Sunday, October 08, 2006

Do You Know What's in the Foods You're Eating???

I recently came across this interview, with Mike Adams and Dr. Russell Blaylock, and found it EXTREMELY interesting. I wanted to help make it more available because I strongly believe that all of us 'need' to know things like this so that we can make educated and smart choices for ourselves and families. I realize the interview is long but it is so worthy of the time, there are pieces of important information scattered throughout...

Originally published September 27 2006
Interview with Dr. Russell Blaylock on devastating health effects of MSG, aspartame and excitotoxins

Mike: I'm here with Dr. Russell Blaylock, and I'd like to explore some of the more advanced aspects of some of the things you are working on. Dr. Blaylock, I think readers know the basics of both MSG and aspartame, but can you review what you've already written about excitotoxins?

Dr. Russell Blaylock: I have three books. The first one is the excitotoxin book, "Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills," and the latest one is "Health and Nutrition Secrets That Can Save Your Life." The third one is "Natural Strategies for Cancer Patients," which is directed at nutritional treatments for cancer. It contains some material about aspartame and MSG.








Excitotoxins have been found to dramatically promote cancer growth and metastasis. In fact, one aspartame researcher noticed that, when cancer cells were exposed to aspartame, they became more mobile, and you see the same effect with MSG. It also causes a cancer cell to become more mobile, and that enhances metastasis, or spread. These MSG-exposed cancer cells developed all of these pseudopodians and started moving through tissues, which is one of the earlier observations from cancer.

When you increase the glutamate level, cancer just grows like wildfire, and then when you block glutamate, it dramatically slows the growth of the cancer. Researchers have done some experiments in which they looked at using glutamate blockers in combination with conventional drugs, like chemotherapy, and it worked very well. It significantly enhanced the effectiveness of these cancer drugs.

Mike: Wasn't there some research that came out recently that supports all this by establishing a correlation between leukemia and aspartame?

Dr. Blaylock: Yes. This Italian study was very well done. It was a lifetime study, which is very important with these toxins. They fed animals aspartame throughout their lives and let them die a natural death. They found a dramatic and statistically significant increase in the related cancers of lymphoma and leukemia, along with several histological types of lymphomas, which is of interest because H.J. Roberts had written an article saying that there was a significant increase in the primary lymphoma of the brain.

When you look it up in the neurosurgical literature, there is a rather significant rise in the incidents of what used to be a rare tumor. We're seeing a lot more of the primary lymphoma of the brain, which is a little different than lymphomas you see elsewhere. When you look back at the original studies done by the G.D. Searle company, they found lymphomas as well as primary brain tumors and tumors of multiple organs. All of this correlation shows that we've got a powerful carcinogenic substance here. It is either acting as a co-carcinogen or a primary carcinogen. Most likely, it's the formaldehyde breakdown product.

What the Italian study found is that if you take these same animals and expose them to formaldehyde in the same doses, they developed the same leukemias and lymphomas. If you look back at the Troker Study conducted in Spain a couple of years ago, what they found was when they radiolabeled the aspartame, they could actually see formaldehyde binding to the DNA, and it produced both single and double strand DNA breakage.

We know that when formaldehyde binds to DNA, it's very difficult to remove it. It will stay there for long periods of time. What that means is if you just drink a single diet cola today, or sweeten something with NutraSweet, you're accumulating damage every day. Eventually, you're going to produce this necessary pattern of DNA damage to initiate the cancer, and once you develop the cancer, the aspartic acid component of aspartame will make the cancer grow very rapidly. You've got a double effect; it's causing the cancer, and it's making the cancer move very rapidly.

Mike: Given all this evidence, how has the industry managed to suppress this information and keep this chemical legal in the food supply?

Dr. Blaylock: Donald Rumsfeld was the one who pushed a lot of this through, when he was in the chairmanship of the G.D. Searle company, NutraSweet. He got it approved through the regulatory process, but once it was approved, the government didn't want to admit that they had made a mistake. They just continued to cover it up, like the fluoride thing and the milk industry.

You're not going to criticize milk in the media, because they are smart enough to advertise in newspapers, magazines, health magazines and journals. They have all the media outlets covered. The only place that they don't have covered is talk radio and the internet. The health blogs can tell the truth.

No matter how much a newspaper wants to tell the truth, they're not going to do it. This is the kind of pressure these people are under. Even if you have a good writer who wants to write the story, his editor is going to override him and prevent it or water it down considerably. You see this in journals like the Journal of Clinical Nutrition or College Nutrition. Look at who funds them: The Monsanto Company, and they used to be sponsored by G.D. Searle. They're not going to want to put articles in their journal that will infuriate their primary source of income. Even medical and nutrition journals are controlled by these people.

Mike: It's the unholy alliance between the scientific community and big business.

Dr. Blaylock: Right. Another big scandal concerning the research is something new we found. We discovered that outside of the brain, there are numerous glutamate receptors in all organs and tissues. The entire GI tract, from the esophagus to the colon, has numerous glutamate receptors. The entire electrical conducting system of a heart is replete with all sorts of glutamate receptors. The lungs, the ovaries, all the reproductive systems and sperm itself, adrenal glands, bones and even calcification are all controlled by glutamate receptors. They act and operate exactly like the glutamate receptors in the brain.

So, when you're consuming MSG, the level of glutamate in the blood can rise as high as 20-fold. You get very high glutamate levels in the blood after eating a meal containing MSG. You're stimulating all of the glutamate receptors. That's why some people get explosive diarrhea, because it stimulates the receptors in the esophagus and small bowel. Others may develop irritable bowel, or if they have irritable bowel, it makes it a lot worse. If they have reflux, it makes that a lot worse. The thing about the cardiac conduction system glutamate receptors is this may explain the rise in sudden cardiac death.

What you see in almost all these cases is low magnesium. When the magnesium level is low, the glutamate receptors become hypersensitive, and so people -- athletes in particular, if they are not supplementing with magnesium -- are prone to sudden cardiac death, because of the glutamate receptors. If they eat a meal or something that contains glutamate or drink a diet cola before practice, it will produce such intense cardiac irritability, they'll die of sudden cardiac death. We know the sudden cardiac death is due to two things: Most commonly arrhythmia and cardio artery spasm. Both of which can be produced by glutamate.

Mike: Of course, that death certificate doesn't say they died from MSG.

Dr. Blaylock: No, and it's not going to, because the admitting physician doesn't know the first thing about any of this research. They've never heard of it. In fact, most cardiologists I've spoken with have never heard of this. They didn't know there were glutamate receptors throughout the electrical conduction system and in the heart muscle itself. You have a million patients in this country with arrhythmias that are life-threatening, and no one's telling them to avoid MSG and aspartame, yet it's a major source of cardiac irritability.

Mike: It's absolutely astounding. Now, didn't baby food manufacturers voluntarily remove this ingredient in the '70s?

Dr. Blaylock: They said they would, but they didn't. What they did is take out pure MSG and substitute it with hydrolyzed protein and caseinate. If you look at most toddler foods, they all have caseinate hydrolyzed protein broth, a significant source of glutamate.

Mike: We're destroying the nervous systems of these babies.

Dr. Blaylock: Exactly. Now, one of the things we're hearing a lot about is childhood obesity. One early observation with exitotoxicity is it makes animals grossly obese.

Mike: If they banned MSG, the drug companies would lose billions. Think about how much money they make treating all of these symptoms.

Dr. Blaylock: Here the government has all these big plans for controlling carbohydrate intake and controlling cereals and sugar and all that. Those things add to the problem, because what we find in MSG-exposed animals is that they prefer carbohydrates and sugars over protein-rich foods. That was one of the characteristics of this type of obesity. It's very difficult to exercise the weight off and almost impossible to diet it off. The appetite is out of control, but the metabolism is also out of control. They have metabolic syndrome on top of obesity, and so then you have a leptin insensitivity. In terms of obesity, they have a leptin insensitivity. It has been shown that you can produce leptin insensitivity very easily with MSG.

Mike: Is there any hope, in your view, that the world may wake up to this, and some day these ingredients may be banned?

Dr. Blaylock: It's possible, but you know, it's only going to be by public exposure, through the blogs and sites like yours. Once the public gets wind of it and is convinced that this is real, then there'll be an uproar over it. There's just a deception. The average consumer looks at it and goes, "Well, it says that it contains no MSG, so it must be okay."

Mike: I find a lot of the vegetarian foods, or so-called health foods, use yeast extracts.

Dr. Blaylock: The worst of the things they're doing are the soy extracts. Soybeans, naturally, have one of the highest glutamate levels of any of the plant products. When you hydrolyze it, you release the glutamate, and the soy protein isolates. The glutamate levels are higher than a lot of what you'll find in MSG products, yet the vegetarians are just eating it like it's the healthiest thing in the world. There was a 25-year study done, which looked at people who consumed the most soy products, and they followed them for 25 years and did serial CT scans. They found out that the people who consumed the most soybean products had the greatest incidence of dementia and brain atrophy.

These people are destroying their nervous system, and I talked to a lot of them who complained of severe migraine headaches. I said, "Get off the soy," and they do, and that migraine headache goes away. In addition, you have very high maganese levels, which is toxic to the very same part of the brain that produces Parkinson's. You've got a mixture of toxins with soy products, and the people think they are eating a healthy, nutritious product. It's destroying their nervous system, as well as other organs.

Mike: In this whole debate of soy versus cow's milk, we find misinformation in both camps.

Dr. Blaylock: I wouldn't recommend either one. If you're obsessed with milk, use goat's milk. It's closer to human milk, but I wouldn't recommend cow's milk or soy milk. I think people ought to avoid soy products as if they were poison.

Mike: Have you taken a lot of heat from NutraSweet or any of these other companies? I mean, have you been threatened with lawsuits or anything for going public with this information?

Dr. Blaylock: No, they leave me alone. I know too much. They've never bothered me. When I wrote the book, George Schwartz warned me, "Are you sure you want to write this book? If you do, they're just going to hound you to death." I said, "Yes, I want to write the book." So, I wrote it with one thing in mind: that they would not be able to refute it.

I researched every kind of way you can research and proved the toxicity of glutamate. They know I know that, because I had exchanged this in writing letters to some of their biggest defenders. They all realized that they couldn't answer my arguments. So they leave me alone. They're afraid that if it comes to a big standoff between me and them, they're going to lose.

Mike: They don't want this information going on the public record.

Dr. Blaylock: No, they don't want that. What they're doing is the old ploy of just ignoring and hoping it will go away. Of course, they put pressure on magazines, journals and newspapers not to interview me. They are trying to keep me in the shadows where they hope most people don't hear anything I have to say. It only works for so long.

Since I first wrote the book in 1995, proof supporting my viewpoint has increased enormously. The new material on peripheral glutamate receptors absolutely killed these people. They have no defense against that. The new information on the dramatic increase in cancer aggressiveness is something that they are terrified of.

Mike: Now you find these receptors outside the brain.

Dr. Blaylock: Right. Now, see, I proved it can enter the brain and that all that was a lie. What they've shown is that there are glutamate receptors on both sides of the blood brain barrier and that when you expose these receptors to glutamate, it opens up the blood brain barrier. So, the glutamate itself can open the barrier, and I list all these conditions. For instance, as you get older, your barrier becomes less competent. Almost all Alzheimer's patients have incompetent barriers. Heat stroke, seizures, autoimmune disorder and multiple sclerosis all are related with this active blood brain barrier.

You're talking about tens of millions of people, and they are out there gobbling up aspartame, MSG and other excitotoxins, and no one is telling them they are making their neurological conditions infinitely worse. I don't know how many seizure patients I've gotten off their medicines by just getting them off MSG and giving them magnesium. They quit having seizures. They were on maximum dosages of medications and still having seizures. Most neurologists and neurosurgeons that treat seizures are not aware of this.

Mike: It's not profitable to teach people how to avoid these ingredients.

Dr. Blaylock: If you look at the neuroscience literature, you can't pick up an article that's not about excitotoxicity. The hottest topic in neurosciences is glutamate receptors and excitotoxins.

Mike: Are they talking about it in the food or just as a chemical?

Dr. Blaylock: They won't mention food, but they talk about the glutamate receptor and what happens when you activate it.

Mike: What about the argument from food companies? I actually got into a debate with a veggie burger manufacturer, because I wrote an article that said their product had yeast extract in it, and yet the front label said, "100 percent all-natural ingredients." They said, "Well, glutamate appears naturally in other foods, like tomatoes and seaweed." What's your answer to that kind of defense?

Dr. Blaylock: Sure, but you see, all of these types of glutamate are bound. They're in oligosaccharides, polysaccharides. They are bound in amino acids groupings. They're not free amino acids. If you have it as a complex protein, you absorb it in your GI tract. In the GI tract, there are almost no free amino acids if you eat foods such as tomatoes. The level of free amino acids is nil; it's almost all absorbed as combined amino acids, and then it's only broken down in the liver, where it's released in very low concentrations that the body can deal with. It was never meant to have free amino acids in such high concentrations.

Well, when you hydrolyze them -- or you use yeast extract or enzymes to break down these various proteins into their free, released amino acids -- they're not natural any longer. What you've done is artificially release the amino acids in an unnatural way, and when they enter your GI tract, they are absorbed as free amino acids, then your blood level of that glutamic acid goes up significantly. As I said, it can go up as high as 20-fold, in some cases 40-fold. Your blood brain barrier is not constructed to handle such high levels of glutamate, because it doesn't naturally occur that way. It can handle the lower levels, but it can't handle these very high levels. So this argument, "Oh, it's natural," is just a lot of nonsense.

Mike: I do find that many manufacturers claim to be natural health companies, or health food companies, as a cover. They don't really follow that philosophy, because they'll use these ingredients.

Dr. Blaylock: Sure, and they use all kinds of backhanded ways.

Mike: Here's a practical question that's actually been burning in my head for about eight years: Is there anything that a person can take to block the absorption of MSG or glutamate as a defensive supplement?

Dr. Blaylock: Well, not necessarily to block it. You have other amino acids that can't compete for glutamic acid absorption. So that may be one way to help reduce the rate at which it would be absorbed.

Mike: Which aminos would those be?

Dr. Blaylock: Those would include leucine, isoleucine and lysine. They would compete for the same carrier system, so that would slow down absorption. There are a lot of things that act as glutamate blockers. You know, like silimarin, curcumin and ginkgo biloba. These things are known to directly block glutamate receptors and reduce excitotoxicity. Curcumin is very potent. Most of your flavonoids.

Magnesium is particularly important, because magnesium can block the MNDA glutamate type receptor. That's its natural function, so it significantly reduces toxicity. Vitamin E succinate is powerful at inhibiting excitotoxicity, as are all of your antioxidants. They found combinations of B vitamins also block excitotoxicity.

Mike: Let's talk about restaurants. I can't even eat at restaurants anymore at all, even those natural restaurants. They don't know they have MSG, because it's in one of the sauces or something.

Dr. Blaylock: I talked to them, and they said, "We get our food in these big crates, so there's no ingredients listed." It's the same thing for hospitals. I talked to a hospital dietitian and she said, "We can't tell because it comes in a crate, and they won't put the ingredients on it. It just says Salisbury steak or whatever."

They don't know, so it's hard for them to come out and tell their customers, "It's free of MSG." What they mean when they do say that is, "We didn't put any in there." Their white sauces are particularly high, as are their salad dressings, especially the ones that are pure oil. They all contain MSG.

Mike: Gravy mixes almost always have it, right?

Dr. Blaylock: Yes, they'll put hydrolyzed protein in it. They're selling taste. I mean, that's why a person prefers one restaurant to another. The food tastes better. Then they go home and feel sick and don't understand why.

One of the things that has been noticed about sudden cardiac death is that most that have it, other than athletes, die after eating a meal in a restaurant. I suspect it's because these people have low magnesium. They eat the meal, the glutamate stimulates the glutamate receptor in the cardiac conduction system as well as the hypothalamus, and they have a sudden cardiac death.

I was in a bookstore in Oxford, Miss. This young guy was there, and he just dropped and died. We took him to the hospital and tried to resuscitate him, and we couldn't. He was only 26 years old, and he had just eaten a big bowl of soup at one of the restaurants. Well, I talked to the person that was there, and he said they use a lot of hydrolyzed protein and MSG. People will eat a meal, have a soup before the meal, get this huge dose of MSG, and drop dead from the arrhythmia.

Mike: Could this explain some sudden infant deaths as well, you think?

Dr. Blaylock: Oh yeah. I mean, look at the popularity of these soy infant formulas. Mothers are crazy to give their kids soy formula. There is a lot of concern about it. There's concern about the fluoride level, the manganese level, and the glutamate levels in these soy infant formulas.

Mike: At Wal-Mart, I saw bottled water with added sodium fluoride. It's fluoride water.

Dr. Blaylock: Oh yes, it's for babies. They have a picture of a baby on it.

Mike: So, is there a website or a newsletter that people can visit or sign-up for?

Dr. Blaylock: I have a newsletter. It's www.BlaylockReport.com. It's by subscription, but you can buy individual newsletters. You don't have to get the whole year. It's issued monthly, for $3.98 a piece. It covers everything.

I try to cover a lot of common subjects and bring people up to date on the new thinking and research. I go through all the medical research. Usually I'll go through everything that conventional medicine has to offer. A lot of times they have good physiology, a good pathophysiology, but then, they switch over and start talking about drugs. I'll go through all the good pathophysiology material they have, and then I'll look up all the nutritional research that's been done that can correct those problems.

Mike: I see. Here's an off-the-wall question: If MSG and all its different versions, as well as aspartame, were outlawed tomorrow, what changes would we see in the next five years in terms of public health?

Dr. Blaylock: I think you'd see a significant drop in obesity and metabolic syndrome. You'd see a tremendous drop in certain cancers. You would certainly see a tremendous drop in the neurodegenerative diseases, and all of these diseases that are increasing expeditiously.

The neurodegenerative diseases are just exploding. Things that used to be rare, we're seeing all the time now. It's just frightening. And when you look through the neurosciences literature, they have no explanation. They don't know why it's increasing so rapidly, but it's because we have such a large combination of toxins. For instance, we know that cellular neurodegenerative diseases are connected to mercury, aluminum, pesticides and herbicides, and the way they produce brain damage is through an excitotoxic mechanism.

So, we are all exposed to those toxins, and then when you add MSG and excitotoxins to the food, you tremendously accelerate this toxicity. That's why we're seeing this explosion in neurodegenerative diseases; Alzheimer's and autism and ADD and Parkinson's -- all these things are increasing so enormously because we are exposed to carcinogenic toxicity from all these different things and this huge exposure to excitotoxins, which is the central mechanism.

This is what no one's been able to claim. You look at one person's report and they'll say, "Alzheimer's is related to mercury exposure," and then another one says, "No, it's related to pesticides," and yet another one says it something else, but they're all operating through the same mechanism. All of these things operate by increasing brain immune activity, and that activates excitotoxicity. So that's why all of them seem to be related, because they're all doing the same thing to the brain.

Mike: What about the American Diabetes Association? Given that aspartame actually promotes obesity, based a lot of the work you've uncovered, I find it curious that the ADA so strongly supports aspartame.

Dr. Blaylock: I don't, considering they receive huge amounts of money from the makers of aspartame. They fund their walk-a-thon and all that kind of stuff, so they get tremendous amounts of money from the makers of aspartame, and money talks.

Whether they're just deluding themselves and choosing not to believe it's toxic, refusing to look at the evidence, or they're just concerned about the money and could care less, I don't know, but when you look at the pathophysiology of diabetes and the effect of aspartame, it's absolute nonsense for anybody who has diabetes to be on aspartame. Particularly in a neurological aspect, it's going to make it a lot worse.

Mike: What about other popular chemical sweeteners like sucralose in Splenda?

Dr. Blaylock: There's really not a lot of research in those areas. They have some basic research, like with Splenda, showing thalamus suppression. If that holds up in other research, it's a major concern. If you're suppressing the thalamus gland in a child, that's the future of their immune function. You can increase everything from autoimmunity to producing immune-related diseases, to infections and cancers. The implications of thalamus gland suppression are enormous.

There have been reports of miscarriages associated with Splenda in experimental animals. The problem is, we don't have a lot of well-conducted studies on Splenda to ferret these things out, and they're not going to do them. The best way to protect your product is to never test it, or just to set up some phony test and report it in a journal that's friendly to your point of view.

That's what they did with certain vaccines. They did thousands of phony studies and waved them around, claiming nothing was found. You can design any study to find whatever you want. Particularly, you can design it to have negative results. That's the easiest thing to do.

Mike: We've got government health officials telling us mercury is safe and we've got big business telling us both aspartame and MSG are safe. It sounds like every poison in the food supply or in organized medicine is perfectly safe.

Dr. Blaylock: We did that with lead. When they first started questioning the safety of lead, the levels they said were safe were just enormously high, and then a mere 10 years later, suddenly we're finding out that lead is toxic at 10 micrograms. In the '60s, they were fighting over the same thing. The defenders of gasoline-added lead were saying lead wasn't toxic, except in extremely high doses. Then neuroscience literature was contradicting them, but nobody would listen. Finally, the weight of the evidence was so overwhelming that they found out extremely low concentrations of lead were toxic and accumulate in the brain.

It's the same thing with mercury. Mercury is even more poisonous than lead. An infant is getting 150 times the dose of mercury than the EPA safety limits. A hundred times higher than the FDA safety limits. Here's a little baby that's getting 150 times higher a dose than the FDA says is safe for an adult.

Mike: What are the big points readers to take away? What do you think they need to remember in order to protect themselves?

Dr. Blaylock: You need to abstain from all of these things. Aspartame is not a necessary nutrient, and neither is MSG. The weight of the evidence is overwhelming. If you want to avoid obesity, metabolic syndrome and cancer, and if you don't want to make your cancer more aggressive, then you need to stay away from these products.

The damage affects pregnant women, unborn babies and newborns. It produces changes in the brain that are irreversible. What we've found is that it reprograms the wiring of the brain, particularly the hypothalamus, so it doesn't function normally. These children are abnormal for the rest of their lives in terms of their physiological function.

Mike: Well, hopefully the weight of this evidence will someday become overwhelming, and government regulators will listen to you.

Dr. Blaylock: The pressure on researchers is so enormous. Larry Troker came out with his research about the DNA damage by aspartame. Then his career was damaged by the makers of aspartame. He said he would never do another research project concerning aspartame. Well, a number of researchers have said the same thing. Once they published their results, the full weight of these companies come down on their head. NutraSweet will contribute millions to a university and threaten to pull their donations if someone isn't quieted.

Mike: So there's blatant scientific censorship at work here.

Dr. Blaylock: There's blatant, and then there's just understood. You have NutraSweet manufacturers donating several million dollars to your university. The director of that laboratory, or the president of the university, will just quietly let them know that they'd really like to see research come to a stop.

The editor-in-chief of The Chemical News went through that with fluoride. They fired him because he refused to be quiet about fluoride toxicity, and they had just received this huge grant from Colgate-Palmolive. They said, "We'll lose our grant if you don't get quiet about fluoride." He wouldn't, and they fired him. Researchers know this.

Mike: I want to commend you for being willing to stand up and tell the truth about all of this. I think you're doing a great, positive service to public-health.

Dr. Blaylock: You're the one doing the service, because you're putting the word out there. Without you, I would just be sitting in a room fussing. It's people like you that get this word out and let people know what's going on in the world.

Mike: I wouldn't be surprised if they tried to pass a bill to outlaw health talk on the internet.

Dr. Blaylock: They're trying to do it. You know, they passed a law at one time in several states that no one but dietitians could speak on the subject of nutrition. Several states had that law passed. This meant Ph.D. biochemists couldn't talk about health. It was ridiculous. I'm sure that one day they're going to have an internet bill saying there's just too much dangerous material coming over the internet on health issues, and we need to regulate it.

Mike: Well, I want to thank you very much for all your time.

Dr. Blaylock: Thank you. I appreciate you giving me this opportunity.

Note: This full interview is also available as a free download (PDF) at TruthPublishing.com

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Friday, October 06, 2006

Young Living Introduces Core Essential's to Control Inflammation

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Young Living's Core Essentials Daily Nutritional Regimen

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STEP FOUR: Give it Time

Commit to following the program for at least 60 days, although 90 days would be better. When the right raw materials are available, the body can do remarkable things, and then time will heal the wounds. Don't be surprised if you begin to see positive changes quickly -- these are not ordinary nutritional products. All Young Living essential oils and oil-enhanced products provide pure, living plant energy, and most people notice this unique and exceptional difference right away.

*These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. These products are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure, or prevent any disease.

Thursday, October 05, 2006

Living Foods, Your Body's pH and Disease

I came across this video on organic living foods and how important they are for a healthy system. Since today is my body pH day, see my previous post An Acidic or Alkaline System: What's the Difference and Why Should We Care? I've included this video because with proper supplementation and incorporating proper diet there's little reason why we Americans should be as ill as many of us are. In particular, be sure to listen to the part on "wheatgrass juice".



I think Wheat Grass juice is terrific. However, some people cannot handle the taste. So how then do you get your body to be more alkaline?

Here is one of many products that Young Living has formulated to use in conjunction with a healthy diet that can help create a more alkaline system:

Visit my website to purchase AlkaLime (item # 3199): The Very Essence

You may also like to read the post below on "An Acidic or Alkaline System: What's the Difference and Why Should We Care?

By the way, NingXia Red juice tastes absolutely delicious and is super high in antioxidants!

"The doctor of the future will give no medicine, but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease" ~ Thomas Edison ~

To Your Good Health!

An Acidic or Alkaline System: What's the Difference and Why Should We Care?

I think we all probably know at this point that disease, particularly cancers, cannot grow in an alkaline system/body. Young Living has many products that assist us in achieving an alkaline system.

For those of you who don't know, the saliva tests will not show you whether or not your system is acidic or alkaline. According to Premier Research Labs the following article tells you how to do a proper test...


pH -- From Acid to Alkaline
by Premier Research Labs

"Key to beating Candida albican overgrowth.

Key to stopping and reversing Osteoporosis, evidenced by bone loss, joint pain, creaky joints, poor range of motion.

Calcium and Magnesium and maintaining healthy urine pH are key to ending chronic infections, chronic asthma, bronchitis, cancer, flus, colds, etc.

Key to preventing and ending bone spurs, calcium deposits, kidney and other stones. Key to preventing and ending arthritis.

Key to preventing and overcoming Heart Disease.

Key to preventing lactic acid build up and aching muscles after hard exercise; stiff and hard muscles.

Key to balanced, healthy emotions.

Correcting your pH will help you overcome the body's cravings for sugar, caffeine, alcohol and other drugs and health-destroying habits.

To test your own body's pH, collect a small sample of your first morning urine (any time after 5am, before eating or drinking anything) in a clean cup (or just dip it in the stream). Check the pH of your urine by dipping a small piece of pH tape into your urine; then immediately match the color of the tape to the pH color chart on the roll. The number corresponding to the color tells you the pH. After you wet the tape, do not wait.

Immediately match the color. If you delay for a few minutes you may get a false reading.

Another good time to test your pH is 2 to 3 hours after your noon meal. You can not drink anything but water after lunch for 2 to 3 hours before testing your urine. You can also test your urine after 5pm before your evening meal if you have not eaten or drank anything but water for 2 to 3 hours.

Ideal pH: An ideal urine pH range is between 6.4 to 7.0.
Acid pH: A urine pH below 6.0 is in the acid range (minerals badly needed; time to rebuild your mineral status).

Highly alkaline pH: a urine pH over 8.0 is often a danger sign, warning you that your pH is too far out of range. (Minerals are exhausted; you may be in emergency alkalosis where the body is using anything it can [i.e. ammonia] to try to buffer the increased acid load.)

As the body's pH comes into better balance (ph 6.4 to 7.0), it is like a sunny spring day; your body can easily assimilate minerals that were very difficult to absorb at a more acid pH. The first morning urine pH is the best reflection of the body's tissue pH. Obtain a roll of pH tape at your local pharmacy to measure your own urine pH.

In an alkaline environment, you have abundant oxygen. As the pH of the urine drops, less and less oxygen is available to the tissues. Small changes of 1/10 to 2/10 in pH can mean 10 to 20 times more oxygen availability. Ionized calcium is the key mineral to help keep the pH near ideal.

It is also important to lessen the use of acid producing foods and drinks, such as sugar, coffee, alcohol, soft drinks, junk food and too often eating lousy food out in restaurants."

Young Living has all natural, solutions to lowering pH. Here are just two products that are worthy of note:

Visit my website to purchase AlkaLime (item # 3199): The Very Essence

Suggested Use:  Stir one rounded teaspoon into six to eight oz. of distilled or purified water and drink immediately.  To aid in alkalizing connective tissue, AlkaLime may be taken one to three times per day before meals or before eating.  As an antacid, AlkaLime may be taken as needed.  Otherwise an ideal time to take AlkaLime would be prior to bedtime.

Visit my website to purchase the great tasting, super antioxidant NingXia Red Juice: The Very Essence

"When one understands that there are only a few basic mechanisms underlying all disease, then it is extremely simple to see why NingXia Red is so effective for practically all organ systems." Hugo Rodier, M.D., Adjunct Nutrition Professor, University of Utah.

Some years ago, the Frenchman, Vincent (pronounced VAAH-SAHNT), discovered that one of the most important means by which he could get a reliable picture of the body "terrain" and its "regulative capacity" was by measuring the pH of the blood, saliva and urine. Simply put, pH is a measurement of how "acid" or "Alkaline" a substance is. The pH scale runs from 0 on the "acid side, to 14.14 on the "alkaline" side; a pH of 7.07 being "neutral."

The pH of the arterial blood runs somewhere between 7.4 and 7.45, which is mildly alkaline with very tight tolerances. The pH of saliva runs between 6.0 and 7.0 (mildly acid to neutral); and, that of the urine between 4.5 and 8.0 (somewhat acid to slightly alkaline). These are not necessarily "ideal" numbers, they are observed ranges. In other words, if you were to test the urine pH of 1,000 people, you would find most, if not all, of the numbers to fall within the range of 4.5 to 8.0. What I mean by the term "regulation" or regulative capacity" is that the body is always working to keep itself in a healthy state; it is always "regulating." When our bodies cease to regulate, they become a fertile "breeding ground" for bacteria, viruses, and fungi - hence the health problems listed below. In other words, when our bodies cease to regulate, we become very ill and die.

Here are some of the kinds of symptoms, which should fly caution flags for you, especially if they are recurring symptoms, or symptoms which tend to be present with you more and more consistently as you age: Acne, Anxiety, Asthma, Bloating, Bacterial infections, Bronchitis, Cold hands and/or feet, Chemical sensitivities (to odors, etc.), Loss of concentration, Constipation, Cold sores, Cystitis, Colitis, Depression, Disturbed sense of smell, taste, hearing, and/or vision, Diarrhea, Dizziness, Low energy, Eczema, Endometriosis, Food sensitivities, or allergies, Fungal infections, (Candida, athlete's foot, etc.), Gastritis, Excessive hair loss, Hyperacidity, Heartburn, Hives, Hayfever, Hot or burning sensation during urination, Hyperactivity, Mild headaches, Irregular or rapid heartbeat, Impotence, Joint pains, Loss of memory, Migraines, Metallic taste in mouth, Excess mucous in head/sinuses (stuffiness), Muscular pain, Numbness, and/or tingling, Pre-menstral cramping, Pre-menstral anxiety and/or depression, Psoriasis, Rapid breathing or panting, Sinusitis, Swelling and or Urinary infections.

A simple way to get a reasonably good idea of how your body is doing in its attempts to regulate itself and fight the overgrowth of viruses, bacteria and fungi is by testing the pH of your first morning urine. This can be done by passing a strip of pH test paper through a stream of urine and then comparing the color of the test with a chart which indicates the degree of acidity or alkalinity of the urine. This procedure should be done for 5-10 days in order to get a reliable indication of where the pH would usually be.

If the pH is consistently trending towards alkaline, it is moving in the right direction. If it tends to be on the acid side, then there is reason for concern. And, somewhat conversely, if you already have some of the symptoms mentioned above (remember, recurring symptoms, not occasionally), then you can expect your first morning urine to be consistently on the acid side of the pH range and the urine test will confirm this.

In a nutshell, when the "terrain," or internal environment, of the body tends to be alkaline, then one has reason to be optimistic concerning his or her long-term health. On the other hand, when the biological terrain tends to be acid, then one can anticipate a steady deterioration in his or her health and, if nothing is done to help the body move towards an internal, alkaline state, then one can expect the manifestation of progressively serious chronic, and often debilitating problems. In other words we have a choice to either alkalize...or die.

Most Americans will test "acid, " given our diets and our stressful lifestyles. We eat too much in the way of acid forming foods; we get very little exercise; and we take very little time to "smell the roses" these days.

In addition to making necessary diet adjustments and de-stressing ourselves, another important thing we can do is to take a good, alkalizing supplement on a regular basis. For example, minerals like Calcium and Magnesium have alkalizing qualities, also found at my website: The Very Essence. Better yet, however, is an alkalizing powder, which has been formulated specifically to assist the body in its attempt to alkalize the biological terrain. Although these important powders might be more easily found in Europe, they are becoming more available here in the U.S. as doctors and health practitioners are becoming more savvy about the need to alkalize the body. Being a Young Living Distributor, I have one of the best of these alkalizing powders available in the product "Alkalime."

Alkalime powder comes packaged in 8 ounce bottles and the way you take it is to stir a rounded teaspoon into about 4-6 ounces of pure water and then "chug" it down while it is still effervescing. Health practitioners who are familiar with this kind of product recommend taking it this way before retiring at night and, if a person is running quite "acid," the recommendation is to take it at 10am and 4pm as well. Also, Alkalime does a great job in neutralizing an acid stomach and many people use it for this express purpose. Alkalime works quite well for athletes who want help in neutralizing the lactic acid buildup which results after hard workouts.

Some Testimonials From AlkaLime User's:

Alkalime is also WONDERFUL for douching...so many women have issues with the vaginal tract and are not aware of the acidity there...Alkalime balances it right out! Jessica
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Food poisoning gone in 15 minutes
I ate something Friday night that caused an immediate volatile eruption in my digestive tract. I felt it at both ends and ran for my Di-Gize oil blend. I applied 2 drops on each side of my abdomen and then went for my Alkalime Powder. I mixed a 1/2 tsp. with a little water [1/3 cup] and drank it as it fizzled [very important]. Alkalime is just like Alka Seltzer, only without the harmful chemicals. I knew this would cause me to burp or something else :(

I laid down and asked Mark to go set up a bucket by my side of the bed. I felt so miserable, I couldn't move...I could feel that this was going to shoot up fast. I kid you not...in less than 15 minutes, I must have hurled 6 times for a solid minute! Every bit of poison was expelled from my system and I felt completely better. I had a wonderful night's sleep and was able to enjoy my next meal the next day. I've heard about the horrors of food poisoning and stories from others taking several days to get over it. Thank God I was able to get over it so fast because of my Young Living arsenal.

Then I had  Vaginal yeast infection, I've used Aroma Siez with Dragon Time. Dilute 1-2 drops in 1 oz. V6 Mixing Oil or Massage Oil Base and use in a douche once daily for two weeks. This recipe is the one I used a long time ago. It worked so well, I was back to normal in 36 hours!! The V6 Mixing Oil is the only carrier oil I trust as far as purity. (note: all of the products mention here are available through my website: The Very Essence) I haven't had a yeast infection now in years since using Alkalime supplement everyday to help balance my pH. April
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Irregular Calcium Deposits in Breast
Three weeks ago a mammogram showed irregular calcium deposits in my right breast. The radiologist put great pressure on me to have a biopsy done immediately. I elected not to do the biopsy because it is so radical.

I had blood drawn for the AMAS test for antibodies that detects cancer 19 months before a biopsy and sent it off overnight in dry ice to Oncolab in Boston. I started the regimen shown in the Essential Oils Desk Reference to deter cancer. I take 6 drops of Frankincense, 4 drops Ledum with Almond Oil in a 00 capsule daily. I rub Frankincense daily over the three middle toes on each foot. I rub 16 drops Frankincense, 12 drops Lavender and 3 drops Clove into each breast for 4 days and leave it off for 4 days. I have started Alkalime to get my Ph balance more Alkaline. I have started 10 drops of liquid mineral essence under my tongue each morning. I have had a lymphatic massage each week.

The change in my breast tissue has been astounding. The thick tissue has softened with only a small hard area left. There has been no pain. I expect to go over the blood test results with my internist on Monday. I am lucky because he goes along with my alternative approach in lieu of a biopsy. I have started meditation and visualization. I am feeling great. I will not go through radiation or chemotherapy. Dorothy
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This specially designed alkaline mineral powder contains an array of high-alkaline salts and other yeast/fungus-fighting elements, such as citric acid and essential oils. It's precisely balanced, acid-neutralizing mineral formulation helps preserve the body's proper pH balance--the cornerstone of health. By boosting blood alkalinity, yeast and fungus are deprived of the acidic terrain they require to flourish. The effectiveness of other essential oils is enhanaced when the body's blood and tissue are alkaline.

AlkaLime may help reduce the following signs of acid-based yeast and fungus dominance: fatigue/low energy, unexplained aches and pains, overweight conditions, low resistance to illness, allergies, headaches, irritability/mood swings, indigestion, colitis/ulcers, diarrhea/constipation, urinary tact infection, and rectal/vaginal itch.

Companion Young Living Products: Essentialzyme (item # 3272), Mineral Essence (item # 3222), Vita Green (item # 3248), Royaldophilus (item # 3284), NingXia Red juice (item # 3003).

Campanion Young Living Therapeutic-grade Essential Oils: Di-Gize (item # 3324), Purification (item # 3399), Thieves (item # 3423), Peppermint (item # 3614), Spearmint (item # 3638).

Again, I want to point out that Young Living has the highest quality therapeutic-grade essential oils available and you should NEVER try to use other brands of essential oils the same way you would typically use the Young Living brand.

THE PROVERBIAL DISCLAIMER
The information provided here is for educational purposes only and is not intended as diagnosis, treatment, or prescription of any kind. The decision to use, or not to use, any information is the sole responsibility of the reader.

Wednesday, October 04, 2006

Essential Oils - Nature's Antibacterial

Health officials simply do not know how to stop streptococcus, or why it kills some people while causing only a mild illness in others. James Musser, Director of the Baylor College of Medicine's Institute for the Study of Human Bacterial Pathogenesis, said, "I understand the public frustration. I've been studying this organism for a decade, and I'm frustrated."



Dr. Musser's frustration is shared by millions. Why is it that so-called "modern" medicine is so helpless against such simple, yet deadly life-forms? The simple answer is that modern medicine looks to unproven patented medicine for health solutions, rather than to proven natural remedies.



Modern medicine has chosen to follow the practice of treating disease with man-made antibiotics and chemical drugs. If these man-made inventions worked, fine, but they do not work. Time, agonizing side-effects and 1,000's of premature deaths painfully bare this out. 


Man-made chemical drugs and antibiotics are, at best, band- aid approaches to solving the health crisis in America. Yet, in spite of repeated failures, the medical community continues to use these failing modalities to fight disease outbreaks, such as in the case of streptococcus now facing us. In Texas a 3 year old boy, who has the flesh-eating form of strep, is being given massive doses of antibiotics. Why? This modality is the only one his doctors know, or are trained in to fight infectious organisms. 

There is an answer to staphylococcus, streptococcus, meningococcus, pneumococcus, anthrax bacillus, thyphoid bacillus, diphtheria bacillus, and a host of other bacterial infections, but it isn't to be found in your doctors medicine chest.

Look to Nature:

Mother nature's medicine chest is a marvel to behold. For within this chest are the very provisions needed to prevent, protect and heal human beings from bacterial infections. 

No longer speculation, but proven by standard, clinical studies, essential oils are mankind's answer to bacterial infectious outbreaks from striking your loved ones.

In studies conducted at Weber State University, the essential oils of cinnamon, geranium, lemongrass, melalueca, mt. savory, oregano and rosewood all proved 100% effective against streptococcus and staphylococcus. 

In studies completed in Europe, the essential oil of thyme proved 100% effective against anthrax, thyphoid, diphtheria, and Koch's bacillus, as well as meningococcus. The essence of lemon oil proved 100% effective against pneumococcus, staphylococcus and diptheric bacillus. It is the staphylococcus bacteria that infects and kills thousands of people who contract infections while staying in hospitals.

All of the above named organisms kill thousands of people yearly. So why hasn't our American health community turned to this proven and readily available aromatherapy solution? Perhaps this is a question you should ask your doctor.

How Bacteria Spread:

Bacterial infections are spread from airborne bacteria and by touching surfaces infected with these organisms. The very air we breathe may be contaminated from someone else's sneeze or breath. Touching a telephone or ATM key pad may spread these bacteria. Anything someone else has touched can be contaminated with bacteria. 

We come into contact with these organisms daily and bring them home with us. For the most part we are never aware of this because our body's immune system is always on the job, daily killing and over-powering invaders. But what happens when someone's immune system has been compromised? Unless the immune system can overpower the invasion, invaders continue to multiply until they have created a stronghold called an infection. Once established, the infection can worsen until the body itself is overpowered by the infection and can no longer support life.

Essential Oil is Nature's Health Insurance Program:

There is no better way to prevent and protect your family from bacterial invasion then through aromatherapy, the use of therapeutic-grade essential oils. While food supplements can strengthen the body's natural healing system, they cannot prevent and protect the the body from bacterial invasion the way that essential oils do. This is one reason why essential oils have been used since the beginning of time...They are nature's health insurance program against pathogenic health disasters.

I highly recommend the Thieves essential oil blend as a general bacteria busting essential oil.

See my previous posts:

The Amazing Thieves Essential Oil Blend, the Plague and Household Cleaning

Antimicrobial Effects of Essential Oils

Application is made in one of two ways, diffusion and direct application. When a therapeutic-grade essential oil is diffused into the atmosphere of a home or office, the air becomes purified, purged of harmful bacteria, fungus and mold. The effectiveness of this procedure is 100% and is like one of those used in studies by Weber State University. Essential oils kill/destroy infectious bacteria within seconds of contact. In addition, aromatic molecules are breathed into the body, where they trigger numerous immune-boosting, healing and relaxation responses. This combination one-two punch is the best health insurance one can have against infectious disease.

Diffusers come in various styles and work in various ways, but the most effective ones use a glass nebulizer which is attached to a small aquarium style air pump. Depending on style, the nebulizer may be attached to a bottle containing essential oil, or have an opening to add them by the drop. Diffused by vibration and pushed by the force of air within the nebulizer, a fine mist of oil is released into the air where it remains suspended for up to several hours.

There is no set procedure or time schedule for using a diffuser, but many families diffuse three times a day for 10 to 30 minutes each period. The benefits are immense when one considers the health hazards we expose ourselves to daily, particularly from the toxic antibacterial products commonly sold.

See my previous post for further discussion on diffuser's and air freshener's... Are Your Air Freshener's Killing You?

Families with school children can decrease chances of bacterial contamination by applying certain therapeutic-grade essential oils directly on their children before leaving for school. This is an ancient practice, known long ago as a blessing. The oils penetrate the skin and go to work within the body as effectively as diffusing does. 

Use caution:

Pure therapeutic-grade essential oils are very concentrated, and a few drops can produce significant effects; so please BEGIN SLOWLY to properly determine the body's response. Pure oils should be diluted with carrier oil for those who are first time users; who have fair or sensitive skin; or are being applied to sensitive areas of the body; or are trying a new oil for the first time; or who are infants or children. 

KNOWLEDGE IS POWER!

Your health is nothing to leave to chance. We live in times of strange diseases with a medical community left wondering how to stop them. Use the knowledge you learn to prevent and protect your family from health disaster. Continue to visit your physician when needed, but understand his/her limitation working in a system heavily weighted against natural healing.

The information provided is for educational purposes only and is not intended as diagnosis, treatment, or prescription of any kind. The decision to use, or not to use, any information is the sole responsibility of the reader.

Resources:

Young Living Research Packet: Weber State University Studies Payson, Utah 
USA Today, 'C'apricious' germ terrifies Texas, Mar 6, 98 3a 
Rockford Register Star, Strep kills one in Ogle County, Mar 3, 98, Rockford, IL 
Bio/Tech News, Natures Amazing healing Oils, Portland, OR

Visit my website to learn more and see the extensive Young Living line of products: The Very Essence

Wednesday, September 27, 2006

NingXia Red Juice: Antioxiant & Great Tasting Nutritional Juice

Ultra-High Antioxidants

NingXia Red is considered to be a wide-spectrum antioxidant, meaning it does more than just protect the body against a single "free radical." (Free radicals in the body damage cells, proteins, and DNA by altering their chemical structure.) NingXia Red's capacity to absorb four of the most prevalent free radicals found in the human body is superior. Specifically, its capacity to absorb the superoxide free radical, the most abundant free radical in the human body, is many times more effective than the closest competing health drink!

Other Rejuvenating Ingredients

Ningxia wolfberry, the primary ingredient in NingXia Red, along with the powerful combination of select juices and essential oils, is what makes NingXia Red the juice of choice for daily health optimization!

Wolfberry: the miracle superfood; supports multiple biosystems; ultra-rich nutrient source.

Blueberry: contains ultra-high levels of antioxidants.

Pomegranate: supports cardiovascular health.

Apricot: revered for longevity support.

Raspberry: contains ellagic acid, a DNA protectant.

Lemon and Orange Essential Oils: contain the antioxidant d-limonene.

Synergistic Blend of Juices

Look at the label! Other health drinks contain "junk juices" such as white grape, apple, and pear. These sugary juices contain very little health benefit. Our own juices are carefully selected rich, dark juices known to enhance longevity and health. These darker juices are extremely high in anthocyanidins, flavanoids, and carotenoids, which have been shown to strengthen collagen, protect against cardiovascular disease, and absorb free radicals. The synergy between these essential phytonutrients (i.e., plant nutrients) multiplies its effect on crucial biochemical processes within the body. Synergy means that these juices combined have more antioxidant activity than the sum of the individual juices. It's the synergy of nature's best ingredients that makes NingXia Red the most powerful antioxidant juice anywhere.

Immune System Support

Wolfberries and NingXia Red have been shown to provide assistance to immunity. Studies done in a hospital in Beijing, China, have shown wolfberries to be effective in inhibiting inflammation and may induce an immune response. A landmark study published in the Journal of the American Nutraceutical Association concluded, "Wolfberry juice and its mixtures were shown to have immunomodulatory effects... by increasing splenic (spleen) microphages and splenic weight." There are a number of studies that correlate increased spleen weight and improved immunological function. As studies continue, the science is clear — this remarkable fruit has an abundance of health benefits!

Ancient Tradition

NingXia Red contains the amazing Ningxia wolfberry, which is different than the wolfberries coming out of other regions. NingXia Red contains the wofberry coming out of the remote NingXia Provence in China and is organically grown. The wolfberries grown in the NingXia Provence are remarkably higher in nutrients than any other wolfberry in the world.

This tiny, red berry has been cherished for centuries, particularly in the Ningxia Province in China, for its health, energy, and longevity benefits. Ancient medical texts mention the Chinese wolfberry in conjunction with regulation of the "vital energy," "strengthening of the physique," and nourishment that can "lead to longevity." Even more anciently it was said to "replenish vital essences" and "strengthen and restore major organs."

These ancient observations seem to correlate remarkably with the discoveries made by modern scientists. For example, the liver is considered a major organ. Chinese scientists have determined that the wolfberry polysaccharide has "definite protective effects" on the liver cells that regulate our body's insulin system, the "islets of Langerhans."

Other researchers have determined that special substances found in the NingXia wolfberry have "prominent hepatoprotective activity," meaning that they help protect the liver. These are just a few of the marvelous studies that help confirm what ancient tradition held true. Other significant science can be found in the "Wolfberry Scientific Brief."

Essential Oils

ORAC testing has shown that essential oils have also been found to have the very powerful antioxidant d-limonene (found in Lemon & Orange essential oils). NingXia Red is the only drink available that contains lemon and orange essential oils. These oils alone have remarkable health promoting benefits, which is just one more reason that NingXia Red is the most amazing health drink available.

Best Tasting and the Most Nutritional Drink

When compared to other health drinks, NingXia Red is miles ahead of the competition, in taste and nutrition.

Here are the research numbers from Brunswick Lab to prove it:
S-ORAC testing measures a product's ability to destroy the most dangerous and abundant free-radical -- Superoxide.
Elevated Superoxide is linked to heart disease, cancer, arthritis, asthma, and other inflammatory conditions.

This third party, Brunswick Lab, S-ORAC comparison proves that NingXia Red IS in a class of its own!

Himalayan Goji = 0
Noni = 1.2
XanGo = 1.8
Via Viente = 8.6
NingXia Red = 363

Visit my website to purchase NingXia Red:
The Very Essence


Please provide your name, address and phone number and I'll get a sample out to you (US shipments only for the free sample).

"When one understands that there are only a few basic mechanisms underlying all disease, then it is extremely simple to see why NingXia Red is so effective for practically all organ systems." Hugo Rodier, M.D., Adjunct Nutrition Professor, University of Utah.

When you consider that every single ingredient is not only incredibly healthy but naturally delicious as well, it becomes clear why NingXia Red is a favorite way to start out the day, one ounce per day for maintenance. Sweet yet tangy, a pleasant taste of fruity richness sweetened with blue agave syrup (also known as the "nectar of the gods"), NingXia Red is a delight to drink. Some think it tastes concentrated. That is probably because most retail juices on today's market are clear, watered down sugary drinks that are made to appeal to a generation raised on soda pop. Those other drinks have very little nutritional benefit and spike blood sugar. The body easily assimilates the natural sugars in NingXia Red because it's healthy in every way.

"I was recently diagnosed with fibromyalgia and chronic fatigue syndrome. The pain and exhaustion were unbelievable. I started drinking 3 ounces of NingXia Red, and the pain and exhaustion simply vanished! I now have a high level, no more bouts with debilitating pain, the sluggishness has left, and my mind is clear." Eileen Dejoras

"As a young child, I was diagnosed with perscription drug induced hepatitis B. My poor liver affects my immune system and I am always catching the flu and bronchitis. In May 2004 I started drinking NingXia Red and immediately felt a solid, non-jittery, energy. Over the past 10 months I have only been sick two days, compared with the usual 30-50 days. And I am exercising more vigorously than I have in my whole life. At age 65 I actually feel like I'm getting younger." Didi Cooperman

"My experience with NingXia Red has been terrific! Unlike some, I did not have disease or other chronic problems to remedy. I drink one ounce a day for health maintenance. What I feel is more energy, but NOT that caffeine & sugar rush you get from other products - NingXia Red does NOT have any caffeine or synthetic stimulants, so there is no peak and crash. I've also found that it decreases significantly any cravings I have for sugary foods. In general, I feel more alive, alert, capable of tackling any days tasks easily...I'd never go without my NingXia Red. It even is available in one ounce packs, so it's great for those real busy days to grab and drop in my bag on my way out the door. The one liter bottle is glass, so the toxins leaching from plastics is eliminated. Great product and great tasting too!" Evelyn Vincent

Drink One Ounce Daily for Life

NingXia Red has become an international favorite beverage for supplying that much needed daily extra boost. In today's toxic world, there is an urgent need to rebuild and replenish our bodies due to continual environmental assaults. The air we breathe, the water we drink, and the foods we eat come with an excess of cell-damaging free radicals. This, along with a shortage of vital nutrients due to depleted soils on our planet, makes NingXia Red a must-have for daily nourishment.

NingXia Red is perhaps the most nutritionally rich natural source of phytonutrients that can be obtained. Young Living's founder and company representatives have traveled the world in order to carefully select the finest natural ingredients, all of which are shown to provide potent nutritional benefits to the body. Add to that our incredible core ingredient, the Ningxia wolfberry, and you have an unmatched health beverage designed to contribute substantially toward your HEALTH, ENERGY, AND LIFE!

Drink one ounce a day of NingXia Red and feel the difference!

The Facts About Thyroid Disease & Osteoporosis

Hormone Heresy with Sherrill Sellman

by Mary Shoman
Sherrill Sellman is psychotherapist and health researcher and writer. She is author of "The Hormone Heresy: What Women MUST Know About Their Hormones." 

On myths and realities about osteoporosis, Sherrill Sellman notes that:
• Osteoporosis is NOT caused by menopause
• Osteoporosis is NOT caused by an estrogen deficiency
• Osteoporosis is NOT caused by a calcium deficiency
• Good bone health comes down to eating a nutrient rich, including regular weight-bearing exercise, reducing the toxic and heavy metal load, reducing stress and having strong digestion in order to properly digest and assimilate nutrients and hormonal balance.
With regard to too much estrogen and not enough progesterone she points out that:
• Hormone Replacement Therapy, i.e., estrogen and synthetic progestins, have a combined 120 possible risks and side-effects which, among other things, are initiating and promoting breast, ovarian and uterine cancer, causing blood clots, strokes and high blood pressure.
• Nature did not make a design fault in women's bodies causing their health to deteriorate when then arrive at menopause.
• The World Health Organization has found that an overweight post menopausal woman has more estrogen circulating in her body than a skinny pre-menopausal woman
• As a result of saliva testing, we now know that perimenopause is not a time of declining estrogen levels at all.
• Unfortunately what the medical experts believed were symptoms of estrogen deficiency are really estrogen excess symptoms.

In conclusion, regarding natrual progesterone treatment and soy issues, Sherill Sellman says:
• The use of natural progesterone has been shown to be most helpful to women with mild symptoms of clinical hypothyroidism.
• For many women, using natural progesterone along with committing to a healthy diet, using nutritional support, reducing stress and adding exercise is most effective.
• A good quality natural progesterone cream is as effective as a compounded one.
• It is now known that soy, in its unfermented forms, does have an inhibiting effect on the thyroid but it is also a very allergic food and hard to digest. (my notes: try using Miso instead of soy, it's a fermented tasty paste to add to soups and other recipes!)
• To regain hormonal balance and support thyroid function, one really needs to a commit to a healthy diet filled with adequate protein, essential fatty acids and good quality carbohydrates (mostly from fruits and vegetables) and to embrace a healthy life style filled with physical exercise, stress reduction, and a loving and supportive community of friends.
• Women should find a competent holistic practitioner who can be a compassionate and qualified ally on in her quest for regaining hormonal health and well-being. Healing the thyroid, as with any health problem, is an holistic journey.

More detailed information on Sherril Sellman’s thoughts about thyroid disease, hormonal dysfunction, and her perspectives is featured in a detailed on-line interview.

Sherril Sellman’s book "Hormone Heresy: What Women MUST Know About Their Hormones" is available from bookstores,

or from her web site http://www.ssellman.com or by calling toll-free number 877-215-1721. She can also be contacted via e-mail at golight@earthlink.net.

Sherrill Sellman
P.O. Box 690416
Tulsa, OK USA 74169-0416
Ph: 918-437-1058
Fx: 918-437-1258
Sellman.com

Here is a list of some of the things I use:

Soy "Miso", it is a fermented soy paste, use to make tasty soups, salad dressings & add to recipes (do not over-heat Miso as this will destroy the good enzymes in it!)

Products that Young Living has that are terrific:
PD 80/20 (item # 3263)
Thyromin (item # 3246)
VitaGreen (item # 3248)
Prenolone Body Cream (item # 3731)
Regenolone (item # 3729)

And of course, Young Living's delicious and super nutritous wolfberry juice, NingXia Red...
Visit my website to purchase NingXia Red and any of the other fine products listed above:
The Very Essence

NingXia Red out performs the competition in every way, nutritionally and taste!
Step up to a whole new level of health!

The information provided here is for educational purposes only and is not intended as diagnosis, treatment, or prescription of any kind. The decision to use, or not to use, any information is the sole responsibility of the reader.

Tuesday, September 26, 2006

The Amazing Thieves Essential Oil Blend, the Plague & Household Cleaning

I swear by the Thieves Household Cleaner. I have totally replaced every single kind of detergent, cleaner (even other brands that were natural), with the Thieves Household Cleaner. It is literally the ONLY cleaner in my house. I use it in place of laundry detergent (no need to add bleach, fabric softeners or toxic dryer sheets!), I use it in my dishwasher, to hand wash dishes, clean my new Prius car, removed automoble grease spots from my carpet, removed food grease stains from clothing (yup, EVEN stains that were several years old, gone! Now we can wear those comfy broken-in clothes out in public again!), I use it to clean every surface in my bathroom and kitchen and more!

Young Living hit the jackpot when they made and introduced this product. I have NEVER seen anything else work nearly as well and quickly in my life!

Now, I'll bet you're wondering, "what's up with the name Thieves!?" Here's the story...

THE HISTORY OF THIEVES ESSENTIAL OIL BLEND

During the Black Plague of 16th century, a small band of thieves were caught in the act and brought before the King, who forced them to divulge a most curious secret. The thieves had been entering the homes of plague victims and stripping the dead bodies of money, jewelry and anything else of value that could be found. Although the plague was highly contagious, not one of this morbid band of thieves ever contracted the dread plague even though their thefts had put them in daily contact with the dead bodies of plague victims. The King, eager to protect himself and the Royal Family, demanded to know how the thieves had avoided contracting the plague.

Soon enough, the truth came out. The thieves were all members of the same family - a family from a long line of Apothecaries. Because of their intimate knowledge of the healing arts, passed down from generation to generation, they were familiar with a combination of specific plant oils that, when rubbed on the body, would protect the body from contracting this most feared and deadly disease. The King forced the thieves to divulge the specific plant oils (essential oils) used, and the formula for extracting (distillation) them from the plants. With that vital information in hand, he was thereby able to protect himself and his family from the deadly plague.

The recipe for the "thieves oils" can still be found in the Royal English Archives to this day. What's more, this story is not all that unusual. In fact, it is widely known that many perfumers and tanners in 16th century England were also able to escape the Black Plague due to the fact that the powerful, sweet smelling plant oils (essential oils) used in the making of various perfumes and in the scenting of leather goods exhibit phenomenal antimicrobial properties.

History further reveals that virtually the entire town of Bucklersbury, England was spared from the plague, even while the residents of other towns in close proximity were dying in droves. How were the residents of Bucklersbury spared? Historians believe it was no fluke. This fortunate town was the center of the European lavender trade. Lavender is a plant the essential oil of which is widely used in making real perfume. More importantly, the oil of lavender has long been known to have powerful disease fighting properties as well.

What Young Living did was find the secret recipe and made the Thieves essential oil blend. They took the Thieves blend and mixed it with a nontoxic wetting agent. So what we have now is a cleaner that's not going to slowly poison us and our families and weaken our immune systems to the point of disease, illness and allergies while we're trying to keep our households clean and free of germs!

Hmmmm, if this blend of essential oils could protect people from the plague I can only imagine the possibilities of it protecting us in the future of dreaded illnesses. I personally believe that this product is very worthy of grabbing our attention and applying our knowledge.

It's information like this that makes me wonder, why in the world do people still buy inferior products from large companies who don't give a hoot about contaminating us and our wonderful environment. I believe that the Thieves Household Cleaner should be a staple in every home. Not only that, but you will have so much space in your cabinets when you get rid of all that other garbage!

ALL YOU EVER WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT THIEVES HOUSEHOLD CLEANER

1) Barbara's review of Thieves Household Cleaner
2) Thieves Household Cleaner ordering information
3) Testimonials
4) Proportions chart

1) Barbara's review of Thieves Household Cleaner

Young Living's new product, Thieves Household Cleaner, is quite amazing. Not only is it non-toxic, but it contains the powerful germ-fighting properties of Thieves oil, transforming cleaning into a healing activity!

I've received spectacular results on the grout in my kitchen tiles, stains on clothing, walls and surfaces and even in the oven. It seems to penetrate and dissolve grease and other dirt instantly. As you can see from the testimonials below, the uses are limited only by your imagination!

This product is very concentrated. Below you will find a "proportions chart" which you can cut out and tape onto the back of the Thieves Cleaner bottle. This chart gives you an idea, not only about the proportions to use of the cleaner to water, but also how economical it actually is. For example, for "medium" degreasing, the cost of Thieves Cleaner is only .64 / quart (32 oz.). For "heavy" degreasing the cost is only $1.27 / quart. As a comparison, I did an internet search. For 22 oz. bottles: Formula 409 costs $3.29, Lysol Disinfectant (yuk) costs $2.89. The natural, non-toxic brands are generally considerably more costly. And maybe you've noticed, like I have, that the natural cleaning products don't seem to have much of a punch.

As many of you know, the Young Living Thieves essential oil blend was tested at Weber State University in Ogden, Utah for its potent antimicrobial properties. Thieves was found to have a 99.96 percent kill rate against airborne bacteria. The oils in the blend are highly antiviral, antiseptic, antibacterial and anti-infectious. With winter and winter maladies quickly approaching, what better way to keep your house in order and smelling great, while keeping yourself healthy at the same time?! Fragrant regards, Barbara

2) Ordering Information:

Thieves Household Cleaner (item # 3743)


Visit my website to purchase Thieves Household Cleaner:
The Very Essence


3) Testimonials from others:

I just used the new Thieves Cleaner in my steam cleaner...about a teaspoon in the soap dispenser...then filled it with water, and my house LOOKS and SMELLS GREAT! It worked GREAT on my carpet, better, in fact than the chemical soap that came with the steam cleaner, and now I have the added benefit of THIEVES in my carpet! *giggle!* I just had to share! Jessica Wild

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I am just as thrilled as Jessica about the Thieves Cleaner.I was given a sample and it worked on floors, carpet, stove, shower, etc. I cleaned all day and it tackled everything with amazing results. And then that night my hands were so soft which was amazing. I didn't wear gloves and usually the orange "???" product I used in the past would make my hands all tight and red, not Thieves. This is the best. Bonnie Rogers

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I am sooo excited!!! I tried my new bottle of Thieves household cleaner.....oh my!!! Besides smelling so good, it cleaned my floor cleaner than it has been since I used a brillo pad on it! I could hardly believe my eyes when I sprayed the floor and wiped up the grime that hides back in the corner...it came up like it was dust! We live on a farm and always tracking dirt in onto the old linoleum, and even after rinsing the floor a couple of times dirt was still coming up out of the pits in the pattern.....my other soap never dissolved dirt so fast!!!! Then Tom left auto grease on my dish soap bottle again, I just sprayed it with the Thieves and it ran down the side....it instantly dissolved!!!

I expect to sell this one to everyone...what a blessing to people who are chemically sensitive!!! I can't wait to try it on the outside of my windows~ I will be experimenting on the bugs and tar on the car, and the grease on the tractor! I don't need any other cleaner! Sally

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We've been waiting for a product like this from Young Living! Our first experience using this new household cleaner was to see if it would cut through grease on kitchen mini blinds. We were impressed! We've now used it in the dishwasher, on walls, countertops, toilet bowls, mirrors, windows, shower doors, and more! When our son came home last night he said, "Mom, you're still cleaning?" Cleaning has never been so fun and just think of the health benefits of inhaling Thieves while working. It just doesn't get any better! Linda & Merrill Dastrup

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We are getting very positive results to the new 'household cleaner' YL just introduced. We are using this new product in our washing machine, doing our dishes in the sink. Can't wait to try it in our dishwasher at home. We are also using this new product in our holding tanks in the motor home to help clean them and hold down the odor. Sounds like what we are learning--it could very well be an all purpose cleaner. Try this product....you will like it. This product works! Rich and Shauna Dastrup

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We have found that Thieves Household Cleaner makes a wonderful eye glass cleaner. Just one capful to two cups of water in a spray bottle and then a couple of sprits to each lens does the trick. Just wanted to share... Oiling along, Carol

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It feels so good to be able to clean without the toxic fumes and ingredients from other household cleaning products, and it feels especially good when my daughter-in-law and I have used it to clean the rails of Adam's crib, and his high-chair tray, and the floors etc. Bravo, Gary, for this addition to the line!! Joy
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4) PROPORTIONS CHART: print, cut out and tape onto back of your Thieves Household Cleaner container!

Dilution Proportions for Thieves Cleaner - NOTE: one capful cleaner = ½ tablespoon

Light degreasing (1:60)
1 capful cleaner : 3.75 cups water
1 bottle makes 30 quarts of light degreaser (.32/quart)

Med. degreasing (1:30)
1 capful cleaner : a little less than 2 cups water
1 bottle makes 15 quarts of medium degreaser (.64/quart)

Heavy degreasing (1:15)
1 capful cleaner : a little less than 1 cup water
1 bottle makes 71/2 quarts of heaver degreaser (1.27/quart)

Pots & Pans (1:100) ½ capful cleaner : 3+ cups water
1 bottles makes 50 quarts of dishwashing liquid (.19/quart)

Hand Cleaner (1:1) ½ cup cleaner : ½ cup water
1 bottle makes 1 quart of hand cleaner ($19/quart)

Floors ( 1:100) 1 capful cleaner : 6.25 cups water
1 bottle makes 50 quarts of floor cleaner (.19/quart)

Walls ( 1:30) 1 capful cleaner: a little less than 2 cups water

Fabrics, Carpet spotting, etc. (1:40)
1 capful cleaner : 2 cups water

Carpet (1:100) 1 capful cleaner : 6.25 cups water

Glass ( 1:320) -1 capful cleaner: 5 quarts water

Don't forget, the Thieves Essential Oil Blend (item # 3423)~ a few drops on the bottom of our feet and we haven't been sick in over 6 years! April & Mark Travis

The entire line of Thieves products: Cleansing Bar Soap (item # 3679), Toothpaste (item # 3744), Mouthwash (item # 3683), Lozenges (itemss # 3282 & 3229), Spray (items # 3265 & 3266), and Wipes (item # 3756) can be found at my website:
The Very Essence

The 4 Qualities of Essential Oils

Something that was not clear to me at first is that there is a BIG difference between the types of Essential Oils. For all I knew, oils were oils, and even though I knew about lavender scented products in my grocery store – I had no idea about the possibilities of supporting my health, naturally, with Essential Oils. Let me explain, all Young Living Essentials Oils are pure Therapeutic Grade Essential Oils. That means that care has been given to every single drop, to ensure that the medicinal properties have been retained.

I have been using essential oils for nearly 25 years. I had purchased a book on essential oils back then and immediately absorbed it like a sponge. I had been into herbal remedies for many years and already knew that plants had so very much to offer us. I searched around for a company that sold essential oils, that was pre-internet days and a rather time consuming process because essential oils, unfortunately, were not mainstream in the US. Most people had never even heard of them.
I knew that the quality was very important and that one could tell by smell and price if an oil was of higher or lower quality. See my previous post on Smell Testing an Essential Oil. I finally found a company that had better quality essential oils, but they used solvents in distillation. I went ahead and bought some anyway. Thinking that even though I couldn't use them on my body, I could still use them to clean my house (I had had it with chemical cleaners sold in stores because of their toxins and was determined to remove them from my household).

For years, I mixed up my own essential oil blends from those oils and cleaned my house. They cleaned so well and smelled so fantastic. Everyone who walked in my house commented on how terrific my house smelled. There were times I even made up spray bottles of my essential oil house cleaner mixture and gave them as Christmas gifts to friends and family. I wanted everyone to know that they didn't have to continue to be slaves to those highly toxic cleaners. Everyone loved the gift and used it to clean their homes. I had hoped that they would come back to me and ask how they could buy the essential oils. No one did. Wait, that's not true, one of my sisters was interested and I think she called the company and bought a couple essential oils. Everyone else, even though they absolutely loved the smell and how good it cleaned, I don't think they 'got it'. I don't think they got it because they're so conditioned to buy toxic stuff from the store. And, making their own household cleaners was just not something they wanted to spend time doing and researching like I had done.

Then, I was at the right place, at the right time, and was introduced to Young Living's essential oils. No solvents, no chemicals, from organically grown plants, no adulterations, the plants were harvested properly and brought to the distiller promptly (rather than sitting in some trailer in the blazing sun for days deteriorating the beneficial qualities of the herb), they were distilled using long and low heat...Hey! Just what I was looking for!!!

Then, I smelled my first Young Living Essential Oil, WOW! They smelled 'right'. They smelled exactly the way the herb should smell like. I was sold! Now I could use my essential oils on my body, in my cooking, cleaning my house, as part of my herbal preparations and more! I was in heaven!

I sat down with an order form and started writing in one essential oil after the next, their list of essential oils is very long, my first order was over $500, yikes! Fortunately, the woman who introduced Young Living to me said that if I signed up as a distributor, at a cost of $50, I could immediately get the wholesale pricing (which is 24% lower) so I said, "fine!" The savings on that order and any other order I would place after that were well worth the $50 distributor membership fee. At the time, I was studying classical Feng Shui and had a landscaping business. I had no intention of ever doing Young Living as a business.

Last year, I changed my mind. With so many people complaining to me about how nasty store bought products were, and how they don't have time to spend researching and whipping up their own concoctions I decided it was time to get serious and utilize that distributorship and do this as my home based business.
Getting back to the subject...

There are 4 Grades of Essential Oils:

• Grade A oils are pure therapeutic quality and are usually made from organically grown plants distilled at the proper temperatures using steam distillation. This the category that all of Young Living's essential oils and essential oil-enhanced products are in.

• Grade B oils are food grade; they may contain synthetics, pesticides, fertilizers, chemical/synthetic extenders, or carrier oils. With all those unnecessary toxins I find it hard to imagine how these can be approved of as 'food grade'. If I ruled the world, it would be a completely different place!

• Grade C oils are perfume grade and may contain the same type of adulterating chemicals as food grade oils. They also usually contain solvents which are used to gain a higher yield of oil per harvest. Solvents are normally cancerous. This is what's in the store bought perfumes and other scented liquids sold for us to put on our bodies so we smell pretty, it's no wonder people have so many allergies to scented products! Personally, I'd rather smell bad than put that stuff on my body!

• Floral Water is a byproduct of the distillation process, a very high quality if it comes from a Grade A distillation process. Accordingly it is of very low quality if it comes from poor quality raw materials and/or poor distillation processes. It is usually found in skin and hair products. This too is a quality of product that I disapprove of for obvious reasons.

Here is a testimony from another Young Living member...

"I was first introduced to Young Living essential oils 8 years ago. I mention this to honestly admit how long it took someone like me to "get it", and it's not that I was new to health and nutrition.

I learned of the oils during a yoga class, at a time when I was spending good money to supplement my nutrition with herbs. I now know that essential oils greatly enhance the body's absorption of nutrients , and add exponentially more concentrated effectiveness, not to mention the almost intangible "feel good" benefits I am still discovering. I call it Feeling Fitness as I believe the oils most profoundly heal at the level of feelings and attitudes. I have always enjoyed the smell of some oils, but it has taken me years to appreciate the inherent wisdom of how they work, within me and the people I have had opportunity to share them with. Young Living Essential Oils have brought me some very miraculous moments, and I'm certain that they will bring you some too." Tim Owen

I think the other interesting I've noticed with myself, is that when I'm around anyone or anything that's not a 100% organic and 100% natural scent (perfumes, candles, air fresheners, cleaners, and so forth) it not only makes me feel ill, but it makes me choke and gag...and I don't even have allergies or illness, that stuff just smells nasty.

When you don't use toxic products it's like you can smell one coming a mile away. How in the world we ever allowed big companies to condition us into believing that stuff smells good and we should slather it all over our bodies has got to be the most cruel and successful marketing tactic in the history of mankind!

I don't understand why we as a culture, as a community, allow companies to make such appallingly harmful products for us and our families. I'm saying this, meaning that you don't have to buy Young Living products, but at least don't encourage these companies to manipulate us, and support them by continuing to buy these 'known' poisonous products. We deserve a lot better than what they've been giving us!

There are very, very few companies out there who do have high quality products. Because there is no regulation on essential oils any company can claim that their product has essential oils in it and they don't have to say which quality they use. This is where the price tells the whole story, if a product claims to have essential oils in it they can be synthetic, adulterated and so forth to keep the price low. If the price of a product claiming to have essential oils in it is of a comparable price to it's chemical laden relative, you WILL know for sure that the essential oil is either synthetic or of the lowest and poorest quality.

Since the days of our ancient ancestors, all therapeutic-grade essential oils have been extremely expensive. There has never been a day that has past that a therapeutic-grade essential oil was ever sold cheaply, they can't sell it cheaply because to make a high quality essential oil requires proper growing, proper handling, and proper distillation. This is why in man's ancient past essential oils were MORE valuable and more prized than gold.

And the same holds true for even today. Therapeutic-grade Rose essential oil is far more valuable than an equal weight in gold. Fortunately, due to the concentrated nature of therapeutic-grade essential oils a couple drops is all you need. The difference between us and our ancient ancestors, is that even the common person back then knew of the healing benefits and value of these precious golden drops the plant kingdom offered. All of our pharmaceuticals originated from properties of healing plants, then, they discovered how to isolate an active ingredient and/or make a synthetic version, which results in a product that can be patented. You can't patent a plant substance unless you severely manipulate it. It's because of this that we have big pharma companies pushing their drugs on us, and the average person has very little, if any, knowledge about the healing benefits of plants.

Internet Marketing TeleClass Starts 10/2/06 Register for it Soon!

This past summer I had the wonderful opportunity to take part in an Internet Marketing TeleClass through one of my Young Living colleagues, Marilee Tolen. I had signed up for her TeleClass so that I could learn more on how to promote my business online. This blog is one of the results of my taking her course, not bad, huh!?

I learned so much in her TeleClass that I felt that I had gotten my money's worth by the second class! Marilee is a terrific woman and very attentive to detail. She had terrific expert guest speakers every week too. I give her class, 4 Stars!

Here is what Marilee has to say about her class (follow the link I've provided to get more details and to register for this terrific class)...

Oh, and remember to tell her that you hard about this from me, Evelyn Vincent!

One Way To Age Profitably

People don't seem to be retiring anymore. They either need to stay in the work force longer because they need the income, or they still feel so vibrant that they just don't want to stop working.

If they do 'officially' retire, many people look for either a second career or to get involved with something that is fun, mentally stimulating, and creative. If this something can be income producing, all the better.

With the internet age upon us as it is, there is opportunity to explore any area that interests you. There is also opportunity to contribute to cyberspace with your own area of expertise.

I've been teaching classes in alternative and complementary holistic therapies for years. The participants in these courses have come from diverse backgrounds - from physicians to at-home moms. The excitement about this new emerging healing based healthcare is growing more rapidly than ever before.

In my recent classes, probably the past year or two, I have noticed a trend. I have noticed the average age of the participants is increasing, with many nearing retirement age. I'm getting the sense that there are more vibrant and optimistic people in their 60's and 70's today than ever before. It's evident that a paradigm shift is really taking hold and these old "thought forms" of aging are really changing.

I think this is good news. I'll admit that I am an eternal optimist, and sometimes I get so tired of hearing, reading, and even writing about so many aging people with terrible diets, illnesses, and grim futures. Although this describes many individuals, there are many adults and elders with lots of good life to live, and great gifts to give.

I've also noticed that people are looking for more ways to increase and maintain their vibrancy and they are interested in things like:

--Creating or being part of a community of like minded people (whatever their minds are like!)

--Contributing to society and to the world

--Sharing the wisdom of their years

--Sharing their area of expertise

--Staying connected to life in many ways without the hassle of travel

--Making an income while loving and controlling what they do


As you are reading this right now you are looking at the exact vehicle that can help to fulfill those goals. The internet.

It doesn't take a technologically oriented "propeller-head" to use the internet to fulfill certain goals. If you know enough to open and read this newsletter, you know enough (technologically) to help you do these things and more.

I am teaching a course in Internet Marketing. I am fascinated with the possibilities that are available to us and others on the internet. Yes, you do have to sift through the less desirable information to get what you want - but there are ways to do that. There are also ways to package yourself and your information so that the credible and professional person that you are will shine through.

I've had many people say to me "I'm not a sales person, so I wouldn't be interested in marketing". Usually this type of person is in a service profession. I often reply with "Marketing is not what you think it is, it's really not sales. It's what you and I as a nurse healers do for people all the time. It's about identifying a need and helping people to fulfill that need - with resources, products, information, or whatever you can offer".

If you are interested in learning more about this click on this link: Marilee's Internet Marketing TeleClass

Although the written information is geared toward the holistic health professional, this information can apply to any profession or area of interest.

You don't have to travel anywhere to take this course (one of the many things I love about this work!). You only need a telephone. If you can sit in front of your computer during these classes it would be helpful, but not necessary, and be guided along. The TeleClass begins 10/2/06, so register early!

And you will get individualized attention which is why the class size is very limited. If you want more info and to learn how to register, go to: Marilee's Internet Marketing TeleClass
Be sure to tell Marilee that you heard about this from Evelyn Vincent!