Spring 1998
Hi Folks!
I am guilty of neglecting my newsletters due to the high maintenance of maintaining my own web site! Hope you are all well, happy and continuing to work on your health.
I just want to share some of my recent thoughts with you, and update you on what is going on.
BSU New Age Fair
Thank you to all of you who visited with me at the Boise State University New Age Fair in April. This was a lot of fun and I met some really nice people (and you know who you are!). Since then my client flow here has increased, and I am finally feeling in touch with the community! I am joining a new organization just forming called IACAT (Idaho Association of Complementary & Alternative Therapies). Headed up by Dr. Gary Shook, a BSU Professor who is also a healer himself. Some of the goals of the organization are: to promote complementary and alternative therapies through educational workshops, supporting licensure of selected therapies, & acting as a focal point between conventional medicine, natural healing and the public. Anyone interested in joining this organization can give me a call 800-609-6191, or e-mail me Frankie@healingfeats.com and I 'll get you the information.
Local Reading
Please pick up your copies of COEUR and HEDRA--the two main holistic health oriented newspapers in Boise. They both have been publishing my informational articles on iridology, ear coning, digestive system, etc.. They are free at the CO-OP or you can contact them for a subscription or other distribution areas--HEDRA 208-463-9448, and COEUR 208-345-5681.
Aromatherapy Workshop
Please join me in an essential oil workshop coming to Boise, Idaho on May 16th--for more details click here...
Frankie Avalon meets Frankie Avalon?
Well, maybe...I found out that the REAL Frankie Avalon has natural health products for sale! I think it would be great to carry his natural self tanning lotions and accessories in my spa! His son called me last week, and since I am heading to California next month, I am waiting to see if we will meet out there to discuss this matter! Soon, you may be able to purchase Frankie Avalon Products from me--wish me luck :-)
Are You Living But Not Fully Alive?
Death, although a part of life, when it falls close to us, seems to provoke philosophic thinking. My best friend's dad recently died from complications of an operation he had. It was horrifying hearing about the suffering and the side effects of all the medications he was on.. It was frustrating to hear about how the doctors treated the family during the six week period before the surgery and up to his death. It made it even more clear to me that I need to teach my clients enough so that they keep themselves out of the hospitals in the first place!
What is Dis-ease anyway??
I believe all illness is a result of malnutrition and toxicity! The Bible says we are the dust of the earth. This is not just an analogy--we truly are! The earth contains minerals such as calcium, iron, magnesium, potassium. Our bodies are also made up of biochemicals such as calcium, phosphorus, iron, magnesium, potassium. Did you know that the largest source of sodium in the body is stored in the stomach lining and the joints? What do you think we should replace the body with if we have indigestion and stiff joints?
So, since we are made up of these minerals, and our bodies are constantly replacing old cells with new, it makes sense that we need to get these minerals back into the body to build new cells. Since the earth is made up of these chemicals also, does that mean we need to go eat some dirt? Fortunately the answer is no! What animals do you see eating dirt? These minerals that are in the dirt are INORGANIC and could harm your body. But, the Creator knew what he was doing. He put the plants here to utilize these inorganic minerals in the dirt, transform them via enzymatic processes, and make them bioavailable to the animals of the earth. Thus, when we eat the plants, we are receiving our minerals & vitamins!
Unfortunately, inorganic minerals are the source of most vitamins on the market today!(1) Most vitamins are made of free state chemicals synthesized by a handful of pharmaceutical companies known as USP (United States Pharmacopoeia) and FCC (Food Chemicals Codex) vitamins & minerals. (2) What our bodies really need are the live, plant source minerals to feed us the minerals that we use up during normal body processes. We can get these through live, whole, raw, organic foods, through FOOD form vitamins and minerals and through HERBS.
Levels of Healing
Healing is like an elevator ride. We start at the top. Of course we may have some inherited weaknesses because of our parents nutrition, genetics, etc. But mostly we come in working pretty good. Through years of malnourishment, the body maintains as well as it can--but the elevator is going down. We get colds & flus, we take medications for it which suppress the virus from coming OUT of the body. Over and over again we get sick and we take medicine--the viruses and bacteria that the body is trying to get rid of by diarrhea, runny nose, phlegm, vomiting, is usually suppressed by a medication. What happens to these nasties then? They WIN! The body is suppressed and not supported to do what it is trying to do--DETOXIFY by purging! Therefore the bugs win the battle. They get to stay in the body, and settle into the tissues until the next time the immune is lowered and they decide to have a party! The elevator keeps going down. Years later, perhaps, we wind up with a degenerative disease. Could it be that all those suppressed toxins that have settled into your tissues and organs could be the cause of these diseases? That's usually when my clients first come to see me! They come to me on floor level 2 or 3! Then they expect that somehow they are going to reach that top level floor 12 without passing through levels 1-11! In other words, they think that, like a medicine, the herbs will take away their symptoms, and if they feel ok, that means they are ok. Nature is not like that. Nature has it's own agenda and it's own time schedule. Herbs are from nature and support nature's processes in the body. The body is going to go in a reversal order when it begins to heal. Like an elevator, it will slowly go back up to the top level, but will pass each level in succession as it makes it's way back up. Most people headed towards total health will experience each symptom that they ever had, as those toxins have a chance to "unload".
How long do I need herbs?
If you replace the word "herbs" with the word "nutrition" like I do, then the above question would answer itself. When folks ask me if they are going to need their herbs for life, I say "that depends". First of all, if we are working with them to reverse the effects of bad living, malnutrition and toxicity--they are probably going to be on THERAPEUTIC doses of herbs for cleansing, rebuilding, etc. We are going to get them in that elevator and push the UP button. They are going to have to get to a healing crisis and reverse all the things they've worked themselves into for years. Their programs will change through the months. Then they will get to an improved point where they can MAINTAIN that state of health. The dosages and herbs will change again. Then, depending on how well they improve their diets and lifestyles, they are going to need certain things to help keep them at this higher level of health. Remember, they got in the condition they were in by malnutrition and toxicity in the first place! Why get to the top and stop supporting your body? But, if the client chooses to work closely with the earth, live a balanced, stress free, clean air, fresh water, and harbor harmonious relationships, grow their own organic foods, and eat a diet that is 70% whole, raw foods, then I would say they probably are not going to need many supplementals! Unfortunately, this is far from the majority of people in "civilized" countries.
$$How much is your health worth?$$
Some people I talk to make the comment that they can't afford to: be on herbs, supplements, eat organic, eat better foods, etc. I say, either pay for your preventative health through these measures or pay for your sicknesses, operations, doctors fees, lab tests, etc.! Personally between my husband and myself, we spend about $150-$200/month for our herbal supplements. Let's say I'd rather keep this money instead of spending it on my health. If I set aside that $200/month each month for the next 50 years which would get us into our 80's (assuming we would live that long on a typical American diet with no supplements) I would have $10,000.00. Considering most serious health problems come much earlier in life, I am really giving the benefit of the doubt here. More than likely one or both of us will have a major illness such as cancer or a heart attack by this time. How far will $10,000.00 go toward bypass surgery? Chemotherapy? Just think of how much a week's rent for a hospital room can be....is it $10,000? And that doesn't even come CLOSE to the cost of the treatments, surgeries, medications, etc..
I see my $10,000.00 investment for two people as being a huge financial and health investment. Did you ever see someone who is seriously ill, or needs an organ transplant, etc? They are desperate and are willing to pay or give everything they have to make them feel better or keep themselves alive. Money, when we are ill, seems to not have much value to us. We should think about this when shopping for foods--pay the extra for the organic, whole foods. Pay for your supplements, herbs & food form vitamins. This is your insurance for good health until you pass away and again become the dust of the earth. If I am going to live a long life, I want to be able to move, laugh, talk, walk, bike and hike till the end! Don't you?
I recently changed my health insurance. I lowered our monthly payment significantly by increasing our deductible. I then increased the medical insurance on our vehicle insurance. I am now using the excess money we saved by reducing our medical insurance payments toward our monthly herbs, supplements and organic produce. If we do need medical care, it will probably be in the form of emergency care due to some type of accident. I figure, if I wind up with a severe degenerative disease, it will be my own fault for not following nature's laws. Dr. Jensen says that we can be as healthy as we want according to how closely we follow nature's laws. Those laws are not only eating raw, whole and organic, fully vine ripened foods, but living in harmonious relationships, breathing clean air, drinking clean water, serving society in your unique way to contribute to the benefit of mankind, the earth and/or the animals, adequate exercising, chewing your food properly, never eating when upset, never letting the sun go down before resolving conflict with another, and getting adequate rest. How well are we living?
I hope you all are finding health and enjoying nature's laws to your benefit :-)
Till Next Time,
Frankie Avalon
Endnotes:(1)(2) Summary of Bioavailablitity Study Results Comparing FOODFORM Vitamins and Minerals with Ordinary (USP and FCC) Vitamins and Minerals by IntraCell Nutrition Inc. Technical Bulletin #S-13. 1993.
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