UHA / BOI Articles Archive

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ARTICLE # 1: HOW I GOT MY BRAIN BACK (extracted from a video)

Hi, Thanks for watching. What I am about to share with you here is, possibly, the most painful experience I have had during this lifetime.
 
I tell this personal story with hope that it will improve the lives of individuals suffering from brain disorders. I especially hope to influence the lives of children and their parents. To continue reading click here

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ARTICLE # 2: WHAT IS BRAIN NUTRITION AND WHY IT IS SO CRUCIAL

According to solid scientific research and clinical experience, anyone suffering from depression, anxiety, ADHD, substance abuse, chronic pain, or any form of mental or brain issues, can derive established benefit, by using a drug-free and affordable nutritional approach. The Brain Optimization Institute’s philosophy, based on the research and extensive clinical experience, is that nutrition should be an essential part of any serious attempt to improve mental health and brain functioning. To continue reading click here

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ARTICLE # 3: PREPARING DELICIOUS NON-HYDROGENATED VEGETABLE BUTTER AT HOME

Hydrogenated vegetable oils -- trans-fats or margarines -- may have been responsible for more premature deaths than world war 1 and world war 2 together. To continue reading click here

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ARTICLE # 4: HOW TO CHELATE (REMOVE FROM THE BODY) PLUTONIUM PARTICLES LIBERATED FROM JAPAN'S FUKUSHIMA NUCLEAR REACTORS

To prevent lung cancer using natural substances, due to plutonium contamination seems quite possible. I have been researching the subject and I want to share with you what I have found, and what I'm already doing for Viviana and myself.

As I explained before -- and some scientist are of the same opinion -- the greatest risk to human health is due to the significant amounts of plutonium present in Fukushima's reactor # 3. To continue reading click here

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ARTICLE # 5:    REMOVE THE FOR-PROFIT ELEMENT IN BUSINESS AND YOU HAVE A NEW WORLD

THE TIME WILL COME THAT HUMANITY WILL FORBID FOR-PROFIT CORPORATIONS. THE PRIVATE SECTOR WILL STILL BE THE ENGINE OF THE ECONOMY, BUT WILL OPERATE THROUGH NON-PROFIT ORGANIZATIONS

To continue reading click here

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1- How I Got My Brain Back

Extracted from a video

Gian Paolo Girardi, MS, MA, founder of the Brain Optimization Institute and the University of Healing Arts.

Hi, Thanks for watching. What I am about to share with you here is, possibly, the most painful experience I have had during this lifetime.
 
I tell this personal story with hope that it will improve the lives of individuals suffering from brain disorders. I especially hope to influence the lives of children and their parents. 
 
I was born in Santiago, Chile and grew up in a farm with pure air, clean water and abundant food. My mother, of Spanish origin, was a bridge teacher and is to this day, admired for her intelligence. My father was Italian and was also intellectually quite sharp. He graduated from high school at 16 and received a degree in agricultural engineering. 
 
So, partly due to good genes, but also because of growing up in a healthy environment, I developed a fairly good brain. 
 
When I was seventeen, in order to attend University, I took the SAT test. 
 
As it was customary in Chile the results were published in the main newspaper of Santiago. I was pleasantly surprised to see that I had obtained one of the highest scores in the country: 725 for math and 796 for verbal abilities. 
 
Years later, I learned that SAT numbers correlate with IQ. My SAT numbers were indicative of an IQ of 153, in the 99.97th percentile of the population. 
 
So, no doubt that, at least at that point in time, I had a good brain. 
 
With those scores, I could choose any university and career I wanted. I decided to study engineering and signed up for the most prestigious engineering school in Chile. For many years, I did well in my studies. 
 
However, during my fifth year in engineering I became very interested in yoga and embraced the ovo-lacto vegetarian diet. I had grown up eating massive amounts of red meat -- after all my father also raised cattle. 
 
Perhaps I rushed into these changes too quickly; Just a year into my new diet I began to notice a significant decrease in my concentration. 
 
When taking tests at school I developed a tendency to make one mistake after another.
 
My grades descended and I even failed a course that my friends passed without problem. I finally graduated, but my last two years were a struggle. My lack of concentration gradually got worse. To make matters worse, my lifestyle became significantly ungrounded. I was meditating three hours a day, but my life was not improving. 
 
At the age of 28, I experienced a brief breakthrough in my meditations. For about four months I was in joy all day long for no reason at all. It was an interesting experience in unconditional joy. 
 
However, it was also a prelude to the worst years of my life. 
 
One day, without warning, I had a panic attack. The joy was gone and it was replaced by a state of constant anxiety that lasted for many, many years. 
 
In fact, years later, when I took the Burns Anxiety Inventory, I scored more than 50 points, which indicates “extreme anxiety.” I was experiencing the most uncomfortable anxiety symptoms, day and night. 
 
At thirty, I married, and my wife and I decided to try for a better life in the United States. I always had great admiration and appreciation for this country so, that same day, immediately after the marriage ceremony, we flew to LA. 
 
Upon my arrival in LA, my anxiety continued and worsened. One of the most painful symptoms was exhaustion. As an immigrant, during the first years I had to do intense physical work. Survival became a very painful challenge. 
 
I tried introspection, affirmations, more meditation, breathing techniques every five minutes, psychotherapy, but nothing was really helping -- I was just barely coping. When I was 35, I injured myself on a job, demolishing walls in a house. At the chiropractor’s office, I found a brochure titled: “Hypoglycemia Can Create Anxiety.” 
 
I found a book on hypoglycemia at the bookstore that described most of my symptoms, persuading me to try the diet recommended in the book. 
 
I didn't even have to abandon my vegetarian diet. 
 
In three days I felt a new person! I was really surprised at the power of a simple nutritional intervention. 
 
Now that I had more energy, I signed up for a Masters Degree in psychology and in a few years I obtained the MFT license from the State of California, to practice psychotherapy. 
 
With the new diet, most of my anxiety symptoms were gone, but, my attention deficit was virtually intact. 
 
I took the TOVA test and scored positive. The Tova test is the most reliable and objective test to diagnose ADD. I took it again and I scored positive again. There was no doubt that I had a full blown ADD. ADD is supposed to be a disorder starting at childhood. However, as I learned nutritional mistakes can result in a full blown ADD, at any age. 
 
About six years ago a friend of mine -- Larry Richardson, an Acupuncturist -- introduced me to the concept of brain nutrition. 
 
I began using supplements and in a month, took the TOVA test again. 
 
This time my scores in attention and impulse control were not only normal but ABOVE normal. The ADD had completely vanished. 
 
I continue taking my brain supplements every day, at maintenance levels. I include fish in my diet and very occasionally some poultry or red meat. 
 
I work more than 65 hours a week. The brain I was originally blessed with has completely returned.
 
In fact, I would dare to say that -- despite the fact that IQ is supposed to decrease as we age – today, thanks to a sensible diet, the brain supplements and continual intellectual stimulation, I feel that my brain is sharper than when I was young. 
 
In my own healing journey I opted for nutrition over medication -- I can’t tell you how happy I am in this decision. Despite a high IQ, I have done stupid things like everyone, however, the decision to avoid the pharmaceuticals and use brain nutrition was a very, very intelligent decision. 
 
Thanks to that decision, today I have my brain back.

Gian Paolo Girardi, MS, MA -- UHA / BOI Founder

For additional information regarding the content of this article call 310-455-6815

According to solid scientific research and clinical experience, anyone suffering from depression, anxiety, ADHD, substance abuse, chronic pain, or any form of mental or brain issues, can derive established benefit, by using a drug-free and affordable nutritional approach. The Brain Optimization Institute’s philosophy, based on the research and extensive clinical experience, is that nutrition should be an essential part of any serious attempt to improve mental health and brain functioning.

We have designed a powerful and effective Brain Nutrition approach based on both the latest research and years of clinical experience.
This approach is designed to safely and effectively optimize two of the most powerful systems in the human body – the neurotransmitters in the brain and the glucose pathway in the body and brain.

Neurotransmitters are powerful chemicals, critical to the correct functioning of the brain. Unfortunately, many of our actions and habits can compromise their proper and balanced presence. Deficient diet, lack of physical exercise, job dissatisfaction, conflictive interpersonal relationships, heavy metals in the environment; can each, over time, create neurotransmitter deficiencies in the brain. Considering that the brain controls and affects every single aspect of our lives, nurturing and caring for our brain, as if our life depends upon it, is the epitome of good common sense.

Gian Paolo Girardi, MS, MA -- UHA / BOI Founder

3- Prepare Your Own Non-Hydrogenated Vegetable
Butter at Home

BASED ON RESEARCH DONE AT BRAIN OPTIMIZATION INSTITUTE

Hydrogenated vegetable oils -- trans-fats or margerines -- may have been responsible for more premature deaths than world war 1 and world war 2 together.

In search for the holy grail of a good tasting butter that does not damage, and even helps the cardiovascular system, the Brain Optimization Institute in Los Angeles, California has found a uniquely, healthy, and simple solution. A way to create, at home, a delicious vegan, raw, organic butter that helps to protect your cardiovascular system as well the brain.

NON-Hydrogenated Vegetable Butters

You can easily buy today all the ingredients completely organic, vegan, and even raw. Expect delicious results!

Simply mix 50% raw organic coconut oil (warm it first, if necessary to liquify it) and 50% extra virgin, organic, cold pressed olive oil. Put it in the fridge and in due time it will turn into a delicious healthy vegan butter with a soft consistence that you can easily spread over bread, crackers or anything else -- guaranteed.

While still soft, try adding a pinch of turmeric to improve color, a little bit of sun dried sea salt, a tiny bit of smashed garlic, and oregano. Mix and put back in the fridge to solidify further. Enjoy a delicious Italian butter!

To produce “Indian Butter;” while still soft, add salt and a pinch of curry powder. Put it back in the fridge. You will be deliciously reminded of India.

If you want to make the butter softer, slightly increase the percentage of olive oil. If you want to make it harder, increase the amount of coconut oil.

Note: Coconut oil is very stable and does not get rancid easily. It is also very resistant to heat. It is by far the best oil to cook. Stay healthy - avoid using any other oils for cooking.

Back in 2007 Brain Optimization Institute could have pursued the patent for this discovery, but we chose to share this information freely. The present patent law is an arcaic law that promotes and legalize greed. It often protects the inventor disregarding the interest of the human race and the environment. To have a patent law is necessary, but our present patent law is archaic -- it rewards behaviors and business strategies that are highly damaging to the human body and environment.

For example: natural substances -- usually friendly to the human body and environment cannot be patented; and this is a good thing. However, the creation of toxic artificial substances and artificial medications are rewarded with patents.  Our patent law rewards the chemical and pharmaceutical industry for creating highly toxic substances and medications, allowing them to obtain gargantuan profits, which are lately used to protect their business by corrupting democracies.

The root of these evils is the archaic patent law, and we are all responsible for this situation. We, as a society, are just appying erroneously a fundamental law of behavioral modification: "a behavior that is rewarded is bound to increase."  Through the patent law we are rewarding the creation of extremely toxic pesticides and chemicals, as well as dangerous medications.  This results in the damping of billions of tons of artificial poisons in the environment year after year. How much longer our echological system will resist this assault?

A more specific example: there are thousands of natural, safe pesticides that trees produce to protect themselves from bugs, but there is no interest in researching them!  It is a much more lucrative business to create artificial, damaging pesticides.

We enjoy sharing freely through the internet, and encourage householdersto produce their own safe and delicious butters at home. We hope you do the same. Let us protect our children and ourselves from the dreadful damage produced by trans-fats. Consider sending this link to your friends.

Gian Paolo Girardi, MS, MA -- UHA / BOI Founder

5- Remove the For-Profit Element in Business and
You have a New World

The Time will Come that Humanity will Forbid For-Profit Corporations. The Private Sector Still will be the Engine of the Economy, but will Operate through Non-Profit Organization

If you look at the many evils that affect our world....

1- Corruption of democracies by corporation interests
2- Destruction of the environment by corporations fixated in profit at all cost.
3- Corporations that buy and hide patents that could have freed humanity long ago form hydrocarbons' dependency.
4- Pharmaceutical companies that create harmful artificial -- but patentable -- substances for greed and profit at the expense of the patient's health. Not only they disregard, but attack viciously the wonderful natural substances that can free humanity from cardiovascular disease, cancer and many other diseases.
5- Oil companies that destroy the environment for the sake of profit and power.
6- Monsanto and other biotech corporations that for the sake of profit and power create dangerous new crops that harm and destroy our ecosystem and the human body -- besides persecuting farmers with law suits all over the world.
7- Creating weapons of mass destruction and keep the war industry active by generating new wars, for the sake of profit and power
8- A for profit food industry that is destroying the health of Americans and most especially that of children -- not to mention that now this industry is doing the same in China and all over the world.

and many, many other crimes to humanity...

we can easily see that the root evil is for profit corporations. I have never seen non-profit organizations doing these type of things. Non profit organizations have shortcomings, but for the most part they are focussed in their missions to help humanity and the planet instead of exploiting both.

The root of the poisonous tree that has poisoned our planet and civilization is PROFIT. Cut the root off, forbid for profit organizations, allow only non-profit ones and you create a new world -- it is that simple! Furthermore, it would likely be quite a popular proposition.

This is not new. Let us remember that after the American revolution permanent corporations were not allowed or only allowed for a strict limited time. America had fought against Britain to attain its freedom which for the most part was a fight against corporate power -- the British East India Company. Corporations were rightly perceived with great suspiciousness.

The regulations that control Non-Profit Organization need to be simplified and improved. Instead of discouraging creative founders from keeping the control of their NPOs the law should do the opposite.  The founders are entitled to run the NPO for as long as they want and then release control to capable executives when the time is appropriate.

Even small business can be run as NPOs and with greater satisfaction for the founder, providing regulations are simplified.  Creating a new non-profit organization should be a matter of a few hundred dollars investment or even less, not thousands of dollars and months of work.  The present regulations are based on paranoia that the founder will missuse the NP status. Fear seldom if ever creates something good. It usually make things worse.

Some minimum control on part of the state will still be necessary -- making sure executives limit their salaries to reasonable amounts, and that NPOs stay true to their missions.

About The Transition Period

There is no need to prevent the existing for profit corporations to keep operating. It is enough to create powerful disincentives. In other words, it is fair to heavily tax this type of selfish way of doing business, as well as simply forbid the creation of new for profit corporations. It also makes sense to put a time limit for all corporations to become non-profit, so they stop damaging humanity and the planet as soon as possible.

Share holders may suffer significant losses as companies become NPOs. Therefore, to be fair, during the transition period to a Non-Profit Economy, the state should find a way to compensate share holders for their losses.

A society based on a Non-Profit Economy would be very different than socialism or communism. Non-profit organizations are private organizations -- not run by the state. Communism was a failure due to inefficiency and coercion of the human creativity and excessive control on part of the state. This inevitably generated a powerful inefficient bureaucratic class that is much worse than corporations in the for profit economies. I know this because I lived for some time in a socialistic country.

Many non-profit organizations (NPO) are very successful, so Non-Profit Economies (NPE) can be successful too.

Gian Paolo Girardi, MS, MA
University of Healing Arts and Brain Optimization Institute, Founder