EGO versus True Self

Posted on March 11, 2018 by Ken

I Remember a test given me by a psychology student whose a Facebook friend. She once told me go outside and pick out the first five objects your mind see’s and then reason with yourself. . . . why you picked these objects out. These reasons are how you view yourself and also how others see you.

So could disease start… somewhere between your ego and true self!!!

psy·chol·o·gy

sīˈkäləjē/

noun

noun: psychology

the scientific study of the human mind and its functions, especially those affecting behavior in a given context.

synonyms:

study of the mind, science of the mind

“a degree in psychology”

the mental characteristics or attitude of a person or group.

plural noun: psychologies

“the psychology of Americans in the 1920s”

synonyms:

mindset, mind, mental processes, thought processes, way of thinking, cast of mind, mentality, persona, psyche, (mental) attitude(s), makeup, character;

informal what makes someone tick

“the psychology of the motorist”

the mental and emotional factors governing a situation or activity.

“the psychology of interpersonal relationships”

The Goldilocks Principle

Regulation of the nervous system relies upon the goldilocks principle. We recognize we are “too hot” when we feel keyed up, anxious, irritable, or panicky. We are too “too cold” when we are shut down, depressed, or feeling hopeless. Sometimes we alternate between the two which is like driving with one foot on the gas and one on the brakes. Practices that regulate the vagus nerve are aimed towards either relaxing or re-energizing ourselves depending upon what is needed to feel “just right.” http://drarielleschwartz.com/natural-vagus-nerve-stimulation-dr-arielle-schwartz/#.WqWclsty7IU

The ego is the false representation of the true self due to forgetfulness of the Lord. The ego is trying to enjoy an illusion of material things, while the true self knows that by satisfying the Lord everything will become satisfied. Hence ego is false true self!!!

The definition of ego and self. . . . is as unique and differing as everything else. If ego is energy states as defined by Eric Berne, then everything about us is ego. That fits for me. The collective seems to prefer to label and compartmentalize to make ego a dirty word or a demon of some description because it’s easier to keep projecting and disowning layers of ourselves than owning it all. In Unity, I AM all so what is ego?

Ego is the animalistic consciousness that every intellectual animal mistakenly called human in this world possess and true-self is the opposite of that or should I say divine consciousness or liberated consciousness in theories you can make endless difference.

But in reality all is the self! Ego is what we display ourselves as , live your true self to be happy , truly. Ego is connected to your brain, truth is connected to your heart. All real masters and scriptures in the end say: there is only the self nothing else including ego is the self!

You are that and also what you now experience are that! be there with what is here and all secrets will show up to you! if you don.t can do this searching honestly for a real master! than he will finish the job by a real transmission in silence and say to you : you are the self like everything else! no difference or better no separateness from the self. Ego can die but true self is eternal. People wake up if they realized that the body is a symbol of the ego that the body dies but soul doesn’t.

Ego is identity that changes from incarnation to incarnation. Our mind is conditioned to identify ourselves with this human body. don’t you see? So the way your way of thinking does not align with my way of thinking. is that i think of body and ego as made (temporal). while soul is created. my definition of “created” means it is eternal. made by the power of god. changeless. only in a world of time and change can a ego be developed. sure it would not be possible without a mind (soul) which was the thing you was going for. I can’t argue with that my brother.

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Loving unconditionally every living being

Identity, specialness, time, it is all diametrically opposed to the unified oneness all the spiritual forms claim they believe in. But rarely apply to the everyday way of thinking. ^^ there are so many spiritual concepts…! but in the end the point is there cant be any separateness between anything and any other thing! but that don’t mean that there is no difference! ..but all is coming from self …all is made out of it and all is a embodiment of self ..think; about can there be any separateness in reality even from ego , would and others? you only can think of it but that don’t means that is it really so!

Your real self is just a wave in the ocean, the ego is the thought that being the wave is somehow distinct from the ocean with hole ocean is falling in every drop!

Ego: I will only love you if….
True self: I love you no matter whatEgo: this isn’t where I want to be in my life…
True self: I am exactly where I am meant to be in divine orderEgo: they hurt me, they did this to me
True self: I forgive, I understand, I accept!

Having to tell others.
and being happy with it without telling others.If your ego is in control you want to tell everyone about it.if your in control your quite content in knowing without others having to know.

I just mean if you control your ego you don’t need to go shouting it from the hilltops or something specific. Your quiet content on just knowing information without the need or feeling to share it. example: its my birthday. I am ok just knowing its my birthday I don’t care what other people know. If they know all is well.. if they do fine if they don’t fine too

What is ego?

If i were somehow forced to answer this in brief, i’d say, “Unity.” But, as most here will know, infinite words won’t tell the whole story any more completely than one, so you’ll have to answer your own query through experience. Try reading on the “Doctrine of the Many.” You’ll find deeper waters if you follow the Zoroastrian stream of thought.

Here’s a spot to launch your boat, so to speak.

The shell and core

Ego is the true self, not perfect, but human. Then there’s the false self.

False self is the scar tissue of the mind, when you are in danger but from your own parents, teachers, classmates, there is no end to the danger so you cannot begin to grieve it. You adapt to it, and it becomes the false self.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_self_and_false_selfManage

True self and false self – Wikipedia

Also, it’s worth noting that the differences we seek here are wrapped up in definition. We can’t even ultimately define “difference,” or even “definition.” We are talking about a thing that dissolves as investigate. Every word I’ve utilized here is no more than metaphor.. for a metaphor… for metaphor.. for a non-Thing in which we “live and breathe and have our being.” You know already; it helps to approach the Thing like Michelangelo did sculpture : chip away the stone until god is revealed.

The true self don’t need words , memories or thoughts it’s a void filled with the emotions you choose to create in it. Ego speak from form, from the subject as being real, what speaks from the witness of the object is that which has a different energy. But yes object is also part of oneness so is it really ever separate and in that sense is it just a made up concept?

True self: I am… ( nothing else to add)

Ego: I am frank, I am whatever comes after that.

Ego is a part of the human being, and you have to be really careful to don’t get catch by the ego trap.

One of the ways is a continuous way denying yourself in a psychological way.

Example: I wrote poems, you can say to me I am a poet, but I will say, I’m not a poet

I am the Essence that is constant, the stillness, calmness beneath all the layers.

Ego is the need of identify any thought as what you truly are. True self is eternal- without form, thought or mental identifications. Ego is what we identify with through thoughts and forms. My impression of this is; the Ego is a notions of your wants where your true self will settle to bill to but will get you what’s needed.

Ego has wants. True self wants nothing. So many people just think ego=bad stuff and true self = good but there’s more to it. Everyone has ego but it isn’t the western definition which is your concept of yourself. Originally in spiritual practice ego was the illusion you are separate. True self is divine or god. Ego is true self.. Just an ego that understands multi dimensions better.. Ego mainly for this dimension.. Is why it resists meditation?

Ego is mind, the exhausting spouting off of the monkey mind, our essence beneath all the labels, words and roles, is the divine spark.

The trick is to recognize when ego is kicking in. Then ego is under control. It’s bad if vice versa. Ego will always try.

I think ego sets you in the confines of what is acceptable in reality, it really does have boundaries. To put it in logic, true self is letting it all hang out, and that is not acceptable in reality because it is limitless, taking you to places the ego isn’t capable of comprehending. Ego is getting dressed everyday to do the things we think we need to do, while true self is walking around naked doing everything we think we need to do day by day, metaphorically speaking!

Ego is a tool to master the Embodiment !!!!

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Your mind can be your best friend or worst enemy, Its how you align your ego to what or whom that can make a difference. Ego likes familiarity and safety to the point of holding you back, shame, guilt, etc, ego needs to be trained. Ego can also deny guilt? Denying guilt is denying yourself? Otherwise would there be true guilt? Or just illusion!!!

Ego is your true self in your environment and based your exposure and level of acceptance and how you process outside forces. what is true self if not the highest form of your ego.

What is ego?

The shell and core

Ego is the true self, not perfect, but human. Then there’s the false self. False self is the scar tissue of the mind, when you are in danger but from your own parents, teachers, classmates, there is no end to the danger so you cannot begin to grieve it. You adapt to it, and it becomes the false self.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/True_self_and_false_selfManage

True self and false self – Wikipedia

Also, it’s worth noting that the differences we seek here are wrapped up in definition. We can’t even ultimately define “difference,” or even “definition.” We are talking about a thing that dissolves as investigate. Every word I’ve utilized here is no more than metaphor for a metaphor for metaphor for a non-Thing… in which we “live and breathe and have our being.” You know already; it helps to approach the Thing like Michelangelo did sculpture : chip away the stone until god is revealed.

True self: I am… ( nothing else to add)

Ego: I am frank, I am whatever comes after that.

Ego is a part of the human being, and you have to be really careful to don’t get catch by the ego trap.

One of the ways is a continuous way denying yourself in a psychological way.

Example: I wrote poems, you can say to me I am a poet, but I will say, I’m not a poet

I am in Essence what is constant, the stillness, calmness beneath all the layers.

True self wants nothing. So many people just think ego=bad stuff and true self = good but there’s more to it. Everyone has ego but it isn’t the western definition which is your concept of yourself. Originally in spiritual practice ego was the illusion you are separate. True self is divine or god. Ego is true self.. Just an ego that understands multi dimensions better.. Ego mainly for this dimension.. Is why it resists meditation?

Ego is mind, the exhausting spouting off of the monkey mind, our essence beneath all the labels, words and roles, is the divine spark.

The trick is to recognize when ego is kicking in. Then ego is under control. It’s bad if vice versa. Ego will always try.

Ego is getting dressed everyday to do the things we think we need to do, while true self is walking around naked doing everything we think we need to do day by day, metaphorically speaking!

Ego is a tool to master the Embodiment !!!!

🏼

Your mind can be your best friend or worst enemy, Its how you align your ego to what or whom that can make a difference. Ego likes familiarity and safety to the point of holding you back, shame, guilt, etcetera, ego needs to be trained. Ego can also deny guilt? Denying guilt is denying yourself? Otherwise would there be true guilt? Or just illusion!!!

Ego is your true self in your environment and based your exposure and level of acceptance and how you process outside forces. What is true self if not the highest form of your ego.

With anxiety, stress, and sleep dysfunction skyrocketing around the globe, it’s time we look at the unspoken reasons why. These debilitating challenges can be meaningfully impacted with ten to twenty minutes of breathing exercises per day. Max Strom, who has taught breath-work for 20 years, reveals his insights into the healing power of the breath.

Max Strom teaches personal transformation, mindfulness, and yoga worldwide and is known for inspiring and impacting the lives of his students. His Inner Axis method addresses the internal aspects of our life and our potential for physical and emotional healing. He is the author of “A Life Worth Breathing,” and, “There is No App for Happiness.”

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Life Gave Me Lemonade

Posted on March 10, 2018 by Ken

Marlana VanHoose (Born June 25, 1995) in Columbus, Ohio and was the first of two children born to David VanHoose, a correctional officer in the federal prison system and Teresa (née Blair) VanHoose, a school teacher.

VanHoose was born with Cytomegalovirus (CMV) which hindered the development of her optic nerve rendering her blind at birth and a diagnosis that she would not live past one year of age. After her first year her parents were told that the virus was in remission. At the age of two VanHoose was diagnosed with a mild case of cerebral palsy.

But God knew better, He had special plans for Marlana. After Marlana turned a year old her body healed from the virus and that is when it all began.

Marlana was humming “Jesus loves me” before she talked and by the time she was two years old she started playing the piano. She has sung all over the United States at various events & churches. Marlana is a member of the Artist Music Guild where she was the 2015 recipient for Youth Artist of the Year. Marlana also was the 2012 recipient for New Artist of the Year and Young Artist of the Year.

VanHoose recorded her first major project in 2013 entitled, “Do Right.” The project was written and produced for her by fellow Christian recording artist David L Cook and Elddy Trevino and released under DLC Records. Cook took over VanHoose’ management in 2012 and launched her onto a national level. . . . She also was a 2013, 2014 & 2016 nominee for Artist of the Year. Marlana was the 2015 recipient for Youth Artist of the Year. https://www.cbsnews.com/news/teens-big-voice-shatters-obstacles/

Marlana sung the National Anthem at a University of Kentucky Women’s Basketball game in 2012. This was placed on YouTube and the video went viral. Since then, CBS evening news aired her story, she has sung at three NASCAR Sprint Cup Series Races, NCAA women’s basketball tournaments and at several NBA basketball games, as well as many other events & churches across the USA.

She also has sung for the 2015 NBA Playoffs including the 2015 NBA Finals, Game 6. ESPN-E-60 aired “Loud and Proud” a story about Marlana and the UK women’s basketball. Marlana appeared on Atlanta Live Gospel Show and Babbie’s House, a gospel show in Atlanta, GA.

Which included performing for the 2016 Republican National Convention and the 2017 Republican Inauguration Concert Series. VanHoose sang for the presidential concerts at the Lincoln Memorial on the Mall as well as being the featured artist for the Day of Prayer at the National Cathedral on January 22, 2017. VanHoose was the only performer of the day given a standing ovation led by Melania Trump after being moved to tears by her rendition of the classic gospel hymn, “How Great Thou Art.”.^[

In 2016 VanHoose performed at Carnegie Hall as a premier guest. She was the official anthem singer for the 2016 Republican National Convention and appeared on Good Morning America the next morning from the floor of the convention center.

In December 2016 VanHoose opened the New York Rangers game at Madison Square Garden to an audience of over twenty thousand in attendance. She also has appeared on various other shows such as Inside Edition & Entertainment Tonight. Marlana also had the honor of singing at Carnegie Hall in NY City & Madison Square Garden for the NY Rangers.

Marlana has been commissioned a Kentucky Colonel. She sings regularly with Best Buddies & United by Music North America organizations. Marlana performed at the 2016 Republican National Convention & VanHoose sang for the presidential concerts at the Lincoln Memorial on the Mall as well as being the featured artist for the Day of Prayer at the National Cathedral on January 22, 2017.

VanHoose was the only performer of the day given a standing ovation led by Melania Trump after being moved to tears by her rendition of the classic gospel hymn, “How Great Thou Art.”.^[Marlana met President Trump at a 2017 Rally in Louisville Ky. The first thing she told him was that, “Jesus Christ & God’s word will be the only one that will make America Great Again with your help.”

Marlana has invited Jesus into her heart and has been baptized. She loves God very much and says she has no need to see here on earth. She knows that when she gets to Heaven, Jesus will be the first face she’ll see. https://www.littlemarlana.com/videos.html

Like wise meeting Dar Setters was amazing in itself:

I started communication with Dar on 07/17/2015 8:41pm

Living just north of Indy she always felt close to me. Dar also stated she had all my surgeries at Indiana University Hospital. Luckily they still had their proton Center open in Bloomington at the time I went. IN Late 2013. They also never ever use Chemo as a treatment (ever) for chondrosarcoma .

It will not respond in any way to chemo. They only use proton if you have skull based but they don’t use proton or any other form of radiation on any other body part.

The only alternative is surgery/amputation. They try to save the limb when possible but it’s hard. There are a lot of people missing limbs on my CS site. I sometimes feel fortunate but then sometimes it is hard because I also lost my sense of taste & I cant speak without this prosthetic jaw & palate. I cant eat well & my mouth closed up from radiation & I’m not able to yet get the final prosthesis made. I have one that is pretty ill fitting so I’ve been prone to chronic infections.

I’ve been on so many antibiotics I got C. Diff & it took me 3 months to get over that & my stomach has never been right sense then. I lost 90% of my hearing in one ear & 60 in the other & just lots of things… Also trigeminal nerve pain from cut nerves but yet no feeling in half my face…so its all strange. Anyway I am alive & I want to stay that way! I really want to fight this!

I’ve already started a few things I learned on your site with certain vitamins. I did not even know you were also a member of the Head & Neck Cancer Survivor Group. I joined this group on suggestion from Kathryn Epler. I joined the H&N cancer group because hardly anybody in my Chondrosarcoma support group has Skull based CS so they cant offer. https://www.cdc.gov/hai/organisms/cdiff/cdiff-patient.html

Also just to remind you each Sarcoma is very different & treatment for each kind is different. For instance most of the other Sarcomas they will use chemo on but not CS.

So just because they are rare they often lump the group all together under Sarcoma but you really need to look under each kind separate. Each one is different. As far as natural treatments maybe not as much… But the way the regular medical world treats them it is all different. What is your story? When I saw you were a survivor I was wondering. What did you do?

Did you cure yourself with a natural treatment? The Dolly that used the Gerson Diet was interesting. I wondered why she didn’t stay on the diet through out her life after she had the cancer when she was 11.

Maybe it would not have returned. I wonder if she will stay on it for good now.

Ken my Chondrosarcoma group is a closed group & the lady that heads it up only allows CS patients. She does not allow even nutrition or healing people or anybody else on. Not that she is against it but I guess we just need to go find those groups ourselves to join. She is very strict in only allowing CS only in our group. Other types of Sarcoma is not in our group either. Its very confined to just CS.

I am actually pretty sick right now with some problems but after she gets back from a trip on 8/2 I hope I feel better by then too & we plan to do a phone consult to see if we will be a good fit. If so my husband will be happy to bring me down to see her. He’s a good care giver & always here for me. I have a lot if issues so i really would like a life coach anyway. With the head cancers you tend to get these bacterial infections & if you check it out so many die from them. Once they get in the bone or enter the blood stream they cant do anything.

I have such a hard time with them. I’ve had them surgically removed but keeping them at bay … I’ve tried all these natural things too that don’t work so I need help finding the right thing. I use a colloidal silver rinse, Essential oils, coconut oil, a mixture from a compound pharmacy, different vitamins. I also keep getting C. Diff, however my Dr. is doing a fecal transplant now so that might stop that. I just have trouble building the immune system & stopping infections.

I’m blind in the left eye right now and it’s pretty aggressive. I’m just praying this works. I’m at a loss. . . . I don’t know what else to do. Mine has been so aggressive and in the head so close to the brain so it just needs to work fast … It’s just so hard to kill Sarcoma sometimes but it’s a chance.

My own oncologist said he can’t believe Dr. Van Tine has time for all he does.

He’s involved in all these clinical trials, has his own lab, is an oncologist too and takes time to be on our Sarcoma support group & responds to people that he sees struggling as he told me. If you look him up in you tube he heads up many of the group discussions as a leader in Sarcoma discussions. He was also awarded several grants by the Sarcoma alliance for studies.

He’s very compassionate. I mean he seriously called my Doctor to get me set up on this immunotherapy before it was out for public announcement. My insurance is covering it until December… which Dr. Van Tine said is shocking… That they are even paying anything. It’s like $150,000 a year. I think I need to apply for the funding now.

If I do I might have to have the treatments in St Louis then. Not sure. Dr. Van Tine knows Dr. Rushing and was really big on letting me do my treatments at home. Hanging in… a little worried about how my scan turns out on Thursday. My Ins co approved the Pembro for me until 11/28 so this scan needs to show improvement so my Doctor can ask for an extension.

Ken this is the immunotherapy I’m doing right now with Dr. Van Tine.

https://www.curesarcoma.org/wp-content/uploads/SARC_News-Release_SARC028-Immunotherapy_21JUL2016.pdf

I am but a little concerned & hope they understand this is slow moving and also it typically swells the tumor before it calcifies it. I have high grade chondrosarcoma though so a little different type of Sarcoma. I have really bad headaches but my tumor is also in my head & it’s made me blind in my left eye now so it’s pressing on a lot of nerves and such. It’s completely destroyed my optic nerve so I can’t get my sight back in the left eye.

Pembro can have headaches as a side effect but not sure if mines from the drug or tumor then. I also started menstrual bleeding .. like everyday and I’m 64 & was over all that stuff years ago. My Doctor is still researching more info on this but I guess it happens with some immunotherapy and even chemo drugs. I feel fatigued but that’s not unusual .. I also don’t have much appetite but I had that before too. I’ve never used any of the cannabis for anything yet. It’s not legal in Indiana although if I thought it would help I wouldn’t mind vaping it. I haven’t found anybody on my Chondrosarcoma site that it’s helped other than with some pain. Besides if I started using that I’m worried I wouldn’t really know what was working to shrink the tumor. It’s really hard to kill Sarcoma’s

I can deal with my pain & I have a good massage therapist & then another one I see that uses healing touch & some other weird techniques that honestly shouldn’t work but somehow do. I was doing Pembrolizumab remember? I was going to tell you how I was doing. I guess not well. I personally don’t feel I was on it long enough. I don’t know. They want to add a new drug and it has too many side effects I have studied it and I won’t do it. In one phase II clinical trial conducted on 19 non-small cell lung cancer patients, a p53 therapy called Advexin was given in combination with radiation therapy. After three months, 63 percent of patients had no detectable signs of cancer. This is four times the response expected from radiation treatment alone??

I’m reading this book right now recommend by Sarcoma chat group people called curing cancer with immunotherapy: how it happened a century ago. It’s a true story about Rene Chee …. who has Synovial Sarcoma Skull based cancer & her experience with Coleys and other therapy. She has a PhD .. medical biologist and Doctor from University of Ca and Stanford. Can barely put it down What a journey. Not sure I could ever afford all the stuff she’s done to stay alive. This book is amazing!!! http://www.curingcancerbook.com/how-i-survived-cancer-immunotherapy

So far in the book she’s done 117 Coleys injections Part right into the tumor site but that is not possible with me. Her and her husband do them their self and I’m not sure I could do all that. I’m not sure I could even afford all these treatments and she’s still fighting for survival so far in the book… after 4 years Im like half way through it. I mean this is her life really. Ken you need to read this book. https://www.amazon.com/Curing-Cancer-Immunotherapy-happened-attempted-ebook/dp/B01IB2D2WQ/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&ref_=tmm_kin_title_0&sr=

Yes I was on Keytruda.

They want to add yervoy I’m hesitant She knows the Docs that created yervoy .. the book author. Lots of bad side effects That’s why she stuck with Coley’s She went to Germany to get therapies we just have in drug trials now.. ugh We are so far behind. This book is really amazing. I’ve learned so much. She talks about everything in here Conventional and not conventional.

Yervoy is very similar to Coley’s but Coley’s doesn’t have the side effects. I think she’s had over 200 treatments of Coleys. She didn’t even have any known cancer cells when she started and none ever got into the bone. I think different things work for different cancers but High grade Sarcomas are hard. My Sarcoma Oncologist was so frustrated one day .. he was telling me they could grow these tumors the size of footballs and kill them in 36 hours with all these therapies but we can’t kill a marble sized sarcoma.

I’m reading this book right now recommend by Sarcoma chat group people called curing cancer with immunotherapy: how it happened a century ago & it’s a true story about Rene Chee. Who had Synovial Sarcoma Skull based cancer & her experience with Coley’s and other therapy. She has a PhD .. medical biologist and Doctor from University of Ca and Stanford. Can barely put it down What a journey. Not sure I could ever afford all the stuff she’s done to stay alive.

But deep inside I know Coley’s Toxin would be my answer

This book is amazing ——-> https://www.amazon.com/Curing-Cancer-Immunotherapy-happened-attempted-ebook/dp/B01IB2D2WQ/ref=redir_mobile_desktop?_encoding=UTF8&qid=&ref_=tmm_kin_title_0&sr=

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Mind Body & Spirit

Posted on March 7, 2018 by Ken

When your nervous system is especially sensitive, it can cause many adverse impacts on your health. By understanding he way your vagus nerve works, it might be possible for you to work with the nervous system so that it benefits you rather than working against you.

Studies show that taking care of the vagus nerve with some home strategies can help you overcome emotional problems like stress, anxiety and fatigue. It can also have a positive physical benefits especially with regard to inflammatory conditions.

“Vagus” is a Latin word that literally translates to “wandering.” The vagus nerve is a large nerve that wanders and surrounds many different organs in the body, thus its name. But don’t let its “wanderer” label lull you into thinking it doesn’t take its job seriously! “What happens in vagus stays in vagus” is not the case here. The vagus nerve is referred to as the “heart of the nervous system” because it’s the link between the body and the brain.

Structure

The vagus nerve (also called cranial nerve X) is two cranial nerves that is part of the parasympathetic nervous system. It has a left and right component. Both start at the medulla oblongata of the brain stem, which is the part of the brain that controls involuntary movements such as breathing, heartbeat, sneezing, and swallowing.

From there, the vagus nerve heads down through the throat (larynx, esophagus), where it branches out to many of the organs of the viscera (heart, lungs, stomach, pancreas, spleen, liver, gallbladder, large and small intestines).

Function

The two major functions of the vagus nerve play a critical role in maintaining overall wellbeing.

First, the vagus nerve is responsible for monitoring heart rate, peristalsis (contractions along the digestive tract that keep food moving), sweating, and several mouth movements, including speech, among others.

Second, it monitors what’s going on in the body and reports back to the brain. The brain interprets the information and sends signals back to respond to the information. About 80-90 percent of the vagus nerve fibers are solely dedicated to sending information to the brain on the state of the organs.

If the brain receives information via the vagus nerve that something is out of the ordinary with one of the organs, the brain can send the appropriate signals to solve the problem and return the body to homeostasis (a relative state of equilibrium). If the vagus nerve is damaged or fails to function properly, crucial information about the health of the organs may not get to the brain. This means major issues for the functioning and health of the body as a whole.

Have you ever had a gut instinct or a visceral response to something? Recent studies suggest that the vagus nerve plays a major role in some of our emotional responses.

The vagus nerve picks up on sensations or emotional intuitions in your gut and sends that information to the brain. For example, when you are nervous or excited, chemicals are released by the adrenal glands. The vagus nerve picks up on this change in the viscera and sends signals to the brain. The combination of the sensation in your gut and your brain processing that information direct your response to that nervous or excited state. Therefore, your reaction to a situation initiates from your gut rather than your brain.

This is an interesting concept to consider. If your brain interprets the gut reaction, your response is determined by that interpretation. So, moral of the story: the gut is giving you the most pure reaction to a situation, while the brain is giving you a reasoned response.

Additionally, have you ever passed out from seeing blood? You’re not alone; that is also related to the vagus nerve. It is called a vasovagal response. If you see blood, it may cause emotional or physical stress. The physical stress may be relayed as pain, whereas the emotional stress may simply be related to the fear of what might happen because of the blood loss. Stress causes the sympathetic nervous system to turn on, causing a “fight or flight” response. In order to regain balance, the vagus nerve activates its vasovagal response to stimulate the parasympathetic nervous system.

Unfortunately, in the case of a vasovagal response, the vagus nerve becomes over activated to compensate for the sympathetic response, which in turn causes dramatic drops in blood pressure and heart rate. The decreased blood flow leads to a lack of consciousness.

A healthy nervous system is less likely to overdo this response, and vasovagal responses may become less frequent. In the meantime, don’t look while you’re getting your blood drawn!

How The Vagus Nerve Affects Me

If the vagus nerve is not working properly, the body’s ability to monitor and regulate the viscera and find balance between the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous systems (the responses of fight and flight, and rest and digest) is compromised.

When the vagus nerve is unable to regulate the viscera, the body may experience a number of digestion-related issues. Because the vagus nerve is responsible for peristalsis, the muscle contractions that push food along the digestive tract, when the vagus nerve is damaged or not working properly, peristalsis is weakened and/or less frequent. Since the muscle contractions that push food along are not as strong, the food may become backed up as it travels along the digestive tract. This delayed gastric emptying (gastroparesis) causes abdominal pain after eating, nausea, loss of appetite, heartburn, and feeling full after eating very little, to name a few.

Further, an inability to balance the sympathetic and parasympathetic nervous responses of the autonomic nervous system can result in the body spending more time in the sympathetic nervous system. Living in this system means living in a constant state of fight or flight, otherwise know as living in a constant state of stress. This can lead to or exacerbate several conditions. Some conditions that arise from decreased vagus nerve activation and imbalance of the autonomic nervous system include GERD, various heart conditions, multiple sclerosis flareups, Alzheimer’s, migraines, epilepsy, depression, anxiety, and more.

Vagus Nerve Stimulation

Stimulating a weakened vagus nerve may help bring it back to optimal function. A new treatment called vagus nerve stimulation uses electrical impulses to activate the vagus nerve, thus stimulating a parasympathetic response in the body. It is currently being used to treat those who are not responding to traditional treatments for epilepsy and depression. Research suggests a link between overactivity of the sympathetic nervous system and temporal lobe epilepsy and depression. The rationale is, if stimulating the vagus nerve results in a parasympathetic response, then the autonomic nervous system can balance. This balance may decrease seizures and depressive moods/behaviors.

The treatment is being studied for patients with other nervous system-related ailments, such as multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer’s and migraines.

How Breathing Can Help

Outside of medical vagus nerve stimulation, it is believed that the vagus nerve can be stimulated through controlled breathing. In yogic traditions, the Ujjayi breath (a breathing technique where you partially close your glottis in the throat to produce a sounded breath, sometimes likened to Darth Vader) is practiced specifically to stimulate the vagus nerve and trigger a parasympathetic response in the body. Other ways to stimulate the vagus nerve include diaphragmatic breathing (belly breathing), chanting, and various yoga asanas or shapes.

The great thing about breathing is that you do it all the time! The average person takes about 12 breaths per minute when at rest. That means that you easily take between 17,000 and 20,000 breaths per day. That’s a whole lot of opportunities to practice stimulating the vagus nerve!

Back Breathing

My favorite breath technique is called “Back Breathing.” The ribs form a 360-degree cage around the lungs and the heart. They have the capacity to expand in all directions, side to side, front and back, up and down. Often, we don’t utilize our full range of motion in the ribs. By practicing expanding and contracting the ribs, we can increase our breath capacity and stimulate the vagus nerve.

Start by placing one hand on either side of your ribcage. When you inhale, expand the ribs east/west (side to side) toward the hands. When you exhale, contract the front of the rib cage. Now, move your hands toward the back of your ribs, or if that’s not possible, stand or sit with your back against a wall. Now inhale and expand into the back of the ribs.

Try to keep your shoulders out of the equation (don’t let them rise and fall as you breathe). This one may be more challenging! Again, exhale and contract the front of the ribs together. If possible, let each inhale take up the same amount of time as each exhale. But don’t sweat it! Remember, this is designed to help calm your nervous system.

Challenge yourself to practice expanding and contracting the ribs for 3-5 breath cycles at least three times throughout your day, whether it be when you first wake up, during your commute to work, sitting at your desk, or just before you fall asleep at night. Let us know how it makes you feel!

What is the Vagus Nerve?

The vagus nerve is the longest nerve in the human body, extending all the way from the brain stem all the way down to the stomach and the intestines. It enervates your lungs and your heart and connects the facial and throat muscles.

The nerve fibers running through the intestines are often referred to as the enteric brain because some 90% of those fibers connect back to the brain via your vagus nerve. As such, the vagus nerve plays a key role in the connection between the human body and mind. It can help a person remain in touch with their feelings and emotions. It puts the sparkle in a person’s smile but also the knot in their throat.

The Role of the Vagus Nerve

Several recent news articles have looked at the potential health benefits associated with vagus nerve health. It has been linked to various illnesses including those related to inflammation like rheumatoid arthritis, inflammatory bowel syndrome and epilepsy. As well as the physical benefits bestowed by regulating the vagus nerve, it can also play a significant part in improving mental health. Studies indicate it can help treat anxiety, depression PTSD and fatigue helping your take control of your emotional well-being naturally.

Vagus nerve stimulation or VNS is an electronic intervention which is increasingly used to treat depression, anxiety and epilepsy. VNS involves implanting very small electronic devices into the body to send tiny shocks to the nerve. Less invasive external devices are currently being studied which will allow the vagus nerve to be stimulated through through your skin.

Inflammation and the Vagus Nerve

Your vagus nerve is critical to the immune system, keeping it in good health and protecting against illness. There is also a very close link between inflammation, immune functioning and chronic stress. By activating your sympathetic nervous system, you release cortisols and keep the immune system healthy. Stress has an adverse effect on immune health leading to inflammation throughout the body and increasing your risk of many diseases including serious illness like heart disease.

Activating your vagus nerve helps boost the immune system and release various enzymes and hormones like oxytocin and acetylcholine. The result is a reduction in inflammation, and a general improvement in overall health, fewer tension headaches and reduced allergic reactions.

What is Vagal Tone?

Good vagal tone is the key for activating the nervous system. We measure vagal tone by measuring breathing rate along with the heart rate. When you inhale, the heart rate gets a little faster and slows down slightly when you exhale. The greater the difference between heart rate when you exhale and inhale, the higher a person’s vagal tone.

When vagal tone is higher, your body is able to relax better, and more able to deal with feelings of stress and anxiety. Higher vagal tone helps the body regulate blood sugar levels and reduces the risk of diabetes and heart disease.

On the other hand low vagal tone has been linked to depression, fatigue, anxiety and cognitive issues. It is also linked to physical problems like diabetes, heart disease and a wide range of inflammatory and autoimmune disorders from arthritis to lupus.

How to Stimulate the Vagus Nerve

Unless a surgical device has been implanted into your body, it is not possible to directly stimulate the vagus nerve. There are however a number of simple methods of indirectly stimulating it to achieve the right balance. Because it passes through so many parts of the body, practices which alter or contol those areas can have a major influence on the way the vagus nerve functions. And the best thing about these methods – you can try then in the comfort of your home.

1) Humming or Chanting

Your vagus nerve runs through your vocal cords and inner ear. The vibrations caused by humming is a very simple way to positively influence your nervous system. Pick a song and hum it to yourself – it really is that simple. Another option is to use the ‘Om’ chant popular in certain cultures and in yoga. It may sound odd, but go with it and let the sensations wash over you.

2) Conscious Breathing Exercises

Controlling your breath is also one of the best ways to get your nervous system under control. The aim of this exercise is to move your diaphragm and belly with your breath and to slow your breathing down. You can stimulate the vagus nerve by slowing sown your breathing to between 5 and 7 breaths a minute or about half the rate as normal.

Inhale while counting to 5 then hold your breath briefly before exhaling slowly. Try counting to ten as you exhale. Slightly constricting the back of your throat while performing this exercise can further stimulate your vagus nerve. You can accomplish this by breathing as if you are fogging a mirror.

3) Meditation

Another way to stimulate the vagus nerve is meditation. In a study published in 2013, 70 staff members at a university were recruited for a study on the link between vagal tone and positive emotions. The researchers recorded vagal tone at the outset and again at the end of the 9-week experiment.

Half of the subjects learned a meditation technique designed to promote positive feelings towards themselves and other people. Those that used this technique saw a significant increase in their vagal tone and this was linked to an increase in positive emotion.

4) Massage

You may be able to influence the vagus nerve by performing a massage in certain areas of your body. Massaging the neck may stimulate the vagus nerve as can a good foot massage. Massaging the neck along your carotid sinus is one of the best spots for vagus nerve stimulation.

5) Diving Reflex

There are several ways to achieve the diving reflex to stimulate the nervous system. This reflex slows down the heart rate and increase the flow of blood to your head. It can both relax the body and the mind.

Simply splashing some very cold water onto your face all the way from the lips to the scalp can cause a diving reflex and have an excellent effect on the vagus nerve.

You can achieve the same result by filling a ziplock bag with ice cubes and holding it briefly on your face while holding your breath.

6) Form Healthy Connections

When you are feeling anxious or emotionally fragile, reaching out to friends can help a great deal. Whether you make connections face to face or by telephone and social media, this can help stimulate the vagus nerve and promote a healthier mind and body.

Playful relationships and laughter with friends can have a very powerful impact as can hugging a close friend or partner until you feel relaxed.

One hugging exercise is extremely effective and very simple. Just stand on your feet, embrace your partner wit both arms and focus on yourself until you quiet down fully.

How positive emotions build physical health: perceived positive social connections account for the upward spiral between positive emotions and vagal tone. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23649562

https://www.optimallivingdynamics.com/blog/how-to-stimulate-your-vagus-nerve-for-better-mental-health-brain-vns-ways-treatment-activate-natural-foods-depression-anxiety-stress-heart-rate-variability-yoga-massage-vagal-tone-dysfunction

If you’re ready to resolve. . . the “inner” emotional drivers of dis-ease (both physical and emotional). Healthy Vagus Nerve function is critical to both physical and emotional wellbeing. This video shares strategies you can use immediately use to TONE your Vagus Nerve and amplify your health and healing potential.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zYOfw6Nva5k

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Cancer Vixen: A True Story

Posted on March 6, 2018 by Ken

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What happens when a shoe-crazy, lipstick-obsessed, wine-swilling, pasta-slurping, fashion-fanatic, about-to-get-married big-city girl cartoonist with a fabulous life finds . . . a lump in her breast? http://www.pbs.org/video/the-weta-book-studio-marisa-acocella-marchetto/

That’s the question that sets this powerful, funny, and poignant graphic memoir in motion. In vivid color and with a taboo-breaking sense of humor, Marisa Acocella Marchetto tells the story of her eleven-month, ultimately triumphant bout with breast cancer—from diagnosis to cure, and every challenging step in between.

Cancer survivor and The New Yorker cartoonist, Marisa Acocella Marchetto is something of a hero for figuring out a successful approach to lending much-needed comic relief to a sad subject. Her best-selling graphic novel chronicles her 11-month battle with breast cancer and coming out the other side (vixen, rather than victim).

Not so Marisa Acocella Marchetto’s graphic memoir, “Cancer Vixen.” Marchetto, a contributor to The New Yorker, usually specializes in droll depictions of joyless, emaciated women in four-figure outfits. In her second book, which originated as a comic strip in Glamour, she manages to be unflaggingly perky as she tells us the story of her cancer, starting with her diagnosis three weeks before her wedding.

She gives us haunting drawings of cancer’s victims, whom she places up in the clouds, still grouped in the “cancer clusters” in which they died. (Remember Love Canal?) But mostly, Marchetto’s cartoons in this book are ebullient: cancer cells under the microscope are little green circles sticking out their tongues and giving you the finger; the grim reaper wields a vacuum cleaner; her higher self is a floating, one-eyed yogi with amazing abs.

But “Cancer Vixen” isn’t all silliness. There are important lessons about treatment options and insurance (women — like Marchetto herself — who are uninsured at the time of their diagnoses have a 49 percent greater risk of dying from breast cancer). Too many women don’t know and aren’t told about lymphedema, a chronic and extremely painful condition that can occur after surgery to remove the sentinel lymph nodes, and is often brought on by avoidable circumstances like postsurgical exposure to extreme temperature or lifting heavy objects. Marchetto’s sunny drawings comfort and amuse while providing a beneficial education on cancer’s dark details.

Another thing we learn in “Cancer Vixen” is that Marchetto is very, very proud of being very, very in with A-list New York City. Her status is brought to our attention at every turn: where she gets seated at fashion shows (front row); who she hangs with (her “BFF’s” from the gossip column Page Six); what kind of shoes she wears (Chanel, Cesare Paciotti, Giuseppe Zanotti); her celebrity-studded fount of spiritual guidance (the Kaballah Center).

Even her exploration of her own weakness and jealousy underscores her desirability; her husband, the “It restaurateur” Silvano Marchetto of exclusive Da Silvano, is forever being hit on by models, yet is mysteriously immune to their charms. In its giddy fixation on lip gloss and sling-backs, “Cancer Vixen” is less a contribution to the established genre of cancer literature than it is the inauguration of something marginally novel: Sick-Chick Lit.

Some readers may find Marchetto’s self-proclaimed “fabulista life” hard to relate to. But perhaps she can be forgiven a little gloating because she has also shared, in visually invigorating and fairly unflinching detail, everything about her experience with cancer — from her excruciating neulasta shots to her chemo-induced night sweats. Perhaps it’s human nature to remind yourself and others of what’s enviable in your life after you’ve revealed what’s painful and difficult about it.

Breast cancer, after all, is easy to relate to. One in eight women will get it and all of us will be affected by it. My own mother has had three mastectomies. It’s confusing, I know, but I can explain. Ask me about it the next time you see me at Da Silvano.

Marisa Acocella Marchetto, author of the graphic memoir Cancer Vixen, visits with Ronnie this week. Ms. Marchetto discusses her new book in which she describes what happens when a “fabulous” single girl living in New York City without health insurance discovers she has breast cancer. She shares her story with Ronnie and talks about the healing power of humor. Ronnie M. Eldridge, articulate, outspoken, and passionate member of the New York City Council from 1989 to 2001, hosts this series which covers the issues and institutions, the people and politics of New York City.

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Journey to “inSPIRE”.

Posted on March 4, 2018 by Ken

How I Beat Cancer Naturally

Rick Lamothe of Calgary, Alberta (Canada) beat TWO cancers naturally! This is Rick’s story, as featured in Health News magazine issue #72.

I had been struggling with some kind of “skin rash” for about 5 years; it looked like eczema. After years of trying different creams, and blaming the chemicals in my hot tub, my doctor delivered the dreaded “C word.”

It was December 2010 when a biopsy proved I had “mycosis fungoides” (MF), a very rare, white t-cell cancer that manifests itself on the skin. Ultimately, I was told that there was no cure for MF and that I would have to live with this cancer for the rest of my life.

As if dealing with cancer was not enough, I was also going through the greatest challenge in my ministry career. I had been a church-planting pastor for the previous 14 years and seen God do a lot of great things.

But now, for many reasons, it seemed everything was falling apart in my life.

My Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Relational and Emotional health were a collective mess. My “S.P.I.R.E.” was falling apart!

So, I decided to resign from my church; not a week later, I got another C-word, this time from my urologist. It was prostate cancer. The urologist recommended a radical prostatectomy (removal of the prostate entirely). But knowing the potential side effects of prostate surgery, I thought to myself, “I’m too young to deal with those things.”

About this time, a friend of mine called me to tell me I should meet with one of his friends who had breast cancer and decided to fight it the natural way.

“Oh no,” I thought, “I’m not becoming one of those vegetarian/vegans. How can that help?”

Despite my preconceived notions, I met with her. She told me that she went to the Hippocrates Institute in Florida to detox and learn the vegan way of living and eating.

She said, “Talk to a few people around here who have done similar radical things. Better yet, try the ‘Christian version’ of it, called Hallelujah Acres!”

She gave me a list of people to call including a farmer. He had prostate cancer 20 years earlier and defeated it the natural way, by mainly eating a raw, living vegetable diet. He told me to make my body as alkaline as possible because cancer cells thrive on an acidic diet. So, I went organic and started eating mainly salads overnight. But something was still missing!

I remembered what my friend with breast cancer had told me about Hallelujah Acres. I knew a little bit about it, but I wanted to go in person and get to know how it all worked. So, in October 2011, I jumped on my motorcycle and made the long trek from Ottawa, Ontario to the Hallelujah Diet Health Retreat at Lake Luke, North Carolina.

I had never eaten as well as I did during my week at the Lifestyle Center — who would have thought that food prep and eating this way could be so much fun? I was very excited about the food and packed my motorcycle trailer with every gadget I needed to continue my new diet when I got home.

About 2 months into my new diet, I went for more PSA testing. To my greatest delight, and to my urologist’s great surprise, my PSA went down faster in 2 months than it went up in 3 years. My doctor could not explain why! He said that maybe I was one of the lucky ones who would be cured without surgery — but I knew better.

Encouraged by my test results, I kept going. My wife was surprised by my willpower and self-discipline, but I was truly enjoying The Hallelujah Diet!

By Christmas, I had lost nearly 50 pounds and felt like I was back in my 20s.

Then I went for a series of new medical tests because — more good news — the Lord was moving us across Canada to Calgary, Alberta to work with Samaritan’s Purse/Operation Christmas Child. I wanted to get some final testing to prove that my last positive results were not a coincidence!

When I walked in to see my family doctor, she had the biggest smile! She said all my numbers were amazing. No more cholesterol problems (I had been on medication for 3 years). My blood pressure was back to normal, too. But the best news was my PSA had gone down to the point I didn’t need to worry about whether I had prostate cancer!

I knew I was on the right track and that God was healing my body — He just needed me to cooperate with my diet!

I can’t explain how really wonderful I feel. Through my cooperation with God’s original diet, He has healed me of two cancers, I’ve lost 50 pounds, and I feel great in my new pant size!

This journey has helped me in every way – Spiritual, Physical, Intellectual, Relational and Emotional (SPIRE). In fact, I now teach men about The Hallelujah Diet as part of my inSPIRE Men’s Journey.

Please, don’t wait for the C word from your doctor — investigate The Hallelujah Diet now! Spend a week at a Hallelujah Diet Health Retreat! Become a carrot juicing, vegetable nut like I have become! Give The Hallelujah Diet a try; you’ll feel better, look better, and make your SPIRE an inspiration to others!

The Hallelujah Diet

Dieting is not only challenging, but it can be severely un-enjoyable as well – especially due to the unappealing food options and many ineffective methods. While you can certainly try to develop your own system, this option is time consuming and you may not always be on the right track. The alternative solution is to opt for a diet plan that you can trust and that is compatible with your tastes and interests.

That being said, this review would like to introduce you to the Hallelujah Diet, a new diet system on the market that offers you impressive results when you follow it as directed. Here is everything that you need to know about the Hallelujah Diet so that you can make the right decision for your health.

What is the Hallelujah Diet?

The Hallelujah Diet is a new diet system that helps you make drastic and worthwhile lifestyle changes so that you can experience stunning weight loss results. The program specifically focuses on improving your health at every level, including the cellular one.

As the system notes, nutrient deficient cells are not only at risk for higher levels of fatigue, poor immunity, disease, and sickness, but they also prevent you from losing weight so that you maintain the right lifestyle.

This diet system has two synergistic dimensions, which are:

Promoting consumption of the health-positive, biblical, and plant-based foods that come in the form or raw fruits and vegetables
Providing you with supplemental nutrition to ensure that your body has what it is lacking in, such as organic produce

With these qualities, you can finally meet your health and weight loss goals with ease.

Different Paths Available

There are many positive qualities to this diet system, one of which is that it isn’t a system that is a “one size fits all” option. Instead, there are many different avenues to the diet system that you can choose from. The three different paths that are available are:

Boost Your Health

The Boost Your Health path focuses on disease prevention and improved health. You’ll learn to replace your current diet with better food choices that are plant based. You’ll also be introduced to the program’s juices that help you improve any nutritional deficiencies and toxicity that you may be experiencing.

Live Healthy

The Live Healthy System is a personalized diet that you get to build on your own. It includes plant-based options, vitamins, supplements, and the like to increase your nutrition levels and to remove toxins. The juices help you experience an improved well-being so that you can have a long and healthy life.

Restore Your Health

The final option is Restore Your Health. This avenue is for fighting disease so you can overcome most of your health troubles. Unlike the other two systems, it is a magnified version that requires you to eat an 85% raw diet and 15% vegan foods, juices, and supplements. You’ll have a higher immunity and a more vibrant lifestyle.

The Purpose of the Hallelujah Diet

Before choosing a diet system, it is important to recognize whether the program meets your needs. In this case, the Hallelujah Diet is designed to provide you with a number of outstanding qualities so that you can finally experience prominent weight loss, better health, and an improved lifestyle. Very few systems on the market make it as easy and as convenient as the Hallelujah Diet does. Here are the components of the system:

Complete Cleansing

First, as long as you follow the parameters of the program, you’ll be able to fully cleanse your body of the toxins that make you terribly sick and lethargic. By releasing the awful toxins from your system, you’ll feel much healthier, more energetic, and in better spirits on a daily basis.

A Boost of Vitamins and Minerals

Second, the program’s nutritious diet gives your body the boost of vitamins and minerals that it needs for proper health. You’ll be able to enjoy from an array of vitamins and minerals and from healthy bacteria that keep your cells and your body as healthy as can be. The qualities of the system, so long as you follow them, last you well into your older age.

Eat Well

Finally, you’ll also find yourself eating well. The improved diet may be hard to follow in the beginning, but you’ll find it to be a worthwhile move, especially if you are looking to promote positive health and energy for years to come. Ultimately, you’ll fall in love with your improved diet and all of the benefits that come with it.

Scientifically Proven to Work

When choosing a diet system, it is imperative that you opt for one that is clinically and scientifically proven to work. Fortunately, the Hallelujah diet has been subject to extensive research and testing. The brand conducts its testing and clinical trials on its methods before releasing them on the market.

To ensure that you are on the right track as well, the program has a new and improved Raw Food Lab. The lab is a test that helps you determine which products are right for you. To learn more about the Raw Food Lab, simply visit the brand’s website and click on the link for the lab.

You’ll then be directed to a page to register and to go through the sting process. As you complete testing, you’ll receive results about your score and which products may work best to boost your health and to help you meet your weight loss goals.

How to Get Started

If you are interested in the Hallelujah Diet, then you can get started on the brand’s website today. The paths are available right on the homepage so that you can choose the one that works best for you. Also, due to the season, the brand has many great deals taking place.

Hallelujah Diet Summary

Overall, if you are looking for a high-quality, reliable, and effective diet system that enables you to fall in love with healthy and nutritious food, then the Hallelujah Diet may be the right program for you. To get started and to adopt a better lifestyle, visit the brand’s website today. http://www.myhdiet.com/what-is-the-hallelujah-diet-and-why-does-it-work/

The Hallelujah Diet

By Wendy Lee

The Promise

Eating a diet of mostly raw plant-based food may be the Holy Grail of weight loss. At least that’s according to the Rev. George Malkmus and his wife, Rhonda, who developed the biblically inspired Hallelujah Diet.

Malkmus claims his change to a diet of raw fruits, vegetables, and carrot juice saved his life after a cancer diagnosis more than 35 years ago.

The Hallelujah Diet consists of 85% raw and unprocessed plant-based food and 15% cooked plant-based food.

Why? The authors claim that meat can “get trapped” in our system, delay elimination, and cause toxicity and illness. The cornerstone of the program is the belief that eating raw foods is the best way to get the nutrients you need, restore damaged cells, and have long-lasting health.

How you eat is as important as what you eat on this vegan diet. The Hallelujah Diet recommends juicing fresh vegetables (especially greens) and fruits. and Supplements, available from parent company Hallelujah Acres, are also recommended to help meet your nutritional needs. But can be bought more affordable though other outlets!!

What You Can and Can’t Eat

The raw portion of the diet includes fruits, vegetables, grains, beans, nuts, seeds, oils, fats, seasonings, and dairy alternatives.

Drinks include freshly extracted vegetable juices and re-mineralized distilled water.

Steamed vegetables, baked sweet potatoes, whole grains, whole-grain pasta, squash (baked or steamed), and beans are among the cooked foods allowed.

As with any vegan diet, no meat, dairy, or eggs are allowed. If you’re accustomed to a nightly glass of wine, you’ll have to find a new way to unwind. Alcohol is not permitted on the plan. Neither are most soy products, processed fruits and veggies, refined grains, and certain nuts, seeds, oils, seasonings, soups, and sweets.

Level of Effort: High

This diet will probably be a radical change in how you eat. You start the diet by choosing one of three “entry paths” you want to take: Boost Your Health, Live Healthy, Restore Your Health. These choices guide your diet.

Limitations: It can be hard to transition to a diet of mostly raw foods. The diet requires a lot of planning and preparation. Supplements are also encouraged to be taken at specific times throughout the day.

Cooking and shopping: Expect to spend a lot of time at the grocery store loading up on fresh fruits and veggies. You may have to seek out a specialty store if your local grocer doesn’t carry many dairy alternatives. A lot of prep work is involved for juicing, but there’s minimal cooking on this primarily raw plan.

Packaged foods or meals: Not required. But the Hallelujah Acres Marketplace sells vitamins, supplements, snack bars, and more online.

In-person meetings: None required, although dieters can attend healthy living workshops and seminars.

Exercise: Expect to exercise every day for at least 30 minutes.

Does It Allow for Dietary Restrictions or Preferences?

Since the diet is primarily plant-based and vegan, it is appropriate for vegetarians, vegans, and those following low-fat, low-salt, or gluten-free diets.

What Else You Should Know

Cost: Fresh fruits, vegetables, and juices can be costly, but Malkmus says it’s possible to follow the diet on a limited budget. Cutting out meat, dairy, white flour, sugar, salt, and junk food can save money, he says. If you take the recommended supplements, they could cost you more than $2,000 a year.

Support: None, but you can find more information about the Hallelujah Diet and lifestyle on the Hallelujah Acres web site.

Hallelujah Diet – YouTube

What Maryann Jacobsen, MS, RD Says:

Does It Work?

Eating more plant-based foods like fruits, vegetables, and beans — and cutting out animal and processed foods — can improve your health and weight. But there is no evidence that this type of diet can cure cancer.

Is It Good for Certain Conditions?

Health experts recommend eating more plant-based foods to prevent and treat various health conditions. This mostly raw, vegan diet is low in saturated fat, added sugars, and sodium. It can be good for people with hypertension, diabetes, heart disease, and high cholesterol.

But because this plan is vastly different from how most people eat, recommending mostly raw, plant-based foods with no animal products, it’s a good idea to check with your doctor first. The Hallelujah Diet – Diet and Nutrition Center – Everyday Health

The Final Word

The pros? This plan is rich in fruits, vegetables, whole grains, and beans that can help improve your health and weight. The cons are that raw food diets can lead to low levels of vitamin B12, vitamin D, and calcium. You may need to take supplements or eat fortified foods to make up for the missing nutrients.

This plan also may be a challenge to stick to because there’s not much wiggle room for eating sweets or drinking alcohol.

If you’re following a vegan diet, especially one that focuses on raw foods, you’ll need to make sure you get enough iron, zinc, vitamin D, vitamin B12, omega-3 fatty acids, and calcium. https://supplementpolice.com/top-superfoods/

Check your weight regularly to make sure it doesn’t drop to an unhealthy low. This plan may not be good for people over age 65 or who are already at a low weight.

This diet is good for you if you want to take your mostly vegetarian diet to the next level. It may also work for you if you have family history of high cholesterol, as vegan diets are known to lower heart disease risk.

But if you enjoy animal products and fitting in moderate amounts of low-nutrient foods and alcohol, this diet may be too challenging for you.

The con’s?

Rev. George Malkmus and his Hallelujah Diet – Quackwatch

by S Barrett – https://www.quackwatch.org/11Ind/malkmus.html

If you have not watched the documentary called “What The Health” I would encourage you to watch that first here. http://watchdocumentaries.com/what-the-health/

Kip Anderson reveals the key to preventing and reversing the chronic diseases that many people grapple with today. The documentary looks at the reasons behind the reluctance of the prominent health organisations to inform and assist people in solving these health problems. With cancer and heart disease still remaining the main causes of death in America, and cases of diabetes skyrocketing, the it uncovers potentially the greatest health cover-up in the modern era.

The film depicts the conflicts of interest and the treacherous roles played by agribusiness, pharmaceuticals and animal food processing companies in undermining the health of the nation, particularly in the vulnerable sections of the society. It also demonstrates the inspiring transformation and recovery of people who took matters in their own hands to fight back and correct their situation. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2N6txOaa6w8

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*..I am 49 years old. My family history also showed that all the females in my family had and were dying of some form of cancer. Since I have adopted the Hallelujah Diet, I am more regular, my cholesterol is beyond optimal, I have more energy, I sleep better, and I no longer fear getting cancer like the rest of the women in my family… My husband lost 25 pounds and no longer has high blood pressure and most of all my 16 yr. old daughter is a believer and has adopted the Hallelujah diet and will continue to live the diet for the health of the next generation… Jerri D., Hallelujah Diet Customer

“In 2001 my husband was terribly sick and a friend, under the guidance of the Holy Spirit, gave us a DVD of Rev. Malkmus’ seminar. We watched it and started implementing The Hallelujah Diet immediately. Threw out the microwave, aluminum utensils and other contaminants, and immediately started feeling better – Headaches gone, hemorrhoids gone, heartburn gone, excess weight gone and stayed gone, felt better, slept better, looked better.

Due to a very busy schedule we slacked off on The Hallelujah Diet and in 2011, and in 2012 my husband was diagnosed with prostate cancer. Upon the diagnosis we went back strictly on The Hallelujah Diet and just last week the doctors declared he was cancer free, his prostate is back to normal, heart rate normal, blood pressure normal, and we praise God for His intervention and for The Hallelujah Diet.”
~ Health Minister Kathy C.

“I was diagnosed with chronic fatigue syndrome 15 years prior to learning about The Hallelujah Diet. I then met a woman who told me about the Hallelujah Acres Diet and Lifestyle. She had, on The Hallelujah Diet, been able to get rid of bone cancer. I followed The Hallelujah Diet perfectly and within just 2 weeks of changing my diet, all chronic fatigue symptoms were gone, and within 2 years all my allergies were gone.

I am now 44 years old and have no health issues, I’m on no drugs, have no PMS, no cramps, no headaches, no nothing. I feel better today than I did when I was in my 20s and people always are telling me how young and ageless I look. Hallelujah!”
~ Health Minister Jennifer B.

“Dear Dr. Malkmus, I live in Israel now! Moved back here from Canada two years ago with my 7-year-old daughter Mekai. Several years ago I purchased Rhonda’s ‘Recipes for Life’. This book was an eye-opener and brought change to my diet and lifestyle, and changed my thinking as to what is and what is not nutritious. This book is true to the Bible and a proper guide to healthy nutrition and the recipes are great to bring to the family table.

But I must say that it is still quite difficult living in surroundings and in a society that lives differently, but in my heart I am still a true follower of Hallelujah Acres and constantly reading the posts on your website. Keep up the amazing work both you and Rhonda are doing in educating the world in the right ways to eat.”
~ Shelly C., Karmiel, Israel

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“Wishing you a very happy birthday, Dr. Malkmus! I was born on November 24, 1936 so I am very close to your age. I originally adopted The Hallelujah Diet because I had skin cancer and your program helped me with that problem immensely. As a result of the diet and lifestyle change I also lost 50 pounds and, to this day, have blood work reports that are envied by my friends.”
~ Barbara S.

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If you want to beat cancer read the research !!!

Posted on February 25, 2018 by Ken

THC Gives Cancer Cells the Munchies Too

Posted by Nick Anthis on April 2, 2009

Through the results of widespread experimentation of the …. well …. let’s say “non-scientific” variety, it’s pretty well known marijuana has the side effect of making the user very hungry. This is one of the many physiological effects of the active ingredient THC (?⁹-tetrahydrocannabinol).

More relevantly, however, THC and other cannabinoids are actively being investigated for various useful clinical purposes, including the treatment of cancer through the inhibition of tumor growth.

A new study by Salazar et al. in The Journal of Clinical Investigation demonstrates that THC causes tumor cells to begin to degrade themselves from the inside (a process called autophagy, i.e. “self-eating”). Although autophagy has been shown to promote cell survival in some cases and cell death in others, the authors show that in this case it causes cancer cells to undergo programmed cell death (apoptosis). Thus, THC activates a series of events within cancer cells, inhibiting tumor growth.

Despite the imagery that the title of this post (and maybe even casual experience) may imply, it’s not that THC causes cancer cells to ravenously and indiscriminately destroy themselves. Rather, by binding to certain cell-surface receptors, THC activates a cell signaling pathway that leads to cell death. This is an orderly process, with autophagy just contributing one important step. The authors of this paper work out many of the molecular players in this process, using siRNA and cells derived from knockout mice, although I’ll leave it to the interested reader to further explore that aspect by reading the paper if so inclined.

Mostly, this is interesting (to me) more for the big picture aspect and the implications for clinical medicine. And, of course, for the post title it inspired.

For Great Insight Read Comments In This Forum —> http://scienceblogs.com/scientificactivist/2009/04/02/thc-gives-cancer-cells-the-mun/

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Comments From a Post that I Posted in a Popular Facebook Group!!!

I truly believe that all cancers are equally treatable with high thc cannabis oil regardless of the specific names given by science. I also promote people taking small amounts as a preventative. It helps improve general health dramatically in many cases.(that’s why it cures cancer. )

The first to go..Sugar, flour, diary and red meat. (Standard North American Cancer producing diet!)

When is comes to estrogen driven cancer this one is tricky. Most people here would recommend a 1-1 strain like AC/DC or Harlequin. and some cancer patients use the high thc Indica strains like Kush, Diesel, God’s Gift.. Google gives hundreds of examples as would a dispensary..

This is so interesting to me. I heard with triple positive, ER+ to be exact, that high thc wasn’t good. At the same time, I learned in May I am stage 3b invasive ductal carcinoma and tubal carcinoma only in left breast thank God. I’ve known of lump for 3 1/2 yrs now. I’m refusing “standard treatment”, ALL 3! It’s too expensive to go to a holistic clinic. All I have done… in the last years of my life…. is smoke marijuana so I believe that has to help somewhat, and it’s been mostly thc. I’m confused as to which to try and do…

A gram a day for 90 days is the treatment dose, with About a half gram a week for maintenance. If I take the oil I don’t need allergy medicine and I don’t get sick with colds and flu!!

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I was in exactly the same predicament!! I agonized over it. I finally decided to go high thc because of Rick Simpson’s experience seeing thousands of people heal using high thc cannabis oil made from a high thc Indica strain. If there was a problem with hormone driven cancer he would have identified it!

70% of all breast cancer is hormone driven…that’s a lot of us!!
Men get hormone driven cancer too…nobody is worried about that.
As cannabis is non-lethal I decided to make sure I had LOTS of thc. I was on almost a gram a day for a year. Yes. And my cancer is ‘possibly a dilated duct.’

I keep ‘parroting’ this to help others make up their own mind.
It certainly has worked for me. In fact, Rick Simpson’s crew told me the only time it fails is if there isn’t enough thc. I have seen that happen a lot with the 3/1 and 2/1 ratio…

The most popular method, as described by former (skin)cancer patient Rick Simpson from Canada, suggests the use of naphtha or petroleum ether as a solvent for the extraction.

What is naphtha or petroleum-ether?

In general, petroleum-ether and naphtha refer to very similar products, even though different names may be used around the world; e.g. in some countries naphtha is equivalent to diesel or kerosene fuel. Both solvents are a mixture of petroleum hydrocarbons (PHCs), often available in a wide range of qualities.

All the solvent components should be considered harmful and flammable, and some of them, such as hexane and benzene, may be neurotoxic.

Both naphtha and petroleum-ether are considered potential cancer hazards according to their manufacturers. Moreover, products sold as naphtha may contain added impurities (e.g. Coleman® fuel) which may have harmful properties of their own.

A better extraction method would be grain Alcohol:

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Thc is the Mighty Cancer Killer in my book. Take cbd too, but you should be taking lots of thc…enough to REALLY feel it.
Canna-brain isn’t fun, but it beats the lovely heck out of chemo-brain. It is actually GOOD for it in the long term.

You are most welcome Michele!
Keep researching and REMEMBER
Cancer is EXTREMELY lucrative to those who treat it. I question everything now.

I trust myself like NEVER before to make my own best call. Bottom line…cannabis is non lethal. Just look at what I did! A year of high thc with horomone driven cancer…and it’s gone. It was gone a long time ago, but I wanted to make sure…. lol.

I have absolute faith in it, more than anything else. Besides God of course! Thank you so much for talking to me about this. Mine being triple positive I wondered.

My wife’s been diagnosed with er/pr+ her2 negative and she was prescribed a 3:1 cbd/thc…but your saying more thc but you are her2positive. Thoughts?

This controversy has raged on for months.. There are so many factors that play into a person’s health. I can only speak for myself and would not want the responsibility of telling others what will be best. I have considered this for a long time and I personally think a high thc Cannabis Oil for ALL cancers is important. 1-1 ratio is the least I would consider. All the cannabinoids are important and they work together, but I think it is very risky to go 2-1 or 3-1. Just my own opinion.

Thank you for sharing but I’m wondering why you think would be the risk on the 2-1 or 3-1? I’m at the beginning stage of giving my wife a 3-1 dosage…not exactly 3 weeks+ of slightly bigger rice grain, I’m aiming for somewhere near 1/2 g total of both thc and cbd co.

You will slowly build a tolerance. Keep increasing as much as you can. I’ve used orange juice to come down if too high.

that dose is only a very small amount of thc daily! I took a gram of 90+% thc daily. If you figure out how much thc your wife is getting it may be 10-20 % of what I consider a good amount. The Cbd’s are known for helping with neurological issues such as epilepsy, anxiety, PTSD, depression, clarity of thought, mental focus…
That’s all good but it won’t cure cancer in my estimation.

I’ll be honest I was advised by nurse oncology from United Patients Group to do the 3:1, 235mg of cbd and 79mg of thc. I was told that too much thc will not be good for her breast cancer type…I’m confused but it worked for you…congratulations again. The United Patient Group are the ones who caused me the most consternation about this issue. As I said before…when there is money to be made…BEWARE. Never stop looking for the truth..

And of course do whatever you decide is best!

Now, it seems to be more about CBD. I tried the various THC/CBD oils and don’t like all that CBD. My dx was similar, but I feel better and prefer high THC cannabis oil.

Only want the very best for us all!
It is a perilous journey indeed. Who do we trust?! Who knows the truth? Trust your own highest self and God…and keep awake and aware…things are changing fast!

Hi wonderful news, I have same type, what nutrition did you use?

Plant based, whole food anti-cancer supplements (tumeric, ginger, seaweed, turkey tail mushrooms, black seed oil, coconut oil, hemp oil, essiac tea, apricot kernels, seaweed, frankincense essential oil, clove essential oil, wormwood tincture for parasites..) lots of organic juicing, loads of fruit, nuts, seeds, a smoothie everyday with hemp hearts, Chia, fruit, coconut oil, and anything else healthy. Lots of avocados and green leafy veggies.
I eat raw and organic as often as I can. I don’t drink alcohol, smoke or do any street drugs or prescription drugs at all. Just cannabis.

Do you mind if I ask what oil mixed and amount you used my husband is at four been on oil for three months but I’m wondering what others used.

I had DCIS and I used a homemade oil the time I was dealing with it (which is close to 9 years ago now). Now I use FECO made by my herbalist. I did not do surgery or anything but relied on many different therapies (DCIS was gone in 3.5 months and this was years ago). I take about an “inch” squeezed out from a syringe- nightly. I will use it for life as prevention. My herbalist mostly uses harlequin strain. I live in Colorado and have access to a lot but you can’t just go into a shop and buy this stuff……….

Prostate cancer …. 45g mother of Berry … 15 g blue Dream

I wasn’t suggesting that vaping is “better than ingesting or suppository”.
It’s better than smoking. Anything that burns is carcinogenic.

Thymoma stage IV A Blue Dream

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I had bladder cancer.. sweet tooth…purple kush …holy grail…..bubba kush….doctor poly…tek 7…. fat columbiani i used cannabis oil…cannabis oil suppositories…i put 1 table spoon decabed cannabis in my smoothie…i used baked goods..and vaporized i got into me evry which way i could….and DIET CHANGE WAS CRITICAL

NSCL lung cancer 3B. Edible cannabis oils, Sativa dominant

brain cancer. i use different strains for different things. the CBD oil to keep the tumor away, i smoke headbands for my headaches/pain/anxiety-or anything with a 60-40% split. 60indica, 40 sativa. i drink tincture with a high indica strain to help with sleep. i use a cannabis infused coconut lotion, which is topical, for my massive headaches

contact the Bobby Greenhash Foundation in Durban via fbook

Stage 4 Cervical cancer and meninigitis. I used godfather ogkush for pain, high cbd lemon diesel Rick Simpson oil and I’ve been happy and healthy for two years

Ken if you Google my story it’s pretty well documented

Tricia Dennis’ Story: Curing Melanoma Skin Cancer

Source: http://www.cureyourowncancer.org/testimonials.html

Published on Jun 29, 2017

Tricia Dennis from Florida had a melanoma on her leg that created a gaping hole exposing the bone. She was in constant pain, her leg was seriously infected, and she was fearful that doctors would want to amputate. When she applied cannabis oil to the cancer and began also taking it orally, she felt instant pain relief. Three months later she was declared cancer free. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVnerbzkANw

I had DCIS and I used a homemade oil the time I was dealing with it (which is close to 9 years ago now). Now I use FECO made by my herbalist. I did not do surgery or anything but relied on many different therapies (DCIS was gone in 3.5 months and this was years ago). I take about an “inch” squeezed out from a syringe– nightly. I will use it for life as prevention. My herbalist mostly uses harlequin strain. I live in Colorado and have access to a lot but you can’t just go into a shop and buy this stuff……….

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R0LFFnV6OKU

Ps. Call Dr. Ernie Murakami in Hope, BC. He is very experienced lyme doctor and will consult for free. I highly recommend connecting with him.

Thanks for your friendship

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Overcoming Life Misery: D E P R E S S I O N

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Ken

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In 2006 when I lost my father to Leiomyosarcoma I fail into severe depression.

I always viewed my father as active and my doctor at that time who himself has passed on to a better place . Thought the reason for my depression was when the cancer took that from him and my view of my father over the course of my lifetime. That became the basis of my depression and my doctor who knew me over the course of my lifetime. Who knew antidepressants thought with my make up of being quite out going.

Unlike my brother who he put on Ativan. Mie required Lexapro which would be a short term fix. https://www.rxlist.com/the_comprehensive_list_of_antidepressants/drugs-condition.htm

After I caught up with my sleep he said you got yourself on this drug so figure your way off it. Dr. Stegall told me after my fathers death your father wouldn’t want you depressed and I myself wouldn’t want to be depressed. So get a grip on life realize it has an ending once in everybody’s life you go through a crisis like this because it brings out your better side. With this changed outlook on MY Life.

I decided to make my life better by treating my depression naturally:

And the first step was realizing people whom I thought were friends that didn’t treat me decently through my depression was eliminated from my life. I realized that however not many people will be in your life but being able to speak to a true friend helps. Then I proceeded to:

I climbed a mountain and I turned around
And I saw my reflection in the snow-covered hills

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overcoming depression and My Pursuit of Peace

1. Consider why you might feel depressed. Sometimes depression is a symptom of something circumstantial in your life, rather than biochemical imbalances. Does your job require you to sell out your integrity every day? Have you been unable to admit that you need to end your marriage? Are you feeling spiritually disconnected or sexually restless? Are you suffering from creative blocks? Is your body failing you? Are you facing financial ruin? Be honest with yourself about what might be off-kilter in your life, and make an effort to get to the root of why you might be feeling depressed.

2. Move your body. Exercise releases happy-making endorphins, which act like natural anti-depressants. Runner’s high, anyone?

3. Never skip a meal. Keeping your blood sugar stable reduces mood swings.

4. Eat a serotonin-enhancing diet. Many anti-depressants like Prozac act by inhibiting the reuptake of serotonin by receptors in the brain, thereby increasing serotonin levels. But you can increase your brain’s serotonin levels by eating foods that boost your serotonin levels naturally.

Serotonin-enhancing foods include:
• Foods high in omega-3 fatty acids (such as wild salmon, sardines, herring, mackerel, and anchovies, which are even higher in omega-3 fatty acids than other fish)
• Healthy fats like coconut oil
• Eat a high protein diet, especially proteins high in tryptophan, like free range turkey

5. Avoid caffeine, which reduces serotonin levels. If you need an energy boost, supplement with L-Tyrosine (500 – 1000 mg).

6. Expose yourself to sunlight, which can boost mood and increase Vitamin D levels. I rode a bicycle but If you live somewhere that gets little sun, invest in a therapeutic light box. Anything that increases vitamin D helps depression

7. The B vitamins, especially folic acid and vitamin B6, can be helpful in mild depression, and you should know that B vitamins can increase the efficacy of prescription anti-depressants. Experts recommend vitamin B-12, folic acid, vitamin D3 and tyrosine!!

8. Music is healing to the soul …variety is the spice of life listen quite often to your favorites.

9. Age related depression: try to understand that hormonal imbalances associated with aging can begin when women are still in their thirties. Oestrogen levels start falling fast, rather than at a natural pace. Or When women age, both oestrogen and progesterone will decline. Unfortunately, progesterone levels often drop at a faster rate than oestrogen and can even get to zero. Oestrogen doesn’t decrease as quickly as progesterone and this difference cause hormone imbalances, resulting in an oestrogen dominance …

10. Make efforts to bolster your mental health by being more authentic in all aspects of your life. Too often, we walk around wearing masks, pretending to be something we’re not. We fake it at the schoolyard, in the boardroom, in the bedroom, at church — and then we wonder why we wind up depressed. Practice letting your freak flag fly and watch how your mood lifts.

11. Talk it out. See a therapist, psychiatrist, or maybe express how you feel. Sometimes just finding someone you trust who will help you work through your feelings can make all the difference in the world.

If all else fails and you need anti-depressants, don’t beat yourself up. Sometimes you can do everything right, and if your imbalance is biochemical, you may need the drugs. But don’t forget to nurture the rest of you too. Depression, like most physical and mental illnesses, is multifactorial and requires a global investigation of your whole health — not just your mind and body, but your relationships, your work, your financial picture, how you express yourself creatively, how you satisfy yourself sexually, your environment, and whether you’re letting your Inner Pilot Light (aka authentic self) shine.

12. Start researching or write a blog. I did and it helps to keep your thoughts active. This blog has many cancer survivor blog post in it and when I came out of my depression I had a curious eye and a keen interest about what makes the world go around?

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How 2 Music Legends Beat Cancer.

Posted on February 24, 2018 by Ken

Sheryl Crow and Melissa Etheridge are now teaching us a thing or two about living with joy from Heartbreak. by Alanna Nash, AARP The Magazine, October/November 2014

En español l They’ve been good friends since 1988, two Midwestern girls making their way in a male-dominated industry. Born just nine months apart in neighboring states — Sheryl Crow in tiny Kennett, Mo., and Melissa Etheridge in Leavenworth, Kan. — they first met at the Los Angeles Sports Arena during Michael Jackson’s Bad concert tour.

Backstage, Crow, then a backup singer for the Gloved One, approached Etheridge, whom critics had compared to Janis Joplin and Bruce Springsteen when her first album came out that spring, and gushed, “I’m a huge fan of your record!”

“It was such a lovely surprise,” Etheridge remembers, “and one of the first times someone whose work I admired was already an admirer of my work.”

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Fast-forward 20-some years. Etheridge, 53, sits at a table next to Crow in Los Angeles, sipping on cranberry juice and spearing pink grapefruit from a bowl, recalling those days. “That was back when we were young,” she says.

“Back when we were cool,” Crow, 52, cracks.

The two are dressed in T-shirts, jeans and boots. “We have had parallel lives in some ways,” Crow muses. And it’s true. Songwriters and performers, they both have risen to the top of their game professionally. (Crow has won nine Grammys and sold 35 million records, and Etheridge has five platinum albums and two Grammys to her credit.)

They are doting mothers — Crow to two boys, ages 4 and 7, and Etheridge to four children, the eldest 17 — though neither has given birth. And both have publicly endured a series of difficult challenges. They’ve gone through traumatic breakups; Crow announced the end of her five-month engagement to cyclist Lance Armstrong in 2006, and Etheridge split from two of her long-term partners — Julie Cypher in 2000 and Tammy Lynn Michaels in 2010.

Most significantly, they’ve both stared down an ominous adversary that strikes almost 300,000 American women a year: breast cancer. Etheridge learned of her diagnosis in 2004, at 43; Crow learned in 2006, at 44. These two women now say that battling the disease and coming out on the other side deeply transformed, shaping them into who they are today: survivors, role models and advocates for social awareness and change.

From Melissa Etheridge self-titled debut album released in 1988 until her latest MEmphis Rock and Soul Melissa has been kicking arse for 30 years!!!

For Etheridge, it began one October day as she was on tour in Ottawa, Ontario. While taking a shower, she felt a lump in her breast. “I was like, ‘Whoa!’ ” she remembers. “And it was large! That little voice in the back of my head started going, ‘Is it cancer? Your father died of cancer. Your aunt died of cancer. Your grandmother. Your mother had cancer. Your cousin. Cancer. Cancer.’ You just can’t quiet the voice.” But she tried, telling herself, “No, it’s a cyst.”

By that point in her life, Etheridge had already braved her share of hardships. Though she was, Etheridge says, “a very good kid” — she started writing songs on her guitar at age 8, and in high school became “the band and theater geek” — she had a dark secret. In her 2001 memoir, The Truth Is … , Etheridge wrote that her older sister, Jennifer, sexually abused her between ages 6 and 11. (The revelation tore up the family, and today Etheridge and Jennifer no longer speak.) Raised, Etheridge adds, with very little affection from her mother, she began yearning for the company of women in adolescence and, by age 16, realized that she wanted intimacy with women, too.

She can be lighthearted about it now. As Foreigner’s Cold as Ice comes over the sound system during our interview, Etheridge sings along. “That’s what my last boyfriend said to me,” she reveals, laughing. “I was 15. He didn’t understand why I was cold as ice. Whenever I hear that song now I think, ‘I’m not cold; I’m just gay.’ ”

But at the time, the word “lesbian” terrified her, as did her feelings. “I hope it’s better for gay youth today,” she says, “but, boy, when I was a kid, it was a dark tunnel to look down.”

On the eve of the release of her first album, Etheridge wrestled with whether to come out publicly. She and her label decided against it, though the word about her was already out in the gay community. The 1991 death of her father, John, a migrant farmer who worked his way up to becoming a schoolteacher and an athletic coach, had a huge impact on her ultimate choice to go public. “He was fine with [my sexuality], and he just wanted me to be happy,” Etheridge says. “His passing propelled me into this place of needing to be who I am, because I wasn’t going to be happy any other way.”

So in January 1993, during President Bill Clinton’s inaugural celebration, Etheridge attended the Triangle Ball, the first presidential gala for gays and lesbians. After years wondering who among her gay Hollywood friends would be the first to “jump the river of fire,” she was compelled to do so because, she explains, “politically we were all standing up. I was like, ‘Look at all these people who put their lives and jobs on the line. Yeah, I’m going to come out.’ And bang! There it was.” Later that year, Etheridge titled her fourth album Yes, I Am.

By then, she was deep into a relationship with Julie Cypher — a filmmaker and the ex-wife of actor Lou Diamond Phillips — whom she’d met in 1988. Over the next dozen years, they became the model progressive gay couple, with Cypher also conceiving their two children, daughter Bailey and son Beckett, by using donor sperm from rock star and friend David Crosby.

But in September 2000, not long after she and Etheridge made a splash on the cover of Rolling Stone, Cypher began questioning if she was gay after all, and the tidy world the couple had made together unraveled.

Within a year of their split, Etheridge, then 40, became involved with actress Tammy Lynn Michaels, 14 years her junior. In 2003 they held a commitment ceremony, and in 2006, two years after Etheridge’s cancer diagnosis, Michaels gave birth to their twins, daughter Johnnie Rose and son Miller Steven, fathered by an anonymous sperm donor. Life seemed to be on the upswing again.

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The same year things began turning around for Etheridge, Sheryl Crow endured devastating back-to-back misfortunes. Six days after going public with her breakup from fiancé Lance Armstrong. . . . reportedly because she wanted marriage and children and he wasn’t ready, she got a callback about her mammogram.

Further tests indicated breast cancer. “That was a really, really emotional time for me,” Crow recounts. “My world was falling apart.” I felt like the bottom had just dropped out. I called my family, and they all flew out to California.” And she phoned her old friend Melissa Etheridge for support.

It never occurred to either woman to try to keep her illness secret. Today, though, Etheridge says: “If I could have, I would have chosen not to go through cancer or my divorces in public. Yet you can’t say, ‘I’m only going to let the public see the good stuff.’ Whenever I sit down with someone, I need to know that I’m not hiding anything.”

Crow’s cancer diagnosis, coming so soon after her breakup with Armstrong (who in 1996 was diagnosed with metastatic testicular cancer), only intensified the publicity, and Crow’s grief. Today she declines to discuss the cyclist, but with a trace of bitterness in her voice, she notes the irony of it all: “He was probably the most widely known cancer survivor, right? It was kind of a cruel joke.”

Crow decided on a lumpectomy and radiation to treat her cancer, which doctors caught at an early stage.

Etheridge had not been so lucky. Her diagnosis was stage 3, though doctors later dialed it back to stage 2. “My radiologist, bless her heart, sat me down in a darkened room. She said, ‘Melissa, I want you to know that this is the worst that can happen.’ She unbuttoned her blouse and showed me her double mastectomy. She said, ‘Do not fear. You are going to be OK.’ So I started my journey with that base of ‘I’m not going to die. I just have to walk through this.’ ”

The chemo debilitated her. “To have absolutely no energy is completely terrifying,” Etheridge says. Unable to eat as a result of the nausea, she turned to medical marijuana, for which she is now a political advocate. “It calmed my anxiety and gave me an appetite, so I was able to keep my strength up,” she adds.

Melissa Etheridge performs at the 2005 Grammy Awards. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SbtBw6oYY8w

Weeks after she had completed her treatments, a bald Etheridge agreed to perform at the 2005 Grammy Awards, participating in a tribute to Janis Joplin with “Piece of My Heart.” It would be her first public appearance since her diagnosis, and she walked onto the stage thinking, “I just don’t want anyone to make fun of me.” She was so exhausted that when she began singing, she recalls, “I stood in one place, instead of moving around, which I usually do. That actually made for a much better performance.” The crowd responded with a standing ovation.

Afterward, Etheridge lay in her bed and reflected. “Part of my spiritual awakening came from really examining myself,” she explains. “I took the time to be still.” Because Etheridge has a mutation of the BRCA2 gene, which predisposes women to breast cancer, her strategy for preventing a recurrence has been to exercise more control in her life and to fix what went wrong. “I’m not a victim,” she says. “I take responsibility for it.”

” EveryDay Is A Winding Road “

Crow has a different view. “I don’t know of any clear-cut data that says if we do this or that, we can prevent ourselves from having cancer,” she says. Instead of adopting Etheridge’s take-charge approach to healing, Crow has ceded control — let go and stopped trying to please everyone around her. “I’ve been a person who fixes things,” Crow says, ” but when you’re constantly fixing things for others, you sacrifice yourself.”

Growing up in Missouri as the third of four children, Crow was driven from the start. Her father, Wendell, a lawyer, and her mother, Bernice, played in a swing band and encouraged Crow to make a life in music. In high school she excelled athletically and academically. At the University of Missouri she earned a degree in classical piano and voice, and in 1986 she headed to L.A. with her demo tape.

Grammy Award-winning Sheryl Crow rocks out. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gfg6Kh2h33Q

She quickly found success with jingle work and on the Michael Jackson tour, but when that ended after two years, she found herself waitressing to support herself. “Every record label in L.A. turned me down,” she says. “It was, ‘We don’t know what to do with a blue-eyed soul singer.’ ” In 1992 she recorded what was to be her debut, only to see the album shelved.

She spent several years “in the trenches,” doing everything from teaching music in an elementary school to being a backup vocalist for Michael Jackson, before recording her first album, Tuesday Night Music Club. the song, “All I Wanna Do,” a celebration of the California slacker culture, burst off her official debut, Tuesday Night Music Club. Her next single, “Strong Enough,” secured Crow’s spot as a hit maker. It sold over seven million copies and brought her three Grammys, The album sold 7 million copies and snagged her three Grammy awards and has since preformed with many of the greats.

Eric Clapton & Sheryl Crow performing ” Tulsa Time ” (HD Version) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ij5tUsRg2S0

“That was such an amazing album!” Etheridge exclaims today, her eyes wide. “It just lit up everybody.”

Crow’s new popularity brought unexpected emotional jolts. “I was 32,” she says. “I didn’t care about fame, but the next thing you know, people are dressing you and writing about you. You have to be sensitive enough to have insight into the human condition to write long-lasting music, yet you have to form this tough skin. It took me a while to back away from that aspect of popularity and focus on the work.”

But work took a backseat when cancer called. Crow downshifted her high-achieving lifestyle and turned her attention to taking care of herself. “I’d been living a really fragmented life,” she says. “I hadn’t learned how to take the weight of the world off my shoulders.”

Less than a year after her diagnosis, Crow decided to take steps to create the family she’d always wanted, without waiting for the right man to share this. (“I’ve picked some doozies to be in relationships with,” she admits.) In May 2007 she also adopted a 2-week-old boy, Wyatt Steven. The next year, she moved to Nashville to be nearer to her family. “In all the franticness, I didn’t know where I belonged,” she says. “All I could think to do was to move closer to home. It wound up being the best decision I ever made.” In 2010 she adopted a second son, Levi James.

Her most recent album, last fall’s Feels Like Home, finds her leaning hard on her country-rock template, particularly in songs about broken homes and romances gone cold. “What Crow’s doing now is grownup’s music,” says Brian Mansfield, Nashville correspondent for USA Today. “She’s writing about people who have experienced loss, and who worry about health and family and bill paying.”

During a break in our interview, Etheridge dons a set of headphones and starts bobbing her head to a final mix of “Soul Brothers,” a song on her upcoming CD, This Is M.E. Like Crow’s latest, the album reflects the experiences of an artist who’s reached maturity through hardship.

Crow and Etheridge agree that having made it to their 50s is reason to celebrate.

They appreciate the accrued wisdom and the lack of needing to explain oneself. And for Etheridge, at least, a newfound sensuality. “The sex is better!” she says with a hearty laugh. “Seriously, I’m healthier, and in loving myself I attract a different kind of person now.”

In late May, Etheridge married Nurse Jackie creator Linda Wallem, her longtime best friend. The two began dating in 2010, after the dissolution of Etheridge’s relationship with Michaels. Both Etheridge and Crow, who is not currently in a relationship, want to teach their kids (Etheridge splits custody with her exes) some of the life lessons they’ve learned. For Crow, who in late 2011 was found to have a benign brain tumor, that means “having the perseverance to maintain who you are through abject trial and tribulation.”

The women are also committed to educating others in the breast cancer fight. Crow has lent her name to an imaging facility at the Pink Lotus Breast Center in Los Angeles, a leader in innovative screening and treatment. She also talks with women she runs into at the airport or in the Starbucks line. “There’s rarely a time that it doesn’t come up,” Crow says. They didn’t seek to join this sorority, now that Crow and Etheridge belong, they’re grateful.

“It took having cancer for me to realize that happiness is something I have to cultivate in myself,” Crow says, touching Etheridge’s hand.

“I’ve learned to make fearless choices,” says Etheridge. “You come up against stuff now and you’re like, ‘All right! Just do it!’ ”

Cancer, they agree, has become something they never imagined. “A gift,” they say, almost in unison.

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Posted on February 22, 2018 by Ken

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News Oct 18, 2017 by Scott Nixon

Upon reaching St. Joseph on Oct. 12, Martin had just kayaked 25.6 miles in one day. Her one-day record was a few days previous, when she travelled nearly 50 miles, kayaking from 7:30 a.m. to 11 p.m.

That’s how Traci Lynn Martin day went as she tried to circumnavigate all five Great Lakes and hopefully break a world record in the process.

Despite painful arthritis, and a doctor telling her to quit, Martin as far as she knows, the first person to kayak around the three largest Great Lakes — Michigan, Superior and Huron — in the same year.

Speaking to the Times-Advocate last week, Martin said she had a rough start in the ice in March on Lake Huron, but since about April the trip has been fantastic. She said she has made many friends and visited wonderful places that she would like to return to in the future.

All great journey’s get off to rough starts!!!

Her ”rough start” in the ice was a long ordeal in the Saginaw Bay area of Lake Huron in March. There was an ice storm and Martin had to rely on her compass instead of her GPS. In addition, her cellphone wasn’t working. There were also strong waves, and Martin went off course. After about 11 hours of paddling, instead of going straight across, she ended up nearly going in a circle and arrived just a few miles away, where there was solid ice and nowhere to land. The battery of her marine radio was dead, her cellphone battery was nearly dead, and the decision was made to call the authorities and have her rescued out of the ice.

Throughout the trip, Martin said the support she has received and the people who have reached out to her have been “a Godsend.”

An award-winning competitive kayak racer, Martin began researching the idea of kayaking around the Great Lakes when she was taking care of her ailing mother, who was battling pancreatic cancer. Martin learned that no one had ever paddled all five Great Lakes in the same year. After her mom died, Martin decided to go for it, and spent two years planning for her record-breaking attempt. Throughout, many people have tried to talk Martin out of the trip due to her rheumatoid arthritis.

But Martin was determined, and has dedicated her journey to people who have chronic illnesses.

“You should always do the things in life that give you meaning,” she said. “If you stop living, then you’re just existing, and that’s a horrible way to spend the rest of your life.”

Dealing with arthritis through the trip has been a major challenge for Martin. She said a person with rheumatoid arthritis typically has certain joints that hurt all the time. With Martin, it’s her wrists, feet and ankles. But during “flare-ups,” her whole body hurts, and that has happened many times throughout the trip.

“It’s like someone has taken a baseball bat and just beaten you. Literally every joint in your body hurts.”

Martin has had a physician tell her he is doing damage to her hands and she should stop the voyage.

She also damaged her shoulder on Lake Michigan, which made her change her paddling style. According to project manager Edwards, cold weather is Martin’s “biggest enemy,” and there has been plenty of that over the past eight months.

But Martin said the trip has made her much stronger physically and mentally, and she describes herself as more self assured.

“I feel like I’m much more at peace with myself and with the R.A. (rheumatoid arthritis).”

Martin said her grandmother had rheumatoid arthritis and was in a wheelchair by the time she was 40. Martin was always afraid she would meet the same fate. Having just turned 50 herself, Martin says she is no longer afraid.

There have been many surprises for Martin throughout her journey, but she says the biggest is the overwhelming number of people who have reached out to her to offer help. On Lake Superior, she pulled up on the beach and a complete stranger, after talking to her and learning about her quest, invited her and Bill Noble, who has been assisting with the trip, to stay at his home.

“It’s just phenomenal, and it really restores your faith in people,” Martin said. She’s also quick to credit her team, which includes project manager Scott Edwards and driver Noble, as well as others behind the scenes.

“I value these people very much.”

Kayaking the Great Lakes presented a learning curve for Martin. She said she had to learn how to navigate “the craziness of the waves of the Great Lakes.” She said the lakes can become rough very quickly.

The trip has also deepened Martin’s love of nature, particularly birds, which she has watched all summer, including loons and pelicans.

There have been many scary moments during the trip, including being stuck in the ice on Lake Huron. On Lake Superior, Martin was paddling along an area where there were eight miles of cliffs. When a thunderstorm hit, there was nowhere for her to land, and the waves kicked up and were over Martin’s head. She had no choice but to paddle through it.

“You just had to sort of man up and do it,” she said.

She also experienced very strong winds in the Tobermory area, and Martin said she has had to learn to adapt to the conditions.

“The first time it might be scary, the second time it’s a little less scary. The third time, you’re like, ‘Oh yeah, I can do this. I’ve already done it.’”

But while cold weather, ice, and rheumatoid arthritis haven’t been able to stop Martin, there is one challenge that’s making her reconsider her plans to finish the last two Great Lakes — Ontario and Erie.

“I miss my children,” Martin said. “There are times I wake up and I just miss them so badly, and I’m thinking, ‘Why am I doing this?’”

Martin’s children are aged 12 to 25 and her daughter is pregnant, due to give birth to Martin’s first grandchild in November.

To break the world record and do all five Great Lakes in the same year, Martin had until Dec. 31. Once she reaches Port Huron (which she hoped would happen last Sunday) Martin will have completed the three largest Great Lakes.

“Once I hit Port Huron, I’ve done something that no one else in the world has done,” Martin said.

At that point, she expected to take a few days to determine if she will go on to the two remaining Great Lakes. Weather will also be a factor in her decision, Martin said.

Whichever decision she makes, Martin said she is glad she made the journey and would never give up the experiences she has had. Colder temperatures leave her feeling “like an ice cube” and prevent her from paddling at night. Fewer daylight hours also have cut her progress to an average of 20 miles a day, down from 35 over the summer on Superior and Huron. And the lake’s shallowness means even calm winds of 8 mph from the north can generate huge waves and force her to shore, like they did one day early this week.

Martin, 50, said she wants to be a role model and inspiration for people with chronic disorders like rheumatoid arthritis, which was her diagnosis in 2010.

“If I can paddle 3,600 miles with rheumatoid arthritis, then if you have a chronic illness you can get up out of bed and do the things in life that you love, whether it’s walking your dog, gardening or painting,” she said.

As an intensive care unit nurse, she cared for dispirited patients who found little reason to get up out of bed and moving.

“You can lay in bed and hurt. You can sit in your chair and never move and hurt,” she said. “Or you can get up and do the things that you love. In the beginning you’re going to hurt but once you start doing the things you love it takes your mind off the physical pain and mentally you feel better.”

Another inspiration for undertaking the arduous journey was her mother, who, in 2015, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer.

“Before she passed away she told me if I had any dreams or anything I wanted to do, to do it now and not to wait or put it off because you never know when your life’s going to be over,” she said. “People put off what they want to do because they think they have all this time and suddenly they’re passing away with all these regrets.”

An experienced kayaker, Martin decided to tackle the largest collection of freshwater lakes in the world. She cashed in a portion of her retirement savings and set off in March from Port Huron, Mich., with a goal of 5,800 miles. That’s been cut to 3,900 by Dec. 31, still enough to break the Guinness world record for longest nonstop solo trip on a surf ski in a calendar year.

Created by lifeguards in Australia and popular on the West Coast, a surf ski is longer and thinner than a kayak, she said. While the ends of a kayak flare up out of the water, a surf ski’s entire length is in the water, making it sleeker and faster, and, like a sailboat, it has an understern rudder controlled by foot pedals.

“What you give up on maneuverability, those really sharp turns, you gain in speed,” she said. “They’re designed to surf the ocean waves. They’re really good in the big waves.”

She recruited Bill Noble, a friend from their paddling club in Kansas City, as driver of her support vehicle and trailer. He’s watched over the months as fatigue set in, and her arthritis in the cold makes it more difficult to paddle.

“It’s hard to watch her go through that,” he said. “You want to encourage her on one hand and yet you’re concerned about her overall long-term health on the other hand. It’s been tough to help her negotiate that and decide what the best route is.”

The sun shines over Lake Erie as Martin paddles her surf ski near Dunkirk.

(Derek Gee/Buffalo News)

Highlights from her trip a day spent exploring the sea caves of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior, and paddling along the huge cliffs that stretch for miles along that lake.

“On a calm day paddling along these cliffs with the sun, it’s just beautiful,” she said. “It’s just breathtakingly beautiful.”

Pukaskwa National Park on the Canadian side of Lake Superior was another highlight. “It’s remote and you have waterfalls and little islands you can weave in and out of,” she said. “You don’t see another person there.”

Sleeping Bear Dunes National Lakeshore on Lake Michigan was “absolutely spiritual and beautiful and some place I’d like to go back,” she said.

While Lake Erie has been the most challenging body of water, its shoreline inhabitants have also been more welcoming than the other lakes combined, she said. A man in Dunkirk paid for her hotel room Tuesday night.

“The amount of people here on Lake Erie who have been so kind and generous, it’s just mind-blowing,” she said. “It really makes me just want to sit and cry.”

Lesson Learned: “You just can’t let life pass you by,” she said. “You can’t sit in your chair and just exist. You have to be active and continue doing the things in life that you love.”

Lost paddle

While Martin paddled an amazing 50 miles in one day recently north of Goderich, there was one unfortunate incident. At the Port Albert beach, she left behind her primary, favorite paddle. When her crew called the area reporting it lost, they found out someone had found the paddle and left it on a bench. However, when Martin’s crew returned, the paddle wasn’t there. The paddle has the letters “rpc3.com” on it and Martin has an emotional attachment to it. Anyone who knows anything about its whereabouts is asked to call project manager Scott Edwards at 610-299-8468.

Traci Lynn Martin paddles her surf ski in Lake Erie near Wright Park in Dunkirk. Clear water reveals rock formations on the lake bed during a segment of her journey around all five Great Lakes. (Derek Gee/Buffalo News)

Having a strong constitution…

constitution con·sti·tu·tion

[kon″stĭ-too´shun]

1. the make-up or functional habit of the body, determined by the genetic, biochemical, and physiologic endowment of the individual, and modified in great measure by environmental factors.

2. in chemistry, the atoms making up a molecule and the way they are linked, the property that distinguishes a compound from its structural isomers.

(kon’sti-tū’shŭn)

The physical makeup of a body, including the mode of performance of its functions, the activity of its metabolic processes, the manner and degree of its reactions to stimuli, and its power of resistance to the attack of pathogenic organisms or other disease processes.

n 1. the fundamental components that form a human being or thing.
2. the total configuration of traits, physical and mental, that categorize a person. This compendium will consider both the effects of nature and nurture on that person. See also homeopathic medicine, constitutional; consitutional prescribing, constitution, carbonic; constitution, epidemic; constitution, fluoric; constitution, phosphoric; sensitive type; constitution, sulphuric; susceptibility; and typology.

3. Psychiatry: A person’s intrinsic physical and psychologic endowment. Constitution may refer to a person’s physical inheritance or intellectual potential. The general bodily health of an individual, expressed by the person’s physical and mental ability to function adequately in adverse circumstances.

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There’s A Rainbow 0f LOVE

Posted on February 18, 2018 by Ken

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Metamorphosis A change in the form and often habits of an animal during normal development after the embryonic stage. Metamorphosis includes, in insects, and the transformation of a maggot into an adult fly, a caterpillar into a butterfly, and also in amphibians, the changing of a tadpole into a frog. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AZk6nZGH9Xo

The new year is like an empty book of 365 pages. Make every day a masterpiece, use all the colors of life, listen to the sound of silence and smile always. While writing your future through the present. Write every day with the feelings and intentions of love that springs from the depths of your being.

<3 <3 Happiness depends on the interior, not the circumstances <3

Rainbows are a universal symbol of pride, love, hope, and a brand new day and usually come out after a storm and sunshine prism meet head on.

We are in a crucial time for humanity, we live the now, the present, intensely in peace, love and unity, we are one! Miedo12 believes fear paralyzes and keep our real being outside…. a single path, a single vibration love, love, love! We must face our fears to go where we want to go, because the darkness is nothing but the hidden light! <3 Namaste

“Nothingness More than Infinite” is the name of his new mural and you can see the wild affinity MIEDO 12 has for the letter form – and where it comes from. “ It embodies the learning, the experiences, the life of the creator,” he says, “and all of this is necessary to generate the whisper of the clouds that originate the letters.” “Just like a drop of water is the origin of everything, here the spray is the one that, with its effluvium, originates the clouds of inspiration,” says MIEDO 12, is a famous graffiti writer from Valencia, Spain. https://bizarrebeyondbelief.com/2017/07/13/miedo-12-nothingness-more-than-infinite/

A lot of people say they’re not lucky in Love. For them i wish to explain to them that love must begin by ourselves.
How should we love each other?

First start with interiorizarnos and find out what past situations have left us in a sense of guilt. Once we have identified, we must forgive ourselves. It’s all learning, mistakes don’t exist.

Then it comes to accepting us as we are though always having a goal to evolve as human and spiritual beings.
We’re still searching inside. And once we complete the acceptance, we begin to discover that love has it inside and that love is God.

This discovery causes us to expand that love to others and to accept and forgive them as we do with ourselves.
That way and being on that vibration will come to our life the couple who are on the same frequency and that’s the one that’ll make you happy.

What is the greatest obstacle to love?…… fear
Love! Love unites while Fear divides. We are all one although some remain immersed in the dream of this matrix manipulated by fear and division.
Wake up! Love LIfe!

We are spiritual beings having a human experience.

The Creator warned us of worshiping man made creations. If you see peace, then you shall seek truth, when you find truth you will find love, and love is the Lords Power.

If you understand our Heavenly Father then you will not be deceived dark origins of Hinduism.

Its one thing to practice the understanding of the spirit and to miss out of the human experience, but no degree of study will grand you to the promise land of home that which you came from. I know this will challenge your beliefs, but no teaching of a fallen angel is truth. #JustBelieve

In the Musicvideo by Robin Thicke I see Leighton Meester performing Somebody To Love. I see sexy Leighton, I also see a limo, there’s only one open question? I wonder if she regrets singing with him now!!! Her makeup is flawless! Leighton Meester in the back of a limo…You are walking a dangerous path ️ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JZg3ibOt964 Its The Good Girls Go Bad Girl Metamorphosis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ix5z1bRz4Sc Much like Maren Morris from my Church https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ouWQ25O-Mcg into The Middle https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3mJkSqZbX4

namasté

Namaste: Yo honro el lugar dentro de ti donde el Universo entero reside. Yo honro el lugar dentro de ti de amor y luz, de verdad, y paz. Yo honro el lugar dentro de ti donde cuando tú estás en ese punto tuyo, y yo estoy en ese punto mío, somos sólo Uno. . . . (from the Spanish to English version.)

I honor the place within you where the entire Universe resides. I honor the place within you of love and light, of truth, and peace. I honor the place within you where when you are at that point of yours, and I am at that point of mine, we are only One!!

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“THE INCURABLES”
– Jessica Biscardi – Breast Cancer Survivor Stage IV

“THE INCURABLES” – Jessica Biscardi – Breast Cancer Survivor Stage IV

A remarkable story of personal triumph! (DVD Veria TV Productions – 30 minutes)

JESSICA BISCARDI’S story is a dramatic journey from Stage 4 cancer, being given less than three months to live, she never gave up hope and faith despite all of the constant pain, discomforts and disappointments, her whole world was interrupted and falling apart. The emotional impact and sorrow of a cancer diagnosis is never easy and especially difficult in her situation with everyone fearing for her life if she did not take the traditional cut, poison and burn approach. ”

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I wanted to take the challenge to beat the cancer with every bit of strength, knowledge and research.” Jessica knew in her heart to search for other remedies and options and this led to a greater insight into the alternative world of powerful and effective Non-Toxic Cancer Therapies responsible for her complete recovery by her tremendous Cancer Team and Doctors found through the Cancer Control Society. Jessica has survived against all odds and has completed an arduous journey!

In addition to being a Hollywood Celebrity Print Agent, Documentary Film Producer and Red Carpet Correspondent, Jessica devotes her time and has a passion for helping and sharing with those facing cancer challenges and has been inspired to become certified as a Life Coach Practitioner. Jessica believes that “Cancer can be a scary word but not to those who will get in the trenches and fight, fight, fight and stay positive and affirm that you will get better, be informed, do as much research as you can, you are not alone.”

What would you do if your doctor told you there was no cure for your illness?

Three words: never give up. Follow the real-life inspiring stories of people who beat the odds, turning to alternative methods to heal from their chronic, often life-threatening illness.

Jessica passed away November 23, 2013 more than a 10 years after being told she had only three months to live. Prior to her recurrence she also experience a very stressful situation, stopped following her diet and supplement routine and her cancer came back with a vengeance.

Therefore, it is always essential that you make lifestyle changes and diet an essential part of your daily life. This with making stress reduction techniques that can be employed when stress arises. https://cancercompassalternateroute.com/stress-relief/

Jessica was our poster child for Dr. Bernardo’s protocol . . . which reboots your system, get’s you alkalized…. which means cancer can’t live. She lived cancer free for a decade: but proved if you get depressed and go off your diet and supplements that your body goes back to making cancer. And you die.

Jessica Biscardi shares how she used an alkaline diet to heal stage 4 breast cancer that had spread to her lymph nodes, pancreas and lungs.

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I Remember a test given me by a psychology student whose a Facebook friend. She once told me go outside and pick out the first five objects your mind see’s and then reason with yourself. . . . why you picked these objects out. These reasons are how you view yourself and also how others see you.

So could disease start… somewhere between your ego and true self!!!

The Goldilocks Principle

Like wise meeting Dar Setters was amazing in itself:

My own oncologist said he can’t believe Dr. Van Tine has time for all he does.

When your nervous system is especially sensitive, it can cause many adverse impacts on your health. By understanding he way your vagus nerve works, it might be possible for you to work with the nervous system so that it benefits you rather than working against you.

What is the Vagus Nerve?

The vagus nerve is the longest nerve in the human body, extending all the way from the brain stem all the way down to the stomach and the intestines. It enervates your lungs and your heart and connects the facial and throat muscles.

The Role of the Vagus Nerve

Inflammation and the Vagus Nerve

What is Vagal Tone?

How to Stimulate the Vagus Nerve

1) Humming or Chanting

2) Conscious Breathing Exercises

3) Meditation

5) Diving Reflex

6) Form Healthy Connections

What happens when a shoe-crazy, lipstick-obsessed, wine-swilling, pasta-slurping, fashion-fanatic, about-to-get-married big-city girl cartoonist with a fabulous life finds . . . a lump in her breast? http://www.pbs.org/video/the-weta-book-studio-marisa-acocella-marchetto/

How I Beat Cancer Naturally

The Hallelujah Diet

What is the Hallelujah Diet?

Different Paths Available

Boost Your Health

Live Healthy

Restore Your Health

The Purpose of the Hallelujah Diet

A Boost of Vitamins and Minerals

Eat Well

Scientifically Proven to Work

How to Get Started

Hallelujah Diet Summary

The Hallelujah Diet

The Promise

What You Can and Can’t Eat

Level of Effort: High

Does It Allow for Dietary Restrictions or Preferences?

What Else You Should Know

What Maryann Jacobsen, MS, RD Says:

More relevantly, however, THC and other cannabinoids are actively being investigated for various useful clinical purposes, including the treatment of cancer through the inhibition of tumor growth.

11. Talk it out. See a therapist, psychiatrist, or maybe express how you feel. Sometimes just finding someone you trust who will help you work through your feelings can make all the difference in the world.

12. Start researching or write a blog. I did and it helps to keep your thoughts active. This blog has many cancer survivor blog post in it and when I came out of my depression I had a curious eye and a keen interest about what makes the world go around?

“It’s hard to watch her go through that,” he said. “You want to encourage her on one hand and yet you’re concerned about her overall long-term health on the other hand. It’s been tough to help her negotiate that and decide what the best route is.”

Highlights from her trip a day spent exploring the sea caves of the Apostle Islands in Lake Superior, and paddling along the huge cliffs that stretch for miles along that lake.

constitution con·sti·tu·tion

(kon’sti-tū’shŭn)

“THE INCURABLES” – Jessica Biscardi – Breast Cancer Survivor Stage IV

Jessica passed away November 23, 2013 more than a 10 years after being told she had only three months to live. Prior to her recurrence she also experience a very stressful situation, stopped following her diet and supplement routine and her cancer came back with a vengeance.

Therefore, it is always essential that you make lifestyle changes and diet an essential part of your daily life. This with making stress reduction techniques that can be employed when stress arises. https://cancercompassalternateroute.com/stress-relief/

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“THE INCURABLES”
– Jessica Biscardi – Breast Cancer Survivor Stage IV