Monday, June 23, 2014
Sunday, June 22, 2014
The Brain Made Simple
Left Hemisphere Right Hemisphere
The Quick Facts The Quick Facts
Functions: Responsible for control of the right side of the body, and is the more artistic and creative side of the brain
Functions: Responsible for control of the left side of the body, and is the more academic and logical side of the brain
If you would split the brain right down the middle into two symmetrical, or equal parts, you would have a right and left hemisphere. Although equal in size, these two sides are not the same, and do not carry out the same functions. The left side of the brain is responsible for controlling the right side of the body. It also performs task that have to do with creativity and the arts. On the other hand, the right hemisphere coordinates the left side of the body, and performs tasks that have do with logic such as with science and mathematics. Both hemispheres are connected by the corpus callosum and serve the body in different ways .
Quick Quiz!
See if you can tell what hemisphere is being used in each task!
1) Drawing a picture of an imaginary castle.
2) Doing your math homework.
3) Daydreaming when you should be studying!
4) Talking to a friend.
5) Listening to a parent or teacher.
1) Drawing a picture of an imaginary castle.
2) Doing your math homework.
3) Daydreaming when you should be studying!
4) Talking to a friend.
5) Listening to a parent or teacher.
Answers: 1. Right, 2. Left, 3. Right, 4. Left, 5. Left
Friday, June 20, 2014
Homeopathy dramatically more effective at preventing and treating whooping cough than allopathic medicine
Homeopathy dramatically more effective at
preventing and treating whooping cough than allopathic medicine
by
Carolanne Wright on Natural News
Living in a toxic world isn't easy, but we can protect ourselves with a bit of knowledge and awareness. Vaccination is a prime example. Concoctions of poison, vaccines are linked with autism, seizures and death. Astoundingly, the CDC is the biggest cheerleader of these harmful jabs even when they have been shown to be ineffective. And now, more are being pushed onto the public due to the recent outbreak of whooping cough (pertussis) that is raging across the U.S. A solution for this insanity can be found with homeopathy -- an exceptionally safe and successful remedy for infectious disease.
Living in a toxic world isn't easy, but we can protect ourselves with a bit of knowledge and awareness. Vaccination is a prime example. Concoctions of poison, vaccines are linked with autism, seizures and death. Astoundingly, the CDC is the biggest cheerleader of these harmful jabs even when they have been shown to be ineffective. And now, more are being pushed onto the public due to the recent outbreak of whooping cough (pertussis) that is raging across the U.S. A solution for this insanity can be found with homeopathy -- an exceptionally safe and successful remedy for infectious disease.
Dangerous vaccines peddled by the CDC to
the detriment of health
Believe
it or not, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)
does not hold health and well being as a top priority. It is yet another
governmental agency with special interests, bowing down to big pharma and the
mighty dollar. The CDC actively advocates vaccination, regardless of
effectiveness or health risks. This is seen with the recent resurgence of
whooping cough in the U.S. The CDC recommends an increase in pertussis
vaccinations even though a majority of those who contract the disease have
already been vaccinated. Not only is the vaccine a failure, but it is also
extremely unsafe, carrying "one of the highest risks of dangerous side
effect of any childhood shot," as stated in Vaccinations: The Rest
of the Story.
Homeopathy - A safe alternative
Instead of risky vaccines, homeopathy offers a nontoxic and highly
potent alternative for the prevention and treatment of whooping cough.
In the book, Homeopathy in Epidemic Diseases, Dr. Dorothy Shepherd demonstrates the effectiveness of homeopathy. For years, Dr. Shepherd worked closely with an immunization clinic and witnessed first hand how unsuccessful vaccines were in preventing infectious disease. She also observed the dangers associated with vaccination. In an attempt to find a better solution, she purchased a copy of Dr. Clarke's monograph about the nosode of whooping cough (Pertussin). Shepherd's "...eyes were opened to the possibilities of cutting short an epidemic of this dread disease."
Dr. Shepherd found that homeopathy was successful in preventing pertussis and mitigating the severity of an attack. In one example, four children contracted whooping cough and were treated with allopathic medicine. It took the children almost six months to recover and were "a mere shadow of their of former selves," according to Shepherd. Interestingly, other children living close by also contracted the disease, but were given small pills of Pertussin instead. Every child fully recovered within two weeks.
In another instance, "364 cases were given daily doses of Pertussin for two weeks after contact. Many of these cases were seen in the day nurseries under my care -- not one of these children [including newborns] developed the disease," notes Shepherd.
A five-year-old girl in a private school was also treated successfully with Pertussin. Dr. Shepherd reports, "Of the twenty-one children in her class, eighteen were infected with a severe type of whooping cough. Only three escaped -- two had whooping cough a year before, and the third was my little friend."
Thankfully, homeopathy offers a safe and effective alternative to toxic vaccines and harmful infectious disease like pertussis. Further information about how to protect yourself from whooping cough with homeopathy can be found here.
Sources for this article include:
"New Health Ranger video exposes the truth about MSG, mercury and formaldehyde in vaccines" Mike Adams, Natural News, November 20, 2012. Retrieved on November 20, 2012 from:http://www.naturalnews.com/038022_vaccines_mercury_seizures.html
In the book, Homeopathy in Epidemic Diseases, Dr. Dorothy Shepherd demonstrates the effectiveness of homeopathy. For years, Dr. Shepherd worked closely with an immunization clinic and witnessed first hand how unsuccessful vaccines were in preventing infectious disease. She also observed the dangers associated with vaccination. In an attempt to find a better solution, she purchased a copy of Dr. Clarke's monograph about the nosode of whooping cough (Pertussin). Shepherd's "...eyes were opened to the possibilities of cutting short an epidemic of this dread disease."
Dr. Shepherd found that homeopathy was successful in preventing pertussis and mitigating the severity of an attack. In one example, four children contracted whooping cough and were treated with allopathic medicine. It took the children almost six months to recover and were "a mere shadow of their of former selves," according to Shepherd. Interestingly, other children living close by also contracted the disease, but were given small pills of Pertussin instead. Every child fully recovered within two weeks.
In another instance, "364 cases were given daily doses of Pertussin for two weeks after contact. Many of these cases were seen in the day nurseries under my care -- not one of these children [including newborns] developed the disease," notes Shepherd.
A five-year-old girl in a private school was also treated successfully with Pertussin. Dr. Shepherd reports, "Of the twenty-one children in her class, eighteen were infected with a severe type of whooping cough. Only three escaped -- two had whooping cough a year before, and the third was my little friend."
Thankfully, homeopathy offers a safe and effective alternative to toxic vaccines and harmful infectious disease like pertussis. Further information about how to protect yourself from whooping cough with homeopathy can be found here.
Sources for this article include:
"New Health Ranger video exposes the truth about MSG, mercury and formaldehyde in vaccines" Mike Adams, Natural News, November 20, 2012. Retrieved on November 20, 2012 from:http://www.naturalnews.com/038022_vaccines_mercury_seizures.html
Thursday, June 19, 2014
The Role of Niacin in Detoxification
The role of niacin in detoxification
Niacin opens
blood vessels wider. Niacin, when used properly, offers benefits in terms of
cholesterol reduction, as well as for detoxification. People with high
cholesterol levels should see improvements once their follow the proper diet of
raw foods, preferably through a good juicing program,
along with the proper healing
fats in their diet. However for people who don't respond, it would
seem that niacin would be a far safer and less expensive alternative to the statin drugs,
which have their serious complications.
Flush Out Chemicals With A Niacin Detox
Niacin Detox was an important part of the Purification Program developed by
scientists by 1979 for releasing toxins from tissues. The program was developed
as a result of research into methods of cleansing the body of drugs.
Niacin is Vitamin B3 and along with B1 and B2 is needed
for the Phase 1 detox. Niacin, nicotinamide and nicotinic acid are all forms of
Vitamin B3 but niacinimide plays no part in detoxification.
Niacin is needed for energy production, proper digestion,
manufacture of hormones, gene expression, a healthy nervous system and healthy
skin. We cannot do without it. A certain amount can be made in the body from
the amino acid tryptophan, found in meat, dairy and eggs, if there is adequate
B1, B2 and B6 but this does not supply our total needs.
Vitamin B3 is found in all organ meats, chicken, beef,
salmon, tuna, wheat germ, green leafy vegetables, beans, peas, raw mushrooms,
avocados, nuts, dried figs, prunes and dates. Processed food suffers from a
loss of niacin.
Sometimes the term niacin
detox is used to
describe a program often used to lower LDL cholesterol without drugs.
Niacin can improve cardiovascular health and it is often used by doctors of
alternative medicine and naturopaths as part of a program to reverse coronary
artery disease. It can lower blood fats including cholesterol and widen the
small blood vessels known as capillaries improving circulation.
The niacin
detox I am
talking about here is different. It bursts open fat cells ( lipolysis) to
release chemicals or drugs that are stored in them. Many chemicals are stored
in the fatty layers of your body. Once the toxins have been released they are
detoxed from the body through the skin and intestines.
You may read some articles that say
there is no scientific evidence that niacin can detox stored chemicals from the
cells but the truth is that they have known that it works for some years but
not exactly how.
Niacin is used in the Gerson Therapy for cancer. Dr
Gerson recommended 50mg six times a day for four to six months. He stated that
Niacin helps to bring back sufficient glycogen into the liver cells. It also
helps in protein metabolism, acts to open small arteries and capillaries and
raises electrical potential in cells
Dr George Yu described the niacin detox program that he uses in his practice
at the Longevity Now Conference held earlier this year
The dose for the niacin
detox protocol
varies from practitioner to practitioner but the program should include
exercise and far infrared ( FIR) sauna.
Here’s a regime which should be followed for a month.
Niacin
Start by taking 50 mg a day with food and gradually build up the dose to at
least 500mg. You can go up to 1000 mg a day if you think you are quite toxic.
People with severe toxicity problems can take up to 5000mg but should be
supervised by a health practitioner.
By gradually increasing the dose you will avoid the niacin
flush. Niacin dilates the capillaries, increases circulation and releases
histamine from cells which will cause the skin to flush, feel hot, make your
heart pound and may cause you to itch. It can last for up to an hour but is not
at all harmful.
When you continue to take niacin you develop a tolerance
and will no longer flush. Don’t be tempted to take non-flush niacin and this
will not have the same detox effect.
Exercise
Use a mini-trampoline ( rebounder) for this. Jump on
it for at least 10 minutes and preferably 20 minutes prior to using a FIR
sauna. You may have to gradually build up your exercise time if you are not
used to doing any. (Chi machine works very well.)
FIR Sauna ( or other heat source)
Spend 40 minutes if you can in a sauna built of
environmentally safe materials. If you don’t tolerate heat well, have multiple
chemical sensitivity or chronic illness then start out with 5 minutes and
gradually increase the time by 5 minutes a day.
Wipe sweat from your body while in the sauna and follow it
with a cleansing shower using neutral pH organic soap to wash off toxins from
the skin. Be sure to wash your hair too. Wipe down the walls of the sauna and
launder your towels as soon as possible in hot water because they will be laden
with toxins that you have excreted from your body through the skin.
Drink 8 oz pure water for every 15 minutes you spend in
the sauna to replace lost fluids.
Additional aids to detoxification
You can take Bentonite clay, activated charcoal, chlorella,
psyllium seed or zeolite to help eliminate the toxins
from the intestines.
A massage or other form of body work can help to
relax muscles and increase circulation encouraging further cleansing.
A good detox diet that includes fresh vegetable juices,
green smoothies and a large amount of fresh, raw and lightly cooked vegetables
to help replace vitamins, minerals and antioxidants that are needed for detox
and repair of tissue damaged by the chemical toxins.
Long term intake of 2000mg ( 2 grams) or more a day may
lead to side effects of nausea, vomiting, dizziness, flare up of gout,
headache; heartburn, skin discoloration and raised liver enzymes in rare cases.
These all disappear when therapy is stopped. Dr George Yu says that he never
sees any permanent damage with doses up to 5000mg.
Niacin is a water-soluble B vitamin – vitamin B3 - and the common
name for 2 very different compounds: "nicotinic acid" and
"niacinamide". High doses of niacin (as nicotinic acid) can lower
cholesterol levels (although the exact mechanism of action is still not known).
The other form of niacin (nicotinamide or niacinamide) does not open blood
vessels wider nor provide a cholesterol-lowering effect.
Niacin and detoxification of fatty tissues
There are many
'detoxification programs' on the internet, but few of them acknowledge the
significant fact that many toxins are stored in FATTY TISSUES. Until that fact
is acknowledged, one can not develop a procedure for removing toxins from THAT
location.
Until the Ron
Hubbard purification program was developed, no one had even yet
recognized that these oil soluble toxins had such long-term effects in the body.
An important characteristic of the Hubbard detoxification program
is the use of niacin. Niacin has the well-known effect of causing
"vasodilation", often called the niacin flush, which is an opening of
the small blood vessels, the capillaries, so that more blood flows through
them. These are the blood vessels which are of most value in reaching fatty
tissues. In this way the toxins which are stored in these fatty tissues can be
removed, into the bloodstream, and processed out of the body. However, niacin
is also made in the form of niacinamide - a form of vitamin B3 which,
deliberately, is manufactured so that it will NOT cause dilation of the blood
vessels - the flush so well known when using plain niacin. A detoxification
program which features the use of niacinamide and also claims to improve blood
circulation would be based on false science.
Some detoxification programs don't even recognize that the toxins they
claim to be removing are stored in fatty tissues. The idea of removing these
toxins by some procedure which does not include niacin is not practical.
The niacin "flush"
It's important to note that this niacin flush is not harmful or
dangerous. Some people worry about it, but it is actually a sign of improved
blood flow.
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When you get the niacin "flush", it's an
indication that the niacin is causing small blood vessels in your body to be
expanded in size. Many of your small blood vessels, called
"capillaries" are so small that blood cells can only go through
them in single file. Sometimes, in fact, that small capillary passageway is
clogged and blood doesn't get through at all.
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While the large organs of the body all have blood supplied from
large arteries, a great deal of your body, particularly the parts near the
skin, get their ONLY supply of blood (therefore also of oxygen and nutrients)
from these small capillaries.
The niacin causes these small capilaries to expand - so they might
be able to carry 2 or 3 blood cells at the same time. This is a tremendous
increase in blood flow.
You experience this as a "flushing" of the skin, simply
because there is more blood close to the surface of the body. As the blood
flows in these areas, the cells of the small capilaries will also be getting
rid of their waste products, and often they produce 'histamine' as part of this
process. That histamine is another natural substance produced by every cell in
the body when a cell is under attack, or is eliminating toxins. Histamine
causes an 'itchy' feeling.
Cardiovascular benefits of niacin
The cardiovascular benefits of niacin have been studied in several
major clinical trials (1-5). The primary cardiovascular measures such as
cholesterol and triglyceride
levels, strokes and heart attacksare
all significantly reduced with niacin therapy (sometimes used alone and
sometimes used along with other drug therapy).
Overall, the use of niacin (nicotinic acid, but not the other form called
"niacinamide") to treat or prevent high levels of blood cholesterol
and triglycerides and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease is well
substantiated. In a large number of clinical trials, niacin has been shown to
consistently lower total and LDL (“bad”) cholesterol - by about 20% - and
triglycerides - by 10 to 25%, while increasing levels of HDL (“good”)
cholesterol - by 15 to 25%.
Niacin safety
There are several precautions which one needs to implement however
when one uses niacin. Niacin usually has a "flush effect" - which is
not harmful - associated with it which is very similar to the hot flashes women
experience during menopause. Niacin supplements are available in regular and
“timed-release” forms. Timed-release versions of niacin have been made
available to avoid this "flush" effect. The problem with most
TIMED-RELEASED niacin is that they are associated with a high degree of liver
problems.
The timed-release forms of nicotinic acid are intended for a
prolonged release of niacin during its 6-8 hour transit time in the intestines,
but timed-release niacin is also associated with greater toxicity and safe
doses are only about half of normal-release forms of niacin.
In the high doses used for controlling cholesterol levels
(anything above 100mg/day), nicotinic acid can cause skin flushing and skin
itching as well as headaches, lightheadedness and low blood pressure. The
niacinamide form of niacin does not cause these side effects, but it is not
effective in reducing cholesterol levels, so it is seldom taken in such high
doses. The slow-release versions of niacin supplements have the potential for
causing liver damage (even at “lower” doses of 500mg/day) - so blood tests to
monitor for liver damage are recommended and high-dose niacin supplementation
should only be undertaken under the guidance of a natural physician. Anyone
with liver disease, including those who consume more than 2 drinks of alcohol
daily, should not take high-dose niacin.
Niacin is cheap, so its effectiveness in reducing cholesterol
levels may be an inexpensive solution to reducing a known risk factor for cardiovascular
disease. When monitored properly by a natural physician, niacin therapy can
be almost as effective as the popular (and expensive) statin drugs for
lowering cholesterol and triglyceride
levels. Niacin may be the most cost-effective lipid-lowering agent
currently available.
Niacin dosing is usually started at the low-end (100mg/day), with
increasing doses of 250mg each week until blood lipid levels start to normalize
(or side effects develop). Side effects are usually minimized by increasing the
dosage slowly to the common therapeutic range of 1000-1500mg/day. Niacin doses
should be divided into 2-3 separate daily doses, or no more than 500-750mg per
individual dose).
Monday, June 16, 2014
Issues that contribute to Miscarriage: #1 BPA exposure during pregnancy raises miscarriage risk
Many issues contribute to Miscarriage: BPA exposure
during pregnancy raises miscarriage risk
Many issues contributing to miscarriage:
1.
Possibly over Three Thousand Miscarriages:
CDC Still Lying about H1N1 Vaccine Safety
2.
Antidepressants during pregnancy cause
alarming 68 percent increased risk of miscarriage
3.
Vaccines and Pregnancy Do Not Mix
4.
Drinking Caffeine During Pregnancy Doubles
Risk of Miscarriage
5.
Eating fruits and vegetables cuts risk of
miscarriage, says study
6.
Chocolate found to reduce risk of
miscarriage
The adverse reproductive effects of the plastics
chemical bisphenol A (BPA) have once again been demonstrated in the scientific
literature. Researchers from Stanford University in California found that the
more BPA circulating in a pregnant woman's bloodstream, the greater her chances
of having a miscarriage.
Among 115 pregnant women tested as part of the
research, 68 had miscarriages, a percentage roughly three times higher than
that of the general population. Upon further investigation, a direct
correlation between BPA levels and miscarriage rates was observed,
substantiating a growing consensus that BPA directly interferes with human
reproduction.
According to Environmental Health News (EHN), all of
the women had been admitted to Stanford's fertility clinic within four weeks of
fertilization, and each was tested for BPA levels prior to treatment. The women
were then divided into four groups based on their BPA measurements to evaluate
the miscarriage rate.
Leading the pack was the group of women with the highest
levels of BPA, who were found to be 83 percent more likely than the others to
have a miscarriage. Women in the second- and third-highest exposure groups also
bore high risks at 58 percent and 30 percent, respectively. At the bottom with
the lowest miscarriage risk were women with low circulating BPA levels.
Though a causal link between BPA and miscarriage was
not established by this particular study, the correlative findings are strongly
suggestive of one. They also back earlier research tying BPA exposure to
general infertility, including a 2013 study out of Massachusetts that
identified increased difficulties getting pregnant among couples where BPA
exposure was high.
"Couples suffering from infertility or recurrent
miscarriages would be best advised to reduce BPA exposure because it has the
potential to adversely affect fetal development," wrote the authors of the
new study.
FDA ignores science, insists BPA is safe
With more than 90 percent of the general public now
believed to be contaminated with BPA, these findings are definitely
disheartening. Cases of infertility, miscarriage and birth defects are already
on the rise due to other sources of environmental pollution, and adding BPA
into the mix only makes the problem worse.
Data gathered last summer by researchers from Brigham
and Women's Hospital in Boston found that BPA directly inhibits the normal
development of human eggs. Providing further details as to how BPA obstructs
normal human reproduction, the research, which was published in the journal
Human Reproduction, showed that BPA decreases the likelihood that eggs will
fully mature.
"Our data show that BPA exposure can dramatically
inhibit egg maturation and adds to a growing body of evidence about the impact
of BPA on human health," wrote Dr. Catherine Racowsky, one of the authors
of this earlier study. "I would encourage further research to gain a
greater understanding of the role BPA plays in infertility."
Further research has been conducted all across the
globe, and much of it has come to similar conclusions. And yet the U.S. Food
and Drug Administration (FDA), in complete denial of science, remains insistent
that BPA at current exposure levels is perfectly safe, a lie that continues to
harm the public.
When the FDA recently issued its own study that claimed
to prove BPA's safety for humans, many academic scientists were outraged to
find that the controls used in the study were deliberately contaminated. As it
turns out, both the controls and the subjects had been exposed to BPA,
completely invalidating the FDA study.
"It's basic science," stated Gail S. Prins, a
professor of physiology at the University of Illinois at Chicago to Mother
Jones. "If your controls are contaminated, you've got a failed experiment
and the data should be discarded. I'm baffled that any journal would even
publish this."
ACNE It's in the food, its in the GUT.
By Dr. Mercola
Nearly 85 percent of people have acne at some point in their lives, making acne the most common skin disorder in the US.1 While acne typically begins during puberty, it's not restricted to adolescents and may impact any age group – even into your 50s and beyond.
While not physically dangerous, acne can take a considerable psychological toll. Some sufferers become so self-conscious and embarrassed that their professional and personal lives suffer, leading to increasing feelings of alienation, depression, and social withdrawal.
Many mistakenly believe acne is mostly an aesthetic problem, but it is actually a sign of deeper imbalance in your system, often in your gut. Most physicians miss this connection entirely, instead prescribing acne drugs and other topical treatments.
Americans spend more than $2.2 billion every year on acne treatments, including prescription and over-the-counter products,2 but many will turn out to be useless if you ignore the foundational cause of most acne – improper diet.
Desperate to Clear Your Skin? Stop Eating Gluten and Grains
Full-blown celiac disease, which is an extreme form of gluten sensitivity causing both the adaptive and innate immune system to attack your small intestine, affects an estimated 1.8 percent of people in Western cultures. But non-celiac gluten sensitivity may actually affect as many as 30 to 40 percent of the population, and according to Dr. Alessio Fasano at Massachusetts General Hospital, virtually all of us are affected to some degree.3
This is because we all create a substance called zonulin in the intestine in response to gluten. Glutinous proteins, found in wheat, barley, and rye, known as prolamines can make your gut more permeable, which allows partially digested proteins to get into your bloodstream that would otherwise have been excluded, any of which can sensitize your immune system and promote inflammation, which can contribute to worsening acne.
Once gluten sensitizes your gut, it then becomes more permeable and all manner of gut bacterial components and previously excluded dietary proteins—including casein and other dairy proteins—have direct access to your bloodstream, thereby further challenging your immune system.
If you have acne, you should try eliminating gluten and other lectin-containing foods, although I actually recommend that everyone following my beginner nutrition plan eliminate all gluten from their diets.
Among the most important to avoid are those grains that contain the sticky, hard to digest prolamine proteins, such as wheat, barley, rye, and yes, even oats, rice, and corn. However, I don't recommend you stop there…
Avoid All Grains (and Sugar) If You Have Acne
While glutinous grains should certainly be eliminated if you struggle with acne, I recommend you avoid all manner of refined carbohydrates as well. Acne is much less of a problem in non-Westernized societies, where refined carbohydrates and sugar are consumed in much lower amounts.4 Diets high in sugar and refined carbohydrates are one of the primary causes of acne.
When you eat grain carbohydrates and sugar/fructose, it causes a surge of insulin and insulin-like growth factor called IGF-1 in your body. This can lead to an excess of male hormones, like testosterone, which cause your pores to secrete sebum, a greasy substance that attracts acne-promoting bacteria. Additionally, IGF-1 causes skin cells known as keratinocytes to multiply, a process that is also associated with acne.
Additionally, these very same foods -- refined carbs, such as fructose, sugar, and grains -- will also increase inflammation in your body, which may trigger acne, and at the same time they will also wreak havoc on the makeup of your intestinal bacteria, as mentioned above.
In fact, in 2007 a study published in the American Journal of Clinical Nutritionfound that young men (ages 15 to 25) with acne problems who were placed on low-glycemic diets for 12 weeks showed significant improvements in acne and insulin sensitivity.5 Research published last year also found that a high-glycemic diet and frequent dairy consumption are linked to acne.6
Indulge in Vegetables, Limit Processed Foods to Control Acne Flare-Ups
Any meal or snack high in refined carbohydrates (i.e. grains and sugars) will generate a rapid rise in blood glucose. To adjust for this rapid rise, your pancreas secretes the hormone insulin into your bloodstream.
High blood sugar levels cause repeated surges in insulin and this causes your cells to become "insulin-resistant," which leads to the production of even higher levels of insulin, and, eventually insulin resistance, another key factor linked to acne. Prolonged excessive insulin secretion can also eventually burn out your pancreatic beta cells which produce it, leading to "double diabetes," a mixture of type 2 and type 1.
This is why, if you struggle with acne, you want to avoid all foods that contribute to insulin resistance (namely sugar and grains), not just the gluten-containing grains. The best way to know if you are insulin/leptin resistant is to measure your fasting insulin level. If it is below 3, you are not likely resistant.
However, if you are overweight, have high blood pressure, diabetes, cancer, or abnormal cholesterol levels, it is likely that you have some element of insulin/leptin resistance and you would likely benefit from restricting your intake of sugars and grains until the conditions resolve.
You'll be happy to know that simply eliminating grains, sugars (particularly fructose), cereals, potatoes, corn, rice, pasta, processed foods, etc., radically improves acne for most people. Fruit contains a fair amount of fructose, so it should be consumed in limited quantities if you are predisposed to acne. Or, at least focus on the low-sugar, high-nutrient-dense fruits like berries.
And fruit juices should be strictly avoided since the sugar is very concentrated in them, without the buffering effect of fiber, pectin, and other food cofactors present in whole, raw, organic fruit. Fresh vegetable juices are great, though, especially green juices, as are most vegetables, which are slow to break down into simple sugars, with minimal insulin impact.
Why Optimizing Your Gut Health May Help with Acne
When you clean up your diet as described above, your gut health will naturally improve. You can further support it by consumingfermented foods regularly, to encourage the growth of beneficial microorganisms, which will benefit your skin health in multiple ways.
For starters, signals from your gut microorganisms are sent throughout your body and interact with organisms in your skin and gut mucosa. Researchers are looking into how these interactions can help with skin conditions like dryness, improve collagen, or stabilize the microflora on your skin to help with irritations. As noted by researchers in Gut Pathogens:7
"The lines of communication, as mediated by gut microbes, may be direct and indirect -- ultimately influencing the degree of acne by a systemic effect on inflammation, oxidative stress, glycemic control, tissue lipid levels, pathogenic bacteria, as well as levels of neuropeptides and mood-regulating neurotransmitters. …there appears to be more than enough supportive evidence to suggest that gut microbes, and the integrity of the gastrointestinal tract itself, are contributing factors in the acne process."
Another interesting connection is via your emotional health, as stress may, too, cause acne via your gut-brain connection. Research by dermatologists John Stokes and Donald Pillsbury conducted more than 70 years posited that your emotions could alter the microflora in your intestines, which could therefore contribute to systemic inflammation that could exacerbate acne and other skin conditions. In 2011, researchers validated this connection, noting:8
"Experimental studies show that psychological stress stagnates normal small intestinal transit time, encourages overgrowth of bacteria, and compromises the intestinal barrier. SIBO [small intestinal bacterial over growth] is strongly associated with depression and anxiety, while eradication of SIBO improves emotional symptoms. Although the frequency of SIBO in acne vulgaris has not yet been investigated, a recent report indicates that SIBO is 10 times more prevalent in those with acne rosacea vs. healthy controls. Correction of SIBO leads to marked clinical improvement in patients with rosacea."
Controlling Acne Takes a Whole-Body Approach
Your skin is your body's largest organ, and an organ of elimination (e.g. sweating), which is why problems on its surface are often a sign of underlying issues. Your complexion is a reflection of your overall health, which is why topical (or worse, systemic) acne drugs will not heal the problem (and may result in serious side effects). Treating acne takes a whole-body approach that will nourish and heal your skin from the inside out, so don't forget to incorporate these essential factors into your acne-busting plan:
• Avoid starchy carbs, sugars/fructose, and grains: This is probably the single most important step you can take to improve your skin health. If you eliminate all sugars, fructose, and grains for a few weeks there is a major likelihood you will notice rapid improvement in your complexion. Replace these foods with healthy fats, like avocados, olives, olive oil, coconut oil, and butter. Be sure to check out my nutrition plan for a simple guide on how to eat right for healthy skin and overall health.
• Water: Drink plenty of fresh, pure water every day. Hydrating your body facilitates cell growth and regeneration, elimination of wastes, and sloughing away dead skin cells. Hydration will also improve your skin tone. Every day, drink enough water so that your urine is a pale yellow color. If your urine is bright yellow, you probably need to drink more water (unless you take B vitamins, which themselves turn urine bright yellow).
• Exercise: Getting plenty of high-intensity exercise helps your body flush out toxins, including those in your skin's pores. Plus, exercise is vitally important to all other aspects of your heath. If you happen to have access to an infrared sauna, this can be helpful too, because the more you sweat, the more you flush unwanted debris and contaminants out of your pores.
• Sleep: Did you know that a good night's sleep can decrease your stress and lead to clearer skin? Your body's main time for healing and rebuilding is at night while you sleep, and this applies to your skin.
• Proper balance of bacteria: You can reestablish your bacterial balance by incorporating naturally fermented/cultured foods and raw foods (which contain living beneficial bacteria) into your diet and/or taking a high-quality probiotic supplement. This is especially important if you have been on antibiotics, because these drugs indiscriminately kill off the beneficial bacteria in your gut, without which you cannot have a strong immune system.
• Vitamin D: This important nutrient is crucial for maintaining a healthy immune response, and most people are deficient in it. Without adequate vitamin D, your body cannot fight infection, in your skin or elsewhere. Exposing large areas of your skin to appropriate amounts of sunshine is the best way to optimize your vitamin D levels, or alternatively use a safe tanning bed.
• Animal-based omega-3 fats: Omega-3 fats help to normalize skin lipids and prevent dehydration in the cells. This keeps skin cells strong and full of moisture, which can help to decrease the appearance of fine lines. Fatty acid deficiency can manifest in a variety of ways, but skin problems such as eczema, thick patches of skin, and cracked heels are common. Plus, omega-3 fats may have an anti-inflammatory effect that can help to calm irritated skin, giving you a clear, smooth complexion.
• Address your stress: My favorite tool is the Emotional Freedom Technique or EFT. EFT involves tapping your body's energy meridians with the tips of your fingers to clear emotional blocks, thus restoring balance to your mind and body. EFT is a powerful de-stressing technique that is easy for adults and children to learn. You can also add in other proven stress-busters, such as yoga and meditation.
• All-natural acne fighter: Rubbing just a drop of oregano oil on a breakout can speed up the healing and prevent unsightly scarring without resorting to harsh commercial acne medication (remember to wash your hands thoroughly afterward).
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Menopause Cured without Bio-identical Hormones: Stimulate the body naturally with homeopathic remedies.
Menopause Cured
by
How to Cure Hot Flashes and
other Hormonal Symptoms Including Menopause!
New Saliva Test and Homeopathic Formulas Revolutionizes Health Care
other Hormonal Symptoms Including Menopause!
New Saliva Test and Homeopathic Formulas Revolutionizes Health Care
Hot
Flashes and other menopause symptoms such as weight gain can be alleviated
through our research-based homeopathic products.
Due to the amazing level of success we
are having with both NuFem (for
health providers) and EndoPure (for consumers), I have gleaned new
research from the thousands of before and after NuFem Five Element saliva
tests. This research shows without doubt that all hormones, including natural,
bio-identical and chemical have harmful side effects and that there are many
causes of hormonal conditions or endocrine breakdown.
The success is greatly due to accurate
information gleaned from myNuFem Five Element saliva test and we now
have approximately 3000 test results before and after proving the efficacy of NuFem,
EndoPure and Neuro-Emotional Remedies. The
NuFem Systemaddress the myriad of symptoms that can occur
because of hormone imbalances – from hot flashes to weigh gain. Along with your
results you will receive recommendations for solving the hormonal puzzle.
Towards that end, I have created safe solutions that help re-educate the body
to make its own hormones and neurotransmitters.Neuro-Emotional Remedies
are used for deep healing of emotions, organs and glands along with acupuncture
meridians and have marveled health care providers the world over. They are also
used in the NuFem
System to address abnormal cortisol levels. You can find
documented before and after studies on the efficacy of my hormone rejuvenation
system on my website under ‘Homeopathic Hormone Rejuvenation” and the
presentation on the home page.
Neurotransmitter
Testing
I have been using amino acids and
homeopathic medicine in my practice to help patients with Alzheimer’s,
Parkinson’s, Epilepsy, ADD and endocrine related symptoms. After I concluded
one year of research exploring neurotransmitter testing via urine, saliva and
serum, I was going to include neurotransmitter testing as part of myNuFem
Five Element Panel.
However,
it became clear that it would be very costly for consumers without insurance
reimbursement and that the methodology itself seemed to be shaky ie no
“published” papers on the efficacy of urine neurotransmitter testing.
Therefore, I will not offer neurotransmitter testing until documented before
and after studies are released by the laboratories offering this service.
Using
Homeopathy to help Balance Neurotransmitters and Hormones
The birth of a new homeopathic FDA
approved formula (NeuroBalance)
to help balance neurotransmitters and hormones has been in the research and
development stage for some time. It will be available by August 2004 and will
include safe-homeopathic remedies to help balance neurotransmitters.
NeuroBalance neurotransmitter
balancing homeopathic formula will help heal endocrine issues but also other
symptoms listed below, and will be available within 60 days. If you are asking
yourself, how one formula can address all neurotransmitters; due to the fact
that some neurotransmitters are probably functioning normally, the remedy will
only effect the ones that are not in balance. That is the gift of homeopathic
medicine; the body selects the remedy (or frequency) it needs and the other
remedies that are not required will not work if the body / brain does not need
them.
Unlike
amino acids (used to balance neurotransmitters), which can have uncomfortable
and sometimes serious side-effects takes constant monitoring; my new
homeopathic formula has no side effects and is only needed short term. As you
may know, homeopathy is called energy medicine because it only carries the
energy of a substance imprinted in water.
Next
question to ask yourself: Am I totally committed to becoming healthier than
ever been before? Will I follow recommendations according to a personalized
assessment? If the answer is YES, and you are ready to regain your vitality and
health; this is the program for you.
I
invite you to learn about the 9 causes of endocrine breakdown. I believe that
education is power. You can review my presentation on the home page. Just click
on the heart on home page and you will learn what health professionals learn
but without a lot of medical jargon.
You
must first find out the cause of your symptoms by taking the NuFem Five Element
Salivary Test. Then you will need to get your endocrine system back in shape.
Towards that end, you receive along with your results a program;
recommendations to balance hormones using homeopathy, diet and nutrition, along
with nutritional, and lifestyle recommendations. The new neurotransmitter
formula, NeuroBalance, is also recommended to address any imbalances causing
adrenal cortisol burnout and the symptoms listed below.
NuFem
Saliva testing is the most comprehensive test due to the specimen times
correlating to the Five Elements of Chinese Medicine. This means that each time
of the day or night that you give a saliva specimen is specifically connected
to an organ, gland, emotion and meridian. My hormone panel includes:
Progesterone, Estradiol, 6 cortisol levels (testing all Five Elements in
Acupuncture’s Five Element Theory), DHEA, and Testosterone.
For more information about endocrine
breakdown go to the home page (www.wellnesscenter.net) click on
Articles then click on “Toxic Levels of Natural and Synthetic Hormones Diagnostic Protocol
for Rejuvenation“. You will see the causes of endocrine
breakdown, such as adrenals stress, hysterectomy, HRT, natural hormones,
environmental toxins, dental health problems and more.
Neurotransmitters
Lets
learn more about neurotransmitters and how our brain is affected in stressful
situations. If your neurotransmitters are out of balance it can cause hormonal
problems, adrenal stress, insomnia, weight gain and depression. You see
abnormal neurotransmitter levels can easily affect hormonal balance and stress
levels. In handling stress, the brain uses large quantities of certain
chemicals called Neurotransmitters. Neurotransmitters induce or inhibit
impulses in your brain. At some point, the amount of stress we endure causes
the brain to run out of these chemicals.
Neurotransmitter-related
disorders occur when the current levels of neurotransmitters are unable to
properly relay the electric signal from one neuron to the next. What causes
this, you ask? Neurotoxic substances like heavy metals, pesticides, illicit
amphetamines, and some prescription drugs can cause permanent damage to the
nervous system by reducing the number of active receptors.
The
human brain is very capable of automatically manufacturing the quantity of
chemicals it needs IF it is given the raw materials (nutrients from foods) to
do so.
However,
because of the number of daily stressful situations and the world we live in, a
normal diet does not supply enough of the raw materials the brain needs to
manufacture enough of these chemicals, or Neurotransmitters, that the brain
needs to function normally. With the amount of multi-tasking, which I call
modern stress, that our bodies face every single day would have to consume
approximately the following amounts of food. Sixteen pounds of fish, Two
gallons of whole milk, Two to three pounds of cheese, One to two pounds of
turkey, each and every stress filled day, just to keep our neurotransmitter
levels normal. On the other hand, we could accomplish the same thing by taking
homeopathic neurotransmitters in a powerful yet gently formula and/or free form
amino acids. The problem that I seen over the past 25 years with amino acids is
that they can have side-effects. Even if the amino acid is testing using
kinesiology or electrodermal screening, it can cause stomach upset, nausea and
dizziness. The body changes very quickly so any patient using amino acids for
neurotransmitter balance may need constant monitoring.
Many
apparently unrelated symptoms are influenced by the effects of
neurotransmitters and optimizing neurotransmitters can improve many of the
following symptoms.
Neurotransmitter
Related Symptoms
·
Fatigue and chronic muscle/joint pain
·
Adrenal cortisol burnout
·
Alzheimer’s/ memory problems
·
Inappropriate hunger/food cravings
·
Irritability/hostility
·
Inability to focus/concentrate
·
Depression or agitation
·
Excessive body fat
·
Obsessive/compulsive behaviors
·
Sleep disturbances: insomnia
·
Physical or emotional stress
·
Recurrent diarrhea /constipation
·
Headaches
·
ADD
·
ADHD
·
Parkinson’s Disease
·
Bipolar Conditions
Laboratory
evaluation of neurotransmitter levels has shown that approximately 70% of the
population has some degree of neurotransmitter imbalance. An alarming figure
confirmed by the increase in the number of patient visits regarding these
conditions, as well as the number of prescriptions written for antidepressants
and the growing number of obese people who cannot combat their weight due to a
lack of appetite control.
Neurotransmitter
levels are affected by stress, lifestyle, genetics, and diet.
How
are our bodies damaged by chemicals released by our own brain?
The
body responds to emotional stress exactly like it responds to physical danger
or stress. Your body produces chemicals for extra strength or energy. This
chemical reaction to stress is a physiological process that has evolved over
millions of years.
Moreover,
the brain is reacting to today’s problems with yesterday’s primitive responses.
In our history books we get the picture of times where our stressors related to
engaging in physical battle to stay alive, to eat, to provide for oneself and
family. Then stress was primarily physical – when cavemen actually fought wild
animals. Today we have modern stress, which is a different nature. We don’t do
physical battle with wild beasts, we do mental battle with freeway traffic,
unending meetings, or jobs that have no future.
The
body has to pump high energy, but today we need more of it. Yet, the body still
pumps high-energy chemicals (those needed in running or fighting) into our
bodies and yet, our fight or flight is quite different. We sit in our cars or
at our desk, actually boiling in the chemicals our own body has released. These
chemicals, called adrenaline and dopamine, which power the “fight or flight”
alarm reaction, can do great damage to all the internal organs, especially the
heart.
Can
our brain run out of these precious chemicals?
The
feelings of anger, love, frustration, and fear are all chemically induced from
the brain from our reactions to situations.
When
our brain runs out of these chemicals or when different chemical levels
decrease or increase, we experience things like anger, lack of sleep,
irritability, anxiety, depression, insecure feelings and fear, not to mention
the constant release of adrenaline, which can cause high blood pressure, heart
disease, gastrointestinal disease and dozens of other problems. (Over 75% of all
medical appointments made in America are directly related to stress caused
illnesses.)
There
are 5 main chemicals or neurotransmitters in the brains emotion center. They
are Opioids, GABA, Serotonin, Dopamine and Norepinepherine. When these
chemicals are low, a dangerous cycle begins within our bodies. This is called
the Stress Cycle and the damage it causes is deadly. Since amino acids can have
so many side effects, I have formulated a safe-effective homeopathic formula
addressing all neurotransmitter imbalances.
Can
we replace the chemicals our brains need?
Absolutely,
nutrition, homeopathic hormone rejuvenation and lifestyle will make the
difference.
Lets
end with a new awareness of our body, the importance of our brain and its
chemicals and a new way to get healthy.
I
encourage you to learn more about your body, perform the NuFem Five Element
salivary hormone test and set a course for optimum health through the program
you will receive. I personally assess the results of your test and email or
mail your program.
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