Mood:  lyrical

That's what I saw up on that stage tonight! I saw a stage full of absolute joy! That's why it was so beautiful! I was witnessing expressions of joy, and joy spreads. That's the wonderful thing about dance!

May we all find the dancers within us. Go on and try it when nobody's looking. Start with tapping your toes! Turn on some music. Okay, if you don't want to do that, then sing! Singing is soooooooooooooooooo very good for us, too!

Sway to the rythm. Do it a little each day. If you will make a practice of this one little thing, you will be amazed at the results you will find!

It's the little things like this that make a really big difference in health. People often don't realize the healing power of such simple things as just listening to music and moving around to the beat. Make a point to do this now and then through the day!

Sing, dance, twirl, tap your toes, hum, sway, do the cha cha, the waltz, and the twist! Whatever you're MOVED to do...DO! Dance until your heart is content!


Thank you, Sarah, for the beautiful inspiration you are!






Love,
Mom

(That's DR. Mom!)

Mary Jo Eshelman, ND, CTN, CNHP

allnatureworks@aol.com



The information presented is the author's personal and professional opinion, and is intended for educational purposes only. Nothing printed here is designed to take the place of a physician's advice. If you are experiencing problems with your health, it is recommended that you consult with a licensed health care professional. All Natural HealthWorks! is not responsible for any damages or ill-effects resulting from the information presented herein, nor do we make any recommendations regarding your health. We are simply here as a resource for you in making your own choices for your health yourself.

*NOTE: Don't forget to drink lots of water! Onceyou get things moving, you want the poisons to be sure to move OUT. This is a very important note!

Mood:  sharp

Can you tell the difference between these two pictures? Of course you can. One is real, one is fake! No problem!

Now let me ask you....which would you prefer to eat? Silly question, huh?

Just bear with me a moment, and think about your reasons for answering that question the way that you obviously did. (I'm assuming you chose to eat the real fruit and veggies, and not the pretend food, correct?)

Nutrition? Of course. Taste? Well, duh! How about the fact that plastic's probably not good for you!

Well, what if I told you that the fake food wouldn't hurt you, that it was actually better for you because all sorts of good things have been added, and that it tastes good, costs less, and that's what everyone eats?! Would you take a taste of it then?

No? Ohhhhh....You can see the difference with your own eyes! Well, looks can be deceiving, you know!

I ate a strawberry the other night, and it LOOKED pretty much like a strawberry...It said on the carton that it was a strawberry...It sorta tasted like one...

But it didn't have the full sweetness...not quite enough taste...and the texture! The texture's what gave it away!

I've been eating strawberries my whole entire life! When I was little, we used to have a great big huge patch full of them, and I'd eat them all the time! This was no strawberry like anything I'd ever tasted before, and I've had fruit from different countries, as well! This was NOT a strawberry...I'm sure.

I mean,well, it MUST have been...The box said so! But I still think it was somehow fake. GENETICALLY ENGINEERED by an IMPOSTER of Nature! Some kind of strawberry changing scientist freak, thinking he can do better than God! And making a tidy profit, I'm sure.

It was smooth. Tasted like plastic. Felt like plastic inside my mouth. It was strange.

I find more and more that I run into a lot of food that's just not quite the same. Like corn. It's hard anymore to find corn like when I was a kid.

I'll tell you where I DO find food that tastes like it used to taste....In the organic section, that's where! The BEST is vine ripened and locally grown!

I don't think science can improve on food. Food was real good to start with. I like the taste of real food, without being modified. I trust it more in my body, too. You know, they say only God can make a tree, well I think only God can make strawberries, too.

Real Food. It only makes sense.

Mary Jo Eshelman, ND, CTN, CNHP
allnatureworks@aol.com

Real people...real food. It's a match!












The information presented is the author's personal and professional opinion, and is intended for educational purposes only. Nothing printed here is designed to take the place of a physician's advice. If you are experiencing problems with your health, it is recommended that you consult with a licensed health care professional. All Natural HealthWorks! is not responsible for any damages or ill-effects resulting from the information presented herein, nor do we make any recommendations regarding your health. We are simply here as a resource for you in making your own choices for your health yourself.

Mood:  vegas lucky

Slow down, you move too fast
You got to make the morning last
Just kicking down the cobblestones
Looking for fun and feeling groovy
Ba da da da da da da, feeling groovy

Hello lamppost, what'cha knowing
I've come to watch your flowers growin'
Ain't cha got no rhymes for me?
Doo-it in doo doo, feeling groovy
Ba da da da da da da, feeling groovy

I got no deeds to do
No promises to keep
I'm dappled and drowsy and ready to sleep
Let the morning time drop all its petals on me
Life I love you,

What a beautiful day today! I'm washing my windows today so I can see outside better. It's gorgeous! I planted a mulberry tree outside the window next to my desk, so there are birds by me all the time. There is a robin right now. (I also have a love bird in this room with me, and she loves to hear other birds! I have a canary in my bedroom, as well, and they chirp back and forth all the time!)

But life is good. I went outside this morning and picked some berries, and now I'm sitting here typing to you, listening to birds singing all around me...outside, in the same room, and upstairs. There's a nice breeze, and all I can think is what a beautiful day that it is!

Do I have stresses? Wowie zowie, I do! Do I have problems? You bet. Some of them are pretty big. But I find that if I take time to enjoy the simplest things that life gives, I find so much to be grateful for, and it helps me to know that it's not the end of the world, no matter how big my problems might seem.

Keep it Simple. There's a good saying. This weekend was the Founder's Day weekend celebration that they have every year for AA. (Alcholics Anonymous was founded in Akron, Ohio.) Well, AA has pretty good slogans...Good addages that anyone could do better to live by. Keep it Simple, is one.

Another is Easy Does It. You know, when we ram our way through life, pushing and pushing so much just trying to make it all work, we actually screw it all up. We need to relax and Let go and Let God. Another one of the sayings they use!

Life is good. Groovy, in fact! And if we learn to just take it One Day at a Time, we find out it's not so bad.

Fake It Until You Make It! There's another good one! If you don't know what to do, just do what you do know, put one foot in front of the other and pray. Pray believing you've already received, and give thanks; it is yours! (Of course faith without works is dead, so you might have to act on those prayers...Easy Does It, But Do It, you know!)

Keep It Simple. Take time to be still and hear the truth whispering within your soul. You are whole and free, created perfect in the eyes of God. Your needs are supplied, if you will just train your eye to recognize the presence of Good in your life. Then just sit back and enjoy, and make good use of what has been given to you!

If we learn to live life with an Attitude of Gratitude, we'll find there's so much in our lives to be grateful for.

So today, what am I doing? I've got sooooo much to do that sometimes I get overwhelmed. Well, I'm just going to do what's in front of me. I'm going to wash the windows and enjoy this beautiful day! Tomorrow I can take care of something else, but today the windows get clean!

I think that's a good way to live. That way I don't get depressed. When I'm depressed, I can't accomplish a thing, and then there's something to get depressed about!

Awwww...I just looked back out my window, and there are two birds in the tree...a male and a female. I don't know what kind they are, but they are so sweet, and he's feeding mulberries to her! I think they must be in love! See how nice life can be? Just look for the simple things to find beauty, and you'll find it's all around!

And you know what? If you make a practice to encorporate these simple words into your life, I think you'll find in not long, that your health will improve in ways you didn't even know that it could! Anything is easier to take with a smile, but the science is there now to prove that happiness heals!

Have a Peaceful, Beautiful Day! (I'm going to make mulberry pie!!!)

Mary Jo Eshelman, ND, CTN, CNHP
allnatureworks@aol.com



The information presented is the author's personal and professional opinion, and is intended for educational purposes only. Nothing printed here is designed to take the place of a physician's advice. If you are experiencing problems with your health, it is recommended that you consult with a licensed health care professional. All Natural HealthWorks! is not responsible for any damages or ill-effects resulting from the information presented herein, nor do we make any recommendations regarding your health. We are simply here as a resource for you in making your own choices for your health yourself.

Mood:  celebratory

Those who attempt to use nutrients as drugs will likely be disappointed ? and, of course, there is no way that a drug can truly substitute for the lack of an essential nutrient. Their very natures and the roles that they play are entirely different.

Drugs have their place. Drugs are excellent tools when immediate or drastic action is needed, as prescribed by a physician, of course. As mentioned above, drugs have a much quicker effect. Healing takes time.

If drugs are used, it is good to follow with the herbs. Herbs can help to reduce the damage from side effects, and to provide nutritional support to the body so that it can more quickly and easily heal.

Mary Jo Eshelman, ND, CTN, CNHP
allnatureworks@aol.com



The information presented is the author's personal and professional opinion, and is intended for educational purposes only. Nothing printed here is designed to take the place of a physician's advice. If you are experiencing problems with your health, it is recommended that you consult with a licensed health care professional. All Natural HealthWorks! is not responsible for any damages or ill-effects resulting from the information presented herein, nor do we make any recommendations regarding your health. We are simply here as a resource for you in making your own choices for your health yourself.

Think about it. You have a beautiful plate full of wonderful food, sitting in the heat on a day when it's 98.6 degrees Fahrenheit. How long until it is something you would not want to put into your body? That's something to think about!

The entire process of nutrient assimilation and elimination of wastes should occur within 12-14 hours after each meal. There is an easy test to see how long this process is taking within your own body. It's called the Corn Test! (The Beet test works really well, too!) Just eat some corn, and then see how long it takes to show up in the stool. (It's as good as any high-cost sophisticated test you can find!)

Digestion starts in the mouth. No, let me retract that phrase. It does start in the mouth, but the quality of the food has something to do with it, too. The more natural foods are, the easier they are to digest. On that note, let me say, that digestion begins the moment the food item is picked. (In my mind, all food comes from the earth, but the same holds true the moment the animal dies--thereafter it begins to break down.)

Take fruit, for instance. When a fruit is at the perfect stage of nutritional readiness, do you know what happens to it? It falls from the plant. That is the best time to eat!

The next thing that happens is that it starts to break down. From that point on it goes gradually bad, until it's rotten and spoiled, and then it returns to the earth, if it is left on the ground.

This process is due to enzymes. Enzymes help digest our food. Enzymes are part of the chemical make up of a plant, so this process can easily occur.

The enzymes in food, in turn, help foods to break down inside us, and nourish our bodies just as they nourish the soil. It's a pretty good system that works very well...WHEN it is allowed to work.

But man is silly, and due to "necessities" of modern "convenience," food has become so overly processed that the enzymes are usually destroyed. We ship foods from place to place, and so we do things to food to make it last the trip. Sometimes we pick the food before it is ripe, and then let it ripen inside the truck, but it isn't the same. The nutrients don't enter the food from the plant until just before they are ripe, so if we pick them too soon, the nutrients just plain aren't there.

Sometimes, too, we chemically ripen the food. That's even a worse thing to do. Then not only do we have food without the proper nutrition, but it's been poisoned (to some extent, yes!), and then somehow we still call it food. (This is on top of the poison that is sprayed on most conventionally grown foods, to help build the immune system of bugs!)

Please excuse me if I sound a bit upset, but I don't like it when people poison my food! I'm very careful to watch what I eat, due to that!

Often that's not even the end of the story. If not being marketed as whole foods, which is the best, then it is used in some kind of way which surely destroys whatever is left of its goodness. Canned foods are processed with heat, and so ALL the enzymes are destroyed. Food in boxes? Well, we'll be sure to write another whole blog about that! All I can say now, is it depends on a whole lot of things.

The point is that the further away food gets from the original design, the more difficult it is to digest. I would highly suggest using digestive enzymes to help supplement what's been taken out of our food. We produce enzymes within our own body, but these are not all meant for digestion,and we deplete our body of what it needs to operate optimally if we're borrowing enzymes for liver function, for instance, or heart function, to use for digestion. We have a finite amount.

Now let me say that digestion begins in the mouth...

No. It begins in the nose. I forgot about how my mouth waters when I smell something sooo good! Think about the smell of freshly baked pie, or the way it smells on Thanksgiving. Saliva starts to increase! This is your body preparing for food! Saliva helps break down the food.

NOW it begins in the mouth!!!

It is very important to chew our food properly, because enzymes are released in this way via saliva, as well, and if we rush through this phase we miss out. Enzymes are secreted while we are chewing which are vital to the digestion of carbohydrate foods. Of course chewing is important to the digestion of all foods, to begin the process of breaking it down into the wee tiny pieces it needs to become before anything enters our blood. (Nutrients have to get into our blood!)

So the food travels on down into the digestive system, and the stomach then does it's work. The stomach is more than just something to fill...It has important jobs! Protein begins digestion here, with hydrochloric acid and enzymes working together. The stomach churns the food then, and begins to liquify it.

The food then leaves the stomach, with aspirin and alchol being the two substances already absorbed. It enters the small intestine, which is actually much longer than the large intestine, it is just less big around. The small intestine measures around 22 feet in length, while the large is only about 5 feet long.

This liquid, called chyme, then moves through the small intestine, and fat is digested here with the help of bile acids and enzymes, along with further digestion of proteins and carbohydrates.

Absorption begins in the small intestines for all except as mentioned above, and continues in the large intestine, where vitamins and other nutrients are pulled from the stool. It is very important that we keep this in mind as we consider what's in the food that we eat. Whatever chemicals as such are in our food is subject to absorption into the blood. Pay attention to what's in your food!

After the journey through the small intestine is made, this liquid enters the large intestine through the ileo cecal valve, and it is there where it becomes solid waste. The rest of the nutrients are pulled from the liquid along with most of the liquid.

If we don't drink enough liquid, more water is pulled from the stool, thereby making it dry and hard, contributing to a problem with constipation.

By the same token, if the walls of the large intestine are so covered with undigested fecal matter that the liquid cannot be sufficiently absorbed, this sometimes accounts for diarrhea and runny stool. In this way, diarrhea is sometimes actually a symptom of constipation, especially if chronic. (Acute diarrhea is usually the body's way of getting something out really quick!)

This leads me to a very important point. What are we leaving behind? In a sense, the above scenerio where the interior walls of the colon are so covered with feces that water cannot be absorbed and diarrhea occurs, maybe another part of that equation is the fact that the body is trying to rid itself of poisons! That's what undigestion food in our system becomes, and I'm sure nature is trying to rid itself of this toxic filth. Irritable bowel syndrome is common, as are a myriad of other problems, as well.

It is quite possible to be carrying around 20, 25, 30 or more pounds of undigested fecal matter inside our body! Think of what that could do to our health!

It is estimated that 90% of all illness comes from the bowel. If not eliminated efficiently, waste matter putrifies within us, and this substance is absorbed into the bloodstream affecting areas throughout all of the body. Consider the chart below:

The longer the transit time, the more poisons that are generated, and the more they are absorbed and carried to different parts of the body, as shown.

When the process of digestion -> absorption -> elimination is hampered, the colon gets built up with sludge. We can get blockages in our large intestine, which can cause all sorts of problems for us.

Problems such as constipation, diarrhea, irritable bowel syndrome, polyps, diverticulitus, Crohn's Disease, hemmorhoids, and colon cancer, to name of few.

But other problems which are not always associated with the colon can sometimes also be traced back to problems resulting from improper elimination of waste matter, such as headaches, backaches, skin problems, allergies, arthritis, depression, chronic fatigue, insomnia, high blood pressure, problems with weight, irritability, low resistance to illness, sinus problems...Many things you normally wouldn't think of as being a problem with the digestion, absorption, and elimination of food, but quite often, they are.

When the elimination of wastes is not efficiently handled by the bowels, it places a larger burden upon all the other eliminatory organs within the body--the liver, kidneys, lungs and the skin. It also places added stress upon the lymphatic system. The whole body becomes overburdoned with waste, and fatigue quite often sets in.

Putrified waste in the bowel is a breeding ground for bacteria, and parasites, too.

Okay, now that I have your attention, (and yes, people in the USA get them, too...), let's talk about how to help prevent such a thing! Let's talk about how things were designed to work.

1. Ideally, as stated, food should only be in the system for 12-14 hours. To test this, eat corn and then watch to see when you see it again. If you don't like corn, then eat a whole lot of beets, and wait for your stool to turn red.

2. When the evacuation occurs, it should be effortless.

3. You should be eliminating as many times per day as you ate the day before. Remember, what doesn't come out, stays in. (And nutrients are very small, so most of the bulk is waste.)

4. The product should be in length as long as from the inside of your elbow all the way down to your wrist. Additionally, it should be as big around as the circle you can make with your fingers by placing the tip of your forefinger into the first joint of your thumb.

5. It should float, and it should break apart easily when the toilet is flushed.

6. There should be no or little smell. (Bad odor is a sign of putrification.)

7. There should also be no or little gas, for the same reason as stated above.

How can this be achieved? Well, I'll tell you what has worked for many people I know, and for many people I don't.

First of all, water consumption is very important. You can't get something clean without water, now can you? That just doesn't make sense!

So get used to drinking water...Pure water, and plenty of it. Water is needed, too, to help make sure blockages do not occur. Without enough water, constipation results.

The rule of thumb is to drink 1 ounce of water for every 2 pounds of body weight.

The foods that are eaten play a very big role in this whole process, as discussed somewhat above. The best foods to eat in relation to what we're discussing are whole grains, (sprouted grains are the best!), and fresh raw fruit and vegetables,in part due to the high fiber content of these types of foods. (Organic, vine ripened, local is best for nutrient content without the pesticides and genetic toying around. We'll talk about that sometime soon.)

Fiber is what sweeps the intestinal walls and works to keep them clean. There are two types of fiber--that which is absorbable and that which is not. The non-absorbable fiber is what works to act as a broom and sweep waste from the colon, and the absorbable type does the same thing for our circulatory canals.

Raw foods are also where the enzymes are. Once food is cooked, they are gone. Some foods, such as grapes, figs, avacados, pineapples and honey, contain more enzymes than needed to digest themselves, and so they serve as a source of enzymes to help digest other foods. It is wise to eat these foods.
It is very unwise to eat foods which are overly processed and refined, for these foods not only "stick to your ribs," but they literally stick to your guts. (Hmmmm...And then they make you sick to your guts!)

Additional food enzymes may be used to supplement the enzymes in the food we are eating. I would recommend that you choose an enzyme source which is plant based and wide spectrum, and use enzymes whenever you eat.

There are a great deal of herbs which have historically been used to aid the body in its natural eliminatory function, such as cascara sagrada, psyllium, senna, and others. Many herbs help digestion, as well, such as the dandelion eaten raw before meals.

Relaxation also assists the digestive process. It's hard to digest when we're stressed. It changes our chemical make up when we are stressed. Our bodies are ready for fight or flight, not to eat. Muscles, nerves, and hormones are all involved in digestion, among other things. It's almost better not to eat at all than it is to eat when we're stressed.

Exercise plays an important role in elimination. Just remember...You have to MOVE to MOVE!

Issues of digestion and elimination are issues which directly relate to basic body design. If you're having a problem with food, first look to the food. Then look to how you process it, next. A sluggish bowel might indicate a sluggish lifestyle. Take a look at what you might do to increase your ability to help get this food through in a natural way.

Unnatural ways are very hard on your health. Chemical laxatives and digestive aids are extremely aggressive, and your body comes to rely on them, rather than doing the work for itself. If you give your body the food that it needs for fuel, and don't give it things that are going to clog it all up, then everything should work fine.

"Should." In a situation where all conditions are ideal, and no extenuating circumstances exist, or in cases where there is already a back-up of toxic waste. In these cases, natural things can be used in a more aggressive manner, but the gentle way usually works best. Easy does it, my friends, especially when dealing with bowels!

Colonic irrigations can also be very helpful keeping things moving along. Enemas can be given as well. We'll discuss how to do this at a different time, very soon.

As for the colonics, if you would like an irrigation treatment, we have a very well practiced (50 years licensed and practicing!) colon therapist who is within our wellness network of friends. We would be happy to make a referral to him, should you like more information on this. You can e-mail us at allnatureworks@aol.com. Please feel free to ask any questions you'd like.

Below you will find listed a few of the books on the subject that I'd recommend. (They make excellent reading material for in the bathroom...If you are in there long enough to read these books, chances are they might be just exactly the books that you need!)

Dr. Jensen's Guide to Better Bowel Care, by Dr. Bernard Jensen.

Also by Dr. Jensen is, Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management--a very informative book!

Another good book regarding the colon is, Colon Health: Key to Vibrant Health, by Dr. Norman W. Walker.

Finally, two books on enzymes that I would recommend are, Enzyme Nutrition: the Food Enzyme Concept, by Dr. Edward Howell, and Food Enzymes for Health & Longevity, also by Dr. Howell.

Goodnight, God bless, and remember to eat your liquids and drink your solids! (In other words, remember to chew your food well!!!)

In the Spirit of Healing,
Dr. Mary Jo Eshelman
allnatureworks@aol.com







Together, we can master this thing!

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The information presented is the author's personal and professional opinion, and is intended for educational purposes only. Nothing printed here is designed to take the place of a physician's advice. If you are experiencing problems with your health, it is recommended that you consult with a licensed health care professional. All Natural HealthWorks! is not responsible for any damages or ill-effects resulting from the information presented herein, nor do we make any recommendations regarding your health. We are simply here as a resource for you in making your own choices for your health yourself.

Mood:  lucky

Alcoholism

Drug Addiction

Exercise Addiction

Food Addiction

Gambling Addiction

Internet Addiction

Nicotine Addiction

Sexual Addiction

Shopping Addiction

Think about it?.

Synthetic drugs, artificial colors, flavors, and preservatives in genetically modified and processed foods, chemicals in our hair color all the way down to the polish on our little toes. There are chemicals in our water and air?it?s pretty hard to avoid.

Alcohol is a legal, socially acceptable drug which is addicting to 7.4% of the adult population, adversely affecting the lives of 1 in 4 children under the age of 18 years old in the U.S.

Of course we all know that nicotine is addicting. Smoking is a very hard ?habit? to kick. Many other ?bad habits? are also more than a matter of willpower. There is a physical component that?s not so easy to break.






Caffeine is an addictive drug. Had your cup of morning coffee?

What about sugar? The way that it?s processed renders it addictive, as well. Don?t you think it?s odd, that in most hospitals, babies are given sugar water almost first thing? Our taste buds don?t get a chance!

Candy, pop, cereals with fruit flavors and colors but none or not very much fruit?no nutrients except the artificial or inorganic ones which have been added back in. From synthetic infant formula instead of breast milk, to hot dogs with nitrates, milk devoid of enzymes and loaded with drugs in the form of hormones and antibiotics, and potatoes deep fried in grease. What are we feeding ourselves? What are we feeding our KIDS?


There is growing scientific evidence that much of the food we eat is addicting. This is due to the fact that once you change a substance...a food...and our food should be our medicine, so that includes drugs...you change it so that the body somewhat recognizes it as something it needs, but it doesn?t quite do the trick, and so the body keeps wanting more. What we need is the whole complete form, not some mutation of life.


I would like to suggest that all of these addictions can be alleviated to a large degree by not denying the body, but rather by supplying its needs. Crash diets don?t work. Instead of starving yourself any more when you?re already malnourished, try feeding the weight off instead! The trick is to feed it real food! Recovery from addiction of any kind is incomplete without a nutritional component.


Other components to recovery must accompany the physical efforts, such as mental determination, emotional healing, and spiritual readiness, but the physical component cannot be denied, or all the positive thinking in the world won?t be enough?You know what they say about good intentions! And as for prayer?Faith without works is dead. What good does it do to pray if we don?t make use of what God gave us to nurture our physical form? God has no hands but ours, and we must put the food to our lips for it to nourish our cells and provide us our sustenance.


Food Addiction, chemical dependency, co-dependency, addiction to perscription drugs, alcoholism, caffeine addiction, even gambling, internet, and sex addictions all have physical roots.


Roots. There?s a good word! Consider the effects of nutrients on the physical brain.

We need to nourish ourselves with nutrients from the soil, brought up through the roots of the plants.

We need to feed our body with foods that were processed by sunshine instead of chemicals; food which was allowed to become ripe before picking, fully packed with what we need to live healthy, fulfilled, and satisfied lives. We shouldn?t be left to search for what?s missing from food, turning to medications instead, be they in drugs or in a box of cookies or in our first cup of java each day.


We have become a society full of self-medicators. We?re trying to medicate away the effects of being undernourished and over-medicated, and it?s a vicious cycle. We use chemical substances?(or produce them in our own brain, as in the case of addictions like sex and gambling)?and this, in turn, depletes the body of nutrients in the body?s attempt to compensate, further adding to the deficiency problem that was there in the first place.

In the case of gambling addiction, for instance, there is evidence that the body is trying to compensate for decreased levels of dopamine and epinephrine in the brain by engaging in compulsive behaviors which will stimulate the production of these hormones. A better approach would be to nourish the endocrine system so that the body is better able to produce these hormones naturally. This can be better achieved through supplementation. Glyconutritional supplementation can be extremely beneficial in this process, as glycoproteins make up the receptors that neurotransmitters such as serotonin bind to on nerve-cell surfaces.


Essential fatty acids, glyconutrients, amino acids, vitamins, minerals, enzymes?.these all play a role. We need to give our brains what they need to conquer addiction, and not just make empty promises on New Year?s Eve every year!

Happy New Year One Day at a Time!



Mary Jo Eshelman, ND, CTN, CNHP
allnatureworks@aol.com



Addiction can be overcome with proper nutrition, an honest, willing and open mind?and with a little help from our friends we?ll get by!


12 STEP PROGRAMS

Adrenaline Addicts Anonymous

Al-Anon

Alcoholics Anonymous

Co-Dependents Anonymous

Food Addicts Anonymous

Gamblers Anonymous

Narcotics Anonymous

Nicotine Anonymous

Overeaters Anonymous

Sex Addicts Anonymous

Note: We have been unable to find a serious 12-Step Recovery Group for Internet Addicts. The ones we have found are meant to be funny, but Internet Addiction is no laughing matter. For more information, click here.

I Get By With A Little Help From My Friends!

The information presented is the author's personal and professional opinion, and is intended for educational purposes only. Nothing printed here is designed to take the place of a physician's advice. If you are experiencing problems with your health, it is recommended that you consult with a licensed health care professional. All Natural HealthWorks! is not responsible for any damages or ill-effects resulting from the information presented herein, nor do we make any recommendations regarding your health. We are simply here as a resource for you in making your own choices for your health yourself.