Year: 2018
Muscle Cramps
Moving Toward Health
How many people do you know who go to the doctor with complaints, have numerous tests performed, and yet they can’t find a diagnosis? These poor people are go from doctor to doctor, have test after test, and still don’t feel well. The problem is they don’t have a disease. A diagnosis is normally a disease. Doctors look for disease. Even arthritis is considered a disease. If you don’t have a disease, they don’t have a diagnosis for you.
That is why people have a problem for a good while going from doctor to doctor and nothing can be found until it is. Now you have a disease. To me, health care should be about intervening BEFORE the disease is found. After a disease is found, it is sickness care.
I like to think of what I do as making the body function better so that the process of disease is interrupted. Sometimes the trajectory toward a disease is completely thwarted. Going toward health and away from disease is the intention.
Of course, we are all aging. Have you noticed we have more issues with age? If you are experiencing an issue and need help, come in. It is liver time of the year! Get your spring tune up!
Keep moving!
With the warmer weather, you are outside working your gardens or going for walks. It is so good for you to be physically active but I don’t have to tell you that you can’t do today what you did when you were younger without paying a price.
So here are a couple of tips:
1) At the end of a day where you have been physically active, find your rolling pin. Have you noticed you don’t use it much anymore, at least not for its intended use? Use the rolling pen on your legs. Always start away from the heart and massage up toward the heart. Do the front of the legs and the back of the legs, and don’t forget the sides. My Granny had a completely different idea for her rolling pin, but for me, this is about as much use as it gets.
If you prefer the real deal instead of a rolling pin, I have a few in my office for sale. Yes, they might be a little better than the rolling pin, but anything is better than nothing!
2) Don’t forget an Epsom salt bath if you have cramps in your legs or back, or have sore muscles. The magnesium is absorbed through the skin into your tissues without going through the digestive tract, which can cause diarrhea. If you want my detox bath, go to youtube.com and search my name. I have a video up demonstrating my detox bath.
3) There are many potions that will help your muscles relax. I like using my WO oil. I also like Pain Away which is an essential oil. Tiger balm is great. And if you haven’t ever used Traumel or some kind of lotion with arnica, you might like it. And don’t forget the cbd body butter I told you about previously. All of this is to say, keep exercising! Be moderate and enjoy what you do!
The Sacred Plant!
I have been watching some of the docuseries, “The Sacred Plant.” It about using medical cannabis and hemp for cancer, MS, memory, seizures, and many more problems. Sometimes you are at your wits end and you are willing to try something you never thought you would. We have to remember, it is a plant. There are so many emotions around using marijuana that many people have been hesitant. I got over any hesitation I had by googling and reading, “The Marijuana Conspiracy.” It was an eye-opener for me and it might be for you.
If you think about it, a plant might be safer than a lot of drugs that are manufactured. They showed studies that have been done using cannabis. Much of it is used in conjunction with pharmaceuticals. But all the studies are on mice. Why can’t we do human trails? I hope it isn’t because big pharma doesn’t want any competition.
The fact of the matter is, there are many people fighting for their life and there is hope with the products of these plants. It isn’t easy for patients to know where to find strong enough of cannabis oil to cure cancer. And much of it is expensive.
As they said, “People with cancer aren’t interested in getting high. They are interested in getting well.”
Confession
A guilty conscience can keep you from having a good night sleep. And according to the lead developer of the HPV vaccines, that is why she confessed and warned the parents of young girls about getting the HPV vaccine. Her name is Diane Harper and she was responsible for some of the safety and effectiveness studies for Gardasil and Cervarix. She now claims they are dangerous. Her testing was supposed to have proved their safety. She now claims they don’t work. I’m sure the parents of the 5,529 girls who never recovered from the vaccine wish she had been forthright BEFORE releasing the vaccines. And she claims they were not properly tested before marketed. She should know as that was her job. I can see why she needs to confess to clear her conscience. But really, what about the over 27,000 young women who have had adverse events from the vaccines. Ms. Harper doesn’t have a good night’s sleep, but those young women have problems that will haunt many of them for the rest of their lives.
Don’t believe me. Please do your own research. “Vaccines Revealed” was a great series. It will come around again. Be sure to watch it.
And in case you think the HPV is a one off problem, think again. The flu vaccine is the most dangerous as it has harmed and killed more people than all the other vaccines put together! Do your homework. Is it worth it?
SLEEP
A good night’s sleep is essential. Some people report chronic sleep deprivation. I really don’t know how people do it because if I don’t have my sleep, I’m not a happy camper.
Lack of proper sleep is involved in car crashes as well as work-place accidents. Our memory is affected by lack of sleep. For your brain to be in top running condition, you must get your sleep.
It is very frustrating when you want to get a good night’s sleep, but you can’t sleep because of pain. Here are a few suggestions.
- Do not eat for a couple of hours before you go to bed.
- Take my detox bath or a warm shower before bed.
- If you feel distressed, take 5 drops of rescue remedy.
- People sleep better sleeping cool. Turn down the heat and pull up the covers.
- The right pillow for your neck is imperative. If you don’t have one that is comfortable and supports your neck, time to pillow shop. A pillow lasts about 2 years.
- Hip pain when side sleeping is common. Be sure to put a pillow between your legs. I like it to go from right above my knees to my ankles. You want your top leg to be straight where there is no pulling at the hip.
- When you get into bed, do a few deep breaths. Bring your breath all the way to the belly button…zzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzzz
Fats
You have heard the quote, “If you repeat a lie often enough, it becomes the truth.” I’m not sure where it came from, but it seems to be true. I have written enough on this blog about cholesterol, but when I find something too good to pass up, I have to pass it on to you!
On Dr. Mercola’s blog, there are a few bullet points you don’t want to miss. We were told that saturated fat is bad for us. People ate low fat diets and heart disease rates soared! And yet there are still people who think saturated fat is bad for you. Studies have proven that higher cholesterol levels are associated with longer life and better health. It may sound unbelievable to you and that is why I gave you the link. Everyone needs to learn that saturated fats are good for you.
Vegetable oils are not good for you. Got inflammation?
If you know someone who uses vegetable oil, print off the article and give it to your friend. Save a life! I always wonder when I am at the health food store, why do they use sunflower oil or canola oil for most chips? They call that health food? There are a few that are beginning to use coconut oil. It is about time!
The Bottom Line
Last week I gave you links to several docuseries so if you have an auto-immune disease or diabetes, you could learn more information. Most people are too busy to watch all of these each night for 9 evenings, including myself. I wish I could see all of them, but life has other plans.
A patient was in my office and I was telling her about the docuseries. She said, “oh, I know you will tell me if there is something I need to know.” If I know it, I will. But new things are being discovered all the time.
I have listened some this week. This is the bottom line: you need to eat well. Most of my patients know what that means, but in case someone is reading this who isn’t my patient, I’ll remind you what that means.
If it came off a tree, bush or from the ground, eat it. Eat food without added poisons (including sugar) or preservatives. Eat animals who roam freely and eat what is natural to the animal. In other words, if it was available 100 years ago, and is available now, eat it. That means eat real food. Give up processed foods. And eat organic as much as possible. Eat non-GMO.
If you or someone you know is having health problems, do this for four months and re-evaluate your health. It WILL be better! How could it not be? The bottom line is pay attention to what you put in your mouth, how you chew, your stress levels, your bowels and your exercise.
I felt like I was listening to myself: “you need to kill fungus, virus, bacteria, rid the body of parasites, and pull the heavy metals!” Well, honestly, it COULD have been me! Have a fabulous week of eating well!
Knowledge is Power!
There are so many really good docuseries these days. You can learn so much. I told you about “The Truth About Cancer,” and “Vaccines Revealed.” And hopefully you got to watch them if you were interested. There are so many of these today that I am not able to watch all of them. And I don’t necessarily suggest you watch all of them either. But if you have a condition that they are referencing, it might be in your best interest to see what you can learn.
The way they work is If you click the link, you can sign up and a video will be sent to you each day for the length of the docuseries, usually about 9 days. Most of the time, they are only available to be seen for 24 hours, so try to watch it the day you receive it.
I have a few to suggest today:
- This docuseries is about autoimmune diseases such as rheumatoid arthritis, multiple sclerosis, lupus, celiac disease, or a thyroid disease such as Hashimoto’s. This is about healing them naturally. This series begins February 27th. It is called Autoimmune Secrets.
- Another docu-series is about diabetes and obesity as they tend to go together, although not always. It is called Rising from the depths of Diabetes and Obesity. Here you can see a “sneak peak” and register if you desire.
- This one is about autoimmune disease like lupus and how cannabis helps the problems. It starts March 1st.
Clicking on these links will not automatically sign you up, so click on them and see what they say about the series as they have more information than I have given. I have not seen these and know that I won’t be able to see all of them, but if you are, remember, knowledge is power!!