health-E-news #81

Issue 81-19/4 /12

health-E-news

Hello everyone!  I hope you are all having a great week – with the rain I don’t think we’ll be in for a hosepipe ban but who knows!?!  So what do I have for you today?

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Kathryn Crabtree’s House of Colour Open Day

I can’t believe that the time has flown by and this Saturday (21^st) is Kathryn’s Open Day.  As usual it’s at St Margaret’s Church in Wrexham (opposite the Four Dogs, Acton area), 2-5pm.  Small entrance fee but you get a cup of tea for that and there are always scrummy homemade cakes for a small donation to her chosen charity.  There are also great stalls for shopping (I particularly liked the handbag one last year!) and a great presentation.  I’ll be there helping out with the teas and coffees so maybe I’ll see you there?

Lot of health snippets for you…..

• Improve your skin – eat more fruit and veg!  Particularly carrots, tomatoes and mangoes – the pigments make your skin look healthier – should take about 6 weeks to see a noticeable skin change.
• A natural compound in watermelons dilates blood vessels and reduces blood pressure – so get juicing!
• Make sure you get enough sleep – if you naturally need 7 hours get it.  If you get 6 you’ll alter your eating habits and eat more – in the tests carried out they were surprised it was quite a lot more!
• Want to remember stuff?  Sniff rosemary!  (Oil or plant) Tests show it improves memory significantly.  See, Shakespeare was right “There’s rosemary, that’s for remembrance” Hamlet
• Have teenagers with acne?  Thyme tincture has been found to be more effective than benzoyl peroxide (the active ingredient in most anti-acne creams and washes).  And a lot more natural too.
• Watercress suppresses breast cancer cell development in research study – it turns off a protein which then starves the growing tumour of its supply of blood and oxygen – another good reason to eat it!
• Pregnant?  You may want to avoid non-aspirin NSAIDs (naproxen, ibuprofen, diclofenac & celecoxib) as there has been a link between these and miscarriage.  And – acupuncture has been shown to reduce the need for drugs in labour and to reduce the use of instrumental deliveries – oouch!
• Tea tree oil has a great range of uses as it is anti-viral, anti-septic, anti-inflammatory and analgesic.  All stuff you know I’m sure – did you know that it is also great at preventing post-operative shock?  Neither did I!
• Fibromyalgia?  Tests have shown that yoga reduces pain, increases mindfulness and alters cortisol levels – all great news for people with FM.  (results after 8 weeks – 75 minute classes x2 weekly)
• Lavender inhaled before being given an injection or having a canula inserted reduces the pain felt research in Korea has found.  That must have been such a relaxed study to be part of!
• Period pains? Reflexology and Ibuprofen were trialled against it other and reflexology won! Participants had 10 x 40 minute sessions during 2 consecutive cycles but said that the effects continued even after the trial had stopped.  Might be worth trying if you are affected.

Eat Right 4 Your Blood Type

I’ve been meaning to get my blood type done for years – having never been in hospital I’ve never had it done!  Well, I’ve just found out that I’m A- which was a huge relief as that one is supposed to be vegetarian.  So I am starting to only eat the foods that are suitable for that blood type and I’ll let you know if I notice any changes in me.  The hardest thing is going to be giving up my favourite cheeses!  I’m going to have to develop a liking for goat’s and Feta – thankfully I already like Mozarella!

And finally – Thought for the day

Learn how to be happy with what you have while you pursue all that you want – Jim Rohn

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