Adequate rest, between six (6) and nine (9) hours per night, is required by the body to repair physiological damage that occurs throughout the day.
When we are sick, our bodies burn more energy just to fight off the invaders and, therefore, require increased rest.
Furthermore, inadequate rest has been shown to increase a person's chances of having a heart attack. Stay tuned for more.

Exercise is an important part of the daily routine which helps to:

• lower blood pressure
• strengthen muscles
• increase growth hormone production

There really is not anyone today, except a newborn, who has not heard that tobacco products are harmful to the human body. Smoking, which is one of the ways humans use tobacco products, introduces numerous toxins into the body, and most of these toxins are cancer causing. Regular smoking, then, greatly increases a person's chances of contracting cancer because a smoker continues to damage his body at a rate faster than his body can repair the damage caused. More details coming soon.

Partially hydrogenated oils, also known as trans-fatty-acids (or trans-fat) are extremely dangerous to the human body and should never be consumed! Partially hydrogenated oils, when consumed, cause three things to happen in the body:

• increases in ldl levels (bad cholesterol) which, in turn, causes a drop in hdl levels (good cholesterol)
• increases in blood triglyceride levels
• inflammation throughout the body

High fructose corn syrup is man-made, unbalanced product which, because of its lack of natural balance causes some interesting side effects:

• increases the concentration of calcium in the kidneys -- a potential for higher likelihood of kidney stones
• elevates insulin levels of women on take a contraceptive pill due to its interactions with the hormones in the pill
• it is metabolized by the liver which means the pancreas does not release insulin to compensate for the extra blood sugar. This tends to lead to weight gain
• It also does not stimulate the "feeling of fullness" because it is metabolized by the liver
• decreases copper metabolism which, in turn, throws off the delicate copper-zinc balance in the body
• it increases triglycerides and ldl (bad cholesterol)
• also increases the chance of developing osteoporosis

One of the most important things we can do to improve our health is to educate ourselves on our specific health needs. This begins with understanding that no two of us are alike; therefore, no two of us have the same dietary needs, or the same immune systems, or any host of other things. For example, some of us cannot eat tomatoes, others of us cannot eat wheat products, and none of us can eat pork products without accumulating systemic toxins. Because each of us is different, we need to learn how to eat and rest properly by testing what works for ourselves and what does not. If we are sick, for example, it is because we have not been treating ourselves properly; therefore, our immune systems are not effectively doing their jobs, and the primary area we treat ourselves incorrectly is through diet. We overload ourselves with toxins, and this over-burdens our immune systems.

No! Cheese is not healthy!

No matter what positive news you have heard about cheese from some sources, consumption of cheese has a fundamental, artery-clogging problem:

WHAT?!? No!

Most mixtures we eat today are not at all healthy for us which is a substantial part of the reason we are such a sick society!

Our bodies are built to handle roughage -- unprocessed, whole foods. Recent history is showing us how, the greater the number of processed items we eat as a society, the sooner and more deeply we become sick.

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