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By Dr. Mercola

Want a Good Night’s Sleep? Then Never Do These Things Before Bed…

Sleep is one of the great mysteries of life. Like gravity or the quantum field, we still don’t understand exactly why we sleep—although we are learning more about it every day.

We do know, however, that good sleep is one of the cornerstones of health.

Six to eight hours per night seems to be the optimal amount of sleep for most adults, and too much or too little can have adverse effects on your health.

Sleep deprivation is such a chronic condition these days that you might not even realize you suffer from it. Science has now established that a sleep deficit can have serious, far reaching effects on your health.

For example, interrupted or impaired sleep can:

• Dramatically weaken your immune system
• Accelerate tumor growth—tumors grow two to three times faster in laboratory animals with severe sleep dysfunctions
• Cause a pre-diabetic state, making you feel hungry even if you’ve already eaten, which can wreak havoc on your weight
• Seriously impair your memory; even a single night of poor sleep—meaning sleeping only 4 to 6 hours—can impact your ability to think clearly the next day
• Impair your performance on physical or mental tasks, and decrease your problem solving ability

MUCH More interesting information at Dr Mercola’s website > http://tinyurl.com/33SleepAidSecrets 

Can eating properly help you get an advantage in business? The short answer, yes, eating right can certainly help your business life!!

Who wants to age faster, anyway? I’m a typical baby-boomer and I can say, “Not me.” I suspect you would agree.  I continually am on the look out for better ways to live better, to get the “edge” on the competition. That’s one reason why I drink (and sell) the healthier “coffee and tea” that I do.

You know what I mean, we all look for things that help you feel better, look better, think clearer, etc. All these the things the majority of our modern society are seeking are things that make life better, right? Well, I guess for the most part, however, there are certain “gurus” that should be studied and followed and Dr Mercola just may be one of those in the health field. Here’s a recent article I thought you may learn from, one that may help you live better!

Yahoo Shine notes that eating the wrong foods — or not eating the right foods — can result in symptoms that most people tend to assume are due to aging. Here are four tips they’ve assembled to steer you in the right direction:

Mistake #1: You avoid all animal protein

Vitamin B12, which is essential for energy, is found only in foods that are derived from animals. This nutrient helps regulate your metabolism, and it is an important part of maintaining a healthy brain and nervous system. Fatigue is a classic sign of B12 deficiency

Mistake #2: You’re not getting enough manganese and copper

Manganese and copper prevent joint pain, and are both essential for maintaining joint cartilage and flexibility. In many cases, getting enough of these nutrients reverses joint deterioration and eliminates joint pain.

Mistake #3: You avoid healthy fats

Omega-3 fats are part of your brain’s building blocks. If you’re not getting enough in your diet, the architecture of your brain becomes weak, and brain function, including memory, deteriorates.

Mistake #4: You favor packaged foods over whole

Most processed foods do not have enough potassium, which can result in high blood pressure. Eating better can correct the problem.

Article continued here > EatingMistakesThatAgeYou

P.S. Yeah, I know, the photo is (was) somebody’s kind little grandma. Bless her heart for posing for this photo-opp.   lol