Fitness & Nutrition

Ancient Health Secret Gets a Modern Upgrade

Energy Optimization for Cellular Rejuvenation & Life Extension!

Christopher Rudy, UltraMedics Services
Mar – Apr 2024 • Vol 4, No 9

What if a friend told you that they discovered a little known “miracle supplement” that was literally worth its weight in gold to ancient Chinese Emperors… and today is used by doctors in drip-IVs to bring back the immune system after it is weakened by chemo and radiation? Read on if that intrigues you, and learn how to get a free bottle.

Those ancient Chinese were smart. They mapped out the energy meridians of the body for acupuncture thousands of years ago. They knew that royal jelly was made by bees for the queen bee, who was 3-to-5-times bigger, lived much longer, and was often laying its weight in eggs every day.

This miracle of nature is what creates a queen bee from a normal worker bee larva—not genetics. Bees suck out the nucleic material from tiny openings in the microscopic pollen grains, and store it to create and feed a queen bee. It’s the richest source of concentrated nutrients at the source of the food chain. [Note: Swedish Flower Pollen Extract is plant-based and harvested without bees.]

This was the superfood for emperors, who were the “king bee” to numerous concubines. Today immunologists and oncologists use a nutraceutical-grade form of royal jelly with three unique processes for quality control:

  • Select pollens—with the optimal micronutrient profile for humans—are harvested from select flowering plants.
  • The rock-hard microscopic pollen husks are shredded for extraction of the nutrient-rich nucleic material.
  • The complex molecules are predigested with enzymes to optimize nutrient assimilation.

What if your friend also told you that this miracle extract has been used for 60 years in Europe as a preventive for colds and flu, and to keep natural immunity strong?

You never heard about this during COVID because it was taboo to talk about natural immunity and natural remedies to prevent or treat flu-like symptoms. Like “safe and effective vaccines” (experimental mRNA gene therapy)—that became mandatory for many of us—only the official treatment protocols with Remdesivir and ventilators were allowed in hospitals, killing a majority of those who received both, and yet, blamed on COVID…

But I digress into extremely controversial territory… We all know that Big Pharma and Big Media only have our health and welfare in mind… Fifty-five years ago, as a teenager, I was given pollen pills for pollen allergies, and my symptoms went away. It was the same Swedish company that developed the allergy RAST test used by doctors to diagnose allergies worldwide. For almost as many years, Swedish Pollen Extract (SPX) has been the leading natural remedy for urethritis and prostatitis in Asia and Europe.

But in America, drugs dominate. This goes back to the early 1900s, when John D. Rockefeller financed 1100 medical schools across America, making pharmacology the core of medical-school curriculums. So, America’s first billionaire, when there were relatively few millionaires, parlayed his Big Oil fortune into drugs synthesized from his own petrochemicals.

He even financed legislation—see the Flexner Report—that made allopathic drugs-for-symptoms medicine the “Community Standard.” So, for a century we’ve witnessed Rockefeller’s medical-industrial complex virtually at war with ‘alternative’ (drug-free), natural-healing modalities, because of John D’s well-known philosophy that “competition is a sin.”

Today, what most people don’t realize is why Rocky’s “ethical drugs” are pushed incessantly on TV. In the 1970s, the Rockefeller overlords bought out controlling interest in all the mainstream media—CBS, ABC, NBC, etc., and they have deepened their media monopoly since then.

This practice of mass-media drug pushing is considered immoral and banned in every other nation on Earth except two. And perhaps now you can see how the collusion of Big Oil with Big Pharma and Big Media has monopolized the mass mind with an Orwellian, “Big Brother,” (Deep State) disease-care sys­tem that profits from disease treatment—not disease prevention. There’s no money in preventing that which they profit from treating.

Drug stocks are the darling of Wall Street and institutional investors. The sicker the public gets, the more drugs are sold, and the more money for the pension funds of those invested in drug stocks. This is a health-sabotaging racket that has resulted in a dramatic drop in the recorded life expectancy for Americans since COVID.

Perhaps you witnessed how the stock market thrived during COVID for Big Pharma, the most profitable segment of Wall Street. Newly minted billionaires came out of the mass vaccination campaign, but that was just the beginning. The horrendous level of harmful side effects—“mass pharmacide”—has also been a bonanza for Big Pharma, as they are now treating symptoms that they created with these experimental mRNA injections—not correctly labelled as vaccines.

As the vaccine-pushing hype was winding down, you probably noticed how the military-industrial complex picked up the slack with Ukraine mania… and now Gaza genocide? Making a killing, indeed!

So perhaps now—from a healthy viewpoint—you can appreciate SPX, a miracle extract that builds health and prevents disease with stem-cell precursors for cellular rejuvenation, energy optimization, and life extension as seen in the queen bee.

A natural side effect of this natural supplement is a rather dramatic increase in sperm count, which is welcome in fertility clinics. And there’s also the beneficial side-effect of vital force in the body because this nutraceutical “royal jelly” is like rocket fuel for the energy factory in every cell—the mitochondria.

That vital force is channeled by the immune system’s inherent wisdom into healing processes in the body—building natural immunity. Many Olympians, from runners to powerlifters, have won gold medals with the assistance of this pollen extract. And for those who do a lot of mental work on a computer, SPX—this “Power from the Flower”—is a powder that can be dissolved sublingually under the tongue. It then goes through the blood-brain barrier to provide neurotransmitter precursors for mental energy, clarity, and cellular rejuvenation. You’ll love it!

To Your Health!
Christopher Rudy • UltraMedics Services

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2024-02-29T10:17:21-07:00Current Events, Fitness & Nutrition|

Varicose Veins

Ask Dr. Ma: I Want to Wear a Bathing Suit this Summer!

Marlenea La Shomb, N.D., LMT, P.Tr.
July – August 2023 • Vol 4, No 5

Dear Dr. Ma,
Over the last few winters, the spider veins in my calves keep getting worse. I want to take the grandkids swimming, but I’m too embarrassed now to wear a swim suit. What can I do naturally to help reduce my varicose veins?
— Ethel

 

Dear Ethel,

First, let’s look at how veins are made and how they function. Then we’ll summarize what foods to avoid and which ones are helpful. Also, we’ll review some activities you can do and some precautions you can take to help prevent varicose veins.

Take a look at this illustration. Spider veins are usually a precursor to varicose veins. Sitting too much, among other things, weaken the vein’s walls and the valves will no longer close, causing the blood to pool. This stretches the vein’s walls farther apart and causes inflammation in those areas.

The following foods can help significantly improve your vein health and to relieve the symptoms associated with varicose veins:

  • Apples, buckwheat, grapes, blackberries, cherries, etc. are rich sources of the bio-flavonoid rutin, however, all bioflavonoids strengthen the veins and reduce their permeability and fragility.
  • Avocados can do wonders in improving varicose veins with their high sources of vitamins. In addition to this, they also contain glutathione, which prevents oxidant damage to the veins.
  • Beetroot is very effective in protecting the blood vessels from further damage. It contains betacyanin, which reduces the amount of homocysteine in the blood. Homocysteine can cause serious damage to the blood vessels. The intake of beets can protect the veins from this damage.
  • Rosemary is another widely recommended herb to address varicose veins. It improves blood circulation and prevents damage to the vein tissues.

Here are the foods to avoid with varicose veins: Refined grains, refined sugar, high salt/sodium, greasy and junk foods, canned foods, alcohol.

A healthy diet, along with regular exercise, can work wonders in improving varicose veins and can provide significant relief from its symptoms. Note that rebounding (see the next page for a descriptive illustration), strengthens the veins’ weak walls so the valves close again. It also decreases the volume of blood pooling in those veins, which further improves the appearance of varicose veins and/or chronic edema.

When rebounding, the forces of acceleration and deceleration line up with the natural acceleration force of gravity. This stacks three different forces at the bottom of the bounce and causes an increase in the amount of gravity the body experiences. [Rebound Exercise, Albert E. Carter]

Here are some precautions to help prevent spider and varicose veins:

  • Elevate feet while sitting and sleeping.
  • Avoid sitting or standing for long periods.
  • Treat constipation.
  • Work on reducing your weight.
  • Walk, do yoga, stretch, and do rebounding.
  • Stop smoking.
  • Find regular, light physical activity you will stick with.

So, Ethel, I hope these tips encourage you. There’s plenty you can do to improve the health and circulation in those veins in your legs. ENJOY!

— Dr. Ma

Send your questions to Dr. Ma La Shomb, N.D., LMT, P.Tr., by text only, along with your name & phone number, to (406) 224-5425. Email to jumpstartyourhealth@gmail.com. Marlenea passionately works as a health coach and writer for all who are ready to find harmony and balance in body, mind, and soul through natural therapies and education.

Nurturing Your Gut Microbiome

Supplying Your Resident Army of Microbial Troops

Arnold Shapiro, M.D.
May – June 2023 • Vol 4, No 4

Our guts contain an astounding number of friendly microbes. The human microbiome consists of the microorganisms that live in and on our bodies. All humans and animals have a populous microbiome. Our resident microorganisms are generally harmless. I will focus on the gut microbiome, which amazingly, has about as many microorganisms in it as the total of our body cells, estimated to be 37 trillion! They protect us from unfriendly intruders. In medical lab terms, they are referred to as “normal flora.”

Our gut microbiome has great diversity, with 30–40 dominant species of bacteria, and many more microbial species. The diversity is considered a health-promoting factor. Loss of diversity, such as during antibiotic use, is destabilizing.

In addition to protecting us against invaders, our microbiome aids us in the digestion of our food; it produces chemical agents that aid our immune system, and it produces neurotransmitters that are beneficial to our brain and nervous system. A diverse microbiome goes along with positive mental health, whereas a lack of diversity is common in mental illness. There are specific microbiome changes from chronic depression, chronic anxiety, PTSD, and schizophrenia. An unforeseen treatment that has come out of these research findings is the “Microbiome Transplant.”

Healthy gut-microbiome diversity is maintained by a balanced diet. The optimal diet has a variety of foods— fruits, vegetables, grains, and meats. Many traditional cultural cuisines support a healthy gut microbiome. A noteworthy example is the “Mediterranean Diet,” which includes the above food categories, along with legumes, nuts, and olive oil. The meats include poultry, lamb and seafood.

Additional dietary factors promoting diversity and stability are: fermented foods, such as yogurt, sauerkraut, kombucha, kimchi, and pickled vegetables. Beer and wine, in moderation, are fermented beverages that are contributory.

In summary, we have a resident army of a colossal number of microbial troops. If we supply them with a well-rounded diet, and do our best to avoid the factors that destroy them, they will serve us and defend us well.

            — A Santé!

Dr. Shapiro is a career clinic physician who has utilized relaxation techniques with many of his patients. His YouTube channel is: “Arnie Shapiro, MD • Breathing Easy.” Contact Dr. Shapiro by email at: alloydshapiro@gmail.com.

SIDEBAR:

8 Surprising Things that Harm Your Gut Bacteria

  1. Not eating a diverse range and variety of foods. Interestingly, studies show that those living in rural regions of Africa and South America have a more diverse gut flora than those living in the US and Europe.
  2. Lack of prebiotics in the diet. Prebiotics are types of fiber that pass through the body undigested and promote the growth and activity of friendly gut bacteria. Prebiotic foods include: Lentils, chickpeas and beans, oats, bananas, Jerusalem artichokes, garlic, asparagus, leeks, onions, and nuts.
  3. Drinking too much alcohol. While excessive alcohol consumption has a harmful effect on gut bacteria, the polyphenol content in red wine can protect gut bacteria when consumed in moderation.
  4. Antibiotic use. Antibiotics can affect the diversity and composition of the gut flora, even in cases of short-term use. This may last for as long as two years unless remediated.
  5. Lack of regular physical activity. Regular physical activity, even walking, gardening, swimming, cycling, and any movement of the body that burns energy will promote beneficial gut-bacteria growth.
  6. Cigarette smoking. Giving up smoking can improve gut health by increasing the diversity of the gut flora and reducing internal chemical pollution. This can occur after only nine weeks.
  7. Not getting enough sleep. The body has a 24-hour internal clock called the circadian rhythm. Sleep deprivation can disrupt the circadian rhythm, and can have harmful effects on gut bacteria.
  8. Too much stress. Excess stress has been shown to reduce gut-flora diversity and alter gut-flora profiles by increasing harmful bacteria and reducing beneficial bacteria.

[Healthline.com]

2023-04-30T17:17:29-06:00Fitness & Nutrition|

The Deep Connection Between Color & Music

Boost Your Health and Emotions Through the Arts

Kathleen Karlsen
May – June 2023 • Vol 4, No 4

One day in my early twenties, I saw an ad on a bulletin board for a health treatment that involved a combination of sound, crystals, music, and film. I was living in the small town of Los Alamos, New Mexico, high in the mountains. Intrigued by the unusual description, I decided to call and make an appointment. When I arrived, I was ushered into a room where there was a structure made of crystals in a large lattice, forming a pyramid.

I was instructed to lay on the floor under the pyramid and left in the quiet room for about 20 minutes. When the practitioner returned, he led me into another room with a large, comfortable chair. The windows were covered with blackout curtains. The room was completely dark. I could not even see my hand in front of my face! A film began to play on the wall in front of me. A series of large, colorful crystals spun and turned in space while soothing music played.

Although the film was beautiful to watch, I didn’t feel any immediate changes. However, I enjoyed the experience enough to encourage a friend to try the treatment herself. For her, watching the film released a torrent of emotions. Something was definitely going on! Little did I know that many years later I would focus my master’s degree on the history and therapeutic uses of combinations of color and sound.

From the Greeks to Modern Science

The power of art to inspire, comfort, and motivate is widely recognized. The more mysterious impacts of art reveal that there may be more to art than meets the eye. Modern research is proving this idea. In our world of ubiquitous, multimedia stimulation, the power of art and multimedia both to heal and to harm is a fertile field for ongoing research and increasingly practical applications.

From the days of the ancient Greeks through the Middle Ages, and into the Renaissance, both color and music were widely considered to possess inherent moral powers to influence their viewers and listeners for better or for worse. Even in contemporary times, many mystics and followers of occult traditions have insisted that particular colors and types of music, especially synchronized combinations of the two art forms, possess the ability to induce trances, hypnotic states and healing.

The Divine Disease: Synesthesia

The word “synesthesia” is derived from the Greek words “syn,” which means “together,” and “aisthesis,” which means “perception.” Synesthesia refers to individuals who experience involuntary, cross-sensory associations. The most common form of synesthesia is “colored hearing,” or seeing colors when a sound is heard. Interestingly, Pythagoras considered synesthesia to be the greatest philosophical gift and spiritual achievement, a type of divine disease.

Synesthesia has been studied repeatedly over the course of the last hundred years. Synesthesia is involuntary, stable over the individual’s lifetime, contains an emotional component, and is marked by discreet perceptions. Although synesthetes may be no more divine than the rest of us, a December 1999 article in Discover magazine reported that “cognitive scientists contend that these un-usual people are precious windows into the ultimate mystery of human consciousness.”

Scientific Explanations of Synesthesia

Current scientific explanations of synesthesia are built on the hypothesis that “early in infancy, probably up to about four months of age, all human babies experience sensory input in an undifferentiated way” (Andrew David Lyons, Evaluating New Tools and Techniques for Intermedia Composition and Production, Sydney Conservatorium of Music, July 2000).

Adult synesthesia may be a lack of modularization between the senses that normally develops. An intriguing aspect of synesthesia is the fact that the phenomenon is highly individual. Although there appears to be a genetic link in the occurrence of synesthesia, even synesthetes in the same family associate different colors with different sounds.

For example, one synesthete studied saw the color white in connection with hearing the vowel sound ‘A,’ whereas one of his daughters saw blue linked to ‘A,’ and another daughter saw the color black (Faber Birren, Color Psychology and Color Therapy).

Multimedia Applications in Health & Psychology

Moving patterns of color and form have been used in a British hospital to reduce the pain medication needed by women during childbirth. In addition, combinations of nature films and music are gaining widespread acceptance in hospitals as a soothing alternative to traditional TV programming for patients.

Combinations of color and music have also been used by psychologists as a type of moving Rorshach test. Another significant use of early forms of multimedia therapy took place with post-WWII veterans suffering from depression and post-traumatic shock. The patients were shown color-music movies, known as Auroratone films.

The color-music films consisted of changing abstract forms in pastel colors set to organ music, sometimes accompanied by the singing of Bing Crosby. Many patients viewing the Auroratone films were so moved emotionally that they became more accessible for traditional group and individual therapeutic methods.

More extreme examples for the phenomenon of the power of color and sound are the flashing lights in modern discos and bars. At the height of the disco era, dancers were known to pass out due to sensory overload. Psychologists also believe that the sensory overload caused by the combination of loud, rhythmic music and strobe lights reduces interpersonal inhibitions. Recent studies of epilepsy concur that some types of seizures can be triggered by the color and sound patterns of video games and animated cartoons.

Going Forward in a Multimedia World

In a world filled with multi-media, an examination of the possible association between color and music has become increasingly significant. An awareness of the power of multimedia experiences to trigger emotions and affect our psychology as well as physical health has become essential.

Learn more about the power of sound and symbolism at kathleenkarlsen.com. Find more music-related articles at: Kathleenkarlsen.com/music-related-articles.

2023-04-30T17:17:18-06:00Fitness & Nutrition, The Metaphysical|

Phosphorus: “The Light-Bearer”

Ask Dr. Ma: I Need Help with My Lack of Patience!

Marlenea La Shomb, N.D., LMT, P.Tr.
May – June 2023 • Vol 4, No 4

Dear Dr. Ma,

They say patience is a virtue. Apparently, that’s one I wasn’t born with. Please! Do you have any advice for my lack of patience?

— James

Dear James,

A lack of patience is often a sign of a phosphorus deficiency, James. This amazing chemical element (with the atomic number 15) is found in the nucleus of each cell, in bodily fluids, and in solid tissue as potassium phosphate. As calcium phosphate, it enters the bony structure. Its Greek root is: phos-, meaning “light,” and -phoros, meaning “carrier, bearer.” And, after all, we are sunlight-activated, energy beings!

One of the major non-metals in the body and a negatively-charged ion, phosphorus performs a great variety of chemical reactions. It usually combines with four oxygen atoms to form the phosphate ion. Oxygen is also a carrier. All cells have to have oxygen to do their chores, from our first breath to our last, and every breath in between. So, make each breath count!

Phosphorus is a major part of ATP (adenosine triphosphate), an energy-transfer catalyst. Your B vitamins and vitamin-D hormones are only effective when phosphorus is present; it is a necessity for the brain and nervous systems to function.

Without phosphorus, we could not study, memorize, read, reason, create, visualize, or comprehend! With each thought, phosphorus is used up. Phosphorus is synonymous with intelligence and consciousness. It is the medium for coupling the soul with matter. It appears luminous in the dark and burns with a white flame!

Fireflies are so named because they have much phosphorus. If we had abundant phosphorus, like the aurora borealis, we too would shine in the dark. This luminescence is known as the aura—the light sphere around your body that makes you phosphorescent! Many ancient tribes would travel to bathe in and breath in the light energy of the aurora borealis for the year!

James, symptoms of phosphorus deficiency typically include: loss of patience, neurosis, craving for excitement, psychosis, fears and anxiety, constant fatigue, sensitivity to noise and to criticism, and a lack of confidence—in short, a lack of light!

Phosphorus has three main functions to perform:

1) Brain Function— We cannot think, talk, cultivate emotions, or experience passion without burning up phosphorus—it’s the candle of intelligence, the lamp that burns all the time, the oil that supplies soul-light. Burn it all up and we’re like idiots in the dark!

2) Body Function (Muscles, Bones and Tissue)— If the brain is very active, phosphorus goes to the brain; if the body is very active,

the brain is robbed. Where do you want your phosphorus to go? So, all in balance!

3) Regenerative Functions— If a man leads a wild life, he will burn up more phosphorus in his passions. For that reason, we should remember that it depends on our activities where this precious element will go.

How to get more phosphorus in your life? Exposure to sunlight increases phosphorus metabolism. So, take off the hat, let the sunlight in, and enjoy the great outdoors! Chlorophyll is known as liquid sunlight.

Good sources for phosphorus include: the homeopathic cell salts (cal-phos, mag-phos, ferrum-phos and natrum-phos), all sea vegetables, standing at the ocean to breathe in the elements from the salt air (including phosphorus), bee pollen, nuts and seeds (especially walnuts, almonds or pecans, and sesame or pumpkin seeds)—also raw egg yolks (especially from home-raised chickens).

The best vegetables for phosphorus are: cabbage, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, parsnips, the greens, and sprouts. Herbs, such as dandelions and yellow flowers, yerba santa, peppermint leaf, yellow dock, ginseng root, ginkgo and fennel, to name a few, all have phosphorus.

All yellow-golden gemstones and crystals, such as citrine and yellow jade, have phosphorus. Just like sun-tea, put good water and these gemstones in a glass jug and set it in the sunlight for sunlight-activated, gemstone tea! (In the cold winter months, put it in a sunny window.)

We’ve all heard the phrase, “Let your burdens be light!” Maybe now we can understand its fuller meaning. To learn more about this wondrous element, read Dr. Bernard Jenson’s book, The Chemistry of Man. He is a true pioneer in holistic health.

      Good Health to You, James!

              — Dr. Ma

Send your questions to Dr. Ma La Shomb, N.D., LMT, P.Tr., by text only, along with your name & phone number, to (406) 224-5425. Email to jumpstartyourhealth@gmail.com. Marlenea passionately works as a health coach and writer for all who are ready to find harmony and balance in body, mind, and soul through natural therapies and education.

Time for a Gentle Springtime Detox

Easy Ways to Reset Your Liver & Your Body

Bethel Wagner
March – April 2023 • Vol 4, No 3

As we head into spring, it’s worth reflecting on what shifts we need to make to be in rhythm with the natural world. Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) considers winter a time to find stillness, reflect inwardly, and deeply nourish ourselves. On the other hand, spring is a time for growth, renewal, and detoxification. Spring is associated with the wood element, the color green, the liver, and the gallbladder.

Spring is an excellent time to focus on gentle detoxification. The body detoxifies through the liver, digestive system, kidneys, lymph, skin, and lungs. It is helpful to focus on supporting the liver during the spring months. There are many ways to do so, but here are a few of my favorites:

  • Focus on eating lots of leafy greens and cruciferous veggies. Try lettuces, arugula, kale, broccoli sprouts, etc. Greens with a more bitter-flavor profile help to stimulate digestive juices.
  • Include as many colorful veggies, fruits, and berries as possible. These foods provide the phytonutrients and tools your liver needs to clean house and detoxify.
  • Remember to eat clean protein. Protein provides the liver with the building blocks needed to package waste and toxins and safely remove them from the body. Beans, lentils, salmon, organic poultry, and wild game are all excellent options to include.
  • Warm lemon water in the morning can help to stimulate and flush out the liver. Evidence suggests that lemon may even help the liver heal itself.
  • Dandelion root, milk thistle, and schisandra berry help support and detoxify the liver. Try them as a tea or in tincture form.
  • Ditch the caffeine and alcohol. Caffeine and alcohol are both liver loaders. If you are serious about repairing your liver, remove them for 2–3 weeks.
  • Don’t overeat. The liver is like a pantry. It stores any extra sugars, fats, or nutrients we don’t need immediately. If there is a constant excess, the liver starts storing those nutrients as fat, which can lead to the development of fatty liver. Once the liver is full, fat is deposited in other locations around the body. A clogged liver is often the culprit when people have difficulty losing weight.
  • Avoid exposure to synthetic chemicals and toxins as much as possible. The liver is responsible for filtering out toxins, but in our modern world, sometimes there are just too many to keep up with. Give your liver some love by switching to non-toxic personal care and cleaning products. Make an effort to thoroughly wash your produce, or buy organic to avoid exposure to glyphosate and other insecticides.
  • Weed out any unnecessary supplements. Supplements can be helpful, but taking too many or the wrong ones places an additional burden on the liver. We like to use our biofeedback system to identify which supplements are working and which ones aren’t to assist in this process. Do not stop taking any prescription medications without the supervision of your doctor.
  • Include gentle movement. Activities like walking, stretching, or yoga encourage regular elimination. They also help build and maintain lean muscle, which helps to burn fat.
  • Intentionally reduce your stress levels. Stress causes the liver to convert glycogen into glucose and pump it back into the bloodstream, leading to high or erratic blood sugar levels. Breathwork, meditation or prayer, yoga, and time in nature all help relieve stress. Biofeedback, reiki, and massage are helpful too.
  • Doing a cleanse of at least ten days without sugar, dairy, caffeine, alcohol, gluten, corn, or soy is also a great way to reset the liver and the body.

If you feel your body is ready for a spring cleaning, contact us today! We are offering our 28-Day Reset starting March 20th. It will be available in person as well as online. Mention that you read the NLN article to receive a 10% discount.

2023-02-27T10:15:11-07:00Fitness & Nutrition|

The Mighty Lemon

For Better Digestion & Liver Support—Even Cleaning!

Maria Low
March – April 2023 • Vol 4, No 3

Valued for centuries all over the world, the small but mighty lemon, in water first thing in the morning, or in these clean and potent products, can get rid of phlegm, ease asthma, promote heart health, alkalinize your pH, normalize blood sugar, help digestion & more.

The small but mighty lemon has a rich history all over the world! The lemon is believed to have originated from Northeastern India. In addition, the ancient Egyptians ate lemons to protect themselves from several forms of poison. Later, the Americas were introduced to lemons in 1493 when Christopher Columbus brought lemon seeds over the Atlantic Ocean.

In the mid-1700s, the Scottish doctor James Lind discovered that sailors could be cured of scurvy with lemons. At that time, vitamin C had not yet been discovered. Historically, lemon juice was the sole source of citric acid used as a preserving agent in food production.

Nutritional Properties of Lemon
Lemons are “anionic,” which means they have more electrons (negatively charged ions) of energy in their atomic structure. Most foods are cations (positively charged ions). The lemon is one of the only foods on the planet that has more “anions” than “cations” in its atomic structure. Saliva, hydrochloric acid, bile, and the stomachs’ digestive juices are all anionic.

Fresh squeezed lemon juice helps to remove toxins from the digestive tract. Support your liver first thing in the morning by drinking a big glass of water with the juice of half a lemon. One lemon contains 50% of your recommended daily vitamin C. Lemons contain not only vitamin C, but also potassium, magnesium, and calcium. Lemons are higher in potassium than apples or grapes!

Lemons at Home
Did you know that lemon juice is naturally antibacterial? Do you have a dirty dishwasher? Add lemon juice to the rinse cycle to clean. Dirty roasting pans? A teaspoon of lemon juice will cut grease. Hard water spots on faucets? Cover the area with lemon juice, wait 15 minutes, then wipe clean.

Smelly onions or garlic? Cut a lemon in half and rub the cut end over the cutting board. This will remove any scent from your cutting board. Or spruce up ugly grout by spraying lemon juice, allowing it to stand for ten minutes, then scrubbing off.

Young Living Essential Oils is fortunate to have an abundance of citrus oils from its own farms that comply with the Seed to Seal Standard. One hundred percent pure Lemon Essential Oil is available for purchase, as well as other incredible lemon products from the new line called Lushious Lemon.

Lushious Lemon Hand Soap & Lotion
Young Living’s unique supply of citrus trees inspired the first formula of Lushious Lemon Foaming Hand Soap. The hand soap has plant-based ingredients for cleansing, along with natural antibacterial qualities. The lemon trees are grown at the Young Living farms in South Africa, the United States, and Argentina.

The science department at Young Living began formulating and testing citrus combinations to make a rich cream that also had anti-toxic components. The product created from this testing is called Lushious Lemon Lotion. The beautiful scent and qualities of Lemon Myrtle from Australia enhances the healing qualities of the lotion.

After applying Lushious Lemon Lotion on your hands, your skin will feel soft and smooth. The lotion can also help to moisturize your feet. If you put on cotton socks after applying the lotion, the oils will continue to work on your feet as you walk around. The lotion coats the skin; however, it still allows the skin to breathe. This is a vegan formula, free from chemicals and synthetics. What makes this formula even more unique is the oil from water-melon seeds that absorb quickly and protects against aging of the skin.

Lushious Lemon Essential Oil Blend
As the experimentation continued, what evolved next was the Lushious Lemon Essential Oil Blend. The essential oils added to this blend provide optimal health support. The blend includes Myrtle essential oil, long known for cleansing and healing the skin. Other oils that amplify the blend’s strength include: Ylang Ylang, Spearmint, and Eucalyptus. The formula is powerful yet provides a beautiful, clean scent.

The Lushious Lemon blend is not only used on location straight or mixed with a carrier oil, but it can be used in a diffuser to purify the air and lift the spirits. Lushious Lemon is a lovely blend that should not be overlooked. Rather than using each of the oils individually, this blend has the right amount of each oil to create a powerful, synergistic effect. Perfect as a gift, anytime of the year!

Make inquiries and learn more from Young Members who make essential oils a part of their lifestyle:
Maria Low • Member #10279 • yleo.aspirations@gmail.com
Kathleen Karlsen, • Member #1043288 • kathleenkarlsen@msn.com
Kasondra Grillo • Member #29010370 • kasondra95@gmail.com

Websites: EssentialOilsKitchen.comEssentialDropsOfJoy.com

References: Beddoe, Alexander F., Biological Ionization in Human Nutrition. 6th Edition, Whitman Publications, 2002.

Just Ask Dr. Ma—Wet Your Whistle!

The Importance of Hydration, Especially in Winter!

Marlenea La Shomb, N.D., LMT, P.Tr.
January – February 2023 • Vol 4, No 2

Dear Dr. Ma,
In the summer, I get hot and sweaty and feel like I’m always thirsty. Yet, in the winter, I’m hungry, not thirsty, but my lips and hands are very chapped. Why is that?
— Charlie

Dear Charlie,

Chapped lips and dry skin are the body’s way of saying you are very dehydrated. In fact, dehydration puts our nervous systems into fight-or-flight mode, whereby our brain combines the hunger and thirst signals into one message that appears as hunger. Drink until hydrated, and you will regain both signals and be thirsty again. This is only one example of how the brain/body shuts down when you need water.

In the winter, we think it’s cold, so we don’t need to drink, but the heaters in our homes, cars, and workplaces are also very dehydrating. The nose, the lungs and the eyes can all appear dry.

Our bodies are made up of the water of life—muscle, blood, lymph, brain, and spinal fluids, just to name a few. Blood is 90% water, so it’s no surprise that staying well hydrated year-round keeps all the body’s systems balanced and running smoothly. It’s a primary reason for unexplained fatigue, high blood sugar, low blood pressure, constipation, lack of urination, and mood/hormone swings—all leading to a toxic “inner landfill,” creating an environment of dis-ease and inflammation in our bodies.

So, what’s in your morning cup? Is it drying you out, like caffeine drinks? These are all diuretics that force water out of the body that was needed for a specific job that day. They leave you high and dry, so you’ll need to drink even more water.

Whether it’s water, herb teas, juice, broths, or anything in between, everything you drink has an effect on you “for better or worse!” Just like food, what you drink fuels the whole body. So, wet your whistle often to stay hydrated and healthy!
— Dr. Ma

Send your questions to Dr. Ma La Shomb, N.D., LMT, P.Tr., by text, along with your name & phone number, to (406) 224-5425. Email to jumpstartyourhealth@gmail.com. Marlenea passionately works as a health coach and writer for all who are ready to find harmony and balance in body, mind, and soul through natural therapies and education.

2023-02-01T13:39:00-07:00Fitness & Nutrition|

Seasonal Eating Habits

Your Body May Be Asking for Something… Different

Marlenea La Shomb
November – December 2022 • Vol 4, No 1

Dear Dr. Ma,
Every year at this time, I get tired of eating salads and I want something… different. It always happens in Autumn, but I know salads are supposed to be good for me. What do you suggest? — Janet

Dear Janet,
Have you ever considered that your body is asking for something different… because its needs are different? Yep, that’s right. It’s telling you in the only way it can. The leaves are falling (or have fallen). With the changing of the season, so does your daily routine, including your intake of food and drink. All animals adjust their seasonal eating based on what’s available in their environment, and we are no different. This is normal.

Always eating the same foods year-round, just out of habit, or maybe because they’re your favorites, isn’t always the best for you. It’s to your benefit to consume produce that’s grown in your area (climate zone), and change it up as the weather changes.

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2022-10-29T11:49:30-06:00Fitness & Nutrition|

The Miracle of Balanced pH

The Secrets of pH Balance Should Be Shouted from the Housetops!

Maria Low
September – October 2022 • Vol 3, No 123

I first became aware of pH many years ago when I worked as a hair designer. In order to design haircuts optimally, I used products with formulas that had a similar pH to hair. This made a dramatic improvement in my work and in the appearance of my clients. I made many changes in my business based on this understanding of acid and alkaline.

What is pH?
A pH of 7.0 at 25C is defined as neutral because the concentration of H30+ (hydronium ions) equals the concentration of 0H- (hydroxide anions) in pure water. The measurement runs on a scale from 0 to 14. Acidity is on the lower end of the scale from 0 to 7. Alkalinity is the upper end of the scale from 7 to 14. Acidity creates an expanding energy whereas alkalinity creates a contracting energy.

The Danish chemist Søren P. L. Sørensen invented the pH scale in 1909. His original work was with beer. He learned how to prevent mold while fermenting beer by controlling the acidity and alkalinity.

Henry John Heinz, founder of the Heinz Ketchup company, ran similar experiments. He encountered mold problems while making tomato sauce to bottle and sell. When he made changes to make the sauce more acidic, the mold problem was solved. He created a product that made him a millionaire at the turn of the 20th century!

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