116/365 The Temple Technique

Friends and Fitness Enthusiasts,

You've heard it before now hear it again: "Do you not know that your body is a temple of the Holy Spirit within you, whom you have from God, and that you are not your own?[...] glorify God in your body. (1 Cor 6:19-20)"

Whether you are religious like not, you can recognize this truthful phrase. Your body is a temple where your spirit, soul, intellect, and mind reside. Without your body, you have no vehicle through which you can express yourself. You have got to respect your body for it is the only one you have.

Here are ways that I believe you ought to respect your body, a temple:
1. Eat foods that will make you wealthy in nutritional value. Do not be greedy and consume in excess.

2. Drink alcohol with the intention of enjoying its effects in good company. Do not drink to get drunk.

3. Sleep; give your body rest so you begin the next day refreshed.

4. Utilize all the muscles in your body. A temple must be fortified to withstand the most destructive winds, storms, etc. that attempt to ravage it. Strengthen your body with frequent exercise.

5. Enjoy everything in moderation.

6. Laugh every day. Life is much too short not to have fun with it.

This list could go on but, I'll stop myself here. Just wait for when The Temple Technique © is a legitimate program made by yours truly.

All the posts I have written before and beyond have this temple idea in mind. Your body deserves respect in everything you do. You are a person of dignity are you not? Treat your body with the same respect and care that you give to yourself. Likewise, treat your soul with the same attention you give your body.

In health,

Lauren

41/365 A Deep Fried Toast to Your Arteries

Friends and Fitness Enthusiasts,

For many reasons, I've been going out with friends for dinner, drinks, or both more frequently. Each time, somebody asks me how healthy this is or to write a blog about it. Upon further reflection I decided to look into something that fascinated me about drinking. Why is it that we all seem to crave fatty foods after or while we consume alcohol?

Lacy Perry's article "How Hangovers Work" featured on Discovery Health's website informed me that fried/fatty foods are a proven means of preventing a hangover. The fat sticks to the lining of our stomachs very well; this prolongs the absorption of alcohol giving us more time to process and a smaller chance of having a hangover. Our bodies must know that fried/fatty foods will have this effect. An article I found from the Journal of Young Investigators stated that the neurotransmitter galanin which signals to us that we're hungry is produced when we consume alcohol. Galanin also promotes alcohol consumption.

By these statements, I am by no means saying that it is good to drink in excess or eat fried/fatty foods. There are serious repercussions for doing this. As a young person, you often think that you are invincible and rarely stop to think about the arterial damage caused by fried/fatty foods. What more when you are drinking? Fried/fatty foods have high LDL cholesterol. This is the bad kind that sticks to your arteries, builds up into foam cells (which are irreversible), and causes atherosclerosis (hardening of the arteries). This is so not okay.

Hangovers can be prevented and remedied with healthier choices like eggs, bananas, water, fruit juice, and not drinking in excess. Think before you drink.

In health,

Lauren