Mental Health Awareness has come a long way... back in the 80's when I was diagnosed with a major depression in my teens there was a huge stigma attached.  I felt "singled out" and extremely self conscious.  At one point I was diagnosed with PTSD and Mis-diagnosed in my early 20's with bi polar disorder.  I believe my mental health was affected at an early age, after sexual abuse as a young child and a rape at just 14. Scared to say anything, I internalized the feelings, even abused drugs and alcohol to get through... After a suicide attempt at 15, I was put on medication and told to never go off it.  I struggled for many years and even tried to get off my medication several times only to fail and go back on.  

As a Registered Holistic Nutritionist & Certified Professional Cancer Coach, I know how food can affect your mood.  There is growing evidence that the foods we eat can affect how we feel and our energy levels. There is a great book called "The food-Mood Connection" by Gary Null, Ph.D.   Many of the mental health diseases of today can be linked to nutrient deficiencies and gut health.  Years ago & even today, people go on low fat diets to try and lose weight and we are now seeing that the best way to feel great and lose weight is not to cut out the FAT, but to increase healthy fats which are especially needed for brain health and function!  Eating a diet full of sugar, processed foods, excess alcohol, pop and fruit juices which are all just sugar is going to affect not only your physical health but your mental health as well.  

Many of us as adults have a lot of stress either from work, relationships, finances, children and pressures we place upon ourselves.  Its more important now than ever to find ways to reduce your stress by exercising, meditating, having a warm bath, diffuse essential oils to life your mood or go for a massage or a healing Reiki energy session.  Get 7-8 hrs of quality sleep each night, this will help relieve stress and make you feel much better during the day.  We need sunshine, Vitamin D to help boost mood and it is responsible for over 100 different processes in the body.  If you live in Canada, you are likely Vitamin D deficient in the winter months...

My heart goes out to the teens in today's society.  Many are struggling with depression, sadness, and stress. Their bodies are stressed with not only poor food choices and lack of nutrients but stress from electro magnetic fields.  Wireless cell phones, cell towers, wireless meters put stress on the body and has been found to be a link to cancer.  We need to encourage them to eat well, exercise daily, get plenty of sunshine, get plenty of sleep and encourage positive relationships.

Now in my mid 40's, after finding and using Time Line Therapy to let go of Negative Emotions, I was able to wean myself off my morning anti depressant for the first time in over 30 years!  I specifically let go of "Depression", and I am no longer depressed.   Even when life events happen that are sad, it is appropriate sadness without the overwhelming feelings of a full blown depression or sadness.  I now incorporate all that I've learned in what I call keys2healing which are using Holistic Nutrition, Exercise, Time Line Therapy, NLP, Hypnotherapy & Reiki Energy Healing into my coaching practice and I know I can help others to break free of depression, stress & illness using my keys2healing.  Contact me for a free discovery conversation if you would like to create optimal health and healing in your life.
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Are you overweight, tired, depressed, stressed or anxious?  These are all symptoms of childhood trauma and abuse.  Many women much like myself who were sexually abused as children use food as a way of covering up...Many women wear this access weight as a shield.

I was fortunate to be involved in a lot of physical fitness growing up and throughout adulthood.  Yes, I've struggled with weight, food issues, depression & anxiety for many years.  I was put on anti depressants after a suicide attempt at the age of 15.  Now turning 45 years of age, I have been off my daily dose of any anti depressant medication thanks to Time Line Therapy and shifting my mindset using some great techniques in NLP.  

The WhyWhy a shield? For individuals who’ve experienced a traumatic event, usually some kind of abuse, their weight helps them create a barrier to the outside.
For some, weight serves to minimize their looks and sexuality. In today’s society, thin is in, and if you don’t fit the mold, in theory, people will pay less attention to you and your body. Some women use their weight as protection against future abuse. According to the Survivors of Incest Anonymous:
"If for instance we perceive obesity to be unattractive, and if we believe or were told that we were abused because we were attractive, we may overeat in a misguided yet totally understandable attempt to defend ourselves from further sexual assault."

Emotional Eating - For some, weight is a consequence of emotional eating. Emotions may become too high-risk. They’ve been through so much already that they’d rather avoid any more hurt. They’d rather push down the depression, anxiety, anger, confusion or pain using food.  Others may use alcohol or drugs. They may use food to numb their feelings or soothe their discomfort. Perhaps it started out as a once-in-awhile comforting treat and snow balled into a full-fledged habit: Heading for the fridge or pantry becomes an automatic reaction to upset and anxiety.  WE unconsciously eat out of pure habit, before we know it the bag of chips or the tub of ice cream is all gone!  

How To Heal - Whether your weight is an intentional barrier, a consequence of emotional eating, hormonal imbalances, bad habits or a bit of everything, the following tips may help:

1.  Be open to shifting your habits, mindset development is key.  Seek a therapist who is trained in NLP, Time Line Therapy and Hypnotherapy that can help at the conscious and unconscious level to elicit positive changes.
2.  Seek out resources and support.  Family and friends that are supportive and on board with helping you to make positive shifts in behavior and mindset.  A support group, books, workshops of interest on health, wellness, nutrition and fitness
3. Be gentle with yourself, there are no failures, only learning or feedback.  pick one thing per week that you want to work on and focus your attention on what you want-not what you don't want.  
4.  Self care.  Instead of emotional eating, take a warm bath with Epsom salts and lavender essential oil, get a massage, a pedicure or reflexology.  
5.  Take time to heal - Heal your heart, your body and soul.  Have a Reiki Energy Healing Session or learn self reiki.
​6.  Let go of Negative emotions, beleifs and decisions using Time Line Therapy.  Negative emotions can be gone in as little as 4-5 hours.  Get the results you deserve using techniques that work!

About Lynn Thier
Lynn has been working in the wellness Industry for more than 20 years and has a magical way of inspiring others to embrace healthy, balanced lifestyles and relish in living their best life!  A Holistic Nutritionist and Cancer Coach, Making even just one of the shifts she suggests can: reduce stress, take pounds off, reduce cholesterol and blood pressure, add quality years and vitality to your life.  Lynn is a highly trained and Board Certified Practitioner of Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP), Time Line Therapy®, Hypnotherapy, and Coaching which are some of the most powerful tools for personal and professional development today. She also uses Reiki Energy Healing for herself and her clients.  Lynn can assist you to make small shifts, create new healthy habits, move past obstacles, and release unwanted emotions that are holding you back from being your best self!

If there is one thing you could do every day that would dramatically fight disease and increase your energy, consuming lemon juice combined with baking soda would be on the top of the list. Even athletes are using baking soda to give themselves extra energy in their sports competitions. Did you know that baking soda (Bicarbonate) cannot only fight serious diseases and tiredness, but also extinguish a fire, clean your house, unclog a drain, soften your laundry, stop heartburn, relieve itching from poisonous plants and bug bites, brush your teeth and wash your hair?

Baking Soda combined with Lemon juice is a powerhouse of energy and healing. Many of us suffer from what is called “Acidosis”, which is an excessive acidic condition. Acidosis is a leading pathogenic force in the development of many chronic diseases, such as; cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, autoimmune diseases (such as asthma and arthritis) osteoporosis, multiple sclerosis, gout, dementia, obesity and premature aging, headaches, depression, sleepiness, loss of consciousness, arrhythmia, kidney stones, indigestion, urinary tract infections, shortness of breath and fatigue.
Harmful pathogens need a PH acidic state to live and thrive. Many, who suffer with cancer, have a very acidic PH state, often around 6, whereas 7.2 is the PH neutral state we need to achieve for good health.  Dr. Johanna Budwig was in favor of using as many natural substances as possible. Introducing more lemon into your diet is one of the easiest and natural ways to introduce high alkaline substances into the system. When you use the lemon and baking soda together it helps to fight cancerous cells or diseases in the body while helping to increase the body’s ability to clean itself up of what may be causing the diseases in the first place.

How to Prepare the Baking Soda and Lemon MixtureAt night time, put 1 glass of water into an empty  jar and then add 1 tablespoon of baking soda and the juice of one whole lemon. Be sure to clean the lemon peel well beforehand.
Now fill the jar with pure water and leave overnight. In the morning upon rising drink 1 glass of this lemon/baking soda mixture.  This drink will cleanse the intestines and help restore the PH balance first thing in the day. Before going to bed, ideally 2 hours or more after eating, drink another glass of the same mixture and then make more of the same mixture for the next day.
You will notice within a few days an improvement in your general overall health, energy and with time all kinds of illnesses and health problems will diminish.

Do you or a loved one have cancer or other serious health condition that you are concerned about? Connect with Lynn for a free 30 min discovery session to see if we are a fit to work together to get you and your health back on track.

Source:
Info from the Budwig Centre-The BUDWIG CENTER is an officially approved Cancer Clinic by the Ministry of Health in Spain ​
1. http://pubs.acs.org/doi/abs/10.1021/bk-1994-0546.ch015
2. Researchers examined human DNA from a variety of tissues and organs to identify and quantify aflatoxin DNA-adducts. Such adducts are considered to be proof of the mycotoxin’s presence in a particular tissue. Their finding? “Tumor tissues had higher aflatoxin-adduct levels than did normal tissue from the same individual.”
3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19276390
4. http://www.md-health.com/Drinking-Baking-Soda.html
5. http://www.canceractive.com/cancer-active-page-link.aspx?n=1025
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http://digitaljournal.com/article/323645
http://doudyeissa.blogspot.com.es/2011/06/benefits-and-risks-of-drinking-baking.html
http://www.newsmax.com/Health/Headline/baking-soda-health-indigestion/2015/06/09/id/649608/#ixzz3dIflW535