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REVIEWS relatives who confirm their stories and often B oO oO K Ss establish close bonds with their "newfound" family member. Even though Shroder is OLD SOULS still coming to grips with reincarnation and a by Tom Shroder scientific explanation for the soul, what he Publisher: Simon & Schuster, USA, 1999 discovered has utterly changed his life and SBN: 0-684-85192-X (256pp hc) confirmed that life beyond death is a reality. Price: AUD$36.95; NZD$45.00; £16.99; USD$24.00 YOUR HEALTH AT RISK Available (Sept/Oct): Aust/UK/USA— by Toni Jeffreys, PhD Simon & Schuster; NZ—Macmillan Publisher: Howling At The Moon he most compelling evidence for reincar- Publishing Ltd, New Zealand, 1999 nation comes from children who can ISBN: 0-9583717-6-8 (267pp tpb) remember details of their most immediate Price: AUD$29.95; NZD$29.95; £11.99 past life—details which can be confirmed by — USD$16.00 exchange rates may vary) relatives and friends still living. Available: Australia— Mind Motivations, In his quest to understand the phenome- tel (07) 3368 0848; New Zealand— non, Thomas Shroder, a respected journalist Howling At The Moon Publishing Ltd, PO and editor formerly at the Miami Herald and Box 30D 88. North Harbour Auckland now at the Washington Post, persuaded psy- 1310. tel +64 9 373 3676 fax +64 9 373 chiatrist Dr Ian Stevenson to let him accom- ii h pany him on field trips to follow up case his- 3667, www.howlingatthemoon.com tories in Lebanon, India and the USA. e can't be healthy today without first Dr Stevenson, a spritely 80-year-old, has having considerable knowledge of the been investigating children with past-life hazards around us, says Toni Jeffreys, PhD. memories since 1957, when he became head She's spent the last 20 years researching . of psychiatry at the University of Virginia orthodox and alternative medical/health lit- Health Sciences Center. Since then, he has _—_ "ature and treatments, and managed to sur- amassed more than 2,500 case files, written vive childhood TB and, later, ME. In 1977 numerous scientific papers and been praised She founded the Australian and New by reincarnation researchers over the years Zealand ME Society to help sufferers of so- for the integrity of his approach. His studies Called 20th century syndrome. Her fourth cross diverse cultures, such as the Druse in book, Your Health at Risk, is her forum for Lebanon and Hindus in India where, speaking out about what doctors and govern- because reincarnation is considered a fact, ments aren't telling us, the public. people are more accepting and thus willing Jeffreys chose to examine 35 "health to speak of their experiences and chase up myths", and the subjects will be familiar to immediate past-life connections themselves. regular NEXUS readers: cholesterol, elec- In Old Souls, Shroder describes his travels _ tromagnetic fields, fluoride, genetically with Dr Stevenson, his meetings with the modified foods, immunisation, margarine, children (now adults), and interviews with milk, neurotoxins MSG and aspartame, plas- TWe. UL puUY, INET, BI USD$24.00 YOUR HEALTH AT RISK head and that also suggests a better way. She Available (Sept/Oct): Aust/UK/USA— by Toni Jeffreys, PhD censure ‘the global smedicat/pranmnaceutical Simon & Schuster; NZ—Macmillan _ Publisher: Howling At The Moon when i 4 tion and prid he most compelling evidence for reincar-_ Publishing Ltd, New Zealand, 1999 wi rshlow con gree f heath. and pride nation comes from children who can ISBN: 0-9583717-6-8 (267pp tpb) overshadow concerns for health. Unexpectedly, one of the myths Jeffreys confronts is the ideology of positive think- ing, explaining that we only grow by being remember details of their most immediate Price: AUD$29.95; NZD$29.95; £11.99 past life—details which can be confirmed by — USD$16.00 exchange rates may vary) relatives and friends still living. Available: Australia— Mind Motivations isti i : : , realistic, by confronting the negatives that In his quest to understand the phenome-_ tel (07) 3368 0848; New Zealand— ‘o hand in hand with the human condition non, Thomas Shroder, a respected journalist gs 5 . a Howling At The Moon Publishing Ltd, PO —_and by keeping a sense of humour and pro- anes Wachit aan Pov nel pa Box 302-188, North Harbour, Auckland portion. Her valvice could change, perhaps . te tae b . 1310, tel +64 9 373 3676, fax +64.9373 even save, your life. chiatrist Dr Ian Stevenson to let him accom- ii h pany him on field trips to follow up case his- 3667, www.howlingatthemoon.com tories in Lebanon, India and the USA. © can't be healthy today without first You R HEALTH Dr Stevenson, a spritely 80-year-old, has having considerable knowledge of the been investigating children with past-life hazards around us, says Toni Jeffreys, PhD. AT Ri SK memories since 1957, when he became head —_ She's spent the last 20 years researching _ of psychiatry at the University of Virginia orthodox and alternative medical/health lit- oo Health Sciences Center. Since then, he has erature and treatments, and managed to sur- _ ane he amassed more than 2,500 case files, written vive childhood TB and, later, ME. In 1977 — ‘ numerous scientific papers and been praised She founded the Australian and New by reincarnation researchers over the years Zealand ME Society to help sufferers of so- for the integrity of his approach. His studies Called 20th century syndrome. Her fourth cross diverse cultures, such as the Druse in book, Your Health at Risk, is her forum for Lebanon and Hindus in India where, speaking out about what doctors and govern- because reincarnation is considered a fact, ments aren't telling us, the public. 7 people are more accepting and thus willing Jeffreys chose to examine 35 "health . to speak of their experiences and chase up myths", and the subjects will be familiar to immediate past-life connections themselves. _ regular NEXUS readers: cholesterol, elec- = In Old Souls, Shroder describes his travels _ tromagnetic fields, fluoride, genetically with Dr Stevenson, his meetings with the modified foods, immunisation, margarine, | children (now adults), and interviews with milk, neurotoxins MSG and aspartame, plas- PO et tL 74 © NEXUS tics, prescription drugs, Prozac, unleaded petrol...the list goes on. She makes it patent- ly clear how the public has been misled on health matters by lies, misinformation or no information at all. In each chapter, Jeffreys highlights the key research, much of it recent and US-sourced, that slams "conventional wisdom" on its head and that also suggests a better way. She censures the global medical/pharmaceutical establishment over the millions of lives lost when ignorance, greed, corruption and pride overshadow concerns for health. Unexpectedly, one of the myths Jeffreys confronts is the ideology of positive think- ing, explaining that we only grow by being realistic, by confronting the negatives that go hand in hand with the human condition, and by keeping a sense of humour and pro- portion. Her advice could change, perhaps even save, your life. YOUR HEALTH AT RISK HST OGOTEPS AAD THE SOVIRAMEMT ARENT TELS Tra. or Tot Jetineys erect ie 7, Te ehaa aah Thaseke read De a Dr Ton) Jetineys PPD ee ite ao re, pom AUGUST - SEPTEMBER 1999