A diet rich in clean foods can help reduce inflammation and its harmful effects on your body.

Ipomoea batatas, Convolvulaceae, Sweet Potato, storage roots; Karlsruhe, Germany. The plant is used in homeopathy as remedy: Ipomoea batatas (Ipom-b.)

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6 Anti-Inflammatory Powerhouses

Clean eating can put out the fire that's making you sick.

By Editors of Prevention August 24, 2015

Chronic inflammation has been associated with an increased risk of arthritis, diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, osteoporosis, and cancer. Sure, some inflammation is good—like the acute kind is a form of self-protection, your body's immune response to a cut or pathogens entering the body. Chronic inflammation, however, means that your body is constantly producing immune cells, which can damage the body. This harmful inflammation is a result of never-ending stress, being overweight, or a diet high in things like sugar, trans fats, and various toxins.

But while the wrong diet promotes excessive inflammation, a diet rich in clean foods can help reduce it and its harmful effects on your body. The following foods in particular are anti-inflammatory powerhouses:

Spices and Herbs

 
Herbs and spices like basil, rosemary, thyme, oregano, turmeric, peppercorns, ginger, and cinnamon are loaded with all sorts of antioxidants that have even been found to reduce pro-inflammatory compounds that build up on meat during grilling. And ginger and turmeric, in particular, have been linked to joint pain relief. Add them to marinades, dressings, spice rubs, and teas for a dose of health and flavor.

Soy
 
Soy can reduce the inflammation marker C-reactive protein, which is linked to cardiovascular disease. Incorporate clean sources of soy into your diet, such as tempeh or edamame.
Try It: Eating clean has never been tastier or easier!

 

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Herbs and Spices

Spices, seasoning, herbs and vegetables

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For just pennies a day Flaxseed may protect against dozens of life-threatening health conditions.

70 Reasons To Eat More Flaxseed

Written By:

Sayer Ji, Founder
 

 

The science has never been clearer: flaxseed deserves to be top of the list of the world's most powerful medicinal foods. For just pennies a day it may protect against dozens of life-threatening health conditions. 


Many of us have been enculturated to think about the nutritional dimension of our food intake in terms of the government's recommended daily allowances (RDAs), focusing on getting the "right" amounts of carbohydrate, proteins, fats, vitamins, and minerals. However, I believe this focus on the quantifiable dimensions of food versus the qualitative elements has profoundly lead us astray. We bear witness to this in the fact that Americans are some of the most overfed yet simultaneously malnourished people on the planet. It is no wonder that we we are dying by the droves, with heart disease and cancer representing the most common (and also most preventable) causes of premature death.

What if there was a nutrient-packed super-food which costs pennies a day that can greatly reduce the risk of dying not only these, but dozens of other life-threatening conditions? Would you take it? The good news is there already is: welcome to the amazing nutritional/medicinal potential of flaxseed!

70 Reasons To Consume Flaxseed Daily

Admittedly, the title of this article is a bit over the top. Wouldn't five good reasons, or even just one good reason be enough to consume it more regularly? After all, think of the millions of people around the world who take aspirin daily only because it promises to reduce the risk for one condition: namely, prevention of heart attack. A practice, incidentally, that is dubious at best, and for which natural and likely far safer and effective alternatives may exist. If we can establish the preventive value of flaxseed in only one serious condition, perhaps this alone would be compelling enough to convince our readers to start incorporating it into their daily dietary regimen. However, for those nutrition geeks out there who like to read the first-hand research, here's our flaxseed database page, wherein you will find all the abstracts we have gathered on the topic of this seed's immense potential in preventing and/or treating up to 70 different health conditions.


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The Lymphatic System: How to Make It Strong & Effective

Dr. Axe

Food is Medicine

 

 

What is the lymphatic system? It’s a critical part of the immune system, vital for protecting us from illness and damaging, disease-causing inflammation. Essentially, the lymphatic system is the the body’s inner “drainage system,” a network of blood vessels and lymph nodes that carry fluids from tissues around the body into the blood and vice versa.

The lymphatic system has the primary role of protecting the body against outside threats — such as infections, bacteria and cancer cells — while helping keep fluid levels in balance

The best way to protect the complex series of criss-crossing lymphatic vessels and “nodes” that span almost the entire body (every one except for the central nervous system) is to eat a healing diet, exercise and take steps to detoxify the body naturally.


Lymphatic vessels carry fluid that is managed through “valves,” which stop fluid from traveling the wrong way, similar to how blood flow works within the arteries and veins. In fact, the lymphatic system is very similar to the circulatory system made up of branches of veins, arteries and capillaries — both bring essential fluids around the whole body and are vital for keeping us alive.

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Adrenal fatigue is estimated to affect around 80 percent of people in the world. Here are 3 steps to help heal adrenal fatigue.

Dr Axe

Food is Medicine

It’s hard to believe, but adrenal fatigue is estimated to affect around 80 percent of people in the world! According to James Wilson (author of “Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome“), chronic stress and lifestyle affect the body’s ability to recuperate from physical, mental or emotional stress.

In fact, whether for a short time or a chronic condition, most people struggle with adrenal fatigue at some point in their lives. Symptoms include:

• body aches
• trouble concentrating
• racing thoughts
• moodiness and irritability
• always tired
• feeling overwhelmed
• hormone imbalance
• cravings for sweet and salty foods

These symptoms can be indicative of a few different disorders and are often overlooked by doctors, but more and more people are starting to realize that a combination of these could indicate the onset of adrenal fatigue, also known as adrenal insufficiency.

And if you have adrenal fatigue, it can also be a major cause of excess fat storage and low energy levels. So, let’s talk about exactly what your adrenal glands do and how you can heal adrenal fatigue in three simple steps.

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Your Amazing Adrenal Glands

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TPP a Disaster for Natural Health

 

TPP Deal Finally Revealed

By anh-usa on December 1, 2015 

Details of the long-secret Trans-Pacific Partnership are public at last: it will undermine the safety of our food supply, make medicine more expensive, and give power to the biotech monopoly. Action Alert!

A few weeks ago, the full text of the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) trade deal was finally released after many years of closed-door negotiations between officials from the US and eleven other countries, all of whom border the Pacific Ocean. Its provisions were apparently kept secret from all but the biotech and pharmaceutical industries.

Leaked documents during the trade negotiations provided reason to be concerned about the final agreement. And now, a review of the deal’s twenty-nine chapters and five thousand pages proves these early concerns were completely justified. The final package now awaits a vote in Congress, which is likely to take place in Spring 2016.

Here are some of the most pressing concerns for natural health advocates:

It Undermines the Safety of the Food Supply

 

The TPP contains a number of provisions that threaten current food safety laws.

Generally speaking, passage of the TPP would mean that any US food safety law concerning things like pesticides, food additives, or labeling that is more stringent than “international standards” may be considered an “illegal barrier” to trade, and subject to enforcement. We have learned to beware of such “international standards.” They are largely determined by global special interests.

The TPP expands corporate power in other ways. The deal includes an investor-state dispute settlement (ISDS) system in which multinational corporations can challenge a host company’s regulations in an international court. ISDS has been a fixture in other trade treaties, including NAFTA (the North Atlantic Free Trade Agreement), and has been used to challenge countries’ economic policies, anti-smoking efforts, and environmental preservation laws. It is another giveaway to Big Food and other powerful multinational interests—a recurring theme throughout the TPP document.
The trade agreement also undercuts US efforts to inspect food imports. The agreement limits food import inspections at the border “to what is reasonable and necessary,” and if an issue arises, a country must also provide an “opportunity for a review of the decision.” This provision, referred to as the Rapid Response Mechanism, may give exporting countries the right to challenge basic food safety provisions in the US.

It Gives New Patent Protections to Big Pharma

 

The TPP contains an entire chapter on intellectual property rights, with many provisions relating to pharmaceutical patents. No doubt heavily influenced by the pharmaceutical industry, the trade deal will force signatory countries to accept many of the same patent laws that have kept drug prices so astronomically high in the US.

The deal would extend and broaden certain patent and data protections for the pharmaceutical industry, which Big Pharma can then use to keep prices high and delay competition from generics. It is a wonderful gift to the pharmaceutical industry—but a grave loss to patients in developing countries looking for access to affordable drugs.

The TPP also allows a practice known as “evergreening,” which lets drug companies extend a patent on an old drug when it can be used to treat a new condition—another boon for Big Pharma’s monopoly power.

Even when Big Pharma loses in the TPP, it wins. One of the more controversial topics in TPP negotiations concerned patent and data protections for biologic drugs—medicines derived not from inert chemical compounds but from living organisms. Big Pharma wanted twelve years of exclusivity— they already have this in the US—and US trade officials pushed hard in the negotiations to make this the standard. Instead, the deal grants them at least five years of exclusivity and as much as eight.

It’s Also a Gift to Biotech Seed Companies

 

Finally, the TPP deal expands biotech’s monopoly over the seed industry. The deal requires all twelve countries to join a number of global intellectual property treaties. One of these treaties is the 1991 International Convention for the Protection of New Varieties of Plants (UPOV91), which emphasizes the rights of seed companies over farmers. Among other things, UPOV91:

• Requires intellectual property (IP) protection for all plant species;
• Provides IP protection for 20 to 25 years; and
• Stops farmers from exchanging seeds—a common and important practice in many developing nations and indeed throughout human history.

In countries that have not already turned agriculture over to the biotech industry, this could mean a substantial rewrite of regulations meant to protect farmers.

Other treaties that signatory countries are compelled to join make it easier to apply for patents—making it very likely that more plants and seeds will be patented.

If these gifts to industry were not enough, President Obama moved earlier this summer to have the deal “fast-tracked”—that is, Congress will be given a fixed period to review the agreement, after which time legislators must make a yes/no vote without the possibility of amending the deal. Essentially, it’s “take it or leave it.”

We say: leave it. And if the US does reject it, do not worry about losing the reduction of tariffs that is already included. There will just be a second (and, we hope, a better) version to replace it.
Action Alert! Write to your members of Congress and urge them to oppose the TPP deal, which undermines consumers and farmers and extends monopoly rights to major industries. Please send your message immediately.

5 natural antihistamines that stop allergy symptoms

 

Posted by: Lori Alton, staff writer in Natural Cures November 28, 2015

 

(NaturalHealth365) Whether you suffer from seasonal allergies or are susceptible to common year-round allergy triggers, such as certain foods or dust, allergy symptoms can impact your everyday life. Allergens release histamines that attack your body’s cells, causing the familiar symptoms of runny nose, sneezing and watery eyes.

While there are dozens of over-the-counter antihistamines to choose from, their negative effects can far outweigh the benefits. Rather than risk the problems associated with these drugs, you can choose from several effective, natural antihistamines that can put a halt to your symptoms without putting your health at risk.

Brain function gets damaged with toxic pharmaceuticals

 

When your body is exposed to allergens, it reacts by releasing histamines that attack cells in the body, causing them to swell up and leak fluid. This results in the common allergy symptoms of watery eyes, congestion, swelling of the nasal passages, itching, sneezing and runny nose.

The most common over-the-counter antihistamine medications, known as first-generation antihistamines, work by blocking histamines. However, they also cross the blood-brain barrier, interacting with a number of unintended receptor sites.

The result is a sedating effect. While dangerous in itself, particularly for driving or operating machinery, this sedation also induces an unnatural sleep, interfering with the body’s recovering time, when the brain normally stores memories and retains learning. The sleepy feeling brought on by these antihistamines can lead to impaired psychomotor performance, cognitive functions and memory problems.

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Iodine deficiency linked to thyroid and breast cancer, fibrocystic breast disease, infertility, obesity, mental retardation & halide toxemia

Lugol's Iodine Solution

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Summary by Laura Power, PhD, LDN

© August, 2006

Based on research of: Guy Abraham, MD, David Brownstein, MD, and Linnette Beck

 

There is an epidemic of Iodine deficiency in this country - one that affects every man, woman and child - and especially vegetarians. Over the last 30 years our Iodine intake has declined 50% (removed from our food supply!), while the ingestion of toxic competing halogens (bromine, fluorine, chlorine, perchlorate) has dramatically increased in food, water, medicines and the environment. [For example: Iodine in wheat has been replaced with Bromine, the gas used to fumigate your house for termites!] Simultaneously there has been a related increase in the rates of thyroid disease, breast cancer, fibrocystic breast disease, prostate cancer, and obesity -- plus developmental delays and mental retardation in children! Meanwhile in Japan Iodine intake is up to 100 times higher, while all of these same diseases are significantly lower!
Symptoms of Iodine or thyroid deficiency 

Do you have any of these symptoms? Brittle nails, cold hands and feet, cold intolerance, depression, difficulty swallowing, dry skin, dry hair or hair loss, fatigue, high cholesterol, hoarseness, infertility, lethargy, menstrual irregularities, early menopause, poor memory or concentration, slower heartbeat, throat pain, or weight gain. Or more serious diseases: thyroid dysfunction, fibrocystic breast disease, breast cancer, ovarian cancer, endometrial cancer, or prostate cancer? Does your child have any of these symptoms? Developmental delays (ADD, PDD, LD), mental retardation, or Down's Syndrome. If so, iodine deficiency or hypothyroid could be the cause.

Symptoms of thyroid excess
Symptoms of hyper-thyroid (levels that are too high) include: racing pulse, heart palpitations, and Graves Disease. Graves Disease is an autoimmune condition that reflects toxemia, where a foreign substance binds to TSH receptors, causing the body to make higher and higher amounts of thyroid hormones. It can become life threatening.



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22 Foods Highest in Iodine

Iodine is an essential mineral that’s vital to the proper functioning of the thyroid. The thyroid gland is responsible for managing growth and metabolism. An iodine deficiency can cause symptoms such as fatigue, high cholesterol, lethargy, depression, and swelling of the thyroid gland. Prevent this dangerous deficiency by eating the right amount of iodine rich foods each day.


Baked Potatoes
In order to get the necessary nutrients, baked potatoes are a better option than mashed potatoes. Most of the important dietary staples, such as fiber, vitamins, and potassium are contained in the skin. Baked potatoes are also a great source of iodine; one medium potato provides about 40% of the recommended daily amount of iodine.
Serving Size (1 medium potato), 60 micrograms of iodine (40% DV), 161 calories.
Milk
Milk is usually the beverage of choice for anyone who’s worried about a calcium or Vitamin D deficiency. But milk also contains several other nutrients, including the essential mineral iodine. One cup of milk contains an impressive 56 micrograms of the mineral, or about 37% of what the average person must consume each day.
Serving Size (1 cup), 56 micrograms of iodine (37% DV), 98 calories.

Dried Seaweed
For iodine deficiency, dried seaweed is the go-to remedy because of its incredible supply of this essential mineral. A quarter-ounce serving contains 4,500 micrograms of iodine. That’s way more than enough iodine for the body to absorb in a day (3000% of the daily value, to be exact.) Consume smaller portions over time in order to gain the health benefits.
Serving Size (1/4 ounce), 4,500 micrograms of iodine (3000% DV), 18 calories.
Cod
The meat of the cod fish is mild, moist, and delicious. It’s also low-fat, low-calorie, and packed with several nutrients. A three-ounce serving size of cod provides your body with 99 micrograms of iodine, or 66% of the recommended amount per day. Cod is also a healthy source of protein, calcium, magnesium, potassium, and Vitamin E.
Serving Size (3 ounces), 99 micrograms of iodine (66% DV), 89 calories.

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Research - the weight of evidence indicates that plants and not chemicals are the solution for reversing the global cancer epidemic.

Research: Plants Cure Cancer, Not Chemicals

Posted on:

Sunday, December 21st 2014 at 1:45 pm

Written By:

Sayer Ji, Founder

 

Unbeknownst to most, a Copernican revolution has already taken place in cancer theory. Today, the weight of evidence indicates that plants and not chemicals are the solution for reversing the global cancer epidemic.

Our understanding of what causes cancer has undergone something akin to a Copernican revolution in the past decade. Biological fatalism has been the predominant force in medicine over the past half century, where most conditions including cancer were believed predestined 'in the genes,' and therefore impossible to reverse. Instead of looking for root cause resolution of disease (RCRD), we resigned ourselves to 'finding it early' and in the case of cancer, when doing so (even when it was benign), we waged war against it, quite literally using weapons grade materials (mustard gas- and nuclear materials-derived agents). Now, however, in this post-Genomic era, factors above (epi-) the control of the genes – epigenetic factors – are taking center stage; these include environmental exposures, stress, nutritional factors, and various lifestyle-based variables that are within the ambit of our control and volition, and which are often reversible.

In other words, cancer is now being understood as epigenetic dysfunction, a direct and even adaptive response to the post-industrial, carcinogen-saturated environment, in addition to a diet of faux, mostly chemically-produced 'food,' combining to produce an environment – 'inner terrain--  within the body ideal for cancer promotion.

Indeed, in a new study published in the journal Food and Chemical Toxicology titled, "The use of plant-derived bioactive compounds to target cancer stem cells and modulate tumor microenvironment," the authors note the powerful implications of this new epigenetic view of cancer:

"A fundamental aspect to be taken into account is that epigenetic changes can possibly be reversed by modifying epigenetic factors, such as diet and lifestyle. Nowadays, identification of these factors is crucial to develop epigenetically-based preventions and more effective anti-cancer intervention strategies."

Moreover, they note that natural interventions are once again (after countless millennia of worldwide use), at the cutting edge of medical intervention:

"Virtually, all dietary compounds have the ability to act at the epigenetic level in cancer cells thus influencing the epigenome in a positive or negative way. Particularly, plant derived compounds, such as polyphenols, have the capacity to reverse adverse epigenetic mutations in cancer cells, to inhibit tumorigenesis progression, to prevent the metastatic process or to sensitize cancer cells to chemo and radiotherapy (Vanden Berghe, 2012)."

The new study highlighted the following points, the implications for the future of cancer treatment are truly revolutionary:

• Cancer stem cells (CSCs) are chemo-radiotherapy resistant, causing tumor relapse.
• CSCs are known to reside within specific hypoxic and acidic tumor niches.
• Phytocompounds affect CSC self-renewal, metabolism and microenvironment.
• Phytocompounds might be exploited for cancer prevention and treatment.

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Diseases display a variety of symptoms, but curiously enough, there is a common denominator! Oxidative stress and inflammation.

Is This The Common Denominator Of All Disease?

 

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Monday, November 2nd 2015 at 8:45 pm

Written By:

Capt. Randall
 

Diseases display a variety of symptoms, but curiously enough, there is a common denominator!

The Truth About "All Disease"

A recent series presented via GreenMedInfo, "The Truth About Cancer" could have been more accurately titled, "The Truth about All Disease." The elements of cancer protocols: nutrient/mineral correction, detoxification, helpful supplements, various energy therapies and lifestyle choices, really apply to healing all chronic disease. The idea of personal empowerment applies to all disease as well. Survivors emerged from the shock of a cancer diagnosis, stepped away from conventional treatments and "willed" their healing, which proves once again the critical importance of mental states and the reality of placebo-nocebo effects. Yes, it can be done!

We get misdirected by complex medical studies and lose sight of the common denominator in chronic disease; all are symptoms of oxidative stress and inflammation. Every symptom that ever occurs starts with a shortage of cellular bio-energy: electrons. Colds, bronchitis, indigestion, high blood pressure, bleeding gums or depression are first signs of inflammation and a progression toward heart disease, arthritis and cancers that arrive decades later. The fooler is that symptoms may appear in different locations in the body, yet reflect a predictable correlation with a range of specific insults. So cut to the cure, identify the root causes that come from toxins, wrong nutrition, poor lifestyle choices and negative personality traits/emotional stress/fear of death. Take appropriate steps at this seed level.

The public is not only convinced pharma-medicine is "real" medicine, but is deprived of accurate information and even the very idea of alternative treatments...and doctors have little time to coach patients on self-care. The best interests of the patient would be better served by a Nurse Advocate (schooled in CAM) offering personal instructions rather than a quick prescription. Leave the allopathic paradigm of a drug for every symptom...behind. Natural health proponents borrow the same pigeonhole framework by substituting an herb or supplement for a drug, repeating the idea that there is a specific silver bullet for each malady. Not so! Basic oxidation-reduction (redox) chemistry, though it seems foreign to medical thinking, is the most certain scientific and holistic point of view that goes to the root of health and healing.

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The 9 Best Essential Oils for Your Survival Kit

Posted on October 15, 2015Health And Wellness

By Gaye Levy

There are many reasons why learning about essential oils is useful for preppers.  Not the least of those reasons is to lessen the reliance on expensive and often ineffective and toxic pharmaceuticals.  How often have you filled an expensive prescription only to have side effects or find that the drug simply did not work?  Other than add these meds to your SHTF barter kit, you are out of luck.

On the other hand, most essential oils are quite inexpensive and have the added bonus that a prescription is not required.  With essential oils you have the freedom of where to shop, how much to pay, and how to use them.  You can dilute essential oils in a carrier oil or salve, use them in a compress, or diffuse them, or use them in a myriad of other ways suitable to your situation.
With that in mind, today I want to answer one of the most frequently asked questions I get regarding essential oils: what are the best essential oils to set aside for my survival kit?   In other words, what are the specific “set it and forget it” oils that are on par with emergency food and water storage?

Nine Essential Oils for the Long Term Survival Kit

There are many factors that have gone into my choices, including an oil’s versatility and its ability to resolve multiple woes.  I have also taken into consideration price and shelf life.  More about that in bit; but first, here is my own list of the nine best essential oils for the long-term survival kit along with my top 4 uses for each of them.

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7 Spices Loaded with Serious Flavor And Health Benefits

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• By: Thrive Market
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Cayenne pepper really hit its prime in the early aughts. When Giselle Bundchen credited cayenne with helping maintain her slim, Victoria’s Secret-worthy figure, the spice was suddenly stylish.

It’s almost too easy—just a pinch of some magic powder and suddenly you’re a fat-burning machine? Well maybe not a machine, but fiery cayenne does seem to have an effect on increasing the metabolism. It’s well documented that turmeric has anti-inflammatory properties that give Advil a run for its money, and cinnamon is coveted amongst those with metabolic disorders thanks to its blood sugar-lowering effect.

The rest of your spice rack isn’t to be overlooked—there are some superfood seasonings hidden in the pantry that are worthy of a little more love. Put down the salt and start cooking with these spices—your blood pressure, waistline, and tastebuds will thank you.

Paprika
Sweet, spicy, smoky—paprika comes in tons of different flavors and varieties, but it’s always a vibrant brick red. Thanks to its plenitude of antioxidants that impart its quintessential color, paprika is also full of vitamins A and E. Together, they fight free radical damage in the body, but vitamin A also promotes cell growth and recovery, which supports anti-aging.

Fennel
With its distinct taste and smell, fennel is often loved or loathed. If you fall into the latter category, this classic Italian seasoning is worth your adoration—full of phytonutrients, fennel has been proven to have anticancer and anti-inflammatory effects. A special phytonutrient called anethole found in fennel has been linked to slowing the growth of cancer cells and apoptosis, or cell death, in breast cancer cells. Additionally, fennel’s antioxidants can help reverse damage to liver cells… So after a really rough night out, look to this spice to help heal your hangover.

 

Cloves
Especially popular in some of the most beloved holiday foods—gingerbread, hot toddies, and pumpkin pie, to name a few—cloves are a warming and aromatic addition to any dish. Along with their lovely flavor, cloves impart another interesting element to dishes: eugenol. A compound found specifically in clove oil, eugenol is incredibly effective at protecting the body from external toxins found in the environment, like carbon tetrachloride. It’s also a potent natural pesticide, so mixing a little clove oil into your lotion can ward off annoying mosquitos and bugs.

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14 Reasons To Have A Cup Of Chamomile Tea Right Now

Natural Living Ideas

November 12, 2015 by Sierra Bright

 

 

Oh, the sound of rain on a tin roof, or the rustling of leaves on a crisp fall afternoon. Both of these things may prompt you to want to sit and relax with a warm cup of tea.

Sipping tea is not a new art and countless cultures have been doing so for centuries. The history of tea spans back to its birthplace, China. An old legend states that an Emperor, Shen Nung, an avid herbalist was sitting under a tree while his servant boiled some drinking water.

When the leaves from the tree blew into the water, the Emperor decided to try the mixture and was pleasantly surprised by the taste. The tree, Camellia sinensis is what we now call tea.

 

What is chamomile tea?

Unlike green or black tea, chamomile tea actually comes, not from a tree but from a daisy-like plant. Plants in this family produce tea that is most commonly known for its relaxing, sleep-inducing properties. A flavonoid, chrysin, found in the plant is partially responsible for its reputation as a sleep aid.

This herbal tea has a fruit-like flavor similar to apple and besides being delicious, has a number of valuable therapeutic properties. It has been found to contain 28 terpenoids and 36 flavonoid compounds including the bioactive components – coumarins,  flavonoids, terpenoids and mucilage. Together, these properties give this delicate little flower its potent healing touch.

The dry chamomile flower is known for its anti-inflammatory, antioxidant, antifungal, antispasmodic, anti-ulcer and astringent healing properties.

Here are just a few of the ways that a warm cup of chamomile tea can improve your health and wellbeing.



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A simple tablespoon daily of coconut oil could promote weight loss and improve cardiovascular health, reveals a new clinical study.

Only 1 TBSP of Coconut Oil Produces Powerful Health Changes, Study Confirms

 

Posted on:

Wednesday, November 11th 2015 at 3:00 pm

Written By:

Sayer Ji, Founder

 

 

A simple tablespoon daily of coconut oil could promote weight loss and improve cardiovascular health, reveals a new clinical study. 

A new study titled, "A coconut extra virgin oil-rich diet increases HDL cholesterol and decreases waist circumference and body mass in coronary artery disease patients," holds great promise in those suffering from overweight, obesity, and heightened cardiovascular disease risk, and against which pharmaceutical approaches often fail.

Coconut oil was once considered a "bad fat," as it contains saturated fatty acids which conventional nutritionists did not distinguish from synthetically produced ones such as margarine. We know far better now, and increasingly, natural sources of saturated fats are gaining appreciation as not only "not-bad," but actually beneficial, particularly for the brain. You can check out the first hand literature on coconut's helath benefits on the GreenMedInfo.com database, or read our article, 13 Evidence-Based Health Benefits of Coconut Oil.

The new study evaluated the health effects of a nutritional treatment with extra virgin coconut oil, focusing primarily on how it affects HDL cholesterol and a range of anthropmetric measurements (e.g. body weight, size, circumference).

The average age of the participants was 62.4 ± 7.7 years, with 70% of elderly individuals, and 63.2% of males. All of them were hypertensive and 94.5% had blood lipid profiles indicating "dyslipidemia" and on standard, cholesterol lowering drug treatment.

In the first phase, a three month period, 136 enrollees were put on a standardized diet. From the third month onward, the 116 who completed the first phase were place in two intervention groups: 22 remained on the diet, and 92 were put on the diet + 13 ml (.43 ounces) daily of extra virgin coconut oil, which is equivalent to about 14 grams, or about 1 Tablespoon (15 grams).

The results of the the three-month coconut oil intervention showed that relative to the standard diet, the coconut group saw a decrease in all six of the bodily parameters measured, including:

• Weight: -.6 kilograms (1.322 pounds)
• Body Mass Index: - .2 kg/m2
• Waist Circumference: -2.1 cm
• Neck Perimeter: -4 cm
• Systolic Blood Pressure: -3.3 points
• Diastolic Blood Pressure:  -3.5 points

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The Rise of Functional Medicine & How It Will Radically Change Your Life

Collective Evolution

November 12, 2015 by Robert Oliva. 

 

 

 

Modern medicine is in crisis. The reason: it’s just not working.

Chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease, cancer, arthritis, obesity, and allergies are increasing with no letup in sight and account for seven of the top ten causes of death as of 2010. Heart disease and cancer accounted for forty eight percent of all deaths. Modern medicine may be great at dealing with infectious disease and traumatic injuries, but has failed to stem the tide of chronic disease.

In addition, surveys indicate that two-thirds of patients feel disrespected by their physicians, forty-four percent feel doctors don’t spend enough time with them and a quarter believe physicians don’t answer questions and don’t adequately involve them in treatment decisions, and use medical terms with no explanation.

Numerous health systems have gained prominence in the West as alternatives to what is known as mainstream or biomedicine. Naturopathy, Homeopathy, Ayurveda, Chiropractic, Chinese medicine, Acupuncture, Massage Therapy and Reiki have arisen as popular alternative healing methods. The most recent National Health Interview Survey estimates that up to forty percent of Americans have tried one or more of these alternatives and are spending $34 billion annually on them.

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Cooking with vegetable oils releases toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other diseases, according to leading scientists,

The Telegraph

Cooking with vegetable oils releases toxic cancer-causing chemicals, say experts

Scientists warn against the dangers of frying food in sunflower oil and corn oil over claims they release toxic chemicals linked to cancer

 Oils made of sunflower seeds, soya beans, corn and palm are worse for health than butter, lard and olive oil, research has shown Rex

 

 

 

By Robert Mendick, Chief Reporter

8:13PM GMT 07 Nov 2015

Cooking with vegetable oils releases toxic chemicals linked to cancer and other diseases, according to leading scientists, who are now recommending food be fried in olive oil, coconut oil, butter or even lard.

The results of a series of experiments threaten to turn on its head official advice that oils rich in polyunsaturated fats – such as corn oil and sunflower oil – are better for the health than the saturated fats in animal products.

Scientists found that heating up vegetable oils led to the release of high concentrations of chemicals called aldehydes, which have been linked to illnesses including cancer, heart disease and dementia.

Martin Grootveld, a professor of bioanalytical chemistry and chemical pathology, said that his research showed “a typical meal of fish and chips”, fried in vegetable oil, contained as much as 100 to 200 times more toxic aldehydes than the safe daily limit set by the World Health Organisation.

“The human brain is changing in a way that is as serious as climate change threatens to be"

Professor John Stein, Oxford University’s emeritus professor of neuroscience

 

In contrast, heating up butter, olive oil and lard in tests produced much lower levels of aldehydes. Coconut oil produced the lowest levels of the harmful chemicals.

Concerns over toxic chemicals in heated oils are backed up by separate research from a University of Oxford professor, who claims that the fatty acids in vegetable oils are contributing to other health problems.

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Vegetable oils contain 'toxic' chemical linked to cancer and brain degeneration, say scientists

The new research contradicts advice from the NHS not to cook with butter

• Jess Staufenberg
• Sunday 8 November 2015

 

 

 Scientists said meal fried in vegetable oil such as fish and chips contains 100 to 200 times more aldehydes than the daily limit set by the World Health Organisation (WHO).

Cooking with vegetable oil releases toxic chemicals linked to cancer and even the degeneration of the brain, according to experts.

Lard, butter, coconut and olive oil are all better dietary choices, leading scientists have said - in advice which directly contradicts the NHS.

When heated, corn, sunflower, palm and soya bean oils - often called "vegetable" oils -  release chemicals called aldehydes which have been linked to various cancers and neurogenerative diseases such as Alzheimer's.

Martin Grootveld, a professor of bioanalytical chemistry and chemical pathology at DeMontfort University,said that a meal fried in vegetable oil such as fish and chips contains 100 to 200 times more aldehydes than the daily limit set by the World Health Organisation (WHO), according to the Daily Telegraph.

Using butter, olive and lard in the frying pan, however, was found to produce much lower levels of aldehydes - with coconut oil coming out as healthiest.



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Phongnguyen1410 Wikipedia.org ...................................................................................................... Healthy Food House Healthy Food House  November 8, 2015 |  Health, Health Tips By Chantelle Zakariasen Apple Cider Vinegar has a plenty of valuable and restorative properties. There have been assets composed on all the astonishing advantages that Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) has regarding different physical diseases and additionally cleaning and DIY purposes. ACV is a successful and not an expensive multi-purpose cleaner, you can add it to your water, tea and salad for an invigorating punch and benefit from the various medical zing you’ll be accepting. Why All The Fuss Over Apple Cider Vinegar? The word vinegar means vin aigre, is french for “sour wine”. The restorative employments of vinegar date back to when it was found in 5000 BC by a courtier in Babylonia. MD’s amid the 18th century utilized it as a multi purpose treatment or ailments like dropsy, stomach ache and even diabetes. (1) Columbus had barrels of apple cider vinegar on his boats to avoid scurvy. Apple fruit juice vinegar was utilized amid the Civil War to purify wounds and Japanese Samurais drank it for quality and force. Hippocrates utilized vinegar to treat seventeen distinct conditions (2), from ulcers to fractures. Apple Cider Vinegar is stacked with vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, its different compounds help with absorption and 1 Tbs equivalent is only 3 calories. Cleaning ACV joined with 2 sections water makes a compelling regular disinfectant solution for all surfaces (3). It’s amazingly moderate contrasted with commercial regular cleaning items and the odor is truly wonderful, you could include a couple drops of hoodlums oil and have an extraordinary antibacterial shower for countertops, restroom, kitchen and carpet deodorizer. Hair rinse There’s another hair craze on the rise and it depends on the straightforward system for utilizing baking soda as a cleanser and ACV as a conditioning hair wash. As opposed to spending loads on garbage free shampoos and conditioners, this “no poo” (short for shampoo) strategy for hair care lives up to expectations truly well and makes your hair super delicate. On account of the pH adjusting impacts that ACV has, episodic reports claim it can include sparkle, delicate quality and split down build up from other hair items. Dandruff and Thinning Hair The high acridity and capable compound in ACV slaughter the microbes in charge of dandruff and hair loss, battle bacilli, and fortifies our hair normal oils to discharge all the more adequately and saturate our scalps better. I additionally prescribe utilizing coconut oil for a dry scalp treatment. Soak the scalp with ACV and let it stay that way for a couple of hours on the off chance that you can utilize the same treatment for thinning hair and irritated scalp (4). Pets ACV is an incredible solution for repulsing insects from your dog’s skin, it’s absolutely sheltered to utilize so you don’t need to stress over your pet getting debilitated from licking. It deals with pets the same way as with people, restoring the correct acid mantle of the skin to repulse organisms and different bugs. You can likewise add Apple Cider Vinegar to your pets nourishment to keep a sound pH adjust in their gut and to avert hypersensitivities, hinder parasites, ringworm, ticks, growth and different organisms from attacking. A 50 lb. dog would get around 2 tsp every day with nourishment, and in the event that you needed to utilize ACV remotely you could blend it 50:50 with water and place it in a splash jug, soaking the dog’s coat once a day (5). Attempt this! Tahini Apple Cider Vinegar Salad Dressing Ingredients 1 clove garlic, minced 4 Tbs olive oil ½ tsp sea salt 1 tsp Dijon mustard 2 Tbs ACV 1 Tbs Tahini 1 tsp honey Instructions: Place all the ingredients in a jar and shake until emulsified, enjoy with some new greens and pieces of apple. Another delicious method for using Apple Cider Vinegar is to add it to your meat marinades. Skin Toner Most skin care items are on the soluble side of the pH scale, a few individuals take a stab at everything for their skin issues however nothing appears to work! The issue is most items are damaging the acid mantle, a defensive layer on our skin. ACV is awesome in light of the fact that its acidity is closer to the characteristic pH of our skin, which keeps the acid mantle in place to carry out its employment, securing against germs and outside microbes which can be sustaining the skin issue. On the off chance that you need to attempt ACV as a toner, simply join one section ACV with a few sections of water, you’ll need to include more water for exceptionally touchy skin. Apply this mixture to your face subsequent to purifying and permit it to ingest into your skin. Detoxifying In a world loaded with such a variety of poisons, we ought to all be taking preliminary measures by including protective foods into our eating regimens. The remarkable acids stuck ACV dilemma to poisons and permit us to discharge them all the more adequately. You can likewise use the prescription of ACV by adding a mug to a hot shower with some Epsom salts, to kick start your lymphatic system into discharging poisons (6). Allergies and Congestion Not just does ACV help separate mucous, it likewise has a characteristic anti-histamine impact. Whether your affliction from occasional anaphylaxes, natural or pet related, ACV can diminish the sneezy, wheezy, uncomfortable side effects (7). Candida If you aren’t acquainted with candida abundance, view yourself as fortunate. Candida is a parasitic microbes which cause yeast excess prompting low vitality, poor processing, yeast contaminations, ulcer and other uncomfortable side effects. Candida abundance happens frequently when a man has a poor diet, high in refined sugar and carbs, and it can assume control when the gut greenery traded off by anti-microbial utilize or birth control. ACV is a compelling device in the unit of somebody attempting to free themselves of depleting candida. You can likewise take a gander at lemon water as a conceivable arrangement when treating Candida. It meets expectations by helping advance better assimilation and a corrosive/soluble balance more adjusted to elevating solid microbes to at the end of the day flourish in the gut (8). Vinegar has been utilized as a cure for foot fungus and is great for killing molds. Since yeast is a growth, ACV would help in keeping the parasite under control, despite the fact that to date there hasn’t been any particular examination of ACV specifically as a candida executioner. Read More Here

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  November 8, 2015 |   Health, Health Tips  

By Chantelle Zakariasen

Apple Cider Vinegar has a plenty of valuable and restorative properties. There have been assets composed on all the astonishing advantages that Apple Cider Vinegar (ACV) has regarding different physical diseases and additionally cleaning and DIY purposes.

ACV is a successful and not an expensive multi-purpose cleaner, you can add it to your water, tea and salad for an invigorating punch and benefit from the various medical zing you’ll be accepting.

Why All The Fuss Over Apple Cider Vinegar?

 

The word vinegar means vin aigre, is french for “sour wine”. The restorative employments of vinegar date back to when it was found in 5000 BC by a courtier in Babylonia. MD’s amid the 18th century utilized it as a multi purpose treatment or ailments like dropsy, stomach ache and even diabetes. (1)

Columbus had barrels of apple cider vinegar on his boats to avoid scurvy. Apple fruit juice vinegar was utilized amid the Civil War to purify wounds and Japanese Samurais drank it for quality and force.

Hippocrates utilized vinegar to treat seventeen distinct conditions (2), from ulcers to fractures.

Apple Cider Vinegar is stacked with vitamins, minerals, and amino acids, its different compounds help with absorption and 1 Tbs equivalent is only 3 calories.

1. Cleaning

ACV joined with 2 sections water makes a compelling regular disinfectant solution for all surfaces (3).

It’s amazingly moderate contrasted with commercial regular cleaning items and the odor is truly wonderful, you could include a couple drops of hoodlums oil and have an extraordinary antibacterial shower for countertops, restroom, kitchen and carpet deodorizer.

2. Hair rinse

There’s another hair craze on the rise and it depends on the straightforward system for utilizing baking soda as a cleanser and ACV as a conditioning hair wash.

As opposed to spending loads on garbage free shampoos and conditioners, this “no poo” (short for shampoo) strategy for hair care lives up to expectations truly well and makes your hair super delicate.

On account of the pH adjusting impacts that ACV has, episodic reports claim it can include sparkle, delicate quality and split down build up from other hair items.

3. Dandruff and Thinning Hair

The high acridity and capable compound in ACV slaughter the microbes in charge of dandruff and hair loss, battle bacilli, and fortifies our hair normal oils to discharge all the more adequately and saturate our scalps better. I additionally prescribe utilizing coconut oil for a dry scalp treatment.

Soak the scalp with ACV and let it stay that way for a couple of hours on the off chance that you can utilize the same treatment for thinning hair and irritated scalp (4).

4. Pets

ACV is an incredible solution for repulsing insects from your dog’s skin, it’s absolutely sheltered to utilize so you don’t need to stress over your pet getting debilitated from licking.

It deals with pets the same way as with people, restoring the correct acid mantle of the skin to repulse organisms and different bugs.

You can likewise add Apple Cider Vinegar to your pets nourishment to keep a sound pH adjust in their gut and to avert hypersensitivities, hinder parasites, ringworm, ticks, growth and different organisms from attacking.

A 50 lb. dog would get around 2 tsp every day with nourishment, and in the event that you needed to utilize ACV remotely you could blend it 50:50 with water and place it in a splash jug, soaking the dog’s coat once a day (5).

Attempt this!
Tahini Apple Cider Vinegar Salad Dressing
Ingredients

• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 4 Tbs olive oil
• ½ tsp sea salt
• 1 tsp Dijon mustard
• 2 Tbs ACV
• 1 Tbs Tahini
• 1 tsp honey

Instructions:

Place all the ingredients in a jar and shake until emulsified, enjoy with some new greens and pieces of apple. Another delicious method for using Apple Cider Vinegar is to add it to your meat marinades.

5. Skin Toner

Most skin care items are on the soluble side of the pH scale, a few individuals take a stab at everything for their skin issues however nothing appears to work! The issue is most items are damaging the acid mantle, a defensive layer on our skin.

ACV is awesome in light of the fact that its acidity is closer to the characteristic pH of our skin, which keeps the acid mantle in place to carry out its employment, securing against germs and outside microbes which can be sustaining the skin issue.

On the off chance that you need to attempt ACV as a toner, simply join one section ACV with a few sections of water, you’ll need to include more water for exceptionally touchy skin.

Apply this mixture to your face subsequent to purifying and permit it to ingest into your skin.

6. Detoxifying

In a world loaded with such a variety of poisons, we ought to all be taking preliminary measures by including protective foods into our eating regimens.

The remarkable acids stuck ACV dilemma to poisons and permit us to discharge them all the more adequately.

You can likewise use the prescription of ACV by adding a mug to a hot shower with some Epsom salts, to kick start your lymphatic system into discharging poisons (6).

7. Allergies and Congestion

Not just does ACV help separate mucous, it likewise has a characteristic anti-histamine impact.

Whether your affliction from occasional anaphylaxes, natural or pet related, ACV can diminish the sneezy, wheezy, uncomfortable side effects (7).

8. Candida

If you aren’t acquainted with candida abundance, view yourself as fortunate. Candida is a parasitic microbes which cause yeast excess prompting low vitality, poor processing, yeast contaminations, ulcer and other uncomfortable side effects.

Candida abundance happens frequently when a man has a poor diet, high in refined sugar and carbs, and it can assume control when the gut greenery traded off by anti-microbial utilize or birth control.

ACV is a compelling device in the unit of somebody attempting to free themselves of depleting candida. You can likewise take a gander at lemon water as a conceivable arrangement when treating Candida.

It meets expectations by helping advance better assimilation and a corrosive/soluble balance more adjusted to elevating solid microbes to at the end of the day flourish in the gut (8).

Vinegar has been utilized as a cure for foot fungus and is great for killing molds.

Since yeast is a growth, ACV would help in keeping the parasite under control, despite the fact that to date there hasn’t been any particular examination of ACV specifically as a candida executioner.




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Why We’re All Deficient In Magnesium, The Many Signs & What To Do

Collective Evolution

March 25, 2015 by OrganicOlivia.

Signs of magnesium deficiency are everywhere in the United States, if you know what to look for. Unfortunately, the symptoms are so incredibly common that they constantly slip under the radar! Hardly anyone, especially doctors, notice that the ailments we suffer from on a daily basis are actually magnesium deficiency symptoms… and we’re all paying for it.

 

Just about every single person you come into contact with – especially those with a health problem, but even those with only minor complaints – are suffering in some way from this nationwide deficiency. Including you!

 

What Exactly Is Magnesium?

Magnesium is life.

It is the 4th most abundant mineral in the body, right next to sulfur (which is JUST as important).
Along with being a mineral, magnesium is also an electrolyte. “Sports drinks” (aka sugar-filled scams) claim to contain electrolytes such as magnesium, potassium, and sodium because we sweat away these important nutrients during exercise, and their deficiency is what leads to the common problems athletes face, such as muscle cramping! But believe me – electrolytes (especially magnesium) do so much more than treat and prevent muscle cramps.

First off, electrolytes are what allow us to be living, electrical beings. They are responsible for all electrical activity (and thus brain conductivity) in the body. Without electrolytes like magnesium, muscles can’t fire, your heart cannot beat, and your brain doesn’t receive any signals. We need magnesium to stay alive, point blank. As soon as we don’t have enough of it, we start to lose the energy and conductivity that keeps us going. Technically, as soon as we become deficient, we slowly begin to die, getting more aches and pains day by day, feeling worse year after year. I can’t stress it enough… signs of magnesium deficiency are everywhere, if you just look.

Magnesium is a cofactor in over three hundred reactions in the body, necessary for transmission of nerve impulses, temperature regulations, detoxification in the liver, and formation of bones and teeth. However, magnesium shows its true power in cardiovascular health. The Weston A. Price foundation writes, “Magnesium alone can fulfill the role of many common cardiac medications: magnesium inhibits blood clots (like aspirin), thins the blood (like Coumadin), blocks calcium uptake (like calcium channel-blocking durgs such as Procardia) and relaxes blood vessels (like ACE inhibitors such as Vasotec) (Pelton, 2001).”


Nearly EVERYONE has signs of magnesium deficiency but we don’t realize it…
Symptoms include:

• Constipation
• High blood pressure (Hypertension)
• Anxiety
• Depression
• Insomnia
• Behavioral disturbances
• Lethargy
• Impaired memory/thinking
• Seizures
• Fatigue
• Sleep disturbances
• Pain
• Muscle cramps
• Chronic back pain
• Headaches
• Migraines
• Muscular pain
• Tendonitis
• Anger
• Aggression
• ADHD
• Brain fog
• Tension
• Anxiety disorders such as OCD

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