Benefits Of Walking

The human body is made to walk.

Walking 30 minutes a day cuts the rate of people becoming diabetic by more than half and it cuts the risk of people over 60 becoming diabetic by almost 70 percent.

Walking cuts the risk of stroke by more than 25 percent.

Walking reduces hypertension.  The body has over 100,000 miles of blood vessels.  Those blood vessels are more supple and healthier when we walk.

Walking cuts the risk of cancer as well as diabetes and stroke.

Women who walk have a 20 percent lower likelihood of getting breast cancer and a 31 percent lower risk of getting colon cancer.

Women with breast cancer who walk regularly can reduce their recurrence rate and their mortality rate by over 50 percent.

The human body works better when we walk.  The body resists diseases better when we walk, and the body heals faster when we walk.

We don’t have to walk a lot.  Thirty minutes a day has a huge impact on our health.

Men who walk thirty minutes a day have a significantly lower level of prostate cancer.  Men who walk regularly have a 60 percent lower risk of colon cancer.

For men with prostate cancer, studies have shown that walkers have a 46 percent lower mortality rate.

Walking also helps prevent depression, and people who walk regularly are more likely to see improvements in their depression.

In one study, people who walked and took medication scored twice as well in 30 days as the women who only took the medication. Another study showed that depressed people who walked regularly had a significantly higher level of not being depressed in a year compared to depressed people who did not walk.  The body generates endorphins when we walk. Endorphins help us feel good.

Walking strengthens the heart.  Walking strengthens bones.

Walking improves the circulatory system.

Walking generates positive neurochemicals.  Healthy eating is important but dieting can trigger negative neurochemicals and can be hard to do.

Walking generates positive neurochemicals.  People look forward to walking and enjoy walking.

And research shows that fit beats fat for many people.  Walking half an hour a day has health benefits that exceed the benefits of losing 20 pounds.

When we walk every day, our bodies are healthier and stronger.  A single 30 minute walk can reduce blood pressure by five points for over 20 hours.

Walking reduces the risk of blood clots in your legs.

People who walk regularly have much lower risk of deep vein thrombosis.

People who walk are less likely to catch colds, and when people get colds, walkers have a 46 percent shorter symptom time from their colds.

Walking improves the health of our blood, as well.  Walking is a good boost of high density cholesterol and people with high levels of HDL are less likely to have heart attacks and stroke.

Walking significantly diminishes the risk of hip fracture and the need for gallstone surgery is 20 to 31 percent lower for walkers.

Walking is the right thing to do. The best news is that the 30 minutes doesn’t have to be done in one lump of time. Two 15 minute walks achieve the same goals. Three 10 minute walks achieve most of those goals.

We can walk 15 minutes in the morning and 15 minutes at night and achieve our walking goals.

Walking feels good.  It helps the body heal.  It keeps the body healthy.  It improves our biological health, our physical health, our psychosocial health, and helps with our emotional health. Walking can literally add years entire years to your life.


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Rose Petal Lemonade

It’s summer time!

Is your pitta out of balance?

Are you feeling more hot than usual because of the heat?

Here’s a great Maharishi Ayurvedic Rose Petal Lemonade recipe that’s guaranteed to keep you cool and calm.

Ingredients -

- juice of 8 lemons

- 5 cups of cold water

- 1/2 cup of organic rose petal spread

* Juice all lemons and mix with water.  Melt down the rose petal spread in a saucepan until syrupy.  Mix with lemonade and serve.

Note – rose has a cooling effect on the mind, body and emotions – it’s great during the heat.

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9 Things Every Woman Should Know About Menstruation

9 Things Every Woman Should Know About Menstruation

By Anea Bogue

1. Menstruation Follows a 28-ish Day Cycle, Just Like The Moon. Many of us are told about the 5-7 day ‘period’ of bleeding, but not the whole series of amazing changes your entire body is cycling through over the course of 28-ish days. Just as the moon waxes (or grows outward into the night sky) until it becomes full and then wanes (or gets smaller) as if moving back into itself–so do you.

2. Your Period Isn’t the End. In Fact, It’s the Beginning. Day one (and phase one) of your menstrual cycle begins when your period arrives. Within hours of starting your period, your estrogen levels will slowly begin to rise and you will tend to feel a shift from the heaviness or ‘PMS’ of the days before. This is a time of release so it is a great time to let go of things you no longer need in your life: stuff, unhealthy relationships and emotions that may be weighing you down (anger, regret, anxiety).

3. Your Vagina Is One of the Most Porous Parts of Your Body. The lining of your vagina is one of the most absorbent parts of your body so if you use tampons during your period, it’s really important they are bleach and dioxin free. Since the EPA states there is NO SAFE LEVEL for dioxin exposure, 100% organic tampons are the safest option.

4. Estrogen = Energy, Enthusiasm & Expression. Throughout your Estrogen Phase (week 2), the steady increase in estrogen boosts your brain’s serotonin levels, which leads to an increase in energy, enthusiasm and a more upbeat feeling overall. It also heightens your verbal abilities so week two of your cycle is a great time to do presentations and have those important conversations.

5. If Your Cycle Were Ruled by a Queen, She’d Be Ovulation. Ovulation refers to the release of a tiny egg from one of your two ovaries (they alternate from one cycle to the next). This typically happens between Days 12-16, making it the time you are most likely to get pregnant. You are also likely to feel more attracted to others at this time and whether you believe it’s pheromones or just a healthy glow, others are likely to find you more attractive than ever, too!

6. Progesterone Heightens Introspection and Intuition. On the other side of ovulation, you’ll feel the effects of decreasing estrogen and testosterone and increasing progesterone. Progesterone is the ‘ebb’ to estrogen’s ‘flow’. It will increase your desire to move inward, like the waning moon. Research shows greater activity in the right hemisphere of the brain–the part associated with intuitive knowing–in weeks 3 and 4 of your cycle. Always trust your intuition. But pay especially close attention to it in the second half of your cycle!

7. Nutrition Profoundly Effects Your Cycle. You have the power to maximize each phase and reduce physical and emotional discomforts by maintaining a healthy, balanced diet and taking vitamins that support your female body. For example, increasing your magnesium intake (via food or supplements), especially in week 4 of your cycle, can significantly reduce cramping, while regular intake of vitamin B6 throughout your cycle can help to minimize bloating.

8. You’re Not Crazy! The Pre-Menstrual phase (week 4) consists of the final days before you begin a new cycle. Progesterone continues to rise until just before the end of this phase when estrogen, testosterone and progesterone all plummet to their lowest levels. If you deny the natural need you have to slow down and turn inward, feelings of resentment, frustration and anger find a way to surface. The solution? Give yourself permission to move a little slower and take care of YOU.

9. A Little PMA (Positive Menstrual Attitude) Goes a Long Way! Studies have shown that many of the less desirable physical and emotional manifestations of the Pre-Menstrual Phase (week 4) can be minimized by developing a more informed and positive attitude around your menstrual cycle.

For more information on this important topic, there are many great women dedicated to keeping women informed. Check out some of my very favorites: Vicki Noble, Dr. Christiane Northrup, Dr. Suzanne Gilberg-Lenz, Kristi Meisenbach Boylan, and Miranda Gray.

The 20 Approaches Of Maharishi Ayurveda

Maharishi Ayurveda promotes a balance in body and mind and incorporates a range of twenty complementary approaches to maintain perfection in all areas of life, including health, on the psychophysiological and emotional levels.

The twenty approaches of Maharishi Ayurveda are:

1. CONSCIOUSNESS
    Developmental of higher states of consciousness through Maharishi's Transcendental Meditation programme, its advanced techniques and the T.M. Sidhi programme.

2. PRIMORDIAL SOUND
    Use of the primordial sounds of the Samhita, of the four aspects of Veda and their Vedangas and Upangas to eliminate imbalances in the functioning of human nature and nature as a whole.

3. INTELLECT
    To correct the mistake of the intellect, pragya paadha, so that the totality of the unified structure of life is perceived while perceiving the diversified structure.  In this state of knowledge of the self, disease cannot flourish because life is intimately connected with the sources of natural law.

4. EMOTIONS
    Strengthening the finest level of feeling to develop the emotions fully.

5. LANGUAGE
    Using Vedic principles of the structure of language to promote balance and integrity in the mind and body.

6. GANDHARVA-VEDA
    Traditional music therapy using sound and melody to restore harmony in the physiology and to eliminate the imbalances responsible for disease.

7. SENSES
    Vedic procedures to enliven, through the senses, perfect balance in all areas of life.

8. PSYCHOLOGICAL INTEGRATIONS
    Restoration of homeostatic and acceleration of neuromuscular coordination and balance in the physiology and psychology.

9. NEUROMUSCULAR INTEGRATION
    Vedic exercises pertaining to the physiology of breathing to restore integrated functioning at all levels of life.

10. NEURORESPIRATORY INTEGRATION
      Vedic exercises pertaining to the physiology of breathing to restore integrated functioning at all levels of mind and body.

11. MAHARISHI PANCHA KARMA PROGRAMME
      Physiological purification - sophisticated purification procedures applied at regular intervals to eliminate and prevent accumulation of physiological impurities.

12. DIET
      Appropriate dietary measures to support the restoration of physiological balance for prevention and treatment of disease.

13. HERBS AND MINERALS
      Medicinal flora and minerals from every country to bring perfect balance to the functioning of mind and body.

14. RASAYANAS
      Sophisticated herbal and mineral preparations formulated for the prevention and cure of disease and the promotion of longevity.

15. BEHAVIOUR
      Bringing behavior in accord with natural law through daily and seasonal routine.

16. PULSE DIAGNOSIS
      Detecting an existing or forthcoming imbalance simply by feeling the pulse.

17. JYOTISH
      Securing perfect heath for the future, mathematical prediction on environmental influences on health.

18. YAGYA
      Vedic performances to restore environmental balance and promote individual and collective health.

19. ENVIRONMENT
      Creating collective health through the T.M. and T.M. Sidhi program me so that society provides a nourishing and strengthening environment for the individual to rise to perfect health.

20. WORLD HEALTH / WORLD PEACE
      Group performance by 8,000 experts in Maharishi's T.M. and T.M. Sidhi programme to create coherence in the world consciousness, the basis of world peace and collective health on a global scale.