Need better Sleep? Try these for better ZZZ’s.

Almonds: A handful contains muscle-relaxing magnesium and sleep-inducing tryptophan, which increases the brain’s level of feel-good serotonin.

Bananas: Beneath the peel is a trifecta of soothers: serotonin, magnesium, and melatonin, your body’s natural sleep regulator.

Skim milk: Mom was right — a warm glassful will help you sleep better. The milk’s tryptophan has a sedating effect. Plus, it’s calcium that helps your brain use that tryptophan.

Oatmeal: Oats are rich in sleep-regulating melatonin. If you drizzle just a little honey on top, it tells your brain to turn off orexin, a neuropeptide linked to alertness.

Whole-wheat bread: A slice of toast dotted with banana slices releases insulin, which helps tryptophan get to your brain. There it changes into serotonin and whispers, “Sweet dreams.”

Will you live to 100

In total numbers the United States has the most centenarians with currant estimates as high as 72,000. If the population of centenarians continues to increase at its current rate of expansion there could be close to 1 million people of 100 years of age or more by 2050 residing in the US. Take care of your health and it will take care of you. Take this test to see if you will live to 100

http://www.livingto100.com/

Stress

Nutrients that can combat the Modern Stress Epidemic

A startling 80% of American now report, intense, chronic stress, over personal finances and the economy.  Stress- related disorder affects nearly 450 million worldwide.

Two natural compounds have shown to reduce stress levels, enhance action and productivity, and lower many stress-related factors associated with risk of death.  The most recent data on the stress-relieving properties is, LEMON BALM, a common garden herb closely related to mint.   The second is L-THEANINE, an amino acid found exclusively in green tea along with other numerous health-promoting benefits.  Both are shown to exert a calming effect in healthy individuals.

Stress is more than an annoyance and one factor in excessive weight gain, it is no exaggeration to say that stress can shorten your life.

10 X Mirror

Buy a mirror that has 10 X Magnification and check out your skin, teeth & nails.   It promotes good hygiene & you can see dirt & imperfections on your skin.  No matter what your eye site this will give you a better look at skin irritations, skin imperfections and dental frailty, which allows you to take care of the flaw before it become a problem.  Make sure you do not buy the tiny mirrors made for eyebrows.  Buy one that is at least 7 to 8 inches wide.  It could save you life.  You could find a Melanoma (skin cancer) before it is too late, or just take care of those little wrinkles before they become BIG wrinkles.

FLOW

Wall Street  “secret dope about companies that swing billion of dollars of stock value in one day.”  Is called Flow.

Retail and Institutional investor have been stunned at recent stock market volatility.

The general thinking is that everything is related to the global financial crisis, starting, for the most part, in August 2007, when the Volatility Index, or VIX, started to climb.  However, that there are more fundamental reasons behind the explosion in trading volume and the speed at which stock prices and indexes are changing. It has to do with the way electronic trading, the new for-profit exchanges

This has resulted in the proliferation of a new generation of very profitable, high-speed, computerized trading firms and methods that are causing retail and institutional investors to chase artificial prices. These high frequency traders make tiny amounts of money per share, on a huge volume of small trades, taking advantage of the fact that all listed stocks are now available for electronic trading

How Much Is TMI (too much info) Men Vs. Women

Is it harmful if men want to keep their feelings hidden?  And would it be better if women did not jabber on too much about their husbands to friends, co-workers and sometimes strangers?  Is the hairdresser a stranger?????  It is no secret MEN, in general, don’t share their emotions easily.  It is equally true that Women , share Too Much Information. Why do we share info differently?

First, Men don’t want to look vulnerable.  They are raised to be strong.

Men don’t talk about their feelings to themselves let alone other men.

Women are taught it’s OK to be emotional.

However, Women may receive a reality check if that husband or boyfriend they bashed to friends & family suddenly appears back in the picture. Talk too much and your words may come back to bite you.

Men often do not talk until it is too late, after they have nothing left to loose.

Bottom line men need to share more and get help before it is too late and woman need to zip it before they destroy what they have.

CROP MOBS

Organic Farmers:  Organic and local produce has a rising demand. There is a huge increase in FARMER MARKETS, due to a growing popularity of community-supported agriculture programs (CSA) these farms are HOT While the wave of young farmers on tiny farms is new, their popularity is a growing , even ivy league students are ditching the conventional for the unconventional. It is about creating something REAL-the food people eat -at the same time healing the earth.CROP MOBS , check them out.

HIDE YOUR PERSONAL INFO

Want to get away?  That once love of your life will not leave you alone.  HOW TO HIDE your phone number, address and even a map to your house.  Chances are anyone can find you just by going to Google & typing in your phone number.  To hide this info, first unlist  your phone number with the phone company or even better cancel your landline and only use your mobile.  Then contact each of these vendors & follow opt-out instructions.  Acxiom , AnyWho,  Google,   This will help, but there are no guarantees a new way to find you will not crop up.

Honesty

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Be Happy!

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