Thursday, January 31, 2008

Reasons to Use Vinegar

What to know why vinegar is a great all around household product? Check out the list of things you can use vinegar for, bet some of them you have never heard of before.
  1. Arthritis tonic and treatment; 2 spoonfuls of apple cider vinegar and honey in a glass of water several times daily.

  2. Skin burns: apply ice cold vinegar right away for fast relief. Will prevent burn blisters.

  3. Storing cheese: keep it fresh longer by wrapping it in a vinegar-soaked cloth and keeping it in a sealed container

  4. Hardened paint brushes: simmer in boiling vinegar and wash in hot soapy water.

  5. When boiling eggs, add some vinegar to the water to prevent white from leaking out of a cracked egg

  6. Add a spoonful of vinegar when cooking fruit to improve the flavor.

  7. Steep your favorite herb in vinegar until you have a pleasing taste and aroma.

  8. Vinegar promotes skin health: rub on tired, sore or swollen areas

  9. For fluffy meringue: beat 3 egg whites with a teaspoon of vinegar.

  10. Olives and pimentos will keep indefinitely if covered with vinegar and refrigerated.

Of course when using vinegar for health reasons on the skin or in the body, raw, unfliltered, unpasteurized apple cider vinegar is what should be used because it contains the health benefits.
Regular old white vinegar is fine for cleaning. For additional uses see the full list of Sixty Reasons to Use Vinegar.

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Wednesday, January 30, 2008

10 Food-Based Steps to Take to Protect Your Family's Health

  1. Reduce consumption of processed foods.
  2. Eat food with ingredients your grandmother would have used.
  3. Purchase organic eggs and of course other organic products.
  4. Cook with olive oil instead of butter, margarine or vegetable oil.
  5. Avoid conventional soy and corn products(most of it is genetically engineered).
  6. Avoid meat raised with antibiotics and/or synthetic hormones.
  7. Avoid exposing kids under 12 months to non-fermented soy.
  8. Consume organic foods during first 12 weeks of pregnancy.
  9. Look for organic milk or milk labeled as being made without rBGH.
  10. Thoroughly research any vaccines you are considering.


Source: http://www.allergykids.com/

What Happens Within the First Hour of Drinking a Cola?



  • 10 minutes: 10 teaspoons of sugar hit your system, which is 100 percent of your recommended daily intake. You'd normally vomit from such an intake, but the phosphoric acid cuts the flavor.

  • 20 minutes: Your blood sugar skyrockets. Your liver attempts to maximize insulin production in order to turn high levels of sugar into fat.

  • 40 minutes: As your body finishes absorbing the caffeine, your pupils dilate, your blood pressure rises, and your liver pumps more sugar into the bloodstream.

  • 45 minutes: Your body increases dopamine production, tricking you into feeling pleasure and adding to the addictiveness of the beverage.

  • 60 minutes: The sugar crash begins.


Source- Dr. Mercola

Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Herbs for Detoxing


Herbal remedies are seeing a rise in popularity. This includes using herbs for detoxification. Many people like the idea of using herbs as natural products have minimal side effects. Herbs in fact have many therapeutic abilities. The following lists some western herbs commonly used for detoxification:


  • Alfalfa

  • Black Walnut Hulls

  • Burdock Root

  • Cascara Sagrada

  • Capsicum

  • Chicory Root

  • Dandelion

  • Echinacea

  • Garlic

  • Gentian Root

  • Ginger Root

  • Goldenseal

  • Hibiscus Flower

  • Horseradish

  • Horsetail

  • Licorice Root

  • Marshmallow root

  • Milk Thistle

  • Mullein Leaf

  • Oatstraw

  • Oregon Grape Root

  • Parsley Leaf

  • Passionflower Leaf

  • Psyllium

  • Pumpkin Seed

  • Sarsaparilla Root

  • Slippery Elm Bark

  • Stinging Nettle

  • Violet Leaf

  • Yucca Root

To find out why these herbs are used for detoxification see the full article,
Herbs for Detoxing.

Ways to Use Raw Honey


Raw honey, which has not been pasteurized or filtered, and ideally taken directly from the hive – is a treasure chest of nutritional value and medicinal remedies. It contains an abundance of vitamins and minerals and is a natural and powerful medicine, both internally and externally.

Here is a list of ways it can be used or conditions it may help with:


  • BURNS

  • BED WETTING

  • INSOMNIA

  • HYPERACTIVITY

  • NASAL CONGESTION

  • FATIGUE

  • FACIAL DEEP CLEANSER

  • POOR DIGESTION

  • HAIR CONDITIONER

  • SORE THROATS

  • ANEMIA

  • FOOD PRESERVATIVE

  • BABY'S BOTTLE

  • OSTEOPOROSIS

  • LONGEVITY

  • MIGRAINE

  • CONJUNCTIVITIS

  • COUGH MIXTURE

To find out the specific details for each, read the article, The Healing Power of Raw Honey.

Monday, January 28, 2008

A Better Choice: Natural Sweeteners

Got a sweet-tooth? Eating natural foods doesn't have to be without an occasional treat. Experiment with these alternative sweeteners found commonly in health food stores.

  • Barley Malt Syrup
  • Blackstrap Molasses
  • Brown Rice Syrup
  • Date Sugar
  • Evaporated White Grape Juice and Brown Rice Syrup
  • Evaporated Whole Cane Juice (Rapadura, Sucanat)
  • Honey
  • Maple Syrup
  • Maple Syrup Granules (Maple Sugar)
  • Date Sugar
  • Mixed Fruit Juice Concentrate
  • Stevia

For the full scoop on each of these sweeteners, read the full article.

Symptoms of Inner Peace

  • Tendency to think and act spontaneously rather than from fear based on past experiences
  • An unmistakable ability to enjoy each moment
  • Loss of interest in judging people
  • Loss of interest in interpreting the actions of others
  • Loss of interest in conflict
  • Loss of ability to worry (very serious symptom)

Are you displaying some of these symptoms? Read the rest of the list Symptoms of Inner Peace to find out.

Reasons to Buy Local Food

  • Fresh, Locally-Produced Food is More Nutritious
  • Protects Your Family's Health
  • Preserves the Environment
  • Reduces Our Reliance on Oil
  • Helps Family Farmers
  • Eat Seasonally
  • Supports the Local Economy
  • Preserves Local Farmland
  • Tastes better!

If you want to read more about this list, view the entire article Reasons to Buy Local.

Saturday, January 26, 2008

10 Reasons to Ditch Your Lawn Chemicals

  1. Chemical pesticides and fertilizers contaminate surface and groundwater.
  2. Chemical pesticides threaten the health of children.
  3. Chemical pesticides threaten the health of outdoor pets.
  4. Chemical pesticides threaten the health of local wildlife.
  5. Chemical pesticides and fertilizers reduce the activity of beneficial organisms.
  6. Local wildlife need safe places to live.
  7. Chemical fertilizers are a waste of money.
  8. Chemical pesticides have the potential to cause damage throughout their life cycles.
  9. Chemicals actually degrade the over-all long-term health of your lawn and garden.
  10. Lawn chemicals are unnecessary.

To read the full article, go to 10 Reasons to Ditch Your Lawn Chemicals.

Top Signs of an Omega 3 Deficiency

  1. Fatty food craving
  2. Ear wax accumulation
  3. Sun-induced headaches
  4. Leg cramps caused by walking
  5. Tightness across shoulders
  6. Brittle fingernails
  7. Low moods, irritability
  8. Thin/thick cracked heel calluses
  9. Poor/slow wound healing
  10. Yeast / candida infection
  11. Chronic inflammations
  12. Dry skin, dandruff

For more information, check the full article at Seeds for Change Wellness

Friday, January 25, 2008

Facts About Flax

The TEN Most Important Features of Flax
  1. Contributes to lower blood cholesterol
  2. Assists in the control of high blood pressure
  3. Reduces the threat of blood clots
  4. Improves laxation
  5. Helps control blood sugar
  6. Aids in clearing up skin conditions
  7. Is a protector against tumor formation
  8. Aids in the growth & development of the fetus
  9. Offers benefits for human health and nutrition
  10. May benefit patients with lupus

Recipe for a Nutritious Breakfast

Ingredients:
  • Protein for building and maintaining muscle
  • Carbohydrates for energy
  • Fiber for healthy digestive function
  • A serving of fruit
  • Plenty of fluids
  • Calcium for building stong bones
  • Iron for healthy red blood cells and oxygen transport around the body
  • Additional vitamins and minerals

Empowering Questions to Ask Yourself

Our quality of life is determined in large part by the quality of the questions we ask ourselves. When we ask disempowering questions like "why did this happen to me?," we remain stuck, but when we ask empowering, life-enhancing questions, we open up possibilities for real growth and change.
  1. What can I learn from this?
  2. What can I do today to grow myself?
  3. What should I stop doing today?
  4. What kind of impact do I want to make today?
  5. What am I grateful for today?
  6. How will I measure success today?
  7. How do I choose to feel today?

To read the full article visit Seeds for Change Wellness

MSG in Disguise

So you say you don't eat foods containing msg...well check out this list below

The following ALWAYS contain msg:

  • Glutamate
  • Monosodium glutamate
  • Monopotassium glutamate
  • Yeast extract
  • Hydrolyzed protein (any protein that is hydrolyzed)
  • Glutamic acid
  • Calcium caseinate
  • Sodium caseinate
  • Yeast food
  • Hydrolyzed corn gluten
  • Gelatin
  • Textured protein
  • Yeast nutrient
  • Autolyzed yeast
  • Natrium glutamate (natrium is Latin/German for sodium)

For more information, view full article, which lists terms that often indicate the presence of msg or where msg is created in the processing

20 Top Paying Jobs Not Requiring a Degree

Here are 20 of the top-paying jobs that don't require a degree according to Shatkin's book. Annual Incomes are listed to the right of the occupation:

  1. Air traffic controller ....$102,030
  2. Storage and distribution manager ..... $66,600
  3. Transportation manager ..... $66,600
  4. Police and detectives supervisor ..... $64,430
  5. Non-retail sales manager .....$59,300
  6. Forest fire fighting and prevention supervisor .....$58,920
  7. Municipal fire fighting and prevention supervisor .....$58,902
  8. Real estate broker ..... $58,720
  9. Elevator installers and repairer .....$58,710
  10. Sales representative .....$58,580
  11. Dental hygienist .....$58,350
  12. Radiation therapist.....$57,700
  13. Nuclear medicine technologist .....$56,450
  14. Child support, missing persons and unemployment insurance fraud investigator..$53,900
  15. Criminal investigators and special agent .....$53,990
  16. Immigration and Customs inspector..... $53,990
  17. Police detective .....$53,990
  18. Police identification and records officer ..... $53,990
  19. Commercial pilot.....$53,870
  20. Talent director .....$52,840


Though a college degree is not a requirement for these positions, all require moderate to extensive on-the-job training or apprenticeship. In addition, dental hygienists, radiation therapists, nuclear medicine technologists and commercial pilots require an associate degree at a vocational or technical school.

Top Ten Things You Could Do When Living Under an Open Health System

  1. Buy prescription drugs on the free market, from any
    country you wanted, without being labeled a criminal
    by the FDA
  2. Visit your doctor and discuss nutrition, homeopathy, herbs
    and the internet without being at like you're some kind of idiot.
  3. Sell nutritional supplements and tell the truth about
    how they support human health without being persecuted
    by the FDA.
  4. Advise people about the health benefits of natural sunlight
    without being vilified by the community of organized medicine.
  5. Write recipe books about using stevia, a natural sweetener,
    without having your books confiscated and destroyed
    by the FDA
  6. Freely read and learn about alternative and natural therapies
    for curing diseases like cancer without the campaign of fear
    and disinformation propagated by organized medicine
  7. Buy and sell Chinese medicinal herbs that have been used
    for thousands of years, including ma huang (ephedra),
    without being labeled a criminal
  8. Freely buy colloidal silver as a natural, effective antibiotic
    and antiseptic
  9. Visit any qualified healer you chose (western, Chinese,
    naturopathic, spiritual, etc.) and qualify for insurance coverage
  10. Freely buy or sell red yeast rice as a natural cholesterol
    balancer

For more information and to read the complete article, go to


Thursday, January 24, 2008

Symolism of Colors

BLACK: Authority & Power
WHITE: Innocense & Purity
RED: Intense Emotions
BLUE: Peacefulness & Tranquality
GREEN: Connection with Nature
YELLOW: Optimism
PURPLE: Royalty & Spirit
BROWN: Earth & Abundace


For more complete details about the symbolistm of each color see the full article.

Tuesday, January 22, 2008

Reasons to Use Coconut Oil

  1. Doesn't Turn to Fat in Your Body
  2. Increases Your Metabolism
  3. Has Omega 3 Fatty Acids
  4. Gives You Energy
  5. One of the Best Conditioners for Your Hair and Skin
  6. One of the Best Cooking Oils
  7. Has Healthy Benfits Lacking in Other Oils

For more complete details and information about each of these LISTED items view the full article

Sunday, January 20, 2008

LIST Makers Defined

THE List Maker...
Lives & Dies by the List...
Snubs their nose at those who don't live Listful Lives...
Hightly regards OTHER List Makers

the list maker...
Attempts the listmaking process,but miserably falls short......
Forgets TO list...
Forgets THE List..
Loses the list....
Secretly envies THE List Maker, even when pretending to be their friend

the listless maker...
Lives 3 sheets from the list...
Enjoys a listless life...
Doesn'tdiscriminate against listers

Thursday, January 17, 2008

Video Link Index

Video Summary and Links
America: Freedom to Fascism ( 1:49 hours)A Wake Up Call to Americans!

A World Without Cancer- The Story of Vitamin B-17 (55 minutes)G. Edward Griffin marshals the evidence that cancer is a deficiency disease - like scurvy or pellagra - aggravated by the lack of an ... all essential food compound in modern man's diet. That substance is vitamin B17

Backwards Hamburger ( 3 Minutes) Before you take another bite, you must see this movie (there's shit in the meat!) Take action at Backwardshamburger.com...then get the full story on the big screen with Fast Food Nation, the movie

Bird Feeders (2 minutes)A naturalist from the SUNY College of Environmental Forestry discusses Bird Feeders

Coconut Oil Fact for Healthy Living (3 minutes)Learn about some of the surprising research about the health benefits of virgin coconut oil for holistic living. It can even be used for effective weight loss

Contaminated Food (3 Minutes) Video about the BioTech industry

Dangers of MSGIn this telling three-part video series, you’ll find out why Dr. Russell Blaylock, a board-certified neurosurgeon, describes MSG as a dangerous excitotoxin, and learn how this toxin could be making you fat.

Farming for the Future (14 minutes)In the rolling foothills of Southeast Ohio exists a movement of small-scale farmers who cultivate without chemicals or major mechanical input

Fastwalkers: UFO and ALient2006 Disclosures (1 Hour, 37 minutes)T. Friedman, Alfred L. Webre, John Greenwald Jr., Dr. Len Horowitz, Dr. Richard Boylan, Jaime Maussan, Paola Harris, Jerry Pippin, Dr. Bruce Maccabee, ...

Franken Foods ( 4 minutes)The crazy story about genetically modified foods... and what it means for your health

Garth's Friend's With Low Wages

Grass Warfare (3 minutes)A short video on creating an organic lawn

Grocery Store Wars (6 Minutes) Help fight the dark side of the farm. Rate the film, favorite the film, comment the film and subscribe to our channel for the freshest Free Range films

Health Effects and Benefits of Virgin Coconut Oil (3 minutes)Learn about some of the surprising research about the health benefits of virgin coconut oil for holistic living. It can even be used for effective weight loss

Home Composting: It's Second Nature Part I (7 minutes)Sponsored by the CCCSWA & City of San Ramon

Home Remedy Secrets: Herbal Steams (4 minutes)Build your own herbal apothecary with Home Remedy Secrets: Building Your Herbal Medicine Chest. Learn 19 herbs and how you can use them. This video is part of a course that is free on LearningHerbs.com. It is herbal home remedies made simple

How to Make Granola (7:37 minutes)A granola recipe can be one of your signature dishes. Rita heads in to the kitchen to show you how just a few ingredients -- oats, nuts and dried fruit -- make the perfect base for granola. This recipe is as healthy as it is delicious. The granola recipe calls for dried cranberries and blueberries -- two healthy fruits full of antioxidants

How to Use a Neti Pot (3 minutes)Demonstration of nasal clearing with a neti pot

Is Raw Milk Right for You? ( 4:09 minutes)Dr. Mercola: Learn from my personal experiences with raw milk and how you can apply it to all health recommendations you receive

Keys to Abundant Living: Holistic Health & Nutrition (28 minutes)Learn about healthier eating and holistic wellness from Ms. Kyira Harris, Keys to Abundant Living Founder/CEO

Lose Weight: Read the Food Label ( 4 minutes)Pilatesyourway.com presents how to read a food label. Use these tips to lose 1- 2 lbs a week without exercise! Diet is just as important if not more important than exercise. Make sure to eat right and you will get results

MSG: The Hidden Food Additive (6 minutes)MSG, or Mono Sodium Glutimate has been added to processed and restaurant food in the US and abroad for decades. The FDA has not banned this material, yet studies continue to showthat it is bad for our health!

Mutant Milk ( 3 minutes)Does milk really do a body good? Does milk really do a body good? In this shocking video, you will discover what milk really is and what it does to an otherwise healthy person

Mercury, Autism, and the Global Vaccine Agenda (1hour, 30 minutes)David Ayoub, M.D. goes through the relations of Mercury to Autism as well its connections to “National Security Study Memorandum 200

Raw Foods: Interview with Davide Wolfe (40 Minutes) A live interview with David Wolfe, co-founder of Natures First Law, talking about his new book, modern day raw food theory, and living the raw food lifestyle.

Raw Milk & Raw Eggs ( 7 minutes)Is this as dangerous a practice as you are lead to believe?

Soap, Drugs and Rock and Roll (7:06 minutes)This is the incredible true story of the Germ and Soap Company that teamed up to fight drug charges. David Bronner President of Dr. Bronner's Magic Soaps shows how natural soaps test positive for the date rape drug GHB using police field kits while detergent based fake soaps always test negative. You got to watch it to believe it.

Sweet Misery (1 hour 30 minutes) Excellent documentary showing how dangerous artificial sweetner Aspartame is. From its history, to its effects this video is enough to ... all » shock anyone into really looking at there food labels next time they shop. Aspartame is a toxic food that came into the world as an investment By Donald Rumsfeld, while ignoring the deadly effects the tests showed. Take a good look at this video, it could save lives

Sustaining Food, Sustainable Food (28 minutes)Shan Kendall discusses nutrition-dense foods that nourished traditional peoples. Usually high in quality animal fats, with fermented foods to aid digestion, these foods fostered low levels of chronic disease

Terminator Seeds (6 minutes)Learn about the terminator seed, an infertile seed developed by Monsanto and the United States Department of Agriculture.

The Corporation ( 1.5 Hours)THE CORPORATION explores the nature and spectacular rise of the dominant institution of our time

The Fluoride Deception (29 minutes)"Christopher Bryson marshals an impressive amount of research to demonstrate fluoride's harmfulness, the ties between leading fluoride researchers and the corporations who funded and benefited from their research, and what he says is the duplicity with which fluoridation was sold to the people. The result is a compelling challenge to the reigning dental orthodoxy, which should provoke renewed scientific scrutiny and public debate."

The Future of Food ( 1 hour, 29 minutes)The Future of Food offers an in-depth investigation into the disturbing truth behind the unlabeled, patented, genetically engineered foods that have quietly ...

The Miraculous Healing Power of Honey! (2 minutes)Did you know the world's longest living people are BEE KEEPERS? Discover the miraculous properties of honey and royal jelly

The Price- Pottenger Story (7 minutes)You've discovered one of the most unique health resources in the world! This is the astonishing and amazing story of the great nutrition pioneers: Weston A. Price, DDS and Francis M. Pottenger, Jr., MD

The Story of Stuff (20 minutes)From its extraction through sale, use and disposal, all the stuff in our lives affects communities at home and abroad, yet most of this is hidden from view.The Story of Stuff is a 20-minute, fast-paced, fact-filled look at the underside of our production and consumption patterns. The Story of Stuff exposes the connections between a huge number of environmental and social issues, and calls us together to create a more sustainable and just world. It'll teach you something, it'll make you laugh, and it just may change the way you look at all the stuff in your life forever

Things You Should Know About Vitamin B12 ( 2 minutes)Learn how common vitamin b12 deficiency is. Learn about its benefits and why you should be paying attention to your vitamin b12 intake

The Town of AllopathVideo parody of the drug companies and conventional health care system

The Truth About Organic Food (3 minutes)The term "organic" is sometimes added to labels for marketing purposes even though the food, supplement or skin care product is not truly organic. Learn the difference between true organic and "faux" organic with David Getoff, CCN, CTN, FAAIM, Vice President of the Price-Pottenger Nutrition Foundation

We Become Silent: The Last Days of Health Freedom ( 28 minutes)International award-winning filmmaker Kevin P. Miller of Well TV announced the release of a new documentary about the threat to medical freedom of choice. 'We Become Silent: The Last Days of Health Freedom' details the ongoing attempts by multinational pharmaceutical interests and giant food companies — in concert with the WTO, the WHO and others — to limit the public’s access to herbs, vitamins and other therapies

What Color is Your Meat? (2 minutes)This episode will make you see red about what they're doing to the meat in your local market


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