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Empowering Lives 360 Everyone is so unquie, so my approach uses a combo of Primary & Secondary foods helping transform yo

Updated Dirty Dozen for 2023 by EWGThese are the ones we ALWAYS try to buy organic
03/30/2023

Updated Dirty Dozen for 2023 by EWG

These are the ones we ALWAYS try to buy organic

The Environmental Working Group released its annual list of non-organic produce with the most pesticides. Blueberries and green beans joined this year’s top 12.

03/24/2023
02/15/2022

What’s your blood type? Do you feel these Insights describe you best?

Blood Type A: Kind and compassionate individuals who put others’ interests and needs before their own. While they may seem calm on the outside, they can often suffer from inner turmoil and anxiety. People with blood type A personality are excellent listeners and make good friends. A's tend to be more highly stressed.

Blood Type B: Outgoing and friendly, a people person. Contact with people doesn’t wear them down, and they will do well in any job that requires leadership.

Blood Type AB: Freedom-loving ABs are strong and rational people. They don’t worry about little things and can usually assess their life challenges without their emotions getting in the way.

Blood Type O: This type is described as responsible, practical, rule-conscious, and organized. Typically, type O is physically strong and can find success in sports. O's tend to be the most resilant.

Want chocolate pudding without the guilt? 🙌This can also be made in the vitamix or other high power blenders! Enjoy! 😁
01/30/2022

Want chocolate pudding without the guilt? 🙌

This can also be made in the vitamix or other high power blenders!

Enjoy! 😁

01/23/2022

The more you know....

Some Medication Facts that you should know...

1. The osteoporosis medication Fosamax (and others like it) were designed to trick a bone density scan, by keeping dead bone in the bone matrix. Dead bone is supposed to float away in the blood but Fosamax forces the dead bone to stay. This weakens the bones until the bone often disintegrates into dust, most often happening in the hip or jaw. The law suits against Fosamax and other drugs like it are massive.

2. All pain medications increase heart attack risk because pain killers shut off nerve communication in the body (so you can't feel the pain) but unfortunately the heart and brain also need nerve communication to operate. Pain killers can stop this communication, causing an instant heart attack.

3. Birth control pills were first tried on both men and women. In the male group, the sc***um and go**ds both shrunk in test subjects, so the idea was cancelled. Some in the female group died, so the dose was readjusted. Only males were in charge of this experiment.

4. Statin drugs stop the liver from producing cholesterol and cholesterol is used in the body to make other compounds, one of which is co-enzyme Q-10. C Q10 is needed to contract muscles. Many fatalities have occurred when people driving cars (and taking statin drugs) were no longer able to contract their leg muscles to work the brake or gas pedals and drove off the road, killing themselves or others.

5. Beta blockers (given for high blood pressure) are designed to make sure the heart doesn't beat too fast. People on these medications should not exercise vigorously because a higher heart rate is needed to oxygenate working muscles and remove waste from energy production. With the heart being blocked from beating fast when exercising (by the beta blocker), a host of emergency situations can occur.

6. A leading side effect of anti depressants is increased depression and suicidal thoughts. 50% of people prescribed anti depressants stop taking them within 3 months, simply because they're too toxic and the side effects too severe.

7. The average weight gain with antidepressants is 40lbs in a year. Weight gain above 100lbs has been recorded in patients taking antidepressants, over a 12 month period. When the body is toxic, it increases hormones that increase fat gain and water retention, in order to dilute toxic concentrations. Anything that makes you gain weight, means your body is being poisoned. The greater the weight gain, the more powerful the poison.

8. Heart burn medications for GERD (acid reflux) block the stomach's production of hydrochloric acid, which in turn doesn't allow food to digest properly. This leads to fatigue and a general energy crisis in the body, which leads to more disease because the body can't effectively extract the energy and nutrition from food without the proper concentrations of stomach acid.

9. Over the counter antacids, like Rolaids and Tums, contain dangerously high levels of aluminum proven to cause toxic effects, many of which are in the brain and neurological system. Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, MD, MS. ALS...all related.

10. Antibiotics destroy the intestinal gut flora in the body, which are proven to actually organize and run the body's immune system. Biotic means "life" in latin so an antibiotic is anti-life, killing many beneficial things in the body as well. When antibiotics destroy the beneficial gut bacteria, as well as other over grown negative gut flora, this often leads to long term dysfunction in immunity. This is why most people taking antibiotics, continue with recurring infections at regular intervals through the year.

Some of these might be rare, but you still need to know. The long term effects can be especially damaging when taken over an extended period of time.

There’s always a better alternative!

Our bodies are equipped to healing themselves when given the right tools and supported.

2021 Dirty Dozen Clean 15 Strawberries & Spinch highest for 5th straight year 😳
01/18/2022

2021 Dirty Dozen Clean 15

Strawberries & Spinch highest for 5th straight year 😳

Are you familiar with NAC? Check it out 👇
01/16/2022

Are you familiar with NAC? Check it out 👇

One of the most underestimated and under-utilized natural food supplements I have recommended to my patients over the ...

With winter upon us supplementing Vitamin D3 is more important than ever! If you need help or have questions don’t hesit...
11/15/2021

With winter upon us supplementing Vitamin D3 is more important than ever!

If you need help or have questions don’t hesitate to reach out!

07/15/2021

The company is recalling five of its products after some samples were found to contain low levels of the chemical, which can cause cancer with repeated exposure.

Are you drinking enough water?
07/13/2021

Are you drinking enough water?

If you are not aware, these are some of the OGX shampoos that Johnson & Johnson is being sued over. They have a chemical...
07/08/2021

If you are not aware, these are some of the OGX shampoos that Johnson & Johnson is being sued over. They have a chemical called DMDM hydantoin, which is a base component in formaldehyde. It can cause scalp irritation and hair loss as well as being a known

Here are the shampoos and conditioners and to clarify what DMDM hydantoin does. It is a preservative known to slowly leach formaldehyde when it comes into contact with water

https://dockets.justia.com/docket/illinois/ilndce/3:2021cv50226/404315

products listed in the lawsuit.
OGX Biotin + Collagen Shampoo
OGX Biotin + Collagen Conditioner
OGX Renewing Argan Oil of Morocco Shampoo
OGX Renewing Argan Oil of Morocco Conditioner
OGX Anti-Breakage and Keratin Oil Shampoo
OGX Anti-Breakage and Keratin Oil Conditioner
OGX Detox + Pomegranate & Ginger Shampoo
OGX Detox + Pomegranate & Ginger Conditioner
OGX Marula Oil Conditioner
OGX Nicole Guerriero Midnight Kisses Shampoo
OGX Nicole Guerriero Midnight Kisses Conditioner
OGX Nicole Guerriero Mistletoe Wishes Shampoo
OGX Nicole Guerriero Mistletoe Wishes Conditioner
OGX Nicole Guerriero Ice Berry Queen Shampoo
OGX Nicole Guerriero Ice Berry Queen Conditioner
OGX Extra Strength Hydrate & Repair and Argan Oil of Morocco Shampoo
OGX Extra Strength Hydrate & Repair and Argan Oil of Morocco Conditioner
OGX Ever Straightening and Brazilian Keratin Therapy Shampoo
OGX Ever Straightening and Brazilian Keratin Therapy Conditioner
OGX Kandee Johnson Candy Gumdrop Shampoo
OGX Kandee Johnson Candy Gumdrop Conditioner
OGX Kandee Johnson Frosted Sugar Cookie Shampoo
OGX Kandee Johnson Frosted Sugar Cookie Conditioner
OGX Kandee Johnson Sparkling Cider Shampoo
OGX Kandee Johnson Sparkling Cider Conditioner
OGX Quenching + Coconut Curls Shampoo
OGX Quenching + Coconut Curls Conditioner
OGX Hydrate + Defrizz and Kukui Oil Conditioner
OGX Youth Enhancing + Sake Essence Conditioner

🤯If Red 40 kills a plant (below), what do you think it’s doing to your cells?Below is a picture of a simple science expe...
07/02/2021

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If Red 40 kills a plant (below), what do you think it’s doing to your cells?
Below is a picture of a simple science experiment (done by a friend's 4 yr old) of how different food coloring changes the color of the celery plant.. Well, take notice of the red 40...it KILLED the celery plant in just a day! Red 40 is in a lot of candy and processed foods, Gatorade, vitamins, etc 🤔🤔😶 just removing foods with artificial colorings/dyes could substantially change your child behavior, mood, hyperactivity, etc.

You would be amazed at how a child's behaviour can change from cleaning up the diet!

Reposted from NATURALyou

How do you feel about this? Agree? Disagree?
03/15/2021

How do you feel about this? Agree? Disagree?

When I was a Physical Therapy student I did an internship at a hospital in Houston that was world renowned for its treatment in heart disease.

On the very first floor of this hospital was a McDonald’s.

I remember seeing nurses, doctors and other health care professionals eating lunch there and thinking…

“Something is not right.”

On one occasion I treated a patient who asked me to take him down for a Big Mac shortly after he had heart surgery.

This felt icky to me. I became confused.

At that time… I knew very little about nutrition but I could definitely sense that fast food was not healthy food.

Why would this type of food be allowed in a hospital where the focus should be on health?

My skepticism of the conventional healthcare model grew when I began treating patients in outpatient Physical Therapy…

I’d work with people who we’re dealing with musculoskeletal issues such as herniated disks, sciatica, neck pain, shoulder pain and so on…

As I’d take their history I’d always ask them how their pain started and what they first did about it. 9 times of 10 their answer was…

“Oh… I took pain meds.”

This was frustrating to me and I began seeing that we had a health care system that was more interested in treating symptoms rather getting to the root issue.

My education as a Doctor of Physical Therapy taught me that most of physical pains people experience are a result of musculoskeletal imbalances and poor movement patterns.

If I educated patients about this, taught them the right exercises and restored proper movement there was no need for them to numb their pain with medications.

It also saved them from having a costly surgery down the road… which I was seeing didn’t always have positive outcomes.

Later in my career I began doing Home Health Physical Therapy and worked with people who we’re not functionally independent to the point where they could drive to a clinic on their own.

I treated many people with cancer, heart disease, Alzheimer’s, and morbid obesity.

As I’d walk in their homes I’d carefully observe the environment and began making connections…

I noticed the way the home smelled, the foods in the pantry, what was being watched on TV and the messages that we’re being sent.

I began seeing my patients as people who had been brainwashed into eating toxic foods and taking pills to treat symptoms.

My breaking point came when I treated an obese child with diabetes.

When I walked in her home I saw a mother and father who both sat in electrical wheel chairs worth over $20k.

Her brother was also obese and had little energy.

I looked over at the kitchen counter and saw nothing but fruit loops and a thick row of mediations for both the children and parents.

I then watched an obese nurse come in and give each family member an injection.

I became sad.

At that point I knew that I could no longer work in this system. I felt incredibly out of alignment and knew that something had to change.

Ever since then I’ve made it my life’s mission to help people restore their natural health through better ways of eating, moving, thinking and being in this world.

The truth is that we have a healthcare system that knows nothing about food and a food industry that knows nothing about health.

Many of our healthcare issues that we’re challenged with have much more to do with our environment that they do genetics.

We’ve been treating symptoms rather than going after the root cause. It hasn’t been so much about “healthcare” as it is about “sick care.”

It’s as if we’ve been busy trying to mop up the floor without having the awareness that what we most need to do is turn off the kitchen sink.

This is why we're in a health crisis.

The time to take responsibility for your health and ultimately your life is NOW.

No one can do this for you.

Do not get tricked into identifying yourself as a diagnosis given to you by a healthcare system that has radically missed the mark.

You are NOT your diagnosis.

You’re a human being who needs…
REAL whole foods
Lot of water
Consistent movement
Plenty of rest
Time to breathe
Sunshine
Play
… and Community

These are the least things that will make the most difference.

That’s what true health care needs to look like.

I’ll leave it with this…

“The doctor of the future will give no medicine but will interest his patients in the care of the human frame, in diet and in the cause and prevention of disease.”

-Thomas Edison

Much love 🙏❤️
CW

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