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Numerous studies have proven the benefits of Positive aspects of regular meditation.

Few of them are,

• Lower blood pressure
• improved concentration
• decreased stress
• reduced anxiety and depression symptoms
• And many others also.

It has been proven that different types of meditation provide similar benefits in terms of physical or mental health. Senior Home Health Care Services is playing a vital role, keeping people mentally satisfied and relaxed with meditation.

1.  Better Focus and Concentration

Better focus on the present can be achieved by having mindfulness meditation which can also increase your concentration towards other daily life tasks.

A study was carried out by Harvard Medical School in 2011. They tried to find out the results of mindfulness meditation on your brain, and they were able to find a link between processing new information and mindfulness.

Positive results were achieved in which development in the brain's learning, memory & emotional regulation parts was found, and this research includes 17 people who had an eight-week meditation program.

2.  Strengthen Dignity and Cognizant

It is also found that discovering positive attributes of your personality and more profound self-reflection benefits or positive aspects of mindfulness meditation.

 Mindfulness helps increase self-awareness by increasing the ability to examine one's thoughts and feelings without judgment.

It can help the person having social anxiety, as per research at Stanford University. In Cognitive Psychotherapy Journal, a study was published in 2009, in which two months of meditation of 14 participants took place who was suffering from social anxiety. The results were terrific that improved self-esteem and decreased anxiety were reported after the program was completed.

3.  Reduce Stress

Cortisol can also be kept in control by mindfulness meditation. It is a stress hormone that keeps you in relaxation mode. 

Mindfulness meditation was an effective way to reduce stress in more than 200 studies back in 2013.

There is a meditation in which you keep on repeating sounds or words so that you can keep your self-focused which is known as Transcendental meditation, as a result of which you can achieve a level of stillness and stability.

 It was found that Support staff and teachers who were doing transcendental meditation could reduce their psychological distress in a study conducted in 2019.

To measure the participant's level of burnout, depression, and stress, researchers used stress scales. People who were doing meditation twice a day for 10-25 minutes over four months seven-step transcendental meditation course resulted in minimizing the stress and burnout.

4.  Manage Anxiety or Depression

You will be less likely to use your head on anxious thoughts that will increase your stress, and it can be controlled by having mindfulness meditation.

Jama Internal Medicine reported in 2014 that anxiety and depression could be controlled by mindful meditation, and it can be used for the treatment of mental illness.

The same study reported positive effects of mindfulness-based stress reduction therapy, which integrates the meditation of mindfulness. Using this therapy, a person can reduce the issues or problems like not having a night of proper sleep, less appetite, a bad mood, and calm their mind and other aspects of depression.

5.  Fight Addiction 

By having this meditation, a patient can control the brain's receptors linked with alcohol addiction & drug addiction to reduce the craving of these things. 

"That awareness is compelling because it can allow us to ride the urge or the craving… without getting overcome by it," Davidson says. "We can notice the urge, notice that it's there, but we don't have to give in to it."

It was discovered that mindfulness meditation could help prevent future relapse in patients with substance use disorder, as it generates therapeutic effects that help the brain regulate pleasure experiences.

6.  Control Pain

Doctors also say that mindful meditation is part of the extensive pain management plan. As a result of a study across 60 trials and more than 6500 participants, it was declared in 2020 that pain reduction was found in people who suffered from acute, post-surgical, and chronic pain.

7.  Boost Up Your Kindness and Loving Nature

Circuits that promote altruism decrease unexpressed or unconscious bias responsible for prolonging harms stereotypical, enhancing emotions of people get strengthen through behavior loving-kindness meditation.

To initiate a meditation of loving-kindness, you think of a loved one and wish them happiness. You can know to share this happiness with other people also.

You can use a simple phrase that you silently repeat to yourself, like 'may you enjoy happiness' as you hold that person in your mind. 

In a nutshell, Mental and physical health can have many benefits from meditation. If any person is willing to improve their focus, deal with depression, addiction, or chronic pain should experience it, and it is dead sure that they will have positive results.

This is something I have been doing for many years and I feel that it has been a huge factor in my development and nourishing of my healing abilities, along with the maintenance of my own health.

What I am referring to is Meditating with a Tree. 

You know that feeling when you go for a walk or spend time in a forest; how relaxed and balanced you feel during and after.

That is because you are taking in some of the healing energies available to you.  So, what if you took the time to place your hands on a healthy tree and allowed yourself to feel the energy that it wants to share with you on an even deeper level?

This is what I do.  More specifically, I ask if the tree has a message for me, if it has a healing for me and if it has anything it wants to share with me.

You see trees have spirits too, they are alive, and they communicate through frequency.  Once you attune to the frequency you can understand their language. But that is for another conversation. 

If you want to increase your life force, as in help your body be and feel healthier, heal faster from illnesses and injuries, become more adaptable to stress, increase your intuition and simple become more resilient I recommend doing this simple of act of Meditating with a Tree.

The act of Meditating with Trees has a long history and there are many great people throughout history that proclaimed they gained healing power and enlightenment via meditating with a tree.

Two specific people are Buddha and Jesus Christ. 

How I Meditate with a TREE 

The way I meditate with a tree is I look for a strong healthy tree somewhere where I will not be disturbed (this can even be in your own yard).  I stand in front of it placing my hands on the trunk in a comfortable location with my eyes closed.  I breath naturally and allow myself to feel the energy of the tree. 

The more you do this the more sensitive you become to the subtle energy of the tree. 

If you have never done this before I recommend using the same tree daily to develop a relationship with it.  You will be amazed that overtime you will feel the love from that tree before you even touch it because it will be projecting to you when you are close by and even from further distances. 

To help deepen your relationship with the tree ask it questions like the ones I wrote above.  Along with asking it, “is there anything I can do for you?”  Trees love it when you give back to them.  This can be as simple of projecting love to them or visualizing them healthy. 

If you are hearing for the first time, it might sound strange.  But, think about it, you have nothing to lose.  If anything, you have much to gain. 

I’d love to hear from you.  Let me know if you have ever meditated with a tree and what your experience was like?

Your immune system protects you from outside invaders, such as bacteria, viruses, fungi, and toxins (chemicals produced by microbes). It's made up of different organs, cells, and proteins that work together.

There are two main parts of the immune system:

• Innate immune system, which you are born with.

• Adaptive immune system, which you develop when your body is exposed to microbes or chemicals released by microbes.

These two immune systems work together.

Your Innate Immune System

This is your rapid response system. It patrols your body and is the first to respond when it finds an invader. Your innate immune system is inherited and is active from the moment you're born. When this system recognizes an invader, it goes into action immediately. The cells of this immune system surround and engulf the invader. The invader is killed inside the immune system cells. These cells are called phagocytes.

The Acquired Immune System

The acquired immune system, with help from the innate system, produces cells (antibodies) to protect your body from a specific invader. These antibodies are developed by cells called B lymphocytes after your body has been exposed to the invader. The antibodies stay in your body. It can take several days for antibodies to develop. But after the first exposure, your immune system will recognize the invader and defend against it. The acquired immune system changes throughout your life. 

To have and maintain a healthy immune system the following 7 building blocks are essential.

Fresh Air - Fresh air reinforces your immune system.  It helps you fend off malady all the more viably because of more beneficial white platelets. It supplies your immune system with the oxygen it needs to dissolve and destroy microbes, infections and germs.  

Those who get outside and breathe fresh clean air on a regular basis have been shown to have stronger immune systems than those who stay indoors. This means less illness overall, as your body has an easier time fighting off germs before they invade and take over.

Good food – Eat plenty of fruits and vegetables because they are high in antioxidants.  Antioxidants that are particularly good are glutathione, selenium, vitamin C, vitamin E and N-Acetyl Cysteine (NAC).

These cellular antioxidants help your body ward off infection when you are exposed to a virus. And if you do get the flu or a cold, studies have shown that by having an abundance of antioxidants available, you can significantly reduce the duration and severity of symptoms and the length (days) of the illness.

Clean water - Water promotes adaptive immune response by working to get rid of toxic foreign invaders from the body through your kidneys. It prevents toxin build-up which, in turn, boosts immune function.

A simple way to rid toxins from your body, is with lemon water.

Lemon Water: Lemon squeezed in water is a good source of Vitamin C. It not only adds a citrus flavor to the drink but also:

• Boosts the function of your immune system.

• Fights bacteria, viruses, and fungi that cause cold, flu, and infection

• Keeps foreign substances away your cells.

• Helps prevent diseases

• Aids in digestion

• Promotes detoxification

Exercise – Regular and moderate exercise, 30mins per day helps to fight infection.  Exercise can also boost your body's feel-good chemicals and help you sleep better. Both of those are good for your immune system.

Sunlight - Researchers at Georgetown University (US), have found that sunlight energizes the T-cells that play a central role in human immunity. 

The role of your T cells include killing infected host cells, activating other immune cells, producing cytokines and regulating your immune response.

Happiness - Research has shown that being happier may help keep your immune system strong.

This may help reduce your risk of developing colds and chest infections.

One study in over 300 healthy people looked at the risk of developing a cold after individuals were given a common cold virus via nasal drops.

The least happy people were almost three times as likely to develop the common cold compared to their happier counterparts.  Read study

Good Sleep - During sleep, your immune system releases proteins called cytokines, some of which help promote sleep. Certain cytokines need to increase when you have an infection or inflammation, or when you're under stress.

Sleep deprivation may decrease production of these protective cytokines. In addition, infection-fighting antibodies and cells are reduced during periods when you don't get enough sleep.

So, your body needs sleep to fight infectious diseases.

How much sleep do you need to bolster your immune system?

The optimal amount of sleep for most adults is seven to eight hours of good sleep each night. Teenagers need nine to 10 hours of sleep. School-aged children may need 10 or more hours of sleep.

But more sleep isn't always better. For adults, sleeping more than nine to 10 hours a night may result in a poor quality of sleep, such as difficulty falling or staying asleep.

Out of the list of 7 Building Blocks are there any that you need to improve on?

If so, begin taking action today to create a stronger and healthier immune system for yourself, so you can thrive.

Out of the building blocks there is several you can incorporate together.  For example exercising outside in fresh out in the sunlight.

Also, if you would like to join my next Group Healing to help boost your immunity, so you can heal faster and have more energy and less stress click here.

Winter is said to host many dreaded colds and flu bugs.  Not only that, but it is historically known as one of the most depressing seasons in North America. 

Why is it a dull season to many?

I think it is the lack of sunshine, flu’s and colds, and a dull feeling after the excitement of the holidays. 

Many people find themselves battling cold after cold, having less energy than they would like and even feeling alittle blue.

But, rather than grab for cough syrup and cold remedies, how about boosting your immune system so you are rock solid and don’t get sick at all?

Wouldn’t you like to cruise through winter healthy, happy and have boundless amounts of energy?

I know I would!

Lets Clear Some Things Up First

Many people believe that if you go out into the cold weather dressed improperly, you will catch a cold.  Whether that is an old wives tale or a good parental scare tactic, it’s just not true. 

Cold weather actually boost your IMMUNE SYSTEM.  Going from cold to hot gets your lymphatic system moving, heart pumping and immune system engaged.  It’s like giving your immune system a workout!

What About the Germs?

Do you think that there are actually more germs floating around in the winter than in the summer?

Not true!

The germs are still there.  It’s actually the sun’s UVB & UVA Rays that increase your absorption of Vitamin D keeping your immune system strong in the summer months.   

Yes, you still get Vitamin D in the winter just less is absorbed from less UVB & UVA Rays.

I should mention that people are generally happier in the summer.  With happiness comes less stress, and since stress is a major immune system inhibitor, it’s no wonder less people get sick in the summer.

Could It Be Less Exercise?

Like it or not, for the most part, people are not as active in the winter months.  They stay indoors more often than not, and don’t engage in as many sports.  Even getting to the gym can prove to be a big feat for some. 

Exercise improves circulation, stimulates the immune system, detoxifies your body and raises energy levels.  Not only is it essential for good immunity, but it gives you a good boost of 'feel good hormones.'

So, exercise is essential for warding off flu bugs for sure.

7 Tips for Increasing Immunity

1. Exercise – Make sure that you are getting at least 30-60 minutes of exercise daily.  This will increase your immunity, help you stay strong and fit and give you the 'joy du vive' you are looking for in the winter.

Have you ever noticed that people who exercise in the winter are happier?

2. Vitamin D – Supplement with Vitamin D to increase your body’s immunity in the winter months. Vitamin D helps you fight infections of all kinds. 

A study in Japan, showed that school aged children taking Vitamin D everyday during the winter, reduced their risk of catching the flu. 

The recommended daily intake of Vitamin D is 1000 iu for adults.  But, I have found that most people living in the Northern Hemisphere require more to maintain optimal levels.  Make sure to get tested with your doctor to see where your Vitamin D levels are.

You can purchase Vitamin D at health food sotre or online:  Click here for Vitamin D 

3. Get Adequate Rest – Let’s face it, even with the dark days upon us, a lot of us have a tendency to stay up way too late.  Lack of rest not only decreases your body’s energy, but also increases your stress levels.  Stress lowers immunity.

You should be striving to get to bed by 10pm everyday to keep your body’s energy up and therefore your immunity.

4. Probiotics – One of the best immune boosters are good flora or Probiotics.  Did you know that good good flora make up the first line of defense for your immune system.  Good flora also create about 80% of your immunity.  So, it goes without saying that to have great immunity, you definitely need to have a strong gut health.

I personally supplement with good flora containing fermented foods like kefir and kombucha on a daily basis. You can also use Probiotics, which can be found in your natural health food store or in my store.

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Make sure you buy a Probiotics that are stored in the fridge to maintain potency.

5. Herbal Immune Boosters – There are many Herbal Immune Boosters you can use in the winter for both prevention and treatment.  The key is consistency.  My favorvites include:

• Echinacea

• Goji Berries 

• Maitake Mushrooms

• Astragalus Root

• Pine Needles

Echinacea – This is one of the more commonly known immune boosters, but I find that it is not always used correctly.  Echinacea is widely used to fight infections, especially common colds and other upper respiratory infections.  I have also used it at the first signs of mastitis quite effectively. The key is to use it at the first signs of infection: virus or bacteria.

So how do you use Echinacea?

Firstly, it’s more potent and effective to use a tincture made from fresh Echinacea rather than dried.  Dried Echinacea has normally lost a lot of its potency. 

Echinacea tincture can be used on the first signs of a cold or flu.  But, 20-30 drops two to three times a day is usually not that effective.  For the first sign of a cold or infection, Echinacea can be used safely every 1-2 hours 1tsp or 30 drops, until the cold or infection subsides. 

As always if you have an infection that does not improve, you should always see a doctor.  Also, if you have an auto-immune disease you should speak with a practitioner before using it.

You can purchase Echinacea at health food stores or online.

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Goji Berries – For more than 5000 years the Chinese have used Goji Berries as part of their traditional medicine.  It’s known as ‘The Fruit of Longevity;’ having amazing immune enhancing qualities.

Goji Berries are loaded with Vitamin C and I love to get it from natural sources. 

Most Vitamin C supplements found on store shelves are derived from corn and most likely genetically modified (GMO).  So that’s a big win for Goji Berries.

Goji Berries also reduce inflammation, improve resistance to cancer cell growth, nourish blood, reduce allergies & dizziness, improve vision and even help with low back pain. WOW!

You can buy Goji Berries in health food stores, grocery stores and online.

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Maitake Mushrooms – They contain Beta Glucan, a compound responsible for immune support and macrophages, which are immune cells that eat up viruses.

In addition to that, Maitake mushrooms help turn on natural killer cells (NKC), which give viruses the 1-2 punch combo out of your body!

Lastly, they are loaded with polysaccharides, reduce inflammation, help with collagen production, energy production and so much more. 

I’m sure that in future studies we will see more amazing qualities of this mushroom.

You can buy Maitake Mushrooms in health food stores or online.

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Astragalus Root - This is another herb used in Traditional Chinese Medicine as an ENERGY & IMMUNE BOOSTER.  It’s known as an adaptogenic herb, which means it lowers your stress hormone cortisol.  Stress hormones inhibit your immune system, so Astragalus is a powerful herb to keep on hand. 

Astragalus also strengthen the lungs, which can lessen your susceptibility to respiratory infections and viruses and contains antioxidants that reduce inflammation. 

This is something I like to take everyday in the winter to keep my immune system top notch.

You can buy Astragalus at health food stores or online.

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Pine Needles – Did you know that pine needles are extremely high in Vitamin C & A?  Not only that, but they are also a very powerful antioxidant, antiviral and immune system powerhouse.  Pine Needles have been used for eons by native communities to boost Vitamin C levels, prevent cold and flu. 

Pine Needles are great for preventing oxidative stress, beneficial for your skin and hair, and even have been known to improve vision.

Pine Needle tea also is antiseptic, helping to prevent bad bacteria and microbes from affecting your body.   They also help treat respiratory cold and infection by expectorating phlegm and neutralizing pathogens found in the sinuses. 

All you need are some Pine Needles and a pot of water.  A good handful will do.  Just bring water to a boil, turn off, put Pine Needles in pot, cover and let steep for 15-30mins.  Strain and enjoy. 

6. Local Raw Honey – Honey is perhaps one of the best immune system boosters out there.  The world health organization lists honey as a demulcent, which treats coughs.  I have used it for dry cough quite successfully.

Raw honey contains bee pollen, which is also known to ward off infections, prevent allergies, and is a natural source of energy.

Honey has been extensively studied and has been shown to increase disease fighting polyphenols in the blood.   Polyphenols are part of what makes honey a great choice for both prevention and treatment of colds.

7. Laughter - They say laughter is the best medicine.  I think this is more true than we realize. Not only does laughter increase our sense of well being, inner happiness and energy, but it creates a strong immune system.  

It's one of the easiest ways to boost immunity.  

I think that as adults we tend to laugh less than children. Perhaps we should take a tip from the kids and be more care-free in life?  

So, how can you bring more laughter into your life?  Make a commintment to laugh everyday, even if there is nothing to laugh at.  Some would call this Laughter Yoga.  Simply laugh.  Soon you will be laughing at how silly it is and it will become infectious.  

You could also make time to watch a comedy, visit friends (this usually brings about some laughs) and even play with kids.  It doesn't matter how you do it, just make time for laughing each day. 

What matters most for yourself is to come up with a good plan to keep your body and mind healthy and enjoy winter.   

You will know you are doing good when people around you are getting sick and you are not or you recover quickly from colds and flus.

Greatness doesn’t happen overnight, it’s created through regular consistent investment of your time and energy. 

You’re already putting your energy into things, why not direct your time and energy into things that help you to thrive.

Below I share 5 things I have been doing to help me increase my health and happiness and I know you will benefit from them too!

5 Things to Make 2019 Great

1. Exercise for 1hr daily. 

If you want to take your health to the next level exercise is the way to do it.  I have been working out, lifting weights and swimming 3-4 days per week for 2 months.  In that short amount of time I have built up more muscle mass, am physically stronger, improved my endurance and energy level, feel less stressed, and haven’t gotten a sick (in the most notorious time of year to get sick).  

On top of all that, I walk 1-2 hrs per day with my dogs.

There are so many benefits to exercise like:

• Stronger lungs = more oxygen to your muscles and brain = more energy.
• Protection from flus and colds.  Exercise increases immunoglobulins, which are proteins that help bolster your immune system and ward off infection.
• Mental calmness - Mood-enhancing chemicals, like serotonin, dopamine, and norepinephrine, flood your brain for a couple of hours post-exercise and for up to a day if you've competed in an endurance event, like a marathon. Stress? What stress?
• Healthy weight - You're blasting calories, even at rest. "For every 100 calories you burn during your workout, you can expect to burn 15 calories after," Example, If you went on a three-mile run, you would torch about 300 calories, which could mean zapping an extra 45 later.
• Healthy Heart – After every sweat session you lower your blood pressure for up to 16hrs.
• Risk of diabetes goes down - The more you work out, the greater your sensitivity to insulin. That, in turn, lowers your blood sugar levels, reducing your risk of type 2 diabetes.
• Physically stronger – regular exercise strengthens your muscles, bones and organs, helping to prevent weakness as you age.
• Anti-aging – Fitness buffs have more telomeres. The DNA that bookends our chromosomes and protects them from damage, which can slow the aging process, studies show.
• Melt away fat – After 4 weeks of regular exercise, your body ditches flab and gains muscle.  Overweight people who took part in a four-week program of moderate aerobic exercise in an Australian study reduced ab fat by 12%.  Wow, that’s fantastic!

2. Love yourself every day!

I have been focusing on loving myself unconditionally for the last 6yrs.

The benefits I have gained from this are:

• Less stress
• Attracted more friends into my life
• Developed healthier relationship with family and friends.
• Heal faster physically
• Feel more optimistic about life.

The trick to loving yourself is to tell yourself, “I love myself unconditionally,” and allow yourself to feel the how you react to that statement.

Allow yourself to fully embrace the feelings created by loving yourself unconditionally.

The next thing, I recommend you do is ask yourself, “What do I want to do today that will help me love myself even more?”

Ask yourself this question in a quiet & calm place and listen to the answer your body gives back to you.

3. Set a goal of something you really want to do for yourself? 

This could be a trip, get into better shape and health, learn a new skill or make a new friend.  

This is not limited to one goal, set as many as you would like, but remember to take action to make them happen.

4. Go somewhere you have never been before.

This helps you get out of routine, your comfort zone and realize there’s more to life than what is going on in your world.

I know when I go somewhere I haven’t been before I experience a lot of unexpected happiness. This is due to growing and learning new things, which stimulates serotonin production.

5. Meditate on a daily basis.

Meditation is amazing at showing you where you could be limiting yourself.  Limits create stagnation and stagnation is the root of all imbalances: mental, emotional, spiritual and physical.

Therefore, by meditating you have the ability to make the unconscious conscious and see how you are affecting yourself and make the changes needed to live a fulfilling life.

To help align with the happier and healthier version of yourself I have created the Meditation Removing Restrictions for you.

I had a realization this week, about where a part of me was living my life from.  I was living my life through a place of thinking, “I need to make more money to be happy.”  At times in the past when I would make a lot of money I would feel happy, but then other times when I thought I didn’t make enough I would feel very unhappy and stressed.  Resulting in me making bad choices for myself.

This unhealthy definition is not something I came up with on my own, this is a belief that many people are brainwashed with through media, other people and a lot of North American culture. 

The chase for wealth is a very unnatural way of living, there is so much stress associated with it because human’s have a natural instinct to always want more of whatever their goal is. 

One thing I have grown to understand over the years is, “Wealth is the result of my actions.” So, I if I want to be wealthy I need to do the things/actions that will produce it.  And with me being a very holistic minded person, I want to help people achieve their full potential.

Back to my story….

After having this realization, I decided to change my goal of my life by first asking myself the question, “How do I want to feel?”

The answer I came up with was, “Joy.”  So, I decided I am going to start living my life from a place of joy.  

So, my next question was, “What do I need to do to create that?”

The answer my soul gave me back was, “To just be.”  The answer felt peaceful, joyful and loving.

I then asked myself some more specific questions.

From a work standpoint the message I received was to share how I feel and help others pinpoint exactly what they want out of their lives.  When you know what you want then you can achieve it.

From a physical health standpoint I want to eat the healthiest food/diet possible for myself and do exercises and movement that make me feel good.

Emotionally: Be open and accepting of other people and their views, be kind and gentle on myself always. 

Mentally:  Accept that I don’t know everything and ask for help.

Spiritually:  Continually align myself with the highest form of unconditional love.

So, my question for you is, “Where are you living your life from?” If you’re not sure how to answer that then, “What is the most common way you feel about your life?”

How you feel has a direct impact on every aspect of your life such as health, relationships and finances.

Below I have written the steps I used to find out what was controlling my life and how I changed it into what I do want.

Steps to Create the Life you Desire

1. Find somewhere quiet and peace, close your eyes and take 3 deep breaths.  With your eyes close bring your attention to the centre of your chest and ask yourself, “How do I feel about my life?”  The answer you receive may come back in words, feelings, or images.  Do your best to interpret the message.
2. Ask yourself, “Why you feel this way about your life?”  Did the answer you got back feel healthy or unhealthy to you?
3. At this time decide if you want to keep living your life in this way or are you ready to change and live your life in a better way?
4. If you want to live your life in a better way, ask yourself (at that chest level), “How do I want my life to feel on a regular basis?”
5. With your answer, ask yourself, “What do I need to do to live this way?”
6. At this point you can start being more specific like asking, “What do I need to do physically, emotionally, mentally or spiritually to live this way?” Ask whatever question you would like in regards to your answer.

If you need extra help with changing your life to be the best version of yourself, contact me.  I would love to help you.

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Over the past few weeks, I had the opportunity to accompany a friend to Sanoviv Medical Institute in Mexico.

Sanoviv specializes in treating many chronic health conditions like cancer, autoimmune disorders and Lyme disease.  They also run detox programs to improve your health.

There were a few things that became quite apparent for health and healing while I was there. Nothing that was new to me, but instead reinforced the importance of it to maintain and optimize health.

3 Things that Rob Your Health and What you can do about them

1. Sugar

Sugar is one of the worst things you can eat.  If you were to add up all the sugar you eat in a day, you would be astounded.  Most of the sugar people eat, is not even in realization that they are eating sugar in the first place. 

Did you know that bread even turns to sugar in your body? 

Or how about sweeteners like agave nectar, corn syrup, dextrose, fructose, etc. that show up in most of our packaged foods? 

I learned sugar feeds ill health and in particular cancer. 

Now, fruit shouldn’t be confused with sugar.  Fruit in its whole form contains fiber which slows down the rate at which glucose hits the blood stream.  However, you should still be careful with how much fruit you eat. 

Did you know that 1 apple contains 4 teaspoons of sugar?  If you juice that apple, the entire 4 tsp will absorb and feed your cells with sugar.  That is why it’s best to eat fruit in its whole form, fiber intact. 

The last thing I will say about sugar is watch the amount of sauces you use and even salad dressings.  Make your own and keep sugar out.

I also learned that sugar causes a fatty liver.  Got a fatty liver?  A fatty liver is the liver being flooded with too much sugar.  Cut it out and see what happens.

2. Inflammation

Keep Inflammation as low as possible.  Inflammation is rampant in people’s bodies these days. The common North American diet is very inflammatory with gluten and processed foods like dairy, sugar, sauces and dips, coffee, etc. 

Inflammation clogs up your body’s ability to properly detoxify, and to heal. 

Eating a very heavy diet in vegetables which is as organic as possible is one of the best ways to keep inflammation at bay. 

At Sanoviv, most meals were completely vegetable base with some added nuts and fats like avocado.  I found myself eating a big salad with seeds and avocado, and then some steamed veggies on the side.  Very little white meat/poultry was eaten, and the only grains consumed were quinoa, oatmeal, wild rice and brown rice.  There were very few legumes aside from lentils.  I noticed I felt very clean eating this way. 

One of my favorite things they served was Golden Milk.  Now, Golden Milk is amazing at reducing inflammation, getting your liver detoxifying and blood purifying.  It’s great for the joints and arthritis and is even a great tonic for a woman’s reproductive system.  

I recommend that you make Golden Milk if you have never tried it. 

Golden Milk Recipe

• ¼ cup of water
• 1/8 tsp of turmeric
• 1 cup almond or nut milk
• 1-2 tablespoons of almond oil or nut oil 
• Pinch of cardamon and cinnamon 
• Raw honey to taste if desired. 

Boil water and turmeric in a small saucepan over medium to high heat for 8 mins.  This cooks the turmeric and releases its properties.  Meanwhile bring the rice or nut milk to a boil in another saucepan and then remove from heat.  Add in the coconut oil or almond oil, cardamon and cinnamon as well as the raw honey if desired.  Mix both mixtures together.  Drink and enjoy. 

3. You Can’t Heal if You are Stressed

Lastly, I would like to mention my biggest takeaway.  If one cannot maintain a balanced state of inner peace, and allows stress to lead the way, health will be hard to maintain.  I realized that stress comes in many forms.  Complaining, control, or feeling a lack of control, worry, feeling unloved, not being present in the moment, anger and supressed frustration, harboring old hurt (which only hurts you) and lack of self-love to name a few. 

I learnt that surrender and acceptance even in crappy circumstances is essential to healing.  One woman I met at Sanoviv was able to align her mind and body into a place of peace, acceptance, and wellbeing while she was there.  In three weeks, her cancer markers returned to that of a healthy person.  Rather than stressing about the disease itself, she choose to be at peace and know that her mind was her biggest ally in healing. 

One doctor at Sanoviv said that there are only two reasons for illness other than injury, a bad diet and stress.  If you can work on both of those, you have the best chance at a good healthy life.

Of course, I re-learned a lot more while visiting Sanoviv Medical Institute.  I will be sharing these with you over the coming weeks.  So, stay tuned!

If, you are wanting to find more peace in your life and emotions, why not work with Adam Fulmore, Intuitive Energy Healer to get to the bottom of your body’s emotional stress patterns? 

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In Good Health,

Keri Fulmore

Medical Intuitive

Functional Medicine Practitioner

Author

Don’t let negative emotions stop you from healing. 

Did you know that negative emotions like anger, fear and hatred work against you if you are trying to heal?

They stop you from healing because they inhibit you from feeling love and LOVE HEALS.

Dr. Bernie Siegel explains the connection between love and health by saying that when you do not love your life your body suffers.  It’s the ‘good girl’ who gets breast cancer.  She’s the one who takes care of others needs and desires at the expense of her own.

The 'good girl' may see love as conforming.  Of course, there are times that conforming is in your best interest. But conforming for love's sake stifles creativity and makes it impossible to live an authentic life. This creates stress and chronic stress leads to illness.

People often feel this stress on Monday - the most common day for suicide, heart attacks and illness.

Dean Shrock, PhD, author of “Why Love Heals” discovered scientific proof that love heals.  Dr. Shrock was a director of Mind-Body Medicine for 40 cancer centers.  He found that his patients lived much longer than those receiving only conventional medical care.

It was not his programs or teachings that made the difference, but the care his patients felt from him.

I wonder what would have happened if his patients learned how to love themselves unconditionally.

Dr. Shrock defines love as an all pervasive energy that flows through everything.  Connecting emotionally and spiritually is the essence of life and health.

He explains that love is oneness.  On a subatomic level, we are all connected. When you experience it, you are resonating with the essence of the universe and who you are. The quantum field flows freely and health is the result. You yourself are source energy.

When you love yourself and accept it from others, you naturally attract healthier relationships, healing, and blessings from the universe.

Very few people are taught this as children or let alone at all.  So, now is your chance to integrate this knowledge.

To make things easier for you I have created a video with an exercise on How to Transmute Emotions that Stop You from Healing.

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In the video you learned how to transmute negative emotions into healthy emotions.  Doing so allows for more unconditional love to flow through you for better and even optimal health

Have questions or comments, write them below.

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Do you suffer from fatigue, digestive fullness and gas after a heavy meal?

I know I have before.  I wanted to give you some great tips before you set out to visit your friends and loved ones over Christmas Holidays. 

We all know that lots of socializing over the holidays, means lots of yummy food and over indulgance.  It can also mean bad food combining, which is a recipe for a gassy bloated couch potato. 

Digestive Tips to Reduce and Prevent the Holiday Heaviness in Your Tummy

1. Digestive Enzymes with Betain HCL - I love to use 'NOW Super Enzymes.'  I find them to work extremely well for me and most people who use them.  Take 15 mins before eating.  This will help increase your stomach acid so that you can digest a big heavy meal with ease and comfort. They contain Betaine HCL and other plant digestive enzymes to make your digestion work like a well oiled machine. You don't need to feel lethargic after your holiday meal.

2. Digestive Bitters - This is another favourite to use before a meal.  Just a teaspoon of digestive bitters 15 mins before eating will get your liver secreting bile, which will increase your stomach acid and other digestive enzymes for better digestion.  

3. Apple Cider Vinegar - Just a capful of apple cider vinegar in an ounce or more of water 15 mins before a meal helps to increase your stomach acid.  Some people love Apple Cider Vinegar as much as other enzymes and digestive tricks.  It will help to digest your meal with ease leaving gas and bloating out of the equation. 

4.  Peppermint Tea or Peppermint Essential oil - If you don't have any of the above or just forget, you can sip on a cup of peppermint tea after a big meal.  Peppermint tea will help you to move the bloating and digestive heaviness through your digestive tract with ease.  You can also use a high quality essential oil like DoTerra or Young Living peppermint oil.  Just a drop in a warm cup of water will be enough. 

So there you have it.  Just some tips to help make your holiday and digestion lighter. 

Happy Holidays, Merry Christmas and Happy New Year!

Have you ever noticed how good you feel when you spend time in nature?  If you do not know what I am talking about, it is time to get out into nature.

Nature is in a constant state of UNCONDITIONAL LOVE and it gives without expecting anything in return.  Unconditional love is what all the great sages and healers like: Jesus, Buddha, and even Mother Theresa embraced.

We have a lot to learn from nature.

Albert Einstein understood it when he said, “Look deep into nature and then you will understand everything better.”

I have noticed, in general, people who spend little time in nature have more health issues.  Is there a connection?  Personally, I believe there is and you might think so after reading the scientific health benefits below.

First, I would like to share with you how nature has favourably impacted my life.

I find time spent in nature helps return me to who I am….my natural, balanced state…. I believe nature does this for everyone.

It happens because being in nature, naturally, aligns you with the healing vibration of unconditional love.  When in a state of unconditional love, your stress melts away and your body can heal much faster.

You breathe in more oxygen, as well as, therapeutic scents of trees and plants.

8 Things Nature Has Taught Me

1. Slow down and enjoy the moment
2. Unconditional love
3. Inner peace
4. Forgiveness
5. Adaptability
6. Energy Medicine
7. Herbal Medicine
8. Wild Food

The famous Chinese philosopher, Lao Tzu said it well, “Nature does not hurry, yet everything is accomplished.

I like to walk in nature every morning before I start my day.  Also if I have had a particularly stressful day, I like to go into nature as it is naturally therapeutic.  I have also found my intuition has been enhanced by spending time in nature.

For years, I have been intuitively guided to daily spend time in nature in order to balance myself and improve my health.

And guess what, science has done several studies that prove this is exactly what is happening.

Scientific Health Benefits of Nature

• Improved short-term memory
• Restored mental energy
• Stress relief
• Reduced inflammation
• Better vision
• Improved concentration
• Sharper thinking and creativity
• Anti-cancer effects
• Immune system boost
• Improved mental health
• Reduced risk of early death

If you are struggling with any health issues, I challenge you to daily spend time in nature and see how much your health improves.   

All health issues are a sign the body is out of balance and not in its natural state.

Positive Improvement of Health Issues With Time Spent In Nature

• Memory problems
• Mental fatigue
• Fatigue
• Autoimmune disorders
• Inflammatory bowel disease
• Depression & anxiety
• ADHD & ADD
• Cancer
• Hypertension
• Myopia (nearsightedness)

If you want to enhance your health… get out into nature.  Its therapeutic benefits are FREE!

I would love to hear any comments you have about nature.  Share them below in the comment section.

* Click here to read scientific studies done on people in nature.