Renee Rothberg's Blog, page 12

Exercises for a flexible appendix, Exercise 1

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The appendix is an organ that can become rigid. Its rigidity is from overconsumption of disaccharides with alpha bonds (sucrose, maltose, trehalose), presence of certain bacteria, and digestive abnormalities.

Keeping the appendix flexible through diet and exercise helps prevent inflammation and infection. Dietary guidelines mainly relate to overconsumption of sweeteners that rely on the disaccharides with alpha bonds. Less is helpful.

Many exercises affect the flexibility of the appendix. Ex...

Strengthening the appendix

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Strengthening the appendix is a worthwhile goal, because the appendix provides healing that the body needs. The appendix is not understood, but slowly, the medical establishment is starting to open to the reality that the appendix is useful.

Here are ways to strengthen your appendix and prevent inflammation or infection:

Eat whole, nutritious foods rather than foods that provide little to no nutritional value. Consistently drink the amount of water that suits your body. Help your body have...

Eating at its best—Food 20/20

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The existing graphic presentations of balanced eating—the food pyramid, the healthy eating plate, MyPlate, Canada’s food guide, the Eatwell guide—are helpful, but they focus only on the foods.

Balanced eating requires more than consuming foods in nutritious percentages.

Food 20/20 is eating that is elevated and satisfying. Nourishment is more than consuming foods that supply nutrients to the body. Nourishment includes intention and atmosphere. Nourishment of the body nourishes the soul when...

Soul for the Body, Body for the Soul

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In preparation for my “Getting to Know Your Soul” workshop, I’m rereading Awaiting Light—Understanding the Development of the Soul. I received the information for this book in 2014, and it still amazes me as before. I’d like to share a few quotes from the book that fascinate me.

Body and soul, soul and body—intertwined and independent. One can want one thing and the other can want something else, but whatever choices are made affects the other.

Bound and dependent, distinct and independent—d...

The wonderful affliction of drug-based treatments

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There’s a pill for pretty much anything. Suffering from a headache? Lots of pills to choose from. How about a displaced vertebra? The choice is wide for that, too. Feeling shy? Yes, there are pills for shyness. Stomach upset? Take a pill. Constipated? Take a pill. And so it goes…

Drug-based treatments overcorrect AND undermine the body. They are too powerful to address the nuances in body dysfunction. They have value when overabundance of a disease occurs (like measles), but they are overly...

The person that I am truly meant to be

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Oh if life were so easy
I would be the person I was meant to be
I would take on challenges and handle them with ease
I would be open and funny and clever
I would look fabulous and sing on key
I would not be cranky or defensive
And I would not get upset over silly things.

But life isn’t easy
So I let myself off the hook
And often don’t try
And blame others
And wallow in misery
And even give up
Sometimes.

Perhaps there is a place where
I can find respite from my too-difficult me
Where my mind...

Connecting with nature

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Is going to the mall satisfying for the soul? No, not even to people who love shopping (even if they think so). Is playing game apps or watching viral videos satisfying for the soul? No, not even if the viral video is about a wonderful person. Is sitting at a restaurant satisfying for the soul? It can be, if you are sitting with people who are enriching, but the atmosphere at any restaurant is not enriching for the soul.

Connecting with nature is satisfying for the soul. It just is, becaus...

Food and Its Magic

[image error]Food is incredibly magical! When it is tastefully presented, food is like art! When it is tastefully advertised (on a menu or chalkboard), food is an enticing seducer. When it is coaxed into magnificent displays of mouth-watering delights, food is unbeatable!

When food is rejected, it is ominous to the people rejecting it. When food is scarce, it is overly important. And when food is nourishing, it sustains life at life’s optimal levels.

Food is:

Calming, Satisfying, Entertaining, Life-givin...

The healing was natural

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A few months ago, I started waking each morning with my jaw stuck on one side. It would loosen with time, and I didn’t concern myself with it until the morning it stayed stuck and hurt. I didn’t worry until the next day when it was still stuck and I could barely open my mouth to eat.

I immediately asked Spirit if I should worry about this painful situation, and Spirit assured me that my body could naturally heal itself. I was instructed to stop sleeping on the side that hurt. That’s it! No o...

Standing up for the body

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Our bodies are so wondrously composed that to question their capabilities is silly. Our bodies beat out rhythms that move us upwards and forwards. They protect us and guide us when we listen. And they constantly communicate when we are open to listening. People who listen to their bodies recognize hints of illness and shouts of desire. The hints lead to proper care and the shouts lead to connections.

People who don’t listen to their bodies require wake up calls and intervention from experts...