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The Official Monthly Newsletter of Song of Health
JUNE 2014

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IN THIS ISSUE:

WEBSITE CHANGES AND NOTICES:

Important notice about Membership Price changes
Audio of Dr. Zeff discussing Nature Cure17

SUBSCRIBERS SPOTLIGHT:
Stories, Comments, Questions Asked
and Answered

FOOD LABEL QUIZ:
Can you guess the food categories of ingredients listed on this label?

SOAP CORNER:

News & Updates

ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATES FROM THE U.S. EPA:

“EPA and Reckitt Benckiser Inc. Reach Agreement to Cancel Certain Rodenticide Products”

SHARING EXPERIENCES:
“Benefits of Mini and Raised Bed Gardens”
By Sandra Strom, CEO of Song of Health

RECIPES:

BEVERAGES: HOT COCOA

FOOD RESOURCE UPDATE:
JUNE 2014

is an educational opportunity for Naturopathic physicians and students to further their education in the classical methods of Naturopathy, not otherwise taught in the Naturopathic colleges.  This is where physicians and students learn about the Carroll Food Intolerance Evaluation methods, constitutional hydrotherapy and other important methods handed down by Vlassical Nature Doctors.

Song of Health and The Carroll Institute of Natural Healing work together to reach as many people as possible in order to educate and help in understanding the importance of avoiding personal food intolerances, applying Classical Naturopathic methods of healing, and naturally restoring the body to health.

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WEBSITE CHANGES AND NOTICES

IMPORTANT NOTICE:  On July 1^st, the cost of subscriptions (memberships) are slightly increasing.  In the past 5 years the cost of living and most everything else has gone up except for Song of Health Subscriptions (also referred to as Memberships).  The increases will be slight (4.5%):

1 year current rate $168.95 ~ after June 30^th $176.55

2 years current      $327.15 ~  “         “     “   $341.87

3 years current      $481.85 ~  “         “     “   $503.53

I recommend you renew early to get the current rates.  Remember, renew 6 months early and receive an additional $10 off plus a free month for each year you subscribe (i.e., 3 months for 3 years, etc.).

You may find this interesting to listen to:  Dr. Tish’s website for The Carroll Institute of Natural Healing (thecarrollinstitute.org) mainly addresses Naturopaths and students on information for her classes on Classical Nature Cures.  On the page: http://www.thecarrollinstitute.org/Roots.mp3 is an audio recording of Dr. Jared Zeff addressing fellow doctors at a conference, explaining his experiences employing modalities which include the Carroll Food Intolerance methods; having patients remove their food intolerances from their diet, and the amazing results received.  It is fascinating to hear, and the language is easily understandable for us “lay people”!

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	SUBSCRIBERS SPOTLIGHT STORIES, COMMENTS, AND QUESTIONS

Share your story with others.

SUBSCRIBERS, PLEASE…help others by sharing your story.  When you allow us to publish it in Dragonfly News and Subscribers’ Testimonials, a dedicated section on the website, you provide the opportunity to reach out to those who still suffer but are not confident that our dietary lifestyle will work for them. By hearing and reading about how our lives were dramatically changed we can help others to step through the door toward wellness. WE WOULD BE HONORED TO INCLUDE YOUR STORY about how you came to follow the Carroll Food Intolerance way of life. We reserve the right to edit for grammar and spelling correctness, however we will not change your story content. So, DON'T BE SHY!

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Please email your contribution to manager@songofhealth.com.

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A note of encouragement: A subscriber was concerned that her story was uninteresting. There is no such thing as a boring, uninteresting story! We are here to support each other and every contribution helps, no matter how small or large the content. Please don't let that stop you! We invite you to check out Subscribers Testimonials to read what subscribers have shared.

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QUESTIONS ASKED AND ANSWERED

Email Correspondence:

Song of Health has been given permission by our Subscribers whose names appear, to share the following with you, so that we may all benefit.  Some have chosen to stay completely anonymous, in which cases you’ll see the name as “Subscriber” or initial.  Other correspondence has been received from outside our membership; however, we feel it is pertinent information to share with you.

NOTE:  For your convenience, from now on all correspondence from you (Members) will be printed first; letters from outside communications will be in a section following. 

From Dr. Allegra Hart, ND, May 30^th: Hello Sandra, I am a member of Song of Health. I am looking for suggestions for fruit-free hair conditioners and skin lotions.  Is there an area of the website that covers that?

I know you sell shampoo bars/soap that is fruit-free but I need more options to recommend to my patients.

Thank you for your great work!

Sincerely, Allegra Hart, ND

Naturae Naturopathic Clinic

1417 Maiden Lane

Wenatchee, WA 98801

www.naturaeclinic.com 509-663-5048

Reply from Sandra:   Hello Dr. Hart, it is good to hear from you!

Trying to find commercial fruit-free toiletries is, indeed, a real challenge.  If you'll note in The Food Resource List, the only ones our doctors have recommended are:

Herbal Essence Shampoo

Some Tom's Toothpastes (Note one on List is F)

Sensodyne Toothpaste

Mind you, it has been several years since these items were evaluated, so there is no guarantee today.  I think Dr. Zeff also suggested Head and Shoulders at one time, but again, without evaluating current products, there is no guarantee.

I like to use strong nettle tea with a couple drops of 100% pure tea tree oil added (helps preserve) as hair rinse/conditioner.  It is the best I've ever used - hair loss is minimized, health of hair and scalp greatly improved.  I wouldn't add tea tree if they have dry scalp, as it may tend to cause increased drying.  I have normal to oily skin so it's perfect for me.  Nettles should be great for most everyone.  Also, I suggested chamomile tea to one of my clients and they love that also as conditioner.  They happen to be cactus intolerant, so they use my cactus-free soap for everything.  That is also a tough intolerance to avoid in toiletries.

When I make the nettle tea, I do it in gallon batches, then refrigerate what is not being used in the shower.  Otherwise, it tends to start stinking.  I'm not fruit intolerant myself, but potato - that also seems to be in most things.  So I prefer to use my carrot soap to shampoo my hair.  That is exactly why I began making the soap, because there was hardly anything available on the market that was fruit free and a good, natural product as well.

Hope that helps.  This question tends to surface a lot. Thank you for your support.

In health, Sandra

Dr. Hart:  I will pass this information on and try the nettle for myself. I currently condition with apple cider vinegar, as I too am potato intolerant.

PS. The nettle conditioner worked well for me. I will try other teas as well. Thanks for the recommendations!

OTHER COMMUNICATIONS:

From Food & Water Watch, May 14^th:    An Often Overlooked Resource Needs Your Attention
Tell Your U.S. Lawmakers to Protect Our Oceans From Corporate Greed!

Dear Letitia (Dr. Tish):  From the impending approval of genetically engineered salmon to the push for factory fish farms and an end to the public right to fish, multinational corporations are seeking to gain control of our oceans and theessentialresources they provide. But you can help keep that from happening by emailing your U.S. lawmakers today!

The ocean and everything in it from about 3 miles to 200 miles off the coast of the United States is considered to be public and is managed by the U.S. federal government. Thereis one bill that determines how the resources in this part of the sea are managed and allocated; and that bill — the Magnuson-Stevens Fishery Conservation and Management Act (MSA) — is currently up for reauthorization. There are a few things that we need to make sure are included:

We need "fair fish." Because federal waters are a public domain, each of us has the right to fish to feed our families and earn a living. But in a scheme proposed by the likes of Walmart, our fisheries are beingdivviedup and given away to the biggest andbaddestfishing companies, essentially locking out mom and pop fishing fleets who have been good stewards for generations. Tell your representatives to write legislation that breaks down these programs and incorporates "fair fish" policies that allow any fisher to earn a living.

Factory fish farms are not "fishing" and don't belong in our oceans! Just as multinational corporations have forever changed the way food is grown on land to the detriment of public health, the environment, local communities and food quality itself, they are poised to do the same at sea. A similar factory-farm model is being adopted for seafood: growing it as cheaply as possible using toxic chemicals and other harmful techniques, polluting our oceans and shipping it to distant grocery stores and restaurants all around the world. Tell your elected officials that the factory farm model doesn't belong in our oceans.

Block the approval of genetically engineered salmon. Moving its way through the approval process in the FDA, GMO salmon would become the first genetically engineered animal to hit the market, potentially opening up the floodgates for more GMO animals to come. And, to add insult to injury, the GMO salmon may not even be labeled, preventing consumers from making informed decisions about their food. Tell your representative that the MSA needs to include language that addresses these concerns.

Everyone is dependent on shared resources like clean water, safe food and healthy oceans. While the Magnuson-Stevens Act has done some good in the last decade to restore some important fisheries, as currently written, the MSA paves the way for corporations to assert and maintain control over yet another public resource. It’s essential that these shared resources be regulated in the public interest rather than for private gain. Help protect our public resources by sending your legislators an email today.

Thanks for reading and taking action.
Meredith Begin - Organizer, Education & Outreach, Food & Water Watch
mbegin(at)fwwatch(dot)org

From Environmental Working Group, May 29^th:  Dear Sandra, ready for summer? Don't forget to stock up on sunscreen! Before you go outside, make sure you're covered with one of EWG's top-rated sunscreens for 2014.

EWG has just released its 2014 Sunscreen Guide rating the safety and efficacy of more than 700 sunscreens and daily moisturizers with SPF.

As the rate of melanoma – the deadliest form of skin cancer – continues to surge across the U.S., EWG is working hard to make sure you have the resources you need to protect your skin and practice safe sun habits. EWG's best advice is to use the tips in our guide: Wear sun-protective clothing, stay in the shade to reduce intense exposure, find a safe and effective sunscreen and schedule regular skin examinations with your doctor.

What sunscreens made the list this year? Click here to see EWG's 2014 Sunscreen Guide.

While we’ve seen positive changes in the market, such as more zinc- and titanium-based mineral sunscreens, two-thirds of the sunscreens analyzed by EWG researchers either offer inadequate protection from the sun or contain toxic ingredients such as oxybenzone and octinoxate. It’s a scary reality that the vast majority of sunscreens stocked on American shelves aren't as good as most of us think they are. But we at EWG won't stop working until you have more options.

Here are some highlights from this year's report:

149 best beach and sport sunscreens

EWG's seven Sunscreen Don’ts

Get smart sun tips from EWG’s Sun Safety Campaign

Shop for sunscreens in EWG’s Amazon Sun Store, and part of what you spend goes to EWG, at no extra cost to you

Here's to a safe and sunny summer.

Ken Cook, President, EWG

From The Forum:

Editor’s Note:  

Be sure to take advantage of this wonderful opportunity to share with your fellow Members!

NEW POST:

CATEGORY:  Miscellaneous      

THREAD: NEED FRUIT FREE TOILETRIES

FOOD LABEL QUIZ

CAN YOU GUESS THE FOOD CATEGORIES OF INGREDIENTS
LISTED ON THIS LABEL?

As part of my goal to help you in the quest of eating safely in accordance with your personal food intolerances, this section is another way to help you identify suspicious ingredients and … HAVE SOME FUN!

The answers are below the New Recipes section, just above The Food Resource List Updates.        ~~~

THE SOAP CORNER

CUSTOM MADE SOAPS AVAILABLE. Email me for a quote.

Feel Clean, Revived, & Moisturized!

~ Each month we bring you articles on a myriad of topics regarding health and environmental issues. The main focus of is to avail you of expert information on the Carroll Food Intolerance dietary methods.  This – DIET - is the first step to getting and staying well.  We feel there are also many other interesting and important issues to be aware of, so we share our findings with you, on what may have a cause and effect on our health and lives.  This month…

ENVIRONMENTAL UPDATES FROM THE U.S. EPA:

May 30, 2014

EPA and Reckitt Benckiser Inc. Reach Agreement to Cancel Certain Rodenticide Products

WASHINGTON - The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has reached agreement with Reckitt Benckiser Inc. to cancel 12 d-CON mouse and rat poison products that do not currently comply with EPA safety standards.

“Millions of households use mouse and rat poison products each year. Canceling these products will help prevent risks to children, pets and wildlife,” said Jim Jones, Assistant Administrator for EPA’s Office of Chemical Safety and Pollution Prevention. “This voluntary move will get us far faster results than would otherwise be achieved through an administrative process.”

Before EPA tightened the safety standards for household rat and mouse poison products, more than 10,000 children a year were accidentally exposed. Since the new standard took effect, the number of children exposed has decreased. The agency worked with a number of companies to develop safer mouse and rat poison products that are effective, affordable and widely available.

The cancellation of these 12 d-CON products that do not comply with current standards will continue the trend of reduced exposure to children, pets and wildlife. The company has agreed to stop production by the end of the year and stop distribution to retailers by March 31, 2015. The new standards require consumer mouse and rat poison products to be housed in protective bait stations.

Pellets and other bait forms that cannot be secured in bait stations are prohibited. EPA also prohibits the sale of products containing brodifacoum, bromadiolone, difethialone and difenacoum to residential consumers because of their greater risk to wildlife such as mountain lions, eagles, wolves and foxes.
For more information, visit:

http://www2.epa.gov/rodenticides/canceling-some-d-con-mouse-and-rat-control-products

For a complete list of the homeowner use rat and mouse products that meet EPA’s safety standards, visit:

http://www2.epa.gov/rodenticides/choosing-bait-station-household-use

News Release: EPA Ensures Company Discloses Pesticide Hazards

June 6, 2014

WASHINGTON – Today, a Milwaukee pesticide manufacturer paid a $738,000 civil penalty to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) for advertising “Rozol Prairie Dog Bait” (Rozol PD) without identifying it as a “restricted use” pesticide, and for making unapproved claims about the pesticide, in violation of the Federal Insecticide, Fungicide and Rodenticide Act (FIFRA).

This is the largest penalty ever imposed by an administration law judge for FIFRA violations.

“Restricted use pesticides can be dangerous to wildlife, public health and the environment,” said Cynthia Giles, assistant administrator of EPA’s Office of Enforcement and Compliance Assurance. “Today’s record penalty underscores the seriousness of these violations, and supports EPA’s commitment to ensure pesticides are handled safely, as required by law.”

In a March 2014 ruling, Chief Administrative Law Judge Susan Biro found Liphatech, Inc. liable for over 2,100 violations of FIFRA committed between 2007 and 2008. The violations included advertising the Rozol PD, which is highly toxic, on radio and print advertisements without identifying its restricted use classification. They also included selling the pesticide while making claims inconsistent with the label approved by EPA. These unapproved claims undermined the instructions on the label and overstated the efficacy and safety of the pesticide.

In 2007 and 2008, Rozol PD was registered with several agricultural agencies as a pesticide to control black-tailed prairie dogs in the Great Plains states. EPA classified Rozol PD as a restricted use pesticide because of its potential to seriously harm non-target animals, including endangered species.

In 2010, EPA initiated the case against Liphatech by filing an administrative complaint against the company, alleging it violated FIFRA for illegal distributions, sales, and advertisements of registered pesticides between 2007 and 2008. Today’s payment of the civil penalty resolves these violations.

FIFRA is designed to ensure pesticides are not produced, imported, distributed, sold, or used in a manner posing unreasonable risk to human health or the environment. The law requires manufacturers provide restricted use information on labels ensuring customers understand pesticide hazards and proper use.

EPA and state agricultural agencies in Colorado, Kansas, South Dakota, and Wisconsin investigated this case.

For more information about this case: http://www.epa.gov/oalj/orders/2014/FIFRA-05-2010-0016_Liphatech_14-03-12_ID_Biro.pdf

SHARING EXPERIENCES:

Remember that eating our food intolerances can have a dramatic effect on our moods as well as other symptoms we discuss, ad infinitum.

BENEFITS OF MINI AND RAISED BED GARDENS

By Sandra Strom, CEO of Song of Health

If you’re a child at heart who embraces playing in dirt, staring at plants in hopes you can watch them grow, and thrilling at the first pick of something, then you and I have something huge in common!  What a wonderful month - June - the weather begs one to come out, come out and play, smell the lusciously beautiful flowers, and best of all…place hopes of bounty with our new plant buddies in the garden. 

Well now, doesn’t that sound glorious?  It is, except for the part I’ve left out --- the work of keeping it all alive and producing.   Many of us in our “second childhood” years have bodies that don’t respond to hoeing, kneeling down to weed for long periods, carrying off or wheel barreling heavy piles of weeds to a compost pile in some faraway land, and other forms of manual labor; it was so much easier in our younger days.  Some of us live in the middle of a city or town where room is not available for big gardens.  For me, the days of sprawling, long, roto-tilled garden plots are over.  I have come to love the mini beds --- containers on the patio, raised beds and small hand-turned-with-a-shovel plots smack in the middle of the front lawn!  Calculating the benefits, it is no wonder such gardens have become one of the most popular methods to grow your own.   Speaking for myself, these are some of the benefits gleaned:

•    Preparation time and energy is less consuming than for a huge garden.  As mentioned above, I turn a small area of sod over with a pointed shovel --- generally a rectangular or circular area no more than 6 ft. x 10 ft., preferably smaller depending on the crop.  Shaking and saving the top soil from the grass and then discarding the grass in a compost pile, my plot is now ready for additional help; I add a bag or two of organic potting soil and mix in just a little organic compost. 

•    I prefer to border the area with inexpensive flat bricks.  They “dress” the yard up, help to keep the grasses and other weeds at bay, plus it gives me something to sit on while working.  If border materials aren’t available, the borders are simply line-edged. 

•    I love working in a smaller area when planting and weeding; it stays off feelings of endless and tedious work, unlike long boring rows!  Planting shorter rows closer together encourages better pollination of plants, helps choke weeds out between plants, and simplifies bordering with companion flowers and herbs that help to ward off pests plus create additional beauty.  Nasturtiums with squash, asters and cosmos with corn --- just a few gratifying choices.

•    It is arguable whether mini gardens are less expensive to maintain in the long run than traditional big gardens.  Considering just water alone, though, the smaller the area the less required.

•  If you have children, growing in containers and small plots is a great way to teach them gardening and to get them involved in a wonderful hobby to share together.  Considering the root growth of the plant, just about anything around the house that can hold dirt and water will work as a potted container.  Easily movable, they can be placed together for pollination as well as space saving; and they can be moved as necessary, for proper light exposure or convenience.

The most trying issue with my mini gardens is the deer!  The beautiful gentle darlings are already nibbling a little on leaves, but generally they wait until the fruits of the labors are perfect, then…boom --- gone during the night.  The choices here are to either install minimum 6 ft. high mesh fencing dug into the ground so they aren’t able to climb under, through, or jump over to reach the treasures; or continually apply organic methods of dissuasion.  Since the latter is less expensive and labor intensive, I have opted for it.  It is no easy task, though, nor is it 100% full proof.  It just means I have to accept sharing some of my hard earned goodies with the Nature Neighbors.  My latest application is a broth made of crushed fresh garlic cloves and chopped leek leaves set in a jug of hot water, both from the gardens.  When cooled, I pour it directly over the plants.  I’ve also used beaten eggs with garlic.  They won’t eat garlic, and when the sun heats up the egg, the sulphur discourages them too.  I have planted garlic directly into the squash and bean beds, but it hasn’t helped as much as I hoped.  (My human next door neighbors are getting many chuckles over my efforts; their apples and cherries never make it into the house either.)

What a game!   Yet, each year I can’t wait to do it again.  Drawn to the dirt, excitement of sprouts poking up, getting to eat at least a few things before Bambi and Friends do --- there’s something ancestral about it all.  And the best part is, there is nothing more delicious than partaking of a minutes’ fresh veggie --- especially when you’ve grown it.

Do you mini garden?  We’d love to have you share your “secrets” with us all.  We also love pics! 

To All My Relations, Sandra

“Every dis-ease known to humans is created in our digestion system” (Dr. Harold Dick, N.D.)

NEW RECIPES

Each month new recipes are published in the Recipes section at .  In the newsletter they are listed and linked so you can easily go to them in the Recipes section.

 The ingredients for all the recipes are coded for food intolerance items.

Just click on the recipe link to go directly to it in the RECIPES SECTION, or copy and paste the "url". Remember to log in first!

Is there a recipe you would like to have, or need help adapting?  I'm happy to help! Contact me at manager@songofhealth.com.

BEVERAGES:  HOT COCOA

A simple, yummy treat for adults and kids alike, this recipe takes as much time to make as boiling water! 

Check out the Recipes category in The Forum for recipes that fellow Subscribers have been gracious enough to share!  Plus, cooking and baking questions are asked and answered.

*About this month’s picture:  Mini Garden in Early June ~ Bush Beans, Squash, Parsley, Evening Primrose, Garlic, and Nasturtiums ~ Taken June 6^th, my mini raised squash and beans garden.  Also planted are parsley, nasturtiums that reseed themselves every year, garlic to help keep the deer from eating the plants (ha ha!), and evening primrose (not shown).  In another raised bed are garlic and leeks, plus many herbs in individual pots.  Mini or raised beds are great ways to garden, for so many reasons. (See Sharing Experiences.)

FOOD RESOURCE LIST UPDATES

THE FOOD RESOURCE LIST ON THE WEBSITE IS AVAILABLE IN PRINTABLE VERSION. JUST GO TO THE BOTTOM OF THE PAGE AND CLICK ON "SOH RESOURCE LIST PART 1 OR PART 2" FOR THE VERSION IN .PDF FORM.

Use the codes below to translate the Results Column.

HOW TO READ THE FOOD RESOURCE LIST AND USE THE KEY:

 As items are submitted and analyzed by our staff doctors, they are then added to the Food Resource List on the Song of Health website. We compile the updated lists to email to you as well.

 The items are listed per category.

 By listing the “Date Evaluated” you can be assured of the most recent updates.

 Under the “Evaluated For” column, “ALL” signifies that the product has been analyzed for all food categories included in the Carroll Food Intolerance Evaluation Method.

In some cases, you will see ingredients listed in the “Results” column that are ot included in “Evaluated For.” This is due to: 1) the ingredient has been listed on the packaging; 2) or it is obviously in the stated category; 3) or our doctors evaluated for more than what was asked for. For example, results for milk will be “dairy (D).”

 Under “Purchased At” we no longer furnish where the product was purchased; however, if the product was purchased outside the Pacific Northwest area, the region will be noted.  Sometimes, I will be able to locate a place to purchase a product for you, if requested.

If you have any questions, please contact us at:
manager@songofhealth.com. We are happy to help!

SHOPPING SUGGESTION: Do you have a smart phone? You can log on to Song of Health.com, The Food Resource List, and look up items while you shop!

FOOD RESOURCE LIST
JUNE 2014

TOGETHER WE ACHIEVE...

GREAT HEALTH - GREAT LIFE!

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