Dear KKIM/KARS Family,

You’re blessed when you stay on course, walking steadily on the road revealed by God. You’re blessed when you follow His directions, doing your best to find Him. Psalm 119

Thank you so much for stopping by for a CUP! I have my CUP and Buffy is lying right below me keeping me company as I type this to you! Love that girl! She has been with me nearly 11 years now! PRAISE GOD! Thank YOU LORD for Bufffy and Reno and Barley! All your wonderful creations! What an AWESOME GOD we have!

We are PRAISING GOD this morning as it is raining in Albuquerque and other areas are getting snow! PRAISE GOD! We continue to PRAISE and give THANKS as we go through this drought cycle. hallelujah!!!!

We have much to share this day….Ray has great word’s to share with us and we also continue our series on our 40 day Journey of Jesus Revealed and our study of the 10 Commandments plus Dr. Joe and lot’s more including the mail bag! We love to hear from you!

The LORD moved me at about 4:15am to text Ray Sturdivant of Mining The Truth 7:35am weekdays on KKIM and just ask if he could send me a writing. I have done this to Ray more than once! This man has years of Godly Wisdom built up in him that is he now sharing on KKIM. I am in AWE of what he sent this morning……..grab your CUP and read and pray over this……As Ray said sometimes we miss the treasure lying right in front of us…..

WHAT WE ARE AND HAVE IN CHRIST

I paraphrased the first three chapters of Ephesians and made them personal as to what we have and are in Christ. This is only three chapters. Imagine if we did this to all of Paul’s writings. I think it would change our identity if we meditated on what God thinks of us.

Ephesians 1:3 I am blessed with every spiritual blessing in the heavenly places in Christ,
4 I am holy and blameless before Him
5 I am adopted as a son through Jesus
6 He freely bestowed grace on me.
7 I have redemption through His blood, the forgiveness of my trespasses
11 I am an inheritance to God
13 I am sealed with the Holy Spirit
14 I am God’s own possession

Ephesians 2:4 with His great love He loved me,
5 He made me alive together with Christ,
6 God raised me up with Him, and seated me with Him in the heavenly places in Christ Jesus,
8 For by grace I have been saved through faith; and that not of myself, it is the gift of God;
9 not as a result of works, so that I can’t boast.
10 I am His masterpiece,
13 I am brought near by the blood of Christ.
14 He is my peace,
15 He abolished the Law of commandments against me that caused me strife
17 HE CAME AND PREACHED PEACE TO ME
18 through Him I have access to the Father in the Spirit.
19 I am of God’s household,
22 I am a dwelling of God in the Spirit.

Ephesians 3:4 God has given me the ability to understand the mysteries of Christ.
6 I am a fellow heir, fellow member of the body and fellow partaker of the promise in Jesus.
7 I teach the angelic realm the wisdom of God.
8 I have bold access to God through Christ.
15 I derive my name from God.
16 I am strengthened on the inside through the power of the spirit.
17 Christ dwells in my heart to ground me in love.
18 I have been given the ability to comprehend the height and depth of God’s love for me.
19 I know the love of Christ, which surpasses knowledge, it fills me up to the fullness of God.
20 Working within me is the power to do exceedingly abundantly more than I can ask or think.

This one made me sit back and read it three times! I have already made a copy and have it with my devotional material. What else do we need to know?

Thanks again Ray!

You can visit Ray at www.miningthetruth.com You can listen to Ray 7:35am weekdays on KKIM. Remember you can listen anywhere in the World to KKIM at www.mykkim.com and now you can get KKIM on your phone! I listen to KKIM on my I-Phone!

Dr. Larry Bates came through his hip replacement surgery with flying colors! PRAISE GOD! Please continue to pray. Ann Quest sent a note from Dallas about Larry, as she had hip replacement awhile back, let us pray for continues healing for Ann.

Dewey,

Please pray for our good friend Betty Eichenseer of New Mexico Right To Life. This happened after the Memorial service. Jo

Hi – memorial service went very well except wind. unfortunately it did not end on a good note. Betty, John & I were removing the “stuff” from the
chapel, noticed one of the bags caught on fire. we decided it best to extinguish the candles near the chapel. Betty missed a step, fell backwards,
landed square on her tail bone, now has a bad compression fracture of her spine, the lumbar area. went to emergency room at womens hospital,
in lots of pain, will be admitted to try & control the pain and monitor her condition. yikes, cannot believe it!! will keep you all updated.

Betty is a leader is this state for our Lord. Please keep her in your prayers. We are praying for complete healing.

We have this note from our Dear friend Kay…………

Cross of Hope Elementary Albuquerque’s premier Christian school on the west side is holding its annual open house on Tuesday Jan 31st from 4-6 pm. Meet our dedicated and fully credentialed staff and tour our facility. We excel at Christ-centered education that helps children develop their intellectual, physical, emotional, social and spiritual gifts all for the glory of God.”

We are at 6104 Taylor Ranch Road. Call 897-1832 for information . We offer specials for our military and veterans.

Thank you so much for working with us. We are blessed to have you as our partner in the Lord. I am blessed to have you as a friend.

In Christ’s love.

Kay

God Bless you Kay!

If you ever have anything you want us to announce just send it to me! For God’s Glory Alone!

This is great information from Barbara Tafoya of TrueLife Fellowship! ………Thanks for sending Barb!

Dear ,
Scripture instructs us to “Remember those in Bonds” as though you were bound with them” (Hebrew 13:3)

One way you can do that is by inviting Darcie Gill to come and speak to your congregation or group.

Darcie has been with The Voice of the Martyrs12 years. She has been a ’voice’ for those precious souls who live out their faith in challenging and difficult situations. Our family in over 50 countries faces rejection, imprisonment, and martyrdom for the sake of the gospel. Darcie travels to these nations. She meets and serves our family there, and brings their encouraging and challenging testimonies of ‘overcoming faith’ to the body of Christ here.

With power point presentations and firsthand stories, your church will be informed, challenged, and inspired in your walk with Christ. Stories from Africa, Asia, the Middle East and South America will be an encouragement and example as we learn to love our enemies. Darcie has shared in hundreds of venues around the nation.

These are only a few of the comments we’ve received after the presentation about the persecuted Church.

“ The unflinching, unapologetic reality of the persecuted Church was presented…”

“ The pictures you brought really touched my heart, and put a soul-tugging awareness in our school…”

“Your timely pictures and message challenged me to renew my commitment to Christ.”

“Your presentation was clear and concise, also positive and action oriented.”

“I greatly appreciate your message and presentation. It was clear, direct, creative, biblical and tasteful for our audience. You made us aware of our unity to our family around the world and how we minister to one another.”

“I simply never knew.”

We are often asked “what more can we do to help VOM and the persecuted church.”

Spreading the message by inviting Darcie to come and share is a perfect example of how you can be a voice for the persecuted church.

Examples are Sunday morning/evening services, Sunday schools, Wednesday evenings, luncheons, banquets, prayer breakfasts, chapels, mission conferences, retreats, and pulpit supply. A special meeting or home fellowship would also maximize her time in your area.

Darcie is now scheduling meetings in the ALBEQUERQUE, NM area and now is the time to act. She has openings on March 7-11, 2012; Wednesday, Thursday, Friday PM, Saturday PM, & Sunday morning and evening.

Darcie is in your area as a speaker for a VOM Regional Conference in ALBEQUERQUE, NM. Information and registration can be found on www.vommeetings.com .

Prayerfully consider scheduling a meeting or requesting a future date. Contact Darcie’s husband Tim at timdarcie with Albuquerque VOM Request in the subject line.

God’s blessings,
David Brackemyre
Director, Voice Ministries
The Voice of the Martyrs
918-338-8414

Let’s now look at day 4 of JESUS Revealed……..

Hosea 11;1 Old testament Prophecy

Eternal One: When Israel was a child, I loved him; and out of Egypt I called My son.

Fulfilled in JESUS Matt 2: 14,15

So Joseph got up in the middle of the night; he bundled up Mary and Jesus, and they left for Egypt. Joseph, Mary and Jesus stayed in Egypt until Herod died. This fulfilled yet another prophecy. The prophet Hosea once wrote, “Out of Egypt I called My Son.”

God twice called His children out of Egypt: first Israel’s descendants, God’s chosen people, and then Jesus, who made everyone—-Jews and Gentiles

Dear KKIM/KARS Family,

May you grow in your prayer life this day……….

May you float above the darkness of this world in the love of JESUS!

Today, Let us pray for Dr. Larry Bates who is undergoing Hip replacement surgery. We are receiving complete Healing for Larry.

Please continue to pray for little Dom as he heals from his sever asthma attack.

We are receiving complete healing for both Larry and little Dom.

Please send me your specific prayer needs……….

What if Jesus were to ask you, “Dear one, what do you want me to do for you?”

Would you be able to spell out the promises , miracles, and dreams God has put on your heart?

If we cannot answer this question, then we’re as blind as the two men that hailed Jesus on His way out of Jericho.

And that’s why our prayers not only can be boring to us, but uninspiring to God!

If faith is being sure of what we hoped for, then being unsure of what we hope for is the antithesis of faith, isn’t it?

Well-developed faith results in well-defined prayers, and well-defined prayers result in an AWESOME GODLY life!

I am up at between 3am and 4am each day……..even on weekends to pray, listen and read. Putting the Armour of God on. It is taking me longer now with my prayer Circle. I will share with you more on a book Kevin at Bibles Plus game me, The Circle Maker, it is a book on prayer. The Lord always leads me to books that I am to read..Thank you LORD. How can we not start out our day without prayer and praise?

It would be like going to work naked!!!! LOL!!!

A friend texted me early this morning frustrated………I have not asked my friend yet if they had started their day with prayer. Very simply we are going to have frustrations each day and we must put on the armor of God. How can one not start the day with Prayer, Praise, and reading the Word? It is the breakfast of Champions! Champions for God. Hallelujah!!!!!!

Years ago I would carry sheets of paper with the list of everything I was praying for in my devotional book. Recently I found that old book and list. It brought back the names of many that made me smile.

After reading a few chapters of this new book by Pastor Mark Batterson, The Circle Maker, I have taken a tablet and drawn a BIG circle around different names and situations. I have drawn the wagons of God around my family, friends, and situations. I have written GOD on top of that circle. I then lay my hands of these names and situations. I should mention that I anoint myself with oil first and then lay my hands on the tablet.

This all has been shown to me by our LORD……..I am filled with peace and my prayers are filled with peace and I see people receiving the Peace of JESUS CHRIST.

What can we do more important than pray and give thanks? Hallelujah!

The Lord has also shown to me to make our prayers specific, not vague.

What is your Jericho?

They just silently circled the promise of God. The first time the Soldiers circled the walls of Jericho they must have felt foolish. But with each stride they grew stronger in their faith.

By the seventh day, their faith was ready to pop.

They arose early and started circling at 6am.

In keeping with God’s promise they had not said a word in 6 days.

They just silently circled the promise.

Then the Priests sounded their horns, and a simultaneous shout followed.

Six hundred thousand Israelites raised a holy roar that registered on the Richter scale, and the walls came tumbling down.

After seven days of circling Jericho, God delivered on a four hundred year old promise.

He proved once again that His promises do not have an expiration date!

And Jericho stands, and falls, as a testament to this simple truth: If you keep circling the promise and praying on it and Praising the Promise of God, God will ultimately deliver on it.

So read the Word of God each day so you know the promises of God.

I love this from the book by Pastor Batterson,…….Faith is the willingness to look foolish! AMEN! I have nothing to loose, and either do you! We have the LORD! I don’t care if I look foolish to the World.

I couldn’t care less about fame or fortune, I want to be famous in my home. That is the greatest fortune we can have, home and family

AMEN!

“When we make a choice today, we are deciding who we will be tomorrow.” AW Tozer (a Tozergram in Inspired by Tozer)

AMEN!

Darlene posted this story that I chuckled about….I hope it does the same for you!

Darlene Fick Quiring

A young boy enters a barber shop and the barber whispers to his customer, “This is the dumbest kid in the world. Watch while I prove it to you.” The barber puts a dollar bill in one hand and two quarters in the other, then calls the boy over and asks, “Which do you want, son?” The boy takes the quarters and leaves. “What did I tell you?” said the barber. “That kid never learns!”

Later, when the customer leaves, he sees the same young boy coming out of the ice cream store. “Hey, son! May I ask you a question? Why did you take the quarters instead of the dollar bill?” The boy licked his cone and replied, “Because the day I take the dollar, the game is over!”

Good one Darlene!

This is not funny at all………Former Albuquerque Mayor Marty Chavez who is running for Congress was promoting Abortion on Twitter this weekend……..

MartyChavez Martin Chavez

On the anniversary of Roe, it is important to continually reaffirm our commitment to keeping abortion safe and legal

It shows that our work is not done in carrying out the Great Commission. I cannot imagine promoting the killing of babies! What we think, write and say, God knows. It makes me so sad, it makes me weep that we have people like our former mayor promoting Abortion. Let us pray for Marty Chavez that he will repent of this and change his mind.

That quote that I posted above from AW Tozer……the choices we make today is deciding who we will be tomorrow……and may I add, for eternity!

We are in Day 3 of our 40 day Journey………..

Jesus will be born in Bethlehem

Micah 5:2 Old testament Prophecy

Eternal One: But you, Bethlehem of Ephrathah,

of the clans of Judah, are no poor relation

Dear KKIM/KARS family,

Thank you for stopping by for a CUP this day and all days………May God be with you and yours today.

Let us share the Gospel and reveal that Jesus, God’s anointed Son fulfilled God’s promise to the World!

We pray oh LORD for YOU to show us your Strength today, so that no one can miss it! WE ARE SINGING THE GOOD NEWS! AMEN!

Daughter Gretchen will be driving back home from Portales today please keep her in your prayers

I have to say as usual Dr. Joe has excellent advice on our Health today in his Medical bag. Solid info on the cold and flu season. Please make sure and read it, God Bless you!

Jim Hofflander sent scripture in early this morning, I awoke to it at 4am……..yesterday I started at 4am and did not get home until 7pm………The LORD gives me the strength…..I am fighting off a virus……The LORD is guiding me…I find that at nearly 56 I have more energy that I did at 26, I have to tell you it is the LORD! I am here to tell you this morning that the LORD gives us energy to do HIS work.

I pray Brothers and Sisters that my letter each day to you is of encouragement! I share with you all to show and tell of the POWER of JESUS CHRIST.

Jim sent me to Isaiah 40:27-31…..From the Msg…..

Why would you ever complain, O Jacob,

or whine Israel, saying,

“God has lost track of me.

He doesn’t care what happens to me”?

Don’t you know anything? Haven’t you been listening?

God doesn’t come and go. God lasts.

He’s Creator of all you can see or imagine.

He doesn’t get tired out, doesn’t pause to catch his breath.

And he knows everything, inside and out.

He energizes those who get tired,

gives fresh strength to dropouts.

For even young people tire and drop out,

young folk in their prime stumble and fall.

But those who wait upon God get fresh strength.

They spread their wings and soar like eagles.

They run and don’t get tired,

they walk and don’t lag behind.

AMEN! PRAISE GOD!

From Max Lucado……….

I praise you because I am fearfully and wonderfully made; your works are wonderful, I know that full well.
Psalm 139:13-15
We sometimes believe a mouse in a lion’s den has better odds of success than we do. You flop miserably and descend yet another level into the basement of self-defeat!
Fear of insignificance creates the results it dreads! It arrives at the destination it tries to avoid. If you pass your days mumbling, “I’ll never make a difference; I’m not worth anything,” then guess what? You sentence yourself to a life of gloom without parole!
Even worse—you’re disagreeing with God. Questioning His judgment. Second-guessing His taste. According to God, you were ‘wonderfully made.’ He can’t stop thinking about you.
Why does He love you so much? The same reason the artist loves his paintings. You’re His idea!
And God only has good ideas!

Yesterday was such an AWESOME day……..I met with Kathy and Teresa of Legacy Church to plan our 40th Birthday celebration. WOW! The LORD is really putting things in order! You are all invited to come and PRAISE our LORD for what he has done and is doing with the KKIM Ministry! Come as you are…..we are going have Speakers, Music, Praise and Worship! Pastor Steve Smothermon and State Rep. Nora Espinoza are our lead speakers and we are awaiting confirmation from Fmr Congressman/Pastor Bill Redmond. We also will be recognizing others for their longtime service to KKIM. The main thing about this night is to give Honor and Glory to our LORD for what He has done and is doing with KKIM. It’s a night for all of New Mexico and Southern Colorado to come together as we fellowship in our LORD! Please mark April 13th down and please be there, starts at 6pm with a reception and from 7 to 9 the service takes place at Legacy Church, the main campus. I am looking forward to blowing the roof off in PRAISE and WORSHIP! You all are invited!

Also yesterday on NM News and Views we had Marita Noon with us discussing the Keystone Pipeline. Our listeners are always blessed by her solid information. Marita heads the organization Energy Makes America Great. She has regular posting’s at www.townhall.com She lives right here in New Mexico. Marita confirmed for us that around 13,000 jobs would be created through this project and of course other positive impacts to the economy. Marita said it is simply ridiculous for people to call this project “a dangerous project for our Country” I have to say I think the way some people look at Energy Policy for America, it’s like they live on Mars! Do not they realize that we are the Greatest Country in the World under God and have developed so many safety measures through God given talent to prevent disasters. For heaven’s sake’s we are the Country that put man on the Moon, are we not?Let not America forget we were founded by God! I really believe Marita would make an excellent Secretary of Energy for the United States of America! She research’s everything! Sound mind and spirit! I encourage you today to google Marita Noon and find out more about her and her writings on energy issues in America.

God has given America everything it needs to remain a Great Country, His land is full of riches for us, we are to be good stewards of all of His gifts and use them properly. I pray that America will turn more and more to God and His wisdom and gifts and watch America turn around in great ways…..

Right now America is bring held hostage by satanic countries for oil.

It is not Godly that we allow this.

We in other words, as a country, purchase much oil from satan.

Not good.

This is what the LORD has had me share with you this day.

As we continue to look at the 10 Commandments…….have you posted the 10 Commandments in your home? Office? Car? Church?

I have to tell you that Kevin at Bibles Plus in Albuquerque has plaques, booklets of the 10 Commandments. Why not purchase a 10 Commandment plaque for your Church today and present it Sunday! be BOLD in our LORD!

3rd Commandment

Thou shall not take the name of the LORD thy God in vain.

God’s name is HOLY, POWERFUL, and GLORIOUS!

Would you pray with me right now that America realizes once again that very same! GOD’s name is HOLY HOLY HOLY POWERFUL POWERFUL POWERFUL GLORIOUS GLORIOUS GLORIOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Oh America, sweet land of Liberty come back to GOD! AMEN! AMEN! bring us WISDOM LORD!

God’s name is holy and should be treated with respect. There is power in the LORD’s name and it should not be used lightly! because God is Spirit, we know Him through what He says about Himself; to take His name in vain violates God’s nature. As God’s creation, everything a person says and does should be done in order to praise and glorify God. 1 Cor 10:31

Very POWERFUL stuff…….read that part again………As God’s creation, everything a person says and does should be done in order to praise and glorify God.

Take a deep breath……pretty high calling Huh? How you doing with that?

As I wrote that.I had to stop and take a deep breath and analyze my walk with JESUS!

If what I write to you does not cause you to take pause and think…then I am not doing good……..

We are in now of Day 2 of our 40 day journey……..

Isaiah 7:14 Old testament Prophecy

The Lord will give you a proof-sign anyway: See, a young maiden (Greek, “virgin”) will conceive. She will give birth to a son and name Him Immanuel, that is, “God with us”

Fulfilled in Jesus Luke 1:26, 27, 30, 31

Six months later in Nazareth, a city in the rural province of Galilee, the heavenly messenger Gabriel made another appearance. This time the messenger was sent by God to meet with a virgin named Mary, who was engaged to a man name Joseph, a descendant of King David himself.

Messenger: Mary, don’t be afraid. You have found favor with God. Listen, you are going to become pregnant. You will have a son, and you must name Him “Savior,” or Jesus.

God chose to reveal His plan to bring humanity back into relationship with Himself long before Jesus was born.

Let us pray………..

Thank you, Lord, that You control ALL THINGS. While I was dead in my sins, You had a plan for redemption through the birth, life, death, and resurrection of Your Son, Jesus Christ. Thank You that You are faithful to the promise You make to Your people. While I am weak and broken, You are never failing! AMEN! AMEN!

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January 20, 2012. You are seeing your offspring pick up the mantle of the Lord. You have My blessings in your family. A granddaughter recently taught for the first time some other young mothers. Her subject was about what she had learned about mothering and being a young wife. It thrilled everyone that she stepped forward to do that. She got much positive affirmation! Yet another daughter is beginning to prophesy. A son is now writing prophetically. Other offspring are serving and ministering. You have sown in the good soil of your inheritance from Me and the harvest is now coming. But you have also seen some very difficult trials and tribulations. One great grandson almost died. I am still healing him even as I have brought you and your offspring into more and more of My light. Psalm 144:12-14 (NASB) “Let our sons in their youth be as grown-up plants, And our daughters as corner pillars fashioned as for a palace; let our garners be full, furnishing every kind of produce, and our flocks bring forth thousands and ten thousands in our fields; let our cattle bear Without mishap and without loss, Let there be no outcry in our streets!” Ras Robinson – Urgent need for new sponsors. See more information below or go to Sponsor A Child to sign up. Subscribe to “What the Lord Is Saying Today” January 20, 2012. It could be better, but it could also be worse. You aren’t feeling well now, but this will pass. This is the time to get some rest. Yes, you are to always rest…rest in Me, but now is a particular time you need to do so. Allow your body, soul and spirit to rest. All you need is some time. I know time is a precious commodity now, but leave off the things that are absolutely unnecessary. There will be a time to get those done before the zero hour. You will be able to get them done in record time. Draw in your thoughts. Love on Me because I love on you. Hebrews 4:7 (AMP) “Again He sets a definite day, [a new] Today, [and gives another opportunity of securing that rest] saying through David after so long a time in the words already quoted, Today, if you would hear His voice and when you hear it, do not harden your hearts.” Bev Robinson – Urgent need for new sponsors. See more information below or go to Sponsor A Child to sign up. Scroll down to see “Photo of the Day” from our ministry to children in the Philippines. January 20, 2012. Would you sit a while with Me? Could you just stay a while with Me? Will you slow down for more than just a moment to soak in My presence? When was the last time you devoted more than a few minutes to some quality time with me? I am not sending a condemning word, but rather an encouraging word. It would do you a lot of good right now to set aside the cares of this world. Be refreshed by the invigorating glory of My love and compassion. I yearn to spend quality time with you. Come away with Me today. Get soaked in My affection and revel in Me. Psalm 144:15 (NASB) “How blessed are the people who are so situated; how blessed are the people whose God is the Lord.” Kevin Robinson – Urgent need for new sponsors. See more information below or go to Sponsor A Child to sign up.

here is our Medical bag with Dr. Joe, Thanks for all you do Dr. Joe!

Tips for Easing Colds and Flu
It’s the middle of the cold and flu season. Americans spend $3.5 billion yearly on doctor’s visits and nonprescription treatments for their one billion yearly colds, many caused by viruses such as the rhinovirus.

The rhinovirus charges even harder than its namesake African beast, and the flu virus is even worse — costing Americans about $10 billion yearly, while sending 240,000 folks to the hospital and killing another 36,000. And flu shots are no guarantee you won’t be a victim. In a recent two-year period, flu shots were only 44% effective in stopping the flu and the side effects from the shots can be devastating.

An Ounce of Prevention …
For preventing cold and flu infections, simple common sense can be dramatically effective. The keys:

1. Take a good multivitamin.
Many nutrients, especially zinc and vitamin C, are very important for your body’s immune defense systems to work properly. Take a good multivitamin to ensure you’re getting a well-balanced set of nutrients.

2. Remember your mother’s advice: Wash your hands!
We don’t “catch” most colds from inhaling the virus. Usually, the viruses were hanging out on a doorknob or other object, and they went from our fingers to our mouth or face. During cold season, wash your hands, which will wash off the viruses, when you get to work or get home. Do a thorough job. TIP: An effective hand-washing takes about as long as it takes to sing “Happy Birthday to You.” Also, in public places you’ll want to use something other than your hand to open a door such as wearing gloves, or using a part of your jacket, or the paper towel you just used to dry your hands.

3. Get your 8 hours sleep a night.
Research proves that depriving you of sleep suppresses your immune system. Your immune system is sleep-sensitive. Aim for 8 hours nightly. I suspect poor sleep in CFS/FMS is an important contributor to immune dysfunction.

What to Do if You Already Have the Infection

1. Don’t eat a lot of dairy.
Feel a cold coming on? Foods like milk and cheese are filled with bone-building calcium. But their proteins can also make existing phlegm thicker and more irritating to the throat and sinus passages, which worsens uncomfortable upper respiratory symptoms like stuffiness and coughing, and sets the stage for a post-cold (and painful!) throat or sinus infection. It’s okay to have some dairy, but don’t overdo it during colds. Use almond milk instead for soft cereals or in a healthy smoothie.

2. Skip the soda.
The nine teaspoons of sugar in the average 12 ounce can of soda suppresses immune function by 30% for up to three hours — just the opposite of what you want to do when you have a cold or flu!

3. Use a nasal rinse.
Coughing out mucus or blowing your nose is your body’s way of getting rid of billions of bacteria and viruses so your immune system doesn’t have to kill them in hand-to-hand combat. And one easy way to help your body get rid of those bugs is with a nasal rinse, which washes out more than 90% of the critters. You can rinse your nose with a netipot from your local health food store or drugstore, a product that will likely include the salts to make the rinse (e.g., the NasaFlow Netipot, from NeilMed). Or you can make the rinse at home, either sniffing it from the palm of your hand, or (lying down) squirting an eyedropper of the rinse into each nostril. After rinsing your nose, blow gently. (You don’t want to hurt your ears!) A recipe for the homemade rinse is to mix 1/2 teaspoon salt per cup of lukewarm water. You can add an optional pinch of baking soda to make it more soothing. Just make sure you keep the netipot clean.

4. Drink a lot of filtered water.
Drinking warm filtered water (hot tea or hot water with a squirt of lemon for flavor) loosens the mucous, so it can be coughed out.

5. Inhale steam.
This is a great tip for colds that have turned into bronchitis. Just take a hot shower, and take a few deep breaths. This will loosen the mucous so you can cough it out.

6. Suck on zinc lozenges.
An analysis of several studies shows that using zinc lozenges during a cold can reduce its duration by 42% — in other words, the length of a typical cold is cut nearly in half. The keys to cold-shortening success when using zinc lozenges are the type and amount used. Use zinc acetate. And suck on lozenges that deliver at least 70 mg of zinc a day. For example, suck on four 20 mg lozenges per day. Can’t find lozenges with more than 10 mg? Suck on two at a time. GNC and the Vitamin Shoppe have tasty ones

7. Don’t forget the vitamin C — 1,000 to 8,000 mg daily.
Vitamin C does help the common cold. Researchers analyzed 30 studies on vitamin C and colds, involving more than 11,000 people. They found that taking the vitamin shortened the duration of colds up to 13% in adults and up to 22% in children. For prevention, a multi with 500 mg of Vitamin C is optimal.

8. For “cough medicine,” try dark chocolate!
Yep! A two-ounce square of dark chocolate can suppress coughs as effectively as cough medicines. (Dark chocolate contains at least 75% cacao.) Use the chocolate if you have a dry cough, which just irritates your lungs. A wet, productive cough that gets rid of mucous shouldn’t be suppressed.

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Thanks Dr. Joe!

In the Love of JESUS CHRIST, Dewey Sharon and Family

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