Wellness Detective Comments: Have you ever thought or wondered what’s in the food you eat and where it comes from? When you go shopping— do you read labels? There’s regular food and organic food. Lots of food are grown with pesticides and are genetically modified. Do you put thought into planning your grocery shopping and where you buy your food? If the answer is no, it’s time to wake up and figure out what you are putting into your body. Watch is video about labels on food. It gives a whole new perspective.
Wellness Detective Comments: In the past week, two people have sent me messages suggesting I watch the documentary “Food Matters” which highlights fighting cancer with nutrition. Since my recent diagnosis, my plan of action is to increase my greens intake and wheatgrass juice. Juicing and salads will be my main food regime. Alkalinity in my body is the desired state in my journey back to wellness. Watch this video clip from the documentary “Food Matters” and let me know your thoughts.
Wellness Detective Comments: I first met Michael Long a couple of years ago at friend’s party. We later connected on Facebook and I’ve seen him around over the years at different gatherings and events. Michael offers the healing energy of light and love, inspired to listen to your problems with love. He is a certified Reiki Master and a catalyst to assist with your own ability to heal yourself. Based in Toronto, he offers sessions at:
- Urban Nirvana, 895 Yonge St., Toronto @ $80 per session
- Loft 404, 263 Adelaide St. W., Loft 4044th Floor, Toronto @ $60 per session or pay by means
- Alternative Thinking, 758 Bathurst St., Toronto @ for those without means
The flexibility of payment options is suitable for anyone. Call Michael at 416-457-4075 or email michael@lightandlove.ca to book a session.
Wellness Detective Comments: I received an email about 1.5 weeks ago and signed up for a 1 Day Course of Vipassana meditation in east end Toronto, which is about a 5 minute drive from my home. First the course had a waiting list and I didn’t make the cut to attend. However, by mid week on Wednesday I received an email stating that there was a spot for me and noticed that email last night. I decided to get my cushion, along with my modest attire ready for the next day, and packed myself a vegetarian lunch. The meditation room was full of people and I actually first sat on the wrong side of the room, with the men. Men and women are segregated in two sides of the room. I sat on a chair with the cushion to my back and began my meditation. It was tough at first, but then I got into the swing of meditating again.
The 1 Day Meditation course was the beginning of my healing journey upon my return to Toronto from Jerusalem, Israel. Go to www.dhamma.org for more information about this type of meditation.
Wellness Detective Comments: I just returned from 1 week overseas in Jerusalem, Israel, otherwise known as the Holy Land to many. I departed on December 28th, just 1 week ago and it has been a phenomenal experience. To be in the land where Jesus was born, I got a renewed sense of faith for my healing journey. I was given the news of a health diagnosis on December 20th, 2011 and 8 days later I flew out to Israel. Each place I visited, gave me energy and a spark in my eyes and my soul. I came home to receive a package in the mail from a friend who I stay connected through on facebook. She had a CD titled “Healing Scriptures” by Kenneth E. Hagin and a small booklet titled “How to Keep YOur Healing” by Kenneth E. Hagin sent me me in the mail. I am listening to it now. It’s fabulous and refreshing. The time of healing starts firstly with faith. With faith, all healing begins. This certainly is going to be one upcoming spiritual journey for me. My relationship with God will become stronger. I have tears in my eyes writing this at this moment in time. A healer who I met via skype based in the Holy Land on Christmas Eve said, after the end of this process, there will be a GIFT. Every challenge is a GIFT and a learning experience. What a wonderful way to look at things? Begin to give thanks for every GIFT you receive—both good and bad—and you all fear will diminish. Have a wonderful week everyone!
Wellness Detective Comments: I first learned about chakra’s and a meditation for clearing my chakras about 7 years ago. It was 2 years after my diagnosis with arthritis and I was looking for alternative ways to heal myself, beyond conventional medicine. I contacted an energy healer that I had met a Holistic Show in Toronto. I booked 4 sessions with him and learned a meditation technique to clear my chakras and receive more energy from the universe. My first session was successful and my aches and pains in my joints went away. Here’s a meditation video that you can watch and use to clear your chakras:
Wellness Detective Comments: I had my first hypnotherapy appointment this past week to assist with my journey back to full health and wellness. Six months ago someone recommended hypnotherapy as an alternative treatment for myself, but I didn’t feel I needed it at the time. After more research and talking to a few others, I decided to book an appointment. From the hypnosis session, I received some easy tools to use in the morning and night to visualize myself back to a healthy body. Think about 2012 and how hypnosis can help with your new year’s resolutions. Read this article by Fabiola Miguel a good friend of mine.
Source: http://www.infobarrel.com/How_to_achieve_your_new_years_resolutions#ixzz1i82AFKOX
Here are some practical tips based on the principles of Neurolinguistic Programming:
1. – Set specific goals: it is important to write down our goals and objectives in a very specific and realistic way. Set your priorities straight and put them in order of importance and decide which goals are short or long-term goals. Be as specific as possible: what, when, where, how, with whom and set a deadline to achieve them.
2. – Benefits: What difference will this change make in my life? What are the benefits that I can enjoy as a result? Take a few moments to imagine and visualize what you want to achieve. As Albert Einstein said: “Imagination is more important than knowledge”, because knowledge is limited, but imagination has no limits. Learn how to visualize and do hypnosis so that your dreams and goals get to your subconscious mind, and so that your thoughts and actions are in alignment with those goals. You can do this in several ways: with the help of a professional, with the practice of self-hypnosis or through CDs, books and self-help programs.
3. – Steps to take: It is important to write a list of the steps you need to take to achieve your goals. For example, if your goal is to get a better job but you don’t have the skills or knowledge required, then the first step would be to upgrade your skills or get as much information as you can about the subject and learn how to increase your memory, concentration and motivation.
4. – Resources and Obstacles: You need to be honest with yourself and take note of the resources and abilities you have to make the changes you need. As long as you are truly committed to your goals, you will always find a way to achieve them despite the obstacles along your way. Be creative and come up with ways to overcome anything that could be preventing your success. It is easy to find excuses because, most of the time, the obstacles and limitations are within ourselves.
5. – Get motivated and keep the motivation: It is important to get motivated about making a change, but it is useless if you lose that excitement and motivation a week later. In this case, it might be better not to start because this only creates the bad habit of not achieving your goals and getting used to failure. Keep in mind that all habits and behaviours, whether good or bad, are reinforced with practice. If you are one of those people who always seem to postpone things or if you leave things unfinished, maybe it is time to find out the cause of this behaviour and do something about it to change this habit, increase motivation and discipline. You can use hypnosis and visualization to do this more easily and effectively. It is also important to surround yourself by positive people who support you and inspire you to be better every day and achieve your goals and dreams.
Once a week or at least, once a month, it is important to revise our goals, measure our progress and make necessary adjustments. If lack of commitment to your goals has been a problem for a long time maybe it is time to get in touch with a professional who can help you achieve your goals more successfully and increase motivation and confidence. Good luck and all the best in 2012!
Wellness Detective Comments: Do you believe cancer is curable? What are your thoughts? I have had cancer once before and beat it. There are many natural ways of healing cancer and people just don’t realize it, and often give in to conventional medicine. I suggest both natural and conventional medicine combined, is sometimes the best way to go. This is a video a Facebook friend sent over to me to watch. Please comment on the video and let me know what you think?
Wellness Detective Comments: I had my appointment with the surgeon and another doctor yesterday morning at Princess Margaret Hospital at 9am. My aunt accompanied me to my appointment. We first met with Doctor Moses and then Dr. McCready. Doctor Moses explained the size of the 2 tumours and my options. Lumpectomy was performed on me before, but this time around with the size of the tumours and location, it would prove to be difficult. Mastectomy is one option they recommended and then chemotherapy. The other option is to start with chemotherapy with an aim to reduce the tumours, and focus on breast conservation. Thank god my aunt was with me, it was so overwhelming to hear all this information at once. For the past 3 days, I have been watching youtube videos of Giuliana Rancic, Christina Applegate and Lisa Ray. Lisa Ray calls herself a cancer graduate, and now I know what Lisa means. When I left the hospital, they gave me a big binder to read. It’s like going to Cancer University or something like that.
Right after the hospital, we went to Gilda’s Club for their holiday party. It was nice brunch and we got pjs and a t-shirt as gifts. It made my day, and just what I needed. After that, we went to the Eaton Centre and landed up at Chapters-Indigo, I wanted to buy 2 books, but they lines were so big, so we gave up that option for the day. We then headed to St. Michael’s Cathedral and I lit a candle. I then walked up the central aisle in the church and lay down on the ground and started to cry. My aunt watched me cry my eyes out.
What’s been freaking me out the past 24 hours, is with regards to fertility. In this short span of time, before I start chemotherapy, I need to think about and decide on freezing my eggs to keep the option of family planning open. It’s a little overwhelming. I have much to do and also, I leave for a holiday soon overseas. My life has certainly been one rollercoaster ride the past 2 weeks. I created this blog, wellness detective, to share all the secrets I have learned about health and wellness, but I still have more to learn.
Wellness Detective Comments: My aunt stayed over at my mom’s house and my other aunt drove us to my family doctor for an appointment to discuss the findings of my test results from last week. The doctor brought me in, sat me down and said, “you know it isn’t good when I call you in”. I replied yes, I know. She told me that it’s cancer—no this came out of nowhere and not what I expected. I had been eating raw food lifestyle (2 x times) per day for the past 3.5 years, with cooked food for dinner. I actually didn’t cry about it—I took some time for me to process and I told my boss when I went to work. I then posted it on Facebook to get the support I really needed. Just when I was about to make plans for my life and start living—I was thrown this curveball.
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