Special Guest Teleseminar #6: Michael Perrine With The Scoop on Poop

For as much attention as we put on the food going into our mouths, it’s a wonder we aren’t discussing A LOT more what’s coming out the other end. And what about the process as it makes its way through the pipes.

We blush in embarrassment, excuse ourselves for “passing gas” or feel apologetic when discussing constipation in public, but the fact is folks, there are some VERY important things to understand about bowel health and it’s time to lose the inhibition and start asking a few questions!!

That’s why we’ve invited Michael Perrine of Gravity East Village in New York City to come and talk with us about a few things. He’s given us an open invitation to ask ANYTHING, ANYTHING we want about bowel health and elimination.

How hard, how soft, how often, how much? What should we do, what should we avoid? What about enemas, colonics? What are the dangers, risks, if any?

There’s sooooo much to understand and so many opportunities for us to learn about what’s going on IN the body, by LOOKING at what is coming out of the body and we’re very excited to have the chance to hook up with Michael TONIGHT as part of our 90-Day Detox. You can access this teleseminar HERE! Please send in your questions NOW by clicking the link and writing your questions in the box.

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Just to give you a bit more about Michael, he is a detoxification consultant, certified colon hydro therapist and the co-owner of Gravity East Village.

Here’s a bit more about Michael: (I suggest you read this before attending the call, because I’d prefer to spend my time asking him our questions than going over his history or experience on the call!) Read what follows to get a sense of Michael and his story:

By the age of sixteen Michael began to experience a “genetic” anxiety disorder. Subconsciously connecting the absence of symptoms to using alcohol he began to self medicate. Innocent teen experimentation very quickly turned into heavy abuse and rapid physical degeneration. “At a certain point I stopped getting sick from consuming large volumes of alcohol… I just kept going beyond the threshold until I blacked out. There was no longer a signal from my body to stop. I would have a terribly painful awakening with no memory of the night before.” By the age of nineteen, only 3 years later Michael hit bottom and found himself in need of rebuilding his life and his body.

His first teacher and inspiration came in the form of a book. One fateful night looking to pass the time, he picked up the autobiography of Malcolm X. Through the deep teaching of Malcolm’s life experience, Michael was for the first time able to see his own life clearly and found power, inspiration and a sense of spiritual life that he had never before experienced.

Within days Michael stopped drinking alcohol completely and in turn stopped smoking cigarettes and using other drugs. Over the next few months he began to turn his attention toward his physical body and through another life changing book Diet For A New America he adopted a vegan, whole foods diet.

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Within months he lost over sixty pounds and began to experience some extremely intense detoxification symptoms as his body cleansed itself of the accumulated poisons of his previous lifestyle. The most amazing and unexpected part of his transformation was the realization that his anxiety disorder had disappeared completely. Battling criticism from his friends and family about “where do you get your protein?” and frequent “illnesses” Michael sought out Dr. Fred Bisci for guidance. Throughout those years Dr. Bisci has acted as both a mentor and friend. Michael now works with Dr. Bisci by offering services that support Dr. Bisci’s program and lifestyle recommendations.

Initially Michael studied food preparation and diet philosophy and for eight years, he worked as a natural foods chef at some of New York City’s premier natural food restaurants.

Working for the last seven years as colon hydro therapist and detox consultant, Michael has performed over 10,000 colonic irrigations and supervised thousands of people through various methods of internal cleansing including fasting, colon cleansing and liver flushing.

Michael is going to talk with us about his approach to cleansing which suggests that through “the consistency of leaving out anything that challenges the body we create an environment that allows the organs to purge toxins from the various tissues with it’s own innate healing wisdom.”

“As the body circulates toxins into the passages of elimination, we then assist the body in removing it as quickly as possible with various cleansing modalities. Remember, many stored toxins are stuck there for a reason. It only makes sense that they need a little help finding the door. In turn the body can “breathe” again and rejuvenate the tissues and restore a balanced and harmonious chemistry.”

Michael agrees with me on the point that there is no blanket method for healing and cleansing. Each individual needs to examine their own experiences and conditions to determine what’s right for them.

Michael says his mission is “to inspire people to connect to nature in a more enthusiastic, respectful and intelligent way as a path to spiritual evolution.” He encourages us to be challenged by our predicament and see it is an opportunity to push the limits of who we are and develop the character of our spirit. Michael says that the way we treat our bodies and what we choose to eat is just one aspect of this, but it says a lot about our intentions in this world.

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Here’s the teleseminar link again: —-> CLICK HERE TO ACCESS THIS TELESEMINAR!

The day BEFORE Election Day by Meredith Stoddard

For better or worse, I am really into politics. Maybe it was growing up in the suburbs of Washington DC, or being raised in a politically active and diverse family. Whatever the cause, politics is a bit of an addiction for me, sometimes an unhealthy one. Worrying about everything that goes on in our country and the world as much as I do can sometimes drive me pretty far down in the dumps. Naturally, this week has been a real roller coaster, and Monday was that long slow climb up to the top of the first big hill that sets up the momentum that takes you through the rest of the ride. As if the political situation wasn’t enough, life added a few more curves to that ride this week.

Like most days for a working commuting Mom of two wee beasts under 5, my Monday started out with the typical chaos of getting everyone dressed and out the door. Trying to find tiny socks for two matching socks for two little ones who don’t like to wear them is always a challenge. Making the daily green juice that my son (4) refuses to drink and trying to get him to eat the raw pop tarts or raw granola that I worked so hard the day before to make usually results in a argument that sounds like, “Why can’t I have real pop tarts like we used to.”, which of course results in a long discussion about the dangers of preservatives and gluten that causes his little 4 year old eyes to glaze over and results in his eventual agreement to eat a banana and half a plum.

Next commuting 30 minutes to drop him off at school (yes his school is worth the drive) and schedule a “behavior intervention” for that afternoon. I should say that my son is gifted in that he’s super intelligent, but he still deals with things like a 4 year old and is surrounded by other kids who don’t quite get what he’s saying half the time. This results in more than occasional frustration that at 4 he’s not well equipped to deal with. Add to that some sensory issues around hearing and touch that we’re still working to diagnose and you have a challenging situation. It was hard to sit in a room with 5 adults and talk to him about the difficulties that his behavior is causing and explain to him how we’re going to deal with them. It was heart wrenching to watch him squirm in his preschool sized chair when we presented him with the list of expectations that he was to sign and adhere to. It’s probably the hardest thing I’ve ever done, and I had to do it on a day that was already fraught with nervous tension.

Add to that the frustration of working at a corporate outpost where I spend hours waiting for information that I need to make a deadline, only to find out that the information was available 2 days ago, but they forgot to tell me, because I’m in VA and everyone else on the team is in CA and TX. Having to leave early for the parent teacher conference, means that I miss my deadline and will have to work in the morning on my day off to send out the communication about the new product before customers start calling about it. All of this makes me feel like I’m running a mile a minute.

When I got home and was frantically trying to get dinner to the table I noticed my phone beeping and picked it up to find that my boss has called me twice. The voice mail he left me asking me to call him that it was important left me with a feeling of dread. This feeling was only amplified when I talked to him to find that he was in VA and not TX (his usual location) and he asked me to come in on my day off to talk about some “organizational changes”. As soon as he said those words the whole mile a minute day just ground to a halt. Anyone who has ever working in the corporate world knows that “organizational changes” means that someone is leaving, occasionally voluntarily, but more often not. Knowing that I work in an outpost away from the rest of my team, and I’ve been in my position long enough to have maxed out the salary range for trainers, I’m pretty sure the person leaving is me.

You might think this is the top of that first hill on the roller coaster, but we’re not quite there yet. This is the point where you’re ready to start heading down. You’ve been climbing for a while and you still can’t quite see the top. The rest of the climb is when the real anticipation starts to build. For me this was the part when my husband and I sat down and looked at the budget and began to feel better and better about giving up my salary. We realized that he makes enough for me to stay at home, which he kind of knew before, but it takes a lot of faith and courage to give up a salary like mine especially in this economy. Our talk gave me courage to face getting laid off. Now I could at least stop fretting about that and start getting ready for election day. I put the campaign t-shirts in the washing machine so they would be dry the next day and sat down to watch my favorite new/analysis show to check on the latest poll numbers.

I was so loaded with nervous energy that I didn’t go to bed until after 12 and didn’t fall asleep until after 2. Around 1:30 I went to the dryer to check on the t-shirts, and that’s when I hit the top of that hill on the roller coaster. My laundry room is in the hall way upstairs just outside my little man’s bedroom door, and I heard it. It’s one of the things that my son does that touches me the most. He laughs in his sleep. He’s done it since he was a baby, and it stops me in my tracks and makes me tear up every time I hear it, despite the trying day that he had and the challenges that he faces every day. He still laughs in his sleep, and I want to keep it that way for as long as I can. This was it, the top of the hill that moment when the car stops and hangs there at the top and you have the best view in the amusement park. It’s the last breath before the ride you’ve been waiting for. No more time for uncertainty, no more chance to second guess yourself, no getting off now, just enjoy the ride.

Meredith Stoddard