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be offering a B-100 Plus formula in its place. Stay tuned!
Kat's Interview: Gino Giglio, From Broadway to Bodywork
with Passion!
So who’s this guy with the cool name who refers all sorts of new members our
way? Gino Giglio (pronounced “Gee-leo”) would be the character this kat has
been hearing about from Teri for quite some time.
You’d think that Gino and Teri were lifetime friends, the way they chat on
the phone sometimes. Teri usually makes others laugh. Gino makes Teri laugh too.
And, he nags our IT guy, as he is one of those devoted WebTV guys with
special interface needs.
Gino also seems to have a fairly wide mailing list of his own and is a
frequent flier of sorts when it comes to sending emails.
Cindy learned about one of his favorite nature conservation organizations
(the Natural Resources Defense Council’s
BioGems site)
after reading one of his emails.
There’s long been discussion of interviewing Gino, so when I saw the
following email from Gino, I “had my people talk to his people” and we set a
time to chat:
Friends, Romans, Therapists,
If you buy supplements, this is a company you should know about. Just
print out their PRODUCTS list and be dazzled. High quality too.
They do this by NOT advertising, having NO retail store and NO printed
catalog. Internet and phone sales only.
They just made up their first PRINTED brochure, which signals the
beginning of the end. It would be sad to see this great marketing ''idea''
ending, Guido included.
I sense that their regular buyers are too hip to need a brochure and buy
exactly what they KNOW they need. Maybe the brochure is for new pilgrims,
shoppers who need education --which is available ELSEWHERE.
Okay, so it took a few years to finally make the connection, but it was worth
it once I got Gino on the line.
So I started right in on the humor stuff saying, “I read your note about our
brochures and the ‘beginning of the end.’ I also hear you’re funny.”
Gino replied, “I spent 35 years working on Broadway shows, with all sorts of
creative types. I’m used to having fun and love the goofy elements of the
Co-op.”
He went on, sharing, “When the new company owners polled the original members
about a ‘kat at the helm,’ and when they listened to the overwhelming ‘yes’ vote
to ‘keep the kat,’ I knew we’d get along fine.”
Gino went on, “I am a cat nut, after all. Hey, they worshipped cats in Egypt
and my totem animal is the panther.”
With a background in Broadway and the arts, I wondered where Gino’s interest
in science and medicine came from.
Gino said, “I was pre-med at Yale for a couple of years, but I smelled a rat
and didn’t want to learn the pharmaceutical approach. Instead, I made medicine
and health a hobby, subscribing to eight or nine health newsletters and studying
the work of Dr. Matthias Rath, Dr. Otto Warburg, Dr. Price, Dr. Pottenger, Dr.
Johanna Budwig, Dr. Fred Klenner, and Amelia Kinkada. I never lost my interest
in how the body works and how it heals itself naturally if you give it the right
support.”
Gino continued, “After leaving pre-med, I graduated from Yale with a B.S. in
Psychology. After military service, I attended three drama schools, at Yale,
NYU, and Columbia for stage directing. In my career, I was a house or company manager for a
few dozen Broadway shows.”
“At some point, I started coaching actors on how to use their bodies to
convey their characters better. While directing a scene at the Actor’s Studio in
New York City, an actor I was working with couldn’t freely fling his arm onto
the back of couch to indicate ease."
"I did some manipulation of his deltoids, so he could fling his arm around
with ease, and the prospect of a new line of work, with no committee
meetings, dawned on me. These actors needed help.”
So, before we moved into all that, I wanted at least one good story from
Gino’s show days. He was more than happy to share.
Gino recalled, “I once hid a live elephant for Shirley MacLaine’s 50th
birthday celebration. She was obliging us with an outdoor photo op, so her back
was to the loading door decorated with a big 'Happy Birthday' and she was facing
a noisy sidewalk full of all sorts of media.”
“On the other side of that door, I waited quietly in the company of several
clowns and handlers, all of us cramped around a very poised elephant lent to us
by Ringling Brothers’ Circus. I pushed the button and the door rolled up behind
a completely unsuspecting and media-preoccupied Shirley.”
“The gasps coming from the media got her to turn around. She screamed as the
sweet-spirited elephant walked toward her, but she settled as the handlers put
her upon the elephant, which she then rode down the sidewalk of 51st Street.
Needless to say, cars stopped, heads turned, and Shirley smiled.”
No business like show business, eh? I then asked Gino to talk about how he
got into doing massage and bodywork professionally.
Gino shared at length about his journey, saying, “It was only in the 1990s
that I started training as a massage therapist, studying all sorts of
specialized modalities, including cranial sacral and other types of energy and
meridian work, the Feldenkrais method, visceral manipulation, lymphatic
drainage, etc.”
“I’ve naturally oriented to holistic models, working with cause and effect
rather than managing symptoms. For example, I will offer a smoker an initial
session, and ask them to come back only after they’ve quit smoking. When pushed,
I ask, ‘Why should I be on your side when you’re not?’”
Gino continued, “I hold a ferocious intention for wellness in my clients. I
don’t want any more ‘sick’ people. ‘Being sick’ is more of a mindset than a
reality. I like to think of ‘interruptions in wellness’ instead, which is a more
dynamic view, in contrast to labeling people as being ‘sick’. To me, everything
short of an amputation is reversible, but it takes work.”
Curiosity, cats, and cat lovers seem to all go together, so Gino’s always
involved in some new line of study. He’s a life member of the American Society
of Dowsers, and learned more at the Ozark Research Institute (ORI) in
Fayetteville, Arkansas.
Gino explained, “The founder of the ORI is a retired military intelligence
officer who believes in the power of a ‘focused mind’ in creating healing and
positive change. The Institute is chartered by the State of Arkansas to research
‘healing with the power of thought.’"
"Only those with a track record for healing with the power of thought can
teach at the Institute. If you’re a shopper for value, like most Co-op members
are, this training provides some of the best bang for your buck.”
“Many of my clients can tell that I’m trained in energy work. Sometimes they
will ask, ‘Are you psychic?’ My straight-faced answer when I worked in NYC and
FL clinics is usually, ‘This is a medical facility. We don’t do that stuff
here.”
Gino added, “Another thing I’m fascinated with is technology. I’m a gadget
freak. There’s a cold laser that emits different frequencies and helps cells
regenerate from acupressure points and within tissues that are damaged or
inflamed."
"The VIBE machine
is an example of technology being used to return our little cells to balanced
frequencies so they can go about their business keeping our bodies healthy.”
Gino went on, “Machines can enhance cellular frequencies and provide energy,
but they can’t create calcium or vitamin D, so I always ask my clients’ about
their eating habits. As one teacher told us, ‘If you want to build a brick wall,
get some bricks.’”
So, I asked about the supplements Gino regularly recommends.
He said, “I’m a big believer in Dr. Matthias Rath’s and Linus Pauling’s work.
The body doesn’t make vitamin C or l-lysine and makes very little l-proline, nor
are these occurring in great quantities in most diets. I make sure my clients
learn about the Co-op’s Heart Plus and how it can help strengthen connective
tissue in the body.”
Gino said, “I also tell a lot of clients to print out the products page from
Our Health Co-op and take it with them when they’re shopping. I tell them to
compare the prices and prepare to be amazed!”
Gino went on to say he wants the Co-op to carry more products in veg capsules
and keep on doing what it has been doing for the last five years, saying, “I
swear, I hope this company stays the same!”
Meanwhile, Gino currently treats clients in Palm Beach Gardens, Florida and
also in Greenwich Village in New York (he flies back and forth monthly). He
treated some opera teachers in FL who now refer their students to him.
According to the teachers, their students sing, dance, and act better after
their “hands-on Gino Sessions.”
If you are interested in dropping Gino a line, you can write to him at:
ginogiglio@webtv.net
And, for those of you who think massage is just a pleasant spa experience,
read on about the therapeutic value in: “Massage:
It’s Real Medicine.”
Update: Humanitarian Janae Weinhold
This kat recently did an
interview with author, psychologist, and humanitarian Janae Weinhold
highlighting her decades of work supporting Chernobyl victims in the Ukraine.
In support of her work with the victims of the Chernobyl, the Co-op has been
helping her provide
Greens Plus and
Heart Plus to her Ukrainian friends.
We recently received this note of thanks from Janae:
Stephen . . . I hope this message goes directly to you.
I spoke yesterday with Dr. Bondarovskaya, my colleague in Kiev. She was
very excited to tell me that those who are using the cancer-free diet of
Bill Henderson are having very good results. They not only are feeling
better physically, they are feeling better mentally and emotionally . . .
that is what HOPE does for people!
Valentina wanted me to thank you and Cindy for your generosity and
support. It means so much to them personally, as they have felt abandoned by
the world since their exposure to radiation. That someone cares really makes
a difference and is helping to lift the despair they have felt for so long.
So . . . as their representative, I send you both big hugs
Janae
Aww. Makes even a kat purr! ^..^
Health in the News
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Increased intake of soy isoflavones significantly reduced the risk
of prostate cancer amongst Japanese men by as much as 50 per cent, says a
new study.
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Omega-3 fatty acids, found in fatty fish like salmon, are associated
with increased grey matter volume in areas of the brain commonly linked to
mood and behavior according to a University of Pittsburgh study.
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A hormone secreted by fat cells goes undetected in obese mice and
the regulation of appetite is thrown off shows a new study.
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Reciting the Iliad and other such poetry has been shown to get the
heart and lungs in syncs. This synchronization may improve gas exchange in
the lungs as well as the body's sensitivity and responsiveness to blood
pressure changes.
Cindy just got back from New York City, where she and Steve spent the weekend
at a Central Park West high-rise (they do house swaps these days and travel on
the cheap this way).
The timing was good, as Gino Giglio happened to be in town for the weekend.
They had dinner at a popular theatre district place called Orso on 46th Street.
After experiencing the wattage of the Big Apple all day, Steve was more than
happy for Gino and Cindy to banter energetically -- about everything from
plankton to public speaking -- while enjoying his fusilli.
Ah, the lengths humans go for entertainment and connection. It's enough to
make a feline blink a bit vacantly, but so it goes. ^..^
That's it for now. Drop this kat a line if you have ideas for future stories!
Still purringly yours,
Guido
Guido Housemouser
Chief Kat and Community Manager
Our Health Co-op
4188 Westroads Drive,
Unit 123
Riviera Beach, FL 33407
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