Time is Flying By!

Wow!! I can't believe that time has flown by and it is already the middle of May!  It has been WAY to long since I have last posted.  Life has been busy... in a good way!  I have been putting all my time into the office and my patients, planning a wedding and moving!  So needless to say... I have been terrible about updating the blog and posting recipes!  Once everything settles down in June I will be back at it!  Lots of new recipes, tips and supplement info for you all!  Until then I will leave you with Louie's wedding outfit... pretty handsome I must say! :) 

Simple Dinner!

Want a quick dinner?  (It is what I made really quickly tonight.)  Its pretty complicated... are you ready!?

Mix quinoa and marinara sauce together for a simple, tasty, quick dinner!  There you go!  I had quinoa already made from the other night- so in a pan I warmed up 2 tbs coconut oil, quinoa and marinara sauce.  I would have sprinkled some goat cheese on top but I didn't have it at home. 

So instead of making spaghetti with white or whole wheat noodles, next time try quinoa. (For those on Candida Clear DON'T use noodles that claim to be quinoa noodles.  They have both quinoa and brown rice.  You want to stay away from brown rice on Candida Clear which is why plain quinoa is your best option.)  Maybe even make some meatballs to go with it!  Click here for a candida clear friendly recipe. 

P.S.  When choosing marinara sauce make sure it has no food coloring or added sugars (which can be hard to find).  I have found a really delicious one at Kroger and Costco with no added sugars!!  Make sure to read your labels because they sneak added sugar in all the time.  Enjoy!

Nature Sunshine Special- March 12 and 13 ONLY!

March Special and Donations at MTCAM... New Life Link Orphanage in Haiti!

Bring in 2 of the below and receive $10 OFF your service that day!

•  Plastic Easter eggs
•  Crayons
•  Brown paper lunch bags...
•  Easter stickers
•  Egg stuffers (small toys, stickers, etc.)

 

Other items needed are:

•  Band-Aids
•  Toothbrushes
•  Neosporin
•  Toothpaste (travel and full size)
•  Sanitizer (travel size liquid or wipes)
•  Shampoo (travel size)
•  Soap bars

 

New Life Link is a Christian Haitian orphanage right outside of Port-au-Prince, Haiti. They currently have around 75 children they care for that are all waiting to be adopted. Many of the children have lost their parents in the earthquake or they cannot care for their children. New Life Link takes in and helps to place these children into loving Christian families! We have a couple going there over Easter to see their children because they are still waiting on the adoption process. So this March let’s help them collect all the goods they need to help these children have an amazing and memorable Easter! For more information please visit

www.newlifelink.com.

Are all Vitamins Created Equal?

The answer is NO!  Just because it says multivitamin, fish oil, vitamin C, etc. does not mean it is has to be quality or even good for you.  A lot of places (the cheaper vitamins) get their ingredients from unnatural sources.  They are purely synthetic (man made) and not easily absorbable by the body.  Yes you are taking the 100% of the recommended daily value of the vitamin, however that does not mean you are actually absorbing it (meaning you are simply peeing or pooping it out).  On top of that many vitamins and supplements have fillers.  They are things that give the supplement more weight but actually do nothing for you.  This is why I use the 2 companies I do, Standard Process and Nature Sunshine.  Standard Process is a whole food supplement company (whole food meaning it comes from food sources making it easily absorbable).  Nature Sunshine is a premier herbal company with extremely strict standards.  They were the first company to encapsulate herbs... the first one was capsicum (to heal stomach ulcers)!

I was at a Nature Sunshine conference and they are notorious for having extremely high standards.  Their quality control is very strict and they have multiple checks on the different herbs coming in before they are encapsulated for use.  He said that companies will bring the herbs to Nature Sunshine and if they do not pass their quality control checks it is not a problem.  This is because the herbal suppliers will easily take their 'lower quality' herbs and sell them to other companies with lower quality standards at a cheaper price.

Now on to fish oil.  This is becoming an extremely popular supplement- but do you know the quality or source where the fish is from?  Is is wild or farm raised?  Was it exposed to a lot of heavy metals (particularly aluminium or mercury)?  Are you getting some of those toxins when you are taking it everyday?  Just something to think about when you see a 300 capsule fish oil bottle for $8 (or cheaper... eeeek!).  Chances are it is not a good quality. 

Secondly just because it is a vitamin does not mean it is good for you.  Below I have a picture of a children's multi-vitamin from Target.  (I love Target too... but not their vitamins!)  Some of the ingredients are food dyes!!, aspartame!!, and vegetable oils!!  This makes me so mad because people are taking these thinking they are being healthy and little do they know they are ingesting a neurotoxin (aspartame), a popular ingredient for triggering ADD/ADHD  (food dyes), as well as other poor quality ingredients into their body.  This is not helping to keep people and children well at all.  It is honestly better not to take it especially when there are other ingredients that are harmful for your health. 

So please please check your vitamins and other supplements you are taking.  It is is worth spending the extra little money to get good quality supplements/vitamins/minerals.  At the office we have a supplement exchange where you can bring in any of your old, synthetic (even toxic if they have aspartame and food dyes!) and trade them in for good quality, whole food/easily absorbable vitamins/herbal supplements for 20% off.  Just bring in your old stuff and drop it in our jar to keep in the office!

Children's Multi-vitamin from Target

Aspartame, Sorbitol, Hydrogenated Vegetable Oils, Food Colorings, etc.

 
Supplement Swap!

Bring in old/synthetic/poor quality supplements and exchange them for
easily absorbable whole food vitamins for 20% off!
 

Product #3- Black Ointment

Product #3- Black Ointment (Stock Number: 1696-9)

Black ointment is a topical salve by Nature Sunshine.  It has a 'drawing' affect to help pull out infections or areas of inflammation in the skin and bring them to the surface to get rid of whatever is going on.  You can use it for things such as warts, boils, bug bites, infections, tumors, splinters, abscesses, sores, and even skin cancer!   It is a purifying salve with antiseptic (antibiotic) proprieties to kill off infections.  There have even been reports of it removing skin tags by simply applying it 2 times a day!

It can virtually be used on any skin issue (no matter if it has been there awhile or just a recent bug bite or poison ivy).  However make sure to apply and then cover with a band aid or gauze because it will get on your clothes or sheets because it is black in color.  Let me know what you have used it for and if it was successful!

Reframing Your Critic

Its funny to me how people think everything in your body is isolated.  That when the thyroid doesn't work like it should there is only something wrong with the thyroid.  Wrong!  The thyroid affects so many areas in your body (especially like the ovaries- hormones, adrenal glands- stress & energy, heart- especially heart rate, etc).  So just saying you have a thyroid issue does not mean its just the thyroid- it means everything that signals to the thyroid and everything the thyroid sends signals to is affected AS WELL!!!  (I have a point I promise.)  Just like every organ affects many other areas in your body so do thoughts and emotions.  If you constantly beat yourself up or have negative thoughts or perceived outcomes your body internalizes that which makes for a nearly impossible physical change for whatever ailment you have.

 

With all that being said there is a amazing group being held by someone I dearly trust... Laura Ramey, LMFT.  I never dive into emotional healing (NOT my job!) but always want to have an outlet or safe place for patients to go, learn and heal.  This is a perfect place.  Read below for information on a group she is holding about being 'Your Inner Critic'.  Most of us could all learn a little bit in this department (including myself).  Read more and if you have questions feel free to ask me or email Laura.  It is incredibly hard to fix the physical issues without addressing the emotional issues going on and this is a perfect place to start or add to getting your body emotionally and physically healthier!

 

 

Reframing Your Critic

Are you often hard on yourself or tell yourself negative things throughout the day? If you struggle with inner critic messages, this group may be for you! Participants will learn: where these messages come from, how to heal and release the wounds, and reframe the critic into a more positive role in your life! Check out the blog post for more information and group details.

And if there's anything you would want to add regarding your thoughts on the impact of the inner critic on your physical health, please do!

 

For more information please visit http://newsongcounseling.blogspot.com/2014/02/reframing-your-critic.html.  You can also visit Laura Ramey's website at http://www.newsongcounseling.com/.