BLACK FRIDAY SALE - 20% OFF NIKKEN SLEEP SOLUTIONS ALL THIS WEEK

Do you sleep deeply? Did you know we (should) spend a 1/3 of our lives sleeping (it's important!)?

... in fact many health experts think sleep is the most important factor affecting our health.

It is something close to my heart as many years ago I had a long period of insomnia. Some nights I even tried sleeping in a cupboard to get dark and quiet enough to get a couple of hours sleep! It wasn't really funny of course. Sleep deprivation is used as a form of torture. Just one night's poor sleep will show up on blood tests the following day as a body in chronic stress. I can say first hand that I agree with the health experts "sleep is THE most important factor affecting health and mental wellbeing".

At that time I discovered a state of the art sleep solution that puts your body in the most natural environment possible in order for it to flourish. It's really easy to use - you place the Kenko mattress topper on your mattress, use a special pillow, quilt and eye mask. They work together to fully wrap you in a revitalising cocoon of overlapping magnetic fields. With advanced ceramic fibres and temperature control the system has been designed to enhance both the quantity and quality of your sleep. Please visit http://kenkosleep.com for more information.

"[The Nikken Sleep System] pulls you down into that deeply restorative sleep that people haven't had for years."  Dr. Jim Bews.

Deep stage 4 restorative sleep is where our body repairs itself and detoxifies, your brain gets a rinse through of cerebral fluids and processes mental worries so you can wake refreshed, ache and brain fog free and energised for the day ahead.

Rather than upgrading your phone or laptop again why not take advantage of this Black Friday to acquire something truly useful and life changing?

For the last week of November beginning today I wanted to let you know that the products are offered at a 20% discount. This is a rare opportunity to get your hands on these unique products at a discount (discount price list here >>).

The items are available individually or as a set. For anyone buying the full system I am giving away a magnetic sleep mask (retails at £31) free.

Would you like to try first? If you are local to Brighton, UK, I am opening my home for demonstrations. Please come along if you can or pass on this message to someone you know who needs to sleep better. I am taking bookings where I have space in my diary so do ask if you want to lie in it and feel what happens to your body.

Email (nicki@nutritionandhealing.co.uk) and tel. no. 07786 405366.

I really hope to help you sleep better. Insomnia is a thing of the past for me. The Nikken Sleep System has been the best investment I have ever made in supporting my health and wellbeing.

If you would like to support your health in this way do get in touch for more information or to order before the 30th November. You can also order on the website at https://tiny.cc/kenkopad between 24th & 30th November to receive the discount.

With best wishes

Nicki Edgell
Independent Nikken Consultant

The KenkoDream Quilt

• All seasons comfort
• Ventilation for freshness
• Advanced magnetic technology
• Temperature regulation
• Various sizes available

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The Mattress Topper

• RAM Magnetic technology
• Made from ecologically sound and renewable non-allergenic latex and natural materials
• Temperature regulation
• Various sizes available - single, double, king

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The Pillow

• Temperature regulation
• Breathable, natural fibre
• Adjustable collar
• Revolutionary magnetic technology

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The Eye Mask

• Patented magnetic technology
• Temperature regulation
• Creates a dark sleeping environment
• Comfortable and soft, yet sturdy materials
• Hand-washable
• Perfect to wear anywhere, at home, day or night, or when travelling

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Why Faith is Replacing Knowledge

An earlier post inspired by the Silence book by John Biguenet asked Does Science Explain Everything?

The other day I picked up some books that were being recycled - ie. the previous owner had put a box out on the street in front of their house (this happens all the time in our town). As often happens by coincidence one of them was a book that someone had recently recommended to me. #theuniverseprovides!

Also in the box was a black hard backed pocket book entitled The Decision Book - Fifty Models for Strategic Thinking by Roman Tschäppeler and Mikael Krogerus.

This book is a quick read divided into four sections - How to Improve Yourself, How to Understand Yourself Better, How to Understand Others Better, and How To Improve Others.

Within the How to Understand Others Better section was an essay entitled The Black Box Model: Why Faith is Replacing Knowledge.

It goes something like this...

The world is getting more complicated. There is no way we can keep up, especially with technological advance. The amount we really know and understand decreases relatively all the time.

Say in the 1980s when computers first arrived on the scene teachers could still seek to explain how they actually worked. Many of us were taught the principles of binary code (via the on/off switch analogy) and some of us would have done a BASIC language coding course... if not.. then... go to... repeat etc.

Early "Basic" computer coding example

At school we probably learnt the basics of electrical circuits and how the planets circle the sun in our solar system. We would have learnt about sound waves and light, chemical reactions and biological reproduction. However if a sudden apocalypse were to be visited upon us there wouldn't be many of us able to actually put any of these principles into practice to rebuild our society (apart from the biological reproduction that is!). 

Technology has now sprinted ahead and is even racing towards AI where it's development itself will eventually become independent of any human intervention at all - the stuff of numerous dystopian science fiction scenarios!

The very intelligent and scheming android in the Ex Machina film as played by Alicia Vikander

We can't really possibly understand the workings of mobile phones and ipads. We just take all these things for granted. Such things, which would have been completely unimaginable to our grandparents, are now so ubiquitous we have no other choice. 

Our world has changed so much in the last century after relatively little "progress" in the previous millennia (the word "progress" in quotation marks as it hasn't all been for the good of course). It is now unimaginable to us how it will change further in the next 50 years - if indeed this acceleration is sustainable at all.

We are increasingly surrounded by what the authors term "black boxes", complex constructs that we do not understand even if they are explained to us. We can not comprehend the inner processes of a black box, but none the less we integrate their inputs and outputs into our decision making.

Basically we have to believe certain things, even if we can't understand them. As a result we are tending to assign more importance to those that can explain something rather than to their actual explanation.

The conclusion is that in the future it will be the norm to convince people with images and emotions rather than with arguments. Influencers will be the ones that can present and convince, not necessarily the scientists.

People no longer have the understanding or time to be experts in everything.

In my world of "alternative" health there are those that want to know all the science and empirical evidence and there are those that just want to trust that they will feel better. With increasing regulation of the industry many practitioners are beginning to concentrate on the latter, and that suits many consumers just fine.

It will become the norm to convince people with images and emotions rather than with arguments.

As one prominent leader in the field likes to answer when questioned "How does it work?" he simply says "Very well."

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Just looking at this waterfall makes you feel good. Imagine if you could drink it!

Now you can – with the Nikken Pimag® Waterfall Filter

Nature makes the best water, but until now it has not always been easy to access. The idea behind the Nikken tap water filter is to replicate the natural production of spring water as closely as possible in your own home.

A simple, economical solution, that uses gravity, not electricity - the Nikken Waterfall is the closest to nature you can get.

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Nikken's Founder Isamu Masuda, and The Five Pillars of Health

Nikken was borne out of an idea that occurred to Isamu Masuda back in the early 70s. Seeking cash to help his handicapped son, the young Japanese shop assistant hit upon the idea of putting magnets in people’s shoes – and created a business empire.

Magnets? It all sounded so weird, as strange stories spread about astronauts using magnets in outer space to stay healthy, and self-styled experts peddled fanciful theories about why magnets have healing powers. It turned out that NASA really does put magnets in astronauts’ suits, and magnets have been used therapeutically for thousands of years...

Isamu Masuda is now a slim man in his 70s who glows with health and exudes warmth. However it wasn't always like that - he was a sickly child from a poor family, with chronic hepatitis. His father died in the Second World War and his mother managed a small shop. At 18, Masuda found a job with a bus company and over the next few years worked his way up from washing buses to being a desk clerk. At 27 he met and married his wife Fumie, who was working as a travel guide.

Obsessed with health, he worked part-time in a health shop, and the chances are he would have continued in this ordinary anonymous way, had not his son, Koji, been born with a tragic handicap. Doctors couldn’t explain why Koji had been born with this extreme defect.  Isamu was devastated and, still sickly himself, was galvanized into action.

He decided, simply, that he had to make money:

“The doctors said it would be very expensive for Koji to have an operation and I had nothing.”

But he also wanted to do it in a way that would help others as well:

“I started thinking about how we use pebbles in our public hot baths. When you walk on them they stimulate the soles of your feet.  I knew magnets were therapeutic.  In Japan we’ve used them for thousands of years to help healing.  I put the ideas together and made a magnetic insole for a shoe.”

He began to sell his insoles door to door. There was immediate success. His customers claimed they felt better.  Their circulation improved, they had fewer illnesses; even chronic insomniacs began to sleep through the night.

“There were many problems and difficulties to face, but what drove me on and gave me courage was Koji. I had a vision. I was 100% certain that one day, people everywhere in the world, would be walking on my insoles. I knew I could do it, but I had no idea how.”

He approached Katsumasa Isobe, a financier, who remembers those early meetings:

“Isamu was not well. He coughed and looked awful but he had a good idea so I supported it.” 

...and by the time Koji was two, Isamu could afford the medical treatments his son needed.

As part of the Japanese tradition of holistic medicine, Isobe and Masuda expanded the business without worrying too much about why the insoles actually helped people to feel better. They were circumspect, making no medical claims, and never saying they could cure the sick – only that their magnets would give energy, and promote health and well-being.

For the first three years Nikken sold only insoles. Soon the product line and geographical reach was extended first by distributors in Taiwan, China and Thailand, swiftly followed by management staff setting up offices and factories. Nikken became one of the fastest growing companies in Japan's history and by 1993 had moved into 12 countries.

As Nikken expanded, Isamu Masuda mused that physical health was not enough on its own:

“There are five pillars of ‘wellness’. You must also be healthy in your mind, in your close relationships, in finances and in your connections with your community to experience total ‘wellness’.”

Because his own life had been filled with health challenges, this visionary father, like many Nikken consultants since, determined within himself to find an answer that would provide his family with both the money it needed, and the health he himself had been deprived of as a child.

Nikken was built on Masuda's original magnetic insoles invention. Today Nikken still supplies the latest in advanced magnetic insoles. Click on the banner below to visit my dedicated website>>



Adapted from a story by Sam Westmacott via www.theroyalalliance.com

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Become an Abundance Activator

How can you activate a wealthy life?

After the Summer Holidays and with September’s fresh new beginnings it’s a great time to press the START button.

The word ‘wealth’ comes from the old English ‘weal’, which means ‘wealth, welfare, and wellbeing’. Weal is in turn related to the older word ‘wel’, meaning ‘in a state of good fortune, welfare, or happiness’. ‘Wel’ then became ‘welth’ around 1250 AD, and ‘welthi’ a century or so later. By 1430 it seems to have settled around the idea of riches and prosperity, leaving behind the wider meaning of general wellbeing and health.

When you now say someone "has a wealth of talent”, you are referring to the quality of  their inner gifts as being abundant. So think of wealth as an expansive, enriching quality.

Here are 5 tips to help you line up positive, wealthy energy on a daily basis:

1. Learn to say NO.

People who are wealthy understand what to eliminate. They discard anything that does not matter, getting rid of what does not enhance their life. Like wasting countless hours online, putting energy into negative relationships, continuing bad habits at home.

2. Take enormous ACTION

After saying NO to letting those things and people into your life, put your energy into areas that really count. You must take action. Don’t just dream about it and talk about it. DO it. Get outside your comfort zone. Go ahead and make mistakes – unless you take action you will have no momentum and no feedback to help you adjust the trajectory of your success. Plus you’ll be in the same place 12 months down the road…Actually taking action is the key ingredient many people miss out in self-development pursuits.

I remember asking a friend once whether a particular self-help book actually worked. She said possibly but you had to actually do stuff (not just read it)!

3. Invest in RELATIONSHIPS

Your soul family is a powerful network that impacts your wisdom, health, and your energy. You can’t do it alone. Nurture your network. And remember, relationships thrive, when you’re being of service in some way.

4. Elevate Your EXPERTISE

Eliminating what is superfluous, taking enormous action and investing in relationships will only get you so far, if you lack the skills necessary in your niche. Acquiring a toolbox of knowledge is integral to your success. Be a student. Find a mentor. When you need to know something, take a course.

5. Pay it FORWARD

"Paying it forward" means to pass on a good deed to a new person rather than returning the favour to the original source. When you find your stride and have elevated your expertise, be open to teach your wisdom and skills to those who are less experienced and open to grow. Paying it forward is a sharing of positive energy – creating a beautiful ripple effect and wonderful energy exchange between you and the Universe.

By adding value everywhere and with everyone, you are feeling and doing GOOD.

You open unlimited opportunities in your life.

You become an Abundance Activator.

Words adapted from a post by Wealth Astrologer Tania Gabrielle

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Opportunity and Training Meetings with Nikken UK

Join us on the first Thursday of each month at the Aurora Hotel, Crawley, Sussex, UK.

Next dates -
Thursday 5th October 6pm (with Canadian consultant, Mike DiMuccio)
Thursday 2nd November 6pm

This is the monthly special presentation and training open to all Nikken consultants in the UK, as well as for people taking a look at the business.

Hosted by Ben Woodward who will join us in person to facilitate a lively participatory evening covering a range of topics, designed to support your Nikken business.

- Learn how to make effective product demos
- Learn effective ways to share Nikken to build your business
- Learn about effective planning for a successful and profitable business
- Connect with and learn from others in our purpose driven collaborative community
- Learn how to get appointments to show people how they can improve their health
- Learn how to explain 'your story' i.e. why you are doing the business
- Learn how to present the benefits of the business opportunity
- Learn how to sign up new consultants
- Learn how to share the benefits available to consultants
- Learn how to find time to build your business, even if you are busy

This is a great opportunity for you to plug into Ben's experience, mentoring, support and leadership.

Formerly President of Nikken, Ben stepped down in 2016 and is now building a business as an independent Nikken consultant, giving him more flexibility to spend time with his growing family.

Prior to choosing Nikken, Ben built a successful career in marketing, training and sales management and brings that wealth of business expertise to his Nikken mentoring and leadership role.

His dynamic brand of leadership continues to inspire and motivate a global audience toward a balanced lifestyle and entrepreneurial success.



BOOKING:

** Seats are very limited so please reserve your place now: **

Please call Nicki on 07786 405366 to book a seat.

For those living outside London and the South-East, there is an option to join via zoom.

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Sleep: THE most important factor determining our wellbeing

STOP PRESS!!
For one week only as part of the Black Friday shopping Friday the core Nikken Sleep Products are on offer at a 20% discount. Order between 24th and 30th November 2017.

At some point each of us will experience that feeling of lying in bed unable to sleep, whether it be as soon as we get into bed or if we wake in the middle of the night and are unable to drop back off.

A sleepless night is as long as a year.

Chinese Proverb

Sleep allows our body to repair itself and our brains to consolidate our memories and process information. Without a good night's sleep we can feel groggy, irritable and have a lack of energy. Poor sleep is also linked to physical problems such as a weakened immune system and mental health problems such as anxiety and depression.[1]

Sleep hygiene

Many people can benefit from improving the quality of their sleep. The phrase sleep hygiene is often used to describe how lifestyle and environmental factors can affect our sleep. Positive sleep hygiene may help to improve sleep quality.

According to the MHF Sleep Report[2] the environment of our bed and bedroom can either help or hinder sleep; much depends on our own preferences. The obvious factors are noise, light, temperature and ventilation. Most of us prefer to sleep in a quiet environment. Earplugs may be useful for blocking out external noise although they do tend to amplify the body’s own internal noises which may be distracting.

Too much light can inhibit sleep since it affects melatonin levels; eye masks may be helpful. Room temperature is important, neither too cold nor too hot, although the ideal room temperature will vary from person to person. Ventilation can be improved by opening the window, although this is likely to alter the temperature and make the room noisier. It is important to feel comfortable in the bedroom environment, including selecting the right mattresses and pillows. People may need to experiment with all these factors until they find the ideal balance.

It is important that we take steps to help ourselves to get the best sleep we can, for the sake of not only our own health and wellbeing, but that of our partners and families too.

Sleep hygiene practices, such as those mentioned above, may help people improve their sleep quality, along with reducing caffeine in the evening, taking regular exercise and avoiding looking at phone/computer/television screens just before getting into bed.

Nikken offers the Naturest® Sleep System that contains a range of products that may be beneficial to your sleep hygiene.

• Naturest Kenkopad® – A non-allergenic latex mattress topper that molds to your body’s contours and may improve your comfort and support.
• KenkoDream® Quilt – The ceramic coated fibres may help maintain a constant temperature.
• Naturest® Pillow – Fully adjustable by removing or adding filler, the breathable cover may help to regulate your temperature, keeping you confortable.
• Kenko Power Sleep® Mask – Made of soft breathable fabric, blocking out light may help improve your sleep at home or when traveling or working nightshifts.

Discover more about the Nikken range here>>

references:
[1] https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk
[2] https://www.mentalhealth.org.uk/publications/sleep-report

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