Eyes
Newsbites
• People who eat tuna at least once a week have lover incidence of dry eye syndrome.
Protect your eyes
• Goji berries contain more iron per ounce than steak, more vitamin C than oranges, and more betacarotene than carrots. They also have zeaxanthin which protects your eyes ... Views: 1940
Energy
Beat fatigue
• An eight-minute spurt of vigorous exercise everyday can make you feel happier and more energized in 16 weeks.
• Pairing your coffee with a good carbohydrate such as popcorn can give you a healthy caffeine jolt without a crash at the end.
Here’s your energy ... Views: 1237
Digestion
Quick bits
· Apple peels ward off digestive woes.
· Eating yellow eases digestion.
· One mango contains 7 grams of bowel-friendly fiber.
· Papayas are rich in an enzyme that helps your digest protein and carbohydrates.
Primal defense ... Views: 1411
Diets
Nutrion
· Rainer cherries help reduce belly fat
· A ripe nectarine calms tension
· A juicy peach is a tasty way to keep your ticker healthy.
Your perfectly organized life
· Having a calendar showing off foods will cause you to produce more ... Views: 1809
Depression
Good moods guaranteed
· Perk up with lemon balm and valerian root. Together they boost production of the brain soothing chemical GABA.
· Seeing bright blooms activates areas of your brain responsible for a good mood, so seeing flowers helps.
In the news
· ... Views: 1288
Constipation/Diarrhea
Special report on digestive health
• A new supplement called Probiotic Advantage works very fast to turn off the cause of excess gas and constipation.
• Probiotic organisms aren’t killed by stomach acid.
• Probiotic Advantage helps with diarrhea, gas, constipation, ... Views: 1696
Colon
Cut colon cancer risk
· Yellow onions are 11 times more helpful to fight colon cancer than white onions.
· Regularly consuming tuna, sardines, or salmon lowers colon cancer risk by 76%.
· Trail mix, packed with magnesium, cuts colon cancer risk by ... Views: 1389
Colds/flu
4 ways to prevent cold and flu
• Use garlic to rev up your immunity and be 50% less likely to catch a cold!
• Clear your throat by gargling water during cold season.
• Keep warm to keep your antibodies active.
• Boost your levels of vitamin C and vitamin D
Nutrition ... Views: 1621
Cholestrol
Pefect health
· Eat orange to lower your cholesterol – such as carrots.
Easiet-ever
· Bring down cholesterol with green tea
CLA lowers your cholesterol
· A daily 3 g.-dose of conjugated linoleic acid helps women lose up to five pounds of belly ... Views: 1734
Cancer
Ways to protect your family from cancer
• Eating one half of a cup of garlic and onion a day will cut your risk of colon, breast, ovarian, kidney, mouth, esophageal and throat cancers by 88%.
• Eating just two Brazil nuts a day will load you up with selenium, which triggers cancer ... Views: 1358
Brain
Your health
· Vitamin D keeps minds young
· Elderly people are 50% less likely to have impaired brain function when they have high levels of vitamin D.
Reverse brain again by exercising
· Physical activity counteracts age-related changes in the ... Views: 1370
Bones
Pepino melon strengthens your bones
• Pepino melon is loaded with vitamin K, which helps your bones stay strong.
Spring’s first veggies
• One cup of spicy watercress provides 100% of the daily value of vitamin K – a nutrient that inhibits the breakdown of bone and promotes the ... Views: 1348
Blood Sugar
Feel energized
· A variety of plant compounds in tea work together to enhance the function of the hormone insulin, which stabilizes blood sugar throughout the day to ward off fatigue, mood swings, and cravings.
Beat your sugar addiction
· For 100% of men & ... Views: 1394
Blood Pressure
Blood pressure bullets
• Eating less sugar leads to steadier blood sugar levels and that turns off the high blood pressure gene. Limit sugary drinks and opt for whole grain high fiber carbs.
• Omega 3 will moderately improve high blood pressure.
• Folic acid and calcium can ... Views: 3629
Bladder health /Cancer
Try the berry cure for great health
· Berries and lemon juice contains as many caner-preventing flavonoids as five cups of broccoli.
Your health
· Men who drink plenty of low-sugar fluids have a lower risk of developing bladder cancer.
· ... Views: 2688
Back Pain
Outsmart back pain
· Sleep on a medium-firm mattress, you are twice as likely to have a reduction in back pain.
· Get out of bed slowly in order to reduce back-pain episodes by 23%.
· Stay smoke free, and your risk of back pain is cut in half.
· ... Views: 1555
Asthma
Beat asthma with coffee
· A couple of cups of caffeinated coffee will have a positive effect on asthma sufferers.
· Caffeine is chemically almost identical to the commonly prescribed anti-asthma drug Theophylline.
Your Health
· Passion fruit peel can ... Views: 1520
Arthritis
Home remedies for arthritis
• Quaker Oats helps with arthritis flare ups – but not eating the oatmeal, instead applying it to your aching joints!
The healing power of ginger
• Cayenne pepper and ginger reduce the pain of arthritis.
• Ginger also reduces the pain and swelling ... Views: 3114
Alzheimer’s
Natural memory fixes that really work
· Creating new brain cells with coffee. Coffee’s caffeine and antioxidants together stimulate the growth of brand-new brain cells.
· Regularly playing strategy games such as Scrabble keeps your brain nerves healthy and ... Views: 2000
Allergies
Herbs to help fight allergies
• Astragalus helps reduce symptoms such as sneezing and itching associated with allergies.
• Butterbur is a natural, non-drowsy antihistamine.
• Garlic has high concentrations of quercetin which slows inflammation.
• Ginkgo contains seven ... Views: 1363
Anxiety and Stress
Turn off anxiety with passionflower tea
• As effective as prescription anti-anxiety medications.
• The tea won’t make you feel foggy in comparison to many prescription drugs.
• The herb balances chemical receptors in the brain which causes a sedative effect easing ... Views: 2429
JUST FOR TODAY
1. Just for today I will be happy. This assumes that what Abraham Lincoln said is true, that “most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be.” Happiness is from within; it is not a matter of externals.
2. Just for today I will try to adjust myself to what is, ... Views: 1882
Eleven Hints for Life
1. It hurts to love someone and not be loved in return. But what is more painful is to love someone and never find the courage to let that person know how you feel.
2. A sad thing in life is when you meet someone who means a lot to you, only to find out in the end that ... Views: 4429
LEARN / LEARNING
Let us rise up and be thankful, for if we didn’t learn a lot today, at least we learned a little, and if we didn’t learn a little, at least we didn’t get sick, and if we got sick, at least we didn’t die; so, let us all be thankful.
—Buddha
As children bring their broken ... Views: 2844
Lies
I’m not upset that you lied to me; I’m upset that from now on I can’t believe you.
—Friedrich Nietzsche
There are three types of lies—lies, damn lies, and statistics.
—Benjamin Disraeli
Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and it will run itself to death. I can work out a good character ... Views: 2928
LAWS
Law and order exist for the purpose of establishing justice and when they fail in this purpose they become the dangerously structured dams that block the flow of social progress.
—Martin Luther King, Jr.
When each citizen submits himself to the authority of law he does not thereby ... Views: 1305
HUSBAND / WIFE
The Real Wife—
Teaches her children to love and serve God always
Honors her husband and loves him sacrificially
Engages in learning activities that promote holiness in her marriage
Redeems and restores her husband when he falls out of grace
Expects her husband to be her ... Views: 1620
HEALTH / HEALING
We squander health
In search of wealth;
we scheme and toil, and save,
then squander wealth In search of health;
and all we get is the grave.
The system has made us secondary with our primary care physician.
Sugar and spice are not very nice.
Health begins with a good ... Views: 1346
HAPPINESS
The truth is that our finest moments are most likely to occur when we are feeling deeply uncomfortable, unhappy, or unfulfilled. For it is only in such moments, propelled by our discomfort, that we are likely to step out of our ruts and start searching for different ways or truer ... Views: 2574
GROW / GROWTH
I am your constant companion. I am your greatest helper or heaviest
burden. I will push you onward or drag you down to failure. I am
completely at your command. Half the things you do you might just as
well turn over to me, and I will be able to do them quickly, correctly.
I ... Views: 1689
GRADITUDE / GRATEFUL
As we express our gratitude, we must never forget that the highest
appreciation is not to utter words, but to live by them.”
—John F. Kennedy
“Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues, but the parent of all
the others.”
—Cicero
Just as you are grateful you did ... Views: 2043
GOD / RELIGION/ SPIRITUAL
God is not what you imagine or what you think you understand. If you understand you have failed.
—Saint Augustine
I sought my soul, but my soul I could not see. I sought my God, but my God eluded me. I sought my brother, and I found all three.
—William Blake
I ... Views: 1392
FRIENDSHIP
Letter from a friend
I just had to write to tell you how much I love you and care for you.
Yesterday I saw you walking and laughing with your friends. I hoped
that soon you’d want Me to walk along with you, too. So I painted you
a sunset to close your day and whispered a cool ... Views: 1501
FORGIVENESS
When we grow up with animals we learn to forgive, accept, go for a walk with them, give them treats, feed them, play with them, and take care of them, and yet when we get into relationships we often do not give the same consideration
Nothing worth doing is completed in our ... Views: 1753
EATING
One of the very nicest things about life is the way we must regularly stop whatever it is we are doing and devote our attention to eating.
—Luciano Pavarotti and William Wright Pavarotti, My Own Story
The pleasure of eating should be an extensive pleasure, not that of the mere ... Views: 1891
COMMITMENT
Until one is committed, there is hesitancy, the chance to draw back, always ineffectiveness. Concerning all acts of initiative and creation, there is one elementary truth the ignorance of which kills countless ideas and splendid plans: that the moment one definitely commits oneself, ... Views: 2526
CHANGE
Change is the law of life. And those who look only to the past or ‘present are certain to miss the future.
—John F. Kennedy
Someone was hurt before you, wronged before you, hungry before you, frightened before you, beaten before you, humiliated before you, raped before you… yet, ... Views: 2919
CHALLENGES / OPPORTUNITIES
CHALLENGES / OPPORTUNITIES
Holding your head high, and being the best you know you can
be when life seems to fall apart at your feet, facing each difficulty with
the confidence that time will bring you better tomorrows, and never
giving up, means ... Views: 1483
BETTER
It is better to conquer yourself than to win a thousand battles. Then the victory is yours. It cannot be taken from you, not by angels or by demons, heaven or hell.
—Buddha
Don’t be afraid to give your best to what seemingly are small jobs. Every time you conquer one it makes you ... Views: 2631
ACTION / PROCRASTINATION
Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.
Until you value yourself, you will not ... Views: 3070
ACCEPTANCE
Be Thankful
Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don’t know something.
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times.
During those times you ... Views: 2364
Book excerpts
ACCEPTANCE
Be Thankful
Be thankful that you don’t already have everything you desire.
If you did, what would there be to look forward to?
Be thankful when you don’t know something.
For it gives you the opportunity to learn.
Be thankful for the difficult times.
During ... Views: 3154
1. Every action done in company ought to be with some sign of respect to those that are present.
2. When in company, put not your hands to any part of the body not usually discovered.
3. Show nothing to your friend that may affright him.
4. In the presence of others, sing not to ... Views: 2639
April is Alcohol Awareness Month:
Alcohol Facts You’ll Never Hear from Big Booze
• The alcoholic-beverage industry relies on heavy and addicted drinking for the
largest share of its profits. Hazardous drinking (5 or more drinks at one sitting)
accounts for more than half of the ... Views: 1658
"Freedom from Fear" is a metaphysical classic by Richard Lynch and republished by Twice Born Books.
This classic was written by Richard Lynch, a distinguished Unity Minister who served in New York City during the 1930’s. It has now been republished, and enhanced with passages, words of wisdom, ... Views: 1315
The old-timers know the best. The members of the first 12 step programs worked hard and collaborated on many booklets and pamphlets. One of the efforts was the creation of a 12 step workbook.
The Little Red Book* was the original book for doing the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. It was ... Views: 2537
For Immediate release
A Twice Born Book
The Little Red Book* was the original book for doing the 12 Steps of Alcoholics Anonymous. It was endorsed by Dr Bob as a companion to The Big Red Book, better known today as The Big Book which was written by Bill W. The little Red Book is a, simple ... Views: 2744
For Immediate release
"Freedom from Fear" is a metaphysical classic by Richard Lynch and republished by Twice Born Books.
This classic was written by Richard Lynch, a distinguished Unity Minister who served in New York City during the 1930’s. It has now been republished, and enhanced with ... Views: 1664
This is a story of how books turned my life around, and brought me to places I had never dreamed were possible.
Books the are a gift to my life
I was never much of a reader, but that changed in 1985. My daughter, Kathleen had given me a book as a house warming present. It was a book called ... Views: 1715
After cancer the first time you realize there is no Pain in your body
Watching your six year old granddaughter dancing at her first Irish step dance recital
Watching your musician son get three standing ovations at one performance
A hot fudge sundae on a warm ... Views: 2056