Remedial Potions
Jan. 14th, 2006 05:56 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
flamingswordBefore you guys try to die(t), I recommend making sure that you are as healthy as possible. A body that is mistreated or unhealthy is less responsive to change, so for some people it won't matter how much you diet. You will not change your shape until your body feels healthy and safe.
WATER is a useful tool. You body is mostly salt water, and when you dry out you get gummy and your salts crystallize and it's tres gross. How do you expect to wash away all the gross additives you ingest and the city air pollutants you inhale if you don't drink water?
CITRUS FRUIT Is a good thing for always, but especially after stressful days and heavy exercise. When you metabolise citric acid it forms, among other useful things, a base that neutralizes the lactic acid produced by your muscles. Lactic acid is what makes your muscles ache and it is THE BAD. So orange juice your pains to death. Or limeade. Or whatever.
APPLES are so cool. They contain cancer-fighting substances. They contain substances that help promote tissue longevity. They are sweet and tasty and crisp. They contain pectins and insulin-affective substances so that, while sweet, they don't throw your sugars out of balance. They are full of fiber, and we'll get to that in a minute. They are damn near the perfect food.
FIBER All of the trash your body needs to get rid of has to have something to be stuck in. Fiber is like the trash bags of the intestine. It gives your body somewhere to put all that nasty so it can be sent on it's merry way to fertilize the porcelain god. It makes your intestinal muscles' job easier so you don't have to strain as much to get the job done, and so it's good for your heart. Does that follow? Let me explain: When you have to strain to do something, your blood pressure momentarily skyrockets up into an unhealthy range. Any weaknesses in your arteries are made cumulatively worse every time. Further stresses on your heart and blood vessels like cholesterol plaques and high trigliceride levels are what form the base conditions that become heart failure. Don't let the base condition form, and your heart will win at life for a long, long time.
CINNAMON There's so many reason's I'm not going to type them,just read this.
CAYENNE is an anti-inflammatory. It promotes weight regulation, it increases circulation, it stimulates the lining of the intestines so that you absorb your foods better and eliminate them more easily, and prevents intestinal gas caused by slow digestion.
MASSAGE causes the increased production of both red and white blood cells. It breaks up cross-linked fibers in muscles that impede motion. It raises your awareness of your body. It causes the production of oxytosin, a narcotic-like substance normal to the brain, that helps alleviate pain, depression, and feelings of lonliness. It breaks up concretions of lactic acid in muscles and relieves muscle tension. It's nice.
WATER is a useful tool. You body is mostly salt water, and when you dry out you get gummy and your salts crystallize and it's tres gross. How do you expect to wash away all the gross additives you ingest and the city air pollutants you inhale if you don't drink water?
CITRUS FRUIT Is a good thing for always, but especially after stressful days and heavy exercise. When you metabolise citric acid it forms, among other useful things, a base that neutralizes the lactic acid produced by your muscles. Lactic acid is what makes your muscles ache and it is THE BAD. So orange juice your pains to death. Or limeade. Or whatever.
APPLES are so cool. They contain cancer-fighting substances. They contain substances that help promote tissue longevity. They are sweet and tasty and crisp. They contain pectins and insulin-affective substances so that, while sweet, they don't throw your sugars out of balance. They are full of fiber, and we'll get to that in a minute. They are damn near the perfect food.
FIBER All of the trash your body needs to get rid of has to have something to be stuck in. Fiber is like the trash bags of the intestine. It gives your body somewhere to put all that nasty so it can be sent on it's merry way to fertilize the porcelain god. It makes your intestinal muscles' job easier so you don't have to strain as much to get the job done, and so it's good for your heart. Does that follow? Let me explain: When you have to strain to do something, your blood pressure momentarily skyrockets up into an unhealthy range. Any weaknesses in your arteries are made cumulatively worse every time. Further stresses on your heart and blood vessels like cholesterol plaques and high trigliceride levels are what form the base conditions that become heart failure. Don't let the base condition form, and your heart will win at life for a long, long time.
CINNAMON There's so many reason's I'm not going to type them,just read this.
CAYENNE is an anti-inflammatory. It promotes weight regulation, it increases circulation, it stimulates the lining of the intestines so that you absorb your foods better and eliminate them more easily, and prevents intestinal gas caused by slow digestion.
MASSAGE causes the increased production of both red and white blood cells. It breaks up cross-linked fibers in muscles that impede motion. It raises your awareness of your body. It causes the production of oxytosin, a narcotic-like substance normal to the brain, that helps alleviate pain, depression, and feelings of lonliness. It breaks up concretions of lactic acid in muscles and relieves muscle tension. It's nice.