August Greetings
from The Wellness Nurse

 Total Health of BodyMindSpirit
July 2010
CCould One Conversation Change Your   Life?
IIN Logo

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,  dclick here
LINKS
The products listed here are wellness products that I researched, endorse, and use myself. All are derived from non-synthetic whole food sources. They all fit in nicely with an optimal program for health.

holographic chips
Cieaura Holographic Chips

 For pain, sleep and energy and reduction of EMF
Healing just got a whole lot easier!


xango
Xango

The original Mangosteen Supplement


moxxor
Moxxor
Moxxor:
Superior fish oil from the Green-lipped Mussel


sealoe
Sea Aloe
 
Liquid Whole Food
MultiVitamin

nuriche
Nuriche
Live Nutrition Superfood

kangen

Change your water Change your body Change your life

Kangen Water

Good for you.
Good for the Environment.

Links

To link to my Health Counseling Website
click here

To link to my EFT website
click here
art of giving We don't have to wait for Christmas or birthdays to give to others. Whether at at home with our families or on the job it often appears that we are in a perpetual state of giving. Of our time, our talent or our treasure. The act of giving can create people who are rife with disappointment or anger because after all they gave they got no reciprocal return.  How many times have you heard yourself say, "I can't believe it, I did so much for that person, and for what?". Although we would prefer for others to act the way we want them to, often their lack of appreciation of our effort leaves us feeling upset and hurt. We lick our wounds and feel sorry for ourselves, often winding up in a pool of resentment. This emotional pattern does nothing to lift our spirit, so how can we better deal with this?

Understand that in life, nothing is guaranteed. Nothing. Not even tomorrow. When we walk through life with the belief that life will unfold the way we want or expect it to, and that people should always act the way we want them to act, we line our path with false expectations. This is dangerous, because by doing so we set ourselves up for disappointment. Understand that in this grand mystery of life, we are all fellow travelers, each of us following our own individual journey with its many twists and turns. The person who has disappointed us or let us down may be playing out a piece of a very important lesson that they need to learn or teach to us.

When we give for the pure sake of giving instead of giving to get something in return, we give from a higher place. This is heart centered generosity and it is giving at its best. Giving solely without expectation, be it giving a gift, a compliment or a helping hand always elevates your vibration. In our vibrational Universe, The Universe always responds by matching this higher vibration. There is a Universal law which says "If you want more love, be more loving" It follows then that if we want more we should give more. When you start to practice giving strictly for givings sake, keep your eyes open for unexpected blessings to appear.

It is so much easier and peaceful to go through life by allowing others the space they need to be themselves, no matter what, even when we perceive that they "fail" us. Keep your focus on your own journey and extend out to other fellow travelers all of the kindness that you can, and your life will be blessed, you can be sure.

"It is in giving that we receive"

toxic beauty
Can Your Cosmetics Cause Cancer?
Dr. Samuel S. Epstein founder and Chairman of the Cancer Prevention Coalition. He is known for exposing the dangers of bovine growth hormone administered to cows to increase milk production. In 2009 he published a book called Toxic Beauty in which he outlines the dangers of the ingredients used not only in cosmetics, but in other personal care products. No one disputes that most cleaning products are toxic, but are the products we use to make us beautiful just as dangerous?

We have been led to believe that it is obesity that is the primary cause of cancer in America. This message implies that the cause of cancer is lifestyle itself and therefore puts the blame on the individual. But it also allows companies that add carcinogens to their preparations off the hook. According to the American Cancer Society: "Cancer is caused by changes (mutations) in a cell's DNA and substances that can lead to cancer are carcinogens" On the ACS's web-page "Known and Probable Human Carcinogens" they list "household exposures and pollution". What exactly is pollution? Most Americans believe that if the water air and food "looks clean" it is. Sadly, our water, our air and our food now contain more toxins (carcinogens) than ever. And now we can add beauty products to the list that we must be vigilant about using. 

California passed the Safe Cosmetics Act which requires manufacturers to provide the state with a list of the ingredients which are cancer causing. Of the 785 ingredients that were regarded as causing health concerns, 550 were known carcinogens! Yet neither California or the FDA banned the ingredients. With the FDA allowing over 2000 chemical additives in our food, I suppose we should not be surprised by their willingness to turn a blind eye to toxic chemical inundation in our cosmetics and personal care products. And we pay these people with our tax dollars?

The largest financial contributors to the finding a cure for cancer (think pink ribbons) and cancer research are often the very same companies that are adulterating their products with known carcinogens. Is it a stretch to think that the business of searching for a cure might in fact be too lucrative to  finally find one? Again, it all gets back to the "P" word, prevention. To prevent cancer, to the best of your ability, avoid carcinogens. Read labels, buy only cosmetics that are free of carcinogens.

To learn more about safe cosmetics you can go to safecosmetics.org.


health for life Health for Life
I noticed it when I was out yesterday. A marquis at the local Walgreens advertised: "Get your flu shot gift card now". I thought to myself, it's still July and are we already focusing our attention on flu shots? And now giving them as gift cards? It's been so nice not seeing the word flu everywhere you look. Do we have to start it up again this soon?

Now whether you want a flu shot is totally up to you. I personally have never had one or plan on getting one. But I eat nutritious food, sleep well, drink lots of alkaline water, exercise, get regular chiropractic adjustments, get out when I can into the fresh air and sunshine and work to keep a positive attitude. I practice prevention. I rarely get sick, and have better energy and focus than I did 20 years ago. I understand that I and I alone am responsible for my health therefore I take the steps that will increase the likelihood for my health for life.

I counsel people to start to think of ways that they too can embrace health for life. Frankly I see too many people who are reckless with their diet and lifestyle, and yet think that a flu shot alone will ensure they don't get sick. Health is a concept. It's a way of life. It's a lifestyle and at any point in time you can begin to embrace it. Don't wait for a cold and then try to get rid of it by taking a lot of Vitamin C. Making sure your body has all it needs to be healthy should be your primary daily concern. As a nurse in a hospital I see the ravages of disease on a daily basis as a result of the absence of prevention. At some point it does become too late to back pedal to health.

My hospital has started an initiative called Health for Life. The corporation, any corporation depends on the employees being able to stay healthy, show up on time and have the concentration and energy for good job performance. Smart corporations are understanding the benefit of adding wellness into the equation.  I am excited to think that my hospital is beginning to embrace the concept of self-care and personal responsibility. Getting people to wake up and start taking measures to ensure their health for life.

The time is now to wake everyone up to the concept of prevention. It's been blatantly absent from our health care system for too long. We must take measures as a nation to move up from that terrible 39th ranking that we have when it comes to the state of the health of the population.
What about you? Illness can be prevented. We are not victims of our genes anymore. That theory is outdated. It's the environment of the cell not the gene. What small change can you do to embrace your Health for Life?

Using Emotional Freedom Techniques
for Weight Loss

Learn how to use EFT to achieve the weight of your dreams

Anyone who has struggled to lose weight knows there are no easy fixes. Extra weight creeps up over many years, and to lose weight on a permanent basis can be very challenging. In many cases, too much weight is the result of using food for stress relief, therefore it makes sense that if the underlying feelings and anxieties are not discovered and resolved, you will continue your pattern to be an emotional eater.

EFT stands for Emotional Freedom Techniques and is the perfect tool for weight loss. Other options such as medications and surgeries can be expensive and dangerous, or ineffective. People get bored on diets, and feelings of deprivation tend to trigger overeating. EFT works, because of the following reasons:

  • Can be used to help reduce cravings
  • Great for stress management
  • Eliminates irrational beliefs about food, weight or hereditary factors that create a self-fulfilling prophecy of remaining overweight
  • Enhances the visualization process to eliminate negative or distorted body images that only reinforce weight issues.
This four hour workshop will include:

A discussion about our Energy system, and how energy travels through our meridians

Why use EFT for weight loss?

When food is your drug of choice

Why diets don't work

Emotional themes that drive eating

Learning the steps of EFT

Saturday September 18th
1 PM to 5 PM
 The Center at Westwoods
590 Gay Street
Westwood MA

The cost for the workshop is $50.00.

RSVP by September 11th
To register for this workshop, please contact me directly

508-523-7132
[email protected]




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 5 PM - 6:30 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. To find out when Nancy's next water demo is, contact her at 617-489-1760



tina 1"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                                     
Contact Information
Tina Marian
Northboro MA
508.523.7132

Email Newsletter icon, E-mail Newsletter icon, Email List icon, E-mail List icon Newsletter Sign Up