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Bernadette Wulf
Healthy Weight Coach
Naturopath
EFT Therapist
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Earth News

Earth News
Earth has a message
for us. Can you hear it?

A Bird Came
Down the Walk
By Emily Dickinson

A bird came
down the walk:
He did not know I saw;
He bit an angle-worm
in halves
And ate the fellow, raw.

And then he drank
a dew
From a convenient grass,
And then hopped sidewise to the wall
To let a beetle pass.

He glanced with rapid eyes
That hurried all abroad,--
They looked like frightened beads, I thought;
He stirred his velvet head

Like one in danger; cautious,
I offered him a crumb,
And he unrolled his feathers
And rowed him softer home

Than oars divide the ocean,
Too silver for a seam,
Or butterflies, off banks of noon,
Leap, plashless, as they swim.


Heal It All Natural Wellness News for Body Mind and Spirit
Natural Wellness News
Vol. 1, No. 83 * * * July 2013

Killer Couches, Allergy Fighters
& Sneaky Superbugs
In This Issue:
Message from Bernadette Wulf
Foods that Fight Allergies
Superbugs Invade Meat Industry
Is Your Couch Killing You?
Make Sure Your Food is Really Safe
5 Best Exercises for Your Bones
Contact Info

 
 sunshineMessage from Bernadette Wulf

Greetings!

We've been having a heat wave to welcome in the month of July, right after a freak storm that dumped a couple of inches of rain. The best of both worlds, I think.

This month, coincidentally, we have several articles on consumer safety. Meat, couches, and fresh produce are the most likely places to run into trouble, so check out the articles below to make sure you know how to protect yourself and your family.

The good news is that there are delicious foods that help fight allergy symptoms, and there is something you can do every day to keep your bones strong. Choose your favorite from five different ways to exercise.

Until next month, enjoy these lazy, crazy days of summer. I know I will.

To Your Health!
Bernadette Wulf

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foods that fight allergiesFoods that Fight Allergies

What do anthocyanins (dark purple and red foods), carotenoids, quercetin, and green tea have in common? They all act as natural anti-histamines and they are all found in commonly consumed foods.

If you suffer from seasonal allergies, these foods could be your best allies in the fight against sneezing, runny nose, and itching eyes.

From BottomLine.com: "Why these foods help: When a seasonal allergen enters your body through your eyes, nose or mouth, it upsets the normal routine of cells located in the nasal passages, sinuses, throat and the clear covering of the eyes. In response, those cells release the substance histamine, which triggers the itching, sniffling, sneezing, tearing and other annoying symptoms.

"Similar to the way that antihistamine medicines reduce the cells’ histamine reaction to allergens, compounds called flavonoids also have antihistamine properties—and you can easily get these flavonoids from your diet, said Peter J. D’Adamo, ND, best-selling author of Eat Right 4 Your Type and Allergies: Fight Them with the Blood Type Diet."

After living in Sonoma County for more than 30 years, I've come to accept that allergies are just a part of springtime, as they are for many people here. Though my allergies have improved quite a bit over the years, I still have a few days every spring when sneezing and a runny nose are the order of the day.

More About Foods that Fight Allergies
http://www.bottomlinepublications.com/content/article/diet-a-exercise/foods-that-help-stop-seasonal-allergies


feedlots and antibiotics create dangerous superbugsSuperbugs Invade Meat Industry

If you eat meat, this is an article that should make you sit up and take notice. It could literally save your life!

Did you know that 81% of supermarket ground turkey, 69% of pork chops, 55% of ground beef, and 39% of chicken breasts contain superbugs that can kill you? Or that ground meats are much more likely to be contaminated. Even if you don't eat meat, you can still pick up these superbugs from live animals or farm workers who transmit resistant bacteria to water, soil and air. Vegetable crops have been contaminated with runoff from superbug infested farms and feedlots, so even vegans are not safe from this threat!

Here's what Environmental Working Group's website has to say: "Not surprisingly, superbugs spawned by antibiotic misuse -- and now pervasive in the meat Americans buy -- have become a direct source of food borne illness. Even more ominously, antibiotic misuse threatens to make important antibiotics ineffective in treating human disease. In the past, people who became ill because of contact with harmful microbes on raw meat usually recovered quickly when treated with antibiotics. But today, the chances are increasing that a person can suffer serious illness, complications or death because of a bacterial infection that doctors must struggle to control.

"The proliferation of antibiotic-resistant bacteria poses special dangers to young children, pregnant women, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems."

To be safe, it’s best to treat all meat as if it’s contaminated, mainly by cooking thoroughly and using safe shopping and kitchen practices. (See Make Sure Your Food is Really Clean below.)

Read More About Superbugs in Meat
http://www.ewg.org/meateatersguide/superbugs/


toxic couchesIs Your Couch Killing You?

If you are in the market for a new couch, stuffed chair, or bed mattress, it is a good idea to do some serious homework before you buy.

According to the Rawfor30Days.com website: "New studies have found that the majority of couches bought over the past 5 years contain chemical flame retardants that are extremely toxic to the human body. One of the most common chemicals used in couches is a compound called Chlorinated Tris, which has been shown to cause cancer and reproductive disorders in women and small children."

Doesn't that make you want to lie down for a nice snooze? Yikes!

Fortunately, there are a few scrupulous companies that provide non-toxic products. They include IKEA, Ekla Home, Cisco Brothers. Viesso, and EcoSelect. When it comes to protecting our health, it seems that we cannot ever let our guard down - not even when we settle down on our comfy couch with a bowl of popcorn to watch a really good movie.

Speaking of couches, here's a great non-toxic cleaning tip, in case you ever drop a greasy bowl of popcorn, or other oil, on your couch. Just cover the spot with a layer of cornmeal and leave it overnight. Vacuum it off the next day and most of all of the stain should be gone.

For a list and descriptions of safe couches, visit the link below. 

Read More About Killer Couches
http://www.rawfor30days.com/blog/killer-couches-part-2-the-good-news/

contaminated greens and meatsMake Sure Your Food is Really Safe

My July newsletter seems to have a running theme of toxins in our food and environment, whether natural (as in allergens) or man-made (as in chemicals and superbugs), so we may as well take a look at contaminants in the kitchen. This problem is closely related to the story above, about the meat industry, since that is where most of these bio-contaminants are coming from, and it will continue to get worse until we change the way we raise animals.

For a bit of humor on the subject of chicken housing, check out what Stephen Colbert has to say:
http://www.mfablog.org/2013/06/stephen-colbert-ridicules-
congressman-steve-kings-cruel-farm-bill-amendment.html


The question we need to answer now is: how can we protect ourselves?

Let's start with fresh vegetables. We have all heard about
cases of food poisoning caused by eating raw spinach. Here's something I just learned, from BottomLinePublications.com:
"Bagged and pre-washed lettuce mixes may be somewhat riskier than 'whole' produce because multiple heads of lettuce are used and mixes are handled more during processing. To minimize risk…

 * Get a package from the back of the store’s refrigerator when buying precut lettuce. The colder temperature in this location inhibits bacterial growth.
 * Check the expiration date. While most people are careful to check the expiration date on dairy, that’s not always the case for produce. Packaged fresh produce that’s eaten at least five days before the 'sell by' date is less likely to cause food poisoning than older produce.
 * Rinsing produce, including pre-washed lettuces, will remove some harmful organisms, but not all of them. In addition to rinsing, buy the freshest produce possible, keep it refrigerated and, if possible, cook it thoroughly to kill any bacteria."

BTW, I recently read about an excellent wash for vegetables, meats, chopping boards, sinks, and counter tops that will kill about 98% of all bacteria. Simply spray on, or dip the item you want to clean in white or apple cider vinegar and then in 3% hydrogen peroxide. Don't mix them or it won't have the same effect. They have to be used one after the other.

After reading this article, I'm glad I don't eat chicken, but if you do, the article suggests that you don't rinse it, because that will just spread the germs around your sink and kitchen. Of course, you could use the vinegar and hydrogen peroxide on it first to eliminate, or at least minimize the spread of bacteria.

Here's another good tip from the Bottom Line article:
"Throw out food that you dipped into after the cooking was completed but didn’t refrigerate within two hours. Let’s say you prepared a pot of stew or soup, then had seconds or thirds after it was cooked. If this food wasn’t refrigerated within two hours, throw it out. By introducing the spoon multiple times into the pot, you could have introduced harmful organisms that may have multiplied. Some bacteria do grow at cold temperatures but at slower rates. For this reason, you should reuse leftovers within a few days."

Dang, I'm going to have to be more careful about that double dipping. How about you? I'm definitely going to keep a couple of spray bottles of vinegar and hydrogen peroxide in my kitchen for washing produce and daily cleaning.

More Great Tips on Preventing Food Poisoning
http://www.bottomlinepublications.com/content/article/health-a-healing/
don-t-rinse-the-chicken-and-other-secrets-to-avoiding-food-poisoning


dance for better bones5 Best Exercises for Your Bones

Not so long ago, experts were telling us that only old people and very thin people needed to worry about osteoporosis, but according to this Bottom Line article, "a mounting body of evidence suggests that obesity is a major risk factor for osteoporosis and fracture risk—no matter your age." It is the fat around the internal organs within the belly, called visceral fat, that can cause brittle bones.

From BottomLine.com: "For a recent study, researchers analyzed young men (average age 34) who had an average body mass index (BMI) of 36.5, which put them well into the “obese” category. The men underwent a sophisticated CT scan to determine their bodies’ amounts of abdominal subcutaneous fat (fat that lies directly under the skin)…abdominal visceral fat (deeper inside)…and total abdominal fat (both of those types), as well as thigh subcutaneous fat and thigh muscle. The men underwent a different and very high-resolution CT to determine the strength of their wrist bones.

"Researchers found that among men with the same BMIs, those who had more visceral fat had weaker bones compared with those who had more subcutaneous fat. But no associations were found with the other types of fat. There was a positive correlation seen with thigh muscle—the more muscle mass, the stronger the bones, among men with the same BMIs. In a prior study, these same researchers had found similar results among young women, so all of these findings apply to both genders."

Here are the 5 best weight-bearing activities to help give your bones the protection they need - even 10 minutes a day will help:


    1. Walking uphill
    2. Climbing stairs or using a stair-stepping machine
    3. Dancing
    4. Playing tennis
    5. Lifting weights while standing

Of course, these forms of exercise are great for anyone, even if you are already at your ideal weight.

Read More About Best Exercises for Bone Health
www.bottomlinepublications.com/content/article/diet-a-exercise/the-exercises-overweight-people-need-to-do

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Bernadette Wulf is a Law of Attraction Coach, Ideal Weight Coach,
EFT Therapist, Naturopath, and Reiki Master with a world-wide practice via phone and Internet.

Visit http://healitall.com for more information.

For Health & Wellness Coaching
or Law of Attraction Coaching
contact Bernadette Wulf at wulfartist@yahoo.com
707-824-0675 (Pacific time zone)