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PROTECTING YOURSELF AGAINST COMMON POISONS: STRONTIUM 90

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:27:13 +0000

World-wide nuclear tests and explosions have now contaminated the whole globe with toxic Strontium 90. Scientists say that everyone has already dangerous amounts of radioactive Strontium 90 in their bones. It stays in the body throughout the lifetime, emitting radioactive rays, like x-rays.

Anemia, leukemia, sarcoma of the bones (bone cancer) and many other cancers are believed to be caused by Strontium 90.

Protection

1. Algin. Extracted from giant brown Pacific kelp, this non-toxic substance can effectively remove radioactive Strontium 90 from the body. Algin can be used in the daily diet instead of such thickening agents as gelatin or cornstarch, or mixed with milk or other drinks.

2. Pectin. It binds radioactive Strontium in the intestines and reduces its absorption and deposition in the skeleton. Only the pectin derived from sunflowers was found effective. Eat plenty of raw sunflower seeds daily.

3. Calcium and magnesium. Both help your body to pass off Strontium 90. When selecting your mineral supplement, make sure it is not made from American animal bones which contain large amounts of Strontium. The best bone meal supplements are made from South American bones, which are not so contaminated. Bone meal with bone-marrow is the best. Deep-mined mineral supplements, such as dolomite and others, are advisable. Dr. Linus Pauling says that heavy calcium supplementation will reduce strontium absorption by 50 percent.

4. Yogurt and other soured milks help to neutralize the radioactive chemicals in the intestines and excrete them safety from the body. Up to 1 quart a day of soured milk can be consumed.

5. B-complex vitamins, or Brewer’s yeast. It has been shown in animal studies that brewer’s yeast affords protection against radiation.

6. Kelp. Sodium alginate in kelp reduces absorption of Strontium 90 by 50 to 80 percent. Take 1 to 2 tsp. of granules daily, or 5 to 10 tablets.

7. Lecithin. Lecithin in daily diet can counteract the effects of radiation.

8. The following vitamins can help to guard against radiation toxicity: E, C, and B-complex.

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GENERAL HEALTH

PSYCHOLOGICAL AND PHYSICAL REST

admin — Thu, 03 Jun 2010 10:26:43 +0000

There have been few surgical classics. Mr. Hilton, of Guy’s Hospital, London, England, wrote one about a century ago on The Therapeutic Influence of Rest and the Diagnostic Value of Pain. He pictured the expulsion from the Garden of Eden, the first wound, and resulting dismay; and, “the original promptings of nature to man for the alleviation of his altered condition. Pain was made the prime agent. Under injury, pain suggested the necessity of, and, indeed, compelled him to seek for, rest.”

His thesis was that nature could heal the injuries caused by wounds or disease only when the affected part was allowed to rest. And by rest he did not necessarily mean lying in bed or sitting in a chair. He spoke of physiological rest. A piece of dirt lodges under the eyelid and soon there is a conjunctivitis. Nature cannot cure this as long as there is no rest for the tissues because of irritation. Remove the dirt and rest will soon effect a cure even without silver nitrate.

Compound fractures in recent years have been treated by good cleaning, and putting up the affected parts in plaster casts where they cannot be disturbed by dressings or movements. This does not mean that the patient cannot tire himself out by traveling about on crutches. The patient with appendicitis gets physiological rest when the sick organ is taken out. Even a male can appreciate that a woman who was pregnant has achieved physiological rest when her constant companion of nine months is safely in the nursery.

On the other hand sometimes physical rest is needed. A physician caring for a rheumatic fever case may feel that he is putting extra work on the heart by allowing the patient to move about. He may doubt that this is compensated for by the aid to circulation that muscular activity gives. The liver is the largest organ of the body with a multitude of chores to do. Extra activity on the patient’s part undoubtedly increases these chores. So Dr. Chester Jones, of the Massachusetts General Hospital, speaking to us a few years ago on liver diseases, stressed, next to diet, the importance of physical rest in treating these conditions. At about the same time Dr. Thorndike, of the same institution, depicted to us the dangers of staying quietly in bed. His patients were started walking within twenty-four hours of abdominal operations, women were up and about forty-eight hours after childbirth, and even people with heart trouble were let out of bed promptly.

How do we explain these apparently divergent views emanating from this shrine of Aesculapius? First we must remember the human propensity to swing upon a pendulum, and that in nearly all matters we go in cycles from one extreme to another. A short generation ago obstetrical patients spent several weeks of convalescence in bed, especially if they were well-to-do and could afford the care. The modern shortage of hospital beds and the general enthusiasm for acceleration programs have tended to demonstrate that this is not at all necessary. But analysis may show that the two methods are not so divergent in results when considered from Mr. Hilton’s point of view.

Mr. Hilton had a patient who broke his leg and when put to bed developed jaundice. So Mr. Hilton reasoned as follows, I believe the congested liver which leads to the jaundice results from the forced rest to which the liver is subjected by the recumbent position; the circulation through the organ up to the period of the accident having been aided by active respiration and ordinary exercise. The withdrawal of these leads to congestion of the liver and hence jaundice.” It may well be that when a patient is too inactive and the circulation slows down, actual physiological rest is thus lost.

We all believe in physiological rest. In each case we must decide whether complete bodily rest will give this. As Hippocrates said in his first aphorism, “Decision is difficult.”

Although we will all accept rest as beneficent – and possibly my arguments may have produced a grumbling acceptance of pain – nevertheless it is with diffidence that I now ask you to include inflammation in this blessed category of protective devices. The word is, of course, closely related to inflammable, and refers to what Celsus, a hundred years after Christ, called the first of the four cardinal signs of inflammation: calor, rubor, tumor, and dolor (heat, redness, swelling, and pain).

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GENERAL HEALTH

YOUR CHILD’S HEALTH/EYE DISORDERS: OBJECT IN THE EYE

admin — Thu, 21 May 2009 07:18:46 +0000

If you suspect that something like a piece of dirt or an insect has entered your child’s eye, try washing out the eye first by rinsing it thoroughly with water. With your child lying down, hold a cup filled with water just above the eye and pour it into the eye. Repeat this for several minutes, and encourage your child to blink a lot while you are doing it. Examine the eye carefully to see if the object has been dislodged, checking inside both upper and lower lids. If you can still see the object try to remove it very carefully with a moistened cotton swab. If unsuccessful after a couple of tries, cover the eye with a gauze pad and see your doctor immediately. If you cannot see anything in the eye, but your child still complains that there is something in it, see your doctor.

Splinters of glass or metal in the eye require first aid and immediate medical attention.

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LEAVING YOUR CHILDREN SOMETHING TO LOVE BY/SOME ANSWERS TO THESE MISASSUMPTIONS REGARDING SEXUALITY: THEY SAID YOU COULD END UP PREGNANT IF YOU START KISSING AND STUFF AND DON’T HAVE PROTECTION

admin — Tue, 19 May 2009 05:39:15 +0000

In school they taught us to always have contraception available. They said you could end up pregnant if you start kissing and stuff and don’t have protection.

FIFTEEN-YEAR-OLD BOY

Being old enough to have sex means being old enough to be totally! responsible for yourself and your behaviors. That includes not having children if you don’t want or can’t handle them. If you are not ready for children, you are not ready for intercourse. But don’t think that just because you kiss and are feeling romantic that you should! automatically think of intercourse and contraception. I tell all of the young people I talk to that they should not have intercourse until they are married. Plain and simple, just don’t do it. Touch, hold kiss, and love, but no intercourse. If you have learned a lot about contraception, you are really far ahead because that’s very important knowledge. If you have learned that you must or almost automatically will have intercourse because you are a sexual person,! you have learned the wrong lesson. Such sex should not mean intercourse. No matter what you hear, self-control is just as important as birth control, and contraception never replaces self- and partner responsibility. Saying no is an excellent contraceptive.

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YOUR MARITAL HEALTH/WHY HUSBANDS DON’T HAVE ORGASM: MR. MYTH – THE FIRM-RULE-OF-SEX MYTH

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 12:24:55 +0000

I used to be so stiff, like a stick. Now I’m sort of stiff and sort of limp, too. I’m not hard like I used to be.

HUSBAND

If there is one Mr. Myth that has caused more trouble for men and women than any other, it may be the myth that an immediate, long-lasting erection is the key to sexual fulfillment. Men have lied about their erections, worried about them, exaggerated about them, made jokes about them, mocked other men about them, celebrated and magnified them in all forms of art, and given them all types of names.

The medical establishment has accepted this orientation. New implants are now available. There is now an injection that causes temporary erection. Firm penises are becoming a major industry. Urologists who once ignored or dismissed the sexual concerns of their male patients now find it financially wise to keep up to date on keeping men up.

The penis is more sensitive when it is flaccid. Erections were designed in our evolution to allow for quick and easy insertion of the penis for conception, not for pleasure. The blood that engorges the penis to firm it also renders it somewhat less generally sensitive except in certain specific areas. Erections are actually only neurological reflexes that have little to do with complete sexual fulfillment. They have little to do with fertility, with psychasm, or even with all types of orgasm. Our attitudes about erection have become more rigid than the organ itself can ever be.

Erections do not signal arousal or interest and can be present when there is no sexual interest at all. Erections are reflexes, not only to our thoughts and feelings, but also to aggression and even bladder pressure

Men who fail to have “erections” are sometimes called “impotent.” A diabetic man came to me, stating, “I have absolutely no erection. Well, maybe just a little, but nothing to write home about. My doctor wants me to have special tubes put in or maybe a harness-type thing to hold it up.” Following several weeks of counseling with his wife present (the wife had never been consulted by the physician), he stated, “Now I don’t know why I was so fixated on that. I’m having more fun than ever.” The wife added, “Me, too. And you know what? You are more erect now.”

“Really?” questioned the husband. “I never really noticed.”

Physicians have believed for years that diabetes, blood pressure medications, and other situations can “destroy sexual response.” This is not true. Many things affect circulation to the penis, but firmness is only one and a relatively insignificant dimension of sexual interaction.

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TRUE HEALING – PRACTICAL ADVICE: 7-TH DAY OF FASTING AND 8-14 DAY OF FASTING

admin — Mon, 18 May 2009 09:23:25 +0000

7-th day of fasting

In my experience, this is the most difficult day. Some people may experience such difficulties on 4-th or 5-th day of fasting. Your body enters into a higher level of purification. Everything which was easy to dispose is already gone. Now your body is getting ready to expel toxic deposits which are much more difficult to metabolise, and usually are more toxic too.

Your best strategy is to perform an enema in the morning (or in the evening of the previous day) and increase the intake of water during the day. Depending upon how you feel, you may have to perform another enema in the evening. It is not only the quantity of the waste in the bowels that is now important. The stuff in your intestines is now extremely toxic, and you want to flush it, thereby minimising the chance of the secondary absorption. Try to use pure water to make the enema solution.

8-14 day of fasting

No food. Water only. You should feel great. Your body just got rid of a huge amount of the most urgent waste deposit during previous days. Your natural instincts and healing have been awakened.

Go to work as usual.

If you feel that lack of food is indeed making you quite uncomfortable, you can add a teaspoon of natural honey to your water two or three times a day. Notice how little is required to restore complete comfort of your body and mind.

Use the increased efficiency of your mind to do some useful creative work. It is not uncommon to write an article or even a book in just a few days.

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MENIERE’S DISEASE – DESCRIPTION

admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 09:45:26 +0000

Prosper Meniere, a physician to the Institute for the Deaf and Dumb in Paris described the condition that bears his name in 1861.

This is a disorder which affects the organ of balance located close to the inner ear. Twelve pair of nerves arise direct from the brain rather than the spinal cord and control structures mostly in the head and neck.

The eighth cranial nerve consists of two separate parts, the auditory and the vestibular.

These differ in their function and in the area of the brain to which they are connected.

The end organs, that of hearing and balance, lie close together but have separate functions.

True Meniere’s disease involves balance and hearing.

There are paroxysms or sudden attacks of vertigo or giddiness associated with a progressive deafness and tinnitus or ringing in the ears.

Meniere’s syndrome is a term applied to periodic attacks or vertigo without tinnitus.

The cause of this disease is unknown but is believed to be a degenerative process.

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CANNABIS – INTRODUCTION

admin — Fri, 15 May 2009 07:55:39 +0000

Cannabis has been used as a social drug for as long as alcohol.

It found a place in medicine as a sedative and mild pain reliever but was abandoned because its behavioral effect was so unreliable.

Those who advocate its use claim it is less dangerous than alcohol and say that there is not yet enough scientific evidence to prove its dangers.

That isn’t true. The active chemical in cannabis is tetrahydrocannabinol (THC). The dried leaves, the stems, flowers or resin may be used.

Marijuana is the weakest form of cannabis. It is usually smoked. The other stronger forms of cannabis are also usually smoked, often with tobacco.

Most people who try it for the first time experience little effect. Some may feel giddy or even vomit. A few may feel light-headed with tingling of the hands and feet. This may be followed by a feeling of euphoria.

It usually takes about five marijuana cigarettes (reefers or joints), smoked all at once or over a week or so, to raise the level in the body sufficiently to experience a “high”. The drug is stored in the body in fat and is slowly excreted. Sixty per cent may still be present in the body after a week and 10 per cent after 48 days.

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LEAD POISONING IN CHILDREN

admin — Tue, 28 Apr 2009 09:45:49 +0000

Symptoms: poor appetite, vomiting, constipation, irritability, slow development, aggressive behavior, seizures, personality changes, clumsiness, paleness, fatigue, weakness.

Home care

Discourage your child from putting nonfood objects into his or her mouth and swallowing them.

If your home was built before 1950, have the paint and plaster tested for lead content.

Watch for changes in your child’s behavior.

Precautions

- Check your home and yard for possible sources of lead.

- Scraping, sanding, and other tasks involved in remodeling an older building may release lead into the air. Such a location should be avoided by infants, small children, and pregnant women until the work is completed.

- A person who works in an occupation that involves exposure to lead should take steps to avoid bringing lead-containing dust into his or her home on work clothes.

- Sources of lead poisoning can include artist’s pigments, exhaust from cars, soil around buildings on which lead-based paint was used, city air, and improperly glazed pottery.

Lead is a heavy and dense metal that, in the human body, acts as a poison. Microscopic particles of lead can enter the body if a person swallows something that contains lead or inhales air contaminated with lead. The metal then accumulates in the blood and in body tissues. The most serious effects of lead poisoning are on the brain and nervous system. It can also damage the digestive system and the kidneys.

Before 1950, lead was an ingredient in paint, plaster, and putty, and most cases of lead poisoning occur when a small child eats fragments of lead-based paint that have peeled off a wall or have been left in the soil around a house. Today, house paint does not contain lead, but the metal is found in many other places. Some of the sources of lead poisoning include artist’s pigments, exhaust from cars (some petrol contains lead), soil around buildings that were once painted with lead-based paint, and the air in cities where lead may be used in industry and where the exhaust from many cars is concentrated. Also, lead is found in high-acid food and drinks (for example, orange or tomato juice) that have been stored in lead-containing pottery that was not properly glazed.

Lead poisoning can cause permanent damage to the brain, especially in cases where the symptoms are severe. Such damage may not occur if the problem is quickly identified and treated. However, a child who has had lead poisoning may take as long as a year to recover completely. Lead poisoning occurs most often in children under five. It is most dangerous if the child is under two years old.

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CAUSES OF HEADACHES AND MIGRAINE

admin — Thu, 23 Apr 2009 06:30:53 +0000

• The causes of migraine are many. Some people are exceptionally sensitive to particular foods (typically cheese, citrus fruits, fried foods, chocolate, seafood or red wine). Others are sensitive to: stress; not enough or too much sleep; noise; certain smells; missed meals; excitement; bright and flickering lights; changes in daily routine; or the weather (especially thunderstorms and snowstorms). Migraines, and indeed all types of headache, are three times more common in women than in men. Perhaps a fall in oestrogen triggers an attack. Women taking the contraceptive pill often have headaches, and taking the Pill can make migraine worse.

• Dehydration (too little fluid) is a common cause of headaches. Most people drink too little fluid and easily become dehydrated in hot surroundings or if they miss a drink or two.

• Tension headaches are produced by anxiety and stress. They are often seen in people who are meticulous and fussy. Unlike with migraine the pain of tension headaches lasts all day. The sensation is described as being ‘like a weight pressing on the head’ or ‘a tight band around the head’. Sometimes the pain goes to the back of the head and down the neck. People who concentrate for long periods of time (such as lorry drivers) often get this kind of headache. A variation of this is the tense-jaw headache which is caused by the individual clenching the teeth.

• Hangovers are a very common cause of headaches. They are the results of consuming too much alcohol, which overloads the body’s ability to detoxify the alcohol.

• Foods cause headaches in certain susceptible people. Ice cream and very cold foods can cause pain in the head and throat. Cured meats often contain nitrates which make blood vessels around the skull wider and cause headaches. Monosodium glutamate (especially plentiful in Chinese food) causes a headache in some people-often accompanied by nausea, abdominal pains and dizziness.

• Poor vision does not cause headaches but if you sit with your eyes screwed up, frowning to see better, you can easily get a tension headache.

• Headaches are often a sign of an impending infectious illness or fever. A simple pain-killer usually tides the person over until the cause becomes obvious.

• Head injuries are, undoubtedly, a cause of headaches but the cause is usually all too apparent and cannot readily be prevented (except for the obvious measures of driving carefully, and wearing seat-belts in cars and crash helmets on motorcycles).

• Very high blood pressure can cause a severe, pounding headache which is worse in the morning and improves during the day. The pain improves with the head up and is worse when lying down.

• Brain tumours certainly cause headaches and many people worry that they might have a tumour, especially if they have repeated headaches. However, brain tumours are very rare indeed. If your headache is worse on waking in the morning or if it is worsened by sneezing, bending down or exertion then you should see a doctor to discuss it. If you have double vision, vomiting, drowsiness or weakness in a limb and are not a migraine sufferer you should seek medical help at once.

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