Health & Healing

Rebuilding Bone, Restoring Health, What's in a Tooth?

2011-12-05T11:54:00.000-08:00

I have noticed in the past several years that my teeth seemed "weak". They even had developed some vertical lines which tend to come and go to some degree. These lines started showing up on just the front teeth and eventually developed throughout my teeth. In my search for answers, I came across a little book on how to cure tooth decay naturally.

This book has lead me deep into the memories of my past, when it was ok to drink milk, eat cheese and meats. When I was young, we had milk delivered to our doorstep in a glass bottle. The cream was thickly floating on the top of bottle and my mother would mix it by shaking.

I used to absolutely LOVE milk. I can even remember eating pizza (which was nearly never) with milk. Almost any fruit was eaten in milk or with sour cream. It was the only way I liked it. It was not until my mid-thirties that I was convinced that Milk, my beloved Milk, was the cause of my many digestion/elimination issues which had been going on for years. I reluctantly quit all dairy, and low and behold, the issues that plagued me for most of my adulthood, disappeared. I had relayed my story to anyone who would listen over the years and many people had found relief in the same way.

NOW, from what I have recently read, and with my little experimentation utilizing the information I have found, I have begun partaking in raw milk products and discovered that though I cannot tolerate more than a glass of milk a day, and a few slices of cheese and or cultured milk product, I am seeing improvement in my teeth AND am noticing the sagging skin on my face plump up. My skin texture is smoothing and my body's muscle mass is beefing up etc.

I am esctatic! All this with just a few small changes involving raw and cultured milk products over the last month. This may sound strange but even my eyebrows are thickening (over the years, I have noticed that my eyebrows were thinning, my eyes would sometimes look sullen and sunken in, it is a look I alway associated with old people as a malnourishment in my practice)

I have begun to ponder....Is it possible that the only "unhealthy" thing about Milk is the processing? ...that Milk really does do a body good when it is less processed? Could weak teeth be just another indicator that something is lacking in your diet?

Some of you many ask, "can you even buy raw milk?" Well, it is really not recommended that humans drink raw milk (I believe that is the recommendation of the FDA) and I cannot recommend anyone does it either but yes, you can usually buy it for your animals or through a co-op.

It may be better to culture your raw milk products, but definitely you should educate yourself on raw products before you proceed.

Pasteurization pretty much kills the bacteria, but it also kills the good stuff, so I chose to try it raw myself and so far, so good.

Anyone else have thoughts/experience on raw milk and raw milk products?

Patricia J Ahner

pahner@healingx.org

www.healingx.org

www.get-relief.com

Manic Depression and Princess Leia?

2011-02-15T14:07:00.000-08:00

I just watched Carrie Fisher on Oprah who is recovering from several things and dealing with manic depression. Gosh, Princess Leia!

I wanted to scream out, chemical toxicity, mineral deficiency! But basically, it seems people are not educated to believe there is an alternative solution that may go beyond what the allopathic medical system is offering.

I tend to approach a patient by first considering what the root cause is. Is it metabolic/internal, and what is different from a person with depression (for example) than a person without depression? Hmmmmm, the healthy person has no toxicity and good mineral electrolyte activity.

Toxins, over-stress the liver (the liver processes things like toxins/chemicals etc. from the body). If the liver is over-stressed by either too many toxins coming in or too much internal breakdown happening. It cannot clean the blood like it should and makes you feel sluggish, give you headaches, leads to depression, migraines, pain, etc.

Then the next consideration is: how do you assist the liver?

First, stop dumping chemicals / toxins into the body like the obvious drugs (prescription* or otherwise), etc. but the not-so obvious things like Chlorine from your drinking water/shower/wash, pesticides on the food (and in the water I presume) chemical cleaning products in the air, perfumes and sprays, plug-in room deodorizers, car fumes (ok, some you cannot help but come in contact with, but the idea is to eliminate any toxins you can).

Next eat your vegetables and cut back on your meat and bad fats like butter and margarine, stay away from standard milk and milk products. In my opinion, 70% of the food that goes into your mouth should be fresh vegetables (or very lightly steamed), then a little meat if you feel the need but also a variety of grains. Beets are especially helpful to the liver from what I have found. Beet leaves seems to assist the gallbladder. Vegetable help clean the body and nourish the body with vitamins and minerals.

I have completely eliminated cow's milk and converted to coconut milk, (but still struggling to find a good clean source that is not in a can) because I believe it totally interferes with the body and when I cut it out, I feel so much better and don't get that mucous discharge with my bowel movement anymore. Milk, these days, I am told is pretty much dead or not useful to the body. Why put something that is not useful into the body when you have any type of toxicity?

Minerals do so many things for the body and practically everyone seems to be mineral deficient. Some people don't realize that minerals are not vitamins. Minerals rebuild bones, help the electrolyte activity of the body. Move the blood, work the muscles, including the heart, etc. Food based Minerals are the only way to go. If they are not food based, you could be doing more harm than good in my opinion. If your minerals are food based, you know they are absorbable. If they are not absorbable, what happens to them? They get stored all over the body, in the vessels, joints etc. Over the years you could have a big problem. Purified water can help get some of that non-absorbable stuff out but, if you take food-based minerals, you never have to worry about that (unless you drink spring water or tap water of course).

So if Carrie Fisher showed up in my office, most likely, I would work with Acupuncture, Nutrition and Food Therapy depending on my findings. I would probably have her drink purified water, work with her digestive enzymes, pancreas, gallbladder, liver and kidneys also her elimination system. I would guess that in less than 6 months she would be feeling much, much better if not before.

The medical system seems to poo, poo alternative therapies, often inferring that there is no proof these therapies work, no statistics. True, statistics are hard to come by. There is not much funding available for Alternative Therapies (especially ones that do not support the prescription drug system or make big money for the healthcare system) and there are not easy ways to measure these therapies other than with clinical findings, which do not seem to hold much value in the western medical world, so why bother until it can be measured?

Now, my question to you is; how do I get this information to the general public, and to influential people like Oprah and Carrie Fisher? How do I reach those ordinary people looking for relief from depression, anxiety, Insomnia etc. Sometimes it is frustrating to see so many people suffer needlessly. If there were a common public venue or support for this information, wouldn't it be wonderful? The allopathic system has so many things in place to capture the attention of the general public, including owning the word "cure" for all intensive purposes. If any other therapist has even the remotest success with a patient, even if they fully recovered, they can never claim they were cured, because they could lose their license.

I had one patient that was scheduled for knee surgery and walked into my office on a cane. He walked out without one and his doctor said he no longer needed surgery and could not explain why. Was he cured? No, he fully recovered and has never needed the surgery even several years later. When a patient calls and asks if Acupuncturist can cure knee pain or migraines, etc., the answer has to be "no" because we are not permitted to offer a cure.

Basically, it is true, no one cures. The body does it, we just give the body what it needs to cure itself. Frankly, has the allopathic system cured much of anything? If you need surgery, there is no better place to go than to a surgeon. If you need a full recovery, where should you go? I would not go to a surgeon. If you have pain, depression, headaches, etc. I would not want to cover it up with prescription drugs, I would want to recover. There are literally thousands of alternative therapies out there to choose from these basic things I listed above give the body a head start to recover on it's own.

www.get-relief.com

www.healingx.org

contact@get-relief.com

*I am recommending that you consult your allopathic doctor before you make any changes, but keep in mind that allopathic doctors are not alternative therapist and most only know their particular field. If you are on prescription drugs, you have no choice but to follow the doctor's orders but try to implement what you can with the other suggestions and continue to ask if you can be safely taken off the medication or if there is a drug free way to address your issue. Seek out an Alternative Therapist to complement your treatment with advise on diet and nutrition, etc.

Weight Loss: I Finally lost the Belly Fat in my 50's

2010-11-28T09:42:00.000-08:00

I am one of those girls that just never lost my "belly fat". You know, I am not really overweight and have not been for years, when I am more physically active, I am a little underweight, but to no avail, the belly fat has always been there. Even during my heavy work out days, it remained.

Summer of 2009, my belly fat increased to the point that someone asked me "are you pregnant?" My reply was "No, but I have this weird belly fat that has been growing lately, really weird". I went about my normal routine throughout the summer, and found I was getting more and more tired. There was not much time to pay attention to my fatigue, so I just kept "goin' on". Then one day, a friend of the family came up to me and started talking to me. I did not hear a word he said, I thought, "I am going to collapse, right now, this is it, I am dying" as I leaned against the counter to hold myself up, I thought, "well, at least this guy knows my father and will find him and someone will alert the EMT's". I was trying to respond politely in the conversation but was totally disconnected, then he finished his conversation and left. At this point, I sat down, but just did not feel right, and after some time, the feeling went away, I never felt rested after that, always tired, dragging. Granted, I work non-stop in the summer, but I never felt quite this exhausted before.

I vowed that I would take some time for myself to figure out what was wrong with me. Skipping forward to the end of the summer when I finally had a little time to work on myself, I made an appointment with my chiropractor who works with muscle testing (specialized applied kinesiology) like I do, but I really wanted an objective view. Long story short, I tested positive for candida. I could not believe that I did not figure it out myself, but they always say, you cannot doctor yourself and I find that to be true in most cases.

So I started a candida diet and also worked with a technique that accelerates the process. In 2 weeks., all my belly fat was gone, I had more energy than I had in YEARS and my mind was clearer, my muscle was more defined etc. I was amazed and I was 10 lbs lighter!

I started muscle testing my patients for candida and every one of my weight loss patients came up positive. Even patients with other issues like Fibromyalgia, started getting better by using the same techniques when they showed candida as interfering with the body.

Candida is an overgrowth of yeast in the body. Just think of when you make bread, you add yeast to flour and place the mix in a warm environment, the ball of dough rises/ inflates and gets fluffy. When I see patients with what I call "fluffy fat", that is a big clue that candida is at work.

I have found that almost everyone that comes in shows some degree of yeast or candida. Almost everyone who sticks with the 2 week restricted diet ends up losing an average of 10 lbs. A few that only made it a week, lost 4-5 lbs. This is not actually a weight loss program, it is a Candida Program, but since so many issues are related to Candida, they seem to be resolved. I had achey pain all over my body before the diet, but it mysteriously disappeared after. Over the years, I just became accustomed to the pain, thought it was from physically working to much etc, but it was constant for many year, especially when it was cold out for some reason.

The other aspect I became aware of was the "cellulite" that had been present since I was a teenager, started disappearing. You know that bubbly/lumpy skin on the backs of your thighs that makes you want to wear long skirts and pants? That stuff. It was not completely gone, but my skin appeared smooth and "unrippled". It occurred to me that Candida and Cellulite might be related, so I began to experiment with utilizing metal detox with the candida diet and found it to be a necessary step.

From my observations, I hypothesized that, cellulite is a ball of fat, which has encapsulated a piece of metal. Heavy metals, get in the body through the water, pans we cook in, aluminum pots, the air etc. The really have no way to be released or "vehicle" to help them chelate from the body. The body is doing what it should, it is placing a ball of fat around the sharp metal, so it does not cause damage. It is storing it. When you melt fat, the metal is released in the body.

Heavy Metal Toxicity, I believe, can cause all types of issues. Some believe a myriad of mental disorders are related to Heavy Metals from Alzheimer's to Autism, so it has to be addressed during weight loss. And when it is, it seems that cellulite smoothes out. An added bonus in my opinion.

It has been over a year now since my candida diet and my belly fat is still gone. I started eating different and using my diet to control my health more. I still see a little cellulite but it is steadily decreasing

No matter who you are, or how much you know, you can always learn something new and I am so grateful to have learned, first hand, the effects of candida and how to get rid of it so that I can pass my experience on to so many people suffering needlessly.

Here's to your Flat Belly's and GOOD health!

www.healingx.org/DaniaServices.htm

Health & Healing: Build your Mind or Destroy your Mind and Body: Cell Phones and Microwaves

2010-11-28T09:08:00.000-08:00

Health & Healing: Build your Mind or Destroy your Mind and Body: Cell Phones and Microwaves

Build your Mind or Destroy your Mind and Body: Cell Phones and Microwaves

2009-11-28T07:37:00.000-08:00

Human beings have a built-in ability to communicate through thoughts (telepathy), which is a natural function of the right brain. However, modern education focuses primarily on left brain development by training the analytical, rational mind which automatically suppresses right brain usage and intuitive and non-verbal communication skills, which are common among animals.

While the left brain computes information at an inefficient rate of 15 bytes per second, the right brain processes a minimum of 1.3 million bytes per second. Children who are being encouraged to mostly use their right brain through creative and playful expression, and learning their life lessons directly from nature, naturally activate and expand their innate telepathic abilities. On the other hand, those who are being told to rely on their rational mind to deal with life's affairs, find that their intuitive, telepathic skills atrophy, or worse, disappear altogether.

Cell phone use is based on verbal or written communication skills that require almost only left brain activity and automatically shut down right brain-based communication skills.

Although most people would agree that cell phone devices are a great advancement of technology that have made life so much easier and practical, very few are aware that they have actually further robbed us of our built-in, perfect and instant communication abilities.

In the name of progress, we have allowed those who benefit from determining and manipulating the desires and trends of the masses to determine what is good for us, and most of us seem to love it. We didn't notice, however, that this type of modern technology is used to stupefy the mind and create zombies who can no longer think for themselves, but rather learn to depend on technologies, large corporations and governments in order to survive.

We already know that placing a cell phone near a beehive drives the bees away for good (they cannot find their way back home). We depend on bees for our food and survival. Besides having caused a massive increase in brain cancers, cell phone radiation causes us to become disoriented, too, as has been shown in research done in the UK. This also negatively affects our decision-making ability. Furthermore, cell phone usage and cell towers interfere with fertility (more about that in the article).

Whether it is done intentionally or unintentionally, those who promote the use of cell phones are increasingly turning them into weapons of mass destruction to achieve population reduction. Being such a big and ongoing money maker, and so practical, it is easy to employ this weapon and nobody will resist it, including children.

According to research, a two-minute call can alter the natural electrical activity in your child?s brain for one hour. Multiply this by the average 2,600 minutes a month your child is on the phone?and you get 22 hours (nearly a day) of unnatural brain activity. Brain cancers among children are rising at dramatic rates. There is a five-fold increase in cancer among people who started use in childhood. In the UK, 9 out of 10 children now use cell phones, and 40% of primary school children have their own cell phones. But cell phone radiation also affects reproductive functions.

Rendering children infertile even before their child-bearing age, and creating disoriented and demented people that pose no threat to the establishment, along with the vaccination programs designed to suppress the immune system, are perhaps the main means to achieve the population reduction that the World Health Organization and some of the most influential leaders in the world have publicly called for.

We all have a choice in whether to support the destruction of the world as we know it, or to enhance peace, harmony and abundance for everyone. Each choice we make counts, no matter how small, especially when it can impact so many other people as radiation does. For the sake of my own health and that of my fellow human beings, I choose not to use a cell phone, unless it is for an emergency.1

ARE CELL PHONES SAFE?

Yes. Absolutely. As long as they are turned off. Of course, that still leaves the transmissions towers that radiate pulsed microwaves in all directions, 24/7.

CELL PHONE RADIATION

- Leaves phone in spherical pattern, microwaves penetrate skull.

- Dangerous at low power.

- Disrupts critical cellular functions.

- Industry suppressing studies and lying about dangers.

- Criminally inadequate standards - no standards for worst effects.

- Interacts with toxic chemicals in the body, revving up cancer cells.

- Especially dangerous around fetuses, children, and in metal vehicles.

- Effects follow a dose-response curve: more exposure is worse.

- Effects are cumulative and persist for hours after cell phone is turned off.

BLUE SMOG

The big and growing concern is for people and other animals continuously exposed to the ?blue smog? of microwave pollution. More than 50 residential and occupational studies have concluded that exposure to electromagnetic fields from cell phone towers promote brain cancer, female and male breast cancer, miscarriages and other serious health maladies.

Leukemia is more common among mobile phone users. When Italian researchers exposed leukemia cancer cells to low-power 900-MHz frequency digital phone towers: after 24 hours' continuous exposure to these low power pulsed microwaves: 20% of leukemia cells were killed. After 48 hours' exposure, these effects reversed, making them replicate ferociously.

Base stations radiate up to 50 Watts per channel in Australia-even more across rural America.

Mice exposed to heating of only 0.17 to 1.05 microwatts per square-centimeter in an ?antenna park? ended up with irreversible sterility. The current U.S. exposure standard of 579 microwatts per square centimeter is 500 times higher.

Potentially dangerous radiation occurs in a widening cone of transmission at up to 800 feet from towers rising 150-feet or higher above the ground. The herd-like behavior of cell phone users is dangerous. In Germany, cows grazing under cell phone towers are dying of acute circulatory collapse and bleeding from several organs after microwave antenna installed on a tower formerly used to transmit only non-pulsed television and radio signals.

Humans are antennas too. As upright, ambulatory saline water bags, we attract electromagnetic fields.

Across Britain, Canada and the USA, newly introduced ?Picture Phones? featuring picture messaging are already boosting these tower transmitted power levels.

LOW POWER

Like many people, I thought that the new cell phones and cell phone towers radiate at power levels far too low to be dangerous. Current digital phones transmit at a fraction of the power of the first analogue phones. But many clinical studies now show that the damaging effects of cell phones and cell phone relay towers actually increase at low power levels!

Renowned biophysicist and electromagnetic radiation researcher Professor Neil Cherry points to dozens of epidemiological studies showing that chronic low level exposure to pulsed radio frequency/microwave radiation produces increased cancer risk.? The Barnett Study commissioned by the Australian government found that low power pulsed microwaves interfere with central nervous system, impair memory function, and result in damage to the eyes.

HOW CAN LOW POWER BE WORSE?

A low-intensity electrical field that can cause a disproportionately large response in much the same way that a low-power strobe light can induce seizures in susceptible people. It's not the amount of energy from the light that provokes the seizure-but rather the regularity of flashing at a frequency that matches or is close to a frequency utilized by the brain itself.

Weak microwaves broadcast by mobile phones can alter several hundred chemicals communicating vital processes in human brain cells.

The problem is all this pulsing. Cell phones jackhammer internal organs and the brain at 217 times every second. It's even worse using the new portables operating at 2.2 GHz or higher. That's an EMR ?wind? whipping cells like stalks of wheat back and forth 2.2 million times a second! The wheat will snap. When cells snap, the resulting DNA breaks can cause cancer.

The 1994 ?Barnett Report? prepared by Dr. Stan Barnett for the Australian government found that the speediest pathway for cancer promoters to spark cell proliferation occurs when electromagnetic radiation interference with normal cellular control.

Low-level microwaves have also been shown to alter brain, immune and heart activity-which like all cellular metabolism are basically electrical in nature. While you chat on your cell phone, your brain cells are also chattering away in chemical codes as each enzyme exchange pumps life-giving chemistry through the cell at one-tenth-of-a-volt. This subtle electrochemical dialogue also releases calcium and sodium ions that inhibit runaway cell division, and block rogue molecules.

Cell phone radiation increases this calcium efflux, tearing holes in the cell membrane, while every digitized conversation disrupts these vital whisperings between cells. Cell phone microwaves measured at one-tenth British ?safety? guidelines emit the frequencies causing the biggest changes in cell calcium levels. Excessive calcium found outside cells following EMR exposure show increased cell growth. Whether or not this leads to cancer is part of cell phone roulette.

In the early 1970s, Australian scientist Dr. Ross Adey traced calcium processes in cells to measure the effects of EMR exposure. Hired by the cell phone industry to defend their products, this leading corporate researcher found that cell phone effects are frequency-dependent.

After 40 years spent looking at how cells communicate with each other using calcium ion flows and tiny electrical impulses, Adey has become a fierce advocate of much lower cell phone radiation standards. Motorola withdrew its funding from Adey, whose laboratory at Loma Linda, California quickly collapsed as a result.

STRANDED

Exposure to pulsed Radio Frequencies produce double strand breaks that are known to lead to cell death. NP Singh and biomedical scientist Dr. Henry Lai at the University of Washington reported finding DNA strand breaks at levels one-fifth of American ?safety? limits.

Lai and Singh raised alarms when they repeatedly found double-strand breakages in DNA in live rat brains after just two hours' low-level exposure to both pulsed and older analogue cell phones.

Double-strand breaks, which break both sides of the twisted double-helix ladder in DNA, create serious genetic alterations and can lead to cancer, cell death or mutagenic problems. Brains show fewer DNA breaks during cell phone exposure than brain cells checked four hours after exposure.

MICROWAVES

Microwaves are very short waves of electromagnetic energy that travel through just about everything at 186,282 miles per second. They have been found to ?slightly cook? proteins in the blood. Because stress proteins are involved in the progression of a number of diseases, heavy daily cell-phone usage could lead to great incidence of disorders such as Alzheimer's and cancer.

A cell phone typically transmits at 2 to 5 watts. Even at one-ten-thousands of a watt, albumen proteins increase in the brains of half the rats examined. Rat DNA is very close to human DNA.

Swedish neurosurgeon Leif Salford, Dr. James Lin and other researchers have independently confirmed that after two minutes of cell phone exposures, the blood-brain barrier fails, allowing proteins to enter the brain. Once they stray into the brain, proteins that normally behave themselves in the blood could trigger autoimmune diseases such as Fibromyalgia and Multiple Sclerosis.

Damaged nerve cells in the brain can also lead to the dementia associated with Alzheimer's, premature aging, and Parkinson's disease. Medications that under normal circumstances would not be able to penetrate the blood-brain-barrier can also enter the brain during a cell phone conversation and do damage.

HEADACHES

Headaches widely reported among cell phone users indicate microwave-induced leakage of unwanted molecules into the brain. Nitrous Oxide regulates nerve transmissions and arterial flow to the brain. NOx also appears to play a role in Alzheimer's. If something restricts the NOx needed by your brain-headaches result.

Neurologists agree that even non-cell phone users continuously exposed to emissions from cell phones and towers could be at risk of developing Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease.

FREQUENCY

Think of frequency as ?frequentlies?. The higher the frequency, the more cellular DNA is whipped back and forth. When it comes to interfering with living organisms, frequency is more important than power. Cell phones and relay towers transmit on the worst frequencies.

TDMA (Time Division Multiple Access) and CDMA (Code Division Multiple Access) allow multiple conversations to piggyback on microsecond gaps to share a single channel. Worldwide cell phones use Global System for Mobile Communications: GSM.

Living organisms are very likely sensitive to both the microwave carrier and the lower frequency pulsing of 83.4 Hz TDMA signals from cell phone towers-which correspond to the alpha brain waves of normal consciousness.

Cell phone towers use multiple frequencies to penetrate solid surfaces. The high-frequency 900+ MHz band used by digital cell phones is also very close to the resonant frequency of human DNA, as well as the resonant frequency of the human skull case.

Shouldn't we stop right there?

When you get a plane or enter a hospital and they tell you to turn your cell phone off to protect vital electronic equipment, is the electronic equipment in our heads any less worth protecting?

SAR

Like all radio transmitters, cell phones are government licensed. Cell phone ?safety? guidelines are called SAR. The Standard Absorption Rate measures the amount of heating over one square-centimeter of skin.

Because SAR looks only the physical heating of tissues, the resulting ?safe? declarations are like saying that smoking won't hurt you if you don't burn yourself!

At the same time, there are no ?average? humans. Age, health, gender, body mass, immune function-all matter. And cannot be standardized.

Cell phone microwaves are also amplified, and can morph into unintended frequencies when interacting with aluminum window frames, power lines and wet conditions.

SAR standards average out the power spikes erupting from cell phones. So cell phones that regularly microwave ?hot spots? in brain tissue at up to seven-times the average power used for licensing actually ?comply? with the much lower limits.

Phones pass or flunk inadequate safety tests depending on how they are held. A phone that really leaks radiation may simply be re-oriented until it passes.

USA SAR is 1.6 Watts/kg for civilians. Anyone working with extremely high-power military radar, radio and microwave transmitters is exempt from these regulations-but not from the effects.

Nothing ?safe? about CANADA Safety Code 6: not look at the immune compromised, electrically sensitive, young, females.

Canada's Safe Council funded by Motorola: Safe for industry to make profits.

Many biological effects of electromagnetic radiation exposure occur at induced heating of about 1°C or more.

Memory impairment is showing up in rats exposed to only SAR 0.6-for 45 minutes.

But for a given temperature increase the required SAR value is substantially higher for small animals. Therefore, data from mice underestimates the heating effect in humans.

The much more drastic ?non-thermal effects? of mobile phones - including the mass destruction of brain cells - are not regulated at all.

When it comes to covering cell phone liabilities, big insurers are saying, ?Forget it.? Lloyds and other major underwriters are not buying the SAR safety standards. They refused to cover cell phone liabilities back in 1999.

British government regulators have also refused to give mobile phones a clean bill of health.

Fears about radiation prompted the European Parliament to call for all mobile phones in Europe to carry health warnings.

CLASS B CARCINOGEN

Yet in 1990, the Environmental Protection Agency recommended that magnetic fields be classified as ?Class B? carcinogens-along with formaldehyde in carpets and wallpaper, DDT, pulp mill and wood stove dioxins and ubiquitous PCBs.

WINDOWS

Cell phones are licensed for specific power levels and frequencies. But it has recently been discovered that ?windows? form when randomly intersecting frequencies resonate unpredictably. When such cell phone harmonics occur, unintended variations in power levels and frequencies often exceed licensed limits.

SYMPTOMS

Powerwatch in the UK receives frequent calls from regular mobile-phone users reporting headaches, loss of concentration, skin tingling or burning or twitching, eye 'tics', very serious short-term memory loss, and buzzing or clicking in the head at night.

Also inexplicable aggression, fatigue, dizziness, agitation, chest pain and shortness of breath - symptoms that were not present before they started using cell phones.

Electromagnetic radiation from cell phones also cause lethargy, and a substantially reduced ability to learn. Widespread apathy and the inability to think coherently often cited as the ?dumbing down? of Americans could be the result of EMR pollution.

Residents living around cell phone towers often report the same symptoms. Cellular base stations crank power up and down to adjust to the strength of the signals they receive, radiating energy spiking as high as 240-times.

Reflection from building. Radiation triple wet conditions.

No rights to object environment (health). $250,000 fine CA allowing objections.

BIOLOGICAL EFFECTS ATTRIBUTED CELL PHONES

Alzheimer's disease, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson's disease, brain cancer, female and male breast cancer and miscarriages have all been linked to cell phones.

Dr. John Holt reports that once cell damage from cell phones occurs, the damage is irrecoverable and inherited unchanged, from generation to generation.

THE EYES HAVE IT

Even if we close our eyes to cell phone dangers, the watery layer around the iris and retina absorbs cell phone radiation with every call-increasing the chances of contracting eye cancer. CSIRO (Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation) found that the lens of the eye is acutely sensitive to RF radiation because of its lack of a blood supply and hence limited heat-dissipating capability.

Four-fold eye cancer 1 SAR 2001 Stang.

Glaucoma drugs and cell phones pose special dangers. Application of the glaucoma drug Timolol Maleate reduced the threshold for microwave-induced damage to just 0.26 W/kg.

The frequencies hardest on eyes are in the range of 1-10 GHz.

Every day some 300 million users are activating new 1.9 Gigahertz cell and portable phones.

Besides the eyes, the most vulnerable areas to cell phone heating are the testes.

Dr. John Moulder reports from the Medical College of Wisconsin that besides cataracts, reduced sperm counts are well-documented acute exposure hazards.

Sperm counts already down significantly 1989.

John Holt believes that the disappearance of frogs in remote rainforests where pesticides are never used is being caused by planet-wide ?radio wave pollution? interfering with electrically conductive, fertilized eggs spawned on the surface of ponds.

Iridium 66

Global Star 48

10 different satellite communications systems

much lower intensity

deep radar mapping Earth

Sperm counts are decreasing sharply in men for the same reason, he adds.

In Hungary Men who carried a phone with them on stand-by throughout the day had significantly lower sperm concentration. Those who had the phone in use had sperm counts lowered by up to 30 percent after 13 months' exposure.

HOW LONG CAN I TALK ON MY CELL PHONE?

Independent studies have shown that after two-minutes on a cell phone, the blood brain barrier opens - allowing proteins and other toxins in the bloodstream to enter the brain and kill brain cells.

Some researchers say the blood-brain barrier opens within one minute of exposure. So two minutes max, one minute or less is better - and no minutes at all is best. Remember, effects can linger for hours after the phone is shut off.

DRIVING IMPAIRED

Doctors say that the main public health concern should be motor vehicle collisions-not brain tumors, which increase in risk only 30 percent with regular cell phone use.

The risk of crashing your vehicle is 400% greater if you're ?on the phone?-or have just completed your call.

Prompted by insurers to look into cell phone hazards, the province of Ontario here in Canada found that heavy mobile users are involved in twice as many fatal road accidents than light users.

That's $4 billion a year in extra claims among cell phone-wielding drivers.

But it's not the distraction of dialing and talking on these phones that's causing so many crashes, the use of handheld cell phones are banned in moving vehicles in more than 45 countries - with notable exceptions of the USA and Canada.

In Australia fines range up to $1,200 per offence.

Studies have found that drivers using phones miss traffic signals and are slow to react. It doesn't matter if the driver is actually holding the cell phone.

The heightened probability of cracking up your car persists for up to 15-minutes after completing a call.

The chairman of the BC Medical Association's emergency medical services calls using a cell phone in a car it comparable to the risk of crashing while driving dead drunk.

HANDS FREE

?Hands-free? mobile speakerphones cause even more crashes because they typically emit 10-times more brainwave interference than handheld units. 600% car accident rate hands-free: Motorola study 1997

The Lancet driving study predicted, ?new laws, like one in New York that bans handheld cell phones, won't reduce the risk of accidents.?

The British government's decision to remove the health approval on hands-free kits followed a number of investigations showing that hands-free devices channel radiation directly into the users head through the connecting wire.

KIDS

CHILDREN, FETUSES

Children and teenagers should not use cell phones period. Their rapidly-dividing cells and the smaller thinner skulls and soft brain tissue of adolescents allow deeper penetration of radiation, while making young children especially susceptible conductors of electromagnetic energy from cell phones - and the cell phone antennas in their schoolyards and neighborhoods.

New Zealand has banned cell phone towers on school grounds. If cell phone towers are considered to dangerous to install near schools, why would they be any safer installed in your neighborhood?

Studies quoted in my report show that children and teens who use cell phones are at high risk for learning disabilities, aggression and early onset of senility.

A decade ago, the Barnett Report in Australia found that fetuses are affected more than their mothers, who should stay away from cell phones and cell phone towers.

Leading medical experts now question whether it is safe for children to use mobile phones at all. Doctors fear that disturbed brain activity in children could lead to psychiatric and behavioral problems or impair learning ability.

MD Gerald Hyland is a mobile phone adviser to the British government. He points to a Swedish study that found children's brains are affected for long periods even after very short-term use. This could affect their mood and ability to learn in the classroom if they have been using a phone during break time, for example.

The cell phone's deep penetration into children's brains could cause kids to lose their ability to concentration and remember-making it impossible to learn.

Cell phone use is also linked with aggressive behavior in kids - who may experience ?radical changes? in mood and behavior.

Dr. Michael Klieeisen conducted a famous Spanish study. He says they never expected to see continuing activity in the brain - after turning cell phones off.

He worries that immunity to infection and disease could be altered by interference with chemical balances in the brain. Flus and asthma?

ASTHMA

Everyone knows that if you want to give child asthma, give her dairy products like milk and ice cream. That will do it. Or give them a cell phone.

After the city of Sydney, Australian city went broadband ?wireless?-a 25% increase in asthma led researcher Peter Franch to find the production of bronchial spasm-causing histamine to nearly double after exposure to cellular phone frequencies. This disruptive histamine production persists after the phone is shut off.

Franch also found that cellular phone frequencies inhibit our body's cellular response to anti-asthmatic drugs.

Studies conducted in Sydney, Honolulu and twice in the UK all showed significantly higher leukemia rates in people living around transmission towers. The Sydney study found childhood leukemia at more than twice the expected rate.

I have always wanted to visit that spectacular seaside city. Now I wouldn't enter Sydney Australia at gunpoint. It would be like being locked into a room full of smokers.

With inception cell towers across USA 1995 similar spike major cities.

Dr. David Carpenter, Dean at the School of Public Health in New York believes that 30% of all childhood cancers are associated with EMF exposure.

87% of 11- to 16-year-olds in Britain own mobile phones; 40% of them spend 15 minutes or more talking each day on them. In terms of senility, brain cancers and autoimmune diseases-many of these kids will be doomed.

Children 5 to 9 using cell phones increased five-fold since 2000. [Times Jan 12/05]

Since 1996, Professor John Holt has looked at cell phones as a possible cancer culprit. Holt warns that cellular phones permanently damage human cells: ?Once the damage is created, the damage is irrecoverable-and inherited unchanged, from generation to generation.?

Just carrying cell phones can be dangerous if they're turned on. Once activated to receive calls, cell phones connect every 2 minutes with the nearest relay tower - emitting electromagnetic radiation that can penetrate nearby organs-such as the brain, kidneys, ovaries and testicles, depending on how the activated phone is used and carried.

PORTABLE PHONES

Up the EM spectrum toward visible light, waves become closer and closer - more loaded with energy - more harmful bio systems.

900 Mhz (million cycles/second) analogue much weaker than cell phones.

Less impact than new digital phones. But new Personal Communications Services frequencies 1800 to 1900 MHz bring permissible power densities up another 200%.

New digital cordless 5-6 Gigahertz range (billion cycles second) worse than cellphones.

Corded phones hard to find this side of an antique sale.

DECT phone always on in your residence same 2.45 GHz microwave ovens.

Cell Phone Shields

If radiation shields worked 100% and blocked all radiation from your cell phone - it would not be able to transmit. The best tested commercially advertised cell phone shield blocks 61% of electromagnetic radiation coming from the phone.

This is not good enough.

Because when cell phone shields measurably reduce electromagnetic radiation from the phone's transmitter, the phone and/or base station significantly boost their power levels to compensate - largely nullifying the effect and exposing even more passersby to ?second-hand? cell phone radiation.

Also people who think they are protected tend to use their cell phones more.

Experts recommend using a cell phone for no more than five minutes per month. Which should handle most emergencies. The best cell phone modification is made with a hammer.

Isn't that a bit over the top?

Are Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MS or brain cancer over the top?

Who says cell phones are dangerous?

Leading corporate researchers Dr. Ross Adey, Dr. George Carlo, Dr. Michael Repacholi and others have denounced the dangers of cell phones after completing their studies.

The Lancet regularly carries medical studies detailing cell phone health effects.

Government studies in Britain and Australia showing how cellular phones disrupt cellular processes leading to disease have also received coverage in ABC News, Canada's CBC, CBS, The Guardian (London), New York Times, other mass media.

Motorola in the USA and Nokia in Europe are currently leading this ?cell phones are perfectly safe? approach. They've hired the world's biggest ?damage control? PR firm to present this lie. Burston Marsteller is very good at this, after successfully downplaying the Exxon Valdez, Bhopal and other disasters in the United States.

?The cell phone industry has consistently distorted the medical facts, and colored the public presentation of adverse evidence,? Fist snorts. If cell phones are so safe, why are top researchers being persecuted?

WHY THE PERSECUTION OF TOP RESEARCHERS?

If cell phones are so safe, why were the best researchers driven from the field and forced to close their labs after their funding was cut off?

Seattle's Bioelectromagnetic Research Laboratory at the U. of Washington is the oldest, most productive laboratory conducting research into the biomedical aspects of radio exposure. At least, it was. The lab used by Henry Lai and NP Singh will soon close down after losing their government funding.

BE SAFE

Except in true emergencies, always use a landline.

Doctors recommend limiting cell phone use to five minutes a month max.

Lai and Singh of the U. of Washington found that melatonin supplements capable of crossing the blood-brain barrier and neutralizing free radicals can counter the effects of cell phone pollution that destroy melatonin-causing the insomnia encountered by many habitual cell phone users.

This does not mean it's safe to use a cell phone if you take melatonin. But it may be helpful to take melatonin after unavoidable exposure.

Cell phones with internal antennas also reduce the phone's electromagnetic emissions. But again, the phone must transmit at higher power levels to compensate-or suffer from reduced range.

Because headsets that convey sound to the earpiece through a wire also deliver microwave radiation directly into your skull, a company has developed an air-filled wireless tube they say, ?delivers crystal clear sound? while eliminating the possibility of radiation reaching your head from the headset. But what do you do with the phone?

The danger regarding apparently reduced radiation is that users thinking they are ?safe? tend to use their cell phones more-increasing their exposure. The safest modification you can make to your cell phone is with a hammer.

People aren't dropping dead in the streets yet.

Statistical tools invented to identify isolated and acute diseases often miss low-level chronic conditions. Aussie techno writer Stewart Fist thinks it's possible that most modern societies have been suffering the effects of long-term background R/F exposures for a couple of generations. But no one has yet scientifically established the link.

Sudden spikes in death rates in cities like Sydney Australia that that have ?gone wireless? indicate big trouble ahead. Peter Franch attributes a 5% increase in death rates in that Australian city to the mass introduction of wireless relay towers.

Given the incubation time of most cancers, we are still a decade away from a sudden and unarguable ?spike? in debilitating illnesses-and a possible doubling of already high cancer mortalities-awakens the public to hazards as severe and as long covered-up as smoking.

LEADING RESEARCHERS

Neil Cherry in Christ Church, New Zealand considers the proliferation of cell phones, microwave towers and microwave pollution to be serious contributors to cancer, brain tumors and increasing neurological problems among the human population.

Neurosurgeon Leif Salford says that cell phone users already headed for Alzheimer's or dementia in old age will get these conditions much earlier, while those who would have escaped both maladies are at greater risk of succumbing to them.

Salford's best scenarios show both risk groups having a ?significantly diminished? number of working brain cells throughout their lives if they habitually use cell phones or live in the electrosmog produced by microwave transmitting antennas.

Salford and his colleagues at Sweden's prestigious Lund University have published ?before and after? images showing a clear link between radiation emitted by mobile phones and brain damage.

Salford adds, ?If this effect is transferred to young humans the effects can be terrifying.?

GEORGE CARLO

1993 the wireless industry association hired epidemiologist Dr. George Carlo to manage a six-year, $28 million research program looking into cell phone safety. When Dr. Carlo identified and confirmed genetic damage from wireless phone radiation, he did something completely unanticipated by his employers. He told the truth.

Carlo's research concluded cell phone users were twice as likely to suffer from brain cancer and rare tumors than non-users.

He spelled out his findings and concerns to the Chief Executive Officer AT&T Oct 7, 1999. His letter is in my report.

Carlo said severe cell phone risks use appeared to follow a dose-response curve - and the risk of contracting certain tumors more than doubled.

?Alarmingly?the industry has ignored the scientific findings suggesting potential health effects - they have repeatedly and falsely claimed that wireless phones are safe for all consumers including children. I am asking you to help us do the right thing?-in distributing the summary findings. -George L. Carlo PhD.

Another team of Aussie scientists funded by the communications giant Telstra exposed a group of mice to a digitally pulsed cell phone transmitting for two 30-minute periods each day - and also found a doubling of cancer rates. Most mobile phones zap between 10 and 30 times more radiation into the user's head than those Aussie mice were exposed to.

REPACHOLI

Telstra's favorite scientist Dr. Michael Repacholi had previously promoted the safety of cell phones in court cases against base-stations and towers. But Repacholi reversed his polarity in 1999, warning that low levels of non-ionizing radiation can create changes in animal tissue.

DR. STEPHEN CLEARY

Dr. Stephen Cleary World Health Organization researcher made his mark by finding that human brain cells show altered DNA after a single exposure to microwaves-and that such damage is probably cumulative. Cleary is also retiring from further cell phone research due to lack of funding, after being cut off by the cell phone industry's wireless research arm, and by Motorola-the biggest corporation giving grants to compliant scientists.

JERRY PHILLIPS

Dr. Jerry Phillips worked with Ross Adey. He, too, found his funding withdrawn after he published a paper revealing DNA damage at a SAR 0.0024 (1998. Replicated.) Jerry Phillips has now largely withdrawn from further research.

How can corporations sell products known to be so dangerous?

Ask Big Tobacco. Or makers and sellers of rollover-prone SUVs. $40 billion a year in cell phone sales buys a lot of denial.

I'll take my chances. My cell phone is too convenient to give up.

How convenient is cancer?

WHITHER NOW?

Like smoking around children or in public places not personal ?right? or decision.

Rights of all affected persons and species.

If present rates of cell phone exposure continue or climb, children, executives and other heavy cell phone users will be culled by an electromagnetic epidemic within a decade. Plummeting perm counts - inability to reproduce = extinction.

Sixth Great Extinction Event now.

Earth's electromagnetic spectrum is part global commons - not corporate preserve.

Not military preserve test new toys on the families they are liberating to death in Iraq.

Yet our airwaves are being auctioned off like real estate.

Fight back!

Insist on precautionary principle - new products must be proven safe before introduction - not proven dangerous after spread through society.2

Wishing you a joyous, healthful holiday!

1. Andreas Moritz
2. William Thomas

"Zap" Internal Parasites?

2009-11-15T11:26:00.000-08:00

A few months ago, I was overworking myself and began not feeling so well, so I went to my local Alternative Doc to have him check me out. In the process, I noticed a peculiar looking area in his office and asked what it was. I was told it was a parasite "zapper".

Hmmmm, I thought, I have done this type of thing before. A friend of a friend had one - you hold 2 metal rods (one in each hand) and sit for 20 min., but this looked more involved to me, so I requested a treatment.

I laid down on the massage bed, covered with a sheet on top that looked like something you would use to roast a turkey. Then the 2 rods were placed (one in each hand) and were covered up by towels, so as not to touch the metallic sheeting. On top of me, was placed another "turkey roaster" sheet. And I was instructed to lay there for 20 min. after the machine was turned on. Very sci-fi :)

Immediately I felt a lot of "activity" in my head and face (I had been feeling like I had "fog on the brain", kind of a cloudy feeling, or fuzzy and had found myself squinting a lot for no apparent reason accept to think - LOL.

I felt some activity throughout my body as well, but the head and face were extremely prominent. As the time ticked down, I noticed less and less "activity" and more and more, that my mind was clearing up. When I was finished, I felt GREAT!

Like I said, I have done this type of thing before, but in NO WAY did I have this type of response before. So "A:", maybe I did not have parasites before, or "B:" the machine I used in the past was not doing the trick. I like to think I am in better shape now than in the past when I had the treatment, which makes me consider "B" as a possible reason, but I guess you never know.

2 weeks later I asked to be "zapped" again to compare results. Same procedure, but nothing, no feelings, etc., of course my mind was clearer and I was not having any cloudiness at the time.

I was so impressed, I got the machine for the patients in my office.

Parasites are a huge problem, not easy to eradicate, and can take over the body if the environments is right or the body is run down. With the way most people eat, they leave their body open to parasite invasion with poor intestinal flora and no immune system to fight back. This is a simple way to give the body a fighting chance.

I love it, easy simple and effective. Whenever someone says that have a "fuzzy headed" feeling, now, I immediately consider parasites first.

From what I understand, this system is similar to the systems that worm farmers have been using for years to bring worms to the surface of the soil to harvest, only this uses a slightly different frequency to kill the parasites in the human body.

Keep in mind, from what I have read on blogs and forums, that not all "zappers" are created equal either. I happen to concur, simply from my own experience, I trust the zapper I used and purchased. Which is perfect for me, since I am implementing a "raw food diet" to clean up the intestinal tract and improve that environment, so parasites will not be able to propagate any longer.

With the Zapper and the new diet, I plan to be parasite free!

Zap Away!!!!

Can you regrow a chipped tooth?

2009-11-15T11:07:00.000-08:00

Very interesting question. About 15 years ago, I chipped one of my front teeth, the chip was located at the back part of the tooth, which started coming off but was still held together, like a hinge, with an overlap of the tooth below it. Not easy to describe, but basically it was still attached at the bottom "hinge".

I was not in an area to have it fix anytime soon, so I superglued it to the front section and held it together until it set in an effort to save the tooth until I could get to a dentist. When I arrived at the dentist, he said that apparently it was holding and I never gave it another thought until last Fri. when the chip came off in my mouth (no longer attached by the hinge effect).

I tried to get an appointment with a local dentist, but on Fri, it was impossible, so I opted to call on Monday. Yesterday I found a few posts online that talked about regrowing teeth, so I started to think about it, since I am a little worried the dentist will want to grind it down and put a cap on it. One guy basically said, he had chipped his teeth over the years and never thought to go to the dentist because they always grow back. And there are stories that Monks grow their teeth back.

I also find that there is a process being developed that will hit the market in a year or two for growing teeth using ultrasound. Now, I am no Monk, but I am interested in regrowing my tooth rather than destroying what is left, since it is not cosmetically visible (the back part of the lower front tooth) So I am going to give it a try and see what happens. I will keep you posted.

Please leave any info or comments, I am going to need some support, there is the big question as to how long it might take also! Wish me luck.

Allergy and Elimination Techniques

2009-10-27T10:25:00.000-07:00

It seems that everyone has allergies today, right down to small children. You could go the route of having the skin testing done, which is basically one way to go, or you could work with someone that tests using specialized Applied Kinesiology or commonly called Muscle Testing (which really is not testing muscle strength but the interrupters to muscle strength) and Allergy Elimination Techniques. Painless and clinically accurate.

You may have been exposed to Specialized Applied Kinesiology through your local Chiropractor or Acupuncturist. In the testing you would hold your arm out perpendicular to your body and the therapist would ask you to resist when they put pressure on your arm. If you can easily resist without engaging other muscles to hold it in place or not, is an indicator for the therapist.

We use a series of testing like this to find what is disrupting the body and then we find things to desensitize the body to these disruptors, along with nutrition to help the body heal from the disruption, your body can eliminate almost anything, not just allergies, but body pain, headaches, emotional scars or interruptors etc.

Painless and effective,

IBS: spring has sprung!

2009-04-15T12:51:00.000-07:00

Suddenly I have several patients coming to me with Irritable Bowel Syndrome or IBS

What I have found is that there is a HUGH need for pro and prebiotics, so I thought a little info might help people understand it a bit better.....

The probiotic is the good bacteria or flora for the intestines (we call the "gut") of which we have naturally, but which is destroyed by antibiotics and sometimes fever etc. so you need to reestablish the good bacteria/flora in that case. If you have IBS, generally, your bowel lining can be inflammed and not functioning properly, it does not have the flora it needs to fight off bad bacteria or handle what is going through it.

The probiotic/flora needs to be fed to proliferate or grow and maintain itself in the gut.
You feed your friendly bacteria/flora with prebiotic foods. Without the prebiotic foods, the probiotic flora/friendly/good bacteria loses it's battle to the bad bacteria and you need to start over. You need to feed/cultivate the flora/good bacteria

Optimally, it is better to feed the probiotic flora with prebiotic foods, rather than taking a probiotic forever, because you cannot take enough to have enough to fight. You need to grow good probiotic by eating prebiotic foods, so the probiotic/good bacteria/flora can grow up big and strong and have babies to fight the bad bacteria. :)

So actually you need to reestablish a good stock of probiotic flora (meaning that you need a lot of strains or types of probiotic, because it takes all kinds to fight the bad bacteria) which is why you want to take different types of probiotics available. Then you need to just eat the prebiotic foods fairly regularly, which are fermented foods. Some Asian people eat a tablespoon of Kim Chee every day. It is fermented cabbage (spicy). Some people drink buttermilk, kefir, on occasion (dairy and not the best) or sauerkraut, miso, tempeh, these are all fermented foods (alternating would be good). Yogurt is easily available and popular, but has only one strain generally of bacteria and also it is a dairy or soy product with hormones etc. If you can, ask your mother if when she was a kid, they ate some type of thing like that or if she remembers what her mother might have eaten that would act like a prebiotic food.

A fairly new product lately I have found in the local grocery is called "Good Belly" and it is fruit based but may be too sweet for some people.

Looking back a few generations we can see that the most recent generations have lost the eating habit link to these foods but every culture I have ever heard about eats or used to eat prebiotic and they are all much healthier than us on the American diet for doing so.

Also consider that we may not even really know all the strains, the body is complex, who knows, maybe the different strains combine (marry) and create other bonds or types of bacteria (mixed strain babies). Like a little micro world inside your intestines, keeping us healthy.

Chronic IBS is inflammation of the bowel, inflammation causes the cells to be irritated and can lead to many other things, eventually other diseases, like if you rubbed your elbow, over and over, the skin would get sore, then break and bleed, and eventually distorted if you kept rubbing even after it was starting to heal, it would form a scar...scars are a misarrangement of cells that interfere with the natural flow of energy and they are less flexible etc. It is best to address the issue for a healthy immune system down the road rather than just live with it.

There may be other things involved as well and good nutrition is a must also but without good bacteria, it may be difficult to win the battle. Good intestinal health is the basis to good health and immune. The intestines are our elimination system, without a good elimination system, everything gets backed up, stuck and misplace which can cause havoc to the body, like clogged pipes in a house, you don't want that stuff to overflow or back up!

I am fortunate and personally have not had issues with IBS but a few times a year, I take a round of Dr. Ohhira's probiotics professional formula (which I discovered some time ago) and have found it to be most effective for probiotic. Then I eat a little Kim Chee now and then when I have the urge. But also, I like to eat organic dark leafy green salads on a pretty regular basis, which is a good way to feed your body and your intestines!

Happy Eating...get healthy and STAY HEALTHY
pahner@healingx.org
www.healingx.org

Learn How to Stop Knee, Ankle, Back Pain

2009-03-01T10:26:00.000-08:00

Naturally, without Surgery...just by changing the way you do something that you do every day, you can possibly eliminate your pain.

http://www.healingx.org/howtostopkneeanklebackpain.htm

Quick Hip Trick

2009-02-28T15:43:00.000-08:00

Perhaps you are taking my "What’s in my Walk? Unlocking your pain…" (walking course) or have been to my "HowToStopKneeAnkleBackPain" webpage, either way...here is a quick trick to realign your hips and release your pain.

If you are able to ride a bike, you are able to take advantage of this trick. (however please read disclaimer below)

Remember when you were a kid and you would take off on your bike, without sitting on the seat, to get the bike going faster or create momentum to go up hill? Perhaps those with multiple speed bicyclists have never experienced this process but the old style, fat seat bicyclists know what I am talking about.

That is what you need to do, if you are riding a multiple speed bike, set the speed to a higher resistance so as not to hurt yourself by slipping.

Start out on your bike however you normally do, then when you have the chance to lift off the seat and pedal standing up (use caution and see disclaimer), instead of rocking your hips from side to side as some do in this position, keep your hips more stable/level and only use the muscle of your legs, be sure to have your feet pointing forward on the petals with your weight centered on the ball of your foot between your Great Toe/big toe and your 2nd toe (or the one next to the big toe).

This actually realigns the leg muscles. It incorporates a type of contract/relax technique that some massage therapist/physical therapist use to restructure muscle function.

Commonly the hips are out of alignment because of the leg muscles being unbalanced. The outside of the leg is hypertonic/too tight and the inner leg is hypotonic/weak, which can be from walking improperly, injury or other issues. Also if your stomach and back muscles are weak or imbalanced, this could also be a cause of hip misalignment.

Disclaimer: this is mainly for minor hip alignment and not recommended for anyone with injuries, knee, ankle, back issues, also if you have not ridden a bike for some time or are not comfortable, please, use your common sense, this may not be the method for you. At the very least, take your time and ease into it, start with a stationary bike in the gym, or don't stand up, just rely on your leg muscle, keeping your hips more stable or level and feet as described above. And most of all, consult your physician before any exercise. I highly suggest you read and follow the above walking course before you try this bicycle method. Also, if you do not understand the above directions, please do not try this method. (You would definitely need a bike that is correct for your size to avoid any injury)

Take it easy and have fun!
www.healingx.org
pahner@healingx.org

Plantar Fasciitis: What has Ice got to do with it?

2009-02-28T14:31:00.000-08:00

I had a patient that was diagnosed with Plantar Fasciitis.

Her doctor had her wearing a restrictive device at night and told her to stay off her feet to recover, which of course for her, was impossible but actually, that is exactly what is needed to repair.

First, I will explain a little about Plantar Fasciitis, so you will understand why, and then
I will give you another option to consider that helped my patient recover...

Fasci"itis" is inflammed Fascia:

Fascia is the connective tissue that for illustration purposes, connects the bone to the tendon, to the muscle, to the skin.

Imagine fascia as the matrix of the body. I liken it to a sponge. When the fascia or the matrix "sponge" is dry, it is unflexible, in fact if you try to bend a dry sponge, it will crack and that is what is happening to your fascia, it is cracking or being injured and becoming inflammed, every time you walk. Why? It can be for several reason...

First, the bone in your foot could have had an external injury, or your fascia could be dry or compressed/restricted and deprived of body fluid to nourish it or keep it flexible (perhaps from improper walking or restricted movement) but more commonly your calf muscle could be tight and pulling on the tendon that connects the muscle to the fascial sheath around the bone.

Generally, I have found that people who love to walk, overdid it one day and now they have this issue.

A little background on bone: when bone is "pulled" as by the tendon pulling on the fascial sheath that covers the heel, or when rubbed together as in a 2 bones rubbing in joint, it actually begins to create more bone, usually this bone substance is not beautiful, it is a little disorganized and can be sharp or pointy depending on the pulling.

This pointy bone then irritates the sheath that encapsulates the heel bone and creates tearing which creates inflammation and it becomes a viscious cycle.

Considering that you now have this plantar fasciitis, (whether or not you are to the stage of having the bony build-up) and that most people are like my patient and cannot simply stay off of their feet, I will offer to you, what I offered to my patient, that eventually corrected her fasciitis:

Ice your calf muscle as often as possible.

When I say ice, this is the most beneficial process...
Ice your muscle until it is numb: first it will feel really cold, then it will burn and feel tingly or hurt/ache, after that stage, you will not feel it, that is numb. Now take the ice off, if you do not take the ice off that will create a loop of inflammation again, so pay attention, it may only take 5 or 10 minutes, but don't go by the time, go by the numbness that occurs after the burning/ache/tingly period.

Now allow the area to warm up, you could massage the calf a little to get the blood to flow in the area again, or wait about 15-20 min and do the icing again if you have time. The way I see it, if you can ice it once a day, that is better than nothing but ideally 3 times in a row, allowing it to warm up in-between is a good starter.

Now, what does that do?????? It releases any contraction in your calf muscle and puts less pulling on the tendon, which then puts less pulling on the sheath around the bone, which stops pulling on the bone and so the bone stops growing more pointing bone "spurs".

But what about the bone that is there??? Actually an age old recipe of rubbing a good castor oil on the area of the heel that is sore and keeping the area warm is what I have found to break up bony deposits. Don't ask me why this works but it seems to do the trick. But before you use castor oil, you might want to talk to your physician as it can also interfere with medication absorption on some level.

My patient, however only used the icing method and some nutritional information I gave her.

As for the dry fascia cause, consider rehydrating your body and rubbing the area around the fascia (not on top of any sore spot) to get blood flowing in the area.

When I say rehydrate, I mean getting some electrolytes or good purified water and an organic, food based mineral, but that is a whole other blog :)

Best of Luck!
www.healingx.org
pahner@healingx.org

Get in the Zone!

2008-12-23T11:48:00.000-08:00

Do you feel out of whack? Nothing quite going your way? Keep running into the proverbial wall? Are you off your game?

You are not the only one.

I have been working with patients that are coming in with the same complaint.

I have another blog devoted to these types of things but thought I should tie it into this one since it seems to be a needed thing right now. (http://spiritualhealingblog.blogspot.com)

If you are an athlete, you know when you are "in the zone" and some of you know how to get there, others just never learned. If you are one of those that just can't get in or feel like something has gone horribly wrong lately. You might be kicked off the Universal "Axialtonal Lines".

How do you get connected again?

There are several ways, the easiest is to go to an Acupuncturist and have them do the Axialtonal Alignment treatment. Acupuncture is actually painless, even though they use the word needle, it is nothing like an injection needle that has a hole in the middle which punctures the skin, these needles are about the thickness of a hair and actually go between the skin cells and it is painless. Often patients do not even know if they have already been inserted, and will say "tell me when you start, o.k?" I have to laugh each time - Acupuncture is so misunderstood!

Another way is to have it done intuitively. I have been using this technique since I developed the protocol and have been getting great results and feedback. Needle free!

You can also connect via meditation and visualization, but you need more information to attain the connection.

There is an easy way to do this through imagination, by using different affirmations, which raise your vibration and seem to snap you back in.

Most importantly, once you are back in, how do you stay aligned. Simple. Remove all negativity from your thinking, talking and exposure to negativity.

Did you ever notice, you are clipping along, feeling great when someone comes at you with their negative attitude directed at you and suddenly, your world is upside down, nothing is right again.

They just kicked you off alignment.

Here is an emergency CPR for when this happens...say the word in your mind or aloud...

cancel, cancel, cancel or neutral, neutral, neutral until you cannot even remember what happened that caused you to feel bad. Now quickly redirect your thought to something constructive and positive, a project you love or person you like being around. You will be reconnected if you catch it right away. Otherwise, if you wait too long, you will need to redo your connection.

So stay positive and enjoy being "IN THE ZONE"

read about Axialtonal Lines and how they work

www.healingx.org/AxialtonalLines.com

http://spiritualhealingblog.blogspot.com

Why take Drugs when you can eat Chocolate?

2008-12-23T10:22:00.000-08:00

Superfood: feed your brain, stimulate your mind, hype up your body, have a Superfood party and watch your grades soar, your energy spring into action, get you back in the game, and your body will be calm, cool and collected...

What the @#?* (bleep) are Superfoods?

First and foremost, they are raw, unprocessed, unfiltered, all natural, hopefully organic or wild.

Their properties sometimes need to be unlocked, so powder form is good or get a few friends together, chip in for a 3 Hp Blender (great gift to hint for) and start making your own powerhouse smoothies.

Here are 11 good Superfoods, that should get you off to a good start, there are more and Superherbs as well...when I first saw some of these, I never even heard of them!

Wolfberries or Goji Berries

Maca

Acai Berry (pronounced like: ah-sigh-yee' berries)

Camu Camu Berries

Coconut Oil

Cacao Beans

Hemp Seed

Spirulina and Blue-Green Algae

Bee Pollen (organic, raw, wild, unfiltered)

Medicinal Mushrooms (Shitake, Reishi, Maitake, Cordycepts, etc.)

Seaweed / Kelp

Yacon Root

Best Chocolate Smoothie I ever made...

2 cups purified water

16 Cacao Beans (raw, organic, whole)

1 teaspoon Maca Powder

2 dates (pitted)

coconut milk (can imported from thailand)

1 Tablespoon Hemp Oil

1 teaspoon Vanilla (non alcohol - blends smoother)

handful of green pumpkin seeds

handful of sunflower seed

Blend 3 cycles in Blendtec 3 Hp blender, comes out steaming hot like hot cocoa, YUM

sometimes I add big handful of ice before last cycle if I want it cooler, double YUM and double boost (sometimes when things are heated, they lose their SuperPower, better at room temp)

Not sure where to find Superfoods?

Most can be found at your local health food store or

online at places like www.food-healing.com

and other sites, google each one separately if you can't find it.

They will be the best natural drugs you have ever spend money on and when you are 30, 40, 50, 60, 70, 80+ years old, your mind will be clearer, you will be stronger, you will have done and accomplished more that you can imagine and you won't be taking prescription drugs to the tune of $800-$1000.00 a month, like everyone else around you.

Get hyped up with Superfood - stimulate yourself, get your focus back, reach your full potential, amaze your family and friends.

Too tired to get up for class? why struggle with school, feeling depressed and out of energy with no desire or interest in much of anything...if I knew when I was in College what I know now, about foods, I would have my PhD by now!

Want to learn more about food and food therapy?

www.healingx.org/FoodTherapy.htm

A Healthy Perspective for a Healthy Mind, Body and Life

2008-12-21T12:59:00.001-08:00

Do you think sometimes, why me, why can't I feel good like her/him. Why do I have to be the one driving the crappy car, struggling day to day?

Actually, perspective is everything. There is a saying...

"Change your mind to change your life"

Begin to change your perspective with one verse...

"Everyday, in every way, I am getting better and better."

First, write down how you see your life now, from your current perspective.

But, before you say the verse, try to FEEEEEL it, envision your ideal life. Be sure to include how you make other people feel good about themselves, you could include ideas like: I am healthy, wealthy and wise. My family is healthy and happy. Love is all around us. Imagine people smiling and laughing the belly laugh, they cannot stop because they are so happy and you are there, laughing also. Imagine children playing and giggling. See the world is getting better, everyone is helpful and friendly, the economy is skyrocketing, everyone is making money, etc.

Then say the above verse to yourself 20 times.

On a separate piece of paper, write the verse down and put it next to your bed and read the verse when you go to bed and/or when you wake up.

In a week, write your new perspective of your life, compare it to the one from a week ago. Report back with what has changed!

Stay positive!

pahner@healingx.org

Let's Talk About Health

2008-12-11T16:39:00.000-08:00

Feel free to email me your health questions related to food, nutrition, energy healing, etc.

I'm here for you, just ask, or maybe I can direct you.

pahner@healingx.org

www.healingx.org

Body Electric: function and dysfunction

2008-12-11T13:08:00.000-08:00

Dupuytren's, Tendonitis, Plantar Fasciitis and Electrolytes:

In Chinese medicine we see the body on some level as fluid and electricity.

Our bodies are made up up mostly fluid. Electrolytes are the conductors of the electricity that comes from the Sinoatrial Node (referred to as the pacemaker of the heart)

To create an illustration in your mind...think of a car battery...if the fluid is low, the battery heats up and burns out. The fluid and the minerals that make up the electrolytes are what conduct the electricity or the energy. When fluid is low, energy is low. Caffeine drinks are like battery acid, they burn up fast and leave you with less energy than before, because they burn up fluid along the way.

Our bodies need to be supplemented with fluid and electrolytes when we have been burning them or perspiring. Often when it is hot outside and you are in the sun, you do not tend to even feel yourself perspiring, but you actually are, it is just being evaporated off your skin just as fast. If you are in hot weather or working out, you are losing fluids and with them some electrolytes.

In Chinese Medicine, yin is a condensed fluid and it is believed to lubricate the joints and tendons. It is a thicker substance like the oil in a car engine that makes everything run smoothly.

Generally stiff or unflexible tendons are referred to as dry (meaning without yin or oil as lubrication) without the flexibility needed, tendons can pull on the sheath encasing the bones, and that pulling action tells the bone that it needs to create more bone...this can lead to spurs and unorganized bone structure causing things like plantar fasciatis where the bony spurs are irritating the fascia around the plantar bone of the heel and creating inflammation (thus the "itis" part of the work meaning inflammation)

Dupuytrens Contracture can also be considered dry tendons. Generally people with dry tendons in one area, begin to experience the same issue in other tendons as well.

So, what to do about it? Where do I get yin? How to start?

Check out these yin producing foods along with getting some high quality food-based minerals when needed (most over the counter minerals are not the best quality). Food source minerals (eating foods high in minerals like a variety of seeds and nuts or working with a phytonutrient smoothie diet for optimal health), of course, are the best and easiest for us to absorb. Note: Most spring water has minerals, but the molecules are generally too big for our bodies to use them and they can end up being deposited all over the body and clog things up, creating a bigger problem.

Get enough good water to go along with your good minerals for good electrical conductivity. Fluid converts to "yin". Without fluid, yin becomes depleted, so keep your fluid up and work with some yin producing foods to bump up your yin, limit your caffeine...then watch what happens to your tendons and also pay attention to your skin, you might notice it is more moist and supple as well.

Hint: A cup or 2 of hot water in the morning, flushes the overnight sludge that collects in the kidneys and the action of heating the water also makes the water molecules "thinner" so your body can absorb it more easily and rehydrate you. You want to get those small bubbles to form just before a big rolling boil, that is the key. And drink it when is it on the hotter side of warm before it converts back to the normal sized molecule (or gets "thicker" again).

That should get your body lubricated for healthier tendons and help reduce the inflammation

pahner@healingx.org
Patricia J Ahner, LAc
www.healingx.org

Ionizer...huh? A Brief Intro: Short, but Sweet...

2008-12-09T16:28:00.000-08:00

I have to admit, I have actually been a bit vague about Ionized Water and thought I should delve into it to try to clarify.

We are recognizing that Ionized water's ORP (Oxidation-Reduction Potential) rather than pH factor is more important when it comes to drinking water these days...

Water treated via electrolysis through a water ionizer/purifier makes the water molecules somewhat thinner or more bio-available and also work like antioxidants to address free radicals in the body (something everyone can benefit from), this is measured as an ORP (Redox or Reduction Potential is what you should look for when buying a Water Ionizer/Purifier)

Compared to any processed water for sale, Ionized Water with a reduction potential of -250 to -300 mV is beyond comparison due to its ability to scavenge active oxygen radicals.

Most high end Water Ionizers offer choices in pH between Acid and Alkaline, with a variety of ORP values along with Purified / Clean Water which make for a great investment in your family's health.

What is Acid Water good for you ask? Acid water can act as an antibacterial agent, or is perfect for growing herbs or cleaning vegetables among other external things.

pahner@healingx.org

www.healingx.org/WaterPurifiers.htm

The Onion Analogy

2008-12-09T15:16:00.000-08:00

We all have emotions and many of us have emotions that prevent us from moving forward on many levels.

Physiologically, our bodies are designed to store emotions in a part of the brain called the Limbic system. The effective reason for this would be if a child reaches up to the hot stove and burns his fingers, this emotional memory will be deep seeded in memory so the child will not make the same mistake twice.

The dysfunction of this is that when we have an incident in life, fueled by emotion, our Limbic system takes that incident and makes it part of our cellular body, so that we will not make the same mistake twice.

In Chinese Medicine, emotions are associated with organs. For example, it is known that Liver is associated with Anger, Heart associated with Anxiety, Kidneys associated with Fear etc.

I believe that after the Limbic system gets the program of the emotion, it then begins to replicate via the DNA and integrate or transfer these emotional aspects to it's associated organ.

The Onion Layers Analogy:

As you go through life, piling up emotional misinformation, you end up 30 years later with, for example: fear of heights with no apparent reason.

To give you a visual, imagine, your first fear of the hot stove, then a strange dog barks at you, creating another fear layered on top of the hot stove, later, your teacher yells at you when you are in front of the class and so on. Because you did not release those fears as they happened, as a child would cry or scream with fright at the barking dog.

In the classroom, it is more difficult to express and generally, a person would hold in their fear, giving the Limbic system time to attach the emotion and begin replication to the Kidney tissue. As you pile up layers of emotional fears, several things can happen... you become unreasonably fearful and/or you begin to have kidney issues.

These layers are sometimes compared to the layers of an onion, with the original dysfunctional fear at the core of the onion and the layers being the teacher incident and others that lay on top of that one. The closer you can get to the core dysfunction, the more layers will come off.

In Chinese Medicine, there are many levels to disease, some deeper and more chronic than others, some more recent and acute. When recent acute issues are not addressed, they tend to become chronic and more dis-ease related.

I use several "emotional release techniques" to address both chronic and acute issues and have found great success in unblocking emotions and allowing both emotional and physical healing.

www.healingx.org

pahner@healingx.org

Cellular Protection for Rejuvenation

2008-12-05T10:37:00.000-08:00

With all the buzz about Electromagnetic Fields (EMF) and Cell Phones, Computers and plain old electricity everywhere, it is only prudent to consider EMF devices to protect your human biological cell from damage.
I have tried several things in the past...
One, I paid a lot of money for, and then it suddenly did not feel right, guess what, it broke!
The one I love and still wear is a piece of jewelry with NASA technology call Dichroic Jewelry and you can find them here and there, they are beautiful and look like a weird stone of some sort, but are manmade (size does matter here, the bigger, the more protection).

I muscle test these devices to see if they really work. I test them against my body, then I hold my cell phone up to my ear and test them, then I test them while making a call. This Dichroic Jewelry works in all positions. I then hold up my portable phone from home and turn it on and it does not work. What does that mean? Can the portable phones be worse than the cell phones? Of course my cell phone has a low SARS rating, which most are not.

Recently, I found a great one that is easy to get at a great price. Works on both the cell and the portable phone in talking position. I have one taped to my computer and found my eyes don't get so weak at night (I must admit, I am on the computer ALOT lately) Before when I was on the portable and using the computer, I had to step away from it (computer) because me hears would hurt inside. I think there is some kind of connection between the wireless devices.

I am always surprised how many people do not know of (and who know but are not concerned with) electromagnet interruption of our bodies. Maybe they don't quite get it, or if they did, what would they do? They need their phones. It is now a necessary accessory. Your body does most of it's healing and regeneration at night. With all the little computer,cell phone chargers lights on, the wireless everything throughout your house, your body is constantly being interrupted, even at night! Oh, by the way, YOUR BODY CANNOT REGENERATE, HEAL OR MAINTAIN IT'S HEALTH WITH EMF INTERRUPTION. So it is extremely necessary in these times of wireless communication to protect your cells. Without it, all the nutrition in the world will not be enough to counteract the effects unless you live in the woods away from such things!

I am here to tell you, some EMF devices can run hundreds of dollars and then they can break! ugh
This one works, is simple and is affordable, so if down the road, it breaks for any reason, you can afford to GET ANOTHER ONE!

For the cost of less than $30 plus S & H, how can you go wrong! Get 3! One for your phone, one for your computer, one for your body (yes, one has a hook for a chain so you can wear it). Your cells will thank you.

I personally have the beautiful Dichroic piece that I wear and 2 of the other ones for my phone and computer.
I am trying to get these on my site to sell on the FoodTherapy page, wish me luck... or check the page periodically.
www.healingx.org/FoodTherapy.htm
Protect your cells!

Smoking, French Fries and Chlorine Bleach

2008-11-28T05:56:00.000-08:00

I had a dream last night. I was standing in a line to pay my taxes when the girl in the next line said to me "Do you care if I smoke?"
I suddenly realized that she was not asking if the smoke bothered me (as I have always thought in the past and brushed off with a bewildered, questionable "no"). I realized that she was asking me if I CARED if she smoked.

My reply? "Yes I CARE if you smoke, I CARE about you! You are my sister, you are my brother, you are the friend that I have not yet met, I CARE about you! We are all one people, we are all human, we are living breathing, organic beings, connected in spirit on this living breathing, transforming planet...I CARE about you. Would you try to feed an apple to a piece of plastic? NO! Do I CARE if you SMOKE? Yes, I care" I then began to think of all of the people who have ever asked me that same question and my injustice to their question. I felt guilty, for not telling them that I care about them. I never realized what they were asking me. They did not say "Will the smoke bother your eyes or does the second hand smoke make you sick?" they were asking "Do I CARE?"
Yes, I care. I care about YOU.

Every person makes up the "people" and the people make up the human race, we live on Planet Earth in this vast galaxy. We live and breath and affect every other person, every other living moving thing in the universe. One movement, one thought, one action can create a wave of re-action, we all know this from science. I CARE! I CARE about the future, I care about the past, I care about our choices, I care about YOU.

I was once lost in a cycle of self destruction myself. Maybe I needed someone to tell me that same thing, however I never verbally asked. Luckily, as I laid my head down one afternoon on my kitchen table and prayed to whomever was in charge, to take me now, take me, I was done, I had done everything I could think to do. I was miserable, deep within my skin, in my heart I felt empty and alone.

I could find no reason to be miserable, I had a good home, a good family, a good job, people that loved me and I was still begging to leave this world, I was miserable. I did not want to live one more second like this. Often I found myself curled up in a corner, crying, rocking myself, just trying to make it to the next day.

I began to think about all the people that had much less than me, they looked happy, they were always smiling and as I looked, they seemed to have one thing in common...They were all people helping other people, like nurses, social workers, organizers.

As I looked at my life, I saw that I was not a person who was inclined to help anyone, unless I was pushed into it and then, I did not like the position, I was not comfortable, I was miserable.
I reevaluated my life and began to consider that this was the missing element in my life that might fill the void that I felt, that if I approached the aspect of helping people with interest and desire and my own initiative, that perhaps that would erase the misery I was wallowing in.

So I offered my commitment, to help to this omnipresent boss, with the only conditions being: I would need to be taken care of financially, and that I could use the talents that I had, to help the world, to help.

I do not want to bore you further with the revelation, the vision and the information that poured into me at the very moment I signed the contract in my head. But I will say that 15 years later, I still have the same goals, but I have a lot more tools.

I can tell you that chemicals are not good for the health of human beings, or the planet. I can tell you that we are all connected whether we understand it, or not. I can tell you that the body is fully capable of healing itself, GIVEN THE CHANCE. I can tell you there is more to this life than meets the eye. I can tell you that we ALL CARE, and some are lost in the idea that no one cares. I can tell you that in order to give, you must receive and when you give, you do receive more than you could ever imagine. So the next time someone asks you "Do you CARE if I smoke?" "Do you want a fry?" "What type of water do you WANT?" Consider what they are asking... and perhaps the answer is: "I CARE about YOU!"

Take care my friends, we need you, we care about you: your health, your life, the earth. We really care, we are here to help guide you, feed you information, nourish your soul, teach you how to choose foods that your body can use to heal.

Just ask, search, intend, seek. We are all around you, waiting to help you with our tools of knowledge, our stories as examples. We are paying our universal taxes, we are the caregivers! We CARE.
We want your comments...Thanks

Water for Health

2008-11-27T16:10:00.000-08:00

Which one is best...Spring, Purified, Distilled, Alkaline.
Everybody is talking about Kangen / Alkaline water...
I remember when Distilled water was all the rage.
Everybody was buying Distillers, but why?
What is the difference?
Spring water is so popular, they serve it in most every restaurant. It is a huge business.
I was recently at a trade show and the city was promoting tap water. It is already filtered, right? So why are we buying bottled water?
Basically, we think we are getting better water, with better benefits right???
How do you decide which water to drink?
Here is a the low down...
Spring water, comes from springs and has minerals and bacteria from the area to benefit immunity etc. right?
yes, however the minerals are found to be too large to actually absorb and get any real benefit. Bacteria, might be good now and then, but at the cost of plastic that leaches into the bottle when light is present, not so good.
Distilled water has nothing in it, right?
Distilled is most like the process of rain water, only thing is, as the water vaporizes, so do the pesticides and other chemicals. Because it vaporizes, it leaves the minerals behind also.
Purified? What is that?
Purified or Reverse Osmosis is called "clean water"
It passes through several filters generally, cleans out chlorine with charcoal filters, and debris, bacteria and other critters that might come across like tiny eggs of microscopic things that are not processed out in the city filtering. This also can leach minerals from your body because it offers none when it is filtered. It is middle of the road as far as acid alkaline so basically, it is just water, unless something comes through the filters or filters are not cleaned regularily
And what is all this about alkaline???
Your "higher end" Purifiers often have choices of Purified, Alkaline or Acid water and generally will filter more liters of water than a lesser purifier.
Alkaline water from a Kangen systems and other systems like Jupiter, Tyent, KYK Genesis, Life etc. has shown to help clean the intestines, which allows the intestines to absorb nutrients and nourish the body, leading to healing and sometimes reversal of health issues. I would say it might be something to do for a month or so, then go back to something like purified or distilled.

I personally prefer purified from a high-end home purifier (not from bottles), it tastes clean, is neutral and my main goal is to avoid any chemicals with my water. I get a variety of good vegetables and fruits (intestinal fiber, phytonutrients, antioxidants and all the rest that comes with natural food), seeds and mineral supplements when needed, so I am not so worried about getting enough minerals.
On occasion, I do a month of Alkaline water, just to clean up anything that might be clogging up the walls of the intestines for good measure. When traveling, I have a glass bottle I carry my water in. If taking a trip, I have a 3 gallon, hard polycarbonate container that I keep in the trunk and can usually be refilled at grocery stores with reverse osmosis machines.
Which water do you like??
Best of Luck deciding which one fits your lifestyle, then drink about 1/2 your weight in ounces every day!
Be sure to consult your physician if you have health issues.

Eating the Apple Core

2008-11-27T13:08:00.000-08:00

Consider the power of a seed. When planted, it can give LIFE. Grow into another apple tree or avocado tree, tomato plant etc.
Seeds, when broken down to micro-sizes, release healthful phytonutrients/phytochemicals.

Things like beets, broccoli stems, avocado and apple seeds have been shown to address a myriad of health issues. There is evidence from laboratory studies that phytochemicals in fruits and vegetables may reduce the risk of cancer, possibly due to dietary fibers, polyphenol antioxidants and anti-inflammatory effects.

Food Therapy and good food choices are at the root of good health. But how to you know what foods do, which seeds address what issues? I found an excellent book to get you started with all types of great information. I have been searching, for years, to find a compilation of this information and just stumbled across it recently. I was compelled to pass on the info to anyone listening (check out this link for more info) www.healingx.org/FoodTherapy.htm

From my research, you need a 3 hp blender to break down the fibers to the size necessary to unlock those nutrients. There are lots of stories showing the healing effects of drinking a phytonutrient rich smoothie everyday in the morning. I believe, food based healing is an excellent way to easily create a healthier life and possibly reverse disease in the body.

An apple a day, keeps the doctor away...that includes the core!

Needles for Wrinkles

2008-10-30T19:08:00.002-07:00

It happens now and then, a patient comes in for a health complaint and starts asking about whether Acupuncture really works for wrinkles.

The first Acupuncture Facial I did was in a clinic where there several Acupuncturist. Patients were rotated between practitioners. I did the first treatment, the women was in her mid 40's and she had some wrinkles around her eyes, forehead and mouth, nothing outstanding but it definitely aged her.

The next time I saw her was on her 7th visit. I had to do a double take. She looked to be 10 years younger. I had heard that acupucnture it was an effective face life / rejuvenation but, when you see it first hand, it seems more impressive. I think it struck me more, because I had not seen her for so many treatments. The other practitioners that were there that day, agreed there was a noticable change after even the 3rd visit.

Everyone is different of course, but if you are looking for a good alternative to going under the knife or botox, that is good for your whole body too, you should give Cosmetic Acupuncture a try. You will be pleasantly surprised!

www.healingx.org
pahner@healingx.org

2008-10-30T19:08:00.001-07:00

Livin' in the Zone-where are my people?

2008-08-05T17:57:00.000-07:00

We have all heard of athletes being "in the zone". It is a place where everything is in slow motion, you become very focused and everything else in the world is outside of that yet, you are flowing in unison with everything around you. You are unstoppable. It is a great feeling and is not limited to athletes. Artists like writers and painters have the same experience, as if something is running through them and they are in sinc with everything on the same wavelength.

Healers have the same experience. There is a pulse of the universe running through all of us and an interconnectiveness. It is not a coincidence that some people just click with certain people and not with a other people.

When we are not trying, the most wonderful things happen because our minds are turned off and we are living in the zone, open to possiblities. I don't know how many people told me they met their spouse after they stopped looking, or they got the perfect job after running into someone on the street (not looking for a job).

When people tell me they are looking for someone to share their life with or the perfect job - my suggestion is always: don't try so hard, go out and have some fun and get into the flow of life and your people/job will find you!
Enjoy Life, Livin' in the Zone

Hook-up to "Universal" Healing Source

2008-03-17T18:13:00.000-07:00

Does the universe have a system for healing?

Some say yes! According to the book "What is Lightbody" Axialatonal Lines do just that function.

As I understand it...Axialtonal Lines make up the matrix of the universe, a type of web that connects everything together. Our bodies at one time were connected to these invisible lines, but do to certain circumstances, they were disconnected. (Makes you wonder about the declining health of world huh?) Apparently, now is the time for them to be reconnected and I have been hearing more and more about them lately, which makes me believe that might be true.

There is an acupuncture sequence that is available to reconnect your body to the Axialtonal Lines of the Universe, to begin universal healing for yourself....

What are Axialtonal (Axiotonal / Axiatonal) Lines and why do they need to be aligned? (see www.healingx.org/AxialtonalLines.htm)

Tap Away Your Troubles

2008-03-14T08:42:00.000-07:00

Tap Away Your Troubles

Emotional Memory

Have you heard the saying: I know it by heart? Well it seems there is something to that.

There is a system utilizing tapping that can change your emotional memory. Emotional memory is stored in the Limbic system of your Brain. Emotional memory is useful, if you burn your hand on the stove for example, you need to have an automatic system to remember not to put your hand near the burner. When adrenaline is involved, or when your body gets a rush, your body easily stores emotional memory, so whatever is happening at the time of the rush, is stored in the brain.

Sometimes things can be distorted and suddenly, you find you are afraid of heights, or other things. This is when it is not advantageous to keep that emotional memory.
Check out this link for the tapping technique:
www.healingx.org/Tapping.htm

Pregnancy and Mental Clarity: No Blood?

2008-03-03T12:13:00.000-08:00

I just read a blog about loss of memory, learning potential during pregnancy.

In Chinese Medicine, "blood nourishes the brain" and affects the memory.

This is a great opportunity also to nourish the mother's body as well as the baby.
There are many factors that can affect memory, but basically, the blood needs to be available and qi needs to be moving.

Nourish the blood: Chinese herbs are a great way to nourish the blood, whole food organic supplements are another way along with nutritional whole foods.
Qi needs to be moving to carry the blood to the brain: Acupuncture can regulate the Qi. If there are blockages in the Qi flow, it can lead to other issues as well. Move a little, do some stretching (if you are not advised not to!) This moves the lymph and blood, but don't overdo it.
Keep the flow: Remove things from your diet and lifestyle that interrupt the flow of Qi and Blood. Eliminate artificial sugars, tap water (filter your water). If your body is working on dealing with things that interrupt absorption of nutritent, it cannot absorb what is beneficial.
Check out this article on how to get started improving your health... http://www.healingx.org/GettingStarted.htm

These methods also help the Mother after childbirth, to strengthen her body, helping prevent post-partum depression!

GREAT Infertility Choice

2008-03-03T12:02:00.000-08:00

Great Infertility Choice: Acupuncture and Oriental Medicine

The treatment of infertility with acupuncture and Chinese medicine dates back 2,000 years. These ancient, time-tested techniques improve fertility rates and support a woman's whole body, unblocking unlimited potential for health, healing and childbearing. A landmark study published in the medical journal Fertility & Sterility1 found that acupuncture dramatically improves the chances of becoming pregnant when used in conjunction with other assisted reproductive techniques. Researchers from Weill Cornell Medical Center2 in New York reviewed studies and concluded that acupuncture helps to:

. increase blood flow to the uterus, which improves the chances of an ovum implanting on the uterine wall

. reduce anxiety, stress, and the hormones that are secreted during stressful situations that can significantly decrease fertility

. normalize hormone and endocrine systems that regulate ovulation, especially in women with polycystic ovarian syndrome

. positively affect the hypothalamic-pituitary-ovarian axis, which plays a key role in fertility

. regulate menstrual cycle

In a study published in Human Reproduction Journal3, an ultrasound was used to evaluate blood flow to the uterus during acupuncture treatments. The study found blood flow increases during treatment. According to Dr. Nancy Snyderman, "When acupuncture needles are placed correctly, it can affect the nervous system. The idea is that if you stimulate the nervous system, you can make the uterus quiet and allow blood to flow." Relaxing the uterus and increasing blood flow allows for the successful implant of an embryo within the uterine lining.

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine can raise the fertility potential for women by affecting the quality, quantity, balance and flow of Qi and blood. When Qi (also called Life Energy) and blood are circulating freely throughout the body, every cell, tissue and organ is properly nourished and functioning well. When this Occurs, a woman's health and fertility are increased.

According to the theories of acupuncture and Chinese medicine, infertility is caused by an imbalance of Qi and blood affecting one or more of the Organ Systems. (Please keep in mind that the Organs described below reflect Eastern medical theories and philosophies)

Kidney Organ System - The release of an ovum is controlled by the Kidneys. The Kidneys also create a substance called Jing Qi, which is required in order to have a healthy body, mind, and pregnancy. lf an imbalance exists within the Kidneys, Jing Qi may be inadequate in supply and infertility may be a result. Chinese herbal medicine, along with acupuncture, can nourish and support Jing Qi and overall Kidney health.

Spleen Organ System - An adequate supply of blood is required by a woman's body to sustain a normal menstrual cycle, a growing fetus, and a healthy pregnancy. A disharmony within the Spleen can result in an inadequate supply and imbalance of blood. Acupuncture and Chinese herbs can build and nourish blood, in order to promote a healthy flow of blood to the uterus.

Liver Organ System - In order to conceive and have a healthy pregnancy, it is important to have a free flow of Qi and blood throughout the body. The Liver is in control of facilitating the smooth flow of Qi and blood. When it is out of balance, areas of the body will not receive the required supply of Qi and blood. This imbalance can lead to depression, anxiety, stress and anger, and increase the possibility of infertility.

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine provide a safe, effective, drug-free, and natural approach to treating infertility and enjoying a healthy pregnancy. Here are a few reasons to try acupuncture and Chinese Medicine:

An acupuncturist does not just treat symptoms and signs, instead activates the body's natural healing ability by addressing the root causes that have lead to the problem or disease.

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine are completely natural. No drugs are ever used. In the Western treatment of infertility, undesired side effects and accumulated toxicity from invasive procedures and drug therapies may occur.

Acupuncture and Chinese medicine can be used to strengthen, support, and balance overall health and well-being, allowing other fertility procedures to be more effective.

The practice of acupuncture and Chinese medicine is over 3,000 years old, and has helped millions of people become well and stay healthy.

Acupuncture & Chinese Medicine works!

Also consider acupuncture during your pregnancy and birth. According to the World Health Organization, acupuncture has been found useful for relieving labor pain, nausea, vomiting, and significantly reducing the duration of labor. There is also strong evidence that acupuncture can help with a breech birth.6, 7

1. Paulus W, el. al Influence 0f acupuncture on the pregnancy rate in patients Who undergo assisted reproduction therapy. Fertility and Sterility, volume 77, April 2002, 721-724.
2. 5 Ways Acupuncture Can Boost Fertility. Prevention.com, 2002.
3. Human Reproduction Journal, Volume 11. Number 6, 1996.
4. Fertility and Sterility, volume 78, December 2002,1149-1153.
5. Pins & Needles. Could acupuncture help promote pregnancy? ABCNews.com, April 16. 2002.
6. Acupuncture: Review and analysis 01 reports on contro11ed clinical trials, World Health Organization, Geneva. 2002. www.who.int/medicines
7. A Manual of Acupuncture. Page 326. Peter Deadman & Mazin AI-Khafaji

The Diet Cola Story by Patricia J Ahner

2008-02-22T11:07:00.000-08:00

How to Lose Weight & Stay Thin without surgery or diapers...

A friend of mine had been gaining weight for the past maybe 5-6 years, I told her to eliminate the diet cola she had been drinking, to lose weight. She finally did, in 2 months she lost 25 lbs without changing anything else. She not only lost weight, she looked healthier and 10 years younger, her eyes were clearer, she was less tired, her thinking was clearer and her emotions were stable.

Just saying diet & exercise to lose weight is not the trick. People need to know how the body works to really lose weight and stay healthy. “Diet” is too general, people don’t seem to know: diet does not mean stop or reduce what you eat, but choose what you eat very carefully and you will not be hungry and you will lose weight. Start slow, don’t overwhelm yourself.

GETTING STARTED: WHAT NOT TO PUT IN YOUR BODY:
3 main things that stop the body from losing weight and keeping it off:

Diet things - anything with artificial sugars – stop the body from processing.
Milk & Milk Products - clog up the body and when the body is clogged up, it cannot eliminate properly
Lack of Hydration - good purified water: water helps the body rid itself of toxins that build up and eventually block the body’s function

OTHER THINGS TO AVOID:
Caffeine - stimulates your hunger and dehydrates, so the water part is not working.
Anything white - white flour, white sugar, noodles/pasta, rice, white bread - all these things are processed, some are bleached (would you drink bleach???, I hope not, so don’t eat it with your food) and add no nutritional value to your body.

WHAT IS GOOD TO PUT IN YOUR BODY
Whole foods - grains, nuts, beans, fruits, vegetables

What is BETTER to put into your body:
Locally grown organic vegetables, fruits - find an organic market near your area that offers locally grown foods, the flavor is beyond anything that is not locally grown. If the flavor is better, the nutrition is better.

Organic anything is better than conventional, whole food better than processed: Hormone & Pesticide free meats and other vegetables allow your body to have less things to deal with, so it can continue to deal with getting the weight off. Whole foods have everything needed so your body can digest them.

If it is too much to even wrap your brain around….Start to change your habits, if it is too much, just start with the purified water and eliminate diet stuff, you will be amazed.

Good Health to you. www.healingx.org/ForBetterHealth.htm

Acupuncture & Axialtonal Alignment

2008-02-20T17:42:00.000-08:00

Axialtonal Alignment via Acupuncture Points for optimal healing

What are Axialtonal (Axiotonal / Axiatonal) Lines and why do they need to be aligned? (see www.healingx.org/AxialtonalLines.htm )

Some time ago, I was handed a piece of paper, with a drawing of the human body. On the body were drawn lines and instructions on how to reconnect those lines with the Axialtonal Lines. At the time I had no idea what they were, or why I needed to align them.

10+ years later, I referred to these lines when speaking to my friend and fellow Acupuncturist. This sparked an investigation by her and after some research, she suggested that Acupuncture points were the pathway to reconnect with the Axialtonal Lines.

A little personal background...my colleague is a healer and intuit as am I and we have been working in the healing arts field for over 15 years. Now we are Licensed Acupuncture Physicians in the State of Florida as well as nationally licensed.

Within the next few weeks, we worked out a process with Acupuncture Points to align the Axialtonal Lines and decided to publish this process to allow others to access this information.

What I have discovered is: the Axialtonal Alignment is a little sensitive. There is a safety built in that will kick you out (misalign you again) under certain circumstances.

The Rules: Only positive, non-ego, thoughts relating to helping others seems to be allowed. Thoughts and intentions need to be selfless and worldly. Any negative or self-centered thinking will set you off the (axialtonal) grid.

I have found it is best done when someone is sleeping for optimal benefit, as the mind cannot get in the way of the gridwork.

My experience as an intuit is: there is a lot of DNA work going on, a restructuring of sorts. I feel my cells regenerating, as if rebuilding. There is a significant expansion followed by a "downloading" feeling. It is continual, as long as you are on the grid. There also seems to be positive feedback, meaning, whatever your issue is for the day, if you are on the grid (aligned) and your thoughts are presented in the way described earlier, the issues are resolved quite quickly.

Email if you are interested in the Point Sequence / Treatment Protocol

pahner@healingx.org for health care solutions

Any feedback is greatly appreciated.

How to get health and healing education included in global healthcare?

2008-02-01T15:59:00.001-08:00

I have a dream, and I apologize as maybe it is a bit political but, I think it is necessary to speak up, and time for a change.

With all the talk about a Global Health Care System and the great possibility that it will be implemented in the next presidential term on some level, I would like to suggest that a program be included to re-educate the population starting at the grades school level about health and healing.

Many of us in the Alternative health care fields have long-known that the prescription drug companies run the health care world and some of us believe they highly influence the physicians that prescribe their drugs. Not to say there is no place for prescription drugs, but I am fairly certain that we as a nation, are over medicated.

Acupuncture for example, even though it has been around, in different areas of the world, for thousands of years, and there is a multitude of research to prove its clinical effectiveness in other countries, it is said to be "difficult to measure" and discredited by the western medical profession. But not much is said about the crippling effects (not to mention deaths) of misused prescription drugs every year, that CAN be measured!

Enough about that, what I would like to propose to Washington and the running candidates is to include in your mandatory or semi-mandatory new Global Health Care program, the re-education of a society that is extremely prescription drug oriented. Re-educate with the idea and purpose to expose Alternative, healthy, non-invasive processes that can be more cost effective and dis-ease preventive, for a healthier society. I believe that would keep our health care costs to a minimum. Like Mandatory Preventive Medicine to include regular stress reducing treatments like Massage Therapy & Acupuncture with Physical Therapy & muscular re-education instead of unnecessary surgery.

Those of us who choose not to pay for health insurance because first and foremost, most does not include alternative therapies like Massage and Acupuncture or does so minimally. Basically this type of insurance is useless to someone like me on most levels. The only use I would have for Health Care Insurance is if I got for example, hit by a bus (which, is not something I was considering as a possibility as I have a mind not to jump in front of one).

I would like to see a world where there is less and less childhood diabetes, better overall nutrition and good quality food. Implementation of mandatory Alternative Health Education to include BioEnergetic Modalities & education as a priority.
Cultivating healing and health in children at young ages, make for stable, clear minded adults...

In one of my business, we employ foreign students every year for a 4 month period. When they arrive, their eyes are clear and bright, they are calm and clear minded, well-balanced emotionally and have good decision making skills.

At the end of the 4 months, they have gained usually 7-10 pounds, and barely squeeze into the clothes they brought, their eyes are glazed over, their thinking is clouded and they are becoming lazy. I have seen this year after year for 10 years. Which leads me to believe, what is happening to our children is nutritional on some level.

I tell the students when they leave that they are "Americanized", when I hear from them after they are back in their home country, they say the weight came off and they feel much better.

We learn in Medical School, that in malnutrition, the last muscle to be affected is the deltoid muscle. Look around at a group of teenage girls, their deltoids are nearly non-existent, even the ones that are eating right seem to have this physique. For me as a Health Practitioner, I am frightened for the future of our nation, it's children and our nutrition and health.

As I listen to the debates, I was thinking it might be nice to have some feminine energy in the White House to balance out the past few years. However, I am frightened by this Global Health Care idea... that it might be funding only one side of the fence, so to speak, and not have balance or offer Alternative Health Care. It made me consider moving away from the country in such an event to try my life elsewhere and avoid the possible fines for not joining the program. I was wondering if there was anyone else out there with the same vision or concerns and I would like to hear from you.

I think the candidate that addresses this issue, will win the vote of many, whose voices continue to go unheard, unrecognized and discredited at every turn, which is a sizable, untapped market.
It is time for a change, let's hope it really IS for the better of the nation AND the nation's future health.

I would also like to appeal to Sen. Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama and any of the other candidates, to consider these concerns. If anyone has connections, feel free to pass this link on.

www.healingx.org for health care solutions

Acupuncture Demonstrations

2008-01-30T10:58:00.000-08:00

I am finding that people, in general, are a bit mystified by Acupuncture. They are not sure what it really is, what it does, if it hurts (or how it can be possible that it does not hurt, since the word "needles" are involved) and have never experience it or even know how to find someone who does it.
Basically, I find, people never start looking for Acupuncture, until they have tried everything else. Which is why I started offering Acupuncture Demonstrations to small groups in the area: to spread the word, so to speak.

Acupuncture is so good for so many things, it is my hope that people will consider Acupuncture and Chinese Medicine before considering prescription drugs. The "Less is More" approach.

This link goes to a page with a collection of Acupuncture Demonstration Videos that I collected from the internet, one video shows the typical acupuncture needle that is used...

www.healingx.org for health care solutions

Migraine Headaches - there are solutions

2008-01-27T16:09:00.000-08:00

Migraine Headaches - seems everyone is getting them lately, at least I have been hearing about it lately, more then ever...

I was plagued with Migraines for years. My mother had Migraines also. In those days, no one knew what they were and they were thinking to have her put in a care facility. She had to give up her job at the time because, they were so debilitating and she couldn't function.

Some nice doctor found info on the subject and gave her caffeine pills, which worked for a while but basically, they told her she had to learn to reduce her stress. (a little tough with a full time job, and 4 kids running around the house, she was quite the super-mom).

I started getting Migraines when I went away to college, once they came on, it was 3 days before I was normal again (actually on the 3rd day I was almost euphoric, I thought from the relief).

Now, I feel like I know so much about Migraine Headaches it is ridiculous! And I am always looking for more info to add (must be my A-type personality)
Here is a study I found that talks about Migraines and Acupuncture.
www.healingx.org/MigraineHeadaches.htm

Try to see it as a build up of toxins (over years of things like fluoride, chlorine in the water and cleaning supplies, pesticides in the food and the list goes on and on) that the body cannot get rid of. Imagine this begins to overflow into the rest of the body (because the body is too busy getting rid of the other stuff we dump in like deep fried foods, not to mention all the sugar we ingest). Well it has to go somewhere, too many toxins create stress and stress has been found to be one of the factors related to bringing on migraines (there are usually 3 factors that need to be present to bring about a Migraine). Stress is multidimensional: physical (due to chemical toxins, allergens, metal toxicity, even scars!) mental, & emotional. If your physical body is more balanced, and can handle what you put into it, you can better handle the mental or emotional issues.

There is great success with Migraine patients utilizing nutrition. For patients interested in nutrition, I use a technique to scan the body, determine where things are off and I also scan to find what your particular body needs to balance it out and make it work the way it should. Fascinating to see the results and it can address nearly any issue.

So if you are getting headaches, or migraine headache, don't give up, keep looking. It has been 3 years since I had one (and I am not taking meds). At one point in time, I used to get them daily when I did not have medication. There is hope on the horizon! Take time to heal.

www.healingx.org/FunctionalHealing.htm for health care solutions

I'm trying to get pregnant and I have tried everything, even invitro isn't working...

2008-01-22T19:06:00.000-08:00

I've had several people say that to me lately in my practice, as if they hadn't seen all the publicity lately about how great Acupuncture is for Infertility, so I wanted to put more coverage out there for all those couples who still haven't heard.

There are several advantages to using Oriental Medicine as an approach to assist fertility.

The benefits of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) in treatment for the infertile couple can be found in early Chinese medical literature dating back to the 11AD. Not only do these techniques assist in regulating the menstrual cycle and invigorating the sperm, but they also serve to enhance the function of the whole body. And nothing so invasive as Invitro, but if you decide to go the Invitro route, their is significant evidence that Acupuncture increases the ability to get pregnant.

Here is a link where there are answers to some common questions...
http://www.healingx.org/Infertility.htm for health care solutions

Balance is everything!