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Three Easy Steps to end Constipation

11/9/2018

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​Eat two apples per day!
High in pectin and fiber, they will help everything move along.
Pectin is naturally  soothing and lubricating to the entire digestive system.
Because they are high in malic acid which helps break down proteins, apples also promote better digestion.
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“An Apple a Day"…duh! Make it two!!
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Whole ​Flax Seeds - ​brown or golden, no matter. 
Add 1-1.5 tablespoons 2-3 times per day to your diet. Add them to smoothies, put on salads, add to soup, mix with juice, yogurt or kefir.
Flax seeds are mucilaginous (slimy), they will add bulk and lubrication to your intestinal tract. They also draw water to the intestines which is a good thing for constipation!
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​Goats Milk Kefir, easier to digest than cows milk kefir!
Kefir is high in probiotics and has an amazing ability to lay down a network with-in the small intestine that provides a nesting ground for beneficial flora.
If you are vegan, there are coconut milk varieties. Although many of them are loaded with fillers such as tapioca starch and guar gum. You can make your own from nut and seed milks. 
The important thing is UNSWEETENED! Add raw honey if the tartness is too much. It’s great in smoothies, as a dressing for salads in place of yogurt or sour cream.
Have at least 1/4 cup two times per day.

Do this protocol for 1 month, if no change occurs in your bowel movements we need to go to phase two!
Contact me for a Wellness Consultation

Vanessa Goldeen
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A Commonsense Approach to Wellness  
Certified Wellness Consultant / I-ACT Certified Colon Hydrotherapist / Certified Chi Nei Tsang Practitioner
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Hydrogen Peroxide- A Multi-Faceted Therapeutic Option

11/9/2018

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Hydrogen Peroxide Therapies have been in use in the US since the 1920's​. I have personally been using it in various applications for over 10 years.

Here's a little overview of it's chemistry from Wikipedia...
Hydrogen peroxide is a chemical compound with the formula H2O2. In its pure form, it is a pale blue, clear liquid, slightly more viscous than water. Hydrogen peroxide is the simplest form of peroxide (a compound with an oxygen–oxygen single bond). It is used as an oxidizer, bleaching agent and antiseptic. Concentrated hydrogen peroxide, or "high-test peroxide", is a reactive oxygen species. Its chemistry is dominated by the nature of its unstable peroxide bond.
Hydrogen peroxide is unstable and slowly decomposes in the presence of light. Because of its instability, hydrogen peroxide is typically stored with a stabilizer in a weakly acidic solution. Hydrogen peroxide is found in biological systems including the human body, fruits and vegetables.

Some of the benefits of H2O2 are:
  • Boosts the immune system by increasing production of interferon by human killer cells and monocytes
  • Increases oxygen content of tissues
  • Inhibits all types of infections: viral, bacterial, fungal, parasitic
  • Provides singlet oxygen, which in turn, transforms biological waste products and industrial toxins into inert substances by oxidizing them
  • Dissolves cholesterol and calcium deposits associated with atherosclerosis
  • Clears the lungs in cases of emphysema by producing oxygen bubbles in the alveoli which helps the mucus deposits to be coughed out
Integrative Medical practices commonly use hydrogen peroxide intravenously for a wide variety of conditions and diseases. It's an excellent therapeutic option for cancer, lyme disease, bacterial and viral infections on a wide range of spectrums, in addition to being useful for common complaints such as sinus congestion, colds, flus and a general tonic to promote and encourage oxygenation of bodily tissues. Oxygen is vital to the function of the human body, we all know that. Deep breathing is a standard protocol when someone feels faint, overly stressed or nervous. Oxygen infuses into our bodies through our lungs and is transported throughout the body acting as a clean up crew for pathogenic bacteria and other harmful organisms. Including overgrowths of less helpful bacteria normally present in the body, such as candida yeast and the H-pylori bacteria which has been proven to be at abnormally high levels in those suffering from ulcers and other gastric conditions*.
From a natural healing perspective lack of oxygen in the body leads to a reduction in the function of elimination/detoxification powers and immunity begins to be undermined. Hydrogen Peroxide in only a part of the whole picture of lifestyle and dietary factors that can when employed with diligence improve one's health and possibly reverse a wide variety of health issues. 

The Many Therapeutic & Household uses of H2O2:
  • 35% Food Grade can be taken orally in drops, added to distilled water or diluted fresh juices or wheat grass. Starting with only 1-3 drops 2-3 times per day, working up to 20 drops per day. It is not advisable to go beyond 20 drops 3 times per day. It is advisable to rest from taking your dosage 1 day per week. Discontinue or temporarily reduce if symptoms of detox become too intense.
  • You can create a 3% dilution of H2O2 to spray on your body after you shower. The spray will kill pathogenic bacteria on your skin and increase via osmosis your oxygen levels.
  • 2 cups of 35% H2O2 can be added to a bath with salt and/or Epsom salts. I also like to add 1 cup of bentonite clay slurry to my bath for extra detoxification (Avoid Epsom salts if you are sensitive or allergic to sulfur). Soak for at least 1/2 hour for maximum benefits.
  • Dilute to 12% for mouth wash. Add peppermint essential oil if the taste is bothersome to you. Shake before use to disperse the peppermint oil.
  • 12% dilution can be used as a disinfectant, especially useful to keep germs in hand when someone in the house is ill
  • Use 35%, 2 tablespoons as a foot soak. Your feet have the largest pores in the body and are susceptible to fungus and bacteria from your shoes, gym locker rooms, etc. You will also absorb much of the H2O2 oxygen through those foot pores
  • For those who have swimming pools and spas, H2O2 is an excellent replacement for chlorine.
  • H2O2 can be added to any vaporizer or humidifier, depending on the water volume of your unit, 1/3 to 1/4 cup. When the H2O2 bond breaks oxygen will be released into the air.   
  • Additionally H2O2 combine with vinegar and boric acid makes the only true way to destroy mold spores. For information on use of H2O2 to eradicate mold visit the Hunker website. We used this formula extensively while living on the Central coast of California, which is one of the moldiest place in the continental US.
For more information obtain the book "True Power of Hydrogen Peroxide, Miracle Path to Wellness" by Mary Wright. This is a straight forward overview of how to live a healthy lifestyle and the power of hydrogen peroxide to aid us in remaining disease free.
*https://microbewiki.kenyon.edu/index.php/Anti-Helicobacter_Pylori_Activity_From_Natural_Products
                                                                                               * CONSUMER BEWARE ADVISORY *
"A recent study revealed that a large percentage of listings and websites with health and dietary supplements now offered online are made in people's kitchens and garages. Less than 20% of such products contain any of the advertised ingredient(s). Grocery and hardware store chemicals diluted with water are falsely labeled as health supplements with no sanitation standards. 
These sellers prefer to list their products on Amazon, EBay, Etsy since no phone number is required, Most consumers will not research the seller and company name and reputation or investigate the seller or company. "Buyer beware" especially applies to health products sold online." Modified from the Guardian of Eden website.
                                                 I have included a modified version of this warning from The Guardian of Eden website.
                        They are the only company I will purchase my H2O2 products from. I have been purchasing from the for over 10 years.
                               Their website is certainly a bit dated, but their information and their products are of the highest standards.
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Zero Point Process: Healing Mind & Body

11/7/2018

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Unlocking What May Be Holding Back

We hear a lot these days about mind/body connections. Recent research has proven what many natural medicine practitioners know and common sense tells us, that without a healthy gut flora the mind and body become deranged. But beyond the imbalances in body chemistry many souls find they are driven by compulsive behavior that seems to make it impossible for them to make life changes that would lead to a healthier happier self. They are often stuck in a repeating pattern, variations of a recurring theme.
Many folks who have moved past the Standard American Diet, eat healthy and exercise regularly may still find themselves unable to experience a full joy in life. They likely are suffering from a case of mistaken identity that creates barrier and perpetuates a viscous cycle.
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To clarify one must understand that in all life situations we adopt identities that serve us in the function of our daily  lives. Wife, mother, sister, daughter, co-worker, friend etc. These identities are variations of personality which develops over time as one discovers what works best for them on the path their life is taking. When, in our early life we experience repeated traumas or even as an adult we experience a life changing trauma, we may develop identities as coping tools. Sometimes that "coping identity" can take over the personality and drive one to patterns of behaviors that no longer serve us. In essence we become imprisoned by a false self. This false self was the best we could do at one point in life, but when it begins to rule subconsciously we often find residual symptoms affecting us. Trauma stores in the body as energy. This trapped energy leads to all sorts of issues such as depression, anger, fatigue, anxiety, feelings of being manic or powerless. Included are physical complaints and roaming symptoms. The list goes on and on! 

How can we free ourselves from this cycle? Well, here's the good news! The brain, which serves us best when we rely on it for it's intended use...logistical functioning and day to day organization, has another function that is fail proof. It records every event that has ever transpired in your life. It knows the exact moment you began to develop a coping identity. It knows all the components of the situation you found yourself in at that moment. It is literally able to take you back to that exact moment or Zero Point during which your perspective was changed and you began to adopt behavior to survive.

The survival identity is crucial because as a child or someone who has experienced an adult trauma survival is of the upmost importance. So here's the rub...when the trauma identity begins to rule and overbear all behavior you are stuck in a maze that seems impenetrable, which is an illusion.

The Zero Point is a guided process where by the moment of development of identities is revealed and the associated trauma is allowed to unwind in the natural way the body and brain are meant to do. Our inner most brain contains what is referred to as the primitive or reptilian brain. It is this part of the brain that is programmed to deal with trauma though the mechanism of fight or flight. Animals naturally process traumas and never need the help of a psychiatrist or therapist. Read more about trauma

One hour +/- Zero Point sessions begin with a bit of conversation enabling the facilitator to get a line on what seems to be the predominate issues of the client. The process begins with the client reclining on a massage table, some centering exercises and then entering into a guided focus on bodily sensations and emotional states. The subconscious mind is free to explore and reveal all events connected to the current issue. The mind guides the individual to the moment in which an identity and coping mechanism began to develop. Guidance continues as the identity is explored and exposed, then released. The process happens without reigniting original traumas or emotional states, no catharsis required! Zero Point brings us back to the our original self from which we have the peace and freedom to make choices unhindered by past missteps or trauma. 

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For questions about the Zero Point Process feel free to email, call or text Certified Wellness Consultant Vanessa Goldeen
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DIY - In Home Coffee Enema

11/2/2018

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At the request of many of my clients I am providing a guide to coffee enemas, at home! For those who simply want to enhance their health 1X per week is sufficient. For those in need of healing, actively detoxing or fasting as often as two times a day would not be out of the ordinary, especially for those with cancer, any active infections, parasites, biofilm build up, constipation, fatigue and liver detoxification concerns, insomnia or cognitive impairment. Basically any condition that is putting a strain on the body's ability to eliminate toxins or may be caused by accumulated toxicity.

Coffee enemas stimulate the excretions of bile and enhance your body's ability to make glutathione, 
a molecule found naturally in your body. Produced by the liver, glutathione is made up of three amino acids: L-cysteine, glycine, and L-glutamate. Glutathione is thought to offer antioxidant effects, as well as stimulate the immune system. Getting your body to produce it's own glutathione is far superior to any form of supplementation!

Okay now for the step by step. First, here's what you'll need!

Organic Low Roast Coffee                Disposable or Non-disposable Enema Kit         Incontinence Pads
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Prep the coffee: I like to make it in batches and freeze what I am not going to use right away. 
                               4 heaping tablespoons of coffee in a 4 qt. pot of distilled or RO water
                               Bring the pot to a boil turn down the heat and simmer for 15 minutes on low.
                               Allow to cool, strain into 24 oz. Ball freezer jars. Keep what you will use in the frig and freeze the rest.
 If you are doing enemas frequently, double the strength, follow the same instruction use only 1/2  a jar, topping it off with more water when you do the enema.
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Some folks prefer to take their enemas in the bath tub, I do not. Use a yoga mat or insulite pad and a thick soft blanket to lie down on your bathroom floor. Place on incontinence pad on your mat/blanket. It's nice to have a pillow up against a wall at the top of the mat. Keep a couple of incontinence pads handy, one to put your jar on the floor and an extra one in case you leak and need a fresh pad. After you have taken in the coffee place the nozzle into your empty jar so it doesn't drip all over everything!
  • Warm the 24 oz of coffee solution in a small sauce pan, just to 100 degrees or slightly hot to the touch. Everyone has a different temperature preference. Colonics are done with water at 100 -102 degrees.
  • The trick is to find a good place to hang the enema bag or kit from. Towel bars, door handles are usually the best options. The bag needs to hang high enough to allow the infusion to flow easily. You'll need a "S" hook for the disposable bags to hang from.
  • It's best to take the enema infusion after a normal bowel movement, otherwise you will initiate a bowel movement with the warm coffee and won't be able to retain it. If you are constipated take a warm water enema first to get the stool out. Wait 1/2 hour or so and then do your coffee infusion enema. The goal is to retain the coffee for at least 10-15 minutes.
  • The disposable enema kits are pre-lubed, but you will want to have some coconut oil, shea butter or KY jelly on hand all the same. Of course with the non-disposable you will need the lubrication...be generous!
  • Some people have trouble retaining the full 24 oz. In that case it's okay to take 1/2 the solution, hold and evacuate. Then finish up with the second half. Retention is the goal! The longer you can retain it the more benefit.
          It's ideal if you have a place to put your legs up after taking in the coffee. This will aid retention.
  • As you take in the coffee hold one hand on the tubing to keep it in place. Use your other hand to lightly massage the lower left side of your abdomen. Massage up the left side to the splenic flexure just under the left rib cage, move across the abdomen, just below the diaphragm. This will help move the liquid further into the transverse colon.
  • Pay attention to the flow, if you begin to cramp-up a bit stop the flow, massage and breath from the belly. Once the liquid has passed by the gas or stool that is impeding it, the pressure will ease up. If it doesn't just stop then retain and repeat with the remaining coffee. 
  • If you are using a non-disposable enema bag, rinse it thoroughly with hot soapy water, clean the nozzle and hang it up to dry out. It's important to clean the hose out from time to time with a thin flexible wire brush. Additionally you should soak the whole bag and tubing with diluted 35% food grade hydrogen peroxide. The rubber bag will not grow mold, but the tubing will. Keep it cleaned out or replace it often.
I know this seems like a lot of work! But, when you get the routine down it's no big deal compared to the boost it gives your immune system. Any questions or comments are welcome!
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