Hello Friends and Neighbors!
As i sit here and file and pick at my nails, i know that i am "avoiding processing" thoughts. Today i wanted to confront the Eating Disorder (ED) Anorexia. Its been a while since i really dove into the "personal" aspect of thinking as there is already alot to think about - Outside my own head.
So...How am i doing? ;)
To be quite honest i canNot have imagined myself ever being This Healthy. My body is progressing beautifully as i keep pouing the Original Limu to it every day.
(As a matter of fact i just grabbed a big glass to sip with You for my 1st #k (kudo) of today. I got 4.2 #k yesturday with 3 whole food, and the .2 were 2 snacks of food. :)
Anyways, my weight is slowly but steadily building back up from the 10 i lost over the summer. I have 3 more pounds to gain to get back to my 120. My energy level has really kicked up lately as i am actually excercising. Mostly dancing aound the house as i do my chores and i bought a glider machine (with stationary arms) at a yard sale so it is low impact but good cardio and lower body workout. So i am gaining back mostly muscle as well as working on my visceral fat which is extremely important to proper health.
So, as far as my Body is concerned: Recovered Anorexic. All functions normal and strong. My life long problem with IBS is just a vague memory as i canNot (Thankfully) recall a day in the last 2 years that i have missed using the bathroom. That squeezing pain in my left chest cavity that "bothered" me for years then grew excruciating when i was 96 pounds is gone along with the strange skipped beats. I have not been sick once in the last 2 years which is testimony to my immune system functioning at such a Healthy Optimimal level.
Honestly, 2 years and 4 months ago, i was with death as it came knocking on my door. To will was present within me, but the means was not. My disease of Anorexia had culminated in my body feeding off of Itself just to keep the brain & vitals functioning. At That point (after 20+ years of stealing nutrients from every bone, muscle and tissue) my body was ready to throw in the towel; it just could Not possibly sustain life as it had already feasted on its own.
So, almost 2.5 years of "forcing" my body to ingest pure liquid nutrients and especially Fucoidan, my body finally has the health of an 18 year old. I wasn't This Healthy when i Was 18, so to be here i am Very Proud of myself for making the Right Choice Every Day to drink Original Limu.
With my body so healthy, why is it still so Hard to get the thoughts/feeling right?
I like my new body and the new and improved me that was always hiding as the Anorexia pushed ME further and further away.
Daytime is still Very hard for me to eat. Especially when i am home alone. I just get "busy" around the house because there is Always a million things that need tending to to keep a house a home. So i glance at the shelving unit Wayne built for our dining room where the top shelf is lined with jars filled with goodies. Just like the old time cany store or 5 and Dime. Each glass jar filled with something good to snack or munch on from sweet to salty and All thing i like to eat. I look, then turn my head and find something to do. This happens in pantry when i get cleaning supplies on one side and the other 3 are filled with food.
I'm getting better lately about getting a glass of sweet tea in the afternoon. I open the fridge and my eyes gaze at all the shelves before closing the door, taking a sip and getting back to work.
I don't understand this strange illness/disease at all.People say all the time: "Just Eat. If You eat, then You are no longer anorexic. Right?" expecting the response to be "You are right". Which, in theory, they are. Once the body is healthy, it is "cured" right?
In Any other disease that attacks the physical body i would say that is true. Cancer, Diabetes, Heart Disease, Alzheiners etc...all are "cured" when the cause of the illness is eliminated- the tumor cut out, stabilize the blood sugar, get the blood and muscle healthy, eliminat the plaque buildup in the brain.
Anorexia seems to first feed on the brain. Not the actual mass, but the thoughts, feelings and neuropathways connecting this disease to body functions. Now, i have been able to "trick" this disease into stopping it's forward progression and annihiliation of my physical body simply by drinking Original Limu everyday. However, the root cause or origin is still a mystery to me as when my eyes look at food, there is no longer a thought like
"You shouldn't eat that. You'll get a fat gut." or
"Just don't eat. You don't have to."
which would turn into feelings of power, sense of accomplishment and (a sick, in hindsight,) happiness i would get when i walked away from the food. Now it (she) is very tricky.
I call her "she" because it's inside my head. The voice that used to talk to me was well, my voice, and so female. Since we stopped communicating through the spoken word inside my head she jus comes over me like a fog i guess. I see the food, and start to think about eating some of that food, then a sort of darkness falls over my mind, envelopes the thought and carries it away into the dark pit. Replaced instantaniously by my body moving me out of that situation and onto some task that doesn't involve food.
When my Daughter comes home from school there is a sense of relief inside me. For it is then that i know ED does Not have the control. I am at ease and relaxed with the food. I enjoy our snacks and dinner times, feels good to be able to do This as a family-share food.
When Wayne is home he is usually the one to ask about lunch. Actually he reminds me that it is "time for food". Which i make and we share together.
Why is it when left to my own, i do Not choose food?
I cannot tell You what a Blessing Original Limu has been to me and my family simply because i am Here and i am Healthy - in Spite of my disease!
Get the Body Healthy and the Mind WILL Follow.
I believe that even more today than i did 2 years ago. My body IS Healthy and my Mind is trying desperately to combat This state of being. She, the Anorexic, knows that no matter what i Will be drinking at least a 2 oz shot of Original Limu juice every morning and that if she gives me too much grief i will flood her with a couple more shots throughout the day, so that by afternoon and dinner food is NO obstacle to ME anymore.
How am i doing on Anorexia Recovery Road? I've climbed my way out of the Dark Place to reach the summit of a Healthy Body. From here on, it's downhill and a cake walk. Well...still lots of mental work to do, but now that my body is Healthy my brain mass is Healthy as well, which will facilitate new Healthy mental capabilities which will form the new hardwiring of the neropathways to finally make This Part of my Life's journey seem a thing of the past. A distant memory if You will as my thoughts and actions finally become whole to take care of this body.
Blessings of Peace & Health, Enlightenment & Prosperity to You & Yours!
Lady Limu
Barbara A Thornton
I dared 2BRecoverED with LIMU ORIGINAL juice 8 years ago weighing 96 lbs at age 35 - thanks to the Eating Disorder, Anorexia. It was time to Make A Choice: Decide to Change or Die from malnutrition. With the addition of LIMU LEAN Weight Management System and LIMU BLU FROG Energy Drinks, Mine IS A Life Recovered with LIMU's alternative health supplements. Join me today and Recover Your Life with LIMU! I'm always only a phone call away.
Tuesday, September 15, 2009
Monday, September 14, 2009
American's Reform Health Care
Good Day Friends and Neighbors!!
American's Need to Reform the Care of Personal Health
So i was thinking about all this talk on Capitol Hill about the HealthCare Reform. As i'm sure it is on a lot of minds. I have taken a deep look into the responsibility of Us citizens where Our Health is concerned, so i thought i would at this from a different perspective: What exactly IS HealthCare defined as and how is the current system in the U.S.A. standing up to the measure?
Using the Random House College Dictionary and the Webster's Pocket Dictionary, the meaning of the words:
Health:
n. soundness of body or mind; freedom from disease or ailment
Care:
v. protection, charge or temporary keeping
n. guardianship or custody
Reform:
v. to reconstruct, makeover, or change something for the better; improve;
to abandon or give up evil ways
So, from this i gather that a Health Care System is Supposed to ensure the soundness of body and mind, to keep these free from disease and sickness while under the Care of a Dr. who is supposed to Protect the body from toxins and have only Temporary Custody of us for Only as long as we are sick.
Healthcare today does not seem to resemble that model. Once upon a time not too distant in the past, our Dr. were adamant about eating an apple a day to keep Them away. They were the ones to inform us of how the body works and the need for proper Nutrients in the daily diet. They did Not want us in their Constant care as that means their job of providing Health to us was inadequate. They wanted us Healthy because there was already enough sickness and disease in the world.
Fast forward to "modern medicine" era. At first was a Blessing as they found Natural cures for ailments like penicilln and aspirin. Which turned out to save millions of lives. Then the experimentation with synthetic drugs which did seem to solve a specific problem. Only after years of "human experimentation" after the FDA hurridly put these drugs on the market did they find them to cause birth defects, toxic poisoning, organ failure all as side effects of these so called miracle Drugs.
Here we are today. Being held hostage by the very Dr.'s sworn to Protect our health and the "system" which has taken it's whole focus off of US getting Healthy and instead put it's energy into making More toxic drugs, so the people on Their payroll - Yes, The Dr.s - will find new ways to use them and the Big Cash Cow just keeps mowing down our Finances and Health.
How can this country ever expect get out of the Health Crisis we are in when the very people (who are "educated" and Sworn to uphold our Health) we trust are poisoning our system with countless pills and the only answer in our future is to take more DRUGS?
The problem with the HealthCare issue is Not the insurance and the skyrocketing cost of medical treatment. This is Only the Reaction of our action to buy into Everything the Government and the Medical Community are feeding us over the last 50 or so years.
Because we have decided of our own free will to just pop handfulls of pills -Drugs- into our system daily instead of Eat properly, we have caused this financial and health crisis on ourselves and our Grandchildren.
So, with the new "idea" being: turn Everything that concerns the Health of America's Citizens over to the Gov't do we really think That is the answer to all our problems?
Our Own Government refuses to even see a connection between the food we eat and our health. They are Not interested in healthy bodies, because if You and I are healthy, we won't need them or the Drugs they push wich means they don't get the money that we would have spent on legal Rx Drugs and degenerative diseases cause by nothing more than a lack of nutrition which is malnutrition when You don't get real nutrients in the food available to purchase.
I was raised "if ain't broke, don't fix it." Sure the "HealthCare System" has some problems, everything does, but it ain't broke. It really does work.
What IS Broke is the American Way of Thinking: Drugs will solve all our problems.
Isn't that what Elvis, Joplin, Hendrix, Belushi and now Jackson all believed? Weren't Elvis and Michael both under the Care of their Dr.? Wasn't That Dr. providing HealthCare to them?
What makes Our bodies any different? Now, look in Your Drug- oh! i mean "medicine" cabinet. How many pills are there? Now how many would be taken away if Your Body were Healthy?
A healthy body needs no drugs.
A health body needs no government, stipulating treatment.
A healthy body is the beginning of a healthy nation.
A healthy nation starts with YOU.
Enjoy a refreshing glass of Original Limu every morning to receive Your Blessings of Peace & Health, Enlightenment & Prosperity from Lady Limu and "ask Not what Your Country can Do for You," (JFK) but answer with a resounding You Will get Healthy for Your Country.
Barbara A Thornton
Lady Limu
TLC Consultant
ID: 8536438
http://thelimucompany.com/ladylimu
American's Need to Reform the Care of Personal Health
So i was thinking about all this talk on Capitol Hill about the HealthCare Reform. As i'm sure it is on a lot of minds. I have taken a deep look into the responsibility of Us citizens where Our Health is concerned, so i thought i would at this from a different perspective: What exactly IS HealthCare defined as and how is the current system in the U.S.A. standing up to the measure?
Using the Random House College Dictionary and the Webster's Pocket Dictionary, the meaning of the words:
Health:
n. soundness of body or mind; freedom from disease or ailment
Care:
v. protection, charge or temporary keeping
n. guardianship or custody
Reform:
v. to reconstruct, makeover, or change something for the better; improve;
to abandon or give up evil ways
So, from this i gather that a Health Care System is Supposed to ensure the soundness of body and mind, to keep these free from disease and sickness while under the Care of a Dr. who is supposed to Protect the body from toxins and have only Temporary Custody of us for Only as long as we are sick.
Healthcare today does not seem to resemble that model. Once upon a time not too distant in the past, our Dr. were adamant about eating an apple a day to keep Them away. They were the ones to inform us of how the body works and the need for proper Nutrients in the daily diet. They did Not want us in their Constant care as that means their job of providing Health to us was inadequate. They wanted us Healthy because there was already enough sickness and disease in the world.
Fast forward to "modern medicine" era. At first was a Blessing as they found Natural cures for ailments like penicilln and aspirin. Which turned out to save millions of lives. Then the experimentation with synthetic drugs which did seem to solve a specific problem. Only after years of "human experimentation" after the FDA hurridly put these drugs on the market did they find them to cause birth defects, toxic poisoning, organ failure all as side effects of these so called miracle Drugs.
Here we are today. Being held hostage by the very Dr.'s sworn to Protect our health and the "system" which has taken it's whole focus off of US getting Healthy and instead put it's energy into making More toxic drugs, so the people on Their payroll - Yes, The Dr.s - will find new ways to use them and the Big Cash Cow just keeps mowing down our Finances and Health.
How can this country ever expect get out of the Health Crisis we are in when the very people (who are "educated" and Sworn to uphold our Health) we trust are poisoning our system with countless pills and the only answer in our future is to take more DRUGS?
The problem with the HealthCare issue is Not the insurance and the skyrocketing cost of medical treatment. This is Only the Reaction of our action to buy into Everything the Government and the Medical Community are feeding us over the last 50 or so years.
Because we have decided of our own free will to just pop handfulls of pills -Drugs- into our system daily instead of Eat properly, we have caused this financial and health crisis on ourselves and our Grandchildren.
So, with the new "idea" being: turn Everything that concerns the Health of America's Citizens over to the Gov't do we really think That is the answer to all our problems?
Our Own Government refuses to even see a connection between the food we eat and our health. They are Not interested in healthy bodies, because if You and I are healthy, we won't need them or the Drugs they push wich means they don't get the money that we would have spent on legal Rx Drugs and degenerative diseases cause by nothing more than a lack of nutrition which is malnutrition when You don't get real nutrients in the food available to purchase.
I was raised "if ain't broke, don't fix it." Sure the "HealthCare System" has some problems, everything does, but it ain't broke. It really does work.
What IS Broke is the American Way of Thinking: Drugs will solve all our problems.
Isn't that what Elvis, Joplin, Hendrix, Belushi and now Jackson all believed? Weren't Elvis and Michael both under the Care of their Dr.? Wasn't That Dr. providing HealthCare to them?
What makes Our bodies any different? Now, look in Your Drug- oh! i mean "medicine" cabinet. How many pills are there? Now how many would be taken away if Your Body were Healthy?
A healthy body needs no drugs.
A health body needs no government, stipulating treatment.
A healthy body is the beginning of a healthy nation.
A healthy nation starts with YOU.
Enjoy a refreshing glass of Original Limu every morning to receive Your Blessings of Peace & Health, Enlightenment & Prosperity from Lady Limu and "ask Not what Your Country can Do for You," (JFK) but answer with a resounding You Will get Healthy for Your Country.
Barbara A Thornton
Lady Limu
TLC Consultant
ID: 8536438
http://thelimucompany.com/ladylimu
Monday, September 7, 2009
Choosing Nutrition
Greetings Friends & Neighbors!
In America we are trapped in a place where the quality of the air we breathe, the food available for us to eat and the very water we drink are toxic and lack Nutrients.
The Medical Profession is Magnifying the problem because they won't heal or fix the problems with our bodies, because it is Not profitable to heal the sick or make everyone Healthy.
We have given up our whole humanity for the all-mighty dollar. If we continue, this path will lead to extinction. (Common Sense)
Not only do our Children inherit a poor/failing Health"Care" system, They are losing the knowlege to heal themselves and Their Children because apparently the lay of this Land is Rx Drugs and NOT Nutrition as the cure and the cause of these diseases.
Just sit in front of Network television for an hour on any one day or evening and count how many commercials are rammed into Your eyes and brain touting this Drug or that Drug all claiming to help alleviate the Symptoms of something, but Not correcting & curing the problem and OH! by the way, listen to ALL the side effects of each pill. The side effects are generally worse than the condition the Drug is supposed to alleviate.
Now, how much information is out there about Nutrition and the role it plays in Preventing Disease? Any commercials. A few stating a miriad of certain main ingredients to help correct a problem.
There is Nothing out there informing the average American Citizen, watching American television or reading an American newspaper, about basic Health issues.
So what does Joe the Plumber do when his stomach is upset. Grab a pill for that because the information available to him says so. Meanwhile the ulcer gets worse and starts to bleed, those antacids didn't help matters and now his medical bills skyrocket.
Suzie Homemaker has problems with bowels, headaches and fatigue all the time and the Dr has generously prescribed 3 different Drugs to help only to find they have caused cancer in her sytem.
Dick and Jane go to school where sick kids wipe the snot from there noses on their hand to rub on the pants or even just all along the sleeve. Their parents are having to take time off work to care for them, take them to Dr. for a co-pay, more Drugs this time in Our Childrens bodies, not to mention all the money spent on OTC cold/flu remedy.
Can we start to see the paper trail of where our money is going?
Are they Any better off this year? Not if they continue to invest their time and hard earned money into the belief that More Drugs will make everything all right.
Whatever is Easiest is what American's always go for. It's Easier to sit in front of television and be Told what to do than it is to actually get up and physically/mentally do the work that is required of You to maintain the Health of Your Body. What could be easier than pouring a 2oz shot of juice in the morning and another one in the afternoon?
The Basic Simple Truth about between the Drug Companies and Nutrition is this:
NUTRITION is interested in YOUR HEALTH.
Rx DRUG inventors and manufactures ONLY care about Your Money.
Rx Drugs and the Dr's that push them exclude NUTRITION from their Health "CARE" provisions - because there is NO profit for them if the Human Body is actually Healthy.
Simple Math.
Americans must be arrogant to think and expect that only 1 small group of people on this whole planet have All the answers for their health. That's just ridiculous.
That small group is the inventors, manufacturers and pushers of America's booming Drug business who only make money when they Diagnose and Treat illnesses but not cure. Or maybe they do cure this but in so by doing, they caused worse damage to that.
Government Run Health "Care" vs. Nutrition? The answer is obvious!
Choosing NUTRITION Is The Only Logical, Only Practacle Choice.
Don't depend on the Gov't to feed You Nourishing Nutrition. Take control of and for Your Body and the Bodies of Your Spouce and Children!
Feed You Bodies. Nourish You Bodies. Maintain Your Bodies.
Healthy Body equals Healthy Community. Healthy Community equals Healthy Country.
Don't just let Your CongressPerson know You are Against Gov't run Health "Care" without doing Something to make Yourself Healthy without their Drugs and "Health Plans".
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The HealthCare system is just fine.
It's the Care of Our Own Personal Health that is lacking in this Great Nation!
John F Kennedy said, "Take time to repair the roof when the sun is shining."
Well, my Fellow American's, the sun is shining over Our Nation Right Now.
Now is the time to make the sacrifices and repairs necessary to keep our house (body) built up and ready for a storm.
Instead of spending Your Hard Earned dollars on movies, music, fast food-all the things that take us away from thinking about our declining health and subsequent inheritance left to our children, take that money and add it to the money You will save and earn just by being healthy and on the job and buy that 1 case (of 4 1 litre bottles) of Original Limu Every Month.
There is No gimmick or hype and No strings attatched here. Just simple, pure, whole, Nature Made Nutrients in every bottle.
For around a total of $160 (on autoship) a month - isn't YOUR Family's Health Worth It?
Mine Sure IS! I'm feeding it to my Parents so that they can be here to watch My Grandchildren grow. I'm feeding it to my 12 year old Daughter to give her a mental and physical edge over her classmates now and in the future at University. I feed it to my Husband to keep his body strong and mind sharp so he can spend the Next 50 years with me. I feed it to my dogs to kill and prevent heart & stomach worms. I feed it to Me because without the pure liquid nutrients EveryDay i would still be in the battle for my life as Anorexia forced me into malnutrition and starvation. I am a better Me because now i am a Healthy Me which allowes Me to be the best Wife, Mom and Citizen of this Great Nation, Land i was born - the Good Ol' U. S. of A.
Blessings of Peace & Health, Enlightenment & Prosperity To YOU!
Lady Limu
In America we are trapped in a place where the quality of the air we breathe, the food available for us to eat and the very water we drink are toxic and lack Nutrients.
The Medical Profession is Magnifying the problem because they won't heal or fix the problems with our bodies, because it is Not profitable to heal the sick or make everyone Healthy.
We have given up our whole humanity for the all-mighty dollar. If we continue, this path will lead to extinction. (Common Sense)
Not only do our Children inherit a poor/failing Health"Care" system, They are losing the knowlege to heal themselves and Their Children because apparently the lay of this Land is Rx Drugs and NOT Nutrition as the cure and the cause of these diseases.
Just sit in front of Network television for an hour on any one day or evening and count how many commercials are rammed into Your eyes and brain touting this Drug or that Drug all claiming to help alleviate the Symptoms of something, but Not correcting & curing the problem and OH! by the way, listen to ALL the side effects of each pill. The side effects are generally worse than the condition the Drug is supposed to alleviate.
Now, how much information is out there about Nutrition and the role it plays in Preventing Disease? Any commercials. A few stating a miriad of certain main ingredients to help correct a problem.
There is Nothing out there informing the average American Citizen, watching American television or reading an American newspaper, about basic Health issues.
So what does Joe the Plumber do when his stomach is upset. Grab a pill for that because the information available to him says so. Meanwhile the ulcer gets worse and starts to bleed, those antacids didn't help matters and now his medical bills skyrocket.
Suzie Homemaker has problems with bowels, headaches and fatigue all the time and the Dr has generously prescribed 3 different Drugs to help only to find they have caused cancer in her sytem.
Dick and Jane go to school where sick kids wipe the snot from there noses on their hand to rub on the pants or even just all along the sleeve. Their parents are having to take time off work to care for them, take them to Dr. for a co-pay, more Drugs this time in Our Childrens bodies, not to mention all the money spent on OTC cold/flu remedy.
Can we start to see the paper trail of where our money is going?
Are they Any better off this year? Not if they continue to invest their time and hard earned money into the belief that More Drugs will make everything all right.
Whatever is Easiest is what American's always go for. It's Easier to sit in front of television and be Told what to do than it is to actually get up and physically/mentally do the work that is required of You to maintain the Health of Your Body. What could be easier than pouring a 2oz shot of juice in the morning and another one in the afternoon?
The Basic Simple Truth about between the Drug Companies and Nutrition is this:
NUTRITION is interested in YOUR HEALTH.
Rx DRUG inventors and manufactures ONLY care about Your Money.
Rx Drugs and the Dr's that push them exclude NUTRITION from their Health "CARE" provisions - because there is NO profit for them if the Human Body is actually Healthy.
Simple Math.
Americans must be arrogant to think and expect that only 1 small group of people on this whole planet have All the answers for their health. That's just ridiculous.
That small group is the inventors, manufacturers and pushers of America's booming Drug business who only make money when they Diagnose and Treat illnesses but not cure. Or maybe they do cure this but in so by doing, they caused worse damage to that.
Government Run Health "Care" vs. Nutrition? The answer is obvious!
Choosing NUTRITION Is The Only Logical, Only Practacle Choice.
Don't depend on the Gov't to feed You Nourishing Nutrition. Take control of and for Your Body and the Bodies of Your Spouce and Children!
Feed You Bodies. Nourish You Bodies. Maintain Your Bodies.
Healthy Body equals Healthy Community. Healthy Community equals Healthy Country.
Don't just let Your CongressPerson know You are Against Gov't run Health "Care" without doing Something to make Yourself Healthy without their Drugs and "Health Plans".
If it ain't broke, don't fix it. The HealthCare system is just fine.
It's the Care of Our Own Personal Health that is lacking in this Great Nation!
John F Kennedy said, "Take time to repair the roof when the sun is shining."
Well, my Fellow American's, the sun is shining over Our Nation Right Now.
Now is the time to make the sacrifices and repairs necessary to keep our house (body) built up and ready for a storm.
Instead of spending Your Hard Earned dollars on movies, music, fast food-all the things that take us away from thinking about our declining health and subsequent inheritance left to our children, take that money and add it to the money You will save and earn just by being healthy and on the job and buy that 1 case (of 4 1 litre bottles) of Original Limu Every Month.
There is No gimmick or hype and No strings attatched here. Just simple, pure, whole, Nature Made Nutrients in every bottle.
For around a total of $160 (on autoship) a month - isn't YOUR Family's Health Worth It?
Mine Sure IS! I'm feeding it to my Parents so that they can be here to watch My Grandchildren grow. I'm feeding it to my 12 year old Daughter to give her a mental and physical edge over her classmates now and in the future at University. I feed it to my Husband to keep his body strong and mind sharp so he can spend the Next 50 years with me. I feed it to my dogs to kill and prevent heart & stomach worms. I feed it to Me because without the pure liquid nutrients EveryDay i would still be in the battle for my life as Anorexia forced me into malnutrition and starvation. I am a better Me because now i am a Healthy Me which allowes Me to be the best Wife, Mom and Citizen of this Great Nation, Land i was born - the Good Ol' U. S. of A.
Blessings of Peace & Health, Enlightenment & Prosperity To YOU!
Lady Limu
Friday, August 28, 2009
Thanks US Senators & Representatives!
Hello Friends & Neighbors!
Today i would like to take time out to Thank Our Elected State Senators/Representatives and especially Mr. Bob Corker (TN) for his visit to a small town in TN yesturday.
This was my 1st Town Hall and did not know what to expect either from Mr. Corker or the great number of people who filled the conference room at TN Tech. I sat quietly, taking notes as i carefully listened to the Senator, the questions being asked and his manerisms and the answers he gave back. All in all it was a very civil "mob" of people with strong opinions, heartfelt stories, and a need to know exactly where Our Elected Official stood on the issues that mattered most to each individual.
The major issues were Health Care Reform and a Resounding "We vote NO on the Presiden'ts plan for reform", and a deep concern over this Country's (and that means Gov't) treatment and care for Our Heros serving the Armed Forces - Active & Veteran.
I must say that i did not expect a Senator to possess any great Listening skills, and i was surprized at his compassion and empathy he showed to each person willing to take a stand, find their voice and confront him. His answers were candid and honest. Suprizingly, i found him to possess the same values & morals those of in the room shared.
I was there for my own reason and agenda also.
Eating Disorders being explicitly put on the Health Parity & Addiction Act of 2008 (passed on 10-3-08).
I timidly rose my hand slightly with resolve for my chance to speak up. When I stood, my mind went blank and all i could say was, "Hello, my name is Barbara Thornton, also known as Lady Limu and i have suffered with Anorexia for the past 25 years only starting my recover 2 years ago with the help of Original Limu." Then i fumbled my way through getting around to asking him where he stands on this issue and will he support the explicit Eating Disorder language on this Act which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2010.
Then, i guess i was so incensed at the crowds earlier jabs and complaints about the current healthcare system & insurance companies, Rx's, Dr.s, etc... that i just looked around the room and said,
"I have listened to everyone complain about the health "Care" system, but don't ya'all realize that care of Your health starts with You?" at this there were cheers. "If You don't take care of Your Own Health and then You get a degenerative disease why is the system supposed to take care of You??" More cheers.
"Well, that all i guess. Thank You and i'd like to know where you stand."
As i stood there waiting for his answer i was shaking like leaf from the inside out and hoped noone could see me tremble. This was my 1st time ever, standing in a group of strangers and friends, that i admitted my Anorexia.
Sure, i write in this box, but when the words come out Your mouth and Your ears hear them, knowing that there other eyes and ears to witness what You, Yourself just heard.
Anyways, after just a couple agonizing seconds, he says,
"Well, to be perfectly honest with You, driving here today, Eating Disorders was definately Not on my mind." We all laughed. Probably not. LOL
"I was not aware of this. It sounds as if its already been passed."
"Yes, but it doesn't go into effect until Jan. 2010. Without Eating Disorders explicitly stated on the leglislation - You know the Gov't, if it's not in black and white it doesn't exist."
"Will You email me more information on this. I cannot make promises about what i do not know. But i will promise You that as long as I'm on Capitol Hill, Eating Disorders will not be forgotten by me.
"On the second half of Your comment? I agree with You. We all -including myself- all eat and drink things we should not and put poisons in our bodies which do create the (types of degenerative) diseases. Yes, If we all took better care of our bodies then You're right, there would not be such a strain on the (current) Health Care System."
FINALLY!! Some Body in the US Gov't who has common sense thinking!
We don't need "HealthCare" Reform.
America Needs YOUR Health!
That Health IS Your responsibility.
Eating Disorders is a real and deadly disease if left undiagnosed and untreated. Both of wich need information given out to the Public and our Health Care Proffessionals. Generation X is riddled with this disease and we have passed it down to Our Children. This disease is Completely Preventable, Treatable and Curable with Nutrition and a good support system.
This is why i broke my SILENCE and found my Voice.
Listen, Your State Officials that YOU Elected are running this Gov't. Do not be afraid to contact them or their office with Your concerns, complaints and Especially Your Praise for the hard work they do. I'm sure it's not easy to get up in front of a hundred or so people, knowing that alot of them are very disgruntled (to say the least) at how Our Gov't is handling this now. You never know what to expect-just like my Eating Disorders out of the blue.
But know this, each and every one on Capitol Hill is there because You wanted them to represent Your Values, Morals and way of life. They can only do this IF You are willing to communicate with them.
So, Thank You Unites States Senators and Representatives of Your State and the Peoples that live there! A Special Thank You to those of You who went into the trenches at these Town Hall Meetings in Your Districts to bring Information, News, Enlightenment and Hope to The People that make up this Great Nation!
We have NOT given up on America and Thanks to efforts made by Mr. Bob Corker and his collegues over this summer break, I know Our voices will be heard on Capitol Hill and in front of the President as these Brave Men & Women take Their turn to stand and be the Voice of their People as leglislation is put forth that would affect the Generations to come.
Blessings of Peace & Health, Enlightenment & Prosperity To The Unites States Senate and House Representatives!
Barbara A Thornton
Lady Limu
TLC Consultant
ID: 8536438
http://thelimucompany.com/ladylimu
Today i would like to take time out to Thank Our Elected State Senators/Representatives and especially Mr. Bob Corker (TN) for his visit to a small town in TN yesturday.
This was my 1st Town Hall and did not know what to expect either from Mr. Corker or the great number of people who filled the conference room at TN Tech. I sat quietly, taking notes as i carefully listened to the Senator, the questions being asked and his manerisms and the answers he gave back. All in all it was a very civil "mob" of people with strong opinions, heartfelt stories, and a need to know exactly where Our Elected Official stood on the issues that mattered most to each individual.
The major issues were Health Care Reform and a Resounding "We vote NO on the Presiden'ts plan for reform", and a deep concern over this Country's (and that means Gov't) treatment and care for Our Heros serving the Armed Forces - Active & Veteran.
I must say that i did not expect a Senator to possess any great Listening skills, and i was surprized at his compassion and empathy he showed to each person willing to take a stand, find their voice and confront him. His answers were candid and honest. Suprizingly, i found him to possess the same values & morals those of in the room shared.
I was there for my own reason and agenda also.
Eating Disorders being explicitly put on the Health Parity & Addiction Act of 2008 (passed on 10-3-08).
I timidly rose my hand slightly with resolve for my chance to speak up. When I stood, my mind went blank and all i could say was, "Hello, my name is Barbara Thornton, also known as Lady Limu and i have suffered with Anorexia for the past 25 years only starting my recover 2 years ago with the help of Original Limu." Then i fumbled my way through getting around to asking him where he stands on this issue and will he support the explicit Eating Disorder language on this Act which goes into effect on Jan. 1, 2010.
Then, i guess i was so incensed at the crowds earlier jabs and complaints about the current healthcare system & insurance companies, Rx's, Dr.s, etc... that i just looked around the room and said,
"I have listened to everyone complain about the health "Care" system, but don't ya'all realize that care of Your health starts with You?" at this there were cheers. "If You don't take care of Your Own Health and then You get a degenerative disease why is the system supposed to take care of You??" More cheers.
"Well, that all i guess. Thank You and i'd like to know where you stand."
As i stood there waiting for his answer i was shaking like leaf from the inside out and hoped noone could see me tremble. This was my 1st time ever, standing in a group of strangers and friends, that i admitted my Anorexia.
Sure, i write in this box, but when the words come out Your mouth and Your ears hear them, knowing that there other eyes and ears to witness what You, Yourself just heard.
Anyways, after just a couple agonizing seconds, he says,
"Well, to be perfectly honest with You, driving here today, Eating Disorders was definately Not on my mind." We all laughed. Probably not. LOL
"I was not aware of this. It sounds as if its already been passed."
"Yes, but it doesn't go into effect until Jan. 2010. Without Eating Disorders explicitly stated on the leglislation - You know the Gov't, if it's not in black and white it doesn't exist."
"Will You email me more information on this. I cannot make promises about what i do not know. But i will promise You that as long as I'm on Capitol Hill, Eating Disorders will not be forgotten by me.
"On the second half of Your comment? I agree with You. We all -including myself- all eat and drink things we should not and put poisons in our bodies which do create the (types of degenerative) diseases. Yes, If we all took better care of our bodies then You're right, there would not be such a strain on the (current) Health Care System."
FINALLY!! Some Body in the US Gov't who has common sense thinking!
We don't need "HealthCare" Reform.
America Needs YOUR Health!
That Health IS Your responsibility.
Eating Disorders is a real and deadly disease if left undiagnosed and untreated. Both of wich need information given out to the Public and our Health Care Proffessionals. Generation X is riddled with this disease and we have passed it down to Our Children. This disease is Completely Preventable, Treatable and Curable with Nutrition and a good support system.
This is why i broke my SILENCE and found my Voice.
Listen, Your State Officials that YOU Elected are running this Gov't. Do not be afraid to contact them or their office with Your concerns, complaints and Especially Your Praise for the hard work they do. I'm sure it's not easy to get up in front of a hundred or so people, knowing that alot of them are very disgruntled (to say the least) at how Our Gov't is handling this now. You never know what to expect-just like my Eating Disorders out of the blue.
But know this, each and every one on Capitol Hill is there because You wanted them to represent Your Values, Morals and way of life. They can only do this IF You are willing to communicate with them.
So, Thank You Unites States Senators and Representatives of Your State and the Peoples that live there! A Special Thank You to those of You who went into the trenches at these Town Hall Meetings in Your Districts to bring Information, News, Enlightenment and Hope to The People that make up this Great Nation!
We have NOT given up on America and Thanks to efforts made by Mr. Bob Corker and his collegues over this summer break, I know Our voices will be heard on Capitol Hill and in front of the President as these Brave Men & Women take Their turn to stand and be the Voice of their People as leglislation is put forth that would affect the Generations to come.
Blessings of Peace & Health, Enlightenment & Prosperity To The Unites States Senate and House Representatives!
Barbara A Thornton
Lady Limu
TLC Consultant
ID: 8536438
http://thelimucompany.com/ladylimu
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