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Magnets and Pain Relief

2011-11-17T10:01:00.001-08:00

You snooze, you loose! (Unless you are snoozing with a Kinko Sleep Mask on! ;)

This morning I checked my email, after going several days without checking it...

This is what I read:

You might want to write this down... get on the phone..and give a quick call to EVERYONE YOU KNOW... who owns a TV.

(Wednesday November 16th) Dr. Oz (ON HIS SHOW) will bedevoting his entire show to:

MAGNETS AND PAIN RELIEF

That's...

MAGNETS AND PAIN RELIEF.

The show will air on different networks in differentcities.

In the DC area, it will be on FOX (5) @ 4 PM.

To check your city (and the cities in which you havefriends and family), you can go to:

http://www.DoctorOz.com/find-station

Here's a description of the show, from his website:

"WEDNESDAY –NOVEMBER 16, 2011 "THEREVOLUTIONARY CURE FOR PAIN"

Pain Cures; Healing Magnets

Dr. Oz investigates the new cutting-edge treatment foryour chronic pain WITHOUT PILLS OR SURGERY. The invisible treatment your doctordoesn't know about. Find out if this brand-new treatment could be the answeryou've been looking for!"

I couldn't believe it! I missed it!!!! Aggg! Why do I care? I'll tell you why.

This past winter, my mother was extremely ill. She had an appointment with a specialist, who refused to see her and told her to go to the ER based on her body forcing a liver cleanse and other symptoms she was experiencing which indicated a major intestinal infection. She hadn't been able to eat at all for days, and was so sick she felt like she might die. Mom called me at 9:30 PM and asked me to get over to her the next morning to take care of her. Needless to say, I was scared. I told her she couldn't die while I was there taking care of her; she promised not to die, and I took the first flight out, leaving my house at 4 AM the next morning. After I got there, she informed me that she refused to go to ER.

Yeah! So, here I was with a woman who I LOVED DEARLY, who hadn't eliminated properly in years (or at all for 3 months), who had a major infection, was addicted to pain medications (WHICH SHE HATED TAKING), refused to go to ER... and she counted on me to take care of her.

I got her on an intense regime to get the infection under control, very carefully detoxed (which included getting her drinking alkaline water instead of acidic tap and bottled water), and got her bowls moving again with herbs and diet. Part of therapy was also the employment of a magnetic device called a "Mag Boy," which we used to gently massage the intestinal area and kidneys with when ever she was in pain. Long story short, in three days time she was eliminating, and before I left (a month later) she was completely and totally off her pain medications.

I knew mom needed to detox to get the medications and toxins, and acids out of her body (I will be writing more about this in another post), but I didn't know at the time how much the magnets would help. Mom insisted that the magnets were a huge factor in taking the pain away and couldn't live without them... Of course I left the Mag Boy with her and bought a new one for myself. :)

Here is another reason I feel the need to share with you a little about magnets today...

Recently I landed my left eye in the corner of a kitchen cabinet. My eye was so scratched I could feel the scratches from top to bottom. I was in INTENSE pain. I used pain killers (only done that a few times in my life) for three days. I slept ALL DAY THOSE THREE DAYS, because it hurt too badly for me to open my eyes.

Long story short, a friend watched me cry (not from emotions, mind you... my eyes just hadn't stopped crying yet!) and introduced me to a sleep mask. Within moments of placing it over my eye, the pain went from overwhelming (20), to very manageable (2 or 3). I had tried another magnet just before this, and it actually hurt worse, but this sleep mask which was magnetic and also included far infrared technology took the pain almost entirely away. That night i used the mask all night, and in the morning I was able to take it off and go back to living! My eye was still scratched, but the scratches were shorter than they were before. Each night I wore the mask to bed, and each morning I woke up feeling the scratches in my eye, and being amazed at how much shorter they were than the night before.

I wanted to share these stories because I'm really excited about how much magnets helped in these instances, and I know I need to stop procrastinating sharing the things I know which are helping people to stop having such intense pain. There are many instances in which magnetic therapy is so subtle and so gradual that their effects are NOT immediately or drastically noticed (sort of like the way good foods, clean water, and whole food multi vitamins nourish and cleanse our bodies extensively, yet without giving instantly noticeable reactions). It is so exciting to see such huge results from magnets, and to know that they really do work! They are such a wonderful alternative to so many other options which do have grave side effects. As far as I'm concerned, magnets are gifts from God; they have no adverse side effects!

Anyhow, I missed the email, and the program, but I decided not to miss the opportunity to let you know that magnets are helping people with pain. If you are in pain, I hope you discover the blessings of magnets too! :)

For more information on magnets and magnetic therapy, and the mangetic items I talked about, here are a few sources you can go to!

Magnetic Technology

Far-Infrared Technology

Sleep Mask

Mag Boy

Biaxial PowerMag (This is like the mag boy, only powered by battery. This would have been nice for my mom when she woke in the middle of the night in pain, as laying it on her abdomen would have been more restful than moving the magboy back and forth manually during the night.)

Please comment if you have any questions or added knowledge to share!

Thanks a million!

Corine :D

WATER FIGHT!

2011-11-10T16:53:00.000-08:00

When evaluating all the research and publications on the above topic it's obvious that bottled water and tap water sources both have their advantages and disadvantages, and both choices MAY be a safe choice but not necessarily a healthful one...

Let's compare...

BOTTLED WATER

Research (by many agencies) indicates that 25% to 40% of bottled water is just tap water, sometimes purified sometimes not.

The chemical called Bisphenal A (BPA for short) leaches from plastic bottles into the water it contains. There are some major concerns related to BPA's disrupting the following: hormonal balance in the body (girls are developing sooner than ever before); behavioral and neural development; fertility; and cellular development, etc. In a study of people who regularly drink bottled water they found BPA was in the urine of 95% of people sampled. BPA has even been found in umbilical cord blood and placentas at levels found to alter development in animals. Due to the effects of BPA's, some scientists consider the possibility that BPA's may be the most toxic chemical known to man.

Bottles are PETE (Polytheylene Terephthalate or more accurately Etheylene Terephthatalate. Used to make containers, tapes, strapping, fiber for cloths, Dacron and Mylar sail material) rated next to the recycle symbol with the number in it. It is recommended you never drink out of bottles with ratings of 3, 6, and 7, which are high in BPA's and other chemicals. Most bottled water has a rating of #1 but if the bottle gets hot (as they normally do while in transit to a store) the BPA's will leach into the water. As a matter of fact when many of these #1 bottles are tested the water they hold contains BPA's. Also if you leave your bottled water in your car and it gets hot BPA's will leach out. You should never reuse #1 bottles more than once because as it deteriorates it will leach BPA's, and trap biological material in is degraded material.

Additionally bottled water has been found to contain radio active material, arsenic, and industrial solvents.

Bottled water is not always filtered and does carry impurities.

Not only does bottled water carry impurities, the water is usually very acidic. Of course to offset the acid you are drinking your body must neutralize the acid. One way it does this is by pulling nutrients (particularly calcium) from your bones; thus making your bones more porous/weaker, and often leading to Osteoporosis. NOTE: Soda is as acidic as the batteries in cars; the only reason soda does not kill you (in a matter of minutes) is that your kidney and other bodily systems works overtime to achieve homeostasis... at the expense of your bones and overall health to keep the acid from killing you.

The cost of purchasing bottled water is 2000 times more expensive than using tap water. Americans purchase 28 gallons of water per person a year and 29 billion single-serve bottles of water a year. They buy a half billion bottles of water a week... enough bottles to circle the globe more than 5x's.

Each year enough oil is used in creating these bottles to fuel a million cars alone. It takes 18 million barrels of oil to just transport bottled water. Sadly, 80% of the bottles are not even recycled. Of the remaining 20% recycled most are burned or down cycled... meaning the material is less useable and will be thrown away. Even sadder is the fact that much of the 80% that is not recycled ends up in our oceans, lakes, and rivers. It is estimated tht there are about 3.5 million tons of plastics floating in the world's water, which is basically the size of Texas. As an avid sailor I can attest to the fact that there are a lot of bottles floating around.

Bottled water is nearly unregulated as compared to city water systems. Some bottled water companies indicated they are quite heavily regulated but even if that is the case there is very little monitoring of bottled water. The Environmental Working Group looked at 200 brands of bottled water and found that fewer than 2% disclose their water source. The FDA currently has only one person, yes only one official overseeing the bottled water industry and that person also has other responsibilities. Unlike the bottled water industry the city water systems have intense regulations monitored weekly (Regulated by the Environmental Protection Agency, EPA not by the FDA).

In Cleveland Ohio, the city officials did a test on the most expensive bottled water and found it had lower quality than Cleveland's tap water. It is also interesting to note that in taste tests across the US, tap water is often chosen over bottled water.

The good news is bottled water sales are dropping off drastically as people come to terms with a major bottled water scam (manufactured demand). Some are even predicting that bottled water will one day come to be viewed as "un-cool as a pregnant lady smoking."

TAP WATER

Tap Water quality varies within the US, all of which tend to have the cleanest water in the world when it comes to city municipal systems. City water systems, if running as they should, are monitored weekly.

BPA's can still be an issue even in city water systems but to a less extent (since bottled water with BPA's are being spilled and making their way to water sources).

Let's talk about pipes:

In old cities some pipes (even in homes) are actually still made of wood or old pipes with lead. Contaminants seeping into the ground around old porous pipes can then seep into the water in these pipes. The things people eat can also enter into the city water systems such as the drugs people take which can not be filtered out or killed by city water systems. Contaminants and chemicals found in city water systems are chloroform (a by product of the disinfection process from Chlorine), fluoride (aluminum waste), lead, Nitrates, Pesticides, Arsenic, biological contaminants, disinfection by products (DBP's), and radio active materials.

Many of these toxins are dumped into our rivers, etc. In a recent study of fish in the Potomac River they were startled to find male Smallmouth Bass and other male fish species sex organs to contain eggs instead of sperm. With the results of this study and other studies of pollutants on males, some scientists believe it's the reason many young boys in the US seem to be void of the ambition to succeed in academics and sports, and as they mature and enter the business world, or not. In fact a third of men ages 22-34 still live at home; this is a 100% increase in the past twenty years.

Water Treatment: Many city water systems use lye to treat the water, not for the benefit of public health but to clean their pipes like Drano. In 2007 in Spencer Massachusetts USA the towns' water supply was accidentally treated with to much lye resulting in over 40 people being treated for burns and rashes. Luckily there were no deaths but it shows the need to have a system at home in place to protect you from so called safe water systems.

Furthermore, both tap water and bottled water are usually acidic. Most people agree the acid just isn't what they want to put into their bodies...

What if I don't want to drink BOTTLED WATER or TAP WATER? Is there a good source of drinking water that I can afford to live off of and feel good about drinking?

The answer IN PART is filtered water... I say IN PART because there is a second part to this answer.

PART ONE: The advantage to filtered water is that you can control what you want to filter by the choice you make of what product to use. You have to do your research though, because some filters out there leave contaminants of their own. The good news is that there are good filters out there and that with some, the price per gallon can be much more affordable than bottled water and still protect you from the contaminant/pollutant issues related to bottled and tap water.

A system that is just a filter is a good start and there are many brands to choose from with various levels of filtration.

Our bodies consist of up to 70% to 80% water. Water in our bodies is living. It acts as a transport to carry toxins and acids out of our bodies and makes healthy living possible. But what if the water your filter provides is also acidic, or dead?

PART TWO is about drinking water that is living, and alkaline, so it helps to cleanse toxins and wastes from your body and restores vitality. Here at leadersinvitality.com we eliminate the complicated process of finding a water filter system because we happen to have the best possible option available on the market anywhere... This water system has almost 40 years of testing and research. Many companies have tried to copy this water system with limited success because this system is far more then a filter and good looking cosmetics.

This living water is known as PiMag water. In addition to filtering water of chlorine, lye, etc. and contaminants, this water is also energized; provides minerals that the body needs for nutrition and an alkaline environment for cleansing the body of toxic wastes; and PiMag water is ionized for maximum absorption and hydration.

Another thing I like about the PiMag water system is that it requires no electricity to run the system but simply uses gravity. It is also environmentally responsible as the plastics used in the PiMag system are safe, long lasting, recyclable, reuse-able, and reduce the need to purchase bottles over and over again

SO WHAT IS PiMag Water?

Let’s start with the Pi in the word PiMag… Pi is the Greek word for LIFE and PiMag water does just that; it puts life into the water via trace minerals and helps to balance pH. The Pi in Nikken water is a combination of ceramic balls and chips with stones and clay, plus filter system to provide more filtration (3 types of ceramics: YMS, IMS, & BCS). The ceramic balls and chips contain minerals. The stones and clay reflect far-infrared energy (called wave lengths of life). The ultra-filtration holes of the filter are the absolute smallest in the filtration industry.

Your body prefers a pH balance of around 7-9 to maintain a healthy bodily function depending on your body composition. Eating well can help maintain this balance. But unfortunately, way too many people drink acidic drinks like bottled and tap water, energy drinks, and sodas and coffee (the most acidic drinks). If we want to remain as disease free as possible (not to mention vibrant and alive) our pH must be balanced. If our body becomes too acidic our body has to compensate through homeostasis by stealing calcium, magnesium, potassium, and sodium from our bones and organs to balance our pH. An acidic body can result in various aches and pains to conditions like Osteoporosis, Diabetes (check out this audio on how to possibly cure diabetes with real salt, grass, and PiMag water), Heart Disease, Candida, and Cancers. Even excessive weight gain and increased aging is associated with an acidic body pH. If you have severe issues with acidity in your body also balancing your diet with foods of various pH levels will help. Here is a website that will inform you of the various foods that are acidic and alkaline http://www.rense.com/1.mpicons/acidalka.htm

The key to having a body with a pH of 7-9 is to eat a well balanced diet with Pi water consumption. Even though Nikken does not disclose in great detail how their system creates alkaline water with a pH of 8.5-9.5 independent studies show that they have created Pi water with such alkaline balance.

Now add to “Pi” the “Mag” (Magnetics), and you get PiMag water. The advanced magnetic technology sends water through a magnetic field and puts additional energy source into the water just like how water in rivers, etc. are connected to the earths magnetic field. Magnetized water increases the solubility of minerals and therefore improves the transfer of nutrients to all parts of the body making organisms work more efficiently. The magnets are made of ceramics so they do not age with time. The magnetics make the water softer which helps in areas with hard water, improves the taste of the water, enables minerals to crystallize, prevents scaling on walls of pipes (reduce sediment clumping), etc., and prevents corrosion. The difference between PiMag water and other water, is that magnetized water breaks down the long chain of water clusters (reduces sediment clustering that is the cause of hard water and scaling). This is important because smaller water clusters are easier transported into the cell. If one wants to get hydrated of course the water needs to get inside the cell. The more absorption the more nutrients and other substances can benefit the cells! This is true hydration!

How did PiMag water come to be?

It all came from the Japanese initially. There were two Japanese discoveries that resulted in the development of PiMag water.

The first discovery was in 1964 via Dr. Akihiro Yamashita. Dr. Yamashita studied various hormones in plants particularly Florigen (triggers flowering). He wanted to learn why a new plant developed into flowers instead of leafs. This study led him to understand how water in plants is composed.

The second discovery by Nikken Company was of a river that flows between two mountains where plants grew in particular more healthful than most places in the world. What they learned is the river and area had silicates, material that formed natural crystals, and magnetite and calcium compounds not found elsewhere.

Nikken via Ismu Masuda incorporated these discoveries into the unique PiMag water system. Basically this system imitates the earths magnetic field and that rivers properties (combination of minerals and natural alkaline) to create what he calls PiMag water.

Unique Qualities of PiMag Water

PiMag water demonstrates the capacity to reduce the oxidation redux potential of water… meaning it suppresses free radicals. Free radicals are what scientists believe make us age and by reducing free radicals of course slows aging.
Gold fish living in PiMag water survived 216 days in an airtight tank, where otherwise they survive less than a month.
Amazingly, fresh and saltwater fish can live together in PiMag water.
PiMag water can keep fruits, vegetables, and meats fresher for longer periods of time by slowing oxidation.
Plants grow quicker and healthier with PiMag water.
Because PiMag water is so soluble the unique calcium it contains is more easily transported to the cells along with many other minerals.
The magnetics reduce sediment clumping.
Pi material adds natural minerals and adjusts pH levels to 8.5 and 9.5 ranges.
Scientists are always learning new things. I wonder what other benefits are yet to be discovered!

Specifics about the PiMag Water Delivery Systems!

PiMag water is delivered mainly via two water systems… A counter top gravity system (requires no electricity to run) called the Waterfall and a portable water bottle call the Sport Bottle.

What are they made of? The Waterfall and Sport Bottle are made of recyclable or renewable energy sourced materials. Every part particularly all the wet parts, can not leach and do not contain chemicals that can harm you.

All PiMag Waterfall parts are replaceable, meaning if you break one piece you do not have to throw away the whole thing. The filters of course are replaceable which reduces the cost per gallon even more after the initial purchase.

Unique to the PiMag Sport Bottle composition of plastic is biodegrade material designed to break down into natural components which actually provide soil nutrients. Nikken wanted a bottle that when thrown away would not add to the negative impact of disposable bottles. The bottle or the shell material of the Sport Bottle is made of two major parts. First, it’s made from very clean high grade quality low density polyethylene which means it does not have any leachables in it. Second it’s made of bio-green materials that break down in 60 days (once exposed to the environment for an extended period) into natural compounds that produce soil nutrients.

The bottle also includes a replaceable filter, replaceable lid, and spout to allow the bottled to be reused over and over again thus reducing its impact on the environment.

Costs per gallon between PiMag & Bottled Water

Bottled Water I Water Fall (WF) I WF Replacement Filter I Sport Bottle (SB) I SB Replacement Filter

$2-$5 $2.44 .34 $1.38 .45

PiMag prices include cost of Tap Water at less than 1 cent per gallon.

One Waterfall will filter 143 gallons and one Sport Bottle will filter 40 gallons dependent on water source qoulity.

PiMag Waterfall & Sport Bottled Lab Tested & Certified

As established by independent laboratory tests, the PiMag Waterfall & Sport Bottle meets contaminant-reduction specifications of National Sanitary Foundation Standards 42 and 53. And the Waterfall received the highest rating from Water Quality Association, the Gold Standard. This is considerably better performance than you’d get with many conventional faucet-type water filters. It’s an astounding level of filtration efficiency for a gravity-type systems — comparable to more complex and expensive technologies. All this is without factoring in the PiMag water benefits described in the article on this page and highlighted below...

PiMag Waterfall & Sport Bottled Features/Benefits:

• Advanced filtration tech - Certified to reduce harmful contaminants, for cleaner, better tasting water
• Pi technology - Adds natural minerals, adjusts pH for acid/alkaline balance and ionizes to help protect against oxidation.
• Magnetic technology - A circular magnetic field acts to reduce sediment clumping.
• Compact design - Can be set up on a counter or practically anywhere, and the Sport Bottle can be taken almost anywhere.
• Gravity flow operation - Requires no electricity or plumbing.
• Economical - A more practical and cost-effective alternative to bottled water or water ionizers.
• Environmentally responsible - Made from recyclable, non-leaching materials, reduces consumption of water bottles. The Sport Bottle when thrown away biodegrades into fertilizer.

Note that the WQA and NSF do not test water bottle size filters and so the Sport Bottle was tested by an independent Laboratory and found to meet or exceed all WQA & NSF standards. The Sport Bottle Meets the above mentioned standard in this section. Nikken stands behind this statement!

WQA official rating of the Waterfall at http://www.wqa.org/goldseal/detail.cfm?tableDefID=3&companyID=1016240
NSF http://www.nsf.org/

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Water Comparisons

2011-11-07T10:02:00.000-08:00

Comparison of different water products...

WATER FALL

SPORT BOTTLE

The Orignal Nikken PiMag counter top system test... the Water Fall & Sport Bottle perform even better...

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Bipolar Magnets - Dr. Moscos' Perspective

2011-11-05T09:20:00.000-07:00

Hi! :D

I have a friend (named Dave) who was blessed to meet the acquaintance of a pretty amazing Doctor. This Dr. fiend of his has passed away, but the impact he had on Dave and many others lives on.

Dave is also amazing and very knowledgeable. He is a very well known and loved Nutritionist who helps thousands of people to live healthier, happier lives.

When you get two great minds together, great conversations occur. With Dave's permission I will share with you an old correspondence between Dave and Dr. Moscos. There are many wonderful little gems of truth here which if taken seriously can really impact and increase a person's health and vitality. I hope you enjoy! :D
Corine :D

Dave: Dr. Moscos, you are a chiropractor and, not only that, you've

> been a chiropractor to some pretty famous people. Could you tell us a

> little about your background?

> Dr. Moscos: Yes. I got two degrees - a chiropractic degree at DC and

> then I got my naturopathic degree. Back in 1989 I was asked to join

> the royal family in Saudi Arabia to be their personal naturopathic

> physician. I went with my family there for 6 years and survived the

> first Gulf war. I came back and wasn't ready to retire so I set up a

> small office here in Newport Beach in California. Within a year one

> of my old patients found me and brought me a set of Magsteps. I

> didn't know what they were but she had a little viewer and showed me

> the magnets. She asked me what I thought and I asked, "Where did you

> get these bipolar magnets?!" She said, "This is Nikken." So I joined

> right away.. It's just fantastic getting the word out there.

> Dave: What is your opinion of the company, the products, and the future?

> Dr. Moscos: Way back in the 60s when I first started getting into the

> naturopathic medicine, we began using magnets. They were single pole

> magnets (the old + and - side ones) and we used to have quite a

> difficult time with these in our clinics. Something was missing. We

> did lots of experiments as students. Of course when Nikken came

> along, their magnets used the correct polarity for the human body.

> Nikken's magnets have the correct magnetic fields which match the

> earth magnetic fields, and these match the fields in the human body, so it's very precise.

> Nikken's mission statement is about the wellness of the whole human being.

> In the environment today we are bombarded with toxins everywhere.

> Even the air is acidic. The water we drink, bottled water or tap

> water, it's all acidic. The body doesn't like acid because this is

> where disease proliferates. If we keep our bodies on the alkaline

> side we can ward off disease. Nikken's nutritionals are a Godsend to

> the human race because the products are exactly what we need. They

> supplement the magnetic fields that are being destroyed by the environment and the population.

> It's been recorded in a Washington D.C. study that the earth's

> magnetic field is down about 15%. We know that the actions of the

> physical of the body are the result of chemical reactions in the

> brain. These reactions can only occur when we are in a magnetic

> field. If the chemical signals are reduced by a lowered field, our

> electrons start losing their power. Nikken gives our electrons back

> their full power so that the body can properly heal itself.

> Dave: When I first joined Nikken, I was given a paper from Dr.

> Nakagawa titled "Magnetic Deficiency Syndrome" and it detailed how

> important it was to sleep on a mattress that produces the optimal

> magnetic environment. If we can't find the right environment, we must try and make or create one.

> That is what Nikken does, creates an environment with the right

> magnetic field, with clean water, pure air, good nutrition and of

> course, a happy family and society. We're working on all the aspects

> of an optimal environment.

> Dr. Moscos: That's what Nikken is is all about. It's got the attitude

> and mission statement right in the 5 Pillars ofHealth. We put

> everything together and the human being is much happier, especially in

> this environment. I don't know what the air is like up there in

> Washington State, but down here in Orange County, we don't breathe the

> air, we cut it up with scissors and chew it!

> Dave: I was reading something about that. There was a study done

> where they could look at a child's lungs and tell just from that that

> they were from LA.

> Dr. Moscos: Yes, this is what we see. I've been in practice for 32

> years and it's terrible to see the problems that patients have come in

> with over the years. I've actually taken the liberty of telling

> people to leave California because they were having so many problems!

> But the key now is Nikken and all their products. I love the clean

> air system. People live in homes that are never aired out and the air

> inside is often worse than outside, because you've got the carpets,

> glue, paint, pets, etc. The air wellness machine is the key to a clean

> home. The sleep system is also amazing. Sleep is so essential, a #1

> priority. The body repairs itself when we sleep, because it has to

> work so hard when we're awake. This is the point in medical science

> that we've gotten away from. We've lost all the natural elements.

> Nobody heals the body. We work with it so it can heal itself. We put

> it in the proper environment and it will heal. The brain is designed

> that way. When you cut your skin, it heals. The body already knows

> what to do because it's designed that way. One of the good environments we can give it is through Nikken's sleep system.

> Dave: When I first got into Nikken I met a medical doctor that said

> when he first saw it he was skeptical. He had a brother whose wife was

> in a bad car wreck and she had an incredible experience with the

> product. After that, he got on Med Line, a medical database, to look up more information on magnets.

> He said the amazing thing was that he thought he would see a couple of

> kooky things about magnets, but instead he saw literally thousands of

> articles, abstracts, and studies about using magnets for all types of

> health conditions. He observed that everybody in the world seemed to

> know this and were using them, except the US.

> Today people are more open to magnets. It still feels like the

> beginning of a floodgate, now that there are beginning to be enough

> people to explode the industry. As an example, when I first joined

> Nikken one of my friends was quite skeptical. She even wrote a letter

> to the National Council on Health Fraud and got a personal letter back

> from a Dr. Jarvis, who said he commended her on being a skeptic, and

> went on to use words like charlatan, huckster, and quack. Not long

> ago I was reading an article on magnetics and it quoted this same Dr.

> Jarvis saying, "I am having to reconsider my original opinion on

> magnetic therapy." Time is on our side. The future will be amazing

> for the people who are ready. The rest of the country is waiting and

> we just need to go out and tell them about what we have. We're going

> to help people. It's obvious when we look around because the market

> is full of people who want a premium sleep system. Everyone is

> realizing that what you sleep on will affect your quality of sleep and

> your sleep is a keystone to good health. Our product is priced right

> and I hear of so many miracles from people using our sleep system.

> That wouldn't have happened if they were on other brands which do not surround the body in a wonderful cocoon of magnetism, negative ions, and far-infrared.

> Dr. Moscos: The sleep system is the key. It optimizes body healing

> when we sleep. We have to be in a relaxed state, which means our

> temperature must be controlled through far-infrared. The body when it

> sleeps fails in one thing only: controlling temperature. It works so hard that you perspire.

> Then you kick the blankets off and get cold. If you're in a

> supportive environment with the spine supported and the right

> temperature and nice dense foam, the body can heal almost 100%. There

> are so many testimonials out there. I've seen so much in the office

> over the last 5 years that it's just amazing. Some of it even to me

> is hard to comprehend. I'm dealing with some severe cases. Right now

> I've got 3 people with hepatitis C and we're using Nikken products to

> fight the virus, including using the back flex over the liver area and the nutritional products. They are working!

> This is tremendous.

> Dave: That's exciting! I met gentlemen who got the sleep system and

> said that before he got it, his bedding looked like it had gone

> through a threshing machine, but now he hardly has to even make his bed.

> Dr. Moscos: I have a patient who has one of the new systems. She came

> to me one day and said she was scared of the system. I asked why. "I

> woke up and my head was exactly where I put it the night before. Not

> a curl out of place." She figured she didn't move all night!

> Dave: With the sleep system you sleep deeper and one of the things I

> continually think is neat is that the sleep system is actually a

> productively tool. You get such good sleep that you don't need as

> much; you wake up earlier and have more energy.

> Dr. Moscos: According to the National Center of Sleep in the US, state

> that almost 70 million people have problems with sleep. We know that

> bad sleep is a major factor in Depression, and it lowers the strength

> of the body's immune system, which is one of the keys for healing the

> body. This is where people go wrong.

> Dave: I was reading an article about how they did a sleep study with

> some college students, and when they got into the deeper sleep they

> would awaken them and prevent them from going into the deep sleep.

> Within about a week they started exhibiting symptoms of fibromyalgia and other disorders.

> Dr. Moscos: Improper sleep is a repression of the immune system.

> Auto-immune problems mean we're going to have different arthritis and

> soft tissue structure breakdowns. Eventually the body just

> deteriorates. We have to be in a very relaxed deep restful sleep,

> almost sedated, for these to heal. Nikken's sleep system puts the

> body in that state. The body heals when it goes through all 5 stages

> of sleep. The first four stages help the body heal the physical

> structures like muscles and organs and tissues. The REM sleep state

> is when it reverts back and the brain heals itself. These cycles go

> every 30-70 minutes, over and over through the night. The Russians

> did some studies with this and found out that with magnets, these are

> increased up to 110 minutes, which is good because the body can heal better if it stays in the cycles longer and deeper.

> Dave: Fascinating. Talking about levels of sleep, many of us have

> noticed that our dreams are much more lucid. I've noticed more

> colors, even tastes; if I took notes, I could write a novel!

> Dr. Moscos: If you can dream in color you're getting the right sleep.

> I know I do. I wouldn't part with my system ever. In fact my wife

> and I are fighting over the Air Wellness system. She puts it on her

> side when she goes to bed and when I come in I move it to my side!

> Dave: Sounds like you need to get a second one! I was going to ask

> you if you might share just one experience of the success of the sleep

> system that is really inspiring and touched your heart.

> Dr. Moscos: Well I can tell you what it's done for me. Years ago I

> had a tremendous sinus problem. I had that for almost 25 years and I

> got it settled down but when I went back to Saudi the sand was so bad

> that it acted up again and I had a horrendous infection for almost 5

> years. When I got on the sleep system back in 1997 I noticed a big

> difference right away. But even now with the new sleep system I

> noticed the biggest difference. I know the Air Wellness system also

> helps. I go to bed at night and wake up refreshed and ready to go,

> with no sinus problems and no medications to take. It's that clean air and good environment!

> Dave: The Lactoferrin, have you done any experimenting with that or

> shared it with anyone?

> Dr. Moscos: Yes, I'm using Lactoferrin a lot especially in the office

> with infections. It works wonders. What I like about the Lactoferrin

> is that it's a bacteriostatic, which means it binds with iron and

> deprives the germ from getting iron, which means it can't thrive. It

> works wonders and it's a beautiful compound. I like how it's made in

> New Zealand with pure cows milk. A nice, pure environment, and Nikken

> uses almost 3 quarts of milk to make one tablet! It's a fantastic

> nutritional. It does so many things for the body, I could go on and

> on. Besides the bacteriostatic, it's also a pre-biotic which aids the

> biotics in our body already. I use it a lot in the practice. It's a

> tremendous boost to the immunize system. There were a lot of articles

> about Lactoferrin and tissue damage especially in aging and rejuvenation, tests done outside of Nikken.

> Dave: That's exciting. A question for you. Lactoferrin means Iron, so

> Activated Lactoferrin means it doesn't have the iron already and it's

> hungry for it, right?

> Dr. Moscos: Yes.

> Dave: So that means that stuff in the store has iron already and is

> relatively inactive. I ask this because some people have problems as

> far as too much iron in their body, and although this is a small

> capsule, some are still concerned about whether it is an iron

> supplement. I guess it's quite the opposite. It's an iron-scavenging molecule.

> Dr. Moscos: This is ideal for those who have too much iron in their body.

> At the same time, Lactoferrin is an antioxidant, one of the best

> natural versions. People succumb to illnesses because we have a

> sodium-bicarbonate system to neutralize acids in our environment.

> Even our foods are contaminated and our diets are heavily focused on

> meats, potatoes and breads, all acid foods. Our system depletes

> itself by working so hard at neutralizing acids and then we start to

> leach minerals out of our system to balance things out. That's how

> people get so sick. The Lactoferrin acts as a saving mechanism to

> this particular system. One of my cases, a man who has high iron, is

> doing wonderfully because of the Lactoferrin. We keep doing lab tests and the iron is coming down.

> Dave: How many are you prescribing for that?

> Dr. Moscos: Just two a day. Usually one a day is plenty for high

> iron, but this one is particularly bad. Even the hospital wouldn't

> take him. Nikken has gone out of its way to do specific research and

> bring out great products of health. No matter what they make, it

> works. Like I always say, Nikken is a closest thing to putting us

> back in the environment we need to be in,

> Dave: I believe the financial environment that Nikken has put me in

> has made me healthier too!

> Dr. Moscos: Of course! Where else can you be your own business, your

> own boss, on your own time, vacation when you want to, and make a lot

> of people happy. That's what Nikken's all about.

> Dave: I really appreciate all your time and insight.

> Dr. Moscos: Oh, I just love Nikken. I can't get enough of it. I love

> going out and getting people into it, telling the world about health

> and all about Nikken. It's a wonderful company.

> Dave: We've got so much left to do so go do it!

> Dr. Moscos: People have to realize what they have with this company.

> It's endless.

> Dave: I love the possibilities! Thank you, Dr. Moscos

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Becoming Lean, AND, both Physicaly and Psychologically Healthy!

2011-10-26T11:24:00.000-07:00

This post is for those who...

* desire to lose weight and keep it off
* suffer with an eating disorder (includes "over eating") and want to trade in their obsession for peace
* desire to know how to maintain the same size and weight, year after year, with exceptions to small fluctuations due to seasonal activity level change…

In this post I am shedding light on how to accomplish to the above concerns, while simultaneously BRIEFLY answering the question of how I became lean and healthy, both physically and mentally...

But before I answer, let’s just remember I could truly write a book to thoroughly answer this question; what you are getting here in one sitting, is the tip of the tongue, first thing that pops into my head in this one sitting version of that answer… This is not everything, and yet, you may learn quite a bit here today! My advice is to look at the changes you need to make, and change just one or two habits at a time. There is no need to get overwhelmed or to try to do everything perfect today!

That just isn't necessary.

Now that we have this established, I will tell you of many changes that I made over the course of several years which helped me to overcome eating disorders, and become healthy both physically and psychologically…

HABITS:

I was working on developing habits that I wanted to last a lifetime, since studies show that temporary changes bring about temporary results. .

I learned in my college nutrition and weight loss classes that weight that comes off quickly, comes back even faster... with some extra weight along for the ride. If I wanted to lose the extra weight forever and fix my metabolism so that I didn't gain weight every time I ate..., then I needed to lose excess weight slowly and naturally, with habits that would last forever. This meant all radical solutions were out the window. I was going to do this the only way it lasted permanently... the slow and steady way!

That meant that the changes I would be making would be comfortable enough to want to continue; I decided to make small, comfortable changes, and as I got good at those changes and was ready for more, I would continue to make additional small improvements.

THOUGHTS: (a small but important interjection in the middle of the "habit discussion")

Since habits are controlled by thoughts... I wasn't going to be able to change my habits until I first changed the thoughts that provoked my habits. So, the biggest and most important step I made was that I changed my thinking. I had to stop thinking extreme. I tore up all my lists of rules about what I could eat, when, how much etc. and replaced it with a reasonable plan for maintaining a life of balance and good health.

It also meant speaking and thinking positively and kindly about myself, focusing my thoughts on my goals and on positive thinking; it meant no more idle/negative thoughts with things like comparing myself to others, or with thinking about what I didn't like about myself instead of what I liked about myself (This was tough... though it seemed impossible at first, I got much better at it as time went on).

HERE ARE A FEW HABITS THAT I changed or CREATED:

*Studies showed that people often eat when what their bodies are really asking for is water. So if I wasn't sure if I was hungry, I drank water If the hunger subsided, I knew I was actually thirsty (I now read my body easily... but this was helpful while I was learning). If after drinking water, I still felt hungry, then I ate. (BTW - water is best... not soda and other high calorie high sugar drinks because they increase appetite causing us to over eat and are nothing but empty calories. Soda also has a very acidic PH of about 5.5; which means the body’s PH regulating mechanism may have to take calcium from the bones to neutralize acid in order to maintain a neutral PH).

*I learned that our bodies are quite magnificent at knowing how much food they need to maintain their current weight, and that to maintain, we need to Listen! Really listen… So my new habits were to listen to and respond to hunger cues by eating when hungry and stopping when full, or satisfied… (Not stuffed!). This meant, no calorie counting etc. just plain intuitive eating!!! ***This is one of the most important habits that I changed ~ I really feel that it helped me to relax and become really in tune with my body and what it needs. No book, no person, no expert, can tell you what YOUR unique and very individual body needs; only your body can! **NOTE: Many people are afraid to trust their bodies, sure that their bodies will ask for enough to keep them their current weight. When first learning how to read your body or change your habits this can be a challenge. One thing that really helps with this is exercise... Exercise helps the body to WANT to be leaner. You may be hungrier shortly after exercising, but will be less hungry for the next couple meals, eating less overall than you would if you had not exercised. Exercise, and you can safely trust your body more! ***If you have a major eating disorder, like Anorexia, and are so used to NOT listening to your body that you no longer have a clue what it is telling you - then you would be wise to get a a specialist in eating disorders to help you with things like serving sizes while you are recovering/ while you and your body learn to both give hunger and satiety cues, and listen to them. I can not over emphasize this!!!

*Learn to recognize the difference between appetite and hunger. Eat when "hungry" not when you develop an "appetite" for something just because it tastes good. Save that appetite... that food that you want to eat just because it tastes so good... for when you are truly hungry; enjoy it then.

*I learned to stop telling myself that I "can’t" have something, and to… let myself eat! (Remember the forbidden fruit ;).

*I learned that eating a variety of foods is incredibly important. Even if one were to eat only nutritious foods, to have an imbalance which does not provide for all of the body's needs will lead to problems. I learned to look at the colors of foods and eat a variety of colors; different colored foods have different nutrients. And if I wanted my body to be satisfied, I needed to provide it with all the nutrients it needed to be healthy by offering my body a variety of foods. I also began taking whole food supplements to compensate for what my diet might lack. This helped with restoring balance and an overall sense of well being that helped me to not have certain cravings.

*I also learned to choose nutrient dense foods (foods with high levels of nutrients compared to calories) so my food can actually nourish my body. I learned to look at my options, and chose foods that were REAL (not that over processed stuff that has unrecognizable ingredients in them), and had water and fiber in them. Doing this doesn’t mean you can’t have cookies etc.; you can and should if you want to. But make the best choices available (more living foods, high nutrient value foods, more fiber etc). Allow yourself to eat the things you love; let yourself be satisfied! But eat just a little bit better than you are used to eating. Eat foods that you like and want, but if they are not all that nutrient dense, then eat them in moderation and be willing to try new foods and food combinations which are nutrient dense. You don't have to eat absolutely perfectly to progress; "better" is better regardless of how imperfect it is and better choices do yield better results. :)

*I also learned to eat sitting down... to slowly savor each bite... to enjoy food, to take my time with it. This is good for two reasons... One, it satisfies a need we have to enjoy food and helps to develop a good relationship with food. And two, it takes about 15 minutes for our brains to produce satiety cues that let us know when we have eaten enough. So if a person shoves their food down quickly, they are liable to continue eating even if they have indeed had enough because those satiety signals haven't had time to send the "I'm satisfied" cue to the brain that tells you it's a good time to stop eating. I also set aside regular meal times to allow my body to know that it would be fed in normal intervals and when to expect food. But if hungry between meals - I had a nutritious snack.

*I learned more about the importance of exercise and made an effort to weave exercise into my daily life by making it a FUN part of my lifestyle again (no more excessive exercising for hours, or going without – balance is really important here!) *There is so much to say about exercise that I will have a post just on exercise soon. Which reminds me... I need to do more of that again! :o

*In addition to helping you to have a healthy heart... Exercise decreases appetite and speeds up metabolism. So when you exercise, you end up eating fewer calories and burning more. You also build muscle while exercising and muscle is where the fat is burned, so strong bodies burn more fat. A body that exercises also actually wants to be lean because it is easier to carry around less weight while exercising. Your body will simply decide it wants to be lighter if you exercise, and will speed up your metabolism to help make that happen.

*To be healthy, I need to love my body and be kind to my body – today. - Go to bed early. Wake up early. Exercise regularly, and make it exercise that I ENJOY. Exercise is a break from work for me; and I don’t usually call it exercise; I call it biking, rollerblading, running, hiking, dancing to Zumba (only did that one twice so far… but I loved it! I want to do it more!!!) etc… you get the drift! So mid day, when I am tired from schooling the kids and need a break - I usually roller blade to get that break! :D

A list of TRUTHS WHICH KEPT ME GOING:

*Diets don’t work in the long run.

*It is futile to waste money and time on desperate thinking or dieting.

*Starvation, pills, exercise for hours on end, throwing up, and anything that is either a “miracle cure” or involves some kind of temporary nightmare ends in temporary results, so it isn’t worth squat!

*Slow and steady wins the race.

*Whole, raw, living foods with real living water in them are the foods that best nourish and strengthen me.

*Weight loss is not a race.

*Sugar is something to be very careful with. Excessive sugar intake (which is very easy to do) increases appetite (thus amount of food eaten), and messes with blood sugar levels (thus causing energy spikes followed by crashes; causes diseases like Hypoglycemia and Diabetes), and even causes diseases like Osteoporosis (when the body is forced to pull calcium from the bones to maintain neutral PH. Sugar has a very acidic PH of about 5.5, and an acidic environment causes a multitude of inflammatory diseases. It also causes mood swings and even anxiety. Honestly, sugar should be consumed in its natural state in fruits and other whole foods. It should only be added to foods with moderation, wisdom and prudence…

*As you make small changes, your taste buds will change; your appetite changes; you change. :D Some people have lost incredible amounts of weight just by changing ONE simple little habit... like replacing a daily soda with water. All consistent improvements make a difference over time.

ADVICE:

OK, just two more paragraphs of advice for now…(you really are a trooper who loves yourself to still be reading this despite it's length; good for you! ;)

Love your life style TODAY; make today's life style one which you know may maintain a healthy body and mind. Incorporate improvements slowly over time. This is not a race or a contest. This is real life - your life. And you were created so that you could be happy. So love yourself TODAY. Take care of yourself TODAY. Do things that you enjoy. And eat foods that taste good to you. Go to new places to eat to discover new foods. And get up and find things that you enjoy doing to let your body move!

Eating good can mean eating both delicious and nutritious foods. When you eat, take your time, and listen to your body. Don't starve. Don't force it to eat after satisfied. Don't rush your body to eat quickly, not allowing yourself to relax and enjoy the meal. And for heaven sake, stop eating when you are satisfied! (You aren’t a garbage disposal; and you can always finish yummy food later...)

A NOTE ABOUT RESTAURANTS:

There is a fabulous Café in Coeur d’ Alene called Café Carambola that serves amazing salads that will tantalize your taste buds and give you a nutrient dense meal that tastes better than any greasy sugary dead food ever could. For those times when you just want to go out to eat, find restaurants in your area that serve real living foods to expose yourself to better eating choices and provide variety.

Well, I've really rambled on enough. I'm sure I didn't tell all... but if anyone wants to know more, they can ask! :D

***PS. I am amazed at how thoroughly obsessed I once was... and how completely over it I am.

In college I was told that once a person has an eating disorder, they never get over it. Sort of like, the alcoholic is always an alcoholic... But I don't believe that. I live by faith. Faith is more powerful than any habit, any drug, any addiction or disorder. I know recovery can be complete. And I love that! :D

Happy Healthy Living! :D

Corine :D
corine@leadersinvitality.com

Healthy Living ~ Part One... Overcoming Eating Disorders

2011-10-23T15:53:00.000-07:00

Hi. I'm Corine, and one of my passions in life is healthy living - IE. Taking care of myself in every way, including physically... This is, a miracle of sorts, because the greatest challenge I have faced in my life was overcoming the eating disorder of Anorexia Bulimia.

At the time, I did not want anyone to know that I had an eating disorder. I even did things to trick myself into thinking I didn't have a problem. For example, I actually remember wanting to throw up, then thinking, "but if I throw up, I will be Bulimic." I couldn't /wouldn't be someone with a "disorder," but I couldn't/wouldn't be fat either... so I "purged" through other means (exercising for hours each day, even while studying etc, as well as by other methods which I'll just not mention).

I didn't think I was anorexic, because though I starved, I also eventually binged to some degree. I was also a perfectionist. My expectations for myself were all beyond reasonable. I thought I had to be perfect to be of value. I felt horrible about anything that I did which was less than perfect, and thought I had to be perfect for others to love me...

Part of being perfect included trying to be lean in an effort to be beautiful. This is part of what started me on this destructive path. I had lost weight on accident just from biking everywhere due to not having a car, and from eating a nutrient dense diet. This afforded me some attention; I was getting compliments, and I loved it! This was the beginning of my obsession with being lean and which tipped me over into anorexic-bulimic living. I soon became severely obsessed with trying to be lean… and, not understanding the way a human body is made, I was also obsessed with trying to be something that my body would never be.

As my mind became sicker, I compared myself with every woman I saw and was never happy with myself. I can not even begin to relate to you the mental agony that it involved. It was the worst time in my life! The obsession completely preoccupied my mind; never, could I truly, fully experience the joys of the moment because the horrible lies of inferiority which were always right there clouding and overshadowing everything else in my life. It was literally an obsessive mental addiction to thoughts which haunted the back (if not the forefront) of my mind every minute of every day… no matter what was happening or what else I needed to be thinking about. It was the unwanted guest that it seemed would never leave my mind. And yet, I managed to lie to myself and tell myself that I was somehow OK.

It was while in my first semester of college with a nutrition major, that I could no longer deny to myself, that I had an eating disorder. This was the result of three classes which extensively addressed eating disorders (psychology, nutrition, and an eating disorders class). As I read the symptoms, I went down the lists and read about myself. These lists were describing me. Not only that, I could no longer say I was OK because I wasn't "anorexic" or "bulimic" because I discovered that there was a name for what I had, and it was "Anorexia Bulimia." I also learned that I wasn't the only one who "purged" by "other means" than throwing up, just so I could pretend to be "normal."
I was NOT about to let anyone else know about it. I was, however, determined to get over it. So, as I learned, I took all the advice I was taught to give to persons with eating disorders, and gave it to myself. I knew the pattern of recovery and what to expect from the things I learned in my classes.

Here is some of the counsel I gave to myself:

"Corine, you're probably going to gain weight fast when you start to eat normally because your body is in starvation mode... Do Not Panic! Eat! You must eat when you are hungry to get over this, even if it makes you gain weight. Remember, your body will soon realize you are no longer starving it and will stop storing it for the next starvation once you are consistent enough to convince your body that you will not starve it again. Be patient. If you consistently eat, your body will figure this out and stop gaining hyper sensitively, and then you will be able to lose the extra weight gained."

I reminded myself of this over and over again. I talked myself through this. I would scream and panic as I saw the scale increase... then remind myself again, "It’s OK. You knew this would happen. It is just part of the process. Keep eating when you are hungry, even if you keep gaining weight. It's only temporary. Your body will figure it out and stop making you gain weight every time you eat... as soon as it knows you are done starving it. You can do this Corine! I promise you, the weight will come back off... hang in there!" Simultaneously with talking myself into eating... I worked to establish good sleeping and exercise habits that would allow my body to be lean and healthy without extreme measures.

(Can I just take a moment to say I love being one of my own best friends? ~ I really am good to myself. ;D)

It's a little embarrassing to admit to this now. I was so afraid of getting fat. I gained weight every time I ate because I messed up my metabolism by under eating and playing mind games with myself to try to loose weight. My body clung to what I ate like it was the last meal. I was so miserable... always comparing myself to every other woman I saw and never happy with myself the way I was. I wanted to be able to eat a normal amount of food without gaining weight... like other normal women. According to what I learned, there was a plan that Dietitians would put into place for people to help make that happen; I needed to change my habits so that could happen. I needed to follow a plan...

I didn’t know in my head if the counsel was right. I only knew that I was living a life that felt like hell; I had nothing to loose. I was desperate to be freed from the mental agony I had caused myself; and took the leap of faith that these people knew what they were talking about and that what they were saying was right.

As I began to start eating again, I did gain weight like I learned I would. I comforted myself with the hope that my body would eventually let go of the weight, and I continued to do the things I learned I should do so it could happen... Long story short... It worked! :D

I changed my thinking and exercise habits from extreme to moderate, I ate... even though I knew I would gain weight in the short run. I did it because I knew I needed to do it to get well, and because I had faith that the weight would come off in the long run. It was really hard. I was worried that it might not come off (you men can laugh… but our society and media teach women that lean and beautiful is what men want – and what makes women worth something! ~ and when a woman {or man} gets obsessed… it becomes a mental condition as well as a physical one).

It took a few years for my body and mind to get straightened out, but it happened. I became a normal eater. I learned to listen to my body and take care of it. I stopped telling myself I couldn't have certain things. My “Don’t eat” list shrunk from a mile long list of everything fattening or sugary, to NOTHING. There are still some foods I don’t eat because I honestly don’t want to… (like foods that literally give me an allergic like effect or cause me to feel sluggish or fatigued. Actually, I even allow myself to have these... I just no longer want them). The key here is that I know I may eat them if I want to; this makes them less desirable (the forbidden fruit is tantalizingly tempting… and no one wants to feel deprived!).

The education I gained blessed me with the tools I needed to get out of obsessive thinking and away from behaviors which led to eating disorders; it also helped me to have the moderation I needed to be as lean as is physically healthy for my body.

Are you interested in knowing a few other changes I made which helped me to learn to love my body back to health?

“Love”…you ask...? Yes... I actually LOVE my body. Please don't get me mixed up with one of those women who are obsessed with their bodies... practically worship themselves... and just can't flaunt themselves enough - That is SO NOT ME! And I don't think I'm any "hotter" than the next girl. I just finally have sense enough to love my body and be thankful for it and good to it, and I'm not embarrassed to admit it! :D My goal changed from weighing certain # of pounds, to being healthy. I haven't owned a scale since... and I love it!!!

So, how did I change things… stop being obsessed with lean, and still actually attain it?

You’ve got to be kidding? LOL ;) This post is already too long; come back again soon and I'll answer this question in my "Becoming Lean, AND, both Physicaly and Psychologically Healthy" post!

PS. I can not even begin to tell you how much I LOVE having a healthy body and not having obsessions with weight and body image! I feel so incredibly free!

Happy Healthy Living!

Corine Moore...
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The Things People Do!

2011-10-20T16:54:00.000-07:00

I have always wanted to be in a triathlon. I don’t know why I hadn't entered one. I suppose it probably had something to do with a fear… of drowning!

I was planning on getting swimming lessons (for breathing and efficiency) to help me prepare for a the local triathlon here in Coeur d’Alene this summer. But life kept me too busy for the lessons, and I reluctantly let the opportunity pass me by. Then I saw the local paper, in which a pregnant woman did the swim portion of the local triathlon A WEEK BEFORE SHE WAS DUE…

(This first photo is simply a reference to the paper and date; see the next photo for the featured content.)

I suppose it must have given me courage to try, because the day before Labor Day, my husband brought me a flier advertising a first annual Labor Day Triathlon a friend was putting on the next morning; and though I had only swam 4 times this YEAR and never got those lessons in… I entered! I wrote about it on my personal blog, but decided that the shortened version of it should go here as well…

This triathlon was quite spontaneously put on by a friend (THANK YOU JASON!).

Not even waiting to get home from church to let me know about it, Miles brought the flier straight to me (good man… he knows his wife!). The moment he showed it to me, I KNEW, I HAD to be in it.

Somehow, I knew I was ready. Somehow, not having swimming lessons I planned to take DIDN’T MATTER. Somehow, knowing I had never swam anywhere near a half mile before in my life, didn’t matter. Somehow, having to find both a bike, and a wetsuit – THAT VERY DAY, didn’t matter. NOTHING MATTERED… except for the fact that I had been given a second chance – and I knew I had to take it! (Actually, there was one other thing that did matter; there would be kayaks there to rescue me if I absolutely had to rest! I just didn't know if I could swim that far...)

Of course, you know the rest of the story. I called my friend, Valerie and got permission to borrow her daughters bike and wetsuit; I woke early the next morning and had a bowl of oatmeal with cinnamon (for blood sugar balance), black strap molasses (for the iron), and real butter (for the fat and flavor ;)... that’s how I like it). I also had and a cup of alkaline Nikken water with a shot of chlorophyll and peppermint added to it (to energize me, and to swallow down a few nutritional supplements with); I showed up for the race with my water bottle, goggles and cap; AND, I did NOT have to be rescued. (It had to have been the supplements etc... because it sure wasn't the prep! lol)

I SWAM THE DISTANCE!!!

There were 9 people in this first annual Triathlon… I’m the one on the far right.
Though the numbers of participants were few, I heard that the course we took was actually tougher than the Coeur d’Alene Triathlon course was. Ours was an AWESOME course!

I was so excited about having done the swim, (not to mention I was SO exhausted) that when I got back to shore I didn’t even rush to take off my wetsuit. I sat on the ground, just basking in the moment – in awe.

My friend, Dave, pulled me out of my trance as he started yanking my wet suit off of me so I could continue the triathlon. His wife, Valerie, has been in triathlons many times, so he knows how to be a good tri-athlete support. My husband was also a support crew member. He stood at a particular bend in the road, making sure no one missed a turn. What I didn’t know, was that he was also off posting signs while we swam… so participants would know where to go (Probably for me… He knows me well!! ). The funny thing is that I didn’t know he was out posting signs, so I stayed with Laurel for the rest of the race (bike ride and run).

As we approached the finish line at the end of the race, Laurel tried to get me to run ahead of her… can you believe that? I said, “No way!” Then I grabbed her by the hand (hard to see in this photo) and we ran through together. We raced together, after all!

Now, I need to tell you how the race went. You probably wonder how I did… Well, you already know. I went, I raced, I rocked! Not enough info??? All right then, I’ll tell you more.

Like I told you, I stuck with Laurel so I would know where to go (not to mention it was great fun!). Unfortunately, Laurel had also borrowed a bike for the race, and there were some MAJOR issues with shifting going on. She had to bike up steep hills in a large gear. That REALLY slowed things down! I’m super impressed that she made it up the hills without walking, but wonder if walking might have been faster. Laurel seemed to feel bad about her bike slowing me down. By the way, there were other things which slowed us down as well… by A LOT, (like that bathroom stop I made at the Brown's house at the end of the bike ride). Worried about her bike slowing me down, Laurel offered to tell me the route and encouraged me to go on without her, but I had to be honest with her; “Laurel,” I told her, “I’d rather finish LAST, than not finish at all – because I went the wrong way.” I really meant it. I was there to prove to myself that I could do the swim, and to enjoy the experience. Nothing else mattered!

Laurel and I DID come in last. LOL… but hey... we completed the triathlon! We accomplished our goals. We swam! We lived! ;D And let me assure you... the swim was an accomplishment! I still wonder though, how much farther I could have swam… I think I need to do a full triathlon! :)
PS I’m thankful for the once in a lifetime opportunity to be last… as well as for opportunities to be kept humble. :) But I’m also looking forward to entering future triathlons… and kicking butt! LOL ;D

PPS. Here is a photo of the women in this tri...

Yeah... we had FUN! :D ~ You should join us next year! ;)

Corine Moore...
corine@leadersinvitality.com

Clean, Alkaline, Mineralized, Water ~ In YOUR Home

2011-10-20T16:35:00.000-07:00

If you are concerned about having clean water, you are going to want to watch this video. Be sure to watch into the end, and you will be able to witness wine being turned to water! This is THE BEST water system available… and it is actually affordable. :) Enjoy!

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Still Trying to Find My DisAbility

2011-10-20T09:30:00.000-07:00

Learn more about Miles' accessible sailing program at www.funtosail.com

About

2011-10-19T22:14:00.000-07:00

When we were young and full of energy. Life was an adventure and we LOVED it! Miles worked at 7 AM, and since we were so excited to start our day together as newly weds, we woke at 5 AM each morning and cycled together for an hour on a tandem bicycle. It was a wonderful way to start the day and provided us with very fond memories!

Miles then hopped on his bike for the 27 miles ride to work; and Corine headed off to her supervisor and water instructor positions at a Health club. Or was that job the one she worked while we dated? Ah yes, I remember now. Corine worked this job while we were dating, then switched jobs when we got married because of the move. So after tandem biking and showering, she found her self biking to McDonald’s where she was coined and awarded “the speedy rabbit” award (anyone who knows Corine may be chuckling over this right now – I’m sure this award comes as no surprise.) By the way, we did own a vehicle at this time, but both preferred to bike.

At the end of the day, we walked together hand in hand up a really steep hill near our home. This we did for the beautiful view (there were TREES!), and the romantic experience of walking and talking together.

As the years passed, a few things changed: We went to college together (Miles went into Recreational Therapy and Rehabilitation Counseling, Corine went into the Dietetics program (Nutrition) to be a Dietitian); we ditched the car for over 5 years while going to college together; we had 4 children (also while going to school together); and we sold our tandem in desperation for money (also while college students – BTW. We still had our single bikes for transportation and leisure).

But some things never seem to change; we continued to feel young and full of energy, and life continued to be an adventure! WE STAYED YOUNG! What can we say? We are simply, very young at heart. ;) Through the years, we have heard our friends use words used to describe us. For Corine, the most common words seem to be "young" “energetic” and “enthusiastic.” For Miles the labels seem to be “youthful,” and "fun" is very frequently used to describe him as well. :) And during years in which we have taken the greatest care of ourselves, it has amazed us to notice how much our friends have looked to us as mentors in healthy living.

Now, we don’t pretend to think we are "the best" at healthy living... We’re not at all obsessed with it. Neither of us have had any kind of plastic surgery, nor do we use facial creams that promise to turn back the clock or claim to look like we do. No we don’t have a magic pill to offer, and we haven’t drank from the fountain of youth… However, God has blessed us both a great deal with learning simple truths which have allowed us to live with more vitality than we ever dreamed possible.

Despite God blessing us, we have recently come to realize that we can do better than we have done in the past few years to be good stewards, and retain the good health we have been so blessed with. We are looking to our younger selves as examples, and we are inspired.

It is our desire, to again show our gratitude to our Father in Heaven for the healthy, strong bodies He has blessed us with. Because of this, we are embarking on a journey of self improvement - to RECOMMIT ourselves to living lives of total vitality; and also, to share tools of vitality with others who also have this desire... This attitude stems from a couple of favorite quotes of ours;

“My body is God’s gift to me. What I do with my body is my gift to God.” Author Unknown.

“The man who takes care of his body also takes care of his spirit.” David O. McKay

This blog is a way for us to unite together... record our progress, keep ourselves focused, and remember to let our lights shine as the Leaders in Vitality which we know our Father in Heaven created us to be.

We sincerely hope that this blog will not only be the blessing to our family that we hope it will be, but also serve as an inspiration and light, and that you, too, will find yourself, living with greater vitality! :D

Cheers!
Miles and Corine Moore
info@leadersinvitality.com