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I received a great comment on one of my blog entries a few weeks ago. It’s a question we who have  natural health and self-help focus need to answer on a daily basis.

The question, in essence, was; why waste time on natural cures when one pill, or other “solutions” from the traditional medical business, could do the same in less time.

Here is the original version:

“My blood pressure is normal with medication, but I never made a connection to my my sleep apnea. I have to use a breathing apparatus to sleep properly. Does the exercise program for lowering blood pressure also deal with sleep apnea, or is that a whole other program?
Although the sleep apnea apparatus is a nuicance and it forces me to use far more nasal decongestant spray than I like, it doesn’t take much time. Nor does the medication for blood pressure.
Time is an important consideration in a busy professional lifestyle. I understand what you call a “vicious health circle, but I don’t want to get into a lifestyle-robbing “vicious health-treatment circle” either.
If you are proposing or offering an efficient program(read, “low time commitment” program that’s compatible with a busy lifestyle) that handles the whole circle, I’m interested. But i haven’t got that message from you yet.”
Neill
Neill is a psychologist and his self help articles are great reading (here is one for example:http://www.neillneill.com/82/self-growth-and-the-key-to-knowing-what-to-do/trackback/  ). I have the feeling he has received several questions like this one himself and is paying it forward. Very good point Neill.

So here is my answer…

Number 1.

All traditional medications create serious side effects and drain our energy. Every single one. Blood pressure medications may at first look harmless but read the potential side effects. You’re effected by all these side effects to some degree. Not mentioning the side effects the manufacturer doesn’t list.

Dealing with these side effects and your loss of energy, you will, in the end, waste much more time than if you took a few minutes a day to exercise. And you’re spending much more money than if you invested in healthy organic food and supliments.

Number 2.

What’s our focus in life?

Everyone wants to be happy. That’s just our human nature.

Many of us say; health and family is the only thing that really matters. We can’t buy good health. And if we’re sick, we can’t take care of or spend quality time with our family.

Most people waste hours a day in front of the TV or other useless, draining activities. Yet, we’re outraged when someone suggests, we spend 30 minutes a day exercising or focusing on our health.

Is health then really as important to us as we claim?

30 minutes a day is about  2% of our waking hours.

But we’re busy, right?

Most of us are not really busy, we’re busy making.

We’re not using our full potential. And we don’t get things done as we should. That’s really what makes us more busy than we need to be.  A drunk can’t focus on his work. Neither can a person who is stressed out, tired from a lack of sleep or drained because of a lack of nutrition.

If we put our health and wellbeing in the first place, everything else becomes easier. And we find enormous amount of time open up. Especially if we prioritize what’s important to us.

Number 3.

Natural health and training doesn’t really take much time. We tend to exaggerate our tasks in our head.

I spend less than 30 minutes a day on various exercises. Sometimes I focus on my breathing passages, sometimes on stress, sometimes on body training. Most often, I’m testing something new. But never do I have to spend more than 30 minutes a day on these activities.

Here are some basic facts:

Most people cure their snoring and even sleep apnea in less than 3 hours - exercising 3-7 minutes a day for less than a month. The same is true for TMJ and tooth grinding.

Most people drastically lower their blood pressure in less than 3.5 hours – exercising less than 30 minutes a day for one week.

The basic fact is that natural cures take less time than repeated doctor’s and pharmacy visits. Not to mentioning surgery. They may require you to plan a little, focus on one method at the time or  combine several methods. But in the end, it will pay off in more energy, more time and better feelings.

Hope this answered several hundred of you, asking the same question as Neill.

Warm regards,

Christian Goodman

PS: Personal note to Neill: The blood pressure program will probably help you with your sleep apnea, but for the best results, use both The Stop Snoring Exercise Program and The Natural Blood Pressure Program. You can find both programs on the righthand side of this page.

I’m back in Loveland, Colorado. After over a month on the roade, I’m back at the Rocky Mountains High. What a good feeling.

I told you a few days ago that I’ve been camping in a beautiful forest  in Pennsylvania for the last couple of weeks. But I didn’t tell you about the highpoint of the trip.

I was greeted by a real black bear!

Every once in a while on these camping trips, we see a bear from a distance. But never have I been so close that I could almost touch him.

I was walking alone pretty deep in the woods when he came galloping towards me. He obviously didn’t notice me till he was around 30 feet away from me. When he did, he completely stopped and looked me straight in the eyes.

Let me tell you something about black bears. They look so real, they almost do not fit into their surroundings. Remember the old 50’s  movies. The background was often pasted in in such an obvious way that the characters didn’t really fit in there.

It was a little bit like that with the bear. He was more real than the trees around him. I know this doesn’t really make any sense but that’s the only way I can describe it. His black shiny fur was darker than anything I’ve ever seen before. Darker than a night.

So what do you do when you’re faced with a 560 pound black bear?

Well, as you may have surmised, I was fascinated, not scared. Black bears are not dangerous at all, unless you threaten them. So what did I do?

The same as I do when greeted by a good friend. I said “Hi, how is it going!”

The bear looked at me for about a minute and then galloped away. Didn’t say a word

End of story… almost end of story!

When flying back to Colorado today, I began to think about this experience. And as I thought about it, a new idea crossed my mind. An idea that could maybe help eliminate worries and depression and also insomnia.

I’ve been studying these conditions a lot throughout the years. They are of course closely related to many of the issues I address in my health guides, such as snoring and sleep apnea, TMJ and bruxing, stress and  hypertension and other conditions.

Those of you that have read some of my posts and used my programs know how much believe I’ve in positive thinking. And how the mind creates either positive or negative health flow in the body.

Your body, for example, takes in and processes many times the amount of oxygen when you  think positively versus negatively. This is one of the key factor in curing Fibromyalgia.

Anyway, the idea I got to day is totally different from any positive thinking exercise or visualization method I’ve ever heard of before. It forces the BODY into a positive flow, which then changes the mindset. Hard to explain, especially since I haven’t really understood it completely myself.

But if it becomes a reality, it could drastically change how people deal with depression, worries and the tension that keeps millions of people up all night, every night.

You’re at the grass roots.

I’ve never shared an idea at such an early stage before. It’s only because of the positive vibrations I’ve felt from everybody reading this blog that I’m mentioning it so early. I would love to hear where YOU would like me to focus this method on. Please comment below.

Plus… have you ever seen a bear?

Warm regards,

Christian Goodman

I’ve been camping in a hardwood forest in Pennsylvania for almost a week now. I camp here twice a year. In the spring, when the forest is coming back to life after the winter, and in the fall, when the colors of the leaves are out of this world.

Every day has its same routine.  I, and couple of friends spend around 2 hours cutting and dragging down dead firewood from the  hills around the camp site. After that, I go for around three-hours walk in the woods by myself.

You can imagine what kind of physical shape I’m in after these trips!

It’s much more effective working out in nature than exercising in a gym. Not only does the whole body get a workout when you have to run over rocks and jump over ditches, carrying 100 pound logs. The mind also quiets down and takes a breake here in the wilderness.

Working out in nature (even in the yard) has been proven to lower blood pressure, eliminate depression, reduce stress and boost the immune system. To put it simply, it improves your overall health.

I believe these two camping trips are the key to my wellbeing for the rest of the year.

I’ve brought so much knowledge back from this place. In fact, it was after one of these trips that I got the idea for my high blood pressure program.

I noticed that my blood pressure had dropped drastically after the trip. Then I began to wonder what it was that really made the difference (and it wasn’t really the hard work) and how I could create that atmosphere to lower blood pressure in any situation.

So it was here that this amazing program became an idea.

I’ll keep you updated on what comes out of this trip

Warm regards,

Christian Goodman

PS: A link to the blood pressure program and links to my other health programs area on the right upper side of this page.

Dr Dee has a very interesting article about the use of depression medications and a possible alternative method to deal with it. Simple walking in the nature. You can find this article at…

http://www.natural-holistic-health.com/mind-and-spirit/anxiety-and-depression/antidepressant-prescribing-soars/

It’s sad to see the amount of depression drugs prescribed. Especially to young people. Most people taking these drugs are not “physically” depressed. Walk in the garden wouldn’t change serious, physical depression.

I believe it’s lack of purpose and connection that’s causing depression in young people. That’s why connecting to nature is so helpful and shopping mall is so harmful.

In my work, I’ve often seen how horses for example can bring a depressed, “trouble teenager” back to life. The connection makes all the difference.

Warm regards,

 Christian Goodman