Cozy Holiday Cooking

Cozy Holiday Cooking


Fit Yoga
November 2005

With Thanksgiving and Christmas on the near horizon, there is definitely a holiday buzz in the air. In the shift from colorful autumn to cozy winter, this spirited season is marked by dinner gatherings, lively parties, and evenings by the fireside with friends and family. It’s a time of hospitality, good company, and warm, inviting foods and festivities. I often imagine big mugs of honey-sweetened chai tea, fresh-from-the-oven caraway bread with melted butter, or my favorite: sumptuous, flavorful soups and stews.

Just the heavenly scent of different herbs and vegetables simmering on your stovetop is an irresistible welcome for anyone passing through your front door. A part of every culture, soup is also one of the best ways to warm, nourish, and strengthen your body when cold weather arrives.

Making soups and stews from scratch is quite simple. What’s more, you’ll find them easy to digest and a great way to make sure you’re getting healthy, fiber-rich veggies, legumes, and grains. Soups fortify the entire body—especially your vital fluids. They also have a soothing, nurturing quality to them, giving you a comforting sense of satisfaction when you finish your bowl.

The fall harvest brings in an abundance of yams, potatoes, parsnips, carrots, and beets, so by late autumn I’m especially looking forward to root vegetable chowders or creamy blends. A big pot of soup, in fact, is a great way to take advantage of these strengthening and grounding mineral-rich roots and tubers. This vibrant recipe is a perfect example.


Garnet Yam Bisque with mango chutney
This simple soup makes a stunning holiday appetizer. A breeze to prepare, it uses just 6 ingredients to achieve a beautiful silken texture and a delicious full flavor that doesn’t require any additional seasoning. The refreshing mango chutney is a must.

Ingredients
Soup
5 medium garnet yams (about 3 pounds)
1/4 cup butter
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1-2 tablespoons honey or sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons salt or to taste
5-6 cups water*


Mango Chutney
2-1/2 cups chopped fresh mango (about 2 large mangoes)
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh chili
1 teaspoon minced ginger
2 tablespoons honey or sugar
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves (quite packed)
1 tablespoon lemon juice


Notes:
*You may need to add more water depending on the moisture and size of the yams and the soup consistency you prefer.

Procedures
Soup
1. Preheat the oven to 375ºF.

2. Puncture the yams with a fork and bake for 75 minutes or until soft. Meanwhile, prepare the chutney.

3. Allow the yams to cool enough so that you can peel and chop them.

4. Melt the butter in a 4-quart pot over high heat. Add the ginger and sauté for a minute, then add the yam, honey or sugar, salt, and water. Place in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth, in batches if necessary. Return to the pot and bring to a quick boil. Add a little extra water if the soup seems too thick, stir it through, and adjust the salt if necessary.

5. Remove from the heat, ladle into bowls, garnish with the chutney, and serve.


Mango Chutney
Place all the ingredients except 1/2 cup of the mango in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Transfer to a serving dish, dice the remaining 1/2 cup mango, and stir it into the chutney. Chill until ready to serve.

Tips/Variations
Chutney suggestions: The Mango Chutney is also wonderful with crispy samosas, spring rolls, and tempura-battered vegetables.

Hands-on prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 1 to 1-1/2 hours
Total time: 1-2 hours
Makes about 8 cups

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Helping kids with ADHD

Every mother knows how hard it is to deal with a child with ADHD. Here's an interesting article to keep tabs on, and how you can alter your child's diet to help improve behavior!

CHOOSE: Essential fatty acids (EFAs)

Here is one fat you want your child to have: DHA, an omega-3 fatty acid, is the key to unlocking an ADHD child's brain. Studies have found that children with learning disorders, including attention deficit and hyperactivity disorders, often have an EFA deficiency.

The right kinds of fat are needed to help the brain fire information efficiently from synapse to synapse. An ADHD child experiences a miscommunication between brain cells, says clinical nutritionist Marcia Zimmerman.

A message is fired, but not received, "so then it gets sucked back up into the neuron that sent it in the first place," says Zimmerman. The EFAs help the brain cells receive the messages sent between synapses, thus eliminating the chatter and preventing the sending neuron from scooping up its own message.

Fish, flax seeds and nuts are great sources of EFAs. The specific EFA to look for is the omega-3 essential fatty acid DHA that's found in fish and some algae. Fish oil supplements are an efficient way to help your child get the amount he needs. DHA omega-3 eggs and other foods with DHA added to them are also good sources. EFAs from flax seed and other sources can work too, but the body needs to convert it into the form most advantageous for one's body, so they're a less efficient source.

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Say good morning with yoga!

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Deep breathing oxygenates the blood going to the brain and every cell of your body, so it’s very energizing. It wakes up your body and mind—without jitter-causing caffeine. Deep Breathing
Wai Lana suggests two simple wake-up exercises:
Energizing Breath
1. Stand with your feet together, then inhale slowly through your nose as you raise your arms to the sides. Fill your lungs completely as you bring your arms over your head until your hands meet.

2. Exhale audibly through your mouth as you lower your arms to your sides, emptying your lungs completely. Repeat 5 to 10 times, then relax.

Energizing breath

Wake-Up Stretch
If you have trouble balancing on your tiptoes, stand with your back to a wall.

1. Stand with your feet hip-width apart. Inhale and raise your arms over your head.

2. Interlock your fingers and turn your palms up. Press your elbows straight and look up at your hands.

3. Rise onto your toes and stretch your whole body upward. Breathe slowly and deeply as you hold for 5 to 10 seconds.

4. Exhale as you lower your heels, straighten your head, and lower your arms. Repeat 3 to 5 times.

Wake up stretch

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Cross Leg Pose

Cross Leg Pose

Wai Lana's Asana of the Week: Cross Leg Pose
This pose is a waist-reducing spinal twist. It stretches the buttocks, outer thighs, and hamstrings, too.

1. Lie on your back and extend your arms to the sides at shoulder level.

2. Inhale and raise your right leg.

3. Exhale and lower your right leg to the left. Bring your foot down as far as you can, simultaneously pressing your right shoulder down. If possible, rest the inner edge of your foot on the floor. Breathe normally as you hold for 30 to 60 seconds.

4. Inhale and raise your right leg.

5. Exhale and lower it straight down. Repeat with the left leg.

Hints…
You can either relax your crossed leg or straighten your knee. To increase the hamstring stretch, move your foot toward your hand. Relax the leg on the floor, letting it roll outward as you move into the pose. Be aware of the stretch in the waist, hips, and lower back.

Here's an Easier Way…
If your foot doesn't reach the floor, you can rest it on a cushion to help you relax into the stretch.

Benefits
• Reduces fat around the waist and hips
• Tones the legs
• Loosens the lower back and hip muscles
• Gently massages the internal organs
• Stretches out hip tension

Yoga: A Breath of Fresh Air

Yoga: A Breath of Fresh Air
Tomorrow’s Child Magazine
Spring 2004

by Wai Lana

“Breathe in … breathe out …” The open window lets in cool, fresh air as little arms rise and fall in time with the breath. If this is not yet a common sight in your Montessori school, it may be soon. As more and more schools include yoga in their curriculum, parents and teachers are realizing that yoga is a wonderful, healthful activity that underscores the Montessori philosophy of nurturing the whole child.

Children love movement, so they love doing yoga. Imaginative play is innate in kids, and yoga gives them ample opportunity to pretend. As they become dogs, cats, bridges, and trees, body and mind learn to work in harmony.

Yoga is versatile too. It can be a quiet indoor activity, or it can be more vocal and fun when kids make sounds and gestures to accompany their poses. Try doing yoga to music, or take yoga outside when weather permits and let the children enjoy their connection to nature with Salute to the Sun or Tree Pose.

Sometimes the focus is on holding a pose, on the breath, or on the animal they are imitating. Earnest faces reveal the concentration needed to hold balancing poses. This ability to focus stays with them and makes it easier for them to concentrate on schoolwork and other tasks.

In fact, a yoga practice can easily be woven into other aspects of learning. For example, when studying the desert, kids can be introduced to Camel Pose with a discussion of how the camel stores fat in its hump to be used as fuel on long journeys. Yoga can be interwoven with geometry by looking at the different shapes the body makes in the various poses. A yoga posture can also be a catalyst for a simple anatomy lesson or an explanation of the inner workings of the body.

Yoga develops children physically by building strength, stamina, and flexibility. On a deeper physical level, yoga’s focus on good posture helps young spines grow straight and strong. The poses regulate and balance the production of hormones, which is especially important as children approach and pass through puberty. Yoga also improves digestion, nutrient absorption, and elimination while helping strengthen the immune system.

When doing yoga postures, kids learn that they need to be patient; they must persevere and concentrate to get better at the poses. As they improve, they gain a sense of accomplishment and self-confidence. Yoga also gives children valuable tools to help them cope with stress and with emotions like sadness or anger. Yoga postures, breathing, relaxation, and meditation techniques teach them how to calm the mind and release tension in the body.

You can teach yoga to the class as a group, but once the children experience how good it feels to stretch and twist, you may just find them doing it on their own, especially if you set up a special yoga area with a kid-size mat or two. All in all, yoga is a wonderful activity for children. It brings balance and harmony to both body and mind, and gives them tools that can keep them healthy, not just during childhood, but also throughout their adult lives.

Here’s a yoga asana called the Bridge. It helps improve digestion, bronchial conditions like asthma, and poor posture.

How to Do the Bridge: Lie on your back with your arms at your sides. Bend your knees and place your heels close to your buttocks. Keep your feet and knees apart. Lift your hips up to make your body into a strong bridge. Lift up high so tall boats can sail under you. Hold for a few seconds, then lower your bridge. Repeat a few times.

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News From Wailana: The Changing Face of Yoga

The Changing Face of Yoga
Sports Edge magazine
May 2004

Wai Lana focuses on yoga as a way of life and offers a bevy of products that cater to this type of consumer, from the tremendously successful Little Yogis line to a soon-to-be released vegetarian cookbook. "Because yoga is a lifestyle, products having to do with almost every aspect of one's life will be of interest to yoga practitioners," Wai Lana says.

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Wai Lana's Got a Christmas Sale!

Great timing for those of us who are trying to catch up with the gifts to send out this Christmas season!

Here are just some of the baskets:


go to Wai Lana's website to find out more about her Christmas sale.

Get Your Kids Outdoors!

Kids Wildly Out of Touch with Natural World, BBC Survey Reveals
British children are so out of touch with the natural world that they are no longer able to identify common species of plants and animals, according to a survey conducted by BBC Wildlife Magazine.

The results "reinforce the idea that many children don't spend enough time playing in the green outdoors and enjoying wildlife - something older generations might have taken for granted," said the magazine's Fergus Collins.

Seven hundred children between the ages of 9 and 11 were asked to identify various plants and animals from pictures. Just over 50 percent were able to identify a bluebell, with many mistaking the plant for lavender. Only 54 percent were able to identify a blue tit, and only 45 percent knew what an oak tree was. Forty-two percent correctly identified a newt, with many mistaking it for a lizard, and just 12 percent could identify a primrose. Many children mistook a deer for an antelope.

The children performed slightly better at identifying frogs, with a 62 percent success rate, while 90 and 95 percent could identify badgers and robins, respectively.

The survey also found that playing in the countryside ranked dead last among children's preferred ways of spending leisure time. Going for a walk or playing outside both ranked lower than playing on the computer or seeing friends.

Sir David Attenborough warned that the findings have dire implications for the future of the environment.

"The wild world is becoming so remote to children that they miss out," he said, "and an interest in the natural world doesn't grow as it should. Nobody is going protect the natural world unless they understand it."
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Experts said that overprotective parents are partially to blame for the results, but so are conservationists, who are often afraid that children will damage nature.

"Environmental sensitivities should not be prioritized over children," said Martin Maudsley of the University of Gloucestershire. "Play is the primary mechanism through which children engage and connect with the world, and natural environments are particularly attractive, inspiring and satisfying for kids. Something magical occurs when children and wild spaces mix."
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Skipping sugar, it's possible!

10 years later, school still sugar free and proud


The children in the cafeteria drink low-fat milk, shovel corn kernels on their sporks and munch on tuna sandwiches on wheat.
One of the most requested vegetables at Brown Mills Elementary School is broccoli, according to its principal.

One of the most requested vegetables at Brown Mills Elementary School is broccoli, according to its principal.

For dessert? Peaches.

There are no bake sales here, no birthday cupcakes, no cookies or ice cream. Don't even think about bringing sugar to Browns Mill Elementary School.

As schools around the country have begun removing soda and junk food from their premises, the elementary school in Lithonia, Georgia, was ahead of the curve, cutting out sugar 10 years ago under the watch of principal Dr. Yvonne Sanders-Butler.

"Childhood obesity, it's our tsunami, it's our Katrina," she said. "If we're really thinking about the best interests about the young people today, then we will take a stand."

Some may think the steps are draconian, but a glimpse inside the school's cafeteria shows hundreds of students coolly sipping their milk and juice and eating, instead of screaming, squealing and swapping snacks. Soothing jazz music plays in the cafeteria. Video Watch Dr. Sanders-Butler in the school cafeteria. »

The school day starts with an hour of jumping jacks, exercising and dancing -- one morning to the beat of "Whoomp! (There It Is)" as the children bounce and sing along. Students also eat a breakfast of omelets, soy milk, organic cereal and turkey sausages.

"When students are healthy, they do their best work..." Sanders-Butler said. "We want to make sure we're providing foods that will not only nourish the body, but also brain foods."

It turns out the kids don't hate the healthy stuff.

"One of the most requested vegetables now is broccoli..." Sanders-Butler said. "Can you believe that? The kids love broccoli."

In the first six months of the sugar ban, disciplinary incidents went down 23 percent, counseling referrals decreased 30 percent, and in the first years of standardized test scores, reading scores improved 15 percent, she said. Browns Mill was named a national blue ribbon school and a Georgia school of excellence in 2005.

The school since 1998 has shown improvements in test scores, truancy rates and counselor referrals, said Dr. Terry Huang, the director of obesity research for the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development. More data such as body mass index would be needed to see whether the students became healthier, Huang said.

"We have preliminary evidence showing benefits of the program in terms of the school level indices, but we're not able to draw definitive cause-and-effect conclusions due to insufficient data," Huang said.

While the National Institutes of Health is not involved in studying the school, Huang said there is interest; 17 other Georgia schools are replicating the Browns Mill program.

Simone Davis, who was a fifth-grader when the school banned sugar, credits the program with ingraining lifelong lessons about healthy eating.

"I was one of the heavier students in elementary school, so I really lost a lot of weight and just became healthier overall with the changes," said Davis, who is now a slender junior at Spelman College. "Kids were hyper, bouncing off the wall and those things changed."

Sanders-Butler overhauled the school's menu, nutrition program and vending machines after battling her own weight troubles and surviving a stroke at 39. When she sought to eliminate sugar from the school, many resisted and warned her she was endangering her job.
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* MayoClinic.com: Children's snacks: 20 tips for healthier snacking
* MayoClinic.com: Guidelines for a healthy diet for kids

"If we don't do something, we're talking about children that are probably going to lose their life at some point. We have to take a stand," she said.

Schools are now pulling soda from their vending machines and cafeterias. California schools can sell only water, milk and fruit and sports drinks that contain a specified amount of sweeteners. Beverage distributors such as Cadbury Schweppes, Coca-Cola and PepsiCo have agreed to sell only water, unsweetened juice, and flavored and unflavored low-fat and fat-free milk at all elementary and middle schools by the 2009 school year.

Research into the effectiveness of these kinds of interventions in schools is beginning, but recent studies suggest banning soda at school has minimal impact.

A study in Maine compared the soda intake between students at high schools where soda was permitted and schools where it was banned. Researchers found that reducing soda availability did not decrease consumption, according to the 2008 study published in the Society for Nutrition Education.

Another study published this year in the Journal of the American Dietetic Association found that limiting soft drinks at school decreased consumption by 4 percent.

Removing junk foods from schools may not eliminate the problem.

What happened in Browns Mill was the result of a number of factors, said Dr. Kenneth Moritsugu, former U.S. Surgeon General, who now chairs the Johnson and Johnson Diabetes Institute. He credits the principal for creating "an environment in her school where it became a normal part of the curriculum to learn about what's important as far as diet."

"It really focuses on the children and having the children learn how to make healthy decisions for themselves," he said. "Second, it created an environment within the schools that encouraged the kids to make those decisions. By having healthier foods, by having physical education, by having vending machines, that gives the children the opportunity to make healthy choices."
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Browns Mill fifth-grader Cori Bostic said she would prefer honeydew, watermelon or cantaloupe to cake anyway.

Wincing slightly, the fifth-grader said, "Junk food makes my stomach hurt."

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Cooking ideas for the Holidays

Cozy Holiday Cooking

Fit Yoga
November 2005

With Thanksgiving and Christmas on the near horizon, there is definitely a holiday buzz in the air. In the shift from colorful autumn to cozy winter, this spirited season is marked by dinner gatherings, lively parties, and evenings by the fireside with friends and family. It’s a time of hospitality, good company, and warm, inviting foods and festivities. I often imagine big mugs of honey-sweetened chai tea, fresh-from-the-oven caraway bread with melted butter, or my favorite: sumptuous, flavorful soups and stews.

Just the heavenly scent of different herbs and vegetables simmering on your stovetop is an irresistible welcome for anyone passing through your front door. A part of every culture, soup is also one of the best ways to warm, nourish, and strengthen your body when cold weather arrives.

Making soups and stews from scratch is quite simple. What’s more, you’ll find them easy to digest and a great way to make sure you’re getting healthy, fiber-rich veggies, legumes, and grains. Soups fortify the entire body—especially your vital fluids. They also have a soothing, nurturing quality to them, giving you a comforting sense of satisfaction when you finish your bowl.

The fall harvest brings in an abundance of yams, potatoes, parsnips, carrots, and beets, so by late autumn I’m especially looking forward to root vegetable chowders or creamy blends. A big pot of soup, in fact, is a great way to take advantage of these strengthening and grounding mineral-rich roots and tubers. This vibrant recipe is a perfect example.


Garnet Yam Bisque with mango chutney
This simple soup makes a stunning holiday appetizer. A breeze to prepare, it uses just 6 ingredients to achieve a beautiful silken texture and a delicious full flavor that doesn’t require any additional seasoning. The refreshing mango chutney is a must.

Ingredients
Soup
5 medium garnet yams (about 3 pounds)
1/4 cup butter
1 tablespoon minced ginger
1-2 tablespoons honey or sugar
1-1/2 teaspoons salt or to taste
5-6 cups water*


Mango Chutney
2-1/2 cups chopped fresh mango (about 2 large mangoes)
1/2 teaspoon minced fresh chili
1 teaspoon minced ginger
2 tablespoons honey or sugar
1/4 cup fresh mint leaves (quite packed)
1 tablespoon lemon juice


Notes:
*You may need to add more water depending on the moisture and size of the yams and the soup consistency you prefer.

Procedures
Soup
1. Preheat the oven to 375ºF.

2. Puncture the yams with a fork and bake for 75 minutes or until soft. Meanwhile, prepare the chutney.

3. Allow the yams to cool enough so that you can peel and chop them.

4. Melt the butter in a 4-quart pot over high heat. Add the ginger and sauté for a minute, then add the yam, honey or sugar, salt, and water. Place in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth, in batches if necessary. Return to the pot and bring to a quick boil. Add a little extra water if the soup seems too thick, stir it through, and adjust the salt if necessary.

5. Remove from the heat, ladle into bowls, garnish with the chutney, and serve.


Mango Chutney
Place all the ingredients except 1/2 cup of the mango in a blender or food processor and blend until smooth. Transfer to a serving dish, dice the remaining 1/2 cup mango, and stir it into the chutney. Chill until ready to serve.

Tips/Variations
Chutney suggestions: The Mango Chutney is also wonderful with crispy samosas, spring rolls, and tempura-battered vegetables.

Hands-on prep time: 20 minutes
Cook time: 1 to 1-1/2 hours
Total time: 1-2 hours
Makes about 8 cups


Wai Lana hosts the long-running TV series Wai Lana Yoga, which airs around the world and nationally on PBS and the Wisdom channel. She is the author of Wai Lana’s Favorite Juices and the upcoming Wai Lana’s Favorite Soups. For more information, please visit wailana.com.

Meditate, and Beat Depression

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Meditation Works as Well as Medication to Beat Depression

A study just published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology reveals that meditation is just as good as medication for treating depression, even serious depression.

In other words, you can drop the drugs, pull up a yoga mat, and just meditate your way to happy times instead of popping pills.

The meditation approach also has the advantage of not causing you to kill yourself or others around you -- those are behavioral side effects well known to be related to conventional antidepressant drugs.

Of course, meditation takes more time than popping a pill, which makes it less appealing to many consumers, but it does have the benefit of being essentially free.

Perhaps we'll see a new bumper sticker that says, "Don't Medicate. Meditate!"

Personally, I think meditation and other self-actualization arts are very valuable, but don't forget your basic nutrition, too. I've met plenty of people who meditate, do yoga, practice energy healing and still have health problems. You know why? They're vitamin D deficient and don't get enough sunshine.

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Yoga Worries

Not Limber Enough for Yoga

The Mississippi Press
September 2006

My quest for optimum health goes on and this week it has led me to yoga.

I must admit that I approach yoga with a certain hesitancy. I do believe in the benefits of yoga, but I've had a bad experience with it.

A few years back, I had a girlfriend who was really into yoga and was quite good at it. So, one day she decided to teach me the basics. Well, the relationship went south shortly after that session and I will always believe it was the sight of my large and somewhat flabby body doing some position called downward facing dog that soured the romance.

So now, even though my fiancee, Donna, is really into yoga, and I'm a little slimmer after losing 20 pounds this summer, I still have not asked her to show me any moves.

The idea of taking a yoga class with a whole bunch of other people just seems outrageous. Yoga is a very private thing to me.

So instead of seeking help, the other day while Donna was gone, I took out one of her DVDs and went through a session by myself with a television hostess named Wai Lana. I like the idea of being taught something exotic like yoga by a woman with an exotic name.

We started off with a very simple move. You take your hands and extend them over your head for a big stretch and then bend your spine backward just a little.

It was like waking up in the morning. It felt great. I'm thinking this is a snap.

She got a little more difficult when she went to her knees. Her feet flatted under her and she told me to sit down on the heels of my feet. Well, my feet didn't flatten and sitting on my heels was uncomfortable. In fact, it hurt. So, I didn't do that part.

Then she went into this pelvic stretch where the knees spread out in opposite directions, the head goes forward and the belly, I think, is supposed to go to the floor. "Just let gravity take you on down," she said. Yeah, right.

I was thinking that I could get into that position, but I'll never be able to get back up without help.

I went to retrieve my cell phone to keep by my side in case I needed to call someone like an EMT.

I did do the pelvic stretch, but it didn't look like hers.

She went to a lying down position that felt really good. I loved that one, even if it wasn't really a position. Of course, she had more instructions from there.

It was at this point that I realized Wai Lana has no bones in her body. Perhaps her ligaments and tendons are not attached the way mine are. She is as limp as a rag doll. I was truly amazed.

The point where she lost me completely is when she lifted her legs and feet over her head and touched the ground in back of her. It's hard to explain the move, but I can tell you that if I had accomplished the move, I would be either dead or in traction today.

Even though I didn't do a lot of the moves on the tape, I attempted a lot of them and did get a workout, of sorts. Donna tells me practice is the key.

But really, I'm just proud to have made it through without injury. That's success.

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Wai Lana's Summer-Fresh Cooking

Summer-Fresh Cooking

Fit Yoga
August 2005

Late summer’s garden bounty makes it easy to serve fabulous meals with no fuss

In mid to late summer, my garden is really busy! Gorgeous scarlet-hued heirloom tomatoes, delicate green peas, jumbo zucchini, and purple and white marbled eggplant crowd the rambling vines and stalks. Hot pink radishes pop their heads from the ground, as do carrots so big they take an hour to munch. It’s certainly easy to eat well this time of year. Even if you don’t have a garden of your own, you’ll find summer’s best and brightest fruits and veggies overflowing the markets—at rock-bottom prices. And most of it is local too.

I’m a fresh-food addict. In fact, I have just about every fresh herb under the sun growing in my backyard, from cilantro, lemongrass, and Thai basil to summer savory, sage, and marjoram. The flavors jump out of the bowl and liven up even the simplest dishes. Not only do fresh foods and herbs taste best, they also make for quick, fuss-free cooking. You needn’t rely too much on your culinary skills or on time-consuming gourmet recipes to make something fabulous when you’ve got an abundance of fresh, seasonal produce. For a salad, all you need are ripe tomatoes off the vine, some hand-torn basil, a pinch of coarse sea salt, and a splash of good balsamic vinegar. Quick stir-fried garden greens and veggies served with a side of quinoa or couscous make a lively main course. And maybe some marinated tofu done on the barbecue to top it off. That’s easy, casual cooking at its best.

Summer is also a time when I crave light, refreshing meals that are easy to digest and don’t leave me feeling too full. I find simple, quick-cooking soups are the perfect solution. One of my favorites is a creamy, aromatic Zucchini Bisque topped with a cool, tangy homemade salsa. A lovely experience for both the eye and palate, it makes for a beautiful, satisfying meal or appetizer. I call it the ultimate “last-minute soup” because it takes just minutes to prepare and uses a small number of everyday ingredients. Serve it with croutons when there are kids at your table. Just adults? Let the colorful salsa stand on its own as the elegant crowning gem.

Wai Lana hosts the long-running TV series Wai Lana Yoga, which airs nationally on PBS and the Wisdom channel. She is the author of Wai Lana’s Favorite Juices and the upcoming Wai Lana’s Favorite Soups. For more information, please visit www.wailana.com.


Easy Zucchini Bisque with Apple Radish Salsa

Ingredients
1 tablespoon butter or olive oil
10 cups chopped zucchini (5-8 zucchini)
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh or dried tarragon
1 1/4 teaspoon salt or to taste
5 cups water
1 (8-ounce) package cream cheese
Dash of paprika
1 recipe Apple Radish Salsa and/or croutons for garnishing (optional)

Instructions
1. Heat the butter or oil in a 5-quart pot over high heat. Add the zucchini, tarragon, and salt and sauté for a few minutes until golden. Add the water and bring to a boil. Continue to boil for about 5 minutes until the zucchini is tender.

2. Begin preparing the salsa (see recipe below).

3. Remove soup from the heat and place in a blender or food processor along with the cream cheese and blend until smooth, in batches if necessary. Return to the pot and simmer uncovered on the lowest heat while you finish preparing the salsa.

4. Remove from the heat, ladle into bowls, and garnish with paprika and Apple Radish Salsa and/or croutons.

Apple Radish Salsa Garnish

Ingredients
3/4 cup diced tart, hard apple (peeled and cored)
1 cup diced peeled, seedless cucumber
1/4 cup finely diced radish
1/2 cup minced chopped fresh mint
2 tablespoons minced chives or green onion
3 tablespoons lemon juice, or
2 tablespoons apple cider vinegar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon honey

Combine all the ingredients in a 2-quart bowl and chill until ready to serve.

Hands-on prep time: 10-15 minutes
Cook time: 10 minutes
Total time: 25 minutes
Makes about 8 cups soup plus 2 cups salsa

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Stay Healthy and Hydrated with Fresh Juice

Stay Healthy and Hydrated with Fresh Juice

Fit Yoga
July 2006

By: Wai Lana

Since every one of us was a kid, we’ve been told we need to drink 8 glasses of water a day minimum—especially when doing lots of exercise. In my family of yoga practitioners and martial artists, this is something we take very seriously, particularly in the summertime. In fact, one of the best ways to protect your health and the health of those you love is simply by keeping everyone hydrated.

Many of us are at least partially dehydrated much of the time. Even just feeling thirsty means you’re dehydrated. Dehydration causes an electrolyte imbalance that affects everything from your energy level and metabolism to your flexibility and coordination. It can increase feelings of anxiety and confusion while negatively affecting your memory and concentration. Constant dehydration is also said to be a precursor to many health problems, such as gallstones, kidney stones, and edema. So if you sweat a lot in your yoga practice or you live in a warm climate, it’s very important to stay adequately hydrated.

When practicing yoga asanas, drink water before and after. Take small sips throughout your workout if you need to. If it’s really hot, you may wish to add an electrolyte packet to your water or have a sports drink instead. Coconut water is nature’s perfect sports drink, but if it’s unrealistic for you to chop open a coconut a couple of times a day, another easy formula I’ve always used for my family is fresh orange juice with a pinch of salt. Orange juice is rich in potassium, a crucial electrolyte that, along with sodium, is easily lost through perspiration. So add a pinch of salt to your OJ and you’ve got your own homemade sports drink.

Generally speaking, eat lots of fruits, vegetables, soups, and juices. These foods are naturally rich in electrolyte minerals and water. Avoid strong diuretics, such as coffee and caffeinated teas or sodas, as they will hasten the loss of fluid from your body. Stick to moisturizing, replenishing, and energizing seasonal fruits and veggies. Opt for whole fruit over dried and boiled foods over baked. The latter in both cases will draw moisture from your body during digestion. When you eat nuts, soak them first. If you’re on a high-protein diet, increase your fluid intake as protein requires considerably more moisture for digestion.

My absolute favorite way to increase the quality of my fluids is by juicing fruits and vegetables. I recommend choosing ones that are rich in potassium, like Asian pear, papaya, mango, cantaloupe, banana, and even avocado. Broth or soup is also a wonderful way to replenish fluids, especially when made with mineral-rich potato, carrot, tomato, yam, or sweet squash.

JUICE RECIPE

ASIAN ELIXIR
Here’s a light, sweet, and refreshing fruit and veggie juice that’s just delicious on a hot summer day. It truly satisfies your thirst as it strengthens your bones, teeth, and immune system.


Ingredients
3 large bok choy leaves
1 cup bean sprouts
2 parsnips
1 Asian pear
5 fresh mint leaves (or more)
1-inch piece fresh ginger (peeled)

Method
Chop ingredients in pieces small enough to fit through your juicer hopper. Rotate soft and firm ingredients through your juicer, ending with firm. Serve with or without ice.

Benefits
Rich in electrolyte minerals, this replenishing, cooling juice is perfect for summertime. It’s also a good source of calcium, so it helps strengthen your bones, hair, teeth, and nails. It can also be helpful if you suffer from arthritis, diabetes, high cholesterol, obesity, or fatigue. Mint and ginger are both mild stimulants, so you may not want to drink this combination just before bed. Ginger improves digestion, metabolism, circulation, and immune function.

Wai Lana hosts the long-running TV series Wai Lana Yoga, which airs nationally on PBS and the Wisdom channel. She is the author of Wai Lana’s Favorite Juices and the upcoming Wai Lana’s Favorite Soups. For more information, please visit wailana.com/juicing.

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Food for the Body That's Good for the Soul

Food for the Body That's Good for the Soul

A real yogi eats to live, rather than living to eat. This doesn't mean your food has to be tasteless, though. In fact, cooking has always been one of my favorite hobbies. Over the years, my family and friends have patiently tested my kitchen creations (which, I must admit, sometimes flopped). But after trying out hundreds of dishes, I now have quite a few tried and true recipes to share with you that are healthful, tasty, and easy to prepare. I'll post a new favorite here each week, so check back often for delicious new additions to your diet.

So what do yogis eat? A vegetarian yoga diet, of course, consisting of fresh fruits and vegetables, beans and grains, nuts and seeds, and a moderate amount of dairy products. You can prepare countless dishes using various combinations of these nutritious foods. Fry up some spices and turn a plain vegetable dish into a savory Indian curry. Add herbs for a Mediterranean flavor or ginger and coconut milk for a delightful Thai entree. With scrumptious and satisfying dishes, even the die-hard meat-eaters in your family won't miss the meat. And if they think "vegetarian" means bland and boring, they're in for a pleasant surprise.

A Spiritual Diet
You don't have to be a vegetarian to do yoga, but as you become more aware of your body, you'll find that eating meat makes you feel heavy. A vegetarian diet, on the other hand, helps you maintain the light and energized feeling you get from practicing yoga. Just go easy on the fried spring rolls and cheese dishes—they can put on the pounds.

The yoga diet is especially important if we want to elevate our consciousness to the stage where we're feeling love and compassion for all living beings—including animals. Eating them, rather than respecting and caring about them, simply hardens our hearts, moving this goal beyond our reach.


Making the Switch
Switching to a vegetarian diet isn't hard as long as you have tasty alternatives. And you don't have to do it overnight. First cut down on red meat, then gradually eliminate it from your diet. As you find other vegetarian foods you enjoy, you can gradually give up poultry, fish, and eggs. You'll join the ranks of thousands of new vegetarians, many of whom have changed their diets for health reasons now that flesh foods have been linked to cardiovascular disease, colon cancer, and so on. Even cutting back on meat a little will benefit you—and I'm hoping my recipes make this transition easy and enjoyable.

Don't worry about getting enough protein. Vegetarians get lots of protein in legumes, grains, and the like. Even the U.S. Department of Agriculture places meat second to last in importance, behind grains, fruits, and vegetables. There's now a vegetarian food pyramid and a wealth of scientific evidence proving the health benefits of the yoga diet. I have my own living proof: My three healthy and athletic kids—vegetarians since conception!

So try out this week's recipe or browse the site for something that catches your fancy. And be sure to visit us again for more tasty and healthful "eat to live" recipes. Bon appetit!

Wai Lana's Weekly Message

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German scholar
A German scholar was preparing to leave for India to learn yoga. His colleagues asked him if he was going there to learn the yoga siddhis, or mystic powers. The scholar replied that he was not. He said that the yoga siddhis or mystic perfections were already being duplicated by modern science and he was therefore not interested in them.

He told them, "The mystic yogi struggles for decades to achieve the power to levitate or the power to stay underwater for long periods of time. But with the development of airplanes and submarines, modern scientists have achieved the same aim."

"Then what kind of yoga are you planning to learn?" they asked him.

"I am going to learn the process of yoga that leads to the perfection of spiritual love. That is the true and highest goal of yoga."
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Study Finds Non-Drug Meditation Treatment Beats Depression

More reasons to do yoga! Do go to Wai lana's Meditation station to get some relaxation.

Study Finds Non-Drug Meditation Treatment Beats Depression

Clinical depression is far more than feeling blue. According to the National Institutes of Health, more than 20 million people in the U.S. have persistant depression that can interfere with everyday life, impact health and even lead to suicide. Now, for the first time, a study has shown that treatment based on meditation is an effective alternative to prescription drugs, even for people suffering from serious, long-term depression.

The research, just published in the Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, found that the group-based psychological treatment called Mindfulness Based Cognitive Therapy (MBCT) was as good or better as treatment with anti-depressants like Prozac in preventing a relapse of serious depression -- and the non-drug therapy was more effective in enhancing quality of life. What's more, the study concluded MBCT is cost-effective in helping people with a history of depression stay well for the long term.

The research team, which included British investigators from the Mood Disorders Center at the University of Exeter and the Center for Economics of Mental Health (CEMH) at the Institute of Psychiatry at King's College in London, looked at 123 people who had suffered repeated episodes of clinical depression. In a randomized control trial , the research subjects were assigned to one of two groups. Half continued their on-going drug treatment with anti-depressants and the rest participated in an MBCT course and were also given the option of stopping their anti-depressant medications.

MBCT focuses on targeting negative thinking and helps people who are at risk for recurring depression to stop their depressed moods from spiraling out of control into a full episode of depression. During the eight-week trial, groups of between eight and fifteen people attended meetings with a therapist who taught them a range of meditation exercises that they could continue to practice on their own once the course ended. The MBCT exercises were primarily based on Buddhist meditation techniques and helped the study participants learn to focus on the present, rather than dwelling on the past or worrying about future tasks.

Although the meditation exercises worked in a different way for each person, many reported more control over their negative thoughts and depressed feelings. Over the 15 months after the trial ended , about 47% of the group following the MBCT course experienced a relapse -- but those who continued normal treatment with anti-depressant drugs experienced a much higher, 60 percent relapse rate. In addition, the group practicing the mindfulness meditation techniques learned in the MBCT program reported a far better quality of life, more overall enjoyment and better physical well-being.

In a statement to the media, Professor Willem Kuyken of the University of Exeter , who headed the research, explained that people treated with anti-depressants are highly vulnerable to relapse when they stop their prescription drug therapy. "MBCT takes a different approach – it teaches people skills for life. What we have shown is that when people work at it, these skills for life help keep people well. Our results suggest MBCT may be a viable alternative for some of the 3.5 million people in the UK known to be suffering from this debilitating condition. People who suffer depression have long asked for psychological approaches to help them recover in the long-term and MBCT is a very promising approach. I think we have the basis for offering patients and GPs an alternative to long-term anti-depressant medication. We are planning to conduct a larger trial to put these results to the test and to examine how MBCT works," Kuvken said.

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Obesity and Sugar Substitutes

Obesity and Sugar Substitutes

While obesity has become an epidemic among Americans, the food industry has found ways to reduce calories and sugar content in many products. A major method of doing so has been the use of artificial sweeteners. However, by replacing natural ingredients with artificial ones, I wonder if we really are progressing and improving nutritional value. While fake sugars significantly reduce caloric values, there are side effects to sweeteners that may be more serious and worthy of our attention. I found an article that details the dangers of sugar substitutes, where it is explained that aspartame, the main ingredient in Equal and NutraSweet, has had more complaints than any other food additive available to the public, and studies have shown that it can lead to damage to the central nervous system and genetic trauma. Even though the recepients, (rodents), were receiving extremely high amounts of the sweetener, these results demonstrate that this is a potentially dangerous substance that we are putting into our bodies. And while Splenda does not contain aspartame, it is calorie-free because it's chemical composisition goes unrecognized by the body and cannot be absorbed; however, some scientists predict that after a while, our bodies will recongnize it and digest it as sugar (no longer making it "calorie-free").
Sweeteners and other food subsitutes seem to be a short-term way to cut calories and lose weight. I think that in order for this country to truly progress and improve the obesity epidemic, the American life style has to change. Substitutes allow us to continue to eat the way we have been eating, but instead, we must change our dietary habits to live healthier lives. Obviously, this would involve excersise and healthy eating, and not simply cutting a few calories here and there, but I think this would improve the American people's general wellbeing.

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Microwaved water, a killer?

Microwaved Water
See The Effect Upon Living
Organisms Fed With It

The experiment was divided it into two parts. The first part was heated to boiling in a pan on the stove, and the second part heated to boiling in a microwave. Then after the water treated had been cooled. The water was used to water the two identical plants to see if there would be any difference in the growth between the pan boiled water and the water boiled in a microwave. The theory was that the chemical composition of the water may be altered by the microwave. As it turned out, we were amazed by the results.

An experiment was made to see how plants or any living organisms react to microwave radiation. Bottle A is microwave-heated water, while Bottle B is purified water. See the pictures above and compare the difference of their appearance. Both of them were treated at the same time. The plant in Bottle A tends to wither so soon, while Bottle B showed that the plant is still healthy and perky.

Another experiment was done on potted plants showing the effects of Microwave-heated water, which is shown below. Day 1: The plant was pruned back to record new growth.

Day 3: The plants are continuously watered regularly with Pot A in microwave-heated water and Pot B in purified water. See the difference between the two? Pot A seemed to be a bit thin and stopped sprouting leaves, unlike with Pot B; plus the color of the leaves started to differ. Pot B has a healthier color of leaves than Pot A.

Day 5: On day 5, you can see the major difference of the two pots. Pot A seems to be slowly drying out and dying while the plant in Pot B continues to grow and have a healthy color on its leaves.


Day 7: By this time, the plant in pot A looses its leaves and withers. You can tell how a microwaved-water affected the plant in pot A.
What happens to all of the food we heat in our microwave ovens? What of the baby's formula we heat in the microwave? What is the effect upon the babies gentle developing organs? What does over 20 years of using water and eating food heated out of a microwave do to our bodies? We need to stop and think about these plants above and what they are trying to tell us through this experiment. Repeat this at home and you will find the same results. This may give you a clue as to why the Russian banned it from their country after World War 2 even though they invented it.

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Watch what you wear

Here's a little explanation on how wearing high heels ruins your posture and everything else.



While yoga can help you correct this, it's better to be on the side of prevention rather than trying to fix the problem!

The Chariot and the Driver

The Chariot and the Driver

Imagine that you are the driver of a chariot harnessed to five strong horses. What do you need to drive that chariot to your chosen destination? You need control over the horses. If the horses are unruly—if they stand on their hind legs, try to run in different directions, or refuse to obey your instructions—you’ll never reach your destination. What’s more, you run the risk of a serious accident, which could destroy or damage both the chariot and your own body.

The ancient yoga texts compare the body to a valuable chariot of which you are the driver. Your senses—the eyes, ears, tongue, nose, and sense of touch—are the five strong horses harnessed to the chariot. To succeed in life, you must be able to control your senses, just as the chariot driver needs control over the horses. If your senses are unrestrained, if they are like wild horses pulling you this way and that, you’ll never have any meaningful direction in life. You’ll simply get dragged this way and that by the senses. You’ll be the slave of your senses—a hedonist. And your life will surely end in disaster or, at the very least, in frustration and purposelessness.

The aim of yoga is to gain control over your senses, and this can be achieved by controlling the mind. The mind is the tool that directs the senses. It can be compared to the reins that are harnessed to the horses and used to direct them. So in order to control your senses, you must be able to control and direct the mind.

Yoga practice is meant to help you take control of the direction of your life. It does this by helping you develop and maintain control over your body, mind, and senses. You then have a much greater chance of attaining your goals and eventually experiencing the bliss of spiritual realization, the ultimate goal of yoga.

Click here to watch “Five Wild Horses,” my music video that demonstrates the above.

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Lessen Your Baby's Toxic Load

Here's a very useful little article about how to keep you and your baby healthy for longer!

Lessen Your Baby's Toxic Load (Part 3): Skin and Bath Products

Baby care products such as shampoos, lotions and powders fall under cosmetics` regulations and the FDA is not required to test their safety. The only way to be assured a product will not contain harmful compounds is that it be certified organic, and better yet, certified organic to food standards. Infants and children are extremely vulnerable to the harmful effects of these chemicals because their brains and organs are still growing and developing. You need to know how certain ingredients cause harm, how to read labels to avoid toxins and how to find acceptable substitutes.

MAJOR TOXINS
•PHTHLATES: Phthlates are known to disrupt the endocrine and reproductive systems, especially in young boys and it is suspected that the increase in male infertility is directly related to exposure to phthalates.

Phthalates have been in the news a lot lately but did you know that they are present in most baby care products such as lotions and shampoos? Europe and Canada are taking action, but the US is still dawdling and allowing the FDA to try and convince us they are safe. They aren't. Although the California law will ban 6 types of phthalates in bottles and toys, phthalates in other products such as bath and skin care products have not been addressed, As there is no requirement to fully disclose ingredients on the label, there is no way to determine if they are phthlate free UNLESS you buy certified organic products.

A recent study from the University of Washington determined that children weren't just being exposed through bottles, formula and chew toys, but were absorbing phthalates through their skin when products were applied. Researches checked the urine of 163 infants aged 2 to 28 months. More than 80 percent of these children had 7 or more types of phthalates in their urine. The more a baby was bathed, the more lotions used, the more phthalates were detected. Baby shampoo had been used on more than half the infants within 24 hours of the urine tests. Fourteen percent of the babies had had powder applied and over 30% had lotions applied. These babies had FOUR times the level of phthalates in their urine than those babies whose parents had used no products on them.

The industry counters this study by stating the only phthalate used in baby products is DEP which they claim has been proven safe, so how could 7 or more different types be found? Yes, babies and children are exposed via many routes, but the fact remains that all phthalates were dramatically increased in babies whose parents had done nothing differently other than use shampoos, lotions and powders. This strongly indicates the increased phthalates came from these products. Remember, full ingredient disclosure isn't required, so we don't know exactly what the manufacturer is putting in these products.

•CARCINOGENS or cancer causing agents: "Though its review of 23 peer-reviewed studies of cancer incidence from the past 50 years, EPA has determined that infants up to age two are, on average, ten times more vulnerable to carcinogenic chemicals than adults, and for some cancer-causing agents are up to 65 times more vulnerable. The Agency also found that children from age two to 15 are three times more vulnerable to carcinogens than adults. By incorporating these factors, the new risk assessment methods show that children accumulate up to 50% of their lifetime cancer risk by their second birthday." http://www.ewg.org/node/8683, April 2, 2008. Here are just a few ingredients known or suspected to cause cancer: Alkyl-phenol-ethoxylades, Ammonium laureth sulphate, Benzene, Cocamide (and cocomide)DEA, FDC- (FD&C) Colors, Glycols - Propylene glycol, Diethylene glycol, carbitol, Ethylene glycol.

•FRAGRANCES: "Fragrance" can contain up to 4000 separate ingredients, almost all of them synthetic. Synthetic fragrances cause headaches, dizziness, rashes, skin discoloration, violent coughing and vomiting, asthma and allergic skin reactions. They also affect the central nervous system causing depression, hyperactivity, irritability, inability to cope, and other behavioral changes.

•1,4 DIOXANE: Companies use ethylene oxide to make harsh, petroleum based ingredients gentler. A byproduct of this ethylation is the production of 1,4 Dioxane, a known carcinogen and suspected to cause kidney damage. Recently several supposedly "green" companies were exposed because their products contained this chemical which is direct proof of the presence of petroleum based chemicals. Again, you will not find this listed in the ingredients, especially because it is a byproduct and not part of the formula. If you see any of these ingredients listed on the bottle, stay far away from it: myreth, oleth, laureth, ceteareth, any other "eth," or PEG, polyethylene, polyethylene glycol, polyoxyethylene, or oxynol

•MINERAL OIL: Would you put gasoline on your child? According to Environmental Working Group, 40% of all baby lotions and oils contain petroleum, a non-renewable hydrocarbon made from crude oil. This oil coats your baby's skin in a non-breathable toxic film. According to Australia's National Occupational Health and Safety Commissions (NOHSC), "Prolonged contact with mineral oil has the associated risk of developing skin conditions such as oil folliculitis, eczematous dermatitis, melanosis of the face and plantar warts." Petroleum also disrupts hormones and diminishes the skin's ability to detoxify. It is the 2nd most likely cause of premature skin aging following excessive sun exposure. Mineral oil based sunscreens are now being implicated in promoting skin, colon and breast cancer and in fact, are found in most breast cancer tissue. Petroleum is a known carcinogen, known to adversely effect health, yet still approved as safe by the FDA.

•SODIUM LAUREL SULFATES(SLS)/SODIUM LAURETH SULFATES(SLES): These ingredients are used to make shampoos, soaps, toothpaste etc sudsy. According to the Journal of American College of Toxicology (Vol. 2, No. 7, 1983), SLS can damage the immune system; cause separation of skin layers and inflammation of the skin. The American College of Toxicology states that SLS/SLES can cause malformation of a baby's eyes. These chemicals are absorbed easily through the skin and wind up in the heart, liver, lungs and brain.

•PARABENS: Are often used as a preservative in everything from food to shampoo to baby wipes. Even at very low doses, parabens are known to cause reproductive damage and systemic organ toxicity.

•"NATURAL": This term is not regulated and no guarantee of safety. Most products labeled "natural" contain at least one of the above ingredients and have petroleum chemicals in them.

HOW TO REDUCE YOUR CHILD`S TOXIC LOAD:
•READ LABELS: Carry a list of the above ingredients with you when you go shopping.
•KEEP IT SIMPLE: Before a baby becomes mobile, warm water and a washcloth is usually all you need.
•CHOOSE CERTIFIED ORGANIC: When you do use products, choose products that are certified organic. You can be assured that these products contain nothing but pure, truly natural, non-toxic ingredients that are safe for your baby, your family and the environment. Miessence Baby is an excellent example of a product line certified organic to food standards. (A review of some of the Miessence Baby products will be forthcoming in another article).

Remember, the skin is the largest organ in the body and readily absorbs almost anything placed on it. The above ingredients are just some of the major toxins. There are many more. Assure your children's future health by protecting them now. If you can't pronounce the ingredients or have no idea what something is, if the label reads like a chemistry textbook instead of a garden, don't buy it. Know what you are putting on your baby's (and your own) skin.

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I've noticed that I have a much easier time keeping off weight now. I used to eat desserts after each meal- or at least after lunch and dinner, and I always had an extra roll or two all around. Now that I've hardly been eating sweets, it's great! I don't gain weight either.

Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

I got my mom Wai Lana's "nourish and relax" gift basket this year.

Getting past your cravings

This has been more real to me in the past few weeks since I've stopped eating sugar so much. It's pretty amazing. It's a great way to keep off the extra pounds as well!

What Are Your Cravings?

Like most of us, chances are you’ve probably been on at least one diet before. And you likely gave up on that diet for the same reason everyone else does - cravings. While we may start out with good intentions, often cravings for sugary sweet or fatty foods take over and we give in and give up on our diet. The good news is, you can overcome your cravings; you just need to know what they are and how to beat them.

Often, cravings are actually a sign that you’re missing a nutrient your body needs. While eating certain foods will get those nutrients to your body, they may also come with excess fat and calories you don’t need. This is because, while our body may need a certain nutrient, we still want it to taste good. This is probably why you may not crave the best source of a particular nutrient, and why you don’t have enough in your diet already. The best option is to figure out what nutrient you need and take a supplement or alter your diet accordingly.

While knowing your cravings can often help you figure out what nutrients you’re lacking, it is also a good idea to see a doctor for a routine physical and blood tests. They can recognize what the problem is and how to best add the missing nutrient to your body. They can also screen you for other issues while you’re there.

Often, what you’re lacking is not actually food, but water. Our bodies have a hard time distinguishing hunger from thirst. That may also be why eating food doesn’t necessarily make the cravings go away. Next time you have a craving, drink a large glass of water and see if the hunger sticks around.

Ideally, if you eat a healthy balanced diet, you will reduce many of the cravings you have. But cravings are also based on emotions and other triggers besides the actual need for a certain food.

While getting enough nutrients can help with some cravings, others come from social and psychological triggers. Your cravings could be triggered by a certain person or social setting, or simply by a certain mood. In order to control your cravings, you need to figure out exactly what it is that makes you crave certain foods and change those conditions. If you cut out the cause, then you’ll better be able to stick to healthier choices.

To figure out what your cravings are and what’s causing them, you could start a journal. Just write down any cravings you have, along with your mood, what you’re doing, what you’ve been eating and drinking, and anything else you think might be triggering your hunger. Every so often, look through the journal for patterns. If you find something specific is triggering your cravings, try to avoid that behavior or have yourself prepared ahead of time with a healthy snack instead.

While beating your cravings can be tough, it is possible. Remember that occasionally giving into a craving isn’t terrible, just as long as you don’t do it all the time.

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Stay Fit And Slim During Winter

Time to go for the yoga diet! Wai Lana's got some great recipes to help you make wonderfully delicious dishes and soups that will keep you fit and happy through the winter. She's got some great juices that will help you keep in your best shape.

Remain Fit And Slim During Winter

Are you worried that you might end up becoming fat in winter? Yes, in winter, because of the fact that most of us eat more during winter and there is very less physical activity and due to this you may put on weight. Since there is no calorie burning exercise most probably one may even become obese.

If you are both figure and health conscious then be sure to make this winter regime. Ensure that you are not stuffing so much into your big pot belly. Largely depend on fresh fruits and vegetables. They say they are the corner stone of leading a healthy life. At the same time you must learn that you are not supposed to consume access. You already know the side affects of everything too much.

Eat different varieties to supplement all the required energy, nutritions, minerals and vitamins. They are the catalyst and ingredients of healthy health. If you know the tricks to eat then you can never gain those extra flabs in your stomach. Do regular light exercise this will definitely benefit you.
Another important lesion is to know the limitation of consumption. Though fresh fruits and vegetables are indispensable options for the health but it is also equally important to know how much we should eat. There could be a repercussion lying ahead. Eat proportionate amount and remain healthy.

Your breakfast and lunch idea must be mix of all good fresh food. Eat fruits and nutritious food in the breakfast and lunch. You must not skip the breakfast. Dinner should be with vegetables, fruits apart from your other carbohydrate food.

If you are planning to eat outside, make sure that you are served fresh fruits and light meal. Go for a vegetarian restaurant. Don’t over eat. Be aware of gaining weight.

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Yoga for Children

Yoga for Children
Wholesome is a word we often associate with our children's well-being. We feed our kids wholesome food to nourish their growing bodies. We encourage wholesome activities to help them develop good habits and useful skills.

Yoga is not only wholesome, but holistic as well. In other words, it's an activity that develops the whole child—physically, mentally, and emotionally. What's more, kids of all ages have fun doing yoga and watching their balance, flexibility, and strength improve. They also learn to focus and relax. This positive experience is likely to keep them practicing yoga as adults, reaping yoga's many benefits for years to come.

Many types of exercises help children develop strong muscles, but the strength they gain is rarely balanced with increased flexibility. Yoga postures, however, improve both strength and flexibility, giving kids an ease of movement that helps them improve their performance and prevent injuries. They develop balance, coordination, and the ability to focus. Even kids who aren't athletic enjoy yoga. Because yoga is a gentle, noncompetitive form of exercise, they can practice, do well, and build confidence in a nonthreatening environment.

On a deeper physical level, yoga's focus on good posture helps young spines grow straight and strong. The poses regulate and balance the production of hormones, which is especially important as children approach and pass through puberty. Yoga also improves their digestion, nutrient absorption, and elimination while helping to strengthen the immune system.

In yoga, kids get their bodies and minds working together. They concentrate on positioning and moving in a slow, controlled manner. Sometimes they focus on holding a pose, on their breathing, or on the animal they are imitating. This ability to focus carries over into other aspects of their lives, making it easier for them to concentrate on schoolwork and other important tasks.

Yoga also gives children valuable tools to help them cope with the stress they often face. This stress may be in the form of academic pressure, sports competitions, problems at home, and so on. Yoga postures, breathing, and relaxation techniques teach them how to calm the mind and release excess tension from the body.

Yoga is a wonderful activity for children. It builds strength, stamina, and flexibility and teaches patience, perseverance, and concentration, helping kids become happier and more productive. Whether children are dealing with tight muscles, obesity, divorce, fear, or anxiety, they can use yoga to bring them relief not only throughout their childhood, but also in their adult lives.

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Beautiful Gifts for the Season

I just got an email from Wailana on the gift baskets she's making available to us this season.

Exposed: 10 Facts about the Breast Cancer Industry You're Not Supposed to Know

Scary news here!

Exposed: 10 Facts about the Breast Cancer Industry You're Not Supposed to Know
(NaturalNews) With Breast Cancer Awareness month fully upon us once again, retail stores have been invaded with everything pink, including "pink ribbon" candies and personal care products made with blatantly cancer-causing ingredients. Retail grocery stores like Safeway even hit up customers for donations at the cash register, promising to raise funds to find "the cure for cancer."

Consumers of course, have virtually no idea where the funds they donate actually go, nor do they know the truths about breast cancer they'll never be told by conventional cancer non-profit organizations. In this article, I'll reveal ten important myths about breast cancer, and the truths that can save your life.

Myth #1: Breast Cancer is not preventable

The Truth: Up to 98% of breast cancer cases can be prevented through diet, nutritional supplements, sunshine and exercise

It's true: Breast cancer can be almost entirely prevented through commonsense changes in diet, the addition of anti-cancer nutritional supplements, boosting vitamin D creation from sunlight, avoiding exposure to toxic chemicals in consumer products, pursuing regular exercise and eating a live foods diet.

The breast cancer industry -- which depends on the continuation of cancer for its profits and employment -- has so far refused to teach women even basic cancer prevention strategies (such as increasing the intake of vitamin D, which prevents 77% of all cancers). See: http://www.naturalnews.com/021892.html

Myth #2: Pink ribbon products are sold to raise money to support breast cancer victims.

The Truth: Nearly 100% of the funds are used to recruit more breast cancer patients into highly-lucrative treatments that do more harm than good.

You know where all that money goes that you donate to the "search for the cure" and other cancer scams? Virtually none of it goes to actually teach women how to prevent cancer. The World Health Organization says 70% of all cancers are preventable, but the breast cancer industry helps zero percent of women actually prevent it.

Those funds actually go to recruiting breast cancer patients by offering "free" mammograms. This is the clever recruitment strategy of the cancer industry. It's sort of like a greasy garage mechanic offering a "free" checkup on your car's transmission. It's in his financial interest to find something wrong (or to break something), just like it's in the financial interests of the cancer industry to diagnose a women with cancer and scare her into expensive, high-profit treatments like chemotherapy, radiation therapy or cancer surgery. (Mammogram false positives are commonplace...)

Want proof of where these funds go? Check out this grant list at the Komen for the Cure organization, and you'll see it's almost entirely spent on recruiting more women with mammograms: http://www.komenphoenix.org/site/c.nsKZ...

When you read that list, note that there is not a single grant provided for nutritional education to teach women how to prevent cancer with vitamin D, cruciferous vegetables, anti-cancer herbs, supplements or to avoid dangerous cancer-causing food ingredients like sodium nitrite, MSG and chemical sweeteners.

Myth #3: The only proven treatments for breast cancer are chemotherapy and radiation

The Truth: Chemotherapy doesn't work and radiation causes cancer

Chemotherapy is a fraud, plain and simple. It's as ludicrous as poisoning patients with mercury and calling it medicine (which is something doctors did a hundred years ago, by the way). There is absolutely no reliable scientific evidence showing that chemotherapy has any positive effect whatsoever on breast cancer. Try to find the science yourself: It doesn't exist!

Sure, there's evidence that chemotherapy shrinks tumors. Too bad, however, that tumor size is irrelevant. Artificially reducing the size of a tumor does nothing to reverse the physiology of cancer in a patient's body. It doesn't initiate the healing that needs to take place to reverse cancer and stay cancer free. And this doesn't even take into account the quality of life issues here: Chemotherapy doesn't help people LIVE any longer, but it sure does make them DIE longer!

Myth #4: Chemotherapy is safe and doesn't cause permanent damage to your health

The Truth: Chemotherapy causes vomiting, hair loss, muscle loss, brain damage, heart damage, kidney damage and liver damage. Much of this damage is permanent. Read these stories to learn more:

Cancer Drug Causes Permanent Brain Damage
http://www.naturalnews.com/024475.html

Chemotherapy Causes Brain Shrinkage
http://www.naturalnews.com/021200.html

Chemotherapy Found to Cause Permanent Brain Damage
http://www.naturalnews.com/020665.html

Myth #5: Regular mammograms are the best way to detect cancer

The Truth: Mammograms harm 10 women for every one woman they help

Here's part of a story we published in 2006, called Breast Cancer Screening Harms Ten Women for Every One That it Helps (http://www.naturalnews.com/020829.html)

"A new study by researchers from the Nordic Cochrane Centre in Denmark found that mammograms may harm ten times as many women as they help.

The researchers examined the benefits and negative effects of seven breast cancer screening programs on 500,000 women in the United States, Canada, Scotland and Sweden. The study's authors found that for every 2,000 women who received mammograms over a 10-year period, only one would have her life prolonged, but 10 would endure unnecessary and potentially harmful treatments."

Got that? For every 2,000 women receiving mammograms, only ONE would have her life extended at all. TEN women, though, would be harmed with chemotherapy, radiation or mastectomies.

What the study didn't point out, by the way, is that all these treatments are highly profitable for the cancer industry. That's the real reason why mammograms are pushed so aggressively onto women. It's not because mammograms detect cancer; it's because mammograms make them money.

To the breast cancer industry, a woman is nothing more than a piece of meat with a cash reward attached to it. The push for mammography is a marketing ploy designed to keep women scared, misinformed and lined up to be poisoned with chemotherapy while they shell out their life savings for treatments that, for most of them, aren't even medically justified!

That's why I say the breast cancer industry is, by any honest assessment, a crime against women. In America, husbands who beat their wives are considered criminals. They're arrested and locked away. But those very same men, when wearing a doctor's coat, can assault women with chemicals, slice off their breasts with scalpels and even kill those women... all with impunity. There's not a single breast cancer doctor who has ever been arrested for the death of a patient.

The true history of western medicine's violence against women
In time, of course, this will change. Medical violence against women is a crime, regardless of whether the weapon is a fist, a baseball bat or a syringe full of chemicals that will cause permanent damage to her vital organs. In time, chemotherapy will be outlawed and breast cancer doctors will be put out of work or prosecuted for their crimes against women. Perhaps they'll even be castrated as part of a "fitting" punishment.

To all the women reading this, note carefully the history of western medicine and its numerous assaults on women over the years. Do you know where the term "hysterectomy" comes from? It comes from the belief by male doctors that women's emotions were "hysterical," and they believed the best way to "cure" women of their hysteria was to violently cut her reproductive organs out of her body.

The procedure was widely adopted by male surgeons and used for well over a hundred years to treat women who were diagnosed as suffering from virtually every kind of emotional variance you can imagine. Doctors who didn't use scalpels to remove these organs from a woman's body often resorted to so-called "pelvic massages" -- a medicalized raping of the female patient by the male doctor, of course.

Even today, tens of thousands of hysterectomies are performed each year with no medical justification whatsoever. Doctors continue to view women's bodies as diseased and abnormal, surgically removing their breasts and reproductive organs for no justifiable reason whatsoever. It's even being done today as a cancer prevention procedure, against women who have no cancer at all!

Western medicine's treatment of breast cancer patients today is little more than an extension of hundreds of years of medical violence against women by the male-dominated medical establishment.

Want proof? Notice that cancer doctors never advise men to surgically remove their testicles as a way to "prevent" testicular cancer? That's because the male surgeons performing these operations prefer to maim women, not men.

If you have the stomach for it, read the rest of the truth about how conventional doctors and surgeons commit outrageous medical violence against women and children even today: http://www.naturalnews.com/019930.html

Myth #6: BRCA-positive women should consider mastectomies to prevent cancer

The Truth: Cruciferous vegetables target BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, preventing cancer with nutrition

Women who are BRCA positive are being scared into utterly unnecessary double mastectomies -- a procedure that benefits no one except the surgeon. What nobody is telling these women is that cruciferous vegetables contain anti-cancer nutrients that specifically target BRCA1 and BRCA2 genes, protecting these women from breast cancer.

All it takes is a single ounce of fresh broccoli juice each day, or fresh sprouts, superfoods or other nutrient-dense foods or juices consumed daily.

Cancer doctors, of course, conveniently forget to tell women about these little facts. It would hurt their business if women knew how to prevent cancer on their own, at home, with everyday groceries and simple herbs.

Here's text from one study that might interest you. It shows that I3C (from broccoli) and genistein (from fermented soy) inhibit estrogen-stimulated receptor activity in a dose-dependent fashion:

"...we showed that I3C induces BRCA1 expression and that both I3C and BRCA1 inhibit oestrogen (E2)-stimulated oestrogen receptor (ER-) activity in human breast cancer cells. We now report that both I3C and genistein induce the expression of both breast cancer susceptibility genes (BRCA1 and BRCA2) in breast (MCF-7 and T47D) and prostate (DU-145 and LNCaP) cancer cell types, in a time- and dose-dependent fashion.

http://www.nature.com/bjc/journal/v94/n...

Conventional cancer doctors, of course, refuse to tell women about scientific evidence like this. If women could prevent breast cancer with I3C, why would they need cancer doctors? The answer, of course, is that they wouldn't. You can buy I3C, but the way, right here: http://www.vitacost.com/NSI-I3C-Indole-...

The FDA, of course, won't allow companies selling I3C supplements to tell you the scientifically-validated truth about their anti-cancer benefits. It's all part of the censorship and oppression that characterizes today's cancer industry. The U.S. government, of course, is the co-conspirator in this sad tragedy of misinformation.

It is the job of the FDA and the cancer industry to keep women stupid, uninformed and scared when it comes to breast cancer. The last thing they want is for women to be nutritionally literate.

Myth #7: The cancer non-profits are searching for a cure for cancer

The Truth: Even if one was found, they would never allow a cure to be publicized: It would destroy the cancer treatment industry

It's the great scam of the cancer industry: We're searching for a cure, they claim! Never mind the fact that they've been using this same con since the late 60's, when they claimed to be only a few million dollars away from curing cancer forever.

The search for "the cure" is pure deception. It's a clever con to take money from people for all those silly pink ribbon activities, but the truth is that the cancer industry doesn't believe there's such a thing as cure. Just ask the FDA, the AMA or any state health licensing board: Anyone claiming to have a cancer "cure" is immediately considered a quack. Over the last several decades, countless doctors researching genuine cancer cures have been arrested, imprisoned or run out of the country. Read about Stanislaw Burzynski to learn about just one example: http://www.cancure.org/burzynski_instit...

Finally, even if they actually find a "cure" (which they won't, since that would destroy the profits of the cancer industry), do you think they would give it away for free? Of course not! They'd charge hundreds of thousands of dollars for it, milking the maximum profits out of a terrified population for their newest wonder drug.

Notice, by the way, that not a single conventional breast cancer non-profit group -- nor any drug company -- has announced that its breakthrough cancer drugs will be given away for free. And that leads me to this question: If they're not planning on giving away the cure for free, then why are you giving them money for free to pay for their R&D?

Why should people donate money to the wealthiest corporations in the world (the drug companies) who are going to take their money and use it to develop a new wave of drugs that are sold to cancer victims at outrageous price markups sometimes exceeding 550,000% of the cost of the chemical ingredients?

The truth is, anyone who donates money for any such "search for the cure" is being conned outright. There's a sucker born every minute, P.T. Barnum famously said. What he neglected to add is that most of them are now buying pink products and thinking they're helping find a "cure" for cancer.

Don't be suckered. Keep your money, or invest it in vitamin D supplements or anti-cancer herbs. You want to cure cancer? Cure it in your own body first. It's a lot less expensive, and you get to keep your hair, too.

Myth #8: There is no cure for breast cancer

The Truth: There are MANY natural cures for breast cancer available right now

Just a few hours of research will turn up numerous natural cures for cancer: Vitamin D, cat's claw herbs, the Essiac formula, medicinal mushrooms, spirulina, cruciferous vegetables, green tea, graviola herbs, Chinese medicinal herbs, oxygen therapy, alkalizing water therapies and much more.

All these cures have one thing in common: They are ALL suppressed by the FDA and FTC. Telling the truth about anti-cancer foods, herbs or supplements is now a criminal offense in America.

Myth #9: If my mother had breast cancer, I'll get it too

The Truth: Breast Cancer is not caused by bad genes; it's caused by bad diets

This is another common lie told to woman by cancer doctors to scare them into medically unnecessary cancer "treatments" (which can kill you or harm you). Did you know that radiation treatment for one breast actually causes cancer in the OTHER breast? See: http://www.naturalnews.com/News_000366_...

Your genes don't control your health, but what you put in your mouth and on your skin has near-total control over your health! If your parents had cancer, they were no doubt eating cancer-causing foods (processed meats) and not using anti-cancer foods, superfoods, herbs and supplements. They were also likely deficient in vitamin D, and they probably didn't drink fresh anti-cancer vegetables on a daily basis (www.JuiceFeasting.com). Lastly, they no doubt had regular exposure to cancer-causing chemicals: Cigarette smoke, chemical solvents, perfume chemicals, household cleaners, pesticides, skin care products, conventional cosmetics, etc.

Read the truth about processed meats: http://www.naturalnews.com/022288.html

Myth #10: Sunlight causes cancer

The Truth: Sunlight generates Vitamin D in your skin, which prevents 78% of ALL cancers

The disinformation put out by the cancer industry about sunlight has reached a level of absurdity that's virtually unmatched in the history of medicine. If you believe what the American Cancer Society tells you (still being suckered?), sunlight causes cancer!

Yes, that's right: Sunlight causes cancer, they claim. According to the entire cancer industry (and most dermatologists, too), you'd be much better off hiding in a cave, or living your life under fluorescent lights or smothered in a layer of toxic sunscreen chemicals (which actually DO cause cancer, by the way).

Somehow, the human race has miraculously managed to survived 350,000 years of natural sunlight without be obliterated. This is nothing short of astonishing, given that sunlight is so deadly. It sort of makes me wonder how the human race survived at all, with sunlight striking any given area of the Earth, say, 50% of the time. Did our ancestors live underground?

The ploy here is so obvious that it's child's play to expose their strategy: Cancer industry authorities know that vitamin D prevents 77% of all cancers. Since sunlight exposure causes the skin to generate vitamin D in the human body (for free, no less), the cancer industry has come to the realization that in order for it to continue surviving (and exploiting cancer patients), it has to scare people away from anything that might actually prevent or cure cancer.

This is the whole reason behind the sunlight scare campaigns, of course. It's all just a clever profit strategy to keep people sick and diseased by enforcing widespread vitamin D deficiency across the human population. Note, too, that this deficiency is especially prominent in men and women of darker skin color, which means the cancer industry's whole campaign against sunlight is filled with disturbing racial overtones that smack of genocide. (Ever wonder why breast cancer is FAR more aggressive in black women and white women? It's the vitamin D deficiency caused by the skin color, of course. But cancer docs never tell their black patients anything about it...)

Remember this: Healthy people with abundant vitamin D levels in their blood don't get cancer and they almost never catch colds. They also don't need vaccines, by the way. These are three huge profit centers for conventional medicine: Cancer, vaccines and colds. This is why the industry goes to such great lengths to (hilariously) try to discredit the sun.

It's hilarious because the sun, of course, is the source of ALL life on our planet. Without the sun, there would be no plants, no bacteria, no animals, no fish and certainly no humans. The sun is the single most important source of life on our planet, and without it, we'd all die in a matter of a few hours (from the cold alone). That the cancer industry would declare war on the sun is just a disturbing example of how far removed modern medicine is from the real world.

Why the cancer industry is dangerous to women
The cancer industry people are living in a world of self-reinforced fictions, where sunlight is bad and chemotherapy chemicals are good; where food is useless but pharmaceuticals are essential. Almost everything said to you by a conventional cancer doctor is the opposite of what's real, and yet they believe their own delusions only because those delusions are so widely shared by their colleagues. It is circular logic at its worst, driven by arrogance and greed, and totally lacking any discernable degree of intellectual honesty or compassion for the value of a human life.

The cancer industry is, in a very real way, a danger to the safety of men and women alike. It is a kind of home-grown medical terrorism, through which the application of fear and disinformation results in massive corporate profits that are only exceeded by the body count of our dead women; our mothers, daughters, sisters, aunts and nieces who fall victim to conventional cancer treatments. They are being lost to a medical regime wielding weapons of mass destruction: Chemical weapons (chemotherapy), radiological weapons (radiation) and weapons of sharp steel (scalpels).

These weapons of medical violence are being directed at our women for one purpose only: To secure profits that go into the hands of a few wealthy men who sit at the top of these organizations, raking in fifty-million-dollar salaries while the cancer treatment centers send women home in body bags.

It is the ultimate act of cruelty to promise a woman "treatment" and then deliver poison.

It is the ultimate act of violence to promise a woman "healing" and then mutilate her body.

The cancer industry, as operated today, is ultimately a criminal organization engaged in acts of medical violence against women.

Why women should revolt against the cancer industry
Even worse, it is being staffed by women, cheered by women and supported by women. In World War II, before the Jews were exterminated, Nazi soldiers pried the gold fillings out of their mouths. The fillings were sold off, and the money went to two places: The pockets of the top Nazi commanders, and the continued funding of the prison camps and extermination chambers. The Jewish prisoners, in other words, paid for their own gas chamber treatments using the gold right out of their own mouths.

Today, women are paying for their own cancer industry chemical assaults using the dollars right out of their own pockets. Those who support the conventional breast cancer non-profits are feeding the very beast that may someday destroy them and send them home poisoned, emaciated, or mutilated beyond repair.

And you know what the pink ribbon non-profits will do to help these women? WIGS. They'll give them wigs to cover their hairless heads.



Chemotherapy victim or concentration camp prisoner? They both produce these same results. Zyklon B gas, by the way, was manufactured by a pharmaceutical company.
It is no coincidence that women who receive chemotherapy visually resemble the women of the Nazi concentration camps. They become emaciated through dangerous losses of muscle mass and bone mass. They lose their hair, vomit their food and suffer the devastating effects of massive nutrient loss.

They are, in effect, both prisoners of the same system of control and violence against women. It is a system that has existed for thousands of years, taking on new names and new faces as it shifts from one corner of the planet to another.

Today, that system of abuse and violence against women has a corporate logo, a cute pink symbol and a clever slogan. It has hundreds of offices all across the country, and thousands of pink products in retail stores. It is a system of violence against women, painted pink and repackaged as something that cares for women; and in that disguise, aided by the purchasing dollars of gullible consumers, it is ensnaring women in a system of such great evil that it can only be accurately compared to historical events like the Holocaust.

May God save our women from the cancer industry, lest we lose four generations to this modern chemical holocaust that has been unleashed against our mothers, daughters, grandmothers and sisters. And if our government will not protect us from this home-grown terrorism that seeks to turn the bodies of women into corporate profit centers, I hope that the People of America will one day wake up and take all justified (non-violent) measures to protect themselves from the cancer industry.

It is odd, I think, that women will protest in front of abortion clinics in order to save the life of an unborn child, and yet that same woman will say nothing when a cancer doctor destroys the life of her own mother or daughter. It is time to start protesting the cancer clinics and cancer non-profits. It is time to end this chemical holocaust and this medical violence against women. The women should be marching against mammograms and chemotherapy, demanding the arrest and prosecution of cancer surgeons who perform unjustified double mastectomies.

Throughout history, women have fought hard for the right to vote, to pursue an education and to be heard. I believe it is time that women exercised those rights to protect their freedoms and their lives from the conventional cancer industry.

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