Friday, October 31, 2014

How to optimize the immune system naturally

immune system 

In the search for the cure to multiple diseases, we find ourselves running, singing, and eating for charities that are committed to throwing a dump truck full of money at scientists who then have the monumental task of creating a "nuclear" weapon that can single-handedly destroy the disease in question.

Meanwhile, the most powerful weapon proven to actually eliminate the body of serious disease, the immune system, barely gets an honorable mention as it silently struggles to do its job while generally being treated poorly.

If only we could finally wake up and discover that the answer to removing all disease processes comes from properly feeding and stimulating the immune system. However, taking care of the immune system requires work and effort, often a major hold up in a society that wants everything delivered on a silver platter yesterday.

For those who do want the only proven cure to any disease and to make the transition to healthier state of being, consider the following recommendations to wake up your immune system, and get you locked and loaded for whatever may come your way.

Eliminate the immune system suppressors

The first step to proper immune function is to largely eliminate the worst offenders in its suppression, namely:

- All forms of sugar
- Processed food
- Gluten
- Corn and soy
- Hydrogenated fats
- Alcohol
- Factory farmed animal products (meat, dairy)
- Chemical additives and preservatives
- Heavy metals (fillings, pollution, seafood)
- Medications
- EMFs
- Erratic sleep patterns
- Inactivity
- Stress

Any one of these offenders can severely suppress your immune system. If you engage in several, the compounding effects leaves this system unable to do its job effectively and makes you a willing host to all kinds of viruses, bacteria, and disease processes.

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6 Reasons I Will Not Give The Nasal Flu Vaccine to My Children

Flu Vaccine

Two of my daughters arrived home from primary school last week with public health packages in their bags. It’s that time of year again, when nurses are out in force like army recruitment officers, waging a war on deadly germs and rounding up volunteers for vaccines.

This year in the United Kingdom the intranasal flu vaccine is being rolled out. It’s already been used in the United States where 14 to 15 million doses of AstraZeneca’s FluMist are currently in distribution for this flu season but this is the first year it is being offered under the brand name Fluenza Tetra in the UK  to all children older than 24 months and it is heavily promoted by public health officials.  They’ve even produced a “Flu Hero” cartoon  directed at children in which a superhero gives a little boy a nasal flu vaccine which, like a bite from a radioactive spider, transforms him into a superhero himself with super defenses.

I hate the flu as much as other parents, but the public health information struck me as superficial and smacked of a sales pitch, so I decided to look a little deeper into the vaccine and here are the top half dozen reasons my children won’t be going near it.


A lot of effort has been put into dispelling the “myth” that you can get the flu from the flu vaccine. Little wonder such a myth exists though, when the listed side effects for the vaccine are exactly those listed for flu: runny or stuffed nose, headaches and muscle aches, sore throat, loss of appetite, chills and fever. It’s not influenza, we’re told, it just feels like it.

But the flu vaccine does contain live flu viruses. According to an electronic Medicines Compendium printout , each vial of Fluenza Tetra vaccine mist contains 107    — that’s 10 million  — of each of four strains of reassorted live attenuated and “genetically modified organisms”—for each nostril. That’s 80 million viruses (give or take) per dose, designed to replicate inside a child’s nasal passages.

These engineered viruses include H1N1 (swine flu), and three other strains that are based on what scientists admit to being best guesses for the most likely influenza viruses in circulation this year.

Live viruses up our nasal passages are dangerous because they can lead to encephalitis or swelling of the brain which, while rare, can also kill and disable people, just like the rare worst case flu. They can also cross the blood brain barrier and lead to long term brain inflammation.

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Best Vitamins for Memory, Mood, and Stress


You need sufficient amounts of certain vitamins to improve memory, mood and brain health, and avoid memory loss. Many are deficient. See where you stand …

If a bad memory is troubling you, it’s possible your brain simply isn’t getting the basic nutrients it needs to function the way it should.

Being low in essential memory vitamins can affect your ability to focus, learn, remember, and think clearly.

Your brain needs all vitamins to operate properly, but some are more important for your memory than others.

Let’s take a look at vitamins A thru K to see which are the most crucial vitamins for memory improvement.

We’ll also cover the surprising ways these vitamins affect your ability to handle stress, overall mental well-being, and even how happy you feel.

We’ll also warn you about when you these vitamins can be dangerous and should be avoided.
B Complex: Vitamins to Avoid Memory Loss and More

The “B” in B complex doesn’t stand for brain, but perhaps it should.

The B vitamins can halt memory loss, ward off brain aging, banish depression, and even help you live longer. (1, 2, 3)

B vitamins have been called the “happy vitamins” or “anti-stress vitamins” since they can improve your mood and increase your tolerance to stress.

An important role of B vitamins for brain heath is in the production of the neurotransmitters which are vital for a good state of mind.

If you’re low in serotonin, you may suffer from anxiety, insomnia, low self-esteem, negative thoughts, OCD, and SAD (Seasonal Affective Disorder).

Without adequate GABA (gamma-aminobutyric acid), you may find yourself easily stressed, overstimulated and overwhelmed.

Dopamine helps you get focused. A sign that you need more dopamine is relying on pick-me-ups like caffeine, sugar, and chocolate to get you through the day.

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New Evidence in the Case Against Pasteurized Milk


Milk is the only beverage still aggressively pushed on children as a health promoting food when it is the exact opposite – a disease promoting food. Drinking pasteurized milk is not nearly as good for general health or bones as the dairy industry has made it out to be. In fact, this fairy tale of “milk doing a body good” is being exposed more frequently by many independent scientists and researchers who have had just about enough of the propaganda. According to a large scale study of thousands of Swedish people, cow’s milk has a deteriorating effect on health when consumed in the long-term. The research was published in The BMJ.



Women who said they drank three or more glasses of milk a day had almost double the chance of dying during the study period as those who reported drinking only one. A glass is defined as a 200 millilitre serving. They also had a 16 percent higher chance of getting a bone fracture anywhere in the body.

Why Does Milk Cause Osteoporosis and Bone Fractures



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Big Sugar's Sweet Little Lies

How the industry kept scientists from asking: Does sugar kill? 

Chris Buzelli 




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Thursday, October 30, 2014

Research Reveals How Sugar CAUSES Cancer





New Study Reveals Sugar Doesn't Just Feed But Causes Cancer



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Wednesday, October 29, 2014

Eating organic apples is a healthy, natural way to stimulate weight loss


An apple a day... you know the rest. This old adage has seen its day but is now becoming appropriate again. Several studies are re-examining the health values of bioactive compounds in apples over time. Now, non-bioactive compounds are being discovered to help balance bowel microbiota as prebiotics.

A study performed by Washington State University's Department of Food Sciences observed that apples contain indigestable compounds that created fecal microbial balances in obese mice that duplicated the microbial balance of thinner, healthier mice.

All apples contain these indigestable compounds that pass through the gastrointestinal (GI) tract intact and are not metabolized by the body, allowing them to go into the bowels intact to finally become fermented and help create more probiotic bacteria in the colon. The association to obesity versus normality was obvious.

Several types of apples were used with the mice to determine if there were differences in the influences of indigestable compounds on their colon -- bowel microbial balance. The varieties of apples researched: Braeburn, Fuji, Gala, Golden Delicious, McIntosh, Granny Smith and Red Delicious.

Granny Smith apples won this colon/fecal microbial balance contest. Though the obesity issue was addressed directly, related preventions against and potential solutions for diabetes and inflammation, the root cause of many autoimmune disorders, are what the researchers wish to "further study" for medical ramifications.

But since most of us already know apples may help reduce inflammation, we don't have to wait. There is only one caveat.

Apples must be organic

Non-organic apples are among the most heavily sprayed produce out there. They made it into the Environmental Working Group's Dirty Dozen. If you know a local apple orchid owner who doesn't spray his trees or put herbicides into the soil but isn't "USDA certified" organic, you may get a better deal through the local source. But will that source provide Granny Smith apples?

Scientists: Organic Food is More Nutritionally Rich Than Conventional & GMO

It’s always interesting when biotech shills spout a bunch of their credentials on posts about GMOs, complaining that there is no scientific proof that genetically modified organisms are bad for our health, bad for the environment, or bad for food sustainability.

But here’s something positive. In researching the true nutrition of food that is grown organically (without pesticides and herbicides, as GMOs are), one scientist that is well respected in her field found some revealing evidence showing how non-GMO, organic foods are better for us. Read on to learn more.

Many GMO-advocates are probably aware of the fact that genetically modified crops contain higher levels of pesticide residues than conventional crops. But what about organic vs. GMO when it comes to nutrient content?

You can argue with a biotech scientist all day long, and they’ll tell you there is no difference, but they are flat wrong. It’s no straw man – there is real evidence that organic produce is better – in a number of ways. 

You can blame it on a Stanford study that started this whole debacle. Their meta data did tell us that:
    “... Published literature lacks strong evidence that organic foods are significantly more nutritious than conventional foods.”
An agricultural scientist, Dr. Kirsten Brandt questioned Stanford, though, in making this assumption.


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This Will Make You Stop Cleaning Inside Your Ears


Many people regularly clean their ears with the best intentions of keeping them clean and healthy. However, ears are not designed for cleaning. In fact, they have their own hygienic regime in place, and by sticking objects into the ear, you are only disrupting this natural process. Or worse, causing an injury.

The American Academy of Otolaryngology – Head and Neck Surgery (AAO-HNSF), warns against the use of cotton-tipped applicators and the habit of probing into your ears. On their official website, they connect the over-zealous ear cleaning with the risk of hearing loss.

Ear wax, medically known as cerumen, is a healthy feature of your ears and acts as a self-cleaning agent. It has protective, lubricating and anti-bacterial characteristics. It migrates from the ear drum to the ear opening, cleaning the ear canal, and then drying and falling out. This is a self-regulating process and in normal circumstances, there is no need to interfere. If there is an absence of ear wax, the ears become dry and itchy.

What happens when you use cotton swabs to clean your ears?

When you use cotton swabs, you are actually pushing the wax deeper into your ear, and into the area where it shouldn’t be. It can get stuck and blocked against the ear drum, which can cause all sorts of complications.

Fungus, bacteria and viruses from the outer ear get pushed into the ear and can cause infections, which are extremely painful. Second, if the wax is jammed deep inside the ear canal, it can cause hearing loss. If it gets shoved even further, it can damage the ear drum and result in a rupture.

Should the ears be cleaned at all?

Ideally, your ears should never be cleaned. By cleaning the inside of the ear you are only creating a vicious cycle. Dr. Douglas Backous, M.D., chair of the AAO-HNSF and director of hearing and skull base surgery at Swedish Neuroscience Institute in Seattle, explains that when you constantly rub the skin of your ears, a lot of histamine gets releases. This makes the skin irritated and inflamed. And the more you scratch, the more it itches.

The only time that ear wax should be cleaned is when you’ve been assessed by a doctor, who has noticed wax accumulation (cerumen impaction). The condition presents with symptoms such as earache, hearing loss, tinnitus, itching, odor and discharge. The ear should then be cleaned by a medical professional.

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Here's How to Get Rid of a Headache in 60 Seconds

Headaches can sure ruin your day, even if it is the most beautiful and sunny day. This unpleasant condition can easily make one anxious and frustrated. The causes are always different and the intensity often varies.

Before you hit the nearest pharmacy, we suggest that you try three effective tricks that will only take a minute.


If you are one of those people who subconsciously grit their teeth every time they are anxious and stressed, then you should probably know that in this way the muscle that connects the jaw to the temple gets easily tired, which often results in a headache. 


To avoid this unpleasant condition, take a wooden pencil and bite it! Yes, it really works. This will relax your jaws and prevent the headache.


If sinusitis and allergies cause your headache, mint is the perfect solution for you. Take some baby oil and add a few drops of mint essential oil. If you prefer using natural products, you can use olive oil instead of baby oil.

Use your fingers to apply the oil mixture on your forehead, and gently massage the temples. Circular movements work best. A minute is just enough, but you can massage your forehead as long as you want.


It is an ancient technique that involves mild pressure on certain points on your body. It is an efficient way to relieve body aches. First, locate the thenar space. It is the area between your thumb and index finger. 

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How Sitting Is Slowly Killing You and What You Can Do About It




Health Implications of Too Much Sitting





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4 Illegal Drugs That Can Safely Treat Depression


Over the next four or five hours, many of these volunteers will experience dream-like euphoria as colors, smells and sounds become more intense, perception of time distorts and their sense of self dissolves.







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Tuesday, October 28, 2014

Patricia Aburdene | Conscious Money



S y n o p s i s 

Align yourself with consciousness and then align that newly created self with your financial choices.

Ms. Aburdene's intention is not just to inform, but also to transform, so "Conscious Money" is full of frank talk about...

* Money and its positive uses and negative misuses;

* The psychology we all have around money, including the shadow self, and how this affects our economic decisions;

* Why being in alignment with your consciousness results in better money choices;

* How to recognize a business operating with consciousness;

* Numerous effective exercises that cut through a lot of the muddled thinking and behaviors that many of us have around money;

* The importance of creativity, intuition, and meditation to conscious money decisions;

* And, additional exercises that would on their own make for a potent spiritual practice

"Conscious Money" is incredibly well researched and provides countless examples of people and enterprises doing the right thing. Patricia Aburdene is grounded in unabashed honesty that liberates the mind. Many in the consciousness community decry business layoffs, yet Patricia Aburdene celebrates businesses that have had to lay off people or cut back benefits for people in order for future prosperity to unfold. However, she emphasizes that these firms have made these difficult decisions consciously and humanely. This view is often anathema, but it is a breath of fresh air.

Last, because the Patricia Aburdene describes her own money shortcomings and her eventual triumphs it demonstrates by example the power of what she is sharing.

B i o 

Patricia Aburdene is one of the world's leading social forecasters, a #1 bestselling author, and a sought after speaker. She is the leading authority on Conscious Money and Conscious Capitalism. Patricia collaborated with John Naisbitt, on the famous Megatrends, which sold millions of copies and was a publishing phenomenon, topping bestseller charts in the U.S., Germany, and Japan. She then coauthored the #1 New York Times bestseller Megatrends 2000, the New York Times bestseller Re-Inventing the Corporation, and was the lead author on Megatrends for Women.

Patricia is a member of the Conscious Capitalist Club (C3), an exclusive group of CEOs, writers, and academics. She addressed C3's premier conference in 2008, held in Austin, Texas, home of Whole Foods Market, whose CEO John Mackey founded the group.

Patricia has helped thousands of organizations and millions of people make the most of social change. She has lectured throughout the U.S., Canada, Europe, South America, Australia, and the Pacific Rim to clients that include Herman Miller, Deloitte, Harley-Davidson, IBM, and the Management Institute of New Zealand.

Patricia holds a BA in philosophy from Boston College and an MS in library science from Catholic University of America. She began her career in business journalism as a reporter/researcher for Forbes magazine, later served as a Public Policy Fellow at Radcliffe College, and is the recipient of three honorary doctorates. Patricia lives in Boulder, Colorado and Manchester, Massachusetts.

Signs You’re Succeeding In Life Even If You Don’t Feel You Are


Here are 20 signs that you are succeeding in life:





3. You have raised your standards.




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Monday, October 27, 2014

Cocoa Compound Staves Off Memory Loss

Dried cocoa beans 







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gut brain

Have you ever had “butterflies” in your stomach or a “gut wrenching” experience? You know, that type of feeling that you get in your stomach when you are nervous or excited about something? As it turns out there is a scientific explanation as to why, the gastrointestinal tract is sensitive to emotion. Anxiety, anger, sadness, excitement can all trigger physical symptoms in the gut. There is a network of neurons that line our guts; it is so extensive that some scientists have even nicknamed it our “second brain.”

 As it turns out, our gut does a whole lot more than handle digestion and cause feelings of nervousness, in connection with our brain; the gut partly determines our mental well-being and plays a key role in the development of diseases throughout the body. In turn, it has been concluded that a healthy gut helps in maintaining good mental and emotional health –what you are eating directly affects your mental and emotional state.

The gut and the brain both develop from the same tissues, one section evolves into your central nervous system –your brain and the other into your enteric nervous system –your gut. The Vagus Nerve connects these two nervous systems. Some of the same hormones and neurotransmitters that control the brain are also found in the gut! The enteric nervous system (ENS) helps you to sense environmental threats and then directly influences your response. Dr. Michael Gershon author of “The Second Brain and chairman of the department of anatomy and cell biology at Columbia University says: “A lot of the information that the gut sends to the brain affects well-being and doesn’t even come to consciousness.” 

Study Finds Probiotics Directly Affect Brain Function

A study conducted by researchers at the University of Los Angeles found that probiotics (beneficial bacteria) actually altered the brain function of the participants. The study was conducted on 36 women between the ages of 18 and 55, they were divided into 3 groups:

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Doctors transplanted 'dead hearts' into three patients, and it worked


Two months ago, doctors in Australia transplanted a "dead heart" — a heart that had stopped beating inside a donor's chest — into a 57-year-old woman, reports the BBC. The operation, which has been deemed success, was unlike any other, because for the first time, it didn't involve a brain-dead donor who's heart was still beating.
"when we warm it up, the heart starts to beat."

The technique effectively eliminates the current requirement for brain-dead patients. This means it could one day significantly increase the number of hearts available for transplant. It's also far easier on the heart than conventional techniques, because it reduces the number of heart cells that die during the transplant process, and limits the amount of damage caused by lack of oxygen.

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Friday, October 24, 2014

The Best Essential Oils For Migraines

Many of us are tormented by chronic headaches or migraine attacks. These hit us when we least expect them and they can make the simplest day task a huge and painful challenge. I’ve already written in the past about top 10 natural tips and treatments to relieve migraine, but in this article I would to talk about essential oils for migraines.



Here are essential oils (EO) commonly used to treat migraines:

1. Peppermint Peppermint EO contains menthol which is known for its cooling, soothing and mind clearing properties. It works great to ease tension-related headaches. Its scent works uplifting so best not use during the evening hours as it can interfere with your sleep. Peppermint is your first go-to EO when you feel a migraine attack creeping up. Rub a few drops of peppermint EO, undiluted, on your forehead, temples, and back of your neck at the first signs. Also read my article about top 10 uses for peppermint EO.

2. Lavender Lavender EO has anti-inflammatory properties and has a sedative or calming effect, making it the ideal choice to soothe headaches during the evening or night. The best EO to cure headaches which are allergy-triggered. Can be used instead of peppermint EO at first signs. Also refer to my previous article about top 10 uses for lavender EO.

3. Roman Chamomile - Another great EO to soothe evening or nighttime headaches. It has sedative and anti-inflammatory properties.

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How to Make Apple Cider Vinegar Detox Drinks

Apple cider vinegar (ACV) is very versatile and has many all-natural uses in food, household cleaning and health. Many health enthusiasts praise the healing properties of ACV to cure almost everything. I’ve already written at the past about the versatility of ACV in in my previous articles about the 10 Uses for Apple Cider Vinegar for Great Health and At Home and 11 Ways Apple Cider Vinegar Can Revolutionize Your Health.

In this article I am to explain specifically on how to use ACV to cleanse and detox and I am going to share with you ACV detox drinks

The Cleansing Properties of Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV)

ACV has great cleansing properties due to its rich content of minerals, vitamins and enzymes. It helps the body to remove toxic waste more efficiently before it has time to accumulate and damage the body. It is known to aid digestion and improve bowel movement. It also helps to detoxify the liver, purify the blood and improve circulation due to its powerful enzymes that break down bad cholesterol and prevent it from clogging your arteries.

ACV also helps in maintaining a healthy alkaline pH level to prevent inflammatory processes in the body that are associated with high acidic level in the body (you can read more about this subject in my article on How to Balance Your pH and Find Out If You’re Too Acidic). It helps to break up mucus and cleanse the lymph nodes and improve lymph circulation which in turn helps to improve your immune system.

There are also claims that ACV helps in weight loss in a subtle way, and while ACV is no weight loss miracle on its own, it can still help you on the way. It speeds up metabolism, helps to break down fats instead of storing them,. It is rich in pectin that helps you feel fuller, and the acetic acid suppresses your appetite and reduces water retention. So combining ACV with exercise and a proper nutrition can help in weight management too.

Which Type of ACV to Use

Choosing the right type of ACV is very important if you want to get the best results. Real ACV is made by fermenting pressed apple juice until the natural sugar turns into vinegar. Always choose organic ACV which is unfiltered, unpasteurized, and unprocessed and not the clear and refined stuff you find in most stores. If you really want to use a good quality ACV, it needs to have the “mother” of vinegar, which is the cloudy matter that floats or often sinks to the bottom of the bottle. This substance contains beneficial enzymes, bacteria and trace minerals that make ACV so beneficial for you. Also don’t forget to shake the bottle each time before using the ACV to distribute the good elements. You can also easily make your own natural ACV – find the recipe here.

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