The Organic View

As a new year rapidly approaches, the year 2012 leaves behind a myriad of memories such as the: mass devastation caused by natural disasters, the senseless massacre at the Sandy Hook Elementary School and in February, the shooting at Chardon High School, the never ending war in the Middle East, the collapse of the Greek economy, the USA’s “economic cliff”, the U.S. presidential election, the failure to pass Proposition 8, end of the world parties, Mayan predictions, gay marriage, Iran’s nuclear agenda, the transition in North Korea, the power of Anonymous  and the list goes on.

After the devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, several listeners wrote to tell us about a popular internet blog called “Psychicfocus” which had some very interesting details about the impact of the storm before it happened.

In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will be joined by intuitive, “Lyn” who will share with our audience more of what her predictions for the 2013 year. Lyn will share with our audience what she predicts will happen in regards to many issues such as the economy, world peace, the environment, the impact of solar flares, and so much more! Tune in to hear what Lyn’s predictions will be and as the year unfolds. Learn what may or may not happen. Judge for yourself and stay tuned!

Some people like pets but some go overboard. If you buy an exotic animal for a pet, it is not exactly going to be content with a small bowl of dried kibble. It is going to want fresh meat and large quantities, at that! If you are going to care for a wild animal, you are going to have to feed it like one! This obsession creates an interesting thought as to why people do these things. Is there a mysterious connection between mankind and the Big Cats that has been hidden for years? If so, can it help save us from our destructive path that we are on? In talking with the Big Cats, they will give us insights into “Who’s Rescuing Whom” and the importance of this information at such a critical time that we find ourselves facing. On this segment of The Organic View, Laura Lassiter, from Big Cat Rescue will talk about this very relationship. As a child, Laura was always encouraged to use her intuitive abilities in every aspect of life and walking between two worlds was a natural way of being. Realizing at an early age that everything was an expression of an Intelligence that could be found everywhere, she discovered talking with animals, plants, rocks, water and anything else that most people considered to be of lower consciousness, effortless and profound. For over 40 years, Laura has been an animal communicator. She devotes her energies helping people remember how to speak the Universal Language by going beyond the logical and allowing the Intelligence that created the Universe to be felt and heard within the heart. In this segment, we will learn about Laura's work with Big Cat Rescue and mankind's obsession with the exotic animal trade.

Regardless of the fact that there is a tremendous decline in the bee population due to Colony Collapse Disorder, amongst other diseases, there are still many areas where backyard beekeeping has been banned. The reason for the ban in many cases is mostly due to lack of knowledge about bees as well as fear of lawsuits. The plight to legalize beekeeping in a community is not something many beekeepers want to undertake. The consequences beekeepers that challenge these laws face range from risk of being fined to confiscation of their bees, which can also be a big financial loss. There are some areas that may even impose incarceration. Every area is different. Marygael Meister is a beekeeper that sought to do this for the city of Denver. It was a very trying process but one she was determined to see changed. Her efforts led her to establish and organize DenverBee.org. Ms. Meister successfully changed the city's ordinance but also found that there is a great deal of responsibility that comes with such a privilege. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to Marygael Meister, founder and President of DenverBee.org (http://www.denverbee.org) To learn about her relentless efforts to get the laws changed, stay tuned!

Some people love holidays! It doesn’t matter if it is Christmas, Halloween, Ground Hog’s Day or National Donut Day! People love to celebrate life. However, for some folks, holidays bring about a state of depression or melancholy. This can be caused by a myriad of reasons ranging from anticipated family reunions, lack of available funds for gift-giving, to the resurgence of memories of past holidays.

There are techniques that people can utilize from NLP (Neuro-Linguistic Programming) that are easy to learn and can offer a painless, drug-free option for coping with the holiday blues. Tune in to this segment of The NLP View Radio Show, as host, Donna Blinston is joined by June Stoyer, educator and host of The Organic View Radio Show to discuss how you can use NLP to cope with the holiday blues.

What would you do if you found out that a drug you were using was causing harm to your animals and was also toxic to humans? Would you still continue to use it knowing that ethically it is wrong to profit from the pain and suffering of others? This was just the case with John Kinsman, when he blew the whistle on Monsanto’s prized drug, (trade name) Posilac, which was being sold to dairy farmers. It is more commonly known as the Bovine Growth Hormone or rBGH. John Kinsman is President of the Family Farm Defenders (FFD). John is also a life-long dairy farmer from Lime Ridge, Wisconsin. On his farm he raises 36 cows on his 150-acre farm. 80 of those acres are devoted to hay and pasture. The other 70 acres are devoted to woodland management. John is clearly a man who leads by example. Through the FFD, John works to forge new consumer-farmer direct marketing strategies for dairy products. His organization is now marketing Cedar Grove cheese, which carries a label that clearly identifies that the cheese is produced by family farmers and is free of genetically engineered products. John also advocated for efforts to ban use of recombinant bovine growth hormone (rBGH) and educated farmers and consumers about its negative effects. As a result of his efforts, the Food and Drug Administration forestalled the rBGH approval for seven years and bovine growth hormone is now struggling in the marketplace. He has traveled around the world to talk with farmers about the potential dangers of genetic engineering in agriculture and the need to change US dairy policy. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer talks to Mr. John Kinsman, who is one of the most outspoken dairy farmers in the USA. He will talk about his experience with Monsanto and his work trying to help dairy farmers of America. Stay tuned!

80 uncommon solutions for everyday parenting problems. There are some children who are a sheer pleasure to be around and then there are others who have a penchant for mischief. For the last 60 years, comic strip lovers who adore Hank Kethcham's Dennis The Menace have enjoyed the humorous antics of a boy who always manages to get into trouble regardless of his parents' efforts. Hollywood has capitalized on this with movies such as Problem Child, Nanny McPhee to reality TV shows like Nanny 911. We have all seen kids out there that act out. Clearly, they are the ones in charge of their parents as they demonstrate bad behavior, especially in public places like supermarkets, restaurants and parks. Some parents, who are at the end of their rope, will try anything in hopes of getting their kids to listen. The bottom line is this: children that demonstrate bad behavior are tough to handle because they tend to disobey rules or orders. What if you could use your child's uncooperative behavior to positively reinforce good behavior? In the book, Dr. Riley's Box of Tricks, 80 uncommon solutions for everyday parenting problems,this is exactly what Dr. Douglas Riley instructs troubled parents to do. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to Dr. Douglas Riley, EdD, who is a licensed clinical psychologist with more than thirty years of experience working with children, adolescents, and parents.

Most people take for granted that the water in from their faucet is safe to drink or is it? There is a lot of controversy over just how safe our tap water is and also if our government agencies have the right to treat drinking water that is consumed by the masses. The agencies that are charged with protecting our water claim that everything is safe. However, there are many scientists who disagree. The Case Against Fluoride by Dr. Paul Connett, Dr. James Beck, and Dr. H. Spedding Micklem, DPhil, takes a new look at the science behind water fluoridation and argues that just because the medical establishment endorses a public health measure, that doesnt mean its safe. In the case of water fluoridation, the chemicals used to fluoridate the water that more than 180 million people drink each day are not pharmaceutical grade, but rather hazardous waste products of the phosphate fertilizer industry; it is illegal to dump them into rivers and lakes or release them into the atmosphere. And water fluoridation is a prime example of one of the worst medical practices possible-forced medication with no control over the dose or who gets it. Perhaps most shocking of all, it is not subject to any federal regulation. Dr. Paul Connett is the Director of the Flouride Action Network (FAN), and the Executive Director of its parent body, the American Environmental Health Studies Project (AEHSP). He has spoken and given more than 2,000 presentations in 49 states and 52 countries on the issue of waste management. He holds a bachelors degree from the University of Cambridge, a Ph.D. in chemistry from Dartmouth College and is a retired professor of environmental chemistry and toxicology at St. Lawrence University.

One of the best things about winter is being able to sit back, relax and sift through magazines, brochures and pamphlets for the upcoming garden season. Every time I see a new catalog with cool gadgets and varieties of seeds that I have not grown, I get a warm, fuzzy feeling in anticipation of the day when I can til my soil again. During the winter, most gardeners take time out at some point to review and assess everything that worked and did not work in last year’s garden. As exciting as it may be to review new plants, there is a great amount of care that still needs to be given to your current houseplants as well as other plants that are being overwintered. This can wind up being an arduous task that may or may not be worth all the effort by the time Spring rolls around. The psychological, physical and environmental benefits of gardening are year round, and the challenges of growing with your plants are part of the fun. Gardening is like music and dance, never stationary always moving always changing. Gardening indoors or out is not about creating a static tableau but about embracing change, loving life. It could even be equated to cooking. To have a great garden, you need a recipe or plan, proper tools, great organic ingredients that are properly mixed together and are all seasoned with experience. In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, host, June Stoyer will speak to Horticultural expert, John Peter Thompson, who is President of the National Agricultural Research Alliance (http://www.NARA-B.org ) to discuss the care of winter plants and other plants that you may be overwintering. If you want to learn how the experts organize for the next growing season. Stay tuned!

Have you ever wanted to learn how to make your own soap or even start a small side business to generate a little bit of extra cash flow. Soap making seems to be a lost art but thanks to Author and soap expert, Kayla Fioravanti, many people are finding that it is not as difficult as you might think.  Kayla is the author of the best-selling book, "How To Make Melt & Pour Soap Base From Scratch," which not only gives a complete “idiot's guide” type in depth instruction for making your own soap but also provides a myriad of resources, reference materials and descriptions so that anyone can have fun making home-made soaps! In this segment of The Organic View Radio Show, Kayla Fioravanti, Chief Formulator from Essential Wholesale Labs (www.EssentialWholesale.com) and also the star of the hit series on YouTube, Kitchen Chemistry with Kayla . Stay tuned!

Yesterday, at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut, a gunman murdered 20 children and 6 adults before taking his own life.  

The aftermath of these losses, also known as complicated mourning, affects millions of people and can have both short and long term impacts upon the individual, family and society.

Sudden loss causes an increase in existing physical, emotional and mental distress. It can also be the catalyst for newfound anxiety, stress, depression, intrinsic images addiction and lead to multiple forms of abuse.

The reactions to sudden, unexpected and/or violent death can include the following reactions: shock, shaking, elevated blood pressure, vomiting, grinding of teeth, numbness, hyper vigilance, obtrusive images, obtrusive thoughts, severe panic, nightmares, intense anger, overwhelming guilt, suspiciousness, anti-social acts, anxiety, depression, cognitive disconnect, disassociation, isolation and post-traumatic stress.

“There is nothing natural about sudden and unpredicted violent death,” said best-selling author and NLP expert, Donna Blinston.

In addition to dealing with the shock and pain of the loss are a myriad of other issues which question and maintain a state of disbelief. Many people will ask, how could this happen? Who or what caused it? Did I do or not do something to make this happen? Was his/her death preventable? Why us? Why did he do it?  Neuro Linguistic Programming (NLP) can be used to cope with emotional distress and suffering. There are techniques which are easy to learn that can help clear the mind and get some relief from the emotional turmoil experienced after a tragic, sudden event. Tune in to this segment of The NLP View Radio Show, as host, Donna Blinston and special guest co-host, June Stoyer discuss how people can cope with the aftermath of this and other unexpected tragedies.