August 2018 – Welcome To Mind/Body Connection Hypnosis by Janet Lynas Ph.D., N.H.D.

August 23, 2018 Nutrition

The Optimum Daily Intake by Janet Lynas, Ph.D., N.H.D.

The optimum daily intake on vitamins sounds kind of boring doesn’t it? It does to me. Facts, numbers and more facts, boring right? Well let’s take a look and see.

So, what does happen when our body doesn’t get the proper nutrition or supplements? What do we know about vitamins and minerals?

Vitamin A prevents night blindness
Vitamin C prevents scurvy
Thiamin prevents scurvy

When we do not have the proper nutrition, we have a depletion of the vitamins stored in the body. Then our enzymes become depleted. Prolonged depletion then causes cellular changes which cause chronic fatigue, skin problems, lingering infections, hormonal problems, depression, and anxiety. Not a pretty sight is it?

Nutrients and the Immune System

The immune system is complex and made up of blood cells and special proteins working together to defend us from illness. By keeping our immune system strong, our body has the ability to encapsulate and kill bacteria and viruses. It also, has the ability to repair or destroy damaged cells before they become cancerous.

We already know that inadequate nutrition has been shown to weaken one or more of the components of our defense system. Insufficient protein, not enough fiber and too much fat have all been shown to impaired immunity. On the flip side an enhanced immune system will have a profound effect on our health.

Nutrients and Oxidative Stress

Most of us have a working understanding of free radicals. Free radicals are formed by exposure to toxic chemicals in our food, water and air; by radiation and excessive sunlight.

Oxidative stress has been associated with the signs of aging and with diseases such as; arthritis, hardening of the arteries, heart, and kidney diseases.

Vitamin E is known as a scavenger of free radicals formed by the oxidation of fats. Vitamin E works in synergistically with selenium and in doing so, protects vitamin C from oxidation. When this happens, the potency of of vitamin C is the preservation of another antioxidant.

So, more is better, right? Not in some cases.

Many supplements contain active ingredients that have strong biological effects in the body. This could make them unsafe in some situations and hurt or complicate your health. For example, the following actions could lead to harmful – even life-threatening – consequences.

Combining supplements
Using supplements with medicines (whether prescription or over-the-counter)
Substituting supplements for prescription medicines
Taking too much of some supplements, such as vitamin A, vitamin D, or iron
Some supplements can also have unwanted effects before, during, and after surgery. So, be sure to inform your healthcare provider, including your pharmacist about any supplements you are taking.

Overall, taking supplements are safe. Just do your homework first. Taking a multivitamin for your age group is usually safe. Just remember to talk with your pharmacist about drug interactions with your supplements. An example, you do not want to take vitamin E if you are taking an anticoagulant. Vitamin E thins the blood to an extent. If you are taking an anticoagulant you would not want to take vitamin K because it would counteract the purpose of the anticoagulant. Vitamin C should not be taken with an antibiotic because vitamin C will counteract the antibiotic.

In the next posting we will take a look at designing our own personal nutritional supplement program.

August 22, 2018 Hypnosis

I Have Cancer, Will Hypnosis Help? by Janet Lynas, Ph.D., N.H.D.

I have cancer. Those are scary words to utter. Time stands still when a diagnosis of cancer is given to an individual. Once the shock, begins to subside, panic sets in. There are so many questions and then there is the anxiety, fear and anger that sets in.

When one utters those words “I have” and understand the range of emotions that sweep through you when you first receive the diagnosis of cancer.survivor says, “I know how you feel”, you want to yell at them, “No you don’t!” Just because a person has had cancer, they do not know how you feel. Your feelings are just that, your feelings. No-one knows what or how you feel.

I have utter those words and understand the range of emotions that sweep through you when you first receive the diagnosis of cancer. Five years ago, I was diagnosed with melanoma on my left lower leg. Melanoma is not a nice cancer as far as cancer goes.

I had two surgeries on my leg and I was not allowed out of bed for a week. My leg was immobilized because the skin graft was very fragile. I used self hypnosis for pain management before and post surgery. I did on one occasion take a mild analgesic for discomfort in my back because I was not allowed to change my position very much. The day I was cautiously allowed out of bed to sit in a chair was indeed a joyful day. I did not have pain in my leg, not one time. Self hypnosis was used as a preventive measure for pain management.

When I met with my oncologist to learn my prognosis and to discuss treatment, I told him that I have a Ph.D. in Natural Health and he would have to work with me or I would need to find another doctor. He said that he had no problem working with me. As we discussed my treatment, he started to tell me the side effects of the Interferon. I held up my hand to stop him. “I know the side effects and I will not have any of them,” I told him. He tried to hide the eye roll, you know the one, the one your kids give you, but I saw it. I just grinned, knowing he was about to be very surprised.

Before and during each treatment , I used self hypnosis. Not one time did I have the side effects of the medication. I had 21 IV treatments total. The staff were amazed and couldn’t understand what was going on.

One would think that the doctor and the staff would want to learn more about what I was doing since I was having such remarkable outcomes. You would also think that the doctor and the staff would want to extend this form of support to their other patients. But, sadly, they did not.

Some of the benefits of hypnosis for cancer treatment are:

Hypnosis can improve your mental and emotional outlook
Hypnosis can help reduce the side effects of cancer treatment
Hypnosis can help reduce or in some cases eliminate the pain associated with some cancers

I’m speaking to you from experience, hypnosis can and in my case did eliminate the side effects of my treatment. As a result, my outcome was better than the individuals who are not using hypnosis as a tool to help manage the side effects of cancer treatment.

I encourage anyone who is undergoing treatment for cancer to investigate the use of hypnosis to add to your tool box for support of treatment.

August 13, 2018 Nutrition

The China Study Part 6 Diabetes by Janet Lynas, Ph.D., N.H.D.

We have learned in the book, The China Study, by T. ColinCampbell, Ph.D., how food affects our health. We have learned that eating the wrong proteins can cause cancer.

Today we will take a look at the effects that diet has on diabetes. Type 2 is the most common form of diabetes seen in adults who are obese.

American Diabetes Assocation Statistics About Diabetes. Overall Numbers, Diabetes and Pre-diabetes.

In 2015, 30.3 million Americans, or 9.4% of the population, had diabetes. Approximately 1.25 million American children and adults have type 1 diabetes.

Diabetes was the seventh leading cause of death in the United States in 2015 based on the 79,535 death certificates in which diabetes was listed as the underlying cause of death. In 2015, diabetes was mentioned as a cause of death in a total of 252,806 certificates.

Updated March 22, 2018

$327 billion: Total costs of diagnosed diabetes in the United States in 2017
$237 billion for direct medical costs
$90 billion in reduced productivity

After adjusting for population age and sex differences, average medical expenditures among people with diagnosed diabetes were 2.3 times higher than what expenditures would be in the absence of diabetes.

This is mind boggling isn’t it?

Side effects of type 2 diabetes can include:

heart disease
stroke
hypertension
blindness and eye problems
kidney disease
nervous system complications
amputations
foot problems
dental disease
pregnancy complications
mental health problems, such as depression
skin issues

You do know there is hope? The food we eat has an enormous influence on this disease. Nearly a hundred years ago, H.P. Himsworth compiled all the existing research at the time from six different countries on diet and diabetes. What he found was that some cultures were consuming high fat diets, while other consumed high carbohydrates.

As carbohydrate intake increases and fat intake decreases the number of deaths from diabetes plummets. A high-carbohydrate, low-fat diet which is plant-based may help prevent diabetes. These studies have been replicated through the years and proven to be accurate.

Science has proven through blood analysis that by decreasing the meat intake and increasing the plant-based diet that the benefits in health restoration were impressive. Patients with Type 1 diabetes were able to reduce their insulin medication dose by an average of 40%.

So, why is it that Americans will not take this simple step to save their own lives? It has been my experience in working in the medical field for a few decades that Americans are lazy. We want someone else to fix our problems for us. I have had numerous patients through the years tell me that the doctor can just increase their dose of diabetic medication. They were not willing to change their diet, yet they are willing to endure a lifetime of injections.

I find this very disturbing, that an individual will place self- indulgence over their very life. This type of self indolence leads to death. Is it really worth it?

My guess is that your family would say it’s not worth it!

August 6, 2018 Spirituality

Guilty Prayers by Janet Lynas, Ph.D., N.H.D.

Guilty Prayers, we all pray them. How do we work through life’s crises? What happens if we do not? Guilty Prayers takes a look at guilt, bitterness, fear, emotional pain, self-blame, depression, lost love, forgiveness, prayers, getting to know God, and judging. All of these emotions are detrimental to us mentally, physically, emotionally, and spiritually if not acknowledged and dealt with.

Guilty Prayers

Guilty Prayers was penned over thirty years ago. It started out as an article for publication with a Christian magazine. But as life often does, it threw me a curve. The story was packed away for a move as I transitioned from one community to another. Three moves and thirty-two years later, it was found in the bottom of a file cabinet drawer.

As I have matured, so has Guilty Prayers. You will find a common theme throughout this book. The first lesson is to pay attention to what you are thinking. We are what we think and we manifest into our lives what we think. If you think, “I am poor,” then so you shall be.

The second lesson you will find in this book is to know yourself. Until you know who you truly are, you will not be able to have a meaningful and deep relationship with your Creator or with anyone else. It is scary to take a look at the dark shadow side of our emotions. It is deep within these shadows that we do not want to look because we do not want to admit that we have this dark side.

It is by no chance or oversight that Guilt Prayers has thirteen chapters. The number thirteen in Angle numbers represents a message from your angels that some upheavals may take place in your life. This is just what happened to me.

http://angelsarchangelsascendedmasters.blogspot.com.au/2014/10/channelling-messages-from-angels.html

August 4,2017, I was run over by a semi truck. My car was totaled and I received a concussion causing a headache that has been with me every day since the accident, which at this time has been a year. I was not able to return to my nursing career because of the headache and occasional brain fog. I lost a vital part of who I am that day. Nursing was not a job or career for me, but a passion and my mission in serving people.

Angel number thirteen also means, that the upheaval can be a blessing in disguise. That is certainly true in my case. Spirit has been nudging me all these years to write articles and books that will help people and bless their lives. In past years, I have been published in magazines and papers, however, it was only occasionally that I wrote. This is not what Creator God wanted from me.

Angel number thirteen is also a message that my angels and ascended masters are guiding me and helping me along my life’s journey. I know this to be try for me. My needs have always been met by my angels and Creator. I am now living my Divine purpose and helping people in a different way. I am following my Divine path.

I will take sections from my upcoming book for discussion in this Spirituality section. We will explore what happens to us spiritually, emotionally, mentally, and physically when we do not deal with emotions that are overwhelming to us.

Let’s begin the journey.

“God, why won’t she die? I can’t take this anymore! Don’t you care whether or not she hurts, can’t you hear her screaming out in pain? God, if you are not going to heal her, then let her die, or do you like seeing her suffer like this?”

Guilty Prayers, we all pray them. What causes the conflict in our prayer life? Do we become a sinner when we utter prayers of strife?

We come to a crossroads and wonder how should we pray? A wife, husband, child, or someone we hold dear becomes terminally ill, or fate deals a cruel blow and someone is hurt beyond human repair. Our hearts are torn in crushing anguish and we do not know how to pray. Do we pray that they will be spared from this horrible suffering? Do we pray for prolonged life? What are we supposed to pray and how do we pray?

We will continue in the next posting.

August 3, 2018 Nutrition

Desserts Are On The Menu! by Janet Lynas, Ph.D., N.H.D.

I like desserts. I don’t eat them very often, but I like them. Why is it that we feel guilty when we eat a sweet and savory treat? While most commercial store bought brands of desserts are not healthy for us to eat, there are good choices that we can make to satisfy even the worst sweet tooth.

I know it’s a little early to start thinking about the Labor Day Holiday weekend, but planning ahead can keep you from derailing with your healthy eating during the holiday weekend celebration. “Healthy eating” doesn’t have to be a dirty little phrase. I don’t understand why people cringe when they hear the term “healthy eating”. Let’s prove even the worst critics wrong.

Let’s take a look at some “healthy” benefits to eating desserts:

Desserts can be packed with nutrients. Sweets such as apple pie or pumpkin pie or dark chocolate contain rich sources of whole foods that provide necessary vitamins, fiber, and antioxidants to your diet.
They make you happy!
Eating Dessert can help in weight management. By eating a dessert, it can help curb your food cravings. It’s important to balance your food choices.
Desserts can help you eat more fruits.
Desserts can help you cope with the negative side effects of dieting. (But we know that ‘dieting’ isn’t a good idea. If you don’t understand this statement, please look at previous postings.)

https://www.lifehack.org/articles/lifestyle/5-surprising-health-benefits-desserts.html

Is eating desserts good or bad for you? Depends on what you are eating and how often you are eating it. The psychological benefit to eating desserts are that they make you feel good. I mean, who doesn’t want to feel better? When you are eating a dessert, you feel like you are being treated to something special which in turn can make you feel special. We need to pamper ourselves at times, it is good for the psyche and for the soul. Sharing a dessert with others makes for good memories. These moments of making memories are imprinted within our minds which in turn brings up feelings of happiness and joy.

There’s nothing better than fresh sliced strawberries, peaches, raspberries, bananas, apples, blackberries or blueberries. Add a drizzle of honey or a little whipped cream and your taste buds are in heaven. Savor the moment!

The thing to remember about desserts is moderation, consider using Stevia or agave in place of sugar. Eat smaller portions, your taste beds are just as happy with a smaller serving as they are with a large serving.

So, plan ahead for Labor Day Weekend, savior the moments that sharing a dessert will create. Enjoy making sweet memories with friends and family.

Grain-free Peach Crisp
Serves 6

Ingredients:

Filling:
2 lbs fresh (or thawed from frozen) peaches, roughly chopped
1/4 cup pure maple syrup
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Crumb topping:
1 1/2 cups walnut halves
1/2 cup shredded unsweetened coconut
2 tablespoons pure maple syrup
1 tablespoon melted coconut oil
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon almond extract

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 350F. In a large sauce pot over medium heat, combine the peaches, maple syrup, vanilla, and ground cinnamon. Stir well until the syrup comes to a boil, then allow to simmer until the syrup has thickened a bit and the peaches are fork-tender. Turn off the heat and allow the pot to sit while you make the crumble.

To make the crumble, place the walnuts and shredded coconut in the bowl of a large food processor fitted with an S blade. Process until a crumbly texture is formed, then add in the maple syrup, coconut oil, salt, and almond extract. Process again, until a sticky and crumbly mixture is formed.

Pour the peach filling into a 9-inch square baking dish, then sprinkle the crumble over the top evenly. Bake at 350 for 15 minutes, or until the top is lightly golden, then serve warm.

https://detoxinista.com/easy-peach-crisp-vegan-paleo/

Month: August 2018