Do Something New
Category: Emotional Healing
Biggest Family Day of the Year!
We are a week away from the biggest family day of the year. Life is messy; there is no escaping the joy, tears and drama ahead. It’s the same every year, you know the routine. You spend the first five minutes catching up and the next three days remembering why you only do this once a year. Those of us blessed with family we actually enjoy spending time with can still appreciate the uninvited drama that manages to show up each year.
I’m all for cutting the drama and enjoying a peaceful uneventful holiday season. So this year let’s see if we can manage both, Thanksgiving and Christmas, without a single trip to the emergency room. It is possible with a little planning and forethought.
Try following a few common sense suggestions:
Do not overeat. Enjoy the special holiday dishes. Take smaller portions. Eat slowly and only until your stomach feels full. Stuffing your stomach increases the pressure on an already over worked liver and gallbladder, not to mention your entire digestive system. Over-stuffing the system with food will lead to irritated nerves and short tempers. Drama, Drama, Drama! Not to mention the physical complaints of vomiting and or diarrhea, acid reflux, gallbladder attacks, appendicitis, heart attack, gout, sciatica pain, and the list goes on.
Meet the Family: Decide this year to steer clear of the old emotional junk. Every family has them. The subjects better left alone. So, leave them alone. Allow each person to be new to you. Someone you are just meeting and getting to know. Try it; you will be amazed to discover how little you actually know about those who mean the most to you. We are all constantly growing and changing yet we seldom take the time to get reacquainted.
Be Grateful. For most of us the small group of friends and family who truly know, accept, and believe in us can be counted on one hand, the few truly blessed ones may need to take a shoe off. You are who you are today because someone believed in you when you were clueless. Someone lit your fire and kept it burning by little acts of love and caring. In this life no one makes good alone. Your gifts and talents are from the Father above, your ability to develop and grow you owe to the special group of family and friends making up the nucleus of your world. Who you become is your grateful offering of love back to the Father.
Herbal Supports to have on hand for the Holliday Drama
Here is a quick list to pack:
- Digestive Tonic, L/P Formula: Upset Stomach to Gallbladder Attack
- LBF #1: Constipation & LBF #2: Vomiting & Diarrhea
- Cayenne & Lobelia
- NF Formula: Emotional Drama, Panic Attack ect..
BF&C Salve/ M&L Salve
Golden Thread of HOPE
Today I want to share a little hope. This is the golden thread we all live on. Without hope in something beyond ourselves and this life there is truly no purpose or reason to go on. If our short span of years in this life is all there is, if this is as good as it gets, why take the ride at all.
No, I don’t believe for a minute that life is only about the short time we are drawing breath here and now. This life is only the beginning. Eternity with all the joy and peace of heaven is waiting for each one who truly chooses to be there. Jesus, the Father, Heaven is not a myth.
This past week and for the next couple of weeks I will stand helplessly by as one of the best friends I’ve known in this life dies. He has fought a good fight and will lose his battle with prostate cancer in the very near future. Why is he dying? Why not do all the great herbal therapies and live? There is life within reach of anyone who chooses to do the work.
He did do the work. Seven years ago we all rejoiced in his victory over cancer. My friend moved in with us, my husband and myself, shortly after we purchased our current home. He was a huge blessing, helping renovate and remodel this massive house. I don’t think we could have done it without his help. Two years ago he received emotionally shattering news. Unable to emotionally cope with his loss it was not long before his cancer returned. He has chosen not to do a program this time. God bless him, he has done all he can. His heart is broken.
Our life and times are in the Father’s care. All His plans for us are perfect. This side of eternity our vision is imperfect. We do not see the reality the Father knows so we must trust in His undying love and care for us. He holds nothing back. All heaven in vested in the salvation of man. This knowledge, this reality is the golden thread binding our heart with the infinite heart of God.
Support for the College Bound
Member Q&A: Maybe you have already covered this topic, but I was wondering what you might recommend for our youngsters who are just off to university. Bearing in mind their diets normally deteriorate extremely (over here most tend to self-cater) and their alcohol consumption goes through the roof… maybe this might be a topic for a newsletter at some point. Thinking it through I guess the Superfood should be a mainstay but I wonder if there is something else that isn’t too much trouble for them that would also support?
Answer: Yes, Superfood would be a staple for any child going away to college. The Lower Bowel Formula #1 to keep the bowels open and moving well. Digestive Tonic & LBF #2 on hand for; “the Morning after the night before” (Vomiting & Diarrhea)
The hard living you have described as being part of the college life will present a bill down the road for those who partake largely during their college career. There are formulas to support the different areas of the body but these will not be much benefit until the person has decided to support themselves with a better lifestyle. This will come when the physical & emotional bills are presented. This type of abuse of the human system will require rebuilding. When we are young and our powers are strong it is hard to be convinced that this is not how it will always be. We throw our limited physical resources away on such vain things. Once depleted, damaged or gone they are never fully regained. Our health is a gift lightly esteemed until it is broken.
As for Tonics that might prove helpful; The Brain Formula will assist by increasing blood flow to the brain. Supporting the remaining brain cells not yet destroyed. A good Kelp Blend to support the Thyroid gland which will provide a good usable source of energy without whipping up the adrenals with caffeine.
The NF Formula would be an excellent aid for the emotional pressure in those who tend to lose it when the heat is on. This is a nerve food formula which supports the emotional health as well as the physical health of the nerve cells. It is one I would use as needed not on a daily routine unless the person is suffering from an anxiety issue or depression.
Happy Birthday to me!
Wow, can I really be %# already. This just can’t be true. My heart still beats inside the body of a young girl. The years have flown in a flash. So much still I’d love to do, so much yet to know about living, loving and being me. I’m just beginning to know who I am and what I really want from this life.
I cannot remember a single day uncolored by the Love of my Heavenly Father. His care has provided comfort and hope when the evil and hurt was all around. He has been my friend and counselor as I have worked to make sense of my early years. Now I know Him as my trusted Friend who has walked every step of this life with me. I have had to make this journey alone, except for Him, but what a great Exception He is.
I want to thank each of you who have shared even a small part of my journey with me and who I have been privileged to share in yours. In sharing I have discovered the only truth of any value in this life. It is only in giving and doing for others that real joy, contentment and healing can be found.
Understanding Menopause
Why do some women suffer so intensely from the hormonal shifts during menopause?
To answer this question we will need to look at more than the physical system. It is important to understand the entire process taking place during this “change of life” period. The cessation of the monthly cycle is only the outward sign of the huge rewiring of the brain occurring on the inside. The hormonal curtain has been lifted providing a clear view into the inner workings of you. It is time to make friends with yourself.
During the teenage years the young woman develops the need to nurture a family. The hormones regulating her monthly cycle also create her yearning for a home and children. The hormonal curtain lowers between her and her inner self causing her attention to be focused outward on home and family. This hormonally driven need to create a home and nurture children continues until at menopause the cycle stops, bringing an end to the desire for and ability to have children.
During the preceding ten years also known as perimenopause there is a complete rewiring of the brain. The hormonal curtain is being lifted for greater and greater periods of time until at menopause it rises never to fall again.
How will the lifting and eventual removal of this hormonal curtain affect the woman?
The lifting of this hormonal curtain allows the woman to connect with her inner self again. We have all heard stories of the wise older woman. Menopause is a passage from one era of life to another. The woman is now free to access her creative side, free to focus inward on her own needs. This is her time to become and do. All the wisdom collected from her life experiences can now be freely accessed.
The down side to all this connecting with one’s self is the stash of emotional bills often found behind the hormonal curtain. Issues put off and out of mind will no longer be put aside. The time has come to deal with your life. Everything you had swept behind the curtain to deal with at a later time is now staring you straight in the face. Later is here, the curtain is gone, you can no longer hide from yourself.
The more unfinished emotional business lurking behind the curtain the harder and more symptomatic menopause will be. Life is giving you an opportunity to finally get it right. Do the hard work on you and become the woman you always knew you were. The flip side is not a pretty picture. That’s why antidepressants were invented. Refusing to deal with yourself is refusing to live the life you have been given. If you opt to check out on life they have developed plenty of chemical supports to smooth the way.
Herbal Supports
There are very effective herbal supports to catch those hormonal swings, easing the passage through menopause. The first and balancing herbal support is the Female Formula. This formula will support in stopping the hot flashes, night sweats, and emotional free fall which can be a part of menopause. At some point in the process the Female Formula may not be enough. The Changease Formula added to the Female Formula routine will provide the increased hormonal support needed.
Many women report heart palpitation which can be supported herbally as follows:
- NF Formula
- General Nervine
- Cayenne extract
- Hawthorne extract
HEAL Member Testimony
My Peri-menopause journey has included what I have termed “panic attacks”. I will wake up feeling dizzy and light-headed and my heart will be racing like a freight train. It is a frightening thing to go through on a regular and consistent basis. However, the good news is I have them mostly under control now. How, you ask? I found some herbal supports that have been a wonder to me and I don’t know what I would do without them.
Every night I make a cup of hot tea which I call my “hot totty”:
- 3 droppersful of Cayenne (most people have to work up to that gradually)
- 6 droppersful of Hawthorne
Difficulty Sleeping
I find 2 droppersful each of the General Nervine and NF formulas help with my difficulty in sleeping and staying asleep at night. These combinations work for me almost all the time.
The only exception is when I have overdone the caffeine or sugar or a combination of both.
When I wake up with palpitations I do a Cayenne/Hawthorne mixture until it stops. Usually I only have to do that once and it quits, but if I have been particularly bad that day, it may mean I have to repeat the mixture a time or two more. I do this every five minutes until relieved. –G.H. Rutherfordton NC
Letter to a Member
It is very hard for me to be the firm yet caring healer Dr. Christopher was ascribed to be. Hearing of the distress you have endured while doing a liver flush I find it hard to form the words to strengthen you on your healing journey. This is an injustice to you and I must find a way to share the knowledge I have come to understand with firmness and care. Dr. Christopher was once accredited with the saying, “a cleaner cup for the next dose”, in reference to a patient clearing the stomach while doing a flush.
Distance makes this very difficult. You cannot see the tears in my eyes or understand the compassion that fills my heart when the struggles encountered during the cleansing process are shared with me. If I could have been present with the knowledge I’ve gained over the years much of the discomfort might have been alleviated.
This is not the role the Father has given me. My role is to support, teach, and encourage from a distance. With this understanding I must find a way to apply a firm hand while still showing compassion for the discomfort that will be a part of any cleansing program.
You had an extremely disagreeable time doing the liver flush. The extended period of nausea could have been abrogated to a large degree with a little herbal experience. Knowing how to address a cleansing crisis can make all the difference. When dealing with nausea during a liver flush I would suggest 1 tsp. Digestive Tonic and 1 tsp. LP formula mixed together in an ounce or two of water. Knock this mix back. (Drink all in one swallow, DO NOT SIP) This will settle any system where the bowels are open and working well.
Understanding why the nausea happens in the first place comes with experience. Since we know your bowels are working fine. I would suggest the cause of your nausea was from the rapid detoxing backing up into the stomach. This is quickly reversed by using the method mentioned above. It is a matter of turning the detoxing flow around and sending the waste out through the bowel.
Yes, I can agree that drinking 8 to 16 ounces of oil is extremely unpleasant. Yes, liver flushing will create a bit of drama. That said, everything you have shared with me says you need to do more liver flushing. The drama you have experienced is not a negative back lash but a strong positive reaction that needs to be processed through to the end. Your body is doing exactly what you have asked it to do. The detoxing process was powerful when you did your liver flush. As Dr. Christopher says, you created “a cleaner cup for the next dose.”
Fear of Liver Flushing
Over the years many members have expressed a reluctance to do the liver flushing part of the cleansing programs. The common excuses have been:
- “I can’t get the oil down.”
- “I already feel so bad; I don’t want to feel worse.”
- “I can’t afford to take off time from work if I get sick.”
- “Way too much work. There must be an easier way to get well.”
Everyone underestimates the power of the Liver Cleanse. Failure to do all the cleansing programs rigorously and repeatedly can cause you to NOT GET WELL. Members believe they are on the Incurables program, yet they are not regularly flushing their livers. They fail to understand how critical it is to repeatedly clear the waste from the liver.
We would all like to be handed some herbs in a bottle that will reverse, in a day or a weekend, all the damage, heal our diseases, and fix 30 years of unconscious living. There is no magic herb.
No Back Lash
The truth is there is no back lash to doing a liver flush. Cleansing the liver is simply flushing the excess waste from the liver into the bowel for elimination from the body. The liver is our internal vacuum cleaner; it is the organ all the waste must process through. Clearing a major or minor issue can cause this filtering organ to become gummed up, unable to properly function.
Doing an ELF (Emergency Liver Flush) will not cause your issues to become worse or create more discomfort in the body. Liver flushing will greatly reduce the discomfort regardless the reason. Flushing the liver allows this mighty internal vacuum to begin pulling waste from every corner of the body and can break up congestion, clear hives and break-outs… as quickly as several hours.
The Healing Crisis
Any healing crisis will be brought on when the liver is too over loaded and unable to process waste out through normal channels. This is when doing an ELF would be most beneficial. Let’s look at a common issue. A body is going along doing what it does every other day when suddenly out of the blue hives develop. Large patches of hives covering the arms, legs, tummy and back. Why? Nothing was different today than yesterday.
The day may appear ordinary on the outside but on the inside the liver has become so congested it can no longer process waste properly. When this happens the liver looks toward the skin as another avenue for waste removal. The skin is not able to handle such toxicity and quickly breaks down.
Other issues that can occur are a buildup of congestion around the body over injured or weakened areas. I discovered when my liver is backed up the pain in my knee returns. Applying BF&C salve over the affected area is an excellent healing support but will only go so far in clearing this issue. Failing to flush the liver will prevent the congestion from clearing and the issue will not heal.
Flushing to Heal Damaged Joint
Over the past month or so my younger brother has been working on trying to clear the pain from his thumb joint. He works in construction which takes a toll on the hands. I’d sent him some BF&C Salve and Extract which he was using. I’d expected the issue to clear quickly but it was dragging on. Finally I suggested he do a liver flush. Within a day or two of his flush he called to share that his thumb was completely healed. He had continued to use the BF&C Salve over the area and had not put the two together. When brought to his attention he realized the pain had cleared immediately following flushing the liver.
Disease or injury in any form comes down to blockage or congestion. Clearing this blockage or congestion from the body is the only true healing. A body cannot be poisoned back to health. Massive amounts of nutrition for rebuilding a broken down system along with repeated flushing of the eliminative organs is how to truly be well.
Supporting the Elderly
Many of our members have found themselves in the position of caring for an elderly parent. A common question I am asked is: What type of Nutritional Support program should be established for the elderly?
This depends to a large degree on their state of health. An Elderly person over the age of Seventy-Five with no major issues would benefit from a strong nutritional support program. The areas to target will depend on the individual. Superfood being an overall nutritional drink is an excellent way to begin every day. I’d also suggest daily use of the BF&C Formula as it is high in calcium and minerals which support the Bones, Flesh & Cartilage.
Elderly Parent with Terminal Condition
When dealing with a terminal condition in the elderly our goal is to provide a good quality of life. The terminal condition is rarely cleared in the elderly. That said, years of quality living can be added through the herbal supports and cleansing programs. Our aim should be to establish a program where the individual can be nutritionally supported and yet still enjoy the day to day lifestyle they desire.
If your parent wishes to do the incurables program and can participate in the process then I say go for it for as long and as hard as they wish. At such a late date it is nearly impossible to completely wipe out years of bad living but emotional and physical strength can be gained. Their last days can be clear and cognitive. There is no need for the mind to leave first. In nature there are powerful herbal supports for keeping the mind bright and clear, HEAL’s “Brain Formula” is an excellent combination of these herbal supports.
Extended Juice Fasting
Why do an Extended Juice Fast?
An extended juice fast can be done for any number of great reasons. The longest one I’ve done lasted forty days and was all about losing weight. It worked; I lost 47 pounds in 37 days. The real key to losing weight this quickly and safely was drinking lots of water along with my daily supply of fresh juice. The days I did not keep up with my fluid intake the scales did not move downward the next morning.
Juice fasting while doing the Incurables Program for any major disease or condition will provide the body with the copious amounts of nutrients needed. Whether doing a bit of minor cleansing or clearing a major disease juice fasting while doing the flushing programs will bring the best results.
How To End an Extended Juice Fast
The real issue of an extended juice fast is not how long you continue juicing but how well you transition back to eating regular meals. A short juice fast of anywhere from two to seven days should be an easy two or three day transition back to eating cooked foods. Day one; eat only raw food. Consume only raw fruits & veggies. If this goes well on day two introduce a baked potato with the skin or cooked brown rice with steamed vegetables. Chew your food very well. Seldom are there issues coming back from a short juice fast.
On an extended juice fast lasting from ten to sixty days expect to spend 50% of the time of the juice fast gradually introducing raw and then cooked food back into your system. For an example coming off a twenty day juice fast will require ten days raw food. On the day the fast has ended eat only one raw food. You may eat as much of the food item chosen as desired. A good food to end a juice fast with would be apples. On day two choose another single food, maybe grapes. Day three try a combination of raw fruits or veggies. Continue consuming several glasses of fresh juice each day.
Why do Raw before Cooked?
The question arises, Why all the drama? What is wrong with stopping the fresh juices and making a big pot of pasta for dinner? Simply put your body will reject the cooked food if introduced too quickly. A system that has been using only fresh juices for an extended period of time will treat any cooked food as it would a poison. Either the meal will be vomited out or the bowels will become crampy and sick. It is important to ease back into cooked foods. Progress as quickly as your system allows, if you begin feeling poorly slow down, continue eating raw a few days longer.
