| Brace yourself! It's an eating frenzy between now and | | | | One of the things you could do is to use dowsing or |
| the end of the year. The office parties and gatherings | | | | muscle testing (kineseology or device-less dowsing) to |
| at homes are ready to entice you with delicious food | | | | ask if the food you are about to put on your plate or |
| offerings. Besides watching your waistline grow, there | | | | into your mouth is safe for you to eat. Using dowsing |
| can be danger lurking in the delectable food dish in | | | | with a pendulum at a public gathering may not make |
| front of you. | | | | you look too good. But using device-less dowsing can |
| If you watched the news this summer, cases of E. Coli | | | | give you the protection you need while being discreet |
| from spinach caused a scare and the recall of | | | | in public. You can easily learn how to dowse with your |
| packaged spinach. Packaged lettuce was also a | | | | fingers. |
| concern for E. Coli contamination. | | | | As with all dowsing you need to establish a link with a |
| Many of the parties and pot lucks have food left out | | | | higher power then establish a yes and no response. It |
| over a long period of time and may not be safe to eat | | | | is best if you test your yes and no response with |
| later in the day. Your best strategy is to get there | | | | questions you know the answers to like your name |
| early when the food is just put out for consumption. Of | | | | and birthday. There are several different ways to use |
| course getting there early usually guarantees the best | | | | your fingers to dowse. One is rubbing your index and |
| selection of food choices. Most people who bring in | | | | thumb in a circular motion, a stick usually is meant to be |
| potluck items are conscientious enough to prepare | | | | a yes and smooth movement can be the no response. |
| food in a cleanly manner. Most caterers have to abide | | | | Asking dowsing questions is best to be phrased to get |
| by health department regulations. | | | | a yes or no response. For example, if you are |
| So what do you do to protect yourself from | | | | questioning the safeness of a particular food dish, "is |
| consuming something that may be unhealthy for you? | | | | this casserole safe for me to eat?" And then you can |
| There's always the sniff test and the appearance test. | | | | ask, "is it in the highest and best good for me to eat |
| You can usually tell if some food dish is getting crusty | | | | this brownie?" Well, when the sweet tooth hits |
| from being left out and then you know to stay away. | | | | sometimes even the no response can be overridden. |
| You may have all star intuition or gut feeling tell you, | | | | You have to decide in that moment whether the |
| this food is not safe or appropriate for you to eat. | | | | pleasure of eating that sweet treat now will be better |
| Chances are your emotions take over and you load | | | | than the possible expansion of the waist or even the |
| your plate with delicious looking comfort food ignoring | | | | discomfort you could feel from overstuffing yourself. |
| those signals you get to pass on a particular food | | | | For some of you there can be a tendency of offering |
| choice. | | | | treats to your pets during the holidays. You need to be |
| You may even be sensitive to the ingredients of a dish | | | | cautious when sharing people food to your pets. Be |
| and have an allergic reaction if you eat it. This is a time | | | | aware there have been recalls of pet treats and pet |
| to enjoy yourself and getting sick from eating at a | | | | food. You can't have the Internet reports with you |
| party or potluck is not usually your idea of a fun time. | | | | everywhere you go shopping for food, unless you |
| Many office refrigerators are prime breeding grounds | | | | have the latest and greatest tech device. |
| for neglected food that grows smelly and moldy. | | | | Even then you can use device-less dowsing to check |
| Throwing out that food is a no-brainer, and yet the | | | | to see if that treat or bag of food is safe for your pet. |
| habit of leaving it for someone else to toss prevails. | | | | I just saw a coupon from a product that seems great |
| One of the first steps is to pitch in and make sure your | | | | for dogs and is meant to help clean teeth (it is the |
| home and office refrigerator is cleaned and to toss | | | | same color as lawns in the summer) - I recall a report |
| that old food. When it comes to the office refrigerator, | | | | that revealed that some dogs became ill from this |
| it's usually left for someone else to do and may not | | | | product and some dogs even died. For people who |
| get done. Getting someone to help you clean the | | | | love their pets and treat them as family members, |
| refrigerator (if you decide to take it on) is a harder sell | | | | protecting them from toxic food products is vital to |
| than The Little Red Hen had when she invited people | | | | caring for your pet's health and avoiding high vet bills. |
| to help her make the bread. | | | | Enjoy yourself, and as they say, "Eat, drink and be |
| It's possible you have survived the eating frenzy during | | | | merry." It's always easy to assume the safety of your |
| these holiday parties and potlucks. You can be grateful | | | | food and your pet's food until a recall or problem hits |
| that you have never had a problem. The enticement | | | | the news. If you value your health and the health of |
| of free and plentiful food sometimes clouds your | | | | your family and pets you will consider taking the steps |
| judgment to protect yourself from getting ill from | | | | you need to protect it. |
| consuming it. | | | | |