The Relaxation Response!

How Stressed are you?
What is the placebo effect?

Video:
Nick Ortner interviews Dr. Lissa Rankin
About:
How stress in your mind affects your health...
Why stress is WAY more toxic on the body than you think!
Why stress is WAY more toxic than you think!!
Why stress is WAY more dangerous than you think!!!


In the interview Dr. Lissa Rankin, a traditionally trained medical doctor who specializes in understanding the mind-body connection, sits down with Nick Ortner, the producer of the event.  

They have some very interesting dialogue where Dr. Rankin shares her latest research as well as solutions and shares her perspective on what is happening in the mind and body when people are doing EFT Tapping. You're going to really enjoy this!

Most people treat stress like a badge of honor, proudly displaying it like it's something they've earned.  "I'm stressed out so that means I'm working hard and I'm valuable."  Without knowing it, many of us have that belief on an unconscious level.   

We go into stress mode constantly to fit in, to look busy, to feel like, what we're doing and how we feel is important. 

But research is showing that this constant, chronic stress mode that most people live in...is WAY more dangerous than people have ever realized. 

I want to share a video with you today with Dr. Lissa Rankin, M.D., where she shares just how dangerous stress actually is. 

She talks about how several years back she was wondering why many of her seemingly "healthy" patients were getting sick.  Why clients who were eating right, exercising and even practicing things like meditation, were getting serious illnesses.

If you think you know what really matters when it comes to being healthy, I suggest watching this video, because it just may blow your mind with what it reveals.

Click here to watch video

Here are just a few snippets of what you can expect:

- At around 7 minutes you'll hear about what she learned from studying over 3,500 cases of "spontaneous remission" and what the research both tells us and isn't telling us about why people get sick or healthy. 

- At around 8:40 you'll learn about the 9 common characteristics that people with "spontaneous remission" have and why they're critical to know for both people who are healthy or sick. 

- At around 16 minutes Lissa will share about the only 2 modes that our nervous system can be in, and how in one of them, our bodies self repair mechanism literally shuts down!  And the scary part is...most people tend to get stuck in this shut down mode (she'll explain why and how you can get out of it).

- At about 19 minutes she'll share with you why some of her supposedly "healthiest" clients (exercising, eating well, meditating, etc) were getting sick and the big "aha" moment she had about what was causing it all. 

- At around 26 minutes Lissa will blow your mind be redefining what "placebo" actually is.  She'll share with you how most scientific studies are blowing off placebo and not digging deep enough into what is actually going on with the mind and body.

- At around 27 minutes, she'll answer a big question that Nick Ortner asks her about the EFT Tapping technique...
"Is EFT just the Placebo Effect?" 

- At about 36 minutes, she'll share with you why she believes people in the "blue zones" have a much higher than average rate of living to be over 100 years old. 

Watch this video!  I know you'll love it.  :)

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Cheers,
Susi B

P.S. - For those who are into Tapping, this video is another pre-event video for the upcoming 6th Annual Tapping World Summit.


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Update on Nigella Sativa

 Sacred Ancient Remedy in danger of being taken over by Nestle!!!

You may have read recently about the wonders of the humble Nigella Sativa or Black Seed Plant, which has been around for thousands of years and known as a 'cure-all' in many countries of the world. Well, now Nestle wants to get their hands on it and patent it themselves to manufacture and control the use of it, which will make it very expensive and impossible to get.
Friends,

This IS so ridiculous that I had to share, and I hope that you will help me fight it by signing the petition.

Nigella sativa -- more commonly known as black seed or fennel flower -- has been used as a cure-all remedy for over a thousand years. It treats everything from vomiting to fevers to skin diseases, and has always been widely available in impoverished communities across the Middle East and Asia.

But now Nestlé is claiming to own it, and trying take control over the natural cure of the cumin seed in order to turn it into a costly private drug.

Please, join me in telling Nestlé to STOP trying to patent this natural cure.

PLEASE SIGN HERE (& SHARE) NOW!!!

Thank you.

[Even if you haven't experienced the wonders of this little plant, please sign the petition to STOP Nestle from taking over!!!
Please click here to sign petition and here to read more info on the Swiss corporation's claims.]

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Black Cumin Seed - Cures everything except death!

How many of us need to boost our immune system, assist our body's own natural healing powers or increase our daily intake of cell protective antioxidants? Is there a simple way to achieve this seemingly complicated desire to improve one's health?

Introducing 'Black Seed' (Nigella sativa) which has long been hailed as a 'cure-all' and recorded as far back as 3000 years ago in ancient egyptian times where it was even found in the tomb of the great Pharoah Tutankhamen.

 

The protective and healing properties of the Black Seed are so remarkably comprehensive and varied (over 100 different constituents - including vitamins, minerals and amino acids), that for thousands of years people have regarded it as a miracle cure.

This fascinating natural plant of Nigella Sativa has been endorsed by many scientists as one of the safest and effective plant extracts available for human consumption.
In more recent times, many of the benefits attributed Black Seed have been backed up by scientific research. 



Actually, since the late sixties, there have been over 450 published, peer-reviewed studies referencing Black Seed in fields such as: 

• Immunology
• Respiratory health
• Cardio health
• blood sugar management and 
• immune system support 

 

  Some of the main benefits of pure Black Seeds

      ·        Rich in antioxidants

      ·        Enhances the bodies’ immune system

      ·        Assists the body in its own natural healing processes

      ·        Endorsed by scientists as one of the safest and effective plant
extracts for human consumption 

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A Sacred ancient Remedy supported by Science, Pure Black Seed is also available as an oil, which makes it easier to administer correct doses and is fast becoming a popular choice of supplement.

    Some of the benefits of pure Nigella Sativa Black Seed Oil 

• Contains powerful antioxidants
• Rich in essential fatty acids
• Immune building properties 
• Assists the body in its own natural healing processes
• Can be used topically for skin ailments 

Coconuts: all they're cracked up to be?

A new study showing that coconut oil prevents tooth decay has added to the recent enthusiasm for all things coconut.

Last year, supermodel Miranda Kerr piqued public interest in virgin coconut oil when she revealed that she will not go a day without it.

"I personally take four teaspoons per day, either on my salads, in my cooking or in my cups of green tea" she said.

But, as much as many have flocked to health-food shops with the hope of tapping into Kerr’s secret weapon, do new health claims about the once-maligned coconut oil and its trendy sibling, coconut water, stand up to scrutiny?

The Many Benefits of Coconut

Researchers at the Athlone Institute of Technology in Ireland say coconut oil treated with enzymes attacks Streptococcus bacteria – a major cause of tooth decay.

"Incorporating enzyme-modified coconut oil into dental hygiene products would be an attractive alternative to chemical additives," Dr Damien Brady last week told the Society for General Microbiology conference at the University of Warwick in Coventry, England.

The study also found that enzyme-modified coconut oil was active against the yeast Candida albicans, which can cause thrush and other health problems.

After decades of warnings about its alleged artery-clogging properties, recent studies suggest that coconut oil may in fact be heart friendly and could have many other health benefits.

"For more than 60 years, health officials and the media have warned that saturated fats are bad for your health and lead to a host of negative consequences, including high cholesterol, obesity, heart disease and Alzheimer’s disease," says best-selling author and Huffington Post blogger, Dr Joseph Mercola.

"It may surprise you to learn that the naturally occurring saturated fat in coconut oil is actually good for you and provides a number of profound health benefits, including improving heart health, supporting your immune system, boosting your thyroid and improving your skin.

"Nearly 50 percent of the fat in coconut oil is of a type rarely found in nature called lauric acid, a ‘miracle’ compound that your body converts into monolaurin, which has anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties," says Dr Mercola.

Thomas Brenna, a professor of nutritional sciences at Cornell University, agrees. He told The New York Times: "Most of the [earlier] studies involving coconut oil were done with partially hydrogenated coconut oil, which researchers used because they needed to raise the cholesterol levels of their rabbits in order to obtain certain data".

Partial hydrogenation creates harmful trans fats and destroys many essential fatty acids and antioxidants present in virgin coconut oil, says Dr Brenna.

"Virgin coconut oil, which has not been chemically treated, is a different thing in terms of health perspective," says Dr Brenna.

A recent study by Sydney’s Garvan Institute of Medical Research (GIMR) found that a diet rich in coconut oil reduces the risk of developing Type 2 diabetes by protecting against “insulin resistance” and avoiding the buildup of body fat.

"These findings are important because obesity and insulin resistance are major factors leading to the development of Type 2 diabetes," say GIMR researchers Dr Nigel Turner and Associate Professor Jiming Ye.

"Coconut oil has dragged itself out of the muck of vast misrepresentation over the past few years but still rarely gets the appreciation it truly deserves," according to Sayer Ji, founder of US natural medicine database GreenMedInfo.com.

"Coconut oil has anti-inflammatory, anti-fungal, analgesic and fever-reducing properties, is an exceptional healing agent and is fat-burning," says Ji.

While coconut oil and coconut milk are extracted from the kernel or meat of mature coconuts harvested from the coconut palm, coconut water is the liquid found inside young green coconuts.

The coconut water craze - backed by celebrity investors including Madonna, Demi Moore and Matthew McConaughey - has snowballed in the US and Europe with sales doubling to $US265 million last year and expected to double again this year.

"There are few beverages on this planet as bio-compatible to the human body and its hydration needs as coconut water,” says Ji, who notes that coconut water has even been used for intravenous hydration of critically ill patients in remote areas.

"While some are concerned about the sugar content of this slightly sweet beverage, recent research shows that it actually exhibits blood sugar lowering properties," Ji says.

Academy of Nutrition and Dietetics spokesperson and dietician Andrea Giancoli explains: "The big deal about coconut water is that it packs a potassium punch, and potassium is important for heart health, regulating blood pressure and other body systems".

But coconut water is not "magical," Giancoli told National Public Radio, "and there’s plenty of potassium in a healthy diet."

New industry body Coconut Water Australia says coconut water is "the purest liquid second only to water itself…choc-full of electrolytes, calcium, potassium, magnesium: everything that is good for you for only around 60 calories per serve."

However, consumer rights group Choice remains unconvinced by what it describes as "the latest health fad." "While the marketing on the packages claims coconut water is a nutritional goldmine," Choice found that dietary consultants believed very differently: "…the only real goldmine is for those selling the product."

Dietician Tania Ferraretto told the watchdog that coconut water has been promoted as a source of minerals such as calcium, magnesium and phosphorous, "but it only contains small amounts of these and other nutrients."        
                                                       
Instead, Ferraretto recommends plain water: "It’s the best drink to hydrate the body and it’s free, unlike coconut water, which can cost up to $4 a bottle."

Source Link: Article By Graham Osborne, Sydney Morning Herald  http://www.smh.com.au/lifestyle/diet-and-fitness/coconuts-all-theyre-cracked-up-to-be-20120914-25xgv.html


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Some of the Health claims for Coconut Oil and Water:

1. Weight Loss (the saturated fats contribute to weight loss and controlling cravings. Also increases metabolic rate.)
2.  Known to improve nutrient absorption (easily digestible; makes vitamins and minerals more available to the body)
3. Prevention of Diabetes (Improves insulin secretion and utilization of blood glucose making it great for both diabetics and non-diabetic.)
4.  An Antioxidant (protects against free-radical formation and damage)
5. Energy Boost – coconut oil boosts energy and endurance making it a great supplement for athletes as well as those needed a quick pick me up.
6. Hair Tonic (Re-vitalises and nourishes hair shaft and roots. Coconut oil supports cell regeneration.)
7. Anti-Dandruff properties
8. Anti-viral (kills viruses that cause influenza, herpes, measles, hepatitis C, SARS, AIDS, and other viruses)
9. Anti-bacterial (kills bacteria that cause ulcers, throat infections, urinary tract infections, gum diseases, and other bacterial infections)
10. Anti-fungal (kills fungi and yeast that lead to infection)
11. Anti-carcinogenic (coconut oil has antimicrobial properties so it effectively prevents the spread of cancer cells and enhances the immune system)
12. Anti-inflammatory (appears to have a direct effect in suppressing inflammation and repairing tissue, and it may also contribute by inhibiting harmful intestinal microorganisms that cause chronic inflammation.)

      

   

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10 Reasons Why You Should Drink Lemon Water in the Morning

"Efficient digestion reduces heartburn and constipation...."


Drinking a glass of lemon water first thing in the morning is an easy way to kick start your digestive system. Squeeze lemon juice from half to one whole lemon into a litre of warm water, or as hot as you can tolerate if you prefer to drink it like tea.

Here are some of the benefits of drinking 'Lemon Water' regularly: 

 1. Boosts your immune system: Lemons are high in Vitamin C and Potassium, which stimulates brain and nerve function and can also help to control blood pressure.

2. Balances pH: Very important to create homeostasis with the acid / alkaline levels of the body! Drinking lemon water everyday helps to reduce your overall acidity levels. This is important because excess acid build up causes stress and degeneration in the system. Lemons, although they are a citrus fruit which are generally considered 'acidic', are one of the most alkaline foods we have. Yes, lemon has citric acid but it does not create excess acidity in the body once metabolized.

3. Helps with weight loss: Lemons are high in pectin fiber, which is good for stimulating digestion and also helps to ward off hunger cravings. It also has been shown that people who maintain a more alkaline diet (see #2 above) lose weight faster. Research suggests* "that a supplementation with lemon polyphenols may prevent or improve obesity and insulin resistance by modulating lipid metabolism and preventing metabolic syndrome as a representative, lifestyle-related cluster of diseases caused by an excessively high fat diet."

4. Aids digestion:  Lemon juice helps flush out unwanted materials. It encourages the liver to produce bile which is an acid that is required for effective digestion. Efficient digestion reduces the risk of heartburn and constipation.

5. Is a diuretic: Lemons increase the rate of urination in the body, which helps purify it. Toxins are encouraged to be released at a faster rate in a fluid environment (keep up your water intake throughout the day) which helps keep your urinary tract healthy.

6. Clears skin:  The vitamin C component helps decrease wrinkles and blemishes. Lemon water purges toxins from the blood which helps keep skin clear as well. It can actually be applied directly to scars to help reduce their appearance.

7. Freshens breath: Not only this, but it can help relieve tooth pain and gingivitis. The citric acid can erode tooth enamel, so you should monitor this, by brushing teeth after ingesting citrus foods and regularly.

8. Relieves respiratory problems: Warm lemon water helps get rid of chest infections and halt those pesky coughs, as well as having a soothing effect when taken like a tea. It’s thought to be helpful to people with asthma and allergies too.

9. Keeps you Cool: Vitamin C is one of the first things depleted when you subject your mind and body to stress. As mentioned previously, lemons are chock full of vitamin C.

10. Helps kick the coffee habit:  After a glass of hot lemon water, (like a cuppa), you may notice that you actually don’t crave coffee in the mornings anymore. It is really a good quick, kick-start to the day and has so many benefits that it is worth a try!

Tip: How much lemon is recommend to put in your water? Start off with just a wedge or 1/8 of a lemon and work up to 1/2 to a full lemon.

Tip:  Grind the used lemon rinds in your garbage disposal to help deodorize it.

If you drink lemon water first thing in the morning, let me know how it is going for you. And if you would like to know more information about the benefits, just ask! :) 

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*Research link:  ''Lemon Polyphenols Suppress Diet-induced Obesity by Up-Regulation of mRNA Levels of the Enzymes Involved in β-Oxidation in Mouse White Adipose Tissue''
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2581754/

Arthritis Remedies

Arthritis is a debilitating disease that causes pain and loss of movement of the joints. The word arthritis literally means joint inflammation - arth=joint, ritis=inflammation.

Looking for an effective Arthritis Remedy
Since arthritis comes in so many different forms and since no two people are alike, what works for one person or one kind of arthritis may not work for another. Following are remedies, treatments and information which have may have been effective with at least some people and some forms of arthritis.

•  Plant Minerals - minerals are the building blocks of the enzymes necessary for the utilization of all other vitamins and nutrients. Minerals already digested by plants are potentially 100% absorbable and therefore readily useable by the body.

•  Colloidal Gold - gold has been used as a Homeopathic remedy but is also available as a liquid form in Colloidal solution. 
  
  
•  Colloidal Silver - some arthritis is believed to be viral related and colloidal silver is an extremely good natural anti-viral agent. Colloidal silver also helps bone, tissue and nerve regeneration.
  
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•  Other  Supplements - MSM, Glucosamine, Chondrotin, Collagen, Calcium with Ostivone (these nutrients are usually available together as a supplement) 
  
•  Silica - available from horsetail and/or shavegrass herbs 
  

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• GTF Chromium (GTF Chromium is a complex known as Glucose Tolerance Factor and is made by fermenting the nutritional yeast Saccharomyces cerevisiae with chromium.)
• Green tea. Drinking three to four cups of green tea a day could help people with RA. Studies funded by the Arthritis Foundation showed that giving the polyphenolic compounds in green tea to mice significantly decreased the incidence and severity of RA. Human studies have not  yet confirmed the results.
  



•  Juices for arthritis:
  
  
  * Black cherry juice has been used for arthritis. Take two glasses of this juice twice a day (each glass contains four ounces of juice diluted with four ounces of water). You can discontinue this treatment once the pain clears up.
  * People with rheumatoid arthritis should include in their daily diets juices high in the anti-inflammatory nutrients. These nutrients include beta-carotene (found in parsley, broccoli and spinach) and copper (found in carrots, apples and ginger).
  * Rheumatoid arthritis improves with a glass or two a day of pineapple juice. Pineapple is a rich source of the enzyme bromelain, which has strong anti-inflammatory properties.
  
  
  Try a glass (3 x day) of green juice, such as Wheatgrass, Kale, or a mixture of green leafy vegetables such as Spinach, or Silverbeet, mixed with carrot, celery, and red beetroot as a great blood cleanser and good tonic for arthritis.
  
  
• Other Useful Juices:
  * Carrot, celery, and cabbage juice. Add a little parsley.
  * Potato juice (If you are not allergic to this.)
  * Lemon juice - Take juice of half a lemon before every meal and before going to bed.
  * Carrot, beet, and cucumber.
  * During acute stage, one pint to one quart celery juice daily.
  * Radish, garlic and parsley!
  
  Caution: Certain juices may cause adverse reactions in people with osteoarthritis. Avoid citrus fruits, and be careful with vegetables from the nightshade family, including potatoes, tomatoes, peppers and eggplant. Citrus seems to promote swelling, and nightshades contain psyllium alkaloids, which cause problems for some people. 
  
  
  
  
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  About The Author Tony Isaacs is a natural health researcher and author of books and articles about natural health. He manages "The Best Years in Life" website.