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Okay, I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for spring. I love a good fluffy snowfall just as much as any 5 year old who’s waiting for Christmas, but c’mon already, it’s almost MARCH! Maybe I’m just a tad impatient….

Once all this snow melts and the ground warms up, my plan is to get outside in my bare feet again and do some honest to goodness Earthing. Feel the grass under my feet. Feel the energy. Oh yeah.

I’ve also decided this is going to be the year I hold some Practical Reiki instruction outside and do the attunements with everyone barefooted (me includ-ed) and making contact with earth energy. Can you imagine the power?

And speaking of barefoot attunements – how about on a beach in the Bahamas! Just an FYI: Goddess Elite is exploring the possibility of a Holistic Cruise in the Spring of 2015 (details coming soon). If you’re interested or would like to be kept in the loop, email Melissa and let her know. (Hint: heal-ers, ghost whisperers, readers and much more!) email Melissa at: goddesselitellc@gmail.com

Springtime also means the return of the bigger gem and mineral shows in our area and a gentle remind-er of my friend Ken Harsh. His unbelievable knowledge of all things crystal still amazes me to this day. I never see a crystal or gemstone without thinking of him and all he taught me. (Missing you!! xoxo)

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Shifting Lives with Earthing A Psychiatrist’s Perspective

- Tracy Latz, M.D. | 4

Magical, Mysterious Water - Mary Robbins | 6

Natural Ways to Eliminate Cellulite

- Gloria Zabala | 8

Remote Healing - Ida Lawrence | 12

Where Will Your Lives Take You

-Roseann Heinrich | 15

Cut out the Sugar - Roseann Zaft | 16

Living Italian - Raw Food Style - Marisa DiCenso-Pelser | 23

Quantum Neurology

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Spirit Message - Ernesto Cardona | 25

I love digging in the dirt and feeling my connection

to the Earth. I find walking barefoot in the grass to

be a great stress reducer. As a young girl, I used to run

around barefoot with my siblings during the warm sum-

mer days, and recall how free and wonderful it felt. My

father, a rural doctor, would always yell at us about the

danger of cutting our feet or stepping on a nail. We

would just laugh it off and continue romping barefoot.

In my psychiatric practice, I often recommend Earthing to

patients as part of an integrative approach to healing. As

a physician, I consider it to be a powerful tool in my mul-

tidimensional healing medicine bag. In my mind, it is in

alignment with the ancient medical doctrine of “Primum

non nocere” – which means “First, do no harm.”

Some of my patients are open to the concept of Earth-

ing. Others aren’t. Some will say, “I don’t have enough

time to stand or walk outside barefoot” or “I don’t want

to pay for an Earthing mat or sheet.” Patients who do

follow my recommendation to “Earth,” and there have

been dozens of them, tend to have good respons-

es. They are individuals with a wide variety of emotional,

mental, and physical problems, and often combinations

of problems. They often tell me afterward they feel much

better.

One of the first things patients tell me after they start

Earthing is that they sleep so much better at night. This

is a big deal for many of my patients. I recall two recent

patients who came in to see me a day apart. Both had

been on vacation with their families and found that they

didn’t need to take their usual sleeping pills or over-the-

counter melatonin when away from home, but then slept

poorly again once they returned to their home. I asked

both of them where they had been. Both had been at the

beach, where they had been walking barefoot, sitting on

the sand, and dipping in the ocean water. They said they

slept so well, and their mood and pain was so much

better when at the beach. This, of course, happens often

on seaside vacations, but people rarely connect it to be-

ing barefoot or in the water.

In my practice, I have noted that Earthing can help psy-

chiatric patients in the following ways:

● For those with anxiety (post-traumatic stress disorder,

generalized anxiety disorder, panic disorder, etc.), recon-

necting with the Earth can assist with an improved sense

of safety. By improving sleep architecture, Earthing can

help normalize serotonin levels in the brain as it decreas-

es cortisol (an anxiety-inducing hormone). When cortisol

levels are high, there is a tendency to go into ‘fight-or-

flight’/panic responses to stressful situations and become

more easily angered or irritable. As cortisol levels de-

crease and stabilize, we become more centered, peaceful

and calm. In short, we get more easily into our heart and

have more compassion for our self as well as for others.

● For those with depression, Earthing can assist with sta-

bilizing serotonin levels as noted above. Serotonin assists

with decreasing crying spells, near-tearfulness, and ob-

sessive/repetitive negative thoughts. When depressive

symptoms decrease, energy levels improve and tolerance

to stressful situations, pain, or discomfort improves.

● I have had many chronic pain patients referred to me

from pain management doctors. Many have not re-

sponded well to, or are resistant to, taking medica-

tion. With Earthing, they often have decreased inflam-

matory problems overall. I’ve seen a lot of people with

gluten intolerance and irritable bowel symptoms who

have significantly improved by connecting to the

Earth. While they may not be completely cured, their GI

and stomach issues are better. Their pain is better and so

Shifting Lives with Earthing - A Psychiatrist’s Perspective

By Tracy Latz, M.D.

Mar/Apr 2014 Issue—Page 4

is their anxiety. Some patients, I have found, stop Earth-

ing after their anxiety gets better, and I have to remind

them about what helped them get better.

● I recommend Earthing to anyone with an auto-immune

condition. Two patients with systemic lupus erythemato-

sis are feeling much better after they began Earthing.

Their primary doctors attribute their improvement to “a

calm period” in their disease process. Another patient

developed a rare form of lupus – anticardiolipin antibody

– that can cause a narrowing and irregularity of the blood

vessels, blood clots, and the potential for stroke or heart

attack. Previously, she had experienced symptoms of

fibromyalgia and an assortment of problems that doctors

had a hard time figuring out. She’s been labeled in the

past with depression, anxiety, post-traumatic stress, and

bipolar disorder. This obviously is not a woman in good

shape. Although she gets fatigued, she’s doing much

better now after Earthing and her doctors can’t believe

she’s as active as she is. She has five horses and in the

early evening after it cools off, she will go out and feed

her horses barefoot, and then sit or lay for a few hours

on the Earth. Weather permitting, of course. She’s been

doing this for two years and says she feels much better,

calmer, more peaceful, and quiet in regards to her anx-

ious mind chatter. This practice of hers I strongly believe

has prevented her condition from progressing.

● I see many patients with chronic fatigue, people who

have exhausted their adrenal hormones. Most of these

people have a history of intense stress. With Earthing,

they are much less fatigued and calmer. As their sleep

cycle improves, the adrenal issues start improving, and

they start to pick back up in their energy level and feel

better.

One of my friends is a computer systems programmer for

a major bank. He works with multiple computer screens

around him for up to 10 hours a day 6 or 7 days per week

and is always under pressure answering SOS calls and

fixing this or that glitch in the nationwide system. He’s so

busy that he hardly has any time to relax. The pace was

wearing him down and aging him at an alarming

rate. One day I brought him a present – an Earthing

mat. I told him to place it under his bare feet at his desk

since that’s where he spends the biggest chunk of his

time.

He called me the next day.

“I just wanted to tell you that I love my ‘fizzy feet,” he

said.

“Fizzy feet?”

“Yeah, I can feel the fizzies in my feet and coming up my

legs,” he explained. “I really feel good for the first time

in a long time. And I slept so well.”

My friend is sticking with it, and enjoying his ‘fizzies’ and

feeling good.

As far as my own Earthing experience is concerned, I im-

mediately slept more soundly and deeply on the Earthing

sheet that I started using in 2011. I have also experienced

much less pain in my left knee that had been inter-

mittently nagging at me for a dozen years after I chipped

a divot of bone out of my femur in a freak accident. Now

I only get rare slight twinges when the weather gets real

cold suddenly or there are abrupt changes in atmospher-

ic pressure.

I sent my mother an Earthing sheet for her fibromyalgia-

like and chronic pain symptoms. She was able to work in

the garden for the first time in three years. She now

sleeps through the night, which she wasn’t doing before,

and can walk down stairs normally instead of one step at

a time.

My three teenagers each sleep with an Earthing sheet

because they are very active.

My eldest is a musician and had previously complained

about chronic neck and should muscle tension from hold-

ing a trombone or large cymbals at attention out in front

of her during marching band or indoor drumline compe-

titions. My two sons are athletes – playing high school

football and lacrosse. They say they rest better, have less

muscle inflammation, and more rapid recovery from inju-

ries since Earthing.

(Tracy Latz, M.D., M.S., is an integrative psychiatrist in private prac-tice in Mooresville, a suburb of Charlotte, NC. She has worked in state, county, and community psychiatric and mental illness facilities in the past. She specializes in shifting lives that are stuck in relation-ships, circumstances, and illness. Dr. Latz has co-authored several books about how to shift out of “stuck” circumstances in life, includ-ing Entrepreneurial Alignment: How to Overcome Self-Sabotage in Business). Her website is: shiftyourlife.com

Mar/Apr 2014—Page 5

W ater - It is one of the most common sub-stances that we know.

We have been drinking, bathing and cooking with water all our lives. Un-doubtedly, we know what water is…..or do we?

We know all living things need water. Humans can live only for about 3 days without consuming water as our bodies are 90% water molecules and must be hydrated in order to func-tion. That is the physical part of the equation. But listen to this.

Researchers are discovering a vast new knowledge about good old wa-ter that is surprisingly mind blowing. Water is intelligent and has memory. Science and spirit unite in Dr. Masaru Emoto’s work, published in his book, “The Hidden Messages in Water”. There you will find how, through his research, he has discovered that mol-ecules of water are affected by our thoughts, words and feelings. Watch this very short video that proves that water is more than H2O. http://tinyurl.com/Water021714 This makes perfect sense when you consider how we as humans are affected by other people’s words and emotions. The water in our cells is able to discern the energy of those words and emotions. This is pro-found and allows us to have a more complete understanding of water’s role in our emotional and spiritual aspects as well as our physiology.

As far as our bodies are concerned, many more mundane but vexing

questions exist about the water we consume. For example, have you ever wondered about the answers to any of these questions? Do we really have to drink eight glasses a day? Is bottled water really better than tap? What is the best water we can drink? What are the health benefits of drinking water? Can we drink other liquid beverages to substitute for wa-ter? Should we install a water filtra-tion system in our homes?

Our bodies are so complex, and, as was mentioned above, we are mainly composed of water. It makes sense that we keep our cells hydrated so they can function properly.

One of the main jobs of the cells is to detoxify and keep the cells free of waste and free radicals. When toxins build up in the cells, inflammation results which then opens the door to many diseases rampant today such as diabetes, arthritis, heart disease and so on.

Good water has a small cluster size of 6-8 molecules whereas tap and bottled water has clusters of 12 and more. Small clustered water is able to penetrate the cell walls much more easily to perform the necessary functions to keep your cells clean and running smoothly. So, yes, we should be sipping clean, clear water all day so as not to get dehydrated. It is said that we can begin to be dehydrated long before we sense thirst.

Another issue is the question of the pH or alkaline/acid balance of your drinking water. Our bodies are nega-tively charged and slightly alkaline.

The food and beverages we eat are mostly acidic which places a large burden on our cells as they must con-stantly work to maintain the alkaline environment.

Agreeing with many esteemed re-searchers, Theodore Barudy wrote in his book, Alkalize or Die “All disease comes from the same root cause – too much acidity”. An acid environ-ment is devoid of oxygen and is per-fect for parasites and diseases like cancer to flourish. The conclusion is that we should be drinking alkaline water to support our body’s own im-mune system.

Tap water has to be alkaline by law, but the way that is accomplished is anything but natural. Caustic chemi-cals such as lye are added to counter the acidity that comes from chemi-cals, drugs and other toxins that re-main after treatment. These chemi-cals then cause additional burdens to our cells.

What about that negative charge? Wouldn’t positive be better? Actual-ly, no. This is one time when you want to be negative. We are nega-tively charged creatures. Positive charged ions are those dreaded and unwanted free radicals which cause havoc in our physical body by rusting us out and aging us prematurely. If we drink negative ion water, we are actually drinking liquid anti-oxidant which neutralizes free radicals – those tiny bullies that cause so much trouble in our cells.

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more on bottled water than what we pay for tap water, and, is it really better for you?

Settle this question once and for all by watching a video by zany social commentators, Penn and Teller to see what they discovered about bottled water? (rated PG for lan-guage!) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XfPAjUvvnIc Will you be as surprised as the people in the restaurant?

Note that plastic bottles are a scourge to our earth and the plastic leaches from the bottles into the water to con-taminate it. It is intensified in heat so don’t leave bottled water in a hot car in the summer. These plastic compo-nents can mess with your hormones and are known gen-der busters.

If you are drinking water, then you are not drinking all the other heath destroying beverages out there. No other liquid is as good for you as clean, fresh water. No addi-tives, no sugars, no flavors are needed by your body. It craves water.

So, what is the best water we can drink? According to Dr. Mercola, “The finest sources of water in the world are gravity-fed mountain springs accessed directly from where they emerge from the earth. This water is naturally filtered and structured by the earth itself, and even con-

tains beneficial living organisms…” Thanks, Dr. M but most of us do not have access to this ideal source of wa-ter.

What to do? Alkaline, ionized, micro-clustered water is available to us most readily with use of a high quality wa-ter filtering machine. There are even water machines that energize your water like it would be if flowing down the mountain side. The cost may seem prohibitive but when you stack it up against the price of bottled water, it be-comes a huge bargain – not to mention how good the wa-ter tastes. It is the best single thing you can do to pre-serve and safeguard your health and that of your entire family.

And take a tip from Dr. Emoto and remember to bless it for additional and valuable benefits.

By Gloria Zabala

With spring just around the corner, it will soon be time to

shed those winter coats and sweaters. We may also want

to shed those extra pounds that have appeared over the

winter. However, for some, those dimpled pockets of fat

just don’t seem to go away no matter how much we diet

or exercise.

First of all, here is an explanation of what those dimpled

pockets of fat are.

Basically, cellulite is toxins trapped in fat cells. In the be-

ginning, fat cells increase in size due to increasing fat stor-

age (directly a result of consuming excess fat in the diet),

becoming too large for the natural compartments that

hold tissue in place and causing bulges. In the surround-

ing area, capillary walls become more permeable, causing

fluid and waste accumulation. This irritates the connec-

tive tissue, which starts to becomes stiff and hard. Even-

tually, this stiff connective tissue starts to reduce circula-

tion and adversely affects the lymph system's ability to

remove accumulated waste

and toxins.

The difference between

regular fat and cellulite is

that regular fatty cells can

move about, while with

cellulite, the fat cells are

trapped with fluid, waste, and stiff connective tissue,

leading to the dimpled appearance that women dislike

and would like to be rid of.

Here are my recommendations that the leading experts

have shown to be effective for cleansing and flushing out

those toxins and fat deposits.

Step 1. Start with a Liver and Colon Cleanse! Simply do-

ing one or the other is not enough. You need to cleanse

both at the same time. Why? Because if your colon is not

working smoothly, it gets backed up even more as your

liver tries to dump out toxins! You will not feel well!

Step 2. Cleanse your daily food habits. Toxic foods = tox-

ic bodies. Stop taking in toxins that are causing the fat to

be stored in the first place. Eliminate diet sodas and

coffee. They do more harm than good. Get rid of condi-

ments, pre-packaged garbage that we think of as food.

Remove all those sugary foods -- canned or boxed. In-

stead, make your own homemade soups, vegetable stews

and detoxing juices and smoothies.

Step 3. Get your lymph moving! According to Bernie

McCullough, ND, our lymph system is considered the

“river of life” because it sweeps toxins from our cells, fil-

ters out germs and cleanses our blood ensuring that the

toxic substances reach the liver for cleansing and then

exits to the kidneys for elimination. If the lymph flow is

weak, the toxins stay in your nodes and vessels longer

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leaving you at high risk for inflammation and other toxic

conditions.

Step 4. Daily dry skin brushing. You brush your hair and

teeth daily. Now is the time to brush your body. Do this

daily in the shower BEFORE you turn on the water to de-

tox the body and shedding those dead skin cell. In order

to do this correctly, always remember to brush in the di-

rection and toward the heart.

Step 5. The simplest detox therapy – baths! Most of us

have bathtubs at home. Even if you don’t, you can soak

your feet to get similar results. The best baths are those

that use hot water that gets you sweating and adding in-

gredients that pull out toxins. The ultimate detox bath

includes Epsom salt (or sea salt), apple cider vinegar, ben-

tonite clay and high powered essential oils that are

known for their detoxifying properties – such as lavender,

geranium, sandalwood, ylang ylang or blue tansy. After

soaking for 20 – 40 minutes, drink a full glass of water and

retire to bed. You will be exhausted after your bath, but

the next morning you will wake up energized and re-

freshed.

Step 6. Put your skincare products on a diet! Chemical

laden skincare get absorbed through your skin getting

trapped in fat cell and only make matters worse. Chemi-

cals promote fat and toxin storage. Eliminate this vicious

cycle by choosing natural, organic and chemical free skin

care. This should include all products that you not only

use to clean and enhance your skin but also products that

are used to clean your house and use in the yard.

Step 7. Detox your stresses! This is the time to really

take care of you! Having time for a massage each month

or foot massages with a good reflexologist leaves you

feeling relaxed and ready to handle stresses much more

easily. Bring your own coconut or olive oil if the therapist

does not use organic lotions. You can also bring your fa-

vorite essential oil if you are not sure the therapist will

have it on hand. Also, detox from the phone, computer

and all electronic devices – even if for a few hours each

day. Cell phones in particular have a great impact on our

brain. Do not sleep with any of these devices nearby.

In addition to these seven steps, it is also important to

drink a lot of purified water during the day to keep hy-

drated. This will also help to flush those toxins out and

keep things moving.

Choose these naturally detoxifying foods, herbs and spic-

es on a daily basis to maximize your detox.

Alkaline foods. This includes mostly of green vegetables

but also includes a few fruits, seeds and grains. These

foods are super for cleansing the blood and restoring the

proper pH of the body.

Beets. Beets are loaded with calcium, iron, manganese, B

vitamins and antioxidants. They are the liver’s best pow-

er food for optimum functioning.

Blueberries. Just one serving of blueberries provides al-

most 25% of the daily vitamin C requirement. Blueberries

also promote iron absorption and help to support a

healthy immune system.

Kale. Kale is higher in iron and protein than beef. Amaz-

ingly kale contains more calcium than milk. Among other

benefits, kale lowers cholesterol levels and boosts the

immune system and metabolism.

Cranberries. Research has shown cranberries to help

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with bacterial problems throughout the body such as with

stomach ulcers and periodontal gum disease.

Dandelion root. To some, dandelions are an obnoxious

spring weed. To others, they are an edible plant with po-

tent medicinal qualities. Dandelions have been used for

thousands of years for health and were brought to Ameri-

ca by European settlers who ate dandelion as part of their

regular diets. The leaves are high in vitamin A and have

strong diuretic actions while the roots clean out and sup-

port the liver.

Parsley. Parsley is a bitter herb and is an excellent source

of vitamins K, E, C, B and A. The powerful antioxidants in

parsley act as a diuretic and have potent antiseptic prop-

erties.

Herbs and spices that will help clean and detox the body

include red clover, cayenne pepper, garlic and goldenseal

to name a few.

Fermented foods. Foods such as sauerkraut, kimchi, mi-

so, and non-dairy kefir are excellent sources to replenish

the good bacteria that the digestive system needs in or-

der to function properly. Also, good quality multi strain

probiotic is also a good option.

* For details or help getting started on any of these de-

tox steps mentioned in this article, contact Gloria direct-

ly. She has additional resources available to assist you

in any way. Call to schedule a free consultation and you

will receive many more health tips to incorporate into

your individualized health regime.

Gloria Zabala is a certified health

coach and whole food plant-based

educator. She received her certifi-

cate in Plant-Based Nutrition from

Cornell University; and certified as

a health coach from The Vegetari-

an Health Institute. She coaches others how to over-

come health challenges, have digestive issues or

want to eliminate addictions or lose weight. She can

be reached at atozhealthyliving@gmail.com or by

phone at 440-546-1800.

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There was a time in the US when chiropractors were looked

at with suspicion, homeopaths and herbalists were consid-

ered quacks, and naturopaths, acupuncturists, ayurvedic

medicine practitioners, rolfers… these were unheard of.

Well, things change. Alternative medicine is the preferred

choice of millions of people now, and for very good reason.

Who doesn’t know that the human body is energy, with en-

ergy vortexes and channels? Your mainstream medical doc-

tor, that’s who. Western medicine is a little slow on the up-

take, but that’s okay. We’ll move on. They’re great when it

comes to traumatic injury, tests and diagnosis, but for deal-

ing with the source of disease they’re quick to confess… we

don’t know.

Well, who does know the human body is energy? Your local

theoretical physicist will tell you, and so will the metaphysi-

cian next door. I’m joking… but not. Turns out everybody is

local, but we’ll get to that in a minute.

How does disease enter the body? Bad food, too much food,

no nutrition, toxic substances, viruses and bacteria, stressful

thoughts, attachment to negative emotions and going stag-

The Uncharted Territory of

Remote Healing Ida Lawrence, Contributor, WAKING TIMES

Mar/Apr 2014 Issue—Page 12

nant from too much sitting… to name a few. To be healthy,

we do our best to avoid the disease causing factors.

But what about energy? How can we affect energy to heal

the body or maintain health? Acupuncture is a very old

health system that works to circulate and balance energy,

medical Chi Kung is another and metaphysical energy work is

another. These methods work on channels and blocks or

clusters within the physical body and within the etheric body

which surrounds the physical. The practitioner is with you,

either hands-on or near you, affecting the etheric.

Here is where the real new frontier begins: as the matrix

ponders how to genetically modify and patent human em-

bryos, we step off across the universe into the most liber-

ating health technology ever! I get excited. There are healers

who can work on you when they are thousands of miles

away from you. I hope this doesn’t sound like fantasy, be-

cause yes, this is real. A healer can work on you from any-

where… such work is called remote healing.

To understand how, it is important to return again to the

fact that we are all energy. In the energetic reality of the

universe, there is no distance. We are all local, like I said. I’m

sure you’ve had a taste of this in telepathy… no magic… just

the vast reality of what we are and ‘what is’.

The remote healer can view or feel the energy of the person

they are going to work on from any physical distance, as

each person’s energy signature is as unique as their life ex-

perience. The feeling of us is the information of us and even

the sound of us… all of our information including that which

needs to be cleared and adjusted to facilitate healing. The

healer needs only to tune in and locate the resonance, and

this is done through natural abilities, meditation and deep

relaxation or trance.

I’m going to focus on my own remote healing experiences

with Soren Dreier. He is a more than 20 year veteran of en-

ergy reading, hands-on healing and remote healing, living in

Denmark. In a later piece, I’ll cover experiences with a re-

mote healer in the US, and a remote self-healing group pro-

cess as well. In these two pieces you should be able to see

just how effective, deep, long-lasting and unique remote

healing can be. Healers see differently, they notice and deal

with different physical or psychological issues, and they feel

different to me when they come in for a visit.

I first arranged an energy reading with Soren, and that was

mind blowing and life changing in and of itself. He delivered

his report in an mp3 sound file, and it was interesting to hear

the resonance of his voice… a very encouraging resonance. I

didn’t realize the significance until several months later

when I scheduled a remote healing.

Soren is quite well-known: not someone you’ve seen being

interviewed by Oprah, but a person long recognized and

highly regarded in the field of metaphysics and new-age

thought. I experience his energy as large, open and very lov-

ing.

Before a scheduled healing takes place, I will relax in a pri-

vate space and enter into meditation. It’s funny, but I can

usually tell when he comes in because there will be a tickle

on my nose and I’ll realize… Soren’s here.

During the healing I experience physical sensations such as

tingling in the arms and hands, waves of energy rolling up

and down my body, and visions in the mind’s eye… colors, a

person’s hands, children playing and so on. I sense him

working about a foot above my body. Everybody’s experi-

ence would be different… this is just mine.

Later, Soren was kind enough to tell me what he experienc-

es, in general terms.

He is not influenced by the physical embodiment of the per-

son when he views the person. He uses focused and con-

scious attention and breath, and enters quantum field where

he can see minor adjustments that need to be made, and

unhealthy patterns.

He will first work on high impact areas, which are usually the

kidneys and liver, lungs, shoulders and hips. As he moves

energy from the feet up to the head he can feel where the

problems are as the movement of his hands slows down.

Amazing as it may sound to us, he does remove an etheric

body part if necessary, work on it, and place it back. He will

hold the person’s head in his hands, make a spinal or joint

adjustment and clear clusters of energy from an organ. The

etheric body issues are mirrored in the physical body.

A person’s energy vortexes (chakras) have a sound, which he

can hear. All energetics are based on sound frequencies, and

can be adjusted with sound. If the vortex is off pitch, related

to stress, he will tune it with his voice.

The meridians can be viewed as colors. After he has bal-

anced the energy, the meridians will all appear to him as

gold. There is much more that can be viewed during a re-

mote healing, such as the energies of another person

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affecting the quantum field of an individual. He works on

this as well.

This kind of work is like that of an explorer in uncharted ter-

ritory. Soren’s system is his own system, and there is no

school of thought other than the healer’s own school.

Healing through the energetic process can take time, as ill-

ness is sometimes hard for an individual to let go of. Trust

and receptivity of the person being healed can be a factor,

and Soren is extremely patient with that. If people are not

happy with their healing, he will repeat it.

Well, I hope I’ve given you an idea of how doctors in the re-

newal might be a little different than doctors of today! As to

my own healing, after the first time Soren visited I got up

and looked in the mirror and my face was bright and glow-

ing… it shocked me to be honest. I felt highly energized and

relieved of shoulder & hand pain from rheumatoid arthritis.

After the healing series, Soren prepares an mp3. The reason

we feel so good when listening to it, is that his voice fre-

quencies can be felt in the solar plexus, and they are specifi-

cally aimed to continue the healing process.

The heightened energy from my healing lasted for a full two

weeks, so much so that I’ve stopped taking steroids, which

I’ve wanted to do for 28 years. This disease was a long time

coming, so it may take me some time to release it complete-

ly, but the process is happening.

I know I’m taking you a long distance when talking about

remote healing and self healing, and yet openness to alter-

natives has taken millions in the direction of freedom from

symptom and disease-based medicine. Acknowledging that

we are energy, and disease begins in the etheric and moves

to the physical, gives us a glimpse of that future world where

there is no more disease. Everything is energy and everyone

can heal… so let’s continue to explore the uncharted territo-

ry of remote healing. There’s more to come!

About the Author

Ida Lawrence is an author, blogger, copywriter and editor based in Atlanta, Georgia. She has authored two books on racial jus-tice and human rights, and numerous articles on human rights, self-empowerment and related subjects. Ida is also a certified Tai Chi instructor with a special interest in helping seniors and the disabled with Tai Chi and Chi Kung practices modified for their use. Her goal in life has been to find answers to the ques-tion of ‘why’ and then to explore the question of ‘what is’. More of her work is available at her personal blog, http://talk2momz.com/.

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Where will your lives take you?

I love to read fiction especially when I escape into the sto-

ry. Many authors write trilogies with groups of people

that flow through individual stories. If I resonate with the

people these are my favorites. I get to know the charac-

ters as each story unfolds, I can continue my association

with them as the plots intertwine.

In my current reading about a Ukrainian family that es-

caped to America, I was applauding how the writer linked

one story to another with small details assisting the reader

in understanding the depths of the characters. The light

bulb in my head lit up bright.

This is what we do as a soul. We create a bank of lives so

that we can progress from one to the other all at the same

time. We are learning, in depth, things we would need to

know in the lessons our soul has created so we experience

exactly what is necessary. We will achieve.

There are absolutely no accidents or coincidences that

were not part of the plot of the story of our lives. Our soul

planned all of it for us to experience on this planet of dual-

ity called Earth.

So many of us came from other planets and universes. We

would need to find a comfort in living on earth before we

could pursue experience of earthly emotions.

For some it takes many lives just to find a comfort of being

in body. Each life is dependent on the other with pieces of

the puzzle that fit together, beginnings in one life and end-

ings in another or crossing over to another.

It is all orchestrated by a higher intelligence; You-Your very

own soul, with help from your guides and Angels. And still,

we provide for free will to choose a different path to

achieve the exact same result.

The road may fork into two directions, but you will still

reach the same destination. How well we achieve the des-

tination is also up to each of us and that is what we judge

on our own when we cross to the other side. We look our

lives over and say “I like how I achieved this”, “I could have

done this in a more loving way”, etc.

If only we could see how much help there is around us

every moment. We cannot make a mistake. The plan is in

place and the next player at the door awaits introduction

into our lives. Why would we waste one moment stressing

over the future. All is well. Everything is in divine order.

Powers greater than our personality are in control.

Trust your higher self and the power

within and just enjoy this journey

called Lives.

Roseann Heinrich

Angel Therapy Practitioner

Mar/Apr 2014—Page 15

I love to share this quote from my favorite Naturopathic doctor, colleague and friend, Dr. Christina Tondora, NMD:

”All sugar is not created ‘Equal’ (pun intended).”

There are major differences in the types of sugar and how our bodies process these sugars. It’s time we look at the types of sugar and sweeteners we consume and start pay attention to the symptoms and side effects.

Sugar consumption and the use of artificial sweeteners have contributed to the long list of chronic diseases and the growing epidemic of obesity.

Facts:

- Diabetes is now the 6th leading cause of death - It is responsible for $92 billion in medical costs - More than one-third of U.S. adults (35.7%) are obese - 16.9 percent of children age 2 to 19 are obese

(Reported by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in 2012)

Projection:

- There will be 7.5 million new cases of diabetes a year - We will see an additional $66 billion in annual obesity-

related medical cost. - If we continue on this path by 2030 the obesity rate, in every state, will reach at least 44 percent.

So Here’s the Real Skinny on Sugar

Why do we have all these sugar cravings? Cravings indi-cate that your body is out of balance. An increase in sugar intake, particularly in the consumption of processed foods directly corresponds with the epidemic increase in meta-bolic diseases. According to the US Department of Agri-culture, the average American consumes 142 pounds of caloric sweeteners (actual sugar) per year. That’s 43 tea-spoons for every man, woman and child every day! We may be living longer, but we are not living healthier.

Our bodies are just not equipped to handle large amounts of sugar on a daily basis. Think of it this way, if we just ate fruits and vegetables our sugar consumption would be 15 grams a day. Not too bad for sure… PLUS we would get all the benefits of the nature’s goodness as well!

However, too much processed sugar can trigger head-aches, indigestion, and symptoms of hormonal imbalance.

Cut out the Sugar? Heck yeah … You’re Sweet Enough!

By Roseann Zaft

Mar/Apr 2014 Issue—Page 16

Excess sugar consumption upsets the balance of intestinal flora in your digestive tract and causes bloating, cramping, and gas. Other symptoms of sugar sensitivity are insom-nia, aggression, panic attacks, irritability, mood swings, and depression. Let’s not forget tooth decay caused by sugar.

Five Reasons You Crave Sugar

So just what is the cause of your cravings? Let’s see many of these did you identify with:

1. You aren’t consuming enough good quality calories throughout the day, or you’re using caloric restriction to lose weight. Proper balance between carbohydrates, pro-teins and fats is imperative. Did you know that the pre-ferred fuel for your body is fat, not carbohydrates? Incor-porate more healthy fats from coconut oil, olives, olive oil, avocado, grass fed butter, and nuts.

2. You are emotional eating. See if you can you relate to this: A sugar craving is really a craving for an energy and serotonin surge. Carbohydrates form the building block for serotonin (a neurotransmitter for our brain). As the cravings become habitual we unknowingly reprogram our biochemistry. Ironically, too much sugar depletes our lev-els of serotonin. Depression is linked to a deficiency of serotonin. So, low levels of serotonin actually trigger even more sugar cravings. It’s a vicious cycle!

3. You are totally stressed out. It’s all about “the fight or flight” concept. Think of it this way, when we are under a great deal of stress our body needs immediate energy and serotonin so we reach out for some form of sugar… a ba-gel, crackers, or cookies. The problem is we consume these simple sugars then we go through the binge – crash cycle several times a day. We need more sugar!

4. You have some mineral deficiencies. Minerals are an important part of glucose metabolism. Common mineral deficiencies include chromium, vanadium, magnesium and zinc. So add more minerals in your diet right? Not re-ally. There may be an underlying reason WHY you are not absorbing the minerals you are getting. This also may re-late to the next point.

5. You have Candida overgrowth in your gut. This can be caused from an imbalance of the good and bad bacteria in the digestive tract. This develops often with the repeated use of antibiotics and/or not consuming enough probiotic foods on a regular basis. I suggest getting tested by a Na-turopathic Doctor. This is the surest way to know if you do have Candida overgrowth. Plus, a Naturopathic doc will show you how to solve the problem and heal your gut once and for all.

Understanding the Glycemic Index (GI)

Have you heard of the Glycemic Index? The more aware you are of the GI index of foods, the better you can keep a handle on your blood sugar levels. The GI Index is a meas-urement carried out on carbohydrate-containing foods and their impact on our blood sugar. GI is a relatively new way of analyzing foods. It’s a way of looking at the impact of foods on our actual blood sugar, instead of counting the total amount of carbohydrates in foods in their uncon-sumed state. Use this Website to rank the foods you eat: http://www.glycemicindex.com

Here is how the Index is categorized:

Low GI: 0-55 Medium GI: 56-69 High GI: 70 or greater

Strive to eat low GI foods. A great tip I give my clients is to add a small amount of fat when you consume carbohy-drates. A simple (and yummy) example of this is: each time you eat an apple make sure you eat a handful (6-8) of nuts with it to help your blood sugar levels to stay steady.

Here’s a Super Simple REFERENCE GUIDE to Natural and Artificial Sweeteners

You’ve got choices! Learn the pros and cons of sweetener and options that are available. Some healthy… some that are like poison!

TYPES OF SUGAR:

Dextrose

- D-glucose, grape sugar found in plants

- Glycemic index is 100

Sucrose

- White sugar, table sugar – combination of glucose and fructose made from sugar cane and sugar beets; highly refined and striped of all original vitamins, minerals, phy-tonutrients and fiber - Glycemic index is 80 (1 tbsp. = 13 grams of sugar = 57 calories) - No nutritional value; negatively affects the liver

High Fructose Corn Syrup

- Most common form of fructose, highly processed; found in just about every processed food and sweetened bever-age - Glycemic index of 73

Evaporated Cane Juice

- Food grade cane based sweetener, less refined than

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most sugar - Glycemic index of 55

Honey

- Made by bees using nectar from flowers; nature's energy booster – glucose & fructose - Glycemic index of 55 - Natural remedy that builds immune system; has anti-oxidant & anti-microbial properties

Molasses

- Left over during the process of refining of sugar cane into white sugar - Glycemic index of 55 (1 tbsp. = 11 grams sugar) - Most nutrient rich of all sweeteners, providing a signifi-cant amount of calcium, iron, magnesium, manganese, potassium and vitamin B6

Maple Syrup

- Sap from the xylem of sugar maple tree; primarily of su-crose and water with small amounts of other sugars - Glycemic index of 54 (1 tsp. = 13 grams sugar = 63 calo-ries) - Main mineral content contains potassium and calcium, nutritionally significant amounts of zinc and manganese; 15 times more calcium than honey

Lactose

- Sugar found in milk made form galactose and glucose - Glycemic index of 46 - Used as a carrier or stabilizers for many aromas and pharmaceutical products

Coconut Nectar and Sugar (Crystals)

- Sourced from coconut trees, considered a “raw” food; naturally sweet and highly nutritious - Glycemic index is 35, also one of the lowest among any “healthy” sweeteners; has about the same amount of cal-ories as white sugar (15 calories/4 grams carbs) - Contains 17 amino acids, minerals, vitamin C, broad-

spectrum B vitamins, and has a nearly neutral pH with short and medium-chain fatty acids, perfect for heart-healthy diets or to reduce cholesterol levels - Compared to brown sugar, coconut nectar has twice as much iron, four times as much magnesium, and ten times as much zinc

Fructose

- Naturally found in fruit and sucrose-containing foods (like cane sugar); present in high-fructose corn syrup, aga-ve, fruit juice and virtually all processed foods - Glycemic index of 19 - Naturally found in veggies and fruits, it’s combined with fiber, vitamins, minerals, enzymes and phytonutrients, all of which mitigate any negative metabolic effects - Processed fructose metabolizes differently than glucose, making it an unhealthy sweetener in its refined, or isolat-ed form; stimulates appetite and encourages overeating and the accumulation of body fat - Fructose does not initiate insulin response. When insulin is released in response to glucose intake, another hor-mone, leptin, is released. Leptin triggers our feeling of "fullness" and signals us to stop eating. Since fructose does not initiate the release of insulin and leptin, fructose might lead to overeating. When too much fructose enters the liver, the liver can't process it all fast enough for the body to use as sugar. Instead, it starts making fats from the fructose and sending them off into the bloodstream as triglycerides. - Major contributor to: insulin resistance and obesity, ele-vated blood pressure, elevated Triglycerides and LDL, de-pletion of vitamins and minerals, cardiovascular disease, liver disease, cancer, arthritis, gout and fuels cancer through aberrant glycosylation

Agave Nectar

- Extracted from the agave plant, 75% fructose; because it’s laboratory-generated it’s just like super-condensed fructose syrup with the same adverse metabolic issues - Glycemic index is 15; without any nutrient value

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Xylitol

- Also known as sorbitol – corn syrup, erythritol, mannitol seaweed, maltitol (sugar alcohol); Occurs naturally in some vegetables, fruits, mushrooms and cereal grains and in corncobs; usually extracted from birch tree wood chips or corn - Glycemic index of 13 so does not raise blood sugar or insulin levels - Antimicrobial actions that decrease bacteria associated with tooth decay - Cautions: Although xylitol is recognized by the FDA as a safe food additive, ingesting large amounts (over 30 grams per day) can cause gastrointestinal symptoms be-cause it is not completely absorbed, it can ferment in the intestines and cause bloating, gas, or diarrhea

Stevia

- An actual plant - Glycemic index of 0 and 0 calories; 200 to 300 times sweeter than table sugar - Decrease blood sugar in patients with type 2 diabetes and improve insulin resistance, anti-inflammatory and immune supportive actions

Types of stevia - Green powder and a brown liquid extract, the whole leaf is used - White powder form, leaf is more refined and may con-tain isolated compounds - Sweetleaf stevia is my #1 recommendation! It’s made only from stevia plans and insulin, a soluble vegetable fiber. Insulin is a naturally occurring prebiotic that nour-ishes the body’s good intestinal flora, supporting good digestive health and immune function. First brand of ste-via to get FDA approval in 2008

Vegetable Glycerin

- Made from fats derived from plants oils, including from soy, coconut or palm oils; food grade is 99.7% pure (remaining. 03% is water) - A simple polyol (sugar alcohol like sorbet or erythritol) compound; colorless, odorless, syrupy consistency - 27 calories per teaspoon (sugar has 20), but 60% as sweet; ideal for Candida patients and diabetic-safe; no affect on insulin and doesn’t directly affect blood sugar levels; will not cause tooth decay like regular sugar

TYPES OF ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS

(Remember, these are not food! They are CHEMICALS!)

Artificial sweeteners have several negative side effects, including tricking the body into desiring more calories. Real sugar allows your body to accurately determine that

it has received enough calories, thereby activating satiety signaling. Without the calories, your appetite is activated by the sweet taste, but as your body keeps waiting for the calories to come, you remain hungry. The research has repeatedly shown that artificial no- or low-calorie sweet-eners can stimulate your appetite, increase cravings for carbohydrates, and stimulate fat storage and weight gain.

Aspartame (NutraSweet® and Equal®)

Found in sugar free: flavored water, frozen ice, soft drinks, gums, coffee syrups, cereals, gelatin, ice creams, iced tea, juices, maple syrup, pies, cookies, breath mints, ketchup, chocolate syrup, nutritional bars, pudding, yo-gurt, vegetables drinks

May also cause weight gain because phenylalanine and aspartic acid – the two amino acids that make up 90% of aspartame

50% Phenylalanine: Excessive levels of phenylalanine in the brain cause serotonin levels to decrease, leading to emotional disorders like depression.

40% Aspartic Acid: considered an excito-toxin, it over stimulates certain neurons in the body until they die. Much like nitrates and MSG, aspartic acid can cause ami-no acid imbalances in the body and result in the interrup-tion of normal neurotransmitter metabolism of the brain (ADD, ADHD).

10% Methanol: When ingested, the methanol (wood alco-hol) is distributed throughout the body, (brain, muscle, fat and nervous tissues), and is then metabolized to form formaldehyde (embalming fluid), which enters cells and binds to proteins and genetic material (DNA). Methanol is a dangerous neurotoxin and a known carcinogen.

Rapidly stimulate the release of insulin and leptin; two hormones that are intricately involved with satiety and fat storage. Insulin and leptin are also the primary hormones that regulate metabolism.

Mar/Apr 2014—Page 19

Aspartame linked to the following conditions: leukemia, lymphoma, anxiety attacks; appetite problems (binge-eating and sugar cravings); birth defects; blindness, vision problems, bright flashes, tunnel vision; brain tumors; chest pain; depression, emotional problems; dizziness, vertigo; edema; epilepsy, seizures; fatigue; headaches, migraines; hearing loss, tinnitus; heart palpitations, ar-rhythmia; hyperactivity; insomnia; joint pain; learning disabilities; memory loss; menstrual irregularities, PMS; muscle cramps; nausea; numbness of extremities; psychi-atric disorders; reproductive problems; skin lesions; slurred speech; uterine tumors, even death.

Aspartame’s effects can be mistaken for Alzheimer’s dis-ease, chronic fatigue syndrome, epilepsy, Epstein-Barr virus, Huntington’s chorea, hypothyroidism, Lou Gehrig’s disease; Lyme disease, Ménière’s disease, multiple sclero-sis, and post polio syndrome.

Saccharine (Sweet N’ Low) - Benzoic Sulfilimine

700 times sweeter than sugar; no nutritional value; much sweeter than sucrose; has a bitter or metallic aftertaste

Made by combining anthranilic acid (used among other things as a corrosive agent for metal) with nitrous acid, sulfur dioxide, chlorine, and ammonia.

First produced in 1878 by a chemist working on coal tar at Johns Hopkins University. After working with his com-pounds all day, he discovered that his hands tasted “sweet.” Later in 1906, the Director of the Bureau of Chemistry for the USDA felt saccharin should not be used in foods. In fact, he is quoted as saying, “[Saccharin is] a

coal tar product totally devoid of food value and extreme-ly injurious to health.”

In 1970, researchers discovered saccharine caused blad-der cancer in rats. Instead of taking off the market, FDA required a warning label; FDA tried to ban saccharine in 1972 but failed.

Sucralose (Splenda)

600 times sweeter than sugar

Additive created by chlorinating sugar.

The chemical structure of the chlorine in sucralose is al-most the same as that in the now-banned pesticide DDT

Not a "zero-calorie" sweetener. It contains dextrose and maltodextrin, which is a sugar, because it is so sweet.

Journal of Toxicology and Environmental Health research reports:

- reduces the amount of good intestinal bacteria by 50 percent

- increases the intestinal pH level

- affects a glycoprotein that can have crucial health effects, particularly if you're on certain medications

Research shows sucralose can cause shrinking of the thy-mus gland, and liver and kidney dysfunction; reduces healthy intestinal bacteria.

Reported side effects: head and muscle aches, stomach cramps and diarrhea, bladder issues, skin irritation, dizzi-ness and inflammation

Acesulfame Potassium – Acesulfame-K, Ace-K, Sunett

200 times sweeter than table sugar (sucrose)

Used in the food industry for the last 15 years; primarily in baking

Least studied of all artificial sweeteners

May cause many different types of tumors (including lung tumors and breast tumors), various types of leukemia and chronic respiratory disease in the animals.

Contains a known carcinogen, methylene chloride (a liq-uid used to manufacture the sweetener)

Severe side effects when eaten for long periods of time: include headaches, depression, nausea, mental confu-sion, liver damage, kidney damage

7 Steps to Kissing Your Cravings Goodbye

How do we defend ourselves? Follow these SEVEN steps to say NO to your cravings.

Mar/Apr 2014 Issue—Page 20

Step 1: Turn off the TV! - How many of you watch TV… and the commercials? Does your mouth water when you see the hot, gooey, melting cheese pulling off the pizza? It’s okay, you can admit it. Advertising WORKS! It influ-ences your behavior, whether you want it to or not. Our BEST defense against sugar: Turn off the tube!

Step 2: Don’t have it in the house! - If it’s not there, you can’t eat it. Do you ever find yourself looking through the fridge or the pantry in the evening? What are you doing in there? What are you looking for? Don’t buy it and you won’t eat it. This tip ALONE has helped my clients reduce aimless snacking and cravings.

Step 3: Go to Sleep! - Ok, you turned off the TV and stopped looking in the fridge go to sleep, NOW! How many hours of sleep do you get each night? 8, 7, 6? Did you ever notice that you are hungrier when you are tired? Research shows that our appetites increase 25 percent when we’re tired. Why do you think that is? I talked about this earlier in this article. What do you crave when you’re tired? Sugar, caffeine, carbs! So go to sleep. And STAY asleep! Is something keeping you up at night? That’s important. If you wake up or can’t fall asleep -- talk to someone about it.

Step 4: Read the Labels - Manufacturers know this, so you have to be in charge of knowing how much sugar is in your food. Look for these guidelines:

- If sugar is the #1 ingredient - If sugar is listed many times (by different names) - If the product has a long list of ingredients we can’t pro-nounce

See the REFERENCE GUIDE in this article to understand what is on the label

Step 5: Crowd it out - “Crowd it out” means replace the sweets you eat with “real” food -- banana, nuts, berries, carrots. Don’t tell yourself you CAN’T have it… instead say, “I could have it, but first I’m going to eat “real” food and see what happens. You may find that you don’t want or need that cookie or ice cream afterwards – you’ve crowded out the craving.

You want to “crowd out” those simple carbs, refined sug-ars, foods stripped of nutrients, with complex, whole, real, nutrient-dense foods that give our body what it needs. Eat carbohydrates that appear in nature. These whole foods like fruit, vegetables and whole grains will sustain you are the foods where we get our sustained energy and long-term health. Eat foods that love you back!

Step 6: Put Primary Food Back in Your Life - We all have cravings that aren’t categorized as food. For example, do

you crave balance in your life? Love? Family? This is what I call our “Primary Food.” Primary Food is NOURISH-MENT that doesn’t come on a plate. Get in touch with what you are “craving” that’s NOT FOOD and learn other ways to NOURISH YOURSELF – ways that don’t include food.

Create a NON-FOOD NOURISHING MENU for yourself. Maybe it includes: a nice warm bath, a massage, a walk or hike, shopping, reading, and playing with the kids or your dog. Take the time to do what do YOU LOVE TO DO.

Step 7: Get Support - It’s not easy to do all of this on your own. Getting support, understanding and guidance helps people succeed. When you understand the connection between what you eat, why you eat, and how you feel, you will be in control of your health and food choices, and on your way to enjoying a happier, healthier, more energetic life – one that is free of cravings and free of “emotional” eating.

You CAN make LASTING CHANGE. There’s so much to learn and so little time! If you’d like to learn more and understand your UNIQUE food connections, talk about your individual goals and concerns, take advantage of a FREE Discovery Session with me. (see contact info above)

So remember… when the sugar cravings hit, take these steps to beat them before the sugar blues get to you! After all, you’re sweet enough!

Jan/Feb 2014 Issue—Page 21

Roseann C. Borucki-Zaft is a Board Certi-fied Holistic Health and Wellness Practi-tioner. She is a member of the American Association of Drugless Practitioners. She has been is a Certified Fitness Trainer for over 15 years.

Roseann works with busy women and men that are looking to find more balance in their life. She helps her clients find solutions to fitness and food so they have more energy, manage stress better and learn how to LIVE FIT using her "one day at a time approach". Whether it is going through a 10-day detox, using pure essential oils, learning about food choices or incorporating functional weight training, golf fitness, Pilates, yoga, indoor cycling or water aerobics, Roseann creates an approach specific for her clients. Offering this diverse menu of services enables her to support her clients all the way to find the balance they need. Check out her website: www.livefit2day.com or email her directly: livefit2day@me.com

DISCLAIMER OF HEALTH CARE RELATED SERVICES—Roseann Borucki-Zaft, aka LIVEFIT llc, encourages you to continue to visit and to be treated by your healthcare professionals, including, without limitation, a naturopathic or traditional medical physician. LIVEFIT is not acting in the capacity of a doctor, licensed dietician-nutritionist, psychologist or other licensed or registered professional. LIVEFIT is not providing health care, medical or nutrition thera-py services and will not diagnose, treat or cure in any manner whatsoever any disease, condition or other physical or mental ailment of the human body.

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Many people ask me, “You’re Italian and you eat raw?” or

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I think the misconception is that Italian food is suppose to be

all heavy carbohydrates, cheese, and fried filets of meat, but

it’s quite the contrary. I grew up with a mother who cooked

every meal and it was always fresh homemade food full of

veggies, and my snacks and desserts were often fresh fruit.

Growing up, I was blessed with 2 sets of amazing grandpar-

ents. My mother’s parents lived here in America, and my

father’s parents lived in Italy. My fondest memories are go-

ing to Italy in the summer and helping my Nonna Ida in the

kitchen. She would send me to their enormous garden and

have me pick out the best tomatoes I could find or pick

whatever vegetables I wanted to eat that day!

A fruit truck would come to the neighborhood every other

week and she would let me pick out whatever fruit I wanted.

The highlights of my days were when my Nonno Romino

would send me to the chicken coop to get fresh eggs for the

next day. I think it made him happy to see how excited I

would get.

My parents and siblings have been my biggest supporters on

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Jan/Feb 2014 Issue—Page 23

Quantum Neurology ® assists many individuals

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Mar/Apr 2014 Issue—Page 24

T he Karmic Board speaks today bringing valuable information ~ the good and the bad, yin and

yang. One cannot exist without the other, which is the underlying truth, and truth is positive

and negative, one in the same. We announce to the world that it is in the NOW in your cur-

rent timeline upon your world. We do start out with congratulations again to those that are doing their

spiritual work for the planet as well as for the self. If the self can raise their own vibrations to a higher

frequency level then in turn, at this time can affect their surroundings where they stand at a triple layer

effect, meaning expanding and transferring their love and light as a channel conduit in their location

within a 12, 24 and 33 mile radius, assisting humanity to evolve and in turn they transfer that light

knowingly or unknowingly like the ‘monkey effect.’ Those that resist working on themselves or resist

accepting love, light and truth will result in illness, and possible death. This is not a negative thing and

one must not judge the un-awakened as it may be in their best interest not to continue or work to-

wards ascension in this last lifetime on Mother Earth before she herself (Gaia) ascends into 5th dimen-

sion with her people. There may be other lessons that they may have to work on for their own growth

and healing. Those that have accepted this understanding of death and did not fear it prior to 2013 and

are still walking among the planet, have passed their test and have a choice to stay and live within your

planet accepting that they will not physically pass away leaving their bodies behind, but instead will

state, affirm and decree to ascend with body. No death but acceleration into the 5th dimension with

your light bodies.

- I AM Pallas Athena,, Member of the Karmic Board

Much abuse is taking place globally through your governing systems. Have you not learned not to fol-

low in these footsteps as individuals? Many reading this now are participating in the negativity and con-

tributing more so than the system can handle. Some of you do not even care or believe in your own

karmic creation that will affect you personally from your cause(s). Why not invest all of this valuable

time and energy into making the world a better place? And live free from all restrictions in peace? Kali

states “Of the karmic consequences, one will endure not by punishment but the creation of harm to-

wards others, in turn, will bring much harm to you.” Isis speaks now “We ruled like many, not to con-

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respect, cooperate, and do what’s right! Quit the abuse and cyber-stalking. Do you not realize that if

one partakes in these activities, through the wheel of karma, someone else unknown will do the same

invasion to you? Think about this for a moment, this could be you.” Mother Mary wishes to speak!...”I

come forth as my higher aspect of Lady Nada with Mary Magdalene. Security, safe-haven, love, peace,

nurturing, forgiveness to others more so yourself. This is what the Universe has to offer. One must be

truly honest with self. True sincerity and taking action in letting go of all negativity, and the partaking

and contributing in such horrific, unpleasant acts of harm, whether serious in mission or playfully. If

you let go moving forward, all karma is erased with the grace of GOD. Be kind to one another, move

forward into the beautiful kingdom that awaits.” Lady Portia speaks “With flipping both sides of the

coin, positive and negative, heads or tails…it is in truth the same coin, one coin.”

- With Love, Representatives of the Karmic Board

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