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Possible SARS Case in Kentucky
4-13-02 Kentucky health officials say they're investigating, what is the first suspected case of severe acute respiratory syndrome known as SARS in the state. Here's what we know, officials say the patient is under medical care, and is in good condition. The patient has not been hospitalized. Officials say the case meets SARS criteria, established by the centers for disease control. That includes traveing to or from an Asian country in the last 10 days, a temperature higher than 100-point-four degrees and coughing or difficulty breathing.
The patient's name is not being released, and we only know the patient is in Central Kentucky. SARS was first discovered in November in Asia. There are now close to three thousand cases worldwide, 166 of those cases are being investigated here in the U.S. More than one hundred people have died from SARS, none in the U.S. Symptoms include dry cough, fever and shortness of breath.

Sinusitis: More than the Common Cold
By Dr. Tariq Sartawi, Otolarryngology (Ear, Nose and Throat Specialist). Jackson, Ky. 4-8-03 During the winter months, many people tend to suffer from a runny nose or nasal congestion. Although these are typically symptoms of the common cold, prolonged sinus pain might developinto a sinus infection or sinusitis without proper care. While the common cold can be treated with over the counter medication, sinusitis requires medical attention. During Sinus Pain Awareness month, take time to become aware of the symtoms of sinusitis to avoid prolonged pain.
Often caused by a viral or bacterial infection, sinusitis is an inflammation of the membranes of the sinus cavity. This blocks the drainage from the nasal passages and reroutes it to the nose and throat. Symptoms include facial pain & pressure, runny nose, and a diminished sense of smell. If infection is the culprit, one may notice the presence of a thick, green or yellow discharge from the nose. Other indicators of sinusitis include a fever, facial and tooth pain, repeated nosebleeds, and headaches that are not relieved by aspirin. One must distinguish the difference between the cold and sinusitis before calling the doctor. Although some of the symptoms are similar, a cold will typically improve within 5 -7 days. When symptoms arise, try some at home remedies to alleviate some of the pain. Warm moist air from a vaporizer or steam from a pan of boiled water(removed from the heat) can help relieve some of the sinus pain & pressure. A humidifier can be used, but be sure that the filter is clean to avoid spreading bacteria into the air. If the pain is especially prevalent in the nose, warm compresses can help to ease it.

WHAT IS COUNSELING AND WHEN IS IT USEFUL? by Karen Sallee 10-24-03
Counseling is one of those words that is often spoken of in extremes with people either stating it is helpful or, on the other end of the spectrum, stating they would never under any circumstances consider seeking counseling.
I am a counselor of some years now and practice in the field has taught me that it is time to get the truth and common sense approach out about this subject. I often compare my role in people’s lives as a coach to assist them in reaching their personal and professional goals.
These days counseling is often brief in nature with achievable implementation. One question I am frequently asked is, “if I start counseling, how long will it last.” I believe this stems from the movie image of a pipe smoking, bearded analyst speaking to a patient lying in the prone position on a couch, and going back to even pre-birth memories. There is also the myth that therapists want to find someone to blame for the person’s situation, usually parents.
Of course counseling is helpful in assisting someone alleviate the signs and symptoms of depression and anxiety and crisis intervention but this is only the tip of the emotional ice berg. Counseling/therapy is an ancient method to guide us through wonder of life (remember one of the terms to describe Jesus was Wonderful Counselor).
This process is helpful through all rites of passage such as childhood, adolescence, college years, preparation for marriage and parenthood, illness, job selection and training, job loss or transition, parenting issues and responsibilities, death of loved ones and concerns of afterlife.
The idea of seeking counseling in a pro-active manner is to hopefully have options and tools to assist with the decision-making processes rather than to just make random decisions to be regretted later. It is also conversations with an objective professional who has no hidden or emotional agenda with your decision. Although unintentional, generally if you have 10 requests for opinions from 10 friends or family members, that is often the number of varying responses you will get. A therapist makes no decisions for you, but rather provides you with the emotional tools to make the best and most informed decisions for your life questions.
We human beings practice self dialogue all day long and have repetitive or scattered thoughts on subjects of all kinds. The counseling process gets it “all out on the table “ like pieces of a jig-saw puzzle where they may be seen individually and in relation to the other pieces. In this fashion we are then able to move forward with a plan rather than just the mental reviewing of the problem which serves to keep us looking to past events with regret or to future possibilities with fear (the letters of this word could stand for False Events Appearing Real!).
The terms counseling and therapy have been used interchangeably on purpose to take away mystery of the words. My sincere hope is to relay the idea that the process of contact with a therapist should be an exciting and fulfilling process with the freedom and protection of confidentiality with the goal of problem solving and to maximize your life experiences in order to recognize all the miracles along your path! Submitted by : Karen Sallee, Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Counseling and consultation 606-666-2328

Sports Nutrition: By Wayne Hall
Natural Healer:
Sports nutrition is almost always the neglected factor when someone isn't making any progress with their fitness training. And why shouldn't it be? It can be quite confusing. But understand that without a grasp of proper muscle building and fat burning nutrition, you won't be able to make the progress that you desire, and you won't reach your potential. With a well implemented sport nutrition plan, you'll be on your way toward achieving your
fitness goals. Why does sports nutrition seem so confusing? For starters, there are too many choices. This makes it very difficult to decide the appropriate course of action.
We have the hollywood diet, the cabbage diet, the grapefruit diet, the juice diet, the zone diet, high carb, low carb, no carb, high protein, low protein, no protein (okay, maybe not but it wouldn't surprise me),high protein foods, high fat, low fat, slim fast, weight watchers, la weight loss, jenny craig, nutri-system, etc, etc. Obviously, sports nutrition is big business. It can become very frustrating trying to sort through all this information.
I've read hundreds of articles, books, and medical journals on sport nutrition, and I've come to decide on some fundamental principles that all sports nutrition programs to include. Remember, we are all different but all essentially the same.
What this means is that the principles of proper sports nutrition apply to all of us, but we will need to make certain adjustments for the indvidual. The important thing is to understand the general principles of a sports nutrition program so that you can tailor it to your specific needs, whether it be to build muscle, burn fat, get stronger, or nutrition for your specific sport.
Let's take a look at some general principles of a proper sports nutrition program. We'll start with a brief introductory look at the three macronutrients - carbohydrates, protein, and fat. All play an important role in your sports nutrition program.
Carbohydrates - Carbs are your muscles preferred energy source for short, intense muscular contractions, weight training.
They supply the energy for these sessions as well as play a crucial role in recuperation and muscle growth.
Ingesting carbs signals your body to release insulin, which transports the amino acids (the building blocks of protein) and the carbs into your muscle cells. This absorbtion by your muscles is a very important part
of the muscle growth and repair factor. Carbohydrates are stored as glycogen in your body's muscles, and it's this glycogen storage that gives the muscles their fullness. This is the basis of the idea of carb depleting and then loading before a contest, the idea that when you deplete your body of glycogen and then "carb up", your body will store even more glycogen then before in the muscles, making you look larger, tighter, and more ripped than ever. In addition, the consumption of carbs creates a "protein sparing", in that more of your protein will be used for the muscle building process instead of being burned as energy. As you'll see below, this "protein sparing" is a key element in your sports nutrition program. Some important rules to keep in mind with regard to carbohydrate consumption are...
1 - Avoid all processed foods. Processed foods are 'empty' calories that do nothing for your health or your fitness. By dropping them from your sports nutrition program, you'll go far in improving your results -building muscle, losing fat, improving sports performance, increasing energy - not to mention vastly improving your health. Processed foods include things like cookies, chips, donuts, pastries, soda, candy - your basic junk food. But beware, processed foods can be dressed up in "healthy" packaging. Read labels. Stay away from these foods, especially one's that contain high fructose corn syrup.
That low fat muffin you're about to eat... put it back. It's loaded with unhealthy sugar. The regular muffin would actually be a better choice. Processed foods should never be a part of your sports nutrition program, no matter what your fitness goals are.
Instead of processed foods and high fructose corn syrup, get the carbohydrates in your sports nutrition program from whole grains, fruits, and vegetables.
Protein - Protein, as most of you know, is the building block of muscles. Without adequate protein consumption, you will be spinning your wheels with regard to your resistance training program. No sports nutrition program is complete without proper adequate protein intake.
You should consume at least 1 gram of protein per pound of lean body mass every day.
And you may find better results taking in up to 2 grams per day per pound of body weight. At 220 pounds, I've found that roughly 250 grams of protein per day works very well for me, which is about 1.37 grams per
pound of body weight. It's important to note that I have a high metabolism, requiring a lot of calories just to maintain my body weight. Fats - Ah, fats. A macronutrient that is more misunderstood than carbohydrates, if that's possible.
Here's a neat little factoid for you. The United States went on a low fat, high carb craze in the 80's and began to get fatter and fatter as a nation.
Fat is not your enemy. Good or "healthy" fats such as omega 3's and omega 6's are essential to good health and a properly functioning body. Hey, maybe that's why they are known as Essential Fatty Acids.
Here's the problem with most people's sports nutrition. They are taking in enough fat but they are taking in the wrong fats by consuming too many trans fatty acids and saturated fats, and not enough good fats.
Try and eliminate the bad fats (in things such as margarine, shortening, snack foods, and most fast foods).
Consume more of the good fats, such as cold-water fish (salmon), walnuts, ground flax seeds of flax seed oil, hempseed oil, safflower oil, sunflower oil, fish oils, and olive oil. In addition, consider a CLA (Conjugated Linoleic acid) supplement as well - about 3 grams daily. CLA In addition, taking in enough EFA's is imperative when trying to put on muscle.
Low fat diets suppress the body's ability to produce testosterone, a definite no no when trying to build muscle. The late Dan Duchaine considered EFA's to be the most anabolic (muscle building) supplement you can buy.
Fats also supply chemical substrates that are necessary for proper hormonal production, as well as protect our vital organs and carry the fat-soluble vitamins to where they are needed. Fats are an important part of your sports nutrition program to develop muscle, burn fat (yes, burn fat) and get fit and healthy.
Water - Drink it. A lot. And often. Seriously, you should be consuming at least 8 - 10 8 ounce glasses of
water every day. Our bodies are made up of 60 - 75 percent water. It's not uncommon for people to dehydrate by 2 percent to 6 percent of their body weight during exercise. The result isn't good. Cell function is
disrupted, muscle growth stops, you become mentally and physically sluggish, have a general sense of fatigue and can no way be on the top of your game.
Sports supplements have become an integral part of any sports nutrition program. Even with all the useless junk in the sports supplement industry, there are a number of high quality supplements that should be part of your
overall sports nutrition strategy.
Next Week We Will Talk About Women and Weight Training.
Wishing You Best In Health
Wayne Hall.

"Go hard or go home!" By Wayne Hall: Natural Healer: 1-25-04
I have been ask many time by women. How do I tone up? Then I hear "But, I don't want to get bulky!" Mind you that this question is ask by women that are OBESE. Then I show them a picture of a female bodybuilder Do
you mean like this? Immediately they say, "Yes! That's too big." My reply is. "How much do you weigh?" I Asked. Had one lady replied, with hesitation, "about 180 pounds." Mam," I said, "your arms are as big as
my arms and your calves are what, 20 plus inches! You are already big and bulky." Now I get those same comments from even the normal women too. All right, almost everyone in every gym seems to give women bad
information and downright lies about weight training and what building muscle is all about. People are full of ideas and advice about women and weights, which for the most part, are pretty lame. Then there are the thousands of women that enter a gym and lift those little pink and purple hand weights that weigh all of 2 1/2 pounds or less. Why? The average women's purse weighs around 10 pounds or a child in their arms can weigh as much as 25 pounds. I see these same girls do way too much cardio and still wonder why they aren't losing any weight or, as they like to put it, their still looking soft and not toning up. These are the same individuals that come up to me and ask how do I get sexy legs or a tight butt, and what should I eat? Don't even bother to ask those women that teaches aerobics or a CPT man who knows nothing about the female physique and what women, need to get their desired look.
To help you understand me better and where I'm coming from, I was a heavy weight bodybuilder a few year's ago and give it up for a few years to work on my two clinics that I own and run at this time. I am back in
training again and looking to get HUGE over the next few months, and I know this is not for everyone but I am throwing this post out there and maybe someone may try this out.

First, I am going to tell you some things, as if I were training you. OK, here we go. I give you my word, you have to trust me, do not listen to anyone else because if you start asking too many questions or doubt what I'm telling you then you will get confused and that will be the end of you. Now, let's get started. We need to know where all this bad info is coming from? Well, first, there are the many info-mercials that are out there. Listen to them make comments about "not bulking up or getting bulky like a bodybuilder." Then there are all the fitness and
bodybuilding magazines and then, of course, the many self-proclaimed male and female personal trainers that get their information from all the above. And even women who lift weights will say the same stupid things about "getting bulky" and "staying feminine." Muscle is muscle ladies and to get that "toned" look you so desire, you have to put muscle on. Please yourself not society.

Now how do we take the next step into creating a more complete understanding about getting started in a weight-training program? That's easy. You have to add resistance for your muscles to "tone" Train hard and heavy ladies. Stop doing reps of 10 on the leg press and do reps of 20. But first, take those 10 pound plates off and put a pair of 45's on. When you feel like you can't squeeze out any more reps, then do two more! Eat six small meals a day with at least 1.2 - 1.5 grams of protein per pound of body weight and then add just enough cardio to trim the fat off to show those muscles.

Yes, if you are thinking about getting started in a fitness lifestyle, and are using words like toning and shaping, with statements like "I want to lose the body fat" and get a six pack, well ladies, again, take my advice and train HARD and heavy. To look shapelier, toned and hard, you need to lift weights, weights that will stress your muscles. Combining this with a moderate amount of cardiovascular activity will turn your body into a fat burning machine. More muscle increases your metabolism and that burns fat. Another aspect that will aid in building that body you want and teach you more in your pursuit of entering the fitness lifestyle is, you need to EAT. You need to fuel your body with the appropriate foods for energy as well as protein for the build up and reparation of muscle tissue. Starving yourself is NOT the answer nor is eating LARGE amounts of carbs with your LOW fat foods.

The latter way of eating will only increase your size, and I'm not talking that "Bulky" look. Rather eating high carbs with low fats will only increase your waist, butt and hips. Eating in the above manner and doing more cardio then lifting will only slow down your BMR (basal metabolic rate) and hang on to every last bit of bagel you consume as fat. By eating protein sources throughout the day and incorporating small amounts of good sources of fibrous and complex carbohydrates with each meal will prevent your body from going into starvation mode while giving you all the building blocks you need for developing and shaping your muscles.

It's all about ATTITUDE ladies, and knowing the truth about the gym before entering it. The gym is your domain as much as any man. Self-esteem, confidence and hardcore training is the demeanor for my philosophies on training and should be yours. Yes, I said hardcore! I've been lifting hard and heavy and when I say hard and heavy I mean lifting as much if not more than my body can stand. If you do not have a female bodybuilder or a fitness competitor in your gym to help you then do what I did when I started training. I bought Arnold's Encyclopedia of Bodybuilding. Another Great book to get you ladies started is by Negreta Jayde titled "Super Vixen."
So, to all you ladies, whether you're thinking about beginning weight training or "toning", or if you're a member of your local gym understand this, it's all the same, it's all BODYBUILDING. Don't believe me? Then you're lost, because bodybuilding is basically about building and shaping the body, which is just what you are trying to do. And to quote "Go hard or go home!" So remember, take it from me, your legs, arms and mid section are only going to get tight by hitting the weights hard and heavy with and intense attitude. You do that, and you are on your way to getting a hard body.
See yaa in the gym:

Analyzing Your Lack of Fat Loss Progress By Wayne Hall: Natural Healer
2-2-04
Here's a short checklist of reasons that your fat loss progress may be stalling.
1) Too Many Carbohydrates.
This doesn't mean you have to eliminate carbs from your nutrition plan. However, any additional carbs above and beyond those needed to saturate your muscles with glycogen have a good probability of being stored as body fat. Weight training does require a higher carb intake. But most people don't train intensely enough for the amount of carbs that they take in.
2) Skip The Late Night Carbs.
Don't believe the conflicting research. The fact remains, carbs eaten at night are less likely to be burned off as fuel and are more likely be stored as body fat. For get the pasta, potato or rice at your evening meals for lean proteins like fowl or fish, along with a side dish of veggies. Or enjoy your favorite protein shake recipe. Okay, maybe not your favorite if your favorite contains a lot of simple carbs, but you get the idea.
3) Improper Use Of Fat Burners.
Yes, some fat burners work. But even the one's that do, burn very few calories in a day. You have to combine them with exercise and a proper nutrition plan. If you are eating too much, no fat burner in the world is going to help you. Bottom line, you have to eat properly and exercise to get the number on that bathroom scale to come down.
4) Wrong Breakfast.
Want to get lean and eat a lot? Chow down at breakfast. In the morning, muscle glycogen stores are lower than during any other part of the day. Your body is craving nutritious calories after a night of fasting.
5) Too Much Cardio.
What happens to the guy or gal who performs 1-2 hours of cardio a day? (I know you're out there!) They send their body into a tailspin, a state where the "starvation hormones" secreted by the body skyrocket (it's your body's survival mechanism, a response to too much exercise!) causing fat cells to try to hoard their energy!
Too much cardio will eat away at muscle tissue, causing your metabolism to slow down and your body to start storing fat. In other words, the exact opposite of what you are trying to accomplish.
6) Never "Cheating" on Your Diet.
Once in a while you should let loose and give yourself a break from the rigors of dieting and scale watching. In fact, it's helpful in losing weight. That's because continual dieting eventually leads to roadblocks where
the body responds by slowing its metabolic rate. Strict dieting also takes its toll on you mentally, and can leave you feeling deprived. That's a bad combination! Taking in a couple of high calorie meals once every 7-10 days not only provides a mental break from dieting, but helps you side-step roadblocks by preventing the body from entering a starvation state where the metabolic rate slows. You still need to be careful with the amount of food you eat when you do this. After all, it doesn't take too much to completely wipe out that week's progress.
7) Paying Attention to the scale only.
The scale is not the "end-all" measurement of progress. You also monitor a couple of other things, primarily energy and strength. As I've said before, don't go just by the scale. It can deceive you and frustrate you. Get yourself a nice pair of electronic skin fold calipers and keep track of your muscle gains and fat loss. Skin fold calipers, along with the scale are a much truer indication of your progress.
8) Don't get frustrated by a so called lack of progress. I received an email the other day from a man who wanted to thank me for the quality information I have provided to him. He's lost 100 pounds in the past two years and he didn't think this was very good progress because of what he's seen others do. Stuff like this drives me nuts. He made phenomenal progress and should be extremely proud of himself and what he accomplished. Please people,
don't let the progress of others (especially those in ads) cause you to get frustrated with what you've accomplished. Sure, you can use those outstanding results to motivate you but don't let them make you think what you aren't doing isn't special. The media and fitness industry have created unrealistic expectations.
Don't let it derail you from your goals.
As Always "Go Hard Or Go Home"

Article submitted by: Karen J. Sallee, LC.S. W.
(606) 666-2328 - Jackson Location (606) 438-7709 -'- Hazard Location
CHILD SEXUAL ABUSE
Child sexual abuse is sexual contact between a child and an adult or older child Sexual abuse is used to exert power and control over the child. Abuse can be violent and generally threats and/or enticements are involved. Sexual abuse includes rape, molestation, incest, indecent exposure, sodomy corrupting morals, pornography,
voyeurism ("peeping tom") and statutory rape.
FACTS AND STATISTICS
One of every three girls and one of every seven boys will be a victim of sexual assault at some time in their lives. Approximately 40 million Americans experienced sexual viciHnization as 'childre_. In 85% of reported cases, the abuser is someone the child knows, ofteri'a relative or family friend. One in five sexual assault victims are under age 12; one in ten are under age 5. Abusers can be a part of all ethnic, religious and financial backgrounds. Some may'have been abused themselves as children. They generally feel more comfortable in relating to children than to their peer group. They may show overprotection to their own children or treat them as property. They may also abuse alcohol and/or other drugs. Common signs and symptoms of sexual abuse in children are extreme clinging, self mutilation (cutting or burning self), excessive masturbation, frequent genital infections, sudden fear of a "particular person, interest in sexual matters which are not appropriate to age of child, recurrent nightmares, withdrawal, depression or anxiety. and regression of age (such as older children sucking their thumb or bedwetting). It is important for parents to talk to their children about sexual abuse in order for children to protect themselves. Explain appropriate and inappropriate types of touching and encourage them to talk to a trusted adult when unsure or confused. Teach your children the correct names of the private parts of their bodies. Stress to them that no one else has a right to touch their private parts without pennission and that children should not be asked to touch the private parts of anyone else. Also explain that inappropriate touch can be from a friend, relative or someone else known to the child and not necessarily a stranger. Make sure the child understands that it is wrong no matter who does it. Tell children that sexual abuse is not their fault no matter what an abuser may have told them. if a child tells you he/she has been sexually abused, believe them. Report the incident immediately to police or child protective services. It is a good idea for victims of sexual abuse to participate in counseling in an effort to provide additional emotional support.

Cleansing The Colon: 2-26-04
Sam Biser with Dr Schulze Speaking on the colon...As most of you know I urge all my patients to do a colon cleanse 2 times a year if you are in good health, more if you are fighting a disease....January is the time to start and also do one in October...So if you have not done one then this is the time to start...Wayne Hall N.H.
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Cleansing the Colon
The colon is the cork in your bottle. If you don't cleanse it, the wastes from your head to your lowlands can't get out of you. Unless you have worked in a clinic with dying patients, you just won't "get it" how many diseases come from bad colon function. Right now, I want to give you a case from the private files of Dr. Richard Schulze, and some other information he shared with me. *A 67-year-old man suffered from massive depression that cleared when they emptied the 'warehouse' in his colon.*

SCHULZE: Emotionally, the man was dead. He was a retired teacher and a guidance counsellor in a public school. He had a normal life and was an intelligent man. Sixty-seven years old, and all of a sudden, they
go in his room one day and his head was down. He said, "I don't want to get up. I don't want to got to school. I
don't want to get up or do anything." They diagnosed him with clinical depression in January 1993. They took him to four different hospitals, they had him on three different drugs, Prozac, Valium and other similar Valium-like substances to keep him sane. His relatives brought him here and he wouldn't come in the office. He sat on the couch in the living room with his head down and he goes "No." He goes, "I just want to get out of here, I don't like this,there is going to be bad traffic." I made him take mouth drops. I said, "Has anybody ever told you that
your breath stinks?" He didn't answer. You know, his condition was like coming home and finding that your
toilet is overflowed with poop. When it comes to their own bodies, do you know what people do? Instead of cleansing their colons and "calling the plumber or the Roto-Rooter man", they burn incense and put Airwicks in. That's what they do.
The underarm deodorants, the mouthwashes, the toothpastes, the gels, the breath fresheners, the sprays, the colognes, the perfume business is gigantic. It's a billion-dollar industry to cover up their stink because they are rotten inside and they are filled with crap. And if they would just clean out their bowels, this industry would be gone. I could smell this man 10 feet away. So I recommended two colon formulas you'll learn about in a moment. His family didn't contact me for the next month and a half, so not knowing any better, or wanting to help him, they went through an entire bag a day of the formula. That's ten days' supply in a day. They were going through more intestinal formulas than I think any patient ever did. This was an incredible family. They gave their father liver cleanses every single day for 30-40 days. And they had him on the juices and everything. They kept pouring that colon formula into him to flush him out, and he was having 5 to 10 bowel movements a day.
When I found out, they said, "He's on the toilet all day long." In fact, his psychotherapist called me and said, "I don't know what you're doing, but it might be to the extreme." And I go, "Why?" And he says, "Because I can't even do a psychotherapy session with him anymore. He's going into the bathroom every 15 minutes." And I said, "You know, we could cut it back." And he goes, "Oh no, he's healed." He says, "We have no more Valium, no more drugs, nothing." They brought him back to my office and this guy was totally out of this depression, totally healed from just doing major bowel cleansing.

BISER: You didn't even do herbs for his depression?

SCHULZE: Nothing. I never even got to it. I was expecting to see him in 3 weeks, but here's the greatest part: His first visit to me was February, and he had already been a year-and-a-half chronically depressed and the doctors couldn't help him. And then the family put him on the herbs and programs I recommended. August 2nd, he came for his appointment himself. He walked in here a happy-go-lucky individual. He wanted more bowel cleanser. He'll never stop using it.

BISER: What came out of him?

SCHULZE: They just said it was unbelievable. He blocked the toilets, they had to crush it out. He was full of poop. I could smell it. They said it was disgusting. In fact, the psychotherapist said he can't stand to have
him come because he stinks up the whole office for hours.

BISER: And they had to crush it up?

SCHULZE: Oh yea. And they said it blocked the toilets. They said he used whole rolls of toilet paper, they said that it was a disaster, but this is...it's just another one of those stories that goes back to John Christopher and Bernard Jensen -- you just don't know the power of getting that bowel cleaned out. I mean, this guy was impacted. We're talking about severe impaction.

BISER: And yet his stomach didn't protrude?

SCHULZE: Oh, not at all. He was a thin man. I finally sent him to a colonic therapist, and they said that after an hour's colonic, the built-up shit was still pouring out of him. They said they had to stop and say, "Look, you're going to have to come back more times." They said, "It was treatment after treatment and the stuff was pouring
out of him." Obviously, they didn't even know where it was coming from. The bottom line is that in sixty days, the man was calling for his own appointments and driving for himself, and he would come to my office
himself and say, "Hi, I'm so and so, and I'm here to see Richard Schulze." Of course, we used the brain herbs with him later on, but he was cured pretty much from colon cleansing and liver cleansing and nothing else. When this guy first came to me, he hung his head between his knees, shaking it saying, "No". He just said, "No, no," I think one time he said "we have to get out of here," and he was gone! It was three years ago when it started and he was diagnosed with "severe clinical depression". Now eventually, the would have said it was Alzheimer's disease. He was in retirement. He came out of retirement. His life has changed. He says he only has one fear left and I said, "What's that?" And he goes, "That I won't be able to get the herbal bowel cleansers." And that's his only fear in life. I said, "Don't worry". *If you don't cleanse the colon, the other organs can't cleanse their
wastes.*

BISER: Any of the herbalists you know would have put him on a brain formula.

SCHULZE: They would have started him on it right away. But I could smell his breath. I knew where it was coming from. You can't treat symptoms. Most people do, and I have always called that, "Allopathic herbalism". As Dr. Christopher said, "You have to get to the cause behind the cause."

BISER: Everyone thinks it's a wellness thing, cleaning the colon. They don't really think it changes health.

SCHULZE: They don't think that it will affect them if they have a tumor, or if they have kidney infection, or if they have heart disease. They don't understand that even if you can clean the plaque out of the arteries -- if you can't get the bowels cleaned out also, it's going to go right back in the body. You'll just re-absorb it. The body doesn't want to dump wastes unless it knows the colon is working. Those bodily systems are connected. When your appendix is giving information to your bloodstream, that's picked up everywhere.

BISER: The body appears to know when the colon is blocked?

SCHULZE: Absolutely. But when you get that colon brand-spanking clean, it's unbelievable the catharsis that's going to take place, Your body will start pulling poisons out from everywhere. Because it knows it can.
Also, you have to remember that wastes from the colon, as we'll see in a moment, can overflow the colon and pollute other organs. You can treat those other organs with natural methods -- with only partial success -- because these organs keep getting re-infected or re-irritated by particles from the colon.
The Merck Manual says that *all* Americans -- if they live long enough -- will have herniation of the large intestine.

SCHULZE: I find that most medical books nowadays back up natural healing. I quote from The Merck Manual daily to my patients. This is from Merck, Sharp and Dome, the largest drug manufacturer in the United States.
According to the latest edition, Merck, 16th edition, I'm quoting, "Every person will have many." That's many herniations. It's a hundred percent now. It says that if they live long enough, every American adult will have herniation of the large intestine. They say that it increases rapidly over age 40 and in every person. Now Dr. Christopher said this 50 years ago! And they laughed at him. They ridiculed him. He said that the bowel has pockets in it. And that these pockets contain fecal matter. They laughed. They said this is the most ridiculous thing. They said, "We know the bowels don't have this." And he goes, "The bowels have pockets, they contain fecal matter." And then he went on to say that if it stays in there long enough, it will leak into your body and cause what he called auto-intoxication. Again, the doctors laughed. They swore at him. They ridiculed him.
I saw people who were natural healers go, "This is ridiculous". They said, "We have looked in bowels and we don't see this. We don't see these sacs of poop." I'll tell you why they missed them.

BISER: Why?

SCHULZE: Doctors used to always miss these because they are not inside the bowel, they are actually *outside* the bowel. So from inside the bowel, you can hardly see them, so when you go into the bowel with a scope, they look like little black dots. And that could just be a piece of fecal matter. They think that's only a small piece of fecal matter stuck on the wall of the bowel.But behind that fecal matter is one of these bowel pockets.
*How constipation causes appendicitis.*

BISER: So, the pockets are outside!

SCHULZE: Yes. In 1991, they came out with this, their newest chart, diseases of the digestive system, and it shows right here diverticulosis of the colon, and how the external herniations are filled with poop. But what's even better is over here in the book: fecal obstructions are causing appendicitis. They are now saying that appendicitis is caused by fecal matter stuffed down into the opening which doesn't let the appendix release its fluid, and so it inflames. So this isn't some faulty organ, this is constipation causing appendicitis.

BISER: Do any natural healers keep up on these things?

SCHULZE: No. Nobody reads this. The Merck Manual is the Bible of diagnosis and treatment for the medical profession in the United States. Medical doctors don't even read these. I buy every edition and read from front to back. It gets better as the years go along. They basically say that diverticuli occasionally are responsible for
rectal bleeding and they often become inflamed causing diverticulosis. It says they are asymptomatic, so people don't know they have them, and...here's the best part, what do you do? "Treatment: a bland diet is *not* indicated for persons with diverticulosis. For normal colonic functions, the diet should include a sufficient intake of fluids and roughage from whole wheat bread, bran cereal, fruit and vegetables." This is what Dr. Christopher said, "If you get constipated, then you will get bowel pockets, and the best way to get rid of them is a mucusless diet, whole grains, bran, fruit and vegetables." They are just quoting Dr. Christopher right in the modern medical books. Isn't that incredible! And then it goes on to discuss diverticulosis, the inflammation of the diverticuli, of those sacs protruding from the colon wall. It says that small, even minute, perforations of the thin-walled diverticuli due to inflammation or high colon pressure from constipation leads to -- guess what? -- bacterial and fecal contamination of the inner tissues.

BISER: Inner tissues? There you have it seeping out and that is in The Merck Manual. What edition? Page what?
SCHULZE: This one here is page 813 and 814 of the 15th edition of The Merck Manual. They only publish them every 5 years. This was the 1987 version. And here we have something that Dr. Christopher claimed
for years and every medical doctor I have met said it was ridiculous. Now, this is in the 1992 Merck Manual. Most people can buy these in Crown Books. But I was shocked, and I have to say my jaw dropped when
I saw this next one: "Diverticuli, acquired sac-like mucosal projections through the muscular layer of the colon/rectum. Occur anywhere in the large bowel, but usually in the sigmoid and rarely below the rectum. Vary in diameter, most diverticuli are multiple, they are uncommon in persons younger than fourty but increase rapidly then after that, so that essentially every person will have many." That's the bottom line. Essentially every person, so forget the 10%, the 20%, the 15%, the 30% that they quoted in earlier editions. Essentially every person will have many. That's the bottom line. According to The Merck Manual, these bowel pockets leak pus, blood, and fecal matter back into the bloodstream.

BISER: That means people are full of pockets.

SCHULZE: Sure. Full of bowel pockets, that's right. Patients will say to me, "I had a couple of bowel movements today, 'every day'. Do I really need to clean my bowels?" According to The Merck Manual,
every person will essentially have many herniations -- and there are no symptoms. So just because you're regular doesn't mean you don't have these little sacks of poop bulging on the outside of your colon walls.

BISER: And inside of those protruding sacks can be inflammation, which means pus.

SCHULZE: Absolutely. When that fecal matter comes out of there, and Dr. Christopher used to say it too, it's not just going to be clean, healthy tissue. There is going to be worms under there, there is going to be pus under there, it's going to bleed. That's why even in his colon formula, he put cayenne for the bleeding,
goldenseal for the pus and for the infection. He designed it because he knew that these infected sacs were there.
Now the question I've always had is: How did he know these were there? How did he know that everybody had them in their bowel because, according to medicine, *they* didn't know that until 1992. That was nine years after his death.

Strength Training and Female Athletes By Wayne Hall N.H. 2-15-04
Traditionally, women have been reluctant to engage in resistive exercise, for several reasons. First, many women fear the possibility of gaining significant amounts of bodyweight, and/or taking on male characteristics. This fear is reinforced when women see their peers in strength and power sports such as weightlifting, bodybuilding, and the throwing events in track & field. An additional factor to consider is that women, by virtue of their high
proportion of slow-twitch muscle fibers and low levels of the male hormone testosterone, are not inherently talented when it comes to strength performance. If you look around the next time you're in the gym, you'll see that most men concentrate on strength training, while most women focus on aerobic fitness and flexibility- people tend to do what comes easiest to them, and avoid the fitness components that really need the work.
Nevertheless, while men and women have more similarities than differences, there are several key things to keep in mind if you're a woman looking to improve your strength preparation, or if you train women as a coach or trainer:

1) Women often have hypermobile (overly loose) elbows and knees, as compared to men. Women who can hyperextend either their knees or elbows beyond 180° should pay extra attention to the hamstrings and arm
biceps (using leg curls and arm curls, respectively) in their weight training program. Shortening these muscles will improve the stability and reduce the potential for injury at the elbow and knee.

2) Women have wider hips than men in general, which often potentiates tracking problems of the kneecap. In such cases, paying extra attention to the vastus medialis muscle (the "inner" part of the quadriceps which
helps to offset the usually stronger vastus lateralis) can go a long way toward alleviating knee pain and dysfunction. One way to accomplish this is through the use of leg extensions, performed only at the last 10 to
20 degrees of extension. Well-designed equipment, such as machines provide built-in range of motion limiters for this purpose.

3) Although few women can gain appreciable muscle mass through weight training, it may surprise many to know that high reps may have the greatest potential to put muscle on the female body. This is because
slow twitch muscle (which most women have plenty of) responds best to endurance activities. If you've ever wondered why that rowers and kayakers have large back muscles despite large volumes of distance
training, now you know the reason. Athletes of either gender who wish to get stronger without getting bigger are best served by low (2-3) repetition sets. A word of caution, however: this type of training should only be considered after a significant (1-2 years) period of work performed in the 6-12 range.

4) Women who wear high heels are prone to excessively short calf muscles and tendons. Wearing heels prevents these structures from reaching their normal length, which in turn causes a compensatory shortening. If at
all possible, bring a pair of low-heel shoes with you, so that you can switch back and forth during the day. In any event calf stretching should be a high priority if you wear heels.

5) Eating disorders (and poor eating habits in general) appear to be at an all-time high among women in the U.S.A. If you are not eating enough calories (and particularly, the right kind of calories), you simply will not have an adequate support mechanism for proper training. In my experience, women tend to eat too infrequently (I suggest 5-6 meals per day), and when they do eat, too many calories come from carbohydrates, and too little from fat and protein. On the other hand, women tend to do a better job with drinking enough water than their male counterparts.

6) Women tend to enjoy (and in my opinion, over-do) aerobic exercise, due to their high proportion of slow twitch muscle. If you fit into this category, try to keep aerobic sessions as far away from strength sessions as possible- preferably on opposite days. If you feel you must do both during the same session, perform the strength component first.

7) Women tend to have better flexibility than men, and spend a lot more time stretching than men. Unless you have a specific flexibility deficit, you're better off stretching after strength training sessions, rather than before them. This is because most forms of stretching leave the muscle temporarily weaker, which will compromise your efforts in the weight room.

8) Due to factors listed in point #6, women often tend to make strength sessions more like cardio sessions, by emphasizing high reps, and utilizing short (and often, incomplete) rests between sets. Remember that muscles get stronger by being exposed to high tensions, not by undergoing long workouts.

Finally, it's interesting to observe that, as women's sports become more popular, the performance differences between men and women have been narrowing. This may indicate that women are not as physiologically
"inferior" from men as many have assumed, but instead, social and cultural factors are more to blame. With the recent popularity of women's professional boxing, basketball, and other sports, women are enjoying enhanced opportunities in sport. Hopefully, this will lead to greater scientific research and technological advances in female
athletic performance.

Eat More Protein To Burn Fat by: Wayne Hall N.H. 2-11-04
If you've been working out with weights for any length of time, you know the importance of supplying your body with frequent feedings of quality protein so that your body will be able to have the necessary building
blocks to build muscle in the shortest amount of time possible.
How much protein should you be consuming each day? Well, that debate has been raging for many years.
Eventually, the mainstream will accept what those in the bodybuilding community have known for a long, long time.
In order to increase muscle mass, you should be consuming at least one gram of protein per pound of bodyweight per day.
This is a good starting point.
After awhile you may gradually increase your protein intake, monitoring your progress as you go, to determine if a higher protein intake allows you to make better progress.
Personally, I make better progress when my protein intake is somewhere between one and 1.5 grams of protein per pound of bodyweight, spread out over 6 meals per day.
The above paragraph may not be new to any of you. What you might not realize, however, is that protein is also extremely important when dieting to burn off excess body fat.
Yes, it's important to keep your protein intake high when dieting to make sure that you don't burn off any muscle tissue in your quest to get ripped.
But that's not what I'm talking about. I'm talking about taking in protein in order to boost your metabolism and burn more fat, in addition to helping preserve and build your lean muscle tissue.
In a study published in the American Journal of Physiology, one group was fed a high protein diet (just over one gram per pound of bodyweight per day) while the second group consumed a protein diet near equal to that of the RDA.
The group eating the high protein diet burned more fat than the group consuming protein near equal to the RDA.
One reason for this could be an increased "thermic" effect. The thermic effect of the RDA group was elevated 16% after eating.
However, in the high protein group the thermic effect increased 42% after eating, almost 3 times that of the RDA group.
This thermic effect of digesting your food peaks approximately one hour after eating. Spreading your daily caloric intake over 6 meals a day, eating every 2 to 3 hours, helps to take advantage of the increased metabolic rate that accompanies eating.
In other words, the more oftern you eat, the higher your metabolic rate, or the number of calories your body burns each day.
In addition, by adding more protein to each meal, you also increase your metabolism. Your body requires more energy (calories) to process protein than it does carbohydrates.
Let's review some simple changes you can make right now in your nutrition program to rapidly increase your body's ability to not only build muscle but burn fat also.
1) Eat 5 to 6 smaller meals per day, as opposed to 2 or 3 larger ones. This will ensure that you supple your body with the nutrients necessary to build muscle, as well as increase your resting metabolic rate. It will also prevent your body from kicking into "starvation" mode, which can happen when you go too long between meals. If this happens, your body will start burning muscle for energy and increase your body fat stores, as well as slowing down your metabolism. All of these are things you want to avoid.
2) Eat a high protein diet consisting of at least one gram of protein per pound of bodyweight. This helps ensure that your body has the protein available to increase maintain a positive nitrogen balance, which can lead to an increase in your muscles mass. It will also increase your metabolic rate, allowing you to burn more body fat than a low protein diet, without as large a decrease in your daily caloric intake, which will also help avoid the "starvation" mode discussed in the previous paragraph.
Try these simple changes in your nutrition program to help you rapidly increase your muscle mass, burn off unwanted body fat and achieve the ripped muscular body that you've always wanted.
Remember: "Never give up. Always pursue your dreams. Don't let anyone stop you. Don't let anyone tell you what you can and can't do."
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