OVERCOMING THE FEAR OF DISEASE (PART 1)

Back in 1998, I was diagnosed with chronic Lyme disease and many other opportunistic bacteria, viruses and fungi. Some, I never heard of. Others, I could barely pronounce.      I was physically sick and emotionally devastated to learn that tiny microscopic organisms were invading my body and sucking the life out of me. 

And to top it all off, my LLMD (Lyme Literate Medical Doctor), told me that I could never get rid of the Lyme bacteria. I would always have Lyme.  I would always have some chronic issues related to Lyme. I could never be completely healed. (See Depression and Chronic Disease - A Double Dilemma)

Cluster of Borrelia burgdorferi (Lyme bacteria) in my blood in 2003.
Rapid Fluorescent Antibody Preparation - Bowen Labs

I couldn't believe it!  And I refused to accept this prophecy of doom from my doctor. I had to find a way to get better and never give up until I did! It wasn't until my son was diagnosed with Lyme in 2008, that I finally went  alternative to get well. And we did!! (See My Healing Story and My Son's Healing Story)

As I think back to that time, I realize now that I got well with therapies and treatments that were based on a different belief system then what  my former LLMD,  a doctor of Western medicine, was taught to believe. (See Fear Leads to Anger...)

Western medicine is based on Louis Pasteur's germ theory of disease. "Disease is caused by specific microorganisms that invade the body from the outside." from Pasteur vs. Bechamp: The Germ Theory Debate  And of course, he was famous for developing pasteurization - the process of heating a liquid (like milk) to kill pathogens (bad germs) to extend shelf life and make the product safer for consumption. This school of thought, that germs are bad and need to be killed in order to prevent sickness, is what Western medical doctors believe to be the right way to treat sickness and disease.

At the same time that Louis Pasteur was doing his research, another well-respected French scientist, Antoine Bechamp, was developing another theory known as the cellular theory of disease.

The cellular theory is a completely different belief system than the germ theory. "Bechamp found that germs were everywhere and even existed inside of us in a symbiotic relationship. Bechamp noticed in his research that only when the tissue of the host became damaged or compromised that these germs began to manifest in a prevailing symptom (not cause) of disease...Bechamp saw the infection as a footnote to the state of illness and not the primary cause. As the person restored health through diet, hygiene and detoxification, the infection went away on its own, without needing measures to kill it." from Pasteur vs. Bechamp: An Alternative View of Infectious Disease

Bechamp also found that "disease developed in the presence of an unhealthy environment caused by an unbalanced state in the body. He held that disease could not take hold without a preexisting weakness." from Pasteur vs. Bechamp: The Germ Theory Debate

"Dr. Julian Baldor, a surgeon, in a speech before the Florida League of Humane Progress, talked about Dr. Bechamp as one of the greatest scientists of all time. He said, 'Dr. Bechamp proved that our bodies become hostess to a germ only after chemical and mechanical changes have damaged our system and that as long as our bodies and tissues retain a high vitality and resistance, a germ, infection or disease will not make progress; and furthermore, the disease organism will not survive after its entrance in a healthy organism. for an example, we see flies on a manure pile, and other parasites also. Some of these parasites may be dangerous and capable of producing disease under favorable circumstances. If however, we remove the pile of manure, the parasites disappear at the same time. Which do you think is more intelligent: To fight disease by swatting flies or to remove the pile of manure? from Are Germs the Real Problem? Pasteur vs. Bechamp

I have to agree with Dr. Baldor. I saw my body as a pile of poop that attracted BUGS! But it was my emotional health, my GERMOPHOBIA, (the fear of germs!) that started my downward spiral. I was germophobic and so was my former LLMD! And come to think of it, Germophobia is pervasive throughout our society. In order for me to get well, I had to get away from the FEAR that was keeping me stuck and sick and find a doctor that believed that disease could be reversed and healing is possible. (See The Holistic Dr. Gurevich)

I also believe that Dr. Bechamp's research laid the foundation for the alternative practitioners of today. But there is one huge piece that Bechamp never thought of or was probably never aware of that made my healing possible.  It is the energetic part of who we are. Our emotional and spiritual self defines our health!

When I began to change the way I saw myself, that is balance my emotional, mental and spiritual components, my physical being began to reflect my balanced state of being. And I could only do this with alternative and holistic practitioners who helped me to heal - without killing anything! (See Overcoming the Fear of Lyme Disease)

Dr. Valerie Hunt, scientist, physiological researcher of human energy fields and author of Infinite Mind: Science of the Human Energy Field, found in her research and clinical studies that changes in the human energy field (aura) affect our physical and mental states. When the energy field is unbalanced, then problems leading to sickness or disease, are  shown up in the body.

This is the concept of energy medicine. And it was through this belief system that            I became completely healed.

To be continued...

AUTONOMIC RESPONSE TESTING FOR CHRONIC SICKNESS

“Autonomic Response Testing  is a comprehensive diagnostic system that has helped to transform many practices in the US and abroad into healing centers - and helped many practitioners to become holistic physicians.”

                       ~ from Mercola Articles   The Best Muscle Testing System I Know Of

In My Healing Story, I give a little intro to muscle testing in order to to find imbalances and problems in the body. Both Dr. Sharon Rasa and Dr. Michael Gurevich use muscle testing in their practices, specifically Autonomic Response Testing.

Autonomic Response Testing is a highly sensitive, refined and reliable muscle testing biofeedback system that was developed by Dr. Dietrich Klinghardt,* a brilliant and gifted medical pioneer who teaches Autonomic Response Testing on both the East and West coast. Both Dr. Rasa and Dr. Gurevich studied Autonomic Response Testing with Dr. Klinghardt.

When I was seeing Doc Brown, the investigative doctor who diagnosed me with chronic Lyme back in 1998, the main form of testing was blood tests. And these were the tests that the insurance company paid for. But the tests were not accurate. Especially, when you have many chronic symptoms that are confusing and difficult to treat!  Sometimes my blood work would be fine, yet I was feeling far from fine.

It wasn’t until I started to see Dr. Rasa, that I realized that blood work wasn’t always reliable. And the reason is that pathogens can be mainly found in soft tissue and not in the blood. So if you are chronically sick and go to a Western trained doctor who relies on blood work to diagnose chronic symptoms, you may be misdiagnosed and therefore, mistreated. This is a common scenario for many patients who eventually turn to alternative practitioners for help.

Through Autonomic Response Testing, Dr. Rasa found mercury in my thyroid and brain. And again, through more testIng, found the cause - 4 amalgam fillings that I’ve had since I was a kid. I had them removed by a biological dentist a few months later.

When I first came to Dr. Gurevich, he tested me (Autonomic Response Testing) and found I was still positive for Lyme, Mycoplasma pneumoniae, Epstein Barr virus,  Bartonella and Candida Albicans.  Through Autonomic Response Testing, Dr. Gurevich tracked my progress while I was on the Allergie-Immun therapy.  I had been on the drops for a few months and feeling sick, exhausted and weak every day, so he tested me to see if the drops were good for me. They tested well so I stayed on the therapy.    

Mycoplasma pneumoniae - a persistent bacteria that stayed with me for years - was the first bacteria that AIlergie-Immun helped me to eliminate. How did I know this? I was still positive for mycoplasma when I started the therapy. But within a few months, I was negative and it never came back.

Dr. Gurevich also found that I had adrenal fatigue, hypothyroidism, parasites, more food sensitivities (including gluten, dairy, corn, soy and sugar),  unresolved emotional conflicts, gastrointestinal dysfunction, electromagnetic radiation sensitivities and a high level of mercury in my brain, thyroid, liver, sinuses, intestinal tract and kidneys.

Through Autonomic Response Testing and BAH (Bioresonance Analysis of Health - another advanced diagnostic system), Dr. Gurevich was able to detect all of the above and come up with a treatment plan. And one by one, each issue was resolved.

This video is a demonstration of Autonomic Response Testing by Dr. Douglas Phillips

I highly recommend everyone with chronic sickness  to consider going to an  alternative practitioner who is certified in Autonomic Response Testing. More and more doctors and health practitioners are learning alternative testing, like Autonomic Response Testing and BAH, in order to help their patients heal.  They are worth their weight in gold and can lead chronically sick patients to the root cause of each of their symptoms.

*Louisa Williams, MC, DC, ND and Yoshiaki Omura, MD aided Dr. Klinghardt in developing Autonomic Response Testing.

A NEW WAY OF THINKING

I am reading a book that has profoundly changed my way of thinking. For me, it has answered the question of who we are, why we are here, why we suffer, and what is our purpose. The book has also introduced the concept that we have two different thought processes - ego thought and divine thought.

Ego thoughts are derived from fear, which manifests as anger, hate, guilt and resentment. They bounce from the past to the future.

Divine thoughts come from love, expressed as joy, gratitude, compassion, and are always in the present mind.

Back in 2011, I remember Dr. Gurevich telling me “it’s time to change the way you think.”  I remember being shocked at these words.  “My thinking is fine,” I thought. But I was so wrong. At that time, I wasn’t aware of my thoughts. I had no idea that I was engulfed in ego thought and that most of these subconscious thoughts were looping around in my mind and repeating the same mantra over and over again...I am a victim, I am being punished, I’m not good enough!!

I started to become aware of my thoughts when I was washing the dinner dishes one night. All of a sudden, my thoughts churned up past feelings of being pissed off at either my mom, or a childhood friend, or someone in my past that I believed had wronged me.

One evening, when I was preparing dinner, the thought that I was pissed off at my mother for something she said to me when I was in high school, popped into my head. It was as if my mom was right next to me, talking in an authoritative, unloving voice of disapproval of one of my  friends at that time. I remember feeling suffocated and trapped. She did not want to hear my reason for our friendship. She just didn’t like the way this person looked. Her opinion was purely based on the way he looked. I felt that I couldn’t get through to her and there was nothing I can do. I felt a rage coming over me, I despised her at that time, for being so judging.  I remember thinking, I couldn’t wait to get out of the house and get away from her. And where did this drama unfold?

In the kitchen, while preparing dinner!

And that’s when it hit me:

Was this past thought jumping up every time I prepared dinner? Could this be a reason why preparing even a simple dinner  was so burdening for me? Sure enough, the next night, my thoughts were instantly going back to the same past argument with my mother. How was I going to get this out of my head? What I didn’t realize at that time was that I already begun the process of letting go that thought. I had become aware of one thought that was causing me anger, grief and literally torturing me every time I prepared dinner.

At that time, I was still sick with Lyme symptoms, so I turned to Dr. Gurevich to help me to let go of this past trauma. Releasing conditioned ego thoughts are very hard to do on your own. (See The Holistic Dr. Gurevich for my therapy session with Dr. Gurevich)

Since I am symptom free now, I have found wonderful practitioners near me, who have helped to shift my thoughts of fear and anger to love and forgiveness.

Douglas Economy, a Holistic Psychotherapist and Life Coach,  specializes in Family Constellation workshops, and  has helped me to release past trauma and see myself and my loved ones, in a loving and joyful way.  Family constellation work is a powerful therapy that has profoundly changed my life! (See Systemic Family Constellation - A Miracle Therapy) for more info.

Kathy Sali is a gifted CranioSacral Therapist who has helped me to resolve physical as well as emotional pain. She has helped me to connect to my Spiritual Self and to the truth of who I am. Kathy is part of my life  journey in forgiveness work and staying healthy in mind, body and spirit. (See CranioSacral Therapy & Somato Emotional Release for my healing session with Kathy).

I feel very blessed that Douglas and Kathy are part of my journey of wellness. I am also blessed that they have helped me to  decipher and understand the life changing book that I mentioned earlier. For this book, is the foundation to a new way of thinking for me. Thinking without fear, without judgment, and with forgiveness, is very new to me.  And that is why I am now a student.

A student in learning to think and act with love and kindness. A student of forgiving and letting go. A student of transforming my thoughts into my “heaven on Earth.”

I am blessed to be a student of “A Course in Miracles.”

What "God Heals and The Doctor Takes the Fee" Means To Me

About two years ago, I was in this cute little card shop in the funky town of  Woodstock, NY and my eye caught a handmade card of an ink drawing of Benjamin Franklin with his quote : God Heals and the Doctor Takes the Fee.

Intuitively, I bought the card and placed it on a shelf in my studio, where I can see it and think about it almost every day.

This Karrik card is hand designed and printed with an old letterpress!

Now, as you well know, Benjamin Franklin was a really smart guy! He was not only one of the “Founding Fathers” who drafted  the Declaration of Independence and the Constitution of the United States,  but an inventor (of bifocal glasses among other things), a scientist, a writer, a Freemason, a philosopher and the list goes on.

Ben was also a revolutionary thinker. And as an open-minded revolutionary thinker, he was not afraid to express his beliefs about many things, including his belief in God.

So what does “God Heals and the Doctor Takes the Fee” mean?

To me, it means thinking of God independent of any religion. God created each one of us and we ALL have the power to connect with Him. God has blessed each of us with a Divine Light or Holy Spirit that can guide us to our true selves. And your true self is Unconditional Love! We have a connection to God within us and we are never separate from him. Never! 

All healing comes from within. It doesn’t matter what medicine you take, or what therapy you choose. It doesn’t matter if you take a conventional path or choose an alternative path. What matters is that the path that you choose resonates with you and that the doctor or practitioner that you choose also resonates with you, too. Remember that healing comes from within and every doctor knows this.

When I first walked into Dr. Gurevich’s office, I clearly remember him saying that  he could help me to get well. But I knew, in my heart, that  it was up to me to HEAL!  And for me to heal, I had to see myself as a HEALER!  So, with the help of Dr. Gurevich and his holistic approach to healing, I began to see, feel  and experience the HEALER within me.  

By connecting to the Divine Light or Holy Spirit within us,  we are connecting to God. God is Love and Love is the greatest healer!   

So how can we connect to the healing God within us?

Prayer and meditation have been proven to put you in a healing  and positive state. (Click Prayers, Blessings and Healing Affirmations for more info)

Here is a meditation that was given to me by Dr. Gurevich to help undo the ego (thoughts of fear, anger, worry , guilt, etc.)  and retrain your  thoughts to “what is real, what is true and of God”.

Meditation: Do 5 minutes a day – On Waking and at Bedtime To Undo the Ego and Wake Up

“Turn your mind, your thoughts and you day over to the Holy Spirit. Give it back charge and control. Let it be the boss instead of the ego.

Ask the Holy Spirit to help you, forgive, heal and correct your mind so you can experience only what is real and true and of God.

Close your eyes. See a beautiful white light that extends everywhere without limit – soothing, pure love coming toward you: Just before it gets to you, imagine an altar appearing just before you. On the altar, place all your desires, dreams, goals and plans – whatever you think you need to make you happy. Watch them disappear into the light, a gift from God.

Also, place your worries, problems, fears, illnesses, and all sense of darkness, limitations or guilt on the altar. See it disappear into the light. Feel the light surround and envelop you, becoming one with the light, pure love extending in all directions infinitely – feel yourself going on forever; one with God, pure love, pure joy – nothing missing – feeling full and complete. Feel you are the same and one with God. The body disappears. We are everywhere expanding forever in all directions – pure spirit.

Say to God: Father – I love you – thank you for always loving me and creating me exactly like you – we are one. Thank you for always being with me, caring for me, protecting me, watching over me. Thank you  for the experience of being with you forever.

Feel that everyone you have ever known and loved, people, animals, are here with you as one. Get lost in God’s love within the light. Feel the deep love and gratitude you have for God and God’s love for you.

Stay in the silence immersed in the light for 5 minutes. Open your eyes and ask the Holy Spirit to help you remember this feeling of love and oneness with God. Throughout the day if anything disturbs your peace or irritates you, make contact with the Holy Spirit and ask it to help you forgive anything in your mind having to do with this, to heal it and correct your mind so that you can know and remember what is true and of God.”

Another powerful and effective way to connect to the healer within is through tapping. Tapping or Mental Field Therapy is a profound healing tool that can help you to overcome anxiety, fear, pain, past emotional trauma and unresolved emotional conflicts, etc., by  simply tapping on acupuncture points. I was introduced to tapping by Dr. Rasa and Dr. Gurevich who practice MFT to help heal their patients.

MFT has given me the power to overcome many fears by bringing my fear into my consciousness and replacing the fear with loving affirmations.  My affirmations had to  include this phrase - “with the help of God, I can dissolve this fear and be healthy and whole “ in order to overcome the belief that I didn’t have the power to heal myself. Believing and saying that God was within me and helping me was essential for my healing and correcting my ego thoughts. (See Mental Field Therapy and my post, I think I’m Getting The Fear for my own MFT sessions)

Healing Blessings to all of you!!

FORGIVENESS HEALS

"A Course in Miracles says that all disease comes from a ‘state of unforgiveness’, and that when we are ill, we need to look around to see who it is that we need to forgive"...from the book,You Can Heal Your Life by Louise L. Hay.

 My health started to improve when I started to recognize and resolve past emotional conflicts and forgive those who I believed hurt me. Forgiveness is very powerful! 

"As we forgive those who trespass against us" - are, without a doubt, universal words that encompass all religions, races and creeds. These words to live by were given to us by the greatest healer of all, Jesus Christ. Jesus healed through the power of love and forgiveness.

"I know that disease can be reversed by simply reversing mental patterns...Now when I hear about someone's illness, no matter what dire their predicament seems to be, I know that if they're willing to do the mental work of releasing and forgiving, almost anything can be healed." - Louise L. Hay

So what is exactly is a “state of unforgiveness”?

It is a state of holding on to feelings of resentment, bitterness, vengeance and hostility toward someone who hurt you. These unresolved feelings may become a part of your mental thought patterns. And if these unresolved conflicts occurred as a child,  you may not be aware that these negative feelings exist!   “If you allow negative feelings to crowd out positive feelings, you might be swallowed up by your own bitterness and sense of injustice.” Depression, anxiety, feeling disconnected, being overly critical and judgmental are some of the many signs of unforgiveness. These traits may become part of your personality. These traits can also depress your immune system and lead to sickness. See Forgiveness: Letting go of grudges and bitterness for more info.

I had no idea that I was living in a state of unforgiveness. Most of my unresolved emotional conflicts happened when I was younger, so feelings of bitterness and a sense of injustice became part of my daily thought patterns. I unknowingly saw myself as a victim. I  unknowingly saw myself as a “poor me.” I had no idea that I was giving my power away and making myself sick. See my post "Are You A Victim of Your Thoughts?

I found my path of forgiveness through holistic therapies that uncovered and released past emotional trauma. As I released my emotional baggage,  I discovered that I had the power to bring peace, good health, happiness,emotional and spiritual well being to my life.

Here are some of the  therapies that helped me to heal through love and forgiveness:

APN - Applied Psycho-Neurobiology - is a deep therapeutic technique for treating the origin of disease. Taught in the U.S. by Dietrich Klinghardt, M.D., Ph.D,  APN is the work of many physiologists, researchers, psychotherapists, psychologists, medical doctors, and patients. Combining these disciplines provides a more balanced level of healing than standard approaches...The results are subtle, deep and permanent. Many find this process to be life-transforming.

The theory and research suggest that  all life events are recorded by the sub-conscious. Memories of these events can be complete and resolved or unresolved. The unresolved psycho-emotional conflicts are the most common cause of illness and chronic pain. Unresolved conflicts create significant bioelectrical disturbances in conflict specific areas of the brain, producing abnormal neuropeptides and abnormal electrical currents which reach the hypothalamus, sending out stress signals which create dysfunctions in related organs.

APN is designed to identify the unresolved psycho-emotional conflict and uncouple the unresolved conflict from the nervous system, thereby diffusing the source of chronic illness.

APN is one of the many approaches using acumeridian points, tapping on them to influence the flow of energies. See Healing Through Forgiveness for my APN session with Dr. Rasa (Rasa Health) and Dr. Gurevich (Transformational Healing) for more info.

CranioSacral Therapy & Somato Emotional Release: CST is a light-touch “hands on method of evaluating and enhancing  the functioning of a physiological body system called the cranialsacral system-comprised of the membranes and cerebrospinal fluid that surround and protect the brain and spinal cord. CST encourages the body’s natural mechanisms to improve the functioning of the brain and spinal cord, dissipate the negative effects of stress, and enhances general health and resistance to disease.” See my blog post CranioSacral Therapy & Somato Emotional Release for my healing session with therapist, Kathy Moser of Balanced Health and Healing.

Family Constellation:  Family Constellation work is a group process that allows us to look at how events that occurred in past generations impact our present life experiences. Hidden family dynamics(patterns), often spanning two or more generations, may create imbalance or disharmony in the “mind field” * (an energetic grid that connects all beings.) These disturbances may lead to illness, depression, suicides, alcoholism, relationship difficulties, accidents, or career problems for current family members. Family Constellation is a powerful process for breaking up these destructive patterns and setting a new and healthier life course.

Constellation work is an amazing, life changing experience. I have had my own family constellation and I have also participated in many sessions. As a result, of breaking up old patterns, love and forgiveness has emerged for myself as well as for my family. The mind field does exist. I have witnessed this astounding phenomenon and it is a mind blower! See Transformational Healing and Douglas Economy (Holistic Psychotherapist) for more info.

*Dr. Valerie Hunt, author, scientist and physiological researcher of human energy fields, has concluded that “thoughts are events in the mind-field that are available not only to the consciousness of the creator, but also to other minds...Thoughts  can be passed down to future generations not just by picture, print or the spoken word, but by the strong thoughts remaining in  the  ‘mind field’” - from the book, Infinite Mind: Science of the Human Vibrations of Consciousness.

Mental Field Therapy is a self-help therapy to change negative thought patterns into new thoughts of love, hope, forgiveness and gratitude. Mental Field Therapy, consisting of tapping on acupuncture points and consciously recognizing and resolving emotional conflict, has made it possible for me to believe in these new patterns. Whenever I feel stuck in a negative thought, MFT is the first go to method for releasing  unresolved patterns. Click here for more info on MFT.

Prayer:  We are spiritual beings. Through prayer, we can connect to God, the Universe, Jesus, Allah, Buddha, our True Self or our Higher Self.  The high vibrations of love, forgiveness, compassion and gratitude are healing frequencies. When we connect to God or the Universe, with a deep sense of love, compassion and forgiveness, we are creating a state of healing. We are creating a state of bliss! This is a magnificent and beautiful gift!  We all have this inner connection.  An inner connection to our true selves.  Our true selves are pure spirit. Our true selves are divine!

With this awareness,we all have this ability to create healing frequencies. We all have the ability to create balance and well-being. And we all have the ability to create inner peace and harmony.

But most of all, we all have the ability to create a “state of forgiveness” . Forgive those who hurt you and let it go. In this high vibrational state of forgiveness, we have the ability to  transform our thoughts and our lives into a “heaven” on Earth.

We all  have that ability...

I wish you many blissful and heavenly thoughts each and every day!

© Danette Whelan 2015