Pacaya VOlcano Erupts in Guatemala

Guatemala’s Pacaya Erupts

A Terra image of the plume from the March 2 Pacaya eruption. Image: NASA /

Terra image of the plume from the March 2 Pacaya eruption — the brown plume spreading to the west. Image: NASA / Nahum Charazza – Twitter.

Over the weekend, Pacaya in Guatemala got everyone’s attention with a moderate explosive eruption. This explosion was nothing compared to the really big bang we saw last month at Indonesia’s Kelud, but it was enough to cause some real concern in Guatemala. The March 2 eruption produced a fire fountain that reached 800 meters tall at the summit (check out the image below) and an ash plume that topped out at ~3 km (10,000 feet) above the sea level (so ~2.4 km / 8,000 feet above the volcano). The day was clear, so we got a nice shot of the eruption on the Terra (see above), with the dark brown plume of ash spreading in a narrow band to the west.

Ash from the eruption was noticeable as far as 15 km from the volcano and due to this new explosive event, CONRED raised the alert around Pacaya to Yellow (2 out of a scale of 4) and the plume was easily seen from Guatemala City, which is only about 50 km away from the volcano. The eruption also prompted some flight diversions due to the ash plume.

 

The eruption of Pacaya in Guatemala, seen on March 2, 2014. The lava fountain (reddish) can be seen at the summit vent. Image: CONRED.

The eruption of Pacaya in Guatemala, seen on March 2, 2014. The lava fountain (reddish) can be seen at the summit vent. Image: CONRED.

The unrest that started on Sunday is continuing, with more explosions, eruptions and earthquakes, so evacuations are underway for people living close to the volcano. The latest CONRED report mentions lava flows on the western part of the volcano that have travelled 1200-1300 meters downslope while explosive activity has waned some to only small explosions at the summit vent.

From the looks of the images and descriptions, this eruption is another energetic strombolian eruption typical for Pacaya. It is a volcano that behaves is ways very similar to Italy’s Etna, where basaltic lava eruptions as fire fountains or lava flows. This new eruption is part of a period of activity that began in March 2013, but this explosion was larger than what had been seen so far. However, the previous period of activity from 2004-10 did feature some eruptions as vigorous as the March 2 event.

As a sidenote, I did notice that CONRED includes this sentence at the bottom of their statement on the eruption: “The general population is advised to be alert to indications that authorities release through the media, avoid spreading rumors, avoid risking your life, take the directions of the authorities…”  (emphasis mine). I think this is an especially important message to get across in this age of social media.

from:    http://www.wired.com/wiredscience/2014/03/guatemalas-pacaya-enters-new-phase-eruptions/#more-565421

THe Intelligence of Plants

Plants Are Far More Intelligent Than We Ever Assumed

Like higher organisms, plants appear able to make complex decisions. A new study shows that plants may be able to initiate a survival mechanism by aborting their own seeds to prevent parasite infestation.

Plants have previously been shown to draw alternative sources of energy from other plants. Plants influence each other in many ways and they communicate through “nanomechanical oscillations” vibrations on the tiniest atomic or molecular scale or as close as you can get to telepathic communication.

Plants exhibit intelligence with an intrinsic ability to process information from several type of stimuli that allows optimal decisions about future activities in a given environment.

Stefano Mancuso from the International Laboratory of Plant Neurobiology at the University of Florence, Italy, and his colleagues are starting to apply rigorous standards to study plant hearing (Trends in Plant Sciences, vol17, p323). Their preliminary results indicate that corn roots grow towards specific frequencies of vibrations. What is even more surprising is their finding that roots themselves may also be emitting sound waves. For now, though, we have no idea how a plant might produce sound signals let alone how they might detect them.

Scientists from the Helmholtz Center for Environmental Research (UFZ) and the University of Gottingen have now shown from their investigations on Barberry (Berberis vulgaris), that it is is able to abort its own seeds to prevent parasite infestation.

The results, as reported in a news release, are the first ecological evidence of complex behaviour in plants. They indicate that this species has a structural memory, is able to differentiate between inner and outer conditions as well as anticipate future risks, scientists write in the renowned journal American Naturalist — the premier peer-reviewed American journal for theoretical ecology.

The European barberry or simply Barberry (Berberis vulgaris) is a species of shrub distributed throughout Europe. It is related to the Oregon grape (Mahonia aquifolium) that is native to North America and that has been spreading through Europe for years. Scientists compared both species to find a marked difference in parasite infestation: “a highly specialized species of tephritid fruit fly, whose larvae actually feed on the seeds of the native Barberry, was found to have a tenfold higher population density on its new host plant, the Oregon grape”, reports Dr. Harald Auge, a biologist at the UFZ.

This led scientists to examine the seeds of the Barberry more closely. Approximately 2000 berries were collected from different regions of Germany, examined for signs of piercing and then cut open to examine any infestation by the larvae of the tephritid fruit fly (Rhagoletis meigenii). This parasite punctures the berries in order to lay its eggs inside them. If the larva is able to develop, it will often feed on all of the seeds in the berry. A special characteristic of the Barberry is that each berry usually has two seeds and that the plant is able to stop the development of its seeds in order to save its resources. This mechanism is also employed to defend it from the tephritid fruit fly. If a seed is infested with the parasite, later on the developing larva will feed on both seeds. If however the plant aborts the infested seed, then the parasite in that seed will also die and the second seed in the berry is saved.

When analysing the seeds, the scientists came across a surprising discovery: “the seeds of the infested fruits are not always aborted, but rather it depends on how many seeds there are in the berries”, explains Dr. Katrin M. Meyer, who analysed the data at the UFZ and currently works at the University of Goettingen. If the infested fruit contains two seeds, then in 75 per cent of cases, the plants will abort the infested seeds, in order to save the second intact seed. If however the infested fruit only contains one seed, then the plant will only abort the infested seed in 5 per cent of cases. The data from fieldwork were put into a computer model which resulted in a conclusive picture. Using computer model calculations, scientists were able to demonstrate how those plants subjected to stress from parasite infestation reacted very differently from those without stress. “If the Barberry aborts a fruit with only one infested seed, then the entire fruit would be lost. Instead it appears to ‘speculate’ that the larva could die naturally, which is a possibility. Slight chances are better than none at all”, explains Dr. Hans-Hermann Thulke from the UFZ. “This anticipative behaviour, whereby anticipated losses and outer conditions are weighed up, very much surprised us. The message of our study is therefore that plant intelligence is entering the realms of ecological possibility.”

But how does the Barberry know what is in store for it after the tephritid fruit fly has punctured a berry? It is still unclear as to how the plant processes information and how this complex behaviour was able to develop over the course of its evolution. The Oregon grape that is closely related to the Barberry has been living in Europe for some 200 years with the risk of being infested by the tephritid fruit fly and yet it has not developed any such comparable defence strategy. These new insights shed some light on the underestimated abilities of plants, while at the same time bringing up many new questions.

April McCarthy is a community journalist playing an active role reporting and analyzing world events to advance our health and eco-friendly initiatives.

from:    http://preventdisease.com/news/14/030414_Plants-More-Intelligent-Than-We-Ever-Assumed.shtml

Your Color Vibe for Thursday, 3/06

Thursday, March 6:    Brown Earth

Well, it looks as though there will be some action today in areas of concern.  You can find that there will be some resolution regarding certain things you have been worried about.  When that happens, it is a good idea to step back and realize that you had something to do in getting this done.  It is time to accept, acknowledge, be aware, and rejoice in your power.  The more you accept the power you have, the more that power will grow.  These times and the current energy are coming together to give you the boost necessary to move forward in WHO you are and all that that can be.  Take time today to honor yourself.  Take time to day to look around yourself, and take time today to know that a lot of the old stuff is no longer helpful to you.  So, it might be a good idea to start that list of Things to Keep and Things to Let Go Of.

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CHocolate & Body Fat

The Higher The Consumption of Chocolate, The Lower The Level of Body Fat

Yes ladies, it’s time to crack open the bubbly and toast the University of Granada researchers from the Faculty of Medicine and the Faculty of Physical Activity and Sports Sciences. They have scientifically disproven the outdated belief that eating chocolate is fattening. If you don’t enjoy exercising, you may also appreciate that the research was independent of diet and physical activity.

Virtually everyone likes chocolate, and no other food resembles chocolate in flavour, aroma and texture. Chocolate is also highest on the list of foods subject to cravings which leads to guilt when we consume an excess.

In an article published this week in the journal Nutrition, the authors have shown that higher consumption of chocolate is associated with lower levels of total fat (fat deposited all over the body) and central fat (abdominal), independently of whether or not the individual participates in regular physical activity and of diet, among other factors.

The researchers determined whether greater chocolate consumption associated with higher body mass index and other indicators of total and central body fat in adolescents participating in the HELENA (Healthy Lifestyle in Europe by Nutrition in Adolescence) study. This project, financed by the European Union, studies eating habits and lifestyle in young people in 9 European countries, including Spain.

The pleasurable experience of eating chocolate can alter mood by directly producing a feeling of well-being and by distracting us from feelings such as anxiety and depression. In turn, relief from distressing mood states could reinforce liking for chocolate. These changes in mood could be related to any of the previous theories.

In a recent study by Dr. Penny Kris-Etherton of Pennsylvania State University, subjects who followed a diet rich in cocoa butter saw no rise in their blood cholesterol levels.

Independent of diet and physical activity

The study involved 1458 adolescents aged between 12 and 17 years and results showed that a higher level of chocolate consumption associated with lower levels of total and central fat when these were estimated through body mass index, body fat percentage–measured by both skinfolds and bioelectrical impedance analysis–and waist circumference. These results were independent of the participant’s sex, age, sexual maturation, total energy intake, intake of saturated fats, fruit and vegetables, consumption of tea and coffee, and physical activity.

As the principle author Magdalena Cuenca-Garcia explains, although chocolate is considered a high energy content food–it is rich in sugars and saturated fats–“recent studies in adults suggest chocolate consumption is associated with a lower risk of cardiometabolic disorders”.

In fact, chocolate is rich in flavonoids–especially catechins–which have many healthy properties: “they have important antioxidant, antithrombotic, anti-inflammatory and antihypertensive effects and can help prevent ischemic heart disease”.

Recently, another cross-sectional study in adults conducted by University of California researchers found that more frequent chocolate consumption also associated with a lower body mass index. What’s more, these results were confirmed in a longitudinal study in women who followed a catechin-rich diet.

The effect could be partly due to the influence of catechins on cortisol production and on insulin sensitivity, both of which are related with overweight and obesity.

Calorie impact is not the only thing that matters

The University of Granada researchers have sought to go further and analyse the effect of chocolate consumption at a critical age like adolescence by also controlling other factors that could influence the accumulation of fat. The research, which is both novel and, perhaps, the largest and best-controlled study to date, is the first to focus on the adolescent population. It includes a large number of body measures, objective measurement of physical activity, detailed dietary recall with 2 non-consecutive 24-hour registers using image-based software, and controls for the possible effect of a group of key variables.

In Nutrition, the authors stress that the biological impact of foods should not be evaluated solely in terms of calories. “The most recent epidemiologic research focuses on studying the relation between specific foods–both for their calorie content and for their components–and the risk factors for developing chronic illnesses, including overweight and obesity”.

Despite their results, the authors insist that chocolate consumption should always be moderate. “In moderate quantities, chocolate can be good for you, as our study has shown. But, undoubtedly, excessive consumption is prejudicial. As they say: you can have too much of a good thing”.

The University of Granada researchers stress that their findings “are also important from a clinical perspective since they contribute to our understanding of the factors underlying the control and maintenance of optimal weight”.

Some things to keep in mind when selecting a chocolate bar:
1) The darker the better
2) stay away from chocolate with soy, soy lecithin, palm oil, natural flavor, whey, yeast, polyglycerols and other nasty chemicals that don’t belong in the ingredient list
3) No refined sugar is necessary to make a great tasting chocolate bar 4) Cacao should be preferably stone ground and preferably organic (if it’s not raw the lower the antioxidant value)
5) cacao beans should NOT be gas dried (know your source).

Source:
nutritionjrnl.com

Mae Chan holds degrees in both physiology and nutritional sciences. She is also blogger and and technology enthusiast with a passion for disseminating information about health.

from:    http://preventdisease.com/news/13/111113_The-Higher-The-Consumption-of-Chocolate-The-Lower-Level-of-Body-Fat.shtml

Incredibly Old FInds in Crimea

1.3m body with Crown in 65 million years old pyramid found in Crimea, Ukraine, March 2014, UFO Sighting News.

Date of discovery: 2001, but added details in March 2014 report.
Location of discovery: Crimea, Ukraine
Source 1: http://qha.com.ua/world-s-oldest-pyramid-found-in-crimea-116152en.html
Source 2: http://pakobserver.net/detailnews.asp?id=172147
Source 3: http://www.european-pyramids.eu/wb/pages/european-pyramids/ukraine/crimea.php

News States:
SIMFEROPIL/ AQMESCIT (QHA) – A Ukrainian scientist discovered the oldest pyramid in the world. Most interestingly, it was found in the most beautiful corner of the country, in Crimea. As the ICTV channel reported, the finding was revealed by accident, when during his test alternative methods of finding water Ukrainian scientist Vitalii Goh discovered underground unknown object, which proved to be a giant pyramid of 45 meters in height and a length of about 72 meters. Goh said that the pyramid was built during the time of the dinosaurs. “Crimean pyramid” has a truncated top, like a Mayan pyramid, but its appearance is more like an Egyptian. It is hollow inside, and a mummy of unknown creature is buried under the foundation. “Under the foundation is a small body in the form of a mummy long 1.3-1.4 meters with a crown on his head.” “There is a resonance chamber of so-called Sphinx. The pyramids were built in the era of the dinosaurs,” says the scientist in an interview with ICTV.  It remains unknown who build the pyramid. The unique building is the oldest on the planet, says Vitalii Goh. Writen by Aliye Beki

from:    http://www.ufosightingsdaily.com/2014/03/13m-body-with-crown-in-65-million-years.html

Your Color Vibe for Wednesday 3/05

Wednesday, March 5:     Dark Green Marble

Now that Mardi Gras has passed, there is a new energy in the air.  There are those who find themselves falling into the old ways and beliefs, and then again, there are those others who are seeing all that old stuff with new eyes and realizing that those metaphors no longer hold sway.  Where are you in the mix?  This is a day for dreams and memories.  Dreams move forward and memories rehash.  Novelty can challenge and routine can deaden.  There is change and choice in the air today.  You have known for quite sometime that something is not right.  This is a day for action.  You must make the choice as to what road you will take, what weapon you will take up, what song you will sing, what band you will walk with.  It does make a difference.

 

Under-Reported World Events

The World Stands Up and Says: “NO MORE!”

ukraine protests

A Wrap-Up of Major World Events Mainstream Media Isn’t Reporting On

5th March 2014     By Dani

Guest Writer for Wake Up World

Many people are feeling a pause, like the quiet before the storm. The huge intake of breath that is held in anticipation, with a quickening of the pulse that is the prelude to the adrenaline rush. It feels as if the world is sitting on the blade of a knife, waiting for the slightest flicker of air to ever so gently brush against it and waft it over the edge of Change. Many many people stand watching intently to see which way the breeze will blow….

And there are many people who feel the pause like a deadening emptiness that threatens to swallow them whole. They fear, they doubt, they moan. To believe in the coming winds of Change is to open themselves to the frigid hazard of being let down again, to have freedom yanked away in icy disdain…. to even hope is too much effort at the end of a very long day.

Society drills us with the admonishment that we are not worthy nor capable of freedom. Religion and politics teaches us from birth that the only way forward is to be good boys and girls and to listen to our leaders so as to not be punished. The media surrounds us with propaganda that perpetuates the stereotype of “normal”, and indoctrinates our peers to judge and bully all those in their groups to toe the line, be good, follow the leader, do not question.

But many many many people ARE questioning. They have awoken to the reality of this Matrix-like system that controls the populous with fashion, friends, fear, frenzy, factional faith and fornication. They are SEEING the real world and the real world problems, and the real world answers, and they are standing up and saying “NO MORE!!” At this moment there are literally millions upon millions of people all over this blue planet who are standing up and demanding Truth and Freedom.

One of the things I am told over and over again, is that people are not waking up or not waking up fast enough. Many rage that “nothing is happening”, even though it is happening right in front of their eyes. Many stomp because “IT” isn’t happening the way they want it to happen, nor is “IT” following the carefully well-thought-out schedule that they had arranged. “Nothing is happening” has become a litany for those that have no wish to accept that it IS happening.

People ARE waking up. People are not just waking up, they are standing up and they are standing in their power and saying “NO MORE!!” The people on this planet are taking up the mantle of NOW and are demanding the truth and demanding their freedom.

No, the mainstream media – especially in North America and in Western Europe – are not reporting what is going on all over the world. Oh, they will tell you about those events that they cannot NOT talk about, like what is happening in the Ukraine and Thailand and Venezuela, just as they did not report on Occupy until is was blatantly obvious that they were not reporting on it. But for the most part, the media is keeping the truth of what is going on very quiet. The reports are there…. you just have to look for them.

It is the same in the world of politics and finance, the truth is getting out to the people and is being laid transparently on the ground for them to see…. BUT YOU HAVE TO LOOK FOR IT!!! This is why I began Transpicuous News updates, so that I could publish daily listings of important pieces of news for people to see.

No, the world is NOT sleeping any more. The alarm clock has gone off, and it’s time to get up!

If you want CHANGE then you must be the CHANGE you wish to SEE. Does that mean you have to go out and protest? That you have to burn cars and throw rotten eggs and scream and yell? NO it doesn’t. But it DOES mean that you need to take some responsibility for those changes that you want to happen. It DOES mean that you need to be involved – in whatever way resonates with you – to CREATE CHANGE.

People in North America are under a heavy blanket of “see nothing, hear nothing, do nothing”…. yet all around them the world is being taken back by those who are STANDING in their BE-ing.

The World Is Awake!

Don’t believe me? I have spent the past few days compiling this list that shows just how awake the world has become and how many people are standing up, right NOW.

This is a list of countries where people are telling their governments “NO MORE”. This is a work in progress as it is no where near complete, but I felt compelled to get it out there for people to see RIGHT NOW. You will see that many of these places are the most highly controlled military states on the planet…. and yet, the people RISE and STAND.

YOU are not alone! All these people in ALL these “nations” are standing right beside you. They are BEing the CHANGE.

Please share this list and make it viral. Let the people know that they are not alone and that the people of the world are standing with them. This is not about fear. It is about standing together. It is about knowing that NOW is the time to BE THE CHANGE.

North America

Canada

Thousands of people in 37 Canadian cities marched against Prime Minister Stephen Harper – 1st March 2014
https://www.facebook.com/groups/1526986607526959/permalink/1534605130098440/

Thousands joined Toronto rally in support of Ukrainian protesters – 23rd February 2014
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/toronto/thousands-join-toronto-rally-in-support-of-ukrainian-protesters/article17061501/

Owen Sound’s push to put the fluoride question on the city committee ballot:
http://www.owensoundsuntimes.com/2014/02/20/put-fluoride-question-on-ballot-city-committee

Postal workers and activists protested PM Stephen Harper in Toronto – 8th February 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nD6WdAZfspA

Students at UNB staged a demonstration against the ongoing faculty strike – 24th January 2014
http://www.cbc.ca/player/News/Canada/NB/ID/2432342209/

BC Ferries’ proposed elimination of 6,900 sailings annually on 16 routes across coastal British Colombia brought hundreds of protesters out on 18th January 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IZHSHxNvrz4

Fracking protest led to bigger debate over indigenous rights in Canada – 10th December 2013
http://america.aljazeera.com/articles/2013/12/10/fracking-protestleadstobiggerdebateoverindigenousrightsincanada.html

Rally in demonstration of Toronto Mayor Rob Ford at Nathan Phillips Square – 15th November 2013

http://www.torontosun.com/2013/11/16/anti-rob-ford-rally-at-nathan-phillips-square

Protesters hold ‘Idle No More’ rallies across Canada for the recognition of indigenous land rights – 7th October 2013
http://www.ctvnews.ca/canada/protesters-hold-idle-no-more-rallies-across-canada-1.1486640#ixzz2uW427znc

United States of America

Several 100 people were arrested during a peaceful protest in Washington DC after they strapped themselves to the White House fence in protest against the proposed Keystone XL oil pipeline – 3rd March 2014

http://rt.com/usa/washington-keystone-protests-arrests-488/

Students also staged a “die-in” outside the White House to say NO to the Keystone XL oil pipeline – 3rd March 2014
http://xldissent.org/

Protesters converge on the Duke Energy Centre, Charlotte North Carolina to protest against Duke Energy’s so called ”clean coal” energy – 2nd March 2014

LIVE   http://www.ustream.tv/channel/AmirisLive
http://www.ustream.tv/rootsmedia

Worldwide Wave Launch Gatherings began, honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and resurrecting his spirit of nonviolent direct action. – 4th April 2014

https://waveofaction.org/job/worldwide-wave-launch-gatherings/

Students headed to Washington to protest Keystone XL pipeline – 25th February 2014,
http://www.columbiaspectator.com/news/2014/02/25/students-heading-washington-weekend-protest-keystone-xl-pipeline

‘WARmerica’: Protesters in New York rally against U.S. strike on Syria – 23rd February 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BdyG5CBc5QY

Americans protested against government on issues of gun registration, excessive media monitoring and a proposed licence plate database: 23rd February 2014
http://www.usatoday.com/story/opinion/2014/02/23/license-plates-guns-news-federal-government-column/5759933/

Protesters stand with the NATO3, 3 protesters charged after NATO summit demonstration, and respond to The Chicago Tribune’s ‘War on Dissent’ – 13th February 2014
http://revolution-news.com/nato-protesters-stand-nato3-respond-chicagotribune-war-dissent/

100,000 people protested in the streets of Raleigh, North Carolina, and mainstream media never bothered reported on it – 10th February 2014
http://bluntandcranky.wordpress.com/2014/02/10/there-is-no-more-news-media-100000-people-protested-on-saturday-and-we-never-heard-about-it/

Thousands attended over night vigils at over 270 locations, protesting Keystone XL pipeline – 4th February 2014
http://ecowatch.com/2014/02/04/vigils-protesting-keystone-xl/

Stop Watching Us! International Day of Privacy protests (IDP14) took place around the world – 1st February 2014
http://revolution-news.com/stop-watching-us-international-day-privacy-protests-idp14/

VOA News Khmer American protest in front of the White House against human rights violations of Cambodian Prime Minister Hun Sen – 20th January 2014
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pb-bdKogYf0

Hundreds of people marched in Washington DC in Anonymous inspired protest against U.S. government’s policy of violating online privacy – 14th November 2013
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xACQQzW8xFU

Mexico

65,000 people marched in protest of the Trans Pacific Partnership (TPP) in Mexico – 3rd February 2014
http://www.popularresistance.org/65000-protest-tpp-in-mexico-see-repeat-of-nafta-mistakes/

Thousands of protesters marched through Mexico City in rejection of the country’s energy and education reforms – 31st January 2014

http://revolution-news.com/live-blog-cnte-sme-march-mexico-city/

In Mexico’s Michoacan state, spiralling violence continued as civil unrest escalated – 14th January 2014
http://www.washingtonpost.com/world/in-mexicos-michoacan-state-spiraling-violence/2014/01/14/ed42bbe2-7d51-11e3-95c6-0a7aa80874bc_gallery.html#item0

Mexican riot police break up striking teachers’ occupation of city square – 14th September 2013
http://www.theguardian.com/world/2013/sep/14/mexico-riot-police-retake-zocalo-plaza

Europe

England

Citizens push to stop water cannons from being deployed on the UK’s austerity protests – 30th January 2014

http://revolution-news.com/stop-water-cannons-from-being-deployed-on-the-uks-austerity-protests/

Over 1,000 cyclists staged a “die-in” protest outside the Transport for London Head Quarters in protest of increasing cyclist death toll – 1st December 2013

http://www.theguardian.com/environment/bike-blog/2013/dec/01/stop-killing-cyclists-die-in-tfl-protest

50,000 people attended a Manchester protest against austerity measures – 29th September 2013

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/sep/29/thousands-protest-manchester-austerity

Thousands of people protested the UK Government’s brutal austerity measures – 1st April 2013

http://www.thenation.com/blog/173602/thousands-protest-uk-governments-brutal-austerity#

Ireland

Tens of thousands protested against austerity measures – 14th February 2013

http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/6162

Scotland

UK Independent Party’s Nigel Farage was mobbed by protesters in Edinburgh, labelling him “scum” for his sexist, racist and homophobic policies – May 17/13

http://www.theguardian.com/politics/video/2013/may/17/ukip-nigel-farage-protesters-edinburgh-video

Thousands attended anti-bedroom tax protest in Glasgow, demonstrating against low-income tax hikes – 1st June 2013

http://www.socialistworld.net/doc/6336

Wales

Protesters marched through Pontypridd over education funding cuts – 16th Nov 2013

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-wales-south-east-wales-24971561

Germany

Protesters and 4,000 riot police clash in Hamburg demonstrations for the protection of public space and refugee rights – 21st December 2013

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWwDsPSe7iM

Police Attack Rote Flora demonstration in Hamburg – 24th December 2013

http://revolution-news.com/hamburg-police-attacked-rote-flora-demo-hh2112/

Thousands in German march in anti-NSA protest – 8th September 2013

http://phys.org/news/2013-09-thousands-german-anti-nsa-protest.html

Anti-austerity protests: Spain, Germany, Portugal – 1st June 2013

http://news.yahoo.com/anti-austerity-protests-spain-germany-203305956.html

Spain

Spanish protests over new austerity measures – 16th February 2014

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/financialcrisis/9413107/Spanish-protests-over-new-austerity-measures.html

Basques march in support of separatist group Euskadi Ta Askatasuna (ETA) prisoners despite Madrid ban – 11th January 2014

http://rt.com/news/spain-protest-ban-eta-468/

Protesters demonstrate against austerity measures across Spain – 11th March 2013

http://www.dw.de/protesters-demonstrate-against-austerity-measures-across-spain/a-16662588

Portugal

Portuguese soldiers stage anti-austerity protest – 13th February 2014

http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/14/350603/portuguese-soldiers-protest-austerity/

Mass protest erupts in Portugal against austerity budget – 20th December 2013

http://www.globaltimes.cn/content/833251.shtml#.UwB7m03xvIU

Anti-austerity protesters occupy government ministries – 26th November 2013

http://www.euronews.com/2013/11/26/portugal-anti-austerity-protesters-occupy-government-ministries/

1.5 million people protest in the streets against austerity – 3rd March 2013

http://revolution-news.com/portugal-lived-today-a-million-and-a-half-people-in-the-streets-against-austerity/

Thousands join anti-austerity march in Lisbon, protesting 2014 budget – 2nd February 2014

http://www.euronews.com/2014/02/02/lisbon-thousands-join-anti-austerity-march-over-2014-budget/

Italy

Italy’s president fears violent insurrection in 2014 but offers no remedy – 17th December 2013

http://blogs.telegraph.co.uk/finance/ambroseevans-pritchard/100026297/italys-president-fears-violent-insurrection-in-2014-but-offers-no-remedy/

‘Pitchfork’ protests rattle Italian government – 13th December 2013

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-25368433

Italian anti-austerity protesters clash with police in Rome – 19th October 2013

http://www.euronews.com/2013/10/19/italy-anti-austerity-protesters-clash-with-police-in-rome/

Switzerland

20,000 Swiss civil servants march in protest of austerity – 16th Mar 2013

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/130316/20000-swiss-civil-servants-protest-austerity

France

Police attacked 20,000 French citizens protesting against Airport Notre-Dame-Des-Landes – 22nd February 2014

http://revolution-news.com/police-attack-20000-french-citizens-protesting-airport-notre-dame-des-landes/

French conservatives marched against government ‘family-phobia’ – 2nd February 2014

http://www.reuters.com/article/2014/02/02/us-france-protests-idUSBREA110AG20140202

Thousands staged anti-government protests in Paris – 26th January 2014

http://www.dw.de/thousands-stage-anti-government-protests-in-paris/a-17388432

French government suspends ecotax after violent protests – 29th October 2013

http://www.english.rfi.fr/economy/20131029-french-government-suspends-ecotax-after-violent-protests

Tens of thousands of French protesters reject austerity – 5th May 2013

http://www.cnbc.com/id/100708805

Greece

Police in Greece fired tear gas at anti-European Union protesters in central Athens – 9th January 2014

http://www.aljazeera.com/video/europe/2014/01/protests-greet-greece-eu-presidency-201418232129222153.html

Thousands of Greeks mark 40th anniversary of student uprising, protest against austerity – 17th November 2013

http://rt.com/news/greece-rally-austerity-protest-872/

Thousands join fresh Greece protests against the far-right Golden Dawn political party – 25th September 2013

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-24275978

Wave of protests engulfed Greece following the closure of close the state-run Hellenic Broadcasting Corp. – 17th June 2013

http://www.nytimes.com/2013/06/18/world/europe/wave-of-protests-engulfs-greece.html?_r=0

Belgium

Several thousand people marched in anti-austerity protest in Brussels – 21st February 2013

http://www.ibtimes.co.uk/tv/several-thousands-march-in-anti-austerity-protest-in-brussels-2149

Austria

Over 6,000 people join protests in Vienna out the front of a ball thrown by the Austrian ’far-right’ party – 25th January 2014

http://www.independent.co.uk/news/world/europe/thousands-join-protests-in-vienna-against-austrian-ball-for-farright-9084916.html

Protest wave against new Austrian government rises – 18th December 2013

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/12/18/us-austria-politics-protest-idUSBRE9BH0W120131218

Ukraine

Up to 200,000 people protest anti-protest laws in Hrushevskoho street riots – 19th January 2014

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_Hrushevskoho_Street_riots

Ukraine parliament removed President Viktor Yanukovich, who fled Kiev in “coup” – 22nd February 2014

http://uk.reuters.com/article/2014/02/22/uk-ukraine-idUKBREA1H0EM20140222

Over 300,000 defy protest ban in Ukraine – 2nd December 2013

http://www.aljazeera.com/news/europe/2013/12/tens-thousands-back-streets-kiev-2013121123920784539.html

Bosnia

Bosnia-Herzegovina hit by wave of violent protests – 7th February 2014

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/feb/07/bosnia-herzegovina-wave-violent-protests

Bosnia’s ethnic rivals join forces in anti-government protests – 11th June 2013

http://news.yahoo.com/bosnias-ethnic-rivals-join-forces-protests-132007667.html

Serbia

Scientists in Serbia protest against dire financial situation – 7th July 2013

http://blogs.scientificamerican.com/guest-blog/2013/07/07/scientists-in-serbia-protest-against-dire-financial-situation/

Poland

Large demonstrations were held in Poland against government austerity policies – 23rd September 2013

http://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2013/09/23/pola-s23.html

Tens of thousands join march for jobs in Poland – 14th September 2013

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/09/14/us-poland-protests-idUSBRE98D09I20130914

Hungary

International protest against criminalization of homelessness in Hungary – 12th February 2014

http://www.reclaiming-spaces.org/2014/02/international-protest-against-criminalization-of-homelessness-in-hungary/

Protests against government plans to increase Hungary’s nuclear power facilities – 3rd February 2014

http://www.itnsource.com/en/shotlist//RTV/2014/02/03/RTV030214006/#sthash.Kwe5xI5A.dpuf

Albania

Thousands of Albanians protested their government over plans to accept Syrian chemical weapons – 15th November 2014

http://vostokcable.wordpress.com/2013/11/15/yes-we-can-say-no-a-new-chapter-in-albanias-protests/

Belarus

Belarus car owners flooded into downtown minsk to protest new tax – 20th December 2014

http://www.bloomberg.com/news/2013-12-20/belarus-car-owners-flood-into-downtown-minsk-to-protest-new-tax.html

Bulgaria

Bulgarians held first anti-Cabinet rally for 2014 – 3rd January 2014

http://www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=156920

Bulgarian government resigned amid large scale austerity protests – 20th February 2013

http://euobserver.com/economic/119128

Romania

U.S. energy company Chevron suspended activities in Romania following anti-fracking protests –  12th December 2013

http://www.globalpost.com/dispatch/news/afp/131207/chevron-suspends-activities-amid-romania-anti-fracking-protests

Montenegro

Anti-Government protesters and police clashed in Montenegro – 15th February 2014

http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304315004579385103432404042

Denmark

Sale of government assets to Goldman Sachs ignites political crisis – 6th February 2014

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2014-02-06/in-denmark-goldman-sachs-deal-ignites-political-crisis

Sweden

Thousands of Swedish citizens of Eritrean origin protested arson attacks against Swedish-Eritreans community centers – 22nd March 2013

http://www.blackstarnews.com/global-politics/europe/protests-arson-attacks-against-swedish-eritreans.html

Thousands take to the streets for anti-racism protest in Sweden after similar rally marred by neo-Nazi attack – 23rd December 2013

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2528252/Thousands-streets-anti-racism-protest-Sweden-similar-rally-marred-neo-Nazi-attack.html#ixzz2tV2EwI6p

Iceland

Icelanders overthrew their government and rewrote the Constitution in response to corporeate/banking fraud – 2nd December 2013 (ongoing)
http://guardianlv.com/2013/12/icelanders-overthrow-government-and-rewrite-constitution-after-banking-fraud-no-word-from-us-media/

Russia

Over ten thousand people marched in Moscow to support opposition activists charged over anti-Kremlin rally – 2nd February 2014

http://revolution-news.com/over-ten-thousand-march-in-moscow-to-support-charged-opposition-activists/

http://www.reuters.com/article/2013/06/12/us-russia-protest-putin-idUSBRE95B0LG20130612

Middle East

Syria

No links necessary: just open any news site.

Bahrain

Peaceful protesters in al-Daih clashed with Bahrain forces over the death of another activist in prison. – 27th February 2014
http://www.presstv.ir/detail/2014/02/27/352542/bahrain-forces-clash-with-protesters/

Bahrain protesters mark uprising anniversary – 14th February 2014

http://news.yahoo.com/blast-kills-bahrain-policeman-during-uprising-protests-081445291.html

Clashes, tear-gas mark third anniversary of Bahrain uprising – 14th February 2014

http://rt.com/news/clashes-anniversary-bahrain-uprising-956/ 

Jordan

Protesters across Jordan call for social reforms – 6th December 2013
http://english.alarabiya.net/en/News/middle-east/2013/12/07/Protesters-across-Jordan-call-for-social-reforms.html 

Saudi Arabia

Saudis protest for the release of all political prisoners, freedom of expression and assembly, and an end to widespread discrimination of government – 28th September 2013

http://www.presstv.com/detail/2013/09/28/326560/saudis-protest-govt-discrimination/

United Arab Emirates

Abu Dhabi buying a new mercenary force to suppress “internal unrest” against petro-monarchies – 15th June 2013

http://revolutionaryfrontlines.wordpress.com/2013/06/15/abu-dhabi-buying-a-new-mercenary-force-to-suppress-internal-unrest-against-petro-monarchies/

Iran

Bakhtiaris clashed with security forces in Isfahan over the UN’s inaction regarding the plight of Iranian dissidents in Camp Liberty in Iraq – 24th February 2014

http://www.ncr-iran.org/en/news/iran-protests

Asia

Thailand

Open any news paper or news website

India

The changing face of Indian government (2014 elections) – 6th January 2014

http://edition.cnn.com/2014/01/05/world/asia/india-elections-look-forward/

India creates new 29th state amid protests – 20th February 2014

http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/02/20/india_creates_new_29th_state_amid_protests.html

Pakistan

Political party ordered the shutdown of Karachi, Pakistan, over what it claimed were targeted killings of its members – 8th February 2014
http://www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2014/02/08/Political-party-calls-for-Karachi-shutdown-as-protest/UPI-53851391893081

Nationwide protests in Pakistan over unemployment, corruption and privatization – February & March 2014

http://vimeo.com/86785195

Sri Lanka

Thousands protest against government corruption and mismanagement in Sri Lanka – 28th January 2014

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/thousands-protest-against-government-sri-lanka

South Korea

1000 Buddhist Monks joined mass protests against systemic election manipulation – 28th November 2013

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/11/28/south-korea-thousand-buddhist-monks-join-protests-against-election-manipulation/

100,000 South Koreans protest election manipulation and labor union clampdown – 28th December 2013

http://globalvoicesonline.org/2013/12/28/photos-100000-south-koreans-protest-election-scandal-labor-clampdown/  

Afghanistan

Peaceful protest in Kabul suppressed, intended to silence public dissent against the government – 7th May 2013

http://www.hrw.org/news/2013/05/07/afghanistan-peaceful-protest-suppressed

Kyrgystan

Thousands protest former Osh Mayor’s defeat in mayoral elections after he appeared in support of an anti-government protest – 15th January 2014

http://www.eurasianet.org/node/67939 

Kazakhstan

Police in Kazakhstan have detained a number of demonstrators during a protest rally against the devaluation of the country’s national currency – 3rd March 2014

 http://www.presstv.com/detail/2014/02/15/350837/kazakh-police-arrest-almaty-protesters/ 

Uzbekistan

Uzbek activists were detained for backing Ukrainian anti-government protests – 30th January 2014

http://www.focus-fen.net/news/2014/01/30/325801/uzbek-activists-detained-for-backing-ukrainian-protests.html

Bangladesh

Opposition parties vowed to continue protests as violence, party boycott and Islamist ban mars polls – 6th January 2014

http://www.theguardian.com/world/2014/jan/05/bangladesh

Myanmar/Burma

Protesters call for end to harsh laws and release of political prisoners – 6th January 2014

http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-01-05/an-myanmar-protest/5185610

Vietnam

Vietnam deploys dancers to foil protests marking the 35th anniversary of a bloody border war between China and Vietnam – 16th February 2014

http://bigstory.ap.org/article/vietnam-deploys-dancers-foil-protests

Anti-China protesters gather in Vietnam’s capital – 19th January 2014
http://townhall.com/news/world/2014/01/19/antichina-protesters-gather-in-vietnams-capital-n1781259

Cambodia

Massive pro-democracy protests in the streets of Phnom Penh in late December and early January unmask anti-Vietnam views – 24th January 2014

http://www.aljazeera.com/indepth/features/2014/01/cambodia-protests-unmask-anti-vietnam-views-2014122101345786547.html  

Riot police were recently deployed in the Cambodian capital Phnom Penh to break up anti-government protests, calls for for democratic reform – 26th January 2014

from:      http://wakeup-world.com/2014/03/05/the-world-stands-up-and-says-no-more/

Food & Spirituality

All About Food Choices and Spirituality

Last updated on March 4, 2014 at 12:00 am EDT by in5d Alternative News

by Michelle Walling, CHLC

There are many suggestions and directives offered in the spiritual community about the foods a person should eat in order to raise their vibration. In comparing the various suggestions to what people actually eat, it is clear that eating habits of lightworkers are as individual and varied as their personalities. It is becoming harder each day to obtain affordable healthy food as the majority of food available is tainted in one way or another. Is there really a “right” way of eating on the spiritual path and if so how can we obtain what we need in order to survive?

The answer has many viewpoints and variables. First, it is important to know that every single person’s body on this planet is different, and therefore has different food requirements. Second, it is possible that some people are simply born of a high vibration and/or metabolism and can eat whatever they want without gaining weight or affecting their vibration level. Third, once a person changes their level of vibration, the body’s food needs and tolerances will change. Finally, the fourth thing to explore is that our DNA activation will render these choices obsolete.

Different strokes for different folks

When we were choosing the body we would inhabit before incarnating, we knew of our parent’s bloodlines and DNA, tracing all the way back through our grandparents and great grandparents. The eating habits of our ancestors are ingrained in our biological pattern. It is possible that this lineage could even go beyond Earth incarnations. The food requirements for our bodies could be influenced by these lineages and can also be changed through changes that we make in our diets that could affect our children and their children.

It is also highly likely that as we go through the changes of the times, we may begin to tune into “past life” characteristics of eating. All of the sudden we may begin to have an affinity for a food that we either never liked before or that we had never even heard of.

High vibrational humans and superhuman metabolism

There are people on this planet that are able to carry more particles of light of their oversoul in their body than others. Some of these people are here simply to “be” and are raising the vibrational level All About Food Choices and Spirituality  | In5D.comof the planet as well as the collective human consciousness. Because they carry more particles than the average human, their food needs would be different than the average human.

Some of these people have a very high metabolism that may be because of their vibrational level or may be inherited in their genes. These people seem to be able to eat whatever they want to in moderation without having an effect on their vibrational level and/or their weight. While metabolism may not be always linked to vibrational level, it is definitely a bonus when a high vibrational level causes superhuman metabolism.

Your current vibration can make a difference in food tolerance

Everyone is vibrating at a different frequency. Some people who are vibrating at a lower frequency may require a low vibrational diet in order to feel comfortable and satisfied. As the planet raises her vibrational level, the vibrational level of her inhabitants will rise. This may cause some people to have digestion troubles and diarrhea, gas, and bloating after eating lower vibrational foods such as beef, pork, and processed foods with no life in them.

Some people vibrating at a higher vibrational level may not be able to absorb low vibrational foods and require a very specific high vibrational raw or vegetarian diet. Some people that vibrate at a very high level have learned how to program their bodies through intention to be super waste machines that very efficiently dispose of anything that is not beneficial, allowing them to eat some things that others on a spiritual path simply cannot tolerate.

The majority consensus is that in order to raise your vibration level in the body, raw and organic foods such as fruits and vegetables can be used as a tool in starting up the super body computer. While some people need to follow this kind of diet in order to raise their vibrational level, others seem to be born ready to ascend and have no problem with food tolerances. Most people find themselves in the category of unhealthy eating habits most of their lives and changing their eating habits was the first step in defogging their brain and decalcifying their pineal gland.

Fasting

The biggest challenge set up for us today is to eat 100% organic. Although there are some successful communities providing mostly organic fruits and vegetable, there are chemtrails being sprayed in the air which settles in the gardens and are found in our soil. Watering the gardens with tap water from the cities allows for fluoride and other chemicals to settle into the gardens. Processed foods contain harmful chemicals mostly designed to keep the pineal gland blocked and to make the body carry excess weight, as the fat cells protect the body by carrying the toxins within them as a shield. Most of these chemicals and toxins are also collected in the lining of our intestines until the body can find a way to expel them.

Fasting mostly involves going without food for a certain period of time depending on the results the person wishes to obtain and the reason for the fast. For the most part fasting is a great way to clear the intestines of toxins. It also helps the mind to be able to connect with the spiritual planes easier. However fasting could be dangerous for some people that require food based on their genetic makeup, and these people may require a different type of fasting where they eat more liquid foods and drink a lot of water. Some people who are here to ground the energies into the planet need to stay grounded with food every day. So again the level and type of fasting is very individual and is not for everyone, although many people use this tool at least once on their spiritual path.

Vegetarians vs. animal consumers

It is important to withhold judgment about those who choose vegetarianism or those who choose to eat animals. It is equally important not to tell someone they should eat only vegetables or that is ok for another to eat animals. The observation among the spiritual community is that there are a large growing number of vegetarians and this number will continue to rise as the body raises in vibration.

When people ingest an animal, the animal joins with the human and gets to be a part of the human experience. All animals have consciousness and it has been said that some animals that are raised specifically for human consumption know this and are willing to serve in this way. The human also takes on the experience of the animal to a certain extent, depending on the factors mentioned previously with spiritual attainment and awareness. Animals that are raised organically and with loving intentions for human consumption are the best choice if animals are to be eaten.

Another controversial point raised about animal consumption is that if an animal has been suddenly or tragically killed and eaten by a human, then the person can take on that fear vibration. The same goes for animals that are raised in terrible environments that would constitute abuse due to neglect and overcrowding. Blessing your animal food, giving gratitude to the animal, and intending to clear this energy and raise its vibrational level can alleviate the detrimental effects of ingesting that energy.

Fifth dimensional eating

As humans ascend into a fifth dimensional consciousness, the act of consuming of animals will likely change. For one thing, it would be hard to kill an animal once people become aware that all animals have a consciousness and can communicate. Intentional killing of animals of any kind will probably not exist in the fifth dimension. Those that choose to eat in the fifth dimension will be able to grow organic live foods and/or will be able to replicate it with technology. Thankfully we will be able to recreate a cheeseburger if we are craving a cheeseburger in the fifth dimension. Obviously it will be void of hormones, toxins, and chemicals, and could actually have more nutrients than a cheeseburger ever had before. Is this the real definition of “cheeseburger in paradise”?

Fifth dimensional eating will be for pleasure and will probably consist of a mix of fruits, vegetables, nuts, smoothies, and juices. As one decides to leave earth in their bodies to visit other planets, a lighter diet will automatically be desired as some planets in our galaxy vibrate above the fifth dimension. Most beings live on the prana life force and occasionally only eat for pleasure and for social occasions such as honoring those visitors from earth.

Why body weights vary

One thing that causes a person to be “too fat”, “too skinny” or “just right” can be linked to our genetics. If our great grandparents were potato farmers, for example, we may have a tendency to not All About Food Choices and Spirituality  | In5D.comonly crave potatoes, but require them physically as well as psychologically because of the imprint we carry in our DNA.

Our upbringing as a child has a lot to do with our mind’s programming when it comes to eating. If we grew up eating meat and potatoes then we have entrained our brain to expect meat and potatoes for dinner. If our parents always served three meals a day then our brains will instruct our stomachs to look for that next meal and to sometimes panic or cause our blood sugar to crash when we do not have that fuel we are used to. The same rules apply to those that grew up eating out and having the opportunity to eat enough food for two or three people.

De-programming the brain can solve overeating problems, anorexia, and can help the mind learn to hear what the body wants to eat. When we begin to eat what our bodies need we begin to feel better and have more energy to exercise if that is what our body needs in order to be “just right”. When we reach this goal, the amount of pounds we weigh becomes insignificant.

Interference from dark forces

There is another observation that applies to a smaller portion of the population but should be mentioned here because it is something that will not be diagnosed by a physician. Interference from darker forces on this planet can cause extreme fluctuations in a person’s health and weight. Interference is only possible with the presence of fear in the human energy field. Such interference tied to food and health may cause an inability to eat or a tendency to overeat, and in both cases the overall goal of the interference may be death. Massive swelling in the body can occur as a defense to negative energy or devices placed in the body. Basic metaphysical and spiritual practices of love, raising your vibration, prayer, and intention are the first places to start with this type of interference and in some cases it is best to seek professional help if the symptoms persist.

Disease and the alkaline body

Dis-ease in the emotional body can manifest in the physical body in many forms. Cancer, Lyme Disease, Arthritis, and heart disease are just a few examples of diseases that can manifest out of blocked energies in the casual bodies. Studies show that cancer simply cannot survive in an alkaline body. Some doctors fail to prescribe an alkaline diet before beginning radiation or chemotherapy or before performing surgery.

It is not surprising that fifth dimensional dining would probably mirror an alkaline diet in order to maintain the optimum vibrational resonance.

How to listen to your body

The only way to make sure you are providing what food is best for your body during your spiritual journey is to listen to your body. One of the easiest ways is to pay attention to your cravings. Apparently if your body is craving a gallon of ice cream, one would need to question if there is an emotional issue tied to the craving. In this case you might be surprised that you body may actually need something in a small amount of a certain ingredient of ice cream if indeed the craving is not tied to an emotional issue. Generally speaking, paying attention to cravings with discernment and without judgment will help you decide what to eat as your body is telling you what nutrients it needs at the time.

Another great way of listening to your body is to pay attention to the way it reacts to the foods you eat. Gas, bloating, brain fog, diarrhea, constipation, and fatigue can all be some symptoms of eating the wrong foods for your body’s current needs. For example, if you hear your body telling you that you need strawberry ice cream, perhaps it is craving strawberries and milk or cream. Many wonderful nutrients can be derived from both, but after eating your strawberry ice cream, you get awful gas and bloating. Did that mean that you didn’t need the vitamin C from the strawberries or vitamin D from the cream? Maybe in the future you could try making homemade strawberry ice cream or a homemade strawberry smoothie made with organic ingredients and stevia. Perhaps the additives, sugar, or hormones in the ice cream would have caused the symptoms.

On the other hand, if you find that you get bursts of energy and brain clarity from certain foods then be sure to keep those foods in your kitchen. Pay attention to certain foods can satisfy you and make you happy as they release endorphins in your brain that stimulate a positive emotional response. If you get this type of response from eating something that you would normally consider bad for you then maybe your body needed a little treat! When it comes to treats, the general rule of everything in moderation helps to keep your cravings in check.

Some allergies are caused by foods as the body’s way of telling us what it does not want. Hives, nasal drainage, sneezing, and mucus are all symptoms of allergic reactions to foods that can oftentimes be mis-diagnosed as hay fever or “seasonal allergies” are treated with medication to alleviate such symptoms. By paying attention to what you are eating when these symptoms arise, a process of elimination can help narrow down what your body may be rejecting.

Speak to your cells and try to listen to what they have to say. It is highly unlikely that your body would lead you astray in eating anything harmful but you have to also pay attention to how it reacts to eliminate unnecessary ingredients that may be harmful.  It is also unlikely that your body would ever truly ask you to eat a gallon of ice cream, so discernment in hearing the consciousness of your cells is needed in order to do it a favor by eating what it needs to be optimized.

Until a person learns to gauge what their body needs, an old rule of thumb that can be followed is “you are what you eat”. High vibrational, live foods such as fruits and vegetables generally end up being the best bet and anything else that isn’t alive requires energy to break it down into the useful ingredients and the neutral and harmful ones.

Societal influences have brought guilt into play when it comes to making food choices. It is possible that we have moved to a vibration level on the planet that will allow for discernment based on the body’s reaction. In the past, our bodies had months or even years to adjust to the raise in vibration of the planet. The quickening of the vibrational levels has immensely increased which will place stress on the body if attention has not been given to it previously. The foods your body needed a year, month, or even a day ago may change very quickly as the cells in our bodies are also changing very quickly.

Many foods once deemed bad for you by so called experts are now being brought back into our awareness to have certain beneficial effects on the body. Potatoes, coffee, and sea salt are a few examples of foods that were once seen as the ultimate food sin, which means that they might be really good for you!

Hang on until the DNA activation and shift

The observation of the spiritual community reveals the quest to keep the physical body alive until the “shift” of the planet into the fifth dimension. There is something to be said about being happy eating what makes you feel good. Some people sadly follow fad diets and daily dietary suggestions from government funded organizations, a physicians, or spiritual gurus out to make a buck. There is a fine line between what other people recommend vs. what your body may need. This is an example of walking the fine line between the third and the fifth dimensional boundaries when trying to manifest the New Earth and a new body.

You are the one on control of your body. When the veil is lifted and we move into a fifth dimensional way of living, having to make food choices based on avoiding toxins or chemicals will be a thing of the past. Basic survival needs will be taken care of and food can once again be a pleasure and can be a social event of giving and receiving.

Some people are here in this incarnation to be true spiritual leaders and may need to follow a strict high vibrational diet. Some people are in the middle and need a mixture of live foods and supplemental staples along with a little guilty pleasure. Some people simply came to earth to enjoy the experience of life as a human and can be either unaffected by various foods or may have chosen a food detriment as an exit point when it is time for them to go.

Listening to someone else rather than listening to what your body is trying to tell you will give your power away by ignoring the best tool we have for discernment. The answers can always be found within and with practice we can also use the body to discern truth in our outside world. Respecting your cells and organs as living beings with consciousness and the ability to communicate can catapult you along your spiritual journey.

When you love yourself and your body you are taking care of the one thing that many beings in our Universe do not have. The fifth dimensional human body will have the capability to allow travel all over the Universe and will be able to withstand many different vibrational levels. If more people really knew about the upcoming capability of our New Earth bodies, they would immediately take care of their vehicle and would give it the love and food it needs to survive into the new vibrations.

About the author:
Michelle Walling is a Certified Holistic Life Coach.

from:     http://in5d.com/food-spirituality.html

UFO’s Around the Sun

Cube Returns To Earths Sun With Fleet Of Orbs, March 3, 2014, UFO Sighting News.

Date of sighting: March 3, 2014
Location of sighting: Earths Sun
A lot of people assume these videos are fake…and that is 100% wrong. They are real. I can confirm it myself and have many time over. These UFO are massive in scale. As a matter of fact, I am looking at the cube UFO right now using my iPhone app called SOHO Viewer and yes…its there! I will take a screenshot and post it below. The cube can be found labeled LASCO C2 on 2014/03/03 23:24. This video below was made by Myunhauzen74 of Youtube and he…never…lies about these UFOs. There is nothing to lie about…because they are there! If you call him a lier, then you are calling me a lier and should not be on this site at all. I don’t take such accusations lightly. These UFOs were first announced to the world back in early 2012 by Russian scientists who stated that there were UFOs as big as our moon and Earth itself shooting around at high speeds and often making sudden right turns without slowing down. Now NASA photos do confirm there are anomalies that are orbiting our sun. One of them is a cube…but today the cube is accompanied by a fleet of orbs. SCW
screenshot above taken directly from official NASA app today on my iPhone 5s.
Video is best in FULL SCREEN MODE with HD settings.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MUQf_N1yeHg#t=149

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from:   http://www.ufosightingsdaily.com/2014/03/cube-returns-to-earths-sun-with-fleet.html

Your Color Vibe for Tuesday, 3/04

Tuesday, March 4:    Kelly Green

This is a day for putting yourself into the mix, for seeing yourself in the midst of all that is happening around you, not just as doe,  but as creator.  We all take on roles in this life, and the energies now are urging you to take hold of your life and truly make it into what you are desiring it to become.  Throw off the masks.  There is a push in the energy today that can bring you to another level in what you are doing.  There will be signs and synchronicities along the way today that will give you advice and counsel.  You can deal with these as you will, but know that the energies now are not allowing for a lot of do-overs.  The time has truly come for moving forward in the Now and looking to the future.  No regrets.