This is the best time of year to find fresh pumpkin, so take advantage of it.
Organic, raw pumpkin seeds will provide you with the most nutrients and enzymes.
Pumpkin seeds are high in protein and contain healthy essential fatty acid oils.
Pumpkin and its seeds provide many important nutrients
- Vitamin C, E, iron, zinc, magnesium, potassium
- Antioxidants that help prevent cell damage
Benefits:
- Supports healthy eyes.
- Helps support the health of your kidney, bladder and prostate.
- Helps with osteoporosis, parasites, and lowering cholesterol.
Easy ways to add pumpkin to your diet:
- Raw pumpkin seeds as a snack, mixed with trail mix, or on top of cereal.
- Pumpkin seed butter on toast.
- Pumpkin pie, desserts, pancakes.
- Pumpkin baked or browned with spices in chili, rice, spaghetti.
For the full article by Helen Lee, D.C. in Massage Magazine, go to:
Pumpkin's Nutritional Benefits
or copy and paste into your web browser:
http://www.massagemag.com/Magazine/self-care-tip.php?id=9759
Tuesday, November 23, 2010
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Human Connections Start With a Friendly Touch
Spiral Eye Newsletter Nov. 2010
In This Issue -
Human Connections Start With A Friendly Touch
Contribute to Braille Literacy
Sale on Biofreeze Pain Relief Gel
Last Laugh
* * *
"Be yourself - everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
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Human Connections Start with A Friendly Touch
Over the years, social scientists have shown in many studies that supportive touch can have good outcomes. A teacher’s touch on the arm of a student encourages participation in class. A simple touch can help patients feel more comfortable with their doctor. A parent's loving embrace soothes a crying child.
Touch is a very powerful rewarding stimulus. A friendly or supportive touch has universal and positive effects. Holding hands, hugging, and especially therapeutic massage calm us down, reduce our stress, and promote feelings of trust and connection.
What's happening in our brains and bodies that accounts for this magic?
It starts on the outside with the skin. The skin is our largest organ, about the size of a twin mattress. If somebody touches you, there's pressure pushing on your skin at the point of contact.
The pressure receptors just under the skin send a signal to the brain. These signals go directly to an important nerve bundle in your brain called the vagus nerve, which slows your heart down and decreases your blood pressure.
Friendly touch also results in a decrease of the stress hormone cortisol. In addition to calming us down and reducing our stress response, supportive touch also increases release of the oxytocin hormone. The surging of oxytocin makes you feel more trusting and connected. Being touched is also pleasant. We usually want more.
Simple, supportive touch slows your heart and lowers your blood pressure, making you feel less stressed and more soothed, and helps us feel close to one another.
From NPR Morning Edition
Listen to the Whole Story (about 3.5 min.):
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128795325
* * *
"Acquire inner peace and a multitude will find their salvation near you."
Catherine de Hueck Doherty
* * *
Contribute to Braille Literacy
If you are interested in helping the National Association of Blind Students raise money for Braille literacy, you can find more info at:
www.nabslink.org/pennies_for_pages/pennies_form.php
* * *
"No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive."
Dr. Joyce Brothers
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Sale on Biofreeze Pain Relief Gel
Biofreeze is a topical pain-relieving gel that offers deep penetrating, long lasting pain relief from arthritis, sore muscles and joints, backaches and much more. Biofreeze analgesics relieve pain in sore muscles for up to several hours, and pain-free muscles heal faster.
Biofreeze pain relief gel is greaseless, stainless and has a vanishing scent. You will love this product!
Now only $10 for a 4-ounce TUBE. (Normally $12.)
Pick one up at your next massage. Supply is limited.
Not available in retail stores. Biofreeze is sold directly to health care professionals for their patients.
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Last Laugh
At my nephew’s wedding, the MC asked for words of wisdom for the newlyweds from the oldest married couples. My parents have been married for over 60 years, and my father offered,
“Until you get married, you don’t know what true happiness is – and then it’s too late!!”
** *
Spiral Eye Newsletter is a service of
Blind Faith Bodywork, Sue Redding, LMT
Soothing for the Mind, Body & Spirit Since 1996
Relaxation & Therapeutic Swedish Massage, Reiki Energy Healing
503-235-4839 Oregon Massage License #5974
SE Hawthorne District, Portland, Oregon 97214
www.SueRedding.com
In This Issue -
Human Connections Start With A Friendly Touch
Contribute to Braille Literacy
Sale on Biofreeze Pain Relief Gel
Last Laugh
* * *
"Be yourself - everyone else is already taken." Oscar Wilde
* * *
Human Connections Start with A Friendly Touch
Over the years, social scientists have shown in many studies that supportive touch can have good outcomes. A teacher’s touch on the arm of a student encourages participation in class. A simple touch can help patients feel more comfortable with their doctor. A parent's loving embrace soothes a crying child.
Touch is a very powerful rewarding stimulus. A friendly or supportive touch has universal and positive effects. Holding hands, hugging, and especially therapeutic massage calm us down, reduce our stress, and promote feelings of trust and connection.
What's happening in our brains and bodies that accounts for this magic?
It starts on the outside with the skin. The skin is our largest organ, about the size of a twin mattress. If somebody touches you, there's pressure pushing on your skin at the point of contact.
The pressure receptors just under the skin send a signal to the brain. These signals go directly to an important nerve bundle in your brain called the vagus nerve, which slows your heart down and decreases your blood pressure.
Friendly touch also results in a decrease of the stress hormone cortisol. In addition to calming us down and reducing our stress response, supportive touch also increases release of the oxytocin hormone. The surging of oxytocin makes you feel more trusting and connected. Being touched is also pleasant. We usually want more.
Simple, supportive touch slows your heart and lowers your blood pressure, making you feel less stressed and more soothed, and helps us feel close to one another.
From NPR Morning Edition
Listen to the Whole Story (about 3.5 min.):
http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=128795325
* * *
"Acquire inner peace and a multitude will find their salvation near you."
Catherine de Hueck Doherty
* * *
Contribute to Braille Literacy
If you are interested in helping the National Association of Blind Students raise money for Braille literacy, you can find more info at:
www.nabslink.org/pennies_for_pages/pennies_form.php
* * *
"No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive."
Dr. Joyce Brothers
* * *
Sale on Biofreeze Pain Relief Gel
Biofreeze is a topical pain-relieving gel that offers deep penetrating, long lasting pain relief from arthritis, sore muscles and joints, backaches and much more. Biofreeze analgesics relieve pain in sore muscles for up to several hours, and pain-free muscles heal faster.
Biofreeze pain relief gel is greaseless, stainless and has a vanishing scent. You will love this product!
Now only $10 for a 4-ounce TUBE. (Normally $12.)
Pick one up at your next massage. Supply is limited.
Not available in retail stores. Biofreeze is sold directly to health care professionals for their patients.
** *
Last Laugh
At my nephew’s wedding, the MC asked for words of wisdom for the newlyweds from the oldest married couples. My parents have been married for over 60 years, and my father offered,
“Until you get married, you don’t know what true happiness is – and then it’s too late!!”
** *
Spiral Eye Newsletter is a service of
Blind Faith Bodywork, Sue Redding, LMT
Soothing for the Mind, Body & Spirit Since 1996
Relaxation & Therapeutic Swedish Massage, Reiki Energy Healing
503-235-4839 Oregon Massage License #5974
SE Hawthorne District, Portland, Oregon 97214
www.SueRedding.com
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