Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || Could Prescription Vegetables be the Future of Healthcare?

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The authors of a new study conclude that healthful food prescriptions in Medicare and Medicaid would be more cost-effective after 5 years than preventive drug treatments.
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As the cost of healthcare rises, could prescription vegetables save money?

Medicare and Medicaid are the two largest healthcare programs in the United States.

Approximately 57 million people received coverage from Medicare plans in 2016, while Medicaid had about 66 million enrollees in 2018.

Medicare is the federal health insurance program that supports certain groups of people, including those who are 65 years or older, those with permanent kidney failure, and some younger people with disabilities.

Medicaid is a federal and state program that helps people who have limited income and resources.

Medicare accounted for 15 percent of the federal budget in 2017. As the population ages and healthcare costs rise, experts estimate that healthcare spending will continue to grow. According to projections, Medicare spending will reach 18 percent by 2028.

Encouraging people to eat better

A team of researchers…

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Musings …

All of us struggle with our identity. Maybe, we date someone we shouldn’t … maybe, we’re related to someone we wish we weren’t. Maybe, we need rules … maybe, we shun them. Maybe, we need to shake who we always thought we were and try on something new. Maybe, we should loosen up … maybe, we should take a leap … because when we do, maybe we just might surprise ourselves.

Cannabinoids for Chemotherapy-induced Nausea and Vomiting: Overview of Systematic Reviews

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Chemotherapy-induced nausea and vomiting (CINV), one of the most distressing chemotherapy-related adverse events (AEs), affects about 75% of patients undergoing chemotherapy. Antiemetic drugs are considered first-line treatments, while cannabinoids are considered an option to be used if other antiemetics fail. The cannabinoids used for CINV include tetrahydrocannabinol (THC) and analogs of THC. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved the first synthetic cannabinoid as a prescription drug for the treatment of CINV in 1986. [Note: Dronabinol, synthetic THC (Marinol) was approved in 1986, not 1985 as the text states, as a schedule II drug. In 1999, the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) transferred it from schedule II to schedule III. Non-synthetic THC (i.e., the kind in the plant) remains a DEA schedule I drug (no medical use).] In this overview, the authors summarize evidence from and critique the quality of published systematic reviews (SRs) of cannabinoids in CINV.

CINAHL, Cochrane Database…

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What to Forage in Spring: 20 Edible and Medicinal Plants and Fungi

Spring is the season of new beginnings and new growth. As the temperature starts to warm up and everything begins to thaw from the winter, spring foraging options increase! This is the time of year for fresh salad greens, tasty spring flowers and shoots, medicinal plants, and a few edible mushrooms. This list of what to forage in spring will help you get started on your spring foraging adventure! Before we get started with this spring foraging list I want to let you know about my ebook! Wildcrafting Weeds: 20 Easy to Forage Edible and Medicinal Plants (that might be  […]

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Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || 17 Things That Happen To Your Body When You Eat Two Ripe Bananas Every Day For 30 Days 

Bananas are a real superfood, full of nutrients, and antioxidants, and they improve health in countless different ways. As stated by Adda Bjarnadottir, MS: “Bananas contain a fair amount of fiber, as well as several antioxidants. One medium-sized banana (118 grams) also boasts: Potassium: 9% of the RDI Vitamin B6: 33% of the RDI Vitamin […]

Source: 17 Things That Happen To Your Body When You Eat Two Ripe Bananas Every Day For 30 Days – Healthy Food House

A Celebration of Lilacs

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One of nature’s long-lived symbols of spring, lilacs bring fragrance, beauty, and nostalgia to every landscape they adorn.

Beloved by bees and butterflies, a quality cover for birds and wildlife, and one of the most cherished blooms in America, the common lilac (Syringa vulgaris) embodies everything we love about sweet, old-fashioned flowers. After all, is there any other fragrance that says “spring” as emphatically as the glorious scent of the lilac?

Lilacs are an intrinsic part of our collective horticultural heritage. The glory of their annual blooms may seem fleeting, but the longevity of the shrubs is what establishes them as a permanent fixture in our gardens and memories. These long-lived shrubs can survive for decades or even centuries, handed down through the generations. Thomas Jefferson, for instance, grew lilacs at Monticello beginning in 1771; a small group of these original lilacs is said to still grow on…

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Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || Clinical Pharmacokinetics of Green Coffee Bean Extract

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Coffee (Coffea arabica, Rubiaceae) beans are used in many cultures across the globe to brew the popular caffeinated beverage. Caffeine and coffee have been linked with reduced incidence of metabolic syndrome and diabetes, lower serum triglycerides, better athletic performance, and improved memory and attention. Other than caffeine, antioxidant compounds such as chlorogenic acids (CGA) may underlie coffee’s benefits, as some studies report similar results for decaffeinated coffee. Among coffee CGAs, 5-CQA comprises about 35% of CGAs in roasted coffee and 56-62% in green coffee beans. One serving of coffee provides 20-675 mg CGAs, depending on the type of roast, preparation, serving size, and many other factors.

CGAs, like most polyphenolic compounds, are not well absorbed in the human body but are broken down or metabolized to smaller units in the gut. Coffee CGAs are differentially absorbed and/or metabolized in humans, with large individual variation. It has been suggested…

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Music and Spirituality || John Coltrane Draws a Picture Illustrating the Mathematics of Music

Physicist and saxophonist Stephon Alexander has argued in his many public lectures and his book The Jazz of Physics that Albert Einstein and John Coltrane had quite a lot in common. Alexander in particular draws our attention to the so-called “Coltrane circle,” which resembles what any musician will recognize as the “Circle of Fifths,” but incorporates Coltrane’s own innovations.   […]

Read article here:  http://www.openculture.com/2017/04/the-tone-circle-john-coltrane-drew-to-illustrate-the-theory-behind-his-most-famous-compositions-1967.html?fbclid=IwAR2M07DvJA47YpPwjwSTUgkJ8ax-epkRB8KtcQLQBIf26lbP2jIL8wVAJXQ

Musings …

EVERYTHING DOESN’T MATTER…Even though it does matter.

What is existence?…

Electrical impulses allow every Atomic cell in existence to communicate with one another.
These cells exchange information across an infinite spectrum of possibility.

Whatever information is collated amongst a faction of cells is known as a WEB of information.

These “webs” of information magnetically arrange themselves into electrical pulses of code & this code is what forms matter as we know it.

This electromagnetic universal web of code operates on a sine & wavelength amplitude and the highway for this amplitude is what we know as, light, sound & vibration or FREQUENCY.

At the core of all existence, this is all that really exists…
THIS IS THE SOURCE OF ALL CREATION – GOD

In every cell, every body, every web, every domain, every realm, every dimension, every universe, every multiverse, every thought, everything in existence is simply natural CODE subconsciously agreed on by the collective…

We humans in this realm use tools like the sciences, mathematics, language, art & music as aids to help us de-code the universal CODE as it exists within ourselves & in this realm.

Now, because everything in existence is code, that means there is an infinite number of possibilities to any given reality at any given time.

This is where the laws of existence come in…
UNIVERSAL & NATURAL laws…
Without these laws, there would be no order.
These laws give everything a time, place & structure.

In other words we can only create or destroy matter within the confines of universal & natural laws within any given space & time.

We humans of this time & place currently only use between 8% and 15% of our full DNA potential. Which means we are only able to decode 8 – 15% of space, time & matter in this reality.

This percentage of DNA potential is what we call consciousness.

The more DNA potential (consciousness) we unlock or awaken, the more clearer we begin to decode the WEB reality of this existence we call life on earth & even beyond.

In essence, everything in existence does not actually matter because matter is simply coded energy manifest in current space & time.

However, paradoxically, everything in existence also does matter because we, as conscious beings find ourselves here in this matrix web of space, time & matter.

We are all a part of this web.
We are in it (life) and we are on it (Earth)

In leymans terms, this web is simply a game.

The game of life is very much like playing hide & seek or snakes & ladders.

The aim of the game is for us to individually and collectively find ourselves.
The more we seek from what is hidden within, the more we unlock conscious DNA, from within.

Ultimately, the goal of the game is to find & unlock enough of yourself, so you can move on to YOUR next stage.

The more DNA we unlock the more options we give ourselves within the game.
We transmute from being played to becoming players.

We open new doors not just here & now but also beyond what our tiny 8 – 15% conscious understanding can fathom.

However, we must be cautious.
Not everyone who unlocks new cells of DNA will use this wisely.

Some will use this knowledge & power to control, destroy & conquer those who haven’t caught up with the game…

But…there are others will use this knowledge and power to empower, create & build themselves & those around them, not just here & now but also BEYOND.

With great knowledge comes great responsibility.

It’s time for us to open our eyes – ALL THREE eyes.

The eyes will only see when the pupil is ready.

Vision 2020 & beyond.

Ultimately, there is nothing to fear or be confused about because nothing matters.

But if it does matter to you, all the answers you NEED (not want) are coded everywhere around you & it’s FREE…

All you need to do is pay attention, open your mind, eyes & heart and be prepared to learn, unlearn & relearn.

If this makes no sense to you, it’s because this is not your space or time…ignore it & move on.

But, if this does make any sense to you…
Hi there🙂💫

Wellness || Children Should Be Outside for 4-6 Hours Every Day

Let me begin by saying we are not outside for 4-6 hours everyday.  We aim for 4-6 hours outside at least three to four times a week (a little more in the nicer months and a little less in the worse ones).  I first came across this time recommendation in the works of Charlotte Mason, a classical English educator who lived at the turn of the 20th century.  […]

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Plant-Fueled Life || 17 Pounds in 21 Days: How 19 Obese Hawaiians Lost Weight Eating Unlimited Plant Foods

Dr. Terry Shintani is a nutritionist, lawyer, and health advocate who is dedicated to improving the health of the Hawaiian community – especially those who  […]

Read article here:   http://plantfueledlife.com/hawaiian-weight-loss/

Asian Foodstyles and Health || Benefits of Eating Moringa

Moringa oleifera is a plant, which is often called the drumstick tree, the miracle tree, the ben oil tree, or the horseradish tree.

Moringa has been used for centuries due to its medicinal properties and health benefits and has antifungal, antiviral, antidepressant, and anti-inflammatory properties.  […]

Source: Health Benefits of Moringa

Incense & Chakras: Frankincense & The Root Chakra

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Since i started studying herbalism 4 years ago, I have felt my in urge to get back on track with my spiritualism, Now i know that may sound strange to some. But 12 years ago, I was a reiki healer, tarot reader and spiritualist, but when my youngest was born 16 weeks premature, i turned it all off to focus on her, now again, i can hear you stay, but isn’t that the time you needed it the most, and yes you are probably right, but for me, i found my spiritualism distracted me from helping her, because i still had the demand from other people, and my head wasn’t in the game, and when i explained to one lady, that i couldn’t do her reading she got angry with me, so i thought NO, i cant do this, so i walked away from the whole thing, don’t get me…

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New Moon Evocation | Anrita Melchizedek

Beloved Mother/Father God, and all Legions of Light from On High,

please amplify the Pink Flame of Love and Worthiness and Magnificence,

blazing around our bodies and energy field,

and around the body and energy field of Mother Earth and all her sacred Life,

so that we may release from our bodies and energy fields all misaligned energies, addictions, fears, false beliefs and judgments that we no longer need to experience as we walk the New Earth.

Fill us with your Love, abundance, compassion, wisdom and understanding of our collective magnificence and Light,

as we walk the path of Divine Love,

as One Heart,

and One Unified Field of Light.

Beloved Mother/Father God, and all Legions of Light,

please amplify the White Flame of Peace and Serenity,

blazing around our bodies and energy field,

and around the body and energy field of Mother Earth and all her sacred Life,

so that we may all experience inner peace, harmony, serenity, patience and Love,

so that all Life on this sacred earth may experience inner peace, harmony, serenity, patience and Love.

Fill us with your peace, wisdom, Divine Love and Light,

as collectively we walk the Path of Divine Love,

as One Heart, and One Unified Field of Light.

Beloved Mother/Father God and all Legions of Light,

please amplify the Diamond Flame of Purity and Innocence

blazing around our bodies and energy field,

and around the body and energy field of Mother Earth and all her sacred Life,

so that we may all experience soul embodiment,

so that we may all know ourselves as the Sons and Daughters of God,

in co-creation, in unity, in love, in peace, in joy, as we walk this path of Divine Love,

as One Heart and One Unified Field of Light.

And so it is, and so it shall be.

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I Love You

Anrita Melchizedek

How The US Has Systematically Destroyed Hawaiian Culture For 240 Years

Many associate Aloha shirts, hula dancing, and surfing with Hawaiian culture. Beloved by many around the globe, the paradisiacal islands exude romance and relaxation. However, the story of how America acquired Hawaii is much less pristine than the sparkling oceans and beaches on postcards and travel brochures. Struggle and oppression fill Hawaii’s history, as the United States forced the islands into becoming US territory. Much like the Native American Trail of Tears, the story of how Hawaii became a state brims with hostile takeovers, as well as displaced and mistreated Native inhabitants.  […]

Source: How The US Has Systematically Destroyed Hawaiian Culture For 240 Years

Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || Garlic, ACV And Honey – The Winning Combo For Defeating Cholesterol, Obesity, Indigestion And Many Other 

People are increasingly turning to traditional medicine and holistic alternatives for treating their ailments and diseases these days, as they are often much safer and more effective than prescribed pharmaceuticals and over-the-counter medications. Honey, garlic, and apple cider vinegar are among the most powerful and versatile natural remedies we can use, and their medicinal properties […]

Source: Garlic, ACV And Honey – The Winning Combo For Defeating Cholesterol, Obesity, Indigestion And Many Other – Healthy Food House

Energy Update || Week of March 4, 2019, with Matt Khan

Did that title get your attention? It certainly did get mine when I received the download this morning. It actually made me laugh. I hope you at least chuckled, whether realizing the gravity of truth that rests behind such a response or not. As we explore this, may laughter and light-heartedness be our guide, which is more helpful a tool than most degrees of intense spiritual seeking. No matter how deeply our existential fact-finding mission takes us, the true holistic benefits of our soul’s evolution begin to dawn as we dare to come back into our bodies and anchor our light into physical form.

In order to realize the Absolute truth of reality, the Absolute must be seen as no big deal. Otherwise, you are likely to blame a lack of Universal Awareness as the reason why the things you want appear far away, while the things you never wished for seem so up close and personal.

The reason why the things you want aren’t here yet is so simple, it has the potential to throw you off your chair in a fit of laughter.

Why aren’t things the way you want them to be? It simply is not time for them to occur.

What is or what isn’t is solely a journey of being in harmony with time, while having absolutely nothing to do with how universally aware you seem to be. Equally so, it’s not as if things aren’t going your way because you aren’t in harmony with time. That would make life a cruel game of reward and punishment. While this might be the way you were raised by your family, it isn’t how the Universe operates.

It is simply the case that everything you want, wish for, need, and desire are already destined to enter your field of reality at specific moments in time. Being aligned doesn’t necessarily make those things come faster, but allows you to live in greater harmony with the Universe, so you may enjoy each moment of growth, evolution, and expansion from the perfection of your soul’s perspective. This is true in the same way that watching a movie in a state of pure stillness doesn’t improve the story line, or make each character suffer worse the more you resist. It is simply a matter of never-ending relief and eternal enjoyment that remain the invitations to awaken and embody the bliss of heart-centered consciousness.

Have you been lead to believe that a realization of the Absolute will be the very thing that turns everything around for you? There are those who insist, “once I land this job, once I meet my partner, once I reach this level of popularity, or once I reach this level of success, then I’ll know I’ve made it and can feel the way I’ve always wanted to feel.” You can most certainly feel as good as you desire, but life will show you that it will have nothing to do with what you do or how you are seen. Sometimes, we bypass such a crucial realization by insisting, “While those worldly things couldn’t guarantee my happiness, surely a realization of the Absolute will do the trick.”

So here we are. Living expressions of Absolute Source energy waiting for a realization of ourselves, hoping it makes the difference that nothing else has. We are destined to feel better and have every opportunity to feel more empowered, aligned, passionate, loving, and free than ever before, and it occurs the moment we contemplate, “What if the Absolute is no big deal?”

Once the Absolute is no big deal, the importance is given to this very moment of engagement, instead of drifting out of this scene to wander around in the stars. I share this insight as the essence of what the Universe has helped me learn as a being who experiences awakening on a daily basis. Having lived in an uninterrupted state of Samadhi or living state of meditation for the past 14 years, I can tell you firsthand: the Absolute is no big deal.

WHAT IS a big deal is the choice you make (again, and again, and again…) and what you do with your time to manifest the Absolute you already are into tangible physical form.

What matters is how deeply and often
you choose to love.

While my awakenings have helped me cultivate a highly-charged vibrational field, this vibration has the potency and power to transform others on contact because of my insatiable love for being alive. I love being in the human body and have treasured each moment of my life, whether it felt pleasant or relentlessly awful.

For most, the realization of the Absolute just creates a bigger playground to get lost in– instead of bringing energy down the central channel and radiating it through the heart and all the way down to be anchored into the grid of the Earth.

There are those who seek to realize the Absolute and there are those who have experienced the Absolute they have sought. Often times, those two aspects manifest endless spiritual seeking, discourse and debates. Even when seekers become realized, they often just switch roles in the debate without freeing themselves from the conversation at hand. Whether having realized the Absolute or not, the Universe reminds you that the cornerstone of spiritual mastery is embodying the light of your Absolute reality through the oneness of heart-centered consciousness.

This means it doesn’t matter how much you know, but how open and loving you are willing to be that determines your vibrational alignment. No matter how often or deeply you have recognized yourself to be the almighty kingdom of Heaven’s glory, you’ll still have deadlines to meet, a family to care for, a partner to nurture, a body to maintain, and changes to face.

If your realization has awakened the infinite peace, eternal grace, unwavering compassion, joyful patience, elegant mercy, unconditional love, uncompromising integrity, and unshakable resilience of a fully embodied soul, then such a realization has served you well. If it has made your inner seeker hungry for more, then it is more than likely a way in which the spiritual ego maintains its false position of authority.

More important than anything you hope will happen the moment realization dawns, is asking yourself, “What will I do differently throughout my life once such a shift has occurred?”

If you know what you are willing to change in your choices and lifestyle once realization occurs, your best course of action is to begin making those more empowered choices now.

Why wait for anything to be different when YOU are the difference life is trying to make?

Once the Absolute is no big deal, spiritual realization is no longer an object of materialism we are trying to beg, borrow, or steal from the Universe. Instead, it is an open-ended opportunity to explore the infinite capacity of your being for the evolution of reality, instead of an emergency exit from the human journey.

The Absolute is no big deal because you are the biggest deal in existence. You are the one life is waiting for you to meet. If the big deal that you are is also seen to be the Absolute truth of all, then the truth has been seen directly. And as long as such realizations inspire greater love for yourself and others, the Universe remains ready, willing, and able to guide you further along this majestic journey, with no end to the miracles created whenever we come together.

This is the importance of living ALL FOR LOVE. It is the way in which the already fully realized light of your soul enters the consciousness of your physical body to manifest Heaven on Earth, as One for all.

Sit with this energy for a moment. It is the very confirmation of how realized you already are. Realization is not the focus of your mission. Becoming more open, loving, and emotionally free than the world in view — that’s the mission at hand. As you will continue to see, the results and implications of such a heart-centered focus are beyond anything you could ever imagine it to be.

All for light. All for life.

All for love,

Matt Kahn

Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || 10 Scientifically Backed Reasons Why You Should Consume Ginger Everyday 

Ginger is a member of the Zingiber family and contains over 115 beneficial chemical ingredients, that provide a myriad of health benefits.  Its medicinal properties have been valued for centuries, and a tonic made from this root has been used by the East Indians and the Chinese for over 4500 years. It was also commonly used […]

Source: 10 Scientifically Backed Reasons Why You Should Consume Ginger Everyday – Healthy Food House

Lāʻau Lāpaʻau || Wild Cherry

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Wild Cherry

Botanical Name: Prunus serotina

Common Name: Wild cherry, black cherry, American cherry

Other Names: Choke Cherry, Virginia Prune, Rumcherry, Cabinet Cherry, Whiskey Cherry

Family Roseaceae

TCM Name: Yu Li Ren (Prunus japonica)

Also Known As: Bush Cherry Pit, “Constrained Plum Pit”

Meridians: Western – Lung. Eastern (TCM) – Large Intestine, Small Intestine, Spleen.

Key TCM Actions & Medicinal Uses: Western (Prunus serotina) – Circulates Qi/Calms Nerves: asthma, palps, chest oppression. Calms Shen/Restores the Heart, Lungs and Intestines: exhaustion, loss of appetite, night sweats (lung yin xu type). Dries Phelgm/Reduces Inflammation: nasal discharge (especially damp cold). Upper Warmer tonifier.

Eastern (Prunus japonica) – Moist Laxative. Moistens the intestines and unblocks bowels. Promotes Urnination/Reduces Edema.

Parts Use: Western – Dried Bark, Fruit (also for Jams and Liquers), Pit. Eastern (TCM) – The Cherry Pit.

Native To Eastern and Central North America, southwestern United States, Europe

Botanical Description

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