Notes from Product Focus Meeting - April 13, 2005
This was an excellent call!! This is definitely a tape worth getting and passing around to your clients, through www.nspontape.com. It should be available soon.
Notes from Product Focus Meeting - Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Time: 6:00 PM Pacific (7:00 Mtn, 8:00 Central & 9:00 Eastern)
At the scheduled time, dial 1-800-756-4697 and enter pin 8626#.
Topic: It’s time to Spring Clean and Detoxify!
Guest Expert: Dr. Elson Haas Dr. Haas is a physician and author and preventive medicine specialist with specific focus on nutrition, detoxification and lifestyle. Dr. Haas will be participating with us at our national convention in Salt Lake City this year. Join us on our call for fascinating look at the need for regular cleansing and detoxifying.
Call moderator: Scott Terry, Corporate Regional Manager for the Midwest
Scott: Welcome to tonight's call. Many of you are familiar with Dr. Haas and the many books that he has authored and have some of his books in your library. Dr. Haas has been in medical practice for over 30 years and was instrumental in the development of the field that he has termed Integrated Medicine. He is the founder and director of the Preventive Medical Center of Marin, an integrated health care facility in San Rafael, California, where he specializes in Family and Nutritional Medicine, Detoxification, and Individualized Health Programs.
Dr. Haas is author of many books including Staying Healthy with the Seasons; Staying Healthy with Nutrition; The Detox Diet, and The New Detox Diet; A Cookbook for all Seasons; Vitamins for Dummies; The Staying healthy Shopper's Guide; and The False Fat Diet. http://elsonhaas.com/books.html (These books can be purchased online at The Element Emporium or via www.Amazon.com or at many health food stores or books stores)
After graduation from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1972, Elson moved to Northern California where he received additional training. After an internship, he began further studies in many health-related fields: Nutrition, Herbology, Oriental Medicine, Exercise Physiology, Body Therapies, and Mind-Body Medicine.
Dr. Haas: Just had my first taste of Thai-Go half an hour before the call. Delicious! Have been part of the natural health field for over 30 years, Nature's Sunshine has been around for that same amount of time. I embrace an integrative field of medicine; I am passionate about natural health.
Scott: What led you to be involved with integrative med?
Dr. Haas: I was in medical school in Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1968-1972, and the times were changing. I was part of the rebellion against the authoritarian practice of medicine when people weren't treated with respect but as diseases. This approach to medicine left a lot to be desired because it didn't have a lot to do with health. I was an unhealthy young physician and realized I didn't know anything about health at 25-26 y/o. I became my first patient. A major turning point for me was meeting a naturopathically oriented practitioner, Stanley Burroughs, who taught me about cleansing, and I have been using that cleanse and adapted it over the last 30 years. It was dramatic change for me. I was 40-50 lbs. overweight, had allergies and congestion, was eating a terrible diet. I went through the first couple of days that were hard, and woke up on the third day breathing clearly. I started having energy and clarity and knew this is how I wanted to feel! Bernard Jensen was in the field writing about natural health as well. I started to realize I needed to make a change in what I was putting into my body. My body let go of 20 lbs. the first ten days. I lost more weight over the next couple of years and I started writing about all that I was learning. I began to adopt a health-improving vs. disease oriented style of medicine.
When I first started bringing nutrition and herbs into my practice, I was gathering herbs (200 jars of leaves, roots, flowers, etc. in my office) and would make up my own concoctions of herbs and teach people how to use them at home. Now, there are hundreds of thousands of products to choose from. It was simple and less advanced than we have become, and my parents and most of the doctors I knew didn't understand what I was doing. As I started writing I introduced the spring cleansing (1991) and wrote a book that was one of the first integrative medicine books. I didn't want to be called holistic or alternative I wanted to bring common sense back into traditional medicine, after studying herbs, Chinese medicine, nutrition, exercise physiology, etc. It was really using the best of everything and should not be separate from the best of medicine, but part of it.
People age as a result of the way they live. If you want your body to be different (more energy, look and feel better), it's the things that you are doing in your life that are contributing to your life being less than ideal for you. My rule of thumb regarding treatment is this: lifestyle first, natural therapies second, drugs last. My practice is about evaluating people, testing them, and finding how their body is functioning, and helping them get on a new plan, as much as people are open to do that.
Scott: Most health problems arise from a deficiency of some kind, or congestion. What is the difference and how does that relate to the need to detox?
Dr. Haas: When people get out of balance they get congested or toxic. We get clogged up with things our bodies don't utilize very well. Many of the degenerative long-term problems are congestive toxic problems. We are lacking essential fatty acids, amino acids and enzymes, and when we have all those things our bodies are happy. Deficiency problems arise when we are lacking Vitamins, minerals, fatty acids and fiber. We realize in our detox programs we eat a lot more than we need to. In the new book, I give a simple approach to eliminating what I refer to as SNACC's:
Sugar .. Nicotine .. Alcohol .. Caffeine .. Chemicals
It is common in our culture that people are both deficient, and congested. They eat "treat" foods (bread, baked foods, chips, snack foods) and have daily habits to one or more of the SNACC substances. Most everyone has at least one of these! It is hard to break those but the new book has chapters on each one of those areas to help break those addictions. I will address these at the NSP convention, and how we get into these emotional hooks, and find a way to clear them. I have set up detoxing support groups to help people through this process. People come to my office and tell me, "I can't give up my ice cream at night or toast in the morning," etc.
Recently a patient in the support group brought her husband back with her, and I talked about the purification process [The False Fat Diet (food reactions)].Her husband responded he would never quit caffeine, but the
next week came back as he had started doing the juice cleanse with his wife during that week. He had dropped 10 lbs and was off caffeine. Their daughters, one a doctor and the other a lawyer, followed
along with their parents and started to feel so good. They were just amazed by the last class at how good they felt.
Scott: Would you suggest some kind of cleansing or detox programs for
everyone, or are there certain conditions when one might need to be a little cautious before putting them on a program?
Dr. Haas: You need to nourish someone who is depleted, and detox someone who is congested. Water in the a.m., lemon, 1 or 2 pieces of fruit, a little whole grain cereal (see the whole program at the end of this phone interview). We need to keep the body a little more alkaline; diet is more nourishing than cleansing. People who have a thyroid problem or are anemic, losing hair, etc., need to be more careful about cleansing they need to be building first. Chapter 2 gives guidelines of who should cleanse and who should build, and gives an overview of the whole thing. The book deals with all kinds of different physical symptoms and the suggested detox and diets for each. People who go through the purification diet will see a great improvement in their allergies. My goal is to inspire people to take care of themselves. I want to teach people to be their own best doctor. My website is: elsonhaas.com I don't sell anything there, but there are lots of articles, health tips, book info, etc. You can sign up for a seasonal e-newsletter with important tips for staying healthy in each upcoming season. On Mondays you can hear the weekly program 3-4 p.m, PST http://www.health.voiceamerica.com" ; and archives of all of the shows are there. http://elsonhaas.com/health_tips_archive.html
Be aware of what you are putting in your mouths and how it makes you feel. Everything in medicine is an experiment; supplement programs and diets are the same way. Pay attention to how you feel; lots of times there
is an overall effect. See if you feel better, and then you have that clear
chalkboard where you can try some old things you used to get away with and see how terrible it makes you feel (i.e., wheat as it affects digestion,
mood, brain function, etc.), or try new things that will really improve your health. You can do this with dairy products, sugar, caffeine; all are hard
to get away from initially, but after the first couple of days, by day
three it changes and you started to feel better and clearer. Your energy is
more stable, your moods are leveled out, etc. Many people in our culture
have to stimulate themselves during the day with sugar and caffeine, and
sedate ourselves at night with alcohol or food. You wake up in the morning feeling sluggish and the whole cycle starts again with artificial stimulants
to keep you going for another day. Some people want to go cold turkey
"gradually", eliminating one bad habit at a time, but it is better to do it
all at once, because you will feel so much better after just a couple of days. Many people say"I can't do it" - I was like that too, but it's because we tie in our feelings of being loved and fulfilled with food, for example, and you have to switch that concept to "I will feel loving and fulfilled if I DON'T do that!" That makes it so much easier to make the change. If I hadn't changed I would weigh 40 or 50 lbs. more than I should and I'd be on 3-5 medicines and would probably be living day to day. Now, I feel that I can live longer and a better life I can live and feel good instead of being in a wheelchair and not feeling good.
Scott: You mentioned that you have a group of folks that do a spring cleanse can you tell us more about that?
Dr. Haas: The busiest times in doctor's offices are the beginning of spring
and autumn at the change of seasons. The climate shifts and we are coming out of a heavier winter diet, and our body wants to lighten up. We can start cleansing as early as the beginning of spring (March 20) and not get sick like we used to. It happens again in autumn when we start pulling into ourselves. I do three groups, usually, groups of 20 or 30 people. We meet in the beginning, middle and end of the cleanse. We focus mainly on
changing habits, sometimes with a little bit of juice fasting in the middle.
Also In January, many people want to cleanse after the holidays for apparant reasons. I have been doing a ten-day juice cleanse every spring for the last 30 years. People [in these groups] really make changes! You come out the other side with a healthier approach. You realize it's important to chew your food well, eat less, and you can get a
lot more energy out of fresh, wholesome food. Every step away from nature is a loss of nutrition and vitality in your food.
Scott: What are some of your favorite herbs or combinations for cleansing?
Dr. Haas: You definitely want to use something to cleanse the colon, and if you don't feel well you are either not drinking enough fluids or not moving the material through the colon. You can use things like cascara, senna, oregon grape fruit, licorice, etc. If people need liver support, and need to cleanse the lymph system and the blood, these are the most important so you would use dandelion, silymarin, milk thistle; alkalizing Vit. C powder with potassium and magnesium, etc.; green combination, etc. NSP's Ultimate Green Zone is an excellent choice. We also need antioxidants. The new version of The Detox Diet contains lots of stories of clients and their detox success.
Scott: We have a few minutes for questions.
Caller #1: I was on the Master Cleanse for an extended period of time and felt great, but now, three months down the road, I am losing hair and not
feeling as well. How do you feel about lengthy extended cleanses?
Dr. Haas: You weren't getting enough amino acids or essential fatty acids, and your body fell into a deficiency state; hair loss and dry skin would be
common in that situation. You always need oils along with your master
cleanser. The original recipe: 2 T. fresh lemon juice, 1 T. maple syrup,
1/10 t. cayenne pepper, and pure water. People need olive oil or flax seed oil, or combination oils. Add some green powder as well for the amino acids to support your body's energy so you don't lose muscle mass. Your body will come back; 10-14 days on this type of a cleanse is usually long enough. Learn to listen to your body more, without getting depleted over the long term. Look for a more scientific and balanced way to cleanse. Scott, it would be great if we could plan another one of these phone calls as a support group for people who want to detox for a month or so.
Caller #2: What about elderly people that need to be cleansed? How do your groups function?
Dr. Haas: Detoxing is the missing link in western medicine and the key to health and nutrition in our modern age. Most elderly people can follow a
detox program, but not something that is so extreme. The elderly should support the organs. You can cleanse the whole body and detox the liver, lungs, skin, kidneys, and colon. When people are in a group they feel more connected and not so isolated. I am getting up programs with another company (10/8 will be speaking for in Denver) sharing with practitioners how to do detox in groups in their practice. Makes the practice simpler, more effective and much more rewarding.
Caller #3: What about cleansing your bowels I had seven enemas and am still enema-dependent what program would help with that?
Dr. Haas: On my website there are several articles and tips on healthy
digestion. Chapter 1 of my book is on gastrointestinal health.. There is
testing that tells how well you are secreting HCl, etc., and what is out of
balance in your gut imbalanced flora, imbalanced function, etc. The
Intestinal tract is the first place to start. So many people overdo it with
herbs, etc., but you need to combine your food well, chew your food well,
use digestive enzymes and add fiber. I do colon hydrotherapy with my spring cleanse. Stanley Burroughs recommended the salt water flush (not
recommended for people with high blood pressure). 2 t. sea salt in a quart of fresh water; this is similar to sea water and ideally should not be
absorbed, and it cleanses your intestinal tract. I have varied this in a
number of other ways of how you can do that. You will get some good ideas on this on my website.
Scott: Thank you, Dr. Haas! Please go visit his website and get more
information there. Be sure to join us at convention where more of this
information will be shared the end of August in Salt Lake City.
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This is the conclusion of tonight's call; here are some quick product
specials:
Extra Product Specials -
Available through Next Wedensday April 20, 2005
I have provided links below so you can read about each of these products which are on special, but they can not be ordered at this price from the site. (Links are to regular prices). Nature's Sunshine Members can order through Home office order entry to receive special prices. Non-NSP members can call me to take advantage of these specials. Karen 704-588-7638 or email me at herbsplus@mynsp.com
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THE DETOX DIET
SPECIAL GUIDELINES for THE DETOX DIET:
1. Chew your food very well and take enough time when you eat.
2. Relax a few minutes before and after your meal.
3. Eat in a comfortable sitting position.
4. Eat primarily steamed fresh vegetables and some fresh greens.
5. Take only herbal teas after dinner.
THE DETOX DIET MENU PLAN
Morning (upon arising): Two glasses of water (filtered, spring, or reverse
osmosis), one glass with half a lemon squeezed into it.
Breakfast: One piece of fresh fruit (at room temp), such as apple, pear,
banana, grapes, or citrus. Chew well, mixing each bite with saliva.
15-30 minutes later: One bowl of cooked whole grains -- specifically millet, brown rice, amaranth, quinoa, raw buckwheat, or buckwheat. Flavoring can be two tablespoons of fruit juice for a sweeter breakfast taste, or use the "better butter" mixture mentioned below with a little salt or tamari for a deeper flavor.
Lunch: (Noon-1 P.M.) One-two medium bowls of steamed vegetables; use a variety, including roots, stems, and greens -- e.g. potatoes or yams, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, beets, asparagus, kale, chard, and cabbage. CHEW WELL !
Dinner: (5-6 P.M.) Same as Lunch
Seasoning: Butter/canola oil mixture. Make this "better butter" by mixing a half cup of cold-pressed canola oil (or olive or flaxseed oils) into a soft
(room temperature) half-pound of butter; then place in dish and refrigerate. Use about one teaspoon per meal or a maximum of 3 teaspoons daily.
11 A.M. & 3 P.M. One-two cups veggie water, saved from steamed vegetables. Add a little sea salt or kelp and drink slowly, mixing each mouthful with saliva.
Evening: Herbal teas only -- e.g. peppermint, chamomile, pau d'arco, or
blends.
NOTE: You may feel a little weak or have a few symptoms the first couple of days; this will pass. Clarity and feeling good should appear by day 3 or 4, if not before. If during this diet, you start to feel weak or hungry, assess your water intake and elimination; if needed, you can eat a small portion of protein food (3-4 ounces) in the mid-afternoon. This could be fish; free-range, organic chicken; or some beans, such as lentils, garbanzos, mung, or black beans.
Next product focus call in one month Wednesday May 11th same time same phone number and pin number.
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Sometime during the call, Dr. Haas, talked about the 5R's which he explains more In Chapter 1 of The New Detox Diet. The 5R's are:
Removal of Abnormal Organisms
Replacement of Diminished enzymes & Hydrochloric acid
Reinoculation with appropriate helpful microorganisms (Probiotics)
Repair of the GI mucosa
Rebalancing diet & Lifestyle
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Books by Dr. Elson Haas
All of Dr. Haas' books are available at your local bookstores and natural food stores (or you can ask them to order the books for you). You can also order through the specific publishers or on-line bookstores such as amazon.com and other key websites. Specifically, The Element Emporium (or just click on a book cover image), where further co-designed edu-wear products by Bethany Argisle and Dr. Haas are displayed.
The NEW Detox Diet
The Complete Guide for Lifelong Vitality with Recipes, Menus, & Detox Plans
This new book takes the original popular Detox Diet, updates that, and provides so much more to help you in this important process of detoxification. This version (now 264 pages instead of 128) has many practical tips, patient stories, menu plans and recipes, and more guidance on how to follow a non-toxic program after detoxifying. This book can help so many of you improve the health and vitality in your life. (2004)
Celestial Arts (Berkeley, CA) $16.95, 168 pages More than 150,000 copies sold!
Staying Healthy with the Seasons
A Classic in Integrated Medicine!
21 years in print, now in its 27th printing! Updated 21st Century Edition now available! A balanced blend of Eastern and Western medicines, nutrition, herbology, exercise and a wealth of other health topics make this book one the strongest texts on health and preventive medicine ever written, with a clear and concise introduction to the applications of traditional Chinese medical theory and the five elements. (2003) Celestial Arts (Berkeley, CA) $16.95 paper, 266 pages; also available in Spanish for $18.95
The False Fat Diet
The Revolutionary 21-Day Program for Losing the Weight You Think is Fat.
It's a medical fact, not all weight is fat. Much of being overweight is caused by allergy-like food reactions. With this 21-day program you will have the energy, mental clarity, and good mood you'll need to stay healthy and slim forever. More than a weight-loss program, it's a safe, effective, total health regimen that can work for you! Read False Fat Diet Q&A. (2000) Ballantine Books; $6.99 paperHardcover $24.00 available only from Element Emporium while supplies last.
Staying Healthy with Nutrition
The Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine
This is the definitive resource for understanding the significant role of nutrition in health and healing. The evidence is now overwhelming – what you eat is the most important factor in whether or not you will be healthy. Dr. Haas has combined many books into this popular resource guide. Now in its 10th printing with a new Index and Resource section. (1992) Celestial Arts (Berkeley, CA) $37.95, 1168 pages
The Staying Healthy Shopper's Guide
Feed Your Family Safely
In this practical guide for healthy and aware food shopping, Dr. Haas guides us through the modern American grocery store. He points out the nutritional pitfalls from additives and dyes to pesticides and preservatives. He explores how and why our foods are processed, and how pollutants and other toxic substances enter the food chain and end up on your table. Examine the real costs to your health and to our sensitive environment and become a conscientious, proactive consumer. (1999) Celestial Arts (Berkeley, CA) $12.95, 224 pages
Vitamins for Dummies
A Practical Reference Guide for the Rest of Us! With Christopher Hobbs, LAc, Herbalist
Written in the classic "Books for Dummies" style, this text is a straight talking guide through the maze of complicated choices of vitamins and other nutritional supplements. It summarizes the most important facts you need to know to put the supplements to work for you right away for maximum effectiveness. (1999) IDG Books Worldwide $19.99, 334 pages
A Cookbook for All Seasons
A Healthy Eating Plan for Life! With Eleonora Manzolini.
This beautiful cookbook offers practical guidelines for fresh, sumptuous meals, giving you a healthy way to eat year round. Paying close attention to the seasons, Dr. Haas offers variety and rotation, food combining, and seasonal menu plans for this Ideal Diet with over 150 easy-to-prepare recipes. (1995) Celestial Arts (Berkeley, CA) $14.95, 264 pages
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Most of the information posted above has been forwarded to me by Sharon Grimes, fellow NSP member and health advocate. I thank Sharon for her wonderful note taking, as I got about every 10 word and was amazed that she was able to actually type it this fast.
Sharon Grimes, NSP Area Manager
Untold Truth Seminar in Auburn, NY April 30
NYS HERBaganza w/ Jack Ritchason & Kim Balas June 10, 11
Additional information was taken from Dr. Elson Haas' web site
Notes from Product Focus Meeting - Wednesday, April 13, 2005
Time: 6:00 PM Pacific (7:00 Mtn, 8:00 Central & 9:00 Eastern)
At the scheduled time, dial 1-800-756-4697 and enter pin 8626#.
Topic: It’s time to Spring Clean and Detoxify!
Guest Expert: Dr. Elson Haas Dr. Haas is a physician and author and preventive medicine specialist with specific focus on nutrition, detoxification and lifestyle. Dr. Haas will be participating with us at our national convention in Salt Lake City this year. Join us on our call for fascinating look at the need for regular cleansing and detoxifying.
Call moderator: Scott Terry, Corporate Regional Manager for the Midwest
Scott: Welcome to tonight's call. Many of you are familiar with Dr. Haas and the many books that he has authored and have some of his books in your library. Dr. Haas has been in medical practice for over 30 years and was instrumental in the development of the field that he has termed Integrated Medicine. He is the founder and director of the Preventive Medical Center of Marin, an integrated health care facility in San Rafael, California, where he specializes in Family and Nutritional Medicine, Detoxification, and Individualized Health Programs.
Dr. Haas is author of many books including Staying Healthy with the Seasons; Staying Healthy with Nutrition; The Detox Diet, and The New Detox Diet; A Cookbook for all Seasons; Vitamins for Dummies; The Staying healthy Shopper's Guide; and The False Fat Diet. http://elsonhaas.com/books.html (These books can be purchased online at The Element Emporium or via www.Amazon.com or at many health food stores or books stores)
After graduation from the University of Michigan Medical School in 1972, Elson moved to Northern California where he received additional training. After an internship, he began further studies in many health-related fields: Nutrition, Herbology, Oriental Medicine, Exercise Physiology, Body Therapies, and Mind-Body Medicine.
Dr. Haas: Just had my first taste of Thai-Go half an hour before the call. Delicious! Have been part of the natural health field for over 30 years, Nature's Sunshine has been around for that same amount of time. I embrace an integrative field of medicine; I am passionate about natural health.
Scott: What led you to be involved with integrative med?
Dr. Haas: I was in medical school in Ann Arbor, Michigan from 1968-1972, and the times were changing. I was part of the rebellion against the authoritarian practice of medicine when people weren't treated with respect but as diseases. This approach to medicine left a lot to be desired because it didn't have a lot to do with health. I was an unhealthy young physician and realized I didn't know anything about health at 25-26 y/o. I became my first patient. A major turning point for me was meeting a naturopathically oriented practitioner, Stanley Burroughs, who taught me about cleansing, and I have been using that cleanse and adapted it over the last 30 years. It was dramatic change for me. I was 40-50 lbs. overweight, had allergies and congestion, was eating a terrible diet. I went through the first couple of days that were hard, and woke up on the third day breathing clearly. I started having energy and clarity and knew this is how I wanted to feel! Bernard Jensen was in the field writing about natural health as well. I started to realize I needed to make a change in what I was putting into my body. My body let go of 20 lbs. the first ten days. I lost more weight over the next couple of years and I started writing about all that I was learning. I began to adopt a health-improving vs. disease oriented style of medicine.
When I first started bringing nutrition and herbs into my practice, I was gathering herbs (200 jars of leaves, roots, flowers, etc. in my office) and would make up my own concoctions of herbs and teach people how to use them at home. Now, there are hundreds of thousands of products to choose from. It was simple and less advanced than we have become, and my parents and most of the doctors I knew didn't understand what I was doing. As I started writing I introduced the spring cleansing (1991) and wrote a book that was one of the first integrative medicine books. I didn't want to be called holistic or alternative I wanted to bring common sense back into traditional medicine, after studying herbs, Chinese medicine, nutrition, exercise physiology, etc. It was really using the best of everything and should not be separate from the best of medicine, but part of it.
People age as a result of the way they live. If you want your body to be different (more energy, look and feel better), it's the things that you are doing in your life that are contributing to your life being less than ideal for you. My rule of thumb regarding treatment is this: lifestyle first, natural therapies second, drugs last. My practice is about evaluating people, testing them, and finding how their body is functioning, and helping them get on a new plan, as much as people are open to do that.
Scott: Most health problems arise from a deficiency of some kind, or congestion. What is the difference and how does that relate to the need to detox?
Dr. Haas: When people get out of balance they get congested or toxic. We get clogged up with things our bodies don't utilize very well. Many of the degenerative long-term problems are congestive toxic problems. We are lacking essential fatty acids, amino acids and enzymes, and when we have all those things our bodies are happy. Deficiency problems arise when we are lacking Vitamins, minerals, fatty acids and fiber. We realize in our detox programs we eat a lot more than we need to. In the new book, I give a simple approach to eliminating what I refer to as SNACC's:
Sugar .. Nicotine .. Alcohol .. Caffeine .. Chemicals
It is common in our culture that people are both deficient, and congested. They eat "treat" foods (bread, baked foods, chips, snack foods) and have daily habits to one or more of the SNACC substances. Most everyone has at least one of these! It is hard to break those but the new book has chapters on each one of those areas to help break those addictions. I will address these at the NSP convention, and how we get into these emotional hooks, and find a way to clear them. I have set up detoxing support groups to help people through this process. People come to my office and tell me, "I can't give up my ice cream at night or toast in the morning," etc.
Recently a patient in the support group brought her husband back with her, and I talked about the purification process [The False Fat Diet (food reactions)].Her husband responded he would never quit caffeine, but the
next week came back as he had started doing the juice cleanse with his wife during that week. He had dropped 10 lbs and was off caffeine. Their daughters, one a doctor and the other a lawyer, followed
along with their parents and started to feel so good. They were just amazed by the last class at how good they felt.
Scott: Would you suggest some kind of cleansing or detox programs for
everyone, or are there certain conditions when one might need to be a little cautious before putting them on a program?
Dr. Haas: You need to nourish someone who is depleted, and detox someone who is congested. Water in the a.m., lemon, 1 or 2 pieces of fruit, a little whole grain cereal (see the whole program at the end of this phone interview). We need to keep the body a little more alkaline; diet is more nourishing than cleansing. People who have a thyroid problem or are anemic, losing hair, etc., need to be more careful about cleansing they need to be building first. Chapter 2 gives guidelines of who should cleanse and who should build, and gives an overview of the whole thing. The book deals with all kinds of different physical symptoms and the suggested detox and diets for each. People who go through the purification diet will see a great improvement in their allergies. My goal is to inspire people to take care of themselves. I want to teach people to be their own best doctor. My website is: elsonhaas.com I don't sell anything there, but there are lots of articles, health tips, book info, etc. You can sign up for a seasonal e-newsletter with important tips for staying healthy in each upcoming season. On Mondays you can hear the weekly program 3-4 p.m, PST http://www.health.voiceamerica.com" ; and archives of all of the shows are there. http://elsonhaas.com/health_tips_archive.html
Be aware of what you are putting in your mouths and how it makes you feel. Everything in medicine is an experiment; supplement programs and diets are the same way. Pay attention to how you feel; lots of times there
is an overall effect. See if you feel better, and then you have that clear
chalkboard where you can try some old things you used to get away with and see how terrible it makes you feel (i.e., wheat as it affects digestion,
mood, brain function, etc.), or try new things that will really improve your health. You can do this with dairy products, sugar, caffeine; all are hard
to get away from initially, but after the first couple of days, by day
three it changes and you started to feel better and clearer. Your energy is
more stable, your moods are leveled out, etc. Many people in our culture
have to stimulate themselves during the day with sugar and caffeine, and
sedate ourselves at night with alcohol or food. You wake up in the morning feeling sluggish and the whole cycle starts again with artificial stimulants
to keep you going for another day. Some people want to go cold turkey
"gradually", eliminating one bad habit at a time, but it is better to do it
all at once, because you will feel so much better after just a couple of days. Many people say"I can't do it" - I was like that too, but it's because we tie in our feelings of being loved and fulfilled with food, for example, and you have to switch that concept to "I will feel loving and fulfilled if I DON'T do that!" That makes it so much easier to make the change. If I hadn't changed I would weigh 40 or 50 lbs. more than I should and I'd be on 3-5 medicines and would probably be living day to day. Now, I feel that I can live longer and a better life I can live and feel good instead of being in a wheelchair and not feeling good.
Scott: You mentioned that you have a group of folks that do a spring cleanse can you tell us more about that?
Dr. Haas: The busiest times in doctor's offices are the beginning of spring
and autumn at the change of seasons. The climate shifts and we are coming out of a heavier winter diet, and our body wants to lighten up. We can start cleansing as early as the beginning of spring (March 20) and not get sick like we used to. It happens again in autumn when we start pulling into ourselves. I do three groups, usually, groups of 20 or 30 people. We meet in the beginning, middle and end of the cleanse. We focus mainly on
changing habits, sometimes with a little bit of juice fasting in the middle.
Also In January, many people want to cleanse after the holidays for apparant reasons. I have been doing a ten-day juice cleanse every spring for the last 30 years. People [in these groups] really make changes! You come out the other side with a healthier approach. You realize it's important to chew your food well, eat less, and you can get a
lot more energy out of fresh, wholesome food. Every step away from nature is a loss of nutrition and vitality in your food.
Scott: What are some of your favorite herbs or combinations for cleansing?
Dr. Haas: You definitely want to use something to cleanse the colon, and if you don't feel well you are either not drinking enough fluids or not moving the material through the colon. You can use things like cascara, senna, oregon grape fruit, licorice, etc. If people need liver support, and need to cleanse the lymph system and the blood, these are the most important so you would use dandelion, silymarin, milk thistle; alkalizing Vit. C powder with potassium and magnesium, etc.; green combination, etc. NSP's Ultimate Green Zone is an excellent choice. We also need antioxidants. The new version of The Detox Diet contains lots of stories of clients and their detox success.
Scott: We have a few minutes for questions.
Caller #1: I was on the Master Cleanse for an extended period of time and felt great, but now, three months down the road, I am losing hair and not
feeling as well. How do you feel about lengthy extended cleanses?
Dr. Haas: You weren't getting enough amino acids or essential fatty acids, and your body fell into a deficiency state; hair loss and dry skin would be
common in that situation. You always need oils along with your master
cleanser. The original recipe: 2 T. fresh lemon juice, 1 T. maple syrup,
1/10 t. cayenne pepper, and pure water. People need olive oil or flax seed oil, or combination oils. Add some green powder as well for the amino acids to support your body's energy so you don't lose muscle mass. Your body will come back; 10-14 days on this type of a cleanse is usually long enough. Learn to listen to your body more, without getting depleted over the long term. Look for a more scientific and balanced way to cleanse. Scott, it would be great if we could plan another one of these phone calls as a support group for people who want to detox for a month or so.
Caller #2: What about elderly people that need to be cleansed? How do your groups function?
Dr. Haas: Detoxing is the missing link in western medicine and the key to health and nutrition in our modern age. Most elderly people can follow a
detox program, but not something that is so extreme. The elderly should support the organs. You can cleanse the whole body and detox the liver, lungs, skin, kidneys, and colon. When people are in a group they feel more connected and not so isolated. I am getting up programs with another company (10/8 will be speaking for in Denver) sharing with practitioners how to do detox in groups in their practice. Makes the practice simpler, more effective and much more rewarding.
Caller #3: What about cleansing your bowels I had seven enemas and am still enema-dependent what program would help with that?
Dr. Haas: On my website there are several articles and tips on healthy
digestion. Chapter 1 of my book is on gastrointestinal health.. There is
testing that tells how well you are secreting HCl, etc., and what is out of
balance in your gut imbalanced flora, imbalanced function, etc. The
Intestinal tract is the first place to start. So many people overdo it with
herbs, etc., but you need to combine your food well, chew your food well,
use digestive enzymes and add fiber. I do colon hydrotherapy with my spring cleanse. Stanley Burroughs recommended the salt water flush (not
recommended for people with high blood pressure). 2 t. sea salt in a quart of fresh water; this is similar to sea water and ideally should not be
absorbed, and it cleanses your intestinal tract. I have varied this in a
number of other ways of how you can do that. You will get some good ideas on this on my website.
Scott: Thank you, Dr. Haas! Please go visit his website and get more
information there. Be sure to join us at convention where more of this
information will be shared the end of August in Salt Lake City.
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This is the conclusion of tonight's call; here are some quick product
specials:
Extra Product Specials -
Available through Next Wedensday April 20, 2005
I have provided links below so you can read about each of these products which are on special, but they can not be ordered at this price from the site. (Links are to regular prices). Nature's Sunshine Members can order through Home office order entry to receive special prices. Non-NSP members can call me to take advantage of these specials. Karen 704-588-7638 or email me at herbsplus@mynsp.com
Clean Start Apple/Cinnamon
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THE DETOX DIET
SPECIAL GUIDELINES for THE DETOX DIET:
1. Chew your food very well and take enough time when you eat.
2. Relax a few minutes before and after your meal.
3. Eat in a comfortable sitting position.
4. Eat primarily steamed fresh vegetables and some fresh greens.
5. Take only herbal teas after dinner.
THE DETOX DIET MENU PLAN
Morning (upon arising): Two glasses of water (filtered, spring, or reverse
osmosis), one glass with half a lemon squeezed into it.
Breakfast: One piece of fresh fruit (at room temp), such as apple, pear,
banana, grapes, or citrus. Chew well, mixing each bite with saliva.
15-30 minutes later: One bowl of cooked whole grains -- specifically millet, brown rice, amaranth, quinoa, raw buckwheat, or buckwheat. Flavoring can be two tablespoons of fruit juice for a sweeter breakfast taste, or use the "better butter" mixture mentioned below with a little salt or tamari for a deeper flavor.
Lunch: (Noon-1 P.M.) One-two medium bowls of steamed vegetables; use a variety, including roots, stems, and greens -- e.g. potatoes or yams, green beans, broccoli, cauliflower, carrots, beets, asparagus, kale, chard, and cabbage. CHEW WELL !
Dinner: (5-6 P.M.) Same as Lunch
Seasoning: Butter/canola oil mixture. Make this "better butter" by mixing a half cup of cold-pressed canola oil (or olive or flaxseed oils) into a soft
(room temperature) half-pound of butter; then place in dish and refrigerate. Use about one teaspoon per meal or a maximum of 3 teaspoons daily.
11 A.M. & 3 P.M. One-two cups veggie water, saved from steamed vegetables. Add a little sea salt or kelp and drink slowly, mixing each mouthful with saliva.
Evening: Herbal teas only -- e.g. peppermint, chamomile, pau d'arco, or
blends.
NOTE: You may feel a little weak or have a few symptoms the first couple of days; this will pass. Clarity and feeling good should appear by day 3 or 4, if not before. If during this diet, you start to feel weak or hungry, assess your water intake and elimination; if needed, you can eat a small portion of protein food (3-4 ounces) in the mid-afternoon. This could be fish; free-range, organic chicken; or some beans, such as lentils, garbanzos, mung, or black beans.
Next product focus call in one month Wednesday May 11th same time same phone number and pin number.
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Sometime during the call, Dr. Haas, talked about the 5R's which he explains more In Chapter 1 of The New Detox Diet. The 5R's are:
Removal of Abnormal Organisms
Replacement of Diminished enzymes & Hydrochloric acid
Reinoculation with appropriate helpful microorganisms (Probiotics)
Repair of the GI mucosa
Rebalancing diet & Lifestyle
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Books by Dr. Elson Haas
All of Dr. Haas' books are available at your local bookstores and natural food stores (or you can ask them to order the books for you). You can also order through the specific publishers or on-line bookstores such as amazon.com and other key websites. Specifically, The Element Emporium (or just click on a book cover image), where further co-designed edu-wear products by Bethany Argisle and Dr. Haas are displayed.
The NEW Detox Diet
The Complete Guide for Lifelong Vitality with Recipes, Menus, & Detox Plans
This new book takes the original popular Detox Diet, updates that, and provides so much more to help you in this important process of detoxification. This version (now 264 pages instead of 128) has many practical tips, patient stories, menu plans and recipes, and more guidance on how to follow a non-toxic program after detoxifying. This book can help so many of you improve the health and vitality in your life. (2004)
Celestial Arts (Berkeley, CA) $16.95, 168 pages More than 150,000 copies sold!
Staying Healthy with the Seasons
A Classic in Integrated Medicine!
21 years in print, now in its 27th printing! Updated 21st Century Edition now available! A balanced blend of Eastern and Western medicines, nutrition, herbology, exercise and a wealth of other health topics make this book one the strongest texts on health and preventive medicine ever written, with a clear and concise introduction to the applications of traditional Chinese medical theory and the five elements. (2003) Celestial Arts (Berkeley, CA) $16.95 paper, 266 pages; also available in Spanish for $18.95
The False Fat Diet
The Revolutionary 21-Day Program for Losing the Weight You Think is Fat.
It's a medical fact, not all weight is fat. Much of being overweight is caused by allergy-like food reactions. With this 21-day program you will have the energy, mental clarity, and good mood you'll need to stay healthy and slim forever. More than a weight-loss program, it's a safe, effective, total health regimen that can work for you! Read False Fat Diet Q&A. (2000) Ballantine Books; $6.99 paperHardcover $24.00 available only from Element Emporium while supplies last.
Staying Healthy with Nutrition
The Complete Guide to Diet and Nutritional Medicine
This is the definitive resource for understanding the significant role of nutrition in health and healing. The evidence is now overwhelming – what you eat is the most important factor in whether or not you will be healthy. Dr. Haas has combined many books into this popular resource guide. Now in its 10th printing with a new Index and Resource section. (1992) Celestial Arts (Berkeley, CA) $37.95, 1168 pages
The Staying Healthy Shopper's Guide
Feed Your Family Safely
In this practical guide for healthy and aware food shopping, Dr. Haas guides us through the modern American grocery store. He points out the nutritional pitfalls from additives and dyes to pesticides and preservatives. He explores how and why our foods are processed, and how pollutants and other toxic substances enter the food chain and end up on your table. Examine the real costs to your health and to our sensitive environment and become a conscientious, proactive consumer. (1999) Celestial Arts (Berkeley, CA) $12.95, 224 pages
Vitamins for Dummies
A Practical Reference Guide for the Rest of Us! With Christopher Hobbs, LAc, Herbalist
Written in the classic "Books for Dummies" style, this text is a straight talking guide through the maze of complicated choices of vitamins and other nutritional supplements. It summarizes the most important facts you need to know to put the supplements to work for you right away for maximum effectiveness. (1999) IDG Books Worldwide $19.99, 334 pages
A Cookbook for All Seasons
A Healthy Eating Plan for Life! With Eleonora Manzolini.
This beautiful cookbook offers practical guidelines for fresh, sumptuous meals, giving you a healthy way to eat year round. Paying close attention to the seasons, Dr. Haas offers variety and rotation, food combining, and seasonal menu plans for this Ideal Diet with over 150 easy-to-prepare recipes. (1995) Celestial Arts (Berkeley, CA) $14.95, 264 pages
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Most of the information posted above has been forwarded to me by Sharon Grimes, fellow NSP member and health advocate. I thank Sharon for her wonderful note taking, as I got about every 10 word and was amazed that she was able to actually type it this fast.
Sharon Grimes, NSP Area Manager
Untold Truth Seminar in Auburn, NY April 30
NYS HERBaganza w/ Jack Ritchason & Kim Balas June 10, 11
Additional information was taken from Dr. Elson Haas' web site
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