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Question: Can I take Nopalea if I have diabetes?
Answer: Yes! Here is how…
Diabetes
Diabetes comes in two types:
- Type 1
The first type – Type 1 Diabetes – occurs when your immune system attacks the insulin producing part of your pancreas. It kills these cells and you can no longer produce insulin. The function of insulin is to take the glucose (blood sugar) from the bloodstream into the muscles and other cells where it can be burned to produce energy. When you don’t have enough insulin, the glucose from your diet accumulates in your bloodstream. Glucose becomes toxic very quickly. Within a short time, this blood sugar overload can damage your eyes, brain, lungs and kidneys.
- Type 2
The second type – Type 2 Diabetes – occurs when the pancreas functions just fine, but the cells in your muscles and the rest of your body become resistant to insulin. The insulin cannot signal the cells to open up and receive the glucose. Just as in Type 1 Diabetes, glucose (blood sugar) increases to dangerous levels. The fuel cannot be burned to create energy, so you feel tired. As the glucose level climbs in the bloodstream it can destroy your eyes, brain, lungs and kidneys.
Type 1 diabetes is characterized by low insulin and high glucose. Type 2 Diabetes is characterized by high insulin and high glucose. This extra high insulin hormone is very inflammatory. It can destroy your blood vessels, disrupt your entire family of hormones and make you fat.
Controlling diabetes
The key to controlling the damage from Type 1 Diabetes is to control your carbohydrate levels. Determine how many carbs you have eaten and adjust your supplemental insulin levels to match. Carbohydrates in Nopalea are listed on the Supplemental Facts Panel.
The key to controlling Type 2 Diabetes is to limit the number of carbohydrates per day: 1 gram of carbohydrate per pound of body weight daily. (Healthy people will often eat 2 grams of carbohydrate per pound of body weight daily.) Determine how many grams of carbohydrate you need and plan a diet to match. Include your servings of Nopalea in the final carb count.
In order to lose body fat, it is often necessary to employ a low-carb diet. Limiting carbohydrates to 60 grams or less will often result in reducing blood sugar and increasing insulin sensitivity. Reducing stress, increasing exercise and increasing dietary fiber help with insulin resistance as well.
Type 2 diabetes is at epidemic proportions in developed lands around the world. We all need to increase our activity, dietary fiber, good fats and lean proteins as well as reduce stress to improve our health. Once we lose our health it is difficult to get back. Guard it jealously. Take Nopalea* as needed and simply count the carbs in your total daily diet.
A note about the Nopalea sweetness
The sweet taste of Nopalea comes from both nutritive and non-calorie sources. Nopal prickly pear is a fruit and Agave is a root. These are the sources of nutritive sweetness in Nopalea. Stevia is a source of the non-nutritive sweetness in Nopalea. In the end, the Nopal fruit tastes sweet without adding sugar. It is the primary source of nutritive sweetness in Nopalea.
*Those with diabetes should consult with their doctor before taking Nopalea
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Pain is a funny thing. It’s not a hilarious thing – unless you have a really sick sense of humor. But it is funny in that pain is really a trick played on us by our mind to get us to do something. Let’s examine the anatomy of pain to see if we can learn to listen to its message.
Pain fibers
Nerves do many wonderful things, such as empowering our stomach to digest our food, empowering our heart to pump our blood and empowering our eyes to read this page. These are called efferent nerves. Efferent nerves carry signals from your brain to your body.
Nerves that carry signals from your body to your brain are called afferent nerves. Different receptors in afferent nerves help us distinguish hot and cold, a light touch from heavy pressure, and the many faces of pain signals: sharp, dull, throbbing, fixed, migrating, piercing, etc. Even numbness or pins-and-needles sensations are really pain sensations because of their afferent nerve signals.
Pain nerves are covered in a protective sheath called myelin. The myelin sheath may become damaged from injury, toxicity, and certain deficiencies such as Vitamin B-12 and folate. When this occurs, we will feel pain sensations when no injury really exists.
This is where the trickery begins.
Interpreting the signals
A pain signal is designed to get you to avoid serious injury. If you put your hand on a hot stove, pain signals get you to quickly remove or withdraw your hand before more serious injury occurs. The same with cold, sharp, dull, etc. Pain is very motivating!
Afferent nerves don’t really feel pain. You don’t really feel pain. Your nerves merely carry a signal from your body to your brain. Your brain, in turn, interprets this signal according to the type of nerve that conveys the message.
- When you touch something hot, your brain interprets heat; you don’t really feel heat.
- When you touch something cold, your brain interprets cold; you don’t really feel the cold.
When you experience pain you are not really feeling pain; your brain is interpreting a signal as pain. That becomes very important as we discuss the remedies for chronic pain.
Remedies for pain
Pain is the way your body signals that there is something wrong requiring immediate attention – withdraw from the pain! Switches – like light switches that turn on a light – turn on the pain signal when danger exists and turn it off when danger has passed. So, the first remedy for chronic pain is to withdraw from whatever is causing the pain.
With chronic pain, sometimes the switch gets turned on and never gets turned off! These switches, often called pain gates, are ruled by nutrients such as Vitamin D. Also, in chronic nerve pain, a signal is sent from a damaged area or lesion in the myelin sheath. The myelin sheath is ruled by nutrients such as Vitamin B-12 and folate as well as essential fatty acids.
Chronic muscle pain occurs when muscles try to restore balance to an unbalanced muscle region. The imbalance may be caused by injury, stress, a sedentary lifestyle or poor posture (really, poor posture and sedentary living are types of muscle injury). Muscle balance is ruled by magnesium and, to a smaller extent, by potassium and calcium.
A word about inflammation
Just as chronic nerve pain can become caught in a loop or cycle, inflammation may become chronic even after the cause of the inflammation is removed. The chemicals of inflammation injure your afferent nerves and your brain interprets this injury as chronic pain. Pain and inflammation go hand in hand.
To break the cycle of chronic pain we must:
- Remove the cause: trauma/injury, toxins, etc.
- Restore nutrient balance
- Break the cycle of inflammation
In this way we can learn to listen to the message of pain and achieve the balance of pain-free living!
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Allergic rhinitis is the set of symptoms that occurs when you breathe in substances you are allergic to. These substances are called allergens and are small proteins. Seasonal allergy (sometimes called hay fever) occurs during times of the year when allergens are in the air, like spring, summer and fall. The most common allergens are tree, grass or weed pollens. Perennial or persistent allergic rhinitis is caused by allergens that may be present year-round. These may include chemicals, dust, dust mites, cockroaches, animal dander or mold spores. Causes When you breathe in an allergen, mast cells in your nasal passages release a chemical called histamine. Histamine causes your nose to feel itchy and also causes swelling and mucus production in the nasal passages, runny nose, nasal congestion, sinus pressure, postnasal drip and cough, headache and dark circles under your eyes. Diagnosis
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The Science Behind Adaptuit’s Breakthrough FormulaShared by: Ronnie Marsh http://www.trivita.com/13647129
A famous Latin expression in medicine is tolle causum – treat the cause. There are four common causes of imbalance in the human body:
Fortunately, we have an arsenal of defenses to help us battle each of these causes and meet each of these needs. For example, exercise that supports movement of our whole body reduces the impact of an injury – trauma. Adaptogens are plants in nature known for their ability to reduce the impact of stress on our body and mind. There are ten known adaptogens. I want to focus on one single adaptogen that benefits us when we are under stress. Eleutherococcus – the original adaptogen Stress is triggered when our hypothalamus senses and signals that we are in danger. The hypothalamus is a region of our brain that constantly scans for threats. Some of these threat-alarms are inborn, such as the fear of falling from a high place. Others are acquired through experience, such as the consequences of approaching a growling dog. The hypothalamus judges that a particular circumstance compares to something that is likely to cause pain or loss. It signals our pituitary gland to change our metabolism into one supporting “fight or flight.” Our adrenal glands secrete huge amounts of adrenaline as a response to the stress. We exhaust our adrenaline system after only a few “fight or flight” experiences (our hypothalamus is also supposed to help us prevent these circumstances!). Adrenal fatigue makes us tired and weak. Eleutheroccocus makes us strong and energetic. Even high-level athletes experiencing the stress of intense training to the point of exhaustion were able to endure much longer after supplementing with Eleutherococcus. Stress and “fight or flight” behavior creates inflammation in the human brain. Inflammation is a response to stress. Brain inflammation is a commonality to many brain-state changes. For example, inflammation in the brain is linked to conditions from migraines to multiple sclerosis, from Alzheimer’s disease to Parkinson’s disease. Stress causes inflammation. So, to ‘treat the cause’ (tolle causum) of inflammation we must address the stress. Eleutherococcus improves function in the human brain, possibly by reducing brain inflammation. Adaptuit™ is the TriVita stress-busting formula that features Eleutherococcus. It is formulated to work hand-in-glove with Nopalea™. Adaptogens address the cause of inflammation, the ingredients in Nopalea address the effect. The complete solution A good start to true health promotion is to meet our needs for stress protection with Adaptuit (tolle causum) and further help reduce inflammation with Nopalea. Also, enjoy activity by selecting exercises that engage our entire body. Another need for complete nutrition can be met by eating up to nine servings of fruits and vegetables every day. Further, unmet needs of nutrients that we generally find deficient can be met with appropriate supplementation of Vitamins C, B-12, D, essential fatty acids and a comprehensive multi-nutrient complex. Stress triggers imbalance. Restore balance and protect against the exhaustion of prolonged stress with Eleutherococcus and the other nine adaptogens found in Adaptuit.
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If you are tired, there is a reason for it. Think of fatigue as a message from your body and brain saying, “Something is wrong; help me!” Let’s learn to listen to the message of fatigue through a simple elimination process. Maybe we can find out what’s making you tired and discover a remedy.
Reasons for fatigue
- Lack of sleep
Most fatigue comes simply from getting too little sleep. We often fail to both respect the need for sleep and accord the process of sleep the dignity it deserves. For example, humans are diurnal animals. Nothing can change that. We are awake in the daytime and asleep at night. But electric light, shift work, caffeine and bad habits let us push past the normal sleep drive until we become insensitive to our own need for sleep.
- Boredom
Fatigue follows boredom. Humans are designed to live with clarity of purpose. Purpose breeds enthusiasm, a sense of mission in life and a drive that compels you to get up, get out and do something! Our work is not our purpose; rather, it should reflect an aspect of our purpose. So should our play, our relationships and our form of worship. Find balance, focus and clarity in purpose around love, play, work and worship and you will discover untapped energy.
- Sedentary lifestyle
A sedentary life creates fatigue. The less you move, the less you will want to move and the less you will be able to move. The more you move, the more you will want to move and the more you will be able to move. Exercise is a source of energy.
- Toxicity
Fatigue is a sign of toxicity. Some toxins are created within your own body. Some toxins are emotional and come from “toxic” relationships. Most toxins come from our polluted air, water and food. Toxins cause fatigue, inability to think clearly, muscle aches and pains, and a host of symptoms that are hard to describe and may change day to day. Cleaning up your physical and emotional environment as well as making better choices for the future will reduce your level of toxicity and fatigue.
- Deficiencies and imbalances
Nutrient deficiency, hormone imbalance, dehydration and other forms of deficiency can cause you to feel tired:
- Vitamin B-12 deficiency, especially in people over age 50.
- Borderline thyroid imbalance (usually seen as fatigue with a slightly low body temperature).
- Essential Fatty Acid (EFA) deficiency is a common cause of poor stamina, though not necessarily fatigue if you are sitting still.
- Dehydration causes grumpiness first, poor joint mobility second and finally fatigue.
What to do
- Sleep: Begin your transition to a night of peaceful sleep by turning off all electronics at dusk. Use low intensity red/orange light in your home after supper. Develop a low-stress sleep routine: brush your teeth, take a bath, read a book. Get to sleep after 9 p.m. but before 11 p.m. to be in the deepest sleep state between midnight and 3 a.m. Awaken before 7 a.m. and get out into the sunshine!
- Purpose: Journaling can help you clarify your purpose and focus on it daily. What do you want? Why is that important? Who are you at your best? What do people say about your strengths? How will you, your family and the world be different when your actions are in full integrity with your purpose? Measure your actions daily and ask, “Is this course ‘on purpose’ or does it take me off my path?”
- Activity: Get out and move! Humans do best with about 2 ½ hours of activity daily.
- Detoxify: Start with breathing deeply for 10 minutes, three times daily and 20 minutes at bedtime. Three-fourths of all body waste comes out through your lungs. Stop eating toxic foods (sugar, alcohol, caffeine and artificial anything) and eat Certified Organic when possible. Remove all cleaning supplies and other chemicals from your home and store them outside (remove them from a basement or an attached garage as well). Also, remember “the solution to pollution is dilution!” That means drink pure water: ½ ounce per pound of body weight daily.
- Nutrients: The most common nutrient deficiencies are Vitamin C, Vitamin B-12, Vitamin D, Essential Fatty Acids (EFA) and the mineral magnesium. Any deficiency can cause fatigue, but Vitamin B-12 is the greatest offender! (Remember, EFA is for stamina rather than fatigue.) A common protein deficiency of the amino acid phenylalanine can cause low thyroid. Further, stress may interfere with the way our body converts phenylalanine into thyroid and brain hormones. This is called a “functional” deficiency: you have enough, you just can’t use what you have because of stress!
Conclusion
We are always tired for a reason. Learning to listen to the symptom of fatigue can help us live a healthier, purpose-filled life!
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Forgiveness: The “Bottom Line” of Spirituality!
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There are significant differences of opinion in the world when it comes to the definition of spirituality. A recent series of articles in the medical literature discuss these differences and an amazing commonality. Further, as we are all inherently spiritual (my humble opinion!), articles on forgiveness detail methods for improving the impact of forgiveness on our physical and mental health.
Let me share some of the reports with you.
Forgiveness – what is it?
I have read many descriptions of both the act and the process of forgiveness. My favorite description is that forgiveness means to let go of the anger from an offense without demanding retribution or compensation. The medical definition of forgiveness is the absence of ill will. In any event, forgiveness is not intended to justify or minimize the actions of the offender. Rather, it is letting go of the ill will so you can get on with your life.
Psychology versus spirituality
Sigmund Freud is considered to be the father of modern psychoanalysis. He was a devout atheist. He considered religion to be a mental illness and called the pursuit of spirituality an infantile delusion. His teachings influenced the education of today’s psychologists, though “everyone has their own beliefs.” In this light, there has often been something of an incongruity between psychology and spirituality – they do not often come together in agreement.
With all due respect to Sigmund Freud, science has often linked physical and emotional health with religiosity (the quality of being religious). In the landmark book, The Blue Zones, religious practice was the central aspect in the lives of all but five of the nearly 300 centenarians studied. Spiritual development makes us healthy and happy.
As it turns out, the incongruence between spirituality and psychology is resolved and both fields agree on one point: Forgiveness is a key to physical and emotional health.
Stress, sadness and forgiveness
In a recent report, volunteers from five religions – Catholicism, Protestantism, Judaism, Buddhism and Islam – were involved in a study of the impact of forgiveness on health. All five of these religions teach the need to forgive (so does the field of psychology!). Those who were successfully able to forgive – those who let go of ill will – were always healthier than those who could not. Another study demonstrated that stress and sadness dramatically affected the ability to forgive and influenced the health outcomes of the participants. It seems that attempts to forgive are frustrated by high levels of stress and continual sadness.
Forgiveness is a spiritual and psychological discipline. It is accomplished by letting go of the resentment and demand for recompense. We have reached that state of forgiveness when we no longer harbor ill will.
Stress management is also a discipline. It is accomplished when our internal resources meet or exceed our external demands for change. Rest, exercise and nutrition play a role in stress management – as does supplementing our diet with Vitamin B-12 and adaptogens. Adaptogens help us build a fortress against the onslaught of stress. Some of the adaptogens such as Rhodiola rosea help relieve sadness as well. Vitamin B-12 improves our ability to adapt to change and cope with stress. Adaptogens and Vitamin B-12 form a Stress Protection Pack to help you build a solid platform for building emotional and spiritual health.
Conclusion
You cannot achieve complete health and wellness without mastering the habit of forgiveness. Work on it daily; begin with forgiving yourself. Use supplements such as Adaptogen 10 Plus and Sublingual B-12 to put you on the best foundation to cultivate forgiveness, an essential wellness traits.
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The Dirty Dozen: Fruits, Vegetables and Pesticides
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I was recently surprised by a confrontation on national TV when a registered dietician argued the benefits of pesticide-free foods with the morning show anchor. They agreed to an uneasy truce with the dietician agreeing that eating any vegetables and fruits is good, though eating pesticide-free organic is better. The message was clear: The problem of pesticides in our foods is REAL. And pesticides, as well as other chemicals in our foods are dangerous – so dangerous that certain state governments require acknowledgment that “these chemicals are known to cause birth defects, cancer and other diseases.”
Wow! That is a real breakthrough for those of us who champion that message. Here is a current list of the worst offenders – the so-called Dirty Dozen – among conventionally grown fruits and vegetables available in your supermarket.
- Apples – Apples are usually in the top 5 year after year. This is because they are often “bagged” with pesticides that soak right through to the core. Buy pesticide-free organic apples.
- Celery – The United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) has found more than 60 different chemicals – including pesticides – on celery.
- Strawberries – These are usually sprayed with a soup of different chemicals, including pesticides and fungicides, and then covered with plastic so the chemicals permeate the fruit.
- Peaches – Farmed similar to apples, peaches absorb and retain all of the chemicals they contact. Interestingly, heated canned peaches have some of the chemicals “cooked off” when they are processed.
- Spinach – Over 50 chemicals reside on commercial spinach. You can disinfect spinach and other leafy greens with a mild bleach solution; but, nothing washes away the concentrated pesticides in the leaves.
- Nectarines – Domestic nectarines contain an average of 33 different chemicals. But imported nectarines contain far more! Eat local and eat organic when it comes to this fruit.
- Grapes – Speaking of imports, imported grapes are far more likely to contain high amounts of chemical residues, though domestic grapes are saturated as well.
- Sweet bell peppers – The argument mentioned above started over bell peppers. It seems that the colorful (yellow, orange, red) peppers are much worse than the green.
- Potatoes – America’s favorite vegetable is the white potato, yet it is one of the worst offenders for pesticide residue. Buy organic. Curious, but sweet potatoes are not nearly as bad.
- Blueberries (also cranberries and cherries) – Berries are berry (very) good for you because of their antioxidants and nutrient density. But they commonly have 50 or more detectable toxins when tested by the USDA.
- Lettuce – This warning includes a mixture of several different varieties of lettuce: iceberg, Bibb, romaine, etc. Similar to spinach, lettuce holds and keeps dozens of dangerous chemicals.
- Kale – I was so sad to see kale on the list – it is my favorite vegetable! But kale – like the other leafy greens – soaks up the chemicals when it is exposed and holds them tightly. Buy organic and pesticide-free!
Let’s concede a point to our television anchor: It is better to eat conventionally grown vegetables than to eat no vegetables at all! In fact, all of the data demonstrating the health benefits of fruits and vegetables was collected using conventionally grown products, not organic and pesticide-free produce. By all means eat your fruits and vegetables. And when you have a choice, choose pesticide-free organic as the best way to achieve optimum wellness.
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Just imagine a spinning top. That little toy is a good example of the complexity of hormone balance. It is always moving; it is easily imbalanced. It is a marvel when everything is working well. What do hormones do and where do hormones come from? How are they made? What creates hormone imbalance? How can we rebalance hormones at various stages in our life?
Hormones are messengers
Hormones “tell” certain organs and other systems to do certain things or perform certain tasks. These tasks are coordinated by master control centers in your brain such as the hypothalamus and pituitary gland. When these organs and systems complete the assignment given by master control, other hormones are sent back to tell them “Mission Accomplished.”
Hormones have a life cycle
We make them, use them and get rid of them (hormone detoxification). Imbalance can occur at any of these stages or steps. For example, there are ‘fake’ hormones in many plastic water bottles. These fake hormones – called xenoestrogens – give commands that sound like gibberish to the organs. Your body produces inflammation in that region to try to detoxify or get rid of the fake hormone. This is a common cause of fibroids in the breast or uterus.
Hormones are made from fats
Good fats make good hormones. Bad fats make bad hormones. Dietary fats are converted by your liver into cholesterol. Your liver makes different kinds of cholesterol. Good cholesterol (HDL) makes good hormones. Bad cholesterol (LDL) makes bad hormones. To keep the top spinning, that is to keep good hormone balance, eat good fats and take essential fatty acid supplements such as OmegaPrime®.
Hormones, like spinning tops, are easily imbalanced
As mentioned earlier, certain toxins will disrupt hormones. In my opinion, the number one disrupter that causes hormone imbalance is toxins. A close second is stress. Remember, toxins disrupt hormones by replacing them and speaking gibberish and creating inflammation in your body. Stress disrupts hormones by blocking or preventing your body from converting good fats into good cholesterol (usually seen in low HDL in your blood test) and converting cholesterol into the finished products such as estrogen and testosterone. This is usually seen in elevated total cholesterol and elevated ‘bad’ cholesterol.
From creation to detoxification, the main hormone processing center is the liver. Your master control centers direct the liver to make more cholesterol in response to low hormones. Once ‘used,’ your liver enzymes must detoxify hormones and excrete them. If hormones hang around too long they become toxic.
Most signs of hormone imbalance, from night sweats to weight gain around the abdomen, are signs of hormone toxicity. Other signs we may not readily recognize as hormone imbalance include thinning hair and thinning muscles. Whatever the signs you are experiencing, for hormone detoxification we have no better approach than the supplements Balanced Woman® and Prostate Health Formula™. Balanced Woman supports liver detoxification. Prostate Health Formula hinders the good hormones from being neutralized and turned into dormant hormones.
And, YES, men also can take Balanced Woman to support liver detoxification for signs of hormone toxicity just as women can take Prostate Health Formula with signs like thinning hair and muscle loss. If that makes you uncomfortable, just tear off the label – the herbs don’t know your gender, I promise!
Conclusion
We really do live in an age of significant advancements in medicine. Still, we need to learn to listen to the simple, basic message of hormone balance. The many causes of hormone imbalance are resolved with simple application of nutrients and nurturing: nutrients to support the making, using, and detoxification of hormones. Nurturing to encourage stress management, peaceful sleep, vigorous activity and a diet high in good fats, low in bad fats. We need to do all we can to live a healthy life and rely on medical care as a supplement to “self-care.”
- To help “make” hormones: take OmegaPrime, 2 daily
- To help “use” hormones: take Adaptogen 10 Plus, 1 to 3 ounces, once or twice daily (also consider Cholestria™ if your cholesterol is elevated)
- To detoxify hormones: take Balanced Woman, 2 to 4 capsules daily and/or Prostate Health Formula, 3 to 6 capsules daily
Take care,
Ronnie Marsh
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