At a young age, John Kortum recognized the human body projected health information in an obvious way. He noticed people who had health imbalances exhibited a distinct textural presence, a quality, which he did not perceive when he looked at healthy people. “I did not set out to find the body’s universal language for indicators and healing…The body kept getting my attention whenever I observed anyone with a health imbalance.” Since then John has been a featured expert in A&E Biography Channel’s new original series The UneXplained and The Dr. Oz Show, and more .

The May Newsletter is out! Merlian News is now translated into over 50 languages. Just go to www.merliannews.com , upper right hand corner to Google Translate and use the drop down menu. Also, don’t forget to check us out on Facebook & Twitter and please take a look at our Website of the Month!

One of our favorite websites for spiritual stories and transformative experiences is the Near-Death Experience site, www.neardeath.ning.com . It is filled with patient and doctor testimonials of vivid near death events all related for the cameras in one archive. Now one of the leading MDs for the site, Dr. Laurin Bellg, has created a wonderful new video designed to train medical personnel in how to help patients who have had such an experience.

Elizabeth Summers writes, “As we move into the fifth month of our calendar year, all of Nature seems to be taking off its spandex and bursting into the joy of freedom. The Number Five exudes this very energy no matter where it appears in a personal chart. Perhaps many reading this article are too young to have experienced the erratic energy of the toy called a ‘Mexican Jumping Bean.’ This fun capsule jumps around in the palm of one’s hand in response to the ‘heat of the moment.’ Never staying in one position too long, this bean impulsively moves in all directions.”

MONTPELIER, Vt. – Vermont is expected to become the first state in the nation to require labeling of foods that contain genetically modified organisms . According to The Washington Post, on Wednesday the state House passed a bill, 114-30, that would require the labeling by July 1, 2016. The next step is Gov. Peter Shumlin, who has said he will sign the legislation.

Dr. Terry Wahls is the author of The Wahls Protocol. Dr. Wahls was diagnosed with relapsing remitting multiple sclerosis in 2000 and by 2003 she had transitioned to secondary progressive multiple sclerosis. She underwent chemotherapy in an attempt to slow the disease…. As she says on her website, www.terrywahls.com, “It was clear: eventually I would become bedridden by my disease. I wanted to forestall that fate as long as possible…. In December 2007, I began the Wahls Protocol™. The results stunned my physician, my family, and me: within a year, I was able to walk through the hospital without a cane and even complete an 18-mile bicycle tour.”

Legacy: Book 1 of the Heritage of the Dragon Series by Jude Currivan Review by Cheryl Shainmark Author of several non-fiction books, Jude Currivan has knocked it out of the park now with her first fictional effort. The Legacy is an action packed adventure story – part myth, part romance, and entirely exciting! With dragons, time machines, genetic manipulation and a plot to control mankind by alien forces, there is something for everybody. This is the best sci-fi fantasy book to cross our desk in a while.

Three years ago John and Ocean Robbins began a modest summit that they hoped would help inspire people to learn more about healthy food. The information from that summit spread like wildfire and has inspired over 150,000 people from all over the world! This year, they’ve stepped it up to a whole new level. There’s more urgency than EVER before… For you, your health, the health of your loved ones, as well as for our struggling planet. Joining John and Ocean Robbins are celebrities like Woody Harrelson, Jane Goodall, Alicia Silverstone, Dean Ornish, and MORE!

It finally feels like spring and what better way to honor the season than to celebrate Earth Day? More than a billion people in 180 countries are expected to participate this year and in the US there are meetings, lectures and activities designed to educate and heighten awareness of environmental causes. It may be the first ever Indigenous Earth Day Summit , or a campaign to pick up garbage at New Jersey Parks. There are hundreds of events in New York , including fashion shows , parties , movies, and more. Apple Industries is offering free recycling at any of their stores for all the company’s products.