If I had to give just one teaching about what I’ve learned in all of my studies, it would be this. To truly heal and optimally care for our bodies, we must see ourselves as one with all that is. We cannot see ourselves as separate from anything around us or within us.
We must look at our relationship with our food, with the earth, with our families, co-workers and communities. All of it is connected. No separation.
When we think of food as something that comes from outside of ourselves, as something separate from us, we can take a lot for granted and it’s easy to feed our bodies substances that do not serve it. But when we realize our connection to the earth, our place in the greater ecosystem of life on this planet – the animals, plants, trees, water, air, rocks and the life system as a whole – we can begin to act in a way that moves life through us as a part of the continuous cycle of nature. The life force that moves through everything and connects us all as one will inform and govern our movements in a way that will only provide for our good and the good of the whole.
This is not something that can be solely understood with the mind. We must take it in to our hearts and feel it, experience it and live it. It is a part of each of us – inside. We must each connect with and live from this inner union in order to truly heal ourselves and our planet. We cannot heal ourselves and ignore the cries of the planet, nor can we heal the planet and continue to mishandle our bodies.
This is a path of learning – a part of the journey to know the truths of who we are, what we carry and the worlds in which we travel.
…but were afraid to ask. I’m putting together a FAQ page for colon hydrotherapy. I’d like to take the mystery out of what goes on behind that closed door. So if you have any “burning questions” (or itching questions or backed up questions), send me an email. Chances are other people would like to know the answers too. I’ll do my best to get the answer to you, and to include it in the FAQ page if appropriate.
Also, join me and my fellow therapists at Relaxing Alternatives, Denese Scott and Sandra Reyes, on Wednesday, March 30th at 7pm for a free open house where you can see the equipment up close and personal and get answers to your questions face to face. Still send your questions in now so we can be better prepared and get the website updated.
I have always loved and admired Jack LaLanne, but after viewing the videos and reading the articles that have emerged since his death on Sunday, I am now in love with him!
Clearly, his sense of humor, positive attitude, determination and no-nonsense, no excuses, common sense approach to healthy living fueled his long and happy life.
Check out this tribute to the life of Jack LaLanne…
Top Twelve Favorite Jack LaLanne Quotes:
“I can’t afford to die. It will wreck my image.”
“We don’t know all the answers. If we knew all the answers we’d be bored, wouldn’t we? We keep looking, searching, trying to get more knowledge.”
“Do you think that man could ever make a machine that the only way you could hurt it is don’t use it? Could man make a machine that in every 90 days practically every cell changes? Think about this.”
“Exercise is king. Nutrition is queen. Put them together and you’ve got a kingdom!”
“If you haven’t exercised for a long time, just start out for a couple of minutes a day. Then work it up a little bit. You’d be surprised at the end of thirty days, how many things you are doing.”
“I don’t care how old I live! I just want to be living while I am living!”
“You like your dog? Would you get your dog up in the morning and give him a cup of coffee, a cigarette and a doughnut?”
“People are exceeding the feed limit.”
“If man makes it, don’t eat it.”
“Anything that happens to you, good or bad, all you ladies and gentlemen, you make it happen.”
“When a New York Times reporter phoned him for an interview in 2004, Mr. LaLanne demanded, ‘How often do you work out?’ Told ‘I don’t,’ Mr. LaLanne responded: ‘Are you sitting down? Then stand up. Sit down. Stand up. Sit down. . . . ‘ from Washington Post, January 24, 2011
“A lot of people say, ‘I’m fat because my dad is fat.’ You’re fat because you ate all that junk that your dad was eating to make him fat.”
And one interesting piece of trivia: Did you know the jumping jack was named after Jack LaLanne, who started his morning television show with the now famous exercise?
Thank you Jack for paving the way for what we now take for granted as common knowledge and common practice. You set out to change the world, and you did it! You are an inspiration for all of us!! Congratulations on a life fully lived!
Quotes are sourced from various articles and interviews that I’ve read and watched today.
There’s a lot of talk about pH, and some of it sounds so confusing, even contradictory, that it’s hard to know what’s true and what to do for what reasons. I’m going to try to shed a little light on the subject.
First, what is pH? “pH” literally stands for “potential hydrogen”. The pH scale is used to measure whether a substance is acid or alkaline. The pH scale ranges from 1 to 14, with 1 being most acidic, 7 being neutral and 14 being most alkaline. You probably learned about this in 7th grade science class where you did all those experiments with acid and alkaline substances. If you remember this, you probably also remember that when you combine an acid with an alkaline, they neutralize each other.
OK, so what does that have to do with you and your body? Well, here’s where confusion comes in. You hear references to acidity with regard to several areas of your body, and each area of your body operates under different pH needs, but the terminology is all the same so it’s hard to know which is which. When all of these references are jumbled together, you get what sounds like a bunch of contradictions.
For example, you may think of oranges, lemons and tomatoes as acidic foods. But aren’t these foods supposed to be good for you? Yes, they are. While these foods can be acidic to the stomach, they actually have an alkalizing effect on the blood. When you hear about acidic pH levels in the body mysteriously wreaking havoc, this is referring to the pH of the blood.
Your blood MUST stay within a very narrow margin of it’s pH range or your cells will die and so will you. I heard someone say once, of course my pH is in range, otherwise I’d be dead. This is true, but why all the concern? Here’s why – your amazing body is designed to survive at all costs. This is inherent in your body’s nature. Your blood needs to stay at a pH of 7.365. If you are loading your body with substances that are acidic to the blood, your body will do its best to neutralize the acidity to maintain this slightly alkaline state.
To understand this, we need to look at minerals. Certain minerals are alkalizing to the blood – for example calcium, potassium, magnesium. Others are acidic – for example sulphur, phosphorus, chlorine. If your body is taking in an excess of acidic minerals, your blood will seek out the alkaline minerals to neutralize the acidic minerals. In this case, it will take calcium, potassium or magnesium from your bones, soft tissues and body fluids. It’s robbing Peter to pay Paul, so to speak. Good for Paul, but not so good for Peter.
So, you will continue to live, but you might eventually see signs of osteoporosis, high blood pressure, arthritis, cancer and other ailments. Additionally, bacteria, viruses, yeast and parasites all thrive in an acidic environment. Not good for Peter, and eventually not good for Paul either.
The pH of your blood is influenced by a number of factors in your environment, including the foods you eat, the beverages you drink, the air your breathe, the drugs you take, the products you put on your skin and scalp, environmental toxins, sunshine, etc, and all of these substances have their own pH value. Additionally physical exercise and stress influence your pH and how well your body is able to respond to imbalances.
We focus on acidity because processed foods, dead foods, chemical additives, preservatives and pesticides, toxins in our water, skin products and cleaning products are common in our diets and environments, and they all produce acidity in the blood. You don’t want to become too alkaline either, but it’s highly unlikely that that would be the case, unless you ingest a poison such as lye.
The good news is that you don’t have to get a degree in science or nutrition to know how to provide the proper environment to support a balanced pH level in your blood. Here are a few simple guidelines:
Maintain a diet of 80% fresh fruits and vegetables.
Drink at least 8 8-oz glasses of fresh clean water every day.
Use all natural organic skin products, including makeup.
Use all natural organic cleaning products in your home.
Exercise regularly.
Learn to manage your stress levels through lifestyle and some form of meditation.
Sound familiar? I’m sure you’ve heard all of this before. This is just another stream that reinforces the reasons to make those lifestyle changes that support better health.
Your body is incredibly wise. It wants to maintain homeostasis in order to keep you healthy, and it knows how to do it. All you have to do is provide it the proper support. Give it love and good care, and it will do the same for you.
I first encountered this while in training for colon hydrotherapy certification. It’s funny and oh so true!
The organs of the body were having a meeting, trying to decide who was in charge. Each organ took a turn to speak up:
Brain: I should be in charge because I run all body functions.
Blood: I should be in charge because I circulate oxygen for the brain.
Stomach: I should be in charge because I process food to the brain.
Legs: I should be in charge because I take the brain where it wants to go.
Eyes: I should be in charge because I let the brain see where it’s going.
Asshole: I should be in charge because I get rid of your waste.
All the other parts laughed so hard and this made the asshole very mad. To prove his point, the asshole immediately slammed tightly closed and stayed that way for 6 days, refusing to rid the body of any waste whatsoever.
Day 1 – Brain got a terrible headache and cried out for relief.
Day 2 – Stomach got bloated and began to ache terribly.
Day 3 – Legs got cramps and became unstable.
Day 4 – Eyes became watery and vision became blurred.
Day 5 – Blood became toxic and poisoned the body.
Day 6 – The other organs agreed to let the asshole be in charge.
MORAL OF THE STORY: “NO MATTER WHO YOU ARE, OR HOW IMPORTANT YOU THINK YOU ARE, YOU WILL FIND THAT IT IS ALWAYS THE ASSHOLE THAT IS IN CHARGE”.
So don’t let waste get backed up in your system. There is safe, effective help for you. Check out the info on Colon Hydrotherapy, also known as colonics, and contact me if you have questions. I’m working on more info to post on the site… coming soon!
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If I had to give just one teaching about what I’ve learned in all of my studies, it would be this. To truly heal and optimally care for our bodies, we must see ourselves as one with all that is. We cannot see ourselves as separate from anything around us or within us.
…but were afraid to ask. I’m putting together a FAQ page for colon hydrotherapy. I’d like to take the mystery out of what goes on behind that closed door. So if you have any “burning questions” (or itching questions or backed up questions), send me an email. Chances are other people would like to know the answers too. I’ll do my best to get the answer to you, and to include it in the FAQ page if appropriate.
For example, you may think of oranges, lemons and tomatoes as acidic foods. But aren’t these foods supposed to be good for you? Yes, they are. While these foods can be acidic to the stomach, they actually have an alkalizing effect on the blood. When you hear about acidic pH levels in the body mysteriously wreaking havoc, this is referring to the pH of the blood.
The pH of your blood is influenced by a number of factors in your environment, including the foods you eat, the beverages you drink, the air your breathe, the drugs you take, the products you put on your skin and scalp, environmental toxins, sunshine, etc, and all of these substances have their own pH value. Additionally physical exercise and stress influence your pH and how well your body is able to respond to imbalances.
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