Mind Set |

October 25, 2008

Definition Of Happiness: Did You Know That Your Health, Wealth, and Happiness Depend On Your Breath?

Did You Know That Your Health, Wealth, and Happiness Depend On Your Breathing?

In fact science tells us that your breathing will determine the length and quality of your life!

Count your breathes per minute. Is it under 10/minute? You might want to have someone else count, since as soon as you put your focus on your breathing you alter it.

Lung volume is a primary marker for how long you will live, but breathing efficiently is much more than taking a deep breath.

Bad breathing habits erode healthy breathing without you even noticing.

Past the mid twenties the average person loses 9–25% of their lung capacity per decade!

When I started teaching rehabilitation, I thought that the cause of this decline in lung function was from “couch potato syndrome”. You know, from not moving enough.

Inactivity sure has a lot to do with disease, but I saw folks who were always working and pushing themselves too hard!

They weren’t lazy, but they had rapid-shallow-breathing and they just couldn’t seem to catch their breath!

Do you know why these hard working folks suffered the same shallow breathing that couch potatoes do? Continue reading article →

Oxygen |

October 22, 2008

| by Carrie Tucker

Exercise With Oxygen Can Help You Kick Ass In the World, Got Oxygen?

Feeling like there is lead in your shoes?

Whether you just want more energy or you are bed ridden wanting to have a life again, exercise with oxygen can benefit you.

Let me tell you about Mr. K, one very charismatic patient I used to care for.

Mr. K used to ‘bout kill himself on his exercise bike. I’m telling you! I had to beg the guy to stop.

“Please, don’t harm yourself while I’m here! At least wait until I leave to fall down dead!”

He was a bit offended by my remarks. I really didn’t think he would listen to a thing I said. I was so surprised when the next time I saw him, he was my biggest fan!

“You were right, sistah!” he said. “Now I just take it easy and watch tv with plenty oxygen, it’s easy, I can go and go! I don’t feel tired anymore. I always thought I had to push myself. Now I see that slow and steady wins the race, as long as I use plenty oxygen.”

Mr. K would have made even more progress, if he wasn’t so damned proud. He needed oxygen whenever he walked any distance. I’m sure the Wal Mart parking lot must have been an effort. I used to see him in there, gasping for air and leaning on his cart.

“Where the hell is your oxygen, Mr. K?”

Of course, the answer, “In the car, I’ll be alright!”

Dog gone it, he would have been with us longer if he would have recognized his needs, used portable oxygen, and got past his pride.

I encourage you, don’t be proud, LIVE and love your life.

You don’t have to be sick like Mr. K to benefit from Exercise With Oxygen Therapy.

A few minutes of activity everyday can really benefit you, IF you are well oxygenated.

It WILL rock your world and give you the kick start you need without harmful stimulants.

Exercise with oxygen therapy can benefit absolutely anyone!

improve your body’s ability to deliver oxygen to your cells, muscles, tissues, organs and organ systems
helps protect eyes from loss of field of vision and impaired focus and during the early stage of cataracts and glaucoma
helps treat chest pain, correct arrhythmias and supports cardiac rehabilitation
helps reduce edema (fluid accumulation in lower extremities and abdomen)
improves circulation disorders, dizziness of old age, senile diabetes
effective therapy for hypertension
general acceleration of any rehabilitation program, lasting increase in physical performance capacity
defense stimulation (immune system stimulation)

Exercise with oxygen is especially helpful after classical cancer treatments that use radiation and chemotherapy.

Heart Failure Solutions has a trusted source for home oxygen machines, with or without a prescription.

Click on the link below and look into getting your own magic oxygen box.

Got Oxygen?

Many blessings,

Carrie Tucker, RCP

“The Life Breath Coach”

Heart Failure Solutions

PS–Remember everyday:

Relax and Release tension
Exhale Slowly
Be active in a way that adds Joy to your life

Plus pure water ~whole foods~sunshine~and laughter

Social Connection |

October 16, 2008

| by Carrie Tucker

The World is Blogging About Poverty for Blog Action Day 2008, But Can We Talk About Abundance?

My mentor, Gina Gaudio-Graves told me about Blog Action Day, and told me to participate.

I do what she tells me to do.

Well, my challenge was that I wanted to talk about solutions.

Poverty is definitely not a solution for anything, accept possibly pride.

But hey, I can do this. So I wrote a post about what poverty causes and possible solutions I could think of. Continue reading article →

Oxygen |

October 13, 2008

| by Carrie Tucker

If My Doctor Says I No Longer Need Oxygen, Do I Need a Second Opinion?

A critical care unit is a good place to learn about the importance of oxygen.

You will find out in a quick hurry how closely they watch oxygen levels.

The sicker you are, the more closely the doctors and nurses and respiratory therapists will monitor your oxygen levels.

In a home care setting, oxygen is just as important to the quality of your life.

In critical care, we are trying to save your life.

In a home setting, oxygen often feels like a handicap. You feel like you are on a leash and it feels like a crutch, rather than the valuable health building tool that it is.

You and your family will likely grow tired of the tanks and tripping over the tubing, not to mention the growing electric bill.

Everyone is overjoyed to hear that they no longer need oxygen!

Hold on a moment before you give up that supply of oxygen!

“What? Doesn’t my doctor know what’s best for me?”

He/she wouldn’t take you off of oxygen if you still needed it.

“Would he/she?”

Well, I’m sure he/she wouldn’t take you off oxygen, if he/she THOUGHT you needed it.

Certainly, we can agree on that.

The challenge is that your doctor may miss your need for oxygen all together! Continue reading article →

Meditation&Exercise |

October 11, 2008

| by Carrie Tucker

How Do You Take Care of Yourself When You Don’t Have Time To Catch Your Breath?

Life can keep you running 24/7!

Even my retired friends tell me they just don’t know where the days go.

They say they got more done when they were chasing their tails. Some have jumped into new activities that keep them just as busy as ever.

Sound familiar?

Do you take care of yourself?

The most important way to “catch your breath” is by finding the time to relax every muscle in your body and be still, for a few minutes everyday.

Releasing the tension will actually allow you to breathe more deeply.
By checking in with yourself, you allow a chance to get centered, and to find out “how you are”.
Just becoming aware of your feelings, offers the opportunity to release them.
When you have “arrived” at a state of relaxation, you are able to access your intuition, and your day becomes much more efficient.
Surrender is a very beneficial vantage point, accepting what IS allows you to move forward.
Though it seems like relaxation should come naturally, it actually requires consistent practice to get results.

Down Time Is Important BUT So Is Being Active!

Inactivity will lead you to an early death.
Your heart is a muscle, if you don’t give it work to do, it will become progressively weaker.
If you are concerned about diabetes, depression, or heart failure, you should be concerned about getting active!

Catch your breath, and then find an active way to enjoy your day!

Many blessings,

Carrie Tucker, RCP

The Life Breath Coach

Heart Failure Solutions

PS– Remember everyday:

Relax and Release tension
Exhale Slowly
Be active in a way that adds Joy to your life

Plus pure water ~whole foods~sunshine~and laughter

Meditation&Exercise |

October 10, 2008

| by Carrie Tucker

Do You Let the Comfort of the Cool Tall Grass Reduce Your Stress?

Sometimes life can bring more than we bargained for.

Life is too short to be swallowed up in stress.

Ever felt like you just couldn’t take another step?

I think I get to that point everyday. You know what I mean? Raising kids is exhausting 7 days a week!

Today my three year old reminded me to stop and embrace the shelter that life offers you.

My son and I were on our daily walk this morning. We decided to go a bit further than usual and found a path we have never explored before.

It was over grown with grass, but we enjoyed the adventure, so decided to see where the path would lead us. After a fun downhill, romp we came to a clearing and were treated with a beautiful view of the ocean. Continue reading article →