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Dearest Family and Friends -- Look if you have any questions for me, or a medical issue you wanted help with or anything concerning natural medicine; please let me know, and I will ask in lecture or figure out the answer while I am here. Or recommend a book. It's a great opportunity while I am in Australia volunteering on this health retreat; don't be scared to leave a comment either. Please, I'd love to help.

Its been quite slow here compared to life in the city. But its hard work. I do odd chores around the campus until I either sit in with a lecture or go into a consultation. People are sick here, one women whom is very young, has liver cancer. And many others suffer from skin cancer and other deadly diseases. Its wonderful to see them get such relief with natural medicines.

The schedule is quite structured. In the morning (6AM) drink hot lemon water with a probiotic. around 630 they go for a walk. They eat two meals a day, treatments are given, as well as consultations with the doctor. This week they are doing a juice fast. With broth at night. They all have supplements in the morning and evening. Its all very interesting to observe. They also sit in for various lectures explain naturopathy -- or better yet, how their body works. The meals are all vegetarian with an emphasis on vegan (actually most of it is vegan, straight out the garden; however once in a while they do have lactose free yogurt to go onto their fruit). The food is fresh here. Unlike in America -- it taste better. And like I said the recipes are simple. Not too much spice, it gives your body what it truly craves. They use no sugar, no sugar substitutes except maple syrup and that is used sparingly. This whole retreat is gluten free also. The reason behind that is that wheat is not how God made it -- its been processed to the point of extinction. Wheat is completely GMO; and this genetically modified wheat has more gluten in it than God created it to have. That is why most people suffer from a gluten intolerance -- we are getting too much! I feel so much better not eating gluten, my face cleared up, and all my itching stopped.

Every night the clients sit in a steam bath and jump into the river afterwards as a form of hydrotherapy. Its wonderful to know these health retreats are out there. Another point, the doctor pointed out the correlation between eczema and intestinal health problems. It was so interesting to hear about the daughter of a lady experiencing some of the same problems she had as a child -- this was not genetic. While breast feeding, or during vaginal child birth the child receives all of the gut flora healthy bacteria from the mother, yet if the mother does not have a lot of flora, or has to much candida (yeast) it also is passed off to the offspring. The child does not have the immunity to fight off curtain yeast infection/ viruses causing various health related problems. Also if the child is weaned to young problems also arise. Eczema, and other skin related issues, constipation, IBS and more. The naturopath suggested probiotics and an elimination of dairy and wheat, meat as well. Its funny how modern doctors emphasize diary and meat products -- they are understandably unnecessary and potentially harmful, yet western medicine does not encourage a vegan sugar free diet.

Another help is Oil Pulling with 1 tsp coconut oil. swish this in mouth for 10 minutes and spit it out! it encourages proper micro balance in mouth, good gum hygene, and eliminates toxins in tongue. If your interested google this for more information :)

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