So yes, the inner healing created by my mindful pizza binge was worth it.
Does Fluoridation Do More Harm Than Good?
According to statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 41 percent of children in the U.S, aged 12 to 15, continue to suffer from tooth decay, even though as of 2006, nearly 70% of the U.S. population on public water systems were receiving fluoridated water.
Yet no significant before and after research has ever been published to support the official 1951 policy of the U.S. Public Health Service that adding fluoride to public water supports oral health.
This US policy was based mainly on limited private research from the 1930’s and 40’s that is considered incomplete and biased.
The CDC’s 2018 Evidence Supporting the Safety and Effectiveness of Community Water Fluoridation refers to the old above research plus comparison studies of different city communities as well as studies of minority communities that are based solely on water fluoridation levels.
None of these studies even consider other obvious factors, such as general malnutrition or specific nutritional deficiencies.
I grew up in Philadelphia drinking public fluorinated water during the late 1950’s and 1960’s.
During grade school, I developed extremely fragile tooth enamel that cracked and chipped easily, becoming extremely sensitive to cold.
About 20 years ago, I had about 1/3 of an upper tooth crack off.
That’s when I started questioning why my teeth had always been brittle with cracked enamel.
I ruled out genetics because neither of my parents, nor their parents, had brittle teeth.
I started researching why the fluoride that I had been drinking most of my life didn’t provide me with the benefits that dental and governmental authorities had claimed.
All of the research I came across was actually unsupportive because it showed that diets high in fluoride contributes to the formation of brittle teeth as well as bones, as well as causing spots on teeth.
I chose to avoid drinking water and stopped using toothpaste that contained fluoride and I have never regretted it.
Other mineral supplementation concerns
When I developed an inflamed gall bladder with small stones about 15 years ago, I also chose to stop taking calcium supplements.
(Fortunately my gall bladder issue was diagnosed early enough that it didn’t need to be removed.)
I started taking calcium in my late 20’s as prenatal supplements as recommended by my obstetrician.
I continued because all my medical doctors told me that supplementing with calcium would help keep my bones strong as I developed early onset osteoarthritis during my 30’s.
Now I completely believe that my body was trying to rid itself all the mostly un-absorbable calcium from those supplements.
My body was heroically trying to flush out the unneeded calcium via my gall bladder as well as store calcium in my joints.
Many people end up with many organs that form “stones” or eventually become calcified from all the minerals we take in excessive amounts.
Most of the minerals added to cheaper supplements (the ones that most health insurance companies cover) are in the form of “oxides”.
Oxide forms of minerals are very difficult for the body to utilize.
The majority of these minerals actually just pass right through the digestive tract.
Those that do get absorbed through the intestinal wall (especially if we have a “leaky gut”), tend to just get carried around in our blood until an organ system stores it.
If you do take mineral supplements, they should be derived from whole food or be “chelated”.
Most people should be able to consume the minerals that their body needs by eating a healthy diet of a variety of nutritious real foods.
For example, green vegetables and all animal meats are particularly high in calcium and magnesium, both used by the body to build healthy teeth and bones.
This blog post reflects my personal thoughts and opinions triggered by this article:
Scientists Reveal That Fluoride Causes Hypothyroidism, Depression & Weight Gain
https://bestfolkmedicine.com/2018/07/scientists-reveal-that-fluoride-causes-hypothyroidism-depression-weight-gain/?fbclid=IwAR060LKzjynZHY4MT-nVvxOdTy3tguSObC-Lav7oHp1h0mlBO1WYNe1MmHQ
The above article refers to a research report published in The Journal of Epidemiology and Community Health that it is based on the largest population sample that ever tested in regards to fluoride.
https://static.kent.ac.uk/…/n…/2015/02/Flouride-research.pdf
To Eat or Not to Eat .... Potatoes
I am often asked about whether or not my clients should include potatoes in their day to day eating.
My point of view is that, depending on an individual's blood sugar processing needs, we should eat a large variety of real, whole foods, which can include choices from the variety of different potatoes available once or twice a week.
The following article explains the health benefits of a variety of potatoes.
We are so good at remembering to shower love on all those we love in our lives.
What is equally important is to remember that we love ourselves too and to also treat one’s self to something special.
Want a few deeper self-love gift ideas be?
Here are five meaningful ideas to gift to yourself and they are all FREE:
1- Practice being satisfied with less from yourself.
No matter how much you want your ideas and efforts to turn out perfect, nothing can ever be that perfect.
Your friends and family will enjoy you being less demanding too.
2- Take more time for relaxation.
Enjoy your precious time to yourself or with the people you love the most.
3- Ask for help and give thanks.
This not only prevents you from burnout, you are actually creating situations that help others around you feel needed and appreciated.
4- Find time for play.
Catch yourself making judgmental self comments and focus on the fun, delight and joy in play.
5- Make time to just do nothing.
Every day I set a timer to give myself 5-10 minutes to just sit in my home or yard, sipping my morning coffee or afternoon herbal tea to quietly do absolutely nothing.
I find this gives me mellowing yet creative energy.
What if you gave yourself one of those gifts (or all six!) for a day?
Please share your other free giving-to-self ideas that you enjoy gifting to you!!
A Warming & Hearty Recipe
Enchilada Chicken & Veggie Soup
Brrrr! I must laugh at my feeling cold.
Even thought I grew up in Pennsylvania with REAL winters, I have lived in Miami for 39 years, enjoying beautiful pleasantly warm winter weather.
It's currently a chilly and damp 55 F in Miami.
Makes me want to eat some tasty food that feels warming.
This soup recipe called out to my emotional wants while being in alignment with my healthy weight needs, filled with lots of tasty veggies while being hearty and satisfying.
Let me know if you make this soup too!
Get the recipe here:
http://www.adishofdailylife.com/2015/02/fiesta-chicken-enchilada-soup-one-pot-meal/
7 MINDSET HABITS OF NATURALLY THIN PEOPLE
posted by Linda Greenfield, CHT, BS, MS, AP
We love to hate naturally thin people.
You know, those lean people who order anything they please at a restaurant.
Ask them their weight and they can't even tell you -- they just don't know it.
Question them about the number of calories in a chocolate chip cookie and you are left with an empty stare.
They are the men and women who don't even think about food in relationship to their emotions.
They are naturally thin people -- and they trigger jealousy in anyone who's ever battled the bulge.
You can stop being envious (as you spoon more ice cream in your mouth) because you can become one of them by learning, practicing and developing their habits of thought and actions with food.
Here are 7 of their Mindset Habits that can super-charge your healthy weight efforts:
1. Naturally thin people eat only when they are hungry.
Naturally thin people have the mindset that they eat when they feel hungry.
They tend to eat according to their hunger level.
If they are not hungry, they may order a huge meal and only have a bite or two because that satisfies their hunger.
Or, if they are extremely hungry, they may eat everything on their plate.
2. Naturally thin people simply eat the foods that they feel like eating.
When asked how they make their food choices, naturally thin people respond that usually they eat what they feel like in the moment.
They don’t pick foods because of any cravings or emotional attachments to the food.
Whether it's a hamburger, crunchy salad, or piece of chocolate cake, they just eat what they feel like eating.
3. Naturally thin people may only eat dessert.
Have you ever gone to a restaurant, you look over the menu and all you really want is the fudge brownie for dessert?
But because you feel shameful about just ordering just dessert (while worrying what the others at your table may say about your food choice), you end up ordering and eating a full meal first.
By the time you eat dessert too, you have overeaten and you are totally stuffed.
You leave the restaurant with your tummy bloated and uncomfortable.
Worse, you feel yucky about yourself.
Naturally thin people have the mindset that it’s normal to go to restaurants with the sole purpose of eating their favorite dessert.
4. Naturally thin people have no problems throwing away food.
Thin thinkers have the mindset that extra food is just excess food.
They don’t hear a parent’s voice telling them not to waste food.
They stop eating when they feel full, not when they finished eating every morsel of food on their plate.
They have the mindset that left over food can just as easily be saved for another meal or thrown into the trash without guilt.
5. Naturally thin people stay tuned to their bodies.
Naturally thin people stay in touch with their bodies despite whatever may be happening around them.
They may be out with friends, having a few drinks and appetizers, and still, when it comes to food, they stay connected to their fullness level and typically don't overeat.
No matter the situation, their mindset is always to eat when they feel hungry and to stop eating because they feel full.
6. Naturally thin people don't use food for social protection.
Naturally thin people are just as uncomfortable at times in social situations.
The difference is that they don't pop chips in their mouths out of nervousness.
7. Naturally thin people have no issues about just saying "no" to food.
People living naturally thin are extremely comfortable saying "no" when food is offered if they are not hungry.
Common phrases from this select group include:
"no",
"no thank you",
"I'm fine, you go ahead",
"maybe later".
Their mindset is that food’s main purpose is to fill their physical need of hunger.
When they feel full, they are finished eating.
How many of these 7 Mindset Habits made you say “no way can I ever be like that!”
It’s not always easy to become aware of your own mindset habits about eating.
Most of my clients were unaware about how their unconscious mental and emotional habits were constantly sabotaging their efforts to have healthier body weight.
Perhaps you eat while watching tv, mindless of when your stomach feels full, so you overeat?
Or do you worry that others are judging you about what or when you eat?
Or perhaps feeling stressed triggers your emotional cravings for certain foods?
As you begin to see your unconscious eating patterns,
you can choose new eating habits that lead to having healthier body weight.
The more you become in the habit of eating to live instead of living to eat is when you find confidence and true empowerment.
(This post is based an article by Marna Goldstein.)