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How ONE PLANT Could Save The Environment

October 12th, 2016 at 7:19 pm

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A plant medicine used in the Amazon for centuries for healing and spiritual purposes may provide the answer to our environmental problems according to an interview with U.S. scientist, Dennis McKenna as reported in the Guardian recently.

According to the ethnopharmacologist, Mckenna emphasized the profound contribution that the medicine can make "if ever afforded its rightful place in medical practice and averting environmental catastrophe."

He states" Ayahauska is the conduit to a body of profoundly ancient genetic and evolutionary wisdom that has long abided in the cosmologies of the indigenous people of the Amazon who have guarded and protected this knowlege for millennia, who learned long ago that the human role is not to be master of nature, but its stewards".

"Our destiny, if we are to survive, is to nuture nature and to learn from it how to nuture ourselves and other human beings. This is the lesson that can be learned from Ayahauska, if only we pay attention.

I have always been reverent of life and nature. I have also been incredibly troubled by peoples estrangement from nature, even including their own bodies. Working conflictually with your body or nature is simply DOOMED.

If we are to survive, we will have to change, and quickly.

If this herb can raise the consciousness of others quickly, I am all for it!

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https://www.theguardian.com/environment/andes-to-the-amazon/2016/jul/30/ayahuasca-changing-global-environmental-consciousness

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New Study Links THIS to 7 Different Types Of Cancer

October 7th, 2016 at 5:20 pm

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A major conclusion of this little known cancer cause is based on a decade's worth of research undertaken by the World Cancer Research Fund, The International Agency for Research on Cancer, the World Health Organization, and other major respected health research groups. The take home message to all is that cancers are preventable.

While not as established, another 3 types of cancer are also associated. These are skin, prostate, and pancreatic cancer.

While alcohol has long been recognized as a carcinogen, new research has now demonstrated that 7 distinct types of cancer have been linked to even moderate drinking.

These include:

Breast

Mouth

Throat

Larnyx

Esophagus

Colon

Bowel

Liver

Although alcohol is not the sole cause of these cancers, alcohol is a leading one. The study's author noted that alcohol related deaths constitute up to 6% of cancer deaths worldwide.

Study author, Jennie Connor and as reported in the Guardian noted that: "the highest risks are associated with the heaviest drinking but a considerable burden is experienced with low to moderate consumption, due to the distribution of drinking in the population".

Unknown to most, when it comes to consuming alcohol, there is no "safe limit".

Study authors went on to conclude that simply by not smoking, rarely drinking and leading an active lifestyle would prevent 70% of cancer deaths.

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Help Seasonal Allergies!

October 5th, 2016 at 6:41 pm

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Seasonal allergy season is here once again. While most of my clients/patients struggle with seasonal allergies I RARELY treat them as a primary problem. Thing is, they clear up when dealing with the person's overall health status. Countless clients have arrived at my clinic complaining of sinus problems, allergies and gut issues. When we have fixed the gut issues, their seasonal allergies also disappeared. We learn in naturopathic training that if "something is wrong with the gut fix that first because everything else will improve", I have found these words very true.

Conventional medicine treats allergies with injections and pills which does not address the core trouble. The core trouble for many is an inflammed gut due to underlying infestations of bacteria, fungus, yeast or all three, severe food allergy, like Celiac disorder, leaky gut, environmental allergies, and severe stress. Delving into and establishing the primary cause is necessary for full resolution of symptoms.

Anything that impacts the immune system will trigger allergies or help them calm down. Dietary changes towards a low inflammation diet is necessary. A whole foods, antioxidant rich diet low in sugars is a good first step. Healthy fats like avocado and fatty fish are also helpful for allergies.

Gut healing nutrients should only be used if you are working with someone like myself who specializes in these disorders. If you start supplementing yourself you will not only waste time and money but in many cases make the undiagnosed underlying disorder harder to treat.

Stress is a great trigger for allergies by depleting your immune system and damaging your gut. If you are too stressed out consider Yoga or other mind body techniques to assist you in managing it. Exercise is also a great aid to stress reduction.

Get enough sleep as sleep deficits damage the gut and increase inflammation. A simple blood test called a C-reactive protein test can measure the degree of inflammation in your body and potential for chronic diseases like heart disease and cancer.

Taking care of your body is an investment that will pay dividends for a lifetime. Investing in a proper diagnosis and treatment will also pay dividends for the rest of your life.

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome Now Linked to THIS In NEW STUDY!

September 28th, 2016 at 5:44 pm

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Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, CFS, has baffled doctors and researchers for decades. Characterized by extreme fatigue, sleep abnormalities, pain and other symptoms all made worse upon exertion. Search for a cause has been frustrating and unrevealing and includes viral exposure, brain inflammation and search for other underlying medical disorders.

Now, for the first time, Cornell University researchers report they have identified biological markers of the disease in gut bacteria and inflammatory microbial agents in the blood.

In a study published June 23 in the journal Microbiome, the team describes how they correctly diagnosed myalgic encephalomyeletis/chronic fatigue syndrome (ME/CFS) in 83 percent of patients through stool samples and blood work, offering a noninvasive diagnosis and a step toward a NEW understanding the cause of the disease.

"Our work demonstrates that the gut bacterial microbiome in chronic fatigue syndrome patients isn't normal, perhaps leading to gastrointestinal and inflammatory symptoms in victims of the disease," said Maureen Hanson, the Liberty Hyde Bailey Professor in the Department of Molecular Biology and Genetics at Cornell and the paper's senior author. "Furthermore, our detection of a biological abnormality provides further evidence against the ridiculous concept that the disease is psychological in origin."

"In the future, we could see this technique as a complement to other noninvasive diagnoses, but if we have a better idea of what is going on with these gut microbes and patients, maybe clinicians could consider changing diets, using prebiotics such as dietary fibers or probiotics to help treat the disease," said Ludovic Giloteaux, a postdoctoral researcher and first author of the study.

In the study, Ithaca campus researchers collaborated with Dr. Susan Levine, an ME/CFS specialist in New York City, who recruited 48 people diagnosed with ME/CFS and 39 healthy controls to provide stool and blood samples.

The researchers sequenced regions of microbial DNA from the stool samples to identify different types of bacteria. Overall, the diversity of types of bacteria was greatly reduced and there were fewer bacterial species known to be anti-inflammatory in ME/CFS patients compared with healthy people, an observation also seen in people with Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis.

At the same time, the researchers discovered specific markers of inflammation in the blood, likely due to a leaky gut from intestinal problems that allow bacteria to enter the blood, Giloteaux said.

Bacteria in the blood will trigger an immune response, which could worsen symptoms.

The researchers have no evidence to distinguish whether the altered gut microbiome is a cause or a whether it is a consequence of disease, Giloteaux added.

In the future, the research team will look for evidence of viruses and fungi in the gut, to see whether one of these or an association of these along with bacteria may be causing or contributing to the illness.

Certainly this is great news for the 1,000,000 CFS sufferers. It is also one more important reason to get your house in order...gut wise.

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Wheat sensitivities Are Due To This?

September 21st, 2016 at 6:39 pm

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A recent study may explain why people who do not have Celiac disease or wheat allergy nevertheless experience a variety of gastrointestinal and extra-intestinal symptoms after ingesting wheat and related grain cereals. The findings suggest that these individuals have a weakened intestinal barrier, AKA, leaky gut, which leads to a body-wide inflammatory immune response.

Conclusions from this study, which was led by researchers from Columbia University Medical Center (CUMC), were reported in the journal Gut.

"Our study shows that the symptoms reported by individuals with this condition are not imagined, as some people have suggested," said study co-author Peter H. Green, MD, the Phyllis and Ivan Seidenberg Professor of Medicine at CUMC and director of the Celiac Disease Center. "It demonstrates that there is a biological basis for these symptoms in a significant number of these patients."

Celiac disease is an autoimmune disorder in which the immune system mistakenly attacks the lining of the small intestine after someone who is genetically positive to the disorder ingests gluten from wheat, rye, or barley. This leads to a range of gastrointestinal symptoms, including abdominal pain, diarrhea, and bloating.

Researchers have struggled to determine why some people, who lack the characteristic blood, tissue, or genes have Celiac-like GI symptoms, as well as certain extra-intestinal symptoms, such as fatigue, cognitive difficulties, or mood disturbance, after ingesting foods that contain wheat, rye, or barley. One explanation for this condition, known as non-celiac gluten or wheat sensitivity (NCWS), is that exposure to the offending grains somehow triggers acute systemic immune activation, rather than a strictly localized intestinal immune response. Because there are no biomarkers for NCWS, accurate figures for its prevalence are not available, but it is estimated to affect about 1 percent of the population, or 3 million Americans, roughly the same prevalence as celiac disease.

The CUMC team examined 80 individuals with NCWS, 40 individuals with celiac disease, and 40 healthy controls. Despite the extensive intestinal damage associated with Celiac disease, blood markers of innate systemic immune activation were not elevated in the Celiac disease group. This suggests that the intestinal immune response in Celiac patients is able to neutralize microbes or microbial components that may pass through the damaged intestinal barrier, thereby preventing a systemic inflammatory response against highly immunostimulatory molecules.

The NCWS group was markedly different. They did not have the intestinal cytotoxic T cells seen in celiac patients, but they did have a marker of intestinal cellular damage that correlated with serologic markers of acute systemic immune activation. This therefore suggests that the identified systemic immune activation in NCWS is linked to increased translocation of microbial and dietary components from the gut into systemic circulation, in part due to intestinal cell damage and weakening of the intestinal barrier.

"A systemic immune activation model would be consistent with the generally rapid onset of the reported symptoms in people with non-celiac wheat sensitivity," said study leader Armin Alaedini, PhD, assistant professor of medicine at CUMC who also holds an appointment in Columbia's Institute of Human Nutrition and is a member of the Celiac Disease Center.

NCWS patients who followed a diet that excluded wheat and related cereals for six months were able to normalize their levels of immune activation and intestinal cell damage markers, the researchers also found. These changes were associated with significant improvement in both intestinal and non-intestinal symptoms, as reported by the patients in detailed symptom questionnaires.

Dr. Alaedini,says "The data suggests that, in the future, we may be able to use a combination of biomarkers to identify patients with non-celiac wheat sensitivity, and to monitor their response to treatment.

This confirms what naturopathic doctors have said for decades...that the microbiome your own gut bacteriology is responsible for creating a condition of chronic inflammation in the gut which wears away the lining creating leaky gut. In my clinical experience in treating this phenomenon, I have learned that grains are the first foods people become sensitive to. Eventually it becomes more and more generalized until finally, they seek the help they need.

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The Most Powerful Natural Substance On Earth! BE CAREFUL!

August 17th, 2016 at 6:16 pm

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Only a handful of plants contain this powerful chemical used widely in botannical and Chinese medicine. These include Goldenseal, Oregon Graperoot, Barberry and Chinese Coptis. The active constituent is a bioactive compound extracted from one of the above plants. Technically, it belongs to a class of chemicals called alkaloids.

This compound, berberine, has recently been studied with respect to several different health problems. This occurs at a molecular level by activating an enzyme known as AMPK which regulates metabolism.

According to the most recent research, berberine may significantly reduce blood sugar levels in people with type II diabetes. In fact, its efficacy has been compared to metformin or Glucophage. In a meta review of 14 different studies

berberine was found to be as effective as oral diabetes drugs both at normalizing blood sugars and regulating HgA1C.

Berberine may assist weight loss. Again, in a handful of studies, berberine helped obese individuals lose weight and body fat as well as improve some health markers.

Regarding cardiac health, a review of studies 11 to be exact demonstrated that berberine lowers total cholesterol, LDL or bad cholesterol and triglycerides.

Berberine, is associated with anti infective, antibacterial properties against microorganisms including bacteria, viruses, fungi and even parasites.

Here's why I don't recommend it for the above uses at this time.

While it is touted as being safe, presumably since it has been used in Chinese medicine for thousands of years please understand that Chinese Medicine which I am credentialled in NEVER uses individual herbs to treat maladies. That is a western phenomenon. Herbs, in Chinese medicine are used in their natural state only in complex formulas in small amounts. Coptis is used respectfully used in small amounts along with other herbs as a formula. It is therefore ridiculous to compare these two applications and to assume safety as a result.

Please understand that when using an alkaloid or any isolated "active" ingredient you are truly taking an unregulated DRUG. A drug that no one really knows the long term effects of interactions with and many other things.

I have firsthand in clinical practice used berberine to treat intestinal dysbiosis for many years in short term protocols for many, many patients and I can tell you emphatically that if used alone it will damage your good bacteria. Perhaps this is why many people suffer from gastric pain, spasms, diarrhea, constipation etc.

I do not believe this powerful bioactive should be used indiscriminately in this fashion. All hype aside, you do so at your own risk.

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BROKEN CAPILLARIES? Here's how to reverse them.

August 10th, 2016 at 6:33 pm

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Broken capillaries or telangiectasia are not really a medical problem or disease per se but they are unsightly, and persistent. In layman's terms they are referred to as spider veins when on the legs. Some people seem to be more prone to them than others. While laser therapy by a dermatologist is one option, many patients ask for help with this unwanted side effect of their primary skin condition.

Prolonged exposure to the sun is the primary source of broken blood vessels in face regions. Sunburn itself is one of causes. Sunburn actually means that thousands of little blood vessels all over your skin are bursting because they've been exposed to direct sunlight for too long. It feels warm and it turns red because those vessels rush blood towards the surface of the skin in order for it to help with the healing process. It usually lasts for 3 to 5 days, but the damages are permanent. And specific areas will be affected again and again, like on your face, the main results being spider veins.
Acne is another source. The irritation or inflammation caused by a bad case of acne, such as acne roseacea leads to excess dilation of the skin's blood vessels, which are never able to return to their normal, initial state again.
Aggressive hygiene is also a cause of spider veins. For example, using very harsh cleansing products on the face's fragile skin or scrubbing it too hard, causes the vessels to explode.
Alcohol is one of the most well-known factors causing blood dilation. Alcoholics usually have spider veins all over their face.
Other factors can be taken into consideration as well, although on a much smaller scale, such as hormones, age or genetics.

Lysine, is an essential amino-acid which sometimes works wonders in treating skin inflammation. Acne, pimples, redness, even frostbite, can improve dramatically after taking L-Lysine along with vitamin C.

Aloe Vera is very healing and can reduce inflammation and moisturize skin, that's why it is so popular for burns.

Horse chestnut seed extract is an amazing plant extract that has been studied and demonstrates efficacy against varicose and spider veins. It has a component called Aescin that treats them both, fights against venous insufficiency and helps with the integrity of the capillaries. This means it reduces the cause of the problem to begin with, which is capillaries bursting causing the ugly redness in the skin. There are several ways in which you can use horse chestnut extract in order to maximize its efficiency both internally and externally. For broken capillaries, check out my COOL DOWN! cooling astringent which also contains aloe, cucumber, witch hazel and horse chestnut extracts. It is extremely soothing and cooling to skin inflammation. It is also possible to use straight horse chestnut extract mixed with rosehip or grapeseed oil and to leave on overnight.

For broken capillaries on the legs, vitamin K topically is essential. Usually it will not penetrate the skin sufficiently unless it is applied with ultrasound or after microneedling, but get professional assistance for that purpose.

A diet rich in several vitamins can both reduce the appearance of existing spider veins and prevent future outbreaks. Your capillary walls may break if your overall health is poor, so eat foods rich in vitamin B6 to give your immune system extra support and encourage cellular growth. Vitamins C, E and K are also helpful in reducing their appearance. Vitamin C will improve your circulation and prevent damaged capillaries. Vitamin E and vitamin K both improve circulation and reduce redness and swelling in areas where ruptured capillaries are visible. All of the above will thicken the skin making broken capillaries recede in prominence.

Different treatments are effective for different people so please feel free to contact me or to come in to discuss your situation and what the best course of action would be. It can take at least two months for benefits to occur so be patient when trying natural medicine, as always. Don't forget to visit our store for awesome products, volume discounts and FREE shipping on all orders every day. Thank YOU!

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What REALLY Causes MIGRAINE, And A Resolution

August 6th, 2016 at 3:39 pm

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CAUSE Of Migraine Headaches Finally Revealed! (as well as a potential resolution.)

If you have ever had a migraine headache, you know how painful and debilitating they can be! One in seven people suffer from migraine making them the third most prevalent illness in the world!

While a long list of causes and triggers have been implicated such as:

Food Allergy
Lack of Sleep
Hormonal Shifts
Genes
Neurological problems
and many more...

The Truth is that science hasn't really determined a cause and that has made effective treatment an impossibility for most. Until Now. (Finally), a group of scientists at the International Genetics Consortium has discovered and agreed that the cause is constriction of the blood vessels within the brain.

This study, based on almost 60,000 participants as migraine sufferers and 300,000 controls from 12 different countries was published recently in the journal, Nature Genetics. According to the researchers, new therapies should be directed towards modifying vascular tone.

I think they may be on to something. For several years, I have been helping clients with chronic migraine through two avenues. One is reducing overall inflammation systemically in the body and the second by supplying nutrients to tonify the arteries and arterioles based on individualized nutrient testing. Both of these interventions have been extremely effective as they make the afflicted blood vessels less reactionary to environmental triggers. Over a few months the migraines seem to burn themselves out.

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Fix An Overactive Bladder With THIS!

August 3rd, 2016 at 5:34 pm

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Overactive bladder is characterized by a sudden urge to urinate that can also lead to an involuntary loss of urine. Medical researchers have estimated that 16% of men and women suffer from overactive bladder symptoms as well as frequent daytime and night urination. Although this disorder is not associated with any threats to overall health or longevity it has been demonstrated to reduce quality of life considerably in its sufferers.

Several studies have shown compelling data in pumpkin seed extract's ability to support bladder function and combat the symptoms associated with an overactive bladder. In an animal study published in the Japanese Journal of Medicine and Pharmaceutical Science, rats supplemented with pumpkin seed extract significantly improved bladder function and decreased urinary frequency.5

The promising results of pumpkin seed extract for an overactive bladder were also demonstrated in humans. Japanese scientists examined the effects of pumpkin seed and soybean germ extracts on urinary frequency during the daytime and night in 39 postmenopausal women aged 52 to 86 over a 6-week period.6 At the end of the study, participants experienced significant decreases in the number of daytime and night urination.

In another study, 45 men aged 65 or older experienced significant reductions in nighttime urinary frequency and improved sleep satisfaction after supplementing with the combination extract for six weeks.

Furthermore, pumpkin seeds might provide dramatic relief for aging men suffering from urinary symptoms caused by benign prostatic hyperplasia, an enlarged prostate. Researchers revealed that 53 men ages 50-80 taking a pumpkin seed extract containing mixture for three months produced an over 40% increase in urinary flow and a 30% reduction in nighttime urinary frequency compared with those taking a placebo.

I have been favorably impressed with this extract on frequent urination. Please contact me with any questions or to purchase! Best Wishes!

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Push Your VISION Beyond 20/20, SEE What's Possible According To New Research!

July 27th, 2016 at 5:25 pm

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New research suggests that it may be possible to improve eye sight in people with 20/20 vision just by giving them dietary supplements.

Pioneering scientists at the Waterford Institute of Technology (WIT) found that those who were given regular doses of certain fat-soluble pigments that give plants a yellow, orange or red colour, saw a marked improvement in their visual function.

The study found that in particular, three of these carotenoids - lutein, zeaxanthin and meso-zeaxanthin - had a beneficial impact.

This research has raised the idea that people who are particularly dependent on having sharp vision, like professional drivers, pilots, high performance sports people or members of the military, could benefit from taking such supplements and even lengthen their careers!

Called Central Retinal Enrichment Supplementation Trials or CREST, the study recruited 105 volunteers who underwent complex vision tests over the course of a year.

52 received a placebo, while the others were given daily supplements.

Those who were part of the treated group saw a marked improvement in contrast sensitivity or how faint an object was that they could still see.

Among those who participated in the testing was Waterford senior hurler and All-Star, Noel Connors.

The research was unusual as studies in this area have traditionally focused on people whose eye sight has degenerated due to ocular disease.

The experiment was funded by the European Research Council and carried out be a team of researchers at the Macular Pigment Research Group at Nutrition Research Centre Ireland at WIT.

"All of us involved in this research are tremendously excited about the outcome - not only from a scientific perspective but also because of the significant benefits it will have for a wide range of people," said Principal Investigator, Professor John Nolan,.

"Many people may already consider themselves to have 'good' eyesight, but now we know that many of these would benefit from appropriate supplementation."

Details of the findings are published in the journal Investigative Ophthalmology & Visual Science (IOVS).

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