Mountain Views News          Saturday, July 4, 2015

HEALTHY LIFESTYLES 
THE JOY OF YOGA 
TRUE FREEDOM 
B5 
Mountain Views News Saturday, July 4, 2015 HEALTHY LIFESTYLES 
THE JOY OF YOGA 
TRUE FREEDOM 
B5 
Mountain Views News Saturday, July 4, 2015 
If there were a 
list of qualities to 
aspire to in our 
yoga practice, 
freedom would 
be on that list. Our bodies call out for freedom, 
we all desire that stretch and range of motion 
in our joints. We especially want personal 
freedom, or spiritual freedom, the ability to be 
who we are without reservation or resistance. 
There are some with the opinion that freedom 
gives a license to do whatever want. This school of 
thought can often lead to excess (food, drink) and 
depletion. We end up cutting out healthy practices 
that nourish us in lieu of instant gratification. 
The end result leaves us unsettled and restricted. 
Having a framework, or structure in place in 
our physical and spiritual practice can actually 
provide more of the freedom we desire. Take 
our asana practice, for example. We can practice 
without presence, moving in and out of poses at 
half measure. Alternately, we can find alignment 
in each pose, stick with our breath and complete 

challenging parts of the practice. What do you 
think the benefit is in each practice? Which practice 
will give us the freedom to be who we want to be? 

How about our spiritual practice and 
life habits? What benefit would a structured 
discipline provide there? Yes, I said it. Discipline. 
Freedom requires discipline. I’ve heard discipline 
defined as “ intellect winning over disposition”. 
We act with the greater good in mind, and move 
past our own resistance. In this case, intellect can 
be our friend and help to keep us on the Path. 

To me, true freedom is defined as our 
ability to live our true purpose with joy and 
happiness. We remain stable in the midst of 
change, yet easily adjust to life’s unexpected 
twists and turns. We actually become more 
flexible, possibilities open to us. With this 
freedom, our own resistance diminishes and our 
own joy and inspiration leads the way. We’ve 
just got to provide the structure and alignment. 

Namaste and Happy 4th of July! 
Keely Totten 

HEALTHY, WEALTHY AND WISE 

by Dennis R. Buckley, D.C. 


Summer is here. If 
you are like me you 
have lots of plans. 
Do you have the 
resources to meet 

your goals? Is there enough money, time and 
energy to let you enjoy this time of year? 

Building wealth is a lot like building health. It 
takes time and consistent effort. When you invest 
money in vehicles such as stocks, bonds, money 
markets, or real estate, you expect a return on 
your investment in the form of interest. When 
you invest in yourself you also want to receive 
interest, its called “self interest.” 

The process of wealth building and health 
building parallel each other. The principles they 
are based on are similar. In building health, the 
six facets are: 

Exercise 

Nutrition 

Posture 

Sleep

Attitude 

Fully functioning spine and nervous system 

In wealth building the six facets are: 

Goal settingDebt ManagementRisk Tolerance 
PhilanthropyBudgetingTax Planning 

Exercise to the body is goal setting to the bank 
account. You have to move to be healthy and 
you have to move your goals upward as you 

meet them. Nutrition to the body is like debt 
management. You have to know the good fat from 
the bad. Too much debt like fat can kill the body 
and your bank account. Posture to the body is 
like risk tolerance. How do you want to position 
yourself. You need different postures for different 
activities in your day and your risk tolerance 
changes through your life. Sleep restores the 
body as philanthropy is a wealth building secret 
that many forget. As you give the body sleep it 
is strengthened and rejuvenated. As you give you 
circulate your abundance and it returns to you, 
it will be more than you gave to rejuvenate your 
accounts. Attitude to the body is like budgeting 
to the finances. How you see the world and 
your response to it is like budgeting, where do 
you place your resources, and how do you save 
and spend. Spine and nervous system function 
control and coordinate your body’s function. Tax 
planning can allow you to flourish or fail. Tax 
planning controls and coordinates your financial 
function. 

Building health and wealth go hand in hand. It 
would be a shame to work hard to build your 
empire and neglect your health. You would then 
spend all your money trying to buy back those 
years of neglect. It also would be terrible to take 
care of your health and have no resources to 
enjoy it with. 

Start today to build your health and wealth. A 
little attention daily to your health and wealth 
will pay big dividends down the road. A little 
neglect can have the opposite effect. 

Ralph Waldo Emerson said, “The first step to 
wealth is health.” Make sure you are walking in 
the right direction. 

HOW TO PROTECT YOUR SKIN 
AGAINST SUN DAMAGE 


Dr. Tina is a traditional 
naturopath and nutri-
tionist at Vibrant Living 
Wellness Center


Who doesn’t like 
the feeling of warmsunlight hitting theirskin? Depending onthe time of year thisfeeling can be pureheaven. Without 
the sun we would 
not exist. It has the 
most wonderful 
life giving power.
The sun helps us toproduce vitamin D,
a hormone necessaryfor bone health and 
optimal immune 
function. Too much 
of any good thing 

can become a bad thing. This is true of sun light.
Too much sun affects our skin’s elasticity whichpromotes early aging of the skin. Now we have 
this dilemma, how do we get the life giving,
health promoting benefits from the sun but avoidpremature aging or permanent skin damage?
Unfortunately, this dilemma causes many peopleto be frighten from getting any sun at all.

The way best way to protect against sundamage and to maintain healthy skin is from theinside out. Research shows that what you put intoyour body may be just as important, as or moreimportant than the protection you place on your 

skin. Basically we have to make sure we are eatingfoods that will keep us protected. Antioxidants 
do just that. Antioxidants are powerful naturalUV protectants. Some can be very helpful forprotecting us against accelerated skin aging due toUV exposure.

There is evidence that the spices turmericand ginger, both antioxidants, have protectiveeffects on skin health. Both of these spices are awonderful ways to add flavor to meals but theycan both be taken as supplements too. White tea, 
one of the least processed varieties of tea and highin antioxidants, has been shown to be protectiveagainst early wrinkle formation.

Any plant food that is a natural source ofvitamin C or E is also an antioxidant. Most fruits 
and vegetables contain some amount of Vitamin

C. Some great sources vitamin E are sunflowerseeds, almonds, spinach and avocado. Lycopene,
a compound found in tomatoes, has been shownto be protective against free radicals brought onby too much sunlight exposure. Studies show thatorganic tomato paste appears to have higher levelsof lycopene than raw tomatoes. Tomatoes alsocontain a number of other antioxidants, includinga high amount of vitamin C which complementslycopene’s protective action.
My advice is to make sure you get somesunshine on a regular basis and at the same timemake sure you are consuming nature’s natural sunprotectors! 


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