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April Greetings
from The Wellness Nurse
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Total Health of BodyMindSpirit
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April 2010
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CCould One Conversation Change Your Life?
As a graduate of both the Institute for Integrative Nutrition in Manhattan and the Birchtree Center for Healthcare Transformation Healing Arts Program I am trained and prepared to partner with you as your personal Holistic Nurse and Integrative Health Counselor. Would you like to create a happier, healthier life in a way that is flexible, fun and free of denial and discipline? To learn more about my health counseling business, d click here |
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Links
To link to my Health Counseling Website
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To link to my EFT website
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Despite  the prevailing mindset that we are victims of our circumstances, many who understand the secret of intentional manifestation understand that our thoughts and our words create our world. We are now coming to understand that the key to our future happiness as we move through these times of uncertainty lie mostly in our thinking processes. Once we fully understand that our thoughts determine our future we can become more vigilant of how we think about life and our perception of reality. If we can keep our attention on the thoughts that serve us and let go of the ones that do not we lessen our dependency on sources outside of ourselves like the government or the medical establishment to "fix" the situation.
As children we went off to school and were taught "what" to think. Unfortunately we were never taught "how" to think. We were never told about how powerful we are and that it's all about energy. We attract according to our vibration and that vibration stems from our emotional barometer. Negative thoughts equal a negative vibration and the attraction of similar energy. Positive thoughts equal a positive vibration and the attraction of a similar energy. It truly behooves us to keep a close eye on where our thoughts are, and then set a course to throw out the clutter of the mind that takes up valuable space.
The antidote to having calamities and accidents befall you is to speak only in the positive, by very vigilant as to what you are saying. When I first started "listening" to my talk, inner as well as outer, I was in for a surprise as to how much automatic negativity there was. Listen for all the times you say "I don't want this and I don't like that." If it is true that the Universe is responding to what we are sending out to it, a positive re-frame of any situation will serve us better. For example, instead of saying "I don't want war" try "I intend that I am living in a peaceful way" Or instead of "I don't want to be fat, try "I am making healthy choices that will improve my health". You have so much more power and potential than you were taught to believe. Start owning it!
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Are your Pills Making you Fat?  | We all know that eating processed food laden with chemicals like MSG and sugar contributes to weight gain. Fast food, huge portions, sedentary lifestyle creates extra weight. Stress releases cortisol which in turn increases abdominal fat. But did you know that one of the biggest contributors to obesity is rarely if ever discussed?
The elephant in the living room so to speak is the use of psychiatric drugs. The same medications that are prescribed to treat anxiety and depression often have the unfortunate side effect of rapid weight gain. As a result two out of three people in America are now considered obese. According to The Obesity Society from the late 1990's until now prescriptions for psychiatric drugs have increased by 73%.
In 1996 Eli Lilly was exposed as trying to conceal knowledge about side effects of Zyprexa one of which is weight gain. Much of what prescribing doctors learn about drugs is provided directly by the drug companies, companies who are publicly traded and who have a bottom line responsibility to the shareholders. Medical doctors who are in the business of writing prescriptions may not be well versed in the many alternative ways to help people feel better emotionally. This is very sad indeed because the last thing people with emotional problems need is the added burden of weight gain.
Children are not exempt from this. The rise in childhood obesity is startling. Over the past twenty years the number of obese adolescents has tripled. In roughly the same time period prescriptions for psychiatric medication in children rose over 50%.
According to Paula Caplan a clinical and research psychologist at Harvard and author of They Say You're Crazy: How the World's Most Powerful Psychiatrists Decide Who's Normal there is a proposal to include obesity as a mental disorder by 2013 when the revised Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-V) is released. I don't know about you, but does the following scenario not sound like the creation of a vicious cycle? Start with people who are depressed, put them on drugs, create an increase in weight, diagnose them as mentally ill, and then prescribe more drugs. Perhaps that is the point.
What can be done? There needs to be more exposure all around on the drug-obesity connection. Prescribing clinicians have a mandate to educate patients around side-effects. Although I as a psychiatric nurse never encourage anyone to stop taking their medication, as a health counselor I believe in helping those that do learn how to incorporate healthy habits into their lifestyle such as improving nutrition, eliminating chemicals in the diet, adding some exercise, learning to manage stress, staying hydrated with plenty of good water, and getting adequate sleep.
Remember that medications are for symptom relief, but true healing is done when the body can get back into balance spiritually and emotionally as well. Learning how to use a tool such as EFT (Meridian Tapping) can be an easy way to deal with all of the underlying emotions that are at the root of anxiety depression and mood disorders.
Consider coming to my April EFT workshop to learn how to decrease your stress with the use of EFT.
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Save Our Supplements  | Your right to purchase dietary supplements is under attack! Senate Bill S.3002- The Dietary Supplement Safety Act (DSSA) initiated by Senator John McCain may appear on the surface to be well intended, BUT if passed will drastically change the way you purchase and use supplements. This is an unjust bill and health enthusiasts need to speak out, push back and demand protection of their right to choose, purchase and use supplements.
There are many reasons you should oppose this bill. DSSA treats the adulteration of sports supplements with illegal/non-approved drugs as a "supplement issue" when in fact it is a drug issue. It makes no sense to add more laws for criminals to ignore when the solution is to enforce the current law. The FDA and DEA already have adequate legal authority to enforce federal laws. Let the statistics speak for themselves: In the year 2008, there was not one single case of death from any vitamin supplement or herb on the market. Compare that with the thousands that die every year from properly prescribed prescription drugs.
DSSA harmonizes U.S. supplement laws with unpopular CODEX rules, EU and Canadian regulations that have historically restricted access to safe dietary supplements that have long been available in the U.S., thus forcing these same aggressive and defective foreign regulatory schemes on unwilling American citizens. These restrictive practices have already resulted in some American companies pulling out of the Canadian market and forcing Canadians to cross the border to buy vitamin products.
The bottom line is ...Your health choices would no longer be yours. Instead they would be almost completely controlled by the government and large drug companies. Could this mean that dietary supplements would be made available only by prescription? We cannot afford to find out.
Take Action: Tell your Senators NOT to support this desperately misguided bill and then tell your congressman NOT to support a House-version of this Bill. For assistance in contacting your legislators go to: www.anh-usa.org. Online: Look up legislators' contact information at www.usa.gov. By phone: Call the U.S. Capital Switchboard at (202)224-3121. Visit the website for Citizens Speaking Out for Health at www.csofh.org.
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UPCOMING EVENTS
How to Tap into Emotional Freedom using Emotional Freedom Techniques
The Emotional Freedom Techniques or EFT is a powerful self-help tool based on Traditional Chinese Medicine for releasing negative emotions and limiting beliefs. Also known as "meridian tapping", EFT works like emotional acupressure to quickly, gently and and easily remove the negative emotions and beliefs that are at the root of our problems and pain. As a Wellness Nurse and EFT practitioner, I will show you how you can practice EFT on yourself and others to help you attain management of your emotions, freeing you from the stress and anxiety that stand between you and your happiness. EFT has a proven 90% success rate.
This is a lively informative and interactive workshop where you will leave knowing how to apply Meridian Tapping for your stressful emotions
Date: Saturday April 24th
Time: 1 PM to 5 PM
Linguine's Italian Restaurant
350 Boston Post Road
Marlboro MA
Cost: $49.00*
*If you bring a friend, the cost becomes $39.00 each!
*If you have attended a workshop in the past, the cost is $25.00
To sign up to attend this class call
me at 508-523-7132 or email me at tmarian@aol.com
Tapping For Joy: Using EFT for Children
Imagine if as children we learned how to express our feelings in a healthy effective way instead of pushing them down where they settle in as repressed emotions that stay with us for a lifetime. Come and hear a 2 hour presentation around EFT for children. Whether you are a parent, a teacher, a kid or a grown up, you will find this discussion interesting. Learn how EFT is applied and how it can be a fast and easy way to help kids develop self-esteem, boost confidence, and effectively deal with any stress related to being a kid.
Wednesday April 7th
*Plymouth Church School
Edgell Road
Framingham MA
6 PM to 8 PM
Cost is $15.00 at the door cash or checks only
*Drive around to the back of the church to find the school. Park on the side.
Question or to reserve a seat call me at 508-523-7132 or
Lillian Travaglini at 508-875-6848
Women in Transition
This weekly support group is designed to assist women through a period of transformation and empower them to move life forward, becoming self directed, self motivated and self confident in the process. This group may be helpful if you are going through divorce or separation, career change, empty nest, mid-life blues, lack of energy, feeling stuck, or unable to manage stress. This is a future oriented,solutions based approach that includes nutritional and life-style coaching along with stress management techniques. This group will meet every Thursday from 4:45 PM - 6:15 PM. at MetroWest Medical Center in Natick. There is a $20.00 fee to attend. If you are interested, please contact me directly at 508-650-7381.
Kangan Water Demonstration
Experience newly introduced Japanese water technology that is causing dramatic health improvements for millions of people worldwide. Nancy Conkling will continue to host monthly demonstrations of the Kangen water system. Kangen water is used in hospitals in Japan because of its medicinal value, and is the only water ionizer that is certified by the government as a medical device. Come and see for yourself why Enagic's water technology will be the wave of the future and the way to excellent health.
The next Kangen water demonstration will be on April 15th at 7:30 at 22 Payson Road in Belmont MA. Contact Nancy for details. 617-489-1760 Bring a sample of your own water to be tested for pH and Oxidation Reduction Potential.
You can also watch a demo online by clicking here.
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 It is my passion and desire to contribute to the betterment of the world by spreading the message that a state of well being is for everyone. No matter how old you are, or what stage you are in, or what you have been through, I believe that you can find your way back to the Wholeness that was always your birthright. We are born magnificent beings but get conditioned into mediocrity. It is up to you to pick up the map to find your way back. And I'll help you anyway I can. "If you want to know the quality of what you radiate, just observe how people respond to you. They are your mirror." Gary Craig.
Have a great month!
~Tina
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Contact Information
Tina Marian
Northboro MA
508.523.7132
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