For some awesome Olympic 2010 pics click or cut and paste below!
MS Walk April 25th, 2010 for more information, to join the team or to make a donation to Team Demylenators please go to http://www.mssociety.ca/manitoba/scwalk_winnipeg.htm and follow the links. Kris Harbottle is our team captain. Thank you.
Below are some interesting tidbits and great stories.
One word...Cool...check it out! Fitness Edge should start a team!
Incredible Stories
Watch Rick Hanson Bungee Jump!!!
This is a story about Elena, a 5 year old girl diagnosed with inoperable brain cancer...click to view the legacy she has left behind.
This is a story about Patrick, a boy born without eyes, his incredible talent, the music of possibilities.
10 Steps To Boost Your Immunity
From Marigold Natural Pharmacy
As we enter the fall season, it is important to focus on improving baseline immunity in order to fend off and recover quickly from colds and flus. Here are the top ten tips on how to get your immunity in fit-to-fight shape.
1. Eliminate sugar from your diet. One teaspoon of sugar will suppress immunity for several hours. Reduce refined foods and increase brightly coloured vegetables and fruits. These are power foods for increasing immunity.
2. Boost up your beneficial bacteria. 80% of your immunity is determined by this first line of defense (Pro Biotics).
3. Vitamin D3 increases the production of antimicrobial defenders and simultaneously decreases release of anti-inflammatory cells. Increase to 2,000 - 4,000 IU in the winter. The recommended dose is 1000 IU per 25 pounds of body weight. The high dose is specially effective for inflammatory states such as fibromyalgia.
4. Rest: when you get sick or feel that you are coming down with something, get a good night's sleep. This will enable your body to heal and fight off the infection. Sleep deprivation will always lead to lowered immunity.
5. Reduce stress: stress leads to lowered immunity. There are supplements to help reduce the stress response and help restore adrenal balance.
6. Wash your hands and keep your hands away from the face. Droplets survive on hard surfaces such as telephones, keyboards and doorknobs for several hours. For telephones, disinfect often with a hand sanitizer otherwise, use the speaker-phone option if possible.
7. Harness the power of mushrooms: mushroom blends using red reishi, maitake, chaga and lion's mane (to name a few) are very powerful immunity builders.
8. Trade the coffee for medicinal teas such as Tulsi (contains Holy Basil, a potent adaptogen) and Elderberry Tea (recommended for respiratory conditions)
9. Spice it up with ginger, garlic, onions and turmeric: These are great for building up immunity. Two cloves of fresh garlic a day is fantastic for immunity
10: Stay home when you get sick. You can rest, let your body heal and you avoid close contact.
Top Ten Supplements for Flu Season
1. Marigold's G&O Capsules. Synergistic combination of Chinese ginger and Mediterranean Wild Oregano. Take two capsules immediately when you start developing symptoms. Combines well with Defender Mushroom Formula
2. Marigold's Defender Capsules; potent mix of Mycomedicinals (medicinal mushrooms) which increase immunity, reduce infection, Great for long-term defense, or when travelling in an airplane. Contains a potent blend of red reishi, maitake,chaga,shiitake, lion's mane, messima, trametes and agaricon. Works at many levels for protection against viruses, bacteria, mold and even chemical sensitivities.
3. Probiotic Lineup: Udo's Hi Potency Bowel Probiotic or Bio-K or Garden of Life Primal Defense for Kids support the gut flora which is the first line of defense in preventing infection. Healthy gut flora translates to better immunity.
4. Vitamin D: more and more evidence points to Vitamin D3 in sufficient doses to increase immunity. The suspicion that lack of Vitamin D in the winter months contributes to a higher incidence of illness is now well researched. Increase Vitamin D to 4,000 IU per day, or 1,000 IU per 25 pounds. (Carlson's Vitamin D is available in 2,000 and 4,000 IU strength) We also have Rice-D which is Vitamin D3 4,000 IU per ml in rice bran oil.
5. Homeopathic Oral Vaccines; a combination of Influenzinum and Thymulline taken once a week for 5 weeks has a proven 90% effectiveness against cold and flu. It works in the same fashion as a flu shot, except it does not have the adjuvants (such as squalene and MF-59 which are now known to trigger an autoimmune response and reduce resistance to other infections). It also reduces exposure to heavy metal preservatives such as thimerosal which contains mercury and it resolves the fear of needles. The strain for this year contains the H1N1 strain.
6. Homeopathic Grip-Heel Plus Engystol : This homeopathic combination packs a one-two punch for stimulating the endogenic defense system for influenza and other viral pathogens. Consider a Liver Detox boost through a half hour acupuncture (Michel Duhaime DTCM) from our acupuncturist.
7. Marigold's Thieves Blend Essential Oil: Place two drops in a diffuser and it cleans the air and prevents contamination from airborne pathogens. This is a combination of the essential oils of clove, cinnamon, eucalyptus and lemon. Useful in a situation where there is someone sick in the household.
8. Berry Greens by New Chapter: available in powder for smoothies or convenient capsule form. This represents the very best in greens technology: this anti-oxidant and probiotic combination gives the benefits of certified organic greens and fruits for optimal health. Freeze dried to preserve the integrity of whole foods, presenting a ten-fold concentration of nutrient.
9. Marigold's Noa - Non-alcohol Hand Sanitizer; effective as washing with soap and water, yet does not dry the skin as alcohol based hand sanitizers do. The best way to prevent the spread of infected droplets which can survive for hours on hard surfaces such as keyboards, telephones, cabinet handles and door knobs.
10. Marigold's Immunity Tonic: high bio-availability and quick recovery in a herbal tincture that boosts immunity for colds and flu. Contains Andrographis, Olive leaf, Echinacea, Ginseng and Red Reishi. Take twice a day, suitable for children and adults.
Piano stairs - The fun theory Video
You have to love it when people think outside of the box!
A Volkswagen commissioned video where people in Stockholm, Sweden, were invited to take the stairs instead of the escalator. How did they do that? By making it more fun to take the stairs. They changed it into a piano.
Click here to view!
Amazing Athlete - check this out!
A young boy amazes his teammates, coaches and the audience by shooting numerous 3 pointers...click below to check out the whole story! Incredible!
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