Norman, Premchit and Matthew moved to Phuket, Premchit’s ancestral home from Bangkok this month and now live in a new home within 15 minutes of four of Phuket’s best beaches. Together, they have established a base for her extraordinarily high quality Natural Wellness Retreats through EXPERIENCE | PREMCHIT.

As an Aromatic Alchemist, Aromatherapist, and gifted healer, Premchit’s once in a lifetime, 3-9 day healing retreats include juices, ambrosias, and body and facial elixers, as well as breath, movement, music, and scent therapies in luxury accommodations like Phuket’s Paresa.

Her therapies and exquisite products are grounded in a royal family history that dates back to the late 1500′s and is steeped in the intimate knowledge and wisdom of the rainforest and its treasures of herbs and foods.

In addition to offering her EXPERIENCE | PREMCHIT Natural Wellness Retreats, Premchit also offers Ancestral Siamese Cuisine through her “secret” restaurant NA THALANG where guests enjoy delicious Siamese gourmet meals in secret locations around Phuket. Each lunch and dinner is designed, prepared and presented by Premchit Prateap Na Thalang, using secret recipes inherited from her ancestors and fresh seasonal ingredients from her farm and the tropical rainforests, village markets, sandy beaches and blue seas of Phang-Nga and Phuket Provinces in southern Thailand.

In addition to offering her healing retreats and gourmet cuisine, Norman and Premchit provide free daily postcards on life in Phuket. You can receive these by sending Norman an e-mail (norman@experiencepremchit.com) with YES in the subject matter.

I have been purposely brief in this post because anything I could attempt to write about Premchit and her delicious offerings for the mind, body and soul would take away from the beauty and depth of a visit to her two websites. If you don’t get the opportunity to visit Thailand to experience Premchit’s wonderful offerings,  I know you will enjoy your journey through her amazing world.

Just before I left on my trip to New Zealand and Australia, I visited Dr. Hesu Whitten to see if he could help me with a chronic shoulder and back problem I had suffered on and off with for several years. When I saw him, it was seriously on and I was in extreme pain having had a series of prolotherapy injections in my shoulder with only minimal improvement. I had seen a massage therapist for my back, again with little improvement. So, my expectations were not high.

I saw Hesu once before heading to New Zealand and he tested me and suggested several exercises for my back and shoulder as well a homeopathic and some herbs and as I write this post, four months later, I am amazingly, pain free.

Dr. Whitten has a very interesting life story which you can read about on his website, sbchiro.com along with an explanation and video of his unique protocols and healing tools like Clinical Kineseology which is an integral part of his Quantum Chiropractic practice. You’ll also learn that my healing journey was hardly unique with everyone from Olympic athletes to surfers to stone masons to anyone with a health challenge offering glowing testimonials.

Before you consider spending lots of money for medical care, you may want to make an appointment with Hesu whose fees are very affordable. I hope this article may help you save the time and money I spent before I was fortunate enough to work with him.

Thanks to Jivana Kennedy who alerted me to this information. Her work as a tantrika at TantricHealingTouch is ultimately about the possibility of physical immortality and regeneration

In the following extraordinary video documentary, you will learn about Russian healer Arkady Petrov. In 2000, he distributed a text, The System of the Development of the Possibilities of Mankind. In his lecture, people learned about the positive results of the healing and regeneration of organs without operations via bio-informative influences at Dr. Petrov’s Nosfarar Center in Moscow. The breakthrough results discussed were delivered to many patients whose doctors had told them there was noting more they could do. Incurable diseases were cured and organs were regenerated through controlling the content of cellular traffic through consciousness.

Arkady Petrov’s Russian centers teach these methods. He also has authored Creation of the Universe, a trilogy of books in Russian. The three books are entitled: Rescue You; Rescue the World in You and Rescue the World Around You.

The Burzynski DVD is the unbelievable story of a dedicated doctor who has saved the lives of hundreds of patients and been rewarded with lawsuits that if successful would have resulted in almost 300 years in jail. Not only was this visionary subjected to lawsuits by the Texas Medical Board but by the FDA and the U.S. government who attemted to patent his already patented antioplastins. You have to see this to believe it. The amazing part of the story is that he is now in Phase 3 trials and if approved wil be the first doctor in history to own the distribution rights to an approved cancer treatment. All others are owned by Big Pharma. I cannot recommend this DVD to highly.

Rashi Bashar holds degrees in Biology and Theology, is Board certified in Clinical Metal Toxicology, is the medical director for Advanced Concepts in Medicine, the Center for Advanced Medicine in Charlotte, NC, a clinic specializing in treating patients with cancer and heart disease refractory to conventional medical treatments.

Ranked as one of The Top 50 Doctors in the US since 2003 by Phillips Publishing, Healthy Directions and the world famous cardiologist, Dr. Stephen Sinatra.

He has researched and developed protocols for treating 7 levels of toxicity. Almost everyone is exposed to toxicity. He has found that if we eliminate them effectively chronic disease cannot exist. He has proven and documented this  on video. He treats patients from 32 countries using 39 different iv treatments many developed in the clinic among other treatments.

His DVD, Cancer:The Untold Truth  uses a 5-step approach to treating cancer: Optimization, Detox, Immune Modulation, Target Acquisition and Maintainance.

You can read more about his work at Drbuttar.com and subscribe to his free multi-part audio series at themedicalseries.com

Will eat for food

Under Americas new health-care reform act, health-care spending will rise slightly faster than it would have otherwise, according to a new government study. By 2019, the average American will spend $13,652 on health care every year, according to the report. Without reform, the average would be slightly lower: $13,387 per person. They now spend an average $8,389, according to The Christian Science Monitor.

Apart from the question what one may think about such very precise numbers projected almost a decade into the future, there is one clear overall trend: health care expenses are on the rise. It is probably one of the curses of the modern Western world. The wealthier we become, the more we spend on remaining healthy. It is not difficult to see the order of our priorities. What is difficult is to understand the priorities that we set in our health care policies. We read a lot about government regulation of new medicines and therapies. We hardly read anything about the importance of the very first crucial driver of our health: our food.

My favorite comparison goes like this: it does matter which fuel one pours into which engine. If you put diesel oil into a gas operated internal combustion engine, you won’t travel very far (I have tried, but that’s another story). So it makes sense to me that the food we choose influences our body engines, our health. It seems that my point is easily proven: more and more research confirms the relationship between junk food and obesity (and diabetes).

Nevertheless, still one probably gets the worst food in the primary health place – the hospital – as if modern medicine wants to underline that food has no relationship with health. There are, of course, government agencies that advocate the importance of fresh food compared to packaged foods. At the same time the economic system that we have organized drives more and more people away from healthy food and toward higher health care expenses.

An example: the cost of fresh fruit and vegetables has increased by nearly 200% since 1983. That increase is 3 times greater than the increase in sugars and even 6 times greater than the increase of the price of sodas over the same period of time. As an inspiring blog suggests: check Michael Pollan’s The Omnivore’s Dilemma to find out why junk food can be so much cheaper than healthier alternatives.

It can be explained but it doesn’t make sense. It should be our greatest priority to make sure that people eat healthy. One way would be to use taxes. In The Netherlands several political parties are advocating to exclude organic food from sales tax. Taxes provide a great instrument to direct consumer behavior. It is a painful fact that the current tax system in most Western countries stimulates the energy and chemical intensive agriculture that produces the very unhealthy food that we shouldn’t eat.

In Harlem, New York, a truck regularly delivers organic food to people who would normally never consider buying – more expensive – healthy food. The Holton Farms operation was established to bring farm-fresh produce to people who cannot shop at established organic supermarkets. Besides changing the tax system, it is difficult to imagine a more relevant contribution to the health of the population.

While health care spending may increase with wealth, we are only discovering the relationship between health and food. You are what you eat, may very well be an accurate description.

After giving birth to premature twins, Kate Ogg was informed that one of them didn’t make it. Devastated, she held her limp 2-pound infant against her bare chest. For two hours, the mother and her husband said their goodbyes, cradling and hugging their son as if he were alive. Two hours later, the newborn began moving and gasping. Ogg instinctively fed her son a few drops of breast milk and soon his gasps turned into real breaths. “A short time later he opened his eyes. It was a miracle,” the mother recounts. Now five months later, the radiant parents are highlighting the virtues of skin-on-skin care for sick babies, a technique known as ‘Kangaroo Care’ for the way Kangaroos hold their young in the pouch. [ more ]

“The power of love to change bodies is legendary, built into folklore, common sense, and everyday experience. Love moves the flesh, it pushes matter around… Throughout history, “tender loving care” has uniformly been recognized as a valuable element in healing.”
- Larry Dossey

What if you learned that a biochemist and doctor in Texas has a patented non toxic cure for cancer and his amazing humanitarian effort has saved hundreds of lives. One might think such a doctor might receive a Nobel Prize in Medicine.

Instead, he was harassed by the FDA and State of Texas and his patents were stolen by the US government in concert with a pharmaceutical company.

Burzynski is the true story of a man who may one day be the only individual to patent a cancer drug beating out the pharmaceutical company and government that attempted to patent his work after he had already done so. If this seems bizarre and impossible, get the film.

Truth is definitely stranger than fiction in this well told tale of deception by government agencies that are supposed to be looking for and approving safe canter treatments. Unfortunately for Dr.Burzynski and the rest of humanity seeking a low cost non-toxic solution, these agencies are busy protecting the rights not of individuals, but of the pharmaceutical companies.

It seems a fitting reminder that we seem to have the best government money can buy.

In short, I cannot recommend this David vs Goliath film too highly. The doctor has completed Stage 2 tests after and all that is left is Stage 3. You’ll want to view this DVD, share it with friends and then track his progress because if his anteoplastins make it to the market, you will have seen a miracle in action and we need lots of miracles right about now. And you, your family and friends may one day be able to stop tumors in their tracks without chemo and radiation.

To learn lots more and order this extraordinary DVD, visit the film’s website.

The company making these cereals is San Francisco based Living Intentions

“At Living Intentions, we strive to produce fun and innovative raw food products that not only satiate your palette, but nourish your body too.  We take great care in each step of our production processes to ensure the best quality of flavor, texture and appearance.  We believe that making healthy food choices should be simple and effortless  without sacrificing the experiences  you love.  We invite you to enjoy the best, and with gratitude, thank you for your support.  ~ LI Team”

Redefining The Standard:

Wake up to something new… Superfood Cereal redefines the standard for healthy breakfast cereals.  Our innovative cereal creations are made from a combination of live sprouted ingredients, an optimal balance of complete proteins, healthy fats, antioxidants and fiber.  Each flavor is light and crunchy, super tasty and enhanced with a unique blend of the most fortified superfoods our planet offers.  We encourage you to energize, harmonize, and activate your morning… Wake Up Raw with Superfood Cereal.

Sprouted Gluten Free, Dairy Free, Nut Free and Raw

OUR INGREDIENTS:  Organic Buckwheat Sprouts, Organic Coconut, Organic Coconut Palm Sugar, Organic Sultana Raisins, Organic Banana, Organic Sunflower Sprouts, Raw Brown Rice Bran & Germ (grain-free),  Organic Sesame Seed, Green Protein Superfood Blend (Organic Hemp Protein, Organic Spinach Powder, Organic Spirulina, Chlorella, Organic Alfalfa Leaf and Organic Dandelion Leaf), Organic Vanilla Extract and Himalayan Crystal Salt.

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I spoke with Living Intentions co-founder Joshua McHugh about his dream child that is now helping educate people about the benefits of raw foods with his line of high-quality products.</em>

NPD: What was the catalyst that got you into health and raw foods.

JM: At the age of 13, I was diagnosed and still live with diabetes and began researching how I could optimize my health. Later on in life, I became a vegetarian, then a vegan and in 2000, I began eating raw foods. At this point, I have found what works for me which is a balanced diet of highly mineralized foods and superfoods.

NPD: Tell me about the origins of Living Intentions

JM: After exploring health and the best foods I could find, I wanted to integrate these natural lifestyle choices with earning a living and started Joshua’sa Raw Cuisine a raw foods catering company that supplied gourmet raw dishes to events and private parties in the San Francisco Bay area. One of my initial inspirations was to take cooked foods and make ten times tastier raw food versions. Two years later, after I kept getting asked where people could buy my dishes, I began thinking about introducing a few products. I met the founder of Blessings Alive and Radiant Foods, the manufacturer of Raweo, a healthy version of Oreo cookies, who told me my products were great and encouraged me to go for it.

NPD: Did you have any experience in the food business?

JM: None. All I had was a degree in psychology and a deep passion for raw foods and that has carried me along on my journey. That and the belief that I could do it and learn what I needed to learn along the way and that’s been exactly what’s happened.

NPD: What was the source of the Living Intentions name?

JM: It actually came in a dream in which I opened a book and I saw the name Raw Intentions. Elizabeth, the other co-founder and myself sat down and looked at the name and wanted to find a word that would not only speak to a larger audience, but that embraced more of the feeling behind our intentions…. we finally chose Living.  Stating intentions and manifesting them was an integral part of my life and life in general when we direct our own energy rather than being pushed around by outer energies.

The name was really a statement about how important it is to listen to your heart no matter what and in food choices to listen to our bodies. What I learned as a diabetic is that no one can tell you better than yourself. No matter what type of food you choose, raw, cooked, vege or not…eating clean food is super important- food that vibrates and is in harmony with your being.

NPD: So what happened next?

JM: I started by going to Kinko’s, printing labels, putting two flavors of raw corn chips in bags and sealing them with my newly purchased sealer. Our first account was the Rainbow Co-op thanks to a very supportive buyer there. Erehwon in Los Angeles was our second account and we presently sell to about 300 stores and climbing. We branched into five and eventually 10 flavors of seasoned nuts under the Gone Nuts label, opened a manufacturing facility and focused on expanding our stores for the next five years. 2 1/2 years ago, we launched our raw cereals at Expo West

NPD: How do you currently distribute your products?

JM: We have a small distributor in Northern California who is user friendly and manages direct store delivery and a broker in California. We like that model which is simple and plan to grow region by region. We are in most of the Whole Foods on the west coast with other natural food retailers in Texas, Arizona and some southern states. We sell to Wegman’s and other independent natural foods stores in the east.

NPD: How were the early years of introducing raw foods?

JM: When I first heard about them in 2000, no one knew anything about raw foods. There was Living Intentions, Blessings, Lydias, and Go Raw and a few other small companies. We were the raw foods industry at that point. So we would go into stores on the west coast and no one had a clue what we were talking about. Slowly, the idea took off and at this point the movement is pretty much national and every 6 months the awareness grows. We have accounts across the U.S. now.

During the past 12 months we have grown 200% thanks to the great reception we have found for our cereals, trail mixes and salad toppings. We just doubled our manufacturing plant to meet the growing demand.

NPD: What values drive your business?

JM: Quality Ingredients,  Integrity, a Clean Pure Eco Friendly Space and Balance. These values support our mission to bring the average American into the awareness of how raw food can help them optimize their health.

NPD: What lessons have you learned that you would you like to share with our readers and the world?

JM: I believe its essential to honor what comes from your heart, tap into your intuition and creativity, love and live in the moment and have faith that you’ll get through the challenges and in the end, something bigger and better will appear that you might not have imagined.

NPD: How do you go about reaching people in the mainstream?

JM: We want to reach everyone we can so we’re developing super healthy transitional foods that are processed and dehydrated and help move people into a healthier lifestyle, making the transition to raw or vegetarian or vegan less severe.

NPD: How many members of your team are there?

JM: We have ten employees at the moment mostly production and a few that work in the office. I am committed to co-creating an employee friendly environment that everyone will enjoy and want to be part of.  Fun is a key piece of our team spirit. I’d like to see our work environment become a micro version of the Google’s campus.

NPD: How have you funded the business?

JM: Living Intentions was initially funded from pocket change and money from friends and family.my entire bank account at the time and we have continued to grow with internally generated funds. Friends and family have lent the company money along the way. In a year or so, we will look at bringing in a financial partner who can provide us with the wisdom of their experience to compliment my passion and strengthen any weak areas of the business.

NPD: Tell me about your website.

JM: I actually built our website with no experience and it will be getting a new look soon as part of our re-branding efforts.   It accounts for about 10% of our sales and traffic growth has mirrored our sales growth.

NPD: What’s your greatest challenge in growing Living Intentions?

JM: To keep our price points as low as possible while keeping quality at the highest level so we can reach the Safeway shopper.  As any industry grows, it attracts those who are in it to capitalize on the trend and to make as much money as possible and are willing to purchase lower quality ingredients and occasionally mislabel them. In each business decision I make, I always ask myself am I cutting corners and compromising our product  integrity and although it may be a harder and more costly way to go, ultimately I believe potential customers will respect what our brand stands for and continue purchasing our products whereas when they discover a competitor’s lack of ethics, they may choose to switch to Living Intentions because that’s exactly what we always strive to do: live our highest intentions.

NPD: Can you share your vision for Living Intentions?

JM:  We originally developed Living Intentions as a food company that delivers great new products with the vision of becoming a wellness and lifestyle company. That is still my vision and always will be. In the immediate future,  I see us getting into multiple food categories and expanding our distribution. We’re building a foundation in food and long term, we will expand into other products and services that are integral parts of the natural lifestyle our customers are living.  I am 100% committed to the realization of that vision.

NPD: Thank you for sharing your inspiring story with us JOSHUA.

JM: Thank you Jeff. I’ve enjoyed it.