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Restoring Your I-sight. How the Soul Unites the Senses in Healthy Seeing

Doug Marsh July 10, 2009

Much of medical science deals strictly with the body, while denying – or at least largely relegating to the background – our inner soul essence. This view is particularly prevalent in conventional vision treatment where eyesight is considered to be a camera-like process which creates an image that’s either in or out of focus. Such a one-tiered approach results in a lopsided notion of what is normal. Eyeglasses are so commonplace in our culture, they’re considered virtually natural extensions of the human anatomy. People seeing clearly with their own eyes are becoming a rare breed.

In more recent years, the quest for a novel approach to vision treatment took a technological leap with the advent of refractive eye surgery, also known as laser eye surgery, or by the acronym of LASIK, a popular procedure. In a way, this technology is turning full circle back to Mother Nature’s design, touting 20/20 vision (or very close to it) with a natural appearance and no fuss. According to the industry, these purported outcomes involve minimal risk and have high patient satisfaction rates.

However, more cases of patients with negative outcomes – ranging in scale from continual annoying symptoms to disabling complications and worsening eyesight – are coming to the forefront in the media and on the Internet. Tragically, a few cases have ended in suicides.

The furor prompted the US Federal Drug Administration (FDA) last year to publicly hear statements from affected patients. The FDA panel reiterated that refractive eye surgery, like any surgery, has its risks but has an excellent overall track record. Nevertheless, to bolster the safeguards, they recommended enhanced patient screening methods and further post-operative studies by the industry. (Interestingly, the eye doctor who chaired the FDA panel wears glasses. Although she regularly performs refractive eye surgery, she chooses not to undergo the procedure herself, citing one of the reasons as an aversion to any level of risk.)

Lost amid the allure and debates over technological treatments is an obscure alternative called natural vision improvement (NVI). As the name implies, it’s a more nature-centered approach, a holistic mind-body method that seeks to reverse an imbalance induced by a response to stress. It introduces a psychological component, counter to most prevailing notions that the physical eyes somehow just “go bad” with no hope of improving. For those attuned to esoteric traditions – or the “Perennial Philosophy” as writer Aldous Huxley put it – the psyche is simply a secular name for the soul.

Figure 1 – The sense of color in vision. The spectrum in the rainbow.

To understand how NVI succeeds on the personal soul level, the work of spiritual scientist Rudolf Steiner offers some insights. While embodied within a physical form, our soul is said to be a link between the “lower” physical world and the “higher” world of the spirit in which we simultaneously participate. Steiner further suggested that a portion called the sentient soul is responsible for our experience of sensation. He also distinguished between the terms perception and sensation; perception comes first and is fleeting, but the sensation which follows lasts.

When external light reaches us, the eyes initially register a myriad of perceptions from our environment. Then something lights up in the sentient soul when certain perceptions are filtered and sensations come alive with personal vividness and quality. For example, when you behold a red object with your eyes, you initially perceive the color. However, this color perception ceases once you look away, but the sensation that it makes upon you continues to linger in your soul. It’s a lasting impression that may be later recalled, whether to ponder its meaning and significance or to rekindle nostalgic sentiments and feelings.

Because our sensations illuminate internally in a unique and private way, Steiner contended that this soul activity is not a mere brain process. Science can describe the various light, chemical and nerve stimuli along the chain from the eye retina to the brain, but he noted that nowhere can our actual sensations be found in this chain. The sentient soul is said to also partake in the intrinsically private activities of feelings, emotions, drives and instincts, as well as willing, where our soul flows outward through actions.

Such a perspective of soul activity aligns with other researchers’ distinctions of mind and brain. Neurophysiologist Wilder Penfield once determined that no amount of electronic probing in the various areas of the brain would elicit a person to believe or decide. He concluded that the mind seems to work independently of the brain, analogous to a computer programmer acting independently of the firings within the computer. Penfield suggested that the mind has its own energy that is different from the neurons that travel the pathways within the brain.

Michael Polanyi, philosopher of science and social science, arrived at the same conclusion when he stated that thoughts and neural processes are two completely different things.

Religious author Huston Smith concurs, suggesting “the brain breathes mind like the lungs breathe air.”

We typically think of having five senses – sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch – with sight generally considered to be the most important in its ability to perceive shades of lightness and different colors. However, Steiner recognized that we have at least seven more than these basic senses. By the term sense, he meant a perception which provides us with immediate information without the involvement of a thought process. One of the additional senses he noted was what he called movement, what is nowadays termed proprioception. Movement is that special sense which indicates whether we’re still or moving, providing direct feedback where our joints, tendons and muscles are in space.

Steiner also recognized how the various senses work together, not in isolation. Although each sense may be categorized for the sake of definitions, our soul reunites the separate perceptions into a unified whole that provides coherent inner meaning. Of particular note, he was well aware that vision encompasses more than the sense of sight. In 1919, he knew the important role that the sense of movement plays in visual sensation.

We nearly always see things so that when they give the colors to us, they also show us the boundaries of colors, namely, lines and forms. We are not normally aware of how we perceive when we perceive color and form at the same time. At first you see only the color through the specific activity of the eye (sense of sight). You see the circular form when you subconsciously use the sense of movement and unconsciously make a circular movement. When the circle you have apprehended through your sense of movement rises to cognition, it is then joined with the perceived color.

You take the form out of your entire body when you appeal to the sense of movement spread out over your entire body. Today, official science is not at all interested in such a refined way of observation, so it does not distinguish between seeing color and perceiving form with the help of the sense of movement. In the future however, we will not be able to educate with such confusion. How will it be possible to educate human seeing if we do not know that the whole human being participates in seeing through the sense of movement?

Decades later, Steiner’s comments appear to have been validated by Alfred Yarbus, a psychologist who studied the eye movements of people looking at natural objects and scenes. In the 1950s and 1960s, he recorded the rapid saccadic eye movements that occur within milliseconds and demonstrated with remarkable images how the eyes subconsciously scan forms and outlines with incredible speed.

Steiner’s observations are also quite extraordinary when related to NVI fundamentals of proper vision. William Bates was an eye doctor who broke from the mold of orthodox teachings and single-handedly established the field of NVI back in the early 1900s. Two of Bates’ guiding fundamentals are what he called shifting and apparent movement (also called the swing), both which involve our sense of movement.

The eyes, which move by different sets of surrounding muscles, must continually shift from point to point to prevent the strain of fixation. Otherwise, the subconscious saccadic movements become sluggish and vision begins to blur within seconds. It’s analogous to grasping a heavy object in your hand and holding it tightly in an extended arm position. The muscle strain cannot be held long before you lose your hold and drop the object. If we fixate for too long in an attempt to “hold” a point in our sight with intense concentration, the effort backfires and we lose the clarity of sight.

As for oppositional movement, stationary objects in our peripheral field of vision must have the appearance of moving in an opposing direction. This swing is a natural consequence of the first fundamental, the shift.

Bates explains the illusion of the swing: “Your head and eyes are moving all day long. Imagine that stationary objects are moving in the direction opposite to the movement of your head and eyes. When you walk about the room or on the street, notice that the floor or pavement seems to come toward you, while objects on either side appear to move in the direction opposite to the movement of your body.”

If one attempts to stop this illusion of oppositional movement, Bates claimed it caused vertigo or dizziness. That’s because our sense of balance also comes into play for effective vision. Coordinated body movements and eye movements depend on good balance, controlled by the organs in the inner ears.

In more recent years, the role of movement and balance in visual perception has been recognized in a specialty field called developmental or behavioral optometry. They have made the connection between visual difficulties, mental development, and emotional behavior, with such problems as dyslexia, slow reading and poor comprehension, ADHD and juvenile delinquency. Some children have difficulty reuniting the individual senses as a unified whole, causing a jumbled imbalance of sensations, thoughts and emotions.

The importance of training which integrates the senses with whole-body movements is a hallmark of this specialized field of optometry. The training typically incorporates bouncing on the trampoline with rhythmic arm and hand movements and visual interaction with special wall charts. Or the child could be instructed to call out answers to rapid-fire mental tasks  like mathematics or spelling  while jumping on the trampoline. Balance beams are also used in combination with sensory, physical and mental tasks.

In a separate field of study, psychiatrist Harold Levinson treated thousands of cases of learning disabilities and phobias and discovered a common physical correlation. Over 90 percent of his patients who were dyslexic or phobic had a malfunction of the inner-ear system. These more recent findings validate what Steiner suggested back in his day: mental disorders are linked to physiological disorders.

“But one will find over and again,” he wrote, “that especially in so-called mental illness  which actually has been, as such, incorrectly named  physical processes of illness are present in a hidden way somewhere. Before one wants to meddle with mental illness, one ought actually, with the proper diagnosis, to determine which physical organ is involved in the illness.” Thinking, feeling, and willing  soul activities which follow from our senses  are all interrelated and interdependent.

In our highly technological era, we are intently centered on the physical realm, bombarded with sense data from the external environment. Such sensory overload may induce responses in an individual’s soul, such as fear and anxiety, while causing over-concentration and staring. The net result can lead to a habitual strain pattern that restricts movement and negatively impacts the healthy functioning of the eye-focusing muscles. School age children are especially prone to such problems and begin to develop vision problems early as a result.

One of the most fascinating aspects of improving eyesight naturally is a “flash” of near perfect vision that spontaneously occurs from time to time. I experienced flashes several times prior to having any knowledge of the phenomenon. They appear very early in the vision improvement process for many people, even for those with a high degree of initial blur. I liken the experience to a flash of inspiration or intuition from the spiritual realm, a Divine Perfection pouring into the soul, reminding the eyes how to see clearly again without strain. It’s also a reminder to step back from the stressful demands of a society fixated on material ends and become more in touch with our higher spiritual nature.

Quantum physicist Arthur Zajonc chronicled the scientific study of light and visual optics from the time of the early Greek philosophers to our current age and laments at the gradual demise of artistic and spiritual insights in the endeavor. Throughout the centuries, Plato’s light of the soul in visual perception was eventually excised by science to the point we are today a pure neurophysical model even though the nature of light is as enigmatic as ever.

We’ve become so steeped in material pursuits that we’ve “lost sight” of the spiritual side. If physical light is the counterpart of spiritual light, perhaps the visual blur that’s endemic to modern culture is a manifestation of spiritual myopia?

Observe the symmetry in the word “eye” itself. I view it as a symbol of our threefold nature. One “e” represents the exoteric or physical realm, while the other “e” represents the esoteric or spiritual realm. The “y” in between is the soul with three branches, two linking body and spirit, while the third points to the “I” (pronounced the same as “eye”) that is the center of our soul. Window of the soul, indeed!

Bibliography

William H. Bates, The Cure of Imperfect Sight by Treatment Without Glasses, New York: Central Fixation Publishing, 1920. Reprint, Pomeroy, Wash.: Health Research Books, n.d.

William H. Bates, “Perfect Sight,” Better Eyesight, September 1927

Aldous Huxley, The Perennial Philosophy, New York: Harper and Brothers, 1945

Harold N. Levinson, Phobia Free, with Stephen Carter, New York: M. Evans and Company, 1986

Wilder Penfield, The Mystery of the Mind: A Critical Study of Consciousness and the Human Brain, Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1975. Quoted in Huston Smith, Forgotten Truth: The Common Vision of the World’s Religions (New York: Harper Collins, 1992), 64-65

Michael Polanyi, Personal Knowledge, Chicago: The University of Chicago Press, 1958. Quoted in Huston Smith, Forgotten Truth: The Common Vision of the World’s Religions (New York: Harper Collins, 1992), 63

Huston Smith, Forgotten Truth: The Common Vision of the World’s Religions, New York: Harper Collins, 1992

Rudolf Steiner, A Psychology of Body, Soul, and Spirit: Anthroposophy, Psychosophy, & Pneumatosophy, Translated by Marjorie Spock, Herndon, Va.: Anthroposophic Press, 1999

Rudolf Steiner, Polarities in Health, Illness and Therapy, Lecture, Pennmenmawr, N. Wales, August 28, 1923. Spring Valley, NY: Mercury Press, 1987. Rudolf Steiner Archive. wn.rsarchive.org/Lectures/Polart_index.html

Rudolf Steiner, The Foundations of Human Experience, Translated by Robert F. Lathe and Nancy Parsons Whittaker, Herndon, Va.: Anthroposophic Press, 1996

Rudolf Steiner, Theosophy: An Introduction to the Spiritual Processes in Human Life and in the Cosmos, Translated by Catherine E. Creeger. Herndon, Va.: Anthroposophic Press, 1994

Alfred Yarbus, Eye Movements and Vision, New York: Plenum Press, 1967

Arthur Zajonc, Catching the Light: The Entwined History of Light and Mind, New York: Bantam Books, 1993

DOUG MARSH, a professional engineer and vision education advocate, has extensively studied natural vision improvement and the mind/body interface as it relates to eyesight. He is the author of Restoring Your Eyesight: A Taoist Approach. The natural Taoist approach has greatly reduced his nearsightedness while also relieving the symptoms of a TMJ/inner-ear disorder. Most days he experiences brief, spontaneous “flashes” of near 20/20 eyesight, an encouraging sign that his vision continues to heal. He lives in Canada and his website is www.taosight.com.

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The Gift of Forgiveness – for”give”ness is a gift we give ourselves.

Lewis Smedes said, “To forgive is to set a prisoner free and discover that the prisoner was you.”

Many of us carry some anger, resentment, jealousy or other negative emotion toward others. Sometimes we continue to harbor these emotions long after a person is no longer in our lives.

Negative emotions are like an anchor around your neck that weighs you down. Such emotions will affect both the quality of your life and your health. Not only does negativity affect you, but it is contagious and affects everyone around you, especially those who are closest to you.

The baser emotions like anger, hatred and unforgiveness block the higher emotions of love, joy and compassion. That simply means you cannot rise to highest levels of love, joy and health when you are chained down by unforgiveness.

Dr. J.A. Salaam said, “In order to increase, you must release.”

Catherine Ponder said, “When you hold resentment toward another, you are bound to that person by an emotional link that is stronger than steel. Forgiveness is the only way to dissolve that link and set yourself free.”

Seldom do people make the connection between emotional traumas in their lives and how they feel physically and spiritually. What is even less easy to see is how the fine threads of everyday frustrations join together and become a powerful rope that holds you captive and separates you from a richer, healthier and more joyful life.

Forgiveness is the act of unchaining yourself from thoughts and feelings that bind you to an offense that was committed against you and much of the time these offenses are only imagined because the offender had no intention of doing so.

Forgiveness is a commitment to a process of growth and change. Forgiveness is a creative act. Forgiveness lets the prisoners of the past go free. Not only does it bless him or her that hurt you, more importantly it liberates you and leaves you at peace with your memories.

There is no past, there are only memories of the past and when we live in memories and emotions of the past, it blocks the abundance that could be our future. The first step to forgiveness is to recognize the positive impact it can have on your life.

When you forgive, you stop playing the victim and you release all of the power and the control, which the offending person has had over you. You no longer define your life by how you have been hurt, but instead define yourself by how much you have grown.

Cherie Carter-Scott said, “Anger makes you smaller, while forgiveness forces you to grow beyond what you were.”

Life never remains static – it either expands or contracts in direct proportion to your courage to forgive. Forgiveness is the most important single process that brings peace into your life.

Forgiveness has two parts: The lesser part is to forgive others. The greater part is to forgive you for allowing yourself to be bound to negative emotions. Only when you unchain yourself can you fly to greater heights and reach your greater potential.

Affirmations can be a good way to start the process of forgiving. Here is an example: “I now forgive myself for the times I allowed myself to be chained down by “judgment” and “unforgiveness” – I now release all judgment and I forgive all persons who have offended me throughout my lifetime.”

William Shakespeare said, “To err is human, to forgive is divine.”

The word “give” in forgiveness is not only a gift you give to others; is a gift that you give to yourself.

All of us receive offenses and at some point, all of us have struggled with forgiveness – I know that I have, and in most cases it takes a conscious effort to forgive.

When the Roman Centurions drove nails into the hands and feet of Jesus, he said, “Forgive them for they know not what they do.” Neither do those who sin against us understand the eternal consequences of their sins and we should likewise forgive them. In fact, Christ said that he will forgive “whomsoever” he will forgive, but we are commanded to forgive “seventy times seven” those who sin against us. When we fail to forgive, we knowingly break this commandment and we essentially consent to the crucifixion of Jesus.

Our cross in life is to be obedient to God’s will and to learn to love and forgive others.

We will either learn to carry our cross or be crushed by it and our hatred toward others will always hurt us more than the person we are holding a grudge against.

Pray then like this: My Father who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy kingdom come into my heart, into my mind, into my spirit, into my business, into my home, into each member of my immediate family and into the hearts and minds of the entire human family. Thy will be done on earth as it is in heaven. Give me this day my daily bread; guide and strengthen me as I work to put food on my table and on the tables of others who stand in need of my help. Give me life more abundantly; give me an overflowing abundance of love, peace, joy, hope, confidence, ability and boldness. Renew my body and give me infinite health and youthfulness. Increase my memory and give me the ability to instantly recall things that I need to remember. Heal my eyes and improve my vision both physically and spiritually, that I may clearly see all things present and future for my own good and for the good of the people that I serve. Give me strength and wisdom to be a force for the good of mankind. Give me inspiration to know and do thy will in all things and in all ways and make me all that you want me to be. Help me to love my fellow man with infinite, perfect love and forgive my trespasses, sins and debts as I forgive those who trespass against me. Thank you Lord for your mercies toward me a sinner, and thank you for making me aware of my sins and making me shrink in the sight of sin. I hate the fact that my heart and thoughts are not yet totally pure and I offer my entire being up to you Lord and ask you to replace my evil nature with holy thoughts and a pure heart. Help me to avoid temptation and deliver me from any evil that comes against me. For thine is the kingdom and the power and the glory forever. Amen

Any “act” of unforgiveness is equal to the “act” or offense that was committed against you. If you were robbed and fail to forgive, it is as if you were the robber. If you were abused and fail to forgive, it is as if you were the abuser.

And as Christ was able to say, “forgive them for they know not what they do” let us also forgive those who have offended in the past, as well as those who now daily offend us.

The natural reaction is to think or say, “But you don’t understand how much it hurt me.” No buts, your situation is not unique! Decide this day to be strong! Forgive and set yourself free!

Mahatma Gandhi said, “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is an attribute of the strong.

Forgive – let go – and let God into your life!

Repeat this affirmation often. “I now forgive all persons who have offended me throughout my life and I now forgive myself for allowing myself to be chained down by unforgiveness.”

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Honey and Cinnamon

Honey is the only food on the planet that will not spoil or rot, however, when left in a cool dark place for a long time it will crystallize. When this happens I loosen the lid, boil some water, and sit the honey container in the hot water, off the heat and let it liquefy. It is then as good as it ever was. Never boil honey or put it in a microwave. Doing so will kill the enzymes in the honey.

Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases, but you need to know the source of the honey and make sure it is raw and not pasteurized. Today’s science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.

I personally make no claims, however Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, in its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientists:

Heart Diseases

Drinking Honey and Cinnamon tea daily reduces cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack, even those who have already had an attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heartbeat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully. As you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.

Arthritis

Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain, and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.

Bladder Infections

Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.

Cholesterol

Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient were found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured.

Colds

Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This process will cure most chronic coughs, colds, and clear the sinuses.

Upset Stomach

Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears
stomach ulcers from the root.

Gas

According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that if Honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

Immune System

Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacterial and viral attacks. Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacterial and viral diseases.

Indigestion

Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

Influenza

A scientist in Spain has proven that honey contains a natural ingredient, which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

Longevity

Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder, and three cups place in boiling hot water (removed from burner) and make like a tea.

Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age. Life spans also increase and even a 100-year-old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

Pimples

Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.

Skin Infections

Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

Weight Loss

Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach, and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

Cancer

Research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones has been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder 3 times daily for one month.

Fatigue

Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half-tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.

Bad Breath

People of South America, first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

Hearing Loss

Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts will restore hearing.

For the best results you need to use Real Cinnamon and raw, unpasteurized Honey.

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by John Austin

Two years ago I read a book entitled Living On Light by Jasmuheen.

She started what she refers to “the 21 day transition to living on light” in 1993 and since that time does not receive her nutrition from physical food; although occasionally she will eat a soup broth or consume a small amount of food for enjoyment.

After reading her book, I decided to give it a try as many people have. Most return to eating food after going through this process; not because they have to, but they do it as a matter of preference.

I personally went 53 days after which I began eating again. During the 53 days I lost 40 pounds in body weight, but to my amazement, I gained back 10 of those pounds while “living on light” before returning to solid food.

The rest of this chapter has been moved to another server. It is rather long and quite deep for someone who is not well exercised in the Spirit. However, if you feel like the Spirit is telling you to read it, I will be happy to send you that link. Please send an email to johnaustinmx@gmail.com  requesting this information.

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Gingivitis, also generally called gum disease or periodontal disease, describes the events that begin with bacterial growth in your mouth and if not properly treated may end with tooth loss due to destruction of the tissue that surrounds your teeth.

Gingivitis (gum inflammation) usually precedes periodontitis (gum disease), however, it is important to know that not all gingivitis progresses to periodontitis.

In the early stage of gingivitis, bacteria build up in the form of plaque and cause the gums to become inflamed (red and swollen). Gums often bleed easily while brushing teeth. Although the gums may be irritated, the teeth are still firmly planted in their sockets. No irreversible bone or other tissue damage has occurred at this stage.

When gingivitis is left untreated, it can advance to periodontitis. In a person with periodontitis, the inner layer of the gum and bone pull away from the teeth and form pockets. These small spaces between teeth and gums collect debris and can become infected. The body’s immune system attempts to fight the bacteria as the plaque spreads and grows below the gum line.

Toxins or poisons produced by the bacteria start to break down the bone and connective tissue that hold teeth in place. The body produces enzymes to help fight the infections, but these enzymes are also destructive to the bone and connective tissue.

As the disease progresses, the pockets deepen and more gum tissue and bone are destroyed. When this happens, teeth are no longer anchored in place, they become loose and tooth loss often occurs. Gum disease, in fact, is the leading cause of tooth loss in adults.

Other factors can contribute to periodontal disease may include:

Hormonal changes, such as those occurring during pregnancy, puberty, menopause, and monthly menstruation, make gums more sensitive, which makes it easier for gingivitis to develop.

Illnesses may affect the condition of your gums, including cancer or HIV that interfere with the immune system. Because diabetes affects the body’s ability to use blood sugar, patients with this disease are at higher risk of developing infections, including periodontal disease.

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Medications can affect oral health because some lessen the flow of saliva, which has a protective effect on teeth and gums. Some drugs, such as the anticonvulsant medication Dilantin and the anti-angina drug Procardia and Adalat, can cause abnormal growth of gum tissue.

Smoking makes it harder for gum tissue to repair itself and may lead to gum disease.

Poor oral hygiene, such as not brushing and flossing on a daily basis, make it easier for gingivitis to develop.

Diet and a family history of dental disease can be contributing factors for the development of gingivitis.

Gum disease may progress painlessly, producing few obvious signs, even in the later stages. Although the symptoms of periodontal disease often are subtle, the condition is not entirely without warning signs. Certain symptoms may point to some form of the disease, including:

Gums that bleed during and after brushing
Red, swollen, or tender gums
Persistent bad breath or bad taste in the mouth
Receding gums
Formation of deep pockets between teeth and gums
Loose or shifting teeth
Changes in the way teeth fit together upon biting down
Changes in the fit of partial dentures

Even if you don’t notice any symptoms, you may still have some degree of gum disease. In some people, gum disease may affect only certain teeth, such as the molars. Your dentist or a periodontist can recognize and determine the progression of gum disease.

Rinsing your mouth with ShopFreeMart PureSilver regularly will kill bacteria that cause plaque and gum disease. Rinse your mouth for six minutes with 1-2 droppers mixed with one half ounce of pure water 2x times daily. Then swallow to benefit your entire body.

Squirt a few droppers of ShopFreeMart PureSilver into your dental floss container to disinfect the floss that carves food off the teeth and gums. Floss often cuts into the gums and can cause infections, so use this disinfected floss between your teeth.

ShopFreeMart PureMag, D-Cal and PureCopper can help strengthen the teeth and gums. PureSilver and Siaga also eliminate free radicals, toxins and other pathogens that may be the cause of gum disease. Regular use of ShopFreeMart Immunize and Siaga can also strengthen the immune system, helping to ward off disease-causing organisms.

Oil Swishing has also been shown to tighten loose teeth and heal gum problems.

In the produce aisle you may find a conventionally grown apple and close to it, you have one that’s organic. Both apples are firm, shiny and red. Which should you choose? Conventionally grown produce generally costs less, but you get what you pay for.

Conventional vs. Organic:

The word “organic” refers to the way farmers grow and process agricultural products, such as fruits, vegetables, grains, dairy products and meat. Organic farming practices are designed to encourage soil and water conservation and reduce pollution. Farmers who grow organic produce and meat don’t use conventional methods to fertilize, control weeds or prevent livestock disease. For example, rather than using chemical weed killers, organic farmers may conduct more sophisticated crop rotations and spread mulch or manure to keep weeds at bay.

Here are some key differences between conventional and organic farming.

Conventional:

Apply chemical fertilizers to promote plant growth.

Spray insecticides to reduce pests and disease.

Use herbicides to manage weeds.

Give animals antibiotics, growth hormones and medications to prevent disease and spur growth.

Organic:

Apply natural fertilizers, such as manure or compost, to feed soil and plants.

Use beneficial insects and birds, mating disruption or traps to reduce pests and disease.

Rotate crops, till, hand weed or mulch to manage weeds.

Give animals organic feed and allow them access to forage or free range outdoors. Use preventive measures such as rotational grazing, a balanced diet and clean housing to help minimize disease.

Check the label:

The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has established an organic certification program that requires all organic foods to meet strict government standards. These standards regulate how such foods are grown, handled and processed. Corrupt organizations and politicians however are trying hard to get these laws changed.

If a food bears a USDA Organic label, it means it’s produced and processed according to the USDA standards. The seal is voluntary, but many organic producers use it.

Products that are completely organic, such as fruits, vegetables, eggs or other single-ingredient foods are labeled 100 percent organic and can carry the USDA seal.

Foods that have more than one ingredient, such as breakfast cereal, can use the USDA organic seal plus the following wording, “100 percent organic” depending on the number of organic ingredients. Products with mixed ingredients must be at least 95 percent organic to use this term.

Do “organic” and “natural” mean the same thing? No, “natural” and “organic” are not interchangeable terms. You may see “natural” and other terms such as “all natural,” “free-range” or “hormone-free” on food labels. These descriptions must be truthful, but don’t confuse them with the term “organic.” Only foods that are grown and processed according to USDA organic standards can be labeled organic.

You Are What You Eat:

A natural and organic food diet should be at the center of a proper nutrition program. Have you ever heard the phrase, “you are what you eat?” By eating natural and organic foods, and consuming lots of fruits and vegetables and through juicing, you can eat your way to good health.

A natural and organic food diet is not a temporary fad; it is a lifestyle change that promotes good health and long life. Because the natural and organic food diet is more likely to provide the nutrition your body needs and also has a cleansing effect on your body, it will allow your body to heal itself. By eliminating the foods that introduce or create toxins in your body, and by eating foods that are natural and organic, you will achieve better health.

Avoid foods that contain artificial sweeteners and other additives. Since these food additives do not naturally occur in nature and are created by man, the human body does not process them correctly. It causes the body to build up toxins and generally leads to bad health. Similarly, use of non-naturally occurring fats and oils can also lead to compromised health. Research now shows that ultra-low fat diets may actually be hurting you and why “good” fats are essential to your health.

Farmers feed growth hormones and antibiotics to animals that are raised for meats and dairy products, in order to increase the output of the farm. Additionally, farmers treat vegetables and fruit they grow with pesticides and chemical fertilizers, which get absorbed into the food. Therefore, eating natural and organic meats and dairy products and organic produce relieves your body of the added burden of processing these chemicals present in the food you eat.

Unless you are consuming 7 – 9 servings of organic fruits and vegetables per day, plus eating a variety of other nutrient rich foods, it is likely that you will need to take a vitamin and mineral supplement to get your daily requirement of these essential nutrients. Although such supplements are not a substitute for eating fruits and vegetables, selecting the right mineral and vitamin supplement can provide much of what your body needs each day. Additionally, unless your vitamin and mineral supplements contain natural fruit and vegetable extracts, you will likely need to take a phytonutrients supplements.

By going “organic” and taking the ShopFreeMart products nutritional supplement you can enjoy a better quality of life and expect to live a lot healthier as well as a lot longer.

All of us have desires that we cannot meet with our physical strength; for example finding a good parking place in a crowded parking lot.

Recently on a Saturday morning my wife told me that she wanted to go out of town to visit her sister. My dentist lives in the same town about 1 ½ hours from our home. I had wanted to visit him and didn’t want to make two trips, so I called his office about 8:30 in the morning and the message said he was open from 9am to 4 pm Saturdays. I then called his home and asked if he could see me. He told me that he was booked solid that day.

Using the following outline for prayer, I prayed “My dentist takes care of my teeth today.”

After praying that the dentist could see you, the normal thing to do would be to rush to the dentist office and sit in line hoping for a “no show” but I did not hurry. We left our home about 11am. I actually drove more slowly than usual. There were times when cars pulled in front of me and forced me to drive even more slowly than I wanted to. I did not get upset or anxious. I just accepted that everything was working in my favor for me to arrive at exactly the right moment.

Our arrival time was totally unplanned and we drove into the parking lot about 12:45 in the afternoon. There was only one car in the parking lot and when we went inside, only the dental assistant was there. She called the dentist on his cell phone and he said he would be right over.

In just a few minutes, I was in the dental chair and the dentist took care of me and by the time we left, the dentist office was full of people.

Learning to pray correctly will not only bend time and events in your favor, it will allow you to create things exactly as you want them and at the same time remove a lot unnecessary stress and worry from your life.

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Described by some as the top-down enema, the Salt Water Flush is another important component for anyone going through the Master Cleanse process. As it works through your digestive system, it helps your body with waste removal. Salt has been used for thousands of years as a way of cleansing germs-people used to rub salt in wounds to prevent infection, for instance.

The Salt Water Flush is much the same. Salt also helps to draw out poisonous substances that have accumulated in the body. In effect, it has a sterilization effect on the body. Your body is not meant to digest the salt water mixture you’ll drink. The mixture is approximately the same specific density as blood, so the water will not be absorbed by the kidneys and the salt will not be taken in by the blood. Instead, the salt water solution will just move through your body without interruption, taking toxins with it as it goes.

Basics of the salt water flush – There are a few basic steps in the salt water flush process, including:

Be sure to take your laxative tea the night before.

Get up early the next morning and be sure not to eat or drink anything.

Drink your Salt Water Flush solution.

Lie down on your right side for half an hour to ensure that the solution moves into the small intestine.

Stick near the bathroom for the next several hours.

But why do you need to lie down and stick close to the bathroom? This is because as the Salt Water Flush makes its way through the body it will break up fecal matter which is then moved out of the body with the water. When the Salt Water Flush is combined with the laxative tea, it really gets the bowels moving. You should expect, therefore, to have several bowel movements after you drink the Salt Water Flush. In fact, you may experience anywhere between two and six eliminations over the next three to four hours.

For these reasons, it is recommended that you do the Salt Water Flush during a period of the day when you’ll have unrestricted access to a bathroom. Freedom to go as often as you need is also required. As a result, many people choose to get up early in the morning to do their Salt Water Flush. Alternatively, you could take it as soon as you get home in the evening if you’ll have adequate time.

It is best to do the salt water flush on an empty stomach. Avoid drinking water or anything else for at least 30 to 40 minutes before and after your drink the salt water flush.

To get you ready to do the Salt Water Flush, you’ll need to gather a few simple ingredients and tools together. Here are the basic ingredients you’ll require.

Ingredients needed for the Salt Water Flush:

Uniodized sea salt: Whatever you do, don’t use regular iodized table salt as this will not produce the same effect. Instead, be sure that you use only sea salt. (See Salt)

Lemons: You may wish to slightly flavor your Salt Water Flush with lemon to make it easier to swallow.

Filtered or spring water: As with the Lemonade, you’ll want to have the purest water you can get your hands on to ensure you’re not introducing new toxins into your body.

In addition to these basic ingredients, you’ll require some tools to prepare your Salt.

Tools needed for the Salt Water Flush:

A pot – for heating the water and mixing the Salt Water Flush. Glass isn’t recommended as the heat from the water can crack the glass.

A spoon – for mixing the Salt Water Flush until the salt dissolves.

A big glass – from which to drink the Salt Water Flush solution.

So you’ve got everything out and ready to go. Let’s start making the salt water solution.

Salt water flush recipe and process:

2 teaspoons of sea salt (I recommend Himalayan or Redmond Salt)

1 quart of water

Lemon juice to taste

Make the Salt Water Flush by warming the water in the pot until it is lukewarm – about the same temperature that you eat soup at. Add the salt and stir until it is completely dissolved in the water. Add lemon if you wish to mask the salt flavor.

You’re now ready to drink it! Be prepared – this solution will taste salty!

Note: Do not take enemas or colonics during the Salt Water Flush (or at any time during the Master Cleanse, for that matter). Enemas and colonics cleanse only a portion of the colon, whereas the Salt Water Flush cleans out the entire digestive tract and is therefore much more effective.

Tips for making the Salt Water Flush easier:

Many find that swallowing the salt water is difficult because of the strong salt flavor and the large volume of liquid. In fact, it’s not uncommon to hear that people feel this is the hardest aspect of doing the Master Cleanse. Nevertheless, it is an important part of the process, so you should try to make it work if at all possible.

Over the years, people have suggested many tips and tricks for making this stage of the Master Cleanse Diet easier. Here are some possible tricks for getting the salt water down with minimal amounts of stress:

Put the salt in the measured water the night before to allow it to dissolve more completely overnight. Gently heat the mixture the next morning. This should make the salt water much more palatable.

Some have found that drinking the entire Salt Water Flush in one long gulp makes it much easier to get it down without gagging.

Others have recommended that you drink your Salt Water Flush in front of a mirror. Watching yourself drink the solution may distract you enough to get the entire drink down quickly.

If you’re not able to drink the entire Salt Water Flush within one or two gulps, sip it more slowly, but be sure to have consumed the entire amount within 15 minutes.

Regardless of which method you choose, just keep two things in mind. First, drinking the salt water too quickly can result in feelings of nausea, so see what works for you. Second, drinking the salt water too slowly will reduce the effectiveness of the flush significantly. For that reason, a good balance is usually recommended.

Effect on kidneys:

Salt water mixed at this concentration has basically the same specific gravity as your blood and therefore will be directed to the colon instead of the kidneys. This is a very healthy practice and there are cultures that drink a tsp. or more of salt in a tall glass of water every morning when they wake up. They are among the healthiest people on the planet.