Hello Friends & Neighbors!
UPDATE:
My progress on this ED Recovery Road and Original Limu
We went to the fair last night and got my body measurements for the 1st time since i was 96 pounds 2 years ago.
Mind You now, the Only thing I have done to facilitate my ED Recovery is add Original Limu into my daily diet-at least 2oz up to a whole bottle in one day.
The Results?
Age: 37
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 117.4
BMI: 19 (18.5 to less than 25 = "normal")
Body Fat %: 26.1 (21.0 to 32.9 = "normal")
Skeletal Muscle %: 28.9 (24.3 to 30.3 = "normal")
Visceral Fat Level: 3 (up to 9 is "normal")
Calories needed for Resting Metabolism: 1,268
Body Age: 18
How Awesome is That?!? I have Finally made it to the "normal" range.
Here's a funny story. Not funny HaHa. But it really does show how little the medical profession actually "knows" about Eating Disorders then and still even today:
It was early 1997, just a few months after my daughter was born when i started to have a tremendous pain in my left inside hip area where the leg connects to the frame. Soon i started to see a protruding nodule coming from that area. I went to my Dr. as the pain was unbearable and the sight of the lump scared me. She didn't know what it was so I was sent for a CT scan. When it came back negative and inconclusive, she sent me to a 'female specialist'.
As i sat fully clothed on the table describing my complaints, he listened carefully and was empathetic to my plight. Then he said, "I don't have to do an exam on you. I already know what your problem is. But, if you still want the exam after i tell you, we can do that." Amazed & intrigued at his apparent knowlege, I waited for my answer.
"Constipated." That's all? Just backed up? Couldn't be That simple. Could it?
He explained, "Because you have less than 1% Body Fat, that blockage is easily seen from outside your body. If you had a "normal" Body Fat, then you would never see the constipation because the fat would be lining your organs."
Not once did a Red Flag of an Eating Disorder come up.
So now that i have a Body Mass Index of 19 - which is just .5 into the normal range - I know that my body is getting healthier and Sustaining that health.
My Visceral Fat Level of 3 is a Blessing beyond measure! Here's why: (I had to look it up today too. Here's what I found on Google/Wikipedia)
"Adipose tissue or body fat or just fat is loose connective tissue composed of adipocytes. Adipose tissue is derived from lipoblasts. Its main role is to store energy in the form of fat, although it also cushions and insulates the body. Obesity or being overweight in humans and most animals does not depend on body weight but on the amount of body fat—to be specific, adipose tissue. Two types of adipose tissue exist: white adipose tissue (WAT) and brown adipose tissue (BAT). Adipose tissue also serves as an important endocrine organ[1] by producing hormones such as leptin, resistin, and the cytokine TNFα. The formation of adipose tissue appears to be controlled by the adipose gene."
"In humans, adipose tissue is located beneath the skin (subcutaneous fat), around internal organs (visceral fat), and in the bone marrow (yellow bone marrow). Adipose tissue is found in specific locations, which are referred to as 'adipose depots.' Adipose tissue contains several cell types, with the highest percentage of cells being adipocytes, which contain fat droplets. Other cell types include fibroblasts, macrophages, and endothelial cells. Adipose tissue contains many small blood vessels. In the integumentary system, which includes the skin, it accumulates in the deepest level, the subcutaneous layer, providing insulation from heat and cold. Around organs, it provides protective padding. However, its main function is to be a reserve of lipids, which can be burned to meet the energy needs of the body. Adipose depots in different parts of the body have different biochemical profiles."
Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, anyone? Fellow EDs know all about that!
Now we know 1 reason why. Our bodies actually NEED fat to survive!
Original Limu for ED Recovery? ABSOLUTELY!
There simply is NO Easier way to Feed The Body than through Liquid Nutrition because liquid is easiest to digest.
There are No land based plant or animal that has the Nutrients that the Oceans can provide.
There is NO other product containing 83% PURE Tongan Limu Moui sea plant extract.
There Will Be NO other product containing Tonga's Limu Moui seaweed plant.
The One. The Only. The Original Limu.
I do not purpose to diagnose, treat or prevent Any ailments with this product.
I am Not claiming Original Limu is a miracle in 1 bottle or 1 case for that matter.
I am simply telling my story.
This is what Original Limu has done for an emaciated Anorexic - Me. To be totally honest, I don't think I would have survived the complications of ED if it had NOT been for Original Limu.
My personal opinion is that TLC saved my life because they have a product that put Nutrients into my very marrow and cells, allowing my body's Natural Processes work - Naturally the way it was intended & designed to work.
Isn't it Time YOU started Building up Your Body instead of Tearing it down?
Doesn't YOUR Family Deserve a Healthy, Happy more Peaceful YOU? Mine sure Did!
Numbers don't lie in this day & age of scientific research & testing. If I were not Feeling the difference, I would be skeptical too; but after looking at these (compared to 96 pounds) how could I Possibly explain this testing outcome while still in the throes of of this "mental illness" with my periods of binge-ing & restricting, I am made a Believer that Original Limu did This to MY Body -- just as I HAD to Finally Believe I had an "Eating 'Disorder' ".
Believe-ing IS the 1st step to Seeing.
Change Your Mind & You'll Change Your Life!
Blessings of Peace & Health, Enlightenment & Prosperity to You!
Barbara A Thornton
Lady Limu
TLC Consultant
ID: 8536438
1.888.8MY.LIMU
http://thelimucompany.com/ladylimu
I dared 2BRecoverED with LIMU ORIGINAL juice 8 years ago weighing 96 lbs at age 35 - thanks to the Eating Disorder, Anorexia. It was time to Make A Choice: Decide to Change or Die from malnutrition. With the addition of LIMU LEAN Weight Management System and LIMU BLU FROG Energy Drinks, Mine IS A Life Recovered with LIMU's alternative health supplements. Join me today and Recover Your Life with LIMU! I'm always only a phone call away.
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Tuesday, August 25, 2009
How Fucoidan Boosts Recovery Time
Today's Twitter topic was on HGF and Fucoidan.
HGF stands for: Hepatocyte (or Human) Growth Factor present in our bodies.
HGF not only stimulates the Regenerationof liver cells, but also boosts the Production of skin cells, heart muscle cells, cartilage, etc. HGF performs a wide array of biochemical functions and is considered Vital to the formationof scars and the Renewal of organ tissue. HGF is also known to slow the aging process. Studies conducted after 1992 have found that HGF can prevent hepatitis, treat cirrhosis, liver failure and pulmonary fibrosis and slow the aging process.
One way that HGF treats disease & slows the deterioration associated with aging is by inhibiting a substance in the body that prevents regeneration of tissue; and so doing, cells replace themselves more effeciently, thereby boosting tissue healing from both disease and injury.
At the Biotechnology Research Labratories in Japan, they discovered that the fucoidan found in many brown seaweed plants can significantly enhance the production of HGF.
The discovery that fucoidan compounds can enhance the production of HGF not only holds promise for people suffering from liver disease, but may also provide hope for all individuals who suffer from degenerative diseases, including the breakdown of tissue that occurs over time.
You can read the studies regarding Fucoidan & HGF @ http://pubmed.gov/ just type in those two keywords and they will come up.
What this means to You? Simply by drinking 2oz Original Limu twice daily, Your body not only receives the benefits from the Fucoidan itself, but the fucoidan actually "turns on" (if You will) and recharges the mechanisms that are supposed to occur naturally, thereby speeding recovery time and actually slow down the aging process.
I have drank Original Limu faithfully for over 2 years now. I don't have to detail all the damage that was done to my body because of a disease called Anorexia that controlled 25 years of my life. If there was one organ, muscle, tissue or cell affected by the devastating effects of starvation, malnutrition and emaciation, i had them all.
Today, i am healthier than i have ever been. My Dr.'s have a hard time believing that i am a recovering anorexic. Blood, x-ray, heart stress test-Everything came back normal and Healthy, including my lungs even though i have yet to kick the habit of 25 years.
I'm simply Amazed. Completely Happy mind You!! LOL
If You havn't ordered Your Original Limu yet, what is stopping You?
Don't You want to feel healthier, younger?
Finances? Honestly, the best investment for Your Family's Future is Your Health. Without Your Health, what good is anything else?
I wish You Blessings of Peace & Health, Enlightenment & Prosperity!
Lady Limu
HGF stands for: Hepatocyte (or Human) Growth Factor present in our bodies.
HGF not only stimulates the Regenerationof liver cells, but also boosts the Production of skin cells, heart muscle cells, cartilage, etc. HGF performs a wide array of biochemical functions and is considered Vital to the formationof scars and the Renewal of organ tissue. HGF is also known to slow the aging process. Studies conducted after 1992 have found that HGF can prevent hepatitis, treat cirrhosis, liver failure and pulmonary fibrosis and slow the aging process.
One way that HGF treats disease & slows the deterioration associated with aging is by inhibiting a substance in the body that prevents regeneration of tissue; and so doing, cells replace themselves more effeciently, thereby boosting tissue healing from both disease and injury.
At the Biotechnology Research Labratories in Japan, they discovered that the fucoidan found in many brown seaweed plants can significantly enhance the production of HGF.
The discovery that fucoidan compounds can enhance the production of HGF not only holds promise for people suffering from liver disease, but may also provide hope for all individuals who suffer from degenerative diseases, including the breakdown of tissue that occurs over time.
You can read the studies regarding Fucoidan & HGF @ http://pubmed.gov/ just type in those two keywords and they will come up.
What this means to You? Simply by drinking 2oz Original Limu twice daily, Your body not only receives the benefits from the Fucoidan itself, but the fucoidan actually "turns on" (if You will) and recharges the mechanisms that are supposed to occur naturally, thereby speeding recovery time and actually slow down the aging process.
I have drank Original Limu faithfully for over 2 years now. I don't have to detail all the damage that was done to my body because of a disease called Anorexia that controlled 25 years of my life. If there was one organ, muscle, tissue or cell affected by the devastating effects of starvation, malnutrition and emaciation, i had them all.
Today, i am healthier than i have ever been. My Dr.'s have a hard time believing that i am a recovering anorexic. Blood, x-ray, heart stress test-Everything came back normal and Healthy, including my lungs even though i have yet to kick the habit of 25 years.
I'm simply Amazed. Completely Happy mind You!! LOL
If You havn't ordered Your Original Limu yet, what is stopping You?
Don't You want to feel healthier, younger?
Finances? Honestly, the best investment for Your Family's Future is Your Health. Without Your Health, what good is anything else?
I wish You Blessings of Peace & Health, Enlightenment & Prosperity!
Lady Limu
Saturday, August 22, 2009
A Quiet Knowing
Hello Friends and Neighbors!!
Just a short post to give You a Quiet Knowing bookmark. Have a Great Day!
Blessings of Peace & Health, Enlightenment & Prosperity to You!
Lady Limu
A Quiet Knowing
When my life starts
To spin out of control
And there seems no end
To the trials,
Out of the blue comes
A quiet knowing.
A quiet knowing that
Overcomes my
Troubled heart.
A quiet knowing that
My Father is
Watching over me.
A quiet knowing that
I do not walk alone;
Jesus is beside me.
A quiet knowing that I
Am His precious child.
As I look after my
Growing children, teaching
Them the ways of life, I
Know He is guiding me
In my growth.
When times start to
Trouble me, I always
Look forward to my
Quiet Knowing.
Barbara A. Thornton
Copyright 2005
Just a short post to give You a Quiet Knowing bookmark. Have a Great Day!
Blessings of Peace & Health, Enlightenment & Prosperity to You!
Lady Limu
A Quiet Knowing
When my life starts
To spin out of control
And there seems no end
To the trials,
Out of the blue comes
A quiet knowing.
A quiet knowing that
Overcomes my
Troubled heart.
A quiet knowing that
My Father is
Watching over me.
A quiet knowing that
I do not walk alone;
Jesus is beside me.
A quiet knowing that I
Am His precious child.
As I look after my
Growing children, teaching
Them the ways of life, I
Know He is guiding me
In my growth.
When times start to
Trouble me, I always
Look forward to my
Quiet Knowing.
Barbara A. Thornton
Copyright 2005
Wednesday, August 5, 2009
Mental Health Parity & Addiction Act to support Eating Disorders
Hello!
As a member of the Eating Disorders Coalition and recovering Anorexic, i request just a few minutes of Your Time and Energy to help ensure the Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act is passed by August 6, 2009; ensuring millions of Eating Disorder sufferers equality in healthcare and insurance to overcome and stop the progression of this deadly disease sweeping Our Nation.
Thank You for reading on to find out more about this Act and how You can let Your voice be heard on this monumental change in healthcare.
Thank You on behalf of all Eating Disorder Sufferers for Your Actions Today to help ensure a healthier tomorrow for all EDs!
Blessings of Peace & Health, Prosperity & Enlightenment to You!
Lady Limu
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 07:20:13 -0700From: Postmaster@memberize.comTo:
Action Alert:
We need you to call your Senators today!
Urge Your Senator to Sign onto a Letter in Support of Parity Regulations Now Action Needed no later than August 6!
Issue: After years of hard work by mental health organizations such as the EDC, as well as other advocates and consumers, Congress passed the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 on October 3, 2008.
The bill requires the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and Treasury to issue regulations before the effective date for the Act which is January 1, 2010.
It is essential the regulations are issued to avoid misinterpretation of the law and to ensure access to critical mental health and addiction services.
Senators Al Franken, Ted Kennedy, Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed are circulating a Dear Colleague Letter in the Senate which will be sent to the Secretaries of the three departments responsible for issuing the regulations insisting they act quickly and consider the comments that were filed in response to the request for information (RFI).
The EDC provided comments to the agencies earlier this year urging the agencies to interpret the law in a manner that would include eating disorders coverage. In order to make sure that years of hard work and advocacy pay off let's call our Senators and ask them to sign onto this letter with Senator Al Franken and colleagues!
Solution: Call your Senators
How to find your Senators:
Go to http://www.senate.gov/ Put in your state and your two Senators will come up.
Use the phone number for the DC office (starts with 202)
The Message: "Hi my name is XX. I am a constituent calling about the implementation of mental health parity regulations. I would like to urge the Senator to make sure mental health parity regulations are issued by October 3, 2009 by signing onto Sen. Franken's, Kennedy’s, Whitehouse's and Reed’s Dear Colleague Letter by 5:00 pm on August 6th. This step helps to ensure parity and equality are achieved for mental health and addiction services. Thank you for passing that information on to him/her."
Thanks! Every voice matters - we've had many examples of how one person writing a letter or making a phone call to their legislators makes a difference. Once you make your call email manager@eatingdisorderscoalition.org and tell us who you called! Thanks so much!
Eating Disorders Coaltion
As a member of the Eating Disorders Coalition and recovering Anorexic, i request just a few minutes of Your Time and Energy to help ensure the Mental Health Parity & Addiction Equity Act is passed by August 6, 2009; ensuring millions of Eating Disorder sufferers equality in healthcare and insurance to overcome and stop the progression of this deadly disease sweeping Our Nation.
Thank You for reading on to find out more about this Act and how You can let Your voice be heard on this monumental change in healthcare.
Thank You on behalf of all Eating Disorder Sufferers for Your Actions Today to help ensure a healthier tomorrow for all EDs!
Blessings of Peace & Health, Prosperity & Enlightenment to You!
Lady Limu
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2009 07:20:13 -0700From: Postmaster@memberize.comTo:
Action Alert:
We need you to call your Senators today!
Urge Your Senator to Sign onto a Letter in Support of Parity Regulations Now Action Needed no later than August 6!
Issue: After years of hard work by mental health organizations such as the EDC, as well as other advocates and consumers, Congress passed the Paul Wellstone and Pete Domenici Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 on October 3, 2008.
The bill requires the Departments of Labor (DOL), Health and Human Services (HHS) and Treasury to issue regulations before the effective date for the Act which is January 1, 2010.
It is essential the regulations are issued to avoid misinterpretation of the law and to ensure access to critical mental health and addiction services.
Senators Al Franken, Ted Kennedy, Sheldon Whitehouse and Jack Reed are circulating a Dear Colleague Letter in the Senate which will be sent to the Secretaries of the three departments responsible for issuing the regulations insisting they act quickly and consider the comments that were filed in response to the request for information (RFI).
The EDC provided comments to the agencies earlier this year urging the agencies to interpret the law in a manner that would include eating disorders coverage. In order to make sure that years of hard work and advocacy pay off let's call our Senators and ask them to sign onto this letter with Senator Al Franken and colleagues!
Solution: Call your Senators
How to find your Senators:
Go to http://www.senate.gov/ Put in your state and your two Senators will come up.
Use the phone number for the DC office (starts with 202)
The Message: "Hi my name is XX. I am a constituent calling about the implementation of mental health parity regulations. I would like to urge the Senator to make sure mental health parity regulations are issued by October 3, 2009 by signing onto Sen. Franken's, Kennedy’s, Whitehouse's and Reed’s Dear Colleague Letter by 5:00 pm on August 6th. This step helps to ensure parity and equality are achieved for mental health and addiction services. Thank you for passing that information on to him/her."
Thanks! Every voice matters - we've had many examples of how one person writing a letter or making a phone call to their legislators makes a difference. Once you make your call email manager@eatingdisorderscoalition.org and tell us who you called! Thanks so much!
Eating Disorders Coaltion
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