This Month's Question

I have many problems. Which do I take care of first?

As a general rule, you want to take care of your most pressing issue first. Take a few moments to determine what's bothering you the most, then select the combination or the essences to resolve that problem.

Most of the time, solving the primary issue will solve many other problems as well. Once your most pressing issue has been taken care of, then you can look at the next most pressing issue. Keep this up until all your issues are resolved and you are balanced.

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There's a lot going on this month. Things to celebrate, things to be concerned about and things to be aware of. We've tried to make sure there was a little of everything in this months newsletter. Grab a cup of coffee, kick your feet up and enjoy.

In this issue, you'll find articles on:

If you have any questions, please feel free to contact me personally via e-mail at jdbeck@healingcombinations.com.

Take care,

Jackie

Commitment to the Cause

When we started Healing Combinations, we had one mission; to heal the planet one person at a time. We started with Bach Flower combinations, added homeopathy, then Via Viente.

Recently, we ran across some alarming statistics; information that made us take another look at what else we could do to heal the planet:

• 80 million people have some for of heart disease.
• 1 in 3 women and 1 in 2 men will have cancer in his or her lifetime.
• Over 21 million children and adults have diabetes.
• 64% of adults are overweight.
• About 59% of adults do not engage in any rigorous physical activity.
• The two most important things you can do for your body are eat right and sleep well, yet most people don't do either one.
• Our natural health care expenditures were 2 trillion in 2005 or $6,700 per person.
• By the age of 12, an estimated 70% of our children have developed the beginning stages of hardness of the arteries.
• 1 in 3 Americans born in 2000 will develop diabetes.
• 1 in 4 children is obese.
• Nearly 50% of obese adolescents remain obese as adults.
• 7% of school age children are diagnosed with ADHD.
• About 6% of elementary school children and 7% of adolescent children miss 11 or more days of school yearly due to illness or injury.
• Over 93% of children and adolescents do not consume their recommended 3 servings of fruits and vegetables daily.

Level one and three are already taken care of for you by your local doctor and the Healing Combinations you take. In fact, you may already be doing some level two work as well by visiting your chiropractor, accupuncturist, or Reiki master. In addition, if you're not already, you might consider doing something proactively; something we've started, Juice Plus.

You see we've always believed in eating healthy, balanced meals and we were shocked to discover that we don't get enough fruits and veggies. And, those we did get were often over processed, over cooked or lacking in the nutritional value our bodies need. So we decided to do something about it.

Enter Juice Plus. For $1.28 per day, we get 17 of the fruits and vegetables we need in four little capsules that we can take with our morning coffee. And, when we discovered the Healthy Kids Program where one of our kids gets Juice Plus free for every adult signed up, we were hooked. We can't buy groceries that cheaply and our kids love the capsules and chewables.

Have we given up on raw fruits and veggies? No. We do take our Juice Plus every day and so do our kids. Since we know that your good health is important to you, we recommend that you give Juice Plus a try. Visit www.jackiebecksjuiceplus.com for more information.

Use your Mind for Meditation

If you are looking for a way to reduce stress in your life, mindful meditation is something you may want to consider. Mindfulness is a type of meditation that essentially involves focusing your mind on the present. Being mindful is to be aware of your thoughts and actions in the present, and accepting them without judgment. One can be aware of thoughts and emotions without being overwhelmed by them. Doing this will facilitate relaxation. It has also been shown to reduce blood pressure and lower the heart rate.

Some people believe that meditation involves trying to stop all thoughts and rest their minds in thoughtless peace. That is not the purpose of mindful meditation. Having thoughts is perfectly normal. It is not necessary to try to resist them. The practice of non-resistance is one of the core principles of mindful meditation. Dealing with thoughts is how it works. If you notice that you have become distracted by thoughts, use your mindfulness to gently bring your attention back to the object of your meditation. This is how you slowly learn to control your mind and increase your powers of concentration

Basic Meditation Techniques

Meditation basically involves relaxing your body and your mind. To start you should find a comfortable quiet place to relax. You can use a chair; sit on the floor or whatever makes you feel comfortable.

Relaxing Your Body

When it comes to relaxing your body, breathing is the key. Let your breathing be natural and gentle. Breathe through your nose, paying attention to the quality of your breath, whether it is fast or slow, deep or shallow. Giving attention to your breathing will help your body relax. Many people don't realize how much chronic tension can reside in the body. This breathing exercise can undo this tension, and restore balance and peace to your mind.

The natural Bach Flower Essences in Healing Combinations for Mindful Meditation work together to bring your mental, emotional and spiritual being into balance. It will make it easier for you to relax and meditate without worry, fear, distractions or other issues that can hinder the meditation process.

Relaxing Your Mind

When you are meditating, it is natural to have wandering thoughts. Rather than trying to control your thoughts, be an observer. The more you try to control your thoughts, the more effort you will be using and you will not be relaxing. Practice observing your thoughts and feelings with compassion and tolerance not analysis or or judgement. Just let your thoughts come and go.

If you are just beginning the practice of meditation, start out with just a few minutes at a time. Five or ten minutes a day may be enough to begin. With consistent practice you will see the benefits that mindful mediation can bring.

Asthma is a long-term disease for which doctors believe there is no cure, however, asthma can be controlled with proper treatment. Medication can help stop the wheezing and shortness of breath, but it is only part of what is needed to manage asthma. You will need to find out what lifestyle changes can provide asthma relief for you.

Asthma is treated with two types of medicines: quick-relief medicines and long-term control medicines. Long-term control medicines help reduce airway inflammation and prevent asthma symptoms. Quick-relief, or "rescue," medicines relieve asthma symptoms that may flare up at any time.

The goal of asthma treatment is to keep the disease under control. Good asthma control can prevent or minimize chronic and troublesome symptoms such as coughing and shortness of breath. It may reduce your need for quick-relief medicines and it may also help your lungs to function properly while maintaining your normal activities.

By following your doctor's advice, and avoiding things that trigger your asthma, you can take control of your asthma and its symptoms. Much of asthma management is a matter of simple lifestyle modification. Many people with asthma are able to lead normal lives.

Healing Combinations for Asthma is a unique set of Bach Flower Essences specifically selected to help you remove the underlying causes of Asthma; being smothered by love, not having the ability to breath for yourself, feeling stifled, suppressed crying, and fear of life. By resolving these issues, the outward physical symptoms will disappear.