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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0><tr> <td valign="top" rowspan="2" width=25.5% style=" border-top: 4px solid #990000; border-left: 4px solid #990000; border-bottom: 4px solid #990000;" BGCOLOR="#FFFFFF" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0708dfc3.jpg"> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="32eb3870.png" border=0 width="179" height="135" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Dootz </B></I><FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>(grown-up)</B></I></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>From the November 2, 2006 NJ </B><I><B>Star Ledger</B></I><B> </B></div> <div> <B>front page article:</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>  </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>"IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN PET PSYCHICS,</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B> PICTURE THIS!"</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dootz got outside when he was a baby and was lost</B></div> <div> <B> for over 12 hours. </B></div> <div> <B>He was found with the help of world renown</B></div> <div> <B> Pet Communicator,</B></div> <div> <B> Judi Byers</B></div> </td> <td valign="top" colspan=2 height=124 style=" border-top: 4px solid #990000; 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border-bottom: 4px solid #990000;" BGCOLOR="#CCCC99" TEXT="#080000" bgproperties="fixed" background="0718dfc3.jpg"> <div> <I><B>Student Meetings & News </B></I><I><B>:  </B></I></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>Free  Wednesday Night Zoom Student Meetings</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Free Meetings for current and former students </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>of Dian's Certification Course</B></I></div> <div> <I><B>Held every other Wednesday night, 7:30- 9 pm, twice a month</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>Each Tuesday night Zoom meeting will cover different topics.  </B></div> <div> <B>Included may be one of Dian's  many Trilogies with their discussion,</B></div> <div> <B> an explanation of different supplements and their activity, </B></div> <div> <B>a discussion of business compensation plans and marketing tips, </B></div> <div> <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="@Arial Unicode MS" ><B>Or, </B></FONT><A HREF="#what_is_a_practicum_" TITLE="Student Meetings News "><B>PRACTICUM'S</B></A><B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="@Arial Unicode MS" ><B>- the practice  of evaluating Health Surveys </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>and nutritional consultations .</B></div> <div> <B>These meeting are to help farther the education received in </B></div> <div> <B>Dian's Six-Month Nutritional Course.</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>**********************************************</B></I></div> <div> <B>Click here to go to: </B><A HREF="#what_is_a_practicum_" TITLE="Student Meetings News "><B>What is a Practicum?</B></A></div> <div> <B>Click here to go to: </B><A HREF="id20_nutritional_certification_course_1.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Nutrition Certification Course"><B>Nutritional Certification Course</B></A></div> <div> <B>Click Here to go to: </B><B>Saturday Half-Day Classes</B><B>  (Two to Three Hour day and evening Classes)</B></div> <div> <B>Click here to go to: Dian</B><A HREF="#dian_s_sidebar_in_delia_s_quigley_s_book" TITLE="Student Meetings News "><B>'s sidebar in Delia's Quigley's book</B></A></div> <div> <B> Click here to go to: </B><A HREF="#blood_type_diet" TITLE="Student Meetings News "><B>Blood Type Diet</B></A><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660066" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#660066" FACE="Arial" ><B>Click Here to go to: </B></FONT><B> </B><A HREF="#remember_dootz___" TITLE="Student Meetings News "><B>REMEMBER DOOTZ?  </B></A></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>*******************************************************</B></div> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="what_is_a_practicum_"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>What Is a Practicum?</B></I></div> <bR> <div>  <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>DEFINITION</B></FONT></div> <div>   - A school or college course, especially one in a specialized field of study, that is designed to give students </div> <div>     supervised practical application of previously studied theory.</div> <div>   - A course involving activities emphasizing the practical application of theory, esp. one in which a student </div> <div>      gains experience in a field of study.</div> <div>   - A <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_school" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Graduate_s">graduate</A> level course, often in a specialized field of study, that is designed to give students supervised </div> <div>      practical application of a previously or concurrently studied theory.  An optional part of <A HREF="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schooling" TARGET="_top" TITLE="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schooling">schooling</A>.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>   <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Dian's Wellness Simplified's PRACTICUM classes are for the Naturopaths </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>who are currently attending or have attended, passed and graduated </B></div> <div> <B>from Dian's Wellness Simplified's six-month  </B></div> <div> <B>Certified Holistic Health Counselor, CHHC, course. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>PRACTICUM</B></div> <div> Actual client health surveys will be given to those who have requested to participate. </div> <div> The interpretation of those surveys will be shared by Dian and the practitioner who initially saw the client of each survey. This process will be used as an example of how to read surveys. </div> <bR> <div> After a few meetings, attendees of the class will share their input as to the steps they would take to interpret each client survey.  In doing so, each participant will gain the experience of interpreting the needs of each other's clients. </div> <bR> <div> This exercise will expand the experience of each participant beyond that of which they have had in their own practices.  </div> <bR> <div> Experience will be gained in-class that might otherwise take years to accomplish seeing clients one at a time.  </div> <bR> <div> The number of client surveys that will be exemplified in class will be determined by the time allowed .  </div> <bR> <div> Each class is unique because each class will have new and different surveys and health questions that will be addressed.  </div> <bR> <div> Participants may take this class as many times as they wish.  It is a good place to get a client's needs interpreted by Dian and members of the meeting.</div> <bR> <div> Often, many heads addressing a problem can be better than one no matter how </div> <div>  much clinical experience one has.  Health counseling is always a learning experience.</div> <bR> <div> <B>CONSULT PRACTICE</B></div> <div>      Using surveys brought by participants or provided by Dian, mock nutritional counseling </div> <div>       sessions will be performed by class participants.  </div> <div>     </div> <div> After each mock counseling session, class suggestions and discussion will be held.  </div> <div>      </div> <div> How many counseling session that will be held per class will be determined by the time allotted.</div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div>      <FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Each PRACTICUM class is unique because each class will have new </B></FONT></div> <div> <B>and different surveys and health questions that will be addressed</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id26_m.htm" TITLE="Student Meetings News "><I><B>Back to Top</B></I></A></div> <div>      </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B>***********************************************</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="the_low_fat_diet_does_not_improve_health"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>The Low-Fat Diet Does Not </B></div> <div> <B>Improve Health </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>On February 8th, 2006 the New York Times published an article by Gina Kolata entitled, T</B><B>he Low Fat Diet Does Not Cut Health Risks,</B><B> about the Woman's Health Initiative which was described as the</B><B> "largest study ever</B><B> </B><B>to ask whether a low-fat diet reduces the risk of getting cancer or heart disease has found that the diet has no effect</B><B>."</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I am continually witnessing people regaining good health after returning to eating as intended by nature.  For tens of thousands of years humans have eaten a diet which included plenty of natural fats.  Man-made hydrogenated and overcooked fats may be the culprit in some diseases but even that point, as this study shows, has yet to be proven.  The people in this study who were not assigned to eat a low-fat diet ate whatever kinds of fats they wished.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Kolata writes that: "The </B><B>$415 million federal study involved nearly 49,000 women ages 50 to 79</B><B> that were followed for eight years. In the end, those assigned to a low-fat diet had the same rates of breast cancer, colon cancer, heart attacks and strokes as those who ate whatever they pleased"</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The tenants of medical and dietetic "experts" on nutrition are continually being disproven in study after study.  The very basis of the food pyramid is that good health will be gained through eating 6-12 servings of grain products a day.  This recommendation is being mocked every day by the statistics showing that America has a continually growing epidemic of obesity and diabetes.  Both conditions result from eating diets containing an excess of sugars and grains.  My weight and health did not stabilize until I eliminated sugar and grains from my diet and I continue to keep them at a minimum today.   </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I have witnessed that those who change from low-fat diets to eating a high-protein (with fat) and low-carbohydrate diet not only begin to lose weight but their cholesterol and triglyceride levels normalizes, their muscle mass increases and their blood sugar stabilizes.  In fact the body, when being nourished with what it is made of, protein, soon begins repairing all sorts of damage that has been done to it from eating what it is not made of, sugar and starch.   </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Starch is a valuable tool to have for those training for a marathon or the Olympics but for the rest of us, starch is the product that is stored on our body in anticipation of its need for either heavy exercise or famine.  Most of us will never use or have need of starches stored as fat on our bodies as few of us run marathons and hopefully will ever see a famine.  Sugar is tasty but useless.  Not only is it useless, it has proven to be harmful as witnessed by the diseases that run rampant due to the blood sugar fluctuations caused by it.  The body has the ability to change protein into the kind of sugar best used by the human body.  Additional sugar is not needed.  If sugar and starch were needed for the survival of mankind, then we would never have survived the ice age when meat was the only food available for most of the year.  Plants do not grow in North Pole yet humans have thrived there for thousands of years.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The New York Times article continues with a quote by Dr. Jules Hirsch, physician in chief emeritus at Rockefeller University in New York City, who has spent a lifetime studying the effects of diets on weight and health.  "</B><B>These studies are revolutionary</B><B>," says Dr. Hirsch, �</B><B>They should put a stop to this era of thinking that we have all the information we need to change the whole national diet and make everybody healthy."</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>How wrong he was, </B><B>medical nutrition and their "national spokespersons" on diet, registered dieticians, still claim that low-fat, high-carbohydrate diets are not only healthy but that they are the only way a human should be allowed to eat.</B><B>  In other words, they claim to have all the information needed to dictate the national diet.  </B><B>American health statistics disprove this claim.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The study covered in the article was published in The Journal of the American Medical Association and it was described by Dr. Michael Thun, who directs epidemiological research for the American Cancer Society as, "not just an ordinary study."  "It was so large and so expensive, </B><B>Dr. Thun said, that it was "the Rolls-Royce of studies.�  As such, he added, it is likely to be the final word. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>But, </B><B>Dr. Thun is wrong; the final word on diet and nutrition today is the word that serves the special interest of the medical, pharmaceutical and food industries.</B><B>  It is the word spoken by their mouthpiece, the American Dietetics Association, ADA.  The ADA's members, registered dieticians, now call themselves "medical nutritionists" and are the spokespersons on diet when it is covered by the media - whose livelihood also depends upon the growth of the food, medical and pharmaceutical industries.  And, as common sense would dictate, the growth of all these industries depends upon the steady growth of obesity and disease.</B><B>  Sorry Dr. Thun, as contradictory and idiotic as it would seem in light of all the evidence, the low-fat diet still rules in "medical nutrition". </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id26_m.htm" TITLE="Student Meetings News "><I><B>Back to Top</B></I></A></div> <div> <B>*</B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>***************************************************************</B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="atkins_diet_1"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial Black" ><I><B>Atkins Diet</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>In 2002 the health benefits of the Atkins diet were finally </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>proven to the medical community </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>and widely publicized in the New York Times.  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>The 'Low-Fat' diet that the medical industry has recommended for the last  20 or so years has led to disastrous results: Hyperinsulemia, Diabetes and obesity. These conditions now run rampant along with the associated diseases they brew such as bowel disorders, GERD, other stomach problems, and myriad inflammatory diseases like arthritis, etc. </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660066" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>All inflammatory conditions are shown to be exacerbated by</B></div> <div> <B> flour and sugar, </B></div> <div> <B>if not caused by them.</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660066" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>Medical studies have shown what nutritionist have long known that a high protein diet which includes fruit and green vegetables but has low amounts of starchy carbohydrates will </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>normalize cholesterol and triglycerides levels, balance body weight, help prevent disease and address the root of all disease, inflammation.  </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>R</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" ><B>estricting starchy, high glycemic carbohydrates and eating high protein helps prevent the conditions that lead to diabetes, hypoglycemia, hyperinsulemia (blood sugar problems are the most destructive of conditions to the human body), all forms of bowel disorders, asthma, arthritis and the list goes on to include almost every disease.  A recent study even concluded that Parkinson's patients had a remarkable decrease in tremors and other symptoms when taken off a low fat diet and were fed quality fats and protein in substantially higher amounts than normally recommended by the medical industry. </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>In my opinion and experience, </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>hypoglycemia,</B></FONT><B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>hyperinsulemia and type II diabetes are more eating disorders than medical disorders. </B></FONT><B> They come from years of pushing the body into over-producing insulin in its effort to process the excess pounds of sugar and flour found in the Standard American Diet (SAD).  It has been estimated that the current American diet demands that the pancreas produce as much insulin in a day as it was designed to produce in a lifetime.  No wonder the previously unheard of diseases, pancreatitis and pancreatic cancer, have developed so strongly in recent years.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Type II Diabetes is not a genetic disorder no matter how many family members have it.  If those in your family do have it, it is safe to assume that you could receive the same health results if you eat the same foods and live the same lifestyle they do.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Watch what they eat and choose to not eat those foods. </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>If you eat what they eat, you'll probably get what they got. </B></FONT><B> The same goes for many conditions often blamed on genetics.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>I have and I will continue to praise eating high protein and low amounts of starchy carbohydrates with all foods chosen within your blood type list because I have witnessed the dramatic heath benefits in which this type of eating has resulted.  With over thirty years of good experience with the Atkins diet, I have found it to be the best way of eating for health and quality longevity.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>If on Atkins, I recommend you also combine it with the Blood Type diet.  Contrary to the way the Atkins Diet is portrayed by the media, </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#111111" FACE="Arial" ><B>one is not encouraged to consume every fatty food in sight.  </B></FONT><B>Those purveyors of slander owe a large slice of their commercial air time to the medical, pharmaceutical and food industries who all have a lot to lose if Americans get healthy without drugs, sugars and grains. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> I have personally lived the Atkins lifestyle for over 20 years and tried it off and on for ten years before that.  I was always more energetic and healthy while eating more protein more often.  And I have witnessed the same results in my clients.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>As it is written, it is the best way to eat for those with Blood Type O who thrive on all meats, red and white, (except pork) and most fishes.  Even eating red meat several times a day I have witnessed blood type O's total cholesterol and triglyceride levels going down to well into the normal levels.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>However, other blood types may need more direction.  </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>If one eats the wrong source of protein for their type then negative results could crop up down the road. </B></FONT><B> Example: Blood type A will gain weight and their cholesterol could go up if they eat red meat.  Plus, they will not feel very well to boot . Blood Type AB and B can have several meats but should avoid chicken.  For a reference list of the correct foods for your blood type please E-mail me (</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660066" FACE="Arial" ><A HREF="mailto:abouthealth@att.net" TARGET="_top" TITLE="mailto:abouthealth@att.net"><B>Dian2@WellnessSimplified.com</B></A></FONT><B>) and you will be sent a Blood Type food listing for your blood type.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>If not under the guidance of a nutritionist who recommends this type of eating then people on the Atkins Diet should follow the directions written in his book.  He directs dieters to take several nutritional supplements, eat cooked green vegetables and fresh salads daily or they could deplete nutrients and upset the pH balance of their body.  He also requires dieters to take a fiber supplement because</B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#660066" FACE="Arial" ><B> </B></FONT><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>having less than two bowel movements a day can sabotage the health and weight loss benefits of any diet.  </B></FONT></div> <bR> <div> <B>The combination of  eating high protein 4-6 times a day with limited amounts of low glycemic carbohydrates chosen from those listed for your blood type will result in the best healthy diet available. </B></div> <bR> <div> <B> </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>Stick with it.  Don't let the ignorant ones confuse you and give you pause.  I wish you all a high protein/low carb commitment for a long healthy life. </B></FONT></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id26_m.htm" TITLE="Student Meetings News "><I><B>Back to Top</B></I></A></div> <div> <B>*********************************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="dian_s_sidebar_in_delia_s_quigley_s_book"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><B>Dian's sidebar in Delia's Quigley's book </B></div> <div> <B>'Idiot's Guide to Detox and Cleansing'</B></div> <div> <B>Most of the clients I see have complaints relating to energy, weight, mood, and pain directly related to their eating insufficient amounts of protein. Every solid part of our body, even our bones, which are mineralized cartilage, come from the protein that we eat.  It stands to reason, then, that the body cannot properly do its job of rebuilding and regenerating without enough of its main ingredient: protein.  For optimal health, be sure to eat between 80 and 120 grams of protein throughout each day.  </B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id26_m.htm" TITLE="Student Meetings News "><I><B>Back to Top</B></I></A></div> <div> <B>******************************************************</B></div> <bR> <div> <B> <A NAME="blood_type_diet"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B><FONT SIZE="4" COLOR="#000033" FACE="Arial Black" ><I><B>Blood Type Diet</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <B>      </B><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#990000" FACE="Arial" ><B>One of the puzzling problems in working with nutrition is that</B></FONT></div> <div> <B> individuals can react differently to the exact same diets </B></div> <div> <B>and supplement plans.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B><IMG SRC="31c959a0.jpg" border=0 width="405" height="410" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>A nutritional program that produces positive benefits for one person may elicit a negative reaction from another.  When choosing a high protein low carbohydrate eating plan, all blood types have the same high protein requirements except their healthy choices of protein may be different.  Fortunately, there are tools available that can help understand why this is the case and to help one find the appropriate program for their type.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Research by Dr. Peter D'Adamo and his father, Dr. James D'Adamo, has</B></div> <div> <B>demonstrated there is a strong correlation between a person's blood type (O, A, B or AB) and the foods and supplements they need to consume for optimal health.</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Why the Blood Type Diet?</B></I></div> <div> <B>According to Dr. Peter D'Adamo, our blood type is a consequence of our genetic ancestry.  The types of food that these ancestors adapted to provide the key to understanding why certain foods are genetically compatible with our bodies while others are not.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>The oldest blood type is Blood Type O.  Blood Type O traces back to the cave dwellers, the were hunter-gatherers, who subsisted primarily on meat and wild root vegetables.  In contrast, the ancestors of Blood Type A settled on plains and by rivers and started farming.  So their bodies became more adapted to a vegetarian, plant-food based diet with some fish and poultry.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Blood Type B emerged from the Himalayan highlands.  They are fairly balanced, as these people adapted to utilize meats, vegetables and dairy.  Finally, Blood Type AB, only believed to have evolved in the last thousand years or so, grew from the blending of people with A and B ancestry.  </B></div> <bR> <div> <B>To further understand the blood type diet, Dr. D'Adamo tells us that we need to realize that all organisms are equipped with a system that enables their bodies to identify structures that are part of their organism, self, from structures belonging to other organisms, not self.  Our blood type is one of the most fundamental methods the body utilizes to separate 'self' from 'not self'.  This ability is at the core of our immune function.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Dr. D'Adamo's research shows that a food is classified as an 'Avoid' because it produces negative lectin reactions in that blood type, which act as toxins.  These foods are seen by our bodies as `not self'. On the other hand, foods that are listed as 'Beneficial' for a particular blood type are highly compatible with that type and are used like good medicine.  These are seen as 'self'.  'Beneficial' foods actually serve by strengthening health and preventing disease.  Foods that are 'Neutral' are also seen as 'self' and supply the nourishment needed for good health.</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>Following the Program</B></I></div> <div> <B>Unless you are trying to lose weight or you have an illness, Dr. D'Adamo says you don't have to follow the blood type diet perfectly to obtain results.  If you focus on eating mostly </B><I><B>Beneficial</B></I><B> and </B><I><B>Neutral</B></I><B> foods seventy-five percent of the time, this will allow you to eat the </B><I><B>Avoid</B></I><B> foods once in a while.  The more serious your illness or weight problem, the more you need to adhere to the program.  Following the blood type diet is not only an excellent way to lose weight, Dr. D'Adamo shows that eating well is also an important key to recovering from many types of chronic and degenerative illness.</B></div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <A HREF="id26_m.htm" TITLE="Student Meetings News "><I><B>Back to Top</B></I></A></div> <div> <I><B>*************************************************</B></I></div> <bR> <div> <TABLE BORDER="2" CELLPADDING="1" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="543" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#C0C0C0" BORDERCOLORDARK="#808080" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 159 ><NOBR><div>                      </div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="remember_dootz___"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>REMEMBER DOOTZ?  </B></I></div> <bR> <div> <B>From the November 2, 2006 NJ </B><I><B>Star Ledger</B></I><B> </B></div> <div> <B>front page article:</B></div> <bR> <div> <I><B>  </B></I><FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#800000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>"IF YOU DON'T BELIEVE IN PET PSYCHICS,</B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B> PICTURE THIS!"</B></I></div> </NOBR></tD> <tD VALIGN=TOP WIDTH="138"><div>        <FONT SIZE="3" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="2b98e840.jpg" border=0 width="142" height="132" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0">  </FONT></div> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> Baby DOOTZ</div> </tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B>November, 2009, my 6-week old, 2 lb. baby Chihuahua, Dootz,</B></div> <div> <B>      got outside and was lost for over 12 hours. </B></div> <div> <B>The world renown Pet Communicator, Judi Byers, was contacted for me by phone.</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Judi told me that Dootz was still alive but dying of hypothermia.</B></div> <div> He was scared, freezing and hiding under bushes and leaves as nature instructs baby animals to do until his mommy could locate him.  And locate him we did, with Judi's help.  </div> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <B>He was right where she told us to look</B>.  </div> <div> Today, Dootz has full confidence that I will always know where to find him.</div> <bR> <div> <B>LOCATE JUDI  BYERS  AT ----</B></div> <bR> <div> <B>Unfortunately Judi has since passed away...May God Bless and Keep Her Soul</B></div> <bR> <div> <A HREF="id26_m.htm" TITLE="Student Meetings News "><I><B>Back to T</B></I></A><I><B>op</B></I></div> <div>      <FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><B>***********************************************</B></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Disclaimer:  </B></I><FONT SIZE="5" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><I><B>  </B></I></FONT></div> <div> <I><B>Any information from Dian's Wellness Simplified is not intended to replace </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>competent medical advice.   </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>It is offered for educational purposes only.  </B></I></div> <div> <I><B>All information is based solely on our research, opinion and/or experience</B></I></div> <div> <I><B> and  is not meant to be prescriptive.</B></I></div> <bR> <bR> <bR> </td> </tr></table></body>