What can we do to prevent this recontamination?

That is where cleansing and probiotic formulas can really help.

• Probiotics improve the bio-availability of nutrients in the body such as zinc, iron, phosphorus, B vitamins, calcium, copper, and magnesium.
• Probiotic strain B. infantis can help to normalize bowel function in patients suffering from Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS).
• Probiotics showed improvements in patients suffering from bloating.
• Probiotics can help to lower the rate of diarrhea and diaper rash in babies’ consuming infant probiotics.
• Acidophilus has been shown to aid in reducing intolerance to lactose found in dairy products.
• Probiotics can help in regulating intestinal transit time of fecal matter and dramatically reduce constipation in the elderly.
• Probiotics can aid in promoting growth of healthy bacteria in the colon, lowering the conversion of bile into carcinogens.
• Probiotics can enhance overall immunity by regulating lymphocytes and antibodies in the body.

That’s a lot of benefits! Unfortunately, we can’t just pop a probiotic pill to undo all the poor food choices we make.  We also have to provide the right kind of fiber to feed the good bacteria and keep the colon rollin’. That means lots of  fresh, whole fruits and vegetables. The bad bacteria thrive on refined sugar, white flour products, and undigested proteins from animal products, so it is important to avoid these as much as possible. Plus, every time we take antibiotics we kill off the good organisms along with the bad and upset the delicate balance of our intestinal flora. Always take probiotics while taking antibiotics and for several weeks after.

There are a number of good colon cleanse products available at natural food stores and they are a good place to start, because they will help to clear away the caked on gunk that can line your colon. You can also temporarily use a laxative to get things moving if you are constipated, but long-term use can be dangerous. It is far better to keep things moving by eating plenty of leafy greens to provide enough magnesium and fiber to act as a natural laxative. Ayurvedic Triphala is an excellent choice if you need a laxative, because it is effective, yet it is also good for the digestive system and can be used  on a long-term basis.

Furthermore, nobody I knew had similar symptoms. I’d been around a couple of people with swine flu or bad colds with sore throats, but not a one-day bout of vomiting and diarrhea. That was my first clue that my symptoms might have been from food poisoning.

The next clue was pain in my right kidney. For a few days I thought it was just a back ache from pulling a muscle, but the pain didn’t subside over time like a pulled muscle usually would. It actually got worse. Coincidentally, my Mom, 150 miles away, ended up in the hospital just before I got sick and they found E. coli in her kidneys. Hmmm… that was strange. The doctors gave her antibiotics (which can cause even more problems, I learned after the fact).

Next, I just happened to watch the film “Food, Inc.” and learned all about the way super-bug strains of E. coli are being created in cattle by industrial feedlot practices. This type of E. coli is finding its way into our water and vegetable farms. One child in the film had severe, life-long kidney damage from eating spinach contaminated with E. coli. Hmmm… hadn’t I been drinking a green smoothie every morning, made with raw leafy greens, sometimes including spinach?

The puzzle pieces were starting to fit together in my mind. I looked up E. coli symptoms. First symptom: vomiting and diarrhea. Hmm… I found out that E. coli can kill red blood cells that then clog up the kidneys. Was that why my kidney was hurting? I have never even felt my kidneys in my entire life, and now on the heels of other E. coli symptoms, my right kidney was painful. Red flags started going up in my mind.

According to one article, antibiotics used in this situation could have dangerous repercussions, so I didn’t want to go that route. I found out that Acidophillus, Vitamin C, and D Mannose were effective natural remedies against E. coli. I started taking all of them, starting with Acidophillus and Vitamin C. I felt a little better, but it wasn’t until I went to Whole Foods and picked up a jar of D Mannose that I really noticed a difference in my kidney pain.

The first day I took three scoops, as directed on the label. By the next morning the pain had diminished by about half. I took four doses that day and the pain was almost gone. By the third day I felt as good as new.

Now I’m wondering:

1. What would have happened if I hadn’t “coincidentally” learned about the E. coli-kidney connection?

2. How many other people are out there in danger of permanent kidney damage, because they think they just caught a flu bug?

3. What would have happened if I hadn’t done my own research and learned about D Mannose?

4. Why is our FDA and USDA allowing the beef industry to contaminate our vegetables with this life-threatening strain of E. coli?

5. And damn it, why do meat eaters have to mess things up for everyone else?

Now I have to painstakingly tripple-wash all my leafy greens, just to make them safe to eat. That is just not fair. And I have to keep D Mannose on hand at all times, in case I somehow ingest more of the E. coli critters, because I’m not going to stop drinking green smoothies. They are the best way to include nutritious leafy greens in my diet.

I was lucky. I didn’t end up in the hospital like my Mom. I didn’t have permanent kidney damage like the little girl in “Food, Inc.” I was able to do the detective work myself, because I’m a health-care professional with a strong interest in nutrition, but what about everyone else out there?

I believe that my strong intention to be healthy was influential in my ability to find and recognize the clues to relieving my problem. If I had been totally aligned with joy and appreciation, I probably wouldn’t have been sick at all, but I’m not quite there yet. Even so, I do make an effort to find things to appreciate and I try to stay in the attitude of gratitude, so my life flows pretty smoothly. Aside from a day of nasty symptoms and a minor backache for a few days, my food-poisoning episode turned out to be pretty benign. That’s something else I can appreciate.

If you are reading this, the moral of the story is:

• Wash your leafy greens really well… and other fruits and veggies too!
• Boycott corn-fed beef (better yet, all meat)
• Keep D Mannose, Acidophillus, and Vitamin C on hand - I suspect it will become increasingly important with our modern agribusiness practices
• And cultivate appreciation, gratitude, joy… and awareness of your body and the environment in which you live

Some natural food stores don’t carry D Mannose, so I’ve added it to my Amazon store for your convenience - http://astore.amazon.com/heaitallcom-20/detail/B000JN4CR0

There is a part of you that understands how to heal your body and relieve your mind of false beliefs. It is by far the most powerful influence on your behavior and the results you obtain in life. Psychologists call it the subconscious mind. I like to call it your Inner Magician, because it can create changes that seem like magic… or maybe they are!

Acutapping - EFT communicates directly with your Inner Magician. If you have tried making changes, but they just didn’t stick, or if you have had ongoing challenges, Acutapping - EFT just might be the tool you need.

• Using your conscious mind to try to change things rarely works.
• Your subconscious mind, or Inner Magician (which governs over 90% of your actions) operates from a whole different agenda!
• As long as you still have subconscious belief patterns limiting your ability to succeed, even using the Law of Attraction will seem to fail you.
• That is why Acutapping - EFT is such a valuable tool.
• Acutapping - EFT addresses your subconscious mind and the energy system of your body.
• Acutapping - Eft is a tool you can use any time you run into limiting beliefs, fears, performance anxiety, or other negative patterns in your life.
• You can effectively release and clear them, permanently!

Most of us have built up layer upon layer of false beliefs, injuries, and traumatic memories that may take time to clear, but once you are really ready to transform your life, you will be amazed at howfast things can change for the better.

For more information on Acutapping - EFT and how you can use it to relieve physical and emotional problems, visit http://healitall.com/eft.html

The Choice is Yours - remain stuck in limitation

or take off on the biggest healing adventure of your life!

We all need tools that really work to wipe out negative habits, clear limiting beliefs, determine the nutrition our body needs, cleanse toxins from our system, and relieve the traumatic memories that keep us stuck in lack, limitation, or illness. I’ve spent a lifetime searching for the most effective tools available and these really work.

You Really Can Heal It All

]]> http://healitall.com/wordpress/58/top-three-tools-for-holistic-healing/feed/ http://healitall.com/wordpress/52/understanding-law-of-attraction/ http://healitall.com/wordpress/52/understanding-law-of-attraction/#comments Thu, 05 Feb 2009 17:08:17 +0000 admin http://healitall.com/wordpress/?p=52 Here’s a link to some excellent free videos and recordings on using Law of Attraction. The more you replace negative media and social input with positive information like this, the faster your life will change for the better.

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Probably the most useful tip I learned from the appropriately named Dr. Tipps, is the fact that soaked seeds are one of the best possible sources of concentrated protein for the human body. Easily digested, rich in amino acids, free of hormones, antibiotics, and other contaminants, they are delicious with a sprinkle of Celtic Sea Salt or kelp granules. You can of course also add them to your morning smoothie, breakfast cereal, or other recipes if you don’t want to eat them alone.

Dr. Tipps says the best time to eat concentrated protein is in the morning - or at least before 2pm. That’s when the liver handles it best. So I just soak about 1/4 cup of mixed seeds in the evening, and then rinse them in a strainer each morning, for a super start to my day. I generally include sesame, pumpkin, and sunflower seeds with an occasional few nuts thrown in, i. e. brazil nuts, walnuts, almonds, pine nuts, filberts, etc. You can also use flax and chia seeds, both of which are highly nutritious, but rather gooey when soaked - not my favorite texture! I prefer to use them in recipes where the gooey texture helps to stick things together.

The soaking is important for all seeds, including nuts, beans, and grains, because seeds have protective toxins in them that are removed by soaking. Plus, soaking starts the sprouting process that magically multiplies vitamins. So always throw away the soak water and rinse your seeds with clean water before eating them.

It is really simple if you keep a jar of mixed seeds in the refrigerator. All you have to do is scoop out a small amount each evening and let it soak overnight. In the morning you’ll have the ideal quick breakfast already waiting for you! And what’s more, it’s an environmentally responsible and animal friendly breakfast!

The ProVita Plan is available at http://astore.amazon.com/heaitallcom-20/detail/0929167058

We are losing topsoil on U.S. farms at an alarming rate, because of chemical fertilization and failure to add enough organic material back to the soil. Consequently, our commercially grown food is now very depleted in minerals compared to the foods our ancestors ate. I don’t live on a farm, so I don’t have the opportunity to tackle that problem on a large scale, but I can at least give something back to my local environment by composting my food scraps and returning the resulting compost to Earth.

Now I live in an apartment where I don’t have my own garden space. For awhile I saved my compostable materials and added them to the municipal garden-waste bins that are used for large-scale compost operations. And that is a good option for most city dwellers, but I’ve come up with an even better solution. Worm bins!

Worms don’t take up much room. The bins smell like fresh potting soil (which I don’t notice at all unless I open them), and I can effortlessly turn all my kitchen waste into compost - or I should say, the worms turn it into compost. All I ever do is add water when it starts to dry out a bit, and take out some of the wonderful worm compost every few months.

The contents of the bins will grow as you keep adding food scraps, so you will have an endless supply of worm compost to add to your potted plants, vegetable and flower gardens, or to give as gifts to your gardening friends. No gardener in their right mind would ever turn down worm compost. It is one of the best fertilizers they could possibly add to their garden!

If you want to make your own worm bin, just get a big box (I like the Rubbermaid bins with hinged lids). Drill a few 1/2 inch holes in the bottom and along the top of the sides above the fill line. Fill it up with moist peat moss or shredded newspaper (make sure not to use the colored pages, because colored ink can poison the worms). Then put the worms in and add some fruit or vegetable scraps. Keep the “soil” moist, but not soggy and make sure the bins don’t get too hot. That’s about it!

You can order worms online for about $30/lb. from http://www.acmewormfarm.com/worms.html or other sources. They make great pets. Quiet, undemanding, and productive!

Furthermore, kale does not blend well and you will find lots of little chewy strings in your drink. Even so, I like to mix kale or mustard greens with some strong-flavored fruits, like lemon or pineapple. With enough fruit mixed in, it’s not bad.

You can also make delicious kale (or broccoli) salads by marinating finely chopped kale in a lemon and oil dressing, seasoned to taste with miso, herbs, or Celtic sea salt. It is better to eat your kale and broccoli raw, because cooking vegetables of the cabbage family (brassicas) destroys their cancer-fighting properties. Saurkraut is also an excellent way to prepare raw cabbage without losing its valuable nutrients.