The Health Plus Letter
May 30, 2006, Vol. 4, No. 8
By Larry Trivieri, Jr. – founder & publisher,
http://www.1healthyworld.com
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Table Of Contents
New This Issue
Quote of the Day
Fast Fact
Medical F/r/e/edom
Gut Instinct: A Simple Technique for Detecting What Is True and What Is False
Self-Care Remedies for Poison Ivy/Poison Oak
Recommendations
New This Issue
Welcome to another issue of The Health Plus Letter. This issue, I’m sharing self-care tips for protecting yourself against poison ivy and poison oak, n/o/w that summer is near. And I’m also sharing a simple technique anyone can use to help determine whether or not something is true. You’ll also find links to three informative articles that are pertinent to your health.
My apologies to all of you for the delays between issues of late. Though my intent is to publish a new newsletter once a week, until the fall, it will only appear on a bi-weekly basis, with possible longer gaps, due to my other commitments.
As always, please continue to send me your comments and suggestions. And please spread the word about The Health Plus Letter by passing it along to your friends and inviting them to subscribe.
Quote Of The Day
Getting the FDA to move forward by presenting it with scientific data is like using a peacock feather to tickle a sleeping giant tortoise on its shell. Many people die before the agency opens its eyes and then it barely reacts at all.
-- Peter Breggin, MD
Fast Fact
Most people in the United States spend at least 90 percent of their daily lives indoors, away from nature.
Medical F/r/e/edom
Please contact and support the following organizations dedicated to protecting our health freedoms.
Citizens for Health - http://www.citizens.org
Alliance for Natural Health – http://www.alliance-natural-health.org (The leading organization fighting to preserve health f/r/e/edom in England and the EU.)
Institute for Health F/r/e/edom – http://www.ForHealthF/r/e/edom.org
International Advocates for Health F/r/e/edom (IAHF) – http://www.iahf.com
To see to what depraved lengths people will go to persecute practitioners of alternative medicine in the U.S., please read the following report by noted medical f/r/e/edom advocate Tim Bolen at http://www.quackpotwatch.org/opinionpieces/Suster2.htm
And to learn how corrupt and extensive Big Pharma’s monopoly is, visit http://www.pnc.com.au/~cafmr/online/research/index.html the website for the Campaign Against Fraudulent Medical Research. In particular, read their in-depth report The Pharmaceutical Drug Racket that you will find th/e/re.
Gut Instinct: A Simple Technique for Detecting What Is True and What Is False
We live in a time where modern technology makes it possible for all of us to be barraged with information. Not all of this information is accurate, however, and much of it is outright false. This is certainly true of information in the field of health and medicine. All too often, so-called facts reported in the mainstream media and elsewhere contain little to no kernels of truth. And in an increasing number of cases, what it presented to us as news is actually cleverly produced propaganda intended to influence us in a negative manner. (For a more in-depth exploration of this topic, see Dr. Peter Rost’s article, which I’ve linked to in the Recommendations section below.)
Given all of the above, it behooves each of us to learn how to discern fact from fiction and truth from lies. Fortunately, all of us possess our very own lie detector, although few of us realize it. Most of us, though, have heard about it. It’s called gut instinct.
I first began to notice how infallible my own gut instinct was about 15 years ago. At that time, I was uncertain of what direction my life was going in. Having relocated from Manhattan to Los Angeles, I was in the midst of trying to adjust to an entirely different way of life than what I was used to as long-time New Yorker, while simultaneously faced with an assortment of potential job opportunities. Although I needed to earn a living (LA was in the midst of a pronounced recession at the time), whenever I considered applying for the various positions I found out about, I would notice an uneasy feeling in the area of my solar plexus. Initially, when I would arrive to interview for the job in question, I quickly realized it was not for me. Eventually, I stopped even interviewing, based on the feelings in my gut. Despite how tempting the jobs seemed, especially with my savings account dwindling, if my gut felt uneasy, I wouldn’t seek them out, and each time I decided not to, the uneasy feeling would be replaced by a sense of calm happiness.
A few months passed like this. Then, one day, I happened to pick up a copy of the LA Weekly. Turning to the want ads, a small listing caught my eye. It read: Interns wanted for holistic book project. Though I knew I was over-qualified for a low-paying internship, as soon as I read the ad, a feeling of excitement flared in my gut and I just knew I should respond to the ad. So I did. As a result, I met my friend Burton Goldberg, who hired me to edit and co-write Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide, which in turn led to my successful career as an author.
As a result of my experience, I increasingly began to rely on my gut instinct, always to my personal betterment. This same instinct even made it possible for me to detect a major piece of plagiarism on the part of the writer Burton hired to write the cancer chapter of the Guide. When he interviewed for the position, I sat in with Burton. His credentials seemed very impressive, including his authorship of a well-known book on diet and the poisons in our environment. He said all the right things during the interview, yet throughout it I had a “bad feeling” in my gut about him. After the interview concluded, I mentioned this to Burton, who told me he was going to hire him anyway. So he did.
Months passed as this writer missed deadline after deadline. Finally, with less than one week to go before the Guide was scheduled to go to the printer, he at last turned in his manuscript. It was an unwieldy mess and I knew immediately that it would require a tremendous amount of time and effort on my part to edit it into proper shape. Yet, despite the time crunch I was facing, I inexplicably found myself procrastinating. Nearly an entire day passed as the manuscript sat on my desk, requiring my attention. Something felt wrong, but I couldn’t say what it was. Stymied, I wound up walking away from it. I sat down and got very still as I closed my eyes and focused on my feelings.
As soon as I did so, the uneasiness inside me grew stronger. And then, in a flash of gut instinct, I knew what was wrong. I leapt from my chair to seek out the box of research materials we had provided the writer with in order for him to write the chapter. Digging through it, I found a book on cancer by another author. As soon as I picked it up, my gut screamed out what was the matter. I opened to the table of contents and as soon as I saw it, I realized the writer Burton had hired had extensively plagiarized the book. As a result of my discovery, we avoided a potential lawsuit and most likely a significant loss of sa.les. Instead, with the help of two of my writers, I was able to create an entirely new version of the chapter, which health professionals later touted as one of the best chapters in the entire Guide.
During this same time period, I happened to find an article written by a Qigong master (Qigong is a type of energy medicine that is an integral part of Chinese medicine). In it, he wrote about the following technique that I found confirmed everything I was experiencing on my own regarding gut instinct.
The basic premise of the article is that our bodies always know the truth. This same tenet has been expressed by practitioners of kinesiology, including John Diamond, author of Your Body Ne.ver Lies. To prove his point, the author asked the reader to become still and make a statement that was known to be true, such as stating one’s name (e.g, My name is Larry). While doing so, the reader was directed to notice the feelings in the solar plexus that accompanied that statement. If you try this, with practice you will notice feelings of calm and contentment and other related positive feelings in your gut. Conversely, when you make a statement that you know to be false, a sense of uneasiness will arise within you. It may be subtle at first, but if you keep still, you will notice it.
With practice, you will become increasingly aware of how your gut reacts to the thoughts and statements you make during the day, as well as to the information that is presented to you. By learning how to tune into your gut in this way, eventually you will find that you, too, are able to quickly detect whether something is true or false. As you do so, you will also start to realize just how important telling the truth is to your overall health, because each time you make a false or inaccurate statement, your gut will react stressfully.
Don’t expect to master this exercise overnight. Most of us are out of touch with our bodies, so it may take some time before you truly grasp what I’m sharing with you. That’s OK. Be patient and you’ll eventually achieve the results you are looking for.
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Self-Care Tips for Poison Ivy/Poison Oak
Poison oak and poison ivy are allergic skin conditions caused by contact with the oils from the bark, flowers, leaves, and/or stems of the plants poison oak, ivy, sumac, ragweed, and primrose.
Symptoms include contact dermatitis or allergic symptoms such as a rash and blisters. In severe cases, symptoms can also include lethargy (fatigue), sleep disorders, and general discomfort and feelings of illness.
What To Consider
Know what these poisonous plants look like. Poison oak, ivy, and sumac grow as vines or bushes, and the leaves have three leaflets (ivy and oak) or a row of paired leaflets (sumac). When spending time outdoors in areas where these plants grow, avoid touching them and wear long sleeve pants and shirts. Also wash any clothing that comes in contact with the plants. Sometimes cases that do not go away are due to repeated exposure through contaminated clothing.
Some sensitive individuals may react or continue to be exposed to the oils of these plants by being around pets and other animals petting animals that have run through patches of the plants. They can also contract poison oak and poison ivy by inhaling smoke from the burning plants.
Caution: In cases of severe reaction that cause difficulty breathing, seek medical attention immediately. Very hot water from ba.ths or showers can also spread the rash and exacerbate symptoms.
Self-Care
Nutritional Supplementation: At the first sign of outbreak take the following nutrients to minimize symptoms: vitamin A, vitamin B complex, vitamin C, vitamin E, and zinc. Zinc oxide can also be applied topically.
Flower Essences: Rescue Remedy Cream® applied topically, and Crab Apple added to pure filtered water can speed healing.
Herbs: Apply a poultice of equal parts of witch hazel, mugwort, white oak bark, and plantain to affected areas.
Hydrotherapy: Apply a cold compress as needed to soothe itching.
Topical Treatment: Rinse affected area with apple cider vinegar, and in the evening take a warm ba.th with apple cider vinegar or cornstarch. Aloe vera gel, witch hazel, baking soda paste, or a paste of activated charcoal powder are also good topical treatments.
(The above information is adapted from Alternative Medicine: The Definitive Guide, 2nd edition, edited and co-authored by Larry Trivieri, Jr.)
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Recommendations
Books:
The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini. This is a very moving novel about friendship, betrayal, and atonement, set against the backdrop of Afghanistan over the last 30 years.
Live at the Forbidden City by Dennis Rea. Written by my childhood friend, Dennis Rea, an extremely talented musician and composer, this book is a marvelous adventure story recounting the years Dennis spent in China and Taiwan during the 1990s, initially and ostensibly as a teacher of English, but soon thereafter as a highly regarded musician who performed throughout China and Taiwan and became the first Westerner to record an album in China during its communist era. At the same time, it is a firsthand account of a time of great political and social upheaval in China written from Dennis’s unique vantage point. I highly recommend it. (Currently it is only available from amazon.com, Barnes and Noble, and iUniverse.com.)
Websites:
The following links will take you to articles that I found very interesting, and which I think you will be interested in too.
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-peter-breggin/fda-warns-that-paxil-make_b_21388.html - At this link you will find an excellent article by Dr. Peter Breggin on the increased risk of suicide among adults who take the anti-depressant Paxil. In it, Dr. Breggin documents how slow the FDA has been to act on this matter. As Dr. Breggin says: “The best approach to antidepressants: Don't start taking them.”
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/dr-peter-rost/dont-trust-your-televisi_b_21863.html - In this article, Dr. Peter Rost, former VP of the pharmaceutical giant Pfizer, documents how extensively the media, in collusion with the government and special interest, including Big Pharma, pass off sophisticated PR pieces known as video news releases as actually news. In other words, how they use propaganda to lie to you.
http://www.truthdig.com/interview/item/20060411_michael_pollan_interview/ - This article, by Michael Pollan, author of The Omnivore’s Dilemma, provides a sobering account of the food industry and how it impacts our health.
That’s all for this week.
Health and Blessings!
Larry Trivieri, Jr. (larry@1healthyworld.com)
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