The Best Diet for YOU!

From an early age we’re programmed by the media, the fashion industry, and our peers to believe that something must be wrong with us if we don’t have the genetic makeup of a super model. We begin to feel inadequate on all levels, and thus begins the quest for that magic bullet; which comes in the guise of diet pills, fad diets, crash diets, liquid diets, cosmetic surgery, and whatever else will make us resemble those computer-enhanced photos we see on the covers of fashion magazines. Read more

Is H1N1 Genetically Engineered?

As conspiracy theories go, the one surrounding the HINI (swine flu) does seem highly probable. The H1N1 contains viral code fragments from the Asian Swine Flu, Swine flu from Europe, Bird flu from North America, and human influenza. All of these are found in the current strain of Swine flu. Statistically, the chances of this strain of flu occurring naturally on its own are very remote. Read more

Cranberry Juice for UTI

Cranberry and cranberry juice for treating urinary tract infections is one of the most common home/natural remedies. Cranberry juice or vitamins C both increase the acid in your urine so bacteria can’t grow easily. Cranberry juice also makes your bladder wall slippery, so bacteria can’t stick to it. A large polymeric compound of unknown structure and fructose in the juice are said to be responsible for this. Whereas fructose is present in all fruits, the large polymeric compound is found only in cranberry and blueberry juices. Read more

Ways to Avoid Getting the Flu

What’s the best way to avoid the flu? Aside from common sense hygiene practices, your best first line of defense is to build a healthy immune system.  At its core level, our immune system is designed to do two things: recognize harmful viruses, bacteria, and parasites that enter the body, and then destroy them. At least that’s the way it works if your immune system is working properly. Read more

Swine Flu: The Next Pandemic?

As of this post, as many as 60 people in Mexico have died from swine flu, and possibly as many as 1,000 people in both the U.S. (in the U.S.: California; 7, Texas; 2, Kansas; 2, and possibly 9 in New York) and Mexico have been affected. The WHO (World Health Organization) said today that this flu has “pandemic potential,” and that it may be too late to contain the outbreak. There have been about 3 influenza pandemics during the last 300 years: Read more

Is it Lupus or Fibromyalgia?

You ache all over, can’t sleep and your joints hurt like you just went 10 rounds with a sumo wrestler - and lost. As you put more makeup over your ruddy cheeks you wonder - could I have lupus or fibromyalgia?
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Dietary Supplements and Lupus

Lupus, like so many autoimmune diseases,  creates changes in your ability to absorb nutrients from your gut, so dietary supplements may help with restoring the balance, especially during a flare. Here are my suggestions, as well as food sources for these important vitamins and minerals: Read more

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