Thursday, January 24, 2008

Healthy Living - Where to start?

I don't know if anyone will ever read this, but if somebody does then this may be the first time you are reading about information regarding alternatives to mainstream medical care. Let me say, this is the first and most important step to living a healthy life and overcoming chronic pain or sickness - taking responsibility for your own health and educating yourself. The second most important thing to remember is that change does not come about quickly. If you try to change everything in your life at once, you will quickly become overwhelmed. Start slowly.

OK, so now what? Let me first suggest you purchase the book "Natural Cures They Don't Want you to Know About" by Kevin Trudeau and read it. If you can't afford it, go to the library and get it. His second book "More Natural Cures Revealed" is also very handy as he gives specific products and websites to begin buying healthy products for you and your family. But remember, start out slowly, try to do just a few things he recommends and add to it over time.

I will quickly summarize some key points to achieve maximum wellness as presented in Kevin Trudeau's books:

1. You must stop putting toxins into your body - this includes what you eat, the medications you take, the things you drink, etc.
2. You must clean out the toxins that have accumulated in your body
3. You must address and handle your nutritional deficiencies
4. You must reduce stress

Let me provide a few links also:

For health related news see: http://www.newstarget.com/ You can search the website for topics of interest.
For quality supplements, body care and some organic products at a fraction of store cost visit: http://www.vitacost.com/
For supplements, household products, personal care products by Melaluca checkout: http://www.time2.chooseagreatlife.net/.
If you have specific questions or requests, just let me know and I will do my best to point you in the right direction. Take responsibility for own health and begin to reap the benefits!

Wednesday, January 23, 2008

America Needs Ron Paul

The American government is out of control with it's spending, foreign policy, and erosion of our civil liberties. If you care about our great country and want your children and grandchildren to live in a free country, then consider supporting Ron Paul or at least reading his views on the most critical issues facing America today and see if he doesn't make complete sense.

In an effort to be open minded, I went to Barack Obama's website to read what he would do if he was president. My stomach actually went sour. We are a Republic, not a socialist country. It is not the government's role to provide for each citizen's welfare from the cradle to the grave, redistribute wealth, or create massive healthcare and social programs. Those things are needed for the less fortunate, but that is where churches and non-profit organizations come into play. The only people who will pay for all the social programs that Obama wants is the middle-class, not the poor and certainly not the rich. Nevermind the fact, just like most of the presidential candidates, he has no plan to actually improve the current structure of our government. I know, let's just keep adding to the government's role in people's lives and spend more money. Where is this money going to come from? From the middle-class!

If you read "Issues" on Ron Paul's website (http://www.ronpaul2008.com/issues/) and then read Obama's "Issues" (http://www.barackobama.com/issues/) you will quickly identify which person actually knows what the role of government is supposed to be as defined by the Constitution.

The Constitution is probably the most amazing documents ever written for a people. It was designed to keep you and I free from an overbearing government. It sure would be nice to have a president and congress that recognized this fact.

I finally gave in to the Blog

I have been hearing about Blogs for the past few years. I must admit when I first heard about it I thought "what a stupid name - blog" and refused to associate myself with such a silly thing despite my interests in computers and the Internet. However, my reluctance to share my thoughts online was two-fold: First, does anyone really want to read what I think and secondly, do I have anything worth taking time to write about?

Of course, the jury is still out on the first question, but I have discovered a few topics I think are worth my time to discuss. Before I go any further let me state my disclaimer: I believe freedom is only realized when people have the capability to purse knowledge and truth. However, my Blog is not going to give you the "truth". My hope is to provide information and raise issues that are rarely seen in the mainstream media to spark critical thinking in the reader. I believe there is value in having a questioning attitude when information is presented. It is up to each individual to study and determine for himself what is the truth. So please keep this in mind if you choose to read my blog.

Several years ago while in Barnes & Noble with a friend of mine, who is a medical doctor, I came across a book called "The Natural Cures They Don't Want You to Know About." I am horrible at reading books, just ask my wife, but I had been suffering from allergies so bad that I thought maybe there is something worthwhile here. So my doctor friend and I both purchased a copy. On a plane ride from D.C. to Seattle I could not put the book down (this was a miracle in itself). I was stunned to read that there may be cures for many, if not all, of the ailments we face, but according to the book these "cures" are suppressed by the pharmaceutical companies and FDA and are quickly discredited and labeled as "quackery".

I thought this sounded like a conspiracy, surely our government and the doctors we trust wouldn't hide simple low cost cures from the public. Well, I figured that I was smart enough to research some of this stuff myself and find out if any of the book's recommendations could help my allergies. I must admit I was amazed at the change in my health in just a short period of time when I followed a few of the author's recommendations. Also, I was pleasantly surprised to hear my doctor friend validate many of the points made by the author.

I'll save the rest of this story for the Health section of my blog, but I realized that the author may be on to something. Perhaps there is information "they don't want you to know about." Could it be possible that information is suppressed to protect corporate profits or is it an unconscious thing which results from capitalism? Like I said, you must figure out for yourself what you believe but after reading that first book on natural cures, I have spent countless hours reading books and searching the Internet for more information with the goal of living a healthy life without drugs or surgery. As a result of my research into natural health, I began to see that this onion has many layers and some of those layers include our public education system, medical universities, and the Federal Reserve.

My goal is to discuss the following topics:
- Healthy Living
- Political, Financial and Educational Interests
- Religion
- Pot Luck (maybe I will tell you about my love for 80's WWF wrestling, haha!)

Lastly, I would just like to say that this blog is not about "conspiracy" theories. Some may disagree since there are plenty of conspiracy theories on these topics, but I am simply aiming to challenge the status-quo of information presented in the mainstream media. I understand many people prefer to just push the "I believe" button and that is fine. As for me, I prefer to seek out the truth for myself.