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. . . a Guide for Living Energetically
NEWSLETTER
December 2006
Winter Solstice - 21st
Christmas - 25th
December 2006
Winter Solstice - 21st
Christmas - 25th
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| CHRISTMAS GIFT SUGGESTIONS: To your enemy, forgiveness. To an opponent, tolerance. To a friend, your heart. To a customer, service. To all, charity. To every child, a good example. To yourself, respect." Oren Arnold |
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both human and environmentally safe! Based on the natural antibiotic/antifungal Tea Tree Oil, these products can take the place of ALL of your current dishwashing, clothes laundering, glass/counter/floor cleaning, etc. needs, with absolutely NO harmful chemicals! Filling a gap in the Dynamite product line, the EcoSense line of products is produced and marketed by the Melaleuca company which offers the ONLY Tea Tree Oil I know of that is comparable to the Dynamite one. The energy of these products is as incredible as their ability to perform! Contamination of personal care products is equally prevelant and dangerous. Popular anti-microbials are being pushed to control spread of flu, colds and even e-coli and salmonella, yet most contain Triclosan. This chemical has been strongly linked to abnormalities with the endocrine system, particularly with thyroid hormone signaling weakening of the immune system, birth defects, uncontrolled cell growth and unhealthy weight loss and is found in an alarming number of products from toothpaste to countertops to clothes. Find out more about this one single harmful chemical, among myriads, in this pdf article found originally at http://beyondpesticides.org. In another answer to such dangerous additives, Melaleuca also offers safe and natural Personal Care Products including toothpaste, deodorants and Beauty Products from lip color to nail color and much, much more! Do check out their complete on-line catalog and contact me with any questions you may have! Visit my EcoSense web page for more information and how to obtain these excellent products. Did you know?... (from various sources)
Point to Ponder #1 - A Powerful Compound That Can Prevent & Treat Cancer: Indole-3- Carbinol by Ben Kim, D.C. http://drbenkim.com/articles/indole-3-carbinol-treat-cancer. htm Broccoli, cabbage, cauliflower, brussels sprouts, kale and kohlrabi - this family of cruciferous vegetables is naturally rich in indole-3- carbinol (I3C), a compound that is quickly becoming recognized as one of the most powerful cancer-fighting compounds that we know of. Numerous studies indicate that I3C may stop the growth of existing tumors and can offer protection against many different types of cancer. The most prominent of such studies are listed below:
Preventing and treating cancer goes far beyond eating the right "super food" or taking a high quality supplement. Preventing and treating cancer requires being mindful of each food that we choose to eat, each thought that we choose to think, and each action that we choose to subject our bodies to on a moment-to- moment basis. With that being said, there's no denying that regular consumption of foods that are naturally rich in indole-3- carbinol can play a powerful role in helping all of us treat or prevent many types of cancer. Point to Ponder #2 - Say No To Antibacterial Soaps by Ben Kim, D.C. If you are still using antibacterial soap that contains a compound called triclosan, I hope that a brilliant study published in the journal, Aquatic Toxicology will persuade you to consider switching to the plainest bar of soap that you can find. Researchers have discovered that exposure to triclosan can cause significant disruption to the endocrine system, a finding that has countless and serious health implications. The study found that triclosan - at concentrations found in North American streams - can disrupt thyroid hormone function in bullfrogs, which can lead to:
- Accelerated hind-limb development - Unhealthy weight loss What's especially disturbing about this discovery is that the hormone signaling mechanisms that triclosan disrupts is virtually identical in frogs and humans. Could this be another reason why we have an ever increasing number of children who experience puberty far earlier than can be considered healthy? The bottom line: antimicrobial household products that contain triclosan should be avoided by everyone, but particularly by pregnant women and growing children. Not only do we need to ensure that these products don't have a place in our homes, we need to be proactive in having them removed from our schools, community centers, and other public facilities. ..............and definitely check out the EcoSense and Melaleuca products we recommend! Point to Ponder #3 - Prominent Researcher Apologizes for Pushing Fluoride by Barry Forbes http://www.drfarid.com/floride. html "Why'd you do it, Doc? Why'd you toss the fluoride folks overboard?" I had just tracked down Dr. Hardy Limeback, B.Sc., Ph.D in Biochemistry, D.D.S., head of the Department of Preventive Dentistry for the University of Toronto, and president of the Canadian Association for Dental Research. (Whew.) Dr. Limeback is Canada's leading fluoride authority and, until recently, the country's primary promoter of the controversial additive. In a surprising newsmaker interview this past April, Dr. Limeback announced a dramatic change of heart. "Children under three should never use fluoridated toothpaste," he counseled. "Or drink fluoridated water. And baby formula must never be made up using Toronto tap water. Never." Why, I wondered? What could have caused such a powerful paradigm shift? "It's been building up for a couple of years," Limeback told me during a recent telephone interview. "But certainly the crowning blow was the realization that we have been dumping contaminated fluoride into water reservoirs for half a century. The vast majority of all fluoride additives come from Tampa Bay, Florida smokestack scrubbers. The additives are a toxic byproduct of the super-phosphate fertilizer industry." "Tragically," he continued, "that means we're not just dumping toxic fluoride into our drinking water. We're also exposing innocent, unsuspecting people to deadly elements of lead, arsenic and radium, all of them carcinogenic. Because of the cumulative properties of toxins, the detrimental effects on human health are catastrophic." A recent study at the University of Toronto confirmed Dr. Limeback's worst fears. "Residents of cities that fluoridate have double the fluoride in their hip bones vis-a-vis the balance of the population. Worse, we discovered that fluoride is actually altering the basic architecture of human bones." Skeletal fluorosis is a debilitating condition that occurs when fluoride accumulates in bones, making them extremely weak and brittle. The earliest symptoms? "Mottled and brittle teeth," Dr. Limeback told me. "In Canada we are now spending more money treating dental fluorosis than we do treating cavities. That includes my own practice." One of the most obvious living experiments today, Dr. Limeback believes, is a proof-positive comparison between any two Canadian cities. "Here in Toronto we've been fluoridating for 36 years. Yet Vancouver - which has never fluoridated -has a cavity rate lower than Toronto's." And, he pointed out, cavity rates are low all across the industrialized world - including Europe, which is 98% fluoride free. Low because of improved standards of living, less refined sugar, regular dental checkups, flossing and frequent brushing. Now less than 2 cavities per child Canada-wide, he said. "I don't get it, Doc. Last month, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) ran a puff piece all across America saying the stuff was better than sliced bread. What's the story?" "Unfortunately," he replied, "the CDC is basing its position on data that is 50 years old, and questionable at best. Absolutely no one has done research on fluorosilicates, which is the junk they're dumping into the drinking water." "On the other hand," he added, "the evidence against systemic fluoride in-take continues to pour in." "But Doc, the dentists…" "… have absolutely no training in toxicity," he stated firmly. "Your well-intentioned dentist is simply following 50 years of misinformation from public health and the dental association. Me, too. Unfortunately, we were wrong." Last week, Dr. Hardy Limeback addressed his faculty and students at the University of Toronto, Department of Dentistry. In a poignant, memorable meeting, he apologized to those gathered before him. "Speaking as the head of preventive dentistry, I told them that I had unintentionally mislead my colleagues and my students. For the past 15 years, I had refused to study the toxicology information that is readily available to anyone. Poisoning our children was the furthest thing from my mind." "The truth," he confessed to me, "was a bitter pill to swallow. But swallow it I did." South of the border, the paradigm shift has yet to dawn. After half a century of delusion, the CDC, American Dental Association and Public Health stubbornly and skillfully continue to manipulate public opinion in favor of fluoridation. Meantime, study after study is delivering the death knell of thedeadly toxin. Sure, fluoridation will be around for a long time yet, but ultimately its supporters need to ready the life rafts. The poisonous waters of doubt and confusion are bound to get choppier. "Are lawsuits inevitable?" I asked the good doctor. "Remember tobacco," was his short, succinct reply. Welcome, Dr. Hardy Limeback, to the far side of the fluoride equation. It's lonely over here, but in our society loneliness and truth frequently travel hand in hand. Thank you for the undeniable courage of your convictions. Point to Ponder #4 - PSA Use for Prostate Cancer Sharply Questioned by Dr. Ralph Moss CancerDecisions.com Newsletter (8/10/03) Another pillar of the cancer establishment is tottering. The widely used Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) blood test, designed to detect prostate cancer while it is still in its early stages, has been found to miss 82 percent of tumors in men under 60, and 65 percent of cancers in older men, according to a recent study published in the New England Journal of Medicine. At the present time a reading under 4.0 is considered the sign of a healthy prostate. But scientists at Harvard Medical School and elsewhere have responded to these findings by suggesting that the cut-off point for a "healthy" PSA score should be lowered to 2.6. Indeed, the Prostate Cancer Coalition already advocates checking men with lower PSA levels. If this new yardstick were generally adopted, it would mean that thousands more men every year would be told to have surgical biopsies to see if they really have prostate cancer. Many more men who do not have prostate cancer would undergo these biopsies just to make sure. The PSA test was approved by the FDA in 1986 and was purported to have an 80 percent rate of accuracy in detecting prostate cancer in its early phase. However, studies have repeatedly shown that the PSA test is decidedly unreliable. In up to 82 percent of cases of men under 60 years of age who actually do have prostate cancer, the PSA test gives a normal reading (4.0 or below). Conversely, in 12 percent of men who do not actually have prostate cancer, the PSA test will give a suspicious reading of 4.1 or above. Other conditions, such as prostatitis (inflammation of the prostate gland) can lead to false positive readings. If the "healthy" score were lowered to 2.6, scientists say, then the percentage of men without cancer who would be subjected to an unnecessary biopsy would rise from 2 percent to 6 percent. The widespread use of PSA screening has created a boom in biopsies, according to the January 2002 issue of the journal Urology. Lowering the normal score by several points will generate even more office traffic for urologists. But will it really save the lives of those who submit to it? In an editorial in the same issue of the New England Journal of Medicine, Drs. Fritz Schroder and Ries Kranse of the Erasmus Medical Center in Rotterdam, Netherlands, say no. They point out that there is no conclusive evidence showing that the PSA screening test actually reduces the risk of death from prostate cancer, without reducing many men's quality of life. There is no doubt that we need a way to detect aggressive prostate cancer. Prostate cancer kills about 29,000 American men each year and is the second most common cancer killer of US men, after lung cancer. However, there are so many problems with the PSA that it can really no longer be considered a reliable means of finding early but life-threatening cancer. To complicate matters even further, many experts point out that prostate cancer is usually a slow-growing disease and in fact, in older men, often does not require any treatment at all, except "watchful waiting." The very name "Prostate Specific Antigen" implies that this marker is found only in prostate tissue. However, in 1995 scientists at Fox Chase Cancer Center, Philadelphia, showed that genetic material (RNA) contained in PSA was also present in several non-prostate cell lines, including ovarian cancer, lung cancer, myeloid leukemia, as well as occasionally in normal blood. Oddly, Canadian scientists have also found this "prostate- specific" marker expressed by female breast cancers (Zarghami 1996). So the idea that PSA is specific to prostate cancer is inaccurate, to say the least. I am not saying that PSA tests are worthless. In fact, they are still very important in diagnosing the progress of the disease, once established. But PSA is what scientists call a "dynamic measure." What is really important is how it changes over time. A rising PSA, for example, is a valuable indicator that the cancer is progressing. And a PSA above zero in a man whose prostate has been removed is usually an indication of recurrent disease. But as an absolute measure it is of doubtful value, and may now lead to a tremendous extension of surgical biopsies. This is a questionable development. In a prostate biopsy, a visualizing device, called a transrectal ultrasound (TRUS), is inserted into the rectum, and a tiny needle is threaded through the rectal wall and into the prostate. Most doctors take six samples, but others take as many as 45 samples of the prostate in a needle-in-the-haystack search for cancer. The more elaborate biopsy requires anesthesia. Everyone agrees that the procedure hurts, although many urologists downplay the pain, claiming that the prostate isn't especially sensitive to pain. (This will come as a surprise to any man who has suffered through a bout of prostatitis.) Researchers at Emory University have suggested that the common pain reliever lidocaine gel can significantly improve a patient's comfort. After the biopsy, there may be blood in the urine, stools, or semen for days. According to the University of Pittsburgh Cancer Institute, fewer than 1 percent of all patients develop severe bleeding or an infection of the prostate or urinary tract following biopsy. However, the key word here is "severe." Another study done at the Mayo Clinic showed that of 2,258 prostate biopsies, 17 percent were associated with at least one complication. The total number of complications per biopsy remained relatively constant between 1980 and 1997. But the age-adjusted complication rate (per 100,000 men) during this period more than doubled, from 26 to 60. This is because the use of prostate biopsies also more than doubled in the same period, from 138 per 100,000 to 374 per 100,000. "The prevalence of post-biopsy complications in the community has increased tremendously because of the increased use of prostate biopsies," the Mayo authors reported. One can predict that if the normal PSA score is reduced from 4.0 to 2.6, as proposed, this will contribute even more to the rising number of biopsies, as well as increasing the incidence of complications needing further treatment. I don't have any simple solution to the PSA dilemma. However, I hope that medical practitioners will take another look at the old- fashioned but nonetheless useful method of digital rectal examination (DRE), which, for all its limitations, at least does not poke holes in a sensitive organ, nor frequently cause complications, as does needle biopsy. What will doctors do about patients (and they number in the thousands) who have had a relatively stable PSA score between 2.6 and 4.0? Are they really going to send all of those men for painful and potentially dangerous biopsies? And will men willingly submit to such invasive procedures? I hope not. Once again, I lift my eyes to Heaven and exclaim, "There's got to be a better way!" References: Djavan B, et al. Safety and morbidity of first and repeat transrectal ultrasound guided prostate needle biopsies. The Journal of Urology. September 2001. 166: 856-860. Emery, Gene. Prostate Test Misses Tumors, Study Finds. Reuters. Wed July 23, 2003. Issa, MM, et al. A randomized prospective trial of intrarectal lidocaine for pain control during transrectal prostate biopsy: the Emory University experience. Journal of Urology 2000: August; 164 (2):405. Roberts RO, Bergstralh EJ, Besse JA, Lieber MM, Jacobsen SJ. Trends and risk factors for prostate biopsy complications in the pre-PSA and PSA eras, 1980 to 1997. Urology. 2002 Jan;59(1):79- 84. Smith MR, Biggar S, Hussain M. Prostate-specific antigen messenger RNA is expressed in non-prostate cells: implications for detection of micrometastases. Cancer Res. 1995 Jun 15;55 (12):2640-4. Zarghami N, Diamandis EP. Detection of prostate-specific antigen mRNA and protein in breast tumors. Clin Chem. 1996 Mar;42(3):361-6. Point to Ponder #5 - The Terrible 2's or Something More Terrible? from the Upledger CranioSacral Institute October Online Newsletter Dear Upledger Institute, At 18 months old, my mild-mannered baby started to throw horrid tantrums. He screamed. He cried. He slammed his head into everything from walls to floors. It was heart-breaking as I geared up for what everyone called the “Terrible Twos.” But as time went on it got worse. My son started grinding his teeth, whether he was awake or asleep. He began slamming his head into things when he wasn’t angry. Eventually he even preferred sleeping on the floor instead of in his own bed. I researched everything I could find, from parenting styles to plagiocephaly to autism. I felt in my spirit there was more going on here than just a 2-year-old thing. But what? Then the summer my son turned 3, a nurse I was talking to on the phone overheard him in the background. When she asked about him I explained that everyone told me he would grow out of it. But I also told her I had my suspicions that he had some kind of head pain. She concurred and suggested Tylenol to see if he’d calm down. And it worked! This promptly landed me back in the pediatrician’s office. I asked for a referral to someone who could follow up on the head-pain question. Fortunately, I’d already researched CST [CranioSacral Therapy]. My nephew had been receiving it for torticollis [wry neck] with remarkable success. So the pediatrician referred me to someone he felt comfortable with. Five weeks ago we started seeing a pediatric chiropractor who does CST. One appointment and my son stopped sleeping on the floor. He also seemed to have an attitude change.
Now I’m in awe over the changes I’ve seen in my son in just a few weeks. He even had symptoms of sensory integration disorder and those are almost gone, too. Finally, I have my mild-mannered son back. Thank you! Sincerely, Charalet Dunnigan ....... as a CranioSacral Therapist myself, I know just how very valuable this healing modality can be for humans and animals alike. So just what IS CranioSacral Therapy? CST is a gentle hands-on method of releasing restrictions around the brain and spinal cord so the body can self-correct and free itself of pain and other health conditions. In order to find out more about CST or to locate a therapist in your area, go to www.upledger.com. Meetings - open to any and all DYNAMITE Distributors and guests! VACATION TIME! Remember - if you want to start meetings of your own, be sure to contact me for some ideas! Recipes of the Month - An International Soup Buffet Instead of the standard Christmas dinner, how about offering a variety of hearty international soups to warm the tummy and nourish the soul? Choose from these selections if you'd like. They can all be made ahead and reheated (and kept hot!) in crockpots that you can borrow from friends and family if necessary. Use range-free chicken broth in the cartons or, if serving vegetarians, use vegetable broth instead. To round out the meal, have a basketful of small artisan breads available and a variety of fresh fruits for dessert. 1) American Chestnut Mushroom Soup Sauté in 1/4 cup butter: 1 large thin-sliced onion and 3 garlic cloves until onion is translucent. Add 1.5 cups sliced mushrooms, 10 fresh/stemmed sage leaves, 1 tsp whole peppercorns and 1 bay leaf, and sauté until mushrooms have softened. Add 1# whole roast/peeled chestnuts (buy individually quick-frozen, peeled/roast chestnuts or roast your own—cut an “X” on the top of each of 2# fresh chestnuts and bake at 350° on baking sheet until each pops open; peel with a paring knife to remove hard outer layer) and 10 oz white wine. Cook until the wine has evaporated, add 5 cups chicken stock, bring to boil, reduce heat, then simmer on very low for 45 minutes or until chestnuts are very soft. Stir in 1/2 tsp @ ground cinnamon & cardamom and 10 oz raw cream; remove from heat; blend until smooth. Add salt/pepper to taste and 1T maple/agave syrup. Strain and serve hot. 2) Bavarian Red Cabbage Apple Soup Into crockpot in this order, place:1 large head coarsely sliced red cabbage, 2 chopped medium onions, 3 quartered tart apples, 3 cups diced potatoes, 2 tsp salt, 2 cups hot broth, 3 T honey, 2/3 cup ACV, 6 T butter/bacon grease. Cover and cook on low 8 to 10 hours (High: 3 hours). Stir well before serving; garnish with dollop of whole, plain yogurt with a sprinkle of caraway seeds. 3) French Lentil Soup In stockpot, sauté 1@ diced onion, carrot, celery stalk in butter; stir well and add a pinch of salt. Cook vegetables until tender and lightly caramelized, about 15 minutes. Add 3 cloves minced garlic and cook 2 minutes just until slightly softened. Add 2 tsp tomato paste, 1 bay leaf, 6 cups broth (or mix of water & broth) & 1 cup cleaned little French lentils, and simmer another 20-30 minutes or until lentils are cooked. Remove from heat, add salt and freshly ground pepper to taste and stir in pinch cayenne pepper and 2 tsp toasted cumin seeds. Garnish with extra- virgin olive oil and shaved Parmiggiano-Reggiano. 4) Greek White Bean & Spinach Soup Soak 1 cup dried giant lima beans in cold water overnight or until their skins are wrinkled and most of the beans have split open (2 to 4 hours); drain and place the beans in stockpot. Add 1 @ large chopped red onion and white part of leek plus 1 qt broth (free range chicken or vegetable). Bring to a boil over high heat; reduce heat, cover, and simmer until the beans are soft, about 1 hour. Season the soup to taste with juice of 1/2 lemon and salt/pepper; puree with immersion blender until about 1/2 the beans are pureed. (stop at this point if making ahead, and refrigerate). To very hot soup add 2 cups packed baby spinach until it wilts, 3 to 4 minutes. For topping/garnish, offer crumbled Feta cheese and extra-virgin olive oil. 5) Mexican Chipotle Bean Soup Saute 1 @ chopped onion and garlic about 4 minutes, stirring frequently; add 2 tsp ground cumin and 1 tsp dried oregano and stir for another minute. Then add 4 cups broth, 2 cups frozen corn kernels, 2 15oz rinsed/drained black beans, 2 14.5oz cans fire-roasted diced tomatoes with chilis, and 1/8 tsp chipotle powder. Bring to a boil, reduce heat, cover and cook over low heat for about 20 minutes. Serve with tortillas cut into strips and baked crisp. 6) Moroccan Sweet Potato Stew Heat 2T macadamia nut oil in stockpot over medium-high heat. Add 1 cup chopped onions, 1/2 cup @ diced celery, green pepper, and 1 clove minced garlic. Cook and stir until vegetables begin to soften, about 3 minutes. Add 3 cups broth, 3 cups peeled/cubed sweet potatoes, 1 14oz canned tomatoes, 1 15oz can drained/rinsed chickpeas (garbanzos), 1T fresh lemon juice, 2T fresh grated ginger, 1 tsp @ ground cumin, coriander, curry & chili powder, salt/pepper; stir and bring to boil. Reduce heat to low and simmer, covered, for 20 minutes. Stir in 1/4 cup raisins, 2T cashew butter, and cilantro. Mix well. Simmer for 5 more minutes. Serve hot. CROCKPOT: mix all ingredients except the cashew butter, raisins and fresh cilantro and cook on low for 6-8 hours; about 1/2 hour before serving, add last 3 ingredients. Words of Wisdom #1 - Puppy Size Thanks Lois! "Danielle keeps repeating it over and over again. We've been back to this animal shelter at least five times. It has been weeks now since we started all of this," the mother told the volunteer. "What is it she keeps asking for?" the volunteer asked. "Puppy size!" replied the mother. "Well, we have plenty of puppies, if that's what she's looking for." "I know...we have seen most of them," the mom said in frustration... Just then Danielle came walking into the office. "Well, did you find one?" asked her mom. "No, not this time," Danielle said with sadness in her voice. "Can we come back on the weekend?" The two women looked at each other, shook their heads and laughed "You never know when we will get more dogs. Unfortunately, there's always a supply," the volunteer said. Danielle took her mother by the hand and headed to the door. "Don't worry, I'll find one this weekend," she said. Over the next few days both mom and dad had long conversations with her. They both felt she was being too particular. "It's this weekend or we're not looking any more," Dad finally said in frustration. "We don't want to hear anything more about puppy size either," Mom added. Sure enough, they were the first ones in the shelter on Saturday morning. By now Danielle knew her way around, so she ran right for the section that housed the smaller dogs. Tired of the routine, mom sat in the small waiting room at the end of the first row of cages. There was an observation window so you could see the animals during times when visitors weren't permitted. Danielle walked slowly from cage to cage, kneeling periodically to take a closer look. One by one the dogs were brought out and she held each one. One by one she said, "Sorry, you're not the one." It was the last cage on this last day in search of the perfect pup. The volunteer opened the cage door and the child carefully picked up the dog and held it closely. This time she took a little longer. "Mom, that's it! I found the right puppy! He's the one! I know it!" she screamed with joy. "It's the puppy size!" "But it's the same size as all the other puppies you held over the last few weeks," Mom said. "No not size... the sighs. When I held him in my arms, he sighed," she said. "Don't you remember? When I asked you one day what love is, you told me love depends on the sighs of your heart. The more you love, the bigger the sigh!" The two women looked at each other for a moment. Mom didn't know whether to laugh or cry. As she stooped down to hug the child, she did a little of both. "Mom, every time you hold me, I sigh. When you and Daddy come home from work and hug each other, you both sigh. I knew I would find the right puppy if it sighed when I held it in my arms," she said. Then holding the puppy up close to her face she said, "Mom, he loves me. I heard the sighs of his heart!" Words of Wisdom #2 .... And you thought punctuation was unimportant? An English professor wrote the words, "woman without her man is nothing" on the blackboard and directed the students to punctuate it correctly. The men wrote: "Woman, without her man, is nothing." The women wrote: "Woman! Without her, man is nothing." .
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