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Balancing stress

Stress is basically a natural thing. There is healthy and unhealthy stress. It’s great to mobilize “the entire crew” and run in order to reach the bus, score a goal in football, climb to the top of the mountain or spend an extra hour at work, getting things done, for a while. It is quite normal and a natural part of our physiology.
However it is prolonged unresolved stress that is unhealthy. We can be physically pressured by too much work, pain, accidents, illness or trauma, not to mention mental stress, worries and emotional imbalances. Each of us is comprised of many layers that affect us in different ways. Here is an example of how stress can affect us and how we can re-dress the balance in our lives.

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Afbalancering af stress

Stress er en naturlig ting. Der findes sund og usund stress. Det er fint at kunne mobilisere “hele mandskabet” og sætte i løb for at nå bussen, score et mål i fodbold, klatre op på toppen af bjerget eller give den en ekstra skalle på arbejdet for en stund. Det er helt normalt og en naturlig del af vores fysiologi. Det er den længerevarende stress, der er usund. Vi kan være pressede fysisk af for meget arbejde, smerter, ulykker, sygdom eller traumer, for slet ikke at tale om psykisk stress, bekymringer og følelsesmæssige ubalancer. Der er mange lag i hver enkelt persons situation. Her et eksempel på hvordan stress kan påvirke og ikke mindst rehabiliteres.

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Dying to be me

Recently, I re-read Anita Moorjani’s book “Dying to be me” published in 2012. Her book really made an impression on me.
In 2006, the author suffered a near-death experience that made her see life in a totally different perspective. The doctors had basically written her off, feeling certain she would never make it out of the coma she was in, after suffering with severe lymphatic cancer for over three years. Her lymph nodes were large as lemons, and her vital organs were closing down fast. Anita describes her experience as being in another dimension where she has the unique experience of being offered the choice to return to life or not. She saw the clarity, insight and purpose of her life. She decided to return when she felt that “heaven” is not somewhere – but a state. This led to a remarkable healing.

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At dø for at leve

For nylig genlæste jeg Anita Moorjani’s bog ”At dø for at leve”,“Dying to be me” fra 2012. En bog, der gør indtryk. Derfor disse linier. I 2006 havde hun en nærdødsoplevelse, der satte livet i et andet perspektiv. Lægerne gav hende ikke mange chancer for at overleve, da hun lå i koma efter at lymfekræft havde plaget hende i over tre år. Lymfeknuderne var store som citroner, og organerne var ved at lukke ned. Anita beskriver sin nærdødsoplevelse som at gå ind i en anden dimension, at få valget om at vende tilbage til livet eller ej. Hun oplevede klarhed, indsigt og formålet med sit liv. Hun bestemte sig for at vende tilbage, da hun fornemmede, at ”himlen” ikke er et sted – men en tilstand. Dette førte til en bemærkelsesværdig helbredelse.

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Iodine – a vital and often overlooked trace mineral

Do you remember scraping your knee as a child, and your mum painting that brown liquid on it? That would have been Iodine. It might have burnt, but it was doing a great job of cleaning and disinfecting the wound.
Iodine is necessary and crucial for the thyroid gland in producing the thyroid hormones, which are taking care of our metabolism. But Iodine is playing a role in a lot of other vital processes in the body. In fact, the ovaries have the second highest concentration of Iodine in the body after the thyroid gland.

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Jod – et livsvigtigt og oftest overset spormineral

Kan du huske da vi som børn fik brun jod på de skrabede knæ og albuer ? Det sved, men rent blev det. Vi ved at jod renser og desinficerer. I skjoldbruskkirtlen er tilstrækkeligt med jod nødvendigt for at danne stofskiftehormonerne, men jod indgår i langt flere livsvigtige processer i kroppen. Faktisk har kvindernes æggestokke den næsthøjeste koncentration af jod i kroppen, efter skjoldbruskkirtlen.
Kroppen er i stand til at overleve godt og længe, når den får tilført de basale næringsstoffer, herunder også jod. Ifølge Dr. David Brownstein, der er en af de førende forskere i jod og jods betydning for vores sundhed, har flere og flere, helt op til 95 % af os for lavt jodniveau.

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