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Balancing Hormones Naturally IfPlanning not Immortality what about The 120 Club? for the End of Your Life We hear so much talk about hormones as we get older Whohow will end up with books and your and it affects ouryour health, especially fortchotskes, women. My good friend Alexander Everett in you 2005change aged your gadgets and your garden when Hormones naturally decline as wetools getdied older. 85 on his ranch in Oregon. It wasn’t really a ranch, your cosmic address at the end of your life? more are like7 an Ark.ofAlexander liked to hang out There types hormonesjust in the body: •It’s Oxytocin (the love hormone) which responds to touch with animals, certainly not eat them. an probably the easiest and least onerous Hewas part of your • educationalist Cortisol (the stress hormone) whicheccentric tells us when to and an English much estate planning to make a list of all your possessions and run when we’re in danger influenced by Rudolf Steiner and Huxley’s Perennial who (the will get the stuff you have accumulated all these •decide Thyroid, metabolism regulator) Philosophy, who decamped to Oregon in the 1960s •years. Melatonin (the sleep-inducing Will Junior get your pornohormone) movie collection? Your becoming a leading figure in the (the personal •daughter Progesterone, estrogen testosterone sex might like some and jewellery or family heirlooms; development movement that became popular at that hormones) needed for a healthy cycle and fertility maybeAs your best friend appreciate your gadgets a young man would he had been crippled by polioor • time. Serotonin (mood-boosting hormone) tools. have made Last Will Testament? but claimed to have curedyour himself. Heand was, he told •garden Leptin (theYou hunger-quelling hormone) Good. That takes of your estate, possessions and me a member ofcare the 120 Club, all ofyour whom committed How do you know you’re out of balance? If you’re financial accounts and settles your preferences. Or does it? themselves to live to be over 120 years old. Alas, experiencing any of the following symptoms it’s probably Alexander didn’t make it. He died 35 years short time youPlanning take action to bring balance back to your body. Estate aged 85, which is respectable. Signs of hormone imbalance include: Somewhere around the age of 18 or 19 ourofbodies ceaseis for the dissolution and distribution your estate •Planning Mood swings developing and frombut that moment thea various body •not PMT or PMS that cumbersome you need toon take few things into •account, Low mood or depression clocks that comprise is us,property start their especially if what you have or aremoseless foot in two •countries. You are snappy, and angry (sometimes once) countdown to ourirritable eventual demise. How all at Besides the bequests and provisions your last • long Your libido is non-existent wetestament last from should that point on depends on who will take will and appoint an executor • Your periods are heavy or irregular good of luck, our genes, our lifestyle and how administrative and financial matters such as •care Headaches and migraines much money we have. The process doesn’t •liquidating You havebank a muffi n top or excess weight around the bellyor and investment accounts, your pension usually start to visibly until our •retirement Skin breaks outmanifest accounts, ensuring your assets go to the proper mid-30s so and, given good genes, •beneficiaries, Vaginalor dryness paying any debts or taxes. It could also • psychologically Cold hands and wefeet, don’t usually start to include selling your home or terminating your lease. And • feel Diffi culty staying asleep old untilsleeping our earlyor70s. with foreign property rights restricted in Indonesia, • You feel constantly fatigued or have brain fog be sure •you You have tummy cramps, or your digestive woeswill don’t leave behind canbloating of worms executor Here’s what we’re all upa against: •have Youtohave deal excess with. hair on your face and thinning on your head Inflammation • Chronic You have cravings for carbs, sugars, alcohol or other Even if you have little in the way of assets or possessions, foods you should have a simple will because if you die intestate Aging people suffer an epidemic of outward How to balance your naturally the legal system in yourhormones location decide who gets your inflammatory diseases such aswill arthritis, but chronic inflammation also damages assets, no matter how massive or meager. Things are more brain cells, arterial walls, valves and complicated if you are theheart parent or guardian of a minor other have structures in the body. Heart child, an informally adopted or attack, sponsored child and stroke, no heart valve failure, and Alzheimer’s there’s document stating what you want to bequeath have orall linked to the them whobeen will care for them afterchronic your demise. By the inflammatory cascade. same token, are you making some provisions for your faithful staff who may lose their jobs and probably have no Glycosylation retirement or financial cushion to fall back on? Diabetics age prematurely, but even non-diabetics suffer Another thing to consider is to make sure that your will does from this chemical reaction, where protein molecules not contradict the account beneficiaries named on your bind to glucose molecules forming non-functioning retirement accounts, life insurance policies and the like. Glycosylation is most evident senile 1.structures. Nourishment for your body – Food is theinbuilding The person listed as the beneficiary on each of those dementia, stiffening by of eating the arteries, blocks for hormones healthyand fats degenerative and protein. policies will money evenrefi if ned your sugar will says Reduce processed foods and andotherwise. refined diseases ofget thethe eye. carbs. Eat an adequate amount of protein forup each meal. Make sure your beneficiary designations are to date and 2. Eatwith More Greens – Green leafy like It sync anyDeficit other legal provisions youvegetables have made. Methylation spinach, kale and help toon cleanse body and pays to review the chard beneficiaries all yourthe accounts. You support the liver, which is very important in hormonal Our cellular DNA requires constant enzymatic action for may not be ready to die and in fact may yet have a long balance. maintenance and repair. Aging– A cripples methylation bout of life ahead ofconsumption you but remember that cup things 3. Reduce coffee good of change, coffee metabolism causing DNA that can manifest as is a joy, however, many people over indulge which people come and go in yourdamage life and situations alter. Be sure increases PMS symptoms. Try drinking green tea which cancer, liver damage and brain cellwill. degeneration. these changes are updated in your is lower in caffeine and high in antioxidants. 4.Mitochondrial Reduce yourEnergy stress Depletion – A busy lifestyle and running Including your will, list of critical documents the around makes our make body aproduce too much cortisolthat (the will’s executor willThis need to asettle estate like and your stress hormone). puts strainyour on your body Theput cellular energy powerhouse, the Try mitochondria, can yourpolicies, hormones out ofand balance. mediation, insurance bank investment account requires a breathing complex series of chemicals to maintain yoga, deep and massage to manage your statements, credit and debit cards, pension and tax criticallevels. functions such as transporting nutrients through stress documents and pertinent information like your Social
5. Exercise regularly – It doesn’t matter what form of Securityyou or National numbersyoga, and make you exercise chooseInsurance – gym, running, kick sure boxing, the membrane and purging the cell of toxic debris. tell cell youron family or carers where to find them. ThisJust includes walking the beach or jumping on a trampoline. get Mitochondrial lead to congestive heartand failure, your body moving foronline good cardiovascular keep passwords sodepletion your accounts can behealth accessed. Other weakness, fatigue and neurological disease. itmuscle stretched. You’ll look and feel younger and healthier. practical directives should address the paying of any taxes due, utility bills, recurring payments or donations. Any time Hormone Imbalance a major change occurs in your life, make sure your will and last directives reflect it. Trillions of cells in the human body are synchronised to function by chemical signals called hormones. Aging End-of-life preferences creates hormonal imbalance that can lead to depression, osteoporosis, coronary heart disease and loss of libido. Now that the estate portion of your bounty is settled, have you given a thought to the other end-of-life decisions you Excess Calcification need to make while still, as they say, of sound and competent mind? What about drawing up a Living Willofthat instruct Calcium ions are transported into and out cellswill through your nearest and dearest how you want to be cared calcium channels into the membrane. Aging disrupts thisfor when you longer in a position to in verbalise process andare theno result is excess calcium the cellscoherent of the thoughts? Remember there are very important brain, heart valves and arterial walls that caninstructions lead to 6. Consume healthy fats – This has been shown to arteriosclerosis andend Alzheimer’s. reduce insulin resistance in overweight and those in regards to your of life preferencespeople that simply do not with diabetes. Dairy monounsaturated fat in olive belong in a Last Willfats andand Testament since that document will oilnot and increase insulin sensitivity. Avoid unhealthy be nuts read until after your death. trans-fat which promotes fat belly. 7. Avoid over or undereating. - Consuming too many or too few calories can lead to hormonal imbalances. Aim to eat at least 1,200 calories per day for optimal health. 8. Eat fatty fish - Long-chain omega-3 fatty acids may help lower cortisol and epinephrine, increase insulin sensitivity and decrease insulin levels in obese and insulinresistant individuals. 9. Get high quality sleep consistently - Poor sleep has been linked to imbalances of many hormones, including insulin, cortisol, leptin and growth hormone 10. Consume a high fiber diet - High fiber intake has been linked to improvements in insulin sensitivity and the hormones that control hunger, fullness and food intake. 11. Eat more eggs - Eggs are extremely nutritious and may help reduce insulin resistance, suppress your appetite and make you feel full.
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The high content of zinc inImmigration sesame seeds and E in sunfl ower seeds have been shown to yourvitamin consulate also need to be informed. Internal cellular functions depend on multiple enzymatic stimulate progesterone production. By adding one reactions occurring with seeds preciseand timing. Aging causesof tablespoon of sesame one tablespoon And now for the big caveat: Remember that every country enzyme disturbances the brain liver,phase, which result in sunflower seeds perinday in theand luteal they can has itsneurological own norms and to regulations when it comesorto naturally support the diseases body produce more progesterone. severe such as Parkinson’s durable health careloss. and Impaired appointing a health care proxy.inIf persistent memory liver function results you plan to die in Indonesia you are well advised to inform toxic damage to every cell in the body. yourself of the practices here. In fact, a quick survey among a Enzyme few Bali Deficit lawyers reveals that unfortunately, the Digestive Indonesian law system does not recognise a Living Will. The aging pancreas digestive However, you canoften drawfails uptoasecrete privateenough statement letter enzymes, aging directives liver does and not secrete regardingwhile yourthe medical wishes enough on how bile acids. personnel The resultsshould are thetreat chronic problems medical you digestive in case of a lethal many faceletter as they condition. This statement onlyage. indicates your wishes and does not have the strong enforcement capacity like a Excitotoxicity will. It behoves you to discuss these matters with your private physician now and see where you stand. The aging brain loses control of its release of neurotransmitters such as In the end it doesn’t really matter - or does it to you? glutamate and dopamine, and this results in devastating brain cell damage and Statistics claim that nearly half of people age 55 and older destruction. Who menopausal post menopausal? don’tare have a will. I bet and the percentage is even higher for Ifnot you do not have aWill. cycle either because toyou are not having a Living Yet it is important document Circulatory Deficityou menstruating because have those entered your end-of-life or preferences and communicate to perimenopause, menopause and you are in post your family and/or the people that are likely to be near you Microcapillary blood to the brain, menopause, seed rotation canflow still of help. at that crucial time. Putting a plan in place as for athings eye and skin is impaired part like of MEN medical care and funeral arrangements that normal aging. 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