Lemon – A Friend To Aging Bodies

Lemon is indeed a friend to aging bodies and to how you feel about yourself, your age esteem.

Lemon offers much more than vitamin C.  It is known to help in easing the pain of acne, prostate and arteriosclerosis. It even benefits weight loss.

For beauty treatments, lemon aids in eliminating spots on the skin, destroys dandruff and beautifies nails.

Two other practical benefits: Lemon also chases mosquitoes away and helps to prevent tears when you are peeling onions.

Grandma Nature

Relieve Nervous Tension To Free Age Esteem

It can be difficult to feel good about yourself when you are tense with tight muscles.

Treat nervous tension with these natural remedies to feel good at the age you are and enhance your age esteem.

Rapeseed oil, because of its great quantity of omega-3 fatty acids, is very effective in calming.  Omega-3 assures the good functioning of the membranes of nervous cells.  The vitamin B complex, especially 6, 9 and 12 are necessary for good nervous equilibrium.  Magnesium is necessary for the brain’s working on the nervous system.

Herbal teas such as chamomile are soothing.  Essential oils such as lavender, basil, mandarin and geranium aid via massages in calming one’s nerves.

Last, but not least, exercise of all kinds, even a gentle walk in the woods, will alleviate nervous stress.

Grandma Nature

Ginger For Healthy Aging

Ginger has been known and used for centuries as a relief for nausea and stomach ailments.  Even a ginger snap cookie will be effective in calming motion or morning sickness.  Ginger ale helps as well or adding fresh ginger, so delicious, to cooking – especially in Chinese recipes.

In addition to being a miracle cure for all kinds of motion sickness, ginger has many other attributes as well. It is rich in minerals and the B6 vitamin, so necessary for the nervous system. Ginger soothes headaches, helps in easing arthritic pain, stops acidification in the body and strengthens the immune system against colds. It can be consumed through various ways: in cooking, in candy, and in cookies to name a few.

When we eat healthfully it also enhances our age esteem as we have more energy to contribute our talents and experience in meaningful ways.

Grandma Nature

Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara

Age Esteem at 101 Years

Dr. Shigeaki Hinohara, Japan, turned 101 on 4th October 2012

Shigeaki Hinohara is one of the world’s longest-serving physicians and educators. Hinohara’s magic touch is legendary: Since 1941 he has been healing patients at St. Luke’s International Hospital in Tokyo and teaching at St. Luke’s College of Nursing.

He has published around 15 books since his 75th birthday, including one “Living Long, Living Good” that has sold more than 1.2 million copies. As founder of the New Elderly Movement, Hinohara encourages others to live a long and happy life, a quest in which no role model is better than the doctor himself.

I received this message in an e-mail and find it well worth sharing. I researched to find that Dr. Hinohara was lecturing in August of this year and probably still continues. He is a model of age esteem for all of us.

Bonnie Fatio

Pineapple For Healthy Aging

Pineapple is a wonderful tasting fruit, but also so valuable to our health. It is known to ease indigestion, arthritis and sinusitis.

As pineapple is very high in manganese, it will help to develop strong bones, so important for older people. – Both for our physical health and our age esteem.

The enzyme bromelain seems to be the clue to the pineapple’s value. It is considered as anti-inflammatory and aids in digestion. It is effective in reducing mucous in the throat and eases coughing.

Fresh pineapple makes a great addition to salads as well as a tasty dessert all by itself.

Grandma Nature

Apples: A Source For Healthy Aging

An apple a day, la, la, la. It should be said that an “unpeeled” apple a day keeps the doctor away. (Of course, it must be washed very thoroughly because of pesticides.) The skin is rich in fibers which stabilize blood sugars and thus reduces the risk of diabetes. Substances in apples reduce the cholesterol level and antioxidants in them improve lung function.

Apples are wonderful for the skin. They contain substances such as minerals and vitamins, which nourish the skin from deep within. They can eliminate brown spots.

Eating an apple will give the sensation of feeling full, thus eating less and losing weight easily.  Fibers in apples absorb fats and sugar like a sponge and aid in eliminating them from the body.

Foods that promote healthy aging also enhance your age esteem.

Grandma Nature

Sunflower Seeds For Healthy Aging

Instead of munching on packaged candy, try sunflower seeds!

Sunflower seeds are rich in zinc which helps to strengthen the immune system; and they are good for the nervous system, as they contain high quantities of the vitamin B complex, so good for anti-stress.

Sunflower seeds contain beta-carotene, and their oil is the good fat that is important for the heart.

So why not carry some in your pocket as you move among your age esteem activities of the day?

Grandma Nature

Red and White Grapes For Healthy Aging

This is the season for delicious, fresh grapes straight off the vine. Their savor and healthy qualities are ideal for your age esteem.

Red and white grapes are a wonderful fruit, the basis for wine and a cleaning product for your body! They are a very powerful antioxidant, which cleanses and revitalizes the body. They are a great aid in improving circulation.

A grape cure drains the organs and eliminates toxins that are accumulated in them. Grapes dissolve acid deposits, which can cause pain.  Eating them often will help drain the liver, the intestines and the kidneys of impurities. They alleviate the work of the digestive system.

Finally, grapes are rich in water and in magnesium, which are the main properties in eliminating the toxins from the body. With grapes in your diet you will feel less tired and look and feel rejuvenated as well, full of age esteem.

Note: Be sure to wash the grapes very well before eating to eliminate any pesticides.

Grandma Nature

How You Walk Influences Your Health

 The way in which you walk influences your health, and therefore your age esteem!

Your shoes indicate the quality of your walking style.  If the heel of your shoe wears out quickly, it means that it is used too much in supporting the body.  If the shoes become wider, it confirms that the shoe is not fitted correctly, and this affects the pains and pressure on the body.

When you walk your feet should be posed firmly on the ground. Otherwise your hips, articulations and other parts of the body will begin to hurt.  Feet should not be placed closely together but with a little separation and posed one before the other when walking.

Walking is excellent for both your physical and mental health at every age. It is a simple exercise that also increases your age esteem. Choose your shoes well and be conscious of how you walk.

Grandma Nature

  Dealing With Pain

Pain is stress for the body. Here are several ways to deal with pain:

• Regarding teeth, cloves appease the pain until an appointment can be made with the dentist.
• Backache and other muscular pain are successfully relieved with heat such as a hot bath or even a hair dryer!
• Cold is good for sharp pains and accidents affecting muscles.
• For insect bites or burns, there are many creams on the market that stop this pain.
• Acupuncture is used in eradicating constant pain, and it works.

Grandma Nature