Candace Paul
- Health & Wellness , Spotlight
- May 19, 2022
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“In the Hands of Her Caregivers”, a book about healthcare and why it must change
When Mara Mitchell’s mom went to the hospital that day for back pain, she assumed this minor set-back would soon be behind them. Mara selected the best medical institutions in the area to treat her mother, with highly competent and diligent medical staff. So since the expert medical treatment was covered, her role was to be loving and supportive while her mother healed. Mara was wrong. During her mother’s hospital stay, Mara had to become an army of one to fight for her mother’s treatment. As a nurse herself, Mara was completely blindsided by the cracks in the healthcare system. This book, based on true events, chronicles first-time author Marilyn Mitchell’s war with the healthcare system. The story explains in great detail everything she had to do to advocate for her mother. “There is a need for change,” Mitchell said in a short interview with Aknowingspirit. “This book is to bring about awareness of the challenges faced by patients and families within the healthcare system.” Mitchell hopes that her experience can help others navigate the complex healthcare system to become better advocates for themselves and their loved ones. In short, this book is required reading for all of us. “In the Hands of Her Caregivers” is set for release June 3, 2022.
Bonita Shelby
- Health & Wellness
- April 22, 2020
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Conventional, Organic, or Both?
Why Eat Organic? This post focuses on fruits and veggies only, to not overwhelm. However, the following short article speaks of all foods and is worth reading for a general point of view. 6 Reasons You Should Eat Organic + The Top Organic Produce You Should Buy My Top Three Reasons for Eating Organic: No GMOs (a whole ‘nother topic) and less toxic chemical load/pesticides overall, so there’s no chemical taste; and generally tastes authentic…better It’s similar to the quality my body remembers eating as a young girl and younger woman. (Hint: It didn’t need to be labeled Organic.) It does my body good and I can tell that my body appreciates it. (Your Body Speaks, Are You Listening?) How to get started? Link over to get your lists…✓Dirty Dozen of Conventional fruits and veggies…replace these with Organic first ✓Clean Fifteen of Conventional fruits and veggies…continue purchasing these until you want all OrganicWhether you decide to jump both feet in and purchase all Organic or whether you decide to replace the Conventional/Dirty Dozen with Organic and continue purchasing Conventional/Clean Fifteen right now, you will be on a better path than ignoring and continuing to eat all Conventional. I encourage you to ease on down the road to Organic and do your body good!Next Level Self Care to Empower YOU! Real, Good Food is one of the 7 Pillars of Next Level Self Care. P.S. This is a good time to start, it seems there are more Organic fruits & veggies available now. Look for the ‘9’ number &/or word Organic on the label which identifies it. Expect great things and do them by GOD’s grace and for His glory!
- Health & Wellness , More about "Spiritual Warfare"
- October 15, 2019
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My 15-Day Water Fasting Experience…What I learned
I had the pleasure of being a guest on the Rock Your World Naturally podcast, with host and Health Consultant, Rekishia McMillan. During the interview, we talked about fasting, the release of my new book, and what I learned from the experience. I plan to make a Youtube video of my journey with pics and videos! Stay tuned! In the meantime, take a listen below!
- Health & Wellness
- October 1, 2019
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Let’s Reason Together: Back to Eden
Why Back to Eden? The name of this classic book indicates what needs to happen in the Body of Christ for such a time as this! The Body of Christ has strayed so far from what Father GOD intended from ‘The Beginning’ for everyday lifestyle choices. For example, to be fruitful, multiply, replenish and have dominion in the earth – care for the environment, produce real food, use His original medicine, operate from a place of rest, move our bodies through daily physical activity and relate to Him, self and others. (Genesis 1:26-29; Genesis 2: verses 2, 8-9, 15-17 as well as other scriptures in the Old & New Testament) Where in the world is the Body of Christ today? Back to Eden is in the Kingdom of GOD on earth and requires an entirely different LIFEstyle than what is dominating the world systems today. Back to Eden is the opposite of things readily embraced now because of tradition/familiarity, convenience/ease, cheap prices/low cost and most of all, the lack of knowledge/understanding. What is the process to see Back to Eden manifest? Awareness > Acceptance > Action > Results > Sharing In general, the shift must happen in the mindset first – Awareness and Acceptance – before anything can happen for anyone personally or as a unit – Action, Results and Sharing. Be sure of this, Back to Eden is already happening for many people in different ways and at various levels, even though it may not be recognized as or called Back to Eden. (An example of a gardening project that has been successfully shared as an instructional film, Back to Eden Film, https://www.backtoedenfilm.com/ can be viewed here. Of course, this type of gardening may not work for everyone but some variation of it can be used.) How to Embrace Back to Eden through the Next Level Self Care LIFEstyle Why Next Level? Next Level is the challenge to continue to seek and embrace the best of the rest available in what’s considered Self Care. This requires an open mind and determination to learn and then be flexible to make the necessary changes, flowing from level to level as needed based upon developing and changing information. Next Level Self Care is a LIFEstyle that focuses on these essentials of LIFE The Seven Pillars of Next Level Self Care: Clean Air Clean Water Real, Good Food Deep, Restful Sleep Moderate Physical Activity Balanced, Harmonious Emotions Seed to Seal®, Real Essential Oils To be continued… Please share comments, thoughts, questions for open discussion. Bonita Shelby is the Principal of DiVine Health Choices, which promotes Next Level Self Care. She is a Certified Clinical Aromatherapist and a 29-year breast cancer survivor to thriver. She educates, advocates and provides Seed to Seal Essential Oils and other integrative therapy products and services Bonita Shelby Certified Clinical Aromatherapist Next Level Self Care Advocate Young Living Independent Distributor #530304 DiVineHealthChoices.com 301-250-0233 My Why… My first article, “Freedom from breast cancer” Click here to listen to my podcast on Breast Cancer
- Health & Wellness
- August 17, 2019
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Better lifestyle choices and freedom from breast cancer – meet Bonita Shelby
Later in this post, I will share two books that radically changed the trajectory of my life! But first, the most important parts of my background… I was healed of a breast cancer over 29 years ago that awakened me from ignorance about how to really take care of myself. I immediately started on an intentional journey of making better lifestyle choices. Many years later, I made a bold career change in 2010 from a being a CPA (Certified Public Accountant) to a being a CCA (Certified Clinical Aromatherapist). I now share the amazing benefits of using Father GOD’s natural, plant-based provisions from the earth of genuine, unadulterated essential oils (like Frankincense & Myrrh) and infused products to whomever is open to learning more and living a harsh chemical free lifestyle. I believe it is imperative that the Body of Christ learn and use this life enhancing information. I enjoy learning and sharing empowering info, writing, creative, quick, healthy and tasty cooking, arts and crafts, uplifting music, experiencing adventurous events and traveling. I love being used by HOLY SPIRIT and remain amazed and grateful to Father GOD for being alive for such a time as this! I was born and raised in Washington, District of Columbia (DC) in the Petworth/Georgia Avenue area of Northwest Washington, DC; moved to Maryland in my early 20s and have lived in Maryland longer than I lived in DC. I love my native city even with it being a much different, (yet somewhat better) place. My desire is to reclaim my family’s DC home ownership heritage before I leave out of here. What are those two books? Back to Eden (the original version) by Jethro Kloss – I was made aware of it by my paternal grandmother who was an avid user of the books and herbs. As a young teenager, she told me I should go to college to research herbs. Being the know-it-all teenager, I thought, ‘they don’t teach that in college’ and I ignored her and pursued the Bachelor of Business Administration major at Howard University with a concentration in Accounting instead. Long story short, I’ve been back tracking for the last 17 years once I was introduced to Seed to Seal® real, unadulterated essential oils. Healing Oils of the Bible by Dr. David Stewart – I was made aware of it from a conversation I had with a friend who had an encounter with a colleague who had experienced massive changes in her physical, mental and emotional wellness. My friend called to tell me what she found out about the Healing Oils of the Bible, like Frankincense and Myrrh, and it was on from that point to now! What can you expect from my posts here? My blog posts will be for your benefit for awareness, education, and application of empowering information about the importance of eliminating unhealthy water and fake foods, toxic environments, sleep deprivation, toxic personal and household chemicals, negative thoughts, words, relationships and actions, physical inactivity. I’ll share info about my preferred options for better wellness outcomes which work extremely well for me and many others. Join us in a special study! You are invited to attend our study of the book, Healing Oils of the Bible, for Christian Educators and other Christians who would like to know this part of the Gospel of JESUS…