tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-40877302378283086152024-02-20T17:42:59.516-08:00Dr. Mark William Cochran - Your Chiropractor in Sandpoint and HaydenGentle, effective family chiropractic care; 208-304-2330Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.comBlogger158125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-78392010118123382562012-06-01T07:16:00.001-07:002012-06-29T16:33:11.840-07:00Watch this video to learn how chiropractic can help <i><u>you</i></u>: <a href="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EU4uGqa1-ts">"Introduction to Chiropractic."</a>
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Also, have a look at my Chiropractic Video Website at:
<a href="http://www.yourchiropractorinsandpoint.com">YourChiropractorInSandpoint.com</a><br>
<a href="http://www.YourChiropractorInHayden.com">YourChiropractorInHayden.com</a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-71774518100031945392012-03-25T14:34:00.002-07:002012-03-25T14:40:19.108-07:00Dr. Mark's blog has moved to:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.drmarks-holistic-health.com/holistic-health-blog.html">http://www.DrMarks-Holistic-Health.com/holistic-health-blog.html</a><br /><br />See you there!Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-29006575177941006632010-10-03T04:00:00.000-07:002010-10-03T17:23:11.390-07:00Don't read the ingredients!Here's a common bit of health advice for you NOT to follow:<br />"Read the ingredients."<br /><br />If a product has a list of ingredients, there are a couple of things you can be sure of:<br />1. It's processed. (Even if it's labled "natural" or even "organic.")<br />2. There are some ingredients in it that you'd rather not eat.<br /><br />Here are some examples of foods that most people would consider healthy. Note the prevalence of corn and soy. Since these foods are not labled as organic, chances are that the corn and soy in them are genetically modified. <br /><br />And remember, these are "health foods!"<br /><br /><strong>1. A frozen chicken dish:</strong><br />Chicken tenderloins (chicken tenderloin, water, olive oil, soy protein product [isolated soy protein, modified food starch, starch, carrageenen, soy lecithin], dextrose, salt, potassium chloride, paprika, caramel coloring, flavorings) <br />Crushed tomatillos<br />Sweet corn<br />Red peppers<br />Poblano peppers<br />Chicken base (whey powder, salt, corn oil, chicken meat, natural flavoring)<br />Cilantro<br />Corn starch<br />Garlic<br />Sugar<br />Lime juice concentrate with lime oil<br /><br /><strong>2. Boxed vegetarian chili on the natural foods aisle:</strong><br />Textured soy protein<br />Dehydrated vegetables (tomatoes, onions, garlic, red bell peppers, celery, jalapeno peppers)<br />Corn meal<br />barley flakes<br />Soy sause powder (wheat, soy beans, salt)<br />Spices<br />Brown rice syrup solids<br />Sea salt<br />Expeller pressed canola oil<br />yeast extract<br />Miso powder (soybeans, rice, salt)<br />Natural flavor<br />Vinegar powder<br />Citric acid<br /><br /><strong>3. "Made-fresh-daily" Sushi:</strong><br />Cooked rice (white rice, water)<br />Tuna treated with carbon monoxide (to promote color retention)<br />Cucumbers<br />Vinegar (with high fructose corn syrup, grain vinegar, rice vinegar, salt, brown sugar)<br />Pickled ginger (ginger, water, sugar, acetic acid, citric acid, fructose, malic acid, potassium sorbate, [preservative])<br />Spicy sauce (soybean oil, water, egg)<br />Distilled vinegar<br />Whole eggs<br />High fructose corn syrup<br />Salt<br />Spices<br />Lemon juice concentrate<br />Calcium disodium EDTA to protect flavor<br />Chili<br />Vinegar<br />Garlic<br />Sugar<br />Salt<br />Potassium sorbate and sodium bisulfate as preservatives<br />Xanthan gum<br />Red chili pepper<br />Sesame seed oil<br />Pepper<br />Green horseradish (horseradish, mustard, corn flour, citric acid, capsicum, yellow #5, blue #1)<br />Sesame seeds<br />Seaweed<br /><br />Instead of buying processed foods, buy these foods that have NO lists on ingredients:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjkevSSfc1i6MAVdLatA1bsZ0nDpjZOr4v_Jri9RAn_cU9UetLO-GucDab-1aRMjZsEKB20TRPy09vuCP2zWff97_whVyKVjfVmLF1Ms2d9OBrbcBpjnb4egV__SdVKmPupmB41ADeK8/s1600/veggies.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgVjkevSSfc1i6MAVdLatA1bsZ0nDpjZOr4v_Jri9RAn_cU9UetLO-GucDab-1aRMjZsEKB20TRPy09vuCP2zWff97_whVyKVjfVmLF1Ms2d9OBrbcBpjnb4egV__SdVKmPupmB41ADeK8/s400/veggies.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523170547763212818" /></a><br /><br />And now, a bonus - here are some photos from my recent trip to Washington, DC:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21HD2joxGYYRrBcZmgGcZfwuISZGSLyVp7Nb34UI45loaIvYDj23U86zQHu6w2WTD5g0t00OusprYfKejJpTVq01vHytgcyozb16_O75cesysoyMDFEQSntYmY_KrT-x872NMJGYPFL0/s1600/IMG_0086.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh21HD2joxGYYRrBcZmgGcZfwuISZGSLyVp7Nb34UI45loaIvYDj23U86zQHu6w2WTD5g0t00OusprYfKejJpTVq01vHytgcyozb16_O75cesysoyMDFEQSntYmY_KrT-x872NMJGYPFL0/s400/IMG_0086.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523178467606127938" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevIJlbTX5QDu9WwCAagqP1H2c18PS3Uyj2Jo6X3hf7QyCNH2q2021m4Rr_Ij0XaYUtsLjabrP7ML1DhRbLs1OQhP1yg-xiJiThX3E5gco2eCjYCzoOdsUoG87L9EcVxZ4BDDb7Ho2CJk/s1600/IMG_0078.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjevIJlbTX5QDu9WwCAagqP1H2c18PS3Uyj2Jo6X3hf7QyCNH2q2021m4Rr_Ij0XaYUtsLjabrP7ML1DhRbLs1OQhP1yg-xiJiThX3E5gco2eCjYCzoOdsUoG87L9EcVxZ4BDDb7Ho2CJk/s400/IMG_0078.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523178459939382402" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18TPJA-ytXYyI4KXGNIle1Eyf72KiagBS40D_lahFiwVg7yXheFVW_n2frQ4gouYbb8G4hyphenhyphensVgGor1B0iq2zcGhXb3nYODQURfYPr8GqHPLOVGP67hGmV5KC3QXWG6XOuIGqcUw0EyR4/s1600/IMG_0058.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj18TPJA-ytXYyI4KXGNIle1Eyf72KiagBS40D_lahFiwVg7yXheFVW_n2frQ4gouYbb8G4hyphenhyphensVgGor1B0iq2zcGhXb3nYODQURfYPr8GqHPLOVGP67hGmV5KC3QXWG6XOuIGqcUw0EyR4/s400/IMG_0058.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523178451370821378" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFy3WPcUNCxGF5sGXcE7TA93qrPL3Q52b_4NK3Ldi5SZ31YNDJcklDBZDXTgQV2nfK90nqy6EjtH8dXoCbO0iI6_lFbd1PcXW5UlJlcXbHDQpcNp0rtv02239DXcaBC9tV4uJZvGsVIAI/s1600/IMG_0033.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjFy3WPcUNCxGF5sGXcE7TA93qrPL3Q52b_4NK3Ldi5SZ31YNDJcklDBZDXTgQV2nfK90nqy6EjtH8dXoCbO0iI6_lFbd1PcXW5UlJlcXbHDQpcNp0rtv02239DXcaBC9tV4uJZvGsVIAI/s400/IMG_0033.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5523178441811269410" /></a><br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>This week's update on the <em>Oby Phenomenon</em>:</em> </strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfl2GT8el2QZ39pVfXo9fM-TaOkcaPg4kxeHFT3XmHHEDFp-FtEI3m-jXlC43jPmptCoFi06u1dV8j8eG1irtmOdb8b0CspdRf6YugrEAd8_ZK6g5oyz9FWVvIguqPqXnefImAKI_IIg/s1600/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfl2GT8el2QZ39pVfXo9fM-TaOkcaPg4kxeHFT3XmHHEDFp-FtEI3m-jXlC43jPmptCoFi06u1dV8j8eG1irtmOdb8b0CspdRf6YugrEAd8_ZK6g5oyz9FWVvIguqPqXnefImAKI_IIg/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504768751576856642" /></a><br /><br />You can now purchase or order <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</strong></em> at your favorite local bookstore. Here in the Inland Northwest, Oby is on the shelves at these locations:<br /><strong>Spokane</strong>: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br /><strong>Coeur d'Alene</strong>: Hastings and Borders<br /><strong>Sandpoint</strong>: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br />You can also visit the official <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom </strong></em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Read reviews (all of which are 5 star) and buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a>. <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association's <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/internatio019-20/detail/0981787444">Amazon Book Store</a>.<br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-a-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-Being/Mark-William-Cochran/e/9780981787442/?itm=2&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">BarnesAndNoble.com</a><br /><br />In India and other locations in Asia, <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is available at <a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/mark-william-cochran/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-well-being/9780981787442.html">Infibeam.com</a> and <a href="http://www.friendsofbooks.com/store/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-and-well-being-book-108930.html">FriendsOfBooks.com</a><br />(Free shipping in India.)<br /><br />If you would prefer to read the book digitally, you can find <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>in various digital formats at:<br /><br />Barnes and Noble's <a href="http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-A-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-being/Dr-Mark-William-Cochran/e/2940000788851/?itm=1&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">Nook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=oby%27s+wisdom&x=13&y=6">Sony</a> e-reader<br /><br />Other digital formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a><br /><br /><em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is now available in Apple's iPad store. <br /><br />Coming any day now(I hope) to Amazon's Kindle store.<br />(If you have a Kindle reader of have the Kindle program on your computer or samrt phone, you can buy the Kindle version of Oby's Wisdom at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-15176517687649925072010-09-12T04:00:00.000-07:002010-09-12T04:00:02.464-07:00Your health changes--for better or worse--one small invisible step at a time.I love this time of year. One of my favorite activities is cutting firewood for the approaching winter. There's nothing more comfortable on a blustery winter day than a warm, cozy fire in the wood stove. As I was cutting wood the other day, it occurred to me that the process of transforming big logs into firewood mirrors our health. It happens one seemingly insignificant step at a time. This is true for a positive path or a negative one in your health.<br /><br />Take a look at the photo below.<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLG1B8ucnPqEOpr7YOnx9YLVw5gxXxkYAOrJ94hfSKw-8PbDm0zjU5lrMo3IXKmiXMjkgeZsD-9LG0aCJlOdm_WfXwUVjh3bA_fnKsRRte5t7joeJubNHXfPDoCLhcdqrL4GQzzRTahkM/s1600/Firewood1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhLG1B8ucnPqEOpr7YOnx9YLVw5gxXxkYAOrJ94hfSKw-8PbDm0zjU5lrMo3IXKmiXMjkgeZsD-9LG0aCJlOdm_WfXwUVjh3bA_fnKsRRte5t7joeJubNHXfPDoCLhcdqrL4GQzzRTahkM/s400/Firewood1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515891459462120786" /></a><br /><br />The first blow with the maul barely made a dent in the wood. It seemed insignificant. But it was a start...<br /><br />After about 20 more blows, this happened:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikP7D0s6FBAAPT6CNkQA-PmQjpgrs0XrZGXwnZ78qeVn_S-2lecpy9OHqtW9tFirDb70nHgVXZFT7VQiA9igx8ZTUpACZYPw3F7xG3ySPFdyNvfQcy9EnfFzazoQG5sZrnifuWUbKeYAI/s1600/Firewood2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEikP7D0s6FBAAPT6CNkQA-PmQjpgrs0XrZGXwnZ78qeVn_S-2lecpy9OHqtW9tFirDb70nHgVXZFT7VQiA9igx8ZTUpACZYPw3F7xG3ySPFdyNvfQcy9EnfFzazoQG5sZrnifuWUbKeYAI/s400/Firewood2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515890120457899810" /></a><br /><br />Usually, a noticeable crack appears across the diameter of the log and then, after a couple more strikes, the log splits. That's what I expected and I had planned to take a picture of the first big crack. But that didn't happen this time. I was pounding away, making seemingly insignificantly dents and then all of a sudden, with one strike, I had a complete split. It seemed instantaneous. But, of course, there was a lot leading up to that instantaneous split. <br /><br />And then, with just a few more swings, I had this:<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52W4jPV6uwvrLGnogrsS4RDA7PZCH3BH-CvVCZXQn9MDApdKmOuUZcEIO30lyVNLRtAIktwOkq5mQGbQVqoyoqWRVZKwRS2BGLRgyS0pDKZ6tVZ3vIzD0d2V56xEcP944tY7ToRFxRF0/s1600/Firewood3.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh52W4jPV6uwvrLGnogrsS4RDA7PZCH3BH-CvVCZXQn9MDApdKmOuUZcEIO30lyVNLRtAIktwOkq5mQGbQVqoyoqWRVZKwRS2BGLRgyS0pDKZ6tVZ3vIzD0d2V56xEcP944tY7ToRFxRF0/s400/Firewood3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515889095584722642" /></a><br /><br />Think of your health. What direction are your seemingly insignificant steps taking you...?<br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>This week's update on the <em>Oby Phenomenon</em>:</em> </strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfl2GT8el2QZ39pVfXo9fM-TaOkcaPg4kxeHFT3XmHHEDFp-FtEI3m-jXlC43jPmptCoFi06u1dV8j8eG1irtmOdb8b0CspdRf6YugrEAd8_ZK6g5oyz9FWVvIguqPqXnefImAKI_IIg/s1600/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfl2GT8el2QZ39pVfXo9fM-TaOkcaPg4kxeHFT3XmHHEDFp-FtEI3m-jXlC43jPmptCoFi06u1dV8j8eG1irtmOdb8b0CspdRf6YugrEAd8_ZK6g5oyz9FWVvIguqPqXnefImAKI_IIg/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504768751576856642" /></a><br /><br />You can now purchase or order <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</strong></em> at your favorite local bookstore. Here in the Inland Northwest, Oby is on the shelves at these locations:<br /><strong>Spokane</strong>: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br /><strong>Coeur d'Alene</strong>: Hastings and Borders<br /><strong>Sandpoint</strong>: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br />You can also visit the official <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom </strong></em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Read reviews (all of which are 5 star) and buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a>. <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association's <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/internatio019-20/detail/0981787444">Amazon Book Store</a>.<br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-a-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-Being/Mark-William-Cochran/e/9780981787442/?itm=2&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">BarnesAndNoble.com</a><br /><br />In India and other locations in Asia, <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is available at <a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/mark-william-cochran/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-well-being/9780981787442.html">Infibeam.com</a> and <a href="http://www.friendsofbooks.com/store/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-and-well-being-book-108930.html">FriendsOfBooks.com</a><br />(Free shipping in India.)<br /><br />If you would prefer to read the book digitally, you can find <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>in various digital formats at:<br /><br />Barnes and Noble's <a href="http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-A-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-being/Dr-Mark-William-Cochran/e/2940000788851/?itm=1&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">Nook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=oby%27s+wisdom&x=13&y=6">Sony</a> e-reader<br /><br />Other digital formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a><br /><br /><em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is now available in Apple's iPad store. <br /><br />Coming any day now(I hope) to Amazon's Kindle store.<br />(If you have a Kindle reader of have the Kindle program on your computer or samrt phone, you can buy the Kindle version of Oby's Wisdom at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-85605574786223065552010-08-15T04:00:00.000-07:002010-08-15T04:00:00.604-07:00Nature (Including You) Rejuvenates<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0agcsZ2C6BMajgbv2JDFHaqcHOjPj6fexN8N_u_sogTGq3qKa4LHVJZjfcyrQL-GqY2QKRNqLo62RhFQl9e5wRBtj6OmfAFboxVgWKo94o_ycEAAoAUlHSWYfGMszKpgGMC24dQ-nMnM/s1600/2010-08-14_09-26-15_356.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi0agcsZ2C6BMajgbv2JDFHaqcHOjPj6fexN8N_u_sogTGq3qKa4LHVJZjfcyrQL-GqY2QKRNqLo62RhFQl9e5wRBtj6OmfAFboxVgWKo94o_ycEAAoAUlHSWYfGMszKpgGMC24dQ-nMnM/s400/2010-08-14_09-26-15_356.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505453533192971570" /></a><br /><br />One hundred years ago this week, the great fire of 1910 roared through North Idaho, Western Montana and Eastern Washington, scorching over 5 million acres of lush forest. During one 36 hour period on August 20 - 21 a firestorm now known as The Big Blowup burned 3 million acres of National Forest. At least 85 people, mostly firefighters, died in the blaze and 8 billion board feet of timber were destroyed. Evidence of the fire is still visible today. But to see it, you have to look pretty close. Although the fire damage was total in many locations, the forest immediately began to come back to life. For many years now, the forests of the Inland Northwest have thrived.<br /><br />The photo at the top is the forest today, north of Sandpoint, Idaho. That's the Pack River.<br /><br />Below is a photo of a huge tree that was burned but survived the fire. Several years ago, it died and toppled over. Burn marks are still visible. And the "dead" tree has become a home for new life.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-OZGGGRx4PZiPUNuEC-koEy2Dg2PTvjYemsvik-hpe3bdJXTMmHF-Dih2tQQXcnfXpOt6RfBoUicav73rQiM_ikUNoSrqz8ojtMok5ZhaxIU_Aw8NTR55ScVosc6bU0kU7OtcP6Kt8E/s1600/2010-08-14_10-00-14_528.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3-OZGGGRx4PZiPUNuEC-koEy2Dg2PTvjYemsvik-hpe3bdJXTMmHF-Dih2tQQXcnfXpOt6RfBoUicav73rQiM_ikUNoSrqz8ojtMok5ZhaxIU_Aw8NTR55ScVosc6bU0kU7OtcP6Kt8E/s400/2010-08-14_10-00-14_528.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505453513394123666" /></a><br /><br />Below are a couple photos of stumps of old cedar trees near the Pack River that probably died in the fire. Note how new growth has taken root inside of the stumps.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitF2kTpIPsHzx97B7ArlqwJNulVQXCSiYQCFsjQcUNmlN_vrDoMI5VCve6BDcwc3-CdNfvdsQT9gLLFRpkhozbvXORImdEp1yOVIKKvwi-BLbwRcjWqEAa9F7N1MSU99a_moYnNXq51B8/s1600/2010-08-14_09-52-07_534.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitF2kTpIPsHzx97B7ArlqwJNulVQXCSiYQCFsjQcUNmlN_vrDoMI5VCve6BDcwc3-CdNfvdsQT9gLLFRpkhozbvXORImdEp1yOVIKKvwi-BLbwRcjWqEAa9F7N1MSU99a_moYnNXq51B8/s400/2010-08-14_09-52-07_534.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505453518138532082" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMpMZvU20bgy0Fh8q4mmpd6Yr9Ax4E2aTd_pT4uzevGdvgvNeubjwXLyJdHV4dU_yWraFbI2QreprYxF6DN0y-g7hyphenhyphenvzLCmCtoeFlLPEw9rUBPIZQDY76vjLSJXKE6Hf_3fCW2EBdras/s1600/2010-08-14_09-48-55_433.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrMpMZvU20bgy0Fh8q4mmpd6Yr9Ax4E2aTd_pT4uzevGdvgvNeubjwXLyJdHV4dU_yWraFbI2QreprYxF6DN0y-g7hyphenhyphenvzLCmCtoeFlLPEw9rUBPIZQDY76vjLSJXKE6Hf_3fCW2EBdras/s400/2010-08-14_09-48-55_433.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5505448169764402162" /></a><br /><br />The next photo is of a gigantic ponderosa pine on Canfield Mountain near Coeur d'Alene, Idaho. It is known to local hikers and horseback riders as The Big Tree. I'm pretty sure that this tree is well over 100 years old. What you can't see in this picture is that the top of the tree looks dead. Bare wood. Below it, a long expanse of massive living, green branches. Although it seems evident that The Big Tree was severly damaged in the fire, it continues to thrive today.<br /><a href="http://goo.gl/photos/XQD1" imageanchor="1" style="clear:right;margin-bottom:1em;margin-left:1em"><img border="0" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbP1KkNE6Cp6e3HWTf-tC7jpVCcruorLI-a_gmJ8t4-O2_8wcwk0SFBJp7eDd2WoaKrP55bl-cCn-bGNlB89qyLbQbsdh6LC7iQoZ_qYHAVn2DyN7c784PTksbi59_aSSmibMeISylBG0/s512/2010-08-10_19-19-35_261.jpg"></a><br /><br /><br />The rejuvenating power of Nature -- of life -- is amazing. <br /><br />That power is in you!<br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>This week's update on the <em>Oby Phenomenon</em>:</em> </strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfl2GT8el2QZ39pVfXo9fM-TaOkcaPg4kxeHFT3XmHHEDFp-FtEI3m-jXlC43jPmptCoFi06u1dV8j8eG1irtmOdb8b0CspdRf6YugrEAd8_ZK6g5oyz9FWVvIguqPqXnefImAKI_IIg/s1600/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiLfl2GT8el2QZ39pVfXo9fM-TaOkcaPg4kxeHFT3XmHHEDFp-FtEI3m-jXlC43jPmptCoFi06u1dV8j8eG1irtmOdb8b0CspdRf6YugrEAd8_ZK6g5oyz9FWVvIguqPqXnefImAKI_IIg/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5504768751576856642" /></a><br /><br />This week's highlight: Tune in this Friday, August 20, 10 AM Pacific time to hear me interiewed on <a href="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/hollischapmanshow/2010/08/20/health-and-well-being-dr-mark-cochran">The Hollis Chapman Show </a>on Blog Talk Radio.<br /><br /><br /><br />You can now purchase or order <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</strong></em> at your favorite local bookstore. Here in the Inland Northwest, Oby is on the shelves at these locations:<br /><strong>Spokane</strong>: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br /><strong>Coeur d'Alene</strong>: Hastings and Borders<br /><strong>Sandpoint</strong>: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br /><br />You can also visit the official <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom </strong></em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Read reviews (all of which are 5 star) and buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a>. <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association's <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/internatio019-20/detail/0981787444">Amazon Book Store</a>.<br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-a-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-Being/Mark-William-Cochran/e/9780981787442/?itm=2&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">BarnesAndNoble.com</a><br /><br />In India and other locations in Asia, <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is available at <a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/mark-william-cochran/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-well-being/9780981787442.html">Infibeam.com</a> and <a href="http://www.friendsofbooks.com/store/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-and-well-being-book-108930.html">FriendsOfBooks.com</a><br />(Free shipping in India.)<br /><br />If you would prefer to read the book digitally, you can find <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>in various digital formats at:<br /><br />Barnes and Noble's <a href="http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-A-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-being/Dr-Mark-William-Cochran/e/2940000788851/?itm=1&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">Nook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=oby%27s+wisdom&x=13&y=6">Sony</a> e-reader<br /><br />Other digital formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a><br /><br /><em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is now available in Apple's iPad store. <br /><br />Coming any day now(I hope) to Amazon's Kindle store.<br />(If you have a Kindle reader of have the Kindle program on your computer or samrt phone, you can buy the Kindle version of Oby's Wisdom at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-89937104365241191372010-08-08T04:27:00.000-07:002010-08-08T04:27:00.794-07:00"Life isn't about how to survive the storm....but how to dance in the rain." ~Judy Irving<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyQspfQUY1sNF6evK1Pn8v2R5j_Yasitrffwn-PW4wJflJc3N_0JcdhpjL8jm1AUIgfYhd2nwWWdRrwd1OC79yAFPSKpv118bfK99JHjYPC1JZfGhnbTeJ4oK_dlCWeK8RIhW9Nxwp3w/s1600/Sea+Cliff.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 224px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhUyQspfQUY1sNF6evK1Pn8v2R5j_Yasitrffwn-PW4wJflJc3N_0JcdhpjL8jm1AUIgfYhd2nwWWdRrwd1OC79yAFPSKpv118bfK99JHjYPC1JZfGhnbTeJ4oK_dlCWeK8RIhW9Nxwp3w/s400/Sea+Cliff.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502160549330369282" /></a><br /><strong>A view from Sea Cliff State Park (near Encinitas) looking south toward La Jolla</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />I'm ba-a-a-ack! (Sort of.)<br /><br />I didn't post a blog the last two weeks becaues I was vacationing in San Diego. You might say I was "dancing in the rain."<br /><br />Enjoy this week's post - photos. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKBTcYnBTNVhXMTS5Xexobd4jcJOZoJZ-lX3XS-OHKmai6ba19fmCRV69TmevIfbNzV-skjOswWuzQlQndr7N1997i7HY8ynC8K_6pS9CRV0D14N-NiawlOyQLvRBsDAwtHcQw3400WU/s1600/Yosemite.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhVKBTcYnBTNVhXMTS5Xexobd4jcJOZoJZ-lX3XS-OHKmai6ba19fmCRV69TmevIfbNzV-skjOswWuzQlQndr7N1997i7HY8ynC8K_6pS9CRV0D14N-NiawlOyQLvRBsDAwtHcQw3400WU/s400/Yosemite.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502161226228786178" /></a><br /><strong>Yosemite Valley from the airplane.</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnpVl567U8p8AGnuvVLWnDtXkd-3wYNZ3eAVdaMPsp4c6XcYnoQ_DxoeiBWx3QnsJ53Fl4Y1xwVOEYBETbeBNMP9ZxjdC0JH6zn65V5zTwj0apd9MRU45uurzkN2c42UsPupZOwOxHTs/s1600/Wedding.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDnpVl567U8p8AGnuvVLWnDtXkd-3wYNZ3eAVdaMPsp4c6XcYnoQ_DxoeiBWx3QnsJ53Fl4Y1xwVOEYBETbeBNMP9ZxjdC0JH6zn65V5zTwj0apd9MRU45uurzkN2c42UsPupZOwOxHTs/s400/Wedding.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502160538971884402" /></a><br /><strong>Cricket and I at her daughter, Janelle's wedding</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtInu2opbsk4o2aqreqNwL-EImpNZWtGo64SEByjiM_lrhxqmrcTOouhJxrTVx8s18367vcJmervLGra5tKhyphenhyphenR1xgM0MzZ1cFRXY9CJQ2xuc085LDNiJTWRQzSa7DV8VgUd0tjdx3A6o/s1600/blue+flowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgRtInu2opbsk4o2aqreqNwL-EImpNZWtGo64SEByjiM_lrhxqmrcTOouhJxrTVx8s18367vcJmervLGra5tKhyphenhyphenR1xgM0MzZ1cFRXY9CJQ2xuc085LDNiJTWRQzSa7DV8VgUd0tjdx3A6o/s400/blue+flowers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502159622377501810" /></a><br /><strong>Wildflowers in San Diego</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJebchl_jX_fGP0rcqF0qVmDApz4moJPTJ83nZTR1N7jubvgCoYZq1uFgSV5WmsyTVv5q2_iujaREjv3IdnQjCuHHL0FgPCACJoBElcPgjDO7HAsPGenH-h2ululslHh9Tq1lgD-Gv-4/s1600/Desert+mountains.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhfJebchl_jX_fGP0rcqF0qVmDApz4moJPTJ83nZTR1N7jubvgCoYZq1uFgSV5WmsyTVv5q2_iujaREjv3IdnQjCuHHL0FgPCACJoBElcPgjDO7HAsPGenH-h2ululslHh9Tq1lgD-Gv-4/s400/Desert+mountains.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502160533036027106" /></a><br /><strong>A desert mountain range south of Las Vegas</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5M-RsQSYRt3rsu85Y5m07HQjsp2mZecdLTu71c57zdn2_LKyheeNcjObZl9JtICThw9hWKNsVB7XFG4so2BzT4ozYdx9iN-QU6uMeoctnHbDborYVfrH4ej4zb8fGaAa5bH_U8jNWBgI/s1600/Cricket+plane+pic.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 226px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5M-RsQSYRt3rsu85Y5m07HQjsp2mZecdLTu71c57zdn2_LKyheeNcjObZl9JtICThw9hWKNsVB7XFG4so2BzT4ozYdx9iN-QU6uMeoctnHbDborYVfrH4ej4zb8fGaAa5bH_U8jNWBgI/s400/Cricket+plane+pic.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5502160527115860162" /></a><br /><strong>A picture of Cricket taking a picture from the airplane.</strong><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>This week's update on the <em>Oby Phenomenon</em>:</em> </strong><br /><br />This week's highlight: Oby is now available on <a href="http://www.friendsofbooks.com/store/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-and-well-being-book-108930.html">another website in India</a>!<br /><br />You can now purchase or order <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</strong></em> at your favorite local bookstore. Here in the Inland Northwest, Oby is on the shelves at these locations:<br /><strong>Spokane</strong>: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br /><strong>Coeur d'Alene</strong>: Hastings and Borders<br /><strong>Sandpoint</strong>: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br /><br />You can also visit the official <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom </strong></em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Read reviews (all of which are 5 star) and buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a>. <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association's <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/internatio019-20/detail/0981787444">Amazon Book Store</a>.<br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-a-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-Being/Mark-William-Cochran/e/9780981787442/?itm=2&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">BarnesAndNoble.com</a><br /><br />In India and other locations in Asia, <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is available at <a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/mark-william-cochran/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-well-being/9780981787442.html">Infibeam.com</a> and <a href="http://www.friendsofbooks.com/store/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-and-well-being-book-108930.html">FriendsOfBooks.com</a><br />(Free shipping in India.)<br /><br />If you would prefer to read the book digitally, you can find <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>in various digital formats at:<br /><br />Barnes and Noble's <a href="http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-A-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-being/Dr-Mark-William-Cochran/e/2940000788851/?itm=1&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">Nook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=oby%27s+wisdom&x=13&y=6">Sony</a> e-reader<br /><br />Other digital formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a><br /><br /><em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is now available in Apple's iPad store. <br /><br />Coming within a couple of weeks (I'm told) to Kindle.Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-64863041715665523452010-07-18T04:14:00.000-07:002010-07-18T04:14:00.089-07:00The way we treat the world is a reflection of how we treat ourselves.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2LBw44Ph1THocf33Zh3sRL8xrhicB1y4Cehh5Qe6HaXlAABHm3E9ASSx9iCy0P59UqWAkvKfxAjQLPmnZfiz_6wmLtzZkjQn0-Mae4Yyy8huNml3enEW1IlicpWLdZUJnii31fXpiQA/s1600/2010-07-17_07-42-30_501.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 226px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjY2LBw44Ph1THocf33Zh3sRL8xrhicB1y4Cehh5Qe6HaXlAABHm3E9ASSx9iCy0P59UqWAkvKfxAjQLPmnZfiz_6wmLtzZkjQn0-Mae4Yyy8huNml3enEW1IlicpWLdZUJnii31fXpiQA/s400/2010-07-17_07-42-30_501.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495044899327958770" /></a><br />In last week’s post, I discussed how fighting is the predominant approach to health and healthcare in today’s society. The example I used was a headline I recently read: “Use Yoga to Combat Stress.”<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:bold;">"Chemicals and Blades..."<span style="font-style:italic;"></span></span><br />Whenever we have a “problem” with our health what do we do? We attack the invader with chemicals. We have chemicals that are supposed to kill invaders and we have other chemicals that claim to promote health. Many of these chemicals are “natural.” If the chemicals don’t do a good enough job, we resort to blades. All too often, the chemicals and blades don’t work anyway. For many people, during the whole process, little to no thought is given to enhancing the vibrant inherent health that shines within all of us. Enhancing health, as our first course of action, always serves us the best. Sometimes chemicals and blades can be helpful, too, but should only be considered as an adjunct, with “facilitating life” as our foundational approach to health.<br /><br />Is it any surprise, then, that that is how we treat the world around us? The way that most of our food is grown is by using blades to remove the surrounding Nature (including rain forests) and then planting vast monoculture tracts of one crop (which is far too often hybridized or genetically modified), and then using plenty of chemicals to kill “pests” and “weeds” and more chemicals to stimulate growth. The result: A poisoned water supply, a food supply that is making us sick rather than nourishing us, and a planet that—unless we make a big shift—will no longer be able to sustain us. <br /><br />Is it any surprise that when there are disagreements between people, we resort to chemicals and blades (and bullets and bombs…) to “solve” the problem. Even when we don’t actually engage in armed combat, a fight mentality exists…<br />Fighting injustice…<br />Fighting for your rights…<br /><br />I was once at an event where we listened to a great presentation on Human Rights. During the discussion afterwards, one of the audience members, himself a highly respected human rights activist, declared, “We must fight hate!”<br /><br />Hmmmm…<br /><br />I’ll leave you with this question to ponder:<br /><br />Is it even possible to win a fight…?<br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>Read this week's update on the <em>Oby Phenomenon</em>:</em> </strong><br /><br />I had a wonderful interview on Friday with The Psyche Whisperer, A.J. Mahari. Listen to the interview here:<br /> <img style="visibility:hidden;width:0px;height:0px;" border=0 width=0 height=0 src="http://counters.gigya.com/wildfire/IMP/CXNID=2000002.0NXC/bT*xJmx*PTEyNzkzMTIxMzE5NTMmcHQ9 MTI3OTMxMjc5ODAzOCZwPTQ1MDk3MiZkPUhvc3RJRCUzYSUyMDI5MDY*Jmc9MiZvPWZl/NDE2OTNjMmY1MjQ*OGZiM zU5YmRiYjIwMGU5N2ZlJm9mPTA=.gif" /><object classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.adobe.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,0,0" name="btr" width="210" height="108" id="btr"><param name="movie" value="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eblogtalkradio%2Ecom%2Fp laylist%2Easpx%3Fshow%5Fid%3D1154339&autostart=true&bufferlength=5&volume=80&a mp;borderweight=1&bordercolor=#999999&backgroundcolor=#FFFFFF&dashboardcolor=# 0098CB&textcolor=#F0F0F0&detailscolor=#FFFFF F&playlistcolor=#999999&playlisthovercolor=#333333&cornerradius=10&callbac k=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx?referrer_url=/show.aspx&C1=7&a mp;C2=6042973&C3=31&C4=&C5=&C6=&hostname=ajmahari&hosturl=http://w ww.blogtalkradio.com/ajmaharipsychewhisperer" /><param name="quality" value="high" /><param name="wmode" value="transparent" /><param name="menu" value="false" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /><embed src="http://www.blogtalkradio.com/btrplayer.swf?file=http%3A%2F%2Fwww%2Eblogtalkradio%2Ecom%2Fp laylist%2Easpx%3Fshow%5Fid%3D1154339&autostart=true&bufferlength=5&volume=80&a mp;borderweight=1&bordercolor=#999999&backgroundcolor=#FFFFFF&dashboardcolor=# 0098CB&textcolor=#F0F0F0&detailscolor=#FFFFF F&playlistcolor=#999999&playlisthovercolor=#333333&cornerradius=10&callbac k=http://www.blogtalkradio.com/FlashPlayerCallback.aspx?referrer_url=/show.aspx&C1=7&a mp;C2=6042973&C3=31&C4=&C5=&C6=&hostname=ajmahari&hosturl=http://w ww.blogtalkradio.com/ajmaharipsychewhisperer" width="210" height="108" quality="high" pluginspage="http://www.adobe.com/go/getflashplayer" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" wmode="transparent" menu="false" allowScriptAccess="always" name="btr" FlashVars="gig_lt=1279312131953&gig_pt=1279312798038&gig_g=2"></embed> <param name="FlashVars" value="gig_lt=1279312131953&gig_pt=1279312798038&gig_g=2" /></object><div style="font-size: 10px;text-align: center; width:210px;">Listen to <a href="internet" target="_blank">http://www.blogtalkradio.com/">internet radio</a> with <a href="ajmaharihttp://www.blogtalkradio.com/ajmaharipsychewhisperer">ajmahari</a> on Blog Talk Radio</div><br /> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a><br /><br />You can now purchase or order <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</strong></em> at your favorite local bookstore. Here in the Inland Northwest, Oby is on the shelves at these locations:<br /><strong>Spokane</strong>: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br /><strong>Coeur d'Alene</strong>: Hastings and Borders<br /><strong>Sandpoint</strong>: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br /><br />You can also visit the official <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom </strong></em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Read reviews (all of which are 5 star) and buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a>. <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association's <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/internatio019-20/detail/0981787444">Amazon Book Store</a>.<br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-a-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-Being/Mark-William-Cochran/e/9780981787442/?itm=2&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">BarnesAndNoble.com</a><br /><br />In India and other locations in Asia, <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is available at <a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/mark-william-cochran/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-well-being/9780981787442.html">Infibeam.com</a><br />(Free shipping in India.)<br /><br />If you would prefer to read the book digitally, you can find <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>in various digital formats at:<br /><br />Barnes and Noble's <a href="http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-A-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-being/Dr-Mark-William-Cochran/e/2940000788851/?itm=1&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">Nook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=oby%27s+wisdom&x=13&y=6">Sony</a> e-reader<br /><br />Other digital formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a><br /><br /><em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is now available in Apple's iPad store. <br /><br />Coming eventually to Kindle.Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-21018969559244985212010-07-11T04:48:00.000-07:002010-07-11T08:28:03.164-07:00Health and well-being are harmony, not combat.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVSLBxfZxvfCJit9oQU2uiI47vtUQpb08Do6DrGJJCp2IhCWxwS-rMv3A77vFqgC8MVfEtYi5VO1JLFRpQv9gOodk1zQCnM23U6Nx3P2mrOMho6mYkMWryLJHJ5ds24anauZ0ylQhRSg/s1600/Yoga.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjrVSLBxfZxvfCJit9oQU2uiI47vtUQpb08Do6DrGJJCp2IhCWxwS-rMv3A77vFqgC8MVfEtYi5VO1JLFRpQv9gOodk1zQCnM23U6Nx3P2mrOMho6mYkMWryLJHJ5ds24anauZ0ylQhRSg/s400/Yoga.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492429061000288642" /></a><br /><br />Recently I saw a headline on a health related website that read, “Use Yoga to Combat Stress.”<br /><br />Yoga…? Combat…!? Hmmm…<br /><br />I have been practicing yoga regularly for over 25 years and it has never felt like combat to me. And all of the yoga teachers I have ever known have been pretty different from the hand-to-hand combat instructors I knew when I was in the Marines.<br /><br />Does yoga help relieve stress? Yes! Is stress relief the reason I practice yoga? Nope! I practice yoga because of what it does <em>for</em> me and not to fight anything within me. Yoga turns on life; it deepens my state of internal harmony.<br /><br />“Fighting” is an all-too-prevalent theme in our healthcare world. How often have you heard or read phrases like:<br />Cancer fighting…<br />Stress busting…<br />Germ killing…<br />Fat burning…<br />Stopping (whatever) in its tracks…<br /><br />Fight! Fight! Fight! Everyone loves a good fight. Deciding to fight something can give us the illusion of action, strength and power but, in reality, fighting DISempowers us because it anchors us into a low rate of vibration. When we’re fighting we don’t grow…<br /><br />A more empowering perspective is to always remember that we are all beautiful, perfect, inherently healthy beings, buzzing with vibrant life. Intervention (a better perspective than “fighting”) can be useful sometimes, but it serves us best when applied within the context of harmony, healing, growth, expansion and turning on life.<br /><br />More thoughts on harmony vs. combat – beyond health – next week…<br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>Read this week's update on the <em>Oby Phenomenon</em>:</em> </strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a><br /><br />You can now purchase or order <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</strong></em> at your favorite local bookstore. Here in the Inland Northwest, Oby is on the shelves at these locations:<br /><strong>Spokane</strong>: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br /><strong>Coeur d'Alene</strong>: Hastings and Borders<br /><strong>Sandpoint</strong>: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br /><br />You can also visit the official <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom </strong></em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Read reviews (all of which are 5 star) and buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a>. <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at the International Chiropractic Pediatric Association's <a href="http://astore.amazon.com/internatio019-20/detail/0981787444">Amazon Book Store</a>.<br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-a-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-Being/Mark-William-Cochran/e/9780981787442/?itm=2&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">BarnesAndNoble.com</a><br /><br />In India and other locations in Asia, <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is available at <a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/mark-william-cochran/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-well-being/9780981787442.html">Infibeam.com</a><br />(Free shipping in India.)<br /><br />If you would prefer to read the book digitally, you can find <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>in various digital formats at:<br /><br />Barnes and Noble's <a href="http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-A-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-being/Dr-Mark-William-Cochran/e/2940000788851/?itm=1&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">Nook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=oby%27s+wisdom&x=13&y=6">Sony</a> e-reader<br /><br />Other digital formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a><br /><br /><em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is now available in Apple's iPad store. <br /><br />Coming eventually to Kindle.Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-85475810324026690712010-07-04T04:39:00.000-07:002010-07-04T04:39:00.579-07:00Now is a good time to declare independence from belief systems that no longer serve you.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVeNs6KB2N-aVoC8dxECvNGL02jXXOze2uL24aS2HgZBXSLT61s92ZuPY9__TY45DrCovnd_aiqC2XKR6EkyVfJ4wPSmlI9J3TZXU6DAM4RnNHTTc14a8VNSOZ7DgV1w-CxJFMw1iBNU/s1600/~hpa0000.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 277px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgFVeNs6KB2N-aVoC8dxECvNGL02jXXOze2uL24aS2HgZBXSLT61s92ZuPY9__TY45DrCovnd_aiqC2XKR6EkyVfJ4wPSmlI9J3TZXU6DAM4RnNHTTc14a8VNSOZ7DgV1w-CxJFMw1iBNU/s400/~hpa0000.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489508865228256994" /></a><br /><br />Happy Independence Day, everyone!<br /><br />I devoted my blogging time this past week to putting together a list of books, DVDs and websites for someone I know who is on a healing journey and is open to a new perspective. What a perfect thing to share today!<br /><br />I've also included some of my favorite photos for you to enjoy.<br /><br /><strong>Books</strong>:<br /><br /><em>Oby’s Wisdom!</em> (of course.)<br /><br /><em>Peace, Love and Healing </em><br />by Bernie Siegel, MD<br /><br /><em>Love, Medicine and Miracles</em><br />by Bernie Siegel, MD<br /><br /><em>The Biology of Belief </em><br />by Bruce Lipton, Ph.D.<br /><br /><em>Messages from Water</em><br />by Masaru Emoto<br /><br /><em>Re-inventing Medicine</em><br />by Larry Dossey, M.D.<br /><br /><em>The Twelve Stages of Healing</em> <br />by Donald M. Epstien<br /><br /><em>It’s Not About he Bike. My Journey Back to Life </em><br />by Lance Armstrong<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2Rft-Djs4xCNrUM9RHnYL22vdVbnMU2FYS9we41KtKUwJSXKF-CpNQFqfJxz0fKD3u60GTuT5ysO5YpIUBa0K6M3HD3AcnOg-8msRyYLBK6KU_8PoZaq7KPbHwweHhhVfXqYqCbGXjo/s1600/HiPoint.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEia2Rft-Djs4xCNrUM9RHnYL22vdVbnMU2FYS9we41KtKUwJSXKF-CpNQFqfJxz0fKD3u60GTuT5ysO5YpIUBa0K6M3HD3AcnOg-8msRyYLBK6KU_8PoZaq7KPbHwweHhhVfXqYqCbGXjo/s400/HiPoint.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489508117311574258" /></a><br /><br /><strong>DVDs</strong>:<br /><br />What If? The Movie <br /><a href="http://www.WhatIfTheMovie.tv">http://www.WhatIfTheMovie.tv</a><br /><br />The Living Matrix <br /><a href="http://TheLivingMatrixMovie.com">http://TheLivingMatrixMovie.com</a><br /><br />Numen: The Nature of Plants <br /><a href="http://www.NumenFilm.com">http://www.NumenFilm.com</a><br /><br />(There are lots of great video clips and interviews on the movie websites above.)<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIuPhuhuhAeHhFAufNgFUtd4uSL1HJVNwBs1Px5cSe5bDOqrPbU4_gv3IXamGH0XalyuJYsnayvFhqUwqwzlMGR6QLnli7Ayh3G9jYJOaJK91dG1MnPOAwK2c9ymiSWCCAI7Xh-tuPtg/s1600/goose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguIuPhuhuhAeHhFAufNgFUtd4uSL1HJVNwBs1Px5cSe5bDOqrPbU4_gv3IXamGH0XalyuJYsnayvFhqUwqwzlMGR6QLnli7Ayh3G9jYJOaJK91dG1MnPOAwK2c9ymiSWCCAI7Xh-tuPtg/s400/goose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5489508127085448674" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Other websites</strong>:<br /><br /><a href="http://www.BernieSiegelMD.com">www.BernieSiegelMD.com</a><br />Bernie Siegel’s official website. Bernie is one of the pioneers and preeminent authors and speakers in the holistic health world. He has had a more profound impact on me than any other author. <br /><br /><a href="http://www.BruceLipton.com">www.BruceLipton.com</a><br />Bruce Lipton, Ph.D.’s website. Bruce is one of today's most respected and sought after authors and teachers on the subject of the power of human consciuosness. He is truly cutting edge! I have personally met Bruce. He was a visiting professor when I was a student at Palmer. What an amazing mind!<br /><br />Enjoy!<br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>Here is the latest update on the <em>Oby Phenomenon</em>:</em> </strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a><br /><br />You can now purchase or order <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</strong></em> at your favorite local bookstore. Here in the Inland Northwest, Oby is on the shelves at these locations:<br /><strong>Spokane</strong>: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br /><strong>Coeur d'Alene</strong>: Hastings and Borders<br /><strong>Sandpoint</strong>: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You can also visit the official <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom </strong></em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a>. <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-a-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-Being/Mark-William-Cochran/e/9780981787442/?itm=2&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">BarnesAndNoble.com</a><br /><br />In India and other locations in Asia, <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is available at <a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/mark-william-cochran/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-well-being/9780981787442.html">Infibeam.com</a><br />(Free shipping in India.)<br /><br />If you would prefer to read the book digitally, you can find <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>in various digital formats at:<br /><br />Barnes and Noble's <a href="http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-A-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-being/Dr-Mark-William-Cochran/e/2940000788851/?itm=1&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">Nook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=oby%27s+wisdom&x=13&y=6">Sony</a> e-reader<br /><br />Other digital formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a><br /><br /><em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is now available in Apple's iPad store. <br /><br />Coming eventually to Kindle.Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-52841056081066359952010-06-27T04:00:00.000-07:002010-06-27T04:00:03.567-07:00Health and healthcare are two very different things.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMX9imrdqcpT4Ud8OrYh1umg4trLtDKuLND8M3yejqB5UAg89bhNwElu8bcDT6va-6365lK3Kj8H5TYbN9h3FLzIPwSMkiMaIg82C_uDeBWD1-RnJCl5TioRPASGxhDzLY5QVc9WzaVI/s1600/Lupine.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjxMX9imrdqcpT4Ud8OrYh1umg4trLtDKuLND8M3yejqB5UAg89bhNwElu8bcDT6va-6365lK3Kj8H5TYbN9h3FLzIPwSMkiMaIg82C_uDeBWD1-RnJCl5TioRPASGxhDzLY5QVc9WzaVI/s400/Lupine.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487106435720801714" /></a><br /><br />This is a photo I took of some beautiful Lupine flowers in bloom in the woods north of Sandpoint, Idaho. No human planted it, fertilized it, used any sort of chemicals on it or “cared” for it in any way. <br /><br />The Lupine are thriving as designed. They are beautiful and perfect!<br /><br />What would happen to the flower and the surrounding ecosystem if we started subjecting it to chemicals and blades…?<br /><br />Other examples:<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0IUYHX4dDEjC47MFSMEvE4wMBiU35KaAUnOC_vSbps38YdK7nH-HBSmPGK68gi438NcO-240aAxzSgYHkRrf-Bq8TtunH2OYlopKV10D2jJ0LbWXtNUXTPC3ItLOwI0pDB2gGVQn8k4/s1600/MtnGoat.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhH0IUYHX4dDEjC47MFSMEvE4wMBiU35KaAUnOC_vSbps38YdK7nH-HBSmPGK68gi438NcO-240aAxzSgYHkRrf-Bq8TtunH2OYlopKV10D2jJ0LbWXtNUXTPC3ItLOwI0pDB2gGVQn8k4/s400/MtnGoat.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5487108232557991122" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2ycTeokkFlxsVvBX1_BfDkL3_ABM65PKxSuIGcKPIVNR1fgDpTpgv6g6CkLKC19OwXeUdaoTLw30iIwfLNK1Z4begEPFASfH-GAAshbhA4IQXqS_8s8gSc4IdhEcw93l_ZcTP__jxhM/s1600/Next+to+big+tree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiA2ycTeokkFlxsVvBX1_BfDkL3_ABM65PKxSuIGcKPIVNR1fgDpTpgv6g6CkLKC19OwXeUdaoTLw30iIwfLNK1Z4begEPFASfH-GAAshbhA4IQXqS_8s8gSc4IdhEcw93l_ZcTP__jxhM/s400/Next+to+big+tree.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5486593121480756322" /></a><br /><br /><em><strong>You are beautiful and perfect!</strong></em><br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>Here is the latest update on the <em>Oby Phenomenon</em>:</em> </strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a><br /><br />You can now purchase or order <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</strong></em> at your favorite local bookstore. Here in the Inland Northwest, Oby is on the shelves at these locations:<br /><strong>Spokane</strong>: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br /><strong>Coeur d'Alene</strong>: Hastings and Borders<br /><strong>Sandpoint</strong>: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />You can also visit the official <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom </strong></em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a>. <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-a-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-Being/Mark-William-Cochran/e/9780981787442/?itm=2&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">BarnesAndNoble.com</a><br /><br />In India and other locations in Asia, <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is available at <a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/mark-william-cochran/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-well-being/9780981787442.html">Infibeam.com</a><br />(Free shipping in India.)<br /><br />If you would prefer to read the book digitally, you can find <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>in various digital formats at:<br /><br />Barnes and Noble's <a href="http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-A-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-being/Dr-Mark-William-Cochran/e/2940000788851/?itm=1&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">Nook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=oby%27s+wisdom&x=13&y=6">Sony</a> e-reader<br /><br />Other digital formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a><br /><br /><em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is now available in Apple's iPad store. <br /><br />Coming eventually to Kindle.Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-77468660990110363562010-06-20T04:37:00.000-07:002010-06-20T04:37:00.429-07:00What shape would your car be in if our car care system looked like our healthcare system?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpjBNvqeUya8IeGnNUTEM8T9-aDsASQ793b1bJX7jeR1N6qLZ7N8eDSObT0qpa0P9g5f9CyTgSzTWTeKMj4JQIxQGq71mqV-M7H0UwDPKricVVVRYM6QATagF8-BRzfoe3ntRhAtW21k/s1600/Ferrari.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhrpjBNvqeUya8IeGnNUTEM8T9-aDsASQ793b1bJX7jeR1N6qLZ7N8eDSObT0qpa0P9g5f9CyTgSzTWTeKMj4JQIxQGq71mqV-M7H0UwDPKricVVVRYM6QATagF8-BRzfoe3ntRhAtW21k/s400/Ferrari.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484154167272830546" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Ferrari...!</strong><br /><br />...One of the finest cars ever made!<br /><br />Even for me, a non car buff, the sight of a Ferrari gives me a sense of excitement. (Not that we see many of them here in the Panhandle of Idaho.) The other day, I drove my Subaru Forester to the Tubbs Hill trailhead adjacent to downtown Coeur d'Alene. This particular trailhead is at one end of a very large parking lot which also happens to be right next to the Coeur d'Alene Resort. When I arrived, there were two large trucks offloading their special cargo -- priceless vintage automobiles that were arriving for the start of the Northwest Passage Vintage Rally. The two pictures in this post are of a Ferrari that was offloaded just as I arrived. According to my automobile consultant (my son), this is a Ferrari 360 Spyder. I marveled at the sleek, exquisite beauty of the cars I saw. It was obvious to me that the owners put a lot of loving care into their cars! Good example for all of us to follow, whether we happen to be proud owners of a Bently or a Bug.<br /><br />As I stepped off on my run around the Lake Trail, I began to wonder how many of those car owners take care of themselves as well as they take care of their cars. As my run proceeded and my thoughts progressed, I reflected on what shape our cars would be in if our "car care system" was designed the same as our healthcare system. Here's what we would have:<br /> --Car insurance would cover a blown engine or transmission, but not oil changes or tune-ups.<br /> --Most people wouldn't bother with tune-ups.<br /> --Mechanics (also known as Mechanical Doers or MDs) wouldn't know -- or care -- how to do tune-ups anyway.<br /> ----MDs would only work with cars at the most superficial of levels, and would treat car problems by removing parts and by pouring lots and lots of dangerous, rust-producing useless gunky substances (DRUGS) into them.<br /> --Most people would buy cheap "junk gas" that contained caustic ingredients that would significantly decrease their car's performance and would slice years off the life of the car. Even though people knew the gas was bad, they'd buy it anyway. All the time.<br /> --Our government would heavily subsidize junk gas and DRUGS, and we would be indoctrinated during EVERY television commerical break on how wonderful our cars will be if we always use junk gas and DRUGS. Lots of them. Every day.<br /><br />The result is obvious: We would have a national fleet of clunkers. Ferraris would be rare indeed!<br /><br />In such a backward world, would there be <em>any</em> hope at all for our cars? Yes!There would be infinite hope...if we also had specially trained car lovers who Dote on Cars (also known as DCs)who would be experts on true car <em>care</em> -- from the inside out!<br /><br />MDs may be able to slow down your clunkiness process. Sometimes. (Sometimes they speed it up.)<br /><br />DCs help bring out your inner Ferrari!<br /><br />Would you rather be a clunker...or a Ferrari? Your choice!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehgKH2uCypFXOpEwTvxMUOb70K8YaBUnceID4R7FUySwbTLK2Ig-Sn1n3bOb-IzqGxv8wEw25Zrb_V1Uz7-8DYzJZ0FISBozvawvpl2-rDZ1MY5vy2UIi2emSFuYtq6NGonP3T2ImFwU/s1600/Ferrari2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhehgKH2uCypFXOpEwTvxMUOb70K8YaBUnceID4R7FUySwbTLK2Ig-Sn1n3bOb-IzqGxv8wEw25Zrb_V1Uz7-8DYzJZ0FISBozvawvpl2-rDZ1MY5vy2UIi2emSFuYtq6NGonP3T2ImFwU/s400/Ferrari2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5484159569511749378" /></a><br /><br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>Here is the latest update on the <em>Oby Phenomenon</em>:</em> </strong><br /><br />I still have my fingers crossed for a review of <em>Oby's Wisdom</em> in <em>O! The Oprah Magazine</em>. (Read last week's super excting update.) Please keep yours crossed, too!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a><br /><br />You can now purchase or order <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</strong></em> at your favorite local bookstore. Here in the Inland Northwest, Oby is on the shelves at these locations:<br /><strong>Spokane</strong>: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br /><strong>Coeur d'Alene</strong>: Hastings and Borders<br /><strong>Sandpoint</strong>: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br /><strong>Book signings:</strong><br />We had a GREAT book signing will at Northpointe Borders in North Spokane yesterday. Thanks to all of you who came by!<br /><br />If you would like to host or help arrange a book signing, please let me know and we will make it happen.<br /><br />You can also visit the official <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom </strong></em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a>. <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-a-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-Being/Mark-William-Cochran/e/9780981787442/?itm=2&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">BarnesAndNoble.com</a><br /><br />In India and other locations in Asia, <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is available at <a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/mark-william-cochran/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-well-being/9780981787442.html">Infibeam.com</a><br />(Free shipping in India.)<br /><br />If you would prefer to read the book digitally, you can find <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>in various digital formats at:<br /><br />Barnes and Noble's <a href="http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-A-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-being/Dr-Mark-William-Cochran/e/2940000788851/?itm=1&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">Nook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=oby%27s+wisdom&x=13&y=6">Sony</a> e-reader<br /><br />Other digital formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a><br /><br /><em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is now available in Apple's iPad store. <br /><br />Coming eventually to Kindle.Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-18328398821178053332010-06-13T04:09:00.000-07:002010-06-13T09:20:54.822-07:00The first rule of fitness: Have fun!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvP4O8qsB8JzyV5T1QqKkETNcNXHXoMbczuepq5ReITnlAp9W-jssxxWo1VOFtpZwcVh4koevV6kjRJ9CH10AU-S3OLFXnZPNNuQ6bLiZ6JCiPJRKdXUetijzL1FvhvPlur4yEaRmbH8/s1600/Eng+pt+mud.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWvP4O8qsB8JzyV5T1QqKkETNcNXHXoMbczuepq5ReITnlAp9W-jssxxWo1VOFtpZwcVh4koevV6kjRJ9CH10AU-S3OLFXnZPNNuQ6bLiZ6JCiPJRKdXUetijzL1FvhvPlur4yEaRmbH8/s400/Eng+pt+mud.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481660638716206978" /></a> <strong>Muddy Trail at English Point</strong><br /><br />Ah, I love a good, muddy trail run!<br /><br />I love lacing up my trail running shoes and running through the peaceful forest...enjoying the scenery, watching wildlife, breathing in the clear, cool fresh air. And if the trail happens to be really, <em>really </em>muddy, so much the better! Last Thursday, I went to English Point, north of Hayden, Idaho -- one of my favorite trail running destinations for a slippery, slidey midday workout. I had a blast, even when I tripped and fell into the mud, covering my legs and splattering mud all over my face. (People looked at me funny when I got back to the trailhead.)<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gOpVX2CDzOmog9Sc_n8D1qNfVVEn41g9IVjAlyubYcHGVH42aXL9mIvRjFAqyQUjGe5cAXgk2LxzCdPo0WxxETCbVTgvznaE_uLC6rCb1UlP_w9G8qS2YVKHnmvGpFX1l2swvxGRvLY/s1600/Eng+pt+muddy+face.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh1gOpVX2CDzOmog9Sc_n8D1qNfVVEn41g9IVjAlyubYcHGVH42aXL9mIvRjFAqyQUjGe5cAXgk2LxzCdPo0WxxETCbVTgvznaE_uLC6rCb1UlP_w9G8qS2YVKHnmvGpFX1l2swvxGRvLY/s400/Eng+pt+muddy+face.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481660880839614562" /></a> <strong>SPLAT! (Have a nice trip? Yuk yuk.)</strong><br /><br />In <em>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Guide to Health and Well-being</em>, I stress the importance of fun when you're getting your exercise. Two reasons:<br /><br />1. You don't have to force yourself to exercise. You're already motivated. You won't be tempted to make excuses like, "I just can't seem to find the time."<br /><br />2. If you're having fun, exercise will be good stress relief instead of becoming a source of stress.<br /><br />I had planned my trail run the night before. Thursday morning was very busy for me -- lots to do and not enough time to do it. I also had a Toastmasters meeting that evening that I had to prepare for. If I had planned some sort of exercise that I knew I wasn't going to enjoy, I would have been dreading it all morning, and thinking of excuses why I should sacrifice my all important exercise. Then, whether I went or not, I would have been stressed. Afterwards, I probably would have been run down, and not as well prepared for my meeting as I should have been. <br /><br />Instead, all morning long, I <em>looked forward </em>to going out for my run. I didn't get everything done that I wanted, but I did get a lot done. And afterwards, I was refreshed, energized and therefore more efficient. I was well prepared for my meeting and had a great time!<br /><br />Now...just gotta wash my shoes!<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZZszW5HunbV8a_oa-U-71Nh_y8T6e6nNnPLqve6dcCKKv9AVu82a6t_q5gPRgpDW7AI2INqlsT5SxpBOnD7lmRAdbTU18bER_5CErHGTrt1EikFhN1oi453nk6SjJ26mFIt7gd_v-wQ/s1600/Eng+pt+muddy+shoes.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg3ZZszW5HunbV8a_oa-U-71Nh_y8T6e6nNnPLqve6dcCKKv9AVu82a6t_q5gPRgpDW7AI2INqlsT5SxpBOnD7lmRAdbTU18bER_5CErHGTrt1EikFhN1oi453nk6SjJ26mFIt7gd_v-wQ/s400/Eng+pt+muddy+shoes.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5481660412844500322" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>Here is this week's update on the <em>Oby Phenomenon</em>:</em> </strong><br /><br /><strong>The most fantastic development so far</strong>: The Books Director for <em>O! The Oprah Magazine</em> has asked for a copy of <em>Oby's Wisdom!</em> It would be awesome if Oby were to have a review in O! Keep your fingers crossed!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a><br /><br />You can now purchase or order <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</strong></em> at your favorite local bookstore. Here in the Inland Northwest, Oby is on the shelves at these locations:<br /><strong>Spokane</strong>: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br /><strong>Coeur d'Alene</strong>: Hastings and Borders<br /><strong>Sandpoint</strong>: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br /><strong>Book signings:</strong><br />My next book signing will ae at Northpointe Borders in North Spokane, Saturday, June 19, noon - 5 PM. This will be a local author's day with about 20 different authors representing many different generes. This is going to be a great event. I'd love to see you there!<br /><br />If you would like to host or help arrange a book signing, please let me know and we will make it happen.<br /><br />You can also visit the official <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom </strong></em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a>. <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-a-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-Being/Mark-William-Cochran/e/9780981787442/?itm=2&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">BarnesAndNoble.com</a><br /><br />In India and other locations in Asia, <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is available at <a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/mark-william-cochran/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-well-being/9780981787442.html">Infibeam.com</a><br />(Free shipping in India.)<br /><br />If you would prefer to read the book digitally, you can find <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>in various digital formats at:<br /><br />Barnes and Noble's <a href="http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-A-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-being/Dr-Mark-William-Cochran/e/2940000788851/?itm=1&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">Nook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=oby%27s+wisdom&x=13&y=6">Sony</a> e-reader<br /><br />Other digital formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a><br /><br /><em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is now available in Apple's iPad store. <br /><br />Coming eventually to Kindle.Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-46803754284668307302010-06-05T22:39:00.000-07:002010-06-05T22:56:35.368-07:00“If we could see the miracle of a single flower clearly, our whole life would change.” ~The Buddha<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgkLVQuCg1_A3w_LR1_qKlfMG3FgoabuXeKZZGqsIS9AX19-__Bopsz2lgryyx6lBHpw2Lcxx9Nm07xbG5xaEYfi6QYzAshdMOI7Pmrjwyr97P1rX0Epz23dWb9Oq_mHJQxHQ-hnhZHyXc/s1600/Fl+blue.jpg"><img style="display:block; 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margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijKIoiolsgpmZEirs2IBLNQcIUlSdeARFjcis4oA6M0NQgCSVzgJj5GTBh9i7FTlDFTbp5LWzU39JCQ7dI2v9VbyVOG3u0hWIlhW3QzatIU3Wp5ni1oiz-9V2Ws06rVzgIr9jWW4SQ6dc/s400/Wild+Rose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479534536552385234" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjW0GhA57K2HQ3Mh9ARoFPFtzApsrcDleEvXxs7iDEZpPc04qY_yPsP57btpM4ZJastbsRBbU6x4p2Y1nxj-HRXgIj3Kf2F0iFHLKLf4qcKeGjwkOukPXp33Yb268wermJoa_83YYjAM/s1600/P8180317.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhCjW0GhA57K2HQ3Mh9ARoFPFtzApsrcDleEvXxs7iDEZpPc04qY_yPsP57btpM4ZJastbsRBbU6x4p2Y1nxj-HRXgIj3Kf2F0iFHLKLf4qcKeGjwkOukPXp33Yb268wermJoa_83YYjAM/s400/P8180317.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479533666394273570" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5OlJXZcNV0qGSe5DO3GCtVf533Y1pgGlxJaR1vPkfvBKaA81tPp-9Eu4x50-PRyOb-y7QBk68B0H4GMCsIVytRoERPqBdKvEfzsMGBPtI4xBojrGDav0tQ9qQ3uJQ7CBrglmxuQk6h8/s1600/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALL.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 309px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiU5OlJXZcNV0qGSe5DO3GCtVf533Y1pgGlxJaR1vPkfvBKaA81tPp-9Eu4x50-PRyOb-y7QBk68B0H4GMCsIVytRoERPqBdKvEfzsMGBPtI4xBojrGDav0tQ9qQ3uJQ7CBrglmxuQk6h8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALL.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5479535239150098946" /></a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-62486021302139081482010-05-30T04:00:00.000-07:002010-05-30T04:00:06.205-07:00There is no "good health" or "bad health." There is only perfect health.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujCr1pTba8E_33idl5I15HxTpKR9iZbNk30-Qy5dDpADWXY0OLlK-a46gMqVOximgSg4qCr-fXh7ikPb6Z3SUGjV2O5tcApcQXeKl_DaNgLTRaEaUmWNM0jGIg1Zpcr5ugROlUjNt1OI/s1600/Pole+and+clouds+BW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjujCr1pTba8E_33idl5I15HxTpKR9iZbNk30-Qy5dDpADWXY0OLlK-a46gMqVOximgSg4qCr-fXh7ikPb6Z3SUGjV2O5tcApcQXeKl_DaNgLTRaEaUmWNM0jGIg1Zpcr5ugROlUjNt1OI/s400/Pole+and+clouds+BW.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476191673425674834" /></a><br /><br />How do you like these photos? <br /><br />I shot them last week on a day that was mostly cloudy, rainy and quite chilly. It wasn't the kind of spring day most people hope for. I shot the pics in color; composition was good...nice lines...crisp, clear color. The pictures were decent but not that great. Ho hum! Then I played around with them on the computer and -- POP -- surreal and engaging. I can't stop looking at the first one. <em>Perfect!</em><br /><br />Now let's talk about the weather that day. All day long, people were complaining about it. Earlier that afternoon, I heard someone describe it as "yucky." Yet, when I was out for a walk in the park at City Beach in downtown Sandpoint, although it was cold, windy and rainy, I saw a family playing baseball together, laughing, enjoying each other, splashing through puddles, sliding in the soggy grass and having a fabulous time. <em>Perfect!</em><br /><br />Even when we don't enjoy the prolific spring rains around here, we all know how important they are. And the cold? That serves a purpose too. I don't know what that purpose was on that particular afternoon, but just because most people didn't like it, that doesn't mean the cold was "bad." If you doubt the perfection of the cold, the rain and the synergy of all weather conditions, just look around and behold the spectacular scenery of North Idaho. I'm here day in and day out, and I'm constantly blown away by the exquisite splendor surounding me. I can't tell you how many times I have been talking about an unrelated subject, then looked at the Cabinet Mountains, the Seven Sisters, a dilapidated barn, an newborn colt, Schweitzer Mountain, a moose, a cloud formation, Lake Pend Oreille, or any of the endless variety of sights, and stopped mid-sentence to say, "WOW! That's amazing! <em>Perfect!</em><br /><br />How do you feel today...? <br /><br /><em>Perfect!</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSflbNUU3e0zfUyylQsfZnV7j6WsnqsrxYzEQujjT47qa6ndcg8wIxV8l0AQVSYvTW4dj0sFsV4UhhWXWfR2ZJp4y_UnG1AwRPxkECuSOe0Vsk9q3JUMjjzI9oNBvPlYCwfou1SG6PHhc/s1600/Road+and+sky+BW.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgSflbNUU3e0zfUyylQsfZnV7j6WsnqsrxYzEQujjT47qa6ndcg8wIxV8l0AQVSYvTW4dj0sFsV4UhhWXWfR2ZJp4y_UnG1AwRPxkECuSOe0Vsk9q3JUMjjzI9oNBvPlYCwfou1SG6PHhc/s400/Road+and+sky+BW.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5476191881739952434" /></a><br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>Here is this week's update on the <em>Oby Phenomenon</em>:</em> </strong><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a><br /><br />You can now purchase or order <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</strong></em> at your favorite local bookstore. Here in the Inland Northwest, Oby is on the shelves at these locations:<br /><strong>Spokane</strong>: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br /><strong>Coeur d'Alene</strong>: Hastings and Borders<br /><strong>Sandpoint</strong>: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><strong>Book signings:</strong><br />There are no book signings currently on the schedule, although I'm working on one at Borders in North Spokane, perhaps next month. <br /><br />If you would like to host or help arrange a book signing, please let me know and we will make it happen.<br /><br />You can also visit the official <em><strong>Oby's Wisdom </strong></em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a>. Oby enjoyed a spike in Amazon sales this past week. Thanks!<br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-a-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-Being/Mark-William-Cochran/e/9780981787442/?itm=2&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">BarnesAndNoble.com</a><br /><br />In India and other locations in Asia, <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is available at <a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/mark-william-cochran/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-well-being/9780981787442.html">Infibeam.com</a><br />(Free shipping in India.)<br /><br />If you would prefer to read the book digitally, you can find <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>in various digital formats at:<br /><br />Barnes and Noble's <a href="http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-A-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-being/Dr-Mark-William-Cochran/e/2940000788851/?itm=1&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">Nook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=oby%27s+wisdom&x=13&y=6">Sony</a> e-reader<br /><br />Other digital formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a><br /><br />Coming soon to Kindle. <br /><br />I think Oby may be available for Apple's iPad now. I'm not sure. If you have an iPad, check it out. (BTW - I'm thinking about buying an iPad. If you own one, please post a comment about how you like it.)Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-19730098082969675802010-05-23T03:52:00.000-07:002010-05-24T22:02:33.214-07:00We are equally served by beauty and pain.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWM6EOyb7rQKPX9ks8R0qYfGLnAlUKVHc8ckaQVMlHamddcIudr2jvfekxa7gZVUYYknWbCucTizIUmRXTD5mlCF9PXysb6OYe4iSUEXvv70a4g04kQkyseYPdP2W0BlV45-j0JDUSGw/s1600/Saguaro3317.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhgWM6EOyb7rQKPX9ks8R0qYfGLnAlUKVHc8ckaQVMlHamddcIudr2jvfekxa7gZVUYYknWbCucTizIUmRXTD5mlCF9PXysb6OYe4iSUEXvv70a4g04kQkyseYPdP2W0BlV45-j0JDUSGw/s400/Saguaro3317.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474202575021107218" /></a><br /><br />Cricket snapped this photo last month while we were visiting Saguaro National Park near Tuscon, Arizona. We were there when the desert was alive with the vibrant color of spring flowers. <br /><br />Take a look at the picture above. Two parts of the cactus jump right out. First, of course, the eye is drawn to the bright flowers. If you come close to pick one, or take a whif of the pleasant scent, be careful. As you see, the cactus is also covered with sharp spines. <br /><br />Beauty and pain...<br /><br />Contrasts such as this are everywhere in the natural world.<br /><br />Flowers and spines...<br /><br />Sunshine and rain...<br /><br />Warm summer breezes and the biting winds of winter ...<br /><br />Bright daytime and the darkness of night...<br /><br />Bunny rabbits and coyotes...<br /><br />Bees pollinating and bees stinging...<br /><br />While we might not always enjoy puncture wounds, getting wet, having to bundle up, darkness, the death of cute critters and the prospect of painful bee stings, it is easy to understand the importance of all of these things in the elegant design of Nature.<br /><br />The same important balance is inherent in my and your life experience.<br /><br />We enjoy the good feeling of vibrant and robust health; but our challenges with pain and dis-ease always present an opportunity to grow, heal and expand. Always.<br /><br />Remember the basic truth: You are beautiful and perfect! <em>Always...!</em><br /><br />Enjoy these other photos Cricket and I took at Saguaro National Park that all depict the beauty and perfection of Nature.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4y9sa1r36ul8RFff4m7lWaWGA54IOUAjsQn9A9zEmVxMYLVPK-R5ciCrB_SgiF4nGQ4zKqmys0rpMzXJRIT-mrJ-t-qlaaXyghlm_QqzsnjhCNX3E6wVn31UzdkmBF_BIKDAWNJCuCQA/s1600/gila+monster.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi4y9sa1r36ul8RFff4m7lWaWGA54IOUAjsQn9A9zEmVxMYLVPK-R5ciCrB_SgiF4nGQ4zKqmys0rpMzXJRIT-mrJ-t-qlaaXyghlm_QqzsnjhCNX3E6wVn31UzdkmBF_BIKDAWNJCuCQA/s400/gila+monster.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473505970378955202" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmM7d49tYKu56vLQ9zme_XAXgm6RWeYrL9JlL9zBwSCdTfg0G3P-oT1U1Inv8IrFtRUOAsWzov5zD7RlJ1pkOMr7bgnzwPRvAVeMJfgDAbxrwvgosxfh6guX94a3Kd03ZHOrNf6760TA/s1600/Yellow+Flowers.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEijmM7d49tYKu56vLQ9zme_XAXgm6RWeYrL9JlL9zBwSCdTfg0G3P-oT1U1Inv8IrFtRUOAsWzov5zD7RlJ1pkOMr7bgnzwPRvAVeMJfgDAbxrwvgosxfh6guX94a3Kd03ZHOrNf6760TA/s400/Yellow+Flowers.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5473497052710548994" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyP5xukpnaNjkJmMGdoINtZroEGeMhF2je9o_2wlxJ7ek01IHr-HAt6zEezaQk66AgSfvo6mAH50SmygaOD4rCubs9k6KAyUa1IeVh-LNmnvwljFOgWSRWBw5330HJyI3fpVqiC7sEKM/s1600/Saguaro3345.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhuyP5xukpnaNjkJmMGdoINtZroEGeMhF2je9o_2wlxJ7ek01IHr-HAt6zEezaQk66AgSfvo6mAH50SmygaOD4rCubs9k6KAyUa1IeVh-LNmnvwljFOgWSRWBw5330HJyI3fpVqiC7sEKM/s400/Saguaro3345.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474204883995251570" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRxKjJXfmf5rUQ3aBixqE6YOpKA6xDbVrJxCAv1yT3_rTQj9PSvLgZzV3WuuNs6eSGCZ74jMHtHuKSQ2LYv82qouzarBLPXKpqlsvk5fAKnI8zWj3FT4xdq3r-HmMJhiuZObgMCSHeSE/s1600/Saguaro3341.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEggRxKjJXfmf5rUQ3aBixqE6YOpKA6xDbVrJxCAv1yT3_rTQj9PSvLgZzV3WuuNs6eSGCZ74jMHtHuKSQ2LYv82qouzarBLPXKpqlsvk5fAKnI8zWj3FT4xdq3r-HmMJhiuZObgMCSHeSE/s400/Saguaro3341.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474204424179641058" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDtoZgtKI9p_nVbwH2QQ-xG7Yrdw_HHEZ-8AOEz39BRX2l5XkacoBZ8KevAxVnwq9BXsBo2mIpcH4G8IK9PYK9pzIiDGWE22wM_qy3o8OMBL3jZXRvmNyFu-5wgavDqEQtB4nu3659cE/s1600/Saguaro3291.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjWDtoZgtKI9p_nVbwH2QQ-xG7Yrdw_HHEZ-8AOEz39BRX2l5XkacoBZ8KevAxVnwq9BXsBo2mIpcH4G8IK9PYK9pzIiDGWE22wM_qy3o8OMBL3jZXRvmNyFu-5wgavDqEQtB4nu3659cE/s400/Saguaro3291.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474203948275511042" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBPLzhPipNeTbOmvKGZUALgn04dAa5MyDUm9w3KcHplSijn-ltubpqVXIDeeBOd-i10Q8mNThVbWsYU5SzpGh2Iml-sAr9KQGT3QFpvn-OvoFr8gnLY3dtz9shTInajccVEltzZGSDGQ/s1600/Saguaro3250.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiOBPLzhPipNeTbOmvKGZUALgn04dAa5MyDUm9w3KcHplSijn-ltubpqVXIDeeBOd-i10Q8mNThVbWsYU5SzpGh2Iml-sAr9KQGT3QFpvn-OvoFr8gnLY3dtz9shTInajccVEltzZGSDGQ/s400/Saguaro3250.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5474203641928335746" /></a><br /><br /> <br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>Here is the latest on the <em>Oby Phenomenon</em>:</em> </strong><br />You can now order <em><em>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</em></em> through your favorite local bookstore. Here in the Inland Northwest, Oby is on the shelves at these locations:<br /><strong>Spokane</strong>: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br /><strong>Coeur d'Alene</strong>: Hastings and Borders<br /><strong>Sandpoint</strong>: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br /><strong>Book signings:</strong><br />There are no book signings currently on the schedule. If you would like to host one, or if you know someone you think might like to, please let me know and we will make it happen.<br /><br />You can also visit the official <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-a-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-Being/Mark-William-Cochran/e/9780981787442/?itm=2&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">BarnesAndNoble.com</a><br /><br />In India and other locations in Asia, <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is available at <a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/mark-william-cochran/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-well-being/9780981787442.html">Infibeam.com</a><br />(Free shipping in India.)<br /><br />If you would prefer to read the book digitally, you can find <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>in various digital formats at:<br /><br />Barnes and Noble's <a href="http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-A-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-being/Dr-Mark-William-Cochran/e/2940000788851/?itm=1&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">Nook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=oby%27s+wisdom&x=13&y=6">Sony</a> e-reader<br /><br />Other digital formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a><br /><br />Coming soon to Kindle and Apple's iPad.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-8890693938469318772010-05-16T07:52:00.000-07:002010-05-16T07:52:00.605-07:00Which voice do you choose to listen to...?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQmMNTHYF0FeL9raffSdGXFLPgzIV6lSrDmjirtMGKZ_yHzX4-gO8zMKPSpt_CVJN5ba3bfaOpNXJO_spV0-duR7wXXt5UcFp6mh30RJ8proJc-XNHuWUoE1OQOFeFZeAKnuSuUgFGRA/s1600/doomsday.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiPQmMNTHYF0FeL9raffSdGXFLPgzIV6lSrDmjirtMGKZ_yHzX4-gO8zMKPSpt_CVJN5ba3bfaOpNXJO_spV0-duR7wXXt5UcFp6mh30RJ8proJc-XNHuWUoE1OQOFeFZeAKnuSuUgFGRA/s400/doomsday.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5471000554318980130" /></a><br /><br />A couple of weeks ago, I participated in the annual Bloomsday Run in Spokane, Washington. Bloomsday is a fun time, with about 50,000 participants running or walking 12 kilometers (about 7 and a half miles). It's a hilly and challenging course. All along the route thousands of spectators cheer the runners on with signs and shouted words of encouragement. It's a <em>very </em>motivating experience!<br /><br />This year, a couple of miles from the end, there were two guys who had a different message. Take a look at the picture above. You can read the red sign: "Just quit now." The green sign says, "You'll never make it."<br /><br />These two guys were quite a contrast to the countless others who were offering cheers of support and encouragement at a point where the race was really becoming a challenge. It was all in fun and I doubt they de-motivated anybody. I'm sure they got many thousands of laughs from the passing runners. Even so, these guys serve as a colorful illustration of the contrasting messages that swirl around in our heads as we encounter life's challenges. Whether it be health, wealth, love or whatever; we often have two voices speaking to us: a naysayer and a motivational speaker. One will always be louder than the other. We always have a choice about which voice to listen to. <br /><br />Which voice do you choose listen to -- the one that is loudest, or the one that serves you the best...?<br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br />PS: Happy birthday to me!<br /><br /><strong>PSS: <em>Here is the latest on the <em>Oby Phenomenon</em>:</em> </strong><br />You can now order <em><em>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</em></em> through your favorite local bookstore. Here in the Inland Northwest, Oby is on the shelves at these locations:<br />Spokane: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br />Coeur d'Alene: Hastings and Borders<br />Sandpoint: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br /><strong>Book signings:</strong><br />The recent book signings at Hastings in CdA, Auntie's in Spokane and Borders in CdA were a great success. Thanks to all who attended! I will post future book signings here as they are scheduled.<br /><br />You can also visit the official <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-a-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-Being/Mark-William-Cochran/e/9780981787442/?itm=2&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">BarnesAndNoble.com</a><br /><br />In India and other locations in Asia, <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is available at <a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/mark-william-cochran/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-well-being/9780981787442.html">Infibeam.com</a><br />(Free shipping in India.)<br /><br />If you would prefer to read the book digitally, you can find <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>in various digital formats at:<br /><br />Barnes and Noble's <a href="http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-A-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-being/Dr-Mark-William-Cochran/e/2940000788851/?itm=1&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">Nook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=oby%27s+wisdom&x=13&y=6">Sony</a> e-reader<br /><br />Other digital formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a><br /><br />Coming soon to Kindle and Apple's iPad.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-56533649703289898332010-04-25T04:17:00.000-07:002010-04-25T12:04:02.734-07:00The Key to Health is Synergy.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2DO7qgyijRV2-9t1yDVTmNg_tYTGicB6NJ_n0ZfO1jJ6VfcZptB3SksSUR5OS26h_nwLU4StEQr4vWjH7YKReegmxK5EbIVLY-7KVDc4Bp4VlrVkJ5K2Ybdx7UeGMcVff023DE6sxlA/s1600/MallardSunset2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiM2DO7qgyijRV2-9t1yDVTmNg_tYTGicB6NJ_n0ZfO1jJ6VfcZptB3SksSUR5OS26h_nwLU4StEQr4vWjH7YKReegmxK5EbIVLY-7KVDc4Bp4VlrVkJ5K2Ybdx7UeGMcVff023DE6sxlA/s400/MallardSunset2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5463222794508491122" /></a><br /><br />I learned a brilliant lesson about health a few days ago -- in a game of dodgeball -- from an opposing team who calls themselves "Team Stupid"...!<br /><br />A few evenings ago, my dodgeball team played our final match of the regular season. We discovered that we are not very good at coordinating our efforts as a team. The other team, on the other hand, was very good at that. Our opponents jokingly named themselves "Team Stupid," but, in reality, they were very smart. In contrast to my team,they were very effective at coordinating their efforts. There was one point when four people on Team Stupid each threw a ball at me all at the same time. They got me! They employed that tactic time after time and they won the best-of-five series against us.<br /><br />A winning dodgeball team operates on the same principle as a healthy living being. That principle is synergy. When your body is functionng in a synergistic manner, with no interference, guided by your Innate intelligence, you are free to express vibrant health. <br /><br />Unfortunately, our lifestyles bring in a lot of interference:<br />Processed, lifeless food...<br />Lack of sleep...<br />Not enough clear water...<br />Too much time in front of the tube...<br />Sedentary ways...<br />Prescription medications...<br />The list goes on...<br />and on...<br /><br />These factors do not <em>bring in </em>poor health; what they do is <em>diminish the expression</em> of vibrant health. Here is an example that everybody can relate to from personal experience: We all need adequate sleep to function optimally in every aspect of our beings -- physically, mentally, emotionally and spiritually. Go just a few days on limited z's and you'll be cranky, you will zone out any time you try to concentrate on a mental task and you will tire quickly when performing physical tasks. Get a couple nights of good, restful sleep, and everything falls back into place.<br /><br />Another great example that I have extensive experience in is the power of the Chiropractic Adjustment. Your spine is the center of the structural and neurological functioning of your body. It is also key to your spiritual expression. Time and time again, I have seen people's lives blossom when they are under Chiropractic wellness care. Why? Because, when there is less interference, there is greater synergy!<br /><br />Life needs no help, just no interfernece!<br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>Here is the latest on the <em>Oby Phenomenon</em>:</em> </strong><br />You can now order <em><em>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</em></em> through your favorite local bookstore. Here in the Inland Northwest, Oby is on the shelves at these locations:<br />Spokane: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br />Coeur d'Alene: Hastings<br />Sandpoint: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br /><strong>Upcoming book signings:</strong><br />April 29, Thursday - Auntie's Book Store, Downtown Spokane, 7-9 PM. A reading and Q&A will precede the book signing.<br />May 1, Saturday - Borders in Coeur d'Alene, 1-3 PM<br /><br />You can also visit the official <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>on <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> <br /><br />Buy <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at <a href="http://search.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-a-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-Being/Mark-William-Cochran/e/9780981787442/?itm=2&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">BarnesAndNoble.com</a><br /><br />In India and other locations in Asia, <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>is available at <a href="http://www.infibeam.com/Books/info/mark-william-cochran/obys-wisdom-cavemans-simple-guide-health-well-being/9780981787442.html">Infibeam.com</a><br />(Free shipping in India.)<br /><br />If you would prefer to read the book digitally, you can find <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>in various digital formats at:<br /><br />Barnes and Noble's <a href="http://btobsearch.barnesandnoble.com/Obys-Wisdom-A-Cavemans-Simple-Guide-to-Health-and-Well-being/Dr-Mark-William-Cochran/e/2940000788851/?itm=1&USRI=oby%27s+wisdom">Nook</a> <br /><br /><a href="http://ebookstore.sony.com/search?keyword=oby%27s+wisdom&x=13&y=6">Sony</a> e-reader<br /><br />Other digital formats at <a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords.com</a><br /><br />Coming soon to Kindle and Apple's iPad.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-35291400284019438032010-04-04T04:48:00.000-07:002010-04-04T04:48:00.035-07:00The Internet is a Stick<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQRukATZGaUeU1vonuqUvOqSvNAt9PpxbFf9DozjYSAiD5BDZ-Gh0mjjM8LiXZRCNayIVSZWOAblWy6ZPYmWZSY70HlYNBhaJ23kkQ_Lxju90hP8UvvsC3lUxaIroFesiWB2HxaQTB1I/s1600/Next+to+big+tree.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhFQRukATZGaUeU1vonuqUvOqSvNAt9PpxbFf9DozjYSAiD5BDZ-Gh0mjjM8LiXZRCNayIVSZWOAblWy6ZPYmWZSY70HlYNBhaJ23kkQ_Lxju90hP8UvvsC3lUxaIroFesiWB2HxaQTB1I/s400/Next+to+big+tree.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455421196221737458" /></a><br />That's right; the internet is a stick! <br /><br />A very wise and good friend of mine named Grover told me that a few days ago, and I was struck by the simplicity and depth of that wisdom. What Grover said was that, if you sit with stick for awhile, you can access all of the wisdom of Creation. Think about everything a stick is synergistically connected with. The Sun, the Earth, the Animal World, Humanity, the Universe...<br /><br />A simple stick represents the Mother of all internets.<br /><br />A simple stick represents <em>you</em> and your critical part of that vast and wondrous internet! <br /><br />Think about it...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChHRtETiV2oNzwZR76qWt-lK66u1InqKMHLmNyI71GN6dp0UpicfKRy8-wRMpDUYKcrlLKlNCR4j6IR642zSwX_Y2Ux9CkjJiCQmByD5ln10x6RtwoOqHxrDUSkfyZX5oDl_UDRLRhm0/s1600/TreeAndSky.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiChHRtETiV2oNzwZR76qWt-lK66u1InqKMHLmNyI71GN6dp0UpicfKRy8-wRMpDUYKcrlLKlNCR4j6IR642zSwX_Y2Ux9CkjJiCQmByD5ln10x6RtwoOqHxrDUSkfyZX5oDl_UDRLRhm0/s400/TreeAndSky.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5455422460701912034" /></a><br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>The most important update yet on the Oby Phenomenon:</em> </strong><br />The Oby Phenomenon is much more than selling books. The Oby Phenomenon is about spreading a new, empowering perspective -- in health and in life. Here is a great example of how the Oby Phenomenon is doing that: <br /><br />A couple of weeks ago, I gave my "Wellness 101" seminar to a group of employees at a particular organization. This seminar is built around the lessons in <em>Oby's Wisdom</em>. As always, I emphasized "The Basic Truth" that I present in <em>Oby's Wisdom</em>. The Basic Truth, of course, is: "You are beautiful and perfect!" About a week after the seminar, I ran into the person who had invited me to speak. She told me that they have a new office motto: "You are beautiful and perfect!" They tell it to each other regularly, especially during stressful times. <br /><br />Just imagine if everyone in the world responded to a stressful moment by reminding everyone else that they are beautiful and perfect. Just imagine...<br /><br />Incorporate the Oby Phenomenon into your own life! If you live in the Inland Northwest, you can buy your copy of <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>at these locations:<br />Spokane: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br />Coeur d'Alene: Hastings<br />Sandpoint: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br /><strong>Upcoming book signings:</strong><br />April 10 - Hastings, Coeur d'Alene, 2-4 PM<br />April 17 - Borders in Coeur d'Alene, 1-3 PM<br />April 29 - Auntie's Book Store, Downtown Spokane, 7-9 PM. A reading, Q&A will precede the book signing.<br /><br />You can also visit the official <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Oby is also available through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> and your favorite local bookstore.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-51874511614096339422010-03-28T03:52:00.000-07:002010-03-28T03:52:00.515-07:00Your "flaws" are truly gifts!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwr7KdIatetmx3baDkDyGnx2qnliGXihpkHyspm0_Ja1XxGUMwVpgYf0rSylw6UgYEAra4aS7thXejayIbS-weP0KsoLXh9Q38K0TwMMm8vi6P8YKeM4rckUhW6xasoq5_IWuN5YFYWXg/s1600/Purple+flowers+mt+cda.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwr7KdIatetmx3baDkDyGnx2qnliGXihpkHyspm0_Ja1XxGUMwVpgYf0rSylw6UgYEAra4aS7thXejayIbS-weP0KsoLXh9Q38K0TwMMm8vi6P8YKeM4rckUhW6xasoq5_IWuN5YFYWXg/s400/Purple+flowers+mt+cda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452809244592261746" /></a><br /><br />I received this story in an email from a friend last week and knew right away I wanted to post it to this blog. Apparently it has been floating around for quite awhile, but this was the first time I have ever received it. Enjoy!<br /><br /><em>A woman had two large pots, each hung on the ends of a pole which she carried across her neck. One of the pots had a crack in it while the other pot was perfect and always delivered a full portion of water. At the end of the long walks from the stream to the house, the cracked pot arrived only half full.<br /><br />For a full two years this went on daily, with the woman bringing home only one and a half pots of water. Of course, the perfect pot was proud of its accomplishments. But the poor cracked pot was ashamed of its own imperfection, and miserable that it could only do half of what it had been made to do.<br /><br />After two years of what it perceived to be bitter failure, it spoke to the woman one day by the stream. “I am ashamed of myself, because this crack in my side causes water to leak out all the way back to your house.”<br /><br />The old woman smiled, “Did you notice that there are flowers on your side of the path, but not on the other pot's side? That's because I have always known about your flaw, so I planted flower seeds on your side of the path, and every day while we walk back, you water them. For two years I have been able to pick these beautiful flowers to decorate the table. Without you being just the way you are, there would not be this beauty to grace the house.”<br /><br />Each of us has our own unique flaw. But it's the cracks and flaws we each have that make our lives together so very interesting and rewarding.</em><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAjO6vierj0W-ZtNaPhyln6aXYNBpjq_a22xS3HOvkhShynPqgt2vLZpEfhEuLG1Hmp0ii2NRrlvhah_kCZNctq8ebuOI_iCGvFncdSmpTRTrag8TEiz9zxzCyWRkJdDiTMfMxNqhcAE/s1600/Wild+Rose.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjqAjO6vierj0W-ZtNaPhyln6aXYNBpjq_a22xS3HOvkhShynPqgt2vLZpEfhEuLG1Hmp0ii2NRrlvhah_kCZNctq8ebuOI_iCGvFncdSmpTRTrag8TEiz9zxzCyWRkJdDiTMfMxNqhcAE/s400/Wild+Rose.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5452808628879091730" /></a><br /><br /><strong>Remember: You are beautiful and perfect!</strong><br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>An update on the Oby Phenomenon:</em> </strong><br />If do not yet have your own copy of <em><em>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</em></em>, why wait any longer? For those readers here in the Inland Northwest, you can pick up a copy at these locations:<br />Spokane: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br />Coeur d'Alene: Hastings<br />Sandpoint: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br /><strong>Upcoming book signings:</strong><br />April 10 - Hastings, Coeur d'Alene, 2-4 PM<br />April 17 - Borders in Coeur d'Alene, 1-3 PM<br />April 29 - Auntie's Book Store, Downtown Spokane, 7-9 PM. A reading, Q&A will precede the book signing.<br /><br />You can also visit the official <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Oby is also available through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> and your favorite local bookstore.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-16443577165471664882010-03-21T00:22:00.000-07:002010-03-21T00:22:00.722-07:00Which aspects of yourself are you revealing?<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINKhy2w63jAJqFJPV7oVtniYUMX3W5uqSViMbv860jWzTNQgjltB8kl5YmNYiAsAs27f8g-Rho-klSMUj3k0G5TwqxyfiM0KsP73Sag_fKIocveZm_vmimq4uHOooc7agU_jEkNNHNzg/s1600-h/Radar1_edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 391px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgINKhy2w63jAJqFJPV7oVtniYUMX3W5uqSViMbv860jWzTNQgjltB8kl5YmNYiAsAs27f8g-Rho-klSMUj3k0G5TwqxyfiM0KsP73Sag_fKIocveZm_vmimq4uHOooc7agU_jEkNNHNzg/s400/Radar1_edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5450801302622334466" /></a><br />An Elder told his grandchild: <em>"I have two wolves fighting inside of me. One wolf is anger, suspicion and fear. The other is a wolf of love, joy, peace and generosity."</em><br /><br /><em>“Which wolf will win, Grandfather?” </em>asked the child.<br /><br /><em>“The one I feed the most,”</em> answered the Elder. <br /><br />Until next time,<br /><em><strong>Dr. Mark William Cochran</strong></em><br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>An update on the Oby Phenomenon:</em> </strong><br />If do not yet have your own copy of <em><em>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</em></em>, why wait any longer? For those readers here in the Inland Northwest, you can pick up a copy at these locations:<br />Spokane: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br />Coeur d'Alene: Hastings<br />Sandpoint: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br /><br />We had a GREAT book signing at Inquire Within in Sandpoint yesterday (Saturday). Many thanks to all who attended!<br /><br /><strong>Upcoming book signings:</strong><br />April 10 - Hastings, Coeur d'Alene, 2-4 PM<br />April 17 - Borders in Coeur d'Alene, 1-3 PM<br />April 29 - Auntie's Book Store, Downtown Spokane, 7-9 PM. A reading, Q&A will precede the book signing.<br /><br />You can also visit the official <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Oby is also available through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> and your favorite local bookstore.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-34225349969376434842010-03-14T04:07:00.000-07:002010-03-14T04:07:00.315-07:00The best diet: Don't go on a diet!<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkMmSRZ7-ZFotlUfH4cQiEO4xK74EJAIl1iFNNw5TnHEsAVMDUag871gu0lkja1RN7DAkemhxn5pETm9EIdJa680IWgDYYEpHh6WqOIAdgay2cWO_tIucqiDUZh7SbRIJA4BwEqRDM4E/s1600-h/P9010251.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjMkMmSRZ7-ZFotlUfH4cQiEO4xK74EJAIl1iFNNw5TnHEsAVMDUag871gu0lkja1RN7DAkemhxn5pETm9EIdJa680IWgDYYEpHh6WqOIAdgay2cWO_tIucqiDUZh7SbRIJA4BwEqRDM4E/s400/P9010251.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447662244406457202" /></a><br /><br /><br />A couple of days ago, one of my Facebook friends posted a note on my profile page asking what diet I could recommend for losing weight and keeping it off. Here's how I responded: <br /><em>"Don't go on a diet! Just eat as Nature intended - a balance of fresh, whole, natural, organic, local foods. Focus on a healthy lifestyle rather than the number on the scale or comparing yourself to magazine cover models. I devote an entire chapter to this in Oby's Wisdom. Remember this always: You are Beautiful and Perfect!"</em><br /><br />With nutrition as with everything else health related, Nature has the answer. Nature has provided all we need. And when Nature designed our food supply, She didn't include junk like preservatives, food dye, artificial flavorings...<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_T41YOQwgTVmujFO6QNvBEGADOA2SPFUmHuXX0iO6JzCiMngJP4ULQbFUlK-DD5J8nIXkV022wZwRIJFPWzSAy2uKwFwW3AhdhTBry1RJoYIg5PHksrvMqFlyHYgbSnZzkzm8mfk6-4/s1600-h/Moose2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhM_T41YOQwgTVmujFO6QNvBEGADOA2SPFUmHuXX0iO6JzCiMngJP4ULQbFUlK-DD5J8nIXkV022wZwRIJFPWzSAy2uKwFwW3AhdhTBry1RJoYIg5PHksrvMqFlyHYgbSnZzkzm8mfk6-4/s400/Moose2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5447661623578010242" /></a><br /><br />Ponder this: have you ever seen an obese wild animal?<br /><br />Until next time,<br />Dr. Mark William Cochran<br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: <em>The Oby Phenomenon has begun!</em> </strong><br />My new book, <em>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</em> is now available in print!For those readers here in the Inland Northwest, you can pick up a copy at these locations:<br />Spokane: Auntie's Bookstore, downtown<br />Coeur d'Alene: Hastings<br />Sandpoint: Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market, Zero Point and Vanderford's Books & Office Products<br />If you live elsewhere, you can visit the official <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Oby is also available through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> and your favorite local bookstore.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-26289056352813517132010-03-07T04:40:00.000-08:002010-03-07T04:40:00.232-08:00Health is free. Healthcare is expensive.The basis for vibrant health is the life force…the inherent vitality…the Innate Intelligence of your being. You were born with it and there was no extra charge. You can’t <em>obtain</em> good health or <em>lose</em> it. You can only <em>bury</em> your inborn state of good health, or <em>reveal</em> it.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wm6WXVzCJtN-PYIHlpFIhTd_PLCV-zf1-aJKpGVte16y759xJRdIPiSd1_8-5hxWUTMpwEc1zaSUg1GfumndHxW-WphVuUdeF7_PH5t9RdsPdvbRDVdc0SNzns_V-E03wKlQ23W6T9Y/s1600-h/P8180298.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj-wm6WXVzCJtN-PYIHlpFIhTd_PLCV-zf1-aJKpGVte16y759xJRdIPiSd1_8-5hxWUTMpwEc1zaSUg1GfumndHxW-WphVuUdeF7_PH5t9RdsPdvbRDVdc0SNzns_V-E03wKlQ23W6T9Y/s400/P8180298.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445751829308498690" /></a><br /><br />An unhealthy lifestyle including junk food, sedentary habits, high stress, toxic substances, a negative attitude and neglecting your spirit, will bury your health.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6pTv_AxHI8PgTe4MdF0iSnVYLin235c4BVVLI-v9xqNFCrpeGAAEI7X6_4Vv7YpxJ8s0QLFENvAvvOied4qjcKnooD8JK3sFfeRVPoauOeFvIOAesgN-6-enp9I_u6DIUB4NxHeRyJs/s1600-h/P8180281.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_6pTv_AxHI8PgTe4MdF0iSnVYLin235c4BVVLI-v9xqNFCrpeGAAEI7X6_4Vv7YpxJ8s0QLFENvAvvOied4qjcKnooD8JK3sFfeRVPoauOeFvIOAesgN-6-enp9I_u6DIUB4NxHeRyJs/s400/P8180281.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445753336034696882" /></a><br /><br />That’s when healthcare becomes necessary. And healthcare only tends to poor health, it doesn’t reveal vibrant health.<br /><br />The good news is that, no matter how unhealthy you may become, your inherent state of vibrant health is always right inside of you, waiting to be revealed...<br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmgVTZLuaRzfoNS1WM397_04sSH9d1meIisXJSbiIKKHujO7m_DElUeXtL938UC7xwG4y2TiTfRLxB1b321Z0hUgvcxW0JOIRM8ltOx38gXpkaYriPAXXybASSBYjiuwzTCS8C1fXS90/s1600-h/P8180292.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjJmgVTZLuaRzfoNS1WM397_04sSH9d1meIisXJSbiIKKHujO7m_DElUeXtL938UC7xwG4y2TiTfRLxB1b321Z0hUgvcxW0JOIRM8ltOx38gXpkaYriPAXXybASSBYjiuwzTCS8C1fXS90/s400/P8180292.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445754161133847410" /></a><br />...with a healthy lifestyle that includes fresh, whole organic foods; fun physical activity; regular Chiropractic wellness care, plenty of sunshine, fresh air and water; enlivening your spirit, a positive outlook; joy and laughter.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEyE_8AblkLjXHMh1NStGOdRbzwAz7QXH-IWAeoiSrRZIZ5X2Qrl5nt-39XhxdR15-6ekCi1qRMuO0ukYoYacnwCcva7RBVHyCVUump93VmRf6Mmi2wYcvatK1-KEQ3lNydMk1_lXBU8/s1600-h/P8180269.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjiEyE_8AblkLjXHMh1NStGOdRbzwAz7QXH-IWAeoiSrRZIZ5X2Qrl5nt-39XhxdR15-6ekCi1qRMuO0ukYoYacnwCcva7RBVHyCVUump93VmRf6Mmi2wYcvatK1-KEQ3lNydMk1_lXBU8/s400/P8180269.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5445752805351414482" /></a><br /><br />Take an honest look at your lifestyle. <br /><br /><strong>Are you manifesting health…or healthcare?</strong><br /><br /><br />Until next time,<br />Dr. Mark William Cochran<br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: My new book, <em>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</em> is now available in print!</strong> For those readers here in North Idaho, you can pick up a copy at Auntie's Bookstore in downtown Spokane, Hastings in Coeur d'Alene, and Inquire Within, Winter Ridge Natural Foods Market and Vanderfords in Sandpoint. If you live elsewhere, you can visit the official <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br />Oby is also available through <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Wisdom-Cavemans-Simple-Health-Well-being/dp/0981787444/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1267597522&sr=1-1">Amazon</a> and your favorite local bookstore.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a><br /><br /><strong><em>The Oby Phenomenon has begun!</em></strong>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-23593887729848156262010-02-28T04:47:00.000-08:002010-02-28T04:47:00.175-08:00Would you rather stay on top of the mountain, or hope someone can fix you after you fall...?Enjoy old classic poem and my version of a well known nursery rhyme for a clear illustration of this week's healthy thought.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAZkODqjg9f8W7jnihzMZLTngkV1B2ckBit3DIMCX8x75UNjlwgEbO09bGF2aBwE9ySUmZPM7pB4ZTt6xgPlUSVZgOtHKiHtz9e1DSYdnW7DAVA6J0TXD77VpyEM0LZSbK78u_DX9sOA/s1600-h/MaidenRock1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 295px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwAZkODqjg9f8W7jnihzMZLTngkV1B2ckBit3DIMCX8x75UNjlwgEbO09bGF2aBwE9ySUmZPM7pB4ZTt6xgPlUSVZgOtHKiHtz9e1DSYdnW7DAVA6J0TXD77VpyEM0LZSbK78u_DX9sOA/s400/MaidenRock1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443158348223438818" /></a><br /><br /><em><strong>The Dangerous Cliff</strong><br /><br />'Twas a dangerous cliff, as they freely confessed,<br />Though to walk near its crest was so pleasant;<br />But over its terrible edge there had slipped<br />A duke and full many a peasant.<br />So the people said something would have to be done,<br />But their projects did not at all tally;<br />Some said, "Put a fence 'round the edge of the cliff,"<br />Some, "An ambulance down in the valley."<br /><br />But the cry for the ambulance carried the day,<br />For it spread through the neighboring city;<br />A fence may be useful or not, it is true,<br />But each heart became full of pity<br />For those who slipped over the dangerous cliff;<br />And the dwellers in highway and alley<br />Gave pounds and gave pence, not to put up a fence,<br />But an ambulance down in the valley.<br /><br />"For the cliff is all right, if you're careful," they said,<br />"And, if folks even slip and are dropping,<br />It isn't the slipping that hurts them so much<br />As the shock down below when they're stopping."<br />So day after day, as these mishaps occurred,<br />Quick forth would those rescuers sally<br />To pick up the victims who fell off the cliff,<br />With their ambulance down in the valley.<br /><br />Then an old sage remarked: "It's a marvel to me<br />That people give far more attention<br />To repairing results than to stopping the cause,<br />When they'd much better aim at prevention.<br />Let us stop at its source all this mischief," cried he,<br />"Come, neighbors and friends, let us rally;<br />If the cliff we will fence, we might almost dispense<br />With the ambulance down in the valley."<br /><br />"Oh he's a fanatic," the others rejoined,<br />"Dispense with the ambulance? Never!<br />He'd dispense with all charities, too, if he could;<br />No! No! We'll support them forever.<br />Aren't we picking up folks just as fast as they fall?<br />And shall this man dictate to us? Shall he?<br />Why should people of sense stop to put up a fence,<br />While the ambulance works in the valley?"<br /><br />But the sensible few, who are practical too,<br />Will not bear with such nonsense much longer;<br />They believe that prevention is better than cure,<br />And their party will soon be the stronger.<br />Encourage them then, with your purse, voice, and pen,<br />And while other philanthropists dally,<br />They will scorn all pretense, and put up a stout fence<br />On the cliff that hangs over the valley.<br /><br />Better guide well the young than reclaim them when old,<br />For the voice of true wisdom is calling.<br />"To rescue the fallen is good, but 'tis best<br />To prevent other people from falling."<br />Better close up the source of temptation and crime<br />Than deliver from dungeon or galley;<br />Better put a strong fence 'round the top of the cliff<br />Than an ambulance down in the valley.</em><br />~Joseph Malins<br />Circa. 1895<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9belw5nqkWDq6k3WHAA5GwYKo1PlGs0sf-eOw3da5hMvZFEEyR-F4tjg1AHJt9rX882YPEnPdZwPagD4GMzqK3x7vnf8i3yI124HWhKkdphpFegsuulZEkgMq5pr41hll890kgBtd80/s1600-h/MaidenRock2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 271px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEja9belw5nqkWDq6k3WHAA5GwYKo1PlGs0sf-eOw3da5hMvZFEEyR-F4tjg1AHJt9rX882YPEnPdZwPagD4GMzqK3x7vnf8i3yI124HWhKkdphpFegsuulZEkgMq5pr41hll890kgBtd80/s400/MaidenRock2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5443158670260554386" /></a><br /><br />The best 'fence' is a wellness lifestyle. Without it, you are almost certain to fall. And once you fall, the ambulance may not be able to help you. Case in point:<br /><br /><em>Humpty dumpty sat on a wall.<br />Humpty dumpty had a great fall.<br />All the king's doctors and all the king's men<br />couldn't put Humpty together again.</em><br /><br />Until next time,<br />Dr. Mark William Cochran<br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: My new book, <em>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</em> is now available in print!</strong> For those readers here in North Idaho, you can pick up a copy at Hastings in Coeur d'Alene, and Inquire Within in Sandpoint. If you live elsewhere, you can visit the official <em>Oby's Wisdom </em>website to purchase a copy. <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-54446811450959992572010-02-21T04:25:00.000-08:002010-02-21T04:25:00.886-08:00You are beautiful and perfect!You have read that before on this blog, haven't you? I refer to that statement as "The Basic Truth."<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZHNVrEjO2F0bn-MSOn9uOWSVt5tPVAPialgytwDE1w3MhtFtDvU045nLGPgOnBdRUJAvNX8r-a9G9ua2XddjG01Lr5lghFydJLOC0_jJjHdJHburpANefWKXFWCMzwSUyn9tiPo-4r0/s1600-h/Marina+reflection+2+u+d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiTZHNVrEjO2F0bn-MSOn9uOWSVt5tPVAPialgytwDE1w3MhtFtDvU045nLGPgOnBdRUJAvNX8r-a9G9ua2XddjG01Lr5lghFydJLOC0_jJjHdJHburpANefWKXFWCMzwSUyn9tiPo-4r0/s400/Marina+reflection+2+u+d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440025410339202722" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NwiNnwOepJ7AlZygE4rYxcXAhwkezcfeR4Xk034grIXAh4P-d5_Ax3LyvRwf-jgWPAugVh4uFThJUdaJezAORPDAclUeorEHV_sUkea2J2uu0iVa10pjn7V6B6_n2Eam5lRayuJyEu4/s1600-h/Marina+reflection+1+u+d_edited.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_NwiNnwOepJ7AlZygE4rYxcXAhwkezcfeR4Xk034grIXAh4P-d5_Ax3LyvRwf-jgWPAugVh4uFThJUdaJezAORPDAclUeorEHV_sUkea2J2uu0iVa10pjn7V6B6_n2Eam5lRayuJyEu4/s400/Marina+reflection+1+u+d_edited.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440025976459831266" /></a><br /><strong>I shot these mirror image photos at the Coeur d'Alene Resort marina a couple of weeks ago. As you can see, the water was like glass!</strong><br /><br /><br />I would venture a guess that, within the framework of today’s healthcare system, you have never had anyone (except me) tell you, “You are beautiful and perfect.” That is the opposite of how most of today’s healthcare world looks at people. Most health practitioners – conventional as well as alternative – look at you in terms of what is, or may become, “wrong” with you. Chances are, you look at yourself the same way. <br /><br />But, that’s backwards. Approaching health to fix or prevent what is wrong is a perspective that only blurs the truth, even if it seems real. Take a look at the photographs above. Pretty cool, aren’t they? But, guess what? They’re upside down!<br /><br />Now look at the photos below. They are the right side up mirror images of the ones above. Notice how much clearer they are. And, although the upside down photos appear clear at first; once you compare them to the right side up ones, you can see they’re just a bit off. <br /><br /><em>“You are beautiful and perfect!”</em><br /><br />Amazing how an accurate perspective brings clarity!<br /><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTmrdqUYdIYa-iknZUtDUMTgffqxaVCuJrhPIh6Xkya31j0hnQTmL14LoAvHVF697csNvS61wdWSrTh4tSVWI51pQ5SqwG0krHSs5cvBe_w7hSbAWNTDHvwdwKPvRGhvKBoMrpSOAhxc/s1600-h/Marina+reflection+2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 258px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhDTmrdqUYdIYa-iknZUtDUMTgffqxaVCuJrhPIh6Xkya31j0hnQTmL14LoAvHVF697csNvS61wdWSrTh4tSVWI51pQ5SqwG0krHSs5cvBe_w7hSbAWNTDHvwdwKPvRGhvKBoMrpSOAhxc/s400/Marina+reflection+2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440026820354403410" /></a><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9W1wREKIww7N8Aqp57x0xt91B_QxY8yhiVCitzkYKjZkT9-a2ag_yLfaOhpH0_lWQ5AihCh4MKoa5rz4olxBNOmUs7JGOOhGHHubwKDq4-AJTOi7H3-qBXIc-Ox2oEk6LuUFhK12hcqw/s1600-h/Marina+reflection+1+u+d.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 261px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi9W1wREKIww7N8Aqp57x0xt91B_QxY8yhiVCitzkYKjZkT9-a2ag_yLfaOhpH0_lWQ5AihCh4MKoa5rz4olxBNOmUs7JGOOhGHHubwKDq4-AJTOi7H3-qBXIc-Ox2oEk6LuUFhK12hcqw/s400/Marina+reflection+1+u+d.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5440025047404204770" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Until next time,<br />Dr. Mark William Cochran<br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: My new book, <em>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</em> is now available in print!</strong> <br /><br />Visit <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a> to buy as many copies as you want.<br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4087730237828308615.post-84280919986433127592010-02-14T05:07:00.000-08:002010-02-14T05:07:00.472-08:00Convenience can be bad for your health.<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8lwI9_D9wCy5k6iqtfEp6W4Vpb1jieDMMckW6ypxvClwSroAx5XPulaHs9aABFwPISBlTuHEtVbRDWhmYE51s1jenlxD-9yvHiBodXK001whc5XWAf8bSMNGeJeBvLS6SCpebrddcjc/s1600-h/IMG_2604.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhG8lwI9_D9wCy5k6iqtfEp6W4Vpb1jieDMMckW6ypxvClwSroAx5XPulaHs9aABFwPISBlTuHEtVbRDWhmYE51s1jenlxD-9yvHiBodXK001whc5XWAf8bSMNGeJeBvLS6SCpebrddcjc/s400/IMG_2604.JPG" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5437253238413710546" /></a><br /><br /><br />Quite some time ago, it seems, there was an old farmer who still had not had a telephone installed in his home. After many months of persuading, the farmer’s son—now a grownup city slicker, wise to the ways of the world—finally convinced his cantankerous old dad to have a telephone installed. “After all,” the son had pointed out, “a telephone is such a wonderful convenience.” <br /><br />One day, the son paid a visit to the old homestead. After dinner, he and his father were sitting on the front porch enjoying the singing birds and watching the sun sink slowly beneath the rolling wheat fields. The phone rang. <br /><br />“Aren’t you going to answer it?” asked the son. <br /><br />“Nope,” replied the father. After seven rings the caller hung up and the phone fell silent. <br /><br />“Why didn’t you answer the phone?” asked the son. <br /><br />“Wasn’t convenient,” replied the wise old gentleman as he continued to enjoy the colorful sunset.<br /><br />Until next time,<br />Dr. Mark William Cochran<br />Chiropractor, lightworker, energy healer, writer, speaker<br />Sandpoint and Coeur d'Alene, Idaho<br /><br /><strong>PS: Exciting update on <em>Oby's Wisdom!</em></strong><br />My new book, <em>Oby's Wisdom! A Caveman's Simple Gude to Health and Well-being</em> is at the printer, and the first proof is on its way to me in the mail! If all is well, it will be available within less than two weeks!<br /><br /><em>Oby's Wisdom</em> is curently available as an e-book in various different formats:<br />To read all about <em>Oby's Wisdom</em>, download a free excerpt and purchase a pdf download, visit <a href="http://www.obyswisdom.com">www.ObysWisdom.com</a>.<br /><br />Oby is available in various other digital formats at:<br /><a href="https://www.smashwords.com/books/view/6792">Smashwords</a><br />Barnes and Noble <a href="http://books.barnesandnoble.com/search/results.aspx?store=EBOOK&WRD=oby%27s+wisdom&box=oby%27s%20wisdom&pos=-1">Nook </a>e-reader.<br /><br />Oby is coming soon to Amazon's Kindle e-reader and the Sony e-reader. <br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s1600-h/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 250px; height: 324px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgphUjgcTFkpLzFlmVOO2FoncdIpXgY64_rS352byzw_Ze8Ig_86P6Dhb7xVpB4lZ7OkmWgXvDBCiouL-RBeSG93KNsgC5rcCetu00CArl9U9FJC2OONj5V3wCNt_rW8XPt9hsVXi0Joy8/s400/OBYSWISDOMCOVER-SMALLER.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5434635159706803810" /></a>Dr. Mark William Cochranhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04298331324524927625noreply@blogger.com0