For Joan, "lifelong addiction" meant jumping from addiction to addiction in much the same way as an alcoholic quits alcohol but then overdoes cigarettes, coffee or both. In her case, tapping "daily chain" style on each craving, thought or feeling as they occurred shows promise and worked nicely for Joan. However, being more specific with her events may have produced faster results, so I include my suggestions within her story.

Hugs, Gary,

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Dear Gary, Since meeting you at the Holiday Inn in Emeryville just before Xmas I have been using EFT on myself for everything with impressive results.

I seem to have gotten over a lifelong addiction (not just the craving) by dealing with every thought that came up while tapping (aspects and sub-aspects).

GC COMMENT: When she talks of a "lifelong addiction" she means the jumping from addiction to addiction in much the same way as an alcoholic quits alcohol but then overdoes cigarettes, coffee or both. You will see evidence of that in her next paragraph (below). She indicates that she got over various addictions but what she really means is that she shifted from one addictive behavior to another...to another...to another...

JOAN CONTINUES: Here's my story: I was bulimic in my late teens. Got over it. I was a pack and a half smoker from 16 to 28. Got over it. I was a binge eater. Got over it. I was a carbohydrate junky. Got over it. I was an overeater at meals. Got over it.

GC COMMENT: As we see with some regularity, an underlying cause of addictive behaviors is the need to tranquilize a form of anxiety or unrest that comes about from unresolved emotional issues. Until we get down to the underlying emotional drivers, the addictive behaviors merely shift from one form to another.

JOAN CONTINUES: What remained was grazing or nibbling, mainly at night; chewing sugarless gum (a pack a day habit); and, most annoying, intense lip biting.

GC COMMENT: While chewing gum and lip biting are certainly milder than bulimia, it is still a "nervous habit," a form of tranquilizer like fingernail biting, skin picking and the like. I always assume such addictive behaviors are symptoms of underlying emotional causes.

JOAN CONTINUES: The lip biting was hardest to work with because I never became aware of it until I'd already been at it for a while.

Solution: I tapped on: night time eating, gum chewing, lip biting, the feeling of chewing in general, anxiety, boredom, fear, sadness, and whatever else came up while I was tapping (I don't remember it all).

GC COMMENT: While this appears to have worked nicely for Joan, I would suggest including, as tapping targets, some specific emotional events from her past that may be contributing to her ongoing unrest (anxiety). She may have done this in her tapping for "whatever else came up" but, as she says, she doesn't remember this specifically. I wish to emphasize, though, her method of tapping in daisy chain style on whatever issues come up. It shows promise. I think others (you?) may find success with it. It's certainly worth a try.

JOAN CONTINUES: It's been 2 weeks and without trying I've stopped chewing or buying gum (or wanting to); I've stopped nibbling, except when hungry; I've stopped lip biting!!!

Once in a while (rarely) I feel an urge to bite my lip and I tap, but mostly I'm not doing anything except noticing that I've stopped doing those behaviors. (If nothing else I'll save the $365. a year that I was spending on chewing gum. Hopefully it will keep me from getting lip cancer!)

GC COMMENT: Is she done with her addictive behaviors? Hopefully so--but we'll have to let time go by to know for sure. If they re-appear, I would take that as evidence of more issues to address.

JOAN CONTINUES: I have -- ta-da -- located one side effect of doing a self-directed EFT intensive. (I did have the week off). For a few days I felt over stimulated, jumpy and had a few nights of insomnia (not a usual problem). My solution was to do more EFT (I think aspects were coming up fast and furious) as well as to journal, and to be nice to myself in general, and it subsided.

Blessings and gratitude,

Joan

All professionals and active EFT students will want to print out and save this article by Deborah Mitnick. It will serve as an indispensable guide the next time you deal with the process of dying (whether for friends, family or yourself).

The body's death is inevitable and, handled properly, it can be a beautiful experience...a time of love...of gratitude...of union. Unfortunately, it is usually approached awkwardly as a "bad thing" and thus loses its true potential for ripening the human spirit.

Deborah blends two "dying experiences" for us into one article that gives us several uses for EFT as well as other elements of "human touch." To give this subject its proper due, Deborah created a much longer than usual message for our eyes. Thus it is complete and well worth a place in your library.

Hugs, Gary

-------------My friend, "Sarah" died yesterday. I'm going to tell you about that death and how I used tapping to help Sarah and her family transition through the many stages that led up to her death. But I'm also going to insert a brief report about another death. I'm going to tell you about a client of mine who asked me to help her as her mother was dying. I'm combining these reports because of their similarities, but I see them as very different incidents.

Sarah, my friend, was 84 years old (almost as old as my Mother) and I've known her since I was three years old. Her daughter, "Jennifer," was five years old when we met and we've been close friends for over 52 years.

Sarah had a stroke about a week ago, and although she looked at us and clearly understood what we were saying to her, she could not speak and she was paralyzed on one side of her body. She could blink her eyes and squeeze our hands to answer yes and no questions. We knew that there was no hope for a full recovery and that should Sarah live, she would not be able to achieve the dynamic functioning that she had enjoyed and cherished until the time of the stroke. She had a Living Will which stated that if she could not recover her full functioning and communicate with others in the manner to which she'd been accustomed, she would not want to be maintained on any life support and did not even want nutrition or hydration, should the prognosis for full recovery be poor.

I stayed with Sarah and her family almost night and day during this past week. Sarah's son and daughter-in-law, "Charles" and "Linda," as well as her daughter, Jennifer, were at Sarah's bedside even more than I was.

As some of you know, I've always loved to work in crisis situations, in critical incident situations, and that I specialize in trauma, grief, and bereavement issues, among other things. I have a specialty in working with anticipatory grief situations and I know how to negotiate hospital systems and arrange it so that hospital personnel get things done in a timely fashion.

But Sarah is my friend and I was grieving for her. And Jennifer, Charles, and Linda are my friends and my heart was aching for them. So, I really wondered if I could be objective enough to help the Family. All I knew was that I really wanted to be with them and ease any discomforts that I could. So, I spent the week helping them think through some of the decisions that have to be made to "pull the plug." After just a few days, they finally decided to remove all of the tubes, including intravenous hydration. Sarah made this decision as easy as she could for them because of how clearly she had written her Living Will many years before. (I recommend that we all have Living Wills! The Family knew exactly what Sarah wanted and didn't have much hesitation or guilt about doing what needed to be done.)

In spite of Sarah's clarity in her Living Will, this was still a gut-wrenching decision for the family. There'd been a lot of crying and second-guessing going on. This Family was finding it very difficult to "let go." They wanted to do what was best for Sarah, but they were torn with conflict and with grief about taking that ultimate step because they knew that she would die more quickly, once they had all the tubes withdrawn. And, although they wanted to respect her wishes, on some level, they weren't ready to let her go; they weren't ready to no longer have her physically with them.

After the decision to remove hydration was made, Jennifer told her Mom everything that was about to happen. Although Sarah couldn't speak, she clearly understood what was being said to her and she looked immediately relieved. Jennifer told her, "It's ok to go. We're going to remove the tubes and respect your wishes. We'll be ok." The Family decided to make arrangements with Hospice to take Sarah home so that she could die in her own bed.

But still the family grieved and second-guessed and was scared of what the imminent death would look like. (I was able to prepare them for what they'd see. I also got medical "experts" to tell them what to expect as the end grew closer.)

I offered to use some tapping with Sarah and with the family, to help them with their "letting go" conflicts. Later that night, I gathered the family around Sarah and told them that I'd like to tap on Sarah and also give the Family the opportunity to talk to Sarah while I tapped. I told them that I had no idea what the outcome would be and asked them if it would be ok with them if she began to slip away, even before she got home to her own bed.

I told them that I'd had one other experience with tapping with a dying woman. In that case, the daughter of the woman was my client. "Mary" told me that her Mom had been in a coma for weeks and that the result was inevitable. She said it was torture to watch her Mother being agitated and in pain while in her light coma, but "Mom couldn't let go" because Mary still wanted her Mom to "stay here" and "take care" of her." She said, "I'm not ready for Mom to die."

After a phone session of EFT, Mary felt more ready. During that session, we tapped for, "Even though I'm not ready for Mom to die...," "Even though I will miss her...," "Even though I'll have to take care of her cats now...," "Even though it's hard to let her go...."

And, as some of you know, I usually tap on one side for the "challenge" and on the other side for the "choice," so I had Mary tapping for the above statements on the right side of the body, but we alternated with tapping on the left side of the body for the choice statements of, "Choosing forgiveness and peace...," "Being open to choosing for her to let go now ..."

I asked Mary if she'd be open to the possibility of tapping on her Mom, even though Mom was in a coma. (Since Mary and I totally believe that those in comas can still hear us talking to them, Mary was in enthusiastic agreement about this!) We discussed the types of things she could tap for on her Mom, while speaking for her Mom. "Even though it's hard for you to let go because you think I still need you here...," "Even though you're worried about who will take care of your cats...," "Even though it's difficult to say goodbye, you want to deeply and completely accept yourself. You want to know that I am ok with this and that I will take care of your cats. And I will. It's ok with me if you go in peace, when the time is right for you."

A few days later, Mary left me a voice mail message: "I'm calling to let you know that my Mom passed on, but thanks to you, it was so peaceful and so amazing. I'll need to tell you more in detail when we speak at our next session, but basically what I did is...I put on her favorite music; I sang and danced; I talked to her about good old memories. I did some tapping on her hand as I was talking. I kept things kind of light. When we went to give her the medication, she had some pain and gave a moan. We'd heard nothing from her for two days. I tapped on her eyebrows and we went through all the tapping points you taught me. I told her ‘I want you to know, Mom that we (the kids) are all at peace. Whenever you feel it's right, it's ok to pass. We're ok.' And with that, Deborah, she opened up her eyes from the coma. She looked around. I said, ‘Yes, it's ok. Go toward the light and be with your son and your husband, and everyone else who has passed on.' We were all talking and singing with her. Whoever was talking to her, Mom's eyes looked directly at that person. My friend sang a prayer song. After the song, Mom looked content and took her last breath. It was so beautiful; it was so amazing. I owe it all to you, Deborah. I wouldn't have had the strength without your support. Even my husband said he couldn't believe how strong I was. I couldn't have done it without you. I'd love to talk to you one day this week and prepare myself for the funeral. Thank you."

Now that I've set the stage, I'll tell you more about Sarah and her Family.

So, with my friends, I told them I couldn't possibly know what would happen next. I just had confidence that Sarah would hear us; that we could ease her passage; and she would transition when the time was right for her. (I was also thinking about Gary's tutorial on "Borrowing Benefits" and I assumed that the Family would achieve their own positive benefits [and maybe even some peace] as I focused all of my attention and tapping on Sarah.) I started tapping on her hand and then on all of the meridian points that I could reach. "Even though you're not quite ready to go, you want to deeply and completely accept yourself. And even though you're worried about how people will manage without you, it's ok. They are here with you now and want you to know that they will be fine. They want you to know that if they have any emotional problems, that Deborah will be able to help them through that."

I then invited the Family members to speak to her in turn. They all told her that it was ok to transition, when she was ready and that they'd be fine. They invited her to look toward the Light and see that her husband and parents were waiting to welcome her and to ease her transition. They told her to keep watch over them and that they would always feel her spiritual presence. (I asked her to say hello to my Father for me! Sarah and my Father had been very good friends.)

I then told her that if there was anyone she was still waiting to say goodbye to, it was ok and that she had done the best she could in saying her goodbyes. I also told her that each member of the Family wanted to ask her forgiveness for anything that they may have done that had offended her, that they had only done the best that they could at the time, given their resources and their history. I then told her that we knew that she wanted forgiveness for anything she had done that may have offended others, and that we lovingly forgave her because we knew that she had also done the best that she could given her history and her resources.

The entire time that the Family members talked to her, I was tapping on her. We all cried, but we were crying, not just tears of grief, but of celebration and of readiness to accept what needed to be accepted. We told her that we'd be taking her home to her own bed and that she could wait for that, or pass gently even before that.

For over 30 minutes, I tapped on Sarah while the Family talked with her and assured her that they were fine. We sang songs of comfort to her. When the Family members indicated they were complete, we stopped tapping. They all said that it was a beautiful and comforting experience and that they felt totally complete. We cried and hugged and celebrated a beautiful and moving experience.

When we looked at Sarah again, her breathing had calmed down. Her color had pinked up. Her brow was no longer furrowed and her wrinkles were smoother. She was resting comfortably.

When we took her home, we put her in her own bed and continued to sing to her, play her favorite classical music cassettes, and assure her that she could transition when the time was right for her. We talked about Family that hadn't yet arrived from out of town and how they'd sent their blessings for her to transition without needing to wait for them, because they felt complete in their own goodbyes with her.

A few hours later, Jennifer and I were alone with Sarah. Jennifer had more she wanted to say to her Mom and she took the time to say everything in her heart. And then I tapped on Sarah again. Very gently, Sarah's breathing quieted. And a few hours later, we saw her Life Force leave her body in the most gentle and quiet and peaceful manner.

I don't feel a need to add much personal summary here. I feel honored to have been a participant and also a facilitator for this Family that I love so much. I feel blessed to have known Sarah at her most vibrant and I feel blessed to have been with her as she gently died.

My life is enhanced because I knew this beautiful woman.

Deborah Mitnick, LCSW-C

Sarah, my friend, was 84 years old (almost as old as my Mother) and I've known her since I was three years old. Her daughter, "Jennifer," was five years old when we met and we've been close friends for over 52 years.

Sarah had a stroke about a week ago, and although she looked at us and clearly understood what we were saying to her, she could not speak and she was paralyzed on one side of her body. She could blink her eyes and squeeze our hands to answer yes and no questions. We knew that there was no hope for a full recovery and that should Sarah live, she would not be able to achieve the dynamic functioning that she had enjoyed and cherished until the time of the stroke. She had a Living Will which stated that if she could not recover her full functioning and communicate with others in the manner to which she'd been accustomed, she would not want to be maintained on any life support and did not even want nutrition or hydration, should the prognosis for full recovery be poor.

I stayed with Sarah and her family almost night and day during this past week. Sarah's son and daughter-in-law, "Charles" and "Linda," as well as her daughter, Jennifer, were at Sarah's bedside even more than I was.

As some of you know, I've always loved to work in crisis situations, in critical incident situations, and that I specialize in trauma, grief, and bereavement issues, among other things. I have a specialty in working with anticipatory grief situations and I know how to negotiate hospital systems and arrange it so that hospital personnel get things done in a timely fashion.

But Sarah is my friend and I was grieving for her. And Jennifer, Charles, and Linda are my friends and my heart was aching for them. So, I really wondered if I could be objective enough to help the Family. All I knew was that I really wanted to be with them and ease any discomforts that I could. So, I spent the week helping them think through some of the decisions that have to be made to "pull the plug." After just a few days, they finally decided to remove all of the tubes, including intravenous hydration. Sarah made this decision as easy as she could for them because of how clearly she had written her Living Will many years before. (I recommend that we all have Living Wills! The Family knew exactly what Sarah wanted and didn't have much hesitation or guilt about doing what needed to be done.)

In spite of Sarah's clarity in her Living Will, this was still a gut-wrenching decision for the family. There'd been a lot of crying and second-guessing going on. This Family was finding it very difficult to "let go." They wanted to do what was best for Sarah, but they were torn with conflict and with grief about taking that ultimate step because they knew that she would die more quickly, once they had all the tubes withdrawn. And, although they wanted to respect her wishes, on some level, they weren't ready to let her go; they weren't ready to no longer have her physically with them.

After the decision to remove hydration was made, Jennifer told her Mom everything that was about to happen. Although Sarah couldn't speak, she clearly understood what was being said to her and she looked immediately relieved. Jennifer told her, "It's ok to go. We're going to remove the tubes and respect your wishes. We'll be ok." The Family decided to make arrangements with Hospice to take Sarah home so that she could die in her own bed.

But still the family grieved and second-guessed and was scared of what the imminent death would look like. (I was able to prepare them for what they'd see. I also got medical "experts" to tell them what to expect as the end grew closer.)

I offered to use some tapping with Sarah and with the family, to help them with their "letting go" conflicts. Later that night, I gathered the family around Sarah and told them that I'd like to tap on Sarah and also give the Family the opportunity to talk to Sarah while I tapped. I told them that I had no idea what the outcome would be and asked them if it would be ok with them if she began to slip away, even before she got home to her own bed.

I told them that I'd had one other experience with tapping with a dying woman. In that case, the daughter of the woman was my client. "Mary" told me that her Mom had been in a coma for weeks and that the result was inevitable. She said it was torture to watch her Mother being agitated and in pain while in her light coma, but "Mom couldn't let go" because Mary still wanted her Mom to "stay here" and "take care" of her." She said, "I'm not ready for Mom to die."

After a phone session of EFT, Mary felt more ready. During that session, we tapped for, "Even though I'm not ready for Mom to die...," "Even though I will miss her...," "Even though I'll have to take care of her cats now...," "Even though it's hard to let her go...."

And, as some of you know, I usually tap on one side for the "challenge" and on the other side for the "choice," so I had Mary tapping for the above statements on the right side of the body, but we alternated with tapping on the left side of the body for the choice statements of, "Choosing forgiveness and peace...," "Being open to choosing for her to let go now ..."

I asked Mary if she'd be open to the possibility of tapping on her Mom, even though Mom was in a coma. (Since Mary and I totally believe that those in comas can still hear us talking to them, Mary was in enthusiastic agreement about this!) We discussed the types of things she could tap for on her Mom, while speaking for her Mom. "Even though it's hard for you to let go because you think I still need you here...," "Even though you're worried about who will take care of your cats...," "Even though it's difficult to say goodbye, you want to deeply and completely accept yourself. You want to know that I am ok with this and that I will take care of your cats. And I will. It's ok with me if you go in peace, when the time is right for you."

A few days later, Mary left me a voice mail message: "I'm calling to let you know that my Mom passed on, but thanks to you, it was so peaceful and so amazing. I'll need to tell you more in detail when we speak at our next session, but basically what I did is...I put on her favorite music; I sang and danced; I talked to her about good old memories. I did some tapping on her hand as I was talking. I kept things kind of light. When we went to give her the medication, she had some pain and gave a moan. We'd heard nothing from her for two days. I tapped on her eyebrows and we went through all the tapping points you taught me. I told her ‘I want you to know, Mom that we (the kids) are all at peace. Whenever you feel it's right, it's ok to pass. We're ok.' And with that, Deborah, she opened up her eyes from the coma. She looked around. I said, ‘Yes, it's ok. Go toward the light and be with your son and your husband, and everyone else who has passed on.' We were all talking and singing with her. Whoever was talking to her, Mom's eyes looked directly at that person. My friend sang a prayer song. After the song, Mom looked content and took her last breath. It was so beautiful; it was so amazing. I owe it all to you, Deborah. I wouldn't have had the strength without your support. Even my husband said he couldn't believe how strong I was. I couldn't have done it without you. I'd love to talk to you one day this week and prepare myself for the funeral. Thank you."

Now that I've set the stage, I'll tell you more about Sarah and her Family.

So, with my friends, I told them I couldn't possibly know what would happen next. I just had confidence that Sarah would hear us; that we could ease her passage; and she would transition when the time was right for her. (I was also thinking about Gary's tutorial on "Borrowing Benefits" and I assumed that the Family would achieve their own positive benefits [and maybe even some peace] as I focused all of my attention and tapping on Sarah.) I started tapping on her hand and then on all of the meridian points that I could reach. "Even though you're not quite ready to go, you want to deeply and completely accept yourself. And even though you're worried about how people will manage without you, it's ok. They are here with you now and want you to know that they will be fine. They want you to know that if they have any emotional problems, that Deborah will be able to help them through that."

I then invited the Family members to speak to her in turn. They all told her that it was ok to transition, when she was ready and that they'd be fine. They invited her to look toward the Light and see that her husband and parents were waiting to welcome her and to ease her transition. They told her to keep watch over them and that they would always feel her spiritual presence. (I asked her to say hello to my Father for me! Sarah and my Father had been very good friends.)

I then told her that if there was anyone she was still waiting to say goodbye to, it was ok and that she had done the best she could in saying her goodbyes. I also told her that each member of the Family wanted to ask her forgiveness for anything that they may have done that had offended her, that they had only done the best that they could at the time, given their resources and their history. I then told her that we knew that she wanted forgiveness for anything she had done that may have offended others, and that we lovingly forgave her because we knew that she had also done the best that she could given her history and her resources.

The entire time that the Family members talked to her, I was tapping on her. We all cried, but we were crying, not just tears of grief, but of celebration and of readiness to accept what needed to be accepted. We told her that we'd be taking her home to her own bed and that she could wait for that, or pass gently even before that.

For over 30 minutes, I tapped on Sarah while the Family talked with her and assured her that they were fine. We sang songs of comfort to her. When the Family members indicated they were complete, we stopped tapping. They all said that it was a beautiful and comforting experience and that they felt totally complete. We cried and hugged and celebrated a beautiful and moving experience.

When we looked at Sarah again, her breathing had calmed down. Her color had pinked up. Her brow was no longer furrowed and her wrinkles were smoother. She was resting comfortably.

When we took her home, we put her in her own bed and continued to sing to her, play her favorite classical music cassettes, and assure her that she could transition when the time was right for her. We talked about Family that hadn't yet arrived from out of town and how they'd sent their blessings for her to transition without needing to wait for them, because they felt complete in their own goodbyes with her.

A few hours later, Jennifer and I were alone with Sarah. Jennifer had more she wanted to say to her Mom and she took the time to say everything in her heart. And then I tapped on Sarah again. Very gently, Sarah's breathing quieted. And a few hours later, we saw her Life Force leave her body in the most gentle and quiet and peaceful manner.

I don't feel a need to add much personal summary here. I feel honored to have been a participant and also a facilitator for this Family that I love so much. I feel blessed to have known Sarah at her most vibrant and I feel blessed to have been with her as she gently died.

My life is enhanced because I knew this beautiful woman.

Deborah Mitnick, LCSW-C

  1. Scientists in Israel, found that the brackish water, drilled from underground desert aquifers, hundreds of feet deep, could be used to raise warm-water fish. The geothermal water, less than one-tenth as saline as sea water, free of pollutants, and a toasty 98 degrees on average, proves an ideal environment.
        

   
  2. Israeli-developed designer-eyeglasses feature a large transparent screen, floating in front of the  viewer's face that projects their choice of movie, TV show, or video Game.
           
           3. When Stephen Hawkins visited Israel recently, he shared his wisdom with scientists, students, and even the Prime Minister. But the world's most renown victim of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), or Lou Gehrig's disease, also learned something, due to the Israeli Association for ALS' advanced work in both embryonic and adult stem cell research, as well as its proven track record with neurodegenerative diseases. The Israeli research community is well on its way, to finding a treatment for this fatal disease, which affects 30,000 Americans.
           
           4. Israeli start-up, Veterix, has developed an innovative new electronic capsule that sits in the stomach of a cow, sheep, or goat,  sending out real-time information on the health of the herd, to the farmer via Email or cell phone. The e-capsule, which also sends out alerts if animals are distressed, injured, or lost, is now being tested on a herd of cows, in the hopes that the device will lead to tastier and healthier meat and milk supplies.
           
           5. The millions of Skype users worldwide will soon have access to the newly developed KishKish lie-detector. This free internet service, based on voice stress analysis (a technique, commonly used in criminal investigations), will be able to measure just how truthful that person on the other end of the line, really is.
           
           6. Beating cardiac tissue has been created in a lab from human embryonic stem cells by researchers at the Rappaport Medical Faculty and the Technion-Israel Institute of Technology's biomedical Engineering faculty. The work of Dr. Shulamit Levenberg and Prof. Lior Gepstein, has also led to the creation of tiny blood vessels within the tissue, making possible its implantation in a human heart.
           
           7. Israel's Magal Security Systems, is a worldwide leader in computerized security systems, with products used in more than 70 countries around the world, protecting anything from national borders, to nuclear facilities, refineries, and airports. The company's latest Product, DreamBox, a state-of-the-art security system that includes Intelligent video, audio and sensor management, is now being used by a major water authority on the US east coast to safeguard the utility's sites.
           
           8. It is common knowledge that dogs have better night vision than humans and a vastly superior sense of smell and hearing. Israel's Bio-Sense Technologies, recently delved further, and electronically analyzed 350 different barks. Finding that dogs of all breeds and sizes, bark the same alarm when they sense a threat, the firm has designed the dog bark-reader, a sensor that can pick up a dog's alarm bark, and alert the human operators. This is just one of a batch of innovative security systems to emerge from Israel, which Forbes calls 'the go-to country for anti-terrorism technologies.'
           
           9. Israeli company, BioControl Medical, sold its first electrical stimulator to treat urinary incontinence to a US company for $50 Million. Now, it is working on CardioFit, which uses electrical nerve stimulation to treat congestive heart failure. With nearly five million Americans presently affected by heart failure, and more than 400,000 new cases diagnosed yearly, the CardioFit is already generating a great deal of excitement as the first device with the potential to halt this deadly disease.

           10. One year after Norway's Socialist Left Party launched its boycott Israel campaign, the importing of Israeli goods has increased by 15%, the strongest increase in many years, Statistics Norway reports. In contrast to the efforts of tiny Israel to make contributions to the world so as to better mankind, one has to ask what have those who have strived to eliminate Israel from the face of the earth done other than to create hate and bloodshed.
           

No matter what situations life throws at you...no matter how long and treacherous your journey may seem...

Remember, there is a light at the end of the tunnel!

You're laughing aren't you? 

that's good .......my job here is done!

Have a great day.

עם הגיל, הגוף חשוף למספר תופעות בריאותיות, אך מידת ההזדקנות נמדדת במידת שליטת התופעות על הגוף. בניגוד להתקדמות הגיל, עליה אין לנו השפעה, אנו יכולים לשלוט על קצב ההזדקנות באמצעות הכלים שיפורטו בכתבה זו.

התופעות המרכזיות המגדירות הזדקנות:

הצטברות של מולקולות הרסניות הנקראות רדיקלים חופשיים המביאה לירידה בתפקוד המערכת החיסונית וחשיפה למצבים דלקתיים.

אוסטיאופורוזיס: דלדול מסת העצם הבא לידי ביטוי בסדקים ולחצים בעיקר בחוליות עמוד השדרה.

מחלות לב: נובעות בין היתר מחסימת עורקים בעלי משקעי שומן, יתר לחץ דם או כולסטרול.

סוכרת: מצב בו חילוף הסוכרים אינו סדיר הנובע מהשפעה לקויה של האינסולין על הגוף או תפקוד לקוי של הלבלב ביצור האינסולין.

נזק לחלבונים בעור: מביא לאובדן גמישותו ועלייה בקמטי העור.

ירידה ברמת הזיכרון

דעיכה ברמת האנרגטיות של התפקוד הכללי.

החדשות הטובות. והן לגמרי בהישג יד

למרבה המזל, ניתן להתמודד מול רוב התופעות שהוזכרו על-ידי ניהול אורח חיים בריא המורכב מתזונה נכונה, פעילות גופנית ואיזון נפשי.

שפע המרפאות הפרטיות, שצצות כמו פטריות אחרי הגשם בכל מקום כמעט, מציעות "טיפולי אנטי אייג'ינג" שלמעשה כוללים צריכה תמציתית של החלק האיכותי של התזונה הנכונה דרך קפסולות וזריקות. וזה עובד, אבל זה גם מאוד יקר ורבים מאתנו פשוט לא יכולים להרשות לעצמנו את מוצרי המותרות הללו.

מה בכל זאת עושים כדי להישאר עם מראה צעיר ויפה מבלי להוציא הרבה מזומנים? מספיק לכלול בתפריט היומי שלנו מספר מרכיבים שיביאו לתוצאות טובות לא פחות מאלו שנקבל בעזרת צריכת המוצרים היקרים:

מרכיב ראשון: גזר

הגזר מכיל כמות גבוהה של ויטמין A שמגן על הגוף מפני תהליכי חמצון המביאים ליצור רדיקלים חופשיים. הגזר הוא בעל השפעה חיובית על הרקמות ועל שכבת העור הפנימית והחיצונית, הוא משפר את המערכת החיסונית, מגן על העורקים, חיוני לראיית לילה ומונע מחלות עיניים כגון קטרקט.

תחליפים: בטטה, כרוב.

מרכיב שני: ברוקולי

הברוקולי מכיל כמות גבוהה של ויטמין C שהינו בולם חמצון. הוא מחזק את המערכת החיסונית, נלחם בדלקות ומייצר קולגן לחיזוק העור, המפרקים והעצמות. הוא שומר על זרימת דם תקינה ומוריד לחץ דם. הברוקולי מכיל כמות גדולה של סיבים, המורידים כולסטרול וכרום, המווסת את רמת הסוכר בדם.

תחליפים: כרובית, פלפל, לימון, תות שדה.

מרכיב שלישי: שקדים

השקדים עשירים בוויטמין E שהינו בולם חמצון המונע נמק של תאים. ויטמין זה עוזר בקליטת החמצן, מונע קרישי דם ועוזר בגמישות העור. השקדים משפיעים לטובה על מערכת הדם והעצבים ומומלצים בעיקר לסוכרתיים. הם עשירים בשומן בלתי רווי ולכן מורידים את רמת הכולסטרול בדם ומונעים הסתיידות עורקים.

תחליפים: גרעיני חמניות, שומשום, בוטנים ואבוקדו.

מרכיב רביעי: סרדינים

הסרדינים מכילים כמות גבוהה במיוחד של קו אנזים Q10 וסלניום (חומרים בולמי חמצון). הם משפרים את איכות העיכול ותפקוד הלב, מווסתים את לחץ הדם ומחזקים את המערכת החיסונית. היתרון של הסרדינים על פני הדגים הגדולים הינו בכמות הרעלנים שהינם פונקציה של שטח פני הדג.

תחליפים: מקרל, סלמון, הרינג.

מרכיב חמישי: שמן פשתן

שמן הפשתן מכיל כמות גדולה של אומגה 3. חומר זה תורם לגמישות העור ולשמנוניותו, מוריד את צמיגות ולחץ דם, מוסת את רמת הכולסטרול, משפר מטבוליזם ומחזק את המערכת החיסונית.

תחליפים: סלמון, גרעיני דלעת ואגוזים (או השמן המופק מהם).

מרכיב שישי: יוגורט

היוגורט מכיל כמות רבה של סידן התורם לחיזוק העצמות ולמניעת אוסטיאופורוזיס וכן חיידקים בריאים הנלחמים בחיידקי הריקבון ומשפרים את תפקוד מערכת העיכול. הוא מכיל את כל יסודות התזונה שבחלב, ובכמויות גדולות יותר.

תחליפים: טחינה, סרדינים, שקדים, שעועית ופטרוזיליה.

מרכיב שביעי: חומוס

גרגירי החומוס עשירים בחלבון ומכילים כמות ניכרת של ויטמינים מקבוצות B ו-A וכן

מינרלים כגון סידן, מגנזיום ואשלגן. מכלול זה מקנה לחומוס תרומה בשיפור האנרגטיות, תפקוד השרירים - כולל שריר הלב, כל זאת מבלי להביא להעלאת רמות הסוכר

תחליפים: קמח שיפון מלא, שעועית, אפונה ועדשים.

מרכיב שמיני: תפוח עץ

התפוח מכיל כמויות ניכרות של ויטמינים נוגדי חמצון (A,C,E) וכן מינרלים חיוניים כגון ברזל סידן וזרחן. חומרים אלו יעילים במקרים של דלקת מפרקים והפרעות בכבד. הם מונעים הסתיידות עורקים ומסייעים לחיטוי מערכת העיכול מגורמי זיהום. הערך הגליקמי של התפוח נמוך ולכן הוא מהווה גם פרי מתאים גם לסוכרתיים.

תחליפים: אגס.

מרכיב תשיעי: שום

השום מכיל כמות ניכרת של ויטמינים מקבוצות B ו-C וכן מינרלים כגון סידן, ברזל ואשלגן. אך הסגולה הייחודית של השום הינה בניקוי המערכות הפנימיות ומייחסים לו את היכולת בהמסת המשקעים שבכלי הדם, הורדת רמת הכולסטרול, שיפור תפקוד הלב והכליות והורדת רמות הסוכר בדם.

תחליפים: בצל ופטרוזיליה.

מרכיב עשירי: ביצה

הביצה מהווה מזון בעל ערך תזונתי מושלם: היא עשירה כמעט בכל יסודות התזונה החיוניים ביותר: ויטמינים מינרלים וכל חומצות האמינו החיוניות לגוף (הביצה מהווה מרכיב חלבוני מלא). בשל יתרונותיה אלו מייחסים לביצה השפעה חיובית על יכולת החשיבה וחיזוק המוח. היא מחזקת את הזיכרון, מיטיבה במצבים של מתח נפשי ורוחני ואפילו במקרים של מחלות עצבים, מוח, כבד ואנמיה.

תחליפים (אם כי לא מלאים): קטניות.

והכי חשוב - כל אחד יכול

אז הנה. עשרה סוגי מזון פשוטים שנמצאים כמעט בכל בית יכולים לחולל פלאים לגופכם אם רק תקפידו לצרוך אותם באדיקות. כך לא תצטרכו להוציא כספים רבים על סוגי ויטמינים וכדורים, שעולים כסף רב.

הקפדה על מרכיבי תזונה חיוניים, שמירה על כושר גופני מתון, ביצוע פעילות אירובית לשיפור תפקוד הלב, צריכה קלורית ברמה הנכונה וצמצום מקורות יוצרי חמצון המביאים ליצירת רדיקלים חופשיים - הם מרכיביה הבלעדיים של הנוסחה להתמודדות מול תהליכי הזקנה.

כל אחד מאתנו, צריך לבחון את התפריט הנוכחי שלו ולשלב בתוכו את המרכיבים שהוזכרו בכתבה, ובחוכמה. המינון של המרכיבים הוא הבסיס להצלחת היישום. המינון הוא כמובן אישי, ע"פ המצב הגופני הקיים. כמו כן, מינון חסר הוא לא אפקטיבי ומינון יתר יכול לגרום לנזק. חשוב לאתר במה התפריט שלכם "חסר" ולהשלים אותו למינון האופטימאלי.

ניהול איכות חיים נכונה היא מערכת ההפעלה הטובה ביותר שלנו לבריאות הגוף ולשמירת יכולת תפקודו למרות הבלאי הנגרם מזמן השימוש.

אחרי שתסיימי לקרוא, תדע/י את הסיבה לזה ששלחתי לך את זה .

והרי הוא לפניך :

אנשים נכנסים לתוך חייך למטרה מסוימת, לתקופה קצרה או לכל החיים .

כשתדעי מי זה מי, תדעי גם מה לעשות בעבור אותו אדם.

כשמישהו נכנס לחייך למטרה מסוימת, זה בדרך כלל כדי לענות על צורך שביטאת. הוא מגיע כדי לסייע לך להתגבר על קושי כלשהו, כדי לספק לך הדרכה ותמיכה, לעזור לך מבחינה ! פיזית, רגשית או רוחנית .

זה נראה כאילו הוא נשלח אליך משמים וזו אמת .

הם נמצאים כאן כדי לענות על הצורך שביטאת .

ואז, בלא שעשית משהו רע או בזמן שאינו נוח לך, אותו אדם יגיד או יעשה משהו שיביא לקץ יחסיך איתו. לפעמים הם מתים. לפעמים הם פשוט מסתלקים. לפעמים הם עושים מעשה ומאלצים אותך לנקוט עמדה .

מה שעלינו להבין הוא שהצורך שלנו טופל, שחלומנו התגשם. ייעודם נסתיים .

התפילה שנשאת נענתה ועתה הגיע זמנך להמשיך הלאה .

לפעמים אנשים נכנסים לתוך חייך לתקופה קצרה, כי הגיע תורך לחלוק, לגדול או ללמוד. הם מביאים אליך ניסיון של שלווה או גורמים לך לצחוק .

הם עשויים ללמד אותך משהו שמעולם לא עשית .

הם מעניקים לך בדרך כלל כמות בלתי רגילה של שמחה. אבל רק לתקופה קצרה .

האמן בזה, זה אמיתי .

יחסים לכל החיים מלמדים אותך שיעור לכל החיים, דברים שאתה חייב להתבסס עליהם כדי לבנות בסיס רגשי מוצק .

התפקיד שלך הוא ללמוד את הלקח, לאהוב את אותו אדם וליישם זאת בכל יחסיך עם האחרים ובכל תחומי חייך .

אומרים שהאהבה היא עיוורת, אך הידידות רואה הכול .

תודה לך שאתה חלק מחיי, בין אם באת אלי למטרה מסוימת, לתקופה קצרה או לכל החיים .

שלחי את זה לכל חבר ברשימת המכותבים שלך! , כולל למי ששלח לך זאת .

 אפס תשובות - יכול להיות שאת צריכה לעבוד על הכישורים הבין-אישיים שלך  

שתי תשובות - את נחמדה, אבל נראה שאת צריכה להיות יותר פתוחה

 ארבע תשובות - בחרת את חבריך היטב

 שש תשובות - את ממש פופולארית

שמונה תשובות או יותר - את משהו משהו

( ! זו גם הסיבה שאת נמצאת ברשימה שלי.)

מעניין כמה תשובות אנחנו נקבל .

המלאך השומר מומלץ בחום :

שלחי הודעה זו באותו יום שקיבלת אותה. זה אולי נשמע מגוחך, אבל זה ממש בזמן. אנחנו מאמינים שמשהו עומד להתרחש. מלאכים קיימים, רק שלפעמים אין להם כנפיים ואנחנו קוראים להם חברים. את אחד מהם .

משהו נהדר עומד לקרות לך מחר בשעה 11:04. מישהו יפנה אליך ויגיד לך משהו שאת מחכה לשמוע .

אנא אל תשברי את השרשרת. שלחי את המכתב לפחות לשבעה מידידיך .

(Send-in by Iris.)

 http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3265967,00.html

לפני כשנה גילינו  כי אנחנו מרעילים את ילדנו.
ממש כך.
הבן שלי הבכור שנים סבל מכל מיני אסתמות ואלרגיות שונות וכו. סבל טופל עי טובי ההומופתים.
לפני שנה וחצי (אוגוסט 06) הוא גויס לצבא ובבת אחת פסקו כל התופעות.
ככה סתם בלי שום דבר.
כשהיגיע הביתה אחת לשבועיים שלושה  נשנו התופעות.....
ישבנו על המדוכה ניסינו לבחון להבין.... מה בדיוק אנחנו עושים לא נכון. מה יש בבית שמביא לזאת.
מצאנו.
אתם יושבים מן הסתם כי אתם למול המחשב.
מסתבר שאנחנו ... הסיבה. כלומר לא אנחנו אישית אלא השימוש שלנו בכלים שהוא לא מגיב אליהם טוב.
איך גילינו את זה?
במקרה.
היתה אצלנו איזו דודה זקנה שאמרה שזה בגלל שאני מבשלת רק בכלים עם טפלון.(ברוררררררר לא? לא נדבק בלי שמן וכו וכו. נקודה אדומה  מתאים לכיריים ההלוגנים שלנו ובכלל קלאסה)... ושאם אעשה עם כלים אחרים אראה. אמרתי כמובן שזה שטויות... ושגם אסור לי לשים ברזל על הכיריים. ושזה כלים נורא יקרייים ואיכותיים.. קניתי בחנות בקניון ששווה וכו... והיא בשלה.

בעלי שאף פעם לא מתערב.. אמר מה אכפת לך?  תנסי.  עלי... קני סיר אחר ונראה איך מיכאל מגיב לזה.

בנתיים ניכנסתי לחפש בגוגל קצת חומר.

ומצאתי.

די להפתעתי.. כחודשיים שלושה  קודם לכן  פרסם  מישהו בשם קופר  מאמר על העניין. (לחכות הרבה זמן עד שהלינק יעלה)
http://www.ynet.co.il/articles/0,7340,L-3265967,00.html
קראתי.מה זה קראתי.. קראתי בשקיקה. קראתי למה אסור להחזיק בעלי חיים במטבח שמבשלים בו בטפלון (התוויה של חברת נודוויק)
קניתי מחבת אחרת וסיר אחר וניסיתי.
הופתעתי...
כי בחופשה הבאה זה לא קרה שוב.
נשמתי לרווחה.
בנתיים המשכתי וחיפשתי  התעמקתי בנושא... בכל זאת.. מה אני ארעיל את ילדי... בדקתי וצמצמתי בגין זאת את מלאי המחבתות בעיקר והסירים בבית. וחיפשתי. חיפשתי.
אשת בשורות גדולה אינני   יותר מדי. עד כה חוץ מחברה אחת שמצאתי מחבת שלה שגם מאפשר כיריים הלוגניות וגם שווה ואינו נשרף או נדבק  (שזו הבעיה העיקרית) הרבה לא מצאתי. בטח שלא בארצנו..  מה שכן מצאתי זו חברה שמייצרת כלים בציפוי על טיטניום. בכל אופן ראיתי שבארה"ב קיימת הנחייה לצמצם השימוש בטפלון ב- 90% עד 2010 ולהימנע לחלוטין משימוש בו עד 2015.
כרגע .. החלטתי להעביר מכתב שאומר .. כנסו למטבח תסתכלו על המחבתות והסירים שלכם... יש פס מסביב ? ישר לפח.... יש שריטה בטוח שכן...
וחוץ מזה  לפי קופר גם אי אפשר לחמם יותר מדי את הטפלון... אז איך בדיוק מבשלים? ולמי בכלל יש מדחום צמוד.
ולמה לעזאזל משרד הבריאות לא עושה משהו?
זה יותר גרוע מרמדיה.
למה יותר גרוע כי רמדיה זה רק ילדים.. פה זו הרעלה המונית לכל האוכלוסיה...
למי אין טפלון במטבח??
תודה רבה רבה שקראתם עד פה.
אודה לכם אם תעבירו .
למה?
כי אולי אנחנו נהיה סוף סוף שומרי הילדים שלנו.
תמר.

בתוספת כדאי להיכנס ללינק הבא:

http://www.argaman.de/can0102.htm

לגלול עד לסעיף

המערכה להוצאת הכאנאביס אל מחוץ לחוק

1 appel hebben we doorgesneden en kregen we : 1/2  + 1/2 = 1 appel Toen hebben we een halve appel ook doorgesneden. 1/4 + 1/4 = 1/2 appel. We kregen dus 4 kwart  appelen uit een hele appel.   Het werd duidelijk dat de 'magere kwark' van Albert Heijn en de 'kwart' appel 2 heel verschillende dingen zijn.  

Daarna Klok kijken. Ook de klok werd in kwarten verdeeld. Een uur zijn twee halve uren.Twee kwartier = een half uur. 4 Kwartier  = samen een uur. Er zijn 60 minuten in het uur en elk kwartier duidt 15 minuten aan. Doorgaand op de klok; kijken, zien en weten hoe laat het is. Kleine wijzer wijst het 'UUR' aan en de grote wijzer de 'Minuten'.

Daarna gewichten zoals 1 Kilo = 1000 gr. 1 Kilo =  2 Pond. 1 Kilo = 10 Ons. 1 Pond = 500 gr.  1 Ons  = 100 gr. Half (1/2) Pond = 250 gr.

Hiermoet elke dag aan gewerkt worden.     Allemaal dingen die belangrijk zijn bij het boodschappen doen en vooral de klok met tijd lezen om op tijd te komen bij je afspraken. Je hebt het goed gedaan vandaag. Tot volgende week Woensdag 10 uur.   Corinne JUDAH.

This is in my eyes the most  interesting one. 

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 # A 15  digit code will appear on the screen.This number is unique to your handset.

FIRST                                    Emergency

The Emergency Number worldwide for Mobile is 112. If you find yourself out of the coverage area of your mobile network and there is an emergency, dial 112 and the mobile will search any existing network to establish the emergency number for you, and interestingly this number
112 can be dialled even if the keypad is locked. Try it out.

SECOND                          Have you locked your keys in the car?

Does your car have remote keyless entry? This may come in handy someday. Good reason to own a cell phone: If you lock your keys in the car and the spare keys are at home, call someone at home on their mobile phone from your cell phone.
Hold your cell phone about a foot from your car door and have the person at your home press the unlock button, holding it near the mobile phone on their end. Your car will unlock. Saves someone from having to drive your keys to you. Distance is no object. You could be hundreds of miles away, and if you can reach someone who has the other 'remote' for your car, you can unlock the doors (or the trunk).
Editor's Note: It works fine! We tried it out and it unlocked our car over a mobile  phone!'

THIRD                              Hidden Battery Power

Imagine your mobile battery is very low. To activate, press the keys *3370# Your mobile will restart with this reserve and the instrument will show a 50% increase in battery. This reserve will get charged when you charge your mobile next time.

FOURTH                     How to disable a STOLEN mobile phone?

To check your Mobile phone's serial number, key in the following digits on your phone: * # 0 6 # A 15 digit code will appear on the screen. This number is unique to your handset. Write it down and keep it somewhere safe. When your phone get stolen, you can phone your service provider and give them this code. They will then be able to block your handset so even if the thief changes the SIM card, your phone will be totally useless. You probably won't get your phone back, but at least you know that whoever stole it can't use/sell it either. If everybody does this, there would be no point in people stealing mobile phones.