Optimizing Melatonin for a Sound Night’s Sleep: Dr. Ritamarie’s Sleep and Appreciaton Blog Day 4
We sprung the clocks ahead, which means I got out of bed at 11, not 10 as I thought. I went to bed at midnight.
That means I slept 10 hours. Congratulations me.
I was full of energy all day, went for a 3 mile run and got a lot of work done.
But there are so many more things I was planning to do.
One critical piece was not working and it needs to be before tomorrow . SO I stayed up longer than expected trying to fix things. Urg….
Today’s Sleep Tibbit
Melatonin is a hormone that promotes deep sleep.
To help you fall asleep more easily, turn down the lights beginning no later than 9PM. Read or do other activities that don’t require bright light by candle light. Turn off the TV and computer within an hour of bedtime. Within two hours of bedtime would be even better. This will increase melatonin. Melatonin has been found to protect against estrogen related cancers.
Dr. Ritamarie’s Appreciations for Today
- I appreciate the lovely spring weather that began on Sunday, after three days of rain to fill the reservoir.
- I appreciate my amazing team that support me in getting my message of health and healing out to the world.
I appreciate my glucose meter, which has guided me to identify how my bad sleep habits have effected me and helps me to choose the foods and activities that keep me in balance
My Sleep Commitments for Tomorrow:
- In bed, lights out by midnight
- No food after 8 PM
I’ll keep trying til I get it right then increase the challenge
What Sleep Commitment are you ready to make?
Write your comments below
Love, Health and Joy,
Dr. Ritamarie
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Tags: Adrenal Fatigue, adrenaline, appreciation, blood sugar, brain fog, Cancer, chronic fatigue, DrRitamarie, estrogen, Exhaustion, growth hormone, habit, healthy sleep habits, hormones, insulin resistance, melatonin, nutrition for sleep, raw food, ritamarie, ritamarie loscalzo, science of sleep, sleep, sleep and hormone balance, sleep hormones
Posted in Adrenal Fatigue, Chronic Fatigue, Exhaustion, Insulin Resistance, Sleep for Vibrant Health
Healing Cancer: How Your Emotions are Essential to Recovery
What would you do if you or a close loved one got the dreaded news…
…the “C-word”?
How would you handle it?
My 17-year old has already had enough exposure to failed cancer treatments and loss of loved ones that he’s already decided he would have no part of conventional therapy. He’d be happy to slosh down wheat grass juice, or even cardboard for that matter, if he thought it would nourish him back to health.
Raised on a healthy, whole foods high-green vegan diet since birth, he’s a strapping young man of 17. No scrawniness about him. He’s lean, muscular, and strong. He needs to be to get up at the crack of dawn to swim 3 or more miles every day then work out in the weight room.
He’s convinced he’s doing all the right things to protect himself from disease. Other than a broken arm about 4 years ago, he hasn’t been to a doctor since he was 7 after his brother jumped on his head in the swimming pool. When he complained of a headache several hours later, I took precautions to get a second opinion to be sure he didn’t have a hidden brain injury. He was fine.
And this is how it should be.
“C”is for Choices
We all make daily choices about what to eat, how to move, when to sleep and how to think and feel.
Yes, we do decide how to feel.
Not consciously necessarily, but it is a decision on some level.
Most people think feelings happen as a result of circumstances. Someone dies; we feel sad. A baby is born, and we feel happy.
I learned in freshman psychology class many years ago that there was really an A-B-C model at play:
- Activating event (stimulus) filtered through a
- Belief system (and subsequent thoughts) results in the
- Consequence (emotion).
A circumstance arises and our belief system triggers a thought about it, which triggers an emotion.
The emotion then sets off a cascade of physiologic and biochemical changes which leads to either healing or disease, depending on whether the emotion triggered is positive or negative.
So what does this have to do with cancer where this article started?
Healing the Emotions that Cause Cancer
My radio show guest, Timea Havas, believes feelings and emotions have everything to do with cancer. In fact, she was given up as incurable by the medical doctors 22 years ago when she was diagnosed with cancer, a rare blood disorder, and liver problems.
Did she give up and take on the death sentence they offered her?
NO.
She went on a mission to heal herself and what she discovered opened her eyes to a whole new world.
Can thought and feelings really create disease? And more importantly, can they help you to heal?
Decide for yourself.
Listen to the life-changing recordings of Part 1 and Part 2.
Having lost so many relatives and friends to cancer, I am so touched by the work Timea is doing. She’s worked with 108 cancer patients, many 4th stage and some with only weeks to live. 106 are cancer free. That blows away the success rate of conventional treatment.
The catch is, you need to be an active participant in your recovery with the emotional work Timea does. There’s no playing victim and allowing yourself to have your treatment dictated and just hoping for a positive outcome.
Listen to the archive, and then check out Part 2!
There are also not-to-be-missed additional resources for understanding natural cancer prevention and treatment here!
While I don’t believe it’s prudent to just deal with the emotions without also looking at the lifestyle and diet factors that contribute, I also think that just looking at the diet and lifestyle factors offers limited success.
An oncologist I admire, Dr. Lodi in Arizona, told me that his first appointment with a new patient is spent MOSTLY talking about the attitude shifts that are needed for a successful outcome.
With all these resources at our disposal, I feel hopeful that the current epidemic of cancer will turn around soon.
Tags: Cancer, cancer prevention, cancer treatment, emotional health, Timea Havas
Posted in Cancer, Cancer Nutrition, Vibrant Health
The Healing Cancer World Summit: Make the Madness Stop!
- by Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo
As you know if you’ve been getting my newsletters for a while, I have lost quite a few loved ones to cancer.
Most recently, my brother-in-law died over the summer after a long and painful hospital stay that resulted from complications of his lung cancer treatment. It was painful, to say the least, to watch him suffer and die after racking up well over a million dollars in hospital bills.
The same thing happened to my sister 3 years ago, and several cousins, friends, and even children of my friends.
I know there are alternatives that have a high rate of success.
I also know that there are lifestyle practices you can put into place right away to prevent yourself from becoming a statistic.
Starting Wednesday, October 25th, 2011, you can hear from the experts about their methods and successes in a controversial and powerful online event called The Healing Cancer World Summit.
http://www.drritamarie.com/go/HealingCancerSummit
Natural and integrative cancer techniques have never quite been explored in the way it will be during the event.
For 5 nights, Kevin Gianni – health author, organizer, and host – will interview 9 of the top natural cancer doctors and researchers around the world and they will share what they’re doing in their clinics to help prevent or even treat cancer.
During the program you’ll learn:
- What therapies these doctors and experts are using that they say can prevent and even treat cancer naturally.
- What herbs and supplements are scientifically known to prevent cancer.
- Scientific and documented proof that natural cancer treatments work.
- How to stack the deck in your favor and do your best to prevent cancer, including how to detoxify and cleanse your body naturally… and safely!
- About a unique treatment that brings the best of natural and conventional medical wisdom together.
- The best natural and integrative options for you and your budget.
- What the cancer industry doesn’t want you to know.
- How natural treatments work from a survivor’s perspective.
- And much more.
http://www.drritamarie.com/go/HealingCancerSummit
These experts are doctors, nutritionists, advocates and survivors who will share their science, research, and stories so you can discover options you may never have heard about.
There are 9 experts in all, with decades of experience amongst them working with cancer patients in their clinics. The experts include Dr. Nicolas Gonzalez, Dr. Francisco Contreras, Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, Dr. Thomas Lodi, Charlotte Gerson, Mike Adams, Burton Goldberg, and others.
The event starts the evening of Wednesday, October 25th, 2011, so now is the time to sign up.
The event is free!
To register now, all you have to do is visit this page here…
http://www.drritamarie.com/go/HealingCancerSummit
If you’d like to have the recordings and transcripts of the Cancer Summit for your own library there is a special option for you to purchase the downloads and transcripts very reasonably once you sign up.
I signed up for the recordings because I have a few conflicts next week, and would like to listen later. Plus, I like to have transcripts so I can take notes and highlight pertinent points to refer back to later. In addition, there’s a unique benefit to getting the recordings – you get to share them with 3 people for no additional charge. I have a few family members who I will be gifting these to.
This also means that you and 3 friends can jointly purchase the recordings and each of you will have your own private access to the recordings, transcripts and bonuses, plus any extras that may be added later for a very tiny investment.
Here’s where to go now and register…
http://www.drritamarie.com/go/HealingCancerSummit
I was brought to tears by the video on the sign-up page.
I, like Kevin, have lost loved ones to cancer, and I wish I would have had access to this resource to share with them. It brings together all in one place a collection of cancer treatment and prevention alternatives that everyone needs to know.
Wishing you and your loved ones love, health, and joy,
Dr. Ritamarie
PS. The event registration is open until October 25th as is the special offer for the recordings, transcripts, bonuses, and no cost share with loved ones option.
When you register now, you’ll also get 3 special bonuses delivered to you right away.
http://www.drritamarie.com/go/HealingCancerSummit
Tags: Burton Goldberg, Cancer, cancer prevention, cancer treatment, Charlotte Gerson, Dr. Francisco Contreras, Dr. Leigh Erin Connealy, Dr. Nicolas Gonzalez, Dr. Thomas Lodi, healing cancer world summit, Kevin Gianni, Mike Adams
Posted in Cancer, Events
Arugula: Nature’s Viagra! Come-Hither Collard Wraps Raw Food Recipe
- by Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo
Many raw food recipes, such as the one below, are quick and easy to make, filling and support several body systems.
- Arugula is great for circulation and is nature’s Viagra.
- Sauerkraut is great for digestion.
- Broccoli sprouts are super for hormone balance, liver detox and cancer protection
- Collard greens are loaded with life-sustaining minerals.
The more healing and energy-providing food you put into your body, the more you may find you have some “extra energy” to burn off.
Come-Hither Collard Wraps
Ingredients:
- 1 collard green leaf
- big handful arugula
- small handful broccoli sprouts
- 2 tablespoons sauerkraut
- 2 tablespoons *creamy nut cheese or nacho uncheese
Looking for my delicious Creamy Nut Cheese and Nacho Uncheese recipes? Sign up for my newsletter and get access to these recipes and more every week! You’ll find the Nacho Uncheese recipe printed in the September 1st, 2011 – Volume 1, Issue 11 edition! My Creamy Nut Cheese recipe will be coming soon in a future newsletter.
Directions:
Lay out your collard leaf and fill with amazing and amour-inspiring ingredients! Essentially, you’ll want to layer your ingredients, roll them up tight, and cut into chunks. Watch video for details on how to roll:
Raw Food Recipe Variation
Hot Under the Collard Wraps
Same as above but add roasted hatch chili peppers!
Tags: arugula, Cancer, collard greens, collard wraps, digestion, raw food recipe, sex drive
Posted in Cancer Nutrition, Raw Food Recipes, Raw Foods, Raw Foods Diet, Vegan Diet
The Top Three Foods To Avoid at All Costs
- by Dr. Ritamarie Loscalzo
When it comes to the dangers of the Standard American Diet, it’s hard to limit all the possible exclusions to only the 3 top foods to avoid, but here goes. The three foods discussed in this video are devastating to your health:
In this video you’ll learn:
- why margarine not only swells your joints and muscles, it increases your risk of heart disease and cancer.
- the mechanism behind how sugar effects your metabolism and why high fructose corn sugar is so damaging to your liver.
- the dangers of white bread, the ridiculous approach to its production, and how it affects your blood sugar with empty, gluten-damaging calories.
Tags: aspartame, blood sugar, bread, Cancer, cholesterol, Diabetes, DNA, fats, fatty acid oxidation, fatty liver, gluten, heart disease, high fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oil, inflammation, insulin, margarine, soda, soft drinks, sugar, Three Foods To Avoid, trans fats, white bread
Posted in Cancer, Gluten Free Diet, Health Coach, Reduce Belly Fat
