She’s not the girl I married,
but she’s much more, so much more;
And she’s not the girl I fell in love with;
She’s so much more than that.
I got a bargain when I married her.
No doubt she thought she had one, too.
(vowing never to shop at bargain places again)

Our love has grown, over the years. A lot.
I can’t say I still love my wife as I once did,
since my love then pales into insignificance
when compared with the love I feel for her now.

Trudy’s been an enduring, faithful partner
through all of our struggles, not complaining,
(well, a bit of “constructive” complaints here and there);
and so very patient with me.

I like that about her. Patience. Not that she’s
always patient. There’s been some times when
I’ve tried her patience, and clearly exasperated her.
(Hey, I’ve even exasperated myself.) But, she’s stayed
the course, trusting God for the outcome; trusting God for
the needed changes in her spouse; trusting God to
alter my perceptions, attitudes and ways.

And that’s really ironic. I began our marriage
determined to change her, to shape her into the
woman I felt I needed to have as a partner in life.
Ha! Little did I know. How ignorant I was as to the
ways and wiles of women. How ignorant I was as
to what a determined, praying woman could really
do to a man.

I confess that while I’ve no doubt changed her in
some ways, the changes she’s made to me have been
far greater. They have been, in some cases, profound
and life-altering. She’s adjusted my attitude,
and a few times, no doubt wanted to adjust my altitude
(as in bringing me closer to rising up to meet God in the sky)

I’d be in a serious bind without my wife. I’d be rudderless, a ship able to
sail but unable to have real direction. I really would have a struggle
without her by my side.  And that’s another irony. I’m a loner by
nature. I’m the guy who once said, “I really don’t need to be around
people. I like being alone.” I’m the guy who would make the proverbial
hermit. But, I admit that I’d miss her terribly.

I’d not enjoy my aloneness without her.

She’s my rudder. Without her, I’d probably run aground and land
in some pitiful little mud hut in a desert somewhere nestled in
the mountains, or living in a shack in the woods, talking to myself,
wondering how long it’ll be before I get to see her again.

Thanks for being my partner, Trudy. Thanks for your patience.
Thank you for not quitting on me. Frankly, I’d have given up on
me a long time ago. But, you didn’t. And God didn’t.

And wow,
It looks like we’ve made it into “old age” and still have our minds
(more or less).

Best of all, we still have each other.

Happy Valentine’s Day!!

Yer hubby,

Voyle

I had my first a-fib (atrial fibrillation) event in 2007. A-fib is where your heart begins racing out of control and the one half can’t keep up. The electrical impulses from the heart occuring in the two chambers get out of sync somehow and instead of contracting normally, the muscle begins quivering. It’s a pretty serious matter, one I’ve had to be hospitalized for several time.

I can always tell when I’m going into A-fib. Not everyone can. I just feel different. It isn’t painful, but it is discomforting. I recall the first time (which was the worst), I must have urinated 5 gallons of liquid! (Exaggeration, but it seemed like it.) I never knew I had some much liquid in me.

What caused atrial fibrillation (A-fib) for me

I discovered several things that can put me towards A-fib. I list them here in no particular order of importance, but blended together, they combine to provide a deadly “cocktail” that is guaranteed to drive me (and perhaps you) into atrial fibrillation.

• caffine (coffee mostly)
• stress (oh my, yes, stress can put me there)
• MSG (who knew? took a trip to a popular buffet to discover that one)
• high levels of salt intake

The Cure for my Atrial Fibrillation (A-fib)

One Saturday afternoon, I began feeling the onset of an a-fib event. When that occurs, I go to my recliner and relax, trying to make it stop. It’s worked once or twice, but usually, it doesn’t, and if the atrial fibrillation continues for more than 3 hours, I have always had to go to the hospital (except this one time).

This time, I was into the 4th hour. I wanted to go back to the hospital as much as you and the rest of America want to pay the IRS their annual fee for allowing us to live and work here. I really did not want to go to the hospital…but I was pretty sure that in an hour or so, I would be getting up and telling the wife, “Honey, I guess it isn’t going to go away.”

Juicing Made my Atrial Fibrillation Disappear!

But, while I was sitting there waiting for the inevitable, she brought me some juice. Now, we juice fairly often and believe firmly in the Organic way of life, and try and practice good health habits. (Having a quad by-pass is highly motivating.)  Juicing is, we believe, an integral part of developing and maintaining good health.  Anyway, about 20 minutes after I drank the juice, the atrial fibrillation disappeared! Yeah. Went away. I was amazed. I was well into 4 hours of my a-fib episode, so this was nothing short of a miracle.

I called out from the Family Room where I was sitting, to my wife in the kitchen: “Honey! What was in that juice?”

She replied, “An apple, a carrot, and about 5 or 6 stalks of celery.”

Long story short: The celery did it. I did a little research and discovered that celery is great for the arteries. Whatever else it does, it sure works a miracle on my a-fib.

Something Else that Helps prevent & control Atrial Fibrillation (A-fib) for me

I have discovered something else that helps me, and I have begun taking it daily (unless I forget, which I’m prone to do, being the proverbial “absent-minded” professor – though, in this case, I’m the absent-minded lawyer).  It is liquid magnesium. I take a particular brand called Aqua Mag, made by Biotics Research Corp., which was recommended by my nutritionist, Sarah Leep, who is a “walking textbook” of nutritional information. She’s been a real god-send (and has free legal for life) Anyway, there’s more about the product below here. It’s pretty cheap, considering all the benefits it provides to the heart, but for me, the value with respect to reducing my chances of having another a-fib event make it a “must have” product.

A disclaimer. I’m a lawyer, not a doctor. So,  recognize that I am telling you my experience. I’m not telling you that if you eat celery you’re going to be cured of your a-fib, and if you take magnesium, you’ll never a-fib again. I can only tell you that since I have been doing the juicing with the celery, and taking the liquid magnesium  I’ve not had another a-fib event (though I have had times when I was working up to an event but the juice stopped it). I’ve been free of atrial fibrillation for almost 2 years, now. Talk to your doctor (but, realize most doctors are not “into” the natural cures, so you may not get far). Look for a doctor who is a believer in utilizing the natural and blending it into conventional medicine. Those doctors are like gold. They can be such a great help to you.

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WE ALL WANT TO LIVE LONG, HEALTHY LIVES

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Everyone wants good health.  Unfortunately, not everyone is going to have good health. This is because of the diet of the American public. When I say diet, what I really mean is the foods that Americans ingest. We call something a diet, because it implies a structured, organized, and particularized method of eating. A diet typically means that you eat certain foods, sometimes you eat those foods at a certain time, and that usually means that you do not eat certain foods. However, just because someone is on a diet does not mean that that particular person is going to be healthy. The main reason? Our entire food system has been corrupted and contaminated by chemicals, including pesticides, and genetically modified foods (GMO). The only safe “diet” today is one that is primarily organic.

Why You Ought To Eat More Organic Foods If You Need To Lose Weight

There are plenty of diets that one could attempt to lose the weight you desire, nevertheless the healthiest and a lot natural can be carried out to eat more foods which might be organic. Dieting is hard to perform, when you need to scale back for the calories you eat, but at the same time the nutrients one’s body needs should be gotten somewhere. That is why it’s extremely vital that you choose foods that are natural, nutritious and preferably organic.

When you’re ready to have a healthier diet, you should begin eating organic foods, and this will also allow you to lose fat if enough calories are being burned off. Workout frequently is essential, nevertheless, you won’t need to be an exercise nut. This will help your metabolism work more efficiently, and allow you to definitely read more utilize the healthier foods you are cooking. Weight training and pilates are fantastic forms of exercise, but going on walks work just as well. If you get bored performing exercises, it would be good for you to vary your routines. Exercise along with balanced and healthy diet will help you to lose fat considerably faster than doing merely one or the other. Read More

LOSING WEIGHT AND BEING HEALTHY IS A MATTER OF CHOICE

It has been said, you are what you eat. It should also be said that your health is what you choose. If you really analyze this, it becomes clear that we choose to be unhealthy because we choose to eat the foods that we eat. We choose to exercise or to not exercise. So, being healthy is no less a choice then choosing to take a walk, or to take a nap, or to watch a particular program on television, or to do nothing. We can choose to be fat or we can choose to be lean. We can choose to gain weight or we can choose to lose weight. It is all a matter of choice.

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