Understanding Your Body Constitution for IBD-Part 1.
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Conquer your abdominal pain, diarrhea, and fatigue.
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Understanding Your Body Constitution to Conquer Inflammatory Bowel Disease part 1
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Posted in Chinese Medicine, Diet, Digestion, Digestive Disorders, Nutrition, Pain, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Weight Loss
Tagged abdominal pain, Crohn, Crohn’s disease, diarrhea, diet, IBD, inflammatory bowel disease, nutrition, stomach pain, tcm, ulcerative colitis
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You’re Getting Sleepy…
Enjoying Naps in the Winter Season
Most mammals are polyphasic sleepers, meaning that they sleep for short periods throughout the day. For humans, days are divided into two distinct periods, one for sleep and one for wakefulness, which is a monophasic sleep pattern. However, this may be a product of living in an industrialized world and not the natural sleep pattern of humans. In many cultures, young children and elderly take naps midday. Our bodies are programmed for two periods of intense sleepiness a day: between 2 and 4 am and 1 and 3 pm. Unfortunately, despite our biological vestige, we are having to consolidate our sleep into one long period. continue reading
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Wonderful Things About Sweet Potatoes
I love sweet potatoes made any which way. My favorite is to bake them in the oven, and slice open and season with salt, pepper, parsley, and a little real butter.
Did you know about the wonderful health benefits of a sweet potato?
Yes, they are a starchy root vegetable. Starchy veggies have been given a bad wrap lately, which has impacted our health in general by not eating these types of foods in our regular diet.
Anyone suffering from inflammatory bowel disease or irritable bowel disease should pay attention here!
Starchy veggies have soluble fiber, which soothes and regulates the digestive tract, stabilizes the intestinal contractions, and normalizes bowel function from either extreme. So, soluble fiber prevents and relieves both diarrhea and constipation while also preventing the violent and irregular spasms that result in the lower abdominal cramping pain that cripples so many people with IBD, or IBS.
A Balanced meal includes both insoluble fiber like whole grains, broccoli, fruit with skin, seeds along with soluble fiber foods like a sweet potato.
Nutrition of a Sweet Potato:
- Rich in Beta-carotene-helps reduce risk of stroke or heart attack by 20-40%.
- Low in calories-130 calories per medium sweet potato
- Fat free
- Vitamin C-half of your day’s RDA value
- Vitamin A-necessary for healthy nerve function
- Potassium-great for blood pressure
- Natural detoxifying by helping your body expel excess heavy metals and toxins.
- Great in a detoxifying rice congee (porridge).
- My recipe you can find in my book, “Ancient Healing for Modern People, Food, Herbs, & Essential Oils“.
- Anticancer, anti-obesity, and antiaging!
So, eat your sweet Potatoes to enjoy all of the wonderful things!
Dr. Michele Arnold
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Happy Thanksgiving 2020 acupressure to relieve sadness promote gratitude
“When you arise in the morning, give thanks for the food and for the joy of living.
If you see no reason for giving thanks, the fault lies only in yourself.” — Tecumseh
When it comes to Thanksgiving, a lot of emphasis gets put on the food. For me it is the nostalgia of the smell of turkey cooking in the oven. I love all of the traditional fixings that go along with it. Every family may have their own traditions that bring them together. That is the most important part after all. Giving thanks for each other, being together, even when far apart. Many people will be apart from their loved ones this Thanksgiving. I suggest cooking up a small Thanksgiving. When you’re ready to dine, give a ring, Facetime, or Zoom your friends and family, and give a cheers! Pray for a better year, and then dig in!
Don’t let yourself feel sad or lonely. Rejoice in your memories, be thankful you have them. Gratitude will replace the bad feelings so you can focus on the future.
If you need a little boost in this department give acupressure a try. Acupressure helps you see a different perspective, and to look beyond ourselves.
- Spleen #4 is called, “The Prince’s Grand Son”. It is located on the instep just below the first metatarsal bone of the big toe on the border of the red and white skin. Press for one minute each side. You can do this a few times a day. This point helps you realize the certainty of continuity. It is like entrusting your legacy to your favorite grandson.
- Lung #7 called, “Narrow Defile”. It is located on the radial styloid process of the wrist. You can find it by sliding your index finger of one hand between the web of your thumb and index finger of the other wrist. Where your index finger lands is the point. Massage gently for one minute each side. You can do this a few times per day. This point helps relieve sadness and worry. It gives you the capacity to receive the wonderful gifts of life that are abundant all around you. Sometimes we get lost, and we forget to take stock of what we have. Breath in, breath out, give thanks.
I wish you a Happy Thanksgiving!
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What Is Seasonal Affective Disorder?
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) is a condition believed to be linked to a lack of sunlight where the individual experiences mood changes and emotions similar to depression. SAD occurs mostly in the Fall and Winter months when there is less sunlight exposure.
It’s found that around 5 percent of people may experience SAD lasting 40% of the year (especially in areas with less sunlight such as the Pacific Northwest and other Northern regions), and it is more common in women than in men. continue reading
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