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My March Madness Bracket Imploded, The Mueller Report Was Released And....

3/27/2019

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Yes! It’s the season to live vicariously through our selected teams and pray our brackets don’t implode! Well if it did now is not the time to cry about it.  Please keep in mind that in the last several days March madness kicked off, the Mueller was released, and.... well they say things happen in threes... so make it something good. 


O mean really do something that will effect you positively.  Don’t stress out, get angry, blow your top, or increase your blood pressure to unhealthy levels. Take a minute to breath and relax.  In fact take a minute every hour to consciously breath and reduce your stress, pulse, and increase your lifespan.


It’s easy to find ourselves reacting to all kinds of negative environmental factors...
  • Someone cut you off in traffic
  • The last seat on the subway was taken
  • You spilled your coffee on the report that you spent all night preparing
  • The dog had diarrhea on his morning walk
  • The baby spit up on your clean shirt


I could go on forever but I won’t. I’ll just take this time that your reading this to remind you of how you can assume some control over your life and inhale through your nose and slowly exhale by gently blowing out your mouth and count to 5 while you do it. Repeat it 12 times. By doing this most people lower their heart rate 8-10 beats per minute.  We have enough things to stress us out... take a minute to lower yours!
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Stimulation to build data flow

12/9/2018

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One thing that I learned very early on in my stroke was the need to maintain and provide stimulation to the effected side. I was a nurse, paramedic, clinic manager and just felt like I needed to stimulate my body even though I had lost all feeling. I have since learned that the brain is extremely flexible but gives away space if function is not active. That space that the brain gives to other functions is difficult to get back after it has been reassigned. You can provide stimulation and constantly remind the brain of the connection and maintain that activity space through stimulation. This is done by gently rubbing the entire effected area daily. This reminds the brain of the connection as it is being rebuilt. Do not scrub the area or cause redness or skin deterioration. Gently rub the area. When we suffer a stroke it is a stroke of the brain not the limbs.

​we need to maintain that connection!
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Building an "Attitude of Gratitude" Journal

12/5/2018

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Begin your own journal by getting a special blank book or opening a new document in “Pages” (Mac) or “Word” (Microsoft). Begin by adding a new comment each day that you are thankful for. It could be the weather, a person, an event, or anything that comes to mind.
Now if you do this daily… after a year you’ll have 365 things listed… for me I started over 25 years ago and I have thousands of things to be thankful for. Why do this? 17 years ago I suffered a severe stroke…and  each of us will have a day where something happens… and we are sad and tempted to become depressed. It is at those times that the list or book becomes a powerful thing to read, think on, and pray through.  Gratitude and depression cannot co-exist. Life is a buffet of choices...eat up!
Remember: Life is a gift and living is a choice!
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Jasmine Tea

11/19/2018

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Jasmine tea was produced in China about 700 years ago and has been popular ever since. Today it has become the most favored Chinese tea among internationals. Blending loose tea leaves with jasmine petals, it gives a delicate, mildly sweet flavor and aromatic fragrance. High in a group of powerful antioxidants known as catechins, Jasmine tea offers many health benefits, including a reduced risk of cancer, lower blood pressure, heart rate and cholesterol levels.


Lower Rates of Esophageal Cancer

A study published in "Nutrition" found a significant inverse relationship between frequency of tea consumption and risk of developing esophageal squamous cell cancer. People in the study who consumed the most unfermented tea, including green, oolong and jasmine tea (unfermented tea is higher in antioxidants) had a 0.5-fold lower risk of developing SCC, compared to those who did not drink the tea.


Calmed Mood and Decreased Heart Rate​

Jasmine tea's pleasant, delicate aroma has been found to offer sedative effects. In a study published by the "European Journal of Applied Physiology," researchers has found both lavender and jasmine tea odors similarly calmed mood and significantly decreased heart rate. This calming effect is beneficial for stress-induced high blood pressure.


Lower Cholesterol
A Chinese study has shown that Chinese green tea and jasmine tea consumption have significant blood and liver cholesterol lowering effects. These teas also may improve the high density lipoprotein (HDL or "good") cholesterol to total cholesterol ratio, which is cardioprotective.

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Chrysanthemum Tea (Part One)

10/28/2018

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Health and Diet​

Chrysanthemum tea is a flower-based infusion beverage made from chrysanthemum flowers. It releases a wide variety of antioxidants, organic compounds, vitamins, minerals, amino acids, and soothing chemicals into the mixture, making for a healthy, delicious and nutritious drink!

Now let’s look at the top 8 health benefits of this tea.

1, Lower blood pressure
For thousands of years, chrysanthemum has been used in TCM(Traditional Chinese Medicine) as an important herbal ingredient to lower blood pressure. To maximize the therapeutic effect of this flower, the Chinese includes it into their diet by making a tea out of it as a long-term preventative measure for different cardiovascular issues, such as heart attacks and strokes, as well as atherosclerosis.

2. Improved Vision
With a high level of beta-carotene and subsequently vitamin A, chrysanthemum tea is a natural supplement to protect against blurry vision, retinal neuropathy, cataracts and macular degeneration.

3. Skin Care
As mentioned earlier, this tea is rich in beta-carotene, which breaks down into vitamin A. As an antioxidant, vitamin A eliminates oxidative stress and damaged cells of your body, thus clearing up skin irritation, redness, and chronic conditions such as eczema and psoriasis.

4. Anti-inflammatory Effect
Chrysanthemum tea also protects the body from infection and inflammation and works very well in curing sore throat.

Today we looked at the first 4 benefits of chrysanthemum tea. We will continue to introduce the other benefits in our next post. 

In our last post we talked about the first 4 benefits of chrysanthemum tea: lower blood pressure, improve vision, skin care and anti-inflammatory effect. Today let’s look at the other four.

Word of Caution: Despite all the health benefits of it, some may be allergic to it. We advise you determine that before you start drinking it.
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Chrysanthemum Tea
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Chrysanthemum Tea (Part Two)

10/24/2018

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5. Boost Immune System
Vitamins like VA and VC, and minerals such as magnesium, calcium, and potassium, are found in chrysanthemum tea, all of which are necessary and crucial for a healthy immune system.


6. Natural Nerve Relaxant
After a long day, sipping a cup of chrysanthemum tea is perfect for relaxing your body. Its cold-cool nature helps to remove excessive heat, a stress-causing factor, and its soothing smell calms every cell of your body. 


7. Increases Metabolism
Vitamin B including folic acid, choline, niacin, and riboflavin are present in chrysanthemum tea. Those are essential for circulation and neurotransmitter activity.


8. Prevents Osteoporosis
It has been found that the extract of chrysanthemum helps to improve bone mineral density loss thanks to its mineral content. So a cup of chrysanthemum tea a day keeps osteoporosis away!

Regarded as the treasure and art of China, TCM enjoys thousands of years of history. Chrysanthemum is favored by TCM doctors and ancient medical books for its extraordinary therapeutic effect. For this reason, Chinese drinks Chrysanthemum tea to nourish and rejuvenate the body from generations to generations.
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Stoke & Diet (Part two)

10/19/2018

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In our last post we talked about the importance to discern the nature of food. Today we will discuss it in categories.

  1. Meat and eggs​
Warm-heat nature:
lamb, beef, shrimp, goose egg, and food made with them
Cold-cool nature:
Duck meat, duck egg, rabbit meat, river crab, clam, oyster, escargots, and food made with them
Mild:
pork, egg, goose meat, chicken meat, fish, sea cucumber and food made with them


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Stroke and Diet (Part one)

10/15/2018

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After a stroke you may find that you need to make some changes to what you eat.You may be advised to change the types of foods you eat to be lower in cholesterol and/or salt to reduce your chances of having another stroke. You may be told that it is important to eat a variety of healthy foods such as fruits and vegetables, grains and lean protein to get enough nutrition for your body. However, some may find that their body isn’t improving even though they followed through those tips or some may have already kept “A Healthy Diet” as such even before the stroke. Why is it?


In general, there is nothing wrong with those tips. While, from a TCM (traditional Chinese Medicine) prospective, it can be defined more specifically and accurately. In TCM, your body is your diet. The food you take in has its own nature: cold-cool, warm-heat and mild. Your body maintains a balanced harmony through the food you eat. Therefore it is imperative to know the nature of food and balance your diet, avoiding excessive coldness or heat.


The nature of food is far from the temperature. Take river crab as an example, it is seen as cold-cool in nature even though it is served as a hot dish. Having too much of it in a long term will increase the cold Qi (Qi is energy carried by blood) of your body, which causes stagnation and decreases the flow of Qi (Blood). For a blockage stroke, it can be very harmful.


Whether it is to prevent a stroke or to achieve post stroke recovery, it is essential to know the nature of food. We will discuss it in categories in our next post.


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Steve, Braces, And Crutches

5/17/2017

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Here is the latest video of Steve standing here on his own with braces and crutches...balance is he next big jump! Progress!
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Nancy is walking!

5/3/2017

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Well, it's been two years but Nancy is walking again! I have not blogged or posted much about the challenges that she has slowly been overcoming...being over medicated, stuck in a wheel chair and not expected to return to her former life. That is all becoming a thing of the past as she now has a clearer mind and a renewed focus and expectations that in the past we're only a dream....but enough talk....check out the video!
its so exciting to see the support she gets daily from her WeChat group of family and friends! Way to go Nancy...keep up the great work and progress. God indeed is your strength.

​Ruth
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