Joe: “I’m upset. My buddy Tony got fired and he always went the extra mile.”
Pete: “What did he do?”
Joe: “He was a taxi driver.”
Month: October 2023
4 Reasons Why You Should Add Cinnamon to Your Diet
- Ease menstrual symptoms. Research indicates that cinnamon tea may help reduce menstrual symptoms such as bleeding, pain, nausea, and vomiting.
- Help your heart. Several studies have found that cinnamon can ease inflammation, lower blood pressure, and removing excess cholesterol from blood vessels.
- Ease chronic inflammation. It’s associated with diseases such as cancer, diabetes, and heart disease. Cinnamon helps to reduce markers of inflammation, which in turn lowers the risk of disease.
- Help control your blood sugar. Studies suggest that powdered cinnamon and cinnamon tea can both be helpful when trying to control high blood sugar in people with type 2 diabetes. Research has shown that cinnamon can lower serum lipids and blood glucose levels, as well as fasting plasma glucose and triglycerides.
Caution: Cinnamon contains a chemical called coumarin. Eating too much can cause liver damage, cancer, low blood sugar, or breathing problems. Adults shouldn’t have more than one teaspoon of cinnamon per day — children should eat even less.
Thinking Out Loud ~ You Will Overcome the Struggle
Today’s Thinking Out Loud reflection is on Lewis Carroll’s work, Alice in Wonderland. Alice in Wonderland is available for free download from Project Gutenberg here.
“Either the well was very deep, or she fell very slowly, for she had plenty of
time as she went down to look about her and to wonder what was going to happen
next. First, she tried to look down and make out what she was coming to, but it was too dark to see anything; then she looked at the sides of the well, and
noticed that they were filled with cupboards and book-shelves; here and there
she saw maps and pictures hung upon pegs. She took down a jar from one of the
shelves as she passed; it was labelled “ORANGE MARMALADE”, but to
her great disappointment it was empty: she did not like to drop the jar for
fear of killing somebody underneath, so managed to put it into one of the
cupboards as she fell past it.”
Note: Poor Alice. She didn’t know where she was going. It was too dark to see her way. And, when she thought she found something, it was of no help. How often have you felt the same way when embarking on a new adventure? I know I’ve felt lost and questioned my wisdom for choosing a journey. I discovered by toughing it out, answers begin to form, and confidence build with every small success. If we stop and look back on our journey we’ll see that we overcame the darkness.
Today’s Mind Sharpening Anagram – Can You Solve It?
Today’s mind sharpening anagram is a two or three word phrase related to a health related topic. Can you unscramble the anagram to discover the two or three word phrase?
Today’s Anagram:
“Let Me Arise” A Poem by Violet Fane
Let Me Arise
Violet Fane
Let me arise and open the gate,
to breathe the wild warm air of the heath,
And to let in Love, and to let out Hate,
And anger at living and scorn of Fate,
To let in Life, and to let out Death.
12 Facts About Heart Healthy Exercise
- Physical activity is an important way to prevent heart disease – the nation’s No. 1 killer — and stroke, the nation’s No. 5 killer.
- Do at least 2.5 hours of moderate intensity physical activity (think brisk walking), spread across the entire week, to improve your cardiovascular health.
- Moderate-intensity activity gets your heart beating faster, causes you to break a sweat and makes you breathe harder. (Hint: You should be able to talk but not sing.)
- Doing more than 300 minutes of moderate-intensity physical activity per week can provide extra health benefits.
- If time is an issue, and you’re able to, do 75 minutes or more of vigorous activity (at least at a jogging pace) each week to improve your cardiovascular health. (That’s equal to 150 minutes of moderate-intensity activity.)
- All types of physical activity help your heart health. Take the stairs instead of the elevator, walk briskly around the mall, or take a dance class.
- The simplest change you can make to improve your heart health is to replace sedentary behavior with lighter-intensity activities like walking.
- People of all types, shapes, sizes and abilities can benefit from being physically active.
- Doing some physical activity is better for your heart than doing nothing. But the more physical activity you do, the more benefit you gain.
- If you have heart disease, you should exercise just as much as someone who does not have heart disease. But understand the risks; some activities may not be appropriate for you right now.
- Talk with your doctor about the types and amounts of physical activity that are right for you if you have heart disease.
- You are more likely to develop heart disease, have high blood pressure, have high blood cholesterol or have a stroke when you’re not regularly physically active.
You Can Make a Difference. Quote by Anne Frank
“How wonderful that no one need wait a single moment to improve the world.”
—Anne Frank
Your Daily Jokes, One-liners, and Punchlines
Joe: “My girlfriend made a toast for me at my birthday party.”
Pete: “What did she say?”
Joe: “She toasted, ‘Here’s to another year of questionable decisions.'”
Thinking Out Loud ~ Make Your Dream an Adventure
Today’s Thinking Out Loud reflection is on Lewis Carroll’s work, Alice in Wonderland. Alice in Wonderland is available for free download from Project Gutenberg here.
“There was nothing so very remarkable in that; nor did Alice think it so
very much out of the way to hear the Rabbit say to itself, “Oh
dear! Oh dear! I shall be late!” (when she thought it over afterwards, it
occurred to her that she ought to have wondered at this, but at the time it all
seemed quite natural); but when the Rabbit actually took a watch out of its
waistcoat-pocket, and looked at it, and then hurried on, Alice started to
her feet, for it flashed across her mind that she had never before seen a
rabbit with either a waistcoat-pocket, or a watch to take out of it, and
burning with curiosity, she ran across the field after it, and fortunately was
just in time to see it pop down a large rabbit-hole under the hedge.
In another moment down went Alice after it, never once considering how in the world she was to get out again.”
Note: I like this opening to Alice in Wonderland. Alice chases the rabbit and goes down the rabbit hole without hesitation. That’s how we should chase our dreams. We should go after them without hesitation. We should be thinking of chasing our dreams as an adventure. If our dream is worth thinking about, our dreams are worth pursuing. No looking back. No fear. Plunge ahead with full speed.
