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You and Randy Pausch

You say Randy Pausch who? And I have heard Professor Pausch’s lecturer’s he gave and know him as, from my viewpoint.  One of the most influential speakers on death and dying as he was dying while he continued to lecture in college and write the book he gave and know him.  And from my viewpoint, one of the most influential speakers on death and dying as he was dying while he continued to lecture in college and write his book “The Last Lecture”

Professor Pausch was a professor of Computer Science, Human-Computer

Computer Interaction, and Design at Carnegie Mellon University and was 46 and he was dying. In the summer of 2006, the Professor was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer, finally, on September 18, 2007, he gave his last lecture, leaving behind a wife and three little children. And he delivered a laugh-filled session on his last lecture of going after your childhood dreams and helping others achieve theirs and enjoying every moment in your life – even the ones that break your heart.

Professor Pausch’s philosophy, in a sentence, was: “We cannot change the cards we are dealt, it is how we play the hand.”

Professor Pausch is how I want my life to look, gracious, dignity, laughter, personal power, love, reaching for our dreams, achieving those dreams.  Therefore,  and when there are veils of negativism withhold into our own soul because we all have those

However, I  cannot say how often I think of Professor Pausch and his last several years of trying to stay well and then having to face his mortality.   Therefore, wanting those days and months to be profound for those he loved, his wife, his 3 little children, and other family members and friends.

Professor Pausch was a great soul and seemed to view life through an angle many will not or cannot.  Magnified beauty and hope and love and makes the most of our most precious commodity-time.  He has touched many lives, mine included, just in learning how to play the hand we are dealt with.

Class act, teachers, left a wonderful book, his last lecture on YouTube, and after you read his book and listen to his last lecture.  I believe your life will be re-focused on making the most of today, tomorrow.  Therefore, it will be re-focused on making the most of today, tomorrow, and in the future.  YOUR time will be more meaningful.

Professor Pausch-The Last Lecture

Listed below are a few messages that I received:

Do what you love, the rest will follow

Be passionate about what you do

Love deeply, with conviction

Play

Be interested in life

Be curious

Never lose the sense of wonder and awe

Support and encourage others

Build great relationships

Above all, and under difficult circumstances, Professor Pausch left many with his

grace and professionalism.  He is an inspiration to me and many others.

His legacy will live forever and for many years to come.

And here we are still talking about Professor Pausch and his legacy – not

only for his wife and children but to us out here “playing our hand”.  And he was

loving, laughing, being productive, being of goodwill and passing it on

to those around us whom we love

Professor Pausch-The Last Lecture

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Yoga Breathing benefits the Brain.

New research has established a direct link between the way we breathe and improving our brains.  And through the stimulation of noradrenaline.  This is a hormone which is released when we are focused on a task.

Yoga breathing benefits the brain.  Practice for thousands of years by yogis, breath-focused meditation based on observation.  And control of our breathing is known to increase the ability to focus.  But it also decreases emotional reactivity, and improves arousal levels.

This research on over 65s by showed that meditation had a positive effect on brain aging by boosting cognitive function.  It is possible that by focusing on and regulating your breathing you can optimize your attention level.  And by focusing on your attention level, your breathing becomes more synchronized.

I have a book by a Doctor and a health guy, Matthew Cross and Robert Friedman, MD.  And it recommends using the Fibonacci series to breathe and makes you healthier.  I use that also.  And another book by a runner that breathes and has won many marathons on this breathing technique. That book is Consistent Winning by Ronald Sandler, D.P.M. and Dennis Lobstein, Ph.D.

There are breathing classes in most cities anymore.  I have attended several.  But it is important to breathe through the nose.  And do use the Fibonacci series – it is healthy and very good for your body.

How you breathe is very important.  There have been studies and research to prove that how you breath can help while aging.  Pay attention to how your body functions as you breathe according to the studies and research.

Yoga Breathing benefits the Brain.

Consistent Winning book tells you all the different ways to help yourself if you are doing marathons or any type of exercises.   Dr. Sears has a great book I use also about fast and slow downs for exercise and breathing.

It matters how you breathe.  It matters as you are aging how you breathe.  If you run marathons it matters how you breathe.

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Spirituality from Bible and Historical Texts.  YOU and YOUR Spirituality from Bible and other Religious Books.  Each one of us can gain so much in our spiritual life from all the books of the past.  I have gained so much from the Bible over the years and will continue to do so for the rest of my life.  But, I have read other texts and gained something from those also.  YOU can get lots of inspiration and encouragement from many different books.  And historical texts that may help you during a tragedy in your life.  But when great changes are taking place in your life or while we are aging.   However, have to face the fact that this 75-year-old body is not that 50-year-old body that I remember.

My goal at the end of my life will be that I had done enough, read enough loved enough, given enough.  But I do not say: “I wish I had done more with my Life-I know I could have”.  That is what my sister said and I remember it but that is exactly the opposite of what I want at the end.  Turn off your tv and read and journal and meditate.  Knowing that it is evil in this world.  YOUR spiritual life is twice as important because YOU need to take part.   And be an influence in your community for good and right and truth.  So that the generations that follow you and I and everyone will know that good conquered evil just as all the old historical texts talk about like the Bible.   And all the good books from the past.

Spirituality from Bible and Historial Texts.

Always take care of yourself first and in the best possible way so you die healthy.  And then branch out so you can take care of truth in your community.  There are no different political parties in the world anymore-they have been taken over by those evil groups.   And have only been used to divide and conquer mind control.  So tune those out from now on and concentrate on: Individual liberty Freedom of speech Personal property rights and the Constitution of America and the Bill of Rights.  There are some of the most individual freedom and individual property rights documents were ever written.   But the group of evil people has largely taken over and wiped away these wonderful documents that once made American’s free and have their liberty.

Do your part in your home and in your community?

Spirituality from Bible and Historical Texts.

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Man made products in your Body.

There certainly are different opions on products in cans, bags, and plastic.  After many years of reading the researchers I have my opinion.  I believe that in today’s environment we will never get back to where everything is organic and natural.  Those 2 words have been hijacked by someone and everyone.  Because when the word natural is used it does not actually mean natural.  And organic means that if the product has 25% organic in it they can call it Organic.  So when you know those 2 things you almost know it all.  It means you have to be careful.

Man made products and YOUR Body.

That plastic mayo jar may have been out in heat for months before it hit your grocery store.  Do you think it is possible that the plastic leeched into the mayo that really is not at all like homemade mayo?  And I have no doubt that most fruits in grocery store have GMO – for shelf life.  It is all about shelf life.  So I get my eggs at the Farmer’s Market – from a good vendor.  Even the Farmer’s Market one has to know which vendors.

How long was that bottled water sitting in the sun?  When did they pick those apples?  And Harvard did some research and now says Roundup is in everything.  It has been found in tampons.  I have never used Roundup.  And since about 10 years ago I was marching again Monsanto.  So they are an old story for me.

This has just happened in the last 100 years.  Plastics and what affect they have on the endrocronology system or the excitogens for the brain.

Excitotoxins are abdundant in most process foods.  They have been linked to brain ceell death, infertility, problems with seveual development, violent behaviors and hormonal disorders.  The following is a list of some of excitotoxins.  MSG, aspartate, domoic acid(farmed raised fish), L-BOAA(grass pea), Cysteine(artificial flavor creation), Casein(cheese,flavor).

Man made products in YOUR Body.

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Keeping Brain challenged while Aging.

Keep Brain challenged while Aging.  Keep learning.  A higher level of education is associated with better mental functioning in old age. Challenging your brain with mental exercise is believed to activate.  And those processes that help maintain individual brain cells and stimulate communication among them.  Many people have jobs that keep them mentally active.  But pursuing a hobby or learning a new skill can function in the same way.  Read:  join a book club, play chess or bridge, write your life story, do crossword or jigsaw puzzles, take a class, pursue music or art, garden.

Keeping Brain challenged while Aging.

Keeping Brain challenged while Aging.  Use all your senses  The more senses you use in learning something, the more of your brain will be involved retaining the memory.  In one study; adults were shown a series of emotionally neutral images, each presented along with a smell.  Challenge all your senses as you venture into some unfamiliar ground.  Believe in yourself-especially as YOU age.  Myths about aging can contribute to a failing memory.  People who believe that they are not in control of their memory function are less likely to work at maintain or improving their memory skills and are less likely to work at maintaining or improving their memory skills and therefore are more likely to experience cognitive decline.

Economize your brain use.  Use calendars, planners, maps, shopping lists, file folders, and address books to keep routine information accessible.  Designate a place at home for glasses, purse, keys, and other items you use often.  Repeat what you want to know.  When you want to remember something you have just heard, read, or thought about, repeat it out loud or write it down.  If you place one of your belongings somewhere other than its usual spot, tell yourself out loud what you have done.

Space it out.  Research shows that spaced rehearsal improves recall not only in healthy people.   also in those with certain physically based cognitive problems.  And as those associated with multiple sclerosis.  Make a mnemonic.  Use a creative way to remember lists.  Acronyms are a good way to remember

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Healthy Spices

How Cayenne Pepper can help your body.

How Cayenne Pepper can help your body.  YOU and the benefits of Cayenne Pepper to your body.  When I tell you about anything that goes into your body – it is about organic and natural food or products that are as close to natural and organic as you can get.  I try not to buy man-made products, supplements, boxed, canned or packaged foods.  And do not use make-up, store-bought cleaning products.  The less I can use the better for my body and health.

Here s what Dr. Group has to say about the benefits of Cayenne Pepper.

Many societies, especially those of the Americas and China, have a history of using cayenne pepper therapeutically.  A powerful compound with many uses, cayenne pepper is currently gaining buzz for cleansing and detoxifying regimes.  Cayenne pepper has been used for a variety of ailments including heartburn, delirium, tremors, gout, paralysis, fever, dyspepsia, atonic dyspepsia, and many more.

However, some of the best health benefits cayenne pepper has to offer; Anti-irritant properties, Clears congestion, Antifungal properties, and migraine headache prevention.

Dr. Mercola, who I have read his website and listened to his interviews, and bought some of his products over the years-knowing that they are top-shelf and organic and natural.  I can depend on him to produce good products, anyway, here is some of what he says about cayenne pepper: Cancer treatment centers of America listed 11 foods with cancer-fighting properties, and placed cayenne pepper near the top.  And there are reasons for that.

However, I use about a ¼ teaspoon on my eggs daily-organic of course.  A single teaspoon of cayenne pepper imparts 14 percent of the daily recommended value in vitamin A and 3 percent of vitamin E.  And it is an excellent source of vitamin C, vitamin K, B6.  But, it clears congestion, reduces headache pain Fights inflammation.  And it helps stop the spread of prostate cancer Lowers type 2 diabetes risk Aids in weight loss.  Add cayenne pepper to your recipes – put them on eggs, really good in scrambled eggs.  Use cayenne pepper every day-every day it will help your healthy body

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YOU and YOUR Brain Growth and Aging Healthy. YOU and Keeping YOUR Brain/Mind YOUNG as YOU age  This is from Donald Stuss, PhD., a neuropsychologist –“The best the advice I can give to keep your brain healthy and young is aerobic exercise. “Putting on your sneakers and getting your heart rate up.

YOU and YOUR Brain Growth and Aging Healthy

YOU and YOUR Brain Growth and Aging Healthy.   Here is Mark McDaniel, Ph.D., professor of psychology at Washington University in St. Louis, adds, “I would suggest a combined program of aerobics and weight training.  Studies show the best outcomes for those engaged in both types of exercise.”

YOU and YOUR Brain Growth and Aging Healthy.  The preeminent exercise and brain health researcher in humans is Arthur Kramer at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  In a dozen studies over the past few years, with titles such as “aerobic fitness Reduces Brain Tissue Loss in Aging Humans.”  Kramer and his colleagues have proved two critical findings:  Fit people have sharper brains, and people who are out of shape, but then get into shape, sharpen up their brains.

YOU and YOUR Brain Growth and Aging Healthy

Working out makes you smarter, and it does so at all stages of life. In concert with a good workout routine, you should eat right to avoid the diseases that modern flesh is heir to. It used to be that as we aged we naturally thought our brains were slowing down.  “You brain is a learning machine,” says Michael Merzenich, Ph.D., a neuroscientist at the University of California.  Given the right tools, we can train our brains to act like they did when we were younger.  All that is required is dedicated practice: exercises for the mind. Merzenich has developed a computer-based training regimen to speed up how the brain processes information(positscience.com).

Nintendo has a handheld game called Brain Age:  Train Your Brain in Minutes a Day.

There are all kinds of games and challenges that you can do: Jigsaw puzzles, Learning a new language, Dance, Contract bridge, Golf.  Much more to help you maintain the brain/mind while we age

Listed below is the list from Harvard for your brain as aging: Improve diet, Exercise, Improve blood pressure, Improve blood sugar.  University of California:,Be social, Stimulate your brain, Men’s Health:, Pick up your pace, Learn another language, Don’t be so cynical, Brush and floss every day,It is all about YOU aging healthy

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YOU and the Electric Universe.  Our world is very close and limited within our family, friends, and communities in which we live.  But, today I would like to talk about how each of us is connected.  And, how each of us is related to the universe from the time of our conception to this moment we share here.  And, the electric universe theory highlights the importance of electricity throughout the universe.  Much of the material considered by the Electric Universe is peer-reviewed, but not all.

Electricity throughout the Universe

But, the electricity in the universe has been identified from beneath our feet, in animals, and plants.  However, electricity is present wherever we find electric current are nearly everywhere.  Some of the researchers study different kinds of electricity:  go and do your research.  YOU will be excited to learn.

Search out these so you see how we are all connected and everything in this universe is connected somehow, it all may be a little different but we are all there.  Stretch your mind to see that.  I am a strong believer – it may not be the same as your belief but  I have a great love for our creator who has given us all we each have.  And here is a little bit from Stephen Smith:  Above and below.  We need to read to get to Higher Self.

The following is from David Talbott and Wallace Thornhill,   Thunderbolts of the Gods.  However, from the smallest particle to the largest everything connects and unifies all of nature.  All.  There are no isolated islands in an electric universe. And what a statement to let us know we are ONE and all connected to the Creator.

What the universe we live in.  Look at how they developed the Voyager and how it is now interstellar.  See how we have developed from 250,000 years ago.

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YOU and GOD the Divine Creator

GOD the Divine Creator.  GOD – the  Divine Creator created everything.   Everything has a vibration, everything is the Fibonacci series.  And we are all connected.  Everything in the universe is connected.  And energy with vibration and based on Fibonacci series.  That all this is:  Love,  kindness, forgiveness, and Joy.   Joy is being contented with yourself at the moment.  But always reaching for YOUR Higher Self.

Just remember that everything has energy and vibration.  However, it is all connected to the Fibonacci series.

We are all unique but we are all connected.  Only the Divine Creator could have made this work.  This is God’s Religion.  Be Kind and have Joy.  Also, always know that we are all connected.

Reaching for YOUR Higher Self

There has been for centuries Man’s Religion.  God’s religion is different than Man’s Religion.  God’s Religion is Love, Kindness, and Joy.   Man’s Religion is about fear and war.  I am for Love, Kindness, and Joy.  Do no harm is the Physician’s Oath.  Also, it is God’s Religion oath.  Dr. Targ has a book “Do you see what I see?”.  He is blind and yet his profession has been a Physicist.  He is legally blind.  But loved the book.  Dr. Targ always was reaching for HIS Higher Self.

 

Learning and Developing over YOUR Lifetime

If you stop learning you will die.  If you pick up bad habits you will die.  That is why I talk about the positive and wonderful life there is every day.  YOU have a choice – be negative or be positive.  There is probably no one that has not had some kind of trauma in their life.  Even though that is true.  However, you can only get to YOUR Higher Self learning and being positive.  The choice is what Life is about.  Choose wisely

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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YOU and Coconut Oil

I have taken coconut oil for the last 15 years and have found it

beneficial for myself.

Coconut Oil as YOU are Aging

Below are different websites and researchers that have spoken

out about the benefits of coconut oil.

In other words, YOU have to buy organic virgin and even if it says organic I would

only buy organic anything from a trusted authority or researcher.

I buy mine at The Power Hours-just go to the thepowerhour

website and you will get quality organic coconut oil.

The following are from some of the websites:

Coconut oil contains fatty acids with powerful medicinal properties

Populations that eat a lot of coconut oil are healthy

It can help you burn more fat

Coconut oil can kill harmful microorganism

Coconut oil can reduce your hunger, helping you eat less

But the fatty acids in coconut oil are turned into ketones, which can

reduce seizures

Coconut oil can improve blood cholesterol levels

After that, it can protect hair against damage, moisturize skin and

function as sunscreen

The fatty acids in coconut oil can boost brain function in

Alzheimer’s patients

Coconut oil can help you lose fat, especially the harmful

abdominal fat

The following is from draxe.com and what his research on coconut

oil has proven:

Proven Alzheimer’s Disease Natural treatment

Prevents heart disease and high blood pressure

Treats UTI and kidney infection and protects the liver

Reduces inflammation and arthritis

Cancer prevention and treatment

Immune system boost (antibacterial, antifungal and antiviral

Improves memory and brain function

It will improves energy and endurance

Coconut Oil as YOU are Aging

And it improves digestion and reduces stomach ulcers and ulcerative

colitis

Reduces symptoms of gallbladder disease and pancreatitis

However, it improves skin issues (burns, eczema, dandruff, dermatitis and

psoriasis

Prevents gum disease and tooth decay

Prevents osteoporosis

Improves type II diabetes

Coconut oil for weight loss

In addition, it is helpful for building muscles and losing body fat

Haircare

Candida and yeast infections

Anti-aging

Hormone balance

In other words, YOU can add that to YOUR protocol for aging healthily

In conclusion, there are so many good things about organic virgin coconut oil-

thepowerhour has the best quality –can not just buy organic

coconut oil off the self-organic virgin coconut oil only

Coconut Oil as YOU are Aging

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