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7 Raw Food Lessons Learned From Matt Monarch and Angela Stokes-Monarch

October 30th, 2009
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As many of you may know, Core Wellness and the Louisville Area Raw Food Meetup Group hosted 100% raw food authors and celebrities for a 4 hour "Raw Food Transformation" talk this past Saturday.

We also hosted Matt and Angela in our home for 3 nights and got to be on their "The Raw Food World TV Show" 2 days in a row!  I've posted the episodes below for your entertainment and education!

 

Only 1 or 2 of the 53 health seekers in attendance were close to 100% raw and most were there to investigate this philosophy as a way to reverse disease, lose weight, and reach a higher level of health consciousness.

And although I've thrown myself into learning as much as I can about the healing benefits of raw food and I had read Matt's "Raw Spirit" book, I still came away with some AWESOME take homes…

Here they are….

1. It's not about going 100% right off the bat…unless you are under life threatening circumstances you should do what you can do successfully, even if that is simply cutting out enriched flour products and refined sugar and adding in a green smoothies every day. 

2. The biggest health improvements come from not what you ADD but what you ELIMINATE COMPLETELY!  e.g. white flour products, sugar, and factory farm animal products.

3. Never get into a bath with a dog that has canine scabies!!!! (what a story that was!)

4. From Angela:  Tip on transitioning – Make everything you eat that's sweet from this day forth RAW (fruit, honey, agave, chocolate, etc.)

5.  From Angela:  BE THE CHANGE and lead by your own actions without pushing your ideas on anyone who doesn't want to hear about it.  When people ask you a question about raw food, answer only THAT question without going on a long diatribe where you overwhelm and therefore, totally lose them.  Let them be their OWN change!

6. You CAN rejuvenate a "non functioning" or "underfunctioning" thyroid.  Angela did it…(as well as losing over 150 lbs!) now thyroid numbers are normal WITHOUT medication.

7. GROW YOUR OWN!!!!

PLUS…My observation of them while staying at home…They Work HARD…they stay focused on their mission. 

It was an inspiration for me to more CLEARLY develop and communicate the Core Wellness mission, which which led to the new "Crossed Posture Syndrome" clickable picture on the right of this page. 

You MUST become aware of this stress induced muscle imbalance and learn how to reverse it or pay the painful consequences sooner or later!  My mission is to bring some much needed pain relief and inner calm to your body by making you aware of this damaging stress induced posture pattern and give you the fundamentals on how to correct it!

I'm so grateful that Matt contacted me to make this experience happen and look forward to learning and teaching more about the scientific reasons why raw food and a predominantly plant based conscious diet can transform cellular health and take your body back in time!

More raw resources are on the site HERE!

STAY VERTICAL!!

Dr. Steve

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7-Step Natural Flu Battle Protocol

October 20th, 2009
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Since the FDA has been cracking down on people who dare say anything but a drug could be effective against H1N1 or the seasonal flu, (Dr. Andrew Weil has recently been threatened with jail time) The following information is for educational purposes only and not intended to treat or prevent any disease.

 
Use These 7 Tips If You Find Yourself
In The Middle Of The Flu!

 

1. Avoid sugar at all costs.  It puts your white blood cells to sleep

2. Drink green smoothies or green juice as much as possible.   It's a great time to take in nothing else BUT the smoothie or green juice if you have a juicer.  Here's one of my staple recipes:

•Green Smoothie (stack blender in this order) – 1 green granny smith apple, 2 stalks of celery, 1 cucumber, ¼ to ½ lemon, big bunch of Kale, ½ an avocado (binds smoothie so it doesn’t separate), 1 tsp to a tablespoon or MORE of chopped fresh ginger root, fill with water or coconut water, add 4 or 5 ice cubes,  blend thoroughly and ENJOY in a nice glass! (just use apple/kale/lemon/ginger for a quickie) Check YouTube for other ideas and get creative yourself!!
 
3.  High dose Vitamin D3 : instead of the 5 to 10,000iu/day you should do for prevention or to build your tissue levels, I follow Dr. John Cannell, President of The Vitamin D Council's advice during the battle.  (*At the following dosage, vitamin D3 acts like a medicine, not a supplement!)
 
     Take 2,000 IU per kg (roughly 1000 IU per pound) of body weight per day for a week. I weigh 200 pounds, so I would take 200,000 IU per day for up to seven days (yes, it's a boatload! But check this recent study proving no adverse effects of even 300,000 IU! (Scandinavian Journal of Rheumatology, Volume 38, Number 2, 2009 , pp. 149-153(5).
 
4. High Dose Vitamin C (over the counter ascorbic acid can cause gut irritation and diarrhea at high doses so we use Ultra Potent C from Metagenics as our first choice, second form is a mineral ascorbate form)  I usually put 10 or 15 tablets in my pocket and and take 2 every 2 or 3 hours till their gone.
 
5. Boost Zinc - Use a chelated form like Zinc arginate picolinate, the -ate on the end is important.  Zinc AG from Metagenics is what I use to mobilize the immune cells into action.  Take up to 100mg/day but only for a short time until you get yourself out of the gutter.
 
6. Eat tons of garlic!  Just crunch on cloves throughout the day.  Very powerful herbal medicine.
 
7. Get adusted!  Chiropractic adjustments are proven to release "messenger molecules" like interleuken-2 to rouse the immune system into full force action!
 
REMEMBER…the underlying factor at the core of a struggling immune system is stress.  Do everything in your power to relax and rest your body, live in a state of gratitude for what you have instead of worrying about what you don't have!  As I talk about at length in the Immune Optimizer program, your immune system is a direct reflection of your thoughts, feelings, and emotions.
 
Are you at peace and are you happy?  Your immune system knows…
 
Til next time…
 
DrH
 
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Get yours now and save yourself thousands of dollars on future doctor bills, lost work, and immense worry that inevitably happens with a stressed out immune system!

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“No Shots” 6-Step Immune Optimizer Plan

October 6th, 2009
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6 Step Immune System Optimizer Plan

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I got an interesting email from my sister last night about a relatively new allergy  treatment (below) got me thinking about some awesome natural strategies that you can do to optimize your immune system for the "Cold, Flu, and Allergy Season" that lies ahead.

 
If you start these now and you'll be ahead of the game before next Tuesday's "Immune System Optimization" group coaching session where we'll go in depth on how to implement these strategies to avoid the frustrations and worry of having sickness run through your family this fall.
 
Here's Susan's email and my response…
 
 
Steve- Have you heard of anyone ever using sublingual immunotherapy to treat allergies? I have a friend who has done research on it for her boys who have allergies to wheat, dairy, and others, and she wanted me to ask you if you are familiar with it or have any comments towards its use. -Susan
 
Hey Susan,
 
I don't have any direct experience since it's not considered "natural"  but after some research it seems like a better option than traveling to the eent's office for shots all the time.
 
BUT it's still an "outside in" fix. 

The BEST "inside out" fix to build your buffer against
allergies and any other immune system imbalances is:
 
1. Balancing omega 6 to omega 3 ratio (fish oil supps, and no grain…soak/sprout your nuts seeds to increase omega 3 content)
 
2. Lots of green and other colorful vegetables (green smoothies and more salads are a great starting point)
 
3. No wheat, dairy, sugar, or any factory farm animal products (wheat and dairy are the most common food allergens that increase your immune system load, sugar depresses immune activity, and factory farm animal products are fed grain and create massive inflammation, not to mention the concentrated dose of hormones and antibiotics.
 
4. A quality probiotic supplement (careful here…these are good bugs and must be alive to do any good.  Lots are dead on arrival to the store shelf and do you no good. call company  to make sure the strain has been tested for acid and bile tolerance and cell adherence.  we use ultra flora plus from Metagenics )
 
5. Bodywork to reduce the "high tone" physical stress and spinal congestion ,especially in the neck and upper back (recently just this alone reduced allergy symptoms in one of my clients to virtually nothing in just a few weeks)
 
6. Make use of the HUGE body of knowledge that proves that your immune system is a direct reflection of your "state of mind"    (psychoneuroimmunology).  Quieting the "worried ego mind" and replacing it with feeling gratitude in the present moment is a surefire prescription for improved immune system function.
 
I'll be going deeper into all this in a 2 hour group coaching session next Tuesday night Oct. 13th from 6-8pm.
 
 
We'll be recording it and will have it available for download online along with notes, diet guide, diagrams, etc. for your friends in Indy or wherever else.
 
Please pass this on.  You don't have to live with allergies or be a slave to shots, nose drops, and anti-biotics your whole life.
 
Just what's in this email should take care of a good 75% or more of all allergies plus it will provide you with a "natural flu shot" on the side!
 
But it has to actually be IMPLEMENTED!  (and there enlies the rub)
 
Steve 
 
By the way…we may have a new puppy.  Little guy was running down the middle of the road just past Utica.  We'll see!
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The coaching session is only $20 for you and up to 2 guests if you reserve by this Friday at 5pm.

Call Rebecca at 812-280-8170 or get more info and reserve online at www.gettoyourcore.com/calendar
 
If you're interested in the audio and notes from the seminar, send Rebecca an email at rebecca@gettoyourcore.com and we'll let you know when it' ready for purchase.

Hope these tips help!

Dr. Hoffman

P.S.  I also LOVE the XCLEAR natural nasal spray.  It's basically a saline wash spiked with xylitol which acts like a "detergent" in your sinuses…the allergens, and pathogens just slide off the slippery surface so they can't take hold and throw your immune system out of balance.  GREAT for your "natural medicine cabinet" (we'll be talking about what else to have on hand next Tuesday night!

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The Core Wellness Institute Approach To Health Care Reform

October 1st, 2009
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The arguments are fierce but as Dr.Saul says in the above video, what does it matter if the everyone gets access to health care if, fundamentally, it doesn't work?

The cold hard fact is that our American "Pill for Ill" health care system is the #4 leading causes of death from adverse drug reactions!

Let me say that again…IT'S THE 4TH LEADING KILLER!

And that's just from the adverse drug reactions from drugs that were prescribed "correctly" or "judiciously"!

And if you want to go even deeper, check out the monstrous report put together by Null, et al, proving that our health care delivery system is the #1 KILLER! (Counting hospital errors, infections caught in the hospital, etc, etc…)

THAT'S what we're all arguing about?  How to get access to the most expensive, ineffective health care system in the history of the universe?

Now…don't get me wrong…I am intensely grateful for the amazing technologies and phenomenally trained surgeons that can sew a limb back on if, heaven forbid, I was ever in a train wreck! 

But for heart disease, cancer, diabetes, stroke, allergies, asthma, musculoskeletal pain, etc…FORGET IT!

For the degenerative, stress induced conditions it's a dog chasing it's tail!!

 

The Solution?  You may not like it but here it is… 

100% RESPONSIBILITY!

 

That's right EDUCATION…NOT MEDICATION…and then ACTION on that new knowledge is only way to truly avoid becoming a victim of our backwards health care system!
 
OK enough…I know I've likely upset some people by saying this but it's not a secret.  Health care reform needs to be about reforming the DELIVERY system, not about more people getting access to a system that flat out doensn't work.
 
So I'm officially "planting my flag" and putting forth a whole new model that literally brings the power back to the people!   So here it is…
  

The Core Wellness Institute Mission
 
We are creating a world of conscious health care consumers who are evolving or have evolved to understand that we are 100% at cause in our life and take 100% responsibility for the condition of our health and our circumstances.
 
 
 Core Wellness Institute is a resource and support center for EDUCATION, MOTIVATION, and SOLID STRATEGIES to help get you "Back on Track" and then KEEP you "On Track" with a philosophy based upon "The 3 Pillars", which are
 
1.  Changing your MINDSET from passively getting things done TO you to ACTIVELY changing your current "broken record" reality.  You can control and create your reality instead of being a victim of disease.
 
2.  The amazing power of MOVEMENT, in particular, FUNCTIONAL movement that creates younger posture, healthier joints, better breathing, and a balanced, centered confident feeling that floods your body with the message of growth, expansion, renewal, and PEACE!
 
3.  The NUTRITION RULE that has always been in play and always will be…YOU ARE WHAT YOU EAT!  Diabetes…REVERSABLE!   Heart Disease…REVERSABLE!   Cancer…REVERSABLE!  And those are the big ones so if you've got a little fatigue, pain, or allergies, well, let's just say…THERE'S HOPE!
 
And THAT'S the main message here, there IS and answer, there IS hope.  No matter WHAT you've been told by the "experts"!
 
BUT…The key question here is this…
 
ARE YOU WILLING TO CHANGE???????? 
 
ARE YOU READY TO CHANGE??????

 

IF YOU ARE READY to do what it takes to regain control over your health and you're local to the Louisville/Southern Indiana area, please join us at one of our upcoming educational and inspirational events. 

 
IF YOU'RE NOT LOCAL..make sue you get the FREE Video series to Reverse the unhealthy aging and pain associated with Crossed Posture Syndrome (CPS) by clicking HERE or in the upper right corner!
 
So get out there, LEARN SOMETHING  NEW, TAKE ACTION, and CHANGE YOUR LIFE!
 
Dr. Steve

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