High Blood Pressure revisited

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Things one can do if one has high blood pressure:
1. Eat lots of raw cloves of garlic. Eat it on your salads and in your
soup (squeezed in your bowl) or you can take garlic caps (Kyolic Digestion garlic). My grandmother brought her blood pressure down by eating fresh garlic when she had it really high and was hemorrhaging from the nose profusely.
2. Eat good fats: raw organic butter, coconut oil, lard(homemade), and raw animal foods (raw dairy and meat--raw yolks, over easy eggs, soft boiled eggs, meat cooked rare or just seared or raw--only high quality, pastured), unfiltered extra virgin cold pressed olive oil.
3. Eat bone broths, organic leafy green veggies especially salads, and live sour kraut (homemade from organic cabbage). Look for foods high in potassium and magnesium.
4. Take cod liver oil every day (the only one to take: Green Pasture's Blue Ice fermented cod liver oil).
5. Avoid all processed foods and commercial salt, high fructose corn syrup, MSG, aspartame, sucralose, sugar and white flour products, unfermented soy in any form. Do use Celtic sea salt.
6. Avoid alcohol, coffee, soft drinks, and fruit juices from concentrate.
7. Temporarily avoid all grains for a few weeks then use only sparingly.
8. Exercise, I can't stress this enough. Walks are great and use the rebounder.
9. Pray. This is good for your soul and it helps reduce stress, but most importantly you're loving God.
10. Do deep breathing exercises and make sure you breath deeply. Many people especially in America breath shallowly thus causing stress and a lack of oxygen.
11. Get enough regular sleep--set bedtime and wake time preferably be asleep by 10:00pm.
12. Drink enough good water (spring water, Perrier (expensive and some say the carbonation is bad--it makes me feel hydrated the best) or Reverse Osmosis with minerals added back, I put a pinch of Celtic sea salt in).
13. Herbs: cayenne (capsicum), chamomile, fennel, hawthorn berries, parsley, and rosemary. You can get these in teas, capsule form or tinctures from Swanson Health Products
14. Probiotics and digestive enzymes seem to help just about everyone.
15. Kumbacha tea (make your own) essiac tea (make your own).
16. Balance your pH. (fresh lemon juice and/or raw apple cider vinegar with water)
17. Take Epsom salt baths-- this is very important. Lack of magnesium plays a significant role in hypertension. This is a great way to absorb and utilize magnesium.
18. I also like to use essential oils.
19. Eliminate stress--it can kill you. Laugh.

But consult your doctor or alternative health practitioner if you want to. I am not a doctor, every body is different, use your own best judgment. See what works for you.

Why MSG is so Dangerous

From Mercola:

One of the best overviews of the very real dangers of MSG comes from Dr. Russell Blaylock, a board-certified neurosurgeon and author of “Excitotoxins: The Taste that Kills.” In it he explains that MSG is an excitotoxin, which means it overexcites your cells to the point of damage or death, causing brain damage to varying degrees -- and potentially even triggering or worsening learning disabilities, Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, Lou Gehrig’s disease and more.

Part of the problem also is that free glutamic acid is the same neurotransmitter that your brain, nervous system, eyes, pancreas and other organs use to initiate certain processes in your body.[4] Even the FDA states:

    “Studies have shown that the body uses glutamate, an amino acid, as a nerve impulse transmitter in the brain and that there are glutamate-responsive tissues in other parts of the body, as well.

    Abnormal function of glutamate receptors has been linked with certain neurological diseases, such as Alzheimer's disease and Huntington's chorea. Injections of glutamate in laboratory animals have resulted in damage to nerve cells in the brain.”[5]

Although the FDA continues to claim that consuming MSG in food does not cause these ill effects, many other experts say otherwise.

According to Dr. Blaylock, numerous glutamate receptors have been found both within your heart's electrical conduction system and the heart muscle itself. This can be damaging to your heart, and may even explain the sudden deaths sometimes seen among young athletes.

He says:

    “When an excess of food-borne excitotoxins, such as MSG, hydrolyzed protein soy protein isolate and concentrate, natural flavoring, sodium caseinate and aspartate from aspartame, are consumed, these glutamate receptors are over-stimulated, producing cardiac arrhythmias.

    When magnesium stores are low, as we see in athletes, the glutamate receptors are so sensitive that even low levels of these excitotoxins can result in cardiac arrhythmias and death.”[6]

Many other adverse effects have also been linked to regular consumption of MSG, including:

    * Obesity

    * Eye damage

    * Headaches

    * Fatigue and disorientation

    * Depression

Further, even the FDA admits that “short-term reactions” known as MSG Symptom Complex can occur in certain groups of people, namely those who have eaten “large doses” of MSG or those who have asthma.[7]

According to the FDA, MSG Symptom Complex can involve symptoms such as:

    * Numbness

    * Burning sensation

    * Tingling

    * Facial pressure or tightness

    * Chest pain or difficulty breathing

    * Headache

    * Nausea

    * Rapid heartbeat

    * Drowsiness

    * Weakness

No one knows for sure just how many people may be “sensitive” to MSG, but studies from the 1970s suggested that 25 percent to 30 percent of the U.S. population was intolerant of MSG -- at levels then found in food. Since the use of MSG has expanded dramatically since that time, it’s been estimated that up to 40 percent of the population may be impacted.[8]

To be on the safe side,you should also know what ingredients to watch out for on packaged foods. Here is a list of ingredients that ALWAYS contain MSG:

 Autolyzed Yeast Calcium Caseinate Gelatin 

 Glutamate Glutamic Acid Hydrolyzed Protein 

 Monopotassium Glutamate Monosodium Glutamate   Sodium Caseinate 

 Textured Protein Yeast Extract Yeast Food 

 Yeast Nutrient    

       

These ingredients OFTEN contain MSG or create MSG during processing:[10]

 Flavors and Flavorings Seasonings   Natural Flavors and Flavorings   Natural Pork Flavoring Natural Beef Flavoring 

 Natural Chicken Flavoring Soy Sauce   Soy Protein Isolate   Soy Protein   Bouillon 

 Stock   Broth   Malt Extract   Malt Flavoring   Barley Malt 

 Whey Protein Carrageenan   Maltodextrin   Pectin   Enzymes 

 Protease   Corn Starch   Citric Acid   Powdered Milk   Anything Protein Fortified 

 Anything Enzyme Modified Anything Ultra-Pasteurized        

So if you do eat processed foods, please remember to be on the lookout for these many hidden names for MSG.

Antibiotics

Comment on Mercola site:

As far as antibiotics go, I won't use them. We use colloidal silver for infections. I worked in the hospital way too much to see how often they are over-used and the nasty side effects (C-Difficile). Most uneducated or undereducated people run to the doctor for every little thing and want antibiotics as a cure all. This is why there are so many resistant super bugs. Prevention is really key here. Take care of yourself. Get rest, exercise, eat healthy, organic foods. If I need it, I use colloidal silver and probiotics. Works like a charm. It all really starts in the gut. You want to stay healthy and have a great immune system, keep your digestive system healthy and you won't need antibiotics.

Excerpts from Pope Benedict's Lenten Message on Fasting

prayer, almsgiving, fasting -- to prepare us to better celebrate Easter and thus experience God's power that, as we shall hear in the Paschal Vigil, "dispels all evil, washes guilt away, restores lost innocence, brings mourners joy, casts out hatred, brings us peace and humbles earthly pride"

fasting is a great help to avoid sin and all that leads to it.

Saint Peter Chrysologus writes: "Fasting is the soul of prayer, mercy is the lifeblood of fasting. So if you pray, fast; if you fast, show mercy; if you want your petition to be heard, hear the petition of others. If you do not close your ear to others, you open God's ear to yourself" (Sermo 43: PL 52, 320. 322).

In our own day, fasting seems to have lost something of its spiritual meaning, and has taken on, in a culture characterized by the search for material well-being, a therapeutic value for the care of one's body. Fasting certainly bring benefits to physical well-being, but for believers, it is, in the first place, a "therapy" to heal all that prevents them from conformity to the will of God.

...to mortify our egoism and open our heart to love of God and neighbor, the first and greatest Commandment of the new Law and compendium of the entire Gospel (cf. Mt 22, 34-40).


The faithful practice of fasting contributes, moreover, to conferring unity to the whole person, body and soul, helping to avoid sin and grow in intimacy with the Lord. Saint Augustine, who knew all too well his own negative impulses, defining them as "twisted and tangled knottiness" (Confessions, II, 10.18), writes: "I will certainly impose privation, but it is so that he will forgive me, to be pleasing in his eyes, that I may enjoy his delightfulness" (Sermo 400, 3, 3: PL 40, 708). Denying material food, which nourishes our body, nurtures an interior disposition to listen to Christ and be fed by His saving word. Through fasting and praying, we allow Him to come and satisfy the deepest hunger that we experience in the depths of our being: the hunger and thirst for God.

Clothes cause SIDS? (flame retardants plus)

from Daily Dose:

Clothing chemical could cause SIDS

"Organic" is another trendy product claim, but it's far more tightly regulated than "natural." But while we normally associate the term "organic" with foods, there's increasing demand for organic floors, carpets, mattresses, window covering, and clothes. Some may think this could be taking the whole "goodness of mother Earth" thing a little far – myself included. As much as I advocate all things natural, I'm not sure I care too much about how organic the floors in my house are, or that my shirts are made from organic cotton.

But a new study is making me wonder if I should start caring. Quickly.

Most consumers believe that cotton is the most healthy and natural material available. It's by far the most popular clothing material out there. But even though cotton makes up just 2.4 percent of the world's total agricultural acreage, 25 percent of global pesticide use is applied to cotton crops. That's a lot of chemicals. In fact, it takes about a third of a pound of pesticides and fertilizers to grow enough cotton for just one T-shirt.

But it doesn't stop with crop dusting. Cotton is saturated with herbicides before it's harvested in order to defoliate the crop so it's easier to pick. Then it's off to the textile mills where even more chemicals are applied — bleaching agents, dyes, stain and odor resistance formulas, wrinkle reducers, static-reducers, flame retardants and a dozens more.

But wait! There's more! Then the finished products must be washed before shipping, so there are detergents and fabric softeners, which leave their residue in the clothes. The finishing process uses chemicals like formaldehyde, caustic soda, sulfuric acid, and halogens.

Is this a T-shirt they're making, or Frankenstein's monster? With all that processing, it can be hard to tell.

These chemicals are no joke, and allergies and skin irritations are the least of your worries. A European study discovered that the fire retardant chemical antimony used in some crib mattresses can actually leach through the mattress into a baby's skin – and they've connected these findings to Sudden Infant Death Syndrome (SIDS). The livers of autopsied SIDS victims were found to contain high levels of antimony.

Another study on flame retardants found an 18-month-old baby with chemical flame retardant levels in the blood that were two or three times the levels that are known to cause neurological damage in laboratory rats.

Here's what's frightening about that: US law mandates that flame-retardant chemicals be applied to children's CLOTHING. Imagine: if chemicals like antimony have the ability to be absorbed into the skin through a mattress with a sheet over it, how much is being absorbed by children wearing it NEXT TO THEIR SKIN?

Next time you're out shopping for kids clothes … think organic.

Naturally,

William Campbell Douglass II, M.D.

B Vitamins Offer Migraine Relief

from Mercola.com:

B Vitamins Offer Migraine Relief

Vitamins B6, B12, and folic acid may reduce the frequency, severity and disability of migraines, according to new research. Daily vitamin supplements were found to produce a two-fold reduction in migraine disability.

About 12 to 15 percent of people suffer from migraines, with twice as many women as men affected. The headaches are sometimes preceded by flashes of light, blind spots, tingling in the arms or legs, or anxiety. Sufferers generally experience a pounding sensation on one side of their head and many undergo nausea, vomiting, and extreme sensitivity to light and noise. The symptoms are often severe and debilitating.

Scientists recruited 52 people diagnosed with migraines. The participants were randomly assigned to receive either vitamin supplements or a placebo for six months. The supplements were associated with a reduction in the prevalence of migraine disability from 60 percent at the start of the study to 30 percent after 6 months. No reduction was observed in the placebo group.

Reductions in the frequency of the headache and the severity of the pain were also observed in people in the B vitamin group, while no such changes were observed in the placebo group.

Sources:

NutraIngredients.com April 2, 2009

Pharmacogenetics and Genomics In press “The effects of vitamin supplementation and MTHFR (C677T) genotype on homocysteine-lowering and migraine disability"

Dr. Mercola's Comments:

More than 300 million people worldwide -- about 6 to 7 percent of men and 15 to 18 percent of women -- suffer from migraine headaches, which can last anywhere from a few hours to three days. An estimated 20 million migraine attacks occur every single day.

Despite that, it’s still one of the least understood and poorly treated medical disorders, as they are likely due to a complex interplay of genetic, environmental, and neurological factors that vary from person to person.

Adding to the complexity is that the experiences of those suffering from migraines also vary greatly. Aside from throbbing, searing pain, which may or may not be one-sided, some experience “auras” prior to onset, while others do not. Other symptoms that may or may not be present include nausea, vomiting, fever, chills, sweating, and/or sensitivity to light, sound, and smells.

What Causes Migraines?

There are a number of different theories about the cause of migraines, but no one hypothesis can explain the occurrence of migraines in all sufferers. These (sometimes conflicting) theories include:

• Changes in your brain chemical serotonin. When levels drop, blood vessels including those in your brain become swollen and inflamed, which can lead to migraine pain.
  
  
• Vascular constriction in your brain; from initial blood vessel constriction and a drop in blood flow, followed by dilation and stretching of blood vessels, which activates pain-signaling neurons.
  
  
• Excessive increase of blood flow in your brain. In direct contrast to the preceding theory, other research has found that migraines are not preceded by constriction and decrease in blood flow, but rather by an increase of nearly 300 percent. However, circulation then appears normal, or even slightly reduced, once the attack is in full swing.
  
  
• A neurological disorder related to nerve cell activity that sweeps across your brain, causing pain. In this case, it is thought that a wave release of neurotransmitters across your cortex can directly stimulate your trigeminal nerves, setting off the chain reaction that ends in the transmitting of pain signals.
  
  
• A nervous system disorder originating in your brain stem. Your brain stem is your control center for alertness, perception of light, noise and smell, cerebral blood flow, cardiovascular function and pain sensitivity -- many, if not most, of which are part of the symptoms of a migraine attack.
  
  Research has revealed that three clusters of cells in your brain stem are active during and after migraine. According to this hypothesis, abnormal activity in those cells could induce the sensation of pain, even when there are no pain signals being received from your brain membrane or blood vessels.
  
  
• A disruption of the subtle energies circulating throughout your body, along with unresolved emotional issues that manifest in your body as headaches.
  
  
• Mutation or dysfunction of certain genes.

Are Your Migraines Due to a Vitamin Deficiency?

In this latest study, vitamin B6, B12, and folic acid supplements were found to produce a two-fold reduction in migraines over a six-month period. Previous studies, such as a 2004 study in the European Journal of Neurology, have also reported that high doses of B2 (riboflavin) can help prevent migraine attacks.

Certain gene mutations and dysfunctions can lead to higher levels of homocysteine production, which can make you more susceptible to migraine attacks. Here they found that vitamins B6 and B12 work by reducing your homocysteine levels. They also discovered that depending on your genotype, you may need a higher or lower dose in order for it to work. Said Professor Lyn Griffiths:

“… if all patients received the same vitamin dosage for the same period of time it would be expected that those with TT genotypes, having a reduced enzymatic rate, would metabolise less homocysteine over the treatment period compared to C allele carriers, thus resulting in a smaller reduction in homocysteine and consequent migraine symptoms.

Indeed, it may be that TT genotypes although having a higher risk of disease actually require a larger dosage of vitamins to exhibit the same effect as C alleles. Further clinical trials of much larger patient cohorts are required to test this hypothesis.”

According to Professor Griffiths, their aim is to determine the optimal dosage of B vitamins based on your genetic profile.

"The success of our trial has shown that safe, inexpensive vitamin supplements can treat migraine patients,” she said.

However, there may be yet another, even more widespread, vitamin deficiency underlying your migraine symptoms.

Just last year, researchers presented results of an observational study at the 50th Annual Meeting of the American Headache Society, showing that nearly 42 percent of patients with chronic migraine were deficient in vitamin D. The study also showed that the longer you suffered from chronic migraines, the more likely you are to be vitamin D deficient.

This is yet another brand new discovery that can be tacked on to the literally hundreds of health ramifications of being vitamin D deficient.

For more information on getting tested, and how to optimize your vitamin D levels, please see this previous article. I also recommend you take the time to view my free one-hour video lecture on vitamin D, in which I go over the nearly unbelievable benefits you will receive by understanding this essential nutrient.

Common Migraine Triggers to Avoid

However, it is important for everyone to fully appreciate that treating migraines by using a simple remedy is rarely effective. So while using supplements like these B vitamins might be useful, this is still an allopathic approach that is very similar to using medications.

It is my belief that pain can be one of your strongest allies if you use it to help you to find what is truly contributing to the cause of the problem.

Just as there are numerous theories on the actual mechanics of migraine pain, there are a wide number of potential triggers -- and what triggers a migraine for you might not trigger it in someone else. So rather than just popping some B vitamins you will want to consider a more comprehensive strategy.

However, here are several of the most commonly reported triggers:

• Food and Drink: Many people experience migraines when they eat certain foods, especially wheat, dairy (especially pasteurized), sugar, artificial preservatives or chemical additives. Cured or processed meats, alcohol, aspartame, caffeine, and MSG are common culprits.
• Allergies: Including food allergies and food sensitivities, and chemical sensitivities.
• Dehydration and/or Hunger
• Changes in sleeping cycle: Both missing sleep and oversleeping can trigger a migraine.
• Stress: Any kind of emotional trauma can trigger a migraine, even after the stress has passed.
• Physical exertion: Extremely intense exercise or even sex has been known to bring on migraines.
• Hormones: Some women experience migraines before, or during their periods, during pregnancy, or during menopause. Others may get migraines from hormonal medications like birth control pills, or hormone replacement therapy.
• External stimuli: Bright lights, fluorescent lights, loud noises and strong smells (even pleasant ones) can trigger a migraine.
• Weather changes, seasonal changes, and changes in altitude

How to Relieve Migraine Pain Without Dangerous Drugs

Migraine pain can be seriously debilitating and may be one instance where you could justify popping a pill for instant relief. Unfortunately, migraine medications tend to only work in 50 percent of people, half the time...

They also have intense side effects such as “medication overuse headache,” which often occurs when people take too much of a headache drug. Worse than that, if you take tryptamine-based drugs, which bind to serotonin receptors to constrict your cranial blood vessels, but your pain is not due to engorged blood vessels, then constricting them can potentially do a lot of harm. And, lo and behold, serious cardiovascular events, including heart attack and stroke, are in fact side effects of these types of drugs.

Fortunately, there are better ways to treat migraines than pharmaceutical drugs.

First, you’ll want to make sure you avoid the triggers.

Most often this means eating healthy whole foods and avoiding processed ones. Avoiding wheat, grains, sugar and all fluids but water also seem to be particularly effective. In fact, following my eating plan typically reduces migraines by about 80 percent, as it virtually eliminates all common food-related causes of headaches.

Regular exercise will also help to keep migraines away by improving your response to stress, along with the underlying inflammatory conditions that can trigger migraines.

Those are the lifestyle choices that you’ll need to focus on long-term, if you want to reduce your migraines. But if a migraine does strike and you need immediate relief, here are a several safe, healthy alternatives that you can try:

1. Use Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Newcomers who use this simple process by themselves achieve relief 50 percent to 80 percent of the time and, in many cases, the relief is complete and permanent. More sophisticated uses by an EFT expert may be required for some migraine sufferers.

2. Stimulate your body's natural painkilling ability. By putting pressure on a nerve just under your eyebrow, you can cause your pituitary gland to release painkilling endorphins immediately.

3. Take 10 teaspoons of cayenne pepper in a glass of water. Endorphins are released by your brain when the cayenne hits your stomach lining.

4. Sniff green apple scent. One study found that the scent significantly relieved migraine pain. This may also work with other scents that you enjoy so consulting with an aromatherapist may be beneficial. Other aromas that stand out of the crowd include peppermint, sandalwood, lavender, and eucalyptus.

5. Hot and cold packs. For some people, heat will do the trick, while others get more relief from cold. Experiment to see which one works for you, but avoid extreme temperatures. You can also try placing your hands in hot (but not scalding) water, which seems to pull pressure from your head.

I recommend trying all of them, and in various combinations, to find the one that works best for you.

Related Links:

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comments from:
foxtroter_203 :We must be careful here in evaluating this. While capsaicin is a natural substance that is well established in its pain control ability by depleting Substance P, it is still just treating the symptom .

KelleyEidem :Of course it can. There's already a series of cayenne products made by SinusBuster that uses hot peppers. They have a headache formula and a separate migraine formula. I've seen it work in two minutes. A customer came into my store with a significant headache. He tried the SinusBuster. He came out of the bathroom two minutes later. He said it was working, that his headache was much better already.

Dr Rik :The most common form of Headache is Tension Headache; diagostically the same as Cervicogenic Headache (caused by the cervical spine). The research group that formulated guidelines for Chiropractic care for Low Back Pain, AHCPR, started research for Headache Guidelines. Forces in Government promptly dismantled that guideline group. Their research wasn't giving the results that those in power want to see. Most Headaches improve or are cured by appropriate Chiropractic care. You won't see that on any front page. Good luck on getting the rest of the story.

leppert :Dr. Donsbach has a pain remedy on his site that I've used for years now. It helps take the edge off my pain. I'm disabled and yes, I'm doing therapy now for the last five years that is really helping. At any rate I was in a meeting a few years ago with a gal who looked like death warmed over. She'd been suffering from a migraine for four days and all her heavy duty meds didn't work. I gave her one of my RE-LEV-IT and told her it would take about 45 minutes. She wanted another one 1/2 hour later(she was impatient) and I gave it to her. 15 minutes later she was smiling. It uses curcurmin and a few other goodies. www.letstalkhealth.com is the site.

Conjeanneal :One thing missing from Dr. Mercola's article that I have found to be a HUGE trigger for migranes/headaches is the use of MSG....to be found in countless foods today, even foods from the health food store! (Did we ever think that one day we would have to read the labels on foods from the HEALTH FOOD STORE?!!!)

aussieman : My 11 Y.O daughter had a blood nose so I gave her a pinch of Cayenne in warm water and within 10 sec the nose bleed stopped , then she said "and my headaches gone too dad! This was just amazing , I have used it directly on any cuts and it stops the bleeding immediately.

Birdlady :I used to get headaches and migraines all the time a few years ago. Finally I made the decision to get off of birth control pill and about 6 months later my headaches had gone away completely. I think it took 5-8 months for my body to heal itself from all those artificial hormones!

minister :When dealing with a headache, I have always found that a teaspoon of powered ginger (fresh ground or packaged) in a full glass of water gave relief to my pain, no matter how intense. I received this this method from a Chiropractor many years ago, and it works. Plain and simple and all natural.

T_rex :Caveat emptor on the publicity about the capsaicin in cayenne, to quote Dr Mercola,"...even though they are narrow-mindedly focusing on picking out the active ingredients to be able to patent it and put it in a pill" While the natural capsaicin in cayenne is no doubt greatly beneficial, the synthetic "equivalent" can no more be trusted than synthetic vitamin C or synthetic hormones or synthetic anything.

LEWRA : This whole concept of the "active ingredient" should be rejected by all sane people. As Dr. Mercola alluded to above, they only do this to make a patent possible. Implied in the concept of "active ingredient" is that the rest of the herb is irrelevant. What could be further than the truth? I studed with world famous herbalist Dr. John R. Christopher. He used to say that when they isolate the "active ingredient" from an herb to make a drug out of it, it becomes a poison. But then, why should we expect big pharma to have any respect for plants? Yes, cayenne pepper really is good for numerous ailments, but always use the whole herb.

Magnolia : I used to get them years ago while working for a company that used overhead fluorescent lighting. Drinking plenty of water seems to be the best remedy for me, and as I am a certified aromatherapist, I have found that both lavender and peppermint essential oils are soothing. I use them in a burner/diffuser. I get very few headaches these days as I stay hydrated and eat right for my nutritional type (most of the time).

happydee: Your mention of fatigue and caffeine makes me think that you might have a rare type of headache that may go undiagnosed often. You could have a spontaneous leak of spinal fluid through a tiny hole in your spinal dura. (The caffeine helps your brain keep floating up where it belongs in spite of the depleted fluid.) It's diagnosed by MRI - don't let anyone give you a spinal tap to diagnose it! I've dealt with this twice, have talked to practitioners who know about it, have tried lots to fix it and would be glad to share what I've learned. I'd also love to talk to anyone else who's had this!

mohammad kazemi :BUTTERBUR (petasites hybridus) CO2 Extract (root). Also Riboflavin and ginger WORKS!!!!! DO THE RESEARCH PEOPLE Cayyene probably helps too.

Drywall from China

From Daily Dose or HSI:

Yet another Chinese-made good is threatening the health of people here in the U.S. This time the culprit isn't something that you'd have your kids play with – like a toy coated with toxic paint. Or something you'd put in your mouth – like poisonous toothpaste, or tainted milk, or corrupted pharmaceutical ingredients. No, this time it's none of those – but it could be even worse. It's drywall.

Florida homeowners have complained that the drywall in their homes, which was imported from China, is not only giving off a foul odor like sulfer, but is also emitting corrosive gases that are destroying home appliances. There's one documented case of the sulfide gases from this drywall rotting the copper coils of an air conditioner.

So you can just imagine what it's doing to people's lungs.

In fact, some homeowners with this drywall have already filed lawsuits against builders and suppliers, claiming that they're not only surrounded with walls smelling of rotten eggs, but that they're also suffering from sore throats and headaches as a result.

The rotten egg smell is no surprise. The Chinese drywall has large amounts of sulfer in it. In the U.S., the chief component of drywall is gypsum. It's just a shot in the dark, but I'm guessing the reason there could be high levels of sulfer in the Chinese drywall is that sulfer is cheaper than gypsum.

The Chinese drywall entered the country during a building material shortage from 2004 to 2007 (spurred by the rebuilding boom in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina), so the homes using it were completed recently.

The Florida Department of Health is looking into all this, but claim that more time and testing are needed to find out if the drywall is indeed a health hazard to homeowners. According to the state toxicologist of Florida Dr. David Krause, this determination could take months.

Of course it could.

Florida's hot, humid climate could play a large role in the drywall's stink. It's similar to a story I told you about last year about formaldehyde seeping from the walls of FEMA trailers in New Orleans due to the rapid deterioration of the materials because of the moist conditions.

This is hardly an excuse. I don't recall any U.S.-made drywall that causes copper coils to corrode, regardless of the climate. I know there are American companies at stake – and they will be at the business end of the lawsuits about this shoddy drywall from China, the world capitol of useless and dangerous goods.

I've said it before, and here I go again: If you value your health, don't buy anything from China. 

Video Games

From: Daily Dose

But when the Brigham Young team surveyed more than 800 U.S. college students, the results linked these effects to extended game play:

    * Poor relationship quality with parents and friends

    * Poor academic performance

    * Greater risk of alcohol and drug use

    * Lower self-worth

    * Lower perceived social acceptance 

As you might expect, violent games increased the risks of these effects. 

Foot patches for detoxing

from vital votes on mercol.com
first post by kansasherbalist:
As a natural health practitioner I have used a certain kind of foot patch with success. I have also used foot baths with success. (I do not have a foot bath machine...I send clients to get them.) I have been practicing for 25 years or more. Several caveats here: Nothing works for all people all the time. Some things do not work ever due to poor quality of ingredients, methodologies, equipment etc. However, high quality foot patches and foot baths done appropriately by the right people with the right equipment at the right time are very effective. I never assume that anything will work for a person or not work. I use muscle testing and try to avoid bias.The "lab tests" could easily be inconclusive because a) the patches were genuinely worthless b) the person who used it did not need it, at least at that time c) the lab does not test for all possible results d) the person did not use it correctly for them i.e. know which foot to place it on or elsewhere on the body.

Natural health practices, supplements, are subject to being fraudulent just as in mainstream practice. Dr. Mercola needs to consider the above paragraph before being too hasty in judgment, however. Just because the FDA or some lab "disqualifies" a product or therapy may not make it so. The reverse is also true: Just because a lab endorses something does not mean it is always effective for everyone either. I have yet to find one product or therapy that everyone needs all the time.

You cannot put people, their health or lack thereof, in a box. Each person is an individual and requires individualized therapies. I do not recommend foot baths or patches to everyone...in fact, to only a few and with very specific instructions for them when I do recommend them. There are many, many possibilities for therapies, many of which cost very little or nothing.

second post by 2fit4u:
I work very closely with several companies who have had tremendous results with reversing terminal illnesses. I have several clients who have not only beat the odds their medical doctors gave them...but are experiencing life and life abundantly after their treatments. Myself included. I had adrenal tumors and breast cancer and I worked with organizations like spicemedint.com and Lectro Chi Premier Energy Foot Spas and of course structured water...oral chelation and proper lifestyle management (eating right, exercising, massage, chiropractic, EFT, etc)! I am not only cancer free, I have already outlived the "time frame" my doctors gave me. I am a fitness and lifestyle instructor and trainer...living life to the fullest. I have used most of the major reputable companies with ionic cleansing and the Lectro Chi is by far the best. In regards to the foot patches, I have some clients who have gone on camping trips and needed to continue their "foot bath treatments" and took the patches...I agree that some are better than others...but if you are in the backwoods and are not up to date with the latest techno tools...using the patches to balance and stimulate the body's energy zones...meridians, even a foot soak in an epsom salt foot soak is beneficial...or a foot massage...proper fitting shoes. Research your products...try them for yourself...and make quality decisions. Don't take just anyone's word for it...try it!!!!

Are Weeds Taking Over Your Yard?

From Six Wise:

It's time to fight back, using all-natural methods of course. (The last thing you want to do is douse your outdoor living space with toxic yard chemicals.) Fortunately, the following non-toxic methods are all very effective at killing weeds (and are totally harmless to you as well):

Pour boiling water on them (this works best for weeds in driveway cracks and sidewalks).
      

Pull them out by hand.

Spray them with vinegar (be careful not to spray plants you want as it will kill them too).

Apply mulch, it will help to keep weeds away. For even more weed prevention, put a barrier such as newspaper or paper bags underneath the mulch.

To fertilize your plants naturally use crushed eggshells or even the water from boiled eggs. Certain plants like roses, evergreens, hydrangeas and gardenias also love coffee grounds.

Migraines

From Mercola?

What Typically Triggers Migraine Headaches?

There are many potential triggers, and what triggers a migraine for one might not trigger it in another. However, here are several of the most commonly reported triggers:

* Food and Drink: Many people experience migraines when they eat certain foods, especially wheat, dairy, sugar, artificial preservatives or chemical additives. Cured or processed meats, alcohol, aspartame, caffeine, and MSG are common culprits.
* Allergies: Including food allergies and food sensitivities, and chemical sensitivities.
* Dehydration and/or Hunger
* Changes in sleeping cycle: Both missing sleep and oversleeping can trigger a migraine.
* Stress: Any kind of emotional trauma can trigger a migraine, even after the stress has passed.
* Physical exertion: Extremely intense exercise has been known to bring on migraines.
* Hormones: Some women experience migraines before, or during their periods, during pregnancy, or during menopause. Others may get migraines from hormonal medications like birth control pills, or hormone replacement therapy.
* External stimuli: Bright lights, fluorescent lights, loud noises and strong smells (even pleasant ones) can trigger a migraine.
* Weather changes, Seasonal changes, and changes in Altitude

Quick, Natural Tips to Relieve a Migraine

Preventing migraines begins by avoiding the triggers. Most often this means eating healthy whole foods (avoiding most processed ones) and managing your stress effectively.

Avoiding wheat, grains, sugar and all fluids but water seem to be particularly effective.

Regular exercise will also help to keep migraines away by improving your response to stress along with the underlying inflammatory conditions that can trigger migraines.

Ideally, these are the things to focus on so that you can reduce your migraines altogether.

But if a migraine does strike and you need relief NOW, try:

1. Stimulating your body's natural painkilling ability. By putting pressure on a nerve just under your eyebrow, you can cause your pituitary gland to release painkilling endorphins immediately.

2. Taking 10 teaspoons of cayenne pepper in a glass of water. Endorphins are released by your brain when the cayenne hits your stomach lining.

3. Using Emotional Freedom Technique (EFT). Newcomers who use this simple process by themselves achieve relief 50 percent to 80 percent of the time and, in many cases, the relief is complete and permanent. More sophisticated uses by an EFT expert may be required for some migraine sufferers.

4. Green apple scent. One study found that the scent significantly relieved migraine pain. This may also work with other scents that you enjoy so consulting with an aromatherapist may be beneficial.

Other useful techniques include:

o Putting a cold compress on your forehead or behind your neck
o Massaging your ears and ear lobes
o Massaging the "crown" of your head -- the ring of muscles that circle your head where a crown would sit

Some people even say that having a purring cat, which sends out low frequency vibrations, next to their head relieves migraine pain.

The point is that there are many, many, non-drug options out there, and finding the one that works for you is likely just a matter of trial and error.

Also see my other posts on this subject

If you have psoriasis...

Here are some ideas from HSI:

[psoriasis is not a fungus as far as I know, but here are comments left at HSI]

Both psoriasis and seborrhea are fungal afflictions fed by faulty nutrition. Many have eliminated either condition by eating two eggs every day. Results are seen in under thirty days. Temporary topical treatment consists of 1% hydrocortisone cream (with aloe vera is best) twice a day."

"Get a small bottle of oil of oregano. Mix a few drops into your shampoo. It will kill the fungus within a few days. These symptoms are also the same for the onset of type 2 Diabetes...itchy skin that flakes, even in moustache or eyebrows."

Steve: "For psoriasis and eczema you can use Olive leaf extract internally. You can also do colon and liver cleanses which can help clear many diseases and skin conditions. I think Eastpark Research is the best brand, it is antiviral, antifungal, antibacterial, antiparasitic and your condition could be related to any one of these or all. You can use Eastparks topical cream as well. I have also seen excellent results applying colloidal silver spray topically. Sovereign Silver is an excellent brand but others will work as well. The key with colloidal silver is that if it is wet it is working, if it's dry reapply. Wet gauze with colloidal is a good way to apply if the rash is localized."

Mary Heckler: "I had a friend who had psoriasis really bad. She started going to the beach everyday and swimming in the salt water... her psoriasis started clearing up a lot."

Let's do the math: If milk thistle supports liver health, and if poor liver function is one of the triggers that sets off psoriasis, then…I'll let this message from an HSI member named Angus complete the equation. "I tried the usual psoriasis remedies from the MDs and had no success. Three months ago I started getting psoriasis on my legs, up until then it had remained on my scalp. Something in the back of my mind (I read all your emails and monthly newsletters) said to me that when the liver can't clean the blood properly the results can show up on the skin. So I got out a bottle of liquid milk thistle and started taking two tablespoons a day. One in the morning and one in the late evening. The result is – drum roll please – the psoriasis on my legs has cleared up and gone away, and my scalp is almost completely cleared up (this has been confirmed by my barber). I expect within a couple of months I will be psoriasis free for the first time in about 15 years.

Cancer

Some info on alternative cancer care: CancerTutor.com has a lot of different information. (I found out about this site from a man from church. He has stage 4 cancer, please pray for him.) I also like Gerson.org, and  curezone.com. Other sites with good eating info are westonaprice.org and mercola.com. 

Some different things I heard that other people have done to cure themselves from cancer is: drink Young Living's NingXia Red, drink a cup of fresh juiced veggies at least 5 times a day, eat only raw food, cut out all garbage from the diet (eat things as closely to the way God made them, no: MSG, aspartame, spenda, HFCS, white flour, refined anything, fluoride, chlorine, pasteurized anything, preservatives, pesticides, margarine, vegetable oils, sugar etc.) this means eat organic and buy your eggs, milk and meat and poultry from a farm you know raises these things correctly. Good bone broth. Coffee enemas described at Gerson and CureZone. Eliminate toxins from the house: plastic, any new carpeting and furniture (it out-gasses higher amounts of formaldehyde) chemical cleaners and products. Do cleanses of parasites, colon, bladder, liver and heavy metals. Sleep and good water and relax and pray and trust. God's most holy will be done. Research and do things specific to your type of cancer. Garlic, habanero peppers, cod liver oil. Increase vitamin D, A, B12 and K2, get a lot of sunshine. Most (if not all) people who get cancer are deficient in vitamin D, this is very important. Do not put anything on your skin or in your mouth that you wouldn't eat. Detoxify. Clean out electromagnetic pollution. As always this is not to be construed as medical advice. These I things I have heard helped other people in various combinations. I am not a doctor. You have to take your health into your hands. See a doctor if you can find a good one that will work with you. Use essential oils (ones that don't use solvents to extract oils). 

Go Barefoot

My kids have always really liked going barefoot. I'm glad I never forced them to wear shoes constantly! This is from Mercola.com---
One of the classic works on the topic of going barefoot is Take Off Your Shoes and Walk by Simon J. Wikler D.S.C. In it he explains that improperly shaped shoes -- including high heels and pointed toes -- are responsible for modern-day foot troubles. In fact, the book describes a study from the late 1950s that found children who were allowed to go barefoot had:
-Greater agility
-Denser muscles on the bottom of their feet
-Less deformed toes
-Greater flexor strength
-More ability to spread the toes
-More flexibility of the gluteal and hamstring muscles
Meanwhile, an article last year suggested that shoes lead to what's called "cow-walk." Cow-walk puts tremendous pressure on your joints. Starting with the squeezing of your foot inside the shoe, jarring the knees as they're locked straight upon the pole-driving impact of the heel, which then travels straight up your spine, all the way up your neck.In contrast, "fox-walking" is the walk of the natural hunter-gatherer -- the graceful flow of your body in total synchronization. Your knees are bent, rather than locked, the ball of your foot touches the ground first, followed by your heel, in a virtually soundless step motion. If you've ever seen a baby walking barefoot, they actually display the correct walking technique that we adults have lost touch with.
Should You Go Barefoot? Bunions are non-existent in barefoot populations of the world, but from a practical perspective, going barefoot all the time is just not an option for most people. But you can certainly do so inside of your home or backyard -- and you may even feel some benefits, particularly from walking on a natural surface.If you decide to go barefoot, do it slowly, progressing to more and more time spent without shoes.
There have been some very compelling studies suggesting that when you are "grounded" free electrons can easily come up from the earth and essentially nullify free radicals in your body. So walking barefoot -- on clean, natural surfaces -- could be an easy way to contribute to your overall health.

Bad Breath

All this is from Mercola and his vital votes: It can be caused by several factors, including systemic diseases, gastrointestinal and/or upper respiratory tract disorders, and microbial metabolism from your tongue, saliva or dental plaque.
Certain bacteria residing on your teeth or tongue surface, or in periodontal pockets are particularly odor-inducing, as are bacterial species associated with gingivitis.
Mouthwashes are only effective against bad breath caused by intraoral factors. Gargling and swishing can't help you much if your problem stems from an imbalance of bacteria in your intestinal tract, for example.
Treating Bad Breath from the Inside Out
Maintaining a healthy digestive system is far more important than most people can imagine. An imbalance between healthy and unhealthy bacteria here can lead to a wide variety of health problems; foul breath and body odor being some of the least problematic.
However, if you suffer from either, I'd highly recommend limiting the primary fertilizer for the bacteria that cause bad breath and that is, you guessed it: SUGAR, and grains that rapidly break down to sugar. When you eat these highly processed foods they cause bad odor-causing bacteria to grow out of control.
Once you have cut down the fuel that causes them to grow you can then replenish the good bacteria by taking probiotics to re-establish proper balance and health to your digestive system. By keeping your digestive system healthy, combined with an all-natural essential oil mouth rinse, bad breath should be a thing of the past.
(The smell of rot is what we are talking about. That unmistakable smell of putrefaction associated with rotten eggs, decomposing abscesses, periodontal diseases, sinus and lung infections, rotting undigested fecal matter, or spoiled fish. Putrefaction is the rotten egg smell of scavenging bacteria digesting and decomposing structural sulfur-bonds in proteins. An inflammatory crisis has occurred. Significant numbers of immune cells are dying.........
Sometimes the source of odor is a thick coating on top of the tongue. Sugar disables protein-digesting enzymes produced by the pancreas and puts our patrols of cleansing gobbler white blood cells to sleep.........
When one has bad breath or smelly tongue or gums, the brain is frying and thought processing is fuzzy. Bad breath is immune and metabolic crisis.......
Support your health of your mouth and body with the proper diet for your metabolic type and supplement with whole food supplements.)"--vital votes

"A 1995 study by Nicole Didry at the College of Pharmaceutical and Biological Sciences in Lille, France, found that thyme oil at very small concentrations (<500 ppm) killed the pathogenic organisms responsible for tooth decay, gingivitis, and bad breath, and a six-month, double-blind controlled clinical study at the University of Maryland similarly found that the essential oils of thyme, peppermint, wintergreen, and eucalyptus dramatically improved oral hygiene. "

"The essential oils most commonly used for mouthwashes and herbal rinses include:
Thyme
Peppermint
Wintergreen
Eucalyptus
(I use the most divine mouthwash which is great for a pick up after brushing or as needed. It is certified organic and has the following ingredients: aloe vera, spearmint essential oil, peppermint essential oil, sea salt, cinnamon, clove essential oil, nyrrh essential oil, sage extract and thyme extract.)"--vital votes

(Swishing around hyrdogen peroxide before I brush my teeth helps take my bad breath away.
I also take the Standard Proccess protocol for halitosis [bad breath]. It also seems to be working, which is the good thing!)--vital votes

(Instead of using artificial mouthwash, try this: chew cinnamon, or cardamom, if brave, cloves. Brush your teeth by sea salt.)

(For the past several months we have been cleaning our teeth with a paste made of approx. 2 parts baking soda (1-1/2 cups), to 1 part coconut oil (3/4 cup), 1/2 part olive oil (about 1/3 cup) and about 1+ tsp essential oil - peppermint and/or spearmint - I prefer peppermint. I adjust all ingredients, it's never exact. Store in small baby food jars - when it's very warm you have to stir this up sometimes. I love this recipe because my mouth always feels clean, placque is history, no more sensitive teeth, and our toothbrushes and sinks never have all that gunk buildup. I even notice a difference in my mouth when I wake up in the morning. After reading this article I can see why it works, and I will add a little thyme essential oil and perhaps some eucalyptus.)

(We've used a special formula I came up with in my house for a while now. I take a pint mason jar as my start and fill it 1/3 of the way up with raw apple cider vinegar. The rest is clean filtered water. I decant that into blue, green, or amber bottles with corks or lids so light can't penetrate. To each bottle, I add anywhere from 5-10 drops each of usually two essential oils. I like to experiment with the flavors, but you can use lemon, tea tree (great if you have gum disease), tangerine, rosemary, peppermint, spearmint, lavender, myrrh, lime, bergamot. All of these have some anti-microbial type protection in one form or another. You don't have to mix them, but we like lemon-peppermint and lavender-peppermint a lot here. I also like to switch off different oils each time I make it so the bacteria doesn't build a resistance to whatever oil we're using.)

[See post on Teeth and Gum Health for other tips. Also if you have Candida (yeast) you should get rid of it as it can cause bad breath. See post relating to that.]

Nature's Natural Chemotherapy (Two ways)

As always, this is not to be construed as medical advise. See your doctor if you are so inclined. You do what you want. It's your life and your health

1. From vital votes:
"An old fellow now has 3 patents on his discovery that Chocolate and lots of veggies and weeds contain Oxalic acid, which He believes when is in VERY small amounts found in all mammals blood, could be part of mother nature's natural chemotherapy.
He suggests no alcohol except 1 glass of red wine, also avoid dairy and any product that contains citric acid added to it because it destroys all the oxalic acid in your system. Any source of Free calcium is dangerous to upsetting oxalate levels in the blood. If one takes calcium, it is best to have some chocolate or tea some hours later to restore it. B-6 will also destroy all of it.
He discovered this by accident by eliminating all oxalic acid from his diet and promptly got a cancerous melanoma on his (unexposed to direct sunlight) inner leg.
He went back to eating weeds, veggies and foods high in oxalic acid and the tumor went away. He is in his 80s when this happened, and he is now in his mid 90s. coljoe.com is his site and he has a book out which has some more dietary info. "Hart Dietary plan"
I absorb one small square of 73% dark chocolate from Trader Joe's every day by putting it between my gums and teeth for absorbing into the many blood vessels in the gums. It takes a long time to dissolve,, Yumm!
Or I take a small cup of green tea with 3 bags and sip and hold the tea in my mouth as long as I can stand it, then spit out and sip another sip.
Too much oxalate in the blood can kill. Don't go down to the chemist and take a bunch of it direct, it will shut down Your kidneys and you will be gone. When eating veggies or strong green tea or too much chocolate a backache around the kidney area may be a sign that Your levels are getting high. Joe suggests 50 mg of B-6 to lower levels.
A friend who was air sampling in the B-29 over Trinity atomic test got a rare blood cancer in 2005, eats some 73% choc. every day. His strength came back and he can walk now. Beats living of of transfusions. "
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"I believe they are called 'cacao nibs' when they are raw, crushed beans. "

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[A yummy recipe I made up (you have to have a vita-mix) is a few tablespoons of cocoa nibs, a quarter to half cup of cream, a little vanilla, several dates (for sweetener and their good qualities), ice, optional: walnuts and raw egg yolks. My kids think of this as a healthy cookies and cream shake as it had the appearance and texture of it. (And a much better taste, my personal opinion)]

2. Another person cured his cancer with:

"How I cured my stage 4 cancer:
http://www.squidoo.com/stage4cancer
(1) Grate one habeneros pepper each day, putting it on bread [a possible substitution is fresh grated ginger]
(2) Grate two cloves of garlic each day, putting them on bread
(3) 1-2 Tablespoons of Emulsified cod liver oil each day.*

(4)Smother the grated garlic and habeneros peppers with real butter and eat it. No margarines of any type, etc.

The potent active ingredients from the peppers and the garlic disperse quickly. So they must be grated each day, and eaten immediately. You're probably thinking, whoa that's gotta be hot
Yes, it is. And it will make you breathe deeply! That's a good thing, because heavy breathing pumps the lymph system. As you know, cancer cells often gather there. What I did was put the habeneros and the garlic on one side of the bread and folded it over. Plus, it's handy to have another half slice at the ready to cut the burning sensation in my mouth. So let yourself breathe deeply for a minute or two and then eat the extra half slice of bread."

EMF (Electro Magnetic Field) Pollution (Two Views)

From various people posting on Mecola's vital votes:

"I just posted on the recent cell phone-brain tumor epidemic article where I shared my clinical findings about wireless EMF combined with underlying heavy metal toxicity in the body or what I like to call 'The Antenna Effect' (currently working on a book about this). I strongly feel that those with EHS (highly sensitive to EMF) ALL have significant levels of heavy metals in their body acting like an antenna source drawing in the EMF around them and that combo is what makes them very sick. This is what I find in my clinical practice. Here is part of my post from the previous cell phone-brain tumor article as it seems to fit: This is a tradegy waiting to happen of course but my view is slightly different. A great deal of my work is focused on heavy metal and chemical toxicity as it relates to illness and dis-ease in the body. My clinical findings suggest that those with the highest level of metals in their body have the most difficulty with EMF (their cell, pda, microwave oven at home, and even the electronics in their car can occasionally cause rather bizarre symptoms in these patients but not always as most of the time people are completely unaware that they have metals as this truely is a silent epidemic). The metals in your body simply acts like an antenna drawing in EMF. That is why it is my mission to educate everyone to get screened for metal and chemical toxicity and God willing our healthcare system will catch on to environmental causes. It is a tradegy that we all have to tolerate the increase in unavoidable EMF from wireless emissions among other sources. The jury is out as far as what effects the radiation alone will do to our delicate brains but eliminating 'The Antenna Effect' by cleaning the metals out of the brain and nerve tissue may very well be one of the best forms of prevention within our control."

"The Health Effects of Electrical Pollution" published by the National Foundation for Alternative Medicine. www.electricalpollution.com/.../NFAMemf.PDF

"New Cell Phone Study Says Hang Up & Use a Land Line:

www.seventhgeneration.com/.../new-cell-phone-study-says-hang-use-land-line

By the Inkslinger - April 30, 2008

"The new study, Mobile Phones and Brain Tumors – A Public Health Concern, was conducted by noted Australian brain surgeon Dr. Vini Gautam Khurana. Dr. Khurana analyzed more than 100 separate studies, both pro and con, on the potential health effects of cellular phone usage and concluded that the electromagnetic radiation (EMR) emitted by cell phones will likely lead to an epidemic of brain cancers within the next decade.
Among the points the new research phones home:

• There is a "significant and increasing body of evidence" that demonstrates a link between "excessive and/or prolonged" cell phone usage and certain brain tumors.

• This link should be taken seriously and no longer regarded as a myth.

• The time between the start of regular cell phone usage and the diagnosis of a brain tumor in susceptible individuals can be anywhere from 10 to 20 years. Thus, a statistically significant spike in brain cancer rates should be seen sometime in the next four years (assuming the mid-90s marks the moment cell phone adoption became widespread).

• Enough evidence currently exists to compel government and the cell phone industry to take immediate action to alert consumers to the hazards posed by cell phone EMR.

• This evidence suggests that cell phone radiation will eventually pose a larger threat to public health than asbestos or smoking."

"I don't agree with this. The entire Earth is a magnet. This is why we have a North/South pole. This magnetic field is constantly changing and works at many many frequencies including 2.4GHz. The power of a wifi magnetic field doesn't even come close to the frequency / power of the sun. Numerous things in history have operated at 2.4GHz. HAM radio operators for instance have used this frequency on huge amplifiers. This frequency has also been used for data transmission VIA packet radio for HAM operators. Pagers amplified off huge towers.
Everything has a magnetic field working at numerous frequencies. Blenders interfere with televisions for example. 2.4 GHz is a high frequency, but no way near unheard of. (even a chunk of wood has a molecular magnetic field). 2.4GHz, is just the wavelength of the radio signal. Smaller (less broad) and not broad makes more penetration at less power. Lower frequencies are more broad and take more power to amplify. So for a police radio, operating in the 40MHz frequencies, penetrate your body at 4 Watts (usually minimum, but often upwards of 7 watts for hand held units) Wifi on the other hand from most routers, operate around 20-28 mw (milliwatts). 28 ten thousandths of 1 watt. or 28 X 10 to the -3 power. Wifi barely makes it through a wall, while things like police radios make it through cities & buildings. Police radios also can truncate at 2.4GHz as well shoving 7 watts @ 2.4 GHz right through your body. There's nothing that can be done about this. Your body is bombarded with radio signals at huge wattages, powers, and frequencies constantly - either naturally, or man made."

From the research I've done I am convinced EMF pollution is not good for you. A concentration of Negative ions are healing, where as a concentration of positive ions are not. Ways to get negative ions: walk barefoot on grass or lay on the grass, be near large evergreen trees or running water or the sea or ocean, etc. on mountains, basically in nature far away from electro magnetic pollution (high in positive ions) and such. This is why TB was treated with those infected being sent to the sea or mountains. Many air purifiers use negative ions. Negative ions are supposed to kill molds. Be careful if you are making bread or kumbacha tea or kefir and using one of these air purifiers it can kill your starter. I have also heard it is most healing to sleep with your head to the North because the magnetic pull is most healing and rejuvinating. Who knows? If you are desperate you just might try this.

Yeast overgrowth and vaginal yeast overgrowth:

The following remedies were from various people who posted on Vital Votes at Mercola.com.

"oregano oil is a good treatment and maintenance for previous candida ; take oregano oil for about a week every month and supplement, daily, with All Flora probiotics."

"Take Colloidal silver: a tablespoon 2 x a day for about 5 days "

re: Garlic, a couple contradictory bits of info:
1."I would not use garlic with a yeast infection. Garlic is an anti-bacterial and ALL anti-bacterial products are the opposite of what is used with yeast infections. Garlic kills too many essential bacterias, which help to kill yeast, so you don't want to kill those off. "
2."I don't know what other people's 12 hour cure is, but mine IS using garlic. Peel the clove, put a few little nicks in it. Insert it high in the vagina and leave it for 24 hours. After a few hours you will feel relief, in 12 hours you will feel much better. If it is a particularly bad infection I will exchange the clove for a new one for up to 72 hours. Don't be alarmed if the clove looks blue when you take it out. You will taste garlic in your mouth for as long as you use this treatment, so some people only use it overnight. I find it easiest to just insert the clove on its own, some practitioners suggest wrapping it in gauze and tying it off with floss for easier removal but that seems like too much work for me. In addition to the garlic, make the dietary changes and get plenty of water and sleep. You'll feel better and be taking steps to prevent another one. "

"Tea tree oil is excellent for a yeast infection. A few drops in cool water for a twice-daily douch is a good remedy. You can also use something like coco butter and tea tree oil to make a suppository." [NOTE: If you think you are ovulating avoid douching if there is even a remote possibility you can get pregnant.]

"Tea tree oil and clove oils and buds are old fashioned herbal remedies for vaginal yeast infections. "

"Douching with a vinegar wash morning and night (2 tbsp apple cider vinegar with 4 cups warm water), followed by insertion of an acidophilus capsule every night for a good 10 days seems to take care of it."

"I would like to suggest that douching that often may be slowing your recovery. You wash out all the good stuff and have to start over again. Ten days worth of capsules seems like kind of a long regimen. In my experience, the yogurt works the best and almost always within 2-3 days at MOST. Give it a try?..."

"Systemic candida overgrowth can be quite a bit more complex to relieve than what is suggested here for many people. There is a correlation between mercury toxicity and candida overgrowth. Apparently the candida absorbs the mercury. So until the toxicity issue is dealt with, the candida may not go away permanently. It also accounts for the extremely difficult detox symptoms that may result when one uses diet and supplements to attempt to get rid of the candida - it may be much more than just "die-off". Also, many people with impaired digestion which is largely caused by chronic candida and related issues may not do well on the high meat protein diet that is typically advocated. The solutions to these concerns are all addressed by Donna Gate's Body Ecology."

"Some other good natural internal and external yeast remedies can be found at: www.tbyil.com.yeast_infections.html "

"Be sure to avoid sugar and bleached flour and use a good probiotic such as the one Dr. Mercola sells."

"Insert a tampon saturated with plain all natural yogurt Works every single time. No joke.---"

"I insert the yogurt manually, but then wear a pad for awhile for any "overflow". I also, have never had this method fail. "

"For a free recipe on how to get rid of yeast overgrowth, which I've shared with customers at the health food store where I work, go here: www.squidoo.com/foodcravings
I've seen people lose 90 pounds, completely eliminate painful "geographic tongue" (the tongue looks like a map, hence the name), etc. I mention a product called PB-8 for the probiotic, but Dr. Mercola's probiotic would be a good one to use in its place.
The best to you.
Kelley Eidem, author"

"Well, she told me that candida albumen HATED the herb oregano. She gave me a bottle of Oreganol oil the no sugar/yeast/grain/fruit diet, told me what to expect and booked me in for another test in 4 weeks (using the non invasive MORA RM10 machine). When I returned I couldn't believe it - the candida had gone."

"I found that adding water kefir and kombucha tea as well as eating raw garlic daily and kefir grains daily have really helped. (They are true raw lacto-fermented products-big difference between them and the pasteurized fermented vinegars, etc. you find in stores.)"

"I think the homemade water kefir and kombucha put lots of good bacteria in my body that help me fight yeast-and the raw garlic kills lots of narsty bugs from yeast to viruses. Keeps the mosquitos away, too!"

"I self-diagnosed myself as having candida based on all my symptoms which included : bad breath after eating sugar and fruit, feeling lousy after eating sugar, etc. Yet the worse one was constant body aches. Changing my diet to eliminate sugar, vinegar products, yeast products, and using probiotics & oil of oregano really helped, but the body aches only slightly got better. A doctor suggested I go to a website www.miraclemineral.org (or .com - can't remember), read the online book, and try the solution recommended: a sodium chlorite mixture. You drink it. It oxygenates your blood, aiding your immune system to kill pathogens, and is 8 times stronger than using stabilized oxygen. The solution can be found anywhere by searching for "MMS solution". It taste nasty after you get up to high doses of 15 drops a day, but my body aches have diminished by 80%!!!! It's like a miracle!!! The stuff is an actual CURE for malaria, but also works for alot of other things. Do your research, that's all I'm asking, and try the stuff. A 4 oz bottle can be bought for only $20 and that will last about 6 months. A lot of people all over the world sell it, it's not just one person or a company. I truly believe I have found the 'secret' cure out there for a lot of illnesses."

"the yeast connection diet and donna gates BED diet are good for some people. but others need to avoid some of the foods they recommend. not everyone can continue eating whole grains and beans and other carbohydrate foods and still get rid of candida."

www.candida-cure-recipes.com

"Grapefruit Seed Extract as an all natural Candida cure."
"I use a whole garlic clove(with about 6 cuts in it from my fingernail) as a suppository(no need for string), I get a new one 2x a day. Sometimes I coat it in tea tree or neem oil around it as well. NO you will NOT get burned by the garlic clove juice."

"Kill ALL your sugar, glutan(wheat), bread, and corn intake.(I did this for 2 months...) This even includes carrots."

"You wont believe how sugar will make it worse FAST. I was experimenting and even a carrot made it worse after a couple hours. I really could tell : ( If you go on the candida diet, start to feel better, then screw up by eating something even a little sweet, you WILL feel it)."

"I also took paragone (from renew life) and Yeast Fighter (from twinlab) for about a month."

"- The MDI News forum at games.groups.yahoo.com/.../MDI_News says cream of tartar cures Candida within 3 months for some at least. MDI largely promotes MMS, which is good for many infections. I'm starting a discussion of MMS at http://nhc.lefora.com/forum and I have a lot of info about it at http://freewebs.com/sc2p "

"Dr. Whiting says hydrogen peroxide therapy. He states that oxygen kills yeast and a lot of other illnesses. Phoenixnutritionals has his product. I don't know if it works, haven't tried it, but thought I'd add this in case it does help someone. Dr. Whiting's website is ........... www.healthyinformation.com "

"healingwithnutrition.com has an oxy rich aloe toddy"

"The Yeast Connection misses a few important points. (I was put on an anti-candida diet by a homeopath...it worked). 1. Yes, a diet high in nuts and seeds. But avoid peanuts and coconut, as these are prone to fungal outbreaks on their own. 2. Avoid root vegetables, especially potatoes. Root vegetables, like peanuts, are prone to fungal growths. Potatoes, however, are very special in that they ferment faster than anything else (hence the popularity of vodka in Russia in times past). However, some yellow root vegetables are acceptable for nutritional purposes. 3. Avoid ANYTHING that ferments. I was told to consume minor amounts of fruits, because with the yeast already present they are more likely to ferment. 4. Avoid anything fermented. This may seem obvious, but, while soy sauce is a great way to make vegetables taste better, it is fermented and can be an issue. 5. Avoid soy in general, because the phytoestrogens, like other hormones and hormone precursors, is sugar-based and will encourage yeast-growth. 6. Avoid artificial sweeteners, as these cause insulin release, and insulin, being a sugar-based molecule, will feed candida.
Also, there are natural remedies that can be used in conjunction with the anti-candida diet. The extract of the inner hull of black walnut, Pau D'arco, caprylic acid, extract of grapefruit seed have all been used with good results. For most, the problem will go away within two weeks."

"Dr.Reddy I read an article advising to eat 3 cloves of garlic a day for six(6) weeks for the treatment of candida infection, especially woman suffering candida albicans, popularly known as thrash.. Garlic is the best natural treatment of fungus infections. Then how to eat Garlic. First slice them into small bits , leave them for ten(10) minutes to the air. Then swallow the bits with water or fruit juice. Garlic is also good for reducing cholesterol. In fact American scientists have shown that Garlic acts like a natural statin in dissolving already built up fat in the arteries. Fantastic. Only problem is , some people cannot tolerate garlic as it causes rash on the body apart from the strong smell which is anti -social. However, if one has no such problems, try garlic to prevent Blooc Pressure, Fungus infections and heart attacks."

"I have found kefir mixed with flax seed to be excellent, and I couldn't make it without jordin rubin's primal defense probiotic"

Gum and Teeth health

This information was taken from a forum at CureZone. This post is on Oil Pulling (OP) and other things you can do to keep your teeth and gums healthy. My disclaimer is this: this is information not a diagnosis or prescription for anything. You use all info at your own risk or benefit. OP is when you swish oil in your mouth for 15 minutes then spit it out. It pulls a bunch of toxins out of you and can potentially heal gum disease. It is also recommended to rinse your mouth with salt water (use Celtic sea salt, or some other totally unrefined sea salt, it should be grayish in color) afterwards.

"OP removes harmful bacteria from the mouth. Bacteria that cause havoc with your gums, as well as other organs. There are just some bacteria that cannot be killed by conventional means, and we believe that these bacteria are oil soluable, meaning they are attracted to the properties of the oil. "I would immediately start using unrefined (and organic if you can get it) Sesame Oil. I would also try some coconut oil just to hedge your bets. We don't know which one will work better for you, but they both have anti-bacterial properties.

You should also swish with a few drops of Oil of Oregano (make sure it's pure, not mixed with olive oil) in your pulling oil. It's very strong, like a natural broad spectrum anti-biotic. Peppermint Oil and Clove Oil are also good things to have in your arsenal.

Another very good thing to do for gum and teeth health is to use a Waterpik, I know many that add H202 to their waterpik with great results."

From another post: "Any oil will do right now. Oils to avoid (even eating) are Canola, Soy or Peanut. If you have any of these, throw them away right now. (I'm sorry I sound pushy, but it's for your health). The Oleic acid in Olive Oil is superb for sublingual absorbtion of fatty acids. While you are removing your bad bacteria, you are also dosing your body (and I mean directly into your blood system) all those great EFA's. That is why it's so important to have good quality oils. You will notice the effect because the heels of your feet and your elbows will get softer. It's unreal when this happens, but it does happen to most people."

If your body is acidic your teeth will be prone to cavitations. Coffee makes you acidic as does sugar and white flour, see other posts on balancing your pH.

If you have pain from a cavity use clove oil or tea tree oil (brush your teeth with a drop or two or swish with them) and/or hydrogen peroxide (swish and spit) to get immediate relief. A water pic is supposed to be very beneficial if you use H2O2. Then make sure you balance your pH. Take high vitamin butter oil with cod liver oil to regenerate the tooth. Yes, cavities can be reversed if you haven't had it drill and filled. You also have to eat right too.