Thursday, January 13, 2011

Health Tips

Is the economic melt down affecting your emotional health? Look for the signs of stress and how they affect your physical health and learn how to protect your well-being.
With the present unstable economy, daily reports of recession and depression, the stock market as a roller coaster, housing placed foreclosure and short-sale, loss of employment, loss of retirement savings, Americans are experiencing excessive stress, anxiety and even trauma.  We are all aware of the stress that this economy is causing, but are we aware of the impact that is causing to our health?
The number of Americans that lost their jobs, their houses, their investments are astronomical.  Even the ones that still have their jobs, still have their houses, still have their finances covered, are going through stress, not knowing what they will be facing in the near future.
According to the American Psychological Association (APA), the top causes of stress in America is money (81%), economy (80%), work (67%), and health problems affecting family (67%).
It is well known that when stress becomes chronic (long-term) your body will respond to it.  It has been reported lately that physicians are seeing more patients with stress-induced illness.  The mental health centers are receiving more calls than ever.  Even children are suffering, according to therapists.
In order to better cope with the economic stress, reach out to family, friend and professional help, if necessary.  Many studies demonstrated that receiving support from others is very effective in managing stress.
Stress can cause health problems or make problems that you already have worse. You have to learn to deal with it.
What are the possible signs of stress?
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And people with stress usually feel:
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Do you recognize any of the signs above?  So, what can you do to manage your stress?  First, can you change the event or thing that is creating your stress?  Most of the time, this is not possible.  A second way is to change how you react to stress, and this is the best way to deal with your stress.
In order to manage the stress you should:
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Invest in your emotional health
Don’t ignore your emotional health.  Like your physical health,  emotional healthy requires time and energy to maintain.  By preserving your emotional health you will have a healthier recovery back from stress.

Monday, January 10, 2011

Heavenly Apple Pie



Heavenly Apple Pie

250ml sugar
50ml butter
3 eggs
250 ml flour
5ml backing powder
2ml salt
125ml milk
1 large tin pie apple
Fresh cream
Optional – raisins, pecan nuts

Syrup:
250ml sugar
250ml cream

Cream butter and sugar until fluffy, then add eggs beating well after each addition. Sift dry ingredients and add to butter mixture alternately with milk.

Grease pie dish and turn batter, spoon pie apples over batter without braking pieces.
Bake at 180º  25-30 min
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Meanwhile, boil sugar and cream until thick and syrupy. Remove pie from oven and pour the syrup over, return to oven and bake for further 10 min.

Serve hot or cold




THE SERENITY PRAYER

GOD GRANT ME THE SERENITY
TO ACCEPT THE THINGS I CANNOT CHANGE;
COURAGE TO CHANGE THE THINGS I CAN;
AND WISDOM TO KNOW THE DIFFERENCE.

LIVING ONE DAY AT A TIME;
ENJOYING ONE MOMENT AT A TIME;
ACCEPTING HARDSHIPS AS THE PATHWAY TO PEACE;
TAKING, AS HE DID, THIS SINFUL WORLD
AS IT IS, NOT AS I WOULD HAVE IT;
TRUSTING THAT HE WILL MAKE ALL THINGS RIGHT
IF I SURRENDER TO HIS WILL;
THAT I MAY BE REASONABLY HAPPY IN THIS LIFE
AND SUPREMELY HAPPY WITH HIM
FOREVER IN THE NEXT.
AMEN.

--REINHOLD NIEBUHR