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“The fi rst wealth is health.”— Ralph Waldo Emerson<br />
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by Keffi Bell<br />
The science of Darkfi eld Microscopy<br />
to analyze blood at the<br />
cellular level is used to help<br />
an individual understand their health<br />
status and the impact one’s lifestyle<br />
has on their well-being.<br />
Enter the offi ce for a personal<br />
moment with your own blood analysis.<br />
Only one drop of blood is needed for<br />
this showing. Sitting at the desk in<br />
front of the powerful darkfi eld microscope,<br />
see yourself peering into the<br />
video monitor as it refl ects your own<br />
inner universe.<br />
We begin with a drop of your<br />
blood on a glass slide, gently topped<br />
with a thin glass coverslip. Even this<br />
step can be revealing in the way the<br />
blood spreads out under the coverslip<br />
with ease or diffi culty. The slide is<br />
placed in position on the microscope<br />
stage and focused at various magnifi -<br />
cations until the image of your living<br />
cells can clearly be observed. First, we<br />
scan the slide to get a representative<br />
picture of the overall status zooming<br />
in closer to see the individual red cells.<br />
Are they evenly spread out, gently<br />
fl oating in the plasma (the liquid portion<br />
of the blood) or do they appear<br />
stacked, clumped or congested? The<br />
easier they fl ow and repel each other<br />
the better the circulation and the better<br />
access to the oxygen carrying capacity<br />
of the red cell. Where there is clumping<br />
there is some inflammation or<br />
other toxic condition being refl ected.<br />
If this is the case then the investigation<br />
begins to determine the cause and<br />
other related issues. Looking now to<br />
examine the morphology and shape of<br />
the red cells, reveals if<br />
the blood cells appear to be nutritionally<br />
sound, or anemic or perhaps<br />
mishappen by digestive weaknesses<br />
which are all too common. Now we<br />
begin to notice the various white cells<br />
by Kelley Herring<br />
If you frequently enjoy a splash<br />
of citrus in your green tea,<br />
you’re doing your body a favor.<br />
interspersed between the blood cells<br />
and their activity or sluggishness as an<br />
indication of immune system health.<br />
The response to seeing one’s neutriphils<br />
moving through the blood with<br />
great vigor is a rewarding experience.<br />
Or perhaps an excess of eosinophils<br />
lighting up the darkness may justify<br />
those allergy symptoms you’ve been<br />
having.<br />
And finally, are there sightings<br />
of microbes (bacteria, viruses,<br />
fungi) taking advantage of an acidic<br />
system as they evolve into strange,<br />
unfriendly characters terrorizing the<br />
neighborhood.<br />
Along each step a story unravels<br />
and reveals the appropriate action<br />
required to meet the needs and bring<br />
harmony to the system.<br />
New research from Purdue<br />
University, published in the journal<br />
Molecular Nutrition and Food Research,<br />
shows that catechins — the<br />
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Now, onto the<br />
Dry Oxidative Screen.<br />
This slide of consecutive<br />
drops has been<br />
drying and is now<br />
ready for microscopic<br />
observation at a much<br />
lower magnification.<br />
The patterns form as<br />
holographic images that<br />
are representative of the<br />
entire system refl ecting<br />
free radical damage,<br />
organ weaknesses and toxicity levels<br />
that together with the previous<br />
reading clearly show our inherent<br />
strengths and areas that need support.<br />
Our blood holds the vibrational<br />
imprint of who we are, an inherent<br />
refl ection of our Self.<br />
A program is prepared that<br />
is individually suited to your needs<br />
using pharmaceutical grade supplements<br />
that have a proven history,<br />
while encouraging lifestyle changes<br />
as indicated. The body always strives<br />
to be in balance and appreciates help<br />
in restoring its natural resources when<br />
the stresses of life take their toll. Follow-up<br />
appointments help to monitor<br />
and maintain the ever changing dynamics<br />
that continually infl uence our<br />
health and well-being. Understanding<br />
the mechanism<br />
by which we become<br />
ill is the<br />
key to health and<br />
know.<br />
Keffi Bell<br />
can be called for<br />
appointments at<br />
the Capitola<br />
Health Center at<br />
(831) 331-5031.<br />
Her website is<br />
www.microcelltec.com.<br />
primary antioxidants in green tea<br />
— are destroyed by digestion. In<br />
fact, less than 20 percent of these<br />
free-radical fi ghters remain by the<br />
time they’ve traversed your tract. But,<br />
the researchers also found that citrus<br />
juice boosted catechin levels by more<br />
than fi ve times. The most potent juice<br />
was lemon, causing 80 percent of the<br />
tea’s catechins to remain, followed by<br />
orange, lime, and grapefruit.<br />
So don’t let the healthy benefi ts of<br />
green tea go down the drain. Give it a<br />
squeeze of zesty lemon, sweet orange,<br />
fresh lime, or tangy grapefruit. You’ll<br />
deliver pleasure to your senses and<br />
pack more potency into your cup.<br />
[Ed. Note: Kelley Herring is the<br />
founder and CEO of Healing Gourmet<br />
(www.healinggourmet.com),<br />
and is editor-in-chief of the Healing<br />
Gourmet book series. Learn more<br />
about how simple lifestyle choices can<br />
improve your health by reading ETR’s<br />
free natural health e-letter www1.<br />
youreletters.com/t/1437031/131664<br />
60/825694/446.