We're 100! / Issue #100 October 24, 2007

Home Spa Lady's
Tips of the Week
Issue # 100 - October 24, 2007
Publisher: Marilee Tolen RN
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http://www.HomeSpaLady.com
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Make Every Day A Spa Day!

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In This Issue
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1. We're 100!

2. What Do Centenarians Do to Live So Long?

3. Essential Oil Tip: Longevity

4. Success Tip: Hundredth Monkey

5. Will You Live to Be 100? (test)

6. Recipe of the Week: Long Life Noodles

7. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week


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1. We're 100 !
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This is the one hundredth issue of Home Spa Lady's Tips of the
Week - I can hardly believe it!

It has been so much fun sharing with you these past two years.
I hope you have been enjoying reading as much as I have been
enjoying writing!

You know how you feel when you hit those milestone birthdays?

You get a little sentimental, right? - and then reflect on what
you've done so far with your life. . .
. . .and then think about what you could've done better, right?
and then you want to plan for a better future.

Well, that is exactly where I am at.

I am a little sentimental because I started this venture on the
heels of losing my mother. I look back and see the healing in
this for me and it has provided a platform for me to still have a
voice to do my teachings without having to be on a plane every
other week.

As I reflect I see how I learned that I can reach into people's
homes and hearths with helpful information, and share
inspiration, education, and fun.

So, I have some ideas for future plans and I want to run them
by you.

But most importantly I want to find out what interests and goals
that YOU have!

So, because I love you and want to find out best how to provide
you with good content, I would like to ask you to take just
5 minutes to fill out this survey. It is an anonymous survey.

I can't tell you how important this is to me and the future of
HSL!

Thank you in advance for caring enough to do this!

Here is the survey - click here and follow the prompts:

http://tinyurl.com/2ysanh


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2. What Do Centenarians Do to Live So Long?
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There are some commonalities among people who live to be 100
years old - also known as Centenarians.

Here is a report on a 25 year longitudinal study done on
Okinawans (in Japan) who are reported to be some of the longest
living people in the world.

This information is from Dr. Lam's website - I like his stuff and
would recommend his website (for the content, not the design):
www.drlam.com

Okinawans:

Population with longest life expectancy in the world (average age
81.2).

America is ranked number 18 (average age 76.8)

5 times less coronary heart disease, 40% less cancer, 20% more
strokes.

Death from all causes is 35% less than North Americans. Average
body mass index 18-22 (lean is under 23).

Cancer mortality is 97 per 100,000 (40% less than North
Americans).

Their risk of cardiovascular disease is 80% lower than that of
North Americans. They have one of the lowest homocysteine (under 8
umol/l) and cholesterol level in the world (under 180 mg/dl).

Males have 30% more hormones such as DHEA and testosterone at age
70 than North Americans do at the same age.

Free radical damage as measured by plasma lipid peroxide (a free
radical by-product) at age 100 is half as much as that of a 70
year old in normal population.

Calorie intake is 10-20% lower than the rest of Japan, who
consume about 20% less than North Americans. Okinawans there eat
30-40% less than Westerners.


They follow a East-West Fusion type diet.

Flavanoid intake approximates 100 mg/day (8 times more than
North Americans).

Eat an average of:

--7 servings of fruits and vegetables a day

--7 servings of grains a day two servings of flavanoid-rich soy
products a day

--Omega-3 rich fish 2-3 times a week

--Minimal meat and dairy

--Fat intake is limited to 30% of die salt intake is less than 6
grams per day (3 teaspoons).

--Key foods to eat: Turmeric, bitter melon, hechima, huchiba,
sweet potato, jasmine tea, seaweed, garlic, ginger, onions, and
tomato.

Follows a consistent moderate exercise program with heavy
emphasis on martial arts.

Have a strong social network.

Follows a consistent meditation and stress relief program.

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I also recommend the teachings of Gary Young - the founder of
Young Living Essential Oils. He has traveled the world and
studied longevity and centenarians as well.

There are many Young Living products that help the longevity
factor - including the essential oil blend "Longevity" (see
below).

One of our best products in Young Living is the Ningxia Red
nutrient infusion. It is the highest rated ORAC reading of all
of the juices on the market - derived from Ningxia wolfberries,
or 'goji berries'.

Ningxia Red stops free-radicals dead in their tracks! Free-
radicals are what age our bodies and break down our tissues.


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3. Essential Oil Tip: Longevity
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Longevity is an amazing oil blend that contains the highest
antioxidant and DNA-protecting essential oils.

You may have a hard time believing this - but the ORAC scale
rating is 1,511,025!

The ORAC scale measures antioxidant ability. A high rating from
the fruits and juices on the market that we hear about these
days, especially wolfberries - or goji berries, run in the
hundreds to low thousands (like our Ningxia Red juice)

This oil blend consists of:

Clove (orac scale 10,000,000)
Thyme
Orange
Frankincense

The best way to use this oil is internally.

The good news is that it is already made up into a natural 'time-
release' capsule (so it gets down to the small intestine to be
absorbed).

Want the best long life recipe with the highest antioxidant
possibilities that you can't get anywhere else?

Take Longevity capsules and Ningxia Red every day!

For more info or to order contact your Young Living
distributor or go to: http://tinyurl.com/aenfp


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4. Success Tip: The Hundredth Monkey Theory
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The Hundredth Monkey Theory tells us that if a certain critical
number achieves an awareness about something, then that awareness
is automatically communicated to other minds.

It's a fascinating phenomenon and can be applied in a number of
ways.

Here is how it all started. . . .

The Japanese monkey, Macaca fuscata, had been observed in the
wild for a period of over 30 years.

In 1952, on the island of Koshima, scientists were providing
monkeys with sweet potatoes dropped in the sand.

The monkeys liked the taste of the raw sweet potatoes, but they
found the dirt unpleasant. An 18-month-old female named Imo found
she could solve the problem by washing the potatoes in a nearby
stream.

She taught this trick to her mother. Her playmates also learned
this new way and they taught their mothers too.

This was gradually picked up by various monkeys before the eyes
of the scientists.

Between 1952 and 1958 all the young monkeys learned to wash the
sandy sweet potatoes to make them more palatable.

Only the adults who imitated their children learned this social
improvement. Other adults kept eating the dirty sweet potatoes.

Then something startling took place. In the autumn of 1958, a
certain number of Koshima monkeys were washing sweet potatoes -
the exact number is not known.

The scientists supposed that when the sun rose one morning there
were 99 monkeys on Koshima Island who had learned to wash their
sweet potatoes. Then, later that morning, the hundredth monkey
learned to wash potatoes.

THEN IT HAPPENED!

By that evening almost everyone in the tribe was washing sweet
potatoes before eating them.

They saw that the added energy of this hundredth monkey created
the breakthrough!

But the startling thing was that this now habit of washing sweet
potatoes jumped over the sea to other islands - and no monkeys
traveled to take it there. Monkeys on the other surrounding
islands began washing their sweet potatoes.

So, the point is, that if only 'one more person' tunes in to a
new awareness - this "field" is strengthened, and it is picked up
suddenly by almost everyone!


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5. Will You Live to Be 100?
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Take this test!
http://tinyurl.com/24o6fu

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6.Recipe of the Week: Long-Life Noodles
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Long-Life Noodles with Green Tea

Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

8 ounces udon or whole-wheat noodles
2 tablespoons canola oil
1 teaspoon loose green tea leaves, preferably gunpowder
(optional)
2 teaspoons minced fresh ginger
2 cloves garlic, minced
8 ounces flavored baked tofu cut into matchsticks
1 small red bell pepper, cut into thin strips
1 small yellow bell pepper, cut into thin strips
4 scallions, cut diagonally into 2-inch pieces
2 tablespoons reduced-sodium soy sauce
2 tablespoons rice vinegar
1 teaspoon toasted sesame oil
¼ teaspoon freshly ground pepper


Instructions

--Bring a large pot of water to a boil. Cook noodles according
to the package directions. Drain and rinse with cold water to
prevent sticking. Set aside.

--Heat a wok over medium heat. Add oil and swirl to coat. Add
tea leaves (if using), ginger and garlic. Cook, stirring, until
fragrant, about 30 seconds. Add tofu and cook, stirring, for 2
minutes. Add red and yellow bell peppers and cook, stirring,
until the peppers soften, 1 to 2 minutes.

--Stir in the noodles, scallions, soy sauce and rice vinegar.
Cook, stirring occasionally, until the noodles are heated
through, about 2 minutes. Stir in sesame oil and pepper. Toss to
combine. Serve warm or cold


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7. HSL's Joke or Cute Quote of the Week
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George the Preacher, in his Sunday sermon, used "Forgive Your
Enemies" as his subject. After a long sermon, he asked how many
were willing to forgive their enemies. About half held up their
hands.

Not satisfied he ranted and raved for another twenty minutes and
repeated his question. This time he received a response of about
80 percent. Still dissatisfied, he lectured for another 15
minutes and repeated his question. With all thoughts now on
Sunday dinner, all responded except one elderly lady in the rear.

"Mrs. Jones, why are you not willing to forgive your enemies?"

"I don't have any." "Mrs. Jones, that is very unusual. How old
are you?" "One hundred years old."

"Mrs. Jones, please come down in front and tell the congregation
how a person can live to be one hundred, and not have an enemy in
the world."

The little sweetheart of a lady tottered down the aisle, very
slowly turned around and said: "It's easy ... I just outlived
them all!"


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