Well, well, well…… interesting times.
South of the border, it appears Mexico has zeroed in on a big part of the problem. I’m not a fan of the police state in any shape form or fashion, but calling out a disease causing culprit like processed food is about as close to the truth being disclosed as I’ve seen thus far.
Freedom comes in all shapes and sizes. I’d love to weigh in on this with ya’ll…. they’ve made masks mandatory in so many places. What do you think about banning fast food and processed food? It’s not so far fetched, but when is enough enough? What’cha going to do if banning fast and processed food comes to the the USA in the name of “it’s good for you” (even tho it IS good for you…. 😉 ). It’s still your choice….. for now.
https://articles.mercola.com/…/mexican-junk-food-ban…
#healthfreedom
#crazytown
#kindagladtoseethiscomingtothelighttho
#timetolearntocook
#freshisbest
#IdonteatfastorprocessedfoodsanywaybecausetheyAREbadforyoubeyondthecovid
Archives for September 2020
The Covid Pandemic
The true pandemic. If you bought a few vowels, CVD would become the 2020 all too familiar word of the year.
17 million should have the mainstream media up in arms and fear mongering like there truly was no tomorrow… especially since that number dwarfs the current 973K worldwide #electioninfection deaths (200K in the USA)…. instead of the crickets we get on this topic. If all the attention had been on eliminating the risk factors of CVD, imagine how many lives would be saved yearly…. so why the crickets then?
…..Massive media attention to CVD (no vowels 😉) would mean food would have to become healthy, exercise would become commonplace, Lazyboys would be empty, emotions would be dealt with in a healthy manner, cigarettes and vaping would be outlawed, and stress would be recognized and managed properly…… and who wants that kind of control raining down on them? I certainly don’t! We live in a free country🇺🇸 thank goodness!… free to choose how we live and eat despite the health outcome.
Most CVD is ultimately self induced and it’s human nature to want to lay blame elsewhere rather than recognizing where the real problem lies. Perhaps that is also why putting faith in something that won’t even keep smoke out 😷( not my words… the CDC said it ) instead of learning how to build and maintain a healthy immune system has been so easy to sell to the general public.
Our bodies will always be a work in progress, and having a healthy body you trust to protect and serve you requires an ownership mentality. Put in the effort and your body will respond accordingly, just as God designed it to.
Thank goodness we have health freedom here in the USA 🇺🇸to do just that. Not every country is so blessed and given the climate in today’s world, we probably ought not be quick to take it for granted. Freedom isn’t free. It takes work to make it happen.
#healthgoals
#fixingwhatisbroken
#CVDisamajorriskfactoroftheCV19
graphic credit: Ed Dailey
Thieves for the Season
I feel with near certainty that this coming cold and flu season will be a tumultuous one as a side effect from the mask wearing (NOT because of the ‘rona of 2020).
If you haven’t already, it’s time to assess what you have on hand and stock up on what you need so that you don’t have to run out in an emergency and buy something that further clogs up your body’s perfectly designed systems.
#wehavethetoolsavailabletous
Are you a DIY’er? If so, this post is for you! If you aren’t a DIY’er, you are still in luck…. as YL has a Thieves chest rub! (item # 23801)
Don’t wait til it’s too late. Young Living has stellar immune support products, and some of them often go out of stock when the going gets tough for the masses in the fall and winter. My advice?….. get what you need, (just as you would have bandaids on hand) and then buy a little extra.
Why are masks going to make the situation worse?
> they increase stress which suppresses the immune system.
> they decrease your oxygen intake and increase your recycled CO2 intake (also suppressing your immune system).
> there is an enormous amount of bacteria hanging out on the interior of that mask that is being worn daily.
Take a breather whenever you can. Change your masks out several times daily if you must wear a mask. Remember that if masks won’t keep smoke particles out (as the CDC has stated publically), they certainly won’t keep something smaller than smoke out either…… no amount of believing or wishing will alter that fact.
xoxo~ liz
(I am here to inform you about clean and healthy products that won’t gunk up your body 😉 )
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#ifyouarenotpreparedinhealthnothingelsematters
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#doyouhaveyourfallandwinterwellnesskitbuilt
Power to Heal – part 4
PART IV : A Renewable Resource: You!
100 Trillion. OK, give or take a few… but that’s how many living cells we have in our body. Our body is designed to constantly replace bad and dying cells for good ones. Some cells are replaced quickly (blood), while others take much longer (bones).
The QUALITY of what is replaced is largely dependent upon the building materials 😉 (what do you eat and drink?), and toxins you are exposed to (Remember, those toxins could be both physical or emotional).
Do you remember the parable in the Bible about the man who built his house on the sand (an unstable foundation), and a storm 🌊came (stress) and the floods came (more stress) and the house fell away? A second man built his house on the rock (a solid foundation) and the storm and the flood came, but the house on the rock stood standing. (Matt 7:24-27)
Our bodies are very much like one of these houses. We choose which one thru our daily habits and lifestyle. Our body’s foundation is what we choose to feed it, and how we choose to take care of it. If we feed it garbage (processed foods, junk drinks, poor “mind chatter” etc) and if we don’t work to maintain our moving parts (motion is lotion!) and keep our toxin load low, our foundation will be poor indeed and will be prone to sag and ultimately fall in times of stress, wear and tear. 😢
Thankfully, God graced us with powerful healing mechanisms provided we participate responsibly in the “care and feeding” of us! Every 15 minutes, roughly 1.5 billion new cells are created within a human body…. Every 7 years, there’s a whole new you cell by cell. Are your cells constantly upgrading or downgrading? Well…… that depends! How are you caring for you?
We have the power to heal ourselves, but only if we ACTIVELY participate in the process!
xoxo~ liz
(Home Depot’s got nothing on building materials for a strong foundation! 😉 )
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#thepowertoheal
#weareuniquelyandwonderfullymade
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What’s next?
Part V….. Taking out the garbage!
Power to Heal – part 3
Part III: The power of the mind!
Early in my pharmacy career👩⚕️, I filled a prescription written by an older doctor. I was a young pharmacist, and incredulous at what I was about to fill…… sugar pills. No, they weren’t pills for diabetes. These were flat out simple white pills made of pressed sugar and probably some other inert ingredients. My older co-worker pharmacist told me this particular patient had been getting them for years to help with her anxiety. Oh really? I thought…. This gal must be crazy. (again, the young naive pharmacist waving her newbie flag). Turns out, she wasn’t crazy, and the doctor was brilliant.
The “placebo effect” isn’t a new thing. In fact, it’s been around since Methuselah. The mind is a powerful tool…. More effective than we give it credit for. Hundreds (if not thousands!) of studies confirm that our body responds to what we believe and what we tell ourselves…. Regardless if it’s that quiet mind chatter or if we outright talk to ourselves out loud…. our beliefs and our words (spoken or not) shape emotional and sensory perceptions. We truly ARE what we think we are.
Western medicine acknowledges this as a fact, but rarely utilizes it as a way to jump start the healing process. Migraines, pain, arthritis, asthma, allergies, ADHD, high blood pressure, IBS, and depression are just a few dis-eases that have been shown to be responsive to the placebo effect.
Placebo’s aren’t just in pill form either. A 2014 study in Oxford University looked at 53 trials that compared surgical intervention to placebo. In 74% (39 out of 53) of the trials, there was improvement in the placebo surgery.
The placebo effect works in multiple ways. In addition to the psychological aspect of “we are what we think we are”, “believing” also plays an active role within certain neurotransmitter functions…. Including the dopamine, opioid, serotonin, and endocannabinoid (think CBD) systems. In essence, merely believing that you will feel better activates the body into helping you do just that.
Our bodies WANT to heal, and perhaps our minds have just not been taught how to participate!
So if a certain degree of healing can occur simply by teaching someone how to use their own tools available to them (the power of self “prescribed” positive vibes….ie: the physics and biology of frequency!!), why aren’t more western medicine doctors AND insurance companies educating their patients about this? Certainly proper eating habits, hydration, and exercise should be added to this list as well. #chalkituptoprofit
The sad truth is this….. because we are an “insta” country, positivity, slow food, and exercise don’t generally fall into the “insta” bucket of western medicine. Positivity is cultivated by close friendships and/or family with a healthy portion of gratitude and kindness, and dare I say it… a faith that produces peace that passes all understanding. It is a learned character trait that ANYONE can master should they desire to do so.
Western medicine should be our safety net, not a quick fix.
Mind over matter… matters.
👉What’s next? Part IV…. Body, how do you heal thyself? 👈
Xoxo~ liz
If you’d like to learn more about the power of our minds, I highly suggest Dr. Carolyn Leaf’s books (Who Switched off my Brain and others!)
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#sharingiscaring
#powerinthinking
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