Last week I had the honor of attending and presenting at Christ Hospital's 2012 Medical Wellness Symposium. Other presenters included Dr. Hans Diehl, creator of the Complete Health Improvement Program (CHIP), Dr. Roger Greenlaw, Lifestyle Medical Solutions and Dr. John Kelly, Lifestyle Health Education.
You can imagine this was a big deal for me to be up in front with all of these amazing doctors. I got to spend the day listening to all the current trends and research coming from the CDC and from the work that many doctors and scientists are currently publishing on nutrition and health. It was really interesting to see the scientific proof. I want to share with you what some of the news is:
- Being sick is really expensive and a burden on you, your family and your community.
- Eating processed food (what I call non-food) is bad for you.
- Eating meat is bad for you.
- Eating dairy is bad for you.
- Smoking is bad for you.
- Alcohol in excess is bad for you.
- People will change their habits when they are about to die.
Now I got to actually sit there and see the blood going sticky and gooey on the inside of a mouse's cheek after eating a fatty meal. I also got to witness the separation of blood before and after a fatty meal. It's so gross. The healthy blood has a clear layer on top. The fatty blood has yellow goop on top. I got to see the statistics and learn that over 1/2 of the United State's population (150 million people) will be termed obese by 2020. The actual life span of our children will be less than ours for the first time in recorded history. That's right. Your kids will die younger than you will die because of our gross American diet...lifestpan is decreasing. A person who gets diabetes over the age of 40 can expect their life to be reduced by around 18 years.
It was sad.
Now the good news is that these same doctors and scientists have discovered that most disease is reversible. In fact, Dr. Kelly who studies epigenetics was super excited because they have learned that nutrition is more powerful at turning off bad genes and turning on good genes than any drug or anything else you can do. All you have to do is get rid of the above things and you will get healthy. It's that easy.
Isn't it?
Sadly, it isn't that easy. In Ayurveda, one of the seven causes of disease is called Prajnaparadha or "failure of intelligence." That's a situation where a person knows that something is bad for them, yet they continue to do it. Why? I would argue that the substance they are imbibing is relaxing, giving pleasure or satisfying some emotional need. How do you implement the change? How do you get to the spot in your mind that makes bad choices even though you know it is contributing to poor health?
I think that's where I can be of service. I actually didn't need to see all of those gross things because I get to see the participants in The Elemental Cleanse on a daily basis. They go through the Cleanse and they not only lose weight, but their skin clears, their eyes brighten and they start to love themselves. When you love yourself and know that you your life has meaning, you stop making those bad choices. It's a process that is well beyond simply knowing that something is good or not good for you. It's about sitting in a body that you do believe is your holy temple and loving that body. It's about learning other ways to relax and enjoy. It's about healing from the traumas of life.
Join me for the Elemental Cleanse. If I heard the stat right, there are around 150 million of you that I would like to help. www.elementalom.com Om Shanti, Pamela
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