May 2015
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Family LOVING ME NATURALLY Maryam K.CEO Muhammad
Akilah S. Muhammad Jeniece Muhammad Editor in Chief Director of Business Development
Terrell Muhammad 3 What’s in a Graphic Designs My One Meal One Mile Tea Bag? 21 iMprOVEMENT Tenneka Criddell Toward Self-Healing Hassan Muhammad 5 Meditation and Health AdverstisingDirector & Marketing 23 Childhood Photographer Obesity 7 Take a Moment To Escape 27 Preparing the Mind and Body to Fast 15 Occupational Terapy Arron Muhammad Dwayne Muhammad 17 Te Real Workout! LaTasha Muhammad All Truth 9 On Our Cover Physical Fitness Team Makeup Director No Lies or Gimmicks Jeanette Muhammad 19 Dr. Jennifer D. Breast Cancer Survivor Dochee, MD Experience Her Journey Cardiologist Contact us at 708-401-0887 or visit us at www.heal-thylife.com
What’s In A Tea Bag? management, helps maintain healthy bones, creating infammation, it has strong antiox- useful for maintaining healthy eyes, aids in idants, cancer fghting properties, immune maintaining healthy glowing skin and more! booster, help regenerate new skin cells, im- prove kidney disorders, helps mild consti- pation and more! For the most part all of our bodies are created PeppermintTea to function the same way. But depending upon what we feed it mentally, spiritually and physi- cally determines how well it stays on its course! It has been said that ancient Egyptians were well TurmericTea aware of the healing agents in mint teas. Know- Have you ever tried a natural remedy and it ing that peppermint is a comforter it was also Turmeric dates back to ancient Indian and is didn’t work? You didn’t get the response you discovered that it relieves irritable bowel syn- known for its medicinal purposes. It has many JapaneseGreenTea anti-infammatory properties making it help- were looking for? Well some things just take a drome, gastric emptying disorders (easy diges- ful in treating conditions like osteoarthritis, People who drink green tea, drink it for its little longer to kick in and get the job done de- tion), tension headaches, colds, fu and more! rheumatoid arthritis and ulcerative colitis. many healing benefts. But did you know Jap- pending upon the overall health of the body! If you drink peppermint tea before you anese green tea is known to be more potent We have to have patience with the healing It also helps with cancer, protects against ra- go to bed at night, you will be prepar- than any other green tea? process. Just like losing weight. We didn’t put diation, multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s, high ing yourself for a restful sound sleep! Here are some healing benefts. It removes on all the pounds we want to lose overnight, cholesterol, prevents blood clotting, and more! free radicals from the body. Free radicals so we can’t expect to lose them in a day or destroy living cells. Japanese green tea also two. When the body needs healing we have fghts viruses, slows aging, reduces high blood to a lot the necessary time for proper healing. pressure, lowers blood sugar, fghts cancer, BlackberryTea helps with weight loss, improves brain func- Here are some teas known for their amazing tion and more! healing capabilities. And remember when Blackberries consist of a high amount of an- drinking any tea it is best to relax the body RosehipTea tioxidants which protects the body in many and mind. Tis helps with the healing pro- ways. It has anti-cancer properties, protects Rosehip tea is popular for its skincare proper- cess. Go in or create a quiet space and focus against abnormal functioning of inner lining of ties which aid in hydration, protects against on the task at hand. Te body doesn’t work blood vessels, improves digestive health, boosts scarring and irritation. However, more healing well in confusion, so give it some clarity! immune system, aids in weight properties are being discovered. It discourages white blood cells from gathering in joints 3 Meditation And Your Health “Prayer is talking to God; Meditation is listening to Him.” She has been touched by words that have created scars that have lost their ability to We live in such a hectic, fast paced, highly stressful world. Between caring for our heal. Her tears have become rivers of fre, creating lakes of change and reconfgured families, work, paying bills, doctors appointments and more, we barely have time oceans. She tries to mend, sew and reshape her existence but it falls apart all over to breathe. Words like “peace” and “mindfulness” are practically nonexistent in our vocabulary and our lives. As a result, we sufer from cancer, high blood pressure, again.Her emotions have interrupted her senses, causing her to lose connections diabetes, heart disease and more. Our lives are physically, mentally, emotionally and with her inner elements. Te breaths she takes now separately rise and fall creating spiritually imbalanced. We have learned to react to stressful situations and people, a rhythmic disturbance in the beat of her heart. Submerged in disappointment, not to respond. So what is one thing we can do to help reduce our stress which re- sults in peace and contentment, better mental health, and consequently better physi- dissatisfaction and abandonment her world around her feels like it is falling apart. cal health? Meditation. Become in tune with who you are and remember this!
What is meditation? Meditation is, “a state of deep peace that occurs when the mind Psalms 147:3 “He heals the broken hearted and bandages their wounds” Turn to is calm and silent.” It is the process of quieting the mind, relaxing the body and can be done morning, noon, or night, any time. It can take fve minutes or twenty min- Him and allow Him to work on you. utes. It is learning to be still and listen to our inner voice, the voice that never leads Revelations 21:4-7 “He will wipe every tear from their eyes, and there will be no us astray, the “God-consciousness” that is within all of us. more death or sorrow or crying or pain. All these things are gone forever. And the Being still is not easy to do, however, the benefts to our minds, bodies, and souls, are immeasurable. one sitting on the throne said, Look, I am making everything new. And then He said to me, Write this down, for what I tell you is trustworthy and true. And He also As we get comfortable in stillness, relaxing into it, clearing our mind of our thoughts said, It is fnished! I am the Alpha and the Omega – the Beginning and the End. To and worries, our heart rate slows. Our breathing deepens, and our muscles and lig- all who are thirsty I will give freely from the springs of the water of life. All who are aments begin to relax. Cortisol, the stress hormone that is constantly emitted into our bodies, begins to decrease. Meditation releases and boosts endorphins, the “feel victorious will inherit all these blessings and I will be their God, and they will be good hormones” that are responsible for our feelings of happiness and well- being. my children.” Tese hormones are linked to fghting cancer and lowering blood pressure. Medita- tion also boosts melatonin, the “sleep hormone” that helps to create a peaceful, bliss- When we make God sufcient. When we believe He is all we need and He sees us ful state of sleep. through all things. Ten we will realize our limitations, for we are all imperfect. But As we begin to add meditation, we fnd ourselves going through our lives with a we reach our perfection when we turn to Him and submit ourselves entirely to Him. sense of peace, awareness, and contentment resulting in less stress, less anger, less Ten and only then are we fully protected. And the only pain we will experience is lashing out. Our physical health increases as does our mental and emotional health. Adding meditation to our lives is a simple process but a necessary one that leads to that which is necessary for growth and development. Growth and development that longer, better, more peaceful, fulflling lives in every way and that’s something we’re is shaped and molded by the Hand of God Himself and no one else! all looking for.
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