The WELLth Coach

Bottled vs Tap Water

My friends:  Given the prevalence of bottled water these days, I've been aware of warnings against a detrimental chemical that leaches out of the plastic containers.  Here is a pretty good summary of what's currently known about this problem.   How do I handle it?  For years I've used a good undersink filtering system.  But, I carry the water around in - plastic bottles!  Sigh.  Time to switch over to a steel coffee carrier, I guess, despite the additional bulk and weight.      ...Bev

Weaning off the bottle

Q: Yesterday my daughter told me I should stop buying bottled water because the plastic bottles are toxic. I thought bottled water was healthier than drinking fluoridated, chlorinated tap water, so now I'm thoroughly confused -- and worried. Can you tell me what to believe?

Dr. Jonathan V. Wright: Well, you and your daughter are both right. Most municipal water supplies do contain fluoride and chlorine, which have both been implicated in numerous health concerns. So bottled water does seem like the wise alternative. However, the plastic bottles holding that water contain a substance called bisphenol A, a chemical that mimics estrogen activity in both humans and animals. Bisphenol A is a potential carcinogen and may also increase your risk of Type II diabetes.

Unfortunately, avoiding it isn't as easy as boycotting bottled water: Bisphenol A is one of the 50 top-produced chemicals in the world. And in addition to being the building block of most plastic products, it's also one of the primary ingredients in the resins used to line over 100 billion different canned products.

Given its prevalence, at this point it's nearly impossible to completely avoid bisphenol A. But giving up bottled water is a start, and every little bit helps. Instead, invest in a high-quality water filter that will eliminate the potentially harmful chemicals from your tap water (and make sure to use only filtered water to make ice cubes).

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Study Uncovers Memory Aid: A Scent During Sleep

March 9, 2007

Study Uncovers Memory Aid: A Scent During Sleep
By _BENEDICT CAREY_
(http://topics.nytimes.com/top/reference/timestopics/people/c/benedict_carey/index.html?inline=nyt-per)

Scientists studying how sleep affects memory have found that the whiff of a
familiar scent can help a slumbering brain better remember things that it
learned the evening before. The smell of roses — delivered to people’s nostrils
as they studied and, later, as they slept — improved their performance on a
memory test by about 13 percent.

The new study, appearing today in the journal Science, is the first rigorous
test of the effect of odor on human memory during sleep. The results,
whether or not they can help students cram for tests, clarify the picture of what
the sleeping brain does with newly learned material and help illuminate what
it takes for this process to succeed.

Researchers have long known that sleep is crucial to laying down new
memories, and studies in the 1980s and ’90s showed that exposing the sleeping brain
to certain cues — the sound of clicking, for instance — could enhance the
process. But it is only in recent years that scientists have begun to
understand how this is possible.

“The idea didn’t get any traction with scientists back then, because it didn
’t make sense,” said Dr. Robert Stickgold, an associate professor of
psychiatry at Harvard, who was not involved in the research. The new study, Dr.
Stickgold added, “shows not only that sleep is important for declarative memory,
but also allows us to look at exactly when and how this process might happen.”

In the study, neuroscientists from two German institutions, the

University

of

Lübeck

and the University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, had groups of
medical students play a version of concentration, memorizing the location of
card pairs on a computer screen. Upon learning the location of each pair, the
students received a burst of rose scent in their noses through masks they
wore. The researchers delivered the fragrance in bursts because the brain
quickly adjusts to strong smells in the air and begins to ignore them.
The students went to sleep about a half-hour later, with electrodes on their
heads tracking the depth of their slumber. Neuroscientists divide sleep into
stages, including deep (or slow wave) sleep and the shallow, dream-rich
state called rapid eye movement (or REM) sleep.

The brain is thought to process newly acquired facts, figures and locations
most efficiently in deep sleep. This restful state usually descends within
the first 20 minutes or so after head meets pillow and may last an hour or
longer, then recur once or more later in the night. The researchers delivered
pulses of rose bouquet during this slow-wave state; the odor did not interrupt
sleep, and the students said they had no memory of it.

But their brains noticed, and retained an almost perfect memory of card
locations. The students scored an average of 97 percent on the card game,
compared with 86 percent when they played the game and slept without being perfumed
by nighttime neuroscience fairies.

The students did not get the same boost when they received bursts of the
fragrance just before sleep or in REM sleep rather than in deep slumber, and
their improvements were not due to practice, the study found.
The study’s results could eventually help doctors improve patients’ memory
by devising treatments directed at deep sleep. As they age, people spend less
and less time each night in such sleep, and existing sleep medications do
not generally increase it. But pharmaceutical companies are investigating
compounds that do so.

Previous research has shown that regions of the cortex, the thinking and
planning part of the brain, communicate during deep sleep with a sliver of
tissue deeper in the brain called the hippocampus, which records each day’s
memories. What is most likely happening in that communication, the study’s authors
argue, is that the cortex is telling the hippocampus to reactivate the same
neurons that fired when a particular fact was noticed or learned. The
hippocampus does so, encoding the firing sequence in the cortex and thereby
consolidating the memory.

“We would expect spontaneous reactivation driven by the slow-wave sleep, but
by presenting the rose odor cues we intensified this activation and enhanced
the transfer of these memories,” said Dr. Jan Born, a neuroscientist at
Lübeck who undertook the study with Björn Rasch, Christian Büchel and Steffen
Gais.

Olfactory sensing pathways in the brain lead more directly to the
hippocampus than do visual and auditory ones. That may be why smells can so vividly
revive things past like forgotten joys or humiliations.

To check their reasoning, the researchers took M.R.I. images of some of the
students’ brains during their rose-scented slumber. As expected, regions of
the cortex became noticeably more active, as did the hippocampus.
The findings suggest that distinct sleep states may be specialized to
integrate different kinds of information. For example, the researchers found that
the rose scent did not enhance memories of a learned finger-tapping sequence —
a rhythmic memory that does not appear to be consolidated by the
hippocampus.

Likewise, given that the rose fragrance during REM sleep made no difference
to the students’ scores, it may be that the hues, horrors and hilarity of
dreams during REM reflect the brain’s efforts to integrate emotional, rather
than factual, memories, said Dr. Stickgold, of Harvard.

“Extracting patterns and rules and what we call the gist of a memory might
turn out to be antithetical to the process of nailing down the facts
themselves,” Dr. Stickgold said. “So, for instance, you might use REM to integrate
one, and slow-wave sleep for the other.”

The new findings hardly close the book on how memories are formed and
consolidated during sleep. Other scientists have found evidence that rather than
reactivation, the brain’s slow-wave state induces an overall weakening of
neuron-to-neuron signaling, making recently recorded memories look bolder by
reducing the background neural “noise.” And it may be, Dr. Born said, that both
processes are occurring during sleep: a pruning away of the noise of the day’s
irrelevant observations, and a replaying of its important ones.

Either way, the researchers said, the new findings are likely to prompt some
creative thinking on the part of students facing the terror of final exams.
(The German research group has preliminary evidence that acrid smells may be
even better in enhancing memory.)

“We use an apparatus to sense the onset of slow-wave sleep and deliver the
odor” in short, alternating bursts, Dr. Born said, adding, “I suppose for
some students it would not be too difficult to develop something like this.”
That’s what engineering departments are for.

Facts on honey and cinnamon

Honey & Cinnamon Cure?

Hermes/Firelight
March 06, 2007


It is found that a mixture of honey and cinnamon cures most diseases.  Honey is produced in most of the countries of the world. Scientists of today also accept honey as a "Ram Ban" (very effective) medicine for all kinds of diseases.  Honey can be used without any side effects for any kind of diseases.

Today's science says that even though honey is sweet, if taken in the right dosage as a medicine, it does not harm diabetic patients.  Weekly World News, a magazine in Canada, on its issue dated 17 January, 1995 has given the following list of diseases that can be cured by honey and cinnamon as researched by western scientists:

HEART DISEASES: Make a paste of honey and cinnamon powder, apply on bread, instead of jelly and jam, and eat it regularly for breakfast.  It reduces the cholesterol in the arteries and saves the patient from heart attack.  Also those who have already had an attack, if they do this pro cess daily, they are kept miles away from the next attack.  Regular use of the above process relieves loss of breath and strengthens the heart beat.  In America and Canada, various nursing homes have treated patients successfully and have found that as you age, the arteries and veins lose their flexibility and get clogged; honey and cinnamon revitalize the arteries and veins.

ARTHRITIS: Arthritis patients may take daily, morning, and night, one cup of hot water with two spoons of honey and one small teaspoon of cinnamon powder.  If taken regularly even chronic arthritis can be cured.  In a recent research conducted at the Copenhagen University, it was found that when the doctors treated their patients with a mixture of one tablespoon Honey and half teaspoon Cinnamon powder before break f ast, they found that within a week, out of the 200 people so treated, practically 73 patients were totally relieved of pain, and within a month, mostly all the patients who could not walk or move around because of arthritis started walking without pain.

BLADDER INFECTIONS: Take two tablespoons of cinnamon powder and one teaspoon of honey in a glass of lukewarm water and drink it.  It destroys the germs in the bladder.

TOOTHACHE: Make a paste of one teaspoon of cinnamon powder and five teaspoons of honey and apply on the aching tooth.  This may be applied three times a day until the tooth stops aching.

CHOLESTEROL: Two tablespoons of honey and three teaspoons of Cinnamon Powder mixed in 16 ounces of tea water, given to a cholesterol patient, was found to reduce the level of cholesterol in the blood by 10 percent within two hours.  As mentioned fo r arthritic patients, if taken three times a day, any chronic cholesterol is cured.  According to information received in the said journal, pure honey taken with food daily relieves complaints of cholesterol.

COLDS: Those suffering from common or severe colds should take one tablespoon lukewarm honey with 1/4 spoon cinnamon powder daily for three days.  This process will cure most chronic cough, cold, and clear the sinuses.

UPSET STOMACH: Honey taken with cinnamon powder cures stomach ache and also clears stomach ulcers from the root.

GAS: According to the studies done in India and Japan, it is revealed that if honey is taken with cinnamon powder the stomach is relieved of gas.

IMMUNE SYSTEM: Daily use of honey and cinnamon powder strengthens the immune system and protects the body from bacteria and viral attacks.  Scientists have found that honey has various vitamins and iron in large amounts.  Constant use of honey strengthens the white blood corpuscles to fight bac teria and viral diseases.

INDIGESTION: Cinnamon powder sprinkled on two tablespoons of honey taken before food relieves acidity and digests the heaviest of meals.

INFLUENZA: A scientist in Spain has proved that honey contains a natural ingredient which kills the influenza germs and saves the patient from flu.

LONGEVITY: Tea made with honey and cinnamon powder, when taken regularly, arrests the ravages of old age.  Take four spoons of honey, one spoon of cinnamon powder and three cups of water and boil to make like tea.  Drink 1/4 cup, three to four times a day.  It keeps the skin fresh and soft and arrests old age.  Life spans also increases and even a 100 year old, starts performing the chores of a 20-year-old.

PIMPLES:  Three tablespoons of honey and one teaspoon of cinnamon powder paste.  Apply this paste on the pimples before sleeping and wash it next morning with warm water.  If done daily for two weeks, it removes pimples from the root.

SKIN INFECTIONS: Applying honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts on the affected parts cures eczema, ringworm and all types of skin infections.

WEIGHT LOSS: Daily in the morning one half hour before breakfast on an empty stomach and at night before sleeping, drink honey and cinnamon powder boiled in one cup of water.  If taken regularly, it reduces the weight of even the most obese person. Also, drinking this mixture regularly does not allow the fat to accumulate in the body even though the person may eat a high calorie diet.

CANCER: Recent research in Japan and Australia has revealed that advanced cancer of the stomach and bones have been cured successfully.  Patients suffering from these kinds of cancer should daily take one tablespoon of honey with one teaspoon of cinnamon powder for one month three times a day.

FATIGUE: Recent studies have shown that the sugar content of honey is more helpful rather than being detrimental to the strength of the body.  Senior citizens, who take honey and cinnamon powder in equal parts, are more alert and flexible.  Dr.  Milton, who has done research, says that a half tablespoon of honey taken in a glass of water and sprinkled with cinnamon powder, taken daily after brushing and in the afternoon at about 3:00 p.m. when the vitality of the body starts to decrease, increases the vitality&nb sp;of t he body within a week.

BAD BREATH: People of South America, first thing in the morning, gargle with one teaspoon of honey and cinnamon powder mixed in hot water, so their breath stays fresh throughout the day.

HEARING LOSS: Daily morning and night honey and cinnamon powder, taken in equal parts restore hearing.


Remember when we were kids?  We had toast with real butter and cinnamon sprinkled on it!

Facts on honey and cinnamon:

2 New Studies on Aspartame Confirm Source of Obesity & Cancer Epidemics

TWO NEW STUDIES ON ASPARTAME AND DIET DRINKS CONFIRM SOURCE OF OBESITY,
CANCER/MALIGNANT BRAIN TUMOR EPIDEMICS
Asian Journal
February 16, 2007

http://www.asianjournal.com/?c=53&a=18137

The

Cancer

Research

Center

of the European Foundation of Oncology and
Environmental Sciences in

Bologna

,

Italy

reported this week that a long-term
study to evaluate the potential carcinogenic effects of aspartame
demonstrates the chemical sweetener "induces an increase in lymphomas and
leukemia in female rats." The research will be presented at a September
international scientific conference, "Framing the Future in the Light of the
Past: Living in a Chemical World."

Neurosurgeon Russell Blaylock M.D. commented: "The new study released in the
European Journal of oncology by Morando Soffritti and co-workers should
terrify mothers and all those consuming aspartame sweetened products. This
was a carefully done study which clearly demonstrated a statistically
significant increase in several types of lymphomas and leukemia in rats.
Both of these malignancies have increased significantly in this country
since the widespread use of aspartame.

"This study confirmed the previous study by Dr. Trocho and co-workers, which
also found the formaldehyde breakdown product of aspartame to be damaging to
cellular DNA and that this damage was accumulative. The type of damage was a
duplicate of that associated with cancers. Along with this most recent
study, this means that drinking a single diet cola sweetened with aspartame
every day could increase one's risk of developing a lymphoma or leukemia.

"They also found an increased incidence of malignant brain tumors, even
though it was not statistically significant. This does not mean there is no
association to brain tumors, since only the animals exposed to aspartame
developed the tumors. With children and pregnant women drinking the largest
amount of diet colas, this puts their children at the greatest risk of
developing one of these horrible diseases. Their study found that even low
doses of aspartame could cause these malignancies; yet, the higher the dose,
the more cancers that were seen.

"Since aspartame can increase obesity and may even cause the metabolic
syndrome that affects 48 million Americans, there is no reason to ever
consume this product. At the least it should be immediately banned from all
schools."

Dr. Blaylock wrote the Miami Herald to counteract propaganda by the Calorie
Control Council, an aspartame front group: "It is known that the amount of
toxic phenylalanine reaching the baby is twice as high as that in the
mother's blood because the placenta concentrates the toxin. In addition,
numerous metabolic breakdown products of aspartame are known to damage the
developing infant's brain, including methanol, formaldehyde, formic acid,
diketopiperizine and phenylacetate.

"Aspartame has been shown by several studies to damage DNA, which can lead
to cancer and degenerative brain disorders later in life. The risk of
increased brain tumors in such a child would be enormous. Similar mechanisms
of damage would be expected in these with liver disease. Studies on
aspartame safety have shown that the product increases tumors throughout
numerous organs, especially the brain. It was shown that brain tumor
incidence increased over 47 times in animals exposed to aspartame.

"With the public concern over childhood obesity and diabetes few are being
told of the overwhelming evidence that early exposure to excitotoxins as
found in aspartame consistently produce gross obesity and insulin resistant
diabetes, just as we are seeing in our youth. The promoters of aspartame use
have been lying from the beginning and continue to use their money and
political clout to cover up the real and present dangers of this toxic
product." Astonishingly the Miami Herald ignored Dr. Blaylock's lifesaving
cry of alarm. "Clout" in

Miami

means advertising dollars!

The Division of Clinical Epidemiology of the

University

of

Texas

Health
Center at

San Antonio

just reported a study by Sharon Fowler, MPH that
reviewed eight years of data confirming a diet soda link to obesity. She
said: "Something linked to diet soda drinking is also linked to obesity."

An earlier study found weight gain among 78,694 women using artificial
sweeteners:

Stellman

SD

, Garfinkel L: "Artificial Sweetener Use and One-Year
Weight Change Among Women. Prev Med 1985: 15: 195-202.

Joe Stalin said: "One man's death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a
statistic." Consider the tragedy of an 8 year old child who consumed
aspartame products as told by Dr. H. J. Roberts in his 1038 page magnum work
"Aspartame Disease, an Ignored Epidemic". "In two years she developed
marketed swelling of one shoulder which then involved the neck. Her arm
almost tripled in size. ... Numerous physicians and consultants diagnosed
histiocytic leukemia. The patient received large doses of Prednisone. Of
particular interest is there was dramatic clinical improvement and virtual
normalization of the blood changes when the mother eliminated additives.
Prednisone was stopped. The patient subsequently ate several bowls of an
aspartame cereal. Marked swelling of the checks developed, coupled with
recurrence of the aforementioned features. When aspartame was discontinued,
the swelling receded without Prednisone.

"Several months later, the girl was given aspartame chewing gum without the
mother's knowledge. Swelling of her entire body, recurrent enlargement of
the liver and spleen, a dramatic increase of bone marrow histiocytes, and
severe pain in many joints ensued. Total abstinence from aspartame again
affected the disappearance of her symptoms and blood abnormalities within 6
months. At the time of Dr. Roberts last discussion with her mother, the
child had minimal enlargement of the liver, and was receiving Prednisone in
low doses only intermittently.

"The patient had two sets of head x-rays, three CT scans of the brain, two
spinal punctures, four bone marrow studies, two electroencephalograms, two
heart monitoring studies, two baraium enemas, and a host of other studies.
Her mother estimated the medical costs at $750,000." [Page 476]

Statistics? Says Dr. Betty Martini: "There are millions of victims like this
little girl! Once documented reports like hers were received as field
research by medical professionals. That time has long passed. Today her
near-murder is just an "anecdote", a statistic! What unspeakable torture to
visit upon an innocent child by these heinous mass poisoners: the chemical
sweetener cartel! I've sent thousands of case histories to the FDA and could
as well be talking to the Egyptian pyramid of Cheops. The price of medical
treatment in the

USA

means most American families are but a single serious
illness from financial destruction. The agony, disablement, death and family
ruination wrought by aspartame wrecks our land with a trail of devastation
exceeding category 5 hurricanes! With incomparably greater cost and pain!"

Dr. Martini, founder of Mission Possible International, a worldwide
volunteer force which for 14 years has exposed chemical sweeteners: "How
shall we count aspartame atrocities? Our FDA once listed them, named 92
symptoms from more than ten thousand volunteered complaints by American
consumers. Their

Buchenwald

list included four kinds of seizures, blindness,
sexual dysfunction, mental destruction and death. Then FDA shut the report
window and no longer takes and tabulates reports. I've sent them more cases
than they listed, but you can't get the death list now; they deny it
existed. Think of FDA simply as the branch office of the pharmaceutical
industry in

Washington

!"

Martini states: "There's a war going on in our schools. A war for their
health, their futures, their lives. It's a covert war, unannounced by the
media, unknown by those to be sacrificed or their guardians. Our schools are
dope houses. Millions or our children are on Ritalin, et al. Aspartame and
toxic MSG is dumped on their lunches. An ever greater list of vaccines is
commanded to contaminate their blood. The chemical cartel is insatiable! And
what the harvest? Is our kids¹ healthier, fitter, better balanced and more
secure than we were generations ago? We don't understand health! Every
normal physical condition has become a malady treatable, not curable, only
by medication, for life. Dr. Gary Null reported on his 6/5/05 interview with
Dr. Peter Rost, Pfizer Marketing VP, who candidly revealed the unbelievable
drug company profits: Retail price of 100 Prozac 20mg tablets is $247.47.
The active ingredient in ALL these is eleven cents! Jesus spoke of those who
devour widows houses. Who could say it better?

"But in some states a minuteman call is going out: Ditch the drugs, void the
vending machines packed with poisoned potions. A school system in

Wisconsin

set the pace, reported by the Finegold Association, whose mission includes
generating awareness of the role of foods and additives in student learning,
health and behavior problems. Dr. Martini explained this in a letter to the
Alabama Board of Education <http://www.wnho.net/alabama_boe_meeting.htm> who
recently met July 12 to decide about pop: "Aspartame has been proven to
destroy brains, trigger psychiatric and behavioral problems, cause eye
disorders (including blindness), addict and trigger brain tumors."

Betty Peters, of the Alabama Board of Education asked for an amendment to
remove all soda pop from

Alabama

schools, but this was reduced to simply
revise the current system and allow diet drinks, this with full knowledge
that diet drinks cause more obesity. The vending machine proposal was gutted
to appease the soft drink industry. But where was the concern for the
children?

Dr. Roberts reviewed the Italian study, concluding: "It's now incumbent upon
researchers of leukemia and lymphoma to inquire about the use of aspartame
products routinely in such patients. And it¹s also highly relevant, the
striking increase of primary brain lymphoma which I reviewed in my books and
articles. You are dealing with a unique lymphoma of the brain. which most
neurologists had not seen before the availability of aspartame. In view of
the unequivocal induction of brain tumors and of leukemia/lymphoma in
experimental animals the intent of the Delaney Amendment should be invoked.
This justifies aspartame as an imminent public health hazard and should be
removed from the market as I've emphasized for two decades."

In the "Journal of Advance in Medicine" Vol 4 #4, winter '91 article
<http://www.dorway.com/betty/brainc.txt> : "Does Aspartame Cause Human Brain
Cancer" Dr. Roberts said: "The increasing frequency of primary brain
lymphoma of B cell derivation -- including reticulum cell sarcoma,
microglioma and histolytic lymphoma -- also requires explanation because
this subset was previously rare. Eby et al reported a nearly threefold rise
in its incidence among immunologically normal persons in the l982-l984 SEER
data, which they could not explain. Specifically, the rate increased from
2.7 to 7.5 cases per ten million population (p=0.001) in the time periods
l973-l975 and l982-l984, respectively. The age-adjusted rise was more
striking among women which increased from 4.9 per ten million in l979-l981
to 8.9 per ten million in l982-l984.

Again Dr. Roberts tells us "Hockberg and Miller reported a tripling of
incidence of this tumor in non-immunosuppressed persons during the 5 year
interval between l980 and l984."

Dr. Blaylock is author of Excitotoxins: The Taste That Kills, Health &
Nutrition Secrets to Save Your Life and Cancer Strategies,
<http://www.russellblaylockmd.com>. He also has a newsletter that keeps you
up-to-date on these matters:

https://www.newsmaxstore.com/newsletters/blaylock/action.cfm

How was aspartame ever approved by FDA? For 16 years it was rejected. FDA
even asked the Department of Justice to prosecute the manufacturer, G.D.
Searle Co. for submitting fraudulent test data on aspartame. Two prosecutors
were appointed, but the defense lawyers hired both of them and the case
expired with the statute of limitations. When the Godfather hires the
District Attorney don't expect a conviction. Next Don Rumsfeld, CEO of G D
Searle, returned to

Washington

and a new FDA commissioner was appointed
immediately who approved aspartame over the objections of the FDA scientific
board. This new commissioner was under investigation for conflict of
interest when he switched to take $1,000/day consulting job with the public
relations firm that represented NutraSweet. All in the family! The plague
loosed on humanity by this chicanery is also known as Rumsfeld's Disease.
Hear attorney James Turner explain it in this clip from the documentary:
"Sweet Misery: A Poisoned World":

http://www.soundandfury.tv/pages/Rumsfeld2.html

The Italian study press release says the results demonstrate for the first
time aspartame is a carcinogenic agent -- "As recognized by the
International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) of the World Health
Organization, results of long-term bioassays conducted on rodents (rats and
mice) are highly predictive of carcinogenic risk for humans. In light of
this fact, the results of the CRC/ERF study on aspartame call for urgent
reconsideration of regulations governing its use as an artificial sweetener
in order to better protect public health, in particular that of children."

This is the most recent of many projects which confirms aspartame's toxicity
beyond controversy. FDA & Searle have always known aspartame is a Class A
Carcinogen. The late FDA toxicologist, Dr. Adrian Gross, told Congress that
aspartame, beyond a shadow of a doubt can produce brain tumors and brain
cancer, and violates the Delaney Amendment which forbids anything in food
which causes cancer. His last words to Congress: "If the FDA violates its
own laws who is left to protect the public?" Ten thousand tombstones show
that only a concerned citizenry can achieve save itself from all the 92
symptoms FDA once listed.

To children aspartame is murder. It's an abortifacient and teratogen;
causing abortions, birth defects and retardation. If a live child is born
aspartame may have heinously damaged its DNA for generations to come. Our
schools are so inundated with problems that today the norm is "abnormal".
Only eradication of this poison will eliminate aspartame's physical,
behavioral, psychiatric maladies and learning disabilities. Industry's greed
is keeping it schools to addict our children for life. They even got FDA to
approve new deadly chemicals: Splenda and Acesulfame Potassium. See: "The
Lethal Science of Splenda":

http://www.wnho.net/splenda_chlorocarbon.htm

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Why Drinking Too Much Water Is Dangerous

Why Drinking Too Much Water Is Dangerous

By Dr. Ben Kim on March 04, 2007

On January 12, 2007, a 28-year old Californian wife and mother of three children died from drinking too much water. Her body was found in her home shortly after she took part in a water-drinking contest that was sponsored by a local radio show. Entitled "Hold Your Wee For A Wii," the contest promoters promised a free Wii video game machine to the contestant who drank the most water without urinating.

It is estimated that the woman who died drank approximately 2 gallons of water during the contest. When she and other contestants complained of discomfort and showed visible signs of distress, they were laughed at by the promoters and even heckled.

This tragic news story highlights the importance of understanding why drinking too much water can be dangerous to your health.

Whenever you disregard your sense of thirst and strive to ingest several glasses of water a day just because you have been told that doing so is good for your health, you actually put unnecessary strain on your body in two major ways:

Ingesting more water than you need can increase your total blood volume. And since your blood volume exists within a closed system - your blood circulatory system - needlessly increasing your blood volume on a regular basis puts unnecessary burden on your heart and blood vessels.

Your kidneys must work overtime to filter excess water out of your blood circulatory system. Your kidneys are not the equivalent of a pair of plumbing pipes whereby the more water you flush through your kidneys, the cleaner they become; rather, the filtration system that exists in your kidneys is composed in part by a series of specialized capillary beds called glomeruli. Your glomeruli can get damaged by unnecessary wear and tear over time, and drowning your system with large amounts of water is one of many potential causes of said damage.

Putting unnecessary burden on your cardiovascular system and your kidneys by ingesting unnecessary water is a subtle process. For the average person, it is virtually impossible to know that this burden exists, as there are usually no obvious symptoms on a moment-to-moment basis. But make no mistake about it: this burden is real and can hurt your health over the long term.

Forcing your body to accept a large amount of water within a short period of time - say, an hour or two - as several contestants did during the "Hold Your Wee for a Wii" contest can be fatally dangerous to your health. Here's why:

If you force large amounts of water into your system over a short period of time, your kidneys will struggle to eliminate enough water from your system to keep the overall amount at a safe level.

As your blood circulatory system becomes diluted with excess water, the concentration of electrolytes in your blood will drop relative to the concentration of electrolytes in your cells. In an effort to maintain an equal balance of electrolytes between your blood and your cells, water will seep into your cells from your blood, causing your cells to swell.

If this swelling occurs in your brain, the bones that make up your skull hardly budge. The result is an increase in intracranial pressure i.e. your brain gets squeezed. Depending on how much water your drink in a short period of time, you could experience a wide variety of symptoms, ranging from a mild headache to impaired breathing. And as occurred recently in the tragic water-drinking contest, it is quite possible to die if you drink enough water in a short enough period of time.

This information is particularly important for parents to pass on to their children. Foolish water-drinking contests are not uncommon among high school and university students, especially while playing cards.

So how much water should you drink to best support your health?

The answer to this question depends on your unique circumstances, including your diet, exercise habits, and environment.

If you eat plenty of foods that are naturally rich in water, such as vegetables, fruits, and cooked legumes and whole grains, you may not need to drink very much water at all. If you do not use much or any salt and other seasonings, your need for drinking water goes down even further.

Conversely, if you do not eat a lot of plant foods and/or you add substantial salt and spices to your meals, you may need to drink several glasses of water every day.

Regardless of what your diet looks like, if you sweat on a regular basis because of exercise or a warm climate, you will need to supply your body with more water (through food and/or liquids) than someone who does not sweat regularly.

Ultimately, the best guidance I can provide on this issue is to follow your sense of thirst. Some people believe that thirst is not a reliable indicator of how much water you need, since many people suffer with symptoms related to dehydration and don't seem to feel a need to drink water on a regular basis. My experience has been that most people who are chronically dehydrated have learned to ignore a parched mouth. If you ask such people if they are thirsty and would like a piece of fruit or a glass of water, they will almost always realize that they are indeed thirsty.

Some people suggest observing the color of your urine as a way of looking out for dehydration. The idea is that clear urine indicates that you are well hydrated, while yellow urine indicates that you need more water in your system. While this advice is somewhat useful, it is important to remember that some chemicals (like synthetic vitamins) and heavily pigmented foods (like red beets) can add substantial color to your urine. Thumbs down for synthetic vitamins, and thumbs up for red beets and other richly colored vegetables and fruits.

The main idea that I wish to share through this article is to beware of mindlessly drinking several glasses of water per day without considering your diet, exercise habits, climate, and sense of thirst. And when you do find yourself in need of water, remember that you can get it from liquids and/or whole foods.

A Raw Diabetes Story

From the Love_raw egroup 2-24-07:

The Raw Diabetes Story

Posted by: "Anne Kaspar" bodybybliss@gmail.com

Date: Fri Feb 23, 2007 7:50 am ((PST))

Why One Woman Stopped Cooking: The Raw Story

Aimee Perrin

February 2007

As a type 1 interested in nature's ability to heal, I ask, What is causing this so-called diabetes epidemic? Why is it expanding from Western countries to developing countries at the same rate that fast food and junk food are spreading?

The newly popularized raw-food diet is a diet of nutritionally dense plant foods that are naturally low in calories and low on the glycemic index

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yet high in satisfaction. Many people following the raw-food diet can eat until well satisfied at every meal (as long as all of the food is raw), yet they still easily achieve their ideal weight and remain energetic.

A Popular Dietary Choice

Many people tout the virtues of eating a diet of uncooked and unprocessed fruits, vegetables, nuts, seeds, and sprouted raw grains.

For baby boomers searching for improved health, the raw-food diet is becoming a popular choice.

The fundamental justification for eating a raw-food diet is the theory that food that has not been heated beyond 105 degrees retains all the enzymes that are naturally present in whole, unprocessed foods - enzymes that are destroyed during the cooking process.

Enzymes are the key to all bodily functions, and they exist in the body in a limited supply. If the body's enzymes are needed to process and metabolize foods that are enzyme-depleted through heating and processing, then there are fewer enzymes left for maintaining health.

Over time, this cycle leads to deteriorating health and, ultimately, disease.

Lowering My Insulin Requirements With a Raw Food Diet

While living with type 1 for 36 years, I tried many diets and natural treatments. Three years ago, I decided to try the raw-food diet. When I began the raw diet, I was taking 22 to 24 units of insulin daily, and I had good control on the low-carb/high-protein diet. I now need only six to eight daily units, with excellent control, and I am satisfied, free of cravings, energetic, and happy. Some may say the decreased need for insulin is a result of fewer calories, but the biggest change for me has been in long-acting insulin requirements, which demonstrates an overall improvement in the general diabetic condition.

Nutritionist Swears By Raw Food Diet

Fred Bisci, MD, a nutritionist from Staten Island, New York, has been a raw-food dieter for over 40 years and is now in his 70s. He still does nutritional counseling and takes 10-mile runs on the beach.

"Diabetes, as well as many other diseases, sees improvement on the raw-food diet," says Bisci. "The body shows many remedial capabilities and reversal of certain pathologies if the diet is done properly and under supervision."

Bisci is very cautious with his encouragement of the raw-food diet, understanding that it may not be for everyone.

"It is a commitment to a whole lifestyle change," he says. "The closer you get to the raw-food diet, the more dramatic the improvement."

On a raw-food diet, Bisci says, the body cleanses itself on a cellular level and is able to function better on fewer calories, garnering all needed nutrients from the nutrient-dense food. Bisci says that he has seen thousands of type 2s get off all medication by eating a diet that is 80 to 100 percent raw.

A Diet Still in Its Infancy

The raw-food movement among the diabetic community is still in its infancy. However, the promise that the raw-food lifestyle holds, though largely based on personal testimonials, is starting to be supported by a few studies (see below). There is no question that the raw-food diet warrants further investigation.

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From the March 28, 2006, issue of the Archives of Internal Medicine

A study was conducted by a team at Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis, Missouri. Eighteen individuals who had been eating a strict raw-food diet for an average of 3.6 years were compared to 18 others who ate a more standard diet. The raw-food dieters' average body mass index was 20.5; the conventional dieters were a little overweight with an average BMI of 25. The vitamin D level of the raw-food dieters was "markedly higher." In addition, the level of the raw-food dieters' C-reactive protein ("an inflammatory molecule that is becoming linked with the risk of heart disease, diabetes and other chronic disease") was much lower.

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Sample Menu for one day of the Low-Glycemic Raw/Live Food Diet

Each menu item is followed by nutrition facts detailing the content of proteins, carbohydrates, fats, and calories, with a percentage breakdown for each nutrient category. An overall daily breakdown follows the day's menu.

Note that although the overall fat content for the diet seems suspiciously high, the fats are all heart-healthy plant fats that have not been heated. The health-giving impact of live food can transcend the macronutrient content.

Both my husband and I are lean, fit, and muscular, with low body fat, excellent blood profiles, and superb energy despite the relatively high fat content of our diets. My most recent blood work was as

follows:

A1C: 5.8%

Total cholesterol: 169

HDL: 75

LDL: 82

Triglycerides: 88

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Breakfast: Low Glycemic Breakfast Cereal

Lunch: Very Large Garden Salad

Supper: Live Kale Salad

Low Glycemic Breakfast Cereal

1 T flax oil

1 T flax seeds

1 T hemp seeds

1 tsp maca powder

2 tsp shredded coconut, unsweetened

1 tsp raw cacao nibs

Salt & sweeten with stevia to taste, then mix thoroughly in bowl.

Protein 6 g; Carb 10.2 g; Fat 28.9 g; Calories 325

Very Large Garden Salad (Serves 2)

1 head dark green lettuce

1 large tomato

1 cup sprouts

½ red onion

2 ripe avocados

2 T olive oil

2 T apple cider vinegar

10 raw olives

Chop ingredients, then toss in large bowl. Season with salt and herbs to taste.

Per serving:

Protein 6.75 g; Carbs 26 g; Fat 39 g; Calories 482

Live Kale Salad (Serves 2)

(Modified from Chad Sarno's Vital Creations)

1 bunch kale

1 tomato, chopped

1 avocado, chopped

2 T olive oil

2 T lemon juice

2 T pine nuts

Blend by kneading with hands. Add salt and chipolte pepper to taste.

Per serving:

Protein 6 g; Carbs 24.5 g; Fat 29.2 g; Calories 385

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Daily Profile

Protein: 18.75 g (11%)

Carbs: 60.7 g (34%)

Fat: 97.1 g (55%)

Total calories: 1200

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Aimee Perrin, a native of Tennessee, was brought up on the "Standard American Diet" until the age of 16, when she was diagnosed with type

1 diabetes. During the seventies, she became a vegetarian chef and began a quest for a nutritional solution for her diabetes. Through the use of whole foods, she was able to bring her daily dose of insulin from 36 units down to 24. Since 2003, she has eaten nothing but raw foods. She states that by doing so, she has succeeded in reducing her insulin dose down to only 8 to 12 units daily.

Table of Life

Posted by: "Anne Kaspar" bodybybliss@gmail.com

Date: Fri Feb 23, 2007 2:33 pm ((PST))

'Table of Life' serves it up raw

By Christine Morente, STAFF WRITER

Inside Bay Area

SAN MATEO - WITH pursed lips, James Hall carefully places two dolmas stuffed with parsnip and currant onto a dill cream sauce.

He stands back and admires his raw food creation sitting pretty inside a bento box, a Japanese-style lunchbox.

"I'm impressed with myself

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not really," said the 47-year-old San Mateo resident with a touch of self-deprecation.

But he is proud.

Hall had just spent the last 24 hours not cooking over a hot stove, but pureeing, blending and dehydrating food.

Nearby, his partner Clarina Bradshaw taste-tested a heaping spoonful of salad made of corn, Asian pears, jicama and cucumbers.

"Do you like it?" Hall asked.

"Winner," Bradshaw said with a thumbs up. "It's nice and savory."

Once a month, for the last three months, Hall and Bradshaw have opened up their San Mateo home to raw foodists

— many of them strangers who've seen his post on meetup.com —

to share in a potluck he's named the Table of Life.

None of the food he served Sunday was cooked above 118 degrees Fahrenheit, nor did it contain processed sugar, processed starch, dairy or meat. Raw food advocates say uncooked food carries live enzymes that help digest themselves and leaves the body's own enzymes to rest. Hall is taking the trend to the next level in San Mateo County and proving people can do a lot with raw food. He wants to strip away the belief that raw food is hippy food.

"They all seem to be Birkenstock or very vanilla when you go into (raw food restaurants)," he said. "I'm kind of looking at blowing people's minds a little bit. But in a good way."

Hence Sunday's international bento box theme, which also featured flaxseed tacos stuffed with guacamole, mango and jicama with a Mexican chili vinaigrette sour cream sauce. All the items were displayed on a

14-foot-long dining table with a checkerboard-style top.

Dinesh Hebbar of Santa Clara brought mango smoothie to the shindig.

The 27-year-old has maintained a raw foods diet for a year and a half.

"You eat guilt-free basically," said Hebbar, who used to eat rice, roti and curry. "The body becomes so natural. It instinctively knows if the food is right for the body or not. A lot of the senses get heightened and it increases sexual energy."

Lisa McCortney said she experiences a natural high when she eats raw food.

"I feel more positive and happier," the Los Altos resident said. "With cooked food, I'd feel weighed down."

A raw foodie for two years, McCortney said Hollywood has helped propel the movement.

"People say they become more beautiful and younger looking,"

McCortney said. "But mostly people want to heal themselves."

That was the attitude in the 1990s, when more people were looking to raw foods to find a therapeutic way of getting well.

As all diets go, nutritionist Nori Hudson of Radiant Vitality in Berkeley said there are pros and cons.

"The raw food diet is legitimate," she said. "We have a certain pool of enzymes in our pancreas and as we age, it doesn't seem to be as populated. When we eat raw foods, we give our pancreas a break."

But the lifestyle may not be right for those who have a weak digestive system and need cooked food. Much-needed nutrients such as zinc, vitamin B-12 and iron also are missing from the raw food diet.

"I'm of the school that people need to listen to their bodies,"

Hudson said. "No one diet is good for you all the time."

Hall was quick to enjoy eating raw foods, but found that Bradshaw's need to eat raw is limited. He first started preparing raw food in August, after she complained of sluggishness.

"She was getting tired of digesting food, basically," he said.

Hall decided to share his meals with others when it gave Bradshaw more energy. Last year, he sold his computer systems integration company. Before owning his business, he worked as a sous-chef at Le Papillon and La Foret, both in San Jose.

After six months of being in the raw foods world, he's found plenty of preparation is required.

"Most raw foodists are very simple in the way they eat," Hall said. "But if you eat the way I like to do it, which is a little bit more gourmand, you're always preparing for tomorrow. You have to use the dehydrator and think about the next day."

Today, Hall is figuring out if opening a raw foods restaurant or a to- go eatery would make sense in the county. So far, there is Que seRaw seRaw in Burlingame and Cafe Soulstice at the Equinox Fitness Club in San Mateo.

"What I'm finding out is that (opening a restaurant) would be costly because of the organic produce and nuts," said Hall, who spent $300 on the Sunday potluck.

"With the quality of food I like putting out, I'd have a difficult time making money out of it. I'm not saying 'no' to opening a restaurant," he said. "I'm still in the process of doing my research."

But for now, Hall will continue doing his potlucks and perhaps cater once a week. Basically, he said he just loves to cook.

"There's a spiritualness to it," Hall said. "That's what I love about being in the kitchen. I can pray over the food while I make it and give it a good vibration."

Staff writer Christine Morente can be reached at (650) 348-4333 or at cmorente@sanmateocountytimes.com.

Unzip A Banana Today!

After Reading this, you will NEVER look at a banana in the same way again!

Bananas contain three natural sugars - sucrose, fructose and glucose combined with fiber, a banana gives an instant, sustained and substantial boost of energy. Research has proven that just two bananas provide enough energy for a strenuous 90-minute workout. No wonder the banana is the number one fruit with the world's leading athletes.

But energy isn't the only way a banana can help us keep fit. It can also help overcome or prevent a substantial number of illnesses and conditions, maki ng it a must to add to our daily diet.

Depression:  According to a recent survey undertaken by MIND amongst people suffering from depression, many felt much better after eating a banana. This is because bananas contain tryptophan, a type of protein that the body converts into serotonin, known to make you relax, improve your mood and generally make you feel better.

PMS:  Forget the pills -- eat a banana. The vitamin B6 it contains regulates blood glucose levels, which can affect your mood.

Anemia:  High in iron, bananas can stimulate the production of hemoglobin in the blood and so helps in cases of anemia.

Blood Pressure:  This unique tropical fruit is extremely high in potassium yet low in salt, making it the perfect way to beat blood pressure. So much so, the US Food and Drug Administration has just allowed the banana industry to make official claims for the fruit's ability to reduce the risk of blood pressure and stroke.

Brain Power:  200 students at a Twickenham (Middlesex England ) school were helped through their exams this year by eating bananas at breakfast, break, and lunch in a bid to boost their brain power Research has shown that the potassium-packed fruit can assist learning by making pupils more alert.

Constipation:  High in fiber, including banan as in the diet can help restore normal bowel action, helping to overcome the problem without resorting to laxatives.

Hangovers:  One of the quickest ways of curing a hangover is to make a banana milkshake, sweetened with honey. The banana calms the stomach and, with the help of the honey, builds up depleted blood sugar levels, while the milk soothes and re-hydrates your system.

Heartburn:  Bananas have a natural antacid effect in the body, so if you suffer from heartburn, try eating a banana for soothing relief.

Morning Sickness:  Snacking on bananas between meals helps to keep blood sugar levels up and avoid morning sickness

Mosquito bites:  Before reaching for the insect bite cream, try rubbing the affected area with the inside of a banana skin. Many people find it amazingly successful at reducing swelling and irritation.

Nerves:  Bananas are high in B vitamins that help calm the nervous system.

Overweight and at work?  Studies at the Institute of Psychology in Austria found pressure at work  leads to gorging on comfort food like chocolate and chips. Looking at  5,000 hospital patients, researchers found the most obese were more likely to be in high-pressure jobs. The report concluded that, to avoid panic-induced food cravings, we need to control our blood sugar levels by snacking on high carbohydrate foods every two hours to keep levels steady.

Ulcers:  The banana is used as the dietary food against intestinal disorders because of its soft texture and smoothness. It is the only raw fruit that can be eaten without distress in over-chronicler cases. It also neutralizes over-acidity and reduces irritation by coating the lining of the stomach.

Temperature control:  Many other cultures see bananas as a "cooling" fruit that can lower both the physical and emotional temperature of expectant mothers. In Thailand , for example, pregnant women eat bananas to ensure their baby is born with  a cool temperature.

Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD): Bananas can help SAD sufferers because they contain the natural mood enhancer tryptophan.

Smoking:  Bananas can also help people trying to give up smoking. The B6 and B12  they contain, as well as the potassium and magnesium found in them, help the body recover from the effects of nicotine withdrawal.

Stress: Potassium is a vital mineral which helps normalize the heartbeat, sends  oxygen to the brain and regulates your body's water balance. When we are stressed, our metabolic rate rises, thereby reducing our potassium levels.  These can be rebalanced with the help of a high-potassium banana snack.

Strokes:  According to research in "The New England Journal of Medicine," eating  bananas as part of a regular diet can cut the risk of death from strokes  by as much as 40%!  So, a banana really is a natural remedy for many ills. When you compare it to an apple, it has four times the protein, twice the carbohydrates, three times the phosphorus, five times the vitamin A and iron, and twice the  other vitamins and minerals. It is also rich in potassium and is one of  the best value foods around. So maybe its time to change that well-known  phrase so that we say, "A banana a day keeps the doctor away!"

Footnote :  If your roses are covered with Aphids, drape banana skins over the  branches, I'ts amazing, but in a day or less, they are GONE! I've tried  it, and I couldn't believe it, no more aphids, as long as I save my banana skins for the rose bushes!

Impressed? Well then, PASS IT ON TO YOUR FRIENDS!

Unzip a BANANA today!

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41% Percent of Your 2006 Taxes Go to War:

This chart shows FCNL's calculations of how much of your 2006 tax dollars

go to pay for current and past military activities.

http://www.fcnl.org/issues/item.php?item_id=2336&issue_id=18

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Can you imagine *never* suffering from gas or bloating again?

Did you know,  that by following only 3 simple rules of food combining, you can improve your digestion dramatically and never suffer from gas or bloating again?

I mean, can you imagine *never* suffering from gas or bloating again?

I'll give you the most important rule now, and you can try it out this week:

*Avoid mixing sugar and fat*

This is the worst combination!

This week, if you could just try to avoid combining things like dates with nuts, avocados in a fruit smoothie, or bananas with nuts, I guarantee you'll be smiling comfortably in any social scenario.

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Have a great week and let me know how it goes with the sugar and fat.

Yours for health and abundance,

The Raw Vegan

What's So Bad About GMs?

From Natural Solutions Foundation [naturalsolution@optonline.net]

What's So Bad About GMs?

GMs are created by unnatural means where high energy and viruses are used to open the nucleus of a cell and introduce foreign DNA into the nucleus. The foreign DNA wanders around inside the nucleus and, if you are a mammal, wanders out of your gut and into the nuclei of your other cells where it directs the cell to make foreign proteins which have never existed in your body before (and sometimes have never existed on earth before). Those proteins have either unknown or known and very dangerous effects.

GM foods do not have to be proven safe - EVEN TO THE LAUGHABLE EXTENT THAT DRUGS (WHICH ARE EITHER THE LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH OR THE 4TH LEADING CAUSE OF DEATH WHEN USED PROPERLY) ARE "PROVEN SAFE"!

All you need to sell GM foods into the food supply is a patent. The FDA has made it clear that if any liability exists, it will get sorted out by the courts. In other words, if you are harmed or killed by GM foods, you will have to prove it in court before you get any protection and even then, the food stays in the food supply. Independent testing by scientists who are not tied to the biotech industry shows over and over that GM foods are associated with a vast range of health and environmental issues of cataclysmic proportion.

Even their much-vaunted advantages of reducing pesticide/herbicide use and feeding the teeming masses turn out to be false. What the do very well, however, is give control of the world's food supply to a few greedy, aggressive and highly socially irresponsible biotech firms and the countries that push their agendas. Oh yes, they can also make anything fed on GM foods very, very sick. That means people, animals and people who eat animals fed on GM foods are at risk for major problems which can compromise their health or kill them.

Not only is your health at stake here, but your health freedom is, too. You may think it is your right to choose whether you eat GM foods or not, but the Biotech industry and the FDA think otherwise. So fervent are they in their belief that you do not have a right to make that choice, that they are determined to globalize this food fascism. When GM is mixed into real food without labeling, consumers have no way of knowing whether what they eat has only the DNA which it should have or whether foreign, (possibly very dangerous) DNA has been introduced. This foreign DNA, and the viruses which are used to insert it, may alter its biological impact producing deadly diseases and effects for them and for their offspring. The only way out in the

US

is not very practical: eat exclusively 100% organic foods.