"Sick and Tired"

Indeed, these two words go together easily! Fatigue is one factor that wears down your immune system, but it's not the only factor. Here's a little "diagram" that is going to show you how your system works, how it can break down, and how it could be healthier!

Everyone carries a toxic load. I know, sounds uncomfortable. But in our society, it's inevitable. The good news is that there are some things we can change. We have things like nasty toxic cleaners being absorbed every day by the largest organ in our body (our skin). We have stress from all sorts of things, we don't get enough sleep because we stay up late to watch "The Daily Show." :) We slather ourselves with nasty personal care products and makeup that is full of junk that could kill a lab rat. Our "wholesome" frozen family sized lasagna is full of MSG. We are breathing in our industrialized nation, and "oops," junior brought a cold home from school! Yikes, our bodies can't handle this load. Call in the EPA, we're gonna have an emission!

If only we could just puff this junk out of us! Unfortunately, we just wear down and get sick. Our immune system is working its pants off and can't handle one more responsibility. So, how do we train our eager IS to work more efficiently? We give it the tools it needs, and we lighten it's workload. The first and easiest thing to do is to replace all of the nasty toxic household products with healthier, natural ones that do just as good a job or better. I know, some folks use vinegar or baking soda to do all the cleaning, but I personally don't like the smell... and those products aren't going to kill all of the bacteria that a scientifically formulated, natural cleaning product containing high grade ingredients like oil of melaleuca will kill. (If you want to know where I get my great and inexpensive cleaning products, send me an email to melinda_bryce@yahoo.com. )

Okay, so now we've lightened the workload, let's give ourselves some tools. The tools are things that are working from the inside out... vitamins, minerals, foods, water, etc. Did you know that the quality of our food as far as it's vitamin and mineral content is dropping drastically? So even if you are eating local organic fruits and vegetables, you are unable to get the nutrition you need from your foods alone. In fact, in 2002 the American Medical Association stated that everyone must suppliment to maintain their health. Those vitamins are going to give your body the strength it needs to tackle the tough jobs.

But, there are so many vitamins out there! I mean, seriously, whole stores commited to vitamins and nutritional suppliments alone! Well, I just asked someone who knew! The vitamins I buy for me and my family have a patent-pending formula that allows the vitamins and minerals to absorb directly into the bloodstream from within the small intestine. They have actually been proven by third-party laboratory testing to absorb over 50% more of the nutrients than even the most expensive store brand. And those one-a-day vitamins aren't going to be very helpful, as they have extremely poor absorption. Here's a test... take one of those vitamins and put it in a glass of apple cider vinegar (same PH as your stomach). Let it sit for 24 hours and chances are that it will still be there! What good are the nutrients if you are just pooping them out!!! But maybe that's better anyway, because most of those are made of completely synthetic vitamins and minerals. Mmmm, mmm, good! But seriously, why not give yourself what you deserve to stay healthy?

Okay, so I have to go make some home-made chicken soup now, but if you have questions about any of this, just send me an e-mail to melinda_bryce@yahoo.com, or post a comment here! I try to get to this every day.