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Over the last couple of days, I’ve been listening to the audio book, “The Mozart Effect”, by Don Campbell. I’ve learned some amazing things about how music (especially Mozart) can promote healing in the body, improve mood, memory, concentration and provide other beneficial effects.

I typically like to put on some good upbeat music when I exercise. It seems to motivate me to workout with a bit more intensity and for a longer period of time.  It makes it more fun too!

 

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The doctor said to me, “What I’m about to tell you, you won’t hear from any of the other doctors, and you can’t tell them what I’m about to tell you…” 

Many people ask me how I got started in natural health. Actually I almost died at one point due primarily to living the standard American lifestyle. Check out this 6-min video for the whole scoop.

I can tell you stories about people who got their colon clean, and started to have regular bowel movements, and it changed their life! Not only did they feel better, but they started to lose weight and their entire outlook on life began to change.

Why?  - When the body is full of toxins, pH is low, bowel is slow, misery of the worst kind sets in, and the body is in danger of colon cancer.

Cleansed, nourished, and balanced, the colon can absorb nutrients, remove toxins, promote good health, and prevent colon cancer.

I gotta tell ya, if you sit down and your stomach falls out on your knees, you have colon problems If your stomach hangs over your belt, you have colon problems. If you have less than 2 bowel movements per day you have colon problems. If you go a whole day without a bowel movement you have serious colon problems are you are setting yourself up for a chronic condition, possibly colon cancer. Take care of your colon - your colon will take care of you!

Improved Health is worth the effort!

Medical Science confirms “Probiotics work” !!!

Probiotics and Soil Based Organisms are the good Flora and Bacteria that the body needs.

How important are Probiotics and Soil Based Organisms?

Check out this quote from Dr Grange PhD:

“By cleaning and realigning the intestinal tract, what can we hope to gain? Medical experts, such as Medical Biochemist Peter R. Rothschild, tell us that adequate levels of Soil Based Organisms in the intestinal tract directly help us overcome the following conditions: chronic fatigue; rashes and other skin conditions; Allergies; Poor immune response to common illnesses; Poor immune response to chronic degenerative disease conditions; Osteoporosis; Diarrhea; Constipation; Bloating and intestinal gas; Bladder and vaginal infections; Severe or easy bruising; High cholesterol levels; Vitamin “D” and Iron deficiency; Anemia; Sensitivity to dairy products; Candida infection; Hormone imbalance and Low Sex Hormone problems; Prostate problems; Menstrual problems and PMS symptoms and chronic bad breath.

Does this mean that ingesting Pro biotics and Soil Based organisms will improve health?

 

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Tuesday night we had an awesome teleseminar on the topic of Colon Health. John Houser, Herb Specialist, really did his homework on this topic and shares a wealth of information about how colon function affects just about every area of the body. 

 For Years, those of us in  Natural health, have been preaching the importance of supplementing with enzymes and probiotics for good colon health - here is a recent scientific report that seems very interesting-

Probiotics for Allergies?

Live probiotic, “Lactobacillus reuteri, taken orally may help alleviate allergic asthmatic response say

Researchers from McMaster University and St Josephs Healthcare ( Am J Respir Crit Care Med 2007).

The study investigated the allergen response in mice after taking two probiotic orally, L. reuteri and L.Salivarius.

The body’s immune responses were” improved” in the respiratory airway and lungs, as L.reutueri (but not L.salvarius) ” probiotic affected inflammation.”

From Natural Products March 2007 page 16

Increasing fiber in your diet and supplementing with mulit-strain probiotics can help begin the proccess of improving your interal plumbing.

Consider taking your meals without Ice cold liquids. Our European friends teach us that the less liquid consumed with a meal the better the digestion.

Drinking ice cold liquids tend to shock the digestive system and dilutes the  function of digestive enzymes and stomach acid.

And may contribute to heart burn and acid reflux.

Would be much better to sip just a little water with a meal.

Meals that are eaten slowly and thoroughly chewed will digest completely , and you will enjoy the meal!!

Enjoy plenty of pure water between meals.

The next few tips will deal with some common herbs you might have right in your kitchen. Today we’ll take a look at Ginger. Ginger root has been traditionally used to support the digestive system. It may help promote digestive secretions, which in turn can help with the digestion of food, absorption of nutrients and help combat indigestion. Ginger is famous for helping with nausea.

Ginger can be used on salads, in cooking or made into a tea. Ginger capsules are also available.

Ginger has been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years.

For informational purposes only. The contents of this message are not intended as medical advice. We do not attempt to diagnose, treat or cure any disease or condition. Use information at your own risk.

I always carry around a small bottle of peppermint essential oil in my pocket. After every meal I pull out my peppermint bottle and shake a couple of drops on my tongue. I have noticed a definite improvement in my digestion. Rarely do I go anywhere without my Peppermint. I find it especially helpful after eating restaurant food.

For several hundred years herbalists have used peppermint  in many of the same ways that herbalists in ancient Egypt and China used other types of mints. Mainly, as a digestive remedy to treat heartburn, diarrhea, flatulence, and intestinal cramps. Peppermint tea has become a popular remedy for nausea and vomiting due to morning sickness. The tea has also become popular for promoting liver and gallbladder function.