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Hi All!
Here is the current issue of my weekly “Sunday Share,” a list of what I have been engaging with, excited by or otherwise found intriguing.
What I’m reading —
The Tattoist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris. Not long before he died, Lale Sokolov approached the Kiwi writer Heather Morris with a story that needed finally to be told. Turns out that Lale had been forced to be the official tattooist at Auschwitz-Birkenau for over a two and a half year period. He falls in love with Gita, a prisoner he tattoos then conducts an affair with for the duration. Miraculously they both survive, marry after the war and live to a ripe old age, kids in tow. The recreation of this extraordinary tale reminds us of the power of love to triumph against a backdrop of unspeakable evil. In a time when we are witnessing a new surge in anti-Semitism and discrimination, this book comes as a salutary meditation on our human condition.
Device I am swearing by —
Air Relax. Visiting a cryotherapy facility three years ago, I inquired about the Normatek compression boots they were offering as an additional service. The lady behind the counter perked up. She had been run over by a school bus in downtown Minneapolis. The bus ran over her left leg, then reversed and ran over it a second time, then stayed on top of her leg for thirty minutes. She credited the Normatek’s therapeutic impact on her leg with having saved her from an amputation. I was sold. I researched a cheaper home version and purchased a brand called Air Relax. I have used it religiously almost every day since and am convinced it has vastly enhanced my recovery from exercise.
Service I am loving —
Cryotherapy. Speaking of… After publishing Wim Hof’s The Way of the Iceman—and after a longtime interest in cold therapy — I began nitrogen-based cryotherapy using my daughter Nicole’s birthday gift of an introductory three sessions. I loved the exhilaration of it and the enhanced recovery. More recently, I discovered a local facility that offered a radically more powerful full-immersion cryotherapy based on electrically cooled air. Unlike the nitrogen-based system, the full-immersion version fully stimulates the upper chest and face for an optimal impact on the CNS and the vagus nerve. Hopefully, you can find a full-immersion cryotherapy facility near you. The one I am using is called US Cryotherapy. Here’s a link to explore further: https://www.uscryotherapy.com
What I have watched recently —
Trauma Releasing Exercises video by David Bercelli. I was introduced in Taiwan to a simple but extraordinarily powerful tension/trauma releasing method called TRE for short. It deserves far more attention than it has yet received. Here’s the description from the blurb on its Amazon page:
Dr. David Berceli is a former monk who spent 15 years as trauma specialist in war zones and areas of natural disaster before leaving his order to establish Trauma Releasing Exercises within the professional and therapeutic community. Dr. Berceli developed these simple physical exercises to help individuals and groups recover from periods of horrendous stress and trauma. The exercises are revolutionary in their calming effectiveness, and ability to work across in all cultures, nationalities ,and religions. The exercises can assist in counseling or be used a self- help tool. Don’t be fooled by the title of this DVD. You do not need to have experienced trauma to benefit from the technique. Anyone who is experiencing mental stress, excessive worry and even the feeling of financial trauma can use these simple exercises to enhance well being. If you are stressed and no matter how many times you talk the negative feelings keep coming back, these exercises are for you. In addition to explaining how stress, anxiety, and trauma affect our mental well-being and physical health, The Revolutionary Trauma Release DVD explains the body’s amazing ability to permanently release tension by using this technique. By reestablishing our equilibrium, stabilizing our lives, and returning us to emotional health, the exercises allow us to enjoy a vibrant state of being. The exercises are easy .The DVD contains a step by step demonstration. The DVD concludes with interviews of individuals and therapists who are using the exercises with success and experiencing significantly greater well-being.
What I am putting into my body —
Liposomal Vitamin C. At a PCC in Dallas, Texas I met the former US Olympics Team chiropractor and all-around strength athlete Dr. Steven Horwitz. Steven recounted how he had insisted on receiving massive infusions of Vitamin C before and after undergoing a particularly radical surgery. He swore by the healing results. Intrigued, I followed up with local Vitamin C infusions. But they were very pricey indeed. Then, after reading Dr Levy’s Curing The Incurable, I discovered his recommendation that liposomal Vitamin C, is five to ten times more powerful/absorbable than normal delivery systems and has the same clinical efficacy as the infusions. For a much reduced cost and no long clinic visits with an IV in your arm! I have been taking liposomal vitamin C daily ever since and am convinced it has helped me remain robust and illness-free.
Newsletter I love to get —
Tom Furman Every week, Tom sends out rock-solid tips which he has curated from the best-of-the-best training programs worldwide. Tom is eminently down-to-earth, sensible and practical in his recommendations and it is clear that he truly knows his stuff. You can count on his advice. To subscribe, email him here: physicalstrategies@gmail.com
Most thought-provoking quote —
“The critical distinction for me is not the difference between fact and fiction but the distinction between fact and truth. Because facts can exist without human intelligence but truth cannot.”—Toni Morrison
Thoughts, comments, wishes, suggestions? Hit me up by email at johnrducane@gmail.com