Peak Performance for the Disabled

Hello everyone,

I am wondering what your thoughts are about how diet, exercise and other self caring techniques can help you to perform at your highest potential? I think this is especially true if you have any medical conditions like diabetes and neuropathy. I have both of these medical conditions. I have noticed that if I am traveling, doing extra stressful work, working very long hours my blood glucose level rises. During these times I really need to pay attention to my diet. When my blood glucose levels are elevated I feel more tired and cannot think as clearly. I am completely blind and my navigational skills are crucial for my safety. When my blood glucose levels are elevated or I am overly tired I cannot navigate as well. I walk slower and it feels like I do not walk a straight line. A very peculiar thing happens with me. Since I am completely blind I do not see a thing. Just pitch black. When I am tired or my blood glucose levels are elevated when I look into the distant; eyes open or shut; I cannot tell the difference; the darkness is even darker. When this happens I know I am not at my best. When the darkness is slightly lighter with images that I can imagine in my minds eye I know my alertness is better. I am not sure if this is normal.

Diet and exercise play a very important role in my personal and professional life. I think some rest and relaxation is needed to rejuvenate the mind, body and to start with fresh ideas and energy to help me tackle any new task with vigor. When I have not over taxed my mind, body, and have watched my diet I am ready to produce quality results at my highest potential. .

Does anyone have any other examples of things that can affect your disability? Are there ways you have found you can improve your medical conditions or disability with diet and exercise? Any other things you have found that help you to accomplish things a bit easier? Maybe things like yoga, meditation or helping others have helped you?

Look forward to hearing from all of you. We can all learn from each other to be our best.

Bill Tipton
Contributing Author,
Global Dialogue Center
http://www.globaldialoguecenter.com/

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[Bill Tipton]

Hello all,

I hope everyone is having a very good and positive day.

Was listening to a recorded radio show on ACB Radio called Marlaina - Connecting the Blind Community that will help us with our topic of living our life’s at our peak performance. Marlaina’s guest was Debbie Hazelton. Marlaina and Debbie discussed holistic medicine, healing and the need to take time out for yourself.

They talk about personal growth, alternative healing ,and the value of finding your meaning in life.

Topics talked about;
• Prayer
• Meditation, value and techniques
• Some disabled have many surgeries and what affect that might have on them
• Medical conditions, waiting for organs for transplants; what stress this waiting may cause
• Depression
• Reiki, learning about your own energy to heal
• Positive thoughts and the value of

Take time out for yourself and listen to this show at the following URL.
http://www.acbradio.org/archives/marlaina/marlaina20051114.m3u

The voices you hear at beginning of show that sound a bit non-human are screen readers; computer generated speech by software; in case you have never heard a screen reader before Screen readers are what the blind use to use a personal computer.
Has anything worked to help you live a better life, that you want to share with others? All of these things we talk about are not only for the disabled. These strategies and tools are universal in value and can be equally used for non-disabled or anyone facing special challenges.

More of Marlaina‘s shows can be found on the following web page.
Marlaina - ACB Radio - Connecting the Blind Community
http://www.acbradio.org/pweb/index.php?module=pagemaster&PAGE_user_op=view_page&PAGE_id=34&MMN_position=48:29

Cannot wait to hear your stories of success and how you accomplished these. Go out and live life at your peak performance and have fun while you’re at it!!

Bill Tipton
Contributing Author,
Global Dialogue Center
http://www.globaldialoguecenter.com/