HEALTH
One of the ways to maintain health is good nutrition and conscious eating. Eat as much organic as possible without pesticides, herbacides and chemicals. Our food supply today is being run by big corporations that keep supporting GMO (Genetically Modified Organisms). We must be awake and responsible for what is put into our markets so we don’t become victims to a society that is only concerned with making money. It is important for us to become aware with what is happening to our food supply in this country. Since 1940 our food production has been progressively growing with additives and this is why it is important for us to get educated. This chemical trend is affecting the food we eat, creating disease and weakening our immune system.
It seems that many people beyond the age of 40 and younger, young children and babies are experiencing one disease after the other. It may be diabetes, high blood pressure, heart disease, arthritis yet some of these diseases can be prevented with diet and good nutrition. Sadly enough very few people are paying attention to what they consume. In many cases we only seek out the pleasure of taste in food. Charaka, the ancient Ayurvedic physician and author of the Charaka Samhita said the life of all living things is food. Complexion, clarity in voice, growths and strengths and intelligence are all established in food.
This is a short youtube video of our friend, Mark Victor Hansen, co-author with Jack Canfield of the Chicken Soup for the Soul Series. Enjoy his thoughts on “Perseverance”, the driving force of success. Before he became mega big, we sponsored Mark to speak and inspire our friends and patients. May he now inspire you.
The Secret Life of the Cell. Our conception of nature at the cellular level is generally lacking. I have always thought of the cell as a cell wall, surrounding gel like cytoplasm, with organelles ( like the nucleus ) floating aimlessly around. Click on this hyperlink to witness the magical and highly structural, inner workings of cellular metabolism. This video was developed by science animators at Harvard University to demonstrate the constant dynamic flux of life at the cellular level. This all happens automatically, when the body has the nutrition that it requires and is free from interference ( mental, spiritual, structural and chemical). I trust you will be amazed and inspired. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ojlOXlwTJtg
We no longer have markets where we personally know the grocer. Our food intake is no longer seasonal and we depend on others to produce it for us and don’t know where it has come from. This is a list of chemicals found in non-organic foods:
Taken from: http://www.whatsonmyfood.org/food.jsp?food=AP
Thiabendazole found in 87.9% o-Phenylphenol found in 6.6%
Diphenylamine found in 83% Captan found in 5.6%
Acetamiprid found in 70.2% Etoxazole found in 5.4%
Azinphos methyl found in 31.8% Pyraclostrobin found in 5.4%
Imidacloprid found in 26.6% Fenpyroximate found in 5.4%
Carbendazim (MBC) found in 21.1% Diflubenzuron found in 4.8%
Phosmet found in 19.5% Pyrimethanil found in 4.6%
Tetrahydrophthalimide (THPI) found in 15.5% Myclobutanil found in 4.6%
Trifloxystrobin found in 10% 1-Naphthol found in 3.7%
Fenpropathrin found in 7.6% Thiacloprid found in 3.1%
Carbaryl found in 7.2% Endusulfan II found in 3%
Boscalid found in 6.9%
And the list goes on for 18 more pesticides.
Most farming pesticides contain petroleum distillate which is used as a carrier in the pesticide’s production. This highly toxic chemical has been proven to kill life and be a cause for hyperactivity in children, allergic reactions and cancer.
From the mouths of babes here is a must see video on You Tube:
TEDxNext Generation Asheville 2010 – Birke Baehr – “What’s Wrong With Our Food System”
Birke Baehr -”what’s Wrong With Our Food System? And How Can We Make A Difference?”
Here are 9 of the 29 artificial colorings/additives to avoid in Packaged foods taken from Light’s book, Ayurvedic Remedies for the Whole Family, p.110:
Blue #1 artificial coloring used in beverages, candy, baked goods
Blue #2 Used in pet food, beverages, candy. Causes brain tumors in rats.
Citrus Red #2 Coloring of skin of some Florida oranges only. Causes cancer.
Green #3 Used in candy, beverages. May cause bladder cancer in rats.
Red #3 Coloring of cherries in fruit cocktail, candy, baked goods. Causes thyroid tumors in rats.
Yellow #6 Beverages, sausage, baked goods, candy, gelatin. Causes tumors in tested animal’s adrenals and kidneys. Dye often contaminated with carcinogens.
Caffeine Stimulant – Coffee, tea, cocoa (natural); soft drinks (additive). May cause miscarriages or birth defects – avoid if pregnant. May trigger Fibrocystic breast disease.
Aspartame Artificial sweetener – Drink mixes, gelatin desserts, other foods. Breaks down into banned toxic and carcinogenic causing chemicals. Many documented adverse reactions, including seizures. Not recommended by airline pilot organizations because of incidents.
MSG Flavor enhancer – Soup, seafood, poultry, cheese, sauces stews; many others. Kills brain cells in rats. Causes tingling sensation in sensitive adults.
WEALTH AND PROSPERITY
Wealth and prosperity are our birthrights. We are given exactly what we need at any time. As we heal our patterns with our beliefs around money, that makes us greedy. Anything we heard as children about money imprinted us with a belief. In order to have the money we want, because it is energy, we need to release our patterns and we need to manage it properly. Money is always available to us. It’s learning how to get it and that wherever it is we allow it to come to us. It’s a healing process that at this time we cannot live without. The more we have, and if we’re conscious, the more we can share with the planet.
Release your judgements about money. Release your guilt and shame around it. There is a great book called Follow your Heart and Money Will Come. When you follow your passion, you’re excited about life. Some people don’t even charge for their passion. We are now in a time of economic challenge yet its in the hands of people who have always had it because they have no negative programming towards it. Yes, our economy is in a financial challenge, but the money is still out there. When we have purpose, the universe will transfer some of it to us.
SPIRIT
Now is a very special time to connect with oneself. Many ancient souls are reconnecting planetarily to bring healing to themselves and Mother Earth. Many deep connections are growing so we can come together as a community to bring healing.
During this time is the 9 day celebration of the Divine Mother in the form of Durga. All around the world, Hindu communities are celebrating how she incarnated through Shiva, Brahma and Vishnu merging their energies to create Her. She was then given weapons from each Deva including Brahma, Vishnu and Shiva in order to defeat the evil Mahishasura Demon who was manipulating and pulling down the entire universe. Mahishasura represents the Ego and through the Divine Mother’s shakti (power) and assistance she defeats and kills the Demon/Ego so Love and Light can flow without hindrance from Mahishasura’s negative ways.
So now is a very special time to call upon the Divine Mother to help clear away the negativity that is within us and around us so that Divine Light and Love can freely shine through us and around us. Now is a very good time to meditate on Her if you feel called or to meditate on any form of the Divine that feels closest to you. Remember that the Divine and the Divine Mother are seated inside our hearts and are waiting to reveal their Divine nature to us. When we sincerely call upon the Divine, the Divine will reveal itself to us. Remember that love is the key and that through love towards ourselves, towards our neighbor, towards the Divine is what will bring us back to who we truly are which is a parcel of the Divine, a messenger for love and light.