Latest Appearances On CBS TV Talk Show
Recently, I did a number of live appearances on the CBS talk show Virginia This Morning. The producer said the audience response was very high. If you’d like to watch these shows, I’ve posted them on YouTube. Feel free to forward them to your friends.
Here are the links to YouTube:
https://youtube.com/watch?v=2XwmwLlpQpU
https://youtube.com/watch?v=ubzKv9qKhoc
https://youtube.com/watch?v=xLd-yEMVakE
Save Your Neck Sleeping On A Plane
I’m sure you’ve seen the bulky collars that you can buy to help you sleep on a plane with your neck supported. I’ve discovered a much lighter, more compact and even better collar. Go to a medical supply store and purchase a foam cervical collar. The part that makes it even better than the bulky collars is that it goes all the way around your neck so you won’t get a stiff neck when your head slumps forward.
Reader Writes About Drug And Herb Conflicts
After the last Teplitz Report, reader Beth Terry wrote me about more drug and herb contraindications. What she said was so good that I asked Beth if I could share some of it with readers. She said yes.
“You opened a good discussion that didn't go far enough. You brought up the contraindications factors with St. John's Wort, but could have gone a little further. Given the recent death of Heath Ledger, contraindicated drug combinations is an important topic. People think that because they bought an Over-the-Counter (OTC) medicine, it's safe to take with anything.
Even though most mothers know about not giving kids aspirin in certain situations, a lot of people don't think about mixing medicines. Even though I'm a fan of homeopathic and complementary medicine, I know enough to look at Mindell's Herb Bible or Consumer Labs to see if I should be mixing it with anything else. (I swear by ConsumerLabs.com -- they are a rich resource for any kind of supplements or OTC meds. They just found that high numbers of pills containing Turmeric have high levels of lead. Good to have as a resource).
Here are some examples for people to watch out for:
* An OTC containing dextromethorphan or antihistamine can cause or increase drowsiness when combined with alcohol.
* It may not be safe to take an OTC sleep medication if you are taking a prescription sedative or tranquilizer.
* It may be dangerous to take an OTC that contains aspirin if you are taking a prescription blood thinner, or if you have diabetes or gout.”
If you’d like to know more about the effects of St. John’s Wort, Beth shared a link to http://nccam.nih.gov/health/stjohnswort .
Finally, Beth wrote “It is important to inform your health care providers about any herb or dietary supplement product that contains vitamins, minerals, herbs or other botanicals, amino acids, enzymes, and/or other ingredients intended to supplement the diet. This helps to ensure safe and coordinated care.” Beth, I agree completely and thanks for taking the time to expand on this important topic.
Eliminate The Pain Of Phantom Limbs
With the war in Iraq causing so many soldiers and civilians to lose their limbs from explosions, finding a way to treat the pain these people experience in their phantom limbs has taken on a new level of urgency. Now, Vilayanur Ramachandran, the Director of the Center for Brain and Cognition at the University of California, San Diego, has come up with a $3 answer. I watched a fascinating video of his discovery.
Ramachandran found that those who have lost a hand will describe that the phantom hand feels as if it is clenched tightly. His discovery uses a half of a cardboard box that has a mirror attached to one side. If the person’s right hand is missing, the person positions their left hand in the box so that the reflection in the mirror makes it look like it is the person’s right hand that they are seeing. Even though the person consciously knows that it’s a reflection, the mind takes it for real. Almost immediately, the person will feel whatever movements they are doing with the left hand in their phantom right hand. This allows the person to begin to experience flexing and then relaxing the phantom hand. After a number of in-the-box sessions, the person’s phantom hand pain disappears!
Ramachandran has begun using his box with stroke victims who are paralyzed on the left side of their body. If you’d like to watch his presentation, you can go to http://www.ted.com/index.php/talks/view/id/184
This work clearly demonstrates how powerful our minds can be in the healing of physical pain. So… what healing things can your mind do for you?
Feedback From a Real Estate Group
I just recently spoke at the Realty World - The Carolinas Annual Awards Conference. Here’s what C. Maurice Johnson, President/Regional Owner, had to say about the impact of my session:
“Your program was found to be one of if not the best program we have ever presented to our Agents and Brokers.
They were still talking about it on Saturday night at our banquet and the brokers/agents who went site seeing were really regretting they did not see the program after hearing from those who attended.”
Thanks, Maurice. If you’d like to find out how you can make that happen at your next meeting, call Sandra Lee at my office – 1-800-77-RELAX.
More Young People Are Becoming Vegetarians
An article in USA Today online reported that more kids aged 8 to 18 are vegetarians. The figure has grown to 3% of the population (About 3% of adults are vegetarian, while another 10% consider themselves vegetarian even though they may occasionally eat fish or chicken). One of the plusses in this trend is that it is easier for the parents of these kids to find kid-friendly veggie staples, such as, soy milk, veggie broths, lard-free refried beans and veggie burgers.
Since I’ve been vegetarian since 1971, I’ve gotten to seen this revolution take place in restaurants around the country. It used to be that when I was on the road and speaking in a small town, I needed to find one of the steak house chains like Bonanza or Ponderosa to eat in because I knew I could get their salad bar and a baked potato. Because almost all restaurants now offer veggie meals (and good ones, too), it’s been years since I’ve had to eat in one of the chains.
The article also cited many reasons why young people become vegetarian, including:
- personal taste,
- concerns about animal treatment,
- environmental questions surrounding the raising the livestock, and
- the influence of peers and celebrities.
To ease parents’ concerns about the nutritional wisdom of a young person becoming vegetarian, a 2003 review of the scientific literature by the American Dietetic Association concluded that a well-planned vegan and other types of vegetarian diets can be appropriate for all ages.
So…please pass the soy burgers!
I’ve Scheduled Switched-On Selling, Network Marketing or Management Seminars & Instructor Training For April, 2008
You can attend one of my Switched-On Seminars in Virginia Beach, VA, and take a spring vacation at the same time (it can even be a business expense write off!).
For exact dates and times, go to https://teplitz.com/switched-main.htm. You can also become certified to teach these seminars. For information on becoming an instructor, go to
https://teplitz.com/Switched-On-Instructors/SOI-20080404.pdf
Here’s what Veda Stone said about the immediate impact of the SOS Seminar on her business: "Before I I completed your course, I was averaging one insurance sale a week, then afterwards it went to 2.5 sales a week. After five months of maintaining this level, I changed companies and my sales increased even more dramatically. After my first five weeks, I was the top agent in the office."
Space is limited, so register today, online at https://teplitz.com/switched-main.htm, to take either one of the seminars or to take the Instructor Certification Trainings. You can also call Sandra Lee to register at 1-800-77-RELAX.
That's it for this month!
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