Focus on your body's glands first !

If your are having health problems, it makes sense to start with the glandular system and focus on getting it in good working order before starting a new diet or trying new treatments for other areas of the body.

The reason for this is because the glandular system works closely with the nervous system to maintain balance among all of the body systems.

The ten indicators to alert you to be concerned with your glandular system are:

• Feeling as tired when you wake up as when you went to bed.
• Trouble sleeping.
• Trouble staying asleep.
• Coarse or blemished skin.
• Feeling irritable.
• Feeling tired after eating.
• Trouble focusing.
• Problems maintaining weight.
• Problems maintaining ideal body temperature.
• Feeling depressed or anxious.

So it makes sense to start maintaining your glands first, especially the adrenal, thyroid and pituitary glands to see if supporting these glands can help you resolve health issues with other parts of the body. Natural nutritional supplements can help you maintain a healthy lifestyle.

Taking responsibility for your own health seems to be the best medical advice these days.

Did you hear about the teenager that found out she had Crohn's disease by obtaining a slide of her own intestinal tissue and looking at it under a microscope at school? This was after her doctor told her he didn't know what was causing her stomach problems.

More than ever these days we need to be our own advocate when it comes to staying healthy. Trust your instincts and pursue more than one opinion if your ill and not getting better.

Write down any questions you have before your appointment with your physician and pull this list out during your visit to make sure you don't forget to ask about something important regarding your problem.

Keep track of the medicines you are taking and keep a daily log of how you are feeling and if the treatment is helping your symptoms. Call your doctor and let them know if what they prescribed is not working.

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/12/31/top.empowered.patient.lessons/index.html?eref=rss_health&utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=feed&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+rss%2Fcnn_health+%28RSS%3A+Health%29

http://www.cnn.com/2009/HEALTH/06/11/teen.self.diagnosis/index.html

Juicing Vegetables... is this the very best way to get nutrients for your body?

Using a juicer is the only way to break open the tiny fibers of vegetables according to Jay Kordich, "the Juiceman." Inside these fibers are where all the nutrients, vitamins, minerals, and enzymes we need for our bodies are located.

Our digestive tracts are unable to break open these fibers, so eating whole vegetables provides us with the fiber we need to help clean out our intestines, but to obtain the nutrients, vitamins, minerals and enzymes locked inside vegetable fibers , juicing them seems to be a necessity.

Juicing vegetables, as well as eating vegetables, seems to be necessary to get everything beneficial from them. A juicer should be considered in every household to aid in providing the nutrients your body needs from vegetables to stay healthy.

References: Jay Kordich: The Juiceman's Power of Juicing

Healthy Living

On this blog I will be posting information on living a healthy lifestyle, eating healthy food, a healthy body, a healthy mind, and the health industry.

If you have an interest in healthy living, eating foods that are good for you, taking care of your body with good eating habits and exercise, and vitamins and minerals, please check back often as I feel the information could be useful to you, your friends and your family.