Well, we’ve almost made it to another Christmas! There’s no denying these are interesting times across the world but now is not the time for that stuff. Now’s the time to set all woes aside and get down to the serious business of having some fun with the family. Yet even in this the cynical British press won’t be denied. Apparently one in three families will have blazing rows before the holidays are over, but that could be just Britain, though I understand Sarkozy and Merkel will probably… oh, don’t get me going.
Christmas is a time to stop swimming, stick our head above the waves and reflect on how far we’ve come in the past year and what’s ahead for 2012. There will be empty places around the turkey for some families, including my own this year, where loved ones have passed away over the previous twelve months. A time to reflect too on our mortality; that we live each day just one heartbeat from eternity. You can bet more than a few conversations under the holly will be about just this; who’s passed on, who’s suffering what illness, what they are doing about it, and how they wish they knew what to do, etc., etc., etc.
Every day we encounter people with health problems who don’t mind unburdening themselves. Over Christmas this is accentuated due to the requirement of that almost forgotten skill of conversation - having to find something interesting to say to one another without causing undue offence and launching the aforementioned blazing rows. Copious alcohol consumption in confined spaces with small children and Christmas musak naturally works against you. The problem for most of us is how to help loved ones without getting into the two-hour speech, appearing consummate know-it-alls, and wrecking the festive atmosphere.
I have a few observations. Firstly, they brought the subject up. Secondly, each of us has a duty to let as many people as possible know that there are diet and lifestyle answers to almost every health problem that can make a difference. Thirdly, you don’t need to get into the two-hour speech, just: “Hmmm, cancer. You should watch Food Matters.” Or “You should get on to www.credence.org, drop Phillip Day an email. More eggnog, Grandma?”
George Bernard Shaw remarked that the worst sin toward our fellow man is not to hate them but to be indifferent. This lack of empathy is the essence of inhumanity. Just taking an interest in a person’s predicament and saying, “Why don’t you check out Credence’s online films….?” or “Drop Phillip Day an email or call him…” is often all it takes to help them relieve the stress of feeling ‘alone against insuperable odds’ and encourage them to take action. If the patient is a family member, it’s a good idea to defer to a third-party information source to help them, such as Food Matters, Health Wars or The ABC’s of Disease. As most of you have probably worked out by now, you’re never a prophet in your own household.
To this end I encourage you to become familiar with Credence’s books, DVDs and CDs which can help in your encounters. These have a great track record of bringing people into the fold by explaining the solid credibility and science behind nutritional and lifestyle treatments for a whole range of conditions. The people you want to help will almost never hear this quality information from conventional doctors or even the media, their two main (and baleful) sources of health news. Your brief encounter with someone, recommending or giving them a DVD or a book, can make the difference in what path they choose to take for their illness, and even whether they make it or not. A study of numerous testimonies over my 30-year career in this field reveals exactly this.
So this week Credence is launching a number of bulk book specials which are heavily discounted and available with free shipping for those residing in the UK or Australia. These deals will be good until the end of the year and contain vital, life-saving information. Please accept my apologies if you live in other regions where free shipping is not available. The cost for delivering heavier items such as books is outside our control, often prohibitive, and the international shipping scene is currently a bear-pit, making it hard for us to eat all the shipping costs. Having said that, call us if you are outside the UK and Australia and want a book pack and we’ll sharpen our pencils and come up with something! (steve@credence.org).
Have a great week. And please help someone towards a better 2012 if you can.
Phillip
Christmas is a time to stop swimming, stick our head above the waves and reflect on how far we’ve come in the past year and what’s ahead for 2012. There will be empty places around the turkey for some families, including my own this year, where loved ones have passed away over the previous twelve months. A time to reflect too on our mortality; that we live each day just one heartbeat from eternity. You can bet more than a few conversations under the holly will be about just this; who’s passed on, who’s suffering what illness, what they are doing about it, and how they wish they knew what to do, etc., etc., etc.
Every day we encounter people with health problems who don’t mind unburdening themselves. Over Christmas this is accentuated due to the requirement of that almost forgotten skill of conversation - having to find something interesting to say to one another without causing undue offence and launching the aforementioned blazing rows. Copious alcohol consumption in confined spaces with small children and Christmas musak naturally works against you. The problem for most of us is how to help loved ones without getting into the two-hour speech, appearing consummate know-it-alls, and wrecking the festive atmosphere.
I have a few observations. Firstly, they brought the subject up. Secondly, each of us has a duty to let as many people as possible know that there are diet and lifestyle answers to almost every health problem that can make a difference. Thirdly, you don’t need to get into the two-hour speech, just: “Hmmm, cancer. You should watch Food Matters.” Or “You should get on to www.credence.org, drop Phillip Day an email. More eggnog, Grandma?”
George Bernard Shaw remarked that the worst sin toward our fellow man is not to hate them but to be indifferent. This lack of empathy is the essence of inhumanity. Just taking an interest in a person’s predicament and saying, “Why don’t you check out Credence’s online films….?” or “Drop Phillip Day an email or call him…” is often all it takes to help them relieve the stress of feeling ‘alone against insuperable odds’ and encourage them to take action. If the patient is a family member, it’s a good idea to defer to a third-party information source to help them, such as Food Matters, Health Wars or The ABC’s of Disease. As most of you have probably worked out by now, you’re never a prophet in your own household.
To this end I encourage you to become familiar with Credence’s books, DVDs and CDs which can help in your encounters. These have a great track record of bringing people into the fold by explaining the solid credibility and science behind nutritional and lifestyle treatments for a whole range of conditions. The people you want to help will almost never hear this quality information from conventional doctors or even the media, their two main (and baleful) sources of health news. Your brief encounter with someone, recommending or giving them a DVD or a book, can make the difference in what path they choose to take for their illness, and even whether they make it or not. A study of numerous testimonies over my 30-year career in this field reveals exactly this.
So this week Credence is launching a number of bulk book specials which are heavily discounted and available with free shipping for those residing in the UK or Australia. These deals will be good until the end of the year and contain vital, life-saving information. Please accept my apologies if you live in other regions where free shipping is not available. The cost for delivering heavier items such as books is outside our control, often prohibitive, and the international shipping scene is currently a bear-pit, making it hard for us to eat all the shipping costs. Having said that, call us if you are outside the UK and Australia and want a book pack and we’ll sharpen our pencils and come up with something! (steve@credence.org).
Have a great week. And please help someone towards a better 2012 if you can.
Phillip
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