Students Take Charge No. 5
STUDENT: The experiment I did this week was reducing my intake of artificial sweeteners. I chose to do this because last week I ate too much sugary products and was constantly tired and in a bad mood. I also got headaches, stomach aches and irregular bowel movements. My hope was to raise my mood and energy levels back to where they were the first three weeks of class. The first action I took was to drink more water to reduce the urge to snack. Then I ate three full meals to stop the urge to binge on sugary products. I also dealt with my responsibilities ahead of time so I wouldn’t stress-eat sugary products. The last thing I did was eat whole fruits when I craved sugar to give my body nutritious food. My results included not feeling sleepy in the afternoon, having energy throughout the day, being excited to take on long projects and less bothered by problems. The pains in my stomach and head completely went away. My bowels didn’t become regular, but they did become more normal.
TEACHER: One of the rules in the body is “water follows sugar.” If the kind of sugar in the intestines is small like sucrose, the sugar will crawl out of the intestine and the water will follow. This leaves the intestine without enough water for normal movement. Cutting back on sugar allowed the water to stay in the intestines, and they work more normal.
STUDENT: The experiment I did this week was using simple exercise to relax. Personally, I am very tense and stressed and hope to find joy more and more. I want to be the greatest I can be by doing my health experiences each week. The actions I took were going for walks with my boyfriend. He’s very encouraging and it’s calming to get some sun in. Another action I took was parking farther away from the door. I actually did not like this one, which is funny, because I love being outside. I just don’t like to walk so much when I could be getting my shopping done faster. But, I continued to park farther away for the exercise. I also stretched when I got up which gets the heart and body up and awake. This definitely feels good. My results included feeling less stress with a more normal mood. My body didn’t ache and I felt more positive on a daily basis, and that’s the best result I could have.
This student also asked this important personal question: “How do you make your digestive system faster; as in metabolism?”
TEACHER: Your digestive system and your metabolism are two completely different series of functions in your body, but they both have to do with food. A rule in the body is: “Our cells don’t live off the food we eat, they live and function off the ENERGY they receive from the food we eat.” Digestion is the process of extracting the energy from the food. When the food-energy leaves the intestines, it goes to the liver where it’s combined with all the energies needed for vibrant cellular function. The cells metabolize the energy as they perform their functions. How do you speed up your metabolism? You can’t really “speed it up,” but you can improve its efficiency. You can start by using your food choices to bring the highest amount of energy possible into your body, extracting all that good energy with an efficient digestive system, and building more muscle cells to metabolize it. Improve the released of the food-energy by chewing each bite of food to juice. Make sure your stomach acid is strong enough to kill bacteria and purify the food-energy. We don’t want “bug-juice-energy” in our cells. Make sure there’s probiotics in your intestine because they are the microscopic workers that get all the jobs done down there. Be careful about taking antibiotics, because they kill the probiotics. There’s so much more to learn about taking charge of your health, so don’t miss a class.
Until then … TAKE CHARGE! … Sylvia