I Don't Believe in Getting Sick!

"We are only as healthy as we are transparent to ourselves and the world." -- Louis Victor Fabale, DC

Every once in a while, I'll have someone ask me, "Dr Lou, what do you take when you get sick?" To which I always answer, "I don't take anything because I don't believe in getting sick."

To the unaided ear, that must sound pretty arrogant. But it is, in fact, true. But what I need to explain is that I didn't just come up with that answer to be a smart-ass, and I didn't come to "not believing" it overnight, either. This statement is the result of over 20 years of holistic adjustments that helped illuminate the power of Body/Mind science, art, and philosophy ...earned, not bestowed.

Like most people, when I was younger, I took my health for granted. Well into my 20's, I believed I was invincible. That is until a 400lb desk fell on my head and cracked my 6th cervical vertebra, making my right arm so numb, that sometimes I'd wake up wondering what that thing was that hit my face.

The condition is called a "Clay Shoveler's Fracture" a painful fracture that occurred when my neck went too far back. See it here: http://www.gentili.net/fracture.asp?ID=19 Made a heck of a sound ...that I never want to hear again.

For about two months, I put up with the kind of agony that no painkiller can touch. After two different orthopedic medical geniuses told me I "had to" have surgery, I (reluctantly) went (got dragged) to a Chiropractor (by the woman I was dating), and began my amazing healing journey. If I had listened to those "specialists" I ...well ... WE wouldn't be here now.

...just this moment, I had a really sobering thought of where I would be if that fork in the road had not been taken 20 years ago...

In this parallel universe, I would not have gone to a Chiropractor, having caved into the orthopedist, and succumbed to the neck surgery. Since most othropedists think Chiropractors are a joke, I doubt I would have been referred to one for re-hab after the cutting was done. So I wouldn't have had my interest piqued by this noble healing art.

Which means I would have stayed in the shipping business back east ...which was KILLING me. I was completely stressed out, running a delivery operation 12+ hours a day, six days a week, and had allocated no "re-creational" time for myself. It's doubtful I would have changed from that lifestyle.

Since the poor and uneducated guys who worked for me were mostly motivated by the fear of losing their job, I ran the operation from my impatience and anger. I became a screaming tyrant, getting a sick enjoyment out of threatening them that someone else was "waiting for their job."

It was a terribly negative environment, and it was ugly. I was ugly ...35lbs heavier than I am now, hiding behind pulled-back long hair and a full beard ...puffed up and pretending to be the rough, tough guy I wasn't. My diet was drinking 8-10 cups of rot-gut coffee a day, drinking scotch to go to sleep, and eating the slop off the buzzard-wagons that came around the industrial park.

Since illness is an expression of the dis-ease we generate from dis-honoring ourselves, I'm sure I would be a total wreck by now with multiple systems running badly, or even failing. I can't imagine I would have changed the way I dealt with the stresses of work. Heck, it was working so well that I earned some huge bonuses for running these guys into the ground.

I was a single dad, and my two girls were very young then, and I was often too exhausted to do much with them. With my neck all cut up and fused, my arm probably permanently dysfunctional ....who knows what I would have done. Probably gotten addicted to painkillers --Oxycontin-- which I would have gotten it from one of my warehouse workers, Rush Limbaugh-style. What an example I'd be for my girls in that state.

And, of course, I would not have the feared forehand weapon I have today. The surgery would have made it impossible for me to ever play tennis again, which has brought me so much JOY these last few years. (Okay ...maybe not feared, but respected.)

In all honesty, the guy on that parallel time-line probably didn't make it this far. In the last couple of months before I graduated to this life, I had two guys pull guns on me after firing them. The writing was splattered on the wall, so to speak.

But I made it this far, because I took the road less taken. And that has made all the difference.

Part of the miracle that is this life is that I began to understand what I always knew was true: that our INNATE INTELLIGENCE creates conditions for us to face ourselves, with the aim of furthering our individual evolution. And that includes illness and injury, which comes from the disease ...the "lack-of-ease" we unconsciously carry within our being when we are living the wrong life.

As such, there's never a "sickness" in the usual way it's thought of. Every SYM-tom is a SYM-bol, a metaphor that illuminates a lack of harmony in our being.

Think about it; isn't a "cold" nothing more than an adult "time out" ...where some conflict at work, school, or in a relationship is avoided, the Body/Mind creating the conditions where you can justify being "away" from the problem? After all, who wants to be around a stuffed-up, grumpy, sneezing, coughing mess? What better way to get away from those pesky co-workers than to curl up with a nice cup of tea watching "ELLEN" until the storm subsides? Examine the next time you "catch a cold" and see if it doesn't fit this idea.

With the right knowledge and some practice, all illness can be seen this way.

Do these things happen to me? Of course! I have the same disease generators in me that you have ...all the internal fears, weaknesses, frustrations, lunacy, misunderstandings, blind-spots, and disappointments ...just like everybody else.

But they rarely express themselves externally now because I've learned to recognize them, and relax into their rhythm and see the connections between how I feel, and how I FEEL. Most people just kill the messenger with DRUGS, and miss the message. It took consistent practice, but now each time symptoms occur in me, I experience that they don't "happen" to me at all, but are part of the beautiful process of self-reflection of something unseen in myself. They sort-of pass through me now as I "get" the message.

My wake-up call was my neck injury, which was all about the anger and frustration with my life that I was carrying inside me. Chiropractic adjustments helped me break that pattern, and supply specific, new knowledge where something new could emerge. It's available to you now, and for those of us on the journey of health, each adjustment progressively becomes a deep meditative re-membering moment, as opposed to the dis-membering that occurs in our hectic day-to-day lives.

Many philosophies agree that one of man's greatest illusions is that he can "do" in life, that he decides his fate. The word "decide" comes from the Latin decidere, which means simply to "cut away." So a decision is nothing more than a cutting away of what does not work for us. The universe will then match our vibrations with the right stuff.

BIG SECRET: That's all we ever have to do!

Know anybody at a cross-roads who needs a new beginning? I got some ideas:

http://4pains.com/Fabale/helpafriend.htm

Please drop me a reply and let my know your thoughts on this, or any health and wellness idea.

Your "I'm Glad I Took That Fork If Only To Meet You" Believer in Health,

Dr Lou

FRANKENBEAN!!!

Here is the 7-step "FRANKENBEAN" process of making SOY OIL, and how we get the other by-products:

1) Cooking
The first of these methods is high temperature cooking. The purpose is to try and get rid of the phytic acid in the soybean. Phytic acid de-mineralizes bone, which is one reason why animals don't eat soy in the wild. Temperatures above 118 degrees F denature the natural enzymes of the bean. Soybeans are first heated to temperatures up to 248 degrees F! Without enzymes, any plant becomes a devitalized food, very difficult to digest in the human tract. In addition to interfering with breakdown of the food, enzyme depletion also interferes with mineral absorption as well as vitamin activity.

2) Pressing
After cooking, the beans are extruded through a press for maximum oil extraction. The term cold-pressed is meaningless. People think that cold-pressed insures that the nutrients will remain in the oil because heat wasn't involved in the processing. What they don't tell you is that the beans were already cooked at these super-high temperatures before being put into the press. As long as no heat is added in the actual press, they can call it "cold-pressed."

3) Solvent Extraction
A more toxic method of oil extraction is the use of chemical solvents. Several are used in the soybean oil processing. The first solvent used on soybeans is an alkaline solution which will attempt to get rid of the trypsin inhibitors. Trypsin is an essential enzyme important to the breakdown of proteins. Even though the solution is thoroughly rinsed out of the beans, a carcinogenic by-product results from the interaction of the soybeans with the alkaline soak: lysinealine, which is found in abundance in soy-based baby formulae.

For oil to be extracted, an organic solvent - hexane - is the standard chemical employed. Like gasoline, hexane is a petroleum distillate. Temperatures of up to 149 degrees F are applied. Traces of this carcinogenic solvent are left behind in the finished products, both in the oil and in the protein isolate.

4) Degumming
The next step in the refining process is the removal of residual fiber, or gum, from the oil. Water, phosphoric acid, and heat (up to 140 degrees F) are used. This is the same step in which lecithin is separated from the oil. All the valuable trace minerals like calcium, copper, magnesium, and iron, as well as chlorophyll are all removed at this step. Soy Lecithin is a common ingredient in so-called health foods and supplements. The majority of it is derived from soybeans during this step. Note all the preceding steps - some health supplement!!

5) Sodium Hydroxide Bath
The next step is that the refined oil is mixed with sodium hydroxide - NaOH (lye) - which most of us know as Drano, at a temperature of 167 degrees F. That's right - the exact same corrosive lye you pour down your drain when it's clogged. The purpose of adding this corrosive is to remove any free fatty acids which may be 'contaminating' the 'pure' refined oil.

6) Bleaching
By this stage the oil still retains some pigments, giving it a reddish brown appearance. Since that's not the desired 'pure' look that customers have been trained to expect, clay is added, heated to 230 degrees F, then filtered out. This high heat again causes the formation of the toxic free radicals, called peroxides.

7) Deodorizing
Next the oil is steam-distilled at 518 degrees F for 30 minutes, to destroy any natural aromatics from the dead, refined oil. Note the incredibly high temperature!!! At "only" 302 degrees F trans fatty acids begin forming. These weird, man-made molecules are mutagenic to human DNA - they can alter human DNA. Trans fatty acids exist nowhere else in nature - man has created them. As the temperature is raised higher, trans fatty acid production increases geometrically.

After deodorizing, the oil is absolutely tasteless, and cannot be distinguished from any other processed seed oil. The oil is now COMPLETELY devoid of any vitamin, mineral, enzyme or nutrient content whatsoever. And even though it has undergone extreme high temperatures at several steps, as long as no external heat was added during the pressing step, the oil can still be sold as "cold-pressed"!

Sometimes mixtures of pressed oil and solvent-extracted oil are sold as "unrefined" oil. These types of labels are simply unregulated and vary according to the whim of the oil processors.

Reviewing this summary of processing steps, it is a wonder that processed soybean oil is allowed to be sold at all or to be made into margarine and cooking oil, let alone for claims to be made about its nutritional superiority.

PS: Oh, then there's the pesky business of chemical giant MONSANTO and their extra-special GMO Frankenstein Monster: Roundup Ready Soybeans, where they cleverly splice a laboratory built DNA into the bean plant's DNA sequence to resist the effects of their very own chemical Herbicide/Insecticide called "Roundup" ....simply delicious!

PPS: To make matters worse, in just under 10 years, these DNA sequences have found their way into nearly all the soybean seed stocks world-wide. As geneticists say, "Once released, never recalled."

If you never want to sleep again, go here for more: http://www.organicconsumers.org/monsanto/mysterydna081601.cfm

So ....any soy in my diet? SOY-tainly NOT!

Dr. Lou’s NEWEST FOOD RULES!

Food falls into two basic classifications:

I ) REPLENISHING FOODS: Fresh, organic, naturally grown, whole, unprocessed foods eaten raw or lightly cooked. Easily digestible and supremely nutritious, they help us keep our bodies in exceptional health. These are the only foods you should be eating.

II) DEPLETION FOODS: Fast food and packaged foods that are highly processed, devitalized foods high in chemical additives and low on digestive enzymes and nutritive value. These foods cannot be easily digested, which puts a strain on the body’s metabolic processes, giving rise to illness and low vitality.

FOLLOWING THESE FOOD RULES WILL HELP YOU EAT REPLENISHING FOODS:

1st Rule: KEEP IT REAL …CHEMICALS are NOT FOOD!
a) NO chemicals: that means no additives, flavorings, colorings, or preservatives
b) NO artificial sweeteners: no PINK, no BLUE, no YELLOW ...Splenda is NOT splendid, and NOT made from sugar!
c) NO drugs: both medications and over-the-counter remedies

2nd Rule: NO MARGARINE, OR HYDROGENATED OILS, or SEED OILS …BUTTER is BETTER!
Margarine is hydrogenated soy, corn, or other seed oil (wrongly called ‘vegetable oil‘) and gained acceptance as a cheap butter substitute, then sold as “healthy” to a captive market in the 60's. Hydrogenated oils do not occur in nature and have Trans-Fatty Acids (TFA’s) that create free-radicals that damage human DNA. Hydrogenation makes liquid oils solid at room temperature, but your body can’t break them down. The fat you see on most Americans is stored, undigested hydrogenated oils.
Cook with Organic Coconut Oil (it has a high TFA point), flavor with Cold-Pressed Olive Oil, or good Butter.

3rd Rule: NO HIGH FRUCTOSE CORN SYRUP …Cut out he Corn!
This artificial sweetener is particularly dangerous because it destroys your insulin-producing cells and causes adult onset diabetes and morbid obesity, even in very young children. Unfortunately, it is in 85% of all packaged and prepared foods and drinks. You will have to diligently read every label to eliminate this from your diet.
Read those labels! Stop drinking all soda! Your peanut butter and salsa does NOT need this crap!

4th Rule: NO SOY PRODUCTS OF ANY KIND …except as condiments
Contrary to popular belief and slick advertising, soy is not a good protein alternative to meat, fish and other legumes. Even in its natural state it has several anti-nutritive properties. Soy Isolates, Soy Lecithin, Soy Proteins are dead, de-vitalized by-products of the soy oil industry and are the most over-processed, and toxic products sold as food. To add insult to injury, the genetically modified (GM) versions have all but eliminated the natural bean.
You must read labels; this stuff is now in over 70% of all foods on grocery shelves.

5th Rule: NO FAST FOODS …it doesn’t get any worse than this stuff!
The fast food industry is simply an unethical money-making delivery system for cheap, artificially colored, artificially flavored, non-food that is full of high-fructose corn syrup, hydrogenated oils, and salt. So much so that America’s obesity problem and it’s related diseases could change almost overnight if we eliminated these little shops of horrors.
Never go here. Period. Rent the movie “Supersize Me!” and read “Fast Food Nation.”

6th Rule: NO WHITE FOODS …REDUCE SUGAR and STARCH INTAKE
White Flour, and White Rice have had the husk or ‘germ’ removed because it contains all the living, enzyme-rich components and oils that will go bad. They are now essentially STARCH (which you should read as SUGAR), which you need to cut down. You will know these by the label, ‘Enriched’ which means stripped of their true nutrients, then painted on with synthetic ones to meet FDA requirements.
Eat: whole grain breads, brown rice, and raw sugar (Turbinado/Sucanat), honey, pure maple syrup, molasses, or Stevia.

7th Rule: EAT BREAKFAST …you don’t run your CAR on NOTHING, do you?
When you skip breakfast, you immediately go into dietary debt, and that means your body mobilizes enzymes to break down your own muscle for protein. Since your body thinks you’re starving, it craves the nearest edible thing.
Need protein in the morning that's NOT a greasy breakfast meat? Dream Protein ..the ONLY whey-based protein powder made from New Zealand grass-fed cows. (http://www.lifetimewellnesschiro.com/wellness/products.html)
Natural cereals, Organic eggs, toasted whole grain breads, and fresh fruits are all good morning fare.

8th Rule: EAT MORE FRUITS AND VEGETABLES ...food common sense 101
7 to 10 servings per day. Stay with Organic, seasonal, small farm-grown produce if at all possible.
Support your local Farmer’s Markets. (http://www.farmernet.com/events/cfms)

9th Rule: HYDRATE …NO SODA, DIET or so-called ENERGY DRINKS!!!
Drink 1-2 liters of water per day. Avoid municipal tap water, it’s full of Chlorine and Fluorine, two toxic chemicals you don’t need. Many bottled waters, especially ‘house’ brands and those owned by soft-drink companies, are just filtered tap water, so don’t drink them unless you have to. Reverse osmosis removes everything from the water, including the minerals your body needs, so stay away from that, too.
Drink bottled natural spring waters, they are pure and have good mineral content; I like Fiji brand. If you can, do an under-the-sink NSF-certified (not just ‘tested’) or whole house, high-carbon filter.

10th Rule: COOK MORE …YUMMY for the TUMMY!!
I recommend cooking more. In addition to controlling what ingredients you use, you also have the opportunity to add the vibration of love and consideration to those who will partake of your efforts. And that, my friends, makes food not merely something that fills your belly, but something that creates, sustains, and transmits LIFE.

DINING OUT ...If you do eat out, here are a few guidelines:
Eat at a reputable place and stay away from chain establishments; they tend to use more pre-packaged sauces and dressings high in HFCS and hydrogenated oils. If you order a sandwich or salad that comes with a dressing, make sure to ask for it on the side. That way you will know they didn’t put it on the food, and you can throw it out. Ask for Olive Oil and Vinegar. Don’t eat the bread before a meal. Don’t drink that 16oz iced tea before your meal! Drinking fluids before and during your meal will dilute your stomach acids and give you indigestion. Ask for brown rice instead of white. RELAX and ENJOY!

Based on my most recent research, here are my recommendations for what to eat. Many thanks to Tim O’Shea, DC and his wonderful website www.thedoctorwithin.com

REPLENISHING FOODS
1-2 Liters Good Water
Organic, Local, Raw Fruits
Organic, Local, Raw Vegetables (or lightly steamed)
Unprocessed Organic Fruit and Vegetable Juices (fresh, if possible)
Organic Brown Rice
Organic Whole Grains/ Whole Grain Cereals
Organic Whole-Grain Breads (not ‘whole wheat’)
Organic, Free-Range Eggs
Red Meats, Cooked Rare (grass-fed, Organic, free-range, no hormones or antibiotics)
Chicken, Turkey (free-range, Organic, no hormones or antibiotics)
Grilled/Roasted,/Steamed/Raw Fish (wild-caught, non-farm raised)
Raw, Organic Un-Pasteurized Dairy, including cultured dairy such as Butter, Kefir, Cheese, and Yogurt
Organic Nuts and Seeds (raw are better, but roasted are good, too)
Organic Honey, Pure Maple Syrup, Raw, Unprocessed Sugar such as Turbinado, Agave

Recommendations on fats and oils: Remember: MARGARINE IS NOT FOOD!
Cook with Organic, Refined or Unrefined Coconut Oil. Then flavor your food with Extra Virgin Olive Oil or Raw, Organic, or Imported Butter (try to stay away from commercial domestic butter) just before plating your food. Keep your EVOO in a non-see through container away from heat, air, and sunlight. It should always smell like fresh olives ..if not, it’s rancid and throw it out. Don’t use any other vegetable oils for anything. If you need to put mayonnaise in your tuna, buy one with non-hydrogenated organic Safflower oil (no soy or Canola), use ½ the amount you are used to, and add a tbsp of EVOO ...delicious!


Dr. Lou Fabale, DC
Lifetime Wellness Chiropractic 333 S. Beverly Dr., #216, Beverly Hills, CA 90212
(310) 282-7100 www.drlou.org DrFabale@gmail.com

Follow-Up ...He Wrote Back!

Dear Friend,

I had quite the response (the best ever) from so many of you on my last piece about running into my practice member. I'm so moved that it so moved so many of you!

Of all the responses I got, one trumped them all. Not because of any particular word or sentiment ...for so many were so good ...but because I got a response from ...THE GUY.

When I sent it, I wasn't at all sure he would read it. It's possible he had already stopped getting my e-mails: in one of those instant flashes that happen in your mind when imagining imaginary scenarios, I saw him so upset at me that he looked up an old e-mail, just to hit REMOVE ME so as to never get one from me again! Or, I could have just lost him to an old e-mail address in the system. In any event, I didn't expect a response from him.

Within a few minutes of walking through my office door, I put that piece to GoogleDocs ...free-form, stream-of-consciousness, hunt-n-peck style. I had to think for only a millisecond if I wanted to send it ...considering the 'patient-doctor' thing (no, not "In Treatment") ...but I knew I could write it with the correct level on anonymity. I trusted that if I just told it true, there would be nothing to worry about.

We really MUST learn to trust PRESENT-TIME CONSCIOUSNESS more!

Well, he did get back to me, and I asked if I could do a follow-up ...and he wrote, "I like what you are doing, and I always enjoy your emails, and I am honored if you use any part or any word from my email."

Sweet.

But first, let me introduce a powerful idea I learned from my friend Niurka (http://www.niurkainc.com/). According to her work with mind technologies like NLP, it is stated that we only approximate true communication with each other based on our language limitations and how we store information in our sub-conscious mind.

Let me explain: Our PERCEPTION of what we see, hear, and feel is sub-consciously shaped by our PROJECTION of our preconceived beliefs about the world around us. When a dog crosses in front of you, your brain processes the millions of bits of incoming information, and your brain says, "dog" not "tyrannosaur" (unless you believe in Creationism). Part of this has to do with our learning what it is and what it's not, and over time, that becomes grounded in an immovable "certainty" that can rarely be undone. So that "funny crayon" that leaves permanent marks on the wall is learned to be a "marker" (usually the hard way).

Try to imagine what it's like for a 6-month old to see the something without "knowing" what it is ...no label, no concept, no word to define it. We all experienced it when we were that age ...we just don't "remember" it because I believe we only remember what our "knowledge brain" -the part based on words- remembers. That explains why most of our memories begin at around age 3 ...when most begin to build a vocabulary by being hammered by well-intentioned (but often lunatic) adults who want smart little adults more than they want the kid to experience life on his own innate terms. So they end up making us regurgitate that the sofa is GREEN ..."come on...say GREEN, GREEN...yay!!! that's a good boy!" (treat in mouth here).

Since no two people live the same lives or have the same experiences, they project different interpretation and meaning into the world around them. It's accurate to say that we literally live among each other in different worlds (just ask me and Ann Coulter the meaning of the word "liberal" and you'll see what I mean). But it's possible to learn how to literally use another's language as a doorway to step into their "map of the world" and communicate on a much deeper level.(we do now both agree on the word, "fired" http://article.nationalreview.com/?q=MmVhMGI5NGFjZjIxMjBmMTE5N2FlYzgzNGFmZTYzZGQ=) :)

As I wrote in the last piece, I thought --more accurately, I "projected"-- that he didn't come back because he was upset with our last conversation. That wasn't the case at all; Here's what he wrote back:

"Thanks for the nice words, I never stopped going there because of our difference in opinions, its more of procrastinating and feeling ok and not feeling the need to be there. I loved the conversation and wanted to have more of it."

WHAT? MORE OF IT? You mean I missed it COMPLETELY? All that angst?? I guess I was projecting my own Dr LoUniverse, and not considering his map of the world at all! He didn't come back because I made him FEEL BETTER! Who knew? (not me) ...he goes on to say...

"I like Obama more than you think and the Middle east is bracing for good relation with the US because of his attitude and seriousness about bringing America back it its glory and bringing back the respect that we lost in the last 8 years, and all that is really good for Christians living in Egypt because the tension and hate that the middle east now have for America was directed at all Christians living there."

Like Obama more than than I think? That sure put a smile on my face (you, too?). When we had last talked, this PrObamativity was not his view at all. He fully believed the stoic Republican concern (or at least an oft-quoted FOX NEWS theme), that Obama's infamous "lack of executive experience" and "willingness to give audience to our enemies" was particularly dangerous in regards eminent terrorists threats.

What didn't put a smile on my face was the realization of how little I had considered those non-Muslims or pro-Americans in the rest of the world and how much danger THEY were in because of the Bush Doctrine (look it up, Sarah http://www.newamericancentury.org/). He continues...

"I still think that the republican way is the best way to go in dealing with the fanatics, but maybe we are really blessed here in US that a guy like Obama will (be) the savior and the miracle maker that bring(s) peace and stability to that part of the world, all I can do now like any American is to pray for him and wish him all success in the world. It's a new era indeed an era where a fanatic republican like me records every word that comes out of Obama's mouth because he can really inspire you and give you hope." (my edits)

I'm not sure I'm all that comfortable bestowing the monikers "savior" or "miracle-maker" on my Mr. President, but that kind of HOPEFULNESS and SUPPORT from across the pond, you just can't buy on K-Street (anymore).

Here's a man literally from an entirely different part of the world, a world that has shaped his sub-conscious completely different from mine, yet we find simpatico based on a collective HOPE and INSPIRATION brought to fruition in the vision of this one leader.

How does that work? I don't really know, and don't need to ...but I know from DEEP IN MY BEING that it's about vibrations of a higher order and that it's RIGHT. These eight years, I almost forgot that THAT is what a leader is supposed to do.

Hey ...he brought US TWO fanatics together. I guess he's a a REAL UNITER.

Before I forget, go here to see the most amazing pic:

http://gigapan.org/viewGigapanFullscreen.php?auth=033ef14483ee899496648c2b4b06233c

Look all the way to the right side and zoom in all the way ...follow the line of the crowd all the way back ...you can almost get a sense of just how HUGE this crowd is. Nearly 2 million!

Now zoom in on Cheney for a second. Please tell me ...who dresses like that ...the cane, the wheelchair ...that HAT! Dr Evil, Darth Vader, M-M-M-Mr. Potter? If this was a movie, the director would be laughed out of town for such a cartoon look. Then look at Obama.

Kinda says it all. You know, people REALLY do look like what they are.

I just looked in the mirror ...I sort of need a shave.

Know anybody? Odds are, they need me: http://4pains.com/Fabale/helpafriend.htm

Your I-Still-Can't-Believe-I-Was-So-Sure-Why-He-Didn't-Come-Back Fanatic for Health,

Dr Lou

A True Story From Just Now

Dear Friend,

I just had a great moment I'd love to share with you.

While walking back from my lunch of spicy tuna roll w/brown rice and herb salad, I saw crossing the street towards me, a Practice Member I hadn't seen in a few months.

Different than when I see a PM who I haven't seen for awhile, I winced a bit inside, actually hoping he would not see me.

He's a man in his mid-fifties, of middle-eastern descent, a good man referred to me back in March 2008. He wasn't all that sure about Chiropractic helping him with his low back, but he came in 5 or 6 times until he felt better.

Of course I tried to get him to continue to really correct his back, but only when it got bad again in late September did I see him for further care.

As you may recall, by this time, I was on FULL OBAMA, and as you also may recall, not at all shy about my support for him.

Well, my heart is always in the right place, but my mouth sometimes exuberantly isn't, and, a few adjustment in, something I said rubbed him the wrong way about what was going on.

Without going into details, he got up from the table and sort of scolded me ...telling me I didn't understand the entire terrorist picture, and that Obama was a dangerous choice because he was also ignorant of the facts of that region, and that his election would put our country in great harm.

I told him that I believed coming from FEAR would solve nothing, and that Obama was the EXACT person uniquely positioned to get the job done. We went back and forth, and suffice it to say, it didn't end well. No fisticuffs, but certainly far from a friendly vibe, which I wasn't happy with ...but I was not willing to compromise what I knew was RIGHT.

I was okay with him leaving (I knew he wouldn't be back), because I long ago made my peace with choosing my ideals over my bank account. That said, I never want to lose the opportunity to heal someone in need, and that bothered me ...because ...well ...he's a good guy and was getting better under my care.

So today, when I saw him walking towards me, I didn't know what to expect. Our eyes met, and both our hand extended simultaneously for a handshake. I smiled, and he smiled back.

I asked how he was, and he said, "Fine...you must be very happy." "I am ...for all of us," I replied, still not knowing what to expect.

"Well ...you should be," he replied, "because, he's doing an amazing job. I didn't end up voting for him, but I've listened, and watched how he's handling himself in all this, and I'm very impressed with him. He's really quite intelligent and composed ...and seems to be doing everything right. I think, actually ..that he may be the best person in the world for the job. You were right, and he has my full support."

He walked with me towards my office as we chatted a little more ...out of his way, because when we parted, he back-tracked to the corner.

I turned to go in the entrance and my body just deeply relaxed, my eyes welling up a bit. I must admit, sometimes even I wonder if I'm just a crackpot. I'm often IN this Dr LoUniverse, but curiously, not always OF it. I can't explain it more than that.

But...this felt really, really GOOD!!! I guess because I played full out from my heart, and stood up for what I believed was right, something could change in this other beings perception.

Now, that's HEALING!!! ...and it does NOT get any better than THAT!

May your day be filled with your singular passion.

Dr Lou

NEW BREW FOR YOU

Dear Friend,

I want to thank you ALL for your wonderful feedback on the two previous coffee pieces ....by giving you ONE MORE CUP!

I'm happy to report that I believe I have helped facilitate the release of TONS of built-up, unconscious internal negative associations many people have held onto in regards to their coffee drinking.

Many of you wrote about your coffee consumption in a statement something like this: "Dr Lou, even though I know it's bad for me, I still love my morning coffee and can't imagine my life without it."

Let's look at the wording of this statement.

"Even though I KNOW THAT IT'S BAD for me..." That "I KNOW" is very important because it sets up a certain "TRUTH" (It's bad for me) that..as we just found out ..is not a truth at all! But the effects of that PERCEIVED truth will set in motion a whole host of reactions that can create problems that could manifest as symptoms.

When we DO SOMETHING, in this instance eat or drink something that we believe is "BAD" for us, we set up an internal discrepancy that our bodymind cannot resolve. Our subconscious mind, informed by that incongruous thinking, will not know how to act. It will literally be in a state on confusion wavering between 'yes" and "no."

Without resolution, that inner disharmony sets up an out-of-phase frequency, similar to what happens when a two plucked guitar strings are slightly out of tune; you will hear what is called a "Beat Frequency" or “Offset Frequency” or “Binaural Beat” or "Modulated Offset Harmonic" (MOH) Frequencies ...a sort of "wha-wha-wha" sound that will become closer and slower as the strings reach the same tension or tone. This is called a Heterodyne Effect.

You can go here and click on the links to hear an example (not a great one, though):

http://www.maatismarket.com/category.aspx?categoryID=138

At the very least least in the example above you can hear how bad it sounds when there is DIS-harmony. Internally, when we have incongruent thoughts or emotions, and since we ourselves are vibrations slowed down and precipitated into matter, the frequency of this awful sound is what distorts and damages our tissues. We repair or replace a billion cells per second, so if there is a heterodyne frequency inside us, it will effect the development of those cells. This is how a dis-ease can manifest for decades, even thought he tissues themselves are replaced every few months, the NEW ones are built on a faulty template.

If we are in a job or circumstance we "hate" or drinking a certain beverage we hold a negative attitude about ..we are doing damage to our tissues. I just read that 64% of Americans "hate" their job. I've been there ..my career before I was a Chiro-Dude, I was managing a shipping business back in Connecticut. As a manager, I had to be in the position of dealing with the costumers and their unrealistic expectations, the owner of the company and his unrealistic expectations, all the while trying to run the show with a menagerie of underpaid criminals, thugs, thieves, low-lifes, no-life, and always high-lifes "working" for me. What a blast.

I was in a constant state of stress, inside and out. A single dad of 2 chirping birds in the nest, I was nearly 190lbs (I'm 155lbs now), was hiding behind a full beard and long hair, drank 8-10 cups of horrible Fanny Farmer rot-gut, battery acid coffee chock full of powdered non-dairy creamer made in a Mr Coffee machine I NEVER cleaned, ate meals off one of those stinky buzzard wagons that prowl industrial parks, and drank a "few" scotches at night to get to sleep. I was running the operation from my anger with threats and menaces. Things were not good, and I was not listening to my inner voice that knew the jig was up. I was all of 28.

Needless to say, the buried inner healer in me was being severely damaged by the discrepancy of the outer life I was living. Which is why cosmic events conspired to drop a 400 lb desk on my neck, opening me up to the possibility of chiropractic, and a brand new direction in my life. No matter what we THINK we "do," everything ends up the way it's supposed to, vibrationally speaking.

Even though it somehow worked out for me, I don't recommend the path of not listening.!!!!! We all know what we need to do ...it's just that the cacophony of life shrouds the voice. Getting adjusted WILL clear your body of unnecessary tension that is blocking your true voice.

Back to COFFEE!

OK ..I have to mention a few things about what some of you have admitted putting INTO your HEART-FRIENDLY coffee.

First off...BUY ONLY ORGANIC COFFEE ...PERIOD.

SPLENDA : Splenda is NOT splendid and is NOT from sugar! It's a artificial, man-made chlorinated sucralose molecule originally developed and manufactured by the insecticide industry to lure cockroaches towards the poison. DO YOU REALLY NEED TO HEAR MORE?

That goes for ALL "ARTIFICIAL SWEETENERS!" NO PINK, BLUE, or YELLOW!! They are artificial chemicals designed to fool your tongue ...oh...and since they will accumulate in your liver because they cannot be metabolized, they WILL ruin your liver much faster than alcohol. see: http://www.lifetimewellnesschiro.com/wellness/rulesfood.html

CREAMORA: This includes ALL the "Non-Dairy Creamers" including Hazelnut Fat-Free CoffeeMate ...which I hear is like mouth-crack. Excuse me ...but ...WTF!!!!!! A diabolically sick concoction of High Fructose Corn Oil, Hydrogenated Corn/Soybean Oil, horrible chemical additives, poisonous chemical flavorings and colorings ..that you ingest because it tastes so good??!!

I had a PM a few years ago who finally admitted ...after trying for 3 months to lose weight on my Food Rules but wasn't getting anywhere ...that she had 8 - 10 cups of coffee a day ...and 2/3rds of it was CREAMORA!!!! Let me put it this way ..if you are still putting that HORRIFIC CRAP in you, it will just rot your innards and put YOU in the ground, so why would you waste your time and money coming to see a healer like me?

I use RICE MILK ...most of them have some not-so-good oils in them, but I buy one that has them down the list. If you didn't know, all food labels are written with the most prevalent ingredient FIRST, then the next one second...all the way to the least one last. I also will use ORGANIC WHOLE MILK or Half-n-Half (NEVER "fat-free" or "reduced fat" because of the processing involved) ..and RAW CREAM if I can get, and afford it. NEVER use FLAVORED ones. If you want to, buy some good organic vanilla extract and put a few drops in.

NEVER use SOY milk ...it's just a ton of toxic SOY OIL, most of it GMO soy even if the label says it's not. Google "MONSANTO" (or what I call "THE DEVIL INCARNATE") ..or see the DVD "The Future of Food"

I you MUST sweeten you coffee, please use HONEY, PURE MAPLE SYRUP, AGAVE, STEVIA, UNPROCESSED CANE SUGAR (a/k/a SUCANAT) ..or..if you must ..a small amount of THE WHITE STUFF..which is always much better than any chemicals.

So please ...enjoy a HEALTH, ROBUST cup of coffee to your HEARTS content ...literally.

Your Chock Full of Nuts and Bolts Java Jivin' Mocha Chip for Health,

Dr. Lou

BREW...WHO KNEW?

Dear Friend,

I had some GREAT response (and RELIEF!) from so many of you on the coffee piece. Thank-you for sharing your own stories on how you popped you coffee cherries.

YES! COFFEE GOOD!!! ENJOY!!!!

Also had a few questions ...so here's a little more info about this wondrous beverage....

First off, contrary to what many think, even though it is usually a "darker, richer" taste, espresso drinks have far less caffeine that drip or percolated coffee.

Because caffeine is a water-soluble molecule, its rate of dissolution is proportionate to its time in contact with water. In other words, the longer the bean is in the water, the more caffeinated the brewski.

So the absolute highest amount of caffeine is in percolated coffee where the grind is bathed over and over and over again by the re-circulated water in the pot. Percolated coffee has THREE TIMES the caffeine of espresso, and tastes like battery acid soaked in a rusty can, if you ask me. At least my Aunt Rose's did.

Espresso drinks are so named because the water is steam-forced or "expressed" past the fine grind and so has very little contact time between the water and the bean.

It was difficult to find reliable numbers, but most sources report that the caffeine content of a 8 oz cup of brewed coffee averages about 85-192 mg, (ave: 135 mg) but varies widely according to cup size, the method of preparation, and the amount of coffee used.

Percolated coffee can reach upwards of 200-275mg of caffeine.

Espresso drinks contain 40-80mg of caffeine.

Decaffeinated coffee is not totally caffeine free, containing about 3mg of caffeine.

Because caffeine is a drug, it can kill you. But to put this in perspective, the fatal oral dose of caffeine is in excess of 5,000 mg - the equivalent of over 40 strong cups of coffee taken in within a few minutes ...simply not possible.

Caffeine stimulates the brain and behavior. Use of 75-150 mg of caffeine elevates neural activity in many parts of the brain, postpones fatigue, and enhances performance at simple intellectual tasks and at physical work that involves endurance but not fine motor coordination. Caffeine-caused tremor can reduce hand steadiness ...so make sure your brain surgeon isn't whacking down a Cup O Joe before he goes in, or you may end up mistaking your best friend for a hat.

Now one very important thing to remember: ORGANIC COFFEE ONLY!

From the "Urth Caffee" website some important facts and classifications to consider when buying coffee:

CERTIFIED ORGANIC: Certified organically grown means coffee that is 100% chemical free. Inspectors test soil, leaf, and beans for chemical residue; as well regularly inspecting roasting facilities. Coffee is the heaviest chemically treated food commodity in the world. The most common chemical used in coffee production is synthetic petroleum based fertilizers which slowly destroy the soil's fertility and seep into local water supplies.

SHADE GROWN: Farms that practice sustainable agriculture and only plant natural, non-sun resistant coffee trees grown deep in the dense shade of the rainforest canopy. Coffee trees do not naturally grow in direct sunlight, but under the shade of dense rainforest. To increase productivity, the coffee industry has developed sun-resistant coffee tree hybrids that have come to comprise approximately 70% of the world's coffee production. As a result rainforest is being cleared at alarming rates to make room for new, sun resistant coffee trees.

FAIR TRADE: Fair Trade coffees are bought at a guaranteed premium, usually three times more than the highest market price for conventional coffee, resulting in fair wages and better living conditions for the farmers.

Now ...some FUN COFFEE FACTS:

The word "cappuccino" comes from the 16th century Capuchin order of friars, whose hoods were called "cappuccinos." A cappuccino is a coffee topped with steamed milk.

The word "tip" is also related to coffee. It comes from old London coffeehouses where the waiters' brass boxes were etched with the inscription, "To Insure Promptness." In fact, it was in one such coffeehouses which belonged to a Mr Lloyd that a few cargo insurers got together to start the Lloyd's insurance company.

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http://4pains.com/Fabale/newsletter.htm

Enjoy that cup ...

Dr Lou