Solving Emotional Stuff With Emotional Stuff
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Sometimes people attempt to resolve emotional or spiritual issues with physical things, like shopping, eating, chocolate, spending, or alcohol. However, the reason people get addicted to “stuff” is because of the feeling the stuff gives them. Like chocolate – people who are addicted haven’t yet learned to generate the same feeling without chocolate. Of course, who would want to stop eating chocolate? But there is a huge difference between eating it because you choose to, and eating it because you “have to”. Same for alcohol, shopping and spending.
The reason shopping will never make you feel permanently better is because shopping resolves the issue of not enough clothes; being a physical issue, it is solved by a physical activity.
Emotional and spiritual issues are resolved by connecting, resolving and creating new beliefs. If you want to solve a requirement of more happiness, you have to learn new habits of thought that lead to different actions, which cause you to be happier. It also requires getting rid of the old patterns of thought that get triggered all the time. It would also be good to learn how to deliberately create your life, too!
That doesn’t mean you have to stop shopping – but remember that shopping because it is fun is one thing, whereas shopping to fill a hole is a totally different thing.
Once you have those new habits, amazing things happen. Life becomes effortless, easy, struggle-free. You begin to see miracles as an everyday occurrence. Imagine creating a magnificent life without having to work hard at all! You can start doing that right now – by being aware of your autopilot reactions to your circumstances… and then creating a new reaction based on a more productive belief. For example: if someone cuts you off today, you might automatically think “What a jerk,” and as a result, feel annoyed. But today, you can start a new habit: if someone cuts you off you might start saying, “I am so happy that I don’t feel that rushed. I wish that person some peace today.” That would change your mood. Got it?
Jennifer Hough
Thermography, Mammography or Ultrasound? Part 1
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One of the most frequent questions I am asked as a clinical thermographer is: “What exactly is the difference between mammography, ultrasound and thermography?” There seems to be some confusion on this subject. Many people think that one test replaces the others, but nothing could be further from the truth.
Both mammography and ultrasound are structural (anatomical) tests, while thermography is a functional (physiological) test. None of these tests are truly diagnostic technologies. Thermography images the breast and surrounding area and provides us with risk assessment, while mammography and ultrasound detect structural abnormalities. If a breast abnormality is found that could possibly be malignant, a biopsy is performed. A biopsy removes a tissue sample for examination under a microscope.
Many women, after their initial assessment with thermography, may be asked to follow up either with an ultrasound or mammogram or both to rule out the existing pathology. Frequently some will be relieved that their mammogram or ultrasound test results show no abnormal findings, however this does not necessarily mean that nothing is going on with their breasts. Several other factors may be contributing to a high risk (abnormal) thermogram, such as: hormonal imbalance, early angiogenesis (proliferation of blood vessels), lymphatic swellings and poor function, and other contributing factors. All of these are important contributors to breast disease and malignancy; they are not detected by mammography or ultrasound, as these factors do not appear as structural changes.
Over the new few weeks, I will clearly set out the pros and cons of each type of test.
Dr. Alex Mostovoy
Ban Toxins, Baby!
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About nine years ago, I started my company FITMOM with the desire to enhance the wellness of mothers and babies. On Tuesday November 20, I gathered with women and their children and other concerned individuals to do just that. I emceed an event to raise awareness of the dangers of bisphenol A in plastics, especially baby bottles. Laws banning the substance are currently in place in San Francisco and Japan, as there is compelling evidence supporting the risks associated with the substance.
Bisphenol A has been linked to a number of health conditions, such as cancer, type 2 diabetes, and behavioral and developmental disorders – to name but a few. Interestingly, my invitation to emcee this event came on the heels of a heated debate with a well-known bottle company that refuses to remove bisphenol A from their products, citing opposing research.
At the meeting, I was pleased to hear the legislative representative for my area state that the burden of proof (the evidence required to support or prove a case) should be minimal in cases where children are involved. We as a society have a great responsibility to determine what is and is not safe for our children to use and consume. Yet, governments everywhere continue to drag their heels on the issue of banning bisphenol A. It appears industry bottom lines continue to be put ahead of the health and wellness of the most vulnerable members of society.
I am proud of the community initiatives undertaken recently to ban bisphenol A and other toxins; I urge you to help keep the issue alive by asking questions and researching products before they are purchased. Please do not assume when you purchase a product that it is safe because, as we’ve seen with the various toy recalls recently, many are not. It is important for us all to get involved and stay involved in order to bring about change and ensure the health and safety of future generations. This matters now more than ever.
With that said, I consider my own personal attempts to clean up our home a work in progress. Like many of you, I have lived in denial about the many toxins that surround my family on a daily basis. I now realize that my complacency made me negligent. But not anymore! I’m on a mission to remove all toxic items from my home and I want you to jump on the “ban” wagon.
For more information on toxins you may be exposed to, go to www.ourstolenfuture.com or www.toxicnation.ca.
Cheers,
Andrea Page
