers. Are you living by the Golden Rule?

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Just Ask

March 29, 2016 By admin

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It was Saturday night. I was sitting alone in our family’s car, watching the people walking by. I was six years old, and broke. My parents were migrant workers, and didn’t have money to give away. Our car was parked in front of an old-fashioned ice cream soda shop. As I watched the people coming out with their frozen delights, it was more than I could take. I needed some money. When Dad and Mom said “No,” there had to be some other way.

I saw a man coming up the sidewalk, holding his little girl’s hand. When I asked him for some money, he gave me enough to buy two ice cream cones. That was easy enough. All I did was ask.

The Bible says we can come to God and ask. Ask in the faith of a child. “Ask, and you will receive” (Matthew 7:7, NLT). You don’t have to go on a long trip to get answers. Or pay someone. God knows your heart’s desires before you ask. And God’s just waiting for you to ask for His blessings. But you have to ask. In fact, the Bible says, “You do not have because you do not ask” (James 4:2, NKJV).

God says, “If you sinful people know how to give good gifts to your children, how much more will your heavenly Father give good gifts to those who ask Him” (Matthew 7:11, NLT).

God Doesn’t Play Favorites

I’m not saying that God is like some heavenly Santa Claus. God loves you too much to give you everything you ask for, or something that wouldn’t be best for you, or cause you problems later on. Your happiness is very important to God.

Some people think that God has favorites and that He doesn’t love everyone the same. No way. The Bible says, “Everyone who asks will receive” (Matthew 7:8, NLT). All you need to do is ask in faith .God says, “You parents—if your children ask for a loaf of bread, do you give them a stone instead?” (Matthew 7:9, NLT). Asking in faith means we trust God to do the right thing.

Of course, there are conditions. We have to ask according to God’s will. “Your will be done in earth, as it is in heaven” (Matthew 6:10, NKJV).

Also, “we will receive whatever we request because we obey him and do the things that please him. (1 John 3:22, NLT).

Is there a longing in your heart for God’s blessings today? Just ask.

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