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Spring ushers in excitement because we know that we feel better when our days are filled with more natural light.    The sun is very healing and nurturing.  Doesn’t it feel fabulous?  In Colorado, even in the winter, if we can stand in the sun, it feels good almost regardless of how cold it is.  We are fortunate to have so many sunny days.  No, we don’t want to get sun-burned, but a little sun every day does wonders for us in both mood and health.  There are so many cancers that are turned off with a higher Vitamin D level in our blood.  I’ve seen studies that talked about the amount of money that would be saved in health care if people just had enough Vitamin D.  Sad isn’t it?  And yes, we can get vitamin D from a pill, but  it is best to get it the way God intended, and that is from the sun.  So enjoy the sun a little every day.  It is your friend!

I have THE BEST patients! I heard about the book, “Medical Medium,” from a patient and it is making the rounds quickly. I’m wondering, will this book change the trajectory of medicine? I don’t know. But it will change the trajectory of many patients, of that I am sure. As many of you know, I talk on and on about fungus, bacteria, virus, parasites—all the organisms as well as heavy metals. This man does too and gives an alternate perspective to people who suffer from mystery illness.  He says medical science will validate his claims in about 30 years. I won’t steal his thunder. Read it for yourself! If you suffer from a mystery illness or lyme disease, diabetes, fibromyalgia, lupus, RA, or any autoimmune disease, please read this book and take from it what you can! Here is the link.

Spring is in the air!! It’s time to enjoy some outside activity. Just being outside improves mood. That is because nature gives off negative ions and they make us feel good. Remember how you feel by the ocean? That is the effect of negative ions. Taking a hike or even a walk invigorates you! Some of that effect comes from walking causing the blood to move and oxygenate all parts of the body, and part of the effect is from the negative ions. And, at least lately, at the same time we can get some vitamin D from the sun. Enjoy your time outdoors knowing that you are really doing your body and your mood a favor! Spending some time outdoors is a good way of loving yourself! There is nothing more healing than loving yourself!

The Framingham study is one of the most well know long term studies in nutrition and how food affects us.  They found that people who ate the most saturated fat, the most cholesterol and the most calories weighed the least, were more physically active and had the lowest serum cholesterol levels. Is that what medicine has taught you? If you look back at the photos of times before 1950, everyone was slim. No one was taking cholesterol-lowering medications. Very few people had diabetes. You have to ask, are we going in the right direction?

Last week, the link I provided didn’t work well.  If you didn’t see my video, go to youtube.com and search for my video. Have a great week!

 

Many people recognize that their physical complaints have an emotional component to them. Everyone has emotions and they affect us on all levels. How could it be otherwise? If you don’t know what I am talking about, what is blushing? It is a physiological response to emotion. What is having butterflies in your stomach before giving a speech? It is a physiological response to your emotions. If you have been traumatized as a child, it is likely you are run by unknown forces, unknown emotions. That was my experience.   I am creating a web-based program to support people who lost a parent as a child. See my video below, and share it with those in your life who might be interested. Remember, Good Health is Priceless….and that includes emotional health!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7MBUoVzBFqc

 

Last week I talked about Campbell’s removing GMO’s.  I’m sure people are high-fiving over the win!  Or is it a win?  Sometimes we will be suckered by a nice gesture when in fact the other ingredients in their goods might be hazardous to your health.  If you actually write letters to food makers, make sure you look at all of the ingredients.  They might, for good publicity, take GMO’s out of a product, but does it have MSG?  Or the equally bad aspartame?  And what about the food colorings that are known to be involved with ADHD?  Frankly, for me, I prefer food from the farmer to the table.  Don’t do any processing to the food before I have it in my kitchen.  I call this “clean food.”  It is clean because if anything is added to the food, I will add it and know exactly what it is.  That is important to me.  Let’s eat real food!!  It beats processed food not only in taste, but in health benefits too!

 

Campbell Soup has agreed to labeling GMO’s in their products and will not raise prices to do so.  Thank you Campbell Soup!!   Let’s start a “thank you note campaign” for them because the big complaint has been  that labeling would make their products more expensive.  They make the products and label them as to GMO’s to sell in Europe so the companies already have the labeling.  My  vision is that this will will start a movement that instead of by law, the companies themselves will decide to gift the populace with the knowledge of what we are eating!!  Hopefully Campbell’s will get good press for this which will cause a domino effect!  Everyone likes good press, right?  Thank you Campbell’s!

Notice what kind of oil your chips are cooked in, even those from the health food store!  It may take a multitude of letters to the manufacturers to get them to change.  The vegetable oils, safflower and canola and soybean, became popular when I was young along with margarine.  I remember my Grandpa saying, “we won’t eat any of that margarine in this house.”  And we didn’t.  Margarine is only one bond away from being a plastic!  So choose your oils wisely!  They were completely wrong when they said fat is bad for you.  Old programming is hard to change, but oils are good for you, just not vegetable oils.  Eat avocados, pecans, walnuts, pistachios, olive oil and coconut oil.  And if you are trying to lose weight, please don’t avoid oil as it helps balance blood sugar.  Now, go eat an avocado for dinner!!

We are all toxic but some people are more toxic than others. If we have bacteria, virus, parasite or fungus in our bodies, they have their own waste products. Our body is their “hotel.” And we are the maid. That is why it is important to stay clean (get rid of the organisms) on the inside of your body.  Other easy detoxification measures are: add a slice of lemon to your water, take a walk, jump on a mini-trampoline, sweat, and drink plenty of water.  And don’t forget to smile!

The organ that is most often needing support is the liver.  It has over 500 functions.  It is the real worker in the body helping us detoxify.  Eating non-processed foods will help support the liver.  One vegetable that is particularly helpful is the beet.  It would be great to have beets once a week.  I prefer the fresh beets to the canned.   I slice them and put them in my steamer and when done, sprinkle them with a good quality salt.  Yum Yum.  I also love them grated in a salad.  Enjoy the red beets and know that your liver will thank you!!