Leslie Kenton FAQ

The number of people writing to me with questions is phenomonal - I could fill a book with them. So I decided it maybe beneficial to show some of the more commonly asked questions and my responses to them. However, some of the recommendations may not be appropriate in all situations and are not intended as a substitute for treatment or services ordinarily provided by health care professionals for physiological or psychological complaints. Because of the complexity of medical situations, medical questions will not be addressed.

I've also selective resources relative to healing that I want to tell you about.

A: Leslie book and audio tape Journey to Freedom can be ordered from HarperCollins mail order, please contact HarperCollins, Customer Service, PO Box Glasgow, G4 0NB. Telephone: 0141 306 3100.

You can order all of Leslie’s other books that are currently in print from TBS Direct, Colchester Road, Frating Green, Colchester, Essex, CO7 7DW. Telephone: 01206 255777. Fax: 01206 255914.

A: Leslie’s 10 Day Clean-up Plan, Raw Energy, Cellulite Revolution, 10 Day De-Stress Plan and Lean Revolution are currently unavailable to buy.

A: Leslie’s audio tape set of 10 Steps to a New You can be ordered from QED Recording Services Ltd, Lancaster Road, New Barnet, Hertfordshire, EN4 8AS. Tel: 020 8441 77222. Fax: 020 8441 0777.

Journey to Freedom audio tape can be purchased from HarperCollins, Customer Service, PO Box Glasgow, G4 0NB. Telephone: 0141 306 3100.

Leslie audio tape Journey to Freedom has a side entirely devoted to drumming, and can be purchased from HarperCollins, please see Where can I buy Leslie’s audio tapes?

Q: I have read Leslie book Journey to Freedom, would it be worth me attending the Journey to Freedom workshops?

A: Leslie often recommends the course to people who may also be working through the book as the experience from working in a group-situation can be very powerful and focused, and just the kind of thing to help people really make progress with their journeying. For this reason the two compliment each other quite nicely.

Q: No matter how hard I try I just cannot seem to experience a ‘journey’, where am I going wrong?

A: Leslie says that most people who experience problems with journeying are troubled by either one of two things – or both. The first is a tendency to try too hard. We have been brought up to believe that the harder you try, the better you succeed. This is not true. Journeying is not done through effort, but by gently focussing your intention with compassion and allowing – not forcing – it to happen. The other difficulty is caused by being quite intelligent and highly trained in left brain activity so that you have a tendency to analyse everything and not be allowed just to let your instinct, intuition and imagination work. Working in a group can quickly break through these problems. Journeying is like remembering something you knew, but had forgotten long ago.

A: The company that used to distribute Glycosport/Glycoslim is no longer operating. Nature’s Own manufacture the product, but do not sell to individual customers. They are at present looking for a supplier to distribute the product. For more information you could ring Nature’s Own on 01684 310022 or write to them at Nature’s Own, Unit 8, Hamley Workshops, Hamley Road, Hamley Swan, Wocestershire, WR8 0DX.

A: Contact Society for Complementary Medicine, 3 Spanish Place, London, W1M 5AN. Tel: 0171 487 4334. Scaler Wave Generators are a very special product and don’t come cheaply. For a new Scaler Wave Generator you can expect to pay in the region of £2,500.

A: Tryptophan is unobtainable in the UK. However, Leslie believes there is a better alternative. It is 5-Hydroxy Tryptophan sold as Serotone, which is the first conversion of Tryptophan towards the brain chemical serotonin. Serotone is available from the Nutri Centre in two strengths 50mg or 100mg. The 50mg strength costs £7.90 for 30 tablets or £22 for 90. The 100mg strength costs £14.80 for 30 tablets and £39.90 for 90. Please contact The Nutri Centre for more details, 7 Park Crescent, London. W1N 3HE. Tel: 020 7436 5122. Fax 020 7436 5171.

Q: Why does Leslie advocates a 50%-75% raw food diet as in Raw Energy, if raw foods are so good for you wouldn’t it be better to eat 100% raw foods?

A: Raw foods are highly eliminative and this is a major reason they are so powerful in detoxifying and healing the body. But the body needs also a good supply of protein and according to oriental medicine some cooked foods as well or the spleen energy becomes weakened.

There are probably a million other reasons too. However, what Leslie can tell you is that she, herself and her family and many others who have experimented with an all raw diet over a long period of time generally find it a little ungrounding (so that you get powerful spiritual energies but can’t sometimes bring them into being to live them out in a practical way on the planet). They have also found that eventually the body begins to get weaker. This is the reason why Raw Energy advocates about 50% - 75% of your foods raw.

Some of the foods you might wish to include in your diet, Leslie suggests, are carbohydrates such as brown rice and baked potatoes. Protein such as tofu or free range eggs, fish, or chicken. You might also try some organic lambs liver.

A good organic meat distributor that Leslie recommends is Longwood Farm Organic Meats, Tudenham St Mary, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, IP28 6TB. Tel: 01638 717120.

A: Elaine Bruce has been practising and teaching the Living Foods Programme for many years. She has trained and studied intensively in Naturopathy and Homeopathy. She offers courses for An introduction to Living Foods (one weekend) or The Complete Living Foods and Chlorophyll Therapy Course (one week). There is also a video Living Foods, A Teach-in with Elaine Bruce filmed in her Living Foods Kitchen. Elaine takes you through what you need to know to set up your own sprouts care, indoor greens, and the uses of sprouted seeds and grains. For further information contact Elaine Bruce, Living Foods and Natural Medicine, Holmleigh, 49 Gravel Hill, Ludlow SY8 1QS. Telephone: 01584 875308.

Q: Why is Food-combining not advocated in 10 Steps to Energy & 10 Day Clean Up Plan?

A: Leslie says quite simply that food combining is not necessary for everyone. But it is wonderful for those who need it. Ten Day Clean Up Plan is a detox diet which itself doesn’t need much food combining and the diet in Ten Steps to Energy is a good solid way of eating that anyone - apart from those who really would benefit from food-combining - can follow.

A: For an up-to-date list of nutritionists write to the Institute of Optimum Nutrition. Leslie believes they are a wonderful institution and heartily recommends anyone seeking a nutritionist’s advice to contact one on their list. ION, Blades Court, Deodar Road, London, SW15 2NU. Tel: 0181 877 9993.

A: Leslie believes strongly that despair and depression are almost invariably a deep call from within of the soul - a crying out to live more truly who you are at the deepest level. She is always insistent that we become aware of any biochemical reasons for our suffering - such things as food allergies (the two most common ones are mill products and wheat), candida albicans, reactive hypoglycaemia or chronic low-blood sugar etc.

But equally important are the psychological and spiritual part of our lives. Leslie believes that each of us is on the earth to live out as fully as possible in our day-to-day existence the true nature of our soul’s unique qualities. Sadly we are taught in school, by our parents often and by our religious training, not to trust ourselves, not to listen to the whispers of our soul. So prevalent is this in our culture that many of us come to the point where we feel really out of touch with our essential nature and are profoundly unhappy. We feel that we are not living our own life but rather by somebody else’s rules. This leads to a sense of profound grief and anger, frustration and depression - all of which can only transform themselves into creative energy once we learn to listen to what we really want at the soul level and begin to live it out in our lives.

Then to the soul - the deepest spiritual core of us and the personality - the way we appear to the world gradually come closer and closer to one another, our life becomes authentic and the grief and disillusionment, despair and depression become transformed into energy for us to use in whatever way we choose. It is a slow organic process for most people but an infinitely satisfying one too.

Leslie works a lot with this kind of thing and how to build those bridges between the soul and the outer personality in her workshops. Why not do one with her? You might find it helpful in making the transitions in your own life. Leslie always says that each of us has a unique role to play on the planet. When we play it, it not only brings us great joy it brings the very highest we have to offer to our families, our community and to the earth as a whole. May you be blessed to discover your own beauty and play your role with joy. The world needs you to be who you are.

A: Feldenkaris is a fascinating process of learning – or relearning - rather than a treatment. It explores and facilitates change in the movement patterns which your body creates to carry out your intentions through a series of gentle movement sequences facilitating optimal functioning of every part of you. For more information contact The Feldekrias Guild, PO Box 370, London, N10 3XA. Tel: 07000 785506.

A: Many doctors in the UK already prescribe natural progesterone cream. If you want to discuss taking natural progesterone with a doctor we suggest you see your own GP who can give you a private or an NHS prescription if he or she thinks it appropriate. A list of some of the private doctors using natural progesterone in their practice can be obtain from the Natural Progesterone Information Service (NPIS), Box 131, Etchingham, TN19 7ZN. Tel: 07000 560878.

A: Contact Wellsprings Trading Ltd, PO Box 22, St Peter Port, Guernsey, GY1 3TP, Channel Islands. Tel: 01481 33370. Fax: 01481 35206.

You can also contact the Natural Progesterone Information Service, NPIS, Box 131, Etchingham, TN19 7ZN. Tel: 07000 560878. They provide information on the multiple uses of this natural hormone for women’s health from puberty to menopause, and also a list of books, tapes and videos are available.

The Well Woman’s International Network, see below, give excellent information on natural progesterone cream and where to buy it.

Q: Where can I find more information on natural treatments for women’s health?

A: Contact the Well Woman’s International Network, La Brecque, Alderney, Channel Islands, GY9 3TJ, Great Britain. Residing outside UK - Telephone +44(0) 7000 437225. Fax +44(0) 7000 3299946. Residing in UK - Telephone 07000 437225. Fax 07000 3299946.

The Well Woman’s International Network (WWIN) is an organisation for women to use as a network resource to make contact and stay in touch with natural health developments that can make a vital difference to enjoying life to the full - regardless of age. They offer information on natural supplements and Progesterone products. Patron Dr John Lee. WWIN effects a personal import service. Full range of natural hormone products (inc Vegan) at discounted prices for its members, postal/email consultation with specialist doctors, quarterly forum/newsletter. Membership to this world wide Well Woman’s International Network is £30 (Sterling) per annum.

A: You can contact Mr Patel at Springfield Pharmacy, 124 Sheen Road, Richmond, Surrey, TW9 UR.

Tel: 0181 940 2304. Fax: 0181 940 2661. Mr Patel’s prices are fairly substantial.

You can also contact Dr Durrant who uses Natural Desiccated Thyroid USP, which he has forwarded from the USA, as it is not available in the UK. Please contact Dr Durrant at Foxley Lane Clinic Ltd, 86 Foxley Lane, Purley, Surrey, CR8 3EE. Tel: 0181 660 0905. Fax: 0181 763 1828.

Solved: The Riddle of Illness by Stephen E Langer MD and James F Scheer which is published by Keats in the USA is the next generation of work on the natural treatment of thyroid disorders.

Q: I have tried every diet and cannot face to look at another menu type plan or count calories. Any ideas please?

Raw foods are a boon to slimmers. The uncooked fibre which they contain decreases the amount of fat absorbed during digestion, creates a feeling of fullness and satisfaction, and spring-cleans the body of waste products that can make you feel tired. Raw foods also decrease food sensitivity reactions which lead many people to over-eat from cravings, raise energy levels and, thanks to their alkalinising quality, enhance your ability to deal with stress. For more information see The New Raw Energy.

Although it is more common among teenagers than among any other age group, acne, an infection of the sebaceous glands, can occur at any time in life. It shows up as blackheads, whiteheads, pimples, and pustules that occur on the face and neck, back and chest.

The cause of acne is still not completely understood, and the recommended treatment tends to vary. Many people with acne are victims of a food sensitivity or allergy - the most common allergens being wheat, milk, or preservatives and colourings. And when the elimination of waste via the alimentary canal is inadequate, often wastes are eliminated through the skin. Finally, stress and emotional upset are often implicated.

Look to your diet first. Eliminate sweets, sugared soft drinks, and fatty foods such as nuts and fried foods. A diet in which at least 50 per cent of your foods are eaten raw often does wonders for even long-term acne, provided it is used in conjunction with the proper external care and vitamin and mineral supplements where necessary.

It is essential to keep the skin clean, removing dirt and excess oil or waxy sebum regularly, using gentle, pH-balanced soaps or detergent cleansers. Skin should be washed in warm water at least twice a day and steamed twice a week to encourage the release of waste matter. Of course your hands should be immaculate so as not to encourage further infection.

Topical agents are often helpful. Retinoic acid, a derivative of vitamin A acid (available only by prescription) applied to the skin is one of the commonly used and generally effective treatments for acne. Sometimes dermatologists use the antibiotic tetracycline, usually administered in doses of 250mg twice a day. In many cases this has dramatically reduced the acne, but there are disadvantages to antibiotic treatment, too. Because of the stress aspects of acne, both regular exercise and meditation or deep relaxation can be helpful too.

Q: I suffer from tension. Is there a technique I could employ to help myself – parts of my body are sore and tight.

This is a technique based on the work of Edmund Jacobson and is an excellent way to begin if you have never done any sort of relaxation or meditation technique before, because it gives most people some sense of what relaxation feels like. As you repeat the technique again and again, you will find that you enter a progressively deeper state of relaxation.

The whole practice demands about 15 minutes (it is best done twice a day) with a break of from two to five minutes of stillness while you experience the relaxed state you have achieved.

The first few times you try the technique, you may find you have trouble picturing all the images as they come or preventing your mind from wandering. It doesn’t matter if you don’t ‘see’ anything. Some people are more visual in their imagery and others more feeling; both work superbly well, just approach the exercise from your own point of view. When you find your mind wandering (which is a common occurrence because one’s concentration is not used to focusing so intensely, or because being a new technique or a new feeling causes a little anxiety) ask yourself ‘Why is my mind wandering?’ Pursue that thought for a couple of minutes, then go back to the exercise and continue it as best you can. All difficulties will iron themselves out automatically after you have practised the technique often enough.

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