You’re on vacation, hiking in 90degree weather in a wildlife reserve near the Florida Everglades when suddenly you notice you’re being stalked by an alligator twice your size! You break into a run and find yourself at the edge of a cliff! There’s a rope tied around a stake at cliff’s edge. You jump onto it and scurry down halfway only to find a swamp full of alligators below!!! You’re hanging there, up to your ass in alligators wondering what you’re going to do when you notice an open doorway in front of you in the side of the cliff. You swing in and find the most beautiful and cool paradise you’ve ever seen…

Hello, I’m Rowena Starling welcoming you to The Save Your Breath TV Show where we help parents eliminate the stress and aggravation of parenting whether your child is 5 or 50. Our agenda for this third quarter of the year is ‘The Body’. So much of what stresses us parents out has to do with the behavior of our children that I wonder whether we understand the importance of the effects of nutrition, exercise, hormones and brain disorders of the offspring and parent.

Why dig into these subjects? Is your body hurting? Does your offspring have a physical ailment or behavioral tick that annoys you? Visiting the importance of these components of our physical selves helps us take actions that cut problems off at the pass. Wouldn’t you like to address a nutritional issue that eliminates a developmental problem and get some measure of relief now rather than have it blow into something worse later?

Our bodies are the ‘canary’ in the coal mine, so to speak. Are you familiar with this saying? It an allusion to caged canaries (birds) that miners would carry down into the mine tunnels with them. If dangerous gases such as carbon monoxide collected in the mine, the gases would kill the canary before killing the miners, thus providing a warning to exit the tunnels immediately.

Our bodies warn us of dangers in much the same way. Did you know that “on average, illnesses and disease are approximately 40% advanced in your body before you ever experience your first symptom?” I learned that recently from Dr. Linell King, author of MASTERING VITALITY, 7 Simple & Sustainable Steps to Lose Weight, Live Pain Free, Energize Your Life and Gain Power NOW. Don’t we owe it to ourselves to make our lives as healthy, easy and fulfilled as possible?

Too many of us are too tired, sick and/or dying from the stress of being up to our asses in alligators. In fact, according to the Center for Disease Control, it’s seven people every two seconds. Wouldn’t you like to have us break this cycle? Wouldn’t you like it broken for your offspring?

“Life expectancy would grow by leaps and bounds if green vegetables smelled as good as bacon.” ~Doug Larson, Journalist and Humorist

So, what will we be talking about? It will be ‘nutrition as it relates to behavior’ (parent and child), ‘food as connection’, ‘exercise’ (dance, sports, martial arts) as it relates to behavior, disciplines and the way they work’ to promote our best, outdoor activity, (the effect of oxygen, etc.,)(parents and child), ‘hormones, as they relate to behavior, age related {brain/mind}, teens, herbal remedies, wholistic practices, image, body consciousness (teens’ privacy issues), togetherness vs. separateness (physical closeness and communication). Recreational activity = re-creating, fun, and not to be taken lightly.

Since the body is our physical representation here and we’re bound to protect it as best we can, I think this is a good time to emphasize a ‘call to arms’ that guards against parenting by default when ‘default’ means we’re just winging it in an irresponsible and/or negligent way. Many parents think that (we) are our bodies and because we’re so ‘close’ to it, we can afford to ignore what best for it (us) but that’s really where the problem starts. If they would just realize that “today, more than 95% of all chronic disease is caused by food choice, toxic food ingredients, nutritional deficiencies and lack of physical exercise” (Mike Adams, The Health Ranger) and our behaviors are absolutely affected by it, they would accept the help they so desperately need on all fronts.

Ignoring the signals of what’s happening to our bodies is only part of the problem. The real problem is being too stressed-out to care. Isn’t this the real crux of the issue? I have created The Family System that helps parents conquer stress and the many vagaries of parenting. When we have The Family System in place we can efficiently incorporate everything else we need. The Family System is you swinging into doorway of the mountain into beautiful and cool paradise.

Love of ourselves in a deep and abiding way is the answer. As we love ourselves in a deep and abiding way, it naturally spills over into our parenting and by extension to our fellow man/woman. We begin to look with a curiosity at annoying behaviors and thereby offset a lot of stress simply with that outlook. You see what I’m talking about?

How will we go about this? Research. I have a wealth of knowledge and I will have guests on the show as they become available. Nutrition, exercise, hormonal flow, clean water and air engage the healthy function of the brain (which runs the body). How do you know that the difficulty your offspring has in following instructions is not related to the poor absorption of nutrients their brain needs?

We parents are notorious for grabbing something fast to eat and being on the go. What are you grabbing? Have you considered how it makes you feel?

“Eating high-quality foods that contain lots of vitamins, minerals, and antioxidants nourishes the brain and protects it from oxidative stress — the ‘waste’ (free radicals) produced when the body uses oxygen, which can damage cells.” ~ Eva Selhub, M.D. There’s that ‘stress’ word again. Popping up in unexpected places… How does it then cause you to behave toward yourself and your family?

Do you ask yourself ‘How can I make my life easier’? Even if we thought of ourselves as ‘bodies’ only, wouldn’t it make sense to have it running as smoothly as possible by giving it the best of all it requires? If it’s receiving the best of all it requires, can you see how that would go a long way toward ease and happiness?

“The greatest wealth is health.” ~ Gandhi

Our communications with ourselves is beyond molecular and cellular. Thoughts come from the ether. When they hit the molecular and cellular level of our existence, wouldn’t it be a good idea to have our molecules and cells be receptive in their most healthy state? I submit to you that if the cell is bent, the thought is bent, then we’re off to the races with hypotheses on why such and such is not going the way we planned or wanted. “Why am I having to repeat myself over and over?” “Why are ‘they’ behaving in such an obtuse manner?” “Why can’t I seem to relax?”

What if we decide all this body stuff is ‘just too much trouble’ and ‘just another thing for me to do’? Look around, most of us live in a pretty stinky world situation. We get to have continued stinkyness and stress from dealing with unruly offspring and crazy world leaders if we ignore this call. Which, then, is truly ‘too much trouble’? The richness of Love and all it implies is lost in the inefficiencies of body systems.

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You were born to be a HERO to your child. There’s a saying, “God doesn’t call the qualified, He qualifies the called.” I believe this is true. Not all people are called to be parents AND many parents don’t pick up the mantle of being responsible parents, HEROES for their children, and our world suffers because of it.

THIS IS A CALL TO ARMS!!! I call now for parents who treasure all that is holy and sacred to take up arms against parenting by default, living in fear and anxiety and just generally feeling crappy. Of the ones called, an HEROIC task is laid before them… Bring up the next generation of HEROES.

BE the light that shines for your offspring on the path to Infinite Joy. Give it to yourself first. Have your True Will. This doesn’t stop just because your child is now an adult.

Swing in as you did at the beginning of the show. Enjoy the beautiful, cool scenery that’s laid before you once you go within. Come out with a deeper love of yourself that says ‘I am taking excellent care of my body and sharing that wealth of information with my loved ones’.