•Both spring and autumn are seasons of transition.

• In spring we are transitioning from winter and preparing for summer as opposed to autumn where we are transitioning from summer to winter.

• Spring is a time of detoxification of the organs, especially the Liver and Intestines, getting them ready for lighter, watery, summer foods.

• Spring is a time of inspiration—wanting to get out and do things • Everyone has heard of spring cleaning. The same theory applies to the human body. • In spring we need to eat foods that have an “upward” movement—foods that reawaken the yang energy as that energy has been hibernating throughout the winter.

• Foods that can either be pungent or sweet are the rule of thumb for the spring.

• The liver is the ruler over the spring. It is the root of life’s ultimate action; its condition is revealed in the fingernails and toenails as well as in the muscles.

• The liver has the functions of strategic planning; the gallbladder has the function of decisions and judgments—Indecisiveness is always a gallbladder symptom.

• The morning time of day is governed by Spring; afternoon by Summer; evening by Autumn and night by Winter.

Spring Balance Spring Imbalance

Beginnings                                                             Still the same old stuff

Cleaning body, home                                        Excess

Elimination, exercise                                       Congestion, laziness

Garden, greens, sprouts                                  Weeds, “lifeless” foods, drugs

Creativity, enthusiasm                                    Overeating

Suggestions for Springtime Eating and Lifestyle:

• All green leafy chlorophyll laden vegetables including, but not limited, to sprouts, cabbage, collard greens, dandelion greens, turnip greens, mustard greens, watercress, kale, spring spinach, chicory, malvas’ and a host of other green vegetables deliberately given to humankind at this time of year to help us “clean up” our bodies.

• Dr.P’s Magic Green Drink is absolutely recommended at this time of year more than other time.

• The sweetness of spring applies by eating fruits such as strawberries other types of fruit in season and natural raw honey.

• Sassafras, peppermint, nettles and comfrey are all excellent herbs used for tea. It has been said that drinking one cup of sassafras tea a day for two weeks can help clean the entire body.

• Introducing more water, into the system but not as much water as is required in summer.

• Detoxification Programs such as the Gallbladder Flush, Stanley Burroughs’s The Master Cleanse and the VE Iron 7 day Intestinal Putrefaction Flush- the purpose of which is to eliminate toxins created by eating heavier winter foods and preparing the body for lighter summer foods.

• Fasting one day a week • Salt scrubs, hot baths, saunas and steam baths.

• Transitioning from meats to vegetables as spring gets closer and closer to summer.

• More and more outdoor activity which helps heal “spring fever”.

The long and the short of all this is that for centuries humankind has lived according to the seasons. In theory, we should only eat foods that grow 500-700 miles around us. The foods in this area are specific to the environment. We cannot do  this 100%. After all, many of us drink coffee and it does not grow in any region of the US. However, we can do the best we know how by putting our best foot forward and paying attention.

The Universe makes no mistakes—Humankind is another story!!

Related articles:

• The Master Cleanse
• Liver/Gallbladder Flush Instructions
  

Healing moves symptoms from:

1. Inside to outside

2. Top to bottom

3. More important organs to less important organs

4. Most recent or current symptoms to older more chronic symptoms

The healing process can oftentimes create discomfort and discharge as the above 4 processes take place.

Years ago studying in a Macrobiotic summer camp, one of the attendees, a young man around 20 years old had open weeping sores all over his legs. When I asked his counselor/coach about this, I was told that the young man had been eating clean healthy foods for two years and just now his kidneys were getting rid of medications he took as a child and that those medications were being discharged through the skin on the legs. I was not sure if I was going to buy into that reasoning, but lo and behold, within two weeks this man’s legs were totally healed with no marks or scarring remaining.

Illness can and should be considered an ally and opportunity to grow and learn from as opposed to an opponent and something dreadful.

Once a commitment is made to improve one’s life and lifestyle then, and only then Divine Providence will appear to handle the majority of the work that is necessary.

***Our minds are incredibly powerful, and as such, we as humans can “WILL” any thing we want to actually happen.  So we can use our will to eradicate any illness!!

Ben Franklin’s “An ounce of prevention is worth a pound of cure” speaks volumes to what we should be focused on doing.

Our healthcare system is based on treating illness when it should be based on preventing illness.

Big Pharma has spent billions of dollars to ensure we do not stay well simply because there is no money to be made when people are healthy!!

It is up to all of us to take personal responsibility by educating ourselves to live according to the Order of the Universe

Miso itself dates back to 4 BC in China.  Buddhist Monks brought it to Japan in the 7th century and it was the Japanese who used miso to create miso soup.  It is  the most highly respected food in Japan. There is an old expression that states “when thing are not right, a bowl of miso soup will make them right”. Miso is a naturally fermented food and as such is amazingly beneficial to the digestive system.

The Basic Vegetables:

(1) Medium Onion- sliced

(2) Carrots-sliced

Daikon Radish-sliced (These are very long white radishes and you may want to use just half)

**In season you can add:

a) Butternut Squash for autumn and winter (not the whole squash-just some of it)

b) Burdock Root for autumn and winter (long thin woodsy root-excellent for kidneys)

c) Yellow Summer Squash for spring and summer

d) Tofu cut into cubes for any season

**Miso soup is supposed to be light, colorful and not heavily laden with vegetables

The Process: This miraculous healing soup takes just 30 minutes to prepare.  I deliberately included as many steps as possible to make it easier to understand.

Step 1: 4-6 hours or even overnight soak a piece of Kombu Seaweed In a bowl of water. Doing so allows the minerals in the Kombu to migrate into the water. This is called “Dashi” and this water will be used for the soup.

Step 2: Wipe down the bottom of a soup pot with a little sesame or olive oil. If you do not want to use oil, just use water.

Step 3: Add the onion, then wait a few minutes and add the carrots and then last the daikon radish. Minimally sauté’ vegetables for 3-5 minutes at most.

Step 4: Remove 1/2 cup of the “Dashi” water and place in a separate small bowl. Add the remaining water along with the Kombu into the pot of lightly sautéed vegetables. If using Tofu, add at this time.

Step 5: Bring to a boil, reduce heat and simmer for 20-30 minutes

Step 6: Using a scissor, cut a bunch of Wakame seaweed into the bowl of “dashi” water you set aside.

Step 7: After simmering for 20-30 minutes add the soaked Wakame to the soup

Step 8: Remove a cup or two of the soup broth and place into a bowl

Step 9: Add 1-2 heaping tablespoons of miso (depending on taste) to the broth and mix until dissolved.

Step 10: Add the miso broth back into the soup and mix well

Step 11: Upon serving, always garnish the soup with preferably green onions (scallions) or parsley. Doing so makes the soup “complete”

IMPORTANT:

a) Never boil the miso as boiling destroys the enzymes.

b) Keep the swollen piece of Kombu in the soup but do not eat it.

Note: There are numerous varieties of miso. The miso I use is made by Miso Masters. It is organic; of the highest quality: and packaged in glass jars.

I recommend:

3 year Barley Miso- for any time of year (but especially for autumn and winter)

3 year Brown Rice Miso- for any time of year (but especially for autumn and winter)

Dandelion Leek Miso- for any time of year (especially for late winter and spring)

White, Chickpea and Millet Miso- for spring and summer (too lightweight for autumn and winter)

“For your health, you should take miso soup”

Healing Properties of Vegetables

 Asparagus-many of the elements that build the liver, kidneys, skin, ligaments, and bones are found in green asparagus. Helps in the formation of red blood corpuscles. The green tips are high in vitamin A.

Avocado – contains a high amount of fruit oil. Fruit is a rare element giving high food energy value. Contains no starch, little sugar and very few carbohydrates, 14 minerals, all of which regulate body functions and stimulate growth.

Beets– High vitamin A, good for gallbladder, digestive system, elimination and hormone systems

Broccoli – High in vitamin A and C. Low in calories. Best if eaten with proteins because the combination helps drive amino acids to the brain.

Carrots – The most neutral of all vegetables. So high in vitamin A it has been used extensively to improve eyesight and as a general body builder.

Cauliflower – A sulphur vegetable is more easily digested than cabbage, but is high phosphorus content means it is gas – forming.

Celery – An alkaline, protective food, aids digestion, counteracts acidosis, halts fermentation and purifies the bloodstream. It can help clear up high blood pressure. One of the best foods for keeping the body well, celery can be a brain tonic, and the sodium in it will neutralize acids in the body. The leaves are rich in potassium, sodium and sulphur.  

Corn – one of the easiest foods to digest and one of the beast balanced starches. Yellow corn is high in magnesium, a wonderful bowel regulator, bone and muscle builder and an excellent food for brain and nervous system.

Cucumber – alkaline, non-starchy, cooling effect on the blood. A wonderful digestive aid, purifying effect on the bowel and very beneficial to the skin. Cucumbers cool the blood in hot summer heat.

Garlic– An internal antiseptic, it contains allylic sulphides, which work by waxing chemicals inside cells. Historical immune system enhancer!

Greens – Are the healers of the body. They bring in chlorophyll, carotene and calcium, all important to the healing process. Collard Greens, Turnip Greens, Mustard Greens, Kale, Spinach etc.

Kale – Very high in calcium, vitamin A and iron. Builds strong teeth, and is beneficial to digestive and nervous system

Red Pepper– Peppers are classified as a protective food because they contain so many elements that build up resistance. Best eaten raw, they are very high in vitamin C. they contain vitamin A, which makes our tissue more resistant, especially to colds and catarrhal infections in the respiratory organs, sinuses, ears, bladder, skin and digestive tract and Vitamin B, aids in food absorption and normalizes the brain and nervous system by increasing metabolic processes.

Seeds - Food that have seeds are the greatest foods for us. Seeds are the glands of the plant. Foods with seeds help us nourish the glands, nerves, and brain. Pumpkin seeds in the diet may actually prevent cancer in the prostate.

Snap Beans – Beans, especially green beans, are an alkaline vegetable. Beans are high in protein and essential on a vegetarian diet.

Spinach – an excellent source of vitamin C and A, and iron, contains about 40 percent potassium. It leaves an alkaline ash in the body. Good for lymphatic, urinary, and digestive systems.

Sprouts– Very high in silicon and protein. They come from seeds that contain all the elements necessary for life, and when they first begin to sprout they are rich in vitamins, minerals, enzymes and prostaglandins.

Squash– all squashes are low in calories, high in fiber and easily digested. Great for the eliminative system, they produce absolutely no gas in the intestinal tract. Winter squash contains more vitamin A than summer squash. Yellow squash and Zucchini Squash have higher water content and are associated to summertime foods while the harder squashes such as acorn and butternut etc. are associated to autumn and winter.  Watermelon is in the squash family of foods and because of its high water content is associated to summer heat due to the fact watermelon cools the blood.

Both DO NOT contain FLUORIDE or any fluoride derivatives

The first is OXYFRESH-NON-FLUORIDE

To order call 1-800-333-7374.  They will require my account number which is 180815184

You have to order by phone.  However you can view all their product line by going to their website www.oxyfresh.com

**The second toothpaste I recommend is made by Young Living  and it is called DENTAROME. They have a regular Dentarome; a Dentarome Plus, and a Dentarome Extra

All three contain the essential oil “Thieves” which has been proven to be 99.96% anti-microbial-anti-bacterial.

As with the Oxyfresh, Dentarome does not contain any harmful Fluoride

 To order press here to order directly from Young Living through my link or press on the Young Living Link on the sidebar.

The following items should be kept on hand in your home and used as your artillery/ammunition against any kind of “distress” that may come your way.

1. Mild Silver Protein: One of the world’s best antibiotics. It will not scar your small intestine like pharmaceutical antibiotics do. But most importantly, silver gets to the root cause of the problem whereas antibiotics only mask the symptoms. Silver is used only when some type of pathological infection is present. It is not a preventative. For severe bronchitis, lung problems, and all forms of flu including HiNI, the silver can and probably should be used in a nebulizer to ensure it gets into every nook and cranny of the lung tissue.2-3 bottles on hand “just in case” is a wise move. This product must come through my office.

2. The Complete Thymic Formula: This is a preventative because it contains “thymic gland fractions”. The thymus gland is the main gland “in charge of” your immune system. My patients have been taking this for years at a small dosage of 2 cap tabs once daily. The product is designed to take up to 6 cap tabs twice a day if need be. So if you get sick, take more. However, if you take the 2 cap tabs once daily as a maintenance dose, you should not get sick. **This product can be ordered directly by calling Logos at 1-800-556-5530 and mentioning my name.

3. Lypo-Spheric Vitamin C: This is state of the art Vitamin C. It is liposomal –Nano-Spheric. A 1000mgs daily which is just one packet will keep your immune system in good shape. To understand more about Vit. C , Google Linus Pauling who won the Nobel Peace Prize for his scholarship of this all important vitamin. **This product has to be ordered through my office

4. Parent Essential Oils: There are a million pluses to taking the correct omega oils and the Parent Essential Oils are the ticket. The dosage for these is two perles twice daily or 4 perles at once. **To order call 1-866-937-1124 and give them my ID number 73974733

5. Baking Soda: The only product on the planet proven to get to the root cause of Candida is simple baking soda. ¼ to½ teaspoon twice daily in 6-8 ounces of water should be a moderate yet effective dose. Candida hides in the small intestine and the baking soda is absorbed through the villi of the intestinal wall and gets to where it is being made so to speak. Both men and women have Candida. Some say Candida is the cause of Cancer. This is interesting because the first three letters of both words are the same “CAN”.

6. DAG: This product has been around since 1925 and is Dr. Dycker’s Antiseptic Germicidal. Hence DAG. It is phenolated iodine in a base of Irish Sea Moss with organic borates. It is famous for healing diseased bacterially infested gums. In today’s medicine it is well known and received that dental issues are the root causes of many diseases. Rinse your mouth with DAG twice daily. DAG is also known to kill off Candida and those individuals with Candida cannot stand the smell of DAG. My patients buy 3-6 bottles at a time and they tell me that their dentists are amazed at how healthy their gum tissue is. **DAG must be ordered through my office.

7. Thieves Oil: Thieves Oil has been proven to be 99.96 % antimicrobial/antibacterial. It is the same blend of oils used by pirates and robbers during the period of the bubonic plague. They annoited themselves with a similar blend of oils to prevent and protect themselves from getting the plague. A few drops on your handkerchief, a few drops on your pillow; a dab under each nostril should do the trick. There is also a Thieves toothpaste that I highly recommend for the teeth and gums. It does not contain chemicals or poisonous fluoride. To order press here to order directly from Young Living through my link or press on the Young Living Link on the sidebar.

Note: All of the above products are NON-TOXIC and should not interfere with any other “drugs” you may be using!!

When I went to the Hippocrates Institute back in 2007, I asked Drs. Brian & Anna Marie Clement at the Hippocractes Instiute explained that oil from fish was not the correct source and that it took anywhere from 4-6 hours of the body’s energy reserve to break them down. Being proponents of raw foods, they suggested sprouts, flax seeds and other sources that were plant based as opposed to fish based.

Then I came across the work of Dr. Brian Peskin who is a scientific researcher trained at the infamous Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). Dr. Peskin’s work is based strictly on science and he has no affiliation to any drug or supplement companies.

Doing so provided the knowledge that;

• Omega 6 is much more important than Omega 3 but both are necessary
• Parent oils are directly related to the membrane of the mitochondria and therefore are directly related to Cancer
• Cancer as many of us know is directly related to cellular oxygen deficiency
• Cellular Oxygen deficiency has to do with a lipid called CL (cardiolipin) which is found in all mitochondrial membranes
• The main substrate in CL is parent omega -6 with no parent omega-3
• The American Heart Association in 2009 reversed its positon on parent omega-6 because research showed parent omega -6 have more powerful anti-inflammatory properties to counteract inflammation

I recommend you go to Dr. Peskin’s website and read about PARENT ESSENIAL OILS–http://www.brianpeskin.com/index.htm then on the left side scroll down to “Special Medical Reports”. 

You should also check out his article published in the August/September Townsend Newsletter– http://www.brianpeskin.com/articles/TownsendAugSept(09.pdf

And last but certainly not least, while you are on the peskin website check out the research regarding the dangers of statin drugs which are used to artificially lower cholesterol levels and please go to my website and read my article Cholesterol and Heart Disease -No Correlation-

Cholesterol & Heart Disease–No Correlation

The Parent Essential Oils are taken in a dosage of 2 “perles” twice daily.-one perle per 40 lbs of body weight. If you cannot take 2 twice daily, then take all 4 at the same time!!

***If you want to order these, do not order online because the price is higher online. Instead call 1-866-937-1124 and give them my ID # 73974733

I am delighted to share this product and all of Dr. Peskin’s information-not only because it is based on science but most importantly, it will educate you as to why you should not be using any Omega 3/6/9 essential fatty acids unless it is a PEO.

If you do not own a Vita Mix, I highly recommend you purchase one. There are a million recipes that the Vita Mix can be used for. It is worth every penny. Oftentimes your local Costco will have the Vita Mix Company come in to do 3 days of demonstrations. Check with Costco on line for information. The unit can also be purchased directly from the Vita Mix Company itself (privately owned).

This is a powerful green drink that keeps all of the fiber intact. I make enough for 3 days and place each days drink in a quart canning jar. No matter what anybody may say, the drink is as fresh and tasty on day 3 as it is on day one.

Green drinks are associated with the Liver. Keeping the liver healthy keeps you healthy – end of story. Green drinks are especially beneficial during the spring and summer months.

I use only organic vegetables. However if organic is not available use what is. Of all vegetables, celery is the only vegetable that should be organic. Be creative, play with the drink, change it around -make it your own.

Two stalks of celery

A handful of parsley

A handful of cilantro

A handful of Spinach

3-4 Collard Green leaves (stem and all)

3-4 Kale Green Leaves (stem and all)

1-2 Apples (for a touch of sweetness)

1 Cucumber

A small piece of Ginger if you feel like a slight “zing”

I also add whatever else I have around such as a zucchini or yellow squash, another type of greens such as turnip greens, perhaps a mustard green etc.

I sometimes will use Dandelion which is excellent for the Liver but indeed will make the juice on the bitter side. If using Dandelion makes sure you use two apples.

What I do not use in this drink are carrots, any type of radishes, broccoli, cauliflower, Brussels sprouts, beets, burdock root, turnip root, Swiss Chard or any type of lettuce.

Make a full container in the Vita Mix and add some water to the mix to dilute just enough to drink.

Put in the jars and have one per day for lunch! Needless to say, refrigerate!

Love is by far the most important thing of all.

It is the Golden Gate of Paradise.

Pray for the understanding of love, and meditate upon it daily.

It casts out fear. It is the fulfilling of the Law.

It covers a multitude of sins.

Love is absolutely invincible.

There is no difficulty that enough love will not conquer; no disease that enough love will not heal; no door that enough love will not open; no gulf that enough love will not bridge; no wall that enough love will not throw down; no sin that enough love will not redeem.

It makes no difference how deeply seated may be the trouble, how hopeless the outlook, how muddled the tangle, how great the mistake; a sufficient realization of  love will dissolve it all.

If only you could love enough you would be the happiest and most powerful being in the world.

Emmet Fox: “God is love, and those that dwell in love dwell in God and God in them.”

Note: When I opened my first office in 1979, my Dad gave me this statement in a beautiful picture frame.  At the time, I had no realization of how powerful a statement this is or the enormous body of work done by Emmet Fox for the soul purpose of moving humanity forward

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