Mother Natures Wit

The Human Skeleton

• The human skeleton forms the framework of the body. It supports everything and must therefore be strong and dense! Dense bones don't break as easily as porous or spongy bones. There are over 100 bones in the body

• Bones consist of Calcium, Magnesium

• Ligaments and cartilage are the joining structures between bones that allow for flexibility.

• Muscles and nerves attached to the skeleton allow voluntary motion.

Inside this issue:

Exercise Boons

Food for Thought

The Grainy Truth

Couples Communication

Your Body's Beat

Essential Oils

Parenting in the Neighborhood

MSM (methylsulfonylmethane)

You may ask, what on earth is MSM! It is an organic source of sulfur and is found in most unprocessed foods. Unfortunately MSM is lost during cooking, processing or storing! Why is MSM important? It is found in almost every cell of the human body, is important for manufacturing enzymes and antibodies, in the production of connective tissue, cartilage, hair , nails and skin. It is especially important for joint health and has been known to offer pain relief for arthritis. MSM is found in fresh fruits and vegetables, eggs, milk and meat. Fast food, processed, pre packaged, preserved, cooked food will eliminated it. The richest source of MSM is mothers milk! Organic sulfur isn't the same as the synthetic preservatives with similar names like sulfa or sulfites. Sulfur compounds are found in garlic and onions, two of my favorite herbs and flavor enhancers when cooking! -ewc

Bruce McBarnette does it again…he has broken another Masters record (see photo). Bruce started high jumping in college, he attended Princeton University. He was playing football and the coach recommended that he run track to stay in shape. The track coach needed an high jumper. Bruce has been high jumping ever since.

Diet is an important part of Bruce's training regimen. Wholesome, natural fresh foods are critical to his stamina and continued good health. Five to seven vegetables and 2 to 4 fruits daily combined with proper hydration (drinking lots of water) has enabled him to keep his competitive

edge and youthful appearance. You would never guess that Bruce is closer to 50 than 40. He may have an occasional sweet, but not on a regular basis.

 Whole grains, beans and lean meat, preferably organic help him to keep his body systems functioning properly. Bruce seldom ever just walks. He moves quickly and efficiently just as he did in his youth. Exercise combined with proper diet has allowed him to maintain his youthful flexibility and graceful movement. He is competitive in paint ball, tennis and Frisbee. Bruce is the President of Summit Connections Real Estate Investment Company. You can visit his website at www.mcbarnette.com and learn more about him and his accomplishments. –ewc

Every living cell and most body fluids contain proteins. The body produces 13 of the 20 proteins that it needs. The proteins not produced by the body are called essential proteins and can be obtained through food. They are called complete and incomplete protein. Complete proteins contain all eight amino acids that the body doesn't produce and incomplete proteins contain only a little of one or more of them. Sources of food that contain complete proteins are fish, meat, poultry, eggs, etc. Plant pro-

teins can be combined with other plant foods or animal proteins to make it complete. Some examples of plant combinations are:
vegetable+ grain+ beans or vegetable + seed + nuts. They even

going to school. Protein is also essential for proper growth and development of children. Proteins are what build your muscles. To ensure that you grow healthy cells eat organically fed animal

help us to think clearly as it is a brain food, which is why parents are admonished to feed their children a protein for breakfast before

products and organically grown fruits and vegetables. The cells of muscles, tendons and ligaments are all fed by protein. Weight lifters use protein powders to build their muscle mass. –ewc

Although Rye is not one of the most ancient grains, it is a very nutritious one. If you are one who doesn't have to avoid gluten grains, then rye is a good alternative to wheat. Because it cannot be refined as much as wheat it retains more of it's nutritional value. It has a unique flavor that makes you either love it or leave it. Rye is one of the

newer grains, and is said to have been developed in Germany where it grew in wheat fields as a weed. In fact the ancient Greeks

the baker's choice, especially in Europe. In the U.S. rye is mostly used as feed for livestock and very little is used for food consumption. Rye is a good source of fiber and adds in weight loss and is a good choice of grain for those with diabetes. It contains manganese, selenium, tryptophan, phosphorous, magnesium and protein. -ewc

If you were on a sports team, for example tennis team or tandem bike team, rowing or some other activity that required teamwork, you would have to have strong communication skills, be tuned into each other, able to read each other's body language and moods, be able to give moral support to each other and have to coordinate this all with practice, practice,  practice!!!

The requirements would be strict. Schedules made and kept, rules followed, efforts rewarded, new strategies investigated when old ones fail, debriefing after an

event. All these steps instrumental in obtaining that trophy and then starting all over again for the next championship! In a relationship how much more important are all these steps to follow. Keeping your eyes on the prize is key to maintaining a happy relationship. Knowing when moral support is needed, or a new strategy needs implementing

because the old one does not work, having regular meetings to update each and debrief, COMMUNICATING on every level, practicing what has been agreed upon until it becomes habit, and getting to know each other's nonverbal language, so as to not misunderstand moodiness or distractedness or sadness or happiness or absentmindedness! Maintaining a healthy relationship takes teamwork. One supporting the other, as needed with love and understanding!

The book, Creating Intimate Moments, Couple's Communication: 52 Weekly Dates , will be available Spring 2006.

-ewc

Nerves and muscles work together to give us movement, whether it be voluntary or involuntary. For example, your heart is a smooth muscle that has involuntary action, you don't have to make your heart beat like you make your fingers move. Finger movement is voluntary! What makes your fingers move are nerves that extend from brain to spinal column to arm to fingers. Finger movement, such as writing is fine motor movement where as walking is gross motor movement. The nerv-

ous system is the body's communication network, while the muscles are a part of the structural system, which also includes, bones, tendons, ligaments and skin.

What does it take to have healthy functioning nerves and muscles? For nerves to function properly a correct mineral balance of calcium,

Vitamin C is needed. Likewise muscles need calcium, magnesium and Vitamin D. Both require proper exercise, adequate rest and a positive or healthy mindset. When exercising it is important to do a proper warm up. Start off by stretching your large muscles using slow and smooth motions.

Next start off slowly for 5 minutes, easing gradually into the exercise of choice. -ewc

magnesium and potassium in addition to the B vitamins and

Essential Oils are very helpful to use with therapeutic massage. Tired sore muscles gain ease with the right touch, and essential oils enhance this process. There are several different types of oils that can be used. Olive Oil has been used since ancient days, but can leave an oily film, grape seed oil, apricot seed oil, and almond oil are excellent alternatives. Essential oils can be added to the massage oils which can also be called carrier oils

if your goal is the use of the essential oil. Eucalyptus oil, tei fu, lavender… are excellent to use alone or in combination for tired or sore muscles. Take a warm bath using Epsom salts or mineral bath salts and soak for twenty minutes. Then have a nice massage. Warm the oil and relax and enjoy the relief of tired and sore muscles.-ewc

As a child I would have liked to have had more focus on sports for myself when I was in school. I felt like a valuable member when I did get to participate in anything as a team or group. My experience was limited to the annual "show" called the Aqua Festival that the girls PE department put on around the pool. Anyone in the show got to participate in a dance or swim number and I got a lot of growth and satisfaction from participating. I was particularly fond of track and gymnastics on the parallel bars but was only able to do what we did in gym class because of not having the parental support I needed. I still wish I could have had that experience. I tried volleyball but got into trouble because the activities bus got me home too late for my daily chore list on

practice days. I did benefit because I was comfortable playing with friends on the beach having at least learned how to play. I now see my nieces and nephews that are involved in track, basketball, volleyball, bowling and dance and see the tremendous growth in their self esteem.  A dear friend has a handicapped son that is so proud of his Special Olympics medals. One of my nephews is a star in track and field in high school and placed in the state competition even though he has a birth defect that requires him to live his life with a colostomy bag. He is amazing and now views himself as able to do anything regardless of his challenges. My daughter and son were both in peewee baseball. They were not interested in competitive sports though I think it did them a lot of good to learn about sportsmanship and

teamwork. My big point is that it depends on the individual child as to what is best for them. Problems arise when the children and parents have different expectations of being involved in the sport. If winning is the focus for one and not the other or it's the only important thing, then it's a problem. Conflicts in schedules and time commitments can be a challenge. The goal and responsibilities of being in that sport or on that team should be discussed. Some children thrive under pressure and want to be pushed to excel and others just want to have fun or be a part of something and there are those who have no desire to participate. Either way, parental support in victory, defeat, as a cheerleader or a coach in whatever our children do is extremely important.

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