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One for the history books...

10/8/2020

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By Christi Clemons Hoffman, MA, CHt

I just had the most amazing QHHT session. The client gave his permission to share, with his name, Stephen Neal
--which, you will read, is important.

The client went to a lifetime as a lawyer, later becoming a judge. He described having a mentor he worked with who taught him law. I asked what his mentor called him, and he said “Stephen,” the client's name in his current lifetime. Hm. Interesting.

We then traveled to one important day in that lifetime. He said he had written the 14th Amendment and was very happy that it was going to become law! It would bring equality. I surreptitiously performed a quick Google search and found out that the author of the 14th Amendment was Senator Jacob Howard. “Oh, well,” I thought. “We’ll sort that out later.”

After the session, the client did a more thorough search. The real author of the 14th Amendment was actually... Stephen Neal
--with the same spelling. This was simply astounding!!

Many facts about Judge Neal that came to light during the session were verified
--he came from a rural area; lived in a log cabin; was a learned man with very little formal education; was self-taught in law; was married four times--to three different wives, as was confirmed in the session; and died at an old age after being sick for several weeks.

As for not being recognized as the author of the 14th Amendment, I found this:

“In the judicial forum, in the halls of legislation, in the church, he has been unobtrusive, carefully avoiding attracting attention, and, as far as practicable, seeking no public notoriety, but carefully seeking to be unknown. The most important political act of his life remained unknown for twenty years after its accomplishment, except to a few confidential friends who were enjoined to secrecy.”

Secrecy, indeed.

What’s more, Judge Neal lived for a time in Lebanon, IN. Client Neal lived for a time in Lebanon, MO. We found Judge Neal’s signature online as well. The signature of his first name was identical to that of the client’s.

This has to be one for the books. I am always and forever in awe of QHHT!

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Upgrade Your Bedroom, Improve Your Sleep: How to Facilitate Quality Rest and Relaxation at Home

7/8/2020

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By Edmonton Real Estate
This article was originally published on 
edmontonrealestate.ca. It is reproduced here with permission.

In order to have a productive next day, and stay in great health, getting a good night's sleep is paramount. Without ample rest, the mind and body just cannot keep up with daily demands, especially when poor sleep occurs night after night. Unfortunately, there are many small factors that can chip away at people's ability to get a good night's rest.

Most find that working to eliminate those factors and optimize sleep patterns is well worth the effort — but it is important to know just where to start. Luckily, it is easy to make this change with help from this guide. Here's all everyone needs to know about improving sleep quality with smart bedroom upgrades and simple lifestyle changes... Read full article

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A New Perspective on Plastics, Our Health, and the Health of The Planet

5/1/2020

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By Donna K. Kelly

Plastic is all around us. The science of this material began in the 1850s and by 1925 a new word was introduced into our language. Unfortunately, every piece of plastic every produced, if not recycled, is still somewhere on the planet.

Plastics have many chemical compounds in them. A couple which are especially troublesome are BPA and phthalates. These chemicals help to make the plastics more pliable. But they are bad for our health.

They are known as endocrine disruptors. They interfere with our body’s ability to read its own hormones correctly. Such hormones would include estrogen, testosterone, growth hormone, insulin, and thyroid.

BPA is literally everywhere, including the air. Commonly found in baby bottles, water bottles, food and beverage can liners, pacifiers and baby toys, water bottles and cash register receipts. You may see products saying “BPA free” but these are not necessarily safer.

Phthalates are chemicals derived from naphthalene, of moth ball fame. That smell kills moths, but it is also carcinogenic and toxic to humans. Phthalates are solvents and help carry fragrance in products.

Fragrance free products may be a good place to start reducing your exposure to this chemical.    

Phthalates are commonly found in wellness, personal care and cosmetic products, such as
pharmaceuticals, nutritional supplements, herbal remedies, nail polish, lotions, soaps, cleansers and hair care products (shampoos, sprays). They reduce cracking of nail polish, reduce stiffness of hair spray, and allow products to penetrate and moisturize the skin more easily.

Phthalates are volatile and can leach out from the plastic container and into the food or product being stored. These compounds are also linked to certain cancers. BPA and phthalates are found is virtually every human tested.

Wildlife can be affected many ways also. Young birds may die of starvation because of the plastics found in their stomachs. Fish are negatively influenced since much plastic eventually winds up in the ocean.
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Larger sizes of plastics may be found in areas of the ocean such as The Great Pacific Garbage Patch. This patch is currently twice the size of Texas. Plastics may be reduced in size to microparticles and fish consume them.
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A few additional resources to learn more are:

National Geographic Planet or Plastic at
https://www.nationalgeographic.com/environment/planetorplastic/

Life without Plastic
https://lifewithoutplastic.com/about-us/

My Plastic Free Life
https://myplasticfreelife.com/

Environmental Working Group
https://www.ewg.org/research/dirty-dozen-list-endocrine-disruptors

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A Word About the New Moon in Taurus

4/22/2020

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New Perspectives on Animal Protein and the Environment

4/21/2020

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By Donna K. Kelly, Integrative Nutrition Health Coach
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Concentrated Animal Feed Operations (CAFO) is an industrial agricultural system for raising livestock that started in the 1970s. CAFOs place thousands of animals in a confined area, with large feedlots for cattle, large houses for poultry and pork, and confined netted enclosures for fish. CAFOs pose several threats to you directly and the environment. Let’s start with beef.

In large-scale beef production, the cattle are fed corn and soy, which is an unnatural diet for them. Cattle should be grazing on grass in pastures. Corn is omega-6 (inflammatory) and grass is omega-3
(anti-inflammatory). Grass-fed and finished beef is healthier for you and more humane for the
animal. Cows are also given bovine growth hormone to add weight quickly in order to get to
market more quickly. A shorter time from birth to slaughter means more money. You probably
don’t need a dose of bovine growth hormone to help you bulk up.

These same types of scenarios can be seen with pigs, chickens, and fish. We would like the
animals we raise to live a natural and healthy life eating what nature intended.

Antibiotic used in livestock accounts for 80% of antibiotic use in the U.S. An animal raised in a
CAFO needs antibiotics in order to stay alive in this unhealthy environment. Antibiotics used in
this way support the emergence of superbugs. Superbugs may be antibiotic resistant. You may
have heard of the growing concern in medicine over drug resistant bacterial infections. The
medical community fears we may one day soon have many drug resistant infections with no
antibiotic solutions. This scenario would take our world back to days before antibiotics, like
penicillin.

Sweden became concerned about the increase in drug resistant pneumonia infections in the
1990s. To counter this increase, they severely restricted antibiotic use in their animal husbandry
practices. By also using antibiotics only for bacterial infections in humans, the Swedes saw that
antibiotics used for people drop by 43% - 74%, depending on the age of the population being
studied. Would you like to live where infections were down?

The animal urine and feces generated by the animals in CAFOs is placed in liquid manure
lagoons, which may leak into underground water, polluting drinking supplies and the natural
ecosystem.

CAFOs also account for 18% of human greenhouse gas production. Greenhouse gas helps to fuel
climate change that makes it harder for all the animals, plants and humans to thrive, and some
even to survive. We depend on the diversity of our home, Earth, for our health and lives.

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New Perspectives on Food Choice and the Environment

4/13/2020

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By Donna K. Kelly
Wednesday, April 22nd, is Earth Day, and 2020 is the 50th anniversary. We have made some progress in saving the Earth, our home.

But there is much room for improvement.

Did you know that your food choices are a powerful way to help the planet sustain us? To eliminate greenhouse gases would be a giant step forward, but what about removing CO2 from the atmosphere? There is a movement working on removing CO2 and it is called Project Drawdown.
 
Food touches everything about our world. Food influences our environment. Local, sustainably-raised food requires healthy soils. Sustainably raised produce uses less, or best, no pesticides or herbicides. This may allow the workers in the fields to experience less disease due to lower exposure to these harsh chemicals. Court cases are now being won by farm workers harmed by pesticide exposure.

Food produced with pesticides and herbicides may negatively impact bees, insects, and the microbial diversity of the soils, as well as wildlife and ourselves. Sustainably grown produce may be more nutritious because the produce has less pesticide residue. In addition, the soils are healthier because of the lower pesticide use.

Locally grown, sustainably raised produce helps your community. Nearby farms can sustain themselves financially while providing fresher foods. Fresher equals more nutritious food since it may be consumed closer to the time it was picked.  Locally grown means less transportation cost in getting your food to you.

Victory Gardens planted during World War II made up 40% of our food needs. Victory Gardens were instituted not only to help feed people, but also to free up transportation and labor for the war effort. We could learn from those times and reap the benefits of fresher, nutritious food grown closer to home. This may be important as we learn supply chains can be disrupted.

COVID-19 gave us the opportunity to appreciate how we can help to make ourselves more resilient going forward.
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Our bodies need the most nutritious food we can give them. All the building blocks of optimal nutrition need to be present to give us the best possible health. Food can indeed be our most powerful medicine.

To celebrate the anniversary of Earth Day, the April 2020 issue of National Geographic highlights How We Lost the Planet and How We Saved the World. Education is a wonderful way to give ourselves the insight we need to help the earth and ourselves.

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An Intuitive's Take on COVID-19

4/6/2020

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New Perspective on the Dandelion

3/31/2020

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By Donna K. Kelly

When you see a dandelion, do you think, “oh no, a weed?” Weed is a term we use to label plants we have decided are undesirable. Another definition is a plant we have not yet found the virtues of or have forgotten its value. Do you believe that nature would spend the energy and resources to evolve a plant that was not useful?

Dandelions are food. People used to forage dandelions in the spring for their nutritious greens, blossoms, and harvest their roots in the fall. Today, you would only want to pick dandelions if you were certain they were never sprayed with chemicals or herbicides. I harvest dandelions from our garden and use the greens in salads. You can find recipes that use dandelions sautéed, in salads, and jellies. The blossoms can be used for making syrup and cookies. The root can be dried and used for teas.

Before refrigeration and advances in transportation, people had to rely on their local environment to sustain them. Shipping was by boat and by horse and wagon. People may have more easily understood the importance of protecting their environment so that the plants and animals could thrive.  

Bees will thank you for making peace with a few dandelions as they look for pollen. More bees mean more food since we need bees to pollinate our plants that give us fruits and vegetables. 

The hardy root of the dandelion breaks up the heavy clay soils and allows oxygen to get to roots and the soil’s bacteria. That reduces the need to aerate that lawn.

The bees and insects need diversity in their diet just as we do. Lawns are the second or third largest monoculture in the United States. Our green lawns require water, petroleum-based fertilizers, and pesticide and herbicide to keep that green appearance. But what is the cost to our environment of a weed-free lawn?

More biodiversity everywhere is what the earth and her bees, insects, birds, and wildlife are crying for. Are we willing to dedicate part of our lawn to allow more biodiversity into our lives with appreciation and thankfulness?  

We are a part of the web of life.  All life is connected.  


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​A New Perspective on Joy, a key to staying healthy with COVID-19

3/23/2020

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By Donna K. Kelly

Joy is a pillar for good health. Do you allow yourself to experience joy every day? Does joy truly help us to stay healthy? Do you even know what brings you joy or happiness? I hope your answer to each of those questions was yes. 

We may now have to opportunity of time to explore these questions in a new way. We may learn joyous opportunities we took for granted in the past. These might be as simple as sitting in a café and enjoying a cup of coffee or tea. We may miss hanging out with friends in our favorite restaurant. We may be missing attending lectures, going to the library. The list can truly to on and on as we are given the chance of a lifetime to experience the joy of life in an entirely new way due to our mandatory stay at home and social distancing orders. Now just a simple free walk outside and seeing other people at a distance can be comforting. Being outside with the sun and blue sky is rejuvenating and brings joy.

Our immune system is the front line for fighting any infection, viral or bacterial.  Of course, we know COVID-19 is a virus which we want to fight. So how does joy help us to keep our immune system optimal?

Our nervous system has two pathways. One is the sympathetic pathway, which is our fight or flight system. It is important when we are under stress or danger. This fight or flight system helps us to stay alive from injury. It helps our blood to clot more quickly and constricts our blood vessels, so we don’t bleed to death. Longterm, one may see how this may raise blood pressure.  

More importantly for dealing with COVID-19, stress decreases the optimal functional of our immune system, which requires a lot of energy for the body to maintain. If our bodies sense danger, they prioritize energy use on processes that enhance short term survival. Stress, whatever the form, activates our body’s fight or flight system, which does not know the difference between the proverbial tiger bite, the common cold, or COVID-19.  

The balance of our fight or flight system is our parasympathetic system. It is our rest, digest and repair system. We would be well served if we lived most of our day in this state. Here our body may more easily digest our food to absorb the life-supporting nutrients of our food. Our heart is at rest and pumping more slowly.  Our blood vessels are not constricted. Experiencing joy during the day may allow us to more easily drop to sleep at night, which is also critical for our health.  

Both paths of our autonomic nervous system are important for health. We would like to easily shift from one system into the other. In our hectic world, we rarely allow ourselves to be at rest. People may experience mental and emotional stressors. But we also face environmental stressors, like water and air pollution, nutrient deficiencies, injuries and of course infection from virus and bacteria.   

Joy may be a path to allow us to tip our body back toward the rest, digest and repair mode. Repair helps us to overcome sickness and injuries. As a bonus, it may help us to age more successfully.

Joy and happiness help us to be more optimistic. There are measurable changes in the body when we allow ourselves to experience joy. We have a decrease in cortisol (our stress hormone) and increases in endorphins, which help us to feel less pain. With less stress, our body feels safe and more easily shifts functions to long term survival; therefore, our immune system is given the energy it needs to functional optimally. Think, fighting infection. Our mood may be lighter because there are increases in serotonin (the happiness neurotransmitter) and oxytocin (the connection hormone). There is an increase in Brain Derived Neurotropic Factor (BDNF), which helps us to grow new neurons in our brain to protect our memory. We dilate our blood vessels and increase our lung capacity which helps to send more oxygen throughout our body. Laughter may force us to breathe more deeply. Just breathing deeper stimulates the vagus nerve, which runs through the entire body to let all the body’s systems know to rest, digest, and repair.  

How can we bring more joy into our lives?  There are comedy clubs, funny movies and books, and even laughter yoga. I am finding many humorous websites for jokes helpful. We would like gentle humor, not humor at the expense of another. You may want to google Christian jokes, Reader's Digest jokes, jokes for children, coffee, cats, dogs, computers, diets, daily life, dads, and moms. The laughs can go on and on. I am experiencing the joy of learning how to find humor to share.

Our bodies will react the same even if we are faking the laughter or smile. When was the last time you experienced a good belly laugh?  It might be helpful to have a good laugh every day.
In closing, I offer you this.

Day 4 of our new 6 social distancing: I struck up a conversation with a spider today.  Seems nice.  He’s a web designer. 

Disclaimer: This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only.  It is being provided to you to educate you about healthy eating and lifestyles and as a self-help tool for your own use.  It is not medical or psychological advice.  This information is to be used at your own risk, based on your own judgment. For my full disclaimer, please go to www.donnakkelly.com.

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New Perspectives on the Importance of Darkness

3/10/2020

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By Donna K. Kelly

The importance of the correct quality and quantity of high-quality sleep cannot be overstated. During sleep we renew and repair our body and cleanse toxins from our brain. Sleep is when we lay down new short-term memories into long-term memory. For those of us wanting to perform better, getting a good night’s sleep is critical, especially before an event where we want to do our best. Is there a day where we don’t want to do our best? 
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Sleep may help us optimize the use of our prefrontal cortex, the part of our brain that helps us to make good decisions. This can be important in everything we do from choosing better foods, to having more patience with our family, fellow workers, and even other drivers on the road. 

Optimizing sleep may allow us to have more energy and not be tired. With more energy, we may decide to move more in our day. Better sleep may calm your desire to eat to get more energy.

Total darkness helps improve the quality of sleep. Melatonin, the sleep hormone, is maintained better in total darkness. This is darkness to the point you can not see your hand in front of your face. This can be difficult to attain if you live in the city and have streetlights nearby. Blackout shades on the windows can help. These should also not allow light in around the edges. Using a sleep mask is another inexpensive way to eliminate light from reaching your eyes while sleeping.

In a study done in Tel Aviv, researchers measured the amount of light from streetlights. Then they overlaid this on breast cancer incidence in the city. The two areas matched. Just because they matched does not mean that the light caused the breast cancer. Correlation is not causation. However, it may be prudent for one to increase sleep quality so one can repair and heal optimally each night.    

Walking safely in the dark is imperative. It is critical to avoid slips, trips and falls. Clear the paths of trip hazards. For lighting, there are red-light motion sensor night lights. Plug those into an outlet in your bedroom, hallway, and bathroom. You should be able to see appropriately to navigate the area safely in the dark. The red light will not decrease your melatonin production; therefore, you may be able to drop back to sleep more easily. 
If you find this helpful, please share!
Disclaimer: This information is being provided to you for educational and informational purposes only.  It is being provided to you to educate you about healthy eating and lifestyles and as a self-help tool for your own use.  It is not medical or psychological advice. This information is to be used at your own risk, based on your own judgment. For my full disclaimer, please go to donnakkelly.com/disclaimer.

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