tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post8699252198465884585..comments2023-11-03T03:14:16.382-07:00Comments on Under A Prairie Sky...: Bach and BambooMadcaphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07557763096456837657noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post-887750133633080802009-06-06T15:04:16.436-07:002009-06-06T15:04:16.436-07:00Pretty interesting to say the least, your Rescue R...Pretty interesting to say the least, your Rescue Remedy.<br /><br />As for Udo’s, I haven’t been using it for a bit, but plan to restart. I do take fish oil. The thing about Udo’s is that it has a combo of 3*6*9, which I’m not real sure about in terms of the differences they each make, but I believe fish oil is only Omega 3.<br /><br />I’m reading “Secret Keepers” (fiction) by Mindy Friddle and “Jesus Interrupted” (nonfiction) by Bart Ehrman. Both are good reads and I suspect you’d like ‘em both.Constantine https://www.blogger.com/profile/02399573462513951395noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post-9525956695092189582009-06-06T05:49:45.248-07:002009-06-06T05:49:45.248-07:00I appreciate the encouragement, because this enter...I appreciate the encouragement, because this enterprise has got me a bit glum. We had a couple days with no deaths and then BAM - yesterday we lost FIVE. Keep trying to think what on earth it is that we're not doing right, or not giving them, or wondering if they're just determined to die. We've lost 14 so far, and Patch is out checking on the morning total.<br /><br />I spend so much time thinking about thinking! The brain is so delicately balanced, and the concept of "free will" or choice of thought seems to be a confluence of the right mix of chemicals and inclination. The more I study about humans, the more I'm mystified about where the line is.<br /><br />For instance, a few months ago a client of mine told me that she was on a natural progesterone supplement and that it had changed her life. So I went and researched it, and so many of the symptoms of progesterone deficiency fit for me that I ordered some of the creme and gave it a try. And holy crow! Suddenly I wasn't having anxiety attacks anymore, and I was so much more cheerful, and the chronic pain I'd been dealing with for a couple years decreased by about 50%. Even the skin on my heels, these calluses like coral reefs that I've had all my adult life, those cleared up too!<br /><br />So, obviously my physical self and my chemical soup were having a huge effect on my emotional outlook. But I was still able to keep looking for answers. And that's the point where I wonder about - are there chemical imbalance states in which it's actually not possible for a person to continue to look for answers? I wasn't able to stop myself from having anxiety attacks with all the positive thinking and mental redirection I was trying. Could it be that there are places from which it's impossible to keep asking questions? <br /><br />The Magnificent Mind book really has some great information about how over/underactive functioning of the different areas of the brain affects personality. And one of the other things I loved about it was that the author (a child psychologist) listed vitamin/herbal supplement therapies for each brain area as well as chemical, and gave the supplements precedence of place and definitely advocates their use. Those and exercise - getting that cardiovascular workout as much for the brain's sake as the rest of us.Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557763096456837657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post-71440801847619098582009-06-06T05:17:03.522-07:002009-06-06T05:17:03.522-07:00you did good! The whole thing is not so much WHAT...you did good! The whole thing is not so much WHAT to use EXACTLY but how to listen. I'm sure you find that in your work too, the how to hear it and if you can just hear it it will tell you how to fix it. <br /><br />I haven't read those books but one of the subjects that fascinates me is how the brain responds to how one thinks -- one reason I look skeptically upon so-called "counseling" and psychoactive medication and the like. Think differently and your brain will chemical differently! The counseling seems to dwell on stuff and perpetuate the whole cycle. I have been thinking a batch of chickens might cure a lot of stuff for a lot of people. Maybe I'll post it! LOL! I'll see what our library has on that while I wait for the ones they ordered for me.CGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04542303804886924280noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post-54288351940287050602009-06-04T19:58:26.781-07:002009-06-04T19:58:26.781-07:00They are pretty cool. Edward Bach formulated 38 or...They <i>are</i> pretty cool. Edward Bach formulated 38 original essences from plants native to England, and they have various applications, mostly emotional. HOWEVER - the Holly and Beech combination made an enormous difference to me in my spring-time allergy fight. And as I mentioned the Rescue Remedy (a combination of 5 different essences) is really helpful with physical strain.<br /><br />If you want to try some out, I'd suggest the Rescue Remedy, and I'd recommend using the Flower Essence Services brand. Due to various legal things, they call the same blend Five Flower Formula. I find that company more potent than the "Bach" brand.<br /><br />Still using the Udo's oil, but I'm having trouble remembering it! Thanks for the reminder!<br /><br />Also reading various books on brain wiring - currently Magnificent Mind At Any Age, but a while back I read The Brain That Changes Itself, and that was fascinating.<br /><br />What are you reading these days?Madcaphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07557763096456837657noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-380605413166707395.post-84056962813765021152009-06-03T20:08:53.876-07:002009-06-03T20:08:53.876-07:00What is Bach flower essence? It sounds pretty coo...What is Bach flower essence? It sounds pretty cool.<br /><br />Do you still use Udo's oil at all?Constantine https://www.blogger.com/profile/02399573462513951395noreply@blogger.com