Richard Horowitz, M.D. did chronic Lyme sufferers a huge favor when he not only appeared on the Katie Show to announce to the world his understanding of Chronic Lyme Disease which he calls (MCIDS – Multiple Chronic Infection Disease Syndrome), he also wrote a book , “Why Can’t I Get Better?”
According to Dr. Horowitz …"This is a very comprehensive overview of Lyme and Tick Borne disorders with a map which can be applied to all chronic diseases. Nothing has ever been done in this scope and breadth. It should really help patients and doctors have a deeper understanding of the disease and how to get patients better. " He writes M.D. stands for "Medical Detective," and it has been this unrelentlng desire to uncover the hidden cause of disease which has helped him succeed.
Now Dr. Horowitz has the listening ear and attention of chronic sufferers and health care practitioners around the world.
I have been a Lyme sufferer. I have written about my experiences before but I also see patients everyday who have fallen between the cracks, been misdiagnosed, undiagnosed or whose prior treatments have provided little relief or even worse have left them penniless and without answers.
Did you notice the name of this post? “Why CAN I Get Better?” Sometimes a small shift in perception can open an entire new landscape of possibility and potential than we had accessed even a a second ago. Let me use one of Dr. Klinghardt’s favorite allegories to explain.
A drunk loses the keys to his house and is looking for them under a lamppost. A policeman comes over and asks what he’s doing.
“I’m looking for my keys” he says. “I lost them over there”.
The policeman looks puzzled. “Then why are you looking for them all the way over here?”
“Because the light is so much better”.
We all look for things where the light is better, rather than where we’re more likely to find them. In words of Anais Nin, “we don’t see things as they are. We see things as we are”.
A friend wrote, "If this is true – and, who am I kidding? of course it is – I worry that we all stagger around, destined to be misunderstood. Or, worse. We’re all methodically, apocalyptically misunderstood, and it’s too dark to notice."
Biochemistry but not Quantum Physics.
Anatomy but not Subtle Anatomy
Surgery but not Psychic Surgery
Pharmaceuticals but not Nutraceuticals.
Isolated organs but not organ meridian Systems
Genes but not Epigenetics
Orthopedics but not how to interpret the tongue, nails, or pulse
Muscles but not Miasms
Food but not whole food
Cavities but not Cavitations
Do you get the picture?
Dr. Horowitz expanded this model by devoting an entire chapter to Meditation and Mind Training as well as providing a 16 point check list that includes: Immune dysfunction, Inflammation, Environmental toxins, Functional medicine abnormalities with nutritional deficiencies, Mitochondrial dysfunction, Endocrine abnormalities, Neurodegenerative disorders, Neuropsychiatric disorders, Sleep disorders, Autonomic Nervous System Dysfunction and Allergies.
Kudos to Dr. Horowitz. Yet, even Dr. Horowitz is only looking for the keys where the light has been turned on.
Quantum Physics
Let me introduce you to a perspective of health and healing where the light is still quite dim yet amazingly bright for those who are willing to see it? Are you the type that "believes" only after you have seen it or are you the type that knows sometimes you have to “Believe” before you see it.
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"Dr. Amit Goswami as usual has the most brilliant insights into how consciousness conceives, governs, constructs, and becomes biology." – Deepak Chopra
Dietrich Klinghardt, M.D. Ph.d has a unique perspective on health and how we heal because he is trained and practices in both
Which model is correct?
They both are.
It’s time to shine the light on the wholeness of humanity not only as it relates to humankind but to Everykind. The animals, the plants, elements, solar system and multi-verse. After all don’t we say as above so below? We live in a multi-verse not a Universe–our body comprises multiple systems not just one. We have a spleen and a liver but we also have consciousness and a Bio-field.
Take a look at this chart which shows an example of how a few systems are inter-related. . As a Chiropractor, if I find a patient who continually presents with a subluxation at T9/T10, I will also check Liver/Gall Bladder function as well as any dental contribution at Tooth #6. Using ARTesting we can determine if the tooth is contributing to the subluxation /Gall Bladder dysfunction or the other way around.
Bi-directional forces of nature and human beings
Living, structured water and molecular hydration
Patterns, shapes, colors & sacred geometry
Frequencies, light, sound & music and chanting
The biofield and the information stored therein
Resonance, coherence and wave function
Planets, solar flares, Electro-magnetic fields, Geopathics, and their impact on humans and our impact on them
Interrelationship of teeth, organs, muscles, emotion, nutrition, vertebra and more
The meridian system and chakra system
Cellular function based on voltage, sound, light and raw materials
Patients in our office are assessed using both models. We apply the science of logic, reasoning, lab reports, diagnostics and technology but we also value intuition, spiritual concepts, quantum physics and the frequency of love which is nature’s inherent healer.
How does a health practitioner begin to unwind the complexities and layers for the patient entrusted in their care?
At raSa health we are skilled in using Autonomic Response Testing which applies the principles of Quantum Physics and has proven to be the most accurate form of muscle testing used to determine what an individual needs at any point in time in order to restore balance to the system.
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In the hands of a skilled practitioner, ARTesting can determine where, how and why the Autonomic Nervous System is BLOCKED and what it will take to return it to proper flow. We also use it to determine the proper nutrients the body needs and prioritize the underlying issues that are stressing the body.
Health and healing is never a “one size fits all” approach. For one patient, the choice of chemotherapy and surgery may be the best choice. For another that may not be an option.
If you are seeking a model that embraces the whole system and not only the parts, you may find the answers you seek at raSa health.
A branch of medicine that recognizes this is known as Anthroposophical medicine. Anthroposophic Medicine (Anthropos=human being: Sophia=Wisdom. Health is a result of a harmonious relationship between all systems. This is partnered health care. It is not the result of someone with a white coat writing a prescription. It is the result of partnering with a practitioner that beholds the truth of your being even when you do not know it for yourself. This model requires communication, commitment, inner work, discipline and a willingness to experience joy, divinity and health.
Why CAN I Get Better? Because we come with a divine blueprint that recognizes we are more than our biochemistry. Until we shine the light on the intrinisic principles of our very nature we will continue to chase the bugs, destroy our environment and pollute our own bodies.
Why CAN I Get Better? because you are better. Embrace the fullness of your divine blueprint and you will soar to a new level of health you may have never been told is possible.
I can tell you it is. I see it everyday in different ways. If it happens for others, it can happen for you.
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Many are surprised to learn that a chiropractic adjustment addresses something called "subluxation." That is a big word that means "loss of light." Many more are surprised to learn in addition to biochemistry the body also has an electromagnetic component. These are not separate systems but different sides of the same coin.
Therapies like acupuncture and electro-therapies treat and evaluate according to the electro magnetic principles of the body.. My experience is optimal health and healing requires BOTH!
In 25 years of practicing, nothing leaves me feeling more helpless than having a patient in pain that I couldn’t help. I am talking about the kind of pain that interferes with your ability to brush your teeth, drive a car, walk your dog or go to work. These are patients of every age. Many of them have been to numerous doctors–have tried the muscle relaxers, physical therapy, pain pills, Advil and even mood elevators with little or no success! They are people like you and me who only want to feel better–get back to work — play with their kids or hit a golf ball again.
Through the years I’ve had moderate to good success with helping people in pain. Moderate success is not good enough. There were far more that suffered and I lost many nights sleep thinking, researching and studying new possibilities.
I have experienced pain. I can remember how debilitating and diminished I felt. It almost felt shameful to have someone help me to the bathroom, help me dress or fix me my meals. Many live in chronic pain everyday of their lives. Others have had acute accidents or trauma that left them feeling like there were not many choices other than potentially addictive medications which carry many toxic side effects.
When I first saw the Dr. Oz show on pulsed electromagnetic field therapy I was relieved to learn of a non-invasive, non-toxic and often fast acting therapy that was now available in the United States. I began to look at and experience several devices to learn their differences and their applications. I met many who experienced quick and lasting relief with many of them but I still had not found the device that was right for my patients at raSa health.
You see, many of my patients are chronic Lyme disease patients ridden with not only pain but the complexities of mold, heavy metal and environmental sensitivities. Their pain is often a chronic, fibromyalgia-type of pain. Others are athletic types who put the pedal to the metal every time they compete, there are those who just "got out of bed the wrong way" or helped their friend move over the weekend and now can’t move them self and ,of course, my seniors with arthritis and aging knees with chronic pain. I needed a device that would help all of them and that wasn’t easy to find.
In May, I attended Dr. Klinghardt’s "Healing Your Brain Conference," in New York City and many of my colleagues were buzzing about the great relief they experienced from one treatment on a high voltage PEMF device also known as cellular exercise. I was not in any pain but I was exhausted from a grueling 3 day intensive and I thought I would give it a try. Wow! 20 minutes on this super battery charger and I felt like I could run a marathon.
In fact I did one better and embraced a bucket list item to complete my first Triathlon. PEMF – Cellular exercise treatments were part of my training and I am happy to say I not only finished but I actually placed in a time I did not imagine possible.
For the next week I couldn’t get this experience out of my mind so I decided to put this device to the test. I invited my friends, family and patients with the most debilitating pain to come in for demo treatments. Much to my amazement every one of them experienced relief. Some — 50% but many more 100%. Now, I was even more excited.
I then decided to go to a practitioner’s office who was using the same device, running it 6 days a week and has a 2 month waiting list. I spent two days watching patients with frozen shoulder, sciatica, neck pain, bone on bone knee pain, fibromyalgia, autism and farmer’s with a bad wrist, hand and back. These patients not only got the relief they hoped for but they smiled after every treatment and gladly paid the practitioner as they walked out the door ready to engage in their daily busy lives. They were just glad to be helped and grateful to return to their busy lives.
In "Emerging Electromagnetic Medicine" by M.E. O’Connor, we learn of the latest research findings in the field of electromagnetic radiation. The book discusses the use of electromagnetic fields in diagnostic and therapeutic medicine. It describes the theoretical concerns and actual mechanisms involved.
Consider this:
There are three main aspects of cell-membrane power production:
1. The lipid substrate–must insulate the inside and outside and not leak power (we need healthy fats)
2. The pH diferential–must be balanced to enable electricity, just like a car battery (PEMF Cellular exercise)
3. Raw Materials– must be present to create chemical and electrical structures needed for the cell to work. (proper nutrition)
Individuals exposed to PEMF, or electromagnetic therapies, exhibit often striking recoveries, when energetics restore cellular immunity. PEMF exposure increases tissue oxygen availability through a variety of means, likely resulting i improved tissue oxygentation which enabled healing which would not have been otherwise possible.
PEMF on Pathogens
One study suggests pulsed fields assert differential effects on pathogens cells versus a host cells. While mammalian host cells tend to absorb pulse energy and use it, parasitic organisms, that lack energetic resonance with the host, experience stress.
PEMF & EMF (Electro-magnetic fields)
Every week we receive calls from patients who tell me they can’t leave their homes and even some are living by candlelight as to reduce all exposure to electromagnetic radiation . Many cannot use a computer or a cell phone because the symptoms become unbearable. There is a new patient emerging. This is how Dr. Klinghardt described the 2013 patient at the Healing of the Brain Conference in NYC:
Daytime episodes of inappropriate physical and mental fatigue and lack of zest. Difficulty sleeping, waking unrefreshed. Difficulty with short- term memory, concentration, word finding, mood swings, decreased assimilation of new information. Strange neurological symptoms: vibration, sounds, tingling, numbness, cranial nerve dysfunction (vagus, vertigo, tinnitus, blurred vision) General feeling of weakness, with shortness of breath after brief exertion, increased heart rate Body aches joint pains, exercise intolerance Sinus problems, sore throats, light sensitivity, “floaters”, cough Difficulty regulating body temperature, sometimes with night sweats and general coldness Increased thirst, but “water runs straight through”, increased urination, light urine color
Some have coined this electroplague. http://electroplague.com/
How does PEMF affect people with EMF sensitivity?
Mark Squibb describes it this way: Individuals with electrically weak cells tend to be more sensitive to pulsed fields because their cells respond more readily to both beneficial and harmful radiation. They tend to gain energy rapidly from pulsed fields which supports cellular metabolism. Likewise they tend to resonate with harmful radiations Use of pulsed magnetic fields tends to decrease sensitivity to detrimental electromagnetic radiation by strengthening the native bio-field.
There is a strong tendency for people with poor cell membrane integrity to be significantly more sensitive to electromagnetic radiation than individuals with high cell membrane integrity and optimal membrane power. Weaker cells naturally absorb energy from wherever they can, including from stray electromagnetic sources. Electrically weak individuals are more sensitive than electrically strong individuals.
The difference between beneficial and detrimental exposure boils down to the tendency for an exposure to impose an unnatural resonance pattern on the cell or on the body. The unnatural resonance disrupts the natural biological processes which require the natural harmonics to operate optimally. In other words, electromagnetics which draw tissues away from their natural harmonics induce disturbances which may to disrupt cellular or systemic function.
This is why cell phones (MHz), and power lines (60 Hz) tend to produce discomfort in certain individuals. These individuals generally lack the ability to resist stray harmonics, and the stray harmonics draw them into an unnatural resonance.
I’ve always believed that nature holds the key to many of our questions. Flowers need the energy from the sun and water, plants need the same and guess what– Humans need energy too!
If you want to prove that electromagnetic emissions have an effect on living systems, try putting a mouse in a microwave.
Disclaimer: Nothing in this text is intended to serve as medical advice. All medical decisions should be made only with the guidance of your own personal medical authority
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This is a question I am often asked. Having a diagnosis of Lyme myself I have given this a lot of thought. Cancer is said to be “cured” if a patient remains asymptomatic for a period of 5 years. Does asymptomatic equal cured? What is cured?
With my own diagnosis my goal is to focus on feeling well and living well. I don’t really think about finding a cure for Lyme as much as I think about finding my wellness point. Two thoughts cannot occupy the same space at the same time. If you have the thought “ I have Lyme,” you cannot at the same time be thinking, “I am well.”
At raSa health I have patients who come in with diagnoses of everything from Thyroid disease to Cancer and Lyme disease to headaches. I do not treat the diagnosis. I do treat the person who has the diagnosis. In fact, I treat the wholeness of that person. In the 5 levels of health and healing model adapted from Dietrich Klinghardt, M.D., I recognize my patients are much more than their physical bodies. They also have an energy body, a mental body, an informational body and consciousness.
When I care for a patient with a diagnosis of Lyme disease, I treat beyond the symptoms. I treat the system. Lyme disease is no longer one infection. Richard Horowitz, M.D. renamed Lyme disease “MCIDS. Multiple Chronic Infection Disease Syndrome. There are multiple layers to Lyme disease and there is no one herb, antibiotic, tincture or remedy that can address each and every one of them.
A common thread I see in those of us with a Lyme diagnosis is we have multiple issues on multiple levels to varying degrees. Each patient must be addressed according to their uniqueness. The healing comes when we can identify the level the original wound appeared and begin the unwinding through each of the levels affected. This is different for each of us. Lyme is not “cured” by an antibiotic. The symptoms may be reduced but the Lyme Disease is NOT cured. Just like cutting off a cancerous breast doesn’t cure the cancer or if you abandon a child doesn’t mean you are not a parent.
The cure is a process. A journey of life itself. The cure is not found on the highways or the freeways of life…but more likely to be found in the ditch or the pothole. Those patients who are willing to look at the potholes and get down under their own hood and assess the damage, the corrosion, the rust, and dents are the ones who often “find the cure.”
Killing bugs doesn’t create a cure anymore than war brings about peace or darkness brings about light. There are several steps in our approach to caring for a patient with a diagnosis of Lyme disease.
Accept that Lyme or whatever diagnosis has come into your life is there for a reason. It is a messenger. We never benefit from killing the messenger.
Recognize that Lyme may not be only affecting your biochemistry and physiology but also your energy body, your mental body, your informational body and your consciousness.
Be willing to look under the hood. Assess the damage. Ask the tough questions. Where in my life is there a wounding that is asking to be healed. Where in my life does resentment need to be replaced with forgiveness or worry and control asking to be replaced with faith and surrender.
Get a plan. Just like you would get an estimate to have your auto repaired we need an estimate and a plan to return to our wholeness.
Ask yourself does my plan include:
Immune modulators
Anti-microbials
Repairing the biochemistry
Rebuilding the physiology
Detoxing and unloading the system
Removing and mitigating the offending electro-magnetic, dirty electricity and geopathic stressors
Healing the trauma
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1. Restoration of health; recovery from disease.
2. A method or course of medical treatment used to restore health.
3. An agent, such as a drug, that restores health; a remedy.
4. Something that corrects or relieves a harmful or disturbing situation: The cats proved to be a good cure for our mouse problem.
5. Ecclesiastical Spiritual charge or care, as of a priest for a congregation.
In my 10 years of working with patients who have a diagnosis of Lyme disease, the difference between those who were “cured” and those that weren’t is listed here. Those who
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I Can’t Sleep in My House!
In the Fall I love to take my heavy blankets to the laundry mat and get everything fresh for the season. I met Bob there. He was doing his weekly laundry at the same time and he told me that he had been sleeping in his van for the last two weeks because his home was flooded after the hurricane, and the mold was making him sick.
As it turns out not everybody has friends and family they can turn to when they are down on there luck. I started thinking about several patients of mine who told me they could not live in their home because their house too was making them sick.
These homes aren’t shacks with leaky roofs. They’re homes like yours and mine. If you think mold only grows in damaged uncared for homes you couldn’t be more mistaken. It happens in every kind of home…..big, small, new, old, expensive and not.
With symptoms like sneezing, sinus congestion, headaches, coughing, allergies and breathing difficulties I couldn’t help but wonder why so many millions of people need Claritin just to get through the day. Did many of these people have an undetected mold issue?
Some people know they are allergic to mold, yet they may not realize that mold is growing in their homes and workspace. Mold is not visible to us until it creates a super-colony of fruiting structures. Mold spores are microscopic. We cannot see mold spores in the air, even when there are tens of thousands of spores in each cubic meter of the air surrounding us.
Did you know mold thrives everywhere from 30,000 feet in the air to the deepest mine in the earth? Author and mold expert, Edward Close, Phd. writes that mold can survive without air, in freezing or boiling hot environments and grows from the tropics to the Arctic. It is one of the most successful life forms on earth right up there with insects and bacteria. Because mold is so ubiquitous, people think it is harmless. He said, “exposure to toxic mold is the most commonly overlooed underlying cause and/or aggravation of many health problems.” Dr. Ritchie Shoemaker, author of Mold Illness and Mold Warrior calls mold related illness Chronic Inflammatory Response Syndrome from Water-Damaged Buildings (CIRS-WDB).
I’ve seen first hand how mold affects human health. The fatigue, vertigo, sore throat, sneezing fits. Memory loss and flu-like symptoms can be debilitating. Just what is it about mold that affects us? Two aspects stand out: spores and mycotoxins. Both can be airborne and both can cause allergic reactions on the surface of the skin and inside our bodies. They can grow inside nasal passages, sinus cavities, bronchial passage and lungs.
There is so much to know about mold and biotoxin illness that I have decided to offer a one-hour teleseminar to talk about just that. In the meantime, I offer you some suggestions here. There are two things to consider. The mold in your home and the mold in your body.
What you can do for the…
Mold in your home?
FIRST: Professional Mold Sampling
Environmental Relative Moldiness Index (ERMI. http://www.ermimoldtest.com/ermi_dna_mold_testing.asp offers several advantages over traditional mold screening methods. Carpet dust acts as a reservoir for mold spores and is more representative of mold levels over time versus traditional short term air samples (Park et al., 2006). Further, the use of a DNA-based method for this test allows for increased precision of mold identification .
SECOND: Diffuse the Thieves Oil Blend
After Sampling is completed, the next step is to diffuse the Thieves oil blend continuously (non-stop) for a minimum of 24 hours in the room or rooms where you have mold. Determining how long to diffuse is related to how serious the mold infestation is.
The recommended cold-air diffuser is very easy to set up and clean. Anyone can do it. No special skills or training are required.
THIRD: Clean with the Thieves Household Cleaner
After sampling and diffusing have been completed, then clean areas with visible mold using the Thieves Household Cleaner (it contains the Thieves oil blend). Use appropriate protective equipment. The absolute minimum required to address mold is the following: I’ve made a short video of how we worked with my neighbor.
1 Bottle of the Thieves Oil Blend -15 ml
1 Thieves Household Cleaner
1 Cold Air Diffuser
After diffusing is completed, clean visible mold and stains with the recommended Household Cleaner, undiluted. Use protective equipment and take precautions to avoid contact with and breathing mold spores while cleaning. Even dead mold spores can cause allergic reactions, so protective equipment is highly recommended.
Mold in your body?
FIRST: Begin to treat yourself and your family members.
A favorite of mine is the propolis vaporizer. Propolis is a resinous mixture that honey bees collect from tree buds, sap flows, or other botanical sources.
It is widely know for its anti-microbial, immune modulating benefits. Propolis attaches to mold spores and is amazingly effective in neutralizing mold spores and harmful bacterial in the home. We have them available in our wellness store.
SECOND: Foods to Eat
Eat only freshly prepared low-glycemic fruits (peeled) and vegetables.
Eat protein: including meats and fresh fish.
Drink bottled water. Tap water contains mold. Try to drink distilled or reverse osmosis water as it retains the good bacteria in the digestive tract.
Try to avoid chemicals and additives such as hormones and antibiotics.
Avoid all grains, and all processed/packaged foods.
Freshly cooked brown rice is safe. Soak with a little Vitamin C before cooking.
THIRD: Attend my Free Teleseminar
“Could MOLD be your Problem” Tuesday, October 25th. We’ll look at how mold affects us and learn some simple and effective treatments to consider. Meet me there & bring your family and friends.
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