Natural Health

Another reason to drink your purple grape juice has just surfaced.

A few weeks ago I wrote about studies showing that the resveratrol found in grape juice has powerful anti-oxidant properties that switch on your immune system and keep your blood flowing smoothly. Grape seed is also a component in natural remedies for improving eyesight.

Now new studies reveal that the polyphenolds in grape juice can prevent such common diseases as dementia, cancer, and cardiovascular disease.

Of course, purple grape juice isn’t the only source or polyphenols, just as it isn’t the only source of reservatrol. They can be found in most blue and red berries, many nuts, green tea, dark chocolate, coffee, and even beer.

But it was grape juice used in a small 12-week study of elderly adults with declining memory. Those who received grape juice rather than a placebo showed significant improvement in verbal learning skills, and in memory.

Fortunately for all of us, studies are ongoing. Now that researchers have seen proof that grape juice and other foods can prevent disease and degeneration, they’re moving forward with more studies.

I have a little trouble remembering to drink green tea, even though I know I should. But grape juice is another story – I really like it!

Celery and parsley both contain the flavanoid apigenin, which Dutch researchers say may prevent Leukemia. Other research suggests that this flavinoid may also help in the prevention of other kinds of cancers.

But… this NewsMax Health Article warns AGAINST eating celery and parsley if you already have leukemia and are undergoing chemotherapy.

Apparently this flavinoid’s power to kill cancer cells is also powerful in fending off an “attack” from chemotherapy drugs. (After all, those drugs are a foreign substance.)

Other foods that contain apigenin are red wine and tomato sauce.

According to the results of a new study, it could.

As usual, the culprit is chemicals. This time its the toxic flame retardants used in upholstery fabrics, foam padding, carpets, plastics, and more.

Flame retardant toxins can cause other health hazards as well, and some of the worst culprits are being banned in future production. But they could still exist in the furniture, carpets, etc. in your home. And they can still exist in anything you buy that isn’t made in the USA.

There’s another good reason for buying American made products!

Read the whole story here, and be careful what you buy!

Who doesn’t want a miracle drug that costs very little, has no adverse side effects, and can cure a multitude of ills?

A while back I wrote about studies showing that drinking green tea can aid in weight loss, but did you know it can also prevent cancer, and can stop the progression of rheumatoid arthritis?

This new article from The Personal Liberty Digest is far too lengthy for me to paraphrase, but I will say that the results are very good news for rheumatoid arthritis sufferers.

While the FDA approved “cures” do little to nothing to actually cure or stop the disease, green tea is showing itself as both a preventative and a means of halting progression.

As is the case with many of the drugs being pushed on the American public today, the approved drugs do carry some deadly side-effects, such as leukemia, bladder cancer, and temporary or permanent sterility in both men and women.

Green tea, however, has no adverse side effects. I suppose some individuals could be allergic to it – as to any and every substance on earth – but they would be the exception rather than the norm.

If you or someone you love suffers from rheumatoid arthritis, or if you have reason to believe it “runs in the family,” please do read this informative article.

And start drinking a couple of cups of green tea every day.

What a day… this morning I reported on a recall of veterinary drugs that had not been reported to veterinarians.

Today it’s a recall on Tylenol and many other Tylenol products… and they say they’ve known of the problem since 2008!

Please, if you take any over the counter drugs made by Johnson & Johnson, read this story and follow the link to learn which products could be unsafe.

Be sure to read the whole article… at the bottom you’ll find even more news about drug giant Johnson & Johnson. It seems they’ve been paying kickbacks to nursing homes that agree to put patients on their schizophrenia drug.

The FDA refuses to let natural health practitioners advertise the benefits of herbs, saying they aren’t standardized, not well proven, quality can’t be controlled, etc.

Even though the only problems with most natural health products such as herbs seem to be individual allergies, the FDA deems them unsafe.

Yet the more we read the more we see that pharmaceutical giants don’t monitor for quality!

You know I think the things the pharmaceutical industry does to humans is criminal, but what they’ve done with regard to your pets should warrant jail time.

The FDA – charged with protecting us – was complicit in this crime.

Read this article to see how veterinarians were not informed of a September drug recall… thus putting your pets at risk.

Someone near and dear to me has become more and more depressed lately. This isn’t completely unusual, but over the past couple of weeks it’s become more worrisome.

Thinking about it last night I suddenly remembered something important – over the holidays when our refrigerator was crammed to overflowing, our Noni and Goji juices had gotten “buried” and I had stopped handing him his “daily dose.”

I know better than that – I’ve even commented to friends about the difference in his attitude when I serve the juices.

One thing I don’t know is which juice does the trick, and since both have depression-busting qualities, he gets both. Since both are also powerful anti-oxidants, they’ll do nothing but good.

A trip to the refrigerator last night told me that I won’t be serving juice much longer unless I replenish the supply, so I just placed a new order at Mother Nature.com.

Their juices are already 33% off, and with the coupon code: CRD-683759 you save another 10%. Plus, orders over $49 ship for free – even when the coupon code brings the total under $49.

The result is that I ordered both juices and a tube of Arnica Gel (muscle pain relief that really works for us!) for just $44.35. That’s about what I would have paid for just one bottle of either Goji or Noni juice at the local health food store. (Sorry, guys!)

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You know that some classes of foods are better for you than others. Vegetables and nuts, for instance, are a much healthier choice than hamburgers and candy bars. But did you know that the choices you make within the groups can help you ward off disease?

For instance, red and green bell peppers are both good for you, but the red variety has twice as much vitamin C. Great for your heart, and great for resistance to colds and flu.

Dark green vegetables always top the list of foods to consume, but spinach gives you twice as much folate as broccoli. Study results say that a high intake can reduce the risk of hearing loss by 20%.

Both of these dark green vegetables, along with reds, pinks, oranges, and yellows will help you save your eyesight.

Nuts always top the list of healthy snack foods, but almonds give you 3 time as much vitamin E as peanuts. Regular intake lowers your risk of Alzheimer’s disease. Macadamia nuts, meanwhile, are known for their ability to reduce LDL cholesterol, while walnuts are being shown to reduce the risk of breast cancer.

Fruit is another good choice when a snack attack hits. Choose grapes, blueberries, cherries, or strawberries to reduce your risk of colorectal cancer and give your body a good dose of antioxidants.

Your natural good health starts with good nutritional choices, so aim for a variety of foods within each group to get the benefits that each offers.

Ever think about the chemicals you smear on your body every day?

I’d like to say the reports that cosmetics and other personal care products are harmful are new. But when I went searching, I found this article from 2006, identifying a host of known toxins that are found in makeup.

Remember the talk about mercury poisoning from fish and dental fillings? Well, they use mercury in makeup too, but nobody is raising a fuss about it. And mercury is only one of the known toxins contained in makeup and other personal care products.

Not only that, but many of the other ingredients in makeup and products such as shampoos, lotions, deodorants, etc. have never been tested for safety.

The cosmetics industry is a more than 35 Billion Dollar Industry in the U.S. – but it could be costing us a lot more than money.

Some of the chemicals are carcinogens. Some mimic estrogen and cause young girls to mature too quickly, often with disastrous health results such as breast cancer and reproductive ailments.

According to the 2004 article: Are Chemicals Hiding in Your Makeup, the average American woman uses 9 different products each day, exposing herself to 126 different chemicals daily.

Considering the new products coming on the market regularly, that number is probably even higher now, 6 years later.

For instance, now you can buy a product to give yourself longer, fuller eyelashes. You won’t have to bother with mascara because they’ll be “natural.” Never mind that it can cause annoying little side-effects like blindness. Package warnings also include the caution not to get this stuff on your skin… Just what I want close to my eyes!

Men are not immune from these dangers, either. Just think of the colognes, after shave, deodorants, hair products, and skin lotions that men use on a regular basis. Even sun screen can be filled with cancer-inducing toxins if you aren’t careful what you buy.

It looks like caution and research are called for now, even when buying something as simple as a tube of lipstick. Luckily, more and more resources for consumers are available, so we CAN find out which products are safe and which are toxic.

Wouldn’t it be nice if the FDA actually did its job?

You have to wonder if the pharmaceutical industry and the news media are in cahoots to steer you away from safe, natural, herbal remedies. Or, as this article about ginkgo biloba indicates, if the media merely loves to report anything they think is bad news.

I urge you to read it for yourself, but what I gained from it is that if you expect supplements to prevent or cure anything, you need to take them in the proper dosage.

Ginkgo Biloba has been used for thousands of years and has proven itself to be effective in enhancing memory and warding off the onset of Alzheimer’s Disease, yet this new study says it’s totally ineffective.

The Mayo Clinic seems to disagree. To quote their article: “Available evidence demonstrates ginkgo’s efficacy in the management of intermittent claudication, Alzheimer’s/multi-infarct dementia, and “cerebral insufficiency”.

They go on to say that studies on Ginkgo Biloba indicate usefulness in memory enhancement in younger, healthy people, along with relieving symptoms of altitude sickness and premenstrual syndrome. Ginkgo may also aid in repairing damage due to chemotherapy.

One thing to note, however. Unlike many natural remedies, Ginkgo Biloba can have side effects. It should not be taken by anyone with blood circulation disorders, or by pregnant women. It may cause an adverse reaction if taken with anti-depressants, and in some people it may cause nausea, intestinal upsets, and headaches.

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