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During a recent outbreak of the flu, I made a list of things which weaken the immune system and a list for building and maintaining a stronger immune system. Sugar, alcohol, cigarettes, environmental toxins, allergens, obesity, too much exercise, chronic stress, and poor relationships weaken us; the following strengthen us:
√ Walk Daily: Physical activity strengthens your immune system, muscles, bones, heart, and cardiovascular system. It stimulates the release of endorphins, improves mental function, and lowers cholesterol, blood pressure, and stress hormones.
√ Stretch: Daily stretching improves muscle strength, flexibility, range of motion, balance, breathing, blood circulation, mental focus, clarity and calmness; it also promotes good sleep, lower blood pressure and a slower heart rate.
√ Hygiene: To prevent the unnecessary spread of microorganisms that cause infections, wash your hands. It’s even a good idea to carry alcohol-based hand wipes with you for those times you should clean up, but when soap and water are unavailable.
√ Humor: Laughing reduces stress hormones and increases the number and activity of natural killer T-cells, your first line of defense against viral attacks.
√ Music: Listening to certain types of music helps to reduce stress, relieve anxiety, and promotes feelings of tranquility and well being that strengthen the immune system.
√ Sleep: Your immune system does its greatest work while you sleep soundly. Heart disease, stroke, hypertension, depression, and anxiety are each linked to inadequate rest and a weakened immune system. Sleep 7 to 9 plus hours daily, and even more when sick.
√ Checkup from the Neck up: Optimism counteracts stress, tension, and anxiety and boosts your immune system. Seek for and carry truth-based optimism in you always.
√ Relaxing Baths: Some soothing music, soft lighting, and bath salts, can help relieve sore muscles and joints, reduce stress and tension, and promote better sleep.
√ Acts of Kindness: Helping others serves to strengthen the immune systems of both giver and receiver. Strengthen yourself by doing quiet acts of kindness daily.
√ Happy Relationships: As our portal to the outside world and as a communication link between every cell and body system, a happy and satisfied central nervous system greatly affects immunity. Always cultivate happy relationships that strengthen you.
√ Immune-Enhancing Foods:
- Water: 2 liters daily
- Veggies: carrots, sweet potatoes, asparagus, red and green peppers, broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and dark leafy greens such as kale, Watercress, turnip, collard, and mustard greens, spinach, and romaine lettuce.
- Fruits: pink and red grapefruit, blueberries, strawberries, blackberries, prunes, red apples, red grapes, bananas, cranberries, tomatoes, mangoes, tangerines, nectarines, peaches, oranges and watermelon.
- Grains: Naturally leavened bread (see video), brown rice, oatmeal, quinoa, etc.
- Legumes: all varieties of beans, lentils, and peas.
- Important Fats: ground flax seeds, walnuts, soybeans, sunflower and pumpkin seeds, Brazil nuts, hazelnuts, almonds, salmon, mackerel, herring, beef, turkey, oysters, and crab. Limit caloric intake from this group to 10% total per day.
- Other: vitamin D, probiotics, kefir, yogurt, miso, sauerkraut, kimchee, garlic, onion, turmeric, ginger root, astragalus, Echinacea, and shitake and oyster mushrooms.
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Hi Gloria
I am at Basil Thai right now. And I got so ripped off. I didn’t pay them any tip though. The way I justified it:
1) She only had to really swipe my credit card.
2) Self clean up.
3) Tables are dirty.
Muhahaha. I am getting super cheap like my mom.
Anyways, I saw your sister yesterday. She studied with Pearl and Euge and me at my place. It made me realize how much I miss last year.. Gloria, can you please come to Korea with me and be my roommate? I’m not joking. I will beg you on my knees. I will pay full rent. Cook for us every night. Anything. -____- 혼자 가기 싫다… Kyo really wants me to go to Korea so I can learn the culture and language, but I’m scared to be away from everyone.. ㅠ.ㅠ 나 혼자 못살아.. !!! Ack..
Eh.. my SG wants to do a sleepover 근대 나 별로 가기싫다.. -___- 나쁘지? ㅋㅋㅋ (worried someone is gonna find this wordpress -_____-) 아.. 힘들어.. SG 에들이 계속 놀자고 그렇는대 나 가기싫어 맨날. Always unwillingly go.. I like them, but:
1) They definitely do not feed my heart. All my comments on email threads are ignored. And no one asks where I am when I’m not there for 4 whole days. I know this is incredibly selfish and that SG is definitely NOT about me being fed. But it just is a reason. lol.
2) I totally do not get their sense of humor. Don’t find them funny. They don’t find me funny.
3) Ack.. I’m an idiot. I just reread all my reasons and I’ve come to the conclusion that I’m really mean. LOL…What’s wrong with this heart… >_< So frustrating, why am I like this?!! 뿌…
라라라라라.
Things I want to do:
- Go on a date all day with Kyo.
- Watch a movie with my mom.
- Pet Samson.
- Go shopping with my sister.
- Sleep as long as I want during the day without setting my alarm.
Reality is that I cannot do any of those things. ㅠ.ㅠ lol.
Okay, I’m done complaining.. lol.
I promise I puray for you everyday.. lol even though I sound like such a pagan. lol. I hope that you get more closer to the girls and that they open up.. It’ll happen, just be patient. PJung’s message last week might be some encouragement to you, but I think you have to wait for the notes to come out (unless you can listen to the audio).
벙벙벙.. call me again soon. Mizzou.
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