Vitamin D

The more I learn about Vitamin D, the more there is to learn! Here is what is out there currently:                                                                                                                   

Vitamin D is the enabler that allows our DNA structures to do what they were meant to do. It affects cell growth, cell death. It affects getting down to a deeper level; and that’s just the beginning.Vitamin D has often been taken for granted. Most of us are only familiar with this vitamin’s major job, which is to help maintain the body’s calcium balance by increasing calcium absorption. When it comes to bone health, however, calcium usually gets all the attention. New research suggests that even an abundance of calcium won’t keep the skeleton strong if vitamin D is lacking. But this hormone-like vitamin plays a crucial role in many metabolic processes, and has important effects on regulating cell growth in the cardiovascular system. A strong connection has recently been found, for example, between low blood levels of vitamin D and congestive heart failure-a condition which afflicts many seniors.  
Vitamin D is essential to our immune system as well. Many of our important disease-fighting cells, including those that fight cancer, have vitamin D receptors. Scientists believe that risk of autoimmune diseases and various types of cancer is lowered by vitamin D.

Sunshine is the most efficient source of vitamin D; it also produces the most effective form, vitamin D3. Other food sources include fish oils and eggs. Certain types of mushrooms also have considerable amounts. Only 15 minutes of sun exposure daily gives you your ‘daily dose’, however its doesnt’ last more than one day! So, if you don’t get out every day you arent’ getting enough. That’s why supplementation is necessary.

The daily recommended dosage (RDA) of Vitamin D is set at 400 IU (international units). Taking this amount of Vitamin D guarantees you one thing: Deficiency. New scientific findings have revealed the multiple functions of Vitamin D – far above and beyond anything mainstream finding being taught. These latest daily Vitamin D recommendations actually go beyond up to and beyond 5000 IU/day  which is now seen to be the optimal amount – over 12 times what the FDA suggests! And you can take it one dose without any side effects. Get good quailty vitamins as we always recommend; Vitamin Cottage or online at our favorite discount vitamin/supplement website;  iherb.com for 30-40% off.

 

Smile, big, bright and healthy!

BRUSH, FLOSS, RINSE, & NEEM Thank goodness for modern dentistry! Even with its incredible expense (I could own several Italian Villas by now) it is worth it to me. As a person who has had a lifetime of dental dramas,traumas and suffering, I’ve done a lot of research on what helps out in the mouth.These are my lastest and most exciting findings.

 Did you know that good oral health reduces degenerative diseases? Most of us know that poor oral hygiene leads to tooth decay and gum inflammation, but it can also drastically elevate the risk of inflammation driven diseases such as arteriosclerosis and diabetes. You know that ‘plaque build-up’ in the arteries that we hear about? Well, recent studies are indicating that this plaque can start in the mouth, increasing the risk of arteriosclerosis, heart attack and stoke. There is also strong evidence that gum disease can also increase the risk of pre-term births and low birth weight. Gratefully, thanks to a wonderful plant native to India, what we put in our mouth can contribute to our over-all health…that little miracle plant is NEEM. Researchers already knew that the leaves, twigs and seeds of neem trees have powerful antimicrobial and antifungal properties. So they set out to test just how efficient neem really was in treating gum disease.The study, involving 3 groups of people, used a neem mouth gel made from dried neem leaves. A 25% alcoholic extract was prepared from the leaves, and then turned into a gel.The study lasted 6 weeks and the outcome was clear: after three weeks the users of neem gel showed the lowest dental plaque levels. They also had the lowest levels of harmful bacteria that are associated with the formation of dental plaque and tartar. In another clinical study 50 patients with advanced gingivitis were treated; 40 of them suffered from bleeding gums and pustular discharges from the gum. The patients were instructed to brush their teeth twice daily with neem toothpaste. (The toothpaste contained neem leaf extract.) After only three weeks 80% of them showed significant improvements. All patients had lower levels of bacteria, and bad breath had disappeared. There were no side effects. Another study in Germany used 70 patients with periodontitis in different stages. The study reports similar results (stop of bleeding and discharge, gums return to healthy color) after only five to ten treatments with neem toothpaste and mouthwash. There is no known cure for gum disease. A number of small studies, anecdotal evidence, and thousands of years of traditional use, all agree that neem may:prevent and heal gum disease, prevent cavities, eliminate bacteria that cause cavities and inflammation of the gums,prevent bacteria from adhering to your teeth (reduce plaque), enhance mouth immunity in general,and through all this freshen the breath. Nice stuff, this NEEM. For more info go to a very informative site :Discover Neem

 

My latest News, Newsletter Style

Phoenix Healing Center Newsletter

Dear Patients, Family and Friends~

OK, I admit it. This isn’t the first time that I’ve googled something and gotten lost; but, oh what a fascinating journey. Did you know that there are 49,800, 000 google images relating to ‘Angels’? That includes: the light, the dark, the fallen, the ‘babes’, the baseball team and various tatoos. Just looking for an image to include here, I journeyed long into the world of Angels…what a way to start my day (big smile).
As my dear friend, Tupelo Kenyon, says in his beautiful song, ‘there are Angels around us, I can hear them smile.’

We believe in Healing Miracles for you~ Sid and Amber Wolf

Try this at home by Dr. Amber
If you’re reading this, chances are you’re sitting down. You don’t have to go anywhere or do anything, except be right here. Now is the perfect time to bring your blood pressure into a more normal range, clean your lymph system, normalize your blood sugar level, alkaline-ize your blood, and generally feel better.
How? Read these simple steps, then do them! It takes a minute or less to have these results. Big claim? Try and let me know if you DIDN’T feel a difference. Come on, one minute is worth it for your health!
1. Close your eyes
2. Take a full breath in through your nose; feel your lungs fill and your belly softly expand
3. Breathe out through your nose
4. Repeat the breath in and out, this time feel your shoulders relax
5. Repeat the breath and see, behind your eyelids, a soft wave lapping onto the shore
6. Repeat the breath and imagine yourself walking down to the shore and
letting the wave softly touch your feet
7. Repeat the breath and the wave washes out again
8. Repeat the breath, soften the shoulder and belly
9. Hear the wave, feel it touch your feet, breathe.
10. Feel the peace. Hmmmmm. Enjoy!
Upcoming Events
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Quantum-Touch

There is still time to register for the Quantum-Touch workshop this Saturday and Sunday at the Phoenix       Center. Presented by Sabina Rechter, of Santiago, Chile, Sabina is South America’s premier instructor of Quantum, and this 12 hour workshop will gain you a certification in the first level of the Quantum-Touch healing modality.
Join us this Friday evening at 6 pm for an introduction and demo (and Chilean wine and snacks). Call 303-774-9525 for more information or to register. $245 if registered by Friday.

Yoga Classes
Here are the date for the Jan and Feb Yoga Classes at the
PHC. Remember, these classes are perfect for beginners, and drop-ins are always welcome ($15). Class begins promptly at 6 pm going to 7:30 pm.
Jan 21, Feb 4, Feb 25.
Laughter Yoga dates coming soon. BTW, Laughter Yoga classes are FREE!!!

Gratitudes
Here’s an ‘out loud’ thank you for such a wonderful visit from LEE CARROLL and Kryon, and for a fascinating, informative and love-filled Sunday in Longmont. The new and positive information about our changing times was very welcome!
My big, big thanks to all my helpers and volunteers; we had 150 people, the biggest crowd ever at this event, squeezed into the Longmont Free University; thank you Dennis and Shirley of LFU. Thanks to all the participants who sat shoulder to shoulder in the Light of the day getting to know each other, and for some their first visit with Lee and Kryon.
Thanks to my son, Orion, for the ‘heavy lifting’ (again!), to Sid for handling all my last minute ‘honey I forgot’s’, Astrid, Sabina and Amy for coming from
Santiago, Chile to be with us, and all your willingness to help and laugh, Francie for your transformation and transportation, Connie for your beautiful, inspired jewelry (and your smile), Alison for the delicious coffee (and many details), Marcie for the best cake on the planet, Emily for decor, and all the participants who really make the day!
Here’s to the continuing unfolding of a wonderful and tranformative 2009!

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Retail Holidays or Peace on Earth and the New Year

Wow;  silly me…I didn’t plan ahead and ran out of cat food and had to go shopping on  Dec 26. Traffic, crowds, lines , and for me, the price of cat food was still the same. I’m continually amazed at our ecomony! The strangest things are happening here. We seem to be living in days when anything and everything can and does happen.  One day we have  money, prosperity and the American dream, and the next, folks are looking at ruin.

So, what is the point? Are we ready to through in the towel, turn off the TV’s and start meditaing??? Not a bad concept, but is it practical for the American public…not so much, I’m thinking. But it could start with less TV and a little quiet time. I’ve been encouraged by the groups I’m finding that have Peace on Earth for their missions; there seems to be a lot of young folks,   (online and off) who are adding to the Peace on the planet. They care, they’re doing stuff, creating community; most of all they are hopeful. They feel like what they do counts, that they can make a difference, that their voices can be heard. Remember when you were young enough to think that? Wasn’t that a wonderful feeling? Then what happened to us?  I think we got cynical and tired. Thank goodness for the new generation of folks who are carrying the ball and inventing some new rules (just like we did) and I’m really looking forward to 2009. Its going to be a GREAT year!

 

It’s either up or down!

Sept 11 was a memorable day for all of us and I planned on making my prayers and acknowledgements with friends in Sugarloaf, but the Universe had other plans…

I started the day with a wonderful long walk around Golden Ponds, little knowing that it would be my last long walk for a very long time.  Just a few hours later, I took a short, but very intense fall down the stone steps of our deck. Now its crutches, a walker and ice packs…the good news is that nothing is broken and I expect to be back to dancing in two weeks; well maybe walking without assistance, anyway~

But no bike riding or last of the season kayaking with Sid; so sad. I am grateful for strong, flexible bones! Keep eating those leafy greens and calcium supps and Body Talk!!

 

Sweet Sunshine, Early Sunset

Another glorious day in Colorado; we were in our kayaks at Union Resevoir for most of it. What a blessing! The birds are gathering as a migration pit stop. We saw pelicans, snowy egrets, great blue herons, coots, grebes, gulls and a couple of hawks. Perhaps the most remarkable was seeing a group of about 12 pelicans flying in formation and circling the lake to land.   Then there were the 2 dozens sail boats from the sailing school skirting the shore like a flock of fledglings We took our boats out at about 4:30 and held down the shore for a bit, watching the boats and birds at play; it was too chilly to sit in the shade…a first for the tail end of a full season. Tonight the sun went behind the ridge at 7:30…my my, so sad. I can already free the smallest part of contraction happening as my ‘inner’ gets ready for the short days and colder temps. BUT before that, I’m up for an long and glorious Indian summer; how about you?

 

Men In Skirts

I had a myriad of entertainment (and emotions) at the Scottish/Irish Festival opening Thursday night at Estes Park. Beautiful music, incredible draft horses, fireworks and a great military fanfare. The first 3 are explainably wonderful; the third was…interesting. My reactions to the opening band, the Hell Cats from West Point (bugles and drums) was admiration. Then the men (and women) in kilts with pipes and drums, who were wonderful. There is something so soul-stirring about those pipes. My friend Katherine suggested that figuring out why would be a good thesis!

Then another very large military band took the field; very entertaining, but not pipes. I was getting chilly and tired and had come to see the pipes, not the military. First the ‘fallen’ were honored; military first then others know to the locals.  Grumbling to myself and watching the clock, something very interesting happened; the band played all the American armed forces anthems (most of them dating back to the 1700’s) and the people who had served or currently served in each one were asked to stand. I was suddenly moved to tears as each group stood around me; most were well over 60, most were men, but there were several women (including in the Coast Guard), and several very young people currently enlisted. I felt so touched by these brave souls who were willing to risk their lives to defend freedom as we know it. Something I always take for granted and would never want to be without. It was a beautiful moment, and time stood still as we were all one family, suddenly not strangers, but people with a common bond.

Its amazing how these moments in life can sneak up on you, reach in and shake you awake. Thank you, big Universe for the blessings of being here.

Amber

 

So now that the Obama/Hilary show is behind us, and hurricane Gustav has made Bush and McCain look like heros…what next? Is it crazy to think there are intelligent, kind, smart, wise people out there who could help govern this country? Obviously I’m livin’ in a dream world where there are hearts and flowers and everyone loves. I think the 60’s were perfect for me, but, I am practical and reasonable, hoping for some kind of middle ground, politically for now. I’m also wondering how many millions of dollars it takes to get the next leader elected and how there will always be 45-50% of the folks not satisfied.</p>
<p>Sid and I were discussing the mess this country is in compared to other times in history; I answered that most every stage of history of our history hasn’t been pretty. I reminded him of the pre-Revolutionary war years when there was even a tax on ‘windows’…yeah, the kind with glass…the more you had, the more you paid (didn’t even have to have a view!). And no running water, electricity, sterilization; organic food, though    This country was chaos in those days; then there was the little issue of slavery and, yeah, the genocide of the Natives. No, this country has definitely been worse, in my opinion. Now we have other choices, other responsibilities before us as we continue to try to reorder the latest mess.</p>
<p>Here’s the good news; we have more to do than vote.  We have prayers, we have energy, we have light that we can share, live, radiate and grow. After all, what is better than that? What is bigger than that? In God We Trust, and we trust that our light is the light that heals history and creates future.</p>
<p>Blessings ~*~*~ Amber</p>

 

Hello world!

Sept 1 08 and the beginning of my blogging odyssey. Thanks for joining me! Sid and I have put our kayaks in the water every where in Colorado this summer, and we’re not done yet! There is a passion to get as much warm air, sunshine and water as possible before the shorter days and temperature make it impossible for us.  I say ‘for us’ because so many people love the Colorado winter…we are not in that category any more…or there are those clear, cold blue sky days when the temp. in the sun gets above 50…otherwise, NO! Anyone want to trade houses for the winter??

Hurricane Gustav is pounding Louisiana and I wonder why people still live below sea level? The best I can do is send prayers and light.  And the Sept 11 anniversary is just around the corner. My friends, the Randalls, have a Peace Party at Betasso Park on Sugarloaf to help move to a better feeling place from the crazy reaction to violence with violence.  Charlie Randall lost a brother in the World Trade Center, and Charlie wants that life to count for  a change instead of more of the same. I’ll be there with a new meditation to share about bring Peace to our Planet. Again, its the best I can do. Love all there is to love in yourself and each other.

Amber