Ocean Thoughts Yoga Blog
Thank you for posting this on my Facebook page. As some of you know I am taking a lot of herbs, teas, and dried fruit from China. I also get some of my medicine from the Chinese store in Raleigh. One of them is Luo Han Guo. I have been taking it every time I have a cold and any stomach issues. I am amazed how little we know in America, but I am even more amazed that Shakeology is now offering this wonderful Chinese Fruit in the Strawberry Shake. My husband-man, is selling the Shakeology and I am not trying to push this on anybody, but please try to get optimal wellness. Contact @Timothy McDoniel and he will get you all set up. Luo Han Guo is wonderful for children as well. I have been giving this to my sweet children. Stay warm and healthy!
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This mysterious superfruit has been an inside secret in Asia for years. It is a naturally sweet, low glycemic wonder that has countless health benefits. In China, it is used for immune and respiratory support and has even been used in remedies to help diabetes, as the mognosides in the nectar can slow the entrance of sugar into the blood. In English, this fruit has INCREDIBLE benefits and the only Shakeology formula you can find it in is Tropical Strawberry!”
12.02.
HOW TO USE ESSENTIAL OILS DURING YOUR YOGA ROUTINE
By including the use of essential oils into your routine, you can experience:
* Refined focus and mental clarity
* Deepened mental and emotional grounding
* Strengthened body-mind connection
* Increased stamina
* Reduced muscle and joint tension
Essential oils can be inhaled or applied topically to certain areas of the body to increase energy, relaxation or focus, relieve stress, or enhance meditation. Below is a basic guide of how to use oils during your yoga session.
BEFORE SESSION
* Purify: Diffusing oils like lemon, grapefruit, Citrus Fresh, Thieves, or Purification before or in between yoga class will purify the air while bringing a refreshing, uplifting energy to the space.
* Cleanse: For cleaning the studio floor, use Thieves Household Cleaner. This non-toxic product is safe for hardwood floors and can also be used for cleaning yoga mats and bathroom surfaces.
DURING SESSION
* Meditation (dhyana): Diffuse or directly inhale oils such as lavender, Peace and Calming, or frankincense for a deepened, more relaxed experience.
* Breathing (pranayama): The pure aroma of essential oils such as frankincense, peppermint, and Raven assist in opening pathways to a more emotional state of mind via the pineal gland. Directly inhaling peppermint can help increase oxygen to the brain.
* Exercise (asana): Topical application of oils such as Deep Relief Roll-on, PanAway, or peppermint may help alleviate muscle soreness and tension. Peppermint can also aid to increase focus and mental clarity. When added to a cool glass of water can help sooth minor stomach discomfort. Lavender can also be used to decrease post-practice muscle irritation.
Here are some comments from people who have used Young Living Essential Oils with their yoga practice:
"I’ve had the pleasure of using essential oils in yoga classes, both as teacher and student. They make me feel like I’m receiving a special, intriguing gift. The scent helps to center my mind and transports me into a sacred space, while the specific properties of the oils help to relax, inspire or energize me. I notice how the area becomes more unified, more uplifted, more present, after I apply Young Living oils."
"Using Young Living Essential Oils in class is almost always a transforming experience in that they have a fantastic capacity to shift the space. There is a palpable change in the energy of the room, a softening or sometimes an expansion of everyone’s life force…..depending on the oil used. I’m partial to Valor or Peace and Calming at the end of the class or Valor, peppermint or frankincense at the beginning. The Thieves spray is perfect for sanitizing and clearing the air between classes."
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04.02.
You can do yoga wherever you are.
29.10.
29.10.
Look at what is in the shake called Shakeology.
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27.05.
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27.05.
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27.05.
The World Health Organization has recently released the results of health surveys taken between 2000 and 2008 on world obesity, and the news isn’t pretty.
Since obesity rates can be an indicator of a nation’s nutritional trends, health and culture, we thought it might be useful information for the expat to know. Here are the 10 fattest countries of the last decade:
(1) American Samoa, 93.5% (of the population that is overweight)
It’s a staggering number. Many Pacific Island nations have had trouble with weight in modern times mostly because they have abandoned their traditional foods for cheap, easily attained processed foods from the West. Perhaps no other Pacific Island has had such access to these habits as American Samoa.
(2) Kiribati, 81.5%
Like American Samoa, Kiribati has been flooded with processed foods like Spam and mutton flaps (fatty sheep scraps), often sold at lower prices than native food.
(3) U.S.A., 66.7%
Well, the U.S.A. doesn’t top the list, but it’s close, and it falls behind only a small islands nation and one of its own unincorporated territories. The United States of Processed food, high fructose corn syrup and fast food has been high on this list over the last half century.
(4) Germany, 66.5%
The fattest country in Europe no doubt owes their portly woes to lots of beer, fatty foods and inactivity.
(5) Egypt, 66%
Obesity among Egyptian women is particularly high, often attributed to cultural taboos on women exercising or playing sports.
(6) Bosnia-Herzegovina, 62.9%
Once considered a problem only in high-income countries, obesity is dramatically on the rise in low- and middle-income countries like Bosnia-Herzegovina, where smoking, drinking and eating unhealthy foods spiked during the war that ravaged the country from 1992 to 1995.
(7) New Zealand, 62.7%
Obesity is a growing concern for New Zealand. While its native Maori have struggled with weight due to loss of traditional culture like other Pacific Islanders– they are mostly just a scapegoat. New Zealand’s entire population is getting fatter at a rapidly increased rate.
(8) Israel, 61.9%
In the past 30 years, the number of obese Israelis has tripled, evidence the country is truly part of the Western world.
(9) Croatia, 61.4%
Croatia, where cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death, is also a victim of the globalization of the food market, which tends to suppress traditional diets as cheaper processed foods from the U.S. and Europe flood store shelves.
(10) United Kingdom, 61%
A recent survey ranked Brits among the bottom third of European nations in physical exercise, leading Health Secretary Andy Burnham to comment, “We’re really in danger of being known as the best in the world for watching sport, but one of the worst for getting out there and doing it for ourselves.”
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Source: Global Post
http://www.expatify.com/news/the-worlds-top-10-fattest-countries.html
27.05.
U.S. Obesity Trends
Trends by State 1985–2009
Obesity is defined as a body mass index (BMI) of 30 or greater. BMI is calculated from a person’s weight and height and provides a reasonable indicator of body fatness and weight categories that may lead to health problems. Obesity is a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease, certain types of cancer, and type 2 diabetes.
During the past 20 years there has been a dramatic increase in obesity in the United States. In 2009, only Colorado and the District of Columbia had a prevalence of obesity less than 20%.
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The prevalence of obesity is depicted in a PowerPoint slide presentation format. (30 slides total, PPT-2.9Mb)
This is also available as a text-only Acrobat file.(PDF-472k)
Thirty-three states had a prevalence equal to or greater than 25%; nine of these states (Alabama, Arkansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and West Virginia) had a prevalence of obesity equal to or greater than 30%.
The animated map below shows the United States obesity prevalence from 1985 through 2009.
Resource: http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html#County
Percent of Obese (BMI > 30) in U.S. Adults
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2009 State Obesity Rates
State
%
State
%
State
%
State
%
Alabama
31.0
Illinois
26.5
Montana
23.2
Rhode Island
24.6
Alaska
24.8
Indiana
29.5
Nebraska
27.2
South Carolina
29.4
Arizona
25.5
Iowa
27.9
Nevada
25.8
South Dakota
29.6
Arkansas
30.5
Kansas
28.1
New Hampshire
25.7
Tennessee
32.3
California
24.8
Kentucky
31.5
New Jersey
23.3
Texas
28.7
Colorado
18.6
Louisiana
33.0
New Mexico
25.1
Utah
23.5
Connecticut
20.6
Maine
25.8
New York
24.2
Vermont
22.8
Delaware
27.0
Maryland
26.2
North Carolina
29.3
Virginia
25.0
Washington DC
19.7
Massachusetts
21.4
North Dakota
27.9
Washington
26.4
Florida
25.2
Michigan
29.6
Ohio
28.8
West Virginia
31.1
Georgia
27.2
Minnesota
24.6
Oklahoma
31.4
Wisconsin
28.7
Hawaii
22.3
Mississippi
34.4
Oregon
23.0
Wyoming
24.6
Idaho
24.5
Missouri
30.0
Pennsylvania
27.4
The data shown in these maps were collected through the CDC’s Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System (BRFSS). Each year, state health departments use standard procedures to collect data through a series of monthly telephone interviews with U.S. adults. Prevalence estimates generated for the maps may vary slightly from those generated for the states by the BRFSS as slightly different analytic methods are used.
27.05.
