Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Serving Clovis, Portales and the Surrounding Communities
Information on fund raising and making homemade soap will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” 9:30 p.m. Tuesday and noon Thursday (all times Mountain).
Patty Waid is an event planner and marketer and she works with various organizations to help them raise money. She wrote a booklet titled “Fun and Easy Ways to Raise Money at Your Next Event” and she’s going to share some tried and true ideas from this booklet. Her business is Waid and Associates and she’s from Albuquerque.
David Fisher is a self-taught soap maker, and he’s going to demonstrate the basic cold process of making homemade soap. He’ll show how to make the lye solution, how to weigh and melt oils and also how to prepare colors and scents. David lives in Dallas.
Information on incorporating ribbon in needlepoint designs, simplifying our life, and making fleece quilts will be the featured topics on “Creative Living” noon Tuesday and 2 p.m. Saturday.
Sandy Grossman-Morris is going to show how to incorporate ribbon as embellishment when doing needlepoint project and designs. Her company is Sandy Grossman-Morris Design and she lives in Brentwood, California.
Motivational speaker, Sue Hansen says “As crazy as it sounds, it takes a lot of energy to live a simple life.” Hansen will explain what she means by this and tell us what steps she suggests to getting that liberated feeling. Her business is Sue Hansen Speaks and she lives in Montrose, Colorado.
Sewing instructor, Nancy Lovett says that piecing fleece to make quilts is very bulky. She’s going to show a non-traditional technique that reduces all of the bulk and results is a very beautiful quilt. Lovett is from Albuquerque.
Taking control of your health
Minerals are, in many ways, the unheralded and often forgotten heroes of keeping our bodies functioning at their best. While the nutrients, carbohydrates, proteins and fat may be better well known, minerals are equally vital for helping us get and stay healthy. They play a key role in combatting disease, helping your body heal, managing ongoing chronic health problems such as high blood pressure, minimizing the impact of such common maladies as headaches and PMS, helping children grow up strong, enhancing mental performance at all ages, and fatigue. They truly are your secret weapon for getting and staying your healthiest.
Choices that contribute to mineral deficiency
Sodas: Phosphoric acid is used to enhance the flavor of many carbonated drinks. It provides that tanginess that we enjoy. Although phosphorus is an integral part of bones, high phosphorous intake, such as from the acidic forms found in sodas, can cause essential healthy bone minerals such as calcium and magnesium to get pushed away while phosphates take their place leading to brittle bones (osteoporosis).
Alcohol: Alcohol has strong diuretic effects which may contribute to loss of minerals in the urine. There are other mechanisms by which alcohol depletes minerals and affects bone formation.
Coffee: In some older studies, increased coffee intake was mentioned as a minor contributor to osteoporosis; recent studies did not find any differences. It is also noteworthy that different types of coffee contain different amounts of minerals. Overall regular use of one cup of coffee per day does not seem to have any adverse effects on minerals and bone health, while high use may.
Water with low mineral content: The minerals in drinking water from a municipal source or from bottled water differ. Clinical studies suggest that drinking water that is rich in bicarbonate and potassium lowered calcium excretion in the urine and bone resorption. That means bone is being better preserved. Mineral waters rich in potassium, magnesium, medium calcium and low sodium content are useful for overall health not just for bone and cardiovascular benefits. Fluids lacking in minerals may be counterproductive to health.
Stress: Stress increases cortisol levels and also interferes with other mineral-reabsorbing hormones. This may cause increased urinary frequency, decreased mineral absorption and loss of essential minerals.
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