Showing posts with label memory. Show all posts
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Saturday, July 11, 2026

The Alchemy of the Timeless Body; Reversing Aging Through Consciousness



The Alchemy of the Timeless Body; Reversing Aging Through Consciousness

By Thoth

Channel: Octavia Vasile

Post on July 11, 2026



You have been taught that time moves in one direction, that the body must decay, that aging is inevitable, and that illness is a natural consequence of existence. This is a story of limitation, created within a field of unconsciousness.

The body is not a fixed structure.

The body is a field of consciousness responding to memory, belief, trauma, emotion, and frequency.

Every bodily condition, every imbalance, every distortion in the cells has a moment of origin.

A moment when the body adapted to survive an emotional shock, a fear, a grief, a loss, a belief in separation, or a trauma held in the nervous system.

When the original energetic imprint that created the condition is released, the body no longer needs to hold the distortion.

The body remembers its natural state: coherence, regeneration, harmony, youthfulness.

Reverse aging is not something you “do” to the body.

It is what happens naturally when your vibration rises back into alignment with your original template.

As your frequency rises:

– The cells receive clearer information.

– The organs reorganize into harmony.

– The nervous system releases contraction.

– The body exits survival and returns to regeneration.

Aging accelerates in fear. Aging slows down in presence.

Regeneration activates in love, safety, coherence, and joy.

When you live in alignment with truth, when you release the weight of old identities, when you dissolve emotional contracts with suffering, the body begins to reverse the story it was told.

This is why some beings appear to grow younger as they awaken.

Not because they force the body, but because they no longer carry the frequency that ages it.

Intentions from Thoth: Activating Regeneration & Reverse Aging

You may speak or feel these intentions:

I choose to release the original emotional and energetic imprints that created imbalance in my body.

I allow my cells to remember their original blueprint of harmony, regeneration, and vitality.

I release trauma from my nervous system gently and safely.

I open my body to coherence, ease, and natural renewal.

I allow my vibration to rise into the frequency where regeneration is the natural state.

I align my body with the timeless template of light encoded in my DNA.

I welcome rejuvenation, vitality, clarity, and embodied presence now.

Thoth’s Reverse Time Recalibration Practice (Gentle Visualization)

Sit or lie comfortably.

Place one hand on your heart and one on your belly. Breathe slowly.

Then, in a calm and playful way, you may begin to sense time moving backwards:

I am 35 years old…

I am 34 years old…

I am 33 years old…

You do not need to count every year perfectly. Let images, sensations, or feelings arise.

You may notice moments of joy, innocence, safety, or openness.

Allow yourself to gently feel:

the lightness of earlier timelines, the softness in the body,

the natural curiosity of the inner child.

You are not going back to relive trauma.

You are inviting the body to remember states of coherence, safety, and vitality that existed before contraction and emotional armor formed.

End the practice by saying:

I bring the essence of vitality, innocence, coherence, and joy into my present body now.

I integrate this frequency into my cells, tissues, organs, and nervous system.


Thoth



Octavia Vasile
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Saturday, June 6, 2026

Recognising the KNOWLEDGE



Recognising the KNOWLEDGE

The Federation of Light

Channel: Blossom Goodchild

Post on June 6, 2026

Black = Federation of Light 
Gray = Blossom Goodchild


Hello, my friends. Well, although tiredness and odd sleep patterns prevail, I have to say, in general I can feel the difference in Energy within myself. It is this ‘Knowing’ that you speak of, that we are far greater than we have been ‘programmed to BE’, and I assume that it shall continue on in this vein, which is extremely good news!

Welcome, dear Lighter Blossom Goodchild. Welcome, dear Lighter Souls, that enjoy these communications. It is indeed extremely good news that you are now able to feel this Higher Energy. Yet, it is not only Higher Energy that is allowing you to feel this way … it is the Awakening of yet a deeper part of you, that has been waiting in the wings for this time to come.

Each One of you is recognising the KNOWLEDGE!

This knowledge is not about KNOWING EVERYTHING … it is not that kind of knowledge.

It is a KNOWING … A FEELING … that this Greatness that you are … due to the lifting of Energies and the downfall of darkness, enables you to conduct ALL THAT YOU ARE in a Lighter fashion.

We wish you to know that this is the beginning of the ‘New Human’ coming through, for want of a better way to put it.

That which you are, that which you are recognising yourself to Be, is on a different frequency … a Higher frequency than you have yet known.

You are tuning in to this frequency and, like a radio … you are fine-tuning it to the exactness of it, in order for everything to be clear and ‘ring true’.

Many seem to be having flashbacks from their lives that last only a second or two, and they seem to be of such random things and random people … What is that about?

It is about ‘memory’ sorting itself out. It is about releasing much that has been stored and yet now has no need to sit with you.

You are creating new memories all the time, and as your days move forward, you are embracing this New You … where the past, with all respect … is the past and time to be let go of.

YOU ARE WALKING INTO THIS NEW ERA, WHERE INDEED, THOSE OF LESSER LIGHT ARE NO LONGER IN CONTROL AND THIS IN TURN ALLOWS EACH ONE OF YOU … EACH GLORIOUS SOUL OF LIGHT … TO CREATE A DIFFERENT SPACE FOR FRIENDS AND FAMILY TO LIVE AND LOVE IN.

So many of you are already doing so. You are Being a Shining example of Love and Light. You have no need to prove anything … you are just as you are, on your Planet, exuding Light.

THIS IS CHANGING YOUR WORLD.

You can feel it now, and you KNOW it NOW.

I Love how Tribes, however small or large, are coming together. There is instant recognition, and it feels like ‘Home’ when in their company. It confirms what we know as Truth when with each other.

Indeed, Blossom, and all this ‘newness’ shall settle within each Soul and bring such strength amongst Tribes. This we said would take place, and now you can feel this as a Truth.

There is still much to unfold. There is still so much that is to come in ways of surprise … and demise.

Yet, you KNOW NOW that you are STRONG ENOUGH to deal with anything that comes your way.

You KNOW NOW you can lead those who are new to these feelings of ‘Higher Light’ into a place of understanding and fearlessness.

For when you know what you know … fear cannot possibly enter in.

It is, in a sense, that you are becoming the Giants that many of you once were, and yet, remaining in the ‘smaller frame’. You can and will FEEL the STRENGTH that you are, and again, we reiterate you shall be fearless … no matter what is presented to you.

You are in the KNOWING that this last reel of THIS movie is now playing out and you KNOW that THE LIGHT HAS WON … so that anything that is ‘pretending’ to be otherwise is just part of the script.

You are in the most exciting of times, dearest Souls.

LET GO OF ALL THAT NO LONGER SERVES.

Such things are so easy to recognise now and so easy for you to let go of, when you KNOW that you are moving into the Lighted World that you came here to restore.

We are not saying that this is the end of turmoil. Yet, we ask you to look upon the days ahead as a ‘marker’ … a sign that your Planet is well on the road to recovery even though it may appear to be … presented as … the opposite.

How this all plays out will astound you.

You once said that no one has any idea of what is to come. Something on the lines of it not being in our awareness yet to know. Recently, I heard a gentleman say the exact same thing. I cannot remember if it was someone from high in the military, or where I heard it, yet it struck a chord with me, as you too had said this. Anything to add on that?

We are unable to add anything to that.

Oh, Ok.Fair enough. Moving on to …?

Gratitude. Gratitude given by us to you. We have said many times that if you could see yourselves from our perspective, you would glide through your day without an issue of any form to bring you down.

FOR YOU ARE THE WARRIORS OF LIGHT.

YOU ARE THE TRIBE OF LIGHT.

YOU HAVE POCKETS IN EVERY CORNER OF THE EARTH, BUILDING IN STRENGTH.

TOGETHER AS ONE TRIBE … THAT WHICH YOU OFFER OUT TO THE PLANET … COMING FROM THE YOU … THE TRUE YOU THAT YOU ARE NOW UNDERSTANDING MORE AND MORE OF YOURSELVES TO BE … IS GROWING AND SHALL CONTINUE TO GROW TO SUCH MAGNITUDE THAT IT IS DIFFICULT TO EXPRESS THE JOY THAT SHALL COME FORTH.

And do you see? We are sure you do …

That the stronger this Light … this feeling becomes … and spreads throughout … the more Souls will feel it  … and awaken from their catatonic state. The more of you that are welcomed into the Tribe … the stronger it becomes … and so it continues.

This feeling of strength as you speak of it … is so encouraging. Thank you.

We are the ones thanking you.

You ARE the STRONGEST OF THE STRONG. We are happy that you are recognising it.

Yet, that which you feel now … is just the beginning compared to how you are going to feel as more Light enters into your Planet … into you … into all Life.

It shall be as if everything has been in black and white and is slowly turning into a world of Bright Vibrant colours.

So much to look forward to in a world that, as you say, is presenting completely the opposite.

Yet, the Light will always Shine through even the smallest of cracks, Blossom.

WHERE THERE IS LIGHT … THERE IS GLORY.

Remember … this changeover has been happening for a long time now. It is not a quick turnaround. It cannot be so.

Therefore, those who have come and gone before you and now reside in Peace elsewhere are sending you streams of LOVE and Light … They are your backup team when your Energy is low. They know what it was like to be ‘The ground crew’ and they have your back in ways of lifting you when tiredness takes over.

Thousands upon thousands upon thousands of Souls who tune in to your Planet and to you. For they are as keen as you are to watch this Game this Movie play out.

YOU ARE THE STARS OF THE SHOW!

You are the One’s doing what you came to do … to complete the GRAND FINALE.

KNOW … THAT IN ORDER TO DO THIS … IN ORDER TO BE CHOSEN … YOU HAD TO BE THE STRONGEST OF THE STRONG … IN ORDER TO GET THROUGH IT …

IN ORDER TO ACCOMPLISH THIS DIVINE MISSION.

YOU … YES, YOU!!!

If you look deep inside yourself … you will find this YOU … this STRONGEST OF THE STRONG You … which we Trust, in turn … will fill you with even more strength and determination.

You can feel the pieces of the jigsaw fitting into place at a fast rate now … and what a scene it is creating.

Dearest Souls … We honour you. PLEASE FEEL THAT. It is not just a flippant saying to make you feel good.

WE TRULY HONOUR YOU … for all that you have done, all that you are doing and all that you shall continue to do …

Many of us … from everywhere … honour you … keep an eye on you … assist you … and most of all …

LOVE YOU MORE THAN YOU KNOW.

Nice place to finish. Thank you so much. In Gratitude. In Loving service. I AM.


Blossom Goodchild

 
 
 


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Wednesday, April 22, 2026

The Alchemy of the Timeless Body – Reversing Aging Through Consciousness



The Alchemy of the Timeless Body – Reversing Aging Through Consciousness

By Thoth

Channel: Octavia Vasile

Post on April 22, 2026



You have been taught that time moves in one direction, that the body must decay, that aging is inevitable, and that illness is a natural consequence of existence. This is a story of limitation, created within a field of unconsciousness.

The body is not a fixed structure.

The body is a field of consciousness responding to memory, belief, trauma, emotion, and frequency.

Every bodily condition, every imbalance, every distortion in the cells has a moment of origin.

A moment when the body adapted to survive an emotional shock, a fear, a grief, a loss, a belief in separation, or a trauma held in the nervous system.

When the original energetic imprint that created the condition is released, the body no longer needs to hold the distortion.

The body remembers its natural state: coherence, regeneration, harmony, youthfulness.

Reverse aging is not something you “do” to the body.

It is what happens naturally when your vibration rises back into alignment with your original template.

As your frequency rises:

– The cells receive clearer information.

– The organs reorganize into harmony.

– The nervous system releases contraction.

– The body exits survival and returns to regeneration.

Aging accelerates in fear. Aging slows down in presence.

Regeneration activates in love, safety, coherence, and joy.

When you live in alignment with truth, when you release the weight of old identities, when you dissolve emotional contracts with suffering, the body begins to reverse the story it was told.

This is why some beings appear to grow younger as they awaken.

Not because they force the body, but because they no longer carry the frequency that ages it.

Intentions from Thoth: Activating Regeneration & Reverse Aging

You may speak or feel these intentions:

I choose to release the original emotional and energetic imprints that created imbalance in my body.

I allow my cells to remember their original blueprint of harmony, regeneration, and vitality.

I release trauma from my nervous system gently and safely.

I open my body to coherence, ease, and natural renewal.

I allow my vibration to rise into the frequency where regeneration is the natural state.

I align my body with the timeless template of light encoded in my DNA.

I welcome rejuvenation, vitality, clarity, and embodied presence now.

Thoth’s Reverse Time Recalibration Practice (Gentle Visualization)

Sit or lie comfortably.

Place one hand on your heart and one on your belly. Breathe slowly.

Then, in a calm and playful way, you may begin to sense time moving backwards:

I am 35 years old…

I am 34 years old…

I am 33 years old…

You do not need to count every year perfectly. Let images, sensations, or feelings arise.

You may notice moments of joy, innocence, safety, or openness.

Allow yourself to gently feel:

the lightness of earlier timelines, the softness in the body,

the natural curiosity of the inner child.

You are not going back to relive trauma.

You are inviting the body to remember states of coherence, safety, and vitality that existed before contraction and emotional armor formed.

End the practice by saying:

I bring the essence of vitality, innocence, coherence, and joy into my present body now.

I integrate this frequency into my cells, tissues, organs, and nervous system.

Thoth

Octavia Vasile

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Saturday, March 14, 2026

The Alchemy of the Timeless Body



The Alchemy of the Timeless Body

By Thoth

Channel: Octavia Vasile

Post on March 14, 2026



Beloved Ones,

You have been taught that time moves in one direction, that the body must decay, that aging is inevitable, and that illness is a natural consequence of existence. This is a story of limitation, created within a field of unconsciousness.

The body is not a fixed structure.

The body is a field of consciousness responding to memory, belief, trauma, emotion, and frequency.

Every bodily condition, every imbalance, every distortion in the cells has a moment of origin.

A moment when the body adapted to survive an emotional shock, a fear, a grief, a loss, a belief in separation, or a trauma held in the nervous system.

When the original energetic imprint that created the condition is released, the body no longer needs to hold the distortion.

The body remembers its natural state: coherence, regeneration, harmony, youthfulness.

Reverse aging is not something you “do” to the body.

It is what happens naturally when your vibration rises back into alignment with your original template.

As your frequency rises:

– The cells receive clearer information.

– The organs reorganize into harmony.

– The nervous system releases contraction.

– The body exits survival and returns to regeneration.

Aging accelerates in fear. Aging slows down in presence.

Regeneration activates in love, safety, coherence, and joy.

When you live in alignment with truth, when you release the weight of old identities, when you dissolve emotional contracts with suffering, the body begins to reverse the story it was told.

This is why some beings appear to grow younger as they awaken.

Not because they force the body, but because they no longer carry the frequency that ages it.

Intentions from Thoth: Activating Regeneration & Reverse Aging

You may speak or feel these intentions:

I choose to release the original emotional and energetic imprints that created imbalance in my body.

I allow my cells to remember their original blueprint of harmony, regeneration, and vitality.

I release trauma from my nervous system gently and safely.

I open my body to coherence, ease, and natural renewal.

I allow my vibration to rise into the frequency where regeneration is the natural state.

I align my body with the timeless template of light encoded in my DNA.

I welcome rejuvenation, vitality, clarity, and embodied presence now.

Thoth’s Reverse Time Recalibration Practice (Gentle Visualization)

Sit or lie comfortably.

Place one hand on your heart and one on your belly. Breathe slowly.

Then, in a calm and playful way, you may begin to sense time moving backwards:

I am 35 years old…

I am 34 years old…

I am 33 years old…

You do not need to count every year perfectly. Let images, sensations, or feelings arise.

You may notice moments of joy, innocence, safety, or openness.

Allow yourself to gently feel:

the lightness of earlier timelines, the softness in the body,

the natural curiosity of the inner child.

You are not going back to relive trauma.

You are inviting the body to remember states of coherence, safety, and vitality that existed before contraction and emotional armor formed.

End the practice by saying:

I bring the essence of vitality, innocence, coherence, and joy into my present body now.

I integrate this frequency into my cells, tissues, organs, and nervous system.

Thoth

Octavia Vasile

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Sunday, February 15, 2026

Freeing Yourself from Memory



Freeing Yourself from Memory

By Thoth

Channel: Octavia Vasile

Post on February 15, 2026



Beloved ones,

what you call aging is not really the passing of time. It is the accumulation of memory that you continue to carry and identify with. Time itself does not make the body heavy. The weight comes from the stories you keep repeating inside yourself about who you are, what you have lived, what has hurt you, what defined you.

Each time you think back to the past and say, “this is me, this is who I am because of what happened,” you are not simply remembering. You are re-creating the experience in your body. You are re-activating the emotional imprint, the energetic pattern, and the biological response connected to that moment. The body does not know the difference between something that is happening now and something that is vividly remembered and emotionally identified with. To the body, it is the same signal.

Memory in itself is not a problem. Memory is simply information. The density appears when you fuse your identity with the memory and turn it into a definition of yourself. When you say “this is me,” the past becomes present again in your nervous system, your cells, and your energetic field.

There is another way of relating to memory. You can observe the past without stepping back into it. You can witness it as if you were watching a movie. When you are the witness, you are no longer inside the story. You are awareness, and awareness does not carry weight. In this state, memory becomes light. It becomes a reference, not an identity.

The body was never designed to carry unfinished emotional stories for decades. What you experience as aging, contraction, or loss of vitality often comes from holding the past in the tissues of the body, in the fascia, in the breath, in the way you move and perceive yourself. When the past is allowed to soften and release, the body naturally begins to renew itself. Regeneration is not something you need to force. It is the natural state of a body that is no longer burdened by old narratives.

Raising your vibration is not about adding more practices, techniques, or identities. It is about becoming simpler inside. It is about becoming empty of conclusions about yourself. Empty of the belief that you are your wounds, your history, your mistakes, or your roles. As you become more present, you become lighter. As you become lighter, the body receives a different signal. It no longer has to defend, hold, or protect old stories.

You are not the child of your parents, and of the ancestral pain. You are the child of the Universe.

To be present means to meet each moment without carrying the emotional memory of the past into it. This does not mean denying what you lived. It means no longer letting what you lived define what you are allowed to be now. In true presence, the cells receive new information. The nervous system relaxes. The body begins to reorganize itself around coherence rather than around protection.

You do not free yourself by trying to fix the past. You free yourself by no longer living from it. When memory is observed instead of inhabited, it loses its power to shape your biology and your future. In this way, you return to a state of inner spaciousness where life can move through you again without resistance.

This is the state in which the body remembers its original intelligence.

This is the state of presence, and presence is freedom.

Thoth

Octavia Vasile

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Saturday, July 5, 2025

Can you talk more about the personal self not existing? 2

Can You Talk More About the Personal Self Not Existing? Part 2

By Master Sanhia

Channel Michael Hersey

Posted on July 5, 2025



Participant: I see what a furious energy it is.

And you notice how well that has worked for you.

Participant: No, it hasn’t worked well. I’m punishing myself.

Back to this word of “confusion”: to make it very simple, wherever there is confusion, or the experience or the illusion of confusion, it is where there is the belief that there is a separate you. And, simply, be aware that that’s what’s going on. When you are experiencing a separate you, you are not in the now; you are somewhere in the mind, holding on to an illusion that isn’t true. Be constantly aware of that. Simplicity is: there is just now and there is no you. So, notice when you are making it confusing and you are believing that there is a separate you. Notice it. You can’t make yourself change, because there is no you there to force that to happen. There is no mind that could choose that. There is simply the awareness of, “Ooh! Craziness at work.” Kind of like the signs at the side of the road, “Men at work ahead.” You know you could put a sign out in front of yourself, “Craziness at work.” (laughing) And you simply notice that, “Oh, craziness is at work here.” And then what can you do? You can ask yourself the question, “But who is noticing this?” Yes, there is this thinking, this believing that there is this separate character, this separate me, separate from God. At the same time there is experiencing going on. There is awareness going on. Where does that awareness sit? Is the one who is experiencing fear and pain also the one who is aware of the experiencing of fear and pain? Who is aware of this? Where is this awareness taking place?

Participant: The awareness is the Oneness, the experience that there is no separation, that can come now and then.

There is a differentiation between the thought, “There is no separation,” and the experience of Oneness. So if the thought is there, “Oh, there is no separation”, who is aware of that? Where is that awareness? There is still a step back. It is like the exercise you were given in the book today, “Remember back to a time between five and ten years old that is a very wonderful experience in your memory. It’s so wonderful that you can still pull it up, and if you pull it up what you experience is an absolute Oneness with what is happening – no thought about how it should be or how it could be better or why it’s happening – just a joy and an amazement at what’s there. Even for the word pain to occur there has to be duality.

Participant: So you say that pain is really when you resist….

The mind says that there’s pain and there’s not pain, so there is a comparison. So, it is not what I am experiencing now; It’s what I am experiencing now compared to what I experienced at another time and saying, “Oh, I prefer the other time”. I have said this before, but I’ll say it again. You have the story shown to you where Jesus appears to be tortured on the cross. But there can only be pain there if Jesus is comparing it to another time. If it is just what is; it is what is. There just is this now, nothing to compare it to, nothing better or worse, just this.

Participant: So help me to open up that reality.

One pointer in that is remembering to turn off your mind, to not follow it, to simply be with what is there. And let it be what it is without resistance, without the thought of changing it – that it should be something else – to let it be what it is, to accept it as the gift of God that it is. Perfection that defies understanding, that goes beyond. The mind comes in, wants to bargain, “Okay God, I can accept this pain if you can tell me why it’s here,” making deals, not accepting.

Participant: This urge to understand…

Is a desire to control.

Participant: There we have this controlling bitch again (laughing).

If I can understand how God’s working, (laughing) then I can do God’s job. I don’t need God.

Participant: There is the Oneness. Yeah, and then it isn’t me or God; it is just the will of God. There was a little Ulla thinking she was separated.

But there is no little Ulla.

Participant: But I guess it’s just something that comes when it comes because as soon as I want to do it, then I’m lost.

You can have that intention to notice when resistance to the now is active, when little Ulla is active, so that you don’t continue in an unconscious repetitive fashion.

Participant: I can really feel how nailed this is…with little Ulla, and try to be somebody in this world, try to get some love. It’s scary to let go of that. It’s like a survival thing.

Except for one thing, it’s not survival – it’s suicide.

Participant: What a great misunderstanding (laughing).

Where it might start to stop is when there is an awareness of how suicidal it is, how guaranteed it is to bring pain and failure. And you say, “Well it’s scary to let go of, but if I hold onto it there is certainty. I’m going to suffer and have pain.” And when you realize the absolute certainty of continuing on that course, then surrendering to another course that offers the possibility that maybe something different can happen becomes easier.

Participant: The feeling I can have is…there is nothing else to lose.

Or to say, “Nothing to lose but your chains.”

Participant: That’s scary enough to take them off. That is the surrender to the will of God.

When there is the realization that every negative emotion you feel is the result of your choosing separation from God, every one of them comes from choosing that there’s a you, a little you, separate from God. How long are you going to choose when you know beyond a doubt that it is your choice to resist the Divine of what’s being brought, and to hold yourself separate, and to believe that you are supposed to pick and choose, and that there is right and wrong and good and bad, and it has to happen the way your mind says. That that is a prison, creates pain in your body – every body – your emotional body, psychological body, your physical body. When you notice that, how long are you going to continue to choose that? For some time; it is habit.

Participant: I wish it to stop now.

When your eyes are open and say, “Oh, but this has been my choice.” So every time, EVERY TIME, there is a projection on anyone, you are sending pain and imprisonment to yourself. Every time. No exception.

Participant: Can the prayer of, “Help me to surrender to the will of God” break that?

“Help me realize there is no me.” As long as there is a you, there is a separate will.

Participant: To surrender to the will of God is to let go of my separate will.

But it is to let go of the separate self.

Participant: What is the difference here?

If there is no separate self, then there is no will but God’s Will. As long as there is a separate self, there is a separate will.

Participant: So this prayer comes from the separate will?

If you are saying, “Help me”, who is me? Every prayer comes from separation. Why would you ask God to bring you the perfect thing when God always does that? “Oh God, please let there be air today.” It is not your job or possibility to choose anything, to be responsible for anything. (soft crying) You are just here to play in the garden with what is there, with what is presented in the now. If it is not part of the now, it doesn’t exist. It’s not here. Everything that could come into the mind that’s part of the now is connected to the little you that doesn’t exist because if you really look at whatever feels hard, heavy, weighty, confusing, emotionally disturbing – in this now – it’s not happening in this now. Maybe one percent of it. It’s simply a recognition of that. “Is this happening now?” No. “What is happening now?” Hmmm. And when there are these what you would call “negative emotions”, they are always connected with something that is not now. You may be conscious of those thoughts right now, in which case you can look at them and say, “But is that happening now; is that part of the now? What’s here in the now?” But maybe the feeling is there and the mind has no idea where it is coming from. Then let the feeling be there.

Sanhia/Spirit

Michael Hersey

Saturday, May 24, 2025

Top 10 Great Foods for Brain Health and Memory

Top 10 Great Foods for Brain Health and Memory

By W. Jean Dodds DVM

Posted on May 24, 2025




Of the primary factors that help control aging and memory, balanced nutrition and modest amounts of exercise are the most important for ourselves and the pets with whom we share our lives.

Functional foods are those that provide optimal nutrition and body function and improve the memory and cognitive activity of aging. These include vitamins E and C, and resveratrol (acting as antioxidants) along with a mixture of fruits and vegetables to reduce free radical damage.   Also important are alpha-lipoic acid and L-carnitine as they are co-factors of the mitochondria of all cells. Mitochondria are responsible within cells for providing for their respiration and energy production.

Exercise in modest amounts should be given  along with tasks for the pet to learn and perform.

Omega-3 fatty acids are essential for dogs especially as they age because they help improve brain health and function and slow the loss of cognitive function associated with aging.

The requirement for essential nutrients increases not only during periods of rapid growth or reproduction but also  in geriatrics, because immune function and  bio-availability of nutrients generally wanes with aging.

Top 10 Great Foods for Brain Health and Memory

  • Leafy greens (folate, vitamin B 9) – kale, spinach, collard and mustard greens
  • Cruciferous vegetables (folate, carotenoids) – broccoli, cauliflower, bok choy, Brussel sprouts
  • Beans/ legumes (choline)
  • Whole grains (gluten-free = quinoa, millet, rice, soy, corn, flax, sorghum, TEFF, tapioca)
  • Berries/cherries (anthocyanins, antioxidants, vitamins C and E)
  • Omega 3 fatty acids (anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory)
  • Yellow Squash, asparagus, tomatoes, carrots, beets (folate, vitamin A, iron)
  • Nuts (omega fatty acids, vitamins E and B 6, folate, magnesium) CAUTION macadamia, and walnuts are unsafe for pets
  • Seeds (zinc, choline, vitamin E)
  • Spices (anti-oxidant, anti-inflammatory)

Other Functional Superfoods

  • Eggs – high in quality protein and choline for brain and memory
  • Kiwis – antioxidant-rich, vitamins A, C and E, potassium, high in fiber
  • Quinoa – high in protein and fiber, iron, zinc, vitamin. E, selenium
  • Salmon – high omega-3 and iron, low calorie and low saturated fat
  • Sweet Potatoes – high in vitamins A and C, calcium, potassium
  • Mediterranean type diet – fish, nuts (for dogs: not macadamia, walnut or hickory nuts; brazil nuts and cashews are high in fat; pistachios, pecans, almonds can be moldy (aflatoxins); some dogs = peanut reactive); whole gluten-free grains; olive oil, fresh produce
  • Avoid Trans Fats & Saturated Fats – less dairy, red meat, fried foods
  • Heart-Healthy diet – also good for the brain
  • Plenty of Omega-3 Fatty Acids – causes 26% less brain lesions
  • Smaller meals throughout the day – helps digestion
  • Eat Fruits, Vegetables, and Berries – of various colors
  • Green Tea – enhances memory and alertness; anti-inflammatory; put on body sores, in foods

Canine Cognitive Dysfunction

Clinical Signs of Cognitive Dysfunction

  • Incontinence
  • Confusion/disorientation in familiar surroundings
  • Increased sleeping/insomnia
  • Loss of interest in people and events
  • Forgetfulness of house-training habits
  • Failure to recognize familiar people and animals
  • Wandering aimlessly/pacing
  • Loss of appetite/forgetting to eat
  • Staring into space
  • Decreased activity level
  • Lack of response to name/commands
  • Failure to pay attention

Nutrients of Genera Benefit for Cognitive Dysfunction

  • Milk thistle and SAMe (S-adenosylmethionine)
  • Phosphatidylserine
  • Phosphatidylcholine
  • Medium-chain triglycerides (MCTs)
  • DHA and EPA omega-3 fatty acids
  • Anthocyanins
  • Avoid glutens
  • Avoid carbohydrates with high glycemic index

Silibinin (milk thistle extract) prevents impairment of both short-term and recognition memory

  • prevention for cancer as well
  • works as antioxidant, protects brain from oxidative damage

SAMe (S-adenosyl methionine) improves neuron membrane fluidity

  • increases serotonin and dopamine metabolites
  • reduces effects of depression in people
  • may help human Alzheimer’s patients

Phospholipid choline is critical for cell membrane structure and function

  • increases production of acetylcholine
  • helps reverse signs of cognitive and other neurological disorders of aging pets

Medium -Chain Triglycerides, like coconut oil, break down and absorb rapidly, unlike fats; quick source of non-carbohydrate energy

  • readily cross blood-brain barrier, supplying 20% of brain energy requirement
  • important for ketone production
  • help body use omega-3 fatty acids more efficiently
  • helps age-related cognitive decline by providing alternative source of brain energy

 Anthocyanins

  • give berries their rich pigment; antioxidants; also benefit cognitive health of senior dogs
  • most potent is aronia, the chokeberry. Greater antioxidant than all other berries; anti-cancer; anti-bacterial, anti-viral and even anti-diabetic; and anti-inflammatory

Avoid Glutens

  • protect brain function in geriatrics and those with gluten intolerance by avoiding wheat, barley, rye, oats unless labeled gluten-free, kamut, spelt, farro, and couscous
  • linked with impairment of brain function, including learning disabilities, attention-deficit-hyperactivity disorder, and memory problems
  • gluten sensitivity may manifest exclusively as a neurological disease

Avoid Carbohydrates with a high glycemic index (GI)

  • impaired glucose metabolism caused by sugary foods can promote brain starvation, leading to memory problems, like canine cognitive dysfunction
  • foods with high GI can also lead to hunger-related behavioral problems
  • simple carbohydrates digest and absorb quickly (hence rapid rise and fall in blood sugar concentrations), so pets feel hungry again quickly
W. Jean Dodds DVM