Healthy Living & Healthy Eating

Why is it so important to both live well, and eat well? Read more to find out why one cannot function without the other.

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Be the change you wish to see. What does that mean to me? It means that if I can’t find a blog about something specific, then perhaps I should aim at starting one for the sake of helping those like-minded individuals looking for that information that doesn’t seem to be available. i.e. skin conditions that seem uncommon, and/or your GP prescribed something that doesn’t feel right for you, and you want to find a healthier alternative.

What do I mean by this? Well, it’s pretty simple;

• It gives me the chance to share my personal experience in both realms of health as well as wellness by helping those that didn’t find solace in a doctor’s cabinet.
• Because I want you come back to this page to find information that could become complimentary to what’s scarcely available out there.

As a burn survivor since the tender age of 2, not only was I easily prone for reoccurring traumas, I was constantly burdened by panic attacks, fear about something I wasn’t able to put my finger on, mood swings, and so on and so forth. I really felt like an outcast amongst outcasts, and at the same time I didn’t want to join others who were suffering from something similar for fear that I would get myself into a vicious circle of pain and misery. Over time I discovered ways to not only cope with my situation, but also to better myself by delving into the matter at hand. If this feels at least somewhat familiar, then stick around until the end, because I’m about to share a lot with ‘ya’.

To better guide you, here are a few important points I’ll be covering in this blog:

• Don’t compromise on sleep.
• Manage anxiety and stress.
• Eating a balanced diet. What is proper nutrition anyway?
• Making exercise a habit.
• Don’t sit for long hours (please).
• Quitting bad habits. How do I get started?
• Protect yourself from pollution. Is that even possible?

As per PubMed’s article from 1999 on sleep, it reads:

“The effects of bright light exposure during the daytime on circadian urinary melatonin and salivary immunoglobulin A (IgA) rhythms were investigated in an environmental chamber controlled at a global temperature of 27 degrees C+/-0.2 degrees C and a relative humidity of 60%+/-5%. Seven diurnally active healthy females were studied twice, in bright and dim light conditions. Bright light of 5000 lux was provided by placing fluorescent lamps about 1 meter in front of the subjects during the daytime exposure (06:30-19:30) from 06:30 on day 1 to 10:30 on day 3. Dim light was controlled at 200 lux, and the subjects were allowed to sleep from 22:30 to 06:30 under both light exposure conditions. Urine and saliva were collected at 4h intervals for assessing melatonin and IgA. Melatonin excretion in the urine was significantly greater during the nighttime (i.e., at 06:30 on day 1 and at 02:30 on day 2) after the bright light condition than during the dim light condition. Furthermore, the concentration and the amount of salivary IgA tended to be higher in the bright light than in the dim light condition, especially during the night-time. Also, salivary IgA concentration and the total amount secreted in the saliva were significantly positively correlated with urinary melatonin. These results are consistent with the hypothesis that bright light exposure during the daytime enhances the nocturnal melatonin increase and activates the mucosal immune response.”

This proves that not only is sleep very important to our wellbeing, it also has an indirect influence on the quality of our life even if you’re not feeling the immediate impact.

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