June 29th, 2010 by Nettie
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No secret I am a homeopath and it’s no secret that lots of folks out there don’t understand or agree with modalities like homeopathy. You know what? DON’T CARE!!! I am sooooo over being brow beaten by people who haven’t got the faintest idea about homeopathy. These same people then presume to tell me – not ask – but TELL me why homoeopathy is a sham and by association so am I. And I am officially over trying to reason with or just inviting people to think about homoeopathy or any other form of ‘alternate‘ healing. We are all adults and as such have the right to make our own choices – knock yourself out! Just leave me alone – OK? I respect your choices – offer me the same courtesy.
The reason for this rant? Truthfully, I have had my doubts about homeopathy too occasionally. And no not because it does not work – it has never let me down… Rather it’s in those moments when I am designing a presentation on homeopathy and I think about how ‘science’ does not support the modality. We are all so hypnotised by materialism. I think most us who work outside the mainstream have occasional doubts – and why not? We are constantly ridiculed, questioned, forced to defend ourselves and our work in a way those in the mainstream have never even dreamed of. And why would they? They are the mainstream, accepted ‘understood’… Anyway, every now and again I have my not so secret doubts and then a lesson appears. I have to say that after this latest lesson I have renewed respect for the power of this modality.
» Read more: Even I’m Amazed
April 7th, 2010 by Nettie
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As you probably know by now I am a big advocate of people taking charge of their own health. I was actually thinking about promoting a product “Healing Kitchen” that I absolutely believe in as a cornerstone of good health but it is a bit pricey. With that statement I found myself asking ‘what price is health?‘ and ‘What does it cost to be sick?“ As some of you may know we do a lot of pro-bono work because we believe in making our services accessible to everyone. And it comes to a point where we do so much pro bone work we have to stop and actually earn some money… anyway – so I am thinking about how we ‘cost‘ our health on the basis of what things cost and then I get this email:
It’s Time to Declare Your Health Independence
If the current health care debate has anything to teach us, it’s that it’s going to be more expensive in the future to get sick. Much more. On the other hand, it will pay you handsomely to keep yourself and your family well. Insurance premiums are already rising. They’ve doubled since 2000 — and one California provider is preparing customers for an immediate 39% premium hike. One US city now bills $300 for a 911 call (expect this idea to spread).
Just in case you need extra motivation to start taking better care of yourself and your family, here are some scary statistics on the high price of illness these days
- 62.1% of bankruptcies in the US are medically-related
- 50% of all home foreclosure are caused by medical problems
- 37% of Americans pay more than $2,000 for medical bills out of pocket each year
- 30% of workers lose two or more weeks of work because of illness annually
- 46.6 million Americans have no health insurance
- 14,000 workers are losing insurance coverage every day because of unemployment
Meanwhile, Type 2 diabetes is an epidemic (with nearly 30 million Americans already diagnosed and perhaps 10 million walking around not knowing they have it). Cancer is now the nation’s leading killer, striking 1-out-of-2 sometime in our lives. And heart attacks still claim 500,000 of us every year. These are not good survival odds.
These are some seriously scary stats…
Here are 7 Simple Ways to Keep Out of Medical Debt (why not call it – ways to save your life and some money to enjoy it with???)
Numerous studies show that the majority of the health problems that send us to the doctor and the hospital are almost entirely preventable by making a few simple lifestyle changes…
March 12th, 2010 by Nettie
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The Shakti Mat is a portable bed of nails used to relieve pain, promote relaxation and help with a range of health problems including insomnia, pain relief and recovery from injury. It is very popular in Sweden where it is used by an estimated 10% of the population. So we thought it was worth trying – we were so impressed we now use it in clinic. Why? Because we have seen this simple self help option make a difference to many common problems that western medicine does not offer sustainable solutions to. It helps us help ourselves – with no harmful side effects.
What is it?
Originally, a bed of nails was constructed out of wood and metal nails. Today the mat is available in a portable user friendly design. The metal nails have been replaced with plastic spiked discs and instead of a wooden base there is a comfy Styrofoam padded insert within a 100% cotton material ‘pillowcase’. Each mat has 230 plastic discs and each disc has 27 points. This results in potentially 6000 points of contact with your skin which surpasses traditional models.
How the mat works:
“From a physical viewpoint the points on the discs stimulate the body to release endorphins – a family of neuropeptides concentrated in the pituitary gland and hypothalamus involved with pain relief. These endorphins are the body’s response to stress and help determine mood. Membrane receptors for endorphins are found in large quantities in the pain pathways of the nervous system. The release of endorphins triggers a self-healing mechanism in the body and blocks pain. The result is a sense of deep relaxation and well-being, even high levels of happiness.” Use of the Shakti mat also prompts the body to release a range of other calming hormones and it increases the circulation of blood and lymph. This too has a detoxifying, stimulating and healing effect.
» Read more: Review – Original Shakti Mat
February 20th, 2010 by Nettie
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Hi All, just had to let you know that since we posted our first article on What is Reseveratrol we have used a new product NuRev by Nutronix. I have had a good response to the supplement – more on that in another post. But more importantly I have been listening to some webinars on NuRev and people have had such a good response to it they are starting local loss competitions on it. These are mature people who have been using it and they report they are losing weight effortlessly. I was heartened – perhaps, at last, some marketing we can believe. Is this the product for mature people who need to rev up their metabolic system?
One guy who rang participating in the webinar reported starting a weight loss competition at his office. He is organising a ‘biggest loser‘ challenge using NuRev Resveratrol – that’s how confident he is about the product. He decided to do this based on the feedback from a friend who took half a case (6 bottles) over a period of months and lost 50 pounds. That man was so impressed with the product that he sent half a case to his brother who also lost weight! This man, NOT a member of the company, has since ordered another case. We were so impressed by their story that we ordered a case. We gave some as Xmas presents and kept some for ourselves. BTW, I have been using the product for about a month and people are asking me if I am losing weight! Now that objective is ALWAYS on my agenda… so watch this space. I am so excited!!!
» Read more: Resveratrol Update
December 24th, 2009 by Gez
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We can’t believe it is already ‘that time of year’…As most us down tools for the year, or at least for a few days and prepare to reflect on what was, we send you and your family our best wishes for this festive season.
Regardless of what, or any, religion you may practice we hope this time is filled with love and laughter. We hope you too have a joyous time with loved ones, enjoy an indulgence or two and rejuvenate. Enjoy!
Ho-ho-hope you have fun and be safe.
From all of us in the Healthy Self team
Merry Xmas
November 30th, 2009 by Gez
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It’s no secret I am a homoeopath and no that’s not me in the photo…but I would really like some of whatever it is she is taking… I love homoeopathy and I love being able to work with people to develop their own health and wellness goals/strategies. One of our strategies for achieving that is to construct our world with as few chemicals as possible. While I am not anti 21st century or anti doctor in any way I do believe in – and enjoy the positive effects of – eliminating harsh chemicals – especially for our children. Their systems are SO sensitive and we need to protect/support them for as long as possible – they will bombard themselves into toxic overload when they are adolescents…To see the amazing effects of eliminating chemicals for yourself, take a look at the outcomes being achieved in areas like the treatment of autism and autism spectrum disorders. Once harmful chemicals are removed from kids DIETS and environments, those same kids (and their families) transform’ as if by magic. Anyway – I digress.
As the northern hemisphere head into (swine) flu season and with that whole issue of the Ukraine strain lurking – an article on (swine) flu prevention and treatment seemed timely. I have written what I think of as key interventions/strategies depending on the client and their sitiation.
» Read more: Swine Flu & You
November 16th, 2009 by Gez
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‘Why Alkaline my water?’ you ask. Well, take just five minutes and write down EVERYTHING you ate and drank over the past week and you will probably discover you have ingested way more acid than alkaline substances. Over the short term that does not matter. But! Our love of the 21st century western diet (fast food/processed/cereals/colourings etc) and lifestyle means most of us live that imbalance over our entire lifetime. So what? WELL, increasing research is linking high acid levels in our blood to chronic disease; many people are choosing to alkalize their diets and lifestyles.
So like we were saying, an acid imbalance for prolonged periods results in over acidity (or acidosis) weakens all the body’s systems making it vulnerable to diseases; it is very common today. In 1933 the New York doctor William Howard Hay published a ground-breaking book “A New Health Era” in which he maintains that all disease is caused by auto-toxication (or “self-poisoning”) due to acidosis in the body.
» Read more: Alkaline your water with Berry Tree
September 16th, 2009 by Nettie
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So how have you all been going with the idea of detoxing? Have you planned or better still, started one? It’s a good thing to do, I just did a mini fast – great. As we said in the previous article, detoxing allows your body to clear out the results of past ‘indiscretions’. Detoxing gives your system the opportunity to rest in order to help ‘clear out the stuck bits’. In our first article “Why Detox” we did not discuss any strategies to help your detox and move the ‘stuck bits’.
So now that we opened up the discussion of detoxing, we might as well develop it a bit further. There are a number of methods that can enhance a detox and or be used as stand alone strategies to maintain digestive health on a regular basis – we are referring to colon cleansing. There are two main ways to colon cleanse: using herbal medicines or supplements or the more ‘physical’ method of colon hydrotherapy. Before we discuss either method I want to start with a reminder - food is medicine. Eat well and you will successfully avoid the majority of lifestyle related health problems. And it is never too late, in fact a change of diet will often help heal chronic health problems.
There are a variety of adjunct therapies that can assist with detoxing and in my opinion the method that gives the most immediate results is colon hydrotherapy or irrigation. I will mention the other methods for your reference. One more thing, my assumption is that quite a few readers will be dealing with constipation or stools that are difficult to evacuate/pass. Chronic diarrhea is an indicator of a range of problems too including parasites or highly impacted feces. Pay as much attention to loose stools as constipation.
Did you know current research is finally supporting what natural healers have known ‘forever‘? Gut function and digestive health play a fundamental role in all kinds of health problems from autism to arthritis to colon cancer, rectal cancer to auto immune diseases and allergies. It pays to pay your gut and colon some attention.
» Read more: Colon Cleansing To Rev Up Your Detox
September 9th, 2009 by Nettie
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Cancer continues to rise so lets use our resources differently to meet and counter act it. There are interesting outcomes related to cancer from the recent Resveratrol studies. No doubt you have seen the 60 Minutes footage; those encouraging images of Resveratrol fed mice having greater stamina than their non Resveratrol laced buddies. Just in case you haven’t click here view the 60 Minutes footage (you need to scroll down the page).
Having viewed the footage you have no doubt reached the same conclusion as us; the therapeutic claims from human trials in diabetes looks great and now human trials in treating cancer are very encouraging. This coupled with the purchase of the Sirtris start up company for almost 3/4 of a billion US dollars indicates these researchers are onto something big. Or are they?
» Read more: Resveratrol and Cancer
August 27th, 2009 by Gez
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Last year our family spent 10 months living in Bolivia where the altitude of the cities we stayed can reach as high as 4,500m above sea level (approx 15,000 ft). Although we lived in Cochabamba we often traveled to the (de facto) capital La Paz which is approx 3,640 m (or 11,942 ft) above sea level; as you might have guessed the oxygen is a bit thin. For those who have no experience of high altitudes it means that when you walk, go up stairs or do any form of physical exertion there is not enough oxygen being passed into your body. The effects of altitude, otherwise known as Altitude sickness, can result in a variety of symptoms including being light headed, headaches, excessive tiredness, vomiting and in extreme cases it can be fatal. The airport international airport Bolivia has a oxygen room for those people adversely affected ed by altitude. Even the locals from Cochabamba (which isn’t exactly low…) complain about the altitude in La Paz.
The locals, who chew coca for a variety of reasons, advise you to drink mate (tea) of Coca to fix altitude sickness but our experience is that it takes a fair amount of tea and to tell you the truth my bladder cannot take it, between the altitude and then need to run to the toilet – it’s not a good combination. My partner a Homeopath suggested a Homoeopathic medicine for altitude, which is, surprise surprise, made from coca. It worked a treat and saved my bladder – phew!!!
» Read more: Coca Is Not Cocaine
No secret I am a homeopath and it’s no secret that lots of folks out there don’t understand or agree with modalities like homeopathy. You know what? DON’T CARE!!! I am sooooo over being brow beaten by people who haven’t got the faintest idea about homeopathy. These same people then presume to tell me – not ask – but TELL me why homoeopathy is a sham and by association so am I. And I am officially over trying to reason with or just inviting people to think about homoeopathy or any other form of ‘alternate‘ healing. We are all adults and as such have the right to make our own choices – knock yourself out! Just leave me alone – OK? I respect your choices – offer me the same courtesy.
