Kate Loving Shenk

We took Pearlie to the vet this week, and the vet said that Pearlie has to lose at least 10 pounds because she is overweight.

He told us this the last time we visited with him, and I ‘ve been taking Pearlie for a brisk daily walk for 60 minutes ever since for a total of 6 weeks.

I lost 10 pounds but she hasn’t lost an ounce. In fact, she seems to have had a growth spurt.

In addition to walking Pearlie every day, I have been eating organically grown GMO free foods. I feel 100% better, which leads me to the conclusion that Pearl could lose weight, too, if she ate organic and GMO free dog food.

GMO is Genetically Modified Organisms, spearheaded  by the Monsanto Corporation.  Monsanto  is poisoning our food supply with seeds that are laced with Agent Orange, and then lying about it. This has created a public health crisis. Would people be more outraged if Monsanto injected depleted Uranium into seeds, the waste from Nuclear Power fuel?

When Corporations were designated personhood by the Supreme Court, also known as Citizen’s United, Monsanto had the right to remain silent about which foods are contaminated with genetic modification.

It turns out,  at least 75% of our food supply is tainted by Monsanto and their ilk.

Yesterday  morning, I noticed a gift given by a Pharmaceutical Company to our staff where I work.  It was a huge sweet roll laced with jelly and sugar and processed flour–and GMO.

The temptation to eat food laden with GMO is everywhere we go, everywhere we look.  Dr Mercola did an interview with an expert in GMO contamination. Here is the link to that article.

Getting back to Pearlie’s weight: There are dog foods that are Organic and GMO free:

Organix – Castor and Pollux’s line of dog and cat foods contains free range chicken and organic rice, peas and flax seed. They are soy, wheat and corn free.

Karma – This dog food is certified to be 95% organic. The other 5% is vitamins and minerals that cannot be certified. The bulk of the food is made up of organic free range chicken, brown rice and oats.

Newman’s Own – This company makes 95% organic canned foods for both dogs and cats in chicken, turkey, beef and liver flavors. It also makes dry foods and a variety of organic treats. (The whole article can be found HERE.)

If I am losing weight by eating GMO free Organic foods, then Pearlie, along with long daily walks, will also benefit. Her longevity may also be guaranteed, but as we all know, there are no guarantees.

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I want to give you a free book on Self-Healing. Go to the box on the top right of the page, and go through the steps!
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Kate’s third Prayer Prescription book will be published Spring, 2013. It is called: Prayer Prescriptions: Spiritual Remedies For Long Lasting Health. (The Prayer Prescription Series)

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“MyFitnessPal” is a free iPhone, Android and iPad  app, which tracks your caloric intake and the amount of exercise you do and subtracts the calories you burn from the food calories.

Naturally, you have to plug in the foods and exercise, but the tracker is intuitive and easy to use.

I like to be mindful of what I am eating, and this app is working nicely in that regard. It keeps me honest.

My weight loss adventure started with My Fitness Pal, and from there, the Vitamix experience cut out cravings, boosts energy levels and
overall brings me in tune with earthly rhythms. It also makes me feel 100% hydrated.

Exercise is key. Sleeping enough is helpful. I still believe the amount of sleep does vary with each person.

How can there be one set sleep amount for everyone? Or one diet? Or one of anything else?

MyFitnessPal is also a social network. I have several friends who participate daily, and I can occasionally give them a woo-hoo  if they have lost weight or reached a milestone.

MyFitnessPal is a great way to keep a food diary. It helps me to be more conscious of what I put in my mouth. The whole concept of dieting is an unhealthy one. No one can stay on a diet forever. But all of us can get into healthy eating habits that last a lifetime.

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I want to give you a free book on Self-Healing. Go to the box on the top right of the page, and go through the steps!
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Kate’s third Prayer Prescription book will be published Spring, 2013. It is called: Prayer Prescriptions: Spiritual Remedies For Long Lasting Health. (The Prayer Prescription Series)

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When a corporation controls seeds, it also controls the life and life force of our people and our farmers.

Changing the belief of: I am not a cook to– I Am A Cook!! Is a liberating first step to health and vitality!!

the human soul is inherently good.

1) It is not a cure (but it is a healing)

2) It is not a religion (but it is spiritual)

3) It is not loud (and it arises from the quiet mind)

4) It is not punitive (but it is forgiving)

5) It is not speedy (and it does slow down “time” to no time)

6) It may not work immediately (but may take several hours or days to see the full impact– sometimes several months or years)

7) It is not Heaven, Hell, Nirvana or the great unfathomable Void. (But it is a glimmering path that leads to your own inner wisdom).

It’s not a way to bargain with the goddess of your understanding (but it is a way you can talk to your higher
Power).

9) It is not one thing–(but it encompasses all the spiritual truths throughout the ages).

10) it is not meditation, which is you talking to God (but it is a way for you to create your dance with Goddess).

11) And speaking of dance, how many of you have danced recently?

That is your prayer prescription today! Dance dance dance!

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I want to give you a free book on Self-Healing. Go to the box on the top right of the page, and go through the steps!
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Kate’s third Prayer Prescription book will be published Spring, 2013. It is called: Prayer Prescriptions: Spiritual Remedies For Long Lasting Health. (The Prayer Prescription Series)

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1. Why is Washington not the right venue for Single Payer Passage.
2. We can see the “why not” right now as our President confronts Washington Insiders to settle on an Economic Stimulus Package. Washington Insiders are stuck. Getting Single Payer passed in Washington is frankly, a joke.
3. We must depend on grassroots power to get Single Payer enacted State by State.
4. We need look no further than the lessons of United States History. Major reform has always occurred historically first in the states. For instance, consumer rights, women’s right to vote, minimum wage laws, child labor laws and Civil Rights all were initiated first on the state level. Franklin D. Roosevelt’s New Deal started on the state level, as well, when he gave the crucial “Economic Bill Of Rights” speech at the end of World War II. Additionally, at the end of WW II, when England, France and Germany formulated Guaranteed Healthcare For All, the United States was also on the verge of doing the same thing, with Harry Truman’s visionary leadership. But the conservative control in Washington at the time opted for employee based health insurance coverage. Guaranteed Universal Healthcare became a corporate For Profit entity from that point on.
5. The United States Constitution provides for division of power. This is spelled out in the idea of Federalism, which is used to describe a system of government in which sovereignty is constitutionally divided between national and state governments.

James Madison, America’s fourth President, had a vision that each state represented a laboratory where new ideas are tried out and propelled onto the national stage.

Let us also keep in mind that the Canadian Healthcare System began first in Saskatchewan, 1962, and then went national a year later.

Why Pennsylvania?

6. Health Insurance and Pharmaceutical Companies spend huge amounts on advertising to influence against the Single Payer alternative. However, because Pennsylvania is a non-referendum state, higher legislative entities have the final say as to whether a bill is passed, or not and theoretically, are not influenced by propaganda designed to sway the minds of the people.

7. The Quinnipaic Survey poll taken in May 2008, said that 68% of Pennsylvanians supported Single Payer legislation. Apparently, the propaganda discussed in item #2 is having little effect in the mind’s of most Pennsylvanians. This poll was completed before the economic downturn. It is safe to say that with so many people out of work and without health insurance, this number is well over 70%.

This, my friends, is considered a consensus, hands down.

Furthermore, Pennsylvania polling percentages for Single Payer are higher and more favorable than any other state in the union.

8. Republicans are coming aboard in support of HB 1660/SB 300. Republicans elsewhere have not given similar support.

9. For instance, Tom Murt, State House Representative in Montgomery County, and an Iraq War Veteran, strongly supports the bill.

10. Twenty-one other House Republicans signed on in support of the Economic Impact Study, which is a prerequisite for these bills passing in the Commonwealth.

11) Healthcare For All PA has 8,000 members from all walks of life; nurses, doctors, medical and nursing students, teachers, farmers, labor and business leaders, Chamber of Commerce, League Of Women Voters, Council Of Churches, AFL-CIO, as well a Republicans, Democrats, Independents, Greens, who all support the House and Senate Bills.

Pennsylvania is at the epicenter for passage of the House and Senate Bills for reasons that form a groundswell of bipartisan, economic, moral and democratic (with a small d) gathering of energy.

We are excited to be a part of this energy. Once we pass it, every other state will follow.

Thanks to Chuck Pennacchio for an excellent history lesson, and for providing background info for this article.

The EIS (Economic Impact Study) is ready for your review!! How much can Pennsylvania save with Single Payer?   $17 billion annually while at the same time providing comprehensive health care to all of Pennsylvania’s residents.  Healthcare 4 All PA Please read the EIS, here!! http://healthcare4allpa.org/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/EconomicImpactStudy3513.pdf

I want to give you a free book on Self-Healing. Go to the box on the top right of the page, and go through the steps!

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Kate’s third Prayer Prescription book will be published Spring, 2013. It is called: Prayer Prescriptions: Spiritual Remedies For Long Lasting Health. (The Prayer Prescription Series)

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Dear Goddess, I have taken up dancing as a major form of exercise. I dance to music like the Rolling Stones, the Beatles, Bob Dylan, and a general assortment of rock ‘n roll from the 1960s.

Dancing has a strange way of connecting me to spirit. Back in the day, I danced at every available opportunity. Not only does dancing connect me to the spirit world, it also connects me to the self that loved to dance years and years ago.

My dog Pearlie finds my dancing  to be  curious. Suddenly she’ll take off and run circles around my body and pant with laughing eyes.

When she does that, we take the dancing out to the beauty of the outdoors. Last night she and I danced under the Big Dipper and threw all barriers to the stars above and to the earth under paws and feet!

Om Peace Amen

I want to give you a free book on Self-Healing. Go to the box on the top right of the page, and go through the steps!

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Kate’s third Prayer Prescription book will be published Spring, 2013. It is called: Prayer Prescriptions: Spiritual Remedies For Long Lasting Health. (The Prayer Prescription Series)

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The known and the unknown accompany us every day of our lives.