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About LoreneB

Lorene Benoit is a Natural Health Consultant and Educator. Qualifications include Bachelor of Education Biology, French and Phys. Ed; Masters of Holistic Healing; Certified Herbal Consultant; Iridologist; Contact Reflex Analyst; Live Blood Analyst; plus certifications in Western and Chinese herbs, Nutrition, Massage and Energy Healing. Benoit founded Lorene Benoit Health Education Services in 1989. She presents, with humour and life, to health practitioners, corporations and the public, from workshops to annual 4 day herbal intensives. Her passion is teaching healthy lifestyles on all levels, so that people can take control of moving toward optimum health !

Healthy Baby Making

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STEPS TOWARD HEALTHY BABIES

by  LORENE BENOIT – BEd, CHC, MHH, NHC, CI…

PRE PREGNANCY:

It is always advised to be in optimal nutritional form before conception. Ask for “Daily Food Regime” handout. This can be achieved by full body herbal cleansing, including kidneys, colon, lymphatic, and cellular detoxification, such as the

TIAO HE PAK. A cleanse is a good way for both parents to eliminate unhealthy habits and prepare themselves for creating a new life. A clean system functions better. Proper nourishment with a whole foods diet and optimum supplementation, will contribute to balanced hormone levels. This will aid in conception, and well being for both baby and mom during the full nine months term, and after birth.

Folic Acid Plus is recommended for women planning on becoming pregnant, and essential during the first 3 months, to ensure normal spinal and neural development.  400 mcg. 200 mg. Vit. C in a base of bee pollen, rich in B Vitamins.

 

CONCEPTION, LIBIDO (before and after pregnancy):

X-A: Siberian Ginseng, Parthenium, Saw Palmetto, Alfalfa, Damiana, Sarsaparilla, Cornsilk, Garlic, Capsicum, and Chickweed.  Tonic used both in men and women to increase conception.

Maca: nutritive tonic that improves sexual desires for men & women, supports glandular system, promotes mental clarity and concentration; buffers the effects of stress (adaptogenic).

Women’s Formula: Helps stabilize hormonal balance, tone reproductive organs, regulate ovulation and periods, alleviate PMS, soothe nerves and muscle spasms.

 

HAVING A HEALTHY PREGNANCY:

Red  Raspberry Leaves – one herb that is renown for pregnancy. It can be used as a capsule, or opened and made into tea. It is safe and effective to take throughout pregnancy. It is high in iron and calcium fluoride, helps prevent birth defects, strengthens the uterus, and promotes flexibility for easier delivery. Women who take Red Raspberry usually have shorter labours. For post partum, Red Raspberry promotes less bleeding, faster uterine healing and helps lessen after – birth pain.

Wild Yam and Chaste Tree combination also has general positive benefits for all stages – pre conception, pregnancy and post partum. Health benefits include relieving cramps, pain, nervousness, indigestion, post partum depression and infertility; prevents miscarriage, increases milk flow.

The following formulas are excellent formulas to take during pregnancy as needed. Although some herbs carry warnings during pregnancy, remember that they are always safer than a pharmaceutical chemical, with its plethora of possible side effects. This includes antibiotics, anti-nausea, anti-gas, harsh laxatives. Always choose natural first!

 

MINERALS, TOXEMIA, GENERAL NUTRITION:

Mineralizing the blood helps prevent toxemia. Decrease red meat, white sugar products and white flour products; increase low glycemic vegetables.

Three: Kelp, Dandelion, and Alfalfa – concentrated, easily absorbed minerals

GreenZone is a concentrate powder full of greens, enzymes and complete nutrition. Can be blended daily in raw apple juice, pineapple juice; can add fruit. Zone balanced 40-30-30 for balanced blood sugar levels.

Chlorophyll, concentrated from alfalfa and flavoured with natural spearmint oil, chlorophyll helps builds blood and makes drinking enough water pleasant. Drink 3 cups/day to as much as desired, in hot or cold water.

Super Vitamins and Minerals provide a balanced formula in an herbal base, which enhances absorption and assimilation. Also add, Folic Acid, see above.

 

ANEMIA:

Iron is essential for the formation of hemoglobin, which carries the oxygen from the lungs to every cell of the body, including the fetus.  Pregnant women need extra iron.  The above suggestions will often prevent anemia, but some women need more. The following are very effective choices:

I-X: Herbal formula high in iron, manganese, phosphorous, B1, B2, Vit. C, A & Zinc.  Gentle laxative. Contains Red Beet Root, Yellow Dock Root, Red Raspberry Leaves, Chickweed, Burdock, Nettle, Mullein.

Yellow Dock is almost 50% iron, and it is also a gentle laxative.

 

CONSTIPATION:

Eat raw vegetables and fruits daily. Refer to Yellow Dock above. If needed, add:

Psyllium Hulls Combo – Psyllium hulls, licorice root and hibiscus. Gentle fibre formula can be taken daily, or as needed. Always drink a large glass of water with this. If still not having at least 1 BM daily, add LBS II, a lower bowel herbal formula, and/or Bifidophilus Flora Force.

 

FALSE LABOR:

Catnip & Fennel extract: drink a tea of this concentrate will help.

Lobelia 0.5 ml (1/2 dropper) every ½ hour is known to help relax spasms of the uterus. Lobelia is called the “thinking herb” in cases of threatened miscarriage (for short term use only). Lobelia is one of nature’s strongest natural nervines, making it also very useful during labour.

 

MISCARRIAGE:

Red Raspberry taken as capsules, or opened and made into tea helps prevent miscarriage.

C-X: Blessed Thistle, False Unicorn, Black Cohosh, Licorice, Squaw Vine, Sarsaparilla, Siberian Ginseng. . This formula was developed by Dr. John Christopher as a uterine tonic; balances hormones, also excellent for all stages of menopause, including peri and post.

Lobelia – see above under False Labour. Contact author for detailed description of lobelia.


GAS, HEARTBURN:

Papaya Mint chewable tablets aid digestion, or, when available, fresh papaya or will help.

Ginger in small amounts is also helpful, use capsules or open to make a tea.

Marshmallow Pepsin combination or Digestive Enzymes, which are a full spectrum enzymes formula also help improve digestion, thus lessening gas from fermenting food. Eat small meals.


CALCIUM / INSOMNIA:

Extra calcium is required during pregnancy. If dairy suits you, add natural, unsweetened yogurt to the diet.  The following herbal CALCIUM combinations will help, taken with Chamomile or other relaxing tea before bed, as night time is when Calcium is leached from the body to neutralize acids.   These combinations will also help leg cramps.

CA-ATC: Marshmallow, Alfalfa, Oat Straw, Slipper Elm, Irish Moss, Thyme, Passion Flower.

NSP also has Cal-Mag Plus D, Synerpro Calcium-Magnesium, Liquid Calcium Magnesium. All are balanced with Magnesium, Vitamin D, and in absorbable herbal bases. Ask for the best choice for you.


MORNING SICKNESS / NAUSEA:

Ginger Take 4 -6 capsules with hot water (or empty in water to make a strong tea) before rising.

B6 and Zinc are often deficient – 1 B6 and 1-3 Zinc per day. All of the following help – find what works for you:

Peppermint Essential Oil 1 drop neat or as a tea; refer also to Gas and Heartburn suggestions.

 

FIVE TO SIX WEEKS BEFORE DELIVERY:

The following formula will help the labour, delivery and recovery. Most midwives and many healthy Moms have used it for decades:

5-W:  Black Cohosh, Squaw Vine, Dong Quai, Butcher’s Broom, Red Raspberry. (US special order product  – available through Lorene Benoit Health Services)

5-W formula also helps to rebalance hormones after delivery and prevent post-partum depression.

LABOUR: The 5W formula, above will make this process easier. Lobelia during labour is very helpful to relax the organs and the mother in general. Not to exceed .5ml per hour. It can also be applied to labial area externally for natural pain reduction.

 

POST PARTUM:

Catnip and Fennel liquid extract is the best formula for baby’s colic, or other digestive upsets. Also safe and effective for constipation, fevers  and colds.

Wild Yam and Chaste Tree: to help rebalance hormones promoting progesterone activity. Helps alleviate  post partum depression, stimulates milk production, relieves muscle spasms and pain. Any 5W left over from before birth can also be used for this benefit.

All the above supplements and more can be found at TakeTheNaturalPath.myNSP.com, or by contacting the author for personal assistance.

As some formulas have multiple uses, you may choose to consult with a qualified Natural Health Practitioner to get the best formula for your circumstances. You may also wish to follow your blood type diet. An investment in your health at this time will reap life long benefits in the health of you and your child. For more information, please contact:

Lorene Benoit  & Associates Health Education, Duncan, BC,   250-748-6802

Phone consultations available, or call for referrals to natural health practitioners in other locations.

Herb Gardens and a Great Intensive!

Herbal Wisdom

Wow! The gardens, including all those wonderful healing herbs are keeping us busy, and starting to look good and provide us with great food and medicine.

At our Annual Herbal Intensive, we tinctured Lady’s Mantle, Cleavers; made St. John’s (St. Joan’s) Wort sun infused oil, some very strong tinctracts: Burdock, Vervain;  herbal glycerites of Mullein and Heal All (Prunella vulgaris); along with a very healing skin  salve which soothes bumps, bruises, chapped skin…. We also stewed and brewed many infusions, decoctions, made poultices to fix our own cuts and bruises, and draw out a sliver…. all while having a lot of fun learning! Identification terms and learning a few latin names kept everyone on their toes.

Our woofer Monica is enjoying combining her nursing background with the natural healing approach – she is loving it and we are loving her.

What a pleasure to be able to provide these herbs from our own land. I am already thinking ahead about some great ideas for next July’s course.

Herbal Intensive Course: Come, Learn, And Enjoy

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The Cowichan Valley supports a lush growth of plants that have been traditionally used for medicinal purposes, as well as for food.

Each summer for the past 12 years people of North America have gathered here to take part in a Herbal Intensive of 3 to 4 days to really get in touch with these gifts from nature.

We study:

  • indigenous, wild, and some cultivated botanicals
  • the Doctrine of Signatures 
  • plant identification
  • harvesting ethically
  • storing and preparing the plants 
  • using  them for medicinal purposes.

Someone might get a poultice applied; another a compress. Faces often contort as we taste the various decoctions!

We learn how to prepare and apply herbs in a practical and fun “hands on” setting. 

One trained practitioner from Calgary, Alberta wrote this in her evaluation:      
“I learned to identify herbs out in the field, herbs which I have used with people for many years but never knew what they looked like.  It was great to see them in their natural habitat.  It helped me get to know them better as living beings! ”
Monica H.  Calgary, AB.

The Medicine Wheel, which is part of what is shared in the Annual Herbal Intensive, integrates four pillars of health:

  • physical,
  • spiritual,
  • mental and
  • emotional.

Tied into this are the active principles and actions of herbs, seasons, directions, animal guides, and tastes.

This year, we will be offering a special workshop just on the Medicine Wheel the afternoon before, July 9th, 2010 from  1 – 4 pm.

People are welcome to take this on its own, and those attending the Intensive are encouraged to arrive early and participate in the Medicine Wheel workshop.

Join us to experience the healing powers we have been provided with by getting in touch with herbs.

Come to learn and to feel the peace of nature seep into your cells, guided by one of Canada’s leading herbal experts,  Master Herbalist and Healer of over 30 years.

On beautiful Vancouver Island, British Columbia – build a holiday of your lifetime around this event! Please contact our office for posters with details.
 
Many traditional lifestyles embrace the significance of four……

The four directions, north, east, south and west,
Balance between these offers life at its best.
The four seasons and winter, spring, summer and fall,
The four elements, air, fire, water and earth, represents all.
The four races of man, represented in the colours red, yellow, black and white,
The four changes in a day, sunrise, noon, sunset and night.

Blended within these are the spirits of creation, life, love and light.
Follow a pathway of the heart to truth, peace and harmony.
 
Lorene Benoit         BEd, MHH, CHC, CRA, CI, Benoit and Associates Health Education 5175 Bills Road, Duncan, BC, V9L 6S7

May Health Newsletter, 2010

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BENOIT & ASSOCIATES HEALTH EDUCATION NEWSLETTER *MAY * 2010

For more information or for help with achieving your optimum health levels, please contact our office by phone:  250-748-6802

email: takethenaturalpath@gmail.com

Website www.naturalpathremedies.com

Professional Product Discount Ordering: http://takethenaturalpath.mynsp.com/

Health Tips

 

Our blog offers ongoing health tips. Articles added since the last newsletter:

Super Foods and Smoothies – how everyone can easily ramp up their nutrition

Super Antioxidant Foods – to enhance longevity – a must if you are healing serious health conditions!

Spring Cleansing – May is not too late to receive the benefits

Vitamin B12 – who needs to supplement this vitamin?

Paw Paw Program – for renegade cell growth and more

 

To read these articles, go to:

www.naturalpathremedies.com – click on Blog on the left hand side. Tip: to read the entire article, click on the title of the article.

If there is a natural health topic you would like to know more about, ask via a comment on the blog and we will do my best to answer.

Lorene  continues to teach the Untold Truths –excellent information in these mini courses, written and recorded by professionals in the field. “Transform Your Health – Transform Your Shape” teaches us how the body metabolism works and covers topics of Diabesity, Estrogen Dominance, Revving up Metabolism, plus how Stress Toxicity and Emotions can all affect Weight Challenges.  Course taught locally June 8th – see below.

Ongoing scientific studies suggest that the average person needs supplementation to not be deficient and to add healthy, quality years to our lives.

The Untold Truth Series are wonderful teaching tools for both personal and family use AND for business purposes, if you want to help others learn how to take control of their own health and better life.

If anyone would like to purchase these courses, the CDs are $5 and the entire course, which includes a 50 – 65 page booklet, summary pamphlets suitable for sharing, questionnaire and product suggestions are available for $15 – 25 & S/H if applicable. Please contact our office. Topics available are:

Estrogen Overload– dealing with hormonal shifts and imbalances

Colon Health – know how critical this organ to health

Transform Your Shape – understand blood sugar and Weight Management

Running on Empty –- nutritional deficiency and the Standard American Diet

Stressed Out – factors involved and effective management tools

Diabetes Epidemic – cause, prevention and natural treatment

Heart Health – factors involved in healthy heart and cardiovascular system

You Won’t Believe What’s Inside You – whole body cleansing

ABC of Raising Healthy Children

11 Elite Ingredients – one Amazing Blend: Zambroza (Thai Go)

Traditional Chinese Medicine – Eastern Remedies for Western Ailments

Sweet Death with 250 page book  $25/$20

8 Causes of Disease–  common health issues and daily health solutions

The professionals that write and record these courses all agree that there is ample proof indicating we need a wide range of vitamins, minerals, omega fatty acids, and anti-oxidants on a daily basis. Due to modern living, pollution and food sources it has become next to impossible to meet our needs with a healthy diet alone, and definitely not with the SAD = Standard American Diet.

 

Call our office to know what specials are being offered this month on professional quality health supplements.

Many of our classes and conference calls are also good ways to learn more about your health……so let’s find out more about what’s upcoming…..


 

Education available world wide and  free!

 

Nature’s Sunshine continues to offer excellent natural health education via conference calls and webinars. Best is – it’s free!

These calls are usually the 3rd Wednesday of each month, 8:30 – 9:30 pm EST

Contact our office for the call numbers, or if you have an NSP discount membership, ask to receive the VIP Update and Educate via email or fax, so you will know when and what training is available.

 

Cancer Healing Conference Call – You are invited to include your friends to listen to

“The Paw Paw Program for Cancer Healing”

When: most Monday evenings at 6 pm PST – to register call our office 250-748-6802 – if no answer, just leave your name and ph # – we will contact you to register.

Agenda for the calls cover:

What is cancer, Injury and Candida, Recent research, Case studies, Healthy recipe, Q&A

Donna Roth teaches and thinks much the same way I do about cancer – my book will include the joint research we did in her book, plus more detail – coming soon….

 

 

Education Available locally on Vancouver Island

 

Medicine Wheel Workshop:  July 9th –  1:00 – 4:00 pm

 

4 elements Medicine Wheel Garden in preparation for annual Herbal Intensive starting next day July 10th.

If you would like to have fun and learn about healing herbs and the 4 elements Medicine Wheel, join us in this free work exchange workshop! Participants are asked to come prepared for garden work; herbal teas will be provided.

 

12th Annual Herbal Intensive: July 10 – 12th 9:00 am – 4 pm

The Cowichan Valley supports a lush growth of plants that have been traditionally used for medicinal purposes, as well as for food. We will study indigenous, wild, and some cultivated botanicals, with an experienced  Master Herbalist working more  than 25 years. In this 3 day Intensive you will learn:

  • introduction to botanical terms
  • plant families and identification
  • medicine wheel & plant energy
  • ethical harvesting
  • drying and storage
  • doctrine of signatures

You will also learn how to prepare and apply herbs in a practical and fun “hands on” setting:

  • Poultices, fomentations and compresses
  • Infusions (teas) and decoctions, juices
  • Sweat baths, inhalations
  • Herbal oils and salves
  • Enemas and douches
  • Tinctures, herbal vinegars
  • Preparations for eyes, teeth, sinus and nose
  • Glycerites, syrups and more…

 

Your Investment: Early Bird Special: If you pay before June 15th, save $100 and pay only $375; after June 15th $475.  Includes 3 full days of instruction, including healthy lunches each day and samples. Participants are also encouraged to join the Friday afternoon Medicine Wheel workshop for free.

Reiki Wellness in Valleyview Centre, Cobble Hill 250-743-8122

Valleyview Centre #42, (beside DrumRoasters), Cobble Hill

Zyto Compass Classes – Thursday May 27th 6-8 PM $25.00

 

For anyone who has had their initial assessment and would like a follow up they are welcome to come 1/2 hour before or after the class to have their next assessment.  (Please call to pre-book). If you are not sure what a Zyto Compass assessment is, come to find out an extremely efficient, inexpensive step to excellent health.  Watch this 3 minute video : http://www.zytocompass.com/af/link.aspx?a=lbenoit

Reiki Wellness now also has their own Compass assessment tool, so you can call them directly to book an assessment.
Special Health Classes: Transform Your Health & Your Shape

6:00 – 8:00 PM.                   Tuesday June 8th

 

Diabetes and other Sugar Challenges

Tuesday July 13th
Call ASAP to reserve a seat as space is limited. (Zyto Compass assessment available before or after class)

$20 per class includes samples of health products, handouts and life changing education!

 

 

Benoit Health Top Video Picks of the Month

 

I watch many (too many?) health related videos weekly. These are a couple that I recommend you take the time to view – short, informative, to the point and promote the same teaching as our office.

 

Gluten Sensitivity – Dr. Hyman has a good 7 minute videos on Utube : very informative, explains how and why gluten has a negative effect on many people. Not just those who have diagnosed celiac, but many chronic conditions such as  osteoporosis, arthrtitis, Mulitple Sclerosis, auto-immune conditions, plus mental conditions including depression and autism. The simple solution is to eliminate all gluten from your diet for 3 – 4 weeks, then introduce and pay attention. It is worthwhile looking at:

http://www.healthiertalk.com/gluten-what-you-dont-know-might-kill-you

 

Food Matters: how to change our health – this is a 3 minute trailer for the movie Food Matters, which will greatly impact how and what you eat.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r4DOQ6Xhqss

The Zyto Compass is helping many people to accurately choose supplements suited for their specific needs based on their current reading of 76 biomarkers. This company and the founder, Dr. Vaugn Cook,  also offers webinars to better understand this too. It has also helped others who are wanting to do business helping others find better health.

If you would like to know more about using this tool to help develop business, for the personal health care of your family, or to find someone in your part of the country who can offer you an assessment, please contact our office. You may also watch a 3 minute Compass video: http://www.zytocompass.com/af/link.aspx?a=lbenoit

 

Success Stories

 

You Don’t have to Have Lupus or Be Diseased . Just Make a Decision Says Lynn

Ten years ago Lynn was diagnosed with Lupus and was given 2 years to live.

“My whole life ended and I went into a deep depression. I was hospitalized to a psych ward for a period of 3 months. I was totally overwhelmed and I broke down.” For years Lynn’s life was totally consumed by doctors. Visits to doctors’ offices were her entire social life.

“I was letting the doctors tell me what to do. I was living on borrowed time. All I did was make appointments with doctors and sit around in the waiting rooms to see doctors. I shaved my legs daily to see doctors. I was up to visiting 15 doctors a week. I was very timid and I was lost. I was bitter. Why is my life shutting down? ”

No one could give Lynn an answer. Then one day she made a decision – a decision that changed her life. Someone had told her about an expert herbalist and she decided to visit her for a consultation. The consultation discovered that Lynn was very deficient in many different minerals, enzymes , and essential fatty acids. On July 31/06 Lynn started on her new adventure.

“I decided I would do exactly what the herbal specialist said I should do. I taped the instructions to my fridge and I stuck to the program.

Every day Lynn took the following Nature’s Sunshine herbal program:

Chinese Mineral Chi Tonic 3 oz a day

1 Tbs. GreenZone Super Food

LIV-C 12 capsules a day

Super Oil 4 capsules a day

Colostrum 4 a day

No sugar, pop, wheat, yeast products. A diet of vegetables, fruit, nuts, seeds, hormone free meat or poultry, eggs. Plenty of pure water for hydration and to help with flushing of toxins. Chlorophyll added for extra nutrition and alkalizing.

At the end of August/2006 Lynn visited her liver specialist who did a liver enzyme test for her. The results showed the liver enzymes to be down to normal for the first time in 10 years. The doctor couldn’t believe it and so he did another liver test just in case there was an error in the testing procedures. Once again the liver test showed the enzyme levels to be perfectly normal. All other blood tests showed everything to be in the normal range. The blood pressure came down from 180/110  to 127/85.  The doctor was absolutely amazed and told Lynn she wouldn’t have to see him for another 6 months. Lynn also weaned off 5 of her 7 medications- the anti malaria drugs, the blood pressure meds, the diuretics, the potassium and the arthritic pain drugs.

Today Lynn rarely has any pain. The cramps she would have in the liver and the ribs every time she ate have gone. Her leg cramps decreased dramatically. She rarely gets headaches any more and her sugar cravings are gone. The anxiety attacks, stress and depression are gone. Her sporadic menstrual cycle is normal now.

“I learned I had to speak for myself and do it myself. I was letting the doctors tell me what to do. I changed my eating habits. I changed my shopping habits from cookies and potato chips to fruits and vegetables. I get excited when I cook now. I discovered how my intestinal tract works. I feel younger today then I did 10 years ago.”  Lynn’s advice is to gain knowledge about yourself and to do it yourself.

How many quality years do you have left? What are you waiting for?

For herbal consultations contact Lorene Benoit 250-748-6802 or call Lorene for a herbal specialist close to your home.

 

 

 

Spiritual, Emotional or Humour

 

Weight loss tip?    “When I buy cookies I eat just four and throw the rest away. But first I spray them with Raid so I won’t dig them out of the garbage later. Be careful, though, because Raid really doesn’t taste that bad.”                                                                                             – Janette Barber

 

If you would like a beautiful power point presentation on Happiness, please contact our office via email, with “Happiness is PP” in subject line.

Business Tips

More and more workers will continue to leave the work force and start their own part-time networking business. Why? They are bored or frustrated with their present jobs. Industry experts estimate that 40% of all sick days occur on Fridays and Mondays. This estimate confirms the workers’ desire to leave a boring workplace environment. If you like health, enjoy helping others, and are interested, contact us.

Please comment and  congratulations if you have read through to the end! You are a herbal warrior!!

Yours in health,

Benoit & Associates Health Education

Here to serve you…….

 

Super Foods And Super Shakes

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Superior nutrition can be accomplished regardless of age or sex, and the results can be noticeable within as little as four weeks!  Experience a healthier immune system, more positive outlook, greater energy and longer life expectancy.   Combining healthy eating habits, regular exercise, pure water, fresh air and Nature’s Sunshine products will make for optimal health!

For those times when you just don’t feel like preparing a nutritious meal, shakes are a great way to get the nutrition your body needs, without all the calories.  A well-balanced shake can provide protein, green super foods, herbs, fruit, fibre and vitamins and minerals.   ********************************************************************

Here are suggestions with Nature’s Sunshine Products that help ensure you get a full dose of protein, carbohydrates and essential fatty acids to keep you healthy.

One – half to one cup of berries (blueberries, strawberries, raspberries, blackberries)

One serving of GreenZone powder  (CA) or Ultimate GreenZone  (US) – alkalinizes, and provides whopping servings of green nutrition. When you have cups of organic, fresh greens available, such as kale, beet greens, lettuce – not iceberg, sprouted vegies, swiss chard – you don’t need GreenZone. Otherwise you do!

One serving of Protein Powder: see excellent choices below.

Please contact Benoit & Associates to discuss which of these would be best for you, as well as to set up a direct ordering account for the best price, plus professional support.

Optional: 1/2 to one serving Flax Hull Lignans (CA)  or other superfoods

1.5 cups of clean water or ice cubes

Thoroughly mix all ingredients and enjoy!

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These Superfoods help make life easy and health full.

 Ultimate Green Zone:  Provide the body with Superior Nutrition from whole foods.  One serving equals six servings of healthy greens. Contains the finest blend of some of the most nutritious land- and sea-based herbs, plus minerals, amino acids, fatty acids and bioflavonoids. Zone balanced 40-30-30.  A low calorie, nutritionally dense whole food that leaves you feeling vibrant and alive. Blood sugar stablizer,  balance weight, increase metabolism, detoxify. Aids healing and regeneration; strengthens body’s ability to cope with stress.

Nature’s Harvest (US) and (CA) which contains a host of super nutrition, including Beta Glucans – which may help slow tumour growth via anti-angiogenesis. Supplementing with protein helps build lean muscle and increase metabolism.

Nutri-Burn Whey Protein:  (CA) – enhanced with CLA (conjugated linoleoic acid), a natural polyunsaturated fat that research has shown has powerful weight-loss potential, particularly for abdominal fat. Health benefits include decreased hunger, improved stress response, increased metabolism, improved insulin sensitivity and immunity, better sleep, increased endurance during exercise, and reduced food-induced allergic reactions.

Collagen is another complete protein designed to build and tone muscle. It also helps heal leaky gut.

Love and Peas (US only)- is a vegan option, dairy free gluten free, lactose free that fulfills 75% of daily requirements for 18 vitamins and minerals.

There are other great protein super shakes to choose from, in both Canada and US.: IN.Form Metabolic Age Support Soy and Pea Protein, Love & Peas….

Contact the author for suggestions of the best one for you and to place your first wholesale priced order – no charge – for 10 minutes. 

 

Other healthful additions: Fresh or frozen fruit: banana, berries, pear, free range eggs or locally grown vegetables. Concentrated Zambroza, Thai Go (US) , Liquid Essential Minerals OR Chinese Mineral Chi Tonic, Nature’s Gold, Flax Hull Lignans – a herb specialist can help choose your best Super dense nutritional foods.

Prepared by:  Lorene Benoit, M.H.H.CHC; 250-748-6802  TaketheNaturalPath@gmail.com

Mar/09 Updated October, 2013

SUPER ANTI-OXIDANT FOODS

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Super Antioxidant Foods

The following foods are some super anti-cancer foods.  Choose as many as possible in their raw state, where appropriate. Consult a health practitioner to further personalize for Blood Type or address allergies.  These foods are used for their ability to provide super nutrition and phyto chemicals.

leafy green vegetables  cabbage                    yams                                    apricots

chard                                  endive                      zucchini                             grapefruit

kale                                      peas                          squash                                grapes

mustard greens               asparagus                  tomatoes                            mangoes

spinach                               tomatoes                   blueberries                        bananas

beet greens                        cauliflower               raspberries                        papaya, melons

romaine, leaf lettuce     avocadoes                strawberries                     nuts (soaked)

arugula                              garlic                        blackberries                    seeds (sprouted)

broccoli                             onions                       apples                                 beans

celery                                  sweet potatoes         pears                                   lentils

ROOT VEGETABLES:  carrots, turnips, radishes, kohlrabi, artichokes, beets, rutabaga

TASTY NUT MILK:  Puree blanched almonds in the blender with water. Sweeten the milk and cereal with stevia or xylitol. Avoid drinking coffee.

CRUCIFEROUS VEGETABLES: broccoli, cauliflower, mustard greens, brussel sprouts, cabbage. They contain indoles, which are used to destroy inactive estrogen in the bloodstream.  Particularly important for estrogen related cancers like breast cancer. Indoles are in Nature’s Sunshine Essentials Garden Formula, SynerPro formulas and GreenZone.

VITAMIN C FOODS and supplements: Rose Hips, Vit. C complex 500mg.

GARLIC:  Not only is it high in allicin, which kills bacteria, fungi, and intestinal parasites, but it contains 32 sulphur compounds, which are also anti-cancerous. High Potency odour controlled garlic is effective, as is raw, organic garlic.

TOMATOES:  source of a potent anti-oxidant called lycopene.

ESSENTIAL FATTY ACIDS:  in cold-pressed, organic flax oil, and NSP Super Oil, and Super Omega 3 necessary for the formation of healthy cell membranes. The EFAs work with the iron in chlorophyll rich foods (GreenZone, Chlorophyll) to make hemoglobin.  It is hemoglobin that transports oxygen throughout the body. Fungus cannot live in an oxygen-rich environment.

BASIC SALAD DRESSING: Dr. Johanna Budwig’s Blend 1 tbsp. of cold-pressed organic flax oil into ½ cup or so of low-fat cottage cheese. May add ground garlic or horseradish.

For creamy Italian-add pure, unpasteurized apple cider vinegar and Italian seasoning. For

Thousand Island-add a bit of lemon juice, tomato juice, chopped boiled egg.

RAW NUTS, SEEDS, soaked or sprouted. Grind or chew until liquid for proper absorption.

WHOLE GRAINS: Quinoa, amaranth, millet, buckwheat. Slow cook in a thermos to preserve nutrients. (Before bed at night, place a serving of whole grain in a good thermos.  Fill thermos with boiling water. Cover. Shake. Leave overnight. In the morning the grain is soft and ready to eat.) Try to eat grains that are more alkaline and suit your Blood Type.

LEGUMES, (PULSES): Must be well cooked so you can digest them. Try to eat grains that are more alkaline and suit your Blood Type.

ALL FOODS SHOULD BE ORGANIC IF POSSIBLE. Use no food with refined flour, oil, deep-fried foods, sugar, cured foods. All feed fungus.

USE PURIFIED WATER, not tap water. Fluoride & chlorine create toxins in the body. Add Chlorophyll, with a pleasant natural, spearmint flavour, to help you drink more water, while adding nutrition.

Green Tea (one capsule extract makes a very strong cup) is super high in antioxidants, including ellagic acid. E Tea is also available in a capsule for a stronger, easier to get the blood purifying benefits of Essiac Tea. Zambroza is a delicious, high anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory nutritious beverage. See www.zambroza.com for more info; contact Benoit & Associates Health to receive discount.

©Prepared by Lorene Benoit     Health Service, Duncan, BC (250) 748-6802  www.naturalpathremedies.com

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Healing from the garden and herbs

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Starting the never ending process of weeding, as the chickens follow for any upturned bugs. Join us to experience the healing powers we have been provided with, in my annual herbal intensive. The last 12 years, we spend 3 or 4 days, (this year is Sat, July 10 to Mon, July 12th), communing with herbs.

We learn everything you ever wanted to know about healing and food herbs – how to identify, harvest ethically, prepare and apply. Learn the energies of herbs as we make glycerites, salves, tinctures, oils……. Come learn and feel the peace of nature seep into your cells, guided by a Master Herbalist and Healer of 30 years.
On beautiful Vancouver Island, British Columbia – build a holiday of your lifetime around this event!
Contact our office for poster, accommodations and details: takethenaturalpath@gmail.com, or old fashioned phone, 250-748-6802.

wild flowers and herbs Lycian Way, Turkey

Spring Cleansing for improved health!

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Spring has sprung and we hope that some of you are feeling it. Flowers coming up, rivers running high, all the signs of nature are upon us. More differences obviously for those of us more northerly, but even in southerly climes, the differences can be  noticed when you take the time to look, smell or feel.

The beauty of spring is the time for renewal and new growth. For our bodies, it is also one of the best times to clean out accumulated toxins from the winter, which for many is a time of less activity and heavier eating.

Just as your car needs regular oil changes, your body needs regular cleansing.  The liver is a major detoxifying organ in the body, as well as being responsible for enzyme production, energy levels, glucose storage and release, hormonal balance, emotional states and hundreds of other functions.

Clean intestines facilitate proper nutrient absorption and waste elimination. Time proven tradition has shown that spring  cleansing improves digestion and utilization of nutrients, increases energy and strengthens the immune system. Spring cleansing helps ensure better health in the upcoming season, just as does fall cleansing prepare for the next change of season.

Cleansing can be as simple as cleaning up your diet, and undertaking a raw foods feast, or as complicated as fasting and doing enemas. The addition of herbs that have been  traditionally used for cleansing greatly makes any cleanse more effective. Some of the cleanses we have worked with for years are combinations of herbs which are designed to offer whole body cleansing, including liver, kidneys, colon, lymphatic, blood and cellular level.

The packs make it easy for anyone to do, without having to take time off or starve. A few that we continue to use are listed below. If you would like more information on any of these, or how to get them, no matter what part of the world you live in, please contact our office: takethenaturalpath@gmail.com.

You may be surprised at how reasonably priced they are, and as they come from a company that has been around since 1972, their quality is by design, not by accident, and is a given.

Tiao He PAK (CA)  and  Tiao He Cleanse (US) : a 10 – 15 day cleanse that nutritionally benefits the liver, bowels, kidneys and cleanses blood at the cellular level. Contains 3 formulas and 3 single herbs.

DETOX BASICS  CA & US: a 30 day cleanse which includes Berberin for balancing glucose metabolism., Milk Thistle for liver & enhanced glutathione production, Turmeric, probiotics and more.

Dieter’s Cleanse (US only) : a 14 day program that both builds and cleanses in the proper ratio of two to one. Because it contains many anti oxidants and minerals, it can be used longer term for weight loss. Enhances digestive and intestinal  function; balances glands, weight-metabolism and blood sugar.

Parasite Cleansing is also recommended 1- 2x/s per year. NO matter where you live, chances are about 95% that you have parasites. Herbs such as Wormwood, (Artemisia), Black Walnut, Paw Paw are available in several products and Paks.

LBS II: A lower bowel formula that is beneficial for ongoing building and cleansing of bowel tone and function..  The longer you use it, the less you need it – proof that it works! It is one combination in both of the above packages, but as so many people need this on an ongoing basis, it is also available as a stand-alone formula.

If you feel  weak or depleted, your are wiser to build your body a month or more before cleansing. An excellent herbal aid to do this is :

Energy-V : energy booster to increase overall well being, stamina and energy. Includes adaptogenic herbs which help the body adapt to stress.   Contains bee pollen, gingko, kelp, licorice, siberian ginseng, yellow dock, barley grass, rosehips, schizandra and capsicum.

Good health to you – now go out and find yourself an unsprayed patch of nettles or dandelion greens to eat while cleansing!

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It’s your health and your life; let a professional help you get it and keep it on track. Contact us via the website  for personal service.

Vitamin B12: Do You Need to Supplement?

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I have been taught over the last 30 years that there are good herbal and plant sources of Vitamin B12, including Spirulina, Alfalfa, Hops, Burdock Root, Chickweed, Dandelion Root, Catnip, Hawthorn Berries, Mullein Leaves, Red Clover Tops, Fenugreek Seeds, Dong Quai, White Oak Bark, miso and tempeh. Some say that seaweeds are the best source of Vitamin B12 and provide far more of the nutrient than animal flesh (which provides questionable nutrition after it’s cooked).

However, after a recent in depth search, most researchers indicate that this is not the case. Most up-to-date studies conclude that there is no great plant source that is easily absorbed by humans.

And yes, it is true that if we have healthy colonic bacteria, our body can make some Vit. B12. The challenge is, whether we utilize this effectively or not. Based on these recent studies, it is my opinion that it is quite critical for vegans and vegetarians to supplement.

Other people who are at risk for B12 deficiency are those who have digestion problems, have had intestinal surgery or radiation, anyone aged 60 or older, breast-fed infants of vegetarian mothers, drinkers and people taking cholesterol lowering drugs.

Once you read the many functions of Vitamin B12 and the myriad of symptoms resulting from a deficiency, you can decide. In my clinical practice, I have had some remarkable results with Vit. B12 supplementation.

One example was a lady suffering severe arm tingling from an overuse injury (she was a landscaper). Although this tingling had been ongoing for several months and was becoming unbearable, she noticed a difference within 48 hours of taking a liquid B 12 Plus supplement.

It is easy and very affordable solution to supplement with the NSP Vitamin B12 liquid.
One bottle would last 2 months if a person took it every day. Blood tests HAVE shown that is well absorbed. We have cases where even elderly people, previously taking B12 injections, have maintained and increased their B12 serum levels with the liquid Vit. B12. Obviously taking a supplement by mouth is easier, less invasive and less expensive.

If you would like a very extensive, 22 page article on Vit B12, please contact our office. If you would like to know some other vitamin and minerals found in herbs, our nutritional powerhouses, please contact our office, and ask for the chart “Herbs for Your Health” .

takethenaturalpath@gmail.com – Or click here:  please contact me

Lorene Benoit, BEd, MHH, CHC, CRA, CI, etc.
Benoit and Associates Health Education
5175 Bills Road, Duncan, BC, V9L 6S7   250-748-6802   phone / fax
natural-path@shaw.ca
www.naturalpathremedies.com

March Health Newsletter

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BENOIT & ASSOCIATES HEALTH EDUCATION NEWSLETTER

For more information or for help with achieving your optimum health levels, please contact our office by phone:  250-748-6802            email: takethenaturalpath@gmail.com

OR Natural-path@shaw.ca Website www.naturalpathremedies.com

Health Tips

Our blog offers ongoing health tips. Many articles have been added since the last newsletter:

Soy Controversy

Hear about Your Ear: Infections and Tinnitus

Paw Paw Program for renegade cell growth and more

Marie’s Cancer Success – YES finally got this on the blog! Thanks Marie!

www.naturalpathremedies.com – click on Blog on the left hand side. For those that may not know this about some blogs; to read the entire article, you may need to click on the title of the article. Guess we are supposed to be mind-readers, as well as techno-gurus?

I have recently re-listened to the “8 Causes of Disease” CD by Dr. Gordon Pedersen. It is an excellent run down of how we can prevent the top 4 North American killers: cardiovascular, cancer, stroke and diabetes, by what and how we choose to eat, exercise, sleep, drink, think and Yes folks – all scientific studies show that the average person needs supplementation to not be deficient and to add healthy, quality years to our lives.

If anyone would like to purchase this CD for $5, please call our office.

In summary, Dr. Pedersen offers proof that shows we need a wide range of vitamins, minerals, omega fatty acids, and anti-oxidants on a daily basis. After listening to his tape, you will understand why the Super Trio daily nutrition pack is so popular! Contact our office for a write-up on this convenient affordable way to add life to your life.

VIP – Update and Educate: For any current Nature’s Sunshine Product members, there are always great specials, course announcements, etc. on the Update and Educate, available via email or fax to anyone as a VIP (free) – call or email the office to get registered.  And if you are not a member, and want to purchase professional quality products, to your home, at discount prices – call or email the office to get your personalized health program started now! Membership is free in most countries with a small order.

Spring is a good time to think about cleansing – have you done your Tiao He liver cleanse or Para Pak parasite/candida cleanse yet this year? Cleansing your body is at least important as changing the oil in your car regularly.

Remember what you eat, what you digest and assimilate, minus what you output equals what you are! Something like Einstein’s formula e=mc 2; only this is:

eat + digest + assimilate – bowel movements = health

Maybe a few more things involved like liver, kidneys, lymph….but the basics ARE NB.

After being in this field 30 years, I would still have to say that the majority of health challenges start in the digestive and intestinal system. Enzymes and probiotics are essential keys to health. Contact us if you would like more specifics about what type of enzymes, probiotics, prebiotics are best for you. We work several types because every person is different, with varying needs.

Many of our classes and conference calls are also good ways to learn more about your health……so let’s find out more about what’s upcoming…..

Education available world wide   and    free!

Cancer Healing Conference Call – You are invited to include your friends to listen to

“The Paw Paw Program for Cancer Healing”

When: most Monday evenings at 6 pm PST – to register call our office 250-748-6802 – if no answer, just leave your name and ph # – we will call you to confirm your access code – or email: takethenaturalpath@gmail.com.

Agenda for the calls cover:

What is cancer, Injury and Candida, Recent research, Case studies, Healthy recipe, Q&A

Donna Roth teaches and thinks much the same way I do about cancer – my book will include the joint research we did in her book, plus more detail – coming soon….

Blood type videos on Utube a series of 5 – here is first one’s link: about 6-9 minutes each. Quite informative!

Part 1: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xJnIMFWqKBo&feature=related

Education Available on Vancouver Island:

Reiki Wellness in Valleyview Centre, Cobble Hill 250-743-8122

Zyto Compass Classes – Tuesday March 9th 1 – 3 PM $25.00

For anyone who has had their initial assessment and would like a follow up they are welcome to come 1/2 hour before or after the class to have their next assessment.  (Please call to pre-book). If you are not sure what a Zyto Compass assessment is, you may be missing an extremely efficient, inexpensive step to excellent health.  Watch this 3 minute video : http://www.thecompasssystem.com/af/link.aspx?a=lbenoit

Call our office if you would like more info on the Compass.

If you are a  practitioner, in any of the healing arts, Zyto Compass can help your business and your clients at the same time. Please email us if you are interested.

Special Health Class “Colon Cleansing” – Tuesday March 9th 6:00 – 8:00 PM.

This cleansing class is the first in series of 4 …. see below for all the topics
Lorene Benoit BEd, MHH, CHC, CRA, CI will be teaching these classes; 30 years experience, very informative. You will be amazed. Call ASAP to reserve a seat as space is limited. (Zyto Compass assessment available before or after class)

Mar. 9th Colon Cleansing

Apr. 13th Stress & Energy Management

May 11th Transform Your Health & Your Shape

June 8th Diabetes and other Sugar Challenges

Location:      Reiki Wellness

Valleyview Centre #42, (beside DrumRoasters), Cobble Hill, 250

$20 per class includes samples of health products, handouts and life changing education! Prepay for all 4 and get one free, yes $60 for 4 life-changing classes!

Register  743-8122

Cowichan Lake Community Centre

The following courses start this month as part of the Cowichan Lake Recreation program. Classes are in the Lower Centennial Hall. For details, check the Playbook Winter 2010.

Investment is $20 per class. Register 250-749-6742

Mar 16 –  Zyto Compass, Herbs & Technology

Mar. 23 – Healthy Brain

Mar. 30 – 4 Pillars Health & Weight Management

April 6 – Stress and Energy

May 22– Medicinal Herb Walk, Honeymoon Bay Flower Reserve

Slimming Club anyone?

We are considering starting another slimming Club, which has been a very successful program to teach people all about their body – how and why it works, how to  eat for optimum weight, and all sorts of tips on general health. It is a 6 – 8 week program, 2 hours per week. Please contact our office for an outline if you may be interested.

Political Scene

I get hundreds of emails monthly about political issues and generally try to avoid them in my newsletters. I am breaking the rules now, as presently there are 3 issues which greatly impact Canadian’s health. I have spent hours speaking to people, reading to clarify, and getting contacts to simplify, so that you can, and hopefully will take action. Please do.

Issue #1     Natural Health regulations:

Lots of emails and yet very little in the media about the status of natural health supplements. Canadians and Americans seem perilously close to losing choice in their health, yet again. Believe me I have been hearing this for well over 25 years, but it seems this time the government is really being pressured by big pharma. We need to act NOW to let your government rep know we want them to listen. Massive letter and fax campaigns have worked before – they count on voters for their job.

Contact our office for a summary of issues and sample newsletters.

Issue #2   Labelling for GMO products:

Canada and US are again behind our European counterparts. We need to ensure we have GMO foods labelled. European countries will not even allow GMO products in their countries; Monsanto is attempting to shove them down our throats without us even knowing about it!

This 10 minute video gives you enough info to know that you need to care: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FZ5OxdIq5DY&fmt=18

Watching the video, ONE THING becomes certain:
The genetically engineered crops that we will ALL begin consuming shortly are ALL ABOUT MONSANTO and not at all about human and animal nutrition and health or the environment.

Due to public apathy and disinterest, the USDA just granted Monsanto an application to market GMO alfalfa  (a primary feed crop).  By 2011, with the addition of sugar cane, wheat and barley, North America’s food supply will be totally dominated and controlled by Monsanto.

Issue #3  Last, but not least, the proposed HST:

Polls show that 80% of Canadians are opposed. ALL health products will automatically increase by 7%, in those provinces that do have PST on herbs and supplements. This is a category with proven cost saving benefits to our public health care system. At the very LEAST, health supplements, gym fees, health treatments, should be both GST AND PST exempt, and certainly not have HST. Again, we have a letter available by emailing us: takethenaturalpath@gmail.com

Spiritual and Emotional Tips

4 Steps to RECEIVE What You Ask

1- FUNDAMENTALS! Make it a “fundamental” practice to manage your fear thoughts at the beginning and ending of each day. You create your day, so at the beginning of every day write your intentions, wants, needs and desires for that day. “Normalize”  fear  with deliberate statements of intention and if needed, pick up the phone or fire off a call to a like-minded partner. You’ve read that “people without vision perish.” Create your vision of the future you intend to create, you simply can not achieve it! It’s mathematics. Do it, practice it, receive it!

2 – BE WORTHY. You are as worthy as you decide you are! The fundamentals you practice will advance your sense of self and worthiness. Worthiness is something that you can decide to feel and acquire from practicing the fundamentals. The other side of worthy is making certain your actions and behaviour match what you say you want. This is how you feel worthy. Practice holding firm on your vision and focus upon inspired actions that are congruent with what you are intending.

3 – GO FORWARD. You are not stuck! You stop only if you decide to stop. Replace saying  “I’m stuck” with, “I am receiving inspiration which is enjoyable and prospers me greatly.” That’s all. Deluding yourself into believing you are “stuck” only happens when you don’t keep your spiritual muscles taunt by flexing them with daily fundamentals: Statements of intention; Visualizing with feeling; Focusing upon what you prefer; and managing your thoughts to include what you intend and prefer above all else.

4 – MEET or SPEAK  regularly with other like-minded people to help you get your heart desires heard and believed, when you can’t quite believe it and feel it for yourself. Receiving feedback and reinforcement  from a  positive partner, you can rest, content. Spirit is doing the work.

It is our hope you are applying some of these principles to 2010. If you have not yet, guess what ? You can start now!

Thanks to Mary Robinson for sharing some basics of these ideas.

Thanks to those who have read to the end. Man or woman, you deserve a big hug!

Yours in health,

Benoit & Associates Health Education

Here to serve you…….