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. . . a Guide for Living Energetically
. . . a Guide for Living Energetically
NEWSLETTER
November 2006
Thanksgiving - 23rd
November 2006
Thanksgiving - 23rd
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| Observe good faith and justice toward all nations. Cultivate peace and harmony with all. George Washington Nothing is more honorable than a grateful heart. Seneca If the only prayer you said in your whole life was, 'thank you,' that would suffice. Meister Eckhart |
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Book Review - A Corpsman's Legacy by Stephanie Hanson Although the US had been in Viet Nam as the primary advisors since 1956, major American troop involvement began in 1965. The "conflict" lasted a horrific 8 years until our troop withdrawal in 1973. During that time, there were 58,226 troop deaths, with over 150,000 other casualties on our side and into the millions on the Viet Nam side. [data from http://en.wikipedia. org/wiki/Viet_Nam_War] Medical Corpsman Gary Norman Young was among the American dead. Young died at the tender age of 20, never knowing he left behind a pregnant girlfriend who, two months after his death, gave birth to the little girl she gave up for adoption and later known as Stephanie Hanson. This book came about because of Stephanie's burning desire, driven initially by medical need, to learn more about the father she had never known. As I read, and having lived through the Viet Nam war as an adult observer and protester, of course I could not help but see numerous parallels with our current military involvement in Iraq. What struck me so deeply, however, was the bond that developed between members of the military not only with others seeing action, but with all who went before and with all who come after. It is this literally undying bond, this love between warriors, that kept bringing me to tears while reading. And it is because of that bond that we owe the greatest honor, and thankfulness, to all warriors who are willing to give their lives for we who stay at home. Regardless of what anyone may think of the righteousness or "rightness" of a particular war, the warriors on the front lines, and all those who support them in the field such as the medical corpsmen like Young, are facing unimaginable terrors daily with the utmost courage. The pain and loss survivors suffer is even more unimaginable. Stephanie Hanson has brought home to me most poignantly the reality of the need to love, honor and respect all of our warriors alive and dead and to never again ignore the sacrifices made by them, and their grieving families, as we did so shamefully in 1973 and beyond. Read this book and weep for the sacrifices made by these young people and be thankful they stand ready to protect you with their lives. This Thanksgiving , and every one after this, let their sacrifices live in your hearts forever as you keep saying "thank you" and "welcome home." Learn more about the book, Gary Young, and Stephanie Hanson's search for her father at www.corpsmanslegacy.com. You'll be glad you did. And, coincidentally, Stephanie is now Dynamite's new marketing director! Upcoming Seminars/Clinics/Workshops November 3-5, 2006 "21st Century Equine Maintenance" 3– Day Advanced Clinic (must have completed the Basic course) * Advanced massage techniques * Advanced energy techniques * Living Energetically book. * Certificate of Completion For further information, please contact: Jan Scott sporthorsemt@aol.com www.sporthorsemassage.com Did you know?... (from various sources)
Point to Ponder #1 - X-ray may raise risk of breast cancer for some Genetically vulnerable women are more likely to get the disease after a mammogram, tests find. By Judy Peres Chicago Tribune 06/27/2006 Chicago - High-risk women who rely on mammograms as a weapon against breast cancer may actually increase their chances of getting the disease, according to preliminary research released Monday. The study looked at 1,600 European women with genetic mutations that predispose them to get breast cancer. Women who reported having had at least one chest X-ray were 54 percent more likely to develop breast cancer than those who had never had one. This Catch-22, reported in the current issue of the Journal of Clinical Oncology, means women with mutations in BRCA1 or BRCA2 genes might want to consider being screened with magnetic resonance imaging instead of X-rays, doctors said. It also suggests that women and men with a family history of breast or ovarian cancer might want to consider genetic testing to find out if they carry a mutation before they get any X-rays to the chest area, doctors said. Exposure to ionizing radiation - the kind that comes from nuclear fallout as well as from X- rays - is known to cause breast cancer. But the risk is small enough for the vast majority of women older than 40. Experts still recommend that they get annual screening mammograms. In women younger than 40, mammograms are less accurate and the radiation is potentially more dangerous. But those are the women most at risk for hereditary breast cancer. MRI could eventually become the preferred screening tool for high- risk women, said Dr. Olufumilayo Olopade, director of the cancer risk clinic at the University of Chicago Medical Center, who wrote an editorial accompanying the study. But it's not a perfect solution. MRI alone can be hard to read and can have a high rate of false- positive results, which lead to unnecessary biopsies, said Dr. Virginia Kaklamani, an expert in breast cancer and cancer genetics at Northwestern University. So, if something suspicious is found on an MRI, she said, "I'd probably recommend a mammogram" despite the radiation. "Until we have more research," Kaklamani said, "younger women with a genetic susceptibility to breast cancer are between a rock and a hard place." ....... I'd say squishing delicate breast tissue between 2 XRay plates is being between "a rock and a hard place!!" And don't forget that MRI's utilize electromagnetic energy to diagnose which again expose very vulnerable tissue to dangerous levels of invasive energy. I personally have never had a mammogram and never will; my personal choice. Just be aware of the dangers and educate yourself in personal examination first and foremost. Point to Ponder #2 - CSU pinpoints spread of CWD Research shows blood, saliva can transmit disease by KEVIN DARST KevinDarst@coloradoan.com http://www.coloradoan.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article? AID=/20061006/NEWS01/610060389 Deadly chronic wasting disease may spread from animal to animal through mosquitoes, ticks and other blood-sucking insects, according to researchers at Colorado State University. The findings, which appear in today's issue of the journal Science, are also the first to document transmission of the disease, caused by misshapen proteins called prions, to healthy deer through the blood and saliva of infected deer, said Ed Hoover, a Colorado State University distinguished professor in the Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology who led the study. "It might explain why the disease transfers so quickly," Hoover said. Deer use nuzzling and grooming to communicate, especially during breeding season. In some situations, deer mingle with elk and could spread the disease between species. Aside from direct contact, infected saliva or blood could contaminate forage or water that other deer drink, Hoover said. The results are also a warning to hunters and others who handle deer, elk and moose and their carcasses. Chronic wasting disease has not been shown to jump to humans, but the study raises questions about the increased risk of exposure to people. "They need to be aware that all parts of the carcass contain the CWD agent," Hoover said. The Colorado Division of Wildlife recommends that hunters not shoot, handle or eat animals that look sick. The DOW also recommends wearing rubber gloves when dressing and processing an animal. A DOW spokesman said the agency was reviewing the study. Researchers have known for several years that the disease somehow persisted in the environment and infected previously healthy deer, but they weren't sure how until now. They still don't know how much of the disease it takes to sicken an animal. For the study, researchers collected saliva from diseased deer and essentially fed it to hand-raised deer they knew to be disease-free. The healthy deer got sick within months. A seven-year, $8 million grant from the National Institutes of Health funded the 18-month study, which pulled together scientists from CSU, the DOW, the University of Georgia, the National Park Service, the University of Kentucky, the University of Zurich and WASCO Inc., a Georgia-based taxidermist. Some of the research was done at a DOW facility that sits across a dirt road from Fort Collins' raw water treatment plant. Infected animals live in outdoor pens at the facility, about 50 feet from two outdoor ponds at the treatment plant. The city's water board, a citizen advisory board, recommended last year that the DOW move the facility to avoid possible contamination. "We don't really know whether this (study) has implications for water treatment plants," said Reagan Waskom, the chairman of the water supply subcommittee of the city's water board, a citizen advisory board. .......hunters and meat growers might also remember that professional meat processing plants and equipment can become contaminated by infected animals so PLEASE have your catch tested!! Point to Ponder #3 - Drug Companies Control Medical Journals Newstarget.com, 8/8/06 Will the American public ever get the un-tainted truth from our country’s medical profession? According to an August announcement from the Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), they’ll never publish the truth. Catherine DeAngelis, editor-in-chief of JAMA, says that she and other medical journal editors have decided not to risk being sued by drug companies—for antitrust—by banning authors with financial conflicts of interest to those companies. In a nut shell, JAMA will continue to publish half-true and biased articles written by authors who hold strong ties to the pharmaceutical industry. The general public is simply asking that JAMA disclose the financial ties their author’s may have to drug companies. These authors can still publish their articles, all we want to know is who does that author work for? Are they an employee of the drug company they’re writing about? None-the-less, JAMA refuses to make this information known for fear of being sued. Sued? Is it wrong to tell the truth? Unfortunately, the biggest “wrong” in the whole equation is that pharmaceutical companies have gained so much power over the medical profession that they are now able to control what is and is not being published. Here’s an example: JAMA ran an article that talked about a link between migraines and heart disease, and how to treat these conditions. As it turns out, all of the study’s six authors had ties to a drug company that makes migraine and heart disease drugs. This means the article may have been slanted in favor of the drugs when, in an honest world, it should not have been. In another incident, JAMA admitted that an article written about depression was actually mostly authored by people who had been paid to be speakers or consultants for the makers of antidepressant drugs. It’s clear; drug companies have an agenda, and it’s slowly taking control of our medical journals. The question is can anyone stop them? ...... of course there ARE many legitimate articles by legitimate researchers and physicians; the trick is to know just WHO is being funded in one or another by the big pharmaceutical companies who DO fund the medical schools, too. Point to Ponder #4 -- Chemotherapy changes brains UCLA Press Release October 5, 2006 http://chetday. com/chemobrain.htm Cancer survivors, take note. The mental fog and forgetfulness of "chemo brain" are no figment of your imagination. A new UCLA study shows that chemotherapy causes changes to the brain's metabolism and blood flow that can linger at least 10 years after treatment. Reported Oct. 5 2006 in the online edition of the journal Breast Cancer Research and Treatment, the findings may help to explain the disrupted thought processes and confusion that plague many chemotherapy patients. "People with 'chemo brain' often can't focus, remember things or multitask the way they did before chemotherapy," explained Dr. Daniel Silverman, head of neuronuclear imaging and associate professor of molecular and medical pharmacology at the David Geffen School of Medicine at UCLA. "Our study demonstrates for the first time that patients suffering from these cognitive symptoms have specific alterations in brain metabolism." Silverman and his colleagues used positron emission tomography (PET) to scan the brains of 21 women who had undergone surgery to remove breast tumors five to 10 years earlier. Sixteen of them had been treated with chemotherapy regimens near the time of their surgeries to reduce the risk of cancer recurrence. The team compared PET images evaluating the chemotherapy patients' brain function to PET scans from five breast-cancer patients who underwent surgery only, and 13 control subjects who did not have breast cancer or chemotherapy. As the women performed a series of short-term memory exercises, the UCLA team measured blood flow to their brains. The researchers also ran a scan of the patients' resting brain metabolism after the women finished the exercises. "The PET scans show a link between chemo-brain symptoms and lower metabolism in a key region of the frontal cortex," explained Silverman. "We found that the lower the patient's resting brain metabolism rate was, the more difficulty she had performing the memory test." The scans revealed that blood flow to the frontal cortex and cerebellum spiked as the chemotherapy patients performed the memory tests, indicating a rapid jump in these brain regions' activity level. "The same area of the frontal lobe that showed lower resting metabolism displayed a substantial leap in activity when the patients were performing the memory exercise," said Silverman. "In effect, these women's brains were working harder than the control subjects' to recall the same information." Finally, the researchers discovered that women who underwent hormonal therapy in addition to chemotherapy displayed changes to their basal ganglia, a part of the brain that works to bridge thought and action. On average, these women showed an 8 percent drop in resting metabolism in this brain region. "Chemotherapy used to be prescribed primarily to treat metastatic disease," observed Silverman. "Now it's common for doctors to administer chemotherapy to patients near the time of surgery to prevent metastasis. As many of these patients become long-term survivors, doctors are recognizing lasting side-effects of chemotherapy, and, in particular, the kind of chemo-brain symptoms we are studying." "Our findings suggest that PET scans could be used to monitor the effects of chemotherapy on brain metabolism," he added. "The approach could be easily added to current whole-body PET or PET/CT scans already being used to monitor patients for tumor response to therapy." Although chemo brain is an acknowledged phenomenon, doctors don't know what mechanisms cause it. More studies are needed to uncover how the damage occurs and whether modification of chemotherapy drugs could prevent it. The National Cancer Institute recently awarded a five-year grant to oncologist Dr. Patricia Ganz, who is organizing a long-term study on chemo brain of a larger group of breast-cancer survivors with Silverman and their colleagues at UCLA. More than 211,000 new cases of breast cancer are diagnosed a year, making it the most common cancer in women. Experts estimate that at least 25 percent of chemotherapy patients are affected by chemo brain, and a recent study by the University of Minnesota reported an 82 percent rate. The Breast Cancer Research Foundation and American Cancer Society supported the study. Silverman's UCLA coauthors included Christine Dy, Jasmine Lai, Betty Pio, Michael Phelps and Steven Castellon, as well as Laura Abraham, Kari Waddell, Laura Petersen and Dr. Patricia Ganz of the Jonsson Comprehensive Cancer Center. Castellon is also affiliated with the Greater Los Angeles Veterans Affairs Healthcare System. .......seems to me that anyone considering chemotherapy should add this concern into the equation. Interestingly, Dr. Ben Kim reports in an important article on his website, that "In 1986 McGill Cancer Center scientists surveyed 188 oncologists who specialized in the treatment of lung cancer. Asked what they would do if they developed the disease, 75% said that they would not participate in any chemotherapy treatments. What were their reasons? "The ineffectiveness of chemotherapy and its unacceptable degree of toxicity." [ See http://snipurl.com/yfqm ] For another treatment option, go to my June newsletter. Meetings - open to any and all DYNAMITE Distributors and guests! Pine/Evergreen 3rd Wednesday each month - November 15 Dawn Swinehart dswinehart@peakpeak.net Parker last Thursday each month - November 30 Mollie Carter mollycarter01@aol.com Remember - if you want to start meetings of your own, be sure to contact me for some ideas! Recipe of the Month - Thanksgiving Feast Ideas Here is a quartet of great grain-based "stuffings" to have either with your turkey (roast breast down on top of coarsely chopped veggies and stuff ed with chopped onions and lemons for moist white meat), as a separate casserole, or used to stuff roast portobello mushroom caps or roast red bell pepper halves for a vegetarian main dish. Add the mix to 4 cups cooked grain of choice such as rice, wild rice, millet, quinoa, buchwheat, etc. As a tasty variation, cook the grain in organic diluted vegetable or chicken stock before adding any of the combinations below. You might consider starting the meal with a salad of sliced peaches on mixed greens (mesclun) with a raspberry vinaigrette dressing. Substitute baked/smashed sweet potatoes with a slowly sauteed onion, apple/dried cranberry topping (simply chop the onion and apple, toss in a handful of dried cranberries & shredded unsweetened coconut, saute in a bit of butter, cover and leave over low heat for about 1/2 hour--delicious as is or add a drizzle of maple syrup/honey/agave syrup if needed) for those candied yam casseroles. For dessert , offer your centerpiece consisting of a variety of colorful grapes, tangerines, cherries and such . Now, here are the combination options to add to the grain: NUTTY—Saute in butter: 3 diced celery stalks, 1 diced onion, 5 diced cloves garlic, 1/2# sliced mushrooms. When soft, toss with 1 15oz jar sliced chestnuts, 2/3 cup chopped toasted pecans, and 1 tsp poultry seasoning (or to taste), 1/2 cup fresh chopped parsley & salt/pepper to taste; add a dash of cayenne for added zip and add to 4 cups cooked grain. VEGGY—Saute in butter: 2 @ coarsely grated carrots & zucchini, 1 chopped onion, 2 sliced garlic cloves, 1/2 tsp @ dried oregano, basil, & marjoram, salt/pepper to taste; when just tender, stir in 1/2 cup pistachios and add to 4 cups cooked grain. FRUITY—Mix together 1 chopped roast onion (baked whole, skin & all, at 400 for about an hour & cooled enough to handle), 1/2 cup @ chopped/soaked dates & currants, 2/3 cup chopped/toasted pecans, 3/4 tsp curry powder, salt/pepper to taste and add to 4 cups cooked grain. SEEDY—Saute in butter 1 chopped onion, 3 stalks celery, 1/2 cup @ sunflower & pumpkin seeds, & pine nuts, 3 cloves minced garlic, 2 tsp crushed dried sage, 1/2 tsp @ dried oregano, marjoram & thyme just until veggies are tender; toss with 1.5 cups chopped green onions and add to 4 cups cooked grain. These grain dishes are great for potluck or "anytime" dishes, including cold as a salad. They are one of our favorite breakfasts as are the baked sweet potatos ..... try with a variety of different fresh or dried fruits! Words of Wisdom .... Thankful for Wonders (Thanks, Nancy!) A group of students was asked to list what they thought the present Seven Wonders of the World. Though there were some disagreements, the following were agreed upon: 1. Egypt's Great Pyramids 2. Taj Mahal 3. Grand Canyon 4. Panama Canal 5. Empire State Building 6. St. Peter's Basilica 7. Great Wall of China While gathering the votes, the teacher noticed that one student had not yet completed her paper, so she asked the girl if she was having trouble. The girl replied, "Yes, a little. I couldn't quite make up my mind because there are so many." The teacher then said "Well, tell us what you have and maybe we can help you." The girl hesitated and then said, "I think the Seven Wonders of the World are: 1. to see 2. to hear 3. to touch 5. to taste 6. to laugh 7. to love The room was so quiet you could hear a pin drop. The things we overlook as simple and ordinary and that we take for granted are truly wondrous! A gentle reminder that the most precious things in life cannot be built by hand or bought by man.
Rowan & John |
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