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				<title>karen replied to the topic Abstention from Grain in the forum General</title>
				<link>https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/abstention-from-grain/#post-9602</link>
				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 10:04:01 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Forgot to mention.. Almond flour also makes great breads, muffins, cookies, etc. Similar in consistency to corn bread, but no grain at all, and tastes great. Lots of good recipes available.</p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Abstention from Grain in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 28 Dec 2005 00:07:57 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Real eye-opener book is Dangerous Grains by Ron Hoggan. Hundreds of health conditions associated with gluten grains.</p>
<p>Chebe bread is a terrific alternative if you need something bready, since rice flour breads are horrid. But chebe bread is made from tapioca (manioc) and has some of the same elasticity as gluten breads, so the texture is nice&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-30797"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/abstention-from-grain/#post-9600" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic TCM herbs from China in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Thu, 15 Dec 2005 21:47:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Another great site is Michael Tierra&#8217;s, <a href="http://www.planetherbs.com" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.planetherbs.com</a></p>
<p>-Karen</p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Increasing chi to get faster results - Making your own mountain in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 21 Nov 2005 13:33:22 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Not only the shape, but the materials used.. for orgone devices, see:<br />
<a href="http://www.towerbusters.com" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.towerbusters.com</a> and<br />
<a href="http://www.orgonite.info" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.orgonite.info</a></p>
<p>and for some of the most beautiful pieces:<br />
<a href="http://www.ozarkorgonite.com" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.ozarkorgonite.com</a></p>
<p>-Karen</p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Cranio Sacral in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:26:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been treated with craniosacral therapy and cranial osteopathy, at different times and for extended periods, and I can say that the cranial osteopathy helped me tremendously, while craniosacral didn&#8217;t seem to have much effect.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s just my own experience, for what it&#8217;s worth. Cranial osteopathy is a sub-specialty, and is sometimes called&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-30122"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/cranio-sacral/#post-8105" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Cranio Sacral in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 19 Oct 2005 15:26:21 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I&#8217;ve been treated with craniosacral therapy and cranial osteopathy, at different times and for extended periods, and I can say that the cranial osteopathy helped me tremendously, while craniosacral didn&#8217;t seem to have much effect.</p>
<p>That&#8217;s just my own experience, for what it&#8217;s worth. Cranial osteopathy is a sub-specialty, and is sometimes called&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-28204"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/cranio-sacral/#post-8105" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Help wanted with earth line and entities in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2005 23:05:51 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.orgonite.info" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.orgonite.info</a></p>
<p>Sorry to be so brief, but that site describes it better than I can!</p>
<p>Take care,<br />
Karen</p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Help wanted with earth line and entities in the forum General</title>
				<link>https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/help-wanted-with-earth-line-and-entities/#post-7935</link>
				<pubDate>Mon, 03 Oct 2005 23:05:51 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><a href="http://www.orgonite.info" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.orgonite.info</a></p>
<p>Sorry to be so brief, but that site describes it better than I can!</p>
<p>Take care,<br />
Karen</p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Practices for shoulder pain in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:24:15 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>thanks, hagar!  i love those ideas and will do. might as well slap the shoulders after doing slapping guitar techniques 🙂</p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Practices for shoulder pain in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:24:15 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>thanks, hagar!  i love those ideas and will do. might as well slap the shoulders after doing slapping guitar techniques 🙂</p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Practices for shoulder pain in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:20:29 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the ideas.. re. craniosacral, I&#8217;ve had many treatments over the years but I found that cranial osteopathy worked much better for me. Unfortunately, it&#8217;s not easy to find a D.O. who does cranial manipulation as their main treatment modality; most of them these days practice conventional medicine like MD&#8217;s.</p>
<p>Actually when I was getting&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29936"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/practices-for-shoulder-pain/#post-7693" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Practices for shoulder pain in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 13 Sep 2005 16:20:29 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the ideas.. re. craniosacral, I&#8217;ve had many treatments over the years but I found that cranial osteopathy worked much better for me. Unfortunately, it&#8217;s not easy to find a D.O. who does cranial manipulation as their main treatment modality; most of them these days practice conventional medicine like MD&#8217;s.</p>
<p>Actually when I was getting&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-28018"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/practices-for-shoulder-pain/#post-7693" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Thanks and update in the forum General</title>
				<link>https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/thanks-and-update/#post-7564</link>
				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2005 11:22:22 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>YES on the Harmonic Protector! I feel it has a beneficial energy without measuring anything. I also have Carol&#8217;s large orgonite pyramid, and a houseful of other orgonite creations that friends and I have made, and it makes a distinct difference on many levels. People who come into the house are generally more cheerful, too.</p>
<p>I would also&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29884"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/thanks-and-update/#post-7564" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Thanks and update in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 30 Aug 2005 11:22:22 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>YES on the Harmonic Protector! I feel it has a beneficial energy without measuring anything. I also have Carol&#8217;s large orgonite pyramid, and a houseful of other orgonite creations that friends and I have made, and it makes a distinct difference on many levels. People who come into the house are generally more cheerful, too.</p>
<p>I would also&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27966"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/thanks-and-update/#post-7564" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Thanks and update in the forum General</title>
				<link>https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/thanks-and-update/#post-7556</link>
				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:45:36 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Craig,</p>
<p>Interestingly, I don&#8217;t think I mentioned the zapper here on this forum, but somehow you made the connection between me and the zapper which was correct :-).</p>
<p>I do use the zapper, but not the Hulda Clark type. I use the one made by Don Croft which is orgonite-enhanced (link below). It uses a lower frequency than the Clark zapper. 15&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29880"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/thanks-and-update/#post-7556" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Thanks and update in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 19:45:36 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Craig,</p>
<p>Interestingly, I don&#8217;t think I mentioned the zapper here on this forum, but somehow you made the connection between me and the zapper which was correct :-).</p>
<p>I do use the zapper, but not the Hulda Clark type. I use the one made by Don Croft which is orgonite-enhanced (link below). It uses a lower frequency than the Clark zapper. 15&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27962"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/thanks-and-update/#post-7556" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic energy through walls in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:30:10 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re very welcome. I also agree with the advice to use healing stones. In my experience, the qualities of stones are amplified when they are part of an orgonite device. </p>
<p>The folks who sell orgonite make it to order, so you can ask for the type of stones you&#8217;d like in them. The stones are placed in the liquid resin which hardens.</p>
<p>That&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29873"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/energy-through-walls/#post-7541" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic energy through walls in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 14:30:10 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>You&#8217;re very welcome. I also agree with the advice to use healing stones. In my experience, the qualities of stones are amplified when they are part of an orgonite device. </p>
<p>The folks who sell orgonite make it to order, so you can ask for the type of stones you&#8217;d like in them. The stones are placed in the liquid resin which hardens.</p>
<p>That&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27955"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/energy-through-walls/#post-7541" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic energy through walls in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:02:30 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would highly recommend &#8220;orgonite&#8221; devices. The word orgonite derives from orgone, which is what Wilhelm Reich called chi. The device is being field tested by many people in the past five or so years, and seems to clear subtle negative energy. </p>
<p>People who are energy sensitive can see or feel this occurring; I can&#8217;t, but I can feel the effects,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29870"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/energy-through-walls/#post-7535" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic energy through walls in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Fri, 26 Aug 2005 11:02:30 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I would highly recommend &#8220;orgonite&#8221; devices. The word orgonite derives from orgone, which is what Wilhelm Reich called chi. The device is being field tested by many people in the past five or so years, and seems to clear subtle negative energy. </p>
<p>People who are energy sensitive can see or feel this occurring; I can&#8217;t, but I can feel the effects,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27952"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/energy-through-walls/#post-7535" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Where to begin? in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:15:20 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh yes, I knew about the butter oil but it wasn&#8217;t available for a long time, and now that it is, it&#8217;s just too expensive for me&#8211; $60 for only 8 oz. I&#8217;ll keep it in mind and try to swing it at some point.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not able to eat large amounts of anything,  so I&#8217;m not concerned about the small amounts of muscle meat. Compared to where I was, eating&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29861"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/page/4/#post-7494" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Where to begin? in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:15:20 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Oh yes, I knew about the butter oil but it wasn&#8217;t available for a long time, and now that it is, it&#8217;s just too expensive for me&#8211; $60 for only 8 oz. I&#8217;ll keep it in mind and try to swing it at some point.</p>
<p>I&#8217;m not able to eat large amounts of anything,  so I&#8217;m not concerned about the small amounts of muscle meat. Compared to where I was, eating&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27943"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/#post-7494" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Where to begin? in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:04:36 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Sean,</p>
<p>I just now saw this post&#8211;thanks, looks great and I&#8217;m trying it, so I&#8217;m at a high point of the learning curve right now :-).  I&#8217;m a bit confused about when to do the relaxed reps. You said to contract back into the active exhale without pause, so I&#8217;m not sure when to do the relaxed reps.</p>
<p>I think I&#8217;m exhausted and just not absorbing&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29860"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/page/4/#post-7492" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Where to begin? in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 19:04:36 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Sean,</p>
<p>I just now saw this post&#8211;thanks, looks great and I&#8217;m trying it, so I&#8217;m at a high point of the learning curve right now :-).  I&#8217;m a bit confused about when to do the relaxed reps. You said to contract back into the active exhale without pause, so I&#8217;m not sure when to do the relaxed reps.</p>
<p>I think I&#8217;m exhausted and just not absorbing&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27942"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/#post-7492" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic magnetic qi gong in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:51:39 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Personally, instead of magnets I use orgonite, which is based on the work of Wilhelm Reich.<br />
<a href="http://www.orgonezone.com" rel="nofollow ugc">Orgonite</a></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Nutrition/5 Element/Supplimentation in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:47:49 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A few sources&#8211;<br />
Books:<br />
The Tao of Healthy Eating, Dietary Wisdom according to Chinese Medicine, by Bob Flaws<br />
Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig<br />
Healing with Whole Foods, by Paul Pitchford</p>
<p><a href="http://www.westonaprice.org" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.westonaprice.org</a>  on native diets<br />
<a href="http://www.mercola.com" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.mercola.com</a>  on nutrition and supplements</p>
<p>Other authors worth reading:<br />
Aajonus&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29868"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/nutrition5-elementsupplimentation/#post-7520" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:47:49 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>A few sources&#8211;<br />
Books:<br />
The Tao of Healthy Eating, Dietary Wisdom according to Chinese Medicine, by Bob Flaws<br />
Nourishing Traditions by Sally Fallon and Mary Enig<br />
Healing with Whole Foods, by Paul Pitchford</p>
<p><a href="http://www.westonaprice.org" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.westonaprice.org</a>  on native diets<br />
<a href="http://www.mercola.com" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.mercola.com</a>  on nutrition and supplements</p>
<p>Other authors worth reading:<br />
Aajonus&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27950"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/nutrition5-elementsupplimentation/#post-7520" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:37:29 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Take a look at <a href="http://www.tropicaltraditions.com" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.tropicaltraditions.com</a>  for info on virgin coconut oil, and see my post about chocolate.</p>
<p>I also use the coconut oil just as I would olive oil.. salads, in raw sauces, in raw blender drinks, in cooking, etc, because it&#8217;s so heat stable.  And I use the milder flavor expeller-pressed kind when I don&#8217;t want such a strong coconut&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29857"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/page/4/#post-7486" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:37:29 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Take a look at <a href="http://www.tropicaltraditions.com" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.tropicaltraditions.com</a>  for info on virgin coconut oil, and see my post about chocolate.</p>
<p>I also use the coconut oil just as I would olive oil.. salads, in raw sauces, in raw blender drinks, in cooking, etc, because it&#8217;s so heat stable.  And I use the milder flavor expeller-pressed kind when I don&#8217;t want such a strong coconut&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27939"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/#post-7486" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:32:43 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hehe.. well, I&#8217;ll tell you about the raw coconut oil. I have a gallon of it right here. I use it to make my own chocolate, and it&#8217;s become one of my staple foods. (I don&#8217;t seem to have any ill effects of chocolate in this form).</p>
<p>Assuming a few people might be interested at the sight of the word &#8220;chocolate&#8221; :-), here&#8217;s the idea: Pour unsweetened&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29856"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/page/4/#post-7484" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:32:43 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hehe.. well, I&#8217;ll tell you about the raw coconut oil. I have a gallon of it right here. I use it to make my own chocolate, and it&#8217;s become one of my staple foods. (I don&#8217;t seem to have any ill effects of chocolate in this form).</p>
<p>Assuming a few people might be interested at the sight of the word &#8220;chocolate&#8221; :-), here&#8217;s the idea: Pour unsweetened&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27938"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/#post-7484" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:23:27 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks, I&#8217;m well read on the Weston Price material, and used to talk with Vinny regularly. I&#8217;d eat organ meats if I was sure of the quality.. I can&#8217;t get grass-fed organ meats without mail ordering and paying a lot.</p>
<p>Mercury is a major issue for me, so I go easy on fish. </p>
<p>-Karen</p>
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				<pubDate>Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:23:27 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks, I&#8217;m well read on the Weston Price material, and used to talk with Vinny regularly. I&#8217;d eat organ meats if I was sure of the quality.. I can&#8217;t get grass-fed organ meats without mail ordering and paying a lot.</p>
<p>Mercury is a major issue for me, so I go easy on fish. </p>
<p>-Karen</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:07:32 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks, besides the qigong, I have done all those things for many years.. excellent TCM prescriptions but with little effect. The Qigong is what I haven&#8217;t practiced enough to give up on yet 🙂</p>
<p>Karen</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 19:07:32 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks, besides the qigong, I have done all those things for many years.. excellent TCM prescriptions but with little effect. The Qigong is what I haven&#8217;t practiced enough to give up on yet 🙂</p>
<p>Karen</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:52:48 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>great, thanks!</p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:52:48 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>great, thanks!</p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Belly Brain Article in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:36:13 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This has always interested me, but I never knew how to apply it therapeutically. I&#8217;ve just started using this &#8220;SCENAR&#8221; device, which I thought people here might be interested in knowing about.</p>
<p>It&#8217;s a bifeedback device that seems to reset the autonomic nervous system:<br />
<a href="http://www.senergymedicalgroup.com/faq.htm" rel="nofollow ugc">http://www.senergymedicalgroup.com/faq.htm</a></p>
<p>Scroll down to see &#8220;What is the&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-34966"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/belly-brain-article/#post-7517" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Where to begin? in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:27:57 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi, I&#8217;m glad you were able to overcome the fatigue. Sungazing is really interesting.. thanks for the reminder. I&#8217;d like to try that a bit. Here in upstate NY it&#8217;s a miracle to see the sun at all :-).  </p>
<p>I use ORMUS products too, and really like the subtle energy feel of them, although haven&#8217;t noticed tangible results. </p>
<p>As for diet, I studied&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29847"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/page/3/#post-7466" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:27:57 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi, I&#8217;m glad you were able to overcome the fatigue. Sungazing is really interesting.. thanks for the reminder. I&#8217;d like to try that a bit. Here in upstate NY it&#8217;s a miracle to see the sun at all :-).  </p>
<p>I use ORMUS products too, and really like the subtle energy feel of them, although haven&#8217;t noticed tangible results. </p>
<p>As for diet, I studied&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27929"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/#post-7466" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Where to begin? in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:03:51 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many thanks, Michael, will follow up on these suggestions. Right now the migraines are so severe that my only resort is the anti-migraine drug. Unfortunately as with all such drugs, it can only suppress and push the pain deeper into the system, which relieves it temporarily but then the body tries to express it again (hence rebound&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29846"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/page/3/#post-7464" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Tue, 23 Aug 2005 17:03:51 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Many thanks, Michael, will follow up on these suggestions. Right now the migraines are so severe that my only resort is the anti-migraine drug. Unfortunately as with all such drugs, it can only suppress and push the pain deeper into the system, which relieves it temporarily but then the body tries to express it again (hence rebound&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27928"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/#post-7464" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<title>karen replied to the topic Where to begin? in the forum General</title>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2005 18:44:04 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the encouragement, Max. Even though today was a very challenging day, I remembered to do a few rounds of the breathing. Sometimes I was able to hold the breath 12 seconds. It varies so that I&#8217;m not seeing linear progress yet, but I&#8217;m used to progress not being linear :).</p>
<p>It seems like the right thing to do, and I&#8217;ll keep at it,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29842"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/page/3/#post-7456" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2005 18:44:04 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Thanks for the encouragement, Max. Even though today was a very challenging day, I remembered to do a few rounds of the breathing. Sometimes I was able to hold the breath 12 seconds. It varies so that I&#8217;m not seeing linear progress yet, but I&#8217;m used to progress not being linear :).</p>
<p>It seems like the right thing to do, and I&#8217;ll keep at it,&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27924"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/#post-7456" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2005 18:38:09 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Michael,</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions. The chronic fatigue is so profound that even just moving my arms in wave pattern over my body for more than a few seconds would be too exhausting .. I start out painfully exhausted, and all movement is just more of a strain. Only very rarely do I experience movement as effortless. So, can the ocean&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29841"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/page/3/#post-7454" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Mon, 22 Aug 2005 18:38:09 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hi Michael,</p>
<p>Thanks for the suggestions. The chronic fatigue is so profound that even just moving my arms in wave pattern over my body for more than a few seconds would be too exhausting .. I start out painfully exhausted, and all movement is just more of a strain. Only very rarely do I experience movement as effortless. So, can the ocean&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27923"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/#post-7454" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2005 20:49:58 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hehe, yeah, this has been a long thread, but I&#8217;m glad you jumped in, Wendy. good advice that bears repeating. have been dealing with the emotional issues head on, ongoing. also grief is a big issue, and i have been crying a lot lately. interesting how sometimes i can cry for a long time and feel congested and drained afterward, whereas other times&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29834"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/page/2/#post-7440" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2005 20:49:58 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Hehe, yeah, this has been a long thread, but I&#8217;m glad you jumped in, Wendy. good advice that bears repeating. have been dealing with the emotional issues head on, ongoing. also grief is a big issue, and i have been crying a lot lately. interesting how sometimes i can cry for a long time and feel congested and drained afterward, whereas other times&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27916"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/#post-7440" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2005 20:34:32 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok, have done one Buteyko session. First my &#8220;diagnostic&#8221; time was about 10 seconds. So I tried to do 12 seconds as my training time. That was very uncomfortable. Then I tried again, and then even 10 seconds was too uncomfortable. It seems that I&#8217;m tiring myself when I hit that sudden discomfort, so that I can&#8217;t keep a consistent training&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-29833"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/page/2/#post-7438" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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				<pubDate>Sat, 20 Aug 2005 20:34:32 -0400</pubDate>

									<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Ok, have done one Buteyko session. First my &#8220;diagnostic&#8221; time was about 10 seconds. So I tried to do 12 seconds as my training time. That was very uncomfortable. Then I tried again, and then even 10 seconds was too uncomfortable. It seems that I&#8217;m tiring myself when I hit that sudden discomfort, so that I can&#8217;t keep a consistent training&hellip;<span class="activity-read-more" id="activity-read-more-27915"><a href="https://healingtaousa.com/forums/topic/where-to-begin/#post-7438" rel="nofollow ugc">[Read more]</a></span></p>
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