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November 15 - December 8, 2024
Several mind-body techniques, including meditation and Qigong, have been shown to reduce stress and to increase telomerase, the enzyme that replenishes telomeres.
Been practicing both for a few years now.
Telomeres hate processed meats like hot dogs, but fresh, whole foods are good for them.
Another plus for me.
“When I’m older, I want to be like the actress Judi Dench, especially the way she played M in the Bond movies: white-haired but completely in command, and the smartest person in the room.”
Works for me.
Cynical hostility is defined by an emotional
Didn’t this trait had name.
style of high anger and frequent thoughts that other people cannot be trusted.
This is the first time that I learn the term that describes this trait to a T.
If you keep mulling things over, if you think some more about an unresolved issue or why a bad thing happened to you, you’ll have some kind of cognitive breakthrough. You’ll solve problems, you’ll find relief!
I follow advice from another book. I start to repeat a phrase as I exhale. “Set it aside, sort it out later. “ I use breath meditation to guide myself out of rumination.
With time, you learn to encounter your own ruminations or problematic thoughts and say, “That’s just a thought. It’ll fade.”
Helpful
“life shrinks or expands in proportion to one’s courage,” as the writer Anaïs Nin has said.
Good quote, worth remembering
Part of conscientiousness is having good impulse control,
Ranks high in my opinion.
Some people think it is more honest and more honorable to be self-critical.
Sadly, yes.
Matt Walker, a
Read his book, Why We Sleep. Gave a copy to my daughter as a present.
It’s Not Just Hours in Bed: Sleep Quality, Regularity, and Rhythm
Why I rely more on the sleep tracker on my watch. I need at least 8 hours or I feel tired.
going to bed and waking up at regular times—may
What solved the problem for me.
So far, it appears the DHA from algae promotes similar benefits to cardiovascular health as the DHA from fish.
That’s a relief. When I stopped eating fish because it caused a serious odour problem, I increased my consumption of algae.
To get sufficient antioxidants in your diet, eat plenty of produce, especially citrus, berries, apples, plums, carrots, green leafy vegetables, tomatoes, and, in smaller portions, potatoes (red or white, with the skin on). Other plant-based sources of antioxidants are beans, nuts, seeds, whole grains, and green tea.
That’s pretty much what I eat daily, except for the potatoes .
cheering at your grandchild’s graduation.
My personal motivation.
Small changes. Slip into your new habit painlessly, in small doses.
I learned this in a book by Robert Mauer, Ph.D. One Small Step Can Change Your Life: The Kaizen Way
Think about the air when you turn up the heat with meat. If you cook meat on a grill or on a gas stove, use ventilation.
Finally, proof that my husband’s holiday cooking makes me ill.
Avoid pesticides in your produce.
Makes a huge difference.
http://chemical-free-living.com/chemical-free-cleaning.html.
Need to check that out
scented candles may be a significant source of toxins.
That would explain why they make me cough.
People with a traumatic childhood background tend to have more difficulties in relationships.
Yep
For example, severe adversity is related to feeling more compassion and empathy for others.
Never made the connection. Logical.
Alas, the stress-buffering effect of having one’s parents nearby seems to wane once children reach adolescence.
Yep
A human being is part of the whole, called by us “Universe,” a part limited in time and space. He experiences himself, his thoughts and feelings, as something separated from the rest—a kind of optical delusion of his consciousness. This delusion is a kind of prison for us, restricting us to our personal desires and to affection for a few persons nearest to us. Our task must be to free ourselves from this prison by widening our circle of compassion to embrace all living creatures and the whole of nature in its beauty. Nobody is able to achieve this completely, but the striving for such an
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Never read this quote before. A good reminder why we are here.
Choose telomere-healthy foods—whole foods, omega-3s, skip the bacon.
If only I could convince my love ones.
Provide children quality attention and the right amount of “good stress.”
Great recommendation
