News Briefs:
Current News About The
Types Of Alternative Medicine

News briefs about ongoing events in the types of alternative medicine are an important method of keeping abreast of the ever-changing world of medicine.

As information filters through the news, in this section I will try to give you a small synopsis of the article(s) so you can pursue the items that interest you and your loved ones.

Check back here often to see what is new and breaking in the news pertaining to the world of types of alternative medicine.

February 4, 2012
Information Source: Original Bach Rescue Remedies

Bach Rescue Flower Remedies

But as with all homeopathic medicines, many people dislike pills or dispensing medications from an eye dropper. Well, new to the market is several easier forms of dispensing for the user's convenience.

Keep on the lookout for a new spray version. Open your mouth, spray the tongue twice and you are finished. The second new formula is called a Rescue Pastille. The pastille, a name commonly used in the candy industry, is just a small piece of melt-in-your-mouth "candy" which you open up, drop it in and let the warmth of your mouth and tongue take care of the rest. One pastille is the equivalent of one dose. Lastly, for those chewing gum lovers, exercising the jaw can now be done with the use of Remedy Gum. One piece of gum is equivalent to one dose.

If Rescue Remedy is a staple in your house, look for these newer versions in your local health food stores soon.

February 1, 2012
Information Source: Allergy Watchdog Group "AllergyEats"

Fast Food Restaurant Changes Can Affect People With Food Allergies

Wendy's has added a new burger to their menu. The bun itself is now buttered and then toasted. Anyone with a dairy allergy can not eat this. But the difficulty though arises because of cross-contamination, even if you do order a former "safe food", your food could now be cooked on the same equipment which toasted that buttered bun.

Ask questions before ordering.

Burger King has now changed their french fries. All of the top eight major allergens (dairy, eggs, wheat, peanuts, tree nuts, soy, fish and shellfish) has still been eliminated but still there has been an ingredient change for some lesser known allergens. If you have food sensitivities, ask questions before ordering.

January 31, 2012
Information Source: General Knowledge

Parent Alert: What You Need To Know For Your Child's Safety

Every medical professional and researcher understands the importance of this program. Many though have grave concerns about the efficacy and safety of the vaccines themselves. Sufficient safety protocols are not built into many vaccines, is the answers they are getting from current research and from the patients adverse reactions themselves at the doctor's offices.

If you are a parent, you deserve to know all the answers before you get your children vaccinated. Many state the pharmaceutical industry itself tries to steer the general public away from knowing this information.

One of the conditions common to a vaccine side effect is known as autism from vaccinations. This, plus many other troublesome symptoms, have left many children suffering through a previously unknown medical condition which they did not have prior to the vaccination.

Check at the above link for some safety information which every parent deserves to have so this can be covered with your child's doctor before a vaccine schedule is decided to be the norm for your children.

January 27,2012 Allergies
Information Source: Dove's Farm Buckwheat Flour

Allergen Alert Warning For Normally Safe Product

All other products and date codes are shown to be safe.

Currently the company has pulled all the affected product but if you, the consumer, have any of this batch code in your possession, please contact the company for recommendations how to receive your refund. Company contact information is available on the package itself.

January 21, 2012
Information Source: site owner

At Home Remedies With Money Still Left In The Bank

Even though many of the compounds we depend on for our very health are not dietary supplements per say, to the federal government, many of these compounds are labeled as such since they are not pharmaceutical medications either. Many people in this country are of the opinion that our efficient lawmakers in this country spend way to much time listening and believing everything the pharmaceutical industry says is the gospel's truth.

But if you are a firm believer in the advantages of many natural medicines, the day may come when your source is so restricted or it even has dried up. The easiest solution to this - make your own tinctures!

January 18,2012
Information Source: Natural News

Do You Really Know What You Are Eating?

I don't care who you are when it comes to this story. If you ever open your mouth to insert food, you also will find this story informative and interesting.The Amazing Food Fact Machine launched by Natural News; reveals shocking facts about what you're eating. Just click on the link for this FREE visit to "Nature's Kitchen".

January 15,2012
Information Source: Naturopathic physician, Dr. Mercola

Are You A Victim Of The Drug Cascade?

But this difficulty can also show up in Alternative Medicine also if you are a home remedies type of diagnostician. Check this information about pharmaceutical medications but realize any type of substance you put into your body can result in a cascade of drug interactions.

January 13, 2012
Information Source: Site owner

How To Remove Common Contaminants From Your Drinking Water

But the actual reality of that, many bottled water companies have higher concentrations of contaminants in their selections than you do right from your own home. So if you already thought yours was bad, boy are you in even more trouble now.

Removing contaminants from your water though in your own house isn't that difficult, or that expensive either. There is two main ways to achieve this process. The first one:

• a Reverse Osmosis System is considered the best in most circles. This system will remove almost every drug and any contaminants from your system that was introduced before it comes out of your tap. Often whole house systems can be purchased which eliminates these contaminants when you also shower, brush your teeth, water your garden etc.

• A Carbon Filtration System also reduces many contaminants but it requires you to slow down the rate of flow in your faucets so the water can contact the carbon filters for a longer period of time before coming through your tap. The longer extended times in contact with the carbon filters leads to a more efficient filtration.

So although bottled water vs tap water may be your first thoughts, finding a good quality filtration system will eventually be a wiser investment for both you, your family and everybody's future health.

January 8, 2012 Egg Allergy
Information Source: Bloch's Best Inc. and Food and Drug Administration

Undeclared Eggs On Label Initiates Recall

Extreme care needs to be taken if purchasing this product if you or any family member has an egg allergy. For questions and further information please contact 845 352-8811 and ask for Sam Bloch or return it to the place of purchase for a full refund.

January 3, 2012
Information Source: Prevention magazine

One More Reason To Say Yes To Walnuts

Research is still continuing to determine why this amazing transformation is taking place but to date the findings are showing the increased levels of omega 3's, found only in walnuts, not the other nut varieties, are the supporting material. Add 1 ounce of Raw Walnuts, or approximately 14 halves per day, at a total of 190 calories per serving to your daily diet for this increased benefit.u

December 30,2011
Information Source: Natural News Editor Mike Adams

Has The Media Got You Running Scared?

But stop to think here. The infection is not the result of the carrier (the neti pot). The infection is being caused by the contents of the neti pot - infected and chemical-laden water these people are using from their own kitchen or bathroom tap water. If you put infected water into the neti pot - you get infected water out.

The solution here is just be careful the water you are using to mix your saline solution is also SAFE water!

And just be extra wary the next time about believing the news media.

December 23, 2011
Information Source: Distributor of EpiPen and Epipen Jr., Pfizer Canada

Epipen Safety Alert!

• First, actually have one in your possession. This doesn't mean sitting at home in a drawer, in the car's glove compartment while you are in the mall, or in your purse while you are in the other end of the house. An epipen can only do its job when it is in your possession.

• Second, ask your doctor for a demonstration how it works(and pay close attention to those instructions). It has been noticed many people are taking the pen and twisting the cap or trying to bend it off. This action will render the pen incapable of injecting the life-saving medication.

  The correct procedure, hold the pen vertical with the tip facing down. Grasp the cap and pull it off, STRAIGHT UP! Once the cap is off, then the tip can be placed against the side of the upper leg and the medication from the epipen can be injected.

December 20,2011
Information Source: Rodale News, US Dept of Agriculture and Tyson Foods

Attention: Everybody

Alabama, California, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Wisconsin.

If you have purchased any ground beef from a supermarket or store under the label of Tyson Foods, do not eat it. Return the product to the grocery store and ask for a refund.

December 16, 2011
Information Source: General Knowledge

Just How Healthy Is Alkaline Water

But the reality - is that stuff Plain-Old-Water?

Alkaline water, the stuff many say they strive for, isn't just an accident. Due to all the chemicals we now place in the water, air, ground, lakes and streams, it pretty much doesn't matter the water source anymore - it's no longer pure water.

But some companies actually do filter their water first to get it back to an alkanalized status and then bottle it for our use. The problem here, though - they have now returned water to as close as they can get it to its natural state and then placed it in a man-made bottle manufactured by the chemical industry.

You say you don't use "chemical bottles".

All plastic bottles are a derivative of petrochemical companies, thus a form of petroleum. This commonly leads to an increase of BPA in your system. This is because the chemicals in the plastic bottle itself leach into the water. So, you take a big long drink of cool refreshing water and you have just downed an entire chemical cocktail.

Reversing BPA complications is possible. But the safer and saner way - just do not drink it at all.

Put your own filtering system right on your own tap at your kitchen sink and pour yourself a glass of pure clean water anytime and every time you want some.

December 13, 2011
Information Source: Living Better...For Less Periodical

Battling The Picky Eater At Meals

Having a child with autism just intensifies these concerns in the child's mind. Instead of one long continuous battle, try a few of these often simple changes which will make any child, whether they are excitable, autistic, ADHD or just trying to be a little temperamental with tonight's dinner offerings. A child who is given some time, attention and love will eventually come to realize , mealtime does not have to always be the War Zone".

December 9, 2011
Information Source: Site Owner plus Kim Wilson, author of "Good and Easy Eats"

Tomorrow Is The Day"

Good and Easy Eats is a well-written manual to help guide you through your kitchen, especially for the millions of people who suffer from a food allergy. Its importance is not just its ability to show you a few recipes which are safe - it has the capability of teaching you how to cook safely in your kitchen for many years to come to insure the health and safety of every family member.

Stop by and click here to visit Good and Easy Eats.It is a one stop shopping experience for some of the best and most well-trusted information you can find anywhere to help you navigate your way through a special diet for any member of your family.

December 8, 2011
Information Source: Site Owner

Healthy Digestion, Nutrition and Your Taste Buds Are Happy Also?

This is a simple, quick and easy collection of basic kitchen recipes which can be used by every home, every day all across the majority of people in the world who believe in no frills cooking. Plain, normal ingredients can be combined (with a few new skills and directions on how to do it) to make every day dishes such as biscuits and gravy, cookies, cakes and pies, brownies, roasted or grilled vegetables, award-winning chili plus many more.

The bonus here for almost every family, this entire cookbook is allergen free, great for diabetics, weight loss, vegetarians or anyone trying to add a few days or a lifetime of good nutrition to their diet. The recipe combinations are free of the following:

• corn free
• dairy free
• dye free
• egg free
• gluten free (or wheat free in most situations)
• peanut free
• soy free
• tree nut free (some need a substitution but directions are included in the collection)
• sugar free
• yeast free
• acceptable for Vegetarians/Vegans

Further information will be available here this weekend for your inspection so check back and give the easiest, quickest collection of recipes a try at an extremely low affordable price.

November 29, 2011
Information Source: General Knowledge

The Fallacy Of Public Opinion

But what many of these people do not realize is many medicines originate direct from nature, plants, trees, shrubs and flowers themselves. Whether the pharmaceutical industry uses the natural plant itself for the medication (morphine from the opium poppy) or vincristine, the leading cancer drug, is from the herb periwinkle) or there is a synthetic version copied (salicylic acid is from the willow bark or meadowsweet varieties) which is used as an aspirin derivative in many over-the-counter medications or prescription drugs.

Many common herbal medicines used in alternative medicine for hundreds and even thousands of years are now being marketed by the pharmaceutical industry at much higher prices under different names. Unless you read the label or are familiar with the drugs chemical breakdown, you may possibly be using the same thing without even knowing it.

November 25, 2011
Information Source: General Knowledge

Keeping Track Of Your Good Intentions

Well an easy way to solve this problem is grab one stainless water bottle and fill it full. Check your bottle size (most hold 16 oz.) which is equivalent to 2 cups. Therefore to drink eight glasses you need to fill it 4 times that day. If you are smart, you can reduce that to 6 glasses and get your other two glasses with some high water content fruits and vegetables (watermelon, radishes, lettuce, cucumbers, tomatoes plus many others).

So to give yourself a reminder, in almost every dollar store or kid's toy section, the stretchable rubber bands or bracelets are all the rage. Pick up a few for every family member and add three (or four) to your bottle. As you empty that bottle each day, remove one band. As you keep emptying the bottle, continue removing a band.

By the end of your day, all of the bands should be gone and you can be assured you have drank the necessary amount which is healthy for your body that day.

Repeat this procedure every day.

November 23, 2011
Information Source: Ongoing research and both mainstream and alternative practitioners

The Battle Rages On

But many in the mainstream and complementary fields of medicine are waking up to the fact that this just might be one great big marketing ploy of the pharmaceutical industry. Why do they say this...

It's because several hundred ongoing and completed studies of several thousand people show there is very little support for actually getting a flu shot. The overall effectiveness of a flu shot is less than 20% at it's greatest. Many studies even believe that percentage is too high.

The next problem is one of the majority ingredients, Thimerosal is 50% ethyl mercury, the most toxic form of poison on the earth. Protective gear, clothing and face masks are required for all personnel when working around it in the United States at concentrations of 200 parts per billion.

One flu vaccine injected into your body contains a mere 250,000 parts per billion. That is more than 100 times greater than what is considered a poisonous dose at current industry levels.

So what is a person supposed to do as a preventative?

Stop all the injections of poisons into your body and build up your health and immune system safely but effectively. Vitamin D3, vitamin C, probiotics, and some well placed immune system boosters taken daily is all that is needed to stay safer from both the flu and the vaccine industry.

November 22,2011
Information Source: Emory University

Raising The Odds For Success

We are all more comfortable doing things we are familiar with. The fear and mystery gets taken out of the equation as soon as we know what to expect which lulls us into a state of relaxation.

And sometimes, this feeling just happens to be good!

So what am I talking about?

You, or your child has just been informed of a possible severe allergic reaction. A new device, called the Epi-pen has been handed to you with the instructions carry it with you everywhere, everytime for the rest of your life. It may save your life some day.

Six months later a group of 63 children were invited to participate in a study about food allergies. They were all asked to show up on a certain date and time as one big group and fill out a questionnaire about their allergen. The number one most important question on that survey (and the only reason for the survey itself) was "Do you have your Epi-pen with you today?"

It turns out 90% of the kids which were shown how to use that epipen if the need every arises, all carried this life-saving piece of equipment even though none had ever had to use it.

Of the children which did not receive instructions on how it is used, none had it along.

The moral here - take those few minutes and demand you the parent and your children are to be shown exactly how, why and when that pen is to be used. Sitting at home in a drawer or in the refrigerator isn't ever going to be of any use if the day ever arises Now is the time of accidental indigestion.

November 18,2011
Information Source: by S.C. Teatronaturale International

Did You Ever Think Of It This Way?

Many people in both conventional medicine, alternative medicine and the general populace itself often question why the use of common herbs and spices often seem to have such a remarkable effect on the human body when it comes to relieving certain conditions. This next paragraph is an enlightening explanation of why this often remarkable condition seems to often hold true.

Do you know why plant chemicals have an effect on the human body? The reason is that living things are created off the same organic compounds. Therefore, the enzymes, sugars, vitamins, proteins etc. are bound to have an effect on the human body also. The chemicals of plants that act as antibiotics for the plant are found to inhibit the fungus and bacteria in animals too. Similarly, if these chemicals block parasites and tumors in the plant they are found to have the same similar effect on the human body also.

I personally feel this paragraph is an excellent example of why an animal in the wild does not have a system of medicinal capabilities to further their life (and their species) on the face of this Earth and yet they still survive, without any outside interference by man.

Nature itself has supplied us with the tools we need to extend our health and longevity. We just have to be smart enough to realize this and use what we have already been given.

November 9, 2011
Information Source: Dept. of Agricultural, Food and Nutritional Science plus the Director at the Metabolic Cardiovascular Diseases Laboratory

Can Trans Fats Actually Be Good For You?

Well, kind of...

The problem here. Man-made artificial trans fats, also known as hydrogenated oils or partially hydrogenated oils are trans fats. Do what ever you must to avoid them. They are a complicated long list of future medical problems all building in your system.

But trans fats found in pasture-raised meat and dairy products are known as saturated fats also. Science has proven though this type can actually help reduce your chances of developing cardiac occurrences or even some types of cancers.

Currently, nutrition labels do not identify which type of trans fats each product contains on a label. Many in the nutrition industry feels this is a great injustice to the consumer. By knowing this information, an educated consumer can protect themselves and still help lower their incidence of obesity, metabolic syndrome, heart disease and diabetes.

November 6, 2011
Information Source: General Knowledge

What Do I Do With Herbs

• use as herbal remedies for healing many conditions, often right from your own home

• the ladies love a warm, soothing herbal bath. Hang a close-knit open weave bag filled with fresh herbs under the running faucet as the bathtub fills. Step in and sit down and relax and soak your worries away for a much deserved break from the routine of the day.

• fresh (or dried) herbs in the kitchen can liven up the taste and flavor of any meal when the right combination of herbs and flavors get joined for your meal tonight

• a quick cup of herbal tea (commonly known as an infusion) can often give a quick boost of energy and promote the healing qualities inherent to many plants. Add one teaspoon of dried herbs or 2 teaspoons of fresh herbs to a cup of boiling water. Allow to steep (sit and brew) in the cup for 5- 10 minutes before drinking. This method can be drank either hot or cold, whichever is preferred. Limit to a maximum of 3 cups per day (when used as medicinal purposes) unless otherwise directed by a physician or herbal healer.

November 4, 2011
Information Source: General Knowledge

Basics of Buying and Storing Herbs

Shelf life though on many herbs can run from only 3 to 12 months though so a good reliable source is mandatory. Check the harvest date when purchasing to guarantee you are getting the freshest possible.

If you or a family member uses a certain variety consistently, check with your local garden center and ask about the growing requirements of the variety you often need. It might be just as easy to grow it yourself instead of finding a good source when needed.

October 26, 2011
Information Source: 60 Minutes, news magazine on television weekly

Resveratrol: A Food Gift From The Gods

Publicity about the advantages of this miracle antioxidant have been circulating in the news for about the last decade but many people still are not aware that their best source for this valuable nutrient is still in a product right out of nature.

News reports abound stating the amount of resveratrol in grape skins (particularly red grapes) is the highest quality of antifungal and a natural antibiotic which is available to man. This is because this antioxidant was derived specifically to ward off any type of fungal or bacterial attack originating in nature. Thus, resveratrol has the capability of fighting off and defeating its own predators.

But, not very common knowledge, conventionally grown grapes contain very low quality resveratrol. This is because common farming practices rely on pesticides and fungicides under repeated spraying conditions to ward off any fungal attacks.

Wild-grown grapes though do not utilize a spraying program. Wild grapes must rely on their own natural resistance, thus they cultivate enormous quantities of this powerful antioxidant. Therefore after harvest, you and your body also receive the benefits of their natural ingrown benefits.

This alone should give you the initiative to source out and purchase true organic grapes and wines.

October 21,2011
Information Source: Mike Adams, The Health Ranger, editor of Natural News.com

Did You Think The Term Health Foods
Meant Weeds, Grasses and Superfoods?

Are you ready for one of the biggest surprises of your life?

When a professional in nutrition tells you you must get some superfoods into your daily diet, is all those funny weeds and grasses that you throw into a blender with liquids the first thing that comes to your mind? If so, step right up and be prepared for a surprise!

The five most common health-enhancing NORMAL foods you can eat daily in your diet:

• Mustard - plain old simple mustard seed is high in selenium, good for lessening migraines,as a natural antiseptic and antifungal plus as a deterrent to many common forms of cancer

• Cole Slaw - most notably its major component Raw Cabbage - long hailed for its abilities as a cure for stomach ulcers and as a cancer curative/preventative

• Cooking Spices - Almost all of the fresh spices are on a list of curative agents for different maladies. Their anti-inflammatory properties, anti-fungal capabilities, antiseptic tendencies, lowers blood pressures, blood sugars, complications of sinus infections, coughs, colds and on and on.

  Although fresh spices are a better option, the standard jars can be used as an effective replacement as long as you replace your supply every 6-8 months to continually be using a fresh supply. Dried spices do lose much of their medicinal qualities as they age.

• Raisins are nothing more than dried grapes and the skins on a grape, especially the organic variety ( no outward sprayed chemicals on them during growth) have an abundance of the antioxidant resveratrol, a plus in nutrition.

  For any diabetic, to reduce their impact on your sugars, combine them with 1/4 cup fresh raw nuts to lower their glycemic index ratio to prevent huge swings in your blood sugar levels

• Raw nuts and seeds, just plain and unadorned is one of the biggest brain and health boosters you can find in any store. Skip the salt, cooking or roasting, or favorite coatings and enjoy them raw. Your body will thank you in the future.

  Remember though, nuts are an excellent source of quality proteins and fats but they are high in calories. You can't just sit everyday and pig out on the whole can or bag. A handful a day is all it takes to receive the benefits of these nutrition-packed powerhouses.

So see, finding superfoods is as easy as one stop at the grocery store with no major cash outlay on the expense of the foods or any necessary equipment to prepare your daily eating healthy program.

October 16,2011
Information Source: German Health Interview/Examination Survey For Children and Adolescents

Are Vaccinations As Necessary As Big Pharma Tries To
Makes Us Believe

For decades now the general public has been led to believe many common forms of illnesses have been eradicated or controlled all through the continuous efforts of a stable vaccination program.

Many doctors, researchers and the health professionals themselves though question this summarization, stating their observations as they work with the public do not show this type of relief at all. More and more common, many people are showing often irreversible signs and symptoms of degenerative conditions, all tracked back to the vaccination itself.

After tracking more than 25,000 patients (some vaccinated/some not vaccinated) from 15 different countries the final results surprised even many in the medical field. The final stats show in every single health category that the un-vaccinated children were in far superior health than their vaccinated counterparts.Common reported problems in the vaccination group included:

• increased allergies, both food and environmental
• asthma or chronic bronchitis difficulties
• increased ratio of autoimmune disorders in the vaccinated group
• symptoms of Autism and ADHD more prevalent in the vaccinated group
• more frequent occurrence of skin conditions, ear aches, epilepsy and other types of seizures
• plus many other lesser known conditions often unusual to childhood

The pharmaceutical industry itself relies heavily on the vaccination program as a large percentage of its annual income. It is not going to be cost effective for them to admit to possible trials and tribulations possible with this lucrative money winner.

Full details on this survey can be found at the following: http://www.vaccineinjury.info for complete information.

October 7, 2011
Information Source: Natural News

Are You Unfamiliar With The Term GMO?

It's been heard more and more often now in the news and yet many people have no idea what GMO (genetically modified organisms) mean and why they should have to take the time to sit up and listen.

Check at this link for five very short videos which affect all members of you and your family's life. After seeing them, you can now make up your own mind whether the use of GMO's in our food supply is something you need to worry about for your family's safety.

October 6, 2011
Information Source: General Knowledge

Biggest Advantage Of Eating Vegan

Many people state they try to conform to eating healthier by going vegan or they are trying to show compassion for the animal kingdom but the biggest and best advantage most people always miss is this:

The healing power inherent to the human body by conforming to the vegan lifestyle comes from your ability to eat a diet with multitudes of different plant colors. The healing power because of the ongoing variety provides a wider range of vitamins and minerals, thus a larger assortment of different nutrients, all of which leads to better health without you even trying

October 6, 2011
Information Source: Mike Adams, Editor - Natural News.com

Is There Toxic Foods On Your Grocery List

The pantry shelves are getting kind of bare so it's that time again to go refill all the staples from the grocery store. Although it's a chore, you know it's getting harder and harder to prepare a meal when the family is home. Every time you go for something, the shelf is bare already.

But have you noticed the family seems to be getting minor aches and pains more often, colds and the flu sets in easier, stomach aches and your bathroom habits are increasing due to digestive disturbances?

Most of us assume it's something we ate, but how come it is happening so much more often?

Take a look at this list of poisons you need to avoid when in a grocery store all sitting so innocently on those shelves beckoning you and your family. Sure, it's stuff you have been buying all the time. But it is also stuff which is probably the reason for the increased digestive disturbances of the whole family.

Make a copy and take it with you to the store. There is no way you are ever going to remember all those funny sounding names, unless you happen to be a chemist or something.

October 5, 2011
Information Source: www.askall.com

Vegan Candy Corn

Starting a new dietary plan always requires a few changes to your new dietary plan, which ultimately means there is a few things you have to give up. One of the hardest for many people is the snack food candy corn.

Candy corn is a Fall season staple. There is no other vegan candy and snacks which symbolizes the fall season better. So, starting a vegan diet means candy corn has to go (it includes gelatin in the ingredients which is animal-based).

But if you're a die-hard, some good samaritan who loves to cook at this website has tried and tested this version which resembles candy corn so closely, it can become a new Fall favorite.

October 5, 2011 Allergies and Diabetes
Information Source: Independent news Rodale.com University of Research and Development For Safe Farm Practices

First Cantaloupes, Now Lettuce....Recall!!

Romaine lettuce is the next Listeria outbreak concern which may be found at your local grocer or restaurant. Check here for full details to get yourself and your family prepared.

October 2, 2011
Information Source: Cadbury (formerly Jaret Industries)

Some Good News For The Vegetarian

Everyone is familiar when you start a specialty type of eating program you are probably going to have to give up certain foods you really did enjoy in the "before diet" days. So for many people, Swedish Fish and Sour Patch candies are two of those candies that seems to be most popular with the entire world over.

But finding some surprise vegan candy and snacks that you enjoyed and are still possible for your new eating plan has got to be one of life's most pleasurable moments.

So go ahead and dig in because unlike most gummy/juju candy, Swedish fish and sour patch assorted fruits contain no gelatins, which automatically makes them suitable for the vegetarian.

September 25, 2011
Information Source: International Health and Wellness Inc.

Are You Contemplating Adding Juicing To Your Diet

Is there really any advantages to juicing as one of your daily meals?

A liquid meal, juicing is a means of taking an assortment of fresh fruits and vegetables, adding them to a machine like a blender, pulsing, and the result is a glassful of pure liquid nutrition. Only one pint of fresh vegetable juice contains the equivalent in vitamins and minerals that you achieve in two full size dinner plates heaped with fresh vegetables and salad ingredients.

The requirements, a good quality juicer (unlike the blender, a juicer has the capability of releasing the liquid portions of every fruit or vegetable plus retaining the all-important fiber content also). A blender just chops up everything, not extracting the liquid juice at all. Add to your juicer an assortment of fresh fruits and veges and some good-tasting juicer recipes and you have everything you need to get you started.

September, 20,2011
Information Source:Old-Folk Remedy Encyclopedia

Watch Out For Those Tubers

But one prime example of asking for possible trouble is right in your own kitchen for you and your family.

Do you remember the last time you peeled the potatoes and there was green spots right under the skin? We all have the attitude, peel a little deeper and it goes away. But the reality of this situation, green potatoes means the spread of glycoalkaloids (a natural substance) has started in that potato.

Sounds OK, huh? It's natural. But the reason you see that spread is because that particular tuber is showing signs of spreading a fungus, disease, insect damage, rotting or sensitivity to too much light. This natural compound is the potatoes way of fighting off the offender.

Unfortunately, to the human body - it's toxic. There is no way to deactivate the toxicity once these compounds have taken over and are doing their job.

Throw the potato away. It's not worth the risk.

September 19, 2011
Information Source: Encyclopedia of Alternative Medicine

Two Quick At Home Health Boosters

• Soothe a sore throat by using fresh garlic. Allicin, the predominant compound in fresh garlic boosts the immune system which will fight the germs causing the soreness and irritation. Crush two FRESH cloves (or mince in small pieces), microwave for 10-15 seconds to reduce the strong flavor and then use this as a topper a couple of times each day as your throat is bothering you considerably.

• Most people know chocolate and fresh turkey has the capability of increasing your mood for the better. This is because both of these are a good source of amino acids known as tryptophan.

  But we don't always have fresh-roasted turkey around, and most chocolate contains sugar after processing which allows extra calories. How about changing to raw pumpkin seeds instead. Half of your daily requirements for magnesium is included in just one ounce of pumpkin seeds and is easy to use in snacks, in baked goods, on salads, in soups or main dishes. The list is endless everywhere it's possible to sprinkle a few pumpkin seeds daily.

September 16,2011 Allergies and Diabetes
Information Source: Rodale Health Institute

URGENT:Toss Those Cantaloupes

Shipping previously from July 29 thru September 10, 2011 into the following states:

Arizona/Colorado/Illinois/Kansas/Minnesota/Missouri/Nebraska/New Jersey/New Mexico/New York/North Carolina/Oklahoma/ Pennsylvania/Tennessee/Texas/Utah/Wyoming

the Rocky Ford region of Colorado has distributed fresh cantaloupes which have been determined to be infected with the bacteria known as Listeria. The only method available to the general consumer to kill this bacteria is through cooking, which would not apply when eating fresh cantaloupe.

Listeria contamination is most common to the soil and water of meat and dairy operations. Somehow though, the produce when passing through the distribution channel has developed this possible fatal strain of bacteria.

Common symptoms include miscarriage in a pregnant woman, headaches, muscle and joint pains, stiff neck, mental confusion, loss of balance and possible convulsions.

The only effective therapy in this case to prevent infection is immediately dispose of any prior purchases made which have the following identifiable labels:

• a green and white sticker labeled "Product of USA-Frontera Produce-Colorado Fresh-Rocky Ford-Cantaloupe"
• a grey, yellow and green sticker which reads "Jensen Farms-Sweet Rocky Fords"
• If you reside in one of these states and the produce is not labeled, contact management and ask where their product was sourced.

September 12, 2011
Information Source: General Knowledge

Who Is Paying For Alternative Therapies

But slowly this trend is starting to reverse. Many insurance companies, mainly I believe through public pressure, is starting to realize, that alternative or complementary medicine can be very cost effective to their bottom line. By utilizing some at home simple but effective remedies up front, instead of automatically dispensing pharmaceutical medicines to ward off possible future problems, the patient themselves often reduces a long list of possible side effects, the insurance company reduces their cost ratios of paid out expenses and the final outcome in the patient's health is often just as productive or many times even better.

September 10, 2011 Allergies and DiabetesInformation Source: Rodale Health and Wellness Institute

What Is Complementary Medicine

So do we now have conventional medicine, alternative medicine and complementary medicine?

Actually the short answer is No!

Many mainstream doctors of conventional medicine and many in the field of alternative therapies are finding that the union of the two treatment plans is more advantageous to the patient than using just one protocol itself. With this joining of treatment plans, the blending is rapidly becoming known as complementary medicine, no longer being called alternative medicine.

Although it will be years and years until everyone has changed over to the new name, if you happen to hear the term complementary medicine being used, just know you are still using a form of treatment that has been around, often being practiced for many centuries all over the world.

September 9, 2011
Information Source: Folk Remedy Encyclopedia of Health

Worried About Possible Food Poisoning

Apple cider vinegar has the capabilities of neutralizing much of the bacteria in toxic foods to contain an outbreak of food poisoning symptoms. If you don't stay 100% better, it may be able to at least reduce your uncomfortable symptoms to a degree.

If you didn't have any spoiled food at all to begin with, the addition of the vinegar-water mixture can do nothing but actually help your current digestive system anyway.

September 6, 2011
Information Source: Leading health and wellness research institute: Rodale Health Institute

Are you one of those 83%?

Less than 50% of the over 2000 people polled admitted they washed their hands or cleaned their desk area before eating. A University of Arizona study found that most people's desk had about 400 times more bacteria rampant on it than the common public toilet seat.

Preventing food poisoning and its concerns is a priority for everyone. When eating off the public toilet is safer than your own desk, it's time to make a few lifestyle changes, don't you think?

September 4, 2011
Information Source: Folk Remedy Encyclopedia of Natural Therapies

Prevention and Safety Of Your Foods From E.Coli

So if this has you worried, what can you as the family's major handler of food preparation do to try to keep your family safe? Open up the doors to your spice cabinet for starters and try some of these common tricks to prevent food poisoning.

August 30, 2011
Information Source: Folk Remedy Encyclopedia of Natural Healing Sources

Oolong Tea and Contact Dermatitis

Common for many people is a skin condition known as contact dermatitis during an allergic reaction, whether that's from food or environmental allergens. If this sounds like one of the symptoms common to you, try adding a cup of oolong tea to your daily diet about 3 times a day for a couple of weeks. Most people notice an obvious improvement over the frequency and the severity of their condition. If you continue to add this daily for an extended period (approximately 3- to 45 days), up to 66% of people trying this method have reported favorable results.

Or, if poison ivy or poison oak is one of your yearly trials and tribulations, many people during controlled studies have shown a compress of raw, cold milk at least once an hour for 2 days helps to relieve the itch and swelling. Soak a guaze or soft flannel cloth and apply for 10 to 20 minutes hourly.

August 24, 2011
Information Source: General Knowledge in the medical field

What Did You Say I Might Be Allergic To?

Many people are sensitive to certain things but they never really put the nuisance symptoms together as actually being an allergy or sensitivity. Here's a list of common offenders which may be your bothersome troublemaker.

• Jewelry is a common culprit. If you notice a rash, itchy skin or any common symptoms you may be sensitive to the nickel which is in many types of jewelry. Switch to stainless steel jewelry or confirm yours has no added nickel.

• If you are a fan of acrylic fingernails, nail polish or nail hardeners, many of these have formaldehyde as a base which is a common irritant for most people.

• Fragrances are a common ingredient in soaps, shampoos, laundry detergent, hair rinses, perfumes and colognes plus even toilet paper rolls these days. Many people find if they get fragrance free versions, it's easier on their skin and allergy symptoms.

• Hair colorings, deodorants and antiperspirants, make-up selections, children's balloons, cotton underwear with elastic bands at the waist and legs, clothing labels inside a shirt or jacket.

As you can tell, this list can go on and on from some of the dumbest places where you can find people are sensitive to those items. If you feel like you are getting allergy symptoms from some of the dumbest places, remove one thing at a time which you think might be causing your problems and see if it clears up after a few days to a week. Re-introduce it later and check for symptoms again to verify that particular item is the source of your trouble.

August 23, 2011
Information Source: Common Sense Knowledge

Ration The Use Of Soap And Water

Avoid all hand-sanitizer soap bottles first. Those sanitizers in it, you were never told were you they are toxic chemicals. If they're toxic to bacteria, what makes you think they're not toxic to you also?

Next, over-washing leads to dry, cracked, brittle skin especially in the cold months. Lather with lukewarm water and a regular bar of soap or better yet, a soap free cleanser, rinse with cool water and pat dry thoroughly. Afterwards rub in a moisturizer to prevent future dryness.

Your skin is your biggest protection against germs and bacteria getting into your body. Take care of it and half your battle of protection has already been won.

August 19, 2011
Information Source: Natural Healing Reference Material

Choices Towards Good Digestion

It's getting harder and harder going to a grocery store, isn't it?

When you get in the sweeteners aisle, the flours and grains, the oils and fats, the cleaning supplies and now add the dairy aisle for yogurt. Why do we need all those selections and which one am I supposed to take home?

Many people are lost when they get into the yogurt aisle now so don't feel bad, you aren't alone. So here's a little rundown of the most common types available and some of their characteristics.

• Dairy Yogurt- the original version, some higher in fats, sugars and proteins than others. All of this information can be found right on the nutrition label. Also, the addition of live active cultures to dairy yogurts can boost your immune system health.

• Non-Dairy Yogurt- The most easily recognizable one is soy yogurt. Often non-dairy yogurts are higher in fats and sugars so read the label carefully. Other versions could be almond milk yogurt (high in monounsaturated fats - the good fats) or any other tree nut version.

• Coconut Milk Yogurt- hitting more and more shelves is the coconut version which actually has anti-viral and anti-bacterial properties to help obtain and then maintain better health.

August 14, 2011
Information Source: General Knowledge

Herbs or Vegetables: Which Are They?

Many common plants (onions, garlic, parsley etc.) are eaten everyday by most people and yet who sits down and eats a plate of parsley or a plate of garlic?

The difference here really comes down to quantity. If you have a sprig of parsley on the side of your dinner plate and you didn't touch it except to move it out of the way, guess what - it's an herb. But say your entree, vegetable dish, maybe the soup course and the garlic bread all had parsley as a seasoning, well now you've had a serving of parsley as a vegetable, as long as you ate some of each of those selections.

So yes, those little herbs that you throw in all over your dinner menu can actually add up to a full serving of a vegetable for each day.

August 12, 2011
Information Source: Diabetes Forecast Magazine

Eating Out Tonight With Allergies

If possible, visit the establishment on off hours when the manager, chef, servers etc. actually have the time to speak with you to help you verify your safety. But make sure you make them realize the importance of what you are trying to convey - nicely.

• 66% of the restaurants surveyed did not realize that the ingredients of an allergen free dish can not be stored near the normal ingredients.
• these same 66% did not realize if you state you are allergic to shrimp, you can't just pick the allergen out of the regular food dish and consider it safe. This applies to any type of allergen, not just fish.
• 69% did not realize you must start with all clean utensils, pots and pans, a clean grill etc. before preparing an allergen friendly meal

A whopping 81% of the respondents, when asked if they could serve an allergen-friendly meal, does their establishment have the capabilities of doing so at a customer's request. The answers were Yes. And yet as shown above more than 50-70% of these same establishments don't even understand the basics of preparing an allergen-friendly meal.

August 10, 2011
Information Source: Weight Watchers Magazine, Consumer Reports Testing and Personal Opinion

Is Food Sourced From Out Of Country More Dangerous

Tainted fruits and vegetables can happen anywhere. The reasons, the water for irrigation could have been contaminated, the soil is often depleted of vital minerals because of over-production, herbicide use, pesticide use or tainted manures used for fertilization. Runoff from local streams or other soil and water sources can and do run downhill, often contaminating crops miles and miles away. Natures elements themselves can pass along disease by wind, insects, birds etc.. The amount of factors contributing to food borne illnesses is unmeasurable.

Also, becoming more and more prevalent all the time in the States is the difficulties with large factory farms. Lack of cleanliness, over-crowding, GMO's, lack of a quality diet fed to the animals, the over-use of antibiotics and growth hormones to retain an animal alive to get to slaughter all mount to an endless amount of abuse to our food system.

For your family's safety, the easiest and best way to confirm your safety, wash and dry every piece of produce before ingestion.

August 9, 2011
Information Source: Dr. Mark Stengler, Naturopathic physician

Food Intolerances Tamed By Probiotics?

A healthy digestive tract holds trillions of bacteria, some good, some bad. Many people think the objective is to get rid of all of them - rush to a doctor and get an antibiotic. But your body thrives on bacteria also. It just needs a balanced percentage of the good ones to counter-attack the bad ones.Therefore probiotics are in great demand to crowd out the harmful bacteria which leads to symptoms of gas, diarrhea, bloating and other common digestive symptoms.

Speak to a pharmacist or your doctor to find a good source from supplementation and it doesn't hurt to add in a daily cup of yogurt with added live cultures. Remember though, if you decide to add yogurt, completely avoid the varieties with added sugars, fruits or artificial sweeteners. All of these are just compounding the inconvenient symptoms you are already having. If you like fruit, take the plain home with you and chop up your own fresh fruit and stir it in without any of the sweetener.

August 2, 2011
Information Source: Nutrition and Healing supplemental journal

Don't Stock Too Far Ahead On Spices

But many people make the mistake they buy so much, especially when on sale, that they can not use them up in time before the spices lose their potency. Many of the active ingredients such as the phytonutrients, antioxidants (carotenoids) lose their potency with storage. Parsley, when dried, loses up to 75% of itsdisease fighting properties within 3 months of storage.

For optimum health benefits, never store fresh or dried spices near any heat source or location high in moisture. Also, for optimal health benefits, try to use up or replace all spices every 6 months to 1 year.

July 29, 2011
Information Source: Dr Mark Stengler, Naturopathic physician, researcher and educator

Yoga For Food Allergies?

Now, guidance must be sought out initially because there is so many types of yoga, each with their own specific purpose, so if you just arbitrarily pick one - and pick the wrong one - you can physically harm yourself without even knowing the final outcome.

But how can yoga actually help in the treatment of food allergies?

It is actually an indirect strengthening of the entire body's immune system which seems to lessen the times of occurrence and the severity of any occurrence.

July, 21, 2011
Information Source: Rodale.com

Autism Factors and Increasing Research Results

What are some of the preventative measures a mother-to-be can make to try and avoid these difficulties?

• Prenatal vitamins even before the actual pregnancy itself. The journal Epidemiology has published studies which prove vitamins taken even before pregnancy itself has a proven 40% lower incidence of later developments of Autism. This doesn't mean start popping One-A-Day's. Check with a prenatal physician when you are just planning a new family member for your best options.

• Eat organic. Limit your exposure to chemicals, pesticides, herbicides as much as possible

• Change your cleaning products over to organics also. Start thinking baking soda, vinegar and water. Do an internet search for green-cleaning products (or Eco-friendly) to eliminate these same pollutants in your everyday airspace.

• Fish high in omega 3's are extremely important additions to your diet. But, at the same time, these must be safe varieties. Check with your doctor for their recommendations first.

• Unless you are familiar with BPA-free products, switch to glass. Stop using plastics for anything.

• When it's time to re-do the nursery, be smart and stay out of the dirt and mess. Excess dust, lead paint, wallpaper pastes, flooring adhesives, carpet fibers and a whole host of remodeling supplies are manufactured with toxic ingredients. Have the work done, air out the room well each day before you visit to check on progress.

Although these are not the only undesireable factors you will contact on a daily basis, this gives your new baby a good start at having a safe and happier future.

July 19, 2011
Information Source: Bottom Line: Natural Healing Journal

One Of The Quickest-But Healthiest Home Remedies

Our skin is the largest organ on the human body. We daily slough off more dead cells and regenerate new ones which allows us to keep a measure of good health. How can you help keep this process in good working order? Start dry-brushing your body each and every day.

How To Do It? Take a long handled bath brush and start brushing every square inch of your body (always brush towards the heart) each and every day. The easiest way, do this before your shower or while in it.

Use long brush strokes, brushing up your feet and legs towards your abdomen and then to the chest area. Repeat the same thing on the back heels, legs, buttocks, waist and the back. Start on your head and brush down. Start on your fingers and brush up the arm towards the heart. Always just remember, the principle is always brush towards the heart, no matter which part of the body you are doing.

Why is the heart so important as the final destination? The lymph system carries blood flow always towards your heart. The smooth steady stokes of the brush activates the lymphatic system increasing blood flow, thus carrying impurities towards the heart and in line to be eliminated from the body through the normal system of elimination. This once a day habit keeps a smooth constant flow of impurities always being removed from the body thus allowing your immune system greater time to concentrate on doing its job to sustain health without getting so bogged down in fighting impurities, infection etc. in your blood stream.

Just 10 short minutes each day during your normal personal hygiene time is enough to generate far-reaching benefits for the aid of your good health in the present and future. And just think, it's like receiving a daily all-over massage and who can argue with that!

July 17, 2011
Information Source: CNN News

Please America, Rally Around This Cause

Many people are waking up to the fact that the increased incidences of cancer, heart disease, food allergies and sensitivities, obesity, diabetes and on and on have to be coming from somewhere. The entire country did not just wake up one or two decades ago and decide to start eating trash everyday so we could all ruin our health.

We as the public though must keep the pressure on our state representatives and our federal government to make sure they understand we want better and safer laws to help the people's interests, not corporate America.

This can be done, it just takes a united voice from the American people.

July 15, 2011
Information Source: Mayo Clinic College Of Medicine

Some Of The Best Complementary Therapies Per The
Large Mayo Clinic Hospital

• Acupuncture, when it is heard about, instantly brings up visions of needles, thus pain, in most people's mind. But the reality, a good experienced practitioner can give you a treatment and many people sleep through the whole thing because it is so relaxing. Commonly used for the pain from the lower back, surgical pain, arthritis, and neck and headache pain - good results are also obtained when used in digestive upsets and disorders like nausea and vomiting.

• Guided Imagery, otherwise known as visualization, is the act of healing through the use of your imagination. Sounds funny to many, but its health benefits have been proven so often that statistics can not be avoided. Extreme anxiety attacks from claustrophobia, surgery, dangerous or fatal diseases have effectively been reduced or managed by the aid of Guided Imagery.

• Hypnosis is the act of placing a patient into a deep relaxed sleep and then a trained therapist will work with a patient to relieve, anxiety, stress, pain, insomnia, or bad headaches. Often, when hypnosis is used on surgery patients, the amount of drugs, recovery times and pain levels has been shown to reduce to exemplary levels when compared to patients without this method of treatment.

• Massage is everyone's visualization of relaxation and comfort, especially on a stressed out, rush here, rush there day.But the Mayo Clinic has realized the advantages of massage also reach into the art of actually healing post-surgical patients, strengthening the immune system and as an aid in fighting lower back pain and its complications.

• Meditation is just focused breathing which ultimately results in a calmer state of mind and body. It has been effective with patients fighting blood pressure problems, high anxiety (panic attacks) and as a smoking cessation program.

• Music Therapy can actually be utilized on your own at any time or location. Listening to your favorite music without constant interruptions actually induces feelings of peace and well-being. It is highly effective for use in post-surgical patients to aid in better and speedier recovery times.

• Spinal Manipulation is a practiced art, usually done by a chiropractor or a trained physical therapist with the use of their hands. Correcting musculoskeletal problems and lower back pain by correcting muscle, joint and nerve inbalances of the spine often leads to better relief than pharmaceutical drugs.

• Spirituality can be based on a deep faith or belief in their own religion or the secular community can often place their trust and faith in the balances of nature to aid in recovery.

• Tai Chi is a form of exercise from the old methods of chinese martial arts. It is a preplanned and executed balance of movements which aids many of the elderly in facilitating improved balance to prevent future complications from too many falls.

• Yoga has so many derivations you must check around and research the many types of instructors to aid you and your medical condition. All forms of yoga are based on the ability to use a combination of stretching and breathing exercises to aid in generating a more peaceful and calmer mind. Yoga therefore is excellent at achieving stress relief, and lower the incidence of carpal tunnel syndrome, low back pain, osteoarthritis, anxiety and depression.

July 14, 2011
Information Source: Medical News Weekly

Are Your Antibiotics Losing Their Power

So, is there anything you can do to help yourself if you are stuck in this phenomenon? Actually, the answer is yes. It happens to come from an ordinary enzyme which is ever-present in the fresh pineapple. It is called bromelain.

Now if you wish you can add lots of fresh pineapple to your daily diet, (not a good idea if you also happen to be diabetic because of its high sugar content), but the easiest way is stop in at the local health food store, pick up a bottle of 500mg and use this 4X daily with the prescribed antibiotic. Research is showing across the board, all types of infections do benefit from the addition of the bromelain enzyme.

Be sure to inform your doctor though of your intentions before starting this program for safety's sake in preventing any kind of cross-reaction with any other medication you may be currently taking.

July 13, 2011
Information Source:Chicago News "Empowered Times"

Enter A New Field Into Sports Medicine

Biopuncture is the use of an injection into an injury site by using a homeopathic remedy explicitly for that condition. Other than a lack of fewer side effects, greater and faster healing times (the body actually heals itself, not just masks the symptoms from pharmaceutical drugs) and a better recovery response, obviously sports teams and team members worldwide are sitting up and taking notice of the possibilities of this new procedure.

Currently one of the most prestigious doctors utilizing this method can be found practicing near Chicago, Il. His name and practice is Martin Plotkin, MD, M.D. (H) F.A.A.O.S., founder and medical director of Wellness Concepts, LLC, in St. Charles, Il. A description of it's uses can be summarized by the following:

This procedure can be used to deeper stimulate the homeopathic effect into subcutaneous tissue, muscle, tendon, and ligaments,” said Dr. Plotkin. “It provides a safe, effective treatment and in some cases an alternative to surgery for orthopedic problems.

July 11, 2011
Information Source: Rodale's Farming Institute Trials

Why All The Recent Devastation From Floods

One of the new theories to hit the news (and scientifically proven) answers may be as reported in the following:

It’s about the soil—the massive destruction of our soil’s ability to absorb moisture, a soil genocide, really. It has been occurring over the past few decades and has reached a critical mass. What’s destroying our soil’s ability to absorb water? That’s easy: the massive application of agricultural chemicals, which has been accelerated by the almost complete conversion to GMO crops (mainly corn and soy) that enable even MORE chemical usage.

Now how do you think this reasoning is possible? When you think about it, it's easy. We on this planet are daily killing off all the good organisms in the soil by the use of stronger and stronger herbicides, pesticides and chemicals all in the name of progress. But all this killing destroys the bad, but it also destroys the good also. Good fresh dirt is always teeming with worms and many types of living organisms. All of these absorb water like they are a sponge also. Dirt which has been ruined through crop and chemical depletion has lost its ability to absorb water. The excess sits on the top and then accumulates into run-off, thus flooding.

Obviously this is a simplified explanation of the harm we are inflicting on all of our soil, but for a way to try to stop the destruction and return to safety, make every trip to the grocery store or farmer's market count by buying Organics!

July 7, 2011
Information Source: Dr Julian Whitaker, leading physician and director of the Whitaker Wellness Center

Does Heat Intensify The Leakage of BpA From Water Bottles In Plastic Bottles

It's a hot summer day and your water bottle always sits in the car as a safeguard when thirst is overwhelming. But science is now suggesting this may be a bad idea indeed.

Yes, the compounds in plastics do leak into the food or beverages which are packed into them and heat does accelerate this process. To date, research is finding that many of these compounds can actually be traced back to hormone disruptors and possible carcinogenic compounds in the human body.

Research is still too new and testing too young to verify the association between BpA free plastic bottles and cancer but the easy way to prevent this entire problem is stay away from plastic.

Other than doing the environment a favor (less waste in landfills), your pocketbook a favor (less wasted money on bottled water), now it seems it may also be doing your health a favor also to avoid these bottles. Putting a good quality filtration system in your own kitchen faucet at about the expense of one months supply of water bottles will make you break even on the expense of the filtration system.

July 3, 2011
Information Source: Emily Ho, associate professor and research author from the Oregon State University Department of Nutrition

Preventing Autoimmune Diseases Just With An Increase In T-Cells?

If you have allergies, there is a good chance you are familiar with the term T-cells from your current allergist. T-cells have the capability of suppressing many types of auto-immune diseases to help prevent or at the very least allow your immune system to operate at its peak efficiency.

Research has shown without a substantial amount, the human body has the capability of mounting a battle against your own system, believing foreign invaders have overtaken and overun your immune system, thus causing cancerous tumors, body wide inflammation, food and environmental allergies plus the continual degradation ultimately leading to heart disease.

So if these T-cells are so vital - how do you get them? Another unique but well-documented source easy for everyone to use daily is add the unprocessed tea leaves known as green tea to your diet. Green tea has the ability to support the growth and power to increase your body's numbers of immune support T-cells.

Now and in the future years, as more and more information is becoming available through research, the public itself is soon going to be learning and utilizing the power of the polyphenols which are found by just drinking approximately 2-3 cups of green tea each day.

June 30, 2011
Information Source: Dr Andrew Weil, leading practitioner, teacher, researcher, consultant in alternative therapies

The Advantages Of Pure Peppermint

• commonly used to help relieve breathing difficulties associated with the common cold
• used for indigestion, nausea, and other related stomach disorders such as IBS, allergies or diverticulitis

There is several conditions though which NEED your doctor's approval before adding peppermint to your at-homr remedies program. If you have been diagnosed with GERD(gastroesophageal reflux disease) or gallstones, both of these conditions can be worsened in some situations. You must always check with your doctor first before attempting to add peppermint to your diet.

Babies and young children should also avoid the pure oils due to a possible constriction of the threat when the oils are inhaled.

Always check the volatility of your peppermint oil (purchase only brands with at least 44% available tree oil components) or just look for 100% peppermint leaves, now sold in many supermarkets in the tea bags section.

June 21, 2011
Information Source: Prevention Health and Wellness

Put Away That Hydrogen Peroxide As A Wound Cleaner

While the cleaning process is accomplished in the depths of the cut, the peroxide is also killing off the skin cells around the cut, thus slowing the actual healing process. Your skin now has to re-grow and replace all the newly damaged skin. A smarter way to accomplish this same goal:

Wash the cut with warm water, do not use soap as this will just irritate the skin. Apply a thin film of bacitracin (check the label of most over the counter ointments and it will be listed as an ingredient) and then cover with a band-aid or bandage. This keeps the cut moist and pliable allowing faster regeneration of skin cells without scabbing and scarring.

June 17, 2011
Information Source: Consumer Reports On Health

Is Your Water Bottle Making You Sick?

BpA is a harmful chemical produced in the manufacturer of plastics. We heat our foods in it (microwave), store our foods in it, drink our liquids from it, feed our babies out of it, place our lunch sandwich in it and buy our bulk goods out of it... Do you get the idea here? Plastic is everywhere near our daily food sources.

Research though has shown a continuous build-up of this toxin in the brain and body leads to serious adverse reactions in the human body, especially the fetus, newborn or young children still in the stages of development.

Becoming a food detective and finding ways to make your life bpa-free is necessary to reduce your exposure to this harmful toxin.

June 17, 2011
Information Source: Consumer Reports On Health

What Alien Particles Are Considered Normal In Your Foods?

For example, 24 oz of dry pack oatmeal may contain up to 13 insects, 745 insect fragments and 27 rodent hairs and still be considered safe for final packaging. Actually chocolate,pasta, coffee beans and dried beans plus other standard kitchen staples all are considered safe if only a certain amount of bugs, or even maggots, are present in processed foods at the end of packaging.

Is this another one of those reasons that people are deciding buying, preparing and using only whole foods are cleaner, maybe safer, for your ongoing health?

June 3, 2011
Information Source: Health and Wellness Clinic

It's Bug and Allergy Season Time

Are you being eaten alive every time you step out your doors?

This year, instead of plastering your arms, legs, hands and face with an assortment of dangerous chemicals, how about trying some natural insect repellents?

Stop at your local health foods store and pick up some of the natural fragrance oils like neem oil, cinnamon, eucalyptus, cedar, rosemary plus many others and use them as your repellents. Alternatively, check out the website healingtreenaturals.com for some valuable information on how to help protect yourself through this spring and summer season.

May 28, 2011
Information Source: excerpted from www.naturecity.com

Buying Aloe - Is It The Real Stuff?

Herbal and homeopathic medications are becoming more and more popular as the general public is learning of its effectiveness, ease of use and lesser costs entails than pharmaceutical drugs.

But because of the increased demand, many more companies are jumping into the processing and marketing of these products. Often lack of knowledge and because of cost control, many companies are now selling inferior products. Many of these do not have the recommended strengths or dosages needed to obtain satisfactory health.

Aloe is one of the preparations which fall into this category. Trying to purchase the best is not easy to figure out in the store itself but here is an easy way to verify the product you purchased is just aloe or is it full of fillers.

• Purchase a bottle of iodine from your drug store

• Pour about 1/4" into the bottle cap

• Open 2-3 capsules and shake out contents into the bottle cap (which contains the 1/4" iodine). Stir with a toothpick. Wait a few minutes.

• If the liquid has turned bluish/black or all black you have capsules full of fillers.

• If the granules are difficult to stir in, retains some of its shape as a powder and does not turn black - you have 100% pure aloe.

May 27, 2011
Information Source: Michelle Schoffro Cook, PhD, doctor of traditional natural medicine

Itchy Allergy Eyes?

For centuries all over the world the herb Eyebright has been successfully used to treat all types of eye problems. One of the symptoms it is very successful on offering relief is the reactions from an allergy.

Eyebright is sold as a tincture, capsules or eye drops. Several of the best varieties available in the eye drops are sold under the trade name Oculoheel or Euphrasia. Either of these can be used 3 times daily, usually only needing one drop for each eye.

For severe symptoms, check with a health practitioner first, but alcohol tincture and capsules are available for internal use also.

May 27, 2011
Information Source: Shona Botes, feature writer for Natural News.com

Medicinal Mushrooms and Daily Nutritional Booster

Mushrooms are a powerhouse of nutrients which is an immune system booster for our every day health. Potassium, selenium, niacin, and edible fibers all combine to aid in better digestive health, blood pressure control, helps to ease muscle and cramping pains, a natural antibiotic, prevents strokes plus relieve the symptoms (or possibility) of developing heart disease, osteoarthritis, alzheimer's, and diabetes. This is just a short list of the many advantages the human body derives from the mushroom.

A good source of protein for diabetics, eating these can actually lessen the symptoms of many common diabetic complications.

Although there is over 14,000 varieties of mushrooms growing on this planet, only around 3,000 of these are actually edible. Therefore care and knowledge about mushrooms themselves is very important before you actually sample any variety. Do not ever pick any growing outdoors and start to eat unless you are 100% sure of their variety. Many can be deceiving because of the many mushroom look-alikes in nature.

May 25, 2011
Information Source: Researchers from the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Sherbrooke Hospital Centre in Quebec, Canada

Independent Research Has Shown Previous Toxicity Studies
Are Incorrect

For many years now, information from the manufacturers of GM crops have stated the toxicity levels of many of their food crops are safe for human consumption. This was because the chemicals were not digested by the human body, anything ingested was just automatically passed through the system. Many countries world-wide have accepted seed crops and seeds from these industries because of this information.

An independent facility though now in Canada is showing the exact opposite of this to be true. Bt toxin, always used in GM corn and other crops is showing percentages at toxic levels in up to 93% of pregnant women. Testing levels in their unborn and newborn children are also showing levels up to 80% of the time.

This means almost 80% of the newborns (or soon to be newborn) babies monitored during this testing cycle will already be poisoned with Bt toxin even before their birth, direct from their mother's blood supply. On non-expecting mothers tested during this program, 69% of these women also already had toxic levels of Bt in their system.

Unfortunately, just avoiding corn is not a solution to this dilemma. The crop itself is grown and used as a food source for both people and animal sources. Almost all farmers use corn as a food source for raising their beef, pork and chickens.

To date, the safest way to avoid this toxic chemical in your system - buy organic produce and shop pasture-raised animal farms. These farms do not rely on corn as a food source, or chemicals for their crops.

May 18, 2011
Information Source: Homeopathic research and natural parenting.com

Parents: Is There An Alternative To Vaccinations?

But at the same time, not vaccinating seems like a cruel thing to do because they are almost guaranteeing their child is going to get sick. So what is a parent to do?

Another field of homeopathy deals with this situation by actually injecting a very minute strain of the individual disease into the child. This gives the child's immune system the opportunity to recognize and start to build up an immunity to an actual disease if and when the child actually does contract the condition. This method, known as Homeoprophylaxis (HP) has shown over an 80% success rate to help minimize the severity of any future outbreak of the disease.

May 18, 2011
Information Source: General Information About Different Food Sources

Seasonal Allergies And At Home Care Tips

It's seasonal allergy season and many people have problems with their allergy symptoms, such as watery eyes, sneezing and scratchy throats this time of year. These symptoms is the body's way of fighting back against perceived invaders such as the increased molds spores or pollen which is in the air.

Several common everyday foods though can actually help reduce those symptoms. Start building up a little bit of immunity early by using these before and during allergy season for some possible relief.

• The pineapple has a compound called bromelain which naturally occurs in the stem and juice of this fruit. Use it to help reduce swelling, suppress cough and help break up and drain nasal congestion

• Quercitin in your system helps to prevent the histamines which cause all the adverse reactions. This compound can be found in red grapes, skin of a red apple, red onions and black tea.

• Adding carotenoids to your diet will prevent much of the inflammation of the airways. Add some apricots, fresh spinach, or carrots to enhance your carotenoid levels.

Adding these daily, whether they are used for meals, snacks or in a breakfast or lunch smoothie (drink) is another way to try and reduce some of the adverse symptoms common with spring and fall seasonal allergies.

May 9, 2011
Information Source: Environmental Working Group

Want To Buy Organic But Can't Afford All That Extra Money Each Week?

Many people would gladly buy organic everything if they could. But if the budget just does not stretch that far, here is a partial solution to make it a little easier to keep your family safer. Remember, any amount of chemicals you can reduce because of the foods you eat daily, with time adds up to a greater boost in your health.

Most Allergenic Plants - Try to buy these products Organic whenever possible

• celery
• peaches
• strawberries
• apples
• blueberries
• nectarines
• bell peppers
• spinach
• kale/collard greens
• potatoes
• imported grapes

Least Allergenic Products - you can buy these conventionally grown if you must because of their lower toxicity counts

• onions
• avocado
• sweet corn
• pineapple
• mangoes
• sweet peas
• asparagus
• kiwi
• cabbage
• eggplant
• cantaloupe
• watermelon
• grapefruit
• sweet potato
• honeydew

May 9, 2011
Information Source: Kim Evans, an nationally accredited author and health foods writer about the ways and means of living a healthier lifestyle with alternative therapies.

Superfoods For The Backyard Gardener's Plants

We as humans often hear the term superfoods for our own health and safety. Well, why would you think that a growing plant itself would not have the same requirements.

Comfrey, a common and easy to grow herb is a dose of good medicine just for your garden. Often thought of as invasive because of its rapid spreading capabilities, it is wise to grow it in containers for at home use only. Large commercial farms can then effectively turn over part of their operation to a field of comfrey for a continuous supply of this "nature's plant booster."

Ease of use, (just make a tea from the harvested leaves) and an easy recipe all combine to make this one quick and easy solution. Add approximately 1/2 cup harvested and shredded leaves to a gallon of water for 24 hours and let it steep until you have a tea. Water your plants, about a cup per small plants, more for large plants about once a week and in about one month you will start noticing the upsurge in health, heartiness and productivity of your at-home garden.

Trying this method is an easy, but effective way of no longer being dependent on the chemical fertilizers and poisons which are sold at your local agricultural store.

May 6,2011
Information Source: Dr Mark Stengler, leading USA Naturopathic physician

Store Bought Chelation Products: Are They Useful?

Although it is an excellent means of ridding the body of many of the toxic substances we contact every single day, at home kits have the disadvantage they may be unreliable due to the manufacturing process containing either too little (or too much) of a synthetic amino acid which will throw satisfactory results off-balance. Even when these kits are used short-term, it is possible for your body to end up with a mineral inbalance because at-home kits get rid of both the toxic and the good minerals the body requires for continuous health.

This is definitely one of those situations where it is necessary to see your doctor first. An experienced holistic doctor can get you set up and following a program that is right for your circumstances to retain the correct balance of nutrients in your system for good health.

April 11, 2011
Information Source: Dr Mark Stengler, leading Naturopathic physician in The USA

Is There A Better Way To Treat ADHD

It has been proven that many kids (and adults) can have food triggers which aggravate their symptoms. Common troublesome foods include dairy, gluten, sugars, food dyes and even chemical laden artificial sweeteners. Slowly eliminate one of these at a time and watch for reactions. A slight improvement can actually mean this food group could be one of your child's food triggers.

Second, lean heavy on high protein foods for every meal throughout the day. These types of foods help to stabilize your child's blood sugar levels, thus resulting in a reduced incidence of hyperactivity as being possible.

There are also several supplements which are showing promise for the treatment of this condition. Check with your doctor and see if they are familiar with PS (known as phosphatidylserine), fish-oils and Pycnogenol (the bark from a french maritime pine tree).

Obviously these names are a mouthful for the common patient so make sure to consult a licensed, experienced practitioner to see if any of these may be of help for your family during this trying situation.

April 2,2011
Information Source: Current Research and Testing Results

Reducing The Everyday Toxins In Your Family's Life

• avoid BPA by limiting the amount of foods you eat which comes out of a can.

• do not microwave in any plastic containers until you have verified it is safe and bpa-free

• do not accept any receipt from any location where it is not necessary you need it. Cash register receipt rolls are lined with BPA chemicals.

• avoid triclosan by NEVER using any product labeled "antibacterial" or anti-microbial". Sure these products defeat the germs on your hands and in your system. That's because triclosan is a poisonous chemical additive. But guess what, it is also poisonous to you also. Just use regular soap and water instead or alcohol-based hand-washing soap. You get the same cleaning results without the toxicity to your body.

  Keep your eyes open for the words antibacterial, antimicrobial, microban, and biofresh. All of these contain triclosan. Many personal care products (top of the list is hand-washing bottles of soap, kitchen products (dishwashing soaps, cutting boards, laundry soaps) outdoor equipment and garden hoses use this compound.

March 26, 2011
Information Source: USDA (United States Dept of Agriculture) and FDA (Food and Drug Administration)

More Frankenfoods Soon To Be Released Into
The US Food Supply

Field-grown potatoes and tomatoes are two of the agricultural anomalies which have been served for close to two decades to the unsuspecting public. Just this year GM alfalfa has been approved and GM sugar beets. GM corn and soybeans have been on the market for many, many years also.

Although most people believe these products do not end up in their body, alfalfa is the feed source for most cattle. If you eat any kind of beef or some pork, you are also getting alfalfa.GM corn and soybeans make up approximately 70% of the grocery store shelves when buying any kind of pre-packed or processed food supplies according to the national Grocery Marketers Association. GM sugar beets are later processed into a sweetener of choice by the food processing industry.

Now the newest addition is GM FrankenSalmon. A new type of salmon, quicker and easier to raise, according to the manufacturer, has been genetically bred by changing the DNA of the fish to in-breed the qualities the manufacturing industry deems responsible. Unfortunately, none of this food line has been tested on human or animal to study possible side effects.

Man is now constantly playing around with nature's original food source. The more changes man makes, the higher the incidences of reported food allergies.

To date, no one publicly has come forward and stated this is the reason behind the rising rates of food sensitivities but in my mind, it sure seems entirely plausible. If I add a product to my daily diet which has been injected with chemicals, herbicides, fertilizers, re-structured DNA and a whole host of other changes deemed necessary to get their "desired result", an accumulation of these toxins in the human body has got to start making some kind of undesirable effects.

March 14, 2011
Information Source: Maria's Kitchen

Organic Fruits and Vegetables

Growing an organic garden though starts with finding organic seeds. Many times though, that's easier said than done. If you can't find any organic selections at the stores around your area, here's some helpful places to contact to get your garden started just a little safer and less toxic this year.

February 27,2011
Information Source: Journal of Allergy and Clinical Immunology

Vitamin D deficiency: Can It Really Be A Cause For Food Allergies

Several large major research studies have been showing a correlation between the low levels of Vitamin D and the increased incidence of food allergies in the United States.

Before birth, a mother testing with a vitamin D deficiency yields a newborn with low levels also. An increased incidence of allergies in these children is becoming evident after several studies.

Young children also with low vitamin D levels also seem to be at a greater risk of developing severe allergies.

Although all of the current tests, run by different studies, are returning similar results to date, further studies have been scheduled to verify and expound on this issue to confirm the present findings.

For your own benefit and your young children's though, ten minutes a day with sunshine directly on the human skin is all it takes to . This is because the human body has the capability of manufacturing its own, with the help of the sun. So a short daily walk outside may make it possible for you and your children to become one less statisticin the fight against food allergies.

February 19.2011
Information Source: Internal Revenue Service

Breastfeeding Just Became A Little Cheaper

While the IRS can't do anything to help you on reason number one, they have just simplified reason number two.

Routinely, after all the supplies, the pump, the bottles and bags for storage have been obtained, the price tag on all this equipment can run up to $1000 per year. Many women just can not afford this.

So, if you do desire to breastfeed and the price tags are scaring you away, consult your tax adviser first but the IRS is actually positioned now that breastfeeding expenses are actually tax deductible with a few minor restrictions.

February 10,2011
Information Source: Organic Gardening Newsletter

Valentine's Special Treat

Flowers in this country most of the time are shipped in from other countries around the world. Because of import regulations and to prevent insect and bug infestations coming into the country, flowers are sprayed so heavily with all kinds of herbicides and pesticides to prevent bug infestations. This means that bouquet you just gave her can have up to 50 times the chemicals on it than what is currently available on conventional produce.

Finding organic blooms locally grown in most areas is not only possible but the blooms are usually fresher, thus a longer lasting product is available.

If you are not familiar with a grower in your area, check at Local Harvest for a listing of the entire country (USA) which will give you some suggestions of the closest organic florist nearest you.

February 8, 2011
Information Source: Grand Rapids Examiner, daily newspaper

Possible Beer or Alcohol Allergy

But were you also aware many people with milk allergies and corn allergies must carefully check these labels and confirm with the company they safety from milk products or corn derivatives?

Milk, in the form of casein or lactose is sometimes used in the wine and beer industry to add a richness of flavor. Labels on alcoholic beverages are often not fully labeled with all ingredients. Check with the manufacturer for confirmation.

Also corn is often used in malt beverages, especially beer and this item is never included on a label as it is not required by law.

February 6, 2011
Information Source: Dr. Mark Stengler, Natural Healing physician

Nasal Itching Relief Because Of Allergies

Often times, per Dr. Stengler, the problem is an allergy or sensitivity to something in your environment (dust or pollen is possible) or some food product you are eating. If you can't narrow down the allergen yet to avoid it, try the following instead.

The homeopathic remedy Wyethia taken twice a day in the 30C potency usually helps. Continue this for 5 days. If you desire, you can also use quercitin (a natural antihistamine) at the same time for a few days. Follow this program anytime you notice an active flare-up returning again.

If neither of these remedies work, it is now time to make an appointment with a holistic doctor for a full check-up to find the problem.

February 1, 2011
Information Source: Archer Daniel Midlands, oil and grain conglomerate

Jumping From The Pan Into The Fire

Although this may sound like a step up into the right direction, the frequency of corn allergies is increasing all over this country at a vary rapid rate.

Because of this possible exchange, all plastics products now using BPA could be converted over to this corn-based compound instead, thus eliminating another large group of products the corn allergic individual must steer clear of.

January 19, 2010
Information Source: Natural Healing newsletter by compliments of National Ayurvedic Medical Association

Greater Results Possible Through Ayurvedic Exercise Program

If you are at all familiar with the therapy programs offered by Ayurvedic medicine, another health preventative program has been offered which utilizes your own body's dosha to determine the best program for you to follow for the best results.

Most people's biggest problem with exercise is they have great intentions initially but outside factors get in the way eventually to prevent them continuing to follow through on their best intentions. So check here with this ayurvedic exercise program and see if it is not possible to blend this into your daily routine.

With this program, you actually have the benefit it was designed for your own personality type. If you can decide on your own personality type, follow through on the suggestions outlined within, chances are much greater that outside factors will not be as big an obstacle as you are doing something you already like.

January 15, 2011
Information Source: American College of Sports Medicine

Health Complications From Neglecting Exercise For The
Active Individual

Do you happen to be active in sports, jogging or any type of continuous program where you consistently lead an active lifestyle? And then the unfortunate happens and you get injured. Or maybe it's just a schedule change and you can't fit in your normal routine for a few weeks.

Research now is showing that if you go from active to sedentary in a short period of time, your body will rebel and you will start noticing symptoms of depression and extreme moodiness. Extreme fatigue and tension also seems to be the norm for your days and nights.

In this scenario, even though you can't keep up with your normal routine, at least find a way to give your body some level of exercise.

Maybe instead of jogging, try walking or pool walking if possible. Giving your body that slight resistance and you can save yourself, and your body, the extremes of exercise withdrawal.

January 14, 2010
Information Source: Personal Opinion

News Is Traveling Slowly

Health conscious working groups have been working for decades to get a reversal on this long-standing continuous infiltration of flouride into our everyday lives. People have always heard about the flouride in public water systems, but what no one really knows is all the chemically based flouride products which are used daily in many crops we ingest everyday also.

Add all this up and we are walking - talking flouride depository tanks.

If any of this lack of concern which is shown by the EPA and FDA bothers you about the continuous approval of toxic chemicals being allowed into our food system, please visit this website for the next 90 days and voice your opinion -

FluorideScience@epa.gov

This website will only be available until April 2011.

January 2,2011
Information Source: Ethan Huff, staff writer, Natural News

Removing Flouridation From Public Water Systems Picking Up Steam

Recent research has actually shown indisputable proof that flouride treatments actually do not help and can actually cause much harm because of the chemical toxicity to the human body.

Keep watching because if this makes it through one of the largest cities in this world, hopefully more towns and cities will open their eyes also and take a closer look at the consequences to a human's health.

January 2, 2011
Information Source: Natural News, daily investigative health news reports

California's Farmland Workers Showing Major Signs Of Toxicity Poisonings

Pesticide use has developed more and more consistently in this area as a common way handling the harmful effects of bugs during any growing season. The laborers though which commonly work these fields, daily handling these products are showing signs of high toxicity in their systems of these chemicals.

Poor health, higher incidences of Autism and behavioral disorders plus many other complications to the immune system are not allowing this group of individuals any possibilities of retaining good health.

Twelve years of studying the same groups of people, the same families is showing what an over-abundance of these chemicals in the system can cause to an individual.

December 19,2010
Information Source: Carey Morewedge, assistant professor of social and decision sciences at Carnegie Mellon University

Are You Prone To Uncontrollable Food Cravings

It does not matter how many times they see it, they want it. Controlling food cravings though has been proven to not only be possible, you can actually train yourself through visualization to not even need to eat it anymore.

How is this to be accomplished? It is called Visualization.

Think of your most favorite food you just love to eat but you absolutely know is not good for you. It could be because of the fats, calories, portion sizes (which you can't seem to control), whatever the situation is it does not matter. Whatever your item, visualize your perfect dream of it.

Build the image in your mind, feel it, smell it and taste it with your imagination. Imagine you are eating it. Want seconds, go for it, have thirds or how about eating the whole cake yourself.

The icing is so soft and smooth, the chocolatey aroma makes your senses perk up and insist for more. Moist and gooey lava flow trails across your plate as you cut into the center of your piece of cake. There is absolutely nothing you can find that makes you want to control the urge to splurge.

The study's results:With consistency, the study's participants, after trying this exercise on a consistent basis, with time they actually managed to curtail their ideal image of this particular food item. The art of visualization actually has the power to override your food cravings and helps you to prevent over-indulgence.

Now understand if you are starving at the moment, this is probably going to be a bad time to try starting this program, but it is proven that people which try this therapy actually end up eating less of their forbidden food. The body has already reached its threshold of satiety just on your dreams alone.

December 16, 2010
Information Source: Natural Healing Monthly Newsletter

Alternative To Olive Oil

Enter avocado oil. This type of oil still has all the health benefits such as its excellent anti-inflammatory properties, it helps to reduce your LDL cholesterol levels, it has a high level of antioxidants, and it is processed from a cold-processed method which helps it retain its slightly acidic content which is another boost for your health.

December 6, 2010
Information Source: World News Agency and personal opinion

Are GMO Foods Taking Over The Supermarket?

GMO corn and soybeans has been on the market for a long time. Many countries in the world have actually "kicked" us out of their countries because corporations in the United States have tried to get GMO foods accepted in their locations.

Earlier this year, manufacturing firms of GMO salmon is pushing hard for approval. Recently apples, and oranges are hoping for their turn at approval.

To date, we the general consumer are the testing program for all of these products. Never has it been definitively proven these products are safe for human consumption.

But the whole purpose of the GMO variety has been the built-in weed or pest control factors (done by chemicals to help control these problems)or by altering nature's method of growth to speed up the birth to growth rate of salmon and soybeans.

Myself, right up front, if I was handed an apple and told it was genetically altered to kill off pests, bugs and diseases common to an apple tree, my first question sure would be how do you know over time it's not going to kill off me?

December 4,2010
Information Source: Care2 green living advocates organization

California Strawberries Off The Menu Unless They Are Organic

Because of continuous pressure by farmers, the California Dept. Of Pesticide Regulation has approved the use of methyl iodide for use in growing strawberries in this state for use as an insecticide, herbicide and for bacterial control.

The untold part of this equation though is five independent research facilities, doctors and the Environmental Protection Agency has all expressed grave concerns due to the toxicity of this chemical.

Lung tumors, increased rates of cancer, burning on the skin from contact, possible drowsiness, lack of coordination, slurred speech, diarrhea, vomiting and reported cases up to even death with over-consumption of this chemical has been reported. This list is just a few of the common complaints along with an an entire menu of other symptoms.

The Pesticide Action Network Of North America is stating any farmer has the OK now to use up to 125 lbs. of this toxic chemical per acre on his own land. The application method approved for use is by spraying. This method also means surrounding land, water, animals and people are in danger therefore of groundwater contamination. Any animal or human who lives or works nearby is impacted by the increased toxicity levels in the surrounding area.

November 29, 2010
Information Source: Reuters.com, worldwide health and wellness dispatch organization

Finally New European Parents Can Relax A Little Easier

The European countries join Canada and several other isolated locations in banning the use of this estrogen-like substance which is known to cause disruptions in the undeveloped child's endocrine system.

November 20,2010Information Source: Institute at Arizona State University and Science Daily periodical

Antibacterial products were originally issued to the general consumer as a means towards better health care to aid in fighting off the effects of the cold and flu season.

But what most people were never informed was just how detrimental the long term effects are to the human body and the environment.

Plain old-fashioned soap and water can eliminate all the detrimental factors an antibacterial version can without the damaging effects to us and our environment.

For your own health and safety, the environment's safety and usually for some extra change in your own pocket (the antibacterial versions are usually higher in price), avoid these antibacterial selections and just purchase the good old-fashioned counterpart for all of our health and a safer environment.

November 18, 2010 Diabetes
Information Source:San Francisco Times, published editorial

New Treatment Plan To Reduce Hypertension

A new device proclaiming the possibility of lowering your systolic number by an average of 32 points has now generated excitement in research and testing.

This treatment has the capability of silencing nerve tissue and the nerve pathways leading into and out of the kidneys, thus leading to a reduction in blood pressure.

Already approved for use in Europe, the treatment is hoping to start trials in the United States during the year 2011.

November 16,2010
Information Source: Mr Tony Isaacs, Natural Health author and advocate

Bisphenol A: The Concerns Of Canadian Officials Pull This Compound From The Market

Almost all plastic containers, baby bottles, canned foods from your grocery store shelves, sports water bottles and on and on are manufactured with this compound as an active ingredient. Testing has shown toxic levels of this compound in humans and newborns for many years.

Canadian officials have now listened to the call from their residents. Public pressure has been trying to get this compound removed from their manufacturing facilities because of proven research results. Bpa-free will now become a reality within the next several years for any future manufactured products on the Canadian soil.

November 9, 2010
Information Source: Rodale Daily Health Newsletter

Reducing The Impact Of Morning Allergies

If this is the case for you, check with your doctor first and see if there is any problem with you taking your allergy meds before you go to bed each night. Almost all allergy medications make you drowsy to some degree so when can you find a better time to help you sleep.

By the time morning gets here, the medication should still be working so you won't have symptoms as severe as is normal.

November 4, 2010
Information Source: Anita Khalek, health and wellness consultant

Baby Carrots Can Be A Time Bomb For Health And Safety

Now the roadblock. Baby carrots, you know those short, cute, pre-washed, pre-cut and pre-cleaned selections you find in every grocery store nowadays. It seems, we the consumer are paying the price with our own health for all that convenience.

Remember the last time you were in an indoor swimming pool and you felt all that chlorine in that pool was making your eyes burn terribly? Well, guess what they are cleaning your carrots with? The very same solution.

It seems the chlorine bath is great for bacteria control and extended shelf life. It keeps those carrots looking cute that much longer in those bags.

One more reason to try to find organic?

October 21,2010
Information Source: Emory University, Atlanta, Ga.

Animals In The Wild Have The Capability Of Treating Their Own Disease

But every once in a while, someone or something will happen to make us humans realize we aren't really as smart as we think we are. There actually is species on this earth that could bypass our abilities, or at least match them.

Emory University in Atlanta has just finished such a research study on the monarch butterfly. You know, this is the breed everybody ooh's and ah's over because they have such beautiful colors.

No harm was done to the butterfly itself or its offspring during this study but scientific proof has been observed and verified that the monarch does have the capability to self-treat itself and its offspring during any illness or disease through the use of plant medications.

Actually, testing procedures have determined this capability has extended as far back as when that butterfly was still in its caterpillar stage. The caterpillar itself had the capability of determining its adverse symptoms and knew how to differentiate between numerous selections of plants in its own environment to pick and choose the correct one for its own disease prevention.

Sometimes, isn't it just a great feeling to know our creator has the ability to humble us and make us realize we aren't as "perfect" or as superior as we seem to believe we are. The world itself was designed on a more balanced scale. It is just us who like to tip those scales more to our advantage, every day of the week.

October 15,2010
Information Source: Personal Opinion

Is Big Pharma Stealing Us Blind?

Often I do wonder, being a business owner myself which manufactures and sells a product direct to the consumer, how an industry believes they have the right and permission of us the consumer to sell us a "defective, damaged or just inferior product" on a daily basis.

The pharmaceutical industry, if you ever happen to watch television commercials, seems to believe all of us must be too stupid, or maybe it's just we are too dumb, to figure out we are being "taken for a ride" with their continued insistence we need their inferior product selections to allow us a lifetime of continued "better" health.

With all the constant begging (from advertising) for our continued use of their product to keep them rich - and growing richer - which just seems to keep us, as a country, sick and getting sicker.

So my question: "Is Big Pharma Stealing Us Blind?"

October 6,2010
Information Source: BBC News, United Kingdom

ADHD Drugs: Is It Possible To Make Them Obsolete As A Treatment Program

Many parents with children diagnosed with ADD or ADHD have all kinds of complaints in regards to the medications their children must endure because of the diagnosis of ADD or ADHD.

Prolonged studies though in the United Kingdom at Nottingham University has shown that control groups of kids on drugs like Ritalin did not score as well as the behavior modification groups which daily worked with the children on a reward/demerit system. Both of these methods have been shown to produce striking similar results in the brains and yet the kids which were taught by the rewards/demerit system actually scored 5 times higher scores than the children on medication.

The only differentiating factor between the two groups that the researchers could confirm, the ADHD child must be given their demerit as soon as the incident has happened. If you wait and try behavior modification in a later time period, the ADHD child could not apply the reason for the demerit to the incident it applied to. Delayed rewards or punishments was an inefficient strategy for the ADHD child.

October 5, 2010
Information Source: Professor Luc Montagnier, Nobel Prize Winner for his work on viral and bacterial infection

A Scientific Basis For Homeopathy Has Been Discovered

One of the biggest stumbling blocks in medical science has always been the belief in conventional medicine that homeopathy can not possibly work because of its low to no concentrations of the disease actually being present in its dilutions. Much of conventional medicine has always purported, multiple dilutions, leaving no trace of the disease or its cure can have no effect - alas they have always stated you can not cure with water.

An award winning scientist though has disproven this theory and has proof why this is an incorrect analysis.

In laymans terms, the presence of any original disease before dilution has a radio wave signature that emits waves to the diluting substance. It does not matter how many times the original solution has been cut and re-worked, the original disease signature is and always will be present in that particular sample. So when a homeopathic physician has always contended that the curative power is in his treatments, it turns out he was always correct.

Although to a layman in medicine this all kind of sounds like magic, to the scientific field, this finding does show proof that the medications used in homeopathy would actually work. For now, there is actually a scientific basis to prove the acceptability of using homeopathy as a viable method of treatment.

Homeopathy as a field of medicine has always had an uphill battle in industrialized society proving its viability as a true means to a cure. With this information, Professor Montagnier has now given the field of medicine and science the missing link to explain why homeopathy should be considered as an equal in the field of alternative and conventional medicine.

September 29,2010
Information Source: Taken from the observations and speculations of attending physicians at a recent medical convention

Allergies And Sugar: Is There A Common Link?

Many practitioners state, just from observation only, working the front lines of patient care has shown that the higher the concentrations of sugar and sweetened products a person routinely eats, the greater the incidence of any type of allergies or sensitivities to other food products.

Hyperactive people, when taken off sugars from any kind of source (candy, cookies, whole milk products, excess dried fruits, apple or grape juices etc) always seem to have a resurgence in severity of symptoms from allergies as their sugar intake rises again.

September 29,2010
Information Source: Independent UK wire news service

Good News About The Spread Of GMO Crops

Although it is good news for the consumer, it has to be a mounting anxiety for the Monsanto Company, based here in the United States.

Public pressure against the use of GMO crops is catching on world-wide and the buying public is saying they do not want this merchandise in the food supply or manufacturing community.

Because of heavy advertising in some of the larger countries of the world, the public pressure has not mounted enough yet to completely oppose the use of genetically modified crops and seeds. But in most countries, large or small, where the residents have not been bombarded with "happy ads", these people have researched and realized genetically modified crops is not the way to go for a good final result.

Because GMO crops and foods are one of the suspected contributing factors in food allergies, ADD, ADHD and Autism, almost all medical therapy programs now suggest all patients try to eliminate these crops from their diet.

September 7, 2010
Information Source: Dr. Mark Stengler, Naturopathic Medical Physician

Reducing Anxiety For Better Future Returns On Your Health

Many people in this day and age are so stressed and time-consumed, new research has shown that these individuals under high anxiety are a future cardiac patient in the making.

With current patient test ratings running as high as 50% or greater, continuous high stress levels is a predictor of rising cardiac, hypertension, stroke or heart disease in most patients immediate future.

Therefore, if stress does seem to fill up most of your days, it is time some natural anxiety reduction methods become a common occurrence in your life also. Some easy ways to start reducing your stress include:

• increase or start a low-impact exercise schedule daily
• talk to a good friend (or a therapist) religiously
• reduce your dependence on junk food and stimulants (candy, pastries, coffee, tea)
• start a holistic program of using supplements to control your anxiety

Reducing your anxiety levels now, will award you many more years of possible better health and fitness.

September 7,2010
Information Source: Journal of Alternative and Complementary Medicine

Grounding: Re-Charge Your Batteries The Natural Way

Do you remember the days when you used to get to walk through the grass barefoot all the time? To most people, this brings back fond memories and a feeling of peacefulness and relaxation.

Well, it has now been proven there is a reason you felt that calm and peaceful feeling. It is now being termed "grounding" or "earthing". It is a new study in science which has been proven to show direct contact between your feet and the earth itself has health benefits for the human body.

It is now being recommended, everybody should take a few minutes weekly to allow your body to connect with the earth itself to allow the earth's electrical energy (with negatively charged electrons) to neutralize the positively charged electrons common in the human body.

August 15,2010
Information Source: Centers for Disease Control, Autism Society of America and the Greater Harrisburg Chapter of the Autism Society of America

What Do You Want The World To Know About Autism?

At a recent meeting at the Autism Society of America, an often forgotten crowd of adults with autism was approached with this question.

Many of the adults all had the same response. Autism is not only a children's disease. We as adults can have the same disorder also.

After a session with this group, it was obvious many of these individuals are very intelligent and out-going. Unfortunately, when life throws certain situations in their paths, they do not have the capabilities to process the correct response to certain situations.

Children with autism are generally worked and prepared from a young age and up how to deal with these pressures. An adult with autism is usually thrown into the job environment without this communication skill and practice. Therefore trials do arise and very few employers and fewer employees understand how to work with the autistic. Ultimately, the person with autism is usually "fired".

What is the normal hopes and dreams of most adults with autism?It is usually the same thing we all hope for in our lives- acceptance for who we our and what we are capable of doing. Many adults with autism do excel in positions in the job environment but when a situation strikes that we do not understand how to handle, work with us-not against us for our own morale.

August 10,2010
Information Source: Honest Food Guide: The Food Guide to Benefit Health and Wellness

Using Foods and Nature To Achieve Better Health

Are you looking for some inspirational ways to make your health jack up a notch without spending a fortune at the doctor's office or pharmacy?

Then how about doing it the easy way: take some suggestions from nature Try some of these for better health and vitality over the long-haul. Remember though- these are not quick fixes. It is a lifetime program to gain and maintain future health and well-being. Start today to get yourself back on track to great health.

• Sunlight yields healthier bones, internal organs and brain function because of an increase in your vitamin D levels

• Raw fruits and vegetables yields a bonanza of vitamins and minerals which is eons above the value of the synthetics from a bottle

• Heart healthy oils such as flax, walnut, macadamia and olive oils all help prevent heart disease while reving up the engine on your brain power

This is just a few of the daily contributors you can easily add to your every day diet.

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June 23,2010
Information Source: Natural News.com - a division of Truth Publishing

Omega 6 Fatty Acids- Are They Actually Good For Us

So much confusion and misconceptions surround the Omega 3/Omega6 philosophy that the normal individual has no idea what they are supposed to do.

Originally we were told how important it was to get Omega 6 and more Omega 3 into our daily diet. Then that became taboo when Omega 6 was proving to cause complications. All the news magazines, papers and periodicals asked us to back off on Omega 6's.

Now occasionally you still hear how you must have Omega 6's and Omega 3's for a balanced diet. Here's the full details on this ever-changing story.

Omega 6's are a very important part of an overall health care plan. The problem is that most of the products which contain high concentrations of omega 6's also contain high concentrations of saturated fats. This is because the manufacturing community has taken pure natural cooking oils, processed them and now they are hydrogenated and high in saturated fats/trans fats. Everyone has heard how these must be avoided.

Pure omega 6 is still a mandatory requirement for our body. Our body does not have the capability of manufacturing them. We only receive them from our diet.

Omega 6's are necessary for the health of our

• cardiovascular system- helps to prevent heart disease

• brain and eye health

• muscle and joint health

• digestive system regulator

Therefore cold-pressed (means there is no processing done by high-heats and chemical additives) omega 6 is easily ingested by using some of the following in your cooking.

• pumpkin seed oil
• safflower oil
• sunflower oil
• hemp seed oil

Each of these can be commonly found at a health food store but many are now also available on the grocery store shelves.

June 11,2010
Information Source: Pocono Record Daily News

Neti Pots, Still Popular For Better Sinus Health

The neti pot actually looks like a gravy boat that you may use on your dinner table. But its effective use of clearing infected sinus passages and relieving allergy symptoms has been chronicled for centuries.

If you have a recurring sinus infection or continuous hay fever, stuffy nose or cold symptoms, check with you local health food store or many pharmacies for some nasal relief in a dish.

Actual instructions on how to use it may take a couple of times to practice, but once the proper positions have been learned, most people swear by the continuous relief to be found in a small pitcher.

June 9, 2010
Information Source: Mr. Tony Isaacs and MSNBC News

Increased Usages Of Pesticides A Contributing Factor To The Increase In ADHD

It has been common knowledge that organophosphates (commonly found in pesticides) disrupt the neurological systems of insects to aid in insect control. It has never actually been studied until now though the effect these compounds have on the human body. Because of the increased incidence of ADHD in many children, the long overdue information is now coming to light.

Recently published in the Pediatrics magazine, a joint venture by Harvard University and the University of Montreal has definitive proof that children showing high markers of pesticide residue in there system have a 93% greater chance of showing the symptoms of ADHD.

Do not make the mistake though of assuming only farmers or rural country life is showing greater incidences. Samplings of children have been taken from every walk of life for the study. Many children with equal to or greater occurances of pesticide residues are showing in city dwellers vs rural children. This is an indicator the exposure comes from the air we breathe and the food we consume as much as from the agricultural environment.

Common food sources with high pesticide residues include frozen blueberries, fresh strawberries, and celery.

Although there is no convenient way to prevent exposure from the air, wash (and scrub where applicable) all vegetables and fruits before eating or an easier way is to buy only 100% organic selections. It is recommended to also clean all frozen selections as possible.

Use only fresh cold tap water and a brush when possible. Do not use soap. Soap is another whole list of chemicals it is best to avoid.

May 24,2010
Information Source: Food and Drug Administration

FDA Standards For Organic Foods Labeling

The United States Food and Drug Administration has set certain standards which every company using the "Organic" label must adhere by. Anytime you see this product label, the following information does apply:

• 100% Organic: means the entire product and all ingredients must be certified organic

• Organic: means at least 95% of all ingredients must be verified organic

• Made with Organic Ingredients: this label must have at least 70% of the available ingredients being verified as organic

May 24,2010
Information Source: Word of mouth, through the grapevine, and assorted research institutions

Is It A Myth Or A Godsend

When you read about them, talk about them or even listen to someone explain their use, the first thing which crosses most people's minds is probably "Yea, and money grows on trees, doesn't it?"

But after weeks of researching the subject, whether you believe this whole thing is a fairy tale or not, there is multitudes of people which swear by the effectiveness of this product.

The patch was designed to work on the principles of Reflexology whereby your body, with the assistance of the patch, can set up and balance the lymph system to aid in the elimination of an excess build-up of toxicity in our bodies. Thus the final result leads to a greater sense of health and well-being.

While all this sounds too good to be true, don't argue the case with all of the satisfied customers. This is one product where most of these people turned to this because nothing else worked and I tried them all- what's one more, was their attitude? To their surprise- it does work by many, many testimonials being offered for the product.

Many times, doctors and researchers always warn the general public about the placebo effect. This is just another method of mind over matter. Often, if we wish for something hard enough and believe in it strong enough, the placebo effect does "kick in" and you actually may get better. This argument seems to be used all over the field of detox foot patches.

But remember, most people who break down and try these patches are already resigned to the fact they are never going to feel better - some already say the have tried everything. What's one more disappointment among a few years to decades of trying to find a possible answer.

A placebo effect can not be a factor when the patient is going into a program already convinced of its disappointing results also.

So, this is one of those situations where you are going to have to make the decision for yourself. The naysayers in this field all seem to have one thing in common- none of them have ever tried the product.

Yes, there is some who have tried and did not receive exemplary results but who in medicine is also cured 100% of the time. I have never heard of a 100% cure rate in any field of medicine, have you?

So, foot detox patches may be a blessing in disguise for your situation or it could be just one more disappointing end to the same old story. Give it a try and hopefully you may be one of the new firm believers in the miracle of alternative medicine.

April 20,2010
Information Source: Kim Evans, freelance journalist to the medical community

Simple Methods To Curtail The Symptoms Of Autism

Some unusual, but reported, effective treatment protocols which many people have tried and have had successful results are shown below. As with any new treatment though, always run it by your doctor first.

• Do not use the standard vaccination program advocated by the current medical establishment without investigating the pros and cons first.

• To help contain metal toxicity from a vaccination program that is deemed necessary, begin eating plenty of organic cilantro each day. The easiest way to ingest it is to juice it with some apples or carrots and drink it for several weeks.

• Delete processed and junk foods from your diet during the whole pregnancy.

• Add red beets to your diet. This multi-functional food actually helps to detoxify your system of many toxic substances.

• One that many people never think of, check with your doctor first, for safety purposes, and use a detoxification diet before becoming pregnant. This provides the new member of the family a clean environment to grow and mature in for better health.

April 19, 2010 Diabetes
Information Source: American Dietetic Assn.

Incorporating Nutrition From The Ground
Into Your Daily Diet

Are you trying to incorporate more plant-based foods into your diet? No one says you have to become a vegetarian but how about trying a few of these simple tricks to get a few other "good for you meals "slipped in there occasionally on your diet.

• Going meatless occasionally without giving up the look and texture of meat is not only possible but even delicious. Substitute Meal Starters Recipe Crumbles from your grocery store for the beef or pork in sloppy joes, casseroles, stuffed peppers etc.

• Adding some varieties of nuts to your daily diet can give you a long list of advantages such as fiber, calcium, magnesium, omega 3's and vitamin E. Check out the current values of your favorites and snack on a small handful daily or add to cereal, salads, parfaits, desserts etc. for a flavor boost.

• Try changing many of your servings of pasta, bread and cereals, muffins and pastries etc. to whole grain products to get the advantage of a nutritional boost of fiber. Most people do not get anywhere near the suggested amount of servings of fiber per day. Remember though, the ingredient label must say whole grain, whole wheat, 100% stoneground etc. to be getting a true whole grain product. When an ingredient label just says wheat bread or wheat pasta, all this is is white flour colored. You are not getting the benefits of whole wheat.

• You can even go to a plant based beverage drink of your choice by converting to a cup(s) of tea daily. Fresh brewed teaallows you to receive more than just a thirst-quenching drink. The flavonoids/antioxidents in a cup of tea are a great boost to your own immune system's health.

April 19,2010
Information Source: Herbs, the monthly periodical

Mother Nature's "Honeybee", A Source Of Cold Prevention

100% pure honey from the hive has once again been proven to be one of the best immunity boosting elixir's for the treatment, and even prevention of the common cold.

The Penn State University College Of Medicine has proven the #1 cough ingredient in bottled cough syrups, dextromethorphan is not as effective in quieting the symptoms of cough in children during nighttime sleep.

Plain 100% pure honey, soothes the throat and activates the endorphins in our system to help ease many of the symptoms of the common cold.

Treatment daily is more an enjoyment to many than taking medicine. Daily add 1 to 2 teaspoons to a cup of warm tea and drink. Using tea, which is high in polyphenols also aids in treating the symptoms of virus. Repeat this 2-3 times daily as needed until you feel better.

Warning: Remember though, this treatment can not be used with children under the age of 1 year. Pure honey does have a toxin that a newborn's new digestive system has not developed enough yet to reduce the symptoms of digestive upset.

April 19,2010
Information Source: Krikorian et al (2009). Blueberry Supplementation Improves Memory in Older Adults. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Blueberries Once Again Have Been Proven More Than Just A Low-Calorie Snack Food

A repeat trial and case study by a second organization has once again shown that blueberries consumed consistently do show a marked improvement in a person's capability of learning, retaining and memory recall.

The recent article in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry has confirmed earlier findings from a 2008 study that suggests the anthocyanins in blueberries activate the part of the brain responsible for memory and learning. Impressive results in controlling depressive mood symptoms and better glucose control also were attributed to the effects of the increased flavonoids in the system.

Once again, despite the failure rates of modern mainstream medicine finding successful programs to curtail the increasing rates of dementia, Nutrition Therapy, not medications is proving successful in reducing and controlling the rates of decreased mental functions in many of the world's elderly population.

April 17,2010
Information Source: Vegetarian Times

Another Proven Benefit Of The Wonder Food Garlic

The anti-bacterial, anti-viral and anti-fungal benefits of fresh garlic have long been known to be a at home therapy for many a common condition to help reduce or prevent the symptoms of many conditions.

Dr.David Kiefer, the assistant professor of the Integrative Medicine teaching center in Tucson,Az. has explained how raw garlic has now been shown to reduce the effects of the common cold or in many cases to outright prevent any occurances. The compound allicin in raw garlic does have the capability of attacking the microbes causing the cold in the human body.

Because raw garlic seems to work best, dicing, slicing or just finely chopped garlic can be used to add to soups, stews, as a topping for salads, breads pizza etc. to enhance the flavor of many foods. Try to prevent long-term cooking of your garlic as high temperatures tend to reduce the effectiveness of allicin's compounds.

April 15,2010
Information Source: The Best Of Herbs, the periodical

Cayenne: The Power Of Heat

Capsaicin, the compound in cayenne which generates the heat, is commonly used in sports medicines or over the counter drugs to prevent the transmittal of sensations of pain to the human brain.

It has also been shown that capsaicin's antiseptic properties though can reduce the risk of many bacterial infections which ultimately lead to clogged sinuses or bronchial passages.

As a safety precaution though, never give any capsaicin compounds to any child under two years of age or nursing mothers.

April 5,2010
Information Source: Timothy Culbert, staff doctor at Children's Hospitals and Clinics Minnesota

Recent Survey Shows Overwhelming Number Of People
Are Receptive To Learning About Alternative Medicine

Up to 90 % of the parents surveyed recently at a major children's hospital have expressed the desire to be informed of any alternative treatments available for the health and care of their child.

Many parents are disillusioned because of ineffective treatments, escalating costs out of their price ranges and the continuous pain and suffering their child must endure while undergoing a treatment program based on conventional medicine.

Even after asking their physicians about alternative medicine, many parents are informed it is not a viable option in the care and treatment of their child's condition. Many times, parents find out later that this may have been a complete fallacy.

Most integrative medicine facilities (this location uses a combination of conventional and alternative therapies for the treatment of all their patients) have expressed the conditions are usually present where if the child had been seen earlier in the treatment program, integrative medicine could have prevented much waste of time, money and greatly improved the child's quality of life during treatment.

Due to there being to few facilities available to date because of the newness of these programs, often it will be the responsibility of the parent to research this option and set up appointments for consultations if they do wish to pursue the possibility of care by this mode of treatment.

1/19/10Information Source: Daily Health Ranger Report

Should The Use of BPA Be Scrutinized More Closely In Our Current Food Packaging SystemNumerous studies not funded by the large chemical industry have seemingly been ignored when the message that BPA (bisphenol A)should be banned from coming into contact with any food products.

Currently, the linings of many soup, tuna and soda cans, baby bottles and water bottles and many types of food packaging materials use BPA as an additive during the manufacturing process.

Because of increasing pressure on the FDA from multiple sources, a closer look at the health effects from this additive are being promoted. Many of the FDA's own science advisors are stating published material is available to warrant a closer look at the possible risk this product is to human health.

12/19/09Information Source: Natural News Insider Alert

Safety Procedure For The Sensitive Individual To MSGCanned soups now commonly proclaim on the label how there is no MSG added to their product line. But from reading the ingredient label, many of these varieties do include yeast extract or autolyzed and hydrolyzed ingredients. Each of these do often contain MSG. Avoid any products if you see these three words on the label if you are sensitive to MSG.

12/10/09Information Source: American Academy of Pediatrics

Introduction Of Solid Foods To A NewbornNew evidence suggests that current and former recomendations of not allowing a newborn solid foods within the first 6-8 months of their life may be a mistake. By going without solid foods this long, there is a stronger possibility the child may develop food allergies a few years later in their childhood.

Up to this time, it has always been assumed early introduction during the first year may contribute to allergies. Now,after extensive testing of 994 children which participated in an ongoing study, the exact opposite seems to be true.

It is still recommended that the first six months of a newborn's life should be from breastfeeding, after this time though solid foods should be slowly introduced to prevent sensitization of allergens in a young child.

All of this is a new proposal to date and you must be consulting your child's pediatrician before any major dietary changes can be made.

Date: 10/09/2009
Information Source: Natural News: Editor Mike Adams

Can the H1N1 Vaccines Be Stopped From Entering The Market

The lawsuit is being pursued by several practicing physicians and licensed health care workers that are worried about possible adverse reactions from this vaccination because of lack of "apparent testing for safety and efficiency results". Many health care workers feel this vaccination has not received the scrutiny needed for FDA approval this quickly.

Because of the apparent lack of documentation normally available during standard testing protocol, many health care workers being pressured into taking the vaccine are asking for an injunction to halt the mandatory vaccination requirement.

10/09/2009

Is It All Hype About Sports Drinks

Listen to any TV commercial, radio or print ad or just pick up a bottle from any shelf of the many major kinds of sports drinks, and the average active boy/girl or man/woman is inundated with advertising trying to convince us of the necessity to maintain our level of electrolytes in our bodies.

While it is important and our body does need electrolytes, these sports drinks are also full of sugars, artificial colors, dyes, flavors and possibly chemical sweeteners. This list is not a requirement for good health.

A simple and effective way to get your daily requirement of minerals is by switching to using a small amount of sea salt everyday. Eat the suggested 4-8 servings of organic vegetables(which are high in minerals) plus use a small amount of sea salt for seasoning and you will effectively replace any benefit that the sports drink could have gave you without all the sugars, colors and chemicals.

10/08/2009Information Source: Private MD News

Affy TappleAffy Tapple candy company has recalled has recalled their premium line of coated apples which were shipped to the states of Illinois, Michigan, Indiana, Wisconsin, Ohio and Kentucky.

All of the packaging on this product did not reflect the allergen statement of being produced on equipment which also processes peanuts and tree nuts.

A concerned consumer has reported purchasing some product with a visible peanut on top.

Please return any product to the location of purchase for a refund.

9/15/09Information Source: Natural News Health Newsletter- Mike Adams plus comments by the website owner

Would Patrick Swayze Still Be Alive With Alternative MedicineWithin hours ago the world just lost a good friend. Patrick Swayze was one of those Hollywood actors we always loved to watch. His personality came out in every movie he made. He made us feel like we were his best friend. He shall be missed dearly.

But now the controversy pitted between alternative medicine and conventional medicine rears its ugly head again.

Conventional medicine (which practices under the philosophy of treating the symptoms to cure the disease) knows and freely admits there is no cure for cancer. All they can do is either hope for a miracle, give you a few extra years of quality life, or the philosophy "it's just too late, we couldn't do anything about it".

Many people believe this to be a false statement. Conventional medicine does have the capabilities they say- they just can't use them. It is the fastest way to put a business (medicine) out of business, by making all of your "customers well".

Alternative medicine, being they work by the philosophy "cure from within" does not adhere to this standard. An alternative practitioner does not believe curing a symptom will necessarily get rid of a disease. It may be just masking a symptom for a future outbreak again at a later date.

Therefore an entirely different plan of treatment is used in the cases of chronic degenerative disease.

An alternative practitioner will tell you right up front- this will be a hard road to travel. You are going to completely change your lifestyle, eating habits, work ethics, sleeping habits and almost everything you have ever known. If you value your life, in other words, you are going to have to fight for it. There will be no machines which may guarantee results, no pills to pop that can take everything away. You, with some instruction and guidance from a healthcare team, are going to be responsible for keeping yourself alive.

Many people can not handle that responsibility. It is up to each and every one of us to make that choice.

For now, the two sides are still saying his death was inevitable. One side is referring to the fact it was because he had such a debilitating form of cancer. The other side is saying it because his treatment method was not capable of bringing about a positive result.

But,for now, the world has still lost a good friend!

9/9/09Information Source: UMDNJ(University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey) and the Mayor of Newark

Saving Our Kids, Healing Our Planet Green ExpoThe UMDNJ and the mayor of Newark would like to invite you to a program on Saturday, September 12 and Sunday, September 13 entitled: "Saving Our Kids, Healing Our Planet."

The main sponsors of this program, the New Jersey Medical School of Pediatrics, the Autism Center, the Institute For Complementary and Alternative Medicine and the city of Newark is offering this health expo featuring 25 plus organizations all detailing information on the preventative health issues and environmental issues affecting us today. Major emphasis is on children's issues such as ADHD, Autism, Allergies and Asthma, Childhood Cancer and Obesity, and Prenatal and Infant Care.

Also some of the scheduled activities include music, crafts, food and cooking demonstrations, yoga exercises for the beginner, "going green" exhibits featuring building, remodeling and landscaping plus many others.

Admission is free for children under 15 years of age plus all Newark residents with proper ID. All others, general admission is $15 at the door.

For more information and discounted rates on admission tickets, please visit SOKHOP.com for online registration.

8/22/09Information Source: Van's International Foods

Recall: Frozen Breakfast ProductVan's International Foods, Inc. has issued a recall on all frozen waffles with the lot code # 200060629B1 with a use by date of 3/30/2010.

Because of an error in packaging on one shift, this product is not packaged in the correct carton. The carton is labeled as wheat, egg, gluten and milk free. The contents is incorrect.

The company is offering two types of return policy.# The company is offering 5 free boxes of waffles, pancakes or french toast sticks with the return of the cartons' printed lot # to the following address:Van's International Foods,Inc.Attn: Wheat Free Pancake Recall3285 East Vernon AvenueVernon, Ca. 90058

With the return, coupons will be forwarded to you for the 5 free boxes of merchandise. Please be sure to include your name and mailing address.# If you prefer return the box with the correct lot number to the same place you purchased it for a full refund.

If you have any questions, please contact them at 303-848-6013 or email to customerservice@vansintl.com

8/18/09Information Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinal (Daily Newspaper) Released by Kraft Foods

Missing Allergen InformationApproximately 8000 lbs. of frozen pepperoni and sausage pizza was released to the public with incorrect ingredient labels. All of these products do possibly contain the ingredient soy protein concentrate. This information is not included on the ingredient label. Anyone with a severe soy allergy must avoid this product.

The recall affects the pizzas sold under the Kraft Foods label, Jack's Pizza and Tombstone Pizza. Identification markers shown on the packaging will say:Product # 7192100519Lot code # 09320USDA mark: EST 2461

Anyone with any questions should please contact the customer service line for Kraft Foods at 1-800-394-6989.

8/7/09Information Source: American College of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology

Fact or FictionCurrently, the general public has many misconceptions about food allergies and available treatments. In an online survey, better than 2100 people responded to a general list of questions. Greater than 2/3 of the answers on many questions show how many people are mis-informed about food allergies.

Some of the common mis-conceptions are:

* Many people believe it is possible to take daily medications to prevent an allergic reaction * Strict avoidance of your allergy triggers is not necessarily all that important. There is other means to prevent an allergic reaction. * Food Intolerance and food allergy is the same. It's just some people get it worse than others. * A cure is available for every food allergy.

The following notes are the opinion of the website owner: If you happen to be one of the people that do have a true food allergy, some of the above misconceptions stated by many people will be frustrating, irritating or just make you angry. Many people seem to have the impression you just live with this condition because you don't take the time or energy to "fix yourself. After all, the treatment is there-you just prefer to stay sick".

This morning I read an article about a mother that does not want to advertise her child has multiple food allergies. Therefore everywhere they go, she takes his food along but does not explain the reason her child may not eat with others or play with other children etc.. Personally, I believe she is doing a great dis-service to her child (make him grow up feeling like he always need to be segregated from everyone and everything.) She is also not doing anything to help educate the general public about the mis-conceptions shown above. People can not be expected to understand the restrictions placed on you and your family if you do not let them know the facts.

8/01/09Information Source: Supermarket Numbers Game

A Blessing In DisguiseRemember those pesky little labels you see on your produce at the grocery store. Until you get home you have to spend all your time finding them and peeling them off.

Don't ever whisper under your breath again about the inconvenience of it all. Other than the grocery store clerk generally using it for an identification marker or a pricing marker at the cash register, that little sticker can tell you just how healthy that banana or apple is. All stickers with a four digit number indicates that item was grown conventionally. A five digit number beginning with a 9 indicates that item is organically grown. All other produce should have a five digit number beginning with a number 8, which signifies that item is a genetically modified product or GMO. Genetically modified products have only been around about 15+ years so no long term case studies have been completed but reports are coming in all around about food sensitivities which many believe are linked to GMO's.

7/30/09Information Source: PR Web News Releases

Cookbook For Children And AdultsLiving With ADHD

The Feingold Program has now released a new cookbook featuring recipes for people living with dietary restrictions because of ADHD in their family. The "Feingold Family Favorites" is a recipe book showing you ways to plan a party, pack snacks and lunches for a day-trip or school or how to dine out safely at a restaurant.

The main objective for the program has always been to help each family to learn how to eat normal everyday foods but just in a more natural form which is free of salicylates, dyes, colorings and preservatives.

For information or to order a copy please call 800-321-3287 or visit their website their website at www. feingold.com.

7/21/09Information Source: Camp T.A.G.Founder and President, Eleanor Garrow-Majka

"Safe Camp" For The Food Allergic Child"Coming in thw summer of 2011, the states of Northern Virginia, Washington D.C., Illinois, Marylland, and Texas will be the new locations of a summer camp for the food allergic child and their brother and sisters. Other states may be added to the list if demand is available.

The camp will be based on a 5 day/4 hours per day weely schedule for kids in the 3-12 years of age group. The purpose is showing kids fun and enjoyment even with their food restrictions in their family. Curriculums have been researched and organized by a team of medical and food professionals to guarantee each child's safety.

For more information, visit the website at www.pochaofwillcounty.com

7/11/09Information Source: Dr. Ed Zimmey,MD. Health Talk Series

Acetaminophen Drugs Under Fire: Should You Stop Using TylenolRecently reports are making the news about acetaminophen and liver damage. All of the facts to make an educated decision are not covered in all of these reports.

"When Used As Directed",all medications currently on the market, whether they are over the counter or prescription, can be used as directed and still be safe and reliable. The problem stems from the fact many people do not follow the recommendations.

A second area of concern, which is unknown to many, they do not realize just how much acetaminophen they consume in a days time. Acetaminophen does not just come out of an aspirin bottle. Tylenol, Excedrin, some forms of Anacin, many cough syrups, prescription pain killers (like Vicodin and Oxycodone)plus many other prescription drugs do use acetaminophen as an active ingredient. So for a cold, with a few swallows of cough syrup, a few aspirin for the headache and chills, plus your normal allergy medications and any pain pills you may be taking- as you can see high levels can build up.

For an already "stressed" liver, these levels can be toxic. For any person without decreased liver function, if consistency is maintained of mixing medications with acetaminophen, again high levels can add up.

Always check with your doctor or pharmacist before you start mixing medications. Just because they are over-the-counter dosages, when combined with others, further damage can be caused just through lack of knowledge.

7/1/09Information Source:Dallas Morning News, Dallas, Tx.

Hope on the Horizon For The Peanut or Tree Nut AllergicBecause of the opportunity of a peanut or a tree nut protein being absolutely anywhere, most families with an adult or a child with this allergy live in constant worry for their health.

Going to the church or the mall, on an airplane, at a hotel room, school or summer camp sounds like an everyday routine to most people but to someone with a severe peanut or tree nut allergy, this can spell the beginnings of a reaction. No one with an allergy can tell if there is a small piece of nut lying around, if a person eating a PB&J sandwich just pushed their way through a door or turned the doorknob. Anywhere and everywhere nut proteins can be hiding.

Currently, a family in the state of Texas has changed the life of several families through the use of a detection dog. These animals receive a minimum of six months of intense training on how to locate and inform their owner of the presence of a peanut protein. To many people, very skeptical of the possibility of success, they have been amazed at the opportunities that have opened up for their family.

To date, interest in the program has been very high but the costs of fulfilling a family's dream are very expensive. To date, discussions are being made to try and help defer the costs associated with the program. For more information check at www.peanutdog.com.

6/12/09Information Source: The book: Healthier Without Wheat copyright 2009 by Dr Stephen Wangen(a gluten specialist)

Vinegar:Trying To Clear Up The ConfusionVinegar has long been a source of confusion in the gluten free diet. Not all vinegar contains gluten. Any vinegar which has been distilled, whether it be from apple cider, wine, grapes(balsamic) or grains(wheat) is gluten free. Continuous research has proven that the distillation process itself totally removes any gluten which may have been present (this especially applies to wheat-based white vinegars). Malt vinegar though does not go through any distillation process( this includes beer) so therefore it is not gluten free.

Return to "Gluten Free"

6/12/09Information Source: Nutricia Advanced Medical Nutrition- the European leader in medical nutrition for children

100% Non-Allergenic Weaning Formula Now Being IntroducedCurrently being introduced to the market, Neocate Nutra is a 100% non-allergenic amino acid formula which is safe for all infants and young children in the weaning stages of growth. Parents with children showing any kind of allergic response to cow's milk or a food protein intolerance to date, have had difficulties trying to wean their children off of formula. Neocate Nutra will step in and make this transition easier.

Neocate Nutra has also been formulated to contain a child's full day supply of calcium and 2/3 of the Iron and Vitamin D requirements needed for proper nutrition, growth and development.

6/11/09Information Source:WMBD/WYZZ News Staff

Recall:Buffalo Style Chicken WingsIt has been announced , due to an ingredient label mix-up, all 32 oz. bags of Fully Cooked Buffalo Style Chicken Wings sold at the Kroger stores in the state of Illinois are being recalled by the manufacturer. The ingredient label is incorrect. The product does contain wheat, soy and dairy allergens that is not shown on the ingredient label.

5/24/09Information Source: Bristol Press, Bristol, Ct. USA

Lake Compounce: Fun In The Sun Even With Food AllergiesLake Compounce, the world's oldest amusement park, has slowly over the last few years been trying to cater to the needs of the Food Allergic individual. Because of repeated requests from the public, the park is now able to cater to most food allergies. All employees of the park are trained on how to answer questions or how to get the answers if asked.

If for any reason the park can not cater to a specific allergy, they will waive their admission rule of "No foods may be brought into the Park". This right will only be given as long as you do call in advance and explain your circumstances. Therefore 24 hours notice to the park is requested.

5/16/09Information Source:Joe Graedon & Dr. Teresa Graedon Special Correspondents of the Richmond Times-Dispatch

Allergies and Asthma: Does This Help or HinderRecently a reader asked about the possibility of Vitamin D and tumeric used in conjunction, do they have the capability of helping to relieve spring allergies. This reader states she has tried the program and to date, has shown none of her normal asthma or allergy difficulties plus no sinus infections.

According to the Molecular Nutrition and Research journal (09/2008) tumeric has the capability of preventing the release of histamines in mast cells thus preventing allergy symptoms from developing. To date, this procedure has only been verified on animal studies.

Also, Vitamin D works as an anti-inflammatory agent on the muscle cells in the airways (British Journal of Pharmacology) thus this may help counteract symptoms of asthma.

5/14/09Information Source: Food Allergy Initiative (Organization)

Faster and Safer Streets In New York City For The Food AllergicEffective April 2009, it is now mandatory all basic life support ambulances in New York City must carry epinephrine auto-injectors(Epi-Pens) on board at all times. Prior to this, only Advanced units were required to have this life-saving piece of equipment on board.

But because 4900 plus calls were received in one year only by the city's emergency response department reporting anaphylaxis due to food allergies, the city's 300,000 plus registered people with food allergies and the countless thousands that visit the city each year can now breathe easier knowing that help is finally only a few minutes away.

5/01/09Information Source: UPI News Track Health and Sciences Center

Can Folic Acid Help To Relieve Allergy SymptomsBecause of ongoing testing at the John Hopkins Children's Center in Baltimore, Md. a link has been found between the severity of allergy symptoms and the use of folic acid.

Patients studied from the age of 2-85 years of age have shown the greater the levels of folic acid in their system, the lower the effects are on the respiratory and gastro-intestinal systems and it has shown fewer IgE antibodies being present during an allergy attack.

These initial findings will be followed up with more emphasis now being placed on tracking a specific group being given folic acid treatments. Many more questions need to be answered before any possibility exists that supplementation may be an answer to help prevent or treat an allergy.

4/29/09Information Source: Mr.Tony Pruyn , General Manager of Maynards in Rogers (an upscale dining facility in Central states of USA)

Eating OutAccording to Mr. Pruyn, the most dangerous and high-risk situations commonly found in a restaurant for the allergic individual include the following:

* Buffets and salad bars is the #1 most danger zone in a restaurant * Bakeries- Common ground for nuts, milk, eggs, and wheat products * Asian Restaurants- Nuts, wheat, fish and soy are predominantly found * Ice Cream Shops- Look out for nuts, milk, egg, and wheat * Seafood Restaurants- Fish or shellfish abound

04/27/09Information Source: Article reprint, Newswire Service

Food Allergy Information Released By Major Fast Food ChainEffective January of 2009, McDonald's Corporation has admitted their french fries do contain dairy and gluten products for the past several years. It is very important for the dairy, gluten or wheat allergic to avoid this item.

04/24/09Information Source: The Associated Press

Lawry's Fajita Spices and Seasonings Recall

McCormick Spices, a leading manufacturer of seasonings and flavorings distributed in this country, has issued a recall on the following: LAWRY'S FAJITA SPICES AND SEASONING. The product left the factory mis-labeled because the ingredient label does not reflect that milk products were used in production. Identification factors include: UPC Code : 2150022500 Use by date: October 0110PX62 Name on Label: Lawry's Fajitas Spices and Seasoning If you have any of this product and you are milk allergic, please contact the company with the customer service information supplied on the bottle. A full refund will be issued.

4/20/09Information Source: Denver Daily News, Denver Co.

School Allergy Bill Passes SenateAfter much time and debate, a standardized policy has been accepted and will be placed in effect for all public and charter schools in this country. Senate bill 226 states all schools are responsible for maintaining a stockpile of injectable epinephrine in case of an emergency by any student having an allergic reaction from food allergies during school hours.

4/20/09Information Source: Eastern League Bowie Baysox

The Bowie Baysox are proud to announce that Thursday May 14th has been declared Food Allergy Awareness Night in conjunction with the Food Allergy & Anaphylaxis Network.

This eastern league team, which is an affiliate of the Baltimore Orioles, has plans of sectioning off certain parts of the stadium for safety reasons for the food allergic individual. Tickets must be purchased at least 48 hours in advance.

For more information or to purchase tickets please contact the box office at 301-464-4865 or www.baysox.com.

4/10/09Information Source: LA Times

Traveling and Eating In Foreign Countries Just Became EasierIf you are a customer of the Apple iPhone, travel outside of this country just became a whole lot easier for just $3.99.

iPhone now offers a new program, by using pictures, if you do not speak the language, you can "converse" with the "wait" staff by showing them the restrictions on your diet if you have food allergies.The program is available now to download through the store or through iTunes.

4/7/09Information Source: Inside Indiana Business report

Holiday World & Splashin' SafariThe world's leading organization on food allergies recently honored the Santa Claus,In. amusement park with its contribution towards making life with food allergies easier when traveling or on vacation. The annual "Making A Difference" award was given to the Indiana business for their efforts started during their 2008 park season. Separate areas, cooking stations and menus are now available at numerous locations all over the park offering selections which do not contain the top eight food allergens. For more information, either visit their website or call 877-463-2645.

4/1/2009Information Source: WDEF News and CNN

Pistachio Nuts RecallSetton Farms of Terra Bella, Ca. has voluntarily recalled one million lbs of roasted pistachios after strains of salmonella were found in the nuts by Kraft Food Kitchens when they did some random testing on the nuts.

Until further information can be obtained, the Food and Drug Administration is advising consumers to avoid all pistachio products.

03/18/2009Information Source: Duke University Medical Center Dr Wesley Burks-director of Pediatric Allergy Division

Peanut Allergy In Children- Hope For The Future

A 2 1/2 year study conducted by the Duke University Medical Center has reported findings that a small control group of children has been able to conclude with positive results. This study may in the future years be able to help children with a peanut allergy. According to Dr Burks, the director of the study, more extensive studies are needed in the upcoming years but at least now there is hope that tolerance can be developed.

3/16/2009Information Source:Dr. Robert Wood, director of pediatric allergy and immunology at John Hopkins School of Medicine in Baltimore, Md.

Sesame Allergies On The Rise In The U.S.Although it has not been reported by the FDA, the sesame seed is now showing more reported cases per year than several of the other top eight allergens in the United States.

Sesame seeds have been showing substantial increases yearly for the past two decades but to date no well designed studies have been initiated to study this trend.

2/11/09Information Source: McNeil Consumer Healthcare Division of McNeil-PPC, Inc.

Children's Sugar Free and Dye Free Zyrtec Bubble Gum Allergy SyrupA new sugarfree and dyefree bubble gum flavored product is now available over the counter (without a prescription) in the original prescription strength. This syrup is used to help relieve the symptoms associated with your child's allergy symptoms because of indoor and outdoor play exercises.

***** Be advised there has been reported problems with the use of this cough syrup. It seems some children are not able to accept the suggested dosage without adverse reactions. Some suggestions have stated if the dosage is cut in half, adverse reactions seem to be eliminated. Therefore be careful when first administering this formula to your children. Watch them carefully after the first dose in case of the onset of any unusual reactions.

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