BEAUTIFUL U: Essentials of Wellness

"You're not sick; you're thirsty. Don't treat thirst with medication."

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Sat, 19 Jan 2008 19:32:00 +0000

I am a researcher. I have researched dehydration for the past 20 years. When I discovered that the solution to most of the disease conditions of our society is not a money maker, I decided to take my information to the public. My research revealed that unintentional dehydration produces stress, chronic pains and many degenerative diseases. Dry mouth is not the only sign of dehydration and waiting to get thirsty is wrong. Medicine has based its understanding that it is solid matter in the body that regulates all functions of the body. I have explained scientifically at the molecular level that it is water that regulates all functions of the body including functions of solid matter. 75 % of our bodies are composed of water. The brain is 85% water. It is water that energizes and activates the solid matter. If you don’t take enough water, some functions of the body will suffer. Dehydration produces system disturbances. When I use the word water cure, I am referring to curing dehydration with water. Dr. F. Batmanghelidj "Your Body's Many Cries For Water"

Are you too acid?

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Thu, 17 Jan 2008 04:20:00 +0000

StartingFromScratch said: December 15, 2007 Ya gotta think - what did they do hundreds of years ago before tooth-paste was even invented, much less an American Dental Association? It really all goes back to one thing and one thing alone - pH balancing. Most Americans are too acidic - and like the temperature of your body is self regulated to a specific 98.6 degrees, so is your pH in your blood. In order to maintain this delicate balance is has to get minerals from organs and bones (causing diseases like osteoporosis and others). The truth be told - the reason we even need toothpaste is because what we are eating is mostly ACIDic foods. If we ate like we should - 80% alkaline (raw fruits and vegetables) and 20% acidic (meats), we would not even need toothpaste because the decay we suffer from is from the acid eating at the bones in our teeth. Balance your pH and you won't have to worry about tooth decay or even being sick for that matter. It's all about what you EAT and what you DRINK. Now THATs the root cause of the whole thing http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2007/12/15/is-your-toothpaste-really-quot-natural-quot.aspx

WHEATGRASS Juice .... all-around!

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Fri, 29 Dec 2006 11:42:00 +0000

WHAT'S SO GREAT ABOUT WHEATGRASS JUICE? ****Wheatgrass juice is 70% chlorophyll. ****Chlorophyll is the first product of light and contains more light energy than any other element. ****Wheatgrass juice is a crude chlorophyll and can be taken orally and as a colon implant without toxic side effects. ****Chlorophyll is the basis of all plant life. ****Wheatgrass is high in oxygen like all green plants that contain chlorophyll. The brain and all body tissues function at an optimal level in a highly oxygenated environment. ****Chlorophyll is anti-bacterial and can be used inside and outside the body as a healer. ****Renowned nutritionist Dr. Bernard Jensen says that it only takes minutes to digest wheatgrass juice and it uses up very little body energy. ****Science has proven that chlorophyll arrests growth and development of harmful bacteria. ****Chlorophyll (wheatgrass) rebuilds the bloodstream. Studies of various animals have shown chlorophyll to be free of any toxic reaction. The red cell count was returned to normal with four to five days of the administration of chlorophyll, even in those animals that were known to be extremely anemic or low in red cell count. ****Farmers in the American midwest who have sterile cows and bulls put them on wheatgrass to restore fertility. (The high magnesium content in chlorophyll builds enzymes that restore the sex hormones.) ****Chlorophyll can be extracted from many plants, but wheatgrass is superior because it has been found to have over 100 elements needed by man. If grown in organic soil, it absorbs 92 of the known 102 minerals from the soil. ****Wheatgrass has what is called the "grass juice factor," which has been shown to keep herbivorous animals alive indefinitely. ****Dr. Ann Wigmore helped people get well from chronic disorders for 30 years using wheatgrass. ****Liquid chlorophyll gets into the tissues, refines them, and rebuilds and rejuvenates them. ****Wheatgrass juice is a superior detoxification agent compared to carrot juice and other fruits and vegetables. Dr. Earp Thomas, an associate of the late Ann Wigmore, says that 15 pounds of wheatgrass is the equivalent of 350 pounds of carrots, lettuce, celery, and so on. ****Liquid chlorophyll washes drug deposits from the body. ****Chlorophyll neutralizes toxins in the body. ****Chlorophyll helps purify the liver. ****Chlorophyll improves blood sugar problems. ****Wheatgrass juice cures acne and even removes scars after it has been ingested for seven to eight months. The diet must be improved at the same time. ****In the 1940 American Journal of Surgery, Benjamin Cruskin, MD recommended chlorophyll to: clear up foul-smelling odors, neutralize strep infections, heal wounds, hasten skin grafting, cure chronic sinusitis, overcome chronic inner-ear inflammation and infections, reduce varicose veins and heal leg ulcers, eliminate impetigo and other scabby eruptions, heal rectal sores, successfully treat inflammation of the uterine cervix, get rid of parasitic vaginal infections, reduce typhoid fever, and cure advanced pyorrhea in many cases. ****Wheatgrass juice acts as a detergent in the body and is used as a body deodorant. ****A small amount of wheatgrass juice in the human diet prevents tooth decay. ****Wheatgrass juice held in the mouth for 5 minutes will eliminate toothaches and poisons from gums. ****Gargle with wheatgrass juice for a sore throat. ****For pyorrhea of the mouth, lay pulp of wheatgrass soaked in juice on diseased area in mouth or chew wheatgrass. Spit outthe pulp. ****Drink wheatgrass juice for skin problems such as eczema or psoriasis. ****Wheatgrass juice keeps the hair from graying. ****By taking wheatgrass juice, one may feel a difference in strength, endurance, health, and spirituality and experience a sense of well-being. ****Wheatgrass juice improves the digestion. ****It is great for blood disorders of all kinds. ****Wheatgrass juice is high in enzymes. ****Wheatgrass juice is an excellent skin cleanser and can be absorbed through the skin for nutrition. Pour green juice over your body in a tub of warm water and soak for 15 to 20 minutes. Rinse off with cool water. ****Wheatgrass implants (enemas) are great for healing and detoxifying the colon walls. The implants also heal and cleanse the internal organs. After an enema, wait 20 minutes, then implant 4-ounces of wheatgrass juice. Retain or 20 minutes. ****Wheatgrass juice is great for constipation and keeping the bowels open. It is high in magnesium. ****Dr. Max Bircher, a research scientist, inventor of muesli, and founder of the famed Bircher-Benner Clinic in Zurich, Switzerland, called chlorophyll "concentrated sun power." He said, "Chlorophyll increases the function of the heart, affects the vascular system, the intestines, the uterus, and the lungs.... It is therefore a tonic which, considering its stimulating properties, cannot be compared with any other. " ****According to Dr. Bircher, nature uses chlorophyll (wheatgrass) as a body cleanser, rebuilder, and neutralizer of toxins. ****Wheatgrass juice can dissolve the scars that are formed in the lungs from breathing acid gasses. The effect of carbon monoxide is minimized since chlorophyll increases hemoglobin production. ****Wheatgrass juice reduces high blood pressure as it enhances the capillaries. ****Wheatgrass juice can remove heavy metals from the body. http://www.hippocratesinst.org/html/wheatgrass_benefits2.htm

SOFT DRINKS: Disease in a Can

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Wed, 07 Jun 2006 23:55:00 +0000

Out of over 100 soft drinks and other beverages analyzed by the government, five contained levels of benzene -- a cancer-causing chemical linked to leukemia -- that exceed federal standards set for benzene in drinking water, according to the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ... Aside from the potential benzene risks, MindConnection has compiled a thorough article on all of soft drinks' potential health threats. Soft drinks, they say, could rightfully be called: Osteoporosis in a can Diabetes in a can Cancer in a can Bloomberg.com May 20, 2006 Yahoo News May 19, 2006 MindConnection Dr. Mercola's Comment: I am still shocked every time I reflect on the fact that the number one source of calories in America comes from soda. We clearly have a long way to go to share even the most fundamental, basic nutrition concepts to the typical highly deceived and manipulated American consumer ... Related Articles: The Real Dangers of Soda to You and Your Children The Amazing Statistics and Dangers of Soda Pop Soda Drinkers Have Higher Cancer Risk

Back to basics: More drugs, less health*

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Sat, 20 May 2006 00:10:00 +0000

" ... modern medicine in America

- the kind espoused by all but a few MDs is entirely backward in its philosophy.

It treats only effects, not causes.

... I recently stumbled across something online that reminds me of how important it is to keep this backwardness in mind as we navigate the ridiculous and dangerous farce our health care system has become.

... shortcomings, misguided-ness, or utter corruptness of "mainstream" or "conventional" medicine.

These are convenient umbrella terms for the pill and scalpel way we most often attempt to heal disease here in the western world... allopathic medicine.

This is just a fancy word for the ever-more-prevalent drug-based brand of "healing"

(a gross misnomer, of course).

The more or less official definition of the word is this:

Allopathic: N. Of or pertaining to allopathy,

the treatment of disease with drugs

(see also: dangerous synthetic chemicals)

having opposite effects to the symptoms.

Okay, I added that part about the chemicals.

But then, I had to add it

- because no dictionary in today's gone-to-pot PC world would ever define the term as straight up as this.

As you can see, allopathic medicine does not attempt to cure disease by eliminating its causes.

Instead, it seeks only to mask or counteract a given disease's symptoms.

The only thing this kind of medicine ensures is that NO TRUE HEALING WILL HAPPEN,

only a continuation of treatment, ad infinitum.

This is what you're paying out the nose for every time you fill a prescription

or pay for health coverage out of your pocket or paycheck (or your taxes).

Nice, isn't it?

But what's really scary about this condition is how much is riding on it.

I've often said in past issues of this dispatch that the medical establishment has no true incentive to heal.

If they did, they'd cure themselves right out of jobs, funding, and power.

If modern western medicine (mostly allopathic, by the way) really WORKED,

there'd be a need for less and less of it with every passing year...

Instead we have ever more (and ever younger) doctors,

ever more lawsuits and lawyers,

ever more intricate and costly insurance coverage,

ever more government programs,

ever more regulation of medicine,

ever more payments and fees and co-pays and expenses.

Think about it,

without medicine that furthers the need for people to process every step of this insane system,

a lot of people would be unemployed

- and a lot of tax money lost, both in terms of sales taxes and corporate revenues.

Still think modern medicine wants to heal you?

Now ... a short animated film illustrating the conflicting interests,

wrongheaded-ness,

and far-reaching effects of the whole modern-day allopathic medicine quagmire.

... I guarantee that once you've taken a look at it for yourself, you'll have a much greater understanding of the scope and impact of drug-based "medicine" in America today.

,,,

William Campbell Douglass II, MD "

*Daily Dose - Apathy for Allopathy

Take a look at Dr. Joseph Mercola's video now and go to http://www1.youreletters.com/t/365259/2909620/787654/0/

CELL PHONE HAZARD. Please read!

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Wed, 15 Mar 2006 00:29:00 +0000

Announced on

Pittsburgh's WTAE channel 4 News: NEVER, EVER,

ANSWER A CELL PHONE

while it is being CHARGED!! A few days ago,

a person was recharging his cell phone at home. Just at that time a call came and he answered it with the instrument still connected to the outlet. After a few seconds electricity flowed into the cell phone unrestrained

and the young man was thrown to the ground with a heavy thud.

His parents rushed to the room only to find him unconscious,

with a weak heartbeat and burnt fingers. He was rushed to the nearby hospital,

but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Cell phones are a very useful modern invention.

However, we must be aware that it can also be an instrument of death. Never use the cell phone while it is hooked to the electrical outlet! PASS THIS INFORMATION ON!

Cause for Concern: GMO Foods

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Fri, 10 Mar 2006 20:15:00 +0000

Genetically Modified Foods at a Glance Currently Commercialized GM Crops in the U.S. Soy (85%), cotton (76%), canola (75%), corn (40%), Hawaiian papaya (more than 50%), zucchini and yellow squash (small amount), and tobacco (Quest® brand). Other Sources of GMOs Dairy products from cows injected with rbGH. Food additives, enzymes, flavorings, and processing agents, including the sweetener aspartame (NutraSweet®) and rennet used to make hard cheeses. Meat, eggs, and dairy products from animals that have eaten GM feed. Honey and bee pollen that may have GM sources of pollen. Some of the Ingredients That May Be Genetically Modified Vegetable oil (soy, corn, cottonseed, or canola), margarines, soy flour, soy protein, soy lecithin, textured vegetable protein, cornmeal, corn syrup, dextrose, maltodextrin, fructose, citric acid, and lactic acid. Some of the Foods That May Contain GM Ingredients: Infant formula, salad dressing, bread, cereal, hamburgers and hotdogs, margarine, mayonnaise, cereals, crackers, cookies, chocolate, candy, fried food, chips, veggie burgers, meat substitutes, ice cream, frozen yogurt, tofu, tamari, soy sauce, soy cheese, tomato sauce, protein powder, baking powder, alcohol, vanilla, powdered sugar, peanut butter, enriched flour and pasta. Non-food items include cosmetics, soaps, detergents, shampoo, and bubble bath. Sign up for the newsletter, Spilling the Beans, to keep informed of any new genetically modified foods. Download this document in MS Word format Yes! Books, P.O. Box 469, Fairfield, Iowa 52556 Institute for Responsible Technology +1.641.209.1765 Fax: 888-FAX-7000 (888-329-7000) Email us

Press Release: Genetically Engineered Food Endangers Health; Political Corruption Exposed; Overwhelming Evidence Counters U.S. WTO Challenge Against EU. At a time when the U.S. is claiming Europe's restrictive genetically modified (GM) food policy is illegal and baseless, an explosive exposé shows that the foods are in fact unsafe. The book, Seeds of Deception, presents overwhelming evidence documenting serious potential health. . . . (more).

Take action and inform others about the dangers.

Buying Non-GMO

GM Foods at a Glance Enzymes Derived from GM Organisms Sources for Non-rGBH Cheese & Dairy Avoiding GMOs in Restaurants Non GMO Shopping List See Also, Oct 5, 2003 newletter article: Eating Non-GMO

HEALTH For the Millions*: Circulation

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Wed, 12 Oct 2005 17:06:00 +0000

Life is the end (product) of digestion ... The body is composed of cells and their products ... each cell leads to a certain extent an independent existence ... the individual life of (each) cell is related to the life of the organism as a whole. page 36 Capillaries alone cover every part of the body ... neither arteries nor veins are minute enough ...so infintestimal ... that a thousand ... may be counted in a square inch of flesh ... permeating the solid structures ... supplying food materials for the walls of veins and arteries ... they reach everywhere and carry food, water, and oxygen to every cell. Normal function and normal correlation of function, indeed, life ... rests upon a normal "internal environment" ... maintained in the organism ... by the exercise of its nutritive and excretory functions ... provid(ing) ... nutriment ... sweet(ness) and clean(liness) ... conditon(s) essential to continued existence. Viewing the complex organism, we see that the vast majority of its cells are ...barred from contact with the sources of food, water, and oxygen and cannot expel their waste ... (as does the one-celled organism) ... nutritive materials must be brought to them and their waste carried away. It is not enough for the digestive tract to prepare nutrients ... (nutrition) much be brought into contact with the cells. To this end all complex organisms are possed of means of circulating the fluid medium in which their cells live. page 39 Circulation depends, for its highest efficiency, upon muscular activity, so that exercise in some form becomes an essential of vigorous and continued health. Invalids need exercise as much as the well. Exercise is essential to the development and maintenance of vital structures ... the sick ... often need special application of exercise to meet special requirements. page 44 *Herbert M. Shelton: HEALTH For The Millions c1996 AMERICAN NATURAL HYGIENE SOCIETY, INC PO BOX 30630 Tampa, FL 33630

HEALTH For the Millions*: Disease and Suffering

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Wed, 05 Oct 2005 16:31:00 +0000

"With the universal opinion that all their disease and sufferings were the direct and arbitrary and even vindictive inflictions of their God, or gods, mankind has cherished no other fear of disease than that which grows out of their gross superstition--a fear that God would send sickness and death upon them, independently of any laws which He has established in relation to health and disease. Therefore, as a general truth, it has never occurred to them that there is any relation bewtween their own voluntary habits, customs, and indulgences, and the diseases with which they are afflicted. Consequently, they have never sought to find the causes of disease within the precincts of voluntary conduct; and have never taken any care to prevent disease by avoiding the cause. The whole drift, therefore, of the human world, in all generations, has been to this one point ... remedies for disease in every form. Instead of looking for remedies in exotic and adventitious substances and influences, we should search for the ways of health in the ordinary elements of health. Only in the biologically legitimate (lawful) use of these elements of health is to be found both the means of attaining and maintaining high levels of health ... *Herbert M. Shelton: HEALTH For The Millions c1996 AMERICAN NATURAL HYGIENE SOCIETY, INC PO BOX 30630 Tampa, FL 33630

The Dangers of Over-Cooking Your Food

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Tue, 27 Sep 2005 15:32:00 +0000

The More Food Is Cooked, The More Difficult It Is To Digest And Metabolize. This is true of any food. The higher the temperature that food is cooked, the longer it stays in the gut and the more difficult it becomes for our digestive mechanisms to digest it. This makes it more difficult for the food to absorb and function at a cellular level where it needs to work. When the food can not function in the cells, the cells can become deficient and/or toxic which leads to deficiency and toxicity of the whole body making the body less able to function optimally. There are many ways to cook food, some with less harmful results. Steaming, boiling, and stewing expose food to heat not exceeding 100 degrees C. On the other hand, baking and roasting expose food to temperatures up to 200 degrees. Microwaving also exposes food up to 200 degrees C. but there are also many other problems with microwaving food. The highest temperatures that foods are exposed to are broiling and barbecuing which can be 400 degrees C. Frying with a pan or wok normally uses high surface temperatures.2 As early as 1930 research was done in Switzerland showing what processed and cooked food did to the leukocytes, the white blood cells in humans. Prior to this research it was noted that upon eating there would be an immediate increase of the white blood cells which was called "digestive leukocytosis." Digestive leukocytosis means that there is a rise in the number of white blood cells after eating. At the time this was considered a normal physiological response to eating. It was not know why the cells would increase after eating and this increase usually meant that the person had been exposed to a harmful substance such as toxic chemicals, a trauma or infection. http://www.halalvitamins.com/cooking.htm From this research and the principle of the heat labile point, it seems that the best way to cook food is the least way. The more food that you can eat raw, the better. If you do cook your food the best way to cook food is lightly steam, stew, or use a slow crock cooker. Eat as few over-processed and over-cooked foods as possible. The body has a difficult time digesting fried, barbecued, pasteurized, dried, and other over-processed and over-cooked foods that you find in cake mixes, dried milk, dried eggs, pizza mixes, dairy products and other boxed and processed foods. Bon apetite au natural. For More information on Dr. Appleton's books,

The Curse of Louis Pasteur, Lick the Sugar Habit, Lick the Sugar Habit Sugar Counter, Heal Yourself with Natural Foods, and Healthy Bones, view her website: http://www.nancyappleton.com/.

NSF Alert Readers Respond to Daylight Saving Time Changes*

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 21:32:00 +0000

* Check out NSF’s Daylight Saving Time Survey, cast your vote and look at the results! Interactive Sleep DiaryKeeping a sleep diary can help you identify patterns or conditions that might be preventing you from getting the sleep that you deserve. http://www.sleepfoundation.org/ Spread the word!If you have friends, colleagues or family members who would benefit from the information in NSF Alert, please consider sending them to our Web site. If you have found this NSF Alert helpful and informative, please consider helping to support its creation and distribution by becoming a member of the National Sleep Foundation.This update on the world of sleep is provided by the National Sleep Foundation. To provide comments or suggestions regarding NSF Alert or our Web site, send them to nsfalert@sleepfoundation.org. To sign up for NSF Alert or to receive NSF Alert at an additional e-mail address, please go to sleepfoundation.org.

Cures for CALCIUM deficiency

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 18:04:00 +0000

*CALCIUM in the American diet is perceived as almost synonymous with the use of diary products. Unfortunately, dairy foods are generally not of good quality and perhaps this is one reason that Americans who consume large amounts of dairy (25% of the average diet), still have widespread calcium deficiency problems such as arthritis and osteoporosis ... EVIDENCE points to certain cofactors of calcium metabolism as the problem: calcium absorption requires adequate dietary magnesium, phosphorus, and vitamins A, C, and D. In fact, without certain of these nutrients, it appears that calcium cannot be absorbed at all ... (page 177) A MAGNESIUM-RICH DIET OF WHOLE FOODS is generally a cure for these types of osteoarthritis as well as most forms of calcium deficiency. THE MAGNESIUM-RICH** FOOD GROUPS: dried seaweeds -wakame, kombu, kelp, hijiki, arame beans -soybeans, mung, aduki, black, lima whole grains -buckwheat, millet, wheat berries, corn, barley, rye, rice nuts and seeds -almonds, cashews, filberts, sesame seeds high chlorophyll foods -wheat or barley grass, microalgaes: spirulina, wild blue-green, chorella ** see the book for other foods in this category (pages 178- 179) Animal products - dairy, eggs, and meat - contain the least magnesium of common foods. While calcium contracts the muscles, magnesium relaxes them ... Of all drugs ingested, the majority are taken to overcome stress and neuromuscular tension ... Certainly a much healthier alternative to the possibility of addiction to tranquilizers, alcohol, or even chocolate is plenty of magnesium-rich foods in the diet --whole grains, beans and legumes, vegetables, seaweeds, nuts, and seeds. (page 178) ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++

3 Traditional Calcium Soups (page 180)

-For convalescing patients or chronic health problems

barley sprouts (*or soak whole barley for 8 hours. Discard soak water) and kale

Simmer 10 minutes (*if whole barley is substituted - cook longer until soft and add kale at the end of the cooking process).

-Beneficial for the kidneys, and therefore for the bones

Beans cooked with seaweeds

-For the seriously deficient (frail, weak, pale) individual

Bones from organically raised animals cooked with acid vegetables to extract the marrow and various minerals. May also use whole fish such as sardines or anchovies.

RECOMMENDATIONS FOR INCREASING CALCIUM ABSORPTION:

1. GET sufficient Vitamin D from sunshine - expose 20% of the skin for 30 minutes at sea level. If daylight hours are spent indoors; spend several hours outdoors on days off - avoid midday sun.

2. EAT calcium, magnesium, chlorophyll, and mineral-rich foods.

3. EXERCISE regularly amd moderately to halt calcium loss and increase bone mass.

4. *CALCIUM SUPPLEMENTS can be helpful (unless you have a history of kidney stones) if basic diet is poor but include plenty of green vegetables and a high-mineral food such as alfalfa or kelp tables or a mineral supplement.

5. PRESOAK grains and legumes before cooking to neutralize their phytic acid content, which otherwise binds the zinc, magnesium, calcium, and other minerals in these foods.

6. USE oxalic foods sparingly -- rhubarb, cranberries, plums, spinach, chard, and beet greens - as they also bind calcium.

7. IF dairy is used, the fermented kinds digest most easily: yogurt, cottage cheese, buttermilk, kefir. Goat's milk products are preferable. Avoid skim milk - it is devoid of fat and enzymes necessary for proper calcium absorption.

8. IF there are signs of kidney-adrenal weakness such as weak legs and knees, low backache, loose teeth, ringing in the ears, and unusual head-hair loss, specific kidney tonics may be indicated.

*IF THE DIET IS NOT IMPROVED ... NOTICEABLE CHANGES TAKE PLACE VERY GRADUALLY OVER SEVERAL YEARS ... THE DIETARY AND HERBAL REMEDIES SUGGESTED IN THIS CHAPTER SHOULD INITIATE MARKED IMPROVEMENT WIHIN A FEW MONTHS.

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SILICON (page 185 - 186), found in all plant fiber as silica is essential for efficient calcium utilization and for increasing bone strength. It is an integral part of all connective tissues of the body, including blood vessels, tendons, and cartilage, and necessary for their health and renewal.

SILICON-RICH FOODS: whole foods chosen from grains, vegetables, legumes, and fruit: especially all lettuce (especially Boston and bib varieties), parsnips, buckwheat, millet, oats, brown rice, dandelion greens, strawberries, celery, cucumber, apricots, and carrots.

SILICON-RICH FOODS ontaining large amount of chlorophyll balance sweet foods especially lettuce and celery. An excess of higly sweet products - even of quality foods such as honey, rice syrup, and most fruits - acts as a calcium inhibitor and promotes the growth of pathogenic bacterian and candida-type yeasts in the digestive tract.

MINERAL-RICH BROTH - AN HERBAL FORMULA for improving teeth, bones, arteries, and all connective tissue and for strengthening calcium metabolism in the body.

1 part HORSETAIL (Equisetum arvense),

1 part OATSTRAW (Avena sativa),

1 park KOMBU seaweed or KELP powder,

1/3 part LOBELIA (Lobelia inflata)

Simmer each 1 ounce of formula in 1 pint of water for 25 minutes and drink 1/2 cup two or three times a day. At the end of every three weeks, stop using the formula for one week ... expect noticable renewal ... during one entire season ... ideally in winter... follow the calcium preserving suggestions.

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ALFALFA ... a highly mineralized food balanced with a very wide range of trace minerals and enzymes ... seeds and leaves can be made into a tea; sprouts and tablets available in most food stores.

* excerpted from the chapter Calcium, Healing with Whole Foods, by Paul Pitchford c1993

++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Seaweed or Sea Vegetables, Part 1 By Julene Tripp Weaver In the article on the B complex vitamins I listed seaweeds as a good food source. This is an introduction with details on why it is a good idea to add them into your diet. Seaweeds also called sea vegetables are a staple in my kitchen and I will not cook a pot of beans or soup without adding one of the many varieties of sea vegetables. Our ancestors have used sea vegetables world wide; it is a common food for the people of Japan, Korea, China, Iceland, Ireland, Norway, England, Scotland, France, Denmark, Wales, Hawaii, as well as many islands in the south Pacific. Native Americans and Africans have eaten sea vegetables as part of their regular diets. http://www.drizzle.com/~newroots/seaveg.html

Eating with the Seasons: Traditional Food Wisdom from China

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:59:00 +0000

Traditional Food Wisdom from China

by Isabel Slatkin

For millions of Americans, dinner often means a taco on the lap while driving in rush-hour traffic.

Meanwhile, schoolchildren are binging on donuts and potato chips

and falling asleep in the middle of class. Clearly, we're not eating right.

Recent studies reveal that while Americans are living longer than ever,

we are also sicker than ever.

Over one third of American adults are obese, double the number a decade ago.

As a result,

weight-related diseases like diabetes and heart disease are also on the rise. The main culprits?

Fried foods and refined carbohydrates like sugar.

Sugar is everywhere in the American diet -- and it has insidious effects on the body. According to the theory of Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM),

an excess of sugar leads to a hot, damp condition in the body,

which results in a disruption in the flow of vital energy,

or qi.

A sugar-rich diet can lead to diabetes (an excess of blood sugar) or hypoglycemia (a lack of it) ...

http://www.qi-energy.com/tcmdiet.html

Five Food Rules to Thrive By According to Chinese medicine,

it is not only what you eat but how you eat that affects your health.

Here are some tips on eating wisely:

Chew your food very well. This makes it easier for your enzymes to break food down into the energy needed to keep the body going. Stop eating before you are completely full. This enhances the digestion and won't overload the liver and kidneys' ability to process waste products. Eat in a quiet, non-stressful environment. Make the dinner hour a special time with no t.v., phone calls or other loud distractions. Sit down to eat, and make a rule to discuss only pleasant topics. Finish your last meal of the day at least three hours before bedtime. This prevents stress on the liver along with digestive problems like heartburn and acid reflux disease. Eat a diet of primarily lightly cooked foods, especially if you have weak digestion. Cooking allows easier assimilation of nutrients

Sugar Don'ts: *Don't eat sugary desserts! They disrupt the blood sugar and block the ability of the body to properly digest and assimilate the nutrients in your meal. *Don't "Do the Dew". Long-term consumption of soda and candy can lead to calcium loss from bones, yellowed teeth with eroded enamel, and premature tooth loss, an affliction dentists have dubbed "Mountain Dew Mouth".

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Further Readings on Nutrition and Chinese Medicine:

Healing Digestive Disorders by Andrew Gaeddert

Staying Healthy with the Seasons by Elson Haas, MD

Healing with Whole Foods by Paul Pitchford

The Self-Healing Cookbook by Kristina Turner

Make SPROUTS at home!

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:41:00 +0000

Make your Own Sprouts.

It is very easy to enjoy the health benefits of sprouting your own vegetables and grains. http://www.taoherbfarm.com/herbs/resources/sprouts.htm

DIET SODAS KILL!

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Thu, 28 Jul 2005 01:29:00 +0000

"Kentucky - Aspartame Death Capital Of The US" BY Dr. Betty Martini, D.Hum Bettym19@mindspring.com Two years ago, I met a couple of women at a natural health food store, that basically changed my life. They introduced me to a book called "Death by Diet" by a bio-chemist called Robert Barefoot. The book explained all the functions that calcium did in the body and that it could even prevent and cure cancer! I started giving some of this information out to my friends and relatives who were sick with various ailments, such as lupus, fibromyalgia, MS, different types of cancer. I noticed that almost all on my list were women! I wondered why? I had read an article in a women's magazine that said that women were dying across America at twice the rate of men on almost every disease, especially autoimmune diseases. I started taking informed surveys across the region I lived in (southwest Virginia and eastern Kentucky), to see if I could come up with some answers. I knew that women were dieting all the time, this was obvious! I found they were not big meat eaters and milk drinkers like men, losing major sources of protein and calcium. The women at the health food store showed me a brochure about the damaging effects of aspartame in diet products. I knew it was bad, but I had no idea at the time just how bad!! I started calling everyone on my list to ask if they drank diet soda. Every one of them did, except one or two. Could there be a connection? It seemed too coincidental. I stepped up my surveys to see just how prevalent the usage of diet sodas were in this area, and if all the symptoms on this brochure could be true!! What I discovered was astounding to say the least! A cold chill went over me. American was being poisoned on a national level!! How could this be? How could something so devastating be on the market? I discovered regular doctors were recommending it, especially for diabetics. Every person I met that had diabetes, drank diet soda. They trusted their doctor and thought they were doing a good thing. Except all the ones I talked to were so sick and their blood sugar was out of control. They were losing their eyesight, and attributing it to the diabetes. I began to suspect diet soda was causing the diabetes epidemic. Heavy people that you would think would have diabetes, that didn't drink diet pop, didn't have diabetes. Skinny people who should not have it, were drinking diet sodas and had diabetes. I started going back to every case in my hometown of people that had died prematurely, and subsequently found they were all heavy diet pop drinkers. Even my own best friend, who had died at age 47, seven years ago with diabetes complications. I was just now connecting the dots. Every case of cancer, big diet soda drinkers. The list goes on and on ...

ANTI-AGING FOOD: the Asian goji berry

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 02:18:00 +0000

The Asian Goji berry is traditionally regarded as a longevity and strength-building food of the highest order,goji berries contain:18 kinds of amino acids (six times higher than bee pollen)all 8 essential amino acids (such as isoleucine and tryptophan).up to 21 trace minerals (the main ones being zinc, iron, copper, calcium, germanium, selenium, and phosphorus).are the richest source of carotenoids, including beta-carotene (more than carrots)500 times the amount of vitamin C, by weight, than oranges, vitamins B1, B2, B6, and vitamin E,

11 mg of iron per 100 grams.

The goji berry is a godsend. It promotes health in many ways:

builds the immune system. promotes healthy blood pressure: strengthens the heart. improves memory functions. maintains normal blood sugar levels, helps reduce cholesterol. enhances hormonal functions and treat dysfunctions. relieves headaches and dizziness. relieves insomnia and improves the quality of sleep. improves appetite and digestion. maintains eye health and can improve vision. supports healthy liver and kidney functions.strengthen bones and muscles. alleviates stress and anxiety, and can promote cheerfulnes. activates anti-inflammatory enzymes

Bovis Energy Scale Dr Rick Hansell examined Goji against other Juices. Bovis Energy Rating: Noni ----17,000 Sea Silver----24,000 Limu plus----54,000 Xango----53,000 GOJI----355,000

What is the Bovis Energy Scale? Thanks to a French researcher in the 1930's by thename of Antoinne Bovis, we have a means to measure the"life force" or "natural earth energy" present inwater, plants, rock formations and the like. Forexample, human beings show a reading on the Bovisscale of 6,500. Scientific research has correlatedthe clockwise or right spin of atoms and moleculeswith a Bovis reading below 6,500 is neutral for humanlife (i.e. life-depleting), and anything registeringabove 6,500 is essentially energy invigorating orenhancing to us. Environmental readings below 6,500 are the effect of underground streams, geological faults, and Earth'smagnetic grids. Several of Earth's energy vortices exceed 2,000,000 Bovis

Organic vs Processed Foods

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Fri, 08 Jul 2005 02:09:00 +0000

By Colleen Huber, Naturopathyworks

A common perception is that whole organic food is so expensive that it is out-of-budget for the average family or even for the average single consumer. It is also commonly perceived that the average grocery purchase of processed foods at a neighborhood supermarket, using the store discounts, makes the processed food diet within the budget of most families.

If you go along with those who accept the above hypothesis on faith, you may be quite surprised by what you find in this article.

GTHN!

NATURE'S FIRST LAW

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 02:00:00 +0000

RAW FOOD BULLETIN #214 (June 22, 2005)

Alkalize or Die

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Thu, 26 May 2005 06:52:00 +0000

*The countless names attached to illnesses

do not really matter.

What does matter is that

they all come from the same root cause ...

too much tissue acid waste in the body!

*Page 15

Alkalize or Die

TA Baroody DC, ND, Ph.D., Dipl Acu.

C1991, Eighth Edition 2002

A POSITIVE Difference: GOOD NUTRITION

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Sat, 21 May 2005 00:47:00 +0000

As well as reading health- related books I keep up pretty much with popular media. Three celebrities (I've seen many pictures of lately) need to start eating better and soon:

The Olsen Twins and Nicole Richie.

Ladies, get yourselves to a good nutritionalist!

Dr. Valerie Saxion (valeriesaxon@cs.com); 1-800-493-1146;

a naturopath and mother of eight children

who nursed her husband back to health with good nutrition is an excellent resource. Paris Hilton's case is rounding out nicely -

I read today in InTouch magazine that she is cooking her own meals(!)

Good for you Paris and I wish you the best. I have advised extremely thin or anxious persons to

eat a daily potato

along with the solid nutriton found in

20% fruits, 60% vegetables, 10% starch, and 10% protein;

being mindful of the need for balance:

40% cooked, 60% raw

- 29% acid, 80% alkaline foods

(these are all daily requirements*). On whose authority do I make these proclamations? Personal experience.

I was running myself down in my twenties, thirties, and forties but

staying afloat with reasonably good nutrition until

I had a ONE YEAR EMOTIONAL SETBACK that involved a failed relationship. An avid long distance walker, for one solid year

I did virtually no walking and along with microwave cooking and otherwise not eating well (or regular).

The reason for this madness was no time (or so I thought!) ,

I was both attending school and working (like a fiend) to reach financial goals I felt were long overdue. To make a long story short, it took TEN YEARS to get my health back (I thank GOD)! Don't let it happen to you. A good life and good health go hand in hand.

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Dr Jensen (quoted above) offers this dimenson to the pursuit of wellness ...

"Now at the age of 80,

I often reflect on what it was in my life that allowed me to live this long

-to come this far. For though I had cured bronchiectasis with nutrition and exercise,

I continued the frantic pace of work and study that combined with my bad habits,

had made me so ill so long ago. Looking back, I have concluded that wellness is as much a satisfying relationship with life

as it is a consequence of dietary and lifestyle changes. I believe the secret of my good health is that I am always good to myself mentally.

I am convinced my longevity is due to my mental philosophy,

my joyous contentment with life. I have always loved people ... (and) ... seeing people who came to me for help return home healed.

And these people loved me in return.

I uplifted them to the best of my ability, and it always came back to me". We all need to ponder his sentiments as we seek to answer the question "what is my personal path to wellness?" *page 47, Foods That Heal, Dr Bernard Jensen C1988, 1993 **pages viii-ix

NATURAL REJUVENATION - Supply your bloodstream with its original elements

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Sat, 02 Apr 2005 12:20:00 +0000

All the good food that may be eaten cannot do the body any good until you have first cleansed the body by eliminating excess acid and mucus. The intestines retain these poisions, and they are one of the main causes of disease and premature aging. By eating an abundance of alkaline or base-forming foods, one can rid himself of these poisons and acids. To corrct these unnatural and unheathful conditions and make it possible for the food that is eaten to be assimilated and absorbed by the system, the body must be flushed and cleansed. Eating these foods will bring about a natural rejuvenation by constantly supplying the bloodstream with its original elements.

These elements are found in natural foods, which should be either eaten raw or cooked as little as possible so as not to destroy the minerals or life-giving properties. You will be feeding the entire body, not starving it. Leviticus 17:11 "The LIFE is in the blood," and in the same chapter, fourteenth verse, "For the life of all flesh is in the blood." Health and happiness depend upon the bloodstream containing all of the necessary elements; when one is missing, disease in some form often results.

To make the bloodstream pure and healthy, eat food in its natural state as far as possible, drink freely of pure water, bathe frequently, exercise in the pure air and sunshine, and use nonpoisonous herbs that were given for the "service of man". Psalms 104:14.

In most of the civilized world we are able to do this almost any time of the year, as we have citrus fruits and fresh vegetables available the year around.

We repair our homes, buy new parts and have our automobiles repaired, and give regular care to other machinery thay we may be using. Just so, we must take care of our bodies by supplying them with natural elements and minerals to build and repair the parts that are constantly being worn out.

If pure and alkaline, the bloodstream, which provides nutrition to every cell of the body, will dissolve all poisons and carry them away. No disease can exist with a pure bloodstream.

FRUIT: Use all kinds of fruit liberally. All fruits must be ripe before being picked or else they will not have the elimination qualities.

Eat at least 2 grapefruit a day, 6 oranges, and 3 lemons. Do not use cane sugar with your fruit or lemondade as it destroys the benefit of the fruit. Fresh pineapple, ripe peaches, cherries, plums, pears, apples, ripe strawberries, and raspberries are excellent.

If fruits do not seem to agree with you, take one-fourth teaspoon of golden seal in one-half glass of water twenty minutes before you eat.

Persons wishing to eliminate who have an ulcerated stomach and cannot take fruits should drink two quarts of potassium broth* a day. this is also excellent for invalids.

VEGETABLES: The best vegetables to use are spinach, celery, carrots, parsley, tomatoes, asparagus, mild green onions, red or green cabbage (best raw), lettuce, cucumbers, radishes, okra, eggplant, etc. Eat a large raw vegetable salad each day. Have one meal of properly cooked vegetables each day.

Cook all vegetables in as little water as possible, and if salt is necessary, use only a small amount for seasoning.

GENERAL RULES WHILE ON THE ELIMINATING DIET: All the above foods, when taken in abundance, will cleanse the bloodstream. Therefore, the greater the quantity taken of these foods, the sooner the body will be cleansed.

The eliminating diet is not a fast. It is a feeding process. It feeds the body through the blood with the necessary life-giving minerals that everybody needs. The eating of fresh fruits and vegetables in large amounts prevents shrinkage of the stomach and intestines, and also prevents lines and wrinkles from forming on the face and body.

Drink water copiously between meals. Take moderate exercise in the open air. Eat nothing but fruits and vegetables.

When taking the eliminating diet, do not use any of the following: milk, cane sugar or cane sugar products, gravies, butter, free fat of any kind, macaroni, spaghetti, tapioca, corn starch, meat, tea, coffee, chocolate, ice cream, pastries of any kind, white flour products, any kind of liquor or tobacco, bread, oils of any kind, canned fruits or vegetables, potatoes, cakes, eggs, or any food that is not mentioned in the eliminating diet.

It is highly important that the bowels move freely. If they do not completely evacuate at least once a day, it is wise to cleanse them once or twice a week with an herbal enema.

We have 5 organs of elimination - skin, lungs, bowel, kidneys, and liver. The bowels will be greatly improved by these foods and the help of nonpoisonous herbs. The lungs eliminate poisons freely when we practice deep breathing and exercise.

The skin cannot eliminate poisons when it is dry and inactive. There are millions of pores that breathe and eliminate poisons. Therefore, a daily bath should be taken by everyone and, during the eliminating, it is excellent to take an Epsom salts bath every other day to stimulate the skin and open the pores.

Use 3 pounds of Epsom salts to a tub full of water. Drink plenty of water or broth while in the tub. Massage the body while in the tub. Salt glows are also highly beneficial. Rub the body thoroughly all over with half common and half Epsom salt. This increases the activity of the skin and stimulates the circulation. Finish with a cool shower or spongeoff, rubbing vigorusly with a Turkish towel.

Many people do not understand why they cannot eat other good wholesome natural foods while on the eliminating diet. This is because they would upset the reaction of these cleansing foods. Do not take any starchy foods, sugars, or proteins as these things congest and clog the system.

When the cells of the body are clean, they function normally and harmonisously. Therefore, the whole body is rejuvenated and the vitality is restored.

Before beginning to eliminate, cleanse the system with an herbal laxative. This will rid the body of much waste matter and mucus and prevent such a great stirring up.

Immediately after taking the eliminating diest, eat sparingly of easily digested foods, such as baked potatoes, green lima beans, tender peas, corn, tomatoes, carrots, etc.

An abundance of oxygen assists elimination greatly. So above all things breathe deeply. Use grape juice, orange juice, grapefruit juice, and sweet apple juice liberally. Oxygen hastens elimination and burns up poisons.

HOW LONG SHOULD ONE STAY ON THE ELIMINATING DIET? This depends entirely on the individual. If you have been sick or eating unnatural foods for years, or almost a lifetime, you may have to follow the eliminating diet many times. Eliminate a week or longer if you are stout or overweight, and repeat if necessary. One pound a day may be lost by faithfully eating just the elimination foods and that which is lost is mostly waste and poisons.

If one has taken patent medicines, drugs, serums, etc., it will take longer to eliminate these poisons from the system. When all pains and discomfort in the body are gone, the poisons will have been eliminated. Until they are, you will have to go on the eliminating diet again.

Everyone could safely eliminate seven days in every month. Very little healthy tissue will be lost. The most that is lost is unhealthy tissues and waste, and the sooner you rid your body of these, the better it will be for your health.

Back to Eden (The AUTHENTIC Kloss Family version) Jethro Kloss pages 635-639.

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Potassium Broth

2 cups bran 2 large onions 1 cup oatmeal 2 stalks celery 4 quarts water 1/2 bunch minced parsley 4 potatoes, medium-sized 2 vegetable oysters (salsify) 2 large carrots Mix the first 3 ingredients and soak overnight. Beat up with an eggbeater and strain through a fine sieve. Wash thoroughly 4 medium-sized potatoes and slice thin, also 2 large carrots, 2 medium-sized onions (optional), 2 large stalks of celery with the green leaves cut fine, 1/2 bunch of parsley cut up and 2 good-sized vegetable oysters. Cook these in the bran/oatmeal water. Let simmer in a covered kettle until vegetables are done. Mash up vegetables and strain again through a fine sieve. pages 740-741

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TRUE Remedies

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Sun, 20 Feb 2005 21:05:00 +0000

Using the True Remedies*

The only hope of better things is in learning right principles.

Restorative power is not in drugs, but in nature.

Disease is an effort of nature to free the system from conditions that result from a violation of the laws of health.

In case of sickness, the cause should be ascertained (and) wrong habits corrected.

Then nature is to be assisted in her effort to expel impurities and to re-establish right conditons in the system.

Pure air, sunlight, abstemiousness, rest, exercise, proper diet, the use of water,

trust in Divine power -

these are the true remedies.

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*The Ministry of Healing

E.G. White

pp.127--129

A NEW Year: A NEW Perspective

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Tue, 18 Jan 2005 17:52:00 +0000

Make the time to gain a new perspective

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Get down to the things that really matter

The things that belong to your personal peace

Consider what you lack in this life

What about the afterlife?

Why were you created?

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Slow down your pace now and think on these things

The GREATEST GIFT

noreply@blogger.com (Brie) — Wed, 01 Dec 2004 17:34:00 +0000

The following excerpt* is worthy of your consideration:

" ... for its very survival, the living body must, wants to, and will eliminate wastes--provided that it is not clogged up as a result of the wrong type of diet, namely one that is sorely lacking in or devoid of dietary fiber. Fiber is the key ... found only in plants ... absolutely necessary for sufficient digestion ... absorbs fat ... help(s) remove harmful chemicals from the body and reduce(s) levels of cholesterol ... removing wastes before they can cause disease."

"Truly there is no greater gift that life. And a long life is the most cherished ... a long, productive life of vibrancy...

Most people have literally no idea that there is not a casual, but a direct, link between long life and the efficiency of their digestive tracts."

*Fit For Life Not Fat For Life, c2003

Harvey Diamond

pp202, 204