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Intestinal Disorders and Cannabidiol (CBD)

CBD helps eliminate inflammation

Cannabidiol may dramatically improve digestive dysfunction and disease.

There are many factors that contribute to inflammatory bowel disease including foods, stress, sleep, and toxins. No matter the cause, the major cause of dysfunction and disease in the digestive tract is inflammation. Cancer, Crohn’s disease, ulcerative colitis, leaky gut, and diverticulosis are all examples of gut ailments that are a result of inflammatory bowel disease. It has been shown that cannabidiol can help to eliminate intestinal disorders and dis-ease.

How Does CBD Help Eliminate Intestinal Disorders?

Cannabidiol (CBD) helps to control the inflammation process throughout the body and is particularly effective in the gut. Often, bleeding, cramping, diarrhea, and bloating improve and even resolve with low doses of CBD treatment within a week. These are the effects of low dose CBD on the gut:

  • Modulates the immune system
  • Reduces inflammation
  • Relaxes the vasculature of the gut and increases blood flow
  • Reduces pain sensitivity
  • Relaxes smooth muscle and eliminates cramping
  • Restores the tight junctions in the gut eliminating leaky gut issues
  • Modulates of the micro biome, balancing gut flora

CBD oil sourced from industrial hemp is legal across the United States  and in other countries when sold as a supplement. During my 2017 travels to Iceland and the Netherlands, the CBD in my baggage was never an issue at customs or security. However, carrying a product description from the manufacturer stating that the product does not contain THC could prove to be valuable information if questioned while traveling.

Hemp Oil Can Be Found In Everyday Products

Hemp oil is now available in foods, drinks, lotions, cleansing products, snacks, and even pet products. Elixinol products are organically grown, essentially free of THC (lower than .03% THC), petroleum free (hemp oil is CO2 extracted), checked by an independent third part lab, and contain whole plant extracts. We exclusively carry Elixinol CBD products at our center, insisting on only the best quality CBD for our clients! Please feel free to contact us with questions regarding CBD products we carry.

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Wheatgrass: Step By Step Instructions on How to Grow Your Own

Wheatgrass juice is a powerful detoxifier and floods the body with vitamins and minerals.  Many consider it to be one of nature’s finest medicines!

Wheatgrass is Liquid Sunshine… here are the steps to growing your own:

  • Purchase hard winter wheat in the bulk section of your local natural foods store or online. 
  • Soak 2 cups of the wheat seed in unfiltered water for 8 – 12 hours or overnight.
  • Sprout the seeds in a jar for 20 hours, rinsing well and draining 3 times a day.wheatgrasssprouting
  • Spread 3/4 inch of organic potting mix in a planting tray with holes in the bottom.wheatgrass tray
  • Spread the sprouted seeds evenly over the potting mix.spreadingseeds

 

  • Water the seeds/soil until water just begins to drip out the holes in the bottom of the tray. Allow this water to drain, and place another empty tray on top of the tray with seeds. This provides darkness to allow the seeds to begin to grow into grass.

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  • Place the covered tray in an area of your home that has indirect sunlight.
  • Water twice a day… just until the tray begins to drip.
  • After a day or 2, remove the top tray allowing the grow to grow and begin to green.wheatgrass2days

 

  • Cut and juice your wheatgrass when it is 6 or 7 inches tall (6 or 7 days).

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Wheatgrass has so many benefits!

  • Contains all minerals known to man and vitamins A, B-complex, C, E and K
  • Is a complete source of protein
  • Is a great source of chlorophyll
  • Stimulates your thyroid
  • Boosts metabolism
  • Alkalizes your body
  • Gives you energy
  • And so much more!
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Is Vitamin B-12 Deficiency Damaging Your Brain?

Vitamin B-12 (Cobalamin) Deficiency is Serious

Are you becoming forgetful, having more sleepless nights, experiencing numbness or tingling in your arms or legs,or just plain feeling tired? You may be suffering from vitamin B-12 deficiency. Catching a vitamin B-12 deficiency early is important. Severe deficiencies can lead to very destructive disease processes.

You May be More Prone to This Deficiency if you are:

  • over 50 years old
  • vegan or vegetarian
  • experience digestive issues or have low stomach acid
  • drink alcohol
  • are anemic

A lack of cobalamin is associated with a wide range of diseases including anemia, gastritis, neuropathy (numbness or tingling in the extremities), fatigue, depression, kidney disease, memory loss, tinnitus, migraine, macular degeneration, asthma, shingles, multiple sclerosis and Alzheimer’s disease.

Foods That Are High in Cobalamin

  1. Salmon
  2. Tuna
  3. Cod
  4. Shellfish
  5. Beef
  6. Yogurt
  7. Milk
  8. Eggs
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Cobalamin Rich Foods

Vitamin B-12 is synthesized by bacteria that are abundant in the soil. Cows eat grass and pull up clumps that have dirt attached. The organisms in the dirt that produce B-12 get absorbed into the bloodstream of the animals and go to their muscles. As you can see, if you are vegan or vegetarian, it is necessary to take supplemental B-12. The good news is that this vitamin is relatively inexpensive and easy to obtain. And, if you ate meat and eggs before becoming vegan, your body may have created a great store of B-12. Often, deficiencies don’t show up for years after making a lifestyle shift to vegetarian or vegan.

Sologuard Vegetarain B-12 can be obtained at most good natural food stores.

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Alkalinity Important in Fighting Cancer

Try mixing the juice of one lemon and a teaspoon of baking soda in 24 ounces of water…enjoy!

Numerous studies have proven the anti-cancer properties of lemon. Lemon also provides other benefits, including its strong power in treating cyst and tumors.

Lemons have the power to cure cancer, since it has been tested on all cancer types. Adding baking soda makes it even more powerful, because baking soda brings pH to normal level.

Lemon also has potent antimicrobial effect in treating bacterial and fungal infections. It is effective in the fight against internal parasites and it regulates blood pressure. Lemon is beneficial for the nervous system as well – it is a powerful antidepressant, reducing stress and calming nerve crises.

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One of the largest drug manufacturers claims that 20 laboratory experiments, conducted since 1970 until recently, proved that:

Lemon destroys cancer cells in 12 cancer types. It prevents metastasis of cancer cells and it is 10 000 stronger than drugs like Adriamycin, chemotherapy and narcotic products.

What is more interesting is the fact that the combination of lemon extract and baking soda destroys cancer cells only, without harming healthy cells and tissues.

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Plant Based Foods are the "Holy Grail"

Health Through Healthful Living, Celeste Magnuson, CT, NCMBT

 

The result of a plant-based lifestyle is simply health through healthful living!


Einstein laid the groundwork for nearly all natural health care models when he showed the world that everything, including the human body, at its most fundamental level, is vibrating energy that follows natural laws.  Health is the result of cooperating with these natural laws of our being, and science supports the premise that there are no nutrients in animal-based foods that are not better obtained by plant-based foods.

Many people believe that humans are vegetarian by nature, or design, though many of us are omnivorous in practice, eating both plants and animals. There are some clues that would lead us to believe that we are biologically vegetarians, including the facts that we have a relatively long digestive tract, through which meat tends to putrefy before leaving, and we lack claws and fangs to tear up meat.

Animal based foods offer a feast of casein protein, saturated fat, and free radical damage while being devoid of the protective effects of antioxidants, complex carbohydrates and fiber. In contrast to plant proteins, that contain the essential amino acids needed for the functional and structural components of our bodies, animal protein contains casein, a dangerous, toxic, highly carcinogenic substance. Casein is to cancer what cholesterol is to heart disease. Meats are also among the most toxic of naturally occurring foods due to the pesticide concentrations stored in the tissues.  The levels of concentration are often 10-15 times more than that in plant tissues.

Complex carbohydrates, once defamed by fad diets, are back in vogue. Considered to be the healthiest of foods, complex carbs, in their unprocessed, natural, unrefined state, give us essential vitamins, minerals and energy. Additionally, the fiber content of those foods does far more than ease physical elimination. Fiber plays a vital role in ridding the body of harmful, toxic, and carcinogenic substances, as well as excess hormones. Elevated hormone levels increase cancer risk. Fiber binds with these substances in the intestine and flushes them out of the body, thus preventing a vicious cycle of recirculation of harmful substances in the bloodstream.

The role of antioxidants is a miraculous dance between us and all of nature. The cancer fighting properties in plants, antioxidants, protect plants against highly oxidating chemicals as a result of photosynthesis. Those benefits come to us when we consume antioxidant rich foods such as colorful fruits and vegetables. The carotenoid family of antioxidants are identified by their color. The yellow/oranges of squash and carrots give us beta carotene, and the reds of tomatoes and watermelon give powerful lycopene. Other antioxidants are colorless as in the micronutrients, Vitamins C and E. These antioxidants stand guard over our cells and, like piranhas, attack the free radicals that are intent on damaging cell DNA. Once again, plant based foods offer protection.

Plant based foods are the holy grail. Their chemical and biological composition creates a symphony of sustainability, proper functioning, and internal healing that is in direct contrast to the stresses and illnesses placed on the body by animal based foods.

The alternative health movement that is currently gaining great momentum is the “raw food movement”. This raw, plant-based lifestyle simply doesn’t drain the body of energy like cooked and processed food and enables the body to have more energy for healing and maintaining health.  It also frees up energy to aid in the elimination of toxins that have been stored. Plant food doesn’t heal the body, it simply provides what the body needs to heal itself! 

Living Arts Wellness is offering a 3 – day juice fast and cleanse monthly. The cost is $325 and includes 6 – 12 ounce juices per day, cleanse guidance, and 2 colon hydrotherapy sessions. Call 970.472.0995 to reserve your cleanse now… limited to 15 participants for each monthly cleanse.

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The Rejuvenating Effect of Juice Fasting

Fasting has been used throughout history for the purpose of healing disease and for rejuvenation and revitalization. Many fast regularly, not to cure any particular disease, but because it is an effective way to cleanse the body of accumulated wastes, boost the immune system, and rejuvenate all organs. 

Fasting will not leave you depleted or weakened. The opposite is true for juice fasting. After a fast, you should feel stronger and energized; any health conditions you have should be noticeably improved and mental capacity increased. Many notice that they look and feel younger after a fast.
The proven benefits of intermittent fasting include:
1. Normalizing you insulin activity
2. Lowering triglyceride levels
3. Improving biomarkers of disease
4. Reducing inflammation and lowering free radical damage
5. Preserving and enhancing memory function and learning

Juice fasting can help you to harness the natural healing power in your body by eliminating toxins and cellular debris. It also retrains your taste buds and helps to eliminate cravings for processed foods. 

Are you interested in cleansing, taking that first step toward a healthier lifestyle, or beginning to rid yourself of a psychological addiction to food? A juice cleanse is a great way to jumpstart a lifestyle change! 

We offer a 3-day juice fast / cleanse at Living Arts Wellness in conjunction with Wunderjuice (www.wunderjuice.com):

Call 970.472.0995 to reserve your juice fast/cleanse package… limited to 15 participants and begins 5/13/14

Option 1: 6-12 oz Juices, Cleansing Water, and 2 Colonics= $315

#1: Colon- 8 oz Apple Juice 
#2: Colon- PH balanced & Alkalized h2o infused with phytonutrients & minerals 
#3: Liver- Dandelion, Cucumber, Lemon & Ginger  
#4: Blood- Beet, Cucumber, Celery & Lemon 
#5: Immune- Romaine, Mint, Lemon, Ginger, Cucumber
#6: (Anti) Inflame- Turmeric, Spinach, Watercress, Cucumber, Lemon 

Option 2: 7-12 oz Juices & Cleansing Water, and 2 Colonics = $325

#1: Detox- Sweet Veg Juice (kale, cucumber, romaine, lemon, ginger, apple & pear)
#2: Colon- PH balanced & Alkalized h2o infused with phytonutrients & minerals 
#3: Liver- Dandelion, Cucumber, Lemon & Ginger  
#4: Blood- Beet, Cucumber, Celery & Lemon 
#5: Immune- Romaine, Mint, Lemon, Ginger, Cucumber
#6: (Anti) Inflame- Turmeric, Spinach, Watercress, Cucumber, Lemon 
#7: Dinner-Veggie Juice (kale, cucumber, romaine, lemon, ginger & carrot) 

Delivery: We would love to deliver to your home or office for a $5 daily fee or you may pick up at Living Arts Wellness each day.

Cleanse Schedule:
3 days prior… colonic session at Living Arts Wellness, drink at least 64 ounces of water, and eliminate processed foods

During the cleanse… start your day with 16 ounces of lemon water, drink 6 juices per day at 2 hour intervals, and eat raw veggies if you must eat, and receive your second colonic session

After… we will provide a list of suggested foods for the 3 days post-cleanse

This may be your chance to:

1. Take control of your health
2. Begin to eliminate food addictions
3. Detoxify your mind and body
4. Eliminate disease

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Healing Touch Energy

Healing Touch is a form of energy based healing… now available at Living Arts Wellness

The human energy system consists of the energy field (sometimes called the aura), the energy centers (chakras) and the energy channels (meridians). Every day we encounter stresses and challenges to our body, mind and emotions:

Physical stresses from repetitive activities, poor posture, lack of sleep, and chemicals and other impurities in our water, food and air.

Mental stress from constant worry, mental challenges at work, anxiety and depression.
Emotional stress from relationship challenges, loss, life changes, and traumas.

All of this has an effect on our energy system, which in turn has an effect on our physical, mental and emotional health. When our energy system is strong we can usually process these challenges. But for most of us, that is not always the case. Our bodies want to move in the direction of health. Healing Touch puts the energy system back into alignment so that it can move in that direction more easily.

During a typical healing Touch session, I initially take a health history and clarify the client’s goals for seeking HT. During the session the client is lying fully clothed on a massage table (unless they are also receiving massage) with pillows and blankets for comfort. I then perform an initial assessment of the energy system using my hands to scan the energy field, and a pendulum to assess the energy flow of chakras, some meridians, and organs. Based on that assessment, the client’s intention for the session and my intuition, I use a sequence of healing techniques to clear, balance and strengthen the energy system.

While receiving Healing Touch, common experiences include deep relaxation, dream like images, insights into health or other life challenges, feelings of warmth, coolness, pressure and movement. After a session, most clients report feeling very relaxed, clear and energized.

The number of sessions needed, as with all modalities, depends on the client’s healing goals, how long the issue has been present, and current life circumstances and self-care.

Healing Touch is endorsed by the American Holistic Nurses Association and the National Certification Board for Massage and Bodywork, and is accredited by the American Nurses Credentialing Center and the National Commission for Certifying Agencies.

For more information about Healing Touch, please visitwww.healingtouchprogram.com or contact Kristi Buss at Living Arts Wellness 970.472.0995.

Kristi Joy Buss is a Certified Massage Therapist, Healing Touch Certified Practitioner and Colon Hydrotherapist with over 18 years experience.

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Essential Oil Massage For Detoxification

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Palo Santo (Sacred Wood Tree) Essential Oil is a natural purifier and promotes deep immunity, especially during cold and flu season. It is a perfect additive to massage oil and has many benefits including immune boosting, promotion of healthy inflammatory response in the joints and muscles and skiing regeneration. It is also calming and grounding. Consider requesting it in your next warm oil massage to reduce stress and enhance spirituality. 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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Healthy Holiday Treats Class

Call or schedule online for our Rawsome Holiday Dessert Class scheduled for noon this Saturday, 12/1!
To schedule online, go to www.livingartswellness.com and click on “schedule now”, then click on the class tab and enter your name, etc. Or, call us at 970.472.0995, and we’ll get you registered and ready for class!

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