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jeanetteJeanette Bronée, HHC is a Food and Nourishment Consultant. Her passion is to help her clients find their way to health and healing, through food, new daily self-caring habits, and emotional healing. She educates about food and guides through change in an upbeat non-dogmatic way.

This summer, she put together this very interesting list to help us gain awareness about dehydration.

#1. 75% of Americans are chronically dehydrated.
(Likely applies to half the world population.)

#2. In 37% of Americans, the thirst mechanism is so weak
that it is mistaken for hunger.

#3. Even MILD dehydration will slow down one’s metabolism as 3%.

#4. One glass of water will shut down midnight hunger pangs
for almost 100% of the dieters studied in a University of
Washington study.

#5. Lack of water, the #1 trigger of daytime fatigue.

#6. Preliminary research indicates that 8-10 glasses of
water a day could significantly ease back and joint pain
for up to 80% of sufferers.

#7. A mere 2% drop in body water can trigger fuzzy short-term
memory, trouble with basic math, and difficulty focusing on
the computer screen or on a printed page.

#8. Drinking 5 glasses of water daily decreases the risk of
colon cancer by 45%, plus it can slash the risk of breast
cancer by 79%. , and one is 50% less likely to develop
bladder cancer.

For more information on Jeanette, visit Path For Life.

We are all dedicated to enhancing our minds and spirit through our body’s work. The yoga moves through this incredible community in so many ways.

During one of my yoga classes, it occured to me that it takes as much work to let go than to hold on. I was going into standing bow, one of my most challenging poses. George, the instructor at the time, said, “Just think of the end goal.” Instead of micro-managing every movement, I began to envision myself in standing bow, fully realized. It was at that point that I thought, “I don’t need to do anything. I simply need to open up, and release the tension and fear that holds me back.” As soon as I began thinking of releasing instead of pushing through, I went deeper into the posture.

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Pracitcing the process of letting go can help release you from your past performance, opening up new insights, and provide a clearing for even more breakthroughs.

What will you be “letting go” of this August? Let us know right here on the blog.

flowerI remember spending last 4th of July on a rooftop with many of my friends.

It was a memorable and introspective holiday, and I look forward to what this year will bring.

I realized that sometimes, it requires looking inwards, or a clamness, to see & release the enormous energy we have inside.

This July 4th, I hope the fireworks explosions evoke not only excitement, but the peacefulness, we all share every time we step into the hot room. While there are no visual fireworks in the hot room, our spirits closely resemble the night time blossoms in the sky - at the end of the day, we are all bursting with positive energy.

New students often ask the question, “What does the heat do?” Contrary to popular belief it is not present to inflict pain and suffering. Practicing the 26 postures in a heated space offers a number of benefits.

First and foremost the heat enhances vasodilatation so that more oxygenated blood is delivered to the muscles. Capillaries that weave around the muscles respond to heat by dilating. More oxygen is then sent to the muscles, which aids in the removal of waste products such as carbon dioxide and lactic acid.

The heat also allows oxygen in the blood to detach from hemoglobin more easily. Blood that passes through warm muscles releases oxygen more easily. Blood that passes through cold muscles releases much less oxygen. This in turn speeds up the breakdown of glucose and fatty acids.

This makes muscles more elastic, therefore allowing the practitioner to stretch more deeply with less risk of injury. Our bodies build bulk through compression, we loose fat through extension. Warm muscles burn fat more efficiently. Fat is released during stress. The stress of intense exercise causes a surge of fatty acids into the blood stream. If you exercise with cold muscles, they can not use the fatty acids and generally end-up lining the walls of arteries.

Other parts of the body also benefit from the heat. Higher temperatures allow the nervous system to function more efficiently. Messages are sent more rapidly from the brain to the spinal cord. Our spinal cord acts as a telecommunication system to the rest of the body.

Bikram often says,

Healthy spine, healthy mind, healthy body. The more you do to improve the health of your spine, the better. You don’t have to chase love. Love will chase you. You don’t have to chase money. Money will chase you. You don’t have to chase the world. The world will chase you.

See you in the hot room!

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