Heal Your Autoimmune Disease Now

I just read about a 13 year old girl who died from a severe allergic reaction; she was allergic to peanuts.  She was at camp, ate a R*ce Kr*spy treat and spit it out the moment she tasted the peanut butter that it was made with.  She went to her parents immediately, and they gave her her allergy medication.  She said that she felt fine and there were no visible symptoms at first.  Later, she was dancing with her friends when she vomited and her health spiraled down from there.

It frustrates me that more people don't know that many, many allergies can be eliminated with certain protocols depending on the issue that is causing the allergy.  Even people who do know and even know of a practitioner who can help them tend to go with conventional methods.  Conventional methods just mean that they need to deal with it for the rest of their lives.  How this is easier exactly; I'm not sure.

The GAPS diet can take as little as 18 months and as much as 4 or 5 years to work.  If it's leaky gut that is causing an allergy, isn't it better just to do this for your body and avoid the fate of the young girl that I spoke of earlier?

The GAPS diet is one way to heal many allergies.  Leaky gut can be the cause of so many different allergies and GAPS was developed to heal leaky gut.  Please see more on the GAPS diet in the article below.

Heal Your Autoimmune Disease Now

Killing ants naturally with ant exterminators from your pantry, garden and fridge

In the article below the Health Ranger gave a list of ways to kill ants without spraying poisonous mists in your home and garden.  Honestly, I'm not sure how well these remedies work.  I tried the sugar and boric acid mix recently and I'm still waiting for it to work.  Many swear by this method to kill ants so I'm not quite ready to give up on it yet.  I'm wondering if I didn't add enough sugar or if I didn't add enough boric acid.  If anyone has any other advice, I'm willing to try it.  The ants are surprisingly just not going for it for some reason.  They'll go for my garbage or anything that I've dropped while cooking, but not the sweet (and poisonous) concoction that I created for them.

I'll wait a little longer but then I'll try some of the other suggestions.  I'm curious about your experiences.  Please don't be shy about sharing.

Killing ants naturally with ant exterminators from your pantry, garden and fridge

More Vax Deaths, More Parents Blamed

I read an aritcle this morning about another set of parents who were charged with shaken baby syndrome after vaccines killed their 5 month old baby.  It is getting scarier and scarier to become a parent these days.  When parents gamble on vaccines, they must gamble on which ones to give versus the ones the doctor pressures them to get.  They must gamble on possible diseases versus the neurological conditions that their babies can get from the vaccines themselves.  They must gamble on being true to the vaccine schedule versus becoming a statistic like these and other parents who are unfairly accused of shaken baby syndrome.  Shaken baby syndrome seems to be on the rise, however, the problem is NOT abusive parents; the problem is an abusive health care system.

Vaccines have saved lives in the past from nasty diseases like polio, smallpox and diphtheria; no one can deny this.  Today, the vaccines seem to be disrupting and even taking more lives than they are saving.  There are a number of problems with vaccines.  First problem is that vaccines are not treated like normal drugs.  Informed consent has been a vital ethical principal of medicine; but not for vaccines.  Parents are forced and threatened to give their babies these shots.  They are often not well informed and they often are not given a choice.  The second issue is that all of the unnecessary vaccines (like the chicken pox vaccine) are also forced on parents and it raises the level of toxicity in baby's blood.  Third, when things go wrong with the vaccine and baby's health, the parents are responsible and a few even went to jail for child abuse.

There needs to be serious reconsideration in the laws of this land.  If parents are given informed consent, then they can have more responsibility in the results of the vaccine both positive and negative. If doctors continue to force parents to blindly drug their babies, then the DOCTORS need to take responsibility.  It's not right that Big Pharma should get all the praise, all the money and NONE of the responsibility.  The laws of this land concerning vaccines need immediate reconsideration before another life is unnessecarily disrupted or taken.

Remineralizing Teeth? Part II

I feel the need to address how we are constantly bombarded with misinformation regarding our health.  Not to be negative, but just as a warning to be careful of what the norm calls knowledge.  The ideas of using, taking or ingesting stuff like fluoride, vaccines, pasteurized and homogenized milk, diet sodas and candies, low or no fat/ calorie/ sodium/ cholesterol foods, statin drugs, amalgam fillings, aspirin (as a supplement for the heart) and many other toxic substances promise us health.  Ironically, as people buy into these ideas the nation's number one and two killers (heart disease and cancer), autism, diabetes, obesity, school shootings and shaken baby syndrome are all on the rise.  Where is the health that we are promised by utilizing these very popular products?

We aren't doing our homework, ladies and gentlemen.  We are falling into corporate traps every single day and we don't even know it.  The simple truth is that MANY of these diseases and conditions can be healed or prevented all together if we just learn to eat real food and/or if we start listening to the real doctors and researchers of our time.  I mean the ones who run a practice based in science and NOT based in the political hubbub of the age.

Remineralizing Teeth?

Remineralizing teeth?  What a concept!  I've always taken good care of my teeth, but David Wolfe gave a talk about some things that I never really knew about.  I accepted what he said in this video pretty quickly because they were things that Dr. Mercola and Dr. Campbell-McBride kind of touched on; Wolfe just explained it in more detail.

I never thought about teeth being coated with good bacteria.  Wolfe is right about one thing for sure, some of the stuff that we use to clean out teeth ARE antibiotics that kill ALL the cultures in the mouth.  We don't think about what the beneficial bacteria in our mouth can do for us.  We also fail to think about what kind of damage swallowing the toxic antibiotic oral hygiene products can do in our bodies.

Today, what we call "food" (or phude) is a substance that is often toxic and addictive.  Food isn't suppose to be toxic and addictive, real food is powerful.  Food can restore our bodies to vibrant health when we eat food that is real.  It can both prevent and treat some of the nastiest diseases whether oral or otherwise.  For example, David Wolfe talks about remineralizing teeth and the relationship between our teeth and our bones.

And This Year’s Award Goes to… Monsanto? | Food & Water Watch

This whole article is a discussion about a very cruel joke that happened a few months ago.  This "World Food Prize" was created by the same people who won the prize money this year.  Those of us who know who Monsanto are and what they are up to have a funky hunch about where exactly the 250,000 that they won is going.  Even if we are wrong, it's a safe bet that it's going toward something evil.

Yes, we are winning many battles and they are all important ones, but the war isn't over yet.

And This Year’s Award Goes to… Monsanto? | Food & Water Watch

The Network - Health and Organic Farming: Moving from Research to Policy Action

"Moving from Research to Policy Action," the title says.  The problem is NOT research; in this nation, money talks louder than research... THAT'S the problem.

Don't misunderstand me, I'm all for the government staying out of affairs that they have no business in (like food, medicine and education), but IF government is going to make such affairs its business, then they need to go with research and what the people want; not what multibillion dollar corporations want.  The fact that the government won't lift a finger to support cancer prevention isn't that big a deal, but the fact that they won't allow a parent to choose scientifically sound cancer treatment for their child over the cut, poison, burn fiasco is horrible and inexcusable.

The Network - Health and Organic Farming: Moving from Research to Policy Action

We're Winning!

I hate giving bad news.  Truly, I'm not doing this to be negative.  I want to say to all my friends and colleagues who speak up, show up and won't put up or shut up about our health freedom; I AM WITH YOU!  Keep doing what you're doing because we're winning.  The only downside to winning is that the other side will assert their power to terrorize us.  Please don't fall for it, keep doing what you're doing.

Again, take this as a sign that those who are trying to steal your freedom are scared silly.  They wouldn't bother with this if they were losing.  Why spend all of that money if you really have everyone fooled and are getting what you want?

Is the Fiberglass in Your Attic or Walls Causing Cancer?

Half of my brain experienced a moment of shock when I saw this article, the other half kind of uttered "well, duh!" simultaneously.  Nothing about this article should have surprised me one bit.

Fiberglass, I'm sure is part of the problem.  Flame retardants may very well be another issue, but I don't remember reading about flame retardants in this article.  My husband and I are looking for insulation for our attic, but even the organic ones that my husband found aren't exactly "organic" because of the flame retardants.  Please don't misunderstand me, I understand why the flame retardants are there, however, I also wonder about why we don't have a choice about whether or not we want them in the insulation.  It's starting to look as though if we want one without the flame retardants, we would need to make it ourselves.

If I'm incorrect about that last statement and you know of insulation brands that don't use flame retardants; please advise me.  It would be nice to just have that choice available before I make a purchase.

Is the Fiberglass in Your Attic or Walls Causing Cancer?

Response to "Mold Alert" Comment

Bethany Richmond

If you have mold, it's because you have a constant source of water leakage. In which case, you will have mold no matter what type of flooring you put down. A synthetic carpet will not grow mold on its own - it must be wet and dirty. I am also allergic to mold - I understand your problems. I use a good vacuum and keep my carpets dry.


Be Well My Friends

Trust me, a carpet doesn't have to be dirty to grow mold.  My carpet is definitely not dirty. I may not keep my carpet as immaculate as my friend does [the one mentioned in the "Mold Alert" article], but I do take meticulous care of my carpet. I don't even allow shoes on my carpet to avoid additional dirt.

Wet, however, was a problem for both of us. My friend occasionally gave her carpet a professional cleaning. It is possible that the cleaners did not dry the carpet thoroughly enough in some places. This is the only reason she could have possibly had mold in her carpet. As for me, on top of the fact that I gave my carpet a wall to wall cleaning when I first moved here, we also discovered two leaks not long after moving in; one in the bedroom (rainwater leaked in from outside) and one in the hall (coming from the shower). There was evident mold in the bedroom because we were out of town when it rained pretty heavily. The water just sat in the carpet until there was growth both in the carpet AND on the walls (it was pretty horrible). We saw it as soon as we came home. Both leaks were fixed very soon after discovery and I scrubbed my walls and carpet (with a carpet cleaner and herbal mold killers) as best I could; but I believe it's possible that there was still enough moisture to give me trouble even after it was cleaned.

If you are allergic to mold, getting rid of your carpet would be a very wise move. Carpet can hold mold, dirt, toxins and dust mites even if you are as meticulous as my friend and me. Mold and bugs both HATE cork which is why my husband and I are considering cork floors. Plus, if there IS a leak, it is MUCH easier to mop the water off of cork than it is to clean carpet and mold is NOT likely to grow from cork.

10 Herbs and Spices for Proper Weight Management

Dr. Mercola's article below gives information on weight loss aides.  Because they were mostly vegan foods, I felt moved to include the video below about how a raw food vegan diet changed a woman's life.  I don't hide the fact that I am not a raw foodie, however there are many aspects of the raw food diet that I love.  One thing that raw food diets are GREAT for is weight loss.  Angela Stokes Monarch used to weigh over 300lbs.  That is a frightening place for anyone to be.  Switching to a raw food diet is what saved her.  Dr. Campbell McBride calls vegan foods "cleansing foods" for a good reason.  Stokes Monarch needed the cleanse really badly and her body knew it from the moment that she started her raw food diet.

One thing that I thought was interesting was that she labels herself a "beegan" because she eats raw honey and other foods made by bees like pollen and royal jelly.  There are vegans who don't consider honey to be a vegan food because it took the contribution of livestock to make it (like milk or eggs).  Those individuals tend to use agave or fruit and herbal sweeteners (like juice, lucoma powder, luo han guo or stevia) to sweeten their food.  If a vegan isn't raw food specific, they may even eat maple syrup.  There are even some raw foodies that go raw aside from sweeteners like maple syrup because they realize what a healthful sweetener it is.

The video below talks about the health changes in Angela Stokes Monarch's life and the diet and exercise program that saved her.




10 Herbs and Spices for Proper Weight Management

The Unfair Demonization of Honey

I've actually posted about this before, but I recently had a conversation with someone that inspired me to research this further.  Honey has been VERY unfairly demonized.  By some, it was unfairly placed in the same category as the addictive and deadly substance white sugar.  Not only is this unfair, but it is untrue.  Real honey; raw, unfiltered honey, is a highly nutrient dense food.  The so-called "pure" honey (the phude that wears a honey disguise); is far from what it claims to be and it truly IS a substance like sugar; it's addictive and deadly.  So what is the difference?

Raw, unfiltered honey is what it claims to be.  It is a comb to bottle food so it will still contain some wax and pollen.  It is the simple, healthy food that many like me eat and love.  The commercial honey, often known as "pure" honey is filtered... but why?  Why spend money on heating and filtering and all of that when it is easier and cheaper just to extract the honey and sell?  Well, filtration has a number of benefits to the one who is selling.  The filtered honey is more "pleasing" to the eye of the consumer because it doesn't contain any particles from the hive.  Another benefit is the longer shelf life (long shelf life is a HUGE benefit to current corporate America which is why so many products have hydrogenated oils and other toxins).  Some customers complained about how honey crystallizes after a while where filtered honey doesn't do that.

So there IS a benefit to filtered honey, however, these benefits come at a cost.  Filtered honey often contains no pollen or beneficial cultures or the flavor of the wax (which some enjoy), and it no longer has the nutritional benefits of real honey.  "Pure" honey, therefore, is just another processed phude; and addictive, deadly substance just like processed sugar.  That is the honey that deserves the demonization, NOT the medicinal and highly nutritious food.

I don't know about you, but I never even buy the processed garbage anymore.  I'm all for real food for it's flavor and nutritional value.  The best place for the other stuff is the shelves where it is found.

Green Foods

Among the most powerful kinds of foods are green foods; kale, chard, spinach, arugula, parsley and I could go on naming more and more of my favorites.  The ones that I've named are greens that I used to juice regularly.

Greens are amazing detoxifies.  Doctors give green supplements to patients to help them to detox their bodies when ill.  Dr. Gary Null told PBS a story about his premature gray hair.  He used a large variety of greens to "flood" his system with chlorophyll.  The man now has a gorgeous head of hair where grays aren't easily found... if there are any grays left! 

Alkalinity is another important property of greens.  My doctor gave me a green supplement because my GAPS diet involves many acidic foods.  When I feel that my system is too acidic, I would drink some of the green powder she gave me.  Two doses a day was all that I needed.  Once my body is strong enough to digest insoluble fibers, I can eat my favorite green dishes again.

Let's not forget all of the other nutrients in greens.  Greens have almost every vitamin plus other vital nutrients like magnesium and potassium plus two that were particularly important to me when I suffered fatigue; calcium and iron.  

In a raw food pyramid greens are on the bottom.  As you know, food at the bottom of a food pyramid means HEAPING servings of a variety of these food choices.  With everything that greens have to offer, it's no wonder David Wolfe made greens #1 in his diet.

A Cholesterol Drug That Can Prematurely Kill You

Cholesterol is one of the most LIED about healthcare issues.  Don't misunderstand, there are doctors who truly believe in the rigmarole that lowering cholesterol is the answer to decreasing heart disease.  I rarely hear discussions about how important LDL is to the body and it's even been slandered as "bad cholesterol" for goodness sake.  It was all a part of marketing deadly drugs.

I can promise ANYONE that cutting refined foods out of their diet and doing a little exercise would make dramatic changes in their health.  They may need further health guidance, I'm not going to deny that.  In fact, I ENCOURAGE it.  As long as the health practitioner knows the science, (which unfortunately way too many don't), you will heal much more quickly and efficiently if you have a professional guiding you.  All I'm saying as far as the diet, is that you could help your practitioner help you if you play your cards right at home in between office visits.

Dr. Joseph Mercola is a man who KNOWS the science, God bless him!  We all need to take the time to listen to people like him more.  Please take the time to see his article below for more info.

PCSK9: A Cholesterol Drug That Can Prematurely Kill You

David Wolfe: Best Raw Food Diet

Those of you who are curious about raw foods, Wolfe talks about what his diet looks like in this video.  He also touches on tips for those who are starting a raw food diet.

I like his points about green foods.  I'm in a phase of my GAPS diet where I can eat very few raw foods, but I look forward to the day when I can have some of my favorite raw greens again.  I LOOOVE kale, arugula, dandelion, chard (of ALL kinds) and romaine lettuce.  Kale is something that I can easily binge on.  I love it raw, steamed, fried, cultured or juiced; it's good no matter what I do with it.  If I had to eat kale raw and no other way, it wouldn't make me unhappy or dissatisfied.

I don't believe I will ever go completely raw, however, Wolfe does inspire me to eat MORE raw foods.  I certainly love raw recipes.  I actually make delicious GAPS friendly candies out of raw sesame seeds that are great for hormone balance.  I miss making salads though.  At least I am at a point in my diet where I can eat sauerkraut again.  Hopefully soon, I can get back to scarfing down my favorite raw veggies and fruit.

For those of you who can enjoy those foods now, here's more on what Wolfe has to say about raw food.

The Dumbing Down of America

I know I've posted videos like this before.  It was usually on topics of health and politics.  I'm not a fan of politics, but from the day that I realized that my own health could be under attack if I didn't get involved, I grit my teeth and did my homework.

This video makes no sense when you watch it with no other knowledge or experience on the matter.  If you watch it knowing about how most (if not all) school shootings have ONE hidden variable in common which is psychotropic drugs; if you see how autism is alarmingly on the rise; if you see how we are encouraged to eat nutrient deficient foods while family farmers are under attack (and often at gun point); if you see what I saw in the cafeteria of public schools, knowing that parents are still encouraged NOT to home school their children, then you will watch this video with open eyes.  If you're not watching this with open eyes, it's better not to watch it because it will seem as thought this woman is lying, crazy or speaking utter nonsense.  If you are, however, awake and aware of what's going on then this video could offer you more information and knowledge IS power!

Know what you're up against and you will always be a step ahead in the game.

August's Book: Superfoods: Food and Medicine of the Future

No, I haven't gone raw foodie here.  I still cook, and I also eat meat.  I admit, however, that David Wolfe is on to something with raw food diets.

Whether one is a raw foodie or not, there is much that one can learn from a man like David Wolfe.  There are MANY healing protocols that use raw food as a foundation of therapy.  This includes protocols for AIDS, cancer and heart disease.  There is so much that I've posted about why it isn't a good idea for people to be on raw food diets permanently and there are several doctors like Dr. Mercola who talked about why they don't recommend it.  Even though I happen to agree with that, I  also know there is another side to this story and I wanted to post that side; especially since there are many who believe in it so passionately.  Besides, I can't say that I blame those of you who do; I can actually relate in a way.  When I gave up meat years ago, my energy skyrocketed.  I didn't ever want to lose that so I stayed away from meat for almost 10 years.  When you find a diet that actually heals you and makes you feel good, you tend to stick to it for years if not for life.  This is why I refuse to impose my beliefs about eating meat upon others; rather, I would encourage ALL to listen to their bodies and if it screams for raw food and nothing else... GO FOR IT!

So to all of my raw foodie readers, I hear you, and I dedicate this month to you!

Dr. Mercola Discusses Chickens with Joel Salatin at Polyface Farm

Ladies and gentlemen, may I present two wonderfully brilliant men and courageous heroes!  These men are NOT afraid to equip the public with facts; one man gives us science based fact and the other gives us experience based facts.  THESE are men who have the power to heal America if America is willing to listen.

Dr. Joseph Mercola and Joel Salatin get together to discuss good farming practices for raising chickens.  With Salatin, raising chickens is connected with so many other farming practices.  So this video is primarily about chickens, but it's not just about chickens.  Monsanto makes a weak case about how their poisons are sustainable, but Salatin KNOWS what true sustainable farming is and he practices it.  Mercola has learned from his practices and we too can learn.  Enjoy!

Encouraged Organic Factory Farming

This video is the reason why organic isn't exactly the greatest way to go.  It is the greatest choice when you don't raise your own and when you don't have access to a family farm; but organic standards according to the USDA isn't always the most reliable.

There is a movement encouraging people to raise their own food.  This decreases the need for questions about the treatment of livestock, livestock feed and GMO use.  If you're in control of how your food is raised, organic labels no longer matter.  Most "natural farmers" (farmers who raise organically, but without certification) allow customers to tour the farm so that customers can see how their food is raised.  This gives the customer the opportunity to answer questions by what they see AND ask questions about what they don't see.  It gives the customer confidence that their food is from a healthy source.

This new attack on orgainic chicken and eggs is disgusting.  Government needs to back off and allow farmers to do what they do best.

Geese

Geese are a wonderful additon to a farm.  Besides great eggs, they keep the level of bugs and worms low.  The article below gives some good advice on raising geese, however, I have one issue with the advice that they give.

The thought of feeding home raised livestock store bought processed food makes me crazy.  I couldn't do it.  If I don't know what's in it, I certainly wouldn't eat it so why would I give it to my animals?  There are many foods that one could raise for their livestock to eat so there is no need to buy the garbage food unless you are running WAY low on production.  In a case where one IS running way low on production (which happens), one simply needs to look for the best foods on the market until production is good again.  Geese will enjoy mealworms, duckweed, grubs and bugs that you don't want in your vegetable garden.  All of these can be harvested at home and fed to your geese.

If you buy goslings to start, as most people do, then you will need to set up a place for them to ensure that the get maximum care.  This is where the article below is good.  There are some things that they suggested that I probably wouldn't have known to think about.

How to Raise Your Baby Ducks and Geese | Grange Co-op

Sunshine Helps Protect Your Health | Vitamin D Benefits

I believe EVERY health practitioner that I've seen in the past two years have urged me to be in the sun everyday whenever possible.  Vitamin D is very, very important for immune health and strength.  Your pineal gland and thyroid will also thank you kindly for the exposure to light.

When I first moved to the state of Colorado from California, my new doctor had an immediate concern because of the great reduction in sunshine that I would be receiving.  He gave me vitamin D3 drops to take.  Verbally, the reason he gave was that it reduces my chances of getting breast cancer; on paper he revealed that it was to also fight the cold that I was coming down with and for future flu prevention.

Dr. Mercola goes on and on about the importance of getting sun.  There is a reason for that.  Every doctor who knows about disease prevention (REAL disease prevention; not meaning this nonsense of receiving flu shot after flu shot), knows that among many of our natural defenders vitamin D is high on the charts.

Sunshine Helps Protect Your Health | Vitamin D Benefits

Duckweed Growing Tip: Duckweed vs. String Algae

Those who raise duckweed claim that it is fairly easy to raise.  Many don't even "buy" duckweed starters; it's possible just to take some from a pond and then grow it in clean water.

This video was very simple, and yet informative.  Apparently, when growing duckweed, string algae tends to grow too.  The gardener in the video says that string algae steals nutrients from your duckweed, yet it is a very valuable water weed.  Many just harvest the algae with the duckweed and feed it to their livestock (geese LOVE duckweed and they will eat the string algae too).  This video introduces another option for the fate of the string algae that you take out of your duckweed crops.