Live Long Naturally ©2012

Here in Los Angeles, medical marijuana shops are springing up left and right. The city is suing 3 collectives and looking to evict another 18. The landlords of these have apparently broken compliance laws.

Heal or Deal?

Law aside… who does the marijuana help most? From first hand experience I saw it help my brother back in the early 80′s. He was 16 and sicker than sick in bed the day after chemotherapy. Thankfully he stopped his chemo treatments and is alive to talk about it today.

Prescribing marijuana has turned into “give an inch and they take a mile.” It has not only been abused for ailments from A to Z. The opposite end (the “dealers”) are making a ton of money. A lot of green thumbs have sprung up because of it.

The good, the bad, and the ugly of it?

• Good – used properly, it can help people with chemotherapy side effects.
• Bad – being prescribed for much more than the relief of chemotherapy treatments.
• Ugly – the obvious greed behind it, not to mention the people driving under the influence of it has killed and paralyzed some.

My thought on it? Many herbs used in moderation (with supervision) not only offer relief, but can in fact be healing and even life saving! We need to get to the root cause of the physical, mental, emotional pain. We do not need to medicate ourselves happy (or pain free). We do not grow in our comfort zone. We can live long naturally healthy and happy lives. A wholesome diet, detox and knowing your purpose are key in taking care of you!

He who knows others is wise, he who knows himself is enlightened.   ~~Lao Tzu

Want to live long naturally? If so, start taking responsibility for your health, be disciplined to attain and maintain it. Aim to thrive, not merely survive, and by all means do NOT rely on a different color pill for every ill.

I once met a man whose job was to hook people up to dialysis… he stated the majority of his patients were on dialysis due to the overly prescribed antibiotics. Another young man I met was undergoing dialysis 3 times a week. His kidneys were ruined from the pain pills he was prescribed for his back. The stories go on… look at Michael Jackson or Heath Ledger. This does not include the many that succumb to chemotherapy and age at lightening speed. Patrick Swayze was the latest of celebrities. My mother aged a good 20 years after only 3 rounds of chemo.

If you are ill, experiencing disease… see it going not growing. Feed your body life in the form of a different color fruit of vegetable. Get your body moving on the outside and eliminating from the inside. Only then will it be better able to absorb any nutrition you may be giving it.Choose to prolong life not death.

If you don’t take care of yourself… how many holidays or birthday celebrations will you have left?