A message someone from somewhere on this expedition off New Zealand understands:
“….Geseënde Kersfees, Nollaig chridheil, Nadolig llawen, Nollaig shona duit, Hyvää joulua ja onnellista uutta vuotta, Joyeux Noël, ….

….Buon Natale, meri keuriseumaseu mich saehae bok manhi bateusaeyo, meri kurisumasu, Schöni Wienachte, singdaanjit tùnhg sànnìhn faailohk (?…), Froue Weihnåcht’n, Froehliche Weihnachten, A Blythe Yule, Glæd Geol, Cr?ciun fericit ?i (?…), singdaanjit tùnhg sànnìhn faailohk, Meri Kirihimete me nga mihi, Happy Christmas (Zimbabwe), En frehlicher Grischtdaag (Pennsylvania!), Merry Christmas….

… We counted about 22 Nationalities on board of the JOIDES RESOLUTION where ~ just in time before Christmas ~ the amazing drill crew and a team of scientists & techs recovered the last core from the deepest hole ever drilled on one site with one drill bit ~ a pretty incredible & phenomenal success of the IODP program!

Bon Voyage and Happy Holidays!

Thomas Joerg

PS: If you want to know how to stay clean during or detox after the Holidays, please visit our friendly KANGEN-H2O website!

Howdy Y’all ~ We just celebrated THANKSGIVING on the JOIDES RESOLUTION, an American Research Vessel, in service to the international science community (www.JoidesResolution.org) ~ This year’s Tx-Giving Day was one of the most memorable ones in my life!

Photo credits for the picture of a “Shy Albatross” off the coast of New Zealand are gratefully going to Prof. Simon George (Macquarie University, Sydney Australia). Simon, an organic & inorganic chemist, is also an avid bird-watcher, and took this shot while studying the effects of naturally occurring sea level changes, modified by tectonic processes. Sediment records of this expedition cover a time period of the past 15+ million years within the Canterbury Basin region (South Island of New Zealand).

Getting back to “Thanksgiving”: This Holiday is certainly about “Food”, but offers many people also a sincere opportunity to look inside themselves, and to contemplate about the blessings we receive every day.

To me “Thanksgiving 2009″ was very much related to the fact that we unite about 15 to 20 nationalities on board the ship, working on this particular mission of maritime research off the beautiful coast of New Zealand. And besides the actual (fun!) work & top-professionalism we witness every moment out here, the human aspect of this endeavor is truly remarkable!

Get a glimpse of our life on board of the JR and follow our expedition every week on JR’s IODP Expedition 317 website!

With that we are wishing everyone in this beautiful World a Happy Holidaze!

“Middle Earth” & “The Lord of the Rings” are sure alive ~ however in many good & positive ways…and the journey continues…

Practice Peace in Gratitude ~

Thomas Joerg

PS: Thank you Lara (Miles, IODP’s core curator) for the great picture of the baby crocodile in my hands when visiting a wildlife park in Townsville, Australia. This little creature felt sooo incredible…

PS#2: Talking about “Food” & “Health” - of course, we gotta add one comment here…
Living on the JR is something like experiencing the TRIPLE-COMBO OF SUPER-SIZE-ME, with an overload of excellent food ~ an onslaught that hits you every 3 hours, or so (if you are diligent on your “Super-Size Mission” ~ as I am…)

Everything with this is perfect, except that by now I know, for example, what the effects of lesser-quality H2O on our body are (dehydration, acidification of our body tissue & organs, etc.) On board of the vessel we drink “reverse osmosis” H2O, which draws minerals out of your body (which is not a good thing for anybody…), and in addition by now I also know the difference of drinking water that just sits in your stomach like a balloon ~ versus the smooth and silk-like tasting & feeling Kangen-H2O.

After 3-4 weeks without KANGEN-H2O, I notice again more wrinkles on my face again (…OK, you darn narcissist, you can live with that…), and with lesser smoothness of my skin & hair, I feel more itchy-ness on my scalp again ~ which I normally do not have anymore since I have started drinking my KANGEN-H2O at home.

In addition, I notice more issues with my joints & bones (it is physically challenging out here after all), and it definitely bothers me at times more compared to when I drink my KANGEN-H2O at home (I normally work out also when I am at home…) KANGEN-H2O hydrates & lubricates your joints in a near-perfect way, which helps to reduce joint & bone pain.

So, I can only - gratefully! - refer to more information about KANGEN-H2O, and wish you a good sense & judgment to try it out yourself for a while!

Contact us via email at kangen.thomas@yahoo.com should you have any further questions or comments in that regard, and we are also happy to connect you with other very knowledgeable & experienced “Kangen People”.

I simply love watching this video over & over again, as Benna Else from Tulsa/OK explains how “Helping H2O” further improves her splendid & blessed life (it certainly took Benna some time to accept the “Water Truth” in her life ~ now she completely loves it…):

Watch some more videos of KANGEN~H2O Drinkers in Tulsa/OK ~ for example, Connie & Fred Routsen, who talk about severe diabetes, which they both are struggling with, and also some kidney problems (in Fred’s case). Fred tops it off when he talks about his tomatoes that grow so strong after watering them with some “Disposed KANGEN~H2O”, and that you’d think every person who loves gardening needs that KANGEN~H2O for veggies & flowers, for sure…

And Cherrie MAXWELL is talking about how she has greatly benefited from KANGEN~H2O through detox, reducing weight, acquiring more energy and experiencing more benefits. PLUS, she now helps others to feel better, including a colleague with kidney stones.

When you listen to 11-year young Ali and her Mom Dawn, one wonders what else they can come up with to surprise you…some of their very powerful stories about conquering “Psoriasis”, Irritable Bowel Syndrom (IBS), and several other severe health ailments seem to be rather unbelievable. And yet: They ARE feeling & doing so much better in their daily lives ~ and that alone counts…

Last, but not least, watch Lonnie Larson, talking about his KANGEN~H2O experience after a severe car accident, and also how his heavily diabetic brother lost 80 pounds in weight (instead of his job, as he was threatened by his employer…)

These are not just all “Accidents”, or events simply drawn from “Belief” (however strong of a component “Belief” in self-healing plays…) ~ these “Stories” are truly manifesting themselves due to fact that “Prevention” is often better than “Cure” ~ and in this case through the concept of drinking enough of the right H2O…

Learn more about KANGEN-H2O at: http://KangenThomasJoerg.YourBodyIsWater.org, and then simply try it out!

We give our KANGEN~H2O away FOR FREE! The only thing we do, is to encourage you to drink that KANGEN~H2O, and then simply let your body tell you its own “Water Truth” story!

Are you ready to experience your own KANGEN~H2O Truth? Call us at 808.778.3459, and we make it happen for you!

Thomas

PS: To learn more about KANGEN~H2O, visit out new KANGEN~H2O website at:
http://KangenThomasJoerg.YourBodyIsWater.org

By now we have moved on from Tulsa (to Texas!), and soon have the chance to see a LOT of REALLY BIG H2O again ~ The Beloved Ocean ~ through working with an amazing organization called the INTEGRATED OCEAN DRILLING PROGRAM (www.IODP.org), with headquarters in College Station on the enormous Texas A&M campus…

….some may remember the “Whirl~Wind Tour” from last Spring (http://amakuavideo.com/317/the-whirlwind-tours-continues.htm). Well ~ now we have even more opportunities of a similar kind in front of us & coming up over the next few years…

But as exciting as this new opportunity is, at the same time it also raises certain challenges how to stay healthy and HAPPY out at sea for many weeks. Not that there would be any shortage of food or drinks, but the food supply is not necessarily geared toward “health” in many cases (albeit it tastes so good!…)

We sure hope to test & implement certain methods & techniques related to “self-healing” and “preventive self-health care”, and this H2O is pretty much a MUST in this somewhat extreme working environment…

In that context, we also continue to reflect on very positive “Self Health” role models, such as Benna Else from Tulsa/OK, who endorses the “Helping H2O” after some initial skepticism:

In addition to Benna’s powerful statements about her use of “Helping H2O”, we want to add a few more testimonies (of course, YOU, please, be the judge about those testimonies! However: Can YOU perhaps imagine to be - or have been - in similar situations w/o knowing what else to do to find relief?):

1) MARYANN, a great lady from Tulsa, Oklahoma, shares with us how her pet (a Pomeranian) found relief from itchy skin problems. CLICK HERE to watch & listen to Maryann how this “Helping H2O” supports her daily life routines…

2) MAREEN & MARYANN are good friends. They experience & share lots of life adventures. Click HERE to watch & listen to Maryann and Mareen, talking about the value of the “Helping H2O” in their life. This includes relief from migraines, bone & joint pain issues from car & other accidents, lupus, and what-not…

As always: For comments, please write us. We like to hear from you!

Now, make Yours a great day! And please don’t forget ~ next time you drink some water, remember: H2O is NOT just H2O! There is much more to it than you might initially think…

Thomas

PS: Don’t you think by now we turned into “Believers of Helping H2O”? If not, return soon to this site and watch more video testimonies from the great people of Tulsa, Oklahoma!

Let them speak on their own terms, with some good information on http://KangenThomasJoerg.YourBodyIsWater.org

How often do we have to see, feel, receive information to believe that something “unbelievable” is possible, or a “thing” is important?

Well - in marketing & advertising we talk about the number of “impressions”, with 8-10 impressions being a good marker… so: Why to mention that?

Over the last few weeks we had a chance to observe and participate in this somewhat crazy-sounding “Helping H2O” campaign (all in beautiful Tulsa, Oklahoma), which supposedly makes people feel better & to be healthier, have a brighter outlook into their future, etc.

We recall Benna Else’s powerful statement about her own experience with the “Helping H2O”:

We remained curious and had a chance to record more testimonies with people, who allowed themselves a first-hand experience with this. Here are some more results:

1) TIM SKIBA, Nutritional Consultant (however: definitely NOT a vegetarian!), former hockey player, who turned to more natural path forms of healing about 10 years ago. He got really sick from food when traveling to Asia, and then perhaps even more sick from the typical medical care he received after his return to the US.

CLICK HERE to watch & listen to Tim, and what he has to say about his experience with “Helping H2O”, and what it has done for him & others.

2) BARBARA LARSON, a retired speech pathologist from the Tulsa School community, contributes a very powerful testimony about her “dizzy spells” from a tumor growth, detected close to one of her audible tracts. Click HERE to watch & listen to Barbara’s powerful experience with “Helping H2O”.

For comments, please write us! We like to hear from you:

Make Yours a great day ~ and next time you drink some water, may be remember: H2O is NOT just H2O - there is much more to it than we might think.

Thomas

PS: So ~ Do you think by now we turned into “Believers” of “Helping H2O”? Are we “H2O”-whacked by now? Return to this site soon and find out more!

Meanwhile visit KANGEN~TOM at: http://KangenThomasJoerg.YourBodyIsWater.org