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Stimulates the Vagus Nerve Lowers stress levels Reduce Anxiety Sleep Better Stimulates full Vagus Nerve Channel CLICK HERE TO WATCH VAGUS NERVE ROUTINE  Reduce Stress in the body.... and it allows your body to heal. Heal from pain, trauma, and auto-immune issues. Fascial Maneuvers are a movement process that activates the body's healing and growth processes. They help to increase range of motion, reduce stress and increase all over body functionality. The class involves slow, precise movements with deep breathing which is easy and open to all ages and levels. Fascial Maneuvers work best when done daily. The best place to start is a 20 minute daily routine of the Stress Reset and Organ reset. You can add the other movements as needed for your specific body's needs. Follow along with our videos/routines and we will guide you through the process. We will create full body routines....coming in the future....stay tuned. WHAT IS FASCIA? WHAT IS A FASCIAL MANEUVER? LEARN MORE Click: https://zenofsleep.com/blogs/news/how-fascia-maneuvers-work-my-story MY STORY.... I am 56 and had pain in my hips, burning pain in my foot/ankle, tinnitus, jaw clenching and left teeth rubbing on tongue, insomnia and auto-immune issues. I had healed my auto-immune issues to about 85% with diet and herbs, but got stuck and plateaued for the last year or 2. FM's have helped me heal those the rest of the way. My pain is gone and I am now just dealing with fascial tightness in a few areas of my body. My tinnitus in 8 months is just about gone. My teeth no longer rub on the side of my tongue. My stress levels have majorly decreased which has resulted in better sleep, weight loss, and an over all feeling of wellbeing. FM's have really changed my life and helped me reverse my ageing process. I feel so much better and have so much more energy! I am also a Thai Massage therapist and Bowen Therapist. I have now found something that I can do on myself to heal my own body. I am here to pass along what I have learned with FM's to help you have a better, healthier, more energetic and pain free life!

Reduces tension in hips Reduces tension in low back and sciatic Lowers stress levels

Routine to clear the full body lymphatic system. Clear toxins Reduce puffiness in feet, legs and face Lymphatic Massage

Increase Digestion Better Digestion Stimulate Organs Unstick Digestive System Stimulate Bodies Organ Meridians Helps Sleep Better Health CLICK HERE for the class...   Reduce Stress in the body.... and it allows your body to heal. Heal from pain, trauma, and auto-immune issues. Fascial Maneuvers are a movement process that activates the body's healing and growth processes. They help to increase range of motion, reduce stress and increase all over body functionality. The class involves slow, precise movements with deep breathing which is easy and open to all ages and levels. Fascial Maneuvers work best when done daily. The best place to start is a 20 minute daily routine of the Stress Reset and Organ reset. You can add the other movements as needed for your specific body's needs. Follow along with our videos/routines and we will guide you through the process. We will create full body routines....coming in the future....stay tuned. The Organ Reset: Resets the organs for proper functioning and release of congested and stuck fascia and organ tissue. Stimulates digestion and helps all areas of the body as all body meridians are based on an organ. WHAT IS FASCIA? WHAT IS A FASCIAL MANEUVER? LEARN MORE Click: https://zenofsleep.com/blogs/news/how-fascia-maneuvers-work-my-story

Reduce Stress in the body.... and it allows your body to heal. Heal from pain, trauma, and auto-immune issues. CLICK HERE for the class.... Fascial Maneuvers are a movement process that activates the body's healing and growth processes. They help to increase range of motion, reduce stress and increase all over body functionality. The class involves slow, precise movements with deep breathing which is easy and open to all ages and levels. Fascial Maneuvers work best when done daily. The best place to start is a 20 minute daily routine of the Stress Reset and Organ reset. You can add the other movements as needed for your specific body's needs. Follow along with our videos/routines and we will guide you through the process. We will create full body routines....coming in the future....stay tuned. The STRESS RESET involves 3 sets of Movements: THE PALLETT SWIPE: Reduces head and neck tension, relieves headaches, calms thoughts, improves mental processing, indirectly rebalances pelvic floor and hips, and expands lung capacity. TOTALLY TWISTED: Reduces all over body stress, calms the nervous system, releases "feel good" hormones, and decompresses spine and organs. ANTI GRAVITY: Full spinal decompression, reduce spinal and organ tension, increases digestion, calms the nervous system, and increases the "feel good" hormones. WHAT IS FASCIA? WHAT IS A FASCIAL MANEUVER? LEARN MORE Click: https://zenofsleep.com/blogs/news/how-fascia-maneuvers-work-my-story

Reduce Stress in the body.... and it allows your body to heal. Heal from pain, trauma, and auto-immune issues. Fascial Maneuvers are a movement process that activates the body's healing and growth processes. They help to increase range of motion, reduce stress and increase all over body functionality. The class involves slow, precise movements with deep breathing which is easy and open to all ages and levels. Fascial Maneuvers work best when done daily. The best place to start is a 20 minute daily routine of the Stress Reset and Organ reset. You can add the other movements as needed for your specific body's needs. Follow along with our videos/routines and we will guide you through the process. We will create full body routines....coming in the future....stay tuned.   What is Fascia? It is the tissue that is in our bodies that connects EVERYTHING together. It is like a spider web that surrounds muscles, organs, ligaments, bones, brain, nerves and lymph.... everything.... It can get dry and bunched together creating issues within the body. What is a Fascial Maneuver? It is a mix of movement, intention, and breath to release tension and restrictions within the body and it's systems. Over time and with consistency the body can be relieved from pain, auto-immune issues, weight gain, balance hormones and initiate healing in every aspect of the body. We work with the 3 zones of the body; head torso, and legs. As in like an animal balloon, as we twist 1 area of the body, we are increasing the pressure in the other parts of the body to help in the fascial release. Using our intension and engaging the Reticular Activating System (RAS) of our brain, we will increase our healing benefits. Having a clear intension and being aware of the changes being made in the body will give you increased and faster results. Focusing our mind on our intended results, as in releasing the fascia around a certain muscle etc., will include the brain in reprogramming the body and increasing the results of the movement. Start the Routines with a body scan, see what you are feeling and then do it again afterwards to feel and incorporate the changes you feel into your body using our RAS. Breathing... Breathing during the maneuver adds a new dimension to the movement/stretch and allows the body to expand from the inside out. It will increase the benefits of the FM (fascial Maneuver) as well as reducing stress in the body. Breathing through the nose will activate the top half of the body where breathing through the mouth will activate the lower half of the body. Walking... Walking after a set of FM's is the best way for the body to adapt to new changes in pressure and range of motion and to integrate the effects of the maneuver fully. It is best to walk 45 seconds to 3 minutes for the body to fully integrate the changes. You can also do just the 45 seconds and then when you are done with your full FM routine for the day take a 20-30 minute walk for an amazing body integration. Observing... When doing FM's it is important to observe the changes that are occurring in your body. This not only speeds up the integration of the changes, but it also helps to connect you deeper to what works and what doesn't work for your body. Ask yourself: How do you feel; warmth, coolness, buzzing, itching, relief of pain, movement of pain? Do you feel energized or exhausted? Are you seeing clearer are things brighter? etc. Recognize the change to fine tune your body awareness.   Supplements to Support Fascia Silica - Horsetail tea or Diatomaceous Earth-Food Grade Helps to allow minerals and water absorb into the fascia, to allow it to be hydrated Minerals - Kelp or Irish Sea Moss Allows the water to be absorbed into the fascia Electrolytes You may still be dehydrated even if you drink the allotted daily intake of water. Your body needs the minerals and salts to absorb fully into the tissue and fascia.   MY STORY.... I am 56 and had pain in my hips, burning pain in my foot/ankle, tinnitus, jaw clenching and left teeth rubbing on tongue, insomnia and auto-immune issues. I had healed my auto-immune issues to about 85% with diet and herbs, but got stuck and plateaued for the last year or 2. FM's have helped me heal those the rest of the way. My pain is gone and I am now just dealing with fascial tightness in a few areas of my body. My tinnitus is just about gone. My teeth no longer rub on the side of my tongue. My stress levels have majorly decreased which has resulted in better sleep, weight loss, and an over all feeling of wellbeing. FM's have really changed my life and helped me reverse my ageing process. I feel so much better and have so much more energy! I am a Thai Massage therapist and Bowen Therapist and have now found something that I can do on myself to heal my own body. I am here to pass along what I have learned with FM's, herbs and diet, to help you have a better, healthier, more energetic and pain free life! Fascia Maneuver Base Moves provided by Human Garage

Use this 13 minute routine to help Balance your Vagus Nerve to achieve better health. Balancing your Vagus Nerve can help conditions such as: - Anxiety - Sleep Issues - Digestion Issues - Heart Irregularity - Gut Health Problems - Persistent Cough - Depression - Stress - And much more... Use the Earth's healing vibration recreated in our tuning fork to naturally heal, clear and ground the body for better health.    

Today’s Video is about easy Spring cleansing ideas, helping you detox and loose weight coming out of the winter and the holidays. Our bodies need to add some weight for health and immune function over the winter, but in spring it is time to start shedding those extra pounds and lighten up for the warmer temperatures to come. 

 A 15 minute video using our Premium Tuning Fork and gem foot to help clear and strengthen your lungs. 

A 15 minute video using our Premium tuning fork to help clear your sinuses.

How to use face reflexology to reduce vertigo symptoms naturally. https://youtu.be/EGMI1IVu5xk

Bananas have many health benefits like balancing blood sugar, and aid in a better nights sleep. https://youtu.be/Wu2e9xAHfJI

A Natural easy way to give yourself a facelift using a Gua Sha tool. Activate your skins natural ability to regenerate. https://youtu.be/Olhlzv5zGi0

Vagus Nerve Stimulation Reduces Inflammation and the Symptoms of Arthritis Note: The Zen of Sleep  does not make claims as to alleviation of pain. However this article shows how inflammation and symptoms of arthritis may be reduced by Vagus nerve stimulation. The CES MAX targets the Vagus nerve by treatment on the Tragus. CES units have been used for Vagus nerve stimulation for decades, through the use of ear clips to stimulate the nerve endings in the ears. Positive results may be gained by applying low amplitude, extremely low frequency (ELF) electric currents, through the Vagus nerve system. The CES MAX 2 cranial electrotherapy stimulator device incorporates the use of ELF applied by ear clip attachments electrodes, to stimulate the Vagus nerve. Learn More: CES MAX 2   ARTICLE FROM PSYCHOLOGY TODAY: Vagus Nerve Stimulation Dramatically Reduces Inflammation Stimulating the vagus nerve reduces inflammation and the symptoms of arthritis. KEY POINTS Growing evidence shows that inflammation could be combated by engaging the vagus nerve and improving “vagal tone.” A higher vagal tone index is linked to physical and psychological well-being. Stimulating the vagus nerve can offer advantages over the use of drugs, such as lower costs and fewer side effects. Vagus nerve in yellow. Source: Sebastian Kaulitzki/Shutterstock Inflammatory responses play a central role in the development and persistence of many diseases and can lead to debilitating chronic pain. In many cases, inflammation is your body's response to stress. Therefore, reducing "fight-or-flight" responses in the nervous system and lowering biological markers for stress can also reduce inflammation. Typically, doctors prescribe medications to combat inflammation. However, there's growing evidence that another way to combat inflammation is by engaging the vagus nerve and improving “vagal tone.” This can be achieved through daily habits such as yoga and meditation—or in more extreme cases of inflammation, such as rheumatoid arthritis (RA)—by using an implanted device for vagus nerve stimulation (VNS). The vagus nerve is known as the "wandering nerve" because it has multiple branches that diverge from two thick stems rooted in the cerebellum and brainstem that wander to the lowest viscera of your abdomen touching your heart and most major organs along the way. Vagus means "wandering" in Latin. The words vagabond, vague, and vagrant are all derived from the same Latin root. In 1921, a German physiologist named Otto Loewi discovered that stimulating the vagus nerve caused a reduction in heart rate by triggering the release of a substance he coined Vagusstoff (German for "Vagus Substance”). The “vagus substance” was later identified as acetylcholine and became the first neurotransmitter ever identified by scientists. Vagusstoff (acetylcholine) is like a tranquilizer that you can self-administer simply by taking a few deep breaths with long exhales. Consciously tapping into the power of your vagus nerve can create a state of inner-calm while taming your inflammation reflex. The vagus nerve is the prime component of the parasympathetic nervous system which regulates the “rest-and-digest” or “tend-and-befriend” responses. On the flip side, to maintain homeostasis, the sympathetic nervous system drives the “fight-or-flight” response. Healthy Vagal Tone Is Part of a Feedback Loop Linked to Positive Emotions Early anatomical drawing of the vagus nerve. Source: Wellcome Library/Public Domain Healthy vagal tone is indicated by a slight increase of heart rate when you inhale, and a decrease of heart rate when you exhale. Deep diaphragmatic breathing—with a long, slow exhale—is key to stimulating the vagus nerve and slowing heart rate and blood pressure, especially in times of performance anxiety. A higher vagal tone index is linked to physical and psychological well-being. Conversely, a low vagal tone index is associated with inflammation, depression, negative moods, loneliness, heart attacks, and stroke. A 2010 study, “How Positive Emotions Build Physical Health: Perceived Positive Social Connections Account for the Upward Spiral Between Positive Emotions and Vagal Tone,” was published in Psychological Science. For this research, Barbara Fredrickson and Bethany Kok of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill honed in on the vagus nerve and discovered that a high vagal tone index was part of a feedback loop between positive emotions, physical health, and positive social connections. Their research suggests that positive emotions, robust social connections, and physical health influence one another in a self-sustaining upward spiral dynamic and feedback loop that scientists are just beginning to understand. For this experiment, Frederickson and Kok used a Loving-Kindness Meditation (LKM) technique to help participants become better at self-generating positive emotions. However, they also found that simply reflecting on positive social connections and working to improve close-knit human bonds also caused improvements in vagal tone. In 2014, I wrote a Psychology Today blog post, “How Does the Vagus Nerve Convey Gut Instincts to the Brain?" based on findings by researchers in Switzerland who identified how the vagus nerve conveys “gut feelings” of anxiety and fear to the brain. Clinical and experimental studies indicate that stress and depression are associated with the up-regulation of the immune system, including increased production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. When administered to patients or laboratory animals, cytokines have been found to induce typical symptoms of depression. Therefore some cases of low mood, low energy, and lack of motivation may be due to elevated levels of cytokine proteins. Vagus Nerve Stimulation (VNS) Dramatically Reduces Arthritic Inflammation Source: Alila Medical Media/Shutterstock Recently, an international team of researchers from Amsterdam and the United States conducted a clinical trial which demonstrates that stimulating the vagus nerve with a small implanted device significantly reduced inflammation and improved outcomes for patients with rheumatoid arthritis by inhibiting cytokine production. RA is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects approximately 1.3 million people in the United States and costs tens of billions of dollars to treat each year, according to the researchers. The neuroscientists and immunology experts involved in this study used state-of-the-art technology to map the neural circuitry that regulates inflammation. In one circuit—termed “the inflammatory reflex”—action potentials transmitted in the vagus nerve inhibit the production of pro-inflammatory cytokines. The July 2016 study, "Vagus Nerve Stimulation Inhibits Cytokine Production and Attenuates Disease Severity in Rheumatoid Arthritis," appears online in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (PNAS) and will be published in an upcoming print issue. This is the first human study designed to reduce symptoms of rheumatoid arthritis by stimulating the vagus nerve with a small implanted device which triggered a chain reaction that reduced cytokine levels and inflammation. Although this study focused on rheumatoid arthritis, the trial's results may have implications for patients suffering from other inflammatory diseases, including Parkinson's, Crohn’s, and Alzheimer's. In a statement, Paul-Peter Tak, the international principal investigator and lead author of the paper from the Division of Clinical Immunology & Rheumatology of the Academic Medical Center at the University of Amsterdam, said, "This is the first study to evaluate whether stimulating the inflammatory reflex directly with an implanted electronic device can treat RA in humans. We have previously shown that targeting the inflammatory reflex may reduce inflammation in animal models and in vitro models of RA . . . which might be relevant for other immune-mediated inflammatory diseases as well." These findings suggest a new approach to fighting diseases that are currently treated with relatively expensive drugs that have a host of side effects. VNS gives healthcare providers a potentially more effective way to improve the lives of people suffering from chronic inflammatory diseases. Conclusion: VNS Is a Potent Drug-Free Alternative for Treating Inflammation In conclusion, co-author Kevin J. Tracey, president and CEO of the Feinstein Institute for Medical Research and the person who discovered the inflammatory reflex, said, "This is a real breakthrough in our ability to help people suffering from inflammatory diseases. While we've previously studied animal models of inflammation, until now we had no proof that electrical stimulation of the vagus nerve can indeed inhibit cytokine production and reduce disease severity in humans. I believe this study will change the way we see modern medicine, helping us understand that our nerves can, with a little help, make the drugs that we need to help our body heal itself." The emerging field of bioelectronic integrative medicine targets a variety of disorders traditionally treated with pharmaceuticals by using advanced neuromodulation devices. Stimulating the vagus nerve offers significant advantages to the use of drugs—such as lower cost and fewer side effects.  

DETOXIFYING & A HEALING CRISIS USUALLY GO HAND IN HAND Have you noticed when you do a detox or some other cleanse or healing protocol that you feel worse for a bit? That your symptoms seem like they are getting worse not better? That is because your body is experiencing a healing crisis.   WHAT IS A HEALING CRISIS A healing crisis is a temporary worsening of symptoms after beginning a CAM treatment. You may also see it called a homeopathic aggravation, a detox reaction, or a cleansing reaction. In a healing crisis, symptoms briefly worsen before beginning to improve, a temporary worsening of symptoms that arise as we go through the healing process. It may affect your mental, emotional and physical being as you reach a different level of health. The body is constantly striving to function towards optimal resonance with the memory of its cellular growth. With disease there is blockage, stagnation or a disturbance of proper regulation and alignment of cellular function.  This impairment can be a result of mental, emotional and/or physical trauma, poor lifestyle, environmental toxins or a genetic predisposition to disease.(1.) You may feel detox symptoms as you start clearing heavy metals or other bacteria and viruses out of your body. This is good, so push through it, as your body will be healthier and cleaner after the symptoms pass.   WHAT IT FEELS LIKE When you experience a healing crisis, it is important to take extra gentle care of yourself. It can help to spend some quiet time with whatever you are feeling and see if you can support your body to release anything that is no longer serving you. Drink extra water, rest, and practice self-compassion. Remember that you can pace the healing process, but stay the course. You can keep doing this until you feel that the symptoms you have been experiencing are gone, or as long as you like   Some detox symptoms you may experience are;  headaches metal taste fatigue body aches skin eruptions/rashes   The symptoms usually last 1-3 days. Your body will be healthier after you do it, so don't stop doing the detox. You can reduce what you are doing that is causing you to cleanse to reduce the symptoms if they are very uncomfortable for you and then gradually work your way back, but pushing through it will get your body to a better state of health.   WHY IS IT GOOD? A true healing crisis stimulates the immune system. There is a breakdown of muscle tissue, increasing the body’s amino acid pool and creating a rise in granular leukocytes. This causes nutrients to be released from storage to be utilized to a greater extent for the healing process. There is a reduction in blood concentrations of zinc and iron; this reduction inhibits bacterial growth and the growth of cancer cells. Optimal adrenal function is a necessary component of the healing crisis, as the adrenal medulla releases epinephrine and norepinephrine to cause vasoconstriction to the GI tract and vasodilation to skeletal muscles via the sympathetic nervous system, thus causing a decrease in blood flow to the digestive organs and protection of the internal organs. Hence, the patient experiences a decrease in appetite. Fasting during a fever maintains the fever at a stable temperature, prevents further suppression and protects the body from the autotoxicity caused by undigested food. During the healing crisis messages travel back and forth from the adrenal glands to the pituitary gland through the central nervous system (CNS). The CNS cannot function without amino acids, which act as neurotransmitters or precursors to neurotransmitters. Certain amino acids, such as taurine and gaba, neutralize toxins and enhance mobilization of nutrients to the inflammatory areas of the body. The utilization of oxygen in the body is converted from an anaerobic to an aerobic process during a healing crisis. During a healing crisis, numerous biochemical reactions take place that shift the body’s ability to both recognize abnormal cell growth and use oxidative processes to relieve inflammation. It is the body’s innate response in returning to homeostasis. (2.)   CONCLUSION Your body will be in a much better state after you cleanse. It allows your body to progress in it's healing and regeneration to move forward. So even though it may be a bit uncomfortable for 1-3 days, know that your body is doing good for itself, coming into a better state of health. Push through it as you and your body will feel better on the other side.      1. https://drarielleschwartz.com/a-healing-crisis-dr-arielle-schwartz/#.YQxr5IhKiUk 2. https://ndnr.com/autoimmuneallergy-medicine/the-healing-crisis/

Is Your Brain Not Balanced? HAVE YOU NOTICED THAT IT IS HARD TO HEAL, FEEL THAT LIFE IS A STRUGGLE, AND YOUR THERAPIES JUST DON'T SEEM TO WORK? THEN YOUR BRAIN MAY NOT BALANCED Have you been trying for years to heal from health issues and just seem stuck? Without brain balance, life will feel like a struggle. You won’t stick to your goals and you won’t follow through on your own intentions. Without it, other therapies just don’t work well, even natural ones, like acupuncture or chiropractic. Once brain balance is restored, the trick is to maintain it, so that you continue to self-heal. Brain imbalance can be viewed as a “short-circuit” in the brain. Approximately 95% of people (even so-called healthy people) are not brain balanced according to John Diamond, MD, innovator of Behavioral Kinesiology and the author of the book, Your Body Doesn’t Lie. If our brain is not balanced, due to stress, trauma, toxins or radiation, then communication is lost in the body, not allowing it to heal and come into balance.   Is Your Brain Out Of Balance?   By examining the list below, you’ll have a pretty good idea if you are brain balanced or not. If you have all or most of the symptoms, it is likely that you need to balance your brain:  You can’t sleep through the night without waking  You trip or bump into things by accident  You have dyslexia or right/left disorientation etc.  You have ADD/ADHD (attention deficit disorder)  You are addicted to drugs, sugar, alcohol, caffeine, or wheat   You don’t remember your dreams  You feel stressed or panicky all the time  You can’t relieve chronic pain  You have tried all sorts of therapies but nothing seems to work  You feel better with treatment but the results don’t last  You experience chronic tiredness or brain fog  You tend to be edgy, irritable, quick to anger, or sad  You can’t easily let go of negative thoughts  You have mood swings or symptoms of depression  You have difficulty with decision making and remembering things  You feel chaotic and disorganized much of the time  You feel overwhelmed, lost or unmotivated  You get migraines easily, especially when the weather changes  You feel sick whenever there are significant shifts in earth energy such as electromagnetic storms, earthquakes, hurricanes etc.    Causes of Brain Imbalance There are many things that can cause brain imbalances. The most common include head injuries and exposure to electromagnetic radiation including those emanating from popular wireless devices. Food additives such as monosodium glutamate (MSG), artificial sweeteners such as aspartame, can cause cell death in the brain and predispose you to brain imbalances as well. Mercury and lead are heavy metals that are extremely toxic, particularly to the nervous system. Heavy metal toxicity causes chronic inflammation in the body which can lead to hardening of the arteries and heart disease in addition to contributing to pain. Most holistic experts agree that the number one risk of heavy metal toxicity is having mercury fillings in your teeth (often called “silver” fillings).   Achieving Brain Balance There are several methods to achieve brain balance. But by far, the fastest and easiest to use is an energy tool called the LifeWave Y-Age Aeon anti-stress patch. I’ll call it the Aeon patch for short. This patch was released on the market in January 2011 and has become a big seller next to the X39 Stem Cell enhancing patches released in 2019. Not only does this patch balance and calm the nervous system of the body, it has a dual action of also decreasing inflammation. LifeWave patches are the brainchild of inventor, David Schmidt, who was working on natural ways to safely increase the energy of Marine soldiers in the Navy. The Marines were confined in mini-submarines for months at a time. Because these ships were so small, storing caffeinated energy drinks were not an option. Schmidt developed a prototype acupuncture energy patch, which finally came onto the market as the Energy Enhancer patches in 2004. In 2005, I was introduced to these patches by a chiropractor. At first, I was skeptical that a patch could work as well as acupuncture, but after doing some research I was willing to try them. The only patch LifeWave had available at the time was the Energy Enhancer patches, so I used them for my figure skating. I wore them on my Stomach 36 acupuncture point during my first-ever Adult International Figure Skating Championship in Oberstdorf, Germany, and won a gold medal for the United States! After that experience, I was hooked. Recovering from the fatigue of having fibromyalgia took months rather than years, thanks to these patches, and today I’m as productive as ever. Then with the advent of the IceWave pain relief patches, and the Aeon anti-stress patches, I am now able to return to doing things I couldn’t do when I was sick - like back bends. LifeWave patches contain nano-sized organic crystals in a homeopathic solution that reflect a specific spectrum of infrared light frequencies in our bodies. Because the patches communicate to our bodies via light, nothing transfers through the skin into the body. In fact, they are just as effective when taped onto clothing. The organic crystals inside the patches are activated by your body’s warm electromagnetic field. Once the patches come within close proximity to your body, they “turn on”. If they are removed from the body, they “turn off”. Each patch stays active approximately 12 hours. The patches can become ineffective if exposed to heat, so make sure you don’t leave the package on the dash of a car in the middle of the summer or wear them in a hot tub! Brain Balance Protocol Using Acupuncture Patches To balance the brain, you will need to purchase a package of LifeWave Y-Age Aeon patches. By the way, I highly discourage you from purchasing these patches from just any online discount reseller for three reasons. Firstly, LifeWave does not honor the 30-day money back guarantee if the patches were bought from an online discount reseller such as Amazon or eBay. Secondly, the whole point of selling the patches through distributors is so that you, the customer, can get personalized training and support. If you take the risk of purchasing LifeWave patches from online discount stores, do not expect help, training or support from a LifeWave distributor. General Guidelines: ✓ Use one patch per day, maximum 12 hours a day, daytime or nighttime, whichever feels better to you ✓ Hydrate with plenty of water, about ½ oz per lb. of body weight per day or approximately 2 Liters ✓ Choose any one of the acupuncture points below to use daily or rotate through the points to see which feels the best to you ✓ You may wear the patch stuck to a hat, headband or scarf to hide it if you like. It doesn’t have to be stuck onto your head in order for it to work. ✓ When not in use, keep patches away from heat and your body ✓ Keep in mind that you do not have to place the patch exactly over the acupuncture point. Approximate location will work just fine. What to Expect: • You may feel more relaxed, calmer, happier, or have less “brain fog” • You may feel you have more energy. But if your life has been stuck in “stressmode” for a long time, you may actually feel relaxed or sleepy • With continued use, you may experience deeper sleep, less awakenings, more vivid dreams • You may feel more refreshed on awakening in the morning • The patches are powerful activators of acupuncture points. If you feel unwell, headachy, flu-like, it means your body is detoxifying (healing response). If it is mild, drinking more water or taking some Vitamin C may ease the symptoms. If it is moderate or severe, simply remove the patch and try again the next day for a shorter period of time. Four Options for Placing the Aeon Patch Option 1: You can place the patch on the hairless area of the skull behind the right ear. The approximate acupuncture point is Triple Burner 17. This area is close to the brainstem of the nervous system, the part of the brain controlling many automatic nervous system functions such as breathing. People who have a lot of fear or anxiety tend to like using this acupuncture point. Option 2: You can place the patch over the “third eye” which is just above and between the eyebrows. This acupuncture point, Governing Vessel 24.5, stimulates the pineal gland. Many women in my practice like to sleep with the patch on this point to encourage deep sleep and hormonal balance. Option 3: You can place the patch on top of the head at Governing Vessel 20. This point can be found by drawing an imaginary line from the tips of your ears intersecting the midpoint of the top of your head. This acupuncture point is used to lift the energy into the head and is good for people with foggy thinking or low mood. Option 4: You can place the patch over the thymus area, which is on the breast bone, about one third of the way down from the notch in the front of the neck.  It’s a good idea to rotate through the points daily or every couple of days to see which points make you feel the best. Continue patching with Aeon patches on a daily basis for at least two weeks. Then you can graduate to patching your head four days a week while patching other acupuncture points listed in the company’s brochure on the other three days of the week. Alternatively, you can patch nightly to help you sleep. If you hear about severe weather, geomagnetic storms or big earthquakes above 6.0 somewhere in the world, you may wish to use the brain balancing protocol for a few days in a row to prevent the stress from affecting your nervous system. I find that sensitive people need additional support through stressful situations or energies they may find themselves “sensing”.   CLICK TO LEARN MORE ABOUT AEON PATCHES CLICK TO PURCHASE AEON PATCHES AND GET 90 DAY GUARANTEE     This guide is an excerpt from Dr Karen’s #1 bestselling book: Guide to Healing Chronic Pain – a Holistic Approach

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Last week we talked about how to cleanse your body from Heavy Metals, a major precursor to illness and disease. Next week will be a "How To" On deep liver cleansing, to heal disease in your body. I will share how I healed over 8 autoimmune illnesses in my body ...   This weeks topic will be on "Everyday Cleansing" ...things we can do every day to keep our bodies healthy and happy. ________________________________ LEMON WATER The first thing I like to add to my daily routine for cleansing is juicing 1/2-1 lemon in water every morning and drinking it first thing, then wait 20-30 minutes till you eat or drink anything else. It helps you to rehydrate, and cleanses toxins out your liver.  Lemon juice activates the water to latch onto toxins and to help flush them out of your system, much better than just water alone.  _______________________________ TEA The second thing for daily detoxing is tea. Tea tastes great, gives you a break from drinking water, and has amazing health benefits! MY FAVORITE CLEANSING TEAS  DANDELION Clears organs of toxic heavy metals, DDT and other poisons Dandelion Flower- Cleanse stomach, intestinal tract, gallbladder, bladder, lungs, uterus and heart Dandelion Leaves- Purifies blood, helps with circulatory issues, cleanses lymphatic system Dandelion Stem- Cleanse spleen, liver, and brain Dandelion Root-  Deeper cleanser for spleen, liver and brain; forces the organs to purge toxins on a deeper level for a more intense detoxification Helps you to stay healthy Anti-viral Good for the prostate Full of vital nutrients and vitamins HELPS WITH Acid reflux Weight gain Inflamed gallbladder Sluggish liver Acne Migrains UTI's Blood and digestive disorders ALS and much more...   HIBISCUS Helps rejuvenate the liver, bringing it back to life by cleaning mucus off cell membrane walls and improving the liver’s ability to perform its responsibilities. This herb is also a gallbladder rejuvenator—it cleans off gallbladder walls—and improves the liver’s personalized immune system. HELPS WITH Boosts immune system  Fights infections Antioxidants within help cardiac function and lower cholesterol  Lowers blood pressure Prevents bladder infections Relieves constipation Weight loss Depression Sleep disorders Hypertension Mood swings Helps with liver disorders Fatty Liver Jaundice    _______________________________ EAT YOUR FRUITS AND VEGETABLES The next thing in having a daily healthy cleansing diet is eating lots of fruits and vegetables. I talked about this in a previous Blog Mom was right Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables. At least 1/3 of every meal should be a fruit or veggie, you can even work up to 1/2 if you would like. These foods contain live nutrients that give your body real nutrition, power and energy; and help to cleanse and heal your body, instead of eating the dead or inert ingredients in a lot of the foods that we eat today. These other foods just fill you up, but don't give your body a lot of the true nutrition like fruits and vegetables do to keep us healthy. Enjoy your fruit! Our bodies, liver and brain run on glucose, the sugar that is in fruit. As an example, having a banana or mango right before bed gives your brain the glucose it needs to help you have a better nights sleep.  These fruits actually balance blood sugar: Apples Bananas Berries Dates Lemons Melons Pomegranates Artichokes Sprouts We have developed a fruit fear, with diet fads such as KETO, and other fads that go in and out of style. God infused these delicious delicacies with some of the most powerful healing nutrients on the planet....SO ENJOY! _______________________________________ LOWER FAT INTAKE To cleanse your liver you need to keep the fat levels in your blood low. If your blood has too much fat in it, it has lower levels of oxygen in it. This puts your liver in bile production mode to process these fats and thin the blood so your oxygen levels can go back up again. We need oxygen in our blood to feed our organs, especially our brain and heart....!!! When we eat fat, it changes our liver function from removing toxins out of the liver to producing bile to digest the fats that are being ingested.  If we are continually eating fat then our liver never has a chance to cleanse and release toxins properly... Therefore getting stagnant, fatty and sluggish! I recommend if you want to focus on gently cleansing; to not eat any fat until the afternoon or evening. If you can at least go fat free for breakfast that will go a long ways to helping your body detox. Have a fruit and greens smoothie for breakfast, a big salad for lunch, and a regular dinner.   _____________________________________ CONCLUSION There is a lot you can do if you know what to watch out for, and how best to support your body. You can do a lot for your body if you even do a gradual cleanse, like I have described above. Really....It's just a healthy way to eat and would be beneficial to have this as your main way of eating.  It just may take a little time to re-focus on how you create your meals, but once you get the hang of it, it is not hard. THE KEY IS PLANNING!! Make a weekly menu when you go shopping with yummy healthy recipes. Then you won't get stuck in the I'M HANGRY situation and eat whatever is fast and convenient. It just takes a few minutes to get it together, but having a menu will be a major help for you throughout the week to stay healthy and have the variety you want. I have purchased some great cookbooks, and I choose 1 per week to get my recipes out of and then switch throughout my cookbooks weekly. Sure we all need to cheat here and there, just enjoy when those special times are around, and then get right back to it.   If you have any questions feel free to leave a comment below!   HIBISCUS LEMONADE One of my favorite drinks to have while cleansing. Make up a pitcher and have it on hand to drink throughout the day.   4 C        Water -Divided 2 tsp       Hibiscus tea or 2 tea bags 1/2 C     Fresh Squeezed Lemon Juice 4 TBL    Raw Honey   Boil 1 cup of the water and add the Hibiscus tea, steep 10-15 minutes. Strain and place in the fridge to cool. In a bowl mix the remaining water, lemon juice and honey until dissolved. Mix two together when hibiscus mixture has cooled.