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# 2 Welcome to this issue of our newsletter: "TO YOUR HEALTH, LETTER" You are receiving this newsletter as a valued
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------------------------------------------------------------ Hello, We feel like we're getting to know each one of you personally and, as a friend, it's a pleasure to ferret out valuable health information for your wellbeing. We're certain that you are looking and feeling Young Again Forever, if you have been practicing what we preach!! Always remember that we are NOT medical doctors. The information we disseminate comes from qualified researchers and reputable publications. If in doubt about anything you read here, consult your doctor. Today, it is not going to be a dry medical topic, but it is as valuable. It is going to be an advisory on how to have a great day, everyday. This may seem to be a mundane subject, until you consider that we have no alternative but to live out each 24 hour day, so why not make it a healthy and happy one? The other choice is no choice at all! Recipe for a great day: adequate sleep, exercise and walks, positive affirmations, light healthy meals, meditation, laughter, work and sharing. So, here goes......... Try and wake up by 6 a.m. after at least 7 hours of sleep. Adequate deep restful sleep is essential for physical and emotional wellness, and you don't have to rush (stressful) if you wake up early. You will also feel quite chipper in the early morn. Before you get out of bed, close your eyes and
make a positive affirmation of your choice. It could be as simple
as For those of you who have bought the Tibetan technique video, do your daily practice, on an empty stomach. It will invigorate you, and get your chakras spinning. In between postures, face yourself in the mirror, look into your own eyes and say to yourself, "I look and feel younger, and healthier, everyday". Results come faster, magically, as your subconscious acts on your thoughts and words. Do try to have something healthy for breakfast, and include a fruit (or two). This is also the best time to have your vitamin supplements, after having lined your stomach. Eat a light lunch, including a fruit. If possible, take a walk in the fresh air at lunchtime. However, don't eat while walking. After lunch, if you can squeeze it in, a ten minute light meditation with closed eyes will do wonders for your afternoon. You will feel alert and rested. Visualize, and completely enter into, a restful scene. At some stage after returning from work, practice at least 30 minutes of meditation alone, or with your partner. It can be as simple as sitting comfortably on a carpet / chair, closing your eyes, and counting backwards from 100 to 1. This will, with practice, take you into your relaxed creative alpha level. Then, visualize a calm, relaxing scene of your choice (a forest glade, the seaside, a lake) and LIVE IT for 15 or 20 minutes. Feel the sea breeze on your face, hear the crackle of leaves underfoot on the forest path, smell the leaves, the damp salty air .... the appropriate scents! This simple exercise will change you in many beneficial ways, and will effectively de-stress you. Have a light dinner, preferably by seven o'clock. A glass of red wine is said to be good for the heart (consider the French with their rich diets and cheeses, but lower incidence of heart disease, which has been attributed to their penchant for red wine). Sometime in the evening, find time to laugh with your family. Something amusing must have happened to one of you during the day. Laughter is so very good for you physically, and it provides a medium of bonding for the entire family. And finally, fit in a relaxed walk in the fresh air before retiring by 11 p.m. (so as to get at least 7 hours of sleep). And it all comes together if you share these moments with your family, or someone close to you. It may not have been the most exciting day of your life (or maybe it was!), but you will certainly be a more relaxed, healthy and happy person if you live most days this way. Be well and happy, Jay & Roshmi mailto: jay@youngagainforever.com ------------------------------------------------------------------------ FEATURE ARTICLE: An Ode
to Life ------------------------------------------------------------------------ When I was in my younger days, But now that I am older Inventor of those high-heeled shoes And how about those pantyhose I need to wear these glasses Though my hair has turned to gray But, on a positive note... I've learned that you can tell a lot about a person I've learned that regardless of your relationship
I've learned that making a "living" is not the
same as I've learned that you shouldn't go through life
with a I've learned that whenever I decide something
with I've learned that every day you should reach out
and I've learned that I still have a lot to learn. I've learned that people will forget what you
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"The Fat Max Zone:
Exercise Intensity Versus Fat Burning " A Birmingham study found that the Fat Max Zone (where the most fat was burned) was actually reached at 55 to 72 % of VO2 Max. This represents a substantially narrower range, especially on the high end (less a whopping 13 percent), than what was previously accepted. Possibly an even more important finding --at levels above 89 percent, fat burning all but ceased. THE FAT MAX ZONE (as measured by the heart rate reserve formula) 1. Calculate estimated maximum heart rate (MHR)
using the following formula: 220 minus age = MHR 2. Next, determine resting heart rate (RHR): Take your pulse for 1 minute while at TOTAL rest: (Typical RHR = 70) Subtract RHR from MHR: 190 - 70 = 120 3. Calculate percentages: 55% of 120: = 66 72% of 120: = 86 4. Add RHR (70) back into to both numbers: 66 + 70 = 136 86 + 70 = 156 The Fat Max Zone for an average 30-year-old, would between 136 and 156 beats per minute. Grab a pencil and paper and calculate your own Fat Max Zone. Without the need of a trainer, and by using the above formula, you can make sure your aerobic regimen is working towards increasing V02 Max (and your ability to burn fat), while at the same time taking place in the Fat Max Zone. Aerobic exercise needs to be repeated about 3 or 4 times per week, for a period of at least 15 to 20 minutes to achieve optimum results. Be sure to pay attention to how you feel, as well as how you're breathing, during exercise. As a general rule, you shouldn't feel overly fatigued, or winded, during aerobic exercise, and you should be able to speak at least three words (or syllables) without taking an in-breath.
*-----------------SNIPPET------------------* It's possible to customize the The Tibetan
Technique to give you the work-out intensity you require for
maximum fat-burning. And to maximise your hormonal production
as well for a more youthful and healthy you.
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