Thursday, January 1, 2009

Stepping Past the Sands of Time

By Juanita A. Davenport

They say that -- The largest organ in the body is the skin! -- and it's true! It's also true that men have thicker skin than women therefore feminine skin seems to age more easily than men's do because women's skin is thinner. In addition, the biggest factors that age the skin of both men and women and cause wrinkles are smoking, free radicals, and excessive sun exposure. Our inner health and wellness reflect in our skin as well.

It is a proven fact that stress is a major cause of sickness and disease. Stress may be caused by trauma in your childhood where you could not express your emotions and it has carried over into your present life. If we can reduce stress then we can improve your natural radiance and health. Just by doing a little homework you can create a healthy lifestyle.

Repressed frustration, anger, bitterness, and judgments about your job, your relationships (or lack of a relationship), or even the world situation cause stress at a deep level in the muscle tissue. This could be a major reason for the body to put on wrinkles and lines in the face or even the beginnings of the disease called Fibromyalgia. The stress of repressed frustrations is often under many name brand diseases.

Four ways to reduce stress are: breathing deeply, do some kind of meditation, exercise, and Reiki energy clearing. One of the most well known practices is Transcendental Meditation or as it's commonly called "TM" has given considerably positive results in some peoples' appearance, longevity, health and well-being. Try working in the garden as a grounding and distressing activity.

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.

You really don't need to cook food much at all, if any, because you need the life force and enzymes that are found naturally stored by mother nature in fresh live food. Eating fresh foods that you prepare yourself is life giving. Because of industry's over processed food there is very little or not any nutrition left in so-called food for your body.

Looking Forward to Life - It Shows in your Complexion. You can look younger, feel healthier, and brighten the depth of your spirit through simple, enjoyable methods. - 16732

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