Re: I am not sure what living values looks like but today I'm willing

[Guest guest]

Interesting. I love him, too. My ex sister-in-law is married to Simon's first cousin. Nice family - I met a lot of them.

To: "ACT for the Public" <ACT_for_the_Public >Sent: Sunday, March 11, 2012 3:12:52 PMSubject: I am not sure what living values looks like but today I'm willing

Simon here talks here in the last three minutes about what he has given up for what he cherishes so (his instrument, his voice)...he's given up alcohol, dairy, caffeine..and looks to sleep more...all in service of maintaining his voice, which he has recently put to such beautiful work in the past year.And then he notices sadness there about his dear friend Art Garfunkel who apparently did lose a good part of his singing ability recently.http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-dpRLjZxeI8And I'm so in awe of this, so grateful for it because selfishly, I love this man, his life, his music. But also, I am grateful to learn a bit as to what valued life might look like, for real.peace,J

[Guest guest]

I used to love 1st flush Darjeeling tea but I gave it up because I

believed caffiene was harmful. When I went back to it a few years later

thw caffeine would blow my head off and although very pleasuable while I

was drinking it I would feel uncomfortable for hours afterwards so I

stopped drinking it. After 20 years of not going near caffeine my

girlfriend left her organic tea around my house which I thought was

decaf so I had some and it tasted wondeful. I drank it for over week

suffering no ill effect and then she told me that it was not

decaffeineated. So I ordered onljne some 1st flush Darjeeling and fell

in love with it again - and the high is fantastic. Belivee it or not,

although caffeine stimulates cortisol release, tea for some reason,

maybe due to the theanine, lowers cortisol significantly in regular

users and this good for the brain.

Anyway, Dr Mercola says moderate intake of caffeine stiumulates brain

cell rejuvenation and lowers the risk of developing degenerative brain

diseases in later life. Well, that suites me because everyday at 3 pm I

drink 3 cups of darjeeling tea and feel just divine for a while, but now

I have just done an internet search and find that caffeine stops the

brain from growing new cells.

Hmm, I'm a vegan and I'm happy with with that, but to live healthily you

should add no oil to your food (but I love oilly food) , give up

caffeine, and don't drink any alcohol. Damm it, this is so boring.

But when I was five years old I did not drink caffeine, or take moderate

alcohol, but I felt amazing. I was lucky because I brought up on lard

(saturated fat) , butter, eggs, and there was no health destroying

margerine, vegetable oil, added fructose, and the farm animals grazed in

the fields so they were fattened with lots of omega 3oils, and there was

no fake foods, so my arteries today are clear.

But it all gets confusing.

Kv

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> Simon here talks here in the last three minutes about what he has

given up for what he cherishes so (his instrument, his voice)...

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> he's given up alcohol, dairy, caffeine..and looks to sleep more...all

in service of maintaining his voice, which he has recently put to such

beautiful work in the past year.

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> And then he notices sadness there about his dear friend Art Garfunkel

who apparently did lose a good part of his singing ability recently.

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> And I'm so in awe of this, so grateful for it because selfishly, I

love this man, his life, his music. But also, I am grateful to learn a

bit as to what valued life might look like, for real.

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> peace,

> J

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We face hundreds of decisions everyday, and I tend to pick and choose which decisions I take seriously, and which I trust in faith and gut instinct for the rest. The level of research you have gone into about drinking a cup of tea is the same level of research I would go into when buying a house. How about "anything in moderation" as a yardstick to help? x To: ACT_for_the_Public Sent: Sunday, 11 March 2012, 22:18 Subject: Re: I am not sure what living values looks like but today I'm willing

I used to love 1st flush Darjeeling tea but I gave it up because I

believed caffiene was harmful. When I went back to it a few years later

thw caffeine would blow my head off and although very pleasuable while I

was drinking it I would feel uncomfortable for hours afterwards so I

stopped drinking it. After 20 years of not going near caffeine my

girlfriend left her organic tea around my house which I thought was

decaf so I had some and it tasted wondeful. I drank it for over week

suffering no ill effect and then she told me that it was not

decaffeineated. So I ordered onljne some 1st flush Darjeeling and fell

in love with it again - and the high is fantastic. Belivee it or not,

although caffeine stimulates cortisol release, tea for some reason,

maybe due to the theanine, lowers cortisol significantly in regular

users and this good for the brain.

Anyway, Dr Mercola says moderate intake of caffeine stiumulates brain

cell rejuvenation and lowers the risk of developing degenerative brain

diseases in later life. Well, that suites me because everyday at 3 pm I

drink 3 cups of darjeeling tea and feel just divine for a while, but now

I have just done an internet search and find that caffeine stops the

brain from growing new cells.

Hmm, I'm a vegan and I'm happy with with that, but to live healthily you

should add no oil to your food (but I love oilly food) , give up

caffeine, and don't drink any alcohol. Damm it, this is so boring.

But when I was five years old I did not drink caffeine, or take moderate

alcohol, but I felt amazing. I was lucky because I brought up on lard

(saturated fat) , butter, eggs, and there was no health destroying

margerine, vegetable oil, added fructose, and the farm animals grazed in

the fields so they were fattened with lots of omega 3oils, and there was

no fake foods, so my arteries today are clear.

But it all gets confusing.

Kv

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> Interesting. I love him, too. My ex sister-in-law is married

to Simon's first cousin. Nice family - I met a lot of them.

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

> I am not sure what living values looks

like but today I'm willing

>

> Â

>

>

>

>

> Simon here talks here in the last three minutes about what he has

given up for what he cherishes so (his instrument, his voice)...

>

> he's given up alcohol, dairy, caffeine..and looks to sleep more...all

in service of maintaining his voice, which he has recently put to such

beautiful work in the past year.

>

> And then he notices sadness there about his dear friend Art Garfunkel

who apparently did lose a good part of his singing ability recently.

>

>

>

> And I'm so in awe of this, so grateful for it because selfishly, I

love this man, his life, his music. But also, I am grateful to learn a

bit as to what valued life might look like, for real.

>

> peace,

> J

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