Find Balance During the Holidays

It's that time again. It's almost the grand holiday season. I don't know about you, however, I'm always a little glad when it's over. Of course, that means I'm closer to my tropical vacation.



So I just thought I'd share some things that help me through the season. First and foremost, I don't try to be everywhere everyone wants me to be. I choose the places and events that interest me the most. People will understand and probably be a little bit envious that you've chosen that experience.



Secondly, I don't buy for every Tom, Dick, or Sally. Most people I know buy things they want, and I can't possibly be expected to buy that large screen tv for my friend, can I? Gone are the days of buying just to buy something. Though I'm not much of a crafty sort of gal, I have been known to make some gifts out of forest material. Okay, so they threw it away the moment I turned around. It IS the thought that counts, and the love that went into it.



I don't have children, but I do remember enjoying the box the gift came in much more than the gift. Something to think about Mom and Dad. Keeping up with the Jones' is still impossible. Plus, the kids will learn when they get older that they can't always get what they want the moment they want it. Manifestation can take a bit of time.



And lastly, I spend time in meditation. I love to feel my breath in and out of my body. It reminds me how alive I am. It brings me back to who I am and what is really important. Loving each other, and accepting ourselves and others, warts and all, that's a true gift to give others and mostly ourselves.



If you are in the area, I am offering meditation classes starting November 5th.



Happy Holidays and Many Blessings!



Nancy

Hi Everyone: It's been a while since I've written. I am going to make great efforts to update my blog regularly. So please plan on coming by often.

I attended my business' convention a few weeks ago and wanted to share with you what I brought back with me. Our Founder, Dr. Myron Wentz. Oh by the way, I'm a distributor with Usana Health Sciences. Anyway, Dr. Wentz spoke quite a bit because it's our 15th anniversary this year. However, he moved me very much when he talked about children and how many of our children will not outlive their parents, because of lifestyle, nutrition, type II diabetes, and little activity. So I came back with a renewed sense of what I am meant to do with my life. I care very much about our children and all our families and friends, and you who I may not even know yet. I know that I can join Dr. Wentz in his vision of a world free of pain and suffering.

I also came back with a commitment to myself that I will share the benefits of being in network marketing with Usana with all of you. When I think of how our binary compensation plan could help the finances of families and communities, it makes my heart so full and I almost burst with the ideas of how being in this business could help all the people I know and don't know.

If there is anyone out there who shares the desire to help others, who has a dream in their life that they have lost, who needs to earn more income for this dream, or more income to pay their bills, or whatever your reason is, please contact me. I would love to talk with you and see if what I have interests you or if you know of anyone who is interested in the same things I am.

I hope you will take the time to contact me. I was reminded that this isn't about me. Because it's about you and sharing this gift with you.

Here's my website: www.unitoday.net/stillwaters.

Many blessings to all.
Nancy

Our Cries for Water

The Benefits of Water

What I've discovered is that when we feel hungry and we are craving food, a large percentage of the time our bodies are actually begging us for water. The most important thing your cells need besides air is water. We are predominantly made up of water, we use it in all of our functions and it needs to be replaced constantly. All nutrients get delivered to the cells via water so no water means no nutrients. When our body is dehydrated, nothing operates efficiently so our body goes into crisis mode, which sets off an alarm for water and the nutrients it carries. Most of the time we misinterpret that alarm for water as a false signal for food, so we eat when we are really thirsty and starving for water. So next time you think you are hungry, try drinking a glass of water and for an added benefit, especially to the liver, add the juice of 1/2 an organic lemon. Also, when you feel tired during the day and need a boost, your body may just be thirsty, reach for water before the coffee and candy bar. Just try it and see what it does foryou.

Enjoy!!

Eliminating Heart Disease and Cancer

We can only eliminate cancer and heart disease in this age by paying more attention to the health of the body and less to treating disease; by devoting more effort to preventing, less to curing.

Both of my parents died of heart disease; my father at the very young age of 42. For years I was afraid of what lie in wait for myself.

Now I feel more protected than I ever have. If you know of someone that feels this way and would like more information, please have them visit my website and contact me. Take the health assessment. Also, I offer a free consultation.

Let's take back our power in our own healthcare instead of giving it away to the lowest bidder.

Nancy Reid
www.unitoday.net/stillwaters
Team Northrup

Aging

As the years go by you still have the same access to the same Energy Stream of clarity, and to the same abundant resources of life as you have always had. But, because most of you expect to decline as you age, your very expectation causes a resistance that pinches off those resources, causing (although it does not have to be) a diminishing of experience.

Resistance not only shortens your life experience, it dims the quality of your every moment. And so, the recipe for a long and joyful life experience is for you to have many things to think about—with little resistance.
You can reverse anything. As long as you are consciously releasing resistance, and not allowing it to mount—you can remain joyously physically focused.

"Abraham"

I believe we need to alter our view of aging and if we continue to watch tv commercials, especially, then we are doomed to get all sorts of diseases and be senile with no bladder control and need to consume copious amounts of pharmaceutical drugs to be "healthy" all the while riding in our motorized wheelchair. Lets choose a different mindset, a different path. A different vision. Okay?

Milk Thistle Improves Liver Health and Detoxification

Our bodies face immense detoxification challenges in modern society. Auto exhaust, secondary cigarette smoke, alcohol, drugs, industrial solvents, pesticides, and even some of the water and food we consume are a constant burden on the organs that cleanse and detoxify our bodies.

Proper liver function is critical to healthy cholesterol metabolism and even has an influcence on the way a woman's body metabolizes estrogen.

While alcohol and diseases such as hepatitis are among the more obvious deterrents to healthy liver function, its performance can become sluggish and compromised even in those without diagnosed liver disease. Toxic build-up can lead to fatigue, headaches, poor digestion, skin problems, and even impaired immune function.

Milk thistle extract with its active component silymarin, is nature's own liver supporter and protector. Milk thistle and silymarin exert their benefits in the following ways:

Cell Protection: Directly aids liver cells by binding to the ouside of cells and blocking the entrance of certain toxins.

Boosts Antixoidant Activity: It is particularly useful for increasing production of glutathione, a powerful antioxidant produced by the body, as well as increasing the levels of other antioxidants, such as superoxide dismutase.

Cell Regeneration: Alcohol abuse, chronic hepatitis, and even commonly prescribed durgs, such as cholesterol-lowering medications and antidepressants, can injure liver cells. Silymarin has the unique ability to help regenerate damaged liver cells.

The best news is that studies show standardized milk thistle extracts are supportive of the primary treatment of liver diseases.

Another group of people benefiting from ongoing milk thistle extract treatment are chronic hepatitis B or C sufferers. While powerful antiviral and immune-stimulating drugs have become the standard in successful hepatitis C treatment, milk thislte extract provides a gentle insurance policy to stave off further liver injury and assist in the eventual return to more optimal liver function.

Use of Milk thistle extract is not just limited to those with liver disease. It may help prevent the potential liver-damaging effects of certain medications, such as acetaminophen, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS), antidepressants, and cholesterol-lowering medications.

For further information: www.unitoday.net/stillwaters and click on products.

This is for information purposes only and you should always talk with your health care provider for personal advice.

Take care of your liver and your liver will take care of you!!!

Have an awesome weekend and keep cool.

NS

Loving Relationships

Creating vitality everyday also includes creating loving relationships. Unfortuntely most of us don't spend much time doing this. So often our own spouses are not treated as well as a stranger on the street, or as well as our friends.

I guess we become complacent. We unconsciously think we've already earned their love and may not need to nurture it. I think we need to start looking at our spouses as our best friends. To treat them with the respect and caring that we would a friend or even just another human being. Think about it. Do you complement your spouse before they leave the house? Do you give them a kiss and tell them you love them each day. Are you in appreciation for the coffee they made or for picking up your towel off the floor? Do you ever thank them for all they do for you every day? Do you wake up each day and wonder, "what can I do today to make my spouse happier, feel appreciated?" We must be the change we want to see in the world. And in our own world is the best place to start. What we give out, returns. Start treating your spouse, your family with how you want to be treated. See what happens.

Sometimes the best remarks come from the smallest creatures. Children know just how to get to the heart of the matter, how to make it simple. Here's a few quotes about love.

"Love is when my mommy makes coffee for my daddy and she takes a sip before giving it to him, to make sure the taste is OK."
Danny - age 7

"Love is what's in the room with you at Christmas if you stop opening presents and listen." Bobby - age 7

"If you want to learn to love better, you should start with a friend who you hate."
Nikka - age 6

"Love is when your puppy licks your face even after you left him alone all day."
Mary Ann - age 4

"When you love somebody, your eyelashes go up and down and little stars come out of you."
Karen - age 7


Author and lecturer Leo Buscaglia once talked about a contest he was asked to judge. The purpose of the contest was to find the most caring child.

The winner was a four year old child whose next door neighbor was an elderly gentleman who had recently lost his wife. Upon seeing the man cry, the little boy went into the old gentleman's yard, climbed onto his lap, and just sat there.

When his Mother asked what he had said to the neighbor, the little boy said, "Nothing, I just helped him cry."

Have A Loving Day!!!