6 Simple Steps To Optimizing Your Energy Highway

Simple Steps to Optimizing Your Energy Highway® SIX

by: Dr. Cathy Goldstein, AP

Are you aging prematurely?

In my clinic, the first test we run to determine the age of your cells is a Heart Rate Variability (HRV) scan. HRV gathers information not about the heartbeats, but about what happens between the beats. We are looking for recovery or resilience of the overall systems.

This is valuable information to determine where we are starting in the process of raising the healing system to an optimal level and increasing vitality. The majority of people I see are aging at a rate of 5 to 10 years older than they actually are, especially in: Cellular Recovery, Energy Access, and Resiliency.

This translates to:

Premature aging of cells and oxidative stress

Premature aging of the skin

Low energy

Difficulty sleeping

All leading to looking and feeling years older than your actual age or even age potential…

Keep reading and learn how to raise your health and consciousness, giving you the optimal potential of increasing vitality, and energy. Look and feel years younger.

Are you aging prematurely?

These 6 steps are VITAL to your health, energy level, cellular communication, and Energy Highway® communication.

Decrease function means increased cell death. Decreasing the healthy lifespan of our cells equates to aging prematurely.

Here are a few signs of premature aging of the cells:

Loss of memory or easily distracted

Fatigue or lethargy

Slower rebound or recovery from exercise

Joint pain

muscle aches

Brain fog

Frequent colds or flu

Headaches

Hair loss

Difficulty hydrating

Weight gain or difficulty to keep weight on Bloating and puffiness

Difficulty sleeping...

Are you aging prematurely?

Our skin health is one of the telltale signs of premature aging:

Hyperpigmentation/sun spots also known as ‘age spots'

Raised brown spots on the skin (keratosis)

Crepey thin skin on the neck, arms, and thighs

Dry and dehydrated skin

Thinning skin

Fine lines and wrinkles

Sagging skin (arms, jawline, and other areas of the face and body)

All or any of these signs reflect premature aging or aging poorly.

The most effective tool I can give my patients to activate the healing system and its innate intelligence are the steps to increase cell-to-cell communication which increases cellular function. I call this your Energy Highway®.

The first step is to unclog the dumping system.

This includes all of the toxins we gather on a daily basis that accumulates in our body stressing our cells and dragging down our ability to heal. This includes toxins from our environment in and outside of the house, the toxins we put in and on our body, including all of the bioproducts of our normal cellular function.

Are you aging prematurely?

Stress is our biggest and most constant toxin.

Stress increases our acidity level which increases our inflammation and then increases our oxidative stress, increasing our early and premature cell death.

Every cell in our body has to handle these detoxifying stressors including premature dead cells.

Imagine your body having to handle heavy loads of toxins every day, all day, bogging it down and slowing it down.

Our body's main job is to protect our vital organs such as the heart, liver, spleen, and kidneys…, against toxins. The easiest way for your body to handle this huge feat and protect the vital organs is to store toxins in the fatty tissue and dilute the toxins in fluids causing bloating and fluid retention.

Are you aging prematurely?

The first place to take the hit of your toxic overload, premature aging, and decreased vitality is the skin. It is the largest organ and protects us from the environment and defends the internal vital organs. The skin shows damage and shows aging through sagging, dehydrated skin, and excess collagen breakdown.

The major players in the detoxification system are:

Liver through methylation (breaking down)

Kidneys through filtering the blood

Lymphatic System through filtering extracellular space

There are elimination organs as well that include:

Large Intestine through stool

Skin through sweat

Lungs through breath

Bladder through urine

The Lymphatic system is the key to moving the ‘freight’ and unlocking your Energy Highway®. I will show you the 6 key steps you can easily add to your daily routine in just minutes per day to:

Increase your energy

Rejuvenate your skin

Lose the toxic fat storage

and most importantly...Repair your lymphatic system.

If I could take a minute to give a little background on why I have been seen as an expert in the field of energy medicine I would like to tell you a little bit about my journey.

Hi, I’m Cathy Goldstein, an Acupuncture Physician, practicing functional and energy medicine for over 33 years.

My story began maybe a lot like many of my patients. I had a lot of environmental and unknown allergies as a child. I was highly allergic to molds, dust, grasses, and a lot of foods. I was diagnosed as having attention deficit disorder (ADD) back in the ’60s. I wore dark puffy rings under my eyes and was rubbing my face and nose all of the time. As I moved into my teens and 20’s I developed severe digestive issues that led to the diagnosis of Crohn’s disease.

Because of my own illness and allergies and lack of answers I wanted to figure out how the healing system of the body works, so I started with the pursuit of a career in western medicine thinking I would find the answers.

As faith would have it I ended up in the hospital so sick I could barely stand and was not keeping enough weight on to survive. I underwent multiple surgeries and everything that happened through my first 3 months and many hospitalizations to come over the next few years, I knew medical school was not for me. There is more to the story but I’ll save that for another time.

I did a lot of research and ended up with my first acupuncture treatment. My body was so weak I could barely stand and felt queasy after my first treatment. I had no idea that acupuncture could move my energy in this crazy and amazing way. After only a few months I was really coming around and after 6 months my path to life had changed. I felt better than I had felt since I was a young teen. And my goodness have I learned a lot about energy since those days.

Acupuncture training was my first pursuit to help others find their way back to health. After only a couple of years of watching patients, I became very curious as to why some people had a few treatments and rebound back to health and others were stuck in their pattern of disease.

Over the years I developed many programs and classes on health and healing. One of the programs I developed is based on a solid foundation of these 6 powerful steps in giving the body the best possible chance to repair.

The key tool that I developed is the Energy Optimized Stone, customized with frequencies to rid, restore and repair the innate intelligence of the body and increase the Energy Highway to health.

With these 6 Simple Steps and the Energy Optimized Stone, I am giving your body the tools to help repair. You won't find anything like this, and I guarantee your results if you take these 6 steps and apply them.

This system will give you a big leap forward to healthy DNA repair and turning back the hands of time. Optimizing your body's potential to repair and rejuvenate is the key to healthy, natural detoxification and a healthy healing and immune system. It will increase your vitality and the Energy Highway of our natural vibrational frequency of a healthy and conscious being.

You will be introduced to a body sculpting stone that is designed to repair your lymphatic system, giving you the best opportunity for lasting effects. Plus, a healthy lymphatic system is the best way to lose and maintain optimal weight. The added benefit is… natural resculpting of your beautiful body back into shape.

These 6 steps can lighten the load of stress as well.

Emotional release and spiritual clarity can be a welcomed experience as part of a process of health and consciousness when you combine body detoxification with lymphatic repair.

Important factors are what you give your body since it will need the tools to repair. The journey begins with healthy nourishing foods, plenty of good clean water, rest, meditation, light exercise, breathing consciousness, and the ‘magic stone’

I call this 6-step system a purification cleanse because it is a reset of your Energy Highway®. It starts out with a simple lifestyle and process to help reset your body moving it into action.

- Dr. Cathy Goldstein, AP

Step #1 Let's Start With Food

A Purification Cleanse is different from other detoxification cleanses. It starts with a short reset of only 10 days. The goal of this purification process is to eliminate items that can congest the healing/lymphatic system. The lymphatic system is responsible for cleansing, transporting, and assisting every cell in the body.

Cleansing the body and the soul begins with honoring all living beings. To really purify it is best to avoid eating animal products, including dairy and fish. I am not a vegetarian and do not promote eating a strict vegetarian diet. Amino Acids are the building blocks of protein for our body. Our essential amino acids must come from the food we eat and are readily found in animal products such as beef and eggs. Many of these essential amino acids are available in a vegetarian diet but at a much lower scale than what our body requires to repair tissue. It becomes difficult for our body to keep up with the natural breakdown that continues to increase as we get older and our cells start aging faster.

Amino Acids do recycle and take a few days to break down. Ten days without animal protein should not be a challenge for your body. It will give it the chance to clean up some of that sludge that can accumulate from eating dense proteins.

You can eat seeds, especially hemp seeds which are high in protein, and a few nuts such as raw walnuts, pecans, and almonds. The grains on the list are shortgrain brown rice and grains that are really seeds such as quinoa and millet. Quinoa is very high in many amino acids. Grains in general can be high in B vitamins replacing the B’s from meat. Good fats and fiber are key to sustaining blood sugar and keeping energy up. Finish your dishes with a sprinkle of olive oil. Use Avocado oil for cooking as it is a high-heat cooking oil.

Follow an ORGANIC eating guideline that focuses on whole unprocessed foods like fruits, vegetables, and whole grains, and if you can’t do without you can add light proteins such as eggs.

Avoid processed foods and additives, especially foods with chemicals and pesticides. Avoid artificial sweeteners, added sugar, processed or refined sugars, fried foods, and simple carbohydrates such as pasta, cereals, and snack foods like chips.

Eliminate alcohol, and limit coffee and black tea to one (8oz) cup per day.

Refined sugar not only defeats the purpose of a cleanse it makes it MUCH harder to stay on track and reap the benefits of feeling increased energy and overall vitality and can contribute to aging skin. Alcohol can wreak havoc on your blood sugar making you feel hungry constantly. It is best to avoid it.

Rule of thumb that works great; one ingredient food; no label required. An apple doesn't require an ingredient list.

This type of diet typically ensures you are moving your bowels at least 1 time per day. The bowels are one of the detoxification organs.

Most importantly, to help your body in the process of decreasing toxic load make sure to eat organic!

Step #2 Drink Good, Clean Water

Drink good clean water and avoid plastic bottles.

Water is the most important nutrient to the body. Without water, we would not have life on the planet. One of the body's communication systems is the electrical system. We are electrical. Water increases conductivity, increasing every function in the body! Low hydration inhibits the body's ability to detoxify. It can be compared to trying to move mud and sludge through our system rather than having a beautiful flow of a river.

Here is an important and easy rule of thumb: drink approximately 2.5 to 3 liters of water per day. Or 9 to 12 glasses of water depending on your weight and environment.

This is what I tell patients every day I am in the clinic. Pick out a large glass or stainless container you will be using to gauge your water intake. Make sure you know the volume it holds. You will be filling your container with good clean water. Pour from the larger container into smaller glasses to drink. Refill the larger container to reach the required amount per day. It is much less overwhelming and it's easier to get your 9 to 12 glasses of water. Plus you get to celebrate the little wins throughout the day.

Remember urinating is the most common route of elimination. Make sure to keep up on hydration. Drink extra water anytime you do a detox to aid in flushing the toxins from your system.

Tip: High volume of urination is a sign that your system is on toxic overload. As you repair your detox systems your body will start utilizing water and your system can flush

Step #3 Breath and Breathing

Incorporate breathwork throughout your day.

Every single cell in our body requires oxygen to stay alive and even more to thrive. If air were a nutrient it would certainly be number one. Priority is gauged on how long one can survive without it.

Here is a simple breathing technique for anytime night and day.

Most people either hold their breath or breathe very shallowly into the top of their lungs. To really supply the cells with the oxygen they need it is vital to take deep breaths filling the entire lung area. This is called Diaphragmatic breathing. Rather than the chest lifting with each breath in, the belly should push out with the in-breath. This requires engaging the abdominal and stomach muscles actively pulling the diaphragm down with each inward breath.

Overall diaphragmatic breathing lowers the stress response decreasing overactive cortisol and other stress-reactive hormones that cause inflammation, activate an autoimmune response, depression, and unwanted weight gain.

Slow diaphragmatic breathing

Sit or lie flat in a comfortable position.

Put one hand on your belly just below your ribs and the other hand on your chest.

Take a slow deep breath into the count of 10. In through your nose, letting your hand on your belly rise with the in-breath

Hold for 10 seconds Slowly Breathe out through pursed lips as if you were whistling to the count of 10

Repeat 3 to 10 times.

Initially, it may feel like you are fighting your breath by pushing out your belly with the in-breath. After your body learns the process through muscle memory it will take no effort at all and your energy will increase just by increasing oxygen to all of the cells.

Set a timer to do a few minutes of diaphragmatic breathing every hour.

The lungs are another key detoxification organ.

Step #4 Exercise

Moving your body, especially with breath changes your body chemistry. It resolves pain and balances hormones, mental clarity, digestion, sleep and so much more.

It doesn't need to be difficult or take a lot of time. Start with SunRise Salutation. Get outside for a stroll in the fresh air. It's a great time to add in some breathing exercises to help calm the busy head, detox through the lungs, and push our nervous system into parasympathetic rest and digest rather than sympathetic fight or flight.

INVERSION: the action of being upside down

Incorporating some inversions in your day is a great way to help your vascular system and lymphatic system return fluids to the heart. They both have to work hard against gravity when we are standing or sitting. Inversions as in ‘down-dog’ in yoga or an inversion table are a great break and help to push your ‘return’ flow of both systems to the heart. Even if you are limited in motion, sitting in a chair and hanging your head down is helpful.

Put together your walk with your meditation and take a walking meditation. It can be guided or simply focusing on slowly breathing in and out to your walking rhythm until you get into a meditative state of calm.

20 to 30 minutes 1 to 2 times a day is a vital part of your repair.

Step #5 Sleep

Sleep is one of the most important processes for our body to repair and regenerate.

There are many diseases associated with chronic poor sleep patterns. Our brain lymphatic system called the glymphatic system detoxifies only while we sleep.

Benefits of good sleep can boost:

Immune system

Mood

Metabolism

Memory

Physical response time

Mental response time

The key to good sleep patterns is routine.

Stop eating after dinner

Set a sleep schedule that allows for 7 to 8 hours

Turning off all electronics including phones, TV, computer, and tablets after 8 pm

In Chinese medicine, 10 pm is the best bedtime

Incorporate a Breathing meditation at bedtime

If your mind is still busy after 20 minutes of relaxation, reading a mentally relaxing book can help.

Note: it may take a few days of consistency to achieve a good night's sleep and sleep pattern. Be patient and try not to add a negative story as to what might happen if you don't get a good night's sleep.

Step #6 Sculpting & Lymphatic Drainage

In today's world, we are exposed to too many toxins in our outdoor environment, in our homes as well as in what we put on and in our bodies. Stressful emotions are one of the biggest contributors to our toxicity.

Our body is designed for elimination but often we get stuck and bogged down. Our energy and function slows down especially in our elimination and lymphatic system. Toxins build up and we get sluggish. After a short while we start losing our bodies function to adequately detox on its own.

Lymphatic detox and repair are how you can slow and even reverse the signs of the aging process. Detoxification and purification can aid in weight loss, antiaging, improved digestion, decreased anxiety and stress, and aid in overall cellular repair.

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Body Sculpting Stone Protocol

Find a time that works best for you to do the short protocol provided with the stone kit. Many people incorporate it after their shower or in their morning routine. It will only take a few minutes per day.

Read through your booklet that comes with the body sculpting stone. Watch the video so you are familiar with the process. It won't hurt to get a head start on this process!

Drink plenty of water anytime you do a detox to aid in flushing the toxins from your system

Reminders

A Key part of the program is your daily lymphatic drainage resculpting protocol.

Pick a time to use the Sculpting Stone and energized body lotion that works into your schedule. This way you are sure to do the protocol daily. Again, you are sooo worth it. If you apply the lotion and do the body sculpting protocol you will see measurable changes. Take before and after pictures.

Set your phone to remind yourself to get up and move around, and do some stretching. If you do a get-up and move reminder every 20 min and do one of the planned exercises or meditation you will reach a great stride in your outcome.

(Always consult your physician when beginning any cleansing program).

My Commitment

Utilizing over 33 years of Functional and Energy Medicine as well as Traditional Chinese Medicine, I am fully committed to your health and overall wellness. I believe that if we have the tools of nutrition and truly holistic medicine we can thrive and be in our full expression of health and well-being.

If we want to really experience life at its fullest and live the greatest version of ourselves, we need to take the action steps to get there.

Creating health and wellness internally as well as in our environment are vital to our state of being. With a healthy and nourished body, mind and spirit we can change our genetic expression and create our own vitalistic health.

Dr. Cathy Goldstein, AP

Disclaimer: the entire contents of this program are based on the opinions of Cathy Goldstein, AP unless otherwise noted. The information on this program is not intended to replace a relationship with a qualified health care professional and is not intended as medical advice. It is intended as a sharing of knowledge and information. It is encouraged for individuals to make their own decisions with their qualified health care professional if this program is safe and right for you and your medical state. Cathy Goldstein and associates are not responsible for any repercussions from following this or any other programs.