More Than 5 Servings of Fruits & Vegetable a Day Reduces Stroke Risk by 26%

Why are these findings of a British study important? In the United States, this would save more than 200,000 lives a year. If they had not added French fries and ketchup as a serving of vegetables, most children would have zero servings of fruits and vegetables.

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

Global Warming - Film, Book, & 10 Things to Do

Information on Al Gore's New Film and Book - "An Inconvenient Truth" at www.climatecrisis.net

10 Things to Do to Help Stop Global Warming at www.climatecrisis.net

All Natural Sneezeze Relieves Allergy & Hay Fever Symptoms

Terry Lemerond, founder of Enzymatic Therapy and Europharma, was a guest on The Debra Ray Show. Sneezeze, made by Europharma, is an ultra-fine powder comprised of Kali bichromicum in a unique, micronized cellulose base. This amazing powder, made from the bark of a tree, is inhaled but does not go to your respiratory tract. Used once or twice a day, allergies symptoms are gone in 10 to 30 seconds. Numerous studies, done in Europe, backup this product.

• Relieves the sneezing, sinus congestion, & runny nose associated with allergies & hay fever. Including allergens in plane's recycled air, smoky or polluted environments, pet danders, or other types of allergies.
• Restores your nose to a normal, healthy state, supporting the production of nasal mucus. Nasal mucus eliminates nasal dryness, protects nasal passages, & improves the quality of air you breathe.
• Outperforms leading allergy medications.
• 100% Natural
• Non Drowsy
• Each application can provide lasting relief for up to 24 hours.
• 4 to 6 weeks protection in every bottle.
  

Sneezeze by Europharma from Blue Spring International, LLC

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.

Free Online: 250 page "How to Bake: Your Complete Reference Book"

This comprehensive guide to great baking contains techniques, helpful information, and contributing recipes. It can help you be a better baker by answering your questions. Just submit your email address and first name to The Prepared Pantry and you'll immediately open the first chapter of the book in pdf. They will email you a chapter a week for 7 weeks. They recommend that you print each chapter and save it in a three-ring or other binder. They won't bombard you with emails. I've received their newsletter emails for 2 years.

Sign Up for The Prepared Pantry's Free, 250 page, "How to Bake: Your Complete Reference Book"

Free Online: Read the New Book "Get a Grip on Arthritis" and "A-Z Women's Guide to Vibrant Health"

Sign up to receive Lorna Vanderhaeghe's free email newsletter and you will be sent an email with links to read both "Get a Grip on Arthritis" and "A-Z Women's Guide to Vibrant Health" free. Click on "Click Here to sign up now!" about a third of way down the webpage below. When you sign up, you only have to give your email address and country. All other info is optional.

Sign Up for Lorna Vanderhaeghe's Free Newsletter to Read 2 of Her Books Free

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.

Gary Null on Kidney Stones

Gary Null, on his show, discussed kidney stones in answer to a call. The 4 types of kidney stones are calcium, uric acid, struvite, and cystine. Gary's suggestions for kidney stones are:

No alcohol, animal proteins, artificial sweeteners, caffeine, dairy products, or sugar.

*Pantothenic Acid - Now Foods, Pantothenic Acid, 500 mg, 250 Capsules
*Inositol Hexaphosphate - Now Foods, Inositol Hexaphosphate, 800 mg, 100 Vcaps
*L-Methionine - Now Foods, L-Methionine, 500 mg, 100 Capsules
*Magnesium Citrate
*Zinc
*Proteolytic Enzymes - Naturally Vitamins, Wobenzym N, 200 Red Coated Tablets
*Vitamin C - Alacer, Emer'gen-C, Lite, 36 Packets/ Net wt. 0.1 oz (4 g)
*Aloe Vera 4 times a day
*Tincture of Lobelia, 3 drops, and tincture of Wild Yam, 15 drops, in warm water 3 times a day
*Marshmallow Root Tea - 2 times a day to cleanse the kidneys and help expell kidney stones
*Uva Ursi to help reduce the pain

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

Serendipity Bed & Breakfast - Ocean City, New Jersey

Click on any of the above pics, which I took on a recent stay, to enlarge. See my October 14, 2006, posting - Lew's Vegan Bed & Breakfast Stay. As of January, 2006, Serendipity Bed & Breakast has a new owner. The new owner, Karen, told me she didn't want to change much, since it was already very nice. I agree, it is very nice and I only noticed some minor improvements. Although her breakfast menus are not vegan, you can make vegetarian selections, the morning before. Her breakfast menus vary each day. Soymilk and rice milk are available. She allowed me to select the muffins she would make the following morning. I selected Apple Cinnamon muffins. In my opinion, they were just as good as Bill's, the previous owner's, muffins. She is an excellent cook & baker. The spinach quiche, biscuit & omelet (pic above), vegan cashew French toast, and everything was very tasty. Looking forward to another stay.

Beware of Terminator Technology - Genetically Modified Seeds!

Gary Null read a report showing 80% of the produce on supermarket shelves has been grown with genetically modified seeds. To avoid these, consumers can buy organic fruits & vegetables. Also, nationally recognized Certified Naturally Grown farmers are required to adhere to the same strict Organic Agricultural Practices and materials list on the USDA Natural Organic Program website. Since Certified Naturally Grown farmers are exempt from the fees and paperwork requirements associated with USDA Certified Organic, Certified Naturally Grown produce should be cheaper. Why genetically modify seeds? Money. Seeds that not genetically modified are called heirloom seeds. You can use heirloom seeds from plants you've grown for the following year. Not so with genetically modified seeds, only good for 1 year. If pesticides are required, only the brand of pesticide that the seeds have been modified for can be used. Some genetically modified seeds have the pesticide already in them, such as Monsanto's pesticidal potatoes. The label on a bag of Monsanto's pesticidal potatoes, in the supermarket, lists all of the nutrients and micronutrients in the potato, but does not mention that the potatoes have been genetically engineered or that they are legally a pesticide. Food labeling is ordinarily the responsibility of the FDA. The research to develop these seeds was paid for from public funds. The top 10 chemical companies' genetically modified seed sales, in the year 1999, are listed below. These top 10 companies control 31% of the $24.7 billion commercial seed market worldwide. Any comments? This is really disgusting to me. I will be looking for organic or Certified Naturally Grown vegetables & fruits.

1. DuPont (Pioneer) USA $1,850,000,000
2. Pharmacia (Monsanto) USA $1,700,000,000
3. Syngenta (Novarits) $947,000,000
4. Groupe Limagrain (France) $700,000,000
5. Grupo Pulsar (Seminis) Mexico $531,000,000
6. Advanta (AstraZeneca and Cosun) UK & Netherlands $416,000,000
7. Sakata (Japan) $396,000,000
8. KWS AG (Germany) $355,000,000
9. Dow (+Cargill North Anerica) USA estimate $350,000,000
10. Delta & Pine Land (USA) $301,000,000

Fortunately, gardeners can get heirloom seeds from many sources online. A number of companies have been making an effort to keep heirloom available.

Seeds Trust - vegetable, wild flower, native grass, & herb seeds for a sustainable future

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

Maintain Bone & Joint Health/Osteoporosis

Sherrill Sellman, auuthor of "Hormone Heresy: What Women Must Know About Their Hormones," was a guest on "Lets Talk Nutrition" with Dr. Michael Garko, Ph.D. You need 18 bone building nutrients (those we know of so far). If you take calcium by itself, it never really makes it to repair bone. It ends up in the tissues as crystals, bone spurs, and calcifications that can end up as bursitis, cataracts, & gall bladder or kidney stones. See my April 3, 2006, posting - 2,400 Patients Taking Fosamoax & Other Bone-Building Drugs Have Reported Bone Death in Their Jaws. For those that want to avoid these problems, Sherrill had these suggestions for bone and joint health.

*Good Digestive Enzymes - Source Naturals, Vegetarian Pancreatin Digestive Plant Enzymes, 475 mg, 120 Capsules
*Good Probiotics - Essential Formulas Inc., Dr. Ohhira's 12 Plus Probiotic Formula, 60 Capsules
*Ultra Bone-Up by Jarrow Formulas - Jarrow Formulas, Ultra Bone-Up, 120 Easy-Solv Tablets
*Biosil Liquid Silicon by Jarrow Formulas (backed by studies and also good for hair, nails, & skin) - Jarrow Formulas, Biosil Liquid Silicon, 30 ml
*Strength Training, 3 Times a Week, with Gentle Weights (backed by studies on 80 & 90 year olds)
*Avoid Drinking Sodas (increases your risk of bone loss by 3 to 5 times due to the phosphoric acid)

See my March 9, 2006, posting - How to Listen to Let's Talk Nutrition with Michael Garko, Ph.D.

Full Spectrum Light Bulbs Reduce Glare & Eyestrain

Noticed 60, 75, & 100 watt Blues Buster full spectrum incandescent light bulbs in a local health food store. Advantages listed on the box were:

• Unlike ordinary bulbs - Blues Buster's special glass filters yellow and brown colors so even when it's grey or dark outside - it's like sunlight in your home!
• Blues Buster's superior quality provides up to 5,000 hours of light - 6 times longer than ordinary bulbs!
• Blues Buster's full spectrum light bulb promotes a natural healthy environment in your home!

Their website also lists reduced glare & eyestrain. Tried a 60 watt bulb in a room that only has one light fixture, next to the computer. I always thought our cat never stayed in this room, more than about one minue, because of the computer. Ever since I changed to the Blues Buster bulb, she stays in the room for hours, directly below the light. Anyone have any thoughts about why she seems to like the light from this bulb? Maybe the reduced glare?

Blues Buster - Shines like the sun!

Interesting: Maintain Healthy Tissue in Your Eyes, Joints, & Skin

Bill Sardi, author of the book "HA: How to Live 100 Years Without Growing Old," was a guest on the Debra Ray Show.

"In 2000, ABC News Prime Time Live sent Connie Chung to Yuzurihara, Japan. This village is known as 'the village of long life.' The World Health Organiztion found that there were 10 times more people living beyond the age of 85 in Yuzurihara than anywhere in North America. These villagers had smooth skin, flexible joints, thick hair, & few needed reading glasses. Dr. Toyosuke Komori, the town doctor, attributed the youthful appearances of these villagers to Hyaluronic Acid. HA (Hyaluronic Acid) is present in their life-long sticky vegetable-based diet (daikon radish, fermented soy, miso, tofu, etc. - no meat). There's no way we can eat ot take enough HA to help our knees, back, etc. The HA you eat or take triggers your own fibroblast cells to make HA. If asked, your doctor may tell you the molecules of HA are too big to be adsorbed. That is true of normal long strand HA, but shortened strand HA is available. Adsorption of shortened strand HA is improved when consumed with other antioxidants such as quercetin & rice bran. Wrinkle sufferers have called HA 'plastic surgery in a bottle.' If you are taking Glucosamine, you want to take HA. HA is the whole molecule that Glucosamine is trying to make." When I run out of Glucosamine, I'll try HA and post the results.

Update 11/22/06: Jarrow HA is derived from rooster combs. Some vegetarian competing products are derived by a fermentation technique. I took a vegetarian HA for months, without results. After switching to HA dervived from rooster comb, I noticed the strength of my thumbs increasing. This is amazing, after taking glucosamine for years with very little increase in strength. It's so nice to be able to easily use a fingernail clipper!

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.

Spinach Feta at Big Sky Bread

I started making my own muffins and quick bread because of the substitutions I could make. Xylitol for sugar, lecithin granules and water for eggs, soy milk and lemon juice for buttermilk, etc. You can see the details in any of my recipes. If you have a local Big Sky Bread, their Spinach Feta bread already has good ingredients and tastes great. The ingredients are organic whole wheat, spinach, feta cheese, unbleached wheat flour, honey, olive oil, garlic, yeast, spices & salt.

Study Finds Cinnamon Has Several Benefits

Dr. Richard Anderson, of the US Department of Agriculture, conducted a study on cinnamon at Georgetown University. Details of the study appeared in the May issue of the American College of Nutrition. This double blind placebo controlled study showed that only a 1/2 teaspoon of whole cinnamon a day was needed for the following benefits.

• Lowers Blood Pressure
• Lowers Blood Sugar Levels
• Improves Insulin Function
  

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.

Ketek Antibiotic Drug Linked to Liver Failure and Death

Ketek was approved by the FDA for use in sinusitis, bronchitus, and pneumonia. There is growing evidence that the key safety study was flawed. The doctor, who treated most patients in the study, is now in Federal prison, pleading quilty to defrauding Adventists and others. The doctor, who treated the third most patients, was on probation at the time with the state medical board for gross negligence and failure to keep adequate records. After police responded to his home, on a domestic violence call, found the doctor at home hiding a bag of cocaine in his underwear and holding a loaded semiautomatic gun. A number of people have died after taking Ketek. This drug company has submitted to the FDA that they should be allowed to sell this drug for children's ear infections and tonsolitis! Ketek has about $193 million in sales each year.

Last week the General Accountability Office said the FDA is not doing a good job when it comes to drug safety. Over 100,000 people die each year in this country due to the side effects of properly prescribed prescription drugs. 50% of liver transplants are due to the side effects of prescription drugs and the other 50% are due to acetaminophen (Tylenol).

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.