The human heart works hard in pumping 5 liters of blood a minute. Almost everyone knows somebody who has been affected by heart disease as it has been the number one cause of death for more than 100 years now.
By the time the cease-fire agreement between North and South Korea was signed in 1953, 30,000 American Soldiers had given their lives in honor of their country. Shortly after, a landmark study on heart disease was conducted by American Military Medical Investigators and was published in the Journal of the American Medical Association. Of 300 male soldiers, 77.3% has serious signs of heart disease. These men were is great physical shape, so how could this be? Researchers set out to find the answer.
In the Framingham Study 5,000 male and female residents of Framingham, Massachusetts were chosen to study and write about in over 1,000 scientific articles on the risk factors involved in developing heart disease. It was found that high cholesterol and blood pressure, sedentary lifestyle, cigarette smoking and obesity all play a major role in developing heart disease.
We know that diet is a major risk factor for heart disease. Comparatively, American men die from heart disease at a rate seventeen times that of Chinese men. This evidence sends a strong message for a call to action, a change in the way we think about food.
American men eating the Standard American Diet (SAD) lack enough whole grains, fruits and vegetables and over indulge in fat and animal protein. Eating SAD for a prolonged period of time ultimately weakens the heart and circulation of vital nutrients and oxygen to the body. Meat, dairy, sugar and processed foods fill up much of the standard American’s diet and illicit an immune response in the body, releasing endorphins, neurotransmitters produced by the pituitary gland that give us a happy feelings. We become addicted to these foods because we associate them with being happy.
We may see the value in changing, but, have a hard time getting there because of the addicting nature of these foods. It will be a learning experience that will not be supported by mainstream. You will start shopping at “health food stores” instead of grocery stores, and, because we are a very food centered country, it will mean a cultural and social bow out in many ways. It will be tough, but your life may depend on it. If everyone started buying health food, our food supply would adapt. Its simple supply and demand. “Truly man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds theirs. We live by the death of others: we are burial places! I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look on the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men. ~Leonardo da Vinci. Statistical information was obtained from “The China Study” by T. Colin Campbell.
Tuesday, February 22, 2011
Monday, January 31, 2011
A Holistic Approach to Kidneys
Chinese medicine looks to nature to explain patterns found in the human body. More than 5,000 years of empirical knowledge back up a correlation between the five elements, the five systems of the body, and the five seasons. Winter, summer, late summer, autumn and spring are the five seasons recognized by Eastern philosophy. Water corresponds to the Circulatory system, which circulates and filters our fluids and Winter, a time for going inward and calming down. Wood corresponds to the Immune system, our strength, and Spring time when everything is fresh and new birth and growth is abundant. Fire corresponds to the Endocrine system where reproduction and passion occur and Summer when we are taking action. Earth, corresponds to the Digestive system, where we break down our food into usable nutrients and Late Summer, where we see the fruits of our labor and can celebrate. Lastly, metal corresponds to the Respiratory system, where we exchange and circulate many crucial elements and Autumn when we release, cleanse and reflect. The Chinese have found that our bodies needs and functions differ as we cycle through the five seasons.
Our current season, Winter, is ruled by water and connected to the Circulatory system, which is composed of the water balancing organs. These organs include the kidneys, bladder, adrenals, teeth, bones and reproductive organs. Hollow organs in the Circulatory system empty, transform, separate and excrete. Solid organs store fluids.
Kidneys are thought of as the “root of life” in Chinese medicine. From a holistic approach kidneys control the aging process as they collect, filter and store our vital energy or essences. They filter 2.75 liters of fluids 65 times a day. In yoga we call it prana, meaning life force. In the China they call it Qi and in the West we call it enzymes. I don’t know about you, but I want to have the most beautiful essence I possibly can so i can fulfill my highest purpose and not have my health or wellness be whats holding me back.
Symptoms are outward manifestations of a deeper problem in the body, so treating them is not getting to the true root of the problem. Find the root of the problem. Weakness in the kidneys show up as issues with hair, teeth, blood and urine. Symptoms include premature hair loss, weak or brittle hair or teeth, discolored or flat looking hair, high blood pressure, edema, reproductive issues and cysts or fibroids in the kidneys.
Just as we see nature living holistically, so should we think holistically about our mind, body, spirit connection. A holistic approach considers earth, plants and our bodies to be connected and work together. We see this in that earth, our bodies and plants are all composed of 70% water. Eat living foods, foods grown from the earth and untouched by man. is the best nutrition for you.
Our current season, Winter, is ruled by water and connected to the Circulatory system, which is composed of the water balancing organs. These organs include the kidneys, bladder, adrenals, teeth, bones and reproductive organs. Hollow organs in the Circulatory system empty, transform, separate and excrete. Solid organs store fluids.
Kidneys are thought of as the “root of life” in Chinese medicine. From a holistic approach kidneys control the aging process as they collect, filter and store our vital energy or essences. They filter 2.75 liters of fluids 65 times a day. In yoga we call it prana, meaning life force. In the China they call it Qi and in the West we call it enzymes. I don’t know about you, but I want to have the most beautiful essence I possibly can so i can fulfill my highest purpose and not have my health or wellness be whats holding me back.
Symptoms are outward manifestations of a deeper problem in the body, so treating them is not getting to the true root of the problem. Find the root of the problem. Weakness in the kidneys show up as issues with hair, teeth, blood and urine. Symptoms include premature hair loss, weak or brittle hair or teeth, discolored or flat looking hair, high blood pressure, edema, reproductive issues and cysts or fibroids in the kidneys.
Just as we see nature living holistically, so should we think holistically about our mind, body, spirit connection. A holistic approach considers earth, plants and our bodies to be connected and work together. We see this in that earth, our bodies and plants are all composed of 70% water. Eat living foods, foods grown from the earth and untouched by man. is the best nutrition for you.
Wednesday, December 22, 2010
Nutrition Made Simple
DNA is the most basic unit of life. We are both made up of and communicate through DNA. This genetic code/language is made up of amino acids and amino acids are how we share information and understand our world. An example of this is eating. When we eat, we consume amino acids and we digest, absorb and assimilate them into our bodies. Because both us and our food are made from DNA, and therefore amino acids, it is through this language that our food and bodies communicate.
When amino acids are linked into a chain, it is called a protein. Protein in plants is in amino acid form and in animals is protein form. When plant protein enters the body it is made into the proteins the body needs. When animal protein enters the body, it has to be broken down first into amino acids and then built into the protein it needs. So, consuming animal protein is an extra step for the body and therefore requires more energy.
Not only is it an extra step, but that extra step leaves behind an acidic ash. The body performs optimally when it is kept at a neutral pH and is put under stress if turned acidic. To balance acidic foods it is best to eat alkaline or neutral foods such as fruit, veggies, herbs, nuts, seeds, grains, seaweed, berries, etc. Meat, dairy, eggs, sugar, refined/processed/cooked foods, and protein all leave behind an acidic ash/residue. (Feed Your Body, Energize Your Life by Dr. Jane Hendrix)
Blood especially needs to stay a constant pH, it is the lifeline of the body. If the blood becomes acidic, the body will sacrifice surrounding tissues to keep its perfect integrity. Prolonged acidity in the blood can lead to chronically diseased organs and tissues. Organs and tissues have been showed to heal when kept alkaline and fed well (The China Study by T. Campbell & Feed Your Body, Energize Your Life by Dr. Jane Hendrix)
More than 70 years of comprehensive medical, empirical, and scientific studies have revealed that eating a whole-foods, plant-based diet can help prevent, curb and even reverse most western diseases such as Heart, Bone, Brain, Kidney, Joint, Cell (Cancer), Obesity and Lung Disease (T. Campbell). Evidence also suggests that the cause of this is how we eat, alkaline or acidic (T. Campbell). However, if you are really sick, you will have to confront the disease on the mental, emotional and spiritual level as well the physical (movement and nutrition). Additionally, sometimes the body requires emergency drugs and or surgery, but this should be temporary and the real problem should be addressed. As this year comes to a close and you begin make your usual resolutions, commit this to thought...you are perfect and whole just the way you are...and consider this simple basis upon which we are made and make nutritional decisions that allow you to fulfill not just fill yourself this next year. May your new year be filled with health and wellness and lots of laughter .
When amino acids are linked into a chain, it is called a protein. Protein in plants is in amino acid form and in animals is protein form. When plant protein enters the body it is made into the proteins the body needs. When animal protein enters the body, it has to be broken down first into amino acids and then built into the protein it needs. So, consuming animal protein is an extra step for the body and therefore requires more energy.
Not only is it an extra step, but that extra step leaves behind an acidic ash. The body performs optimally when it is kept at a neutral pH and is put under stress if turned acidic. To balance acidic foods it is best to eat alkaline or neutral foods such as fruit, veggies, herbs, nuts, seeds, grains, seaweed, berries, etc. Meat, dairy, eggs, sugar, refined/processed/cooked foods, and protein all leave behind an acidic ash/residue. (Feed Your Body, Energize Your Life by Dr. Jane Hendrix)
Blood especially needs to stay a constant pH, it is the lifeline of the body. If the blood becomes acidic, the body will sacrifice surrounding tissues to keep its perfect integrity. Prolonged acidity in the blood can lead to chronically diseased organs and tissues. Organs and tissues have been showed to heal when kept alkaline and fed well (The China Study by T. Campbell & Feed Your Body, Energize Your Life by Dr. Jane Hendrix)
More than 70 years of comprehensive medical, empirical, and scientific studies have revealed that eating a whole-foods, plant-based diet can help prevent, curb and even reverse most western diseases such as Heart, Bone, Brain, Kidney, Joint, Cell (Cancer), Obesity and Lung Disease (T. Campbell). Evidence also suggests that the cause of this is how we eat, alkaline or acidic (T. Campbell). However, if you are really sick, you will have to confront the disease on the mental, emotional and spiritual level as well the physical (movement and nutrition). Additionally, sometimes the body requires emergency drugs and or surgery, but this should be temporary and the real problem should be addressed. As this year comes to a close and you begin make your usual resolutions, commit this to thought...you are perfect and whole just the way you are...and consider this simple basis upon which we are made and make nutritional decisions that allow you to fulfill not just fill yourself this next year. May your new year be filled with health and wellness and lots of laughter .
Sunday, November 7, 2010
The Importance of Fiber
“We aren’t what we eat, we are what we don’t shit.” -Hugh Romney. Fiber is vital to proper digestion, absorption and assimilation of our food. It helps scrape gunk off our intestinal walls and out of our bodies as waste. According to Dr. Jane Hendricks you need seven types of fiber. These are cellulose, hemicellulose, bran, pectin, gums, lignans and mueselage. “Sprouts, whole grains, vegetables and fruits all produce large, soft, moist, well-formed stools that glide along easily through the intestines.” -John Robbins
Low fiber, high fat diets lead to longer transit times and drying of feces. Hemorrhoids, hiatal hernia, Vericose veins, intractable constipation, bleeding, abdominal pain, appendicitis and diverticulosis are caused by the forceful pushing of old, dry stools through the intestines. Research shows a diet high in fiber and low in fat may prevent and heal most digestive diseases. Although modern western medicine would like to treat symptoms with drugs this only puts a band-aid over the problem of consistently consuming a low fiber, high fat diet, such as the Standard American Diet. If you don’t change the way you eat, you can’t expect true health. Drugs only place a beautiful mask over the real problem beneath the problem.
Meat, dairy, and other fiberless foods result in a build-up of mucoid plaque which mucks up the intestines, slowing down vital absorption and assimilation of nutrients. This, coupled with a severe degradation of nutrients in our soils over the past 50 years through the agricultural revolution, leaves America starving for nutrients. This malnutrition is ironic since we are one of the most overfed countries in the world. In fact Dr. Jane Hendricks, a former naturopathic doctor is convinced that all diseases are caused by either malnutrition or toxicity. She has also been found supporting the dehydrated, concentrated and pure organ-specific food herbs made by Sunrider International as a way to compensate for the nutritional gap in America’s food industry. Your colon muscles need to be smooth and toned to generate powerful, rhythmic contractions (peristalsis) that move waste along. Sunrider’s fibertone tones these muscle and their Sunbar contains 4 types of fiber to clean out the intestines. Quinary, their 50 herb formulation is broken down into 5 formulations which feed the five systems of the body: immune, circulatory, endocrine, digestive and respiratory. Assimilaid is the formulation name for the herbs that feed the digestive system. Contact me for more information on nutrition and Sunrider.
Low fiber, high fat diets lead to longer transit times and drying of feces. Hemorrhoids, hiatal hernia, Vericose veins, intractable constipation, bleeding, abdominal pain, appendicitis and diverticulosis are caused by the forceful pushing of old, dry stools through the intestines. Research shows a diet high in fiber and low in fat may prevent and heal most digestive diseases. Although modern western medicine would like to treat symptoms with drugs this only puts a band-aid over the problem of consistently consuming a low fiber, high fat diet, such as the Standard American Diet. If you don’t change the way you eat, you can’t expect true health. Drugs only place a beautiful mask over the real problem beneath the problem.
Meat, dairy, and other fiberless foods result in a build-up of mucoid plaque which mucks up the intestines, slowing down vital absorption and assimilation of nutrients. This, coupled with a severe degradation of nutrients in our soils over the past 50 years through the agricultural revolution, leaves America starving for nutrients. This malnutrition is ironic since we are one of the most overfed countries in the world. In fact Dr. Jane Hendricks, a former naturopathic doctor is convinced that all diseases are caused by either malnutrition or toxicity. She has also been found supporting the dehydrated, concentrated and pure organ-specific food herbs made by Sunrider International as a way to compensate for the nutritional gap in America’s food industry. Your colon muscles need to be smooth and toned to generate powerful, rhythmic contractions (peristalsis) that move waste along. Sunrider’s fibertone tones these muscle and their Sunbar contains 4 types of fiber to clean out the intestines. Quinary, their 50 herb formulation is broken down into 5 formulations which feed the five systems of the body: immune, circulatory, endocrine, digestive and respiratory. Assimilaid is the formulation name for the herbs that feed the digestive system. Contact me for more information on nutrition and Sunrider.
Wednesday, September 15, 2010
The truth about GMO foods
Food is very personal and one of the few things that we can control. Deborah Koons Garcia discusses the problems associated with genetically modified foods and the increased dependance on pesticides and herbicides in her film “The Future of Food.” Monsanto is an agricultural industry giant making genetically modified seeds, herbicides, pesticides, and fertilizers. They buy seed companies, genetically modify the seeds and then patent them so that they are resistant to an insecticide that they also make.
In order to make genes express all the time, a promoter is locked on to the DNA before the gene. Scientists have tracked gene promoters and found that they unlock from the DNA of the food and lock onto the DNA of the animal who ingests it. This means that eating genetically modified foods expose us to promoters that can lock onto our DNA and cause gene expression, increasing our risk of manifesting genetically predisposed genetic diseases. The is a concern since 70% of processed foods on our super market shelves are genetically modified (Eco-Foods Guide by Cynthia Barstow). Most corn, cotton, soy and canola in the U.S. are genetically modified. Most people would like to know if they are eating genetically modified foods, but labeling it is not required!
Historically, when the food industry needs to get a bill passed an employee will be sent to work for the regulatory agency, get the bill passed and then go back to work the food industry. This is called the revolving door and is very unethical. If you are concerned about this, you should write to your congressman in regards to the U.S. Farm Bill that will help shape our food supply for better or for worse.
There is hope! Deborah Koons Garcia says within that within the next 5-10 years we need to be educating ourselves and those we care about with whats going on. I don’t believe it is our fault that we did not know this. How were we supposed to know this was going on? I truly believe that once people have the information they will want to be a part of the reformation of our food supply for the betterment of our future and our children’s future. We do hold the power to take back the control of our food. We vote three times a day; breakfast, lunch and dinner. One thing that you can do is start buying organic. Organic foods do NOT contain GMO’s and support local organic farmers by joining a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). If you live in South Orange County, check out South Coast Farms. May your days be blessed with health and wellness and Namaste.
In order to make genes express all the time, a promoter is locked on to the DNA before the gene. Scientists have tracked gene promoters and found that they unlock from the DNA of the food and lock onto the DNA of the animal who ingests it. This means that eating genetically modified foods expose us to promoters that can lock onto our DNA and cause gene expression, increasing our risk of manifesting genetically predisposed genetic diseases. The is a concern since 70% of processed foods on our super market shelves are genetically modified (Eco-Foods Guide by Cynthia Barstow). Most corn, cotton, soy and canola in the U.S. are genetically modified. Most people would like to know if they are eating genetically modified foods, but labeling it is not required!
Historically, when the food industry needs to get a bill passed an employee will be sent to work for the regulatory agency, get the bill passed and then go back to work the food industry. This is called the revolving door and is very unethical. If you are concerned about this, you should write to your congressman in regards to the U.S. Farm Bill that will help shape our food supply for better or for worse.
There is hope! Deborah Koons Garcia says within that within the next 5-10 years we need to be educating ourselves and those we care about with whats going on. I don’t believe it is our fault that we did not know this. How were we supposed to know this was going on? I truly believe that once people have the information they will want to be a part of the reformation of our food supply for the betterment of our future and our children’s future. We do hold the power to take back the control of our food. We vote three times a day; breakfast, lunch and dinner. One thing that you can do is start buying organic. Organic foods do NOT contain GMO’s and support local organic farmers by joining a CSA (Community Supported Agriculture). If you live in South Orange County, check out South Coast Farms. May your days be blessed with health and wellness and Namaste.
Friday, August 27, 2010
Healing
Healing is the concerted agreement and action of the body, mind & spirit to return to health, wellness & wholeness.
Tuesday, August 17, 2010
Finding Your Balance
Life spontaneously adjusts itself to find a balance and since we are a participant in our lives, this balance is happening within us and our relationships all the time.
We give power to what we oppose and make weaker what we ignore. So, what you resist you make stronger. For example, a pruned tree creates more roots and more growth and with the case of antibiotic and pesticide resistance. This is why Jesus suggested that we not resist evil in Matthew 5, verse 9 and why Buddha said “When the demons are gone, the resistance is gone.” By focusing on the bad, we attract it and then go to battle with it. When we oppose the bad, we are seeking to become worthy and become crusaders towards creating a perfect life, world and existence. We feel that by labeling, judging and opposing the bad, we become good.
This plays out on the physical, mental and spiritual levels. When we oppose our bodies weaknesses, or war or murder or any of the many things we are so against, we only make them stronger. Accept what you do want, and pay no attention at all to what you don’t. Be for your healing, for peace and for life instead of against your disease, war and murder.
Most illnesses are attributed to a chemical imbalance, malnourishment and toxicity. Our
bodies choose how to balance chemicals, toxins and nutrients and no medicine, surgery or doctor can come close to the innate intelligence of our own body. Taking drugs to bring the chemicals back in balance opposes the bodies ability to bring balance on its own.
The bodies ability to bring balance is apparent on every level. At the moment an injury or illness occurs, the body immediately begins to heal itself. The injury or illness happens in one moment and does not continue. After this moment the body takes over. Emerson describes the bodies healing ability as “A breath of will that blows through the universe of soul in the direction of the right and the necessary.” Two time nobel prize winner Albert St. George called it syntropy “the drive of living things to perfect or right themselves”. When we let life flow naturally and spontaneously we come back into balance and back toward health.
Make no distinctions between good and evil. There is evil in the world, but when we
become more sensitive to our connection, we become more sensitive to the beauty and the disorder in life and learn to actively participate in the joy and creativity of life.
Orthodox medicine attempts to control nature and healing from the outside through drugs and surgery. But the only motivation we have to create comes from within. Sunrider International makes pure and concentrated whole foods that support the philosophy to create order from within. For more information about Sunrider visit http://rootshealthandwellness.com
We give power to what we oppose and make weaker what we ignore. So, what you resist you make stronger. For example, a pruned tree creates more roots and more growth and with the case of antibiotic and pesticide resistance. This is why Jesus suggested that we not resist evil in Matthew 5, verse 9 and why Buddha said “When the demons are gone, the resistance is gone.” By focusing on the bad, we attract it and then go to battle with it. When we oppose the bad, we are seeking to become worthy and become crusaders towards creating a perfect life, world and existence. We feel that by labeling, judging and opposing the bad, we become good.
This plays out on the physical, mental and spiritual levels. When we oppose our bodies weaknesses, or war or murder or any of the many things we are so against, we only make them stronger. Accept what you do want, and pay no attention at all to what you don’t. Be for your healing, for peace and for life instead of against your disease, war and murder.
Most illnesses are attributed to a chemical imbalance, malnourishment and toxicity. Our
bodies choose how to balance chemicals, toxins and nutrients and no medicine, surgery or doctor can come close to the innate intelligence of our own body. Taking drugs to bring the chemicals back in balance opposes the bodies ability to bring balance on its own.
The bodies ability to bring balance is apparent on every level. At the moment an injury or illness occurs, the body immediately begins to heal itself. The injury or illness happens in one moment and does not continue. After this moment the body takes over. Emerson describes the bodies healing ability as “A breath of will that blows through the universe of soul in the direction of the right and the necessary.” Two time nobel prize winner Albert St. George called it syntropy “the drive of living things to perfect or right themselves”. When we let life flow naturally and spontaneously we come back into balance and back toward health.
Make no distinctions between good and evil. There is evil in the world, but when we
become more sensitive to our connection, we become more sensitive to the beauty and the disorder in life and learn to actively participate in the joy and creativity of life.
Orthodox medicine attempts to control nature and healing from the outside through drugs and surgery. But the only motivation we have to create comes from within. Sunrider International makes pure and concentrated whole foods that support the philosophy to create order from within. For more information about Sunrider visit http://rootshealthandwellness.com
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