Latest Edition Of Be Well! 31 October 2009, Happy Halloween! Options

[Alexandra Gayek]

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!
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BE WELL! ™

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31 October 2009 * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * ISSN 1549-0017
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Published more or less monthly for The Science of Being Well
Network
by Dr. Alexandra Gayek
http://www.scienceofbeingwell.net
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In this edition ...

1. Welcome!
2. Quotations to Heal by: Faith and Healing
3. Feature Article: What Should You Do About the Flu?
4. Something Free and Very Inspiring!
5. Do You Wish to Shrink?
6. This Edition's Swift Action Prize -- Did You Win?
7. The Last Word: The Stars in the Sky

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1. WELCOME!


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copy of The Science of Being Well ebook.

BE WELL!™ is provided to assist you in making healing and
wellness a reality, not just a nice promise.

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2. QUOTATIONS TO HEAL BY: FAITH AND HEALING

"If you think you have an incurable
disease, you're right. If you think
your problem is curable, then you
are also right."

-- Dr. H. Koning, MD


"The placebo effect should be called
the faith effect. As Jesus said,
with faith, you can move mountains.

"To say that in a scientific way:
Whatever you do to get well, it has
to fit into the story you have about
how people get sick and get well."

-- Dr. Lewis Mehl-Madrona, MD, PhD


"The human being lives, moves, and
has his being in a limitless ocean
of health-power, and he uses this
power according to his faith."

-- Wallace D. Wattles


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3. FEATURE ARTICLE: WHAT SHOULD YOU DO ABOUT THE FLU?


Last week, President Obama declared it a national emergency in
the US, enacting the same sorts of rules effective for disaster
response.

It's been dubbed a pandemic by the World Health Organization.

The vaccine is in limited supply.

Fortunately, you already have access to protection that is
exponentially more powerful than any vaccine. And besides that...

It doesn't cost anything.

You don't have to go anywhere to get it.

It doesn't hurt.

Consider this:

The perspective that the source of infectious disease, and
therefore its cure, is outside of you, is the medical philosophy
of "allopathic" (mainstream) medicine.

According to this philosophy, you are always at risk of getting
sick from any number of "germs" you often can't see, smell, feel,
or taste.

It's pretty scary if you let your attention and imagination
wander down this path. That's exactly the irresistable path
conjured by most media.

Even "alternative medicine" publications will tell you what
herbs and vitamins to take to ward off the "danger."

After all, fear sells. Humans are programmed for survival, which
means we react strongly to perceived threats. If someone wants
you to take a certain action, the best way to get you to do it is
scare you into it.

It's what doctors are trained to do: scare you into doing what's
"best" for you.

But there's another explanation for disease. It's that you get
sick because you have created a sizeable disturbance in your
energetic field by paying too much attention to limiting,
counterproductive thoughts.

Those limiting, counterproductive thoughts include things like:
"I'm powerless against the flu." "The world is a dangerous
place." "That person is to blame for making me sick." "I'm weak
and sickly."

Sometimes you may not be aware of what thoughts you've been
paying attention to. You just experience "stress."

Unfortunately, the very efforts of well-meaning people to help
you by warning you of danger may result in you focusing your
attention on thoughts that are actually hazardous to your health!

Should you ignore the warnings?

Here's my advice.

1. CHECK YOUR BELIEFS ABOUT STAYING HEALTHY


Once you are aware that something like the flu is around, check
in with your beliefs about it. What do you believe will keep you
from getting sick?

You might not *want* to believe that a flu shot will be good for
you because you don't like shots. But ask yourself what you
expect would be the result if you got one, versus if you didn't.

If the idea of getting a vaccination makes you feel more secure,
get one. If the idea scares you more than comforts you, don't.

If you have homeopathic remedies, herbs, an accupuncturist or
other healing practitioner you trust, a favorite home remedy--and
some combination of this gives you confidence that if you get
sick you'll be fine, or that you can prevent illness with tried
and true methods, go with it.

Go with what you truly believe.

As Mr. Wattles reminds us, the cure is what you have faith in.

Personally, I believe in the energetic field disturbance
explanation of illness. My job is to keep my attention on being
present and fully alive, on thoughts of what I want to create,
not what I want to avoid.

To minimize the power of suggestion, I don't watch TV or read
the daily news. Because I'm a doctor, I inevitably encounter
thoughts of disease. I do my best to keep my focus on the
limitless ocean of health power, on encouraging others, and on
keeping my sense of humor and delight.

When I'm feeling stressed, and know my field is disturbed, it's
like fertile soil for unfriendly micro-organisms to thrive in.
So, if I can avoid exposure to throngs of those micro-organisms
by avoiding contact with infectious people, I will.

I also eat well, wash my hands frequently, get lots of sleep,
get daily doses of sunlight, go for walks or work outdoors,
stretch and exercise, and spend a little time each day
meditating.

Most of all, I chip away at my attention that's stuck on
whatever is causing me to feel stressed so it's free to put back
where it belongs!


2. CHECK YOUR BELIEFS ABOUT GETTING WELL


Next, check what you really believe about healing. If you get
the flu, what will it take for you to get well?

If I feel the first signs of a cold or flu coming on, I usually
take a homeopathic remedy. I use a classic naturopathic "nasal
lavage" which involves rinsing the nasal passages, throat, and a
little of the sinuses, with warm salt water.

This almost always nips the problem in the bud. When it doesn't,
I continue with the nasal lavage at least twice a day, take my
favorite herbs, drink lots of tea, and redouble my efforts to
find excuses to laugh.

Mostly, instead of complaining about feeling awful, I focus on
the thought that it's just temporary, that I'll feel better in a
day or two. I find things to appreciate, keep thinking about the
better feeling and other things I'm looking forward to.

What works for you?


3. KEEP YOUR FOCUS ON WHAT YOU LOVE AND WANT


You don't love being sick or want to be sick, right?

Why not use that exponentially more-powerful-than-a-vaccine
protection that you have? Use your freedom to place your
attention on the power that heals, and to see yourself and the
world through that lens.

Whatever dietary, medical, herbal, homeopathic, or other therapy
you believe in, you're always better off to enhance it with the
two best medicines of all:

1. Do whatever causes you to feel unified with the healing power
of the universe.

2. Laugh as much and as often as possible. ;-)


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4. SOMETHING FREE AND VERY INSPIRING!


"If you think you have an incurable disease, you're right. If
you think your problem is curable, then you are also right."

This is the intro to the trailer for a new movie, "The Living
Matrix." I can hardly wait to see the whole thing!

If you haven't already watched this, it's well worth the three
minutes. Check it out here:


-> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ne-I7JTXCbo


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5. DO YOU WISH TO SHRINK?


Just in case you're heading into November feeling like it's the
dreaded slippery holiday slope to a plumper body, you might want
to know about this.

You're just in time to join the "Lose Three Pounds This Week
Transformation Program," to be in on the members-only teleclass
I'm giving this coming Tuesday, November 3.

The first week, including the teleclass, is FREE!

"Hi Alexandra,

"Just wanted to give you a heads up on my
weight loss progress.

"As I've learned with the SOBW program, I
have this incredible power over my mind
and body.

"When I stopped obsessing about my size
and started to see and speak kindly of my
body, I actually started easily losing
weight. My positive self talk makes me
feel lighter, like a weight has been
lifted (no pun intended) and so far I've
lost 7 pounds.

"I found I was taunting myself like a
school yard bully. When I stopped the
abusive self talk and changed my attitude,
positive results showed up.

"Life, in general, is just easier now. My
body is not my dreaded foe but now my
good and precious friend.

"Thanks for leading me to the high road."

-- Wendy Porter, Everett, Washington, USA

Wendy, it's amazing, isn't it, how easily the results come when
you deal with the underlying problem? And you're doing it!
Congratulations!

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My friend, if you'd like to slim down, please give yourself this
gift. Here's where you can see the all details and sign up for
your free trial:


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Details on the November 3 class will be sent to members of this
program.


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6. THIS EDITION'S SWIFT ACTION PRIZE


In each edition, there's a valuable prize available to those who
follow Mr. Wattles' advice to do what you can now, where you are
now, in the most perfect way possible.

Those little actions add up!

All you have to do to enter the drawing to receive the prize is
send in the answer to a simple question. In this edition, you'll
put together info from two places to create the answer.


THE WINNER OF THE LAST DRAWING IS ...


Caroline Leccesse in Dingmans Ferry, Pennsylvania, USA


Caroline wins a "The Science of Getting Rich" audiobook, read by
my dear friend Rebecca Fine. Congratulations, Caroline! You have
until November 30 to claim your prize at:


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If you're not Caroline, get your own copy of "The Science of
Getting Rich" audiobook here:


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The answer to last month's question, "What happened to the
people who thought their work was good exercise?" is this:

Compared with the control group, they showed a decrease in
weight, blood pressure, body fat, waist-to-hip ratio, and body
mass index.


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THIS MONTH'S PRIZE ...

One of my favorite teachers, Edwene Gaines, created a profoundly
effective meditation called "Deep Profound Forgiveness." I must
have listened to it a hundred times when my father died and my
husband and I separated. At the time, I bought a case of the
cassettes so I could share them with patients and friends.

This month, you could win one!

To enter the drawing, you must be a subscriber of BE WELL!™



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7. THE LAST WORD: STARRY, STARRY NIGHT


You are one of some 45,000 subscribers all over the planet. I
don't know about Antarctica, but we're on every other continent,
in almost all the countries that permit internet access. Trying
to picture all of us is mind-bending already!

Our planet is in a galaxy with some 300 billion stars, plus or
minus a
hundred billion or so*. That's not counting planets and moons.

Can you even begin to wrap your brain around that many stars?

To get an idea, picture this. You know those cylindrical salt
boxes that have been around since "The Science of Being Well" was
first published? (Really! Morton Salt incorporated in 1910,
producing its famous round box with the patented spout.) Each box
has something like 15 million grains of salt.

To create a scale model of the galaxy, you'd buy something like
25,000 of those boxes. (How's my math?) Spread out the grains on
a giant piece of velvet cloth, so that each grain is about seven
miles from its nearest neighbor.

Okay, so it's impossible to do, since the cloth would have to be
many times larger than the Earth. But is the image enough to wow
you?

How's that for a bit of perspective?

*Thanks to Doug Reilly of www.punkastronomy.com for the galactic
info.

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I'll be back soon with more news and goodies.

Until then,

"Trusting that you will go on until the priceless blessing of
perfect health is yours," I wish you infinite blessings along
the way.

EXPECT GOOD THINGS!

Starstruck,
Dr. Alexandra

P.S. Will you join me on the November 3 class? Register for the
Lose Three Pounds This Week Transformation Program to get class
details.


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P.P.S. Is your downloaded copy of "The Science of Being Well" in
your "someday" pile to read? Make it easy on yourself and get
the
audiobook! It's now available on CDs, cassette tapes, or
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Then you can just relax and just take in the wonderful message
of the book: YOU can be well!

P.P.P.S. HAPPY HALLOWEEN!!!


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[Guest_LauraK_*]

Oh my gosh ....I can't wait to see the Living Matrix movie!! How do I find out more about viewing it?

Thanks in advance,
LauraK

[Alexandra Gayek]

Hi Laura,

Looks like you can get it on DVD already for $19.95! Here's the link: http://www.livingmatrixstore.com/

Guess I should have looked that up before sending out the ezine!

I think you can get "What the Bleep?" on Netflix, but I couldn't find this one on there yet.

Warmly,
Alexandra