January 2009 Newsletter

DRs Joel and Lisa Haase to speak at Next Potluck Monday Jan 5 6:00PM

1001 Chester, Lansing Mi

Joel Haase received his Doctorate in Chiropractic from Palmer College in Davenport, Iowa in 1997. He is originally from the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. In addition to helping his clients achieve their health goals, he enjoys organic gardening and spending time with his family. He met and married his wife Lisa while in chiropractic school. He also proudly served as a U.S. Marine. The Haase's recently celebrated their 10th wedding anniversary.
Dr. Joel & Dr. Lisa strive for excellence in their practice by continuously educating themselves and their clients. They have studied extensively with Dr. Fred Ulan, developer of Nutrition Response Testing and one of the most client-referred holistic practitioners in the country. They thrive on finding answers to especially difficult cases. They love to help new clients that have been to several doctors and "tried everything" with no real results. They love to help sick people get healthy and stay healthy.

They will be discussing the Bio meridian machine and Neuro Emotional Technique.   The Bio Meridian machine assesses nutrition imbalances.
Here is a quote about the NET Emotions are part of the natural, healthy response process we have to virtually every situation we encounter. However, sometimes challenging emotional experiences and physical vulnerabilities create lingering stress in our mind-body architecture. Such stress can contribute to physical complaints, emotional difficulties, and problems with goal achievement. The Neuro Emotional Technique (NET) is a powerful intervention that can assess and alleviate the internal stressors that are creating barriers to health and success.

New Potlucks

There are two new potlucks starting this month, they are on the calendar on the web site if you forget.
The first is hosted by Hiawatha Cromer at Yahweh Wellness Center 7911 Columbia Rd, Eaton Rapids on the second Sunday of the month at 4:00.  Bring a raw food dish to share and please RSVP by the Mon before so she will know for this first group how many are coming 517-663-1637
The second met a couple times and took a break is at Riverview Church, 3585 Willoughby, Holt on the 4th Wed at 6:00.  Hosted by Cricket Lott 517-882-1033 bring a raw food dish to share and your recipe. 
 

Ask Yourself These Five Questions Before the Year Ends

1. What is the biggest lesson God has offered me over the last year?
When we take time to learn the lessons that our trials and triumphs teach us, God is able to mold our character and use us in greater ways. When you ignore the lessons of life, you often find yourself repeating the same mistakes and enduring the same challenges time and time again.
 
2. What is my "divine assignment" at this stage of my life?
Our purpose can transform over a lifetime. In order to remain in synch with God's timing and purposes, we must seek His "assignment" in the various seasons of our lives.
 
3. This time next year, what would I like to see different in my life? In other words, what's my vision?
You need a vision for where you are going in the coming year. No matter how insignificant you think your life is, God wants you to be deliberate about setting goals and moving forward. God's word tells us to "write the vision and make it plain" (Habakkuk 3:2). That means we should write it down and make it clear and specific. Don't overwhelm yourself with a lot of "New Year's resolutions." Instead, choose something meaningful, even if it is a seemingly small change, and take deliberate steps forward.
 
4. What have I been procrastinating about?
Putting off goals and things that God has laid on your heart to do is stressful. Fear is often the culprit and the New Year is a great time to ask yourself if it is time to get unstuck and pursue certain goals or drop them altogether, thus freeing yourself from the burden of an incomplete task hanging over your head.
 
5. How could I make more of a positive difference in the lives of others in the next 12 months?
Our lives really aren't about us. They are about the purpose for which we were created. What is it that you'd like to do by this time next year that will impact others in a meaningful and positive way?
 
My challenge to you this week:
Be reflective this week and notice what you've learned and what you've accomplished this year. Celebrate your progress.

Taken From the e-newsletter by Valorie Burton:
Valorie Burton, a life coach and speaker, is the author of Listen to Your Life, Rich Minds, Rich Rewards, What's Really Holding You Back?, Why Not You? and her latest, How Did I Get So Busy? The 28-Day Plan to Free Your Time, Reclaim Your Schedule and Reconnect with What Matters Most. Subscribe to her FREE, inspirational e-newsletter at www.valorieburton.com.
 

Chicken in the news

Here’s yet another reason to ban animal foods from your diet.  Even when you think you are eating something without additives it turns out to be mislabeled.  Cricket

(NaturalNews) Tyson Foods, the world's largest meat processor and the second largest chicken producer in the United States, has admitted that it injects its chickens with antibiotics before they hatch, but labels them as raised without antibiotics. In response, the U.S. Department of Agriculture's (USDA) told Tyson to stop using the antibiotic-free label. The company has sued over its right to keep using it.

The controversy over Tyson's antibiotic-free label began in summer 2007, when the company began a massive advertising campaign to tout its chicken as "raised without antibiotics." Already, Tyson has spent tens of millions of dollars this year to date in continuing this campaign.

Poultry farmers regularly treat chickens and other birds with antibiotics to prevent the development of intestinal infections that might reduce the weight (and profitability) of the birds. Yet scientists have become increasingly concerned that the routine use of antibiotics in animal agriculture may accelerate the development of antibiotic-resistant bacteria that could lead to a pandemic or other health crisis.

After Tyson began labeling its chicken antibiotic-free, the USDA warned the company that such labels were not truthful, because Tyson regularly treats its birds' feed with bacteria-killing ionophores. Tyson argued that ionophores are antimicrobials rather than antibiotics, but the USDA reiterated its policy that "ionophores are antibiotics."  Because ionophores are not used to treat human disease, however, the poultry company suggested a compromise, accepted by the USDA in December, whereby Tyson would use a label reading "raised without antibiotics that impact antibiotic resistance in humans."  Tyson's competitors Perdue Farms Inc., Sanderson Farms Inc. and Foster Farms sued, under the banner of the Truthful Labeling Coalition. In May 2008, a federal judge ruled in their favor and told Tyson to stop using the label.

Not long after, on June 3, USDA inspectors discovered that in addition to using ionophores, Tyson was regularly injecting its chicken eggs with gentamicin, an antibiotic that has been used for more than 30 years in the United States to treat urinary tract and blood infections. The drug is also stockpiled by the federal government as a treatment for biological agents such as plague.

"In contrast to information presented by Tyson Foods Inc., [inspectors] found that they routinely used the antibiotic gentamicin to prevent illness and death in chicks, which raises public health concerns," said USDA Undersecretary for Food Safety Richard Raymond.

"The use of this particular antibiotic was not disclosed to us," said USDA spokesperson Amanda Eamich.  The agency told Tyson that based on the new discovery, it would no longer consider the antibiotic-free label "truthful and accurate." It gave the company 15 days to remove the label from all its products, although that deadline was eventually extended to July 9.

But Tyson objected again, claiming that because the antibiotics are injected two to three days before the chickens hatched, the birds can truthfully be said to be "raised without antibiotics." USDA rules on how to label the raising of birds do not address anything that happens before the second day of life, the company said.

Tyson also defended the "in ovo" injection of antibiotics as standard industry practice.  "The vast majority of the industry does exactly the same thing," Tyson Vice President Archie Schaffer said.  But Hansen noted that it takes gentamicin several weeks to dissipate, so the drugs are still in the birds' bodies after they hatch.

"The labels were clearly false and misleading," he said.

Tyson agreed to voluntarily withdraw its "raised without antibiotics labels," citing "uncertainty and controversy over product labeling regulations." It then filed a lawsuit against the USDA, claiming that the agency had improperly changed the definition of "raised without antibiotics" to include the treatment of eggs.  Tyson is asking to have the regulation to be thrown out.
 

January Calendar

• Jan 5 – HIHO potluck 6:00PM 1001 Chester, Lansing First Christian Church. Free, bring a raw food dish to share.  Speaker will be on Neuro Emotional Technique.
• Jan 11 – Assembly of Yahweh potluck 4:00PM 7911 Columbia Highway, Eaton Rapids. Free, but you must RSVP to Hiawatha 517-663-1637 by the previous Mon.  Bring a raw food dish to share.
• Jan 14- pH Testing at Great Lakes Wellness center 9AM to 7PM $35 call Jim Bertrau at 517-543-1112
• Jan 15 – Not Cooking with Cricket and Janice $55 4085 Bonnyview Dr, Lansing 6:00 Fermented foods with the perfect pickler.  Must preregister with Cricket 517-882-1033
• Jan 17- Celebrate Vibrant Health day
   
• Jan 17 – St Stephens potluck 11:00AM 1007 Kimberley, Free, bring a raw food dish to share.  Speaker is Ellen Livingston on conquering your cravings
• Jan 21 – Jackson raw food potluck 6:15 At Unity Church of Jackson 3385 Miles Rd, Jackson, bring your own table service and a dish to share.  Char Raby 517-529-9073
• Jan 28- Riverview Church Healthy Eating potluck, 3585 Willoughby, Holt MI.  Bring a raw food dish to share with the recipe.  Contact Cricket Lott 517-882-1033 for more details.
• Every Sunday—Codependents Anonymous meeting 2:00 Downtown Lansing Library contact Dave Ringlein  517-455-7842
• Every Saturday—9:00 Free yoga at First Christian Church, 1001 Chester, Lansing