Dear Julie,
Welcome to the Healthful Living newsletter - please
enjoy the information and insights. We welcome your
feedback and wish you healthful living this summer,
and for the rest of the year.
Demystifying the Mind/Body Connection by Martin Matthews |
People often ask me how hypnosis relates to health
and healing. They've heard about hypnosis for weight
loss, smoking cessation, to help stay on an exercise
regime, to assist in boosting white blood cell count to
combat disease, or many other applications. The
notion of "mind/body" is touted all over, but what does
it really mean to your health? Here are some of my
thoughts.
For one, I think it's important to understand that we
all experience some form of hypnosis (trance like
states) everyday. We may not be aware of this
because of how we identify with hypnosis. We
typically limit our comprehension to "mystical" or
"spooky" definitions. Perhaps we've seen a movie
where a hypnotist swung a gold pocket watch as their
patient was "mesmerized" into doing all sorts of things
the hypnotist told them. This is not a true
representation of hypnosis.
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Bioenergy Balancing for Autistic Spectrum Disorders (ASDs) |
For the past two years I've been applying a
biochemical
approach, such as the DAN! (Defeat Autism Now!)
nutritional
protocol, to help improve the symptoms of those with
ASDs.
In this article I will introduce you to an innovative form
of
therapy that has served my own healing and furthered
my
clients health objectives as well. My colleague, Amy
Mears
(see her ongoing column in the Healthful Living
newsletter)
and I are combining our greatest knowledge of the
biochemistry of autism with acutely effective
application of
energy work, called Bioenergy Balancing. We are using
this
approach to further support those with autistic
spectrum
disorders.
What is Bioenergy Balancing?
Bioenergy Balancing releases emotions and trauma that
have
become blocked and stored in the body at the cellular
level.
These blockages affect the flow of chi, the universal
life
energy that continually supplies the body with energy
and
vitality. When this energy is blocked, it affects the
biochemical processes and overall health of the
physical
body. Bioenergy Balancing uses non-invasive muscle
testing
to understand the causes of the biochemical
imbalances and
restores the body to health by releasing blockages
along the
appropriate energy meridians of the body, much like
the
systems that acupuncturists use in their work.
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Profile: Specific Carbohydrate Diet (SCD) for Intestinal Disorders |
IBS
Chronic Diarrhea
Celiac Disease
Candidiasis
The Specific Carbohydrate Diet is a godsend for many
of those who feel they
have "tried everything." The diet is based on research
and diet recommendations that Elaine Gottschall
discovered from Dr. Haas in the pursuit of relief for her
eight year old daughter suffering from incurable
ulcerative colitis in 1958.
The first question you may ask is why is she still
working on this 46 years later? Anyone who has met
Elaine, knows what a pleasure it is to speak with her.
She's sharp, funny, courageous, and very bright. Her
determination to help others is inspiring. After healing
her daughter many years ago, she continues to lecture
and get the word out on this powerful diet.
SCD is based on the principle that many intestinal
disorders are based on a vicious cycle of:
1. Intestinal inflammation and damage
2. This inflammation causes a decrease in
enzymes
and decreased carbohydrate digestion
3. These undigested carbohydrate or sugar molecules
promote the growth of pathogenic organisms that feed
on sugars
4. Causing further damage and perpetuating a vicious
cycle.
To break the vicious cycle, one must eliminate ALL
complex sugars. Monosaccharides are allowed - fruit,
vegetables, and honey, but all other carbohydrates
must be avoided. Since monosaccharides do not
require digestion, they can be absorbed into the small
intestine quickly; therefore do not contribute to the
feeding of microorganisms. No others sugars, grains, or
starchy vegetables are allowed. While it can be
challenging to avoid these carbohydrate staples of our
diet, the use of fruit and honey provide for delicious
and sweet snacks, and the ability to use nut flours in
place of grain flours allow for some flavorful muffins,
crackers, and breading to be created. Many of my
clients who have tried this diet, swear by it. Once
you get the hang of the diet, the benefits of improved
health and digestive relief are worth it.
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Nourishing the Spiritual Body by Amy Mears |
Are you overwhelmed by life these days? Are you
overburdened with responsibilities, work, child raising,
and all of the errands that it takes to support you in
your life?
If you are overwhelmed, I thank you for stopping a
moment to read this column. And I want to
acknowledge all that you do to provide for your self
and your family, because in this day and age, I know
that it's not easy. There is a never ending to-do list,
a sense of always being available with the advent of
cell phones and email, and a scary, uncertain financial
picture for many people in their jobs and lives.
If you can take a moment in between phone calls and
sips of coffee, I invite you to consider how this
lifestyle is affecting your body and your health. Do you
feel happy and energized by your life? Or do you feel
as if you're struggling to keep up with the flow? Do
you take time to eat? Do you run from appointment to
appointment with little time in between? Are you
suffering from aches and pains, or restless sleep, or
has your health already been compromised in a more
serious way?
For many people, the demands of their lives far
outweigh the energy reserves they have to supply
themselves. They strategize their errand routes for
maximum efficiency. They fuel their bodies with coffee
and sugar, feeling groggy when they wake up and as if
a truck had run over them by the end of the day.
They are rushed to get to work, overburdened when
they arrive because of the personnel cuts of the past
years, and cope with the stress by having a few drinks
after work, thereby providing themselves with a false
sense of euphoria to end their day with.
I know this because I was one of those people for a
long time...
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Playing with your Food: Summer Cooking Class |
Introduction to delicious summer produce. Stuck in a
rut? Get your creative juices flowing. Learn how to
create healthy meals with local seasonal food with
Sandy Zeldes, Personal Chef and Caterer
(www.sandysgourmet.com), and Julie
Matthews, Certified Nutrition Consultant.
Healthy and Creative Salads and Vinaigrettes
Smoothies and Juices with Delicious Summer Fruits
Intro to Sprouting Foods
Saturday, July 24th
11:00AM - 2:00PM
San Francisco
Call or email to reserve your spot. Space is limited.
$65 includes food sampling.
415-437-6807
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Review: Super Size Me - Film by Morgan Spurlock |
This film is a must see! Winner for Best Director in
2004's Sundance Film Festival, this documentary by
Spurlock chronicles his 30-day exclusive McDonald's
diet. To understand the health effects of eating
McDonald's, Spurlock eats a diet in which he can only
consume products from the McDonald's menu for 30
days. He must have everything on the menu at least
once and must super size his meal if offered by a
cashier. Under the supervision of three physicians: a
gastroenterologist, internist, and cardiologist,
Spurlock's progress (or descent) is followed.
It's amazing to the addictive and emotion alerting
nature of this fast food, the level to which his
cholesterol and weight skyrocket after only a few
weeks, and how his liver becomes as fatty as someone
who has been on a 30-day alcohol binge.
This film is eye opening. It uncovers the power of the
fast food industry on food policy and on American's
view of "food," and well as exposing the effects of
fast food on health. It is no wonder that American is
the fattest nation of people in the world. Even the
doctors are amazed at how much a diet of fast food
can so rapidly affect someone's health. It's no wonder
that the fat cat lobbyists in Washington are trying to
pass legislation making it illegal to sue fast food
restaurants. The extend they go to manipulate our
children into a lifelong fast food addiction is chillingly
close to what the tobacco industry has gotten away
with.
Go see this film, and take a friend. If we are going to
change it, we need to be aware of what this industry
is doing to our health.
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Tune into Julie! |
Julie's radio show, "Reality
Sandwich,"
airs Thursdays @ NOON
Tune in to 89.5FM KPOO in San Francisco, or online at
www.KPOO.com.
Julie's upcoming guests...
June 17th - "Brain Imaging for Autistic Spectrum
Disorders" with Brian Goldman, M.D.
June 24th - "Body/Mind Cleanse for Pitta Season"
with
Reenita Malhotra, Ayurvedic Clinician
July 1st - "Healing with Homeopathy" with
Amy Lansky, author of Impossible Cure (the journey of
curing
her son of autism with homeopathy). She's also on the
Board of Directors of the California Health Freedom
Coalition
July 15th - "HANDLE Method for Sensory
Integration with Autistic Spectrum Disorders" with
Sindy Wilkinson, HANDLE Practitioner and LMFT
Find out more....
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