Your Life-Your Choice Aug, 1998 ==================== issue 12 Letter from the Editor Since we've changed hosts Your Life-Your Choice has experienced some technical "settling in" difficulties. This has caused some delays in transmission, so now we're attempting to get caught up. Everything seems to be working smoothly now. Many thanks to Phil from Oaknet Publishing who put in a great amount of effort to get us up to speed. In our last issue, some of the measurements in Cary's Recipe did not print out correctly. No, they weren't meant to be a part of a secret recipe. :) My deepest apologies for this mishap. I've included the recipe again in this issue with the correct measurements. Many thanks to those who brought it to my attention. Due to a personal situation the Aromatherapy segment has been postponed. Your Life-Your Choice is tentatively planning to resume this segment in September's issue. 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Holistic Dowsing @ Part three - Lists, charts and witnesses @ Many practitioners from a variety of @ different disciplines already use a @ pendulum extensively in their work. @ With this in mind, we have commissioned @ a series of four articles written by an @ experienced dowser and lecturer on this @ most versatile and fascinating tool. @ @ 4. PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS @ Our sponsors make this @ newsletter FREE to @ subscribers. Please take a @ moment to visit them. @ @ 5. LIVE A LONGER AND HEALTHIER LIFE @ Too much of a good thing may be doing @ us harm. An unexpected research finding @ reveals surprising information about @ recommended daily allowance of calories. @ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Subscribe: You can subscribe by using the form at the Newsletter Headquarters: http://www.Life-Choices.com. Unsubscribe: You can unsubscribe by using the form at the Newsletter Headquarters: http://www.Life-Choices.com. 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They looked after me for one week and my aunt convinced them to put me on herbs. Gramma gave me an Elderberry extract. I was very sore and had a hard time swallowing it. I never swallow my food quickly so it was in my mouth for a few moments. I didn't take more than about 2 tsp throughout the day and I was back swallowing without pain. Nathan California ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you, or someone you know, have a testimony you'd like to share, it can be submitted to mailto:testimony@life-choices.com with "Testimonies Your Life-Your Choice" in the subject heading. All testimonies should be kept to a maximum of 200 words and should include the method of treatment used without naming industry specific brands, companies, or individuals.. For example: "through the use of Bee Pollen" is permitted because it is the name of the actual herb. However "by using XYZ product" (only available through a specific company) is not permitted. All testimonies become the property of Your Life-Your Choice. All submissions are subject to responsible editing and any reference made to an industry specific product will be edited out as this section is not intended to be an advertising platform. Share your story and help other readers who share your health concerns. ********************************************** Section 3 Holistic Dowsing By Joe Mullally Part 3 - Lists, charts and witnesses. Once we know our YES and NO and DON'T KNOW pendulum responses, we can use the device to provide answers to any questions we choose to put, always providing that such questions are framed so that they elicit a straight 'yes' or 'no' reply. This arrangement works fine in many circumstances, though it obviously places restrictions on the range of information we may receive. Using the pendulum on it's own in this way, we have no problem for example, finding out if a particular food is causing a specific allergic reaction - for the answer to this question is either 'yes' or 'no'. However, if we wish to ask more broadly - 'which' substance is causing an allergic reaction?' - it is not possible for the pendulum, working on it's own to give us the answer here. To extend the range of information accessible through dowsing, we use various lists, charts and samples in conjunction with the pendulum itself. As a dowser, one becomes an avid collector of charts and lists in one's particular area of interest. Lists of homeopathic remedies, flower essences, food substances, etc., become invaluable aids to our work. There are just a few simple rules for using such lists. The first thing to remember, is to progress from the 'general' to the 'particular'. In this way, we typically start our questioning by going down a list of general headings. We will use a simple allergy test method as our example here, but please remember that these principles can also be applied to any other area of questioning which might be your own particular interest. Our general headings list would typically consist of the names of all the various areas from where any allergy problem might arise, eg. foodstuff, clothing, home living environment, work living environment, etc. The second thing to keep in mind, is that we should check that we are, in fact, on the right track here to begin with, by asking the pendulum for a simple 'yes' or 'no' to indicate that at least one of the titles on the list we intend to use, is actually connected to the problem on which we are working. Having received a 'yes' to this, we may proceed to go down the list with a pointer held in our 'free hand' as our pendulum swings in our NEUTRAL response, in the other. When the pointer comes to the list item connected with the allergy, our pendulum changes to give us a YES response. We should note this, and then continue moving the pointer on down though the remainder of the list, in the same way. This is the third important point, for more than just one item on the list may be connected to the problem. Always go down the whole list. After this stage is completed, we move on to search more detailed charts for the areas indicated, to elicit the most accurate and specific information we can, on the issue to hand. For example ... general list (indicated foodstuffs) ... foodstuffs list (indicated cheeses) ... cheeses list (indicated cheddar) ... cheddar list (indicated ABC brand, by WXYZ Manufacturer). In addition to these lists of various kinds, pie charts and scales can also be consulted to give us 'quantity/percentage/ quality' information - contributing greatly to the range of 'feedback' we get through dowsing. For instance, before starting a healing session with a client, we might dowse their general health on a scale of 1 to 50. Typically this might yield an answer of, say 25. At the end of the session, we can dowse the health level once more and we should find it has significantly increased, even fully up to 10. This provides important feedback for us and additional welcome reassurance to the client themselves. And in cases of 'absent healing' work, carrying out the above checks is even more useful, since in these circumstances, we are not in visual contact with the client. This leads us on nicely to the next issue in dowsing - for to ensure we remain focused on the 'target' of our attention (eg. the client for whom we are working) we need a representation of that target with us as we work. Such representations are referred to as 'witnesses' in dowsing phraseology. A witness then is a sample of the substance (or client) with whom we are working. Having such a witness with us as we work attunes us subconsciously to it/the person so we may devote all our conscious attention to the work in hand, without the need to continuously keep in mind who we are working for. This link is taken care of by the subconscious tuning in to the witness automatically. If the person themselves is present then, obviously, they are themselves the witness. For other situations, witnesses are broadly classed into three categories namely, first, second, and third degree witnesses. The higher the degree of the witness (first being strongest) the easier it is to get a strong connection with the client from it. First degree witnesses are items 'of' the person. Here we are talking of a lock of hair, sample of urine or other body fluid, etc. A second degree witness is something 'belonging' to the person - this category includes, items of clothing (not washed since last worn), favourite possessions (kept about the person a lot), sample of handwriting etc. Third degree witnesses are 'representations' of the person - these would include photographs or voice recordings etc. When one has completed their treatment/work for a client I strongly advise that any samples or witnesses be either discarded in a proper manner or returned to the client as appropriate. Doing this acts as a practical demonstration that the work is now completed, while failing to do so, in my view, can cause links (albeit subtle ones) to be maintained between the dowser and the client. Remember that it is the subconscious we are dealing with here. Carrying out these simple procedures demonstrates to it that our work is completed, otherwise, in many cases, the client may be always waiting 'uneasily' for the witness to be returned, just as we sometimes do when we loan out a favourite book and it takes longer than anticipated to come home again. In the final part of this series we will touch on other fascinating topics including charging for work, ethics, guides and angels, and the 'virtual' pendulum. Email address earthwise@tinet.ie Visit our ANAM website at http://homepage.tinet.ie/~diviner/ ******************************************** Section 4 PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS Get motivated! Be successful and live life to the fullest! Visit UnCommon Courtesy & Coaching at http://www.uncommoncourtesy.com. Free newsletter! Huge bookstore! Gigantic resource center! Business coaching, executive growth services, and motivational e-mail for companies of all sizes. 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In fact, most of us may be overnourished, and too much of a good thing may be doing us harm. An adequate diet is one that provides not only enough calories but also all of the nutrients necessary for efficient metabolism without any excesses that promote disease. What constitutes a good diet is a matter of controversy, and much of the controversy is based on emotion rather than reason. An average person needs less than 2,000 calories daily, with 300 to 400 of the calories coming from fat. Present labeling laws are helpful in determining your caloric intake, but maintaining your weight or losing weight is much more complicated. The FDA supports two ways to diet: increase exercise and decrease the intake of food. Dieting Can Make You Fat That's it? The secret to a long and healthy life is diet and exercise? Not really! Metabolism slows down during a diet, and the body burns fewer calories, causing more fat to be stored as a protection against extended "famine." When the food supply is restored, the metabolism is slow to respond, and the body stores even more fat. In humans, this yo-yo phenomenon is harmful - starvation diets simply fool the body into starting a famine cycle. Once the diet is over, we are back to where we started, or worse. Granted, exercise programs help keep the metabolism active, but most of us are about as committed to our exercise programs as we are to our diets. We fall off the exercise program at the same time we end the diet, increasing the yo-yo effect. Then how should we combine dieting and exercise into a healthy life? First we need to modify our diets, lowering caloric content without greatly reducing the amount or the appeal of food we consume. The best way of lowering caloric content is by cutting the fat content in our diets. Fat has almost twice as many calories per gram as protein and carbohydrate. Second we need to restrict caloric intake either by fasting or by eating a limited diet one day a week. Our body's metabolism will not react quick enough to begin a "famine" cycle during a one-day diet. Fasting should include plenty of liquids, with enough fruit juices to maintain a minimum caloric intake. When fasting, reduce the intake of supplemental vitamins and minerals, as some supplements may become toxic if not consumed with adequate amounts of food. Vitamin Supplements Our bodies don't benefit from the food we eat, but rather by what is digested, assimilated and eliminated. The food is taken in, broken into smaller and smaller parts until it can be absorbed and the by-products discarded. Enzymes digest all of our food and make it small enough to pass through the intestines into the blood. Enzymes are a part of every metabolic process in the body, from the working of our glands to the proper functioning of our immune system. Enzymes require vitamins and minerals to do their work. Many manufactured vitamin and mineral supplements, because they are fractionated (broken down into basic elements), are treated as toxic waste in the body. Some minerals in an unnatural form can accumulate and cause harmful effects. Fortunately, many commercial vitamin and mineral supplements are so badly formulated that they pass right through our digestive systems without breaking down and being absorbed. Unfortunately, we haven't received the benefit that we paid for. Many people are now using all-natural herbal forms of vitamin and mineral supplements. Because these are in a natural form, they are more easily absorbed than manufactured supplements. They are also much less concentrated than manufactured supplements, and so are often safer. However, it is always best to consult with your personal physician before taking any nutritional supplement. The proper supplements, combined with proper diet and exercise, can help you live a longer and healthier life. ----- Brought to you by: World Wide Information Outlet - , your only source of FREEWare Content online. Herlan Westra is the editor of Rhode Island Foghorn Online Magazine, which provides information and entertainment for a rapidly-growing audience nationwide. Herlan welcomes suggestions for future articles. ********************************************* TEXAS BBQ Here's a delicious "beef" sandwich that will please the heartiest appetite. Serve with potato chips or fries and a salad. This vegan sandwich contains no animal products. Serves: 20 to 24 sandwiches Preparation time: 20 minutes Cooking time: 1 hour (Flavor improves when refrigerated overnight.) 1 lb. Spice of Life (tm) beef and/or smoked ham meatless meats 1 large red pepper, roasted and cubed 1 cup onion, cubed 4 to 8 cloves garlic, sliced 11/2 tsp. basil 1 tsp. cilantro 1/2 tsp. lemon peel 1/2 tsp. black pepper 1/2 tsp. celery seed 2 TBS. sugar (optional) 6 oz. can tomato paste 28 oz. can tomatoes 1/4 cup olive oil 1/2 cup red wine or apple juice 2 TBS. vinegar 2 TBS. lemon juice 1/4 cup Worcestershire sauce (anchovy free) 1 TBS. Bragg Liquid Aminos (tm) or soy sauce 1 TBS. Kitchen Bouquet (tm) 1 tsp. liquid smoke 1 cup water French bread or rolls PREPARATION Into a preheated pot, add olive oil, Spice of Life and vegetables, stirring often, until onions become translucent. Add other ingredients. Mix thoroughly. Simmer thirty minutes. Add additional liquid if required. Refrigerate overnight. SERVING Slowly reheat. Stir often, adding additional liquid if required. Cut French bread into five-inch segments and stuff with vegan barbecue beef. Add peppers, soy cheese or fresh onions if desired. Nutritional Information: Texas BBQ Serving Size: 4 oz Serving Per recipe: 24 Calories: 122 Calories from fat: 46 Fat Total : 5g Saturated: 0.4g Monounsaturated: 2g Polyunsaturated: 3g Cholesterol: 0mg Carbohydrate: 10g Dietary Fiber: 3g Protein: 9g Sodium: 260mg Potassium: 197mg Calcium: 64mg Iron 2mg Vitamin A 472iu Vitamin C: 16mg Daily values: (2000 Calorie Diet*) Total Fat 5g (8%) Saturated Fat 0.4g (2%) Cholesterol 0% Sodium 11% Carbohydrate 10% Dietary Fiber 21% Protein 26% Vitamin A 17% Vitamin C 39% Calcium 6% Iron 12%. *Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs. (c)1998 Cary Brown All rights reserved. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Disclaimer All material appearing in this newsletter is provided for educational purposes only. It is provided with the understanding that authors and contributors are not offering medical advice or services. 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