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Spring Clean Your Body!
It’s Time for SPRING CLEANING with our
21 Day Herbal Cleansing Program
Cheryl Wisdom, MS, RN
*”Throw open the windows, air out that mattress, shake out those rugs, it’s Spring Cleaning Time!! We all enjoy the first fine days of spring. You feel rejuvenated after a long winter. But don’t just Spring Clean your house. Spring Clean yourself! Why? I’m going to let our Medical Advisory Board answer that. We just got a flyer from Herbalife about this:
“Unhealthy nutritional habits and environmental factors may reduce your elimination process and toxic accumulation can occur. Because the colon is the digestive system’s key organ of elimination, when it is impaired it can affect proper colonic functioning.”
According to Balch and Balch (Prescription for Nutritional Healing, 3rd ed., 2000) “retained debris in the colon leads to the absorption of toxins, resulting in systemic intoxication (poisoning). Symptoms of this condition can include mental confusion, depression, irritability, fatigue, gastrointestinal irregularities, and even allergic reactions such as hives, sneezing, and coughing. Many nutritionists and researchers believe that this toxicity can eventually lead to more serious disorders.
Herbalife’s 21 Day Herbal Cleansing Program is a two-product system designed to detoxify and maintain colon health. The PM Cleansing Formula supports the body’s ability to remove health-robbing toxins from every cell in your body. In addition, it promotes the body’s regular, natural self-cleansing action. One of the first questions I usually get is, “Will it give me diarrhea?” No. Right before bed, you take one to four tablets, depending on how your system normally works. By morning you experience a nice, cleansing bowel movement. When taking the appropriate number of tablets, you will not have loose stool, just good results from your cleanse. Continue to take the appropriate number of tablets for your system either until 21 days are up or you run out of tablets.
Every morning you take two tablets of the AM Replenishing Formula. This product is a special combination of wholesome ingredients such as “friendly bacteria” and health enhancing “probiotic factors” along with an exclusive blend of fiber and fructooligosaccharides that help soothe, rebuild and revitalize the colon environment.
Fruit-toe-what? Fructooligosaccharides (FOS) are considered “pre-biotics.” Prevention Magazine (May 1999) did an article on FOS which tells us they are a type of carbohydrate that reaches your colon undigested to “feed health-promoting bacteria such as Lactobacillus and Bifidobacteria.” Don’t worry about the names, just know that if you have lots of “good bacteria” they can fight off and prevent the build up of any bad bacteria such as salmonella.
Prebiotics are known for their ability to relieve constipation, prevent diarrhea, and reduce some food sensitivities such as lactose intolerance. Research is currently underway investigating the effects of prebiotics on strengthening the immune system, inhibiting the effects of food borne illness, preventing colon cancer and reducing cholesterol. Good stuff!
While cleansing, it’s always a good idea to boost your antioxidant support with Herbalife’s Schizandra Plus, RoseOx and Mega Garlic Plus products to augment the cleansing process. Use our 21 Day Herbal Cleansing Program two to three times a year and always after you’ve used a prescription antibiotic.”
CLEANSING / AUTOINTOXICATION
We clean our face everyday, but people seldom think about whether or not they need to clean their intestines. Our intestinal tract is like plumbing system in a house, with the small intestines comparable to sewage pipes and the colon comparable to the septic tank. When fat and debris are poured down the drain every day, the pipes will become clogged. Septic tanks need to be pumped out occasionally. Otherwise, too much waste will accumulate and back up into the house. The same thing will happen to your intestines. When you pour greasy food, excessive dairy products, meats and other foods with toxic substances down your intestinal tract every day, food residues build up. Food residues, combines with mucous secreted by mucous membranes in the colon, form layers of gluey feces, which will build up in pockets and may pile up along the entire length of the colon and part of the small intestines, year after year. Constipation becomes a norm. People have been known to carry 40-50 pounds of old, dried up fecal matter in their intestines. Old feces do not pass from the body with ordinary bowel movements. They need special treatment to dissolve the glue which binds them to the intestinal wall. If you let these decayed food residues accumulate in your intestines, you will suffer from AUTOINTOXICATION (self – poisoning), which is a disorder resulting from absorption of the waste products of metabolism, decomposed matter from the intestine, or the products of dead and infected tissue as in gangrene. The toxins can be carried by the blood stream to all parts of the body and end up in every cell, leading to various forms of illness.
If you experience any of the following symptoms, you may be experiencing autointoxication, and therefore you might want to consider some type of internal cleansing program:
- allergy or intolerance to certain foods
- bad breath and foul-smelling gas and stools
- constipation, diarrhea, sluggish elimination, irregular bowel movements
- frequent congestion, colds, viruses
- flatulence or gas and frequent intestinal disorders
- general aches and pains that migrate from one place to another
- intolerance to fatty foods
- low energy; loss of vitality for no apparent reason
- lower back pain
- lowered resistance to infections
- needing to sleep a long time
- pain in your liver or gall bladder
- premenstrual syndrome, breast soreness, vaginal infections
- skin problems, rashes, boils, pimples, etc
If you have severe symptoms or any serous disorders, seek the attention of a competent health care provider. The above list only meant to indicate some of the symptoms of autointoxication. Anyone who has been on a Standard American Diet for more than two years would benefit from periodic cleansing, especially if you live in an urban area.
* Wisdom, C., M.S., R.N., Success Forum, Vol. 4, No. 2, April 1999.
[Note: These statements have not been evaluated by the Food and Drug Administration. This information or product is not intended to diagnose, treat, cure or prevent any disease.]
The poison of Aspartame - malicious pharmaco-genocide
| ASPARTAME NEURO GENOTOXIN PHARMACO-GENOCIDE CRISIS | March 30, 2008 |  |
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ASPARTAME IS NEUROTOXIC GENOTOXIC MOLECULAR FOOD & VACCINE PHARMACO-GENOCIDE Dr Bill Deagle MD FCFP DABFP AAEM A4M ACOEM CIME Aspartame was approved by the FDA for food and medicine in the 1980s after the intervention of Donald Rumsfeld, recently Secretary of Defense to Geo Bush Jr. Terms 1 and 2. The poison of Aspartame dipeptide is a deadly neurotoxin and genotoxin. This paper will analyze results of extensive animal studies, human case reviews, cellular pathology and a logical analysis of biochemical and cellular toxicology. It is not a matter of incompetence but of malicious pharmaco-genocide that this toxin is present in from 6,000 and over 90 countries. It is even registered with MSG, Ethyl Salicylate Mercury Thiomerosal, and other adjuvant immunologic and neurotoxic substances that are now approved by FDA for vaccine antigenic amplification as an adjuvants. Aspartame is manufactured in North America in Aiken, South Carolina with a genetic engineered GMO bacterial factory. The sludge of bacterial proteins is centrifuged to separate out differing molecular weights, and the dipeptide is spun out for transfer to tankers to transport for packing and marketing at other facilities. During my work at the Humana - Augusta Regional Trauma Center in Family Practice and as a near full time at the Emergency Department, we had the emergency occupational contract with this facility. Our director of the Emergency and the ARTC director told us not to talk to media at any time about reactions to the airborne particulates in the facility, neurological emergencies such as seizures, neuropathy, disabilities or any other illness including other acute or chronic serious and unusual medical conditions. During this time, I observed a disproportionate high rate of polyneuropathy, organic brain dysfunction, ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, MS multiple sclerosis, seizures, aggressive brain tumors of multicentric gliomas and astrocytomas, to name of few, and high incidence of diabetes, obesity, and optic neuropathy and autoimmune disorders. It was evident from the warnings, that any physician whistleblower would be dismissed and defrocked via the hospital administration. Dr Olney personally advised me in 1978 of his preliminary Aspartame research that identified chromatin clumping of the DNA similar to the DNA changes of gliomas of the most aggressive type of multicentric astrocytomas. Dr Roberts found diabetic control induction and endocrine disorders of Hashimoto?s throiditis, cancer and neurological disorders such as transverse myelitis, ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis etc. Dr Blaylock has written extensively on the Glutamate toxicity of Aspartame and Hydroperoxyl Radical damage to glial cells, brain cell damage and neuron death, and biochemical toxicology of methanol and the genotoxic effects of the Aspartame metabolites. Reduced Glutathione depletion is serious with oral or injected Aspartame and co-toxicity with Mercury, MSG, GMO organic acids, and other polytoxins in air, food and water and ubiquitous Xenoestrogenic Antifolate toxins such as Halides of Chlorine, Chloramines, Bromides and Bromamines and Fluorides and Fluoramines. Cancers of brain, and many organs and significant lymphomas and leukemic induction is proven with animal studies induced by Aspartame. Cellular replication is reduced and micronuclei result similar to radiation exposure. Aspartame is a ELF electromagnetic wave sensitizer, and induces phasic brain and peripheral nerve entrainment to fire neurons to external pulsed magnetic field effects. WiFi networks, AC power fields, and other electromagnetic fields from cell phones, computers, appliances effects on cells are amplified by Aspartame Glutamate neural network amplification and lowering of threshold to activation potential. Searle Pharmaceuticals identified for the C.I.A. Dr Delgado MD at Yale and his mind influencing technologies as a ?mind tenderizer? for entraining brains of animals for externally pulse training electromagnetic field IS Induced Stimulus for paradigms of control of brain function. ELF pollution 1,000,000 fold more than in 1998 in Western Nations is a major cotoxin with Aspartame and other lesser NMDA receptor toxins in food and medicines. Aspartame directly affects the NMDA N-Methyl D-Aspartate subtype Glutamate receptors, injuring neurons and directly and indirectly interfer with AChE Acetylcholinesterase receptors, functionally interfering with the ability to learn new tasks and causing a functional frontal lobotomy of those suffering toxicity. Cytochrome P450 Phase I enzyme induction depletes the brain of Glutathione Peroxidase Phase II enzymatic ability to clear hydroperoxynitate free radical. This is cotoxic with MSG, DU and organic acids in new GMO foods that induce NMDA receptor Glutamate pathways. Loss of executive inhibitory influences may explain more violent or spontaneous out of control behavior, autism of all forms, and onset and progression of many neurological disorders from cortical to midbrain motor interneuron Parkinson?s to ALS amyotrophic lateral sclerosis and peripheral motor and sensory neuropathic disorders. Increased mental illness, behavioral and learning disorders, autism, dementia and violent behaviors can be now explained by population neurotoxicity. Autism rates have gone up 2800% in three decades, organic dementia in the over 60 age group 1000% in 20 years, and Aspartame is a major player in this toxic soup that has pushed the canary in the mineshaft, the neuron to sing its swan song. Aspartame is directly toxic to Beta Islet cells and induces diabetes as does MSG to a lesser extent in animal models. This would explain MODY Mature Onset Diabetes of the Young and the exploding diabetes and obesity with Glutamate toxins that destroy insulin production and amplify tissue insulin resistance. It is a major factor destroying appestat control of appetite control with blood sugar, and endorphin related hypothalamic pituitary axis. I conclude that along with DU NotSo Depleted Uranium, MSG and other toxins that have similar or lesser toxicities of these types, are contributors to the diabetes and obesity global pandemic. Testing of Aspartame enzymatic induction which can cause accumulative effects can be evaluated with Genova Labs organic acids, amino acids, and Gene panels for Phase I and II pathway polymorphisms. Those people with GSMT1 pathway deletions or abnormal polymorphisms, will be more toxically damaged by Aspartame and other NMDA toxins. Mitochondrial damage results from enzymatic induction and peroxynitrate radicals, results in tissue targeted long-standing mitochondrial pathology. Mitochondriopathy is a final pathway for much of the chronic effects of Aspartame. Also, iNOS, Induce Nitric Oxide Synthase enzymatic induction and production of Hydroperoxyl Free Radical is the step resulting in mitochondrial gene damage, and loss of cellular energetic metabolism. This explains the vaccine suit evidence in the Poling Federal Vaccine Damage Suit, where mitochondrial defects from adjuvants resulted in neurological deficits and autism. Aspartame is the worst of NMDA toxins in our food and vaccines, but MSG and many others are cotoxins. Protocols for evaluation may include quantitive EEG or QEEG demonstrates coherent frequency anomalies, voltage pattern from frontal to occipital and temporal cortex, and P300 index abnormalities, that can monitor dynamic higher cortical function and neural net plasticity and learning capacities for holographic learning paradigms. SPECT scans indentify blood flow abnormalities consistent with microvascular defects consistent with loss of glial cell energetic metabolic support of neurotransmitters, myelinated neuron action potentials and proper neural network cortical to cortical learning and motor, sensory and abstract concept processing functions. fMRI Functional MRI can demonstrate abnormal myelination and neural pathway functioning with changes in neural traffic and dysmyelination patterns that can be verified on T2 Weighted MRI. PET Positron Emission Tomography is most sensitive at identification of abnormal AChE Acetylcholinesterase metabolism and Positron-Fluoro-Glucose metabolism deficits in neural tissues. Frontal lobe hypofunction, loss of temporal and transcortical metabolic patterns should correlate with full tracking neuropsychological testing and QEEG voltage patterns and coherence pattern analysis of intercortical frequencies. Enzymatic induction of Phase I CYP450 and Reduced Glutathione levels with high levels of Peroxynitrate should show in urine and blood analysis. Platelet bioamines in blood, urine or saliva for NE norepinephrine, Dopamine and Serotonin, Melatonin, Acetylcholine, GABA should reflect NMDA induction and depletion of presynaptic inhibitory neurotransmitters. Core Asparatame acute or chronic exposure testing should include QEEG available from PhD psychologists certified on QEEG testing in America, Canada and overseas; Genova Labs or similar functional medicine lab - organic acids and amino acids and oxymarkers with Gene polymorphisms for Phase I and II Detox pathways; PET Scan for brain hypometabolism AND / OR SPECT Scan for abnormal microcirculation; fMRI scans for neural pathway traffic abnormalities and neuropsychological evaluation of higher cortical functions to identify deficits correlated with above imaging and neurological studies. Essential testing should be QEEG and organic acids and Gene Phase I & II Detox polymorphisms. The cotoxic effects of MSG, GMO Frankenfoods with organic acids that induce NMDA receptors, and 7,700 ppm water drug, heavy metals, chemical toxins in our water. Aspartame cell toxic effects are the tip of the spear against human biology, made worse by Agribusiness, Big Pharma, Big GMO, and world trade with reintroduced previously banned pesticides forced on nations acception the WTO Codex Alimentarius Food Rules. Aspartame has already received a nod across the board approval by WTO UN FAO bureaucrats, to the danger of the world?s peoples. When you review the extensive analysis by Dr HJ Roberts MD, Dr Russell Blaylock MD and Dr Olney MD and the Ramazzini Foundation cancer research, there is no excuse for continued toxic contamination of food of vaccines. Aspartame must be banned from all foods, medicines, and vaccines. It is the first step for mankind, of many to steps needed to restore healthy functional support for future generations of the peoples of Earth. | |
Menopause and Managing the Symptoms Naturally
By Alisha Forbes
Menopause, also known as 'the change of life', occurs in women from their late forties onwards. Age that it starts varies due to genetic and lifestyle factors. It is a period of time in a mature woman's life marked by the stopping of her menses (period) due to decreasing levels of reproductive hormones, particularly oestrogen. This means the woman has finished with her child-bearing years but that is ALL that is finished! Some women embrace their menopausal years as their fun, fantastic "me" years! Oestrogen has many roles to play in a woman's body and lowering levels have an effect on certain functions. Symptoms can arise during this phase and can last anywhere from 1-10 years. I thought I would outline a few of these changes and include alternative tips for managing them.
Oestrogen has a 'bone protective' effect and so with lower levels in older age, bone disease such as osteoporosis is of greater risk. To ensure bones don't lose their density, taking a good daily calcium supplement and exercising daily (including resistance exercise such as weights, pilates and swimming) will reduce the risk of bone problems.
Emotional changes are unfortunately part of menopause just like any major hormonal swing (think of pregnancy and PMS!) and talking about how you feel with your peers, friends and family, your doctor, counsellor or natural therapist is very important. Also relaxing and reducing stress wherever possible can ease the moodiness and anger you may be feeling. See list below for some stress reducing ideas.
The lubrication we experience during arousal is also thanks to hormones and sex can become dry and painful if that lubrication has diminished. Using natural lubrication gels (best are made from kiwi fruit extracts such as the brand 'SYLK' or an organic coconut oil) will enable the sex life to get right back on track. Hey, it might even get better as contraception doesn't need to be an issue anymore!
Certain foods and herbs can also have 'oestrogen-like' activity in the body and can therefore reduce symptoms of menopause. Eating more soya based foods such as tofu, tempeh, and soya milk, and eating flaxseed meal or oil, will help with symptoms like hot flushes. Herbs such as Black Cohosh and Red Clover can be taken in tincture, tea or tablet form and can display an 'oestrogen-like' action also. There are many supplements available from healthfood stores and pharmacies to help with menopause symptoms that may contain these herbs.
And of course menopause would not be complete without hot flushes! Below is a list of ways to reduce these occurring by staying away from certain triggers.
Hot flushes can be triggered by a variety of stimulants such as:
Hot drinks
Whatever you experience during menopause, don't let it be an excuse to sit life out. Embrace it and run with it and show the world what a powerful and beautiful woman you are!
Alisha Forbes is a clinical Naturopath and freelance health article writer with diplomas in Herbal Medicine and Nutrition. Alisha is a frequent contributor to Healthy Comparisons
This article was provided by Kristy Lee
Toxic Mercury in your mouth
Due to the compelling evidence implicating mercury amalgam fillings in many disease processes and health disturbances, Dr. Evans, Dr. Nordin-Evans and Dr. Carney have practiced mercury-free dentistry for over 20 years. They believe strongly that the currently available, non-mercury alternatives, can be used for ALL restorative procedures and if a patient truly wants to achieve health and wellbeing, they need to consider removal of their mercury containing dental fillings. It is of great importance to note however, that the patient must be protected (mercury amalgam removal protocol) during the removal process to avoid greater contamination by exposure to the mercury debris.
Detoxifying from heavy metals should be a significant component of any holistic approach to the treatment of chronic illness. It should also be a significant component of any preventive health regimen or "anti-aging" program. PLEASE remember that the only thing worse than having a mouth full of mercury amalgam fillings is having them removed improperly. If you are unable to have Dr. Evans, Dr. Nordin-Evans or Dr. Carney safely replace your fillings, insist that the dentist who does it follows the mercury amalgam removal protocol found on this website, or refer to the protocol listed on the IAOMT website.
For even more information on mercury toxicity please refer to the recommended reading list, or visit the many listed links on this website.
http://grotondentalwellness.com/mercurytoxicity.htm
Common signs, symptoms, and diseases of mercury toxicity include:
Disturbances of the Central Nervous System
- Irritability
- Anxiety/nervousness, often with difficulty in breathing
- Restlessness
- Exaggerated response to stimulation
- Fearfulness
- Emotional instability
- Lack of self-control
- Fits of anger, with violent, irrational behavior
- Loss of self-confidence
- Indecision
- Shyness or timidity, being easily embarrassed
- Loss of memory
- Inability to concentrate
- Lethargy/drowsiness
- Insomnia
- Mental depression, despondency
- Withdrawal
- Suicidal tendencies
- Manic-depression
- Numbness and tingling of hands, feet, fingers, toes, or lips
- Muscle weakness progressing to paralysis
- Ataxia
- Tremors/trembling of hands, feet, lips, eyelids, or tongue
- Incoordination
- Myasthenia gravis (Graves disease)
- Multiple sclerosis
Head, Neck, Oral Cavity Disorders
- Bleeding gums
- Alveolar bone loss
- Loosening of teeth
- Excessive salivation
- Foul breath
- Metallic taste
- Burning sensation, with tingling of lips, face
- Tissue pigmentation (amalgam tattoo of gums)
- Leukoplakia
- Stomatitis
- Ulceration of gingival, palate, tongue
- Dizziness/acute, chronic vertigo
- Ringing in the ears
- Hearing difficulties
- Speech and visual impairment
- Glaucoma
- Restricted, dim vision
Gastrointestinal Effects
- Food sensitivities
- Abdominal cramps
- Colitis/diverticulitis
- Chronic diarrhea/constipation
Cardiovascular Effects
- Abnormal heart rhythm
- Abnormal blood pressure, either high or low
Immunologic
- Repeated infections
- Viral and fungal infections
- Candida or other yeast infections
- Mycobacterial infections
- Cancer
Autoimmune disorders
- Arthritis
- Lupus erythematosus (LE)
- Multiple sclerosis (MS)
- Scleroderma
- Amyolateral sclerosis (ALS)
- Hypothyroidism
Systemic Effects
- Chronic headaches
- Allergies
- Severe dermatitis
- Unexplained reactivity
- Thyroid disturbance
- Subnormal body temperature
- Cold, clammy skin, especially hands and feet
- Excessive perspiration, with frequent night sweats
- Unexplained sensory symptoms, including pain
- Unexplained numbness, or burning sensations
- Unexplained anemia
- Chronic kidney disease
- Nephritic syndrome
- Patient receiving renal dialysis
- Kidney infection
- Adrenal disease
- General fatigue
- Loss of appetite/with or without weight loss
- Loss of weight
- Hypoglycemia
In Children/Infants
- Autism
- Slow in speech development
- Hands and feet red, swollen, and cold
- Intelligence disturbances
- Slight, persistent fever
- Pyramidal symptoms
- Mental retardation
- Disturbed body growth
- Primitive reflexes
- Anorexia
- Irritability
- Limb deformity
- Fretfulness
- Weakness
- Acrodynia
- Cerebral palsy
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Signs of a Stroke
My friend sent this to me and encouraged me to post it and spread the word I agree. If everyone can remember something this simple, we could save some folks. Seriously.. Please read:
STROKE IDENTIFICATION:
During a BBQ, a friend stumbled and took a little fall - she assured everyone that she was fine (they offered to call paramedics) and just tripped over a brick because of her new shoes They got her cleaned up and got her a new plate of food - while she appeared a bit shaken up, Ingrid went about enjoying herself the rest of the evening. Ingrid's husband called later telling everyone that his wife had been taken to the hospital - (at 6:00 pm , Ingrid passed away.) She had suffered a stroke at the BBQ. Had they known how to identify the signs of a stroke, perhaps Ingrid would be with us today. Some don't die. They end up in a helpless, hopeless condition instead.
It only takes a minute to read this...
A neurologist says that if he can get to a stroke victim within 3 hours he can totally reverse the effects of a stroke...totally. He said the trick was getting a stroke recognized, diagnosed, and then getting the patient medically cared for within 3 hours, which is tough.
RECOGNIZING A STROKE
Thank God for the sense to remember the '3' steps, STR . Read and Learn!
Sometimes symptoms of a stroke are difficult to identify. Unfortunately, the lack of awareness spells disaster. The stroke victim may suffer severe brain damage when people nearby fail to recognize the symptoms of a stroke
Now doctors say a bystander can recognize a stroke by asking three simple questions:
S * Ask the individual to SMILE.
T * Ask the person to TALK to SPEAK A SIMPLE SENTENCE(Coherently) (I.e. It is sunny out today)
R * Ask him or her to RAISE BOTH ARMS.
NOTE: Another 'sign' of a stroke is this: Ask the person to 'stick' out their
tongue. If the tongue is 'crooked', if it goes to one side or the other
that is also an indication of a stroke.
If he or she has trouble with ANY ONE of these tasks, call 911 immediately !! and describe the
symptoms to the dispatcher.
A cardiologist says if everyone who gets this e-mail sends it to 10 people; you can bet that at least one life will be saved.
Are the health benefits of pomegranate really so miraculous?
**content derived from www.newstarget.com
With all the good news about pomegranate juice, many people wonder exactly how much juice they should drink. I find this to be a curious question, borrowed from the pharmaceutical mindset of the population where everything has to have a dosage and side effects disclaimer.
My opinion? Drink as much as you want. This isn't some drug. You can't overdose on pomegranate juice. Just drink at least one serving (8 oz.) a day if you want any serious health benefits.
Pom juice is an excellent addition to any smoothie, by the way, and I've published a collection of healthy smoothie recipes in my book, Superfood Smoothies.
Are the health benefits of pomegranate really so miraculous?
Yes they are. If the drug companies had come up with this, they'd call it a miracle drug and try to get it prescribed to everyone. But it's from nature, not a drug company, so it can't be patented, marketed and sold at ridiculous profits. That's why this genuine natural medicine is only a couple of bucks per serving (or dose).
In my view, it's one of the best investments in your health. For less than the price of a cup of coffee at Starbucks, you can have an anti-cancer, anti-Alzheimer's, anti-heart disease, anti-diabetes drink that's delicious and healthful. That beats a can of sugar water soda any day!
Remember: The best medicine comes from nature. Plants are like tiny pharmaceutical factories, and they synthesize natural medicines automatically, using soil, sunshine, air and water. It's amazing, but true. These medicines are what the human body was intended to eat, not the processed factory food advertised on television and stocked in grocery store shelves. Food made by man will probably kill you. But food made by nature will heal you, and pomegranate juice is made entirely by nature. Get it fresh if you can, or mininally processed as a second choice.
Scientists today have only begun to explore the healing benefits of pomegranate juice. In the years ahead, even more medicinal benefits will almost certainly be found. I predict that pomegranate juice will one day be prescribed as preventive medicine to halt cancers and protect cardiovascular health. One thing for sure is that drinking pomegranate juice has no negative side effects. You'll be healthier and happier by consuming this miraculous fruit on a daily basis.
These are presented in order, with the best products at the top (highest rated first):
R.W. Knudson Just Pomegranate
Name on front label: Honest
Claims on front label: n/a
Does front label mention primary ingredients by name? Yes
What is it mostly? Pomegranate juice
Fresh or from concentrate? Fresh
Price: $7.99 for 32 oz.
Price per ounce: 25 cents
Health Ranger rating: 5 stars (out of 5) - Kudos for glass container
POM Wonderful Pomegranate
Name on front label: Honest
Claims on front label: 100% Pomegranate Juice
Does front label mention primary ingredients by name? Yes
What is it mostly? Pomegranate juice
Fresh or from concentrate? Fresh
Price: $4.59 for 16 oz.
Price per ounce: 29 cents
Health Ranger rating: 4.5 stars (out of 5) - Would be 5 stars if the bottle was glass
Trader Joe's Pomegranate Blueberry Juice
Name on front label: Honest
Claims on front label: 100% Juice From Concentrate
Does front label mention primary ingredients by name? Yes
What is it mostly? Pomegranate and blueberry juice
Fresh or from concentrate? From concentrate
Price: $(unknown) for 16 oz.
Health Ranger rating: 4.5 stars (out of 5) - Kudos for the glass container
Odwalla PomaGrand Pomegranate Juice
Name on front label: Honest
Claims on front label: n/a
Does front label mention primary ingredients by name? Yes
What is it mostly? Pomegranate juice from concentrate
Fresh or from concentrate? From concentrate
Price: $? (unknown) for 64 oz.
Health Ranger rating: 4 stars (out of 5)
Purely Juice 100% Pomegranate Blueberry
Name on front label: Honest
Claims on front label: 100% pom + blueberry juice
Does front label mention primary ingredients by name? Yes
What is it mostly? Pomegranate and blueberry juices from concentrate
Fresh or from concentrate? From concentrate
Price: $4.59 for 16 oz.
Price per ounce: 29 cents
Health Ranger rating: 4 stars (out of 5)
Langers All Pomegranate Blueberry
Name on front label: Honest
Claims on front label: 100% Juice
Does front label mention primary ingredients by name? Yes
What is it mostly? Pomegranate and blueberry juices from concentrate
Fresh or from concentrate? From concentrate
Price: $(unknown) for 50 oz.
Health Ranger rating: 4 stars (out of 5)
Naked Pomegranate Acai
Name on front label: Mostly honest
Claims on front label: 100% Juice
Does front label mention primary ingredients by name? Yes
What is it mostly? Pomegranate + acai juice blend
Fresh or from concentrate? Mostly from concentrate
Price: $2.75 for 15.2 oz.
Price per ounce: 18 cents
Health Ranger rating: 4 stars (out of 5)
V8 Fusion Vegetable & Fruit Pomegranate Blueberry
Name on front label: Mostly Honest
Claims on front label: AHA logo, Full Serving of vegetables and fruits claim
Does front label mention primary ingredients by name? Partially (it's a complex product made of both fruits and vegetables)
What is it mostly? Vegetable blend made of juices from carrots and sweet potatoes, plus apple and grape juices
Fresh or from concentrate? From concentrate
Price: $(unknown) for 46 oz.
Health Ranger rating: 3.5 stars (out of 5) - would be 4 stars if not for so much apple and grape juice
Tropicana Pure
Name on front label: Deceptive
Claims on front label: 100% Juice
Does front label mention primary ingredients by name? No
What is it mostly? Water + juice blend (pom, pear, apple grape, blueberry)
Fresh or from concentrate? From concentrate
Price: $? (unknown) for 32 oz.
Health Ranger rating: 2.5 stars (out of 5)
R.W. Kundson Organic Blueberry Pomegranate
Name on front label: Deceptive
Claims on front label: 100% Juice - No Sugar Added
Does front label mention primary ingredients by name? No
What is it mostly? Apple juice
Fresh or from concentrate? From concentrate
Price: $4.55 for 32 oz.
Price per ounce: 14 cents
Health Ranger rating: 2 stars (out of 5)
"O" Organics Organic Blueberry
Name on front label: Deceptive
Claims on front label: 100% Juice
Does front label mention primary ingredients by name? No
What is it mostly? Water, organic apple juice
Fresh or from concentrate? From concentrate
Price: $3.99 for 64 oz.
Price per ounce: 6 cents
Health Ranger rating: 2 stars (out of 5)
FruitSimple Pomegranate Blueberry
Name on front label: Deceptive
Claims on front label: 100% Pure, No Sugar Added
Does front label mention primary ingredients by name? No
What is it mostly? Apple juice
Fresh or from concentrate? Concentrate
Price: $3.99 for 40 oz.
Price per ounce: 10 cents
Health Ranger rating: 2 stars (out of 5)
Langers Pomegranate
Name on front label: Deceptive
Claims on front label: 100% Vitamin C
Does front label mention primary ingredients by name? No
What is it mostly? Water and high-fructose corn syrup
Fresh or from concentrate? From concentrate
Price: $3.99 for 50 oz.
Price per ounce: 8 cents
Health Ranger rating: 1 star (out of 5)
TrueBlue Blueberry Pomegranate
Name on front label: Deceptive
Claims on front label: NO High Fructose Corn Syrup
Does front label mention primary ingredients by name? No
What is it mostly? Water, grape juice and sugar
Fresh or from concentrate? From concentrate
Price: $4.49 for 64 oz.
Price per ounce: 7 cents
Health Ranger rating: 1 star (out of 5)
Wheat Grass
- 1 oz is the nutritional equivalent of eating 2.5lbs. of leafy green vegetables
Energizes Your Day
- Minimizes fatigue-usually caused by poor diet
- Recharges your body-fewer hours of sleep necessary
Maintains Your Body at Peak Levels
- Improves digestion and elimination of food
- Assists with natural weight loss
- Slows cell degeneration by adding oxygen to your blood
- Adds calcium-helps arthritis and muscle cramping
Cleansing for Your Body
- Increases strength by rejuvenating poor-quality blood
- Increases mental clarity and calms nerves (amino acids)
Rejuvenates & Restores
- Increases overall health of your skin, teeth, eyes, muscles and joints
- Stimulates hair growth
- Enhances luster in hair
- Increases function of heart, intestines, lungs and reproductive organs
- Stimulates and regenerates the liver
- Aids in healing cuts and bruises
Helps Fight Disease & Sickness
- Bolsters immune system-strengthens internal defenses
- Contains anti-cancer agents including abscisic acid
- Supports the natural repair of DNA
- Detoxifies pollutants that have entered the body
- Combats ulcers
Take small amounts throughout the day on an empty or almost empty stomach.
- For general wellness, drink 1 or 2oz servings once or twice a day.
- On a healing regime, drink 1 or 2 oz up to 3 or 4 times a day.
An entire 10"x14" tray of fresh wheat grass will Yield 7 to 10oz. of wheat grass juice.
Drink immediately after cutting/juicing as the nutritional value decreases:
- 50% decrease in effectiveness after 5 minutes
- 70% decrease in effectiveness after 20 minutes
External Uses
- Applied to the skin, it can eliminate itching, relieve sunburn and act as a disinfectant.
- Helps to heal cuts, burns, rashes, poison ivy, athlete's foot and insect bites when applied to the skin.
- as a beauty aid it can tighten loose skin.
- As a hair tonic it can alleviate itchy, scaly scalp conditions.
Sources: The Wheatgrass Book and www.annwigmore.org
The Amazing Banana
Never, put your banana in the refrigerator!!!
This is interesting.
After reading this, you'll never look at a banana in the same way again.
Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber. A banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy
Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.
But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit.It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, making it a must to add to our daily diet.
Depression: According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better afte r eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel happier.
PMS: Forget the pills - eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.
Anemia: High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.
Blood Pressure: This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it perfect to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.
Brain Power: 200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex) school (England) were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power. Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.
Constipation: High in fiber, including bananas in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.
Hangovers: One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.
Heartburn: Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.
Morning Sickness: Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness.
Mosquito bites: Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.
Nerves: Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.
Overweight and at work? Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at 5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.
Ulcers: The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.
Temperature control: Many other cultures see bananas as a 'cooling' fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with a cool temperature.
Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.
Smoking &Tobacco Use: Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6, B12 they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.
Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral, which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels. These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.
Strokes According to research in The New England Journal of Medicine, eating bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death by strokes by as much as 40%!
Warts: Those keen on natural alternatives swear that if you want to kill off a wart, take a piece of banana skin and place it on the wart, with the yellow side out. Carefully hold the skin in place with a plaster or surgical tape!
So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrate, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of the best value foods around So maybe its time to change that well-known phrase so that we say, 'A banana a day keeps the doctor away!'
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PS: Bananas must be the reason monkeys are so happy all the time! I will add one here; want a quick shine on our shoes?? Take the INSIDE of the banana skin, and rub directly on the shoe...polish with dry cloth. Amazing fruit !!!
Cinnamon and Honey
* I would like to add that it is not recommended to give honey to children under 1 year of age. Honey is a known source of bacterial spores that produce the bacterium Clostridium botulinum. This bacterium makes a toxin that can cause infant botulism,please check with your pediatrician.
Facts on Honey and Cinnamon: It is found that a mixture of honey and cinnamon cures most diseases. honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a 'Ram Ban' (very effective) medicine or all kinds of diseases.
Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.
Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients. Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada , in its issue dated 17 January,1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientists:
Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast. It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack. Also those who have already had an attack, if they do this process daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack. Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat.
In America and Canada , various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.
ARTHRITIS:
Arthritis patients may take daily, morning, and night, one cup of hot water With two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder. If Taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured. In a recent research conducted at Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon of Honey and half teaspoon of Cinnamon powder before breakfast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were totally Relieved of pain, and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.
BLADDER INFECTIONS:
Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a Glass of lukewarm water and drink it. It destroys the germs in the bladder.
CHOLESTEROL:
Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce The level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours. As Mentioned for arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any chronic Cholesterol is cured. According to information received in the said Journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.
COLDS:
Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon Lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days. This Process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.
UPSET STOMACH:
Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.
GAS:
According to the studies done in India and Japan , it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.
IMMUNE SYSTEM:
Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and Protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks. Scientists have found That honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts. Constant use of Honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bacteria and viral Diseases.
INDIGESTION:
Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food Relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.
INFLUENZA:
A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ' Ingredient' which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.
LONGEVITY:
Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age. Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder and three cups of water and boil to make like tea. Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day. It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age.
PIMPLES:
Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste. Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water. If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.
SKIN INFECTIONS:
Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.
WEIGHT LOSS:
Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water. If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.
CANCER:
Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully. Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.
FATIGUE:
Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body. Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more alert and flexible. Dr. Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 P.M. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality of the body within a week.
BAD BREATH:
People of South America , first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.
HEARING LOSS:
Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restore hearing. Remember when we were kids? We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!
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