"The Creative Process of Writing is a Liberating and Therapeutic Experience"
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February, 2008
In This Issue:
1. Preview
2. Publisher's Note
3. Secrets of Longevity
4. Helpful Hints
1. Preview
The Writer's Connection explores the creative process of writing and the interplay between thoughts, feelings, and actions.
We are an interactive community of authors and readers who share ideas to enhance our knowledge, skills, and experiences in
writing fiction in any genre, but our emphasis remains mystery and suspense thrillers.
Published monthly, the Newsletter offers writing tips for authors, coaching suggestions, editing, and marketing information.
Topics are presented from the perspective of Keith Barton and represent only his ideas on producing your first manuscript,
and are provided to the general public. Because we are an interactive community of writers, other viewpoints are welcomed and may be
printed in future monthly newsletters with permission from Keith Barton.
2. Publisher's Note
February, 2008
Dear Writer's Connection Subscriber,
This month's newsletter features: Secrets of Longevity
3. Secrets of Longevity
Dr. Maoshing Ni offers an interesting homeopathic approach to living a healthier and longer life taken from ancient Chinese medicine.
The book lists over 100 anecdotes one can do to live from: limiting cancer with cayenne, unclog your arteries with love, taking long
walks, eating soup to lose weight, and lowering blood pressure with olive oil. Much of the book is based on Pacific Rim and
Mediterranean diets; one might notice that people live longer in these two areas of the world and their diet is a big factor. A few
examples:
- Smaller meals more frequently deliver a steady stream of nutrients, blood sugar and energy to the body throughout the day.
- Sweet potatoes and yams for beta-carotene and vitamin C and a rich source of DHEA which is essential for anti-aging and hormonal replacement.
- One glass of wine daily for anti-inflammatory properties and reduce cholesterol; thinning arteries.
- Fish for Omega 3 fatty acids to protect plaque build up, lower blood pressure.
- Sea vegetables (nori, kombu, kelp, dulce and Irish moss) for calcium, iron, and protein.
- Soy bean contains arginine, an amino acid to help fight heart disease, hypertension, and impotence.
- Honey for its antibiotic properties, stomach ulcers, heartburn and GERD.
- Tomato’s red pigment, lycopene, an antioxidant for cancer prevention in prostate, stomach, colon, and rectal.
- Carbonation is bad for bones because of decreased calcium metabolism; choose teas, light juice blends and spring water.
- Orange peel contains polymethosylated flavones (PMFs) to reduce bad cholesterol (LDL) while keeping HDL the same.
- To improve circulation and prevent clotting use spices like garlic, onions, cayenne and turmeric.
- Broccoli to increase lung function and reduce lung cancer risk.
- Sorghum contains more antioxidants than brown rice.
- Less protein extends life span by up to 50 percent.
- The average American eats 240 pounds of sugar annually which is stored as fat and elevates cancer risk.
- Celery can prevent gout and other arthritic conditions, because of apigenin, a cox2-inhibiting compound.
- Asparagus is high in glutathione, an amino acid compound to fight cancer.
- Co-enzyme Q-10 to treat heart conditions and fight fatigue and muscle weakness.
- L-carnitine found in meats, fish, poultry, wheat, avocado, and milk to prevent Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s because it prevents fat oxidation in the brain.
- Panax ginseng to improve coordination and reaction time and fight fatigue.
- Hawthorn lowers blood pressure, strengthens heart muscle and improves blood flow.
- Angelica root or dong quai to regulate menstrual periods, enhance fertility, and maintain healthy hair, skin, and nails.
- D-3 complex vitamin supplements to increase bone density.
- Essential fatty acids (ECFs), found in flaxseed, walnut, and hemp seed oils. to lower risk of breast cancer.
- Bilberry (like blueberry) promotes blood flow to eye nerves and reduces pressure (glaucoma).
Other chapters include environmental contaminates that shorten life spans, like pesticides, chemical pollutants,
and sedentary lifestyles. The book is a compendium of knowledge in alternative medicines relying on herbs and spices.
Although this book is not for everyone and should not be followed without the advice of your physician, it contains
much common sense to living a longer life.
Helpful Hints:
- Review your diet for ways to reduce fat, eat smaller portions more frequently, and exercise by walking 30 minutes
daily and see how much better you feel after one month.
- Review with your physician dietary changes you can make to reduce stress.
- Remember the movie, Double-size Me which followed a man who ate MacDonald’s foods for one month and how
his immune system was suppressed, besides gaining 18 pounds in one month.
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About Keith Barton, Ph.D.
Dr. Barton received his Ph.D. in 1972 from the University of Texas at Austin and has been a practicing therapist
for over thirty years. He is currently enrolled in MentorCoach and is accepting new clients.
He has been an adjunct professor at the University of South Carolina,
consultant to Fortune 500 companies in executive development, founded
and managed Texas Community Living Ventures, Inc., in 1986 for providing
group home services to persons with mental retardation. Keith founded
and has been running a clinical practice in Northwest Houston since 1990.
He writes part-time with the goal of completing one novel a year. His desire to coach others derives from his passionate
interest in helping others become attuned to their creative powers of storytelling.
Dr. Barton has training in coaching, cognitive and family therapy and health psychology. He has published articles, made
presentations and conducted workshops about:
Anxiety and achievement
Stress management
Self-esteem
Communication skills
Marital/relationship enrichment
Wellness issues
The relationship between psychology and spirituality
