Dr. Kathy's Blog
Wednesday, June 06, 2007
Check out this new interactive website!!

Do you have questions regarding your health or the health of loved ones? Are you looking to share your health knowledge and experiences with others from around the world?
Now thanks to www.Holonation.com, this can be done in the comfort of your own home.
I have always believed that we are the experts on our own health. This does not mean that we don't seek expertise from others, like doctors, specialists, councellors, etc. It means that at the end of the day, our own choices with regards to our health are the most important factors that determine the quality and level of our health.
If you want to become part of an interactive internet community that thinks like this and is interested in participating in sharing and gathering information, go to this awesome website www.Holonation.com and get involved. This is a free website designed to help you, as well as to help others transform mind and body in order to live a life of quality, to live life fully, and to experience optimal health.
See you there!!
posted by Dr. Kathy at 6:47 PM

Monday, March 05, 2007
Energy surge with Qi gong
Qi gong is much more than an exercise routine for me. Sure, it improves my flexibility and improves my muscle endurance, but it does so much more for me.
When I assume my static qi gong postures, I concurrently visualize bright white light entering and leaving my body, while at the same time, I listen to inspiring music. When I do this, I feel like I have an electrical cord coming out of me that is plugged into the universal energy of all that is wonderful and good. Have you ever stood at the base of a very powerful waterfall and felt the energy, freshness and aliveness of the rushing water? That's how it feels when I do qi gong.
I visualize bright white light coming in from the top of my head and descending into the earth. Then I visualize the light coming up through the soles of my feet and ascending up through my body to the sky. And finally I visualize the light entering into me from all around, and exiting back out into space. I just start smiling spontaneously during this exercise. No effort. No focused concentration. I just start exuding this incredible feeling of well-being on all levels. Physcially, emotionally, and spiritually. I feel limitless at that time. Like everything and anything is possible.
The type of Qi gong I do I learned from a book called "The Way of Energy" by Master Lam Kam Chuen. I also use 2 of the moves from a cassette/video series called Spring Forest Qi gong in my daily routine. It was by trial and error that I discovered what worked best for me. I also attended a workshop with a master, and while I learned lots, I didn't retain any of the postures or the movements from this workshop because they were not a fit for me.
After I finish doing my morning routine, I feel like I'm 20 again. I am energized and ready to start my day with incredible vim and vigour. I also have this spontaneous overwhelming feeling of gratitude when I finish. I don't have to consciously think about being grateful. It just comes flowing and pouring out.
Qi gong is about mobilizing energy. My own energy in relationship to the universe. During milliseconds of pure bliss, my own energy and the energy of the universe are one and the same.
posted by Dr. Kathy at 3:22 PM

Friday, March 02, 2007
Dairy Products - get over it!
Okay, I'm going to play this game with myself. I'm going to see how many problems I can list in 1 minute. Problems that I have seen in my practice that are directly caused by dairy product consumption, or that are directly ameliorated when dairy products are removed from the diet.
On my mark, get set ....GO. Sinusitis, menstrual pain, abdominal pain, ear infections, coughs, asthma, bladder infections, tonsilitis, migraines, constipation, gas, diarrhea, colitis, joint pain, depression, brain fog, dizziness, irritability, skin rashes, snoring ..... Times up.
Truthfully I could have gone on for a very, very, very long time.
When will people get it? We humans were not meant to drink milk from a cow. Even if it is organic milk (which at least does not contain the pesticides and other agricultural chemicals), it still contains large amounts of naturally occuring hormones that are necessary to help a baby calf grow to be over a ton. Do you want those kinds of hormones coursing through your body? Not to mention the hormonal distruptive agro-chemicals found in non-organic dairy products.
I believe cow's dairy products are cancer causing. There I said it. Every patient that I have with cancer, I don't even food allergy test for dairy. I tell them, it's gotta go, or your cells will be experiencing a very tough uphill climb. The inflammation that dairy creates is astromonical. Cancer is a disease of inflammation. So is heart disease.
I just can't believe it. I see dramatic improvements when people go off dairy, and when they start feeling better with the use of herbs and vitamins, they start drinking milk again. Get over it! It's really simple. If you want to stay healthy, leave the dairy alone.
This goes for about 90 - 95 % of people I see. There are some people in that 90 - 95 % group that can tolerate and do well with fresh goat's milk and goat's cheese. Then there are about 5 % of patients I see that do well with cow's dairy. They tend to be of Germanic origin.
Milk does not do the body good. I don't care what the commercials say. I don't care what they're teaching the kids in school. And I don't care what traditional nutritionists say.
Dairy products are disease producing entities. However, it's your choice. Indulge and suffer the consequences, or get over it and explore wonderful non-dairy options.
posted by Dr. Kathy at 5:24 PM

Wednesday, February 21, 2007
Ozone treatments
I kept my daughter home from school today because she has had a stomach flu for the past 3 days. She was feeling well, then unwell, then well, then unwell again. This is the typical pattern of symptoms seen for an unwanted microorganism in the gut. I was about to get out the "big guns" and help her body get rid of this infection once and for all with medical ozone treatment, however, her vomiting reflex did the trick and she was back on the road to great health again. While I'm thinking about it now, I thought I'd share some insight about ozone.
Ozone is an unstable molecule that resembles oxygen, except has an extra electron. That wonderful fresh, clean smelling air that you take a whif of after a thunder/lightening storm, is ozone gas. Now, you would never inhale ozone gas directly as a medical treatment since it is a respiratory toxin.
However, ozone has received a very bad rap due to the depletion of the ozone layer around our planet. On the other hand, ozone gas is a brilliant form of medical therapy for many different types of ailments. I have used ozone treatments most successfully in killing unwanted microorganisms such as bacteria, parasites, viruses and fungi.
High concentrations of medical ozone are usually administered by a health practitioner trained in this type of therapy. However, people can purchase their own home ozone generator to adminsiter this valuable therapy. Though home generators do not have the capability of administering high concentrations of medical ozone.
I will share with you, two of the most dramatic cases I have ever seen with the use of ozone treatment.
One, was with this particular daughter that is home from school today. Many years ago when she was 2 years old, she was acutely sick with a fever of 40 degrees C, she had ear infections in both ears, gastroenteritis, pneumonia and was very lethargic. All of the natural remedies I was giving to her were not working. I knew it was time to admit her into ICU, give her fluids and antibiotics. Before we prepared to go to the hospital, I gave her one rectal insufflation of ozone, and after 30 minutes, her temperature came down to normal, she became alert, and she stopped crying in pain. The next day I gave her 3 treatments, and within 2 days, you would not have guessed this child was ever sick in the first place.
The other dramatic case was with this 60 some year old woman. She was an uncontrolled diabetic (her blood sugars fluctuated enormously), she smoked 2 packages of cigarettes daily, she had poor circulation in both of her legs, and she ate a very unhealthy diet. This woman had developed an ulceration in her front lower leg after a minor injury. The ulcer became gangrenous and she had to have it surgically debrided. The wound was not healing, and not only was it 4" X 2" in size, upon removing the dressing, I could see that her bone (tibia) was exposed. I started applying weekly topical ozone gas treatments to this wound, and within 4 weeks, pink granulation tissue was intact and I could no longer see the bone. What is so amazing, is that she refused to change anything else in her life: not her diet, not her smoking, not anything. As well, with this type of wound, daily treatments would have been preferable, however, she lived 1 hour away and only received 4 treatments to acheive this remarkable healing. That's when I said to myself, "this ozone therapy is invaluable for bug killing and wound healing".
posted by Dr. Kathy at 9:43 AM

Tuesday, February 20, 2007
Resistance
It is common to resist change. Change might mean a new way of thinking, believing, or doing. Change means unknown territory, and some people believe that what you know is better and easier than what you don't know. This is not necessarily so.
Resistance impedes the flow of goodness and universal wisdom into our lives. I can predict with great accuracy those patients who will fly with their health, and those who will stagnate. Those that say "yes" to change; be it exercise, attitude, diet, lifestyle or medicines, are the people whose lives and health take a dramatic turn for the better.
Conversely, those who are resistant to making changes, almost never turn their health and their lives around.
Stop pushing against the world. Stop pushing against yourself and others. Be open to the possiblities of what life can bring you and what you can bring to your life.
posted by Dr. Kathy at 11:50 AM

Monday, February 19, 2007
Finally!!! I am ready to blog!!!

In response to my patients, family, friends, media reports, magazine articles, etc. - I want to get my opinion out into cyberspace to access even more people. I want this for 3 reasons. #1 - I have a lot to share that could be extremely helpful for you and could dramatically improve your quality of life. #2 - From your input, there are things that I could learn so that more people can be helped. #3 - And finally, I see this as my venting board. So many times I see people and think: "They just don't get it". Because at the end of the day, I wish wonderful health for a life time for all people, and when I see unhealthy choices being made repetitively, I occasionally feel frustrated. I am looking for even more people who are willing to listen and share, so that instead of "dis-ease", I see more and more people experiencing comfort and "ease".
posted by Dr. Kathy at 2:23 PM

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