Moringa helps detoxify immune system and heal wounds

By Cory Quirino

Philippine Daily Inquirer

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DESIGN YOUR own personal rewards program and be more than satisfied with the results—a stronger, more energetic body and pleasant disposition.

Here are points to remember:

Make your doctor your partner. As partners, both decide on a modality of treatment or regimen required, which is acceptable to both.

If you are feeling out of sorts, getting recurrent body pain, do not ignore them. Pain is a signal from your body that something needs fixing. The sooner, the better.

At some point, our bodies will give in to abuse, ignorance, and untold invaders like virus or bacteria. So, we should take care of our body.

Step 1—Green leafy food. All things green like broccoli and spinach are rich sources of Vitamins A and C, iron and folate. They contain phytochemicals—plant compounds that have super protective properties.

Step 2—Moringa (malunggay) contains lunasin, an antibiotic-like protection for the cells which also has antifungal properties. Extracts of moringa oil from seeds and leaves have been known for decades to address the following: immune system detoxification; management of blood pressure, cholesterol and blood sugar; speeds up healing of wounds. Try Moringa Gold Plus. For inquiries, call Naturesherb Inc. at 3763288.

Step 3—Load up on berries—highest in ORAC value (oxygen radical absorbance capacity). Locally, there are stories that surround the native bignay, but no clinical studies have been made to date.

Step 4—Increase soluble fiber like oatmeal (as opposed to insoluble, which may irritate the stomach lining) that can naturally absorb cholesterol and maintain a healthy digestive tract.

Step 5—Hydrate. Drink eight to 15 glasses of water daily. This keeps the mucus membranes in the upper respiratory tract resilient to infection. Also it’s a good toxin detoxificant.

Step 6—Eat orange-colored veggies like pumpkin and root crops like kamote rich in beta-carotene and Vitamin B.

Step 7—Exercise daily. It’s consistency that counts, not so much the intensity.

Step 8—Sleep and relax more. Start unburdening yourself with work. Or if your social life is depriving you of much-needed rest, cut back on your commitments. Partying hard will leave you weak in the mornings thus making you skip your morning exercise regimen. You’ve got to weigh the consequences carefully before it takes its toll on your heart or liver. Remember it is only in deep sleep when the body’s thymus gland produces T-cells for our antibodies.

Step 9—Avoid stress; the more stress, the less antibodies. People who are always stressed have colds/flu more frequently than others. Learn to relax.

Therapy

Light a candle. Turn off the bedroom lights. Focus on the flame for a minute or two. Play soothing music. Practice slow breathing.

Affirm: “Serenity is my constant companion.”

Love and light!

Mag-exercise tayo tuwing umaga.............

My usual workout around town in a mountain bike made myself conscious about the health benefits my body receives.from daily exercise. With sweat and perspiration getting out of the system make yourself feel strong and healthy.  Add to this the many friends and would-be friends you would encounter in your daily grind.

Some of the regular joggers I encounter daily are Teddy Baylon who does his jogging without fail. Mr. & Mrs. Jun and Brenda Mangapis can be seen from time to time together with some regular faces whose names I can;t remember as of the moment.

Benefits

A common elliptical training machine

US Marines exercising on theUSS Bataan

Physical exercise is important for maintaining physical fitness and can contribute positively to maintaining a healthy weight, building and maintaining healthy bone density, muscle strength, and joint mobility, promoting physiological well-being, reducing surgical risks, and strengthening the immune system.

Exercise also reduces levels of cortisol. Cortisol is a stress hormone that builds fat in the abdominal region, making weight loss difficult. Cortisol causes many health problems, both physical and mental.

Frequent and regular aerobic exercise has been shown to help prevent or treat serious and life-threatening chronic conditions such as high blood pressure, obesity, heart disease, Type 2 diabetes, insomnia, and depression. Endurance exercise before meals lowers blood glucose more than the same exercise after meals. According to the World Health Organization, lack of physical activity contributes to approximately 17% of heart disease and diabetes, 12% of falls in the elderly, and 10% of breast cancer and colon cancer.

There is some evidence that vigorous exercise is more beneficial than moderate exercise  Some studies have shown that vigorous exercise executed by healthy individuals can increase opioid peptides (a.k.a.endorphins, naturally occurring opioids that in conjunction with other neurotransmittersare responsible for exercise-induced euphoria and have been shown to be addictive), increase testosterone and growth hormone, effects that are not as fully realized with moderate exercise. More recent research indicates that anandamide may play a greater role than endorphins in "runner's high".

Both aerobic and anaerobic exercise also work to increase the mechanical efficiency of the heart by increasing cardiac volume (aerobic exercise), or myocardial thickness (strength training). Such changes are generally beneficial and healthy if they occur in response to exercise.

Not everyone benefits equally from exercise. There is tremendous variation in individual response to training: where most people will see a moderate increase in endurance from aerobic exercise, some individuals will as much as double their oxygen uptake, while others can never augment endurance. Similarly, only a minority of people will show significant muscle growth after prolonged weight training, while a larger fraction experience improvements in strength. This genetic variation in improvement from training is one of the key physiological differences between elite athletes and the larger population. Studies have shown that exercising in middle age leads to better physical ability later in life.

Source: Wikipedia