Your Life-Your Choice ISSN 1488-0253 ==================== April, 1999 issue 27 Letter from the Editor Welcome back to another issue of Your Life-Your Choice. It's Easter Weekend for many of us, so it's really crazy around here! Happy Easter every one! One quick bit of exciting news I'd like to share with you... Your Life-Your Choice has just received an ISSN number (International Standard Serial Number). Your Life-Your Choice can now be found in the National Library of Canada, and on a going forward basis, you'll see us listed as a resource in many other online Libraries. We're adding new items to the Health Resource Center; http://www.Life-Choices.com/hlthresource.html. I encourage you to bookmark that page and check back often. This will be a great place to find links to other sites with valuable health information. You'll find some health related tests and quizzes there too. These are fun to do and can make you aware of possible early indications of health concerns. We've found more quizzes, but are still waiting for reprint permission. Hopefully, you'll see them up soon. Keep checking! Until next time Your Life-Your Choice wishes you health and prosperity. Brigitte Synesael Editor of Your Life-Your Choice Traditional Medicine Isn't Enough Any More! Your life is your choice-don't make it the doctor's choice! http://www.Life-Choices.com/yourlife ********************************************** @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ @ @ IN THIS ISSUE: @ @ 1. PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS @ Our sponsors make this @ newsletter FREE to @ subscribers. Please take a @ moment to visit them. @ @ 2. TESTIMONIES FOR SUCCESS @ Discover how others @ successfully solved your @ problem. @ @ 3. CALENDAR of WORLD CELEBRATIONS @ See what special events are @ being celebrated around the @ world. @ @ 4. PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS @ Our sponsors make this @ newsletter FREE to @ subscribers. Please take a @ moment to visit them. @ @ 5. Managing Weight in a Hectic Schedule @ Joan Smith has a problem that @ many people share. Hectic @ lifestyle, professional @ successes, wife and mother, @ and... a weight problem. @ What can she do about it? @ @ @ 6. AROMATHERAPY FOR PETS @ Pets can suffer from ailments @ in the same way as humans. @ Some of the next treatments @ will ensure their happiness @ and comfort. @ @ @@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@@ Subscribe: You can subscribe by using the form at the Newsletter Headquarters: http://www.Life-Choices.com. Unsubscribe: You can unsubscribe by using the form at the Newsletter Headquarters: http://www.Life-Choices.com. Copyright 1997-1999 by Brigitte Synesael All rights reserved ******************************************** Section 1 PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS Register to win a FREE pentium computer. Lots of FREE marketing resources! Plus get a FREE ad in our ezine. Go to http://www.in-house-profits.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ Increase traffic to your site by THOUSANDS every day WITHOUT Spamming! It's Fast, it's Easy, and best of all it's FREE! (If the following url does NOT appear on one line, you will have to copy each part and paste into the location bar of your web browser.) http://www.special-report-network.net/specialreports.cgi/BS9662 ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ********************************************** Section 2 TESTIMONIES FOR SUCCESS Dear Your Life-Your Choice, I recently had an accident, where I fell and sustained a rather serious head injury. After my head healed, the problem went down my spine to the shoulders and back. After trying varies forms of medicine and treatments, it was recommended to me that I try acupunture therapy. It helped, but as an added measurement, because of the serverity of my injuries, my acupunturist also applied magnetic therapy. He circled my back with 2 bullet shaped magnets, without actual contact. I was amazed that the results were so benificial to my condition. It didn't take long to see results. Only a couple of weeks of treatment. I would recommend this to anyone! Julia L. Belgium ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Dear Your Life-Your Choice, I've been constipated all of my life. I was, a once a week kind of girl. When I went to see my doctor about it, he said that was regular for me and not to worry about it. As a result of this irregularity I had hemorrhoids, bad breath, sore back and legs and headaches. I started taking Cascara Sagrada and it helped some. Then I added a good Fibre supplement, but I stopped and started again about 3 times. Each time that I started, I got constipated again. So I stopped. It wasn't until the third time of trying and getting results did I understand why. The Fibre supplement I take has several herbs included. Some of them will rid the body of parasites. When parasites are weakened, they ball up in the middle of your colon and of course plug you up. I found this out at a health seminar I went to. I am now regular and much more fun to be around. Monica Winnepeg ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ If you, or someone you know, have a testimony you'd like to share, it can be submitted to mailto:testimony@life-choices.com with "Testimonies Your Life-Your Choice" in the subject heading. All testimonies should be kept to a maximum of 200 words and should include the method of treatment used without naming industry specific brands, companies, or individuals.. For example: "through the use of Bee Pollen" is permitted because it is the name of the actual herb. However "by using XYZ product" (only available through a specific company) is not permitted. All testimonies become the property of Your Life-Your Choice. All submissions are subject to responsible editing and any reference made to an industry specific product will be edited out as this section is not intended to be an advertising platform. Share your story and help other readers who share your health concerns. ********************************************** Section 3 Calendar of World Celebrations April 1 Maundy Thursday Argentina/Denmark/Greenland/Norway/ Sweden April 1 Passover Week Jewish/Israel April 1 Holy Thursday Columbia/Costa Rica/Honduras/Iceland/ Mexico/Nicaragua/Paraguay/Peru/Philippines/ Portugal/Spain/Uruguay/Venezuela April 2 Good Friday Albania/Argentina/Australia/ Austria/Bahamas/Barbados/Bermuda/ Bolivia/Brazil/Cameroon/Canada/ Cayman Islands/Columbia/Denmark/ Dominican Republic/Ecuador/Finland/ France/Germany/Gibraltar/Greenland/ Hong Kong/Honduras/Iceland/Haiti/ Indonesia/Ireland/Jamaica/Kenya/ Malaysia/Mexico/Netherlands/New Zealand/ Nicaragua/Nigeria/Norway/Pakistan/ Paraguay/Peru/Philippines/Puerto Rico/ Singapore/South Africa/Spain/Sri Lanka/ Sweden/Switzerland/Trinidad/Tobago/ United Kingdom of Great Britain/Uruguay/ Venezuela/Zambia/Zimbabwe April 2 Malvinas Liberation Da Argentina April 3 Anniversary of 2nd Republic Guinea April 4 National Day Senegal April 4 Easter Albania/ Argentina/Australia/ Austria/Bahamas/Barbados/Belgium/ Bermuda/Bolivia/Brazil/Cameroon/ Canada/Cape Verde/Cayman Islands/ Columbia/Costa Rica/Czech Republic/ Denmark/Dominican Republic/Ecuador/ Finland/France/Germany/Gibraltar/ Greenland/Haiti/Honduras/Hungary/ Iceland/Indonesia/Ireland/Italy/ Jamaica/Liberia/Lithuania/Luxembourg/ Mexico/Netherlands/New Zealand/ Nicaragua/Nigeria/Norway/Pakistan/ Paraguay/Peru/Philippines/Poland/ Portugal/Puerto Rico/Senegal/ South Africa/Spain/Sweden/Switzerland/ Trinidad/Tobago/United Kingdom of Great Britain/Uruguay/Venezuela/Zambia/Zimbabwe April 5 Easter Monday Albania/Australia/Austria/Bahamas/ Barbados/Belgium/Cameroon/Canada/ Cayman Islands/Czech Republic/Denmark/ Finland/France/Germany/Gibraltar/ Greenland/Hong Kong/Hungary/Iceland/ Ireland/Italy/Jamaica/Kenya/Lithuania/ Luxembourg/Mexico/Netherlands/New Zealand/ Nigeria/Norway/Pakistan/Poland/Portugal/ Senegal/Spain/Sweden/Switzerland/Trinidad/ Tobago/United Kingdom of Great Britain/ Zambia/Zimbabwe April 5 Family Day South Africa April 5 Cheng Ming Festival Hong Kong/Cheng Ming Festival April 6 Day after Cheng Ming Festival Hong Kong/Cheng Ming Festival April 6 Chakri Day Thailand April 7 Death of Toussaint Louverture Haiti April 8 Sultan of Johor Birthday Malaysia April 9 Good Friday Bulgaria/Egypt/Ethiopia/Greece/Ukraine April 9 Day of Valor, Bataan Day Philippines April 11 Battle of Rivas Costa Rica April 11 Easter Bulgaria/Egypt/Ethiopia/Greece/Romania/ Russia/Ukraine April 12 Easter Monday Bulgaria/Egypt/Greece/Romania April 12 National Redemption Day Liberia April 12 Cosmonauts' Day Russia April 13-15 Traditional Khmer New Year Cambodia April 13-15 Songkran Thailand April 13 Yom HaShoah Israel April 13 Sinhala/Tamil New Year's Eve Sri Lanka April 14 Sinhala/Tamil New Year's Sri Lanka April 14 Youth Day Angola April 14 Panamerican Day Honduras April 14 Vaisakhi India April 14 Fast and Prayer Day Liberia April 15 Declaration of Melaka as Historical City Malaysia April 16 Queen's Birthday Denmark/Greenland April 16 José de Diego's Birthday Puerto Rico April 17 Islamic New Year Indonesia April 17 FAO Day Iraq April 18 Islamic New Year Algeria/Bosnia/Egypt/Iran/Kuwait/ Lebanon/Libya/Malaysia/Pakistan/ United Arab Emirates April 18 Nyepi Indonesia April 18 Independence Day Zimbabwe April 19 Sultan of Perak Birthday Malaysia April 19 Landing Day of 33 Orientales Uruguay April 19 Mov. Precursor de la Independencia Venezuela April 20 Yom Hazikaron Israel April 21 Tiradentes Day Brazil April 21 Yom Ha Atzmaut Israel April 23 Lazarouvane Bulgaria April 23 National Sovereignty and Children's Day Turkey April 25 Anzac Day Australia/New Zealand April 25 Sinai Liberation Day Egypt April 25 Liberation Day Italy/Portugal April 27 Ashoora Algeria/India/Iran/Iraq/Lebanon/ Pakistan April 27 Freedom Day South Africa April 28 Heroes Day Barbados April 29 Greenery Day Japan April 29 Sultan of Terengganu Birthday Malaysia April 30 Liberation of Ho Chi Minh City Vietnam April 30 Adhi Sri Lanka April 30 Common Prayer Day Denmark/Greenland April 30 Queen's Day Netherlands April 30 Buddha Purnima India Thank you to those who have submitted your Holiday to us. My apologies if we've missed an event that is special to you or your country. If you have a Holiday you'd like to share, please send mailto:yourlife@life-choices.com. Include the name of the Holiday, the country that celebrates it, the date it is celebrated (details like the first Sunday in May), tell us a little about the Holiday; why it's important and how it is celebrated. To all of you, we wish a joyous Celebration! ************************************************************ Section 4 PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS "7-Step Blueprint For Internet Success" Request your free report by e-mailing mailto:webmaster@information4success.com with "FREE REPORT- 7 Step Blueprint" in the subject. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ GET $124,000 in FREE ADS for your business or product! FREE $-making Reports. Subscribe to Simplehomebiz "MEGA TIPS" Ezine and ask for "20 ways to increase your TRAFFIC!" and receive the report FREE! Register for a FREE VACATION drawing daily! All at http://www.simplehomebiz.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ******************************************** Section 5 Managing Weight in a Hectic Schedule by Dee Wolk Creator of Dee Wolk's Weight Solution - A Non-Diet Weight Loss Program. Physician Endorsed and Recommended. http://www.thinneryou.com/?428 deewolk@thinneryou.com 1-800-770-4336 ----- Joan Smith is climbing the ladder of success. A graduate of Colgate University with a Masters degree in marketing, Smith works for a successful corporation. After countless promotions, she was recently appointed Vice President and General Manager of her division. In addition to her many professional accomplishments, she is a wife and mother of two boys. It sounds as though Smith has the perfect life, one that many might envy. Unfortunately, she has a weight problem. She is 45, attractive, and 50 pounds overweight. She worries about her weight constantly, feeling frustrated that a person so seemingly powerful and in control could appear so out of control. She is often angry with herself for not being able to overcome her problem. She is beginning to see herself as a failure in an area that is hard to hide, especially as her weight problem grows. Smith tends to feel lost and forgotten because there is never enough time to meet her needs. So, during the day she attempts to fill those needs with the most available commodity in our society- FOOD! Food takes on a disproportionate meaning for it becomes an instant means of gratification, companionship or rebellion. Smith of course, tried every diet on the market, frequently losing 10 pounds only to regain 20. Her shame and confusion increased with each failure. But diets do not address the real problem. The "one-size-fits-all" mentality of dieting, with its messages of deprivation, obsession with food and scales, will never work. To solve her problem, Smith must find a weight loss program that addresses the true cause of her problem, not just the symptoms of those excess pounds. With an appropriate weight management program, she will be able to free herself from the lose and gain cycle, and learn how to create a lifestyle that will make thinner a reality, in a positive and healthy way. ************************************************ Section 5 PLEASE VISIT OUR SPONSORS "7-Step Blueprint For Internet Success" Request your free report by e-mailing mailto:webmaster@information4success.com with "FREE REPORT- 7 Step Blueprint" in the subject. ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ GET $124,000 in FREE ADS for your business or product! FREE $-making Reports. Subscribe to Simplehomebiz "MEGA TIPS" Ezine and ask for "20 ways to increase your TRAFFIC!" and receive the report FREE! Register for a FREE VACATION drawing daily! All at http://www.simplehomebiz.com ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ ******************************************** Section 6 Aromatherapy for Pets by Jan Blacktopp, R.M.T. blacktopp@interhop.net Read about Jan Blacktopp on our Meet the Team page; http://www.Life-Choices.com/team.html ---------- Those of you who live with a dog or a cat will know just how much fun and pleasure these pets bring into our lives. Not only are they emotionally satisfying but physically they are a blessing to us, as it has been demonstrated that stroking of a pet can lower both stress and blood pressure levels. Besides the improved good health of your pets, there can be additional advantages to be gained by using essential oils for their care. Pets can suffer from ailments in the same way as humans. Some of the next treatments will ensure their happiness and comfort. If problems such as abscesses, coughs, and cuts do not improve after several days, veterinary advice will be necessary. DOGS Dogs have a much stronger sense of smell than humans, so generally aim to use a minimum quantity and increase if and when necessary. Essential oils discourage the fleas, ticks and other minute parasites dogs bring home sometimes. If you shampoo your dog, you may add 1 drop of either lemongrass or citronella oil to his shampoo. If your dog is cut or grazed, bathe the area in a water solution of thyme or lavender oil. Use 6 drops of either oil to a cereal bowl of water. The essential oils will help clean the wound as they are natural antibiotics and disinfectants, and you can rest assured that if the dog licks the wound afterwards he won’t be taking in any unnatural substances. Dogs suffer from coughs, colds and the flu, just as we do, and the best essential oils are tea tree and eucalyptus. Add 2 drops of both of these oils to 30ml of vegetable oil and rub apply this to your dog’s chest, rib cage, and throat and from the ears to the shoulders. You should also treat the area where the dog sleeps. Add 3 drops of each oil to wash water when washing blankets. Dogs also suffer from arthritis. Here is a recipe to help ease the pain of sore joints. Rosemary 4 drops Lavender 2 drops Ginger 3 drops added to 30ml of vegetable oil. Rub this all over your dog’s sore body avoiding the eyes. Even if he licks it off some of the essential oils will have already been absorbed and will be fast at work easing the pain. CATS Treat arthritis and fleas in cats in the same way as described for dogs. Cats suffer from coughs and bronchitis and these can be treated in much the same way as you would humans, massaging along the back and on the chest with 2-4 drops of eucalyptus oil once a day until it clears. For ear problems into 1 teaspoon of warm olive oil, add 1 drop of tea tree oil, 1 drop of lavender oil & 1 drop of chamomile. Drip the formulated oil into the ear as well as massaging around the ear. For skin problems in 30 ml of vegetable oil add 10ml of evening primrose oil, 5 drops of lavender oil and 5 drops of chamomile oil. Apply this to the affected areas. These two last formulas can be used for dogs as well as other animals. Remember that the smaller the size of the animal the smaller the quantity you use of essential oil. ************************************************************* ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// Disclaimer All material appearing in this newsletter is provided for educational purposes only. It is provided with the understanding that authors and contributors are not offering medical advice or services. We strongly encourage you to consult with your own physician regarding any recommendations with respect to your own medical condition. ///////////////////////////////////////////////////////////// ********************************************** * * * I know you have friends who are be interested * * in this information. 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