A really interesting website. I recommend checking it out.
http://www.gwenolsen.com/
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Monday, August 27, 2012
How to whiten your teeth with a banana peel.
Honestly I haven't tried this. And I really don't know if it will work. But I'm going to give it a go. If anyone else out there knows about this and whether it works or not, please let me know.
Sunday, August 26, 2012
Suzanne Humphries, Doctor of Nephrology, Speaks Passionately Against Vaccines (video)
Dr. Humphries points out, we—and the doctors—are being taught not to trust our own immune systems:
http://gaia-health.com/gaia-blog/2011-12-16/suzanne-humphries-doctor-of-nephrology-speaks-passionately-against-vaccines-video/The doctor doesn’t know how to take care of an immune system, because the doctor was never taught in medical school how to take care of an immune system, so what you end up with is a whole society, from start to finish, that doesn’t know how an immune system works, that doesn’t know how to take care of it, does not know how to replenish the nutrients and minerals that are needed, does not know how to ingest a diet that will support it, and then when it fails, “It’s God’s fault. We need a vaccine.”
Saturday, August 25, 2012
Paralyzed dad learns to walk, talk again by mimicking baby daughter
A YOUNG dad who became trapped in his own body after a stroke has learnt to walk and talk again - by copying his BABY DAUGHTER.
Mark Ellis was just 22 when he suffered a stroke and developed locked-in syndrome - a nightmarish condition which leaves the sufferer’s brain alert but their body paralysed.
The sudden stroke in August 2010 left him completely helpless, forcing him to communicate by just rolling his eyes.
A previously fit and healthy young man, doctors induced him into a coma and told his shocked family it was unlikely he would survive.
His devastated wife Amy, 32, had given birth to their daughter Lola-Rose just two weeks earlier.
But eight months after later, Mark amazed doctors when he left hospital and began learning to talk, move and walk again – by mimicking his baby daughter.
Amy said: “It’s amazing that they have learned to do things together and now Mark can talk and walk with the use of a frame.
“There wasn’t much time between him and Lola-Rose both taking their first steps - I think Mark took his first steps a week or two after Lola.
Read more: http://www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/4436330/Paralysed-dad-saved-by-mimicking-baby.html#ixzz24ZxGPNJc
Video: What Happens In Your Body When You Eat Processed Foods
Contributing Writer for Wake Up World
If there was any doubt left in your mind over the health devastating effects of processed foods, this may be the final nail in the coffin. In a video documenting what goes on in your body after consuming processed verse whole foods, small electronic devices reveal just how much your body struggles in digesting and utilizing processed foods laced with damaging ingredients like high-fructose corn syrup(which contains mercury) and aspartame. Oftentimes the truth is quite dirty, and in the case of this video you may want to make sure you’re not eating while watching — especially not processed foods!
Thursday, August 23, 2012
Is Chewing Gum the Most Toxic Substance in the Supermarket?
22nd August 2012
Recently, I asked about thirty women, whose ages were mostly under the age of forty, if they carried chewing gum with them. Twenty seven of the thirty were able to pull out a pack of gum, some even going as far as telling me why they loved a particular brand/flavor of gum.
While this demographic is not representative of all women, 90% of them chewed gum on a daily basis, some consuming more than one stick per day. As with many things that we expose our bodies to on a daily basis, let’s take a moment and analyze the ingredients of chewing gum and ask some important questions that pertain to whether it contributes to good health.
How many of us have looked at the ingredients on a pack of gum?
If you have, do you know what each one of the substances is?
Is a stick of chewing gum more of a “cancer stick” than a cigarette?
As you will see below, commercial gum products are some of the most toxic substances that you can expose your body too and literally can lead to some of the worst diseases on the planet.
Here is a list of the most common ingredients in the most popular chewing gum products on the market:
- Sorbitol, Xylitol, Mannitol, Maltitol
- Gum Base
- Glycerol
- Natural and Artificial Flavors
- Hydrogenated Coconut Oil and Starch
- Aspartame –Acesulfame
- Soy Lecithin
- Colors (titanium oxide, blue 2 lake, red 40)
- BHT
- Malic Acid, Citric Acid
Monday, August 20, 2012
Eat more FAT!!
Here is a great chart of the good fats you should be eating. Print it out and stick it on your fridge.
Sunday, August 19, 2012
Wednesday, August 15, 2012
Harvard Study Confirms Fluoride Reduces Children's IQ
By Dr. Mercola
http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2012/08/14/fluoride-effects-in-children.aspxA recently published Harvard University meta-analysis funded by the National Institutes of Health (NIH) has concluded that children who live in areas with highly fluoridated water have "significantly lower" IQ scores than those who live in low fluoride areas.In a 32-page report that can be downloaded free of charge from Environmental Health Perspectives1, the researchers said:"A recent report from the U.S. National Research Council (NRC 20062) concluded that adverse effects of high fluoride concentrations in drinking water may be of concern and that additional research is warranted. Fluoride may cause neurotoxicity in laboratory animals, including effects on learning and memory…To summarize the available literature, we performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of published studies on increased fluoride exposure in drinking water and neurodevelopmental delays. We specifically targeted studies carried out in rural China that have not been widely disseminated, thus complementing the studies that have been included in previous reviews and risk assessment reports...Findings from our meta-analyses of 27 studies published over 22 years suggest an inverse association between high fluoride exposure and children's intelligence... The results suggest that fluoride may be a developmental neurotoxicant that affects brain development at exposures much below those that can cause toxicity in adults...Serum-fluoride concentrations associated with high intakes from drinking-water may exceed 1 mg/L, or 50 Smol/L, thus more than 1000-times the levels of some other neurotoxicants that cause neurodevelopmental damage. Supporting the plausibility of our findings, rats exposed to 1 ppm (50 Smol/L) of water-fluoride for one year showed morphological alterations in the brain and increased levels of aluminum in brain tissue compared with controls...In conclusion, our results support the possibility of adverse effects of fluoride exposures on children's neurodevelopment.Future research should formally evaluate dose-response relations based on individual-level measures of exposure over time, including more precise prenatal exposure assessment and more extensive standardized measures of neurobehavioral performance, in addition to improving assessment and control of potential confounders."
Tuesday, August 14, 2012
Monday, August 13, 2012
Thursday, August 9, 2012
Wednesday, August 8, 2012
Neurotoxicology of chemotherapy in relation to cytokine release, the blood-brain barrier, and cognitive impairment.
Source
The School of Nursing, The University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, Kansas, USA. jamyers@swbell.net
Abstract
PURPOSE/OBJECTIVES:
To review the effects of chemotherapeutic agents on the blood-brain barrier as related to cytokine release and cognitive impairment.
DATA SOURCES:
PubMed database.
DATA SYNTHESIS:
The recent findings that standard doses of chemotherapy agents reach higher than expected levels in the brain and cerebral spinal fluid are being investigated as a potential etiology for the cognitive impairment seen in patients receiving chemotherapy for cancer. Chemotherapy and chemotherapy-related neurotoxicity are associated with the release of proinflammatory cytokines, substances related to sickness behavior (e.g., decreased ability to concentrate). Chemotherapy-related oxidative stress is an additional mechanism hypothesized to induce cognitive impairment. Cognitive impairment from chemotherapy is estimated to occur in 17%-75% of patients, and 17%-35% may suffer from long-term effects.
CONCLUSIONS:
Further research is needed to identify the patients most at risk for cognitive impairment from chemotherapy. Prospective studies that evaluate appropriate interventions and control for age, intelligence quotient, education level, hormonal status, fatigue, anxiety, depression, chemotherapy regimen, and genetic status are needed.
IMPLICATIONS FOR NURSING:
Changes in cognitive function are associated with significant effects on patients' quality of life. Oncology nurses must be aware of chemotherapy's effects on the brain to appropriately assess and educate patients and their families. In addition, nurses should develop plans of care to prevent or manage chemotherapy-related cognitive impairment after more intervention information is obtained.
- PMID:
- 18980922
- [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]
Tuesday, August 7, 2012
New Research Continues to Show Alzheimer’s is a Type 3 Diabetes
In a way, everything in the body comes down to its ability to produce energy. This also holds true with Parkinson's.
Health Impact News Editor Comments: A new study done at Rhode Island Hospital continues to confirm that Alzheimer’s Disease has a strong link to brain insulin resistance, or type 3 diabetes. Since the National Institute of Health financed the study, we can probably expect people with Alzheimer’s to now be prescribed even more drugs, the same drugs that are prescribed for type 2 diabetes.
Unfortunately, the pharmaceutical companies have a terrible track record when it comes to diabetes drugs. The drug Actos, a drug that France and Germany pulled from the market a year ago after it was found to cause bladder cancer and tumors in people using it for type 2 diabetes, is a drug still found in the market in the United States. Since the FDA has not pulled it off of the market in the US, hundreds of lawsuits have been filed, including one from a whistle blower claiming the manufacturer “is benefiting in tens of billions of dollars in sales at the expense of the lives of people still taking the drug.” Another diabetes drug, Avandia, was removed from pharmacies because it led to increased heart attacks killing thousands of people.
Biologist calls sodas and fizzy beverages 'evil'
What happens when you drink soda
The highly addictive nature of the sweeteners used in soda means it functions like a gateway drug. Spikes the blood sugar, unbalances the digestive flora, grows the yeast which then demands more and more and more. The side effects of Candida overgrowth can be very disruptive and wreak havoc on moods and relationships, as well as health. The carbonation (carbonated water, phosphoric acid) means the drink is very acidic, which causes your body to leach calcium from your bones to maintain proper blood pH. It takes around 25 eight ounces glasses of water to neutralize what one 16 ounce soda does to your blood pH. That's a double whamy for teeth - sugar to eat at the enamel, and calcium robbed as well. Small amounts of caffeine won't hurt you, but there are much better, healthier, and more natural sources of caffeine. Who knows what's in the secret flavor recipes, besides more chemicals. If you go for diet, the aspartame is even more dangerous. It's a neurotoxin with 92 known side effects to your health, and it is 180 times sweeter than cane sugar. And one last bit of trash on the ingredient list: the coloring additives.Learn more: http://www.naturalnews.com/036691_sodas_health_risks_fizzy_drinks.html#ixzz22s1lI1T2
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