Continuing on my theme (from the last posting) of stress reduction, one of the major sources of stress is lack of sleep.  That can be caused by quantity or quality (i.e. you sleep but not very well).  So I could tell you to try to get more and better sleep – and you should – but instead I’m going to suggest a time-tested ‘quick fix’ – The Nap.  And I can do no better than to refer you to this terrific little piece from the Boston Globe. 

Over 75% of us are sleep-deprived.  Siestas, catnaps, whatever you want to call them, short naps are a wonderful tool for boosting

• productivity
• learning
• alertness
• creativity
• mood 

Believe it or not, they reduce your risk of heart attack, stroke, diabetes, excess weight gain.  Naps actually make you smarter, safer and healthier.  Even a 6-minute nap is said to improve your productivity substantially. 

Naps also help your poor overworked adrenals, those walnut-sized glands on top of your kidneys that pump out so much adrenaline and cortisol when you’re stressed.  Give ‘em a break – along with the rest of your mind and body!

So, why aren’t you napping?  Well, like anything intentional, you need to plan for it.  Yes, plan to nap.  That means not only carve out a time of day but also a place and, if you need them, sleep aids like a walkman with soft music, headphones, eyeshades, maybe even a pillow or your favorite blankey

Recently, AdvanDx requested FDA clearance (permission to market) a new diagnostic tool to detect candida in the body.  AdvanDX develops and markets in vitro diagnostic tests.  Their innovation allows detection of candida in hours, not days, like previous tests.  Its practical use will be in hospitalized patients so you can bet the treatment will involve drugs, the tool of choice by traditional medicine (AKA Big Business).

A much simpler and cheaper candida test (free, in fact) has been available for years.  It’s pretty darn accurate, when combined with looking at the symptom picture presented by the patient, and it’s certainly fast.  Perhaps more important is the reminder that they’re still focusing on suppression as the solution (drugs) while doing nothing to help relieve the stress that caused the problem, or to rebalance and support the body so it can fix the problem naturally.  The body knows how if only we’ll trust it; that’s been settled long ago.  Here’s the free report that explains everything.  And the Candida Fix itself – detailed in the free report – is simple, fast, inexpensive, natural and effective!

(This post refers to my previous post on this subject.)  I’ve since learned that the ‘cell phones popping popcorn’ videos that have been posted on YouTube (and other websites) have been rigged.  While it’s still true that radiation from the phones was required to actually pop the corn, the kernels weren’t ‘cold’.  It seems they’d already been cooked first, just to the brink of popping.  That made the videos misleading because it suggested that all the radiation necessary to pop ‘cold’ kernels in seconds came entirely from the phones.  So, my apologies. 

Still, can you see how radiation from cell phones is being absorbed by the popcorn – just like the radiation from a microwave oven – to make the corn pop?  That remains a powerful reminder of what cell phones are doing to our tissue every time we use them.  And while it’s true, the corn didn’t get popped in seconds from that burst of energy from the phones, you do talk on the phone a lot longer than a few seconds.  So, how can there be any doubt that damage is done to tissue in those hours of exposure, especially when you consider it’s delicate brain tissue we’re talking about?

Therefore, my strong suggestion for cell phone protection stands.  Please talk less on your cell, use a headset (corded, not Bluetooth) or better still, the speakerphone function to allow you to move the phone away from your head.  And get yourself further cell phone protection:  Here’s what I use and recommend for you, Energy Resonance Technology from BioPro. 

It really works!  You know how your head heats up after talking on the phone awhile?  Or how you sometime feel dizzy or lightheaded after talking on the phone?  You feel much, much less of that when using these simple devices.  Do it today.  You can’t get back those untold hours of unprotected exposure.  The least you can do is minimize any future damage.  And share this with those you care about (probably the very ones you’re talking to on your phone).