Q: Do you have  recommended reading resources from authors and doctors who seem to really have a good handle on this whole aspect of diet and lifestyle?

A: Yes.  Eat to Live, by Dr. Joel Fuhrman. How to Eliminate Sickness,  by George Malkmus Fit for Life Series, both [...]]]> http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/archives/56/feed 1 http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/archives/52 http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/archives/52#comments Fri, 14 Aug 2009 03:00:20 +0000 Kevin Bushey http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/?p=52 Part 16 of my interview with a very healthy octogenarian:

Q: Regarding your friend with cancer, do you believe she was eating the wrong foods and the wrong foods were what was fueling the cancer?

A: That’s correct.  And that is what this is all about.  That’s what you and I have talked about today, is that [...]]]> http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/archives/52/feed 1 http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/archives/50 http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/archives/50#comments Tue, 11 Aug 2009 03:00:34 +0000 Kevin Bushey http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/?p=50 Part 15 of my interview with a very healthy octogenarian:

Q: If you’re older and you’re not really sick, but maybe you have some minor things like  elevated blood pressure, do you feel that just the change in  diet and a small amount of exercise is going to be helpful if you’re willing to make that [...]]]> http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/archives/50/feed 0 http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/archives/48 http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/archives/48#comments Fri, 07 Aug 2009 03:00:37 +0000 Kevin Bushey http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/?p=48 Part 14 of my interview with a very healthy octogeniarn:

Q: Are you suggesting that people consider a change of habits to be healthier?

A: We’re  creatures of habit and we form habits.  And the habits we form sometimes, if they’re good habits – that’s something we haven’t really discussed yet today, but habits, when you form [...]]]> http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/archives/48/feed 0 http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/archives/27 http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/archives/27#comments Fri, 17 Jul 2009 03:00:47 +0000 Kevin Bushey http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/?p=27 Part 8 and 9 of my interview with a very healthy octogenarian

Q: You mentioned a couple of times  in our interview about whether you’re religious or spiritual.  And how that might play into your health and wellness.  So with the lifestyle issues that you talked about, is spirituality a part of your lifestyle?  How [...]]]> http://conversiongeneral.com/healthnewsletter/archives/27/feed 0 00:01:01 Part 8 and 9 of my interview with a very healthy octogenarian Q: You mentioned a couple of timesnbsp; in our interview about whether yoursquo;re ... Part 8 and 9 of my interview with a very healthy octogenarian Q: You mentioned a couple of timesnbsp; in our interview about whether yoursquo;re religious or spiritual.nbsp; And how that might play into your health and wellness.nbsp; So with the lifestyle issues that you talked about, is spirituality a part of your lifestyle?nbsp; How do you think that plays into this whole wellness aspect for folks? A: I read a book many, many years ago called The Power of the Subconscious Mind.nbsp; And I had never really given that a lot of serious thought.nbsp; But after I read the book, I thought about it and the more I thought about it, the more I recognized that yes, the subconscious mind is being ndash; being, you know ndash; is a product of what our conscious mind is doing.nbsp; And saying and thinking.nbsp; And so that people can understand, the subconscious mind ndash; your heart functions, for instance, your liver functions, your kidneys function.nbsp; You really donrsquo;t have much to say about that, thatrsquo;s being done automatically.nbsp; And thatrsquo;s what we call the subconscious mind.nbsp; Then you have the conscious mind, as you and I are talking right now, wersquo;re consciously aware of whatrsquo;s going on.nbsp; And we send signals to our body and the kinds of signals that we send will probably be received and interpreted in a certain manner.nbsp; Now, whether itrsquo;s your religious affiliation that helps you to send the proper messages to your body or whether itrsquo;s any other factor ndash; for instance, therersquo;s a book out called The Secret, itrsquo;s a number one best seller here for some time now.nbsp; And in there, they donrsquo;t really talk about religion, but they talk about the universe and how people who are positive thinkers can accomplish much more in life than those who are negative thinkers. And so whether itrsquo;s a religious attitude or whether itrsquo;s your belief in the universe, I think there is not much difference.nbsp; They are all connected with your subconscious mind, and how you send the messages and how they are accepted by the subconscious mind, is a very, very important factor.nbsp; And it ndash;itrsquo;s how you live.nbsp; And probably, at least I think has a big factor in the longevity of your life that if you canrsquo;t dream it, you cannot accomplish it. Q: What is your daily routine or regimen look like so that we can share that with our audience? A: Well, I ndash; my wife and I have been retired, as you know, for 20 years. And I have not really done any serious physical or mental work during that time. I retired at 60 primarily because I was sick and I just felt at that time I had ndash; if Irsquo;m going to live, I have to find out a way to do it. Because my father and some brothers, and several first cousins, all had difficulty with heart trouble and all died before they were, most of them, between 50 and 60. And so I just felt that I would have to do something. So thatrsquo;s at the time I started to do a lot of reading, but I ndash; it was in 1980 when I had the angina that I decided to start walking. So my regimen, primarily, my days are pretty much planned in that I get up in the morning at 6:00, seven orsquo;clock and I take my drink of barley, and I get the newspaper and I do a little reading at that time. And an hour or two, I have a little light smoothie, as I said. There are many combinations of smoothies. I get up each morning very happy that Irsquo;m going to see another day and we think ndash; we discuss some of the daily routines that we do. And we have a little, light ndash; light, as I said, smoothie, a liquid breakfast. And then sometime in the morning have a piece of fruit or a piece of toast or ndash; We ndash; in my case, we usually make oat bran muffins and we have one of those and we have a cup of green tea. And then we do the housework and if we have a little yard work to do, we do that. And Most every mornin... Handling,Stress,,Must,Read,Books,,Wellness,Tips kevin@conversiongeneral.com no No