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=> From The Heart: A Note from Jay & Roshmi
=> YOUR PRAYERS ARE NEEDED
=> Feature: by Roshmi Raychaudhuri Let Go.... But Not of Your
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=> Little Actions That Produce Big Results: Soy
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In the USA 16,500 people die every year from
drugs prescribed
for Arthritic pain and inflammation. In Britain the number is
around
2000 deaths every year. These NSAIDs, (non-steroidal,
anti-inflammatory drugs), which include ibuprofen and aspirin,
kill pain effectively, but irritate the stomach lining in some
patients,
causing ulcers and bleeding. Severe cases may lead to death.
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FROM THE HEART: A
note from Jay & Roshmi
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Hello ,
This article may, on the surface, seem to be just
a description of Jay's boyhood experiences at Mayo College,
an exclusive, boys-only boarding school in India that he attended
from age 13 through 16.
It is, however, actually meant to emphasize the
importance of instilling the love of exercise at a young age.
This is the "capital" that you may have to draw on in your later
years.
First, a few words about the school itself! It
was set up by the British, modelled on the famous English public
schools of Eton and Harrow. Named after Lord Mayo, it was originally
meant exclusively for the education of the princes of the many
little princely states/kingdoms that together now make up the
Indian state of Rajasthan.
In the earlier days, there were "kingdoms", each
with a despot (known as a Rajah or Maharajah), and there was
fierce rivalry between them. So you can imagine the suspicion
with which the princelings regarded one another.
Years later, when it had been thrown open to
lesser mortals, it was the boarding school chosen for me by
my parents (as they moved from one diplomatic posting to another).
But Mayo College remained the preferred school for the sons
of the Rajahs & Maharajahs. In fact, the Tripura, Jaipur and
Jodhpur boys attended the school during my time.
At school, we were regaled with stories of how
the princes arrived with their full retinue of servants and
guards, some choosing the location of their "house" by casting
a spear into the ground. (These houses were actually palaces,
in each of which a hundred or so of us were later housed, when
the school was opened to the public). They also brought their
personal "tasters", whose unhappy job it was to taste each dish
to ensure that a rival had not poisoned it!
Exercise played a major role in our daily lives,
from the time we opened our eyes at 6 a.m.
We formed squads and were jogged off to the huge
open gymnasium and exercise ground at 7 a.m., and performed
various gymnastics and atheletics for an hour.
After showering, we were jogged to the mess for
breakfast. Because the campus was large, we usually jogged to
our classes!
After classes, each of us was assigned to a particular
playing field, or activity location, (there were numerous fields)
to play sports. One day it may have been field hockey, another
day soccer, or perhaps swimmimg, or tennis or squash.
We jogged back to our "houses", showered and did
homework, before (you guessed it!) being jogged off for dinner.
We were glad to get to bed, and rarely had a
problem sleeping! I can tell you, most of us were very fit,
and the competitive spirit instilled in us ensured that we played
hard and to win.
The boys who arrived at the beginning of the
term, overweight and out of shape, looked a lot trimmer and
healthier in a month or two.
And you know, I wouldn't be at all surprised
if a lot of my colleagues from Mayo have kept up some form of
exercise regimen.
It was drilled into us. I hope that you too are
exercising daily. It will work wonders for you in the long run
(no pun intended).
PS: Mayo College was also greatly responsible
for building a value system based on the old-fashioned values
that are cherished by all of us who are 50+. But more about
that in a later issue! Roshmi
***** YOUR PRAYERS ARE
NEEDED *****
For our friend, Tiny Bir, who has been in a
coma
for the last 2 weeks. This vital, 60+ man, with
a great sense of humour, and an even greater
attitude, went white-water rafting last year.
He has been all over the world without mishap,
but waiting to cross the road in his hometown,
Calcutta, he was knocked down by a hit-and-run
driver. And he has been in a coma since then
.
Please pray for his recovery, with us, and
his wife, Chitra, (who is Roshmi's school-friend).
So, you're spending a quiet relaxing evening at home to negate
burn-out, and de-stress yourself? Excellent idea! It's essential
that you stick to a pattern of work and relaxation in the proper
measures.
Do let go! And make it into a daily habit. But
does that mean that you have to let go of your body as well?
Analyse your 'relaxed' posture! Does your spine
curve into the hollowed back of your favourite armchair as you
watch TV? You may feel relaxed. But your body surely does not!
While in that slouch your spine and muscles are
contracted, resulting in your lungs being compressed into your
rib cage. They are a having a problem expanding to their full
capacity ! Posture has a huge influence on the way we breathe.
Even as you let go, your digestive organs face
a similar constricted situation. They are crushed; the process
of digestion is impeded. How can you relax, if your essential
organs cannot?
As it is, because of the increasing stress level
in our lives and the long hours many of us spend sitting on
chairs at our desks in front of computers, many of us go through
our lives hunched over with bent spines, collapsed chests, and
our heads projecting out in front of us. Let us try to use our
time for relaxation to undo the damage that we do to ourselves
everyday.
From morning till night our minds are bombarded
with violent and negative news and images from newspapers, TV,
movies and radios. Physically, we are surrounded by increasing
levels of noise, smog, harmful chemicals. We eat and breathe
toxins. Technology makes it possible for negative news and images
to travel fast and instantly around the globe. We worry about
wars, terrorist attacks, muggings, rapes, dishonest politicians,
layoffs, and so on. We worry about the quality of our children's
education and how we will pay the high tuition fees required
by many colleges and universities.
Let me tell you, our nervous system was not designed
for the intense levels of stress that are created by much of
these symbols of so-called progress. And it reacts in the automatic
way it was designed to react to intense stress: it plunges us
into a fight, flight or freeze behavior mode.
However, no simple fight will make the stress
go away and there is really nowhere to flee. So what does one
do? We all have our preferred stress-antidotes. Here are some
of mine:
Walking. There is nothing as de-stressing as exercise.
Walking in serene surroundings is best! But next to impossible
for me in Calcutta. So I have a treadmill positioned where I
can watch TV. I synchronise my 40 minute walk with the timing
of a program that I plan to watch during the day. Depending
on my mood, I choose from Discovery or National Geographic programs
( fodder for the brain), or BBC's Hard Talk (tells me what's
going on), & Baywatch (all those perfect bodies are pleasurable
to watch, aren't they?).
Sound/Music: The holosync sound with it's patter
of rain combined with the resonant clanging of bells transports
me very fast into a semi meditative state. I come 'out' refreshed
and raring to go. The 'Om' chant is very good too (or any other
chant would have the same effect).
Cooking/Painting : I feel the tensions dissolving
when I try either of these. One is de-stressed by the mind-anchoring
element in any activity that interests one. Do what interests
YOU!
Laughter: For instant release of tensions, laugh!
You know, there is a funny side to most situations! Try to see
them; life will become less stressful!
But whatever you do, watch your body. Don't just
let go!
**copyright . Roshmi Raychaudhuri
About the Author:
Roshmi Raychaudhuri is co-editor of this newsletter. Natural
health therapies are an area of interest, as are writing, reading
and travelling. Her website on anti-aging (co-owned with Jay
Chatterjee) may interest you.
More info at: http://www.youngagainforever.com/1.html
Women, prevent bone loss by stepping up your intake of soy!
It is well documented that the rate of bone loss
increases significantly after menopause. Alternative therapies,
such as soy and magnesium, may be of benefit.
The effect of soy (isoflavone) on bone density
has recently been evaluated.
In one small study, postmenopausal women ate
40 g of soy protein per day during a six-month trial. The study
noted an increase in lumbar spine bone mineral density of 2.2
% during the study period. (No bone density differences were
noted in the hip.)
******* DIET TIP ********
Nuts!
We all know that nuts are an excellent source
of protein. But did you know that they are loaded with minerals?
Folate, (for your homocystene levels), magnesium and zinc?
They are also high in monounsaturated and polyunsaturated
fatty acids, which are believed to improve blood lipid profiles
by lowering LDL 'bad' cholesterol in the blood.
In fact, the latest studies have found that
nuts also help to improve the stability of blood sugar and
insulin in the body. According to a report in the American
Journal of Medicine, a diet that includes nuts and peanut
butter could help to stabilize Type II Diabetes!
Researchers from Harvard School of Public Health
analyzed the eating habits of participants from the Nurses'
Health Study (83,818 women from 11 US states ranging in age
from 34 to 59 with no previous history of diabetes). They
found that women who ate one-ounce servings of nuts five or
more times per week lowered their risk of developing diabetes
by as much as 27 %. For those who ate nuts less often (between
one and four times per week), the risk factor was reduced
by about 16 percent.
There is an added bonus for men: eating nuts
can really boost your love life! Nuts are rich in arginine,
an amino acid that enhances circulation and dilates the capillaries
of the penis increasing blood flow. The high zinc content
also aids in improving sexual prowess.
So, there you have them, 3 good reasons for
eating nuts! Of course, you can eat them just to enjoy the
flavors, and their crunchy texture! Yummmmmmmm! .
Looking
back, it's hard to believe that we have lived as long as we have.
As children,
we would ride in cars with no seat belts or air bags.
Riding
in the back of a pickup truck on a warm day was always a special
treat.
Our
baby cribs were covered with bright colored lead-based paint.
We had
no childproof lids on medicine bottles, doors, or cabinets, and
when we rode our bikes, we had no helmets.
We drank
water from the garden hose and not from a bottle. Horrors.
We would
spend hours building our go-carts out of scraps and then rode
down the hill, only to find out we forgot the brakes. Running
into the bushes a few times taught us to solve the problem.
We
would leave home in the morning and play all day, as long as we
were home by dark.
No
one was able to reach us all day. No cell phones. Unthinkable.
We
played dodge ball and sometimes the ball would really hurt. We
got cut and broke bones and broke teeth and there were no law
suits from these accidents. They were accidents, no one was to
blame but us. Remember accidents?
We
had fights and punched each other and got black and blue and learned
to get over it.
We ate
cupcakes, bread and butter, and drank sugar soda (not diet) but
we were never overweight..... We were always outside playing.
We shared
one grape soda with four friends, from one bottle and no one died
from this?
We did
not have Playstations, Nintendo 64, X Boxes, orvideo games at
all. Nor, 99 channels on cable, video tape movies, surround sound,
personal cellular phones, Personal Computers, Internet chat rooms,
...............we had FRIENDS.
We rode
bikes or walked to a friend's home and knocked on the door, or
rung the bell or just walked in and talked to them.
Imagine
such a thing. Without asking a parent! By ourselves! Out there
in the cold cruel world! Without a guardian. How did we do it?
We made
up games with sticks and tennis balls and ate worms. Although
we were told it would happen; we never did put out very many eyes,
nor did the worms live inside us forever.
Little
League had tryouts and not everyone made the team. Those who didn't
had to learn to deal with disappointment.....
Some
students weren't as smart as others so they failed a grade and
were held back to repeat the same grade..... Horrors. Tests were
not adjusted for any reason.
Our
actions were our own. Consequences were expected. No one to hide
behind.
The
idea of a parent bailing us out if we broke a law was unheard
of. They actually sided with the law, imagine that!
This
generation has produced some of the best risk-takers and problem
solvers and inventors, ever.
The
past 50 years has been an explosion of innovation and new ideas.
We had freedom, failure, success and responsibility, and we learned
how to deal with it all.
And
you're one of them. Congratulations!
We have
had the luck to grow up as kids, before lawyers and government
regulated our lives! For our own good?
***
About the Author:
This article was contributed by Jeet Saini. A Senior Officer of
the IAF
( Indian Air Force), now retired, he lives life to the fullest.
******* LIFE TIPS *******
The world is round and the place which may seem
like the end may also be only the beginning. --Ivy Baker Priest
Give the 40+ persons you love a one-in-a-million
gift!
The gift of peak health, youthfulness and vitality!
Skeptical? Read the letter printed below, which came
in a few days ago!
Thank you for all your great info on "fountain of Youth ' and
I am a walking example
of how well it works. I bought the book about 10 years ago and
dabbled with the
exercises but it wasn't until I contracted mercury poisoning,
(seven years ago) that
I decided to take things more seriously
My symptoms were many.I would shake uncontrollably
and had a lot of eye problems
and had trouble focusing [for 6 month]. I lost 2 stone and my
hair went quite grey
(not to mention the wrinkles-- I'm 60 years old].
I was allergic to everything under the sun -- from
smells to food, had numerous aches
and pains and couldn't stay awake.
Two years ago I decided to do the 5 rites exercises
religiously, daily --and today I can see,
I have no more dizzy spells or shaking I have gained weight [
muscle, as before I was just
bone and flab] and my hair has turned to its original color, no
longer tired and MY WRINKLES DISAPPEARED!
I have really cleaned up my act and eat organic
food when I can --no junk food, alcohol
or refined foods.
I look good and feel great and continue to do the
exercises daily no matter what - I also
swim and walk . People don't believe me when I tell them and look
at me as if it is impossible, [especially the Doctors] who diagnosed
me with anxiety.
The answer is doing them daily no matter how tired
you are. I have no arm flab which I had before and my eyesight
is improving that my prescription glasses were 2 levels up -
I am aiming for no glasses at all.
Thank you once again and I am most appreciative
of all your information
It's the Holiday Season --A new year is just around
the corner! I'll bet you're already thinking about how you'd like
next year to be a little different than the last, right? (yes,
I see hands raising!)
But instead of thinking of performance, and efficiency,
and control, I'd like you to take this opportunity to think about
how many things in your daily life do you do "just for the joy
of it"?
What I'm talking about here is value-based happiness
(as opposed to temporary happiness). Value-based happiness refers
to the general feeling of well being that you experience when
you are doing what you perceive to be meaningful --when it's something
that's important to you.
When you do things for the Joy of It, you'll rise
above problems, and move easier through life. When you love what
you do, you naturally become more efficient. Make sense?
Value Based happiness is a by product from living
a life Focused on the Joy. It is the by product of doing things
not for what you get in return, not because you "should" or "have-to",
but because you WANT to, because they are a part of your highest
goals, and what you value. Value based happiness comes from looking
at things with your heart, not just your eyes.
You create value based happiness by Focusing on
the Joy of life, instead of racing to the next feel-good thrill.
So how do you Focus on the Joy?
Usually when you're expressing your values, when
you're expressing what's important to you, and living out your
highest goals, you'll feel joy. So you're giving to others at
virtually no cost to you. When YOU experience joy, others around
you feel it too.
With that in mind, what if I told you to throw out
all your ideas about control, effectiveness, and goals?
Instead ---
Focus On Learning. Instead of making a goal to
achieve more in your job, decide instead to read and learn how
to do one new thing each week.
Focus on Time. Schedule your time to include what's
important to you, like reading time, or exercise time, or family
time, or learning time.
Focus on the Why. Instead of just forcing yourself
to mop the kitchen floor, tap into the higher goal that mopping
the kitchen floor supports (having a clean and healthy home).
How does that feel? Not bad, huh! If you focus on
the pleasure that a desire gives you, you'll find it easier to
put in the work that it takes. (One author gives the example of
giving blood - while the experience itself may be less than pleasant,
the joy comes in knowing *why* you're doing it)
And I absolutely guarantee that you will achieve
more, maintain your efforts, and have a much better journey along
the way. Over the next 12 months, instead of focusing on the effort,
FOCUS ON THE JOY. Focus on the people and things that are most
important to you. Focus on the pleasure you get out of moving
towards your goals. Focus on the process of creating something,
not what results you expect.
Invest in yourself more than you ever thought was
allowed. Not only will you reap rewards, but those around you
will benefit more than you ever believed.
******
About the Author
Kathy Gates, Professional Life Coach, is the author of several
E-books and Coaching Programs designed to help people solve Real
Life Challenges, and live Happier, Easier, Better Lives. See her
books and programs online at
www.reallifecoach.com, email Kathy@reallifecoach.com, or call
to chat with Kathy about how a Life Coach can benefit your life
at 480.998.5843.
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