14 Apr Just So You Know
The fact is that our immune status determines susceptibility. If the immune system is continually challenged with environmental toxicants, nutritional deficiencies and/or incompatibilities, chronic stress, influenza is far more likely to take hold. If your immune system is strong, many infectious challenges occur, are met with an appropriate response, and often go unnoticed. In other words, it is not a lack of a vaccination that causes infection, rather, the inability of the immune system to function effectively.
– www.greenmedinfo.com
NOW FOR SOME FOOD NEWS:
Avocados have a long list of potential health benefits. For example, besides its anti-inflammatory properties, previous research from Japan suggests this powerful fruit may also help protect against liver damage.
– mercola.com
Over 140 nations have come together under a new treaty to curb deadly mercury pollution over serious risks to worldwide health, but meanwhile the FDA is still allowing the mass majority of US citizens to chomp down on mercury-containing processed foods. Specifically, mercury has actually been found in the highly popular genetically modified junk ingredient high-fructose corn syrup — an ingredient present in over 90% of processed foods.
– naturalsociety.com
If scientists are correct, eating a bacon sandwich really does cure a hangover by boosting the level of amines which facilitates clear thinking. Amines occur as a result of the breakdown of amino acids, and many neurotransmitters are amines, including epinephrine, norepinephrine, dopamine, serotonin, and histamine.
– friendseat.com
Modern wheat is a “perfect, chronic poison,” according to Dr. William Davis, a cardiologist who has published a book all about the world’s most popular grain. Davis said that the wheat we eat these days isn’t the wheat your grandma had: “It’s an 18-inch tall plant created by genetic research in the ’60s and ’70s,” he said on “CBS This Morning.” “This thing has many new features nobody told you about, such as there’s a new protein in this thing called gliadin. It’s not gluten. I’m not addressing people with gluten sensitivities and celiac disease. I’m talking about everybody else because everybody else is susceptible to the gliadin protein that is an opiate. This thing binds into the opiate receptors in your brain and in most people stimulates appetite, such that we consume 440 more calories per day, 365 days per year.”
– www.cbsnews.com
NOW FOR IDIOTIC DIETING NEWS:
New Weight Loss Device Sucks Food Up Out of Stomach – blog.friendseat.com
A curious variety of Pepsi has been released in Japan called “Pepsi Special,” a beverage that contains the fiber molecule known as “dextrin,” which has been sanctioned by the Japanese government as a health food.
Some claim dextrin prevents the digestive system from absorbing fat. Pepsi Special reportedly contains an indigestible form dextrin, which is used as a dietary fiber supplement and makes it difficult for the body to absorb fat while eating.
– friendseat.com
WE’RE AT IT AGAIN:
Russia has recently banned U.S. meat supplies after discovering it contains ractopamine— a beta agonist drug that increases protein synthesis, thereby making the animal more muscular. This reduces the at content of the meat. As reported by Pravda,5 Russia is the fourth largest importer of US meats, purchasing about $500 million-worth of beef and pork annually.Ractopamine is also known to affect the human cardiovascular system, and may cause food poisoning, according to Pravda.7It’s also thought to be responsible for hyperactivity, muscle breakdown, and increased death and disability in livestock.
– mercola.com
Americans are in poorer health and die younger than people in other high-income countries, according to a report from the National Research Council and Institute of Medicine.
– www.care2.com
AND THEN:
While it’s well known that natural light is preferable to artificial for a variety of reasons (vitamin-D production, prevention of seasonal affective disorder), new research published in the Journal of Environmental Management shows that nighttime exposure to certain types of artificial light has an even darker side than previously understood. In particular, it suppresses the body’s ability to make melatonin, the hormone that helps regulate sleep and is celebrated for its antioxidant, mood-enhancing and cancer-fighting properties.
The main culprit is artificial light that contains the highest percentage of blue light in its full-spectrum mix. One of the top offenders in this category is the light-emitting diode (LED) bulb, which suppresses melatonin at rates five times greater than bulbs that give off warmer “orange-yellow” light, like incandescents.
– experiencelife.com
Dr. Oz has finally done it: He has sold out to Big Ag by declaring organic foods to be “elitist,” “snooty” and no better than conventional foods. The man who once urged Americans to eat organic has sold his soul to the criminally-run food giants in a mind-blowing editorial piece recently published in TIME Magazine.
– www.naturalnews.com
These recommendations are for the reduction of stress only. They are not intended as treatment or prescription for any disease, or as a substitute for regular medical care.