Health
TIME Magazine runs “How to Die” cover story “Kill Mom and Dad!”
Published on Jun 6, 2012 by TheHealthRanger
The Health Ranger discusses the new TIME Magazine issue entitled, “How to Die!” which promotes death panels, killing the elderly to save money (and earn bonuses!), and even yanking feeding tubes out of the mouths of your own dying parents!
Disgusting eugenics agenda from the dying dinosaur media…
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Food allergies more common in city kids
By Rachael Rettner
MyHealthNewsDaily
Food allergies are more common among kids living in cities than among children in less populated areas, a new study finds.
Researchers found that the share of children with any type of food allergy was 9.8 percent in cities, 7.2 percent in suburban areas, and 6.2 percent in rural areas.
Previous studies found that city dwellers have higher rates of other types of allergies, such as asthma, eczema and hay fever.
The new findings, based on a survey of parents, held even after the researchers accounted for factors associated with children’s likelihood of having a food allergy, including ethnicity, gender, age, household income and the latitude of where they live.
The study is the first to examine the prevalence of child food allergies by geographical region, the researchers said.
The finding means there may be some factors that come with city living that predispose children to food allergies, said study researcher Dr. Ruchi Gupta, an assistant professor of pediatrics at the Northwestern University Feinberg School of Medicine.
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Holistic Health
Fishy studies by Big Pharma
By Craig Stellpflug,
(NaturalNews) In a study published in the Archives of Internal Medicine, researchers concluded that omega 3 supplements, like natural fish oil, “do not prevent cardiovascular disease.” But these studies were on high risk patients with known heart problems and on every med from stain drugs to ACE inhibitors, beta blockers, aspirin and no telling what else. In addition, these studies were short-term with as little as 400 mg of fish oil and some were even mixed with chemical based margarine. This report…
Stinging nettle health benefits for home remedies that treat just about everything
By JB Bardot, June 6 2012
(NaturalNews) It may be a brash statement to say that one prickly green herb is the panacea for almost everything that ails you; but, in the case of stinging nettles, it’s mostly true. If there’s one plant to have on hand at all times that provides a cure for arthritis, an herbal treatment for allergies, relieves hair loss, treats Celiac disease, bleeding, bladder infections, skin complaints, neurological disorders and a long list of other conditions — it’s nettle leaf. Nettle plants grow wild…
Raw, vegan diets shrink breast cancer tumors
By Allison Biggar,
(NaturalNews) About one in eight women will be diagnosed with breast cancer during their lifetime. For men, it’s about one in a thousand. Death rates have been going down since 1990 by about 2% each year; a woman’s chance of dying is only about one in thirty-five. While the statistics are encouraging, it is still a life-changing illness, leaving us physically ill and emotionally vulnerable. Traditional treatments for breast cancer include chemotherapy, radiation, and invasive surgeries such as…
Chlorella 101: What you need to know about this nourishing superfood
By Willow Tohi,
(NaturalNews) A single-celled, water-grown micro-algae, chlorella is widely known as a powerful “superfood” supplement with extraordinary nutrient density. It is believed to have been around for eons. One of the few edible species of water-grown algae, chlorella is full of chlorophyll. It contains all of the B vitamins, vitamin C, vitamin E, beta-carotene, amino acids, magnesium, iron, trace minerals, carbohydrates and a higher amount of protein (more than 50%) than meat, per grams of weight (http…
Use food to boost your mood
(NaturalNews) Until we get solid with a steady diet of non-processed, mostly organic foods without sugar or high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) or synthetic sweeteners, we are likely to be hooked into the cycle of fake foods for moods. Comfort foods, ice creams, pastries, candies are available everywhere to soothe us when we’re depressed or edgy. All types of alcohol are abundant for chilling out or unwinding. Need a pick me up? Grab a coffee to go with some pastry. Or maybe on a hot day grab an overly…
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Pet Health
This Month’s Real Story: Myra Moonbeam
By Dr. Becker
- Myra Moonbeam is a female Boston terrier who at the age of two received a vaccine for Lyme disease and immediately acquired a life-threatening autoimmune disorder.
- To treat the disease, Myra was prescribed high doses of two immuno-suppressant drugs, which her veterinary specialist wanted to keep her on for a full year. Myra’s owner was fearful of the side effects of these two powerful drugs, which is how she ended up at my clinic.
- I put Myra on several remedies and supplements to help her body detoxify from the vaccines and other medications, as well as a supplement to support recovery of her central nervous system. I tapered her off the drugs over a two month period and kept a close eye on both her neurologic condition and blood values.
- Myra not only survived her devastating illness, she is now a thriving little lady of almost nine who eats a raw food diet and refuses any and all vaccines.
Here’s Another Ingredient You Don’t Want in Your Pet’s Food
By Dr. Becker
- Rye is a cereal grain that isn’t used frequently in commercial pet foods, and an industry insider set out to learn why. Is it more expensive? Less available? Does it cause more health issues in pets than other grains?
- Rye is similar in composition to wheat, but it has a higher amount of non-starch polysaccharides that can interfere with nutrient utilization. It also contains various anti-nutrient substances as well as a compound that can irritate intestinal and mucous membranes and retard growth.
- Fortunately (for pet food manufacturers), the anti-nutrients are effectively eliminated through extrusion and other extreme pet food processing techniques, and the polysaccharides are converted to sugars.
- It’s possible rye will start appearing on pet food labels as a replacement for problematic filler ingredients like wheat, corn and other cereal grains.
- Rye, like other grains, is not biologically appropriate nutrition for cats and dogs. It’s a good idea to read pet food labels carefully and avoid formulas that contain a high percentage of grains, including rye.
When Raw Food is NOT the Right Food for Your Pet
By Dr. Becker
- A newly adopted 5-month old Sphinx kitten was taken to the vet by his owner because he was showing signs of rear leg lameness.
- X-rays revealed the kitten had below normal bone density (osteopenia), a growth plate problem in the right back leg and a fracture in the left back leg. In addition, the kitty was diagnosed with central retinal degeneration resulting from a taurine deficiency.
- Fortunately, with several weeks of cage rest and a balanced diet, the kitten made a full recovery. But his story is a cautionary tale for pet owners who think feeding a species-appropriate diet to a dog or cat is as simple as offering hunks of raw muscle meat.
- Strange as it may sound, feeding your pet an AAFCO approved commercially available processed diet is better than feeding unbalanced homemade meals. It’s crucially important your dog or cat gets all the vitamins, minerals and other nutrients his body needs.
- The ideal food for most healthy pets is, of course, balanced, species-appropriate raw food prepared at home, or purchased from one of several small companies who produce human grade, high quality raw diets for dogs and cats.
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Positivity Mind and Body
Dr. Eldon Taylor – Positive Thinking, Beliefs & Mind Control
Published on Mar 16, 2012 by xP3AC3MAK3Rx
A doctor of psychology, Eldon Taylor is an expert in mind control and brainwashing. He discussed his work on the power of positive thinking and beliefs, and how our mind holds the key to success and failure, sickness and health. In many instances, belief has defied laws of science such as in the case of miraculous recoveries or levitation, he reported. However, it’s not just about optimistic thinking, because sometimes this approach can be self-destructive, with a person overlooking dangers or failing to recognize opportunities. It’s about examining the beliefs that we have– most people are actually sabotaged by their belief system, more than they are assisted by it, he revealed. For example, many tell themselves they are unable to do a certain task or skill.
By examining one’s belief system, and discovering inconsistencies and beliefs that fail to serve us, a person can move toward a life with more integrity and concern for others, Taylor commented. He touched on his work with subliminal suggestion and noted how commercials reinforce the idea that the viewer is deficient in something, which sends a negative message to people who are typically in a hyper-suggestible state while watching TV. “We are our own worst enemies,” and have to rise above all this negative programming, he continued.
Dr. Taylor introduced the concept of “falsophrenia,” in which people are leading unexamined lives, with their goals induced by media messages. “We’re frenetic about consumption,” driven by a force he called “more”– more security, possessions, money, time, power. All of that comes because we haven’t stopped long enough to find out who we really are, he said. “Talking to ourselves in a positive way, the way we would talk to a loved one, does indeed make a significant difference,” he added.
2012/03/13
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Articles of Interest
Organic meats may have higher parasite risk
By Cari Nierenberg
MyHealthNewsDaily
A food-borne illness known as toxoplasmosis doesn’t grab the headlines the way salmonella or E.coli outbreaks do, but new research suggests that some organic meats may be more likely to carry this parasite, which can then be transmitted to consumers who eat these meats, if undercooked.
“The new trend in the production of free-range, organically raised meat could increase the risk of Toxoplasma gondii contamination of meat,” the authors wrote.
The researchers point out that eating undercooked meat — whether organic or conventionally raised — especially pork, lamb and wild game such as venison, is one of the main ways people become infected with the toxoplasma parasite. People can also contract the infection by not washing raw fruits and vegetables, which may have come in contact with soil contaminated by cat feces.
Cats can spread toxoplasmosis after eating other infected animals and then passing the parasite along in their feces. This can contaminate not only home litter boxes, but the soil or water if a cat goes outside.
Although perhaps as many as one in five Americans carry the parasite, few people have symptoms because the immune system in healthy people does a good job of preventing T. gondii from causing illness. Toxoplasmosis presents more of a threat to pregnant women and people with a weakened immune system, especially if they change cat litter boxes or touch contaminated soil when gardening.
In its earliest stages, the illness causes flulike symptoms, and if severe, can cause damage to the brain, eyes and other organs.
The research was published online May 22 in the journal Clinical Infectious Diseases.
CT Scans Boost Cancer Risk in Young Patients, Study Finds
A study involving thousands of British children provides the first direct evidence that low-dose radiation used in diagnostic imaging produces a small but real increase in a child’s risk of developing cancer within 10 to 15 years, researchers say. The study, published today in Lancet, found that two to three head CT scans can triple a child’s risk of getting a brain tumor. Five to 10 scans that deliver radiation to the bone marrow triple the risk of leukemia, the research showed.
In absolute terms, however, the estimate translates into one excess brain tumor or case of leukemia per 10,000 young patients, the study says. This finding is critical, researchers say, because it indicates that an individual’s odds of getting brain cancer or leukemia from CT radiation exposure is low.
“If you need a CT scan, get one,” says health physicist Owen Hoffman, of the consulting firm SENES Oak Ridge, in Oak Ridge, Tenn. “This doesn’t mean that you’re going to come down with cancer. The added information from a CT scan far outweighs the cancer risk. But the risk is there, and it’s such that you should ask your doctor, ‘Do I need the scan?’ The doctor should have the information to reassure a patient that the scan is really necessary.”
Still, the findings are cause for concern, researchers say, because the number of CT scans done in the United States is soaring. The most recent data suggests that U.S. doctors perform at least 70 million scans each year, 5 percent to 10 percent of them in children. A CT scan—a computer-enhanced series of X-rays routinely used to identify brain trauma, cancer and other conditions that might be missed or take longer to diagnose by other means—delivers at least 10 times the radiation of a mammogram and up to 600 times the radiological punch of a single X-ray. Studies suggest that a third or more of CT scans may be unnecessary, says health physicist David Brenner, director of the Center for Radiological Research at Columbia University Medical Center.
“If only a few people had CT scans, the risk wouldn’t have any significance at all,” Brenner says. “When you have a small risk but big numbers of people, there’s the potential for more people to end up with cancer.”
Brenner, who wasn’t involved in the British study, was lead author of a landmark and highly controversial paper published a decade ago predicting that childhood diagnostic CT scans could cause cancer in later years. That study provoked a nationwide debate about exposing children to medical radiation. Many makers of CT scanners and children’s hospitals took steps to recalibrate CT scanners to reduce young patients’ exposures to harmful X-rays.
U.S. in Top 10 for Premature Births
With more than 500,000 babies born early, the U.S. has among the highest number of preemies.
Rainbow Babies and Children’s Hospital, Cleveland
THURSDAY, June 7 (HealthDay News) — The United States is among the 10 countries with the highest number of premature births, according to a new study.
Worldwide, nearly 15 million babies were born prematurely in 2010 — more than one in 10 of all births. The majority of premature births — 60 percent — occurred in developing nations in south Asia and sub-Saharan Africa, according to researchers. But premature birth is not a problem limited to the poorest nations.
In 2012, 517,000 babies were born preterm (before 37 weeks gestation) in the United States, according to the report by researchers from Save the Children in South Africa. Full term is 40 weeks.
Coke bottles may require cancer warning label if drink ingredients not changed
By Ethan A. Huff,
(NaturalNews) Back in January, the state of California added to its list of cancer-causing chemicals an ingredient commonly used in flavored soda beverages, which has sent major shockwaves throughout the processed food industry. And according to numerous reports, Coca-Cola, PepsiCo, and even Whole Foods are having to alter their soda beverage recipes in order to avoid being required by the state of California to label their products as causing cancer. The cancer-causing chemical in question is…
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