This is for those of you who have expressed interest in improving your health. Recently I was made Associate Editor of the Health Freedom News, the National Health Federation’s excellent magazine. What a dream come true for me- to be able to write more and to work on bringing a high quality magazine to our members as well as sharing it with our Adytum guests. If you’re not a member yet of NHF (www.thenhf.com) it’s only $36 and you will be getting all the high-powered authors’ work- completely cutting-edge material every quarter. We have a very sophisticated international readership -20,000 strong all over the World. What a great privilege for me to work on this global project!! 

Yesterday I had the great pleasure of lining up several of  the Winter issue’s writers. I’m fascinated by electronic medicine – electronic acupuncture, frequency specific microcurrent, the Rife machine, as well as exploring our need for magnetic supplementation since the Earth’s field is at .5 Gauss and we used to be at 10!

The Star of the North Suite has one of Dr. Bonlie’s special magnetic pads under the Tempurpedic mattress, and those of you that have enjoyed supplementing your magnetic field  with his invention never fail to comment on how well you slept and that you needed less sleep. Dr. Bonlie will be one of the contributors to the Winter issue of HFN- meantime you can read more at www.magneticosleep.com. We wouldn’t be without this form of supplementation. Let me know if you’re interested in getting one for your bed as we have special deals for Adytum guests.

The Star of the North Has a Magnetico Sleeping Pad Under the Tempurpedic Mattress

Look for some amazing articles to appear in HFN. Meantime, my article on ‘Solving Dry Eye Naturally’ appears in the Spring issue along with a book review on a fantastic book on Vitamin D. I’ll share the latter with you after it appears in HFN. The same article will run in Whole Foods Magazine’s Winter issue, so I will post it on the Adytum blog once it runs there.

Dr. Carroll, Macular Degeneration Reseearcher

Donn and I will soon co-author an article on the results of his clinical trial in Morton, Washington sponsored by www.longevinex.com using a proprietary blend of red wine extract to positively impact the potentially blinding disease, Macular Degeneration. This is the first study of its kind ever- and you will read about it in Health Freedom News before the general population is even aware the study took place.

I’d love to hear what you’d most like to see in print! There are so many fascinating topics to explore as we seek to raise the level of health, increase our vibration and bring more to our experience in this World. I’ve recently had the great pleasure of meeting a woman who has noticed the same experience we have noticed: eating mostly raw food has raised our spiritual vibration dramatically. She e-mails me a podcast this morning that I’ll share with you here on this topic

.http://www.oneradionetwork.com/diet-and-nutrition/dr-robert-cassar-secrets-for-longevity-pyramid-of-energy-vibration-consciousness-12-10-09/ 

Silica is a conductor and its conjectured that this may be one of the mechanisms by which we are experiencing a heightened connection with our Creator. I love that she has taken time to share more as we explore raw food, and I know some of you will really enjoy sharing it with us! There are some good videos on Kirilian/Aura Photography about the energy field around raw food: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=suBjc9rIFNY

I hope you enjoy reading about this amazing structured water, Ionized Alkaline Water that has so many benefits over ‘regular’ spring or pure water. Adytum has one of the best sources for these units, so let me know if you want one for your home or business. You can email me at katacarroll@gmail.com.  Using this water is just another way of raising your vibration, improving your health and creating safe and healthy alternatives in your environment. Combined with eating more raw, organic food you will be creating an entirely different experience for yourself and what you bring to others during your time on this Earth.

By Katherine A. Carroll, NTP

Healing Waters: The Powerful Health Benefits of Ionized Water By Ben Johnson, M.D., D.O., N.M.D. (ISBN 978-0-7570-0328-8; Square One Publishers, 2011; www.squareonepublishers.com; paperback, 124 pages; $15.95)

 “All water is not created equal and it is the structure of water within our bodies that ultimately determines health or sickness.” Dr. Mushik Jhon, Korean scientist and expert on ionized water.

               Healing Waters is an inspiring book on strategies to achieve optimum health using alkaline, ionized water. Packed with scientific studies from around the World, it claims that ionized, alkaline water will restore the basic foundations of health.  Many of us have read Dr. Fereydoon Batmanghelidj’s book on the healing power of water for common ailments, diseases, obesity – even cancer was influenced. Batmanghelidj researched while in an Iranian prison on political prisoner charges, overstaying his sentence because his research was so compelling.

               Dr. Johnson shows how simple chronic dehydration combined with acidosis, having a system that is acidic versus alkaline, is the source of numerous health problems. Dr. Kancho Kinanaka, pioneer in ionized water treatment asserts, “People with high blood pressure also suffer from acidosis “virtually without exception.”

               We are approximately 65% water in composition. Many of our bodily processes are pH dependent so it proves a wise strategy to meet these basic needs for proper hydration and a proper acid-alkaline pH balance.

               Structurally alkalinized, ionized water is the same as the water from mineral-rich glaciers; the same water reputed to keep the Hunzas free of disease and extending longevity. It is known as “living water” because it is compatible with our bodily fluids. Its smaller cluster size and hexagonal structure enable it to travel quickly through our bodies to reach cells and tissues for rapid assimilation. It not only hydrates, but it alkalizes and oxygenates the body fostering optimum health.

               In addition to water, oxygenation is a crucial foundation of health. Since cancer- and disease-causing microorganisms thrive in low-oxygen, acidic environments, focusing upon the body’s two most abundant substances- water and oxygen, is indeed intelligent strategizing to create true health. The beauty of this living water is that it can be made at home with a specific ionizing unit for which Dr. Johnson provides numerous resource references.

               Combined with a healthy, alkaline-based diet, we have a strong framework to create vibrant health and increase energy. The author delves briefly into proper food combining, thus reducing the fermentation that adds to the body’s acidic load.

               A fascinating aspect of this book reveals that ionized, alkaline water has an oxidation reduction potential, also known as redox potential or ORP, which is better than many common antioxidants. First he compares it with tap water that is oxidizing with an ORP reading of +400mV to +500mV and mineral water which is slightly better with a +200mV reading, yet is also oxidizing. However, alkaline, ionized water reads -250mV to -350mV so it’s plentiful in the extra electrons it needs to donate to stop free radical activity. Understanding living water’s ORP readings creates an exciting strategic approach to elevate immune function. Alkaline, ionized water has better antioxidant capacity than Vitamin C, Vitamin E, and beta-carotene, which are nearly nine times heavier than alkaline ionized water.

               By keeping the body more alkaline, the blood pH supports increased oxygenation and even prevents Alzheimer’s disease by insuring that the brain’s required need for 20% of the body’s daily supply of oxygen is met. The heart requires more than all other muscles, so heart disease is prevented too.

               The acid water that is dispensed out of the water-ionizing unit mentioned in the book has had its use in homes as well as hospitals for disinfecting and killing bacteria associated with ten of the most-common hospital infections – even MRSA. “Most of these infectious agents were completely deactivated within 30 seconds of being inoculated with the (acid) water; the others were killed in 5 minutes.” This was from a 2004 Russian study.

Acid water maintains beautiful skin and hair, is anti-aging, and combats eczema, psoriasis, shingles and other skin problems. It improves the body’s ability to grow healthy skin in diabetics with ulcers, heals bedsores and aids in wound healing. Additionally, it is antibacterial for teeth and gums.

Even houseplants love it and it’s great to clean fresh produce and rinse sprouts with.

By coalescing foundational tactics using alkaline, ionized water combined with a balanced diet and proper food combining, Dr. Johnson writes a compelling case for investing in health through the inclusion of living water in our daily life.