Sue’s November 09 Newsletter
The part can never be well unless the whole is well.
Plato
Back By Popular Demand:
Wondering what to give who in the holiday season? Purchase two gift certificates for one-hour sessions and receive the third gift certificate for half price. Each gift certificate is good for one hour of BodyTalk, Swedish massage or energy healing or any combination of these modalities. The total price for all three gift certificates is only $150.
Have You Had Your Walnuts Today?
*The British Journal of Nutrition reports that an ounce of walnuts per day (7-9 nuts) fends off age-related degeneration of cognitive and motor abilities.
*According to the American Journal of Nutrition, walnuts reduce total cholesterol and LDL levels without promoting weight gain.
*The omega-3 fatty acids and other components in walnuts significantly decrease breast tumor incidence, the number of glands with a tumor and the tumor size in mice. The effective human dose? Two ounces per day.
*Walnuts reduce inflammation and oxidative stress.
Source: Psychology Today, December 2009
Cortices and IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
From the October 2, 2009 IBA Newsletter, Paul Lavender of Switzerland shares the following:
“I’d suffered from IBS for about 5 years, with constantly fluctuating diarrhea, constipation and bloating. Despite parasite and allergy tests, no obvious cause was found. I’d learnt to control this to some extent by cutting out coffee, beer and wheat.
“When I attended a talk by John Veltheim, he showed the audience how to do the Cortices technique on themselves, and immediately I noticed I was breathing more deeply. Over the next few days I noticed my IBS symptoms had cleared up and I could now eat/drink pretty much anything without adverse reactions. Nearly 2 months later, I would say I’m 90% recovered.”
Are you tapping out your Cortices daily? Remember, you can review how to do Cortices by going to : http://www.bodytalksystem.com/learn/access/cortices.cfm
Massage Improves Balance in the Elderly
French researchers concluded in a report in the May 7 issue of Manual Therapies, that massage improves both agility and balance in the elderly. Their randomized, placebo-controlled study examined 28 patients aged 65-95. They evaluated how massage and joint mobilization of the feet and ankles affected clinical balance performances using three tests. Balance improved significantly in just a single session.
Chi Machine Testimonials:
Last month I spoke with a woman named Joyce about the benefits of using the Sun Ancon Chi Machine. She shared the following with me:
- Her 90-year-old mother was bedridden and in pain. She had no cartilage in her knees and couldn’t walk. Two years ago, Joyce started her mother using the Chi Machine. Today, she walks with a cane for balance and is no longer in pain.
- A couple Joyce knows tried out the Chi Machine. The husband was planning to put his wife in a nursing home because he could no longer care for her. She had severe Fibromyalgia. The wife used the Chi Machine daily. Today, she has no pain and rides her bike 15-20 miles per day, weather permitting.
Use the Chi Machine for yourself for one week FREE and you’ll see what the fuss is all about. Current special offers:
1) During November, the Chi Machine discounted price is $399.
2) ) Available through December: pay the full price for a Chi Machine--$480, and receive a free FIR pad, valued at $199.
Click on “Product Introduction” or “Testimonials” to learn about the Chi Machine and other HTE Americas products: http://www.hteamericas.com/usa/main.php
IF you decide to make a purchase online, my distributor ID number is: A242859 or give me a call and I can place the order for you.
Tai Chi for OA
Researchers from Tufts University School of Medicine have determined that patients over 65 years of age with knee osteoarthritis (OA) who engage in regular Tai Chi exercise improve physical function and experience less pain. Tai Chi (Chuan) is a traditional style of Chinese martial arts that features slow, rhythmic movements to induce mental relaxation and enhance balance, strength, flexibility and self-efficacy. Full findings of the study are published in the November issue of Arthritis Care & Research, a journal of the American College of Rheumatology.
Posted on www.MassageMag.com
Free classes are available in San Antonio: http://gentlewellness.com/Classes/spring-summer-09.htm
Visiting a Grave With Children
Carolyn Hax offers common sense advice on helping children deal with death:
http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2009/10/29/AR2009102904235.html
Other Holiday Gift Ideas:
Young Living Essential Oil Roll-ons. My three favorites are listed below:
Breathe Again—formulated to support respiratory health with four types of Eucalyptus, plus peppermint, myrtle and copaiba. $25.99 Retail
Deep Relief—relieves muscle soreness and head tension with peppermint, wintergreen, copaiba and Palo Santo. $25.99 Retail (A favorite among dancers and athletes!)
Stress Away—relieves daily stress, encourages relaxation and reduces nervous tension with vanilla, lime, copaiba and more. $29.93 Retail
Aromatherapy Meetup
Are you interested in learning about using essential oils? Join the San Antonio Aromatherapy Meetup Group. This month’s topics are EO for Thanksgiving and EO for Weight Loss. We’ll meet at La Taza Coffee House at Hwy 281 and Brook Hollow on Wednesday, November 18 at 6:45. Can’t make it? Join using this link, and you’ll have access to the many informative files shared with the group: http://www.meetup.com/san-antonio-aromatherapy/
Something to think about:
“A woman is running from tigers. She runs and she runs, and the tigers are getting closer and closer. She comes to the edge of a cliff. She sees a vine there, so she climbs down and holds on to it. Then she looks down and sees that there are tigers below her as well. At the same time, she notices a little mouse gnawing away at the vine to which she is clinging. She also sees a beautiful little bunch of strawberries emerging from a nearby clump of grass. She looks up, she looks down, and she looks at the mouse. Then she picks a strawberry, pops it in her mouth, and enjoys it thoroughly.
“Tigers above, tigers below. This is the predicament we are always in. We are born and sooner or later we die. Each moment is just what it is. Resentment, bitterness and holding a grudge prevent us from seeing and hearing and tasting and delighting. This might be the only moment of our life, this might be the only strawberry we’ll ever eat. We could feel depressed about this or we could finally appreciate it. We could delight in the preciousness of every single moment.”
From Comfortable With Uncertainty, by Pema Chodron
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