Your Life-Your Choice Issue 54

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Your Life-Your Choice                    ISSN 1488-0253 
====================                     June, 2000 
                                         Issue 54 
Letter From the Editor, 

As you know, Your Life-Your Choice strives to 
bring you the latest updates in the field of 
alternative medicine. In keeping with that goal, 
we are featuring an article by a writer new to our 
pages, Humaira Anne Sinnott. Check at the bottom of 
section 3 for her impressive biography. Anne has  
offered us an article about the research being done  
with a plant called larrea tridentata, a desert plant  
that is abundant in North America. 

This is one of the forgotten plants that was used 
by native Indians for various ailments. This article  
is certainly on my list of interesting reads. You won’t 
want to miss this interesting article, and the chance  
to learn something new. 

 
Brigitte Synesael 
Editor of Your Life-Your Choice 
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ARTICLES IN THIS ISSUE: 
1. Dental Stressors by  Dr. Trager 
2. Part 2: Massage Therapy  by Laurel Duran CMT 
3. NATIVE AMERICAN WISDOM HEALS COMMON AILMENTS 
4. Health Smart Recipe - Blueberry Muffins 
5. Talk to GARLIC 

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Section 1 
            Dental Stressors  
             by  Dr. Trager 

As I have stated in my earlier articles, the key first  
step in preventing, reversing and healing dis-ease or  
dis-harmony is awareness. By this I mean conscious  
awareness of ourselves, our lives, and our surroundings. 

Awareness of ourselves mirrors our attitudes, beliefs, 
thoughts, images, feelings, behaviors and actions. 

Ultimately , being in control of these parts of ourselves, 
will result in optimum health and well being. 

Being aware of our lives and surroundings involves looking 
honestly at our work and family relationships and how they 
relate to our individual well being. 

I have stressed the importance of becoming aware of the 
multiplicity or causes and contributing factors to 
periodontal disease. We are now ready to look at these 
causes in more depth and to discuss ways to address these 
factors so you may be able to reverse and heal the disease 
resulting from these causes. 

I will begin with causes on the physical or physiological 
level, since these will be the most familiar and the easiest 
to recognize. Keep in mind our hierarchical philosophy, 
where our attitudes and beliefs affect our thoughts and 
images, which affect our feelings and emotions, which 
affects our behaviors and actions, which in turn affects our 
physical bodies. (These affects can be reciprocal.) 

The causes and contributing factors to disease usually takes 
the form of stressors to the immune system, which 
eventually experiences overload and opens the door to 
disease. for this reason we will us the work stressors when 
referring to the causes of disease. 

Dental Stressors. 
a) Faulty or improperly fitting dental fillings, crowns,  
bridges or prosthetic appliances. Poor fitting or worn  
out dental work can cause a number of problems. 

1) compromised ability to chew or function properly. Teeth 
may not meet properly causing excessive pressures to the 
intricate structures that support the teeth and attach them  
to the bone. this is the periodontal structures and the loss  
of integrity of this structure leads to periodontal disease.  
Some teeth may be overworking, some working little or not at  
all. the important thing is balance and harmony. You may have 
heard the old axiom that “form follows function”. In the case 
of the mouth it has great merit. By working diligently to 
consciously balance your chewing by distributing foods 
equally on both sides,  by chewing either bilaterally (both 
sides at the same time), or alternatively (some chewing on 
one side, then an equal amount on the other until the food 
is almost a liquid consistency): can restore integrity, 
flexibility, resilience and strength to the periodontal 
structure, thus increasing resistance to disease and healing. 

Symptoms of dysfunction may be found in dental pain and 
discomfort you may be experiencing. For example 
see-sawing to hot, cold (temperature changes), biting or 
chewing pressure, sweets, sour or salty foods. 

A thorough dental examination may be needed to assess 
the extent of the poor dental work and a plan for 
correcting the problem undertaken. 

In our next article we will continue with other dental 
stressors as well as going into the other stressors that 
may affect us. 
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Section 2 
    Massage Therapy As A Holistic Healing Tool for 
       Breast Cancer and Heart Disease(Part 2:)  
               by Laurel Duran, CMT 

 
As I stated in Part 1 of this series on breast and heart 
conditions, when one makes manual contact with the 
clavicle tender spots beneath both bones while simultaneously 
laying a hand gently on the pubis, emotions held inside the 
body are encouraged to come up and be felt. Because the 
primary issue expressed by the breasts/heart chakra is 
“healing emotional conflict through feeling”, it is very normal 
and healthy that a massage therapy client would experience 
their emotions during and after a massage that includes this 
simple opening technique. To feel honest emotions is to move 
energy in the body, and physical illness has roots in the client’s 
emotional energy usage patterns. By literally feeling what was 
previously repressed and blocked, the client is engaging in 
healing him/herself naturally. 

 
For most of us, such physical and emotional surrender does not 
come instantly. 

 
The reason I begin most massage therapy sessions with this 
emotional opening technique is that most clients need a bit  
of time to experience resting in the safe womb of the massage 
environment before their worldly defenses fall away. Massage 
therapists often suggest the client “just let go” or “allow 
ourselves to surrender” because the less physical and mental 
resistance the client generates, the more the massage can help. 
But underneath the therapist’s skilled manual techniques and 
mental suggestions lies another very important breast/heart 
issue: self-nurturance, or self-mothering. 

 
When each of us was first forming in our mother’s womb, the 
sound that became our lifeline was the beating of our mother’s 
heart. After 9 months of growing in tune with that sound, we 
emerged from the womb’s safety, crying out to be nurtured at 
our mother’s breasts, where we could listen once again to that 
original soothing sound of her beating heart. 

 
But many of us were not breast fed, or were in many other 
ways denied access to our essential need for the safe, tender 
nurturance and complete nourishment from our mothers. 
In fact, many of our mothers and our mothers’ mothers did not 
receive all the nurturance they truly needed. On one hand we 
could say that we’re all doing the best we can with what we 
have, and we hope that every generation improves upon the past. 
But on the other hand, psychologists tell us that when a 
vulnerable infant cries out and consistently fails to receive a 
loving response from a caring adult, the seeds of later emotional 
conflict and inadequate nurturance modeling are planted. We now 
know that many adult psychological problems relate to a lack of 
healthy nurturance in our early years. 

 
Breast cancer has been clearly linked to a woman’s feeling 
undeserving of self-nurturance, and heart conditions have 
been linked to constantly repressing normal, human emotional 
responses. Breast cancer or heart patients may not consciously 
realize this but by choosing to receive the complete nurturance 
of compassionate massage therapy they are potentially changing 
the entire course of their illness and embarking on a pathway  
to self-healing. 

 
If the compassionate massage therapist makes him/herself 
available for the client to safely allow emotional conflicts  
to rise up and out during the session... if the compassionate  
massage therapist sees him/herself providing the safe comfort  
of thoroughly nurturing touch ... and if the client trusts  
the massage therapist to be caring and compassionate while  
they unburden their breasts/heart ... then together they are  
healing the client’s past in the present, thereby making way  
for a healthy future! 

 
In my 21 years as a massage therapist, I have assisted many 
heart condition clients with unblocking their hearts by 
feeling their emotions on the therapy table. I have also been 
honored to be a part of many breast cancer clients’ feeling 
their honest emotional turmoil as I respond to them with the 
tender acceptance and nurturance they may not have received 
in childhood. Over time I have been given miraculous feedback 
from many of these clients indicating they have successfully 
healed themselves. I am profoundly fulfilled every time a  
client trusts me enough to surrender their vulnerability  
during a massage because for me, there is no greater joy  
than the joy of healing! 
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Read about Laurel Duran on our Meet the Team page;  
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Section 3 

        NATIVE AMERICAN WISDOM HEALS COMMON AILMENTS 
                 By: Humaira Anne Sinnott 

Astounding clinical results (97.8%) verify the ability of a 
desert plant extract to treat numerous viral conditions. 
Recently, the media spotlight has illuminated almost 
unbelievable statistics about the prevalence of herpes virus 
infections in modern society. Usually not life-threatening to 
otherwise healthy adults, the herpes virus can result in 
physical conditions ranging from cold sores, genital herpes, 
shingles, and chronic fatigue syndrome to Kaposi's sarcoma. 
Conversely, herpes virus infections can become quite serious, 
sometimes life threatening, in immune compromised patients 
such as those with AID's, recipients of bone marrow or 
organ transplant, cancer victims, people of advanced age 
or newborn babies.  One of the most devastating public health 
concerns among industrialized nations is sexually 
transmitted disease.  The prevalence of Genital herpes, 
caused by HSV-2 is escalating worldwide.  It is estimated that 
31 million Americans are infected with the virus and 1 in 5 
people over the age of 12 has genital herpes. Up to 1 million 
new HSV-2 infections may be transmitted annually in this 
country. 

The most surprising fact about herpes virus is that 90% 
of the population harbors one or more herpes viruses and 
may not even know of their "carrier" status. Viruses can 
lay dormant in the body for years before exhibiting any 
symptoms. In fact, the chickenpox virus (herpes zoster) 
is this same virus, which can later in life cause shingles. 
The viral culprits usually live in the nerve roots and are 
triggered to "activate" during times of stress, immune 
compromise, disease or aging. The chronic effects of 
subacute infection by these viruses are being 
convincingly linked with coronary artery disease, 
lymphoma, multiple sclerosis and other neurodegenerative 
conditions. As time goes on, technological and medical 
advances may continue to implicate herpes virus in other 
diseases as well (cancers, autoimmune and muscular 
disorders). 

The traditional regimen for herpes virus conditions involves 
a course of pharmaceutical intervention. Unfortunately, 
for a significant number of individuals these drugs do not 
prove useful, especially in the case of shingles and 
post-herpetic neuralgia. 

In looking at alternative approaches to anti-viral treatments 
researchers in Arizona began investigating larrea tridentata, 
a desert plant that is abundant in North America.  Historical 
information tells us that the shrub has been used as a 
medical panacea for centuries by Native Americans. 
Traditionally, larrea was used to treat infections, 
chickenpox, burns, rheumatism, bronchitis, and digestive 
disorders amongst a myriad of other condition.  Larrea 
was truly the "medicine chest of the desert southwest". 
Physician and consumer use reports have verified historical 
use and Larreacorp's laboratory data and clinical findings, 
which establish tremendous efficacy (97.8%) of the plant 
compounds to combat a number of herpes conditions 
(cold sores, genital herpes, shingles, Cytomegalovirus, 
Kaposi's sarcoma, etc.).  A wide array of phytochemicals, 
flavonoids and lignans show significant anti-oxidant 
effects as well as anti-microbial, anti-viral, anti-fungal, 
and anti-inflammatory properties and are responsible for 
the plant's medicinal activity. 

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Humaira Anne Sinnott, President of Larreacorp, Ltd., holds 
a Masters in Physiological Psychology from Arizona State 
University, where she specialized in neuroscience. 
Ms. Sinnott formerly held the position of Public Health 
Microbiologist for the Arizona Department of Health Services 
and served as a laboratory manager.  She was most 
recently involved in neuro-oncology at Barrow Neurological 
Institute in Phoenix where she conducted medical research 
and oversaw all facets of the research laboratory's 
operations. Her technical knowledge has been enhanced by 
post-graduate work in business management and marketing. 
Her more than three years as President of Gaiaventures, Ltd. 
a biotechnology consulting firm, has lent her practical 
experience. 

Over the past decade, Ms. Sinnott has taught at several 
institutions, including Arizona State University.  She is 
active in non-profit projects, serves on the Board of the 
Wellness Community, and is a member of the American 
Association of University Women. 

Visit the web site at http://www.larreacorp.net (information) 
to learn more about the "medicine chest of the desert 
southwest- larrea". 

 
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Section 4.  Healthsmart Recipes 

            Blueberry Muffins 

1 cup white all-purpose flour 
1 cup whole wheat flour 
2 tbsp honey 
1 tbsp baking powder 
½ tsp salt (optional) 
1 egg 
1 cup milk (2% or skim) 
¼ cup olive (or canola or safflower) oil 
1 cup blueberries (fresh or frozen) 

Just some optional hints, 
substitute ¼ cup of white flour for flaxseed. Also substitute 
fruit, use raspberries, dried cranberries or fresh currents as 
desired. 

Nutritional Information 
Calories    Fat    Fiber 
133.11      4.00   4.42 

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Section 5.  Talk to Garlic 
Dear Garlic, 
I have an obnoxious 15 year old son who thinks he 
knows everything, but can't seem to figure out when 
the dishes need to be done or how to wash them. I 
refuse to do them for him, but often there are so many 
that I can't even see the counter. Every day it's a big 
fight. What can I do? 

Desperately Seeking Counter 

 

Dear Counter Seeker 

 
The teenage years can be the greatest challenge a parent  
ever meets. There is no such thing as a reasonable teenager.  
However, one thing at all times. SHOW NO WEAKNESS! KEEP 
CALM!  REFUSE TO ARGUE! DO NOT FEED THE ANIMALS! 

If its his job to do dishes, then he does them or nobody 
does.  I know, I know  “then you can’t cook” breakfast, 
lunch or supper. DON’T. Just DON’T.  I wouldn’t get into 
an argument with him. Just take yourself  and whoever else 
is in the family out to dinner for a few days. DO NOT 
take your teenager. DO NOT argue with him about his 
responsibilities.  Put a sign on the kitchen door reading 
 “disaster area, DANGER”. 

Simply go and have dinner, and when you get home and 
he asks what is for supper, tell him you find it impossible 
to cook with the kitchen in the state its in. Then head for 
the TV room or whatever. Also, if you normally make his 
lunch, or do anything on a regular basis  that involves  
using the kitchen, STOP DOING IT!  STOP RIGHT NOW! 

You’ve heard the term “tough love”. This will probably be 
harder on you than on him, but HANG TOUGH! Just don’t 
go in the kitchen. Sooner rather than later, the kitchen will 
get cleaned. (and don’t worry, he won’t starve to death for 
at least 2 weeks). 

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LAUGHTER is supposed to be the BEST medicine. 

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