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It’s Not in Your Own Strength

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I’ve been taking some time for myself and poured into learning from some incredible people. Some of these were my Mentors like Dani Johnson and MamaHug but others included some successful business leaders who shared their success stories and how they created thriving 6-7 figure a year incomes in business. You might be surprised by what they all had in common.
 

Thriving With God

Story after story had a similar theme.  The theme was GOD.  Yup you got it!  GOD or G-D for my Jewish friends, the Creator of all things most every single one of these successful business leaders sights God as part of their story to success. 
 
Finding Christ was the single best thing I have in my life. It is my comfort, my helper, my Rock, my Joy and my Strength. It helped me stop putting the weight of the world on my shoulders and just rely on HIM. Prior to finding this ROCK and bringing Jesus and the Holy Spirit in my life I was a HUGE STRESS BALL. I MEAN HUGE. Miserable, crying and or screaming weekly at my husband, frustrated and anxious. Now my life is much different. I am so much more at PEACE even during the hardest times of my life. I know without a doubt I have the Peace that passes all understanding.  
 

Understanding How Favor Falls Upon Us

Lately; I am beginning to understand how FAVOR falls on us. How we are all so Blessed but can cut some of that off in our life from our past hurts, words spoken over us and things from our childhood.  I was called to some training this summer that has helped thousands all over the world heal the wounds of their past. It is called Ministering to the Wounded with Prayers and Essential oils it comes from a 12 week class called Solutions for an Abundant Life.  
 
It is powerful, real world and life changing if you let it. Check out more details here. I am blessed to be a little part of this training and am excited to see what and how God wants to heal me and you and make us WHOLE this year.  
 
Praying for your Healing; 
Mary Starr Carter 
The Total Wellness Doc and Mom 

Take Your Wings and Fly! 

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Take your wings and fly!  Have you heard that saying before? This was a God message I got for myself and for you. Actually it was, “Pick up your wings and Fly.”
 
I sensed God saying, “You have everything you need to fly. Now let’s do this!” 
 
In mid November I had an incredible life changing experience. One that really took some scales off my eyes and I realized some things that were holding me back. Some of which were fear, and not just any fear, but STRONGholds of Fear.  
 
 

What is a Stronghold?  

In a simple definition a stronghold is a Fortress a protected place, but in a Biblical or Spiritual and Emotional Sense it is an incorrect belief, thinking pattern or mindset that affects our emotions and actions. A stronghold can keep us in emotional bondage and stop us from achieving your highest potential. 
 

How do we get Strongholds? 

Strongholds are built upon experiences, or environment deception and error. They usually come in our younger years and start to take root as our experiences or thinking is confirmed by experience.   
 
I also believe in demonic bondage where a person can have spirits not of God that works hard to keep their captive in bondage. I know that may sound outrageous to some of you, but think about it.
 
Have you ever met someone who is so self-destructive yet has everything to be outrageously happy, healthy and successful? They keep self sabotaging over and over, repeating the same destructive behavior. There could be something deeper there…
 

How to Tear Strongholds Down? 

Change your Words • Change your Emotions • Change your Experiences 

First you must become aware of what Strongholds you have in place.  Next you need to break the walls of that Fortified city, and lastly ensure that it is never built up again. 
 
So in the case of Fear I might start speaking and affirming over myself things like:  
“I am Enough   I am Strong  I can do all things through Christ who Strengthens me.”
 
“I am Qualified by God    I am Chosen to do more   Or Speak into the thing you are Fearful of. “
Is it a disease?  Is it not having enough energy, time, resources?  
 
“I am Healthy and Whole.   I am full of energy and have plenty for all my tasks. 
I have enough money, time, and resources.”
 
These words or affirmations might sound silly to you especially if you natural state is opposite of this but if you are believer in the Bible and Christ you know HE gave us all things to do all things and have all things. You know that Healing and health is ours. You also know that the tongue has the power to change worlds especially yours. You can speak LIFE over yourself and others all day or Death. 
 
So if you are serious about bringing down even the most difficult of Strongholds, then it’s time to use your most powerful weapon: The Word of God. 
 
2 Corinthians 10:4, “(For the weapons of our warfare are not carnal, but mighty through God to the pulling down of strongholds;) Casting down imaginations, and every high thing that exalteth itself against the knowledge of God, and bringing into captivity every thought to the obedience of Christ.”

The renewing of our minds

Romans 12:2, “And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.”
Are you ashamed of your past? Do you keep thinking about the mistakes and failures? Keeping your focus there is blinding you from God’s will and goodness for your life. Renewing the mind brings the strongholds down so you are able to be much closer to God, feel His love stronger, understand His will for your life! 
 

How to Renew the mind? 

Read HIS truth for your life in the Bible. Read it a lot. Make it a Priority in your life and start speaking the Words over your life. Post Bible quotes up where you will see them. Use them as affirmations. Visualize yourself as God sees you. 
 
Even the worst stronghold can not stand in the presence and name of Jesus (Yeshua).   
 
Now go out and look for passages in the Bible that help you Renew your mind and share them here.   
 
I love you, believe in you and know you can CHANGE all things. 
 
God Bless your Success; 
 
Mary Starr Carter 
The Total Wellness Doc and Mom 

A Selfie, A Blessing and Growth

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I am not a big selfie person but I am learning to be. I thought people who took a lot of selfies were just a certain type of outgoing personality or just liked to take the best pictures of themselves to rub in their ex’s 🤣🤣🤣newsfeed. But what I have realized is that for me I didn’t like the way I looked or even felt so I would much rather post pictures of f🥑od I’ve made or my cute 👩👨ids.

But this year I invested in some personal development and some beauty👄👄💄💄 classes that made me feel radiant. They made me start to love me.

This year I let walls down, made new friends, and learned I am not a terrible mom or Homeschooler In fact I am a good mom and improving Home🏠schooler. I learned this not by comparison or thinking I’m better than the women🙄 around me but rather by their encouragement, support and realness about life.
I’ve learned to love the hard days and appreciate the people I have in my life more. As a result I’ve gotten more good. I’ve learned to be real, set boundaries, pu🥇🥇sh harder, do more, and break🥋 through. I’ve learned their are still some deep wounds 😦🙁😔and bitter judgments 😬

I need to clean out. 🚮 That is why I am so hopeful for ⚘🌹🌻🌟🌟☀️☀️🌝🌞✒📆2018. I have a God Blessing that is going to change so much for and if you want to join me you too. So let’s embrace who we are grow, laugh, cry and love ourselves in 2018.

Want to know what the God Blessing is all about?

Head on over to healing.thetotalwellnessdoc.com/solutions and check it out!

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“Master Plan” for Success?

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Did you grow up with parents that told you to go to school, get your degree to get a good job?   Was going to college part of your “MASTER PLAN” for success in life?   Was it your dream to get a college education or even go further and get a Masters, PhD or more?   Did you accomplish that?  
 
I did. I have a Doctorate of Chiropractic and was in undergrad and Graduate school from 1993 to 2002.  WOW right that is a lot of years.  I also got the Student Loans that go with that and of course the loans to start my Chiropractic Wellness Centers by 2003 I was 250,000 in debt.  I was blessed to go right to work and earn money.   Many college graduates aren’t working in their field of study or making enough to pay their  monthly student loan bills. 
 
The world is changing when it comes to education.  Degrees are becoming more a tuition payment than a tool to make something of yourself in this world.  We are getting taught technical skills but not relationship skills.  We are valuing GPA’s over a persons ability to hold a decent conversation.   We brag over our kids in Honor’s societies but forget to teach them how to manage a bank account and stay out of debt. 
 
Yes the world’s economy is changing and we must look at how to change with it.   Luckily I have heard that message for a few years now and have been committed to school my kids with more than  a STEM education.. (If you don’t know what that means I just learned it too.  Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) 
 
So what is the solution…  I don’t know for you but I know what changed everything for me .  18 years ago this month I attended a little gathering that would forever change my life and the lives of many many many people.   It was a little wellness talk led by a homeschooling mom who was so nervous she was shaking.   This nervous mom had a  passion to help others and she overcame her fears that day to share with me and others.  Because she did she changed my life.  This woman would continue to share, grow, and learn skills to develop the most successful business in her town.  In fact 18 years later she and hundreds of her friends have become successful small business entrepreneurs.   
 
Crazy right?  But it’s true for her, me and thousands more.  Working we all must do it, but some of us need to look beyond a 9-5 job to something more for our lives, our children, and their children.  Do you feel that calling too?  Do you want to create, be and do something more? 
I know you can.  And I also think I know how you can?  Let’s chat about it.   Reply back to me or call my office at 315-836-2014 and let’s have a short conversation to see if “Going Beyond” is right for you.  
 
And for some more Inspiration Watch TD Jakes share about “Doing More with your Life” and SOAR.  

God Bless; 
 
Mary Starr Carter
The Total Wellness Doc and Mom 
 
 

Crazy Gross What is that?  

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People were banging down my doors for more information about this crazy gross thing I posted on Facebook.  It’s called a Foot Bath Detox and I have been experiencing them and doing them for 17 years.  In fact when I wrote my first business plan for my Wellness Center having a Foot Detox was part of it.  I did a research project of more than 200 Foot Detox sessions studying it’s affect on pH, increased energy, decreased pain levels, weight loss, smoking cessation, and more.   
 
The research I did was using a Machine called Aqua Chi Foot Detox which cost 16 years ago about $2000 dollars.  Today you can get this machine I use for less than $200 dollars.  This is the less than $200 dollar model I am using now   https://amzn.to/2MYmYFA
I have tested it on a dozen different people and yes yes it works just as well in results so far.  I am happy with the easier clean up and system then the more costly models. 
 
How often should you do it?  
Like any cleansing tool it should be more of a regimen and lifestyle then  “I will do it ____ times and be done.”   Prior expert suggestions were to take your age and divide it by 2 and that was the number of sessions that you needed with each one being  at least 24-48 hrs apart.  This was supposedly intended for you to get clean.  But 16 years ago people were not as sick as they are today.  Our bodies aren’t just toxic they have lowered immune systems and parasites and the list goes on…. Yes I did say Parasites.   We will discuss that in another post.  
 
So really it’s about listening to your body, making it part of your health regimen, (like Wednesday evenings I get up 45 minutes earlier and do a session in the AM while reading my devotions) ,  ideally for me I seem to be responding to 2 times a week.  I feel clearer, more energized, and have less cravings which I believe is the yeast die off happening in my body.   If I have a headache and feel like I am detoxying too fast I might slow down some. 
 
RESTORE THE CORE
Remember with any cleansing we need to build up and replace CORE nutrition.  It’s believed that  Foot Detoxes flush minerals along with toxins so I suggest Fortifying everyday of the week with NingXia Red, Mineral Essence, and MegaCal.    I know I am already depleted so it’s 2 oz of NingXia with 5 half droppers of Mineral Essence 2 times a day  and MegaCal  at night….    note when you first start taking this take a lower dosage and work your way up.    A normal dosage might be 2 oz of NingXia Red with 3-5 half droppers a day with MegaCal at night.   
 

Again here is the model of Foot Detox I am currently using. https://amzn.to/2MYmYFA

You can watch a live Foot Detox here. I share my research results and stories of what I saw in different types of clients from smokers to obese patients.  It takes about 30 minutes to do a session so just turn it on and listen but be sure to look at the results every 5 minutes or so to see what happens to the water.  
 
Let me know what you think and if you end up doing some sessions. 
 
Mary Starr Carter 
the Total Wellness Doc and Mom 
 

How do you get your kids to eat what you want them to eat?

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We asked this question on Facebook this month and got some amazing answers that are already helping my family.  The Question:  How do you get your kids to eat what you want them to eat?    So many incredible moms 
shared their tricks, rules and successes.  If you have kids it is worth taking 2 minutes to read through some of these answers.  Click here to read them: Getting your kids to eat.
 
But my amazing friend Sara also shared some great tips she is recently using with her niece and nephew.  She comes from a background of Pre-school education, Nannying, and being part time caretaker of her 3 year old nephew and 18 month niece.   Her tips includes: take kids regularly to the grocery store or Farmer’s Market and having them pick out a new food to try.  In the Grocery Store she has her littles pick a meat, vegetable or fruit, and a grain (all that they have never tried).  She then has them help cook it, even if it is just seasoning it before it goes on the grill.  Her successes include taking picky eaters whose daily meals used to include macaroni and cheese or hotdogs and getting them to eat and enjoy,  trout, pork chops, green veggies, different rice and grains. How cool is that?  I am going to definitely try those tips. 
 
I have also had success with watching cooking videos with my kiddos and cooking with them.   This Breakfast Frittata  was a winner!  I couldn’t believe they ate it but they did.  
 
Here is a pic of my two guys cooking together.
 
 
I hope these tips help your family too. 
 
God Bless; 
 
Mary Starr Carter 
Total Wellness Doc and Mom