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The 9 Steps to Keep the Doctor Awayby Dr. Rashid A. Buttar

...excerpted chapter from hisbook The 9 Steps to Keepthe Doctor Away

Karen's Story and theU.S. Congress

When Karen came tome, she was at the end of theline, literally. I was the 15thor 16th doctor she'd seen infive years. She was only 34but was suffering terriblyfrom a list of 17 odd and dif-ferent symptoms whichincluded problems withfacial hair, lactating breasts,loss of libido, joint pain,muscle aches, balance issues,speech articulation, heartpalpitations, gait problems,chest pain, head aches, blur-ry vision, anxiety, depres-sion, and a host of othercomplaints.

At the end of describ-ing the odyssey she'd beenthrough, she said to me, "Dr.Buttar, if you can't help me,I'm going to help myself."As she made that statement,she patted her purse. To thisday, I don't know if she hada gun or drugs in there orwhat her intentions were,but I knew that I was dealingwith a very desperatewoman.

After making herpromise me that she wouldNOT hurt herself (I wouldhave had to admit her forsuicide precautions had shenot promised), I reassuredher that I felt confident Icould help her. Judgingfrom all the symptoms withwhich she was presentingand my experience withheavy metals, I knew it couldonly be mercury poisoning.I was convinced.

"I've already beentested for mercury," she said."There's nothing there."

I told her that bloodtests for mercury are useless.Many of the metals are sotoxic that the body ushersthem right out of the bloodstream and isolates them inthe deeper tissues. Forinstance, lead is preferential-ly stored in bones and mer-cury in fat and the myocardi-um (striated muscle whichmakes up the heart). A chal-lenge test needed to be done,followed by a timed urinecollection.

"That's what I haddone, Dr. Buttar," Karenanswered. I was a bit con-fused so I requested Karen'sprevious medical recordsfrom the doctor who hadreportedly done this chal-lenge test.

When I receivedKaren's heavy metal chal-lenge test from the doctor ina city about 5 hours away, Iwas stunned. Her mercuryregistered a level of just 2.5ug/g creatinine. Anything

less than 3 was considered"normal". I didn't know herformer doctor but he knewwho I was and was in factusing my testing protocol.Apparently he had heard melecture at a medical confer-ence and the challenge testrecords I received were on aform titled "Buttar ChallengeProtocol".

This doctor did exact-ly what I would have done.Still, the results just didn'tmake any sense. No amountof mercury is safe in thebody, but this was wellbelow the "elevated" rangewhere symptoms should bemanifesting. I would havebet a full year's salary thatthere was a lot more mercu-ry in her body. Maybe it waslab error. So I asked her toretest.

The second test cameback at 2.8 ug/g creatinine.I was shocked. I had noexplanation. For the firsttime in my medical career, Ifelt that I couldn't helpsomeone.

"Can you still helpme, Dr. Buttar?" she asked.There was almost a pleadingin her voice, a sound thatyou only hear when someoneis truly holding on by just astring. I didn't want to say"no" and yet I couldn't say"yes" because I didn't know.

She changed the ques-tion. "What would you do ifI was your sister?" sheasked.

Little did I know thatquestion would eventuallychange the future of my ownlife both personally and pro-fessionally as well as that oftens of thousands of childrenand hundreds of other doc-tors all over the world. Itwas one of those pivotalmoments when analyzed inretrospect, where everythingcould have been different.I've always regarded mypatients with the highestesteem and deepest respectbecause they are often mov-ing into the unknown withme and have entrusted mewith their lives. It's aresponsibility that I don'ttake lightly and I would liketo think I treat them no dif-ferent than I would treat aclose family member. ButKaren's response to mechanged the way I will forev-er look at a patient.

I was sitting therewith two different tests thatsaid Karen had virtually nomercury in her body. Shehad only one amalgam fillingand no prior exposure inci-dents. Yet there were allthese unrelated symptoms.She had been prescribednumerous antidepressantsand even an anti-psychoticdrug by her previous doc-tors. There was only onething that could cause multi-system organ failure to occur

and that was trauma. And ina situation like that, thepatient is in intensive careusually on life support. Yethere was this woman, walk-ing and talking, and yet shewas in nothing less thanmulti-organ system failure.

By asking me what Iwould do if she was my sis-ter, it changed my perspec-tive. I would do anything,whatever it took, to help mysister. Without hesitation, Ilooked at her and answered.

"If you were my sister,I would NOT rely on thesetests. I'd treat you empiri-cally for metal toxicity."

"Let's start today," sheinsisted.

I started Karen on thedetoxification process. After20 weeks, her mercury leveljumped from 2.8 ug/g creati-nine to 9.4 ug/g creatinine,going from well within thenormal range to more than300% above the normalrange. Her arsenic shot upfrom 13 ug/g creatinine to260 ug/g creatinine! Nowwe were getting somewhere.We were succeeding in draw-ing the metals out from thedeeper stored layers andremoving them from her sys-tem. And many of her symp-toms, with the grace of God,had begun quickly improv-ing.

Each week, Karencame into the clinic likeclock work and we continuedpulling mercury out of hersystem. Soon her heart pal-pitations and breast lacta-tion stopped. At the oneyear mark, Karen's mercurylevel doubled again, register-ing at 19 ug/g creatinineshowing that more and moremercury was being pulledout. Meanwhile she contin-ued to feel better and better.At 18 months, her mercuryregistered at 27 ug/g creati-nine, more than 9 x what shehad shown on the initialtesting. That's almost a1,000 % increase in her mer-cury levels and 9 timeswhat's considered to be safe!By this time, she was virtual-ly symptom free.

The last test we didwas almost two years fromthe day she walked into myoffice. The mercury reading-1.7 ug/g creatinine.

I began to realize thatheavy metal challenge testsare good for qualitativeanalysis-just to see whatheavy metals exist in thebody. However, they are notreliable from a quantitativestandpoint-to see how muchof these metals are actuallypresent. The only definitivequantitative test would bemultiple site biopsies andmost patients wouldn't likethat-at least while they'realive.

I've seen this crescen-do or bell curve excretion

with many patients sincetreating Karen. Thesepatients don't seem to havethe ability to efficientlydetoxify their own systems.I refer to them as "non-excretors" because they havedifficulty excreting heavymetals and as a result, expe-rience the related symptomsof metal poisoning. Theseinclude children with autismand patients suffering withAlzheimer's disease. We alsoobserve similar findings withcancer patients. Sometimes,all it takes is a slow coaxingof the body's own detoxifica-tion pathways for them toopen up and release theirtoxic heavy metal burden.Karen's full story, along withdocumentation of her testrecords showing the resultsand the principals behindthis foundation are docu-mented and part of a com-prehensive DVD available onthe website listed in theappendix to this book.

The rest of the story isa matter of historical prece-dence and documented inthe library of Congress. Ipresented Karen's case infront of the USCongressional Sub-Committee on Human Rightand Wellness on May 6,2004. I accompanied myson Abie who testified and isthe youngest formal witnessto have ever testified in frontof Congress.

Karen obviously was-n't my sister, but I have herto thank for helping guideme to understand this non-excretion phenomenon andreframe how I view mypatients, not just in words,but in action. Taking care ofKaren showed me what I hadto do to help regain my ownson's health and what even-tually impacted tens of thou-sands of families and hun-dreds if not thousands of

doctors all over the world. I trust my instincts

more now and firmly believeit was the higher source,once again, which led me inthe right direction. I do formy patients exactly what Iwould do for myself and myown family, regardless of theconsequences by the medicalhierarchy. Before someonethinks this as "heroic" orgives me some undeservedaccolade, I have no choicebut to act in this manner. Iam only honoring theprocess which led to myson's full and unprecedentedrecovery and keeping thepromise I made to theCreator.

The First Foundation -Systemic Detoxification

As I mentioned in the pre-ceding chapter, it's a toxicworld. I don't think anyonewould argue with that state-ment, at least not an honestperson. All you have to do islook at the "Do Not Swim"signs posted everywherealong beaches from the EastCoast in the USA to the exot-ic Mediterranean beaches ofMalta. Or how about thesmog in Los Angeles so thickon some days you can't evensee a 30-story building just200 yards from you. Themistake most people make isthinking that just becausethey don't live in a big citylike New York or LosAngeles, they're free frompollution of all kinds. Infact, some of the worstoffenders are the coal burn-ing plants throughout theMidwest.

The problem comeswhen these toxins find theirway into our bodies…and wehave created many ways forthem to do so, sometimesactually facilitating their

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“9 Steps”... cont’d from pg 1entry. Because of over-industrialization, it's virtuallyimpossible to escape theeffects of our toxic world, nomatter where you live.Through the air we breathe,water we drink, food wegrow, livestock we consumeand even social structureswe've created, toxicity haspermeated every facet of ourlives.

When these toxinsenter our bodies they imme-diately begin causing dam-age. It doesn't matter if thetoxin is a heavy metal, pesti-cide or food additive. Everytoxin uses the same methodof creating physiologicaldamage-oxidative stress. Ihave already introduced theconcept of oxidation. Nowit's time to explore this horri-fying process in more detail.

Why Oxidation Kills

Let's go back to highschool biology class. Luckily,there's no quiz so you canactually relax and learn.Every atom in your body hasa specific number of protons(positively charged), elec-trons (negatively charged)and neutrons (no charge).Because there is a perfectbalance of positive and nega-tive charges in each atom,the net charge is zero or neu-tral.

Now enters a toxin. Atoxin is made up of free radi-cals, or atoms that have a net+ charge. They are missingan electron and are desper-ately seeking to pull an elec-tron from another atom.When toxins (free radicals)enter your body, they stealelectrons from the atomswhich make up the cells inyour body. The atoms thatmake up your cells that havenow lost an electron, nowhave a net + charge, just likethe toxin / free radical.

So a free radical has anet + charge and is an elec-tron "stealer". When the freeradical steals an electronfrom a surrounding atom,the atom becomes highlyunstable. In an effort to re-balance itself, the unstableatom begins bombardinghealthy atoms, trying to stealone of their electrons. As aresult, a chain reactionbegins where the atomsbegin to change from stablestructures to free radicals,eventually causing a changein the cell structure andbecoming an abnormal cell.

This domino effectcontinues, with normalhealthy atoms having elec-trons stolen from them by afree radical, in turn becom-ing a free radical themselvesand looking to steal an elec-tron from another surround-ing atom. The unstable atombeing driven by this processis called a free radical andthe resulting damage itinflicts upon the healthy cells(remember that atoms makeup everything including thecells) is known as oxidativestress, oxidation or free radi-cal damage.

This is the processwhich occurs when you'vejust cut an apple or peeled abanana. In just a matter ofminutes, it turns brown.Free radicals create the exact

same situation inside yourbody which is essentially therusting process. The goodnews is we do have a countermeasure commonly knownas "antioxidants" or sub-stances that reverse thisprocess by donating elec-trons. Our bodies produceour own antioxidants whichprevent this process to a cer-tain extent. Examples ofantioxidants we produce our-selves include SuperoxideDismutase, Catalase, andGlutathione. We can alsoconsume additional antioxi-dants in our diet to create abigger buffer of protectionwhich I will explain later.

In a world so over-come with organic and inor-ganic pollutants, our bodiessimply cannot keep up withthe free radical onslaught ofepic proportions. Hiddentoxicities within our bodiesthat we aren't even aware ofalso add to the oxidative bur-den in our systems, furtherrequiring us to not onlyincrease the antioxidantbuffers but more important-ly, reduce the oxidative dam-age by reducing the toxici-ties.

Increasing antioxi-dants has become very popu-lar in the last 10 years. Byjust increasing antioxidantshowever, a false sense ofsecurity is generated. Youmay see an improvement butthe toxicity leading to theoxidative stress has not beenremoved. In time, the toxici-ty will further accumulateand you'll need a higherquantity of antioxidants toachieve the same benefit,until eventually enough dam-age has been done that noamount of antioxidants willbenefit any longer. This isthe point essentially whenthe chronic diseases appear.Therefore, the removal of theoffending toxic substancebecomes paramount, ideallywell before the disease devel-ops.

The Toxins and DiseaseConnection

All chronic disease,whether it's heart disease,cancer, neurological disor-ders or any other condition,results from damaged cells asa result of oxidative damage.Damaged cells come fromfree radical damage, and freeradicals are created by tox-ins. Where the damage takesplace in your body from thefree radical together withyour particular genetic pre-disposition, will determinethe disease your body willmanifest. So it may seemunbelievable or downrightcrazy to say that cancer andheart disease have the exactsame cause. However, thefact remains-they do, and itdoesn't take a Mensa scholarto realize that the cause isoxidative stress from freeradical damage, despite whatthe medical hierarchy maywish you to believe.

The most significantas well as crucial misunder-standing in medical sciencethat has occurred in the last100 years is the lack of con-nection between the cause(toxin-induced oxidativestress from free radical dam-

age) and the problem (steadi-ly increasing incidence ofchronic disease). This lack ofcorrelation has even moreserious implications and hasa tremendous impact on ourfuture generations as well asfuture advancements inhealth sciences and medicalinterventions.

Despite literally hun-dreds of billions of dollarsput into cancer research,until toxicity is effectivelyaddressed, no significantadvance in cancer survivalwill ever happen. The samegoes for all the anti-agingand longevity research beingconducted. To discusslongevity and increased lifes-pan without first consideringand adequately addressingtoxicity is like planning onrunning a marathon but noteven having learned how tocrawl, let alone walk or run.

Even though we'resurrounded by all thegarbage inundating us aboutlongevity and anti-aging,there are a few (very few)incredible advances whichhave actually shown substan-tial evidence of increasinglifespan…literally! We'll dis-cuss these later in this bookbut it's going to be up to youto first open your mind andsee the possibilities, followedby choosing to experience theresults for yourself.

An Error In Perspective

Eliminate the phrase"all of a sudden" from yourmedical vocabulary. Nothinghappens "all of a sudden" inthe body, unless you're talk-ing about being shot orstabbed. Every effect has itscause and that cause usuallyhas the opportunity to builditself up over time, longbefore we even see the endresult.

That's why the miss-ing link of toxicity, the causeof the worst epidemic ofchronic diseases in the histo-ry of man, has all but beenignored by the medical estab-lishment. They are trying towork on the disease itself,the end of the pathologicalchain of events…the effect ofthe toxicity, the symptom ofthe problem…not the cause.In order to heal any diseaseor correct any chronic disor-der, you must go back to theoriginal cause. Failing toaddress the cause willabsolutely guarantee certaindefeat in this war againstchronic disease, whichshould be correctly labeled asa war against toxicity.

Imagine you just gotback from a month-long tourof Europe. You've had a ter-rific time. Just as you openyour front door to walk intoyour house, you're almostknocked back by the fouleststench you can possiblyimagine. It smells like some-body stuffed a sweaty gymlocker full of old rotting food.It's July and all your win-dows have been closed for 30days straight. You followyour nose, go to the kitchenand discover that you forgotto empty your trash beforeyou left. It's been sittingthere putrefying over amonth with no ventilation.Flies are swarming around,

feasting on the goopy mess. What does common

sense tell you to do at thispoint? Open a window?Perhaps. Spray air fresheneror disinfectant? It may help.Start swatting the flies? Sortof useless at this point. Noneof these things will solve theproblem. They may make ita little tolerable for a shortperiod of time, but the prob-lem still remains and willcontinue to be there andrecur. What is the onlydefinitive thing and smartestthing to do? Immediatelytake the trash out of thehouse! The smell will noweventually leave and the flieswill buzz off to find anotherfeast.

Unfortunately howev-er, modern medicine hasspent the last 50 years swat-ting at the flies and openingup the windows to addressthe rotting garbage of chron-ic disease. This rottinggarbage is really the toxicitiesthat we have been talkingabout. Doling out pills forsecondary problems andsymptoms provides onlytemporary relief while theinternal oxidative damagerages on and patients justcontinue to get worse,requiring higher dosages andthe addition of even moredrugs.

By the same token,"alternative" medicine actu-ally makes the same mistake,albeit the doling out of vita-mins and herbs may not benearly as damaging as thedispensing of one drug uponanother. However, the fun-damental approach is just asflawed because the primaryetiology, the cause of theproblem, is not beingaddressed. It makes no dif-ference if a Chinese herb orhomeopathic extract isreplacing the drug. Ok, itmay be less damaging to givean herb compared to a drug.The point is still that itessentially amounts to thesame ineffective pill-for-a-problem solution to cover upthe symptom.

Since all chronic dis-ease stems from some type oftoxicity, it follows that detox-ification of whatever makesup the toxic substance mustoccur if chronic disease is toever be effectively addressedand/or reversed. SystemicDetoxification must beundertaken. And it's thisSystemic Detoxification thatcomprises the FirstFoundation.

Of course, what thatactually means for youdepends on the junk you'vebeen carrying around andhow long you've been carry-ing it. The good news is thatno matter what you're deal-ing with, toxicity can beeffectively removed from thebody. It may not happen "allof a sudden" and in fact,chances are it will take sometime. This especially is trueif you already are sufferingfrom some type of chronicdisease. You didn't get sickovernight, right? It was aprogression. Well, healthisn't regained overnighteither. It usually does notreturn fast, but it does

“9 Steps” ...cont’d pg 5return. The question is not



"if" it will occur, but rather,"when" will it occur.

The Second Foundation -Immune Modulation

Ellen arrived at myclinic supporting herself witha walker. As she made herway down the hall, I couldtell every step was a signifi-cant struggle for her. She,like Karen, was only 34 butwas trapped in the body ofan old woman. She wasforced to sell her house whenshe could no longer climbstairs. She had to leave herjob in computer program-ming because the pain fromtyping was excruciating. Herpassion for playing classicalpiano and dance were dis-tant memories.

By the time shearrived at my clinic, Ellenhad already seen 10 differentspecialists, most recently atJohns Hopkins UniversityHospital and the MayoClinic. The doctors wereconfounded by her conditionand assumed only that it wascaused by some sort of neu-ropathy. Although each ofthe hospitals had varyingopinions regarding Ellen'sdiagnosis, they were all cer-tain and in agreement that"Ellen's" condition wouldcontinue to degenerate, ulti-mately leaving her in awheelchair in less than sixmonths. There was nothingthey could do.

After evaluation andtesting, it was clear thatEllen had high levels of anumber of heavy metals aswell as persistent organicpollutants. Her immune sys-tem had been highly com-promised as a result and thejoint pain was just a symp-tom of the inflammation andother toxic burden. Webegan her on a detoxificationprogram immediately toremove the metals and pol-lutants from her system.

Once her immunesystem kicked in, I fullyexpected the symptom of herjoint pain to resolve. Bysimply getting the "road-blocks" out of the way andeliminating the "trash," herbody could have a chance tostart functioning properlyagain.

Six months afterbegining treatment, Ellenwasn't confined to a wheel-chair as John Hopkins hadpredicted. Instead, she'dexperienced significantimprovement in her mobili-ty. After one year, the onlypainful joint that remainedwas her left wrist. At 18months, Ellen was complete-ly pain free. She was climb-ing stairs again and evenreturned to work in a pro-gramming managementposition. The best part wasEllen was playing the pianoand able to perform classicaldance again.

Regardless of whatthe "experts" had told Ellen,her apparent immune sys-tem disorder wasn't theproblem. It was only a signto look deeper. Beyond thecomplex diagnosis with thelong, confusing name of"chronic, idiopathic demyeli-nating polyneuropathy," thesituation was really a much

simpler issue waiting to besolved. Health is a simplematter. We complicate it.When we get out of our ownway and allow God's designto function, everything fallsinto place and the musiccomes back into life.

War, Gut and ImpairedImmune System

Anytime heavy metalsor persistent organic pollu-tants enter the body, theimmune system by definitionwill become compromised.The level of compromisedepends upon many thingsincluding the specific type ofmetal/pollutant, the amountof toxin, the duration ofexposure and the individ-ual's constitution to handlephysiological stress as wellas genetic predisposition toprocess the toxin out of thebody. In fact, when the bodyis exposed to any type of tox-icity, the immune systembecomes compromised tosome degree. And once theimmune system isn't func-tioning at an optimum level,the body becomes vulnerableto all sorts of disorders anddisease.

This explains whymany patients often visitdoctor after doctor to findthe answer the "experts"keep missing because they'relooking under the wrongboulders. They eventuallyaffix a diagnosis with a namehalf the patients themselvescan't pronounce, but thegame continues with thefocus on covering the symp-toms.

What they've chosento ignore or have missed isthe disease itself is a symp-tom of a deeper underlyingproblem, one resulting fromsome form of toxicity, aninner pollution. Once thebody is properly detoxifiedand the burden of pollutionremoved, the immune sys-tem will naturally re-modu-late. The result of re-modu-lation after detoxification isthat the symptoms usuallybegin disappearing, indicat-ing the disease itself isbeginning to resolve.

When most peoplethink of their immune sys-tem they think of whiteblood cells. That's what we'retaught in biology class andfor most of us, that's wherethe story of the immune sys-tem ends. But there's a lotmore to the immune systemthan most of us realize.Whether you recognize it ornot, a majority of yourimmune system exists inyour gastrointestinal tract.Billions of "good bacteria" orprobiotics flourish in aidingproper digestion, assimila-tion of nutrients and theelimination of waste, main-taining the essential ecologi-cal balance of the gastroin-testinal tract.

They also act to bal-ance against disease-causingmicrobes and parasites thattry to invade the body. Anexample is when a womantakes an antibiotic for athroat infection and ends upgetting a vaginal yeast infec-tion. Essentially, the antibi-otics are not selective andkill the bad, disease-causing

bacteria in the throat butalso end up killing much ofthe good bacteria normallyresiding in the gut and vagi-na. This leaves the "oppor-tunity" for the yeast (fungus)to flourish without having tocompete against the healthybacteria. When nothing isholding it back, the yeasttakes over, creating the vagi-nal yeast infection.

Think of this as a war.When toxins enter yourbody, the first casualty isyour immune system. Sincea substantial amount of yourimmune system lives in yourgastrointestinal tract, the gutis usually impacted in somesignificant manner. But themost widely purchasedgroup of over-the-countermedications that Americanscontinue to buy are digestiveaids such as antacids, laxa-tives and gas relievers. Andof course, these substancesonly serve to further aggra-vate the overall situation.

As a culture, we'reconditioned to accept diges-tive upset as almost a rite ofpassage as we age. Digestiveproblems are the first chinkin the armor of your immunesystem and your body issounding the alarm. It's cru-cial you listen to the messageyour body is sending you toimprove the quality of nutri-tion, reduce the burden oftoxicity and pay attention tothe signals being provided(symptoms) so that themajor catastrophes of chron-ic disease are prevented.Show me a patient who ischronically ill with virtuallyany condition and I'll showyou a person who has amajor imbalance in their GItract.

Watch Out for FriendlyFire

Medicine has hardlybeen a friend to the immunesystem in the last 50 years.In fact, it's done more toharm the immune systemthan help it. We've all heardabout how the massive useof unnecessary antibioticshas resulted in the mutationof pathogens creating the"super bugs" or microbesthat are now resistant tonearly all antibiotics. Just asimportant however is thedamage caused by antibi-otics inside your body. Don'tget me wrong. Antibioticsare a valuable and lifesavingtool in medicine, but onlywhen used appropriately andwith great discretion.However, that simply is notwhat happens in medicinetoday.

When a patient is pre-scribed antibiotics unneces-sarily (which occurs far moreoften than we realize), thedoctor prescribing has inad-vertently contributed toweakening the immune sys-tem. As mentioned, antibi-otics kill bacteria. But theydon't rationalize and dis-criminate the good bacteriafrom the bad, killing the bac-teria causing the infectionalong with the good bacterialiving in your GI tract andother areas. This good bac-teria was actually protectingyou against the infection inthe first place but the antibi-

otics takes that natural pro-tection away by indiscrimi-nately wiping out most if notall microbes. This is whyprobiotics are so popular asa supplement. Rememberthat probiotic means "for"life and antibiotic means"against" life.

Your body is a walk-ing miracle. Under theproper conditions and withthe right tools, it can healitself practically from any-thing. Name one machinethat the more you use, thebetter it gets. We measureengine life in tractors by thenumber of hours the enginehas been run or in cars bythe number of miles traveledor in planes by the numberof flight hours. But in ahuman or even in an animal,the more you use your body,the greater it functions, thelonger it lasts, the more effi-cient it performs, the betterit looks and the less likely itis to have problems.

Imagine how compro-mised most people's immunesystems have become afterdecades of using variousdrugs (over-the-counter,prescription and illegal), lackof exercise, drinking toxictap water or worse, drinkingsodas, and eating nutrient-deficient, synthetic filledimitation food. It's a wonderanyone is standing upright!The fact that most of us canstill function is a testamentto the power and strength ofour bodies. The ability tocarry around such burdens,with immune systems func-tioning at only a fraction ofthe capacity, begs to ask thequestion, "what would ourbodies be capable of if wewere to actually take care ofourselves?"

Secret to Getting Backon Track

The masses howeverare finally beginning to wakeup to the importance of theimmune system. The for-merly unrecognized but sig-nificant role the GI (gas-trointestinal) tract plays inour overall health is becom-ing more widely acceptedamong health enthusiastsdespite the lack of embrace-ment of this key principal bythe mainstream medicalcommunity. An example ofthis increasing awarenesscan be seen in the increasingpopularity of probiotic prod-ucts which seem to be avail-able everywhere now, evenin the average grocery store.

While I'm happy tosee this paradigm shift, youcan't take a squirt gun to putout a five-alarm fire andexpect to be successful. Onlywhen the body is properlydetoxified will the probioticsand other interventionsbecome effective more oftenthan not. The great news isthat the lining of your intes-tinal tract where the goodbacteria (probiotics) live isone of the fastest regenerat-ing tissues in your body. Infact, the rate of regenerationbecomes faster in peoplewho have been sick recently.The GI tract is just an exam-ple of one of the major areaswhich must be addressed insystemic detoxification.

Once effective detoxificationhas been completed with areduction in the toxic burdenin the entire system, theimmune system will re-mod-ulate itself and you'll be wellon your way to getting backon track to good health.

The Geek, Tree & 13Women

This story is not asexotic as you might beexpecting from the title! Iwas in the middle of mydivorce which made war looklike a mild disagreement. Icouldn't see my way veryclearly during that time ofmy life and I was in a darkand confusing place spiritu-ally and emotionally. It wasthe toughest thing I've everdone in my life, especiallybecause my children wereinvolved.

But one issue that wasespecially frustrating duringthis time was a handful ofpatients who had sought myhelp but I wasn't able to suc-cessfully help. I supposewe'd become spoiled at myclinic because we were usedto routinely helping patientsno one else was previouslyable to help. This handful ofpatients all shared twothings in common: theywere all women and theywere all dealing with severehormonal imbalances forwhich I had not been able tofind the trigger, the underly-ing cause.

Sometimes, when Idon't know what to do in thecase of a particular patient,I'll pull their chart, lay it onmy desk, just stare at it andgo back to the basics. It'skind of like a meditation Isuppose. Eventually, some-thing always comes to me. Itwas a beautiful Saturdaymorning and I was in myclinic with the chart of these13 women spread out on thefloor in front of my deskhoping that some inspirationwould hit me. I'd alreadylearned the difficult lesson afew years earlier of whendealing with a hormonalimbalance in a woman, youmust address the GI tract.In some of my physicianconferences where I teachother doctors, I've said if youignore the gut in these typesof cases, you will most cer-tainly fail in helping thepatient improve.

As I sat there, nothingwas coming to me. My backphone line rang and a friendwas on the line, inviting meto go out on his boat on thelake. He was clearly tryingto distract me from mydivorce situation. I used thecharts as an excuse andexplained I needed to workon them, to which heresponded that I was a"geek" and then he hung up.I turned to the charts again,now getting angry and morefrustrated. Not at the charts,but at myself wondering if Ireally was a "geek". Iswiveled my chair slightly sothat I wouldn't have to stareat the stupid charts when thehuge oak tree outside theoffice window caught myeye. Its heavily laden

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branches were dancing everso slowly in the wind, backand forth, waving at me,almost inviting me to partici-pate in its hypnotic dance.The more I stared at it, themore it put me into a kind ofsoothing trance. It was mes-merizing and the charts wereforgotten.

I don't recall howmuch time went by, butwhen I realized what washappening, I got even moreangry. In my mind, I waswasting time. That tree had"broken" my concentrationon the charts. I looked downat the 13 charts spread outon the floor like a big deck ofcards and the first chart Isaw, the 4th one from theleft, had a sheet that was notproperly filed, sticking out ofthe rest of the chart.

As my staff will quick-ly tell you, I absolutelyHATE sheets not being prop-erly placed in a chart. Igrabbed the chart, flipped itopen to unclasp the metalstrip on top binding thechart, and took all thepapers out above the mis-aligned sheet. And there,staring back at me, on thismisaligned sheet, was theresult of a heavy metal chal-lenge test. I could clearly seethis woman had elevatedmercury levels. My angersuddenly forgotten, I quicklymoved clockwise to the nextchart. Sure enough, therewas a heavy metal challengetest that showed elevatedmercury. I went to the next

chart. No challenge test onthis chart. Next one, yes,there it was! By the time Ihad come full circle from thecharts that surrounded me,more than half the womenhad undergone a challengetest I'd ordered. The resthad not been evaluated formetals.

Over the next fewweeks, we did a challengetest on the remaining 13women. When it was all saidand done, 12 of those 13women had elevated to highmercury levels. Only one ofthose 13 women did not haveelevated mercury. That onewoman…was Karen, thewoman whose clinical storyis now recorded in the hallsof the Congress, the womanwho first taught me what anon-excretor was, thewoman whose mercury lev-els after 2 years of treatmentwould increase by almost1,000%!

Most doctors realizethe essential role hormonesplay in our health and quali-ty of life. But most of myprofession doesn't know thecrucial lesson I learned thatday which showed me thattoxicity can have a seriousdampening effect on hor-monal balance. In fact, alltoxicity can and does have atremendous impact on theendocrine system, the sys-tem responsible for all hor-mones in the body, from thesex hormones to the stresshormones and everything inbetween.

Needless to say, weimmediately got each of thewomen onto appropriatetreatment for mercury toxici-ty. The length of treatmentvaried for each of the 13women with Karen's treat-ment being the longest, butthey all resolved. ALL ofthem!

The Third Foundation -PhysiologicalOptimization

Most people think ofhormones only in a sexualcontext. The fact is thatevery function within yourbody is controlled by hor-mones, from your libido toyour sleep cycle to yourhunger response to yourbody temperature. All ofthese signals come downfrom a complex cascade oforiginating hormones youmay never have even heardof from the pituitary gland inyour brain. You may havethought it was all abouttestosterone and estrogen.Most people do.

But this incrediblyintricate, interconnectedhormonal network we sooften take for granted, isrelated like a set of dominochains. When our bodiesneed to perform a specificfunction, this domino chainis triggered with pinpointprecision and each dominocauses the next one to trig-ger. It's like a finely tunedorchestra where the successof every step depends on the

one before it. If even onenote is out of tune, the entireorchestra sounds off.

Relationship of the 3Foundations

The 9 Steps are thesteel beams, bricks and mor-tar you'll be using to literallybuild your new self. These 3Foundations we've justreviewed are the bedrockand the first 3 levels of thebuilding we're creating.You've now hopefully real-ized how the 1st Foundationof Systemic Detoxificationlaid the basis upon whicheverything else will be built.The 2nd Foundation ofImmune Modulation restsupon this 1st Foundation.And the 3rd Foundation ofHormonal Optimization, liesupon the 2nd Foundation.Similar to the floors of ahigh rise, the 1st Foundationis the 1st floor upon whicheverything is built.

As we now begin toreview each of the 9 Steps indetail, it's important toremember that each of thesesteps corresponds to thehigher floors of the high rise.The first 8 Steps we'll dis-cuss are vital to increasinglongevity and achieving opti-mum health. If you are cur-rently ill, these steps aremandatory if you wish to getwell. It's that simple. Yourwork in the first 8 of these 9Steps must be built on top ofa sound structure that is

strong and able to supportthe weight. The ideas you'llget from these 9 Steps aloneare all you need to transformyour body and mind into afortress of health and willprovide you with this strongand sound structure.

In the 9th Step, you'llfind the tools you need toconstruct your new buildingthree times as fast, ten timesas high and with a gloriouspenthouse on top. So whenit comes to your health, it'syour choice to build a sky-scraper instead of a ranch.

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Rashid A. Buttar, DO, FAAPM,FACAM, FAAIM, is a graduate ofthe University of OsteopathicMedicine and Health Sciences,College of Medicine and Surgery.He trained in General Surgery andEmergency Medicine and servedas Brigade Surgeon and Directorof Emergency Medicine whileserving in the U.S. Army. Dr.Buttar is board certified inClinicalMetal Toxicology,Preventive Medicine, is board eli-gible in Emergency Medicine andhas achieved fellowship status inthree separate medical societies.He is the medical director forAdvanced Concepts in Medicine,The Center for AdvancedMedicine and Clinical Research™in Charlotte, NC, a clinic specializ-ing in addressing the needs ofpatients with cancer and heartdisease refractory to conventionalmedical treatments. He alsoserves as Director of ClinicalResearch and Development for V-SAB Medical Labs where he isextensively involved inpolypeptide research and develop-ment.


FAITH FACTOR

by Joan Vetter

Simple research.Watch the life cycle of a but-terfly on the internet. I did-n't expect the emotion thatexplodes in my heart! If Godcan transform a worm into abeautiful butterfly in such adetailed way, surely He iswell able to make us newcreatures when we acceptJesus as our Savior andLord.

I've always beenintrigued and blessed by tes-timonies of transformedlives. I want to see the visualdemonstration of God's abil-ity and love. However, when

it comes to personal changeI often find myself resistingGod.

For instance, inMarch I was in a meetingwhere the speaker spoke of"The winds of change." Shechallenged us to followwhere God was leading, andto be especially sensitive toHis Spirit during March.Not long after that, I foundmyself so drawn to a newchurch called White Stone.Every time I would pass it byI would feel the intense tugin my spirit.

Finally I simply calledthe pastor and asked if Icould come speak with him.After thirty minutes I knewthe Lord was indeed leadingus there. Through manyconfirmations, I knew thiswas a change God wasdirecting, but it wasextremely difficult to leavethe security of friends andthe familiar.

However, after severalweeks in my new surround-ings, I am seeing more con-firmation of why we are tobe there. God knows who weare and the gifts He has put

within us to give, and Hedirects us (if we will allowHim) to the places to usethose gifts.

The philosophybehind the name WhiteStone is based on Revelation2:17 - To him who over-comes, I will give some ofthe hidden manna. I willalso give him a white stonewith a new name written onit, known only to him whoreceives it.

The following is theirexplanation of a whitestone:

The white stone wasused throughout the ancientworld as a statement of aperson's standing in varioussituations; in court, as astatement of their inno-cence; in athletic events, itwas given to the winner;while traveling, the hostwould be given a white stonewith their name on it bytheir guests in the event theyever traveled to their cityand they would return thegift of hospitality.

In scripture the whitestone has been inscribedwith a new name.

Throughout the Bible Godgives new names to His peo-ple which gave them a newidentity and life purpose thatdefined their destiny.

When the angel givesto those who overcome awhite stone with a new nameon it, he is defining thestanding we have beforeGod. First, we have beendeclared innocent! Second,He has cast His vote in favorof us! Third, He hasdeclared us the winners ofthe game of life. Finally, Hehas given us the white stoneto remind us that He hasgone to prepare a place forus.

Our names are thenames that He has known usby from the foundation ofthe earth and are the identitythat he has assigned to us.The Bible says that we are anew creation and that wehave been changed from aslave to a son or daughterwith freedom from all of pastmistakes, shames, miscon-ceptions, abuses, bitternessand unforgiveness!We call ourselves WHITESTONE because these two

words impart to us countlesspromises about who we are,who we will become and therelationship we have withFather. It is a promise thatwe do not have to stay theway the world has molded usto be. We want people toexperience the "new life" andthe "new identity" that onlya life in Christ can experi-ence.

In my new church Ihave met a woman whospent years in prison, andnow owns a constructioncompany where she hires ex-felons. Also I've had theprivilege to meet a man whowas a professional gamblerwho is now an evangelistgoing into prisons andschools to preach the gospel,and has written a book abouthis transformation.

And just like there isno way we can find thatworm anymore after the but-terfly emerges, our God hasmade something beautiful ofthese lives! To God be theGlory! phaaphaa

Metamorphosis

Patient Stories: Amanda Mann

by Laura Wild

Amanda Mann was anormal, healthy young kidwho loved softball, ballet,and music. She always want-ed to be a wife and mother,and even met her husbandwhen she was only 12 yearsold. When she turned 13years old, Amanda noticedsomething was wrong. Shebegan having some pelvicpain. The pain eventuallybecame unbearable and kepther awake at night. Amandasaw her pediatrician, and gota CT scan. She also saw anOB/GYN specialist, a sur-geon, and finally, a physicaltherapist. Her doctors por-trayed her as being lazy,which wasn't true. Amandaloved being active in dancingand sports, but she was intoo much pain to be active.Doctors eventually discov-ered an ovarian cyst, but toldher that it could not be thecause of her pain. Amandaremained in pain throughouther teens, seeking multipledoctors with no concreteanswers.

Amanda saw aNaturopathic doctor whotold her she was allergic togluten, so Amanda went on astrict gluten-free diet. By2007, now at age 17,Amanda's pain grew moreintense. She started havinghip pain, abdominal pain,and back pain. At first shethought it must be just badposture, but she was wrongagain. That same year,

Amanda moved away to goto college and began experi-encing asthma-like symp-toms. She was put onAlbuterol but it did nothingto help.

Amanda began gain-ing weight, so she adjustedher diet and exercise routine.It didn't help. Her weightkept increasing, and she hassince gained a total of sixtypounds. Frustrated, she wentto a nutritionist to gain someinsight and start a specialdiet. When she visited a newdoctor, all of her blood testswere normal, which sur-prised her.

In 2009, still battlingthe off and on pain andexhaustion, Amanda had agallbladder attack and need-ed emergency surgery toremove it. Just as Amandawas recovering from her sur-gery, a strange rashappeared all over her bodyand doctors were baffled.The diagnosis was hives andshe was prescribed steroidsand antihistamines.

By this point, all ofAmanda's health problemshad taken a toll on her emo-tions. She resorted to seek-ing counseling for depres-sion, anger, and endlessfatigue. She was prescribedan anti-depressant and toldto keep exercising to helpher fatigue.

Quite soon after this,Amanda came down with ayeast infection and was pre-scribed fluconazole. A weeklater, she began to have hotflashes, lightheadedness,nausea, and the shakes.Amanda fainted twice,prompting her to get moreblood tests done. She com-plained to her doctor all ofher symptoms, which did notseem to fit any conclusivediagnosis. Instead, doctorsfound a sebaceous cyst onher shoulder and removed it,ignoring her other symp-toms, which by now includedear pain and headaches.

Unable to live with

the pain and fatigue,Amanda went to a sleep spe-cialist, who diagnosed herwith hypersomnia, hypna-gogic hallucinations, andsnoring.

Her medications werechanged again but did nothelp her back pain, fatigue,tiredness, and sleepiness.Desperate, Amanda went tosee a chiropractor to getsome pain relief. Eventhough she had seen a chiro-practor in the past with nohelp, she still was hopingthat this time she would findsome relief. Unfortunately,the temporary relief onlylasted a matter of days.

Amanda continued toexperience weight gain,bizarre rashes, and nowsome disturbing gastroin-testinal symptoms. Aftergaining the first thirtypounds, Amanda was diag-nosed with insulin resistanceand went on an even stricterdiet, but her symptoms con-tinued.

In August 2011,Amanda and her husband,moved to Sandpoint, Idahoand she began experiencingextreme nausea, more jointpain, pain in her upperabdomen, diarrhea, consti-pation, stomach cramping,green stool, feeling "drunk",not being able to get enoughair, foggy brain, moodswings, vomiting, difficultyforming thoughts intowords, TMJ, short termmemory loss, breast tender-ness, burping, anxiety andirritability. She went to yetanother doctor, who diag-nosed her with IrritableBowel Syndrome and saidthat the other symptomswere not related. They alsofound blood in Amanda'surine, so she was placed onantibiotics.

Around the sametime, Amanda stumbledupon a documentary called"Under Our Skin" about theLyme disease epidemic.While watching the movie,

Amanda knew that all of hersymptoms matched those ofLyme disease. Not wantingto feel even more ashamed,Amanda kept her suspicionsto herself for about a month.She shared her thoughtswith her husband while shedid more research. Later,Amanda went to her doctorand suggested that they hadmissed her diagnosis, andasked if it could have beenLyme disease all along?

Her doctor told herthat Lyme disease did notexist in Idaho, and that shehad to live in the northeastof the USA in order to havebeen bitten by a tick. Heasked if she had traveled toany of the Eastern states.When Amanda stated shehadn't, he was hesitant to doa western blot test even atAmanda's request.Uncertain, Amanda request-ed a western blot test, whichcame back negative. Luckilyfor Amanda, she knew that anegative western blot doesnot rule out Lyme disease.Trusting her gut instincts,Amanda traveled to a Lymeliterate Medical Doctor(LLMD) that was a six hourdrive away.

After seeing theLLMD, Amanda was clinical-ly diagnosed with Lyme dis-ease and babesia. She wasplaced on doxycycline andtindamax, along with somesupplements to support herimmune system. A monthlater, her LLMD re-testedher for Lyme disease via thewestern blot and ELISA, andboth were positive. HerLLMD placed her on a fulltreatment plan for 6-24months.

Amanda spent thefirst four months of herLyme treatment in bed herx-ing and exhausted. She hadto quit her job and hergrades in school droppeddramatically.

Having Lyme diseasemade Amanda very angry.She has had suicidal

thoughts, and experienceddepression from having tomiss out on so many things.Amanda is recently married,and because of the degree ofdisability Lyme disease hascaused, she fears about theimpact it will have on hernew marriage. Having Lymedisease has made Amandabitter towards those who dofeel good, and who don'tunderstand what the Lymehas done to her. The mostdifficult part, Amanda says, "I look healthy. I wonder, whyme? I wonder, why do I haveto be spending thousands ofdollars on medication, tripsto my LLMD, and not beingable to work? I wanted totravel, buy a home, and havechildren. But after I havemy pity party, I try toremember that we all havethings that challenge us inlife, and that I can make itthrough this. And I am! I amgetting healthier by the day."Right now Amanda is onlyseven months into treat-ment, but she is already feel-ing better.

Despite all her limita-tions, Amanda's spirits aregetting much better. Shedoes have hope again, andshe has big goals anddreams. Amanda will keepadvocating for those withchronic illnesses, includingLyme disease. She wants tofinish college, and she grad-uates with a bachelor'sdegree this spring. Fromthere, Amanda's goal is tocontinue her educationtoward a Master's in SocialWork so that she can workwith Child ProtectiveServices. In Amanda's words"my spirits are much better.I finally have hope again,hope to pursue my dreams.Now that I've been havingsome good days, I know thatthe light at the end of thetunnel is coming morequickly than I had anticipat-ed, and for that I am grate-ful." phaaphaa



U.S Wellness Company Studies World’s Oldest Populations to Find Secrets to

Reaching the Golden 100Cincinnati, OH –

Following diligent researcharound the world, one U.Scompany has found what itbelieves could be the key toprolonged life and greathealth.

Akea Life, a NorthCarolina-based wellnesscompany has recently con-cluded a study of some of theworld’s healthiest andlongest living communities.With the aim of using theresults to help them developbetter products, the compa-ny identified a number offactors that contribute to lifelongevity and prolongedgood health.During their research,dietary patterns were stud-ied with surprising results.In virtually all longevityhotspots, certain super foodswere continuously consumedby ageing cultures, withresults showcasing popula-tions living 10-20 yearslonger than the average U.Scitizen.

Taking their resultsinto the laboratory, Akea

used their data to produce‘Akea Essentials’ – a newnutritional healthy multivit-amin product which com-bines traditional foods fromthe world’s healthiest cul-tures with the Westernworld’s latest scientificbreakthroughs.

Each serving of AkeaEssentials will deliver puresuper food goodness, allow-ing everyone to enjoy thesame diet as ageing popula-tions around the world.“We are even kicking off anofficial 60-day challenge toallow people to experience atotal lifestyle change afteradding Akea Essentials totheir diet for just 60 days”says Michael Holtz, anIndependent Consultantwith the company.

He continues,“Current participants in the60 day challenge report anumber of improved benefitsthat cover a full spectrum ofhealth challenges.Throughout the challengethere is daily communica-tion, inspiration and encour-

agement through email andan online support communi-ty while participants learn toimplement the 5 principlesdiscovered in common withthe world’s oldest andhealthiest people. Whoknows, they could even liveto be 100!”

The research carriedout by Akea goes a long waytowards validating thelifestyle changes they pro-mote. According to globalstatistics, people in theUnited States have a com-paratively short lifeexpectancy. However, theteam at Akea hope to usetheir data to enable peopleto extend their natural lifes-pan and skew the statisticsfor good.

In fact Ed, anotherIndependent Distributor forthe company, is thrilled toshare his own experience.“When I started the Akea60-Day Challenge, I wasn’tin the best of shape. Myblood sugar was 188, myblood pressure was 180/101,my triglycerides were 465,

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Holtz, who has onlyrecently embarked on hisown 60 day challenge, canreport similar impressiveresults.

“I started my ownchallenge less than twoweeks ago and can alreadyreport a significant drop inblood pressure and anincrease in my energy. Mystarting blood pressure was143/100 and today lies at amere 100/80. I am 53 and ata crucial risk age for heartdisease. However, I am con-fident I can now buck thestatistics” he adds.

The challenge is avail-able to anyone living in theUnited States, and can bepurchased from an Akea LifeIndependent Consultant.For more information on thechallenge, Akea’s productsand the life style they pro-mote, please visit:

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About Akea

Akea was created by ateam with decades of experi-ence in the health, wellnessand technology fields.The most pervasive andsilently accepted crisis inAmerica today is the illhealth of our people [Source:US Center of Disease Control(CDC)]. Akea shares thissentiment and firmlybelieves that the averageperson is interested in livinga healthier life but lacksbasic knowledge, tools and acommunity to support themto do so.

The team believedthey could combine their col-lective and diverse experi-ences and create a great newglobal community that couldtruly empower people andhelp them rediscover theirhealth, happiness, vitalityand dreams.

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Please Remain Seated...for Chair Yoga:Yoga is for everyone!

by Stacie Dooreck

Have you heard this:"I can't do yoga until I feelbetter (or can get to yogaclass)." Injury or illness, ageor other 'limitations' (includ-ing working all day at yourdesk), may prevent you fromgetting on a yoga mat on thefloor or to stand to do cer-tain yoga postures as youknow them. However withsome creativity and modifi-cations you can ALWAYS'do' yoga. "If you canbreathe, you can do yoga"says Krishnamacharya.

Sitting as tall as youcan yet relaxed is the key tomany meditation posturesand breathing exercises(pranayama). That is a greatplace to begin. If you can'tdo any physical asana (pos-ture) you can always observeyour breath as it is or dosome basic breathing exer-cises (inhale slow 3 counts,exhale 3, then work up to 4counts etc), or recite amantra ("I AM") as youinhale. There are chair yogaversions of most postures toincrease mobility, vitalityand flexibility: sun saluta-tion, forward bends, backbends, spinal twists, sittingmountain pose, eye exercises

(helps computer strain) andbreathing exercises (calms orenergizes and increases con-centration). At your desk, ina wheelchair, or whereveryou are sitting now, take a 2minute yoga break! Re-energize with just 1-2 min-utes of yoga posture. Try it:inhale lift your arms upoverhead exhale lower.Repeat 5-10 times and seehow you feel!. I've seen greatshifts in posture and energyfrom my senior home chairyoga classes using posesfrom this series suggestedhere. There are also chairyoga classes at local studiosand senior centers thatinvolve standing posturesusing a chair for support, butthere is plenty of 'yoga' youcan do without getting up ordown from the chair if youare not able. See attached fora basic sequence of gentlechair yoga. Yoga IS for Everyone! Sostay seated and do yogatoday! Inhale, sit tall, exhalerelax!

Centering: Sit in a com-fortable position with thespine tall yet relaxed. Takea few deep sighs. Inhale andexhale for 3 counts each for5 rounds.

Wrist & AnkleRotations: Rotate thewrists then the ankles. 5xeach.

Neck Rolls: Circle the nosein the air 5x in each direc-tion, slowly. Inhale whenthe head is up and exhalewhen the head is down.Shoulders relaxed.

Alternate Leg Lifts:Inhale, lift one leg up (from

the knee down) and exhaleas you lower. Switch sides.Repeat 2-5x.

Alternate Arm Lifts:Inhale as you lift the rightarm up. Exhale as you lowerthe arm. Switch sides.Repeat 5x each.

Combine Arm and LegLifts: Inhale as you lift theright arm and left leg.Exhale as you lower.Switch. Diagonal move-ments.Keep the spine tall.

Mountain Pose: Sit tall inchair. Lift from base ofspine through the crown(top) of head. Feel the backmuscles strong and the sidebody lifting. The feet are onthe floor.

Side Stretch (CrescentMoon) :Inhale, sitting tallas you lengthen the spineskywards. Exhale, as youlean gently to the right,placing right hand by righthip or hang at side of chairand left hand up and overthe left ear. Switch sides.Repeat 3x on each side.

Cat to Cobra:Pose/Spinal Flex Inhaleto cobra (lift the heart asthe hands slide to the hipson the thigh.) Bring theelbows towards each other.Exhale to Cat (belly towardsspine as you round the backwith the arm stretchedhandsto knee.) Repeat 5-10 X.

Spinal Twist: The feet areon the floor, hip- widthapart. Inhale as you sit tall.Lengthen the spine sky-wards. Exhale as you twistgentle to the right, placing

your right hand behind youor on side of chair and lefthand to right knee area.Switch sides. Only twist asfar as comfortable with nostrain. You can repeat thisposture again, once on eachside.

Final Relaxation:Rest your back against thechair with the legs 1-2 ft.apart. Allow the legs to rolloutwards. Relax the armswith the palms facing thesky, resting on thighs.Observe the breath andbody. Relax for 5-10 min-utes. Relax the nerves andcalm the mind. Slowly movethe hands and feet to comeout and sit tall.

About the Author:

Stacie was taken toyoga ashrams and raisedvegetarian since birth. Herown hatha yoga practicestarted in high school in1993 due to an injury and

continued as healingoccurred from a simple dailyyoga practice. The physicalbenefits and mental peace itbrought were life changing.

The journey contin-ued as she took her firstteacher training in 1995 atthe Sivananda Yoga VedantaAshram in Canada. Giventhe name Saraswati,(Goddess of the Arts andLearning) she returned toher college dorm to share theteachings with others andhas continued ever since.

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