Stress versus control

Deer sees lion. Stress causes a survival response in the body. Increased heart rate, adrenaline, blood pressure, or muscle tension serve to make us more alert, stronger, more able to meet new challenges, like the “fight or flight” response.

Stress steals our energy to fight disease and function at full strength. The more stress, the weaker our immune system. So, here's some kinds of stresses to be aware so you can think of how to decrease or eliminate them and free up energy to live life free of sickness.

Mental-emotional stress is thought of most often when stress is mentioned. Unemployment, deadlines, anger, family issues etc. are mental-emotional stressors.

Physical stresses include pain, sleep issues, injuries, thermal extremes, dental work, surgery and either too much or too little exercise. These physical stresses draw energy and focus from the body’s normal functioning balance.

Chemicals and toxic stressors in our environment like air pollution, agricultural pesticides, or household fumes from cleaning chemicals also drain the body’s recourses. Drugs and medications (both over-the-counter and prescription), hair products and cosmetics, insect repellent or other things put on the skin also have toxins that cause chemical stress and imbalance.

Nutritional stressors can over-lap with chemical stress with food additives like MSG, artificial flavors and colors. Sweeteners like high-fructose corn syrup, and aspartame stress the blood-sugar balance and give the liver and pancreas a lot of extra work. White flour converts straight to sugar and spikes the blood sugar level as well. Starving or over-eating both cause stress.

So what can we do? It is stressful just to sit and read the lists of things that stress us! Well, do you want to know the secret? This is powerful. FOCUS ON WHAT YOU HAVE CONTROL OVER.

When a deer sees a lion and “stresses”, the fight or flight reaction is triggered. ACTION is the solution, and the deer has control over where it runs.

Take action. Deal with stress and then relax and get back to normal functioning, then the body can recover and stay healthy. Think about what is stressing you and what you can do about it.

Do something fun for excercize. Meditate, pace yourself, stop and breathe deep before reacting to a surprise. Take control over your thoughts. Laugh every day. Be calm. Let that call go to voice mail if it stresses you to be interrupted at that moment.

Physically, you can control appropriate clothing for the weather. Set up good sleeping and eating habits. What would relieve physical stress to YOU?

You can controll what you put into your mouth. Read labels, avoid foods and personal care products with chemical additives. Be more careful of drugs and unnatural medications and pestacides on your veggies. Learn what kind of supplements you need to balance yourself.

The very act of consciously thinking of what you have control over and what you can do will decrease stress. Take action today, it feels great. http://opp.sunrider.com/sherribowthorpe/

Swine Flu? What to do.

Swine flu, West Nile virus, Avian flu, all clearly raise our health and safety concern. I have been alarmed and concerned like most anyone hearing all the news the past few weeks. Scary reports of swine flu outbreaks tell about the problem, but what about the solution? Wear a mask? Stay home? Stop life as we know it? How about educate yourself and be prepared?

YOUR BODY HAS A VIRUS FIGHTING MACHINE: Our tool to fight off swine flu and any other threat to our health: it is our IMMUNE SYSTEM. We have killer “T” cells (Google it for more info) that can fight and eliminate any foreign threat to our body if we just give it the ingredients and energy it needs. A well functioning immune system is designed to seek out, attack and eliminate viruses and other threats and will succeed if we give it what it needs.

RAPID REGENERATION IS ESSENTIAL: When a flu virus invades a body, it can also weaken the immune system so that the body becomes more susceptible to other invaders. Often the deadly consequences from severe flu are from these secondary infections that invade while the defenses are weak. This incredible assault builds a need to regenerate against incredible odds and fight off the entire barrage of hazards. These mercenaries on our immune system create an environment that has lead to where we are today with life threatening viruses.

BOOSTING YOUR IMMUNE SYSTEM PAYS BIG DIVIDENDS: In the same way that a good financial investment pays off with good returns building your immune system is a sure bet to pay big returns. Diet and exercise are essential to keeping our immune system vibrant but may not be enough alone. These viruses find ways into our bodies despite all our efforts to prevent them.

I HAVE SEEN THE EFFECTS OF A STRENGTHENED IMMUNE SYSTEM: A couple of years ago at a big family reunion, the stomach flu started going around. I had for some time used the sunrider formula to boost the immune system with my kids. Although most the cousins passed the flue around none of my kids caught it, because I gave them alpha20C (the sunrider food for the immune system) so their immune system had an extra boost to defend them from the virus. This is just one instance I know of when my kids were exposed and their immune systems were strong enough to overcome the virus. It has worked for me many times.

HEALTHY EATING ISN’T ENOUGH TODAY: In today’s world of pollution, chemical additives, profit-driven farming, genetically altered foods, convenience oriented processed foods, normal groceries just don’t have the nutrients in them. 75 years ago carrots or spinach had the great vitamins and minerals we think of when we say veggies are nutritious. Now the modern mass farming for profit over the years has ruined most of the value of food crops with chemicals, pesticides, growth hormones and other unnatural things. In 1936 the US government declared our soil depleted. The rise of disease in our world today proves that foods produced today are not what they used to be.

I AM COMMITTED TO A COMPLETE BALANCED SYSTEM: Well, this is where Sunrider comes in. You can not eat your self to a super immune system. Get alpha-20-C for everyone you love! Hurry! Get their immune system the tools to triumph over swine flu and every other sickness. The way to nourish, balance and cleanse all your body systems is a simple drink in the morning or on-the-go does the trick.

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