The Environmental Working Group is worth mentioning again to promote what they do for me, for you , your family, and the planet.
It is a struggle for sure to not only raise awareness in how we can clean up the enviornment of chemical exposures, but how to do it in our own homes! Especially if you have family members who resist change.
When ever there is healthy change, it may seem boring and unglamourous but in the long run it is usually always beneficial. You just have to discover what is right for you and your family. There are so many websites/blogs to go to now to learn and get great ideas and tips from – that there should be no excuse to create a chemical free home.
Well, it’s that time of year when the ghosts come out at night, the gouls hang out in the graveyard or or in that old, boarded up house down the street ….
Little boogie men and girls will be knocking at your door for goodies!
I have to tell you years ago when I was nine I think, I went to a Halloween party and it scared the crap out of me so much that I celebrate it modestly now. So this is as far as I’ll go …. bah hum bug! LOL!
I rather celebrate the humor these two guys can only bring when meeting the mummy..
Ah … the infamous Fat Cell. Is it friend or foe? Actually it’s both depending on you, your lifestyle, and amount of stress experienced in your life be it psychological, physical, or social.
The Center for Disease Control (CDC) predicts by the year 2015 one in three people will be obese and have diabetes. Now there’s a sobering thought!
Fat cells have a purpose to store energy for muscles and other cells in the body.
We are all born with millions of fat cells and if you look to the image to your left, you can see what a normal cluster of fat cells look like. These cells are actually filled with liquid and push the nucleus (the “heart” of the cell) out of the way (they have no manners either).
Fat cells grow in response to increased calories consumption and hormones. To name a few, progesterone, estrogen, and cortisol (a stress hormone). As you gain weight, fat cells grow and multiply. This puts more stress on your heart which needs to pump more blood to fat cells. This is pretty interesting too because the more weight you gain, the more blood vessels the body creates to reach those fat cells to nourish them. Yet when you lose weight, the number of fat cells accumulated stay the same. They just shrink in size.
Most of us don’t think about these annoying fat cells that can really cause havoc with our health in terms of having control over them through lifestyle changes. Getting to know these potentially troublesome cells could be a way for you to decide if you want them as a friend or an enemy.
Hmmm ….. would I want greedy fat cells to take over my body and my health? I think not.
Watch this video, great explanation …
Let me know what you think! I’d love to read your comment. Thank you in advance!
The Environmental Working Group is worth mentioning again to promote what they do for me, for you , your family, and the planet.
Well, it’s that time of year when the ghosts come out at night, the gouls hang out in the graveyard or or in that old, boarded up house down the street ….
Ah … the infamous Fat Cell. Is it friend or foe? Actually it’s both depending on you, your lifestyle, and amount of stress experienced in your life be it psychological, physical, or social.
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