I'm back from a host of other projects. You are probably here as a result of visiting my website- thank you for coming by! If you have not been to my website, go to www.holtholistichealing.com and check it out. I have lots of information and products I recommend for a variety of concerns. I am most concerned about your health and that of your family. Please send me a message if you have any questions.
My new office is doing great- and I really appreciate my new and returning clients. My first love is doing bodywork and energy therapies, but there are some aspects to health that you must address to help me help you.
The toxins we are exposed to on a daily basis are overwhelming and ubiquitous (that means they're everywhere). We can't avoid them all, but we can pick our battles. For the life of me, I do not understand how any mother can, in good conscience, expose her child to the toxins of common commercial baby products! Especially when Neways products are so affordable and so effective. I understand in these economic times that money is tight- so why not make it work for you? Why not open a FREE account with Neways, switch brands, and start making money back on things you already buy? AND protect your family and friends from the toxic ingredients of personal care products?
So, I say, turn off the toxic tap (stop putting known toxins on your skin and in your mouth) and then give your body what it needs to heal and stay healthy. Please contact me for information on how I can help you with this. You won't be disappointed!
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
Showing posts with label health. Show all posts
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Monday, May 25, 2009
What Is Your Wellness Plan?
What’s Your Wellness Plan?
By Cindy Holt, RN, LMT
Everyone needs a plan. We have a plan to work, a plan to save, a plan to vacation, and even an emergency exit plan, to name a few. But, do you have a plan for your health? Simply visiting your doctor once a year may not be enough. Few doctors take the time to know their patients anymore, and you the patient must be the gatekeeper of records, history, and be responsible for monitoring how you feel on many levels.
I’m talking about your plan to stay healthy in mind, body, and spirit. I find most people’s health plan is an insurance plan and hope. But is that health care or sick care? Here’s what I think a good health plan should entail.
Good food. Eat healthy, balanced meals 90% of the time, leaving 10% for fun times. Make vegetables the basis of your diet, eating most of them raw. A few vegetables are better for you cooked, like tomatoes, but fresh tomatoes from your garden are really good too. Meat, as long as its fresh and hormone and pesticide free is OK, in moderation. We really don’t need that much meat. Fish and chicken are better than red meat. Beef should be from grass fed cattle. Grain is not a normal food for cows. Some whole grains are good for us, but in limited quantities. Avoid white flour and white sugar like the plague. I like organic food when I can get it fresh and local, but I’m not passionate about it. Unfortunately, much of what is labeled organic is not.
Exercise regularly. Do what you like to do, but get your heart pumping for at least 20 minutes 3 times a week. If you are trying to lose weight, you must work up a sweat to get your metabolism elevated. Flexibility exercise is also important- stretching, yoga, or Pilate's are all good ways to achieve better balance and strength overall.
Take vitamins. You can’t get all you need from your food anymore. Take a good NATURALLY-SOURCED supplement protocol, and expect to have to take more than one product. One a day types are simply too compactly processed to release their contents before they get too far down the gastrointestinal tract to be absorbed. Ask your doctor about being tested for vitamin D3 deficiency. Most people are quite deficient, and this deficiency has been linked to cancer, osteoporosis, and several other serious conditions. Take D3 daily; about 1000-5000 IU is being recommended for most people. You can take too much, so read all the labels on your vitamin packages to see how much you are actually taking.
Attend to your spirituality. If you don’t like religion, find some way to relate to your higher self. Gratitude is a great place to start.
Attend to your body and emotional connections. Massage is a great way to learn more about where you hold your tension, and what emotions you store there. Tension creates pain in joints, muscles, and the fascia. Tension can lead to arthritis locally, and a host of other stress related diseases in the entire body. Learn to experience emotion honestly, so you don’t have to store it for later.
Pay attention to your thoughts. If they run on the negative side, be aware we tend to attract that which we focus upon. Don’t focus on lack, but instead focus on the gratitude for what you do have.
By Cindy Holt, RN, LMT
Everyone needs a plan. We have a plan to work, a plan to save, a plan to vacation, and even an emergency exit plan, to name a few. But, do you have a plan for your health? Simply visiting your doctor once a year may not be enough. Few doctors take the time to know their patients anymore, and you the patient must be the gatekeeper of records, history, and be responsible for monitoring how you feel on many levels.
I’m talking about your plan to stay healthy in mind, body, and spirit. I find most people’s health plan is an insurance plan and hope. But is that health care or sick care? Here’s what I think a good health plan should entail.
Good food. Eat healthy, balanced meals 90% of the time, leaving 10% for fun times. Make vegetables the basis of your diet, eating most of them raw. A few vegetables are better for you cooked, like tomatoes, but fresh tomatoes from your garden are really good too. Meat, as long as its fresh and hormone and pesticide free is OK, in moderation. We really don’t need that much meat. Fish and chicken are better than red meat. Beef should be from grass fed cattle. Grain is not a normal food for cows. Some whole grains are good for us, but in limited quantities. Avoid white flour and white sugar like the plague. I like organic food when I can get it fresh and local, but I’m not passionate about it. Unfortunately, much of what is labeled organic is not.
Exercise regularly. Do what you like to do, but get your heart pumping for at least 20 minutes 3 times a week. If you are trying to lose weight, you must work up a sweat to get your metabolism elevated. Flexibility exercise is also important- stretching, yoga, or Pilate's are all good ways to achieve better balance and strength overall.
Take vitamins. You can’t get all you need from your food anymore. Take a good NATURALLY-SOURCED supplement protocol, and expect to have to take more than one product. One a day types are simply too compactly processed to release their contents before they get too far down the gastrointestinal tract to be absorbed. Ask your doctor about being tested for vitamin D3 deficiency. Most people are quite deficient, and this deficiency has been linked to cancer, osteoporosis, and several other serious conditions. Take D3 daily; about 1000-5000 IU is being recommended for most people. You can take too much, so read all the labels on your vitamin packages to see how much you are actually taking.
Attend to your spirituality. If you don’t like religion, find some way to relate to your higher self. Gratitude is a great place to start.
Attend to your body and emotional connections. Massage is a great way to learn more about where you hold your tension, and what emotions you store there. Tension creates pain in joints, muscles, and the fascia. Tension can lead to arthritis locally, and a host of other stress related diseases in the entire body. Learn to experience emotion honestly, so you don’t have to store it for later.
Pay attention to your thoughts. If they run on the negative side, be aware we tend to attract that which we focus upon. Don’t focus on lack, but instead focus on the gratitude for what you do have.
How Toxic is YOUR House?
How Toxic is YOUR House?
By Cindy Holt, RN, BSN, LMT
I’ve been doing some reading. My friends say that scares them, since I usually come up with something else they shouldn’t be doing. I’ve known for some time that household cleaners aren’t good for us. In fact, back when I was nursing full time, (at least 9 years ago) I read that the most toxic profession was housekeeping. I chuckled and said that wouldn’t likely affect me since I was allergic to housework and usually had someone else clean my house. But think about that- household products are so toxic that if you do a lot of cleaning, you’ll get sick. They were talking about lung cancer, liver cancer, chronic bronchitis, and a bunch of other scary diseases. One of the most ubiquitous toxic ingredients, according to Dr. Sam Epstein, M.D., an expert in the field of environmental and occupational medicine, is Sodium Laureth (or Lauryl) Sulfate. I’ve checked, and it’s in everything from soaps, to laundry detergent, to dish detergent, to baby products. It's not so much that it causes cancer, but it irritates and denatures the protein in your skin so other toxins can get into the blood more easily. And here’s another “fun” tidbit. Many cleaning products don’t have to list their “secret” ingredients if they’re not on the government’s list of toxic substances. But the government doesn’t test them, so how will they know if they’re toxic or not? Currently, we know of at least 80 chemicals that cause cancer that are in our daily routine products. Heard about Bisphenol A (BPA) in the news lately? It’s in plastics and has been leaching out into our food, baby formula, and household products. Oh, joy, my aching liver.
If you think the EPA or FDA is keeping an eye on things, guess again. They have no funding for such things and rely on the manufacturer to provide information regarding toxicity from their own research. Oh, yeah, I’ll bet that happens a lot. According to the EPA, only 7% of the nearly 300,000 chemicals available in the US have toxicology reports.
And it’s not just your cleaning products. Body lotions, shampoo, bath soap, shower gel, nail polish remover, toothpaste, face creams, and the list goes on are all absorbed through the skin. In medicine, they call it the “transdermal” route. More and more medications are being delivered that way because it bypasses the stomach acid and heads straight for the blood stream. And if you want it to get there really fast, you give it under the tongue, called the “sublingual” route. So where do you think the Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and propylene glycol in your toothpaste is going?
We have to get smart as consumers, and start reading labels. More health conscious stores carry some brands that are safer, but what do we really know about those companies? Colgate bought Toms of Maine and put the sodium lauryl sulfate back in it. Clorox bought Burt's Bees. Oh, there's a name I want to trust. They can volunteer to test their ingredients and pass that information on to the EPA??? I’ve been doing my homework, and I think I’ve found a few solutions. I use Neways International products in my home, on my body, and I take their nutritional supplements. Check it out at http://ineways.com/holtholistichealing.
By Cindy Holt, RN, BSN, LMT
I’ve been doing some reading. My friends say that scares them, since I usually come up with something else they shouldn’t be doing. I’ve known for some time that household cleaners aren’t good for us. In fact, back when I was nursing full time, (at least 9 years ago) I read that the most toxic profession was housekeeping. I chuckled and said that wouldn’t likely affect me since I was allergic to housework and usually had someone else clean my house. But think about that- household products are so toxic that if you do a lot of cleaning, you’ll get sick. They were talking about lung cancer, liver cancer, chronic bronchitis, and a bunch of other scary diseases. One of the most ubiquitous toxic ingredients, according to Dr. Sam Epstein, M.D., an expert in the field of environmental and occupational medicine, is Sodium Laureth (or Lauryl) Sulfate. I’ve checked, and it’s in everything from soaps, to laundry detergent, to dish detergent, to baby products. It's not so much that it causes cancer, but it irritates and denatures the protein in your skin so other toxins can get into the blood more easily. And here’s another “fun” tidbit. Many cleaning products don’t have to list their “secret” ingredients if they’re not on the government’s list of toxic substances. But the government doesn’t test them, so how will they know if they’re toxic or not? Currently, we know of at least 80 chemicals that cause cancer that are in our daily routine products. Heard about Bisphenol A (BPA) in the news lately? It’s in plastics and has been leaching out into our food, baby formula, and household products. Oh, joy, my aching liver.
If you think the EPA or FDA is keeping an eye on things, guess again. They have no funding for such things and rely on the manufacturer to provide information regarding toxicity from their own research. Oh, yeah, I’ll bet that happens a lot. According to the EPA, only 7% of the nearly 300,000 chemicals available in the US have toxicology reports.
And it’s not just your cleaning products. Body lotions, shampoo, bath soap, shower gel, nail polish remover, toothpaste, face creams, and the list goes on are all absorbed through the skin. In medicine, they call it the “transdermal” route. More and more medications are being delivered that way because it bypasses the stomach acid and heads straight for the blood stream. And if you want it to get there really fast, you give it under the tongue, called the “sublingual” route. So where do you think the Sodium Lauryl Sulfate and propylene glycol in your toothpaste is going?
We have to get smart as consumers, and start reading labels. More health conscious stores carry some brands that are safer, but what do we really know about those companies? Colgate bought Toms of Maine and put the sodium lauryl sulfate back in it. Clorox bought Burt's Bees. Oh, there's a name I want to trust. They can volunteer to test their ingredients and pass that information on to the EPA??? I’ve been doing my homework, and I think I’ve found a few solutions. I use Neways International products in my home, on my body, and I take their nutritional supplements. Check it out at http://ineways.com/holtholistichealing.
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