Would you go to see a movie and tell the person at the ticket box, "Oh I want to see the film first but I'll only pay you IF I enjoy it?"
I doubt it.
This article in in relation to a post someone made in response to http://drugfreehealthsecrets.com/2008/06/24/scott-saunders-md-acid-reflux
It never ceases to amaze me that people always want 'something for nothing' upfront – even when a product comes with a 100% money-back guarantee.
Now what I am about to say might upset some people, but please bear with me.
I don't know about you but I meet so many people who when it comes to their life and health in general think nothing of eating hundreds of dollars in junk food each month, never exercise, have every mod-con imaginable and yet when it comes to their health, they have a poverty mentality.
"Oh my goodness! You mean I must spend $33.97 to buy a book that shows howI can stop spending ten times that on drugs that are only masking my symptoms?"
Those of us who live in the west just dont know how blessed we are.
And, if you think my comments are over the top, please check out the video below. It is because of sites like this (and others) that I will shortly be returning to China for the 9th time. Because of sites like this that I am in the position to help others in genuine need.
Last year, when I was told there was a 1 in 4 chance that I had prostate cancer, I decided to do whatever I needed to in order to get well.
Had I been offered a $33.97 report with a 100% money back guarantee, I would have had no hesitation whatsoever in buying it.
These days I spend the same money I used to waste on junk food, buying various health supplements. I was raised to believe that no one owes me anything.
I never complain when I pay for products and services and I dont expect others to provide for me.
That is why I love being in business so much. Don't get me wrong – I do have a passionate and heart felt belief that when we have been blessed with material wealth, we do have an obligation to help others less fortunate.
Just that I have been to the 3rd world so that is where I choose to help people.
I believe it is a mindset thing.
What do you think?
Filed under Blog by on Jul 28th, 2008. 
by Lani Muelrath, M.A. aka "the Fitness DreamMaker"
I've got to admit, this is one of my all-time favorite book titles.
That's right, Death by Modern Medicine. it's a book title! Let me tell you more about it.
It's an all-new eBook release from Dr. Carolyn Dean, my all-time favorite MD/Naturopathic Doctor, good friend, and colleague in teh quest to bring wellness, good preventative self-care, and holistic health optimism everywhere!
For now, back to the book.
Death by Modern Medicine….Seeking Safe Solutions ("when ONE medicine is the ONLY cure…") says it all in a headline and connects right to the heart – and gut – immediately!
With her chocked up years of experience as BOTH an M.D. and Naturopathic doctor, Carolyn Dean knows how to riffle through the riffraff and come up with safe alternatives….BEFORE you get to the doctor.
We all know that modern meds have their place, including Dr. Dean – and we all suspect that they are relied on far too heavily as well. Am I right?
Death by Modern Medicine (2005 edition) won the 2006 Independent Publisher Book Award for "Most Progressive Health Book." It has been referenced by thousands of people around the world, most notably by Shirley MacLaine in her new book Sage-ing While Age-ing. In the three years since the first edition, much has changed; some things for the better and some things have gotten worse.
Author, Dr. Carolyn Dean, is often asked on radio shows to confirm that natural medicine is becoming more widely accepted and benefiting the general population. She really sees no evidence of this happening. As long as allopathic medicine remains the gatekeeper of access to health services and insurance reimbursement, people with other skills will not be allowed to play in that sandbox. Even worse, allopathic medicine continues to prosecute doctors who offer health care that is outside the standard practice of medicine, which is limited to drugs and surgery. There can be no renaissance in medicine with such limitations to our freedom of choice and free will.
Dr. Dean's eBook can be purchased and downloaded immediately via this page…
Filed under Blog, Drug Companies Exposed, Healthy Foods by on Jul 20th, 2008.
by Lani Muelrath, M.A.,
Are you sitting down?
Don’t worry, I haven’t shocking news! I’m just going to lead you in a little exercise. (No matter, if you aren’t sitting, you can do this standing, too.) We're going to revisit isometrics.
Right now, give your backyard a good squeeze.
No, I don’t mean run outside and hug the garden…I mean the backyard of your body!
Gently yet firmly start to contract the muscles in your “seat” until you’ve got all the muscle fibers you can recruit locked and loaded. Then squeeze with all your might for 5 – 10 seconds, breathing the whole time.
Congratulations! What you’ve just done is an isometric exercise. It is the voluntary tensing of a muscle, or muscles, without moving the angle of a joint. With isometrics, you are tightening the muscle in place without motion, against your own resistance, or leveraged against an object.
And it is one of the the best techniques found for building muscle, enhancing shape, and ramping up the metabolism!
How Isometrics Work
How does tensing a muscle stimulate you to develop muscle, resulting in a stronger, tighter, firmer, (and shapelier!) physique? The answer lies in the tension. The degree of tension, or intensity of a contraction, stimulates new muscle growth. And when you are really giving it all you’ve got, you will reach maximum contraction in 7 to 10 seconds! Without added weight (resistance), or even movement.
Isometric contraction will develop strength and aesthetics particularly well, and contribute powerfully toward creating a beautifully sculpted physique. PLUS you can do them anywhere, any time!
Isometric exercises also have the distinct advantage of minimizing stress to joints. This is one reason I have been able to use them effectively with clients who may be in need of muscle building activity yet are temporarily sidelined from fully functional locomotion or isotonic exercise, which is movement against resistance.
Building muscle is a cornerstone of any solid fitness approach; muscle regulates metablic function, conserves strength, and is a powerful agent in increasing insulin sensitivity, largely due to the effect larger muscle mass has on body composition, or fat vs. muscle.
One cautionary note: people who have high blood pressure should of course check with their health care provider before engaging in exercise, and with isometrics, it is particularly important to avoid holding the breath during any point of exercise. Keep breathing, and you should be fine!
Watch for upcoming articles on a belly-flattening isometric exercise!
P.S. Be sure to claim your FREE Special Report AND weekly FitDream eZine, with fitness info, insights, motivation, and inspiration! To your email every Thursday!
Filed under Blog, Weight Loss by on Jul 20th, 2008.
"There is that speaks like the piercings of a sword: but the tongue of the wise is health." [Book of Proverbs 12:18]
There is an old saying: "Sticks and stones can break my bones but words can never harm me" no doubt you have heard of it?
It is utter and complete garbage!
Both the words that people speak to you AND the words that YOU speak to others carry tremendous power.
Words can hurt, wound and destroy. Words can encourage, inspire and uplift.
And… words can definitely heal!
How Do We Apply This?
1. NEVER tell someone they are stupid, dumb, ignorant, useless etc – especially a child! You do NOT have that right! And… if you have spoken to someone in this manner, do the right thing and apologize!
2. Think BEFORE you speak. Make a 'decision divorced from emotions' to use your words to edify and encourage people.
3. Speak the solution not the problem. I don't mean that you ignore reality rather that you use your words to speak solutions not just problems. One great example of this is that if you are someone who constantly says "I can't afford to" try this: start saying to yourself: "How can I afford this?"
The results will amaze you! When you speak like this, your brain starts to seek out different options – ideas and solutions that you would never have thought of will suddenly spring to mind.
4. Start using your words to encourage people. Compliment people. Get a copy of the old classic "How to Win Friends and Influence People" Read it and do what it says!
5. Pay attention to what you watch, read and listen to. You know the old computer adage: "Garbage In Garbage Out" well the same is true of the human mind! Fill your mind with things that build you up rather than things that lead to mediocrity.
6. Do you love someone? Don't just think it – tell them. Tell them often. Do you know the 6 most common words at a funeral? "If only I had told them…"
7. Be willing to tell people you have hurt "I am sorry – please forgive me" Just this last week on the TV in Australia one of the current affairs show told the story of a man who was abused by a catholic priest.
They interviewed a prominent leader in that 'religion' here over what appeared to be an official cover up of the incident (that had ruined the life of the man in question) and I personally was struck by how proud, arrogant, annoyed and totally unfeeling this leader seemed to be.
Rather than feeling ashamed and shocked and fully of pity for the individual, everything about this religious leader from his body language to the tone of his voice seemed to indicate he was annoyed that he was getting asked questions about his role in responding to the incident.
He destroyed any shred of credability he could have had. (at least in my eyes!).
In one segment of the show, the guy that had been abused said "All I want is for someone to say "I'm Sorry!"
It is sad that so many people seem to consider saying sorry to be a sign of weakness when in reality, it is one of the greatest character strengths anyone can ever possess.
If you do these 7 things, you will start to see the healing power of words work in your life and in the lives of others.
Filed under Blog by on Jul 16th, 2008. 1 Comment.
And you thought your situation was desperate…
A 52-year-old Milwaukee-area man has been accused of faking heart attacks to avoid paying restaurant bills and cab fares.
Police say the Waukesha (WAWK'-uh-shaw) man took a cab to a mall Monday and pretended to have a heart attack. The cab driver left unpaid.
Authorities say the man then ran up a $23 bill when he had a steak dinner at Applebee's. He again pretended to have a heart attack.
This time the fire department took him to a hospital. A doctor there recognized the man as having pulled the same stunt in the past few weeks.
He was charged Thursday with defrauding a restaurant as a habitual criminal. He could get up to nine months in prison and a $10,000 fine.
Filed under In the Media by on Jul 16th, 2008.
