What's new?
- Obviously our new web page format!!! Please let us know how
you like it.
- DYNAMITE DynaSpark for Dogs a great new powder that has
proven effective not only for canine athletes, show contenders,
whelping, rehabilitation following illness or injury but also for
other species! Please see the We're Getting Sparked!
testimonial.
- DYNAMITE DynaLite is back in a super NEW formula
containing chromium and lots of other good stuff. Read more
about it in the Human Handbook Product Profile: DynaLite
- DYNAMITE Rejuvenating Skin Cream is an incredible skin care
product that lives up to it's name! And speaking of the name,
that is not set in stone. In fact, DYNAMITE is initiating a
contest to name it. For each jar you buy from the company, you
earn one chance at submitting an appropriate, gender-free
name between April 1st and September 1st. Yes, that's right,
it's for both women and men and actually can heal sun-
damaged skin! See the write up under Human Handbook Product
Profile: Rejuvenating Skin Cream plus my personal testimonial
Rejuvenating Skin Cream is Fact! and also, my newly
refurbished Skin Care FAQ article.
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consider updating your Adobe Acrobat Reader for FREE. It is also
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Book Reports
- The Hidden Messages in Water by Masaru Emoto - this beautiful
little high-quality paperback presents the results of over a
decade of research by Dr. Emoto into the different crystals that
water makes under various influences. I first spoke of this a
number of years ago but at that time, nothing was available in
English. That has now been rectified along with 31 double-sided
glossy pages of some of the most beautiful photographs ever
taken! While some of his conclusions may seem like a pretty far
reach, one cannot ignore other, more obvious ones. Here is one
answer as to just why homeopathy works and how words can
affect so strongly (see the WordPower section in my Human
article, Holistic Tools). At a list price of only $16.95 (Amazon
has it for $5 less), this little volume is one is a must if only for
the photos! Thanks for heads up on this one, Donna!
- See Spot Live Longer by Steve Brown & Beth Taylor - a very
good book with some excellent nutritional advice. Great as a
starter to get people interested in natural nutrition for dogs.
Learn more on their website: www.seespotlivelonger.com.
- We Are All The Same: A Story of A Boy's Courage and A
Mother's Love by Jim Wooten - What do you get when you mix
an award-winning journalist and a tiny South African boy, Xolani
Nkosi, dying of AIDS? This exquisite small book that puts an
innocent face on the reality of what is happening to the
population in SA where 1-in-5 individuals have HIV/AIDS as did
Daphne Khamalo, his Zulu mother. It is, as well, the incredible
story of Gail Johnson, who fostered and loved this amazing
child given into her care by his mother, to the point of giving
him her name. The title comes from the speech that 11 yr. old
Nkosi (as he was then called), who looked closer to 6 or 7 and
who had beaten all odds to even live beyond the age of 3,
wrote and delivered himself, as a keynote speaker, to the 2000
13th International AIDS Conference held in Durban, the center
of the country's raging epidemic. Mr Wooten thinks so highly of
the end of Nkosi's speech that he likens it to Shakespear's
famous speech of Shylock in The Merchant of Venice: "You can't
get AIDS by hugging, kissing, holding hands. Care for us and
accept us - we are all human beings. We are normal. We have
hands. We have feet. We can walk, we can talk, we have needs
just like everyone else. Don't be afraid of us. We are all the
same!" You can read the whole speech, and more about Nkosi,
at http://www.simplytaty.com/bios/nkosi.htm. Gail and Nkosi
are heroic shining beacons in the darkness of global enui and
violence that seems overwhelming at times.
- Beautiful Jim Key: The Lost History of a Horse and A Man Who
Changed the World by Mim Eichler Rivas - this is not only the
story of a magnificent horse, born a cripple, but also of the
horse's "whisperer" owner/trainer, born a slave. In an age when
training consisted of utter brutality, Dr. William Key taught
from awareness and compassion. The horse, Jim Key, became
one of the largest draws ever on the 1897-1912 entertainment
circuit. "He could add, subtract, spell, cite Bible passages and
pluck silver dollars from the bottom of a barrel without drinking
the water." Because of the horse/man relationship, thousands
of schoolchildren pledged to always be kind to animals. A very
heart-warming true story complete with 16 pages of photos.
- . . . and if you want hints as to how to create your own "Jim
Key," take a look at this website www.imagineahorse.com the
webmasters of which teach gentle and natural methods of
Circensic Dressage as a way to bond more deeply with your
horse. Quite inspiring really. Of course any dedicated and aware
attention can result in a horse kissing, hugging, shaking hands
and even peeing on cue as one of my downline has done, and
laying down and playing as another has done. This just gives a
more formal approach and rather than preparing a horse for a
circus life, it actually increases a horse's physical and mental
flexibility; and the owner's too! Thank you Gabi for this great
link!
Did You Know?
Of course our take on periodontal health is a pH balanced diet
and reasonable Oral Hygiene. If someone has active periodontal
disease, increasing DYNAMITE Hiscorbadyne intake is highly
recommended; many distributors take up to 8 per day with
stupendous results even for eyes and varicosities!
- ...the FDA has approved revisions to safety labeling for a list of
drugs found to pose increased health risks, among which are:
- OTC (Over-the-counter) Pepcid AC & Pepcid Complete, taken to
relieve heartburn associated with acid indigestion and sour
stomach - new labeling to include: "Pepcid should not be used
in patients experiencing difficult or painful swallowing, vomiting
with blood, or bloody or tarry stools" and "{epcid should not be
used concurrently with other acid reducers."
- Altace used to reduce the risk of heart attack, stroke or
cardiovascular death, now warns of the risk of intestinal
angioedema (abdominal pain with or without nausea or
vomiting) in patients treated with angiotensin-converting
enzyme (ACE) inhibitors.
- Wellbutrin XL, used to help provide relief for those suffering
from depression, now warns of the dose-related risk of seizures
linked to its use.
- Levaquin, used to treat lung, sinus, skin and urinary tract
infections caused by certain germs or bacteria, now includes
information from animal studies showing a possible risk of
arthropathy (a joint disease) associated with its use.
Seems to us it would be far less dangerous to follow our pH
balancing diet and to take DYNAMITE supplements! Many users
have found total heartburn relief this way with some still
requiring some Miracle Clay and/or Trace Minerals Concentrate
for ulcers/bleeding ulcers (by the way, if when drinking your daily
basic Elixir, it hurts, that is a great indicator that an ulcer is
present; stop the Elixir replacing it temporarily with the Clay);
and nutrition certainly seems to aid in both the incidence of
cardiovascular disease and depression, especially magnesium
(PMS); while infections no matter where they exist respond to
nutrition, Vit C (Hiscorbadyne), and, in many cases, Solace.
Points to Ponder - more on Fluoride & Fluoridosis - this is
coming up for a vote in Fort Collins in April - very important!!!
- Instant tea, one of the most popular drinks in the United
States, may be a source of harmful levels of fluoride,
researchers at Washington University School of Medicine in St.
Louis report. The researchers found that some regular strength
preparations contain as much as 6.5 parts per million (ppm) of
fluoride, well over the 4 ppm maximum allowed in drinking
water by the Environmental Protection Agency and 2.4 ppm
permitted in bottled water and beverages by the Food and Drug
Administration...Each of the teas [including Lipton, Nestea and
Luzianne among others] was tested as a regular-strength
preparation in fluoride-free water, and each contained fluoride,
with amounts ranging from 1.0 to 6.5 parts per million. The
study is reported in the January issue of The American Journal
of Medicine. "The tea plant is known to accumulate fluoride
from the soil and water. Our study points to the need for
further investigation of the fluoride content of teas," says
Michael Whyte, M.D., professor of medicine, pediatrics and
genetics. "We don't know how much variation there is from
brand to brand and year to year." In many communities in the
United States, fluoride is added to drinking water to help
prevent tooth decay. However, the Public Health Service
indicates that the fluoride concentration should not exceed 1.2
ppm. Physicians have been aware that ingestion of high levels
of fluoride cause bone-forming cells to lay down extra skeletal
tissue, increasing bone density but also bone brittleness. The
resulting disease, called skeletal fluorosis, can manifest in
bone pain, calcification of ligaments, bone spurs, fused
vertebrae and difficulty in moving joints. "When fluoride gets
into your bones, it stays there for years, and there is no
established treatment for skeletal fluorosis," Whyte says. "No
one knows if you can fully recover from it." Americans are
exposed to fluoride not only through fluoridated water but
increasingly through fluoridated toothpastes and other dental
preparations. Pesticides, Teflon®-coated cookware, chewing
tobacco, some wines and certain sparkling mineral waters are
more unusual sources of excess exposure. Until now, instant
tea had not been recognized as a significant source of fluoride.
http://mednews.wustl.edu/news/page/normal/4607.html
- Dr. Mercola writes: Christopher Bryson has written a book that
is not only interesting, it is also incredibly important. The
Fluoride Deception is much more than a book about the dangers
of fluoride--it reveals a multi-tiered effort, or as Bryson says an
abuse of power, by military and industry scientists and public
health officials to shamelessly promote fluoride to the dentistry
field and the American public with little regard to the
implications it would have on human health. If you are not
familiar with the controversy surrounding the use of fluoride in
water, toothpaste and numerous other products and industries,
your mouth will drop as you read this book. If you are, you will
be amazed at just how far and wide the cover-up and deceit
stretches. In fact, the evidence is so compelling that you will
likely find yourself reading and rereading in disbelief. http:
//www.mercola.com/2004/jun/12/fluoride_deception.htm
Do follow Dr. Mercola's links at the bottom of the above page for
more fluoride information.
- Last month we had the story of a hygienist who lost a horse to
fluoridosis diagnosed because of previous losses in the Pagosa
Springs community. This is a brief story, taken from the Pagosa
Springs Sun, of that woman, Cathy Justus. "The Justuses have
been raising expensive Quarter Horses practically their entire
lives, first in California, then in Pagosa when they moved here
more than 20 year ago. Their horses come from long lines of
champions and have been ranked among the best in the world.
Her voice breaking at times, Cathy described a history of equine
problems ranging from Cushing’s Disease (a thyroid condition)
to neurological disorders to frequent colics to lameness to
infertility – problems that began to plague their horses within a
few years of moving to Pagosa Springs and drinking city water.
According to Cathy, none of the local vets could explain what
could be causing such a vast array of symptoms. Through her
own extensive research, Cathy began to suspect that
fluoridated water could be the culprit and, after losing her fifth
and favorite horse last fall, she decided to find someone who
could verify or deny her hunch. After much searching she found
Dr. Lennart Krook, D.V.M., Ph.D., Emeritus Professor of
Pathology at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY. He had published
many works in peer-reviewed journals on the toxicity of fluoride
in cows, sheep and other livestock. The Justuses sent off a leg
bone from the mare to Cornell for testing. A 17-page report
arrived a month later, conclusion: the horse died of fluoride
toxicity." ..............I have copies of that and more. Because of
the dangers that fluoridated water presents to everyone, Cathy
is devoting an incredible amount of time to bringing peoples'
and water boards' attention to this insidious toxin. She has
joined with Pati Caputo of the Clean Water Advocates of Ft
Collins (see the sidebar for websites) to work even more
actively. Please share this information with all you know; it is
only through education that we can change some of these
accepted rules. And certainly, when one adds to this the little
book mentioned above, The Hidden Messages in Water, we see
the utter importance of having truly pure water. I am writing an
article bringing all the fluoride information together - not quite
done yet for this newsletter, but do watch for it!
Meetings - open to any and all DYNAMITE
Distributors and guests!
Fort Collins (new location!) 2nd Tuesday each month - March 8
Gretchen Topel gesmith77@ yahoo.com OR David Whiting
davidwhiting@comcast.net
Pine/Evergreen 3rd Wednesday each month - March 16
Dawn Swinehart dswinehart@peakpeak.net
Parker last Thursday each month - March 31
Mollie Carter mollycarter01@aol.com
Words of Wisdom ... The Lost Horse: A Sufi Story
Many years ago in a poor Chinese village, there live a peasant
with his son. His only material possession, apart from some land
and a small straw hut, was a horse he dad inherited from his
father.
One day, the horse ran off, leaving the man with no animal with
which to till the land. His neighbors - who respected him greatly
for his honesty and diligence - came to his house to say how
much they regretted what had happened. He thanked them for
their visit, but asked: "How can you know that what has
happened has been a misfortune in my life?"
Someone mumbled to a friend: "He can't accept reality; let him
think what he wants, as long as he isn't saddened by what
happened." And the neighbors went off, pretending to agree with
what they had heard.
A week later, the horse returned to the stable, but it was not
alone: it brought with it a fine mare for company. Upon hearing
this, the villagers - who were flustered since they now
understood the answer the man had given them - returned to the
peasant's house in order to congratulate him on his good fortune.
"Before you had only one horse, and now you have two.
Congratulations!" they said.
"Many thanks for your visit and for all your concern," answered
the peasant. "But how can you know that what has happened has
been a blessing in my life?" Disconcerted, and thinking he must
be going mad, the neighbors went off, and on the way
commented: "Does he really not understand that God has sent
him a gift?"
A month later, the peasant's son decided to tame the mare, but
the animal unexpectedly reared up and the boy fell, breaking his
leg. The neighbors returned to the peasant's house bringing gifts
for the wounded boy. The mayor of the village offered his
condolences to the father, saying that all were very sad at what
had happened.
The man thanked them for their visit and their concern, but
asked: "How can you know that what has happened has been a
misfortune in my life?" They were all astonished to hear this,
since no one could be in any doubt that the accident to a son
was a real tragedy. As they left the peasant's house, some said
to others: "He really has gone mad: his only son might limp
forever, and he is still in doubt about whether what happened is
a misfortune!"
Some months passed, and Japan declared war on China. The
Emperor's envoys traveled throughout the land in search for
healthy young men to be sent to the battle front. Upon arrival in
the village, they recruited all the young men except the
peasant's son whose leg was broken.
None of the young men returned alive but the peasant's son
recovered, the two horses bred and their offspring were sold at a
good price. The peasant began visiting his neighbors to console
and help them since they had all times been so caring for him.
Whenever one of them complained, the peasant said: "How do
you know it is a misfortune?" If anyone became overjoyed, he
asked: "How do you know it is a blessing?"
And the men in that village understood that beyond appearances,
life often has other meanings.
Until April!
Rowan & John
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