Mar 08.qxd - Connection Magazine

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