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001 - HENews - What the ancients knew that modern medicine forgot!

2010-03-18T21:05:00.000-07:00




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"What the Ancients Knew That Modern Medicine Forgot!"


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Reverse Diabetes Naturally!!!

2009-10-22T10:02:00.000-07:00

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2009-08-18T16:02:00.001-07:00

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2009-08-18T14:31:00.001-07:00

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2009-08-18T13:57:00.001-07:00

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2009-08-18T13:52:00.001-07:00

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2009-08-18T13:15:00.001-07:00

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A review of 51 studies involving 260,000 children age found no evidence that the flu vaccine is more effective than placebo.

MS patient credits orthomolecular medicine for ending painful attacks

2009-08-18T11:36:00.001-07:00

http://www.canada.com/health/patient+credits+orthomolecular+medicine+ending+painful+attacks/1901458/story.html

MS patient credits orthomolecular medicine for ending painful attacks

Since he was a teenager, Peter Leeds has suffered painful attacks that render his hands and feet crippled and numb.

He had no idea he has multiple sclerosis, a debilitating disease that plagues the central nervous system, leading to physical and cognitive disabilities.

"I'd wake up and my toes and fingers would be numb," he said. "The numbness would creep up my legs, creep up my arms, until it took me over, making me numb from the neck down."

Suffering attacks at least once a year, it wasn't until four years ago, when Leeds was 31 years old, that he was diagnosed with MS.

Shortly after, as Leeds lay sobbing on the floor, his wife asked him if he was going to die.

He couldn't answer. He didn't know anything about the prognosis or treatments.

Leeds, a Toronto resident, has benign relapse-remitting MS, which is characterized by unpredictable, yet clear, attacks.

Symptoms can begin to appear over a few hours or days, and last for days or months. Between attacks, the body can recover almost completely.

Though there is no known cause or cure for MS, there are five federally approved therapies that have been proven to diminish the frequency and severity of attacks, according to Stewart Wong, national senior manager at the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada.

"They have huge benefits," he said. "Some slow down the progression, others reduce the number of brain lesions. They really improve your quality of life."

With all the benefits, however, come a number of adverse side-effects — mood changes, digestive problems or hepatitis in very rare circumstances.

Leeds, then a father of one, said he was also told the treatments might make him unable to father any more children.

"It wasn't worth it," he said. "All the side-effects were too frightening."

Not wanting to suffer through adverse side-effects, yet not wanting to continue living with constant fatigue, bowel problems and loss of sensation brought on by his MS, Leeds found himself at a dead end.

But a close friend suggested an alternative approach.

On the advice of the friend, Leeds travelled to Victoria to meet with Dr. Abram Hoffer, an orthomolecular practitioner, who died in May.

Hoffer was a Canadian psychiatrist best known for treating psychological disorders through orthomolecular medicine — a science-based approach to healing and preventing disease.

Treatments use nutrients naturally found in the body — essential fatty acids, amino acids, vitamins and minerals.

Scared, and skeptical, Leeds walked into Hoffer's office, and told the doctor he had MS.

"He looked at me," Leeds said. "And he says, 'so what?' "

Orthomolecular practitioners believe many illnesses result from an imbalance of nutrients.

Hoffer gave Leeds a list of supplements; within the month, the numbness in Leeds' limbs was going away.

In four years, Leeds says he hasn't had a single attack.

A neurologist who has followed Leeds since the diagnosis, told him she wouldn't have known he had MS were it not for the old scans.

Jonathan Prousky, chief naturopathic medical officer at the Canadian College of Naturopathic Medicine, said there isn't one treatment for every patient.

But, he said, there's an opportunity for people suffering from anything — cardiovascular disease, depression, PMS or even cancer — to be treated with orthomolecular medicine.

"Our goal is to alleviate suffering," he said. "I never tell anybody I can cure them, but that their quality of life can be vastly improved."

Prousky acknowledged some patients must take pharmaceuticals. "And no credible orthomolecular practitioner would advise an asthmatic, for example, to stop using an inhaler," he said.

"But the two methods can work together," he said, noting that chemo patients can use supplements to help curb decreased appetites that result from mouth and throat sores associated with the treatment.

Leeds' regimen includes mega doses of vitamins C and D, salmon oil, niacin, folic acid, zinc and semi-weekly shots of vitamin B-12. He also avoids all caffeine and dairy products.

Because every patient follows a different regimen, it is hard to put a price tag on the treatment. Steven Carter, managing editor of the Journal of Orthomolecular Medicine, said a patient shouldn't pay more that $150 per month, or about $2,000 per year.

Federally approved treatments can cost $20,000 to $40,000 per year, but some will be reimbursed.

Wong from the MS Society said the amount returned to the patient varies by province and insurance company, but in most cases government assistance is available.

Though the cost of supplements might act as a deterrent to orthomolecular medicine, Prousky said patients should consider more than just what comes out of the wallet.

"Pharmaceuticals can cost a lot more in the long run," he said. "Sometimes a patient can't work, or their family life crumbles. . . . They're not the person they were before."

Leeds can't imagine his life without orthomolecular medicine. He went from fearing death to having two more children with his wife of 11 years.

But he didn't hear about this option from his physician, nor was it listed as one of Health Canada's approved treatments.

Wong said what's important is having options.

"Talk with your family, physician and neurologist," he said. "Choose the treatment you're most comfortable with."

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Michael Scmidt and Raw Milk

2009-08-18T10:40:00.001-07:00

http://hartkeisonline.com/2009/08/17/us-cow-boarding-pioneer-speaks-out-on-michael-schmidt/

Michael Schmidt, a Wake Up Alarm for Freedom

by Tim Wightman, Interim President, Farm-to-Consumer Foundation

When was the last time it happened to you?

Your alarm goes off and some how you reach over without reaching over, hit snooze or even turn it off. And you lay there, not awake, but aware of what’s going on. Nothing seems pressing you to get up, even though there may be…

Maybe a job awaits you, tasks and people depending on you to get up…to be responsible. But you just lie there in the void between the comfortable unconscious and conscious.

Some people are pretty good at it..so good that the practice tends to be carried out in their daily life.

Admit it, we all have…and we all know those whom have perfected it, being noncommittal, walking a very narrow path of directives, rules and complacency. A comfortable void….nothing seems pressing, you’re warm, you’re safe, it can wait.

Then there are those few who hear an alarm, recognize it for what it is.. throw back the covers and take that first step.

They’re cold, alone, unsure of where they are exactly, they know the room, but may misjudge things for what they are but keep moving and eventually do find the way through the door and out of the void.

Alarms are not always obvious, some are loud and intrusive, most are slow insidious attempts on our way of life, our choices, our health….geared to keep us on the straight and narrow…the perception of safety.

Michael realized 20 years ago, that the slumber we came to accept as healthy, normal and safe was in fact a detriment to our ability to achieve the vibrant life we all are told we are free to pursue and enjoy.

As ones who stood up to the loss of that freedom, Michael and his family were the ones who faced the dark alone, cold and unsure of the world they had uncovered.

But we have now seen society’s rules forced upon them, we have learned what our society really feels about pioneers like Schmidt and his cowboarding patrons. He is perceived as an outlaw, and his patrons as too small a subset of society to be allowed free choice.

There is an old saying, “you are not free unless you try the lock.”

Michael and his family tried that lock, and even if one has never thought of drinking milk fresh from the farm, has never stepped foot on a farm, or even, never met a farmer, the Schmidts did us a great favor. They have helped us realize that our government is not what it seems and we are not as free as we think we are.

Michael has uncovered the way business is done in our modern times, how money rules our government decisions. Our money pays for the choices we have in the market place, and used against us to keep us in the straight and narrow of government permitted food choices.

So the next time you feel warm and safe, no need to get to those nagging reminders of responsibility, choice, freedom…. get up, grab a glass of milk and ask where it came from, who controls your choices, is it as good as it can be, or just above the minimum.

If you want more control of your life than deciding which pretty container to buy, walk into the cold, stand with Michael and the thousands of others. For us, choice and personal responsibility is a way of life.

Or..roll over..let someone else do it…the life, the freedoms you think you have..they will always be there..it can wait.

Tim Wightman

Tim Wightman is a founder and board member of the Farm-to-Consumer Legal Defense Fund and its education and charitable arm, the Farm-to-Consumer Foundation. He is the author of the Raw Milk Handbook, a handy resource guide for farmers interested in producing quality raw milk, and who wish to implement testing and safety standards. A lifelong farmer, Tim is on the forefront of our nation’s transition back to a local farm economy. Over the last two decades, Tim has launched CSA’s, organic cooperatives, farmers’ markets, and was the owner operator of a major organic farm & store, bakery and in-town restaurant. Currently a consultant for Midwestern Bio-Ag for Indiana, Kentucky and Ohio, Tim works with other farmers on ecological ways to grow profitability. In this role, he helps clients to mineralize their pastures, increase soil fertility, and improve herd health. Tim now lives in Western Ohio and is currently the owner and operator of Yore Farm, a small raw milk dairy.

Tim was recently profiled in a Huffington Post article by Julie Moulden, How Small Farmers are Saving the World.

The Farm-to-Consumer Foundation is selling a DVD about Michael Schmidt, all proceeds go to support Michael Schmidt.

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2009-08-17T12:52:00.001-07:00

Swine Flu Czar needed for Canada... increased legislative powers
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Swine Flu Czar needed for Canada?

2009-08-17T12:41:00.001-07:00

The Swine Flu has been steadily spreading worldwide and has followed a similar pattern to the seasonal flu. The Canadian Medical Association Journal editor-in-chief, Dr. Paul Hebert, is suggesting Canada needs a national swine flu czar with greater legislative powers than Canada’s Chief Health officer.

I don’t know what legislative powers he is referring to, but it raises the question of whether or not we will have mandatory H1N1 vaccinations in Canada. So far, the Swine Flu has not been any more dangerous than the seasonal flu but experts are worried that the H1N1 virus will mutate into a much more virulent and deadly form. The development of H1N1 Vaccines has been fast tracked and will be brought to market without adequate human testing for safety and efficacy. In addition, the pharmaceutical industry has been granted legal immunity from any damages resulting from the H1N1 Vaccines which are reported to contain adjuvants like squalene, live attenuated virus and heavy metals such as mercury and aluminum.

In my opinion, educating the the public about natural ways to prevent and deal with flu is a superior policy than recommending (or requiring) the population to be inoculated with an unproven, untested and possibly dangerous vaccine.

… In an editorial in this week’s journal, the editor-in-chief Dr. Paul Hebert says the country needs a national champion with the necessary legislative powers to be able to facilitate the response across provincial and territorial boundaries.

Hebert says the health czar for flu should convene a summit to link public health officials, critical care staff, first responders and other decision makers and community planners to ensure actions taken will work in practice.

Hebert says Canada has done a lot of pandemic planning, but there are holes in the plan that need to be fixed before flu activity picks up again in the fall or winter.

He says the czar he envisages would have more powers than Canada’s chief public health officer, a post held by Dr. David Butler-Jones…

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Podcasting Patented - Could affect twitter and facebook!!!!

2009-08-15T17:06:00.001-07:00

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Podcasting Patented - “Episodic Media” now controlled by one company!

I was reading my emails this morning when I came across some troubling news.

I have set up google alerts for a number of terms or phrases that I like to follow so that I am always up to date on the latest news that is of interest to me. One of the keywords I follow is “podcasting”.

“As consumers recognize the convenience of automatic downloads for episodic media, podcasting has gone mainstream with major media companies and more than 37 million U.S. consumers engaged. This automatic downloading of episodic media closely resembles how one-third of U.S. households are using a DVR to watch television today. This patent recognizes our technical leadership in setting the trend for a broad-based movement towards downloading episodic television shows and making them portable,” said Murgesh Navar, founder of VoloMedia.

Yesterday the US Patent and Trademark Office granted a patent for “episodic media” to VoloMedia, a California based company that offers services to podcasters and media companies. VoloMedia’s products deliver advertising and reporting solutions for portable media, which extends the reach and monetization of video and audio podcasts. They apparently filed for the patent in 2003, before podcasting became a popular method of media distribution. The patent doesn’t only cover podcasting, which is the distribution of media over the internet via RSS feeds but covers any technology which would accomplish the same result.

The US Patent number 7568213 can be viewed at the United States Patent and Trademark Office Website.

Volomedia founder, Murgesh Navar, wrote a blog post responding to the initial reaction to the patent. He states that the company is not interested in interfering with podcasters and has the industries best interest at heart.

… sometimes, patents end up in the hands of entities that have neither products nor technologies, but just obtain and hold patents to pursue infringing behavior through litigation. VoloMedia is not one of these. We are a real business, a founding member of the ADM, and an engaged participant in the episodic media download ecosystem with marquee publisher customers such as ABC News, MSNBC, Fox News, Washington Post and PRI, to name a few.

VoloMedia may be a real company, firmly entrenched in the podcasting and new media industry. They may be motivated to improve distribution of podcasts, increasing exposure and bringing podcasts into mainstream consumption. Nevertheless, I find this development extremely disturbing.

Companies can be bought and sold, or taken over. Intellectual Property can be sold or transferred to other entities. In the short run VoloMedia and their patent may have a positive effect on the industry but in the long run I don’t think so. Having one corporate entity controlling the distribution of “episodic media” can not be a good thing. I am a big proponent of the open source movement and believe that the distribution of episodic media should not be owned by anyone.

…specifically to VoloMedia’s motivation: The episodic media download “technology” ecosystem needs to become more seamless, more standardized, and more interconnected before it can become a mass medium. There are a few ways such seamlessness can be achieved: (1) A standards body is created with all the constituent technology providers (e.g., directories, media players, devices, analytics, advertising, etc.) participating and agreeing to common standards, (2) a large company with a lot of market influence and momentum creates a de facto standard, and everyone else follows or (3) a company uses its intellectual property to help drive a standard, using its IP to help define and improve the ecosystem for the benefit of all participants. VoloMedia’s motivations are primarily driven by the desire and need to make the episodic download ecosystem work, so consumers have a real choice in how they consume any media that is available on the Internet - whether in a web browser at an aggregation site like Hulu, or on a downloaded and portable basis using Apple’s iTunes and iPhone or Microsoft’s Zune. We will use our products, technologies, and patents towards this goal…We are intent on helping accelerate the growth and viability of downloadable, episodic media - much of its potential lies in the future.

The future of podcasting now lies in the hands of one company. Podcasting enables anyone to create content and share their passions with the world. At no other point in history has the individual had the ability to distribute their message to the masses like they can using Podcasting and Social Media. I sincerely hope that “episodic media” continues to be freely distributed and open to the public.

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2009-08-15T15:42:00.001-07:00

Podcasting Patented! US Patent granted for "episodic media" podcastpatent
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Life and Death - Oxygen and Cancer

2009-08-11T18:09:00.001-07:00

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Life and Death

Oxygen and Cancer

We can live a long time without food, a couple of days without drinking, but life without breath is measured in minutes. Something so essential deserves our full attention but rarely gets it unless you are a yoga practitioner. Breath is the most important of all the bodily functions and without it we simply are dead. In reality we take O2 for granted and with it our breathing, which most of us do quite badly. And now we even have a huge federal government wanting to make oxygen’s twin into public enemy number one1 and that is a sin.

Researchers found that an increase of 1.2 metabolic
units (oxygen consumption) was related to a decreased risk
of cancer death, especially in lung and gastrointestinal cancers.2

The makeup of the human body is largely composed of the element oxygen. Oxygen (O2) physiology takes us down to the foundation of life and it is there where we meet up with some other structural substances like water (H2O), carbon, bicarbonate and CO2 (Oxygen’s necessary twin gas), magnesium, sulfur and then a host of other important substances like iodine and selenium and all the basic amino acids and on and on. We need all the basic building blocks of life and even the absence of one vitamin can make us deadly sick. But we need carbon and oxygen every moment of everyday or we will die. We humans are kind of like blow torches or blazing rockets, the flame of our lives are fed second to second from the twin gases of O2 and CO2.

The prime cause of cancer is the replacement of the respiration of
oxygen in normal body cells by a fermentation of sugar.

Oxygen levels are sensitive to a myriad of influences. Toxicity, emotional stress, physical trauma, infections, reduction of atmospheric oxygen, nutritional status, lack of exercise and especially improper breathing will affect the oxygen levels in our bodies. Any element that threatens the oxygen carrying capacity of the human body will promote cancer growth. Likewise any therapy that improves the oxygen function can be expected to enhance the body's defenses against cancer. In order for cancer to 'establish' a foothold in the body it has to be deprived of oxygen and become acidic. If these two conditions can be reversed cancer can, not only be slowed down, but it can actually be overturned.

Oxygen is the source of health. Oxygen is essential to
the human body, extending effects beyond breathing.

Dr. D. F. Treacher and Dr. R. M. Leach write, “Mammalian life and the bioenergetic processes that maintain cellular integrity depend on a continuous supply of oxygen to sustain aerobic metabolism. Reduced oxygen delivery and failure of cellular use of oxygen occur in various circumstances and if not recognized result in organ dysfunction and death. Prevention, early identification, and correction of tissue hypoxia are essential skills. An understanding of the key steps in oxygen transport within the body is essential to avoid tissue hypoxia. Although oxygen is the substrate that cells use in the greatest quantity and on which aerobic metabolism and cell integrity depend, the tissues have no storage system for oxygen. They rely on a continuous supply at a rate that precisely matches changing metabolic requirements. If this supply fails, even for a few minutes, tissue hypoxaemia may develop resulting in anaerobic metabolism and production of lactate.”3

Not enough oxygen to the brain is the main cause of
memory loss, inability to find the right words, getting
words mixed up and not being able to speak in sentences.

In the 1920s Dr Otto Warburg carried out a great deal of work on cancer's basic mechanism and was awarded a Nobel Prize in 1932. Warburg's work clearly demonstrated that cancer is, fundamentally, a relatively simple disease where cell oxygen levels fall to a level sufficiently low enough for the cell to change in nature. Without a dependable supply of oxygen, the cells in our bodies cannot function properly. Nutrients in our diets must have oxygen present to convert their potential energy into usable energy. In order for new cells to be formed, hundreds of amino acids must link together using oxygen as the source of their energy.

All normal body cells meet their energy needs
by respiration of oxygen, whereas cancer cells meet
their energy needs in great part by fermentation.

Poor oxygenation comes from a buildup of carcinogens and other toxins within and around cells, which blocks and then damages the cellular oxygen respiration mechanism. As more acid wastes back up, and the body slowly stews in its poisonous wastes, a chronically over acidic body pH corrodes body tissue, slowly eating into the 60,000 miles of our veins and arteries like acid eating into marble. Clumping up of red blood cells slows down the bloodstream, and restricts flow of O2 into capillaries, which just adds to the worsening conditions. Even lack of the proper building blocks for cell walls, essential fatty acids and magnesium, restricts oxygen exchange.

Cancer needs anaerobic - airless - conditions to grow and spread. What orthodox oncologists don’t see clearly is that cancer is not only human cells, which have changed their nature, but infectious entities that are thriving under these low O2 conditions. Doctors need to consider both the altered cells and the infectious pathogens thriving off these cells as the combined enemy we call cancer.

In 1966, after his efforts had been ignored by the cancer industry for over thirty years, Warburg addressed a group of fellow Nobel Laureates, reiterating his views and concluded, "Nobody today can say that one does not know what cancer and its prime cause be. On the contrary, there is no disease whose prime cause is better known.” Dr Warburg's work has never been refuted but it certainly has been avoided by orthodox oncology.

So its no surprise on the first day of August 2009 that we find published in the journal Cancer Today a ground-breaking study revealing that injecting oxygen into cancerous tumors significantly boosts the chances of recovery. Scientists at Oxford University found slightly increasing the supply strengthened blood vessels in cancer cells, making chemotherapy more effective. 4 Scientists had previously tried to starve tumors of oxygen, believing a more stable blood supply would only help the cancer spread.

In all serious disease states we find a concomitant low
oxygen state. Low oxygen in the body tissues is a sure
indicator for disease. Hypoxia, or lack of oxygen in the
tissues, is the fundamental cause for all degenerative disease.
Dr. Stephen Levine Molecular Biologist

Medical scientists are excited to have uncovered what they thought was a brand new approach to cancer treatment. Because they never paid Warburg any attention they thought that by increasing an oxygen supply to tumor cells they would help them grow. But actually by oxygenating the cell they found the opposite and were able to do a better job of killing them. They even found in patients with pancreatic cancer, which is notoriously difficult to treat, that the results were also positive.

A CO2 deficit caused by deep breathing
leads to oxygen starvation in the cells of
the body. This state is known as hypoxia.

The response of a tumor to chemotherapy or radiation is directly related to the level of tumor hypoxia (low O2) so these researchers from England got excited because they saw their radiation and chemo protocols effectiveness increase. More hypoxia corresponds with greater resistance to treatment as well as increased tendency to metastasize. It is all laid out in front of us now; there is a growing consensus about this universal constant of cancer. Cancer thrives in low oxygen high acid conditions so we are practicing good medicine (appropriate oncology) when we increase total tissue O2 levels.

A healthy cell breathes oxygen for energy.
A cancer cell shuns oxygen and ferments
sugar instead for its energy requirements.

Because of this difference between healthy
cells and cancer cells, Warburg argued, cancer
should be interpreted as a type of mitochondrial disease.5
Science Daily

Hypoxemia or what might be called "blocked oxidation," is followed by fermentation of sugar in cells, which then leads to the primary condition upon which cancer, infectious and inflammatory processes feed. Viruses are "anaerobic" creatures which thrive in the absence of oxygen. Yeast, mold and fungus live in an anaerobic environment. Most strains of harmful bacteria (and cancer cells) are anaerobic and are not comfortable in the presence of higher oxygen levels so doctors will find cancer cells easier to kill when oxygen levels are increased. What they did not guess at is that O2 levels can be dramatically increased by the simple administration of sodium bicarbonate. Increasing Co2 levels through the use of sodium bicarbonate is good in cancer treatment because bicarbonate drives up CO2 levels in the blood, which increases oxygenation to the cells. This is discussed fully in the chapter on carbon dioxide.

There are many homeostatic adaptation responses that fight to maintain pH balance but the principle one is using high pH bodily fluids such as water as a solvent to neutralize acid residues. The second greatest resistance the body puts up against dropping pH is pulling bicarbonate from the pancreas and kidneys into the blood as an alkalizing agent. Bicarbonate ions are generated from carbon dioxide and diffuse into the plasma. Then there are other levels of protection but when they are all overwhelmed the end result is accumulated acid residues at the cellular level that drown out oxygen.

Sodium bicarbonate is safe when taken with appropriate caution6 and knowledge, extremely inexpensive and effective when it comes to reducing cancer tissues. It’s an irresistible chemical, cyanide to cancer cells for it hits the cancer cells with a shock wave of alkalinity, which allows much more oxygen into the cancer cells than they can tolerate. Cancer cells do not survive well in the presence of higher levels of oxygen.

Oncologist Dr. Tullio Simoncini, the founder of the bicarbonate approach to cancer, believes that only several types of cancer can be approached through oral application of bicarbonate. He suggests expensive and hard to get (meaning hardly any physician will do them in any country) medical procedures (placement of catheters) and IVs to get the bicarbonate as close to the tumors as possible.

Dr. Simoncini never realized that when bicarbonate is taken orally the full body pH is shifted dramatically higher affecting all tissues including the brain and bones. He does not understand that oral administration is actually a superior method for all cancers because higher pH and oxygen levels can be maintained 24 hours a day constantly wearing down tumors and individual cancer cells wherever they might be. The different in costs between oral and transdermal dosing with bicarbonate and catheters and IVs is enormous with the oral weighing in at pennies a day. That alone can make the difference between life and death for millions of people who could not get and cannot afford expensive treatments. I recommend people contemplating doing the oral method to also use bicarbonate heavily transdermally and to read my book Sodium Bicarbonate – Rich Man’s Poor Man’s Cancer Treatment because one needs to really understand what they are doing.

Just as there are many ways to skin a cat there are many important ways to approach cancer and the task of increasing O2 to all the bodies’ tissues. Other doctors have concentrated on hydrogen peroxide, ozone and hyperbaric oxygen chambers. In following sections we address exercise, proper breathing (which is very important) and magnesium supplementation, which are basic elementary approaches available, affordable and legal for all.

Oxygen Carrying Capacity and Magnesium

In another chapter we will see how important magnesium is when it comes to oxygen metabolism and oxygen carrying capacity. We will see that magnesium ions regulate the stability of the red cell membrane, which is crucial. Magnesium enhances the binding of oxygen to haem proteins and abnormal magnesium deprived red blood cells lack flexibility that allows them to enter tiny capillaries. Red blood cell (RBC) deformability is an important factor in determining movement of red blood cells through the microcirculation and appropriate magnesium levels help to insure the microcirculation does not contract and calcify.

Diet is very important and there is nothing like green leafy vegetables (lots of magnesium and chlorophyll, which has the same chemical structure as hemoglobin) and an all round alkaline diet for bringing up the oxygen carrying capacity of the body. Magnesium chloride and sodium bicarbonate are the perfect combination of concentrate nutritional substances helping to fire up the mitochondria’s normal energy producing functions as well as increasing overall oxygen carrying capacity. Both can be taken orally as well as applied transdermally and they both can be added to mineral or distilled water to make ones water intake into medicine.

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Director International Medical Veritas Association
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1 The element carbon is perhaps the single most important element to life. Virtually every part of our bodies is made with large amounts of this element. The carbon atom is ideal to build big biological molecules. The carbon atom can be thought of as a basic building block. These building blocks can be attached to each other to form long chains, or they can be attached to other elements. This can be difficult to imagine at first, but it may help to think about building with Legos. You can think of carbon as a bunch of red legos attached together to form one long chain of legos. Now, you can imagine sticking yellow, blue and green legos across the tops of the red (carbon) legos. These other colors represent other elements like oxygen, nitrogen or hydrogen. As you stick more and more of these yellow, blue and green legos to the red chain, it would start to look like a skeleton of legos with a "spine" of red legos and "bones" of yellow, blue and green legos. This is a lot like the way that big molecules are made in the body. Without carbon, these big molecules could not be built. Now, virtually every part of your body is made up of these big molecules that are based around chains of carbon atoms. This is the reason we are known as "carbon based life forms". Without carbon, our bodies would just be a big pile of loose atoms with no way to be built into a person.

2 www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/159225.php

3 BMJ. 1998 November 7; 317(7168): 1302–1306

4 www.dailymail.co.uk/health/article-1203600/Injecting-oxygen-cancerous-tumours-improves-chances-recovery.html

5 Recent research from Boston College and the Washington School of Medicine is reigniting interest in Warburg’s work. (“Nearly a Century Later, New Findings Support Warburg Theory of Cancer”, Science Daily, January 14, 2009) Specifically, they examined mitochondrial lipids in a diverse group of mouse brain tumors and found a significant difference in a complex lipid known as cardiolipin.

6 Even something as safe as sodium bicarbonate has to be used with caution. Case in point: A 68-year-old man presented to the Emergency Department with a severe metabolic alkalosis after ingesting large quantities of baking soda to treat his dyspepsia. His underlying pulmonary disease and a progressively worsening mental status necessitated intubation for respiratory failure. Laboratory studies revealed a hyponatremic, hypochloremic, hypokalemic metabolic alkalosis. The patient was successfully treated after cessation of the oral bicarbonate, initiation of intravenous hydration, and correction of electrolyte abnormalities. Sodium bicarbonate is an extremely well-known agent that historically has been used for a variety of medical conditions. Despite the widespread use of oral bicarbonate, little documented toxicity has occurred, and the emergency medicine literature contains no reports of toxicity caused by the ingestion of baking soda. Risks of acute and chronic oral bicarbonate ingestion include metabolic alkalosis, hypernatremia, hypertension, gastric rupture, hyporeninemia, hypokalemia, hypochloremia, intravascular volume depletion, and urinary alkalinization. Abrupt cessation of chronic excessive bicarbonate ingestion may result in hyperkalemia, hypoaldosteronism, volume contraction, and disruption of calcium and phosphorus metabolism. The case of a patient with three hospital admissions in 4 months, all the result of excessive oral intake of bicarbonate for symptomatic relief of dyspepsia is reported. Evaluation and treatment of patients with acute bicarbonate ingestion is discussed.

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13 Secret Toxins Lurking in Your Food

2009-08-11T09:08:00.001-07:00

13 Secret Toxins Lurking in Your Food, and How to Avoid Them

By Tina McCarthy, EcoSalon
Posted on August 11, 2009, Printed on August 11, 2009
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Various shelves throughout every aisle of your grocery store are stocked with wolves in sheep’s clothing. Colorful packaging, appetizing pictures, and nutrition claims hide the truth: unhealthy chemicals are lurking in many these seemingly harmless foods. Here are some tips to help you steer clear of hidden toxins that masquerade as safe products.

1. Stay away from processed meats like bacon, hot dogs, and sausage. Sodium nitrate accounts for their appetizing red hue, but this additive can also cause the formation of nitrosamines in your system, which can lead to cancer.

2. Stick to low-mercury fish like American-farmed tilapia instead of swordfish or tuna. Overexposure can cause memory problems, fatigue, and other health issues, and besides, most wild fish stocks are threatened these days. (Looking for an alternative? There’sbranzini, the fish you’ve never heard of.)

3. Reduce the amount of canned food you consume. Cans are commonly lined with bisphenol-A, an organic compound that, according to the Lang study, may be associated with diabetes and heart disease.

4. Cut back on meat and dairy products. These animal products may contain trace amounts of harmful contaminants like polybrominated diphenyl ethers, polychlorinated biphenyl and dioxins. Although many of these toxins have been banned, they are still present in the soil. Reducing your intake of animal products is also more friendly to the environment.

5. Skip the diet soda and artificial sweeteners. Prolonged exposure to aspartame, a neurotoxic chemical additive in these products, can lead to nerve cell damage, dizziness, and headaches. Besides, anything that gives rats brain tumors is worth avoiding in my book.

6. Choose the farmed fish carefully. Studies show that farm-raised fish contain more polychlorinated biphenyl and over ten times the amount of dioxin.

7. Opt for organic chicken. The Institute for Agriculture and Trade Policy discoveredtraces of arsenic in non-organic chickens. Exposure to this dangerous chemical can lead to cancer, diabetes and heart disease. Another study also found numerous antibiotic-resistant bacteria in conventional poultry.

8. Only drink milk that says “no rBGH” on the carton because recombinant bovine growth hormone has been linked with breast cancer. Better yet, opt for responsibly-produced, unsweetened soy, nut or rice milk.

9. Avoid manufactured snacks. Hydrogenated oils are used to lengthen the shelf life of products like crackers and cookies, but they are also associated with diabetes and heart disease. Another reason to stay away from the middle aisles: snack foods are generally loaded with salt, corn syrup and other unhealthy ingredients.

10. Stay away from artificially-colored foods like candy, maraschino cherries, and gelatin. Mice and rats exposed to blue 1 and 2, red 3 and yellow 6 suffered from brain, adrenal gland, thyroid, and kidney tumors.

11. Always buy organic produce. This one’s a no-brainer, but the list wouldn’t be complete without it. Lingering pesticides can lead to nervous and reproductive system damage, not to mention cancer.

12. Use stainless steel or cast iron cookware to prepare your meals. The Teflon used to create nonstick surfaces can release noxious gases when exposed to high temperatures, which puts you at risk for heart disease.

13. Never microwave food in plastic bowls, containers, or dishes. Exposure to heat causes the bisphenol-A found in plastics to break down and potentially contaminate your food. Also, make sure to hand wash them.

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Googe Maps Swine Flu (Mashup)

2009-05-01T17:18:00.000-07:00

Swine Flu incidence map
Google Maps Mashups are great! To see exactly where in the world Swine Flu infections are occurring, this cool google maps mashup is all you need. It won't tell you whether there have been any shipments of FluSTOP anti-viral spray to those areas though... someone should come up with that one!

Swine Flu Map

FluSTOP Swine Flu (H1N1) Press Release

2009-05-01T16:59:00.000-07:00

Natural Anti-Viral Throat Spray Treatment Works on Swine Flu (H1N1)

A new all natural anti-viral throat spray called FluStop can inactivate the current swine flu virus. The reason is because FluStop has been clinically shown via WHO standards to inactivate the Hemagglutinin(HA) and Neuraminidase(NA) in "type A" virus which is what the swine flu virus type is. When HA and NA are inactivated the virus is unable to infect healthy cells and replicate. Trinity Healthy Living Products is ready to assist those in need via health food stores in Canada,online access or special order by phone.

Richmond, BC, Canada (PRWEB) May 1, 2009 -- Developed by a leading virologist during the SARS crisis, FluStop is a natural oral spray treatment which has been clinically proven to inactivate influenza A virus including Avian flu (H5N1), human influenza virus (H3N2) as well as B virus. The Swine Flu virus is also an influenza virus "type A" and therefore FluStop can also inactivate this new strain.

FluStop has been clinically shown using WHO standards to inactivate the Hemagglutinin(HA) and Neuraminidase(NA) in "type A". When this occurs the virus is unable to infect healthy cells and replicate. People who are traveling, health workers, teachers, office workers and citizens in general can use the product for both prevention and treatment to stay protected and reduce their anxiety.

"We realize the urgency of what has happened with the global pandemic situation and we are fully engaged inmaking FluStop available for those who want it," stated Greg Gerrie, CEO of Trinity Healthy Living Products Inc. We have the science to prove that this product really works plus many testimonies across Canada and the USA testifying to its effectiveness." Gerrie has been working with the inventor for three years to bring the product to market and it has been on Canadian shelves for over a year.

Dr. Melissa Carr of Active Life Health Clinic in Vancouver states, "I have found Flu-Stop to be an easy solution and have had great feedback from my patients." The product benefits are immediate access and safe self-administration making it not only a great solution to the swine flu strain but also protection from other
debilitating flus and colds. Vaccines and pharmaceutical anti-virals have age limitations and side effects. FluStop is safe for children three years and up and when used as directed can eradicate flu symptoms within 8 to 72 hours.

About Trinity Healthy Living Products Inc.
Trinity is based in Richmond-BC Canada and has been providing healthy alternatives to flu vaccines since 2006. Trinity is also bringing to market products for Autism, Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, ALS and MS. To see a video and other significant information including how to order go to http://www.flustop.ca.

Contact Greg Gerrie, CEO can be reached at 604 729 6999 to book a radio or TV interview or to obtain direct quotes.

Natural Swine Flu Remedy

2009-05-01T16:38:00.000-07:00

The Swine Flu hysteria is sweeping North America and around the world, much like it did several years ago with the Avian Flu. Almost all media sources are focusing on this story and many people are concerned. Watching the news can increase anxiety even without an impending pandemic added to the mix. But is it really a pandemic or has it been blown out of proportion? Keep reading and learn about a natural remedy that can protect you against the Flu or the Common Cold.

The Flu Virus:

The flu (Influenza) is a contagious disease caused by viruses that affect birds and mammals. The common symptoms of the disease include chills, fever, sore throat, muscle pains, severe headache, coughing, weakness and general discomfort. Fever and coughs are the most typical of these. In serious cases the flu causes pneumonia which is more dangerous, especially for the very young and very old.

The Flu may cause vomiting and nausea but is much more common in gastroenteritis which is unrelated to the flu virus but is commonly referred to as The Stomach Flu. The Flu is often confused with the less dangerous illness, the common cold, which is caused by a different type of virus.

The Flu can be spread through the air by coughs or sneezes. Bird droppings, saliva, nasal fluid, feces and blood can also spread the disease. Contact with these substances or contaminated objects such as door handles, counter tops or writing utensils can spread the flu.

Composition of the Swine Flu:

Contains DNA of Bird Flu, Human Flu and two different strains of Swine Flu. The genetic code in the virus is for the most part made up of human flu and therefore is unlikely to be transmitted between animals. Because of the complexity of the origins of the swine flu some websites and conspiracy theorists are claiming that The Swine Flu is not natural and has been manufactured in a laboratory. This is an entertaining idea and would make a great movie but until there is proof lets leave it that for now.

The Swine Flu seems to have low mortality rates compared to the Avian Flu which is approximately 90%. With the Swine Flu we appear to have less than a 6% mortality rate. If there is going to be a pandemic it won't be as devastating as an Avian Flu outbreak.

What is a pandemic? The term brings images of bodies piled up in school gymnasiums but this isn't the case. A pandemic is simply an infectious disease that is spreading throughout the world. It doesn't have any meaning associated with a certain level of damage caused by the virus.

So far the virus has claimed one life out of 141 confirmed cases in the United States and the majority of the cases have been mild. In Mexico, there were initial reports of 150 deaths from the Swine Flu but the Mexican Health Minister could only confirm 12 verified deaths from the Swine Flu as of April 29^th.

Drugs or Vaccines for the Swine Flu?

As of yet there is no vaccine against the Swine Flu.

Tamiflu and Relenza are anti-viral drugs that prevent viral replication. They are available by prescription and this class of drug is the only pharmaceutical defense against the Swine Flu.

As a result of the Avian Flu scare, governments purchased billions of dollars worth of Tamiflu three years ago. Unfortunately, the tamiflu expires after three years so the current stockpile is expired or about to expire.

The 1976 Swine Flu

The last Swine Flu scare was in 1976 and health officials rushed through the process of developing a vaccine. The anti viral for this Swine Flu resulted in 1 out of 100,000 vaccinated Americans developing Guillain-Barre paralysis. The US government paid out $93 million in compensation. Health and Human Services Secretary, Kathleen Sebelius announced at a press conference that the swine flu vaccine development is in full gear, “The process is more speedy than it's ever been before”.

She stated that although they are working quickly they are keeping safety their top priority. She acknowledged the fears of the 1976 swine flu scare and the increased rates of Guillain-Barre syndrome.

Prevention:

Washing your hands with soap and water, or using an alcohol-based hand gel if soap is not available. A Nano-Silver Gel is highly effective at killing viruses and bacteria as well.
Avoiding close contact with sick people.
Not touching your eyes, nose, or mouth.
Staying home if you are ill.
Covering your mouth and nose with a tissue when you cough or sneeze and throwing the tissue in the trash afterward, then washing your hands.

Treatment:

In addition to the prescription anti-viral drugs Tamiflu and Relenza, there are a number of natural treatments for influenza infection.

One natural flu remedy that I have personally used is the Flu Stop. A Vancouver area company, Trinity Healthy Living Products is the manufacturer of this proprietary herbal blend. The Flu STOP formula was discovered by a virologist in China during the SARS epidemic. His formula effectively killed the SARS virus and also effectively deactivates the flu and certain types of Cold Viruses (Rhino Virus).

FluSTOP has been clinically proven via WHO standards to inactivate the Hemagglutinin (HA) and Neuraminidase (NA) in "type A" viruses. The Swine Flu is of this type. When HA and NA are inactivated the virus is unable to infect healthy cells and replicate.

The Flu STOP product comes packaged in a spray bottle with an easy to use applicator. It is very important to spray the FluSTOP directly to the back of the throat because this is where the Flu virus replicates. The sooner you begin using the FluSTOP the better. As soon as symptoms appear the protocol is five sprays to the back of the throat and one to each nostril, five times per day. After spraying do not eat or drink tea or coffee for at least half an hour to ensure exposure of the virus to the formula.

I have used this product for two years now and when flu symptoms start, I immediately start using FluSTOP. Usually, the symptoms fade away quickly and I don't get sick. And if I do get a flu it is much milder than it would have been and certainly less potent than other people I know here in Vancouver who didn't want to try the FluSTOP for whatever reason.

It is still Flu Season... be prepared with the Flu-STOP

2009-03-17T18:31:00.001-07:00

Liposuction vrs LipoLaser

2009-02-04T20:43:00.000-08:00

Liposuction is a cosmetic medical procedure where a hollow stainless steel tube called a cannula is utilized to remove fat from deposits under the skin with the help of a powerful vacuum. The procedure can be performed on many body areas including the abdomen, thighs, buttocks, neck, back, arms and legs. A liposuction procedure can be performed with local anesthesia, general anesthesia or with heavy IV sedation.

Is Lipo Suction Safe?

To ensure best results, the patient should be as physically fit as possible prior to surgery and should have quit smoking for a few months. Over the years, liposuction has become a much safer and common procedure than in the past. However, General Anesthesia or Heavy IV sedation can be dangerous. Local Anesthesia is a safer option with less risk of potential pharmacological complications. Removing too much volume of fat or too many areas treated at once can cause surgical trauma. Excessive surgical trauma can make recovery troublesome and increases the risk of long term complications. Performing unrelated surgical procedures on the same day can be unsafe.

There are some potential side effects of liposuction, which are typically minor, but there can also be some more serious complications which can be long term or permanent.

Side effects:

Bruising
Swelling
Scars
Pain
Numbness
Limited mobility

Liposuction can cause bruising and associated pain. This pain should subside in a few weeks. The swelling associated with the surgery typically goes away after one or two months. Scars vary in size depending on the procedure and should fade in a few weeks to one year after surgery. Numbness can persist for a few weeks and a patient may have limited mobility as a result of needing a compression garment, having to keep the head elevated or due to the swelling and pain.

Every surgery carries certain risks above and beyond regular and minor side effects. In the 90's there were some deaths due to liposuction as well as very high rates of complication but these adverse results have been declining.

Complications:

Infection caused by bacteria entering the body through incisions or puncture wounds
Damage to skin caused by the procedure
Damage to tissues beneath the skin causing spotted or lumpy apearance
Skin necrosis or dead skin.
Puncture of an internal organ. For example: The intestines or other organ.
Contour irregularities like lumpy skin, poor skin elasticity or spotty appearance.
Thromboembolism and fat embolisation
Burns caused by friction to skin and nerves
Lidocaine toxicity which can cause tingling, numbness, seizures, unconsciousness and/or respiratory or cardiac arrest
Fluid imbalance
Superficial irregularities of the skin
Visible and disfiguring scars
Seromas or hematomas
Nerve injury
Blood clots in the leg or lung
Excessive blood loss
Excessive loss of body heat (hypothermia)
Aspiration pneumonia
Depression caused by disfiguring skin abnormalities
Allergic reaction to anesthesia, other medication or materials during surgery
Brain damage due to lack of oxygen under general anesthesia

Some of these complications can be considered minor, however others can be quite serious. Another potential risk is post-liposuction syncope (fainting). The morning following the surgery, especially after urinating it is not uncommon for the patient to faint. This can be serious if the patient falls and experiences a head or neck injury. Complications can arise if patients use drugs such as aspirin, ibuprofen (Motrin, Advil), and warfarin (Coumadin) which increase bleeding. Vitamin E, Red wine and some herbal remedies can have the same affect.

With obesity reaching epidemic levels, there is increasing demand for liposuction as a perceived solution to ones battle with the bulge. At Vancouver Lipo Laser., we believe that the heart of an effective and long term weight loss program is a permanent lifestyle change including exercise, a healthy diet and nutritional supplements where needed. In fact, we do not consider liposuction to be a weight loss method at all. It is a type of body contouring which involves some potential risks and complications. These risks range from unnatural looking skin, lumpiness or dents to possible disability or even death.
Vancouver Lipo Laser offers a non-invasive alternative to liposuction. However, if you are still considering liposuction a good resource is www.liposuction.com which provides a wealth of information on liposuction and an assessment of the risks and possible complications associated with the procedure.

Liposuction as an art
Some people regard liposuction as an art form where a practitioner utilizes skill and scientific knowledge to produce a beautiful result. The practitioner uses a skillful hand with a perfected technique developed through years of clinical experience. The practitioners ultimate satisfaction is making his clients happy when they see themselves in the mirror.

Intimidating Procedure

Liposuction appears to be a relatively safe procedure compared to other surgeries or personal choices one can make. But regardless of the perceived safety or risk the procedure, for many people, it is extremely intimidating. The list of side effects and potential complications is scary to say the least. . And some more nasty complications are always a possibility. Nevertheless, many people choose liposuction as a way to achieve the body contour that they desire.

What if there was a way to accomplish your body contour goals without the side effects?

And without the risk of potential devastating complications?

If you had a choice between liposuction and a non-invasive, safe method to accomplish the same objective would you take it?

You now have that choice thanks to the LipoLaser!

The LipoLaser is a non-invasive alternative to liposuction. It safely melts away fat and contours your body by eliminating trouble spots without surgery, scaring, bleeding, bruising, pain or fear of complications.

Not only is it safe and effective. LipoLaser treatments are comparatively less costly than liposuction.

The cost of Liposuction is between $1500 to $7500 depending on the body area treated and the experience and reputation of the surgeon. LipoLaser therapy packages range from $780 to $3000 without the risk of side effects and complications.

The LipoLaser is not for everyone. Find out if you are a good candidate for LipoLaser therapy by requesting information from the link below. You may also try an introductory session at special reduced price to experience the technology for yourself.

Vancouver Lipo Laser

To D or not to D?

2009-01-30T18:13:00.000-08:00

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Is there really a question?

There has been a lot of discussion lately about vitamin D and it's role in preventing and possibly treating disease. Vitamin D3 is produced by your body when your unprotected skin is exposed to sunlight for only 20 to 30 minutes. Yet the RDA for vitamin D remains at 200 IU's per day. Shouldn't it be much higher? Especially for people living in areas where sun exposure is limited. In Vancouver, at this time of year, we don't see the sun very much. This article will talk a little bit about what vitamin D is, what it does, and how much you should get.

Vitamin D is actually not really a vitamin. According to Wikipedia, it is in fact a secosteroid hormone that targets over 1000 genes in the body. Vitamin D is made up of fat-soluble prohormones, the most common being vitamins D2(ergocalciferiol) and D3(cholecalciferol). Vitamin D helps to maintain a number of organ systems. It has a significant influence on important biological functions which are necessary to maintain health.

Vitamin D is no longer being ignored by the health care community and health conscious consumers who are students of natural health.

The Canadian Cancer Society recommends that adults should supplement with 1,000 IU of vitamin D per day during the fall and winter. They base this recommendation on the growing evidence for a link between vitamin D and a reduced risk for colorectal, breast and prostate cancers.

A search of primary and review medical literature published between 1970 and 2007 found an increasing body of research supporting the hypothesis that the active form of vitamin D has significant, protective effects against the development of cancer.

The vitamin D hormone, calcitriol, has been found to induce death of cancer cells in vitro and in vivo.

Vitamin D deficiencies caused by a nutrient deficient diet and insufficient exposure to sunlight can lead to many disease conditions and disorders. According to the Vitamin D Council, vitamin D deficiency can lead to impaired bone mineralization, rickets in children, osteomalacia, and possibly osteoporosis. Vitamin D deficiency is linked to 17 different cancers, hypertension, heart disease, stroke, many autoimmune diseases, diabetes, depression, chronic pain, osteoarthritis, birth defects, periodontal disease and more.

The number one cause of Vitamin D deficiency is inadequate exposure to the sun. It is recommended that everyone should receive 20 – 30 minutes of unprotected sunlight exposure per day. This level of exposure will allow your body to produce up to 20 000 IU's of vitamin D. The darker your skin pigmentation is, the longer the exposure required. But what about the risk of skin cancer? Studies show that the farther away from the equator you live the greater your chance of developing many cancers, including skin cancer. Vitamin D protects your body from skin cancer as well as other cancers. Full body exposure for 20 to 30 minutes is a safe level of exposure for the average person without burning the skin.

A top cancer doctor recommends sun exposure in the summer and sun bed exposure during the winter. The link to the full article is here.

Top Cancer Doctor says we SHOULD use Sunbeds

How do you know if you are deficient?

First, take a look at where you live (geographic location) and your lifestyle. How much exposure to strong sunlight do you get on a daily basis? Consult your health care practitioner to have yourself tested. The Vitamin D Council has a new Vitamin D Test Kit available through ZRT Labs which is available to order online.

You probably want to know how to ensure you are getting enough of this essential nutrient. Given that your skin will produce almost 10 times the US governments's recommended daily dose in only 20 minutes I wouldn't worry too much about exceeding their ineffectively low daily allowance.

The Vitamin D Council recommends 3 ways for adults to obtain good levels of vitamin D.

Regular use of a sun bed (do not allow yourself to burn) during the colder months.

Take 5000 IU per day for three months, then have a 25-hydroxy vitamin D test. Adjust your dosage so that blood levels are between 50-80 ng/mL year around.

Cancer Risk and Vitamin D

A number of studies have shown a strong link to many cancers and vitamin D deficiency. Epidemiological studies also show that the incidence of cancer and other chronic illnesses increase significantly in areas where there is less (and less intense) sunshine. Mike Adams from Natural News has a great special report Breast Cancer Deception, which plays particular attention to Vitamin D and Breast Cancer.

Creighton University reported results of it's landmark study in June 2007 showing that postmenopausal women consuming optimal amounts of calcium supplements as well as vitamin D3 supplements at three times the US government recommended levels could reduce their risk of cancer by 60 - 77 percent. More information is available at the Vitamin D Council website.

Depression and Vitamin D

Studies on bright light alone (with no vitamin D producing ultraviolet B) show that it clearly improves mood. Does vitamin D have an affect on depression in addition to bright light in the visible spectrum? There is evidence of significant improvement in subjects with Seasonal Affective Disorder when taking various doses of Vitamin D2 or D3.

Over the past century, populations have steadily reduced their exposure to sunlight through urbanization, working indoors, traveling in cars, increased protective clothing, pollution, and sun block. There has been a steady increase in mental illness including depression over this time period. Of course, association or correlation does not mean causation but when combined with other data it points to a link between depression and vitamin D deficiency. Depression is also associated with many other conditions which are linked to vitamin D deficiency. There is debate over whether the cause of depression is the other disease or vise versa. Does having heart disease cause depression or does depression cause heart disease? Or does an unrelated third factor cause both conditions. The vitamin D deficiency Theory for depression could be the third factor.

Vitamin D Commercial created by the Vitamin D Council

After you finish reading this article, check out the Vitamin D Council website for more great information on this unique vitamin. Join their email list to receive their newsletter for updates on everything Vitamin D! Also, make sure you check out Mike Adams article on Vitamin D and Cancer on naturalnews.com and subscribe to the Natural News email list for regular news on Health Freedom and natural remedies that work. And finally bookmark or RSS this blog and join my community here by signing in at the top right corner of the site!

So... remember to bring your sunscreen with you to the beach but don't apply it until after your 20 – 30 minutes of full body unprotected exposure. And make sure you are using a natural sunscreen which will protect you from sun burn without poisoning your system.

Andrew McGivern
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Detox Foot Bath - Health Benefits or Fraud?

2008-12-15T23:04:00.000-08:00

http://www.luniquespa.com Detox foot spa info

There has been a lot of controversy about the detox foot spa and many claims have been made. These claims range from helping with insomnia to curing serious diseases like heart disease or cancer. The naysayers claim that the foot detox spa is a fraud and has no basis in science. As I see it reality usually is somewhere in the middle and the foot detox spa is no different.

The detox foot spa is also known as the ionic cleanse, aqua chi, ion foot bath and others. In a typical session the patient places their feet in warm salt water and an electrical array is turned on creating electrolysis in the water. This electrolysis causes an electro-magnetic field in the water which pulls toxins and heavy metals into the water through the sweat glands in the feet. During the session, the water changes colour, bubbles and little chunky floaters apear.

The foot bath is usually finished by washing the feet and a relaxational foot massage is performed using a natural anti-bacterial, anti-fungal and anti-viral cream.

In general, people report feeling more energized, lighter, more mental focus, and an improved mood. Many patients also report dramatic improvements in sleep. Some report improvements in serious health concerns.

But is it a fraud? Is it another example of the placebo effect? Or are there legitimate health benefits to this therapy?

Lets begin with the colour of the water. Many distributors and marketers of these devices claim that the water colour indicates where in the body the toxins have been drawn from. If it is one color it is coming from your pancreas if it is another it is your liver.

This kind of analysis has no basis in science. There is no scientific way (that I know of) of determining where the toxins are coming from by the colour of the water. In fact, the water will change colour if no feet are present during a session. Also, I have seen youtube videos of foot spa sessions with a carrot or a piece of cellery in the water. The person making the video claimed that he had proved that the carrot has a liver based on the colour of the water!

The colour of the water is meaningless. The content of the water is what counts. And a laboratory analysis of the water is the only way to determine the content. Now the question is: What about heavy metals? If the detox foot spa draws heavy metals out of the body then there should be metal in the water. But could it be the metal array itself that is releasing the metal particles into the water? Maybe. At least two marketers or distributors of detox foot spas have run lab analsis comparing sessions with no feet to four or five different sessions with feet from different subjects. In both studies the laboratory results indicated significantly more heavy metal content in the test subjects relative to the control session. Some subjects had dramatically increased levels. So, insofar as we can trust the results of these studies, it apears that the detox foot spa does help with heavy metal detoxification.

I have had a few sessions in the foot detox spa and every time I sleep better and feel more relaxed. I have observed many people use the treatment and almost all of them have reported a positive experience with improvements in their health and well being. A few have experienced major improvements.

How one can identify your kidney in the water based on the colour is a mystery to me but one thing is sure. If you enjoy the session and feel better as a result it certainly is worth the time and money spent. So if you decide to try it, relax and enjoy the experience!

Please post your comments below. What is your opinion of the detox foot spa?

Problems Facing the World Today

2008-12-04T22:21:00.000-08:00

A friend of mine wrote a blog about the 10 "energy problems" facing humanity. You can read his post here: http://larrylarose.blogspot.com/2008/10/10-energy-problems-that-face-humanity.html. He stated that energy is the worlds number one concern and framed the other problems around the energy question. His post inspired me to write my own version of the 10 __________ problems facing humanity. But to me the number one problem is not "energy" but rather, "management". So here they are.

I can't think of one problem on this list which would be solved by abundant and cheap energy alone. The problem as I see it is Management. Almost every organization succeeds or fails based on good or bad management skills. Almost without exception whether the organization is large or small, cash rich or poor. Management is usually the single deciding factor in the fate of the entity.

So here is my interpretation of your 10 problems facing humanity with Management as the key focus.

Energy!

With 6.3 billion people on the planet growing to 9 or 10 billion by 2050 it certainly is a challenge. But with every problem we face it comes down to management. Overpopulation is a problem that, I propose should solve itself, if managed correctly. The reason I say this is because each new human being comes with a "super computer" between his ears. If 3 billion more people arrive on Planet Earth there are 3 billion more super computers to work on the problems created by the new population. But it all comes down to management!

There are literally hundreds of new sources of energy and improvements in technology that should be implemented cheaply enough to solve the problem. Solar power, tidal power, algae fuel, ethanol, natural gas hydrates, HHO gas, wind power, hydro power, nuclear power, magnetic power, etc. These are just a few examples.

The developments in solar power alone could be enough to eliminate the problem. The third law of thermodynamics is only valid in a closed system and the sun is outside of the system and injecting abundant energy.

Water

Lack of water is definitely a problem that again comes down to management. If it is managed properly everyone would have access to plenty of water. The problem is, in order for proper management, we need a correctly functioning free market economy and an empowered population. In the majority of the third, fourth and fifth world this is non-existent. And in the West it has been bastardized by corrupt politics and monopolization of the market. Good management requires a competitive market for goods and services.

Food

Thomas Malthus once predicted that population growth would increase more rapidly than our ability to produce food. This was back in the 18th Century. Malthus proposed that population increases at a geometric rate while food production grows at an arithmetic rate. Malthus failed to foresee the power of technological innovation. The doom and gloom scenario of mass starvations never happened in The West.

Worldwide food production was so successful that we could have fed the entire Earth many times over. The problem is distribution. Once again, it comes down to management. I agree it takes energy to create food. And I agree if we have the energy we can feed everyone. But I also believe that we can have the energy and NOT feed everyone. There is enough food in the USA alone to feed the entire world but there are still malnourished people within the United States and starving people all over the world. It comes down to management. The food supply is becoming increasing processed and synthetic.... (I could go on about this one but I'll make this point later).

Environment

With a properly functioning competitive free market economy allowing for ease of entry into and out of the market, environmentally friendly alternative products become available with much less resistance. Technology is a double edged sword. It can save us or kill us. We do have a choice, a management decision.

Poverty

The only single factor that determines economic well-being of a civilization more than the availability, quality, and cost of it's energy is.... good management.

Terrorism and War

I would argue that bad management creates terrorism and good management prevents war. Wars may be fought because of energy or more accurately over "control" of energy. Besides this point I have no comment.

Disease

I agree that disease is dependent on the food supply, lifestyle, clean water, health care, etc. In developing countries it is the lack of proper distribution channels and the ability to produce food.

This problem is compounded by genetically engineered seeds that are designed to only produce crops in a single season. Of course, the regime makes a deal with the corporation to ban all natural seeds (which can be recycled from year to year) to protect the profits of the corporation. This type of deal making is contrary to a free market and is unfortunately the norm in our modern (monopolized) capitalist societies around the world.

The proliferation of processed, sweetened, synthetic, pasteurized, irradiated and toxin laced (msg, aspartame) foods has led to an explosion of diseases in the chronic and degenerative category. These include cancer, diabetes, arthritis, allergies, alzhiemers, and parkinsons to name just a few. A few decades ago, Cancer was rare and now it affects one out of every three of us. Obesity and Diabetes is rampant in all western countries, especially in the United States, where the new processed food diet is more widely consumed.

Diabetes is a clear example of this mismanagement of resources. An alarmingly large segment of the United States population is now either Diabetic or Pre-Diabetic. They are being given toxic blood sugar modulating drugs or insulin to "manage" their condition. It has been demonstrated repeatedly that the best way to eliminate the spikes of sugar in your blood is to eliminate sugar from your diet. No sugar (and carbs) in your diet equals no spiked sugar levels in your blood equals no insulin response required equals no need for blood sugar modulators equals no huge profits for Big Pharma. A raw food diet can literally "cure" a diabetic within a few weeks and for as long as he adheres to the diet. Or he can take drugs the rest of his life and probably end up with diabetic neuropathy, retinopathy and ED which results in leg amputations, blindness and divorce.

Access to modern health care is very important and of course should not be limited to Allopathic Medicine but also include more traditional disciplines like Naturopathy, Homeopathy, Ayurvedic Medicine, Traditional Chinese Medicine, Chiropractic Medicine, etc. The complete domination of the Allopathic Medicine model in the West has had many unfortunate side effects and is contrary to the free market which is a cornerstone of my management hypothesis.

Education

I agree that the most effective way to decrease the fertility rate is to provide economic options for women. It is absolutely true that the number of children per household decreases significantly when there is an opportunity cost attached to the child.

Education is crucial to my hypothesis (actually borrowed from Julian Simon, a great economist) that with every new human being there is a super computer automatically included to help solve the problem that he created by being born! Well, that human being is only potentially a "super computer" and without basic education, opportunity and empowerment the computer won't be turned on. Education is a key to this problem and it if managed correctly can be effective.

Democracy

Democracy or even perceived democracy can empower the people and activate the super computers!. Energy does not induce democracy. Iraq is energy rich but the abundance of energy didn't help them achieve democracy (on their own). Likewise, a lack of energy does not prevent democracy. Unless you have a benevolent dictator, democracy is the only way to have an opportunity to manage the energy problems facing humanity.

Population

In my opinion, as stated earlier, population growth should not be a problem. In western countries negative population growth is typical. As countries develop and economic opportunities become available to women their economic status puts a price tag on children that was previously not there and population growth declines.

However, if the population growth was managed correctly there wouldn't be any significant problems. If we were to take the entire worlds population and place it in a geographic area the size of Texas we would still have a lower urban density level then currently exists in the Netherlands. We are not running out of room and we are not running out of resources. The problem is we are seriously mismanaging our space and our resources.

I don't believe the answer to the problems facing humanity is to wipe out most of humanity. Every time I hear this argument, which unfortunately happens a lot these days, I think to myself that this is probably exactly what Hitler was thinking.

If we could harness the power of the "super computers" in all 6.3 billion people, imagine what we could achieve.

Even if we could switch on 10% of the population we could have significant change.

"Never doubt that a small group of thoughtful, committed people can change the world. Indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - unkown author

Amalgam fillings ---> Safe or Unsafe???

2008-09-24T19:26:00.000-07:00

There is a lot of confusion over the safety of Amalgam fillings. A naturopathic doctor recently told me that my number one priority should be to have my amalgams replaced. He explained that metal on the top and bottom teeth with saliva in between transforms your mouth into a battery! The dental associations in Canada and the USA say that there is no scientific evidence that Amalgam fillings are unsafe.

I just finished reading an article in the Townsend Letter for Doctors and Patients Aug/Sept 1999 about mercury toxicity and amalgam fillings. Anyone considering removing amalgams would be well served to read this article.

Interesting facts about Mercury

Mercury is the most toxic non-radioactive element on earth.
A silver coloured mercury amalgam filling normally contains 52% mercury.
On average, amalgam filling weighs 1 gram and contains 1/2 gram of mercury.
The typical adult carries ten amalgam fillings containing about 5 grams of mercury.
1/2 gram of mercury in a ten acre lake would warrant issuance of a a fish advisory for the lake.
Running shoes with mercury lights in their heels were banned by the Minnesota Legislature in 1994 because they contained a 1/2 gram of mercury in them and this was considered dangerous to public health.
The use of mercury amalgams has been banned and are on a scheduled phaseout in Germany, Austria, Denmark and Sweden.
Mercury-amalgam dental fillings have never been subjected to the kind of regulatory scrutiny and approval process demanded of all modern drugs and medical devices to prove safety.

If you have mercury amalgam dental fillings and are considering removing them as I am it is important to understand that although they will say there is no scientific evidence that amalgams are unsafe they will not be able to point to any scientific evidence that they ARE safe either. I prefer to remove myself from the North America wide Mercury Toxicity experiment.

Health claims for Big Pharma products questionable?

2008-07-28T11:39:00.000-07:00

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"The Pharmaceutical Industry is asking for immunity from public lawsuits caused by their products while at the same time the Natural Health Products Industry is under increased scrutiny for supposedly being dangerous and untested. Natural Health Products have a virtually unblemished history of being safe and are generally not toxic. The clinical trials supporting the efficacy of pharma drugs which now (in many cases) are exposed to be fraudulent (pharma staff ghost writers) do not support the "claims" made by the manufacturers. Why would an independent clinical trial at the University of Alberta testing a natural product called EMPower Plus be shut down by Health Canada? The preliminary results showed that EMPower Plus was far more effective than the pharmaceutical status quo treatment for Bipolar Affective Disorder and without the help of ghost writers.

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2008-07-05T19:24:00.000-07:00

http://www.foodsarenotdrugs.com

Overregulation and monopoly

The Natural Health Product manufacturing industry in Canada is still a very competitive and innovative marketplace despite 20 000 products being removed due to the regulations introduced in 2004. The Natural Health Product Directorate has placed 70% of NHP's in danger and Bill C51 will make the environment more hostile.

In order to ensure an innovative and competitive industry, we must NOT over-regulate and cause a monopolization of the industry by a few large firms. In Australia, the industry went from hundreds of manufacturers to only four in 10 years, after Bill C-51 style regulations were introduced. Our radio show Health Empowerment with Croft Woodruff has received a large amount of feedback from listeners about Bill C-51 and the message is clear. People do not want their foods, vitamins, minerals, enzymes and fatty acids treated like drugs. These products are safe and effective.

Andrew McGivern
Omira Health Centers Inc
www.omirahealth.com.

National Post Article - Firms Back Campaign Against Health Bill -- So What????

2008-07-05T19:16:00.000-07:00

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The recent article "Firms Back Campaign Against Health Bill" by Tom Blackwell, inaccurately states that the nationwide backlash against Bill C51 was NOT a grassroots movement but instead was merely a few firms who have a grudge against Health Canada promoting misinformation. The information on the NHPPA and the StopC51 website is accurate and the concerns are real. Obviously Natural Health Product Firms would back a campaign against an assault on their industry. But this article does not address the very real value that Canadians place on access to affordable, safe and effective natural health products. In order to ensure an innovative and competitive industry we must NOT over regulate and cause monopolization of the industry by a few large firms. In Australia the industry went from 100's of manufacturers to only four in ten years after Bill C51 style regs were introduced in their country.

It only makes sense that the stakeholders (the people with the most to lose) will act first to get the word out about a threat to their industry. This is what happened with Bill C51. This Bill (as it was written originally) was a huge threat to the Natural Health Products Industry and even after the proposed amendments is still a dangerous bill for a number of reasons. Everyone that I personally talk to about Bill C51 is very alarmed by the potential affect it will have on access to natural health products. There was almost 40 000 people in the Stop C51 Facebook group, MP's and the Minister of Healths Office was inundated with letters and phone calls from concerned citizens. Our radio show, Health Empowerment with Croft Woodruff has received a large amount of feedback from listeners about Bill C51 and the message is clear. People do not want their foods, vitamins, minerals, enzymes and fatty acids treated like drugs. These products are safe and effective.

In the 90's a similar move by the government against the industry resulted in the single largest petition in Canadian history. Canadians clearly put a high value on their freedom to choose to take control of their own health. More than 70% of Canadians use natural health products. So to say that the mobilization of people against a serious threat to an industry (that is recognized as safe) is the result of few corporations own self interest is absurd. And it belittles the actions and wishes of the majority of the Canadian people.

Andrew McGivern
Omira Health Centers
www.omirahealth.com

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