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How Negative Emotions Turn Into Pain

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For many years I have used a book called Feelings Buried Alive Never Die by Karol Truman. This book is written by a family counselor who for many years explored unresolved feelings with health challenges. She spent her entire career researching and finding evidence of these unresolved feelings causing damage to the body. I myself used her blood to resolve my own issues and I use it almost everyday for either myself or a friend or a client. This article appeared and although it doesn't delve too deeply into all the challenges it does hit upon the fact that you can create a health challenge by carrying around unresolved anger, guilt, shame etc. Enjoy the article and you can always order the book from Amazon ..... it is an excellent read with many outstanding stories, mantras and bibl...

The Wisdom of Nature

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“And into the forest I go, to lose my mind and find my soul.” —John Muir Ah, nature. It’s a balm for the spirit and an education for the soul. It has nurtured a wealth of poetry and literature, inspired some of the most treasured works of art, and moved musicians to create soul-stirring compositions. Take Beethoven, for example, who is said to have developed a love of nature in his youth, enjoying strolls along the Rhine River with his father. Despite losing his mother at a young age, having a father who was an alcoholic, and starting to lose his hearing at the age of 28, Beethoven created some of the most beautiful music the world has ever known—with nature often acting as his inspiration. Nature spoke, and Beethoven listened, translating what he heard into music. “N...

What We Convince Ourselves Of…Then We Are Frustrated..

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We convince ourselves that life will be better after we get married, have a baby, then another. Then we are frustrated that the kids aren't old enough, and we'll be more content when they are. After that, we're frustrated that we have teenagers to deal with. We will certainly be happy when they are out of that stage. We tell ourselves that our life will be complete when our partner gets his or her act together, when we get a nicer car, are able to go on a nice holiday, when we retire. The truth is, there's no better time to be happy than right now. If not now, when? Your life will always be filled with challenges. It's best to admit this to yourself and decide to be happy anyway .A quote comes from Alfred D. Souza. He said, "For a long time it had seemed to me that life was...

Fall Shows Us the Beauty of Letting Go

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Fall signals the change from summer to winter. Long summer days finally cool and leaves offer vibrant yellows, oranges, and reds before they fall from the trees. It’s the time when we go from the relaxed, carefree attitudes of summer to the more serious and introspective energies of fall. In the five elements theory of Eastern medicine, fall represents metal. You can think of that in terms of the qualities of this element. It is rigid and refined. This season governs organization, setting limits, and protecting boundaries. In fall, we move from the external expansive nature of summer to the internal contractive energies of autumn. It’s a good idea to finish up any projects you started in spring or summer and enjoy the results of all your hard work. It’s also a good time to begin proj...

The 12 Worst Endocrine Disruptors in Your Body

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By Gina-Marie Cheeseman September 17, 2021 Updated: September 17, 2021biggersmallerPrint Endocrine disruptors are scary. These synthetic chemicals are absorbed into the body and either mimic or block hormones and disrupt the body’s normal function. Unfortunately, endocrine disruptors are in many products, as the Environmental Working Group’s (EWG) Dirty Dozen List of Endocrine Disruptors reveals. The list includes the worst endocrine disruptors. Since these 12 are so scary and so pervasive, the following is an overview of what each one is and how to avoid exposure. 1. BPA BPA, which stands for bisphenol A, tops the list. It’s used to make polycarbonate plastics, including plastic dinnerware and some toys. BPA epoxy resins are used to line food cans. It ...

Let’s Delve a Bit Deeper into the Inner Workings of our Colon.

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A couple of weeks ago I picked up my dog from the groomer only to find out that the owner after years of pain had to have her entire large intestine removed. Upon further probing the daughter explained that she was shocked that wehad two intestines, a large and a small….even more earth-shattering was when I replied….yes you have a large colonand a small colon, to which she replied….holy cow we have 4.I have thought long and hard on this and it has amazed me over the last 25 years how ill-informed we are as a societyas to the inner workings of our body and what bodily parts we actually have. Believe me, I could fill volumes on myclient’s questions in reference to their bodies.Normalcy is a major question. All of our lives we are taught if you have one bowel movement a day, a week, everyo...

Antibacterial Agents From Nature

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Probiotics, green tea, and honey are examples of “ancientbiotics”—natural compounds that have been used for centuries to address the overgrowth of opportunistic bacteria. These traditional medicines have also been scientifically validated as having antibacterial properties that are valued to this day. Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) has been declared one of the top 10 global public health threats to humanity. It’s fueled by the misuse and overuse of antimicrobials and occurs when certain bacteria, viruses, fungi, and parasites become impervious to the antimicrobial drugs conventionally used to treat them. In the United States alone, 2.8 million people are believed to develop antibiotic-resistant infections annually, and 35,000 people die as a result. In...

Habits That Can Reduce Your Risk of Dementia

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People make choices every day that affect whether or not they will develop dementia in the years to come—and how fast it progresses if it does show up. Dementia is a progressive disease that can eventually cause deterioration of brain function—such as your ability to form thoughts and recall memories. It can also dramatically alter your normal brain chemistry. In some cases, it’s specific or genetic dispositions. In other cases, dementia can develop as a result of existing ailments. The good news is that simple things, such as maintaining a network of friends or getting outdoors more, can help to prevent dementia from happening in the first place. Here are some everyday helpful habits you can integrate into your life that can help reduce your risk. Monitor Your Wei...

The Colon and The Brain

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The colon is also called the large intestine. The ileum (last part of the small intestine) connects to the cecum (first part of the colon) in the lower right abdomen. The rest of the colon is divided into four parts: • The ascending colon travels up the right side of the abdomen.• The transverse colon runs across the abdomen.• The descending colon travels down the left abdomen.• The sigmoid colon is a short curving of the colon, just before the rectum. The colon removes water, salt, and some nutrients forming stool. Muscles line the colon's walls, squeezing its contents along. Billions of bacteria coat the colon and its contents, living in a healthy balance with the body. Colon Conditions Colitis: Inflammation of the colon. Inflammatory bowel disease or infections are the most ...

Self Sufficient Mind

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In a quiet room, we can find stillness. And in that stillness, we can contemplate our own minds. What we often find is that the mind is very restless. It wants to take care of a thousand things, often because it’s feeling some uncertainty or fear. It wants to fix problems, take care of all the undone things, and figure out if everything is going to be OK. It wants to get all of our needs met, from survival needs to obtaining an understanding of meaning, connection, and love. The mind is restless, wanting to fix everything and get everything it needs. What if we could allow our minds to rest, settling into the full sufficiency of itself just as it is? We would need nothing in each moment, other than what’s required for physical survival or meaningful daily activity. There might ...