It's been a while since I've written...

...and  I hope you are all well!

There has been a lot going on (still!) on my end, and I find that I like being busy. But sometimes, do you ever feel the need to just have a few hours to do nothing?

I picked up some new books and hobbies I will be sharing with you here...in case you aren't following my instagram. The list of what I'd like to do, see, and learn is endless.

For the next few weeks, I will be sharing with you some "thinkers" from Suzanne Somer's new book, Tox-Sick. I try to follow up with as many stories as I can ( ;) ) that I have lived through and been through.

Also, this article here has pissed me off:

Australian wellness guru Belle Gibson reportedly built her career around claims she survived several different kinds of cancer with alternative medicine, but this week, she confessed that it was all a lie.

"No. None of it's true," she reportedly told The Australian Women's Weekly magazine in an issue on stands today.

Gibson, 23, claimed to have had blood, brain, liver, spleen and uterus cancers, according toMashable, which published a skeptical piece about the embattled entrepreneur last month. The Whole Pantry writer said she cured herself by shirking traditional medicine, eating whole foodsand using alternative therapies instead, according to Australian Women's Weekly.

"I don't want forgiveness," the Australian Women's Weekly reported her saying. "I just think [speaking out] was the responsible thing to do. Above anything, I would like people to say, 'OK, she's human.'"

ABC News reached out to Gibson through The Whole Pantry App but did not receive a response.

In addition to blogging, Gibson founded The Whole Pantry app, published a recipe book and had hundreds of thousands of social media followers. She appears to have deleted her Instagramposts.

Earlier today, Gibson allegedly tweeted from the Whole Pantry App account, "For the record, I haven't retreated to the United States. and didn't. Media, continue to 'humiliate and condemn' - Belle."

Unfounded claims of having cancer aren't new, but this is different because Gibson was offering unproven advice to a wide audience for profit, NYU Langone bioethicist Arthur Caplan told ABC News. He said the case should serve "as a reminder that there are people out there willing to prey on the desperate and the vulnerable."

"It is beyond despicable that you would give advice to people with terminal diseases like cancer and have them forgo the only therapies that might offer some hope," Caplan said. "I admit that the therapies often are poor, but that's all there is. To talk about alternatives that don't work, claiming that they did work on you is to not only step over the ethical line, it is to throw yourself into ethics 
hell.

"http://abcnews.go.com/Health/cancer-blogger-belle-gibson-now-sick/story?id=30526980

Why it pisses me off:
1- Um, cancer isn't funny. How ridiculous and petty does someone have to be to fake an illness? Who raised her?

2- First of all, eating whole foods and using alternative therapies...given that I don't know which therapies she used because I'd never even heard of here...there is the whole theory of detox that everyone in general needs to obtain optimum health.

3- I always believe in doing my own research. I don't go around believing everything someone says. It would be ridiculous if people did that. I want to learn everything...how to cure my body naturally, how to detox properly, what to eat, how to eat it...there is not one right way for everyone so why should one person have so much influence. I encourage everyone to do more research on health, wellness, and nutrition. If you don't, how will you learn anything?

4- People who fake a disease? I am trying not to judge, but do you want to try any chemo treatments that I've tried? I wouldn't wish that on my worst enemy.

Educate yourselves, peeps. And have a beauuuuuutiful weekend.

Love me,
the globetrotting gamine

MAGNESIUM OIL

"Since all Magnesium Oils are made by use of seawater in some way or another that is diluted and desalinated to an extent, I thought what would happen if we used ACE – the super Great Salt Lake desalinated water = takes 13 to 18 months to make one batch and has 1,000,000 times more flavanoids than even Concentrace, the de-salinated Great Salt Lake mineral product… with 7 to 10 times their electrolytes, what would happen if I used this one instead for making of Magnesium OIL instead of just adding Magnesium Chloride to Distilled water (or in the case of Ancient Minerals version, adding it to spring water)…. Wow has this version of ACE Mag Oil been working, and working faster, not just better… pain disappearing soo much faster from knees and hips as well as mind regaining it’s youthful powers and awareness and SOUNDNESS for some… regardless, I could go on forever on this but remember that this Magnesium is one of the 4 major pillers of all nutrition and without it we’re in serious trouble since no Vitamin nor Mineral/Element/Trace Elements nor enzymes will work without it (in general, not alllll enzymes are dependent on Mag ) !! Are you getting some perspective yet??? Want testimonials on the freakish power of Magnesium Oils that are weaker than ACE – from all over the earth… see those links right below and … then … even lower about 2 pages later, is a lottttt more information on testimonials and science uses and on and on and on! Scary powerful stuff! Wow…"

Taken from : http://www.extremehealthradio.com/magnesium-oil-directions-and-info-ace-version-magnesium-oil-by-robert-von-sarbacher/

Ok, so if you know me by now...and you might, at least a little bit...I research so much that it comes as naturally as breathing to me. I have been going over my research notes and delving into the parts I haven't touched on, modalities I haven't used or researched, etc.

I was thinking that this magnesium oil phenomenon might help my aching shoulders and neck...I guess that's where many of us, especially me, carry a lot of day to day stresses (and by this, I mean even routine stuff!)

I have a feeling this is totally something to look into-- taking care of you and investing in yourself/your health, is the best thing that you can do. 

If you've used magnesium oil for anything, I am open for messaging :)

love love love,
the globetrotting gamine

when i grow up...

if you know me, 

you know that i'm the girl

who would love to wander the rainforests,

jungles, forests and fields

learning about everything healing from shamans,

medicine people, and healers.

this is the way i've always been, 

which is ironic since i was scared into 

going through chemo

which i would never do again, ever.

note: if i could go back in time, 

i would never have done it.

but we keep moving forward...

i'm still the girl who would love to meet healers, 

so i picked this book up in the library, 

and am posting some interesting tidbits from it

here, in my blog...because if you're like me

you like this stuff, too.

page 6--

"Many of the human body's powerful reactions are a direct response to plant alkaloids, a class of chemical compounds most common in tropical plants.

Alkaloids, which are characterized by a molecular structure that must include a nitrogen atom and at least two carbon atoms, have had a major impact on every culture- if not every person- on the planet. They provide everything from  the kick in our morning coffee (caffeine) to the addictive compounds in our most dangerous drugs (cocaine, heroin and nicotine), the toxic principles in some of the deadliest poisons (strychnine and batrachotoxin), the analgesic effects in our most potent painkillers (codeine and morphine), and the mental pyrotechnics in someof the most powerful hallucinogens (mescaline and psilocybin.)....

Quinine, an alkaloid from the bark of the cinchona tree and one of the bitterest substances known, was first discovered thousands of years ago by South American Indians in what is now Peru and Ecuador. Since then it has been widely used throughout the tropics and much of the temperate world to cure malaria, a disease caused by a parasite, transmitted by mosquitoes, that destroys the red blood cells. Although thought of by many as a jungle disease, the illness does not discriminate based on geographyl malaria has been and still is a world ranging disease....

Yet a single plant alkaloid reveleaed to us by South American Indiands has helps eradicate malaria in the temperate zone and reduce the prevalence of the disease. "

Gotta love this stuff...

anyone ever study this stuff, or go on such adventures? 

i would love to hear from you!

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

Fluoridation (eew)

"Fluoridation (p.116)

Fluoride, a compound that protects against tooth decay, was added to many municipal was added to many municipal water systems beginning in 1945. At present, an estimated 2/3 of the American people live in communities with fluoridated water. While fluoridation has reduced cavities, rates of other orders have increased, including damage to the bones, thyroid gland, and immune function. As a result, several European countries, icluding Sweden, Denmark, Holland, Germany and Belgium have discontinued treating water with fluoride. France and Norway never started it. In the U.S. Kansas, Pennsylvania, Washington, and Hawaii have recently rejected proposals for fluoridization, and in 1998 voters in Santa Cruz refused to allocate money for fluoridation following a mandatory law passed by the California legislature.

Fluoride, a compound of calcium and fluoride that occurs naturally, is used in Oriental medicine as a tranquilizer. Prozac, the modern anti-depressant drug, utilizes fluoride as an active ingredient. In food, fluorine naturally occurs in rice, rye, parsley, cabbage, sea vegetables, and bancha twig tea."

Alleged Attacks By Fluoride:

• damages bones
• linked to a lower IQ
• produces Alzheimer like symptoms
• it's a byproduct of the A-bomb 

wow.

that's why it sucks.

what do you think?

love me,

the globetrotting gamine

the correct use of herbs, part 3

(took this from here )



from Jude's Herbal Home Remedies:


Licorice

• use the root
• has estrogen properties so use during and after change of life
• use for all blood and bronchial problems

Marsh Mallow

• use the root
• soothes inflammations and irritations of the urinary and alimentary systems
• will dispense throat tickle.

Mullein

• flowers and leaves are used
• used for bronchial problems, inhibits bacteria growth, antibiotic properties

Nettle

• use leaves and upper part of plant
• used to relieve arthritis pains

Nutmeg

• use in small doses to help stomach disorders and digestion
• use in a small dose ONLY

Pansy

• whole herb
• mild expectorant, for colds and asthma
• good tonic for the heart

Pennyroyal

• use leaves
• relieves stomach
• stimulates uterine muscles

Peppermint

• leaves and flowering tops are used
• removes hardened mucus from alimentary and bronchial systems
• used for stomahc discomfort

Plantain

• roots and leaves are used
• antiseptic properties
• removes toxins from system

Pokeweed

• early shoots, roots and berries are used
• the chemotherapy of the herbs, strong purge
• duplicates effects of cortisone which stimulates entire glandular system
• violent laxative and diuretic to clean the whole system

(this is ironic because chemo doesn't make you poop. it keeps it all in.)

Prickly Lettuce

• leaves and gum are used
• strong sedative to treat insomnia
• removes hardened excretions from the bronchial system

Purslane

• use the herb above the ground
• good cleanser for kidneys

Raspberry

• leaves and fruit are used
• stimulates kidneys and soothes uterine muscles, known as a woman's herb
• roots are known for astringent properties

Red Clover

• flowering tops are used
• great blood purifier and tonic
• skin disorders caused by impurities of the blood so take the tea on a regular basis if you are not allergic

the correct use of herbs, part 2

part to from Jude's Herbal Home Remedies!

Calendula

• use flowers
• tea is used internally and externally 
• has been used to stop bleeding, is antibiotic and heals wounds
• treats chest ailments and craps, flu, stomach problems and to induce swelling to bring down fever

Catnip

• leaves and flowering tops
• treat colic or flatulence

Celery

• tea made from celery eases the tummy
• used as a sedative
• always use fresh celery

Chamomile

• flowers and the upper hald of the plant are used
• calmative and sedative
• treats headaches, cramps and other gastrointestinal disorders

Chicory

• flowers
• used as sedative and general tonic
• used as a diuretic

Clary Sage

• leaves and seeds are used
• used for eye disorders, clears sediments from liver and kidneys
• good for nausea and colic treatment

Cleavers

• the entire herb
• strong diuretic, used to dissolve deposits in the kidneys

Coltsfoot

• use the leaves
• this herb binds to toxins in the system and helps to eliminate them, great expectorant

Corn Silk

• great diuretic, used to clean the urinary system and as a tonic for the whole system

Dandelion

• use roots and leaves
• use as a general tonic, as well as for liver and bladder complaints

Elder

• use leaves, fruits and flowers
• elder flower tea is an excellent diuretic, use for feverish colds

Eyebright

• use seeds if you have a tendency toward kidney stones
• use in a rinse for eyes

Fennel

• use all parts
• aids digestion and helps calm nervous stomach, increases milk production

Fenugreek

• use seeds
• soothes lining of stomachs and intestines

Ginseng

• use the root
• considered a near cure-all.
• used as a tonic for all systems of the body and as an aphrodisiac

Goldenseal

• use the root
• helps in ailments of both the stomach and liver

Horehound

• use flowering tops and leaves
• use for bronchial and stomach disorders, good for sore throats and colds, an expectorant

Hollyhock

• use roots and leaves
• leaves can be used uncookes in salads or cooked as a side dish
• an emollient
• good to use during colds, or if prone to kidney stones

Irish Moss

• use dried plant
• bronchial disorders, kidney problems
• use in cough syrups

Kelp

• contains iodine
• use to purify blood as well as for goiters

Kidney Beans

• tea made from the beans and pods is considered to be of a diuretic nature
• helps to clean kidneys and ureters of gravel

Lavender

• use the flowers for a pleasant, sedative tea
• use for releasing tension and headaches

Lemon Balm

• use the leaves
• make a tea with a sedative action
• use to induce sweating to reduce fevers
• regulates menstruation

the juice chronicles

i'm a little insane when it comes to my juice.

most days i juice once.

when i'm home, twice.

there's a constant stock of various juices

in my fridge

to boost my immunity throughout the day!

it's an addiction

and one i'm happy to have!

love me,

the globetrotting gamine