I don't want to scare anybody just raise an awareness.
Food is genetically altered, treated with pesticides, preservatives, steroids, hormones, antibiotics, and all kinds of exotic dangerous chemicals to increase the production and extend a shelf life. The population is already starting to feel the consequences of consuming treated and heavily processed foods. There are millions of people who suffers with similar symptoms struggling with unexplained problems and don't know where it's coming from. Symptoms to name a few are nausea, dizziness, fatigue, fogginess, pseudo-flu, pseudo-depression, joints inflammation and pain, diarrhea, lack of sleep, dehydration, etc.
Food is genetically altered, treated with pesticides, preservatives, steroids, hormones, antibiotics, and all kinds of exotic dangerous chemicals to increase the production and extend a shelf life. The population is already starting to feel the consequences of consuming treated and heavily processed foods. There are millions of people who suffers with similar symptoms struggling with unexplained problems and don't know where it's coming from. Symptoms to name a few are nausea, dizziness, fatigue, fogginess, pseudo-flu, pseudo-depression, joints inflammation and pain, diarrhea, lack of sleep, dehydration, etc.
In general consuming these heavily treated processed foods in long term period is not healthy might likely impact digestive system, introduce intestinal problems and then will compromise your defenses providing an open field for all kinds of problems even seemingly non related. Look at your guts as a second brain.
You are welcome to review source information on food contamination and its impact on general health and how to protect yourself. To access information on a particular subject just click on the web links or active pictures bellow. All the links will take you to the related website with layers of valuable information.
I certainly encourage reviewing the studies for the sake of a right decision. I think after reading the disturbing facts in studies bellow will make you turn around right over towards true organic food.
If you already have a problem web links to some of the good digestive supplements and supportive product are included bellow. Drink a lot of filtered water.
These statements here have not been evaluated or verified by FDA and are not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.
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https://chriskresser.com/is-depression-a-disease-or-a-symptom-of-inflammation/
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https://chriskresser.com/what-everyone-especially-vegetarians-should-know-about-b12-deficiency/
Toxic, cancer-causing arsenic found in rice products -- even organic rice milk
NaturalNews) As a follow-up to an investigation it conducted earlier in the year on arsenic levels in popular fruit juices, the consumer advocacy group Consumer Reports has released a new report about arsenic levels in rice and rice products, the findings of which may come as a surprise to many. It turns out that virtually every rice product on the market today contains detectable levels of toxic arsenic, including many "all-natural" and organic rice products.
After conducting tests on more than 200 samples of rice products, which included dry rice, infant cereals, hot cereals, ready-to-eat cereals, rice cakes and crackers, rice flour, rice drinks, rice syrup, and rice vinegar, Consumer Reports investigators found that every single sample had detectable levels of both organic and inorganic arsenic, the latter of which has been shown to cause cancer. In most cases, the worst offenders were rice products made from rice grown in Arkansas, Louisiana, Missouri, and Texas.
"In virtually every product tested, we found measurable amounts of total arsenic in its two forms," says Consumer Reports. "We found significant levels of inorganic arsenic, which is a carcinogen, in almost every product category, along with organic arsenic, which is less toxic but still of concern."
Brown rice was typically found to have higher arsenic levels than white rice, and people who eat rice were determined to have arsenic levels that were about 44 percent higher compared to people who do not eat rice. Sadly, some of the worst arsenic offenders in the Consumer Reports investigation include Whole Foods 365 Everyday Value Long Grain Brown Rice, Barbara's Brown Rice Crisps, Trader Joe's Organic Brown Rice Pasta Fusilli, and DeBoles Rice Spirals.
Other surprising rice products on the arsenic list include several varieties of Lundberg Family Farms brand rice, Earth's Best Organic Whole Grain Rice Infant Cereal, several varieties of Bob's Red Mill rice products, Arrowhead Mills Organic Sweetened Rice Flakes, and Organic Rice Dream Classic Original Rice Drink, as well as many of the usual suspects in the conventional and mainstream rice market.
Following the release of the report, Lundberg Family Farms CEO Grant Lundberg indicated that his company will begin testing more than 200 samples of its own rice products, and voluntarily share the results with FDA scientists.
You can view a complete breakdown of the Consumer Reports test results here:
http://www.consumerreports.org/cro/arsenic1112.htm#chart
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/Metals/ucm319870.htm
http://www.fda.gov/Food/FoodborneIllnessContaminants/Metals/ucm319870.htm
Gluten connection to brain & nerve system
http://blog.cleanprogram.com/a-gluten-free-girl/
http://brainhealthbook.com/gluten-brain-nervous-system
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1. Artificial food dye: Makes your food pretty and can inhibit nerve-cell development.
Found in: Practically everything we eat: cake mixes, sports drinks, cheese, candy, and even MACARONI AND CHEESE.
Why it’s dangerous: Artificial dyes are made from chemicals derived from petroleum, which is also used to make gasoline, diesel fuel, asphalt, and tar! Artificial dyes have been linked to brain cancer, nerve-cell deterioration, and hyperactivity in children, just to name a few.
Where it’s banned: Norway, Finland, Austria, France, and the U.K.
2. Olestra (or Olean): Lowers calorie counts while causing vitamin depletion and anal leakage.
Found in: Fat-free potato chips, corn chips, and French fries.
Why it’s dangerous: Created by Procter & Gamble as a substitute for cooking oil, Olestra robs your body of its ability to absorb vitamins. Fun side effects include cramps and leaky bowels.
Where it’s banned: The U.K. and Canada.
3. Brominated vegetable oil: Makes food dye stick to liquid, but also may cause birth defects and major organ damage.
Found in: Sports drinks and citrus-flavored sodas.
Why it’s dangerous: Bromine is a chemical used to stop carpets from catching on fire, so you can see why drinking it may not be the best idea. BVO is linked to major organ system damage, birth defects, growth problems, schizophrenia, and hearing loss.
Where it’s banned: In over 100 countries.
4. Potassium bromate (or bromated flour): Great for impatient bakers, bad for your kidneys and nervous system.
Found in: Wraps, rolls, bread crumbs, bagel chips, flat breads.
Why it’s dangerous: Derived from the same harmful chemical as brominated vegetable oil, brominated flour is used to decrease baking time and reduce costs. Only problem is, it’s linked to kidney damage, cancer, and nervous system damage.
Where it’s banned: Europe, Canada, and China.
5. Azodicarbonamide: Bleaches flour, plastic, and induces asthma as an added bonus.
Found in: Breads, frozen dinners, boxed pasta mixes, and packaged baked goods.
Why it’s dangerous: Used to bleach both flour and foamed plastic (yoga mats and the soles of sneakers), azodicarbonamide has been known to induce asthma.
Where it’s banned: Australia, the U.K., and most European countries.
6. BHA & BHT: Waxy preservatives linked to cancer and tumors.
Found in: Cereal, nut mixes, gum, butter, meat, dehydrated potatoes.
Why it’s dangerous: Used to keep food from becoming rancid, butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) and butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) are known to cause cancer in rats. And we’re next!
Where it’s banned: The U.K., Japan, and many other European countries.
7. Synthetic growth hormones rBGH and rBST: Harmful to cows and linked to increasing tumor development in humans.
Found in: Milk and dairy products.
Why it’s dangerous: Growth hormones are bad for cows and people, potentially causing infertility, weakened muscle growth, and a whole array of cancers.
Where it’s banned: Australia, New Zealand, Canada, Japan, and the EU.
8. Arsenic: Basically this ish will slowly kill you.
Found in: Poultry.
Why it’s dangerous: Used in some chicken feed to make meat appear pinker and fresher, arsenic is poison, which will kill you if you ingest enough.
Where it’s banned: The EU.
MORE BUZZ
Monsanto & Neotame
inspiration green-food-organic-choices
Fruits (Buy these ones organic)
Apples – Multiple pesticides are found on apples- a favourite food of many children
Apricots, nectarines, peaches – Most stone fruits are highly likely to contain pesticide residues
Cherries – During their growth cycle, cherries are sprayed 8 to 10 times with various pesticides and other chemicals, and are likely to contain pesticide residue
Grapes (Imported) – Buy only organic or avoid imported grapes entirely, especially for children. Imported grapes may be fumigated with highly toxic methylbromide.
Lemons, limes, oranges – Most pesticide residue is concentrated in the peel, so buy organic when using peel in baking or drinks
Pears – Highly likely to contain pesticide residues after harvest
Raspberries – Highly likely to contain pesticide and fungicide residue – buy local.
Strawberries – When the USDA’s pesticide data program releases its annual list of produce samples with residues that exceed tolerable levels, strawberries appear more often than any other.
Fruits (OK to buy these ones non-organic)
Blueberries – Have low pesticide residues– buy local.
Cantaloupe (Domestic) – It’s OK to eat domestically grown non-organic melons in season. However, cantaloupes imported from Mexico frequently test positive for pesticide residues and should be avoided
Bananas – Low pesticide residues and a thick skin made non-organic an acceptable choice. Fair-trade or organic bananas are often the same price as non-organic.
Grapes (Domestic) – Grapes grown in the U.S. typically test low for pesticide residue. Non-organic grapes are fine but for small children organic is the best choice
Grapefruit, Tangerines – Among citrus fruits, both rank low in pesticide residue. Most pesticide residue is concentrated in the peel. Buy organic if using the peel
Mangoes – This thick skinned tropical fruit typically has little or no pesticide residue
Watermelon – Pesticides do not work well for this crop and are used sparingly
Nuts, Seeds & Legumes (Buy organic)
Almonds – Many toxic pesticides and herbicides are used on almond trees. If you eat almonds daily, buy organic
Peanuts (and peanut butter) – Peanuts grown underground and are known to absorb toxins from the soil.
Pecans- If you can find organic pecans, they’re a good choice because pecan trees tend to be sprayed frequently, herbicides, and miticides
Soy Foods – Soy foods, soymilk and tofu are so processed that few pesticide residues remain; however, several very toxic pesticides are used to grow conventional soybeans.
Nuts, Seeds & Legumes (Ok to buy these ones non-organic)
Beans – Dried beans are usually washed, soaked, rinsed, and boiled, so insecticide residues are likely removed in the process.
Cashews – Are grown almost exclusively in tropical locations where pesticides are rarely used.
Macadamia Nuts – Few pesticides are used, if any.
Sesame Seeds – Organic is better, but pesticide residues are minor in non-organic sesame seeds and oils
Vegetables (Buy Organic)
Beets – Thin skinned veggies that grow underground can absorb pesticides and heavy metals. Organic is best.
Bell Peppers (all colors) – Conventionally grown peppers are highly likely to contain multiple pesticide residues
Carrots – Carrots are so good at absorbing heavy metals from soil, they are sometimes grown as a throw away crop to rid a field of lead or arsenic contamination. Always buy organic.
Celery – Is the vegetable most likely to contain pesticide residues. 82% of samples have tested positive
Collard & Salad greens, Swiss chard – Leafy greens that grow close to the ground tend to have high pesticide residue levels
Cucumbers – Highly toxic organophosophate pesticides are used on conventionally grown cucumbers
Green Beans – Sprayed multiple times with pesticides, herbicides, and fungicides
Potatoes – Especially russets, are highly likely to contain multiple pesticide residues
Spinach – Is often grown in less-than-ideal conditions, so conventional farmers use significant amounts of pesticides, fungicides and herbicides. More than 60% of the non-organic spinach tested by the FDA contains pesticide residue, including DDT and permethrin
Winter Squash -Mild pesticides are used on hard winter squashes. Conventionally grown winter squash is coated with an oily wax, making the skin inedible. Organic is a better choice but non-organic is acceptable if you don’t eat the skin.
Vegetables (Ok to buy non-organic)
Asparagus – Does not appeal to many pests and is rarely treated with pesticides
Avocados – Low pesticide residues and a thick skin make non-organic avocados an acceptable choice
Broccoli, Brussels Sprouts, Cauliflower, Cabbage – Pesticides don’t work well on these veggies so few are used.
Corn, sweet – Although it may be sprayed with herbicides and some pesticides, sweet corn almost never contains pesticide residue (buy local).
Eggplant (all varieties) – Because it is selectively sprayed with minimally toxic pesticides, eggplant rarely contains pesticide residue
Garlic – Has natural pest control and is rarely sprayed
Onions (all) – Have natural pest control and are not sprayed much. Green onions are sometimes sprayed with an herbicide. Organic is better, but non is acceptable
Rhubarb – Pesticides are almost never used on rhubarb, as the leaves are already highly toxic to many creatures including humans
Sweet Potatoes – Pesticides do not work well for this crop and are used sparingly
Tomatoes – Buy local tomatoes. Always. If you cannot find them, buy whatever tomato smells the closest to a home grown tomato
Zucchini – Does not tolerate many pesticides and herbicides, but the pesticides used on this crop include several known carcinogens
Dairy (Organic is best!)
Butter – Typically shows low pesticide levels, but pesticide residues are stored in fat and butter is nearly all fat
Cheese – is mostly fat, and pesticides and persistent organic pollutants tend to accumulate in animal fat. Organic cheese is best, but hard to find. For children, buy only organic. Local cheese may be a good option. BUY LOCAL
Eggs – Local pastured eggs are wonderful if you have access to a farm. If not, organic eggs are the next best choice, followed by cage-free eggs. BUY LOCAL
Milk, Yogurt – Organic milk and milk products contain no hormones or antibiotics. Organic milk is highly recommended.
Source: Vegetarian Times Magazine & To Buy or Not to buy by Cindy Burke
organic vegetable wash
.... from Laura Power website
Water contamination & Filtration
Zen Countertop Filtration & Purification System
Digestive Enzymes & more
- web links to some of the good digestive supplements and supportive product
Enzymedica - Digest Spectrum
- web links to some of the good digestive supplements and supportive product
Enzymedica - Digest Spectrum
Serrapeptase Info
Turmeric Info
How to make Golden Paste:
½ cup turmeric powder
1 cup spring water (+ ½ extra if necessary)
1.5 tsp ground black pepper
5 tbsp extra virgin olive oil or coconut oil
Directions:
- Mix water (1 cup) with turmeric powder in a pan and slowly heat it up and stir for 6-10 minutes until you get a thick paste (add the additional ½ cup water if it is too thick).
- Add black pepper and oil and continue stirring until all the ingredients are fully mixed in together.
- Allow the paste to cool. Store in the refrigerator in a jar for up to 1-2 weeks.
How to Use Golden Paste: A lot of people incorporate the golden paste into their diet or daily routine, instead of taking it once in a while like a “medication.” The paste can be taken as is in small amount (1/4 tsp) 2 to 3 times a day, or mixed with honey for a better taste.
It also can be added to different dishes: salads, smoothies, curries, rice or soup. Experiment with what tastes better for you.
How to Make Golden Milk:
1 teaspoon of organic coconut oil
1/4 teaspoon of turmeric paste
1 cup of almond milk
Organic, raw, unfiltered honey for taste
Directions:
Mix all the ingredients together over medium heat except the honey. Do not allow it to boil. Add a bit of honey for taste and drink as soon as it is cool enough.
I started drinking turmeric milk before bed….
I did it for a two week period as a gentle detox for my digestive system. Turmeric calms and soothes inflammation and also is very detoxifying for the liver and gallbladder. I found that after my little experiment, my digestion was much smoother, no more gas or bloating after eating. As a side bonus, the whites of my eyes are much whiter!
Turmeric and Arthritis: In traditional Chinese and Indian Ayurveda medicine, turmeric is used to treat arthritis. A 2006 study found the turmeric helps reduce join inflammation. A different study from the same year found turmeric to have anti-arthritic effect. And a 2012 study provided evidence that curcumin might even be more effective for rheumatoid arthritis than anti-inflammatory drugs.
Turmeric for Digestive Issues: Curcumin stimulates the gallbladder to produce more bile, which may aid digestion. The German Commission E, a scientific advisory board equivalent to the FDA, approved turmeric for digestive problems.
A 2006 double-blind, placebo-controlled trial found curcumin helpful for keeping ulcerative colitis in remission. And a 2013 paper concluded that curcumin is “a very promising new therapeutic option for the treatment of gastrointestinal and hepatic diseases for which present therapies are largely unsatisfactory.”
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Betaine HCL
As we age, we typically produce less hydrochlorid acid (HCL) which reduce our ability to efficiently absorb nutrients from food. Reduced HCL production affects the amount of protein and calcium we can absorb and can interfere with bone metabolism. Incomplete protein metabolism can imbalance intestinal flora. Betaine hydrochlorid promotes absorption of nutrients.
Betaine HCL helps in restoring gut levels of acidity to optimum levels for proper functioning of digestion. Helps to stimulate the flow of bile and pancreatic enzymes. Helps to break down protein into amino acids for absorption and use by the body. Hydrochloric acid (HCL) is needed in order to break down calcium in supplements and food sources as well. Vitamin utilization is dependent on HCL as well, Vitamin B12, folic acid, iron and Vitamin C in particular.
Have you ever asked yourself, `How is it possible that I am sick even though I eat organic foods and am very careful with my diet?' The answer most likely revolves around an ENZYME DEFICIENCY. An enzyme deficiency can manifest itself as a variety of conditions.
The most well-known symptoms of enzyme deficiency are indigestion and gas. But did you know that there are a host of other health challenges in which an enzyme-deficient diet can play a role? To understand how one could become enzyme-deficient, a person has to understand that cooked foods have no live, viable enzyme activity left. So many people today eat mostly cooked foods. Even when we eat raw foods, we typically only get the enzymes needed to digest the food itself and supply our body with those nutrients. There are not enzymes left over for taking care of all the other fast foods, fried foods, sugary foods, white flour foods, etc. Add to this the fact that stress depletes enzymes and it becomes easier to see how a person could be enzyme-deficient, even if they regularly eat some raw foods. Age is a factor too because while it is true that our body can make enyzmes, it makes less as we grow older.
Do supplemental enzymes stop the body from producing its own enzymes? Addiction? Overdosing?
No. Supplemental enzymes support normal body organ function without replacing its effective working ability. Supplemental enzymes perform very specific activities (Amylase breaks down carbs, Lipase breaks down fats, protease breaks down protein). These activities may relieve stress off of the body, reducing the load of work, thus reducing the load of output or energy utilized by these organs. Supplemental enzymes do not control organ function or organ production directly. There is no known upper limit to the amount of supplemental enzymes that can be consumed. The reason for this is that the body has 1-100 trillion cells. Any one of those cells could be using thousands of different enzymes every second. This allows for huge quantities to be used by the body without addiction or overdosing.
No. Supplemental enzymes support normal body organ function without replacing its effective working ability. Supplemental enzymes perform very specific activities (Amylase breaks down carbs, Lipase breaks down fats, protease breaks down protein). These activities may relieve stress off of the body, reducing the load of work, thus reducing the load of output or energy utilized by these organs. Supplemental enzymes do not control organ function or organ production directly. There is no known upper limit to the amount of supplemental enzymes that can be consumed. The reason for this is that the body has 1-100 trillion cells. Any one of those cells could be using thousands of different enzymes every second. This allows for huge quantities to be used by the body without addiction or overdosing.
Why do none of your products contain HCL (Betane hydrochloric acid)?
Enzymedica TheraBlends the four main types of enzymes in every formula - protease, amylase, lipase and cellulase. TheraBlending allows these enzymes to work across the board in the pH range of a 2-12. Whether the person is acidic or alkaline every range of the human body with or with out HCL, TheraBlended enzymes are active.
Enzymedica TheraBlends the four main types of enzymes in every formula - protease, amylase, lipase and cellulase. TheraBlending allows these enzymes to work across the board in the pH range of a 2-12. Whether the person is acidic or alkaline every range of the human body with or with out HCL, TheraBlended enzymes are active.
How quickly will I see results with the use of enzymes?
Digestive and therapeutic effects of enzymes work relatively fast in comparison to many alternative therapies. The typical experience allows for the consumer to make an educated decision on the continuing use of a particular product within just a few days to a few weeks (Karen DeFelice recommends a minimum of 3 weeks regular use) because of the speed of results with enzymes.
Digestive and therapeutic effects of enzymes work relatively fast in comparison to many alternative therapies. The typical experience allows for the consumer to make an educated decision on the continuing use of a particular product within just a few days to a few weeks (Karen DeFelice recommends a minimum of 3 weeks regular use) because of the speed of results with enzymes.
What side effects should I expect from the use of supplemental enzymes?
Enzymes typically have a larger percentage of positive effects than negative side effects. The most common negative effect is an upset stomach on the use of large amounts of proteolytic enzymes, typically anything greater that 100, 000 HUT. This is easily relived through either the discontinuation of the products or beginning an even lower dosage that is tolerable and slowly building up the potency. Under clinical use, some kind of positive results are gained 70-90% of the time. No death of a patient has ever been attributed to the use of supplemental enzymes in any quantity.
Enzymes typically have a larger percentage of positive effects than negative side effects. The most common negative effect is an upset stomach on the use of large amounts of proteolytic enzymes, typically anything greater that 100, 000 HUT. This is easily relived through either the discontinuation of the products or beginning an even lower dosage that is tolerable and slowly building up the potency. Under clinical use, some kind of positive results are gained 70-90% of the time. No death of a patient has ever been attributed to the use of supplemental enzymes in any quantity.
About ProBiotics
Promote Bowel Regularity, Reduce GI Inflammation, And Repair Gluten-Damaged Intestinal Lining—All While Accelerating Your Fat Loss With This Little-Known, Simple Trick
Hey, Josh and Joel here, and today we’d like to talk to you about how eating friendly “bacteria”, believe it or not, just may be the #1 secret to drastically improving your health while accelerating your fat loss to boot.
At the same time, disregarding today’s information may very well lead to a long road of struggle, pain and suffering for both you and your loved ones, so please be sure to pay close attention to the important health warning we’re about to share.
You see, many people think of their gut solely as the mechanism by which your body digests food, which is at best an extreme oversimplification, and at worst an ideology massively contributing to the health problems, weight loss struggles, and auto-immune disorders of millions world-wide.
In reality, your GI tract is MUCH more than a digestion center; in fact, it is quite literally your second brain as well as being “home” to 80% of your immune system.1
You see, within your gut reside roughly 100 TRILLION living bacteria…
That’s more than 10 times the number of cells you have in your entire body – and maintaining the ideal ratio of “good bacteria” (known as probiotics) to “bad bacteria” is now gaining recognition as perhaps the single most important step you can take to protect your health and further along your fat loss goals.
In fact, there are more than 200 studies linking inadequate probiotic levels to more than 170 different health issues, including obesity and weight gain.2-10
To touch briefly on the weight gain and obesity consequences, virtually every study performed on the obese population analyzing gut bacteria found higher instances of “bad” bacteria and lower levels of probiotics (again, the “good” bacteria) within these individuals.11
Perhaps you yourself are already experiencing some of the more advanced signs that your intestinal bacterial balance is beginning to spin out of control, such as:
- Gas and bloating
- Constipation and/or diarrhea
- Fatigue
- Headaches
- Sugar cravings, especially for heavily refined carbs
You see, the ideal healthy ratio of “good” to “bad” bacteria is 85% to 15%, or 9 to 1.
Unfortunately, due to lifestyle and environmental factors, the vast majority of the population is severely lacking when it comes to good probiotic bacteria, throwing their gut flora ratio completely out of whack.
These lifestyle and environmental factors include, but are not limited to, exposure to:
- Sugar
- Artificial sweeteners of any kind
- Processed foods
- Chlorinated water
- Pollution
- Agricultural chemicals and pesticides, and…
- Antibiotics (from medications and/or antibiotics found in meat and dairy products that we ingest).
As you can see, unless you maintain a 100% organic diet, completely avoid all sugar, and lock yourself in the house in an attempt to only consume the purest of air 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, it is almost certain that your gut flora balance is suffering, and will continue to suffer, unless you do something to proactively correct it on a daily basis.
Can you really afford to neglect your gastrointestinal health much longer?
If you do, the likely result is dramatically increased risk for health problems and disease, failure to experience relief from any ailments you may be currently suffering from, and an inevitable, continual struggle with your weight.
With that said, it’s no wonder that research is now suggesting that supplementing with probiotics every single day is even MORE important to your health than taking a daily multi-vitamin.
Even more, a recent double blind study published in the European Journal of Clinical Nutrition found that test subjects who received probiotics daily were able to reduce their abdominal fat by nearly 5 percent over a 12 week period, while the “no probiotic” group experienced no positive changes.12
But here’s something you may not know…
93% of the probiotics contained in traditional probiotic supplements will be DEAD before they ever reach your gut.
And of course, dead probiotics are completely worthless.
You see, one of the greatest challenges in creating a truly effective probiotic formula is being able to actually deliver delicate probiotic cells to the gastrointestinal tract, fully intact and alive. Because probiotics are living bacteria, they are also extremely sensitive to even the slightest change in environmental conditions. In fact, research has shown that after one year on the shelf, in a sealed bottle at room temperature, on average only 32% of conventionally produced probiotics survive.13
And get this, most of the probiotics products you find on store shelves are already well over a year old—some even as much as two years old. After all, big companies produce hundreds of thousands of bottles to cut cost and then store these bottles in their warehouses long before they ever end up in your hands.
But it gets worse.
Due to the extreme acidic environment of the stomach, another 80% of the remaining live probiotic cells will be killed off before reaching the intestine.14 In the end, traditional probiotic supplements, while claiming billions upon billions of active cells per dose, will only wind up delivering a measly 6.4% of what their label promises alive and well to your gut.
With that said, you can see how a probiotic product claiming 20 billion CFU is reduced to a mere 1 billion count rather quickly.
When it all boils down, not only are these products a complete waste of your time and money, but much more importantly they are robbing you of the critically important health benefits that are the entire reason you would invest in a probiotic product in the first place.
GALLBLADDER DIET TIPS
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DO NOT EAT UNDER STRESS
EAT ONLY FRESH FOODS - DO NOT
EAT PACKAGED FOODS
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ORGANIC FOOD IS IMPORTANT
ORGANIC IS IMPORTANT - The liver is the root of the problem here, and the pesticides and herbicides used in commercial fruits and vegetables causes extra burden on the liver and therefore, the gallbladder.
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HELPFUL FOODS
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AVOID THESE FOODS
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Foods Helpful for Gallstones:
USE ORGANIC FOODS
Fresh vegetable juices as mentioned above (beet and cucumber especially)
Drink lots of water - very important
Garlic and garlic oil
Avocados
Artichokes
Ginger root
Coconuts
Grapes and freshly pressed grape juice (organic grapes only) are especially helpful
Apples particularly including apple juice
apricots, berries, casaba melons, currants, figs, guavas, lemons, pears, prunes
Tumeric (organic)
Flax oil
Radishes help to dissolve gallstones but may cause some discomfort. Do not use them until your symptoms are gone and then only if they do not disagree with you.
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Foods to Avoid for Gallstones:
Same list above for general gallbladder problems above. Take special note of the foods most likely to cause gallbladder attacks:
eggs, pork, gluten, onion, fowl, milk, cheese, butter and other dairy, coffee, grapefruit, oranges, corn, beans and nuts, alcohol, saturated fats, hydrogenated oils and partially hydrogenated oils
NOTE: green beans are not classified as beans.
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For Relief from Pain
Flax Seed Tea Recipe
Boil 1 Tbsp of organic flax seeds in 2 1/2 cups of water for 5 minutes. Steep 10 minutes. Strain and sip slowly. Buy organic flax seed from your local health food store or order it online from Omega Nutrition.
Cucumbers and/or cucumber juice
The Beet Recipe - see below
Maria Ellicot suggests aloe vera juice for gallbladder pain. Thanks, Maria!
Use the Gallbladder Starter Kit along with the gallstone diet for quickest relief from symptoms of gallbladder or gallstone pain. Once you are free from pain you can add in the Gallstone Kit to help to dissolve the stones.
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DIET AFTER SURGERY
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Diet After Gallbladder Surgery:
If you will read the page on gallbladder disease and how you got into trouble in the first place you will begin to understand that gallbladder surgery is not the answer to the underlying problem. This is not to say that surgery is sometimes necessary and can be helpful with the pain and other symptoms. The most common question asked on this site is why there is still pain/symptoms after gallbladder removal. Your diet needs to be changed with or without possessing a gallbladder, if you have had any form of gallbladder disease. So follow the dietary recommendations for gallbladder problems of any kind.
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Fats to Avoid and Fats to Include:
Most important is to avoid fried foods, fatty foods and particular types of fats like trans fats, hydrogenated fats, partially-hydrogenated fats (read your labels) and saturated fats. (Order my newsletter on Good Fats vs Bad Fats for more in-depth information.)
Include essential fatty acids such as flax oil or borage oil. Depending on how severe or acute your gallbladder problem is at the moment, even this may not be possible for you. Experiment slowly. You may have to do a gallbladder starter kit or gallbladder attack kit or gallbladder stone kit before you can add these. Most people, however, are able to eat small amounts. It shouldn't take more than a week on the products before you feel relief enough to try this. If you have used the beet recipe, you have found that those three ingredients in combination do not cause problems but help to move the stagnation in the gallbladder. I generally advise adding a teaspoon of flax oil with vinegar or lemon juice to salads as a dressing. If you are in pain, you may be able to eat only the green soup recipe for a few days.
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RECIPE! BEET RECIPE
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One of the difficulties in the beginning of a gallbladder diet is getting enough protein. Proteins always come with fats which are often not tolerated. We have found both a rice and a protein shake designed with gallbladders and livers in mind. They both contain herbs that support bile flow and gallbladder and liver function and at the same time, are hypo-allergenic and easy on most to digest. They also contain MCT or medium-chain triglycerides which are absorbed directly by the cells of the gut lining, and converted immediately into energy. The pea protein has the fiber and lectins removed so that it is easy on gallbladders. For more details on this product visit Clearvite Protein.
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Dandelion
This Amazing Plant is 100X More Effective Than Chemotherapy
Posted by HealthyFood on January 26, 2015
2015-01-26T08:03:24+00:00
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Dandelion tea acts on cancer cells, affecting them in such way that they disintegrate within 48 hours, during which time no new healthy cells in the body are “diseased”.
This plant is neglected, but it has many medicinal properties, and all you have to do is to collect it from clean slopes, away from traffic. While our grandmothers made syrups of dandelion flowers knowing that it contains many medicinal substances, what certainly did not know is that dandelion root may help cancer patients.
Scientists have discovered that the root of this plant works “better” than chemotherapy because it “kills” only the cells affected by cancer, completely.
In addition to that it has diuretic properties, it stimulates the secretion of bile, cleanses the liver, helps with allergies and reduces cholesterol. It contains very important vitamins and minerals such as vitamin B6, thiamin, riboflavin, vitamin C, iron, calcium, potassium, folic acid and magnesium.
It contains up to 535% of the required daily intake of vitamin K and about 110% of the recommended daily intake of vitamin A. These are all facts about this plant that are known for years.
Miracle dandelion tea
The University of Windsor in Canada conducted an initial research at the Department of Chemistry and Biochemistry, and the results gave new hope to cancer patients. It was discovered that the root of the dandelion effectively “kills” cells affected by cancer with no harmful effects on other cells in the body, it was announced on the Natural News website.
Dandelion Tea acts on the affected cells so that they disintegrate within 48 hours, during which time no new healthy cells in the body will “be affected”, according to the survey. It was concluded that continuous treatment with dandelion root can destroy most cancer cells in affected patients, and because of these unexpected results team of researchers has received additional support to continue the research of this miraculous plant.
John di Carlo, 72 years old, who is personally convinced of the healing properties of dandelion, underwent intensive and “aggressive” chemotherapy treatments in the fight for his health and the healing process was a full three years before the doctors sent him home to spend his last days with his loved ones.
Given the fact that the doctors had fewer alternatives in finding functional solutions in the fight against his illness, he proposed to drink tea from the root of the dandelion as the last straw. After only four months, according to Natural News, this man has experienced disease remission (partial or complete regression of disease).
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Colloidal Silver
Recent Research Espousing the Virtues of Colloidal Silver
Over the past few years, several new studies have demonstrated the fact that silver is one of the most effective agents in the battle against MRSA and other deadly antibiotic-resistant super pathogens, including the:
- Brigham-Young Clinical Study -- This study, published in the journal Current Science in 2006, found that a number of the antibiotic drugs which had previously been able to kill MDR (multiple drug-resistant) pathogens such as MRSA could be restored to full efficacy against the deadly pathogens, but only if a liquid silver solution similar to colloidal silver was used in conjunction with the drug.
- Iranian Clinical Study – This study also found that silver increases the effectiveness of antibiotic drugs against staph infections. The researchers concluded:
“The antibacterial activities of penicillin G, amoxicillin, erythromycin, clindamycin, and vancomycin were increased in the presence of silver nano-particles (Ag-NPs) against both test strains. The highest enhancing effects were observed for vancomycin, amoxicillin, and penicillin G against S. aureus."
- Taiwanese Clinical Study – Published in the journal Colloids Surface B Biointerfaces in 2007, this study demonstrated that colloidal silver, by itself, eradicates both MRSA and Pseudomonas aeruginosa, another deadly and extremely opportunistic superbug.
- Czech Clinical Study – Likewise, this Czech study published in the prestigious Journal of Physical Chemistry B in 2006, also demonstrated that colloidal silver was a highly effective agent against MRSA:
“…silver particles with a narrow size distribution with an average size of 25 nm, which showed high antimicrobial and bactericidal activity against Gram-positive and Gram-negative bacteria, including highly multi-resistant strains such as methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). The study further demonstrated that very low concentrations of silver could be utilized to destroy MRSA, as long as the silver particles were very small, averaging 25 nm.”
True colloidal silver -- True colloidal silver products are the least prevalent type of colloidal silver on the market due to the high cost of production. In true colloidal silver, the majority of the silver content is in the form of silver particles. True colloids will typically contain between 50 to 80 percent particles, while the balance will be silver ions.
Because of the high concentration of silver particles, true silver colloids are never clear like water. True colloidal silver with a sufficient concentration of particles does not look like water because silver particles -- even very small particles -- block light from passing through, making the liquid appear darker.
Potential Danger – None. Due to the very low concentration of ionic silver and small particle size, true silver colloids do not cause argyria.
What is Colloidal Silver Useful For?
Colloidal silver has been known as a remarkably effective natural antibiotic for centuries. But in past several decades, research has shown colloidal silver can even eradicate antibiotic-resistant microbes like MRSA , the Avian Influenza (bird flu), and Human Corona virus (SARS).
In the mid-1970s, Dr. Robert O. Becker at Syracuse Medical University began his groundbreaking research into colloidal silver. He later concluded:
“What we have done was rediscover the fact that silver kills bacteria, a fact which had actually been known for centuries ...All of the organisms we tested were sensitive to the electrically generated silver ion, including some that were resistant to all known antibiotics...In no case were any undesirable side effects of the silver treatment apparent.”
However, silver’s innate anti-microbial effect was actually common knowledge among doctors some 60 years before Becker’s time. In fact, in the early 1900’s Alfred Searle, founder of the global Searle Pharmaceutical Company, had already discovered that silver in its liquid colloidal form could kill even the most deadly of pathogens. In his book Colloids in Biology and Medicine, 1919, Searle wrote:
“Applying colloidal silver to human subjects has been done in a large number of cases with astonishingly successful results...it has the advantage of being rapidly fatal to microbes without toxic action on its host. It is quite stable. It protects rabbits from ten times the lethal dose of tetanus or diphtheria toxin.”
Unlike prescription antibiotic drugs, silver does not create resistance or immunity in pathogens killed by it.
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There are several types of silver products on the market. Some are healthy alternatives to antibiotics while others can be downright dangerous to your health.
Three Types of “Colloidal” Silver – The Good, the Bad, the Ugly
According to a Commercial Product Report by silver-colloids.com, a site that provides detailed laboratory analyses of colloidal silver products, there are three distinctly different types of silver products on the market that are all labeled and sold as “colloidal” silver:
- Ionic silver
- Silver protein
- True colloidal silver
This misrepresentation of colloidal silver by less scrupulous manufacturers has no doubt led to some of the more negative connotations to colloidal silver. When purchasing colloidal silver, it’s very important to make sure you’re getting true colloidal silver, because as you will see, the other two varieties of silver may do far more harm than good.
Since there are health risks involved if you select the wrong formula, I recommend you use colloidal silver only under the guidance and supervision of a qualified alternative health practitioner, who can help you select a high quality product.
Ionic silver solutions -- Silver solutions are typically clear like water or have a slight yellow tint. The producers of ionic silver solutions will tell you that colloidal silver should look like clear water, but this is incorrect, so don’t be fooled. The term colloidal means particles, not ions.
To determine whether a solution is ionic silver, add regular table salt (sodium chloride) to it. If silver ions are present, then the chloride ions will combine with the silver ions and create a white, cloudy appearance. For more detailed instructions on how to do this, please see the Silver Colloids web site.
Ionic silver is not entirely without merit, but since ionic silver products contain such a low percentage of silver particles, these products will not be as effective as true colloidal silver, which has a much greater particle surface area relative to the total silver content.
Ionic silver is still a strong anti-microbial, and can be effectively used in situations where chloride is NOT present. When chloride is present – such as inside your body – then what little silver particle is present in the solution will survive to produce benefit, but again, not nearly as effectively as a true colloidal solution.
Please be aware that most all “colloidal silver” generators sold for home use produce ionic silver solutions, and not true colloidal silver.
Potential Danger – Low. If you take ionic silver products according to the manufacturer’s recommended dosage, ionic silver will not cause argyria, a condition that causes your skin to turn blue-gray.
Silver protein -- Silver protein products are the second most prevalent type of so-called colloidal silver products on the market. These products are a combination of metallic silver particles and a protein binder to keep the particles in suspension. One tip-off that it’s a silver protein product is if it claims to have high concentrations of colloidal silver (typically in the range of 30 to 20,000 ppm).
Of the three types of colloidal silver, silver protein products have the lowest particle surface area for a given silver concentration, making the silver inaccessible for safe and effective absorption by your body. Because of this, you want to avoid all silver protein products.
To find out whether you have a silver protein product rather than a true silver colloid, look for these characteristics:
- Foaming: When shaken, a silver protein product produces foam above the liquid that will persist for minutes after being shaken. This is probably the single most reliable indicator.
- Concentration: Silver protein products tend to have very high concentration values, typically in the range of 30 to 20,000 ppm.
- Color: The color ranges from light amber to almost black with an increasing concentration of silver.
Potential Danger – High. Due to the high concentration of large silver particles, silver protein products are known to cause argyria, which turns your skin blue-gray color.
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Foreword
I am, as I write this, seventy-five and feel better and stronger than at any
other time in my life.
And why? Ming Chew.
We met twenty years ago. He had graduated from Columbia, gotten his
physical therapy degree from NYU, was just beginning his endless trip into
learning all the secrets of the body.
Me? I had this bad back. Had it for decades. (L4, if you’re interested.) It
attacked me in constant and unsurprising ways—I’d be getting dressed,
tying my shoes, then that awful sound, which could mean my back had
betrayed me again, which meant two weeks lying in bed, gathering
strength.
Or from nowhere, a sneeze—two more helpless weeks lying there.
I remember once my family took a trip I was supposed to go on,
couldn’t, and when they came back, I was better and I met them at the
door. My youngest, then maybe five, looked at me surprised and said these
words: “What are you doing standing up?”
A chiropractor I knew thought Ming might somehow help me, so one
day he came to my apartment. He is not your ordinary-looking guy—you
probably have guessed he is Asian and you are correct—but he has also
been a successful bodybuilder and his arms are huge.
So we met, and I described my problems. Then I said something that
terrified him. I had dropped a pencil on the rug before he came, and I
pointed down at it and said, “Would you mind picking that up?”
“No one’s that helpless!” he must have thought.
“A girdle of strength,” he said.
I had never heard that phrase. I wondered what language he was
speaking.
“We’ll just build a girdle of strength around your back. Take the pressure
off your L4. Shouldn’t be a problem.”
Guess what we did? Over the next months, we did stretches and lifts
that built a stupid girdle of strength around my back, and . . . and . . . and
I don’t have back problems anymore. I’d gone through a whole bunch of doctors,
and this was the only thing that worked.
Amazing but true.
For these last twenty years we do all kinds of fun stuff—myofascial
stretches at which I am way more helpless than you are—but they work,
they do, and I can actually cross my legs now whenever I want to. And
weight lifting and hamstring work. I won’t bore you by going on.
Except to say this: I’m sure glad he picked up that pencil.
—William Goldman
Enzymedica - Repair Gold
Zen Water System 6 Stage Filter
Read Cinnamon Info First
!!!USE CEYLON CINNAMON ONLY!!!
!!!USE CEYLON CINNAMON ONLY!!!
Honey and cinnamon
It is found that a mixture of honey and cinnamon helps treat many diseases. Honey can be used without any side effects and is easily accessible. Today's scientists recommend it as a very effective medicine.
The researchers found that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, on its issue dated 17 January published the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientists.
Heart Diseases
Mix honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread instead of jelly and jam and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Those who have already had an attack will do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat. In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients who are in the age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged. Honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.
Arthritis
Arthritis patients may take daily, morning and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons
honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon. If you are taking this medicine regularly, it can cure even chronic arthritis. According to the results of a survey done by the University of Copenhaven it was found that of 200 patients treated with 1 tablespoon of honey and a teaspoon of cinnamon powder before breakfast, 73 patients were totally relieved of pain and within a month, who could not move, started walking without pain.
Bladder Infection
Dissolve 2 tablespoons of honey and 1 teaspoon cinnamon in a glass of lukewarm water and drink. It destroys the germs in the bladder.
Cholesterol
2 tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of cinnamon powder mixed in hot water 2dcl, given to patients with high cholesterol, can reduce cholesterol levels by 10 % within 2 hours. If served 3 times a day even the patient with chronically high cholesterol levels is cured. According to information in the said Journal, pure honey - when taken with food daily stops increase of cholesterol.
Cold
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take 3 times daily 1 tablespoon lukewarm honey with ¼ teaspoon cinnamon for 3 days. This process will cure most chronic cough, cold and clear the sinuses.
Upset stomach
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also protects the stomach from gastric ulcers.
Flatulence
According to the studies done in India and Japan, honey and cinnamon is relieved of gas during digestion.
Strengthening the immune system
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Honey contains huge amounts of iron and vitamins. Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood cells to fight bacteria and viral diseases.
Severe stomach
1 teaspoon cinnamon and 2 tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
Flu
A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient which kills the influenza and saves the patient.
Longevity
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take 4 spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder and 3 cups of water and boil like tea. Drink ¼ cup 3 times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft up to old age. Life expectancy is rising up and even 100 years old people may feel fresh.
Pimples
3 tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and in the morning wash off with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.
Skin infections
Applying honey and cinnamon powder on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
Weight Loss
Every morning, half an hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink a cup of tea or water with honey and cinnamon. Regular use helps to reduce the weight of even the most obese person.
Cancer
Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the bone, stomach and intestines can be successfully treated. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon month 3 times a day.
Chronic fatigue
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful in the strength of the body. Patients - Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in a ratio of 1 to 1, are more alert and flexible. Dr Milton, who has done research, says that 1 tablespoon of honey and a small teaspoon cinnamon powder mixed with water and taken several times a day and especially about 3 o'clock in the afternoon, when the body starts to decrease vitality, restores the vitality of the body within a week.
Halitosis
People in South Africa have always been the first thing in the morning will do , is that kloktají 1 teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water. So their breath stays fresh throughout the day.