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Japanese Organic Green Tea
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Dot’s Thot:
A little cup of friendship
With a bag of tea
When you drink this
Think of love from me.
— source unkown (see more quotes at http://tinyurl.com/qmywq5
Been drinking green tea all my life. Delighted to see so many sources appear and so many varieties and new choices. I bought this tea for my mother while I was visiting her and she shared some bags with me. We live in different states and so when we drink our tea, we think of each other. Be sure to read the label and tap the packets to get the “matcha” to drop into your cup. Enjoy. Dot.
Japanese Organic Green Tea
By W. P. Allen
Is Japanese organic green tea the best tea in the world? That might be a stretch but all in all it’s a great tea that will help your health. There are a couple Japanese organic green tea’s such as Tombo Tea – Sencha and Tombo Tea Genmai. One of the factors when considering organic green teas of any sort is finding out of they certified and actually organic and not just labeled organic.
Green tea has many benefits and just plain makes you feel good physically and mentally. I have been a fan of this type of tea all my life, it could be a coincidence but I never been to the doctor in my life, I guess a dentist won’t count. My eyes are fine which could be genetics and I have no heart problems. I’m not saying that this kind of tea is the cure all but it certainly does help.
It is also said the Japanese on average live over eighty years old which is a very long life expectancy. They might be onto something drink great tea every day. I don’t drink green every single day but I would say I drink it 5-6 times per week so nearly once a week. Instead of drinking soda with a meal I’ll have green tea in place of soda. One of the better quotes I read regarding tea is “Better to be deprived of food for three days then tea for one.” Some people would agree with that I think when it comes to Japanese organic green tea, put that on a bumper sticker.
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Helpful Book: Questions & Answers About Sleep Apnea
Questions & Answers About Sleep Apnea (100 Questions & Answers about)
Questions and Answers About Sleep Apnea
Persistent and loud snoring aside, some persistent snorers are also chronically fatigues. We are becoming more aware of sleep disorders and taking them more seriously as potential health hazards.
This is book that answers the top 100 questions about sleep apnea and is easy to read.
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Sleep Apnea it is Not Just About Choking
Dot’s Thot: “People who snore always fall asleep first.” ~Author Unknown
Good Morning, all!! For some, mornings are a real drag — sleep apnea persistently denies them the R&R all our bodies and minds need.
A few years ago, a co-worker started to look really tired and sluggish.. When I asked how he was doing, he told me about his sleep apnea.
It was no joke– many times a night he would stop breathing for ten’s of seconds at a time and then jerk back into breathing –and made the most awful snoring sounds — as his wife told him many a time.
He went to the doctor, was studied during sleep, and finally was prescribed for Continuous Positive Airway Pressure or CPAP therapy to help him get a good night’s sleep. (see http://tinyurl.com/co4cy2 ) He had a doctor’s prescription for a device he used every night and got better.
Snoring can be a small annoyance or severe when it is related to sleep apnea; checking with your doctor is always a good idea and could be a life-saver. Read on…. Dot
Sleep Apnea it is Not Just About Choking
By Michael K Scott
There are many misconceptions about the causes and symptoms of sleep apnea. Many believe that the biggest threat from this disease is choking to death. Actually choking is the least of the problems caused by this condition. Here are some of the more serious side effects and symptoms of sleep apnea.
Drop in blood oxygen during incidents of apnea.
This is by far the most serious problem with this disease. A steep drop in blood oxygen is what actually causes people to die from this disease. The lack of oxygen causes the brain to go into a mini-coma from which the victim often does not awake. It is this drop in oxygen to the brain that can cause death in apnea victims and not the unpleasant experience of waking up choking. Lack of oxygen to the brain can have many long lasting effects including brain cell damage and loss of memory.
Irregular heartbeat, arrhythmia and other heart lung malfunctions.
There is growing evidence that sleep apnea may be the cause or at very least a contributing factor to problems with the heart’s electrical conductivity. Irregular heartbeat and atrial fibrillation are common in apnea sufferers. Blood pressure regulation, either too high or too low, is also a common problem associated with sleep apnea.
Irregular heartbeat can create blood clots in the victim’s extremities that can travel to the heart and lungs and cause instant death.
Obesity – the chicken or the egg?
Sleep apnea is thought to be a condition related to obesity. Fatty tissue in the throat closes off the airway during sleep, reducing the oxygen to the brain, but there is growing evidence that apnea may actually be the cause or at least a contributing factor of obesity.
The reason you need to sleep is that your body needs to repair and renew itself from the damage that free radicals and daily muscle exertion causes to our cell structure. During deep sleep the body completes these repairs and restores itself to optimum functionality.
There is a process called the Krebs cycle in which food is converted to simple sugars, which are then converted to micro molecules. These micro molecules combine with blood oxygen and burn in the metabolic furnace of our muscle cells. These fuel molecules are stored in muscle cells to be burned (combined with oxygen) in the muscle’s metabolic furnace when the body does exercise or physical exertion.
Without this storage of cellular nutrients or fuels, the muscle’s metabolic furnace runs more slowly. The body senses starvation and attempts to reduce the metabolic rate to keep its self from running completely out of fuel. Running out of fuel is almost as dangerous as running out of oxygen. Fuel is needed to maintain body temperature and basic body functions. Without a minimum of metabolic fuel you will die. Shortage of metabolic fuel causes muscle atrophy which further slows the body’s overall metabolic rate.
When sleep is interrupted, the Krebs cycle is disrupted and cell rejuvenation and proper storage of cell nutrients is limited. This means that less of the nutrients we take into our bodies is actually used for our bodily needs and the rest is stored as fat. Meanwhile, even with nutrition in overabundance, the body feels weak and deprived and attempts to compensate with cravings for sugars and other easy to assimilate foods. You body is trying to quickly build up these micro-metabolic fuels to protect its very survival.
This inability to use the nutrients we consume creates a spiral of over eating and obesity. Sleep apnea may not be the immediate cause of obesity but it can certainly contribute to the problem and can make it nearly impossible to maintain a healthy weight.
Fatigue, laziness and lack of ambition.
Sleep apnea can create a blood sugar roller coaster of cravings and dietary excesses. Lack of sleep and metabolic malfunctions can contribute to such diseases as diabetes and various nutrient deficiencies. Fatigue, laziness and even lack of ambition can be attributed, at least in part, to sleep apnea.
Mood and chronic depression
There is reason to believe that sleep disorders in general can contribute to long-term chronic depression. Depression is a devastating syndrome that can literally destroy your life.
Apnea is a controllable illness that can cause so many other sometimes-less controllable illnesses. If you think that you may be suffering from sleep apnea run, don’t walk, to the nearest sleep specialist practitioner. Get tested and treated for this disease before it leads to serious health problems.
Michael K. Scott
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