Happy New Year My Friends!

I want to wish everyone a fabulous, exciting, prosperous 2013!  May you find just enough faith to bring all your dreams into reality.  Have fun tonight celebrating the New Year with your family and friends, but please be safe.  Remember, if you're going to be driving home tonight you are definitely NOT going to be the only one on the road after midnight.

With that in mind, I hope tonight you all party like we all did back in 1999!  Happy New Year to all!



Prince - 1999 by djarnaldo

World Food Day (Two Months Ago)

Obviously (and sadly) I missed this, however, I still felt that it was important to post.  As Vandana Shiva announces an event during non-GMO month, she gives good information about what the creation of GMOs are all about.

As many foodies and health freedom activists know, October is non-GMO month and October 16th is World Food Day.  During this time activists acknowledge and teach about what has been taken from us.

Vandana Shiva is one of my favorite people.  I love everything that I've ever heard her say.  As you will observe by watching this video, she not only makes her point vividly, and with passion and sophistication.  I posted this video mostly because of what she had to say about corporatism.  We should all be educated on the very fact that corporatism steals from all of us.  Corporatism steals especially from those who are not aware, because a thief will take more from those who don't realize that he is there.  Become aware, become educated, become knowledgeable, even allow yourself to be an expert if your time and energy allows and join the fight to win our food back.

Addictions

America has become a nation of addicts.  Most people that I can think of are addicted to something.  If it isn't alcohol or drugs, it's aspartame, cigarettes or food.

For most substances and addictive habits, the numbers are (thankfully) low.  About 9% of the US population uses illegal drugs.  2.7% are addicted to prescription medication.  Close to 25% of Americans are addicted to cigarettes.  3.5% are addicted to gambling.  10% adults (28% of those adults are women) admitted a sex addiction; but 70% of men visit pornographic sites on the internet.  With these numbers I can't really say that most Americans are addicted to something, but with food addictions, I can.  60% Americans are overweight and there are several researchers, doctors and nutritionists who attribute that to sugar/food addictions.  This brings the majority of Americans into the addict's circle.

Is it any wonder that the number is so high?  Consider the amount of sugar and/or artificial sweeteners (also addicting) in our food.  Also consider the fact that marijuana is now legal for recreational use in two states and that people accept the denial that it is an addictive substance.  So many of us are so used to the things that we're addicted to that we don't even realize that we are addicts.

The next time you have uncontrollable cravings for diet soda or sugary foods, consider what you feel physically and emotionally if you were to go a day without this food.  How about a week?  How about a month?  If you are starting to feel out of control without this food, you just may have a problem.  If you think that you have a problem, then it's time to go seek some help because if you have an addiction, chances are it's poisoning you in some way shape or form.

Label It!!!

One of two things happened with prop 37; either the anti-37 campaigns REALLY managed to frighten low income families or there was some fraud involved.  It's hard to know what exactly is going on.  I can easily see how the media influenced people who are less educated into believing that they won't be able to afford food anymore with all of the lies and the nonsense that Monsanto handed out as fact.

Russia as well as many other countries were all smart enough to ban GMOs, I believe most Americans are just as intelligent.  Most who know about GMOs want labels on their food.  So how is it that Monsanto keeps winning these battles?  Corporations have kept us in the dark about so many things over the last several decades; why is it so hard to believe that they are keeping most in the dark about this?

Russia bans all GM corn imports; EU may also ban Monsanto GMO in wake of shocking cancer findings

Russia will ban GMO corn imports if it hasn't been done already.  So the rest of the world knows that GMOs are poisonous and they are banning GMOs because of this.  What is up with America?  Isn't anyone in the states questioning why with so many who are against Monsanto (and their nonsense) why have we not been able to pass bills like prop 37?

Obviously, it's because the law is no longer about what the people want.  This business that American government is "for the people, by the people" is pure rigmarole.  It may have been true once and it may have been true for a long, long time; but the corporations run this nation now and it's all about what is in their best interest.  We could take a lesson from countries like Russia and Poland who are two of many countries who were both strong and intelligent enough to see through the lies and ban what they knew wasn't good for them.

In any case, I still celebrate with Russia.  NY blow against Monsanto I will consider a victory for the world.  Thank you kindly Russia!  For the contribution that you've ma de to this cause even if a contribution was not your intention.

Russia bans all GM corn imports; EU may also ban Monsanto GMO in wake of shocking cancer findings

Kentner Farms Colorado Honey & Beekeeping supplies

I've been thinking about raising bees for honey.  I couldn't do it from my current home, but when we are ready to move I want to look for land that will allow me to do this.

I admit I'm deathly afraid of getting stung.  I've never been stung by a bee or wasp before and I'm not looking to start now; but with Monsanto killing off bees, and my learning how to raise food, I may as well learn how to produce my own honey too, right?  Who knows, it may turn out to be fun!  I may even learn to love the busy little critters.

Kentner Farms Colorado Honey & Beekeeping supplies

What They Don't Tell You About Naturopathy

My husband started coughing on Thursday the week before last.  Immediately, I prepared myself for the possibility that I may catch what he had.  He was in bed all of the following Saturday and Sunday; he even started to feel a little better on Monday, then last Tuesday, it was like his body just had a total collapse.  He came home early and was barely able to speak or breathe.  He tried to rely on sleep and N*ghtquil to get better, which evidently wasn't a good choice.

I actually felt like I was coming down with something by Saturday.  I took some goldenseal, put a few drops of garlic water in each nostril and gave myself what I call the "fake fever" treatment the whole night.  On Sunday I drank some more goldenseal and had no symptoms until the evening.  Not wanting to get ill, I drank more goldenseal, took more garlic water and this time I did a castor oil pack on top of the fake fever. Monday I had a little bit of a cough, some achy muscles (which was the worst symptom and yet it wasn't too bad) and I may have even had a fever.  These symptoms told me that whatever my husband had was really something quite nasty.  People don't experience achy muscles when they have a little cold.  I shouldn't have been surprised when he came home early from work last week.

I chose alternative treatments, my hubby took the mainstream route.  I'm getting over a small cough, his was so bad that for days he could hardly talk or breathe.  Obviously, naturopathy isn't the hocus-pocus nonsense that some people label it to be.  If one takes the advice of a naturopathic professional, I am confident that one would be well.  As many of you know, I defeated strep throat last year with goldenseal powder and strep was one of the few diseases that I thought wasn't treatable with naturopathy.

I am going to continue treating myself until I get over this completely, but my husband is taking mainstream prescription meds.  I want him to get well, but it's really up to him to make that choice.

Homeopathy: Healing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Fighting illness or poor health conditions is difficult and frustrating enough, but when you're trying to fight it AND fatigue it could feel like a losing battle.  The fatigue alone just throws a spoon in everything.  It would be pretty cool if homeopathy could help me to get rid of fatigue and candida overgrowth.  It won't make my life perfect, but it would certainly make it easier to strive for a healthier me... even if the homeopathy only works temporarily.

I'll keep searching and keep posting about what I find and accomplish.

Homeopathy: Healing Chronic Fatigue Syndrome

Influenza

I desperately miss the days when I could stand next to someone who is coughing and hacking and not feel even the slightest concern about getting sick.  Now, if my husband comes home coughing, I need to brace myself and hope for the best.  The "best" these days is usually that I don't get as sick as he gets; and this time ironically, I didn't.

Once I felt the scratchy throat hit; I drank some goldenseal powder, wrapped myself in warm clothes, blasted the heater directly on me and went to sleep.  Luckily, when I woke up my scratchy throat wasn't as scratchy; I was sniffling a little though. By the end of the week, I had a slight cough and now my voice is half gone.  Still, I wasn't nearly as sick as my husband was.  I didn't experience the pain that he was complaining about, nor did I cough as much as he.  Whatever it was that he had, it was nasty.  Thank goodness I only went through a fraction of what he did, but I just wish my body would go back to the disease fighting machine that it was not so long ago.

I urge all of you to take care of your thyroid.  I don't know if thyroid issues are the main culprit or it's just the fact that my body simply despises winter seasons as it always has but I'm sure neither issue is helpful in this matter. I need to go back to my old healthy condition.  I hope, hope, hope that my body finds its way back to that someday soon.

Homeopathy and Practitioners

Samuel Hahnemann created homeopathy long before we put the "new" in New Age.  In the late 18th century Hahnemann stumbled upon this system while observing the treatment for malaria.  He observed that cinchona bark will treat an individual with malaria, but it will create the symptoms of malaria in a healthy individual.

There are many different kinds of homeopathic treatments today for many different ailments.  I don't advise using homeopathy to treat anything unless under the guidance of a physician (or homeopathy specialist) with very little exception.

If you are looking for homeopathic treatment, click *here* to find a practitioner.

Understanding Candida II

Here is more information on candida, how it operates and becomes dangerous if unstable.  The following video just gives some basic information about candida.

I believe that the most important thing to understand is how to maintain sustainable levels.  If candida levels in the body are normal, then the body will remain healthy.  Somewhere along the way in my life, candida overgrowth became an issue.  Now it is a battle to keep levels normal.

This video gave me some further insight about candida overgrowth.  I also found that there may be some homeopathy treatments for candida which would be awesome!  I will post more later.  Enjoy the video!

Understanding Candida

Dr. Doug put a whole new light on my understanding of candida.  I never really thought of it as a "good" thing, but I suppose we have fungal and bacterial flora in our bodies for a reason.  I always thought that the bacterial cultures were the sugar eaters.  I didn't realize that candida helps with that.

Homeopathy Basics

I can promise you that homeopathy is different from any other tablet that you have and will ever take.  First of all, it is different because it is SO powerful.  Second, traditional medicine usually counter acts the illness, while homeopathy doesn't always do that.  Third, it is different because of the way you take it.

Homeopathy is very, very powerful; therefore with few exceptions I don't take it without the guidance of a physician.  I've taken some homeopathy without the instruction of a doctor such as Arnica.  I suffered a very small oral injury a few years ago that left a tiny bruise and slightly broken skin.  Somehow this minor injury turned into an inflamed canker sore that made my whole jaw stiff.  My doctor gave me some instructions (and herbs) to heal the sore and with it, he gave me some homeopathy for the pain.  I spoke to him again when I got home, and it turns out that the arnica that I had in my purse the whole time was even more potent treatment for the pain that what he gave me.  I've kept arnica around my house in case of pain ever since.

There are many different types of homeopathy, but only two that I've taken (usually under the advise of a physician).  The two kinds that I've taken are constitutional homeopathy and combination homeopathy.  The way I understand constitutional is it treats illness by introducing a very small amount of a natural toxic substance that creates similar symptoms.  As the body fights the toxin, it also fights off the illness with similar symptoms as well.  Two physicians suggested that most (if not all) constitutional treatments require no more than one dose.  It is actually that powerful.  I've taken constitutional homeopathy once (maybe twice) and I remember experiencing VERY immediate and profound results.  

Homeopathy can be described as unique because of the WAY that the tablets must be taken.  You NEVER touch a homeopathy tablet with your bare skin; if you do you may expect it not to work.  One must wait 15 to 30 minutes after the last time one put anything in one's mouth (the only exception is clean water) before taking it and one must wait 15 to 30 minutes after taking it before one can put anything in one's mouth.  Directions usually instruct to put the tablet under the tongue and just allow the tablet to dissolve.  It isn't an unpleasant taste either, it simply tastes like a sugar pill.

These are just some basics for those who are new to the world of homeopathy.  I'm sure that your physician gave instructions that are complete and more in depth even if I wasn't, but I thought that I'd share for those who are considering.  This way you are more informed and can ask your physician more specific questions about homeopathy.  

Liver Flush

Due to a doctor recommended detox, I've recently been feeling fatigued and achy.  I've been desperate for anything that would get me back on my feet again.  I tried a gentle but powerful liver flush last night followed by an all night castor oil pack and it worked.  It's amazing what your body can do when you take care of your liver.

The liver flush I chose was very simple and gentle; but it was also powerful. I mixed about a half a cup of olive oil with a half a cup of organic grapefruit juice together in a pint sized jar and drank that down last night.  Then I did a castor oil pack over my liver and abdomen.  The following day I made sure to drink like a fish.  I felt a little fatigued and crampy this morning (which was expected), but by mid-day I was back on my feet. Now I feel like I can take on the world!

I didn't do the massive flushes that I've read about and seen people do, for I didn't feel like my body could handle that right now.  I've heard about the flushes where people drink about a tablespoon of Epsom salt to a quart of water or the grapefruit juice (or lemon works too) with the oil in larger amounts (like about a quart of that mixture) and follow with a coffee enema in the morning.  You could really flush a lot of junk out of your liver that way, but I would imagine that you could also damage your liver if you don't know what you are doing.  The small amount that I used went a long way and helped tremendously.

Whether you chose to do a big or small flush make sure that you check with your naturopathic doctor first.  Always get plenty of guidance on your healthcare programs.

Embrace The Dark... No, Really!

Sleep is so, so important.  I never knew how important until recently when I started getting some sleep.  There is such a huge difference in my life when I get sleep.  When I have a good night sleep, I actually LIKE running, I want to accomplish things and I even feel happy and healthy.

What I didn't know was how important it was to sleep in total darkness at night.  I didn't realize that that was as important as getting light during the day!  How amazing that the way the world turns and the way our bodies function go together so beautifully.  This is why what is BEST for us is almost always that which was provided for us in nature.

I feel that this video is so important because we don't give sleep the regard that it deserves.  People sleep for five to six hours per night and believe that it's enough.  I didn't know that even a little light in the middle of the night can disrupt melatonin production and that this can create problems.

It's amazing how everything in nature really works together; how we need the light in the daytime as much as the dark at night.  I've learned so much from this video.  I hope you find it as enlightening.

Dr. Oz Flip Flops as High-Profile Attacks on Organic Food Intensify

My mother is the one who originally tried to get me into Dr. Oz's show.  I admit when I started watching, I really didn't like him; I mainly didn't trust him.  When I heard him give a talk on the dangers of sugar, THAT'S when I started to really listen.

I was so surprised that he was able to get away with so much on national television!  For example, he got away with warning people against GMOs, encouraging people to eat organic when possible and he even invites acupuncturists and NDs to his show to talk about another side of medicine.  NONE of this is stuff that Big Corporate likes.  I knew something eventually had to give, either he needed to take his show to PBS like all of the other brilliant doctors and scientists or he would crack under pressure and start professing the rigmarole that "they" want him to; like all the other puppets.  Sadly, it looks like he is starting to do the latter (see the article below).

Dr. Oz Flip Flops as High-Profile Attacks on Organic Food Intensify

Imagine a World Without Eyeglasses

I remember in high school when I realized how many kids at school wore glasses.  It was often more than half the kids that I saw walking down the hall and at times it was a majority of the kids in some of my classes.  I actually questioned this.  I've seen the sit-coms and the after school specials about the kid who didn't want to wear glasses for fear of being different.  So I wondered why that wasn't the case in MY school.  Getting glasses only made you more like everyone else.

So why were there so many kids who needed glasses?  Was it always like this throughout history?  Are there as many animals in the wild who need specticals to see where they are walking, flying, creeping, crawling, swiming or slithering?  Then why are we so different?

When I saw the following eye-opening video (so to speak), I remembered all of these questions.  I was astounded, but Dr. Mercola answered them in the way that Dr. Mercola always does; with research to back his every word!  Enjoy!

The War Against HPV

When I think of all of the women who died from the Gardasil vaccine, it makes me very sad and it frustrates me to no end.  A doctor scared one girl by telling her that she could catch it by doing her lab class.  The information the doctor gave was obviously a lie, but the poor 22 year old girl placed trust in him not knowing this.  I don't know if the doctor was the liar or if that was a lie passed on to him from Big Pharma, but it was a lie nonetheless and it ruined her life.  She is now so sick from Gardasil that she is confined to her house but in a way lucky to be alive.

I've had HPV.  They found it during my pregnancy.  I felt great concern because I wasn't sure what naturopathic doctors do about it.  Fortunately, at the time, two doctors told me that HPV is perfectly treatable.  There are antiviral protocols that can get rid of the virus.

Thanks to my current doctor the HPV has been gone for months.  It can be scary, confusing and lonesome when you find out that you have it, but this is why I felt that it is important to share.  About 80% of all sexually active women have HPV; but 90% of those who have it heal from it on their own.  The other 10% may carry it for longer or may even experience dysphasia (genital warts) which can be nerve wrecking if you know so little about it.  Even then, if you see your naturopathic doctor, they can help you get rid of it pretty easily.

So don't freak out if and when your doctor says that you have HPV; just go and see your naturopathic doctor.  They can quite easily treat it or they may not do much but help you change your diet to help your body get rid of it on its own.

December's Book "Homeopathy Cures: Where Allopathy Fails"

"Homeopathy Cures: Where Allopathy Fails" is the name of December's book.  Just the title alone sings to me; I love it!  Again, I believe that mainstream medicine has it's place in the world, but it isn't nearly as effective as its creators make it out to be.

I feel that it is tragic when mainstream is imposed upon people.  Worse still is when the ramifications are catastrophic; like in the case of the deaths and irreversible illnesses that are caused by vaccines.

I love treatments that are designed by people who know science and think outside the box.  I can name several who are all my heroes.  Books like this just give some additional insight that are usually helpful in ways that I never knew it could be.


Homeopathy Cures: Where Allopathy Fails

The Heat Wave II

I believe I saw my doctor about two days after I posted the Holly Lucille video.  By crazy coincidence, she was the second to instruct me to start using a castor oil pack.  The one thing that made me a little sad was that she suggested a heating pad because the hot water bottle wasn't going to deliver the sustained heat that was necessary.  I was way too frightened to use the electrical heating pad because of the amount of warnings that I've heard and read about heating pads, electric blankets, hair dryers and digital alarm clocks that sit by your head while you sleep.

I started doing some research on heating pads that aren't hazardous.  I asked my husband to help me research this as well so that I could find something soon and start applying the castor oil pack ASAP.  He found this Heat Wave II for twenty dollars.  You just click a silver button in the pack and VOILA! there is heat.  I actually did something wrong the first time that I used it, yet somehow it worked for my benefit.  I boiled the heat pack (which the instruction says to do to reset it), but then I used the pack right away instead of letting it cool to room temperature.  After an hour, it was the perfect temperature for use.  I wrapped it in a towel and put it over the castor oil soaked wool, and it stayed warm for hours.  This worked to my advantage because if it did get cool, I just had to flex the button which would make it warm again.

The one thing that I'm not crazy about is whatever chemical is used in this pack.  It's suppose to be sodium acetate and water (which can be made from stuff in your kitchen), but I still want to research more about it.  I'm using the heating pad anyway and I still recommend it as an alternative to those electric heating pads.  I guess there isn't such think as a perfect product, but I'm very, very happy with this one.

Building Blood

If you're like me, you may look at the title of this post and think "What the heck is THAT suppose to mean???"  I would've thought the same thing if it weren't for my prior training in Shiatsu.

It is a saying used in TCM (traditional Chinese medicine).  Symptoms like fatigue and fibroids are considered symptoms of "weak" blood.  Acupuncturists or TCM practitioners may do things to help you "bulid the blood" which will essentially create a balance that will end in vibrant health.  My acupuncturist encourages my "building blood" because of my symptoms of fatigue.  Since I've been doing as she says down to the letter, I've been experiencing more energy.  This past week, however, the fatigue came back quite forcefully.  I just found out yesterday that I'm fighting off a few pathogens (virus, bacteria, candida overgrowth AND a parasite).  When she told me this, I was surprised that fatigue was my only symptom.  In some weird way, that tells me that I AM healthier.  So I'm going to continue building blood, but I will also increase my vegetable intake.  I've been eating mostly cultured vegetables, but I am feeling the need for much more.

Building blood isn't easy, but it is very possible when you stick with the medical protocol.  I've experienced a difference in so many ways.  I just hope that the more I build, the less likely I am to experience these pathogen invasions.