In this Issue:

Does Your Body Need a Spring Cleaning?
Powerful Products to Help Cleanse Your System
Blog Highlights -Teri Shares the Secret of the Massage Mouse
A Kat's Perspective - When to Call and When to Email

Does Your Body Need a Spring Cleaning?

It’s spring, and humans everywhere have begun the daunting task of cleaning their humble abodes. Winter fosters accumulation of dust, dirt, and damp, and humans are often shocked and appalled by the “scunge” and grime they find lurking in their gutters, carpets, nooks and crannies.

Likewise, bodies tend to “accumulate” during the winter, too, whether due to excess calories, winter smogs, holiday treat residues, or other toxins. And, this kat thinks your body could probably likewise use a spring cleaning.

Modern life brings with it exposure to thousands of toxic chemicals that all negatively affect bodily functions, immune system health, and hormonal balance. Unfortunately, modern life does not likewise readily offer too many detoxifiers, and unable to keep up with an influx of toxins, your body must store them in fat tissue (leading to undesirable weight gain).

Signs your body may be in need of a deep clean include sluggishness, poor skin quality, aches, digestive upsets, and weight gain.

Below are few things you can do to assist your body in the clean-up effort:

Drink plenty of water to help your kidneys do their job of flushing toxins our your body.
Since the skin is the body's largest organ and is one of primary means by which toxins exit your system, use saunas and steam baths to sweat the gunk out and increase circulation by alternating hot and cold showers and skin scrubbing sessions.
Keep your body moving to encourage lymph system flow. Yoga, Tai Qi Chuan, Qi Gong, and walking are particularly useful during detox periods as they are gentle forms of movement; however, jumping on a mini trampoline is considered an ideal lymph flow stimulating exercise if you have one handy.

The products on the opposite side of the page can help support your internal spring cleaning efforts. And, to increase your odds of sticking with the program you decide is best for you, research suggests that finding a friend, spouse, or workmate to join you in your pursuit helps tremendously.

Latest Blogs

Teri Edgell

Teri Reveals the Secret of the Massage Mouse. If you've ever had that tight or knotty muscle you just can't get to, Teri provides an ingenious solution with website links to go along with her story in her latest tip on the Massage Mouse. Then, sharing fun and fascinating information as only she can, Teri delves into the topic of mummies and the once promising career of professional mourner. Yet again, Teri shows us the joy of being an "inspired learner."

A Kat's Perspective

Yes! Magazine recently published a series of articles to address one major theme, “Can animals save the world?” While this kat’s opinion is certainly biased toward the obvious answer, of particular interest to the omnivore and carnivores among you (yours truly included), is one of the articles in particular addresses humane treatment of food animals.

In the article entitled, “How to Eat Animals and Respect Them, Too,” Yes! Magazine interviews a morality-focused farmer on the sustainability of meat-eating, and further, explores his views on how to improve the feedlot system for animals and consumers alike.

While this kat knows there are many vegetarians among our fair members, this article is relevant to herbivores and omnivores alike, as it tackles far more than food issues.

Other articles in the issue include “10 Best Things We Can Do For Animals” and “How Happy Was Your Meal?” Since we here at the Co-op are advocates for health, humanity, and furry (and okay, farm) friends, we thought you might check out some of the excerpts.

This kat would love to know your thoughts! ^..^

That's all for now, fair members!

Still purringly yours,

Guido

Guido Housemouser
Chief Kat
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