Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Arielle Essex
using the NLP approach with love
This issue is capitalising on the flavour of the would necessarily immediately think of for a
month; love! And we all can’t get enough of it. St Valentine’s day gift. And for the first time in
Quantum Health magazine, we have included
Joan Parisi Wilcox has written a fascinating insight some recipes courtesy of the Vegetarian Society,
into of the science behind HeartMath, which all with love in mind.
illustrates how the heart does far more than is
generally understood. It is a fascinating read and The lead article this month is a brilliant piece
will really help us to focus on helping to get our penned for us by Chris Walton, MSc, author of
HRV where it should be, thus improve wellbeing. Incredible You: Unleashing the Power of Your
Another article along the lines of love is from NLP Beliefs and Intentions to Achieve an Extraordinary
practitioner and author Arielle Essex who explains Life. He tells us why it is that, on only the second
our preconceived ideas of love, expectations, high month into the New Year, many of us have a
and lows, and offers clear advice on how we can problem in following through with our New
recognise the fundamental emotions that drive Year’s resolutions. This is an eloquent explanation
us forward to the state where we can readily as to how the subconscious and conscious can, at
receive love. times, be in conflict when a new idea or thought
needs to be changed. It explains a lot, and I for
David Lawrence Preston has a wonderful article one will be looking at some repeating patterns
on love, all aspects of love, and what it is we are in my life and asking my subconscious what it’s
looking for in our quest. It is a humourous piece playing at!
and hugely enlightening.
There is so much more than I have space to
In Thornton Streeter’s regular column, he has mention in this issue, and I hope you enjoy to
included some astonishing examples of how, content and find it enlightening. If you would
using a GDV device, love can be a tangible like to have your say on any of the articles, please
energy, and shown on a screen where the email me at trina@quantumhealthmagazine.com
exchange can easily be observed. and I’ll be happy to pass on your comments.
On a lighter note we have some fun gift reviews Happy St Valentine’s day!
which include items that are not what we
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Contents
39 - 43
29 - 38
7 - 11 Chris Walton
Making Life Resolutions
12 - 14 News Updates
26 - 27 Thornton Streeter
15 - 17 Science in the News Journey with LOVE to the
Heart of Quantum Health
18 - 20 Arielle Essex
The Confusing Tapestry 29 - 38 Advertorial Supplement
of Love Conscious well-being
7 - 11
54 - 56
44 - 47 Yuliya Cohen
The Principle of Energy
Allocation - An Uncommon
64 - 65
66 - 67
Product Reviews
Book Reviews
Contents
Trust
68 - 69 DVD Reviews
48 - 51 Heather McGee-Parkin
70 - 72 Events if Interest for 2011
Emotion Contradictions
73 - 75 Jango Alptekin
52 - 53 Are Your Sex Toys Putting You New Year, New You
in Danger?
54 - 56 Organics Recipes
64 - 65
62 - 63 Did You Keep Your New
Year’s Resolutions?
Contributors
Harry Massey Rupert Sheldrake David Hamilton Arielle Essex Peter Fraser
Founder and Chief Biologist and author of Biological and Healer, coach and Chief Scientific Officer,
Executive Officer of scientific papers and medicinal chemistry trainer NES Health
NES Health books
Jack Brockway Joan Parisi Wilcox Dr Thornton Streeter Sasha Allenby Olivia Stefanino
QH Photographer and Author of Masters of Centre for Biofield Author and Matrix Author
film maker the Living Energy Sciences Reimprinting using EFT
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Making Life
Resolutions
By Chris Walton, MSc
www.quantumhealthmagazine.com Quantum Health 7
Quantum HEALTH
Issue 9 February 2011
Most of us start off the New Year full of good Iceberg model, taken from my book Incredible
intentions and with the motivation to do You: Unleashing the Power of Your Beliefs and
something, be something, or have something Intentions to Achieve an Extraordinary Life.
more than the year before. We get excited that
this year is going to be one where we really do As you can see, everything we do—and
it—earn more money, improve our relationships, everything we are—is based at the deepest levels
lose weight, change our careers, and improve on information and energy fields that control our
our lives. We feel good because we are thinking perceptions, which in turn power our beliefs and
positively, and so away we go, full of gusto. Then, emotions, which then shape our thoughts, which
more often than not, a month or two later we then dictate our behaviours. Let’s examine this
lose enthusiasm, lower the target, or forget about cycle in more detail.
our good intentions altogether. We even come
up with good reasons and logical justifications You Are What You Believe
for why we couldn’t or didn’t continue with our You may think you know what you believe,
resolutions. but the fact is that most of us are driven by
behaviours based on beliefs that we may not ever
Sound familiar? Ever been there? have examined, let alone agreed to hold. The
This scenario is so common that we often don’t iceberg model provides a simple metaphor that
look deeper into why resolutions are not only reveals how beliefs influence our emotions and
for making, but for breaking! There are good motivate our actions. As you know, an iceberg
reasons, but they have little to do with lack of is approximately 90 percent unseen, submerged
willpower or self-indulgence. They have to do underwater, so we see only the tip of it. We can’t
with your subconscious belief systems. So, it’s really know how big it is or what it looks like.
time to stop beating yourself up over failing to That iceberg is very much like beliefs—very few of
see your good intentions through and to find out them are conscious (above the waterline of our
how you can change that dynamic. knowing). Most beliefs remain hidden from us,
submerged deep in our subconscious minds. Yet,
Take a look at the illustration below, called the they influence just about every aspect of our lives.
So what exactly is a belief, and
why are our beliefs so powerful?
A belief is a thought, or a
collection of thoughts, that
is taken as truth and that
determines your perceptions
of the world. Beliefs influence,
and even dictate, the choices
you make, the relationships you
have, the creations you manifest,
the behaviours you demonstrate,
and ultimately the life that you
live.
of it based largely on our family’s beliefs, and signals that are broadcast throughout your
those of the authority figures in our lives, our body. They affect every aspect of your being,
social and cultural environment, the media, from your ‘happiness factor’ to the strength of
religion, education, and so on. As Albert Einstein your immune system, from your outlook on life
once said, ‘common sense is the collection of to the cascade of neurochemicals, hormones,
prejudices acquired by the age of eighteen’. We enzymes and overall body chemistry. So beliefs
inherit so many of our beliefs at such a deeply as thoughts affect not only your psychology, but
subconscious level that they still control our your physiology. As cellular biologist Dr Bruce
choices and actions today, even when the choices Lipton tells us, ‘The beliefs that we hold in our
and actions of yesterday are making our current mind create the biology and behaviour of our
life miserable. lives’. Thoughts truly are things, and beliefs shape
the content of your thoughts.
Most of us rarely conduct a mental or emotional
inventory of our beliefs over the course of our To really change your life, you don’t have to
lifetime; we simply stick with those we have change your thoughts; you have to change your
already formed—even if they are no longer deep-down belief systems. And it is this notion
working for us. Simply check the condition of of ‘deep down’ beliefs that gives us a clue as to
your life—if it is not the life you desire, then why the effects of willpower and positive thinking
that is a good indicator that your subconscious can be so short lived and ineffective when it
beliefs are in conflict with your conscious desires, comes to making life changes and achieving
preferences and intentions. The fact is that most our goals. When there is a conflict between
of us are in a situation in our adulthood where thoughts, the strongest held belief that is creating
many of our current beliefs are out of date and those thoughts will almost always win over the
need revising. long term. That’s why positive affirmations and
the “law of attraction” so often don’t work
Yet, it is important to keep some perspective here. for people. Once you get your subconscious
Note the words I used in the last sentence of the mind integrated with your conscious intentions,
previous paragraph: our ‘beliefs are out of date’. however, everything can change!
They are not necessarily good or bad. They are
just old. They no longer assist your growth and
The Subconscious Mind Rules
satisfaction in your present reality. The change is
The majority of your beliefs are stored in your
not to replace a bad belief with a good one. It’s
subconscious mind, which has a different
to replace an outdated one with an updated one.
function than your conscious mind. Your
Since the time when you formed your beliefs early
conscious mind is the thinking part that is
in life, you have changed, the world has changed,
associated with your personal identity. It is
and your circumstances in the world have
involved in logic, reasoning, positive thinking,
changed. Because your beliefs filter your world,
decision making, and is the place from which
and thus control your potential, the first place
you direct your free will. It is associated with your
you need to go to change your life is to your
ego, a term described in various ways by different
subconscious mind, where these belief systems
schools of psychology, but that you can generally
are encoded.
understand as the ‘you’ you think you are and
that you show the world on a consistent basis,
Beliefs Determine Your Thoughts day to day. Your other mind is the subconscious,
Beliefs are not only abstract things that have which also is described variously by different
an impact on you psychologically. They exist in schools of psychology, but is generally known to
the form of thought patterns in your physical be the place of your programmed and learned
being. But they are not your thoughts. They are actions, responses and behaviours. Whereas
the substance and structure of your thoughts. consciously you may feel and think that you are
Beliefs and thoughts are very real electrochemical in charge of the quality, condition and direction
of your life, the truth is that at a subconscious Almost everything that you think and do in life is
level you may be simply living out patterns and driven from a level of mind you are not aware of!
programmes that you learned from others during
your childhood and over the course of your life so Now all of a sudden it’s easy to see why those
far. Most of us joke about how the more things New Year’s resolutions fall by the way side. If
change, the more they stay the same. But that you have a conscious goal, let’s say to lose some
is generally true in terms of the subconscious. weight and improve your level of fitness, and
You can change your conscious mind, but yet at a subconscious level you hold beliefs that
until you also convince your subconscious to exercise is hard work and excess weight is a
also change its mind in the same way, it will protection from emotional intimacy, which ‘you’
eventually dominate. That’s why we all know do you think is going to win this conflict—your
people who keep making the same ‘mistakes’ conscious mind with a 40-bit processor operating
over and over, such as repeatedly choosing the at a dominant level to affect behaviour about 5
same unsuitable romantic partners or continually percent of the day or your subconscious mind
getting into trouble with authority. A belief with its 40-million-bit processor that takes control
pattern is a programme that your subconscious for a minimum of 95 percent of the day?
mind runs. And like a computer, until you
Now, I don’t want you to misunderstand the
reprogramme it with new ‘operating instructions,’
subconscious mind. It is not your enemy! In fact,
it will continually output the same data in the
many of our subconscious belief systems and
same way, no matter how much the external
rote programmes are essential to our well-being.
circumstances have changed.
We cannot think consciously about more than
In fact, a computer is a good analogy for most a couple of things at the same time, yet our
things about the conscious and subconscious subconscious mind is continually processing vast
minds, especially in showing why the amounts of input that keeps us safe and sane.
subconscious mind dominates. For instance, As a mundane example, you don’t think too
the conscious and subconscious minds can be much about how to cross the street against
likened to information processors, each being traffic, and that’s because your subconscious
able to process a certain amount of energy and is keeping track of enormous amounts of
information. Think of each as having a certain input to help you do that safely. In an ideal
bandwidth of processing power that can be world, everyone would be aware of all their
measured in bits per second. Research has shown behaviours, emotions, and thoughts; however,
that the conscious mind processes approximately in the fast-paced modern world, this is simply
40 bits of information per second. In contrast, an impossibility. Our two minds (conscious
the processing power of the subconscious mind and subconscious) are capable of processing
is a whopping 40 million bits of information per incredible amounts of information, most that
second! The subconscious mind is one million we don’t need on a moment-to-moment basis.
times more powerful in processing information We have to screen out some of these streams
than the conscious mind. Now here’s the real of information so as not to be overwhelmed. So
kicker: What percentage of your day-to-day what we need to focus on in the present remains
thoughts, feelings and actions are coming from conscious to us, and what we don’t need right
your conscious choices, as compared to those away is filed away in the subconscious.
that are coming from learned programmes
Another difficulty we face is that although our
and behaviours in your subconscious mind?
conscious mind can be incredibly creative, it can
Astonishingly, only about 5 percent of your
also be incredibly demanding and busy. It flits
actions, thoughts and feelings each day are
from one thought to another very quickly, and
arising from your conscious, logical, reasoning
that can be a recipe for inefficiency, diversion and
mind. The other 95 percent are governed by
the many excuses that keep us from living up to
learned programmes in your subconscious mind.
our potential and realising our goals. In addition,
habituation is a problem. Most of us grow subconscious and conscious belief systems and
comfortable with the people we see and the then not offering the pay-off with techniques for
experiences we have on a regular basis, and so doing so. However, the techniques are many and
our interactions become rote. As the behaviours varied, and its takes some training and guidance
and emotional responses of the people around to use them properly. The point of this article,
us become familiar and predictable, so do ours. really, is to help you wake up to the real reason
We and they are mostly running our belief why you may not now be living the life you dream
programmes, and so acting unconsciously. about or achieving your full potential. With this
This familiarity and habituation can make for a knowledge, you can find the most effective tools
comfortable existence without too many surprises to help you reprogramme outdated beliefs. My
to ‘upset the applecart’ of our lives. But it can book Incredible You details the belief-change
also mean that our marriage, friendships, work technique that I teach and use with individuals
relations and other kinds of relationships suffer and groups in public and private trainings, and
from neglect and boredom. It can mean we keep in the corporate world. Using these techniques,
doing the same thing over and over, despite our you can reveal outdated and self-sabotaging
good intentions to do otherwise. This is why subconscious beliefs in seconds, and then
it is important to understand that despite the reprogramme with updated and self-empowering
vast amount of information the subconscious ones in minutes. But you can also use other
mind can process, our subconscious is fairly systems, such as neurolinguistic programming,
straightforward—it is mainly a stimulus and energy psychology, hypnosis, and others. Just be
response system. What is programmed in is what sure that whatever avenue of change you explore,
comes out. the skills you learn and the insights you gain are
ones that help you;
Have you ever had an experience where someone
‘pushed your buttons’? When someone said uncover your subconscious belief systems to see
something to you that created an autopilot which ones are self-sabotaging and out of date,
emotional reaction? The trigger is not really
what that person said—that is just information. reprogramme them with more nurturing and
The trigger is usually how you perceive what empowering belief systems
that person said, coupled with the way you
help you more fully integrate your subconscious
read the signals from that person’s tone, body
and conscious patterns and programmes.
language and facial expressions. Those intangibles
If you do, you will not only be able to keep your
stir subconscious memories within you and
New Year’s resolutions, but you will be able to
activate those past programmes you are running
celebrate the achievement of all of your most
automatically. It is from those subconscious
cherished life resolutions.
memories that your actions and responses arise,
which are usually emotional ones. Remember, Chris Walton, MSc, is an author, sought-after keynote speaker,
we are running our subconscious programmes and internationally recognised performance psychologist
a minimum of 95 percent of the time! In effect specialising in change performance. From his base in London,
we are robots, prisoners of our personal beliefs he travels around the world training and coaching world-
and conditioning, and for the most part we don’t class athletes and other sports figures to achieve mind–body
optimal performance, runs public personal development
even realise it. There is no freedom until we make
seminars using his belief-change techniques, and conducts
the choice to break free from our outdated belief corporate organisational training and coaching programmes
patterns and remake them with ones that better on high-performance mindsets.
serve who we are now and how we want our
lives to look now. His websites are www.ChrisWaltonUK.com and
www.IncredibleYou.org.
How do you make such a shift? There are many
ways. I don’t mean to tease you in this article,
arguing for the necessity of integrating your
We all know that if we want to stay healthy we Does that mean when that Suzy or John get sick
should avoid sick people, right? After all, who you should pull up a chair and stare him or her
wants to pick up their germs and risk getting down? Not quite. The real stunner conclusion
the flu or a cold themselves? Well, conventional of this study is that simply looking at pictures of
wisdom is being turned (slightly) on its head ill people, or even of the evidence of sickness as
by research conducted by psychologists at in a photo of a lesion, is enough to induce the
the University of British Colombia (Discover, same immune-boosting response.
December 2010). They found that people who
observed sick people experienced a boost in We’re in the middle of the annual flu season, so
the levels of microbe-fighting chemicals in their to keep the fever, sore throat and sneezing at
immune system. That’s right! Just looking at bay, in addition to doing whatever you normally
sick people can activate your immune system in do to stay healthy—from taking echinacea to
much the same way it is activated by actually having a flu shot—you might want to take a few
being exposed to the illness-causing microbes. minutes each day to look at pictures of people
who are already sniffling and sneezing. It can’t
hurt, and it just might help.
Coffee Break
During the winter months, when flu and up there among the top choices for vitamin
other illnesses run rampant, many of us take C-rich foods.
vitamin C supplements or otherwise increase
our intake of this vitamin. However, our bodies Guavas provide almost as much vitamin C
don’t store vitamin C, so we should eat foods per serving as hot chili peppers, although the
rich in this vitamin throughout the year, and amount can vary by variety.
not just during the winter months. Vitamin C
Dip into your hummus with pepper slices. Yellow
provides many benefits, such as boosting our
peppers provide the most vitamin C wallop per
immune system, especially against microbes
serving of pepper varieties, followed by red
and viruses; helping protect us from cancer;
peppers and then green.
enhancing cardiovascular health, nourishing
our skin and perhaps even preventing wrinkling,
Spice up your dishes with vitamin C-packed
boosting eye health, reducing stroke risk, and
herbs. Thyme and parsley are rich in vitamin
more. The recommended daily intake (USDA)
C and add scrumptious flavor to most soups,
is 60 mg a day. That’s easy to get in your diet.
stews and stir-fries. Basil adds an additional dash
However, if you want to increase your intake
of C.
during flu season or during high-stress times
of your life, you can easily choose foods rather Curly kale, especially when eaten raw, is high
than supplements as a way to do so. Be aware in vitamin C, as are other varieties of kale.
that if you take vitamin C supplements, too, Mustard greens and garden cress are also high
you may experience side effects from getting in C. A good rule of thumb for increasing your
too much vitamin C. Taking it in excess usually vitamin C intake is to think “dark, leafy greens.”
does not cause serious problems, but reports of Plus, they are packed with other vitamins and
symptoms include gastrointestinal problems and minerals, too.
stomach cramping, flatulence, diarrhea, and, in
some rare instances, kidney stones. Broccoli, Brussels sprouts, and cauliflower are
veggies of choice to add vitamin C to your diet.
Because food is the best medicine, here are Cabbage, spinach, tomatoes, and celery are also
some choices for getting vitamin C the natural good choices.
way. The list of foods that contain significant
amounts of vitamin C is long and deliciously Kiwis are at the top the fruit list, along with
nutritious. Our list starts with choices that have guava, when it comes to vitamin C.
among the highest vitamin C content per a 100- (In some countries, this fruit is called Chinese
gram serving , and works down to food that Gooseberry.) Papayas are a good choice, along
have less vitamin C, although still more than with the standards of oranges and tangerines.
other food choices. Strawberries also make the list of vitamin C-rich
fruits, as do limes, cantaloupe, grapefruit and
For a food with one of the highest levels of raspberries.
vitamin C, choose red or green chili peppers.
Hot green chilis pack an impressive 242.5 mg Generally nuts and seeds don’t have much
of vitamin C per 100 gram serving. That’s about vitamin C; however walnuts, which provide a
two and a half whole chili peppers or one cup cornucopia of essential vitamins and minerals,
chopped. Hot red chili peppers have about half are one of the few types of nuts that have some
the vitamin C as the green variety, but are still vitamin C. Coconut does, too.
Kids on Caffeine
Coffee Break
The website WebMD reported in December Hospiatl for Children in Boston, MA, who said
2010 that studies show kids are getting too that the amount of caffeine children (in the US)
much caffeine, and it may be affecting their are consuming is “shocking, staggering, and
health. They report that “children aged 5 to disturbing.”
7 took in about 52 milligrams of caffeine per
day, and children aged 8 to 12 had about 109 You can read the full report at http://www.
milligrams, the equivalent of nearly three 12- webmd.com/parenting/news/20101215/kids-
ounce cans of soda per day. That’s much higher sweet-on-caffeine-mainly-soda
than the amount of caffeine linked to effects in
adults.”
Precognition—the ability to perceive future cause-effect arrow of time was reversed, and the
events—has mostly been dismissed by conclusion can stated either of two ways: the
mainstream scientists, even though careful volunteers somehow precognitively knew which
researchers, such as Dr. Dean Radin, of the Noetic words would be chosen at random to “practice”
Sciences Institute in California, have amassed later and so recalled them more easily during the
extensive evidence for its reality. What Bern has test or information flowed from their future back
done has taken the debate into the mainstream, to their past to influence their performance on
and he has his colleagues kicking and screaming the test. Bern conducted other kinds of standard
in denial. Bern’s experiment showed two things, psychology tests, also reversing the time order of
which are really two sides of the same coin: that the normal procedure, and got the same results.
precognition exists and that information can While statistically the results are small, they are
flow backward in time to influence past events. far enough above chance to be meaningful. Bern
(It should be noted that mainstream physicists claims he took extreme precautions to prevent
have shown this “backward in time to influence cheating or other kinds of contamination of the
past actions” effect as well, in rigorous physics experimental protocols, and that precognition is
experiments, such as variations of the double- the only logical explanation for the results.
split experiment; however, the philosophic
ramifications of these experiments have been While Bern admits that his particular way of
largely ignored, dismissed as “just another weird experimenting has yet to be replicated (which
aspect of the quantum realm.”) may not be accurate, as there are many similar
experiments that have been conducted by
Using more than 1,000 volunteers, Bern parapsychologists that have confirmed his results;
Science in the News
conducted a series of common psychology they just haven’t been accepted for publication
experiments over an eight-year period. The caveat in conventional journals), he prepared for the
is that in the experiments he reversed the order in outcry from skeptics and counters by following
which tasks were carried out, so that the “effect” commonly accepted, rigorous experimental
came before the “cause.” For example, in one protocols, and he says, about writing up his
standard type of memory and recall test, subjects conclusions for publication, “I tried to cover my
are shown a list of words; half of the list is then ass in every possible way against critique.”
selected at random and subjects are asked to
type those words into a computer. Later, the The furor over his results and over the journal’s
subjects are given a memory test to see which peer-review committee for accepting his paper
words they most easily recall. Usually, the words for publication is far from over. However, Bern’s
that they “practiced,” that is that they typed results give us hope for the legitimization of many
into the computer, are more easily remembered. “psi” phenomena. Maybe the paradigm really
What Bern did is reverse the order of the final is shifting, and we are indeed on the cusp of
two tasks. He gave people a list of words, then “frontier” science finally gaining a toehold in the
he gave them the memory test, and finally he mainstream.
had them type in a random selection of half the
words on the list. “Practicing” those words should
have had no effect on the results of the test, as
the volunteers had already taken the memory
test. But the results showed that they tended to
remember the practice words more easily. The
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“
True love begins when
nothing is looked for in
“ Certainty:
How well do you provide your own safety
return. and security?
Antoine de Saint-Exupery Where and in what do you put your faith
and trust?
Unconditional love is the only true love. It has How comfortable are you with change and
nothing to do with getting needs met. True love chaos?
is a state of being, where giving occurs naturally
with no strings attached. Love is a choice to be in
Uncertainty:
How much adventure, fun and risk feel
that state of true giving: when you can say
exciting?
‘I love you, but it is no concern of yours’. When
you can genuinely not worry about what comes What kind of surprises and challenges do
back, only then are you giving love. There’s an you enjoy?
infinite supply of this kind of love, but it is rare.
How could you increase variety and spice up
The more love you give, the more becomes
your life?
available for you to give. It’s like being a channel
for an invisible physical substance to flow through Significance:
you. Love is your true inner nature, but it only What gives you a sense of uniqueness and
flows when you choose to give and receive it for importance?
yourself first. Then you can freely give to others What increases feelings of respect, value
from the overflow of your heart. and significance?
People commonly advise that ‘love will occur What actions or achievements add to your
when you least expect it to happen’. What this sense of identity?
actually means is that love will occur after you Connection and Love:
have learned to satisfy your own needs rather How well do you connect and channel the
than looking for someone else to come along energy of love?
and fill the gaping holes inside of you. All those
children’s fairy tales were parables about joining How much love do you truly and freely give
head and heart, marrying left and right brain and to whom?
hemispheres, valuing both logic and feelings, and What aspects of beauty do you appreciate
becoming a whole human being. It’s a mistake and share?
to think that someone should be your ‘other
Growth:
half’. Until two whole human beings are present,
How much are you growing, developing,
all that is possible is to prop each other up and
and learning?
barter over who gets their needs met. Because no
one can ever satisfy your needs but you, invariably What would help to broaden and deepen
making someone else responsible for your your evolution?
happiness will end in disappointment. How else could you serve your purpose
better?
Happiness depends on how well you satisfy each
of the six basic needs. Where you focus your Contribution:
attention most will also impact your fulfillment, Where do you go beyond just getting your
purpose and joy. Life can only feel meaningless own needs met?
when some of these needs are not addressed. When do you do the right thing or just give
So how well do you meet these six basic needs? for no good reason?
How do you extend yourself to serve a Higher decided he didn’t love her anymore. Neither did
Purpose? If the purpose of relationships is he seem to respect or value her. What she didn’t
growth, rather than happiness, many of the realise was that she was confusing love with
problems that plague relationships start to make getting her needs met. He wasn’t making her feel
sense. Unfortunately, a popular thought-virus significant and special enough.
infects people into believing that love means
getting your needs met. Confusion begins with So the obvious question to ask was ‘what had
the honeymoon stage of a love affair, when she forgotten, or what was she pretending not to
happiness overflows because this perfect person know, that allowed this situation to develop?’ She
you’ve met seems to meet all your needs. This is thought deeply before answering. Then she said
what the love songs promise! Your partner seems that it felt like she had forgotten who she was.
fascinating, irresistible, a special creature above It was as if she was expecting her man to fortify
and beyond all mortals. Not only are they lovable, her self-esteem in some way. Like she had given
desirable, fun, sexy and exciting, but they can do him the job of making her feel good, which is, of
no wrong. As long as both people keep pulling course, inappropriate. She had stepped off her
out the stops with their desire to please each centre. How could she get back on track?
other, the intensity of happy feelings feels infinite.
Using neurolinguistic programming (NLP)
Until the heartbreak occurs.
techniques, it was possible to explore many
Sooner or later, both people fall back into more different ways to help her find her way back
normal behaviour patterns, unable to maintain to her centre. When she turned her attention
those high levels of passion. Although the fully into the centre of her being, her feeling
wonderful attributes of your partner are still of connectedness strengthened. She began to
noticed and appreciated in every way, you no feel more focused, and much more present in
longer do all the things you did before—and the moment. Her anger and hurt evaporated.
neither does your partner. Even worse, what used She also realised her boyfriend’s behavior was
to delight you starts to feel commonplace. Both merely a cover-up and his real feelings probably
begin to take each other for granted. Gradually, mirrored her own. Then she remembered that
although the relationship feels comfortable, many years ago, she had made a vow to herself
there is a tendency to slip into expectation. What to speak and act with compassion. How could
used to spell pleasure and a treat, now becomes she have forgotten! As she practiced maintaining
a duty that should be done. You forget about her focus on her centre and reconnected with her
appreciation and only notice when your partner true significance, she recommitted to holding the
doesn’t do what you have come to expect. Your intention of compassion once again and grew
needs are no longer being met.For the faint more confident that the relationship could be
hearted, this spells the end of the relationship; rekindled.
for others, it is the beginning of power struggles
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David Lawrence Preston
S Love as a ‘Form’
omeone suggested my next book should
be on love. After all, everyone wants to be Plato believed that behind every tangible thing is
loved and in love, don ft they? But after an idea, or ‘form’. These are independent entities
a few months, I put it to one side, stuck at the which exist whether or not we are aware of
first hurdle. I couldn’t even decide - what is love? them and able to grasp them with the mind. For
Songs such as, ‘Why do fools fall in love?’, ‘I example, behind the physical form, table, is the
fm not in love’, ‘I need to be in love’, and ‘Love idea of table. So love exists in the universe as an David Lawrence Preston
hurts’, were ringing in my ears. There had to be idea and as an ideal. We only become aware of
more to it than that! it when it enters our experience. My experience
of love is different from yours, meanwhile, the
I trawled the internet. I found the views of idea of love (also wisdom, justice, honesty, beauty
poets, philosophers, psychologists, theologians, and so on) remains constant, permanent and
physiologists, novelists and neuroscientists. This unchanging.
merely confirmed my suspicion that the word
means very different things to different people. Plato’s ideal of perfection was love that is:
For example: • Fearless
• My dictionary says love is, ‘Deep affection or • Constant
fondness; a concern for, and commitment to,
• Non-discriminatory
each other’. (But what about love of life, love
of country etc?) • Unconditional
systems for dealing with love – one for sexual choosing sexy foods, and so on.
attraction, one for romantic yearning and another
for attachment. The first draws you to a person; the Romantic love renders our normal self-protection
second motivates you to focus your attention on systems useless. Perceptions are distorted,
them; the last enables you to stay with a mate long clear thinking faculties disabled. Our biology
enough to rear children. knows this, which is precisely why the feel-good
chemicals that act as they do. If they didn’t, our
When working properly, these systems ensure we DNA would have a much smaller chance of being
meet the right match and sustain that connection passed on!
over time. But it can also warp our senses, distort
our perceptions, play havoc with our thinking If the loving relationship is to survive, romantic
and cause us to behave – to put it mildly – most love must transform into something else – deeper,
unwisely! And in no area is this more true long lasting – and more practical. So our
romantic love. For example, research has shown biochemistry adjusts, as we shall see.
that men lose the ability to think rationally in
Let’s examine a second, more psychological
the presence of a pretty woman (did we really
perspective:
need research to prove this?). The face, body
and any sexual signals given off consciously or
unconsciously can easily override common sense. Love as needs fulfilment
Motivational experts tell us that all motivation,
all behaviour is based on perceived needs. These
Romantic love
needs may be physical or emotional, rational or
Romantic love is usually thought of as strong
irrational.
feelings reserved for one special person.
Sometimes indistinguishable from infatuation,
A friend told me this story. Two elderly men were
it is unpredictable and frequently beyond our
talking.
conscious control. When we fall in love, our
‘I hear you’re getting married’, said the first.
bodies are flooded with feel-good chemicals such
as testosterone, dopamine and serotonin. It’s ‘That’s right.’
as if a switch has been thrown and a different ‘Do I know her?’
programme has started to run. In the early ‘Don’t think so.’
phases, when sophisticated bio-feedback sensors
‘Is she good looking?’
are attached, scientists find the effect on the body
is similar to the effects of an obsessive-compulsive ‘Not really. She’s eighty-two and has a face
disorder! like a pig.’
‘Is she a good cook?’
The main problem with romantic love is that ‘Dreadful!’
something suppresses the usual fault-finding
‘Then she must have lots of money.’
mechanisms – we fre blinded and deafened to
the reality of the other, including their so-called ‘Not at all.’
defects. That’s why a honeymoon has been ‘Is she good in bed?’
described as a short period of doting between ‘No idea. Never tried.’
dating and debting. ‘Then why on earth do you want to marry her?’
And yet romantic love is highly prized in Western ‘Because she has a car and can still drive!’
Society. Our media are obsessed with it and full
It’s interesting to think of what needs love fulfils
of articles on how to find it. They mostly focus
– or what needs we hope, expect or want love to
on attracting the person you fancy by appealing
fulfil. There are physical needs of course, but in
to their five senses: how to dress, how to use
this day and age, in the West at least, most of our
your voice, what perfume to wear, how to kiss,
needs are, in fact, emotional. Some psychologists
‘Me, now that I’m rid of her! he replied.’ ‘Love is patient and kind. It is never jealous. It
does not boast, it is not proud; it is never rude or
This joke is at least 1600 years old. It was self-seeking; it is not easily angered, and keeps no
discovered with some ancient Greek writings. record of wrongs. Love takes no pleasure in evil
Nothing changes! and delights in truth; it is always ready to excuse,
to trust, to hope, to persevere.’
Perfect love (1 Corinthians, 13, 4-7)
To return to Plato – how many loves do you know
that meet his criteria for perfect love? If you are ‘You will find as you look back upon your life,’
in a one-to-one relationship, ask yourself: Is our wrote Drummond, ‘that the moments when you
love fearless? Unchanging? Non-discriminatory? have truly lived are the moments when you have
Unconditional? Completely unselfish? Endlessly done things in the spirit of love.’
forgiving
I challenge you: read these words daily. Then put
I would argue that romantic love by its very them into practice. Keep a diary, and at the end
nature cannot meet these criteria. All too often of three months, look back on your experiences
it is needs-based, short-lived, highly conditional and reflect on your progress. It will be profound.
(‘I’ll only love you if you do all this for me’) and
But there’s an even greater form of love:
unforgiving. It is also discriminatory – exclusive to
one person.
Universal Love
But you may disagree.
Human love is a pale shadow of the love
Moreover, even the happiest long-term expressed by the creative intelligence that sustains
relationships are likely to have most, if not all, of us, whether you see this in theological terms or as
these characteristics. After all, many long-term the information fields that quantum physicists tell
relationships work on the basis that ‘I’ll do just us underpin the physical universe.
enough to stop you leaving, if you do just enough
to make me stay.’ Chemically-driven, delusional romantic love, and
needs-based, co-dependent love exist only within
Again – you may disagree.
the confines of our own skin, shaped by human
instincts and emotions; but universal love is not
Higher human love an emotion, lays down no conditions, and it does
There’s a third type of human love. It’s a love not discriminate.
that goes beyond our families and friends and
encompasses all of humankind, perhaps even We are charged with spiritual energy (however
the whole of creation. Again we must be careful. you describe it), and that energy is love. It is
It’s easy to profess love for those caught in an the very Life-Force within us. And it meets
earthquake or tsunami on the other side of the all of Plato’s criteria – it is fearless, constant,
world, and ignore the illness and suffering right non-discriminatory, unconditional, completely
under our nose. unselfish and endlessly forgiving.
One of the great passages on love was written Anthony de Mello wrote: ‘Is it possible for the
by Paul of Tarsus (and yes, this is one of the rose to say, ‘I will give my fragrance to the good
few passages attributed to him that he actually people who smell me, but I will withhold it from
wrote). Professor Henry Drummond, a 19th the bad? Or is it possible for a lamp to say, ‘I will
Century scientist and theologian, was so give my light to the good people in this room,
impressed by this passage he wrote a book on but I will withhold it from the evil people?’ These
it and urged his students to read this passage are images of what love is about. It is around you
daily for three months. Many reported that it had like the air you breathe and in every atom of your
transformed their lives. body.’
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Some time ago I was lucky to get hold of a diagnosis, meridian flow assessment and chakra
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dedicated to the heart and to unconditional love
- I wanted to show you what it means to send
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perspective the outpouring even seems to be
headed by a heart shaped swell of bio-photons.
The groundswell
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world famous technology for measuring subtle gas discharge from each fingertip. After years of
energy. He was joined by Dmitry Orlov, a young careful comparative study with leading experts in
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Eco-tester with KonstantinKorotkov – a device developers has connected each segment of the
for measuring the energy of a space, and now finger type with the entire organ system that it is
widely used by experts in geopathic stress and to nourishing when the energy flow is functioning
evaluate the effect of intention experiments. correctly.
Nobel Prize
Winner Discovers
Quantum Field
Effect of DNA
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For centuries the door between conventional and in a juried academic journal, the gist of his work
frontier science has been closed, with each group has been widely described and his conclusions
of researchers isolated in their own domains, are the subject of intense debate and scepticism.
working with radically different models of biology He claims that he and his colleagues have been
and physics. The conventional domain focused on able to ‘transmit’ the ‘ghostly’ signature of DNA
matter and biochemical processes. The frontier into water and that the electromagnetic imprint of
domain focused on energy and information fields. the DNA molecule was detected by enzymes that
We at NES are happy to report that the door finally were able to use it to replicate the DNA just as if
has been kicked wide open—and frontier scientists they had been in contact with the real molecule.
everywhere have reason to celebrate. The ‘ghostly’
energetic and informational signals of matter have Specifically, in one test tube Montagnier suspended
been detected in a conventional laboratory—and a sample of DNA in liquid and then diluted it twelve
conventional scientists are in an uproar as their times. In another test tube he put only purified
beliefs and paradigms are being shaken to their water. The test tubes were then subjected to a very
very foundations. weak extremely-low frequency electromagnetic
field of 7 hz (similar to the natural frequency of
Over the last decade or more, NES research has the earth’s magnetic field) from a copper coil and
championed the idea that reality is wave-based, left for eighteen hours. After the procedure, the
that fields of energy and information underlie all energetic signature of the DNA was somehow
matter, and that substances such as water and ‘transmitted’ or its information ‘imprinted’ onto the
minerals can be encoded with field signals from pure water in the other test tube. Later, enzymes
matter that can be used by the body-field to correct were able to use that electromagnetic signature to
distortions in the field and so enhance the body’s reconstruct the DNA. Montagnier claims that the
own self-healing capacities. We have been patiently only explanation for such information transfer is a
awaiting the day when conventional scientists try quantum coherence effect.
their own experiments—and now they have.
It’s important to note that the effect was not found
to work at high dilutions, so this experiment does
The Experiment Heard ‘Round the not lend wholesale support to homeopathy, which
World’
tends to use extremely high dilutions. However,
What’s the experiment that has so many scientists
Disclaimer the experiment does lend credence to earlier
NES Health and its
in such an uproar? It was carried out by Nobel
products do not cure, experiments done by French researcher Jacques
prevent, diagnose or Prize-winning biologist Luc Montagnier and
treat disease. If you have Benveniste, who showed how water can be
a medical condition or reported on in New Scientist (12 January 2011)
concern, please consult imprinted with information from a substance, such
the appropriate healthcare and the popular press. Although Montagnier
professional. NES and that water appears to have a ‘memory’. His work
its claims have not has not released details yet, and he is waiting to
been evaluated by any
was roundly dismissed by conventional science. In
do so until his paper is accepted for publication
government agency or
regulatory organisation.
fact, Benenviste was hounded out of his laboratory
and his reputation ruined. He died without his referred to as electromagnetic signals (EMS). It
work being vindicated. It remains to be seen if has been suggested that by the process of diluting
Montagnier’s work will provide that vindication, and agitating the solution, new tiny ‘structures’
as conventional scientists are raising a storm of (ordered patterns within the fluid) are created
scepticism about Montagnier’s experiment as well. by an interaction between the original biological
Scientists say they will have to see replications material and the water it is mixed with. As the
by others and read the details of Montagnier’s bacteria had been killed in the sterilisation process,
experiment when they are published before they it was assumed that the signal was being generated
are willing to lend credence to his claims. by the DNA molecules present in the solution.
Montagnier also found that DNA fragments from
most disease-causing bacteria were able to generate
Montagnier’s Body of Work
these electromagnetic signals. Interestingly, in this
Professor Luc Montagnier is a French virologist and
study, EMS only occurred when the sample could
joint recipient with Françoise Barré-
interact with ‘background’ electromagnetic waves
Sinoussi and Harald zur Hausen of the 2008 Nobel
given off by the measuring apparatus, suggesting
Prize in Physiology or Medicine for his discovery
that the EMS might be triggered by resonating
of the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and
with this electromagnetic ‘background noise’. The
its link to acquired immune deficiency syndrome
team carried out further experiments showing that
(AIDS). Despite his scientific pedigree, however,
EMS (fields) are produced by the human body.
he is the subject of controversy because of claims
DNA was isolated from blood plasma taken from
he has been unprofessional in the past in sharing
patients with various diseases. Results showed that
the credit for his team’s HIV discoveries and that
both the plasma and the extracted DNA produced
he might have even been unethical in his dealings
similar EMS. This effect was seen in samples
with a colleague who developed technology to
taken from patients suffering from Alzheimer’s
read the electromagnetic signals from matter.
disease, Parkinson’s disease, multiple sclerosis and
Montagnier has been moving outside of the rheumatoid arthritis. The authors suggest that the
domain of conventional science slowly over the EMS effect indicates the likelihood that bacterial
years. He has shifted from conventional biology to infections may be at the root of these conditions
working in the area of ‘field’ biology investigating (although it is also possible that the structural and
the electromagnetic properties of organisms and biochemical changes seen with these conditions
how these fields may be involved in health and in could somehow be altering the fields being emitted
disease processes. In a previous paper published from the body).
in 2009 entitled ‘Electromagnetic signals are
NES theory, of course, has always maintained
produced by aqueous nanostructures derived
that the physical body is interdependent with
from bacterial DNA sequences’, Montagneir
an energetic body—the human body-field—and
and his colleague Lavallee made the observation
that symptoms and diseases arise as a result
that under certain conditions biological fluids
of uncorrected distortions in the energy and
containing microorganisms can cause infection
information fields that comprise the body-field. We
even after they have undergone a procedure
have always maintained that DNA is not the master Disclaimer
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biologically. He discovered in his investigation of concern, please consult
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the sterilized solutions that if they were diluted professional. NES and
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and agitated in a specific way, they emitted been evaluated by any
devil is in the details, as they say, the bottom line government agency or
reproducible low-frequency electromagnetic waves regulatory organisation.
is that Montagnier’s previous experiments—and whether or not his colleagues would think that he
now his most recent one—appear to provide solid had now drifted into pseudoscience? He replied
general evidence in support of NES theory. adamantly: “No, because it’s not pseudoscience.
It’s not quackery. These are real phenomena which
deserve further study’’. Here, here. Further study
The Most Recent Experiment Causes an
(and indeed better funding for this type of study)
Uproar
is exactly what we need to move this science
The phenomenon was very loosely described
forward.
as ‘teleportation’ in the New Scientist article,
however the experimental data suggested that
the information from the molecule was imprinted Finally to quote New Scientist:
across space rather than simply moving from one “If the results are correct,” says theoretical chemist
place to another. In fact physicists in Montagnier’s Jeff Reimers of the University of Sydney, Australia,
team suggest that DNA emits low-frequency “these would be the most significant experiments
electromagnetic waves which imprint the structure performed in the past 90 years, demanding
of the molecule onto the water. re-evaluation of the whole conceptual framework
of modern chemistry.”
This is comparable with Peter Fraser’s theory of
imprinting across space via the ‘matching’ process. Indeed!
A process which also requires the presence of
an electromagnetic field and the addition of
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http://www.newscientist.com/article/
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Your Amazing
Heart
By Joan Parisi Wilcox
F
ebruary is the month of St. Valentine, To Western conventional biologists, the heart is
cupids, candy, flowers, and lovers. only—or mostly—a pump. But to the ancient
Plus, it’s national Heart Month in Great Chinese—and to poets, playwrights and greeting
Britain, from where Quantum Health magazine card writers—the heart is the “emperor of
originates, and American Heart Month in the the body.” Frontier scientists, and increasingly
States. So what better time to talk about the conventional scientists, are discovering that the
heart? It’s an organ that has been the subject of ancients knew what they were talking about.
intense medical scrutiny lately, and the bridging The heart is not only a pump, it is, as some
of conventional and energetic medical research frontier biologists have called it, our second brain.
is revealing the heart to be a truly wondrous Research shows the heart knows and feels. It
energetic centre of our being. appears to process emotions, encode memory,
direct various aspects of the brain, and may even Heart-rate variability is an accurate indicator of
be the seat of our intuition of the future. overall health because the heart is the processor
of nervous system signals—and just about
Some of the most rigorous studies of the heart as everything that goes on in the body affects or
the seat of “knowing” have been conducted at The depends on the autonomic nervous system.
Institute of HeartMath, located in California, and it Our autonomic nervous system has two primary
is their research that I draw on for this article. Let’s parts, the sympathetic nervous system, which
look at two of the most exciting aspects of heart is an “alert” or “quick response” system for
research: the coherent heart and its influence on flight-or-fight situations and is engaged during
health; and the feeling, intuitive heart, which may intense physical activity or sustained mental
forever change your perception of your heart and concentration. The parasympathetic system, in
its role in your body and your life. contrast, is engaged when we are relaxed. It
protects us from stress and over-activity, and it
The Coherent Heart is the primary aspect of our nervous system that
HeartMath scientists, as well as researchers at is active when we are asleep. A high heart-rate
other institutions, have discovered many ways variability indicates that the heart is receiving and
that the heart’s function promotes good health, sending the full range of these nervous system
beyond its normal circulatory functions. They have signals—from the highest frequency signals
found, for example, that heart-rate variability of the parasympathetic nervous system to the
(HRV) is among the best indicators of overall well- lower frequencies of the sympathetic nervous
being. Heart-rate variability refers to the measure system—properly, swiftly and accurately. It means
of how heartbeats vary moment to moment. our nervous system is coherent and balanced in
Picture the flowing sine wave of a beating heart, its energy and information flow. Low variability,
with the wave’s many peaks and valleys. A high in contrast, means that the nervous system
HRV would show as a wave with a lot vertical signals are either not being sent or are not being
movement, with high peaks and low valleys, processed properly. Almost everyone who is
indicating a healthy heart that is coordinating experiencing poor health or chronic disease, from
communication with the major organs and cancer to diabetes, displays a low HRV, which
systems of your body. A wave indicating low is why heart-rate variability tests have become
HRV would look flatter, indicating a lesser state common in both mainstream and complementary
of health and, possibly, even serious health medicine as a general diagnostic test for overall
problems. health.
“
There are many ways
to increase HRV and
heart coherence, and as a
consequence to improve your
health, with meditation and
relaxation techniques being “
the most common.
a non-coherent state. To the right in each graph The great news is that not only can you become
is the same measure after the person has induced aware of your heart’s state of coherence, but
coherence to that system, through meditation you also can train your heart to be in a more
or by using another relaxation technique. Notice coherence state. HeartMath has developed
that when a person is in a state of coherence, the two tools to help you detect your level of HRV
waveforms do not lose their variability (robustness and heart coherence and to change them via
of the peaks and valleys) but they do move from a biofeedback response. One technology is
being erratic and rough to regular and smooth. computer-based; the other is a small handheld
That’s what coherence looks like—and it’s a state HRV monitor. They allow you to see your heart
that has proven to dramatically affect health, rhythm and coherence graphically, such as a
making communication among major organs and change from a red to a green light. There are
physiological systems quicker and more accurate, many ways to increase HRV and heart coherence,
lowering all manner of stress indicators, and and as a consequence to improve your health,
boosting the immune system. with meditation and relaxation techniques being
the most common. Using these techniques, in
only a few seconds you can begin to affect your
heart’s coherence, improving communication
among all your body systems. Over time you
can entrain your heart to be in a more coherent
state all the time. You can check out the methods
HeartMath has developed on their website.
coherence in a matter of minutes, inducing smaller circular structures, which are individual
all the health benefits that go with improved neurons. A closer view reveals that in the centre
heart coherence. The image below shows the of each of these cells are clusters of dendrites,
heart’s waveform when a person is intentionally which interconnect individual neurons. These
generating feelings of frustration or anger types of cells process incoming signals to the
through the heart centre and when that same heart. That’s not too surprising, since we know
person shifts to feelings of appreciation. The the heart has to receive signals to know what to
change happens in only minutes, and it’s certainly do and how to respond to changing conditions in
dramatic! In this case, a picture is definitely worth the body. However, researchers have also found
a thousand words about the benefits of focusing “afferent” intrinsic cardiac cells. This type of cell
on positive feelings, undertaking a daily practice is sensory in nature, sending signals to other
of meditation, or regularly using stress-relief neuronal cells, including the brain. Discovery of
techniques throughout your day. these types of neuronal-cardiac cells reveals that,
much like the brain, the heart is, as HeartMath
scientists have concluded, “an independent
neural processing unit.”
potentials (ERP), among other things. An ERP is appropriate stress response up to an average
an indication that the brain has had a perception of 3.5 seconds before the emotionally charged
or other kind of sensory input, even though the image appeared onscreen. That’s seconds, not
person may not yet be consciously aware of that microseconds! Three seconds is an eternity in the
perception or experience. In other words, there universe of the body’s biology. Somehow, the
is a tiny time lapse between taking in sensory brain and body not only knew when an image
input (evidenced through brain activity) and was about to appear, but they knew what kind
experiencing that input (conscious awareness). of emotional content the image would contain.
So, the researchers were gathering information That’s precognition!
about this time lapse. To roughly explain the
experiment, let’s use an example subject The researchers at HeartMath decided to recreate
called Bob. this kind of test and monitor the heart as well
to see if it had any unique response and played
In the lab, Bob was fitted with brain and body a role in the seemingly intuitive response the
monitoring equipment, and then seated in front brain was displaying. It turns out that the heart
of a computer terminal. He didn’t have to do did indeed have a role to play—it trumped the
anything except focus on the images that would brain in its precognitive/intuitive “knowing!” The
soon be flashing across the computer screen. heart responded about 4.8 seconds before an
A total of about forty images would be shown, emotionally charged image appeared, almost
each separated by a five to seven seconds and two seconds faster than the brain! From this and
each staying on the screen about eight to ten other research data, the HeartMath researchers
seconds. revealed that the heart actually sends the brain
crucial sensory information, and not vice versa,
The images were of two kinds: some of them which is tantamount to anarchy in the current
were void of much emotional content (a basket biological framework whereby nothing happens
of flowers, a sunset, a kitten) whereas others until the brain makes it happen. And the heart
were of highly emotional content (erotic images, appears to be more “intuitive” than the brain. Its
autopsy photos, graphic depictions of war connection to the fabric of reality appears to be
carnage). In one “run” of the experiment, a stronger than the brain’s.
series of 40 or so images would be chosen at
random by the computer from a large library These research results and others have opened
of such images. Neither the volunteer nor the a Pandora’s Box of sorts in biology, for there is
researchers knew what kind of picture would be no stuffing away of these test results. They are
appearing next, an emotionally charged one or an standing up to scrutiny and being repeated by
emotionally neutral one. others. They are changing the way we look at our
heart—and ultimately how we engage our “heart
After running hundreds, and in some cases energy.” The ancient Chinese, I think, would
thousands, of these tests, an amazing anomaly be making a deep bow toward these modern
appeared in the results. Although the researchers researchers who have had the vision and curiosity
were only looking for the microsecond time to perform experiments that are revealing that the
lapse between the brain registering the sensory heart truly is the “emperor of the body.”
input and the conscious and physical mind-body
awareness of that input, what they actually * To seek out the best research on the heart as a sensory
organ, see the work of The Institute for HeartMath (Rollin
found mystified them: it appeared that the
McCraty and Doc Childe), Walter Cannon, B.C. Lacey and
brain and body were responding before an
J. L. Lacey, J.A. Amour and J.L. Andell, R. C. Frysinger, and
image even appeared on the computer screen. M. W. van der Molen. For research specific to the heart see
If a emotionally benign picture came up, there the HeartMath research pages at http://www.heartmath.
was little or no brain or body response. But if org/research/science-of-the-heart/introduction.html.
an image was one with high emotional value,
the subject’s brain and body registered an
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Yuliya Cohen
Q
I am fully aware that as tempting as it may
be, simply to blame others for the events in
Arizona—the shooting of US Representative
Gabby Giffords and others—is fruitless. I know that
the only person I can really change is me. Still, is there
anything else I can do as part of my responsibility to heal
and balance the world?
I’m sure you’ve watched or heard how our also adopt some “energetic karate” routines for
entire country had been saddened by the recent energetic protection. The most common ones
shootings in Tucson, Arizona. My heart goes out are to visualise surrounding yourself with a white
to all who have experienced the tragedy directly light or creating some kind of protective barriers
and all those who have been affected by it. around your energy field.
Many have acknowledged that they feel a sense
From an “engineering” perspective (which is
of helplessness, or a pull to assign blame and
my background, as many of you know), there
respond in anger.
is a problem with this “let’s look on how we
What can we do in situations like this? We all may contributed to this problem” approach, if that
have different levels of response to the events is all that we do. By solely focusing inwards
corresponding to our level of involvement in the on our own responsibilities and protecting our
world. What unites us as energy psychology and own energetic space, we are actually placing a
energy medicine practitioners is that we bridge limit on our own area of energetic influence,
from the socio/political to physical/emotional while allowing the toxic energy of the attacker
to the spiritual/energetic, and that we want to to run rampant. This is what happens if we let
make sure that our responses reflect the spiritual/ the political pundits run their toxic campaigns
energetic dimension. unimpeded.
TIPS • TIPS
The first step is to allow yourself to feel your Create a boundary around the attacker (or
feelings fully, just as they are. It is important more generally, the source of the attack),
to honor your feelings and reactions to what capping all the energy at the source. As a
happened. Blocking emotions keeps the result of doing this, the influence of the
emotional energy trapped and you will have to attacker and the toxic energy he or she
work hard to keep all of this pent-up energy generated becomes limited, while your own
under control. It’s like trying to keep a lid on a energy field remains open and unrestricted to
pressure cooker. create a positive change in the world.
Return back to the attacker all the energy he Pray that beyond even the possible and
or she generated, along with the consequence believable, the universe provides all the
of the attacker’s actions. Think of whatever support it can so the returned energy is used
they have done that drives you nuts, causes for the attacker’s growth and transformation.
you distress, makes you angry, or scares you.
It does not have to be a personal attack, but Finally, after clearing the space of the negative
could be something that impacted your home, energy of the attacker, turn to introspection
your community, your country. Ask that the regarding your own attitudes and behaviours.
part of it which is not yours, but theirs (i.e., Now that you can see more clearly where and
the part that is not solely due to your own how your own actions, negativity, or lack of
triggers) be given back to them. awareness may have contributed, in whatever
way, to the situation, you can apply the
This process is not about slamming it in principle of energy allocation in reverse and
their face, or directing your anger at them, recall your own stuff back.
but rather piling the energy (which they (Information on principles and processes underlying those
themselves produced) at their own feet, and steps are described in my book Energetic Boundaries
in this way gifting them the opportunity to do – The New Paradigm for Effortless Healing at
www.ingwithouteffort.com)
their own introspection and healing.
Above is a short rundown of the steps of how it And as we do it, it is incumbent upon us to do
works. it with love! “I have decided to stick with
love. Hate is too great a burden to bear,” ~
We can look at this situation through the lens Martin Luther King, Jr.
of Spiritual/Energetic Correctness and of Political
Correctness. Sometimes it may seem that they Justice comes from balance. There’s so much
align, and sometimes it may seem that they need in the world, it’s both humbling and
don’t. But if you dig deeper into the wisdom of gratifying to have a chance to make even a
time honored metaphysical principles, they always small difference. Using the principles of energy
do. In other words, while there is an individual allocation the difference you make can be very
responsibility to clear “our own” stuff , there is powerful!
similarly an individual responsibility (which in
Hebrew is called Tikkun Olam, or repairing the When A Heavy Hat is Lifted – a
world) to hold a place in the vibrational matrix Personal Example
in which others can come into alignment, which Let us step outside of the realm of politics and
requires that their stuff be handed back to them. into the world of personal relationships. I want
Should we honor and respect those who instigate to illustrate the fundamental role the energy
violence through rhetoric? Giving back to those allocation principle plays in restoring balance
who noisily target others, what they have created, through a real life example. I met James at a
is a in a deeper sense, a way of honoring and personal growth workshop. I overheard him
holding them in integrity with their own truth. talking to a teacher about an ongoing struggle
he had been having for the three years since his It seemed that the more I was taking it upon
divorce. He complained that he was pulled down myself, the further her condition deteriorated.
by depression. But the most troubling part of it all I felt powerless to change it. Now I keep feeling
was that, being a deeply spiritual man, he felt cut that her energy is continually attacking me.”
off from the source of his spiritual connection. He
felt lost and scared and helpless. He was inquiring He began waving his hands over the top of the
about a therapist or a healer who could help him head, trying to release the energy by pulling
re-gain his spiritual connection. it out, but nothing happened. “See now,” he
said despondently, “I just cannot shake it off no
Two of us ended up eating dinner in a Chinese matter what I try.”
restaurant. While we were waiting for the soup
to arrive, I offered to check what was going on “Let’s try something else,” I suggested. “There’s a
with his energy. As I scanned him intuitively, he principle of energy allocation, where rather than
looked basically fine, except for a dark blob of simply releasing the energy, which is what you are
dysfunctional energy that was plugging his crown trying to do now, you in fact return it back to the
chakra. The crown chakra, located at the top of person to whom it belongs. Her energy in your
the head, is the personal boundary between the energy field is purposeless, all it does is distort
divine and the physical. It was not a particularly your optimal state. Would you like to try that?
huge plug, but big enough to create a blockage That should correct the disharmony in your field.”
of the flow of energy, and lead to disharmony “I’m willing to try anything,” he exclaimed.
in the mind, body and spirit. It was as if a dark “I need my connection back; I want my life back.“
cloud was permanently parked over him, blocking
We invoked the principle of energy allocation.
the sun.
He repeated after me that he fully realised that
That kind of energy in my experience often comes taking on the energy of her dysfunction did
with people who suffer some form of mental not help her in any way, but only clouded his
disorder, and he was clearly not a source of it. But own sense of self, and that he was releasing
there was a match with his former wife. When ownership of this energy back to her, and that it
I mentioned it, he admitted, that, in fact, it was be contained at the source, without affecting him
his wife’s deteriorating mental state that was any longer. Almost in an instant the entire dark
the cause for the divorce. He was surprised to blob disappeared, as if suctioned by some giant
hear that he was still carrying her energy, since cosmic vacuum cleaner.
he thought he had done a lot of work clearing
He sat in shock and disbelief. “It just disappeared,
energetic connections between them.
like that. ”he finally spoke. “After three years
“How did that energy end up stuck and plugging of trying everything and going to everyone. It’s
my crown chakra three years later?” he asked quite unbelievable and makes perfect sense at the
with a puzzled expression on his face. same time. This energy was never mine. I should
have never taken it in. There was nothing I could
“I will tell you how it typically happens, and you do with it in my own body, except for hurting
can tell me if it rings true.” I explained. “Can you myself. My head feels clear; I feel my connection
think of a point in your relationship when. from again, and I feel like there’s actually room to feel
a place of love and service, you wished to save compassion for what happened between us.
her from her suffering an took it upon yourself to
clear her mental affliction?” It’s as if a very heavy hat that I have been wearing
for a long time has been lifted from my head, and
“Yes, I did exactly that”, he admitted. “I thought there is just a little indentation left from wearing
I could cast out the darkness and dysfunction of it too long”.
the mental illness and then we would be happy
together. What happened was quite the opposite. And right at this point our soup was served.
St Valentine’s Day...
with a conscience
Compiled by Heather McGee-Parkin
Buy Conflict-Free
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Adopt a Tree
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Francophile or anyone with a love for the countryside, plus it can produce truffles for up to fifty
years.
The Greeks and Romans believed that truffles had magical aphrodisiacal qualities. It has been
said that truffles ‘make women more tender and men more amiable’ Why not test that theory
on St Valentine’s day by adopting your loved one a Truffle Oak from Gascony (including the
opportunity to have your own truffle harvest) at http://www.truffle-tree.com/
Whether an aphrodisiac or not, the taste of the woodsy earthy notes in truffles is delicious and
a gift that will be always appreciated.
Be like Julia Roberts and Hugh Grant in Notting followed by a two course locally sourced dinner.
Hill. Arrange to meet up for your ‘first’ encounter
at the The Travel Bookshop, flirt through the Like something a little more steamy? If in New
bookshelves, take a stroll down Portabella Market York, book a table for two at Katz Deli. Legendary
and if you are feeling exceptionally decadent for its scene with Meg Ryan in When Harry Met
follow it up with a luxurious tea at the The Ritz. Sally and if you are feeling really daring….. well,
we leave it to your imagination!
Fancy a bit of high blue blooded living for the
day? Visit the set of Brideshead Revisited at Castle If you are in Paris visit Café des Deux Moulins
Howard www.castlehoward.co.uk and wander at Montmartre for a steamy hot chocolate; the
through the Brideshead Restored exhibition; a bustling Parisian café where Amélie worked in Le
look behind the scenes at the making of the Fabuleux Destin d’Amélie Poulain and the site of
film, though no romping on the four poster Moulin Rouge.
bed is allowed (not that I asked); which was
such a central point to the climax of the story. If you are in the South UK– visit English Heritage
To top off this St Valentine’s day indulgence, site Osbourne House on the Isle of Wight, the
book an opulent evening of wine tasting, love nest of Queen Victoria and Albert for visiting
available complete with canapés in the gardens hours go to http://www.english-heritage.org.
uk/daysout/properties/osborne-house
Filling:
Watercress Sauce: 1. Roast the garlic in the oven for about 10
25g/1 oz soya margarine minutes, then remove them from their skins.
3 spring onions Set aside.
300ml/½ pt vegetable stock
2. Steam the asparagus and the sweetcorn.
2 bunches watercress
Set aside.
Salt and freshly ground pepper
3. In a saucepan heat the margarine, sprinkle
Filling: with the flour and cook the roux for 2
minutes, stirring continually.
1 garlic, whole and unpeeled
100/4 oz bunch asparagus, chopped into 4. Remove from the heat and add the soya milk.
5cm/2in pieces 5. Continue stirring.
4 baby sweetcorn, chopped into
5cm/2-inch pieces 6. Place back on the heat and continue to stir
25g/1 oz soya margarine until the sauce thickens.
25g/1 oz unbleached flour 7. Stir in the wine, cook for a 2 minutes, then
180g /6 fluid oz soya milk remove from the heat.
45ml/ 1-1/2 fluid oz vegetarian white wine
8. Mix together the pine nuts, mustard and
50g/2 oz ground pine nuts, roasted
roasted garlic and add to the sauce,
2.5ml/1 tsp mustard
beating constantly.
1 handful fresh, flat leaf parsley, chopped.
(reserve a few parsley leaves for garnish) 9. Add the parsley and the vegetables.
10. Cut the pastry cases horizontally in half and
Method: remove the pastry inside.
Watercress sauce:
11. Spoon the vegetable mixture into the pastry
1. Heat the margarine,fry the spring onions
base and top with the pastry lids.
until soft.
12. Serve the pithivier on an individual serving
2. Add stock and bring to the boil, simmer
plate with the heated watercress sauce
for 5 minutes.
13. Garnish with the parsley and serve
3. Add watercress, boil for 15 seconds, then
immediately.
remove from heat.
4. Season. Cool, then blend. © The Vegetarian Society – (recipe created by the Cordon Vert
cookery school) www.vegsoc.org.
Ingredients for the Chop the reserved cherries and mix with a little
chocolate-cherry loaf: of the reserved juice (sweeten with a little icing
350g/12 oz can black cherries sugar if required).
60ml/4 tbsp kirsch liqueur (what is this? Drizzle onto the plates around the hearts just
For US market) before serving.
5ml/1 tsp almond essence
© The Vegetarian Society – (recipe created by the Cordon Vert
200g/7 oz good quality plain chocolate cookery school) www.vegsoc.org.
All About
Vitamin D
Dr. William Virtue, DDS, ND
osteoporosis, psoriasis, multiple sclerosis, 2. Ensure you are getting enough calcium,
and hypertension, it would be this: D. which is essential to your body’s using
vitamin D (conversely, vitamin D is
Vitamin D may be the health option most crucial to your body’s being able to
underappreciated and misunderstood by the properly absorb calcium)
general public. However, it can boost your health
3. Supplement with quality vitamin D
in myriad ways, from improving preventative
capsules if you can’t make enough
health efforts to being an effective adjunct
vitamin D naturally through sensible sun
treatment for ailments both acute and chronic,
exposure
to serving as your best weapon in your anti-aging
arsenal. Unlike so many other health “secrets,”
this one is absolutely free and easily available,
because we get most of our vitamin D from What Is Vitamin D?
exposure to the sun. Yet, with all the health- Vitamin D is not actually a vitamin; it’s more like a
warnings against too much sun exposure and the hormone. The definition of a vitamin is an organic
reality of our modern lifestyle, which keeps us compound that is essential for health but that
mostly indoors, most of us are woefully deficient cannot be made by the body. The definition of a
in this essential vitamin. Medicine is finally hormone is a chemical released by a cell or gland
waking up to that fact and rallying to the call in one part of the body that sends out messages
to alert people to increase their vitamin D levels. that affect cells in other parts of the body.
A low level of vitamin D has been correlated to Vitamin D actually acts more like a hormone than
increased risk for many serious diseases, including a vitamin, as it is made naturally by the body
multiple sclerosis, heart disease, and some kinds and is essential to cell function. Hormones are
of cancer, including breast, colorectal, and synthesised in the body from simple precursors
prostate cancer, among others. There’s a simple and travel to distant tissues where they have
1-2-3 formula for upping your level of vitamin D, a metabolic effect that is crucial for health.
so let’s cover that before we get into the details Since vitamin D was originally not understood
of all the benefits of vitamin D. as a hormone in the early days of biology and
physiology, we continue to call it a vitamin.
Vitamin D receptors are everywhere in the body. Along with calcium, vitamin D helps prevent
It has many functions, from affecting mood to osteoporosis and improves overall bone health.
helping to prevent cancer. Let’s look at a few of It helps the body absorb calcium, which is
these health-benefiting functions. why vitamin D should be taken with calcium
supplements.
Vitamin D can regulate up to 2,000 different
genes, control cell growth and other cellular It can help alleviate symptoms of or provide
functions, produce insulin in the pancreas, and treatment for skin disorders, such as psoriasis.
regulate production of the hormone renin in the
kidneys. Vitamin D may help reduce the risk of strokes and
dementia, boost memory, and support muscle
Vitamin D stimulates the production of mood- strength. It is known as a premier anti-aging
elevating serotonin, which is why vitamin D is hormone/vitamin.
now known to help reduce depression.
Vitamin D affects the development process
Adequate levels of vitamin D can improve fertility of cancer. If a cell begins to lose control of its
and safeguard pregnancy. own growth cycle, as cancer cells do, and is on
the path to becoming a malignant cancer cell,
It can help reduce inflammation, bolster the activated vitamin D can come to the rescue by
immune system, and protect against infectious either turning on genes to control cell growth
diseases such as flu and tuberculosis. or inducing apoptosis (cell death). If the tumor
takes hold and begins to grow, active vitamin
An adequate level of vitamin D may help guard
D has one more trick up its sleeve: it prevents
against obesity. Fat cells have vitamin D receptors,
blood vessels from forming to supply nutrition
but vitamin D can get trapped in the fat cells
to the cancer cells they need to survive. Once the
and essentially become unavailable for use by
malignant process begins, unfortunately, cancer
the body. (In fact, the more overweight you are,
cleverly develops systems to become resistant to
the greater your chance for being deficient in
beneficial effect of the active form of vitamin D.
vitamin D.) It also works in the complex metabolic
processes that help to control appetite: when Survival rates for people with cancer also have
you have had enough to eat, fat cells secrete a been correlated to their blood level of vitamin D,
hormone called leptin that sends the “full” signal with those with adequate or high levels surviving
to your brain and so allows you to push away the longest on average. For example, Dr. Esther
from the table. A lack of vitamin D will interfere John estimates, based on the meticulous analysis
with this appetite-suppressing hormone. of breast cancer statistics from the National
Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, that
increased sun exposure alone could potentially
reduce the incidence and death rate of breast
cancer in the United States by 35 percent to 75
percent. She reports that the incidence of new
breast cancer cases might be reduced by 70,000
to 150,000 each year if women were raiseed their
level of vitamin D to recommended or higher
levels. Dr. Kimmie Ng, of the Dana-Farber Cancer
Institute in Boston, reported in an article in the
Journal of Clinical Oncology in 2008, that high
blood levels of vitamin D increased colon cancer
patients’ survival rate by 48 percent.
I’ve been using the generic term “vitamin D,” but to the sun. Today, with our aversion to being
there is an important distinction to make. The out in the sun and our indoor lifestyles, vitamin
type of vitamin D that counts is called 25-vitamin D deficiencies or insufficiencies are rampant. In
D, which is then turned into an activated form fact, it is considered not only the most common
of vitamin D that your body uses. Essentially, nutritional deficiency in the world, but also the
the process goes like this: vitamin D is made most common medical condition, affecting at
by the skin as it absorbs sunlight, and the liver least one billion people. Here are some of the
then creates 25-vitamin D, which the kidneys startling facts based on vitamin D research:
then convert into “activated vitamin D,” which
is sent through the bloodstream to the body at Between 50 percent and 100 percent of children
large. While it was once thought that only the living in Europe and the United States are at high
liver and kidneys were the primary organs for the risk of being vitamin D deficient.
manufacture and delivery of activated vitamin
There has been a 22 percent reduction in vitamin
D, we now know that it is made by organs and
D levels in the general U.S. population in the past
glands throughout the body, especially the
decade. Three out of every four Americans are
lungs, brain and skin. For example, brain cells
deficient in vitamin D, up from one out of two
convert 25-vitamin D into activated vitamin
Americans only twenty years ago.
D and use it on the spot. After it performs its
important functions in brain and other types of
Researchers from Harvard University and the
cells throughout the body, the activated vitamin
University of Colorado revealed that 70 percent of
D essentially destroys itself so that it cannot leave
whites, 90 percent of Hispanics, and 97 percent
these cells and enter the bloodstream to create
of blacks in the United States have insufficient
an overabundance of active vitamin D, which
blood levels of vitamin D. The darker your skin,
could be toxic. (It is extremely difficult to make
the harder it is to make vitamin D, because
too much 25-vitamin D or too take too much
melanin, your skin’s pigment that gives it color,
vitamin D via supplementation; however, toxicity
acts as a natural sunscreen.
can occur at very high levels. Also, there is a
recommended range that I will talk about later Even people who have greater sun exposure, such
and to exceed this range is not normally “better” as those who live near the equator (South Africa,
or “healthier.”) Saudi Arabia, India, Australia, Brazil, or Mexico,
for example) can be vitamin D deficient. It has
Let’s turn now to how you can know if you have
been estimated that between 30 percent and
an adequate blood level of vitamin D and what
80 percent of children and adults living near the
you can do to boost your level if it is low.
equator are vitamin D deficient or insufficient.
Do You Need More Vitamin D? The older you are, the harder it becomes to
We don’t get much vitamin D through our diet. synthesise enough vitamin D. A 70-year-old has
It is primarily found naturally only in oily fish and only a quarter of the vitamin D-making capacity
mushrooms. However, many foods today are that a 20-year-old has.
fortified with vitamin D, including milk, orange
juice, yogurt, some cheeses, and some cereals. The half-life of 25-vitamin D in your blood
Our primary source is UVB radiation from the sun. circulation is two to three weeks. Thus, one
Our skin, the largest organ in our body, absorbs sensible “dose” of sun exposure lasts you for only
sunlight and converts it to vitamin D. In the past, about one to two weeks. Vitamin D is fat soluble,
when most people worked out of doors, vitamin so it can be stored for release later, but since we
D deficiency may not have been a problem. In tend to not get much sun exposure during the
the past, deficiencies mostly showed up as a winter months, this is the season when we are
bone disease, primarily in children, called rickets, likely to have the least vitamin D in our system.
which was often treated by exposing the child Ironically, this is also the season of highest risk for
flu and other ailments, and our susceptibility may (For every 100 IU of vitamin D you ingest through
be related to our lower levels of vitamin D. a supplement, your blood level of 25-vitamin D
increases by 1 nanogram per milliliter.) Increased
The most reliable way to check your level is sun exposure is the ideal way to raise your vitamin
through a blood test for 25-hydroxy-vitamin D3. D level, but getting enough can be difficult
(Sometimes the test is for the activated form, depending on your geographic location, skin
1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D. However, studies have colour, and other factors, such as the pollution
shown that this form of vitamin D does not show levels found in urban areas, as ozone pollution is
a deficiency until the 25-D level has dropped to correlated to lower levels of vitamin D. Ideally, we
seriously low levels, so this is not the standard all should be exposing our skin, particularly our
way to test your vitamin D level.) The level can be arms and legs, to the sun on a regular basis.
indicated two different ways, by nanograms per
milliliter (ng/mL) or by nanomole per liter (nmol/
L), with the ng/mL method being most common To determine how much sun exposure you
in the U.S. and elsewhere. generally need, follow these simple rules
of thumb:
Below are the accepted standards by which you
can read your blood test result: 1. Estimate how long it takes in the
particular conditions in which you will
• Less than 20 ng/mL: Deficiency (considered a be sunning yourself for you to get a mild
serious risk to health) pinkness to your skin.
skin cancer, and perhaps others as well, than does Dr William Virtue, of North Carolina (USA), is a certified
regular, moderate sun exposure. Contrary to what naturopathic physician and biocompatible dentist. He is an
active member of the Pankey Alumni and Triple Plus Club, and
you may have heard in the popular media, if you
is an accredited member of the International Academy of Oral
get regular, moderate sun exposure, you have less Medicine and Toxicology (IAOMT). He teaches biocompatible
chance of developing malignant melanoma. New dentistry to the members of the IAOMT and is the mentor
research shows that melanoma is more prevalent chairman and administrative vice president of the IAOMT. His
in low-intensity sun latitudes of Europe and North website is www.dentalvirtue.com.
America than in the high-intensity sun latitudes
nearer the equator, which again suggests that
regular sun exposure may actually prevent
melanoma. At the very least, moderate sun
exposure will not increase the risk of melanoma in
people not predisposed genetically.
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New You!
By Jango Alptekin
W
elcome to 2011! The New Year is a different parameters and it can take time to lose
clean slate, the turning of a new leaf pounds in a healthy way. So, instead of focusing
and a fresh start, so why not make on weight measurements, nervously checking
the most of it? Have you made any resolutions or the scale each day, instead focus instead on how
set any goals for the year ahead? If so, good for your clothes fit over specified time periods. Are
you! Since one of the most common New Year’s they getting looser month by month? Good for
resolutions is to lose weight and improve fitness, you! If not, maybe it’s time to re-evaluate your
we’ve provided some tips for sticking with that weight-loss plan. Also stay attuned to how you
resolution. Here’s to making 2011 your best—and feel about yourself. A good self-image will keep
healthiest—year ever! you motivated through any weight-loss plateaus.
Measuring yourself, rather than weighting
Weight loss success is NOT measured yourself, is a good way to keep track of how
by the pound much fat you are really losing. Be aware that your
As you undertake a fitness or healthy-eating weight can fluctuate depending many factors:
plan, don’t stress if the scales don’t show a rapid on how much you ate during that day, the time
decrease. Weight loss is connected to many of the month, the type of exercise you have been
doing, whether you are retaining water, and so
on. Also remember that different body types thighs will be as well!’ A more positive attitude
naturally have different shapes and bone and translates into greater motivation to actually take
muscle densities, so your friend may weigh less the actions that result in the desired change.
than you but not actually be thinner. It’s not your
weight that really matters, it’s how you feel about Remember to eat often
your body. If you eat small meals frequently throughout the
day, you’ll not only keep your appetite satisfied
Avoid ‘diet’ food but will probably eat fewer calories overall.
Fresh food will always be the best nutritional Cravings are more likely to creep in when you
choice, especially if you are on a diet, so don’t are hungry and tired, and your willpower is
succumb to the media hype about “low-cal’ or impaired when you get to the point when you
‘diet’ food. If it comes from a packet or box, are so hungry you don’t care what you eat! So
it is likely to have preservatives and chemicals try spacing your meals out over the day, eating six
added to prolong its shelf life. Diet food especially small meals instead of two or three large ones. Try
may use flavour enhancers and chemical-based not to go longer than three hours without eating
sugar substitutes to improve taste without something—something healthy! Keep healthy
upping the fat content. Another issue with diet snacks available, such as some nuts or a piece of
food is that if it tastes bland or doesn’t fill you fruit, so you won’t have to rely on candy from
up, ultimately you’ll go back to your old—and the vending machine or the doughnuts in the
probably unhealthier— way of eating. Why rely office lounge to satisfy that midmorning or mid-
on unsatisfying and unhealthy diet foods when afternoon craving.
you can make your own healthy meals from
fresh ingredients and use herbs and spices to Choose your exercise wisely
enrich flavour? The best diet advice is always the It’s a good idea to get balance and variety in your
simplest one: choose a healthy way of eating that workout, and most people who exercise regularly
you can maintain for life. try to do some cardio and some resistance
training every week. There’s a good reason for
Be realistic about your body image that. Cardio burns fat and raises lung and heart
Most of us are unhappy with our bodies. Our fitness, among other benefits; however, its
self-criticism is often fuelled by the unrealistic effects on burning calories tend to be short lived.
expectations set up by media—movies, TV, Resistance training, in contrast, provides calorie-
and the like. It’s time to get real! Real life isn’t burning power even hours after you r workout.
airbrushed! It’s time to learn to love yourself for Resistance training stresses muscles, and as they
how you look right now. The truth is that most of recover throughout the day, your body continues
us think we look worse than we do, and others to burn calories. Even if you stop working out
don’t see all the tiny imperfections that we see for a few days or weeks, because you have built
in ourselves. But if you are motivated to improve muscle mass, your body will burn more calories as
your appearance, then do yourself a favour and you go about your day-to-day activities. So, if you
set yourself up for success by praising yourself are seeking to lost weight but are not doing some
while also noting what you want to change. kind of resistance training, you might want to
The best way to make positive changes is to add it to your plan, as it will provide both an extra
first acknowledge what you like about yourself. calorie-burning boost and help you more quickly
Remind yourself of your strong points whenever tone and trim up.
negative thoughts about your body creep in.
Edit your self-talk to bolster your self-esteem. Don’t count calories—make every
If you catch yourself thinking ‘My thighs are so calorie count
big!’ stop and restate that opinion in a positive Meticulously counting every calorie can be a
way: ‘My waist is trim and toned, and soon my chore—and generally annoys everyone around
you! It’s just not necessary. If you choose healthy, Make one change to start.
live foods, over pre-packaged and processed When we set intentions, we usually think big! We
foods, you will likely be able to eat to your heart’s want to change everything—now! But that’s not
content and never have to worry about calories. realistic. It’s a plan for failure. Instead, choose
Just don’t slather those raw foods with bottled one aspect of yourself to change, and then go
sauces and condiments, which are high in sugar. for it. Set up a plan, seek out a support group,
Processed sugar is nothing by empty calories. In and motivate yourself over a specified time
fact, if you do nothing but pay attention to sugar period. It’s easier to achieve change if you do
calories you will lose weight. Choose foods with it in small increments and are held accountable
lower sugar content. For instance, did you know for it by others you trust and respect. It’s easier
that even whole grain breads can vary from one to set a goal of losing five pounds than of
to seven grams of sugar per slice? Choose the losing thirty-five. It’s easier to achieve a goal
lowest sugar content in your foods and your body if you do something positive than something
will be able to regulate insulin better, and that negative—add two pieces of fruit to your diet a
can translate into rapid weight loss. Bottom line day instead of stocking your entire refrigerator
is that the real weight-loss trick is to make the with nothing but fruits and veggies. It’s better
calories you do eat count. to resist one processed snack a day than to clear
your cupboards of all snack foods all at one time.
Water, water everywhere Remember the old story where the turtle won the
The human body is around 60% water. It is race, not the hare!
most of what you weigh! Yet we are constantly
told that we don’t drink enough. Hydration is Make a life change
important, especially when you are changing The goal of increased health—whether that’s
your diet to a healthier one, as water helps flush for weight loss, improved fitness, more exercise,
toxins and takes the stress off some of your or whatever—is a choice for a better quality
organs. If you are eating a healthy diet of fresh of life. That change doesn’t happen overnight.
fruits and vegetables, you are actually getting a It’s a long-term goal. The goal also is not for
good portion of water from them. Still, most of ‘perfection’—now. It’s for ‘better’—day by day.
us think of water as that which we drink, not that Consistency is a key. It is said that to change a
which we eat. The recommendations for how habit for good takes a minimum of 28 days.
much water we need every day seem to range If you can do something for a month straight,
all over the place. The best advice is drink often, you can likely continue to do it as part of your
choosing filtered water or spring water. Also, everyday life for the rest of your life. It can be
realize that when you feel hungry, overwhelming to try to make lots of changes all
you may actually be thirsty instead. at once and to be of the mindset that you have to
Take a drink before you reach for ‘suffer’ to succeed. Think positively, think ‘now,’
food, and you and make choices moment to moment, instead of
may find that ruminating on the month or half of year looming
your ‘craving’ ahead where you think you will be in deprivation.
is satisfied. In Find ways to think ‘satisfied’ and ‘job well done’
fact, if you drink every day. And be realistic, as we all go off track
a full 8-ounce now and then. Don’t beat yourself up if you do.
glass of water Just pick yourself up and say ‘onwards!’ Before
before every you know it, you will be living the life you always
meal, you will dreamed of!
consume less
food and still feel To see more from Jango please visit: http://www.
jangohealthandfitness.co.uk/
satisfied.