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Mandatory AIDS testing proposal is public health lunacy Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

All they had was a suppressed immune system, and by changing their diet and taking a few herbs, including immune boosting substances such as reishi mushrooms, garlic and a variety of rainforest herbs, were able to restore full immune system function and no longer showed any symptoms of AIDS whatsoever. In fact, when they went back to another doctor and asked to be checked out for AIDS, they were told they didn't have AIDS and that they'd never had AIDS.

The Most Effective Natural Cures on Earth: The Surprising, Unbiased Truth about What Treatments Work and Why Jonny Bowden, Ph.D., C.N.S. See book keywords and concepts

The Natural Health Encylcopedia, a database on herbs and supplements that's used by many hospitals, says that "... it is not a great leap to suspect that [PS might be] useful for much less severe problems with memory and mental function, such as those that seem to occur in nearly all of us who are older than forty." And my good friend, biochemist and nutritional supplement expert Parris Kidd, writes: "The findings from ....

The Way of Herbs Michael Tierra See book keywords and concepts

Thus the path of the herbalist may also encompass the laboratory with the identification and extraction of certain vital biochemical agents found in herbs. There is an ever increasing danger of becoming far too out of touch with nature—not only external nature but, perhaps, our internal psychological nature as well. The herbalist must cultivate an attitude to maintain his or her balanced connection with the vital roots of existence.

Food Pets Die For: Shocking Facts About Pet Food Ann N. Martin See book keywords and concepts

The pet food contains only human-grade ingredients naturally preserved along with probiotics, digestive enzymes, herbs, antioxidants, amino acids, and amino acid chelated minerals. This food includes ten skin and coat conditioners with balanced omega-6 and omega-3 farty acids. The Felidae includes cranberries for a healthy urinary tract. This product does not contain corn, wheat, soy, grain, or other fillers. Old Mother Hubbard is located in Lowell, Massachusetts, started in 1926, and purchased in 1961 by Jim Scott, a professional animal nutritionist.

Medicinal Mushrooms: An Exploration of Tradition, Healing, & Culture (Herbs and Health Series) Christopher Hobbs See book keywords and concepts

Add ginger or other flavorful herbs (1/8 part by weight of the mushrooms) and a little licorice (l/16th part) to help improve the taste, which might be somewhat bitter in its native state. For soups, add a variety of vegetables, such as broccoli, carrots, potatoes, beets, greens, garlic, onions, and a little seaweed and barley (to thicken) to the mushroom tea stock. Fish, chicken, or a little red meat can be added for certain deficiency conditions. Drink the broth (1-3 cups a day) and eat the vegetables.

The Eclectics were medical doctors who used primarily herbs and practiced clinical medicine during the first part of the 1900s. People who drink the urine of Amanita-'mtox\cate.c\ individuals have been known to become intoxicated themselves, due to the presence of ibotenic acid and muscimol (Ramsbottom, 1953). Miscellaneous Uses of Fungi in the West A few other uses of fungi in Western folklore and medicine bear mentioning. According to Swanton (1915), in West Sussex, England, old men carried Daldinia concentrica (Bolt.) Ces. et de Not.

Each user of herbs is part of the tremendously long and valued association of plants and people. Though of course vastly limited compared with the scope of human experience with medicinal mushrooms, I also add my own experience and insight throughout this work. For over twenty years, I have eaten or used as teas many of the species covered, as well as identifying them in the field.

Eos-itf Spring /\fett(&s andClt^Ktei^eiie Soup At home, cook a soup stock with chicken, or with stir-fried onions, garlic, seaweed, and herbs. Add the chanterelles sliced into pieces of desired size to the stir-fry, and when done, combine with about 3 quarts of water. Add a variety of fresh vegetables (such as carrots, potatoes, squash, burdock root, etc.), 2 medium-sized leeks, and simmer for about 20 minutes. Dip out about a quart of the soup stock and blend with enough fresh trimmed nettles to fill the blender to a puree.

Procurement Hoelen is one of the most commonly used of all Chinese herbs, and is available in Chinese herb shops and some natural food stores in bulk. It is also included in a large number of commercial prepared products in Asia, North America, and Europe. It is difficult to obtain from the wild in North America or Europe, less so in Asia. ADDITIONAL SPECIES Brief monographs—for species where there is insufficient data for a full treatment; and table of species Agaricus Bisporus (Lance) Sing.

FDA seizes $71k in herbal tea products as campaign of censorship against nutritional supplements continues Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

Freedom of speech is simply not allowed for anyone selling food, herbs or nutritional supplements of any kind. Simply stating obvious truths -- like "vitamin C cures scurvy" or "chocolate makes the brain feel happy" -- is enough to land you in federal prison courtesy of the pharmaceutical thugs running the Fraud and Drug Administration. Today, we live under a system of medical tyranny engineered by the agency that, in an honest world, should be protecting consumers and finding ways to help enhance their health rather than focusing on ways to exploit them for Big Pharma profits.

The Food-Mood Connection: Nutrition-based and Environmental Approaches to Mental Health and Physical Wellbeing Gary Null and Amy McDonald See book keywords and concepts

Ray Sahelian, a board-certified family practice physician who has written a number of books on natural health, tells us that there are several supplements and herbs that can reduce anxiety and stress. In addition to kava, these include passionflower, ashwaganda (an Ayurvedic herb), fish oils, St. John's wort, valerian, hops, and scullcap. Certain homeopathic remedies are successful in treating anxiety. There's been a lot of work on homeopathy in children reported in the French scientific literature.

The Way of Herbs Michael Tierra See book keywords and concepts

An electuary is an old-fashioned way of giving unpalatable herbs to children who need them. A small amount of the herb is mixed with honey, maple syrup, peanut butter or other acceptable medium until a Douche soft pasty mass is formed. Small children can even be persuaded to take cayenne in a little peanut butter coated with honey. Enema Enemas are administered for the treatment of nervousness, pain and conditions associated with excess toxins in the blood. One of the best herbal enemas is catnip tea.

The herbs became what the Hindus called yantras or sacred objects, gross (more perceptible) manifestations of subtle healing energies. The herbalist's perspective remains with him or her whenever he or she may travel. I often wondered how I would fare as an herbalist if I found myself in a foreign country where I could not identify a single plant. I almost found myself in such a place when I lived for a few weeks in a village in southern India. I barely recognized one herb, except gota kola, which grew everywhere as a common weed.

Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey See book keywords and concepts

Intake of fruits, vegetables, and herbs does inhibit bone resorption, but this effect is independent of their alkali or potassium contributions [69]. There is some evidence that adequate dietary protein promotes bone accrual in children. In an 18-month randomized controlled trial (RCT) of a pint of milk a day in 12-year-old girls, an increase in total body BMD was associated with an increase in serum IGF-1 [70]. The relation between protein intake and bone gains in lumbar spine and femoral neck in 193 subjects aged 9 to 19 years was positive, and particularly in prepubertal children [71].

Miracle Cures: Dramatic New Scientific Discoveries Revealing the Healing Powers of herbs, Vitamins, and Other Natural Remedies Jean Carper See book keywords and concepts

Here's why, according to what I discovered while writing this book: ¦ herbs, vitamins, and other natural remedies do work, according to many patients, doctors, and scientific researchers. ¦ They are safe if chosen and used appropriately. ¦ They are often as effective and safe as, or more effective and safer than, conventional mainstream medical drugs or treatments. ¦ They are usually far less expensive. ¦ They have accomplished "miracle cures" for many people, and they may do the same for you or someone you care about. This book, I hope, will inspire you to try them.

The Way of Herbs Michael Tierra See book keywords and concepts

Such ritual practices as talking or praying to a plant, making an offering before picking or harvesting it or bringing the first-picked herbs to the people who live in that area, will help to raise and maintain one's consciousness at a level necessary for the proper practice of herbal healing. It must be understood that herbal healing involves a specially directed and trained imaginative and intuitive sense that cannot be taught mechanically but must rather be discovered and acquired with practice.

Miracle Cures: Dramatic New Scientific Discoveries Revealing the Healing Powers of herbs, Vitamins, and Other Natural Remedies Jean Carper See book keywords and concepts

Then in July 1996 he saw an ad in a new magazine herbs for Health, for a gout remedy he had never heard of—celery seed extract. "Now I've heard a lot about celery, but I've never heard that it's hypouremic—lowers uric acid. That was the pitch in the ad," says Duke. "So I wrote and said I don't believe it, but I'm willing to give it the college try and there's nobody better to experiment on than me.

The Way of Herbs Michael Tierra See book keywords and concepts

The first thing to emerge in the classification of herbs was a recognition of their cooling or heating properties. Thus it was noted that everything was encompassed by a cycle of polarity of night and day, sun and moon, wet and dry, male and female, hot and cold, full and empty, light and heavy, smooth and rough, etc. It was further observed that there was in fact a relationship between these obvious characteristic qualities and certain disease conditions of the body.

Interview with Dr. Hank Liers, Part 1: Nutritional supplements and cellular energy Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

There are so many moderating factors with the herbs in there. We put in marshmallow root, and that kind of soothes and calms the intestines. We have glutamine. I think early on we had more gas problems; now, not so much. High-end nutrients Mike: On this product, I also see that you use many more expensive and higher purity forms of various nutrients, like methylcobalamin, for example, is one of the things I look for in supplements for B12. That is impressive. Then, you have turmeric, dandelion and ginger, which, we could do a whole article about those.

Herbs for Health and Healing Kathi Keville See book keywords and concepts

Depending upon which herbs and essential oils are used, it can be a massage oil, hot liniment, facial cream or skin lotion. These more sophisticated preparations are explained later in this book in their appropriate categories. Beneficial to skin and complexion, can be applied directly on a skin affliction, adheres well to skin, holds in heat, can be combined with relaxing massage, quick preparation when essential oils are on hand, the base for many herbal remedies. Must be rubbed into skin, oily, takes longer to act than internal herbal treatments, can stain clothes.

And there are quite a few herbs to help ensure that it does. Clinical studies have shown that the four Gs— ginkgo, ginseng, Siberian ginseng and gotu kola—enhance mental abilities, including concentration, aptitude, behavior, alertness and even intelligence. And this seems especially true if you have experienced a decline in any of these.

When taken over a period of many weeks or even months, both of these herbs help people who suffer from chronic insomnia. In India, gotu kola is taken to overcome insomnia and make one calm for yoga practice and meditation. Despite its name, the sedative herb gotu kola is not related to the kola nut—a caffeine-based herbal stimulant. Besides other sedative compounds, gotu kola contains an abundance of the "anti-stress" B vitamins. Suanzaorentang, a Chinese formula used to treat depression, also improves sleep. It contains licorice, zizyphi seed, ligustrum, poria and bunge root.

Keep in mind, though, that antidepressant herbs are not as fast-acting or powerful as their pharmaceutical counterparts. Moreover, do not switch to herbal treatments for serious emotional disorders without consulting a professional health care practitioner, preferably one with whom you have a close working relationship. Because depression is quite often a symptom of some other condition, you should attempt to eliminate its source instead of just looking for a quick fix from a drug or an herb. Michael E Bres-los, M.D.

The Way of Chinese Herbs Michael Tierra, L.Ac, O.M.D. See book keywords and concepts

The active constituents of most of these herbs are their volatile oils. When ingested in a warm tea, these are released either through the pores of the skin, if they are taken in a warm infusion, or through the urine, if they are taken as a cool infusion. The volatile oils of these plants give them their characteristic pungent odor. The function of these volatile oils, is thought to be to protect the plants from invading airborne pathogens, just as the oils help to expel and protect our bodies from invading pathogens.

Instead, such herbs are added after all other ingredients of the formula have been properly boiled. The mixture is then steeped, with the pot covered, for approximately 10 minutes. The resulting tea is then taken warm. One herb notably does not rely on volatile oils to stimulate diaphoresis—Ephedra sinensis (ma huang). It enhances circulation by stimulating the adrenal glands with its adrenaline-like alkaloids. It is the most effective herb for the treatment of asthma, but it is also very effective for all external-wind-cold conditions.

Most of these herbs also dispel external wind, which represents the proliferation and penetration of pathogens throughout the surface of the body. Wind represents an element of sudden change, so symptoms that suddenly increase or lessen in intensity or otherwise change location are considered a manifestation of wind. The nervous system may be considered one aspect of wind. It is well recognized that there are at least two aspects to external disease: the irritating pathogenic factor and the body's reaction to it.

These herbs can also be used to treat upper-respiratory conditions, such as cough, asthma, and edema, and painful rheumatic conditions aggravated by wind and dampness. Ephedra (MA HUANG) Ephedra sinica; E. intermedia; E. equisetina Common Names: Ephedra, ma huang Family: Ephedraceae Part Used: Herb Energy and Flavors: Warm; bitter, acrid Organ Meridians Affected: Lung, urinary bladder Properties: Diaphoretic, bronchial dilator, diuretic Effects and Indications: Induces perspiration, warms coldness, relieves wheezing, moves fluids. It is used for the common cold, wheezing, moves fluids.

Interview with Dr. Hank Liers, Part 1: Nutritional supplements and cellular energy Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

It's also got multivitamins, herbs, antioxidants, and minerals. That is an all-in-one. You can live on that. The primary difference between the Super Greens and the Super Berry is that one has vegetable greens and the other has berries. So they are slightly different. The Super Berry is sweetened with tagatose, as well as xylitol, fructooligosaccharides, and a little stevia. In the Super Greens, we have mannitol, xylitol, fructooligosaccharides, and a little stevia. These are' the basic differences. Mike: That is the only ingredient I would ever be concerned about.

Nutrition in the Prevention and Treatment of Disease Ann M. Coulston and Carol J. Boushey See book keywords and concepts

Onion and a mixture of vegetables, salads, and herbs affect bone resorption in the rat by a mechanism independent of their base exceeds. J. Bone Miner. Res. 17, 1230-1236. 70. Cadogan, J., Eastell, R., Jones, N., and Barker, M. E. (1997). Milk intake and bone mineral acquisition in adolescent girls: Randomized, controlled intervention trial. BMJ 315, 1255-1260. 71. Bonjour, J.-P., Ammann, P., Chevalley, T., Ferrari, S., and Rizzoli, R. (2005). Nutritional aspects of bone growth: An overview. In "Nutritional Aspects of Bone Health" (S. A. Newand, J.-P. Bonjour, Eds.), pp. 111-127.

Health news from a parallel universe (satire) Mike Adams, the Health Ranger See article keywords and concepts

This is one of the many ways in which the Allopathia universe is twisted and upside-down: Raw is cooked, cooked is raw, genetically modified is safe, and wild foods and herbs are dangerous. Of course, in our own universe, we're not so stupid as to think that cooked = raw, but apparently, in Allopathia, this idea doesn't seem strange at all. (I wonder if they also subscribe to the ridiculous idea that war = peace…?

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