Emotional Healing, Mental

Foundational Work for the Mind

Anytime there is an issue in the body we can expect to find a toxic condition blocking up the affected area, preventing  the circulation of nutrients into and waste out of that part.  Clearing the toxic build up out and restoring good circulation is what natural healing is all about.  This action is also applied to the brain.  Toxic buildup in the brain can affect our thinking, causing a sluggish, unproductive feeling, anxiety, and confusion, in our thinking processes.  Clearing the toxic condition of the body often restores a more productive, uplifting and bighting of the mind. 

When any area of the body is not working well there is a need to target that area with the herbal supports provided for us in nature that feed and restore that particular function or area.  For the Mind there are several master herbs and many herbs that support the master herbs in their work.

Increasing the blood flow into the brain is best supported with the Ginkgo Leaf.  The nutrients in this herb work as a vasal dilator, opening up the area.  This master herb for the brain is an excellent aid for Alzheimer and Dementia.  It is also a support for vertigo issues.  A good mix of herbs to support circulation to the brain are:  Ginko Leaf, the master Herb in the formula, the supporting herbs to aid the master herb in its work are, Rosemary Leaf, Cayenne, Calamus, Kola Nut, and Gotu Kola Herb.

 A Brain Food Formula would be helpful for anyone needing mental clarity or wanting to ensure good recall.  The older we get the more we value how sharp the mind was in our younger years.  A formula of this type can be used freely as it is a food formula and will not create “die-off”, which require boosting the immune system in order to support the work it would do.

Clearing toxicity from the brain will require a detoxing herb that focuses primarily on the brain.  Using St John’s Wort as the master herb in a brain detoxing formula would ensure the brain is targeted and cleared of toxins.  St Johns Wort herb is a mild tasting herb.  This can be a bit deceptive as it is a very powerful detoxifier, targeting the brain. When using this herb it is important to boost the immune system with a good daily dose of Echinacea.  Don’t let the mild, pleasant taste of the herb fool you, if the immune system is not supported there will be a serious detoxing backlash.  When used and supported this herb is an exceptional aid for clearing toxins from the brain that can contribute to anxiety issues, depression and other mental disturbances.  This is not magic, it is an aid from the Father that will support, and aid in regaining mental health.    

A Good Mood Food Combination might look something like this: Saint John’s Wort, as the master herb in the formula.  The Herbs to support the work of this master herb could be, Kava Kava, which aids in promoting a since of wellbeing, Uva Ursi, supporting the endocrine system, Hawthorn Berries, heart food, Yellow Dock, to feed the blood, Kelp, a good source of energy.

Adding a good Olive Leaf formula along with the Mood Food combination has proven to work well with the St John’s Wort herb to enhance the detoxing of the brain tissue.  In my life I’ve needed a good brain detox for depression several times.  This combination has never failed to bring relief, bringing the sunshine back into my heart and mind. 

Understand the basic of any detoxing program.  If you continue to feed garbage into your body nothing is going to clear your mind.  The Rubbish consumed is not only in the form of the food you choose to eat, but also the life choices you make.  Feeding your mind from the media garbage put out for public consumption will have the same toxic effect on your brain and nervous system as consuming a toxic food program.  Feeding on good healthy emotional food is an important as ensuring the nutrients you put into your body via your mouth are as healthy as possible. 

For the best life in this toxic world it is important to take responsibility for our total intake of nutrients and environment. The physical health is dependent on the emotional and Spiritual health of the Spirit and soul.  As the Emotional and Spiritual parts of your life regain balance and circulation so will your physical body.  Physical and Psychology will rise and fall together.  Another way to put it is to say, “I can not be any healthier physically than I am Emotionally & Spiritually.”  When these areas of life are allowed to fall into decay the physical body suffers.  Take the time to see what is real, Hear what is being said.  We often allow experiences from the past to taint or skew what we see and hear today.    It can take an effort to learn to look past our knee jerk reactions and really see and hear the truth surrounding our lives.

Brain, Nerves & Sleep, Herbal Healing, Mental

Herbal Support for the Sympathetic Nervous System

This past week I received an early morning call from a distressed  member.  Throughout the night he had found it impossible to fall asleep.  Every time he would begin to dose off his body was emotionally jarred back to wakefulness.  He described it like a gunshot going off in the room causing his pulse to shoot up, throwing him straight into an anxiety attack.  He used the Nerve Food formula he had on hand which aided in calming the anxiety but was not able to stop the body from sending out the alarm signals throwing him into “Fight Or Flight” mode.   

The fight or flight response is an automatic physiological reaction to an event that is perceived as stressful or frightening. The perception of threat activates the sympathetic nervous system and triggers an acute stress response that prepares the body to fight or flee.

His description of events brought to my mind an herbal remedy my father, Dr. Carlous Mason Dsc, had used when his patients had been stuck in an Adrenal spin, (aka Fight or Flight Mode) unable to calm down.  His specialty was Low Blood Sugar and Diabetes.  I remember he used Uva Ursi, as an herbal support that worked very effectively. 

Uva Ursi, an herb that is commonly used to support the renal system.  It’s valuable in any formula supporting the Kidneys, Bladder or for men, the prostate, it is also an excellent support herb for any diuretic formula.    Uva Ursi, is not a nervine herb, which are the herbal supports used as sedatives, calming to the nerves, and food to rebuild nerve tissue.  When dealing with a body unable to calm down the first thoughts would be to use a calming blend of herbs to settle them down.   I’m so grateful our member already had my “go-to” favorite blend of nervine herbs on hand for emotional support and  anxiety attacks, allowing both of us to know nervine herbs were not the answer for ending the adrenal spin he was in.

Uva Ursi is not a detoxing herb, it is extremely uncommon to have any detoxing backlash from using the high dose of 6 to 8 capsules, Dr. Mason, recommended to shut down the sympathetic nervous system, which is activated when the body is unable to calm down from the “Flight or Fight” Mode. 

After sharing Dr. Mason’s herbal suggestions with our member he decided to pick up a bottle of Nature’s Way, Uva Ursi capsules.  I received a text from him later that evening.  He shared that an hour after he had taken 8 of the capsules he was finally able to fall asleep.  He slept deeply for four hours.  When he awoke he felt calm, all the anxiety was gone.  He decided to use the herbs again that night and has no issues to share with repeated use of the high dose. 

Herbal common sense would suggest using this herbal support when the body needs the help to shut down the sympathetic nervous system.  It is not a nervine herb to be used to settle the nerves or induce sleep on a regular basis.

With the permission of Dr. Tim Jennings I have posted two articles from his blog that explain the changes in the body when the Sympathetic Nervous System is activated.  Which by the way shuts down our ability to reason clearly.  Living in fear prevents us from being able to make good decisions. 

Emotional Healing, Mental

Power & Energy for a Happy Life

Personal energy is  vital for the enjoyment of life.  Our daily routines become a grueling round of duties when our “get up and go, has got up and went”.  The lack of energy is also a contributing factor in excess weight, and depression.  The common thought is, “no energy, ok, eat something for a quick burst of power.  The “something” is often high in carbs, fat, sugar, salt… adding to the toxicity already bogging down the body and the emotional depression breaking trust with ourselves brings on.  All our great promises to make better choices, eat better, exercise more, go out the window when there is no energy to get through the day. 

Ok, energy, where, what, how are the questions.  We can all use a bit more at times.  What foods, and activities are available to clear the brain fog, juice the body and send a person off with a spring in their step.  Not that all personalities want to spring through the day, but the ability and joy that come from knowing whatever task the day holds, it all good and doable.  

Step One: Clear the toxicity, ensure the bowels are open and working well.  Holding all that toxic waste in your bowels for your blood to pick up and carry throughout the body is a sure, quick way to knock out your energy and bring on Brain fog.

Step Two: Use real energy foods that feed the Thyroid, and Adrenals.  A great start to any day is a morning smoothie made with Fresh Juices & the Superfood.  The nutrients are in the blood feeding the cells in around 15 minutes.  For a real shot of energy when the day keeps going but your forward momentum is done, try  4 tablespoon of Superfood in a glass of  juice or water. 

The Master Herb for the Thyroid is Kelp.  Using a mix of three great kelps makes what I like to call “Super-kelp”.  Using 5 to 10 kelp capsules 2 or 3 times a day feeds the thyroid gland providing natural, real energy that is not a drain or taxing on the adrenals.

The Brain formula using the Master Brain Herb, Ginkgo, which increases blood flow to the brain, which in turn clears the brain fog.  (how great is that).  Adding the brain formula to a single cup of real coffee, which has been proven to increase the metabolism, clear brain fog is a great way to start the day for those who are able safely use coffee.  For more information on Caffeine, Green Tea, and Coffee check out Dr. Tim Jennings Q&A on Caffeine. https://odysee.com/@ComeAndReason:4/HD_2023_Q1_QnA_02:1

Step Three: Move your body.  When your energy is low get out and move.  Work up a sweat this releases endorphin.  Endorphins help relieve pain, reduce stress and improve your sense of well-being.  Although research is ongoing, scientists have found that higher endorphin levels can reduce pain and increase pleasure. High endorphin levels may also help: reduce symptoms of stress, anxiety, and depression. improve moods.

It is important that each person know themselves.  Allow for your limitations and personality, don’t set yourself up to lose.  Begin to make simple choices that you can and will be able to do.  Start easy, set a timer, put sticky notes up to remind yourself.  Change is not easy but by repetition you will make a habit, changing  the way you think and live for the better.

Emotional Healing, Mental, My Opinion

Three Things I have learned

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We are our choices

We are our choices.  What makes us who we are is the choices we have made since we entered this world.  The effect of our choices on our personalities and temperaments make up our character.  Repeated choices become habits and habits become a character. Each time we choose to do something new and better we make it easier to make that choice again.  Building new pathways in our minds enabling the new habit to come more easily each time we choose and do our new thing.

This is also how to rid ourselves of bad or useless habits.  Every time the inclination surfaces to choose to do our useless or bad habits we deliberately choose to do something else.  Consistently choosing to do a better thing until it is the natural inclination, what you do without thinking.  You have created a new habit, become a different person.

As a friend told me years ago “You fake it till you make it.” “Put on the woman you want to be no matter our fake it feels until she is who you truly are.”

Three time in my life I have “put on the woman”, persona I wanted to become.  Each time I felt like a fraud in the beginning.  Acting in a way that felt foreign and uncomfortable.  After a time I realized this was who I truly was all along.  I was being unwrapped and revealed, becoming the woman God always intended I would be.

Trials are gifts & teachers

Life’s trials and tribulations provide us a chance to grow.  No matter how much I would like to think otherwise I accept that everything touching my life is drawn to me by who I am, my attitudes and choices are a magnet for both the positive and negative events that affect my life.

I have learned to Embrace the hard times, so I can grow beyond these lessons.  It is my goal to draw every bit of learning and growth from life’s trials.

It is human nature to want to blame others for the hard times, and take complete credit for the good.  Truth is, the credit for both is mine.  My choices, attitudes and actions effect circumstances around me creating all the events that make up my life.

I choose to look at my life through the eyes of a victor not a victim.  The trials and tribulations that nipped at my heels throughout my growing years and young adult life needed to be owned and embraced.  They bring with them the lessons I missed or had no opportunity to learn.  It is all good, the Father allows only what I need to into my life so I can become the woman he always intended me to be.

Only life worth living is the other focused life. 

The Christ centered life or Other focused life is often spoken of but until recently I had no idea what it really was.  How it looked in action.  At the heart level what is other focused living.  Dose this mean you do not take care of yourself, allow everyone to take advantage of you.  No, allowing others to treat you badly is failing to respect them or yourself.  Living an other focused life is truly caring for those in your spear of influence.  Understanding that unless you are in the best health, emotionally, mentally and physically you will not be able to do your best for those who rely on your care.  Becoming a burden to those around you through neglect or laziness is selfishness in action.  Forcing those who care for you to accept responsibility for your life.  Other focused living is accepting responsibility for yourself, living in a way that allows others to be blessed by your influence.  Passing through the world you leave it a bit better than it was before you entered.

There is much satisfaction and joy in knowing you have been a blessing to someone else.  Holding all you have in an open hand to the Father so he is able to use you to be a blessing in the lives of others.

Cleansing & Flushing, Herbal Healing, Mental

Summer Cleansing

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Summer is the perfect season for cleansing.  The hot summer days make juice fasting an easy choice.  I don’t’ know about anyone else but the idea of a hot meal on a hot day does not set well with me.    Raw food and Juices really hit the spot when the thermometer is shooting toward the 100 degree mark.

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.

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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.

Understanding the Healing Crisis

The Healing Crisis

DONT PANIC WITH UR 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.

Cleansing & Flushing, Emotional Healing, Herbal Healing, Mental

What to Expect During a Good Detox

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Many people avoid deep cleansing programs because they are unsure what to expect or how to deal with the inevitable results of a good system wide detox.  The deep work of cutting lose and removing waste from the body’s tissue can if not supported correctly lay a body out making one feel abominable while the toxins are being processed from the system.  Here are a few answers to the question: What to expect and how to deal with the body’s reaction to a good detox program?

Understanding The Healing Crisis

The 5-day Liver or Kidney detox program varies according to intensity of the work being done.  Many people engage in a detox program to rid their bodies of toxins, kick start a weight loss plan, improve their skin and digestive system and strengthen their overall energy and health.

The Mild detox program consists of one flush a day while eating a raw food program.  Those wanting to dig a bit deeper may do a Moderate Cleansing Program which consists of three flushes a day while doing a five day juice fast.  The Full Strength Liver Flush consists of doing an ELF daily or as often as tolerated along with a juice fasting food program.

All the possible good resulting from a decent detox program has yet to be proven by the scientific community.  Those of us who have repeatedly used these flushing programs need no further proof than the benefit seen and felt in our own bodies.  Even so, while cleansing may improve skin tone and cleanse the body, the detox program can, if not properly supported, have its fair share of side effects. These symptoms often occur in response to the body’s efforts to remove toxic waste from the colon, liver, arteries and brain.

Headaches

Headaches are a common side effect of an unsupported detox program. There are several reasons for this detoxing back-lash.

The most common reason is toxic blood, which happens when the immune system is unable to deal with the die-off created. Simply put, Die-off is the toxic waste being processed from the lower levels of the body which the immune cells need to attach and neutralize before the waste can be processed from the body by the kidney’s or liver.

Using an Ounce a day of Echinacea at least 4 days each week when doing a detox program will ensure there are enough immune cells to do the work needed.  When there are not enough immune cells to attach each bit of waste being processed out the body must then reabsorbed the waste the immune system is unable to deal with.  This is when the feeling of being over toxic takes hold in the body.

Another reason Headaches can occur is due to stiffness in the neck and shoulder muscles, a common area for toxin buildup. Using the M&L Salve to quickly relax any tight muscles in the head and neck will clear a muscle tension headache in minutes.

Digestive Issues

Common digestive side effects of a good detox include can include bloating, cramping, flatulence, nausea and diarrhea. Upset in the upper digestive track can be quickly eliminated by using 1 tsp. each Digestive Tonic & LP Formula. The LBF #2 Formula will quickly tighten the bowels back up when diarrhea is an issue.

Nausea can occur during a detox program when the lymph glands release toxins at such a fast rate that the liver must manage the excess, which gets emitted with bile into the stomach. Use your detox tea freely to aid the liver in the work it must do.  The body will flush better when you remember to drink plenty of tea and juices.  The fluid will aid the liver and kidneys in their work of flushing toxins from the body through the urine and feces.

Emotional Side Effects

DONT PANIC WITH UR HEALING CRISIS

You may undergo a gamut of emotions; anxiety, irritability and depression are common emotional disturbances of a good detox. The detox is not only physical but also emotional and spiritual. Supporting the physical body will also support the emotional issues needing to be processed.  Do the emotional work as it bubbles to the surface it will be worth the effort.

Skin Imbalances

The skin is a major eliminatory organ. When the liver is in need of a quick disposal for waste it is unable to move out through normal channels it will vicariously process the toxins out through the skin.  Keeping the bowels open and the liver flushed will prevent any rash-like symptoms from appearing. If the skin begins to break down during an intense detox program it is time to step back and do an ELF, flush the liver through so it can continue to process the waste out through the bowels.

Fatigue

The first few days of a juice fast will often result in a feeling of fatigue. The body is working hard to eliminate waste, energy reserves are depleted. Supplement your body by increasing your intake of Superfood, Super-kelp and fruit juices.

Weight Loss and Gain

Weight lost on a detox short detox is simply water weight, and will be gained back shortly after the detox diet is completed. For those wanting to hold the weight loss we suggest you continue with a good weight loss program, I like to recommend “Weight Watchers” points program.  IT is an excellent healthy way to drop excess weight.

Emotional Healing, Mental

Making the Hard Choices

Today is Monday and the start of our second week of Kidney flushing.  Tanner and I are eating raw this week.  A lot of sharing has been going on in my household.  Someone shared their cold with my husband who has now shared it with me.  This type of sharing I can live without.  Tanner is drinking the Flu-Buster today while I opted to do the Herbal Antibiotic.

Doing a strong Incurables program with Tanner has given me the opportunity to reflect on the excuses I’ve heard over the years from members who opted not to do the hard work.   The story has been repeated way too many times.

The Excuses:

  • I’m too busy to do the program right now. When things slow down a bit I’ll set some time aside.
  • My family is so concerned for me. I don’t want to let them down so I will do what they and my doctor thinks is best. (Drugs, Cutting . . .)  

The end of these stories is never good.  Sometimes when the doctor has finally given up I will hear from the member again but sadly there is seldom enough time or strength to heal before the body is overcome by disease and dies.

A Better Story:

The tests have all been done. The doctor has given his best prognosis and the outcome is not an acceptable one.  The time is here, the motivation could not be higher for doing the hard program.

Staying focused while doing a strong program can be difficult. The work you are doing will benefit your entire life.  The health created while following a strict program ensures a quality of life impossible to achieve any other way.

Putting off the program until a more convenient time could cost more than you are willing to pay.  Today is the day now is the time; the opportunity is proffered for you to make a life changing decision.

To begin well and continue well is building strength of character as you travel the road laid out before you.  Each decision you make is defining who you are, building a stronger you from the inside out.  The opportunity to grow beyond your current circumstances has presented itself.  Grab it with both hands; this is your time.  It’s all good.

Emotional Healing, Mental

Light at the end of My Tunnel

Dara Dietz 2016 Having a bad week

So you ask, how was my week, will my computer died, my car is in the shop, my printer’s drum decided to pick this time to die and my desk chair gives me a sinking feeling every time I set in it.  That pretty much sums up this past week.  The Lord has given me plenty of opportunity to learn how to shine under adversity.

Honesty demands I admit to a character flaw, yes, those annoying things that keep one from being perfect.  I don’t do well in a mess.  Confusion drives me crazy.  Clutter sends me up the wall.  I can’t stand messy clutter or messy confusion.   With that in mind I will tell you the NF (Nerve Food) Formula works great.  With all the confusion this past week the only two formulas I was able to remember to get down were my Changease & NF Formula.

I’m very pleased with how well my husband and I handled this week of crisis. Not a single cross word passed between us.  I’m not saying we were in high spirits but we both were able to flow with the tide, doing the next task to the best of our ability.  Becoming unglued is not an answer to any problem and I have learned from experience that losing it is a choice.  Yes, we can choose to hang in there or let go and disintegrate into a pile of mush leaving the crisis for someone else to handle.  Then, of course, complain about the outcome.  I learned a long time ago I don’t make a good victim so I guess I’d better stick around and do it my way.

Crashing computers cause frayed nerves.  We knew it was on its last leg and were working to switch it out with a new system.  Sadly it failed to last long enough for us to make a smooth transition.  My wonderful husband saved the day by adding my old C drive as an additional drive on my new system.  This is allowing me to access all my old files.

The real challenge has been setting up all my programs in a new operating system.  My old computer was an XP I am now working in Windows 8, I must say I’m not impressed.  As in all of life it is best to “not fix it if it isn’t broke”  It has taken the better part of this week to load my programs, adjust settings, and find all my important files.  Today I can say I’m beginning to feel like me again. I’m sure I’ll begin to find things I like about this new system as I continue using it.

Mental, My Opinion

Time To Do It Again

11/09/12

Doing the good stuff is not always easy.  Today Carol and I have begun a journey.  One I hope will take us to a place of better health.  Sixteen years ago I began my healing journey with a handful of herbal capsules for a bladder infection.  Along the way I have made many exciting discoveries about myself and people in general.  One in particular is we humans have a hard time finishing what we begin.

Finishing what we begin is not an easy undertaking.  We get bored with the process or the work on ourselves becomes too hard.  Where is my stick to it ness?  Why do I have such a hard time staying with a good plan?  I did a 40 day juice fast but could not finish and come off well.

Time to do it again.

Today is the first day of my new juice fast.  Since February when I finished 40 days of juice fasting I have not done well for myself.   Old habits and favorite foods I find hard to give up have left their mark on my life.  The time has come to juice fast again with a few modifications.  I plan to eat raw two days a week. This will break up the extended juice fasting hopefully preventing the long recovery time back to regular food.

The raw food will keep my system alkaline while at the same time my digestive system will still be processing solid food.   The most difficult part of my extended juice fast became the process of reintroducing food to my stomach.  After 40 days of consuming only liquids it was several weeks before my stomach could appreciate solid food.  Cooked food was another story altogether.  Consuming anything cooked made me feel like I had poisoned myself.  Nearly six weeks transition was required before by system easily accepted cooked food.

My goal is to find an easier way to get the benefits of an extended juice fast and maybe bypass the extended recovery time.  We shall see.