Unlimited Health Institute - July 2018

Unlimited Health Institute - July 2018

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CELEBRATE ALL MONTH LONGWITHTHESE ODD JULY HOLIDAYS: FROM THE DESK OF Dr. Henry

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International Chicken Wing Day

16. Global HugYour Kids Day

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World UFO Day

17. World Emoji Day

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ComplimentYour Mirror Day

18. National Hot Dog Day

19. National Daiquiri Day

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Sidewalk Egg Frying Day

20. Ugly Truck Day

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Work-a-holics Day

21. National Junk Food Day

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International Kissing Day

22. Parent’s Day

HAVE FUN AND STAY SAFE ALL SUMMER LONG! Take Safe Steps for You and Your Children

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Chocolate Day

23. Vanilla Ice CreamDay

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Body Painting Day

24. National Tequila Day

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National Sugar Cookie Day

25. Threading the Needle Day

While children may be on summer vacation, a parent’s concern for their safety isn’t. Here are a few ways to keep your kids safe during the summer.

10. Teddy Bear Picnic Day

26. All or Nothing Day

11. Cheer up the Lonely Day

27. TakeYour Houseplants for aWalk

SUN SAFETY

One of the most important hazards to keep in mind is the sun. UV rays can damage the skin and eyes, causing skin cancer and even immune system suppression. Luckily, there are a few easy ways to counter sun exposure. Wearing sunscreen with an SPF of 30 or higher, covering your exposed skin, wearing sunglasses, and controlling your time spent in direct sunlight can all prevent skin damage. Another way to keep your child happy and healthy in the sun is to keep them hydrated. If your child has a dry or sticky mouth, sunken eyes, dry and cool skin, drowsiness, dizziness, or little to no tears while crying, then they are suffering from dehydration. Make sure that your child drinks water as much as possible and that they rest in a shaded area to prevent dehydration.

12. Pecan Pie Day

28. National Day of the Cowboy

13. EmbraceYour Geekness Day

29. National Lasagna Day

14. PandemoniumDay

30. International Day of Friendship

15. Cow Appreciation Day

31. Mutt’s Day

–Tamika Henry

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STAYING HEALTHY

than any other time of the year. Sticking to a schedule can keep your kids proactive and create positive and healthy habits for them. When you’re heading out to a summer activity, packing a lunch can ensure that your children are eating healthy. You can help the entire family maintain healthy eating habits by packing fruits, vegetables, whole grains, protein, and healthy beverages instead of picking up a quick bite to eat on the way there or back. To keep your child busy throughout their break, sign them up for a summer activity. Swimming lessons or camps are great ways to give your kids a schedule they can follow while having fun and interacting with kids their age.

within reach if you have an infant or toddler in or around water. If there are multiple adults present, take turns watching the children. Keep in mind that water wings or water noodles are not approved personal flotation devices (PFDs). Using a U.S. Coast Guard approved PFD, such as a life jacket, is highly recommended. Applying waterproof sunscreen is also crucial for all water-related summer activities. Water gives minimal protection against UV rays, which can easily cut through the first three feet of water. Any sunlight reflected on the water can sunburn someone just as easily as if they had been out in a park all day. If your family is going to a pool or lake, be sure to apply a copious amount of waterproof sunscreen every two hours for full skin protection. During the summer months, kids are excited for blue skies and a break from school. Keeping them healthy and safe is just as important as the amount of fun they have. Stay safe and have enjoyable days in the sun!

This is one subject that shouldn’t take a break over the summer vacation. Children are more likely to gain weight over the summer

SWIMMING

Swimming is one of the most popular summer activities. If you’re headed to a beach or a local pool to cool off, it’s vital to avoid the potential dangers swimming can pose. If your children are swimming in any body of water, maintain constant vigilance and stay

Is Your Child Being Bullied? Warning Signs You Can’t Ignore

CONFIDENCE ISSUES

Somewhere along the line, our society accepted bullying as a social norm for children. “How can kids learn to cope with the real world if they can’t handle a bully?” is a common misguided justification. Kids who don’t meet the standards of what they are socially expected to be aren’t accepted among their peers. Rather, they are treated like emotional punching bags for anyone deemed more culturally acceptable. But the life of a child is truly a special force in this world, and just because someone differs from physical, social, or cultural normativity doesn’t give anyone the right to treat them poorly. Differences should be celebrated, and bullying needs to be eradicated. The best way we can start is by making an effort to notice bullying and put a stop to it. Here are three warning signs.

Bullying has the potential to drop kids into a volatile cycle of confidence-killing self-talk. Bullying may produce external damage, but what goes on internally can be catastrophic for children. The continually progressing, technology-based environment our children live in nearly outpaces their ability to adjust and cope. Children often internalize their emotions, and when they are being bullied by someone online, their distress can be even harder to detect. The best way to be aware of how your children are feeling is to talk to them openly about their social interactions both online and offline. Summer is the perfect opportunity to discuss these issues with your child because they likely will be relaxed, comfortable, and out of school, where bullying often occurs. Then they can approach the new school year with confidence and self-worth. What parent doesn’t want that?

HEADACHES AND STOMACH ACHES

CHANGE IN FRIENDS

Anxiety is an emotional complexity that tends to manifest itself in physical ways. If you notice your child has stress-related symptoms like headaches, ask them about their emotional well-being. An open-ended question like, “I’ve noticed you haven’t been feeling well a lot lately, can you tell me more about that?”will help open lines of communication.

There are bound to be changes in friend groups throughout your child’s life, but that doesn’t mean parents shouldn’t take notice when this happens. When a child expresses disinterest in spending time with specific people, it could be a sign of bullying. Connecting with other parents who have children in the same circle could be a way to gauge the pulse of your child’s friend group.

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All You Need to Know About Fasted Cardio Fat-Loss Technique or Workout Sham?

WHY FASTED CARDIO?

Fasted cardio is rapidly becoming a mainstay in a variety of fitness regimens. The principle states that participating in aerobic exercise while in a fasted state will burn fat at a higher rate. But there’s a lot that goes into how this modality achieves its end goal.

When your body is in a fasted state, lipolysis and fat oxidation increase drastically. Lipolysis is the breakdown of fat cells for energy, and fat oxidation is when your body burns that energy. So when you start pounding the pavement with your new pair of running shoes before breakfast, your body is going to target fat cells to burn for energy, resulting in increased fat loss.

WHAT IS A FASTED STATE?

Fasting doesn’t have to mean denying your body food for days on end. Technically, your body is in a fasted state when your insulin levels reach homeostasis and your body begins metabolizing stored body fat as its source of energy, normally about 8–12 hours after your last meal.

WHAT ARE THE DOWNFALLS?

The fitness community is full of polarizing views on just about every workout methodology. For every proponent of fasted cardio, there’s an equal and opposite force against it. The main struggle most fitness aficionados have with fasted cardio is that while your body will burn fat, it will also target muscle, so you will lose some of your overall muscle mass. Another difficulty can be sustaining enough energy to maintain your workout. If you’re looking for the solution to your fat-loss goals, fasted cardio could be the answer. The only way to know is to try it for yourself. As always, check with your doctor or trainer before starting a new fitness regimen. And don’t forget to refuel your body after your workout!

WHAT IS FASTED CARDIO?

Whether it be running, biking, or any other source of aerobic activity, when you exercise while your body is in its fasted state, you are participating in fasted cardio. Because you have to go so many hours without eating, the most logical time to perform fasted cardio is in the morning. In most cases, your body is already in a fasted state when you wake up, making it the perfect time to hit the gym or the road and bust out some cardio.

Take a Break

KIELBASA KABOBS

This take on the classic Italian sausage and peppers uses fully cooked Polish kielbasa so you can prep the kabobs and bring them to your next cookout.

Ingredients

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2 pounds fully cooked smoked kielbasa

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3 red bell peppers

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2 cloves garlic, minced

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2 large onions

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1/4 cup olive oil

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2 green bell peppers

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Salt and pepper, to taste

Directions

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Heat grill to medium.

into 1-inch chunks.

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In a small bowl, combine oil, garlic, and a pinch of salt and pepper.

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Thread onto skewers, alternating ingredients. Brush with oil mixture and grill, covered, 10–12 minutes.

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Cut pepper, onion, and kielbasa

[NOTE: If using bamboo skewers, soak in water for 30 minutes before threading to prevent burning.]

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INSIDE THIS ISSUE From the Desk of Dr. Henry PAGE 1 Summer Concerns for Parents PAGE 1 How to Tell if Your Kids Are Being Bullied PAGE 2 What Is Fasted Cardio? PAGE 3 Take a Break! PAGE 3 Kielbasa Kabobs PAGE 3 Where Do Essential Oils Come From? PAGE 4 Call it a pseudoscientific fad or a medical revolution; either way, essential oils are more popular today than they have ever been. Though research on the efficacy of lavender, ginger, and the dozens of other sweet- smelling oils is conflicting at best, people are using them at an astonishing rate. In fact, according to Stratistics MRC, essential oils were a $5.91 billion industry in 2016 and are expected to reach $12.85 billion by 2023. Whether you’re an essential oil acolyte or you fly into a rage at the faintest hint of bergamot, your mind is probably already made up about aromatherapy. The question remains, though: Where does all this delicious-smelling stuff come from? Most essential oils are derived from a process called steam distillation . Soon after harvest, the plants are placed on a mesh inside a sealed still, into which steam is injected. As the steam rises and envelops the plant, it breaks

SOURCING THE SWEET-SMELLING STUFF Where Essential Oils Come From

it down and lifts its constituent components up through a tube and into a condenser. The condenser cools the resulting vapor and collects it in liquid form at the bottom. Since essential oils do not mix with water, they float on the surface, where they’re siphoned off, bottled, and shipped off to a distributor. There are other methods, such as expression (aka cold pressing), but because steam distillation is so easy to do, most essential oils you see on the shelf will have gone through this process. Lavender essential oil is harvested from sheaves of lavandula angustifolia , that purple herb you see all over gardens across the United States. There are lavender farms all over the world, from California to Japan to Brazil, but the biggest world producer of lavender is, interestingly, Bulgaria. Tea Tree oil comes from the leaves of melaleuca alternifolia , commonly known as narrow-leaved paperbark, a short, bushy

tree that produces white, fluffy flowers in the spring. The trees are endemic to Australia, but today are usually farmed in New South Wales or Queensland. Bergamot is distilled from the peels of lime- green bergamot oranges, or citrus bergamia . Most of it comes from coastal areas around the Ionian Sea. Whatever you do with it, use it sparingly on your skin — it can amplify skin damage from the sun!

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