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I just heard Wolf Blitzer report on this story, and I heard it on the noon news today, as well as in an email sent to me yesterday.
Knowing this infinitesimal bit of BUZZ, I am sure this will be all over the evening network news, and regular news for days. Sanjay Gupta is just about to reply on this "headliner". Gupta says it is an association that something in a multi-vitamin may lead to this 19% reported increased risk. He also gives that tired and biased caveat about being able to get all you nutrition from your diet. Not a chance if you eat like those people Jaime Oliver is trying to educate.
If you are a thinking person, please to not fall prey to this BUZZ glut.
And please take the time to review the following commentary I developed at the request of a major news director who is interested in reporting fact, not BUZZ. It is a well known fact that the more times you hear sound bites, the faster you tend to believe them.
Don't become a sheeple...and please read this excerpt from my comments - it is your best insurance against propaganda spread via mainstream media, talking heads, and Big PhRMA. (for the complete article, request it by contacting me)
A Word to the Wise By Gayle Eversole, DHom, PhD, MH, NP, ND
In an article recently published on the web site eFitnessNow. a group of people provide you with what they believe to be useful health oriented information.I looked over this entire website and no where could I find any information about the staff and their qualifications as editors, or any information about their backgrounds in health or related health professions.
This may appear cynical on the surface, but it is important to understand today’s way of providing “news” and the way in which it can affect your beliefs.
Recently I listened to an interview on NPR addressing MRSA.I have an interest in this topic as it is something I have been working on with natural and creative approaches since 1993.
I realized that all the journalist-author really did in her book was to compile an amount of data that had already been reported in the news. She also spoke with “researchers” about whom these news articles had been written. There are a lot of reports of findings, yet no constructive outcome or effective treatment has been discovered.
The author and interviewer also avoided looking at other options that the accepted standard mainstream models.
This brings me to an article I posted on my blog, Natural Health News, in February 2009, titled ‘How Mainstream Media Distorts Health Information”. We know that there is, and has been, a directed effort to limit you access to vitamins and supplements, and an effort also to try to sway your opinion to the ideas that you can get all the needed nutrients from food and supplements do not help prevent or heal disease.
These concepts have been proven, over and over again, to be false.
But, you must consider that this article reports only a ‘meta-anlysis’.
A meta-analysis is a statistical method attributed to Gene Glass, as defined in the following synopsis - http://www.bii.a-star.edu.sg/docs/mig/MetaAnalysis.pdf •In 1976, Glass coined the term meta-analysis http://glass.ed.asu.edu/gene/papers/meta25.html http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gene_V._Glass statistical analysis of a large collection of analysis results from individual studies for the purpose of integrating the findings.(Glass, 1976, p3) •Meta-analysis techniques are needed because only summary statistics are typically available in the literature. •Often used in medical and psychological studies. Now that you have the background information, let’s move on to the article in question, as reported by eFitnessNow.
A startling connection between multi-vitamins and breast cancer occurrence has prompted doctors to caution older women against a daily multi-vitamin, unless absolutely needed. According to the results of a Swedish study, the vitamins may be linked to breast cancer. The authors of the study cannot outright confirm the correlation between the two but suggest the matter needs further research. The study was led by Dr. Susanna C. Larsson of the Karolinska Institute in Stockholm. The study followed 35,000 Swedish women between the ages of 49 and 83 over a ten year period. All the women were cancer free at the onset, with 974 developing breast cancer throughout the course of the study. Women who took daily vitamins were 19 percent more likely to develop breast cancer. 9,000 women in the study were vitamin users with 293 developing the often fatal disease. Only 681 of the remaining 26,000 women developed breast cancer. A relatively small number of women who took the daily vitamins were diagnosed with breast cancer, which lends to the suggestion that if there is a risk, it is very modest. Larsson advises that women who are eating a well-balanced diet do not need a multi-vitamin. The study has been published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition.
When you analyze this statement, “The study followed 35,000 Swedish women between the ages of 49 and 83 over a ten year period. All the women were cancer free at the onset, with 974 developing breast cancer throughout the course of the study.”, you find that the statistical impact is 0.02%. If you analyze this statement, “Women who took daily vitamins were 19 percent more likely to develop breast cancer. 9,000 women in the study were vitamin users with 293 developing the often fatal disease.” , you find that the statistical impact is 0.03%. And if you analyze this statement, “Only 681 of the remaining 26,000 women developed breast cancer.” , you find that the statistical impact is 0.02%. And in conclusion, the report says, “A relatively small number of women who took the daily vitamins were diagnosed with breast cancer, which lends to the suggestion that if there is a risk, it is very modest.”
The moral of this story is don’t be fooled by headlines, and yes, digest what you read.
If you do a search for Dr. Susanna C. Larrson you can locate over one hundred articles based on meta-analysis of existing research. She has yet to respond to the inquiry I sent. Also note that there is no definition of exactly what multi-vitamins were used in the studies.
This is a critical concern, as most vitamin studies done in the mainstream use low quality, synthetic or too low dose products.
There is a recent TV commercial for Crestor that has a woman explaining about how her doctor put her on the drug to help her reduce LDL, or what is marketed as " bad cholesterol".
When I hear this commercial I want to have equal time to explain something very important to doctors and to women. Since I don't have the gazillions of disposable income that the PhRMA companies have, I don't have a snowflake's chance in hell of this, so I'll address it here.
One of the most problematic health issues today is thyroid function. Part of the problem is that it is not only overlooked as important in today's Big Insurance+Big PhRMA controlled medical care, but it is also porrly diagnosed.
Yes, folks, the TSH test won't tell you " squat" !
What also is missing is that thyroid dysfunction cause your cholesterol level to rise.
Since this concept is basic physiology why is your doctor pushing a drug on you to lower cholesterol when properly evaluating thyroid function is a much better place to start?
This is also very much related to gall bladder function which can be resolved without "cutting it out" !
Another generally overlooked is the vital part sound nutrition plays in the prevention and treatment of disease, yet mainstream media continues to ignore this vital concept.
Recently, the New York Times also looked at the issue of pushing pills, especially as the vultures from PhRMA and the buzzards from Big Insurance begin their efforts to round you up for the kill, following the passing of the so-called "health" bill. (Just recall that HillaryCare wanted everyone to be taking Prozac, and we know what a disaster the SSRI drugs have become.)
Risks Seen in Cholesterol Drug Use -"With the government’s blessing, a drug giant is about to expand the market for its blockbuster cholesterol medication Crestor to a new category of customers: as a preventive measure for millions of people who do not have cholesterol problems." http://www.nytimes.com/2010/03/31/business/31statins.html?partner=rss&emc=rss
And so did the London Daily Mail
D. Mail 29.3.10 "A NATION OF PILL-POPPERS" Dept of Health data reveals we each pick up more than 16 prescriptions a year on average, twice as many as 20 years ago. The boom is partly put down to a profit-hungry pharma industry inventing & exaggerating ailments & then blitzing doctors to boost sales. The NHS spent £22million a DAY on prescription drugs in England in 06 - a 60% rise in real terms on 10 years earlier. - (A colleague's comment: Prof. Michael Oliver, emeritus professor of Cardiology at Edinburgh University, wrote in the British Medical Journal in March last year that healthy older people are being turned into patients by GPs who are too quick to prescribe pills for high blood pressure, cholesterol & mild diabetes. The standard for these is based on much younger people's needs. The professor stated that few older people are allowed to enjoy being healthy as a bureaucractic demand for documentation can lead to over-diagnosis, over-treatment & unnecessary anxiety - known as "the medication of health." GPs are pressurised by the government to hit targets & this has overtaken personal advice from GPs. Incentives known as "Quality & Outcomes Framework" mean a proportion of GP practice-income is dependent on hitting targets. He questions whether patients are warned about medications' side-effects & whether older people could be allowed to return to their previous unencumbered & reasonably fit lives.
Please note that our organization offers an excellent thyroid testing kit, and health and nutrition counseling, http://leaflady.org/detect.html
Since freshman year of college, I’ve had approximately 15,000 roommates. Some are still my best friends, favorite people, and life partners. Others smoked crazy things too late at night. One remains the only unrelated adult I’ve ever yelled at. (Surprise! It was over the dishes.)
Whether you’re fresh out of university or shacking up with your significant other for the first time, living with other people has multitudinous benefits. It can save everyone involved a ton of cash. It can be a social opportunity, cultural experience, and culinary education. It can keep you from being plain lonely.
But if you’re not careful, it can also be a terrifying descent into a cohabitational hell, in which anger and discomfort become facts of everyday life. Living with the dishes guy? Was kind of like that.
The center of roommate karma is inevitably the kitchen. Maintain a zen-like equilibrium there, and your time together will be peaceful and harmonious. Forget to buy paper towels for the third week in a row, and you could find a severed goldfish head on your pillow.
That’s why it’s important to discuss food, money, and galley-related issues up front. It puts you on the same page, sets a precedent for the future, and prevents misunderstanding down the line. So, be open with your wants and needs. Ask plenty of questions. And remember the two most important things about living with anyone new:
Don’t be afraid to speak up. If your roommate isn’t doing her dishes and/or owes you money for olive oil, tell her. You can assert yourself and still be considered a nice person.
Don’t be a jerk. You’re sharing this room with others, and should always take their feelings into consideration. Play nice, do your part, and don’t make fun of Bob’s vegan macaroni and cheese.
With those ideas in the back of your head, the ensuing discussion should be easy. For reference, here are a few good areas to touch on, along with a ton of pertinent questions.
1) FOOD
First and foremost, you and your roommate(s) have to feed yourselves using actual food. Broaching the edibles topic could set the tone for the rest of your talk, not to mention the rest of your lease. Tread carefully, be thorough and kind, and ask:
Will you share food? Will you share everything or just staples? Which staples?
Will you share cooking responsibilities? How will you split the job?
When will you cook? Should you set up a schedule? What meals will you eat at home?
Does anyone have dietary restrictions, allergies, or ethical issues?
Will any food be off limits? (ex: If there’s a peanut allergy in the house, it could be best to avoid ‘em altogether.)
2) EQUIPMENT
Once you have food, you need ways to serve it. Your requirements could vary wildly, based on your diet and/or affinity for cooking. Plan ahead, use this checklistfor guidance, and ask:
What kitchen equipment do you already own? Is it in good shape?
What do you need to buy? Where should you buy it?
Do you have any doubles (ex: two toasters)? Do you need the extra? If not, what can you do with it?
Who will keep new purchases (microwave, blender, etc.) if/when you move out?
Is there room to fit everything? (See: Storage.)
3) MONEY
Here comes the hard part. Beyond rent, you’ll probably spend most of your apartment-apportioned cash on food and kitchen supplies. Splitting the bills can be tricky, and payment itself even harder. Stay positive and ask:
How will pay for the food you buy jointly? Will you split the bills or alternate months?
How will you pay for the kitchen necessities (tin foil, dish soap, paper towels, etc.)? What falls under that umbrella term?
Who will do the actual buying? Will you take turns?
Will you join a bulk store or CSA? What supermarkets, ethnic markets, and farmer’s markets will you shop at?
How will you handle coupons, sales, or memberships?
How will you handle restaurants and take out? Does that go in the budget?
4) STORAGE
Pots, pans, silverware, dishes, and appliances do more than look pretty: they take up space. And when square feet are at a minimum, having a storage strategy is vital. Consider your cabinets and ask:
Where will you store the food? How about the dishes? And cleaning equipment?
Will you split storage? Who gets which refrigerator shelf? What about the pantry and freezer?
Do you have enough room for bulk purchases?
Is there a way you can easily add extra shelves, cabinets, or pot racks?
Are you allowed to throw things out without permission, if it looks like it went bad? (Note: This comes up more than you think. It’s like a science experiment in there sometimes.)
5) CLEANING
Though dishes are 90% of the issue, cleaning goes deeper than washing your coffee cup. In every kitchen, there are counters to wipe, floors to mop, and microwaves to liberate of caked spaghetti sauce. If this is left to one person - or worse, not done at all – things will very messy, both dirt-wise and relationship-wise.
How quickly will you have your dishes done? Will you split the responsibility? How?
How often will you light clean (counters, sweeping, etc.) the kitchen? Who will take care of this?
How often will you deep clean (oven, refrigerator, etc.) the kitchen? Who will take care of this?
Who will take out the garbage? How will you handle recycling?
Who will take care of repair issues as they come up? Are you handy? Will you be the point person for the landlord?
Who will keep track of and replace cleaning tools (Lysol, sponges, etc.)?
Should you create a cleaning schedule?
If you address all of these questions up front and periodically revisit them through the course of your cohabitation, you and your roommates/loved ones can enjoy a sparkling, relatively stress-free household. What’s more, you can apply the concepts to almost every shared room in the house, whether it’s the den or the shed you use to make illegal moonshine.
Readers, what about you? Do you have any roommate rules to follow, especially in the kitchen? How about horror stories? You know we loves us some o’ those guys.
Atrazine is a highly toxic chemical herbicide used in corn agriculture; corn is in almost everything!
Nation’s Largest Private Water Utility Joins Lawsuit Against Herbicide Maker
by Danielle Ivory
The nation's largest private water utility company has joined a federal lawsuit [1] that aims to force the manufacturer of atrazine, a widely-used herbicide, to pay for its removal from drinking water.
[The communities in the lawsuit are alleging that Swiss corporation Syngenta AG and its Delaware counterpart Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. made billions of dollars selling atrazine while local taxpayers were left "the ever-growing bill for filtering the toxic product from the public's drinking water."
The communities in the lawsuit are alleging that Swiss corporation Syngenta AG and its Delaware counterpart Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. made billions of dollars selling atrazine while local taxpayers were left "the ever-growing bill for filtering the toxic product from the public's drinking water."
As the Investigative Fund reported two weeks ago [2], the class action lawsuit was originally filed in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Illinois by 16 cities in Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, Ohio, Missouri, and Iowa. The communities are alleging that Swiss corporation Syngenta AG and its Delaware counterpart Syngenta Crop Protection, Inc. made billions of dollars selling atrazine while local taxpayers were left "the ever-growing bill for filtering the toxic product from the public's drinking water."
American Water Company joined the lawsuit in five of those states yesterday, representing 28 additional Midwestern communities.
A spokesman for American Water, Terry Mackin, said in a written statement that the company's state subsidiaries are joining the case to recover past and future "costs of treating their raw water supplies for atrazine which they all have done in meeting or exceeding the federal and state drinking water standards."
Syngenta spokesman Paul Minehart told the Investigative fund that the company had not yet been served with a federal lawsuit. He re-emphasized [2] that "the EPA re-registered atrazine in 2006, stating it would cause no harm to the general population."
We reported in a series of articles [3] last fall that the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency failed to notify the public that the weed-killer had been found at levels above the federal safety limit in drinking water in at least four states. The EPA recently announced that it would be undertaking a re-evaluation of the chemical's potential to cause harm to humans and animals.
Cancer is defined as the uncontrolled growth of cells that attack and damage the surrounding tissues. Oral cancer growth or injury arising out of the mouth that does not disappear. Oral cancer includes cancer lips, tongue, cheek, floor of the mouth, soft palate and hard, sinuses, and pharynx (throat), can be life threatening if not diagnosed and treated early.
Risk factor for oral cancer, among others: * Smoking * Menginang * Excessive alcohol consumption * History of oral cancer in the family * Affected by excessive sunlight.
Symptom * Swelling * Bleeding is not clear why in the mouth * The pain / pain in the face, mouth and neck. * Kesulitasn chewing, swallowing, and speaking * Chronic hoarseness
Treatment Choice of treatment depends mainly on public health, where the cancer starts in the mouth or oropharynx, tumor size, and whether the cancer has spread. The doctor can describe treatment choices and the expected results.
Looking for recipes, tips, and your weight loss stories! If you read My Story you will see my before and after pic of my weight loss journey. Unfortunately I have not met my spring goal or even got close to it(gained 5lbs instead). I now have a clothes issue, as all mine have "shrunk". Hoping to find some inspiration and helpful tips from you all! Lets help each other!
My Goal this week - go to the gym 3 times...(I have been averaging 2) small steps!
Here is my recipe! I love nacho's but those salty tortilla chips are not good for a weight loss diet(or anybodies for that matter!). To get my snack fix I make this recipe!
Nacho's
1/2 Whole Wheat Pita - cut into triangles and toast in oven till crisp. (if you can find...fresh corn tortilla's will work too!) Veggies - optional, I like green onion, peppers, corn, mushrooms, etc. Protein - optional, If you have any leftover chicken or beef. Shredded Cheese - small handful sprinkle on toasted pita, bake till melted.
Serve with homemade salsa, and guacamole(Avocado and lime juice mixed together) Remember potion control! For a snack use half a pita, if you are going to make it a meal with all those optional yummy extra's use whole pita. Enjoy!
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Here is number 15, dating back to 2007, that may not have been brought to your attention. Methionine is a sulfur bearing molecule necessary to health and healing.
Methionine may ward off pancreatic cancer
NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Higher methionine intake is apparently associated with a reduction in pancreatic cancer risk, according to a report in the January issue of Gastroenterology.
Impaired methyl group metabolism may contribute to pancreatic diseases and carcinogenesis, the authors explain, suggesting that methyl group donors like methionine could influence the risk of pancreatic cancer.
Dr. Susanna C. Larsson from the Karolinska Institute, Stockholm, Sweden, and associates examined intakes of methionine and vitamin B6 in relation to the incidence of pancreatic cancer in the Swedish Mammography Cohort and Cohort of Swedish Men. The study comprised nearly 82,000 men and women aged 45 to 83 years.
During a mean follow-up of 7.2 years, 147 incident cases of pancreatic cancer were diagnosed.
The multivariate rate ratio for pancreatic cancer was 0.44 for individuals in the highest quartile of methionine intake compared with those in the lowest quartile, the researchers found.
The inverse association between methionine intake and pancreatic cancer was more pronounced in smokers than nonsmokers, the investigators note. There was no interaction between alcohol consumption and methionine intake and pancreatic cancer risk.
There was no significant association between vitamin B6 intake and pancreatic cancer risk, the report indicates.
"The results from this prospective study suggest that higher intake of methionine may reduce the risk of pancreatic cancer," Larsson and colleagues conclude. "Foods rich in methionine include fish, poultry, meat, legumes, and dairy products," they add.
"The results could be important because pancreatic cancer, now the 4th most common cause of cancer mortality in the United States, has an extremely high mortality rate," write Dr. Albert B. Lowenfels and Dr. Patrick Maisonneuve from New York Medical College, Valhalla, New York in a related editorial.
"Even though the authors adjusted for many pancreatic cancer risk factors," the editorial goes on, "there is still the possibility that the apparent protective function of methionine is related to confounding by another dietary or nondietary protective factor."
Lowenfels and Maisonneuve conclude: "Before suggesting that our patients increase their intake of methionine, we need substantial additional data concerning efficacy and safety issues."
It’s been our BME (Best. Month. Evah.) here at CHG (Cheap Healthy Good), both in terms of traffic (over 450,000 pageviews!) and comments (whee!). Thank you, sweet readers, both old school and new wave. Here’s hoping we can keep the streak alive. (Crap! I mentioned the streak! Somewhere, Joe DiMaggio is tut-tutting me all classy-like.) One more article coming tomorrow, and then it’s on to April.
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These reports are of high interest to me because they relate to a situation in my own family. It is highly important to understand that as you age your ability to metabolize drugs and other substances, as well as clear their metabolites through your liver and kidneys becomes impaired. In my mother's situation she was - for the last six years of her life - grossly over medicated, and that list of drugs included several that the research showed definitively that they should not be administered to the elderly, and especially not to elderly women. Regardless of the data presented, neither the care center or my brother, who had POA, made any effort to act for the best interest of my mother's health and quality of life.
Sedating Drugs May Slow Elders' Recovery By Ed Susman, Contributing Writer, MedPage Today, January 15, 2010
Elderly patients sedated with morphine or haloperidol (Haldol) were less likely to to be discharged to their homes than patients given other sedatives, according to research presented here. MIAMI BEACH -- Elderly patients sedated with morphine or haloperidol (Haldol) in surgical intensive care units were less likely to to be discharged to their homes and more likely to be discharged to a nursing facility than patients given other sedatives, often resulting in a poorer quality of life, researchers reported here. Patients who received morphine were 2.57 times more likely to be discharged to a nursing home, rehabilitation center, or a skilled nursing facility (P=0.029), Carrie Miller, MS, CRNP of the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, told attendees at the annual meeting of the Society of Critical Care Medicine. Patients who were given haloperidol were 12.46 times more likely to be discharged to one of those facilities rather than to their home. Similarly, the risk of having a significantly reduced function from baseline admission was five times greater if the patient had received haloperidol (P=0.044) and 2.76 times more likely if the patient had received morphine (P=0.011), Miller said. "While older adults frequently require medications to treat pain, anxiety, and delirium, little is know about the effects these medication have on older adults' functional ability or quality of life," Miller said. To shed some light on the question, she and her colleagues evaluated 114 patients in three surgical ICUs. Mean age was about 75, some 60% were men, and 85% were white. Overall, 37% were undergoing general surgical procedures, while 35% had undergone vascular procedures and 16% were trauma patients. Patients' level of consciousness and delirium status were assessed daily and information about medication use was gleaned from the ICU flow sheet and the computerized administration record. The most frequently used narcotic in the surgical ICU was fentanyl (Duragesic), administered to 77 patients; the most frequently used sedative was midazolam (Versed); and the most frequently used antipsychotic was haloperidol. Miller and her colleagues noted that use of propofol (Diprivan) appeared to be associated with better outcomes as far as discharge to one's home was concerned. They noted that there was "considerable discrepancy" between medication usage and dosage recorded on the patients' flow sheet and medication administration record. "Researchers and clinicians should consider that administered prn medications may not always be recorded on the nursing flow sheet," they concluded. The study did not control for confounding variables such as the severity of illness or comorbidities that may have affected outcomes, Miller said. "This is an interesting study," said Suzan Streichenwein, MD, a private practice geriatric psychiatrist in West Palm Beach, Fla. "It would be valuable for future studies to include the severity of illness or more specific details about the type of surgery relative to the dosages of morphine used and its influence on the discharge functional outcomes. "Tests diagnosing mild cognitive impairment and/or dementia preop versus postop as well as the time period under anesthesia in relation to outcomes would also be helpful," said Streichenwein, who was not involved in the study. Streichenwein told MedPage Today that other possible confounding factors require further studies in this area.
Today’s question is a spinoff of yesterday’s post, and could be a nice diversion on this rainy, April showers kind of day:
Q: What is your favorite food-related comedy?
A: For about a year here on CHG, we had Favorites of the Week, which usually included a song, sketch, or piece of standup based on food. It was super fun to compile, and often yielded genius like:
Readers, what’s your favorite food comedy? Is it standup, sketch, or improv? Maybe a song? Or a simple quote?
If you have a link, please include! (Extra points for Vimeo and Youtube URLs, as Canadians can’t see Hulu. It’s kind of like their Snuffleupagus.)
Want to ask the interweb a question? Post one in the comment section, or write to Cheaphealthygood@gmail.com. Then, tune in next Tuesday for an answer/several answers from the good people of the World Wide Net
In a related article published 15 June 2010, these drugs are again reported to have severe physical difficulties as well as the violent attributes they promote Psychiatric drugs carry serious physical health risks
And another of the 30+ plus posts from Natural Health News says - This is a critical resource if you or anyone you know is being prescribed any of the psychiatric drugs for any cause. I emphasize "any cause" because these drugs are glad-handed for just about any reason in the current mainstream health arena.
New Psychiatric Drug Search Engine—310 International Drug Regulatory Warnings & Studies & 194,000 Adverse psychiatric drug reaction reports
It is becoming more and more apparent that psychiatric drugs drive people to not only perform violent acts on others, but also to take their own lives as well. A recent article written by Steve Mitchell, United Press International's ...
...In the spring a condition of anemia exists in the majority of people, manifested by fatigue, lassitude, inability to concentrate the mind on work, and a vague feeling of discomfort, frequently known as “spring fever.” Ferrum Phos and Calcarea Phos are the lacking salts which cause anemia. The persistent use of Ferrum Phos in the morning and Calcara Phos in the evening, during the months of March, April and May, is a wise defense against the possibilities of “Spring Fever.”...
excerpt from Dr. Schuessler’s Biochemistry- A New Domestic Treatise.
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This is an old family favorite recipe! So easy to make and tasty too! I usually make a big batch for a dinner side dish, and the leftovers are perfect for kids school lunches!
Ingredients
2 or 3 grated carrots
chopped pineapple, about a cup
1/4 cup mayonnaise
lemon juice
handful of raisins
Directions
Mix all the ingredients together and refrigerate! Enjoy!
L-cysteine is a sulfur-bearingamino acidthat occurs naturally in protein foods. When used as a supplement, N-acetylcysteine (NAC) is the preferred form of l-cysteine because it is more stable and more easily absorbed. Sufficient amounts of l-cysteine are usually available through the diet in such highproteinfoods as cottage cheese, yogurt, various meats, granola and wheat germ.
Health Benefits of L-cysteine and NAC
L-cysteine is a precursor to theantioxidantglutathione, which is severely depleted by toxic burdens placed upon the liver by drugs, alcohol, pollution, smoke and industrial chemicals. In a clinical setting, the NAC form of l-cysteine is sometimes used to counteract overdoses of specific substances like acetaminophen in cases of acetaminophen overdose.1L-cysteine is also used by itself and in combination with other nutrients to support more robust hair growth; hair is about 8% cysteine by weight2
Using Cysteine and NAC
Use as directed. L-cysteine is available in capsule, tablet and powder form.
Side-effects and Cautions:
Mild gastrointestinal discomfort or rash may occur in some. May cause headaches, especially in those taking nitrates for the treatment of angina. Children or pregnant/nursing women should not take l-cysteine or NAC except under the advice of a physician. l-cysteine or NAC supplements are not recommended for those prone to kidney stones.
References: 1. Toxicology. 2008 Feb 3;244(1):25-34. Epub 2007 Nov 7. 2. J Invest Dermatol. 1993 Jul;101(1 Suppl):56S-59S.
"Scott Carney sacrificed his own locks to a Hindu temple, but explained that clippings from short hair like his are used mainly as fertilizer or source material for a ubiquitous food additive called L-cysteine (L-cys for short). This amino acid, which gives hair its strength, also gives Noah's bagels their bounce, puts the softness in Tastykakes, and imparts mom-made freshness to Lunchables." READ COMPLETE ARTICLE
The WIC program in Washington state eliminated organic milk to save money in 2009. Of course this is typical WA ignorance because they fail to understand the longterm consequences of their limited understanding on this decision.
The National Research Council states that the data strongly suggests that exposure to neurotoxic compounds at levels believed to be safe for adults would result in permanent loss of brain function if it occurred during the prenatal or early childhood period of brain development. The National Academy of Sciences says that infants are likely to be 10 times more sensitive to any single pesticide than an adult. Furthermore, the additive effects of pesticides consumed in combination are not considered when regulating pesticides; nor are multiple routes of exposure (through food, water, and household products). The additive affect of simultaneous exposure to multiple pesticides presents a real-world risk to infants and children.
Today on Serious Eats: Orange-Cranberry Muffins. Say goodbye to winter citrus with these super easy, seriously portable healthy breakfast treats.
As a dedicated frugalist and aficionado of tree-like vegetables, I’m forever in search of ways to enliven broccoli. There are fewer cheaper, more nutritious foods in the produce aisle, and honestly, it’s tough to pretend you’re a forest giant with blueberries.
Here's one way to jazz it up:
And you can stir fry it, sure. And broccoli goes pretty well in pasta. But otherwise, if you don’t dig the Cruciferae smothered in cheese or doused in lemon, you’re kinda out of luck.
Enter Broccoli with Roasted Red Peppers. A buttery, sweet twist on a usually staid side dish, the recipe takes about ten minutes if you have jarred roasted red peppers handy. If you don’t, roasting your own pepper will add 20 to 30 minutes to the cooking time, and could be well worth the effort.
To those who've never done it before, the process can be somewhat intimidating. Trust: it’s not so bad. Simply follow these exciting rules:
Preheat your broiler.
Wash and dry the pepper, taking care to remove any stickers. While delicious raw, roasted stickers possess an unfortunate poison flavor.
Place the pepper on a small pan and stick it under the broiler. When the skin becomes blackened, use tongs to turn it over.
When the whole pepper becomes blackened, remove it from the oven, place it in a bowl, and cover the bowl with tin foil or plastic wrap. Walk away and do something awesome for a few minutes. Suggested: Settlers of Catan, knitting, cartwheels.
Once the pepper is cool enough to handle, peel it, seed it, and use the flesh for your own nefarious purposes.
Dance.
By the third and fourth time you roast your own pepper, it’s practically a trip to Disneyworld. (Minus the lines!)
Before we get to the recipe itself, two quick notes on the process: First, I made this at my parents house. (Hi, Ma and Pa!) While they have an excellent pantry and fine selection of produce, they’re not Safeway, and rarely carry fresh herbs. Fortunately, a teaspoon of dried substituted quite nicely. Second, nutrition numbers were provided by All Recipes, and are listed below. Only the price calculations are my own.
Sweet readers, how do you make broccoli less boring? If it involves ranch dressing, open flame, or mangoes, I’m all ears.
Broccoli with Roasted Red Peppers Makes 6 servings, 2/3 cup each. Adapted from All Recipes/Taste of Home.
5 cups broccoli florets, cut small 1 clove garlic, minced 1 tablespoon butter 1/4 cup roasted red pepper, diced (or more, if you like) 1 tablespoon minced fresh parsley OR 1 teaspoon dried parsley 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/8 teaspoon pepper
NOTE: If roasting your own pepper, please use the instructions in the above post. If using jarred peppers, read on.
1) Steam broccoli, either in your microwave or on your stovetop. For stovetop: Fill a small pot with 1 or 2 inches water. Place a steamer basket in pot. Add broccoli to basket. Cover, leaving a crack. Steam 3 to 6 minutes, until broccoli is crisp-tender (not limp).
I happened to notice a link to the Oprah show bulletin broad and their Q & A for Dr Oz having to do with vitamin D, Fosamax, cell phones and irregular heart beat.
What stuck me is that one of the queries posted was by a woman who had been told by her doctor that her vitamin D level at 38.4 was good.
Hopefully her doctor tested for 25 OH or Vitamin D3. If you'd like to know the range for results, please see this excerpt from my recent issue of herbalYODA Says! - If you're not a subscriber, request a copy with your donation to CHI (www.leaflady.org)
" The base level for vitamin D for both adults and children is 50 nanograms/mL If your level is below 50 then you will use it as fast as it is made, and you may be at risk for deficiency. This is more of a concern for people of color, those who do not go in the sun, those who are confined or live in climates where it is darker in winter, and those who wear clothing that covers the entire body.
Blood serum levels above 80 ng/mL allow for reserve storage. Levels above 200 ng/mL are thought to be toxic. The optimal range at all times is between 50 and 80ng/mL for adults and children."
Often you find that today's doctors are remiss in their ability to interpret lab results according to the most current research. Old levels for Vitamin D are 30, and even our own misguided FDA is considering raising the daily intake to 1000 mg.
This lack is virtually universal for thyroid testing, especially made worse because of the failure to order the correct tests.
Irregular heart beat associated with Fosamax may be related to the fluoride content of the drug which has a negative effect on thyroid function. Thyroid dysfunction is often a symptom of excessive exposure to fluoride, because fluoride displaces iodine which is a key nutrient for a healthy thyroid. Iodine is also displaced by chlorine and bromine (halogens).
Electromagnetic fields (EMF) created by cell phones do now show that there is a alteration of thyroid function. This can be linked to irregular heart beat either from EMF (especially when exposed to WIFI) or thyroid dysfunction. This also has implications for an increased risk of breast cancer.
You can order both the vitamin D test and thyroid panel, or other tests, from CHI. And many states allow you to order your own. We also provide a service that includes interpretation of what lab results mean for your health.
NB: Our upcoming herbalYODA Says! program on BTR for April will be about thyroid.
Have you tried a black bean brownie? I have and they are so good! My friend introduced me to these yummy brownies from Heidi Swanson's 101 Cookbooks . Then recently I ran into the Greener Eating blog with this different Brownie recipe that looks so good! I tried it today! Also through my searches I went here, and from there, I went to here, then I found Superlicious Fudge Spread to "frost" my brownies! Also found a recipe for ABC pudding which I am defiantly going to make! The brownies are very moist and have almost a fudgy look to them.
Ingredients:
1 1/2 Cups soft cooked black beans
2 ripe bananas
1/3 Cup agave nectar
1/4 Cup unsweetened cocoa
1 Tbsp cinnamon
1 tsp vanilla extract
1/4 Cup instant oats
1 Tbsp walnut pieces
Instructions:
Preheat oven to 350F. Grease an 8x8" pan and set aside. Combine all ingredients, except oats, in a food processor or blender and blend until smooth, scrapping sides as needed. Stir in the oats and pour batter into the pan. Bake approx 30 minutes or until a toothpick inserted in the center comes out clean. Allow to cool before icing.
Superlicious Fudge Spread
Ingredients:
2 Avocado's
1/4 agave nectar
3 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
Pour all ingredients into blender and blend until smooth.
Just in time for Jamie Oliver's Food Revolution Order Tanka Bar, Tanka Bites, Tanka Dogs and Tanka Wild from our link in the right hand column. Tanka Wild Sticks
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Sweet readers! It’s the links! Better late than never, I guess.
1) The Story of Stuff: The Story of Bottled Water Enthralling, informative, mostly-animated video on the evolution of and waste created by the bottled water boom. You could apply this to almost every processed food, but it’s particularly fascinating in H2O’s case. Ignoring advertising is half the bottle battle. (Thanks to BoingBoing for the link.)
2) Zen Habits: How to Master the Art of Mindful Eating Guest post from stonesoup’s Jules on thinking about what you eat, a key strategy in keeping yourself satisfied. If you’ve ever plowed through a whole carton of sesame noodles without taking a breath (*cough* me *cough*), you know it’s tougher than it sounds.
3) Slashfood: The Cost of Sharing Entrees Splitting a plate: chintzy cost-cutting measure or justifiably frugal dining move? You can probably guess which way servers lean. 106 comments and counting.
6) The Kitchn: Scientists Finally Prove High Fructose Corn Syrup Risks Princeton scientists fed a bunch of rats HFCS in two separate studies, and found they gained much more weight than rodents eating sugar. While this seems like pretty damning evidence, Marion Nestle says, “Not so fast, research dudes.” There’s a Secret of Nimh joke in here somewhere.
8) Eating Well: Fast Food – The Real Cost of a Hamburger Raj Patel, author of The Value of Nothing, argues that a $3.50 Big Mac is actually way costlier than it appears, since we pay for it dearly in other ways (environmentally, socially, etc.). Read on for deep thoughts and convincing arguments.
9) Slashfood: Is Anyone Watching Over Organics? Another day, another gobsmacking USDA oversight. It seems no one’s testing organic foods for pesticide residue, among other things, which kind of defeats the purpose.
10) Wise Bread: Buy Your Groceries European-style Philip buys food almost daily, based on what’s on sale and what looks good. It works for him and his family, and it’s an interesting alternative to the read-a-circular/make-a-list/don’t-deviate style most of us are taught.
New York Times: Calorie Data to Be Posted at Most Chains Side effect of the health care bill: restaurant chains and fast food joints have to include calorie counts in their menus. This could mean bad things for Cheesecake Factory, folks.
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This morning a visitor from Florida was perusing Natural Health News for posts about the pink salt fad. Their comment is below, and I have posted it so you can see how their understanding of fluorine and fluoride is grossly inaccurate.
I do not know where their information originated but it is quite well known that fluoride additives are not pumped into water as "gas flourine". Water fluoridation currently, and, for some time, has been in the form of adding hydrofluosilicic acid.
Fluoride in any form is not "inert", and NO, I would not do very good as a corporate lobbyist because I don't do a good job of altering facts to fit a sales scheme.
"Anonymous has left a new comment on your post "Himalayan Salt FAD May Be a Health Risk": Again, into US water is pumped the gas flourine. It cannot be removed with filters of any sort. Flouride, such as in salts, is an inert ingredient which is an entirely different kettle of tea. Havve you thought of applying for a job as a corporate lobbyist?"
Commenting below on the above quote is an internationally respected fluoride researcher -
Re: fluoride:
"Again, into US water is pumped the gas flourine."
Nonsense. First of all, it's FLUORINE and FLUORIDE, not flourine and flouride....
FLUORINE is a gas, and is NOT used in water fluoridation.
The two agents used most commonly for water fluoridation in the US are hydrofluorosilicic acid and sodium fluoride.
"Flouride, such as in salts, is an inert ingredient which is an entirely different kettle of tea."
FLUORIDE, even in the form of calcium fluoride, the compound called "natural fluoride" by those ignorant on this issue, is NOT inert.
This web site - http://poisonfluoride.com/pfpc/fluoride_Aromalife.htm - is not translated into English. If you are unable to read German you may use a free translation service of your choice. However, the chemical analysis is clear and descriptive enough to show that this " Himalayan pink crystal salt" is extremely high in several very toxic substances, contains a rather harmful level of sodium (14 percentage points higher than Celtic salt), and is replete with fluoride at 231 mg. As with fluoride, many of the toxic substances in the "pink salt" are not necessary, and can be very harmful, for and to human and animal health.
Further, data based on science, rather than marketing or sales schemes, can be foundhere and here.
I always welcome comments, however they should be realistic and free from links to advertising. At NHN we reserve the right to use, not use/and or post, submitted comments accordingly.
Perhaps this is one of the most ill informed comments received at Natural Health News since Mike Adams directed his ad hominem attacks against me personally, our organization, and Natural Health News. Adams made a rash of defamatory comments about me, including one alluding to his unfounded claim that NHN is PhRMA funded.
Interestingly, Natural Health News is fully transparent; Adams, his unidentified Taiwanese (and or other) backers, as well as their hundreds of webseed (seedweb) vacuous web sites based in Canada, are not.
Perhaps Adams is the one backed by PhRMA, and he is just projecting fear and guilt.
NB: PLEASE USE THE SEARCH BOX TO LOCATE THE MANY FLUORIDE AND HIMALAYAN SALT RELATED ARTICLES FOUND IN NATURAL HEALTH NEWS.
Your data, especially electronic data, is always at some degree of risk, and of course electronic health records pose a risk of dissemination without your consent.
A concerned person took the opportunity to address the push to have you store and/or backup all your data on line, and here he shares some of his thoughts and tips:Think BEFORE Using ANYOnline Backup Service Since 2006 we've discussed this issue in two dozen different posts, just use our search box and you'll find them easily.
Consider this from the UK press -
D. Mail 26.3.10 "NHSPORTERS & CLEANERS CAN SNOOP ON YOUR RECORDS" As many as 140,000 non-medical staff, including porters & housekeepers, have access to sensitive NHS patient files, it emerged last night. The lack of privacy protection has been revealed by a Freedom of Info survey. Govt. guidelines say only staff involved in providing & supporting patient care should have access, but Trusts are interpreting the rules so widely that administrators, porters & IT staff are all cleared to potentially delve into a person's medical file. Critics say it will be even easier to gain access when they are stored on the new NHS computer database.
UPDATE: 27 March 2010 - In 1974 the US Cancer Institute presented scientific papers on the findings that Vitamin A was effective in preventing cancer as well as preventing cellular proliferation. Additionally, later in 1974 other scientific papers reported that vitamin A is definitively an anti-cancer supplement offering cellular protection and offers protection from malignant growth. The scientist found that vitamin A reversed the cellular damage caused by the carcinogen and it helps your body's defense mechanism to destroy cancer cells. This is definitely a substance that offers protection against and reversal of cancers according to the findings.
One must ask exactly what is behind the major effort against using nutritional supplements in the prevention and treatment of cancer today.
Get your copy of CHI's Vitamin C Healthy Handout with your tax deductible donation to learn how to do high dose vitamin C therapy at home. --------------------------- ORIGINALLY POSTED 17 FEB 09 This is a very interesting report because it offers an option that is less toxic than standard chemotherapy. It also shows that vitamins are effective and helpful in cancer care.
Leukemia patients treated with arsenic, vitamin A "The treatment was effective ... and worked better than either drug given alone." Mon Feb 16, 2009 HONG KONG (Reuters) – Doctors appear to have safely and successfully treated patients with cancer of the blood and bone marrow with a combination of arsenic and vitamin A, according to long-term study in China.
In an article published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, the doctors said they prescribed the regimen to 85 patients and monitored them for an average of 70 months.
Of these, 80 patients went into complete remission and the researchers did not find any associated long-term problems in their heart or lungs and there was no development of secondary cancers.
"Two years after their treatment, the patients had arsenic blood and urine levels well below safety limits, and only slightly higher than controls," they wrote.
"The treatment was effective ... and worked better than either drug given alone."
The authors recommended that the treatment be given to patients with blood and bone marrow cancer, or acute promyelocytic Leukemia.
While vitamin A is regarded by some experts as a viable treatment, this is the first time that its use has been monitored for such an extended period of time.
Since the 18th century, arsenic compounds have been used as medicines to treat certain ailments. The US Food and Drug Administration approved it for the treatment of people with blood and bone marrow cancer in 2000.
(Reporting by Tan Ee Lyn; Editing by Alex Richardson)
Sweet readers! The links are coming a little later today, but first: Leigh and I wrote an opinion piece for CNN. It's here: Want Healthy Kids? Learn How to Cook.
In related news, Husband-Elect and I will be appearing tomorrow morning on CBS' The Early Show to discuss the$25 Food Project. We are super excited, and currently in desperate search of things to wear.
See you back here in a few hours.
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The other night my hubby and I were out for a walk and passed a subway advertisement, advertising Chipotle Cheesesteak Subs. The first thing that came to mind was "Hey I can make that!". So last night we had a lovely roast beef dinner...and tonight I used the beef leftovers and made chipotle cheese steak subs! I did the math and with all the ingredients I made 4 full size subs for just over $7! Wow! Not sure how much a sub is at Subway?
1. I sliced the roast beef as thin as I could and heated it in the oven with a bit of watered down gravy to keep it moist. 2. Sliced green peeper and onion and sauted till just tender in frypan.
Chipotle Sauce
3/4 Cup mayo
1tsp Dijon Mustard
1/4 Lime squeezed
1-3 tsp chipotle sauce (or you can mince 1 chipotle pepper)
A little garlic powder to taste
Combine all ingredients add more or less to your own liking.
3. I purchased grocery store made parmesan herb sub buns and toasted them in the oven with cheese on them! 4. And top with your favorite sub toppings!
These subs were so good! The kids loved them and requested I make them every time we have leftover roast beef! Mmmmm they were good! Should of only had half though :(
Gelatin: known to cause allergic reactions and anaphylaxis are usually associated with sensitivity to egg or gelatin
Polysorbate 80 (Tween80): can cause severe allergic reactions, including anaphylaxis
Formaldehyde: known carcinogen
Triton X100: a strong detergent
Sucrose: table sugar
Resin: known to cause allergic reactions
Gentamycin: an antibiotic
Thimerosal: mercury is still in multidose flu shot vials 2. Do flu shots work?
Not in babies:
In a review of more than 51 studies involving more than 294,000 children it was found there was “no evidence that injecting children 6-24 months of age with a flu shot was any more effective than placebo. In children over 2 yrs, it was only effective 33% of the time in preventing the flu. Reference: “Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy children.” The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 2 (2008). Not in children with asthma:
for asthma.
A study 800 children with asthma, where one half were vaccinated and the other half did not receive the influenza vaccine. The two groups were compared with respect to clinic visits, emergency department (ED) visits, and hospitalizations CONCLUSION: This study failed to provide evidence that the influenza vaccine prevents pediatric asthma exacerbations.
Reference:
“Effectiveness of influenza vaccine for the prevention of asthma exacerbations.” Christly, C. et al. Arch Dis Child. 2004 Aug;89(8):734-5. Not in children with asthma (2):
do not get the vaccine.”
“The inactivated flu vaccine, Flumist, does not prevent influenza-related hospitalizations in children, especially the ones with asthma. In fact, children who get the flu vaccine are more at risk for hospitalization than children who Reference: The American Thoracic Society’s 105th International Conference, May 15-20, 2009, San Diego. Not in adults:
1 (2006).
In a review of 48 reports including more than 66,000 adults, “Vaccination of healthy adults only reduced risk of influenza by 6% and reduced the number of missed work days by less than one day (0.16) days. It did not change the number of people needing to go to hospital or take time off work.” Reference: “Vaccines for preventing influenza in healthy adults.” The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. Not in the Elderly:
In a review of 64 studies in 98 flu seasons, For elderly living in nursing homes, flu shots were non-significant for preventing the flu. For elderly living in the community, vaccines were not (significantly) effective against influenza, ILI or pneumonia.
Reference: “Vaccines for preventing influenza in the elderly.” The Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews. 3(2006).
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