Alcohol. With apologies to the American Heart Association, which discourages doctors from telling their patients about the advantages of alcohol: one or two drinks per day can significantly increase HDL levels. More than one or two drinks per day, one hastens to add, can lead to substantial health problems including heart failure and there are individuals who will develop such problems even when limiting their alcohol intake to one or two drinks per day. Here’s more on alcohol and the heart. ? li shou Purvakarma Before the actual panchakarma, there is a purvakarma, which literally means ‘the preceding karma’. In this stage the physician gives the directions to prepare the body for the panchakarma chikitsa. The panchakarma method is chosen according to the physical constitution and the disorder on the body. Vaman is administered for kapha related disorders like bronchitis, colds, breathlessness, chronic asthma, diabetes, indigestion, etc. These are all due to excess mucus. The patient must go through purvakarma before administering vaman.
BEING FAT IS HARD. How many sizes of clothes are in your closet your attic? What hurts your back, knees, feet or hips? What about the emotional pain? We look for someone to hide behind in pictures, dragging unwilling children onto our laps. Wait a minute . WHAT laps? My stomach came to the end of my knees when I sat down. I couldn’t buckle up in a car or tie my own shoes. There were times where I couldn’t get in my car because another had parked too close. I wanted to ride horses with my daughter and go bike riding with my sons. My children loved me, but heard whispers from classmates about my size. My husband told me I was beautiful, but I didn’t feel it inside. I hated being a huffing and puffing, exhausted wife who wasted money we didn’t have on food binges and diet schemes. The guilt! li shou Eating a lot of refined carbs (like wheat and sugar) taxes beta cells that regulate insulin. Once these cells die, it is very difficult for them to regenerate and make new cells. Then, the body can’t metabolize carbohydrates efficiently as it once did. This is why cutting out high carbohydrate foods is especially beneficial for those who struggle with weight loss.
I only had one meal a day for about 2 weeks. (A grilled chicken breast and a small salad, NO DRESSING) I lost 20 lbs in those first two weeks. Then I did the Scarsdale diet for 2 weeks, and lost about 14 lbs. more. After that I “fell of the wagon” and I had a “pig out” weekend, which resulted in a 6 lbs. weight gain. I got back on track and started doing things the right way. I eat several small meals a day (and snacks) and I walk for an hour everyday NO EXCUSES. Now that I have reached my goal weight (130 lbs., 5’6″), I do indulge, about once a week, with no repercussions! I look great and feel even better!!!! li shou It is hard to say, without a description of what actually was going on at the time, what triggered her reaction to the puppy at that moment, but it sounds like the puppy triggered a fear reaction in her so she responded in kind. Maybe the puppy came up behind her and startled her or something.