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Jini Patel Thompson is an internationally recognized expert on natural healing for digestive diseases. She healed herself from widespread Crohn's Disease and has remained drug and surgery-free for over 25 years. Jini has appeared on numerous podcast, TV, and radio shows throughout the U.S., U.K., Canada, and Australia, giving people hope and vision for how they can heal their Colitis, Crohn's, Diverticulitis and Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS), using entirely natural methods. Her books on natural healing for digestive diseases have sold worldwide in over 80 countries.

Contest Winner for Health Challenge!

Okay, I was all prepared to write about how it was REALLY hard to choose a winner from all of the excellent stories posted in this contest... But for some reason we didn't get a whole lot of people posting their stories! Go figure. However, I am very pleased to say that the winner wrote [...]

By |2023-03-16T08:39:58-08:00October 11th, 2009|

Don’t Be Crushed By Life’s Obstacles

I just read a really inspiring story about an alumni from my old university (University of Alberta): Alfred Orono Orono was conscripted as a child soldier twice - different countries, different armies because after fleeing one, he was conscripted by another. He was imprisoned repeatedly for trying to escape. Then he worked in refugee camps [...]

By |2023-04-12T08:03:22-08:00October 5th, 2009|

Health Challenge Contest

Okay, got a really fun contest for you: In the COMMENTS section below this post, write your story about a health challenge you encountered and how you overcame it. It doesn't have to be related to digestive issues, it can be about anything. And it can also be about how you overcame a health problem [...]

By |2023-03-16T08:41:20-08:00September 30th, 2009|

What Happens In The Space Between?

I see this everyday… with my private consult clients, emails from readers, people who post on my forum, I see one person after the other miss this same crucial point, over and over. I suppose it isn't surprising... after all, most of us are just regular people - not doctors or healers or professional therapists. [...]

By |2023-03-16T08:42:13-08:00September 21st, 2009|

Remove Your Blocks To Healing

Why are you not healing? Or, why are you not healing faster? Find out the common mistakes people make in their Healing Journey, and how you can avoid or fix them! Although I received dozens of emails outlining numerous health concerns, many people's chief complaint was lack of energy. My report below goes into numerous [...]

By |2023-04-12T08:04:54-08:00September 15th, 2009|

Rosemary Walls’ Paintings – The Glass Castle

A couple of months ago, I read Jeanette Walls' amazing memoir of her childhood - The Glass Castle. Of course, the book provoked many thoughts and questions for me - as I'm sure it did for anyone who read it. And if you haven't read it, I strongly recommend it - and don't worry, it's [...]

By |2024-09-23T20:57:22-08:00September 1st, 2009|

CONSTIPATION PROTOCOL FOR BABIES

Constipation in babies or young children is absolutely heart-rending to watch. My new book on natural healing for constipation goes into effective protocols for both adults and children. But for a baby under the age of two, the following comprehensive protocol may be all you need to resolve their constipation. It has worked very quickly [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:41:31-08:00August 23rd, 2009|

Selling Health Products vs. Integrity

Dr. Joseph Mercola, who has one of the largest natural health sites on the Internet, recently addressed the question: "Why Do I Sell Products On My Website?" I have had numerous people ask me a variation of this same question from time to time. And recently, a doctor who is becoming involved with my work [...]

By |2023-04-12T10:40:53-08:00August 12th, 2009|

What Causes Tooth Decay?

APRIL 2020 UPDATE - 5 YEARS DECAY-FREE! I'm SO thrilled to report we have finally cracked this case - click here for all the details of my TOOTH DECAY HEALING PROTOCOL! *** Oh this is my most frustrating topic to date - I've done two teleseminars with leaders in holistic dentistry: one with Dr. Hal [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:41:53-08:00August 10th, 2009|

Forced Vaccination – How To Stop It

Things are really heating up in the vaccine arena. Pharmaceuticals and pharmaceutically-funded organizations (like FDA, CDC, WHO) are really racheting up the pressure on citizens to get vaccinated against flu bugs. They have leveraged all the fear and hype (created by THEIR advertising, PR, control of media, etc.) around the swine flu to actually try [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:42:04-08:00July 24th, 2009|

$200,000 to Any MD Who’ll Self-Vaccinate

Author and activist, Jock Doubleday recently sent out this press release about his Vaccine Challenge - where he challenges any US medical doctor or BigPharma CEO to drink the exact same chemicals they're currently injecting into infants and he'll pay them $200,000.00! Why will no doctor or pharmaceutical exec in the USA do it?? * [...]

By |2023-03-16T08:46:17-08:00July 10th, 2009|

Burn Your Bra – Before It Kills You

Here are some stats showing the correlation between bras and breast cancer: * Wearing a bra over 12 hours daily dramatically increases breast cancer incidence. * Bra-free women have about the same incidence of breast cancer as men. * Those who wear a bra 18-24 hours daily have over 100 times greater incidence of breast [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:42:17-08:00June 25th, 2009|

Listen To Your Colon Book Winner!

We had SO many great comments when I asked for your help in finalizing the title for my new book on constipation. I gotta say, you guys REALLY made me think hard, reassess and generally threw me into a real right tizzy of indecision. In the end, I decided to stick with the branding of [...]

By |2023-04-18T12:16:08-08:00June 22nd, 2009|

These Kids are So Funny!

Okay, if you don't scream with laughter at some point during this video, I'll have to check you for a pulse. Enjoy! soar higher, Jini

By |2023-04-13T08:43:00-08:00June 17th, 2009|

Is Raw Milk Safe?

  I've written about the safety of raw milk before in my Infoletter - Good Health Is Real Wealth, however, this issue came up again when I received an email from reader who read a blog post about Organic Pastures Dairy being sued over an E. coli 0157:H7 outbreak in 2006. The blog post was [...]

By |2023-03-16T08:47:39-08:00June 17th, 2009|

Ideal Party Menu

We recently had a joint birthday party at my place with 54 adults and 33 kids. So many people asked for my recipes that I've decided to post them here on my blog. If you're planning a party, this mix of recipes is ideal because: 1. They can be made over a 3-day stretch before [...]

By |2018-12-05T23:47:10-08:00June 16th, 2009|

Raw Milk Diet Experiment

In preparation for my teleseminar with raw milk therapy expert, Jim Ehmke, CN, I went on a one week raw milk diet myself! Watch the videos below - shot on Day 1, Day 4 and at the conclusion of the Diet, to find out how it went, what I learned and whether I would ever [...]

By |2023-03-16T08:48:38-08:00June 14th, 2009|

The Lactobacillus sporogenes Hoax

Recently, I received yet another sample of a probiotic to try. According to the label, it contained "Lactobacillus sporogenes- a shelf-stable, vegan probiotic that does not require refrigeration." But here's the problem: There is actually no such species as Lactobacillus sporogenes. Which then leads us to question of what exactly is in all these probiotic [...]

By |2023-04-12T09:53:49-08:00June 14th, 2009|

Need A Title For My New Book on Constipation!

POSSIBLE NEW BOOK COVER Well, I'm just finishing up the layout and design of my new book on natural healing for CONSTIPATION. Originally, this was supposed to be a short, 40-50 page guide. However, in order to do a GOOD job with the topic and provide enough information and protocols so that the highest number [...]

By |2023-03-16T08:49:24-08:00June 4th, 2009|

Circumcision – Good or Bad?

I recently came across an article by Jonathan V. Wright MD about male circumcision. It surprised me in that it pointed out things I hadn’t known (having birthed two boys, I had researched this). So in case you’re at all considering circumcision, or know someone [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:43:18-08:00April 22nd, 2009|

Best Way To Take Vitamin E

There is a big difference between natural source Vitamin E and synthetic Vitamin E. Also, the way you take your Vitamin E has a big effect on absorption and utilization by the body. We just got in the new E-Gems Elite Vitamin E from [...]

By |2023-04-12T10:43:09-08:00February 11th, 2009|

Why Do People Become Ill?

The following question is one I hear a lot and indeed have asked myself for many years. It deals with the whole mind/body issue: If the mind, emotions, belief systems, mental thought and behaviour patterns can really have such a profound effect on the physical [...]

By |2023-04-12T08:07:37-08:00February 10th, 2009|

More Proof Of The Dangers Of Vaccination

Those of you who have read my book, Listen To Your Gut or my article, Should I Vaccinate My Child? know that I extensively researched this issue when my first child was born and based on the evidence, decided not to vaccinate any of my three children. This 90 minute video also provides a great [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:45:22-08:00February 5th, 2009|

The Work-Kids Dilemma

I just finished reading through a bunch of Frank McKinney's websites launching his 3 new books ( biz book, spiritual book, kids book). Then I watched his video compilation of all the tv shows he's been on and his many successes in real estate. And I find myself wondering yet again: How do these people [...]

By |2023-04-12T08:10:44-08:00February 4th, 2009|

Remove Toxins From Your Environment & Heal Faster

I have an entire chapter (Ch.4) in Listen To Your Gut devoted to guiding you through your whole house, clothes, eating, etc. showing you how to remove all those “hidden” toxins that are sabotaging your health and making it harder to heal. [...]

By |2023-03-16T08:52:51-08:00January 29th, 2009|

Food Freedom – Protect Raw Almonds

Raw Almonds – In Their Shells Restoring Raw Almonds from California — Farmer Lawsuit Moving Forward With Your Help We Can Win This Fight! A lawsuit filed in the Washington, D.C. federal district court late last year, which would throw out the USDA’s raw [...]

By |2023-03-16T08:53:29-08:00January 22nd, 2009|

Vote Now For Your Food Freedom!

Change.org is a private website that has a section of their website devoted to voting for the top ten ideas for change, that they will then be presenting to President Obama. VOTE TO LEGALIZE RAW MILK I was one of the thousands who voted [...]

By |2023-04-18T12:21:11-08:00January 9th, 2009|

The Ideal Vacation With Young Kids

Having just spent 6 weeks in Playa Del Carmen, Mexico - 1 month in a rented villa and 2 weeks in an all-inclusive resort - I have to say that my ideal vacation would be a perfect combination of the two: Spacious, QUIET (soundproof) accomodation with laundry facilities - available in two or three bdrm [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:45:42-08:00January 9th, 2009|

Chlorine-Free Swimming Pools

Following on from my search for utopia post: If we stay year-round in White Rock, then my hubby would like to add an indoor pool to our house. An excellent idea since he and the kids swim every day when we’re near a pool or ocean. We [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:45:51-08:00December 31st, 2008|

The Perfect Place To Live – Part 2

Following on from my last post about The Perfect Place To Live, here’s what else I’ve learned about myself during this exploration: 1. I’ve noticed that no matter where I am, when things get really difficult (kids, health, food – i.e. sourcing [...]

By |2015-06-11T11:17:23-08:00December 26th, 2008|

The Perfect Place To Live

Vancouver I live in a place that is absolutely fantastic, except for one big problem: the weather. Here in Vancouver, Canada it is rainy, dark and depressing for about eight months of the year. For me, that is a long time without sun and no, [...]

By |2015-06-11T11:16:03-08:00December 20th, 2008|

Help For Stubborn Yeast Infections – Candida albicans

First off, in case you missed it, you can purchase the MP3 Audio recording or pdf written transcript of the Candida, Detox & More! teleseminar with Dr. Dean MD, ND here: http://shoppe.listentoyourgut.com/ltyg-teleseminar-candida-detox-more-with-dr-carolyn-dean-md-nd-mp3-audio-and-pdf-transcript/ ****************************************************** This is an absolute must-have resource for anyone with [...]

By |2023-01-03T22:02:40-08:00November 26th, 2008|

Low Hydrochloric Acid & Leaky Gut Syndrome

Those of you who have read Listen To Your Gut, know that I don't think too highly of Peter D'Adamo's book, Eat Right 4 Your Type. Well, I recently came across this brilliant review of D'Adamo's book that fully outlines why the science in his book is a just a tad "hinky". But the real [...]

By |2023-03-16T08:55:09-08:00November 17th, 2008|

The Flow of Money

The flow of money is a principle talked about by even the most dogged entrepreneurs. Many top business gurus (like Dan Kennedy and Robert Kiyosaki) advise their clients and readers to donate a percentage of their profits no matter what their financial situation is. Robert Kiyosaki – many of you will recognize him as the [...]

By |2024-02-26T21:07:57-08:00November 7th, 2008|

What Is Love?

FROM THE MOUTH OF BABES: 'When my grandmother got arthritis, she couldn't bend over and paint her toenails anymore. So my grandfather does it for her all the time, even when his hands got arthritis too. That's love.' Rebecca - age 8 'When someone loves you, the way they say your name is different. You [...]

By |2018-04-07T21:56:06-08:00November 4th, 2008|

What’s a Mom?

I was driving in the car the other day, with my five year old daughter, Zara. "You know what I want to do when I grow up? I want to work in a store," she announced. "What kind of store?" I asked. "A video store. Because I love movies." she replied. "Well..." I suggested, "Then [...]

By |2015-06-11T11:21:37-08:00October 24th, 2008|

Why Are Board Games Such Poor Quality?

A recent Sorry game - note the smaller box Okay, time for a quick little rant here: How many of you still have your favorite board games from when you were a kid? We have Monopoly, Sorry and Stock Ticker - all now over 30 years old and our kids play them over at [...]

By |2018-09-21T12:23:42-08:00October 23rd, 2008|

Are You Using the LTYG CD-Rom?

I just posted this video about why it is so necessary to use the CD-Rom that comes with the Listen To Your Gut program. Trust me, you will get MUCH better results if you use the tools on the CD-Rom together with the book. [...]

By |2012-12-28T09:54:02-08:00October 22nd, 2008|

What Do These 10 People Have in Common?

We all know pollution and toxins are bad for you. But the Environmental Working Group has conducted perhaps the deepest analysis of this issue on the most vulnerable demographic on the planet – at a cost of $10,000 per person. Watch the [...]

By |2023-03-16T08:55:30-08:00October 8th, 2008|

Natural Cancer Treatment Has 90% Success Rate

I am so delighted to be able to share this "hot off the presses" information with you. Dr. Tullio Simoncini, an oncologist in Rome, has discovered a cure for cancer that works 90% of the time with tumors that are under 3 cm and it is so simple, it's beautiful. It essentially involves treating the [...]

By |2023-04-18T10:13:56-08:00September 29th, 2008|

Farmed Salmon is Very Unhealthy

Many of you may have already heard about the problems associated with salmon farms located in the ocean itself. First of all, a really disgusting fact is that salmon raised in these conditions are not pink or red - their flesh is grey. But who would eat grey salmon right? So they feed them food [...]

By |2023-03-28T10:53:45-08:00September 29th, 2008|

Why You Should NOT Eat Farmed Salmon

Many of you may have already heard about the problems associated with salmon farms located in the ocean itself. First of all, a really disgusting fact is that salmon raised in these conditions are not pink or red - their flesh is grey. But who would eat grey salmon right? So they feed them food [...]

By |2023-03-28T10:54:35-08:00September 29th, 2008|

FDA Even Bugging Little Guys – Like Me!

Those of you who have been trying to purchase MucosaHeal have seen that there’s an Out of Stock notice on the website: This is not actually true as the product is not ‘out of stock’, it is actually being held up by [...]

By |2023-03-16T08:57:17-08:00September 22nd, 2008|

Why Are Intimate Friendships So Difficult?

This post carries over from my previous post about the Mamma Mia Movie - so please read that post, along with the fabulous comments people posted below it, first. Thanks so much to everyone for posting comments with such honesty on the Mamma Mia Movie post ! I am really enjoying this dialogue and it [...]

By |2020-06-15T11:45:43-08:00September 17th, 2008|

“Mamma Mia” Movie Made Me Cry

I went to see the movie "Mamma Mia" a few days ago. I'd heard a lot about how it was so good, and how some people had seen it 10 times, etc. I knew that it was set to the music of ABBA and it was supposed to be really fun. I actually was feeling [...]

By |2020-06-15T11:00:24-08:00September 3rd, 2008|

Top Reasons You Shouldn’t Use The Contraceptive Pill

Those of you who have Listen To Your Gut know that I strongly advise against using the contraceptive pill, or patch, or implant. Because not only do these drugs mess up your hormones and increase your cancer risk, but they also alter the pH in your GI tract and make it very difficult (if not [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:52:04-08:00August 26th, 2008|

Measles, Vaccination & Misinformation

My husband sent me a link to this article - he was astute enough to label it "how to use the media to spread fear": http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20080821/hl_nm/measles_usa_dc The article is supposedly letting us know that we're in serious danger of a catastrophic measles outbreak now that many are choosing not to vaccinate their children. HOWEVER, the [...]

By |2023-03-16T09:01:51-08:00August 22nd, 2008|

Are the Football Helmets Too Heavy for Kids’ Necks?

My eight year old son, Oscar, recently decided he just HAD to join an American Football team. So we contacted our local football league. I took him round the fieldhouse to give the deposit cheque and get him kitted out. Concerns About Helmet Weight When they gave me his helmet, I was gobsmacked by how [...]

By |2023-10-09T08:20:03-08:00August 16th, 2008|

Should Parents Limit Video or Computer Games?

It's a common stance that parents should limit the number of hours per day, or per week, that their children are allowed to stay sedentary and "zoned out" playing electronic games. However, after reading this very fascinating blog post written by a teenager himself, I must admit I'm reconsidering the whole issue (the response from [...]

By |2023-04-13T08:22:15-08:00August 10th, 2008|

Children Should NEVER Use Cell Phones

Did you know that brain tumours are now the leading cause of cancer deaths in children? The Toronto Dept of Public Health is finally acting on reams of research and has issued a warning to restrict cell phone usage for children. In the US, child brain tumor rates have increased 35% in the last 20 [...]

By |2023-05-08T14:40:23-08:00August 10th, 2008|
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