Mountain Views News          Saturday, February 20, 2016

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HEALTHY LIFESTYLES

Mountain Views-News Saturday, February 20, 2016 


THE JOY OF YOGA

MAKING LIGHT OF PAIN

Science and clinical experience have shown that low 
intensity lasers, LEDs (Light Emitting Diodes) and bio-
electromagnetic therapy can significantly improve quality of 
life and alleviate pain even in many chronic conditions.

Consider a few of these case studies as good examples.

Interstitial Cystitis - A Case Study

 “Karen” was a 56-year-old female diagnosed with 
interstitial cystitis and fibromyalgia in 1996. Her chief 
complaints were constant bladder pressure/discomfort with 
urgency and urinary frequency, often requiring a restroom 
visit every half hour or less. To address these concerns, laser 
needle therapy was administered transcutaneously over the 
bladder. Her pre-treatment pain score of four was reduced to 
one immediately following laser needle therapy.

 She reported significant improvements in bladder 
comfort overall with less pain, pressure and spasming and 
increasing freedom from the need to urinate with laser 
needle treatment. “Karen” is a snowbird, spending part of the 
year in her Florida home close to our clinic and the balance 
in Pennsylvania. She was seen for 34 visits between February 
and June 2010 before leaving for Pennsylvania.

Treating Muscle Weakness and Pain

“Fay” was a 68-year-old female with severe neck and 
shoulder pain whose chief complaints were weakness and 
muscle wasting, especially in the right arm, hand and fingers 
and the inability to grip objects or write. Her hands were hot 
and painful when touched. She said that tentative diagnoses 
of complex regional pain syndrome and rheumatoid 
arthritis had been proposed, and she reported that she had 
rheumatoid arthritis after sharing labs with me in which her 
erythrocyte sedimentation rate (52) and rheumatoid factor 
(21.7) were elevated. Laser therapy was administered over 
the stellate ganglion initially and later with direct contact to 
the affected arm, hand and fingers as pain eased. She also 
received acupuncture and bio-electromagnetic therapy.

 “Fay’s” vitamin D level tested low (18), and she began 
supplementing with 10,000 i.u. of D3 daily. She also began a 
routine of swimming and water aerobics. She was discharged 
after 24 visits and credits laser therapy plus exercise with a 
complete turnaround in her health. Pre-treatment pain 
scores at her last few visits were 1-2 versus 8-9 at the outset of 
therapy, and she has regained muscle mass and the use of her 
hands, even to sew and paint watercolors.

Can we do better when it comes to pain relief?

 Pain is the chief reason people visit doctors. As such, 
delivering the best possible therapy should be among the 
highest priorities in health care.

 Low intensity lasers, LEDs and bio-electromagnetic 
therapy have been documented to help move the body 
through inflammation and to heal damaged tissue, 
regenerating bone, ligament, the lining of blood vessels, 
muscle, nerve, tendon and more, even improving health as 
measured by a wide variety of biomarkers.

 Chronic pain is the leading cause of disability. Its price tag 
is enormous. Yet many of these negatives might be avoided 
if energy-based treatments were implemented as first line 
therapies. To see what researchers have reported, visit the 
Laser Research Library and Bio-electromagnetic Research 
Library at www.HealingLightSeminars.com, and click 
on any condition or topic of interest. You may be interested 
to learn what scientists have had to say about the benefits 
of these therapies in arthritis/rheumatoid arthritis and 
back pain, conditions reported as the No. 1 and 2 causes of 
disability.

 References : http://www.acupuncturetoday.com/
mpacms/at/article.php?id=32413

INSPIRATION

Why do we feel great after a yoga class? It’s simple. 
We changed our Prana. Prana is life force energy or 
our inspiration and enthusiasm. It is often referred 
to as the Breathe of Life, associated with respiration. 
Prana is what brings animation to our ideas, 
thoughts and deeper desires. It’s a powerful tool. 
Awareness of prana is the first step toward a 
positive outlook and greater insights into what’s 
happening in our life. For example, where are we 
spending all of our energy? Are we actually doing the 
things we love to do? Do we feel creative and friendly? 
Once we are aware of prana, we can assess where 
we might be losing energy or possibly the need for 
more. It’s often the case when we feel run down 
and depleted, we are in need prana in some area 
of the body or mind. Whether it be grounding, 
motivation, or just pure joy and inspiration. 
To cultivate your awareness of prana, start 
with a fundamental breath exercise. Close the 
eyes. Begin inhaling from the opening of the 
nostril up the bridge of your nose, directly to the 
third eye (space between the eyebrows). Envision 
prana, vital life force energy, riding in on the 
breath. Exhale back down the bridge of the nose, 
air leaving the nostrils. Continue breathing that 
way, collecting prana at the third eye. Envision 
this collection of prana enlivening the third eye, 
the place of intuition and wisdom. Settle into an 
experience of waking up your own inner space.


In love and light, 

Keely Totten


FOOD AND DRINK

My friend, Roger Mendez, says “top shelf” or 
“third floor” when he wants a good brand-
name drink when he is at a bar. Reader Bob 
Carlson might think I have lost my mind, but 
friends and readers, we are moving to the high 
rent district today. It took me a few years to figure out (and maybe just in time now) that when 
you are at a supermarket looking for your favorite wine and frustration sets in, you should search 
by price - the most expensive wines are on the “top shelf” and the bottom shelf is usually where 
you’ll find lowest prices. You’ll find me somewhere in the middle. Please let me, just for this one 
week, introduce you to the top shelf at your local wine department because that is where I found 
the Oracle 2011 by Miner. Yes indeed, the technology of blends and business is all a part of the 
Miner story. Miner is a family-run business in the heart of Napa Valley and was founded by Dave 
and Emily Miner. Dave’s uncle is Robert Miner, co-founder of (you guessed it) Oracle Technology. 

As we have learned over the last couple of years, I do believe in “blends”, and this Oracle is “top shelf”. 
The grapes are sourced from vineyards in the area, including cabernet from Stage Coach Vineyard 
in Napa Valley. I am told that Black Bart used to rob the stagecoach that ran from St. Helena to 
Monticello. If Bart could have gotten his hands on some Oracle wines, he would have appreciated 
the fruitiness of the first taste. The tannins are very smooth, and like many blends that include petit 
verdot (regardless of the price) has a touch of boldness and a bit of spice. This blend is perfectly 
balanced, and I recommend a pairing it with spare ribs, chicken or steak. No BBQ sauce, though, 
as that will take away some of the natural flavors from your wine. Price is $75 - top shelf indeed, 
but when it’s time to 
treat yourself, Oracle 
is a great option.

Dills Score 90

Retail Around 
$90 on sale $75 
limited distribution 
throughout So Cal

Winemaker Notes: 
All grapes are 
sourced from the 
Napa Valley

Each week I will give 
you my Dills Score. 
Starting with a base 
of 50 points, I have 
added 8 points for color, 7 points for aroma or “nose”, 8 points for taste, 8 points for finish, and 9 
points for my overall impression, which includes my value rating.

 Email Peter at thechefknows@yahoo.com and follow me on Twitter @KINGOFCUISINE, listen to 
Dining with Dills Saturdays at 5 PM KLAA AM 830

TABLE FOR TWO by Peter Dills

thechefknows@yahoo.com


Julie’s Favorite Family Recipes

RUTH’S RUM CAKE

1 package yellow cake mix with added pudding

3 eggs

1/3 cup oil

1 . cups cold water

See below for other ingredients

Mix all together. Grease bundt pan. Add oatmeal . cup and 1 cup walnut pieces on bottom of pan.

Pour mixture over nuts and oatmeal and bake 350 degrees for 1 hour or less and let cool.

TOPPING

. cup water

1 cup sugar

1 stick of butter

. cup rum

Melt butter with water and sugar. Boil for a few minutes. Let cool. Add rum. Poke holes into the top of 
the cake and pour mixture over it. 

Move the cake to another plate and pour excess over the cake again, repeat until fully absorbed.