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YOUR HEALTHY PERSPECTIVE
October 2002
http://www.healthyperspective.com
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
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-Availability of Flaxseeds (and other good stuff)
-More Other Good Stuff (Your shopping problems solved!)
-Current Discounts
-Face It. The Benefits Are Clear.
-Healthy Holiday Recipes
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AVAILABILITY OF FLAXSEEDS (and other good stuff)
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In last month's issue, we discussed the wonderful flaxseed. We know many of you are now enjoying the benefits of flaxseeds in your diet. We also understand that many of you have had trouble finding fresh flaxseeds.
We have found a wonderful purveyor of fresh, "Golden Flaxseed." This product is superior in taste and value to other brands we've found in our local stores - and it's being supplied by someone we trust and admire, Dr. Julian Whitaker. And that's not all! Dr. Whitaker offers over 200 quality products, including books, vitamins and minerals, and weight loss solutions. We are pleased to be affiliated with Dr. Whitaker. Check it out at http://www.healthyperspective.com/drwhitaker.html.
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MORE OTHER GOOD STUFF (Your Shopping Problems Solved!)
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Shopping Quiz:
1. Do you love shopping?
2. Do you hate shopping?
3. Do you love the convenience of online shopping?
4. Are you afraid of online shopping and wish someone would show you where the best stores are?
5. Do you enjoy having your purchases delivered directly to your home or office?
6. Would you like to skip packaging hassles and have your gift purchases sent directly to your recipient?
7. Are you looking for the lowest prices from your favorite stores?
8. Do you want that hard-to-find item to be easy to find?
9. Do you want bargains and discounts?
10. Would you like to avoid the "Christmas rush?"
If you answered "YES" to any of the above questions, you're going to love Healthy Perspective.com's new Shopping feature.
We're always looking for a bargain, or for that "perfect" item - and we hate dragging from store to store and waiting in long check-out lines.
Mail order catalogs are great; it's fun to "browse." In America, we have a fond history with such shopping. Settlers referred to their prized merchandise catalog as the "wish book."
More recently, the advent of the telephone and credit card certainly sped up the ordering process. The shop-at-home convenience made up for the occasional cranky telephone clerk, having to slowly and carefully enunciate your order, and the frequent order mix-ups (when you thought the phone clerk knew what you were saying but she didn't have a clue).
Then, the advent of the internet brought the ultimate shopping experience. And now we're taking that convenience one step further. We hunt for great items and bargains at reputable online stores. The drudgery and legwork has been done for you. You sit at your computer with your feet up, a favorite beverage, wearing your comfy bathrobe... and get all your shopping done at your leisure! You'll find your favorite brands from retailers you trust -- at the lowest prices!
This is the introduction of HealthyPerspective.com's shopping feature. We will be expanding this feature with additional benefits, more stores and products, and more discounts. So check back often. And let us know if we can help you, or if you would like us to add something for you (email shopping@healthyperspective.com).
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Some Current Discounts
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* Overstock.com *
Overstock.com, offers savings of 40-70% off top name brands like Fuji, Krups, Olympus, Titleist, Movado, IBM, and more! As a top 50 online merchant (Source: NetScore, May 2002) Overstock.com sells movies, electronics, housewares, bedding, sporting gear...all at close-out prices!" They also offer a "best price guarantee."
As a "Your Healthy Perspective" reader, you are entitled to a $5.00 off coupon, good on purchases of $50 or more (exp. 11/08). To receive your savings, go to http://www.healthyperspective.com/shopping.html and click on the link that says, "Save $5 off your next purchase of $50 at Overstock.com...." After clicking on the link, wait for the popup window to appear with your discount information. Happy discounting!
* Gospel Direct *
The popular WOW Worship music CD is one of the many values being offered at Gospel Direct.com. Listed at $21.98, you may purchase the CD for $19.99. To get this special, go to http://www.healthyperspective.com/shopping.html and click on the green WOW Worship CD button. (And if you click on the "Closeouts" option when you get to the next page, you'll find the same WOW Worship music offered on cassette tapes for $11.98!).
* Sharper Image *
One of our favorite stores, and we're betting yours too! Great "techie" and hard-to-find-anywhere-else stuff!
Take advantage of a couple of Sharper Image discounts at http://www.healthyperspective.com/shopping.html. Click on the "15 percent off your first order..." or "Monthly 50 percent off Specials!" links. Have fun!
* Lillian Vernon *
Another of our favorites (of course, all our choices are!). Lillian Vernon has great taste. You can always find something lovely, unique, and at a good price!
Take advantage of HealthyPerspective.com's Shopping Feature benefits for Lillian Vernon at http://www.healthyperspective.com/shopping.html. Click on the "Free personalization on Christmas gifts and decorations" and "Lillian Vernon clearance..." links.
* Limoges Jewelry *
Gorgeous stuff! Go to http://www.healthyperspective.com/shopping.html and click on the "Personalized jewelry on sale" and the "Super jewelry clearance sale!" links (unbelievable prices!)
* Colorful Images *
We love the stuff we've bought from Colorful Images. A fantastic variety of all things personalized (stationery, gifts, labels, cards, etc.), and great prices too, of course. Go to http://www.healthyperspective.com/shopping.html and click on the "Personalized Christmas Cards" or the "Personalized Gifts" links.
* Gardener's Supply Company *
Your source for "all things garden," including gifts and Holiday items. Lots and lots of great stuff!
To get your discount, go to http://www.healthyperspective.com/shopping.html and click on the "Gifts for Gardeners - Save $10..." and "Clearance" (fantastic clearance prices!) links.
* Franklin Mint *
In a class by itself when it comes to collectibles.
Take advantage of Franklin Mint savings at http://www.healthyperspective.com/shopping.html. Click on "The Franklin Mint...Free gift with purchase!" and "Holiday Gift Ideas..." links.
* The Disney Store *
Holiday home decor, ornaments, toys, games, dolls, and more. For the young and the young-at-heart.
At http://www.healthyperspective.com/shopping.html, click on the Disney banner button and check out free shipping options. Or click on the "Find bargains and sales at Disney Store.com's outlet" for even greater savings. Enjoy!
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Check back at http://www.healthyperspective.com/shopping.html often, as we'll be adding discounts and bargains as we find them! With the Holiday Season approaching, this can mean substantial savings!
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FACE IT. THE BENEFITS ARE CLEAR.
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by Nicole Cheri
I had forgotten how bad my acne used to be, until I opened the mail the other day.
I started getting pimples when I was ten. By the time I was in high school I had such a bad complexion that it took three layers of cosmetics to cover what looked like road rash, and I was ashamed to leave the house without wearing my makeup "mask."
Once, I was extremely ill (we didn't know it then, but I was actually near death), and yet I still wanted to apply my makeup before going to the doctor. My mother tried to explain to me that such things are completely trivial in an emergency. "And I'm sure no one will even notice," she assured her incredulous teenager. I was so weakened with illness, I relented in the end.
As soon as we arrived at the internist's office he exclaimed, "Oh no! What happened to your face?! It's hideous! You said you were really sick, but I had no idea it was this bad!" It took my mother and I quite a while to convince him my face normally looked like that under the massive amounts of makeup I habitually wore. It was that day I vowed NEVER even to be caught dead without my makeup on.
Of course this was a vow I couldn't keep when seeing the dermatologist. But she was kind, and she approached my condition with compassion. She had young, smooth, glowing olive skin, and I don't think she ever had much of a problem with acne. But she had many friends and patients who had been devastated by it. I remember her saying she knew of countless good-looking men and women who felt ugly and self-conscious, and were much less socially outgoing because of their acne. In fact this was one of her main reasons for going into dermatology.
She was very good at what she did, and she tried everything there was to try for me, short of chemical peels or laser surgery. Nothing seemed to make my acne any better, and some of it gave me terrible allergic reactions. (Yeah, that made my face look so much better.)
Shortly before I moved away she said to me, "I wish there was something I could do for you right now. There just isn't anything truly effective on the market, so I'm developing my own products that will eliminate acne but will be gentle on sensitive skin like yours."
My face got a little better in my twenties: I only had to wear two layers of thick makeup to cover the red pustules. I didn't notice an appreciable difference in my complexion until, in my mid-twenties, I changed what I ate.
WHEN I BECAME A STRICT VEGETARIAN AND STOPPED EATING FOODS HIGH IN SUGAR AND FAT, MY HORRIBLE ACNE IMMEDIATELY VANISHED! Clear, glowing skin was one of many great benefits of changing my diet. And I haven't had to use any special creams or cleansers since. In fact my face seems less sensitive, and I don't need moisturizer as often.
I had all but forgotten my days of scrubbing and slathering, trying to clear my skin of infection; until I happened to be watching TV one late night, and there in an infomercial was my doctor talking with Judith Light! My very own compassionate dermatologist was selling her new formula for getting rid of acne. The product she had told me about some years before was finally out on the market. I thought it was cool that my former doc had made the big time selling her formula on national television; I could say I knew her "when."
But the bigger picture didn't occur to me until I was opening my mail the other day, and another one of her ads fell out of a "special offers" envelope. When I was her patient, I could have been one of the "before" pictures. My skin was so bad and so unyielding to any treatment, it actually helped inspire her to create a new formula and launch a national campaign. I could have been a poster child.
I can't however be one of her "after" photos. Not because I don't have clear skin like the people in the ads, but because my clear skin didn't come from one of her bottles. Mine came as a natural side effect of healthy foods. Her magic formula came too late for me. And I'm glad.
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HEALTHY HOLIDAY RECIPES
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Preparations for Holiday feasts are close at hand. Healthy Holiday food should be in good taste and taste good! There is no good reason to put harmful "food" substances (such as animal products, refined sugars, hydrogenated fats, artificial ingredients, and preservatives) into our bodies.
Most of our American population suffer a marked increase in viruses and infections around the Holiday Season. This is mostly due to a great increase in the consumption of the above mentioned "foods" during this time. All of these harmful substances detrimentally affect our immune systems, already weakened by the stress of Holiday preparation and resultant loss of sleep.
There is a better way! Put only the truly good stuff into your body. There is lots of yummy and healthy Holiday fare at http://www.healthyperspective.com/holidayrecipes.html. Enjoy!
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"May God himself, the God of peace, sanctify you through and through. May your whole spirit, soul and body be kept blameless at the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. The one who calls you is faithful and he will do it."
1 Thessalonians 5:23-24 (NIV)
God bless you!
-Rev. Clarence Russell, Kimberly and Nicole
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