| HealItAll
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1, No. 22 * * * June 2008 |
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It's Wisdom - Not Dementia!
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| Message from Bernadette Wulf
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| Your Herbal Medicine Chest
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| Older Brain - Wiser Brain
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| The Healing Power of Oprah
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| Contact Info
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Message
from Bernadette Wulf -
Greetings!
To paraphrase Alphred E. Neumann, "What - me crazy?" There are
moments when I can't remember the name of someone I know pretty well,
or a fact that I learned just yesterday slips my mind. I sometimes
wonder if it's the beginning of the end of my mental acuity. Whew! I'm
glad to learn that it is just a sign of wisdom. I've got so many facts
stored in my brain files that it just takes longer to dig them out!
Read more below.
For some reason, the herb Elcampane has been popping up over and
over again in my life. Seems like it's time for me to sit up and take
notice of this amazingly useful plant. Check it out. You may want to
use it yourself.
Then there's Oprah. I couldn't believe the scathing remarks I got
from family members when I mentioned her name in our family e-group.
Everybody seems to have an opinion about her, and some of them weren't
so positive. Be that as it may, I'm willing to give her the benefit of
the doubt, and I certainly admire her for making such an effort to
present the work of Eckhart Tolle to the world.
No matter what people may say about Tolle, one way or the other, it
doesn't matter so much who he is. He's just the messenger. It's the
message that is important. Whether you know it or not, the message is
important to you because he points to a fundamental reality that the
modern world has all but forgotten - a reality that may be the key to
the evolution of human consciousness.
To Your Health!
Bernadette Wulf
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Your
Herbal Medicine Chest -
The link below this article will take you to an excellent list of
herbs to keep on hand for emergencies and treatment of everyday
problems. However, right now I want to focus on the first herb on the
list. I have been familiar with Elcampane as an expectorant that is
remarkable at clearing out mucus from the respiratory system, but the
following quote indicates that it has much broader applications. In
addition to taking probiotics, which I frequently recommend, Elcampane
can give your intestinal flora the food they need to thrive!
The following quote from NaturalNews.com explains:
"Elecampane: First on my list because I think that the need for it
is greatest. Elecampane (Inula helenium) is rich in inulin, the
indigestible (by us) starch that is ambrosia to healthy flora. It is
like spreading fertilizer on a rain forest to our flora.
"Our flora-bearing surfaces in the bowel, mucus membranes and skin
just burst out into huge, protective flora that covers our body in a
nourishing, protective coating that heals our immune system, gives us
many medicines, nutrients and checks and balances and helps us in
dozens of ways not yet understood by science.
"Inulin is extracted from the root of elecampane by soaking it
overnight in water and then bringing it to a boil. This is immediately
reduced to a very low simmer which is maintained for a couple hours.
The resultant liquid is fertilizer for your healthy flora. It will help
with regularity, digestion, elimination and irritable bowel
conditions."
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entire article |
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Older
Brain - Wiser Brain -
As we all get older, the prospect of dementia may loom
frighteningly over our heads, but recent research indicates that
forgetfulness may actually be a positive sign. It could mean that we
just have a lot more information to sort through. So next time you
can't remember a phone number or the name of a friend, just chalk it up
to wisdom, as the following New York Times article suggests:
"Some brains do deteriorate with age. Alzheimer’s disease,
for
example, strikes 13 percent of Americans 65 and older. But for most
aging adults, the authors say, much of what occurs is a gradually
widening focus of attention that makes it more difficult to latch onto
just one fact, like a name or a telephone number. Although that can be
frustrating, it is often useful.
“It may be that distractibility is not, in fact, a bad
thing,” said
Shelley H. Carson, a psychology researcher at Harvard whose work was
cited in the book. “It may increase the amount of information
available
to the conscious mind.”
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the Entire Article |
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The
Healing Power of Oprah -
I got a lot of flack from my family about bringing up Oprah in our
family e-group, but I'm going to bring her up again here. Not that I'm
a fan. In fact, I don't think I have ever even watched her show or read
her magazine. But she has been very instrumental in getting out the
message of Eckhart Tolle. Of course, some people want to knock him,
too, saying he's just presenting a rehash of Buddhist teaching, or
whatever.
The problem with that kind of thinking is that you can never learn
anything new. Just because Buddhists embrace the power of Now, doesn't
mean they have the corner on the market. "Now" is here for everybody -
Christians (like Oprah), Jews, Muslims, agnostics, atheists, Pagans,
Hindus, you name it. "Now" is a universal human experience, available
to all of us.
Tolle, a fairly ordinary, intellectual guy, who seems to have a
rather narrow emotional range, discovered that simply being consciously
present in the moment is a key to happiness, health, and abundance. The
fact that the Buddha discovered the same thing 2500 years ago does
nothing to undermine the value of Tolle's rediscovery for himself. I
would think it even adds credence to his views.
The nice thing about "Now" is that it is always here, even 2500
years after the Buddha discovered it. But what does any of this have to
do with us?
Stop for a moment and just be aware of the air against your skin,
the pumping of your heart, the breath flowing in and out of your lungs,
the sounds in the distance, the feel of the floor beneath your feet, or
the chair beneath your posterior. Whatever is happening, just "let it
be," as the wise Beatles' song advises. Notice the still, calm space
within which your awareness resides. If you are thinking a thought,
just notice that you are aware of yourself thinking that thought.
That's what it has to do with us. Simple. Nothing more than
awareness. But that awareness is the basis for peace, balance, and
harmony in the world - our inner world and the world around us. That
awareness is what Tolle calls "the power of Now."
When you make a practice of returning again and again to that
awareness, you will find that you are less and less affected by the
swings of life, the actions of other people, or even your own fears and
negative beliefs. You have a calm and centered anchor at the core of
your being that allows you to see things in perspective.
Can you see the health benefits here? Scientists say that at least
95% of physical illness is the result of emotional imbalances. What if
we could pull the rug out from under all those emotional issues, simply
by being fully present in our lives - present in this Now moment? What
if we could live in bliss even while the outer trappings of our lives
seem to be falling apart? And what if finding that inner state of
harmony and acceptance of "what is" was actually the way to allow your
health and abundance to unfold in the most harmonious and natural way?
I believe it is.
Even though Eckhat Tolle and Oprah have nothing to offer that
wasn't offered 2500 years ago, it is always nice to be reminded of
things that we tend to forget in our hectic modern world. Eckhart
Tolle's recent book, "A New Earth," was a great reminder for me, and I
even enjoy watching his deadpan responses to Oprah's fawning and
enthusiastic questioning in the webcast classes she offers.
He talks a lot about ego and moving beyond ego - but the real key
is simple awareness. I'd let the ego go - and just be. Life doesn't get
much better than that.
Check it out and see what you think.
- Watch
Oprah interview Eckhart Tolle |
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Law of Attraction Coach Bernadette Wulf is a Health and Wellness
Coach, Reiki Master, and EFT therapist, with a world-wide practice via
phone and Internet.
Visit http://magical-lifecoaching.com for more information.
For Health & Wellness Coaching contact Bernadette Wulf at
wulfartist@yahoo.com
707-824-0675 |
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