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Hayfever and Good Bugs
2008-06-03 02:00:00
A new study shows that regular consumption of probiotics can ease seasonal allergies. Holistic doctors have been prescribing probiotics for allergies for years--this new study lends credence to the practice. Researchers found that people who regularly consumed a fermented milk product had a decreased immune response to grass pollens that they were previously allergic to. ..
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Natural Thyroid Cures
2008-06-03 02:00:00
Many thyroid problems can be solved naturally....read more here.....
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Pesticide Toxicity!
2008-05-25 02:00:00
Exposure to pesticides while you are pregnant greatly increases the chances of your child having impaired sexual development......

Antibiotics and Ear Infections--What You Should Know
2008-05-18 02:00:00
New guidelines support decreasing the use of antibiotics in the treatment of ear infection. There are many natural remedies that can be effective in treating and preventing ear infections--read more here.....
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Toxic Chemicals in Pajamas
2008-05-17 02:00:00
The following is published in this month's Environmental Health Perspectives, a journal of the National Institutes of Health. The moral is buy organic sheets and PBDE-free furniture whenever possible. Buy your children organic "sleepwear", as opposed to pajamas, because most states require pajamas be treated with PBDE's. Read on......
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Andrographis and Free Radical Protection
2008-05-15 02:00:00
New research shows that Andrographis Paniculata powerfully protects you from free radicals...naturally...read more.....
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Depression and Circulation
2008-05-05 02:00:00
There has been a huge body of research in the past decade as to the relationship between the circulatory system and depression. Here's what we know: * There is a strong relationship between heart disease and depression. * Inflammation is strongly related to depression. * Many supplements that are good for circulation/inflammation are also helpful with depression, especially fish oil. There are two reasons that come to mind for these relationships:..
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Natural Treatment for Erectile Dysfunction
2008-05-05 02:00:00
My SPAM box is daily assaulted with Viagra ads. Erectile dysfunction and impotence have come to be so common that there is now a medical journal titled "The International Journal of Impotence Research". Viagra has sky-rocketed in popularity despite a host of side-effects; some potentially fatal. There is, however, a powerful, natural alternative to viagra for erectile dysfunction; Pycnogenol. ..
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Dysmenorreah and Chiropractic
2008-05-03 02:00:00
A new study shows that chiropractic can be an effective treatment for dysmenorreah, or pain associated with the menstrual cycle. The study followed 16 women with dysmenorreah through a 4-week trial of chiropractic care. The women had significant improvements in both low back pain and abdominal pain...
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MS and Hepatitis B Vaccination
2008-02-26 01:00:00
The hepatitis B vaccine is in the news this week as a French lawsuit raises concerns regarding the association between the vaccine and Multiple Sclerosis (MS). In 1998 the vaccine was curtailed from routine use in France amid rising concerns of significant risk of the vaccine precipitating multiple sclerosis. The best available research on the subject was published in 2004 in the journal Neurology. That study was a prospective, well done project that showed a 310% increase in MS among people who received the hepatitis B vaccination! ..

Power of Prayer
2008-02-20 01:00:00
It is important to remember the power of the ancient practices of breath, prayer, and yoga. Breathing exercises have been shown to cause beneficial changes in hormone profiles, decrease stress, normalize brain function, and increase cardiovascular fitness. Yoga postures have been shown to create a host of benefits including increased bone density, increased strength, increases in cardiovascular health, and decreaces in musculoskeletal problems such as back pain and carpal tunnel syndrome. Prayer has been demonstrated to have multiple healing benefits for the practitioner and for society in general. Never underestimate the power of these tools!..
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Mercury Fillings
2008-02-20 01:00:00
A new study shows that Mercury fillings do cause mercury exposure throughout your body. The study looked at urine-mercury levels in children with and without mercury fillings. The researchers found the following: "each additional amalgam surface present was associated with a 9% increase in current U-Hg (urinary mercury)". ..
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The Hunza
2008-02-20 01:00:00
About 90 years ago Sir Robert McCarrison was sent to India to assess the health of the Indian people. He traveled extensively and found that the people in a small area on Northern India (now Pakistan) had exceedingly good health. These peoples--the Hunza--have been studied extensively. McCarrison's findings were as follows:..

Migraines and Chiropractic
2008-02-13 01:00:00
Patients often seek care in my office for migraine headaches--as a rule they are pleasantly surprised with the results attained through chiropractic care. Research studies on the subject demonstrate the following benefits with chiropractic: * 60% reduction in migraine frequency (less than half the migraines!) * 14% reduction in pain during migraine * 20% reduction in duration of migraine * 36% reduction in medication needed for migraine ..
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Awesome Avocados
2008-02-13 01:00:00
Just adding avocados to the daily diet for 7 days provided the following results in people with high cholesterol: * 17% reduction in total cholesterol * 22% reduction in LDL cholesterol * 22% reduction in triglycerides * 11% increase in HDL cholesterol ..
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Cholesterol Skeptics
2008-02-13 01:00:00
Cholesterol skeptics are becoming mainstream as evidence does not support the cholesterol hypothesis...
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Vitamin C Decreases Athletic Performance
2008-01-19 01:00:00
A new study demonstrates that supplementing with vitamin C actually decreases athletic performance. Its a great study because the authors actually figured out why they got the results they did--here's the synopsis:...read more.....
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Antidepressant Scam
2008-01-17 01:00:00
A new paper published in the New England Journal of Medicine shows that data on antidepressants was grossly manipulated. The researchers tracked all the studies, published and unpublished, on antidepressants such as prozac and paxil, to find out if outcomes affected publication..read more.....
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More Truth on Statins
2008-01-17 01:00:00
I?ve been writing since 2003 on the negative effects of statin drugs. An article in today?s New York Times confirms everything I?ve written?it begins: ?For decades, the theory that lowering cholesterol is always beneficial has been a core principle of cardiology. It has been accepted by doctors and used by drug makers to win quick approval for new medicines to reduce cholesterol."...read more... ..
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Pesticides and Cancer
2008-01-13 01:00:00
"A new epidemiologic study of French children diagnosed with leukemia or lymphoma in 2003 or 2004 suggests that a child has about twice the risk of developing acute leukemia (AL) or non-Hodgkin lymphoma (NHL) if his or her mother used insecticides in the home while pregnant." That's from the journal "Environmental Health Perspectives", published by the National Institutes of Health (NIH)...read more on pesticides and the benefits of organic food.....
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Mercury Detox
2008-01-12 01:00:00
More and more research demonstrates that we are living in a mercury-toxic environment. Fish, seafood, seaweed (kelp, dulse, etc), and many vaccinations are all sources of methylmercury (methylmercury is a form of mercury that is readily absorbed by body tissues that acts as a neurotoxin). The National Institutes of Health (NIH) recently performed an experiment with profound results...read more about natural mercury detox... ..
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Decreasing Cell Phone Radiation
2008-01-12 01:00:00
As a follow-up to the recent blog on cell phones causing cancer, I looked into ways to decrease cell phone radiation. Here's the lowdown: * Blue tooth headsets don't help, and some are worse than just using your phone. * Ferrite beads and various other gizmos that you stick onto your phone don't seem to work. I could not find any valid research to prove effectiveness for these products....read more ..
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Healthy Christmas
2007-12-18 01:00:00
* Kids are fatter than ever. Fifteen percent of 6-19 year olds are clinically obese, triple the rate of 1980. * Kids' scores in math, language, and science have plummeted in the past three decades. * As of 2001, 1 in 10 children were reported to have some sort of mental health problem. * As of 2001 autism was reported to be 20 times commoner in children than it was just a few decades before...
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Cell Phones and cancer.
2007-12-14 01:00:00
Another new study demonstrates a link between cell phone use and cancer: "The study, published Friday in the American Journal of Epidemiology, found a clear link between cell phone use and cancerous growth in the saliva glands. Researchers found that among groups who tend to hold the phone on one side and use the phone frequently or for prolonged periods, the risk of saliva-glad cancer increased by 50 to 58 percent,..
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Antibacterial Soap and Hormone Disruption
2007-12-11 01:00:00
New research shows that TCC (triclocarban), a chemical used in many soaps, toothpastes, cosmetics, and cleaners, is a powerful hormone disruptor. Unlike many other chemicals that make the body less responsive to hormones, TCC powerfully amplifies hormonal effects. In an interview on NPR today the lead researcher said that this may help to explain early puberty--an increasingly common phenomenon. Altered levels of testosterone and estrogen can also play a role in many cancers and other disease processes...
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Raw MilK Threat
2007-12-08 01:00:00
Raw milk is one of the most health-giving foods that you can consume. In short, it's an excellent source of calcium, absorbable whey protein which builds bone and builds Antioxidant levels, many beneficial fats including cancer-fighting CLA, beneficial bacteria, and many vitamins and minerals including vitamin A and E. When milk is pasteurized it loses much of it's health benefit, and in some ways becomes harmful to health (for more detail see my raw milk page). A new law goes into effect on January 1st, 2008 that will make it much more difficult to purchase raw milk in California. ..
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Cold, Flu, and Heart Disease?
2007-12-08 01:00:00
Flu and cold season is upon us, and I hope you are keeping in mind my past blogs on the potent effect of Andrographis Paniculata in the treatment and prevention of these pesky problems (if not, read them here, then buy it here in my store?I haven?t had a cold or flu in 2 years since using this stuff!)...
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Supplementation for Athletic Performance
2007-12-06 01:00:00
There are many supplements that are useful in building strength and endurance in athletes. Unfortunately, there are many more scams then there are useful products. Here's a list of some proven supplements that you can safely use to improve your athletic performance. Creatine Monohydrate: There have been over 800 studies....read more..
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Chiropractic Guidlines
2007-11-19 01:00:00
New guidelines in the October edition of Annals of Internal Medicine make an excellent recommendation for treatment of low back pain: "For patients who do not improve with selfcare options, clinicians should consider the addition of nonpharmacologic therapy with proven benefits?for acute low back pain, spinal manipulation; for chronic or subacute low back pain, intensive interdisciplinary rehabilitation, exercise therapy, acupuncture,massage therapy, spinal manipulation, yoga, cognitive-behavioral therapy, or progressive relaxation..." ..
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Junk Diet and Parkinson's
2007-11-18 01:00:00
We have another link (in addition to pesticides and herbicides) to diet and development of Parkinson's disease. A new study in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition shows that people who eat a "prudent" diet--one high in fruits,vegetables, and fish significantly lowered risk of Parkinson's disease. People eating a standard Western diet ("...characterized by high intakes of red meats, processed meats, refined grains, French fries, desserts and sweets, and high-fat dairy products.") had a greatly increased risk of Parkinson's disease. Specifically, the prudent diet resulted in a 22% reduction in Parkinson's...
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