1 Timothy 2:9 In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with braided hair, or gold or pearls or costly array;
v10, But (which becometh women professing godliness) with good works.
The Unlikely But Essential Combo: Sleep and Digestion
Sleep disturbances set up vicious cycles of pain, fatigue, and
emotional distress that make sleep even more unlikely. Things don't
improve much during waking hours either for people who do not sleep
well. Inadequate sleep increases sensitivity to bowel, skin, and
muscle stimuli, thus leading to more pain and distress. Many people
report that when they don't get sufficient sleep, their digestion
suffers as a result.
The brain and gut are much alike. Both have natural 90-minute cycles.
The slow wave sleep of the brain is interrupted by periods of rapid
eye movement, or REM sleep, in which dreams occur. Poor sleep (and
thus abnormal REM sleep-) has been reported by many if not most
patients with
irritable bowel syndrome
(IBS) and non-ulcer dyspepsia
(sour stomach).
Doctors often treat abnormal
REM sleep
with mild antidepressants,
which may also be effective in treating IBS and non-ulcer dyspepsia.
However, some stronger antidepressants make digestive problems worse.
Once again this points to a link between sleeping problems and
stomach
problems
. Do the two influence each other? Most likely.
Jordan's Tip of the Day
From the author of The Maker's Diet Dr. Jordan Rubin
The Best Time for Bed
Sleep may very well be the single most important ingredient for
digestive health. And it is important to get enough sleep at the right
time. Some researchers believe that every minute you sleep before
midnight is the equivalent of four minutes of sleep after midnight. Go
to bed early tonight — restful sleep will do wonders for your
digestion and overall health.
Before we can even begin to talk about beauty we have to know what the word really means. Most of the time people think beauty is the way someone looks physically. We associate the word with what we wear or what type of features we have.
As you can see even back in the days that the scriptures were written and before people thought beauty was physical. And this is why YAH our Heavenly Father told us that beauty is not in braided hair or wearing gold or pearls or costly clothing. Because beauty actually means: the quality or aggregate of qualities in a person. Beauty is something that is in a person not necessarily on a person.
You know we all have heard that beauty is only skin deep but in reality beauty has nothing to do with skin at all. It has everything to do with qualities.
Now understanding that beauty is all about qualities, and if we are to base beauty on qualities, then how beautiful are you really. If sobriety is beautiful ( which means a state of being sober) then how many of you are beautiful. How many of you actually have qualities that are beautiful. Do you curse? do you drink or get high? Do you cheat? Do you steal? Do you have any idols? If you said yes to all the above then you are not beautiful.
That means you can have your hair done, with new clothing, you can have euro features and still be ugly in the site of our Heavenly Father, YAH.
We as black women have to stop thinking of beauty as a physical thing especially when considering a mate/husband/boyfriend. If we base it on how he looks then we are going to have a big problem. We need to understand that it is all about his qualities. Is he a hard worker, is he honest, is he kind, trustworthy? If so he is beautiful he is fine.