I just got back from working with a couple and have to share what I heard. Everything they said coincides with my past blogs. I worked with a married couple today, the man was 92 and the woman 79. I took the gentleman out on errands today, and we got to chatting away. He was vivacious, funny, witty, and a true pleasure to be around. He told me stories from when he was in World War 2!! At the end of our drive together, I asked him my favorite question, I ask all my clients who are in great condition, "what is your secret"? He laughed and said "well I'm not old, at least I don't think I'm old, and its what you think that matters." I LOVE IT!!!!!!! More confirmation that we can control our mind, and maybe even our future.
The latter part of this story is not as exciting, unfortunately but I must share it, because it backs up my belief and fear that medicine and drugs can be deadly!!!
My woman client has had allergies for 25 years, and for those 25 years she was taking a prescribed over the counter allergy medicine, and in the past ten years she developed breast cancer, where she lost both her breast, and had stokes. Well now they have discovered that the allergy medicine she was taking causes, cancer, and stokes, and has now been recalled ( wow, now they recall it,after this poor woman has suffered all of these side effects of this medicine). The Doctors have concluded that she suffered these two things, due to taking the allergy medicine. WOW this is so scary to me, sure the FDA says its fine right now, but then years down the line we find out the side effects, long after people have already had to go through it. Now she visits a holistic Doctor to deal with her allergies, and both her and her husband live completely drug free lives's. That is awesome for people of their age!!!
I just had to share these stories, and with that will continue to beg, plead, and even steal (:) people to stop using medicine, or at least look into the alternative before doing so.
Alexandra :)
Thursday, May 20, 2010
Saturday, May 15, 2010
Acid Reflux disease-AKA- the horrible, embarrassing, painful burb disease, and how I cured myself DRUG free
For anyone who knows me, knows I'm obsessed with holistic ways of healing. The only Doctor I visit is my Osteopath, Dr. Miller, who never prescribes drugs. He works out of Boston=and BIG shocker= health insurance company's do not cover his visits. Well of course not, because insurance companies don't actually want you to be healed!!!! So unfortunately I only get to see him once in a awhile.
About five years ago I developed acid reflux disease, it was painful, embarrassing, and annoying!! At a loss for what to do, and unable to fly home to see my Dr. Miller, I spent my hard earned money to visit a regular Doctor. Upon my visit he did not even examine my body, and prescribed me with the Purple pill. Which I know only mask's the problem, but does not heal it. I walked out of that room furious, a couple hundred dollars poorer, with no solution.
So I started doing research, and began a slow, patient process of healing myself-drug free.
I talked to Dr. Miller, and a few other holistic healers, and learned that acid reflux disease is when your stomach moves up into your ribs. So you literally have to push your stomach down and retrain it to stay there. This is how you can do that-which I started calling "treatments".
I would lye on the floor with my knee's up, taking three deep breathes into my stomach, on the fourth breath (holding it) I would place my thumb in between my ribs and push my stomach down as I exhaled. I could feel and hear my stomach releasing back to where it belonged. Repeating this procedure a few more time's until I felt complete relief. I started frequently giving myself these "treatments" whenever I had an attack of the burbs or heart burn. In addition to "treatments" I became very aware of what I was eating, to figure out what was causing the problem. I had to change my diet, and weed out the things that gave me attacks. I stopped drinking coffee, alcohol, and eating fried food, temporarily, until my body was healed, and able to handle them again. Overtime I began to have less and less acid reflux attacks, and eventually I had none. :)
Of course this took time, it didn't happen overnight, but it was worth it. Drugs are just a quick fix, that can have serious long term negative affects on your body. It is very unsettling to me, how much medicine is being shoveled down people's throats. There is an alternative way to healing, if were willing to take the time and be patient to do it. I know so many people are struggling with acid reflux, and if there is anyone out there who wants to discuss this further, please leave a comment, I would love to help in anyway. (The "treatments are hard to explain through words, but I can go into greater detail) And if anyone is using Nexium, or the purple pill, I strongly encourage you to STOP. It will never cure you, only continue to mask the symptoms.
Our bodies are so precious, and we only get one, and it needs to last a long time, so please be kind to it.
Alexandra :)
About five years ago I developed acid reflux disease, it was painful, embarrassing, and annoying!! At a loss for what to do, and unable to fly home to see my Dr. Miller, I spent my hard earned money to visit a regular Doctor. Upon my visit he did not even examine my body, and prescribed me with the Purple pill. Which I know only mask's the problem, but does not heal it. I walked out of that room furious, a couple hundred dollars poorer, with no solution.
So I started doing research, and began a slow, patient process of healing myself-drug free.
I talked to Dr. Miller, and a few other holistic healers, and learned that acid reflux disease is when your stomach moves up into your ribs. So you literally have to push your stomach down and retrain it to stay there. This is how you can do that-which I started calling "treatments".
I would lye on the floor with my knee's up, taking three deep breathes into my stomach, on the fourth breath (holding it) I would place my thumb in between my ribs and push my stomach down as I exhaled. I could feel and hear my stomach releasing back to where it belonged. Repeating this procedure a few more time's until I felt complete relief. I started frequently giving myself these "treatments" whenever I had an attack of the burbs or heart burn. In addition to "treatments" I became very aware of what I was eating, to figure out what was causing the problem. I had to change my diet, and weed out the things that gave me attacks. I stopped drinking coffee, alcohol, and eating fried food, temporarily, until my body was healed, and able to handle them again. Overtime I began to have less and less acid reflux attacks, and eventually I had none. :)
Of course this took time, it didn't happen overnight, but it was worth it. Drugs are just a quick fix, that can have serious long term negative affects on your body. It is very unsettling to me, how much medicine is being shoveled down people's throats. There is an alternative way to healing, if were willing to take the time and be patient to do it. I know so many people are struggling with acid reflux, and if there is anyone out there who wants to discuss this further, please leave a comment, I would love to help in anyway. (The "treatments are hard to explain through words, but I can go into greater detail) And if anyone is using Nexium, or the purple pill, I strongly encourage you to STOP. It will never cure you, only continue to mask the symptoms.
Our bodies are so precious, and we only get one, and it needs to last a long time, so please be kind to it.
Alexandra :)
Tuesday, May 11, 2010
YOGA- and why I'm obsessed with it
I am obsessed with yoga. Now I know there is nothing I can say that's different than all the magazine's have already said. Yoga is all the rage, and is completely mainstream now. But I can share my personal experience with you, and the benefits it has given me.
Talk about something that can make you healthy from the inside out!!!
Born an athlete, in a city outside of Boston, infatuated with sports, yoga was completely foreign to me. When I moved to Los Angeles many moons ago I was introduced to yoga. My first impression was that it was for sissy's. I played soccer and basketball, and I was a tough girl.
But one day I caved, and allowed my girlfriend to drag me along to a class , and honestly I have never been the same since. I was hooked, I felt so calm, and centered. The traffic in LA gave me insane road rage, but I remember that day I didn't care who cut me off, in fact I was happy to let them do it, cause I felt so good inside.
I immediately signed up for one month straight, with a teacher called Mark Blanchard, and at the end of that month, my body and mind had never looked or felt so good. I couldn't believe it!!! After years of running and going to the gym, and pushing my body so hard, in the end it was yoga that transformed my figure into something I had always dreamed of.
A few years ago I had to give up running due to back problems, and now I only do yoga and go for very long walks. And I have to say, it continues to keep me in the shape I want, and keeps my aches and pains away.
Yoga is also an amazing gateway into meditation, it helps center and calm me, and gives me insight into my emotions. I notice when I'm in the middle of a yoga session and my mind is wondering all over the place and I cant hold a pose, that I need to do some meditating, or go for a long walk. Which in turn helps me figure out what is going on inside myself that has me distracted or possibly upset. It forces me to face myself, and than I can acknowledge it, deal with it, and move on in a healthy way.
Yoga has benefited me in so many different ways, how can I not share how amazing it is!!!
I'm sure most of you are well aware of the benefits of this exercise, but if there is anyone out there who is not. I strongly encourage you to hit up a class sometime, there are plenty of donation only classes, and see how it may improve your body and mind. And if your worried about the price of classes, please don't let that stop you from practicing. Honestly, I bought a couple DVDs, and do it everyday in my living room.
Yoga, can help make you healthy from the inside out!!!
Alexandra :)
Talk about something that can make you healthy from the inside out!!!
Born an athlete, in a city outside of Boston, infatuated with sports, yoga was completely foreign to me. When I moved to Los Angeles many moons ago I was introduced to yoga. My first impression was that it was for sissy's. I played soccer and basketball, and I was a tough girl.
But one day I caved, and allowed my girlfriend to drag me along to a class , and honestly I have never been the same since. I was hooked, I felt so calm, and centered. The traffic in LA gave me insane road rage, but I remember that day I didn't care who cut me off, in fact I was happy to let them do it, cause I felt so good inside.
I immediately signed up for one month straight, with a teacher called Mark Blanchard, and at the end of that month, my body and mind had never looked or felt so good. I couldn't believe it!!! After years of running and going to the gym, and pushing my body so hard, in the end it was yoga that transformed my figure into something I had always dreamed of.
A few years ago I had to give up running due to back problems, and now I only do yoga and go for very long walks. And I have to say, it continues to keep me in the shape I want, and keeps my aches and pains away.
Yoga is also an amazing gateway into meditation, it helps center and calm me, and gives me insight into my emotions. I notice when I'm in the middle of a yoga session and my mind is wondering all over the place and I cant hold a pose, that I need to do some meditating, or go for a long walk. Which in turn helps me figure out what is going on inside myself that has me distracted or possibly upset. It forces me to face myself, and than I can acknowledge it, deal with it, and move on in a healthy way.
Yoga has benefited me in so many different ways, how can I not share how amazing it is!!!
I'm sure most of you are well aware of the benefits of this exercise, but if there is anyone out there who is not. I strongly encourage you to hit up a class sometime, there are plenty of donation only classes, and see how it may improve your body and mind. And if your worried about the price of classes, please don't let that stop you from practicing. Honestly, I bought a couple DVDs, and do it everyday in my living room.
Yoga, can help make you healthy from the inside out!!!
Alexandra :)
Thursday, May 6, 2010
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