Well, the sun is shinning this morning.  But this doesn’t imply that all is well! At least not in our house.  We need to fix the 20 year old wrought iron fence in the back yard; as well as replace the rubber washer in our shower faucet.  Maintenance isn’t part of my idea of retirement. 
But then, viewing that maintenance of a home is similar to maintaining your car ... you know like changing the oil and cleaning the windshield and so on.  Like your car getting rid of exhaust gases from engine combustion, so your body gets rid of the immediate big wastes we all refer to as “going to the toilet to poo-poo and wee-wee” or waste dumping. 
So why this blurb about my troubles of retirement? 
Because in addition to daily waste dumping we need to also do hidden maintenance on the drainage system in our human body .... every day. Our bodies need constant tune ups.   Most of us don’t think of this in this way but that is what we must do and not neglect.  This brings me to sharing an idea with you. I recently discovered some new info about body maintenance and how to do it at all ages.  And I appreciate your patience with this story.  
This story is based on new information that I never heard of before.  It is about  how the lymphatic system works and when the lymphatic system is stagnant or not moving, our body dumps the fluid wastes from the lymphatic system into spaces between tissues, like the stomach and hips [ the beer belly ].  Why dump wastes into interstitial tissues [holding bins] like the stomach?  Because that is supposed to be a temporary holding place, until the lymphatic system can empty what excesses it has in its system vessels. So when the body can’t dispose of wastes fast enough, all the wastes back up just like a kitchen sink can overflow when the drain is plugged up.  And your body reacts by inflating your stomach and filling up in the lymph vessels, making you feel sluggish, bloated, sick and so on.  
In order for the lymphatic system to drain, we need to open the end of the drainage system ... the large colon, the pathways to the liver where fat soluble toxic chemicals are converted into water soluble by-metabolites and then clean the pathway to the kidneys to allow this drainage system to start flowing.  We need to help open your drainage system.  
Your body's drainage is the Lymphatic system that is compose of your tonsils, thymus, bone marrow, spleen, lymathic fluid, vessels and lymph nodes. You have three times mor lymph fluid than blood. The lymphatic ststen is your main detoxification system.  It rids you of toxins such as dead and canceous cells, nitrogenous wastes, fat, infectious viruses, heavy metals and other assorted junk coast off by the cells.   
The body does all the waste clearance easily when we are young and when we run,   jump and exercise.  But in older age, we often slow down and don’t exercise as much as we should. So the waste, or toxins, simply pile up in the body [ aah! the pot belly! ].  And this toxic waste pileup causes all kinds of health problems for us, like skin rashes, auto-immune disorders, cancer and so on.
You can view two videos below for more information on how the lymphatic system works:
John Thomas explains lymphatic system 2:47 mns 
The key to moving the lymph in the body is body movement or exercise: skipping rope, trampoline, ball bouncing, walking, running, playing sports, running up and down stairs.  Moving the lymph is referred to as rebounding, although rebounding is also a term associated with the mini-trampoline known as a rebounder. The rebounding motion stimulates all internal organs, moves the cerebral-spinal fluid, cleanses the blood system and is beneficial for the intestines. The condition of both our bloodstream and lymphatic system is the barometer of our health. 
So one way to start moving the wastes is to get the lymphatic system to move.  The lymphatic system has no pump like the blood system.  So we need to use our skeletal muscles to push against the lymph vessels and squeeze the lymph fluid out in a one way direction --- out into the blood circulatory system and eventually into the kidneys, forming urine; thereby making more room for more drainage.  Exercise is the key. 
Rebounding is the new exercise term for this movement process. The movement performed in rebounding provides the stimulus for a free-flowing system that drains away these potential poisons. Rebounding is a lymphatic exercise. As your lymphatic system collects the wastes from your blood vessels, it moves these wastes into temporary storage sites like lymph nodes and interstitial areas.  The lymphatic system is your garbage can and exercise helps to empty the system everyday. 
 At our golden age, it gets harder and harder to exercise. Hence, the lymphatic wastes can pile up in the stomach area over time.   But rebounding may be a good salvation.  If you can at least walk a mile or more, then you can stimulate the lymph system to circulate and move the lymph fluid.  It will be slow but effective.
If you are like many, semi-disabled for various reasons, then you can use a balance ball.  Yes, sit on the ball, control your balance and bounce your bottom on the ball while keeping your balance. Do this for 3 to 5 minutes per session and repeat about three times a day.  The bouncing up and down contracts the skeletal muscles in the abdominal area as well as other parts of the body and moves the lymph fluid out into the blood system and eventually into the kidneys; thereby removing toxins from the body.  This is slow but effective body detoxification by way of rebounding.  This is your body's special and natural detoxification system!  
There are other options than walking or running or the balance ball approaches.  But for seniors and disabled persons, the balance ball is inexpensive and easy to use.  You can buy a balance ball at a sports store or perhaps even Walmart for less than $20.00.
A word of caution:  I found that sitting on top of the balance ball can be unstable at times and you can lose your balance.  I make sure that I do the balance ball activity near a furniture where I can hold on to or reach for in case I do feel falling.  The second thing I do is to place my butt on the center of the ball, my feet on the floor and my hands behind my back on the ball for more stable balance. Bounce slowly at first to get the feel.

By: Walter Sorochan
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​MAKE FOOD YOUR MEDICINE AND MEDICINE YOUR FOOD!
Don't get it twisted, maintaining good health is a full time job! The grind never stops. When you cross over that middle age threshold which is now 60-90 years, you need to be more conscious of how and what you feed your body and know in your heart that exercise is not an option but a neccesity! As far as young people, ages 21-60 are concern, how you eat and exercise now determines the state of your health when you reach middle age. Exercise is not an OPTION! Remember your commitment to health is a full time job! Have a blessed weekend, eat healthy and get enough exercise!.

When did genetically modified foods originate?

​"Genetic engineering is inherently dangerous, because it greatly expands the scope for horizontal gene transfer and recombination, precisely the processes that create new viruses and bacteria that cause disease epidemics, and trigger cancer in cells." - Dr. Mae-Wan Ho

Between 1997 and 1999, gene-modified (GM) ingredients suddenly appeared in 2/3rds of all US processed foods. This food alteration was fueled by a single Supreme Court ruling. It allowed, for the first time, the patenting of life forms for commercialization. Since then thousands of applications for experimental GM organisms have been filed with the US Patent Office alone, and many more abroad.
The first commercially grown genetically modified whole food crop was the tomato (called Flavr Savr), which was made more resistant to rotting by Californian company Calgene. The tomatoes were released into the market in 1994 without any special labeling.
In February 1996, J. Sainsbury and Safeway Stores in the United Kingdom introduced Europe's first genetically-modified food product. A variant of the Flavr Savr was used by Zeneca to produce tomato paste which was sold in Europe during the summer of 1996. Following GM crops included insect resistant cotton and herbicide-tolerant soybeans both of which were commercially available in 1996.
In 2003, countries that grew 99 % of the global transgenic crops were the United States (63 %), Argentina (21 %), Canada (6 %), Brazil (4 %), China (4 %), and South Africa (1 %) and today the Grocery Manufacturers of America estimate that 75 % of all processed foods in the U.S. contain a GM ingredient.
Between 1995 and 2005, the total surface area of land cultivated with GMOs had increased by a factor of 50, from 17,000 km2 (4.2 million acres) to 900,000 km2 (222 million acres), of which 55 percent were in Brazil.
In the US, by 2006 89 % of the planted area of soybeans, 83 % of cotton, and 61 % maize were genetically modified varieties.
Today many Gmod crops are grown in North America. India has also come aboard the bandwagon in 2002 with a rapid and continuing expansion of GM cotton varieties.


This is an excerpt from the article. Genetically Modified Food: GM Foods List and Information
Author: Ian Langtree, Contact: Disabled World

​​While watching CBS morning news today, they reported that heart attacks are the leading cause of death in the United States, killing someone every 84 seconds. Lack of exercise was stated as the main cause. 40% of Americans are getting less than the recommended amount of exercise. The recommended amounts are:
- 150 minutes of moderate activity a week. Ex: brisk walking
- 75 minutes of vigorous activity a week. Ex: running
Exercise Benefits for Heart Health:
- Increase blood flow
- Decrease blood pressure
- Improves cholesterol levels
- Reduces blood vessel inflammation 
Reasons people give for not exercising:
- 41% say it because of work
- 37% say their too tired
- 28% say they have family and friend obligations
- 14% say they are too out of shape 
It is important to put yourself, your heart health first. Make exercise a priority, your heart will love you for it. Its never to late to start. Let's Pump It Up!