The Healers Blog

# 36 Talker on Healing Energies

2008-02-11T13:25:00.001-06:00

There are many and various routine that can be utilized with any healing process. The same applies when one desires to restore or increase, ones own, energy level. Finding a healing process that one can use without all the complex processes and attached dogmatic concepts though, is another matter. Then there is ones own belief factor to cope with. On a personal level, I had one tough time getting to believe that I could actually do any kind of healing or energy work. Some thoughts involved were:
http://waysofahealer.blogspot.com/2006/12/conversations-with-me.html
http://waysofahealer.blogspot.com/2006/12/ways-of-healer.html
http://waysofahealer.blogspot.com/2007/01/10-my-book-sources-for-psychic-and.html
So any way, it wasn't an easy process for me. Doubt, religious concerns, and negative influences were present quite frequently. Two items out of the bible posed strong questions. ( John 14:12-14 "The works that I do") and ( Mark 8:22-25 "Master Jesus had to work harder on a healing") So here is the Jesus figure saying " You can do the same things I'm doing and more". My original thought was "give me a break, Jesus". Then I read where Jesus had a tad of difficulty with a healing. So up pops another thought,"what gives here". Well, eventually did to a large degree manage to some what understand what it was about. Working up miracles is still in the works. But am thankful for that which has been learned, and the many occasions of success with what I do. For sure though, beliefs are the main stay for the healer, and this is of the utmost importance in any healing endeavors.
Of the many methods found and tried, a book on the "middle pillar chakras routine for energy and healing" is a real jewel :
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Amazon.com
In 1932, long before it was trendy or even acceptable to say so, Dr. Israel Regardie wrote a book that linked prayer and meditation to healing. Sixty-five years later his book has been reprinted and repackaged. Thankfully, though, Regardie's original voice remains unaltered. At face value, this is an instruction book, detailing a specific meditation practice that integrates the awareness of yoga's chakras with the Kabbalah's Tree of Life to present a daily tool for healing. The lesser-known value, however, is that this is a highly readable book that boldly explores what many healers are only now willing to say.
The True Art of Healing
Paperback: 96 pages
Publisher: New World Library;
New Ed edition (February 12, 1997)
English Language:
ISBN-10: 1577310128
ISBN-13: 978-1577310129
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[ from a forum post]
Originally Posted by jacob
I'd like to know if you think/know that you can feel the life-force energy?Either in your body, in your hands or from other people.How does it feel to you?
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Aloha Jacob,
Another interesting question, you pose here.As stated in other posts, can only reference that which takes place with me. Have endeavored to critique and analyze healing energy. Numerous other questions arise during that process. Really happening, fake, imagination, hot, cold, placebo effect, religion, spiritual level, upbringing, and the list grows, into a " what, really is this process of energy healing about! ". Some what like electricity, many talk and speak of it, using various terms. No one, actually says what electricity " is ". We use it daily, but don't actually know " what " it is. Yes, one can describe it on " how it's generated and used ", but " where does it come from ?" That is what I'd like to know. Same with " healing energy ". Difficult to explain " what one is feeling " while using that energy. Yes, it appears that the palms of the hand are prime to feeling the sensations. How to describe that feeling is nebulous, when speaking about an ephemeral process. While a friend was ( without my being aware of it ) taking a video of me doing a healing session, here, to the best of my recollection, are feelings I had. Now, there were a few preliminaries, performed, before I went to " level " and did what is shown in the video. ( link below ). I used the palms to find hot or cold spots. The individual, had expressed some specific areas of discomfort. Some area feelings corresponded to that which I was feeling, but not all. As I went into " level ", my strong " feeling tone "was " do the whole body ". That, I proceeded to do. Some areas were warm, some were cool but not hot, some places, gave no " feeling tone sensations ". Keep in mind that the video, is not in actual time. the actual session, lasted approximately an hour. So, most areas, showing, my hands, at certain areas, were " held still " at that spot " for various lengths of actual time. I would move my hands, according to an " inner " voice, that prompted, going on to another area. Impossible to actually describe, what was being felt. More like a " knowing" as opposed to a "feeling sensation ". Do I feel this energy, any other time, no. When I inquire of the person, " what were you feeling ", here again, there was no correlation to what I was feeling, but their answers ranged from, hot, cold, tingle, nothing, and strange. In only one instance, of many " healing " sessions, did I get a " felt nothing at all ". Most, but not all did express " feeling better ", after the healing session. So, felt or not, seems that healing sessions, do help /work, regardless of what is felt, or as in some situations not felt.

[Talker doing a healing session]
YouTube -
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoYHLPphdBQ
[My blogs]
http://waysofahealer.blogspot.com/
http://thepsychicsblog.blogspot.com/2006/12/on-being-psychic-and-how-it-all-started.html
[ check out this forum for very interesting thoughts]http://www.ourultimatereality.com/forums/index.php

# 35 Talkers Scoop on Poop

2007-12-26T19:25:00.000-06:00

On page 92 of a little book named "Common Sense Health and Healing" by Dr Richard Schulze, there is a question that reads,
" What the heck is a normal poop anyway?" I know, but do you?
Yes, yes, I know who wants to talk about poop! Before you click away though, read this. If you don't have a few "floaters" in the john when your done doing your job there, you are not getting enough fibre in your diet, but lack of fibre is only part of the problem. Anyway, what do you have to lose if you check this information out.
I've not tried the poopdoc products as yet, but did find a load of information about constipation and the herbs that help correct the problem. Have for a long time used various products from the 800herbdoc site.
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( this from the "poopdoc" site, you'll find more info there )
In all cases of constipation; every person's case is unique.
A person's diet can be high in fiber and water intake and exercise regularly but the person can still develop constipation. Stress and changes in routine can even trigger constipation. Treatments that work for other people may not work for some. A balanced diet is enough for some but not for people with chronic constipation.
Constipated people should learn and become experts themselves. Regular (every quarter) cleansing of their colon is extremely beneficial. Using all natural products and staying as close to nature as possible leads to the greatest results.
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Sites to visit:
http://www.poopdoc.com/articles.htm
http://www.poopdoc.com/sitemap.htm
http://www.800herbdoc.com/home_1024x768.asp
http://www.herbdoc.com/p64.asp
Common Sense Health and Healing" ISBN 0-9671569-3-4

# 34 Winters Itch Update to # 30 /# 31 by Talker

2007-12-19T19:45:00.000-06:00

Just came across a bit of information that seems a followup to what I had posted in # 30 & # 31 here. Before I mention anything further here let me caution you to do your home work. Work with or through a knowledgeable practitioner. Now, an acute case of winters itch may respond better than a chronic case, but may prove to be just what is needed to alleviate some problems. It does involve detoxification of the liver, from a totally different perspective. Long shot , but worth consideration. Whether you have or don't have a gallbladder you can experience a lack of bile salts. If the gallbladder "was" removed, you definitely need to supplement bile salts. One can show everything from indigestion, dry skin, cataracts to cancer, if the bile flow in compromised in any manner. Must repeat again, use of bile salts were more effective with acute conditions of psoriasis conditions. Yes, yes, I hear you, you weren't diagnosed with psoriasis, but psoriasis, is a skin problem the same as the winters itch condition. Anyway the information goes on to say, "disorders of the skin are one of the first signs of excess toxicity due to deficient or poor bile flow. Others signs may be, of all things, breast enlargement in older men, hot flashes, cysts, migraines, weight gain, mood swings, and depression. As if that weren't bad enough, once the toxins start to accumulate in the lymphatic system, in the blood, in the joints and other tissues, at that point, one could be experiencing allergies, arthritis, and inflammation in the joints and muscles. So beets,lecithin,choline, turmeric, curcumin, yarrow, Oregon grape root, taurine, milk thistle, artichoke, and dandelion should be on you're investigation list. All are supposed to help with normalizing things, that need it.
But what do I know about these things! I'm not a doctor.

# 33 Talkers Thoughts on Applied Healing Methods

2007-12-11T11:55:00.001-06:00

Posting an answer to a question about healing, that was, I felt, interesting enough to make it a stand alone topic. See the whole comment in post # 32, on this blog. Of course everything you read here is just the rantings of a nut case, to be taken with a grain of salt. Works for me though. How about you!
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Janna said...
Hello
I've got a healing puzzle. Here's the puzzle. Her owner - also sweet, in her mid-thirties - had a tumor that grew in HER ear canal as a teenager, and had to have her tumor surgically removed at that time.
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So, is there a connection?
(Talker) My "feeling tones" say yes it is highly possible
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The dog's tumor has tested malignant, even though she didn't "feel" very unhealthy to me (I feel energy in my palms). The owner's tumor was not malignant.
(Talker) All living matter has intelligence at a level that is very little understood, and difficult to comprehend by most. Don't get me wrong here now. I'm still learning about it.
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For background: the owner is going through a divorce, and the dog was bought by the husband as a puppy, but as an adult bonded with the wife. It's tempting to wonder if the dog didn't want to "hear" their fighting, and grew a tumor to block it.
(Talker) Again, yes it is entirely probable and possible.
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But, I can't help but wonder if there is a connection between the owner growing a tumor in her ear canal and the dog growing one 20 years later.
(Talker) Many will just nod their head in disbelief, but as "thoughts are real" is starting to gain more attention, one takes on a burden with it.Think on it, the dog's owner loves the animal. Thoughts in her mind could be " hope you never get what I had and went through with my tumor, and die on me". ( keep in mind that I am over simplifying here) Much will depend on the past emotional intensity involved here by the owner. The " tumor thoughts " may have/ could have, been received by the animal, and so the tumor starts growing in sympathy with the owner. ( again much is being left out here) The problem now escalates into guilt of the owner, increasing the negative emotions, once aware, that she may have contributed to the condition in some way. The negative emotional thoughts at this time, need to be totally eliminated. New thoughts must be of the animal, "in perfect health and romping around playfully. "Silva's three scene technique" comes to mind and is one suggestion on how to set this up.
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Any ideas? Malignant tumors can return; maybe if there is a connection between the tumors it can be unraveled and severed preventing the tumor's return?
(Talker) Yes I agree. Keep in mind that what I've stated, also applies to all living matter. This is ( I feel ) a stumbling block with all healing. Many seek a healing method that changes with each instance. In essence doing some process "new" each time. Develop or use that which you are already using in healing and refine it. With minor adjustments you would be using the same process each and very time. Building more confidence as you progress and are successful. Now comes the bummer. Not every attempt at healing will appear to be successful. There are unlimited reasons why it may appear so. Much to lengthy to put here. Will admit here, that those seemingly failed, healing sessions, still hurt, and requires one to try and understand that other factors are indeed involved. Do if you will, read my posts on EFT. The EFT site has very interesting stories about surrogate healing. The Huna concepts are with a bit of effort, beautiful processes.
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Thanks for any ideas,
Janna

# 32 Talkers Thoughts on Huna Healing

2007-12-04T15:20:00.000-06:00

Did a post in regards to Huna healing concepts on another forum. http://www.ourultimatereality.com/forums/index.php

Felt it should be posted here also. Involved are a dozen or so, books on Hawaiian and Polynesian lore and healing. The question was raised "has any one used the healing concepts of the Hawaiian healing process called "The Huna Process of Ho'oponopono"

So here were my thoughts on that subject:

When first I read through Longs material there were "feeling tones" of mixed emotions. As my interest in Hawaiian and Polynesian lore intensified, and various book titles were read, I was hooked on the concepts presented. Many were the occasions that I had questioned the teachings received, regards what is called "sin", and why one needed to confess them. What is called sin by many, is considered "a wrong" but not a sin from what I was reading in these books. Seems that the only real "sin" in the material being read , is causing deliberate harm to any living form. Wow, that is a new concept, that was in total conflict to what I had been taught. Further reading lead to a new concept that made what I call common sense. If one harms life form, that is a sin, all else is considered "a wrong", but not a sin. For me it was reaching the understanding of why the "wrongs" needed resolve, to make things "right". So anyway, back to your question. Healing with Love and Forgiveness is not what I call "cherry picking" a situation. It is an "all or nothing" effort. This is the hard to comprehend aspect of that statement. Getting that "Love and Forgive All" into ones "ambiance" is easier said then done. Did post on "ambiance levels" in my blogs. To that degree where ones beliefs are in fact, an actual part of your being, is what true healing is all about. Have I reached that level as yet! Apparently I'm not yet there. Have had many wonderful experiences with healing, coupled with an apparent lack of so called success in many instances. So back I go, deep introspection and review of surface beliefs with true ambiance beliefs. The differences are not always obvious. Do recognize that there are many other factors that enter when doing a healing, and not all seemingly failed attempts, are total failures. Very difficult to express nebulous concepts to an understandable level, when no word really seem to fit, in what is being said.

# 31 Winters Itch and Herb Thoughts

2007-11-28T18:26:00.000-06:00

Doing my last post as regards “winters itch”, and laying out the herbs that would contribute to a “normal “ condition, triggered thoughts from long ago. Scared and fearful were the first ones to come up. The reading about how dangerous doing health things on your own was another. As I ventured into the world of herbs it became more and more scary and confusing. Some herbs were listed as toxic and poisonous, and could cause serious health conditions and even death. So there I was, a complete newbie to herbs reading all the information that I could find, about and on herbs. One difficult part was how does one test the validity of so called “poisonous” versus “safe” herbs. Often it boiled down to, if it didn’t kill you, it was safe to use! Did not want that trial and error method at all. So after much seeking, and not finding much to go on about herbs, I finally came across a book called “Back to Eden” by Jethro Kloss. This book was the eye opener that I needed. Over 600 pages of reading was read and reread, over and over. Have worn out two copies so far. Reading of Back to Eden was my key to the use of herbs for food and medicine. I found this book a beautiful source of solid advice to better health. The second eye opener was the book “School of Natural Healing” by Dr John R. Christopher. Needless to mention the original copy became well worn and had to be replaced. Of course this was only the beginning of my journey into herbs.

More on that journey another time.
Currently I use “ O” and “OO” size capsules. Bought a capsule machine later to encapsulate the herbs as hand stuffing was tedious. It was some-what humorous when I would purchase three or four bottles of the lowest priced vodka for making tinctures, the frequency of vodka purchases caused the friendly store owner to inquire where my tavern was located. Also, I taste every herb I purchase out of curiosity and to do a crude check for any allergic reaction. Some taste nice, others are bitter, and some will pucker your whole body into a ball of unbelievable “oh no”. Can use of herbs be dangerous! Some what like yes and no is my answer, about as dangerous as crossing a busy intersection, if one is not careful. If one were to check out the many posts on my Razors Edge, you may find some of great interest health wise.
http://anotherlookatit.blogspot.com/2007/01/razors-edge-index-1-to-93.html

# 30 Talkers Thoughts About Winters Itch

2007-11-27T10:02:00.000-06:00

When I first became aware of what is referred to as "winters Itch", I never looked at it as a big problem to anyone. How wrong that thought proved to be. Searching the net showed 127,000 hits. Sheesh, what a revelation while reading many of the hits. People are in pain and agony. Every kind of healing professional is mentioned as being contacted and being of very little help. The list of medications, salves, ointments, over the counter products used that had no relationship to an itch, and ice, floored me in how desperate many people are for some, or any kind, of relief. One site had over one thousand comments on and about what was tried to relieve itching. Many had have the problem for decades. Some have it only at some times. Others have it seasonally. Some products work for a few but not for others. Some used medication that slightly helped the itch, but caused other problems. Whats going on here I questioned. Seems that no one has any positive method to eliminate the winters itch situation. So I asked myself, what would I do if I were in a similar situation! My thoughts were many and varied, but here is what I came up with, that I would try, to eliminate the itch. I do realize that at this point, I am some what aware of "what does not help on a permanent basis"from what was read on posts.
Even reread some of my prior posts, from when I first became aware of the magnitude of the winters itch situation.(see posts # 14, # 15, and # 16) to refresh my memory.
http://waysofahealer.blogspot.com/2007/02/17-healers-blog-index.html
So to me, only a thorough whole body system seems to be a possible solution, and I would use an herbal method. This thought is based on all the failed or partial relief received, comments that I read about online. All the herbs listed here, I've used many in one way or another or still use for those occasions I want or need to use for a purpose. If anyone else were crazy enough or desperate enough to even think of doing the same as I would, don't. I'm some what experienced with using herbs for my needs. I'm not allergic to any of them, some are very potent, and need to be researched by users to become aware of the possible down side, in their use.
Would encapsulate some, others into extracts and make some salve. Under similar conditions but otherwise lacking experience, I would seek answers through a professional for some degree of safety. I calculate some what, that it would take about three months, to be completely rid of the the nasty winters itch. Would probably see periodical flareups, due to the body's way of storing excess and/or necessary substances. Some of this storage, is perhaps foreign to the body and gets released in many and various ways, and becomes active again, over and over, until the stored substances within the body are cleared away. This could account for the relapses, perhaps due to seasonal changes, weight changes, relationships, coupled with dietary habits.
In my # 28 post, on this blog, I mention a book "Resurrection", that from an unusual approach to health, just might be your "missing health link". Of course none of this might assist any but me, (we are all different) as my approach to correcting winters itch, would be, (or any other difficulty) a "spirit, soul and body" based protocol. Would probably use a vitamin/mineral product, along with cod liver oil and flax seed oil doing this crazy process.
The formulas shown are from my herbal library, and I've not used these as a formula as shown personally, but have used many in a formulation for other uses.
Anyway these were my thoughts on how I would approach winters itch, if I were subjected to it.

( added on at 7:30 pm)
Would start the "detox my body" protocol slowly. Doing an intense protocol on a body that may be compromised, energy and immune system wise, could some what back fire on you.
See:
http://anotherlookatit.blogspot.com/2005/08/herxheimer-effect-is-what.html

Normally I go full ahead with most protocols, a detox is an exception.
Need to NOT over do the detox until you see how your body responds to a detox. I would go slow with this for at least two weeks, and gradually increase my dosage.
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Clean and Detox my body:
Dandelion root - Yellow Dock - Sarsaparilla root - Echinacea - Licorice root - Cayenne - Kelp-
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Detox and Nurture my body:
Red Clover - Chaparral - Licorice root - Oregon Grape root - Prickly Ash bark - Buckthorn bark - Kelp -
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Liver clean and tune up : Dandelion root - Cascara Sagrada bark - Licorice root - Celery seed - Cayenne - Wild Yam root -
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Nerves and Glands tune up :
Goldenseal root - Gentian root - Chamomile Flowers - Blue Vervain - Dandelion root - Yellow Dock root - Skullcap - Wood Betony - Kelp - Cayenne - Saw Palmetta berries -
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Skin Disorders correction:
Chaparral - Dandelion root - Burdock root - Licorice root - Echinacea - Yellow Dock root - Kelp - Cayenne -
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Tonic for ongoing use:
Sarsaparilla - Siberian Ginseng - Blessed Thistle - Fo-Ti - Gotu Kola - Saw Palmetto berries - Licorice root - Kelp - Stillingia - Alfalfa - Cayenne -
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Herb regular and latin names:
Alfalfa ( Medicago sativa),
Blessed thistle (Cerbenia benedicta),
Blue Vervain (Verbena hastata)
Buckthorn bark (Rhamnus frangula)
Burdock root (Arctium lappa)
Cascara Sagrada Bark (Rhamnus purshiana)
Cayenne (Capsicum annum)
Celery seed (Apium graveolens)
Chamomile flowers (Matricaria chamomilla)
Chaparral (Larrea divaricata)
DANDELIN root (Taraxacum officinale)
Echinacea root (Echinacea purpurea)
Fo-Ti (Polygonum multiflorum / ho-shou-wu)
Gentian root (Gentiana lutea)
GINSENG Siberian (Eleutherococcus senticosus)
Goldenseal root (Hydrastis canadensis)
Gotu Kola (Hydrocotyle asiatica)
Kelp (Laminaria, Macrocystis, Ascophyllum)
Licorice Root (Glycyrrhiza glabra)
Oregon Grape root (Mahonia aquifolium)
Prickly Ash bark (Zanthoxylum americanum)
Red Clover (Trifolium pratense)
Sarsaparilla Root (Smilax officinalis)
Saw Palmetto berries (Serenoa repens-sabal)
SKULLCAP (Scutellaria lateriflora)
Stillingia (Stillingia sylvatica)
Wild Yam root (Dioscorea villosa)
Wood Betony (Stachys officinalis)
Yellow Dock root (Rumex crispus)

# 29 More Ways of a Healer

2007-11-24T19:29:00.000-06:00

Had responded to a forum post with most of what is written here. While I don't generally detail any specific method, this was a broad enough description to overcome my reluctance to do so. Have modified the original post some what for inclusion here, for those interested in energy healing. With this post in mind, view again my video:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoYHLPphdBQ

There are many variables in any healing process. Much as I dislike using the orthodox medical profession, there is a place for them. Certain injuries require professional care. So, that said, mind power healing would be your next step, if surgery is not required for your injuries. Have used energy healing methods on many occasions, with various degrees of success.
Have listed a YouTube video showing one such process, see the above link.Regardless of what the process of energy healing is called, the how and what of it all, boils down to visualization, emotional intensity, and belief factors. So it takes practice and actually doing the healing methods, to, in most instances, build up ones confidence level, in energy healing. You will find numerous posts on my blogs along those lines. Quantum Touch healing methods are very effective, even if self-applied. Without spelling out which system is used, here is a run down of one basic method I've used, with various degrees of success. Will say though this process is not based on just any one system, but many.
1 - Get relaxed with an Alpha based method.
2 - Ask your God, to guide you
3 - Briefly see the problem ( mentally) you want to correct.
4 - With great detail, make necessary corrections to the problem or injury.
5 - This can involve (mentally) moving bones, sewing together,
gluing, welding etc, or what you feel or see as needed for a perfect
healing to take place.
6 - Hold that corrected, perfect (mental) picture/ scene in mind.
7 - Believe this has happened.
8 - Thank your God for the perfect healing.
Over simplified description, but it works. One does need to pay attention to any "feeling tones" while doing the process. Make any mental adjustments that seem appropriate to this healing while doing it. Depending on ones mental agility, this can be a few minutes in length or up to 30/ 60 minutes, or you feel that the healing session is done. As to whether this healing is immediate and perfect or delayed and requires more attention, give thanks to your God. Healing of ones body, if not contrary to the souls plan, has taken place and continues on an ongoing basis. Seems that even in the bible, (Mark 8: 22-25) , there was a bit of a healing problem involved. There can be unlimited variations of what is listed here, so go with the flow of thoughts. Numerous were the times, my "feeling tones" guided me, as opposed to what I thought was required. How much power the mind has over the body is still a learning curve for me, but will only say," awesome control".With some modification, I use this same process for "hands on healing or remote healing".

# 28 CommonSense and Health Resurrection: Special Offer

2007-11-18T11:33:00.000-06:00

I enjoy reading material for pleasure and research. Some research is very time intense, and performing what I call "followup" research, as pertains to the pro and con aspect, is the difficult part. I deliberately seek out the nay sayers, and peruse their reasoning. Often times, I find an outstanding title, on a topic, that superficially looks like it is way off base about what it expounds upon. Overwhelming the scant good "nay's" of of the product involved, are those touting the high "yay" value of the very same product of what was written about in the first title. So the question now is, “is this product good or bad for you!” Soybeans as food fell into this category. What a revelation research into soybeans was. Can get to be very confusing. After all, I'm not a chemist, or laboratory researcher. The bottom line to me is, soybeans can really mess-up ones health, if eaten as suggested, by the, "soybeans are good for you" group. Oh yes, there is a use for soybeans, but not as a food. Fats and oils were next in the confusing arena. The three items mentioned are pretty well covered on my blog posts. Oh yes, some do question my credentials, and motives. Motive wise, I'm curious enough to want to know the truth of the matter, for no other reason, than to find out, which group of experts fumbled the ball. Credentials are another matter. I simply use what no high priced special education can replace.
That marvelous thing called "commonsense" thinking.
Another area that made my "what is the truth" list, was health and healing, the orthodox medicine versus alternative medicine field. Meat versus vegetarian diets. The good and the bad aspects of each method are "pro and con'd" by knowledgeable prestigious individuals in their field. Who am I to question them. But I did question them. Some to there face, and others through my blogs. Mostly I respect those prestigious individuals, that seem to be trying, to do their best, in what they do.
So when I see or read about how lives are harmed or destroyed by some of these prestigious individuals, and corporations, whatever their field of endeavors, by what they did, it makes me sad and to question the why of it all.
As I pursue my curious research into the pro and con of a procedure or product, I frequently find jewels in the clutter. When this happens in the form of a book, I generally do a write and post in my blogs.
Well readers, I found another jewel. It was in the form of a book called “Resurrection” by Sam Biser. For the record now, have purchased many titles and videos during the past two decades from Sam’s company. All were interesting and valuable to me. So I ordered Resurrection. When it arrived, I sat down and browsed through the book. First impression was, Sam you blew it. On closer examination and reading, here came my “Aha”. Unusual material, but still not what I had expected. So now came the critical page by page reading. What a surprise was in store for me. Found one sentence alone worth the full price of the book, the rest of the material was an added bonus.
I contacted Sam, with a special request.
Do the same offer for my readers.

Here is Sam’s reply:
Talker was impressed enough with my new course, Resurrection, for souls in broken bodies, to take advantage of a special offer. He knows my material, (and we go back a few decades), he felt that his readers would appreciate the same value offering. So for a time limited basis, here is what I Sam Biser, will do for him. to make the same special offer, for his readers, until December 15, 2007. My Resurrection Course sells for $35, but if anyone orders ( http://secure.sambiser.com/store )
and emails us at the same time at customers@sambiser.com and says Talker sent them, we'll drop the price to $28 before their card is ever charged.
Basically, the Course creates a tremendous amount of force and new life in bodies that have used supplements for years, with only limited results.

# 27 Conversation On Healing Energy

2007-09-28T14:21:00.000-06:00

For any that may be interested, I have posted some responses, to questions being asked on that site. There is a back and forth exchange of ideas and concepts, that generate worthwhile information.

An interesting site, that you just might enjoy being on.
Question posed, was " can you feel the energy being worked with ".
Check it out at:

http://forum.mind-energy.net/energy-healing-methods/126-can-you-feel-energy.html

# 26 Drug Watch Database

2007-09-18T17:56:00.000-06:00

An interesting read at this site, about medications you may be using.
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# 25 More About The Talker and Healing

2007-08-19T12:41:00.000-06:00

Point of note, if interested in the knowing. I had trained, with the Burt Goldman, shown on the YouTube videos listed here, below, way back in May of 1984. There are also many other videos along these same lines posted on YouTube, give them a look.

( Burt Goldman videos )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBPuEcgg1N8
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XpOcvUzAVMY
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IBPuEcgg1N8

( Talker video )
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoYHLPphdBQ

The video I posted on YouTube, is a highly abbreviated version. Not shown were the photos of the car that was totally demolished, or what the person involved here, looked like, while in the hospital. What a mangled mess of flesh that body was. Notice too, in my video, the scar in the scene, showing, a back of the head view. That scar is one from a spinal repair, that was required. All the many operations were lengthy in duration. Another relative had been applying coconut oil to the all the cuts, and wounds at the hospital. The coconut oil, did an amazing job of healing those wounds. We would set up a family member to watch the door and guard, while "I applied my healing efforts", this was done to avoid any problems with nurses or doctors walking in on us, while doing the healing energies part.
So, how about coming back and talking on some of your healing efforts, or what you may have posted elsewhere!

# 24 Talker At Work: Healing Energies In Motion

2007-08-16T09:02:00.000-06:00

Well now, have finally completed a long delayed project. Placed a short video on YouTube, that captured me doing energy healing. There is much more to this situation than is shown. The individual sitting quietly, was in a very serious car accident. I have photos of the car, and it unbelievable, that he is still with us. Some serious operations while in the hospital and a dismal prognosis were given. So, prayers, operations and energy work, won the situation. Not only do I talk the talk, I do, walk the walk, in healing work. Needless to say, I still ponder and question the "why", of what appears as "unsuccessful" healing's. As with the recent passing of my son. Ah, that turbulent river of doubt, anger, and frustration, that flows so abundantly through the mind, at these times. Wrestle the tiger, step aside, pray for understanding, question the efforts, doubt is alive and needs to be, must be stilled.
And So It Came To Pass.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RoYHLPphdBQ

# 23 The Angel of Deaths Visit

2007-07-10T12:17:00.000-06:00

# 23 The Angel of Death

The recent passing of my son, has been cause for deep grief. This too, shall pass.

We had, at various times, held conversations on religion, beliefs and what happens when one passes on. Subjects and questions raised during these times are shown in my blog,
"The Ancient One Speaks", # 9, We Are Born and Then We Die.

Serious thoughts were exchanged on the many topics, covered at the time. Many were the moments of re-talking the following topics:

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One can read or hear that God has a plan for you.

One can read or hear that you choose how and when you are born.

One can read or hear that you can choose how and when to die

One can read or hear about various heavens and hells
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So, ones religion or upbringing initially determines what you do believe in. Belief factors can really get shaken and rattled, once a sense of " some thing is missing here " sets in, as one matures beyond basics. ( I only express my views, never trying to sway another's beliefs )Perhaps one day I will go into the above mentioned subjects, but not at this time. Have always had a strange, strong fascination on natural death, and what takes place at that moment. We all, at one time or another, will experience it. We are thankful, to have had the opportunity, to be present at our sons passing. Having those precious moments to speak the words of our love, recalling childhood memories, and the good times, knowing, that even in a coma like state, our words were heard and understood.
Sad but precious moments.
Yes, The Angel of Death arrived, and welcomed my son back to his original home.
Be talking to you Mike.
Love
Dad

The following article expresses much of my belief factors about the death process.
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A book, " Our Ultimate Reality, Life, the Universe and the Destiny of Mankind ", describes all of these important subjects in great depth:
http://www.developingpsychicpowers.com/

This week we will take a look at one of the most profound mysteries of all - the process known as "death". By understanding this process, you will better understand how and why "deceased people return to communicate with or through people left on Earth, and how we might best communicate with them. Precisely what happens at the moment of death is one of the most dramatically interesting and one of the most striking, insoluble problems in the world today; it remains for us the problem of all problems, the mystery of the universe, the science of being. One moment we see a figure before us - a muscular, powerful man, capable of heroic efforts, great intellectual flights, lofty aspirations, delivering an oration which stirs the hearts of thousands and perhaps helps to sway the destiny of nations and change the map of the world! The next moment he is lying on the floor, a corpse, lifeless, inanimate, incapable of the slightest thought, the slightest muscular exertion. He is the victim of "heart-failure."

The Mystery of Death

A second and all has changed! Nothing can now be influenced by him; nothing is now possible but the gradual decomposition of the body and its return to the dust from whence it sprang. Could any change be more profound or more lasting - since it can occur, presumably but once in all eternity? The slightest anatomical variation in the man's body - so small, perhaps, that even a microscope cannot detect it - and we then behold the most mighty change which occurs in nature, the profoundest of tragedies and wonders! We behold the transition from the living to the lifeless, we pass from life to death. What is this change we have seen before us? Can we in anyway understand it? What can we learn? What see? These are questions over which men have pondered for centuries and which still form the most fascinating problem in the realm of spiritual inquiry.

Why We Should Not Fear death

Many persons fear death; but they should not do so for the reason that, on any theory, it is not a thing to be feared. It has been proved abundantly that, with the exception of very rare cases, there is no pain at the moment of death and no consciousness of dying. Both are obliterated by the kind hand of nature. The suffering which goes before belongs rather to life than to death, and, in fact, many of those who have suffered from some torturing disease have died with a smile of happiness and contentment on their faces. Of the physical body we need think little, since the spiritual body separates itself from this body after death, and thence forward is as unconscious of it as we are of a finger or any part of our body which has been cut off during life. The human spirit takes some time to become severed completely from the physical body, and for this reason it should not be buried or cremated too soon after death. But with these exceptions, we need think little of the state of the physical body, since we sever our connections with it entirely as soon as we pass into the spirit world. What happens after we have effected this separation is naturally a question of absorbing interest to many minds, since all of us have to look forward to this experience.The statements of clairvoyants and of those "spirits" who have returned to tell us of their passage into the next life should, therefore, be of considerable interest in this connection. Let us see what they have to say.

A Clairvoyant Description of Death

Andrew Jackson Davis, one of the founders of Modern Spiritualism, a gifted seer, described the process as follows: -" Suppose the person is now dying, it is to be a rapid death. The feet first grow cold. The clairvoyant sees right over the head what may be called a magnetic halo - an etheric emanation, in appearance golden and throbbing as though conscious. The body is now cold up to the knees and elbows, and the emanation has ascended higher in the air; the legs are cold to the hips and the arms to the shoulders, and the emanation, though it has not risen higher in the room, is more expanded. The death - coldness steals over the breast and around on one side, and the emanation has attained a higher position nearer the ceiling. The person has ceased to breathe, the pulse is feeble, and the emanation is elongated and fashioned in the outline of the human form beneath it is connected with the brain. The head of the person is internally throbbing - a slow deep throb - not painful, but like the beat of the sea. Hence, the thinking faculties are rational while nearly every part of the person is dead. Owing to the brain's momentum, I have seen a dying person even at the last feeble pulse-beat rise impulsively in bed to converse with a friend; but the next instant he was gone - his brain being the last to yield up the life principle.

Formation of the Spiritual Body

"The Golden emanation which extends midway to the ceiling is connected with the brain by a very fine life-thread. Now the body of the emanation ascends. Then appears something white and shining, like a human head; next, in a very few moments a faint outline of the face divine, then the fair neck and shoulders, then in rapid succession come all parts of the new body down to the feet - a bright shining image, a little smaller than its physical body, but a perfect prototype or reproduction in all, except its disfigurements. The fine life thread continues attached to the old brain. The next thing is the withdrawal of the electric principle. When this thread snaps, the spiritual body is free and prepared to accompany its guardians to the Summerland. Yes, there is a spiritual body - it is sown in dishonour and raised in brightness."

How it Feels to "Pass Over"

Hear, again, what a returning "spirit" says, who has passed through the "Valley of the Shadow of Death" and has apparently returned to tell us his experiences "When I awoke in the spirit - life and perceived that I had hands and feet and all that belongs to the human body, I cannot express to you in the form of words the feelings which at that moment seemed to take possession of my soul. I realized that I had this body - a spiritual body. . . . ". " Imagine, if you can, what the surprise of a spirit must be, to find, after the struggle of death, that he is a new-born spirit, free from the decaying tabernacle of flesh, that he leaves behind him. I gazed on weeping friends with a saddened heart, mingled with joy - knowing, as I did, that I could be with them and behold them daily, though unseen and unknown, and as I gazed upon the lifeless tenement of clay and could behold the beauty of its mechanism, I felt impelled to seek the Author of so much beauty and youth and prostrate myself at his feet. I felt a light touch on my shoulder, and, joy unspeakable! I beheld the loved ones of earth, some of whom had long since departed from the earth plane... and I felt myself ascending or rather floating onward and upward through the radiance of space. I saw about me many spirits and their guides bearing them company through the bright realms of immensity."

"Novel Experiences on "The Other Side"

So the human spirit, issuing from the body, gradually rises higher and higher, and comes into touch and harmony with those about it, and with those who possess sympathy and mutual interest. As explained in the chapter devoted to the "Spirit World," it is highly improbable that there are any physical barriers between the"spheres," one from another; but they are doubtless separated, never the less, by walls of mental and spiritual origin. If we are in one of these planes, we must progress upward, before we can reach or remain with those whom we desire most; and for this reason there is a "hell," so to say, for those who cannot attain what they desire which can only be by continual striving upward and onward. In this, however, they are constantly helped and assisted by spirit guides and helpers; so that progress is rapid, when it is really desired and worked for.

How We Turn Back To Communicate

On the lower planes of existence communication with those of Earth is, it is said, comparatively, easy; but this becomes increasingly difficult as we ascend in the upward scale. It has often been pointed out that descending to communicate with those on earth is something like going down to the bottom of a muddy pool; and those who desire to go to the bottom of muddy pools are very rare, even on this earth! Still, spirits moved by ties of love for those left behind, make the attempt from time to time; - successful or unsuccessful in proportion to favourable or unfavourable conditions. This however we discussed in former chapters. As we progress, we are said to acquire more interest in the new world; and lose interest in this, just as we gradually lose interest in one country when we move into another. New scenes, new interests, and the new environment gradually alter our line of thought; but just as we are always glad to see a relative or an old friend from the home town, or the "motherland, " so are we most happy to meet and greet those who "pass over," when their turn comes to join us in the spirit world.

How We Progress in The Spirit World

After these initial stages have passed, upward progress and development begin. For many, however, the shock of death has a very severe effect, especially in cases of suicide and those who have met with sudden and violent deaths. In such cases these spirits require some time to recover their normal selves, and have to be nursed back to health, as it were, on the other side. The same is true of those spirits who have had their minds affected by some mental or physical disease. But, after this stage has been passed, they all emerge into the brightness beyond, and begin their interest, their instruction, their learning and their progress of soul and spirit, as well as of intellect which is to occupy them for ages of time to come. Those who "die" are received and cared for by loving friends on the other side, just as they were when they were born into this world. One need have no hesitation nor fear on this account. Physical birth is a terrible experience, but we remember nothing of it; and there are always those present who will tender and care for us.In the same way, birth into the spirit world through the gates of death is, in many ways, a terrible shock; yet we are cared for by loving guardians and received with love and care finding happiness awaiting us when we pass from this world into the world beyond.

# 22 Oh That Angel

2007-06-09T10:51:00.000-06:00

This is in memory of my son Michael, who passed away June 7, 2007.
Failure to get a healing for another, I can cope with. Failure to obtain a healing that hits this close, is painful beyond description. Yes, I have wept with the family, but I know the flood is yet to come.
Be talking to you Mike.
Love
Dad

Oh, That Angel

by Dean, ( The Talker, 11 - 7 - 2006 - 8:53 PM )

Weep mine eyes, a river flow,
for those, who stay, to pass, on another day.
Your loss is painful, and yet I say,
fear not, your day, will also arrive, but not today.
Many, fear my arrival, and yet I say,
I, The Angel of Death, am sent to get,
those ready spirits, to accompany me,
their willing servant, their personal guide,
to hold your hand, and remove your fear,
for you, will never again, need to shed a tear.
Your hand, I hold, as we enter the Light,
my spirit delights, as you, behold the sight,
of, the Father of all, arms open,
to welcome you Home.

# 21 Senior Drug Dealer - What You Soon May Become!

2007-06-01T09:32:00.000-06:00

Supplements don’t work? Prove it.

I can’t help but shake my head when I see all the recent press that has been given to supplements, denying their effectiveness.

The mainstream media breathlessly report that supplements don’t work, but that there’s no scientific evidence to support their claim.

I’d like to sit these folks in the media down and ask them to take a deep, calming breath. Next, I’d ask them what on earth they were talking about. I’m wondering if anyone in media thinks critically anymore about what they’re reporting.

If it were true that supplements do not work, then why is the FDA suddenly so intent on putting the vitamin and supplement industry in its crosshairs in order to regulate their products as “drugs?” If supplements do not work—the way they claim the research shows—then why would it be considered a drug?

I would think the media would step back and take a look at the bigger picture, rather than just automatically snatching for the next sound bite or headline. Instead, they parrot these outlandish claims, which just so happens to please their biggest advertisers: Big Pharma.

These research findings are bogus and slanted toward the demands of special interest groups that fund the research. I’m not questioning the intelligence of these researchers—I’m sure they’re all quite bright individuals. Bright enough to know who’s signing their checks!

Vitamins and supplements: The new street drugs?

Yesterday, I told you about the first leg of the renewal of the Prescription Drug User Fee Act that was voted on and passed in the Senate, and now on it’s way to the House of Representatives. Despite all the talk about how this is good for America, it actually does more to put the FDA in the pockets of Big Pharma.

But there’s one loose string that’s been left hanging that Big Pharma wants tidied up before a complete and total monopoly can be secured over ALL matters pertaining to your health.

I’m referring to the FDA’s sudden push to regulate herbs and supplements, which I alerted you to in an earlier House Call. The FDA tried to keep this great idea of theirs under wraps, but alert members of the alternative health community uncovered it and worked as fast as possible to spread the word about it. Unfortunately, their efforts were too far into the eleventh hour for most people to learn of it and respond.

Originally, the FDA had set a quiet deadline of April 30 for the public to post comments on the FDA website about this issue, which left just a smattering of days for folks to react. That upset people even more, so the next thing anyone heard, that deadline had been bumped to the end of May. What a relief, many of us thought—there’s still time to have a say in this and slow down this runaway train of insanity!

But before you could blink, the FDA pulled a bait-and-switch. They retracted the new deadline, saying there had been an “error” in publishing that information on their site, and the original deadline of April 30th stood. If you wanted to state your opinion on this matter, the door had already slammed shut and you were just out of luck.

So not only did they keep their plan under wraps, moving quietly behind the scenes so YOU wouldn’t notice, they also made sure that you wouldn’t have the opportunity to voice your concern or opinion on this regulatory plan.

For years, the FDA has wanted to regulate natural supplements and vitamins just like prescription drugs. And Big Pharma has been encouraging the FDA to regulate them too, as natural health alternatives have grown. However, Congress has not yet granted the FDA the authority needed.

So just recently, the FDA issued guidance on how it would interpret some of its current regulations regarding complementary and alternative medicine. This guidance would put just about all herbs, natural supplements and vitamins on the FDA’s radar.

The herbs you grow in your garden for teas and nutritional supplements—that your mother and grandfather before you grew—could get you arrested as a drug abuser. Heaven forbid you offer some of those extra herbal plants to your neighbor—that would make you a drug pusher, or dealer.

Or let’s say you’ve been out on a long walk on a hot summer day and become dehydrated. You drink a glass of tap water to “treat” the dehydration, and suddenly you’ve got a regulatory product on your hands.

Sound crazy?

According to the FDA’s guidance, if you intend to use a product for health reasons (to treat, diagnose, or prevent a disease) it would be subject to regulatory approval.

Another example is mind-body medicine. The FDA says yoga, meditation, biofeedback, and tai chi—would not be subject to their jurisdiction. However, mind-body medicine is recognized as a way to relieve stress, which implies that you are trying to prevent disease. So any equipment or products used as part of the practice of mind-body medicine could be subject to regulation. The first thing that comes to mind is the mat you use for yoga and the pillow on which you may sit in order to meditate. That pillow was a decorative accent in your living room until you placed it on the floor to sit on and practice meditation. Now it has become a “medical device!”

I think the FDA has gone mad, going to such astoundingly ridiculous measures to protect Big Pharma profits. It’s unconscionable.

If the FDA succeeds in controlling the vitamin industry and labeling everything a “drug,” they will be further aiding and abetting the Big Pharma monopoly. This will give the green light to the drug companies to squeeze out the natural food and supplement market.

All that will be left for them to do is sit back and continue to rake in record profits—at the financial and health expense of everyone in this country.

I’ll continue to keep you posted on any new developments regarding either this regulatory push or the bill that is headed into the House of Representatives. Don’t forget to make use of your constitutional right and jot a letter to your friendly local representative and express your opinion on these vital health issues—while you still can. To find your representative, go to

www.house.gov/writerep/.

Until next time,

Dr. Alan Inglis
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# 20 Victor or Victim: Cancer's Sweet Tooth

2007-05-22T05:51:00.000-06:00

Cancer's Sweet Tooth

by Patrick Quillin, PHD, RD, CNS
From The April 2000 Issue of Nutrition Science News

During the last 10 years I have worked with more than 500 cancer patients as director of nutrition for Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa, Okla. It puzzles me why the simple concept "sugar feeds cancer" can be so dramatically overlooked as part of a comprehensive cancer treatment plan.

Of the 4 million cancer patients being treated in America today, hardly any are offered any scientifically guided nutrition therapy beyond being told to "just eat good foods." Most patients I work with arrive with a complete lack of nutritional advice. I believe many cancer patients would have a major improvement in their outcome if they controlled the supply of cancer's preferred fuel, glucose. By slowing the cancer's growth, patients allow their immune systems and medical debulking therapies -- chemotherapy, radiation and surgery to reduce the bulk of the tumor mass -- to catch up to the disease. Controlling one's blood-glucose levels through diet, supplements, exercise, meditation and prescription drugs when necessary can be one of the most crucial components to a cancer recovery program. The sound bite -- sugar feeds cancer -- is simple. The explanation is a little more complex.

The 1931 Nobel laureate in medicine, German Otto Warburg, Ph.D., first discovered that cancer cells have a fundamentally different energy metabolism compared to healthy cells. The crux of his Nobel thesis was that malignant tumors frequently exhibit an increase in anaerobic glycolysis -- a process whereby glucose is used as a fuel by cancer cells with lactic acid as an anaerobic byproduct -- compared to normal tissues.1 The large amount of lactic acid produced by this fermentation of glucose from cancer cells is then transported to the liver. This conversion of glucose to lactate generates a lower, more acidic pH in cancerous tissues as well as overall physical fatigue from lactic acid buildup.2,3 Thus, larger tumors tend to exhibit a more acidic pH.4

This inefficient pathway for energy metabolism yields only 2 moles of adenosine triphosphate (ATP) energy per mole of glucose, compared to 38 moles of ATP in the complete aerobic oxidation of glucose. By extracting only about 5 percent (2 vs. 38 moles of ATP) of the available energy in the food supply and the body's calorie stores, the cancer is "wasting" energy, and the patient becomes tired and undernourished. This vicious cycle increases body wasting.5 It is one reason why 40 percent of cancer patients die from malnutrition, or cachexia.6

Hence, cancer therapies should encompass regulating blood-glucose levels via diet, supplements, non-oral solutions for cachectic patients who lose their appetite, medication, exercise, gradual weight loss and stress reduction. Professional guidance and patient self-discipline are crucial at this point in the cancer process. The quest is not to eliminate sugars or carbohydrates from the diet but rather to control blood glucose within a narrow range to help starve the cancer and bolster immune function.

The glycemic index is a measure of how a given food affects blood-glucose levels, with each food assigned a numbered rating. The lower the rating, the slower the digestion and absorption process, which provides a healthier, more gradual infusion of sugars into the bloodstream. Conversely, a high rating means blood-glucose levels are increased quickly, which stimulates the pancreas to secrete insulin to drop blood-sugar levels. This rapid fluctuation of blood-sugar levels is unhealthy because of the stress it places on the body (see glycemic index chart, p. 166).

Sugar in the Body and Diet
Sugar is a generic term used to identify simple carbohydrates, which includes monosaccharides such as fructose, glucose and galactose; and disaccharides such as maltose and sucrose (white table sugar). Think of these sugars as different-shaped bricks in a wall. When fructose is the primary monosaccharide brick in the wall, the glycemic index registers as healthier, since this simple sugar is slowly absorbed in the gut, then converted to glucose in the liver. This makes for "time-release foods," which offer a more gradual rise and fall in blood-glucose levels. If glucose is the primary monosaccharide brick in the wall, the glycemic index will be higher and less healthy for the individual. As the brick wall is torn apart in digestion, the glucose is pumped across the intestinal wall directly into the bloodstream, rapidly raising blood-glucose levels. In other words, there is a "window of efficacy" for glucose in the blood: levels too low make one feel lethargic and can create clinical hypoglycemia; levels too high start creating the rippling effect of diabetic health problems.

The 1997 American Diabetes Association blood-glucose standards consider 126 mg glucose/dL blood or greater to be diabetic; 126 mg/dL is impaired glucose tolerance and less than 110 mg/dL is considered normal. Meanwhile, the Paleolithic diet of our ancestors, which consisted of lean meats, vegetables and small amounts of whole grains, nuts, seeds and fruits, is estimated to have generated blood glucose levels between 60 and 90 mg/dL.7 Obviously, today's high-sugar diets are having unhealthy effects as far as blood-sugar is concerned. Excess blood glucose may initiate yeast overgrowth, blood vessel deterioration, heart disease and other health conditions.8

Understanding and using the glycemic index is an important aspect of diet modification for cancer patients. However, there is also evidence that sugars may feed cancer more efficiently than starches (comprised of long chains of simple sugars), making the index slightly misleading. A study of rats fed diets with equal calories from sugars and starches, for example, found the animals on the high-sugar diet developed more cases of breast cancer.9 The glycemic index is a useful tool in guiding the cancer patient toward a healthier diet, but it is not infallible. By using the glycemic index alone, one could be led to thinking a cup of white sugar is healthier than a baked potato. This is because the glycemic index rating of a sugary food may be lower than that of a starchy food. To be safe, I recommend less fruit, more vegetables, and little to no refined sugars in the diet of cancer patients.

What the Literature Says
A mouse model of human breast cancer demonstrated that tumors are sensitive to blood-glucose levels. Sixty-eight mice were injected with an aggressive strain of breast cancer, then fed diets to induce either high blood-sugar (hyperglycemia), normoglycemia or low blood-sugar (hypoglycemia). There was a dose-dependent response in which the lower the blood glucose, the greater the survival rate. After 70 days, 8 of 24 hyperglycemic mice survived compared to 16 of 24 normoglycemic and 19 of 20 hypoglycemic.10 This suggests that regulating sugar intake is key to slowing breast tumor growth (see chart, p. 164).

In a human study, 10 healthy people were assessed for fasting blood-glucose levels and the phagocytic index of neutrophils, which measures immune-cell ability to envelop and destroy invaders such as cancer. Eating 100 g carbohydrates from glucose, sucrose, honey and orange juice all significantly decreased the capacity of neutrophils to engulf bacteria. Starch did not have this effect.11

A four-year study at the National Institute of Public Health and Environmental Protection in the Netherlands compared 111 biliary tract cancer patients with 480 controls. Cancer risk associated with the intake of sugars, independent of other energy sources, more than doubled for the cancer patients.12 Furthermore, an epidemiological study in 21 modern countries that keep track of morbidity and mortality (Europe, North America, Japan and others) revealed that sugar intake is a strong risk factor that contributes to higher breast cancer rates, particularly in older women.13

Limiting sugar consumption may not be the only line of defense. In fact, an interesting botanical extract from the avocado plant (Persea americana) is showing promise as a new cancer adjunct. When a purified avocado extract called mannoheptulose was added to a number of tumor cell lines tested in vitro by researchers in the Department of Biochemistry at Oxford University in Britain, they found it inhibited tumor cell glucose uptake by 25 to 75 percent, and it inhibited the enzyme glucokinase responsible for glycolysis. It also inhibited the growth rate of the cultured tumor cell lines. The same researchers gave lab animals a 1.7 mg/g body weight dose of mannoheptulose for five days; it reduced tumors by 65 to 79 percent.14 Based on these studies, there is good reason to believe that avocado extract could help cancer patients by limiting glucose to the tumor cells.

Since cancer cells derive most of their energy from anaerobic glycolysis, Joseph Gold, M.D., director of the Syracuse (N.Y.) Cancer Research Institute and former U.S. Air Force research physician, surmised that a chemical called hydrazine sulfate, used in rocket fuel, could inhibit the excessive gluconeogenesis (making sugar from amino acids) that occurs in cachectic cancer patients. Gold's work demonstrated hydrazine sulfate's ability to slow and reverse cachexia in advanced cancer patients. A placebo-controlled trial followed 101 cancer patients taking either 6 mg hydrazine sulfate three times/day or placebo. After one month, 83 percent of hydrazine sulfate patients increased their weight, compared to 53 percent on placebo.15 A similar study by the same principal researchers, partly funded by the National Cancer Institute in Bethesda, Md., followed 65 patients. Those who took hydrazine sulfate and were in good physical condition before the study began lived an average of 17 weeks longer.16

In 1990, I called the major cancer hospitals in the country looking for some information on the crucial role of total parenteral nutrition (TPN) in cancer patients. Some 40 percent of cancer patients die from cachexia.5 Yet many starving cancer patients are offered either no nutritional support or the standard TPN solution developed for intensive care units. The solution provides 70 percent of the calories going into the bloodstream in the form of glucose. All too often, I believe, these high-glucose solutions for cachectic cancer patients do not help as much as would TPN solutions with lower levels of glucose and higher levels of amino acids and lipids. These solutions would allow the patient to build strength and would not feed the tumor.17

The medical establishment may be missing the connection between sugar and its role in tumorigenesis. Consider the million-dollar positive emission tomography device, or PET scan, regarded as one of the ultimate cancer-detection tools. PET scans use radioactively labeled glucose to detect sugar-hungry tumor cells. PET scans are used to plot the progress of cancer patients and to assess whether present protocols are effective.18

In Europe, the "sugar feeds cancer" concept is so well accepted that oncologists, or cancer doctors, use the Systemic Cancer Multistep Therapy (SCMT) protocol. Conceived by Manfred von Ardenne in Germany in 1965, SCMT entails injecting patients with glucose to increase blood-glucose concentrations. This lowers pH values in cancer tissues via lactic acid formation. In turn, this intensifies the thermal sensitivity of the malignant tumors and also induces rapid growth of the cancer. Patients are then given whole-body hyperthermia (42 C core temperature) to further stress the cancer cells, followed by chemotherapy or radiation.19 SCMT was tested on 103 patients with metastasized cancer or recurrent primary tumors in a clinical phase-I study at the Von Ardenne Institute of Applied Medical Research in Dresden, Germany. Five-year survival rates in SCMT-treated patients increased by 25 to 50 percent, and the complete rate of tumor regression increased by 30 to 50 percent.20 The protocol induces rapid growth of the cancer, then treats the tumor with toxic therapies for a dramatic improvement in outcome.

The irrefutable role of glucose in the growth and metastasis of cancer cells can enhance many therapies. Some of these include diets designed with the glycemic index in mind to regulate increases in blood glucose, hence selectively starving the cancer cells; low-glucose TPN solutions; avocado extract to inhibit glucose uptake in cancer cells; hydrazine sulfate to inhibit gluconeogenesis in cancer cells; and SCMT.

A female patient in her 50s, with lung cancer, came to our clinic, having been given a death sentence by her Florida oncologist. She was cooperative and understood the connection between nutrition and cancer. She changed her diet considerably, leaving out 90 percent of the sugar she used to eat. She found that wheat bread and oat cereal now had their own wild sweetness, even without added sugar. With appropriately restrained medical therapy -- including high-dose radiation targeted to tumor sites and fractionated chemotherapy, a technique that distributes the normal one large weekly chemo dose into a 60-hour infusion lasting days -- a good attitude and an optimal nutrition program, she beat her terminal lung cancer. I saw her the other day, five years later and still disease-free, probably looking better than the doctor who told her there was no hope.

Patrick Quillin, Ph.D., R.D., C.N.S., is director of nutrition for Cancer Treatment Centers of America in Tulsa, Okla., and author of Beating Cancer With Nutrition (Nutrition Times Press, 1998).

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# 19 What To Say To Some With Cancer

2007-04-21T08:32:00.000-06:00

What To Say To Someone With Cancer
by Mary Olsen Kelly

Living with cancer is a confusing chaotic circus where everyone has an opinion about what you should do. They are absolutely positive that they know what alternative medicine, meditations, special diets, and attitudes you ought to have. If they were in your position, they would do it this way or that way. Not the way you are choosing to heal yourself. Anything but that.

Authors are the worst. There are many books about cancer; some of them would shock you. I have actually read that if I had drunk the wheat grass juice like I was supposed to, I wouldn't have had breast cancer; that various herbs and potions and compresses will take the cancer away; and that once you have done any western medicine treatments, your immune system is so shot that you will not be able to heal. How is it helpful to read something like that?

I have read that it is due to my emotional background that I got cancer, which obviously stems from the way that I haven't nurtured myself because, after all, the breasts are for feeding and nurturing, right? Also, I haven't given myself enough private time, I have given too much to others and not taken care of myself.

Then there is the approach that advocates complete and total life change, implying that your life was wrong, unhealthy, and caused severe illness. In this one you must leave your husband - he is certainly the one to blame - and go off and start a completely new life doing only the things that you have always wanted to do.

I'm not sure which of these angers me the most. Oh wait, I do know. The ones that are written by people who do not have cancer. And guess what, that is almost all of them. Louise Hay is the only author writing about alternative healing who actually had cancer. The rest of them? Perfectly healthy.

It amazes me that someone who hasn't ever been in the position of the targeted reader would have the audacity to write a cancer book advocating their own pet alternative healing techniques. It seems to me that if you haven't been there, you can't advise. It is as simple as that. If you haven't heard the words ÒYou have cancer,Ó you do not have a clue. You do not know what you would choose if you found yourself in the situation that we who live with cancer must face each day.

When you are given a pathology report that outlines the exact levels of viciousness your cancer exhibits, you know only one thing: that you want to fight it with the strongest ammunition that exists, and that isn't parsley paste. Ken Wilbur calls it Òwhite man's medicineÓ - surgery, radiation, and chemotherapy Ð cut it out, burn it out, and poison it. You're focused on saving your own life, or at least buying yourself some more years to enjoy this precious life.

So what do you do if your dearest friend or family member has cancer? You support their choice. You listen to why they have decided to take the course of action they are on, and you stand by them. You don't discredit the treatments, you support their ability to trust and believe in the treatment.

The mind-body connection is very strong and it is proven that if a patient believes that they will heal using a certain treatment, their chances are much better that they will heal using that treatment. You can be afraid with them, you can be furious at the cancer with them, you can be sad with them. But when it comes to the treatments they are going through, you stand by them and help them to believe.

Believe that they will get well. Believe that they will survive and thrive. Believe that you will too.

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# 18 Is It - ADD - ADAH - Or Is It : Convergence Insufficiency Disorder

2007-04-21T06:47:00.000-06:00

April 17, 2007

Dear Abby: Vision exercises can correct convergence insufficiency disorder

ABIGAIL VAN BUREN

Dear Abby: Please help me get the word out about a common condition that severely affects children's ability to succeed in school because it inhibits reading, spelling and concentration.
My daughter, who was obviously bright, tested at first-grade reading level in fifth grade. She had undergone all the school testing for learning disabilities, plus two days of testing at a respected university hospital. None of these tests or specialists revealed what could be wrong with her.
My child's self-esteem suffered. Her confidence faltered; she began acting out in school. At home she was a great kid, until it came time for schoolwork. Then the battles began. She thought she was dumb. When studying, she could read for only a very short time. She often begged me to read things to her. When working on spelling and assigned to rewrite the words she missed five times, she often recopied them wrong. We thought she just wasn't trying.

After much research on the Internet, I came across a disorder called "convergence insufficiency disorder." This visual condition is the leading cause of eyestrain. Fortunately, we had the opportunity to have her tested at the Mayo Clinic, where her condition was confirmed, and she was successfully treated with vision therapy.

It was as though a miracle had occurred. After six months of treatment, my daughter is almost at her age-appropriate reading level. Her comprehension and retention have markedly increased, and her self-esteem and attitude about reading are much better.

Children with this condition will not benefit from tutoring, special education or extra help from teachers until the condition is diagnosed and treated. My child had 20/20 vision and still had this disorder. It's not routinely checked with eye exams, and schools don't test for it.

I suspect that many children out there are undiagnosed or misdiagnosed and going untreated. The treatment for convergence insufficiency disorder is noninvasive, effective, and much of it can be done at home. Please help me get the word out so other families won't have to go through what we experienced.

Angie W.,
Minnesota

Dear Angie: I am pleased to help you get the word out to other families whose children are struggling to learn. After reading your letter, I contacted my experts at the Mayo Clinic in Rochester, Minn., and was informed that this problem, where the eyes drift too much inward (or outward) in attempting to focus, can also be present in adults.

The symptoms can include eyestrain, headaches, blurred vision, sleepiness and trouble retaining information when reading. Other symptoms associated with convergence insufficiency include a "pulling" sensation around the eyes, the rubbing or closing of one eye when reading, words seeming to "jump" or "float" across the page, needing to reread the same line of words, frequent loss of place, general inability to concentrate and short attention span.

The good news is: Vision exercises can fix the problem in most cases, some done at home and some performed in-office with a vision therapist. Prism glasses are another option; however, they are more often prescribed for adults with this disorder than for children.

Write Dear Abby at www.Dear Abby.com or P.O. Box 69440, Los Angeles, CA 90069.

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Dear Angie: Other symptoms associated with convergence insufficiency include a "pulling" sensation around the eyes, the rubbing or closing of one eye when reading, words seeming to "jump" or "float" across the page, needing to reread the same line of words, frequent loss of place, general inability to concentrate and short attention span. You see in the past we were able and allowed to call stupid people just that. Nowadays what with all the political correctness and lawyers bringing action for almost anything, we have been forced to create names for illnesses and diseases that simply do not exist. Take your dummy, for example. In the past this kid would be tossed in with the rest of the retards and ride the short bus. The special olympics would have been something for your kid to look forward to. Not now. Feel better? -Abby

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# 17 The Healers Blog Index

2007-02-24T08:13:00.002-06:00

# 39 Talkers and His Babbler On Remote Healing
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# 38 Talker on Whole Body Herb Tonic
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# 37 Talker on Prescription Drugs at Costco
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# 36 Talker on Healing Energies
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# 35 Talkers Scoop on Poop
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# 34 Winters Itch Update to #30/# 31 by Talker
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# 33 Talkers Thoughts on Applied Healing Methods
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# 32 Talkers Thoughts on Huna Healing
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# 31 Winters Itch and Herb Thoughts
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# 30 Talkers Thoughts about Winters Itch
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# 29 More Ways of a Healer
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# 28 CommonSense and Health Resurrection: Special Offer
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# 27 Conversations On Healing Energy
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# 26 Drug Watch Database
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# 25 More About The Talker and Healing
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# 24 Talker At Work: Healing Energies At Work
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# 23 The Angel of Deaths Visit 7/11/2007
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# 22 Oh That Angel
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21 Senior Drug Dealer- What You May Soon Become!
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# 20 Victor or Victim: Cancer's Sweet Tooth
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# 19 What To Say To Some One With Cancer
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# 18 Is It ADD ADAH or Convergence Insufficiency Disorder
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# 17 The Healers Blog Index
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# 16 Ease That Itch - A "Winter Itch" Follow-up
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# 15 Winters Itch Follow-up Using EFT EFT, itch 2/10/07
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# 14 Winters Itch Now and Then Calgon, itch, sleep-loss 2/6/07
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# 13 Amino Acids -pH Factor- and Health 2/1/07
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# 12 Miracle Tree and Zija by The Talker 1/23/07
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# 11 Health-Lies-Statistics and The Babbler 1/14/07
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# 10 My Book Sources For Psychic and Health Readin...1/13/07
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# 9 "Negative Ambiance" Thinking! 1/5/07
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# 8 Simple Body ! No Way! updated 1/6/2007 12/30/06
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# 7 Are You In Perfect Health (rev 12/2006 ) 12/28/06
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# 6 The Ways Of A Healer 12/19/06
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# 5 Health and Emotional Factors 12/17/06
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# 4 Conversations With Me ! 12/17/06
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# 3 Mind and Body Training Control 12/17/06
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# 2 Memories and Healing 12/16/06
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# 1 How It All Started
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# 16 Ease That Itch - A "Winter Itch" Follow-up

2007-02-15T07:04:00.000-06:00

This is the best article to date, that I've found, that explains the so-called "Winter Itch" condition many experience and suffer from.
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Ease That Itch

By Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D.

Did you ever have a long-term maddening itch that is so intense, especially at night, that you damage your skin with your frantic scratching? If so, you've likely experienced the miseries of eczema, psoriasis or other types of dermatitis.

These inflammatory conditions of the skin are slightly different conditions, but the terms are often used generically for any itchy, red, scaly skin problem. They can occur at any time in a person's life, often beginning in infancy and may sometimes continue unabated for decades. Most of them manifest as painful swelling and oozing of the skin, bleeding cracks, severe scaling, itching and burning. Some sufferers have described eczema as "the itch that rashes" and others say when they sweat, it feels as though acid is being poured on them.

Scratching that breaks the skin increases the risk of infection. Long-term scratching can cause the skin to become thick and leathery.

Causes of Eczema and Psoriasis

Eczema and psoriasis are potentially allergic conditions that can be triggered by environmental factors and dozens of other external irritants like the following:

Laundry detergent
Soaps
Household chemicals
Workplace chemicals
Perfumes
Animal dander
Metals (such as nickel in jewelry)
While psoriasis is most often linked with external allergic triggers, eczema is often caused by food allergies. The most common allergens include wheat, nuts, seafood, eggs and some fruits, such as strawberries.

Both conditions are often associated with food intolerances and multiple chemical sensitivities. If you have been regularly reading my articles, this will likely ring a bell, since food intolerances and multiple chemical sensitivities are often the result of dysbiosis or an imbalance of intestinal flora that causes yeast overgrowth. This is sometimes accompanied with widespread systemic effects.

Another major cause of eczema and psoriasis is SAD -- the dreaded Standard American Diet -- which is rich in sugar and processed and refined foods. This sugar-filled diet eventually begins to wreak havoc with many aspects of our health.

Science suggests eczema and psoriasis may be autoimmune disorders, which in allopathic medicine tends to be a "cop-out" diagnosis. Integrative medicine argues that our immune system does not attack a healthy body. However, the immune system will go into overdrive when the body becomes toxic. An example of this is the simple case of aspartame, the poisonous artificial sweetener. Most "diet" products contain aspartame, a substance that people take in hopes of losing weight or use as a "healthier" substitute for sweetened products. These people often end up with itchy rashes that can be indistinguishable from eczema.

A naturopathic doctor would say that in an attempt to eliminate aspartame, its metabolites are excreted to the skin surface where it causes irritation.

Characteristics of Psoriasis and Eczema

In the case of psoriasis, the National Institutes of Health (NIH) describes the condition as "an immune system disorder that affects the skin, and occasionally the eyes, nails, and joints." Psoriasis may also affect very small areas of skin or cover the entire body with a buildup of red scales called plaques. The plaques are of different sizes, shapes and severity and may be painful as well as unattractive. Bacterial infections and pressure or trauma to the skin can aggravate psoriasis.

Most treatments focus on topical skin care to relieve the inflammation, itching, and scaling. For more severe cases, oral medications are used. Psoriasis is common and may affect more than 2 percent of all Americans.

A particular type of eczema, called autoimmune progesterone dermatitis (APD), is a condition in which eczema flares when progesterone levels rise 3 to 10 days prior to the onset of menstrual flow. The condition then eases when progesterone levels drop during the menstrual period. Women with irregular periods may not have this clear correlation, thus making diagnosis more difficult.

APD also seems to run in families and the risk of eczema is particularly high in families with a history of asthma and hay fever -- a further indication the condition is related to a compromised immune system.

Eczema and psoriasis are both worsened by stress, but psoriasis is more affected by the weather. Cold dry winter weather worsens psoriasis, whereas sunny, hot, humid conditions make it better. In keeping with the autoimmune nature of psoriasis, when the person develops an infection, such as a sore throat or sinusitis, their psoriasis will often flare up.

Many classes of drugs, similar to the way that aspartame works, worsen psoriasis symptoms. These include antihypertensive ACE inhibitors and beta-blockers, Chloroquine (an anti-malaria drug), progesterone, indocin (the anti-inflammatory drug) and lithium.

In addition to what conventional medicine says about psoriasis, clinically, it is associated with a deficiency of zinc, magnesium, essential fatty acids and represents a high degree of toxicity in the body.

Conventional Treatment Doesn't Provide Much Hope

Conventional medicine will tell you that there is no cure for either of these conditions, although children with eczema will frequently "grow out of it."

Hydrocortisone cream or ointment is the most commonly prescribed conventional treatment for eczema and psoriasis. This is a strong and toxic medicine of limited effectiveness.

Long-term use of steroid creams can result in side effects, such as thin, fragile, dry skin and even suppression of the adrenal glands. For these reasons, medications of this kind can only be used for short periods of time, which is not very helpful to the chronic sufferer.

When studying homeopathy, I learned when you suppress a skin condition with cortisone, especially in children, the focus of the child's illness shifts from the skin to the lungs and they often develop asthma. Parents may be relieved their child's skin condition has cleared, but don't realize that they are substituting a milder condition for a much more serious one.

Using antihistamines, like Benadryl, can be helpful in relieving itching, but they cause drowsiness, so they're usually not appropriate for daytime use. UV light therapy has proven to be very helpful for some patients, especially for those suffering from psoriasis.

Natural Treatment

Eczema can be "cured" but psoriasis is a multifactorial disease that requires a multitreatment approach that is daunting for most people.
Natural treatment begins with detoxification, especially for psoriasis. Saunas, exercise that makes you sweat, bowel, liver and kidney cleansing and removal of mercury amalgams in your teeth are all important considerations. Stress reduction is also an essential part of dealing with skin conditions. It's often said you wear your heart on your sleeve. You also wear your emotions on your skin.
Meditation, journaling, and just plain taking time for yourself are very important tools for calming your body and feelings.

Dietary Treatments

For both conditions, you will need to begin by eliminating sugar and refined and processed foods from your diet. This means avoiding table sugar, foods that contain sugar or high fructose corn syrup, any white food, like white bread, biscuits, pizza dough, baked goods, anything that comes in a box and most canned foods.
The next step is to avoid food irritants and allergens. For skin conditions that may be caused by food allergies or intolerances, I highly recommend the Elimination Diet. Go to www.yeastconnection.com for a detailed plan to eliminate suspect foods from your diet and then gradually re-introduce them, making detailed observations to determine which ones may be causing your problems. (Look under the Yeast Fighting Program section.) You can suspect a food allergy if you have continual craving for that food, or eat it every day.

Dietary Recommendations

Add foods rich in vitamins A and B-complex, like green leafy vegetables, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes and dried beans.
Add foods that are high in magnesium. These include nuts, seeds, whole grains, and fresh green vegetables -- organic if possible.
Magnesium is so essential for helping to prevent allergies, detoxify, improve skin quality and relaxation that you might consider adding it as a supplement. The most common form is magnesium citrate taken at 300 milligrams twice daily.
Increase the omega-3 and omega-6 fatty acids in your diet -- the healthy fats -- by adding wild salmon (be sure it's free of mercury), walnuts, vegetables, nut and seed oils, especially flaxseed oil, evening primrose oil and black currant oil.
I'm going to depart slightly from the dietary recommendations here to recommend two substances that must be taken in supplement form: probiotics and digestive enzymes. I consider them foods and essential for optimal human function, so I'm including them here.
If you are not doing so already, start taking probiotics! While they are not technically foods, I've seen positive results over and over. If you correct the imbalance in intestinal flora by adding "good" bacteria to your system, many systemic problems will resolve themselves. I highly recommend that everyone take a probiotic daily.
In fact, there is a growing body of research that suggests that people with unbalanced intestinal flora have a higher risk of developing skin conditions like eczema, but probiotic supplementation diminishes or even eliminates the problem.
Along the same lines, taking supplemental digestive enzymes will enhance digestion and rapidly improve the condition of skin. Digestive enzymes not only digest the meal you are eating, but, taken between meals, they have been shown to digest inflammatory proteins in the body that could otherwise cause skin irritation or other inflammatory conditions.
Supplements That will Help

Here's a list of natural creams and supplements that I have found to be
effective in relieving eczema and psoriasis:

Calendula: These creams are very popular in Europe for the topical treatment of eczema and psoriasis. The cream is often combined with soothing chamomile for a variety of skin conditions. It should be applied topically two or three times a day.
Chamomile: The German Commission E approves the use of chamomile for treating a variety of skin conditions. Topical chamomile treatments can reduce inflammation and allergic reaction activity. Look for a cream containing 3 to 10-percent crude drug chamomile content and follow the label for dosage directions.
Dandelion: This lawn "weed" has been used to treat skin conditions in traditional herbal medicine on the premise it detoxifies the blood, thus eliminating allergens, inflammationy-causing toxins and chemicals from the body. It's most commonly used as a tea or you could take 250-500 mg. of dandelion extract daily.
Omega-3 fatty acids: People with skin disorders frequently have low levels of omega-3 fatty acids. Studies indicate that supplementation with omega-3s will reduce severity and inflammation of eczema and psoriasis. Look for a good fish oil or flaxseed oil supplement that contains both EPA (eicosapentaenoic acid) and DHA (docosahexaenoic acid). The best forms also include an omega-6 component as well to achieve a balance of the two oils. Take 2 to 4 grams daily.
In addition, be sure you're taking a good multi-vitamin that contains beta-carotene and vitamin A that promotes tissue healing. Another helpful vitamin is vitamin E because it helps moisturize skin from the inside and promotes tissue healing. Taking selenium will help the body use vitamin E. Finally; taking Zinc is a good choice, as it helps with wound healing.

Carolyn Dean, M.D., N.D., is health advisor to Woman's Health Connection at www.yeastconnection.com and is featured on the website's "Ask the Expert" page. She has written Hormone Balance (to be released Spring 2005), Everything Alzheimer's, The Miracle of Magnesium and Natural Prescriptions for Common Ailments.
Dr. Mercola's Comment:
The author of this article, Carolyn Dean, is a key medical advisor to www.yeastconnection.com, a Web site I highly recommend to women based on the pioneering work of Dr. William Crook.
Dr. Crook, one of my first mentors and a friend who has since passed away, was the author of the classic book, The Yeast Connection, and many other bestsellers that helped millions of women. He was instrumental in helping me recognize that there was a wide network of physicians who understood the importance of nutrition. He indirectly helped connect me to this network and I will be ever grateful for his guidance in this area as that was really the beginning of my journey into high-level natural health.
His great legacy is being carried on at www.yeastconnection.com, where you will find out all the latest insights on how Candida yeast causes problems in your body, and how to alleviate them.

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# 15 Winters Itch Follow-up Using EFT

2007-02-10T13:18:00.000-06:00

Perhaps use of EFT, can control the urge to scratch that itch!
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Hi Everyone,
Please join me in welcoming our new EFT Contributing Editors, Tam and Mair
Llewellyn-Edwards from the UK. This delightful husband and wife duo will share, as a team, their EFT experiences for both physical and emotional issues.
In the message below Tam gives details on how EFT was used to clear eczema. Those who have been battling this condition may wish to print this out and show it to your physicians.
Hugs, Gary
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by Tam & Mair Llewellyn-Edwards
My client had suffered from eczema since early childhood. This article is about how EFT cured her itching which, in turn, allowed the eczema to clear completely. The client, who we shall call Rachel, was a woman in middle age who had suffered from eczema practically all her life. She had received various treatments for it, but all to no avail. Rachel had presented for homeopathic treatment and, after I took the case, Natrum muriaticum at 30C potency was prescribed. No EFT was performed at this point. The case went well and, after a week, she reported that the itching had stopped and she felt ‘great’. Unfortunately, the cure did not hold and after a further week Rachel reported a full return of all the symptoms and a great depression. The depression was probably caused by the return of the symptoms which she had thought had gone forever. Further dosage with Naturum muriaticum failed to help the case further. The depression deepened and after a day of tears and violent scratching Rachel rang me for an emergency appointment and was given one that day.
The homeopathic line to take was clear, but need not concern us here as it would not have offered relief from the scratching in the short term--which was Rachel's goal. EFT came to mind, of course, but I had no idea as to whether or not it would be effective on eczema. Mindful of Gary Craig’s advice to “Try it on everything”, however, I went ahead with EFT. The obvious ‘problem’ to address was the itch, rather than the eczema, and with this in mind I discussed the problem aspects with the client. It was soon clear that Rachel understood the
problem as the ‘urge to scratch’ rather than the itch itself. Just two different sides of the same coin (or the same cycle in this case). So, since the Set Up Statement must be in the words of the client (not what the therapist feels it should be), I proceeded with EFT as follows:
“Even though I have this terrible urge to scratch, I fully and deeply accept myself.....”
The initial SUDs (0-10 intensity) reading was 8 and, following the Set Up, a round of tapping was made on the face points only. This produced an immediate drop in SUDs to 4 (and a very surprised client!) A further round of tapping then took place (this time using face and hand points) and the SUDs fell to 0.To test the result, I then asked Rachel to try a little scratch, but she politely declined. She said that scratching hurt her and that she did not need to scratch as the itching had gone away. Then Rachel burst out laughing, had a short cry, and then left the clinic giggling to herself.
Can EFT ‘cure’ eczema? We do not know but it can stop the itching and hence the itch/scratch/itch cycle. With the itch removed, eczema is of little import. And with the scratching removed the skin will not become infected, thus allowing the sores and weals to heal naturally.
A telephone follow-up after a month confirmed that the tapping had held and that there was no eczema and no itching, and a further contact after two months confirmed that Rachel had remained healthy with no re-occurrence of the problems.Up until recently, Rachel was my only case with eczema. Just last week, however, another client came into my office with the same ailment. We applied EFT to it and the itching, once again, subsided and hasn't come back.
Regards,
Tam & Mair Llewellyn-Edwards
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Important note: While EFT has produced remarkable clinical results, it must still be considered to be in the experimental stage and thus practitioners and the public must take complete responsibility for their use of it. Further, Gary Craig is not a licensed health professional and offers EFT as an ordained minister and as a personal performance coach. Those who want to discuss the use of EFT for a specific emotional problem with a professional in the mental health field are referred to our Referral section, where a number of licensed practitioners who use EFT in their practices are listed.

# 14 Winters Itch Now and Then

2007-02-06T12:52:00.000-06:00

Well now, It's called Winters itch. It seems that this is quite a problem with many people. I became aware of the situation, a while back (1960 ), when a person inquired, "what can one do for it". Doing a little research, now, online, came across a blog, that had some 744 comments, on the itch problem. So I thought I would give "the itch" a special post on my own blog. First and foremost, in reading the 744 comments, they all varied substantially, in what gave only partial relief from the itch. Visits to the doctor and dermatologist gave little or no relief to these individuals. Ointments, salves, antibiotics, off-the-shelf medication, and various doctoring modalities were used to no avail. Thyroid and other organs were mentioned and treated with little success.There was mention, of the use of ice cubes, rubbed over the most severe areas, to give short periods of relief from the itch. So here are my thoughts, as regards, what is commonly called "Winters itch", and from what I've read, can be present all year long and keeps many people from resting at night due to the constant itching. Aside from medical problems, and not commonly recognized as such, is that any cloth or clothing that touches the skin, can be a source of the itch. So as a first step, I would suggest that all clothing and bedding be washed with Calgon. This method is called "stripping". Use only, the Calgon, alone, with nothing else added to the wash load. At this point, what one would check for, is how high the head of foam is, just prior to the first rinse cycle. If there is no foam present, all is well. But if any foam is present, and, this can very from 2 to 6 inches high, this could be the source of the itch. You may have to re-wash the clothing, a number of times, until no foam is present during that first wash cycle. It may take up to four to six cycles, of Calgon only usage, before that takes place.The second step would be in stress reduction. Did find a one paragraph reference, stating that the itch condition was mentioned in early biblical writings. This I have not been able to verify as yet. In that there were no antibiotics in those days, and none of the unpronounceable chemicals, currently used in manufacturing and food production, stress could have been the culprit in those days, and perhaps even now. So, mentioned elsewhere, in my blogs, is the program offered free, called EFT. If stress is a problem, and who doesn't have it, using EFT would be the next logical step. It seems that I use EFT on a daily basis.(LOL) Overlooked is the fact, that some degree of stress is a necessity on a daily basis. The critical point of stress will vary for each of us. What one may shrug off with a quick flip of the eyebrows, could cause another to go on a rampage. Stress causes chemical reactions within the body, and if not properly neutralized, by thoughts, nutrition or medication, problems will arise. This generally would be in the form of changed pH factors as mentioned in another post.
Other avenues to pursue, and you can find this by going online to do a search for "Psora". This should bring up "Hanemann's doctrine of Psora". This is a hard read, but you will find it a worth while one. It also points out the reasons why this is so difficult to control. It is not a simple or easy process in determining what needs to be done. You will also find why Orthodox medicine has such a problem with this. Another approach is to use, information found in a book called "Body Reflexology" by Mildred Carter and Tammy Weber. In this book, there is an interesting bit of information on page 3 0 4. This bit is called "How To Control Psoriasis and Eczema". What I found interesting in this section, is the following bit of information: "often emotional or physical stress causes greater problems, and some people claim their ailment worsens during the winter months." It goes on in some detail to describe one specific case, that could very well be helpful with your condition. In the Amazon box on this page. You can do a search using the number
# 0132997363.
Perhaps using the above steps, coupled with whatever else you do, you may be successful.
PS: Found a site with good basic advice, that I should have included when doing the above.
Mea Culpa
http://www.associatedcontent.com/article/119552/homemade_treatments_to_cure_winter.html
PSS:This is the site mentioned with the 744 comments :
http://www.bigpinkcookie.com/2004/01/21/itch-relief/

# 13 Amino Acids -pH Factor- and Health

2007-02-01T20:05:00.000-06:00

Mentioned in my other posts, are Spirit, Soul and Body.

In this post, I will endeavor to show how they relate to each other. Much of what I say here, will prove to be, controversial of course. Now I'm not a doctor, and don't pretend to be one, and what I say here, may be pure bull..... but it works for me. So from my point of view, here is how I see it.The way our body functions, amazes me, with how complex it is, and how efficiently it can repair itself, if given the proper nutrients. Now, if one looks at nutrients, as meaning only food, or medications, there could be problems. If you're healthy, with no need to visit a doctor, you're on the right track. Keep it up.But if you have been doctoring, for any length of time, and your problems persist, it's time to reevaluate what you are doing. This reevaluation, with be in the form of checking "all inputs, all outputs", as commonly used in the electro-mechanical field, of troubleshooting any equipment malfunctions. Our body strives toward harmony and balance by using sensors, strategically located, within ones body.Now, I don't know where they are located, nor am I aware of how many there are. If I were to venture a guess, the number of sensors, would number in the millions or even many times that amount. My Babbler, asked the question "what do they look like"! To that question, I can only say "I don't have the foggiest idea." But I will say, "I know they are there".
Let's start with this bit of data:

The pH factors our body endeavors to maintain for optimal health:

Brain - slightly alkaline
Heart - best toward alkaline
Lung - best toward alkaline
Stomach - constantly changing (required)
Liver - best toward alkaline, but is always changing
Pancreas - permanently alkaline
Small Intestine ( Peyers Patches ) - alkaline
Kidney - removes excess acid
Thyroid - toward alkaline
Spleen- toward alkaline
Adrenal - toward alkaline
Colon -processes both, alkaline and acid
Lymphatic -best in alkaline
Blood -best at approximately 7.3 pH
Urine -approximately 6.4 pH
Saliva - approximately 6.4 pH

A little bit on the pH factor:
The pH factor is measured on a scale from 0 to 14,
with 7 being considered neutral (normal).
The pH numbers below 7 (toward 0) are acidic,
and the numbers above 7 are alkaline (toward 14).
What we eat ,drink, how we breathe and think
affects the pH factor.
Kits are available for at-home usage in checking pH factors.

A little bit on the amino acids:
Types of amino acids:
D:Dexyrorotational ( usually synthetic )
L:Laevorotational ( natural and is generally ingested ) -

Essential amino acids (must be supplied by the diet)
Histidine - Isoleucine - Leucine - Lysine - Methionine - Phenylalanine - Threonine - Tryptophane - Valine -

Non-essential amino acids
(definitely needed, the body will construct as required)
Alanine - Arginine - Aspartic Acid - Asparagin - Cysteine- Cystine- Glutamic Acid - Glutamine - Glycine - Hydroxyproline - Proline - Serine - Tyrosine -

A little bit on proteins:
Proteins are composed of amino acids and water, and we need proteins daily.

You'll notice I've kept it as simple as possible.
I also use the term "amino acid tanks" ( In reality, there are no amino acid tanks.) and the switchboard (so to speak) for amino acids is the "Liver". Some, of the sensors I spoke of, do, in some complex manner, form a network between all the organs mentioned above, and the liver. Any organ in need of maintenance or repair, will trigger the associated sensor, into sending a message to the switchboard (liver) stating its needs. Considered now, the skin, muscles, hair, nails, internal organs, and the brain are, primarily made of protein. That makes for one busy switchboard", running "24/7" while you are alive. No holidays, no vacations, no time for a breather, just wanting to keep you healthy. Somewhat like a gas tank on an automobile, that needs to be refilled over and over, our amino acid tanks also need refilling on a regular daily basis. Somewhat like a football game though, amino acids, compete with one another. Unlike a football game, the non-essential amino acids, each act as a separate unit, grabbing what it needs, with no concern for the others. So what is required, is an adequate "total number", of amino acids, plus an ample supply of the "essential" amino acids. All amino acids must be present at the same time, before they can be utilized as protein. Amino acids are not and cannot be stored for future use as protein. If any one amino acid is low for some reason, it seriously affects the action of the others, regardless of how full of that other amino acid tank may be. This is where the competition sets in. Somewhere in the body, there must be a "master" determining sensor, that makes the final decision on "which one" gets the substance that is available.
Normally, amino acids function together, in a unique harmonious, synergistic balance, to keep one healthy. Any upset in this balance can lead to a variety of disorders. This can be due to a missing amino acid or another amino acid becoming too concentrated. I won't list the foods, but foods will fit into two basic categories, either complete and containing all the Essential amino acids, or incomplete, and lacking one or more of the Essential amino acids. This is why it is important to eat a correct variety of foods, to keep the essential amino acid tanks, full. What enters the picture now, is the physical, emotional and mental effects, that can and do you affect pH levels, throughout the body. Some times slow acting, over the course of months or years, or even instantaneously in some cases, leading to undesired discomfort and/or illness. Messed up, amino acids tanks, can lead to or cause, one or more, or any of the following, in practically any combination.

This is only a partial listing.

Behavioral disorders, incorrect red or white blood cell counts, tinnitus, hallucination, paranoia, impotence, adrenal or pineal weakness, flu symptoms, poor muscle functions, feeling of helplessness, fatigue, nausea, dizziness, anemia, depression, homesickness, incorrect blood sugar, poor healing of the skin and bones, digestive problems, colon spasms, inability to gain or lose weight, congested liver, damaged kidney, manic-depressive illness, swollen glands, thyroid trouble, irritabllity, headaches, female ovarian cysts, painful and difficult menstruation, inflamed uterus, schizophrenia, arthritis.
Perhaps I should have detailed more aspects here, and there are some, not included here, that are relevant, but will have to wait their turn.

# 12 Miracle Tree and Zija

2007-01-23T15:08:00.000-06:00

Has just finished reading a book titled "Miracle Tree." By Monica G. Marcu. I do believe, it is a book you might want to look into. It's not a very large book, with only 172 pages cover to cover. What is in it, is a story about a tree called "Moringa", also known as "Moringa oleifera". Now I'm not going to bore you with a long string of nutritional statistics from the book, will only say "I am impressed." The specific product from this tree, that, one would be drinking, is called " Zija ". Now I've mentioned in a prior post, that when I try a new product, that I must feel a difference in the way I feel, health wise, or I send it back for a refund. So here is what the Zija guarantee says "if you don't feel a positive difference in the first 30 days of drinking one can of Zija a day, we will refund 100% of the purchase price, guaranteed." So I am putting it to the test, but I doubt that I will need a refund. I've listed two sources that you can contact for further details or product. In all fairness, I will say that these two sources have close familial ties to me. But, either Zija lives up to what the book describes as beneficial, or I'll ask for a refund without hesitation.
For a quick check, and, as regards testimonials,
type in the number
1583083960
in the Amazon search box, and see for yourself.

Product Description
The "Miracle Tree" was written by Dr. Monica Marcu, Pharm.D., and Ph.D. as a result of her study of medicinal plants and her definitive research of one of our greatest trees, the Moringa oleifera. This book defines the hundreds of substances such as vitamins, enzymes, amino acids, fats, minerals, specific phytochemicals, each with clear importance and numerous applications in healing and nutrition.

About the Author
Monica G. Marcu, a clinical pharmacologist, has been "in love with trees", as she puts it, ever since she can remember. This led her to study plants, particularly medicinal plants. Monica now uses her love of healing plants to study ways to cure disease. She has worked in biomedical research laboratories at the University of Ottawa and the National Institutes of Health, National Cancer Institute. She wishes to bring us the most definitive, unbelievable, beautiful story of one of our greatest trees, the Moringa oleifera.
Paperback: 172 pages Publisher: KOS Health Publications (May 2005) ISBN-10: 1583083960
http://www.zijapower.com/index.html?id=30386
http://www.zijapower.com/zija-sarah-romero.html?id=28016

# 11 Health-Lies-Statistics and The Babbler

2007-01-14T17:05:00.000-06:00

I read, I study, I examine, I listen, I reflect, and out of all of this I try to form an idea into which I put as much common sense as I can.”
-Marquis de Lafayette-

"Back to Eden" by Jethro Kloss,
ISBN 0940985101.

"Nature's Vitamins and Minerals" by Dr. John Heinerman
ISBN 0735200726.

"School of Natural Healing" by Dr.John R. Christopher
ISBN 1879436019

By typing only the numbers into the Amazon search box, you can further research, the books listed. While there are many other titles that I use, these three books were frequently used, in resolving health conditions. Information found in these titles are weighed and balanced, with new information, from newspapers and health news-letters. My "Babbler" going back, many decades, was always poking and probing, creating stressful conditions. While it was serious in those days, it's somewhat humorous at this stage of my life, having learned, somewhat, how to train my "Babbler". I no longer, readily accept, all that I read, or what my "Babbler" brings up. Statistical manipulation, blatant lies, and truth are so intertwined, that it is difficult to reach the whole truth. Very confusing. Even more confusing, are the pro and con results, that one reads about any given situation. Do I really need the substance "newly discovered", in some far away country, to maintain or restore good health! I've purchased and tried many highly touted products. Maybe I just expect too much. Yet, if I don't see some beneficial effect, why would I want to keep using the product! So I return the product for a refund. The processes that I follow, have allowed fair health, and a relatively good quality of life. Statistically speaking, I should not be enjoying, that, which I am now currently enjoying. Even if I were to pass away now, from some dreaded something or other, or even to pass away while in fair health, I would have no regrets. Like the Sinatra song "I enjoyed it my way", contrary to the statistics. What more can one ask for. With a bit of trial and error, information from the books I've read, and common sense applied, there are no regrets. Eat when you're hungry, drink when you're thirsty, sleep when you're weary, meditate and pray, as if, these are your last moments on earth, seems to have worked out pretty well for me.

# 10 My Book Sources For Psychic and Health Reading

2007-01-13T10:31:00.000-06:00

My book reading is quite varied. Do some what go with the mind window, I'm looking through, for a given interest cycle.There is a huge amount of rehashed material published, that gives me pause. So I try to get as far back as possible, to an original version of what I'm researching / looking for. Over the course of years in doing so, have found certain sources that became a good starting point. Besides Amazon, I frequently use these:

http://www.woodlandpublishing.com/page/home

http://www.healthresearchbooks.com/

http://arebookstore.com/Default.asp?

http://www.redwingbooks.com/

Health Research Books goes back a long time with me, dating back to the original owners. They make copies of many titles,that are out of print, many of which I have. Worth your while to check them out. The A.R.E. , is also an old time source, and is set up around Edgar Cayce's material. You will find a title atWoodland Publishing, called "The Ultimate Healing System" by Donald Lepore, a worthwhile addition to have.The books thatRedwing Book Company lists, will blow you away with the scope of listings there. Was the only source for some titles I needed.

An added bonus here from J.J..
My above listings were from much earlier days.
Thanks

http://www.edgarcaycebooks.org
http://www.edgarcayceproducts.com

# 9 "Negative Ambiance" Thinking!

2007-01-05T09:15:00.000-06:00

So you don't feel well, sluggish, headache, sinuses are full and dripping causing a lot of throat clearing! Or whatever else may be happening to you. Of course, you may be doctoring, taking prescriptions, even feeling sorry for yourself. Day after miserable day, and so life goes on. The days are long, full of hustle and bustle. Quick lunches, stressful conditions abound, "I need a vacation" thinking.

Have lived there, and didn't like it.

Something has to change, but what!
Many factors enter at this point, some are under your control, many are not. Many feel quite helpless at times, and get mired in frustration's. So what to do!The first step, needs to be with your thinking process. This can be quite difficult at times, as the "thinking process" may have set up, a "negative ambiance". This negative ambiance, is what sets one up in the life, for those things, that contribute to "not feeling well".

One good starting point would be the reading of a book called "The Secret of The Ages". This is not a book that you read only one time. This is not a novel. It becomes, somewhat, a road map on how to change your thinking processes. It won't happen overnight, but diligently read and applied, change will start to take place with your thinking process. I had my copy with me for many months, and was reading from it, at every opportunity presented. Little by little, subtle changes were taking place.

There is a tie-in with health and how one thinks. While medications may be necessary, there is the possibility, that you are "medicating" a thinking process, instead of a health problem.

Just for the record, my first reading of this book, occurred some 50 years ago, and I still occasionally browse through it. I was so impressed with it, that I bought copies of the book, for each of my children, as they reached certain ages.

# 8 Simple Body ! No Way! updated 1/6/2007

2006-12-30T12:59:00.000-06:00

Simple Body ! No Way!
So now, "what is this creation, we call a body, that the bible says is Spirit, Soul and Body?"
I, give "thanks" every day, for the ability to awaken to the beauty of each new day, to see that it is there for my use, to feel the joy and splendor of it all, and to move about with comfort and ease.
So "what makes-up the body?"
When I found this data, could only say, "amazing".
No way is it a simple body.

Did You Know...( just came across this )

You have 100,000,000 receptors in your eyes to see with.

You have 24,000 fibers in each ear, to hear with

You have 500 Muscles, 200 Bones & 7 miles of nerve fiber to move with

You have a heart that pumps more than 600,000 gallons of blood through 60,000 miles of veins & arteries with 36,000,000 beats each year.

You have lungs that have 600,000,000 pockets of folded flesh
for you to breathe with.

Your five quarts of blood have 22,000,000,000,000 (trillion)
cells which each have millions of molecules.

Each molecule oscillates more than 10,000,000 times each second.

2,000,000 of your blood cells die each second and
are replaced by 2,000,000 more and this has happened since your birth.

Your 3 pound brain has 13,000,000,000 nerve cells to file away
every perception that you have experienced since birth just
waiting for you to recall it.

You have 4 million pain-sensitive structures to feel with.Including 500,000 touch detectors and 200,000 temperature sensors.

You stomach has acid strong enough to dissolve nails.

Updated - 1-6-2007
I have not verified any of this.
Believe at your own risk!
I don't actually look for this info, It finds me!
Should check and see if any conflict in numbers took place !
But WOW!
Talker

Amazing Facts About Your Body

50,000 of the cells in your body will die and be replaced with :new cells, all while you have been reading this sentence! :

In one hour, your heart works hard enough to produce the equivalent energy to raise almost 1 ton of weight 1 yard off :the ground. :

Scientists have counted over 500 different liver functions. :

In 1 square inch of skin there lies 4 yards of nerve fibers, 1300 nerve cells, 100 sweat glands, 3 million cells, and 3 yards of blood vessels. :

The structural plan of a whale's, a dog's, a bird's and a man's 'arm' are exactly the same.

The world's first test-tube twins were born in June 1981. :

There are 45 miles of nerves in the skin of a human being.

In a year, a person`s heart beats 40,000,000 times.

Most people blink about 25 times a minute. :

Each square inch of human skin consists of twenty feet of :blood vessels.

Nerve impulses to and from the brain travel as fast as 170 miles per hour.

Your stomach has to produce a new layer of mucus every two weeks otherwise it will digest itself.

Your left lung is smaller than your right lung to make room for :your heart.

You use an average of 43 muscles for a frown.

You use an average of 17 muscles for a smile.

Every two thousand frowns :creates one wrinkle.

The average human blinks his eyes 6,205,000 times each year. :

The average human produces a quart of saliva a day or 10,000 gallons in a lifetime.

Every person has a unique tongue print.

The average human's heart will beat 3,000 million times in their lifetime.

The average human will pump 48 million gallons of blood in their lifetime.

You burn 26 calories in a one-minute kiss.

The average human body contains enough:
Sulphur to kill all fleas on an average dog,
Carbon to make 900 pencils,
Potassium to fire :a toy cannon,
Fat to make 7 bars of soap,
Phosphorus to make :2,200 matchheads,
and enough Water to fill a ten-gallon tank.

Among the first known "dentists" of the world were the Etruscans. :In 700 BC they carved false teeth from the teeth of various :mammals :and produced partial bridgework good enough to eat with.

Ophthalmic surgery was one of the most advanced areas of medicine in the ancient world. Detailed descriptions of delicate cataract surgery with sophisticated needle syringes is contained in the medical writings of Celsus (A.D.14-37)

A sneeze zooms out of your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.

If you were freeze-dried, 10% of your body weight would be from the microorganisms on your body.

According to the World Health Organization, there are :approximately 100 million acts of sexual intercourse each day.

Your ears and nose continue to grow throughout your entire life. :

When you eat meat and drink milk in the same meal, your body does not absorb any of the milk's calcium. It is best to have 2 hours between the milk and meat intake.

Only humans and horses have hymens.

The tooth is the only part of the human body that can't repair itself.

Every human spent about half an hour as a single cell. :

One human brain generates more electrical impulses in a single day than all of the world's telephones put together.

We have a a whole pharmacy within us. We can create any drug inside us.

Our bodies are recreating themselves constantly -

we , make a new skeleton every 3 months,

new skin every month.

We are capable of reversing the Aging Process

# 7 Are You In Perfect Health (rev 12/2006 )

2006-12-28T13:38:00.000-06:00

Updated / Revised, version 12-28-2006. I've taken this post ( below ) from my "Razors Edge" blog, it was blogged two years ago, but feel that I should add it here, for new readers and any that might have overlooked in that Blog. Did add some new comments here, that will not be showing on the original, for reasons of my own.
The Talker
Are You In Perfect Health !Please don't Read This Blurb.
It is the rantings of a totally mad , nut case!
Nothing written here applies to you anyway.So why read it?
It is the Truth, the whole Truth, and nothing but the Truth.
Unless of course , It aint.
So why bother, scroll away from here, and retain your sanity.
Okay , are you ready, do you dare read on ?
If you don't feel right , don't feel well , are sick, do hurt , do feel like the walls are crashing in on you, find that there are not enough hours in a day, find that there are too many hours in a day, are easily frustrated or hurt feeling wise, have forgotten what a sunset or sunrise looks and feels like, or can't recall what a rose looks like, unable to rest properly, unable to awaken properly refreshed?Add in whatever else you can think of, into the above list ( but exclude of course , all that is outside of a crude, large, and broad range , "of nutty normal" ) So now, regardless of what you add in, you'll find it fits into one or more of these categories. Hope no one successfully hits all nine.
The order as listed here is of no importance :
1 - eating process.
2 - exercising process.
3 - breathing process.
4 - bowel movements process
5 - urination process.
6 - thinking process.
7 - sleeping routine process
And here from an earlier blurb on my Blog:
8 - " Stop doing the things that made you sick".
9 - " Stop thinking about negative things in you're life".
The stage is all set so to speak, lets begin the quest ! Questions that pops up frequently, when people speak with me, asking if I did this, or that process " can you guarantee that nothing will go wrong ?" Another is " are you a doctor? ", and "only a doctor can diagnose, like the TV ads say ". I can only say " nope, nope, and maybe " to those things. I'm not asking you to do anything here, just read and think on it or just move on. Sheesh, the harder I try to avoid " doctor bashing ", the more difficult it becomes. ( Have finally come to respect, certain, doctors advice )In my bag of experiences , I've seen way to many people who have doctored themselves into "medical basket cases ".So it appears that even doctors can't guarantee good results.Am I a doctor , heck no , with my background of stomping around the back forty all day, milking cows by hand, slopping the hogs, throwing stones at the chickens, and daydreaming half the day, I'm lucky I managed to learn how to even, read and write. Doctors , scientists , and theologians argue with each other on who is right, and who is wrong, and why they think that way.
Me, why I just sit back and focus on what they argue about. Saves me a lot of time in research hours. Now if these elite groups have created a schism in their ranks, and they have, on who is right and who is wrong , I can be just as totally right or wrong , as they are, using their own learned research in doing so.So you believe that " only a doctor can diagnose and prescribe ".Actually, that's not true.First , bless all the doctors, now call the police or medical society.Why ! Probably not a day goes by , in which we don't perform, what only doctors are allowed to do, that is , " diagnose a medical condition and prescribe a fix ", and we break the law, by doing so.Doing any of these things, qualifies you as a law breaker:If you fix or take some thing for: a headache, a cold or flu, sprained wrist , ankle or what ever, eat when your hungry, and the list goes on and on. Now give what is said here, some thought. If you do or apply any of these processes to alleviate any of the conditions listed or that which you added to the list , you are, theoretically diagnosing , practicing , and prescribing medicine with out a license.Say what! That's nit-picking you say! Spare me, it sure is, but that's what this is all about. Look, I'm not speaking here about major surgery, or some obscure condition that warrants professional help. Your still doctoring the little things, without a doctors license. Be realistic here. Even I manage to visit a doctor , when my need is there.
Do I allow them full, free reign of action, nope, not even close.
So what's the point here!
Consider this now, If you are in good health, you are probably, already doing a fine job of keeping yourself "fixed" health wise in many ways. No big deal, you say, now that's not true.
It is a big deal. Even Fantastic.
You, I , we, are already great "healers" so to speak, with the little stuff, if you've done any of the things listed above. So if you still have concerns, health wise , well , take it step by step.When one looks at an overall health concern, they might be inclined to give up. If all the high priced , high tech, fancy tests come up empty, and nothing shows up as causing you, the problem you have.Than its time to look else where for help.How many more times, visits to the doctor, admittance into the hospital, snip this out , snip that out, burn some parts out, receive near lethal doses of radiation, get put on drugs for the rest of your life , glue some part in, and still not feel healthy!Something is seriously wrong, when things like that can happen.Sure is time to seek help else where.
Don't give up.
Focus on only one health concern at a time, doing so may surprise you, when a major condition is corrected unexpectedly. A whole separate subject, is the ability of our body to heal itself, the process is not greatly understood, and is why, what is commonly called spontaneous or spiritual healing, take place.
At this point, many believe they are unable to do much more, to improve ones health.Wrong again.There is a lot one can do. Problems can and do arise if any illness and the associative connective process to the list below, is not considered. Some times it appears that there is no connection, but there is. If anything affects even one process, all processes are affected. So lets check it out. Back to our listings:
1 - Eating process. Anything you eat or drink.
2 - Exercising process. Any deliberate repeated movement.
3 - Breathing process. Deep belly breaths.
4 - Bowel movements process, One every day.
5 - Urination process. Little or no odor , pale to clear in color.
6 - Thinking process. How and what you allow all the time.
7 - Sleeping routine process . Take five minutes and prepare for a good sleep.
8 - " Stop doing the things that made you sick".
9 - " Stop thinking about negative things in you're life".( more here from an earlier posting )
10 - This brings to mind, that old saying, one often hears, "KISS", meaning " keep it simple stupid". ( Don't like the word "stupid", but its part of KISS )
11 - Like another saying goes" how does one eat a big elephant, piece by piece".
Apply a little effort in any of these eleven listed areas, and you will see some improvement in your health.
Apply a lot of effort in any of these eleven listed areas, and you will see lots of improvement in your health.
Apply a lot of effort in eleven of the listed areas, and you could be absolutely amazed with the outcome.
There are reams of information available on each of the items shown, some good, some not so good. Look them up, sort out the facts, use common sense, use gut reactions and don't be concerned about doing a bit of experimentation, after, doing your home work. Talk to your doctor, if needed, see if they will monitor and assist, in what you want to do.
( and you thought that I only bashed doctors, huh )
I could have added things like water, massage, prayers, meditation , etc, but wanted, as basic a list, as possible, other wise its too big of a " not so good health " thing to handle.
Will cover the listed and numbered items as my desire to do so, strikes, and
by the interests of my readers to want to hear more, on the subjects mentioned.Please understand though , that what works for me , may not work for you. But you get a feel for the process involved and any reactions as they came up.
Little things, like doubt, aggravation, frustration, total failure, the oh mys, the ahhaas, and the successes.Well now, if your up to it,
TRY A LITTLE PROJECT for sixty days.
( oh boy, your gonna hate me on this one )
Using the " KISS " method , and the cost free method to start:
A - avoid any product that has fructose or
"high-fructose corn syrup ( HFCS ) in it.
B - avoid all soft drinks.
C - avoid all non-sugar sweeteners.
D - avoid all fat free or fat reduced products. ( some saturated fat is good )
C - avoid all sausage and processed cheese ( real cheese is OK )
D - avoid all partially hydrogenated oils.
( Hydrogenated oil is bad enough, so skip it too if you can! )
E - optional, eat at least one egg a day ( if not allergic to them ).
F - optional, eat a piece of cooked red meat, as large as your palm, every day.
G - optional, eat some fresh fruit and some fresh vegetables every day.
H - eat anything else you want, but no more than a palm size portion per meal.
I - eat regular butter and / or use Extra Virgin Olive oil.
J - Avoid soybeans
Make a list of your health concerns .
Keep a record of what takes place.
You will suffer a sugar withdrawal crises doing this !
Do the same kind of list at the end of sixty days ( if your still alive ) that is.
What!Did some health concerns just disappear from the list.
What's that, you're even feeling much healthier!
Amazing isn't it.
Maybe, more to come, another time.
End

# 6 The Ways Of A Healer

2006-12-19T10:03:00.000-06:00

Well now, let's see whats going to come up at this time. Just for the record, there is no schedule for what I am going to be posting. Yes, there are thoughts germane to the blog I am posting to. If you haven't yet seen my post in the Psychics Blog on "Psychic Intuition and The Babbler" you might want to do that now. What you will read their will apply to your healing efforts also. The separate blogs are used to hone in on related interests. Actually, as an old song went" you can't have one without the other" Hmmm, what was that song! Oh yes, Love and Marriage by Frank Sinatra.
Right now I've been sitting here pondering which of two words I should use next here. " Intuition or psychic?" Ha, I'm going to use both. Psychic intuition is the ability to listen to and hear your inner guidance. Mentioned elsewhere in my posts, there are no flashing headlines, what it may be, is a form of a feeling, some form of a picture or even a voice. What can be confusing at times is when all three, seem to be there in your awareness. It would seem that when this happens, our "Babbler" is really hustling. With continued effort though and practice you'll learn how to handle that. The more you use it, the faster it will develop.
Until you gain the confidence needed, you will question your sanity at times in doing this. If you're "Babbler" has not been trained properly, he's going to feed you feelings of "awkwardness, this is silly, who are you kidding," and other feelings of that nature.
With patience, prayer, love, and a tear or two, you will be successful. Be aware though, you might not obtain that which "you" sought , but the "recipient" in some way, will benefit from your action.

# 5 Health and Emotional Factors

2006-12-17T18:50:00.000-06:00

Health & Emotional Factors
Wont go into the lengthy details involved with this matter, but have been reading many articles that mention the tie-in, of ones emotions, being reflected in their quality of health. Some are good reads, while others are so complex that you just ignore them. The start of it all can be traced to what is often called "The Good Book", namely "The Bible". Now I do some issues as regards the bible, see my " Religious Quandary" on my other site, but don't misconstrue what was said there. In reading the EMF ( Emotional Freedom Techniques ) material, I was very impressed with the utter simplicity of the process and what can be achieved, if one did use it. When I downloaded the free manual, it covered in great detail, how to perform the process. One need not buy any thing more to use it. There is an option of course, to buy some CD's, but are not necessary to actually use the process. I was impressed enough to buy three sections of the material, so I could actually see and hear what was taking place. One is encouraged to copy and pass along the copies to whom ever you want. Eventually will obtain the rest of the material offered. For now though, I'm good for a year or so ,with what I have. Why not give it a try, with just the free manual?
The link is:
http://www.emofree.com/downloadeftmanual.htm

# 4 Conversations With Me !

2006-12-17T18:38:00.000-06:00

Conversations With Me
Well Ancient One , what pearls of wisdom are you entertaining today? Hey smart ass, that sounded like a poke in the ribs! Anyway, who are you? Why are you talking like you got an "in" to say things to me! Hey Ancient One , slow down now, I'm the "voice" that people hear in their head all the time. Of course though, everyone has their own unique special voice that works 24 /7 to keep you on your toes. Most of the times , people just call me " Babbler". Have been called by many other unkind names though. My job is to keep you aware of "what is happening in you". Generally, I'm free wheeling around through all of your systems, looking for anything that's off kilter, nothing is sacrosanct when I'm prowling around. My job is to call it as I see it. From my much maligned point of view, I'm blamed for most of your troubles unfairly. Again I say, I only find it and report it. You , my friend are responsible for what I find. Oh sure, some of my buddy Babblers have gone off the deep end, and in a left handed manner start to contribute to your many problems. Consider for a moment that which you feed to us, physically,mentally and spiritually on a 24 / 7 basis. Oh yes, my friend, its all tied together. Unfortunately, problems arise when certain people start looking at you as only a part of what you really are. My friend you were recognized as a spirit, and soul and body, many century's ago. Hey now, I didn't just make that up, check it out, in what is called the bible. You want a hint on where to find it! Ok,Ok. Let me check out the main files. Oh, here it is, 1 Thessalonians 5:23. So if fed a steady diet of crap, its easy to get screwed up. Often, one will seek help from another person, that person can be called by various names or titles. Doctor, priest, rabbi, specialist, regardless, if your not seen as a whole entity ( spirit, soul and body ) conditions can erode rapidly. If my checking you out is met with great amounts of eroded or negative things, that is what I report, I don't interpret. This negative reporting is how, the name "Babbler"got started in the first place. I don't like it, but its not my "call" to change it. Its your "call". I " the Babbler" am a minuscule entity of a vast number of energies that take on intelligence so to speak. When you get a conversation going in your head, with questions, and seeming answers, these are coming from the numerous energy entities from all levels of "you". So these energies, regardless of what they are called, gods, devils, demons or angels, are all at work, all the time, prompting you in some direction. Depending on how you reacted, is what "you" are. Serious problems have come up though, when certain kinds of doctors are told that "you hear voices" speaking to you. Might be better, if you just kept your thoughts to yourself. Well Ancient One , I the Babbler haves messed around with your thinking process long enough here, what are you going to do about it!

# 3 Mind and Body Training Control

2006-12-17T16:32:00.000-06:00

Mind and Body Training Control
Mind and Body Training Controll.Ever notice the times you are told to relax, or take it easy, hey you're going to blow a fuse, or even watch your blood pressure or some similar type of worded statement! But how does one do that. To obtain a changed state of mind and an actual state of physical relaxation, one needs to train (start to fine tune) the mind and body to do so. During stress states of mind, relaxation is just not readily achieved. You may gain some, but not maximum control. So are you ready to set a relaxed trigger? What's involved! Breathing, a spot on the wall, a mental picture of a lit candle, eyes open and eyes closed, at whatever time you choose to do so. Just sit and breathe as you ordinarily do. Now find a spot on the wall in front of you, to look at and just breathe normally. Don't turn your head to find that spot, blink normally and don't stare. Do for a few moments, with the eyes open and for a few minutes with the eyes closed. When doing this with the eyes closed, mentally see a lit candle. When doing this with the eyes open, focus on a spot on the wall. Practice doing this for a few days, when ever you have the opportunity. Up to this point you have been breathing normally, while alternating between eyes open focused on a spot, and eyes closed whilevisualizing a lit candle. At this point we are going to introduce a slight change in the way you are breathing. What I want you to do now, is to gently inhale a little longer or deeper and take a little longer to exhale. You will need to experiment here a little bit. What we are looking for here, is a fuller but comfortable inhalation with a slightly longer exhalation. When your lungs are comfortably full, don't strain beyond that point. Once you have found your comfortable breathing pattern or rhythm that's what you will stay with. Whether you breathe through your nose or mouth is not important here. So now its practice, practice and more practice.That's it. However long it takes to achieve this trigger will be well worth it to you. There will come a day that you will realize that you automatically triggered a relaxation mode. With just a little more effort you will learn to deliberately enter that relaxation mode. That is what we are looking for. Problem going to sleep, do a eyes closed, with lit candle routine.Just walked away from a meeting and you are ready to explode with anger, do a quick eyes open routine. Encountering a little road rage, just do the deep breathing part, please don't close your eyes.Want to tune your psychic level, or do some healing actions, use any combination of eyes open / eyes closed routines, plus, what ever other process you would normally use. The process described on this blog, will be posted on my other blog, as it applies equally as well there.Be sure to come back and see what's coming up next. And as long as you there, let me know what you think about what's posted.

# 2 Memories and Healing

2006-12-16T13:15:00.000-06:00

Was very pleased to receive your comments K.F..Asking one to take time to do a post is twofold, one is the gift of sharing and a triggering of stored memories. Will say that you "brought out" six triggers. So in your honor, will blog them. Thank you.
In the true sense, a healer doing spiritual or faith "works" as I call it, never fails. There are periods when I sense a strong flow of something happening. Should perhaps, use the word "energy", but is that what it is.While "in" the process, and endeavoring to "hold" a "corrected, perfect outcome", and directing a flow of "white" energy, "feeling tones", within me can be "happy", "sad", or "euphoric". Now, in that that these feelings tones were not present before I started a "works", what and where do they come from. Is it the recipient or my person that opens these feeling tones.Often times I find that words do get in ones way, when describing "what" is the "works". Every thing is fair game here. Animals, plants, trees, people and parking places. Nothing so far, has been written about those "feeling tones" being felt. Another aspect is, that like at first learning to roller skate or ride a bike, if one has long periods of inactivity, "feeling tones" are slow in coming about. The warming up session (did read of this) however brief, is practically a must. Call it a process, ritual, prayer or what ever, but one needs to "tune in" and warm-up the engines or nothing happens. Now for your Mozart, be aware that he is playing in the backyard when ever you picture him in there. Our Elfie, was hurt by a vet while having his ears cleaned. Was serious enough at one point, where consideration of "putting him to sleep" came up. Do believe that what "works" was done for him, staved off that situation for two more years.
Ordinarily any effort to pet or stroke his back, would, as with most cats, curve his back downwards and away from ones hand. Yet after the vets visit episode, many were the times, Elfie would come up to me to rub against my leg. I would reached down to pet him, fully expecting him to shy away, but he would stay. Would pick him up and gently snuggle him in my arms. He would bury his head into the bend of my elbow, while I ran energy to him with my free hand. Previous attempts ( before the vets visit) to do that were met mostly with Elfie leaping out of my arms. A sad point was finally reached where too much effort and pain by Elfie was reached. He would meow a painful voice. We did, what we felt was the best for him. The question in my mind of course was "did I fail"! I don't think so.
Elfie had let us know, his way, it was time to leave us after 17 years of giving us company and being my pesty pet.Now, while I don't expect flashing signs or fireworks in doing "healing works" it is gratifying to see or hear that the recipient is in fact "doing better". Absent healing is quite another story. Many are reluctant to voice a response to things of this nature. Perhaps out of concern of hurting the feelings of the healer. Yes, way back in time as it's called, there were some feeling tones of hurt, but in retrospect, that must have been ego. Did seek reference for those kind of events. Was delighted (in a left handed manner) to find in the Bible, Matthew 21: 12, - 21: 22, and especially Mark 8:22, 25 and also in Luke 9:38, 43, words
that caused me to make notes that, and when I go back and reread them, I just laughed at what I had written than. In the same order as reference just above:Jesus pissed off (sorry that's the way I wrote it) - what ever you ask in prayer - Jesus had to work harder on his miracle (blind man) -- apostles screwed up, Jesus ticked off, drives out demon.
So now, if Jesus met with some difficulty, who am I to sweat it.
Hey now, thank you for bringing out these memories.I know I deviated a bit here, but it is all a part of what this BLOG is about.

# 1 How It All Started

2006-12-10T18:23:00.000-06:00

Difficult to express in words, my thoughts and feelings, as regards illness, life and death. Many decades of experiences that led to this day and the still present thoughts of " how to correct the many ills seen ". Many healing modalities exist, and it seems that progress in the healing field, overall, is slow. Will admit though, it is a difficult situation to rectify, but not hopeless.
Will bypass for now the thousands of words that would fit here.
Perhaps the title of this blog should have been
" Frustrations Of A Would Be Healer ".
Oh, yes it can be and is a rocky pathway. Beliefs are tested. Religion enters. The bible enters. New age and old age enters. Tears, sorrow, life and death enters. The beauty of nature, a wondrous sunrise and sunset enters. Again much is being left out here.

Came across some reading that did help in many areas of my pathways.
Here is what was said:

" I should give a warning here, which seems on the face of it obvious, but may not be so obvious when you come face-to-face with it. That is, do not allow yourself to be disappointed by apparent failure. If any healer tells me he has never had a failure in spiritual healing, then I would tell that man that he has never had a success either! You will have your failures. There are cases that you will work really hard on, that you will pray over really hard, and insignificant results will be seen. There are other times when you will give healing and the results will be amazing.I have always said that spiritual healing can cure all diseases, but not all patients. it is a knowledge of the workings of the law of karma which has brought me to this conclusion I read the case of one of the most prominent spiritual healers in the world whose greatest friend died in his arms of meningitis; the next day a total stranger came to him suffering with the same complaint and was cured. It is a fact that all diseases will respond to spiritual healing but not all patients. it all depends on the karmic pattern of the patient at the time, as to whether or not he will answer at all, or in the degree that he benefits from these statements. it is not always the question of whether you like to give healing treatments are not. One of the most famous healers in England, in latter years, detested giving spiritual healing, mainly because he felt so inadequate. so deep was his compassion for suffering mankind, that he wanted heal everyone with a wave of a hand; but soon discovered he could not do so, soon discovered he had his failures, which at first out-numbered his successes. however, he felt that whether he liked to do it or not he had to and he became an outstandingly good spiritual healer."

and:

"Quantum- touch is powerful healing work. In order to do quantum touch, it is necessary to first learn various energy exercises. Most people will find these exercises easy to learn and highly pleasurable to do. However, you need to take your time and practice these techniques thoroughly. These exercises are designed to help you increase your awareness of life force energy and physical sensations in your hands. The extra time and effort you spend with them will make a huge difference in your ability to run the energy and increase the power of your healing sessions. Eventually you will feel a growing sense of mastery during, and they will become second nature to you.The energy exercises are placed in a particular order that will facilitate your learning and utilization of these skills. Once you have completed the first round of energy exercises, you'll be ready to learn the basic breathing techniques. At that point you will be able to start combining the breathing and energy exercises together to start doing your healing work. If you put forth your best effort while working these exercises, your success will grow. The best approach is to concentrate while maintaining a very relaxed frame of mind. The less muscle tension you hold in your body and hand, the better you will do."

also:

Healing hands
Have you ever wondered why people will immediately and automatically breathe deeply and put their hands on whatever part of their body was just injured? It seems that this action is Universal and built into our neural hardware. Perhaps some part of us instinctively knows that this is a way for us to assist ourselves and others when in pain. It's funny, but after doing this work for over two decades, whenever I'm around someone who is in a lot pain, I now have an immediate and automatic response -- I start running the energy."

Will explain and expound further on the above statements in future posts.
But, you now have a general idea where this is all headed. Would really like to share and exchange viewpoints with my readers. Why dont you step in and leave some comments.