consciouslifenews--2020-07-31--Two-Tiered Medicine: Why Is Hydroxychloroquine Being Censored and Politicized?

In 2003 , severe acute respiratory syndrome ( SARS ) induced a global panic—a dress rehearsal , as it were , for Covid-19 in 2020 .
Although SARS fatalities rapidly petered out ( with an eventual worldwide tally of just 774 deaths ) , concerns about the potential for future spread of the SARS coronavirus ( SARS-CoV ) left doctors eager to identify effective drugs for treatment and prevention .
In short order , researchers in Europe ( 2003 and 2004 ) and at the Special Pathogens Branch of the CDC ( 2005 ) published theoretical models and detailed in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ “ prophylactic and therapeutic advantage ” : chloroquine ( CQ ) .
Following these promising cell culture studies ( cited hundreds of times in the scientific literature ) , researchers around the world continued to explore the antiviral potential of CQ and its more benign analog hydroxychloroquine ( HCQ ) .
A 2006 paper in The Lancet Infectious Diseases again directed attention to CQ as a “ valuable therapeutic option if SARS re-emerges.
” In 2014 , in the aftermath of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus ( MERS-CoV ) , researchers at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Infectious Diseases ( NIAID ) identified 27 existing compounds “ with activity against both MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV , ” including CQ and HCQ .
Noting that the “ screening of approved drugs to identify therapeutics for drug repurposing is a valid approach , ” the NIAID researchers singled out CQ and one other drug in their closing paragraph as having noteworthy potential to “ reconfigure ” the two coronavirus illnesses “ into a less virulent subclinical infection ” resulting in less adverse disease outcomes .
This ongoing body of research was clearly at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ when SARS-CoV-2 surfaced this year .
In early April , a survey of U.S. physicians found that two-thirds ( 65 % ) would prescribe CQ or HCQ “ to treat or prevent COVID-19 in a family member , ” and roughly the same percentage ( 67 % ) would take it themselves .
( The company conducting the survey noted that “ the best way to get a candid perspective on treatment options from a physician is to ask : ‘ Would you give this to your family ?
’ ” ) Another @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in 30 countries found that 37 % of respondents who had already treated Covid-19 rated HCQ as the most effective therapy .
Apparently , the physicians advising the world ’ s heads of state are likewise favorably disposed to HCQ .
In May , the White House doctor confirmed HCQ ’ s excellent benefit-to-risk ratio , and the president of El Salvador not only reported taking HCQ as prophylaxis for Covid-19 himself but asserted that “ most of the world ’ s leaders , ” including President Trump , have been doing the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ turned out to be a gross understatement , the Salvadorean leader also admitted that “ Sometimes what ’ s recommended to the people is something different than what ’ s recommended to the leaders.
” For the biopharma companies poised to profit from new drugs and Covid-19 vaccines … it is not an attractive option to keep older drugs that have outlived their patent terms in the running .
In March , the U.S. readily accepted millions of HCQ tablets donated by pharmaceutical giants Bayer and Sandoz for the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile @ @ @ @ @ @ @ use authorization for HCQ as a Covid-19 therapy , yet what has been recommended to the American people ever since has most certainly not been HCQ .
In fact—ignoring over five dozen studies ( and counting ) that have shown CQ or HCQ to be effective against Covid-19 under certain conditions—the FDA revoked the drug ’ s Covid-19 authorization in June .
Meanwhile , the nation ’ s number-one-ranked hospital , the Mayo Clinic , currently states on its website that there are no Covid-19 medications or cures .
At this point , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Covid-19 mortality rate that is “ only one-tenth the mortality rate in countries where there is interference with this medication , such as the United States , ” it is difficult to deny that an HCQ hit job is taking place both domestically and internationally .
Columbia University medical graduate Dr. James Todaro recently declared as much : “ If it seems like there is an orchestrated attack that ’ s going on against hydroxychloroquine , it ’ s because there is.
” For the biopharma companies poised to profit from new drugs @ @ @ @ @ @ @ co-developed by NIAID—it is not an attractive option to keep older drugs that have outlived their patent terms in the running .
In a Rachel Maddow interview earlier this spring , Columbia University ’ s Dr. Ian Lipkin admitted to Maddow—with a grin—that “ sexy and new and patentable ” formulations are far more attractive to researchers and investors than “ tried-and-true , classical sort of methods repurposing drugs and strategies that have already been shown to work.
” As a result of the HCQ attacks—enabled by the pharmaceutical industry , Fauci and @ @ @ @ @ @ @ giants and captured media , regulatory and scientific journal partners—tens of thousands of Covid-19 patients “ are dying unnecessarily ” for “ reasons having nothing to do with a correct understanding of the science.
” The expert making that dire assessment—Yale epidemiology professor Harvey Risch , MD , PhD—believes that in the future , “ this misbegotten episode regarding hydroxychloroquine will be studied by sociologists of medicine as a classic example of how extra-scientific factors overrode clear-cut medical evidence.
” Instead , the doctors were met with Google ’ s removal of their @ @ @ @ @ @ @ CQ and HCQ had an uneventful track record .
The German company Bayer developed CQ as an antimalarial in 1934 , and HCQ came along about a decade later .
In 1955 , the FDA approved HCQ for use in the U.S. , where the drug has become a staple for the control of certain autoimmune-inflammatory conditions .
The World Health Organization ( WHO ) includes CQ and HCQ on its list of essential medicines , and both have the reputation of being safe if dosed properly .
The most problematic sequelae have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , with long-term use and higher-than-recommended doses , retinopathy .
On March 13 , 2020 , Dr. Todaro and a coauthor published an online white paper that pointed to the CDC ’ s 2005 chloroquine research and outlined the early and successful use of CQ in Covid-19 patients in South Korea and China .
Noting these promising results and the fact that China had zeroed in on CQ “ after several screening rounds of thousands of existing drugs , ” the two physicians urged the U.S. to give America ’ s medical profession @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and HCQ for Covid-19 patients .
Instead , the doctors were met with Google ’ s removal of their white paper .
Around the same time , France reported positive results for HCQ use in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin .
The French doctor achieving these results , Dr. Didier Raoult , has been writing for years about the potential to “ recycle ” CQ and HCQ for 21st century viral and other infections .
More recently , a Michigan study of patients hospitalized with a Covid-19-related admission and treated early confirmed that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can significantly reduce Covid-19-linked mortality .
Other studies have highlighted the success of a triple combination of HCQ , azithromycin and zinc , a known antiviral .
CQ/HCQ rapidly increase intracellular zinc levels—important given that the individuals most likely to be Covid-19 patients ( the elderly and those with comorbid chronic conditions ) tend to be zinc-deficient .
As of late July , a tally of 65 studies around the world indicated that 100 % of the studies that assessed HCQ for Covid-19 pre-exposure prophylaxis ( PrEP ) , post-exposure prophylaxis ( PEP @ @ @ @ @ @ @ effectiveness , ” as did 61 % of the studies examining HCQ use in later stages of illness .
Describing a “ natural experiment ” in Switzerland , Yale ’ s Dr. Risch has noted : On May 27 , the Swiss national government banned outpatient use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19 .
Around June 10 , COVID-19 deaths increased four-fold and remained elevated .
On June 11 , the Swiss government revoked the ban , and on June 23 the death rate reverted to what it had been beforehand .
Even with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ clinicians have described “ clear-cut and dramatically positive clinical responses ” in individuals treated “ when breathing was already very difficult and continuing to worsen.
” In six patients : … [ S ] ignificant improvement in breathing was seen within about four hours after the first dose , with a complete clinical recovery seen after about an average of three days .
[ … ] The rapidity with which the shortness of breath evolved in all these individuals strongly suggested that respiratory failure secondary to COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome was imminent @ @ @ @ @ @ @ were supposed to lay questions about HCQ safety and effectiveness to rest administered non-therapeutic , toxic and potentially lethal doses of HCQ ( four times higher than standard doses ) to thousands of study participants .
The media ’ s flagrant misrepresentation of the HCQ science is bad enough , but the willingness of top-tier journals to finagle the science in an anti-HCQ direction is even more shocking .
In early June , scrutiny from dozens of independent scientists forced The Lancet to retract a study it had published just 13 days previously—a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that used apparently fabricated data to undermine CQ/HCQ therapy .
The debacle has since become known as # LancetGate .
( The same day as the Lancet retraction , the New England Journal of Medicine retracted a separate Covid-19-related study that relied on unverifiable data sourced from the same company that supplied the data for the Lancet study . )
The French health minister used the Lancet study results as justification to ban HCQ ’ s use despite widespread public interest in and support for the drug .
Confirming that the anti-HCQ campaign @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , multicenter clinical trials ( the WHO-led “ Solidarity ” trial , the UK-led “ Recovery ” trial and the REMAP-Covid study ) that were supposed to lay questions about HCQ safety and effectiveness to rest administered non-therapeutic , toxic and potentially lethal doses of HCQ ( four times higher than standard doses ) to thousands of study participants .
The trials also selected clinically inappropriate patients who either had severe late-stage illness ( Solidarity and Recovery ) or were near death and not even able to provide consent in some cases ( @ @ @ @ @ @ @ used the disastrously skewed results to discredit HCQ and unblushingly marshalled the bogus Lancet study ( before its retraction ) in support of their negative conclusions .
When medical internist and biowarfare expert Meryl Nass , MD conducted a detailed analysis of the study protocols , she concluded that “ WHO and other national health agencies , and charities , have designed huge clinical trials to assure that hydroxychloroquine will fail to show benefit , ” and in so doing , conspired to “ increase the number of deaths in these trials ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potentially benefiting from a safe and inexpensive drug during a major pandemic.
” … a propaganda war against a potentially life-saving medication is being waged for political purposes , not based on medical facts .
In the U.S. , physician and Stanford-educated lawyer Simone Gold , MD , JD pointed out in a mid-June interview about HCQ ’ s politicization that “ There was never controversy about hydroxychloroquine right up until March 20 , 2020 ” —the day that President Trump praised HCQ as a “ game changer ” ( timestamp 3:42 ) @ @ @ @ @ @ @ an accompanying group of frontline doctors from around the U.S. went public on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court with their frustration about HCQ ’ s marginalization .
In their video , the doctors reiterated the effectiveness of HCQ , azithromycin and zinc for Covid-19 prophylaxis and early-stage illness and asserted that “ nobody needs to die.
” The video garnered an astonishing 17 million views on Facebook and over 80,000 views on YouTube before the two tech giants ( plus Twitter ) took it down .
The mainstream media then swiftly @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the doctors and , ironically , slam them as too political .
Rather than promote the HCQ+azithromycin+zinc combination or other inexpensive therapies that have achieved real-world results , Fauci ( “ America ’ s doctor ” ) continues to disparage HCQ while painting a grim “ no end in sight ” picture in which non-evidence-based lockdowns and social distancing are the only response .
In Fauci ’ s recent speeches , it is difficult to find any mention of therapies at all , other than praise for the risky , high-dollar Ebola drug @ @ @ @ @ @ @ counterparts .
Tested in NIAID-sponsored trials , Remdesivir has failed to deliver any clinically meaningful results for Covid-19 patients .
Fauci , the man who has had continuous job security at the National Institutes of Health since 1968 , has dismissed the stunning and health-threatening loss of millions of American jobs—nearly 50 million first-time unemployment applications thus far—as merely “ inconvenient.
” In a late July speech to cancer doctors , Fauci ’ s sole concession to the havoc that his lockdown advice has helped propagate was to “ dispassionately ” admit that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ result from the cancer screenings that Americans are currently foregoing .
The message that ought to be equally distressing to the American public is that a propaganda war against a potentially life-saving medication is being waged “ for political purposes , not based on ‘ medical facts .
’ ”

By the Children’s Health Defense Team
In 2003, severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) induced a global panic—a dress rehearsal, as it were, for Covid-19 in 2020. Although SARS fatalities rapidly petered out (with an eventual worldwide tally of just 774 deaths), concerns about the potential for future spread of the SARS coronavirus (SARS-CoV) left doctors eager to identify effective drugs for treatment and prevention. In short order, researchers in Europe (2003 and 2004) and at the Special Pathogens Branch of the CDC (2005) published theoretical models and detailed in vitro findings about a drug offering likely “prophylactic and therapeutic advantage”: chloroquine (CQ).
Following these promising cell culture studies (cited hundreds of times in the scientific literature), researchers around the world continued to explore the antiviral potential of CQ and its more benign analog hydroxychloroquine (HCQ). A 2006 paper in The Lancet Infectious Diseases again directed attention to CQ as a “valuable therapeutic option if SARS re-emerges.” In 2014, in the aftermath of the Middle East respiratory syndrome coronavirus (MERS-CoV), researchers at the Anthony-Fauci-led National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases (NIAID) identified 27 existing compounds “with activity against both MERS-CoV and SARS-CoV,” including CQ and HCQ. Noting that the “screening of approved drugs to identify therapeutics for drug repurposing is a valid approach,” the NIAID researchers singled out CQ and one other drug in their closing paragraph as having noteworthy potential to “reconfigure” the two coronavirus illnesses “into a less virulent subclinical infection” resulting in less adverse disease outcomes.
This ongoing body of research was clearly at the forefront of many doctors’ minds when SARS-CoV-2 surfaced this year. In early April, a survey of U.S. physicians found that two-thirds (65%) would prescribe CQ or HCQ “to treat or prevent COVID-19 in a family member,” and roughly the same percentage (67%) would take it themselves. (The company conducting the survey noted that “the best way to get a candid perspective on treatment options from a physician is to ask: ‘Would you give this to your family?’”) Another early April survey of over 6,000 physicians in 30 countries found that 37% of respondents who had already treated Covid-19 rated HCQ as the most effective therapy. Apparently, the physicians advising the world’s heads of state are likewise favorably disposed to HCQ. In May, the White House doctor confirmed HCQ’s excellent benefit-to-risk ratio, and the president of El Salvador not only reported taking HCQ as prophylaxis for Covid-19 himself but asserted that “most of the world’s leaders,” including President Trump, have been doing the same. However, in what has turned out to be a gross understatement, the Salvadorean leader also admitted that “Sometimes what’s recommended to the people is something different than what’s recommended to the leaders.”
For the biopharma companies poised to profit from new drugs and Covid-19 vaccines … it is not an attractive option to keep older drugs that have outlived their patent terms in the running.
“Extra-scientific factors”
In March, the U.S. readily accepted millions of HCQ tablets donated by pharmaceutical giants Bayer and Sandoz for the U.S. Strategic National Stockpile, and the FDA even granted emergency use authorization for HCQ as a Covid-19 therapy, yet what has been recommended to the American people ever since has most certainly not been HCQ. In fact—ignoring over five dozen studies (and counting) that have shown CQ or HCQ to be effective against Covid-19 under certain conditions—the FDA revoked the drug’s Covid-19 authorization in June. Meanwhile, the nation’s number-one-ranked hospital, the Mayo Clinic, currently states on its website that there are no Covid-19 medications or cures.
At this point, when countries using HCQ are displaying a Covid-19 mortality rate that is “only one-tenth the mortality rate in countries where there is interference with this medication, such as the United States,” it is difficult to deny that an HCQ hit job is taking place both domestically and internationally. Columbia University medical graduate Dr. James Todaro recently declared as much: “If it seems like there is an orchestrated attack that’s going on against hydroxychloroquine, it’s because there is.” For the biopharma companies poised to profit from new drugs and Covid-19 vaccines—including the alarming Moderna vaccine co-developed by NIAID—it is not an attractive option to keep older drugs that have outlived their patent terms in the running. In a Rachel Maddow interview earlier this spring, Columbia University’s Dr. Ian Lipkin admitted to Maddow—with a grin—that “sexy and new and patentable” formulations are far more attractive to researchers and investors than “tried-and-true, classical sort of methods repurposing drugs and strategies that have already been shown to work.”
As a result of the HCQ attacks—enabled by the pharmaceutical industry, Fauci and other top health officials, social media giants and captured media, regulatory and scientific journal partners—tens of thousands of Covid-19 patients “are dying unnecessarily” for “reasons having nothing to do with a correct understanding of the science.” The expert making that dire assessment—Yale epidemiology professor Harvey Risch, MD, PhD—believes that in the future, “this misbegotten episode regarding hydroxychloroquine will be studied by sociologists of medicine as a classic example of how extra-scientific factors overrode clear-cut medical evidence.”
Instead, the doctors were met with Google’s removal of their white paper.
From essential medicine to political hot potato
Until this year, CQ and HCQ had an uneventful track record. The German company Bayer developed CQ as an antimalarial in 1934, and HCQ came along about a decade later. In 1955, the FDA approved HCQ for use in the U.S., where the drug has become a staple for the control of certain autoimmune-inflammatory conditions. The World Health Organization (WHO) includes CQ and HCQ on its list of essential medicines, and both have the reputation of being safe if dosed properly. The most problematic sequelae have been the emergence of drug-resistant malaria and, with long-term use and higher-than-recommended doses, retinopathy.
On March 13, 2020, Dr. Todaro and a coauthor published an online white paper that pointed to the CDC’s 2005 chloroquine research and outlined the early and successful use of CQ in Covid-19 patients in South Korea and China. Noting these promising results and the fact that China had zeroed in on CQ “after several screening rounds of thousands of existing drugs,” the two physicians urged the U.S. to give America’s medical profession an immediate green light to prescribe CQ and HCQ for Covid-19 patients. Instead, the doctors were met with Google’s removal of their white paper.
Around the same time, France reported positive results for HCQ use in combination with the antibiotic azithromycin. The French doctor achieving these results, Dr. Didier Raoult, has been writing for years about the potential to “recycle” CQ and HCQ for 21st century viral and other infections. More recently, a Michigan study of patients hospitalized with a Covid-19-related admission and treated early confirmed that both HCQ alone and HCQ plus azithromycin can significantly reduce Covid-19-linked mortality. Other studies have highlighted the success of a triple combination of HCQ, azithromycin and zinc, a known antiviral. CQ/HCQ rapidly increase intracellular zinc levels—important given that the individuals most likely to be Covid-19 patients (the elderly and those with comorbid chronic conditions) tend to be zinc-deficient.
As of late July, a tally of 65 studies around the world indicated that 100% of the studies that assessed HCQ for Covid-19 pre-exposure prophylaxis (PrEP), post-exposure prophylaxis (PEP) or early use showed “high effectiveness,” as did 61% of the studies examining HCQ use in later stages of illness. Describing a “natural experiment” in Switzerland, Yale’s Dr. Risch has noted:
On May 27, the Swiss national government banned outpatient use of hydroxychloroquine for COVID-19. Around June 10, COVID-19 deaths increased four-fold and remained elevated. On June 11, the Swiss government revoked the ban, and on June 23 the death rate reverted to what it had been beforehand.
Even with the mixed results for late use, some clinicians have described “clear-cut and dramatically positive clinical responses” in individuals treated “when breathing was already very difficult and continuing to worsen.” In six patients:
…[S]ignificant improvement in breathing was seen within about four hours after the first dose, with a complete clinical recovery seen after about an average of three days. […] The rapidity with which the shortness of breath evolved in all these individuals strongly suggested that respiratory failure secondary to COVID-19-induced acute respiratory distress syndrome was imminent.
… [clinical trials] that were supposed to lay questions about HCQ safety and effectiveness to rest administered non-therapeutic, toxic and potentially lethal doses of HCQ (four times higher than standard doses) to thousands of study participants.
A nefarious agenda
The media’s flagrant misrepresentation of the HCQ science is bad enough, but the willingness of top-tier journals to finagle the science in an anti-HCQ direction is even more shocking. In early June, scrutiny from dozens of independent scientists forced The Lancet to retract a study it had published just 13 days previously—a “study out of thin air” that used apparently fabricated data to undermine CQ/HCQ therapy. The debacle has since become known as #LancetGate. (The same day as the Lancet retraction, the New England Journal of Medicine retracted a separate Covid-19-related study that relied on unverifiable data sourced from the same company that supplied the data for the Lancet study.) The French health minister used the Lancet study results as justification to ban HCQ’s use despite widespread public interest in and support for the drug.
Confirming that the anti-HCQ campaign is international in scope, several large-scale, multicenter clinical trials (the WHO-led “Solidarity” trial, the UK-led “Recovery” trial and the REMAP-Covid study) that were supposed to lay questions about HCQ safety and effectiveness to rest administered non-therapeutic, toxic and potentially lethal doses of HCQ (four times higher than standard doses) to thousands of study participants. The trials also selected clinically inappropriate patients who either had severe late-stage illness (Solidarity and Recovery) or were near death and not even able to provide consent in some cases (REMAP). The sponsoring agencies then used the disastrously skewed results to discredit HCQ and unblushingly marshalled the bogus Lancet study (before its retraction) in support of their negative conclusions. When medical internist and biowarfare expert Meryl Nass, MD conducted a detailed analysis of the study protocols, she concluded that “WHO and other national health agencies, and charities, have designed huge clinical trials to assure that hydroxychloroquine will fail to show benefit,” and in so doing, conspired to “increase the number of deaths in these trials” and “deprive billions of people from potentially benefiting from a safe and inexpensive drug during a major pandemic.”
… a propaganda war against a potentially life-saving medication is being waged for political purposes, not based on medical facts.
Therapeutics, not politics
In the U.S., physician and Stanford-educated lawyer Simone Gold, MD, JD pointed out in a mid-June interview about HCQ’s politicization that “There was never controversy about hydroxychloroquine right up until March 20, 2020”—the day that President Trump praised HCQ as a “game changer” (timestamp 3:42). This week, Dr. Gold and an accompanying group of frontline doctors from around the U.S. went public on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court with their frustration about HCQ’s marginalization. In their video, the doctors reiterated the effectiveness of HCQ, azithromycin and zinc for Covid-19 prophylaxis and early-stage illness and asserted that “nobody needs to die.” The video garnered an astonishing 17 million views on Facebook and over 80,000 views on YouTube before the two tech giants (plus Twitter) took it down. The mainstream media then swiftly followed up with pieces designed to character-assassinate the doctors and, ironically, slam them as too political.
Rather than promote the HCQ+azithromycin+zinc combination or other inexpensive therapies that have achieved real-world results, Fauci (“America’s doctor”) continues to disparage HCQ while painting a grim “no end in sight” picture in which non-evidence-based lockdowns and social distancing are the only response. In Fauci’s recent speeches, it is difficult to find any mention of therapies at all, other than praise for the risky, high-dollar Ebola drug Remdesivir manufactured by Fauci’s pharmaceutical counterparts. Tested in NIAID-sponsored trials, Remdesivir has failed to deliver any clinically meaningful results for Covid-19 patients.
Fauci, the man who has had continuous job security at the National Institutes of Health since 1968, has dismissed the stunning and health-threatening loss of millions of American jobs—nearly 50 million first-time unemployment applications thus far—as merely “inconvenient.” In a late July speech to cancer doctors, Fauci’s sole concession to the havoc that his lockdown advice has helped propagate was to “dispassionately” admit that up to 10,000 extra cancer deaths may result from the cancer screenings that Americans are currently foregoing. The message that ought to be equally distressing to the American public is that a propaganda war against a potentially life-saving medication is being waged “for political purposes, not based on ‘medical facts.’”
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consciouslifenews--2020-07-31--FDA Director Peter Marks and the Ever-Shifting COVID Vaccine Narrative | RFK Jr

After suckering us into ruinous lockdown awaiting rescue by vaccine , the Pharma grifters are frantically dialing back the expectations they inflated .
During an FDA teleconference on July 8 , CBER ’ s Director Peter Marks said FDA is now willing to license COVID vaccines with a dismal 50 % –and as low as 30 % –efficacy , a humiliating retreat from the Gates/Fauci promise of a vaccine they intend to give to seven billion people in order for society to get back to “ normal ” .
Equally deflating , NIH ’ s Tony Fauci conceded that vaccine @ @ @ @ @ @ @ … … and joined Gates hinting that the vaccine may not even prevent transmission : Astra Zeneca is making two billion doses of its “ Oxford ” jab ( Gates is heavily invested ) despite proof that monkeys vaccinated transmit COVID .
Paul Offit told CBS that the jab may not stop transmission and may only weaken not prevent symptoms .
Marks conceded that a vaccine with 50 % efficacy will not stop the virus .
“ We ’ re going to need a vaccine that ’ s probably in the order of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at least , of the population is going to need to take it.
” Marks ’ s justified FDA ’ s willingness to license jabs with a pathetic 30-50 % efficacy citing industry convenience .
“ Can we show you some calculation of how we got there ?
No , ” he confessed , adding “ If you go much lower than 50 % then the lower bounds of things start to get to a place where vaccines may have very little efficacy…On the other hand , if we held that number at @ @ @ @ @ @ @ may not have a vaccine until there ’ s herd immunity that ’ s occurred naturally.
” Fear that the wild virus might vanish before a vaccine is ready for human trials has prompted FDA to scrap its traditional ethical revulsion for “ challenge trials ” in which drug companies deliberately expose humans to wild viruses .
FDA has issued new protocols for “ controlled human infection models ” wherein drug companies intentionally expose vaccinated volunteers to a pathogen .
FDA says such trials could be necessary if COVID becomes so rare that @ @ @ @ @ @ @ demonstrate vaccine effectiveness by way of conducting clinical disease endpoint efficacy studies.
” When will the press call fraud on these quacks ?

By Robert F, Kennedy, Jr., Chairman, Children’s Health Defense
After suckering us into ruinous lockdown awaiting rescue by vaccine, the Pharma grifters are frantically dialing back the expectations they inflated. During an FDA teleconference on July 8, CBER’s Director Peter Marks said FDA is now willing to license COVID vaccines with a dismal 50%–and as low as 30%–efficacy, a humiliating retreat from the Gates/Fauci promise of a vaccine they intend to give to seven billion people in order for society to get back to “normal”. Equally deflating, NIH’s Tony Fauci conceded that vaccine immunity may only last a few months …
… and joined Gates hinting that the vaccine may not even prevent transmission:
Astra Zeneca is making two billion doses of its “Oxford” jab (Gates is heavily invested) despite proof that monkeys vaccinated transmit COVID. Paul Offit told CBS that the jab may not stop transmission and may only weaken not prevent symptoms.
Marks conceded that a vaccine with 50% efficacy will not stop the virus. “We’re going to need a vaccine that’s probably in the order of 70% effective and 70%, at least, of the population is going to need to take it.”
Marks’s justified FDA’s willingness to license jabs with a pathetic 30-50% efficacy citing industry convenience. “Can we show you some calculation of how we got there? No,” he confessed, adding “If you go much lower than 50% then the lower bounds of things start to get to a place where vaccines may have very little efficacy…On the other hand, if we held that number at 70% to 80% … we may not have a vaccine until there’s herd immunity that’s occurred naturally.”
Fear that the wild virus might vanish before a vaccine is ready for human trials has prompted FDA to scrap its traditional ethical revulsion for “challenge trials” in which drug companies deliberately expose humans to wild viruses. FDA has issued new protocols for “controlled human infection models” wherein drug companies intentionally expose vaccinated volunteers to a pathogen. FDA says such trials could be necessary if COVID becomes so rare that “it is no longer possible to demonstrate vaccine effectiveness by way of conducting clinical disease endpoint efficacy studies.” When will the press call fraud on these quacks?
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consciouslifenews--2020-07-31--No Jab, No Job? NEJM Says Everyone Needs to be Vaccinated for Coronavirus in Order to Go to Work

Editor 's note : With more and more therapeutics showing promise in the fight against COVID-19 and with some experts stating that America is reaching herd immunity , the urgency to have a vaccine ( and its widespread usage ) in place before we can return to at least a semblance of normalcy seems unnecessary and overly draconian in nature .
Besides people should be able to choose the remedy for the virus which best suits them .
Is n't that the essence of informed consent ?
Let us know what you think of this article in our comments section @ @ @ @ @ @ @ potential vaccine mandates , the paper , entitled , “ Ensuring Uptake of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2 , ” states that “ substantive penalties ” need to be imposed , including loss of employment .
As opposed to fines or criminal penalties , suspension of employment is supposedly a “ less coercive ” way of achieving compliance , the paper contends , adding that “ state mandates should not be structured as compulsory vaccination ( absolute requirements ) : instead , noncompliance should incur a penalty.
” “ Nevertheless , because of the infectiousness @ @ @ @ @ @ @ substantive penalties could be justified , including employment suspension or stay-at-home orders for persons in designated high-priority groups who refuse vaccination , ” the paper goes on to state .
“ Neither fines nor criminal penalties should be used , however ; fines disadvantage the poor , and criminal penalties invite legal challenges on procedural due-process grounds .
Both are bad public health policy for a Covid-19 vaccine because they may stoke distrust without improving uptake.
” This would seem to align with President Donald Trump ’ s “ Operation Warp Speed ” @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) by the end of 2020 .
Trump has stated that this vaccine will not be mandatory , but perhaps he has a similar plan in mind as the one outlined in this paper to withdraw access to work as a “ penalty ” for refusing to “ voluntarily ” get jabbed .
Less than half of all Americans plan to get vaccinated for coronavirus , which has the medical deep state perturbed The paper takes additional aim at vaccine refusers , which are said to include more @ @ @ @ @ @ @ authors lament the fact that most Americans want nothing to do with a Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) jab , and are instead choosing to rely on their God-given immune systems to keep them healthy .
“ As with social distancing orders , we can expect that the advent of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines will spark intense clashes of feeling about what people owe to one another in the fight against the pandemic , ” the paper further reads .
“ In contrast to earlier phases of the pandemic , though , we currently have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ deliberation now about state vaccination policy can help ensure that we have a strategy when the breakthrough comes.
” The agenda seems to be as follows : scare people into fearing the virus so much that they willingly accept a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus ( COVID-19 ) .
If this does not work , then threaten to take away more of people ’ s freedoms and liberties , including the right to work , as an “ incentive ” to force compliance .
Almost nothing could be more draconian and anti-American , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ overlords have planned for society if they can successfully persuade politicians and employers to cooperate .
If the medical deep state can make the case that vaccines are the only way to overcome the plandemic , then much of society will willingly accept this new order as a way to return back to “ normal , ” or at least some semblance of normal .
Robert O ’ Leary , JD BARA , has had an abiding interest in alternative health products & modalities since the early 1970 ’ s & he has @ @ @ @ @ @ @ from lacking health to vibrant health .
He became an attorney , singer-songwriter , martial artist & father along the way and brings that experience to his practice as a BioAcoustic Soundhealth Practitioner , under the tutelage of the award-winning founder of BioAcoustic Biology , Sharry Edwards , whose Institute of BioAcoustic Biology has now been serving clients for 30 years with a non-invasive & safe integrative modality that supports the body ’ s ability to self-heal using the power of the human voice .
Robert brings this modality to serve clients in @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ( USA ) & “ virtually ” the world .
He can also be reached at romayasoundhealthandbeauty @ gmail .

By Ethan Huff | Natural News
Editor's note: With more and more therapeutics showing promise in the fight against COVID-19 and with some experts stating that America is reaching herd immunity, the urgency to have a vaccine (and its widespread usage) in place before we can return to at least a semblance of normalcy seems unnecessary and overly draconian in nature. Besides people should be able to choose the remedy for the virus which best suits them. Isn't that the essence of informed consent? Let us know what you think of this article in our comments section.
In order to enforce compliance with potential vaccine mandates, the paper, entitled, “Ensuring Uptake of Vaccines against SARS-CoV-2,” states that “substantive penalties” need to be imposed, including loss of employment.
As opposed to fines or criminal penalties, suspension of employment is supposedly a “less coercive” way of achieving compliance, the paper contends, adding that “state mandates should not be structured as compulsory vaccination (absolute requirements): instead, noncompliance should incur a penalty.”
“Nevertheless, because of the infectiousness and dangerousness of the virus, relatively substantive penalties could be justified, including employment suspension or stay-at-home orders for persons in designated high-priority groups who refuse vaccination,” the paper goes on to state.
“Neither fines nor criminal penalties should be used, however; fines disadvantage the poor, and criminal penalties invite legal challenges on procedural due-process grounds. Both are bad public health policy for a Covid-19 vaccine because they may stoke distrust without improving uptake.”
This would seem to align with President Donald Trump’s “Operation Warp Speed” initiative to unveil a fast-tracked vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) by the end of 2020. Trump has stated that this vaccine will not be mandatory, but perhaps he has a similar plan in mind as the one outlined in this paper to withdraw access to work as a “penalty” for refusing to “voluntarily” get jabbed.
Less than half of all Americans plan to get vaccinated for coronavirus, which has the medical deep state perturbed
The paper takes additional aim at vaccine refusers, which are said to include more than half of all Americans. Its authors lament the fact that most Americans want nothing to do with a Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19) jab, and are instead choosing to rely on their God-given immune systems to keep them healthy.
“As with social distancing orders, we can expect that the advent of SARS-CoV-2 vaccines will spark intense clashes of feeling about what people owe to one another in the fight against the pandemic,” the paper further reads.
“In contrast to earlier phases of the pandemic, though, we currently have some time on our side. Careful deliberation now about state vaccination policy can help ensure that we have a strategy when the breakthrough comes.”
The agenda seems to be as follows: scare people into fearing the virus so much that they willingly accept a vaccine for the Wuhan coronavirus (COVID-19). If this does not work, then threaten to take away more of people’s freedoms and liberties, including the right to work, as an “incentive” to force compliance.
Almost nothing could be more draconian and anti-American, and yet this is what the medical overlords have planned for society if they can successfully persuade politicians and employers to cooperate. If the medical deep state can make the case that vaccines are the only way to overcome the plandemic, then much of society will willingly accept this new order as a way to return back to “normal,” or at least some semblance of normal.
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Robert O’Leary, JD BARA, has had an abiding interest in alternative health products & modalities since the early 1970’s & he has seen how they have made people go from lacking health to vibrant health. He became an attorney, singer-songwriter, martial artist & father along the way and brings that experience to his practice as a BioAcoustic Soundhealth Practitioner, under the tutelage of the award-winning founder of BioAcoustic Biology, Sharry Edwards, whose Institute of BioAcoustic Biology has now been serving clients for 30 years with a non-invasive & safe integrative modality that supports the body’s ability to self-heal using the power of the human voice. Robert brings this modality to serve clients in Greater Springfield, Massachusetts and New England (USA) & “virtually” the world. He can also be reached at romayasoundhealthandbeauty@gmail.


consciouslifenews--2020-07-31--Why Did They Censor ‘America’s Frontline Doctors’? | Ron Paul

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consciouslifenews--2020-07-31--If You Gonna Try, Go All The Way (Motivational Video)

Be on the watch in your life .
Learn that the challenges you face are only temporary if you choose to proceed with everything you 've got .
Roll the dice and face an uncertain future .
You can survive if you go all the way .
“ Roll the dice .
If you gon na try , go all the way .
Otherwise do n't even start .
If you gon na try , go all the way .
This could mean losing girlfriends , wives , relatives , jobs , and maybe your mind , go all the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ for three of four days .
It could mean freezing on a park bench .
It could mean jail .
It could mean derision .
It could mean mockery , isolation .
Isolation… it 's a gift .
All the others are tests of your endurance , of how much you really want to do it , and you 'll do it , despite rejection and the worst odds .
And it will be better than anything else you can imagine.
” Always try to put your best foot forward .
Go all @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to overcome challenges , how to overcome difficulties , how to overcome fears


consciouslifenews--2020-07-31--What Are the Phases of Website Migration?

The whole model of online marketing undergoes a plethora of changes and modifications every day , and eventually , you are going to come across the challenges of overhauling your website and site migration .
Mostly the SEO professionals use this term Website Migration to describe any substantial changes in the site ’ s location , platform , content , establishment , design , or UX .
These changes can significantly matter in your search engine visibility .
A site migration is about the process of migrating a website from one domain to a whole different one .
This process @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and only one or two missteps can lead to a sudden drop in the site 's keyword rankings , and large loss of your organic traffic overnight .
Now , we are going to have a brief discussion on some phases of Website Migration for you to make it more convenient .
Rushing is not a good way to proceed with a tricky thing like Website migration , and it also requires good planning and coordination among teams that may not always use the same technical language .
To make sure you have @ @ @ @ @ @ @ administrators , developers , designers , copywriters , project managers , SEOs all in the same page ; you can go through a small test on a sub-directory or sub-domain .
You need to define the goals for the website migration , which will help you to determine whether the migration was successful when you go on to evaluate it post-migration .
Never overlook the risks involved in your task and discuss the possible measures with your team .
You need to prepare a list of what needs to be done before , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ Also , assign the tasks to the right people .
In this phase you need to take all the essential preparations for the upcoming work procedure , few basic things which need to be addressed are – URL structure , Meta information , Body content and headings , Hreflang , XML Sitemaps .
Once you have decided to redesign your old site to a new one , make sure that the new one works faster , smoother , and in a more SEO-friendly way .
You can also try running a content inventory @ @ @ @ @ @ @ website ’ s content .
Once you are done , make sure that you conduct pre-migration testing to ensure you are all set to hit the launch button on launch day .
The event of launching also comes up with few important tasks like consider removing any limitations that you have put there to keep out search engines and update DNS records to direct them to the new environment .
Even if you are done with launching there are still some task left to make sure everything is working smoothly in the new @ @ @ @ @ @ @ you have invested your best effort to make the whole thing perfect , you can still end up with a poor result .
Prepare a to-do checklist with tasks like – test your top-performing pages , verify your New robots.txt , check both meta robots and X-Robots-Tag .
Also , check all redirects , go through the SEO checks , ensure all required analytics software is working properly .
With such a massive task like website migration , you ’ re bound to face a number of issues , but following the phases @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ultimate success .

The whole model of online marketing undergoes a plethora of changes and modifications every day, and eventually, you are going to come across the challenges of overhauling your website and site migration. Mostly the SEO professionals use this term Website Migration to describe any substantial changes in the site’s location, platform, content, establishment, design, or UX. These changes can significantly matter in your search engine visibility.
A site migration is about the process of migrating a website from one domain to a whole different one. This process comes with a number of risks, and only one or two missteps can lead to a sudden drop in the site's keyword rankings, and large loss of your organic traffic overnight. Now, we are going to have a brief discussion on some phases of Website Migration for you to make it more convenient.
Planning is essential for successful website migration:
Rushing is not a good way to proceed with a tricky thing like Website migration, and it also requires good planning and coordination among teams that may not always use the same technical language. To make sure you have every team member such as – system administrators, developers, designers, copywriters, project managers, SEOs all in the same page; you can go through a small test on a sub-directory or sub-domain.
You need to define the goals for the website migration, which will help you to determine whether the migration was successful when you go on to evaluate it post-migration. Never overlook the risks involved in your task and discuss the possible measures with your team. You need to prepare a list of what needs to be done before, during, and after the process. Also, assign the tasks to the right people.
Pre-migration Preparation phase & testing:
In this phase you need to take all the essential preparations for the upcoming work procedure, few basic things which need to be addressed are – URL structure, Meta information, Body content and headings, Hreflang, XML Sitemaps. Once you have decided to redesign your old site to a new one, make sure that the new one works faster, smoother, and in a more SEO-friendly way.
You can also try running a content inventory to create a full overview of your website’s content. Once you are done, make sure that you conduct pre-migration testing to ensure you are all set to hit the launch button on launch day.
Launching:
The event of launching also comes up with few important tasks like consider removing any limitations that you have put there to keep out search engines and update DNS records to direct them to the new environment.
Prioritise the Post-migration review process:
Even if you are done with launching there are still some task left to make sure everything is working smoothly in the new production environment. Otherwise, even if you have invested your best effort to make the whole thing perfect, you can still end up with a poor result.
Prepare a to-do checklist with tasks like – test your top-performing pages, verify your New robots.txt, check both meta robots and X-Robots-Tag. Also, check all redirects, go through the SEO checks, ensure all required analytics software is working properly.
Conclusion:
With such a massive task like website migration, you’re bound to face a number of issues, but following the phases properly, we will end up with ultimate success.


consciouslifenews--2020-07-31--How To Complete A Business Makeover Without Losing Your Mind

No business lasts forever .
Eventually , some new technology comes along and unseats even the most successful of enterprises .
Entire industries disappear , and new ones take their place .
It ’ s just the way of the world .
Companies , therefore , need to take the concept of self-transformation seriously .
Times can be good for a decade or two , but eventually , the market will do its thing , and you ’ ll need to change .
Nothing remains static for long .
Most entrepreneurs , however , struggle to conduct business makeovers .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ turn a regular profit , their job is done , and the business is good for life .
That view , however , is hopelessly naive and bears no resemblance to how the world actually works .
Companies need to continually switch things up , reinvent themselves , and try new ideas .
It ’ s a constant process of experimentation .
Giving your firm a makeover is easier than you might think , though .
Here ’ s what to do : Smart companies regularly audit and redesign their business processes for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ customer service , reduced costs , and a higher return on investment as the primary motivation .
A redesign could apply to any area of the business , including customer services , sales , and marketing .
For manufacturing firms , it could also apply to production processes .
Rebranding your business can be one of the most powerful things you ever do to increase your financial performance and win more customers .
Changing how you present yourself doesn ’ t necessarily have to involve changing your name or anything like that .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ customer-facing designs can make a big difference in how people perceive you .
The most straightforward approach is to consult with a branding agency and get them to update your look .
Removing dated designs and replacing them with new ones can help convince new customers to spend money with you instead of your rivals .
Over the years , company partnerships have come in sorts of shapes and sizes .
For instance , we ’ ve seen coffee shops renting out space in grocery stores for the benefit of both .
Revamping @ @ @ @ @ @ @ require any introspection at all .
Instead , you may be able to work with a complementary firm to the benefit of both .
Traditionally , companies sold individual products to customers for a fee .
But in the last few years , we ’ ve seen companies switch en masse to subscription models .
This phenomenon occurs in the streaming services market and in many other areas , too , many of which you wouldn ’ t expect .
Amazon , for instance , now lets you buy groceries regularly by signing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ do veg box delivery companies .
This payment model is great because it automates the process .
There ’ s no chance that a customer will forget to click an order .
Instead , the bank debits their account , and you send out their order .
There ’ s no fuss .
Where possible , try to get people to sign up for subscriptions .
Offer discounts if you have to .
Do whatever you can to automate payment .

No business lasts forever. Eventually, some new technology comes along and unseats even the most successful of enterprises. Entire industries disappear, and new ones take their place. It’s just the way of the world.
Companies, therefore, need to take the concept of self-transformation seriously. Times can be good for a decade or two, but eventually, the market will do its thing, and you’ll need to change. Nothing remains static for long.
Most entrepreneurs, however, struggle to conduct business makeovers. Psychologically, they believe that once they turn a regular profit, their job is done, and the business is good for life. That view, however, is hopelessly naive and bears no resemblance to how the world actually works. Companies need to continually switch things up, reinvent themselves, and try new ideas. It’s a constant process of experimentation.
Giving your firm a makeover is easier than you might think, though. Here’s what to do:
Redesign Your Business Processes
Smart companies regularly audit and redesign their business processes for several reasons. Kettering University cites better customer service, reduced costs, and a higher return on investment as the primary motivation.
A redesign could apply to any area of the business, including customer services, sales, and marketing. For manufacturing firms, it could also apply to production processes.
Rebrand The Business
Rebranding your business can be one of the most powerful things you ever do to increase your financial performance and win more customers. Changing how you present yourself doesn’t necessarily have to involve changing your name or anything like that. Just altering your colors or updating your customer-facing designs can make a big difference in how people perceive you. If you want to know more about Pilotoasia.com they have great ideas on business branding.
The most straightforward approach is to consult with a branding agency and get them to update your look. Removing dated designs and replacing them with new ones can help convince new customers to spend money with you instead of your rivals.
Partner With Another Company
Over the years, company partnerships have come in sorts of shapes and sizes. For instance, we’ve seen coffee shops renting out space in grocery stores for the benefit of both.
Revamping your company, therefore, might not require any introspection at all. Instead, you may be able to work with a complementary firm to the benefit of both.
Change Your Business Model
Traditionally, companies sold individual products to customers for a fee. But in the last few years, we’ve seen companies switch en masse to subscription models. This phenomenon occurs in the streaming services market and in many other areas, too, many of which you wouldn’t expect. Amazon, for instance, now lets you buy groceries regularly by signing up for a subscription. And so do veg box delivery companies.
This payment model is great because it automates the process. There’s no chance that a customer will forget to click an order. Instead, the bank debits their account, and you send out their order. There’s no fuss.
Where possible, try to get people to sign up for subscriptions. Offer discounts if you have to. Do whatever you can to automate payment.


consciouslifenews--2020-07-31--CBD for Anxiety – Best CBD Strains You Should Use

You must have probably heard about Cannabidiol , commonly known as CBD .
It is one of the most trending substances in modern times .
Thanks to its immense therapeutic benefits .
People are using it as an add-on in their coffees and smoothies , applying it on the skin and using CBD-infused hair care products to treat numerous health issues .
However , our main focus , for now , is how CBD helps with anxiety and the best CBD strains that help reduce anxiety and panic attacks ?
According to World Health Organization , “ Anxiety is the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
For centuries , scientists and doctors have been trying to find a permanent solution to help people overcome this issue and take control of their lives .
Unfortunately , all they can come up with are medications that provide temporary relief .
The biggest issue with these traditional medicines is addiction and overdose , which is a problem in itself .
Multiple researches and studies conducted recently have proven that CBD strains aid in reducing anxiety symptoms without any side effects or addiction .
For instance , in the latest survey , @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , and the after-effects were administered .
The participants reported feeling better and saw a change in the way their brains responded to anxiety .
With many people understanding the healing benefits of CBD , it has become an essential element when choosing their medication .
With so many CBD strains available out there , it can get quite overwhelming to select one .
So , we have done the job for you !
The ACDC strain is an equal mix of CBD and THC ( Marijuana ) .
The good thing about @ @ @ @ @ @ @ calm and happy without getting you high .
However , it is recommended to use it during the day as ACDC triggers increased focus and sociability .
The Purplematic CBD strain is specially made for people hunting for the rather mild and mellow effect .
It characterizes a satisfyingly sweet and fruity taste , which helps in enhancing your mood .
Therefore , it can be conveniently added to your food and drink .
Charlotte 's Web is the most common CBD strain , primarily because it was the first legalized strain .
@ @ @ @ @ @ @ improvement in mood , focus , and appetite , with a significant decrease in their anxiety levels .
Cherry Wine is a CBD hemp flower strain that acts as a restorative element for the body and mind .
With a flavor strongly resembling cherry and black-pepper , this CBD strain has a considerably low THC count .
The Cannatonic CBD strain specifically aims to mitigate anxiety and stress .
So if you 're looking for a strain to uplift your mood and boost your energy , this one should be an ideal choice @ @ @ @ @ @ @ yourself in a bubble of positivity and calmness ?
If you are nodding your head , then the Remedy CBD strain is a strong recommendation .
With its citrus and earthy flavor , it provides reduced muscle tension , treats insomnia and other sleep disorders , and promotes an overall calming effect on the body and mind .
Even though CBD has no significant side-effects , remember that excess of anything can prove dangerous to the mind , body , and overall health in the long run .
Therefore , one must always @ @ @ @ @ @ @ prescription and proper dosage guidance ( as it varies from one person to another depending on factors such as age , weight , and metabolism ) .

You must have probably heard about Cannabidiol, commonly known as CBD. It is one of the most trending substances in modern times. Thanks to its immense therapeutic benefits. People are using it as an add-on in their coffees and smoothies, applying it on the skin and using CBD-infused hair care products to treat numerous health issues.
However, our main focus, for now, is how CBD helps with anxiety and the best premium hemp flower CBD strains that help reduce anxiety and panic attacks?
How CBD Works for Anxiety?
According to World Health Organization, “Anxiety is the most common mental health disorder worldwide”. For centuries, scientists and doctors have been trying to find a permanent solution to help people overcome this issue and take control of their lives. Unfortunately, all they can come up with are medications that provide temporary relief. The biggest issue with these traditional medicines is addiction and overdose, which is a problem in itself.
Multiple researches and studies conducted recently have proven that CBD strains aid in reducing anxiety symptoms without any side effects or addiction. For instance, in the latest survey, a few students were given this oil, and the after-effects were administered. The participants reported feeling better and saw a change in the way their brains responded to anxiety. Check out the amazing benefits of Honest Hemp CBD Oil now!
Best CBD Strains For Anxiety
With many people understanding the healing benefits of CBD, it has become an essential element when choosing their medication. With so many CBD strains available out there, it can get quite overwhelming to select one. So, we have done the job for you!
1. ACDC Strain
The ACDC strain is an equal mix of CBD and THC (Marijuana). The good thing about this strain is that it makes you calm and happy without getting you high. However, it is recommended to use it during the day as ACDC triggers increased focus and sociability.
2. Purplematic
The Purplematic CBD strain is specially made for people hunting for the rather mild and mellow effect. It characterizes a satisfyingly sweet and fruity taste, which helps in enhancing your mood. Therefore, it can be conveniently added to your food and drink.
3. Charlotte's Web
Charlotte's Web is the most common CBD strain, primarily because it was the first legalized strain. Patients who were given this strain showed improvement in mood, focus, and appetite, with a significant decrease in their anxiety levels.
4. Cherry Wine
Cherry Wine is a CBD hemp flower strain that acts as a restorative element for the body and mind. With a flavor strongly resembling cherry and black-pepper, this CBD strain has a considerably low THC count.
5. Cannatonic
The Cannatonic CBD strain specifically aims to mitigate anxiety and stress. So if you're looking for a strain to uplift your mood and boost your energy, this one should be an ideal choice.
6. Remedy
Have you ever craved to envelope yourself in a bubble of positivity and calmness? If you are nodding your head, then the Remedy CBD strain is a strong recommendation. With its citrus and earthy flavor, it provides reduced muscle tension, treats insomnia and other sleep disorders, and promotes an overall calming effect on the body and mind.
Conclusion
Even though CBD has no significant side-effects, remember that excess of anything can prove dangerous to the mind, body, and overall health in the long run. Therefore, one must always consult a medical expert to receive a prescription and proper dosage guidance (as it varies from one person to another depending on factors such as age, weight, and metabolism).


consciouslifenews--2020-08-02--2 Million People In India Gathered To Plant 250 Million Trees While Maintaining Social Distancing

The State of Uttar Pradesh in India has enough space for everyone to grow a tree- in fact , enough space for everyone to grow a lot of trees while maintaining social distancing .
As census surveys go , around 2 million people can plant 250 million trees while maintaining social distancing .
Despite coronavirus moving quite swiftly throughout the country , the government doesn ’ t believe its threat to be that imminent .
This has led to them so not dissuading people from planting trees under the pledge to cover a third of India under trees by 2030 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is 235 million acres , which is roughly the size of both New Mexico , and Texas combined .
The entire event took place last week where thousands and thousands of volunteers , activists , environmentalists , government employees , and even lawmakers got together to plant trees .
Social distancing was maintained strictly , with people also wearing masks to stop coronavirus from spreading even faster .
The Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh , Yogi Adityanath stated that the plan was to increase the forest cover of Uttar Pradesh more than 15 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The day ’ s campaign led to close to 20 million trees being planted by the side of the river Ganges , which should be enough to keep it clean .
2030 has been the deadline for many countries to achieve sustainable development in some form or the other .
This will coincide with the United Nations ’ 18 Sustainable Development Goals which has been entirely designed to help nations solve problems like famine , poverty , diseases , hunger , education , and access to clean water , etc .
Tree plantings @ @ @ @ @ @ @ ways to bring back carbon from the atmosphere , with several countries participating in the process .
There have been quite a few mass planting schemes in countries like India , Pakistan , China , Madagascar , Senegal , and Ethiopia .
While it goes without saying that not every tree planted in this scheme will survive , and quite a few will indeed shrivel up , yet it is still the best and cheapest way of returning any piece of land back to a state of fertility .
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consciouslifenews--2020-08-01--Florida Man Busted Scamming $3.9 Million In Covid Relief Funds And Buying Lamborghini

A man from Florida was arrested last week after he was caught scamming the COVID relief fund out of $ 3.9 million , and spending the money on a variety of different personal items and expenses .
29-year-old David T. Hines fraudulently applied for over $ 13 million in Paycheck Protection Program ( PPP ) loans for a few different companies .
The funds were intended to be used for rent or mortgage costs , employee salaries , and utilities , but Hines reportedly went on a shopping spree as soon as he got the money , purchasing a variety @ @ @ @ @ @ @ .
When Hines was arrested last week , over $ 3 million was seized from his bank account , along with the car and other expensive items he purchased after receiving the money .
In a statement announcing the charges , the US Department of Justice said , “ A Florida man was arrested and charged with fraudulently obtaining $ 3.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program ( PPP ) loans and using those funds , in part , to purchase a sports car for himself .
Authorities seized a $ 318,000 sports car @ @ @ @ @ @ @ at the time of arrest.
” On his applications , Hines claimed that he had a total of 70 employees with a monthly payroll of $ 4 million , but according to investigators , most of these employees didn ’ t exist , and the companies earned far less than was claimed .
According to the Miami Herald , U.S .
Postal Inspector Bryan Masmela said that Hines ’ companies showed monthly revenue and expenses averaging about $ 200,000 , which is much less than the millions of dollars that he applied for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ not exist or earned a fraction of what Hines claimed in his PPP applications .
Collectively , Hines falsely claimed his companies paid millions of dollars in payroll in the first quarter of 2020 .
State and bank records , however , show little to no payroll expense during this period , ” Masmela said .
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consciouslifenews--2020-08-01--How to Survive Hard Times: 5 Lessons from Volunteering in a Hospital

“ Once we accept our limits , we go beyond them.
” ~Albert Einstein Why do you want to do it ?
It was a question I was asked repeatedly by friends before I started my volunteering placement in a spinal injuries unit , the uncertainty in their eyes reflecting back their own fears around life-altering disability .
It was difficult to put into words what drew me to becoming a patient support volunteer .
I was content in my job , had an active social life , hiked and swam every weekend , but still there was something missing @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and I wanted to feel part of a bigger world where I could make a difference no matter how small .
So every Monday night I would dash out of work early , change into my volunteer t-shirt , scrub my hands , and join the nursing staff on the evening shift .
My first night walking the long , hospital corridors , I felt real trepidation .
What would I say to someone facing paralysis ?
How would it feel to be told you ’ ll never walk again ?
My own @ @ @ @ @ @ @ rooms filled with wheelchairs and complex lifting paraphernalia .
How would I cope in their shoes ?
My job was to befriend and support patients who were frequently far from friends and family .
I quickly learned that the smallest gestures can make the biggest difference .
Turning the pages of a book , reaching for a cardigan , sucking on a straw are simple gestures that we all take for granted—until you have a spinal injury .
In typical British fashion , I would also make endless cups of tea while listening @ @ @ @ @ @ @ in the rehabilitation center .
And never once did I hear anyone complain—rehabilitation was viewed as a precious opportunity to regain control of their lives .
In their journey toward independence , I would delight in each small step of progress .
Going from sitting to standing up was a huge victory , like climbing Mount Everest with an equivalent emotional high .
Through the ups and downs of rehabilitation , I learned that nothing is certain with spinal injuries .
People who are told that they may never walk again sometimes defeat @ @ @ @ @ @ @ is often far more than what ’ s not possible .
From the first tentative steps , their journey progressed to the first tentative outings to cafes and restaurants .
I was struck by the steely determination my patients showed in navigating the complex logistics of a world designed with only the interests of the able-bodied in mind .
So much of my own fearful attitude toward disability , I realized , had been colored by negative societal stereotypes .
Wheelchairs symbolized confinement when in reality they provided much longed-for independence .
Patients @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are they the heroic figures portrayed in the media .
They are ordinary people gradually adjusting to changed circumstances—a capability that we all have within us .
Supporting people in such life-changing circumstances put all of my own struggles into perspective .
Worries about jobs , money , and relationships shrivelled to miniscule proportions .
I felt a profound sense of gratitude for my own mobility—something that I ’ d always taken for granted but which I was starkly reminded can be taken from me at a moment ’ s notice .
My @ @ @ @ @ @ @ perspective on life and taught me a handful of powerful lessons about surviving hard times , including… 1 .
It ’ s not what happens to us , it ’ s how we respond .
None of my patients were responsible for what happened to them , but they all took responsibility for how they responded .
Our attitude to adversity is everything and ultimately shapes our thoughts , feelings , and actions .
Life will always throw up challenges and we have very little control over them .
The only thing we @ @ @ @ @ @ @ can choose to be a victim and remain powerless or we can face situations head-on and choose to live the very best life we can .
That choice is always within our control and determines what sort of life we ultimately live , irrespective of our circumstances .
2 .
We ’ re all more adaptable than we think .
Time and again , I was reminded that we can adapt to the very worst that life throws at us .
We ’ re designed to withstand trauma and have an innate ability @ @ @ @ @ @ @ terms with life-altering injuries is a gradual process of adjustment where we learn that sometimes our beliefs do not always match reality .
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consciouslifenews--2020-08-01--Projection And The Inner-Outer Conundrum

One of the most fascinating social observations I have made is the way in which humans project their inner world onto those who they do not yet know .
After all , what is within is expressed in the without .
It is a reasonable assumption to make that there would be no other way with which we would begin the process of learning about another individual than to begin with a template that is most familiar to us : ourself .
At that moment in time , we have an assortment of likes and dislikes that we know well @ @ @ @ @ @ @ simplistic form , appear to factor down to the communication and expression of our individual likes and dislikes , where we would energetically find resonance or sympathetic vibration when those likes and dislikes are equally reciprocated by another .
There are certainly complexities when these dispositions are expressed in various degrees of interest ( one may like vanilla ice cream though it may not be their favorite ) , but beyond a certain threshold it appears that when resonance is achieved , a chemical response is produced and a harmonious moment in time @ @ @ @ @ @ @ The more that one is similar to us individually increases the likelihood of further engagement .
This could even be described when one has the propensity to smile at another .
The expression of a natural smile is a reflection of one ’ s inner-world , though that is not always the case as , for example , a clerk may be told to smile to all customers even if they are experiencing a very bad day individually .
The person offering the smile is projecting their sense of joy to the other @ @ @ @ @ @ @ return because they are inclined to believe the other feels joyful as well , or perhaps they expect it out of consideration because they feel that they are a considerate individual .
Therefore , we are inclined to believe everyone is like us until information is exchanged to a certain degree that establishes notable differences , such as a difference in our emotional state .
So , by our nature , it is as if we are looking for , and expecting , ourself as we project ourself onto the other .
This @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with each other , we are experiencing ourselves in a very complex holographic hall-of-mirrors , each of us at various levels of knowledge and discovery as we share this experience we call collectively “ the human experience ” .
This dynamic is also a conundrum to us when we do not have awareness of this natural condition per the dynamics of our social engagement , as even a slight difference in opinion has the potential to produce a bio-chemical reaction that is experienced as an uncomfortable physical sensation .
As these differences mount @ @ @ @ @ @ @ the potential for negative discourse increases .
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consciouslifenews--2020-08-01--It’s Time For Cities To Stop Using Cops As Revenue Collectors

Local governments are spending more money than they receive through taxes , and they are making up the difference through fines and fees .
For example , in the aftermath of the Ferguson riots , it was revealed that the city issued 90,000 citations between 2010 and 2014 despite having a population of 21,000 .
In 2015 , 23 percent of the city ’ s revenue came from fines and fees .
This issue briefly gained national attention , but for many Americans , it was not that much of a surprise , because we all live in communities where @ @ @ @ @ @ @ In 2015 , New York City took in almost one billion dollars from fines , with fines and fees funding 37 percent of the city ’ s budget for that year .
Parking violations were the biggest earner in categories of fines with $ 565 million collected .
The people who write and issue these citations work for the New York City Police Department and wear police uniforms .
Getting a traffic or parking ticket can ruin anyone ’ s day , but it ’ s worse when you receive a citation for @ @ @ @ @ @ @ illegal anymore .
As of 2008 , it is perfectly legal to park your car in front of a pedestrian ramp that is in the middle of the block , but the city ’ s parking enforcement agency is still issuing $ 165 tickets for this violation .
There are even instances of people who don ’ t live in New York City , let alone New York State , who are receiving citations in the mail for violations that never happened .
These injustices are being perpetrated by officers that are either @ @ @ @ @ @ @ are also being enabled by a system whose primary purpose is to extort the public out of their money in order to fund an oversized government that can ’ t be sustained with just taxes alone .
Do the Police Have Ticket Quotas ?
There ’ s a belief in the New York City area that you ’ re more likely to be issued a ticket at the end of the month .
It turns out there is data to back this up .
Jonathan Auerbach of the New York Daily News reviewed @ @ @ @ @ @ @ that there are on average 25 percent more tickets issued on the 30th than one the 1st of every month .
According to NYPD officer Adhyl Polanco , the culture within the department is that if you ’ re not issuing tickets and making arrests , then you ’ re not doing your job .
This incentivizes the police to go out and find violations when there are no obvious ones in view .
New York City officials deny that there is a quota system , but at the same time , they @ @ @ @ @ @ @ parking fines in 2017 .
If that amount is not matched or surpassed , then politicians will blame the police not doing their jobs as the reason for the budget shortfalls .
Police officers are well aware of the pressure placed on them and their role in providing for the city ’ s budget .
In 2015 , rank and file officers engaged in a slowdown to protest against Mayor DeBlasio where they wrote 92 percent fewer tickets than they did the week before along with 56 percent fewer arrests .
This period @ @ @ @ @ @ @ and then-Police Commissioner Bill Bratton even claimed that crime was declining .
Every resource , both in the public and private sectors , is finite .
During former Mayor Michael Bloomberg ’ s third term , the city ’ s contract with the United Teachers Federation union expired .
Both the mayor and union were not able to come to a deal and Bloomberg walked away from the table in 2010 because he believed that the city could not spend the resources to meet their demands .
In 2013 , when current Mayor @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , he was endorsed by UFT .
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consciouslifenews--2020-08-01--Vedic Astrology Report for August 2020: Transformation and Soul Advancement

On August 1 , 2020 , Venus , planet of love and finance , moves into the air sign of Gemini where it will join Rahu , increasing our personal desires .
Mars begins its transit through the independent and assertive sign of Aries , crossing the intense and transformative gandanta degrees of Pisces and Aries on August 15 and 16 , 2020 .
The Sun makes its yearly transit through the powerful , self-assured sign of Leo from August 16 to September 16 , 2020 .
On August 25 , Venus will oppose Jupiter in Sagittarius , which can @ @ @ @ @ @ @ , as well as excess .
Venus begins its transit through the air sign of Gemini the entire month of August , from August 1 to 31 , 2020 .
Venus will be with Rahu , the north node of the Moon , during this month , and will exactly conjunct Rahu on August 5 at 4 degrees Gemini .
Venus in Gemini is light hearted , social , and enjoys strong mental rapport with others .
Venus conjunct Rahu increases the desire for love and money , and can also be a @ @ @ @ @ @ @ to not rush decisions until you learn a little more about the situation , as things may not be as they seem .
Venus and Rahu can also generate a deep interest in the arts and a wish to be more creative .
Mars , planet of action , assertiveness , and courage , begins its transit through its own sign of Aries on August 16 , 2020 .
But first Mars will go through the intense gandanta degrees at the juncture between Pisces and Aries .
When planets move from the last @ @ @ @ @ @ @ first degree of a fire sign these are called gandanta degrees and are considered challenging , but they can also generate substantial growth .
On August 15 Mars is 29 degrees Pisces , and on August 16 Mars is 0 degrees Aries , a time when long-held issues or knots surface in order to be healed , either personally or collectively .
Mars goes through this same gandanta juncture three times this year due to Mars going retrograde on September 9 , 2020 , and eventually moving back to Pisces the evening of @ @ @ @ @ @ @ travels forward through the sign of Aries again on December 23 , 2020 .
As Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac and Aries is the beginning sign of the zodiac , during these three periods this year when Mars crosses these gandanta degrees , we are given the opportunity to go deep inside ourselves and let go of some ancient karma in order to have a better life and a new beginning .
The key is no resistance .
Sometimes this process of deep growth and change can bring some struggle @ @ @ @ @ @ @ This could be the beginning of greater spiritual awareness , transformation , and soul advancement if we choose .
As the planet transiting these gandanta degrees is Mars , maybe we can be motivated to take courageous , positive , and well-thought out actions together to help solve our global issues .
Mars in Aries from August 16 to October 3 , 2020 is quite powerful while in its own sign and feels at home here .
We can experience more spontaneity , enthusiasm , and feel greater confidence .
We are single-minded @ @ @ @ @ @ @ even a little competitive .
There is a sense of self-discovery that is exciting .
The shadow of Mars in Aries is impulsivity , lack of patience , anger , and selfishness .
However , when Mars goes retrograde beginning on September 9 until November 13 , 2020 , we may experience the more challenging side of Mars , including more passive-aggressive tendencies and conflict .
During the period from August 24 to 28 , 2020 , Ketu , the south node of the Moon , in Sagittarius will trine Mars in Aries @ @ @ @ @ @ @ time to be more attentive , not a period to take any big physical risks as Ketu/Mars energy is a little accident-prone and impulsive .
However , benefic Jupiter in Sagittarius also aspects Mars in Aries , so this influence can help temper the more challenging Ketu influence of Mars .
The Sun transits its own sign of Leo from August 16 until September 16 , 2020 , and brings a great need for self-empowerment and recognition .
The Sun in Leo likes to be in charge , and increases our personal ambitions @ @ @ @ @ @ @ feel more generous and warm-hearted .
We are learning to soften our pride and accept criticism .
We could experience more dramatic events too as the Sun in Leo likes to be noticed !
Issues of power and control can also be a theme with the Sun in Leo .
Work with integrity , demonstrate proper leadership with equanimity , and advocate for worthy causes are good remedies .
As Venus travels through Gemini it will exactly oppose Jupiter transiting its own sign of Sagittarius on August 25 at 23 degrees .
These @ @ @ @ @ @ @ planets in Vedic mythology .
This combination can generate greater interest in schools and how we educate students , which is an important area of concern at this time .
Also , Jupiter and Venus are planets of prosperity , so our finances and how we earn a living are big themes too .
When Jupiter and Venus influence each other , we yearn for good relationships , comfort , pleasure , and luxury .
But watch for over-indulgence or expecting too much .
Remember too that Venus and Jupiter are with the @ @ @ @ @ @ @ with Rahu and Jupiter is with Ketu ) , indicating some karmic lessons or obstructions may also appear .
Humanitarian work , generosity and kindness expressed to others , and devotional practices are positive remedies .
Debra Infante is a practicing Vedic astrologer and teacher .
She began her studies of Vedic astrology in 1995 , and was certified by The American College of Vedic Astrology as an approved teacher ( Level I ) in September 1999 .
She has taught Vedic astrology to the students in the yoga teacher trainings at 7 @ @ @ @ @ @ @ 2002 to 2020 .
Debra can be reached at ( 928 ) 639-0623 or dinfante108 @ gmail.com for astrological consultations by phone or in person .
Or contact her to receive her monthly Vedic astrology article .
You can also find her at http : //ayurveda-sedona.com/yoga-and-vedic-astrology/about-vedic-astrology/

By Debra Infante
On August 1, 2020, Venus, planet of love and finance, moves into the air sign of Gemini where it will join Rahu, increasing our personal desires. Mars begins its transit through the independent and assertive sign of Aries, crossing the intense and transformative gandanta degrees of Pisces and Aries on August 15 and 16, 2020. The Sun makes its yearly transit through the powerful, self-assured sign of Leo from August 16 to September 16, 2020. On August 25, Venus will oppose Jupiter in Sagittarius, which can bring pleasure in giving, spiritual love, as well as excess.
Venus begins its transit through the air sign of Gemini the entire month of August, from August 1 to 31, 2020. Venus will be with Rahu, the north node of the Moon, during this month, and will exactly conjunct Rahu on August 5 at 4 degrees Gemini. Venus in Gemini is light hearted, social, and enjoys strong mental rapport with others. Venus conjunct Rahu increases the desire for love and money, and can also be a little obsessive. It is usually best to not rush decisions until you learn a little more about the situation, as things may not be as they seem. Venus and Rahu can also generate a deep interest in the arts and a wish to be more creative.
Mars, planet of action, assertiveness, and courage, begins its transit through its own sign of Aries on August 16, 2020. But first Mars will go through the intense gandanta degrees at the juncture between Pisces and Aries. When planets move from the last degree of a water sign to the first degree of a fire sign these are called gandanta degrees and are considered challenging, but they can also generate substantial growth. On August 15 Mars is 29 degrees Pisces, and on August 16 Mars is 0 degrees Aries, a time when long-held issues or knots surface in order to be healed, either personally or collectively. Mars goes through this same gandanta juncture three times this year due to Mars going retrograde on September 9, 2020, and eventually moving back to Pisces the evening of October 3, 2020. Finally Mars travels forward through the sign of Aries again on December 23, 2020.
As Pisces is the last sign of the zodiac and Aries is the beginning sign of the zodiac, during these three periods this year when Mars crosses these gandanta degrees, we are given the opportunity to go deep inside ourselves and let go of some ancient karma in order to have a better life and a new beginning. The key is no resistance. Sometimes this process of deep growth and change can bring some struggle and it may not happen overnight. This could be the beginning of greater spiritual awareness, transformation, and soul advancement if we choose. As the planet transiting these gandanta degrees is Mars, maybe we can be motivated to take courageous, positive, and well-thought out actions together to help solve our global issues.
Mars in Aries from August 16 to October 3, 2020 is quite powerful while in its own sign and feels at home here. We can experience more spontaneity, enthusiasm, and feel greater confidence. We are single-minded, independent, adventurous, and maybe even a little competitive. There is a sense of self-discovery that is exciting. The shadow of Mars in Aries is impulsivity, lack of patience, anger, and selfishness. However, when Mars goes retrograde beginning on September 9 until November 13, 2020, we may experience the more challenging side of Mars, including more passive-aggressive tendencies and conflict.
During the period from August 24 to 28, 2020, Ketu, the south node of the Moon, in Sagittarius will trine Mars in Aries exactly at 2 degrees, indicating a time to be more attentive, not a period to take any big physical risks as Ketu/Mars energy is a little accident-prone and impulsive. However, benefic Jupiter in Sagittarius also aspects Mars in Aries, so this influence can help temper the more challenging Ketu influence of Mars.
The Sun transits its own sign of Leo from August 16 until September 16, 2020, and brings a great need for self-empowerment and recognition. The Sun in Leo likes to be in charge, and increases our personal ambitions and desire for self-expression. We may feel more generous and warm-hearted. We are learning to soften our pride and accept criticism. We could experience more dramatic events too as the Sun in Leo likes to be noticed! Issues of power and control can also be a theme with the Sun in Leo. Work with integrity, demonstrate proper leadership with equanimity, and advocate for worthy causes are good remedies.
As Venus travels through Gemini it will exactly oppose Jupiter transiting its own sign of Sagittarius on August 25 at 23 degrees. These two benefic planets are “teacher” planets in Vedic mythology. This combination can generate greater interest in schools and how we educate students, which is an important area of concern at this time. Also, Jupiter and Venus are planets of prosperity, so our finances and how we earn a living are big themes too. When Jupiter and Venus influence each other, we yearn for good relationships, comfort, pleasure, and luxury. But watch for over-indulgence or expecting too much. Remember too that Venus and Jupiter are with the nodes of the Moon (Venus is with Rahu and Jupiter is with Ketu), indicating some karmic lessons or obstructions may also appear. Humanitarian work, generosity and kindness expressed to others, and devotional practices are positive remedies.
Debra Infante is a practicing Vedic astrologer and teacher. She began her studies of Vedic astrology in 1995, and was certified by The American College of Vedic Astrology as an approved teacher (Level I) in September 1999. She has taught Vedic astrology to the students in the yoga teacher trainings at 7 Centers Yoga in Sedona, AZ from 2002 to 2020. Debra can be reached at (928) 639-0623 or dinfante108@gmail.com for astrological consultations by phone or in person. Or contact her to receive her monthly Vedic astrology article. You can also find her at http://ayurveda-sedona.com/yoga-and-vedic-astrology/about-vedic-astrology/


consciouslifenews--2020-08-01--Morning Inspiration: How To Create Your Own Path (Motivational Video)

The best way of being in charge of your destiny is by starting to develop your gifts .
“ I @ @ @ @ @ begin to work to develop your gifts , you 'll develop a large sense of @ @ @ @ @ a larger vision of yourself because part of beginning to get a larger vision of @ @ @ @ @ need some area of our lives where we can have a feeling of competence.
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