Ten Reasons to Throw Out Your Microwave Oven

Extracted from "The Hidden Hazards Of Microwave Cooking," by Anthony Wayne and Lawrence Newell, on Dr. Mercola's website.

From the conclusions of the Swiss, Russian and German scientific clinical studies, we can no longer ignore the microwave oven sitting in our kitchens. Based on this research, we will conclude this article with the following:

1. Continually eating food processed from a microwave oven causes long term - permanent - brain damage by "shorting out" electrical impulses in the brain [de-polarizing or de-magnetizing the brain tissue].
2. The human body cannot metabolize [break down] the unknown by-products created in microwaved food.
3. Male and female hormone production is shut down and/or altered by continually eating microwaved foods.
4. The effects of microwaved food by-products are residual [long term, permanent] within the human body.
5. Minerals, vitamins, and nutrients of all microwaved food is reduced or altered so that the human body gets little or no benefit, or the human body absorbs altered compounds that cannot be broken down.
6. The minerals in vegetables are altered into cancerous free radicals when cooked in microwave ovens.
7. Microwaved foods cause stomach and intestinal cancerous growths [tumors]. This may explain the rapidly increased rate of colon cancer in America.
8. The prolonged eating of microwaved foods causes cancerous cells to increase in human blood.
9. Continual ingestion of microwaved food causes immune system deficiencies through lymph gland and blood serum alterations.
10. Eating microwaved food causes loss of memory, concentration, emotional instability, and a decrease of intelligence.
    

Have you tossed out your microwave oven yet?

After you throw out your microwave you can use a toaster oven as a replacement. It works well for most and is nearly as quick.

"Statin Drugs Are Deadly" - Gary Null

Gary Null read from a Reuters report by Debra Sherman. Children as young as 10, with elevated cholesterol, are taking statin drugs along with their vitamins. Their poor diets of pizzas & burgers and lack of exercise is responsible for this. Gary added the following:

• There has never been a long term study on what statin drugs would do to children.
• Any parent, giving a statin drug to their child, should have to take classes in parenting.
• All of these foods should be banned in schools.
  

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

Choose Your Supplement Company Wisely

Debra Ray talked about a study done by ConsumerLab.com. They tested a number of valerian sleep products. Only 4 of the 14 sleep products tested, had the amount of valeric acid shown to be clinically effective. Of the 10 products that failed testing, 2 were contaminated with cadmium. ConsumerLab.com is only testing what is in a particular bottle. They are not certifying the company's manufacturing process. GMP (Good Manufaturing Practies) and USPC (United States Pharmacopeial Convention) do certify the company. With herbs, you really have to know the company. When buying an herb product, you need to know it's not contaminated and that it contains the active ingredient in which the study was done. Some St. John's Wort products are not made from the part of the plant that the study was done on. Debra Ray said these companies are GMP certified and there are others.

• Enzymatic Therapy
• Nature's Answer
• Nature's Way
• Now Foods
• Pure Encapsulations
  

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.

Study Finds How to Reduce Your Age-Related Macular Degeneration Risk

Debra Ray read from the Carotenoids & Age-Related Eye Disease Study. 1700 women, aged 50 to 79, participated in the study. The study took a look at how much lutein and zeaxanthin they got in their diet. The study concluded that the more lutein and zeaxanthin you're getting in your diet, the less the risk of developing age-related macular degeneration. You can also supplement with lutein and zeaxanthin. Yellow, orange, and green leafy fruits and vegetables contain lutein and zeaxanthin. Some examples are:

• Eggs
• Kale
• Spinach
• Turnips
• Greens
• Collard greens
• Romaine lettuce
• Broccoli
• Zuchinni
• Corn
• Garden peas
• Brussel sprouts
  

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.

Type 2 Diabetics, in Chromium Picolinate Study, See Amazing Results

Debra Ray read about a randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled study where all the participants were type 2 diabetics. 1,000 mgs of chromium picolinate was added to their daily diet. This supplement helped people in the study in:

• Losing weight
• Improving insulin sensitivity
• Improving glucose control
  

The participants were patients whose diabetic medications did not work all that well.

Now Foods, Chromium Picolinate, 200 mcg, 250 Capsules

See my November 27, 2005, posting - How to Listen to Healthy Talk Radio with Debra Ray on LIME - "Healthy Living with a Twist".

Prescription Omacor Is Omega-3 Fish Oil

Gary Null read summaries of many research articles on Omega-3 fish oil. Omega-3 fatty acids from fish or fish oil and possibly from flax seed, walnut oil, and avacado oil was shown to:

• Lower triglycerides
• Reduce cardiac arithmea & sudden death from it
• Slow plaque growth in your arteries
• Inhibit cancer - especially prostate & breast cancer
• Boost bone health
• Reduce pain from arthritis
  

Gary suggests eating wild fish, not farm raised fish. He said Pacific Northwest salmon or Alaskan salmon are ok, but not North Atlantic salmon.

Prescription Omacor was approved by the FDA specifically for treating elevated triglycerides. Why would anyone buy prescription Omacor? The only reason Gary could think of, is that they don't know you can buy Omega-3 fish oil in the health food store. He said Omacor was about $128 for a bottle of 120 one gram capsules. At the link below, a bottle of 100, 200 mg, Omega-3 fish oil capsules (manufactured in Norway under strict quality standards) is about $5. Omacor is 5 times more concentrated than the oil at the link below. I'd rather have it as found in nature, especially since it costs over 5 times more for the prescription! Of course if your healthcare pays for it, we are all paying for it, while the drug companies make their vast profits. Dr. Stephen Bittiker said he thought that Omacor would not work as well because of what is done to the fish oil.

Now Foods Salmon Oil, 80 mg DHA/120 mg EPA, 100 Softgels

Update: August 1, 2007 - 1,000 mg capsules are now in stores. The excellent brand below has 650 mg of EPA and 450 of DHA per capsule. Omacor has 465 mg of EPA and 375 of DHA per capsule. Why pay 3 times more for less? Because your insurance covers Omacor? According to Dr. Stephen Bittiker, with what is done to the fish oil in Omacor, he doesn't believe that it will work.

Nordic Naturals Ultimate Omega Lemon -- 1000 mg - 60 Softgels

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

See my January 27, 2005, posting - How to Listen to Natural Health and You With Dr. Stephen Bittiker.

DEA in Hairsprays, Hand Soaps, Shampoos, & Sunscreens Affects Memory Cells in Mice

Dr. Steven Zeisel's work with mice, at the University of North Carolina, shows DEA (diethanolamine) robs the developing brain of memory cells. The evidence suggests DEA blocks the brain's ability to absorb choline, a nutrient that plays a crucial role in the brain's memory cell making process. The research focuses on the developing brain in the fetus - where choline has a big impact on memory cell development. Scientists say that since the adult brain is already developed, the DEA memory effect would probably be minimal in the adult brain. DEA is used as a wetting or thickening agent in hairsprays, hand soaps, shampoos, and sunscreens. More than 100,000 tons of DEA are sold in the United States each year.

DEA is also listed on labels as:

• Lauramide diethanolamine
• Coco Diethanolamide
• Coconut oil amide of diethanolamine
• Lauramide DEA
• Lauric diethanolamide
• Lauroyl diethanolamide
• Lauryl diethanolamide.

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.

Lew's Almond Corn Muffins - No Dairy, Sugar, or Yeast

• 3/4 cup Garbanzo Bean Flour (if not available locally - Bob's Red Mill Garbanzo Bean Flour online)
• 3/4 cup Cornmeal, Fine Grind (if not available locally - Bob's Red Mill Cornmeal, Fine Grind online)
• 3/4 cup Whole Wheat Pastry Flour (if not available locally - Bob's Red Mill Whole Wheat Pastry Flour online)
• 3/4 cup Almond/Meal Flour (if not available locally - Bob's Red Mill Almond Meal/Flour online)
• 3/4 teaspoon Baking Soda
  
• 1&1/2 teaspoons Celtic Sea Salt
• 2 tablespoons Xylitol*
• 1&1/2 cups Unsweetened Organic Concord Grape Juice

*Xylitol is a Natural and Safe Sugar Substitute*

NOW Xylitol - 8 oz. - at the Lowest Price on the Net

Bake for about 15 minutes at 350 degrees. Makes 12 regular sized muffins. Fill each baking cup to about 1/4" from the top with batter. These muffins will not rise as much as muffins made with double acting baking powder. I'd rather not use double acting baking powder because of the aluminum. The aluminum stops the rise until they are in the oven. Aluminum can cause Alzheimers, etc. If you 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, but allow them to cool first.

Note: Don't be surprised, like I was, when you check the muffins while they are baking and they are green. Cornmeal & almond flour are yellow and the grape juice is purple. Yellow and blue make green. They taste like the Spinach Feta bread made by Big Sky Bakery - very good.