Healthy People

Homeopathy in the United Kingdom and US

There have been many attempts in the last year to stifle the use of homeopathy in the United Kingdom, even though the Royal Family is a firm believer in integrative health care. I was thrilled to hear that a person with money has found a clever way to improve health care within the system that includes homeopathy. Richard Branson is also launching programs here in the Unite States.

1. Branson launches healthcare business

By Alex Barker and Nick Timmins

http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/7f5d8f32-bfa0-11dc-8052-0000779fd2ac.html?nclick_check=1

Published: January 10 2008 22:03 | Last updated: January 10 2008 22:03

Sir Richard Branson’s Virgin Group is establishing a network of branded clinics that could offer homeopathy along with typical GP services in “one-stop-shop” health.

Virgin would offer a range of additional NHS and private services to visiting patients, including dentistry, screening, a pharmacy “and a range of conventional and complementary therapies”.

The government is already planning to open many new practices and health centres over the next few years.Mark Britnell, director of commissioning at the department of health, said £250m a year had been earmarked for the new services, “and we are very pleased that Virgin and others are prepared to offer them”.

Virgin is planning a “road-show” through 26 towns and cities – including Manchester, Birmingham and Bristol – to explain its plans in more detail to doctors. Invite your British friends to attend these meetings and see if the alternative approach is really being offered.

Mark Adams, Virgin Healthcare chief executive

2. Yet we have not heard anything about this venture that was to start in 2006 with Humana to improve health care in the US.

http://www.humana.com/corporatecomm/newsroom/releases/PR-News-20050506-114232-NR.html

News Release  Louisville, KY -

May 6, 2005

(my excerpts)

Humana, Virgin Form Business Alliance – an initial joint project – Humana will and a new, U.S.-based Virgin company, Virgin life care. Michael B. McCallister, president and chief executive officer of Humana said, "Virgin life care will create products and services for health care consumers that are liberating, life-enhancing and fun. We at Humana are delighted to be part of this exciting new development."

In a joint statement, the two companies said that the new individual insurance product, scheduled to launch in early 2006, "represents a groundbreaking effort in championing the customer, and a new day for people seeking innovative ways to stay healthy and fit."

FOR MORE INFORMATION, CONTACT (remember this was 2005, so these may no longer be here):

Tom Noland; Humana Corporate Communications

VOICE: 502-580-3674; EMAIL: [email protected]

Jackie McQuillan; Virgin Group – International Media

VOICE: +44 207 229 4738; EMAIL: [email protected]

Lori Levin; Virgin Group – American Media

EMAIL: [email protected]

Great books

Part of staying healthy is relaxing. I built a fire yesterday while sleepy as I responded to a homeopathic remedy and sat down to read some books. Marie Phillips' first book was a joy. gods behaving badly took all the Greek Gods - Zeus, Aphrodite, Apollo, Artemis, et al, and located them in modern London with cell phones and jobs. As in the hey day of the gods, they bickered with each other in ways that impacted mere humans, then involuved humans in their problems. This was a total joy to read.

www.HachetteBookGroupUSA.com produced it and I hope will pass on this compliment to Marie.

Jin Shin Do Classes

 

Nancy Dennis is a great teacher and Jin Shin Do is a great healing modality. In addition, Nancy is trained to facilitate the Awakening the Dreamer, Changing the Dream Symposia (go to www.Pachamama.org for locations of the seminars). She is donated a large part of the proceeds of her seminars to Pachamama.

Give yourself and a friend a healing Christmas present.

Nancy writes:
"I will be teaching a Basic Jin Shin Do class again beginning in January. 
My classes are limited to six students to provide individual attention.
If you or anyone you know is interested, please contact me.  If you are interested in more information about Jin Shin Do, you can visit the website at www.jinshindo.org.

I wish you all a very happy and peaceful holiday.

Warm Regards,

Nancy

JIN SHIN DO®
"Way of the Compassionate Spirit"
Bodymind Acupressure™
BASIC COURSE: 40 HOURS
CALL (610) 255-3785 TO REGISTER
Jin Shin Do®, developed by psychotherapist Iona Marsaa Teeguarden, is a gentle, yet powerful art that deepens the awareness of both the recipient and giver and awakens the incredible healing powers of body/mind/spirit through a synthesis of ancient and modern techniques.

The basic course will cover distinctive Jin Shin Do® balancing patterns utilizing basic acupressure theory, segmental release methods, and the eight strange flows. Students will learn 55 acu-points in relation to surrounding anatomy and will learn in a simple way, the processing of feelings which may arise during sessions.
The course will be offered over five months, two Saturdays and three Sundays . Included in the course is a booklet for easy access to the materials learned, a wall chart and a notebook-sized chart.

The Jin Shin Do Foundation® is a member of the Council of Schools and Programs of AOBTA and is an NCTMB (National Certification Board for Therapeutic Massage and Bodywork) provider for continuing education.

This 40 hour course is taught in five full day segments by Nancy L. Dennis, R.N., an authorized JSD® teacher and registered practitioner. It will satisfy the requirement for Jin Shin Do® Module I, Basic.

TUITION: $325.00 (Payment Plan Available upon Request)

DATES:
Saturday, January 13, 2007 9:00 AM-5:30PM
Saturday, February 17, 2007 9:00 AM-5:30 PM
Sunday, March, 18, 2007 9:00 AM-5:30 PM
Sunday, April 29, 2007 9:00AM- 5:30PM
Sunday, May 6, 2007 9:00AM- 5:30PM

LOCATION: 26 White Oak Road
Landenberg, PA 19350
610-255-3785
Nancy Dennis <[email protected]>   

Healthy Milk

A committed group of individuals CAN make a difference. Read on.

KEEPING SYNTHETIC HORMONES OUT OF DAIRY PRODUCTS
    Since our founding in 1998, the OCA has been a leading educating consumers about the serious human and animal hazards of Monsanto's recombinant Bovine Growth Hormone. The synthetic hormone rBGH (sometimes called rBST) is a engineered drug designed to force non-organic dairy cows to produce more milk. This controversial and inhumane animal has been banned in Europe, Canada, and Japan, due to over increased risks for breast and colon cancer and resistance, yet it is still used on many factory farms in U.S. Thanks to ongoing consumer pressure by OCA and our members, a growing number of mainstream dairy producers and went rBGH-free in 2006. Several months ago, in response to grassroots demand, Dean Foods and Wal-Mart (the largest and grocery chain in the U.S.) began asking their dairy providers to stop injecting their cows with rBGH. In Vermont, the Secretary of Agriculture called on the state's farmers to stop using rBGH. As a result, Monsanto has been forced to cut production of rBGH, while informed sources tell the OCA that Dean Foods and Starbucks--long time targets of OCA pressure--soon will announce a ban on rBGH milk.
                  Learn more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/monlink.cfm

Political Action for Organic Food

The Organic Consumer Association has done a lot of work this year that helps both our health for ourselves and our planet.  Compared to the last election, more attention was paid this year to environment issues, including those of the organic consumer.

I have repeatedly encouraged my readers to find local farms so that you can see for yourself what organic and sustainable methods are being used there. However, not everyone can do that, so we do need regulations and you need to understand them.

BUILDING STRONG SUPPORT FOR ORGANICS AMONG ELECTED PUBLIC OFFICIALS                   
    In 2006, the OCA (www.OrganicConsumers.org) helped bring to mass public attention a non-profit sister political organization, the Organic Fund (OCF). Prior to the November elections, thousands of consumers across the nation called on their candidates to fill out OCF's 17 question form  dealing with a broad range interrelated issues including organics, energy, climate, care, peace, justice, and sustainability. Over 100,000 visited the OCF website to look at the results of the and to better gauge who to vote for in local, state and elections. [Were you one of them? I did not know about it and will use it in the next election.] We were happy to see that many of the state and candidates who scored high in the Organic Consumers Survey won their races. In 2007, we plan to work closely this new crop of leaders in an effort to redirect a fair of the USDA's annual $100 billion budget to help U.S. farmers make the transition to organic, develop local and incorporate renewable energy practices on their farms.
                  Learn more: http://organicconsumersfund.org

Feng shui in Maryland

Science is now showing that there is a sharing of electrons and energy between all people, places and things, so having the energy of the space where you live be supportive of you is very important. Even if you are not local to the DC area you can benefit from thinking about Feng shui and looking for it in your own area. I have found it to be of great benefit in my life.

1. Great book on office Feng Shui
2. Maryland practitioner letter
3. Your comments on Feng Shui and this book.

1. Great book on office Feng Shui

As you work, there are days when your creativity is blocked, or you need to call on all your creativity. There are other days when you need to be networking with your customers or coworkers.  But other times you got so much work that it’s going to take lot of courage to get through it all.  At other times you need to be calm and focused to have success in your projects. When I discovered the book, Office Feng Shui, by Darrin Zeer, I found it easier to call on my courage, be calm and focused, connect with clients, use my creativity and take care of myself when I arranged and cleared the top of my desk in particular patterns. 

I highly recommend this book for anyone who works in an office or at home. Click on Healthy Home to order this book from Amazon.
Healthy Home

2. Maryland practitioner letter
August 2006  Chi Rising Newsletter
This month's newsletter is a short and snappy one, as I know you are busy preparing for the closure of summer, beginning of the school year and Labor Day parties.
In September, I'll send you some tips on ways to create healthy environments; but meanwhile, I want to give you a "heads up" on new fall workshops designed specifically from requests by clients and students!

Maybe you want to spice up your bedroom, calm down your child's room or bring more abundance to your family.

And, perhaps, you would like to create a "legible heart" in your winter garden to keep your heart happy on the most gloomy day.

Remember to let me know what you would like to see in a workshop. I am vested in your happiness.

With gas prices as they are, I am bringing Feng Shui to your community! I trust that you will enjoy the fall workshops scheduled in Annapolis, Bowie and Federal Hill, Maryland.

These workshops and seminars are designed for your personal empowerment and enjoyment. The venues are exquisite and the times and days vary so you can attend and learn with us.

I hope you can join me to learn how to create healthy environments in your home and at your workplace. If your workplace is in your home, we have that covered too:)

Our workshops cover these areas and more.
It's all good!
I listened to you and am now bringing Feng Shui to your community with the cooperation of Meadow Hill Wellness Center in Annapolis, The Mindful Shiatsu Center in Bowie and The Healing Path in Federal Hill (www.thehealing-path.com).
Feng Shui At The Bay ~ Yarrow
email: [email protected]
phone: 410.626.1316 (studio) ~ 410.271.1377 (mobile)
web: http://www.fengshuiatthebay.com

3. Your comments on Feng Shui and this book.
Please click on the comments button below and share your experiences with Feng Shui.

Daily Meditationi

To have your daily affairs, your current life passions, you current affairs be all that you wish, here is a meditation that may serve you.

EMPTY ME [written by: Kenyatta Monroe-Sinkler - Science of Mind Practitioner]

Today my prayer is to be emptied of anything that would fight against my destiny.  Today let me leave behind any part of me that would, as I heard motivational speaker Les Brown say, "argue for my limitations."  Today let me release every: "but, because, maybe, and you don't understand." Today, let me truly have the courage to call upon the highest within me regardless of what those around me might say, do, or think.

Today instead of scaring myself, let me empty myself of all fears, hesitations, and false stories. Empty me; my prayer is to be cleansed of anything that would hold me back, keep me small, or limit me in any way. Let me release any opions that do not serve me. I release any sense that  I am responsible for judging anyone else's business.  I release any belief that I have to anticipate anyone else's response to my actions.

Today empty me of any ancestral fears of condemnation or persecution. I do not have to worry about standing out from the tribe for any tribe is infinite.  I am free.  I am at choice. I am able to create whatever I want from life.  Now empty me of anything that is holding on to an old order.  Now in this moment, I am made anew.  I am cleansed. I claim that I am reborn.

I am free from any limitations.  I am emptied so that I can be filled with the power of God.  [daily affirmation

Water

At a wonderful meeting of HON, The Healthy Options Network, tonight, we all spoke about the importance of water. Ann Kern was the speaker and has been taught many of the myths about water by the wonderful trainers at Nikken. Bottled water, though so popular, is not really that healthy for you. According to Ann, AquaFina and Dasani are bottled by the major soda companies and the water is acidic, which makes people crave it and can do harm to certain people's system. I have read that some "spring water companies" get the water from the tap. Springs can be drained by the demand for plastic bottles filled with water. Plastic can leach, some say, into the water, putting PCVs into your body.

Many people say how much water you should drink in a day and this group agreed that, on an anverage, you should drink the number of ounces that equal half your body weight. I weigh 146 (going down!), so need to drink a minimum of 73 ounces a day. I probably drink 50 on most days. Though mostly water, drinking coffee and tea actually dehydrate you, so in addition to your minimum you need to drink an equal amount of fresh water as coffe and tea (even iced tea). When you put lemon in the water or flavor it in other ways, Ann says the body treats it as food. I am not sure I agree with this. What about you - click on the comments button below to say if you think it must be fresh water or can be herbal tea, or lemon in the water, etc.

We also spoke of the healing qualities water can have when it is honored, revered and spoken well to (Dr. Emoto's work). Several of us had great stories about being healing of various problems by blessing the water with "Thank you for healing my......" and others had tried it with no success. Can't hurt - might help.

What do you think about the need for water?
How much water?
Opinions as to why one water source is better than others?

Any watery thing you'd like to say.

Food for Health

While teaching my summer classes on Homeopathic and Holistic care for animals (http://www.HomeopathicAnimalCare.org), I also get to hear about the health challenges of the people in the class. One woman had purchased some FrequenSea (http://www.MyForeverGreen.org/132185) and as she rode the subway home after one day's class, she began to feel weak and lightheaded, a symptom she has often experiences from hypothyroidism. She took some FrequenSea and immediately felt better.

Earlier, she had learned how to test herself to see if something may be good for her and got a positive response for FrequenSea. We will hear more from Tamara later in the month as she reports how much the  FrequenSea helps her.

Never Give Up on your health. Never say "I just can't ski anymore' or "I just can't afford to get good health care."  There is always a way.

healing quote - less stress

How often do you feel stressed? How often is that because of how someone treated you? We all want to be treated as honored, valuable, well-intentioned people. George Leonard expands this to all parts of our life, like the roses we see.

George Leonard says "Almost anything you do on a long-term basis, even something as commonplace as gardening, can become a practice [spiritual, soulful, enriching]. It is a practice to develop a communion with everything in your garden, so that your roses, for example, are treated not as mere objects but as honored guests at the banquet of your life.  But if you garden primarily to impress the neighbors or win prizes with your roses, then you are not engaged in a practice.  Paradoxically, the person who gardens as a practice, for the sheer love of it, is probably the one who will impress the neighbors and win prizes."

This was quoted in the calendar of the Institute of Noetic Sciences' Transformational Practices Program. http://www.noetic.org   Imagine if we treated every person, plant, animal and inanimate object as if they were honored guests in our lives. Peace would prevail globally and personally. My goal is to live this way and I am still far from it.

Were I to treat my office as a space for a guest to visit, it would be neat and orderly, with just a hint of fun disorganization and spontaneity. Where I to treat every flower in my garden as a guest, I would have fewer plants and spend more time with each one. Imagine how spiritually fulfilled you would be if you honored every thing in your life, including yourself. No more stress!

For an equally powerful, yet less spiritual approach to ending stress, read my husband's book or listen to his tapes on 14-Day Stress Cure and if wedding plans are in the horizon, the book he and I wrote together, How to Have a Stress Free Wedding and Live Happily Ever After.  Go to http://www.StressCure.com or email me at [email protected].