We’ve Made Some Changes
On December 1, 2007 we moved our office to a new location in downtown Idaho Falls. We are now located just one block from the Snake River falls and the greenbelt. We were experiencing growing pains at our other building and this facility meets our needs much better.
Our new facility is larger and has a great conference training room where we can hold classes. We have cooking classes, first aid classes, health classes and water classes planned for the next few months, so stay tuned as we get these put together for you!
In addition, Troy and I have also added more staff and two new Naturopathic Doctors. You’ll read more about Dr. Karie Jonak-Start and Dr. Sue Smith but let me say that Troy and I are excited to have them join us here at Path To Health. They bring a lot of experience and talent to our team.
Linda Ellis has also joined our team and is answering the phones and taking orders. Linda came to us last March (2007) after visiting her MD and being told that she had to lose some weight and get her cholesterol and blood sugar down or else go on medications. Her story of losing over 100 pounds during the last 9 months, following some simple steps provided by Dr. Dave, will inspire you so be sure to read that later on page 2 of the news- letter.
We invite all of you to stop by and see us at our new location here in Idaho Falls. You’ll find us at 380 North Capital Avenue, across the street from the Bank of Idaho.
Dr. Karie Jonak, N.D.
Dr. Karie Jonak has worked in the natural health care profession for 18 years and has been working in Idaho as a Naturopathic Physician for the past 8 years. Dr. Jonak received a Bachelors of Science in Foods and Nutrition from San Diego State University. She has also received her Doctorate of Naturopathic Medicine at the American Naturopathic Medical Institute and Doctorate of Naturopathic Science at Beyer State University. Dr. Jonak worked with the Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation as a teacher of natural health care and organic gardening. She is a member and secretary of the Idaho Association of Naturopathic Physicians, and we are happy that she has joined our staff here at Path To Health.
Dr. Jonak and Dr. Carpenter have been friends for many years, and had talked about working with each other in the future. Dr. Carpenter decided to move Path To Health to a new location and asked Dr. Jonak if she would like to join his staff; she agreed and now has been with us since December and has been a joy to work with.
Working here has been exciting for her because her work, along with Dr. Carpenter’s really compliments each other’s. Dr. Jonak takes pleasure working here because of the support she feels, while also being able to practice what she really enjoys.
Dr. Sue Smith, N.D., R.N.
Dr. Smith and Dr. Jonak have been friends for quite some time now as well, and Dr. Smith and Dr. Carpenter were recently introduced to each other by Dr. Jonak.
Prior to working here, Dr. Smith began her career as an L.P.N. in Golden Valley, Minnesota. After working there for some time, she went on to pursue a license as an R.N. and began working in Minneapolis at a local hospital. She then moved to Billings, Montana to work at another hospital and following that, she moved to southern Wyoming and opened up her own home health agency.
Just 2 years ago Sue received her Naturopathic Degree from the American Naturopathic Medical Institute in Texas. During this time, she and Dr. Jonak were discussing possible business opportunities. At that time, Dr. Jonak began talking with Dr. Carpenter and decided to join his staff and told Dr. Smith, who then decided to start her practice in Idaho Falls at Path To Health. Sue loves “helping people out”, and because of working with Dr. Carpenter, she appreciates the improvements seen in her patient’s lives from a Naturopathic standpoint.
Linda Ellis Weight Loss Story
Linda first came to Dr. Carpenter because of a sinus infection she had in 2007. He advised her to back off of all dairy products to get rid of the infection. She visited him a week later, and he took a blood test and recommended that she begin drinking the Kangen Water daily. She began drinking in an effort to help clear up the infection, but found that it would not only clear her of the sinus infection, it would also help her lose weight!
Dr. Carpenter helped Linda learn different ways to eat healthier, as she continued her routine of exercising 5 days a week for 15 minutes. In addition, she was a avid member at Weight Watchers, and she continued to attend there, but followed the food diet Dr. Carpenter suggested. This was amazing for her because she had always consumed a good amount of water in the past and exercised regularly. But it wasn’t until after she started drinking Kangen water that she began to see real results! She continued drinking 4-5 quarts a day as Dr. Carpenter recommended, and noticed a dramatic amount of weight loss throughout the year! Linda strongly believes that the Kangen Water is really what helped her lose all of her weight. She has lost a total of 105 pounds since March of 2007, and is still losing! Congratulations Linda!
Kangen Water Changing Lives
I first told you about Kangen™ water in August of 2006 after I’d been introduced to the Enagic SD 501 water ionizer. This machine sits on your kitchen or utility room counter top and hooks up to your homes water supply, converting tap water into amazing Kangen™ water for the entire family in seconds! Research shows that drinking this water provides numerous health benefits and provides the foundation for optimal health. And, because the human body is 70% water this has to be the most significant, yet most overlooked single aspect of ideal health. It is one of the reasons why the Japanese people are the longest lived people on the planet. The inventor of the colonoscopy, Dr. Hiromi Shinya, puts his patients on Kangen™ water.
Kangen Water
In August of 2006, I first shared with you the amazing hexagonal Kangen™ water made by a special ionizer made in Japan that is an approved medical device used in hospitals and clinics there. Since that time, thousands of people I know have benefited from this amazing water. Runners have improved their times, sufferers of fibromyalgia, obesity, arthritis, cancer, diabetes, insomnia, depression, psoriasis, eczema; degenerative disc disease, high blood pressure, high cholesterol, etc. have seen amazing improvements in their health and reduction in symptoms after putting this amazing water into their bodies. Be sure to read some of these stories in this newsletter.
I am convinced that drinking adequate amounts of this water may be the most effective single action a person can do for their health. I say that, because, 70% of our bodies are water and the foundation of who we are physically. It makes sense to me that if the water in our body is clean and healthy that all other functions will take place at an optimal pace; but, if the water in the body is dirty and polluted then these functions will be slowed or perhaps stopped.
One of the top water researchers in the world, Dr. Mu Shik Jhon, PhD, says that “aging is a loss of Hexagonal Water from organs, tissues and cells, and an overall decrease in total body water.” He goes on to say that “biological organisms prefer Hexagonal Water — that this specific structure both directly and indirectly supports biological functions.”
I’d like to share with you what I’ve learned about hexagonal water, and how the Japanese have improved on it. In a nutshell, hexagonal water is only found in nature in the high mountains where it is formed by glacier ice or snow melt. This creates water that is a 6-sided, or hexagonal structure, and approximately 1/3 the size of most water. As this hexagonal water flows down out of the mountains into rivers, streams, pipes, holding tanks and bottles, (you get the picture) the action of the sun shining on this water turns it into a pentagonal shape (5 sided) and the molecules clump in groups of 15 to 20 molecules. This pentagonal water is what most of us drink and it is not readily absorbed and utilized by the body.
Let me give you an example. If you drink 20 to 30 ounces of “normal” water (pentagonal structured water) at one time it will feel like your stomach is like a water balloon with water sloshing around for some time because the body cannot absorb it quickly and easily. Drinking the same amount of hexagonal water will not produce that same feeling in the stomach for any length of time, because it absorbs so much more readily.
Hexagonal Kangen™ water also contains two additional characteristics. The first is that it is alkaline or acidic (depending on what you tell the machine to make) and in seconds, it is 3 to 8 times higher in anti-oxidants than green tea! Anti-oxidants are nature’s way of slowing down the aging process. Since I don’t know anyone who wants to age faster, this just seems like something we should all be doing every day.
Alkalization is important because the more efficient our body is at neutralizing acidic metabolic wastes the healthier we are, and, we have more energy. Consider how you feel the next morning after doing hard physical work or activity. That stiffness and soreness is caused by the buildup of metabolic wastes generated by the cell as it was creating the energy you needed to do that activity. These wastes are highly acidic in the form of lactic acid, uric acid, etc.
The body has to neutralize these acids in order to move them out of the interstitial fluids. If it does that quickly, you won’t feel pain, but, if it takes longer to neutralize and move them these acids will cause inflammation and pain. Drinking hexagonal Kangen™ water has proven to be one of the easiest ways to assist the body in effectively moving these wastes.
There are a number of water ionizers on the market, and I personally, have purchased 7 of them and experimented with the water they produce. It was not until I was introduced to the ionizers made by Enagic, Inc. that I found ionizers that were able to produce hexagonal water at a high enough percentage that almost everyone who drank the water noticed a significant difference in how they felt.
A water ionizer is an appliance that sits on the counter (in most cases) and attaches to your water supply and your homes electricity. When running water is sent through the machine, it goes through a high end three stage filter and then into the electrolysis chamber, where electricity bombards the water molecules and changes them from pentagonal molecules into hexagonal molecules. The water is also split into acidic and alkaline water. The alkaline water is used for drinking, and also for washing foods, cooking and cleaning. It can even be used in your laundry and in place of those nasty cleaning supplies most of us have in the kitchen.
The acidic water is mostly used on the skin; although it’s great for cooking rice and some other dishes. The highest level of acidic water has been shown to kill microorganisms like e-coli, salmonella and hundreds of others. It is amazing on the skin and helps clear up eczema, psoriasis, acne and other skin challenges, making the skin feel wonderful.
By combining hexagonal Kangen™ water and a healthy diet (80% vegetables, fruits, nuts, seeds, beans and some grains) and avoiding or minimizing those highly acidic choices (sodas, alcohol, dairy, animal protein, coffee, etc) will in my opinion, help us live longer, healthier and with great energy and vitality. Those that do this will appear to the rest of the world to have found the ‘Fountain of Youth!’
We have an Enagic SD 501 ionizer here at Path To Health. If you live close by, please bring in some water bottles and we will give you FREE Hexagonal Kangen™ water for you and your family. If you live too far away to get water from us, please call as we do have others spread around the country that are willing to share water with you. It is our hope, that you will join us in sharing water and helping America get healthy.
If you would like to learn more information about the Kangen water, feel free to contact us at (208) 529-0384, Monday through Friday 9 am—5pm. We would be glad to explain the great benefits of using the water and better educate you about it. As well as sending further information to you.
You may also obtain information by visiting the following websites at:
www.alkalizingwater.com
www.alkalizingwater.info
www.watermiracles.com
There are conference calls available as well. We have a business call on Wednesday nights and a health call hosted by Dr. Carpenter on Thursday nights. Both calls are at 9:00 pm EST, 7:00 pm MST. The phone number is 1-512-879-2059, and the pin number is 388905#.
To receive our email reminders and updates, send info to: brittany@path-to-health.com
“A lady who had a very swollen, inflamed knee with a lot of pain questioned me for help. We wrapped a hand towel soaked in strong alkaline Kangen water around the left knee (which was twice the size of the right one and had been for months) for two hours. After two hours, the pain and swelling were 95% gone and both knees looked the same size.” —Dr. Dave
Crohn’s Disease
“I was diagnosed with Crohn’s disease over 7 years ago. During the past seven years I experienced the following symptoms: pain after eating, diarrhea, weight loss, symptoms of malnutrition, blurry eyesight, memory loss, swollen joints, skin conditions, anemia, compromised immune system, etc. The disease caused me to restrict my diet to bland, fiberless foods and on most days eating wasn’t enjoyable because of the pain that resulted. In an effort to control the disease, I consulted g.i. doctors, family doctors, internists, rheumatologists, urologists, emergency room doctors and more. I tried various drugs to curb the symptoms, read every book I could find on digestive disorders, tried every diet, ordered a dozen products off of the internet, tried every alternative therapy I ran into and spent a small fortune on supplements. Nothing really worked and I ended up having an emergency bowel resection in June of 2006. After a miserable week in the hospital and a slow recovery I thought things would improve, they didn’t. I was headed downhill again.
In June of 2007 a friend told me about Dr. Carpenter and Kangen water. After talking to Troy, I decided to give the water a try. I started diluting the 8.5pH water with spring water for the first two weeks and slowly worked my way up to the 9.5pH water. It took a few weeks, but slowly the symptoms of Crohn’s disease started to disappear. I’ve now been drinking Kangen water for 8 months and am thrilled to be able to enjoy eating again. I am able to eat foods I haven’t touched in seven years - popcorn, raw vegetables, corn on the cob and salad to name a few. I have returned to my normal weight and have so much more energy. I am so thankful to Dr. Carpenter and his staff and am thrilled that I can enjoy life again!”
—Amy Hansen, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Ivan’s M.D. ran Blood Tests on 10/3/07:
Cholesterol 235 (High)
Triglyceride 296 (High)
HDL 48
LDL 127.8
Chol/HDL Ratio 4.9
After drinking Hexagonal Kangen water for 90 days
(No soda during this time) Blood Tests on 2/5/08:
Cholesterol 176
Triglyceride 139
HDL 52
LDL 96.2
Chol/HDL Ratio 3.4
Arthritis, Low Energy and Acne
“On September 13, 1995 I was building a house for my family and was up on the second story roof nailing the sheets of plywood in place on the roof trusses. I stepped on a sheet of plywood that was not securely nailed down and literally surfed off of that second story roof landing on compacted gravel in my front yard. I landed on my feet in a crouched position. Luckily, the only thing I hurt was my feet and ankles, but they were badly injured. I fractured my right heel, dislocated my right foot, crushed my left heel, and destroyed both ankles. I was in recovery for over three years. I have been able to live a pretty active life until the last few years. The arthritis in my feet and ankles had finally won out and I was really cutting back on my lifestyle.
I have always enjoyed the outdoor activities like hunting and going on scout hikes with my son. I had decided to give that all up. Also, four years ago, I was living in Arizona and was bitten by a tick and showed all of the symptoms of Lime’s Disease. My doctor ordered the test and it came back negative but he felt I still had the disease since the test is only accurate about 54% of the time. The swelling in my joints would come and go but the feeling of fatigue was constant. As of September of 2006 I was 43 years old and feeling more like 83. I kept thinking that I was too young for life to be over, but doing anything more than just getting through the day was very challenging.
In the spring of 2007, I was introduced to Kangen Water and my wife and I began drinking it. Within two months, I noticed that the pain in my feet was diminishing and the range of motion in my ankles was increasing. I also noticed an increase in my energy levels. My neighbor called and asked me to help him put new shingles on his house. I decided to just deal with the pain and do my good deed. I was thrilled to see that I could walk around on that uneven surface and work for two straight days with no pain or stiffness. Not long after that I went hunting with my family and spent the entire day in the hills and fields hiking with no negative effects! I was so happy. My energy levels have returned and I am back to keeping a very busy, full day every day. My wife was glad to have me back too! As long as I drink my Kangen Water consistently, I have no pain or stiffness in my feet and ankles.”
“I have a 14 year old daughter who is a junior high cheerleader and very much into appearance. She cannot stand zits. A few months ago, she came to me complaining about one of those huge, red zits on her chin that won’t head out or pop. She wanted to know what to do to get rid of it. I told her to take some of the strong alkaline Kangen water on a wash cloth and hold it over the zit for about one minute and let it air dry. Once dry, take the strong acid water on a different wash cloth and hold it on the zit for about one minute and let it air dry and see what would happen. In less than five minutes, she came bounding down the stairs screaming, “It’s gone! The zit is gone!” That big, nasty zit had literally been dissolved. She now uses this protocol every time she has zits or other similar skin blemishes and has wonderful results.”
—Ken Carrol, Idaho Falls, Idaho
Acne – There are a few different ways to use the water on acne, depending on the type and severity. None of them will hurt you so if one approach doesn’t seem to be producing the results you desire try a different one. (1) Where there appears to be inflammation and infection (outbreaks that are sore and irritated) I recommend that one spray on the Strong Acidic water (2.5 pH) and let it air dry. When it’s completely dried apply a cloth soaked in Strong Alkaline water (11.5 pH) to the area(s) for at least 5 minutes. This helps the body neutralize the acids which are causing the acne. Dry the area and then spray on the Beauty water (4.5 to 5.5 pH) and allow it to dry. Repeat at least twice per day. (2) Where there does not appear to be any inflammation or infection I’d just use the Beauty water on the area. For best results, drink at least ¾ oz of Kangen™ water for every pound that you weigh each day.
The Naturopathic Battle
Many of you may know about the battle that is taking place in the field of Naturopathy. I think it is critical that ALL of us be made more aware of what is happening here in the United States, and how it will have a tremendous impact on our health care choices in the future. Although, this is a very complicated situation, I’m going to provide you with the thumbnail sketch for now.
There are, essentially two major groups of Naturopathic Doctors. We’ll call them the ND’s and the NMD’s. The ND’s are more “traditional” in that they use things provided directly by Mother Nature (i.e., air, water, food, herbs, exercise, and other elements) to help their patients stay healthy or regain their health when sick. Their basic philosophy is that, disease is simply the body being out of balance; and by helping put the body back into balance they return to a state of health again. (Germs are native in a body that is out of balance but not in one that is healthy).
The NMD’s ultimately believe in the Allopathic medical model where disease is caused by germs. Their philosophy is much like that of a Medical Doctor, but they do use some herbs and homeopathic treatments in place of drugs; although they are licensed to use some pharmaceuticals in some states.
These NMD’s make up a very small percentage of Naturopaths in the U.S. There are four NMD schools, while there are over a dozen schools training ND’s. In Idaho, for example, there are 8 NMD’s while there are over 100 ND’s.
The NMD’s have cut a deal with the AMA (yep, that’s the American Medical Association) to help them get state licenses. They want to get ONLY NMD’s licensed and are willing to pretend to work with the ND’s in order to get their way; always doing a “bait and switch” type of maneuver as legislation gets close. To convince the Legislators that NMD’s are the only naturopaths with real education and qualifications to be licensed, they use powerful AMA Lobbyists. How could the AMA be wrong, right?
Let’s look closer at this situation. These four NMD schools have their own National Board exam called NPLEX. Only graduates of these schools can sit for this exam! Other National Board exams for naturopaths are ignored, as are those who take and pass those national boards. And, even if it were determined that the NPLEX exam is the best board test out there (which it isn’t and there are court decisions to back that) they allow no outsiders to take it. This is like saying that the only ones who can sit for the BAR (legal) or the CPA (accounting) exam are Ivy League graduates, and those who received their degrees from any other schools, like Idaho State University or BYU or Southern Cal are not eligible to take these exams.
It is easy to see why those few schools would support this approach as it gives them a monopoly while putting other schools at a disadvantage or even out of business. But, what most people don’t see is that the next step after getting these few people licensed, is to then go after all of the ND’s (who cannot get a license under this ridiculous situation) for “practicing medicine without a license.” They will do this with the full backing of the American Medical Association who would love to put all alternative practitioners of any type out of business.
Again, it’s easy to see why MD’s would like to put the “competition” out of business but the real question is: do you want other choices and options for the health care of you and your family? If you do, you need to pay attention to the behind the scenes politics taking place across America, and help these ND’s to continue to provide you and others with additional approaches to health and wellness.
For more information on this issue and others that concern your health, please visit out our website at www.path-to-health.com or call us at (208) 529-0384.
Contact your Senators and Representatives about this issue. If you have personal relationships with any of these people, please help educate them or Alternative Healers will continue to be squeezed out by those few who do get licenses.
Wash Your Chicken, Wash Your Hands!
A report released Monday, February 11, by Consumer Reports found that 83 percent of the 525 chickens it tested were infected with campylobacter, salmonella bacteria, or both. They recommended that consumers cook all chicken to 165 degrees and wash their hands with soap and water after handling it.
The chickens tested by Consumer Reports were purchased from grocery stores, bulk retailers, gourmet shops and natural food stores in 23 U.S. states. Both bacteria are known to cause diarrhea, cramping, fever, nausea and vomiting. They can even cause lethal infections in the elderly, infants and those with immune system impairment.
“If accurate, these findings are downright astonishing,” said Mike Adams, author of “Grocery Warning,” a book that details the health dangers of certain foods and food ingredients. “Consumers should be wary about unseen dangers in everyday groceries, and bacteria contamination is only the beginning. Many dangerous ingredients, such as sodium nitrite, are intentionally added by meat processors.”
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 3.4 million Americans fall ill and 700 die due to salmonella and campylobacter from all sources.
Note from Dr. Dave: This newsletter has an article about Hexagonal Kangen™ water. Studies from U.C. Davis’ Department of Agriculture show that by using the strong acidic form of Hexagonal Kangen™ water will kill these bacteria, and hundreds of other food borne pathogens; this occurs in less than 1 minute of exposure. This is a very common sense approach if you are concerned about these pathogens.
Health Tip:
I had a pediatrician tell me what she believes is the best way to remove a tick. This is great, because it works in those places where it’s often difficult to get to with tweezers: between toes, in the middle of a head full of dark hair, etc.
Apply a glob of liquid soap to a cotton ball. Then, cover the tick with the soap-soaked cotton ball and swab it for a few seconds (15-20 seconds) and then the tick will come out on its own and will get stuck on the cotton ball when you lift away. This technique has worked every time I’ve use it (and that was frequently), and it’s much less traumatic for the patient and easier for me. And, even if someone is allergic to soap, I can’t see that this would be damaging in any way. I even had my doctor’s wife call me for advice because she had one stuck to her back and she couldn’t reach it with tweezers. She used this method and immediately called me back to say, “It worked!”
Dr. Carpenter received this e-mail as a forward and wanted to share with you once again another great story about Kangen water!
Hi Laurie,
Just thought I’d share my humorous story about the Kangen water…this is true and funny!!! After listening to Dr. Dave talk about how he tests this on his animals and that they would go to the Kangen water before tap water…I am here to verify that!!! I already told you about George, our cat bringing me the live gift this morning of a whistle pig and letting it loose in the house, well he’s on a roll today…while starting my dinner preparations, I decided to soak some cherry tomato’s because they tasted so great after being soaked the other night. So, there my tomatos were soaking and I was busy preparing the rest of the stuff I wanted to put with my Quinoa. I had my back to the tomatos now mind you, the animals have their own water and it’s even bottled spring water like we normally drink. I turned around to find George drinking from the tomatos! Needless to say I yelled, George ran and water went all over! But I could only laugh, because Dr. Dave was right, he did prefer the Kangen water!!! Anyway, I know to leave my soaking vegetables covered now…the funny part was, George doesn’t normally get on the counter…too strange….just had to share!!!! LOL
Love ya, June
Note from Dr. Dave: I’ve given Kangen water to horses, cows, pigs, dogs, cats and birds; along with the water they normally drink. So far, each of them drinks ALL of the Kangen water, before touching the regular tap water!
Announcement: The FDA has taken away Eye/Ear Wash and Eye Drops made from C-Herb. NuCel labs will no longer be able to make those for us. We know thousands of you have used these drops over the years, and we are sorry that they are no longer available. We do have alternatives for you if you are interested.
—Dr. Dave Carpenter