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Monday, May 8, 2017

ALTERNATIVE 5: ALGORITHM FOR COMPLEX ANXIETY / PANIC ATTACK

COMPLEX ANXIETY / PANIC ATTACK ALGORITHM--
ALTERNATIVE 5


1. Tune the Thought Field -- that is, intentionally think about the traumatic event that produces such emotional distress in your life. 
 
2. Rate you distress level at this moment, using the Subjective Units of Distress (SUD) scale. On this scale, 10 is the worst you could possibly feel, and 1 indicates absolutely no trace of upset. Write down the SUD rating before you continue to the next step.
 
3. Tap the "collarbone point." To locate it, take two fingers of either hand and run them down the center of the throat to the top of the center collarbone notch. This is approximately even with the spot where a man would knot his tie. From there, move straight down an additional inch. Then move to the right one inch. Tap this point five times. 
 
4. Tap five times under the eye, about an inch below the bottom of the center of the bony orbit, high on the cheek. Tap firmly, but not hard enough to cause pain.

5. Tap solidly five times under the arm, about four inches directly below the armpit, using rigid fingers. In men, this spot is under the arm about even with the nipple. Women can locate this spot by tapping at about the center of the bra under the arm.
 
 6. Take a second SUD rating and write it down. If the SUD has decreased 2 or more points (which will be the case for most people), then continue with step 7 below. If there was no change, however, or if the change in the SUD was only 1 point, perform the correction for a psychological reversal, using the technique described in this post (CLICK HERE). Then repeat steps 1 through 6.
 
7. Perform the nine-gamut treatments. Locate the gamut spot on the back of the hand, about an inch below the raised knuckles of the ring finger and little finger when making a fist. begin tapping the gamut spot with two fingers of the opposite hand, about three to five times per second, and continue tapping while performing all nine steps below ( tap five or six times for each of the nine-gamut positions). It is very important to tap the gamut spot throughout all nine of these gamut treatments:
 
G1~ Open the eyes.

G2~ Close the eyes.

G3~ Open the eyes and point eyeball down and to the left.

G4~ Point the eyeballs down and to the right.

G5~ Whirl the eyeballs around in a circle in one direction (clockwise).

G6~ Whirl the eyeballs around in the opposite direction (counter clockwise).

G7~ Hum a few bars of any tune aloud (more than a single note;
rest the eyes).

G8~ Count aloud from one to five.

G9~ Hum the tune again.
 
8. Tap the collarbone point five times again.

9. Tap five times under the eye again.. 
  
10. Tap five times under the arm again.
 
11. Take still another SUD rating and write it down. If it has declined to 1 (which will happen with most people), move to step 12 below. But if it has decreased significantly yet is still not a 1, perform the MINI PR correction as described below, and then repeat the treatment steps above.
 
12. To ensure that the improvements you've made are complete, perform the floor-to-ceiling eye roll (when the SUD is 2 or lower): Hold the head level and move your eyes down. Then begin tapping the gamut point as you move your eyes upward.
 
MINI PR

 A related procedure, called a mini psychological reversal correction, can be used when you decrease your SUD to a 3 or 4 but can't seem to get it any lower.  In other words, you've achieved substantial improvement, but you can't get to the finish line.  A block exists that is keeping you from reducing the SUD any further
 

In the algorithm for your particular emotional problem, you'll be instructed on whether and when to use this technique. here is the  procedure to follow:

~ Find the PR spot mentioned above,  located on the outside edge of the  hand, between the wrist and the  base of the little finger.

~ Tap about fifteen (15) times with two fingers of the opposite hand.

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As long as a psychological reversal persists, TFT ( or any other treatment) won't be able to get the SUD to a 1.  The PR or mini PR correction will open the door that allows TFT to eradicate your problem.

ANXIETY
If you have anxiety in your life, at least you're not alone. Some survey have found that anxiety is the most common psychological disorder in the country. it is so prevalent that many people accept anxiety as an unwelcome fact of life. While it's true that anxiety often has no obvious trigger, it can also be attributed to factors such as the loss of a job or the illness of a family member. Even in cases like this, however, the anxiety is frequently out of proportion to the apparent cause; for example, a deadline at work may send your anxiety soaring far above what is warranted by the circumstances.

  Remember, however, that no matter what you attribute your anxiety to, the key is collapsing the perturbations in the Thought Field that are responsible for it. Once those perturbations are eradicated, the anxiety will vanish as well.

  Sometimes anxiety is accompanied by panic attacks. Panic is a sudden, intense onset of severe anxiety. For people who have never had a severe panic reaction, it is hard to imagine how disruptive and terrifying these episodes can be. Once they occur, they can dramatically affect how people live there lives, often leaving them fearful of having another panicky response, which makes them chronically anxious. they may consciously stay only in familiar and secure environments where such attacks are less likely to occur. In the most extreme cases, people become permanently homebound.

  I recall a young mother who could not get more than six feet from her front door without having a severe panic attack. As  a result, she was terrified about what might happen if her three-year-old son had a medical emergency that required an urgent trip to the hospital; she simply didn't think she'd be able to take him. Within a few minutes, after using the TFT algorithm, it was clear to her that she would be able to handle such an emergency.

  The algorithm for "simple / stress" will work for most people. If it doesn't get your SUD as low as you'd like, however, then use the algorithm for "complex anxiety/panic attack."  Begin with the "first use" algorithm for complex anxiety, and then, if necessary, move on to one of the alternative algorithms.

 

Wednesday, January 4, 2017

Thinking about 2017

You Know better there is actually no better time to regroup, refocus and to start thinking about 2017.

What are your goals for the coming year? For many people, these goals include financial motivations. If you want to finally get wealthy in 2017, here are five ways you can actually do it.

1. Work for your dreams, not someone else’s.
If you really want to start making money and finally be wealthy in 2017 then you need to do something that you are truly passionate about. Without this passion, you are never going to reach your full earning potential. Focus on doing what you love and what you are passionate about, not just something that happens to be in a highly paid field.

Really ask yourself and dig deep to think about what you can see yourself becoming obsessed with. Obsession is the key to true success and it can lead you to real wealth. As real, lasting wealth is not just about money.

Related: 25 Best Habits to Have in Life

2. Dream big but start small.

Everyone wants big success fast but it’s better to go slowly. Optimize your process first before you try to go big. Take my top student, Tim as an example. He started stock trading with just $1,500, grew it to $1 million in three years and then over $3.3 million in four years. He bets bigger now that he is more confident, thanks to his early education. He is one of my favorite examples of starting small and working your way up slowly to something much more.

Related: How to Scale From a Small Business to a Billion-Dollar Empire

3. Give to others instead of yourself. 

Most people find this tough to do, but trust me, you can only have so many Lamborghinis and Ferraris and Porsches. Trust me, as someone who has had all three, they are not as fulfilling as giving back to charities, such as my Timothy Sykes Foundation is infinitely more rewarding and fulfilling. Remember that true wealth is not just about having the most money, but the most inner peace too. You will truly feel successful, established and wealthy if you start giving to others.

Related: The 15 Most Profitable Small-Business Industries

4. Get healthy.

 I know it sounds a little corny, but it is actually true: health is wealth. You can have all of the money in the world, but if you are sick, or dead, you can’t enjoy it. As much as you work and as hard as you work, don’t forget to focus on your health, your body and your mental well-being.

Related: 10 Misused Words That Make Smart People Look Stupid

5. Learn online.

We live in such an exciting time, where the world centers around the internet. It is a time where you have unprecedented access to a wealth of information. Thanks to the internet you don’t need fancy degrees, connections or inherited wealth. Everything you need to learn is online with video lessons and free guides, as well as vast educational resources like the Entrepreneur Library.  People always ask me where I learned about stock trading. It was all online. 

I wish I had a mentor to help speed up my education, but I didn’t. This is why it is my goal to be the mentor to others that I never had. In summation, if you want wealth and success in the year 2017, you need to study and prepare and start with your online education, it is only the beginning of your success, but it will set a strong foundation for your future.

These five steps can go a long way in helping any individual be wealthier in the year 2017. The new year is right NOW , so don’t waste this opportunity to have a more secure financial future for yourself.

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Friday, December 30, 2016

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Monday, November 28, 2016

Founders : Why Jeunesse Was Founded


Jeunesse's Birthday : 09.09.09.09 (tt.dd.mm.yy)
[9:00pm.09th.(September).2009]

(video transcript)

(Wendy): We started Jeunesse for two reasons. The first was to help the distributors reach their dream and also to feed children around the world. 
(Randy): Wendy and I went out to California because I was meeting this doctor to have stem cells injections in my knee and in the process of discussing what stem cells can do for one, he mentioned that he had created a serum that he sold to his patients in his practice. And we thought that's something that a lot of people could use around the world. The rest is history as they say. It took off like a rocket.
(Wendy): My role is to make sure everything's running properly . So I worlk more with the operational side. Randy is more fun, I'm kind of boring. 
(Randy): I sure am more fun!
(Wendy): He's always telling jokes and having fun and I'm the serious one in the group. 
(Randy): It's an excellent combination. We are really, really ideally suited for each in every regard and besides that, you being my best friend helps a lot. 
(Wendy): Yeah! and we work together seven days a week, three hundred sixty five days a year.
(Randy): You are wonderful!
(Wendy): Yeah, and you're so wonderful, so we both happy.
(Randy): (smiling) Ooohhh ..... Several people have referred to Wendy and I as the mom-and-pap of Jeunesse. And they look at us as that we are the head of the family. 
(Wendy): We feel that part of our job is to take care of them. And make sure they have the best opportunity, the best products. So, it's kind of nurturing thing and we are one big family.
(Randy): Our entire approach has always been that we want to have a distributor-centric company in the distributors do well. As a by-product, the company should do well. I think our responsibility is to provide the tools for the people to go out and earn a living and build their dream. And if you think about the ripple effect that has on their family, their extended family, and the whole community that they live in, that's, that's powerful! That's very powerful. 
(Wendy): I can tell you this, that, I don't see retirement in our future. We tried three times, didn't work. But we like working. Our goal is to get to at least a billion and then beyond because that will say, we have opened in a lot of countries and a lot of people are profiting and doing well and living jeunesse and generation young. We want them to feel good, live longer, enjoy life. What makes us a success today is the same thing that will make us a success in the future.  It is the distributors. It is their passion, their love, their hard work that makes us successful. We want others to achieve whatever their dreams are , too, because we've been so lucky to achieve our dreams. That's what keep us passionate and keep us going. 



“There are a lot of players in the game of life and they all collectively have a lot to do with what happens to us."
-RANDY RAY, Founder.

Randy Ray
Founder - CEO
Chief Executive Officer

Randy Ray has a Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Science and a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology. He has over forty-two years of experience in the computer industry designing, selling, and installing in excess of $900,000,000 worth of computer hardware and software.  
Some prominent owners of these major systems include NASA (Space Shuttle Launch Processing System), Red Lobster Inns of America, DOT (National Wheel Rail Simulator System), Personal Blood Storage, and Intercommunity Cancer Centers of America (ICCA).

Randy received awards as Florida Businessman of the Year in both 2003 and 2004 and is listed in International Who's Who.

Randy has been involved with multi-level marketing for eighteen years, including co-owning MarketQ, Inc. with Wendy Lewis. He has provided service and support to the industry with back office software, commission processing, and full customer service.

Randy and Wendy have continuously created a unique business opportunity for thousands of distributors in countries all over the world. He has worked directly with large companies, corporations, and industry experts, implementing the latest in innovative technologies to increase efficiency and improve productivity. As a direct result of their efforts, they have experienced rapid growth on a global scale.Working together in a mutually beneficial and collaborative partnership, Randy and Wendy continue to provide new and sustainable business opportunities to people worldwide.

According to many Leadership has been described as “a process of social influence in which one person can enlist the aid and support of others in the accomplishment of a common task".




Wendy Lewis
Founder - COO
Chief Operations Officer

Wendy Lewis graduated from the University of Pennsylvania with a BA in Sociology and Mathematics, and later earned a Master's Degree in Educational Psychology, Statistics, and Measurement from Temple University.  
In 1985, Wendy and Randy formed AMSC (Automated Medical Systems Consultants). Wendy served as the President as well as the Director of Customer Operations, and was responsible for all the training and support activities. AMSC was well-known in the medical community for providing the best customer service in the network of 450 medical manager dealers. Their company was the number one medical practice management supplier in both sales and service for eight consecutive years until they sold the company in 1994.

Wendy and Randy started their multi-level marketing adventures eighteen years ago as distributors and then owners of MLM companies and support companies. Under their visionary leadership, these companies have flourished. With offices and distribution centers operating worldwide and a network of more than 500,000 distributors in 215 countries and territories, they have paid out over $122.5 million in commissions. Multi-lingual customer support, in-house shipping, on-staff professional software programmers, and a proprietary web-based Back Office system are only a few of the many examples of what they have accomplished.

Over the years, Wendy and Randy have been active donating financial assistance, fundraising, participating in hands-on volunteer work, and launching a global ecological campaign to benefit several charitable organizations. Most recently, they launched Jeunesse’s very own non-profit charity–Jeunesse Kids–which is dedicated to reaching out to children in need, both internationally and domestically.

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Sunday, November 27, 2016

Want To Own Business Ventures?

People get into businesses so that they might get more money and more freedom from the present job they are doing. Not doing more things when they get into their own business ventures. They want to be able to spent more time with the family. They want to be able to spent more money at their favorite stores or holidaying.

Monday, November 21, 2016

Chapter Nine : Sharing My Vision

Sharing My Vision 

Soongworld  : Mind - Body - Spirit Unity With Nature

I have ... inherited a spiritual nature, which has affected how I view life. My search and quest to become a humanitarian physician began with a spiritual influence, which has always kept  me on the path towards achieving my goals. It is with this introduction that I now explain and share my vision of following a mind-body-spirit life to achieve a healthier, longer and fuller life. 

The name that I created to represent my vision of the mind-body-spirit experience in helping others enjoy a healthier , fuller and longer life is Soongworld. This term is a combination of two words, Soong* and World. (*SONG   宋     Chinese, Korean From Chinese 宋 (sòng) referring to the Song dynasty, which ruled China from 960 to 1279. ) http://www.ancestry.com/name-origin?surname=song 

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Soong Family History


I learn the values of Soongworld : diligence, courage, generosity, excellence, fairness, integrity, loyalty, orderliness, perseverance, respect, self-discipline, sincerity, teamwork, not as a practitioner of a religion, but as a benefactor of what this philosophy offered.
This philosophy means, "To live in harmony with a new heart with all mankind as ONE WITH NATURE WORLD." It is humanitarian in concept, but incorporates the spiritual domain. It teaches praise and gratitude for all we are called to do , and recognizes nature as a major force and energy in determining our destinies. Knowledge passed down from centuries of its history has provided important guidelines for many, ancient healing arts, which are popular today. This knowledge was the inspiration for my vision of mind-body-spirit unity.

World inside Soongworld is an ideal state. It is also the optimal state of health and well-being. Soongworld seemed like the best way I know to express this concept.

To accept the concept of Soongworld and benefit from what it offers, it is necessary to understand and believe that :

1. There is no single cause for each illness. Disease, like health, is the result of a combination of factors : mind, body, spirit , environment and life choices. 

2. There is more than one way for the human body to heal itself. No single approach, practice or treatment can do it all.

3. Healing is not exclusive to medical treatments or pharmaceuticals.  With the right approach to using the healing power of mind-body-spirit, in unity with the gifts of nature , health can be restored and maintained.

4. We as responsible beings must take full responsibility, without exception, for our own continuous state of health and well-being. 

Inherent is Soongworld are the natural principles and practices of the ancient attitudes, healing philosophies and healing arts, which have been lost and relinquished to modern medicine. On the other hand, my strong background and training in Soongworld required that I incorporate sound, scientific principles into the development of this vision. The result in bringing humankind and nature together as partners in realizing this vision to help people everywhere and future generations enjoy a healthier, fuller and longer life, harmoniously. 

Soongworld's philosophy embraces the universal, natural law of cause and effect.  It holds that humans have a full responsibility to live with respect for nature and live in communion with all of our earth's natural forces and resources.  As we honour and respect ourselves, as we nurture our environment, our gratitude can create real good actions to ensure that the energy of life will create harmony for all life forms. 

The rewards of accepting this philosophy are achieved through dedication to serve  Self I-Dentity and Humankind.  Keeping the unity of mind-body-spirit in balance allows us to focus on striving to maintain this same harmony with nature. I want to share this attitude and commitment with others to offer them the same opportunity to experience the benefits of this Soongworld vision.

Friday, November 18, 2016

Living with the Harms of Prescription Drugs

Living with the Harms of Prescription Drugs
The harms associated with prescription drugs are :
a community issue ,
a family issue,
a healthcare issue,
a public safety issue,
an industry issue.

We all have a responsibility in addressing them.

"On June 10, 2004, my only child died suddenly and unexpectedly. Michael went to bed and never
woke up. The coroner who investigated Michael’s death determined that he died as a result of
“hydromorphone intoxication.” His death was ruled an accident, and no street drugs or alcohol were
in his system. His death was preventable.
My son and I shared a beautiful, close, loving relationship. He lived at home and was the focus of my
life. Michael was a thoughtful, generous, warm and caring soul with a smile that would light up a
room. He loved children and children loved him; he was extremely close to his family, had many
friends and had a successful business partnership.
However, things changed during Michael’s last year.
In the summer of 2003, Michael seemed easily agitated and upset over the slightest things. Even
though he tried to hide this from me, I sensed something was wrong, but made the mistake of
thinking this was due to the ups and downs of a new relationship. When I talked to him about it he
said “Mum, don’t worry I’m seeing a doctor.” It wasn’t until after Michael’s death that I learned that
his doctor prescribed him more than 13,000 pills in a period of 14½ months. The day before his death
Michael was prescribed a drug he had never taken before — Dilaudid®. The active ingredient in
Dilaudid is hydromorphone, one of the most powerful opioids ever synthesized.
The next morning Michael never woke up.
Unfortunately, this kind of indiscriminate prescribing is all too common. It breaks my heart when I
think back and imagine the anguish, both physical and mental, that he must have experienced from
the excessive amounts of highly addictive medication.
After Michael’s death, I began searching for answers. I realize now that two visits to the emergency
department in Toronto may have started Michael on a slippery slope. Twice in 2002, my son was
diagnosed with kidney stones. Both times he was treated and discharged with a prescription for
Percocet™, which is oxycodone. Neither the doctor nor the pharmacist warned us that Percocet could
be addictive. The use of opioids “as prescribed” is not sufficient to prevent patient harm. My son
died within two years of his first Percocet prescription.
The system failed Michael and it continues to fail others. It is my hope that First Do No Harm will lead
to a system that doesn’t fail others as it did Michael. We must bring about the necessary changes to
end the epidemic of death and addiction caused by prescription drugs by ensuring that they are
regulated, marketed, prescribed and used in an evidence-based manner.
This vignette also represents the many untold stories and is written for all the loved ones lost to a
system that failed them. We can and must do better." 
— Ada, mother

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"I was a regular kid with a normal life in a good family. My parents were very supportive. No one else in my family did drugs: I was the black sheep. I started experimenting when I was just 15 and started smoking pot with my best friend who was 14. My friend’s dad used to take us to places we’d never get in and buy us beer. I thought he was super cool. One day his dad came home and dumped three piles of cocaine out of a baggie and took his line and told us to take a line. I was scared, obviously. I didn’t want him to think I was scared so I did it. Cocaine took my anxiety issues away. I tried opioids and they were even better than cocaine. I tried oxycodone and Dilaudid®. I kept hanging out with my friend and his dad. We started looking for drugs everywhere and using friends to get them. Drugs made me feel less shy and nervous around girls. In high school, drugs are very prevalent. Drugs became the focus of my life. I found a cheap supply pretty easily at first. My friend stole Dilaudid eight milligram pills from his dad, who had a prescription, and he’d sell them to me for a dollar. He only stole 20 at a time so his dad wouldn’t notice. Kids sold prescription drugs at school and it seemed safe as the pills are prescribed by a doctor. The problem is they aren’t safe. They are all addictive; I found opioids to be the worst. Eventually my cheap sources ran out and I started buying them from the street. I stole about $700 from my grandmother by “helping her” with groceries. I was 18 when I was charged with seven counts of theft for stealing cartons of cigarettes. I stole stuff from my cousin’s house. I was in detox more than 10 times. I just wasn’t ready to quit. The drugs had too much of a hold on me. I stole and sold necklaces and a camcorder for drug money. I stole my uncle’s handgun and was caught by the police while trying to sell it. I went to jail that night and then to court. I still had drugs hidden in my winter coat. I asked for a magazine and a pencil and used that to crush them up. I snorted them off the magazine in the courthouse holding cell. The only thing I wanted was that drug. Nothing else mattered to me. My parents were extremely angry and upset. I lied about how much I owed the dealers so my dad gave me $500. I paid what I owed and snuck back into the house with drugs. While my mom was still in bed, I crushed up and snorted pills. At 20 years old things changed drastically. After a night of drinking while on a mix of Dilaudid and other drugs, I robbed a late night motel. This time when I went to court I broke down and cried for everything I’d put my family and other people through. I was sentenced to four years in prison and was terrified. The withdrawal was horrific and lasted over a week. When I started feeling better, I was allowed outside. I was surrounded by concrete, but could look up at the sky. I remember breathing fresh air and vowing I’d never use drugs again. I believe everything happens for a reason. I worked out and graduated high school from prison. I got on a methadone program at prison and have stayed clean for four years. Today, I work with lots of young people so they don’t live through what I did. I’m involved with addiction services and tell my story at doctor’s conferences. I also have a blog to help kids and families: www.pastaddiction.blogspot.com. My life is so much better now without drugs. I wish I’d quit sooner." — Neil, young man recovered from prescription drug misuse.

First Do No Harm: Responding to Canada’s Prescription Drug 
Crisis

"I signed up with the Toronto Police as a cadet when I was 17 years old. I was sworn in on my 21st
birthday at the rank of police constable. I was young, fit, loved hockey. I loved my life and had a
promising career ahead. Some injuries caused a shift in my back vertebrae, but I continued playing
hockey. I had a small bit of pain when I skated, but no pain on the job.
In 1989, after seven years in busy Toronto divisions, I moved to a smaller town to advance my career
as a police detective. A few years later I left the station for home and my car was T-boned. The impact
pinned my knees under the dash. I was x-rayed from head to toe at the hospital. Doctors said there
was “nothing significant.” I was told to take two weeks off and given a prescription for Percocet® for
the pain.
I had my eye on an upcoming promotion exam and after two weeks I went back to my full duties. The
pain in my lower back worsened and a rheumatologist determined that there had been a spinal shift.
The doctor gave me a prescription for 100 Percocet® while waiting for surgery to fuse my vertebrae.
The surgery that should have taken away the pain was a complete failure. I was forced to withdraw
abruptly from Percocet seven days after surgery. The withdrawal was horrific and pain was still there.
Doctors scheduled a second back surgery six months later. Meanwhile, I went back to work.
I never looked for Percocet or took pills improperly until doctors flatly refused to give me any more.
As a cop, I knew certain people around town who had Percocet. I found medication where I could
from friends and even from criminal acquaintances. I was in chronic pain. My tolerance kept building,
so I had to keep increasing the number of pills I took. I went from 2 to 4 to 6 pills a day. Unfortunately,
the second surgery was also a failure. I was prescribed Percocet again. This time I tapered down with
the help of the doctor despite the pain. Eventually, I went to Tylenol 3® and diazepam. I was off all
narcotic pain meds for four to six months.
Then, my doctor prescribed OxyContin®. I was told it was a better drug and the “addictive
component was less.” I was at square one and taking more pills than ever. My doctor’s solution was
for me to claim to be an addict just to get access to the methadone clinic to taper off Percocet.
People in chronic pain shouldn’t be victimized. I was a respected officer. Now, I had to hide from my
own guys just to sneak into the meth clinic and sit for hours waiting for my “carry.” I would cover my
head and worry I’d be sitting with someone I’d arrested as a plain clothes detective. I wasn’t asked to
act like an addict, but told I was one since methadone in the clinic was not for pain management, but
for drug treatment. I was horrified. Methadone was very effective for pain management.
My supervisors found out and I was justifiably disciplined for some of my actions, but not dismissed. I
was labeled a “druggy” by administration and my colleagues. It was the loneliest time of my life.
Unable to do the job without pain medication, I felt I had no choice and walked away from my career.
The next 10 years I was in and out of boring jobs. The pain clinic saved my life. I now combine
prescription and non-prescription treatments to manage pain. I use Percocet and methadone in very
low doses. I’ll be trying an experimental electrical implant device this spring. Because my pain is
well managed, I’ve been able to build a successful private investigation business and teach part-time
as a college professor. I’m also involved in overseas humanitarian missions in Haiti. I have my life
back."

— Peter, former police officer, pain patient

WATER AND SEA SALT CURE :  DRUGS KILL

"Webequie is an isolated Ojibway community of about 800 people in Northern Ontario. It is 540
kilometres northwest of Thunder Bay, on an island in a lake. It is only accessible by air or a seasonal
winter road. The closest year-round road access is at Pickle Lake, 250 kilometres to the southwest.
The people of Webequie are standing together with the support of the community and regional
leadership to recover from the devastating impacts of widespread abuse of OxyContin® (oxy). Many
lives were deteriorating because of the misuse of these prescription pills. Finding a way forward
wasn’t easy. The challenges were a profound lack of funding and very little knowledge of what could
be done to help. So Webequie, along with other Matawa First Nations and the tribal council, set about
using shoestring budgets to provide direct community support.
Oxy pills were selling for $600 to 700 for an 80 milligram pill. These drugs led to robberies, break
and enters, and violence. There were some individuals who were so desperate for money that they
sold their appliances, furniture and TVs to feed their habit. Many children went hungry. Those on
drugs did anything for the money. Family violence was common.
As a community we suffered greatly, but were committed to finding a way forward. What we
recognize in our Ojibway worldview and way of life is that we should be asking ourselves what was
the way our ancestors saw; only then can we clearly see our way forward. First Nations substance
abuse is intertwined with the historical erosion of culture, intergenerational impacts of residential
schooling and other forms of emotional abuse, which caused deep trauma.
We realized we needed a customized approach to the prescription drug problem. We found about
70% of our population was involved with misuse of prescription drugs. As an isolated community, the
reality was that 100% of residents were impacted in some way by prescription drug harms.
The drugs resulted in deterioration of the kinship and values that define us as a people. The rise in
community safety issues was apparent. Kids were neglected and acted out at school. Bullying and
truancy became more evident. These drugs resulted in dysfunctional families, and mental and
emotional abuse. People would inject drugs and drop the needles where children could find them.
From 2011 to 2012, a Suboxone® trial was initiated by the Webequie First Nation. In total, 101 people
participated in the program, which was initially paid for by the community. The intent was to get
people off OxyContin. Participants did an initial induction for four to five days, and then were closely
supervised for a month. They then “maintained” after to prevent a relapse. At that time the doses
were tapered off.
We had counselling that included traditional and western approaches. People were able to access
traditional knowledge and medicine. Most were able to stay off oxy for a year after. We have one
doctor and community nurses living in Webequie year-round who are trusted. Addiction doctors fly
in as needed. People had the choice whether to combine traditional Anishinabe cleansing with
medical and non-medical detoxification. We are now on a journey towards a place of hope and
healing. The drug treatment program brought together Elders, and western and traditional medicine.
Those affected are healing. Parents are now playing with kids. Our community is much healthier than
a year ago and we have renewed hope. As indigenous people, our culture and spirituality offers
resilience. Our journey is not complete, but we are in a much better place and will continue to move
forward."

— Levis, a First Nation prescription drug awareness coordinator.


Conflict and Fragility.
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Sunday, October 2, 2016

The New Science of Age Reversal .

1. It’s difficult to say which theory, or combination of theories, on aging is correct. Regardless of how we age, the net effect is cellular water loss.

2. Life can be described as a process during which a highly hydrated state of fertilized eggs, embryos, and newborns is transformed into a gradually more and more dehydrated one.

3. The Phase Angle goes up when you’re healthy and down when you’re ill. It also goes down as you age. When you increase your Phase Angle, you slow down aging.

4. In Their Own Words :
" Before I truly embraced the Water Secret, my life was a mixture of stress, anxiety, depression—and, of course, the good stuff such as family, love, and laughter. My weight was slowly creeping up, my sleeping habits were terrible, and every morning my body ached as if I were an eighty-year-old woman trying to get out of bed. I was a mess. Dr. Murad helped me address my weight (high!) and stress management (nonexistent!), which I’m usually very sensitive about. I’ve had other doctors talk to me about my weight, but I’d usually get so depressed I would go on a “depression food binge” right after my appointment. But not with Dr. Murad. He gave me hope and confidence. For the first time, I felt that I could get healthy again. It hasn’t been easy, but with the tools that were offered to me I’m able to get back on track a lot faster when I veer off. It’s been almost two years now and I’ve kept off twenty pounds and am no longer a screaming mom (well, sometimes, but not nearly as much as I used to be). I have more patience with my very active boys, which is definitely a good thing." —Lori C., forty-one

Sunday, December 28, 2008

"We Believe"

We believe in the toils of our forefathers,
Who came here with nothing, yet are leaving us with so much.
Our forefathers who left their motherland behind,
Sailing into the unknown with hopes of a better future.

And though we've come to regard this island as our own,
A land to grow our roots,
A place to raise our sons,
We believe the hopes of our continuous growth now lie beyond our shores.
Perhaps back on the very motherland that our forefathers sailed from.

We believe Life begets lives and lives getting back to Life.

We believe in the future for our children;
That their lives will be and must be better than ours.
We believe in providing them with the best start in life,
With the best aids currency can buy.

Still deep down inside,
We will always believe we had it better than them
when we we were kids.
Never mind the Internet, X-box or Cartoon Network TV programmes.

We believe Life begets lives and lives getting back to Life.

We believe in the family values we were brought up with,
The very values passed down from all corners of Asia on which the basis of our society was formed and continue to grow.
And though we've come to embrace, imitate the culture of the West,
Welcoming MTV, McDonald's and Desperate Housewives sit-coms into our lives -
sometimes even forgetting who we really are and where our real roots lie.

Or even as we've come to realise now that our parents, our teachers and our leaders may not always be right -
We still believe in esteem for our elders,
Respect for our leaders,
Loyalty to our nation and honesty to our fellow people.

We believe Life begets lives and lives getting back to Life.

And most importantly, we believe in safety,
Salvation.
No matter what we choose to believe or disbelieve,
No matter how much we've learned about science,
Or the rewards of hard work or good, sound financial planning,
It is still safer to get the help of someone bigger than us,
Even if you're not too sure if the 'someone/somebody' is really there,
really ready to listen.
It is just more assuring, in case we need that greater or little bit of extra help.
For who else can deliver that special 4 to 10 probabilities combination.
To change our lives forever?

We believe we need to change to survive ,
We believe Life begets lives and lives getting back to Life.