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Needless Biopsies ~ How I changed My Mammogram And Avoided A Surgical Breast Biopsy

4/1/2019

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When I think about women, I think about their breasts: small, large, round or oblong- they come in so many shapes and sizes.
The identity of “female” has been directly linked to breasts: plunging necklines, lingerie ads, magazine covers, movies. We can imagine the voluptuous pillow of her breasts and deep cleavage in all of these images. Breasts are everywhere we look, sexualized as the ultimate feminine. Our psychology, sexuality, and self-esteem relate to our breasts, whether we realize it or not.

In harsh contrast to all of this soft lighting, lace, and allure is that modern medicine states that 1 in 8 women will get breast cancer and they say hereditary factors, like having fibrocystic breasts and a maternal grand mother that had breast cancer, put a woman at a higher risk.
Most women probably don’t know the 1 in 8 statistic. I didn’t until I had a mammogram in July of 2016. My mammogram showed what the medical profession calls “a small cluster of micro calcifications” which they consider a potential precursor to breast cancer. Suddenly, a surgical biopsy was strongly recommended and I was faced with the gravity of this news.

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From that July experience, I want to tell my story in hopes that it might empower women during a fearful time that research finds has lingering effects. When I first shared my story with friends, they all told me about their own similar situations or that they had a friend that was going through some kind of breast cancer scare or trauma. My friends shared my story with their friends and then women started contacting me. In that vein, I felt it was my duty to write a testimonial. I am reaching out to women with fibrocystic breasts and clustered micro calcifications with information that I discovered through my own research. I am not prescribing anything but rather reporting how I changed my mammogram picture for the better. I acknowledge that breast cancer exists and that medical intervention has prolonged many lives, so I am specifically writing about fibrocystic breasts and micro calcifications and not diagnosed cancer.

I encourage women to trust your bodies’ wisdom, consult with your doctor, do your own research, and really consider the Cancer Machine that so dominates Western Medicine. Cancer Machine? Ribbons and bracelets and slogans like Fight For A Cure all packaged pretty in pink. We are aware of breast cancer now. We know breast cancer exists, that it is rampant, and the likelihood of getting it seems strong. All of this “awareness” has desensitized us to the disease and our “probability” of getting it. So, women go along with their doctors advice and go through with the recommendations - just following orders - reciting the mantra “better safe than sorry” just like they have been told. After all, nobody has died from a breast biopsy. As I learned about breast cancer diagnoses and procedures for patients, I also learned that doctors pass along huge markups for the prescription/sale of every chemo treatment they prescribe. I learned there are actually biopsy quotas and that studies of breast biopsies found that surgery was used too extensively. Are doctor’s intentionally diagnosing patients with cancer?

February 19, 2011 New York Times:

“A study in Florida found that 30 percent of the breast biopsies there from 2003 to 2008 were surgical. The rate should be 10 percent or less, according to medical guidelines. The figures in the rest of the country are likely to be similar to Florida’s, researchers say, which would translate to more than 300,000 women a year having unnecessary surgery, at a cost of hundreds of millions of dollars. Many of these women do not even have cancer: about 80 percent of breast biopsies are benign. For women who do have cancer, a surgical biopsy means two operations instead of one, and may make the cancer surgery more difficult than it would have been if a needle biopsy had been done.

The reason for the overuse of open biopsies is not known. Researchers say the problem may occur because not all doctors keep up with medical advances and guidelines. But they also say that some surgeons keep doing open biopsies because needle biopsies are usually performed by radiologists. The surgeon would have to refer the patient to a radiologist, and lose the biopsy fee.”

In the midst of all of this pink, though, you have to wonder why breast cancer is so prevalent in some countries and not in others. What do they know that we don’t know?

Breastcancerchoices.org cites, “The incidence and severity of breast cancer is less in Japan than in Europe and the US, and it’s attributable to the diet. Japanese women consume 25 times more dietary iodine than North American women and have lower breast cancer rates.”

Seaweed and seafood are high in iodine and a regular part of the Japanese diet. Yet Iodine is nothing to take lightly and can have serious, negative side effects depending on your health. Case in point, one friend who had been successfully managing her symptoms of Hashimoto’s disease started taking Iodine. One month later and she reported back that she had completely gone down hill, lost all her energy and was exhausted. She then looked up iodine and Hashimoto’s disease and read about all of the negative implications. She quit the iodine, returned to her protocol for managing Hashimoto’s Disease, and resumed her previous level of energy and well-being. I researched Hashimoto’s and selenium (best source Brazil nuts) and discovered selenium must first be administered to prepare the body to receive iodine. Here again, I encourage women to consult with their doctor and do their own research, credible information is right online. The links throughout this testimonial will get you started!

So, this is how my story unfolds with the eventual discovery of iodine. When I was a teenager in the late 80’s, maybe 17 years old, I discovered a lump at the top of my left breast. I went to a doctor, an old man. I was nervous to open the drape and expose my bare chest to him. He felt the lump and proceeded to take a ballpoint pen from his lab coat pocket and draw an inch and a half line horizontally across the top of my breast. He said I had fibrocystic breasts and that I would feel the discomfort and tenderness my whole life. The scar would look something like the blue line he had drawn on my skin. There was no mammogram, just a physical exam. He sent me home to decide if I wanted to remove the cyst or not.

My parents and I talked about it around the dining room table. My mom had fibrocystic breasts. She said at one point she had a lump and the doctor wanted to perform a core needle biopsy on her breast. She and my father decided not to do it. She had regular exams and the lump never changed so it was considered benign. My parents were calm and really left the decision up to me, but my dad said the unforgettable words, “You know, once they start cutting on you that’s when problems can start.” I dismissed the lump, bolstering myself that I had fibrocystic breasts; my mother had fibrocystic breasts; that was normal for some people.

A few years later, I started going to gynecological appointments with low-grade anxiety. My fibrocystic lumps and dense breast tissue always caused great alarm to my doctor which was further exacerbated by the fact that my maternal grandmother had died from breast cancer when she was 59 years old. The pre-visit questionnaire always asked about the maternal grandmother and the doctors emphasized this every time. According to modern medicine I was a strong candidate for breast cancer due to this hereditary factor alone. During each appointment I bolstered myself against believing it would happen to me. Yet, when I was prescribed my first mammogram, I was 31 years old and I followed their recommendation.

Later, still in my early 30’s, I discovered a definitive lump in my outer left breast, towards the underarm. A marble size lump that I reported was more sensitive depending on my coffee consumption and during my menstrual cycle. I consoled myself that cancer would not fluctuate like that, but the lump did worry me. During the exam, the female doctor said that it was palpable but not adhered to the chest wall and that was a good sign. After that, I was scheduled for a mammogram every six months. The doctor was always concerned and additional images were always taken.

In the spring of 2011, at age 42, my mammogram coincided with the time frame of a scheduled knee operation, a scope procedure for a torn meniscus. A 30-minute operation followed by a few weeks on crutches and a six-week recovery. The standard breast screening turned into a diagnostic screening and this time, I was referred to a new doctor. She was young and very assertive in suggesting a metal micro chip be inserted into the area for monitoring. I told her about my knee surgery and that I would be on crutches. I was thinking about underarm pain and pressure around the area of the lump. She said a thin needle would be inserted into the breast and that a metal chip would be inserted into the area indicated on the ultrasound image. That was it. She persuaded me to make the appointment. I considered that my mother would be with me, since she was flying in for the knee operation, so I agreed with great trepidation and made the appointment.

I started my menstrual cycle the day I had my knee operation. The operation went smoothly and a few days later my mother and I went in for the chip implant procedure. Laying back on the table, my arm raised over my head, the young doctor could not locate the lump as she performed an ultrasound. She left the room and returned with an older woman, clearly her superior. She, too, massaged the wand over my breast as the younger doctor stood poised behind her holding a different wand, only this wand had a long thick needle protruding out the end. I had imagined a very fine, hairlike needle when she had described the procedure, but this needle was the size of a bamboo skewer! Fortunately, the older doctor could not locate the lump either and dismissed the procedure completely. The whole thing happened so quickly that my panic was brief. She left the room as the young doctor followed in dismay. I hopped off the table, dressed, and escaped on my crutches! I had told her the lump was affected by coffee and my period!

The next year, after another diagnostic test, I was told by another doctor not to worry. Eight years of unchanged pictures had convinced that doctor it was not cancer. I was told if it was cancer, at this point it would have spread all over. At last, I put my worries to rest. I felt validated that I trusted my innate sense of knowing, never believing it was cancer, yet my low-grade sense of worry and anxiety had always been present. However, I was still “high risk” and continued getting mammograms every six months. The protocol was the same, the initial screening and then more pictures and an ultrasound. Over the years the consensus was that I have very dense breasts.

In July 2016, at age 47, one of these screenings alarmed the radiologist when small micro calcifications were seen in the mammogram image. The technician started my mammogram saying all I really needed was a standard screening and not a diagnostic exam. She wanted to “save me from extra radiation “ since things hadn’t changed in so long.
She took a few pictures and then indicated, that actually, she better take a few more. Our chatty conversation petered out fading back into the formality of the exam. Midway through our appointment she saw something and said that she had better stick with the diagnostic imaging. When she was done, I covered myself and went over to her computer screen. I wanted to see what she was seeing and it was quite definitive. She pointed to the area on the screen and I saw a cluster of small white specs, like a constellation of stars. She said I would probably have to stay and get an ultrasound, which I expected, but this was different. I had never heard of a “small cluster of calcifications”. The look on her face was serious as she ushered me back to my dressing room. I waited in my cubical until I was called back to another room for an ultrasound. The lights were dimmed. I laid back on the table and raised my arm above my head. The technician opened my gown exposing my right breast and applied the conductive gel to my skin. She touched me with the wand and massaged it over my right breast, particularly the area where the calcifications had been identified by the mammogram. Images of black and white bubbly cysts appeared on the screen. I craned my neck to look up and over my shoulder to see the images. After she was done she left the room to get the radiologist.

The young man who analyzed the images came in alongside the technician and explained that he strongly encouraged me to get a surgical biopsy. He rubbed the gooey wand over the center of my breast and then he looked down into my eyes. He reiterated that I should get a biopsy. I could feel complete denial wash over my body and harden my face. There was a pause. I stared back into his eyes and played along. Okay. What does a biopsy entail?
He told me they would take another picture to identify the area and insert a thin wire into the breast to mark the area. Then I would walk over to the surgeon’s office in another building, with the wire hanging out of my breast, and have the procedure to remove the calcifications to be tested. Once that was done there might be more depending on the margins and if anything had gotten into the lymph nodes. Whoa! Margins? Lymph nodes? I thought to myself. I knew about a needle biopsy and wondered if I could get just that? No. The radiologist told me that I was going to need the surgical biopsy. He could tell I was resisting and he looked a little surprised.
He asked if I could feel the lump as he placed my fingers just left of my nipple, my fingers sliding over the goo, over the lump. Yes.

I hated him. I wanted out of there. I vowed to myself that I wouldn't do anything he described. He and I had a stare down, of sorts, in that dim light, his expressionless gaze looking into my eyes with pure medical urgency. When I asked what the probability was he told me 1 in 5 of these scenarios turns out to be cancer. Did I want to take that chance?

I felt as if they’ve wanted to chop on my breasts my whole life and I had continually slipped through their recommendations and remained intact. This time I felt a decision was going to have to be made. One that I had wrangled with since I was 17. Would I take a cancer treatment? Would I follow medical protocol if I was diagnosed. I didn’t want to. Could I resist chemo and radiation if cancer was indeed identified. Would I do major surgery? I got dressed and drove home. I had missed meeting a friend for dinner, sending her updates of my prolonged appointment instead. By the time I got home, she had emailed me three different internet links on calcifications in the breasts.

I devoured the information she sent and felt there were connections to my lifestyle and some physical conditions that I had recently experienced. What had changed since my last mammogram?

A new house and harder water came to mind. When the dishes and laundry turned white from higher calcium in the water, I switched my water consumption from the filtered water out of the refrigerator to alkaline water from the local water store. I took more hot, detoxifying baths. I pulled out my magnesium chloride gel from under the counter and slathered my breast and underarms daily. I applied diluted frankincense gum resin and sometimes frankincense essential oil to the same areas. I took a frankincense tincture and CBD oil everyday until the containers were empty. I drank more herbal teas and switched to green tea instead of coffee. I ate less meat and more fruits and vegetables always opting for organic food choices. As a yoga teacher, I backed off teaching classes and focused more on my own yoga practice and meditation. Before the appointment, I had just
finished a month of taking blue-green algae from Klamath Lake and a mushroom complex tincture. I buried my fear in the thought that I didn’t have to do anything they said. When I followed up with my primary doctor she told me they never force anyone to do a biopsy, you have to decide that for yourself. I told her all of the protocols I had enlisted and I was on a mission to gather information. I agreed to see a surgeon.

One step at a time.

My brain was reeling with ideas and different approaches as to what I could do to reverse my situation. I remembered my mother had shrunk nodes on her thyroid by alternately applying topical sandalwood and frankincense essential oils. Each oil was mixed in a carrier base of grapeseed oil and she applied sandalwood one day and frankincense the next. I had looked it up online, essential oils for thyroid, and found the prescription. She applied the oils for four months and by the time the next picture was taken, the nodes on the left side of her thyroid had shrunk. The surgery to remove half of the butterfly-shaped gland was postponed. She continued the protocol and by the second year, the nodes had continued to shrink and her surgeon discharged her completely.
As I spoke with my mother about her thyroid, she remembered she had thermal imaging done when she was investigating a lump in her breast many years ago. She suggested I get thermal imaging as a comparison. Learning about thermal imaging revealed some of the negative effects and inaccuracies of mammograms. I quickly located Northern Arizona Thermal Imaging through a friend and made an appointment. The diagnosis was low risk/concern. I felt much better and slightly confidant.

Next, I met with a female breast surgeon in Phoenix. Her office was elegant and very feminine. She looked at my mammogram pictures and said I had very busy breasts. Ductal carcinoma in situ was mentioned during the appointment as a non-invasive cancer, a precursor to cancer located in the milk ducts. After performing a manual examine we sat and discussed my options. In fact, I was a candidate for a needle biopsy over the more invasive procedure originally suggested. She described how the breast would be clamped flat, held still for the procedure. My breasts were small but since they were so dense she didn’t think the needle would go through to the other side. This was the reason the radiologist had recommended the other type of biopsy which she went on to describe, as well. She said she was comfortable waiting, that it was early enough to wait and do a follow up mammogram in six months. If there were no changes we would watch it every six months for two years before they would disregard it. Otherwise, if there were changes she would not be comfortable waiting and would recommend the needle biopsy. I liked her approach. I had six months to change my picture!

I continued to increase my healthy protocols. I had 3 months until the recommended follow-up with thermal imaging and 6 months until the follow-up mammogram.

Months passed. Then, one day a good friend gave me seven capsules of Terry Naturally Tri-Iodine. I was continually complaining of being cold and she suggested that I try iodine. I knew a little about iodine but it was out in the periphery of my nutritional acumen and I had never tried it. The next morning I took the first capsule with a little food as she suggested. She said it would help regulate my body temperature and give me a little kick, as if I got my pilot light lit. That first day I felt improved mental clarity and an upbeat mood. By mid-week I had turned into a rocket! My words were quick to come and I became more verbose and energized. I was making jokes and feeling like my “old self”. I was getting my lists done and long hours spent on the computer weren't as grueling as they had been. Something was happening. At the same time I started waking up in the middle of the night. I have always been a light sleeper, but this was clearly associated to the iodine. I was totally energized, full of ideas and creativity; I half-joked it was like Kundalini Rising! By the fourth day, however, I was only sleeping 4-5 hours a night. I loved the effect yet knew it could never trump the power of sleep. I notified my primary doctor that I was taking iodine after my online research described different kinds of iodine and cautions - all of the reasons I hadn’t self-prescribed it for myself in the past. In six days I had taken one capsule per day in the morning, having shared one with my boyfriend who reported the same effects.

I bought my own Terry Naturally Tri-Iodine 3mg over the counter, at the local health food store, and right on the box it said:
  • Supports Strong Cellular Defense and Hormone Balance Breast, Prostate, and Colon Health

  • Hormone Balance

  • Menopause Relief
  • Healthy Detoxifcation Cellular Defense
I was shocked to see “breast health” on the label when I was buying it to warm up! I instantly felt this was the missing link. I had only heard iodine associated with the thyroid gland. I was hopeful because I had already felt tremendous changes mentally, and physically my breasts felt very different in just one week! I reported the dosage to my doctor. She was fine with the 3 mcg but asked me to come in for a visit.

I reported back to my friend and discovered that she had given me 12 mcg iodine capsules! No wonder I had turned into a rocket! I continued taking the lower dosage and smoothed out my sleepless nights. Two weeks after taking the iodine daily, I started my menstrual cycle with no PMS or tenderness in my breasts. It was remarkable. The results prompted my extensive research of iodine linked to breast health.

The second thermal imaging appointment was scheduled right after my period, the time when the breasts are naturally less swollen. I had only taken the iodine for two weeks before this follow-up appointment and reported that to the technician. She assumed it was for my thyroid and added it would be good for all of the radiation that I had from mammograms. I told her I was taking iodine for breast health. Nothing more was said and we continued the exam. The report was mailed to me within days and the images had improved! The report recommended vitamin D3 and selenium.


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I saw my primary doctor shortly thereafter and, as she performed a manual exam, she exclaimed that my breasts felt totally different, like normal breast tissue - words never associated with my breasts before. She prescribed vitamin D and said she would start telling patients about iodine for their breasts. I told her the info was all over the internet. I looked up vitamin D and found a new combination of vitamins D and K2 - the latter being associated with moving calcium scattered throughout the body back to where it belongs in the teeth and the bones. I started taking vitamins D (5000 IU) and K2 (180 mcg) in addition to the iodine.

Three months later, I had the 6 month follow-up mammogram. I had called to reschedule the appointment to occur just after my menstrual cycle and I was told that the appointment scheduled wasn’t a mammogram but a biopsy. I rescheduled the biopsy as a precaution that my follow-up mammogram showed a negative change and made an appointment for a mammogram.

During this follow-up mammogram I told the technician I had been taking iodine. She too assumed it was for my thyroid. I explained it was good for breast health. Nothing more was said. She took pictures and afterwards, I quickly looked at the final picture on the screen. I couldn’t see the “constellation” I had seen before. I was hopeful. I waited in a private cubical with nervous resignation that no matter what they said I didn’t have to get a biopsy. When the technician returned she changed the game with one quick report. The calcifications had shrunk. Tears welled up in the corner of my eyes as I whispered, “It was the iodine.” The technician continued, saying the radiologist was shocked; he had never seen this before. In that moment, I vowed I would never do a biopsy on my breasts.

I left the office with a wave of relief, sadness, and anger swirling within me. Why hadn’t any of these practitioners and specialists known about iodine related to breast health? I wanted to call everyone and tell them my good news, at the same time, I didn’t want to flaunt what could change down the road. I thought of friends that had gone through a lumpectomy or some variation of a biopsy on their breast just to be told it was nothing. They were fine. Only they were left with the scar and the physical and emotional pain from the procedure. I thought of women who had been diagnosed with cancer and gone through mastectomy, chemo, and radiation. Everything I had read about Iodine was that it was anti-cancer and that the old guard knew this. Doctors of yore had prescribed iodine for many ailments.

Remember the Rust Belt? When an increase in goiter - a thyroid malfunction based condition - became prevalent in the 1920’s due to the soil levels being extremely low in iodine, the U.S. government called for iodine to be added to salt. Iodine had decreased in certain regional soil and the respective agriculture was deficient of this element. Additionally, people weren’t eating iodine rich foods. Iodine was known to be critical for the ability of the thyroid to synthesize certain gland secretions which influence the heart, metabolism, and nerve responses, among other things. A lack of iodine during pregnancy and in the baby’s diet after being born can cause significant health and developmental problems. Iodine deficiency has also been linked to increased difficulty with processing information, diminished fine motor skills, extreme fatigue, depression, weight gain, and low basal body temperatures. U.S. research copied the Swiss by adding iodine to the salt and the goiter rate decreased drastically. In 1924 the U.S. government requested the Morton Salt Company add iodine to salt as an easy, spoil-free, economical way to bring it into the food chain. Iodized salt became a simple, highly effective way to deal with the health imbalances caused by not getting enough iodine. Today, however, processed and fast foods don’t contain iodized salt and many people prefer the taste of gourmet salts that only have trace amounts of iodine.

Iodine had been used to treat anything and everything with high success rates only to be discarded in the wake of Big Pharma. As the earth’s soil has continued to lose it’s iodine content, cancer rates have soared and pink ribbons flourish - it all seems so connected.

The next day I called the breast surgeon’s office to cancel the biopsy and I was immediately asked to reschedule the appointment. When I told her I was just canceling the appointment because my tests came back normal, she replied quickly, that I could call back when I was ready to reschedule. She was on auto- pilot and hadn’t heard me.

​The synopsis of my ordeal is that I took Terry Naturally Tri-Iodine 3mg and Dr. Mercola’s vitamins D (5,000 IU) with K2 (180 mcg) daily, for just over 3 months until I had my second mammogram. I read that once you saturate your system you can drop back to taking iodine 2-3 times a week, which I do now, and I still take the vitamins D and K2 daily. I am sticking to my daily protocol of hot baths, massage with essential oils, eating healthily, and loving my breasts! I don’t know if I will get a six month follow-up mammogram or not - probably not. I will get thermal imaging instead. I respect modern medicine, yet I believe in the medicinal apothecary of nature and the less invasive approach before relying on the other. I sincerely wish to instill inspiration and hope to women who have fibrocystic breasts and challenge the current medical approach on how fibrocystic breasts should be treated.

​Here the links to get you started on your own research. Please, do so with discernment.

Marna Woo






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African Shea Butter: A Moisturizing, Smoothing, Healing, Skin Superfood

4/8/2018

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Shea butter is an off-white fatty substance obtained from the nuts of the shea tree, grown and  Harvested only in the "Shea Belt" - a string of 19 African nations, south of the Sahara.Full of all-natural  vitamin A , 100 percent pure, unrefined, raw shea butter aids in numerous skin conditions:
  • ​Fatty acids + nutrients stimulate collagen production for smoother skin
  • Rich in vitamins A, E, F with UV protection
  • Anti-inflammatory, regenerative, moisturizing
  • soothes eczema. dermatitis
  • stretch mark prevention
  • skin cracks
  • skin itching, irritations
  • burns, sunburn, rashes, bites
  • muscle aches
  • blemishes
  • wrinkles
  • rough elbows, feet​
  • Anti-wrinkle
  • Minimize stretch marks
  • Restore and build elasticity
  • Promote healing
  • Soften, clear skin
  • Gentle enough for babies,sensitive skin
  • silky shaving cream
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Smoothie Recipe To Smooth Ridges In Fingernails

2/13/2018

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I've always has strong healthy nails until a few years ago. Horizontal ridges grew deeper and deeper across my nail bed and so I experimented with vitamin supplementation to no avail. I just excepted it with each manicure buffing out the ridges myself. The last few months, however, I unknowingly rectified the problem with a daily power smoothie that I want to share with you!

It all started with achy joints. My body was in constant pain and that prompted me to research causes and remedies for joint pain. I had started taking a anti-stress multi-vitamin that emphasized vitamin A and I started feeling better. During this time I learned vitamin A helps regulate the thyroid. Then a friend left a book on my doorstep called Collagen Myths and Misconceptions. I read the book within a few days and had found a link to achy joints, body pain, thyroid issues, and a host of other ailments related to depleted collagen. The remedy was easy enough and I started taking the recommended 1000 mg vitamin C and lysine- taken internally to turn up our own collagen production. I knew that collagen keeps our skin firm and wrinkle free, strengthens bones, teeth, and hair, but I learned a myriad of other vital functions that collagen is the precursor for in our body. You see, you can't eat collagen or apply it topically to your skin. You have to manufacture it from within. Vitamin C and lysine turn on our internal collagen production. We think of our bodies as mostly water, but my new view is that this "water" flowing around our body is where the collagen is, lubricating all of our joints and carrying the signals for vital functions to our endocrine, cardiovascular, skeletal and other systems- like nothing happens without collagen. Since our collagen production decreases with age it only made sense to start pumping up the collagen. 

Not wanting to swallow pills everyday, I decided to open up the capsules into a smoothie for easy consumption. Mmm, mmm, easy! I started feeling better within the first week.


Shortly thereafter, I was diagnosed with a tear at the apex of my patellar cartilage in my right knee. This was a wake up call that my joints and tendons were really weakening and, again, a friend to the rescue found out about 
an herb called eucommia. A yang herb that has natural latex qualities that translate to the tendons, ligaments, cartilage and skeleton. Upon reading the article I was immediately interested by this excerpt alone:
Eucommia has long been used in Traditional Chinese Medicine as a treatment for different types of arthritis and bone injuries. This is in part due to its qualities as a Jing tonic, beneficial for increasing the pliability and elasticity of the joints, ligaments and muscle tissue.

I bought the herb off Amazon and my smoothie recipe evolved. 2 months later all of my joints feel better and my constant body pain has subsided (tendonitis in elbow, a swollen pinky knuckle, achy neck and shoulders, etc).
​The added bonus? Smoother nails without ridges! So with nothing to loose, you might want to try stimulating your collagen production and focusing on your skeletal system to ease what's ailing, you just might be surprised at what get's better!

TART AND TANGY SMOOTHIE
Organic and made to taste. The above pic shows the brands I use for the ingredients.
In a blender:
1 banana
about 1/2 c. kefir
about 1/8 cup unsweetened cranberry juice
1 dropper ashwaghanda
1-2 grams eucommia
1000 mg vitamin c
1000 mg lysine
100 mg stabilized R-lipoic acid
1-2 tsp. maple syrup
1 TBS grated frozen lemon
2-3 ice cubes

The left over banana peel? I rub the inside all over my face for a morning banana facial before my bath. Super moisturizing to the skin:)
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Yoga Balancing Poses For 3rd Eye Activation

2/7/2018

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​Feeling scattered and off-centered? Balancing poses improve focus and concentration that stimulate our third eye, the ajna chakra, offering both physical and mental benefits. Strengthening and elongating our muscles connects us to our center of gravity teaching us how to align ourselves, improve the function of equilibrium receptors in the body, and learn the importance of getting grounded. Keeping our attention focused, undeterred by external stimulation, and staying steady in one place for a while, clears the mind and builds equanimity by instilling a deep sense of calm even though we are experiencing intense, unwavering alertness. Through this mental clarity, we can activate the ajna chakra - a visionary center of signs, symbols, dreams, intuition, and even psychic capabilities. Clearing the way to see the true nature of reality, dispelling illusion to better navigate our lives. Aligning ourselves in balancing poses translates to better alignment and awareness in our everyday standing and walking, improving the way we do everyday activities. This awareness transcends into our thought patterns and further into our emotions bringing a sense of mental clarity, calm, and balance on and off the mat.
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How Do You Get Amazingly Clear Skin?

1/20/2018

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By adding vitamin A to you skin regimen and diet you can target acne, age spots, wrinkles and large pores for a smoother, more even complexion. For topical skin treatments try Tangerine Dream Night Treatment H2O Activated Powder. Applied at night the yummy tangerine aroma sends you into dream land to awake with renewed clarity and firmness in your skin! 
TANGERINE DREAM is very different...
Bacteria breeds in water so 
Monsoon Nectar formulas do not contain water. Tangerine Dream is water activated so it will feel a bit granular when you first apply it to your skin. Massage the emulsion into the skin on your face, neck, and chest, perhaps the back of your arms and hands. Wet your hands with water (or mist with a toner) to activate powders and massage a second time into skin. The powdered emulsion freshly activated by water or toner dissolves and melts into your skin to work on the cellular level. Activating Tangerine Dream on the surface of the skin creates a nutrient rich delivery system that penetrates deep into the cellular level. Freshly activated, these ingredients are at their most potent level and are instantly transported to the basal layer and the dermis – the target area of receptor cells. Tangerine Dream is special because tangerine peel butter is a natural form of vitamin A, which is highly effective in diminishing fine lines and wrinkles, fading brown spots, and smoothing out the texture and appearance of the skin without the harsh side effects of Renova, Retin A or Tretinoin, or Retinol.  

Determine How Often To Use: Start with 2-3 x’s per week at night only. As a treatment, use up to 5 days consecutively or when your skin starts to exfoliate (maybe fewer days). Then take a break. Take it slow gradually building up your skin's strength for vitamin A and figure out a balance in how often you use Tangerine Dream. Moisturize daily with Dream Cream, Green Tea Body Balm, or a Chakra Aroma Antiox Moisturizer. Dream Cream is a companion product (used together or alternately) that helps synthesize Vitamin A and works in conjunction with Tangerine Dream. 1o0% natural and organic ingredients (without chemicals, fragrances or stabilizers) will dispense in a creamier firmer consistency in cooler temps and will be more liquid in warmer temps. If pregnant or breastfeeding please discuss the use of any vitamin A product with your doctor. Citrus oils can create sensitivity when the skin is exposed to sunlight. Use only at night.

Active Ingredients: Vitamin A, Aloe, Kelp, Panthenol DL, Zinc Oxide       
VITAMIN A
  • normalises blood flow and helps to reduce the symptoms of rosacea
  • increases the rate of wound healing
  • exfoliates – making skin smooth and even-toned
  • repairs the cellular structure of the epidermis – optimising your UV protection
  • decreases clustering of melanin granules – so reducing brown spots or pigmentation
  • decreases sebum production and thus treats acne brilliantly
  • promotes a healthy cellular membrane
  • helps in the eradication of pre-cancerous skin lesions
  • improves hydration both in and around the cell by doing all of the above

  • ALOE VERA

  • Aloe vera contains antioxidant vitamins A, C and E — plus vitamin B12, folic acid and choline. Antioxidants neutralize free radicals that cause premature aging.
  • It contains eight enzymes, including aliiase, alkaline phosphatase, amylase, bradykinase, carboxypeptidase, catalase, cellulase, lipase and peroxidase that reduce inflammation.
  • Four fatty acids are present, including cholesterol, campesterol, beta-sisosterol and lupeol — all providing anti-inflammatory results.
  • Minerals such as calcium, copper, selenium, chromium, manganese, magnesium, potassium, sodium and zinc are present in aloe vera.
  • It provides 12 anthraquinones — or compounds known as laxatives. Among these are aloin and emodin, which act as analgesics, antibacterials and antivirals.
  • The hormones called auxins and gibberellins are present; they help with healing wounds and have anti-inflammatory properties.
  • Aloe vera provides sugars, such as monosaccharides (glucose and fructose) and polysaccharides which moisturize the skin and maintain the acid mantle.
  • Soothes rashes and skin irritations
  • Treats burns
  • Heals external cold sores
  • Moisturizes scalp and soothes dandruff
  • Boosts the Immune System
  • Provides antioxidants and reduces inflammation
We know that inflammation is at the root of most diseases. Aloe vera provides an amazing number of vitamins and minerals that help reduce inflammation and fight free radical damage. Zinc is also an important component in aloe vera — making it a great source to combat zinc deficiency — because it’s essential to maintain immune function.

Vitamin A, for instance, plays a critical role in maintaining healthy vision, neurological function and healthy skin because it’s an antioxidant that reduces inflammation. Vitamin C is another important component found in aloe vera; it protects the body from cardiovascular disease, prenatal health problems, eye disease and even skin wrinkling. Vitamin E benefits include being a powerful antioxidant that reduces free radical damage, fights inflammation and helps naturally slow the aging of cells. These antioxidant properties are also helpful when you’re exposed to cigarette smoke or UV rays from sunlight — they protect the skin from skin cancer and fight skin inflammation after exposure to the sun. Aloe vera can also naturally treat acne and eczema since it helps the healing process in the skin. Bradykinase, also present in aloe vera, helps reduce excessive inflammation when applied to the skin topically.

        SEA KELP - mineral and antioxidant rich seaweed is incredibly nourishing for the skin.
  • Potent anti-aging properties
  • Prevent damage to amino acids and protects the cell’s membrane
  • Protects against damage caused by free radicals
  • "Re-organise" the cell membrane to reverse cell damage and restore them to their healthy state.
  • High iodine, mineral and antioxidant content helps moisturize and soften the skin, helping it retain moisture. Elements in kelp easily penetrate the skin to remove toxins, soothe and hydrate the skin, keeping it smooth. If you suffer with breakouts then Sea Kelp is beneficial, it has anti-inflammatory properties which will help reduce the inflammation that causes red, painful breakouts.  

    ZINC OXIDE:
  • Photo-Induced Aging - Heals skin and wounds, reducing tenderness associated with sunburns.
  • Soften chapped skin
  • Acne/Large pores - Astringent qualities reduce the appearance of blemishes, skin irritation, inflammation, and the number and severity of acne breakouts antibacterial
  • Anti-inflammatory properties that help speed wound healing to help skin recover - Rosacea, Psoriasis, Eczema: mostly inflammatory diseases 
  • Warts: Studies have shown that topical zinc was effective in treating viral warts in 80 percent of participants.
  • Diaper rash
  • Dandruff: Also called “seborrhoeic dermatitis,” zinc oxide is a proven treatment for the condition.
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November features the warming aromas of spice!

11/6/2017

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The spices of the season are such because they help with classic fall time ailments largely associated with the lungs. Fall time cleanses, according to Chinese Medicine, focus on the lungs and and "letting go". After the expansion of summer, fall is an internal, contracting time for cultivating the mind and body with introspection. This means a hot bath for me!
Allow your morning ritual bath or shower to set your day and 
Get in touch with your skin with the original apothecary of essential oils and botanicals from Mother Nature! Stave off colds and flu by anointing your body every day with Monsoon Nectar~ formulated with the highest percentage of essential oils for the antimicrobial, antibacterial, and powerful antioxidant properties. Stay healthy and strong by applying a shield of protection everyday. 100% pure essential oils and botanicals absorb into the skin to cleanse, moisturize, and protect by giving your immune system a boost!

A selection of products that pump up the spice for autumn:Black pepper and anti-inflammatory turmeric are the under notes in Madagascar Exfoliating Cleanser, an exotically herbal, foamy cleanser and body wash. 
Sandalwood, frankincense and rose mingle delicately in India Stimulating Hydrosol, a toner and liquid smudge.
Apply all Chakra Aroma Antiox Moisturizers to damp skin. Either towel blot skin after bathing or mist first with India or Morocco hydrosol. You skin is like a sponge and will readily absorb the moisturizer when damp. Just like you have to wet a sponge and squeeze it out to make it damp for absorbing. Slather up with omega 3,6, 9, beta, carotene, alpha lipoic acid, and ester C, in an essential oil and botanically based oil~ plant essences so nourishing and sweet to the skin I call these Chakra Aroma Antiox Mosturizers nectars.

Eh-heep-to means Egypt in Spanish. The history of essential oils dates back to Egypt and I use Spanish names for these Chakra Aroma Antiox Moisturizers, because our monsoon is regionally on the border of Mexico and the Southwest United States and directly related to the winds coming up from Mexico! Smoky low notes of frankincense, cypress, cardamon and cedarwood. Grounding for the root chakra.


​Cascada means waterfall and the element for the 2nd chakra is water. Emotions, sensuality, and passion for all things in life swirl in these deep waters of our Self. Top notes of ginger and lemon dance with an undercurrent of spicy sweet and warm bread to nurture our feelings and desires.


Rio is like the river of life: earthy, herbal, and spicy. Ignite third eye activation in the 6th chakra of inner knowing and intuition. Healing lavender and cedarwood mingle with ravensara and clove bud.
Hydration is always supportive so look for spicy herbal teas to enjoy along the way and enjoy the season!
Marna Woo
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Monsoon Nectar Skincare for Rosacea:

9/5/2017

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This morning a client contacted me regarding her shopping list of Monsoon Nectar products, inquiring if her choices would help an outbreak of rosacea she was experiencing.

Rosacea affects up to 10% of the population with unknown causes, but experimenting with diet and topical application of certain products that REDUCE INFLAMMATION is the key to discovering what works for you!

Here is my abbreviated response:


Dream Cream is a base of healing and soothing aloe and avocado butters with the predominant healing and soothing essential oil rose. I have seen dream Cream take hot fiery redness out of the skin- 50% with the first day application, 75 % by day 2 and by day 3 well on to healing and indiscernible.

Both my sister and mother have rosacea on their faces and Madagascar Exfoliating Cleanser helps them. The tumeric and geranium are mega anti-inflammatory. My mom uses Nube Chakra Aroma on her rosacea and she says that helps too.

Another Monsoon Nectar devotee' uses Beauty Bar Neutral Cleanser because it is soothing, gentle, calming to redness and irritation. She reports that her rosacea has been under control for years now with the consistent, exclusive use of the Beauty Bar- plus it build elastin in the skin to thicken the skin and ward off wrinkles.

Tangerine Dream rich in super healing vitamin A and vitamin E - powerful antioxidants involved in reducing inflammation through fighting free radical damage necessary for wound healing and skin re-growth, kelp + aloe, panthenol, and zinc oxide powders provide minerals to nourish and heal, diminish redness and sooth. 

Green Tea Balm
(Lip&Eye and Body Balm) is loaded with healing jojoba oil and K2 (from green tea), comfrey leaf, helichrysum, beeswax- again mega anti-inflammatory, 
heal burns, sores, scars, dermatitis, acne, psoriasis and wrinkles.

Green Tea Mask
- can be applied as a rinse off treatment with the above benefits. 

My astrologer had large raised red! capillaries across her cheeks and now swears by the GT Balm. The last I saw her her cheeks were smooth with just fine capillary lines beneath the surface.

Morocco Hydrosol
is soothing, anti-inflammatory. Rosemary and lavender hydrosols are the major players in the formula to calm and remove redness. Both hydrosols will treat the area and you can determine if one s better than the other. Either way, antibacterial, anti fungal, cooling. 


India Hydrosol
contains healing and anti-inflammatory witch hazel and rose.


Chakra Aromas Antiox Moisturizers
are in a fractionated coconut oil base + omega 3,6,9 Alapha Lipoic Acid and Ester C.  Dr. Axe writes, “...
strengthening underlying epidermal tissue, removing dead skin cells, protecting us from sunburns, and containing antibacterial, antiviral, antifungal and antioxidant properties. Research even shows that coconut oil is strong enough to fight fight chronic skin diseases characterized by defects in the epidermal barrier function and cutaneous inflammation, including atopic dermatitis (AD)."
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Benefits of Green Tea in Monsoon Nectar Skin Care

10/16/2016

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Green tea improves your skin complexion and makes your skin healthy by flushing out toxins from the skin, healing blemishes and scars, and reducing inflammation, even improving the skin’s elasticity.

A 2003 study by the Medical College of Georgia showed that green tea aids skin rejuvenation. It can be used to treat skin diseases and wounds. The antioxidants and tannins (an astringent) in green tea help treat puffy eyes as well as dark circles. They help shrink blood vessels underneath the delicate skin around the eyes reducing swelling and puffiness. The vitamin K in green tea helps lighten dark circles under the eyes.

Green tea has anti-aging and antioxidant benefits that can help delay signs of skin aging, such as sagging skin, sun damage, age spots, fine lines and wrinkles. The polyphenols in green tea help neutralize harmful free radicals, which can cause significant damage to the skin and accelerate the aging process. 

The catechins in green tea are antibacterial agents that help fight acne-causing bacteria. Catechins even help regulate hormonal imbalances in the body, one of the key causes of acne. Anti-inflammatory properties of green tea help reduce redness and inflammation caused by acne. A 2012 study published in the Journal of Investigative Dermatology concluded that epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG), a component in green tea, helps treat acne by modulating intracellular molecular targets and inhibiting p. acnes bacteria. 

As a natural toner for your skin, green tea helps draw out impurities, reduce large pores and give your skin a nice healthy glow. It helps keep your skin hydrated, which is essential for healthy skin. 
High amounts of antioxidants promote hair growth. The catechins in it have 5-alpha-reductase inhibiting properties that help block DHT (Dihydrotestosterone), one of the key causes of hair loss. It can even promote the growth of new hair and prevent common problems like dry scalp and dandruff.


Green tea can protect your skin from harmful ultraviolet (UV) rays of the sun. The tannic acid, theobromine and polyphenols in green tea can help soothe and heal sunburned skin by neutralizing the damage from exposure to UV rays. A 2011 study published in the Biochemical and Biophysical Research Communications journal found that EGCG in green tea prevents a type of skin cancer called melanoma by inhibiting genes that activate inflammation.


Along with making your hair strong and healthy, green tea makes your hair shiny and full of life. Plus, it protects your hair from damage due to pollution and harsh products. High levels of panthenol and vitamins E and C help keep your hair conditioned.

Due to its antioxidant and astringent properties, green tea can help shrink enlarged pores that tend to get clogged and eventually get infected with bacteria. Thus, it will help smooth and tighten your skin. The micro-grit texture of  green tea mask helps exfoliate your skin to get rid of dead skin cells, dirt and other impurities.  
Exerted from Top 10 Home Remedies
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Focus For Fruition

12/13/2015

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What do essential oils (EOs), aromatherapy, and yoga have to do with manifesting your goals and desires? Can smelling delightful aromas have anything to do with your dream job, attaining a safe, comfortable home, enjoying full-filling relationships and loving yourself? Will adho mukha sivasana, or downward dog, really take you there?

As yogic philosophy permeated the West, from fringe to zealous trend, the East Meets West lifestyle has inspired us all, at the least through interior design. The appeal, however, for those who crave exploration and discovery of the Self in connection with cosmic consciousness, is the knowledge that we can control our brainwaves (thoughts) leading to bliss. The goal of yoga, afterall, in it's most simplified sense is finding a state of happiness.

happiness + satisfaction = success * satisfaction + success = happiness * success + happiness = satisfaction

Tune into the intricate system of your mind-body-cosmic connection (yoga) and you might find a portal to manifesting your goals and desires. "Like attracts like" is one principle for concentrating, directing energy, and manifesting how you want your life to be. The reflection we are looking for begins within ourselves as a feeling. Yoga asanas are poses that infer to being in a state of balance and the feeling state of the pose is what is important to explore in order to balance life-energies, emphasizing and energizing positive emotions.

"Life is a matter of enthusiasm, derived from the greek words EN meaning in, and THEOS meaning GOD. Life is a matter of being in God: it is a matter of enthusiasm. With enthusiasm, we understand life's goodness, life's ecstasy, and then energize it. As you energize your life, your body's pores and glands begin to work more efficiently. Everything begins working better and everything begins a cleansing process on itself, physically, mentally, spiritually. It's called regeneration."  ~Goswami Kriyananda

The more positive we are the more positive people and situations seem to come to us. When we direct our attention towards something we want, we are more likely to create a positive outcome ~ and that brings satisfaction. 

Simple to advanced aspects of Yoga emphasize and cultivate focus - the center of interest or activity. The postures call upon awareness and concentration while connecting the sensations that you feel in your body with how you feel in your mind and emotions. The poses combined with various breathing techniques move prana, or life force energy, through your physical and subtle body with proven health and well-being benefits. The idea is to take this awareness and concentration off the mat into our daily lives. Paying attention to the energies and circumstances around you will translate into better decision making; finding better ways of dealing and coping with life to bring more ease, joy, and happiness.

Aromatherapy, like yoga, can easily and gently support a desired state of Being (i.e. happy). Aroma affects the limbic system in the brain, or the feel-good, mood center. We can relate to the uplifting, joyful, tangy-sweet, citusy spray of a fresh peeled orange in contrast to the acrid smell of garbage. We naturally get away from foul odors as soon as possible; a built in mechanism between the senses and the brain. Aroma also affects our bio-frequency, measured in megahertz, and of all of the aromas that we smell EOs have the highest rating. They imbue clarity, grounding, creativity, tranquility, joy. The higher our bio-frequency the healthier we are. To incorporate EOs into your toiletries, cosmetics, and household cleaners just makes sense. Chemical fragrances cause a plethora of irritation from toxicity, skin rashes, agitated behavior to migraine headaches and cloudy thinking; a gamut of negative health reactions both multi-layered and extensive. 

Incorporating natural aromas into your environment envelops you in the divine essence of nature and is a nurturing act of creating a sacred space. The ritual of taking care of yourself supports your focus and intention to stay balanced. Practicing yoga creates a proficiency in maintaining awareness in your mind-body connection, strengthening your power of concentration. Concentration directs your energies towards the goals you want to manifest and that brings success. Ultimately, we learn to take our practice off of the mat and apply our yoga in real life interactions, reflecting positive emotions and feelings so that we may receive them in return.
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New Moon Bath Ceremony

3/20/2015

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    The Art Of Bathing ritualized by sacred plant essences
    to bring an adoration of the beautiful among the mundane
    aspects of everyday life.
    This Spring Equinox, where super moon meets eclipse,
    the elements of cosmic tides are the pillars of all ceremony,
    the guardians of all ritual ~ New Moon In Pisces brings deep                     
    introspection and renewal. Honor this seasonal change with a
    Monsoon Nectar New Moon Bath Ceremony ~ to bring
    refinement, an inner spiritual content, simplicity, and health.
    Celestially, we are moving from the Alpha to the Omega,
    leaving behind the old to embrace what is new.

    Get In Touch With Your Skin!
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