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Happy New Year

12/30/2020

2020 has been an incredible year in many ways and we've all been affected by this year in one way or another. Some of us have had a very hard time and others have benefitted from the changes. We here at Joyful Living Services have taken this time to make our own changes and have been moving into internet service as much as possible. We have completed our iridology training with IIPA to become an IIPA Certified Comprehensive Iridology Instructor and have registered as a Sanctioned School with IIPA. We have even managed to have our iridology courses approved for 20 CECs with the Board of Registered Nursing. We have locked down and put all these hours of lock down to good use. We hope you have been doing the same with your time.

2021 will be another year full of change with a new President coming on board ushering new changes for the United States. Let's hope all the new changes will be positive changes for all of us. In the meantime keep healthy. Keep taking your Vitamin D supplements and keep your immune system strong. Keep making goals and look at ways you can improve yourself in every way. Don't get stuck in the past and what was. Move to what can be and what will be. Look to the future and how you can be the best that you can be for yourself and everyone important in your life.

We appreciate all of you. You have all made us possible. We look forward to continuing working with each and every one of you in 2021.

Learn IIPA Iridology in 2021

12/30/2020

Our next iridology training will start live on February 16th and run through June. You can learn about the course at this link. If you want to take our course and need a payment plan let us know and we can work out a plan that works for you.

http://www.joyfullivingservices.com/store/p229/IIPA_Level_1_%26_2_Core_Curriculum_Iridolog y_Online_Course.html

Anatomy & Physiology of the Eye

12/30/2020

The eye is our organ of sight. The eye has a number of components which include but are not limited to the cornea, iris, pupil, lens, retina, macula, optic nerve, choroid and vitreous.

Cornea: clear front window of the eye that transmits and focuses light into the eye.

Iris: colored part of the eye that helps regulate the amount of light that enters. The iris is estimated to contain more than 28,000 nerve endings and is approximately the size of a dime or 12mm. This is the thickest part of the collarette.

Pupil: dark aperture in the iris that determines how much light is let into the eye

Lens: transparent structure inside the eye that focuses light rays onto the retina

Retina: nerve layer that lines the back of the eye, senses light, and creates electrical impulses that travel through the optic nerve to the brain

Macula: small central area in the retina that contains special light-sensitive cells and allows us to see fine details clearly

Optic Nerve: connects the eye to the brain and carries the electrical impulses formed by the retina to the visual cortex of the brain

Vitreous: clear, jelly-like substance that fills the middle of the eye

Do you have trouble sleeping through the night?

7/24/2020

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Detoxing with TRS

8/9/2019

Detoxing naturally is one of the hardest things to do but here is a great article to explain where we get some of these toxins and why doing Advanced TRS along with the things listed is so important.

Most of us experience a constant bombardment of low-level toxins. Germs and other toxic substances are all around us - in air, food and water, on plants and pets, and even on the surfaces of our homes and in our own bodies. The internet is overflowing with information on toxins and countless programs and products that are touted to cleanse your body of them, but how
does your body remove toxins naturally and what are you options to detox for your health.

Your immune system protects against many infectious agents. Some, however, can be formidable and others that are fairly harmless in small numbers can breach the immune system's defenses when present in force.

You are constantly exposed to toxins, which is worse if you live near heavy pollution, pesticide spraying, eat poor quality food, drink unfiltered water, or live in a moldy house. Your body also produces toxic trash metabolites that must be cleared, which is worse if you have digestive problems, sinus problems, are under high stress, are fighting a bug, are recovering from surgery or an accident, do not sleep enough, or physically wear yourself out (including exercise).

A toxin can be anything that not only has no nutritional or other value to the body, but actually causes harm or costs the body valuable energy and resources just to get rid of it or store it in the tissues. There are two different types of toxins that affect the body:

Exogenous Toxins
Exogenous toxins are chemicals that are made outside of your body and can harm your cells if they are ingested, inhaled, or absorbed into your bloodstream through some other channel.

While it's unrealistic to live and work in an environment that's free of exogenous toxins, you should strive to minimize your exposure to the following most common exogenous toxins:
MSG and aspartame - both are especially toxic to your nerve cells

Recreational Drugs
Any over-the-counter or prescription drug that comes with a warning that use of the drug in question may lead to liver damage

Most personal care products, especially cosmetics that are applied around the mouth, which are easily swallowed in trace but potentially significant amounts

The exogenous toxins mentioned above may not be as harmful in one shot as other obvious toxins like carbon monoxide and volatile organic compounds, but the four groups mentioned above tend to be used regularly by large segments of the population, so they're definitely worth highlighting.

Endogenous Toxins
Endogenous toxins are toxins that are produced inside of your body. Some of these toxins are waste products from normal metabolic activities - carbon dioxide, urea, and lactic acid are examples of endogenous toxins that your body churns out by the second. Unless your health is severely compromised, your body is well equipped to eliminate these endogenous toxins from your system.

An often overlooked source of endogenous toxins is an unhealthy gut. Over time, a diet that's rich in highly refined foods, poor eating habits (lack of chewing is a big one), and emotional stress can lead to an unhealthy balance of microorganisms in your gastrointestinal tract, a state that's called intestinal dysbiosis.

Intestinal dysbiosis is accompanied by steady production of endogenous toxins by undesirable yeasts, fungi, bacteria, and in rare cases, even parasites. These toxins include various aldehydes, alcohols, indols, phenols, and skatols, just to name a few.

While some of these endogenous toxins are eliminated as gas, some make their way into your bloodstream by traveling through your intestinal walls, and once they make it into your bloodstream, they can get into your cells.

Preventing and Removing Toxins
The body's first line of defense is to prevent toxins from entering the body. The skin serves as a protective barrier. Bacteria can not penetrate intact skin, and the salt concentration in sweat creates a hostile environment for most bacteria. The parts of our mouth, lungs, digestive tract and other orifices such as eyes, nose, and ears that come in contact with the environment are protected by saliva, mucus, tears or minute hairs. Stomach acidity and friendly bacteria provide additional protection from things we ingest.

These passive defenses are very effective at prevention. More active responses to rid the body of unwelcome guests include coughing, sneezing, runny nose, vomiting and diarrhea, which help the body quickly expel unwanted substances. Elevated temperature helps kill invading microorganisms, and the digestive tract excels at differentiating between what to keep and what to expel as waste.

In general there are four primary toxin removal systems that must all be working in harmony with each other. These involve:

The disposal of cellular waste products, especially lactic acid.
The removal of larger waste products through your lymph (smaller waste products go into your veins and are exhaled or sent directly to your liver).
The processing of toxins by your liver, most of which then go into bile and then into your digestive tract for final clearance (some are made water-soluble and go to your kidneys to be excreted in urine).
The final clearance of waste products by your digestive tract.

Your gut: we all know that we get rid of most of our waste through our bowels. If your digestive system is not working properly, it can't get rid of unwanted waste and toxins properly. Our body empties many toxins into our excrement, but if it is sitting in the bowel too long (i.e. you are constipated) - it can get reabsorbed and go through our detox systems again - increasing their workload and making them less effective. For advice on nursing your gut back to health have a read of the right foods to eat. In addition, an overgrowth of the wrong types of bacteria or fungus in your gut will result in their harmful toxins entering your body, increasing your toxic load. If you are suffering from digestive problems it is not only your nutrient status and your comfort that it can be harming - poor gut health also impacts on your body's ability to detox. So this must be a first step in any program that aims to clean up the body.

Your kidneys and your 'waterworks': Many unwanted toxins are removed from the body in your urine. The best help that you can give this clearance pathway is to DRINK PLENTY OF SPRING WATER. Aim for 1 1/2 litres a day or 8 glasses. Remember however that many health foods contain water and these can also rehydrate you e.g. fruit and vegetables.

Your liver: This is where the really clever stuff happens, your blood enters the liver full of toxins and bacteria and leaves clean - that is if it is working properly. The unwanted pollutants are neutralised in the liver to make them less harmful to the body using a series of complicated chemical processes. Some of the chemicals are recycled and the rest are dumped into your excrement in a substance called bile. Your liver is also responsible for many other functions including digesting fats, storing vitamins and energy supplies plus more! Many of the recommendations below promote the function of the liver by supplying it with nutrients that it uses to ensure that the chemical processes we describe are working and that the production of bile is maximized - speeding up our cleansing process.

When your cells are working well and making energy properly they are fairly clean burning engines, making less trash. As cell function declines they start to pour a lot of black smoke out their exhaust, in the form of lactic acid and other inflammatory by-products. This changes the pH in the fluid around cells, stressing circulation to and from cells. Since you have 100 trillion cells, solving this problem or preventing it is a good idea. One key principle of detoxification is to make less cellular trash in the first place.

Good nutrition is essential to help the liver function properly. Foods that feed the liver include:

Increase your intake of fruit and vegetables and try to aim for at least 30% raw. Especially good for the liver are: artichokes, garlic, onion, leeks, beetroot, radish, turnip, watercress, fennel, broccoli, cabbage, kale, brussel sprouts, apples and pears, apricots, grapes, berries, lemons, papaya, pineapple, avocado, cranberries, banana and watermelon. However, they are all health promoting and delicious!
Take a good multivitamin and mineral supplement or a multivitamin and mineral formula designed for liver support. You are going to need tailor made support to keep your liver going and help it to process all this waste! The nutrients that you are especially looking for in a supplement to a minimum of 100% RNI include: Vitamin A, C, E, Selenium, Zinc, Copper, Iron, B Complex including Folic Acid, Magnesium.
Ensure that you have enough healthy sources of protein in your diet. These include: eggs, lean meat, fish and beans and pulses, or try quinoa (it is like couscous but contains a loads of protein).
Buy a pot of good quality lecithin granules and sprinkle them on your cereal or in yoghurt, on porridge or eat with fruit. These help your liver to break down fats and ease its overall burden1. They taste fine - in case you're worried!
The herbal supplement 'milk thistle' is traditionally used to promote liver function2. When taking herbals it is best to do so with the advice of a healthcare professional.

There are so many areas that we can address to clean up our act and help your body deal with the toxins in our body. We all know that the results can only be to feel better and be healthier in the long term:

Avoid caffeine, alcohol and smoking
Avoid processed food
Avoid refined or 'white' foods e.g. white bread, pasta, sugar, cakes and biscuits
Avoid fried foods and any type of fats including butter, margarine and processed vegetable oils
Lower exposure to environmental pollutants e.g. traffic fumes, chemical household and personal hygiene products and air fresheners
Make sure you eat protein with every meal
If you have digestive problems, address these urgently
Check out your potential food intolerances
Drink at least 1 1/2 litres of water a day
Go organic where possible
Take an appropriate multivitamin and mineral formula
Add lecithin to your cereal at breakfast
Consider taking the herbal supplement 'milk thistle'
Random fat sampling by the EPA shows that all Americans store fat-soluble toxins from common chemical exposures in their fat. This is a testament to the amount of pollution we face. Some of these like PCBs, which are proven to elevate in your blood as they are released from fat when you lose weight, can be quite toxic. You must be able to get toxins out of your system fully as you lose weight, otherwise your fat will simply not release them easily and you will struggle to lose weight past a certain point.

Join our TRS Facebook Group at:
https://www.facebook.com/groups/TOXICBODYandYOU/?ref=share to learn more about TRS and read real life testimonials on how it's helping people with their health concerns.

To safely and effectively detox these positively charged toxins and heavy metals, look into TRS at https://iridology.mycoseva.com/

August Course Specials

8/9/2019

Our Monthly Specials can be viewed and ordered at:
http://www.joyfullivingservices.com/monthly-specials.html

1. Purchase the Iridology Course Series, Part 1 for $400
2. Purchase the Iridology Practioner Course, Part 2 for $400
3. Purchase both for $750
4. Payment Plans are available

If you have questions please contact Brenda at 530-878-1119 or by e-mail to iridology@netzero.net. Payment Plans are Available!

Upcoming Event - Sunrise Natural Foods, Auburn, CA

8/9/2019

I will be at Sunrise Natural Foods all day from 9-6 working on iris and sclera analyses. I hope you will come and learn about your health through your irises and sclera and learn about your genetic tendencies. We look at the iris now as a genetic blueprint or fingerprint that shows us our genetic tendencies. The iris helps us learn how to "live in our body and feel our best by living the best we can live"

Jagged or Star Shaped Collarette in the Iris of the Eye

8/9/2019

Tend to have swings from lots of energy to very low energy levels. Life can be super exciting when the energy levels are high and totally exhausting when energy levels are low.
May seem happy and on top of the world one day and down and depressed on another day.
Mood swings are apparently caused by blood sugar highs and lows and imbalance in nerve energy to the organs and glands.

May become frustrated and have erratic or explosive behavior.
We need to pay close attention to where the points and indentations are located. In both areas there will be a compromise in nerve energy to the organs or glands adjacent.
Colon activity is often unpredictable with swings from constipation to diarrhea, which may be irritable bowel syndrome.
Diarrhea may often worsen under extreme stress because there are often strictures in the bowel with tendencies for inflammation throughout the intestinal tract.
Tend to have a lot of intestinal cramping and flatulence.
This seems to be a genetic tendency.
Diet should include a highly alkaline diet. They should avoid sugar, stimulants, alcohol, gluten, and pasteurized cow's milk. They should eat no more than two fruits per day, no fruit juice, lots of vegetables, and soaked blended nuts and seeds. Smaller beans, such as lentils and adzuki beans that have been soaked in water are often easier to digest. Proper food combining should be adhered to. Flax seed tea, slippery elm bark, and marshmallow root are very soothing for the digestive tract. B vitamins and minerals calm the nervous system. Chamomile tea calms and soothes the nerves.
TRS can help the body to detox allowing the nervous system to calm down. Go to https://iridology.cosevatrs.com/ to learn more.

Remote Iridology Analyses

8/9/2019

If you would like an iridology and sclerology reading but live out of town, out of state, or out of the country, I can provide a reading for you remotely. I will need you to send me clear iris and sclera photos like the ones I've provided here, sign my waiver which I will send you through Adobe Sign, and I will need your e-mail address. I will create a 5-7 page report for you that includes your iris constitutional type, iris subtype, pupil tonus, sclera markings, iridology signs genetic markers,and anything I think is important plus of course my dietary and lifestyle recommendations. Cost is $50 per person.

To start your remote reading please order here:
http://www.joyfullivingservices.com/fees.html

To learn how to take good iris and sclera photos you can watch this short youtube video I created at:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1b0OtxaMok&t=46s

Iridology and Sclerology Reading Testimonial

4/17/2019

I got my results back today and HAD to share!

I stumbled upon Iridology while researching my DNA for potential leads to health concerns I've had for years. Until now I was never able to get real answers or felt like I wasn't being taken seriously.

I had the opportunity to have a reading done by Brenda Generali, and I am so thankful I took a chance and did it. She is a very thorough, professional, knowledgeable, and kind person who takes the time to answer questions and explain things in a way that makes sense. Without knowing any of my history, she was able to help me piece things together and ultimately give me validation that my concerns were (and still are) legitimate.

Of all the things I learned, I was most shocked by one particular finding. For many years I have had horrible lower back pain, but I never knew why for certain. My pediatrician at the time brushed it off and told me it was arthritis and to take aspirin, however the pain I experience is not like arthritis pain. In the report, Brenda was able to see issues with my lower back, and also mentioned emotional trauma being connected to lower back issues. As it turns out, the same year my pain began is the same year my grandpa passed away.

I couldn't be happier with the final report she put together for me. It is complete with explanations, things to research, and recommendations to pursue healing and better health. For the first time in a long time I feel hopeful that things will get better, and I am ecstatic to have recommendations on where to begin.

With that being said, the price is phenomenal for the outcome! I highly recommend Brenda to anyone who is looking for insight on health or even those who just find iridology fascinating.

For a reading contact Brenda at iridology@netzero.net or 530-878-1119.

"Your website is responsible for MANY hiatal hernia referrals for me, so thank you! I even had one come from TUCSON, ARIZONA to stay by my office in NEW YORK for a week with great success. I get about one referral per month from you and they have worked out GREAT so thank you again." Dr. Foster Malmed

"Brenda's course for Certified Herbal Counseling has taught me so much. I truly enjoy all of what Brenda has to offer, and plan on taking more courses as well!" Amanda Brown Fertility Advocate at myfertilityawareness.com
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My name is Mara Bramante. I live in Italy. I would like to thank both Brenda and Chris for all the assistance they gave me before and after receiving my SD8004 Super Digital Iridology Camera. The camera takes such clear precise pictures, and above all, it is really easy to use. I have recommended the same SD8004 to 3 Italian colleagues, and I am proud to say that they are just as satisfied as I am.

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