Hi Health minded Friends,

Thank you for opening the note today. Hope you are all well and getting even more well.

Warning! The contents of this note could change your life. If you dare…..Please enjoy!

NEW! Covered dish/Nutrition Classes.

I am very excited about the up-coming covered dish/nutrition classes to be held the 3rd Saturday of every month.

At this point in the game, since we have folks spread out all over northern and southern Pennsylvania, we want to have the meetings at three different locations, one each month. I will keep you informed of the location of the month, the teaching topic, speakers, and the culinary theme through this newsletter, and signs at the markets. We wish to meet at the Blue House in Trucksville (Wilkes Barre area), our home in Dorrance (near Mountain Top), and soon to open “Be Nourished” Health food store/Lunchinette.across from the Berkshire Mall in the Reading area.

These meetings will give folks who are interested in a healthy lifestyle a chance to stay connected and supported, learn recipes, and find a path to real health with all the extra benefits, including youthful energy, longevity, and no more fear of disease. Who wants to look forward to nursing homes and chemotherapy? There is a better road. In our seventies, instead of living with painful arthritis, we could be climbing mountains and even have lunch on the summit.

As we get going, each month will be a different food theme, like for example, pizza night, or Mediterranean, Mexican, Oriental, etc.

Starting in April, the meeting time will be 4 pm. Each person brings an ingredient for the salad bar as well as a main or side dish or dessert. Everything must be vegan (nothing from an animal or made from animal ingredients; just follow the directions at the bottom of this page on a healthy vegan diet). We eat the salad and main course, and then have the teaching, DVD, or cooking demo, etc. After the teaching, we have dessert time and fellowship. The atmosphere should be a mix of party and family reunion. In other words, the monthly events should be a lot of fun.

Now there are a lot of topics I can teach on, a lot of wonderful healthy DVDs we can show, but………..we would like your input.

What would you like as a topic on a given meeting? Please send in your ideas. I might talk about enzymes but you would have liked me to talk about healing cancer naturally instead. You have to let me know what you would like as possible topics.

*****Our next meeting is on March 20th at the Blue House in Trucksville. Please Note! This is at 2 pm, and is not a covered dish (the change to covered dish meetings starts in April). However, we would like, if you can, for you to bring a healthy snack to share. Please!! No white sugar, white flour, well, just follow the directions at the bottom of this page on a healthy vegan diet.

The topic is going to be the Honeybees. I plan to show a very interesting DVD on the Beekeepers up in the very north, including Todd Hardie of Honey Gardens. I also plan to talk about what is going on with the bees in America (Are they really going extinct?), the intricacies of a typical bee hive, and the culinary fare that honeybees (the only gourmet chefs in the animal world) serve up for each other and us human folk.

Please add these meetings to your monthly schedule. By being there, you could bless someone else, and help change their life by your support and friendship.

Dorothy and I will be putting together a flyer with the meeting schedule and the rules of the covered dish. In other words, what ingredients are good and healthy, and which ingredients are bad and unhealthy.

For more info, please call Dorothy or Mark (that’s me) at 570-868-8172 or 570-401-1353.

Again, I will keep you informed, as we get closer to starting.

The Markets!

Hometown and Green Dragon Farmers Markets.

Hallelujah Hive is opened year round at these markets: Hometown – 8 am until 8 pm and

Green Dragon – 9 am until 8:30 pm.

Both markets are heated. Many winter specials going on now.

FOOD FOR THOUGHT!

Here are some of the popular questions that are asked us, and our answers from several years ago that still hold true today.

1—How do I get rid of Cholesterol?

Our bodies make cholesterol naturally. Animal products are high in cholesterol and they add to ours if we eat animal products. The American diet is very high in non-fiber foods. Non-fiber foods tend to hold cholesterol in our bodies.

The key is eating less animal products and eating more fiber. The fiber is used as a so-called broom to broom the cholesterol out of the body. We have a product called Fiber Cleanse from Hallelujah Acres, which greatly promotes the process, as well as getting rid of excess weight and parasites.

Remember, eat more fiber or roughage. That means more salads, brown rice, beans, etc.

2— Why don’t we eat fish on the Hallelujah Diet? They ate it in the Bible.

In Bible days the fish was, for the most part, clean. It did not contain mercury poison. Today, 50% of the fish around the world has cancer. Fish is high in cholesterol and contains no fiber. The omegas found in fish do not absorb as well as the omegas from ground flaxseed.

3—I thought honey was honey and it had to be local to heal allergies.

Is all honey the same? Most of your honey in the super market is processed and heated. Even the honey produced by most of the beekeepers is heated somewhat. This destroys most of the nutrition, including the enzymes, turning the honey to sugar.

Honey Gardens wildflower raw honey and our Pennsylvania Swarmbustin raw honey is great for healing spring, summer, and fall allergies. Honey Gardens raw honey, which is produced over 300 miles away works because it is the same flowers that exist here in Pennsylvania and down the east coast.

It is a scientific fact and we see it through testimonies that raw unprocessed-unheated honey heals allergies, digestion problems, stomach ulcers, helps the memory, breathing (including asthma), and folks, this is a big one. According to science and the Bible, raw honey strengthens and builds the bones and teeth. You really didn’t want osteoporosis anyway. Take one or two tablespoons a day to receive these benefits.

My childhood allergies that I had for forty-some-years are now completely gone. They left right after I started eating this honey. I don’t know if part of this was the honey or not (I eat three or four tablespoons a day), but a while back, when I fell off the painters scaffold onto the concrete, butt first, I didn’t break anything. I also believe that the Hallelujah Diet and the barley grass I’ve been consuming for all these years was a big part of my miraculous healing. Thank you God!!

4—People who eat no animal products (meat, fish, fowl, eggs, dairy ) cannot possibly get enough nutrition to survive!!

A man told this to Dorothy at a show we were at.

Dorothy, our daughters Laura and Amy, myself, and many others we know, are living proof that everything this man said is absolutely wrong.

Hope to see you at the markets and class,

Mark

What do Vegans Eat?

Vegetarians do not eat meat, fish, or poultry. Vegans, in addition to being vegetarian, do not eat other animal products and by-products such as eggs, dairy products, whey, and gelatin.

Why Veganism?

People choose to be vegan for health, environmental, and/or ethical reasons.

The consumption of animal fats and proteins has been linked to heart disease, colon and lung cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, kidney disease, hypertension, obesity, and a number of other debilitating conditions. Cows’ milk contains ideal amounts of fat and protein for young calves, but far too much for humans.

Animal agriculture takes a devastating toll on the earth. It is an inefficient way of producing food, since feed for farm animals requires land, water, fertilizer, and other resources that could otherwise have been used directly for producing human food.

Today’s farms are not like the ones most of us learned about in school; they are mechanized factories where an animal’s welfare is of little concern compared to profit.

Vegan Nutrition

The key to a nutritionally sound vegan diet is variety. A healthy and varied vegan diet includes fruits, vegetables, plenty of leafy greens, whole grain products, nuts, seeds, and legumes.

It is impossible to list all the foods that vegans eat, but here are some guidelines to choosing vegan foods. Many of the vegan foods listed are also good sources of fiber, phytochemicals and other micronutrients:

Sources of Protein in a Vegan Diet: Whole grains (eg. whole wheat flour, bread and pasta, brown rice, oats, rye), nuts (eg. hazelnut, cashews, brazilnut, almonds), seeds (sunflower, sesame, pumpkin), legumes/pulses (peas, beans, lentils), soy products (flour, soy milk, tofu, tempeh).

Sources of Carbs in a Vegan Diet: Whole grains (e.g. whole wheat, oats, barley, brown rice, millet), whole-wheat bread, whole grain pasta and other flour products, lentils, beans, sweet potatoes, dried and fresh fruit.

Sources of Fats in a Vegan Diet: Nuts and seeds, nut and seed oils, vegan margarine, avocados.

Foods to Avoid:

Beef, pork, fish, chicken, eggs, turkey, hamburgers, hot dogs, bacon, sausage, bologna, etc. Carbonated beverages and soft drinks, Alcohol, sport drinks, and all drinks and juices containing preservatives, refined salt, sugar, and artificial sweeteners, sulfured dried fruits, All milk, cheese, ice cream, whipped toppings, and non-dairy creamers Refined, bleached flour products, most cold breakfast cereals, and white rice, All lard, margarine, shortenings, and anything containing hydrogenated oils or trans fats, Candy, gum, cookies, donuts, cakes, pies, or other products containing refined sugars or artificial sweeteners, All refined white or brown sugar (brown sugar is simply refined white sugar with some molasses added for color),

Acceptable sweeteners include raw unfiltered honey, stevia, agave nectar, and pure maple syrup

Egg and Dairy Replacements (to convert a favorite recipe)

As a binder, substitute for each egg:

1/4 cup (2 ounces) soft tofu blended with the liquid ingredients of the recipe, or

1 small banana, mashed, or

1/4 cup applesauce, or

2 tablespoons cornstarch or arrowroot starch, or Ener-G Egg Replacer or another commercial mix found in health food stores.

The following substitutions can be made for dairy products:

Soy milk, rice milk, potato milk, nut milk, or water (in some recipes) may be used.

Buttermilk can be replaced with soured soy or rice milk. For each Cup of buttermilk, use 1 cup soymilk plus 1 tablespoon of vinegar.

Soy cheese available in health food stores. (Be aware that many soy cheeses contain casein, which is a dairy product.)

Crumbled tofu can be substituted for cottage cheese or ricotta cheese in lasagna and similar dishes.

Several brands of nondairy cream cheese are available in some supermarkets and health food stores

Here are some websites with excellent vegan recipes to try:

www.hacres.com ,www.vegweb.com ,www.veganchef.com, www.chooseveg.com

Hi Health minded Friends,

Hope you are all doing well on this last week of snowy February. Thanks for opening the note today.

I was going to email you all yesterday how I was unsure whether I would be open for business at Green Dragon due to the snow forecast. Then I changed my mind and decided I would go no matter how much snow we got. By 11 pm last night, I had my 4-wheel drive truck all loaded, I had completed shoveling the driveway of about 7-8 inches of snow. I would get up at 5 am, get ready, and go.

The alarm woke me at 5 am. I looked outside at what used to be our driveway (Our driveway is about 250 feet long with a steep hill) and was surprised to see what looked like the Sahara Dessert with all the snow instead of sand. I tried to push open the door, failing miserably. 15+ inches fell between 11 pm and 5 am, with heavy snow still falling. This was a bit much for me and my truck, so I went back to bed. As I am writing this note, it is 2 pm and still snowing. This is all bringing back memories of my days as a paperboy back in the sixties pulling my sled instead of riding my bike, and walking the drifts to the houses.

I called the office at the Green Dragon this morning and found out they had less than 1 inch of snow on the ground. Oh well! For those of you who came to the Hallelujah Hive shop, I am sorry I wasn’t there. I tried my best, but no matter how much I make up my mind to do something; there are forces sometimes stronger than me!

Health & Nutrition Classes!

This Sunday-At the Blue House at 9:45 am. Come see a great DVD on preparing raw, healthy foods.

Saturday, March 20th-At the Blue House at 2 pm. I plan to talk about the honeybees and the products they make. We are also showing a DVD called Health and the Hive, which is awesome.

For our Pittsburgh Friends!

I am driving my daughter, Amy, out to Pittsburgh on Monday. If anyone would like to give me an order, please contact me. I can drop it off at my sister, Linda Barnicott’s, house. You can pick it up there or I’m sure she will be happy to bring it to the church if you like.

SALES!

(At the farmers markets only)

· 2 lb raw honey

(Goldenrod, Wildflower, Orange Blossom) from Vermont &

Florida– $2 OFF

· 1 lb Wildflower raw honey

from Vermont–$1 Off

· Elderberry Formula (the smaller, 4 oz) Special $2 OFF For building the immune system and preventing colds & Flu.

· Cosmetics! All our natural cosmetics are 20% OFF

We have other great and even better sales going on at the markets along with quite a few new natural products.

“10,000 Years From Now”

Have you ever wondered where you will be, or what you will be thinking about exactly 10,000 years from now? I have. In fact, I have actually worried about it. That is the kind of mind I have always had. I not only worried about today or tomorrow, I worried about the far out there future.

When I was in my twenties searching for the meaning of life, I spent a lot of time writing down my thoughts, my questions, my dreams. I spent my twenties doing some drinking, drugs (medical & street), some college, some construction. I played some gigs on my horn and string bass. I went camping around America, drove over 8000 miles in less than a month. I tried to grow my hair long, I was in the hippie generation of course. I couldn’t grow my hair long like everybody else, it started to fall out.

I was once told that the scientists figured our sun would eventually burn out in a couple hundred thousand years. I actually got depressed. I thought that this can’t be. They “must” first invent a way that I can live on earth always, then discover a way to save the sun.

When I was 5 years old, my 11-year-old neighbor Margie Finan told me that when I die I can go to heaven if I trust and believe in God. I remember getting very upset. I did not want to die. I asked Margie if God would fix me up at that time and put me back on earth. She told me no.

I could not handle that statement and rejected the whole idea. I am 57 now and I remember that conversation like it was yesterday.

I am a scheduler. One of the few things I enjoyed about being a drywall contractor was that I got to schedule all kinds of things. I grew up wanting to schedule my life and beyond.

*What do you think you will be doing in 10,000 years?

*Where will you be?

Because I am a scheduler, I don’t want to look forward to heart attacks, diabetes, nursing homes and hell. These are not good things. I don’t want these things. Back in my twenties I didn’t seem to care much, but I find myself caring a little more, it seems, every day.

On the subject of hell, there was a builder named Herb, whom I did much drywall work for, many years ago, in the New Hope, PA area. We had many spiritual conversations over the years. He believed that when you die you become plain ions and float out into space and stay there forever floating.

Our last conversation was very interesting. I told him that Jesus would save his soul if he repented of his sins, then he will go to heaven when he dies. Herb told me that he did not believe in God, Jesus, or any of that.

Herb said that we are ions floating in space after we die. My last words were: “Herb, if you are right, then after we die, both of us are going to float into space as ions. (Boring in my mind) However, if I am right, then I will go to heaven (Because of Christ) and you will go to hell.” Scary!…

Herb became quite angry. Herb never hired me again after that. Was it possible that Herb didn’t believe in Christ, or that he didn’t want to believe? Could that be why he became so angry?

Now it would seem to me that if I believed in the Easter Bunny and you believed that the Oak Tree was God, I would think “good for you. You believe in the Oak Tree. You are probably crazy. So…that’s cool! …who cares?” Isn’t that the way the reaction should be if you plain don’t believe in something? Or is there more to it than just not believing?

On the subject of nursing homes, diabetes etc. I also have had many interesting conversations. Many say things like: “Well, you have to die of something anyway, what does it matter what you eat?”

Jack La Lanne is 95 years old. He says “Exercise is king and diet is queen. Together they make a kingdom.” He works out 2 hours a day, takes 40 supplements a day and eats right. He drives a red late model sports car. He says he is happily married and still teaches all over the world with his wife.

I don’t know if you have noticed, but there are a lot of celebrity people dying or dropping dead in their fifties and sixties right now.

That doesn’t mean that it can’t happen to me or you, but I would like to try to enjoy life without that worry or pain. Life is tough enough without worrying if I’m going to get cancer or have a heart attack everyday.

I will not pretend. Everyday lifestyle is an ongoing battle with me. I do not always win. Sometimes I lose. I sometimes eat too many sweets or too much pasta and gain weight. I sometimes slap Jesus in the face by sinning and hurting Him and my fellow man. I hate when I do that.

However, as long as I have breathe, I am going to fight the temptation to sin, eat wrong, and just sit on the couch and watch the idiot box.

My goal is to eat the right foods more and more. Eat the wrong foods less and less. Take the right supplements, exercise, and love instead of getting an attitude.

I do have a lot of great days where I (in my mind) eat right, exercise, and feel good. I find as time goes on, with practice, this is becoming more the norm.

I want to work in the markets and teach others about good diet, preventing disease, and living for Christ, to over 100 years old. Like Paul Bragg at 95 going surfing, I hope at 95, I can be a living testimony at the markets and all other areas of my life.

This is what I believe. This is what I was searching for in my twenties, but I was too full of myself and cream donuts to find what I was looking for.

Dear friends, good food, according to Dr. Lorraine Day, Dr Fuhrman, Dr. Norman Walker, Jack La Lanne and Doctor George Malkmus, are large amounts of greens, lots of fresh drinking water, whole grains, raw nuts and seeds, fresh fruit and fresh vegetable juices.

Go for relaxing walks, exercise with dumb bells, take in the sunshine, dance, laugh, sing songs to people, our loved ones, our cats and dogs and to Jesus. Let’s love our enemies. We don’t have to like them. LOL! Have a vegan tomato pie with vegan cheese, tomato sauce, mushrooms, spinach, garlic, caramelized onions and veggie meatballs.

Thanks for putting up with me.

Hope to see you at the markets,

Mark

570-401-1353 www.HallelujahHive.com

“This day I call heaven and earth as witnesses against you that I have set before you life and death, blessings and curses. Now choose life………………………”Deuteronomy 30:19

Hi Friends,
Thanks for opening the Note today. Please read completely and enjoy. It could change your life.
Nutrition Classes!
Pittsburgh Seminar! If you have any relatives or friends or even you, yourself, that live in the Monroeville area, Monroeville Methodist Church is hosting a seminar with pot luck dinner, featuring yours truly, at 4 pm this Sunday, the 31st. You can get more info and directions by calling Linda Barnicott at 412-722-9413. The cost is FREE!

Our next 2 hour Saturday class is February 6th at 2 pm at The Blue House in Trucksville, on the grounds of Back Mountain Harvest Assembly of God Church.

Our Sunday classes are every week at 9:45am till 10:45 at The Blue House.
For more info on these free, healthy weight loss, disease prevention, longevity classes, please call me on my cell at 570-401-1353

Green Dragon & Hometown Farmers Markets!  Great savings this week!! At the Markets Only!!!

*Raw Honey SPECIAL!
All 2 pound Honey $2 off – regularly $18, now just $16!

*Honey Gardens Wild Cherry Syrup SPECIAL!
Good for cough, congestion and sinus problems.
8 oz bottle – $2 off – regularly $17.95, now just $15.95!

*Hallelujah Acres professional strength Probiotic
Good for keeping that friendly flora in the intestines when lost from anti-biotics and other lifestyle conditions. 25% off – regularly $29.95, now just $22.45!

*Hallelujah Acres Barley Max SPECIAL!
·        25% OFF while supplies last on Small Barley Max Powder (4.2 oz.) Reg. $23.95, Now $17.95!!!!
·        Buy any H.Acres whole food supplement at regular price and receive $5 off the Barley Max in Large Powder or Capsules sizes.

HALLELUJAH HIVE NEW PRODUCTS!!

*Lavender Natural Skin Cream
*Patchouli Natural Skin Cream
These creams, along with our Rose/Frankincense and Sandalwood creams are for the face and whole body. They are totally natural. These creams moisturize and feed the skin.
You will notice a major difference with these high end real (not artificial in anyway) creams.
Patchouli or Lavender 4 oz–$19.95, 1.75 oz–$11.95

Coming in one week…
“Lavender Oats” natural body soap!

The three most important foods that I put into my body. What are they? I bet you are wondering how I, Mark Gibson stay so incredibly fit, almost 6 foot, large biceps, and colorful, youthful hair. OK! NOT! I realize I started a little late in life on the nutritional and exercise thing. I’m just a little short of 6 foot (6 inches short). The biceps aren’t quite that big. The hair is colorful if you like different shades of gray. But hey! I’m trying. I’m always watching for that brown hair to appear when I look into the mirror. LOL!
I do however feel like a kid much of the time. I get to climb mountains with my beautiful wife Dorothy. My arthritis and nerve ending problems are gone from around ten years ago. Praise the Lord, my Maker, for giving me food that is medicine! I do not fear disease anymore.
The three most important foods I put into my body are:  Pure Water, Barley Max, Raw Honey and fresh Bee Pollen. Oh that’s 4. Sorry! The proof of the pudding is that my wife, children, and I have not visited the doctors since 1995 when I was diagnosed with an incurable disease. The four of us have not taken any meds including as much as an aspirin. If I am boasting, it is only in what God can do through good natural nutrition.
Please enjoy this article on how to be free of disease and the fear of it.

Alkaline or Acid, Could be Life or Death

I know that there are those out there that want to be healthy but may not understand the science behind it. For instance, you may be thinking, “How do I get rid of all that heartburn, all that gas, depression, the tiredness, so many colds and sore throats, the dry skin, the acne, the weight, the aches and pains, the fear of terrible disease?” It seems like everybody is getting cancer, diabetes, or heart disease and stroke. I’m scared of the future. Nevertheless, I try to eat right. I just have no discipline. Help!
That was me, Mark Gibson, about 15 years ago. Then what I feared the most came upon me at age 42. However, we have a God that loves us so much that He brought people into my life with great Wisdom, who taught me what to do to get 100% well. Not only that, but even how to get my youth back.
Something I learned that was very simple for me was that some things in life are acid, and some things are alkaline. We need mostly alkaline with just a tinge of acid. You see our blood is 7.4 ph. That is alkaline. Everything our bodies take in needs to be brought to a PH of 7.4 for our blood. If our blood’s ph changed at all this way or that, we would die. Therefore, our bodies do what is necessary with what it has. For instance, if we eat or drink something cooked that contains high protein, like cows’ milk or meat, our bodies need alkaline to neutralize the animal protein, which is very acidic. If there is not enough available, like from raw leafy greens (best food source of alkaline), it drains calcium (alkaline) from the bones. If this happens enough, we get osteoporosis.
Let me give you a list of some conditions that contain acid or cause acid in our body.
Above everything else are cigarettes and high negative stress. Yes, stress causes the body to release uric acid, which is also contained in meat products. Uric acid causes joint problems such as arthritis. In addition, pollution helps give us an acid system. Foods that contain acid are dairy, meat and fish products, most cooked foods especially fried, tomato sauce, spicy foods, white vinegar, white sugar, white flour, artificial ingredients, and caffeine. High acid is also connected to unforgiveness, bitterness, jealousy, fear, worry, anxiety, taking on the responsibility of the world, ourselves, etc. YUK. Did I say that acid is found in the nightly news?
Now let’s talk about some alkaline causing conditions. First of all a merry heart. Also, peace, joy, love, hope, forgiveness, prayer, and meditation are high in alkaline.  Pure water! We need to drink half our body weight in ounces each day, along with about a half teaspoon sea salt, to help the body perform healing functions and other functions.
Moving water, such as a waterfall gives off negative ions, which help our sinuses and mood when we breathe it in (lit beeswax candles do the same thing). Some alkaline foods are  raw vegetables, some raw fruits, baked yams or sweet potatoes, millet, nuts, seeds, and raw vegetable juices.
Now if we can aim our diet/lifestyles more towards the alkaline way of life, one of those things that cause acid (worry of contracting disease) will go away. Excluding any accidents, or heroic martyrdom, we were created to pass on peacefully, blessing our children-grandchildren-great grandchildren-great great grandchildren-etc., and then passing on, maybe even in our sleep.
God told Noah in Genesis 6:3 that man would live only 120 years. That’s not sickly-nursing home, depending on everyone else, years. Sure, we can live with our kids when we’re 105, but we can work the garden while they’re at their work.
Did you know that putting acidic foods into our bodies affects our mood, whether we’re depressed or happy, even effecting us spiritually? They have found that putting artificial junk like food coloring, hydrogenated oils, meat and dairy from animals fed antibiotics and fatteners, causes more aggressive behavior, nervous tension, migraines, etc.
Those with a mainly or mostly vegan diet, for the most part, tend to be more peaceful people. Also, the myth that being a vegan makes one weak is a lie from the pits of Hell. I was just as weak as a meat-eater as I am as a vegan. LOL!
The strongest weight lifter for his age/weight class in the United States drinks organic apple juice before he lifts at a meet (he is an older vegan). Some of the medal winners at the Olympics you’ll find are vegan. Carl Lewis, the fastest man on the earth is a vegan. The strongest animals in the world (gorillas and elephants) got big and strong on green leaves.
In the book of Daniel in the Bible, Daniel and his friends were total vegan, only plant-based foods and water, and they were the champions of the Kings court and throughout the empire of Babylon. They looked stronger then all the Kings men and had the greatest wisdom in the empire.
I, yours truly, after 44 years of lots of meat and dairy (much acid), have personally tried this vegan (alkaline) lifestyle for the last 12+ years. I admit that I am not Mr. America. However, I have never felt better in my life. Every year I feel stronger. Who wants to arm wrestle? Ha-Ha.
Alkaline is the key. After studying the masters of diet in the Bible and in the world yesterday, and today, I am convinced. I looked not only at what they said, but the legacy and testimony that they left. I already mentioned some.
Norman Walker died somewhere between 109 and 119 after getting home from his daily bike ride with his friends and passed away during his daily nap. Paul Bragg died in a surfing accident at age 95 in Hawaii. George Malkmus, after being told he had 6 months to live with colon cancer, at 42, is now in his seventies, healthy and teaching all over the world. Lorraine Day, once head surgeon for 20 years at the San Francisco General Hospital, on her death bed with breast cancer, refused chemo and radiation. On the so-called Hallelujah Diet (vegan), she now teaches all over the country, and you may have seen her on TV. She’s the one that looks about 40, but is actually almost 70. Jack La Lanne is 95 and still working out 2 hrs a day. By the way, Jack recently bought a new red corvette. Jack says that he can’t die. It would be bad for his reputation.
My sister Linda, Dorothy, and I have actually talked to cancer survivors, who were dying, changed their diets, and now are very healthy and cancer free. The Bible says in the first chapter of Genesis that our diet is to be plant based (alkaline).
Before I say anything else, I just want to mention that I don’t believe eating animal products such as meat and dairy is a sin. It’s not. Eating raw, organic dairy in moderation, can actually be good for you. Organic meat eaten in moderation may also be of some benefit. However, please stay with me.
God fed Israel manna from the sky in the dessert for 40 years. There was no problem until they wanted meat. God gave it to them, they gorged on it, and many of them died with it still in their mouths. (Numbers 11:32)

Now, I’m not trying to put down meat eaters. Like I said, it is not a sin to eat meat. It is not.
I’m trying, like was pointed out to me when I was sick, to point folks toward a path to optimal healing and health, like these great patriarchs, I have been discussing, traveled. The Lord knows we don’t need more fighting amongst ourselves like democrats and republicans do. Everything in moderation. The longest living folks in the world base their diet around starches & vegetables. They may eat a couple ounces a meat as a garnish now and then.
If we want to have maximum health, we need to eat more alkaline foods and less acidic. Animal products from the grocery store tend to be the most acidic.
Curve the high stress, exercise liberally, get plenty of sunshine, drink lots of pure water (8 to 10 glasses a day), meditate on peaceful things, pray, and EAT ALKALINE. My diet consists of lots and lots of distilled water, Barley Max, raw honey, raw bee pollen, fiber, and lots of raw fruits and veggies. The little bit of acidic I eat is fine because of all the alkaline.
I hope this has been a help. If you would like to find out more, please visit our website at www.HallelujahHive.com . For questions or orders, you can order through our website or over the phone. Call Mark or Dorothy at 570-401-1353 or 570-868-8172.
Hope to see you at the markets this week,
Mark
“Throw away the gods your forefathers worshipped beyond the river and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day who you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”
Joshua, Chapter 24, The Bible

I hope you all are having a fantastic week and enjoying the slightly warmer winter weather we’ve been having!       I’ve decided to share some of my time teaching another love of mine. Most of you might not know that I have been playing the flute most of my life.  I’ve played for almost 15 years now. I have the honor of playing 3 services a week in the worship band at Back Mountain Harvest Assembly of God Church. I wish now to pass on this love for music by teaching school age kids how to play the flute. If you know any kids that would have an interest in learning this joy don’t be afraid to contact me. I’ll be having one-on-one lessons through my home (Dorrance, PA) that will be 45 minutes in length & only cost $15 a lesson. I’ll be starting them off from the beginning (how to breathe properly, tonal quality, notes, etc. then progressing to songs). You can contact me by replying to this e-mail or by phone (570)709-8253.

“Hallelujah Hive Note”               January 17, 2010

Hi Friends,
Thanks for opening the note today. Please enjoy!

Green Dragon & Hometown Farmers Markets!  Great savings this week!! At the Markets Only!!!

Raw Honey SPECIAL!

All 2 pound Honey $2 off

Honey Gardens Wild Cherry Syrup SPECIAL!
Good for cough, congestion and sinus problems.

8 oz–$2 off

Hallelujah Acres Probiotic professional strength.
Good for keeping that friendly flora in the intestines when lost from anti-biotics and other lifestyle conditions. 10%off

Hallelujah Acres Barley Max SPECIAL!
*25% OFF while supplies last on Small Barley Max Powder (4.2 oz.) Reg. $23.95, Now $17.95!!!!
*Buy any H.Acres whole food supplement at regular price and receive $5 off the Barley Max in Large Powder or Capsules sizes.

HALLELUJAH HIVE NEW PRODUCTS!!

*Lavender Natural Skin Cream
*Patchouli Natural Skin Cream
These creams, along with our Rose/Frankincense and Sandalwood creams are for the face and whole body. They are totally natural. These creams moisturize and feed the skin.
You will notice a major difference with these high end real (not artificial in anyway) creams.
Patchouli & Lavender 4oz–$19.95, 1.75oz–$11.95

Coming in two weeks: Lavender Oats Natural body soap

Nutrition/Weight Loss Classes!
This Sunday, January 24th (and every Sunday till the end of April).

Where: In the “Blue House” on the property of Back Mountain Harvest Assembly of God Church on Carverton Road in Trucksville.
When: Sunday at 9:45 am till 10:45 am
Cost: FREE
What’s it about: Better, even optimal health, natural weight loss, prevention and healing of disease, the Bees and more……….
Join us as we travel the path to being a kid again. God says in Psalm 103 that He heals all our disease and renews our youth like the eagle. Many are seeing this firsthand, before their eyes. The Lord has provided through nature all we need to be healthy without drugs and nursing homes.
We are studying natural weight loss, prevention and healing of disease and simple tips on recapturing and maintaining a youthful body and mind.
We will also explore my passion, the honeybees, and how they bring miraculous healing and strength to us humans.
For more info, call Mark or Dorothy at 570-401-1353 or 570-868-8172

For ordering, studying our natural products, or just looking at the pictures, our professional website is: www.HallelujahHive.com

“I’m Constipated, Moody, and I Can’t Lose Weight”

Been there! Done that! What a place to be. It hurts. It seems hopeless. It is amazingly frustrating. OK! So much for the negative. That is enough of the half empty glass.
Ladies and Gentlemen, constipation, moodiness, and not being able to lose weight is NOT an incurable disease. I have been there. Others I have seen have had victory in this area. I have had victory in this area. Please allow me to share some tips on breaking up the so-called log jam.
Let’s first look at some causes of constipation and or weight gain:

#1 Insufficient amounts of fiber in the diet.
#2 Insufficient amounts of fluids in the diet.
#3 Not enough exercise.
#4 Side effects from drugs such as painkillers and antidepressants.
#5 Heavy consumption of junk food.
#6 Some medications such as blood pressure and heart medicines.
#7 Calcium supplements.

So let us deal with these causes one by one.
#1- not enough fiber. White sugar, white flour, processed foods and animal products including meat, fish, eggs and dairy are big in not containing fiber.
Try eating less of these non foods and eat more fibrous foods like vegetables (Raw, steamed, baked), fruits, yams, sweet potatoes, brown rice, greens & beans, raw honey, fresh bee pollen etc.
#2—Not enough fluids. Try working up to half your body weight in ounces of pure water everyday. Drink lots of organic de-caf green or herbal teas, freshly extracted vegetable juices like carrot/celery, beet and barley grass juice. Now were on a roll. Can’t you feel the constipation already showing signs of breaking up?
#3—Not enough exercise. You can break up the fallow ground by doing some walking everyday. Maybe throw in some swimming, or an aerobic workout. I try to do some push-ups, sit-ups and get some weight bearing exercise with dumbbells several times a week.
#4—Side effects from painkillers and antidepressants. Well, if you think about it, if you are already doing number one, two and three, you probably don’t need these meds anymore anyway.
#5—Heavy consumption of junk food. JUST STOP IT!!!
#6—Blood pressure and heart meds. The blood pressure should naturally come down by cutting out a lot of the animal fats that thicken the blood making the heart work more.
Try doing a gentle colon cleanse also to relieve the blood pressure. HEY! We have a gentle colon cleanse, which now also comes in lemon and apple flavor.
By doing all these lifestyle changes, you could see your heart getting stronger too.
#7—Calcium supplements. Raw calcium comes naturally in Raw Honey, Fresh Bee Pollen, raw fruits and veggies. It does not happen in pasteurized dairy. That is cooked calcium. Raw organic dairy is good in moderation.
OK! If you have done all of the above, your constipation should be going away. There should be no more mood swings, because you are now feeling good. And you are probably really in a good mood, because you just checked out your weight on the scale and it is going down. Hallelujah!!
Hope to see you at the markets this week,
Mark
PS> I have attached Laura’s Sweet Gourmet note underneath. Besides being a baker and gourmet chef, our daughter Laura is also a musician, who plays the flute. She is now offering lessons, which she talks about below.

12/15/09
Laura’s Sweet Gourmet

Organic Bakery
Hey Everyone,
I hope you all are having a fantastic week and enjoying the slightly warmer winter weather we’ve been having!       I’ve decided to share some of my time teaching another love of mine. Most of you might not know that I have been playing the flute most of my life.  I’ve played for almost 15 years now. I have the honor of playing 3 services a week in the worship band at Back Mountain Harvest Assembly of God Church. I wish now to pass on this love for music by teaching school age kids how to play the flute. If you know any kids that would have an interest in learning this joy don’t be afraid to contact me. I’ll be having one-on-one lessons through my home (Dorrance, PA) that will be 45 minutes in length & only cost $15 a lesson. I’ll be starting them off from the beginning (how to breathe properly, tonal quality, notes, etc. then progressing to songs). You can contact me by replying to this e-mail or by phone (570)709-8253.
In other news here’s some more information on ordering for Valentine’s Day!!
Sweeten your Valentine’s Day with guilt-free desserts and treats that are sure to make the day of your special someone! Do you have a special Valentine’s Day event? Impress your hosts or guests with a delicious cake, plate of chocolates, or cookies that will have them floating on cloud nine without a sugar rush! All of my treats are made with the highest quality organic ingredients including whole grain flours, unrefined sweeteners, and all natural colors and flavors!
Choose From (But Not Limited To):
·        Assorted Dark Chocolate Truffles (Cocoa Powder, Coconut, Mint Cream Filled, Peanut Butter filled, Cherry Conserve Filled)
·        Heart Shaped Decorated Sugar Cookies
·        Double Chocolate Cookies w/ Strawberry Filling
·        Chocolate Strawberry Swirl Cheesecake
·        Chocolate Cherry Swirl Cheesecake
·        Cherry Cheesecake
·        Chocolate Peanut Butter Swirl Cheesecake
·        Decorated Chocolate Layer Cake w/ Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry,  or Cream Cheese Frosting
·        Decorated Chocolate Chip Layer Cake w/ Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry, or Cream Cheese Frosting
·        Decorated Vanilla Layer Cake w/ Chocolate, Vanilla, Strawberry, or Cream Cheese Frosting

(All orders must be in by February 3rd for pick-up by the 10th  at Hometown Farmer’s Market. Alternatively, by February 6th for   pick-up at my home in Dorrance on the 13th)

~*Hometown Market Specials*~
·     Decorative Chocolate Layer Cake w/ Peanut Butter Frosting
·     Banana Nut Cake w/ Vanilla Glaze**
·     Chocolate Chip Cookies w/ Strawberry Filling
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·     Dark Chocolate Truffles**
·     Garden Rolls w/ Oriental Dipping Sauce^
·     Mock Chicken Salad Wrap^ (in a Whole Wheat or Spelt Tortilla)
·     “Philly Cheese Steak” Wrap w/ Homemade Veggie Burgers & Cashew Cheese*

*Wheat Free**Wheat and Gluten Free^Nut Free
As always, my products are made with all Organic flours and sugars. A good portion of unrefined ingredients like whole wheat pastry flour and evaporated cane juice sugar are used regularly. Most of the ingredients are organic. No artificial colors or flavors are used. Also, everything is Vegan, with the exception of honey, although I don’t use it often in my products. Only the Best All Natural Quality Ingredients are used for a taste that is Delightfully Delicious!      Please don’t hesitate to e-mail or call me with any questions, comments, ordering, or just to talk food! I love to hear from you all.
Special orders are welcome for all occasion decorative cakes, pies, cookies, muffins, breads, gluten free, etc.

E-mail address: LaurasSweetGourmet@hotmail.comPhone # (570)709-8253

Website: http://www.LaurasSweetGourmet.com

“Hallelujah Hive Note”    December 25, 2009

Hi Friends,
Thanks for opening the note today.
Dorothy, I, and the girls would like to wish all of you fine folks a very very Merry and Blessed Christmas and Happy Hanukah.
Having spent most of my life as a drywall contractor, becoming a merchant halfway through the century is by far one of the best moves I ever made. You have to love people though, and I will take people over blank walls any day.
Dorothy and I consider it an honor to serve folks like you. We have watched over the last seven years our customers become friends. I absolutely love the markets and I always wonder who I am going to see on a given day. I even like going to our outpost store at Green Dragon Farmers Market on a 17 degree windy day in the middle of February. If I am crazy, may I always be crazy, because I enjoy it.
Thank you Folks for your seemingly endless patience with us as we slowly get it together.

“HOPE”

What a day we are living in right now as our country is in tremendous turmoil. It would seem that right is now wrong and wrong is now right. So much seems to be all screwed up to the nth degree.
Sometimes when I’m praying, I talk to God about America and I ponder about the times we live in.
I always come out (from the conversation and pondering) proud and thankful to be an American.
If you think about it, how many other countries have liberal and conservative TV stations, two voices instead of just one? America has been in a battle against good and evil since day 1. And that is just it, there is always good and bad in this country. We are not an evil dictatorship! In the Civil War, families were fighting against families and killing each other over the right thing to do in this country.
If there was no battle, and the wicked ruled, how horrible it would be. But thank God we still have the freedom to fight for what is right.
We (America) have slaughtered the American Indians, made a business of slavery, and aborted our children, among other atrocities.
However! We (America) have sent missionaries around the world, and we are witnessing great revival going on in country after country around the world now, mainly because of those missionaries. We have stood up and fought for the innocent in England and Europe during the Nazi invasion, losing many thousands of American men and women soldiers. In fact, we have stood up and fought for many lands attacked by evil to this day. Praise God for our soldiers and righteous American Presidents!
The great USA has always stood for right, and continues to stand with Israel, which makes me proud. The Bible mentions a blessing for all who bless Israel.
When there is a crisis, Americans race each other to the rescue. For example, look at the bad hurricanes, and the twin towers in NYC in 911, such great heroism of Americans who risk their lives to help our brothers and sisters.
Last week in Luzerne county (my county), the manger seen and the menorah were taken down at the courthouse. Because of the outcry of good people, a few days later they were put back up.
When I go to the markets, I see many wonderful God-fearing people. I see other folks who aren’t God fearing, but still good people who I believe one day could be God fearing.
I meet very few ignorant, rotten son of a guns. Pray for them!
I try to see the glass as half full, always. America was founded on prayer, fasting and hard work. America was founded by people who wanted to be free to worship and live a good life.
God told Abraham that if there were only 10 righteous in Sodom & Gomorrah, He would spare those cities.  Today all over the country folks are still praying and fasting for righteousness and I believe there are thousands, even millions.
I get angry some times at what is going on in our land, but I wake up each morning with new hope that all will eventually be made right. I thank God that He is in ultimate control and not man. Sometimes man thinks he is.

***I need to remind you that we will be open on New Years Day at the Green Dragon. We will be closed at the Dragon on Christmas and January 8th only.
Hometown and Green Dragon are open all year.

Looking forward to seeing you at the markets,
Mark
www.HallelujahHive.com

PS! Happy Birthday Jesus!!

“Hallelujah Hive Note”               December 6, 2009

Hi Friends,
Hope you are all well, not sick and overcoming all the bad holiday temptations this Christmas season.
Thanks for opening the note today.

Reminders!!!!!!!!!

Chestnut Hill Water Tower Craft Show
This Saturday and Sunday! At the Recreation Building.
Saturday 10 am until 5 pm and Sunday 11 am until 4 pm
Great Show! Music by this incredible string quintet dressed in 19th century attire.
Please call or email us with your order to make sure we have it for you at the show.
www.HallelujahHive.com ~ 570-401-1353 ~ Mark & Dorothy

Green Dragon
This Friday our hours will be 9 am until 5:30 pm. Sorry we have to close early. We are normally open until 8:30 pm.

CHRISTMAS TIME ORDERS!
Please get your orders to us ASAP to insure we don’t run out of anything. For on-line orders you might want to go in with a friend and do a $300 order which is free S&H.

Here is a recent testimony from a friend of ours, Mike Stanziola:  “Thank you Mike!!”

I have known Dorothy and Mark for about 2 years. The products they sell are the best. I have a chronic illness so I have to be careful on what I do. It all started last year with an upset stomach. I saw Dorothy and she asked if I was ok. I told her I had a bad upset stomach. She gave me a dose of some powder in water and said drink this. You will feel better. I drank it, and 20 minutes later I was fine. The stuff Dorothy gave worked better than the stuff from my doctor. Now we move on to sinus headaches. I get terrible sinus headaches. My doctor gave me everything he could think of to fix the problem. Nothing works. Once again, Dorothy to the rescue. She placed a roll on my forehead and put this lotion on my forehead that she makes. And my sinus headache was gone not only for the day, but for a very long time. On 11 25 09 I got a very bad sinus headache Once again Dorothy put this lotion on my forehead and the headache was gone. The products they sell are great. They work and they are natural.   Try their products and you will be very satisfied. Dorothy and Mark and their family are great people, and I am glad that they can share their God given talent with everyone they come in contact with. If you have ailments, get in contact with Hallelujah Hive and you will be better in no time. Thank you for taking the time to read this.
~ Mike

Hope to see you at the markets and show this week,
Mark
PS. Below is an invitation to an incredible FREE performance of “The Gift”. If you are looking for something to do this Christmas season, or just something that might change your entire life, you might want to come. Dress warm. It is outside and you are sitting on a hay bail. But it is truly worth it.

Start the CHRISTmas Season this year with CHRIST!

Hi Friends,

As usual, hope you are all doing well in spirit, soul, and body. Thanks for opening the note today. Suggestion. This note is slightly longer than usual. Have a cup of tea, sit down, relax and enjoy!

Reminder!

This is a Forks Farm Market week. It is happening this Saturday, the 26th from 10 am until 3 pm. For more info, you can go to www.forksfarmmarket.com

SALES at the MARKETS! (and ONLY the Markets)

·        Natural Cosmetic Sale!

Spend $20 on cosmetics and receive a free bottle of face & body mist from Honeybee Gardens.

·        Plant Medicine Sale from Honey Gardens:

Buy two 4 oz plant medicines (Elderberry Tonic or Wild Cherry Syrup) and receive $1 off each

·        Hallelujah Acres Sale

1.  Digestive Enzymes 10% off

2.  B-12, B6, Folic Acid 10% off

3.  Balanced Woman  10% off. Natural progesterone cream helps with hot flashes, mood swings etc.

4.  Barley Max – Buy any Hallelujah Acres whole food supplement (that is not on sale) along with a large Barley Max powder or Capsules and receive $6 off your Barley Max.

5.  Small Barley Max Powder – 10% off (no limit while supplies last)

·        Bring a Friend SALE – Bring a friend to the market who has never been to our shop before. If they make a purchase, you receive 10% off your entire purchase and your friend will also receive 10% off anything they buy. (this excludes any other sales going on)

Saw Palmetto Raw Honey!

We have the Palmetto honey for those men concerned about prostate maintenance and those women concerned about balancing hormones. The honeybees pollinate the palmetto flower and use the nectar to make honey. This flower becomes the berry that is so medicinal. The theory is that the honey will not only do its normal benefits, but also the prostate and hormones. Here is a short article on Saw Palmetto.

History of Saw palmetto Applications

Saw Palmetto’s benefits can be traced back to the early 1700’s when aborigines of the Florida peninsula depended largely upon the berries. Saw Palmetto berries were also used by American Indians to treat “atrophy of the testes, impotence, inflammation of the prostate, low libido in men, and as a general tonic to nourish the body.” Early American settlers also used the saw palmetto berry to treat problems associated with the genitals, urinary tract and reproductive system. Ancient Mayans used the berries to treat disorders of the genitourinary tract.

Other historical uses of the plant include the treatment of infertility in women, growth stimulation for underdeveloped breast, an increase in low breast milk production in nursing mothers, and painful periods.” It has also been used as an anti-inflammatory agent, appetite stimulant, and as a tonic and expectorant for mucous membranes, particularly the bronchial passages.

Current Uses of Saw Palmetto

Saw Palmetto has been marketed globally in the 1990’s as an aphrodisiac for both men and women. Currently it is used mainly as a treatment for benign prostatic hyperplasia (BPH), a condition common in men over fifty. BPH results in an enlarged prostate which partially blocks the urethra, the tube which carries urine to the bladder. The effects of this condition include increased frequency of urination, decreased ability to empty the bladder completely, and difficulty in starting and stopping. Saw Palmetto has been shown to be effective in relieving these problems.

Dr. Daniel Mowrey, a leading expert in herbal therapy, says, “Saw Palmetto extract, concentrated and purified in the best tradition of guaranteed potency herbs, dramatically reduces the size of the enlarged prostate and restores function.”

Saw Palmetto is one of the few herbal remedies considered to be anabolic, which means it strengthens and builds body tissues. Among its many uses are:

·        Treating an enlarged and weakened prostate gland in men

·        Restoring hair loss

·        Nourishing the urinary tract

·        Balancing the hormones in both sexes

·        Regulating sexual development and normalizing activity of those glands and organs

·        Building reproductive strength and fertility

Saw Palmetto extracts function in a multitude of ways and a number of studies have been done with promising results. A 1996 review of saw palmetto’s therapeutic efficacy in BPH explains that saw palmetto:

·        Inhibits the conversion of testosterone to dihydrotestosterone (DHT)

·        Blocks the effect of estrogen on prostate tissue

·        Inhibits the binding of DHT to androgen receptors in prostate cells

·        Inhibits growth factors responsible for stimulation of prostate tissue

Information is from the book: The natural Choice for Prostate Health Saw Palmetto by Kate Gilbert Udall.

Optional Read:

“Beyond the 120 years”

This is a new beginning segment of our Note for those who are looking for great health beyond this life. This segment will be at the bottom of the newsletter for those interested in going the extra mile. You may or may not agree with me. I am not a dictator. We are still free in this country to believe what we wish. With that said, in my mind, why try to live a healthy life, with no disease if we are only going to go to the grave and that’s it.

I am a planner of the future. I have always wanted to know just what lies ahead. As a young adult, when I planned a weekend, I didn’t just plan Saturday morning. I planned the whole weekend. I wanted to get and look forward to the most I could get out of that time period.

In a way, I am selfish. I want to know I am covered not just for my time on earth, but for all time or for all eternity. I want all I can get in the future. I want to see others receive it all too.

I always had a hard time believing popular thinking like when we die we turn into ions and float in space forever. Forever is a very long time. 56 years has been long enough, let alone trillions and ca-zillions of years. I’m not into worshiping myself. Just one look in the mirror tells me I don’t have the power to create salvation for myself. With all do respect, some of these guys (how come there’s no women) in the grave, like Buddha and Harry Chrisna and such, I’m sorry, but I am just not going to bet my eternal future on dead people.

The Big bang theory is nice, but just where did the material for the big bang come from, another bang? And after an explosion, all the discharge coming out from the explosion moves either clockwise or counter clockwise, I’m not sure. So how come we have planets with moons revolving around them in opposite directions? That is a hard one for me to believe in. If you have patience to listen, this has been my experience:

At 29 years old (I was old then. My diet and lifestyle was poor), after trying for many years to figure everything in the universe out, I turned to God. I surrendered my life to Jesus, not knowing if I really fully believed in Him or not. After all, my Grandmother told me to believe half of what I see with my eyes and nothing of what I hear with my ears.

This decision to want to be a Christian and follow Christ was no small matter. I needed to know that I know Jesus really was, and is, God in the flesh. My entire eternal future now depended on Him. Something inside me was telling me there was a God, but I doubted.

After I asked Jesus to forgive me for the boatload of sins I had committed in my life, and save my soul, I asked him man to God, to without a doubt, prove Himself to me. I didn’t know if He was real or just made up.

Back in 1982, over the next days, weeks, months, and years, Jesus proved Himself that He indeed is God soooooo much that I realized it would take more faith to believe in coincidence than to believe in God.

Here is just the tip of the iceberg. I found Christ through the old and new testaments in the Bible in prophecy. Not just one, but many. And up to this point, 2009, 100% have come true. Did you know that almost 3000 years ago it was written that in the year 1948, a country would be born called Israel?

I found Christ in answered prayers. Some took minutes, some a few years. He actually answers them.

I have seen miracles. I have had dreams that were not normal. I have felt Him and felt His voice inside me.

When I was about 6 years old, we would pray the rosary in Catholic school every day. I carried it in my pocket. Being a boy, I did not take care of my rosary and it totally knotted up. Every day I was frustrated when we prayed because it was one big knot.

At that time my great grandfather died and we were going to pray the rosary at his wake (viewing). I looked up to God and asked Him to take the knots out of my rosary since this was such an important moment. Before my eyes, the knots completely fell out!

When I was 16 years old driving my 1965 Corvair down Humville road, a feeling came over me like I had never felt prior. It talked to me and told me everything was going to be OK. I asked this incredible peace not to leave. It stayed less than a minute. I did not understand. When I was about 21, it came again while I was in Catholic Church. Again, it was the same, telling me everything was going to be OK, and I asked it not to leave. It left in less than a minute. That was it for that feeling that talked to me.

In April 1982, I was 29. After I asked Jesus to save my soul in April, I asked Him something else. I shared with Him that I did not know how to be a Christian. I was used to being an amateur drug dealer. I lived a low class life. But I remembered someone bringing me to a church in my drug days, and they were talking about being filled with the power of the Holy Spirit. A person would be filled with the presence of God in such a way that one would have more strength to overcome sin, and pray for the sick, and see them recover, and much more.

I told Jesus that I wasn’t sure if I believed in this stuff or not, but if this is true and real, please give it to me. I sure needed direction and strength.

Now you can believe this or not. I only know what I experienced on the morning of August 26th, 1982. I was sitting on my couch in my little cottage, which I paid $13,000 dollars for and had 3 leaks in the living room through the roof. I was talking to God, admitting to Him that I just don’t have the strength to give up the drugs. I was about to light up a joint when something began to happen to me. It started on the top of my head like pins and needles and went down through my body. A feeling of great peace overwhelmed me and seemed to be talking to me, telling me to throw away all my drugs. I felt the feeling say that the drug addiction is over. I am free.

In the midst of this experience, I realized everything was going to be OK. I also realized this was the great peace I had experienced in my younger days. That feeling of peace that talked to my spirit at age 16 and 21 was obviously God!

That great peace and joy I experienced then is with me now and will not leave as long as I am in prayer or worship or even talking to someone about the Lord. This was another proof I was given.

My life totally changed. Instead of just caring about myself, I now seemed to care about other people. I noticed when I was tempted to do wrong, I did not always do it, like before. I was convinced back then in 1982, and even more now, that Jesus, The Son of God, is the only way to God.

Thanks for listening.

Hope to see you at the markets,

Mark

“I am the resurrection and the life. He who believes in me will live, even though he dies; and whoever lives and believes in me will never die.” John 11:25-26

“Everyone who calls on the name of the Lord will be saved” Romans 10:13

Hi Health minded Friends,

Thanks for opening the note today. I hope you are all doing well this week. At this writing it is quite hot and humid outside…..and inside. But it is not icy January. I remember last January thinking that as much as I don’t like the heat and humidity of July & August, I’d rather be in July & August. Please enjoy!!

“What is Local Honey?”

Folks are always asking me for local honey. Some people say that it absolutely has to be within 1 mile from your home. Who started that rumor? Once again, are you going to believe everything you hear? So what if you live in the middle of NYC? 1 mile from your home is a huge building complex with 3 trees and 0 bees.

I found out what local honey is to me personally, when I was 50. I had pollen allergies since I was a kid. Dorothy purchased some raw honey from Todd at Honey Gardens in Vermont. I started eating it everyday and miraculously my allergies disappeared. I asked Todd how this could be and he told me that Vermont Wildflower raw honey acts as a local honey in Pennsylvania, because the same flowers in Vermont also exist in Pennsylvania.

I also have a customer at Green Dragon farmers market whose allergies went away eating Colorado bee pollen!

It would seem that there is local honey and there is honey that acts as local honey. The wildflowers in Pennsylvania and Vermont are pretty much the same right down the east coast of the USA. For instance, if you have allergies from goldenrod in the state of Pennsylvania, and eat goldenrod honey from Maryland, your allergy should go away. I was pleasantly surprised when my allergies totally healed and never came back. I just started eating PA honey last year for the first time in my life, but my PA pollen allergies have been gone for over 6 years from eating Vermont honey.

Now there are many health benefits from raw honey, whether it is orange blossom, wildflower, blueberry, etc. It does not matter which part of the USA it comes from, even Hawaii. Raw honey causes the body to strengthen bones, digestion, breathing, memory, and much more.

We have a customer who owns a horse farm. Two years ago, she had allergies and asthma. She told me that after eating our raw honey, her allergies and asthma disappeared. It would seem that the oxygen contained in the raw honey oxygenated her body, and her breathing normalized.

The honeybees major in natural medicine. The raw honey, fresh pollen and propolis are all natural anti-biotics. Maybe this is why beekeepers (mostly in other parts of the world where there are no McDonalds) are the longest living folks in the world. In Northern Russia, they have found over 200 beekeepers that are well over 110.

This may seem hard to believe, but I am a believer. Dorothy and I travel to Vermont to see Todd, who has been working with the bees for over 45 years, and he can pick me up and give me a bear hug as though I were a rag doll. He is my age. My hair is gray. His is blonde.

I have met a lot of beekeepers in this country and, maybe it’s me, but I have never seen one yet that was unhealthy.

Some folks at the market look at me funny when I tell them things like the propolis spray will cause the poison ivy to stop itching, stop spreading and go away.

Dorothy and I are fully focused on spending the rest of our lives eating mostly raw nourishing foods, such as greens greens greens, green smoothies, fruits, veggies, nuts & seeds, raw veggie juices, and of course, gourmet fare from our friends, the honeybees. I am determined, somewhat like Winnie the Pooh, to lose myself in raw honey and fresh raw pollen, and propolis, and beeswax candles, and natural soap made with honey, etc. etc. etc.

As far as I know, I have never been stung by a honeybee. Even walking among the hives of Vermont and Pennsylvania, or having a truck cab full of bees, they just don’t bite me. I guess, I just like and respect the honeybees too much.

First, save the Babies, then, “Save the Bees”. They are our life blood.

OK!!! Time to stop. I’m hinting on radical again.

Thanks for reading.

The Markets!

CRAZY SALE!

25% off all Perfume Oils and Creams!

There is nothing wrong with them. We are just overstocked.

Buy one get one free! All our plastic container Room & Linen Sprays and all our plastic container Massage & Bath Oils

NEW Vermont Harvest! Wildflower Honey RaWWWWWWWW!

It is sooooo Tasty! And believe it or not, the price has not gone up this year.

Elderberry Jam…Elderberry Jelly…Maple Jelly w/Elderberry!

All Organic. I never tasted anything like this before. We are giving out tastes at the markets.

We boast that everything we have is made in America. This is true. It is just that we have dared to travel 1 mile north of the US border. It is still America…North America.

Our French friends, Jacinthe and Sylvain, a beautiful Christian couple, own and operate an organic elderberry farm one mile north of Vermont. They produce these incredible unique organic jams and jellies. When was the last time you ate jellies and jams that were actually medicine for your body? They also make the heart glad, they taste so good.

Pennsylvania New Harvest!

Raw Wildflower Honey and Raw Fresh Bee Pollen.

Did you know that fresh pollen is the only perfect food in the world? You could live a full life and have babies (if you are a young woman) on bee pollen and water. Pollen contains all the nutrition the human body needs. Who needs a “One-a-Day supplement”?

There go those Gourmet Chef Honeybees again. They have given us their pollen with their secret ingredients to please our palates.

Raw Fresh Pollen strengthens the skin, holding back age and keeping youth around longer. It helps slow wrinkling, gives more physical strength to the body, and builds energy. Better than botox!

Our PA honey and Pollen is Local & Raw as it gets.

One of our recent TESTIMONIES!

Dear H. Hive,

I recently purchased your “Bug Shield” , “Propolis Spray”, and Citronella soap for a trip to Yosemite, CA.

They worked beautifully.  We spent hours by the Merced River and camped in Yosemite.  We had very few bug bites compared to our camping neighbors and with the Propolis spray, there was absolutely no itch.

Thanks so much for great products.

Joan OBrien

Thankyou JOAN!

For ordering or just studying our natural products and story, you can click onto www.HallelujahHive.com

You can also contact Dorothy or me (Mark) at 570-868-8172 or 570-401-1353.

Dorothy and I would be honored to speak with your group. Just call us and we’ll talk about it.

Hope to see you at the markets,

Mark

“Pleasant words are as an honeycomb, sweet to the soul, and health to the bones.” Proverbs 16:24

Hi Friends,

Thanks for opening the note today. Hope you are all well and doing great.

Please Enjoy!

It’s a Forks Farm week !

This Saturday from 10 am until 3 pm. For more information and directions go to www.Forksfarmmarket.com. Come and have fun, say hi to Todd and John (The Owners), enjoy good music, farm animals, and don’t forget to visit our Hallelujah Hive tent and Laura’s Sweet Gourmet tent.

The three most important foods that I put into my body. What are they? I bet you are wondering how I, Mark Gibson stay so incredibly fit, almost 6 foot, large biceps, and colorful, youthful hair. OK! NOT! I realize I started a little late in life on the nutritional and exercise thing. I’m just a little short of 6 foot (6inches short). The biceps aren’t quite that big. The hair is colorful if you like different shades of gray. But hey! I’m trying. I’m always watching for that brown hair to appear when I look into the mirror. LOL!

I do however feel like a kid much of the time. I get to climb mountains with my beautiful wife Dorothy. My arthritis and nerve ending problems are gone from around ten years ago. Praise the Lord, my maker, for giving me food that is medicine! I do not fear disease anymore.

The three most important foods I put into my body are:  Pure Water, Barley Max, Raw Honey and fresh bee Pollen. Oh that’s 4. Sorry! The proof of the pudding is that my wife, children and I have not visited the doctors since 1995 when I was diagnosed with an incurable disease. The four of us have not taken any meds including as much as an aspirin. If I am boasting, it is only in what God can do through good natural nutrition.

Please enjoy this article on how to be free of disease and the fear of it.

Alkaline or Acid, Could be Life or Death

I know that there are those out there that want to be healthy but may not understand the science behind it. For instance, you may be thinking, “How do I get rid of all that heartburn, all that gas, depression, the tiredness, so many colds and sore throats, the dry skin, the acne, the weight, the aches and pains, the fear of terrible disease?” It seems like everybody is getting cancer, diabetes, or heart disease and stroke. I’m scared of the future. Nevertheless, I try to eat right. I just have no discipline. Help!

That was me, Mark Gibson, about 14 years ago. Then what I feared the most came upon me at age 42. However, we have a God that loves us so much that He brought people into my life with great Wisdom, who taught me what to do to get 100% well. Not only that, but even how to get my youth back.

Something I learned that was very simple for me was that some things in life are acid, and some things are alkaline. We need mostly alkaline with just a tinge of acid. You see our blood is 7.4 ph. That is alkaline. Everything our bodies take in needs to be brought to a PH of 7.4 for our blood. If our blood’s ph changed at all this way or that, we would die. Therefore, our bodies do what is necessary with what it has. For instance, if we eat or drink something cooked that contains high protein, like cows’ milk or meat, our bodies need alkaline to neutralize the animal protein, which is very acidic. If there is not enough available, like from raw leafy greens (best food source of alkaline), it drains calcium (alkaline) from the bones. If this happens enough, we get osteoporosis.

Let me give you a list of some conditions that contain acid or cause acid in our body.

Above everything else are cigarettes and high negative stress. Yes, stress causes the body to release uric acid, which is also contained in meat products. Uric acid causes joint problems such as arthritis. In addition, pollution helps give us an acid system. Foods that contain acid are dairy, meat and fish products, most cooked foods especially fried, tomato sauce, spicy foods, white vinegar, white sugar, white flour, artificial ingredients and caffeine. High acid is also connected to unforgiveness, bitterness, jealousy, fear, worry, anxiety, taking on the responsibility of the world, ourselves, etc. YUK. Did I say that acid is found in the nightly news?

Now let’s talk about some alkaline causing conditions. First of all a merry heart. Also peace, joy, love, hope, forgiveness, prayer, and meditation are high in alkaline.  Pure water! We need to drink half our body weight in ounces each day, along with about a half teaspoon sea salt, to help the body perform healing functions and other functions.

Moving water, such as a waterfall gives off negative ions, which help our sinuses and mood when we breathe it in (lit beeswax candles do the same thing). Some alkaline foods are  raw vegetables, some raw fruits, baked potatoes, millet, nuts, seeds, and raw vegetable juices.

Now if we can aim our diet/lifestyles more towards the alkaline way of life, one of those things that cause acid (worry of contracting disease) will go away. Excluding any accidents, or heroic martyrdom, we were created to pass on peacefully, blessing our children-grandchildren-great grandchildren-great great grandchildren-etc., and then passing on, maybe even in our sleep.

God told Noah in Genesis 6:3 that man would live only 120 years. That’s not sickly-nursing home, depending on everyone else, years. Sure, we can live with our kids when we’re 105, but we can work the garden while they’re at their work.

Did you know that putting acidic foods into our bodies affects our mood, whether we’re depressed or happy, even effecting us spiritually? They have found that putting artificial junk like food coloring, hydrogenated oils, meat and dairy from animals fed antibiotics and fatteners, causes more aggressive behavior, nervous tension, migraines, etc.

Those with a mainly or mostly vegan diet, for the most part, tend to be more peaceful people. Also, the myth that being a vegan makes one weak is a lie from the pits of Hell.

The strongest weight lifter for his age/weight class in the United States drinks organic apple juice before he lifts at a meet (he is an older vegan). Some of the medal winners at the Olympics you’ll find are vegan. Carl Lewis, the fastest man on the earth is a vegan. The strongest animals in the world (gorillas and elephants) got big and strong on green leaves.

In the book of Daniel in the Bible, Daniel and his friends were total vegan, only plant-based foods and water, and they were the champions of the Kings court and throughout the empire of Babylon. They looked stronger then all the Kings men and had the greatest wisdom in the empire.

I, yours truly, after 44 years of lots of meat and dairy (much acid), have personally tried this vegan (alkaline) lifestyle for the last 10+ years. I admit that I am not Mr. America. However, I have never felt better in my life. Every year I feel stronger. Who wants to arm wrestle? Ha-Ha.

Alkaline is the key. After studying the masters of diet in the Bible and in the world yesterday, and today, I am convinced. I looked not only at what they said, but the legacy and testimony that they left. I already mentioned some.

Norman Walker died somewhere between 109 and 119 after getting home from his daily bike ride with his friends and passed away during his daily nap. Paul Bragg died in a surfing accident at age 95 in Hawaii. George Malkmus, after being told he had 6 months to live with colon cancer, at 42, is now in his seventies, healthy and teaching all over the world. Lorraine Day, once head surgeon for 20 years at the San Francisco General Hospital, on her death bed with breast cancer, refused chemo and radiation. On the so-called Hallelujah Diet (vegan), she now teaches all over the country, and you may have seen her on TV. She’s the one that looks about 40, but is actually almost 70. Jack la Lanne is 94 and still working out 2 hrs a day.

My sister Linda, Dorothy, and I have actually talked to cancer survivors, who were dying, changed their diets, and now are very healthy and cancer free. The Bible says in first chapter of Genesis that our diet is to be plant based (alkaline).

Before I say anything else, I just want to mention that I don’t believe eating animal products such as meat and dairy is a sin. It’s not. Eating raw, organic dairy can actually be good for you. Organic meat eaten in moderation may also be of some benefit. However, please stay with me.

God fed Israel manna from the sky in the dessert for 40 years. There was no problem until they wanted meat. God gave it to them, they gorged on it, and many of them died with it still in their mouths.

I have a question. If meat is so good, when we get to Heaven do you think that God will be up there butchering animals, then putting them on the grill for our eating pleasure. If you believe this, the next time a child asks you, after their cat dies, if there are animals in Heaven, just tell them yes, but we’ll probably eat them.

Now I’m not trying to put down meat eaters. Like I said, it is not a sin to eat meat. It is not.

I’m trying, like was pointed out to me when I was sick, to point folks toward a path to optimal healing and health, like these great patriarchs, I have been discussing, traveled. The Lord knows we don’t need more fighting amongst ourselves like democrats and republicans.

If we want to have maximum health, we need to eat more alkaline foods and less acidic. Animal products from the grocery store tend to be the most acidic.

Curve the high stress, exercise liberally, get plenty of sunshine, drink lots of pure water (8 to 10 glasses a day), meditate on peaceful things, pray, and EAT ALKALINE. My diet consists of lots of lots of distilled water, Barley Max, raw honey, raw bee pollen, fiber, and lots of raw fruits and veggies. The little bit of acidic I eat is fine because of all the alkaline.

I hope this has been a help. If you would like to find out more, please visit our website at www.HallelujahHive.com . For questions or orders, you can order through our website or over the phone. Call Mark or Dorothy at 570-401-1353 or 570-868-8172.

Hope to see you at the markets this week,

Mark

“Throw away the gods your forefathers worshipped beyond the river and in Egypt, and serve the Lord. But if serving the Lord seems undesirable to you, then choose for yourselves this day who you will serve, whether the gods your forefathers served beyond the river, or the gods of the Amorites, in whose land you are living. But as for me and my household, we will serve the Lord.”

Joshua, Chapter 24, The Bible