How Happy are You America? Looking at Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness…

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I think that there is absolute truth to the fact that being happy extends your very life.

Question, how do we fare here in America? Are we happy?  What constitutes being a happy individual and, how does our health relate to our happiness level?  It seems that we would need to be in good health to be happy.  We would also need the ability to prosper so that we can enjoy our lifestyles.   Let’s take a look at some interesting statistics identified in portions of a Harvard study I was listening to during a live recording from an alternative public radio station, *Sojourner Truth, on the subject of today’s mortality rates in America. This Harvard study initially focused their primary attention on disease as being the number one contributor to the shortened mortality rates in America today.

*Sojourner Truth broadcast available on this link for 90 days from Dec. 31^st, 2010

However, as they began to research the various diseases they discovered that there seems to be some definitive underlying factors that predisposed people to contracting various diseases; and therefore the focus of the study branched off into what those other factors were.  Before we dive into that, let’s look at some mortality statistics within America today when compared to that of neighboring countries that are also considered among the wealthiest countries in the world. 

In 2009, Congress funded a study on mortality rates in America and upon concluding their study it was reported that a young man of 25 years was less likely to reach retirement at age 65 when compared to men of the same age in other rich nations.  In researching those comparative statistics it was also discovered that 45 countries have a better chance of attaining longer life spans than we do here in America today.  

When looking at infant mortality rates, it was discovered that 41 nations have a lower child mortality rates pertaining to those children being able to reach the age of 5 years than do we here in America.  There seemed to be a direct correlation between these countries and ourselves in that these other countries all provided health care for their populations; and had seemingly better infant health care systems than do we here in America.   This made me think of the day I gave birth to my son.   On that day, there were 13 women in labor in the maternity ward, and there were only two OBGYNs’ on hand.  

Of these thirteen women in labor, ten gave birth via C-Section and the rest were naturally born.   I was one of the lucky ones in that I did not even see my doctor during my eighteen hours of labor until I was rushed into the delivery room already giving natural birth.  I had to wonder as I lay next to a woman in pain having had a C-Section; just how many of those women having this procedure did so due to the under staffing of the OBGYNs’ on that day? 

In 1960 it was noted that only 14 other countries had better health care than did we in America; today however America, along with Kroweshia, Afghanistan, Africa, and Iraq are among the countries today noted in the Harvard study as having the least adequate health care programs for their populations.  So let’s look at the quality of health care in America today as provided with the Obama Care Plan, or, the Health Care Reform Act HR3200 that was recently passed into law in both the House and Senate.  Rather, let’s look at who was behind the influence in creating this bill and assuring that it would become Law.  

If you watched the specifics of this Senate Bill from this blog’s link you will see that this Bill, HR3200, actually limits our ability to receive adequate and comprehensive health care.  So we have to ask, is the President’s power being trumped by something that is actually more powerful than the President’s own ability as President to provide a quality health care program for America?  If so, what could that power be?  That power is “Numbers”… 

These numbers are to the tune of 375 million dollars.  These are the numbers that private interest lobbyist groups, mostly contributions from the Health and Insurance Industries, have contributed to Congressional Leaders to influence the debate and the outcome of the health care reform bill, as well as its passage into law.  This is the most money ever poured into any one issue in the history of our country.  This money has been mostly used to stop reform in the healthcare industry related to regulating the costs of health care procedures and pharmaceutical necessities; and in so doing excessively weakens America’s ability to provide comprehensive health care to its citizens.

Here is the Break Down of Those Expenditures…

If you listen to Rick Sanchez of CNN discuss this with Senator Bernie Sanders you will discover which politicians have been given huge amounts of campaign funds from corporate pharmaceutical companies in order to influence decisions in Congress that address the quality of provisional health care. 

These are the monies our elected officials were given to promote the agenda driven interests of various health care entities and their lobbyist as acquired from the site,  http://www.opensecrets.org/

 

Resource Information provided at: http://www.opensecrets.org/.

The figures listed above list the contributions given to our elected officials in 2009. These were given directly from the Pharmaceutical and Health Products Companies.  The question that Rick Sanchez asked of Senator Sanders after reviewing these numbers was…

 “Do you think that these companies expect a return on their investment?” 

 Senator Sanders stated, “You bet they do, adding that America has become way too corporatized, if not controlled by corporate interests.”   He gives an example of how in America today we pay the highest prices for prescription drugs than any other country in the world, stating the reason for this as being that drug companies pour millions and millions of dollars into the political processes that regulate health care issues, including prescription drugs. 

He adds that…

 “America is the only country in the industrialized world that does not provide health care for its citizens.”

“This is because the hospitals, the health care insurance industries, and the pharmaceutical companies are all making billions of dollars right now, and they don’t want us to touch their profits.  And they are going to influence legislation in order to protect their assets.”   This lack of caring and sharing coming from our elected officials is one of the direct contributors to the lessened longevity of, We the People, in America today.  We’ll identify the three major causes at the conclusion of this blog. 

Hummm…. Is America way too corporatized?   Under the First Amendment, individuals have their inalienable rights to pursue prosperity, correct?  However, Ted Olsen, former Solicitor General for the Bush Administration stated in a report to the Senate that Corporations have the right to their first amendment rights just as do individuals.  

According to Mr. Olsen corporations should have the right to become major share holders in the American economy, and they should be allowed to fund their corporate prosperities through legislation in their efforts to achieve their own economic prosperity in America, just as do individuals in America today.  Their investments should be considered individual investments, and as such should be protected under law.  

Upon hearing this, Ruth Ginsburg the Associate Justice of the Supreme Court; who also was instrumental in launching the Women’s Rights Project of the American Civil Liberties Organization, posed this question to Mr. Olsen with regard to his reasoning in formulating this idea pertaining to corporations as individuals.  Here is how their discussion went…

Ruth Ginsburg asks…                          

 

 

 

Adding…

 

 

Mr. Olsen responds, “Yes.”

 

Prompting this second question from Ginsburg…  

  

 

 

 

Mr. Olsen replies…   

 

 

 

 

He then adds… 

 

    

 

 

 

And Ruth Ginsburg asks…       

 

 

 

 

And Mr. Olsen responds…  

  

 

 

 

And she replies… 

 

 

 

 

 O.K., let’s look at some important points in this discussion… 

First of all, Mr. Olsen states, “The Court” makes no distinction based upon the nature of the entity that might own a share of a corporation.    Did you notice that now the entity that is “The Court” is somehow making conclusions about what and individual, and individual rights are?  Hummm, does that mean that the plural entity that is the Court now over rides the US Constitution that sets in place the protection of the rights of the individual?  

Does this mean that “The Court” through its laws cancels out the U.S. Constitution’s?  But Justice Ginsburg makes a valid point worth considering.  So what happens if the major shareholders in the American economy are shareholders from other countries, and their interests may be contrary to guaranteeing the health and economic prosperity of our country itself? 

Now I have no problems with international businesses crossing over throughout the world to support world-wide business collaborations to the benefit of all here in America; but what Ruth Ginsburg is concerned about is the un-equal benefit to these corporations over individual American citizens themselves; as corporations use financial leverage through their congressional contributions, which are then able to manipulate laws to facilitate their own prosperity at the expense of the American people and the economy itself.

Because of the severely wavering economic stability of individual citizens in our society today, these individuals simply do not have the economic means to make their interests heard in the House and Senate as do corporations.  Bottom line, poverty in America has become the new American dream, perhaps nightmare, as state by state unemployment rates continue to rise above 9% in each state.

Now going back to the Harvard study, in addition to lack of sharing and caring pertaining to assuring people that they can have access to comprehensive preventative medical treatment; for the most part, today’s medicine focuses on disease instead of what makes people susceptible to illness.  Within the Harvard study findings it was discovered that these health disparities in longevity were also directly related to economic status.

American Individual Prosperity…

 Today in America 7% of our national population live in poverty.  Minimally 9% of all Americans in each state are unemployed.  While American’s line the corners heading to the food banks and unemployment lines; our government is bailing out big corporations, banks, and wealthy investors on Wall Street with billions of tax payer dollars. 

In a major filibuster speech given by Senator Bernie Sanders to Congress in December of 2009 Senator Sanders states, “Mr. President, in the year 2007, as the Middle class began to collapse, the top 1% of earners in the United States made 23 ½% of all income, more than the entire bottom 50%.  The percentage of income going to the top 1% nearly tripled since the 1970s’.   Today, if you can believe it, the top 1/10 of 1% earns about 12¢ of every dollar earned in America.  If anybody takes a little time to research these statistics it is clear to see that while the Middle Class is collapsing, the top 1% are doing extremely well while the bottom 50% continue their decline into poverty.”

Poverty leads to depression and a sense of helplessness that does not support a happy and healthy outlook on life, or life itself for that matter.  This directly predisposes the poor to illness and shortened longevity according to the Harvard study.  Poverty also increases the likelihood that individuals will end up incarcerated within the prison systems.  Today in America 1 in 100 are incarcerated. 

Today America’s Department of Corrections is the largest run correctional establishment throughout the world.  If we are free, why do we need the largest department of corrections?  Also, it was noted that children growing up in poverty are more likely to find themselves in the correctional institutions before the age of 15.  And it is widely known that America’s prison systems have very poor health care provisions for their inmates.   Recently I read that the D.O.C., Department of Corrections, was considering pardoning those with terminal illness early, releasing them into the social system for their care.   I have to ask, in our current failing health care system that offers little assurance of needed treatment to those individuals that can afford health insurance, what is the likelihood that these early release individuals will find the health care they need to treat their terminal illnesses?

Where is the protection for the American people?  How can we attain our inalienable rights to Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness in today’s societal system?  

And, what are the key killers in today’s society that predisposes us to dying?  They are… 

Lack of Societal Caring and Sharing… 

Early Life Disadvantage…

Where is the Heart of American Morality?

And Poverty… 

My Friends, these three things seem to be the very things that we are being forced to endure under our current political structure in America.   For our government to force us into complacency, disadvantaged health care, and poverty is immoral; and represents political corruption in its entirety.   So why is this occurring?  It is because our current elected officials are allowing the flaws of their own human nature to dictate the outcomes of our lives; and, it is all because of their greed and selfishness.  

This is clearly evident in our current economic system.  We must remember the power of the few political elite on top is totally dependant on the obedience of the majority on the bottom. Are we to be obedient to these political elite that sail away on their yachts with the American tax payers providing the winds for their sales?   These political elite are forcing America and her American Citizens into poverty through coercive laws and regulations to the demise of our very own inalienable right to life, liberty, and now, even hope for pursuing happiness.

Now it is not too late to use our majority vote to bring back the sound leverage of fairness and honesty in political practices.   We have not lost the power of our vote.   Your vote, in the long run is more cost-effective to the politician than the millions that lobbyist groups and corporations can pour into their coffers.   Without you and me they too will find themselves in the ranks of the unemployed.

I suggest to you that only a politician that is dedicated to fully operational honesty, without compromise, is capable of representing his or her people.  I invite you to look at the Twelve Visions Party Contract, to read it and then to realize that, a Twelve Visions Party candidate is bound through the Twelve Visions Party contract to represent The Prime Law.

We cannot stand alone for change.  We cannot live alone and be represented.  We must unify for the protection of all, bound under the representation of truth and honesty if we are to lift each and every individual American Citizen to the Life, Liberty, and Pursuit of Happiness that they are ordained to have as sentient beings in life.

With a government of non-initiatory force governing America today we will once again be lifted up in wealth, health, and prosperity for all.  Do you want to live a life of happiness again?   You say yes?  Then today, now it is time to do something about it.  You can join in with the Twelve Visions Party® in its mission to re-establish Life and Happiness for All using fully integrated honesty to de-politicize a corrupt political system.

TheUndefeatedLife

  

Your Development of You, A Lasting Relationship…

Relationships That Are Happen-Stance, Cannot Stand the Test of Time….

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Sorry; had to use a little word play.   I have recently been in the company of two men that began to cry in my presence.   For one man, he was visiting a missed AA friend and had missed him.   He asked me in passing if I had seen this man and in our conversation we began getting into the nitty gritty of his current life situation.     He explained that he had been sober for two years, “Clearly he was somewhat intoxicated during our conversation.”

As I listened to him I focused on the words that were being left un-said.  I could sense his feelings of self-defeat and self rejection.   He wanted to reach out to someone for help but he was not quite there yet.  Why do I say that? He had not yet reached the point of self-honesty….He had not come to the point of looking at the why of the matter (his drinking served only as a substitute for something lying deep within).

The pain he felt was very deep, I could feel this pain literally vibrating out from his being coupled with the distortions of frustration and attitudes of criticizing himself as a failure.   Instead of playing into some type of superficial apologetics with him, essentially feeding his lie; I told him he should not condemn himself for being who he is.   I explained that within him exist all the possibilities of becoming the beautiful person he currently is and will become.  I added that he should see his life as a journey towards the fulfillment of his development as a complete immortal and god-like being because, in fact, the presence of God “our light spark of life” is always within him; both inside and outside of his physical being.

He began to wipe a tear from his eye and said, “You are making me cry.”   I explained that he was crying because within his heart he knew what I was saying was true.   He knew who he was and that when he is able to develop his self love to the point that he is willing to make developmental changes; his life will attract to itself all of those things he has already attained to within his heart, mind, soul connection.

Then the next day, another male friend of mine came over….his clothing held the stench of the day before and he was lethargic….I told him, “You’ve been up all night and are wearing the clothes you wore yesterday…what’s wrong?”   He began to explain that he had been laid off from his job and was really hurt because of this….he stated the stress and deprecation of his value as a person really brought him down and he felt frustrated and didn’t know where to go.

Then he began to apologize because he too had begun to wipe tears from his eyes.  He is a home owner so he was not looking for a place to stay…I employ his services to help with some things for me at times.    I got him a tissue and gave him a distant hug and suggested that we go for a walk because just walking and talking would make him feel better; adding humorously that it would also air out his clothes.   Then, right on cue….my son ran to the bathroom and got his body spray and handed it to the man….Ray, my son, really likes this guy.

After our talk and discussing the steps that needed to be taken he felt a lot better and was able to push aside all of those negative emotions and do as I suggested, JUST GIVE YOURSELF TIME TO RELAX AND FOCUS YOUR THOUGHTS.    Today we are constantly getting negative input from all around us.   Negative input does not necessarily mean something that is negative.   Stimulation is pleasant; however over stimulation is really a detriment as it can separate us from our logical thought and rational reasoning.    We get in such a hurry to speed up events in our lives that we so often find ourselves rushing in where angels fear to tread.

LOVE, LOVE, LOVE…..   Loving ourselves reminds us to value both ourselves and others.  It causes us to feel responsible for our feelings, our self affirmations, and the development of our integrity which brings to us self-respect.    Better yet, when we do this….we are instilling these ideas within ourselves in order to remember to do the same for others.

This is what I call developing valuable relationships.  If I have lifted up a run down soul to the possibility of understanding their own deity of the super soul as a universal creation of life….then I have formed a perfect union.

The Undefeated Life

The Most Important Information You Can Read Today!

Are Forced Vaccines In Our Future?

I want to know that whatever I do for my children is good for them.   Can we trust the power that controls our government anymore?   I am not sure.   I heard recently that our government is considering implementing mandatory vaccinations.  I want you to look at this video objectively, and as you watch this consider these things.    The doctor presenting this video for the public is in a high profile profession; realize that she could very well be putting her reputation, as well as her very lively hood on the line to Protect You and I!  

After you watch this short video, please read the following medical statement from Dr. Blaylock who reports on the specifics of this vaccination as well as its likely hood to keep you protected.  Bottom Line is, We need help!  How can we be sure we are making the right decisions for ourselves and our families?  We need to know the truth so we can make informed decisions. 

 

As Living Beings We Deserve To Know The Truth…

 

Because I have a disabled son that has suffered so often due to the ignorance of the medical profession; and its unwillingness to provide adequate care (Money or Not!) – I need to see a change in our country….Where is the Love?

 

Are There Any Other Options?  What Else Can Be Done To Protect Us?
Now I have heard various ideas on the subject of the HINI vaccine and its possible, more than likely, plausible contamination.   Think about it, anytime you inject a virus into your arm for treatment you are contaminating yourself.  Here are the questions we need to ask ourselves:  Is there a real Swine Flu Epidemic that makes it necessary to enlist mandatory vaccinations of our population?  Where are the reported deaths world wide caused by the Swine Flu that make mandatory vaccinations essential?

These are the questions we need answered if we are to make informed decisions as the American people.   

This is the very reason we need the types of change that the Twelve Visions Party talks about.  They describe an amendment to the Constitution.  They may not be 100% right, but as least they are all about protection and honesty.   I say give them a chance; nothing could be worse than what we have now….. Click the Link Below to Read.     The Twelve Visions Party Amendment to the Constitution can Protect our Lives by implementing a new law of” No Initiatory Force on our Lives”  

 

We need to stand up for ourselves again and work together to stop this political oversite that is contaminating to our lives.  The Twelve Visions Party is planning on creating a platform for the voice of the people.  To learn more visit:  www.twelvevisionsworld.com/

 

Quote from Dr. Blaylock                  

“No One Should Take The Swine Flu Vaccine”

  —- On Fri, 7/24/09, Russell Blaylock wrote:

  
Important Message & Health Alert from Dr. Russell Blaylock concerning swine flu

No one should take the swine flu vaccine-it is one of the most dangerous vaccines ever devised. It contains an immune adjuvant called squalene (MF-59) which has been shown to cause severe autoimmune disorders such as MS, rheumatoid arthritis and Lupus. This is the vaccine adjuvant that is strongly linked to the Gulf War syndrome, which killed over 10,000 soldiers and caused a 200% increase in the fatal disease ALS (Lou Gehreg disease). This virus H1N1 kills by causing a “cytokine storm”, which means that it cause the body’s immune system to overreact and that is why it is killing young people and is a mild disease in the elderly. (The elderly have weakened immune systems.) This vaccine is a very powerful immune simulator and carries the real possibility of making the lethality of the virus much greater.

What Should I Do To Protect Myself Against The Flu?

One’s best protection is vitamin D3. One should take 5000 IU a day now and when the disease begins to spread increase the dose to 15,000 IU a day. Vitamin D3 modulates the immune reaction, reducing the chance of an overreaction and stimulates the body to produce what are called antimicrobial peptides, which are powerful killers of viruses that does not involve immunity. This is dose related, which means the higher the dose of vitamin D3 the better the protection. Fish oils (the best is Carlson’s Norwegian lemon flavored fish oil) also reduce immune overreaction. One teaspoon a day should be sufficient. For severe symptoms, one teaspoon twice a day. Antioxidants of various kins also help-this includes, quercetin, curcumin, grapeseed extract, vitamin C and natural vitamin E. A good multivitamin/mineral such as Extend Core (http://www.vrp.com  www.vrp.com)  is also essential.

Feel free to spread this around. People need to know how to protect themselves.  

Russell

RUSSELL L. BLAYLOCK, M.D.

 About Dr. Blaylock:
Dr. Blaylock is a board certified neurosurgeon, author and lecturer.  For the past 25 years he has practiced neurosurgery in addition to having a nutritional practice. He recently retired from both practices to devote full time to nutritional studies and research.

During his residency training he worked with the eminent neurosurgeon, Dr. Ludwig Kempe. Together they developed the transcallosal removal of intraventricular tumors, which is still used today. Dr. Blaylock presented their cases utilizing this technique to the Congress of Neurological Surgeons. They also developed the ventriculolymphatic shunt in the treatment of hydrocephalus. In addition, they conducted neuroanatomical studies together with the aim of developing improved approaches in vascular intracranial surgery.   It was during his residency that Dr. Blaylock did much of the primary work on intraventricular monitoring of craniocerebral trauma patients, which was reported in the scientific literature. He also worked closely with Dr. Peter Jannettaduring Dr. Jennetta’s early research on vascular compression of the cranial nerves as a cause of trigeminal neuralgia and hemifacial spasm. Dr. Blaylock was one of the first neurosurgeons to utilize high-intensity nutritional supplementation in craniocerebral trauma patients, which met with great success.

Dr. Blaylock has written and illustrated three books. The first book was on the subject of excitotoxins (Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills) and how they are related to diseases of the nervous system. His second book, Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life, covers the common basis of all diseases, nutritional protection against diseases of aging, protection against heavy metal toxicity, the fluoride debate, pesticide and herbicide toxicity, excitotoxin update, the vaccine controversy, protection against heart attacks and strokes and contains a new chapter on omega-3 fats. This book has been newly revised as an oversized paperback. His third book, Natural Strategies for Cancer Patients, was released in April, 2003 and discusses the ways to defeat cancer, enhance the effectiveness of conventional treatments and prevent complications associated with these treatments. In addition, he has written and illustrated three chapters in medical textbooks, written a booklet on nutritional protection against biological terrorism and written and illustrated a booklet on multiple sclerosis. He has written over 30 scientific papers in peer-reviewed journals on a number of subjects.

Since the publication of his first book he has been a guest on numerous national and international syndicated radio programs and appeared on the 700 Club several times. He appeared on Nutritionally Living with Dr. Ward Bond. Presently, he is engaged in a monthly radio program discussing his book, Health and Nutrition Secretion Raymond Francis’ program Beyond Health. The series will run for 12 months. He lectures widely to both lay and professional medical audiences on a variety of nutritional subjects.   Dr. Blaylock serves on the editorial staff of the Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association and is the associate editor of the Journal of American Physicians and Surgeons, official journal of the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons. He has a monthly nutrition newsletter, published by NewsMax.com, the Blaylock Wellness Newsletter.  Dr. Blaylock serves as the medical consultant for the Fluoride Toxicity Research Collaborative.

At present he is a member of the American Association of Physicians and Surgeons, the American Nutraceutical Association, the International and American Associations of Clinical Nutritionist, the International Academy of Oral Medicine and Toxicology, American College of Nutrition, American Association for Health Freedom, National Health Federation, American Academy of Anti-Aging Medicine and the Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation.

Surgeon. Author, Lecturer, Educator

Concludes Prof. Bio.

Swine Flu – Pandemic or Programmed Genocide!

On April 30th, 2009, I read in the news that the worldwide pandemic level has been raised to a “Red Level” of concern due to the recent outbreak of the Swine Flu.  This means that the United States has now been placed under an acute threat status for the spread of a Swine Flu pandemic outbreak.    Let’s look at what types of provisions our government has allotted to the medical facilities in order to protect our citizens from the pandemonium of a life threatening pandemic outbreak.   Three years ago, Congress appropriated billions of dollars to the department of Health and Human Services, “HHS”, for the agency’s pandemic influenza plan after animal outbreaks of the extremely pathogenic avian flu virus were discovered in a dozen countries throughout the world.  Today, even though scientists say the threat of a pandemic is still very real, the nation’s interest in the issue has subsided, and the HHS says it does not have the requested resources to fully implement its strategic plan to combat and prevent a castophic pandemic outbreak.  December, 2005, Congress appropriated $3.3 billion in emergency funding to HHS for the first year of their intervention plan and $2.3 billion for the second year of funding in June, 2006.  

 

  Note, those big plans have, to date, not been realized thus leading to the updated statement from HHS that quote, “The full promise for the progress HHS anticipated cannot be achieved as HHS does not have the requested resources to fully implement the plan it proposed.”  This report added that the fiscal 2008 appropriations bill did not include the $870 million initially requested by the president to support the plan’s next phase.    Why is this occurring? 

 

Why?  The fiscal 2008 appropriations bill did not include the $870 million initially requested by the president to support the plan’s next phase.    And now, here is your answer as to why this is occurring.  Three years ago, the GAO, Government Accountability Office, which was initiated after 9/11 as part of the changes related to the Patriot Act, developed a strategy for its work to support Congress’ decision-making and oversight related to pandemic flu planning.   Their report supplanted Congresses flu pandemic planning and rather included a strategy which incorporated reviews of other national disasters such as the 9/11 terror attacks, hurricanes Katrina and Andrew, and emerging infectious diseases such as the severe acute respiratory syndrome.

 

 Their strategy targeted six themes which were, performance and accountability, leadership, authority and coordination, detecting threats and managing risks; information sharing, and communication, capacity to respond and recover, and planning, training and exercise.   Basically, since 2006, when HHS’s budget was taken over by GAO, 11 reports were published which made 23 recommendations based on its findings.  Then to summarize, control of the funds allocated to HHS had been transferred to a “new governmental office.”  This office, the ASPR, is the office of the Assistant Secretary for Preparedness Response. 

 

 Because the funding was now, “broad based,” to include various possible risk factors as stated above, little of the initial $7.1 billion in emergency funding specifically proposed for pandemic influenza preparedness by George W. Bush in 2005 actually reached the individual hospital facilities.  Instead the ASPR has allocated to the nation’s states and territories these funds which are supposed to be used to apply to all of the hazards that were reviewed initially by the GAO according to Gregg Pane, an emergency physician who is the director of national healthcare preparedness programs at ASPR.   Pane stated that planning efforts should be shared in a community with emphases on the local medical institutional needs.  This would better target specific areas according to their area of need.    It appears that the funding priorities of these federally funded departments are too federally focused.

 

 Way too much of the money that is allocated from your tax dollars and mine goes to propping up large, federal bureaucracies like the C.D.C., Center for Disease Control, rather than providing the national health care support that our tax dollars are crying out for as we continue to live under the world wide pandemic threat of both the Swine and Avian Flues.   To date, there have been 400+ confirmed cases of the, H1N1, Swine Flu virus within the United States, 8 resulting in death.  Here is what you can do. Write to your local Representatives before you put in your next vote and tell them that we the people are the majority and we will no longer vote them into a life long career – even after retirement if they continue to abandon the health and wellbeing of our lives!    Someone needs to hear the voice of the people before pandemic brings about total silence and death.  Choose Life! 

 

Thank you,

The Undefeated Life

Can You Guess This Woman’s Age? What is Her Fountain of Youth?

     

                                                

O.K., do you think you can guess this woman’s age correctly?   First, I’ll tell you a little about her to help you try to make the right guess.   She has worked in the education field for 12 years.  She has one son; although I won’t tell you his age as that would give everything away. She runs two or three 10.22 minute miles three times per week.  She can pull 100lbs using a Roger’s Row Machine in two sets of 25, her weight is 103lbs and she is 5ft, 8 inches tall.   She has completed one marathon and has run in several 5K and 10K runs.   It’s your turn, what’s her age?  Just to keep things interesting, I won’t tell you until the end of this blog. If, (knowing her age), you ask her about how she seems to have been able to retain such a youthful appearance she will tell you that there are two components to staying young.   One, she says, has to do with your mental attitude, and the other has to do with how you use your mental attitude to enhance your lifestyle and transform your body along with your life.

 

 

Part one of this youth retention program relates to how your mind affects your attitude towards yourself, and how that mental state can either take away from, or add to your youthful appearance.  Here is how that works.   Have you every heard the statement you could see the story of their life written on their face?  This statement refers to the path of wrinkles displayed there.   It is true; most people don’t know that it takes more muscles to frown than it does to smile.  Most people also probably don’t realize that frowning and smiling are two of the major wrinkle imprint sources.   “So, I guess I would rather have happy wrinkles over frowning wrinkles,” say’s our pictured lady.    As you age, your body begins to loose the ability to produce Collagen.  (Collagen Hydrolysate) is a complex structural protein that maintains strength and flexibility of skin, ligaments, bones, joints, muscles, tendons, gums, teeth, eyes, blood vessels, nails and hair.  This lady supplements her collagen production with SUPER COLLAGEN type I & III from the NeoCell Company.  This comes in powder and tablet forms.  You can learn more about SUPER COLLAGEN type 1 & III at –   www.neocell.com

 

 

So many people today are so busy trying to make their living and support their lifestyles that, without realizing it, they forget to give themselves time to simply enjoy living.   We become so wrapped up with concerns and obligations related to maintaining our livelihoods that we simply don’t take time to enjoy living life.  The simplicity of living and enjoying our lives is what gives us peace and contentment leading to a healthy mind and healthy body.   Many studies have proven that a good positive attitude can go a long way to enhancing the value of life itself.   When you value your life because you are happy with it; you suddenly find yourself looking for ways to make life more and more enjoyable.  Before you know it, you are out there exercising your body and participating in physical activities that enhance your physical appearance and also just make you feel better.

 

 

You feel better when you exercise due to the increase in endorphins which are released through your central nervous system caused by the increase in heart rate and the circulation of super oxygenated blood through your body as you exercise.    Another factor pertaining to the good in healthy exercise is that further studies have shown that many people today are deficient in Vitamin D because they work for long periods indoors.   Your body makes Vitamin D when it is exposed to sunlight.  The bodies manufacture and absorption of this vitamin is the only way that certain nutrients held within this vitamin are able to get into and support the function of the important internal organs of the body.   20 minutes per day of sunlight exposure is greatly needed and rarely gotten; especially with the suggested trend today of applying sunscreen to our skin when we are outside.

 

 

Vitamin D could be called the “Feel Good Vitamin” because that is exactly what it does.   Studies have shown that people such as gardeners, pool cleaners, and athletes have large amounts of this vitamin stored in their bodies and that this vitamin combines with the B-12 Vitamins and CoQ-10 enzyme supplements greatly enhancing the well being of these individuals both physically and psychologically.  Our pictured lady says that she can use her mind to meditate health and youthfulness into her body through a regimen of exercise, vitamin supplementation, and prayer meditation.   She says these three things do wonders for her.    Come back to part two of this blog to see her actual age and get the scoop on her fountain of youth vitamin supplement and diet program. 

 

This woman is also a Vegetarian and has been for well over 10 years.   She says this really makes her feel energetic and healthy as she eats a lot of fresh vegetables and whole grain foods.   Because she does not eat meat, she also drinks one Atkins Protein Shake each day which provides 20 grams of protein as well as other vitamins.   When I asked her for a list of the vitamins she takes regularly to stay youthful and strong she gave me this list of supplements.

 

 

The information listed here is not intended to serve as a prescriptive to your personal nutritional needs. I list these supplements as they have greatly enhanced the pictured lady’s life.  Can you guess her age?   Here is her vitamin and supplemental (Fountain of Youth):

 

 FOR COLON HEALTH (1), Nature’s Way, premium extract Acai’ Standardized My dosage is 2 in the am and 2 in the pm. Questions call 1-800-9NATURE.

FOR COLON HEALTH (2), Super Colon Cleanse, Distributed by: Health Plus, for info visit www.healthplusinc.com My dosage is 2 in the am and 2 in the pm.

FOR HEART HEALTH, immune support, and circulation improvement I take: Nature’s Brand Super Garlic. One tablet has 1000 mg Garlic and 10,000 mcg Allicin.  I take one in the am and one in the pm. 

FOR HEART HEALTH & CELLULAR SUPPORTI take CoQ-10 200 mg, with dosage at 1 soft jell am and one soft jell pm. 

FOR SKIN, JOINT ELASTICITY, CELLULAR RECONSTRUCTION, & VISION ASSISTI take Pure H.A. which is Hyaluronic Acid.  I take the formula from NeoCell. I take 2 capsules per day, one in the am and one in the pm providing 100mg of HA.  For more information and to obtain usage guidelines visit on the web at: www.neocell.com .

 

REGARDING CHIA SEEDS:  I use Nu-Greens (Brand Name) CHIA PURE 100% Pure Chia Seed.

About Chia Seeds:  One scoop per day provides 3 Grams of Omega 3’s, is a rich source of fiber and protein, and is high in antioxidants and minerals.

Gram for Gram Chia Pure provides 20X more Omega-3s, 6X more calcium that whole mile, 4X more protein than kidney beans, and 2X more fiber than a bowl of bran flakes.   Chia seeds have been called the, “Miracle Food of the Mayans!”, and as such are considered an ancient wonder grain that served as a power food for the Aztecs, Incas, and Mayans for over 3000 years.  Chia – the Mayan word for “Strength” was consumed in bread just before battle or mixed in water before running or hunting long distances to provide endurance and strength.   Because of its amazing nutrient value, chia seeds were prized more than gold and were even used as medicine.

THE NUTRITIONAL BENEFITS OF CHIA SEEDS ARE:

Excellent source of fiber – including 1gm of soluble fiber that forms a gel in the digestive tract which slows the absorption of sugar into the bloodstream, binds to toxins, and helps eliminate waste.

The highest known whole food source of omega-3s – even more than flax seed – and also has the perfect 3:1 omega-3 to omega-6 ratio which is essential for optimal health.

Good source of calcium, iron, phosphorus, magnesium and manganese.

Complete source of protein, with all the amino acids in perfect balance.

Can be added to any beverage or food, including cereal, soup, salad, yogurt, smoothies, and baked goods.

 

I mix one scoop with 8oz of V-8 Fusion, Strawberry, and Banana juice.  Note, I also add one scoop of NeoCell Super Collagen Type 1&3, which supports hair, skin, nails, ligaments, tendon, bone, muscle tissue, as well as assists in weight control.  I also add to the mix, one scoop of Certified Organic Triple Greens which I get from Purity Products.  One scoop of this contains dark green vegetables, two types of fruits, and flax seed fiber.

I also take (3) 500 mg Vitamin C for immune support, and also helps with elimination and colon cleansing.

And finally, I take (3) TriFlex soft chews of Glucosamine Chondroitin with MSM to promote joint mobility and flexibility and to assist with the rebuilding of cartilage. Each soft chew contains 500 mg of Glucosamine HCI, 400 MG OF Chondroitin Sulfate, Sodium, and 25 mg of MSM (Methylsulfonyl-Methane).  I take (GNC) ActiveCal 500 mg each chews in caramel flavor.  Each single chewable provides 50% of the daily value for calcium in a great tasting that is not chalky.  Each chew also supplies Vitamin D that aids in the utilization and absorption of calcium and Vitamin K for added bone support. 

 

 I think now we have a pretty good idea of this woman’s lifestyle; let’s see if we guessed right on her age.   When I asked this woman her age this was her reply,  “I will tell you that I am in the 50/60 year age range.   Shhhhhh……

A Woman’s got to keep her secrets.”  LOL

 Thank you, Undefeated Life©