With increased stress, hectic schedules and growing environmental pollution, wouldn’t it be great to know how your body is responding to it all? Fortunately nature has given us a gift: Iridology.
In a very literal sense, Iridology is the study of the iris (coloured part of the eye)and its relative changes with regards to ones health.
Iridology is one of the most accurate non-invasive analytical tools available. It is said that the eye is the window to the soul but over the past 250 years the science of iridology has revealed that the eyes are also a map to the body – enabling us to visualize normal and abnormal states within the body and its’ organs.
The iris reveals bodily conditions, inherent weaknesses, levels of health and the changes that take place in a persons’ body according to the way that he or she lives.
By using a flashlight, magnifying glass and high-powered digital camera, one is able to assess and reveal the following and more:
· Relative amounts of toxicity in the body and what organs, glands and tissues
are being affected.
· Buildup of toxic material before the manifestation of disease
· Results of physical or mental fatigue or stress on the body
· Tissue areas contributing to suppressed or buried symptoms
· Pre-clinical stages of potential diseases including diabetes and
cardiovascular disease
An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure. Iridology is one of the best ways to understand your weaknesses and prevent illness.
In Good Health,
Tuesday, February 16, 2010
Tuesday, September 1, 2009
The Effects of Root Canals
The Effects of Root canals – adapted from the work of Dr. Weston Price, DDS
Dr. Weston Price, a renowned dental research specialist, observed many patients with crippling degenerative diseases who did not respond to treatment. He suspected infected root canal teeth to be the culprit. He developed a testing method that revealed the presence of infection in a tooth. By implanting a root-filled tooth from a patient under the skin of a laboratory animal, usually a rabbit, he found that in almost every case the animal would develop the same disease as the patient, lose weight, and often times die. Later, Dr. Price found he could embed small pieces of the root instead of the entire tooth, or pulverize the teeth and inject the powder and cause the same results. Eventually, he found he could culture the bacteria found in a root-filled tooth and inject the toxins from it into the laboratory animal and reproduce the disease from the toxins alone. It is important to note that when he implanted sterile objects or uninfected natural teeth, such as those removed for orthodontics, no adverse health effects resulted.
Dr. Price found many types of degenerative diseases, including endocarditis, other heart diseases, kidney and bladder diseases, arthritis, rheumatism, mental diseases, lung problems, and other degenerative diseases, could be transferred to laboratory animals. He also found that a large percentage of patients recovered from their illnesses after the root-filled teeth were extracted.
The primary bacteria in root canals found by Dr. Price included streptococcus, staphylococcus, and spirochetes. In addition Price discovered that the bacteria that caused the infection penetrated most of the dentin tubules and were not destroyed during the supposed sterilization process during root canal therapy. They also exhibited the following properties:
• Bacteria were poly-morphic, in other words they changed form.
• They thrived in the absence of oxygen.
• Bacteria become more virulent and the toxins more poisonous.
• They are not only present in the tooth but also the adjacent jaw bone.
After reviewing the scientific literature, Price found information about blood changes that occurred in patients with root canals to be nonexistent, so he took it upon himself to conduct extensive blood studies of patients and animals to determine the side effects of root canals. After performing thousands of tests, he found the following results:
* Lymphocytes (white blood cells – immune cells) increased in humans and increased 58% in rabbits.
* Polymorphonuclear leukocytes, a form of white blood cells, decreased in humans and in animals to 33% less than normal.
* Hemoglobin changed very little, either up or down.
* Hemophilia, a tendency to hemorrhage, occurred frequently in rabbits.
* Increased amounts of sugar were found in the blood.
* In some rabbits, high amounts of ionic calcium were found, but in most rabbits, calcium was lower, resulting in 15-20 different pathologic conditions.
* There was increased uric acid and nitrogen retention.
* Alkaline reserves decreased, resulting in acidosis.
* Some patients and all animals lost weight.
This particular study involved 667 rabbit inoculations.
There are several basic problems with root canals:
1) Inability to sterilize dentinal tubules,
2) Inability of root-canal filling material to completely fill and seal all canals and seal the tip of the root, and
3) Inability to sterilize the bone around the infected tooth.
Price stated that sterilization procedures and root-filling materials did not need to be perfect if the patient's immune system was adequate to meet such challenges. His statistics demonstrated that about 30% of those individuals who had root canals had strong enough immune systems to control the bacteria and remain in good health until these "healthy" individuals suffered a severe accident, case of the flu, pregnancy, breastfeeding, excessive worry, grief, or some other "stress" that overwhelmed their immune system to such an extent it could no longer control the toxins and bacteria coming from the root or teeth. Then they often developed a degenerative disease.
The organisms that cause dental infections generally do not attack specific organs or tissues as do bacteria that cause measles, mumps, smallpox, etc. When dental infections seem to target a specific set of tissues or organ, usually that tissue is already compromised, and the patient is experiencing difficulties in that tissue or has experienced prior difficulties. We should therefore be looking to improve the overall health in the body while at the same time taking measures to prevent tooth decay.
After conducting thousands of blood and saliva experiments on human and animals to determine the causes of tooth decay, Dr. Price discovered the two basic causes of tooth decay were:
1) The changing of the acid-base balance of the saliva from its normal alkaline status to one of acidity and
2) The lowering of the ionic calcium levels in both the blood and the saliva.
Unfortunately, many dentists today are pushing the use of flourine to prevent dental caries and have failed to see that the tooth decay process is systemic, not just local in nature. They often do not understand that the acidity of the saliva and lower calcium values result from the ingestion of white flour products, sugar, refined grains and other similar products.
Although the hope is that in the future we will be able to eradicate infection in dentin tubules, disinfect surrounding bone, and be able to safely save teeth, the prevention of tooth decay and periodontal disease should be our immediate and primary goal. This can be achieved through a change in lifestyle and dietary habits. Some recommendations include:
1) Eliminate white flour, refined grains and sugar from the diet.
2) Do not drink commercial fruit juice
3) Take a full-spectrum mutli-vitamin/mineral complex
4) Fresh fruits and vegetables should comprise most of the diet as these serve to alkalinize the body.
5) A quality calcium supplement might be useful.
Additional resources:
See www.rooted.tv for a 1 hour documentary including references
Dr. Weston Price, a renowned dental research specialist, observed many patients with crippling degenerative diseases who did not respond to treatment. He suspected infected root canal teeth to be the culprit. He developed a testing method that revealed the presence of infection in a tooth. By implanting a root-filled tooth from a patient under the skin of a laboratory animal, usually a rabbit, he found that in almost every case the animal would develop the same disease as the patient, lose weight, and often times die. Later, Dr. Price found he could embed small pieces of the root instead of the entire tooth, or pulverize the teeth and inject the powder and cause the same results. Eventually, he found he could culture the bacteria found in a root-filled tooth and inject the toxins from it into the laboratory animal and reproduce the disease from the toxins alone. It is important to note that when he implanted sterile objects or uninfected natural teeth, such as those removed for orthodontics, no adverse health effects resulted.
Dr. Price found many types of degenerative diseases, including endocarditis, other heart diseases, kidney and bladder diseases, arthritis, rheumatism, mental diseases, lung problems, and other degenerative diseases, could be transferred to laboratory animals. He also found that a large percentage of patients recovered from their illnesses after the root-filled teeth were extracted.
The primary bacteria in root canals found by Dr. Price included streptococcus, staphylococcus, and spirochetes. In addition Price discovered that the bacteria that caused the infection penetrated most of the dentin tubules and were not destroyed during the supposed sterilization process during root canal therapy. They also exhibited the following properties:
• Bacteria were poly-morphic, in other words they changed form.
• They thrived in the absence of oxygen.
• Bacteria become more virulent and the toxins more poisonous.
• They are not only present in the tooth but also the adjacent jaw bone.
After reviewing the scientific literature, Price found information about blood changes that occurred in patients with root canals to be nonexistent, so he took it upon himself to conduct extensive blood studies of patients and animals to determine the side effects of root canals. After performing thousands of tests, he found the following results:
* Lymphocytes (white blood cells – immune cells) increased in humans and increased 58% in rabbits.
* Polymorphonuclear leukocytes, a form of white blood cells, decreased in humans and in animals to 33% less than normal.
* Hemoglobin changed very little, either up or down.
* Hemophilia, a tendency to hemorrhage, occurred frequently in rabbits.
* Increased amounts of sugar were found in the blood.
* In some rabbits, high amounts of ionic calcium were found, but in most rabbits, calcium was lower, resulting in 15-20 different pathologic conditions.
* There was increased uric acid and nitrogen retention.
* Alkaline reserves decreased, resulting in acidosis.
* Some patients and all animals lost weight.
This particular study involved 667 rabbit inoculations.
There are several basic problems with root canals:
1) Inability to sterilize dentinal tubules,
2) Inability of root-canal filling material to completely fill and seal all canals and seal the tip of the root, and
3) Inability to sterilize the bone around the infected tooth.
Price stated that sterilization procedures and root-filling materials did not need to be perfect if the patient's immune system was adequate to meet such challenges. His statistics demonstrated that about 30% of those individuals who had root canals had strong enough immune systems to control the bacteria and remain in good health until these "healthy" individuals suffered a severe accident, case of the flu, pregnancy, breastfeeding, excessive worry, grief, or some other "stress" that overwhelmed their immune system to such an extent it could no longer control the toxins and bacteria coming from the root or teeth. Then they often developed a degenerative disease.
The organisms that cause dental infections generally do not attack specific organs or tissues as do bacteria that cause measles, mumps, smallpox, etc. When dental infections seem to target a specific set of tissues or organ, usually that tissue is already compromised, and the patient is experiencing difficulties in that tissue or has experienced prior difficulties. We should therefore be looking to improve the overall health in the body while at the same time taking measures to prevent tooth decay.
After conducting thousands of blood and saliva experiments on human and animals to determine the causes of tooth decay, Dr. Price discovered the two basic causes of tooth decay were:
1) The changing of the acid-base balance of the saliva from its normal alkaline status to one of acidity and
2) The lowering of the ionic calcium levels in both the blood and the saliva.
Unfortunately, many dentists today are pushing the use of flourine to prevent dental caries and have failed to see that the tooth decay process is systemic, not just local in nature. They often do not understand that the acidity of the saliva and lower calcium values result from the ingestion of white flour products, sugar, refined grains and other similar products.
Although the hope is that in the future we will be able to eradicate infection in dentin tubules, disinfect surrounding bone, and be able to safely save teeth, the prevention of tooth decay and periodontal disease should be our immediate and primary goal. This can be achieved through a change in lifestyle and dietary habits. Some recommendations include:
1) Eliminate white flour, refined grains and sugar from the diet.
2) Do not drink commercial fruit juice
3) Take a full-spectrum mutli-vitamin/mineral complex
4) Fresh fruits and vegetables should comprise most of the diet as these serve to alkalinize the body.
5) A quality calcium supplement might be useful.
Additional resources:
See www.rooted.tv for a 1 hour documentary including references
Thursday, August 20, 2009
Balance is an illusion
We often hear in holistic and health circles that we all need balance. Well I'm here to tell you today that balance can never be achieved and in actual fact is quite disastrous. Why? Imagine the classic image of the scales; a representation of balance. Well if the scales are balanced that means that there is no movement. No movement = stagnation, stagnation = death.
We are energetic beings, an energetic planet. Everything is always in constant motion, from the tiniest particles to the biggest trees. Life is not about balance it is about harmony. We must learn instead to move through life gracefully. Sometimes we need to pay attention to our health more, sometimes our finances, sometimes our relationships. Think of a band. You don't hear all the instruments playing the same volume and having the same presence throughout a performance. Sometimes the drums disappear and the guitarist will break out into a solo. Another time the vocalist might be more prominent.
Through daily meditation, diary entries and personal reflection, we are able to gain insight into who we are and what our needs are. Meditation and mindfulness allow us to be more present so that we are able to focus on what needs attention in the moment, from day to day. It also allows us to access a wider vision - the bigger picture - so that we are able to look at things from a distance. As we practice this more and it becomes part of our daily routine; so too does it become easier to move more gracefully through life.
“Harmony is pure love, for love is a concerto.”
- Lope de Vega
We are energetic beings, an energetic planet. Everything is always in constant motion, from the tiniest particles to the biggest trees. Life is not about balance it is about harmony. We must learn instead to move through life gracefully. Sometimes we need to pay attention to our health more, sometimes our finances, sometimes our relationships. Think of a band. You don't hear all the instruments playing the same volume and having the same presence throughout a performance. Sometimes the drums disappear and the guitarist will break out into a solo. Another time the vocalist might be more prominent.
Through daily meditation, diary entries and personal reflection, we are able to gain insight into who we are and what our needs are. Meditation and mindfulness allow us to be more present so that we are able to focus on what needs attention in the moment, from day to day. It also allows us to access a wider vision - the bigger picture - so that we are able to look at things from a distance. As we practice this more and it becomes part of our daily routine; so too does it become easier to move more gracefully through life.
“Harmony is pure love, for love is a concerto.”
- Lope de Vega
Friday, August 7, 2009
Getting going
Hi everyone, hope you are all well and enjoying the summer weather. I am really excited about getting this blog off the ground and I hope in the coming months and years that you learn, grow and become interested in all that I have to share. I have been working in Holistic health for many years now and have reached a point where the results that I am getting are nothing short of miraculous.
Sometimes it is rooted in the physical and requires a lots of body work. Other times all it takes is sitting down with someone and getting them to see themselves in a new light; a new perspective. As a holistic healer I have learned that one must determine what the root of the problem is and then shift all aspects of ones being to move toward wholism. If we only move the body but don't address the underlying thought pattern that brought you to that physical manifestation, you will still be out of balance.
This is why I believe in integration. The more tools and life experience one has, the wider and deeper the scope of healing. As time goes by I will keep you posted on how and what I integrate and will share personal - but anonymous - cases that I see in clinic. My wish is that you can take some of this onboard and help yourself and others. Whether you choose to self-help or seek out someone who practices some of the disciplines that I have outlined; I have no doubt that you will experience true healing should you wish to seek.
The lightworkers are resting and enjoying the summer before we move into a hectic fall schedule of teaching, healing and sharing.
In Light
Sometimes it is rooted in the physical and requires a lots of body work. Other times all it takes is sitting down with someone and getting them to see themselves in a new light; a new perspective. As a holistic healer I have learned that one must determine what the root of the problem is and then shift all aspects of ones being to move toward wholism. If we only move the body but don't address the underlying thought pattern that brought you to that physical manifestation, you will still be out of balance.
This is why I believe in integration. The more tools and life experience one has, the wider and deeper the scope of healing. As time goes by I will keep you posted on how and what I integrate and will share personal - but anonymous - cases that I see in clinic. My wish is that you can take some of this onboard and help yourself and others. Whether you choose to self-help or seek out someone who practices some of the disciplines that I have outlined; I have no doubt that you will experience true healing should you wish to seek.
The lightworkers are resting and enjoying the summer before we move into a hectic fall schedule of teaching, healing and sharing.
In Light
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