Good News for Alternative Medicine

With so much bad news going around, I like
to see what good news I can share.

Here's the deal...I've found with the right
healing tools,the right attitude, and the
willingness to learn, all diseases can be
reversed.

Recently I did a survey at a local health
food store to see how people felt about
alternative medicine. A whopping 85% were
all for it. They were eager to learn, but
just didn't necessarily know where to go
to get more information. So they usually
ended up in the health food store asking
lots of questions.

Keep asking people!

Sooner or later we'll get the hang of healing
ourselves and take this healthcare business
back where it belongs -into our hands!

I'm seeing more classes coming up,
more conferences, more articles.
As long as you stay with the basics -
using food as medicine, herbs, enzymes,
juicing, you can't go wrong.

There's a lot of therapies out there
that can get kind of kooky. I tend to
use those that use oxygen in some form,
like hyperbaric oxygen and which has
enough studies to prove it works.

Studies are good, clinical evidence
is better, experience is the best!

In my 30 years I've tried a ton of
stuff, and have learned it's not too
complicated. I just have to remember
to stick with the basics.

Alternative medicine in my head means
using those therapies that make sense
to me. Make sure it makes sense to
you as well before you try it.

Great health!
Dr. Judy

Traveling Healthy

Just got back from a week trip to Barbados.
On the way there it was a looooonnnngggg
flight. On the way back it became doubly
long when the last flight of the day was
cancelled. Bummer!

Tons of people got irate - lots of eye
rolling, sighs and cursing going on, but
it never really helps.

I've found that staying calm cool but firm
helps. When they said they had to give me
a flight for the next day, I politely
asked to be booked on another airline, which
they did. PLUS they gave me a $10 meal voucher
and $100 transportation voucher.

I could have gotten some greasy junky food
with the voucher, but I found a nice healthy
bottle of juice, whole grain muffin, protein
bar and fruit salad. I was happy as a clam
knowing I would have some food on the plane!

Overall, I do tons of travelling and follow
my old mentors advice - Paul Bragg - that
eating light is the way to go. Salads, soups,
fruit, etc does help to feel refreshed after
a long day of flying.

I used to have heavy hard to digest meals
at airports. Once on the plane I'd promptly
fall asleep and feel sluggish after the
plane landed. Plus I had that scummy feeling
in my mouth! Yuck!

When I stick to a more healthy plan, I only
need a light nap, plus I wake up feeling
refreshed and rested. It works folks!

Until next time,
Dr.Judy

Reasons I Don't Drink Coffee

The only good thing about coffee is that
Starbucks is making a ton of money! Wouldn't
you like to see some of that in your pocket?

You can.

Stop drinking coffee, put that money in
your piggy bank, invest it, and bingo!

Ok, so it's not that simple, but it would
be a start!

Here are some reasons I don't drink coffee...
It doesn't help insomnia!
I drink camomile tea instead if I need to relax.

Gives a buzz, but then you eventually crash
and burn. I find that when I get enough rest,
eat well, and work out, I have plenty of
energy.

Caffeine can cause uric acid crystals to build up.
Bad news for joints. It can eventually lead to
gout and arthritis. So instead drinking water,
apple juice, or freshly made juice is way better.

I don't like headaches, and I know coffee can
definitely attribute to headaches. Being in a
hot and humid climate, I've learned to drink
smoothies instead. Yum!

Herbal teas are my favorite. I'm finding that
some towns now have herbal tea shops with
delicious tea blends. Usually sweetened with
stevia which adds another great flavor, plus
it's excellent for maintaining blood sugar.

My favorite is to buy some exotic teas and then
put the in a glass jar. I then put it outside
to let it steep in the sun for the day. After-
wards I'll keep it in the frige and add lemon
or stevia.

Enjoy a coffee free, high energy day!
Judy

Getting kids on the healthy track

After raising 3 kids who are now all in their twenty
somethings, I realize how easy I had it. I stayed at
home. Homeschooled them. And cooked everything from
scratch. Not all moms have this luxury I know.

The upside of this lifestyle was that my kids worked
up healthy appetites and ate almost everything I put
in front of them. My one son would eat potato salad
and coleslaw instead of cake!

The downside was that financially it was an
absolute killer trying to survive! Thanks mom
for all your help during those years.

Whether you stay at home or not, you still have
to get your kids to eat their vegetables. Here's
some creative ways I used to do it...

Sipping juice instead of soda.

Making fresh vegetable juices is the easiest way
to get kids to 'eat' their vegetables. Carrot juice
is becoming more and more popular in the grocery
stores so you don't even have the mess of cleaning
up the juicer afterwards.

Take a large glass with a straw, and pour in the
carrot juice. I would recommend diluting it with
water since carrot juice can be very sweet.
Throw a cherry, grape, or other large piece of
fruit in. Now have them sip on the juice until
they 'find the cherry'!

Until next time,
Judy

Beautiful Skin is Only a Brush Away

Here in South Carolina I thought there would be
lots of women with beautiful smooth skin. I'm
finding however the opposite...everyone is
complaining of dry, itchy skin.

After coming back from the Caribbean islands,
where everyone truly has gorgeous skin, I
went back through my notes.

Here's what I found:
~ natural fats vs bad fats
I know on the islands they eat lots of fried
foods, which are the bad fats.

So what makes their skin so great?

They use, eat, soak in coconuts!
Everywhere you go there's coconut milk
served. The older generation is big into
using coconut oil as well as olive oil
for the hair. Leaves your hair feeling
absolutely luxurious. I couldn't believe
how much better it felt than any conditioner
I've ever used!

Putting coconut oil on your skin instead
of lotions is also fantastic. The skin
needs as much natural fats as possible
and coconut is definitely easy on
the skin AND the inside of your body.

But here's an old stand by...

Using a dry brush on your skin before you
shower works wonders in getting that old
dead flaky skin off. Plus it leaves your
skin feeling smooth and silky.

While in the shower, scrub your body
all over with natural sea salt. Just a
handful, wet it, and scrub your skin from
head to foot. You will be amazed at how
smooth your skin will become!

Until next time,
Judy

Are You Working on Your Health Education?

This week I had an eighty year old woman come into
my office with a book called:
"Celiac Disease - A Hidden Epidemic" by
Peter H.R. Green, M.D.

I was proud of her for striving to learn all
she could about her disease which she's had for
over twenty years. She knew her symptoms well,
knew which foods aggravated her, and how far
she could make it out of her house before she'd
be in trouble with diarrhea. Not a pleasant life
to be sure, but she had managed.

In a few short weeks we turned things around
for her. Mostly it was just getting the right
enzymes into her. She's a happy camper now!
She even did her big experiment of eating a
food she hadn't had for years. She did just fine.

I'm big on educating people about all aspects
of their disease. The problem I find is that
they look only at their initial symptoms and
not the big picture. The key is to look at the
body as a whole.

Once the offending issue is removed, whether
it's stress related, food related or whatever,
the next step is to feed the body the right
tools that it can begin the healing process.


Until next time,
Judy

Health and Beauty Skin Care Lessons I've Learned

As I long for the days to be outside basking in
the sun instead of stuffed in my 'cave' (read-office)
I'm also aware of the damage the sun can cause.
Lots of people come to see me After the fact and
wonder why their skin is so dry and brittle even
though they use the best skin lotions.

I'm a strong proponent for taking care of the
Inside of my body. I've learned that when I'm
well hydrated, eating fresh fruits, keeping my
organs humming along my skin looks great.

As I'm now starting out my new decade of 50's,
I do notice that my skin is not as supple as
it once was. But do I really expect it to
look like my twenty-one year old daughters??
Nahh!

I did an experiment where I tried taking a
tablespoon of flaxseed for a few months but
the taste can gag a maggot! Then onto using
Vitamin E but that made my stomach feel
queesy. I ate lots of guacamole when I lived
in San Diego thinking the natural fats would
be good for me. I just ended up putting on
a few extra pounds.

Then I started rubbing my body down with
extra virgin olive oil after my showers. But
that only made me feel like a greased turkey!
I'm not one to use lots of lotions, since
I know most of them contain chemicals and
preservatives I don't want on my body.

I finally hit on a great way to take care
of my skin. About once a month I do a couple
of colonics, clean out my liver by taking
liver herbs, and rub my body with fine sea
salt crystals during my shower. Wow! Baby
smooth skin! I love the feeling!

I only do this a couple of days out of a
month and have found that my weight is staying
stable, my skin is glowing, I feel super!

Until next time,
Judy