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I have two relatives in Texas, one is 7 years old boy the other his young mother who has asthma. The 7 year old has been dx with the H1N1 flu and I feel sure his mom has it too. I love them both dearly!! I would appreciate any prayers or positive thoughts sent their way. Thanks you all so very much. Love Joy

I have been getting some amazing blogs from some of my braveheart sisters on Facebook!!!! They are having a wonderful time!!!!! I can hear them in my spirit yelling I LOVE MY LIFE!!!!!!! I sure wish I had gone. I can't wait to hear more when they return!!! Joy

I have been enjoying all the inspiration of this wonderful Braveheart womens group and decided to take it to the next level to be more inspired and to experience growth!!! Thanks Ellie and Dr. Sugar for all your positive and amazing wisdom. I am so excited about the future in braveheart women. Love Joy

Thank you for any prayers!!! I am believing for a financial miracle!!! JOY

Thank you Ellie and Dr. Sugar for a most exciting and amazing conf. call. Thank you for all you give in a loving and inspirational way to give value to all the braveheart women!!!! Thank you for giving women a venue to share their life stories that so motivate and inspire each woman within the blogs. Ellie the B words I think of for you are Brillant, beautiful, balanced, being, and believing!!!! I love that you have such a wonderful vision for the community and I am so excited to be a member of this community. Again, thank you and Dr. Sugar, so much for all you give!!!! Dr. Sugar, I really enjoyed all your input on the female hormone!!!! You are amazing!!!! Love you Joy

BTW, my battery on my phone went down one time and I was able to grab the other handset and dial back in. I got to hear it all!!!!! WHEW!!! I am so glad it worked!!!

I have seen so much fruit in the women here on Braveheart Women. It is just amazing!!! I feel so very blessed to be in association with all the wonderful spiritual women. I think self control and patience are probably two that I am challenged with but also two that I am becoming.
The fruit of the Spirit is love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control. Against such things there is no law. (Galatians 5:19-23
love (agape);
joy (chara);
peace (eirene);
patience (makrothumia);
kindness (chrestotes);
goodness (agathosune);
faithfulness (pistis);
self-control (egkrateia).

May each day of your life may you have the gifts of the Spirit!!!! Love Joy

Hi everyone, I read this article on Natural News, It is amazingly effective,(NaturalNews) The results of the largest randomized back pain trial of its kind shows acupuncture clearly helps people with chronic low back pain more than standard medical care. But the results of the SPINE (Stimulating Points to Investigate Needling Efficacy) study, just published in the May 11, 2009 Archives of Internal Medicine, has some researchers scratching their heads over the remarkable findings. The reason the study's results are so intriguing? Not just one but three different forms of acupuncture beat out western medicine in helping relieve low back pain.

The SPINE trial included 638 adults with chronic low back pain who were patients at two nonprofit health plans, Group Health Cooperative in Seattle, Washington, and Northern California Kaiser Permanente in Oakland. All the research subjects ranked their pain as a minimum of three on a scale of zero to 10 of "bothersome" discomfort.

None of the participants had ever experienced acupuncture before participating in the study. They were randomly put into one of four groups for different kinds of treatment. All received standard medical care but three groups of patients also were treated with varying forms of acupuncture -- needle puncture at points individualized for each case, standardized acupuncture that used a single prescription of needle punctures at points on the back and back of the legs and what the researchers called "simulated acupuncture" that involved pressing on points with a toothpick without penetrating the skin.

All the research subjects in the three acupuncture groups were treated twice a week for three weeks and then had weekly treatments for another month. At eight weeks, six months and 12 months, the researchers retested back-related dysfunction and measured improvements in the patients' symptoms.

The SPINE investigators found that at eight weeks all three acupuncture groups were functioning far better with less pain than the group getting only standard medical care. What's more, additional follow-ups found the benefits of acupuncture lasted for a year for many of these people.

"We found that simulated acupuncture, without penetrating the skin, produced as much benefit as needle acupuncture -- and that raises questions about how acupuncture works," SPINE trial leader Daniel C. Cherkin, PhD, a senior investigator at Group Health Center for Health Studies in Seattle, said in a statement to the media.

However, the idea the non-skin penetrating acupuncture was not the real deal, and was, instead, "simulated acupuncture" is disingenuous. Here's why: while most forms of acupuncture studied by Western researchers do involve piercing the skin, the ancient healing therapy also includes non-piercing types of acupuncture. In fact, the web site for the National Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine (NCCAM), part of the National Institutes of Health, which funded the SPINE trial, notes that acupuncture "describes a family of procedures involving the stimulation of anatomical points on the body using a variety of techniques." And "stimulation" does not necessarily equal "skin piercing."

Cherkin's co-author, Karen J. Sherman, PhD, MPH, a senior investigator at Group Health Center for Health Studies, specifically pointed this out in the media statement: "Historically, some types of acupuncture have used non-penetrating needles. Such treatments may involve physiological effects that make a clinical difference."

Josephine P. Briggs, MD, director of NCCAM, noted that SPINE "..adds to the growing body of evidence that something meaningful is taking place during acupuncture treatments outside of actual needling. Future research is needed to delve deeper into what is evoking these responses."

For more information:
http://nccam.nih.gov/health/acupunc...
http://www.ghc.org/news/index.jhtml


Hope you found this interesting!!!! Love Joy

Hi everyone, My computer crashed Why the smiley face, well during looking for my old computer in storage I discovered a book I had and started reading ,Inspiration , your ultimate calling by Dr. Wayne Dryer. It has been very inspiring.!!!! If you have the book, please take time to reread it!!! It is really wonderful!!!
Have a wonderful day!!! Love every moment of your life!!!! Live in the Spirit!!!! Stay Positive!!!! Love Joy

Hi Everyone, Please take time to take a look at Communities, many new ones have been added, and I encourage the ones that have started a community to post a topic to get their community started and check on it often. There is a lot of inspiration to be shared there as well.
We don't want to miss out on this!!! Love Joy

It is a wonderful time when the mares start to foal, and you see and experience, what you have been waiting for almost a year!!! This little fellow is leggy and so cute!!! A real sweetie!!! He was born between midnight and 5 am. Joy

Hi everyone, I just want all my braveheart sisters to know what a wonderful site this truly is. I am so grateful for all the inspiring, amazing women that share all these wonderful blogs, that touch the very being of my soul, with all their love, support, talents, and advice.

There is so much wisdom,knowledge, and love here. I feel in a short time I have grown personally into a more inspired confident woman. Thank you all so much.

I want to welcome and encourage all the new braveheart women to enjoy all the many modalities of the site. To become active and receive all the many benefits of the site. Post your picture so we can all connect, blog, start a new community, or join one.

Enjoy the amazing Ellie Drake as she shares compelling interviews with some of the most courageous and inspiring braveheart women on the BraveHeart Women TV. Ellie is truly INSPIRATION IN ACTION!!!!!

Of course all who have watched my blogs know that I am a fan of Dr. Sugar Singleton, not only is she a MD, but she is one of the most inspirational speaker you will ever meet, she will give you the inspiration to be able to say I LOVE MY LIFE, and here is the amazing part, and Really means it!!! She and her wonderful staff Lisa and Star are in my opinion some of the most passionate and wonderful women I have ever met.

No one paid me anything to say this. It is just the truth the way I feel in my heart. Again thank you Ellie for this wonderful site, I love you. Joy

Many years ago when I was a hospice nurse, I would come home from work, and to deal with death and dying and to relieve stress I took up collecting drums from around the world I had a djembe, doumbek, hudak and shamen drum. I would play my drums for several hours. (btw I lived in a rural area) . This was a wonderful way to deal with stress and it was fun also. Drums are wonderful!!! Unfortunately I lost my drums during a divorce, so I will be starting over collecting again soon.

Dr.Sugar in your blog Cellular memory, I find my self so intriqued by this subject, that I want to learn more on this subject. I recall an exercise that I did while at the Retreat in Pagosa, that I believe helped to erase the negative memories from the cells of my body. I thought wow this is so amazing, and these memories no longer have a hold on me. I feel free from the past!!! Keep me updated on any more info on this, Thanks and Love to you Dr.Sugar
(Joy is a DR. SUGAR fan)

QUINOA BLACK BEAN SALAD
1 cup quinoa
2 cups water
4 teaspoons fresh lime juice, or more to taste
1/4 teaspoon ground cumin
1/4teaspoon ground coriander
1 tablespoon finely chopped fresh cilantro
2 tablespoons minced scallions
1 1/2 cups cooked black beans
1 cup diced tomatoes
1 cup diced red bell pepper
1 cup diced yellow bell pepper
2 teaspoons minced fresh green chilies
Extra virgin olive oil
salt and black pepper to taste

Add quinoa to 2 cups of water. Cover and simmer about 10-15 minutes, until all the water is absorbed. Set aside to cool. Combine lime juice, cumin, coriander, cilantro, scallions, beans, tomatoes, bell peppers, and chilies. Drizzle with olive oil. Add cooled quinoa, salt and pepper to taste. Toss. Serves 2-3.

May you have a wonderful GREEN DAY!!!!
Blessings and love to all my wonderful Braveheart Sisters!!!! Love Joy

I hope you have a Blessed and Happy Birthday!!!! You are a amazing braveheart sister. Love to you and best wishes for a fabulous Birthday!!!!! Love Joy