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"And the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported that 42 percent of African American women were deficient in vitamin D during their childbearing years, especially at the end of winter time. In fact, African Americans are especially at risk for vitamin D deficiency because having dark skin is like wearing a permanent sun protection factor of 15 to 30. Holick says that even 48 percent of Caucasian girls aged 9 to 11 are deficient in vitamin D at the end of the winter, and 17 percent of them remain so at the end of the summer because they're all wearing sunblock." - Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S., The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why (Get the book.)

"It has also been found that low levels of potassium can create nervousness. Most winter squash also have the antioxidant protection of vitamin A, C and E. Where to buy it: At the grocery store in the fresh produce section. If you can't find fresh, frozen winter squash found in the freezer section is a good alternative. How much to take? A !4 cup counts as one of the daily recommended 8 to 10 servings of vegetables and fruits. /' \ Quick Tip: Varieties of winter squash are: V J ^ ?" - Jan Lovejoy, Get Balanced-the Natural Way to Better Health with Superfoods (Get the book.)

"It is best to get in the sun even in the winter, although reserves of stored vitamin D normally last through the winter even without sufficient sun to make more. Sunshine is the healthiest source of vitamin D. There is no RDA for vitamin D. Instead, there is a daily Adequate Intake (AI). The AI for everyone under 50 years of age is 200 IU (5 meg). Adults aged 51-70 have an AI of 400 IU (10 meg) and for people over 70 the AI is 600 IU (15 meg). These amounts are determined assuming that there is no vitamin D produced from sunlight. The AI is set to prevent rickets and osteomalacia." - Dr. Steve Blake, Vitamins and Minerals Demystified (Get the book.)

"When winter approached, however, Jennifer told me, "I don't think I'm going to be buying any winter clothes." This indicated that perhaps she was getting ready to die. Then she came to one of our meetings wearing a lovely winter suit. I said, "Aha! I see you decided to buy some winter clothes." "No," she said, "I just brought some down from the attic." To me that said she'd made a compromise. She was saying, "Let's see how the winter goes. I'm not going to invest in it, but I'll give it a try." - Bernie S. Siegel, M.D., Love, Medicine and Miracles: Lessons Learned About Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients (Get the book.)

"Winter Squash Stew This recipe calls for hubbard and kabocha squashes, but you can choose any mix of winter squashes that make up 6 cups." - Jay Gordon, The ADD and ADHD Cure: The Natural Way to Treat Hyperactivity and Refocus Your Child (Get the book.)

"Each year more and more Americans were finding their way to Nicoya's coast, with its dependably dry, sunny winter and its dramatic coastline and white-sand beaches. Young families come to Tamarindo in the north for winter vacation; meanwhile the backpacking set heads farther south to beach towns like Montezuma for cheap rooms and excellent surf. Along with the tourist dollars have come development and an influence on younger people. As with many of the Blue Zones, Nicoya's longevity culture is a disappearing phenomenon. I wanted to experience it as purely as I could before it was gone." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"When winter approached, however, Jennifer told me, "I don't think I'm going to be buying any winter clothes." This indicated that perhaps she was getting ready to die. Then she came to one of our meetings wearing a lovely winter suit. I said, "Aha! I see you decided to buy some winter clothes." "No," she said, "I just brought some down from the attic." To me that said she'd made a compromise. She was saying, "Let's see how the winter goes. I'm not going to invest in it, but I'll give it a try." - Bernie S. Siegel, M.D., Love, Medicine and Miracles: Lessons Learned About Self-Healing from a Surgeon's Experience with Exceptional Patients (Get the book.)

"Each day on the Tibetan plateau is both summer and winter?summer in the direct high-altitude sun and winter as the rays disappear behind the jagged peaks of the Himalayas. It felt as if there was nothing between my skin and the ancient stones as I sat on the cold floor beneath me. But I knew I couldn't leave. This day was the reason why I'd invited a small group to join me in a journey that had led us halfway around the world. For 14 days we'd acclimated our bodies to altitudes of up to 16,000 feet above sea level." - Gregg Braden, The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits (Get the book.)

"Young families come to Tamarindo in the north for winter vacation; meanwhile the backpacking set heads farther south to beach towns like Montezuma for cheap rooms and excellent surf. Along with the tourist dollars have come development and an influence on younger people. As with many of the Blue Zones, Nicoya's longevity culture is a disappearing phenomenon. I wanted to experience it as purely as I could before it was gone. Were there any more Nicoyans still living the authentic traditional lifestyle? And if so, could I find them?" - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"He was not wearing a coat despite the winter weather. When Mr. Little failed a field sobriety test, Sergeant Clark took him to the police station, where he continued to say things that did not make sense, including that he had last worked at Kalona Plastics in 1993. At one point Mr. Little fell off his chair. A breath test showed Mr. Littles blood alcohol to be 0.071 percent, below the legal limit in Iowa of 0.08 percent. That blood alcohol level also did not seem to support Mr. Little's claim of drinking "five or six beers." To Sergeant Clark, Mr." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"However, I was still gathering images and storing them away for the winter months to be edited later. This particular image waited patiently for me to rediscover it. "During our classes that summer I was almost overwhelmed by the massive amount of materials we were absorbing and the many encounters and experiential processes Pam was exposing us to." - Pam Montgomery, Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness (Get the book.)

"An ad for the heartburn drug Pepcid assured revelers during the winter holidays that they could "eat, drink and be merry." Indeed, the industry has ads promoting overindulgence for just about every change in the seasons. In the summer of 2006, marketers of the heartburn drug Prilosec sponsored a concert by the hard-partying country-rock duo Big & Rich at the Iowa State Fair. Fairgoers were even offered a guide to eating the fat-laden snacks offered by vendors on the midway. "Pace yourself," the Prilosec guide warned. " - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"Thus the term vitamin D winter refers to the time of year when UVB radiation is not sufficient for cholecalciferol synthesis in the skin." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"I stop and breathe, and breathe again, here in the quiet where, in a long-ago forgotten time, these needles were gathered to make into tea to chase away the winter woes, here where I stand, perhaps, breathing, letting the green breath of this elder pine fill me with oxygen. Then slowly I exhale, watching my steaming carbon dioxide-laden breath float to the outstretched arms of my sky-touching friend, and I breathe." - Pam Montgomery, Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness (Get the book.)

"D winter") affects some countries, whereas clothing and customs such as time spent outdoors determine vitamin D in other countries. Age is another factor decreasing skin synthesis of cholecalciferol, as described later. 3. Conversion of Cholecalciferol and Ergocalciferol to 25-Hydroxyvitamin D The cholecalciferol made from skin synthesis is released from the epidermis into the blood, where it is bound to vitamin D binding protein (DBP). Cholecalciferol and ergocalciferol (vitamin D2) in the diet are absorbed and carried to the liver in chylomicrons." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"On a winter evening in 2004, Anna Bik killed a thirteen-year-old boy on a motorscooter while driving after she took her migraine medicine. Bik said she had taken large amounts of the drug Fioricet, a barbiturate, because she had grown tolerant to its effects. She told the judge in Bucks County, Pennsylvania, that she left the scene of the accident because she thought she had only hit a pothole. A Mack semitruck became airborne and landed on top of a Chevrolet Silverado pickup, parked in the driveway of a house in Pine Bluff, Arkansas, in 1997." - Melody Petersen, Our Daily Meds: How the Pharmaceutical Companies Transformed Themselves into Slick Marketing Machines and Hooked the Nation on Prescription Drugs (Get the book.)

"It was a winter day, and the sunlight was shining through snow flurries, creating a rainbow effect on the mountain and in the air. I had never seen such a sight and was immediately struck by the wonder of it. In that moment, a doorway of perception opened onto the mountain and I saw it as I have never seen it before—alive with shimmering waves of prism light. It was no longer just a mountain, one of many in Vermont, but instead he was an elder holding the wisdom of the ages in his arms where I could walk, listen, and learn." - Pam Montgomery, Plant Spirit Healing: A Guide to Working with Plant Consciousness (Get the book.)

"One can see the impact of "vitamin D winter" in these subjects. This figure also demonstrates how an oral supplement of cholecalciferol can maintain the summer level 50 40 3 o 30 20 10 b- INTERVENTION 07 09 11 01 03 05 TIME OF THE YEAR (MONTH) 07 FIGURE 2 The data for this graph were derived from a randomized control trial conducted in Germany (latitude 50°N). Open circles (O) represent mean levels of serum 25(OH)D of subjects throughout the year. Closed circles (? are mean levels of serum 25(OH) in subjects who received the treatment regimen of 12." - Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey, Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease (Get the book.)

"In the winter months, from November to April, he would herd his sheep over 100 miles to grassier lowland pastures. He made these journeys on foot, sleeping in pinnettas at night and eating only carta da musica bread, pecorino cheese, wine, sheep's milk, and the occasional roasted lamb—which they could obtain along the way. When I asked if he'd ever been stressed in his life, he looked flummoxed. I asked the question in a different way. "Sometimes, but my wife was in charge of the house, and I was in charge of the field," he said. "What's there to worry about in the field?" - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"One of the food products that gets me through winter is frozen berries; we blend smoothies year-round in the Magee house! And to me, summer hasn't really begun until I've gone to the farmers' market in my town and made a batch of triple berry jam (using less sugar, of course). I hold the jar up and announce, "The first jam of summer!" not unlike when the conductor shouts, "The first gift of Christmas!" in The Polar Express. Just in case you are timid about buying and storing berries, here are four basic tips. þAvoid buying bruised or oozing berries." - Elaine Magee, Food Synergy: Unleash Hundreds of Powerful Healing Food Combinations to Fight Disease and Live Well (Get the book.)

"Among them, Gianni observed that the more daughters a man has, the longer he lives; that people born in winter seem to live longer than those born in the summer, and that people who think they're going to live longer actually do. Would these findings also hold true in Nicoya? Luis Rosero-Bixby (who could not join us because of a minor surgery) connected us with Dr. Elizabeth Lopez, a former psychologist with the World Bank who specialized in well-being. She developed a simple test that would help SLEEP TIGHT imnmmiTmir." - Dan Buettner, The Blue Zones: Lessons for Living Longer From the People Who've Lived the Longest (Get the book.)

"During winter months in the United States, it is virtually impossible to get sufficient sunlight to forestall a vitamin D deficiency, even for those with fair skin. The only real exception to this is for people who live in southern Florida, southern Texas, or Hawaii. Nearly everyone living north of these areas is subject to a vitamin D deficiency for the greater part of the year. Several studies have examined the geographical incidence of prostate cancer. Virtually all of them found an increased incidence of prostate cancer in northern areas subject to long winters with little sunlight." - James Occhiogrosso, N. D., Your Prostate, Your Libido, Your Life (Get the book.)

"Wonderful winter Squash Makes U cups In spite of its name, winter squash is available year-round in most places. If you've never tried butternut, kabocha, or other winter squash, you're in for a real treat. For starters, be sure to try this easy recipe. 1 medium-size winter squash (butternut or kabocha, for example) Vz cup water 2 teaspoons soy sauce* 2 tablespoons maple syrup Cut squash in half, then peel it and remove the seeds. Cut squash into 1-inch cubes (you should have about 4 cups). Place cubes into a large pot with the water. Add soy sauce (if used) and syrup." - Neal Barnard, M.D., Foods That Fight Pain: Revolutionary New Strategies for Maximum Pain Relief (Get the book.)

"Natural sunlight exposure stimulates your pineal gland which controls your sleep and waking cycles, seasonal affective disorder (the winter blues) and improves your mood. • Seek the support of a trusted friend, counsellor or your church. • Take 5HTP or 5-hydroxytryptophan. This is a precursor to serotonin and helps mood and carbohydrate cravings. This is not suitable for those taking antidepressants. • B complex helps with stress, mood and the nervous system. Typical dosage is 50 mgs per day. You can increase B6 by 100 mgs per day." - Heather Caruso, Your Drug-Free Guide to Digestive Health (Get the book.)

"Certain times of the year are associated with mood lows, particularly at the beginning and end of winter, for example. Commonly, when someone close to us moves away or dies, or if we lose a job or have some other major disappointment, there's apt to be an even stronger mood reaction. There will be some sadness, perhaps some grief. Usually such periods of sadness or grief are of a limited duration. When they drag on for a longer period of time, or become much more profound, we may begin to speak of clinical depression. The causes of depression may include genetic factors. As Dr." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"Dark and cold we may be, but this Is no winter now. The frozen misery Of centuries breaks, cracks, begins to move; The thunder is the thunder of the floes, The thaw, the flood, the upstart Spring. Thank God our time is now when wrong Comes up to face us everywhere, Never to leave us 'til we take The longest stride of soul men ever took. Affairs are now soul size. The enterprise is exploration into God. Where are you making for? It takes So many thousand years to wake, But will you wake for pity's sake? • Christopher Fry, A Sleep of Prisoners Challenge ?" - Peter Russell, Waking Up In Time: Finding Inner Peace In Times of Accelerating Change (Get the book.) "But, as I argued in the previous chapter, there is good reason to 'See The Whole Earth Review, winter 1993. believe that before we arrive at some such technological singularity we will have already moved into the next phase of evolution, the development of human consciousness. Once it takes hold, inner development is likely to progress even more rapidly than technological development. We could arrive at a spiritual singularity—a moment of unimaginably rapid inner awakening—before we reached any technological singularity." - Peter Russell, Waking Up In Time: Finding Inner Peace In Times of Accelerating Change (Get the book.)

"I encourage people to grow their own vegetables so that they will have their own source in the winter and one which they know does not contain any chemicals. "There is one very important and simple thing you can do to tell which area in a school or in your home, or which food, might be causing your children a problem. Ask your children how they feel before they eat a meal, or before they enter a particular room. Also ask them to write their name and to draw. You should do the same thing." - Gary Null and Amy McDonald, The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing (Get the book.)

"It was the winter of 1976, and Korotkov, who was twenty-four at the time, had been celebrating a birthday with some friends. Korotkov liked to celebrate outside, whatever the weather. He and his friends had been drinking vodka on the roof. Korotkov was given to expansive gestures, and during a moment of gaiety, threw himself off the roof onto what he thought was a deep bed of snow, which he assumed would cushion his fall. But hidden beneath the snow lay hard stone. Korotkov broke his left leg and landed in the hospital for months." - Lynne McTaggart, The Intention Experiment: Using Your Thoughts to Change Your Life and the World (Get the book.)

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