Monday, September 7, 2009

Quote for the day: Great people are those who can make others feel that they too can become great.
Mark Twain

Hi guys,

Hope you all had a great weekend and all the Dad’s out there were spoilt and appreciated by their kids! I had a candle lit all day in memory of my beautiful father Tony. Love you Dad.

Well, it’s September that means footy fever…what a super weekend of football we had..who will win the AFL grand final this year is the question everyone is asking? Exciting weeks await us that is for sure….

Some more news on my Health & Nutrition Store. In the coming weeks I will be introducing a large range of Melrose and Aussie Bodies products. Both companies have an extensive product list that I will be available at very competitive prices.

Below is some current research news that is you might find interesting. Source: Herald-Sun

Obesity ages brain faster

Overweight people have smaller brains and are more at risk of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a study.
Their brains also age faster than those of slim people.
Reasearchers found that brains in the obese had an average of 8% less tissue and had aged prematurely by 16 years, while those in overweight people had 4% less tissue and appeared eight years older. The University of Pittsburgh is the first to find a link between weight and brain function. Researchers compared brain scans of 94 people in their 70’s.
The obese had lost tissue in the frontal and temporal lobes – critical for planning and memory.

Healthy body equals healthy mind!

Whistle it away

Chronic asthmatics may be able to whistle away their most dangerous attacks. Melbourne Southern Health researchers have found that dysfunctional vocal cords trigger asthmatic symptoms in up to half of the most seriously ill asthmatics. Whistling and humming to stretch vocal cords helps sufferers.

Isn’t it great to see conventional medicine take a back seat, the answers are sometimes found by looking outside the square so to speak!

Thin excuse for joy

Thin girls are happier than overweight girls, research has found.Local experts say the Canadian study is further evidence that our children are being bombarded with unrealistic images, making them body conscious way too early.

They say girls as as young as five are being treated for eating disorders, and marketers continue to push adult-style fashion and ideas on younger girls and boys.
The Canadian study of 4254 school children ages 10 and 11 also found girls were happiest when thin, while boys were unhappy when they were too skinny or to fat.
The Victorian government will launch its Real Life Doesn’t Need Retouching campaign, which tackles the unrealistic images affecting how young people see themselves.

What a fantastic campaign, I believe this is a very serious issue that needs urgent attention.

A breath of hope

Scientists in Israel have devised a portable breath tester that detects lung cancer with 86% accuracy. The device could provide an early warning system that flags the disease before tumours become visable in X-rays, the researchers reported in the journal Nature Nanotechnology. The sensor uses gold nanoparticles to detect levels of volatile organic compounds – measured in a few parts per million – that become more elevated in cancer patients. Early detection of lung cancer dramatically increases the odds of survival.

This is fantastic news, l hope we see other similar devices that can detect for early stages of various other cancers. On this subject I would like to send my love to a dear friend of mine, Mary Harper who is already back home after a successful operation to remove a cancerous tumour from her bowel. Love you Mary xx

Additives and illness

Many parents of children with asthma and attention problems still don’t realise food additives could be to blame. Food Intolerance Network experts say preservatives, flavours and colours could all cause problems like rashes and hyperactivity.

As I always say, keep your diet raw and clean and you will be healthy and lean

Quirky for the day:(very applicable for the mountain girl)…

A picture of trust

A student left a camera on a picturesque Welsh mountaintop in an experiement on human trust. The 24 year old male student, left a note near the summit of Mount Tryfan, instructing walkers to take a picture then leave it for the next person.
He was keen to know if the camera would return to his home as per instructions, or if it would be stolen instead.
Thankfully, over 30 walkers took photographs of themselves at the summit. When the film ran out four days later, the camera was personally returned to his home by a national park warden.

Perhaps I should try a similar experiment on my next mountain?

Make sure you smile today and appreciate the life you have!

Take care

Love

Cherie x