Category: Natural Healing

I’ve been pulling together some different material lately,
and while lying in bed with my wife and a couple of my kids
the other morning, I had a couple thoughts I wanted to share
with you.  Jotted them down, but didn’t get them on the blog
until today.

Firstly, a good friend just loaned Louise Hay’s wonderful little
I Can Do It book and CD to my wife Rachelle,
and after listening a bit, Rachelle shared with me a  thought
from Louise on health that immediately caught my attention:

Take simple steps to give your cells a “happy, healthy atmosphere”.

Today I want to combine this thought with one we’ve touched on
previously — what’s the single biggest factor that affects
your health?

Hint:  it’s got 3 letters…

And it’s not something you take or do…

It’s YOU.

Author Gregg Braden has several books out, including his newest one
The Spontaneous Healing of Belief: Shattering the Paradigm of False Limits, that make
accessible the large amounts of scientific research supporting the idea that our attention — and our thoughts, feelings, and beliefs — physically affect the molecules and space we live in and interact with.

So the biggest factor in your healing is not what supplement you
take or what treatment you engage in…

…but rather…

   **YOU**

That’s why you can have someone who’s not “doing everything right” (e.g.,  nutritionally),
but who’s happy and joyful and taking a few simple steps that give their
cells a “healthy environment” who’s thriving…

…while on the other hand, someone else who IS “doing everything right”
but feeling stressed that “there’s so much to do” and that they might not be
“doing enough”, continues to be ill…

This may not seem “fair” until you realize how things work, and that we all
get to choose every day which path we’ll take — one of struggle and fear,
or one of trust, love, and joy.

So practice taking simple steps to give your cells a “happy, healthy atmosphere” —
Gregg Braden calls these “life-affirming steps” — and then magnify them with
a joyful, grateful attitude.

To your abundant well-being,

Dr. Ben

P.S.  For my complete guide to life-affirming steps you can take in just minutes a day
to transform your health, get your own copy of Your Journey To Wellness and the
Foundational Wellness Program.
 

Today one of my private coaching clients asked the question:

“Why am I sabotaging myself?”

Ever wonder that yourself?

Why you don’t do what you know you “should” to allow things to change?

Well, let’s hop back into our forest analogy from last week…

Imagine you’re in a forest, and you suddenly realize you’re not where you want to be, and you’re heading somewhere you don’t want to go…

And let’s say you get a glimpse—perhaps from a map, sign, brief hilltop view, or outside input—of the direction you do want to head to get where you do want to be.

Well, at this point, if your goal is to get somewhere else, let me ask you this:

Is it more productive to ask why you’re where you are in the forest…

Or…

To simply start heading in the new direction you now realize you want to take?

Think about that for a moment…

Now back to “real” life.

We’re not actually in a forest…so what does heading in a new direction “look” like in our experience?

It looks like new patterns…new steps…that we practice daily.

Once you realize you want to change the direction your body, your health, or some other aspect of your life (money, relationships, etc.) is heading, then the next step is to ask yourself,

What is one step I could take today to start heading in this new direction…

to start creating a new pattern…

that if continued and practiced daily…

will lead me to a new “place”…a new result—or experience—in my health, my body, or my life?

Then take that step…

And practice it daily…

Until you’ve created a new pattern…

And begin experiencing a new result.

Let me know your own experiences, comments, and questions below.

And have a blessed and wonderful week!

Dr. Ben

Okay, by now you’ve read the PDF and watched the video (see past 2 days’ entries), and understand that your own beliefs and attitude play a key role in magnifying or blocking anything you do.

Now let’s talk about a couple specifics in answer to the questions on “rebuilding cartilage”, and how much and what form(s) of calcium to take. 

(For a complete guide on specific steps combined with timeless guiding principles to address all areas of your health, I recommend the Journey To Wellness & Foundational Health Program I’ve prepared for you.)

Ok. Let’s start with a couple specifics on cartilage.

I have found a particular combination of quality glucosamine, an herb called Boswellia, the spice tumeric, and a combo of antioxidants and minerals to be very effective in people with joint pain, stiffness, back pain, and even a “frozen” shoulder.

You may be able to find these in combination from wherever you normally get your supplements, or if you can’t find them, or the form you’re using doesn’t seem to be working for you, you can contact me directly by phone or email about the specific brand I use. ( [email protected]   1-888-909-6601)

I’ve found that with a quality formulation, even people who’ve been on glucosamine or joint supplements for years are getting relief they’ve never felt before.

Next, a quality multivitamin with “chelated” minerals (making them more absorbable) is helpful—and potentially better yet are “nano” molecules which are something I personally use now.

Here’s something else—If you’ve read my letters on Omega 3’s previously you know their benefit to virtually every system of the body…

Well, Omega 3’s are particularly beneficial for joints, and you definitely want to include them in your diet.  Omega 3’s can be very anti-inflammatory.  If you’re not getting results with what you’re taking now, you may want to double or triple the amount you’re taking, or switch forms.

(Generally, the fish oil-derived form is more readily and consistenly used in the body than vegetable forms, and Omega 3’s from krill seem to be the most readily used by the body).

Again, if you want to know how to get the specific form I use and recommend (called “Marine Omega”), you can contact me directly.

Finally, regarding calcium—as I mentioned in yesterday’s video, food sources seem to provide best results, even if the overall “numbers” are less than what someone is getting in supplements…(most research suggests 1200-1500 mg/day of calcium for adults, but as I mentioned in yesterday’s video, this kind of “exactness” may really be misleading since there are so many factors that actually determine what actually gets into your bones, and whether your bones are “brittle” or supple…)

and secondly, getting calcium along with a full “spectrum” of bone minerals and nutrients (just like from food) is best.

Some less commonly thought of food sources of calcium are:  sesame seeds, almonds, broccoli, and dark green leafy vegetables such as collard greens and spinach.

I mention these sources in particular because there’s actually some controversy about dairy’s benefits to your overall health (unless you can get “raw” unprocessed dairy from grass-fed cows);  and also, “too much” animal protein—with its higher amounts of phosphorous and tendency to make the blood more acidic–may actually “leach” calcium from your bones to buffer the acidity.

So…

This comes back to eating as nutritionally as you can, (starting with step #1 in the Special Report from: https://drbenlo.com/?p=47 )

giving thanks and being appreciative of everything you do eat or drink…

and then if you choose to supplement,  I’d recommend chelated forms of minerals (more absorbable) or the “nano” form I currently use myself.

Okay…there you have it…some specifics for you in answer to your questions.

Let me know your own followup questions, comments, and feedback below!

Yours in health,

Dr. Ben