Wholistic Fitness

Hi Steve,

Thanks for the heads up data on aspartame. I’d heard something was nasty about that stuff but didn’t know any details. Is Saccharine just as bad? What about sugarless gum with saccharine? Don’t tell me all these years four out of five dentists were wrong.

See you soon in the grotto,

Tim F

LA, CA

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Yogi Tim –

A few years ago i had my first dental check up in a long time. It’s not that i don’t like Dentists. I do. I just don’t feel like i need to have one poking around my teeth every few months. My practice of WF Nutrition is what cleans and strengthens my teeth for the most part. I suppose if i ate a typical American diet, the toxic gunk that would accumulate on my teeth and gums would necessitate more frequent (and expensive) dental trips.

But i don’t eat like most Americans. I eat herbs, baby.

So it came to pass one morning about three years ago, i sat down in a dentist chair. I immediately began using some yoga breathing techniques to relax. I did this because, quite frankly, dentist’s offices frighten me more than free soloing Grade 4 Water Ice in whiteout conditions. Something about being tethered to a chair with an interrogation light blinding me while shiny, sharp instruments are inserted and reinserted into my mouth by overly caffeinated strangers. Might also have something to do with that damned scene in Braveheart. Guys, you know the one. Thanks a lot, Mel.

After approximately one eon, a very cute dental Assistant appeared. Then another, even cuter, one arrived. I forgot entirely about my yogic breathing techniques.

“Wow,” one of them commented, “no cavities, almost no plaque build up, and really healthy looking gums. When did we see you last?”

“Aououttgheoigighwqxch,” i replied.

“Oh, sorry about that,” giggled the Assistant after retracting what looked like a sautee skillet from my mouth, “there you go. So, when did you say your last appointment was?”

“Eleven years ago,” i answered.

“ELEVEN YEARS AGO!?!??!! oh my GAWD!!!!” Her shouting invited a small crowd, including the actual Dentist, all of whom began hovering over my face like hungry seagulls. I felt like a sideshow oddity as i overheard comments flying around me; “Eleven YEARS between dental visits?” “No signs of peridontal distortion!” “The teeth and gums are in fantastic shape!” “How old is he?” “Why, just look at the lack of tartar residue on that bicuspid!”

An Assistant asked, “What type of dental program do you follow?”

“Dental program?” i countered.

“Yes, do you use a sonic toothbrush?”

“A sonic toothbrush?”

“Yes, you know, a SONIC toothbrush.” She pronounced the word, sonic, slowly as if i was mentally challenged.

“Uh, no…i don’t use anything sonic that i know of. But i do eat Chinese herbs.”

“CHINESE HERBS!??!?!?”

The two words numbed the entire group like a descending veil of Novacaine. I had turned the molar drill on these guys. It was my turn now. How are WE feeling today? That’s good. You can spit now. Okay open up. Bite down. A little wider, please…

I realized i had to go slowly here or risk being seen as a tool of the devil or something. They peered at me curiously like so many sheep. So – sheepishly – i continued, “Yes, Chinese food-grade herbs…regenerative whole food powders from an international company called, SUNRIDER. The herbs regenerate every cell of your body from the inside out.”

“From the inside out?” The Dentist asked. Evidently, he had not learned the Philosophy of Regeneration in his academic training. An honest assessment of his gut and texture of skin, told me he did not practice much wisdom or moderation in his own eating habits. “What kind of toothpaste do you use?” he asked inflecting a final charge of authority in his tone.

“SUNRIDER’s Herbal Toothpaste,” i answered. “You can eat it.”

“EAT TOOTHPASTE!??!!?!”

Shattered sheep.

“Well, yeah. If you brush your teeth with something, shouldn’t it be safe to swallow?”

They looked blankly at each other then back to me. I sensed they were about to flee. Indeed some were creeping away, back into their comfortable, known psychological terriority of cinammon flavored AquaFresh and Crest Original Formula with High Intensity Whitening Agents.

Scuttling sheep.

To your imagination i leave their incredulity as i told them that the health of teeth and gums is just a mirror of one’s diet. I told them drinking sodas did more long term dental damage than professional boxing ever could. I challenged them to replace their coffee and sodas with Calli Beverage and Fortune Delight to maintain vibrant skin and tonality. I also told them of Beauty Pearls – a special formula from the essence of pearls that regenerates youthful skin, hair, teeth, and gums. I was going to tell them about the ILG SUPREME but figured that would be too much given their momentary fragility.

Later, one of the Assistants signed up with SUNRIDER. Funny, but once i told her how effective Fortune Delight was for losing bodyfat, especially around her thighs and butt, she just didn’t seem that kicked up about the Herbal Toothpaste any longer.

Go figure.

Sleek sheep.

The point of this true story, is that corporations sell us their services and products using scare tactics, from toothpaste (use ours or your teeth will rot) to cars (if you don’t buy a Porsche, there is no way chicks are gonna dig you).

That is why i consider Meditation a primary element of personal fitness. Without Meditation you become habituated into looking externally

instead of internally

for genuine health and well being

and you may never realize that the real Porsche is inside you.

Forget what the outer world markets to you…

instead, do this:

FEEL the energetics of your food choices.

FOLLOW the energy of your food as it enters and impacts your physiology.

do this

and you will easily feel the difference

– the True difference not the academic difference –

between

natural, healthy whole foods

and

isolated chemicals.

The former supports the ancient and time proven Philosophy of Regeneration.

The latter sells you the Idea of Substitution.

It can’t be more vivid

to the one who meditates

or more confusing

to the one who doesn’t.

Don’t look outside yourself,

look within.

Eat an herb

and develop your CHI!

Give yourself a big favor and make it a SUNRIDER herb…the Official Nutritional Program of Wholistic Fitness!

Look at it this way,

if you are not worth feeling well,

who is?

May Your Practice Be Strong & Sincere,

coach ilg

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