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Tuesday February 16, 2010

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 ASK LENA HEALTH Q & A EDITION!
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Questions have poured in the last few weeks an it looks like the newsletter will continue weekly for at least the next three weeks, until they are all published as requested.

 I am not a doctor or dentist and you should not think of me as one!! My years observing life and health of the many people/patients around me and the contradictions of the traditional medical world's idea of treating - prescription domino effect - while watching and also was taught those same schooled methods that aren't relieving illness but creating far more health problems than they help is where my answers are based. Those same medical professionals aren't telling people how to get healthy or how to prevent illness, which led me to look for something to change that premise for myself and those around me who ask. In looking outside the Westernized medical profession I found and continue to find alternatives that really work to create health and longevity - when adhered to - beyond anything the traditional medical world can do...

Ask Lena Health Questions and Answers is for your information and education only and in some instances to give you a different perspective on a particular problem! My wish for you, in the use of the information gained here, is that you will apply it in a smart and safe manner in order to enhance your life and not harm it! Not to be used in place of your judgment but in  addition to... Even though I daily watch people become healthy with the information imparted here nothing works 100% of the time for 100% of people...

I have always felt that I had to know all sides to a problem and then make a decision for myself and I hope that will be your attitude as well! 

Thank you for your confidence and inquisitiveness! 
Lena

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> MOTIVATOR STEVE GOODIER<
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 QUESTION:
 
I am 25 years old and 8 months pregnant and I am having difficulty sleeping and I would like your opinion. I have tried valarian root to help to get to sleep, but I'm not sure it's ok for my baby? I asked my doctor and his response was to take Tylenol p.m. at bedtime but without pain or fever I would rather not. Do you have any advice for me as to how to get better sleep?
 
Thanks again,
Dee
 
 
ANSWER:
 
Hi Dee,
 
I agree with you that Tylenol PM is not the answer as it depletes your body of nutrients, can be toxic to the liver and they have no idea what damage it can do to a fetus as studies have been conflicted and no defining conclusions one way or the other. As for the valerian, not a good idea either as it can cross the placental barrier and possibly make your baby groggy, which can make for a smaller birth weight. Of course at eight months it won't be too significant but these last months are spent in growth of all the baby's organs so I would not take that chance with valerian if it were me.
 
I'm sorry you are having sleeping problems but 78% of pregnant women suffer that malady for several months and almost all suffer it the last six to eight weeks of the pregnancy, which is where you are at. You don't say what type of sleeplessness you are having but I know there are many reasons for that.
- As your abdomen grows larger, the fetus presses on your bladder, causing frequent trips to the bathroom during the night.
- You also may have heartburn, back pain or aching in the hips.
- Or you may find that your baby moves more at night, which can keep you awake.
- Or you may have a hard time finding a comfortable position for sleep.

All or some of these can cause your sleep problem. During the day, most likely you are so tired that you long to go to sleep. Then, when evening finally arrives, you rest for a few hours and are awake and unable to fall back to sleep. Rest assured that you are not alone.

If the sleeplessness comes before even falling asleep that's a different problem, but also very common in pregnancy with gals who aren't getting sufficient B vitamins. What most don't know is that prenatal vitamins do not have sufficient B vitamins to eliminate that particular problem. That means you should supplement with B Complex supplement. I suggest SolaRay brand as I know they are quality.
- Also you are most likely suffering from imbalanced minerals as well since our foods don't contain them, making it impossible for your body to assimilate the nutrients you put into it. This calls for more supplementing. I recommend Dr. Wayne Garland's Life Transfusion Ionic Liquid Minerals, as they are deep sea based and quality controlled.  
 
This late in your pregnancy one or more of those causes is not uncommon. Since the majority of pregnant women complain of sleep problems the last two or three months of their pregnancy I have a theory; I feel it's nature's way of preparing you for the nights of lost sleep that is to come shortly.  The worse your sleep problems now the more likely your baby will be up more at night. Just my idea nothing to confirm that except experience with four pregnancies and watching my daughters and daughters-in-law go through theirs!
 
I have some recommendations to maybe help you sleep better;
 
1) Make sure you do not watch TV in your bedroom as that can activate your brain making it very difficult to fall asleep. Some people fall asleep watching TV and have it set to shut off at a certain time. BUT, the majority who do that complain of awaking off and on during the night not actually getting a good sleep.
 
2)  Make sure you are taking total balanced minerals and trace minerals along with your prenatal vitamins, this should include no less than 74 total minerals and trace minerals to be balanced. Most Prenatal vitamins are not absorbed as they need to be and do not give you the benefits you should have unless your body's minerals are balanced... (I know women who have taken these balanced minerals during their pregnancy and swear that is the reason their babies seem to have a much higher IQ with the ability to reason and learn faster. The women all say it's due to the mineral balance allowing them and their baby's to absorb their nutrients... Amazing children...)
 
3) If the balance doesn't fully do it the try a warm mineral bath at bedtime to prepare your body for relaxing. (Add 1/4 cup liquid minerals along with natural chemical-free bubble bath or a few drops of Lavender Oil for a more soothing bath...)
 
4)  Before retiring for the night, try some relaxation exercises you may have learned in childbirth class.
 
5) Ask your partner for a soothing massage.
 
6) If you take naps during the day limit them to no more than 15 or 20 minutes. Longer naps tend to reset your body's clock will make it harder to sleep at night.
 
7) Get plenty of exercise. Walk every chance you get as it will produce endorphins, which will help you with sleeping and any anxiety you are experiencing. A body that gets physically worked out during the day will be more tired at night making it easier to sleep. Just don't exercise within two or three hours of bedtime as then you may be too geared up to sleep.
 
8) Clear your mind. Talk with your partner about your worries early in the evening not while in the bedroom. Try not to focus on your anxieties at night.
 
9) If you are waking up many times during the night to urinate, which may simply be from the baby laying on your bladder or you taking in liquids too close to bedtime. To eliminate the liquid part of it limit ALL fluid intake to no later than 4 p.m.
 
10) Make sure your bedroom is a comfortable temperature. Depending on what area of the world you are in now... Warm weather - sleep with the window open or a fan blowing on you if you need to. (Your partner may need a big blanket to keep him warm.) Winter season - room is too cool, you may need to pile on more blankets.
 
11) Find a few comfortable positions for sleep, which is very difficult this late in a pregnancy but possible if you experiment. Try; sleeping on your side with your knees up toward your chest with a pillow between your legs. Put a small pillow under your abdomen and pillows behind your back. This works for the majority this late in pregnancy. I wish someone had told me that when I was having my children!
 
If none of the above work then resort to taking Tryptophan capsules an hour before bedtime, that you can get at a health food store, not your grocer or pharmacy, as those are usually not absorbable or fresh.
 
If you wake up in the middle of the night and can't get back to sleep within 20 minutes, get up, go to another room and do something quiet. Read something soothing, if you knit do it, or if you crochet do it, or do needlework until you are feeling drowsy again. Do your best to try to get to sleep, but don't bring more anxiety upon yourself because you are having insomnia. Resting with your eyes closed can be almost as good for you as sleeping. Although it can be frustrating and exhausting, loss of sleep does not do damage to you or to the baby and as I said earlier it may be mother nature preparing you for all the sleepless nights that are coming up, so relax.
 
I hope these tips can help.
Lena

Chew on This
 
If you chew an old piece of gum, you know how your jaw almost hurts. But did you also know it can impact your heart and blood pressure?

The department of orthodontics at the University of Naples in Italy published a study, in the Archives of Oral Biology, that proved old gum should probably be tossed away.

The study found that when 10 healthy volunteers chewed on pieces of very hard gum at the rate of 80 chews a minute, their heart rate increased by 11 beats per minute, and their blood pressure went up by 14 millimeters of mercury.

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MOTIVATOR
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EARLY TO BED

I know one man who says he likes work. It fascinates him. He says he can sit and watch it for hours.

He was probably the same guy who went to his supervisor to ask for a raise.

"I am already planning on giving you a raise," she said.

"Oh, great!" he said. "When will it be effective?"

"As soon as you are!" shouted the boss. (Do you know that man?)

Someone said, "Find a job that you love, and you'll never work a day in your life."

Some people are fortunate enough to be able to find a job they love. But not everyone can follow their bliss into the marketplace. I've had jobs where my motto was closer to "Early to bed and early to rise, 'till you make enough money to do otherwise." I had to decide to at least try to like what I do, since I did not find myself doing what I liked.

There are benefits to learning to enjoy at least parts of what we do if we can't do what we love. It stands to reason that the more pleasure we find in our work, the more effective and successful we will become. And usually we will make more money. But mainly, who wants to spend a life dreading to climb out of the bed every morning only to spend the rest of the day watching the clock tick off endless minutes and hours?

Can you concentrate more on the aspects of your work that you enjoy? Can you find ways to develop nurturing relationships in your workplace? Can you remember why you are working: to educate your children or to save for retirement? Can you see yourself less as chipping stones and more as building a temple. in other words, can you see the big picture of what you do all day? Are there ways you can serve others in your work environment? All of these techniques and others can help you to learn to find more enjoyment at work.

It was the mystic Kahil Gibran who put it this way: "Work is love made visible. And if you cannot work with love, but only with distaste, it is better that you should leave your work and sit at the gate of the temple and ask for alms of those who work with joy."

If you can't do what you love ALL of the time, can you learn to enjoy what you do MORE of the time?

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Steve Goodier Publisher@LifeSupportSystem.com  is a professional speaker, consultant and author of numerous books. Visit his site for more information, or to sign up for his FREE newsletter of Life, Love and Laughter at http://LifeSupportSystem.com

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