Hello,
I just want to throw out some quotes I have enjoyed the past month:
“The gut is the gateway to all disease”
“The queen of the castle is the GUT, and if the queen is upset, she will bring down the kingdom.”
“The body is a garden in chronic stress and anxiety; the body is a mechanic in chemistry, biology, bones, etc.”
“Eating disorders are not sicknesses.”
(article from Faithful Workouts) January 2017 
“Dear friend, I am praying that all is well with you and that your body is as healthy as I know your soul is.” -3 John 1:2
For centuries Christians have asked the question,“Does God care about how I treat my physical body?” Maybe it’s even a question you’ve asked yourself.
I love how my study bible explains this verse from 3 John: “John was concerned for Gaius’s physical and spiritual well-being. This was the opposite of the popular ideology that taught the separation of spirit and matter and despised the physical side of life. Today, many people still fall into this way of thinking. This non-Christian attitude logically leads to one of two responses: neglect of the body and physical health or indulgence of the body’s sinful desires. God is concerned for both your body and your soul. As a responsible Christian, you should neither neglect nor indulge yourself, but care for your physical needs and discipline your body so that you are at your best for God’s service.” (The Application Study Bible, New Living Translation)
Let me repeat that again…discipline your body so that you are at your best for God’s service.
That’s really what we have to keep at the forefront of our minds as we begin our journey to better health. It’s not about getting into a certain size of jeans, and it’s not about a number on the scale, our desire should be that we take better care for our body so that we are at our best for God’s service. We should exercise and eat healthy so we will have the energy and strength to do what God has planned for us.
Of course there is nothing wrong with having a body that looks strong and healthy and fits into the jeans you love, but it shouldn’t be our main motivator. 3 John 1:2 is not the only verse that speaks about caring for our physical bodies, here are few others.
Romans 3:16 – “We are to use our whole body as a tool to do what is right for the glory of God”
Romans 12:1 – “And so, dear brothers and sisters, I plead with you to give your bodies to God. Let them be a living and holy sacrifice – the kind he will accept. When you think of what he has done for you, is this too much to ask.”
1 Corinthians 10:31 – “So whether you eat or drink, or whatever you do, do it all for the glory of God.”
If you have decided to be a follower of Christ you should take care of your body. I know it’s not easy. It takes discipline and self control but know that God is there to help you. “For God gave us a spirit not of fear but of power and love and self-control” – 2 Timothy 1:7
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I have massaged my own children from birth, with techniques and patterns, and have reaped the benefits of it in more ways than I can count. I love massage and what it can do for people. Just think about how massage makes you feel when you have a good, solid, specified massage. I have had total lock ups in my core and QL (lower back), and other areas of my body, that have opened up completely after massage specified for the area of the body in need. Just think what this will do for your baby or child.
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Jeana Anderson,
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501-690-3306
Hello. Hope you are all making this day worth something.
Today’s blog will be different, and more of a list of thoughts to ponder. Print them and share them.
We cannot just give it all up to “God”; Our Father, Creator, may be waiting for US to do something. He does lay things in our laps…he leads things to be the way they are, and sometimes we have a say, and sometimes we do nothing, and sometimes (hopefully more than not) we do all we can and then it is more a reward.
We prophecy things into being, in what we say, in what we tell others, in our repeating beliefs to ourselves, and our daily habits. We become relaxed and allow beliefs to become who we are, instead of who we are to be. 
John 8: 31-32, The word does not bind us; it gives us liberty.
The mirror is the work of God; that is who we are. We need to be in the word to know the way. Hebrews 4
The only battle we have to win is our mind. Catch those thoughts. Who is leading your thinking?
If you are going somewhere, then there is NO time for wrong stuff and passive nothing. The blank mind provides room for the devil. Passive is killing us off. When we spray poison, we cannot plant flowers. Call it out. John 20:3
We all need to quit “don’t’n” and start “do’n”
signing off…be well, live well, eat well.
Are you, like 90 percent of Americans, sleep deprived? Are you experiencing lack of sleep, sleep issues, no more dreams in sleep, disturbed sleep (without being a parent of little ones), or any other sleep problem?
Sleep is the number one problem in America today. The Huffington Post describes this as leading a life unsustainable, otherwise known as, Exhaustion.
People have grown to believe the lie, or myth, that they can handle less sleep than those before them, and that 4-5 hours of sleep is enough… yet, those same people, statistically, have sleep issues that have gone deep into their systems; this is a lack of one of the most fundamental aspects in life.
Sleep has had many changes in history. Weekends, just a few decades ago, used to be for vegging out, relaxing, resting; stores were shut down, and people socialized, or stayed home with the family. One can look back into history and see these changes fairly easily now with the online connections, or asking grandparents (oh, that would cause person to person communication, which is nearly unheard of now).
Correlation between sleep and weight loss, sleep and choices, sleep and food, sleep and… fill in the blank. Sleep has an impact on just about everything. One can be completely healthy, eat well, drink well, and still have issues just from lack of sleep or true rest (or the build up of such). Many good folks confuse sleepy with hungry, are dependent upon stimulants, confuse rest with inebriation, and try to swallow sleep. 
Rubin Naiman, an expert doctor of sleep, has some good references to sleep and some good advice. He says we consume and absorb food, information, oxygen (air), light and energy. Much of our information, food, air, light and energy are over consumed or of poor quality. This over consumption literally heats us up (chronic inflammation). In general, the population has forgotten what rest is; recreation is NOT rest. We are literally RESTLESS. Naiman tells of a story of a young child who was found on the bookshelf above the bed; when asked why she was there, she replied that she was afraid of falling off the bed so she climbed “up”. This tells something of the human mindset. We try to get higher and higher, up our energy, and we are reluctant to go down and to let go. We land into sleep much like a jet hitting turbulence; we go back up into the thoughts and energy. Hyper arousal is defined as insomnia, increased metabolic rates, elevated heart rates, elevated core body temperature, increased high frequency, elevated nighttime cortisol, nocturnal sympathetic activation, and over-active HPA.
Most sleep loss is in the dream state (REM). REM is important for memory retention, cleansing of information, and absorption of information. It is the reason memory loss is on an increase and other similar disorders; not dreaming is directly related to memory deficiency. Dreams involve emotional healing. The brain is a second gut, and must go through the same things as the gut: digest, assimilate, absorb, and cleanse. When dreaming is suppressed, the pattern matches mood patterns.
One last thought:
Light is important. Dark is important. We have been trained to think dark is bad. I think differently on this. Dark is good. Dark is needed. Dark is just dark. When the sun sets, the lights dim, and our eyes need rest from the light. We need to sit in dim light, and dim our computer screens (or not have them on at all at night), and let dark be a thing for us and our bodies to embrace. Horizontal is balancing, unlike any other position. If we are in harmony with nature more, we will be at the right place in the right place, at the right time.
Now, rest, sleep well my friends.
Jeana
For more information on how to change your sleep, and come to understand what you can do for your sleep, contact me and set up an appointment. Together we can make a plan for you. Together we can change our homes, our families, our communities, one sleep at at time 🙂 I can do consultations by phone or in person.
hello everyone.
You are amazing. You were made by a most wonderful creator. You have power to call upon at any time, at any moment, against any peril, for any blessing, and with Love that surpasses all understanding behind it all (or in front of it all).
I am sitting here, making supper, and listening to the mayhem in the other room coming from a movie. I will not name the movie, but it has been deemed one of the greatest book to movies.
I have always been mostly good at looking away from bad things, or not partaking in activities that were not exactly down a path that would be enhancing. The older I have grown, the easier it has been to keep away from music that was not pleasant to the ears, or say no to movies that were less than teachable. I became stronger in this after becoming a mother, taking every moment to be particularly careful of the things the kids watched and listened to, creating strong foundations in what was good from the early years, so that when they were older, they could choose well and with wisdom; this has worked well, yet they do fall to the “curiosity” of a great book series or movie that the world has deemed a greatness. I sit here with the sounds in the background, listening to encouraging music in my ears to wash out those sounds, and wonder, “what is so appealing about that stuff?” What is so intriguing about it all, all that the world makes up? I do understand that evil loses in the movie, but does it really? Those pictures and those words and that music will forever be in the minds of those who have viewed and listened to it.
Satan shows himself in full color in those books, movies, and songs; He grows strong with the weakness of the human spirit: power and wealth (whether in knowledge, money, or magic). He knows how the human mind can be deceived by that one word, “you will have all power”. This is a lie of course, but people still fall under the trance, thinking they know enough to keep the upper hand. The human mind has another flaw, as my troop in the other room watching that movie: that they can watch it, knowing it is fake, and not be influenced. Bhwahahaa! That is a bigger lie than the power lie.
I am here to say that it is possible to turn away, though difficult under all the peer pressure, family pressure, and social pressure. It is possible to be different, to be in the world and not a part of her. It is possible to have a good life without the those things. I do not miss any of what I do not take in, and sometimes I do not miss what I have taken in and figure out to be a “misguided influence”. I have to strive against these things daily just like everyone else, and yet, at the same time, the more I practice focusing on things that matter, the better I become at leaving the others behind.
Live well, be healthy, smile
Jeana
Anxiety is a normal response to stress or a dangerous situation, sometimes referred to as “fight or flight” response. Anxiety becomes problematic when it is constant or in reaction to inappropriate circumstances. For example, when your body sees a looming deadline, a meeting with your boss, or an uncomfortable dinner conversation as “danger”, this is typically an inappropriate response that leads to interfering with your everyday activities. The longer this anxiety continues to affect you, the more serious of a health concern it may become. Constant anxiety can lead to high blood pressure, insomnia, digestive problems and panic attacks.
SYMPTOMS
CAUSES
Causes include stress, thyroid problems, excessive alcohol, caffeine or sugar intake, environmental toxins, adrenal disorders, food allergies and hormone imbalance, as well as:
THERE IS HOPE
THERE IS A REMEDY JUST FOR YOUR BODY, MIND AND SOUL
CONTACT ME from the links on this web page.
Jeana
Letter boxing is awesome! I grew up in the great outdoors of the west, and I have raised my kids to be the same in the great outdoors in Arkansas. We are travelers, sojourners, tourists, and warriors. We love exploring, in many different aspects, in many different environments. I want to encourage you to do the same with your family. If you feel overwhelmed with this idea, then begin with LETTER-BOXING. This is a great way to begin the journey outdoors, learning about the communities around you, animal or people communities, city or rural communities.
We have found letter boxes, and some pretty creative stamps, all over Arkansas, South Dakota, New Mexico, Missouri, and other places when we think of looking while traveling. I have been out of practice for a couple years while my kids are moving into the adult world/college, etc, after being home schooled for their entire childhood (they went to college early and are doing well :))
OH! what is letter boxing, you ask?! It is a journey of clues, and detective work. It is about journalism and being creative. It is about stamps from all over the country and world. You create a stamp or purchase a stamp that is unique to you, that you take with you, along with a created or purchased journal, when you go out to find a letter box. You stamp the found journal and leave a message about you and where you are from. 
You can create your own boxes with stamps and journals and place them in locations also, but you have to create fun and inviting clues to find the box. If this is not making sense, just look on LetterBoxing.org and find out all you need to know. It was all started by a person in England who wanted to encourage people to get outside and travel, and “meet” (through the journal) people from all over the country and sometimes world. We had some people from China and other places sign our journals and find our boxes here in AR. It is such fun to go check your box, and check on other boxes, to discover those who have passed by and left their stamp 🙂
I am going to begin a letter boxing blog of the boxes I find and the places I find them. I will not give away location, but I will post pictures and the things I wrote into the journals I find.
Keep up with my Letter boxing blogs to find out where I hide my next one, or where I find one.
Jeana, nature mama, Natural Helping Hands LLC, www.naturalhelpinghands.com
Get out there and EXPLORE