Grace’s Blog

A couple of years ago I took a series of teleconference prosperity classes with AMY SCOTT GRANT  and Karrie King.  I learned a lot of good things.

Near the end of the classes, they introduced Ho’oponopono.  Wrap your tongue around that.  Pronounced Ho o po no po no.   Long o’s.

 It is the Hawaiian system for wealth, health, peace and more.

 In his book, Joe Vitale, author of the book Zero Limits tells how he learned about Ho’oponopono and the power of it.  I recommend it.

You can do a Google search and learn a lot more if that is your desire.

 Basically, Ho’oponopono is a chant or repetition you say to yourself as often as you think about it.  It can be repeated over and over in your mind as you drift off to sleep or upon awakening in the morning.  Or anytime you feel a need for it.  Silently or verbally.

These are the words:     I love you

                                    I’m sorry

                                    Please forgive me

                                    Thank you

Space does not permit me to tell you of all the positive experiences I’ve had by using this simple system. 

 Even if you do not understand it, it works.  Try it.  See what you discover.  Repeat when you are stressed, having a difficult conversation, or difficulties in any area of your life.

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Have you had any stress lately?  Who hasn’t?  With the stock market falling, the mortgage crisis, loss of jobs and more, everyone is a bit stressed these days.

We try to cope and do the best we can.  Have you ever wondered how your body is responding?

There is a definite reaction in the body as a result of the thoughts and concerns of the mind.

What the mind harbors, the body manifests in some way.

Your stress level influences the rate of aging in the body.

Over-reacting to harmless situations increases aging.  Does it really matter if your child spills the milk?

Negative thoughts in your mind produce stress and speed up the aging process.

The skin reacts to stress and has two basic response patterns:  Skin temperature and electrical activity.

During tense, anxious times, the blood vessels shut down and allow less blood to pass..causing the skin temperature to decrease.

Have you ever noticed your cold hands when you give a speech?

At other times the blood vessels open and allow the skin to flush with blood, increasing the skin temperature.  Think of blushing.

There are two major effects of stress:  Physiological–damage to organs and Resistance to disease is lowered.

Under stress, the body automatically prepares for “Fight or Flight.”

The body pulls together all its resources to accomplish this.

What does the body do?

The upper half of the body speeds up its functions.   The pulse increases, respiration increases, blood pressure goes up and hormone levels drop.

The lower half slows, or shuts down.

The heart beat increases, and has to work harder.

Blood is pulled from extremities to the center of the body.

Blood thickens and clots more easily.  Digestion stops.

Think of the health problems you are aware of.

Heart disease, male and female problems, digestion problems, blood clots (remember, the blood is thickening as the coagulation chemistry prepares to resist wounds with quick clotting.)

Muscle and bone are cannibalized to provide nutrients!

Colon function is impaired, resulting in: constipation, diarrhea, bloating from gas produced by undigested food.  (the lower half of body shuts down)

The Immune system slows down substantially. You are more susceptible to illness, infection and degeneration.

The reproductive system shuts down.  Menstrual cycles may change or stop.  Infertility may result with men or women.

The reproductive system is nonessential to life, consequently it is one of the first body systems to suffer under stress.

Your body manufactures 55,000 new cells every second!

Cells require Protein, Vitamins and Minerals.

What happens to these nutrients under stress?

Protein is used 3 times faster.

Calcium is used four to five times faster.

Vitamin C is used in 12 minutes.

Zinc is lost in perspiration

B-Complex is used in 14 minutes.

Why are these nutrients important?

Protein builds cells and is necessary to all body actions.

It is a component of hormones and is necessary to the immune system.

Calcium relaxes muscles and neutralizes stomach acids.  An insufficient supply in the body leads to osteoporosis, backaches, headaches and muscle spasms.

Vitamin C strengthens the immune system. It is necessary for healthy teeth and gums and it builds collagen.

It counters the effects of stress as it provides resistance to infection.

Zinc is a part of all enzymes.  It is important to the function of the reproductive system, for both males and females.  There is substantial losses in perspiration.

B-Complex calms the nerves.  It is needed to produce energy from foods and in the production of antibodies.

Ways to cope with stress:

Identify what is stressful

Talk with someone important to you

Plan ahead

Exercise

Tackle problems one at a time

Have a positive attitude

Avoid alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, caffeine, and sugar

Know what you can and cannot change

Use quality nutritional supplements to quickly replace used up nutrients.

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Age related macular degeneration (AMD) is a leading cause of  irreversible vision loss in older Americans.

Clinical trials or studies are the gold standard of scientific research because of the rigorous standards.

In a recent clinical study it was found that those taking a supplemental B vitamin had a 34% lower risk of developing AMD than those taking a placebo.

Even though specific B vitamins folic acid, vitamin B6 and vitamin B12 were used, it is important to remember that all eight of the B’s work together for the best benefit.

B vitamins are easily destroyed by heat.  Eating your veggies raw or slightly steamed is best.  If that isn’t possible, consider a high quality B vitamin supplement.

B vitamins are used up quickly by the body when under stress.

Stress?? What’s that?

The body does not store B vitamins and need to be replaced daily.

When reading supplement labels, make sure you are getting 100% of folic acid and 100% of biotin.

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Vitamin D is called the sunshine vitamin because when exposed to the sun, your body makes vitamin D. 

In the winter time, many people don’t get out to take advantage of the sun and sometimes the sun doesn’t want to come out and shine on us.

Using sun block has also prevented the body from converting the sun rays into Vitamin D.  A case of which do you choose?… skin cancer or vitamin D deficiency?

A recent study suggests that vitamin D supports the immune system and helps battle the common cold.  The higher the blood level of vitamin D, the lower the frequency of upper respiratory tract infections.

What about calcium?

Recently, studies by the National Institutes of Health found that women who increased their calcium intake had a lower risk of developing cancer.

Eating calcium rich foods and supplements could lower the risk of developing cancers of the digestive system, including colon cancer.

Make sure you are getting enough Vitamin D and calcium in your diet.  It is important to your health.

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A 15-year study presented at the Toronto Indoor Air Conference found that women who work at home have a 54% higher death rate from cancer than those who work away from home

According to the study, it was concluded that this was a direct result of the increased exposure to toxic chemicals, many of which are found in common household products.

Over 25 pounds of toxic, hazardous waste is generated from the average home each year.  Much of this waste can be attributed to household cleaning products.

In the U.S., Chlorine is the most frequently involved chemical household poisonings.

More than 9 out of 10 suspected poison exposures occur at home with household products.

Toilet Bowl Cleaners are among the most dangerous cleaning products.  They can contain chlorine and hydrochloric acid.  Simply breathing these chemicals are harmful to health.

Only a fraction of the more than 75,000 registered chemicals have gone through testing for human health concerns says the EPA.

What are the dangers hiding under your sink?  Is it important to you to use safe environmental products?

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What are we attracting with all that is going on in our country right now?  Are you feeling it?  It seems that all of a sudden everyone is lacking. 

With all the negetive vibes going out into the universe, is it any wonder so many are depressed and the country looks and feels like it is heading into a depression?   What happened and what can we do about it?

I don’t know what happened, but I do have some suggestions on how each person can pull out of it, and if enough people began adopting  abundance practices, maybe, just maybe, we could lift the doom and gloom that is starting to smoother us.

Start an Abundance Journal.  Record everything you receive that you were not expecting.  An example would be someone paying for your lunch, a rebate check or even the penny you find on the ground.

Keep track of everything.  You will soon start feeling there is abundance all around and your level of believing and deserving will increase.

Another exercise to create belief and bring more into your life, is to print checks and deposit slips on your word processor. Make three of each per page. 

You will want several pages of checks and several of deposit slips. Put them into a 3-ring binder.  Now the fun begins.

For thirty days, or more if you wish, practice receiving and spending.  The first day you receive $1000 and you spend $1000.

Each day the amount you deposit and spend increases by a $1000.  On day two, receive and spend $2000, third day–$3000, then $4000, $5000 and so forth.

You have to spend all the money deposited that day.  You can spend it anyway you like.  Make it as real as possible…You do know this is pretend, don’t you?

Pay your utilities, your house payment, your credit card or whatever.  Spend it all every day.  If you skip a day, just pick up where you left off.

Have fun with this.  Get creative.  You soon will find it hard to spend all the money.  You will start looking for causes you can support, people you can help.  After all, there are only so many toys a person can have. (You think?)

Practicing these two things should help raise the level of your vibrations so another law…the Law of Attraction…kicks in. 

It is true, what you think about, you bring about.  Why not bring about abundance instead of lack?

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New word.  Mitochondria?  What is it?

Mitochondria are what I call tiny energizing batteries in our cells.  They are what convert our food into energy.  Without them, the body cannot live.

Mitochondria are linked to about everything that goes on within the cell.

You can trace about any condition that has to do with energy balance…like diabetes or muscle wasting, which comes with age, at least in some part, to problems with mitochondria.

Mitochondria are more likely to get damaged in the course of everyday living.

They help convert fat, protein or carbohydrate into ATP (big words here…adenosine triphosphate).  ATP is what transports energy the cell uses to fuel the chemical reactions that keep us alive.

As we age, our “little batteries” start to decrease and don’t have the energy they once had.  Damaged mitochondria can lead to disease.

What can you do to increase your mitochondria?

Aerobic exercise can increase mitochondria. You need to run, cycle, walk briskly, or swim for at least 15 to 20 minutes a day three to four times a week.

So get moving…or you can take an anti-aging tonic proven to increase mitochondria.

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