
I don’t know that it is EVER a GOOD time to give up on yourself, your goals or dreams!

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I don’t know that it is EVER a GOOD time to give up on yourself, your goals or dreams!

The American Psychological Association (APA) warns that chronic stress is directly linked to at least six (and likely more) of the most common causes of death in modern America.
Longstanding stress wreaks some of its worst havoc on the glandular and endocrine systems of the thyroid and adrenals.
There are many ways that stress shows up in the body – both physically and emotionally.
There is an entire class of herbs known as adaptogens that are uniquely suited to support the body’s efforts to combat prolonged stress.
Adaptogens modulate the release of Cortisol, the “aging” hormone and help to uplift the body while simultaneously leveling it out.
10 adaptogens with powerful stress-killing potential:
Ashwagandha
Astragalus
Cordyceps
Eleuthero
Holy basil
Licorice root
Maca
Panax Ginseng
Rhodiola rosea
Schisandra
ALL of these are in my top bars and powders as well as scores of other ingredients beneficial for many other body functions and conditions. My NutriBlast Greens Plus powder has 199 ingredients and costs between $1.44 and $3.00 a day (depending on how many tubs you buy at a time). Check it out! https://www.healthelicious.com.au/Nutri-Blast-Greens-Plus.html

Here’s a very sobering piece from financial planner Alec Riddle, who looks at the relationship between how long you work and how long you’re likely to enjoy your retirement. Citing some interesting research, Alec argues that those who continue to work right up to the maximum retirement age tend to have shorter retirements than their peers who retire younger. This article will certainly make you think about your own retirement plans and strategy, especially if you’re like me and hoping to work until you’re 95.
(P.S. 26 June 2024 I found the original link did not work. I searched the site and found only articles supporting working longer rather than retiring earlier. Amazing what 4 years and a necessity to keep people from accessing their retirement funds will do to a story.)

This symbol signifies that the food has been treated with radiation. For the official information about it, read the Vic Govt web site: https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/healthyliving/food-irradiation.
While it is claimed that food irradiation has no adverse impact on the health of humans those who consume such foods there are instances when some animals have apparently been put to risk due to consumption of irradiated foods. Irradiated foods are not meant for animals so one must not feed livestock or pets with such foods. In some cases, animals have been diagnosed with cancer, chromosomal ailments and have died prematurely. (https://occupytheory.org/list-of-pros-and-cons-of-food-irradiation/)
WHAT!?!? Animals should not be fed irradiated foods as they have contracted cancer, chromosomal ailments or been killed and yet irradiated food is touted as safe for humans? Forgive me for being a tad sceptical here.

Mums’ magical antiviral hot lemonaid is best hot but shouldn’t be reheated.
Ingredients
4 cups hot (not boiling) water
¼ cup fresh squeezed lemon juice (or blend the entire flesh of the lemon)
2 Tbsp. raw honey (raw is important!)
½” to 1” fresh ginger root, peeled
¼ cup raw apple cider vinegar (raw is important!)
Cayenne pepper (as much as you can tolerate)
Optional: 2 cloves fresh garlic
Directions
Blend all in a high-power blender. Drink 1 cup at the first symptom of illness, and another cup every 2 hours, or as desired. Do not re-heat the elixir, as this will damage enzymes and nutrients. Drink at room temperature or cold after you refrigerate the remaining portion. It will last a week in the fridge, but you can freeze portions in canning jars for future use.

Potential problems include harms from prenatal exposure and unintentional childhood exposure; decline in educational or occupational functioning after early adolescent use, and in adulthood, impaired driving and vehicle crashes; cannabis use disorders (CUD), cannabis withdrawal, and psychiatric comorbidity. That’s a long list of the potential harms in using marijuana. The last line of the paper’s introduction reads, “The public, health professionals, and policy makers would benefit from education about the risks of cannabis use, the increases in such risks, and the role of marijuana laws in these increases.”
https://www.narcononarrowhead.org/blog/what-about-marijuana-use-is-addictive.html


Dementia is worth preventing. Get some more of these foods in your diet now!

And this dows not even mention that 1,000 IU of vitamin D3 a day lowers your cancer risk by 77%!
So where do we get vitamin D? From the sun? What have we been told to do for the last 40 years? Stay out of the sun! Who makes money out of people who are depressed, anxious or aggressive? The Medi_pHarma cartel!
I recommend you look at getting an alternative health practioner as your primary health care provider – naturopath, homeopath or Chinese herbalist etc.