Talyala January 2015 Newsletter

Now, indeed, coffee is wonderful and great; more than half of the adults in the country drink the stuff each day to get going. While there have been health benefits of the habit, such as reducing risk of diabetes, depression, cancers, etc. some people just do not like coffee. For those people, here are some ways they can wake up in the AM without a cup of java.

 

Stretches. This is more than doing some minor stretching in bed, this is real stretching. It is on the verge of yoga but not quite that serious. One stretch you can do is the “Fish Pose”; for this, simply lie on your back and place your hands under your hips. Lift your chest to the sky, above your shoulders and slowly stretch your head backwards.

 

Eat an apple. Yes, an apple a day keeps the doctor away, allegedly, but it also keeps the yawns away. Apples are a nice, energizing fruit and a tasty way to jump start your day. Apples have natural sugars and carbs that maintain good blood sugar. You can also have bananas, oranges, and other fruits.

 

Workout. This one can be tougher if you have never been an AM workout person. I, for one, am not an AM workout person. You can run or actually lift weights to get those endorphins and energy juices flowing. You can do something light like a quick, 10-minute body weight workout.

 

Fresh air and sun. If an AM workout is not your thing, then consider a morning walk. Getting that cool morning air and sunlight really helps the senses get going. A morning constitution can help relieve stress and fatigue.

 

A cold shower. Yeah, it sounds a bit torturous but it really can help. If this is too intimidating, then consider splashing some cold water on your face, it will do the same thing but maybe not quite as effective.

 

Drink cold water. The body has a hard time using cold water so it has to heat it up before it can use it, this means jump starting your metabolism. This will be your blood flowing.

 

Having some tea. Many teas have caffeine and are much subtler in flavor than their coffee friend. Green tea and black tea are both excellent sources of caffeine.

 

Massage yourself. Nothing weird here, just a simple massage such as stimulating the five pressure points: top of the head, between your thumb & index finger, right below the knee cap, the ball of your foot, and base of the neck.

 

Listen to music. Put on your favourite jams and get yourself going!

 

 

 

Good Reasons why you should be Taking Bone Broth

Yet as for the health benefits, that was really the little-recognized secret. There is one very important caution, however, and that will be the bone which will be used to get this broth is of the top quality. Now of course we need to concern ourselves with the way in which livestock are produced, since clearly any nutrients which go into growing that bone are the same ones that we are taking out in our broth.

Today we have to be more aware of where the animals have already been raised. No matter whether it is chicken or beef, you need to understand the animals have been organically raised, plus in the case of beef they had been grass fed animals. It is known that chickens, as an example that were raised in concentrated feeding operations are inclined to create stock that does not gel, which is a factor for its healing properties.

And just why is this easy-to-make food so nutritious? Bone broth is easy to digest and has been found to mend the lining of the intestinal tract. Actually it’s full of invaluable nutrients that are chief healers for the entire body. But leaky gut syndrome has become a larger problem with individuals when we consume diets of highly processed foods that are not easy for the system to digest. Any lesion inside the gut makes it possible for partly broken down food, bacteria and additional toxins to move from the digestive tract to the bloodstream. This can clearly lead to an array of medical issues.

Leaky gut leads to numerous autoimmune disorders and allergies. Bone broth has been known to mend leaks inside the intestinal tract. The gelatin attracts and retains liquids, including digestive juices, and this also leads to proper digestion. Actually, it was publicized a long time ago that chicken soup does have medicinal qualities which substantially fight infection.

Bone broth has added health characteristics, too. It cuts down on joint pain along with soreness, which is because of glucosamine along with other compounds removed from the cartilage. It’ll help encourage strong healthy bones because of the magnesium and calcium which play significant functions in healthy bone formation. It can also help you to be more attractive by promoting healthy hair and nails. Lastly, the glycine in bone broth has a calming effect on the system, providing you better sleep.

Frequently the old remedies are still the best ones. If you have been around as long as I actually have you perhaps remember examples of the things which we took for our health, but we had no understanding what they had been meant to fix. In some way back then people just knew of many things that worked.

 

Can Vitamin B12 Reduce the Risk of Memory Loss?

Vitamin B12 or vitamin B-12 was also called cobalamin which is one type of the eight B vitamins. It is a water-soluble vitamin relates to the normal functioning of brain and nervous system and the formation of blood. Vitamin B12 is proved to be involved in the metabolism of every cell of the human body, especially affecting DNA synthesis and regulation, and also fatty acid metabolism and amino acid metabolism.
Some evidences show that vitamin B12 may help lower blood level of a substance called homocysteine which is closely related to heart disease and stroke. One analysis of several studies found folic acid cut down homocysteine level by about 1/4 and when folic acid was combined with vitamin B12, homocysteine level was found declined by another 7%, according to an article published in the Journal of the American Medical Association in 2002.

Since homocysteine levels can be lowered with folic acid and vitamin B12 supplements, some scientists start to assume that these vitamins could also work to reduce the risk of memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease. But a recent study indicates that taking vitamin B12 and folic acid supplements may not reduce the risk of memory and thinking problems.

This study was published online in the US journal Neurology. Test Subjects of involved in this study are these with high blood levels of homocysteine which is linked to memory loss and Alzheimer’s disease. Those 2,919 subjects involved are old people with an average age of 74. They were respectively asked to take a tablet with 400 micrograms of folic acid and 500 micrograms of vitamin B12 or a placebo every day for two years. And their memory and thinking skills were tested at the beginning and end of the study.

The result showed that the homocysteine level of the group of people taking vitamin B12 decreased by more than the group taking the placebo. However, when it came to the thinking and memory ability, there was no big difference between the two groups.
This research has overthrown the results of early studies which shows taking folic acid and vitamin B12 may be beneficial to human’s thinking and memory skills. Can Vitamin B12 really reduce the risk of memory loss? This still remains a question needed to be further studied.

About Homocysteine
Homocysteine is a non-protein ?-amino acid. And it is also one of the 20 amino acids in the world, which are molecules that the body requires to synthesize all body proteins. And its reaction occurs usually with the help of vitamin B6, vitamin B12 and folic acid.

This work is contributed by Wendy Kally from Creative Bioarray, a well-recognized biotech company providing the highest standard quality research products and services.