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YOU and EMFs impact on your health and that of your children

and pets, as our overuse of electricity contributes greatly to

pollution from coal-fired electricity plants. Those who are wise will

heed the warnings of the electrically sensitive and reduce the

EMF radiation in their homes through good design and reduction of

dependence on electric appliance.

Even if you cannot feel it, or see it, EMF –and more and more we

are into a wireless world. So be informed and know it is having

an effect and it is accumulative.

Amir Raz, assistant professor of clinical neuroscience at

Columbia University offers the following answer about could

certain frequencies of electromagnetic waves or radiation interfere

with BRAIN FUNCTION?

DEFINITELY. Radiation is energy and research findings provide

at least some information concerning how specific types may

influence biological tissue, including that of the brain.

Evidence of health effects from EMF, including their influence on

the brain, is inconclusive and the probability that EMF exposure is

a genuine health hazard is currently small. (Listed below: Israel and

Germany have concerns) Microwave frequencies below 3,000

megahertz can penetrate the outer layers of the skin, be absorbed

into the underlying tissues, and result in all the known biological

effects of heating, including burns, cataracts, and possible death.

A few studies concluded that cell phone exposure enhanced

certain aspects of cognitive performance as measured by reaction

time and accuracy; others showed no difference, and a few,

including a very recent investigation, show that such exposure

had detrimental effects in specific contexts such as attention

span.

Martin Blank, PhD-Department of Physiology and Cellular

Biophysics at Columbia University has a wonderful little video

about the harmful health effects of electromagnetic radiation

Can cause:

Asthma-Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine

Salivary Gland cancer

Brain Tumor

Lymphatic cancer and Bone Marrow Cancer

Miscarriage

Suicide

Alzheimer’s disease

Depression

Leukemia

Cell towers health effects

People that live close to cell towers can have fatigue, irritability,

a headache, nausea, appetite loss, sleep disturbance, depression

and on and on

Many home appliances create EMF:

Cordless phones,

Wireless baby monitors

Wireless doorbells

Wireless routers

Wireless modems

Anything wireless

This is all from Natural News:

Ways to reduce EMF radiation in your home and life

Keep your immune system strengthened

Practice a chemical-free lifestyle

Unplug electrical appliances when not in use

Keep your bedroom, and children bedroom, free of electrical

appliances, especially near your head while you sleep

Avoid low-voltage halogen and fluorescent lighting.

Avoid use of microwave ovens, hair dryers, electric toothbrush,

electric blankets

Avoid plasma TVs

Keep computer unplugged when not in use

Avoid areas with wireless networking

BBC new said “low-energy bulbs ‘cause a migraine”

Israel Knesset has bans placing cellular antennas on residential

buildings.

Germany warns citizens to avoid using Wi-Fi

Be informed and know about EMF and use it, store, it in your

home carefully, in separate rooms from YOU and YOUR children.

YOU and the Power of YOUR Subconscious Mind

Dr. Joseph Murphy books

YOUR intellect will try to get in the way but do not let this be.

This is considered one of the top Spiritual authors of the last

century. I have read “The Power of Your Subconscious Mind”

starting in the 1980s. It has been wonderful and moved me

development through life, and been an important part of that

development. Plus, he has other books, and the one we will

eventually talk about is the Fear/Worry one because many people

have ingrained into them that fear/worry is a constant thing and it

should not be.

Dr. Murphy 1898 – 1981

The following is from Dr. Murphy book:

How This book can work Miracles in Your Life

I have seen miracles happen to men and women in all walks of

life all over the world. Miracles can happen to you, too when you

begin using the magic power of YOUR subconscious mind. This

the book is designed to teach you that your habitual thinking and

imagery mold, fashion, and create your Destiny for as a man

thinketh in his subconscious mind, so is he.

There have been lots and lots of books about Law of Attraction

but I believe that Dr. Murphy’ books his teachings were some of

the first that gave a basic understanding. And most of the author’s

followed in his footsteps.

Dr. Murphy continues:

Why is one man sad, and another man happy? Why is one man

joyous and prosperous, and another man poor and miserable?

Why is one man fearful and anxious and another full of faith and

confident? Why does one man have a beautiful, luxurious home

while another man lives out a meager existence in a slum?

And on Dr. Murphy ask these questions about why this way and

not that way. Then he tells his reason for writing this book:

The following summary is at the end of the 1^st chapter and will

help you understand the difference:

All you need and want in life is within you.

You have the ability to contact and release this power of the

subconscious mind in YOU

Your subconscious mind has all the answers to all problems.

YOUR subconscious mind is the builder of your body and can

heal you. Lull yourself to sleep at night with the idea of perfect

health, and your subconscious, being your faithful servant will

obey

Every thought is a cause, and every condition is an effect.

Never use the terms, I can’t afford it” or “I can’t do this” your

subconscious mind takes you at your word.

I can, I can, I can said the little red engine!

The law of life is the law of belief.

Change your thought change your life

YOU and Milk Thistle

Prevention should be your goal. Prevention of cancer,

diabetes, arthritis and any disease. The more information YOU

have on natural and organic items the better you are to maintain

healthy aging. My goal for you is not to get any disease and the

hopes that each blog written on this website gives you information

so you will not be sick and will know the things for prevention.

Milk Thistle has been used for 2,000 years as an herbal remedy

for a variety of ailments, particularly liver, kidney and gall bladder

problems. Several scientific studies suggest that substances in

milk thistle protect the liver from toxins, including certain drugs,

such as acetaminophen(Tylenol), which can cause liver damage

in high doses.

Milk thistle is often suggested as a treatment for alcoholic hepatitis

and alcoholic cirrhosis. Most studies d=show milk thistle

improves liver function and increases survival in people with

cirrhosis or chronic hepatitis.

Early lapidary studies suggest that silymarin and other active

substances in milk thistle may have anti-cancer effects. These

substances appear to:

Stop cancer cells from dividing and reproducing

Shorten the lifespan of cancer cells

Reduce blood supply to tumors

The above information if from University of Maryland Medical

Center

Dr. Mercola website has that milk thistle anti-inflammatory effects

are among its greatest achievements, and recent research

suggest this is accomplished, in part using a two-phase process

similar to those used by other beneficial natural compounds like

curcumin and a component of green tea.

Aside from liver health and cancer protection, milk thistle also

shows promise for:

Kidney health

Heart health

Diabetes

Brain health

Listed below are 14 health benefits of milk thistle

Protects liver

Antioxidant

Anti-inflammatory

Infections

Neuroprotective

Anti-diabetic

Protects the heart

Protects from chemicals and toxins

May help prevent and treat cancer

Improves bone health

Effective milk secretor

Protects against radiation-induced lung injury

Reduces iron absorption

Inhibits fat cells

The above list is from selfhacked.com website and it has an in-

depth explanations on each item.

Milk thistle is scientifically called Silybum marianum. It is an annual

or biennial plant of the Asteraceae family. Originally a native of

Southern Europe through to Asia, it now found throughout the

world.

The following is from Liversupport.com about milk thistle:

Functions as a therapeutic agent for the prevention of Alzheimer’s disease

Improves blood sugar levels

Reduces cell damage caused by radiation and chemotherapy treatments

Supplements sunscreen protection and may be useful against multiple types of skin disease

Words as a free radical scavenger and powerful antioxidant

Reduces hot flashes and other related menopausal symptoms

Other listed items also from this website

YOU and clearing your MIND of stress

There are always constant ups and downs in life, roadblocks,

unplanned obstacles, arguments, and setbacks that all contribute

to one thing – stress, and lots of it.

White you cannot avoid stress altogether, simply letting it build up

and consume you can lead to not only a meltdown but sickness

and the dreaded thing called “disease”.

A clear mind is a healthy, productive mind. Listed below are 8

ways that may help you clear your mind and be relaxed and

healthy along this road called “Life”.

Talk to a friend.

Read a great book

Write in a daily journal

Hit the gym hard

Go for a long run

Go punch for punch in the boxing ring

Take some time to meditate

Unplug from technology and for a walk or hike

Inc. Magazine had an article about how to clear mind in 15

minutes:

Oh, this is really good and give it a try on one of those really

stressful days that show up often in Life:

5 minutes of physical activity

4 minutes of gratitude

3 minutes of meditation

2 minutes of silence

1 minute of deep breathing

what a wonderful way to spend 15 minutes. Try it, you may find

that it actually does clear out the stress.

Dr. Mercola’s ways to relieving stress:

I have read, listened to and practice a lot over the years that Dr.

Mercola has to say.

Not relieving stress in our lives can cause:

Depressing, anxiety and moodiness

Immune dysfunction

Weight gain or loss

Cardiovascular disease

Sleep problems

Stomach and digestive problems

Headaches and back pain

Dr. Mercola says:

Sorting our priories and learning the value of saying NO

Meditation helps you take deliberate break from stress

Meridian tapping technique – which I have done over the years

Dr. Swenson’s books contain some other:

Laughter

Music

Nature

There are lots of ways listed above to relieve stress on a daily

basis.

Remember, the one reason to work on the above ways is

especially to stop sickness, disease, and anything negative

invading our daily life.

I have found that doing “First things First” and not putting off a

task I do not enjoy. I always have a mission every day, I have a

plan, a triage plan if necessary. There are always things that are

going to stress us out but also taking a deep breath and relaxing

shoulders and letting the body relax is a very helpful stress relaxer.

YOU and Spiritual Power

There is a lot to be said about POWER – but it is about spiritual

power today.

How we live daily is about our Spiritual Power

Love

Forgiveness

Joy

Dignity

Character

Martin Luther King, Jr wrote of power and he was a very spiritual

Man:

“The ultimate measure of a man is not where he stands in

moments of comfort and convenience, but where he stands at

times of challenge and controversy”.

He had that spiritual power we should all want because Dr. Martin

Luther King, Jr. had IT

Plato said about power:

“The measure of a man is what he does with power”.

We have seen over the last 70 years what many men have done

with power. Last year the United States of America dropped over

26,000 bombs around the world. That was in “ZeroHedge”, online

financial newspaper. This is power but not Spiritual.

Power can be used for good or for evil.

JFK knew there was a possibility that there were different groups

that would not like his policies but he was determined that his

American people did not want war or be at odds with the Soviet

Union but his spiritual self kept moving him into a place of peace

for his America. I believe his spiritual power was at peace in the

end.

Spiritual Power brings each of us:

Peace

and

Joy

Life that moves us to aging with grace and dignity and no regrets.

Spiritual Power allows us to be strong in thought and actions that

we each take throughout each day, in being about SELFhood, not

what anyone else want’s YOU to think. Put aside all news and

when Self has discovered Spiritual Power use it wisely and be at

peace about it.

Friedrich Nietzsche said:

“There are two different types of people in the world, those who

want to know, and those who want to believe”.

Be that person who wants to know “Spiritual Power” and use it for

good. Study, read, acknowledge, and be wise with the truth you

find. That is the Spiritual Person who has the Spiritual Power.

Reinhold Niebuhr’s book:

Moral Man and Immoral Society: A Study in Ethics and Politics

Should be required reading for all Americans and realize that

collective behavior of man/woman is different from his individual

behavior.

If a government worker/private worker is doing something

unethical at work but believes their self to be a Spiritual Person –

speak up and speak out because Spiritual Power comes from

being Spiritual in all that we do, work or personal life.

Joy and Peace for today

YOUR Spiritual Plan is YOUR own

On a daily basis, it is easy for each of us to just take for granted our Spiritual journey –

but we each need to be reminded how Blessed we are to be here, healthy today, and

live a productive life full of many blessings.

Over the years I have read at least 100 spiritual books by many different authors who

have followed their own Spiritual Plan:

Victor Frankl

Dr. Joseph Murphy

Dr. Wayne Dwyer

Tony Robbins

Johnathan Livingstone Seagull

Deepak Chopra

Paulo Coelho

Dr. Norman Vincent Peale

Dale Carnegie

Dr. Stephen R. Covey

From the 1950’s to today’s authors I have read many so that I always felt I was

maturing in my own Spiritual Plan.

What has happened along the way is that family and friends have influenced my

journey and my own Spiritual Plan.

Today, at this time, in the Now, I do not let anyone or anything influence my Spiritual Plan and have not for many years. I hope your Spiritual Plan is YOUR own because it brings, love, peace, joy, forgiveness and much strength to deal with life’s trauma.

I have a friend, for almost 30 years now but have not seen for many years, but he is 88 now and his Spiritual Plan is so strong now that he has lost 2 precious daughters to cancer and a young grandson to gun violence and has not lost his Spiritual Plan in all this trauma to SELF. I try to emulate his Spiritual Plan but he has been at this longer than myself but he is to be admired and respected for his inner Spiritual strength.

Intention and being grateful are 2 parts to my Spiritual Plan. Having read the

author’s listed above – intention and being grateful are 2 topics the author’s dwell on

over the years also.

Praying/meditating for other’s well-being is something I have always done but I know

my well-being will be taken care with my own knowledge of SELFhood so praying and

asking for things is not my Spiritual Plan. God expects me to take care of SELF, God

expects me to be productive so I am grateful to my Higher Power for giving me these

blessings.

Spiritual growth comes with the Journey we have.

Professor Randy Pausch said:

“We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the hand.”

I find that quotes help me in so many ways:

I must be willing to give up what I AM

To become what I will BE

Albert Einstein

In the end, it is not the years in your life that count.

It is the life in your years

Abraham Lincoln

YOU and the Best Brain Food

Dr. Axe says the best brain food is:

Avocados

Beets

Blueberries

Bone Broth

Broccoli

Celery

Coconut Oil

Dark Chocolate

Egg Yolks

Extra virgin olive oil

Green, leafy vegetables

Rosemary

Salmon

Turmeric

Walnuts

I have for the last 30 years been eating many of the above in my diet – for hypothyroidism.

Here is the list from Webmd.com

Blueberries

Wild salmon

Nuts and seeds

Avocados

Harvard. Edu talks about paying attention to how eating

different foods make you feel – try cutting out all processed

foods and sugar. Adding fermented foods like kimchi, miso,

sauerkraut, pickles, or kombucha. They say you might want

to try going dairy-free – and some people feel better when

their diets are grain-free. Try the “clean” diet for two to three

weeks.

The field of Nutritional Psychiatry is relatively new, however

there are observational data regarding the association

between diet quality and mental healthy across countries,

cultures and age groups – depression in particular.

There are also some studies suggesting that dietary

improvement can prevent depression. Diet during early life

is also linked to mental health outcomes in children.

An international team of researchers found that seniors who

consumed the most nutritious food had a nearly 25 percent

reduction in the risk of mental decline compared those with

the least healthy diets. A study published in the online issue

of Neurology

Dr. Mercola’s list for brain food is very close to Dr. Axe.

In today’s environment, it is very hard to stay on a day in and

day out the diet of all the above “best brain” foods.

For the most part of the year- I never buy any canned,

bagged, or boxed foods to bring home for foods. Once in a

great while, I will buy a can of chili or a box of favorite

crackers but it is limited to one-two times a year.

My Blood type along with my hypothyroidism requires my

body to eat mostly proteins, meat, eggs, tuna and green

leafy salad with fresh tomatoes. I watch what I eat because I

also, have edema and I keep that at bay with my daily fresh

diet.

The above are my health issues but I pay attention to what I

eat daily.

I went through depression when my childhood family was

dying and I started several years ago adding

Lithium Orotate as a supplement. Please do a search:

Lithium orotate Dr. John Grey and listen to his video on

Lithium orotate.

We do not have enough lithium orotate for our brain. Very

affection and will probably help for depression and anxiety.

Either buy it at Dr. Grey’s website or I get mine from

The Power Hour-Joyce Riley’s radio show out of Missouri

It is the fuel that will make your brain work best.

When you go to buy foods that are marked “organic” you need to

do your research on what the FDA qualifies as “organic”?

Revised rules went into effect on Oct. 21, 2002 and the

Latest USDA definition states:

Organic food is produced by farmers who emphasize the use of

renewable resources and the conservation of soil and water to

enhance environmental quality for future generations. Organic

meat, poultry, eggs, and dairy products come from animals that

are given no antibiotics or growth hormones. Organic food is

produced without using most conventional pesticides; petroleum-

based fertilizers or sewage sludge-based fertilizer;

bioengineering; or ionizing radiation. Before a product can be

labeled “organic,” a Government-approved certified inspect the

farms where the food is grown to make sure the farmer is

following all the rules necessary to meet USDA organic

standards. Companies that handle or process organic food

before it gets to your local supermarket or restaurant must be

certified, too.

BUT, you need to think about the following when you are

shopping in your neighborhood grocery store:

The air and weather has been loaded down with metals

and toxins for years now.

The soil has been depleted of nutrients for years now.

The seeds that are used for growing YOUR food have

all been genially engineered, and for fast growing at that.

So I buy the best quality fresh vegetables I can afford, I buy

vegetables that I have to peel-carrots, beets, cucumbers, and

others that I can peel or have a thick skin,

The most nutrients I put in my body every week is the juice

I make: chard with turmeric, olive oil and black pepper or

carrot juice with fresh ginger root. You can freeze individual

portions and use within 1 week.

Although it is difficult to say I do this 100% of the time-but I try

hard not to buy anything in a: bag, box, or canned food.

I do buy tuna fish at Whole Foods, plus I buy Whole Foods

365 brand.

EAT LESS, BUY BEST QUALITY YOU CAN AFFORD

You are going to have to supplement because of the conditions

that the food is grown and processed anymore. 50 to 100 or

more years ago the environment and soils were organic but

that is not the case anymore.

Read, do YOUR research so You understand the process of

the food you and YOUR family eat anymore.

The grains and how they affect your digestive system and YOUR

body.

The sky’s are being sprayed and that is having a terrible effect

on YOUR body and the food you put in it. Toxins and heavy

metals that do damage to your body. BEWARE – BEWARE

Over time all these negative items going into your body

will make your body diseased and sick. Not only will YOUR

body become sick but YOU will die sick and I know that is

not what you want for you, your children or your family and

friends.

We want to die of old age and happy and healthy. Not hooked

up to any machine where our family and friends stand around

waiting for me to die.

YOU and Dr. Norman Vincent Peale and Others

The Power of Positive Thinking was a book that was always in our

Home when I was growing up and had always been there and

Was something my parents practiced all the lives – and I have f

followed Dr. Peale’s principles also for my life.

God is mentioned throughout the book but anyone reading the

Blog’s I write know how important God is in my life. I thank God

every day, I pray for other’s health and success, my children,

friends, and especially when I hear of any family going through

trauma I send a prayer their way.

Prayer and positive thinking helps YOUR body and helps your

cells.

Prayer and positive thinking will help anyone, at any time, on

anything.

Fear and worry can cause your health to deteriorate. Being

positive and letting go of all fear and worry in your life – turning it

over to God –makes for a healthy and happy body. I have found

that so true in my own life and know you have and will also.

Not only does positive thinking help your spirituality but how

important it is for your body. To love, to smile, to laugh, to have

joy. Between YOU and God – all the positive and wonderful

things in life bring about those positive things in YOUR life.

Researchers continue to explore the effects of positive thinking

and optimism on health. Mayo Clinic has said that the health

benefits that positive thinking may provide include:

Increased lifespan – that is an awesome thought!

Lower rates of depression

Lower levels of distress

Greater resistance to the common cold

Better psychological and physical well-being

Reduced risk of death from cardiovascular disease

Better coping skills during hardships and times of stress

It is unclear why people who engage in positive thinking

experience these health benefits. One theory is that having a

positive outlook enables us to cope better with stressful

situations, which reduces the harmful health effects of stress on

YOUR body.

John Hopkins Medicine gives a few tips on power of positive

thinking also:

Smile More

Reframing – in a traffic jam –I take a deep breath and am grateful

Build resiliency – maintain good relationship, accept change, be

A problem solver when they appear

That Mayo Clinic and John Hopkins Medicine also have some

positive thinking principles, it is amazing that Dr. Peale came out

with his principles in 1930 sometime. But, as time has come

forward even big medical centers find that positive thinking has a

lot to do with not only spirituality but with our health and body.

Healthy aging and Joy for today

There are probably many more reasons to juice than the ones

that I am going to lay out before you in this blog but build your

own reasons but I am going to lay some out here.

I use my vita mixer – I use to have a juicer but it took out too

much of the pulp for me and so I wanted the pulp because there

is a lot of fiber in that pulp and I was worried I could get some

more of the good pulp with my vita mixer.

The juicing nutrients pass directly into the bloodstream, ad

within minutes our bodies receive optimum fuel to fee our

cells and help restore our immune system

vegetable juice provides vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates,

essential fatty acids, proteins, phytonutrients, antioxidants

and so much more.

Increased energy – wonderful

able to drink their highly concentrated nutrients which enter

bloodstream very quickly

I do not juice fruits – maybe a couple of times a year. I juice

chard, carrots, and ginger root – and put turmeric into all my

juicing I do.

You will never receive as much nutrients in anything else

except juicing vegetables

drink fresh juice as much as possible but I do freeze small

jars for a week or so – looses some of it’s value

nothing compares to fresh vetable juice to provide your body

with all nutrients it needs on a daily basis

it increased alkalinity. It is said disease cannot thrive in an

alkaline body and I have always believed that and especially

since I read Dr. Broady’s book Alkaline or Die book some 15

years ago.

Have a juicing plan for YOU – so that you can plan once a

week to make the juice – put in hermetic sealed glass jar

and it will be ok from Sunday through Thursday –or you can

put in 6 oz. mason jars in freezer for a week. You have

choices here and work out whatever is best for your life

style. There is always a choice and always options,

Know that juicing vegetables is the fastest way to get

nutrients into your bloodstream and keep your cells fed well

with as much nutrients as possible.

Fruit does not have the high alkaline value that greens and

vegetables have so be as informed as possible.

There are many types of juicers, many types of blenders and

other types of expensive juicers but I like my vita mixer and

love it because it is probably medium priced juicer

One of the things you must remember everyday is that your

cells and organs MUST be fed well on a daily basis and in

this blog is where you learn how to do that with love, joy

and peace

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