First Monday Potluck
The potluck is Nov 2 at 6:00 at First Christian Church, 1001 Chester, Lansing. No charge, please bring a dish to share and the recipe?
In November we will be exploring the art of homeopathy. Here is a little info about it.
Homeopathy is a form of alternative medicine, first expounded by German physician Samuel Hahnemann in 1796, that treats patients with heavily diluted preparations which are thought to cause effects similar to the symptoms presented. Homeopathic remedies are prepared by serial dilution with shaking by forceful striking, which homeopaths term "succussion," after each dilution under the assumption that this increases the effect of the treatment. This process is referred to as "potentization". Dilution often continues until none of the original substance remains.
Our presenter will be Juliet Kauffman. In an effort to justify not immunizing her new baby 25 years ago, Juliet Kauffman discovered homeopathy offered the most cogent model of health. To further her understanding, she has studied with Glen Dupree, Paul Herscu, Massimo Mangialavori, Judyth Reichenburg Ullman and Robert Ullman, Andre Saine and Will Taylor, among many others. She is devoted to classical homeopathy and has mentored several on the road to becoming homeopaths. She is the owner of MotherTincture, a purveyor of homeopathic books, remedies and support since 1990 and is the leader of the Homeopathic Study Group of Greater Grand Rapids, affiliated with the National Center for Homeopathy. Presently she does educational, individual, acute consultations.
Women’s Art Worshop
All Tuesdays in November 2-4PM
4621 Seneca Dr, Okemos, Alixandra Summitt’s Studio
Georgia O’Keefe, Mary Cassatt, and you! Generations of women have expressed life experiences from their perspective through art. Explore the work of contemporary and historical women artists. Let your own creativity flourish as you integrate art and personal experiences that combine to create your own unique visual legacy.
Some materials provided.
Cost $95
Swine Flu
Are you sick from swine flu or just sick of hearing so much about it?
ME TOO!!
But I did find a couple of very good resources that I would like to pass along.
First of all, how do you know you have the swine flu? Here are the symptoms:
Fever of more than 100
Coughing
Runny nose and/or sore throat
Joint aches
Severe headache
Vomiting and/or diarrhea
Lethargy
Lack of appetite
Oinking (I just put that in there to see if you read this far down)
It is a virus so how do you fight it or avoid it.
1. NOT with anti-biotics, they don’t kill virus.
2. Keep eating more fresh fruits and veggies, keeps your body alkaline, virus don’t like alkaline
3. Get exercise, it gets your lymph system going and increases oxygen
4. Sleep enough, (4 hours is not enough)
And finally some advise on the practical side
Dr. Vinay Goyal is an MBBS,DRM,DNB (Intensivist and Thyroid specialist) having clinical experience of over 20 years. He has worked in institutions like Hinduja Hospital , Bombay Hospital , Saifee Hospital , Tata Memorial etc.. Presently, he is heading our Nuclear Medicine Department and Thyroid clinic at Riddhivinayak Cardiac and Critical Centre, Malad (W).
The following message given by him, I feel makes a lot of sense and is important for all to know.
The only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat. In a global epidemic of this nature, it's almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1 in spite of all precautions. Contact with H1N1 is not so much of a problem as proliferation is.
While you are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of H1N1 infection, in order to prevent proliferation, aggravation of symptoms and development of secondary infections, some very simple steps, not fully highlighted in most official communications, can be practiced (instead of focusing on how to stock N95 or Tamiflu):
1. Frequent hand-washing (well highlighted in all official communications).
2. "Hands-off-the-face" approach. Resist all temptations to touch any part of face (unless you want to eat, bathe or slap).
3. *Gargle twice a day with warm salt water (use Listerine if you don't trust salt)(I don’t trust the Listerine Dr Goyal how about some Thieves essential oil which has anti viral properties) *H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat/ nasal cavity to proliferate and show characteristic symptoms. Simple gargling prevents proliferation. In a way, gargling with salt water has the same effect on a healthy individual that Tamiflu has on an infected one. Don't underestimate this simple, inexpensive and powerful preventative method.
4. Similar to 3 above, *clean your nostrils at least once every day with warm salt water. *Not everybody may be good at Jala Neti or Sutra Neti (very good Yoga asanas to clean nasal cavities), but *blowing the nose hard once a day and swabbing both nostrils with cotton buds dipped in warm salt water is very effective in bringing down viral population.*
5. *Boost your natural immunity with foods that are rich in Vitamin C (Amla and other citrus fruits). *If you have to supplement with Vitamin C tablets, make sure that it also has Zinc to boost absorption.
6. *Drink as much of warm liquids (tea, coffee, etc) as you can. *Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, but in the reverse direction. They wash off proliferating viruses from the throat into the stomach where they cannot survive, proliferate or do any harm.
(I would have to disagree with Dr. Goyal on this point. Coffee and tea with caffeine are going to make you more acid which is going to make you more susceptible to disease so drink warm lemon water or herb teas)
Reiki Class Offered
Reiki I (one) is a beginners workshop to one of the various “energy healing” movements being practiced today. This workshop will focus on some history, the principles underlying Reiki and will help participants use Reiki to assist them in their daily life.
Reiki is neither a religion nor a philosophy. It is an approach to understand the energy that God has placed around us and use it for good.
The workshop will cost $25. Participants will be given a book plus a notebook that includes notes from the workshop, suggestions about Reiki, hand placements for focusing the energy and a Certificate.
Morris Finch has attained the level of Reiki Master. He has been practicing Reiki for a number of years.
What: Reiki I Workshop
Where: First Christian Church, parlor
When: Nov. 7 from 9am until 3:30 pm
Cost: $25 (does not include lunch)
Register: Email:morrisfinch@yahoo.com
Phone: 517.651.5596 or 517.449.6181
Buy American
The following was forwarded to me and while I know it is not about raw food, I think most of us are conscientious about being green and domestic so I thought I would pass it along. It may not apply exactly as written but it makes sense to me to compare. I also realize there are more factors than just blindly buying American so it is given with a grain of salt. Cricket
A physics teacher in high school, once told the students that while one
grasshopper on the railroad tracks wouldn't slow a train very much, a
billion of them would. With that thought in mind, read the following,
obviously written by a good American...Good idea...one light bulb at a
time...
Check this out. I can verify this because I was in Lowes the other day for
some reason and just for the heck of it I was looking at the hose
attachments. They were all made in China. The next day I was in Ace
Hardware and just for the heck of it I checked the hose attachments there.
They were made in USA. Start looking...
In our current economic situation, every little thing we buy or do affects
someone else - even their job. So, after reading this email, I think this
lady is on the right track. Let's get behind her!
My grandson likes Hershey's candy. I noticed, though, that it is marked
made in Mexico now. I do not buy it any more. My favorite toothpaste
Colgate is made in Mexico now. I have switched to Crest. You have to read
the labels on everything...
This past weekend I was at Kroger. (Can be true for any store.) I needed
60W light bulbs and Bounce dryer sheets. I was in the light bulb aisle,
and right next to the GE brand I normally buy was an off brand labeled,
"Everyday Value". I picked up both types of bulbs and compared the stats -
they were the same except for the price. The GE bulbs were more money than
the Everyday Value brand but the thing that surprised me the most was the
fact that GE was made in MEXICO and the Everyday Value brand was made in -
get ready for this - the USA in a company in Cleveland, Ohio.
So throw out the myth that you cannot find products you use every day that
are made right here...
So on to another aisle - Bounce Dryer Sheets...yep, you guessed it, Bounce
cost more money and is made in Canada. The Everyday Value brand was less
money and MADE IN THE USA! I did laundry yesterday and the dryer sheets
performed just like the Bounce Free I have been using for years and at
almost half the price!
My challenge to you is to start reading the labels when you shop for
everyday things and see what you can find that is made in the USA - the
job you save may be your own or your neighbors!
If you accept the challenge, pass this on to others in your address book
so we can all start buying American, one light bulb at a time! Stop buying
from overseas companies!
(We should have awakened a decade ago........)
Let's get with the program...help our fellow Americans keep their jobs and
create more jobs here in the U.S.A...IN GOD WE TRUST! At least, give it a try.
Lorraine Czapienski
Artificial Sweetners
Are you still stuck on soft drinks? Are you drinking the ‘diet’ drinks thinking at least you are saving yourself the calories and the white sugar? Think again.
Do you have a family member still stuck on ‘diet’ soft drinks? Pass this along to them
You are much better off without soda no matter what form it takes. The regular kind has too much sugar. The diet has all the chemicals and both are so acid it is pulling all the minerals out of your bones.
Read these and pass it along to everyone you love.
http://www.scientificpsychic.com/fitness/artificial-sweeteners.html
http://www.sweetpoison.com/aspartame-side-effects.html
More on the Flu
USA Today Sept 14, 2009
"All Commerical Prescription mainstays of Flu Treatment (Tamiflu, Ribavirin, Amantadine) have lost much of their punch because of the flu viruses' ability to throw up new defenses against anti-virals"
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Discovering the importance of Jaw Exercise
From the blog of Victoria Boutenko
This week our office has been flat out with the release of the ‘Jawcerciser’. We have had a very positive response and can’t wait to start hearing feedback from everyones jaw exercising progress. I’ve started my jaw exercising and have noticed my teeth already look much whiter, I’ve also noticed that I’m starting to crave the chewing sensation, which must be a good sign.
In this post I have included an article that Victoria wrote while in the midst of her Jawcerciser research and production. It clearly explains the concepts behind this simple devise and why it is so important. As Victoria says, it’s hard to believe that no body came up with this obvious idea before her.
Jaw Exercise
By Victoria Boutenko
I realized that by consuming most of my food in a blended form, I have almost completely eliminated chewing, which I knew was an important part of a digestive process. To make up for this I decided to create some exercises for my jaws and eventually came up with a jaw exerciser, a simple device that I started carrying with me and practicing jaw workouts when I had a chance. See it at Jawexcerciser.com
At first I was amazed how week my jaws were, they would get num just after as few as five movements. I kept progressing very quickly and by the end of the second day of practicing was able to perform 20-30 movements at once.
I have to admit that moving my jaws against resisting force of exerciser is pleasant to such a degree that I actually enjoy them. I realize how much my jaws have longed for this kind of movement all these years.
In addition to this pleasant sensation I have noticed that my teeth have become whiter and a lot stronger, my gums became healthier. I also noticed that performing a little workout in my mouth right before eating improved my digestion.
I made some research and found out that the bone tissue, that forms our skeleton, is a truly remarkable material. It is constantly modeling and remodeling itself. This process of continuous bone regeneration reminds me of our road service that is constantly performing construction on highways, taking old cracked pavement off and laying down new strong smooth asphalt instead.
In 1892 a German doctor J. Wolff discovered that, “It is obvious that mechanical forces have a major influence on the bone modeling and remodeling processes in both cortical and trabecular bone, since their effects on bone morphology are obvious…The mechanical forces are sensed in the bone, and all of these mechanical forces are translated to structural adaptation of the internal tissue architecture.”[1]
In other words, whichever bones we want to grow stronger, we need to load with exercises. No pills, no food, no supplements could substitute for exercise and make our bones stronger. Jawexcerciser.com
Dr. Weston Price[2] was deeply concerned with the fast growing numbers of increasingly deformed dental arches, crooked teeth, and cavities. He wrote about profound degeneration of health in so-called civilized nations in 1939, almost 100 years ago. In his research, Price demonstrated the connection between the development of jaw deformities and eating processed foods. I would like to emphasize that raw, natural, unprocessed food requires a lot of chewing, while most of processed foods are too soft and do not need any work on behalf of jaw muscles. For example, compare soft wonder bread, baked potato or oatmeal (which hardly need chewing at all), to some tough plants such, as celery stalks, hard-shelled nuts or fibrous roots that require vigorous masticating. The absence of workout for the muscles of our jaws is probably one of the major factors contributing to the development of week, degenerative jaws.
As I could not believe that nobody else came up with such an obvious and simple idea before me, I went to a patent attorney and initiated a search. When I received proof that indeed nobody had thought of it yet, I applied for a patent and in a few months am planning to start distributing my jaw exerciser.
My dentist told me that there are millions of Americans who suffer from severe jaw deformity, especially many young people and children. He said that they usually have to go through a very painful surgery that gives them only temporarily relief. I hope that some dentists would consider including my jaw exercise program at least into their prevention recommendations.
For more info please visit Jawexcerciser.com and click on "Jawcerciser" then make sure you look at the video.
[1] Ruimerman, Ronald. Modeling and remodeling in bone tissue. Eindohoven: University Press Facilities. 2005.
[2] Price, Weston A., D.D.S. Nutrition and Physical Degeneration. California: The Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation, Inc. 2003. 6th Edition.
Larry King Live Meat Debate
Author note
So if you think it's ok to occasionally have a burger. Watch this video. I would agree it ok to eat cooked food on occasion but please stay away from the animal foods Cricket