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Don't get sick
What can you do if you get sick? Well, for example, go to the doctor, a naturopath, maybe a pharmacist, or even go straight to the hospital. That's something everyone has to decide for themselves, or for others they have to care for. But that's not my topic. I'm wondering what I can do to avoid getting sick in the first place. A tip for today: (and I deliberately say "a", "tip", "today") Turn off the TV and go for a walk.
I found this film while surfing the internet and wanted to share it with you. You know my thoughts on the art of yoga. We need to be and stay fit, but we're not applying to join the circus. This film truly showcases aesthetic yoga in its purest form.
A wonderful black and white film from 1938 on U-Tube
Isn't that crazy? A blogger writes, "If people lived healthier lives, it would have disastrous consequences for our economy. The gross domestic product (GDP) comprises all economic output. And that, of course, includes healthcare output. And its share of GDP today is around 15%. Now she assumes that GDP would plummet if just a third of us lived healthier lives and incurred lower healthcare costs. By 5%, precisely. But that would be enough to immediately trigger a full-blown economic crisis.
50% less likely to suffer from heart disease.
16% less likely to die from their first heart attack.
50% less likely to experience erectile dysfunction.
70% less likely to develop high blood pressure.
35% less likely to get kidney cancer.
90% less likely to develop gallstones.
14% less likely to develop osteoporosis.
19% less likely to be fatally injured in a car accident. Those are the numbers from an American health magazine.
I mean, 100% looks better too.
Suppose you have a book that weighs, say, 350 grams.
When you've finished reading it, does it weigh less?
I wish us all a happy, healthy, and fulfilling 2012. And please don't believe in the end of the world. It's not coming.
Photo: High above the clouds... thoughts like that come to mind. My flight to the United States.
Hard facts:
Cancer is the leading cause of unnatural death worldwide, responsible for 7.6 million deaths (approximately 13% of all deaths) in 2008.
The most common types of cancer are found in the lung, stomach, liver, colon, and breast.
The most common types of cancer occur in different proportions in men and women.
Approximately 30% of all cancers are attributable to the five most common personal failings and dietary habits, such as an excessive body mass index, low intake of vegetables and fruits, lack of physical exercise, tobacco use, and alcohol abuse.
This data is taken from World Health Organisation (WHO) statistics. The full report can be read here.
Photo: Warning label for a Belgian cigarette pack in 2007
"Scriptures and mantras—to hell with them.
My teacher released me from practicing meditation.
With women and wine, I'm fine.
I walk the path to salvation in a dance step, a young prostitute on the altar with me.
I eat meat and drink many strong drinks.
My bed, a soft, warm fur.
And all without a penny of money!
A better religion—who could think of it?"
Tantra Yoga is often dismissed as "sex yoga." But it is a very simple system. It recognizes that everything exists. But it allows the yogi to decide what, when, and how much of life they allow and need for themselves. In the end, their insight trumps any dogma.
The list is long. Over 12,000 sick people in Germany wait for a donor organ every year. For about 13%, this wait is in vain because there aren't enough organ donors in Germany. Now, politicians are again trying to take on this issue, and it seems they're trying to exert a "clever" coercion. Anyone who doesn't provide proof of donor status won't receive a donor organ.
So far, so good. I am 100% against this method of organ harvesting. First of all, I'm personally burdened by the early death of a good friend. He was declared brain dead at the time, and that was in a university hospital.
I'll just say... young, usable body parts, university hospital, not famous or rich, and finally died due to "machine shutdown by the attending physician," thus a perfect "spare parts warehouse." Or think of the movie "Flash," about violent organ harvesting.
I believe that as long as hospital procedures and everything associated with them remain so uncontrolled, there should be no carte blanche for the exploitation of the dead. Organ donations already come from Eastern European countries, from India, where a kidney is simply donated for money, or from China, where juvenile offenders are executed in droves and then "disposed of."
Only believe the surveys you created yourself. Old student wisdom, and still true. And that's the case again in this case. The DAK (a German health insurance company) found that 75% are afraid of getting cancer.
The survey and the corresponding results are more about fear than preventative education. And when I read that an incredible 88% are satisfied with their health, 81% exercise regularly, and 80% pay attention to a healthy diet and drink less alcohol, then you can rest easy, eh? You could sit back and relax.
Unfortunately, that's not the case. I just hope the people in charge at the health insurance company don't draw conclusions from such statistics because the reality is different. The question is, who actually drinks all that alcohol? Who eats the "garbage" that's labelled as food, and who smokes all those cigarettes? Where are all the fat people, for example? A statistic from last week revealed that 65% of workers are plagued by stress and burnout.
So forget such figures; they either serve only as bad entertainment, accompany cuts in the healthcare system, or combine advertising offers.
The problem is different. While 10 years ago, the majority of hospital patients were admitted with "only" one serious and often fatal illness (circulatory system, cancer, obesity, dementia, diabetes) and were discharged after a successful recovery, in another 10 years, things will look dramatically different unless a 180-degree turnaround occurs.
Patients will be admitted with triple illnesses. Diagnosis: cancer, obesity, and circulatory system disease. The problem will then be that these patients will be so old that they can't simply be discharged, because where would they go then? If things continue like this, there won't be enough nursing home beds.
Those responsible for politics and the healthcare system are lying to themselves about this problem, probably hoping that others will make these decisions for them later. The only answer we can give is to live healthy lives ourselves! Above all, live now and live independently.
*Don't get arrogant.
*Only work with purpose and focus.
*Discipline, keep the targets!
*"In a hurry" – nothing works.
*Don't try two different things at the same time. Something will go wrong.
*Expert knowledge. And apply it.
*Of course, don't be a "drug addict." Alcohol, drugs, etc.
*Luck is also part of it, of course. But what is luck?
*Don't create time pressure.
*Always be active. Don't waste time (life).
*Always keep the "boat" seaworthy.
*Independence. Insight. Courage. Wisdom. Purification.
Photo: Stone of Courage. Zen Garden / built by master Horst D. Lindenau / Symondbury / UK
EHEC or not, whatever the underlying cause, it underscores my call for self-sufficiency. Remember, when you grow your own fruit, you harvest healthy produce, exercise, have fun, and experience how food is produced.
There are even children in kindergarten who draw four-legged chickens. And even if you don't have a garden or a plot of land, you can still grow tomatoes, for example, on a balcony or a windowsill.
Some people are probably wondering why I'm highlighting the lunar phases during the full moon and new moon and posting them in my blog. The moon is something of a timekeeper for life on Earth. Like in the oceans, the human body has ebbs and flows.
Water flows through the cells in strict dependence on the moon. This is particularly strong during the new and full moons. The moon's effect is visible not only in the ocean, but also in trees, for example. Although invisible to the eye, but technically measurable, trees swell and shrink strictly in rhythm with the lunar phases.
And just like the cells in trees, our body cells react. The moon influences our body's water balance, and we should be aware of this. When people complain of difficulty sleeping during a full moon, it's not because it's too bright.
No, it's the body's water balance, which is influenced by the moon's position. Police officers and taxi drivers regularly report higher levels of alcohol consumption during a full moon, midwives are busier, and mosquitoes bite more quickly. Unfortunately, what hasn't been sufficiently researched yet is how we can utilize the lunar phases for practical purposes. Aside from a few esoteric approaches, research in this area is still very sparse.
