The Natural Reader

Gloria Gilbere, DHom, ND, PhD

Do you have florescent light bulbs in your home or business? If you do, congratulations, you are now a “hazardous waste handler”. The energy savings of fluorescent bulbs is NOT worth risking your health. If one breaks over carpet, you’d have to replace the entire carpet to remove the mercury contained in the bulb. Some consumers have become so ill they’ve had to seal-off the contaminated room until it can be safely cleared by remediation specialists.

Yes, we must do our part to conserve energy. However, the media and lawmakers encourage us to purchase compact fluorescent lights (CFLs) instead of incandescent because they use less energy. Granted, they do. However, they aren’t telling us their dangers, particularly when handling them or when they break. ALWAYS use disposable gloves when handling CFLs – the oil from our skin can cause them to break or even explode.

With help from the media, proponents of CFLs convinced Congress to ban incandescent bulbs in the energy bill President Bush signed into law Dec. 19, 2007. The bill increases efficiency standards and bans traditional bulbs by 2014.

Each CFL contains about 5 mgs of mercury – enough for state environmental agencies to recommend complicated and expensive cleanup for accidental bulb breaks in homes! The 5 mg of mercury are enough to contaminate 6,000 gallons of water beyond safe drinking levels, according to research from Stanford University.

Safe-handling guide for CFL bulbs:

1. START with fixtures you use most. Choose CFLs for locations where breakage is rare – ceiling fixtures rather than table lamps in high traffic areas. Do not use CFL in children’s rooms.
2. BUY a few bulbs of several brands and try them for quality of luminescence. CFLs do last a long time, all the more reason to make sure you are comfortable with their light quality.
3. BUY CFLs with the lowest mercury content, below 1 mg – don’t go by The Energy Star logo; it’s NOT an indicator of low mercury.
4. DON’T use CFLs where mercury exposure cleanup is difficult – children’s rooms, playrooms, recreation/family rooms, workbenches, wall-to-wall carpet, and near irreplaceable rugs and furniture.
5. DON’T use CFLs in closets and other spots lit for short periods – CFLs take 10 to 15 minutes to reach optimum light and efficiency.
6. USE mercury-free bulbs such as LED (light emitting diodes) or halogen energy-savers where CFLs don’t work or pose a high risk. Consider LED or halogen for stairs and hallways where CFLs slow start-up pose a safety risk.
7. CLEANING-UP BROKEN CFL BULBS – If you break a bulb follow the 10-step clean-up recommended by Environmental Working Group (EWG).
   1. Have children, pregnant or nursing women, and pets exit immediately from contaminated area.
   2. Immediately reduce room temperature.
   3. Close doors to contaminated room and open windows to allow volatile mercury vapors to vent outdoors – mercury is toxic!
   4. Wear a dust mask or one with a disposable charcoal filter.
   5. Using disposable rubber gloves, scoop-up bulb fragments and use tape to collect tiny particles – DO NOT vacuum or sweep, mercury will become even more airborne.
   6. Seal the waste in a GLASS jar with a screw-top lid (always keep at least one jar of this type easily accessible).
   7. Dispose of waste properly, IT IS TOXIC – DO NOT place in trash or recycling. Call local Waste Management for specific hazardous waste disposal directions.
   8. Once you leave the area, wash your hands and nails several times.
   9. Leave the site for 4- 8 hours, use an air purifier when possible.

I do not use or recommend any type of fluorescent bulbs because of other health-related side-effects. I hope, after reading this article, you will use incandescent, LED, or Halogen lighting and conserve energy by only using lights as needed. If you’ve ever lived in a home powered by solar energy, as I have, you’d be acutely aware of how to live comfortable while conserving your health and energy, naturally.

Your Partner in Health,

Dr. Gloria Gilbere, (aka Dr. G), ND, DAHom, PhD, EcoErgonomist, Wholistic Rejuvenist

Creator of certificated courses for health professionals to become Wholistic Rejuvenists. Visit my website at www.gloriagilbere.com.

My weekly Health Blog is at www.yourhealthdetective.com.

Gloria Gilbere, DHom, ND, PhD

Okay, we all need some humor, after all, it is nature’s best medicine…and it’s non-fattening and non-toxic.

A client passed this along to me and I couldn’t help but share it…I hope it makes you smile as much as it did me.

If Cats Wore T-Shirts, They Might Say…

Purrr-fection Cannot be Improved

If you don’t like my attitude, you should see my owner!

Take my advice…I’m not using it.

I’d like to help you out…Which way did you come in?

Cats know how we feel…They don’t care, but they know.

Dogs Have Owners…Cats Have Staff.

As a house pet, I’m over-qualified.

“Personally, I don’t believe felines are a fad. We’re here to stay.” Morris

Translated into what a natural health professional’s T-shirt might say, it might sound like this:

Nature cannot be improved upon

If you’re health is that bad…what’s your spouse like?

Take my advice…that’s what you’re paying me for, isn’t it?

I’d like to help you out…The health store is that way….

I know how you feel…I care, and I know…been there, done that

Victims have those that doubt their illness…survivors have followers

Make sure your glass is always half-full, not half-empty…naturally.

I hope this small diversion has given you food for thought.

Your Partner in Health,

Dr. Gloria Gilbere, (aka Dr. G), ND, DAHom, PhD, EcoErgonomist,Wholistic Rejuvenist

Creator of certificated courses for health professionals to become Wholistic Rejuvenists. Visit my website at www.gloriagilbere.com.

My weekly health blog is at www.yourhealthdetective.com.

Gloria Gilbere, DHom, ND, PhD

I really wonder some times why my creator keeps using me as the example, guess it’s just so I can continue to teach and honestly say, “been there, done that!”. Yes, I’ve had more than my share of eye disorders, particularly after my much written about odyssey from healer to victim as recounted in my best-selling book I was Poisoned by my body.

What has become pointedly evident is that conventional (orthodox) eye physicians have little, if any, training in nutrition. Physicians who subscribe to integrative medical methodologies concur that malnutrition and biological deficiencies, and enviromental toxins play a huge role in the puzzle of health disorders.

Integrative physicians validate that the following is absolutely necessary to sustain vibrant eye health:

• A healthy balance of protein, fat, and carbohydrates
• Approximately 13 nutrients to support biological functions
• Approximately 45 minerals
• Over 10 amino acids and fatty acids
• More than 4 digestive enzymes from plant sources
• Oxygen
• Pure water
• Probiotics (our intestinal warriors)

Keeping the above list in mind, they all need to work interactively as co-factors to each other otherwise an imbalance (malfunction) occurs. For instance, there are over 80 enzymes working at all times in your body; they need zinc as a co-factor to perform their task properly.

Free and Radical

Free radicals are partly caused by the action of sunlight upon our eyes; cellular combustion created by energy and oxidation from oxygen activities in our body. Our eyes require two specific antioxidants, Lutein (lu-teen) and Zeaxanthin (zee-a-zan-than). They help to counter free radical activity. Additionally, a substance called ATP; created by our cell to provide energy for life and cellular cleansing and regeneration is a major help. These nutrients are essential in healthy amounts for good eye health.

Lutein and Zeaxanthin are found in abundance in dark leafy green vegetables. The following are severa; reasons why you may be deficient in nutrients necessary for eye health:

• You don’t consume sufficient dark leafy greens on a daily basis.
• The natural aging processes prevent us from fully absorbing nutrients from our food. In many people this is caused by a age-related reduction of HCL in the stomach. However, many with digestive disorders or autoimmune diseases cannot tolerate HCL and, therefore, do better by supplementing with plant-derived digestive enzymes. Sometimes a small glass (approx. 2 ox.) of organic apple cider vinegar taken just before each meal will solve the problem, it did for me.
• Food intolerance to wheat, dairy, soy and, often, corn products. Intolerances block the normal uptake of nutrients in the digestive tract. If you suffer from digestive problems such as heartburn, acid reflux, irritable bowel, colitis, etc. eating food that is not tolerated will accelerate other symptoms, including eye disorders.
• Consumption of too many grains, cereals and dairy products can literally block proper nutrient absorption. We now know scientifically that wheat, grains, and dairy are not appropriate nutrition for humans. The human intolerance to these foods is made worse by industrial processing.
• The blood system can develop clogging as a result of inappropriate diet such as too many dairy products, wheat, etc. Smokers, and those exposed to heavy second-hand smoke, are more likely to develop eye diseases because it causes tiny veins in the eye to block; starving the eye from essential nutrients and causing inflammation.
• ATP deficiency. This is a nutrient produced in your own cells to supply all your energy needs. Your body requires the equivalent of your own body weight of ATP, every day, to supply its needs. Production of ATP is dependant upon your cells and fatty acids absorbing oxygen and glucose in a ratio of 80% to 20% for the huge amount of ATP needed. In addition, ATP is needed for physical energy, cell cleansing, and cell regeneration. Unfortunately, this process causes damaging, combustive, free radical activity (oxidation). The free radicals damage the healthy cells and can only be stopped by consuming hefty amount of fruit and vegetables containing large amounts of antioxidants.
• Premature aging and degeneration is believed my many researchers to be caused in part by an ultimate deficiency of ATP as well as free radical damage. too much glucose (starchy foods, sugar, potatoes) and foods that easily convert to glucose, and deficiency of oxygen from poor breathing, or insufficient aerobic exercise can upset this delicate 80% oxygen; 20% glucose balance – causing ATP deficiency. When this happens, the cell reduces its output of ATP and produces a toxic substance called Lactic Acid.

The following list is a sampling of Lutein per serving in various foods:

There is hope. Studies show that by greatly reducing calories (esp. grains, cereal, potatoes, and sugars), age-related eye disorders are avoided or significantly reduced. Get in the habit of eating hefty amounts of dark leafy greens daily, take deep abdominal breaths, drink plenty of water (your eyes are mostly water), significantly reduce starchy foods, and leave the table hungary….it’s a lifestyle that provides the best vision for eye health, naturally.

Your Partner in Health,

Dr. Gloria Gilbere (aka Dr. G), ND, DAHom, PhD, EcoErgonomist, Wholistic Rejuvenist

Creator of certificated courses for health professionals to become Wholistic Rejuvenists (CWR). Visit our website at www.gloriagilbere.com. My weekly Health Blog is at www.yourhealthdetective.com

Gloria Gilbere, DHom, ND, PhD

With so much attention lately on the correct amounts and types of Vitamin D supplementation, readers and clients asked me to provide a quick guide as to it’s benefits, dosage, and latest research. Maybe it’s not so brief but it is in as concise a format as possible and still provides the most important information, here it is:

Currently the U.S. RDA for Vitamin D is 400 IU (international units); IU is frequently shortened to just “units.”). This amount of dosage was originally recommended to prevent rickets. It works extremely well for that disease, however, does nothing to provide protection against heart disease, cancer, type 1 diabetes, hypertension, colon cancer and infectious diseases.

In 2008, the American Academy of Pediatrics doubled its recommended dose of Vitamin D for infants, children and adolescents; raising it from 200 to 400 units daily. Unfortunately, these new levels are still sadly inadequate. Recent research reveals that children may need ten times the newly recommended amount for optimal health benefits.

The conventional RDA recommendations as of today are:

–        400 IU for infants, children & adolescents

–        200 IU for adults up to the age of 50

–        400 IU for adults age 50-70

–        600 IU for seniors over age 70

According to the most recent research in integrative medicine, the recommendation is 35 IU’s of Vitamin D per pound of body weight. For example, a child weighing 40 pounds would need 1,400 IUs daily, an adult weighing 140 lbs. would need 4,900 IUs daily, and a person weighing 200 lbs. would need 7,000 IUs daily.

I’m not comfortable with generic recommendations because our needs and health are so individually complex. For instance, during my illness with leaky gut syndrome and the resulting multiple allergic responses, even 400 IUs daily made me extremely photo-sensitive and I developed huge welts from simply walking from the parking lot to my office, which was approximately 50 feet away. Many of my very compromised immuno-suppressed patients report the same symptoms from even low doses. Once their immuno-compromised condition is resolved, most can tolerate the  integrative medicine recommended daily amounts .

Recommended Testing

There are two Vitamin D test that are currently available: 1,25 (OH)D, and 25(OH)D. The test that is recommended as an indicator of overall health is the 25(OH)D – also called 25-hydroxyvitamin D. These measurements are values used in the U.S. If your test results are measured elsewhere in the world they are most likely measured in nmol/l, simply multiply the above values by 2.5 to get the correct ranges.

It’s important to remember that the above recommendations differ from what conventional medicine considers “normal,” and what integrative medicine considers optimal.

The “normal” 25-hydroxyvitamin D lab range is between 20-56 ng/ml. this conventional range is really a sign of deficiency, and is too broad to be ideal.

According to renowned integrative medicine physician Dr. Joseph Mercola, “…your Vitamin D level should never be below 32 ng/ml, and any levels below 20 ng/ml are considered serious deficiency states, increasing your risk of as many as 16 different cancers and autoimmune diseases like multiple sclerosis and rheumatoid arthritis, just to name a few. The optimal level that you’re looking for is 50-65 ng/ml. This range applies to everyone; children, adolescents, adults and seniors.”

Vitamin D₃ vs D₂

Basically, there are two types of Vitamin D supplements.

–        D₃ (cholecalciferol), is natural and basically the same as your body makes when exposed to sunshine

–        D₂ (ergocalciferol) is synthetic

Once the vitamin is consumed, it still must be converted to the more active form. Vitamin D₃ is converted 500% faster than the D₂. Vitamin D₂ also has a shorter shelf-life because it metabolites and binds poorly with protein, making it less effective. I have found that if an individual has a weakened immune system or allergic responses, Vitamin D₂ is better tolerated for, let’s say, 30 days and then switch to the natural D₃. We don’t quite understand why, but I’ve seen this occur in dozens of patients. The D₂ variety is the one most often prescribed by a conventional physician.

Benefits of Optimal Vitamin D Levels

According to Mercola, “As a result of flawed assumptions about sun exposure, and the subsequent recommendations, a vast majority of people are deficient in vitamin D. It’s thought that over 95 percent of U.S. senior citizens may be deficient, along with 85 percent of the general American public.” The longer this important information goes largely unnoticed, the more people will die unnecessarily from potentially preventable cancers and other diseases. Vitamin D, once linked to ONLY bone diseases such as rickets and osteoporosis, is now recognized as a major player in overall human health, particularly for:

• Adaptive and innate immune systems
• Secretion and regulation of insulin by the pancreas
• Heart and blood pressure regulation
• Muscle strength and endurance
• Multiple brain activities
• 36 organ tissues whose cells respond biologically to Vitamin D
  • Bone marrow
  • Breast
  • Colon
  • Intestine
  • Kidney
  • Lung
  • Prostate
  • Retina
  • Skin
  • Stomach
  • Uterine tissues
• Calcium absorption and bone health
• Parkinson’s disease – 55% of Parkinson’s patients in a study had insufficient levels of Vitamin D
• 60% of people with type 2 diabetes are deficient in Vitamin D

There are approximately 30,000 genes in the human body; Vitamin D has shown scientific influence over 2,000 of them.

NOTE: Vitamin D isn’t really a vitamin; it’s a potent neuroregulatory steroidal hormone.

Hopefully, I’ve been able to answer most of your questions regarding dosage, benefits and type of Vitamin D supplementation. I’d love to hear from you, send me your comments at drgilbere@verizon.net…please do not expect a reply but your comments are valued and they will be read and commented about in future articles.

Your Partner in Health,

Dr. Gloria Gilbere (aka Dr. G), DAHom, ND, PhD, EcoErgonomist, Wholistic Rejuvenist

Creator of certificated courses for health professionals to become Wholistic Rejuvenists. Visit my website at www.gloriagilbere.com or sign-up for my free weekly Blog at www.yourhealthdetective.com.

Resources:

Alternative Medicine Review March 2008

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/12/27/important-vitamin-d-update.aspx

http://www.grassrootshealth.net

http://www.mercola.com/article/vitamin-d-resources.htm

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2002/02/23/vitamin-d-part-five.aspx

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2008/11/01/Vitamin-D-is-a-Key-Player-in-Your-Overall-Health.aspx

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2008-10/uoc–vda100908.php

http://archneur.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/abstract/65/10/1348

http://www.reuters.com/article/healthNews/idUSTRE49C5SR20081013?pageNumber=1&virtualBrandChannel=0

http://www.ajcn.org/cgi/content/abstract/88/2/491S

Gloria Gilbere, DHom, ND, PhD

It’s not often that I  recommend a movie; this one is an exception. If you haven’t seen “FOOD, INC” you must!

As students and practitioners of natural health, nothing makes a more profound statement about what we teach and practice than this movie. I must warn you though, you will NEVER look at food the same again. So…the way I see it, you have three choices.

• See the movie and change your life and that of your clients and family forever! After all, all you have to gain is living longer and healthier.

• See the movie and comment about how informative it is and then go back to your old habits because it’s “too much effort and, after all, your life is too busyto bother reading labels.”

• Don’t see the movie and be a victim of the “ostrich syndrome”….stick your head in the ground and ignore all those ugly facts about what we eat; never mind that you’ll pay later with disease and dollars.

I was amazed at the comments my clients and neighbors had to this movie. Most didn’t want to know what they’re eating and, interestingly enough, they’re the ones who are always asking for “free” advice and never do anything about improving their lives.

I’ve devoted my life to Health through Education. How can we profess to be students and practitioners of natural health if we don’t practice what we teach and stay informed?

Your Partner in Health,

Dr. Gloria Gilbere (aka Dr. G), ND, DAHom., PhD, EcoErgonomist, Wholistic Rejuvenist

Creator of certificated courses for health professionals to become Wholistic Rejuvenists (CWR). Visit our website at www.gloriagilbere.com. Health Blog www.yourhealthdetective.com

Caroline Walrad, PhD

Headaches, nausea, allergies, acne, rashes, constipation, bronchial irritations, indigestion, circulation challenges and feeling stiff and sore are usually products of inflammation. Inflammation will create soreness, pain and stagnation in the body. Toxins are a large part of this process which can create destruction in the human body. Unwanted toxicity is usually stored in our adipose (fat) cells as well as in organs and tissues. The liver, digestive tract including the bowel, kidneys, bladder, lymphatic system, lungs and skin are the major systems/organs that are involved in the neutralization and elimination of toxins.

An abundance of toxins in our food, plastics, insecticides, synthetic foods, vitamins, diet drinks, fast foods, car and air pollution are stored in the body unless the ‘emunctories’ are open and the Ph of the body is balanced. The emunctories are the liver, kidney, skin, bowel, lung and uterus (menstruation). When we are not at our best health, it can be a time when the emunctories are not able to do their job and release the toxins.

Another critical purification factor is exercise. The lymphatic system brings toxins from the cells to the emunctories. Exercise and stretching will help to ‘pump’ the lymphatic system which moves the toxins from our bodies. We experience discomfort when toxicity and inflammation are not released.

Finding a good purification cleansing program involves many steps:

• An organic whole food based program (no synthetic vitamins) which facilitates the emunctories to balance and aid in cleansing
• Eat organic fruits and vegetables with good quality ‘hormone free’ protein
• Removal of dairy, wheat, coffee, sugar, sugar-free items, alcohol and trans-fats from the diet
• Tremendous amounts of spring water
• Exercise

More on purification: www.wellness-star.com

Planting the seed.

Whoa… it’s October!  Sometimes life gets so busy it’s hard to remember where the time went.  I came across a great quote:

“Bittersweet October.  The mellow, messy, leaf-kicking, perfect pause between the opposing miseries of summer and winter.” – Carol Bishop Hipps

Fall is my favorite season.  However, it’s one of the busiest, too -  school starts up again, sports are back on, and it’s time to start preparing for the winter holidays.  So many times we’re so preoccupied with all we have to do that we let this beautiful season pass without enjoying it!

This fall, I encourage you to stop – if only for a moment – and savor the beautiful colors and crisp air of autumn.

Gloria Gilbere, DHom, ND, PhD

Being a recovered victim of fibromyalgia and consuling hundreds to wellness, I can tell you….we’re all tied-up…in knots, that is!

Yes, I still have some knots in my upper arms and we’re working hard to get rid of them. However, with all the mercury in my system from both having worked in dentistry and handling the stuff without knowing the dangers, then a mouthful of amalgam fillings since age 6, my arms are in knots in their attempt to protect me. I hear this complaint daily from my clients and most of them don’t understand that those knots all have a common denominator although symptoms began after varied incidences. All of these knots are due to what we now know as dysfunction of the intramuscular connective tissue, or fascia, in fibromyalgia.

The challenge exists in trying to reduce the resulting inflammation because the major cell of the fascia, the fibroblast, has been shown to secrete pro-inflammatory cytokines in response to trauma and/or strain. Oh great, we’re trying to reduce inflammation and our biological cells are secreting inflammatory signals.

The inflammation of the fascia is likened to that described in conditions such as plantar fasciitis; better described as a dysfunctional healing response. This may explain why even dangerous NSAIDs and oral steroids have not been effective in fibromyalgia cases; what we need to do is shut-off those inflammatory signals without using dangerous drugs that don’t help and only add to our body’s overall toxic burden.

There are several naturall processes that I have found effective in both reducing those fibro-knots as well as providing relief from the pain and inflammation that keeps us in knots.

1.  Myofascial Release therapy by a certified practitioner trained in the Barnes techniques. This assist the connective tissue to “un-knot”, thus providing solutions to the root cause. Do not attempt this yourself, it’s a highly trained skill but VERY effective.

2.  Provide adequate fiber and/or a fiber supplement that is non-habit-forming daily to facilitate removal of toxic internal matter that will add to the total body burden as well as continue to ignite inflammation. Make sure daily elimination is complete and substantial.

3.  Instead of using dangerous drugs to affect only the symptoms, try a natural substance like one that deals with interfering with those biological signals being sent to keep the inflammation going; this process is referred to as the Kinase Response Modulators.

4.  For short-term pain/inflammation relief use natural substances that contain high potency Serratiopeptidase; a natural anti-inflammatory specific enzyme.

Because connective tissue does NOT have it’s own vascular system, it’s important to include daily activities that keep circulation moving such as rebounding (which creates no strain on muscles and bones) or walking with the correct supportive shoes. All the supplements in the world will not be totally effective if you don’t keep your body moving!

It is very challenging for victims of fibromyalgia because their syndromes are not a visible disability; they are often viewed with hostility and suspicion by their physicians, family, coworkers and friends. This disorder has many causes but IT IS REAL. Thankfully, natural health has come far in a better understanding of it’s causes and non-drug methods of affecting wellness, naturally.

Your Partner in Health,

Dr. Gloria Gilbere (aka Dr. G), N.D., D.A.Hom., Ph.D., EcoErgonomist, Wholistic Rejuvenist

Creator of certificated courses for health professionals to become Wholistic Rejuvenists (CWR). Visit our website at www.gloriagilbere.com.

The above recommendations are not meant to diagnose, treat, or prescribe. They are provided in this venue strictly for educational purposes and have not been reviewed or approved by the FDA.

While sometimes it may seem as though life in general is becoming more harried, hectic, and frenetic,  I personally find that this has actually helped me!  I am now even more consistently and consciously using many of the principles found in our courses here at Clayton College of Natural Health.  This includes things such as incorporating more holistic nutrition in order to stay healthy and maintain the energy levels needed to manage all that’s “on my plate” each day – going to bed a bit earlier and making sure I have some peaceful relaxing time (no TV or computer time!)  before bed so that I’ll sleep better and have more energy the next day; remembering to look at how individual things fit into the holistic “whole picture” and re-prioritizing if necessary; taking a couple of short “silence” breaks each day; walking and stretching more, not only for exercise but for mental/spiritual health!  Being presented with an opportunity to go within – connect with myself and practice my faith – and make sure I am “walking my talk” is rather humbling and exciting at the same time: I am more confident, not only about myself as a person but also about my ability to use and convey my knowledge and experience, especially when helping others if they have asked for assistance.

As Laurie Levine states in her recent AHHA article, ” Remember on a daily basis to tune into that deep spiritual, positive and loving connection that is within you and that is who you truly are!”  A daily practice such as this is great for helping yourself stay centered and focused – remember, very few things can affect you without your permission.  If you are finding yourself concerned about  life in general these days, keep in mind that only you – not the circumstances – can control how you feel about things.  Then, take a few quiet moments to create a personal daily plan for keeping things on track.  Have faith that you can put together a workable plan, unique to your special life, and know that the connections created using faith are the strongest energy possible!

See Laurie’s article at http://ahha.org/articles.asp?Id=46, and enjoy Today!

Caroline Walrad, PhD

When we talk on the cell phone there is no question our mobile cell is not attached to the recipient’s phone with a cord. We accept that somehow the energy moves from the phone to cell phone tower and then to a satellite ’somewhere’ in space and is mysteriously transmitted back via a cell phone tower to another phone. No cords. My daughter called me from her cell phone while in another state and in an underground parking lot 3 stories down. I heard her clear as a fine tuned bell. How amazing. And, yet we still have many who question the unseen energy in homeopathic remedies. Just because we cannot see it, doesn’t mean it isn’t transmitting important information to the body.

The energy that is in a homeopathic remedy is created through a process of succussion and dilution. This potentization process ‘energizes’ the substance. This original substance gets smaller and smaller through dilution. The succussion is when each diluted sequence is shaken against a hard surface a number of times. Because some remedies are so diluted and succussed up to 30 times or more, the original substance goes beyond the theoretical rule of having any material dose left. Many feel that there cannot be any ‘action’ from this created remedy. No substance, no reaction.

The first time I was introduced to homeopathic remedies was over 18 years ago. I was in a total state of frustration from third stage poison ivy. My ivy disease was in the weeping stage and I carried a box of tissues with me for a couple of weeks while I dripped…so embarrassing to be in summer shorts and tissue. It was a fine homeopathic dentist that noticed my dilemma and suggested I take Rhus Tox, a wonderful poison ivy homeopathic remedy. At last, no more double strength antibiotics or internal steroids. After using Rhus Tox, each case of my poison ivy became less intense and less severe. I know there is energy in the remedy. It went to battle with my weeping ivy and won. Since then, I see homeopathic remedies ’shift’ autistic children into verbalizing and gain interactive awareness with their surroundings. I have seen one dose of carefully selected ‘nothing-in-there-substance’ lift one’s depression state over night with no future need of that remedy and no more depression. Is it magic? Is it a miracle? No, it is energy. It is well-selected energy for the group of symptoms that one has. It takes some study to know which remedy to give when and how much. It takes education. However, these energies that are created through dilution and succussion from all substances on this earth are a gift to mankind. A little remedy goes a long way and homeopathic remedies are not expensive. Almost like free green energy. Perhaps homeopathic energy is just right for our times. No strings attached.

Research:
A recent NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE (NMR) study showed that all twenty-three different Homeopathic Remedies and Potencies tested had DISTINCTIVE READINGS OF SUBMOLECULAR ACTIVITY, while the placebos did not. – www.lyghtforce.com (homeopathic research)
Adam Sacks. “Nuclear Magnetic Resonance Spectroscopy of Homeopathic Remedies,” Journal of Holistic Medicine, 5 (Fall-Winter 1983): 172-175: RB. Smith and G.W. Boericke, “Changes Caused By Succussion on N.M.R, Patterns and Bioassay of Bradykinin Triacetate (BKTA) Succussions and Dilution Journal of The American Institute of Homeopathy, 61 (November-December 1968): 197-212.
More research available: www.healthatyourfingertips.org and www.holisticonline.com (homeopathy)