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David Wolfe In Belgium 3, A Trilogy

October 22nd, 2010 · Marie-Claire · All About Raw Food, Back To Nature, Go Wild!, Jazz Up Your Health! 3 comments - Tags: , , , , , , , , , , ,

Arrival in the fog

I was surprised by the cold when I got out of my car at De Hoge Venen in Belgium, the place to see a Wolfe looking for mushrooms and wild herbs. I only heard the day before it would be a five hour long walk. I had a bottle of hot green smoothie with me (with nettles and lots of cayenne to keep me warm!), a thermos of hot ginger and black pepper tea and some chocolates I made with lots of maca to stay energized. Five sweaters and a thick raincoat, a pair of cotton stockings and a pair of ski socks, under a warm jeans, two scarves and a pair of rubber boots. I felt like a moon walker but wouldn’t be cold!

Foggy Day

We walked in a cloud of fog and misty rain. But it was beautiful. I didn’t see deer and hoped for a lynx, but a Wolfe made it all up. He didn’t stop talking one moment. How could he, with all these people around who wanted to know something about everything. He was barefoot, only wearing flip flops and I bet he was having a hard time walking through ice cold mud and water.

Barefoot

It took a while before we found our first mushrooms. But once we got to the woods we discovered real medicinal beauties on dead trees and birches, where they love settling and growing. I am trying to remember their names all week, still a very annoying leftover of what I went through. But… I now have what I need to feed my brains thoroughly, to activate my neurotransmitters and get just as smart as when before I became ill! I picked enough of them to get an IQ of 160 and make 700 liters of strong, healing tea. It will all come back to me then!

If I'd still knew the name, I would be happy telling you...

What I do remember is that these species contain neurotransmitters. This would mean that they can communicate to… you and me on a telepathic level. By preparing tea of them they will enter your brain. A lot of mushrooms have the ability to provide you these extremely high medicinal values. You only have to know what you can pick.

Now drying to make tea...

I am looking for a good mushroom guide now, because once you get intrigued by them you simply have to know. I know that these examples are all edible but it is just nice to know all about them. Reishi mushrooms for instance will enhance your immunity system and Natural Killers which fight cancers. They deliver improved adrenocortical function, have an anti-allergic activity, prevent you from getting bronchitis, lower high blood pressure, contain many antioxidants and have anti-inflammatory and anti-viral properties. The right mushrooms are your free superherbs!

Picked lots of these black beauties!

Baby Boletus

I have been picking a lot of these little Boletus mushrooms and eating them. They taste wonderful. I have been extremely attracted to eating white mushrooms lately. I eat a whole box a day and can’t get enough. When I was looking into a solution to raise my ridiculous low levels of lymphocytes I discovered that you can raise these low levels by… eating white mushrooms! This is how our body is communicating with us; by giving signals of what you need. I thought this was a most amazing observation and I am so glad I followed these signs! My next blood test will have to tell me if they did raise!

Another very important observation is also required if you are picking mushrooms. They tell us everything if we can ‘read’ their language. It is written in their color and substance, their ‘belly’, the little ‘guests’ growing on them. Always be very careful when you get out there. Have a good guide with you, learn from others who know what they are doing, read, study and practice in the wild. Let me show you something.

On top

The Bottom

When you turn a mushroom upside down it will mostly tell you if it is poisoned or not. When they are shaped like this one, they are edible. When they have these little ‘ribs’ underneath, leave them be.

Inside..

Chopped Mushroom

One piece like this will make 10 liters or 340 oz of super tea! Put a piece in cold spring water on the stove and heat it up slowly until 80 °C or 176°F during 45 minutes. You can repeat this ten times with that same piece of dried mushroom before it has released all its nutrients. Dried mushrooms stay good for years if you keep them in a dry place.

Coral Mushroom

Brain Food!

Coral mushrooms are the real deal. They are medicinal and true brain food! I was amazed by their beauty and wonderful shapes. Without a guide I would have considered them as extremely poisoned. Now we were told to pick, dry, and consume them to fuel the brain.

"Why are trees always cold?"

The same reason his feet aren't?

I wish I could remember the exact explanation of why trees are always cold… but all I could think off during that story was how his feet could not be!

Misty...


David Wolfe in Belgium 2, A Trilogy

October 20th, 2010 · Marie-Claire · All About Raw Food, Eat Weed!, Green Smoothies, Immunity, Jazz Up Your Health!, Superfoods 3 comments - Tags: , , , , , , , , , ,

Calcification… a disease of civilization that hits all of us sooner or later. How come? Too much calcium, the wrong kind of calcium and calcium supplements. Consequence; cataract, arteriosclerosis, kidney stones, heart attack, Alzheimer, arthritis and so on and so on. In the past they were called old age sicknesses, now you can get them at young age already. That’s when I hear young people say sneering; “We are forty, we are on the decline!” A typical expression when one doesn’t know better and it is such nonsense to settle with it, no matter what age.

David Wolfe

David Wolfe confirmed my own suspicions; that a standard diet is accelerating these reactions. That raw food can turn your life around, react with strength and let your body revive. He wrote a program to reverse the process of calcification, to resolve calcium and to get rid of it. Intriguing. Why don’t we know about this? That’s also his question. I am wondering each time again why essential information isn’t shared with the population. Simple; industry, money, power. It makes me so angry!

So we need solvents to resolve all the calcium which is building up slowly, Wolfe claims. And he is right. Whenever a problem, there is a solution. The higher our intake of calcium, the more issues will manifest. He investigated the whole area, made a schedule and wrote a book about it.

But what are the alternatives? is what I often am asked. Magnesium, Phosphorus and Silica. Those three minerals are strong enough to build and reinforce our bones. By consuming more valuable minerals in a natural way we can prevent so much suffering. How? Green, green, green. How? Just start simple; with a fresh wheat grass juice and a green smoothie every morning; it contains more vegetables and fruits you can eat in a day.

So Wolfe created a plan and takes the problem by its horns step by step. No cheap steps, but so aren’t doctors once you start ailing. Always worth trying because doctors don’t know many answers either. Instead of admitting, they rather write an extra subscription for more calcium. Sigh.

The most important issue always is your body. It is like no other body and this is how you have to treat it, as a unicum on earth, with its specific wishes, moods and needs. What is good for one person can be a disaster for another one. So stay tuned with your body and listen what it has to tell you. Only you can understand its language.

Beautiful Nature

A short note about the Superherbs, as Wolfe is naming them. They are more powerful than any other herb and what more, they are out there for free, they grow in your garden, in the wild and waiting for you to pick them and use. What are you waiting for? Your immunity system will blossom, your nerve system will relive.

Shi Take

Some “bodybuilders” to grab in nature are:

  • Absolute top 1 of superherbs are wild mushrooms; Chaga and Reishi are the most powerful ones and you can find them all around in the woods to make strong tea. One small piece is enough to provide you of 340 oz. of tea. They also heal Candida.
  • Maytaki, Shitake (we all know that one) en Coriolis cure the nerve system. Coriolis is also an anti-cancer medicine.
  • Malva or Mallow ( marshmellows!)  – All parts are edible and deliver you 20 times more minerals than any other plant.
  • Chamomille
  • Artemisia (the name is coming from the protector Artemis)
  • Neem – the most powerful detox herb

And did you have any idea that asparagus is a medicinal vegetable?

We can do so much ourselves! Knowing where and how to start is essential and seminars like these can help you with this. tomorrow we will make a walk!

Resting

David Wolfe in Belgium, A Trilogy

October 18th, 2010 · Marie-Claire · All About Raw Food, Back To Nature, Go Wild!, Immunity, Jazz Up Your Health!, Minerals 11 comments - Tags: , , , , , , , , ,

Today I woke up after a ten hours sleep. My usual nights are about five hours. I was exhausted after a marathon weekend with David Wolfe. Mostly of the five hour long walk in fog and ice cold mud water. It was a huge challenge for me; the first long psychical effort since I cured. My legs and back are hurting like crazy but I am up and writing so this is another limit I put much higher and crossed. I am proud of myself.

Beautiful blooming moss

Day 1 – Vitality and Longetivity Seminar

I was a half hour too early. But I got a nice spot on the first row. At first I was hesitating to attend this event. I admire his work and his knowledge but am not a ‘follower’. I can read what I need to know. A friend though advised me to go because I would learn a lot from what he is telling besides what he writes in his books. And this is what I love; learn, learn, learn. So I subscribed. There was also a second day; a walk in de Hoge Venen in Belgium, to look for wild edible mushrooms and herbs. Now this is what really took me in because I am using more and more wild edibles in my diet and to identify mushrooms you need somebody to explain.

When David Wolfe started talking, he got me right where I wanted to be: in the area of not that often shared information This is what my mission also is about: telling everybody what isn’t been told. So I knew immediately my money was well spent. What was the seminary about? Immune rejuvenation, rebuilding adrenals, kidneys and reproductive energy and the most important medicinal herbs you can include in your daily diet to get there.

David Wolfe Lecture

What struck me was his phenomenal knowledge. It was much more than I expected and he went much deeper than I knew he would. On top of that he is a very good speaker who knows how to choose his words. And he knows how to sell a good show because let’s admit; he is passionate about health but he is also a real marketing man, a seller and an entertainer who knows how to get his audience where he wants it to be: at the stand where his books are for sale. He even got a ‘not follower’ over there: I bought two of them. So he is really gifted, talented and gets you in his grip.

The seminar took about 4 hours and a half. In between he didn’t stop but answered more questions coming from people at his feet. He took a brief bathroom stop and went on again. The stream of information didn’t stop for one moment and I soaked it all. I am glad I bought the book where I can reread his thoughts and process all of them in quiet.

The thread through the seminar where the foods we eat. He spoke of three groups of food; “Food, “Superfoods” and “Superherbs”. Food, being our vegetables, fruits, seeds and nuts, is our daily nourishment. But it isn’t boosting our immunity system in a way we can experience the effects of what superfoods are delivering us. I had the same experience and it was a confirmation of what I felt when I went raw. I started with eating everything raw and I felt much better, but the real boosts came when I got my specific selection of superfoods and started using them every day in my smoothies.

I smiled when I heard his selection of superfoods; it was exactly the same one as I chose for after thorough study when I went raw. I first took my blood results and reports and wrote down all my issues plus what I was lacking off. Then I studied the benefits of all the superfoods and purchased the ones who could provide me the nutrients to boost my immunity system (which was still at minus 16 and no natural killers available), to regulate my adrenal gland, to heal my organs (they were all exhausted and some damaged from all the heavy metals and toxins I couldn’t even get rid of after three years of detoxifying), to heal the damage that was been done to my brain, to rebuild the muscles I lost, to get rid of all toxins and heavy metals, to stop and reverse the process of disease, to make my body strong enough to cure itself.

So here are the superfoods which will boost your immunity system, recharge your energy level and nourish your body thoroughly. One more thing before I go on; even if you are healthy it is good to include them into your diet.  Imagine the head start you have, wow! You don’t have to add each one every day, let your body talk and guide you through what you need to feel optimal.

Maca, Goji Berries, Beepollen/ Royal Jelly, Wild honey, Coconut (oil), Chocolate, Hempseed, Chlorella, Spirulena, Wheat grass juice,  Wild edibles, Mushrooms, Seafood and Marine Phytoplankton. Very often combining certain superfoods bring new forces alive. An example Wolfe gave was blueberries with chocolate. Everybody is different; try out what works the best for you.

Beepollen

I already knew my list worked because I became able to combat disease and regained my life. But hearing his list of top superfoods affirmed that I chose well and that I can feel the vibration of what is good for me. Another nice surprise was him, mentioning a 109 year old man. I asked him if he was talking of Bernando LaPallo and yes he was! (I wrote a post about this amazing man who is still young at heart and looking young!) Now Wolfe referred to it as well, I will repeat it here for you as well. It is a Bernando’s top five list of all foods so you can start working with this one… Cinnamon, Garlic, Honey, Olive Oil and Chocolate.

109 years old and rocking on raw food!

The principal is so simple; listen to your body and give it what it is asking for. It is all out there, all you have to do is… do it!

Superherbs is another very important group of foods to include in your daily life. I am saying ‘life’ instead of diet because there is more to it than buy and eat them. You have to take scissors and a bowl, put your jacket on and go out, walk in the fields or the woods while enjoying the freedom, silence and sounds of nature. This too is a powerful healing factor: being in nature and ground. I remember how important my daily (even if it was very short then) walk in the woods, away from everything and everybody. Walking and looking for the herbs that will refuel your body is just wonderful. Coming home with a bag full of fresh power makes you want to sing!

Or if you have a garden, look around at what is growing in there. Those are the plants you need for your health. Ask yourself if these are detoxifying plants, or if they will give you the minerals you are lacking. Pick the plants that come to you and eat them; they are there for a good reason. When I was ill, my garden was filled with Solidago , Thistles and Stinging Nettles, all plants with great detoxifying benefits, begging me to use them to clean my blood and liver. Check it out yourself and learn…

And of course there are the mushrooms, strong, full of healing power. Add mushrooms to your diet and your immunity system will boost! If you are suffering from immunity issues you will become stronger, if you can’t pass one winter without a flu or several colds you will notice germs are affecting you less and less. More about this in the next pot (this is a trilogy…)

Next post in this series of three will be about calcification and which herbs are very good for you.

Bilberry Plant