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Herbal eGram #518 Drink responsibly
Good Morning!
Add bad weather to Holiday cheer and you have a bad mix. Drink Responsibly-- Most of the advertising for this campaign is done by the alcohol retailers. Is this an oxymoron—or what? Scientific research, health agencies, and universities have, over decades, been able to demonstrate a correlation between alcohol beverage advertising and alcohol consumption. It is in the alcohol industry's interest to demonstrate that effective alcohol campaigns only increase a producer's market share and also brand loyalty.
For some reason humans are susceptible to conditioning. We see Clydesdales and we think Bud. Why do you think Nike made their symbol a vector? The key is to advertise without actually letting people know you are advertising. I could probably site hundreds of associations that you are familiar with and don’t even know it. Are any of these pertaining to goals of health? Who would actually benefit—YOU! Consumers need to come up with a health symbol that would make them stop and think before doing something that was counterproductive to health goals.
Conditioning is repetition. If you repeat something often enough, even though it isn’t true, it becomes common knowledge and therefore assumed true. At the same time if we condition ourselves to think health—we can accomplish that too. People who train for events such as Olympics or a certain 5k etc. can do what is productive and help them attain the goal they seek. We need to consider ourselves in training. Our desire to achieve our goal must have an emotional satisfaction equal to the dedication of doing what is necessary to attain the goal. This strength of purpose keeps us on target during the pitfalls.
Attitudes are what help us attain success. Many times we must change our attitude about certain associations. Whether we think we have to drink to have fun is something that should be examined. The same thing goes with eating. Tasting is one thing—eating is more than tasting. We are a society of excess. Moderation in all things--this is actually another version of creating balance.
The New Year allows us a fresh beginning. How will you plan it? What would you like to accomplish? Here is a website that will help you with setting and accomplishing your goals for 2011: http://www.selfgrowth.com/articles/where-should-you-start-as-a-leader-and-manager
If you want to drink responsibly—check out the drink mixes on sale this week with Nature’s Sunshine. These promote health and energy and you won’t end up with a hangover the next day. http://www.naturessunshine.com/us/shop/weeklyspecials/
Happy New Year!
Have a healthy week and remember to Share.
Dr. Mary
Yours, For The Health Of It!
Mary Born, ND CNHP CNC
Mary@bornforhealth.com
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Herbal eGram #517 Untouchables
Good Morning!
Sanctioned drug dealing in this country is robbing us of our good health and killing over 106,000 people annually. The pharmaceutical industry is so powerful it is sacrosanct! Drugs are pulled off the market in a hand-slapping manner that hardly affects their bottom line. Dr. Beatrice Golomb, Associate Professor of Medicine at University of California, San Diego, masterfully exposes the corruption that has metastasized like a tumor throughout the pharmaceutical and medical industries. Watch the video: http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2010/05/18/how-corrupted-drug-companies-deceive-and-manipulate-your-doctor.aspx
What happens when drug companies have a drug that “goes wrong”? They create a new company to be the fall guy! According to CNN “..any company convicted of a major health care fraud is automatically excluded from Medicare and Medicaid. Convicting Pfizer on Bextra would prevent the company from billing federal health programs for any of its products. It would be a corporate death sentence.” So the government plays a role in the drug industry’s profit margin by allowing this criminal behavior. In other words, pharmaceutical companies are untouchable by the law. We can sue their pseudo companies but it really doesn’t affect their bottom line.
Drug manufacturers teach their reps to dig up personal information on the doctors they market to and then it is kept on file. They then use that information to coerce the doctors into pushing their brand. Not because it is the best for their patients, but because the doctor has been convinced and brainwashed. The one who really profits is the drug company.
Medications should be a last resort and not a first when it comes to being healthy. Conditions are present to help us identify an imbalance. If we cover up the condition with medications, we cannot help the body create balance. Side effects are often a result of the body restating the fact you haven’t dealt with the condition. So, what the drug company sells you is you now must take another medication to counter this “new” condition.
Cold medications do not help the body get healthy. Often they extend the length of a cold. There is no drug on the market that actually helps the immune system fight a cold. Most drugs control symptoms. We all know what is important: liquids, rest and something to assist immune health. But, most of us are too busy to rest and can’t be bothered drinking liquids (water) that would help our lymphatic system dump out the toxins contributing to our ill health—so we take the medications in order to go on with our day. We actually enable the drug companies by our actions.
What would you say if I told you there is a way to process a cold naturally and be done within 24 hours! I will be teaching this method in January’s Herbal Hour on Supporting Immune Health. Be sure to either make the live session or attend via webinar.
Prevention is the key to health. Medications deal with the horse that has escaped the barn and galloping at full speed. Once it has slowed down, the horse can be better dealt with calming and reassuring methods to get it back into the barn and safe. Making sure that horse loves its environment enough not to run off makes more sense than locking it behind doors.
Do you feel caged in? Many antidepressant drugs cover up imbalances. Once those imbalances are supported with natural methods, a person feels uplifted and even joyful. Vitamin D deficiency in this country is a major contributing factor in depression. Taking 1 tablet (2,000 iu) daily is often enough for some people. For others taking two tablets in the morning is better during the winter months. There is a huge relationship to Vitamin D and immune health.
Do you get colds every year? Is there a relationship to what is going on emotionally and what you are experiencing physically? In natural medicine a cold is considered congestion from an inability to properly express sorrow-- Sort of “crying on the inside”. Doesn’t it make sense that if you are deficient in Vitamin D which helps with both depression and immune health; that taking a vitamin D3 supplement would help both areas by balancing the body and dealing with the deficiency?
In extreme cases drugs are necessary—the rest of the time they should be considered “Untouchables”. They should not be considered the first option. Most people have aspirin or some other NSAID in their medicine chest to take at the first sign of discomfort. We’ve been taught that by the pharmaceutical industry. We need to rethink our symptoms and examine why the body is expressing them. We need to support the body in its efforts to maintain health. Taking classes on how your body works is a good step toward knowing what to do to be healthy. This country does not focus on health—it focuses on disease. Watch for opportunities throughout 2011 to learn about health. Change your focus to health!
Health and Happiness to you in the coming year of 2011.
Dr. Mary
Yours, For The Health Of It!
Mary Born, ND CNHP CNC
Mary@bornforhealth.com
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Herbal eGram #517 Stocking stuffed with Health
Good Morning!
Years ago stockings were stuffed with such treats as oranges and nuts. In the Midwest, oranges were not something people had readily available during the winter—they were a rare treat. Of course all that is changed and we can see citrus fruits in a variety of flavors and colors in our local super market. Over the years many things have changed.
The availability of sugar has made sweet treats a common experience. In fact, according to the USDA’s Data Research Service, America’s Sweet Tooth has increased by 39% since the 1950’s and 2009. The worst part is that it is corn sweeteners that are doing the worst damage. Look at any jam packet and you will not find sugar—you will find corn sweetener as the first or second listed ingredient. (Unless of course you use whole fruit jams). According to data from this service, corn sweeteners were hardly used in the 1970’s. In the last 40 years our obesity rates have increased annually! There is a correlation.
Some enlightening books on Sugar and fake sugar are Licking Sweet Death by Dr. Hugo Rodier and Sweet Deception by Dr. Joseph Mercola. Read what Dr. Mercola states about why the FDA isn’t really protecting our health—they are protecting big business. http://p4pdietetics.com/2009/10/31/sweet-deception-by-dr-joseph-mercola-2/ In Dr. Rodier’s book he relates the lack of energy to our obsession with processed foods and sugar. http://www.strategicpublishinggroup.com/title/LickingSweetDeath.html
Fake sugar can contribute to obesity. From 1976 to 2010 the obesity rate in the US has more than doubled to an amazing 54 percent of the population. This also coincides with the use of artificial sweeteners and the belief that the foods that contain them will actually help you “diet”. The FDA is not going to help us in our health—they are too involved in the economic and profit of big business to promote good nutrition.
Nothing replaces good sound nutrition and sensible supplementation. We are a country of overfed and undernourished people and we are training our children to live and suffer the consequences of our lifestyles. Childhood obesity and diabetes is at an all time high. We need to make social changes to not only increase exercise but to promote better food choices. Games such as soccer have escalated and become very popular. But, what are these children drinking and eating at these games—before, during and after. Going to the Dairy Queen after a ball game is a tradition that needs to be broken along with pizza parties.
Water is especially important to keep our brains and bodies hydrated. This isn’t the same as “all liquids”. Water should be drunk in small doses so that it gets to the cells where hydration is needed. If we just slug down 8 ounces of water we are simply cleansing the system (which has its benefits as well) and not allowing the cells to become hydrated. According to fitness expert Hugo Rivera specific nutrients can assist with cell hydration and “One of these nutrients is the amino acid Arginine. Not only does arginine increase Muscle cell hydration, but it also helps with protein synthesis in such an efficient manner that it is even used in hospitals for the purposes of wound healing!”
You can enhance your water with Solstic Cardio. Solstic Cardio contains 5 grams of l-arginine per serving in a blend of minerals, amino acids and other ingredients that contribute to cardiovascular and immune health. Sip on this throughout the day to get the most from your daily activities. In addition, you will be supporting better heart and brain health.
I will give you lots of tips like this at my webinar class on Weight Health this coming Wednesday, December 15th. Be sure you take time to register now and attend to hear how you can make this year successful by supporting better health during the Holidays and a resolution that works for the entire year and not just New Years.
Learn how you can stuff your stockings with healthy and nutritious items.
Have a healthy and happy week! Dr. Mary Yours, For The Health Of It!
Mary Born, ND CNHP CNC
Mary@bornforhealth.com
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Herbal eGram #516 Shocking truth
Good Morning!
Research proves that 95% of the people who lose weight gain it back within three years! Diets don’t work. There is no magic pill or program that when you go off of it, you can maintain your ideal weight. That which helped you lose weight is often too difficult to maintain forever. But, the good news is—there are some successful weight loss and weight management principles that can help.
Starving is actually counterproductive. When you reduce caloric intake too much your body tends to drop your metabolic rate to conserve energy. This means you just feel tired and hungry. You need energy to be able to exercise. One way to know what your specific metabolic rate is determined by a small device that measures your resting metabolic rate. You can go through the seven steps equation or you can have it measured through a device known as a Body Gem. In general this costs about $35.00. I will be running a special for those who attend my class on Saturday December 11th for only $10.00 – no eating or drinking (even water) for two hours prior to testing.
Once you know some basic numbers such as weight, RMR, BMI, and specific measurements, you can begin charting your program. Eating the right kind of foods and in the portion that is correct is easier with a log system. There are lots of programs out there to assist in eating right for the frame we want. Weight Watchers has been a successful program for years and now they’ve come up with a new program that focuses on “superfoods”. There are no points for veggies like broccoli and spinach! So, this program seems healthier than any of the ones I’ve seen.
Some online choices are: http://metabolicratetest.com/mihealthlog-replaces-bodygem-balance-log-software/ or here is a free one: http://www.sparkpeople.com/ of course, the free one you have to ignore lots of annoying advertising but—it is free! And I’ve found it to be useful in charting. The recipes are not based on truly healthy ingredients. There is a site that is most useful in helping with recipes that discourage Candida: www.knowthecause.com
Christmas time is no time to diet. It is difficult when someone is giving you a gift of homemade cookies to say, “No thanks”. Most of those cookies freeze quite well. Bring them out when you have guests. The most important thing we can do during the winter months is to increase our physical activities. Usually we are content to sit and watch TV or read. It is a proven fact that exercise is more important than eating less. So, find some activity you like to do. Even vacuuming can help you burn calories. Walking up and down stairs is helpful. But, true heart pounding exercise is the most beneficial for strengthening. Just don’t overdo. Make sure you stretch, take deep breaths and laugh hard.
Emotions have a huge part in weight management. This is basically where I have most of my clients. Some people feel that hypnotism has helped them get a handle on poor eating habits. There is definitely a lot of help available and most of us know what are the good foods to eat so what stops us? Are we in control or is our fungus telling us the foods to eat?
According to Doug Kaufman; “Fungi can parasitize man. A parasite is an organism that lives on or in an organism of another species, known as the host, from the body of which it obtains nutriment.” So, is it you or your parasites making you weigh what you weigh? “Soon, a person infected with fungus begins craving foods that satisfy the fungus more than the person. Fungus must have sugar in order to thrive. Grains supply not only sugar, but additionally since many grains we Americans eat are impregnated with fungus, grain becomes a double-edged sword.” Checking his site out: www.knowthecause.com, may help you get control over the fungal beast of Candida.
Whatever you choose to move you toward health, whether it is a baby-step or giant step, make sure it is what you desire and not what others want for you. It is with the determination that weight management must come from your emotional position and not to please others. Do you love yourself enough to be healthy? It isn’t about looks—it’s about health. Obesity in this country abounds and we must make an effort to counter it. We are dying of diet related conditions. Whatever you choose to help you obtain better health – I support you.
Have a healthy and happy week! Dr. Mary Yours, For The Health Of It! Mary Born, ND CNHP CNC Mary@bornforhealth.com For more info on other products, and how to get them at wholesale direct (member cost) click: http://www.mynsp.com/born; and then go to Products A-Z. If already a member, click on www.naturessunshine.com. If you want to get member prices you need to be Sponsored with account 204150-1 If you have any questions or comments, please email me, or for an appointment Call: 248-559-6763. If you do not wish to get this e-brief, let me know by clicking reply. If you find it valuable—send it on. This email is for information only. It is not intended to diagnose nor prescribe as that is the realm of a medical doctor. If you have specific symptoms, see an appropriate health professional. Please seek the advice of a health practitioner for specific ailments.
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Herbal eGram #515 Licensed to Kill
Good Morning!
Every year more than 140,000 deaths occur due to properly prescribed drugs according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Medical doctors are encouraged to prescribe medications for “off Label Use”. This means use of a drug that has never been tested and approved. We have no count for this abuse yet.
“It is illegal under federal law for a drug company to market a drug for purposes which the FDA has not approved based on research and clinical trials.” This is straight off of the FDA website. And yet, all a drug company gets is a hand slap and a fine and they are still “doing business as usual”. They hire professional actors to dress up like doctors and nurses to advertise on TV their drugs to you to make you think that they are safe and effective and anyone not using them is stupid. They hire doctors to give lectures to other doctors in using off-label medications. Even though the FDA states this is illegal because there are no scientific studies to back up their statements.
Pfizer paid a total of $2.3 billion, of which $1.3 billion was a criminal fine for kickbacks and off-label marketing and $1 billion was paid under the False Claims Act. Read more: http://www.taf.org/top20.htm Off-label use is bringing in billions of dollars of revenue for the pharmaceutical industry and they don’t even have to pay scientists to prove the effectiveness or adverse reactions to these medications.
How do they get away with it? They have more control than our government over policy. That’s how! They hire FDA people to help them find the loopholes. They hire officials from the FDA into executive positions and on boards of their industry. They can pay these officials a lot more than the government can. Pharmaceutical Industries make so much money they can afford to pay off millions of dollars in law suits yearly and not be affected. According to Dr. Mercola, “…more than $1.3 billion in criminal fines and civil penalties, Baxter over the years has racked up a record that makes Bonnie and Clyde look like angels.” And this is just one Drug Company! The thing that makes a drug is that it is a synthetic based on what naturally exists.
Natural remedies have been around since the dawn of man. God provided the plants for us to heal and be nurtured by bringing balance and harmony to our lives. He did not provide us with drugs that interrupt the natural processes of the body. Herbal medicine has been around for thousands of years, compared to the pharmaceutical industry (not even around 100 years-- http://www.verbigena.com/case_studies/history_analysis.pdf )
Herbal medicine is known to have energetic properties that help balance the body and work with it to bring about health. This upstart industry wants to take credit for what herbal medicine has done during the past centuries by stating they are the only ones who can mediate disease. They have coerced the FDA into making it law! A law that protects their territory of prescribing chemicals; well, technically the doctor prescribes, but it is the pharmaceutical industry holding the gun to the doctors back—so, who really is doing the prescribing?
Many people come to me saying they have a certain condition diagnosed by a medical doctor and what do I have natural that can treat it. By law I am not allowed to make suggestions for herbal products that will treat, alleviate, mediate, or cure any complaint (not just diagnosis!, but complaint). Read the entire section of the law: http://michigannaturalhealthcoalition.org/ And please help us to form a just and protective law that allows health practitioners to help you with true alternative support. It seems to me that medical doctors and pharmaceutical industries have a license to kill—and those of us who use herbal medicine bring health to those who ask. But, our hands are tied and our mouths are taped—won’t you please help so we can continue to help serve you?
Have a healthy and happy week!
Dr. Mary
Yours, For The Health Of It!
Mary Born, ND CNHP CNC
Mary@bornforhealth.com
For more info on other products, and how to get them at wholesale direct (member cost) click:
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Herbal eGram #514 Apples to Oranges
Good Morning!
Although similar in shape apples and oranges are completely different. Anyone would know this and agree. They are a type fruit—that is true, but texture, taste, and even the way one eats them are different. Nobody I know eats the peel of an orange and yet we do often eat the peel of an apple (and in fact, is where the greatest source of silica is found).
Silica, or more properly, silicon, is essential for maintaining healthy bone and connective tissue. Traces of this mineral can be found in every organ and cell of the body, with its greatest concentrations being in cartilage, blood vessels, skin and hair. While silica may not be the first beauty nutrient that leaps to your mind, its value shouldn't be ignored since beautiful and strong hair, skin and nails depend upon it. In fact, silica not only enables your body's framework to hold you up, it will also help your natural good looks to hold up too.
Would you base a study to prove that apples had a lot of silica in the skin by using an orange just because they are both fruit? Why then, would a study, to prove the efficacy of good fats, be based on margarine? We all know that “margarine is healthy for us”—at least that is what is highly publicized. It is this very lie that has so many Americans eating (in fact 4 times more) margarine instead of butter. There are no good Omega oils in margarine! Whereas eating grass fed butter is loaded with it.
Back to the study that was run by the gold standard of medical testing to prove that Omega oil either has protective effects on heart health or not, like many studies it is flawed by the fact they used margarine and injected it with DHA and EPA to simulate naturally occurring Omega oil. Yes, they compared apples to oranges to give you a flawed study on such an important topic as heart disease and what you can do to prevent it.
What most people hear or read about are the results of the study and not how the study was performed. What is also important is: who is paying for the study and are the scientists paid by a company with power enough to hide all of the study’s outcomes. This is a fact in scientific studies paid for by pharmaceutical companies trying to get a drug on the market. The FDA does not do studying on its own—it depends on the studies submitted by the drug manufacturer; Sort of the “fox guarding the hen house” scenario.
In herbal medicine the study is historical use based on human consumption and findings derived by success. There is no company paying for the right kind of results—no bias; only sick people getting results! So which has more value-- A test that is done between apples and oranges, or one that is done to prove the efficacy of eating both of these to improve health? I guess it depends on whether you gain from selling or consuming the fruit.
Historical use goes back hundreds and even thousands of years of an herb being used for a particular energetic result. Many herbs you may be familiar with such as capsicum or ginger being warming—when would you use these? It just makes sense that warming herbs are needed when the body is cold. If someone has slow (cold) digestion, it makes sense to use ginger to warm the digestive system.
If the body is running too warm, then cooling herbs are beneficial; the same thing with dry/wet – tight/loose. These are ways to describe tissue in herbal medicine. The chart that explains about tissue expression (terrain) is included in a book called: The Comprehensive Guide to NSP products by Steven Horne. It is a great book that helps you understand the body beyond diagnosis. http://www.treelite.com/proddetail.php?prod=bk-46 Every family should have a copy. It helps you understand how to support the body in its effort to achieve balance (health). I have these available in my office as well.
Stop comparing apples to oranges. What is your body telling you and how can you help it maintain balance.
Have a healthy and happy week!
Dr. Mary
Yours, For The Health Of It!
Mary Born, ND CNHP CNC
Mary@bornforhealth.com
For more info on other products, and how to get them at wholesale direct (member cost) click:
http://www.mynsp.com/born; and then go to Products A-Z. If already a member,
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Herbal eGram #513 Ask Your Doctor…
Good Morning!
Many drug ads on TV preface or fit this statement in while advertising their wonder drug that will make your disease “go away”. You’ve seen the TV ads where an actor is dressed up like a doctor dispensing advice. The drug companies spend billions on ads and campaigns to sell their pills. They hire doctors to lecture to other doctors about the benefits of such and such.
Recently the drug Avandia, a medication for Diabetes has come under fire. In 64% of those people who take the medication there is an increased rate of heart disease. You read that right! Heart disease is one of the concerns when a person has Diabetes and yet this drug promotes it. Doesn’t make sense to me and yet the FDA only wants only stronger warnings on labels. As far as I’m concerned, this drug shouldn’t even be made available. How many deaths have to occur before they pull it?
Drugs are not going to reverse Diabetes. Even the dieticians don’t give you the information that will help reverse Diabetes—they only will help you control your condition. Dr. Hugo Rodier has been a speaker for Nature’s Sunshine. He reads about 150 medical journals each month and gleans from them what the industry is saying about such things as Diabetes. Here is a snippet from an article he wrote about diet soda: “The JAMA article highlights the disruption diet pop and the artificial sweeteners cause on our “thermostat” that regulated our metabolism in the brain, thus raising the risk of not only obesity but diabetes as well. Sadly, the study did not address another little problem compounding the disruption in our metabolism: cell membrane toxicity, oxidation, inflammation and less mitochondrial function (TOIL) that triggers insulin resistance.” See his entire article on how diet soda can make you gain weight.
ProPublica has put together a comprehensive database that reveals just how much drug companies are paying doctors, and you can even search for your own doctor to find out if he or she is being paid by the industry. See: http://projects.propublica.org/docdollars/ Eli Lily paid out over 102.2 million dollars in the promotion of their drugs in 2009. Not in research and finding out if the drug is safe for humans, but in the advertising and promotion of their drugs. This is only what they report under the required reporting laws. A lot of amenities and gifts are not reported. These are the people that are telling you to talk to your doctor about whatever scam they are trying to perpetrate on you. They don’t want you to understand the full implications of the risks involved. Drugs do not heal—they mitigate symptoms.
Read what Dr. Rodier says about Metabolic syndrome and the response he has had to his protocol on his website: www.HugoRodier.com. The protocol included a diet emphasizing the reduction of dietary sugar and five supplements rich in protein, antioxidants, omega-3 Fatty acids, cellular detoxifiers, probiotics, and digestive enzymes. Four patients ranging in age from 47-66 years old participated in the 12-week study. All patients showed improvement in at least 4 of 5 factors used to diagnose metabolic syndrome. Results are preliminary yet encouraging, with patients showing greatly improved insulin sensitivity and reductions in triglyceride levels. Biomarker tests revealed improvements in HDL (good) cholesterol levels and reductions in blood pressure readings. Patients also reported enhanced energy, reduced joint pain, and significant weight loss (on average, waist circumference was reduced by 3.3 inches).
You have symptoms because the body is trying to tell you something. Pain is an indicator. What it is indicating may not be what you want to hear--like rest more, or “don’t do that”; cutting off the message doesn’t fix the problem. Learn some important facts from people who aren’t paid to give you a “snow job” but are actually concerned about your health—this week is Education Week at Nature’s Sunshine. Tune into the 5 webinars by going to www.NSPWebinars.com and learn how to be more effective in your health.
During the winter months ahead make sure you give your immune system what it needs to be healthy. I’ve gone two years without the flu or a cold (without ever getting vaccinated) and I will make this my 3rd by boosting my immune system, drinking the water I need and getting the rest I need. Because most of us indulge in food we don’t normally eat, we need to pay extra attention to our immune needs. Whenever possible, get out and take a walk and breathe deeply. Think about the things you are grateful for daily. Nature’s Sunshine has many immune supports. My favorite has been Elderberry Defense and now it has D3 in it! Also, we now have a new pink lemonade immune powder pack that we can add to water and take with us. Be sure to order some soon to have on hand and to take daily.
Have a healthy and happy week! Dr. Mary Yours, For The Health Of It! Mary Born, ND CNHP CNC Mary@bornforhealth.com For more info on other products, and how to get them at wholesale direct (member cost) click: http://www.mynsp.com/born; and then go to Products A-Z. If already a member, click on www.naturessunshine.com. If you want to get member prices you need to be Sponsored with account 204150-1 If you have any questions or comments, please email me, or for an appointment Call: 248-559-6763. If you do not wish to get this e-brief, let me know by clicking reply. If you find it valuable—send it on. This email is for information only. It is not intended to diagnose nor prescribe as that is the realm of a medical doctor. If you have specific symptoms, see an appropriate health professional. Please seek the advice of a health practitioner for specific ailments.
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Herbal eGram #512 All That and More
Good Morning!
What would you say to drinking a juice that tastes good, helps with reducing pain and inflammation; supports bone and kidney health; is an astringent and sexual tonic and supports a healthy immune system while strengthening circulation? If this sounds too good to be true, let me share with you some of the facts about this amazing fruit juice.
Morinda has been studied and reported to help with so many different ailments. Chinese researchers have substantiated some of the pharmacological actions of Morinda officinalis root related to increased stamina, sense of well-being, and increased energy. They consider it to be a Yang tonic and use it to help invigorate and energize. Furthermore, five substances identified within the root have antidepressant activity.
This seems like the perfect thing to add to smoothies or take a shot all by itself. Since the coming months of winter seem to adversely contribute to ill-health, why don’t we drink a toast of this each morning and chase those blues away? At the same time we just might be supporting our immune system in a variety of ways.
But wait, there’s more: researchers at the University of Hawaii have shown that noni possesses antibacterial activity against several bacterial strains including E.coli. Oh my! Isn’t that the same bacterium that has been wreaking havoc on intestinal systems across the country? http://www.about-ecoli.com/ecoli_outbreaks You mean there is something natural that I can take to actually support and protect my intestinal system? You Bet!
Don’t you wonder how come we are hearing more and more about bacteria on our food and how sick people are becoming as a result of it? We are germaphobic in this society; Killing off bacteria left and right. Did it ever occur to you that the problem is not out there—but inside us? We have a natural defense system but because of stress and a toxic environment we can’t handle simple bacteria anymore.
Our digestive system should have a good amount of acid to kill off any offending bacteria. But, since most of the population is on some acid-inhibitor (even babies!), we lose to the bad guys. Then our intestines should house friendly bacteria that counters the bad—but once again because of our sugar laden diet, we don’t have enough good guys. Fruit like Morinda give our intestines the probiotic environment to establish healthy flora balance.
Do you realize that there has always been Escherichia coli, Salmonella typhi and Stapholococcus aureus lurking about but our immune system has become so compromised we can’t fight these invaders anymore. We have such a weakened defense system right from the get go. The solution is not tougher antibiotics. The solution is we must change the body’s environment back to one that promotes health. We do this with taking in natural foods, thinking healthy thoughts, eliminating toxins, drinking adequate water, etc.
Since most of us are more sedentary in the winter, it makes sense to help our circulatory system stay healthy with this minimized practice of exercise. Feeling guilty about not visiting the gym often enough doesn’t help our circulation. I’m not condoning inactivity, but we must face the facts. Some people can’t get out there and exercise. Perhaps they hurt too much. Drinking a shot of Nature’s Noni can help them get the energy and perhaps moving in the right direction. We must start somewhere! Caffeine drinks aren’t making us healthier and the sales are abounding of these. They will wear out the pancreas and adrenal. We need tonics to nurture these poor sickly organs—not stimulants. Morinda has proven to be one of the best nurturing tonics for hundreds of years.
Morinda is the fruit of the Noni plant. All parts of the plant are included in Nature’s Noni as they all contribute to better health. Even the leaves have been shown to have therapeutic benefits. They are antiparasitical. Round worms (Ascaris lumbrocoides) are the parasites that affects many humans. Noni leaves are anthelmintic (worm killing) according to the Indian Journal of Physiology and Pharmacology 1975 19:1-8. We de-worm our pets without even thinking that we may need it too.
The best for last: Noni roots have been shown to inhibit cell proliferation (tumor growth) in K-rasts-NRK cells—these cells are a precursor of certain types of cancer, often found in human tumors. Along with the fruit which exhibits stimulation of the immune system’s release of TNF (tumor necrosis factor), interferon and interleukin that inhibit tumor production, this juice packs an immune punch unlike many other fruit juices.
The root has analgesic (pain-relieving) benefits as well as sedative affects. It is a huge support for kidney health. Traditional Hawaiian people consider the use of this juice to benefit: arthritis, diabetes, gastric problems, respiratory conditions and even cancer and a whole lot more! Perhaps it is one of the reasons they are considered one of the happiest cultures.
Have a healthy and happy week!
Dr. Mary
Yours, For The Health Of It!
Mary Born, ND CNHP CNC
Mary@bornforhealth.com
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Herbal eGram #511 One Size Fits All
Good Morning!
If you present an array of symptoms and your blood tests confirm the diagnosis, your medical doctor has a set protocol to follow for that diagnosis. For example: if you have High Blood Pressure, your medical doctor will prescribe a pharmaceutical(s) that is listed and approved by the American Medical Association to control the symptoms of High Blood Pressure. You then become the test subject as to whether or not that protocol works for you or whether some other pharmaceutical must be added or increased.
You personally are not considered. Your condition is what is treated. You, as a person are dynamic—you change. How you think, feel, deal with stress, eat, exercise etc. all impact your health. Most medical doctors need to see many patients in a day. There isn’t time for doctors to educate you on how your body functions and how you can change things you are doing. These factors impact sustained high blood pressure.
High Blood pressure is a normal response of the body to gear up to handle a stressful situation. The heart beats faster due to hormonal triggers from the adrenal gland and sets in motion the nervous and immune system—puts them on alert. The danger comes when your body no longer perceives stress and yet the blood pressure remains high. What techniques can you do to relax the body and reduce blood pressure? BREATHE!
When we are stressed it is a normal response to take shallow breaths. “Shallow breathing will deprive the body of oxygen. The heart will automatically compensate by pumping more blood. This action produces higher blood pressure. Reducing activity will also tend to reduce blood pressure as occurs during sleep.” http://www.biblelife.org/breathing.htm We actually forget to take deep breaths and get into a habit of taking shallow breaths contributing to the problem of sustained high blood pressure. We need to be more aware of our body’s needs. We also need to know what is “normal” response and how we can handle stress better.
The problem is: is the stress real or perceived; chemically induced; physically acquired; temporary or chronic? High Blood Pressure is a condition of sustained and unremitting pressure. Is controlling it the answer? Or, is it better to understand how it got there and how we can prevent it, the answer? Is taking a “one size fits all” protocol truly effective in preventing heart disease? How come you don’t hear about that from your primary care physician?
To learn about health you need to seek out a “Health Coach”—someone who makes health their life work. If you want to control a disease, see your medical doctor. One size does not fit all. Since we are dynamic and are changing all the time—why is it we don’t change to be healthier? Most of the time, it is because we simply don’t know which direction to take to create balance and harmony in our body.
One of the first steps is to take responsibility and know that we have a say in our health. What we do, think, and feel impacts our health. Do we do, think, and feel more good than bad? Do we eat more healthy than not? Do we think more positive thoughts than negative? Do we feel happy and productive more than not? Everything impacts our health. Think of it as a scorecard and you have two columns. Which side has more check marks? Health isn’t about being lucky. In general, it is our choices that create our health. Sometimes we aren’t aware of our choices being unhealthy—but most of the time we think we can “get away with it”.
Make a scorecard and keep track of your day. Did you eat a healthy breakfast that includes some fresh fruits and healthy protein? Are you drinking the required amount of water? Are you making time to think positive thoughts and breathe deeply? Did you laugh this hour yet? Did you smile at, or hug someone this hour? How are you fueling your body and brain? Did you take your supplements?
“I’ve only got a minute, only sixty seconds in it—can’t refuse it, can’t abuse it—it’s up to me how I use it!” Will it be wisely? Will it count on the plus side or the minus side? Are you living your life, or is it just happening?
We are learning that controlling disease is not working. Millions are dying due to lack of education. Learn how you can prevent disease and be healthy. There are many choices. Do you know which ones to take? There are many healthy ways to choose from. Begin today to choose your health path and leave disease behind.
Have a healthy week!
Dr. Mary
Yours, For The Health Of It!
Mary Born, ND CNHP CNC
Mary@bornforhealth.com
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Herbal eGram #510 In the Pink
Breast Cancer Awareness—it’s enough to make me never wear pink again. The whole month of October you are seeing jocks in pink shoes and gloves. The NFL is very much into the promotion of the American Cancer Society. You see pink ribbons wherever you go! you’re probably thinking I’m not loyal to the National belief in the American Cancer Society’s position. You’d be right on with that.
I don’t believe that mammograms are healthy or even necessary for every person on the planet. And I particularly don’t believe that people need to be more aware of cancer. Finally, there are medical doctors who are stepping up to the plate and stating the harm in mammograms. Dr. Mayer Eisenstein calls them “Mammoscams”. “The scientific evidence shows that these procedures have no scientific basis. And in some instances are even harmful; yet, they are still recommended, taught and used.”
What we do need to be aware of is health. How do we prevent cancer? Mammograms do not prevent breast cancer!! They may detect it but that is a far cry from preventing it. Why doesn’t the ACS advocate more prevention? Prevention isn’t even mentioned on their website.
Dr. Mercola recommends Thermal scanning. This type of scan is not harmful. It doesn’t emit radiation—there isn’t any smashing of tissue! The most important thing is that this type of detection can see inflammation. Inflammation is the major contributing factor to disease. In some cases thermal scanning can detect cancer even before self exam or mammogram. Why isn’t this mentioned on the ACS website? For more about thermal scanning you can check out: http://www.thermascan.com/center-search
If you want to know how to prevent breast cancer you have to search for information as I did. Here is what is scientifically proven about breast cancer prevention: Vitamin D has a huge relationship to breast cancer – where is that on the ACS website?
A review of the existing epidemiological evidence concluded that Americans are not getting nearly enough vitamin D - from sun, supplements, or foods - to provide optimal protection from breast cancer (Garland CF et al. 2007). These findings fit with virtually all similar analyses, which indicate that vitamin D blood levels in America and Europe fall far short of the levels associated with reduced risk of several cancers, osteoporosis, and certain autoimmune diseases. The San Diego team's literature search turned up two relevant studies, involving a total of 1,760 women. And their analysis revealed that women with vitamin D blood levels of approximately 52 nanograms per liter (ng/ml) were 50 percent less likely to have developed breast cancer, compared with women whose vitamin D blood levels were less than 13 ng/ml.
Vitamin D blood levels in adult Americans range from 20-56 ng/ml, but a joint Harvard-German team determined that minimally protective blood levels start at 75 ng/ml, and the optimal level is about 100 ng/ml (Bischoff-Ferrari HA et al. 2006/2007). Please see Dr. Mayer Eisenstein’s complete article: http://homefirst.com/breast_cancer_linked_to_low_vitamin_d_and_omega-3_levels
Since cancer has an inflammatory component, it makes sense to do all you can to prevent inflammation—sugar is one of the most inflammatory foods we eat. Alcohol is just liquid sugar. Educating people on the causes of cancer is more important than “getting legislators on board with cancer awareness”. The ACS’s focus is making sure you have the insurance to pay for expensive treatment; making sure legislators are on board with cancer awareness, and “to put cancer on the top of the nation’s agenda”. Unfortunately, I think cancer is way too much on everyone’s agenda. We need to focus more on Health and prevention.
If you are constantly focusing on cancer—that’s exactly what you will get. Case in point is Carole Granderson who started working for the ACS in 2001 as a volunteer and then became a full time employee. Shortly after she began full-time employment, she got cancer and died in 2009. Read her story: http://acscan.org/accomplishments I’m not saying that everyone who works for the ACS is going to die of cancer but what you focus on matters! It matters more when you add the emotion of fear. If you feel you have no control over your body, this makes for real fear.
In her book, Molecules of Emotion, Dr. Candace Pert pioneered the study of neuropeptides, molecules produced by the nervous system that turn out to affect all the cells of the body. Her work implies that all of your cells experience emotions, all together, all at once — not just your nervous system. An emotion like sadness produces a characteristic cocktail of neuropeptides that circulate throughout the body, binding to every type of cell and changing their behavior in a characteristically “sad” way. So, when you are sad, your toe cells and nose cells, gastric glands and hair follicles are sad right along with you.
Your body doesn’t know the difference between “I don’t want” and “I want”. The visualization is what matters. So, if you say with emotion, “I don’t want cancer”. Your body says “cancer”. I hope you see what I’m saying here. You cannot expect health when you focus on cancer. You must feel you have control. Doing what is right helps you gain control. Thinking doesn’t cost you anything. What does a healthy body feel like? Can you imagine it? Do you surround yourself with people who are positive and happy? Laughter is “the best medicine”. It is FREE!
Good science proves that low levels of vitamin D are a contributing factor to cancer. The ACS promotes milk for your D—but the D in milk is D2 and that is toxic. You must take only D3 if you are looking to support health. And you need to take enough to make a difference—2-4 grams a day! Take them in the morning or no later than lunch. If you are taking a calcium supplement you will want to take that at dinner or bedtime. High levels of D taken with calcium can contribute to calcium staying in solution (too much in the blood stream) and not getting into the bones where it is needed to strengthen bones and replace lost calcium.
Be sure to take in lots of healthy anti-inflammatory foods such as cruciferous foods and those rich in antioxidants. When you want to make sure you are taking therapeutic amounts add Super Trio to your regimen. This product has a high level antioxidant (super ORAC); a wonderful Omega 3 and a whole food multi vitamin/mineral. The anti-inflammatory support of these supplements is well documented and you can count on the quality of Nature’s Sunshine.
So, don’t buy into “the war on cancer.” Start looking to how you can prevent it. Now, don’t get me wrong—the ACS does do a lot of good. Just don’t look to them to help you prevent cancer! For all the work the ACS has done, Cancer is still up at the top of the list of what is killing people in this country—they (ACS) seem to be losing the war. YOU can win it, by your thoughts and what you do to prevent it.
Have a healthy week!
Dr. Mary
Yours, For The Health Of It! Mary Born, ND CNHP CNC Mary@bornforhealth.com For more info on other products, and how to get them at wholesale direct (member cost) click: http://www.mynsp.com/born; and then go to Products A-Z. If already a member, click on www.naturessunshine.com. If you want to get member prices you need to be Sponsored with account 204150-1 If you have any questions or comments, please email me, or for an appointment Call: 248-559-6763. If you do not wish to get this e-brief, let me know by clicking reply. If you find it valuable—send it on. This email is for information only. It is not intended to diagnose nor prescribe as that is the realm of a medical doctor. If you have specific symptoms, see an appropriate health professional. Please seek the advice of a health practitioner for specific ailments.
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Herbal eGram #509 Trick the Treats
Good Morning!
The American Diabetes Association advocates the use of “fake” sugars: http://www.diabetes.org/food-and-fitness/food/what-can-i-eat/artificial-sweetners/ According to the ADA it is all about the numbers—counting carbohydrates. Are these fake sugars really helping people curb their sweet tooth? Are they really safe? Dr. Mercola wrote a very interesting article on how diet drinks can actually increase cravings for simple carbohydrates and stimulate fat storage in the body. This sounds like a recipe for Diabetes not to help deter it.
According to the CDC 2010 statistical study on Obesity, we are getting fatter as a nation even though our consumption of “diet” drinks and foods has consistently escalated. Most of the nation has adults at being one-third the population overweight or obese. http://www.cdc.gov/obesity/data/trends.html Clearly “fake” sugars are not the answer.
Dr. Mercola, is a leading health enthusiast and his website has many articles on fake sugars and how they affect the body. While the FDA approval may signal the green light for safe consumption, 85 percent of all complaints registered with the FDA are for adverse reactions to aspartame, including five reported deaths. A closer look at the unscientific studies, suspicious approval methods, and its harmful ingredients, reveal the hidden dangers of this artificial sweetener. In reality, aspartame poses a public health threat.
There is also a book written by Dr. Janet Hull, Sweet Poison, to help people understand the dangers of aspartame. Dr. Hull's diverse background supports her unique approach to contemporary nutritional issues. She has dedicated the past ten years to sharing with others her life-threatening experience and natural recovery from aspartame poisoning. Her book is an eye opener for many people who suffer from conditions such as MS, Fibromyalgia and even Rheumatoid Arthritis.
What are some natural sweeteners that help curb the sweet tooth syndrome? A couple of sweeteners actually can curb the sweet tooth and help you feel satisfied while you are eliminating bad sugars from your diet. Stevia is 300 times sweeter than sugar. I grow stevia and just tasting the leaf is like eating candy. Many studies have been done to prove how safe this plant is. The problem with stevia is that it is difficult to cook with. It sometimes has a bitter aftertaste but most manufacturers have found a way to process that out. A drop or two is like a teaspoon of sugar so it works well in teas and coffee.
I actually like working with the sweetener, Xylitol. You can bake with it one to one. So, if a recipe calls for a cup of sugar, you can use Xylitol the same way. The only thing you can’t do is make bread as it won’t encourage yeast. That is a good thing for people who struggle with yeast. Xylitol discourages the bad bacteria that contribute to plaque on the teeth and some say plaque in the arteries as well. The problem with this sweetener is that some people have can have loose stools if they don’t build up tolerance to it.
Candida is a leading contributing factor in many diseases including Diabetes according to Doug Kaufmann and his book: The Fungus Link to Diabetes. You can find diet plans that make sense, help you feel healthier, and reverse disease conditions. Doug loves Nature’s Sunshine Products and speaks highly of them often even though he has many sponsors that sell nutritional products. NSP isn’t even a sponsor.
Eating healthy is imperative to being healthy. Making sure those foods are broken down into usable nutrients is often another problem with Diabetics. Since the pancreas and liver both play a huge role in blood sugar imbalances, it makes sense to keep the digestive system healthy. Taking an enzyme product will help support the liver and pancreas which are also involved in digestion of carbohydrates and fats. I love Food Enzymes because it efficiently can break down fats, carbohydrates and proteins allowing the liver and pancreas to focus on balancing blood sugar.
For more specific support regarding balancing blood sugar see my webinar on Diabetes. Get all the information and learn how you can be more effective in supporting your health. Medications only control symptoms, they don’t make you healthier. Learn what you can about being healthy and vital. Check out the resources I’ve sited above.
Have a healthy week! Dr. Mary Yours, For The Health Of It! Mary Born, ND CNHP CNC Mary@bornforhealth.com For more info on other products, and how to get them at wholesale direct (member cost) click: http://www.mynsp.com/born; and then go to Products A-Z. If already a member, click on www.naturessunshine.com. If you want to get member prices you need to be Sponsored with account 204150-1 If you have any questions or comments, please email me, or for an appointment Call: 248-559-6763. If you do not wish to get this e-brief, let me know by clicking reply. If you find it valuable—send it on. This email is for information only. It is not intended to diagnose nor prescribe as that is the realm of a medical doctor. If you have specific symptoms, see an appropriate health professional. Please seek the advice of a health practitioner for specific ailments.
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Herbal eGram #508 Halo Effect
Good Morning!
Recently Yahoo news ran an article about how BT (genetically engineered) corn helped protect against corn borers in non-BT corn that was growing near it. The article was very supportive of this technology. It considered this a “Halo Effect” that benefitted the corn near it. If you stop and think of how powerful this toxin induced corn’s affect on nearby corn—what is the effect of eating it? How does that interfere with the delicate balance of the intestines?
A countering opinion to the benefits of using genetically engineered corn is what happens to those who live near where it is grown. BT corn was developed so farmers can spray excessive amounts of Roundup on the corn and the corn survives. Round up is sprayed heavily and those people living near these fields are at much higher risk to develop cancer reports. In an area where GE soybeans are grown it took 10 years of suffering before the moms were finally heard!
“The neighborhood of Ituzaingó Annex on the outskirts of Córdoba, is made up of low houses, gray asphalt and boys playing in the street. It was once like many other districts, but eight years ago it won notoriety for the large number of cancer patients and children with malformations. Its inhabitants looked around and began to find the cause of so much suffering: to the east, north and south there were soybean fields only separated from their homes by a street, so pesticides spray came floating right to the very doors of their houses.” For the rest of the story: http://abyayalanexus.wetpaint.com/page/The+Mothers+of+Ituzaing%C3%B3+defend+their+neighborhood+from+pesticide+poisoning
Is the economic payoff worth the declining health of farmers and the families that live in proximity of those farms? It doesn’t matter what it is sprayed on, Round Up is a neurotoxin and nobody should be exposed to it! It is wreaking havoc on our environment and the soil with which our food is grown. And yet, our government sanctions its use because it had a small economic benefit.
“BT corn gets its name because it's engineered to produce a toxin with a gene from the common soil bacterium Bacillus thuringiensis. The toxin kills the European corn borer caterpillar but is considered harmless to people and livestock, so BT corn has become highly popular since it hit the market in 1996. It's now planted on about 63 percent of all U.S. corn acres.” So states the article. It states that this “toxin” is harmless to humans. “If you believe that, I have a bridge in Brooklyn I’d like to sell you”.
Per “Seeds of Deception” by Jeffrey Smith-- Once a person eats this corn, the toxin has the ability to disrupt the environment of the gut causing havoc to one’s immune system. You probably have eaten some of this corn during the summer if you didn’t eat organic corn on the cob. Or, if you eat any of the popular corn chips or tortillas whose manufactures buy their corn from the cheapest market source. How do you regain proper intestinal balance and good gut health?
Probiotics are friendly bacteria that should inhabit the intestines. Through a multitude of reasons many Americans have disrupted this delicate balance. We are overrun with yeast because of the lack of good bacteria. We harbor bad bacteria leading to susceptibility to a variety of illnesses. Good bacteria aren’t present in our dietary sources so it cannot be reestablished readily. For optimum health one needs to make sure they are giving the body healthy bacteria either in food source or in supplementation.
Since I’m not a fan of kimchi or most fermented foods, I opt for supplementation. I do eat yogurt and occasionally kefir when I can get it but I don’t have time to make my own and therefore these foods are processed and don’t have an abundant supply of healthy bacteria. Epigenetic researchers revealed that drinking a probiotic-rich beverage influenced the activity of hundreds of your genes in a positive manner.
It used to be all about if you had a certain gene you were predisposed to whatever that gene expressed. But, the new science of Epigenomics tells us differently. Our lifestyle, our diet and the way we think can impact whether those genes actually express or not! So, if you want to make a measurable difference in your health—take some probiotics. You can choose supplementation, which would be quantitative and measurable. Each dose is the same if you take it from a quality source that tests for optimal activity like Nature’s Sunshine does.
Our colon should house hundreds of good bacteria strains. Some are made in the gut from other strains. Probiotic Eleven helps the body choose which strains are needed and will help counter yeast and bad bacteria. Bifidophilus has more bifido-bacterium in it which counters the yeast known as Candida. I like to switch back and forth between these two supplements—when I’m done with one bottle I switch to the other.
I feel that there are many more cases of food poisoning because our gut no longer has these mediating factors. I also feel the lack of these good bacteria is a leading cause of allergic responses. I haven’t found any scientific studies to back these theories up, but I am confident it will be a part of studies in the future of Epigenomics.
Since we all share the same water and air eventually—shouldn’t we be better guardians of these as well as the soil? Living Green and Clean is a responsibility we all share. I am very excited about the new product line NSP is launching in October. Come share the excitement of what one company is doing to help heal the universe.
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Herbal eGram #507 Crisp and Scary
Good Morning!
Don’t you love biting into a crisp, juicy, freshly picked apple? The juice is running down your chin and you’re tasting that fabulous combination of sweet and tart! This is one of the joys of autumn. Another would be visiting a Cider Mill and getting some chilled, freshly made apple cider—yeah and a couple of those greasy donuts. Hey, it only happens once a year. I feel sorry for those people who live in Texas and Florida where there are no apple trees and no cider mills. And for that matter no beautiful fall leaves.
The end of the month we celebrate Halloween and already you are seeing some pretty scary front yards decorated in hanging ghosts, witches and graveyards. But, that isn’t what I was referring to in my title as being scary. We all just take that into the fun of Halloween. What really is scary is that thousands of people are out there getting flu shots. They are actually paying for something to be put into their body that they have no idea of what is in it. Most people are avid label readers when it comes to food but, they will blindly let someone inject something into their body because that person looks authoritative. What did the pharmaceutical companies do with those 71 million expired doses of H1N1 vaccine?
Parents are being told that they need to get their children’s vaccine schedule up to date for school. This is simply not true. You can file an exempt form with the school and not have your child immunized. According to Dr. Mayer Eisenstein, MD “The current schedule of recommended vaccines is so crowded that doctors give babies several shots during a single office visit -- up to eight vaccines all at one time. Parents -- and doctors -- often forget that vaccines are drugs. How often do we, as adults, take that many drugs at the same time? Would we be more surprised if we did or did not have an adverse reaction?”
October is not just about crisp apples and cider—it’s about vaccine awareness! What are you blindly injecting into yourself and your child because you’ve been told it is required by law? Do you realize that by the age of 2 a child will be injected with close to 25 strains of viruses and bacteria that their immune system is supposed to record and identify in case of full blown invasion. Some of these diseases are so rare you never hear of them anymore.
What else aren’t you being told about vaccines? How about the complete list of ingredients and how much testing has been done? Are you the human guinea pig that is the test subject for these vaccines? The herbal regimen I’ve been following has been used for thousands of years and completely safe—can the CDC say the same for vaccines? Be informed and listen to what other experts are saying in regard to vaccines.
Every year 4 million babies are born in the US and only 300 of them die from “vaccine preventable disease”. This is the plea from ECBT (Every child before two) website proclaims. What they don’t quote you is how many cases of Autism now are diagnosed each year. And these babies were normal until they had their scheduled vaccinations. http://www.organicconsumers.org/articles/article_10655.cfm
Since the genome theory discovered how genes can be turned on to express disease or not, the science of Epigenomics has been created. This study of how the genes are wrapped in something called the epigenome which protects the gene is a fascinating study. One instructor explains it as being a cellophane type wrapper that encloses the double strands of DNA and RNA to protect them. What I think will be further fascinating is when they determine that some of the health conditions we now struggle to find “cures” for are actually something we did to turn those genes on and allow their expression in cancer, autism, and even Alzheimer disease.
I think that soon we will hear about some amazing discoveries on how we need to protect the genes we inherit and the epigenome. In fact, many antioxidants (we now know) protect the epigenome. Read more about Epgenomics: http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/genetic/human-epigenome-project1.htm. If this wrapper is set up to protect us from turning on genes that would cause disease, what happens when we inject ourselves with unknown surfactants (included in vaccines) that may dissolve this protective wrapper?
The United States government threw its hat into the epigenetic ring, allocating $190 million for the National Institutes of Health's (NIH)'s Roadmap Epigenomics Program. Let’s just hope that all the information will come to the forefront not just what is favorable to the pharmaceutical industry. What you need to know right now is that you can support the “wrapper” by eating good amounts of antioxidant rich foods such as fruits and vegetables; foods rich in amino acids and vitamins as well as minerals. It is important to have health fats in the diet. For a complete list: http://www.suite101.com/content/eating-to-enhance-your-epigenome-dna-methylation-a237063 Apples are rich in antioxidants and it is true: An apple a day can keep the doctor away! You also need to be aware of what to do to reduce stress and improve your attitude. You do have control over whether you get sick or not. If you are frightened of getting cancer and you focus on cancer—guess what? You will get cancer! If you focus on how to be healthy and prevention—that’s what you will get. What we think affects the epigenome. What we eat affects the epigenome, and the epigenome affects our health. There is nothing scary about it! What you don’t know can affect you—so take some classes on health and prevention.
Have a healthy week!
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