Newsletters, Caroline Sutherland

Soul Power Conference - April 4 - 5
I Can Do It Conference! - May 1 - 3
Spirit Awakening Conference - May 15
IPT Medical Conference - September 18-19
Encinitas CA - September 24- 26
Medical Intuitive Training - October 16-18
I Can Do It!- November 20-22
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This delicious soup recipe was given to me by my step-daughter Stephanie.
Russian Velvet Soup

Yield: 6 servings
1 T. Olive oil
1 Large onion, chopped
1 Medium carrot, chopped
2 Red Beets, peeled and chopped
6 C. Water
1 C. Red lentils, washed and drained
3 Bay leaves
1 T. Sea salt
2-3 T. Red wine vinegar
1. In a large soup pot, heat oil, and sauté onion until translucent and lightly browned
2. Stir in carrots and beets, and sauté another two minutes
3. Add water, lentils, bay leaves, and salt. Bring to boil, then lower heat and simmer, partially covered, 25-30 minutes
4. Remove bay leaves. Let soup cool slightly, then puree in small batches in blender
5. Stir in vinegar after all the soup has been pureed and returned to the pot
Serve warm garnished with some chopped dill
Optional: you may add left-over diced ham, roast beef or chicken to this soup and reheat.
Watch overdoing this soup. Lentils are high in carbohydrate (25 grams per 8oz) and may be undigestible for some people unless digestive enzymes are used.

When I was growing up, we lived in a big old farmhouse on the edge of the ocean in a pretty little town on Vancouver Island. Mom and Dad slept downstairs next to the bathroom and we three kids slept in the attractive but drafty bedrooms upstairs. It was hot in the summer and cold in the winter. We'd bundle up in our pyjamas and often a sweater and head off to bed with our socks and hot-water bottles. I still use a hot water bottle on occasion especially if we are travelling and I always sleep better if my feet are warm.
I'm a big fan of Larry Frieders compounding pharmacist of The Compounder in Chicago. He always has great information.
Here is what Larry says about the importance of warm feet!

"We had this idea that by wearing socks to bed a person would get a better night's sleep. After all, we bundle our newborns up and put booties on them - and they sleep like babies. The idea had been bouncing around for a few years and we had an opportunity to test the idea.
We enrolled 32 people to participate in our study. The participants were asked to wear socks and to warm the foot of their bed with a hot water bottle. They are very inexpensive and last a long time. Just add hot tap water before bed and you're all set.
We discovered that warm feet and wearing socks to bed equates to better sleep."

Check out the results of the study.

Breakfast at Sally's is probably one of the most heart-warming books that I have ever read. It was given to me at a meditation retreat.
It is the story of a once prosperous business man who saw his fortunes change over night. In this astonishing memoir, Richard LeMieux describes his descent into homelessness and his eventual triumph over personal struggle and economic disaster.
Since I read this book in late December, I have been more cognisant of homeless people. I have given a dollar or two to panhandlers and have not brushed them off as being freeloaders capable of working.
This book taught me that we know so little of the circumstances of people living on the streets. Extreme poverty can exist on the doorstep of an incredibly affluent society. This book will change your mind as it did mine. It is a wonderful read.
Click on the book cover to see more.

Like so many of you I was moved and captivated by the Inauguration of Barack Obama last week. His line "What is required of us now is a new era of responsibility" can mean many things. Responsibility towards our neighbors, each other and all humanity as well as ourselves. These few words describe what I personally believe about every one of us taking care of ourselves on the physical level. We must take personal responsibility for our lives and our own health. Too many people rely upon drugs or "the system" to solve their medical problems when a few pro-active lifestyle changes can prevent the decline into ill health. Diabetes is preventable, so is cancer. I hope 2009 is the year that YOU get healthy.

Here is the link to listen to "America's Song" that was especially crated for the inauguration - it could be symbolic of your inauguration - your new beginning.

I hope you got a chance to see the program last week on Bio-Identical Hormones. These are plant-based hormone compounds that are the exact match for our human hormones.
Finally, Oprah becomes a voice for millions of women struggling with hormone fluctuations especially during menopause.
Oprah interviewed Robin McGraw and one of my fellow Hay House authors Dr Christianne Northrup who was extremely informative about BHRT. Even Dr Oz, who I like very much (he has a great heart and an open mind) was very interested in the results that BHRT expert Dr Prudence Hall is achieving with her patients.

But did you catch what Dr. Wulf Utian had to say about Bio-Identical (natural) hormones? He was not positive about them although they have been studied for many years. He's the expert who says that there at 13 essential equine "horse" hormones that women need.
Indeed!
Well, when you follow the money trail to Dr Utian, here is what you'll find.
"Wulf H. Utian, MD, PhD, DSc(Med) and is the Executive Director of The North American Menopause Society.
Dr. Utian reports: Consultant/Advisory Board: Berlex, Bradley Pharma, Depomed, Duramed, Gerson Lehman, GlaxoSmithKline, Goldman Sachs, Johnson & Johnson, McKinsey, Merck, Novo Nordisk, Orcas Therapeutics, Organon, Pfizer, Wyeth.
Of the 14 members of the board 7 have a stated relationship with Wyeth and a total of 9 of 14 have a relationship with one or more pharmaceutical companies."
No wonder he is pitching conventional HRT when these big drug companies are paying him to be their spokesman, a fact not mentioned on the show.

Although the program was excellent, there is a lot more to be discussed on the subject. I have created a 4 hour CD set The Body Knows About Hormones which addresses the subject of natural hormone balancing which I know you will find very informative. Having been on bio- identical hormones myself for the last 5 years I know the benefits personally.

To view the interview on the Oprah show click on this link.

I met Miluna when she attended my Medical Intuitive Training three years ago. I knew right away that she was special. She had beautiful pure energy and was an experienced counselor. She wanted to add the "physical piece" to her practice. She has continued to study with me and has given presentions on the hazards of EMF frequencies at several of my conferences. Her health story is amazing too. She survived a brain tumor and the course of her healing journey has developed into a thriving holistic health practice.
Visit Making Wellness Fun

Miluna is also a powerful singer and voice coach. I always encourage people to express themselves creatively. Miluna does this in her new CD "WOMAN" which is a powerful wailing blues ballad of wellness and power paying tribute to the soul and spirit of a woman.

Take a listen.