Great news from La Casa for New Yorkers and non-New Yorkers. Tomorrow (April 8) will be the fourth talk in La Casa's Tuesdays at La Casa series of seminars with important holistic healers. After a few fits and starts, we have acquired the equipment necessary to record each seminar and post on-line (new lights, new camera, new youtube channel).

Dr. Veselin Schumantov, DDS, will be our speaker. He is a holistic dentist who has trained in Germany. Don't conclude that you have no interest in dentistry until you hear about my latest conversation with him. 
 
As I have said previously, my daughter and my dog have led me to the most important health discoveries I have made in the last 10 years. This time, as it relates to dentistry, it was my daughter. She has been told by three different dentists (no stone unturned when it comes to the health of my daughter, thus multiple opinions from different practitioners) that she needs to have all four of her wisdom teeth pulled. I didn't dispute this. I myself had two of my wisdom teeth pulled when I was her age. I remember the surgery as being rather nasty. In fact, the last dentist my daughter saw told her explicitly to have all four taken out at once because if she only had the first two taken out, she wouldn't have the last two (inferring the nastiness of the procedure).

But, the thing about second opinions is that you always get the same opinion if you go to the same kind of practitioner. So I decided to ask a holistic dentist for my fourth opinion. And this is where our speaker for tomorrow night comes into the picture: Veselin Schumantov. He was very clear that unless there is a compelling reason to pull them, they should stay in. He mentioned gum irritation as a potential problem when the teeth start erupting. But my daughter already has two erupted, and she's had no gum issues. He explained that the impacted ones would probably stay impacted for the rest of her life, with no problem (as have my remaining two). 
 
Then he said something that really intrigued me. He said that soon dentists (and everyone else) will understand that when you pull wisdom teeth, you destroy stem cells. And THAT is a very good reason for NOT pulling them. We need to know more about this. STEM CELLS in TEETH?
 
If you are in NY, please come to Dr. Schumantov's lecture tomorrow night (free of charge, as are all of La Casa's seminars). If you are not in NY (or can't come), you are invited to listen and watch on our new YouTube Channel.
 
Already uploaded to our YouTube Channel is last week's speaker, Ilora Rafque's riveting lecture.  She spoke of her bout with breast cancer, and her subsequent stay in the hospital (which almost killed her). Had she not been an MD, Ilora believes that she wouldn't be here today. As I said, riveting. Take a listen and look.
 
Jane G. Goldberg, Ph.D,
from La Casa Day Spa
41 E 20th St
NY NY 10003
212-673-2272  (CASA)



Upcoming Lectures in La Casa Day Spa's Tuesday Night Seminar Series

April 22: Patricia Bowden-Luccardi, LMT, CNMT, CTT is going to speak on "Thermographic Imaging" as a safe, radiation-free method of screening for breast health, thyroid abnormalities, lymphatic congestion, nervous system disorders, abdominal inflammation, vascular system analysis, and neuromuscular disorders. With the recent mainstream medical opinion finally talking about the adverse health consequences of mammography, this non-invasive method of detecting cancer and other pathogenic conditions is more important than ever. A recent medical study found 97% accuracy (correlated with biopsies) with thermographic interpretations of breast cancer.
This lecture is co-sponsored with the Foundation for Advancement of Cancer Therapies, a not-for-profit organization founded by Ruth Sackman, and now headed by Consuelo Reyes. Its purpose is to disseminate information about non-toxic and biological treatments of cancer, and other diseases. FACT was instrumental in saving my mother's life from terminal bone cancer, as well as thousands of others.
 
April 29: Cher Carden has been a certified colon therapist at La Casa since our beginning 20 years ago. (We are proud to be the oldest day spa in NYC.) She is going to speak on "Whole Body Tissue Cleansing Through Bowel Management." La Casa has developed 8 different kinds of colonics, each unique and powerful in creating different kinds of cleansings. We know that there can be no health without a healthy bowel.

May 6: Stephen and Howie Halpern are, respectively, a nutritionist and an herbalist who are affiliated with La Casa. They are going to speak on "The Life-Saving Value of Supplementation," and are going to introduce the newest, latest discoveries.  For instance, they have been using MitoQ, which scientific research shows to be 800 times more effective in anti-oxidant power than any other CoQ10 Enzyme on the market. Howie is going to talk about his recovery,  through the use of supplements, from three years of lying in bed, essentially comatose and amnesiac after having open-heart surgery.

I almost lost my beloved Lilly (a 6 lb. poodle) several years back. After throwing up one day, she stopped eating and drinking. I was four vets later, $3000 into vet bills before I found out what I needed to do to save her life. Part of it was my discovery of the healing effect of low-level radiation, and irradiating her water (which was the only water she was willing to drink; this discovery and its importance for human healing is detailed in my book: Because People Are Dying). But just as significantly was my conversion of her to a completely raw food diet. I was given this suggestion by a naturopathic physician. When I put down raw grass-fed chopped beef, it became her first meal in a week. And raw meat is what she has been eating ever since, and on this program, she quickly regained her health.
 
Until then, Lilly had been on the healthiest canned dog food program available. But, obviously it wasn't good enough to maintain her health. After doing some research on dog foods, now I know why. Raw is definitely better than cooked, as it is the way canines in the wild eat. But it is ore than that: it is also because there simply is almost no commercial dog food that is good enough to sustain the lives of our precious animals.
 
Ethoxyquin is one of many common ingredients in dog food that is seriously toxic for our pets. It is often listed as simply "E" on pet food labels. Some dog food makers fail to list ethoxyquin on their labels but when pressured to disclose the facts, will admit it's use.
 
Ethoxyquin Is manufactured by Monsanto, and employees handling the substance are required to wear eye and respiratory protection. Containers are marked with skull and crossbones and prominently display the word, POISON.  Etnoxyquin Is listed and Identified as a hazardous chemical by OSHA. It  has a rating of 3 in the Chemical Toxicology of Commercial Products listings (on a scale of 1 to 6, with 6 being the highest level of toxicity requiring less than 7 drops to cause death).
 
The Department of Agriculture lists ethoxyquin as a pesticide. It Is also used a rubber preservative. Based on body weight, the FDA allows ethoxyquin to be used in pet foods at a rate of 300 times higher than permitted as residue in beef and pork consumed by humans.
 
Monsanto issues a disclaimer regarding use of ethoxyquin, stating that, 'Although, the Company makes no representations as to the completeness of accuracy thereof... (users must) make their own determination as to it suitability.. Monsanto will not be responsible for damages of any nature whatsoever..."
 
Both BHA and BHT are also commonly used in pet foods. They are known to cause liver and kidney dysfunction and are banned in some European countries. Based on animal studies, the National Toxicology Program has concluded that BHA "is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen."
 
Propylene glycol, another common pet food Ingredient (closely related to anti-freeze), causes the destruction of red blood cells.
 
CHEMICAL PRESERVATIVES IN CAT FOODS:
Who is using what?
 
ALPO beef :   BHA
American Nutrition -- Atta Cat Cuisine dinner :   BHA
Blue Mountain - Special Menu :   BHA
Friskies - Fancy Feast: Savory Salmon; Turkey and Giblets :   BHA
Friskies - Senior :   Ethoyxquin
Friskies - Poultry Platter, Ocean fish, :   BHA
Chefs Blend Gourmet Kitten formula :   BHA
Heinz - 9 Lives; Real Liver & Chicken; Real Tuna and Eggs :   BHA
Hills Science Diet
Feline Maintenance Light; Feline Growth, Propylgallate
Feline Maintenance :   BHA & Ethoxyquin
IAMS - Less Active for Cats; Normally Active for Cats;  Kitten Formula :   BHA & Ethoxyquin
Kasco - Cat Food:   Propylgallate
Nutro-Max Cat; Adult; Kitten, Lite :   Ethoyxquin
Ralston Purina - Alley Cat; Cat chow Original :   BHA
Kitten Chow, Kit'N Kaboodle; Meow Mix; Deli Cat :   BHA
One Cat formula; Cat Chow Special C&E; Cat Chow Mature :   Ethoyxquin
Rockford Farms - Main Dish Brand - Moist Meals,  Gourmet Feast; Beef; Tuna :   BHA
Royal Canin - Wayne's Kit Kat Glow :   BHA
Whiskas - Original; Poultry; Seafood; Expert :   BHA
 
Also, most pet foods have a load of GMO foods added.
Soy, corn, alfalfa & canola are likely GMO, and highly toxic.
Monsanto has known all along that GMO's are unsafe. There are now over 100 scientific studies indicating the health risks of GMO's!
 
Many US brands produce non-GMO versions of their foods for other countries.  These other countries have reached a tipping point!  More than 5% of their consumers stopped buying the brands that contained GMO ingredients, which then forced those companies to provide a product that the consumers would buy.  For the US, it's been 1991 ~ 2014 .... 23 years and we still have not gotten labeling, much less a ban!  In 2013, India became the 64th country to require labeling of GMO's!