A Message from Bernadette Wulf

Greetings!

Hurray! Our comments stopped the FDA from adopting more restrictive laws on health-care products.Good work! Now they are trying to make it legal to fumigate "raw, organic" almonds with toxic chemicals. Gotta keep our eyes on them!

It is starting to feel like Summer! The long days have been quite warm here in Sonoma County. That means it's a good time to replenish your supply of Vitamin D that tends to become depleted over the winter months. Getting outside for at least fifteen minutes a day, preferably in morning or late afternoon when the sun is not so intense, will give you all the Vitamin D you need, as well as other health benefits.

Vitamin D is made when the sun shines on oils in your skin. Wearing light clothing, particularly white or pink tones, will allow enough sun to reach your skin, even if you wear long sleeves. And, just in case you were wondering, taking Vitamin D in supplement form just doesn't have the same health value.

Of course, you'll want to take a swim on the really hot summer days coming up. That means wearing a bathing suit, which can be a scary thought to many of us, particularly as we move up in years. EFT comes to the rescue again. Weight loss is one area where EFT excels.

It is also a good time to take a look at what's in that sun screen you are slathering all over your skin. I'm sure you've heard that some sunscreens have so many toxic chemicals in them that they do more harm than good. And now we have to be concerned about nanoparticles, too! Which ones are safe? Read on.

It's always a good time to boost your antioxidant levels with tasty foods like Goji Berries. Perhaps an acquired taste, but they seem to get better the more I eat them. And last but by no means least, we'll take a look at the humble cinnamon that you probably already have in your kitchen. In this sugar-saturated society (how's that for an alliteration?), cinnamon is one helpful herbal healer. Read on to find out why.

To Your Health!
Bernadette Wulf

Safe Sunscreens - Non-Nano

What's a Nano? It is basically a very, very small particle. Because they are so small, they are added to sunscreens to block the sun without leaving that telltale, white residue so often seen on the noses of lifeguards. The problem is that such small particles can actually go right through your skin into your bloodstream! That cannot be a good thing.

According to The Green Guide - "Nanoparticles are unpredictable because their small size and high ratio of surface area to volume can produce chemical or physical properties that are very different from their larger counterparts. For instance, once TiO2 nanoparticles enter the bloodstream, they are at risk of infiltrating the brain where they can damage cells, whereas larger micron-sized (millionths of a meter) particles of TiO2 are blocked by the blood-brain barrier, which protects the brain from harmful substances in the bloodstream."

Yikes! Fact is, nanoparticles haven't been around long enough for us to really know what they will do. My advice is "better safe than sorry." Nanoparticles just aren't natural, and if nature didn't design them, they probably are not good for us.

Now, in addition to having to avoid the toxic, carcinogenic chemicals in so many sunscreens, we also have to look out for nanoparticals. Sounds like a lot of work, but the Green Guide has made it easy for us. In the list below are some of their Nano-Free Suggestions. (Click on link at bottom of page for my personal sunscreen favorites by Mychelle and Dr. Hauschka.)

Green Guide List: "To avoid confusion, we have only included products containing TiO2 and ZO in micron-sized particles (1 micron or larger) or nano-sized particles larger than 100 nm, which are too large to penetrate the deepest skin layers. These are also free of The Green Guide's Dirty Dozen chemicals:

New for '07

Burt's Bees new Chemical Free Sunscreen SPF 15 with TiO2 - www.burtsbees.com, 800-849-7112

Alba Botanica Sun Fragrance-Free Mineral Sunscreen SPF 18 with TiO2 - www.albabotanica.com, 877-263-9456

Old Favorites

Avalon Organics Baby Avalon Natural Mineral Sunscreen SPF 18, good for babies and adults with sensitive skin - www.avalonorganics.com, 877-263-9456

California Baby No Fragrance and Everyday/Year-Round SPF 18/30 - www.californiababy.com, 877-576-2825

EcoLani SPF 15 sunscreen with TiO2 - www.lanisimpson.com/ecolani

JASON Natural Sunbrella Chemical-free Sun Block SPF 30 - www.jason-natural.com, 877-527-6601).

Juice Beauty SPF 30 Tinted Moisturizer - www.juicebeauty.com, 415-457-4600"

For my personal sunscreen favorites by Mychelle and Dr. Hauschka, click on link below.

Pure and Safe Cosmetics

EFT for Weight Loss

Now that bathing-suit weather is upon us, the pressure to lose a few pounds is mounting for many of us. Here's another area where EFT can work wonders. The EFT motto is "Try it on everything!" EFT has been very effective in clearing the underlying causes of weight gain, including the impulse to overeat, resistance to exercise, attraction to junk food, and self-esteem issues related to body and appearance.

If you have tried dieting and/or exercise, but can't seem to lose weight, it's time to look at the emotional factors involved. If you lose weight and then gain back as much or more than you lost, you probably have subconscious factors at work. No matter how strongly you consciously try to lose weight, your subconscious is always more powerful. It keeps holding on to those extra pounds.

The solution is to get to the underlying cause and clear it. EFT is the most valuable tool I have found to quickly and permanently clear your subconscious blocks, limiting beliefs, and food cravings. Try it on your own if you like. You'll find instructions on my website at http://www.healitall.com/eft.html - I've also added a cool new EFT video. I think you'll find it inspiring. Try "tapping" on your ideal weight. Gary Craig, the founder of EFT got down to his ideal weight just by doing that.

If you prefer working with a practitioner, I'm available for private sessions in person or over the phone.

For a very detailed look at EFT and weight loss, click the link below to read Carol Look's 7 part series on the subject.

Amazing Goji Berry - Almost Too Good to Be True!

I've really been enjoying Goji Berries lately just because of their unique flavor, and now I come to find out that they have amazing health benefits as well. Here's what Smart Publications has to say about them:

"Goji berry may provide anti-aging, immune-stimulating, glucose regulatory, and liver protective effects.

"Goji berry has been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) for thousands of years as a health tonic to promote overall health and healthy eyesight, strengthen the immune system, protect the liver, improve circulation and sperm production, and to enhance sexual performance. It has also been used as a remedy for diabetes, anemia, tinnitus, and lung diseases.

"In TCM terms, goji berries are sweet in taste and neutral in nature, they act on the liver, lung, and kidney channels and enhance "chi" or life force."

All that in a little berry! And there's even more. Click on link below to get the whole report.

Goji berry—"King of the Berries"

Cinnamon the Awesome Blood Sugar Regulator

Speaking of regulating glucose (in the above article), I was reminded of cinnamon. Isn't it interesting that we tend to like cinnamon on our toast, sweet rolls, and apple pie, all of which tend to send blood glucose skyrocketing. We naturally crave the herbal remedy that will help regulate our blood sugar. Nature is so amazing!

And that's not all cinnamon does. It supports healthy blood sugar levels, blood lipids, and blood pressure. Again, Smart Publications has something to say:

"Today cinnamon is widely used in Ayurvedic medicine (traditional Indian medicine) to treat diabetes in India. And recently Richard Anderson and his team at the US Department of Agriculture's Human Nutrition Research Center in Beltsville, Maryland, discovered the scientific evidence that demonstrates how cinnamon serves as an important antioxidant, and is beneficial in the prevention and control of glucose intolerance and diabetes. 2

"How does cinnamon work?
Data from the Agricultural Research Unit in Maryland was first published in the New Scientist in August 2000. The researchers found that cinnamon triggered the ability of fat cells in diabetic individuals to respond to insulin, and it also enhanced the removal of glucose."

Click link below for lots more cinnamon information.