Thursday, January 1, 2009

Stepping Past the Sands of Time

By Juanita A. Davenport

What is the largest organ in the body? If you answered the skin, you're right! Also did you know that women's skin seems to age more easily than men's do because women's skin is thinner? The biggest aging factor that damages the skin and causes wrinkles are smoking, free radicals, and excess sun injury. We can reduce the exterior influences as well as our internal wellness and thinking for healthier skin.

University studies have proven the fact that stress is a major cause of sickness and disease. Trauma in your childhood also causes stress. Because you could not express your true emotions in your childhood, the anxiety may have been carried over into your present life. When we can reduce stress and anxiety accordingly, we can improve our natural radiance and health.

For example: repressed anger, stress, frustration, blaming others, and harsh judgments about your employment, your sexual relationships (or lack of a relationship), or even the world situation cause stress at a deep level in the muscle tissue. With this in mind you may see the emotional reason for the body to increase wrinkles and lines in the face or even identity the beginnings of the disease called Fibromyalgia. People with Fibromyalgia have 11 to 18 identifying painful points in different muscle areas.

Meditation, exercise, therapy, and Reiki energy clearing are four ways to lessen stress. Transcendental meditation or as commonly called "TM" has given significantly positive results in some peoples' appearance, health and well-being. Just going for a walk after a stressful time can give your new life.

Taking the time away from a busy life to connect with your inner being you are helping establish a friendly relationship with the good looks and health of your body.

One of the most important health practices is getting a complete night's sleep. The needed 7 to 8 hours of sleep is essential to beauty and good health. Count the hours that you have in bed - eight hours are best. See if you can go to bed at the same time every night. When you have to get up early try to go to bed earlier the night before. In the morning you will feel much fresher.

When you eat organic fresh foods that you prepare yourself you are working with the body in a joint effort to increase better health. Partly cooked food contains more enzymes and life force energy than overly cooked or processed food. Giving the body the correct "fuel" will help you start looking younger and stay youthful.

Eating right is the first step to reversing the sands of time. You can feel better, look younger, and live longer through enjoyable, easy healthy practices. - 16650

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