Garlic has More Benefits than Statin Drugs in Medical Center Study!

Dr. Matthew Budoff, cardiologist, a researcher at UCLA's Harvard Medical Center, did not expect to find these garlic benefits:

• Controlling Total Cholesterol - same benefits as statin drugs
• Controlling HDL (the good cholesterol) - did a little better than statin drugs
• Hardening of the Arteries - completely stopped, which the statin drugs didn't do at all

**If you are taking any sort of blood thinning medication or regularly take aspirin, consult with your health care professional before taking garlic supplements. Garlic has anticoagulant properties, basically meaning that it thins the blood.

Some garlic supplements state their amount as Alliin mgs. Alliin mgs can not be related to Allicin mgs. Most manufacturers and Gary Null recommend taking garlic with an Allicin yield of 5,000 mgs each day. Each odor free, enteric coated, tablet of Nature's Way Garlicin Cc has an Allicin yield of 5,000 mgs.

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See my January 26, 2005, posting - How to Listen to The Gary Null Show.

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Many Disorders Can be Caused by Candida Overgrowth - Yeast

Brenda Watson, N.D., C.T., co-author of 2 books, Renew You Life--Improved Digestion & Detoxification and Gut Solutions, was a guest on The Debra Ray Show. Brenda discussed candida overgrowth. Candida overgrowth can cause these disorders:

• Autoimmune Disorders, such as Rheumatoid Arthritis, Lupus, & Asthma
• Bad Breath
  
• Bloating & Gas
• Chronic Fatigue
• Crohn's Disease
• Depression
  
• Diabetes
• Diarrhea
• Fibromyalgia
• Flatulence
  
• IBS (Irritable Bowel Syndrome)
  
• Leaky Gut (Food Allergies)
  
• Rectal Itch
• Skin Problems
• Urinary Tract Infections
  

Brenda suggested taking a high dosage of a good probiotic, twice a day, for one or two weeks. Check the label of the probiotic, to figure how many capules you need to take to get 30 billion viable cells, twice a day. It is best to take to a probiotic on an empty stomach. Right after you get up in the morning and right before going to bed are good times to take your probiotic. After the one or two weeks, you should continue on a maintenance dose of 15 billion viable cells, twice a day. My alternative doctor recommends IFlora Complete Acidophilus, which is 15 billion viable cells per capsule. IFlora Complete Acidophilus is very potent, you would only need 2 capsules morning and night for the one or two weeks. The maintenance dose would be 1 capsule morning and night. Many other brands would require a number of capsules morning and night. Make sure you're getting enough fiber, since it absorbs yeast that has died, so it can be elininated through the bowels.

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Brenda also stated that unless you make the following major lifestyle changes, you will not get better. Eliminate the following:

• alcoholic beverages
• antiacids
• artificial sweeteners - Stevia is ok
  
• breads and baked goods with yeast
• caffeine
• cheese and dairy products
• dried fruits
  
• foods you are allergic to
• fruit and fruit juices
• fructose
• honey
• maple syrup
• mushrooms
• peanuts
• soy sauce
• sugar

See my January 28, 2005, posting - How to Listen to The Debra Ray Show, Healthy Talk Radio. Debra Ray's radio and streaming audio health show has been bringing researched health information to listeners since 1982.

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Lew's Organic Oat or Gluten-Free Corn Muffin Recipe - No Dairy, Sugar, Wheat, or Yeast

Applesauce is a good substitute for butter. If your recipe calls for 4 tablespoons of butter, use 4 tablespoons of applesauce. Soy milk is a good substitute for sour cream if you add 1 teaspoon of lemon juice for each 1/3 cup of soy milk and let it sit for 15 minutes to thicken up. Rice milk was recommended as a substitute for soy milk by Gary Null. Since soy milk has much more protein than rice milk, it will thicken better. Makes 12 muffins. Fill each baking cup to about 1/4 inch from the top. Also learned that if you just put your muffins in the refrigerator, they will lose their freshness faster then leaving them out. If you want to keep your muffins longer than 2 days, freeze them within 24 hours.

• 3 cups Organic Whole Grain Oat Flour or Organic Whole Grain Yellow Corn Meal Flour to eliminate the gluten
• 3/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large Organic Eggs
• 1 tablespoon Xylitol**
• 1/2 cup Organic Applesauce
• 1 cup Unsweetened Organic Soy Milk - add 1 tablespoon of lemon juice & let sit 10 minutes to thicken up (Edensoy or Westsoy)
  

Bake for 17 to 19 minutes at *400 degrees.

*My muffins were falling after rising. Checked the oven temperature with a qauge. I didn't realize the temperature called for, in a recipe, is an average. Ovens can vary by as much as + or - 25 degrees. Mine varied by + or - 20 degrees. To get an average temperature of 400 degrees, I have to set the oven for 420 degrees. Watching the qauge, the temperature rises to 420 and slowly drops to 380 degrees.

A Collection of Delicious Gluten-Free Recipes Compliments of The Gluten-Free Pantry at glutenfree.com

**Xylitol is a Natural and Safe Sugar Substitute**

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See my January 26, 2005, posting - How to Listen to The Gary Null Show.

Get Your Digestive Health Back!

Brenda Watson, N.D., C.T., co-author of 2 books, Renew You Life--Improved Digestion & Detoxification and Gut Solutions, was a guest on The Debra Ray Show. Brenda suggested why you should want to reduce your body toxic burden, which can cause:

• liver stress
• chronic inflammation - arthritis and fibromyalgia
• cellular and intestinal damage - intestinal permeability issues, like leaky gut
  
• cancer - 80 to 90% of cancers are coming from toxicity in our environment
• low energy level
  

If you suffer from any of the ailments below, the book Renew Your Life--Improved Digestion and Detoxification can help you get back in control - naturally.

• bloating
• candida
• constipation
• gas
• heartburn
• ibs
• indigestion
• liver problems
• parasites

Renew Your Life--Improved Digestion and Detoxification, by Brenda Watson, from The Vitamin Shoppe

If you have never detoxified before, Brenda recommended First Cleanse by Renew Life.

First Cleanse by Renew Life, from The Vitamin Shoppe

Effective & Safer Cancer Treatment With Virtually No Side Effects

Rachel Berhang Best, a guest on The Debra Ray Show, told about her recovery from cancer. When she had a recurrence of Ovarian Cancer in July of 2004, she looked for an alternative to conventional chemotherapy. Her original treatment was surgery and chemotherapy, both of which they wanted to do again. She wanted to maintain her high quality of life without the harmful and even tragic side effects. A friend suggested IPT - Insulin Potentiation Therapy. Immediately after her first treatment, she started to feel better. She felt stronger, more alive, and her energy was enormous. Six treatments later she had tests done that showed the cancer was being defeated. She can't understand why people are still using high dose chemotherapy with all of its side effects. Rachel said IPT is so gentile with virtually no side effects and does counter cancer. After being treated with IPT, she established a charitable foundation dedicated to making IPT the standard chemotherapy protocol for cancer patients everywhere. IPT works by using insulin to stimulate division in cancer cells. When cells are dividing, chemotherapy penetrates better. Because of this targeted action, IPT uses 10 - 15% of the standard dose drugs, and the protocol affects only the cancer while leaving normal cells strong and healthy. While the cancer is eradicated, the patient continues to thrive, maintain their lifestyle, and be vital.

Rachel Berhang Best's website

See my January 28, 2005, posting - How to Listen to The Debra Ray Show, Healthy Talk Radio. Debra Ray's radio and streaming audio health show has been bringing researched health information to listeners since 1982.

Joint Problems - Helps Regenerate Connective Tissue, Including Cartilage

Found a Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM complex at the lowest price I've seen anywhere. Also, Sedona Labs Glucosamine Chondroitin MSM Complex is the only complex I could find with chondroitin from shark, not bovine.

• Helps rebuild and improve elasticity of cartilage
• Aids in lubrication of joints and connective tissue
• Shark-source chondroitin, not chondroitin from bovine sources
• Helps maintain structual integrity of joints and connective tissue
• Glucosamine is enzyme-hydrolyzed
• Helps reduce discomfort and swelling
• Relieves stiffness and aches
• Safe and effective, with fast results

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Update: Since I'm not improving, I'm trying my D.O.'s suggestions. See my September 6, 2005 posting - Lew's Joint Cartilage Adventure - Rheumatoid Arthritis.

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Amazing New Research on Oatmeal!

Debra Ray, host of The Debra Ray Show, reviewed a report on research done on oatmeal. A compound in oats called avenantheramides was identified by a nutritional researcher at Tufts University. Avenantheramides have the ability to help prevent blood cells from sticking to artery walls. Oats were actually shown to:

• prevent the narrowing of blood vessels due to blockage
• have anti-inflammatory of the artery effect
• have antihardening of the artery effect

The researcher was so impressed he filed a patent on these abilities of oats. The ability of the fiber in oats to help control blood sugar and blood fats, including the bad forms of cholesterol, has already been well documented.

See my January 28, 2005, posting - How to Listen to The Debra Ray Show, Healthy Talk Radio. Debra Ray's radio and streaming audio health show has been bringing researched health information to listeners since 1982.