The kindhearted Madame P. emailed me this morning:

“Bonne fête Teresa !  Aujourd’hui en France c’est la sainte Thérèse.”

Translation:  ”Today in France is Saint Thérèse’s Day.”  Saint Thérèse of Lisieux

https://www.therese-de-lisieux.catholique.fr/en/evenement/saintetherese2024/

I shall publish this blog post before October 1st, 2026 ends in France. I shall update and insert tags over the next few days.

Today, Nan and I boarded Bus #86 at the stop called “Porte de Vincennes” in the 20e arrondissement, to travel in the direction of “Champs de Mar” (near The Eiffel Tower / La Tour Eiffel). We rode 20 stops (approximately 32 minutes); then off-boarded at “Saint-Germain – Odéon”.

By the way… I always pay attention to the two stops before the stop I want. Why? Because… if no passenger has pushed the button to signal to the driver that he/she wants the next stop, and, if the driver doesn’t see any person standing at the next bus stop… the driver can pass that stop to save time.

The two stops before ”Saint-Germain – Odéon” are “Collège de France” and “Cluny”

https://www.ratp.fr/plans-lignes/busratp/86

15:57 mardi, le 29 septembre 2026

Bonjour, everyone!

I wish you vibrant health, love and laughter always.

In spite of having tested positive on a COVID home test on September 24 and September 29, 2026… and hearing sirens in lively City of Light… and hearing jackhammering this morning…and the constant noise of cars, trams, more sirens … my heart dances.  Bonjour gut health!

Merci beaucoup,  chère MT, for having given me 5 COVID home test kits.

Merci beaucoup,  chère NN, for getting food for me and for inspiring me to leave Madame F’s appartement (lovely as it is) to get exercise, to walk and gawk in Paris.

Merci beaucoup, to all the dear hearts who wish me wellness.  I am most grateful to everyone.

The Tramway lines in Paris  https://www.bonjour-ratp.fr/plans-tramway/

2 trams "meeting" on Cr. de Vincennes, 75020 Paris - photo by LeYung, le 27 septembre 2026

The Metro lines in Paris   https://www.ratp.fr/plan-metro

The Bus lines in Paris

From the apartment building where I am at … the nearest Tram stop (for lines T3a, T3b) and the nearest Metro station (for line 1)

are at “Porte de Vincennes”

https://www.bonjour-ratp.fr/lignes-tramway/ligne-t3a/

https://www.bonjour-ratp.fr/lignes-tramway/ligne-t3b/

https://www.ratp.fr/plans-lignes/metro/1

The town hall of the 20e arrondissement in Paris https://mairie20.paris.fr/

Walking (and gawking and taking photos and 10-second movies) in Paris is pure joy !

 I wish everyone vibrant health and happiness always!

Sincerely,

Teresa_Jade_LeYung_wishes_everyone peace_and_wellness;

photo_by_Nan_and_MEK

Teresa Jade LeYung

Author / Blogger of health and wellness / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian

https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/shorts

and https://www.youtube.com/@TeresaLeYung

http://www.OurBeautifulBrains.com   and  https://LoveMadeOfHeart.com/blog/ 

go to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog on Wellness, Story Themes, Archetypes

Hello, everyone! / Bonjour à tous !

I wish for miracles.  Life must be so very hard when one spouse (a senior) has been diagnosed with Dementia and is now living in a board and care home while the other spouse (also a senior) has to return to work in order to pay for the board and care home.

For the spouse to implement change to benefit the spouse who has Dementia must be so very hard when the spouse has no authority to train the caregivers.

I am sitting on the front steps of M & R’s house in California… I use my phone to get onto the Internet… I’m searching keywords (TAGs)

“Foods that reverse dementia”

I must not be asking the right question…   I type ”What foods restore brain cells?”  This link appears –

https://www.abta.org/mindmatters/how-the-right-foods-can-help-your-brain-heal-and-thrive/

American Brain Tumor Association“How the Right Foods Can Help Your Brain Heal and Thrive”

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I look at Dr. Steven Gundry’s website https://gundrymd.com/books

the book -  The Gut-Brain Paradox

In his previous books, Dr. Gundry taught readers how to improve health and well-being by supporting our gut health. In The Gut-Brain Paradox, Dr. Gundry focuses on brain health and reveals how our gut microbiome is driving our thoughts, feelings, behaviors—not to mention, our mental, emotional, and neuronal health. And he shows us how to heal our microbiomes to take back control of our minds.

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What to Eat, What Not to Eat, to reverse illness, reverse disease, to improve health. Foods that reverse Dementia?

What combination of nutrients could reverse Dementia?

I know… excellent health is a combination of nutrition, environment, genetics, individual brain and body, the world’s well-being.

 

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I send you BIG smiles; when I smile I help myself too

https://neurolaunch.com/does-smiling-release-endorphins/

After years of eating processed foods (even though the labels list quality ingredients… the emulsifiers and preservatives aren’t food; they do NOT feed healthy gut bacteria)… I have been fighting a silent illness.

I didn’t know about polyphenols, lectins, prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics, gut lining, gut bacteria, compounds in foods…

Last month, eating delicious eggplant plunged me into depression which made me crave foods that aren’t real foods at all. Then, my Angel Mom and others intervened…

 

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Heart Surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry says:

”The road to health is paved with good intestines. Start repairing yours today.”

Dr. Steven Gundry’s YouTube Channel and sub-channels

https://www.youtube.com/@DrGundry

Dr. Steven Gundry’s website:  https://drgundry.com/about/

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Dr. Leonid Kim, M.D. says:

“True wealth is long-lasting health. Live longer. Live better. Healthspan should be designed. Not left to chance.”

Dr. Kim’s YouTube channel: https://m.youtube.com/@LeonidKimMD

Dr. Kim’s website: https://www.leonidkimmd.com/

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Dr. William Li says:

“Discover the foods and drinks shown to help starve cancer by targeting angiogenesis and cancer growth pathways.”

Dr. Li’s YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@DrWilliamLi

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Stephanie Wilger, NC,  founder of Health Happens –

When I am in California, I get Chi Nei Tsang treatments from Stephanie who says:

“Foods and herbs nourish us as well as help us to maintain harmony and health.”

https://stephaniewilgernc.net/

https://stephaniewilgernc.net/recipes/

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When I am in France, I get Chi Nei Tsang treatments from Marie-Christine Cornet who also gives me food advice.

https://www.mariechristinecornet.com/

https://www.mariechristinecornet.com/chi-nei-tsang

Chi Nei Tsang for digesting life experiences and emotions

 

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Gilles Marin, Founder and Director of the Chi Nei Tsang Institute, Founder and Director of the School of TaoTouch says:

” … Healing is pure grace. To heal, we do need honesty.  We need to be true to ourselves.  We need to be able to admit that we have feelings we wish we didn’t have. We need to own these feelings so we can outgrow them, and so we can mature as human beings.”

https://www.chineitsang.com/blog

 

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I am reading Dr Steven Gundry’s book

GUT CHECK: Unleash the Power of Your Microbiome to Reverse Disease and Transform Your Health 

https://www.youtube.com/@DrGundry/featured

I am taking Dr. Gundry’s “Total Restore” supplement.

I am preparing my own meals, and, now have interest in foods that I used to not be interested in.

“Unclog Your Arteries Naturally With These 5 Foods Recommended By A Heart Surgeon”  Dr. Steven Gundry

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICQBmkzrnjo

Learn All About Polyphenol Benefits

https://gundrymd.com/polyphenol-benefits

 

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I love drinking green tea which is good for gut bacteria. Because I live out of my suitcase…I don’t have space for kettle and teapot for loose leaf teas. I rely on tea bags.

Thanks to Nan who enlightened me about tea companies who do not use microplastic material to make their tea bags.

Chemicals and health expert Konstantina Antoniadou says:

“Research links ‘microplastics’ to endocrine disruption, reproductive toxicity, and neurological issues. The tiny particles can enter our bodies and accumulate over time, potentially leading to long-term health problems.

“32 Plastic-Free Tea Bag Brands Without Microplastics”

https://greenchoicelifestyle.com/plastic-free-tea-bag-brands/

 

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Dr. Leonid Kim, MD is board-certified in Internal and Obesity Medicine, with a focus on the most up to date and evidence-based information on the topics of weight loss, metabolic health and longevity.

Cut Your DEMENTIA Risk in HALF (What Actually Works) – Leonid Kim MD

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=UaWxB8EyYWA

 

5 Early Warning Signs You’re Aging Faster Than You Should – Leonid Kim MD

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=Cptbl3U4yyU&pp=QAFIAQ%3D%3D  

 

(There are copycat channels… not Dr. Kim’s)

Dr. Leonid Kim’s YouTube channel:  https://m.youtube.com/@LeonidKimMD

Dr. Kim’s website:  https://www.leonidkimmd.com/

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Thank you, Chris Y, for telling me about Dr. Eric Berg’s insightful talks on his YouTube channel.

“The #1 Secret to Restoring Your Heart, Joints & Gut”

Dr. Eric Berg, D.C. reminds us that collagen is vital to heart, joints and gut, and, why the foods we eat could be deficient with this protein.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qRrfwUHx99M

Dr Berg’s YouTube channel:   https://m.youtube.com/@Drberg/videos

 

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The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TEDxOrangeCoast

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=esPRsT-lmw8&pp=ygUSODMgMDAwIGJyYWluIHNjYW5z0gcJCTgLAYcqIYzv

 

TEDxOrangeCoast – Daniel Amen – Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MLKj1puoWCg&t=47s

 

Dr Daniel Amen’s YouTube channel:   https://m.youtube.com/@AmenClinic/videos

 

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https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/body/the-gut-brain-connection

What is the gut-brain connection?

Your brain talks to your gut, and your gut talks back. If you’ve ever had a “gut feeling,” you’ve experienced this communication. It’s how the thought of an exciting event can make you feel “butterflies in your stomach,” while the thought of something dreadful might be “gut-wrenching.” And it’s how the feeling in your gut can influence your decision-making, as in “going with your gut”.

Your brain communicates with all of your body through nerves (your nervous system). But your brain and your gut are like besties. They talk about all kinds of things, from practical, physical matters to emotional ones. More information passes between your brain and your gut than any other body system. In fact, there are more nerve cells in your gut than anywhere else in your body outside of your brain.

 

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC4973770/

Plants are not sitting ducks waiting for herbivores to eat them.

There is a common attitude toward plants, accordingly, plants are waiting around to be found and eaten by herbivores. This common approach toward plants is a great underestimation of the huge and variable arsenal of defensive plant strategies. Plants do everything evolution has allowed them to do in order not to be eaten. Therefore, plants are not sitting ducks and many plants outsmart and even exploit many invertebrate and vertebrate herbivores and carnivores for pollination and for seed dispersal, and even carnivores and parasitoids for defense.

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Thank you, dear Sue, for gifting me the book

Immune: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive

by Philipp Dettmer, creator of the popular science YouTube channel “Kurzgesagt—In a Nutshell”

https://www.youtube.com/@kurzgesagt/videos

Page 62 of the book IMMUNE: A Journey into the Mysterious System That Keeps You Alive by Philipp Dettmer
“Inflammation is the universal response of your immune system to any sort of breach or damage or insult. No matter if you burn yourself, cut yourself, or get a bruise. No matter if bacteria or viruses infect your nose, lungs, or gut. No matter if a young tumor kills a few civilian cells by stealing their nutrients or you have an allergic reaction to a food, inflammation is the response. Damage or danger – PERCEIVED OR REAL – causes inflammation.”

 

I wish everyone total wellness, safety, and happiness always!

 

Je souhaite à chacun bien-être, sécurité et bonheur toujours !

 

Sincerely,

 

Teresa_Jade_LeYung_wishes_everyone peace_and_wellness;

photo_by_Nan_and_MEK

Teresa Jade LeYung

Author / Blogger of health and wellness / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian

 

https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos

 

https://www.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/shorts

   

and https://www.youtube.com/@TeresaLeYung

 

http://www.OurBeautifulBrains.com   and  https://LoveMadeOfHeart.com/blog/ 

go to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog on Wellness, Story Themes, Archetypes

 

 

Unclog Your Arteries Naturally With These 5 Foods Recommended By A Heart Surgeon Dr. Steven Gundry

Débouchez votre artères naturellement grâce à ces 5 aliments recommandés par un chirurgien cardiaque

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICQBmkzrnjo

Learn All About Polyphenol Benefits

Découvrez tout ce qu’il faut savoir sur les bienfaits des polyphénols

https://gundrymd.com/polyphenol-benefits

Hello, everyone / Bonjour, à tous

I have been ill since the beginning of this year… the kind of illness that is not obvious, not even to myself.
Through knowledge gained from all the healers I blog about and all the precious people who care about my well-being … and now, thanks to the valuable information from Dr. Steven Gundry M.D., I am on a path to understand my gut health, beautiful gut bacteria, and compounds in foods.

Je suis malade depuis le début de l’année… le genre de maladie qui passe inaperçue, même à mes propres yeux. Grâce aux connaissances que j’ai acquises auprès de tous les praticiens que je cite sur mon blog et de toutes les personnes qui se soucient de mon bien-être… et désormais, grâce aux précieuses informations fournies par le Dr Steven Gundry, médecin, je m’efforce de mieux comprendre la santé de mon intestin, les bonnes bactéries intestinales et les composés présents dans les aliments.

I am reading Dr. Steven Gundry’s book –

GUT CHECK: Unleash the Power of Your Microbiome to Reverse Disease and Transform Your Health 

… learning so much!  About:  polyphenols, lectins, prebiotics, probiotics, postbiotics, gut lining, gut bacteria, properties in foods, immune system, nervous system, harmony, wellness.

Je suis en train de lire le livre du Dr Steven Gundry :
GUT CHECK : Libérez le pouvoir de votre microbiome pour inverser le cours de la maladie et transformer votre santé

… j’apprends énormément ! Sur les thèmes suivants : polyphénols, lectines, prébiotiques, probiotiques, postbiotiques, muqueuse intestinale, bactéries intestinales, propriétés des aliments, système immunitaire, système nerveux, harmonie, bien-être.

I have listened to Dr. Steven Gundry’s podcast “Unclog Your Arteries Naturally With These 5 Foods Recommended By A Heart Surgeon” two times.

The findings from research studies are compelling.

I shall listen to it again.. for inspiration… for call to action … which I am answering.

J’ai écouté deux fois le podcast du Dr Steven Gundry intitulé  “Débouchez naturellement votre artères grâce à ces 5 aliments recommandés par un chirurgien cardiaque “. Les résultats de ces études sont convaincants.

Je vais l’écouter à nouveau… pour trouver l’inspiration… pour répondre à cet appel à l’action… auquel je réponds.

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICQBmkzrnjo

I turned on the subtitles so that I can see the spelling of ingredients and properties in food that Dr. Gundry is telling us.

And… I can click on “Show Transcript”

J’ai activé les sous-titres pour pouvoir voir l’orthographe des ingrédients et les propriétés des aliments dont nous parle le Dr Gundry.

Et… je peux cliquer sur “Afficher la transcription “.

The Definitive Polyphenol Guide by Dr. Steven Gundry

https://gundrymd.com/polyphenol-guide

Dr. Steven Gundry’s website:

Dr. Steven Gundry’s YouTube Channel and sub-channels

https://www.youtube.com/@DrGundry

*****

https://www.youtube.com/@DrGundry/videos

I’m watching this one. again:

Unclog Your Arteries Naturally With These 5 Foods Recommended By A Heart Surgeon The Dr. Gundry Podcast -  17 minutes 5 seconds

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ICQBmkzrnjo

compounds in seaweed;

(a study in Spain)

the polyphenols in extra virgin olive oil are prebiotics for gut bacteria to eat

“a shot of extra virgin olive oil” = a tablespoon a day… not to cook with, not to dress a salad with… drink it!

(a study from Lyon, France)

The Lyon Diet aka The Lion Diet

the alpha linolenic acid / Omega 3 in a margarine made with Grapeseed Oil.

Walnuts; ground-up flax seeds; organic canola oil

https://www.youtube.com/@DrGundry/podcasts

Under “Podcast”  he has 5 sections

• “Ask Dr. Gundry” has 263 episodes
• “Nutrition Fads” has 53 episodes
• “The Dr. Gundry Podcast” has 663 episodes

• “Health Myths – Debunked The Dr. Gundry” has 84 episodes
• “Summer Plant Paradox Tips” has 9 episode

https://gundrymd.com/dr-gundry-diet-food-list

• How to Reduce Lectins in your Favorite Foods

• Dr. Gundry Diet Food List: Foods To Avoid & Foods To Eat

                              

I wish everyone total wellness, safety, and happiness always!

 

Je souhaite à chacun bien-être, sécurité et bonheur toujours !

Sincerely,

 

Teresa_Jade_LeYung_wishes_everyone peace_and_wellness; photo_by_Nan_and_MEK

Teresa Jade LeYung

Author / Blogger / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian

 

https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos

 

https://www.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/shorts

   

and https://www.youtube.com/@TeresaLeYung

 

http://www.OurBeautifulBrains.com   and  https://LoveMadeOfHeart.com/blog/ 

go to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog on Wellness, Story Themes, Archetypes

 

[ Thank you, dear Dr. Kerry Lilley, for your podcast Episode 45: About Stress Relief  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=3u_pK8eiiEw

Dr. Kerry Lilley’s YouTube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@HealthyByChoicePodcast ]

13:12  le 17 février 2026  Avignon, FRANCE

14:53-21:39 July 30, 2026 Half Moon Bay, California, USA

Hello, everyone / Bonjour, à tous

There is much suffering in the world. And illness in every direction. I had started this blog post (about the character Aunt Bella in Neil Simon’s play LOST IN YONKERS) in February this year while I was in France.  Today, July 30, 2026, while thinking about friends who are dealing with illness and/or helping loved ones who are dealing with illness… I think about the courage of each person… each person is her/his own Hero.

What archetypes do Aunt Bella in Neil Simon’s play LOST IN YONKERS personify?

Quels archétypes personnifient tante Bella dans la pièce LOST IN YONKERS de Neil Simon ?

Bella’s mother calls her 36-year-old daughter “a child”.

Bella’s nephew Jay tells his younger brother Arty that in school, they called Bella “Whacko” because Bella’s mother would whack Bella on the head every time Bella did or said something “wrong”. While looking at a family photo of their father with his mother and siblings, Jay comments that there was something wrong with everyone in the family.

Bella tells her nephews that her mind wanders. “The kids in school used to say ‘Hey, Bella, Lost-and-Found called and said come and get your brains,’ except I didn’t really think that was so funny.”

Yet, Bella is the one who makes decisions that profoundly improve her nephews’ lives.

Pourtant, c’est Bella qui prend les décisions qui améliorent profondément la vie de ses neveux.

In Christopher Vogler’s list of archetypes, Bella would be:

Herald; Mentor; Ally; Hero

Bella is vibrant, compassionate, loving, and brave.

Dans la liste des archétypes établie par Christopher Vogler, Bella correspondrait aux rôles suivants :

Héraut ; Mentor ; Alliée ; Héros

Bella est pleine de vie, compatissante, aimante et courageuse.

Mercedes Ruehl portrays Bella in the stage play and also in the movie.

Mercedes Ruehl incarne Bella aussi bien dans la pièce de théâtre que dans le film.

Thank you, YouTube Movies & TV, for posting the movie version of LOST IN YONKERS

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A94Jes2rhd0

Story setting: Yonkers, New York, USA; summer 1942 (USA at war with Germany and Japan)

Narrator:  15-year-old Jay

Opening scene:  Jay’s father is driving a car that doesn’t belong to him. Jay is sitting in front passenger seat; his younger brother Arty is in the back seat. Everyone is sweating.  They are going to see their father’s mother whom they haven’t seen in two years.  Jay and Arty’s mother died three months ago.

Movie – Casting by Jennifer Shull

Movie – Music by Elmer Bernstein

https://www.pulitzer.org/winners/neil-simon

The article: ‘LOST IN YONKERS’ AGAIN MERCEDES RUEHL RECREATES AWARD-WINNING ROLE FOR FILM

https://www.mcall.com/1993/05/14/lost-in-yonkers-again-mercedes-ruehl-recreates-award-winning-role-for-film/

Here’s the link to my blog post: “Story Consultant Teresa Jade LeYung says: “When illness takes us onto a Hero’s Journey” published on October 23, 2023.

https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/story-consultant-teresa-jade-leyung-says-when-illness-takes-us-onto-a-heros-journey-2/

I wish everyone vibrant health and happiness always!

Je souhaite à tous une santé éclatante et beaucoup de bonheur pour toujours !

Sincerely,

Teresa Jade LeYung

Author / Blogger / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian

https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/shorts

http://www.OurBeautifulBrains.com   and  https://LoveMadeOfHeart.com/blog/ 

go to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog on Wellness, Story Themes, Archetypes

Thank you, Linguee DeepL Translate !

13:49-21:15 July 5, 2026 Half Moon Bay, California, USA

appetizing produce at a supermarket in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Hello, Everyone!  /  Bonjour à tous !

Every day I get reminders to share resources / Chaque jour, on me rappelle de partager mes ressources.

Help your beautiful brain help the entire body / Aidez votre merveilleux cerveau à  prendre soin de tout votre corps

[ Thank you, Linguee DeepL Translator / Merci beaucoup, Linguee DeepL Translator ]

Perhaps you are helping someone who is too ill to read about the latest findings from doctors, patients, and scientists who are helping people around the world understand neuroplasticity.  Neuroplasticity is the word to describe the brain’s ability to learn and adapt… that the brain changes itself…and, we can help the brain change in ways that benefit the entire body, especially after an illness or injury.

Peut-être aidez-vous quelqu’un qui est trop malade pour se tenir au courant des dernières découvertes… celles des médecins, des patients et des scientifiques qui aident les gens partout dans le monde à comprendre la neuroplasticité. La neuroplasticité est le terme qui désigne la capacité du cerveau à apprendre et à s’adapter.  Le cerveau est capable de se transformer ; nous pouvons l’aider à évoluer d’une manière bénéfique pour l’ensemble du corps, en particulier après une maladie ou une blessure.

The rest of this blog post will be in English only.

Le reste de cet blog post sera rédigé uniquement en anglais.

Are you helping someone who is ill?

I wish your loved one fast and strong healing.

I wish you wellness too. Your being an advocate or caregiver or both is an extraordinary gift.

Thank you to Dr. Eric Berg, Dr. Leonid Kim, and Dr. Daniel Amen for their YouTube channels.

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When watching programs on YouTube… if you are unable to “turn off” the ads, and, you don’t want to watch the ads… press “SKIP” when an ad appears

Thank you, Chris Y, for telling me about Dr. Eric Berg’s insightful talks on his YouTube channel.

“The #1 Secret to Restoring Your Heart, Joints & Gut”

Dr. Eric Berg reminds us that collagen is vital to heart, joints and gut, and, why the foods we eat could be deficient with this protein.  https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=qRrfwUHx99M

Dr Berg’s YouTube channel:  https://m.youtube.com/@Drberg/videos

In Kuala Lumpur, while my immune system demonstrated its excellent efficiency chasing a cold virus out of my body…

YouTube cued up Dr. Leonid Kim’s engaging talks:

 YouTube cued up Dr. Daniel Amen’s engaging talks:

The most important lesson from 83,000 brain scans | Daniel Amen | TEDxOrangeCoast

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=esPRsT-lmw8&pp=ygUSODMgMDAwIGJyYWluIHNjYW5z0gcJCTgLAYcqIYzv

TEDxOrangeCoast – Daniel Amen – Change Your Brain, Change Your Life

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MLKj1puoWCg&t=47s

Dr Daniel Amen’s YouTube channel

https://m.youtube.com/@AmenClinic/videos

Below link is one of interviews from a patient @AmenClinic

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VhJXucxMOSE

fruits at a supermarket in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

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Thanks to Dusky Pierce http://www.duskyswondersite.com/ who is coaching me with Emotional Freedom Technique (“EFT”) to help me ease out of a neurological condition that had manifested even though Shingles virus had gone dormant again, but, a COVID vaccination had awaken another dormant virus.

 

And, thank you to Dr Jae Reed D.C., Dr. Amy Grace Lam, Dr. Kerry Lilley D.C., Stephanie Wilger, N.C. , Gilles Marin (all in California) and Marie-Christine Cornet (in FRANCE).

 

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Here are a few tricks to help your loved one … to help the brain help the entire body.

I learned them from the physicians and patients chronicled in books written by Norman Doidge, M.D., Danielle Rosenman, M.D., workbook and webinars from Dr. Michael Moskowitz and Dr. Marla Golden, my papa’s neurologists, physical therapist who was trained in movement disorder, and the folks at the UCSF Movement Disorders and Neuromodulation Center in San Francisco, California.

1.    Show your loved one photos of herself/himself when she/he was most vibrant. Tell your loved one that looking at photos and movies of the “Vibrant Self” isn’t vanity; the magnificent Brain needs visual cues to transmit messages at the cellular level.

Perhaps her/his cell phone wallpaper is a photo of children/grandchildren/a pet? Find a photo of her/him with the other people and ask her/him to make that photo the phone wallpaper. What better way for the Brain to “see” One’s vibrant self.

Perhaps you prefer to print a photo or photos.

Ask family members and friends to text-message photos to the person who would benefit from seeing her/his vibrant self.

2.     Smile at the person who is ill. Ask family members and friends to smile at her/him. Even when talking on the phone… when you are smiling…the person you are talking to will “hear” your smile.

Why smile at a person? When you smile… the other person might smile too. Even when the person cannot smile with ease right now (after a stroke)… her/his Brain will interpret the smiles as instructions to produce endorphins and dopamine.

https://neurolaunch.com/does-smiling-release-endorphins/

“Smiling and Brain Chemicals: The Science Behind Your Happy Face” NeuroLaunch editorial team August 22, 2024 … The simple act of smiling, whether genuine or forced, can set off a cascade of neurochemical reactions that profoundly influence our mood and overall well-being…. At the heart of this chemical symphony are two key players: endorphins and dopamine. These neurotransmitters, often referred to as “feel-good” chemicals, play crucial roles in regulating our emotions, motivation, and pleasure responses. While we often associate their release with more intense activities like exercise or thrilling experiences, mounting evidence suggests that the humble smile might be a powerful trigger for these mood-enhancing molecules….

To read the full article – https://neurolaunch.com/does-smiling-release-endorphins/

If the person who is ill says “What’s there to smile about?” Tell her/him that her/his beautiful Brain interpret smiling (even the thought of smiling) is natural medicine.  Smiling, looking at photos of One’s vibrant self, thinking about One’s vibrant self … all sweet elixirs for beautiful Brain.

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Norman Doidge, M.D. https://normandoidge.com/

Dr. Doidge’s Youtube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@normandoidge6991

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Dr. Michael Moskowitz and Dr. Marla Golden

https://www.neuroplastix.com/

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Danielle Rosenman, M.D. says:

“The brain changes itself constantly throughout our entire lives. All of our experience changes the brain.

“Everything that we experience, think, feel, believe, and learn changes the physical structure of the brain, the chemicals in the brain, and electricity in the brain.

“This ability of the brain to change is called neuroplasticity.

“Neuroplasticity lets us learn through our entire lives.  The more often we repeat a task, the better we learn it. Repetition helps us learn things like reading, adding numbers, or playing a musical instrument. We often call this type of learning ‘practice’.”

During neuroplasticity coaching, Dr. Danielle Rosenman instructs:  “Smile for yourself and talk out loud to your brain. When you learn to talk to your brain, you are opening up a new life.”

https://www.medicalcounseling.net/resources

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Thank you for reading my blog post  “Help your beautiful brain help the entire body”

Merci d’avoir lu mon article de blog “ Aidez votre merveilleux cerveau à prendre soin de tout votre corps”

I wish you and everyone around you … excellent health, peace, and happiness, always.

Je vous souhaite, ainsi qu’à tous ceux qui vous entourent, une excellente santé, la paix et le bonheur, toujours.

For Vibrant Health, Wellness – podcasts,lectures,meditations,books,websites,resources – Brain, Body

February 15, 16, 17, 19 2026 /  le 15, le 16, le 17, le 19  février 2026 Avignon, FRANCE

Good day to you / Bonjour à vous

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I wish you and everyone around you … excellent health, peace, and happiness, always.

Je vous souhaite, ainsi qu’à tous ceux qui vous entourent, une excellente santé, la paix et le bonheur, toujours.

I thank everyone who has been kind to me and to the people I love.

Je remercie tous ceux qui ont été gentils avec moi et avec les personnes que j’aime.

I thank everyone who has taught me how to pay attention to brain-body communications.

Je remercie tous ceux qui m’ont appris à prêter attention aux communications entre le cerveau et le corps.

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What do these practitioners / healers have in common?

Qu’est-ce que ces praticiens / guérisseurs ont en commun ?

Their knowledge in nutrition (real food) , in movement, in brain-body communications.

Leurs connaissances en nutrition (les vrais aliments) et en mouvement en communication entre le cerveau et le corps.

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Chiropractor Dr. Kerry Lilley’s podcasts  https://m.youtube.com/@HealthyByChoicePodcast

Dr. Kerry and her journey to becoming interested in the holistic approach to health and wellness and the preventative path to pain-free living.  She says: “Natural solutions to everything. Health(y) is a choice. You Hold the Power to Heal.”

In Dr. Kerry’s first podcast… at 13 minutes and 10 seconds into the podcast … ” ….I always believed that there is a natural solution or treatment to anything having to do with the body…   I truly believe that disease starts in the gut… and prevention is always the strongest medicine… what that has in common with chiropractic … is prevention”

Dr. Kerry Lilley has 2 offices – in Benicia and in El Cerrito, California https://chiropracticbenicia.com/

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Dr. Michael Moskowitz and Dr. Marla Golden and their team have created new beautiful graphics – education on the brain  https://www.neuroplastix.com/

Neuroplastix is dedicated to curing the disease of persistent pain in all people who suffer by unifying brain and body as the focus of treatment. The neuroplastix.com website is ranked number one for all major search engines for Neuroplastic Treatment, Neuroplastic Pain Treatment and Neuroplastic Pain Therapy. This ranking was accomplished by providing professionals and people living with pain a compelling experience based upon scientific content, consumer friendly information and highly navigable web design.

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Dr. Amy Grace Lam https://www.vibrationalenergywellness.com/ says:

“Through energy psychology, we can quickly assess these holding patterns, release what you are ready to let go of, rewire your brain for new patterns, and reconnect you to your core self.”

Dr. Lam’s Youtube channel:

https://www.youtube.com/@vibrationalenergywellness

https://www.youtube.com/@vibrationalenergywellness/videos

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Stephanie Wilger, NC and Health Happens LLC  https://stephaniewilgernc.net/

Hover your mouse over the tab “Healing Exercises”  https://stephaniewilgernc.net/healing-exercises/  to choose an exercise. Stephanie has 9 healing exercises!

Stephanie Wilger says:

“As an internal organ and reproductive organ specialist, I feel the way your internal organs, tissues, fluids, energy, bones are responding, and gently assist to coordinate them for better communication and function.  You relax and let go of tensions, stored emotions, becoming more vibrant, more yourself.  Adhesions and scar tissue:  from C-sections, surgery, accidents, are also released for more energy flow and movement.”

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Dr. Victoria Sweet says:

“I went to Stanford and majored in mathematics, minored in classics. I was always split between science and the humanities. Then I started a PhD program at Harvard in psychology, but realized that medicine would work better for me than basic research. Because to be a good doctor you have to be a scientific humanist and a humanistic scientist.

https://www.victoriasweet.com/ On Dr. Sweet’s website home page, look for the recording of  her 15-minute-and-20-second presentation: ”Dr. Sweet at the Guggenheim Museum on December 15, 2016, addressing healthcare executives.” (What a spellbinding talk! I learned what “veriditas” is)

https://www.victoriasweet.com/news/blog/

Dr. Victoria Sweet is the author of:

Slow Medicine: The Way to Healing

God’s Hotel: A Doctor, a Hospital, and a Pilgrimage to the Heart of Medicine

a book on the twelfth century mystic and medical practitioner, Hildegard of Bingen: Rooted in the Earth, Rooted in the Sky: Hildegard of Bingen and Premodern Medicine (Routledge, 2006)

and her essay,  “Hildegard of Bingen and the Greening of Medieval Medicine,”(Bulletin of the History of Medicine, 1999).

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Dr. Norman Doidge https://normandoidge.com/

Dr. Doidge’s Youtube channel:  https://www.youtube.com/@normandoidge6991

Dr. Doidge’s second book

The Brain’s Way of Healing: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity

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https://azureskychiro.com/meet-the-team/#jae-reed

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In FRANCE

Marie-Christine CORNET https://www.mariechristinecornet.com/ says:

“I offer a body-based approach for healing and wellness. My commitment is to meet you where you are; to help you experience something new and different from your usual patterns; to create the right conditions for shifts to occur that reflect ease, harmony and wholeness . I enjoy providing the needed support for this process. Together, we’ll find the healing path with the essential stepping-stones of respect, safety, and awareness.

“Connecting to your body and its wealth of intelligence and wisdom is the portal to living Life deeply and authentically.

“I’m honored to be part of your Journey towards more capacity for contentment, function and aliveness.”

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In USA and in FRANCE www.chineitsang.com      http://chineitsang.marin.free.fr/

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My blog post “Brain / Pain Scientist Professor Lorimer Moseley uses humor to help us understand Dark Side of Pain”

https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/brain-pain-scientist-professor-lorimer-moseley-uses-humor-to-help-us-understand-dark-side-of-pain/

contains my notes from –

“Getting a grip on pain and the brain – Professor Lorimer Moseley – Successful Ageing Seminar 2013?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5p6sbi_0lLc

Professor Lorimer Moseley says:

“What we now understand about pain.

“The mechanisms that cause us to change in a good way can also cause us to change in a way that makes our lives more difficult and more unpleasant.

“If you have a brain, you will experience pain. If you don’t have a brain, you won’t experience pain.

“We feel pain in our body, and, we feel it in a particular location, but, it is impossible to feel pain without a brain, and, it is completely possible to feel pain without the body part.”

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Danielle Rosenman, M.D. says:

“The brain changes itself constantly throughout our entire lives. All of our experience changes the brain.

“Everything that we experience, think, feel, believe, and learn changes the physical structure of the brain, the chemicals in the brain, and electricity in the brain.

“This ability of the brain to change is called neuroplasticity.

“Neuroplasticity lets us learn through our entire lives.  The more often we repeat a task, the better we learn it. Repetition helps us learn things like reading, adding numbers, or playing a musical instrument. We often call this type of learning ‘practice’.”

During neuroplasticity coaching, Dr. Danielle Rosenman instructs:  “Smile for yourself and talk out loud to your brain. When you learn to talk to your brain, you are opening up a new life.”

https://www.medicalcounseling.net/resources

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Loduskia (Dusky) Pierce, LMFT says:

Hi I’m Dusky. Welcome to my world of wonders.

I’m so glad to share with you some discoveries about our planet, its inhabitants and the universe that I have found to be awesome, funny, or just plain weird.

Did you know that spending time feeling appreciation or amusement is good for us? The more we purposely tune into moments of positive experience, the easier it becomes to notice them because we have literally made changes in our brain circuitry. This website is my way to immerse my brain in wondrous things.

As a psychotherapist with an office in Oakland, California and also seeing clients on Zoom, every day I’m aware of the impact that brain circuitry makes, creating our habits of mind and feelings. Learn more about my therapy practice.

Otherwise, have a great time wandering through the world’s wonders.

Enjoy!

http://www.duskyswondersite.com/

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During a long episode of illness, my Brain was soothed by seeing photos and movies of vibrant self in Paris. Thank you to all my friends who had taken those photos and movies of me; you provided sweet medicine.

photo of LeYung by MYW 2016 La place des Vosges, Paris; brain graphic from www.neuroplastix.com 2020

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Thank you for reading my blog post  “for Vibrant Health, Wellness – podcasts, lectures, meditations, books, websites, resources – Brain, Body”

Merci d’avoir lu mon article de blog “Pour une santé et un bien-être éclatants – podcasts, conférences, méditations, livres, sites web, ressources – Cerveau, Corps”

Thank you, Linguee DeepL and Google Translate.

Merci beaucoup, Linguee DeepL et Google Translate.

I wish you and everyone around you … excellent health, peace, and happiness, always.

Je vous souhaite, ainsi qu’à tous ceux qui vous entourent, une excellente santé, la paix et le bonheur, toujours.

Teresa Jade LeYung  

Author / Blogger / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian

https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos

https://www.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/shorts

https://LoveMadeOfHeart.com/blog/  goes to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog on Wellness, Story Themes, Archetypes

Paris, France

4:00am Monday, January 12, 2026 /  04:00 lundi le 12 janvier 2026  Amending to post…

https://neurolaunch.com/does-smiling-release-endorphins/

“Smiling and Brain Chemicals: The Science Behind Your Happy Face”
NeuroLaunch editorial team
August 22, 2024

… The simple act of smiling, whether genuine or forced, can set off a cascade of neurochemical reactions that profoundly influence our mood and overall well-being….

[ Le simple fait de sourire, qu’il soit sincère ou forcé, peut déclencher une cascade de réactions neurochimiques qui influencent profondément notre humeur et notre bien-être général…. ]

At the heart of this chemical symphony are two key players: endorphins and dopamine. These neurotransmitters, often referred to as “feel-good” chemicals, play crucial roles in regulating our emotions, motivation, and pleasure responses. While we often associate their release with more intense activities like exercise or thrilling experiences, mounting evidence suggests that the humble smile might be a powerful trigger for these mood-enhancing molecules….

[Merci beaucoup / Thank you very much – Linguee Translator DeepL – English to French ]

No new injury but still have awful pain? We experience pain because we have a Brain. Neuroplastic Pain Treatment.

Aucune nouvelle blessure, mais toujours une douleur atroce ? 
Nous ressentons la douleur parce que nous avons un cerveau.

Traitement neuroplastique de la douleur.

Hello, Everyone   / Bonjour à tous 

Dr. Michael Moskowitz and Dr. Marla Golden and their team have created new beautiful graphics – education on the brain

Images are from https://www.neuroplastix.com/

Le Dr Michael Moskowitz, le Dr Marla Golden et leur équipe ont créé de nouveaux graphiques magnifiques -  éducation sur le cerveau

Ces images proviennent de https://www.neuroplastix.com/

How does pain get from here to here?

How does the Brain work?

Comment la douleur passe-t-elle d’ici à là ?
Comment fonctionne le cerveau ?

Example  /  Exemple

Brain – Fractured Femur Bone – Spinal Cord

Cerveau – Fracture du fémur – Moelle épinière

On page 4 of workbook TRANSFORMING THE BRAIN IN PAIN: NEUROPLASTIC TRANSFORMATION,

Dr. Michael H. Moskowitz  and Dr. Marla D. Golden enlighten:

“Without your brain, there is no pain. Your brain doesn’t just receive information from your body, but sends directions back out to tell your body what to do.

“Your brain ‘reads’ everything going on in your body 30 times a second for your entire life.

“The adult brain changes throughout our lives based upon the information it receives from our bodies.

“We only experience pain when the electrical signals reach the thinking part of our brains.”

“Nous ne ressentons la douleur que lorsque les signaux électriques atteignent la partie pensante de notre cerveau“

“This is why during surgery, when general anesthesia shuts down the thinking part of the brain, the person doesn’t feel pain.”

“C’est pourquoi, pendant une opération chirurgicale, lorsque l’anesthésie générale désactive la partie pensante du cerveau, la personne ne ressent aucune douleur.”

And… Dr. Moskowitz and Dr. Golden say: “The more sensation each part of your body has, the bigger the image of that body part in your brain (page 4 of workbook) … Shrink the pain map by flooding the brain using:

…thoughts, images, senses, memories, soothing emotions, movement, beliefs.” (page 13 of  their workbook) 

EDUCATION -  Change the Brain; Relieve the Pain; Transform the Person

ÉDUCATION -  Changer le cerveau ; soulager la douleur ; transformer la personne

Acute pain.  Chronic /Persistent pain.

Douleur aiguë.  Douleur chronique / persistante.

Lecture One:  Brain Basics

Lecture Two: Building the New Brain

Lecture Three: Pain and Mood–It’s a Brain Thing

          

Lecture Four:  Brain, Pain, Beliefs and Pleasure

https://www.neuroplastix.com/_files/ugd/579dba_ddcb7fc52464458e881c698768402539.pdf

Page 14 in Lecture Four:

Every pain treatment alters the brain

There is no peripheral treatment

Pain is only perceived in the cerebral cortex

La douleur n’est perçue que dans le cortex cérébral.

If pain processing is not reduced there, pain cannot be
decreased

Pain can be successfully treated from the periphery to alter
brain-based pain processing or from the brain to alter
peripheral processes

Ultimate successful treatment of persistent pain must alter the
constantly cycling brain/body loop

NO pain   / PAS de douleur

 

 

https://www.neuroplastix.com/

Neuroplastix is dedicated to curing the disease of persistent pain in all people who suffer by unifying brain and body as the focus of treatment.

The neuroplastix.com website is ranked number one for all major search engines for Neuroplastic Treatment, Neuroplastic Pain Treatment and Neuroplastic Pain Therapy.

This ranking was accomplished by providing professionals and people living with pain a compelling experience based upon scientific content, consumer friendly information and highly navigable web design.

The educational programs establish a new paradigm in pain care, bringing advances in neuroscience to anyone affected by persistent pain, including patients, their families and providers. This is accomplished via conferences, interactive materials, scientific publications and professional training, providing a method to transform the clinical treatment of pain.

 

https://www.neuroplastix.com/about-5

Dr. Michael Moskowitz is Board Certified in both Psychiatry and Pain Medicine.

Dr. Moskowitz is a member of the Educational Council of the National Initiative on Pain Control, a group of the top pain physicians in the country. He served as a member of the Examination Council for the American Board of Pain Medicine from 2006-2010 and as the former chairman of the Educational Committee of the American Academy of Pain Medicine.

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He has also served on the American Academy of Pain Medicine’s Continuing Education Committee, Enduring Materials Committee and chaired the Academy’s Website redesign committee. He has pioneered the development and use of animations to teach and understand principles of pain medicine and has designed and developed the most popular website for pain animations in the world, since 1999,

http://www.bayareapainmedical.com

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Dr. Moskowitz has been an Assistant Clinical Professor for the Department of Anesthesiology and Pain Medicine at the University of California, Davis since 2006, teaching the psychiatric and neuroplastic aspects of pain medicine there, to the Pain Fellows

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In November of 2008, Dr. Michael Moskowitz began working with Marla Golden, DO, MS on Neuroplasticity and its role in the treatment of patients living with persistent pain. Together, Dr. Moskowitz and Dr. Golden have lectured on this topic around the country and have delivered several 2-12 hour seminars on this topic.

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Dr. Moskowitz and Dr. Golden are the co-founders of Neuroplastic Partners, LLC, a company dedicated to the promotion of Neuroplastic treatment for persistent pain. He recently co-authored the Neuroplastic Transformation Workbook designed to teach practitioners how to use neuroplastic treatment approaches and provide patients with a written guide to recover from persistent pain disorders.

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By the way, Dr. Moskowitz is Chapter 1 in Dr. Norman Doidge’s second book

THE BRAIN’S WAY OF HEALING: Remarkable Discoveries and Recoveries from the Frontiers of Neuroplasticity

Guérir grâce à la neuroplasticité: Découvertes remarquables à l’avant-garde de la recherche sur le cerveau

Chapter 1 Physician Hurt, Then Heal Thyself -  Michael Moskowitz Discovers That Chronic Pain Can Be Unlearned

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Marla Golden, DO, MS is an Osteopathic Physician in Jacksonville, Florida. Doctor Golden graduated from the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine in 1988. She completed her residency in Emergency Medicine at the University of Florida Health Science Center, Jacksonville, Florida in 1992. She is a Fellow of the American College of Emergency Physicians.Doctor Golden practiced Emergency Medicine in Florida and served as the Medical Director of the Emergency Department at HCA Putnam Community Hospital and as the Medical Director of EMS in Putnam County. She transitioned her practice to Pain Medicine in 1998, establishing the solo practice of Integrative Pain Management in 2000.

She is a diplomate of both the American Board of Emergency Medicine and the American Board of Pain Medicine. She practices a holistic and comprehensive approach to treating patients in pain. Her practice includes an emphasis on Osteopathic structural assessment and optimization techniques. For many years, she has utilized manual therapy in combination with medication management and minimally invasive interventional techniques as well as other treatment modalities.

Thank you for reading my blog post:

“No new injury but still have awful pain? We experience pain because we have a Brain. Neuroplastic Pain Treatment.”

Merci d’avoir lu mon article de blog:”Vous n’avez pas subi de nouvelle blessure, mais vous souffrez toujours d’une douleur atroce ? Nous ressentons la douleur parce que nous avons un cerveau. Traitement neuroplastique de la douleur.”

You might like to read my other blog posts about Neuroplasticity:”Story Theme Consultant Teresa Jade LeYung says: “Scarecrow in THE WIZARD OF OZ would feel NO pain”

https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/story-theme-consultant-teresa-jade-leyung-says-scarecrow-in-the-wizard-of-oz-would-feel-no-pain/

Brain / Pain Scientist Professor Lorimer Moseley uses humor to help us understand Dark Side of Pain

https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/brain-pain-scientist-professor-lorimer-moseley-uses-humor-to-help-us-understand-dark-side-of-pain/

Want Wellness; Norman Doidge, M.D.’s books – The Brain That Changes Itself, Neuroplasticity

https://lovemadeofheart.com/blog/want-wellness-norman-doidge-m-d-s-books-the-brain-that-changes-itself-neuroplasticity/

 

I wish you and your family, and everyone round you – excellent health and happiness always.Je vous souhaite, à vous, à votre famille et à tous ceux qui vous entourent, une excellente santé et beaucoup de bonheur, toujours.

Teresa Jade LeYung wishes everyone peace and wellness - photo by NN and MEK

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Teresa Jade LeYung

Author / Blogger / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian

https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videoshttps://LoveMadeOfHeart.com/blog/  goes to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog on Wellness, Story Themes, Archetypes

Love Made Of Heart ®

Dear Ann,

I am thinking of you. May your darling Angel Mother watch over you and protect you and everyone in your circle. May she be mighty, happy and beautiful forevermore.

00:01 – 01:53 October 9, 2025 Teresa Jade LeYung, San Francisco, California; added more photos, links and tags 16:55 October 9, 2025

Author Ann Tashi Slater says:

“I’m a writer and speaker exploring how our personal histories and cultural roots shape us and how we find meaning in a world where everything—including we ourselves—changes and ends. My new book, TRAVELING IN BARDO: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World (Sept. 2025, Balance/Hachette), interweaves explorations of impermanence in relation to marriage and friendship, parents and children, and work and creativity with stories of my Tibetan ancestors and Buddhist perspectives on the fleeting nature of existence, offering a new way to navigate change and live life fully.”

TRAVELING IN BARDO is available in hardcover edition, Kindle e-book, and audio book format.

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Ann Tashi Slater’s website: https://www.anntashislater.com/

Ann Tashi Slater's poignant memoir TRAVELING IN BARDO: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World. Ann Tashi Slater in conversation with Sylvia Boorstein - photo by LeYung

Ann Tashi Slater reads the opening lines of her book TRAVELING IN BARDO: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World.

https://youtu.be/kAj-jkRT-8c   56 seconds filmed by LeYung

Ann Tashi Slater in conversation with Sylvia Boorstein at Book Passage in Corte Madera, California

Sylvia Boorstein , Ph.D. and Ann Tashi Slater at Book Passage, Corte Madera, California - photo by LeYung

With a foreword by NYT best-selling author Dani Shapiro and praise from Elizabeth Gilbert, Melissa Febos, Sharon Salzberg, and others, Ann Tashi Slater’s book has been named a Next Big Idea Club “Must-Read” for September 2025. Publishers Weekly calls it a “rich and freewheeling meditation on life, death, and impermanence.”

photo: author Ann Tashi Slater and adoring family members, Book Passage, photo by LeYung

Publishers Weekly calls it a “rich and freewheeling meditation on life, death, and impermanence.”

Ann Tashi Slater autographing her compelling memoir TRAVELING IN BARDO: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World - photo by LeYung

TRAVELING IN BARDO is available in hardcover edition, Kindle e-book,

and audio book format

TRAVELING IN BARDO - book front cover and back cover

Cheers to author Ann Tashi Slater and her poignant memoir TRAVELING IN BARDO: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World

Please write your reviews for Ann’s compelling book

https://www.amazon.com/Traveling-Bardo-Living-Impermanent-World/dp/0306835215

Ann Tashi Slater with new fans - photo by DS at Book Passage, Corte Madera, California

Ann Tashi Slater dedicates her book - TRAVELING IN BARDO: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World - to her husband David

Ann Tashi Slater’s website: https://www.anntashislater.com/

audience at Book Passage cheering for Ann Tashi Slater in conversation with Sylvia Boorstein - photo by LeYung 2025.09.27

I wish everyone vibrant health, peace and happiness always!

Sincerely,

Teresa Jade LeYung

Author / Blogger / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian

https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos

https://LoveMadeOfHeart.com/blog/  goes to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog on Wellness, Story Themes, Archetypes

Love Made Of Heart ®

By car, the time it would take to say “Bonjour” to … Paris, Aix-les-Bains, Avignon, Apt and the Villages in the Luberon, and, Nice (in FRANCE)…  would be more than 13 hours without stopping.

On foot, it would take me more than 10 days… and that is if I do not stop to take photographs, use les toilettes, sleep, bathe or eat.

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My friend Sharon taking photos in Avignon / Mon amie Sharon prend des photos à Avignon

21 juin 2025 Avignon FRANCE

I used to drive, a lot.  [ Je conduisais beaucoup.]

I drove all over the state of California in USA for my mother-daughter novel Love Made of Heart - to bookstores, schools, libraries, writers’ conferences, writers’ organizations, book festivals, trade shows, community events.   I will always be grateful to literary agent Stacey Glick, Vice President, and everyone at  Dystel, Goderich & Bourret LLC; acquisition editor/director John Scognamiglio, president Steven Zacharius, publisher Laurie Perkin, art director Louis Malcangi, and everyone at Kensington Publishing Corp. in New York; sales representatives, teachers, librarians, my then spouse, my sister, friends, mentors, colleagues, the folks at the day job – the East Bay Regional Park District, the folks in the communities, members of California Writers Club, members of Women’s National Book Association, members of Women’s Brain Exchange, every reader …  everyone who cheered for me and my work, everyone who invited me and my book to show up.

I used to see the world from behind the steering wheel. Now I see not only with my eyes, but also, with each foot step I take.

In France, I walk and gawk … at the architecture, the window displays at shops, the heavy doors, the balconies, the gardens, the churches, business signs, the trees, les boulangeries, les pâtisseries, the names of streets, the sky, the food, the food, the food. Aahh… the visuals.

As for the audios .. I adore hearing the French language. My favorite phrase right now is “Je vous en prie.” I feel like I’m eight years old again… learning a new language. It’s slow going for me; the verb conjugations; the article-noun pairing; the silent letters, the silent syllables; the “liaison” (connecting sounds). At first, I thought… why do so many French words begin with the letter “L”?  That’s what I hear.  When I see the spelling … no more mystery; when a noun begins with a vowel, the pronunciation of the article preceding the noun is rolled onto the noun.

le + appartement becomes  l’appartement — sounds like  “la-par-te-mont”

le + aéroport becomes l’aéroport — sounds like “lair-o-port”

le + orchestre becomes l’orchestre — sounds like “lor-kestr”

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Me Teresa Jade, with Sasa and Sharon / Moi Teresa Jade, avec Sasa et Sharon

Festival du livre de Nice 2025

le chien Claude et Guillaume, le mari de Sasa.

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20 juin 2025

Last night June 19, 2025, after a cool shower (it was 36 Celsius / 96.8 Fahrenheit in Avignon), new energy flowed through me.  I worked until 8:00am June 20, then, I went to bed.

I haven’t been this happy in many many months.  I am grateful. I celebrate everyone who has been kind to me.

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Caroline's magnificent plant / La magnifique plante de Caroline

Being in FRANCE this time has revived me. It’s because for the first time, I am in a real home for many weeks, not a vacation rental. Through the kindness of MCC who had asked her dear friend CK to rent me the studio apartment in her house in Avignon… I am experiencing tranquility.

CK is kind and creative, and, she has finished rewrites of her novel. Also, she has written a series of stories for children. I celebrate CK’s perseverance!

Happiness spreads.  Just the day before, I opened an email from author Ann Tashi Slater https://www.anntashislater.com/

who shared her happy news -

Traveling in Bardo: The Art of Living in an Impermanent World (Hachette Book Group) is arriving September 9, 2025!

I celebrate Ann’s perseverance!  I met Ann at San Francisco Writers Conference when Sasa Southard, Mary E. Knippel and I were presenters, and, our pal Margie Yee Webb was in Linda Lee’s super team.

I pre-ordered Ann’s remarkable book.

https://www.hachettebookgroup.com/titles/ann-tashi-slater/traveling-in-bardo/9780306835216/

And… I so hope to see Ann on September 27, 2025 at Book Passage Corte Madera in California.

https://www.bookpassage.com/event/ann-tashi-slater-sylvia-boorstein-traveling-bardo-corte-madera-store

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Sharon et Marie-Christine au Le jardin Singulier /Esprit des lieux / Maison forestière 84390 Saint-Léger-du-Ventoux - photo by TL

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A bookstore in a forest?  Oui.

https://www.provenceguide.com/patrimoines-culturels/mont-ventoux/le-jardin-singulier-esprit-des-lieux/provence-5294194-1.html

The quote from Antoine de Saint-Exupéry -

“Si tu diffères de moi, mon frère, loin de me léser, tu m’enrichis.”

[  "If you differ from me, far from hurting me, you enrich me." ]

 https://francearchives.gouv.fr/fr/commemo/recueil-2000/38930

 http://evene.lefigaro.fr/citation/differes-frere-loin-leser-enrichis-1406.php

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22 juin 2025

In this blog post, I shall include references to movies that have hooked my attention this month.

Why do I study movies? To honor the writers of the scripts. While the names of the authors for books and stage plays are almost always associated with the title of the book or the play … the names of the writers for screenplays aren’t always the foremost association with the movie titles.  Generally, in the public’s eyes.. the names of the actors and directors get the most attention.  When a movie compels me to watch it again, I always rewind to the opening credits to say “Thank you” to the writer(s).

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15 juin 2025 in Avignon, FRANCE

Today I realized that I know more people who are dead than those who are alive. I’m not being funny… it’s  just that on June 11, 2025, I said to Marie-Christine that I would like to show Sharon one of my favorite places in the town of Apt  – Maison du Parc du Luberon https://www.parcduluberon.fr/ 60, place Jean-Jaures, 84400 Apt. While I was mesmerized by the display showing a scale of geological times in the Luberon region (10 million years ago, 35 million years ago, 150 million years ago), the phrase “ashes to ashes, dust to dust,” came to mind.

Standing there, in front of the display

… the voice inside me said  … when I die, I shall be part of the geology of the planet.

[ … la voix en moi m’a dit … quand je mourrai … je ferai partie de la géologie de la planète.]

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https://www.theluberon.com/villages/

https://en.luberon-apt.fr/

https://www.luberon-apt.fr/apt-et-les-villages

Those words ”ashes to ashes, dust to dust” – spoken by the character Delbert in this movie – made me chuckle.

Undertaking Betty – original title: Plots with a View (comedy movie) – To start a new life, she had to fake her own death!

• Writer:  Fred Ponzlov
• Director:  Nick Hurran
• Stars:  Brenda Blethyn, Alfred Molina, Christopher Walken
• Thank you, Youtube Channel: Cinéfilm, for posting

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21h45 le 16 juin 2025

The mighty wind in this part of FRANCE… Le vent puissant…

Avignon, FRANCE https://www.avignon.fr/

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https://www.britannica.com/place/Avignon

Avignon, city, capital of Vaucluse département, Provence–Alpes–Côte d’Azur région, southeastern FRANCE. It lies at a point on the east bank of the Rhône River where the narrow valley opens into a broad delta plain, northwest of Nîmes. It was the capital of the papacy from 1309 to 1377. Recognized for its architectural beauty and historic importance, the centre of Avignon was designated a UNESCO World Heritage site in 1995, and the city served as the European cultural capital for 2000.

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I wish everyone excellent health, peace and happiness always.

Je souhaite à tous une excellente santé, la paix et le bonheur toujours.

 

me, Teresa Jade, at L'Isle-sur-la-Sorgue https://www.islesurlasorgue.fr/

 

a grateful Teresa Jade LeYung

Une Teresa Jade LeYung reconnaissante

 

Author / Blogger / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian

 

Auteur / Blogueur / Consultant en matière d’histoires / Historien de la photo

 

https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos for short short movies of Aix-les-Bains and Paris, FRANCE 2024 and 2025; Portland, Oregon USA 2024; Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA 2024

 

https://www.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/shorts for “shorts” 

 

https://LoveMadeOfHeart.com/blog/  goes to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog on Wellness, Story Themes, Archetypes

 

Love Made Of Heart ®

Dear Reader,

I wish you and everyone around you … vibrant health, peace and laughter always.

For me, illness comes and goes, comes again and goes again … I smile to help my Brain boost production of dopamine and serotonin…to benefit my immune system.

https://www.nbcnews.com/better/health/smiling-can-trick-your-brain-happiness-boost-your-health-ncna822591

The kindness from my sister, elders, mentors, friends, neighbors, Angels… around the world led me to this moment.

Recently… when friends from San Francisco and San Bruno heard about my attempts and determination to see them …  they changed their plans and carpooled to Benicia to see me. They gave me an afternoon that my Brain will associate the moments with happiness and gratitude.

Friends who let me house-sit for them. Friends who ask their siblings and friends to rent me their places at my modest budget. Friends who come visit me. Friends who drive me to see other friends. Friends who help me organize my worldly possessions in storage. Friends who wish me wellness via email, message, voicemail and postal mail. Everyone who sends me happy thoughts.  I thank everyone with all my heart.

Right now, April 15, I am watching (again) NOEL, the movie that stars Susan Sarandon, Penélope Cruz, Robin Williams, Paul Walker, Alan Arkin, John Doman, et al.

Ms. Sarandon’s character Rose Collins is visiting her despondent mother in the hospital. She shows her mom an angel (one that would fit on top of a Christmas tree) but her mom is not responding. Rose notices the patient across the hall, under blanket, not moving, alone. She enters the room, hangs the angel on the window blind. When she turns around to leave,  she is startled by a man sitting in a chair near the door. She had not seen him when she entered ….

at 51 minutes into the movie Dr. Baron (portrayed by John Doman) tells Rose that even though her mom has lost her memory and the ability to recognize people .. one thing she’ll never lose is her emotions… that she can sense and she can feel … that’s why we tell family members to touch… to talk….

According to https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/noel

“English speakers borrowed the word noel from French. It can be traced further back to the Latin word natalis, which can mean “birthday” as a noun or “of or relating to birth” as an adjective.

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Thank you, writers, continuity editors, actors, directors, producers, casts, crews, casting directors, et al!

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I love laughing with kooky and kindhearted characters in sitcoms.

Thank you, Youtube channel users, for posting episodes and clips from MIKE & MOLLY.

Here’s a 3-minute and 13 second compilation from CBS

Mike & Molly – Exclusive Preview

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vi0VCpbkZQk&list=PL1RaM8eddoioVffitiSzPCrwOC2A5bDTT&index=1

Thank you, Youtube channel user Andrei Toth, for posting

Melissa McCarthy wins an Emmy Award for Mike and Molly 2011

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FfoxRXvNTGA&list=PL1RaM8eddoioVffitiSzPCrwOC2A5bDTT&index=12

6 fabulous women / actresses!

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This year, I was fortunate to have seen these remarkable healers

Marie-Christine Cornet https://www.mariechristinecornet.com/,

Dr. Amy Grace Lam https://www.vibrationalenergywellness.com/,

Dr. Faiza  Dossa https://www.lunettesdumondeoptometry.com/

Dr. Jae Reed, DC  https://azureskychiro.com/,

Stephanie Wilger, NC https://stephaniewilgernc.net/,

Dr. Cynthia Cox https://www.oaklandpacificdental.com/

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Thank you for reading my blog post: “Kindness from Sister, Elders, Mentors, Friends and Neighbors Turns Every Day Into Noel for me everywhere I go”

I wish everyone vibrant health, peace and laughter always!

Sasa's roses

 

a grateful Teresa Jade LeYung

Author / Blogger / Story-Theme Consultant / Photo Historian

Auteur / Blogueur / Consultant en matière d’histoires / Historien de la photo

https://m.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/videos for short short movies of Aix-les-Bains and Paris, FRANCE 2024 and 2025; Portland, Oregon USA 2024; Kuala Lumpur, MALAYSIA 2024

https://www.youtube.com/@teresajadeleyung/shorts for “shorts” I have created.

https://LoveMadeOfHeart.com/blog/  goes to Teresa Jade LeYung’s Blog on Wellness, Story Themes, Archetypes

Love Made Of Heart ®