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April 1, 2016
Hello Everyone:
Well it's April 2016 and Spring is definitely in the air. Not only are plants and flowers blooming but many of you will get on antihistamines that causes ED and other ailments simply because you think you have environmental allergies.
Some of you will be on this over-the-counter medication for 2 to 3 months, or longer, even as long as 6 months, while it causes all type of havoc to your body.
Just some of the side effects include - dry mouth, drowsiness, dizziness, nausea and vomiting, restlessness or moodiness (in some children), trouble urinating or not being able to urinate, blurred vision and confusion.
But before getting on these over-the-counter or prescribed antihistamines for environmental allergies, look at the foods you are eating first and read the book "Eat Right 4 Your Type."
Many times you will have food allergies instead of environmental allergies but also remember that most foods comes from plants.
Excerpt from
"How To Take Control of Your Own Life: A Self-Help
Guide To Becoming Healthier
Over the Next 30 Days."
Pay Attention to Your Allergies
There are two types of allergies, "Food" and "Environmental" allergies, which causes people to suffer needlessly. Environmental allergies are also called "airborne" allergies.
Both types of allergies can cause you to be tired; miss days at work; have a chronic sore throat; feel achy; and can affect all parts of your body.
Food Allergies
Many processed foods causes "food allergies" and "food sensitivities" that can place stress on the immune system, so try to figure out which foods you need to eliminate from your diet.
If your allergies are thought to be "food related," keep a food diary and track foods eaten and the body's response to them in order to identify offending foods.
Some of the foods that you can be allergic to include -- milk or dairy products, eggs, nuts, avocadoes, rice, wheat, soy, corn, grapes, strawberries, cantaloupes, chocolate, peanuts, fish, shellfish, etc.
Remember Genetically Modified foods, especially corn that is in all processed foods, causes food allergies. Food allergies causes depression. If you are eating GMOs (or processed foods), more than likely your body will have some type of allergic reaction to most of these foods.
It doesn't mean you will break out in red spots, but more than likely, these foods will cause you to feel weak, sluggish or run-down.
Food should give you energy, not make you feel tired or exhausted.
My holistic doctor, who is also a chiropractor told me I was allergic to oatmeal, strawberries, MSG, food additives, coffee and aluminum.
Once I stopped eating these foods or foods that contained the ingredients, I started feeling absolutely great! My advice to anyone is, don't wait another moment, get tested today from a holistic specialist or chiropractor who specializes in this field.
Food allergies can mask themselves in different ways including acne, especially pimples on the chin or around the mouth; epilepsy; arthritis; asthma; chest and shoulder pain; colitis; depression; fatigue; food cravings; headaches; hemorrhoids; insomnia; intestinal problems; muscle disorder; obesity; sinus problems; ulcers and unexplained dramatic weight gain or loss.
Food allergies often causes symptoms that mimic bladder infections. Have you ever felt like you have a urinary tract infection or bladder infection but you are okay in 48 hours? Well you have just experienced a food allergy. Once the foods have passed out of your system, the symptoms will disappear - maybe.
So when this happens, try to go back and look at the foods you ate over the past 3 days or 72 hours. Also food allergies are linked to hypoglycemia, an abnormally low level of glucose in your blood. So understand up front that food allergies and food sensitivities are real issues that you need to pay attention to.
Environmental Allergies
People might have an environmental allergy to ragweed, mold, oak, cockroaches, dust mites, feathers, horses, weeds, trees, pollen, the urine and saliva of a dog, etc.
For environmental or airborne allergies, you can purchase an air filter to clean pollen, mold, and dust from your home or office.
Frequent exposure to allergens combined with a weakened immune system can result in the development of allergies. If you can avoid contact with known allergens, you can reduce the misery of allergy symptoms.
Some hay fever sufferers experience relief almost as soon as they drink two or more glasses of water. The best time to take allergy or asthma medication is between 6:00 and 8:00 a.m.
Pollen season can play havoc on allergy sufferers. If you suffer from seasonal allergies you should:
- Keep windows closed in your home and car
- Buy special home or car filters
- Use the recirculate setting on your car air conditioner
- Use your home air conditioner to deliver clean, dry, and cool air
- Do not use an attic fan for ventilation
- Exercise indoors when possible
- Schedule outdoor activities carefully (pollen counts are highest early in the morning so outdoor activities/exercises in the evening are best)
- Avoid outdoors on dry windy days
- Take a vacation during the pollen season (Seashore is likely to have lower pollen exposures)
- Avoid mowing lawns, raking or blowing leaves, because it stirs up pollens and molds
- Wash your clothes and your hair after being out in the pollen
- Don't hang your sheets and clothes out to dry in the pollen
- Wash your pet after being out in the pollen
 Check out "The Food Allergy Specialist"
on
The Cathy Harris Show
features
Connie Curtis
Gluten and Food Allergy
Specialist
Connie discussed her story and
how she overcame food allergies. According to Connie there are over 300 types of food allergies.
Connie's Book Coming Soon
Her website is:
or
call/text (512) 909-7365.
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Cathy Harris Comes Clean
On An Eye Issue
How Western Medicine
Almost Blinded Me
In 2015, my motto was "It's Time to Come Clean in 2015" - however, I always like sharing the truth with my waiting audience.
One of the most greatest thrills a reader can have as they go gracefully into their golden years, is to be able to read a book. However, many Seniors today are facing blindness.
Not only is reading a book one of the greatest pleasures that one can have in their lives, Seniors would like to keep their independence by continuing to drive cars, however, many Seniors have to park their cars, especially at nighttime because they cannot see.
Blindness is indeed a major issue today, not just for Seniors, but many kids in schools can't see the bulletin boards and many parents don't even know to get their children's eyes checked, especially families that live in low-income communities.
I will never forget the day when my youngest daughter told me, "Mom tell the teacher to stop writing with colored chalk." What she was telling me is that she couldn't see the bulletin board and that she needed to be checked to see if she needed glasses.
I had never worn glasses so it did not occur to me to have my two daughter's eyes checked. At 59 I wear bifocals for reading and writing but I can see fine otherwise. I have no issue driving at nighttime but I have friends who refuses to get behind the wheel at nighttime.
My ex and my daughter's father did wear glasses so because they had a parent that wore glasses, I should have known to get their eyes checked at an early age.
After taking my daughters in to get their eyes checked, they both started wearing glasses before the age of 10, so parents get your kids eyes checked.
Not only did they start wearing glasses but I made sure that their teachers knew to sit both of them closer to the front of the room. I believe this alone helped me raise smart, talented and responsible children, who was always good students that excelled in their studies.
Not only did they both go on and get their Master's Degrees but they both became business owners in their early 20s.
India was the testing ground for Genetically Modified Organisms (GMO) and this country has the highest blind population in the world, so GMOs can probably be contributed today to many Seniors and others going blind.
In the last e-newsletter in March 2016, I mentioned what happened to me when I was diagnosed with glaucoma and how I was able to heal my ownself holistically, through my diet, exercising, sleep and detoxification, instead of going on medication.
But today I want to mention another issue that was also related to my eyes a few years later. I never had any more issues with glaucoma and even today, doctors are telling me that the veins in the back of my eyes looks great.
However, I had another eye issue, 3 years ago. Before now I felt I could not mention this issue because I wanted to make sure it had been addressed fully and I was on my way to recovery from what happened.
I never want my waiting audience to look at me as a victim but instead as an Empowerment Speaker, that will educate, inform and empower the masses. There is a lesson in all stories and you have to tell your story from a position of power - not defeat.
Back in January 2013, I left Atlanta after 20 years, only a few weeks after my car was almost stolen twice, so this time had been very stressful for me.
I did not leave solely because of the attempted car thiefs but it was one of my main decisions after realizing that the area of city I was living in, had become a crime-infested area.
After 5 years most communities will deteriorate unless the community demands that politicians allocate funds for the upkeep.
Anyway, after leaving the city, for a 15 state tour, my first stop was Detroit, MI. It was my intentions to spend an entire year on the road, which I eventually did.
However, at the beginning of my tour, I woke up one morning and could not see out of my right eye. It was like a fingerprint was over my eye so I sought out help from the VA hospital in Detroit, Michigan.
Luckily my first stop on the tour was my daughter's state so she drove me to an appointment. I felt really comfortable with the eye specialist that was assigned to my case.
He said I had had an "eye stroke" and that basically because of what had happened to me, I should have had diabetes - not just diabetes but a bad case of diabetes.
When you hear the word that you have had any kind of stroke, it's really scary. The first question out of my mouth was "Am I At Risk for a Stroke of the Brain?"
Most strokes can be mild or acute.
Acute strokes are
now a treatable condition that warrants urgent specialist attention. Drug treatment and specialist care both influence survival and recovery -- so the sooner you get to the emergency room after a stroke, the best chance you will have of survival.
However, many stokes can leave many people unable to speak and sometimes even paralyzed on their left side, where many will end up in nursing homes.
And no one want to go blind from a stroke so the situation was pretty scary.
Weeks earlier I had felt a slight pain throughout my face on the right side, where the stroke occurred so I guess there was an issue with blood restriction to my eyes.
However, aside from the stressful few weeks in Atlanta dealing with the car thiefs, at age 56, I was in pretty good shape and have never had diabetes and for the past few years, none of my numbers were ever out of range -- so what happened to me was a complete mystery.
It puzzled me so of course I had to figure out why this had happened to me. After deep thought and concentration on what could have caused this problem, I finally contributed it to having a complete (total) hysterectomy a few years earlier.
Once you have a "complete" or "total" hysterectomy, you are at risk for heart disease, Alzheimers and Osteoporosis, so again ladies never undergo this procedure. Always keep at least one ovary. I had had the procedure at the young age of 48.
This could also be why many nursing homes today are filled with Alzheimer's patients because of how they use to give unnecessary and unwarranted hysterectomies years earlier. They are even calling Alzheimer's "Type 3 Diabetes."
I am glad to announce it's been 3 years since my eye stroke and at 59, I was able to regain at least 95% of my eye sight back.
At the time the treatment was for the doctor to stick a needle in my eye to break up the blood vessels or I could just wait for everything to go back to normal -- so of course I elected to wait until the blood vessels dispersed on their own.
My eyesight starting returning pretty quickly after it happened without any medications and no medical procedures. However, I helped it by continuing to eat good foods, exercising and getting plenty of rest, and even engaging in detox programs, despite being on tour on the road.
Today I also take Vitamin E and the herb Gingko Biloboa, every 3 or 4 days, which are blood thinners that helps with circulation throughout my body -- so hopefully I won't have this problem again.
However, you have to be careful with blood thinners, especially if you are on any other blood thinning medications, "over-the-counter" or "prescribed" or any type of other medication because if you have any type of injury, you could bleed out.
So if you are ever admitted to an emergency room or is scheduled for a surgery, it's imperative to tell a doctor that you are on blood thinning medications or supplements.
But I am not on any medications and I rarely ever take anything over the counter.
After a couple of weeks of rest, I was raring to get out there -- so I started holding events in Detroit then I branched out to Ohio and other states and the rest is history.
What if my condition had kept me from living my dreams? I had always wanted to put all my belongings in storage and just hit the road. I believe everything in life happens for a reason and I believe this happened to me so I could continue to be a voice for women -- everywhere.
Holistic medicine is under attack today by the government and many believe in the future that holistic healers will be totally put out of business but I will never stop sounding the horn on Western Medicine and how you can have repercussions years later after unnecessary procedures.
Five years after I had my complete hysterectomy, I realized I should have never allowed doctors to do this to me but basically I woke up too late and now I have to deal with the consequences.
The message in this article is to learn everything you can before going under the knife for any procedure. Learn everything you can about how the human body actually operates and you can start by reading my first health book "How To Take Control of Your Own Life: A Self-Help Guide To Becoming Healthier Over the Next 30 Days" - available as an e-book and paperback.
Cathy Harris is an Empowerment and Motivational Speaker, Non-GMO Health and Wellness Expert, Self-Publishing and Business Coach and author of 22 non-fiction books, including 4 health books. She is available for seminars, workshops, webinars and coaching at www.CathyHarrisInternational.com.
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Press Release
For Immediate Release
April 1, 2016
CONTACT:
Angels Press
Attn: Cathy Harris, CEO, President and Publisher
P.O. Box 19282
Austin, TX 78760
(512) 909-7365
Cathy Harris Creates
Reader's Empowerment Circle
Austin business woman, Speaker, Author and Coach, Cathy Harris has always wanted her own book club, especially after forming her "Let's Read Campaign" -- eight years ago.
She wanted the book club so that she could highlight not just her writings and books but some great books by others, who also had great stories to tell. To join the book club join the meetup.com group "Austin's Community and Online Writing Club."
As an author of 22 books, sure Cathy's books are great and 'easy to read' and can be read by 12 year olds and above but there are other authors, who can help empower your entire family and she does believe in sharing.
We live in a country that has taught everyone to reach for wealth. But being wealthy is not always about money and power, there has to be a health and well-being proponent attached to everything you do because the United States is the unhealthiest industrialized nation in the world. And you certainly can't be wealthy -- if you are not healthy.
Many of us continue to be heartbroken as we see the people that we truly love die from preventable and avoidable diseases. We don't share our knowledge or ideas so Cathy Harris wanted to create a book club to open up a dialogue of sharing information starting with the title of the books selected in this book club. Make sure you check out the e-book, paperback and audiobook version of the books.
The first 3 books in the book club were written by women and the next 3 by men. There is a reason the first 3 books were written by strong women who all ending up getting divorces, while raising two daughters. They all have great stories to tell and all were featured on "The Oprah Winfrey Show."
The next 3 books were written by men in the medical profession who also believe in natural and holistic healing. This book club will be a physical and virtual book club and will meet every couple of months online and in Austin, TX.
Feel free to skip ahead and read the first 6 books in our selection and because the world is moving so fast, we will discuss two books every two months.
The first six months of books include:
- "Thrive: The Third Metric to Redefining Success and Creating A Life of Well-Being, Wisdom and Wonder" by Arianna Huffington - April 2016
- "Goddesses Never Age: The Secret Prescription of Radiance, Vitality and Well-Being" by Christine Northrup - May 2016
- "How To Take Control of Your Own Life: A Self-Help Guide To Becoming Healthier Over the Next 30 Days" (Series 3) by Cathy Harris - June 2016
- "Eat Right 4 Your (Blood) Type: The Individualized Diet Solution" by Peter J. D'Adamo - July 2016
- "The pH Miracle: Balance Your Diet, Reclaim Your Health" by Shelley and Dr. Robert O. Young - August 2016
- "Unleashing the Power of the Female Brain: Supercharging Yours for Better Health, Energy, Mood, Focus, and Sex" by Dr. Daniel Amen - September 2016.
Short description of each book:
"Thrive"
will talk about how the author woke up in a pool of blood after creating one of the largest and most successful news empires in the world and will bring our attention to how important it is to get enough sleep.
"Goddesses Never Age"
will help all women understand why they feel the way they do and how not to make life altering mistakes that you simply can't take back.
"How To Take Control of Your Own Life (Series 3)"
was written by an author despite filing 10 EEOC.gov workplace complaints, a Sexual Harassment and a Whistleblower Complaint, her biggest fight - her fight to live - did not come until 2 years after she retired from working 11 years in an abusive workplace environment, especially when 6 doctors including two specialists failed to diagnose her with any illness - despite having pain over half her body.
"Eat Right 4 Your Type" is a way of eating that will not only help you live an energetic life full of vitality but the book will provide a list of foods to eat for your blood type and will also help you clear up many myths about foods.
"The ph Miracle"
will educate everyone on why diseases and sickness cannot exist in an alkaline environment and the different foods and steps you need to take to move toward an alkaline lifestyle.
"Unleashing the Power of the Female Brain"
is a book written by a neurosurgeon who grew up surrounded by many strong female women in his life so who better can understand the female brain than a neurosurgeon.
Cathy Harris is an Empowerment and Motivational Speaker, Non-GMO Health and Wellness Expert, Self-Publishing and Business Coach and the author of 22 non-fiction books, including 4 books on health. She can be reached through her empowerment company, where she also provides seminars, workshops, webinars and coaching at Angels Press, P.O. Box 19282, Austin, TX 78760, Website: http://www.angelspress.com, email: [email protected].
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Cathy Forms Her First
Austin Mini-Metaphysical
Fair - a 'Spring Tarot-thon'
Are you ready to spend an entertaining evening at Peg's Place? Austin, TX has one of the largest metaphysical areas in the country and since springtime is in the air, many people would like to know what their future looks like so they are ready for a tarot reading.
We hear you! Check out the FREE 'Spring Tarot-thon' at Peg's Place on Sunday, May 1, 2016, 2:00 - 6:00 p.m.
Everyone come out and network with others and receive a reading in person. The lowest cost for a reading with our Tarot Readers and Tarot Advisors will be $20.00 -- so receive more than one reading.
Others waiting for readings will be given tarot lessons and shown how to conduct readings on their ownselves.
All tarot readers will need to bring a small table, a chair and a door prize. We have plenty of space so sign up today by contacting Cathy Harris at [email protected] or call/text (512) 909-7365.
Everyone bring a gluten-free dish or make a donation.
Peg's Place in West Austin
9506 Scenic Bluff Drive
Austin, TX
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HEALTH CORNER
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The People vs. U.S. Senate - RE: GMO
Food Labeling Bill
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GMO Updates
The Defeat of the Dark Act
Victory! Latest Industry Effort to Block GMO Food Labeling Defeated
Bill To Stop States Requiring
Labeling of GMO Foods Fails
Join a National
Non-GMO Health
Campaign/Movement Today...
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Cathy Harris List of Books
Books can be read by
12 year olds
and above...
Available at
Latest Book Release
BOOK #22
How To Raise Smart, Talented and Responsible Children: Dream Big Dreams
CHAPTER 1
Family is Not Always About Blood
If you want to raise, smart, talented and responsible children, you have to teach them to appreciate what is really important in life - which is family.
There has never been a blueprint to show you how to raise a child! Back 30 years ago raising kids as a single mom, it was hard but not impossible.
When I raised my daughters, as a single mother, we moved around to different locations, when I worked in the federal government.
So my daughters were used to getting out there and seeking out opportunities, adventures and all that life has to offer.
I taught them at an early age - nothing is impossible. I also taught them not to be afraid to get out of their comfort zone and create the type of life that they could truly love.
Everyone is not fortunate enough to have family around them. Family isn't always blood. It's the people in your life who want you in theirs.
The ones who accept you for who you are. The ones who would do anything to see you smile, and who will love you -- no matter what.
I taught my daughters that they will meet many friends and acquaintances over the years, that will love them like family.
The goal is to create a circle of friends and acquaintances who will bring timely and relevant information into your circle - who will love you and your family - regardless.
So be thankful for what you have. Don't wait until it's too late to tell someone how much you love them and how much you care about them, because when they're gone, no matter how loud you shout and cry, they won't hear you anymore!
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New Book Coming Soon
Love After 50: Love Questions from DearCathy.com After Hours
Preface - A Note To The Reader
This is probably the most difficult book I have ever written. A couple of years ago, I became a
"Love Coach" and started advising others including couples at
DearCathy.com.
When I first thought about becoming a "Love Coach," I had my doubts about my abilities to motivate people, who were seeking their soulmates.
However, I have known my entire life that I have the ability to bring people together and to let them look at all the possibilities and opportunities that their lives have to offer.
I want everyone to know upfront that this book is not some x-rated book that will offer you different positions to please your lover in bed.
Instead, it's a book about answering all those too intriguing and important questions that men and women have about each other as they age.
It's about finding a suitable spouse, partner, mate, significant other or someone that you can enjoy your life with. And mostly it's about facing the facts in your own life.
I wrote this book because I spent close to 30 years working in a male dominated industry, where my co-workers use to ask me all types of questions about their wives or mates. They even called me "
Dr. Ruth."
Even after a short marriage and being single for many years, I still knew what went on in most relationships and what it took to make them work.
Everyone would like to have a life companion, someone exciting with whom to walk into the sunset for their remaining years but if it doesn't happen, it doesn't mean you are not living a worthy life.
Many couples don't want to talk about what it really takes to stay together. Many would rather hide what's obviously is broken in their relationships so that they can go on pretending it doesn't matter.
This results in many years of being unfulfilled and unsatisfied in their relationships. All of it matters if they ever plan on having a meaningful relationship or if they ever plan on creating the type of life that they can truly love.
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FREE Webinar
at
Thursday, Apr. 7, 2016,
7:00-7:45 p.m. (CST)
Sign Up Here:
Topics That Will Be Discussed:
- Do you have what it takes to be a caregiver?
- What are the main legal issues for caregivers?
- What is the difference between a Living Will and a Durable Power of Attorney?
- How to pay for hospital costs as a caregiver.
- Will you choose Senior Homecare, Assisted Living or a Nursing Home for your loved one?
- What diseases qualify for hospice services?
- Who is on the hospice team?
- Who pays for hospice?
- Where can hospice be provided?
- What you need to know about funerals.
Cathy Harris, Speaker, Author, Coach
Angels Press, CEO, President, Publisher
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Cathy Harris Audiobooks
Also available as E-books & Paperbacks
Audiobook Sample
Available at:
Itunes.com
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Available at:
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We Were Females First - Then Soldiers
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"We Can Sit Back and Watch As the World Goes By
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