Herbal Health Solutions

Ahha & Concept Statements:

Choosing only two statements per lesson was definitely a challenge.  However, it really helped to sift through the information in the lesson to gain a better understanding, make it more tangible and be able to apply it more easily. 

 Time:

The time was easy to incorporate in your day.  It was a very positive and enriching way to start the day! 

 Participation:

Participation is integral in this program.  You not only learn the Laws of Nature, you’re also applying them which definitely gives it more impact.  

Having a team of 6 + Donna was very manageable.  Saying ‘Good Morning!’, sharing our two statements and stating our daily commitment every morning is engaging.  It is our only connection to the other members of the Team, therefore very important. 

The TAG Team is a fun and supportive way to share what we’ve learned. 

 Education:

The lessons are very well laid out.  They seemed to flow with each topic.  

Incorporating the information with the herbs and the cleanses is very effective. 

Everything we learned in TAFYH relates to our overall health and helps us to develop a healthy daily routine.  

 Structure:

The structure provides a very supportive way to develop and integrate a new healthy routine.

I like how the program is organized.  It follows an order that is very well thought out and it ties in with each topic. It flows seamlessly. 

The group size is perfect (6) - not overwhelming and it gave us time to ask questions.

I wasn’t sure if I was going to like the conference call set up, but it works very well and is effective. 

I enjoyed hearing the gratitude statements and the weekly accomplishments. 

 Information:

Much of the information was familiar to me, however, through this program, I learned how to put it together.

Applying the information and experiencing the benefits first hand is also crucial in the success of incorporating this program in our daily health routine. 

I really enjoyed your additional comments in the daily emails as well. 

Including practical recipes (e.g. flaxseed bread, chocolate avocado pudding, peppermint patties, DIY household cleaners, essential oils) is very helpful. 

Adding the herbal supplements and remedies to the different body systems and conditions was effective and was important to me. 

Adding quotes and cartoons are a fun way to bring the messages into focus. 

Commitment:

Saying out loud ‘I commit to...’ at every class definitely made me keep my commitments - very powerful! 

I am thrilled that all members of Team #60 stuck it out and completed the program. 

I was also amazed at the support and encouragement of my TAG Team. 

 Application:

Applying what we learned in the lessons is very effective in understanding and retaining what we need to do to stay healthy as well as help us to start a new daily routine. 

Completing the cleanses were very effective. 

 Implications:

Everything that we learned is relevant to our health and overall well being.  Developing a healthy daily routine is vital to the success of maintaining good health. 

 Reaching Others:

Win-win situation with having the TAG Team - Support for me (the participant) and great information for the members of the TAG Team.  I so appreciated their comments, encouragement and questions. 

The reports to the TAG Team is an excellent way to make the information more tangible and ‘stick’ better.  It reinforces what I learned during the lesson. 

 BSQ’s as Form of Measurement:

The BSQ is an easy high level measurement to determine your overall health by body systems and to monitor your progress. It is a very good starting point for measuring your health level and which body system is most in need of nutritional support. 

 Comments:

I appreciate your passion for health, the Laws of Nature, and your dedication to sharing your extensive knowledge through the TAFYH program.  

Thank You for your commitment to Team 60 - always being on time, prepared, supportive and encouraging.  

I also appreciate the simplicity in which the information is laid out - one topic/lesson, easy to understand concepts and the repetition of the daily assignments. It works!! 

I also appreciate the dedication of our team and look forward to hearing their success stories. 

Thank You for empowering me to Take Action For My Health and to help others do the same. 

Lynn

TAFYH Team 60

Success Story: 

·         Candida saliva test became clear 

·         Weight from 131 lbs to 119 lbs 

·         Body temp went from 36.0 to 36.4 

·         Sleep is better and able to wake up in the morning without feeling groggy 

·         Eczema went from severe to mild 

·         Tingling and pain from hands and feet are gone 

Body System Questionnaire: 

Before: 54 - Circulatory 6, Nervous 8, Immune 6, Glandular 12 

After: 14 - Circulatory 2, Glandular 3, Structural 3, Reproductive 2 

AHHAS: 

·         Yes, others will urge you into their educated beliefs, luring you away from your desired health vision. 

·         Grains contain opiates. 

·         Since the dawn of recorded history plants have been the primary source of medicine for people throughout the world. Plants have been used for medicinal purposes for thousands of years. 

·         The oral ingestion of herbs plays a significant part in optimal health. 

·         Candida is the state of having more harmful bacteria and yeast than beneficial bacteria. 

·         As Candida is fed it produces all kinds of poisons that enter the blood stream and impede with nutrient and oxygen flow. 

·         “Super Foods” is a term we use to describe those foods we do not buy in the grocery stores. They are loaded with high dense nutrition that are easily assimilated and used by the stem cells. 

·         If antibiotics are used within the first 6 months of life the gut bacteria can permanently shift and may be associated with future childhood problems such as digestive issues, tooth decay, increased inflammation, changes in mood, sleep patterns, fecal incontinence, diabetes, cardiovascular disease and obesity. 

·         The yeast grows hyphae roots or tendrils and these tendrils literally poke holes in the lining of the intestinal wall thereby causing a condition known as leaky gut syndrome. 

·         In diabetes lectins have been known to cause inflammatory response in the pancreatic islets. 

·         We have learned about leaky gut and how sugar, Candida, lectins, drugs, and heavy metals can cause leaky gut. 

·         Optimal core body temperature is 98.6F (37C), the temperature in which all body chemical reactions occur to maintain health. 

·         The liver detoxifies the blood as a “backup system” for the elimination channels. 

·         The secret is to carry Cat’s Claw with you wherever you go. It is one herbal combination I never leave home without.  I urge you to have Cat’s Claw and Silver Guard at home for those times when you might harbor an infection. 

·         Note that there will never be a cure for the cold because the cold is the cure in and of itself. 

·         Your liver can move toxins out through the skin and you end up with skin conditions such as dandruff, rashes, etc. 

·         It is my belief that many common drugs such as antibiotics, steroid drugs, birth control drugs, vaccinations are also getting into the water system thereby affecting our health unknowingly. 

Time: 

Starting at 7:30 am worked out perfectly. 20 mins of this course worked out around my schedule, especially when it came to getting my children up and around for school. This also helped with being on schedule and remaining self-disciplined. I am not a morning person but being in this course and looking after my health has made major improvements and I am now someone who has energy to get up in the morning without feeling groggy.  

Education: 

It was amazing to learn that we can heal our bodies with herbs and not medication. As indigenous I have always known this but school teaches us differently. Our ancestors used herbs as healing and sacred practices. Nowadays we have lost many of those teachings. Learning the use of all this through TAFYH brings this back into perspective and relearn what we have lost.  

Structure: 

The structure of this course was beautifully designed. Very simple to follow and go back to re-look at everything we learned. It was amazing to be on call and interact with everyone else and share our commitment, AHHAS statements, and our gratitude and creating of the day. 

Commitment: 

From the beginning of this course, we had to comit ourselves to TAFYH. Each day we had to be accountable and in charge of completing the required assignments. It took up very little time but very crucial for our health. This also help with self-discipline.  

Implications: 

Balancing our health is part of our physical being, in hand with our spiritual, mentally, and emotional being.  Looking after our health is just as important as looking after our mind, body, and spirit.  A healthy being is looking after all four components of our being.  

BSQ’s as form of measurement: 

I found the BSQ’s helpful. They help target where you need to work on in your health areas.  

Comments: 

As I said under education. I as indigenous, my ancestors lived of the land. They knew how to use medicine in their own back yard. Since residential school happened, a lot of this knowledge has been lost. Not only that, our language was lost. Bringing this back and having the knowledge of herbs as medicine again will be a life changing effect. This will be a rippling effect on planet Earth. This information needs to get out there. It’s time we start changing the world for the better, especially when it comes to our health. No more relying on Pharmacare. We need to be healthy, not sick! 

Success story:

Introduction: On January 9, 2021 I had a spontaneous fulminating event in my lower neck. It was subsequently diagnosed as a hemorrhagic cyst associated with my thyroid and was sizeable: 7.5cms or so in diameter.  I developed a number of related symptoms….pain, headache, hoarseness and low energy that were largely relieved by partial draining of the cyst in mid-January and early February. I was advised by the specialist that it would probably fill up again over time with compressive symptoms returning and that I would require further aspiration or a partial thyroidectomy. I had done TAFYH 7 years previously and had largely followed TAFYH principles in the intervening years with periodic slippage rationalized by a range of excuses. I contacted Donna and she advised a paw paw/chelation protocol which I started in early February and also thought that doing TAFYH again would be a good idea. So for the month prior to starting TAFYH 60 I was doing my own pre-TAFYH whence the duration below on weight loss.

Weight:

December 8, 2020:          197.1lbs

January 9, 2021:                197.1lbs (estimated)

April 22, 2021:                    179.7lbs

Weight loss:                       17.4lbs

Losing 17.4 lbs has me at a weight I haven’t recorded as an adult and it actually feels quite comfortable. My physical abilities are the same. 180 lbs is my calculated optimal weight based on BMI and other metrics. So very pleased about this. There may be some muscle loss as I haven’t been doing a lot of weight bearing activities since January. That is now on my to-do list.

BSQ comparison:

Some of the symptoms that I checked on the February 8^th BSQ aren’t totally resolved and so still get partial scores. Nonetheless as the totals indicate there has been a significant improvement which I’m thrilled about. This is the thing with TAFYH, although there may be an initial focus on a particularly significant condition, slowly but surely a more generalized sense of wellbeing starts to take hold over time. I still have the cyst, most of the related compressive symptoms have largely eased or resolved and so I intend to keep going with the program as opting for surgery at this stage does not feel right.

As with any process there have been up days and down days. That said the trend over the past few months has been towards vibrant, vigorous health. I remember reading somewhere that when there is a felt sense of improvement in an aspect of well-being that it represents at least a 25% improvement. Things that have noticeably improved are:

Energy/Enthusiasm levels. It is now comfortable to walk at a brisk pace (6km/h) for 40 mins and to be enjoying the walk as opposed to wondering when it will be over. Some days I’ll go for two of those walks. Now I look forward to my walks whereas in the early stages of TAFYH that was not always the case. I’m looking forward to adding more strength related activity to my regimen and of course only as feels right.

Sleep: Some days I still nap although not as frequently as before. I infrequently waken more than once which is also quite delightful. Sleep periods are generally closer to 8 hours again an improvement. I’m looking at acquiring a CPAP to further improve sleep quality.

Joint inflammation. I’ve noticed an improvement here too and whereas previously I had accepted this as a normal aging affliction I’m now motivated to add periodic kidney flushes to my health plan and challenge that self-limiting belief.

Brain Fog: I have noticed glimpses of improvement in this domain also and now have the tools to support that development

OCD tendencies: in the past week or so I’ve noticed a certain diminishment in this arena for me particularly in regards to COVID 19 related stuff.

Desire for sugar in the form of bread, grains and alcohol have largely dissipated. This has been partly due to replacing conventional bread with flaxseed bread in the case of bread/grains. This was a step I didn’t take after my first TAFYH and I think is instructive. Deprivation without a replacement is sustainable for a period of time and probably not indefinitely.

Food A related shift for me has been experimenting with different vegetables and products thus increasing the variety and leading to being more satisfied in a healthy way. We have access to grass fed beef, bison and venison locally here so that has increased the variety from just salmon….delicious as it is and eggs.

Cooking: I’m broiling/boiling more of my food than previously with sauteeing being a treat rather than the norm. I also continue to roast ingredients occasionally.

Candida Test: no change from initial one done in March which was indicative of candida being present. I’ll redo in a month or so.

Temperature:

Current body temperature (measured under tongue) is essentially unchanged since early March. Normal is 37C. This metric does speak to me and is a focus to raise mine closer to 37C.

Health Plan

A: Activate with Cat’s Claw and exercise like: brisk walking hiking and yard work (equivalent to 20-30 km/week)

B: Build by eating the right foods, especially red coloured like salmon, beef, bison and venison. Two superfood smoothies/day containing: Chinese Mineral Chi Tonic, Flax Hull Lignans, Collagen, blueberries and Ultimate Greenzone

C: Cleanse with Psyllium hulls, LBS 11 water and liquid Chlorophyll

D: Direct support for:

Thyroid and circulation: MC, CoQ10, Omega 3, Paw Paw, Protease Plus, SilverGuard

Urinary: Cranberry buchu

Prostate: Saw Palmetto

E: Express and journal gratitude

Minimize Inflammation sources:

1.       Minimize exposure to environmental toxins externally and at home

2.       Judicious consumption of alcohol. This statement is the result of serious deliberation on this topic.

3.       Occasional consumption of pastured dairy products.

4.       Continue to expand the range of right foods to provide variety and ensure sustainability.

5.       Incorporate saunas.

Periodic Cleanses:

Colon: covered in Daily Health Plan

Kidney: do monthly for the next 6 months or until joint inflammation remedied

Liver/gall bladder: repeat on a 3-month cycle for balance of 2021

TAG Team: although I had a natural resistance to involving others in a very personal topic and to impose on their time I quickly got over my inhibitions and asked more than the 6 prescribed. I was delighted at the response with some even saying they were honoured. The regular comments and support became something I looked forward to and that lifted me. As time went on I did include some personal aspects with the reports to add a little color and stretch myself. I’m very grateful to my TAG Team for their contribution

Conclusion: I’m grateful for the reinvigorating health plan that has evolved and for the immediate improvements as noted above. My unwavering belief to create vigorous, vibrant health has deepened. Thank you Donna for continuing to offer TAFYH, for being so generous with your time and leading us so ably daily. Thanks also to my coparticipants who were inspiring in how they participated and without whom this particular constellation wouldn’t have happened. And finally thank you to my TAG team who added their unwavering support and humour along the way.

 Evaluation:

As mentioned I did TAFYH previously in 2014 and got lots from it and have recommended it in the interim to friends and family members some of whom who have also taken it. I even led a number of programs myself. So what do I now like about TAFYH

Time: The early morning start time worked well for me. We started at 7:30 am and the adherence to keeping the duration around 15 minutes made it quite doable.

Good morning: although initially it felt a little over the top it then became authentic, fun and uplifting

Vision Board: again I have a natural resistance to such artistic things and yet I was glad I did it. I now have an urge to add more colour to mine and perhaps even update it. The act of keeping it in mind during the day is still a work in progress. Would be interesting to hear how others deal with this as I think it is a very important tool.

Health Statement: similarly very excellent exercise to focus on, clarify and to write it down

Health Plan: excellent way to focus the attention and to have a record to refer to periodically as a reminder. Updating as required is of course good too.

Ahhas and Concepts: This was an excellent way to really focus on the content of the lesson and determine what really spoke to me. Sometimes there were more than just 2 items which was the limit and that was ok too. I also liked hearing what others chose.

Exercise and ionic breathing: after a few weeks it was like brushing my teeth….couldn’t miss it even when there was a beckoning excuse…tired etc. The ionic breathing was unwieldy to begin with and is now second nature…lovely

Candida Test, Body temperature, weight and BP were instructive lessons and a great way to get very important biofeedback. I’m excited to see how this progresses for me.

Bowel, Kidney and Liver/gallbladder cleanses were well located in the program and although the gall bladder was quite intense it was the one that seemed to go deepest.

Gratitude and create: I often wondered what was I going to write as a gratitude and invariably something important always came up that without the routine I would have missed. So I’m now looking forward to continuing this practice.

The Friday acknowledgement exercise…challenging for me sometimes and still a good idea

Progress chart: empowering and cause for daily celebration of achievement to check off each days routines as they’re done

TAG Team: although I had a natural resistance to involving others in a very personal topic and to impose on their time I quickly got over my inhibitions and asked more than the 6 prescribed. I was delighted at the response with some even saying they were honoured. The regular comments and support became something I looked forward to. As time went on I did include some personal aspects with the reports to add a little color and stretch myself. I’m very grateful to my TAG Team for their contribution

Your Enthusiasm and support was unwavering Donna especially with Dave at the beginning. Your words “we don’t leave anyone behind” are imprinted in my psyche. Thank you for modelling that level of acceptance and support.

Suggestions:

I frequently talked with Dave and found that a useful process. Pairing participants up in the beginning …like a buddy system to discuss things and be supportive could be helpful and add to the group dynamic.

Conclusion: Even 7 years later this TAFYH has very quickly upped my game and has added to what I thought possible in the realm of creating health for myself and others. Like Meror in a recent gratitude I too was very pleased to hear that his son Joss, a young family man, reporting being able to golf in allergy season when previously that and many other things I imagine would have been either impossible or very uncomfortable. 

 TAFYH Graduation

 Overview – I have come to understand my health with a greater depth than before.  I find myself in wonder at the credibility given to a medical system that relies on the importance of distinguishing and treating symptoms, rather than honoring and relying on the bodies’ ability to heal itself with appropriate support provided.  I liked the metaphor of the tree’s leaves being the symptoms and the branches being the body systems.  It helped me understand the difference between treating symptoms and treating systems.  And how important the root nutrition/circulation/oxidation is.  The tree eliminates by dropping leaves, which is a pretty cool metaphor that I used to understand the cough I had.  I also am struck with the idea that there is only one disease known to the healing arts. Its overall name might be TOXEMIA and it is called by 415 (more or less) different names, depending on where the inflammation (pain or distress) is located and who is doing the diagnosing (guessing).  The Steve Jobs story was particularly poignant.  Based on how long it took for his cancer to double in size, they were able to backtrack and locate the time of the cancer injury – he was 24 years old!  How many of us have an evolving cancer injury at play right now?  I suspect that could be almost everybody over the age of 40 or 50.  And did I just heal an undiagnosed cancer injury in myself doing this TAFYH program?  What other lingering undiagnosed health issues have I dealt with?  I doubt I’ll ever know, but it is a good feeling to take action for my health.  I loved the self diagnosis with the BSQ, body temperature, candida test, and the inflammation test.  I also loved the cleanses and flushes and am feeling pretty squeaky clean.  That is inside of a body that has dropped ~7 lbs, which doesn’t sound like much over 2 months, but feels like a different, younger, ready to go, body.  Moving with ease is a pleasure!

Time & Structure – I am so impressed with the efficiency of this program.  20 minutes every morning really worked to keep me on track.  And to have that backed up by my TAG team made it so I couldn’t fail.  I am going to miss the Good Mornings! and the commitments, and of course my TAFYH team - all of whom completed!

Changed Symptoms – My waking body temperature has risen from 35.5C to 35.9C.  I didn’t start with candida and still don’t have it.  Forgetfulness is way down, anxiety is down, fatigue is down, frequent backache is down, cough is up, urinating at night is way down, mental sluggishness is down, prostate problems are down, I think.  One thing that I notice is that it is difficult to evaluate my symptoms inside my current state of health.  For example, is my energy really up?  I can quickly remember the feeling of low energy, so has it really improved?  Am I simply being optimistic in saying my energy levels are up?  So, I asked my wife and she confirmed.  And I asked my acupuncturists, and my energy has climbed from a 2 out of 10 to a 5.5 out of 10.  He said that the main thing I needed to work on is my circulation system, which is borne out in the Body Systems Questionnaire.  Here are my before and after numbers:

BSQ                53 to 24

Circulation    11 to 8

Glandular      13 to 6

Nerves             9 to 1

Going forward – I will be staying away from grains, that’s for sure.  I will be easing up somewhat on the limited fruit intake.  I do enjoy my fruits, and find it difficult to eat less than a fruit per day.  I will be focussing on my circulatory system.  Here’s my plan:

A – Activate:  I will be dog walking, ocean swimming, ebiking, after my morning’s stretching and ionic breathing

B – Build:   Chinese Red Element – Mineral Chi Tonic, capsicum, arginine, solstice energy

                              Yellow Element – Flax hull lignans

                               White Element – Collatrim plus

                                  Blue Element – Blueberries

                                Green Element – Spinach, Kale

C – Cleanse:   LBS11 – as needed, psyllium hulls – as needed

                         Water, Chlorophyll

D – Direct Aid:   Circulation – MC, CoQ10

                              Nervous – B complex

Other Intentions:

-          I will have my teeth diagnosed by a holistic dentist

-          I will do a Tiao He cleanse in the autumn

-          I will order Silver Gel for first aid

Summary:  My BSQ has dropped by at least 50%, which is amazing, and I am left wondering how healthy I can get.  25 years ago I was diagnosed with “lone atrial fib”, which means that my heart beats irregularly all the time, with no associated other weakness in the heart.  Might it be possible to turn that around after 25 years?  Is it too much to hope for?  Is it too hard to maintain such rigor?  I don’t know the answers to those questions, but I am willing to give it a whirl.  And it seems a worthwhile game to play.